At the ancestor worship meeting of the Zhu family in Wu County, the clan members gathered together and after three rounds of drinking, the head of the Zhu family in Wu County, Zhu, sighed with runny noses and tears and how his family had not developed smoothly and how difficult it was over the years.
, gradually aroused Zhu Laoshi's natural sense of loyalty.
At this time, several descendants of the Zhu family in Wu County came together from outside their seats and started shouting without etiquette.
"Master, you are so unfair. Why do you want us, the fourth-generation descendants, to have our monthly wages halved?"
"Yes! You have canceled our work as deacons in the store industry and reduced our monthly allowance. How do you want us to live in the future?"
"Master, you can't always favor your direct descendants over others, and you do it so obviously. You must know that we are also descendants of the Zhu family in Wu County, and we are all from the same ancestor."
"Yeah! We don't accept it!"
"We are not convinced!"
Complaints and beggings formed a song, and everyone gathered together to express their anger, but nothing happened. Zhu Zhi's eyes lit up, and he sighed with joy. What a coincidence, this time he really made the last of his father's series of tears just now.
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These shouts were heard, and for fear of affecting Zhu Laoshi, the three guards behind him stepped forward to protect Zhu Laoshi behind him, so as not to hurt Zhu Laoshi in the chaos and not go back to explain to Ma Yuanyi.
Seeing that Zhu Laoshi's bodyguard spontaneously made a vigilant posture, Zhu became angry, slapped the wine table, and stood up in a loud voice. The power of being the master of the house for many years burst out, and he yelled: "What kind of behavior are you doing? You are the only one.
Is there any distinguished guest here?"
"This is your third uncle who has just returned home. Why don't you pay homage yet?"
After Zhu was angry, he quickly said apologetically to Zhu Laoshi: "Good brother! It's okay to teach others for my brother. These are the backbone of the clan, don't be surprised!"
This scene was not a coincidence. Zhu Fa never knew about it, but he reacted quickly and knew how to take advantage of this sudden change.
In fact, the family situation of the Zhu family in Wu County has declined over the years, and the family has been losing money in shopping malls. Therefore, Zhu Fa made a series of strategies to reduce his income. According to the tradition of aristocratic families, when the descendants of the aristocratic family who are five generations away come of age,
He had to go out on his own and establish a new family. In order to save the expenses of his clan members, Zhu Fa decided to halve the monthly salary of the fourth generation collateral clan members.
After waiting for a few years, the sons of these fourth-generation descendants will drive out of their homes and start their own businesses when they reach adulthood. And these divided descendants of the collateral line will usually take their parents with them. In this way, a lot of money can be saved in a few years.
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And Zhu Fa gave Zhu Laoshi even though he was a second-generation collateral brother, the collateral brother who was closest to the direct lineage of the head of the family.
However, after such a commotion, Zhu Fa also guessed in his heart that this was an accident with both advantages and disadvantages. The drama in his mind began to have some truth and falsehood, and it was touching. It would definitely win Zhu Laoshi's trust better.
"I've met my third uncle!"
These collateral descendants immediately realized what the occasion was, and bowed their heads to apologize. Just now, the head of the family, Zhu Fa, had introduced the details of Zhu Laoshi's genealogy at the ancestor worship banquet.
Listening to the salutes of these juniors, Zhu Laoshi showed the demeanor of a kind old man, and acted like an elder, waving to express that it was okay.
In response to Zhu Laoshi's kindness, one of these collateral descendants immediately jumped out of the building and said, "Uncle Third, you are so lucky! I heard that Brother Zhu Kui in your room is so lucky. He is an outstanding and loyal figure in Jiangdong."
Shuang Quan, now leading five hundred bodyguards Xiang Yong to the north from Yi to help the imperial court conquer Taiping Road, he must be a talented young general and a role model for our generation!"
These words immediately aroused the echo of the descendants of the collateral lineage behind him. In fact, compared to the disciples of the Zhu family in Wu County, Zhu Kui is indeed qualified to be a good role model for him, and he is also the most talkative person among the younger generation...
When someone praised his son to his face, Zhu Laoshi smiled honestly and kept showing his humility for his son, explaining that his child was actually very lacking and needed to work harder.
In the midst of the shouting, another descendant of the clan suddenly stepped forward and asked: "Third uncle, I heard how many properties and shops the Zhu Kui brothers have under their name. Can we brothers in the clan be given some positions? You also know that now our family
In the current situation, the income of many businesses and businesses has been greatly reduced. Many brothers in our clan are sitting at home idle. As time goes by, all the money they saved in the past has been spent."
"You see, the head of the family is going to cut his monthly salary in half again. This life is really unbearable. We are not incompetent, nor are we lazy dandies. I hope you, Third Uncle, will always give us a hand."
As this collateral disciple spoke, his emotions burst out and he burst into tears. He was so miserable that the kind-hearted Zhu Laoshi was deeply moved in his heart.
Zhu Laoshi thought in his heart that he had become a relative of the Zhu family of Wu County today and became a collateral family member. Moreover, he had originally planned to win over these collateral descendants of the Zhu family of Wu County so that his son could become a member of the family.
Grip.
His idea was very simple. His family was not born into a noble family, and the Zhu family in Wu County was a noble family after all. As his son's career rose step by step, he would inevitably have to deal with high-ranking officials frequently. What he, as a father, could do was find a job for him.
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It doesn't matter if you forget your family history, you will bear all the sins on your own. As long as you change your own origin, your son's origin will naturally change accordingly, and he will be the one to bear the infamy.
