At this moment, Zhu Youli and Zheng Zhilong were also in Prince De's Mansion. The two brothers, the five leaders, and 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 trying to establish friendship. For Zheng Zhilong, it is beneficial to make friends with 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 asks all kinds of questions to get to the bottom of it.
So he peed a few times from the morning session to the night session. Of course he did not forget to invite Chang Yu, but he found that Chang Yu was missing. 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 did not search for him all over the world as Xi Jingjing 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, but 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 but laugh 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?" General Gu Youma helped Zheng Zhilong sit on the bed, and then helped him take off his boots. Zheng Zhilong lay back and said, "Can the Lord Governor come back?" ?”
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 sobering soup, which made him a little embarrassed. He didn't expect that the 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 met a drunkard like Zheng Zhilong, he couldn't resist it. He couldn't remember when he collapsed and how he got back to the room. .
"Eunuch Chang and General Zheng are having breakfast." The housekeeper came to report, and 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, there is no one who doesn't have weak legs."
Chang Yu smiled and said: "I would like to see when Commander Zheng's legs become weak." Zheng Zhilong said quickly: "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.
"If you are busy with personal matters, go out as soon as possible." Chang Yu said this seemingly casually, and Zhu Youyue immediately recognized the meaning. He was not talking about being busy with official matters, but being involved in 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: "Given our family's friendship with the prince, we do not avoid suspicion in private matters, but... well, that's all, our family would 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 won't be reported by those defenders... Hehe, Eunuch Chang, don't worry, you are so trustworthy, I, the king, I know what words and farts can be said."
"Our family only said what the prince said. By the way, prince, our family is telling you this purely out of our friendship. 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. This little eunuch was afraid that King De would not follow the etiquette, so he ordered it so well.
After hearing this, Zhu Youli said in her heart, "Oh my God!" 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 hit me, then you are really shameless.
Half noon, outside Jinan City.
Zhu Youli sent them ten miles away in one breath but was still reluctant to leave. He took Chang Yu and Zheng Zhilong's hands and said that he must go to Prince De's Mansion to replenish the wedding wine on the way back to Beijing.
Chang Yu readily agreed. After all, Zhu Youli accepted a big gift and directly gave him 50,000 yuan in banknotes from Daming Bank and some gold and silver jewelry. This was definitely a big deal. Even Zheng Zhilong secretly praised this King De as a real person. Although Zhu Youli has always been called poor, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.
Exiting Jinan City and going south 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 was never peaceful.
Zheng Zhilong was worried when he saw that Chang Yu could not follow 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. Not long after they passed Tai'an and entered the boundary of Yanzhou Prefecture, Zheng Zhilong asked if he could drop by to worship at 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 can't get along with our military generals, and he doesn't look down on us military ministers who wield swords and guns. Why should General Zheng look for trouble? Furthermore, At this time, there is no more Yanshenggong."
After hearing the first half of the sentence, Zheng Zhilong smiled awkwardly, but after hearing the second half, he was suddenly shocked: "There is no more Yanshenggong? Could it be that the imperial court has been abolished..."
Tu Yuan spoke quickly: "Then Duke Yan was killed last year, and this new one hasn't taken over the throne yet."
Zheng Zhilong was even more horrified: "Duke Yansheng was killed?"
"Last year, the whole government and the public were aware of the Chaos Confucian chaos. Haven't General Zheng heard about it?" 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 scolded Confucius. The house is like a wallflower, is this a big mess?"
"Seventy-two generations of domestic slaves, twenty-five ministers of the second dynasty, can be called the strongest wallflower in the past thousand years." Tu Yuan chuckled and said: "During the chaos last year, Qufu City was surrounded by chaos. 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, it's time to take care of all the property... 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. The world would be brighter if both sides took a step back, 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. Some say there are conflicts within their clan, and some say thieves committed murder."
"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 imperial 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."
"Then from the shopkeeper's point of view, it must be stuck somewhere." Zheng Zhilong's curiosity was aroused and he kept asking questions, 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 Qiu Feng. In fact, Chang Yu chatted with him a lot along the way, and he did not hide it at all. Almost all of the food and salary he had obtained during his battles in the past 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 rejected 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. His relationship with King Lu was not that good, so he would not bother him. To avoid turning around and making it known to the whole world, 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 Yipaihai, when he passed through Yanzhou last year. The two had a good relationship, and they even 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. Moreover, there is no interest relationship between him and Zhu Yihai, it is pure 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 such a loser that he couldn't even take a sip from the northwest wind, let alone the autumn wind.
After all, all the wealth of Prince Lu's palace was plundered by the Tatars, and almost all were killed by the Prince of Lu's lineage. Zhu Yihai is now the only member of the Prince of Lu's lineage. When Chang Yu passed by last year, he had only been in the title 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 alone. If you want to regain the glory of the past, you have to hug the emperor's thigh. Does hugging the thigh make you want this and that now? Emperor Now that you are too poor to take the blame, you still want to ask for things, so 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, and 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. .
And when Emperor Chongzhen saw Zhu Yihai's memorial, he was surprised at first. Good guy, look at this arrangement, and he suddenly 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 He tried his best to praise Lu Wang 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, making Zhu Yihai more popular.
But even though I have the face, I am still very shy in terms of money.
So Chang Yu doesn't plan to come to "visit" this time!
