"Marry me...?"
Zhu Su was dumbfounded.
"My child has never had any quarrel with Song Guogong. Why would he want to marry me?"
"Besides, Uncle Xu's side..."
Zhu Su didn't finish his words. The matter between himself and the eldest daughter of the Xu family had caused quite a stir, and it was impossible for Feng Sheng not to know about it.
Xu Da stayed in Peiping for the country, but Feng Sheng came out to conquer the southwest and wanted to cut off Hu. What does this mean?
When did I actually become a fragrant steamed bun?
"Although your Uncle Xu is respectful, if he knew that Song Guogong was like this, I'm afraid he would be so angry that he would rush to heaven." Empress Ma felt quite troubled. "So your father did not agree to Duke Song to keep this matter a secret."
"Also let me ask you if you have any clues."
"What clue can I have..." Zhu Su said with a smile, but before he finished speaking, his heart suddenly thought of the historical records about Feng Sheng.
In history, Zhou Wang Zhu Ji was married to the daughter of Song Duke Feng Sheng, which was considered a bad fate in this regard. More importantly, the history books clearly record a secret meeting between Zhu Xi and Feng Sheng after the death of Prince Zhu Biao, which was reported to Zhu Yuanzhang by the Jin Yiwei.
What the two men said is not recorded in the annals of history. All I know is that after this secret meeting, Feng Sheng lost Lao Zhu's trust. Finally, in the twenty-eighth year of Hongwu, he was sentenced to death without guilt.
The majestic duke was sentenced to death without even making any announcement to the public about the crimes he committed! Even in the 28th year of Hongwu, when Lao Zhu's character was already extremely cruel, this incident was definitely unusual.
Lan Yu is dead, at least there is still a crime. Feng Sheng, the first generation general who founded the Ming Dynasty, and the Duke of Song who was more important than Lan Yu in terms of status and qualifications, could not even reveal the cause of his death!
Such an easy crime that could kill Feng Sheng cannot be just because of Lao Zhu's suspicion. After all, if it was just suspicion, Feng Sheng, as a leading general, would not let him go so easily.
Once the emperor granted death, he really died quietly and obediently.
There is only one possibility: what Feng Sheng committed was a serious crime that should have punished the nine tribes. Lao Zhu threatened to let the nine tribes go and forced Feng Sheng to accept death!
And this crime is undoubtedly rebellion!
Connecting with history, after the secret meeting between King Zhou Zhu and his father-in-law Feng Sheng, he was angrily rebuked by Lao Zhu and ordered him never to leave the fiefdom without incident, which was directly like a prison. Zhu Su boldly guessed that Feng Sheng at that time probably wanted to After Zhu Biao's death, he supported Zhu Xi in his fight for the throne. After all, he still had a large number of troops at that time. After the deaths of Xu Da, Li Wenzhong and others, he was the only famous general of the first generation of the Ming Dynasty.
Unfortunately, the secret meeting was known to Jin Yiwei, and Lao Zhu was furious. But tiger poison does not eat its children, and Zhu Rui is the youngest son born to his wife, Queen Ma, after all. Therefore, Lao Zhu chose to suppress the matter and did not punish Feng Sheng and Zhu Xi for treason. Instead, he imprisoned the fifth son Zhu Xi and threatened Feng Sheng with the death of the nine clans.
A famous general of a generation died silently.
So now Feng Sheng, might he already have thoughts of supporting a prince and competing for the throne? He was eyeing her, could he have some ulterior motive?
Zhu Su felt cold sweat all over his back.
"My mother, I have absolutely no intention of marrying Song Guogong!" Zhu Su raised his head and said. No matter what Feng Sheng's intentions were, he could never get involved with him. "Everyone knows what happened between the child and the Xu Mansion. If we agree to the Duke of Song's Mansion again, wouldn't it make Uncle Xu feel grudge?"
"It is definitely not a blessing for the court to have generals fighting against each other! My father has great talents and great strategies. It is time for the Ming Dynasty to move forward. We must not use such so-called balancing methods that are in vain and cause internal friction!"
"No matter what, the child will never want to marry the Duke of Song Dynasty!"
Queen Ma stared at Zhu Su, and after a moment, she nodded with some understanding.
"You kid, you must have thought of something."
"Don't be afraid of being like that. Our Zhu family is still a family after all. You have done your best for the Ming Dynasty. No matter what, mother will not let anyone harm you."
Zhu Su nodded, thinking that when you and your eldest brother were still alive, the Zhu family was indeed a family. But if you are gone, no one will be able to persuade the hysterical Emperor Hongwu.
If that time really comes, I will immediately hide my name, leave behind my title, and become a rich man with peace of mind.
"You should protect your body more. Our brothers, dad and the Ming Dynasty still need you." Zhu Su said sincerely.
Queen Ma smiled gently. "Now that Dai Shenyi, the doctor you invited, is helping to regulate her body, I feel better day by day."
"Don't worry, my mother will definitely live to the time when all of you have descendants and grandchildren!"
Zhu Su nodded, feeling half relieved. Queen Ma continued: "If you don't ask me what you have in mind, don't tell your father either."
"Feng Sheng is also your father's old general. Back then, his brother Feng Guoyong died of exhaustion in the army for your father. He, Feng Sheng, also fought for the country. Both brothers made great contributions to the founding of the Ming Dynasty. "
"Mom, I think it may not be what you think. Maybe Feng Sheng is uneasy and wants to marry a capable prince in the royal family so that he can gain more status with your father."
"Isn't your father still planning to let the nobles divide the foreign territories? If I get married to you, the initiator, wouldn't I be one step ahead of the other nobles?"
Zhu Su nodded, and it made sense to think so. However, the enfeoffment of foreign territories was basically hidden behind the scenes. If Feng Sheng could guess what he was doing, it would be enough to show his ability.
After all, only Liu Bowen had inferred from various clues that many reforms in the imperial court were related to himself, the prince.
"Being an emperor is bound to be suspicious. If there is a grudge against your father, I'm afraid the Feng family will not end up well." Queen Ma continued, telling the reason why he did not let Zhu Su tell Lao Zhu. "Although your father is stubborn, he is also an emotional person. Mother doesn't want your father to become a loner like in history in his later years, and to pave the way for future generations, to personally kill the large group of old brothers who followed him in the war... …do you understand?"
"My child understands." Zhu Su responded with his head bowed.
"Good boy." Queen Ma was even more pleased and touched Zhu Su's head. "But it would not be good if Song Guogong directly refused."
"Son, do you have any ideas that can appease Duke Song without making your Uncle Xu angry?"
The ball was kicked to Zhu Su.
Zhu Su lowered his head and thought for a while, but he actually thought of a way. "Mom, if it is true as you said, Song Guogong did this because he wanted to be one step ahead of others when he wanted to establish a foreign vassal in the future."
"Then what he covets is not the person of the child, but the customs, customs and various knowledge in the child's mind that will help to seal the vassal and open up the territory in the future."
"In this case, do you think you can ask Song Guogong to send his son to the Imperial College of the Imperial Academy? The child will no longer hide it, and directly teach these things to the children of his Feng family openly and honestly."
"The Feng family can learn this knowledge openly, so they don't have to think about what is there and what is not. What do you think of this method?"
(End of chapter)
