Chapter 436: The Zhu family's follow-up needs to be cautious

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Chen Cao slapped Zhu Shouhong in the face with a loud slap, then straightened up and looked at the beaten Zhu Shouhong with a righteous face: "I led hundreds of thousands of soldiers to fight bloodily on the front line, you are a good guy, and you are still thinking about making trouble in the rear, if it wasn't for the Nanjing Garrison Command to thwart your conspiracy, what?" Now, are you going to welcome Zhu Cihong, who is only two years old, back to be your emperor in Nanjing?

It's just that Zhu Cihong is alive, you don't even know whether he is alive or not, you dare to engage in any 'big political return', Zhu Shouhong, are you a fool as a prince? ”

Zhu Shouhong knelt on the ground and cried, and then beat his chest vigorously in front of Chen Cao to express his confusion, and was bewitched by a traitorous villain, so he did such a foolish thing.

Of course, although Zhu Shouhong was stupid, he still heard from Chen Cao's words that Chen Cao characterized him as 'confused', so he followed this conversation.

Chen Cao felt that this old boy was not stupid, so he looked at Zhao Xin and said, "I am on the front line, I heard that King Lu is sick, but is there anything wrong?" ”

Zhao Xin hugged his fists: "Back to the emperor, according to the report of the Jinyi Guard, who is in charge of His Royal Highness King Lu, King Lu did ask a famous doctor for diagnosis and treatment many times during his detention, and it is said that he is suffering from lung disease, and the minister is not too clear, maybe the doctor who asked for diagnosis and treatment can confirm it." ”

No matter how stupid Zhu Shouhong is, he can be regarded as understanding the meaning, although he is reluctant, but in order to survive, he still endures and says: "Yes, yes, Your Majesty, the minister has been ill for many years, and the famous doctors in Shandong and Nanjing are helpless, please Your Majesty be gracious and let the minister return to his hometown for the elderly." ”

Chen Cao squinted at Zhu Shouhong, staring at him prostrately, and only spoke for a long time: "Zhu Shouhong, the king of Lu, has done many illegal things, and I remember that he is weak and sick, and he is the elder among the princes of the Zhu family. ”

Although it was a distribution, the ending was pension, which made Zhu Shouhong feel much safer, and he also kowtowed to Chen Cao to thank him.

Zhu Changying, the king of Zongzheng Gui of the Zongren Mansion who rushed to hear the news, is the same age as Zhu Shouhong, but his generation is younger than Zhu Shouhong, but looking at the royal family that the Zhu family can use, Chen Cao can only choose two of Gui Fan and Tang Fan, Tang Fan Zhu Yujian is too young to be Zongzheng, and this casting can only fall on Zhu Changying.

Zhao Xin told Zhu Changying a simple matter, Zhu Changying looked at his uncle Wang, who was not bad age, first sighed, and then bowed to Chen Cao and said: "Your Majesty, the minister agrees with Your Majesty's decision to take away the Lu Palace..."

Chen Cao could hear the regret for the unsuccessful Zhu Shouhong from Zhu Changying's tone, after all, the royal family of the Zhu family is already a special case, and now he is the emperor of the new dynasty, the emperor's surname is Chen and not surnamed Zhu, if you want to protect the Zhu family, everything must start from the overall situation.

Without waiting for Chen Cao to speak, Zhu Changying continued: "Your Majesty, what the Lu Wangfu has done is completely self-inflicted, and all rewards and punishments are determined by Your Majesty, but the minister asks Your Majesty to read on the Shandong lineage of the Lu Wangfu, temporarily seal the rest of the Lu Palace, and thank Your Majesty on behalf of the Zhu family." ”

Chen Cao's eyes rolled, thinking that this Zhu Changying was also bold, and pleaded directly with the Zhu family in front of him, but what he said seemed to be very reasonable, the provinces in remote areas still recognized the Zhu family, after all, after he ascended the throne, he respected the Taizu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, and it was still very reasonable to think about Zhu Changying's words, so he nodded: "Gui Fan's words are reasonable, Zhao Xin, how about Lu Wangfu?" ”

Zhao Xin clenched his fists: "Back to the emperor, there is no heir in the Lu Palace, only the county lord Zhu Weixi, who cannot inherit the title." ”

"When I ascended the throne, I said that it is the prince of my Chen family, and there will be a lord in the future, and there are very few hereditary titles of the prince, and the same is true for the follow-up of the Zhu family, I will not open the net for any special reason, since there is no heir in the Lu Palace, this Lu Wang title must not be left any longer."

Zhu Changying sighed secretly, and then bowed his hand: "Obey Your Majesty's wishes." ”

Chen Cao instructed Zhu Changying in the lobby to be serious about the matter of the vassal king, and hinted that as long as he can deal with the affairs of the vassal king fairly and justly, he can inherit the position of Zongzheng of the Zongren Mansion in the Gui Domain.

After Chen Cao left, Zhao Xin stayed at the end, and when he saw the emperor leaving, he naturally had other things to deal with as the head of the Jinyi Guard, but seeing that there was no one else in the lobby, Zhao Xin deliberately sighed: "Hey, it's a pity..."

Zhu Changying knew Zhao Xin's status, so he gave his hand: "Why does Lord Zhao sigh and pity? But what can be taught to this king? ”

Zhao Xin wanted to speak and stopped, and then looked at Zhu Shouhong, who had just been helped up: "Hey, His Royal Highness King Gui, this Lu Wangfu is about to disappear, and the follow-up of the Zhu family will only become less and less in the future, the king of the Chen family will slowly replace the Zhu family over time, not the official nonsense, at most thirty years, the Zhu family will only have the two Zhu surnamed vassal kings of the Gui Fan and the Tang Domain, but the official is just sighing like this, the Zhu family has been in the country for more than 200 years..."

