Chapter 1131

As soon as Zhu Shishi finished speaking, the old servant's expression changed drastically, and he said in a trembling voice: "Yes, yes, this old servant is talking nonsense. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

After he finished speaking, he knelt down to apologize. Zhu Shishi stood up hurriedly, rushed to the old servant to support him, and said: "Uncle, I don't mean to blame you. It's just that they are all dozens of people." What happened years ago, now we are like a lost dog, why should we bring it up?"

As Zhu Shishi spoke, he helped the old servant up and asked him to sit on a chair next to Li Qiufeng. The old servant waved his hands repeatedly and said with a look of horror: "This is impossible. How dare the old servant share the same fate with the prince?" Sit down? This, this is not etiquette..."

Zhu Shishi sat the old servant on the chair and said: "The princess and I have said it many times. When we close the door of the house, we are a family, and there is no need to talk about those red tapes. When you follow my grandfather, you will go out." He spent a lot of effort. When the late king was still alive, his family was in decline. In the end, even the children who were close to him left without saying goodbye. Only you, Uncle Wu, and two other old people were left in the house. Later, the two old people passed away one after another, but the uncle would rather accompany him. Even though Xiao Wang is trapped in this house, he refuses to leave alone. I'm afraid Xiao Wang will never be able to repay this kindness in his life."

When Zhu Shishi said this, tears flashed in his eyes. The old servant shook his head repeatedly, but was speechless for a moment.

Zhu Shishi took the jug, filled a glass of wine for the old servant, and then said: "After the death of the old prince, the late king did not give him a name. Although he lived in this palace, his name was not correct and his words were not correct. Several The uncle with ulterior motives did not care about family ties, colluded with traitors, and secretly divided the prince's village. In the end, even the prince's house was secretly sold by them. There were only two courtyards left in the palace's mansion that originally had five rooms. People are in embarrassment. At that time, even my relatives who had broken bones and connected tendons could not believe it. Only Uncle Wu stayed with us all the time. If you talk to me about etiquette today, am I going to be punished by God?"

The old servant looked horrified, but he didn't know what to say. He just kept shaking his head.

Zhu Shishi returned to his chair but did not sit down. He picked up the wine glass and said loudly: "Today, Xiao Wang suffered a great shame and humiliation, but he also made several friends. Therefore, it is both an unlucky day and an auspicious day. Xiao Wang I’d like to borrow some flowers to offer to Buddha, and have a toast to a few friends and Uncle Wu!”

After he finished speaking, he raised the wine glass high, bowed slightly, and drank the wine in one gulp. The short fat man, Li Qiufeng and others also stood up in a hurry and drank the wine one after another. Zhu Shishi personally gave it to After everyone filled their glasses with wine, they sat down to eat.

The short fat man had an open-minded temperament and was always informal. Although he was in the royal palace, there were no taboos. After a few glasses of wine, he and Zhu Shishi became brothers. Zhu Shishi did not drink much and was slightly drunk at this time. There were no taboos when it came to talking. The two of them talked loudly, and it felt like they were late to meet each other.

The old servant had never drank at the same table with his master and guests. Even though he was sitting on the chair, he felt extremely uneasy. After reluctantly drinking a glass of wine, he stood up and said to Zhu Shishi: "Prince Qi , the old slave prepared a meal for the princess, the prince, and the princess. After working hard for a day, the princess, the prince, and the princess were also hungry. The old slave then sent the meal to them, and then came back to serve the prince and all the distinguished guests. .”

Zhu Shishi was already five points drunk at this time. Hearing what the old servant said, he did not stop him. He just waved his hand at him and said, "Then I'll help you, uncle. I'll come back as soon as I go. Let's continue."

drink wine."

The old servant agreed, confessed his crime to the short fat man, Li Qiufeng and the old man named Huang, and hurriedly left the main hall.

Zhu Shishi looked at the back of the old servant, sighed, and said to the short fat man: "Uncle Wu, I am the most honest man. When the old prince was alive, there were nearly a hundred servants in the house, and there was no one who didn't think of something.

In the palace, Uncle Wu was the only one who was honest and faithful and served the old prince. When the late king took charge of the palace, the family fortunes were already in decline. It was quite like the tree fell and the hozenes dispersed. Many people secretly took money from the palace.

His money, calligraphy, paintings, silks and other valuables were sneaked away unprepared. As a housekeeper, Uncle Wu took no money and tried his best to help the late king maintain the livelihood of the palace. After the death of the late king, Xiao Wang reluctantly took charge of the affairs of the palace.

