Chapter 549: The grace of the eleventh generation is returned to the eleventh
As he spoke, he came towards Zhu Hongyu and knelt in front of Zhu Hongyu with a respectful attitude. He raised the jade plaque above his head with both hands and wanted to present it to Zhu Hongyu.
Zhu Hongyu lowered his eyes slightly, looked at the jade token presented by Xu You's hands, and took it smoothly.
The jade plaque is very delicately carved, with the character Wei on the front and the single character you on the back.
The edge of the jade medal is also engraved with a circle of golden texture using filigree technology.
Moreover, it seems that this jade plaque is not a new object, it must be at least several decades old!
Zhu Hongyu could probably tell that the Xu You in front of him was most likely really a descendant of Wei Guogong.
However, after determining Xu You's identity, Zhu Hongyu's peripheral vision kept wandering over the surrounding gentry and wealthy people.
Are you testing me?
Zhu Hongyu had reason to suspect that this Xu You was the one who had withdrawn from the group of wealthy gentry in front of him to test him.
Test his mind and his tolerance for the matter of being demoted to Qing Dynasty!
Apart from this, Zhu Hongyu could not think of any other possibility that Xu You could appear in front of him today.
Do you really think these wealthy gentry are all fools?
If they didn't have a purpose, how could they let Xu You appear in front of Zhu Hongyu on a day like today and cause trouble for Zhu Hongyu?
Who should I blame?
With their control over Nanjing City, it would have been impossible for Xu You to appear in front of Zhu Hongyu without their permission.
Thinking of this, Zhu Hongyu's expression calmed down and he said with a cold snort.
"Wei Guogong?"
"Where did the Duke of Wei come from in the Ming Dynasty? Hasn't that traitor Xu Wenjue been surrendered to the Qing Dynasty?"
"It must be Duke Wei of the Qing Dynasty!"
Zhu Hongyu once again showed off his old hermaphrodite talents.
After saying this, he no longer paid attention to Xu You, but gently waved his braid, urged his horse forward, jumped over the crowd, and headed towards the gate of Nanjing.
After Zhu Hongyu finished speaking, Xu You softened and collapsed on the ground under everyone's gaze.
Xu You looked around blankly, with a faint feeling of fear brewing and spreading.
Although Zhu Hongyu spoke in a strange tone, he did not reveal any obvious murderous intention.
But even so, it's scary.
Just the majesty contained in that cold snort made Xu You a little overwhelmed!
Not to mention Xu You who was facing Zhu Hongyu, the landlords and gentry at the gate of the city also felt a lot of pressure.
Zhu Hongyu's voice came from far away.
"Hmph, looking at the merits of King Zhongshan, I can forgive you for your treason this time by the Duke of Wei!"
"But don't keep the title of Duke of Wei!"
"Keeping it will also bring shame to King Zhongshan. From today on, the Duke of Wei will be expelled."
"Everyone from the Duke of Wei's palace was sent to Xiaoling to guard the tomb of Emperor Taizu!"
"For eleven generations, all members of the Duke of Wei's government are not allowed to join the army, take imperial examinations, do business, or work, and are not allowed to leave the Xiaoling Mausoleum area. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
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Starting from Xu Da, who was named King of Zhongshan after the death of the first generation Wei Guogong, Wei Guogong has been passed down to eleven generations.
Since the eleven generations before and after enjoyed the blessings of the Ming Dynasty, they finally surrendered to the Manchus and became traitors.
Isn't it too much to guard the tomb of Zhu Yuanzhang for eleven generations of Duke Wei's palace to atone for his sins?
Xu You collapsed to the ground, his face full of despair.
Although Zhu Hongyu didn't say he wanted to kill him, he was imprisoned in the Xu family for eleven generations in one go. It would be better to kill him!
At the same time, the landlords and gentry in Nanjing also understood Zhu Hongyu's attack.
Everyone stood there obediently and ordered people to transport a large amount of wine, meat and food out of Nanjing City and hand them over to the Ming Army's Logistics Department.
