Chapter 495 0490 [Performance of the Royal Family]
Just now he said "Zhu Thief" several times, it was because Zhao Huan was angered by his brothers.
At this moment, he suddenly woke up, fear replaced anger, and he hurriedly ran towards the door, lying on the ground and kneeling to greet Ju Ming.
Moreover, Zhao Huan deliberately knelt in front of King Jing to show his status as emperor.
The other princes were too lazy to fight and ran to King Jing's side to kneel down.
Only Zhao Kai was not convinced. Even if he knelt down, he would keep pace with Zhao Huan. Not only did he not want to fall behind, he even deliberately leaned half forward.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Huan immediately moved forward and overtook Zhao Kai in turn.
How could Zhao Kai admit defeat? Continue to move half a body forward.
The two brothers kept fighting like this, constantly moving forward, and they were almost kneeling outside the door.
The other princes and consorts were speechless when they saw this situation.
What else are you fighting for now?
Ju Ming was also stunned when he arrived at the scene. He had seen people kneeling to greet him when he went out, and he had also seen people kneeling to greet him inside the door. What was the point of kneeling to greet him while standing shoulder to shoulder at the door frame?
"Everyone, get up." Zhu Ming was in a pretty good mood, so he behaved very kindly.
The royal family and clan members felt much relieved instantly after sensing Ju Ming's attitude, at least they would not be executed immediately.
"Thank you Marshal for your grace!"
As if it had been rehearsed, everyone shouted in unison.
Well... there are also some who don't fit in with others.
"Thank you brother-in-law!"
This shout of brother-in-law attracted special attention.
Zhu Ming looked around and saw a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old. He immediately smiled and asked, "They all call him Generalissimo, why do you call him brother-in-law?"
The young man replied: "To my brother-in-law, Emperor Maode is my sister, and Emperor Xunde is my sister. They were both born from the same mother, so they are different from them."
Ju Ming was amused: "What is your name? What is your title?"
The young man replied: "My name is Zhao Chu, and my title in the old Song Dynasty was King Yi."
Zhu Ming took a torch and took a closer look. He indeed looked similar to Zhao Fujin and the Zhao Fujin sisters. He immediately nodded and said, "He is quite handsome. He is such a good-looking man. How come he still smells like powder?"
"If my brother-in-law doesn't like it, I won't put on rouge anymore." Zhao Yan said quickly.
Zhu Ming was too lazy to care about this kind of thing: "It's up to you. Let's go in and talk."
Zhao Yan hit the snake with a stick and followed Zhu Ming: "Brother-in-law, I have two younger brothers, namely Zhao Mo, the former King of Qi of the Song Dynasty, and Zhao Zhen, the former King of Xin of the Song Dynasty."
Ju Ming said casually: "Come all over."
Zhao Mo is seventeen years old this year and hurriedly stepped forward to call her brother-in-law.
Zhao Zhen was only fourteen years old. She was confused and a little scared, so she came over after being urged several times.
Is it possible to have a relationship like this?
Zhao Kai was opened to a new idea, and he stooped down and followed him: "General Marshal Rong Zhen, I have several sisters who have admired the reputation of Marshal Langjun for a long time, and day and night I wish I could have a glimpse of the saint's face in person. Still.
I hope Marshal Lang Jun will be kind and find a time to summon them to relieve their pain of missing each other."
Zhu Ming smiled and said: "It turns out to be King Yun. Long time no see."
Among the many princes, Zhu Ming was "the most familiar" with Zhao Kai. He had met Song Huizong ten times before, and Zhao Kai had accompanied him at least six times.
Instead, Zhao Huan hid in the East Palace and did not see the foreign ministers.
Zhao Kai's body was three inches shorter. He held up his hands and said with a smile: "Marshal Sir still remembers me. I'm really flattered. None of my three sisters are married, and among them Yingluo and Duofu are twins. The previous time, my father betrothed Yingluo to me.
