Lao Liu took a two-pronged approach, and the next day, Daotong's condition improved a lot, his fever subsided a lot, and he regained consciousness.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw His Royal Highness King Chu lying on the couch beside him. He quickly supported himself and wanted to stand up and kowtow. But there was no strength left.
"Don't move," Zhu Zhen stopped him and said, "I have just been given the medicine, so don't move."
"Ah? Where is His Highness injured?" Dao Tong asked with concern.
"I told you, the anus is drugged." Lao Liu said calmly: "I didn't expect that my iron butt would be worn out by force."
"Nine of our ten brothers are lying there just like His Highness." Deng Duo stood on the side with an uninhibited posture and said: "When I get off duty later, I will go back and lie down too."
"Oh..." Daotong was moved to tears and choked with sobs: "It's really not worth your highness and all the guards to go all the way for a mere Daotong."
"You don't need to be grateful to me. I'm wiping my old man's butt." Zhu Zhen sighed and said, "He is so good at being a boss that he was almost taken advantage of. I will compensate you for him."
"You can't do it, you can't do it." Daotong hurriedly waved his hands and said: "There is no wrong king and father in the world."
"Bullshit." Lao Liu spat, scaring Daotong to shut up quickly.
"Haha, what I mean is that except for the sentence 'nothing is absolute', there are no absolutes in the world." Lao Liu explained.
"That's it..." Daotong nodded, feeling that what His Highness said made sense. But then he thought about it, and realized that this idea was extremely rebellious in the Confucian education he received. No wonder scholars would regard His Highness as a savage beast.
"What," Lao Liu didn't want to get too involved with this kind of traditional scholar, so he simply said, "Did the bullets you sent to the capital contain evidence of the crime of Zhu Liang's grandfather and son?"
"No." Daotong shook his head and told the King of Chu exactly how he was invited by Zhu Liangzu to negotiate. When he came back, the evidence was set on fire and burned. He could only use a pile of ordinary documents to pretend to be evidence and sent it to the capital.
"I know that Zhu Liangzu has murderous intentions towards me. If I don't do anything, he will definitely send someone to assassinate me." Daoyong said with a look of shame: "I had no choice but to resort to this trick, so that he could only fabricate charges and bully others."
Please come and kill me through the government. Although you have authority, it is not the behavior of a gentleman after all..."
"Hahaha!" Lao Liu laughed loudly, and the mummy-like Taoist fellow was much more pleasing to the eye. "This shows that you are not pedantic in Taoism. This is what I like!"
After laughing, he asked strangely: "You are far away in Guangdong, how could you expect that I would return to China at this time?"
"Xiaguan is not that cool. I sent someone to deliver a letter to the Ship Bureau. I didn't expect His Highness to be able to return home at this time, and I didn't expect to come all the way to save Xiaguan." Daotong said softly: "Xiaoguan just hoped for His Highness's future.
When you return home, you can help me clear my name."
"Haha, it seems that your life should not be cut off." Zhu Zhen suddenly smiled and said: "I was worried all the way, for fear that I would be late and you would already make people laugh."
As he spoke, he sighed softly and said: "I hate the drama of 'good people don't live long' the most. When people are killed, what's the point of building a seven-story pagoda for you?"
"It's a pity that many good people don't have such a good life as lowering the official rank, and a big shot like His Highness saves them." Daotong said with wet eyes:
"In recent years, hundreds of people have been killed by Yongjiahou and his gang in Panyu County alone, and countless families have been destroyed. Especially those people who dared to come forward to sue them, and those who were willing to testify in court, were even more severely punished.
They struck brutally."
"I am a small magistrate in the lower county. I want to save them, but I am like a mantis trying to help me. It does not help. Instead, I continue to hurt those who believe in me and let them be killed..." Tao Tong's tears rolled down and he vented the grief and anger that had been accumulated in his chest for many years.
Affection.
"Damn it, under such high pressure from my old man, how dare Yongjia Hou be so arrogant?" Lao Liu was also furious after hearing this.
"Your Highness, this is Guangdong south of the Five Ridges. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. This is where we are talking." Daotong said with a bitter smile:
"Since ancient times, when dynasties have changed and heroes have been fighting for hegemony, nothing has happened in Guangdong. Isn't it because the mountains here block the sea and form an integrated whole? It will not help, and it will waste troops. It is completely useless to deal with the local tyrants and cave barbarians here."
"So this place has always been the starting point after conquering the world, and this dynasty is no exception." He continued: "When the imperial army conquered Fujian and reached Chaozhou, He Zhen sent Liu Kezuo, the governor, to the military gate to present the customs seal letter.
The household registration of the listed counties and counties, as well as the money and food for soldiers and horses, were surrendered to the imperial court."
"Of course this saves Guangdong from weapons, which is a great merit. But the disadvantage is that the local tycoon warlords in Guangdong have not been liquidated at all, and they must all survive." Daotong sighed and said:
"These people are so powerful that they don't take the government seriously at all. So elsewhere, the imperial power does not extend to counties, and in Guangdong, the imperial power does not extend to provinces. When people like Zhu Liangzu come to a place like this, wouldn't they be like a fish in water and quickly expose their true nature?"
"Yes, what you said makes sense." Zhu Zhen nodded: "Zhu Liangzu can be so arrogant because the imperial power in Guangdong is not extended and there are too many local emperors. Of course he will become a local emperor when he comes."
"Your Highness is on to something." Daotong said softly: "Actually, the emperor is not unaware of this. Later, he transferred He Zhen twice in an attempt to dismantle the local emperors. But each time, a civilian rebellion broke out! Every time
It is said that the Dongmans are causing rebellion, but the Dongmans are all in the mountains and valleys of eastern Guangdong, so how can they reach the provincial capital? They are just using their cover."
"Father, there are too many things to worry about. As you said, no matter how chaotic Guangdong is, it will not affect other places, so I endured it again and again, and let He Zhen back twice." Zhu Zhen said slowly: "
It seems that this time we not only have to deal with Zhu Liangzu, but also have to deal with He Zhen."
As he spoke, he glanced at Taoist Comrade and said, "Why did you only stare at Zhu Liangzu before and never mentioned He Zhen?"
"Because He Zhen's reputation is as high as that of Zhu Liangzu." Daotong said with a bitter smile: "He defended Guangzhou and unified Lingnan, and his prestige in Guangdong was extremely high. He also took the initiative to surrender to the Ming Dynasty and saved the lives of the people in the province. He said
It’s not an exaggeration to think that thousands of families will have Buddhas.”
"In recent years, he has been keeping a low profile, being obsessed with Confucianism. He has made good friends with great Confucians such as Song Lian. He has used his private property in the west of Huizhou City as a righteous temple and more than 100 hectares of private land as righteous fields to establish voluntary schools. Therefore, scholars also speak highly of him.
Such a person is not someone to be messed with by someone with low senses." Daotong said, reminding Lao Liudao:
"Furthermore, I would like to advise Your Highness not to touch him easily, otherwise big trouble will easily happen."
"I understand, isn't it just another province-wide riot?" Lao Liu licked his lips excitedly and said, "An opponent like this is so powerful! How can a Yongjia Marquis be enough to watch?"
[Note: After checking the information, it was found that He Zhen was granted the title of Dongguan Bo in the 20th year of Hongwu's reign. He had been granted the title of Dongguan Bo based on his impression before, which is wrong. There is also Zhu Liangzu, who should have been appointed as the General of the Southern Expedition, not his deputy.
General, let’s change this all together so that everyone has an idea and it won’t affect the plot.】
