At this moment, Zhu Youli and Zheng Zhilong were also in Prince De's Mansion. The two brothers, the five leaders, and the 666, were chatting from the wine table at noon until dark. Both of them were wine jars, so they poured the wine.
Yan Huan is actually just a form of friendship. For Zheng Zhilong, it is beneficial to make a vassal king who has a close relationship with Chang Yu. This is political capital. But for Zhu Youli, what he values is not Zheng Zhilong's military power. He has no interest in politics.
Interest, what matters most is that Zheng Zhilong has a large business background, he wants to engage in economics and make money, and as a young man, like Chang Yu, he is full of curiosity about Zheng Zhilong's legends, and he tries to get to the bottom of it in various ways.
So after peeing for a few times in the morning session, he continued with the night session. Of course he did not forget to invite Chang Yu, but he found that Chang Yu was nowhere to be found. Only twenty of Tu Yuan's men were in the palace, and the rest of his personal attendants were also missing.
However, Zhu Youli was not surprised at all, and he did not search for him all over the world as Xiu Jing said, because Zhu Youli knew Chang Yu better and knew how to measure things. He asked less about Dongchang's affairs. Zheng Zhilong was a good person, and Zhu Youli
Quercus once asked casually where he was going, and he only said that he was walking around.
It was late at night, and Zhu Youli was extremely drunk. Even Zheng Zhilong, who claimed to have never been drunk, was flushed and walked a little unsteadily. He couldn't help laughing at himself to his follower Gu Arima: "I'm old."
"The Lord is still young, why did the old man say that it's just that the wine in the north is stronger?" Gu Youma's general Zheng Zhilong helped Zheng Zhilong sit on the bed, and then helped him take off his boots. Zheng Zhilong lay back and said, "Can the governor come back?
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Gu Youma shook his head and said, "But Lord Governor's entourage is back."
Zheng Zhilong closed his eyes and took a long breath: "You should rest earlier."
Early the next morning, when Zhu Youli woke up with a splitting headache, the maids and servants in the house were busy washing him and feeding him hangover soup, which made him a little embarrassed. He didn't expect that this Nanmanzi had such a good drinking capacity.
Zhu Youli felt that his drinking capacity was already hidden, but he didn't expect that when he encountered a drunkard like Zheng Zhilong, he couldn't resist it. He couldn't even remember when he collapsed and how he got back to the room.
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"Eunuch Chang and General Zheng are having breakfast." When the housekeeper came to report, Zhu Youli hurriedly went to meet him and exchanged a few words to have breakfast together. Seeing his state, Chang Yu couldn't help joking: "Your Majesty, your legs were weak last night.
oh".
Zhu Youli laughed loudly: "If you often walk by the wine jar, who wouldn't have weak legs?"
Chang Yu smiled and said: "I would like to see when Commander Zheng's legs become weak." Zheng Zhilong quickly said: "My legs were weak yesterday and I was carried back. Fortunately, the Governor didn't see it."
Several people laughed, and Zhu Youli casually asked Chang Yu how many days he could stay in Jinan. If he had enough time, he could act as a guide for Zheng Zhilong to take a stroll in Jinan.
"Personal affairs are too busy, so go out as soon as possible." Chang Yu said this seemingly casually, and Zhu Youli immediately recognized the meaning. What he said was not that he was busy with official matters, but that he was too busy with private matters. We can't ask about official matters, but what about private matters?
Since he ordered me, he said he could ask.
So he said: "Eunuch Chang, do you want... to talk conveniently?"
Chang Yu sighed and looked at Zhu Youli's troubled face. Zhu Youli hurriedly said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, it's me who was abrupt."
No, no, no, Chang Yu quickly explained: "Based on the friendship between our family and the prince, we do not avoid suspicion in private matters, but... well, that's all, our family will definitely not tell others about it. Who told our family to be close to the prince?
It would be unreasonable not to say anything at this time."
The more he said this, the more curious Zhu Youli became.
"Our family is going to get married this time. Your Majesty should know our family's identity. This matter should not be made public..."
Ah, getting married. Zhu Youli was shocked at first, then recovered from the shock, and said quickly: "This matter really shouldn't be made public, otherwise it will not be reported by those defenders... Hehe, Eunuch Chang, don't worry, you are so trustworthy, I, the king,
I know what words and farts I can say and what farts I can put in my heart."
"We just trust what the prince said. By the way, prince, our family is telling you this purely because of our friendship, and it is definitely not to get you money or anything. As we said before, we are just passing by to visit friends.
Not to beat the autumn wind."