After hearing this from Xiang Zi, Yingluo told me privately that she admired Marshal Zhu, the great hero in the world, and would not marry anyone else in this life, so she refused to marry and remained chaste until now. Duofu also said that she would marry whomever her sister married.
"
Zhao Huan dismantled the situation on the spot: "Generalissimo, don't listen to his nonsense. This guy is just like a foolish king. Not a single word he says can be trusted."
Zhao Kai played harder and said: "This guy resents the marshal for taking away his throne. He has some inhuman words. Just now he cursed a red thief several times, and everyone heard it."
"Yes, he did call the Generalissimo a red thief." Zhao Zhi, the king of Shen and a compatriot of Zhao Kai's mother, immediately agreed.
"That's true."
The princes nodded one after another. They complained that Zhao Huan did not surrender earlier, and now they all chose to add insult to injury.
Zhao Huan was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder burst. He hurriedly knelt down and said: "I made a mistake, please spare my life, Marshal!"
Zhao Kai didn't want to let it go: "What do you mean by a momentary gaffe? Do you have resentment in your heart all the time? Even at this moment, you are slandering, but you just don't dare to say it out?"
"Zhao San!"
Zhao Huan could no longer hold back anymore and roared angrily: "No matter how much hatred you and I have, we are all brothers after all. Is there any need to kill them all like this?"
Zhao Kai sneered: "How dare you roar so loudly in front of the Generalissimo? Do you think you are still the emperor?"
"I'll fight with you!" Zhao Huan stood up suddenly and rushed towards Zhao Kai with all his strength.
Zhao Kai was unprepared and was knocked to the ground immediately, and the two brothers started fighting in front of Ju Ming.
Bai Sheng was dumbfounded and asked in a low voice: "Do you want to drag it away?"
"Let them fight." Zhu Ming walked around and ignored the two of them.
Zhao Kai was not only versatile, but also practiced martial arts. Although he was a showman, beating Zhao Huan was enough. The winner was determined within a few minutes. The latter lay on the ground clutching his stomach and groaning.
"Let the Generalissimo laugh." Zhao Kai stepped forward, bowed and said.
Ju Ming said expressionlessly: "In terms of human relations, he is your elder brother. In terms of etiquette, he is your master. If you beat him, does it violate ethics and etiquette?"
"This..." Zhao Kai was speechless.
He thought that beating the Emperor of the Song Dynasty would please Ju Ming, but he did not expect that this flattery would hit the horse's leg.
Ju Ming glanced at everyone: "Don't worry, I won't kill you, nor will I deliberately humiliate you, but you will definitely not live a good life in the future. I will set aside a large piece of abandoned land and let you cultivate it next spring, so that you can have a taste of this world.
The hard work is not easy. All your property will be confiscated. You will only be given seeds, farm tools, cattle and clothes, and you will even have to build thatched houses yourself."
I heard that there was no fear of life, and everyone felt like they had escaped. As for farming themselves, it was not important anymore.
The consort Cao Sheng said: "But we can't build walls or houses."
Ju Ming said: "I will resettle some refugees and be your neighbors. Those refugees can teach you how to build houses and teach you how to farm and weave. Except for the rations in the first year, they must be self-reliant in the rest of the time and refuse to work.
You deserve to starve to death."
These refugees were all forced to have their families destroyed by corrupt officials, so their attitude towards the royal family of the old Song Dynasty might not be very good.
"It all depends on the arrangements of the Generalissimo!"
Zhao Huan, who had been punched hard in the stomach several times, had recovered and was the first to express his willingness to accept.
He is the emperor, and he is most likely to be killed. As long as he survives, other things don't matter.
Ju Ming continued: "There will be no servants to serve you. You can take up to five wives and concubines, and the rest must be married with Li. I advise you to only take one wife and one concubine. Farming is really not easy. If you have too many women, you can't afford to support them."