Looking at these pseudo-disciples in front of him, he sighed, that's all, it's just compensation for borrowing the name of the Zhu family from Wu County. Thinking of this, Zhu Laoshi immediately said: "You all call me third uncle, so you can still call me uncle."
My nephew, as an elder, I will help you if I can. Today the ancestor worship meeting is over. Tomorrow, you all will go to Moling with me, and I will arrange things for you to do."
Zhu Laoshi patted his chest in assurance. As soon as he said these words, he immediately aroused a burst of appreciation and thanks from the disciples in front of him, and the atmosphere in the banquet suddenly rose to a climax.
Amidst the cheers, the friendship between the two parties suddenly became intense, and Zhu Laoshi gradually couldn't tell whether it was true or false.
However, when the three guards behind Zhu Laoshi heard the words of assurance and the exciting scene in front of them, all three of them felt strange and inappropriate in their hearts. They frowned. One of them leaned forward and whispered in Zhu Laoshi's ear.
He said softly: "Grandpa, do you want to go back and discuss such a big matter with Mr. Yuanyi, or wait until the lord returns from the north before making a decision? Would that be better?"
The advice in Zhu Laoshi's ears, which was still in the excitement at this moment, was all messed up. He waved his hand impatiently and responded: "I have my own opinion on this matter. My son is in the north, and he is giving advice to others."
A war in the imperial court is a big deal. Why bother him over and over again with such trivial matters in this family? Don't worry, I will inform Mr. Ma personally."
Zhu Laoshi replied like this. The guard had no choice but to retreat. The three of them kept what happened today in mind. After returning to Moling, they reported it to Ma Yuanyi in detail. This was the only way they could fulfill their duties.
As Zhu Laoshi agreed to take these descendants of the Zhu family from Wu County back to Moling and place them in Zhu Kui's industrial shop, the climax of the banquet lasted for a while and gradually came to an end.
Zhu Laoshi and his three guards, who were surrounded by people, did not notice that at a banquet outside the crowd, Zhu Fa, Zhu Yang, and Zhu Zhi, the three direct rulers of the Zhu family in Wu County, raised their lips and raised their glasses with a smile. Congratulations, their arrangement for many days has finally been achieved.
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After returning to Xihua County, Zhu Kui truthfully reported to Zhu Jun the outcome of his battle with Na Pengtuo.
"That's all. Your Majesty once said that except for the three brothers Zhang Jiao, all the others can be pardoned. Peng Tuo was willing to surrender before his death. As he knew his destiny, it would be best for him to be buried in peace."….
Zhu Jun's face was filled with joy. Peng Tuo is dead, and it will be decided in Runan, Yuzhou in ten days.
"General, more than two thousand surrendered troops..." These two thousand Yellow Turbans are all veterans who have experienced battlefields. The troubles caused by peace are caused by Zhang Jiao and other thieves' rebellion. These Yellow Turbans surrendered by civilians. General Kane." Zhu Kui begged.
The treatment of surrendered troops and prisoners during the war is generally done by collecting them, and in rare cases of food shortage, they are demobilized. Only a general with great courage must not entrap and kill surrendered soldiers.
Zhu Jun mostly let his subordinates handle matters on their own. When Sun Jian first arrived, he only brought a thousand rural soldiers. After several recruitments, his subordinates only had 5,000. There were more prisoners of war. Sun Jian picked up the strong and eliminated the weak, and dismissed the old, weak and injured. His subordinates were all young and strong. In history, Sun Jian was nicknamed Jiangdong Tiger, and he had very high demands on his subordinates, which shows that he was average.
"You can handle it yourself." After saying this, Zhu Jun raised his head and looked at Zhu Kui who looked satisfied. He didn't expect that the young man in front of him would accomplish great feats as soon as he came to the barracks. He defeated Peng Tuo's 3,000 soldiers without losing any of his 500 men. , it can be seen that he has a deep understanding of the art of war. In his dictation just now, he was very good at blocking, attacking with fire, and intimidating. He has the talent of a general. No, it seems that Zhu Jun must have the talent of a general.
This made Zhu Jun suddenly love talents. He changed his tone to a kind elder and said: "Huai Ming, you and I are both from Jiangdong. I will take more care of you and Wentai. You guys work hard." , kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds, don’t live up to my expectations of you and let the northerners look down on us southerners."
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the south of the Yangtze River was always sparsely populated, and most of the people in important positions in the court were from the north. Moreover, the productivity of talented people from the south was very low. I wonder when Liu Bang was fighting with Xiang Yu, so he did not care about Xiang Yu, a fierce man from Jiangdong. In particular, later generations of the Han Dynasty refused to vigorously develop Jiangdong, and it remained a barren land for hundreds of years.
"Zhu Kui remembers the teachings of Lord Zhonglang!" Zhu Jun's sincere tone moved Zhu Kui and he quickly bent down to express his thanks.
Arriving at the surrender camp, Zhu Kui looked at the Yellow Turban surrender soldiers with their heads tilted and low morale.
"Okay, I have said everything that needs to be said. Those who are willing to go home and farm will receive two copper coins and I will let them go. Those who are willing to serve the court will stay, but if they stay, they must fight for me to kill the enemy. I will give you a Think about it when you burn incense."
Zhu Kui's words were very quick and concise, and he finished them in one go. Immediately afterwards, one of the disciple soldiers set up a stick of incense and stepped back to watch the Yellow Turban soldiers whispering to each other.