Chang Sen, the third son of Chang Yuchun, was born in the first year of Hongwu.
On July 7 of the following year, Chang Yuchun led his troops back south from Kaiping and marched to Liuhe River, where they were suddenly killed in the army.
In recent years, things have not been very easy for the Chang family in the capital. Of course, this is compared to the top circles of the Ming Dynasty.
After Chang Yuchun died, his eldest son Chang Mao was named Zheng Guogong the following year.
The eldest brother Chang Mao was the son-in-law of Song Guogong Feng Sheng. Because of this relationship, Chang Mao was not restrained in the military camp.
At that time, Naha Chu surrendered. During the banquet, because he learned that Naha Chu was trying to escape, Chang Mao stepped forward to arrest him and stabbed Naha Chu, causing Naha Chu's troops to collapse.
Feng Sheng therefore reported a sudden change to Chang Mao, and the two men recommended each other in Nanjing. Zhu Yuanzhang took Feng Sheng's military power and placed Chang Mao in Longzhou.
Perhaps because of depression, he died of illness last year.
Since there were no heirs, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Chang Sen's second brother Chang Sheng to succeed Zheng Guogong.
Just like this, Chang Mansion's reputation plummeted.
With such a situation in his family, Chang Sen became much more cautious, so when he saw Zhou Ji wanting to cause trouble, he wanted to stop him.
Zhou Ji was the only son of Zhou Dexing, Marquis of Jiangxia. Zhou Dexing, who had a son at an old age, doted on Zhou Ji very much.
Zhou Ji arrived in the capital only a short time ago. Since the 20th year of Hongwu, Zhou Dexing has been visiting Fujian, where Zhou Ji was the largest government office.
Because of Zhou Dexing's pampering, his character became more and more unscrupulous.
As for young people, no one dares to care about them, and there is no shortage of money, so having fun has become Zhou Ji's biggest hobby.
"Brother Chang, don't worry. Ji is not a reckless person, but there is no way out of Qinhuai."
"Looking at the flower boat, you can see that there are no guards on the boat, just a humble merchant. How can I deserve to see such a beautiful woman?"
Although Zhou Ji is a playboy, he is not stupid either.
In Fujian, he was naturally fearless, but in the capital, there were still many people who were better than his father.
After just seeing the beauty, I carefully observed the boat. Although the boat looked luxurious, there were no guards on it. It was obviously not a noble family.
He is not afraid even if it is an ordinary noble family. At worst, he will marry him and go home.
What a wonderful thing it is to marry such a woman and bring her home.
After playing for so many years, he was tired of being a vulgar fan, and he was more interested in pursuing novelty and beauty.
I like something a little more exciting.
Recently, his father has been urging him to get married. After seeing several women, Zhou Ji was not satisfied.
Zhou Dexing also let him.
As His Majesty celebrates his birthday this year, Zhou Dexing thought that it would be better to ask His Majesty to help introduce a match than if they were well-matched.
Let Zhou Ji come over earlier so that he can make some friends.
Zhou Dexing belongs to the Huaixi generals group, one of the twenty-four generals in Huaixi, and a fellow villager of Zhu Yuanzhang.
It was also Zhou Ji who knew about this relationship, so in the capital, except for the royal family, who did he not dare to offend?
However, Zhou Ji's playboy character was obviously disliked by the current second-generation generals of the Ming Dynasty.
The only person who has become more familiar with him recently is Chang Sen.
"Don't go too far. This is the emperor's feet and the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Don't make it difficult for you, Marquis of Jiang Xia."
When Chang Sen heard this, he frowned and said, but he didn't try to persuade him again.
At present, Chang Sen, although his second brother Chang has been promoted to Duke of Zheng, he does not have any official position yet, which is why he came into contact with Zhou Ji.
I was also thinking about whether I could catch up with Jiang Xiahou and work as an official.
In a sense, Chang Sen's position in Chang Mansion was very embarrassing and he had no choice but to find another way out.
"Don't worry." Zhou Ji said perfunctorily. He stopped talking to Chang Sen and looked at the ship, constantly urging the ship's servants to speed up.
The other person who accompanied them was just a scholar with some reputation as a scholar, but he had no qualifications to interrupt in front of Chang Sen and Zhou Ji.
He could only look at it angrily.
Soon, the flower boat Zhou Ji was on approached the building boat in front.
"Zhou Ji, the son of Xiahou in Xiajiang, would like to have the honor to invite the girl to have a drink and watch the Qinhuai night scene together."