The prince-in-law asked Zifang: "Can I be fined copper to reduce the crime? Instead of going to the countryside to farm, I can be managed and placed in the city?"
"My family property has been confiscated from you, where can you get money to atone for your sins?" Zhu Ming asked.
Xiang Zifang said: "I can also ask the family to withdraw money."
Zhu Ming glared at him: "You have more marriages with the Zhao family than the Xiang family. This time, I will only pursue Zhao Ji's son-in-law. Don't force me to arrest the Xiang family's son who married the eldest daughter!"
"Yes." Xiang Zifang didn't dare to speak any more.
Zhu Ming looked at Cao Sheng again: "The Cao family is the founding hero of the Song Dynasty. Over the past hundred years, there have been many evildoers. When I was in Tokyo, I heard that some of the Cao family's playboys did evil. Neither the officials nor the people dare to criticize you.
Cao family, you are lucky, you are only forced to work as a farmer. Your uncles and brothers will all be arrested and taken to Dali Temple for interrogation!"
Cao Sheng sat limply on the ground. Not only was he finished, but the entire Cao family was finished.
Zhu Ming looked at Zeng Wei again: "Dali Temple is doing things very quickly. Your mother and cousins have already confessed, and there are servants' confessions to support it. Three lives were taken, there were several cases of beating and maiming, and they also forcibly occupied Tokyo.
A shop in the west of the city. Murder is punishable by death. Two of your cousins will be beheaded, and your mother and cousin will be exiled to southern Sichuan!"
Zeng Wei opened his mouth, his mouth was dry and he didn't know what to say.
"Just take care of yourself," Zhu Ming stood up and left. "I came here just to ask you not to think blindly, and don't try to escape because you are afraid of death."
Zhao Yan hurriedly caught up: "Brother-in-law, do I want to farm too?"
Ju Ming smiled and said: "Since you are Fu Jin's brother, Fu Jin's brother, naturally you should take special care of me and give you a cattle."
"Ah?" Zhao Yan didn't expect such treatment at all.
Ju Ming said: "They share a farm ox, but if you own one alone, you will know how useful it is."
"Brother-in-law, I want one too." Zhao Mo said quickly.
Ju Ming smiled and said: "Here, your brother also has one and three oxen, which can be considered as supplementary gift."
After speaking, Ju Ming walked away, leaving a group of royal family members in silence.
After a long time, Zhao Qi muttered: "It's good if I can survive."
Zhao Shu was suspicious: "Will we be allowed to do farm work, and then look for opportunities to send people to kill us? Maybe the killer is hiding among the refugees, arranging many refugees to be our neighbors, and then smashing them to death with a hoe while farming?"
Everyone's vests started to sweat after hearing this, and the more they thought about it, the more likely it was.
However, Zhao Yan said proudly: "I have a compatriot sister who will be the generalissimo's concubine, and nothing will happen to her. Maybe she will be fined as a peasant for a year or two, and then she will be recalled to Tokyo to be an earl, but that is different from you."
When the princes heard this, they all looked envious.
This bastard's luck was so good, Ju Ming took in two great Song emperors, and they were all Zhao Yan's siblings.
In the middle of the night, Zhao Kai tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. He always felt that he would be killed and that being punished as a peasant was just a trick to hide from others.
He thought that he had three younger sisters, and it would be more secure if he married Ju Ming. Especially the twin sisters, who had been blowing pillows for a long time, might be able to recall him to Tokyo to be knighted.
But how can we sacrifice all our sisters?
That day I heard that Marshal Zhu liked wives, but it was a pity that his first wife was also named Zhu, otherwise he could have offered her up with his sister. Anyway, it was a second wife with no feelings, and Zhao Huan had forced it on him two months ago. He could exchange his wife for life and
Wealth is such a bargain.
Early the next morning, Zhao Kai, who had not slept much, ran outside quickly and shouted to the guards: "I want to report Fan Qiong for embezzling property!"