Zheng Zhilong next to him almost spat out his rice after hearing these words. Is this little eunuch afraid that King Virtue will not follow the etiquette? Why did he order it so well?
After hearing this, Zhu Youli also said in her heart, Damn it! You have said everything, what else can I say? If you are really married, I will just accept this gift. If you use this as an excuse to beat me Qiu Feng,
Then you are really shameless.
Half noon, outside Jinan City.
Zhu Youli was still reluctant to leave after being sent ten miles away. He took Chang Yu and Zheng Zhilong's hands and said that on the way back to Beijing, he must go to Prince De's Mansion to replenish the wedding wine.
Chang Yu readily agreed. After all, Zhu Youli accepted a big gift and directly gave 50,000 yuan in banknotes from the Daming Bank and some gold and silver jewelry. This was definitely a generous gift. Even Zheng Zhilong secretly praised this King De as a real person.
Although Zhu Youqi has always been called poor, a emaciated camel is bigger than a horse.
To the south of Jinan City is the Taishan Mountains, which stretches for hundreds of miles. No one knows how many mountains there are in these vast mountains, nor how many green forest heroes there are who rely on the mountains to support them. Anyway, whether this world is in peace and prosperity or in chaos,
It has never been peaceful.
Zheng Zhilong was worried when he saw that Chang Yu was accompanying him but could not but slaughter Yuan 20 riders, so he advised Chang Yu to take the waterway. However, Chang Yu felt that although the waterway was flat and comfortable, it was too slow, and he was not afraid to brave the hundreds of miles of mountain road.
, what kind of heroes have I never seen? Just those thieves and thieves who dominate the mountains. Dozens or hundreds of people are not enough to kill Yuan. One person charges. It is obvious that he is not afraid of anyone. He is just a robber.
The assassination squad.
As for the mysterious assassination organization that Li Xingtian belonged to, although Chang Yu had lingering fears, he still decided to take risks. As the old saying goes, how can you trick a wolf if you can't bear your children.
However, to everyone's surprise, the journey went smoothly for several days. Not to mention Li Xingtian's mysterious organization, not even ordinary thieves were encountered.
This made Chang Yu, who originally wanted to kill a few people to satisfy his greed, feel uninterested, but Tu Yuan and Zheng Zhilong secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Soon after they crossed Tai'an and entered the Yanzhou Prefecture, Zheng Zhilong asked if he could drop by to pay homage to Qufu Confucius Temple.
Stop by to visit the world-famous Duke Yansheng.
Unexpectedly, Chang Yu curled his lips and said: "Confucius is the founder of the literati. He is no match for us military generals, and he also looks down on us military ministers who wield swords and guns. Why should General Zheng seek trouble for himself? Besides,
At this time, there is no longer a Holy Duke."
After hearing the first half of the sentence, Zheng Zhilong smiled awkwardly, but after hearing the second half, he was shocked: "There is no more Yanshenggong? Could it be that the imperial court has been abolished..."
Tu Yuan spoke quickly: "Well, Yan Shenggong was killed last year, and this new one has not yet succeeded to the throne."
Zheng Zhilong was even more horrified: "Dong Yansheng was killed?"
"Last year, General Zheng heard about the Chaos Kong Chaos that was well known to both the government and the public." Tu Yuan frowned. Zheng Zhilong was startled and then said, "Fujian is too far away from Shandong. I only vaguely heard some rumors, saying that many people cursed Confucius.
If your family is just a wallflower, is this a big mess?"
"Seventy-two generations of domestic slaves and twenty-five ministers of the dynasty can be called the most powerful wallflower in the past thousand years." Tu Yuan chuckled and said: "During the chaos last year, Qufu City was surrounded by chaos, both inside and outside.
Layer, if it weren’t for the shopkeeper’s mediation, maybe... Hehe, the Kong family was all wiped out..."
Zheng Zhilong looked horrified after hearing the cause and effect, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh: "Natural disasters and man-made disasters have caused people to live in dire straits. At this juncture, the property should be... I'm just afraid that there are people with good intentions behind this adding fuel to the flames. Otherwise... maybe there are thieves planning behind it." Zheng Zhilong
After some analysis, I felt that at that time, Li Zicheng had just returned to Xi'an after being defeated in the Eastern Expedition. Perhaps he was afraid that the court would take advantage of the victory to pursue him, so he deliberately planned various chaos so that the court would have no time to deal with him. In fact, many people thought so at the time, so they did not
I thought this was Chang Yu's plan.
However, Chang Yu, who was passing by at the right time, nixed the trouble as soon as it emerged. The troubled people and the Kong family finally negotiated terms. In addition, Jining happened to have tens of thousands of troops heading south at that time, so they did not dare to really rebel.
