Zhu Fu smiled: "Lao Xu, you don't know yourself?" Need me an idea? ”

Xu Li's face slowly turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "He is also too domineering!" This Jiangnan is not his Jiangnan alone! Lao Zhu, which side are you on? ”

Zhu Fu smiled, looked Xu Li up and down carefully, and suddenly pointed at his nose and scolded: "Are you embarrassed to ask which side Lao Tzu is on?" You and I are both nobles, don't you know what the noble family does? King Wu is domineering? It's right to be domineering, if you are not domineering, Lao Zhu doesn't dare to follow him! Lao Xu, for the sake of many years of friendship, I remind you that the pulse of Wei Guogong is just between your thoughts, as for Lao Zhu, I must be on the side of King Wu, so don't worry about my Dingguo Mansion! ”

Wei Guogong has been in Jiangnan for a long time, and his protégés are all over Jiangnan. Several generations of emperors mixed sand to the south of the Yangtze River, but they could not suppress the Wei Mansion. But this time it was different, Dingguo Gong was originally a garrison in Nanjing, commanding all the departments in the south of the Yangtze River, and his strength was no worse than that of Wei Guogong. During the few years that King Wu was entrenched in Jiangnan, Jiangnan almost completely fell into his hands, and this time Zhu Fu stood on King Wu's side again, and the Duke of Wei was really in a dilemma!

Seeing Xu Li's hesitation, Zhu Fu sighed: "Old Xu, even if you take refuge in Your Majesty and take charge of the South China Sea Naval Division, can Your Majesty transport supplies to you from the capital?" Isn't it because Tianfu should give you weapons and equipment? Do you think King Wu seems to be the kind of person who slapped the left cheek and stretched out the right cheek? Your Majesty is just thinking about sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, where will he care about your life or death. ”

Xu Li said in embarrassment: "It's a big matter, I still need to think about it." Zhu Fu nodded: "Okay, you can think about it yourself, Lao Zhu, I'm leaving." ”

After sending Zhu Fu away, Xu Li sat in the courtyard in a daze, looking at the bright moon in the sky, and sighed incessantly.

"Grandpa, what's wrong with you?"

"Good grandson, I have wronged you." Xu Li looked at Xu Pengju, who she loved in her bones on weekdays, her eyes were full of guilt, reluctance and helplessness.

Xu Peng looked at Xu Li puzzled: "Grandpa, what did Dingguo Gong tell you?" What is there to grieve for a grandchild? ”

Xu Li lovingly touched Xu Pengju's head: "Good grandson, when the Japanese army returned to the sea, he found a continent, King Wu and the families in Jiangnan have already agreed, this time King Wu privately issued a convening order, each family can gather manpower, follow the Japanese army to the south, and reclaim that continent." Our Wei Mansion has long run out of room for upward movement in the Ming Dynasty, you take our family's manpower and occupy a large piece of fertile land, and the Wei Mansion also has a way out. ”

Xu Pengju thought it was something, but when he heard this, he put his mind at ease: "What did I think it was?" Grandpa, does King Wu have this power? He is not afraid that the emperor will punish him? ”

"Hehe, Your Majesty? The emperor can't even understand the affairs of the Ming Dynasty, where can he take care of overseas affairs? Besides, this continent is so far away from the Ming Dynasty, when will it really be occupied? Even if the emperor changes his mind, how many years will it take to occupy such a large piece of land? We will still be the vanguard at that time, and now we are just one step ahead, so what is it? King Wu controlled the shipping routes, artillery, and cannonballs and gunpowder, so why couldn't he have this power? Good grandson, power is not something you say you have, who will follow you and call big brother if there is no good thing? ”

Xu Pengju was relieved: "Oh, so that's the case. Grandpa, when am I leaving? ”

Xu Li looked up at the crescent moon above the sky: "Let's prepare first, let's leave this month!" ”

Happiness came too suddenly, and Xu Chengzhong couldn't believe his ears. Xu Pengju had just taken two thousand Wei Mansion family members to the sea, and he was smashed by a big pie that fell from the sky!

Xu Li looked at his grandson, who didn't treat him well in the past, and sighed in his heart, Pengju, it's not that grandpa doesn't care for you, it's really forced by the situation, who told you to be the enemy of King Wu all the time? Although the grandson in front of him is not as well-behaved as Pengju, it is his own bloodline after all, so he still has to mention a few words: "Bearing weight, it's not because you are stronger than Pengju that grandpa changed his mind." Although the Wei Mansion is small, there are more than 2,000 people, and grandpa took out Pengju because he is not suitable to be a family member, and he can't gamble on the lives of more than 2,000 people to bet that he can change. Why did you become the son of this world? It's because you're cautious, but you're also bold. Do you know why Grandpa wants you to be the son of this world? ”

Xu Chengzhong replied uncertainly for a long time: "Is it because Sun Er has a little friendship with King Wu?" ”

"Hmm. That's it. Bearing the load, King Wu's authority in Jiangnan is heavy day by day, you and King Wu are friendly, and the Duke of Wei should be worry-free. But Grandpa still wants you to remember that the Duke of Wei Mansion is the Duke of Wei Mansion, not a slave of the Wu Palace. ”

Xu Chengzhong hummed, and looked up in surprise: "Grandfather, what should I do with my grandson?" ”

"Alas, remember, we and King Wu are in a cooperative relationship, cooperation, do you understand?" For the first time, Xu Li felt that there was no successor, and the most optimistic one was the silver-like pewter gun head, which was not much better, was Wei Guogong's luck exhausted?

