An uninvited guest arrived here and sat in the flower hall. His eyes were looking around, as if he was looking at the layout of the flower hall, and he seemed to be excited.
The man was wearing a Taoist robe, over 40 years old, but he was not as strong as middle-aged. Although he was holding tea in his hand, he did not drink it, but his eyes fell on a picture of autumn hunting in the flower hall.
This kind of picture was very popular in the Ming Dynasty. Even ordinary people would buy one hanging in the house. Scholars generally do not post it. Most of them think that this picture is a bit of martial spirit and uses paintings to view people.
Duke Cheng must be a person who doesn’t care about other people’s opinions. Such people are actually the most difficult to deal with.
The person came to eat tea and changed his seat slowly. At this moment, a cough sounded outside the hall, and a thin figure appeared in the door opening.
In the eyes of many people, Duke Cheng should be a man with a strong back and a strong back. After all, he participated in military aircraft, guarded Nanjing, and had an army of 100,000. Such a person must be a burly man. Even if he was not as good as Zhang Fei and Xu Chu, he should have some points.
Bad aura.
But the man who came in was just wearing an ordinary long gown, an ordinary scarf, and had a slender figure, and obviously had more books than a fierce aura. The only difference was his eyes, which were not as good as ordinary people.
It is a bit sharp and does not look squint. Even if the eyes occasionally move, it still has a bit of arrogance and arrogance.
The visitor quickly stood up and bowed, "Is this Mr. Zhu?"
Zhu Fu stroked his beard slightly, and his sharp eyes turned around the person who came, as if he could see through the person who came. In an instant, the sharpness in his eyes was curled up. Instead, he looked amiable, Zhu Fu
He smiled and said, "I dare not. I haven't asked for advice yet."
"I am Liu Chenggang, who is ordered by King Ning, will give you a gift."
Liu Chenggang...
This name Beijing City may be well-known, but in Nanjing, I am afraid that few people have heard of it. If I heard that Liu Chenggang had come to Nanjing in the capital, I am afraid that everyone would be shocked and fall.
For Zhu Fu, the name was plain. He just smiled and said lightly: "King Ning? I have never had much contact with King Ning. Why, what did King Ning come to my humble house for?"
The meaning of this sentence is a bit different from the principle of hospitality. It not only has the indifferent words, but also has the meaning of expelling guests.
Liu Chenggang dismissed and said, "The villain came here not only to prepare the gift from King Ning, but also to settle the funeral for the prince."
Zhu Fu narrowed his eyes, and the restrained aura suddenly appeared again, and he snorted coldly: "Oh? Could it be that you are here to be a lobbyist?"
A word that made Liu Chenggang come out made Liu Chenggang at a loss. He ran for King Ning and had many people to see, but people like Zhu Fu rarely deal with him. This person gave Liu Chenggang the feeling of being a mountain, clearly
People are already desperate, but still have a feeling of unfathomable and everything in their hands. Liu Chenggang gritted his teeth and said, "King Ning is also thinking about the prince. King Ning said that sooner or later, the prince's prince has committed a crime.
Why not to affect the Lord and the Zhu family?”
Zhu Fu squinted his eyes from beginning to end and looked at Liu Chenggang with a sneer. In fact, Liu Chenggang is here to do something. He knew very well. He also knew his situation. He never expected that his son would be with King Ning.
There is collusion, and with his identity, of course he also knows what this means. He has never wavered. Once his son is convicted, the Zhu family will perish. If he wants to die, he can only defect to King Ning and join King Ning.
, cooperated inside and outside, and took half of the Jiangnan area as soon as possible without bloodshed. In this way, he was still a support minister of Jingnan. But...
A trace of coldness flashed through Zhu Fu's eyes, and he interrupted Liu Chenggang without hesitation: "My Taizu protected the country and fought with Emperor Wen, and fought in all directions. He did not know what he was thinking of,
Relying on this unparalleled merit, I was posthumously named King of Dongping and was worthy of the ancestral temple. When my grandfather was at that time, he went through the battle of Tumu Fort and fought against Yaoerling. He was buried in the middle and died. He was defeated by 50,000 cavalry. Although he had no merit, he
It is also considered a wise man. When my father was there, the country was peaceful, he received favor from the court, guarded Nanjing, and was appointed as the prince and tutor. The Zhu family has been going on for four generations and never had anyone to betray the Lord and seek honor. Today, my Zhu family was punished, which is a fate.
If an unfilial son has an affair with King Ning, it is also a misfortune of my Zhu family. But if I want me, Zhu Fu, make mistakes again and again, you go back and tell King Ning that this is a delusion. The two armies will not kill each other, and King Ning is also
He is still a minister of the Ming Dynasty. Although King Ning is already Sima Zhao's heart, I will let you go back today. If you dare to say more, don't blame me for taking your head today."
Liu Chenggang was so scared that he shivered. He looked at Zhu Fu in disbelief. Logically, he had at least one thing to be sure. Even if Zhu Fu didn't follow, he should he hesitate again and again. How could he not say this before he could say it.