If both sides took a step back, the world would be brighter, but how could Duke Yansheng be killed again?
Tu Yuan shook his head, but Chang Yu said: "This is a mysterious case that has not yet been solved. There are rumors of conflicts within their clan, and there is talk of murder by thieves."
"Then since the predecessor Yan Shenggong was killed and he also had an heir, why has his son not succeeded to the throne after more than half a year?" Zheng Zhilong asked, Chang Yu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "This is a matter for the court, I don't know, maybe it's
It's stuck in the Ministry of Rites or the Ministry of Household Affairs, maybe it's the cabinet or the emperor, or maybe the clan is still fighting and hasn't come up with a suitable candidate."
"From the shopkeeper's point of view, it must be stuck somewhere." Zheng Zhilong's curiosity was aroused and he asked more and more, while Chang Yu chuckled and shook his head: "Our family never cares about a wallflower.
Zheng Zhilong knew what was going on and stopped asking: "In that case, let's go straight to Yanzhou to visit King Lu." He also specially lengthened the word "visit". Chang Yu naturally understood what he meant by teasing.
You can fight Qiufeng. In fact, Chang Yu chatted with him a lot along the way, and he didn't hide it at all. Almost all of the food and salary he got from fighting for more than a year came from those wealthy families. For example, when he went south to fight the Baiwang tribe, it was really
Wherever you go, you have to go.
Unexpectedly, he was denied by Chang Yu. He said that this time he was going south to get married. This matter could not be made public unless he was close to people. If his relationship with King Lu was not that high, he would not bother him. Otherwise, he would turn around and upset the whole world.
You know, the gain outweighs the loss.
Is this really the case?
No.
Although Chang Yu hated the former King of Lu Zhu Yipai, he visited the new King of Lu Zhu Yipai when he went south last year and passed Yanzhou. The two had a good relationship with each other, and they went to Qufu to cheat Duke Yan Sheng of Qufu for a large amount of money. The princess and Lian Xin also recognized each other.
As sisters, the relationship is quite close. Furthermore, there is no interest relationship between him and Zhu Yihai. It is purely friendship. Compared with the vassal kings such as King De, King Jin, and King Dai, this friendship is much simpler.
It can even be described as the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water.
If that's the case, then why doesn't Chang Yu pay a visit?
Although he was worried that there would be too many people talking, the most important thing was that Zhu Yihai was too stupid, let alone the autumn wind, the northwest wind could not even take a sip.
After all, all the wealth of Prince Lu's palace was plundered by the Tatars, and almost all were killed by Prince Lu's lineage. Zhu Yihai is now the only member of Prince Lu's lineage. When Chang Yu passed by last year, he had only succeeded to the throne for two months.
, except for a dilapidated palace with four walls, there was only a little bit of land left. At that time, Chang Yu could not even take a sip of water to wash the pot.
But it stands to reason that half a year has passed in the blink of an eye, and King Lu must have accumulated some wealth.
No!
Because Chang Yu gave him a bad idea last year. Your lineage, King Lu, is now single and alone. If you want to regain the glory of the past, you have to hug the emperor's thigh. Does hugging the thigh mean that you want this and that now? Emperor
Now you are so poor that you can't take the blame and you still want to ask for things. He will annoy you to death, so you have to invest first to make the emperor happy and like you.
But how to make the emperor happy, how to make the emperor like it.
So Zhu Yihai wrote a memorial to the court as Chang Yu said, saying that now that the country is facing a national crisis, everyone has a responsibility, and as a relative of the emperor, he should set an example, but he is really poor, but now I only have a few people in my family, so I can't afford it.
I couldn't drink much, and the income from the few acres of land at home was enough, so I voluntarily cut my salary and various benefits and donated them to the court.
In addition, he also responded to Chang Yu's call to reduce or waive rent. During the great famine last year, he also opened various warehouses to help the people. He was not rich to begin with, but now he is probably not as good as an ordinary rich man.
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When Emperor Chongzhen saw Zhu Yihai's memorial, he was surprised at first. Good guy, look at this arrangement, and he immediately felt happy. When he came back to his senses, he realized that it was Chang Yu's technique, so the performance that should be coordinated must be done.
He tried his best to praise Lu King Zhu Yihai three times in a row. Especially during the New Year's family gathering in the capital, Emperor Chongzhen even praised him face to face, which made Zhu Yihai more popular.
But even though I have the face, I am still very shy in my pocket.
So Chang Yu doesn't plan to come to "visit" this time!