Human relationships are warm and cold, and everyone understands each other.

Once a righteous palace with noisy carriages and horses, now there are only a few doors in front of it, like the fallen leaves after autumn, gorgeous and no one cares about it.

For the imperial court, it was the most appropriate thing to do to kill the chickens and scare the monkeys, and to use the righteous government palace to frighten the other nobles.

To You Shiwei, this is extremely unfair.

But there is no way, he is old.

Over seventy, I have more than enough ambition but not enough energy.

To put it bluntly, he is a paper tiger and is the most suitable.

His eldest son, You Chengdong, was particularly uncomfortable with the desolate family life.

"Dad, why don't you care?"

You Chengdong, who was in his forties, was also a military officer, but he was relatively mediocre and did not have the bravery of his father. At this time, he was circling worriedly.

"You care? What can you do?" You Shiwei said solemnly: "Who dares to violate the emperor's wishes?"

These words greatly disappointed You Chengdong. He stopped moving and simply sat down, with helplessness written all over his face.

"I understand what you are thinking. You just want to inherit my position and serve in the Governor's Mansion. It's not that easy to get away with it."

You Shiwei said in a deep voice.

The father and son were talking here, and suddenly a servant reported that the third master was here.

You Shiwei remained calm, while You Chengdong was overjoyed and hurriedly greeted him: "Uncle, you are finally here."

"What?" You Shilu smiled when he heard this: "The noble and righteous Duke will be knocked down by such a trivial matter?"

You Shilu made meritorious service in the Northeast and was ranked as an earl. Although his reputation is not as good as that of Yiguo Gongfu, he cannot stand up to two nobles in one clan and they complement each other. Who among the nobles is dissatisfied?

You Chengdong breathed a sigh of relief, but was still unconvinced: "My father's governor's office is gone, and there is only a nominal governor of the rear army's governor's office. I can't speak at all."

"By doing this, is the imperial court trying to kill the donkey?"

Hearing this, You Shiweiteng stood up immediately, and directly hit his right face with his broad palm. Soon, a bloody palm mark bulged up on his cheek visible to the naked eye.

You Chengdong was in disbelief.

You Shiwei said in a deep and stern voice: "Is the imperial court allowed to discuss this brat?"

Although the person speaking was the court, in reality it was the emperor.

In today's Ming Dynasty, Emperor Shaowu expanded his territory and fought endless wars. For the common people, this was a very glorious thing.

At the same time, the emperor's prestige was unparalleled, and even the cabinet could not resist it.

At this time, who dares to be presumptuous?

You Shiwei is especially cautious. He understands the power of Dongchang and Jinyiwei.

"Dad——" You Chengdong was aggrieved, like a forty-year-old child.

"Brother, you are right to beat me. This will help you to remember." You Shilu said solemnly, with a face full of approval: "My You family is from a military family, and I have been treated with honor and disgrace by the emperor. I cannot tolerate even the slightest bit of complaining..."

"You will inherit the title in the future. You have to be careful about the hereditary title. Especially, you have to understand that official titles are nothing."

You Shiwei said disdainfully: "As long as I am still a duke, I am a top grader. Even if I meet the elder, I have to bow my hands."

"You have to understand that an official position is only temporary, but a title is permanent."

You Chengdong nodded as if he understood.

Only then did the You Shiwei brothers put down their serious expressions.

At this time, news suddenly came that it was Ren Qiuzi Zhu Jing who came to visit.

The three of them looked at each other. You Chengdong stood up immediately to greet him, but You Shiwei pressed him down: "I will greet him personally."

You Shilu agreed: "Let's go together!"

"Even though he is a viscount, he is extraordinary."

Can it be average?

In fact, before the emperor got married and had children, the heir recognized privately was Zhu Jing.

This is a fact recognized by everyone.

There is no way, in this time of war, we must have a successor to lead everyone to continue their efforts.

Zhu Jing assumed the status of a semi-adopted son.

When the new dynasty was established, Zhu Jing was greatly favored. Now that she was only twenty-seven, she was already a viscount and loved by both the emperor and the queen.

He should be rewarded accordingly and be the leader among the ministers.

On the wedding day, both the emperor and the empress came, which shocked the entire dynasty.