If you refuse completely, don’t forget that if Zhu Fu doesn’t follow, it will be a dead end.
Liu Chenggang said aloofly: "This... the princess shouldn't think about it more? You know, once the prince and the prince... at least half of the country..."
Zhu Fu stood with his hands behind his back, his body standing straight like a javelin, and squeezed out a word from his teeth: "Get out!"
Liu Chenggang was secretly angry, but he didn't dare to show it. He just sneered in his heart: "You don't follow today, and tomorrow will be the time when you take to the Meridian Gate to give the head, and you don't know how to praise you." But under the pressure of Zhu Fu, he
He didn't dare to say a word, so he had to say in shame: "King Ning's good intentions, but the prince doesn't know it. I'm really sorry. I hope the prince doesn't regret it. The villain said goodbye."
After saying that, he left in a hurry.
As soon as Liu Cheng left, Zhu Fu stood with his hands behind his back for a moment, then sighed, sighing with indescribable regret and melancholy, and he looked for a chair aimlessly to sit down.
He could not have thought that his eldest son would actually do such a thing, and it seemed that things would be difficult to recover. If it were anything else, the court might have forgiven him, but it involved collusion with the vassal kings, especially King Ning. The consequences were imaginable.
And know?
Good and bad luck are unpredictable, and now we can only wait for death. Perhaps in a few days, the imperial decree will come. At that time, there may be no more of the great Zhu family.
At this moment, footsteps came from outside. This time, a door came in. The door arched and whispered: "Master, there is a letter that has been urgently accelerated by 800 miles, which was sent by the Jinyiwei."
The Jinyiwei also has an urgent delivery channel. Due to the convenience of transportation, some important letters can be delivered at any cost. From Beijing to Nanjing, it can even be delivered in just two days and two nights. That is to say,
This letter was at the latest two days ago. The biggest question is, what did the Jinyiwei do when sending the letter?
Zhu Fu regained his majesty, and whispered, knocked on the table beside him with his fingertips, signaling the Door to put the letter on the table. Door to understand and presented the letter. Zhu Fu picked up the letter on the table and tore it open.
Seal mud, look at it word by word.
At first, a hint of doubt flashed through his face, because the letter was signed by Liu Chengfeng, the commander of the Jinyiwei. This man, Zhu Fu, is of course famous, but he has been in Nanjing for a long time and rarely deals with this man.
He and Liu Chengfeng, one guarding Nanjing and the other sitting in the Jinyiwei, were both favorite ministers in the world, but they had no contact at all. At this time, what did Liu Chengfeng write a letter to do for himself?
To be honest, Zhu Fu sometimes dislikes Liu Chengfeng's behavior and thinks that this person is too prominent as a military official. Zhu Fu's family background is cautious in his words and actions. After all, Liu Chengfeng is from a poor family.
, it is just that people who have some ability and some holy relatives do things without consequences. Such people cannot last long.
In my heart, Zhu Fu is a nobleman. A noble with a profound background is inevitably a little disdainful when he sees a new noble like Liu Chengfeng. So when he sees that the signature is Liu Chengfeng, Zhu Fu's face doesn't look very good after he is confused.
But then, when he slowly read the contents of Liu Chengfeng's letter, Zhu Fu sometimes frowned, sometimes as if he was relieved. At the end, a hint of joy flashed across his eyebrows, and he breathed a long sigh of relief.
I looked up and found that the door had not left yet.
Zhu Fu quickly put away the letter carefully and said, "Call Wang Zhong."
Wang Zhong is Zhu Fu's confidant. He has assisted the Zhu family for several generations and is loyal to Zhu Fu. Therefore, usually, Wang Zhong will ask Zhu Fu to do any private matters.
Wang Zhong came soon. He was a 50-year-old man. He was ordinary and looked very steady. When he saw Zhu Fu, he quickly saluted and said, "Master..."
Zhu Fu leaned against the seat and said silently for a moment: "Prepare a gift to the capital and send it directly to Duke Lian's mansion, and..." Zhu Fu paused again, as if he was still thinking about how to reply to this letter.
: "If you meet Duke Lian, tell him personally that you will be able to repay great kindness and virtue. If you have any useful things in the future, the Zhu family will definitely do their best. You can pack up your greetings now, and set off before dark, and don't go on the way.
It's delayed. Yes, after seeing Duke Lian, when he went back to the mansion, he would also warn Lin'er to teach him to remember this lesson and not forget the past and the next. Go."
Wang Zhong looked at the grandfather in shock. He obviously didn't expect that the grandfather would ask him to tell him such a word. The grandfather always said something, and he would definitely fulfill what he said. It was quite reasonable to be able to say this promise.
It’s rare. What kind of kindness did Duke Lian give to the Zhu family? Why did the Duke do that?
With this doubt, Wang Zhong did not dare to neglect and quickly went to clean up and not mention it.