Chapter 1493 The Sudden Change in Suzhou - The Direction of the Lion Forest
"Master Xiao, please advise the prince." One of Zhu Ying's personal guards named Cao said to Xiao Zhuo, who returned to the capital with Zhu Ying.
"Yes, Mr. Xiao, please advise the prince, but you can't let the prince do such a thing." Another person also said.
"Don't beg me anymore." Xiao Zhuo glanced at them and smiled bitterly: "You think I haven't persuaded the prince? But the prince doesn't listen to me, what can I do?"
Even Zhu Ying's bodyguard felt that what his prince was doing was inappropriate. As a professional in the financial industry, how could he, Xiao Zhuo, not know this? Moreover, if he returned to the capital with Zhu Ying, his Majesty would definitely be blamed if he found out.
He did not want to suffer such an unreasonable disaster. But he also tried to persuade Zhu Ying several times, but Zhu Ying refused to listen.
"I have also told His Highness that what His Highness has done is not in line with the rules set by His Majesty. Your Majesty will not be willing to let ordinary merchants do the bank's errands. But His Highness does not listen, and I have no choice."
"But now in Suzhou City, you are the only one who can persuade His Highness." Guard Cao said again. There is no need to say more about the locals in Suzhou. Their status is not enough and they have nothing to do with Zhu Ying's past, so they cannot persuade him; these guards have nothing to do with Zhu Ying.
The relationship between Ying and Zhu Ying is quite close, but no one has ever been a businessman and does not know the rules set by Yun. They just feel that Zhu Ying's approach is wrong, but they can't explain why; only Xiao Zhuo has enough status and is a professional to be able to
persuade.
"Guards, there is really nothing I can do." After Xiao Zhuo said this, seeing three or four guards still staring at him, he added: "Suzhou is not far from the capital. Can you invite someone from the capital to persuade your highness?
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They fell silent. There were indeed people in the capital who could persuade the prince, and Suzhou was indeed not far from the capital. It only took a day's ride, but it was impossible for them to invite these people who could persuade Zhu Ying to Suzhou now. The Chinese New Year was coming soon.
Any high-ranking person leaving the capital will attract public attention and your majesty will know the reason. In this way, what Zhu Ying is doing in Suzhou will be immediately known to your majesty, which is what they try to avoid.
"What are you doing here?" The scene was silent, and suddenly a voice came from behind. They turned around and saw Zhu Hengshi standing behind them, holding the handle of the knife in his left hand.
"I've seen Commander Zhu." Everyone saluted. Although Zhu Hengshi was just a commander, he was very trusted. Moreover, he never participated in any nonsense. He only trained soldiers and commanded the war. He had strong martial arts skills and had won many awards in the past.
Everyone respects him for his military exploits and salutes him sincerely.
"You are all guards of the palace. Some of you are not lower than me in terms of official rank, so you don't need to salute me." Zhu Hengshi added: "But you gathered here, neither to protect His Highness Prince An, nor to rest in the room to recover your strength, and
inappropriate."
"We are discussing how to persuade the prince." The leader, Guard Cao, was not satisfied with his words and said.
"This is not what you should do." Zhu Hengshi glanced around again, taking in all their expressions, and said in a deep voice: "You are guards, what you have to do is to protect His Highness Prince An, not think about how to correct His Highness.
Wrong. That is an errand for the royal family chief or the feudal minister, not for you."
"But now that Chang Shi is not here, and Dian Bo and other subordinate officials are talking lightly, if we don't think about His Highness, who else will think about His Highness?" One of the guards was dissatisfied and couldn't help but ask again. But Guard Cao was thoughtful.
"If you are not in your position, you will not be in your position. As a bodyguard, just be a good bodyguard and don't worry about controlling others." Zhu Hengshi said again, no longer paying attention to them, and walked straight through them.
, walked out of the mansion.
The guard who just spoke was even more unhappy. He was about to say something more when he was stopped by Guard Cao. "There's no need to say anything more."
"Brother Cao,"
"Even if you win the debate with Commander Zhu, what's the use? Besides, what Commander Zhu said is not unreasonable."
"Brother Cao, what do you mean?" The other guards looked at him in surprise.
"This matter is indeed beyond our control." Guard Cao said: "Yesterday I sent someone to return to the capital quickly, and they will be able to return tonight. As soon as the letter arrives, it will be delivered to the prince; I will go to see the person in charge of Suzhou Jinyiwei.
, please ask him to delay what the prince has done for a few days before reporting it to the capital, and not to worry about anything else."
"Suzhou is one of the most prosperous cities in the world, and it is different from Beijing. But yesterday and this morning, because you were concerned about His Highness, you did not go to the streets to take a look. Now, if you want to see the prosperous scene, go out and have a look.
But you must come back before noon."
"Xiao Sun, you and I are going to find Jin Yiwei Zhang Qianhu, and everyone else should disperse."
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"When will Kyoto be as prosperous as Suzhou, and the Japanese people will be as prosperous as the Ming people in Jiangnan." Looking at the bustling streets in the city, Zhu Hengshi said with some emotion.
He has not been back to Japan for more than ten years, but he often talks with businessmen traveling between the Ming Dynasty and Japan, and asks the samurai who have just joined the army about the situation in their hometowns. He knows that although several major cities in Japan are more prosperous than before, they are still far away.
It is far inferior to Suzhou City, let alone the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Hengshi just walked around the street like this, rarely buying anything, and occasionally stopped to buy some food to taste. Although Suzhou was not a small city, he still walked around the entire city before noon.
It was almost noon at this time. Zhu Hengshi took one last look at the bustling scene in the middle of the city, sighed, and turned around to return to the mansion where Zhu Ying was staying. Since he is now responsible for commanding the soldiers to protect Zhu Ying, he must take responsibility seriously and must not
Because no one was careless in assassinating Zhu Ying.
But just as he turned around, he suddenly saw a familiar figure walking out of a small alley. He looked carefully, recognized who it was, and called out: "Brother Tang."
"Ah! Oh, it's Commander Zhu." The man was startled. He turned around and looked twice before he realized that Zhu Hengshi was calling him, and he subconsciously saluted.
"Slow down!" Zhu Hengshi said hurriedly: "Don't salute!" They were on the street at this time. Although the people could tell that they were not ordinary people or locals, Suzhou was also a prosperous and developed place with many outsiders, so they might not be able to guess.
It seems that they are Zhu Ying's bodyguards; but as soon as the word "commander" comes out, you can understand it immediately.
"Yes." The man himself came to his senses and agreed softly.
"Brother Jingyu, are you here to visit Suzhou City?" Zhu Hengshi said casually.
"Yes, the prosperity of Suzhou is not the same as that of Beijing, and there are also world-famous places like Tiger Hill. Your Majesty also came to see it back then. I just went to the Lion Forest to see it, and it was quite arty." Tang Jingyu said.
But after hearing this, Zhu Hengshi's eyes narrowed. He walked around the whole city and knew the approximate locations of the well-known scenic spots. There was no Lion Grove in the direction where Tang Guards had just walked.
However, Zhu Hengshi did not ask too many questions, but continued to chat with him about the scenery of Suzhou. Tang Jingyu knew some of the places Zhu Hengshi mentioned, and some did not. If he knew, he would answer directly, and if he did not know, he would just answer "Hmm" or "Hmm".
He responded a few times. He didn't notice that whenever he spoke, Zhu Hengshi's attention became concentrated, as if he was carefully memorizing what he said.