Most of the servants and wives have fled, and it is only thanks to Uncle Wu's ups and downs that the little king and the princess can survive to this day. In terms of kindness, Uncle Wu's kindness to the little king is as great as his biological parents. But until now, he is still cautious

Observe the law and refuse to go beyond the rules and regulations. Alas."

Zhu Shishi sighed, with a sad face. He picked up the wine glass and took a sip. He didn't say anything for a long time. The short fat man said: "My lord, you are also a descendant of Taizu Emperor Gao. Logically speaking, the sons and grandsons of dragons should not fall into this situation."

This is the right situation. Who is the root cause of this trouble?"

Zhu Shishi smiled bitterly and said: "Which person is it? If we talk about the person who created the figurine in the first place, it is the Taizu Emperor Gao who created the great world!"

Although the short fat man was well-informed, he didn't know much about the royal family. At this moment, he heard that Zhu Shishi complained about Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and his heart couldn't help but tremble. Just as he was about to ask more about it, Zhu Shishi continued

Said: "When Taizu Emperor Gao was born, it was during the troubled times of the late Yuan Dynasty. His family was poor since he was a child, and he had neither enough food nor clothes to wear his body. Finally, his parents and elder brother died of illness and hunger within half a month.

There was not even a place to be buried. Emperor Taizu Gao was like a bereaved dog and was extremely frightened. In desperation, he listened to the advice of an old woman named Wang and became a monk, hoping to make a living. But in troubled times, even

There was no room for him in the monk's temple. He had to leave the temple and beg everywhere. These tragic past events made Emperor Taizu Gao never forget them all his life. So after he conquered the world, he couldn't bear the Zhu family's descendants to encounter such tragic things again, so he personally made the rules

, All the descendants of the Zhu family were granted the title of king as soon as they were born. After they went to various places to establish vassal states, they were allocated land and salaries by the court, and were not allowed to engage in humble labor as scholars, farmers, industry and merchants.

"Emperor Taizu Gao originally had good intentions, thinking that his descendants would be able to have good food and clothing without having to work, and would not suffer from poverty. However, he thought very well, but he didn't know that the descendants would continue for several generations.

The descendants of the Zhu family have blossomed everywhere. There are more and more royal relatives taking money, and the court can't take care of them. After each generation of emperor's direct brothers are crowned kings, the court can still take care of them. After three generations, they have become side branches, so there are naturally fewer

Someone asked. Although the imperial court set up an internal affairs office to manage the affairs of the kings, they did not expect that these dirty officials had great power, so they colluded with the Ministry of Rites to commit evil. The direct princes did not dare to offend them, so they used other methods to get rid of us, the little princes.

He has money on his body. Alas, so the person who traces the origin and caused such a situation is Taizu Emperor Gao."

The short fat man seemed to understand something when he heard this. He just thought about it carefully, but he felt that it was inconsistent with common sense. Just when he was about to ask, he heard Zhu Shishi continue to say: "According to the royal system, after the kings become vassal, if there is a prince and a county

When the lord is born, the Ministry of Rites must be notified of the matter. The names of the crown prince and the princess must be drawn up by the Ministry of Rites, submitted to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for verification, and then reported to the emperor for approval before they can be recorded in the jade certificate. The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs

According to the jade certificate, salaries were distributed to various princes and houses and land were allocated. This matter was not complicated at first, but whenever someone handled the affairs of the world, there was room for cheating. Those dirty officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs actually used

You can make a fortune by doing this."

When Zhu Shishi said this, he took a sip from the wine glass, smiled bitterly, and then said: "Of course, no one dares to offend those direct princes. After the prince and princess are born, they only need to hand over the certificate, and the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will

It was handled perfectly. But when it came to distant relatives like us, it was not so easy. When we handed the certificates to the Etiquette Department, they were often delayed. We had to give money and ask someone to deal with it before we could arrange it.

Good name, and then submit it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Rites are angry at each other, so naturally they have to give away the money, otherwise they will find various excuses to withhold the discount.

"After the late king was born, the old prince asked someone to go to the Ministry of Rites and the House of Internal Affairs to smooth things over. He originally thought that this matter would be easy to handle. Who knew that the damned Wang Zhen encouraged Emperor Yingzong to march north, but the entire army was wiped out in the battle of Tumubao, and even the whole army was wiped out.

Emperor Yingzong was captured by Wala. The capital was in chaos, how could anyone care about naming the late king? The late king suffered this disaster as soon as he was born, and his life was full of ups and downs. It was destined by God."
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