Gu Cheng was so busy that he traveled through wealthy mansions in a carriage rented by the Gu family.
There is no way, Quanzhou County Male is a title after all, whether it is a dead County Male or a living County Male, after all, it bears the title of the imperial court. As a member of the peerage, when you are about to get married, you always need to send invitations to other dukes, marquises, and earls, right?
Don't worry about whether people come to have a wedding banquet or not, basic etiquette needs to be followed.
There was only one male in the Gu family, so naturally he couldn't run around, so he had to arrange for the butler to deliver invitations.
Gu Cheng traveled all over the country, and his advantages of seeing the world showed up. He spoke respectfully and acted steadily. The nobles and nobles looked after his family, so they naturally didn't care too much.
The title came suddenly, and the invitation was written suddenly.
Korean Gong Li Shanchang is willing to do it. Li Shanchang is currently staying in the northwest of Zhongdu and has no time to come over.
The Duke of Cao, Li Wenzhong, and the Duke of Song, Feng Sheng, only took a ceremonial visit to the house. They were both playing with Wang Baobao in the north and would not be back for a while.
However, there is also Chang Mao in the Duke of Zheng's palace, who is the son of Chang Yuchun. Duke Deng Yu of Wei is also in Jinling, so he still needs to send an invitation. The other marquis and earls also need to inform him, even if they have offended him. The Pingliang Hou Mansion also had to send invitations.
This was arranged by Mu Ying. After all, Gu Zhengchen couldn't keep grudges, and it would be nice to have a chance to resolve the misunderstanding.
However, Mu Ying is still too naive.
Sincerity House.
Liu Jing took an invitation and handed it to Liu Ji in the study: "The man from Quanzhou County is getting married tomorrow. I invite my father to the banquet."
Liu Ji took the invitation, looked at it, and laughed: "Gu Zhengchen is really lucky. He has risen through the ranks and been awarded a title in one step. We can't underestimate him."
Liu Jing frowned: "Father, what does the court think? County men are just for posthumous titles. There is no reason why they should be used on living people."
Liu Ji shook his head: "Jing'er, you have to know that although the Ming Dynasty's surname is Zhu, the Zhu family does not have the final say. No matter how diligent the emperor is in government affairs and no matter how many ears and eyes he has, he will never be able to control everyone and everything. When my father was fighting with the Korean government, the emperor could still mediate in the middle, maneuver left and right, use the power to control the situation of the court. But what about now? Haha, the Huaixi family is the only one, so the emperor will inevitably have some constraints on what he does. "
Liu Jing asked in confusion: "Your Majesty is not aware of the shortcomings of Hu Xiang's sole control of Zhongshu. Why is he still doing this..."
Liu Ji spread his hands and said calmly: "So what if you know? Among the founding nobles, most are military generals, and there are few Korean princes. Now the Korean prince is recuperating in Fengyang, who can replace Hu Weiyong? No one!" Looking around Jinling and outside, officials either lack the ability to coordinate with ministers and generals, or there is no one behind them, and their words have no weight."
Liu Jing admitted.
Hu Weiyong is capable, but other civil servants either have the ability but no background, or have the background but no ability, or have neither the background nor the ability. It is difficult to control the founding dignitaries of the Manchu Dynasty.
If Hu Weiyong hadn't come from Huaixi and had Li Shanchang taking the lead to support him, he wouldn't have been able to secure his position as Zhongshu.
Liu Ji stood up: "This matter is not as simple as rewarding Gu Zhengchen, but Hu Weiyong is testing and trying to compete with His Majesty. He is using this method to tell the people behind him that he has the ability to influence His Majesty's decision-making. Quanzhou County Male vs. Gu Zhengchen is a laughing stock, but it is a victory for Hu Weiyong. Just watch, in a few years, His Majesty will definitely recruit someone else to join Zhongshu. If that person still cannot check and balance Hu Weiyong, haha..."
Liu Jing took a deep breath and asked seriously: "Father is not saying that Gu Zhengchen will enter Zhongshu, right?"
Liu Ji rolled his eyes at Liu Jing: "How can Gu Zhengchen enter Zhongshu at such a young age?"
"Who could that be?"
Liu Jing didn't understand.
Liu Ji thought for a long time and shook his head: "Let's wait and see. Based on my understanding of His Majesty, he will definitely not be used to being ignored and pulled by others. And Hu Weiyong is doing these things. Forget it, you go and prepare. Some gifts will be sent to the Gu family tomorrow afternoon, and I will go to the banquet in the evening."
Liu Jing left with doubts.
Xiao Zhang walked in from the door and saw Liu Ji holding the invitation in a daze. He smiled and said: "When you came back from Jurong, you praised Gu Zhengchen so much that he unexpectedly became a county boy. Didn't the court say that he must be a county boy?" Military merit cannot be ennobled. He is a county magistrate, where can he get military merit?"
Liu Ji sighed: "His military merit lies not in killing the enemy, but in helping to kill the enemy. He provided alcohol through wine, which can make the wounds of wounded soldiers less red, swollen and suppurative. It will be impossible to cure thousands of troops in the future. This military merit, I can’t help but give him a reward.”
Xiao Zhang was astonished: "If it really has such an effect, then the court should also give a big reward and give a dead person the title..."
"Be careful!"
Liu Ji interrupted Xiao Zhang.
Chen Mansion.
Chen Ning smiled like a dying duck, patted the table and said to Wu Yun, the Minister of Punishment: "Quanzhou County man, haha, listen, Quanzhou County man!"
Wu Yun didn't know what was so funny about this, but Chen Ning enjoyed it.