Zhu Shouhong suddenly burst into tears, Zhu Changying didn't care, just looked at Zhao Xin, thinking that he could say these words in front of him, there must be a reason, and then thinking that he was the emperor's absolute confidant, and even wondered if these words were hinted at by the emperor, so he quickly pulled Zhao Xin aside and asked modestly: "Lord Zhao, please don't hesitate to teach this king." ”

Zhao Xin hurriedly waved his hand: "His Royal Highness King Gui is modest, the official is just telling the truth," said and said seriously: "I guess you also know Your Majesty's preferences," said Zhao Xin in the direction of the relatives of King Lu's Mansion who were standing outside the door and did not leave: "The county lord of King Lu's Mansion is young and beautiful, if he can enter the palace... Hey..."

Zhu Changying looked at Zhu Weixi, suddenly had a bright light, nodded quickly, and laughed secretly: "This king has indeed forgotten this stubble, according to the generation, Zhu Weixi and this king are the same generation, but you can go and talk about it, as long as she agrees, there is no opinion if she wants to come here..."

Saying that, Zhu Changying looked at Zhu Shouhong, who was sitting on the ground crying, and couldn't help but sigh secretly: "Lord Zhao is reasonable, which makes this king suddenly. ”

Zhao Xin struck while the iron was hot, pretending to be mysterious: "Zhu Shouhong has a long way to go to Qiongzhou, and it is enough to save his life, if he takes so many family members with him, I am afraid it will be difficult, and his body is not as good as before, maybe he will die on the road It is not necessarily, if he dies, what will happen to his family The official does not know, and he can indeed know that there is only one tragic word to describe." ”

Zhu Changying looked at a bunch of family members again, and nodded thoughtfully: "This king knows greatly," said and arched his hand towards Zhao Xin: "Thank you Lord Zhao for reminding you..."

Zhao Xin waved his hand and turned to leave: "His Royal Highness King Gui is at your own convenience, and this official still has important matters." ”

Early the next morning, Chen Cao received a recital that made him laugh, the person on it was Zhu Shouhong himself, and the seconded consent was actually Zhu Changying, the king of Gui, and Zhu Yujian, the king of Tang.

The content is very straightforward, please send the county lord Zhu Weixi into the palace, and cut a group of slave maids in the Lu Palace, only the princess and the two side concubines, and all the remaining side concubines will be sent to the Jiaofang Division.

Chen Cao snorted, then looked at Zhao Xin, who was sending the recital, and said coldly: "I don't believe that Zhu Shouhong's brain has such a bright light, and he also pulled Zhu Changying and Zhu Yujian, Zhu Changying is okay, Zhu Yujian, that kid is young and vigorous, and the people who wanted to fight with me back then will still take care of the overall situation?" Zhao Xin, did you do it? ”

Zhao Xin hurriedly bowed to Chen Cao: "Don't dare to deceive the emperor, the minister just explained the future situation of the Lu Wangfu, besides, Zhu Shouhong's health is really not good, Qiongzhou is a long way, and it is really impossible to reach Qiongzhou alive, unless the emperor is kind to let him be a sea ship." ”

"You kid..." Chen Cao put the fold aside, picked it up again after a long time, and then asked: "Since you have a fold, you must be prepared, let's say it." ”

Zhao Xin laughed, and then said: "Your Majesty, the seventh son of King Lu Gong is the king of Taixing, and all the kings of Shandong County are temporarily living around Xuanwu Lake. ”

After speaking, he looked at Chen Cao, Chen Cao fixed his body and said, "Go and call Zou Weilian and Chen Yan." ”

After a short time for the two to arrive, they had already listened to Zhao Xin's report on the way, and after the ceremony, Zou Weilian said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the king of the Zhu family can keep at most two princes and two county kings, if it is dealt with because of the marriage issue, the minister is worried that the people of the Zhu family will follow suit, and it will be contrary to His Majesty's original intention at that time." ”

Chen Yan nodded and arched his hand: "The minister seconded the proposal, Your Majesty, dispose of it as appropriate." ”

Chen Cao nodded thoughtfully, and said: "That Kong is a member of the Confucian family, although I respect Confucius, but I have long said that Confucianism is not to govern the country at all, but only to govern people, and the Confucian family dared to surrender to the Tartars in front of me at that time, and let me bump into it, this kind of person is really shameful to pass on the Yan Shenggong." ”

Zou Weilian arched his hand: "Your Majesty, the Southern Sect of the Kong Family is still available..."

"Well," Chen Cao nodded: "Let the Kong family enter the palace as an envoy, and I will also trust Zhu Changying's favor, include Zhu Weixi in the harem, read the two-hundred-year-old foundation of the Lu Domain, and deprive the title of King Lu as usual, so that Zhu Shouluo's Taixing prince will be hereditary and replaceable, and he will be frail and sick, and his original mansion will remain in the old age for the elderly, and he will not be allowed to step out of the Lu Wangfu for half a step in this life." ”

"Your Majesty is merciful..."

"Zou Qing, who do you think the remaining county king chooses?"

Zou Weilian and Chen Yan glanced at each other, and said, "Taizu son and nephew, Jingjiang Palace's mansion can be inherited..."

Chen Cao meditated for a while, and also felt that it was okay, after all, there were many county kings of the Zhu family, and there were more than 70 county kings in the Zhou family alone, and it was even more exaggerated to divide them, that is, there were more than 1,000 county kings of the Zhu family in Nanjing, which was very exaggerated.

And the Jingjiang royal palace is maverick, which can be regarded as deferential, and compared with its prince, it can be regarded as reliable, so he nodded and agreed: "I also think it is feasible, so I will do what you want, and the king of Taixing and the king of Jingjiang will be canonized as hereditary county kings." ”