The ninth son of the emperor, Zhu Cixiu, the king of Luoshan County, never thought that he, who was so favored, would be betrayed by his father, Emperor Chongzhen... and only for a mere 350,000 taels of silver.
For 350,000 taels of silver, he had to leave the Qinhuai River where beauties abound, leave the prosperous city of Nanjing, leave his beloved mother and concubine, and embark on a long journey to the west...
"Ninth brother, don't be afraid. It's just a journey of ten thousand miles to the west. Your sixth brother and I will go to Tianzhu at that time, more than ten thousand miles? And we have to go to sea by boat... The sea is very windy and rough! In Xiaoxiyang ( We also encountered pirates in the Indian Ocean. Fortunately, our ships are strong and our artillery is powerful, otherwise your sixth brother and I would have died young! No one will inherit my properties in more than ten streets!"
The person who was persuading Zhu Cixiu with earnest words was none other than the charter king Zhu Cibing. The Charter King was sent to the Nine Princes' Mansion in Xipu by Emperor Chongzhen. Emperor Chongzhen could "sell his son", but he couldn't force his son to walk thousands of miles. The son had to be willing to do so.
But how can Zhu Cixuan be so easy to talk to? He is a favored son, which means he is not very afraid of his father.
So after Emperor Chongzhen told him about this, he immediately jumped up and refused to agree to anything. He even ran back to the palace in Nanjing and stayed behind closed doors.
Chongzhen was dumbfounded now. He was still waiting for Zhu Cixiang's 350,000 taels to fill the deep hole in Luzon!
And there’s also the issue of face! His majestic Ming Dynasty Emperor could not command the four emperors including Emperor Zhu Cihong, King Zhu Cijiong, King Luo Zhu Cizhao (promoted to prince), Prince Qing Zhu Cihuan (promoted to prince together with Zhu Cizhao), and Prince Fu Zhu Cibing. , they are all powerful, and at worst they have more than a dozen streets of properties to collect rent from.
But now he can't even command the King of Luoshan County, so does he still have the dignity to tell the truth?
So Emperor Chongzhen called Zhu Cibing, the King of Fortune, and asked him to come forward to persuade Zhu Cibing, the "King of Houses" who stayed at home and did not go out, to quickly pack his things and go to the Western Regions.
He was "sold", so how could he not go? If you don't go, Zhu Cixiang's treacherous son won't give you the money!
And...this is likely to be a long-term deal! Emperor Chongzhen has more than a hundred sons who can be "sold", but he can't ruin his reputation as soon as he comes up.
But this "house king" is not a fuel-efficient lamp. After listening to the charter king's persuasion, he snorted: "Brother Six, you are worrying too much... Our father would have been worried by that time." He has planned that if you drown on the way, he will go and tell the boss to let me inherit your title of King Fu and those dozen streets. If you die at that time, I will be the charter king now!"
"What?" Zhu Cibing was immediately annoyed, "Is this true? How could he do this? How could you inherit my title and property?
You are my younger brother... If I want to inherit, I have to find a nephew of my generation to adopt him first, and then I can inherit! "
The nephew can be adopted to the charter king and be regarded as the charter king's son. In this way, the charter king can be regarded as having a heir. If the younger brother is allowed to inherit, the charter king will be equal to the last one.
Emperor Chongzhen's arrangement at that time was really a bit unreasonable.
Of course, Chongzhen just wanted to make Concubine Hu happy. Because he had no say in this matter, Zhu Cihong had to decide.
How could Zhu Cixi give the property of the Charter King to Zhu Cixiang, the Nine Princes, to inherit? He himself has so many sons!
However, the charter king was still a little angry after hearing his brother's revelation.
"Isn't that what he is?" Zhu Cixiu is also a prince who can stir up trouble, which can be regarded as a specialty. "Who cares about his more than a hundred sons! Doesn't he only have money in his eyes? Oh, and my little mother! You are a fool!"
"That's right!" Zhu Cibing nodded, feeling the same, "He is just a fool. He has been a fool for seventeen years and almost destroyed the country left by his ancestors... Fortunately, he let the boss take away the power early. Otherwise, we wouldn’t even know if our brothers are there or not!”
"Yes!" Zhu Cixuan said, "I won't listen to him! He is just a powerless old man, why should you listen to him?
I'm not going anywhere, I'm just going to stay in Nanjing and see what he can do to me. "
The charter king quickly shook his head, "That's not possible! You don't have to listen to what dad says, but how dare you not listen to what boss says? The person in power now is not dad, but the boss... It was the boss who asked you to go to the Western Regions and Xini. If you don't want to go, but There is no good fruit to eat. When the boss wants to punish you, dad will not protect you, and you will be in trouble!"
"But how can I be the one who can be with this person?" Zhu Cixuan spread his hands, "And I don't know what the third child wants to do, so how can I be with this person?"
"Isn't it obvious what the third child wants to do?" Zhu Cibing said with a smile, "Isn't it because he wants to make money and gain territory? He was also tricked by the boss and took over the bad business of the Dai Kingdom in the Western Regions. He wanted to reopen the Silk Road, but it turned out that he was cheated by the boss. The Cha Kingdom refused to agree and continued to fight endless wars with Zhungeer and Heshuote in the Western Regions. Lao San is the head of the three vassals in the Western Regions and cannot stay out of the matter, so he has been tricked into being the debtor king again in these years!"
"Alas," Zhu Cixuan sighed, "our brothers are really having a hard life. There is a father who sells his son, and there is a boss who cheats on his younger brother... How will we live in the future!"
This "King of Houses" has grown up today and realizes that his life is also hard!
"It's good to know," Zhu Cibing sighed, "You'd better obey... In fact, the Western Regions are not without merit. The orchids in the Western Regions are still very beautiful. Especially some Han-Hu hybrids, they are even less bubbling than Qinhuai Those things in He are much more beautiful!”
Zhu Cixuan looked at the Charter King with some confusion, "Brother Six, how do you know so clearly?"
Zhu Cibing snorted: "Of course I know... I am the charter king. You can't imagine the happiness of this charter king!"
Although the "house king" is much richer than Chongzhen's unfavored sons, he cannot be compared with the charter king.
Seeing that his younger brother was a little moved, the charter king continued to persuade him: "Lao Jiu"