Chen Ning was indeed very happy. After suffering several hidden losses at the hands of Gu Zhengchen, he finally let out a bad breath. In the future, Jinling, no, the whole world, will know that there is a living county man in Ming Dynasty!
This kind of shame will remain forever, and historians will have to write it down in the history books, which cannot be washed away even if they want to.
Chen Ning smiled, took a sip of tea, and asked Wu Yun, "Has the alcohol been made yet?"
Wu Yun nodded slightly: "It should have been made. It's steamed wine. I steamed it a few times. It's very strong. I think it must be alcohol. But are you sure you want to try alcohol again? If something goes wrong..."
Chen Ning said confidently: "Humph, if there is a problem, it is Gu Zhengchen's problem, not our problem. You kindly arranged for people to try a few more times. Even if a few prisoners died, it was for the sake of the frontier soldiers. What's the crime? ?”
Wu Yun nodded slightly and looked around. Seeing no one else, he went to Chen Ning and whispered: "The Pingliang Marquis Mansion is in operation and can be taken action at any time. When do you think it is best to take action?"
Chen Ning narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "Gu Zhengchen is getting married tomorrow, how about you arrest him?"
Wu Yun took a deep breath, and his face became very ugly: "Doctor Chen Yushi, are you kidding me? With the relationship between Dong Palace and Gu Zhengchen, the prince will definitely be there. How can I dare to take action when the prince is here? What's more, he is now the county magistrate. Man, the Ministry of Punishment would not dare to take someone with a title without His Majesty's approval..."
Chen Ning knocked on the table: "What if this matter is related to the safety of His Majesty and the Crown Prince? If the matter is urgent, we must do it."
"Corruption is not an emergency..."
Wu Yun asked depressedly.
Chen Ning chuckled and said: "Corruption is not an emergency, so let's add another one to deliberately assassinate him!"
"Assassin driver?"
Wu Yun was at a loss, what kind of fight should he stab?
Chen Ning didn't care at all and said with a smile: "You don't care how to assassinate me, all you need to do is let someone break into the palace and bite out Gu Zhengchen!"
Wu Yun shook his head: "Your Majesty will understand this crude trick at a glance. Gu Zhengchen will not be wronged at all. By then, it is possible that we will be implicated in it."
Chen Ning looked at the unsatisfied Wu Yun and snorted: "Wu Shangshu, this is all the intention of Prime Minister Hu. You were promoted by Prime Minister Hu and stayed in Jinling with the other hand. You must repay your kindness."
Wu Yun looked a little pale and cupped his hands: "I know what to do."
Chen Ning was very satisfied.
After Wu Yun left the Chen Mansion, he did not go home, but turned to the Zhongshu Yamen Office. Wu Yun had seen too many second-rate men like Chen Ning who were unreliable and said one thing to the front and another to the back.
If trouble really happens, Chen Ning will definitely pick him off cleanly, and he, haha, will have no choice but to go to hell!
This can be done, but Hu Weiyong must speak personally.
Hu Weiyong has been busy all the time. Although the imperial court has sealed it and there are far fewer memorial documents sent from the local government, it does not mean that Zhongshu Province is no longer busy.
The military affairs and military intelligence information of the Guard Office are not entirely controlled by the Metropolitan Governor. The Zhongshu Province will also be involved and has the right to supervise and participate.
The military situation of the guard station does not depend on time. If anything happens, it will be reported.
Building the Great Wall, repairing the city, adding castles, allocating weapons, distributing food, clothing, and quilts, writing off expenses, and even military officers' illegal activities and internal disputes in the garrison will be sent to Zhongshu Province.
Hu Weiyong was busy, and when he saw Wu Yun coming, he couldn't help but frowned: "Is there something wrong with the Criminal Department?"
Wu Yun shook his head, walked to Hu Weiyong, whispered in a low voice, and then said: "If Mr. Hu nods, then Wu Yun will go out and do this without any hesitation."
Hu Weiyong's face turned livid, he grabbed the tea bowl and threw it out, sternly saying: "Damn it! How dare he do this without telling me!"
Wu Yun added: "He said he was arranged by Hu Xiangyi."
"How could I do such a useless thing!"
Hu Weiyong was angry.
Chen Ning dared to give orders in his own name, and even dared to collude with the Marquis of Pingliang to frame Gu Zhengchen! Gu Zhengchen and others are not important. What is important is that Chen Ning is really audacious. He acts recklessly under the emperor's nose and uses his own name!
Wu Yun told the whole story.
Hu Weiyong listened to the rough and rubbish plan, why Wang Erlu forced himself into the palace to abstain and committed misdeeds, how Gu Zhengchen had accepted a bribe, and how Gu Zhengchen was a remnant of Zhang Shicheng, and he approached the East Palace and the emperor to avenge Zhang Shicheng...
It's a shame that Chen Ning could come up with such a shabby plan.
Zhang Shicheng has been beaten to ashes for several years. Is it necessary to mention this person again at this time? Who would risk their whole family's lives for an unrelated dead person?
Besides, which one of your eyes saw that Gu Zhengchen and Zhang Shicheng colluded? When Zhang Shicheng was jumping around, Gu Zhengchen was not yet an adult. You would never have thought of this?
What's more, Gu Zhengchen is a famous person now. Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to make him an earl several times. Now the court has just made him a county boy. You turn around and say that he is an assassin?
Whose face is this slap in the face?
It was a slap in Zhu Yuanzhang’s face!
With Lao Zhu's temper, if he received a beating, it would be impossible to say that his whole family would be destroyed!
Idiot, pigs are smarter than Chen Ning!
