"Xianmei has been lucky enough to be summoned by His Majesty. I dare not ask for anything else!"
After Zuo Xianmei stabilized her mind, she said shyly.
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but frown slightly when he heard this.
It turned out that he had just said the word "Left" when he met Cao Hu before, but was interrupted by Zuo Xianmei, knowing that the other party did not want to reveal his identity.
But later, after Li Chengdong surrounded them and Zuo Xianmei revealed her identity, he felt a little strange.
Because with Zuo Xianmei's intelligence, since she had prepared a way out, she would not be caught easily.
Now that her identity has been exposed, there should be unfinished business.
Then he thought that the situation was about to be decided, and there was nothing Zuo Xianmei could do. All he could do was put aside the past.
That's why he asked Li Chengdong to invite him in the name of Shi Kefa and him, just to test Zuo Xianmei's attitude.
Later, when he heard Li Chengdong report that Zuo Xianmei declined the invitation in the name of Shi Kefa, but came with the order, he knew that he was right.
He never thought that Zuo Xianmei would be unpretentious after she arrived. Her facial features and voice were the same as those he had seen before, and he couldn't help but feel a little confused.
Because Zuo Xianmei was veiled before, if she wanted to clear up the relationship, she only needed to slightly trace her eyebrows and change her voice, which would give her room for maneuver.
But she didn't disguise herself and came anyway, clearly intending to provoke.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew that she came here to resolve the "misunderstanding" and would never confront him or confront him, so he deliberately followed her wishes and offered to make a deal with her, hoping to see how she would deal with it.
At this moment, seeing her calling herself her maiden name, and thinking that she chose to come here under the order, she probably wanted to force herself into the palace.
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered in his heart and said in a deep voice: "If you want to enter the palace, we can agree to it, but it can only be a concubine, but we can make you the head of the nine concubines. Are you willing?"
As soon as he said this, both Zuo Xianmei and Li Chengdong looked surprised, but Li Wu on the side was calm and composed.
Li Chengdong was surprised because he had offended Zuo Xianmei today. If the other party was favored, and Zuo Liangyu had a heavy army, he might not be able to save his life in the future.
Zuo Xianmei was surprised because her original intention was to anger Zhu Yuanzhang, and then tell the truth to make Zhu Yuanzhang feel guilty towards the Zuo family.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang directly made her a concubine and overturned the ancestral system.
If she agrees, not only will she be charged with using sex to seduce you, but Zuo Liangyu will also be accused by thousands of people.
It turns out that the harem of the Ming Dynasty was divided into four levels: queen, concubine, concubine, and concubine. The concubine positions can be divided into De concubine, Xian concubine, Zhuang concubine, Li concubine, Hui concubine, An concubine, He concubine, Xi concubine, and Kang concubine. Concubine level nine.
These nine levels originally had dignity and inferiority, but they were redesigned during the reign of Emperor Shizong Zhu Houcong of the Ming Dynasty, and the canonization ceremony was standardized to ensure that the status of the nine concubines was completely equal.
After Zuo Xianmei regained her composure, she glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang again. Seeing the calm look on his face, she knew that this time he had shot herself in the foot.
In fact, although her words of attack just now were also part of her previous plan.
Although she knew that Chongzhen was not a lustful king, and he and the queen were harmonious.
But she had also heard that Chongzhen never stayed in the harem after he claimed to have obtained the true biography of Taizu.
Previously, because she was very confident in her talents and appearance, coupled with the fact that she had something she couldn't control, she thought that after entering the palace, she would be able to stir up troubles and become Wu Zetian's second best, so she came up with this idea.
But after what happened today, she had doubts about herself.
It was only because Zhu Yuanzhang had said something abruptly that she used it as an attack.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang not only agreed, but also defeated her army.
"What? You don't want to?"
Just when Zuo Xianmei was deep in thought, Zhu Yuanzhang's majestic voice sounded again.
Zuo Xianmei saw that although she had lost the opportunity, the other party was already angry and was still making plans, so she pretended to be shy and said: "Slave... Xianmei is stupid. It is a blessing to see Tianyan today, how dare you Other extravagant wishes!”
"Besides, marriage has always been decided by the parents. Xianmei dare not agree without authorization. Please forgive me!"
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said: "Okay, then you can change the conditions, but only this time. If you don't know how to advance or retreat again, don't blame us for being ruthless!"
Zuo Xianmei saw that Zhu Yuanzhang's anger became even more angry, and she pretended to be panicked and said: "Xianmei is one of His Majesty's subjects. Whenever His Majesty has orders, we will never dare to disobey him. How can we dare to make demands of Your Majesty!"