Zhou Ji stood up and said in a loud voice to Xu Miaojin who was standing on the deck of the building.
Just because the building boat was a bit taller than his flower boat, the way he raised his head and spoke made Zhou Ji somewhat unhappy.
On the boat, Xu Miaojin had already noticed the flower boat, but he didn't expect that it was coming towards him.
Looking at Zhou Ji's disheveled playboy appearance, Xu Miaojin couldn't help but frown slightly.
She couldn't stand this kind of people the most, it was disgusting.
Without any hesitation, Xu Miaojin turned around and left.
"What a strong little lady, I like her, haha."
"It's not that simple to leave in front of me, Zhou Ji."
After saying that, Zhou Ji shouted to his guards: "Come here, drag the building boat in front of me over here."
Zhou Ji's bodyguards were naturally Zhou Dexing's personal soldiers.
Having visited places such as Fujian, these soldiers have rich experience in water warfare and are very familiar with it.
After Zhou Ji gave the order, many of the guards were unequivocal, took out the anchor from the cabin, and accurately threw it at the edge of the ship.
Several guards worked together to catch the building in one fell swoop.
"What a good little lady, I want to see where you want to run to. Guards, get on the boat for me and bring the young lady directly. I want the cave to be decorated with flowers and candles tonight."
Zhou Ji laughed loudly and ordered to the guards.
Many of the guards looked helpless, but they could only act as ordered.
Chang Sen watched from the side, frowning, hesitating for a while, but finally did not stop.
"what happened?"
Zhu Yingzheng and Zhu Gaochi were having a lively chat, discussing the mysteries of firearms with each other, when suddenly the whole ship shook, interrupting their conversation.
It was also at this time that Xu Miaojing came in from outside.
"There is a disciple outside who calls himself Zhou Ji, the son of Jiang Xiahou, and he is following us."
Xu Miaojin said calmly, with a calm expression and a calm tone.
As the third daughter of Xu Da and the queen of the generals, the eldest sister is still the wife of King Yan, and the eldest brother Xu Huizu is the Duke of Wei.
The name of Jiang Xiahou's son still doesn't scare her.
Hearing this, Zhu Gaochi laughed and scolded: "This bastard, I have heard that he has been visiting everywhere in the past few days and has been turned away many times. I never thought that he would be so presumptuous in this capital."
Before Zhu Gaochi finished speaking, Zhu Ying turned to look at the deck and saw three guards climbing up and quickly approaching everyone.
Its purpose is obvious, it is obviously for Xu Miaojin.
"You are so impudent!" Zhu Gaochi was extremely angry and shouted loudly, wanting to identify himself and stop the intruders.
However, the personal bodyguards assigned by Zhou Dexing to his only son were naturally first-class elite soldiers and generals.
These people have been on the battlefield for a long time and have long been determined. Once they accept a task, they will do whatever it takes and complete it to the death.
Hearing the scolding, he didn't react at all and continued to grab Xu Miaojin.
A cold look flashed in Zhu Ying's eyes, she stood upright and stepped forward to block Xu Miaojin's front.
Facing the claw of the intruder, Zhu Ying came first and kicked him away with a lightning-like kick.
The force was so great that the visitor was knocked against the wooden railing of the deck, which shattered and fell directly into the Qinhuai River.
When the other two guards saw this, their eyes flashed with fierceness, they drew out the sabers from their waists, and bullied him from left to right, obviously they had murderous intentions.
Zhu Ying got serious.
The people who came here were all elite soldiers, and they were equipped with weapons. They obviously cooperated with each other tacitly.
If he didn't worry about anyone, he would be afraid of hurting Zhu Gaochi and Xu Miaojin.
Seeing a knife coming and catching it, Zhu Ying picked up the wooden chair and used it as a weapon to run up.
In the blink of an eye, he grabbed the opponent's sword, turned his hand and pushed the second person away with the knife handle, then kicked the second person off the deck one after another.
At one moment, Zhu Gaochi was still a little frightened. When Xu Miaojin saw this battle for the first time, he also pretended to be calm.
In just a few breaths, the three guards were fucked off the boat by Zhu Ying.
Seeing this, Zhu Gaochi took a few steps forward, quickly walked to the deck, looked at the flower boat below, and yelled angrily:
"I am the eldest son of King Yan, your majesty's grandson Zhu Gaochi. Who dare to bully me like this? Do you want to be punished by the whole family?"
Zhou Ji, who was on the flower boat, was feeling proud just now, but he was waiting for the beauty to return.