Moreover, each of them contributed a sum of money, totaling five hundred thousand taels, as a meeting gift for Zhu Hongyu.
On the surface, it is said to be military expenses for the Ming army, but to put it bluntly, these 500,000 taels are paid for protection by these people in Nanjing City.
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly and expressed his satisfaction.
Looking at the majestic Nanjing City in front of him, Zhu Hongyu did not enter the city immediately. Instead, he first arranged the army process, cleared the order in the city, and controlled various important places in the city.
Such as the Imperial City of the Ming Dynasty, the treasury, the government office, the school grounds... and other places!
Zhu Hongyu will not enter the city until the city of Nanjing is controlled from the inside out and the safety of the city is ensured.
He is still very precious to his own life.
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Zhu Hongyu was not allowed to wait long. Only half a day passed before the Ming army completed the clearing of Nanjing City.
The city defense was completely taken over by the Ming army, and the Ming Dynasty flag, the twelve-pointed sun and moon flag, flew high on the city wall.
The city gate was open, and Ming army soldiers were standing on both sides.
Wearing red armor and sharp bayonets, there were people standing every five meters on both sides of the street. The teams were neatly arranged and could not be seen at a glance.
Behind the human wall composed of Ming army soldiers, there were Nanjing people who came out spontaneously to watch the excitement.
Countless Nanjing people spontaneously gathered on both sides of the streets, preparing to watch the army enter the city.
At this time, Nanjing was one of the most prosperous cities in the world.
The entire population and wealth of Jiangnan are concentrated here, and the city's population exceeds one million, and is even developing towards two million.
During the pre-Ming Dynasty, the population of Nanjing exceeded one million.
After the chaotic wars at the turn of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in recent years, Nanjing's population has actually decreased rather than increased.
When the Qing army took over the city of Nanjing, because Xu Wenjue and others were weak enough, the city did not suffer military disasters, and the population was relatively intact.
Coupled with the ensuing chaos in the south of the Yangtze River, a large number of people flocked to Nanjing to take refuge, and Nanjing became even more prosperous than before.
In addition, the current capital city has been completely abolished by the Manchu and Qing Dynasty's land enclosure and house occupation orders, and it has turned into a complete banner city.
The prosperity has been cut in half or even more!
Isn’t Nanjing today the largest and most prosperous city in the world?
"Miss, miss, let's go back quickly!"
"If I let the master know that you sneaked out of the house, he will definitely lose his temper."
A woman with a cute bun face who was obviously disguised as a man, wearing a square scarf on her head, spoke carefully to another broad-minded woman next to her who was also disguised as a man.
The broad-minded woman on the side heard this, straightened her chest, and said with cute eyes.
"Don't call me miss, call me master!"
"If you dare to call me wrong again, there will be no chicken drumsticks tonight!"
The bun-faced maid shrank her neck and curled her lips, but she still spoke.
"Master, the army is entering the city today. There is a lot of chaos in the city. I'm afraid it may be dangerous!"
"What if we encounter insurgents... people are afraid!"
The bun-faced maid said pitifully.
However, her pity could not impress her own lady.
The broad-minded lady just said in a very simple tone.
"It's so exciting today when the army enters the city!"
"My lady...ah, what I want to see is the excitement of the army entering the city!"
"As for the rebels..."
"It's okay. Today is the first day that the Ming Dynasty Supervisor arrived in Nanjing. Who dares to cause trouble at this time!"
When the bun-faced maid heard this, she felt a little relieved, but she still followed her young lady step by step.
As if afraid of something happening!
The broad-minded young lady walked around, fanning her folding fan in her hand, and, protected by several powerful guards around her, she pushed her way to the front of the crowd.
She had heard people say that the governor of the Ming Dynasty was a handsome man who was more handsome than Pan An and Song Yu.
She was very curious about what the Ming Dynasty Supervisor looked like.
Want to be healthy...
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ps: It’s another day with a lot of classes. There are only two updates left. I’ll try my best to have tens of thousands of classes tomorrow.