According to legend, if the same surname and status were not taken into consideration, a princess would definitely marry her son.

Originally, the emperor was planning to let him go to the northwest to make meritorious deeds, but he refused to do so, thinking that he was not qualified enough to take on important responsibilities.

But both the government and the public knew that next, Zhu Jing, who was more of a prince than a prince, would have the opportunity to perform meritorious deeds, and might even be crowned king.

Sure enough, the three people greeted them neatly. Zhu Jing looked flattered, and the beard on her chin trembled, looking very excited:

"How dare you do this? I'm embarrassing Zhu Jing——"

The four of them had a great time talking to each other, one met him, the other got close to him, and they quickly became familiar with each other.

"Although the affairs of the Military and Political Department have affected the Duke, please don't care about it. These are all tricks of the literati."

Zhu Jing spoke softly, and some seemingly rebellious words kept popping up on his lips: "Your Majesty has nothing to do. In the ten years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, a major case has occurred. The literati are chasing after them, and the officials are almost collapsing."

It’s half done.”

"If it weren't for Zhu Shangshu's support, the officials would not have escaped disaster."

Several people agreed with this.

But at the same time, they were also quite jealous.

Also implicated, You Shiwei was directly demoted, while Zhu Mou was safe and sound, and his fortune in the officialdom was even brighter.

How can we not feel uncomfortable when we are treated differently?

But there is no way, the human heart is made of flesh, even for the nobles, raising a cat or a dog is more valuable than a human life.

"Don't worry, Duke Yiguo. Although the official position is gone, as long as the title is still there, if the green mountains are still there, are you still worried about not having firewood?"

Seeing that the three of them were still furious, Zhu Jing did not hesitate and directly used intimidation tactics:

"When this official selling case started, some people in the Supervisory Office even suggested that we imitate the four major cases of Hongwu and implicate people on a large scale to refresh the administration of officials?"

"Your Majesty was thinking of his meritorious service and was nostalgic, so he gave up on this matter."

Hearing this, several people were shocked.

Whether it is the Hu Weiyong case or the Lan Yu case, they are both major cases involving tens of thousands of people and can scare people to death.

However, You Shiwei is still relatively calm. He understands that this is purely intimidation and nothing at all.

The emperor has been showing benevolence and righteousness to others for more than ten years, and it is impossible for him to do this kind of thing.

Zhu Jing finally added: "Of course, this is hearsay and cannot be relied upon."

"Literati are really vicious!" You Shilu said following the words.

You Chengdong on the side was resentful.

Zhu Jing continued to comfort her: "The Duke is getting old, so he may retire. It will happen that the young Duke succeeds to the throne, and the prestige of the Yiguo Palace will not be lost."

Several people listened carefully.

Because they all understood that, on the surface, these were Zhu Jing's own words, but in fact they came on behalf of the emperor, using his words to appease the Yiguo Duke.

After all, to be honest, as You Shiwei was born in Yulin Town, he naturally had influence on the Yulin generals in the army.

During the Huguang shogunate period, there were two major factions under the emperor, one was the Shaanxi army that succeeded Sun Chuanting, and the other was the Yulin army that surrendered.

The comfort to You Shiwei must be in place.

In fact, when the emperor and the empress were on the bed, they also discussed that they should marry a princess to the Duke of Yiguo, which could be regarded as maintaining the tradition of marriage with nobles.

However, it is not appropriate at this time.

Killing chickens to scare monkeys will affect the effect, so Zhu Jing went there to appease him.

However, for the "Qian Ming History Museum", this did not affect the efficiency of their book compilation at all, and even felt a little happy.

The daily records of the imperial court and the palace materials were allowed to be consulted by them, which can be said to be extremely thoughtful.

It is precisely because of this that the history books have been compiled to the end of Hongwu.

However, they are not entangled in the four major cases, because these are final matters and no one dares to go against the will of their ancestors.

It's just that there are many things that need to be discussed regarding Emperor Chengzu's seizure of the throne.

Because Emperor Chengzu, in order to show his orthodoxy, not only secretly destroyed Zhu Biao, the "Prince Yiwen", but also portrayed him as a weak image.
To be continued...