The next moment, a fight was heard, and the three guards were knocked off the deck and fell into the river.
Before he could react, a fat man appeared angrily on the boat and shouted loudly.
Zhou Jigang wanted to get angry and use his father's name to scare others.
Just heard what Zhu Gaochi said.
Suddenly, a chill ran down Zhou Ji's spine. He didn't expect such a bad start and crashed directly into the iron wall.
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, Your Highness, I am Zhou Ji, the son of Jiang Xiahou. Unexpectedly, the flood washed away the Dragon King Temple, and the whole family no longer recognizes each other."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. It was because I drank too much horse urine that I committed such an offense. Please, for my father's sake, please forgive me this time."
Zhou Ji bowed his head and bowed his head, begging for mercy, and at the same time announced his father's name.
"In the capital city, there is lawlessness, people are committing crimes, and they are so arrogant and domineering. Just wait for me." Zhu Gaochi's chest kept rising and falling, and he scolded Zhou Ji.
He turned around and ignored him.
Zhu Ying looked on coldly and said nothing.
For bumping into the emperor's grandson, this crime alone made him feel better.
Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely protective of his descendants, let alone being offended by others.
Zhu Ying kicked away the anchor hanging on the deck, stopped paying attention, and ordered the ship's servants to leave.
It is difficult to deal with the situation on the Qinhuai River, so tomorrow, Zhu Gaochi will go to the emperor's grandfather to file a complaint.
This prodigal will have to shed a layer of his skin even if he doesn't die.
"I didn't expect that I would be spoiled by this disgusting thing today." Zhu Gaochi is too fat, and now he is out of breath even when he talks.
"It's a pity that Jiang Xiahou, a hero in his lifetime, gave birth to a son at an old age, but he gave birth to such a deceitful person."
Zhu Ying now also thought of Zhou Ji.
This guy was the number one cheater in the early Ming Dynasty, and he was also extremely courageous.
Even if there was no such thing as Zhu Gaochi, he later drank a lot of horse urine and went to the palace to fornicate the maids.
In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang directly executed him, and his father Zhou Dexing was also implicated and sentenced to death.
"I've had enough fun today. If something like this happened and ruined my mood, I'll go back earlier." Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but say as he looked at the messy deck.
Zhu Ying nodded. In this situation, everyone was obviously in no mood, so they simply ordered the boat servants to turn around and go back.
At this time, Zhu Ying just glanced at Xu Miaojin.
Seeing that his face was calm and not at all flustered, I sighed inwardly.
As expected from folk rumors, even Emperor Yongle could refuse to marry him as his queen.
This calmness alone is worthy of being a general's tiger girl.
Xu Miaojin looked at Zhu Ying with brilliant eyes.
The moment Zhu Ying took action and stood in front of her, a heart-pounding feeling arose spontaneously.
Since ancient times, heroes cherish beauties, and beauties also love heroes.
Zhu Ying's back gave Xu Miaojin a sense of security, which Xu Miaojin had never felt before.
The scene at that moment was deeply imprinted in Xu Miaojin's heart and will never be forgotten.
flower boat,
Mutually silent, silent.
The geisha was trembling, Zhou Ji looked panicked, and Chang Sen looked gloomy.
Everyone heard clearly that the person who just spoke was the eldest son of King Yan and the grandson of His Majesty.
Who can be in the mood to continue playing after getting into something like this for nothing?
The three guards who fell into the water quickly climbed onto the flower boat. The guard who had been kicked away earlier covered his chest and knelt down on one knee towards Zhou Ji with the support of the other two guards.
Blood was constantly flowing out of the corners of his mouth, and it was obvious that he had suffered severe internal injuries.
Zhou Ji turned a blind eye, and how could he care about these guards at this moment?
Silently, the boatman quickly docked the flower boat, hiding in the cabin and not daring to speak out for fear of being offended.
Chang Sen remained silent and went ashore directly to leave without saying hello to Zhou Ji.
The scholar he brought with him bowed to Zhou Ji and quickly followed him.
"Damn it, why am I so unlucky?"
"No, I have to tell my father quickly. Only my father can save me now."
Thinking of this, Zhou Ji hurriedly got up and prepared to go ashore.
He wanted to rush back quickly, then notify the guards in the palace, and quickly send a message to his father, Marquis Jiang Xia.
The moment I landed, my eyes suddenly darkened.
Zhou Ji looked up and saw more than a dozen guards in royal robes, surrounding him.
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