"Oh, grandson understood. Grandfather don't worry, grandson saved. Maintain independence, but be a little more active, and not be completely a vassal of King Wu. ”

Xu Li's face looked a little better at this time, and he nodded with satisfaction: "Well, that's it." Load-bearing, the Zhu family is unreliable, how did the ancestors treat Zhu Yuanzhang back then? Hmph, the emperor is ruthless, why should people be unconditionally loyal? ”

Xu Li's recital Zhu Houzhao has already seen it, and this kind of recital will only be gracious as a king, and there is nothing to consider. But when it comes to the South China Sea sailors, it is impossible for Zhu Houzhao not to be cautious. Zhu Houzhao ordered someone to find Qian Ning and inquire about the situation of the Duke of Wei.

"Long live, Xu Li has always loved Xu Pengju, I heard that it was the day Xu Pengju was born, Xu Li dreamed that Yue Wumu said to him: I have a hard life, I was trapped by the power traitor, and in this life I will join your family and enjoy decades of peace and wealth. That's why he was named Pengju. Xu Chengzhong is Xu Pengju's second brother and has never been valued by Xu Li. ”

"Well, I heard that Xu Pengju and Brother Wei had a dirty relationship?"

"Yes, when His Royal Highness King Wu was held hostage by traitors, and when King Ning fought in Jiujiang, His Royal Highness King Wu's life hung by a thread, and this Xu Pengju was ordered by Xu Li to rescue, but he flinched. If Gu Hu hadn't forced him with a knife, His Royal Highness King Wu would probably have encountered an accident. Later, Xu Pengju took revenge on Gu Hu because of this, but was stopped by His Royal Highness King Wu, and the two of them have been together..."

"Well, got it, you go."

After Qian Ning left, Zhu Houzhao was extremely angry and walked around the hall. This bastard, this is to bet on both sides, on the one hand, he promised to prepare for the South China Sea Sailor, and on the other hand, he changed the son of the world and showed his heart to Brother Wei. Hum! I can't let you get what you want! There is no impermeable wall in the world, and when the news reached Nanjing, Hua Houwei looked at Wang Zhi with a strange expression: "Are you sure?" ”

Wang Zhi nodded: "Well, that's what the emperor wrote on Wei Guogong's recital." Master, it seems that the emperor is already very jealous of you, and even uses this method. ”

Huahou Weiwei smiled: "It doesn't matter! My brother just doesn't understand people's hearts, originally Wei Guogong was still a snake and a rat, didn't he force people to my side with this hand? Hehe, people's hearts are unacceptable, only with grace and power! ”

"But what are we going to do?"

"We? Don't do anything. Just wait! Some people, holding on to the situation and going backwards, let the facts educate him and the society beats him, so that he can know what is wrong! ”

Returning to the Wei Mansion, Zhu Houzhao's Zhu Criticism surprised Xu Li. What is it? What does this Pengju mean that it is not another Pengju? Since Pengju is not by the side of the Buddha?

It turned out that Zhu Houzhao didn't know when he started to believe in Buddhism. However, he is not an ordinary person after all, and the sulci gyrus is different. This product has just crowned himself as the Daqing Dharma King Xitianjue Dao Yuanming Freedom Dading Hui Buddha, and the meaning of giving Xu Lizhu a reply means that you can agree to change the world, but Xu Pengju must come to the capital. The implication was to keep the hostages in his hands and force Wei Guogong to stand on his side.

Xu Li looked up to the sky and sighed, it's not impossible to give hostages, but Xu Pengju has been out to sea for half a month, what should I do? I can't say that my unicorn has opened up the territory, and I'll go when I come back, right? Alas, the emperor, the emperor, I have to be sorry for you!

Xu Li drove lightly and quietly slipped into King Wu's mansion alone. Hua Houwei waited for the news from Xu Li, and greeted Xu Li with a smile when he saw him: "Wei Guogong, why are you so mysterious?" ”

Do? Don't you know? You can think like this in your heart, you can't say this on your lips, Xu Li smiled bitterly: "Lord Wang, we are still relatives, so don't make fun of me anymore." ”

Hua Houwei suddenly smiled: "Wei Guogong, when I came to Jiangnan, you were the first to visit, right?" What did you do to me? Xu Pengju almost killed me, I didn't bother with you. Later, when you were trading with the foreign domain, you actually threatened me for two money? I still haven't bothered with you. This time, I still left a piece of Wei Guogong's vein for you, what about you? What is a South China Sea Sailor? Well? Xu Li, to put it mildly, even if the South China Sea Naval Division is completed, it is not the enemy of the Japanese army! ”

Hua Houwei must beat this old fox hard, how many times have the snake and mouse bet at both ends and two ends, and if he does not completely surrender, if he stabs him at a critical moment in the future, it will be fatal!

Xu Li opened his mouth, but when he saw Hua Houwei's fierce eyes, he was still deflated: "Yes, it's the old man who can't stand His Highness." Your Highness, the Duke of Wei is willing to make a blood alliance with His Highness, and follow His Highness and never repent! ”

Hua Houwei smiled again at this time: "Well, sit down first." After entering the living room and sitting down, he said with a smile: "Blood is an alliance, this is good, but it doesn't have to be so bloody, just write a covenant." There's pen and paper, and you can write a copy. ”

People had to bow their heads under the eaves, the situation was stronger than people, and Xu Li had no choice but to grind ink and start writing the covenant. Hua Houwei saw that he was a little reluctant and shook his head: "Wei Guogong, don't think this is a trick." What's wrong with following me? Needless to say, do you know how much gold is in your family in Xinpenglai? ”