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and shouted: "Zuo Xianmei, your tricks are of no use to us. We might as well tell you openly today. As long as you behave yourself in the future, we can treat today's incident as if it never happened."
"If you persist in your stubbornness, today next year will be your death anniversary!"
After Zhu Yuanzhang said this, a fierce murderous aura rushed out of his body, and everyone present could not help but tremble slightly.
Especially Zuo Xianmei. Although she was very scheming and had seen some killings when she was defending the city in Wuchang, those were child's play compared to Zhu Yuanzhang's murderous intent.
Fortunately, she had a strong character and quickly returned to normal after the initial panic. She said respectfully: "Your Majesty, given the current situation, you will never kill Gao Jie and Xie Sheng."
"If Xianmei asks someone to testify against the two of them, they will definitely hate our Zuo family. Shouldn't you comfort our Zuo family?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised when he saw that she had the biggest reaction before but was the first to return to normal.
At this moment, seeing that Zuo Xianmei was showing weakness, she still hid her murderous intention. She not only begged him for a title, but also wanted to provoke him to kill Gao Jie and others, and she couldn't help but think more highly of her.
He deliberately looked at Zuo Xianmei again and said in a deep voice: "Zuo Liangyu recovered Shanxi and could have been made a marquis based on his merits. However, his promise to capture Wang Yuncheng has not yet come to fruition, so we have not rewarded him."
"You can tell him in the future that if he can send Wang Yuncheng to the capital or invade Shaanxi, we will make him Marquis of Ningxi! As for you..."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at her again as he spoke, and said, "We can make an exception and make you the head of Wuchang County, but you have to prove that you have this value!"
Hearing this, Zuo Xianmei kowtowed with pretense of gratitude and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, but Xianmei has no merit and does not dare to accept your Majesty's generous reward!"
After she finished speaking, she glanced at Li Wu and Li Chengdong who were standing aside, and said, "Your Majesty, there are still two people in Xianmei's mansion. Please let these two generals escort them here. Your Majesty will know the loyalty of Xianmei and his daughter." ”
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was back on track, he pretended to be surprised and said to Li Chengdong on the side: "Go and take a look yourself. Don't be discovered."
After Li Chengdong bowed in agreement, he hurried out.
Zuo Xianmei saw that Zhu Yuanzhang's expression had softened, and she was secretly happy in her heart. She then said slowly: "Your Majesty is indeed a wise man. No wonder my father respects you like a god. In fact, your Majesty misunderstood Xianmei about what happened today."
"Although Xianmei is a woman, she also knows the principles of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. When I came to Shandong this time, I just couldn't bear to see my father and brother worried day and night, so I wanted to do my best."
As she spoke, she secretly observed Zhu Yuanzhang. Seeing the suspicious look on his face, she continued: "Actually, after the siege of Wuchang was relieved, Xianmei originally wanted Lord Yan to send his troops northward, but Lord Yan said that he was only good at defense and not good at attacking. In addition, Bai Wang has always been eyeing her, but Xianmei didn't dare to force her."
"Later I heard that Master Gao from Shandong Province was very powerful in battle, so he and his cousin Zuo Yongmei led their guards northward, hoping to ask Master Gao for help. Unexpectedly, they met Cao Hu on the way."
"Cao Hu has an old relationship with my cousin. After hearing about this incident, he shook his head repeatedly and told us about Gao Jie and Xie Sheng. He said that the only way to get Gao Jie's help is to take advantage of him."
"Xianmei was worried that this matter would implicate her father and strongly opposed it, but Cao Hu said that if the matter was arranged properly, Gao Jie would be conquered, and my cousin was actually persuaded by him."
"Xianmei knows that Liu Zuoliang and Liu Zeqing have always been dissatisfied with their father. Regardless of the success or failure of this trip, it will be very detrimental to their father. However, Xianmei was in a weak position at the time, so she had to pretend to agree."
"Xianmei originally wanted to expose them after entering the city, but she never thought that they would put Xianmei under house arrest as soon as they arrived in Liaocheng, and then act in Xianmei's name."
"It wasn't until an hour ago that Xianmei got out of trouble with the help of her personal guards. She was about to rush to stop her, but she never thought that the two of her would be defeated..."
Zhu Yuanzhang's frown gradually relaxed as he listened to Zuo Xianmei's story.
Seeing this, Zuo Xianmei preached even more vigorously about how loyal and patriotic they were, but due to various reasons they were restrained by others and could not go north to King Qin in time to ask Zhu Yuanzhang for forgiveness.
After about a cup of tea, Li Chengdong brought a man and a woman.
The man was Cao Hu, and the woman was Zuo Yongmei, who was similar to Zuo Xianmei.
Some people died, but not completely...
