Chapter 186: Invite Wei Guogong again
After Fu Youde gave in, letting Xu Da come out became the top priority.
Zhu Yunwen asked: "Is the Duke of Wei still unwilling to come out of the mountain?"
Ding Xian felt a little embarrassed and said: "I have come forward many times. But Wei Guogong is still unable to get in, and there is nothing I can do. He is Wei Guogong after all."
Zhu Yunwen also understood.
When a person reaches the stage of Wei Guogong, as long as he has no desires and no demands, no one can do anything to him. Even if you want to do something to Xu Da, you have to weigh it again and again. If you really want to punish Xu Da, it will cause a chain reaction. It was also something Zhu Yunwen couldn't bear.
The emperor can't do anything he pleases either.
Zhu Yunwen thought about it, sighed and said, "Well, let me go and see Grandpa Xu in person."
Ding Xian said: "My incompetence has caused Your Majesty to suffer the humiliation of Lao Ge."
Zhu Yunwen said: "This is nothing. After all, he is also the junior of Wei Guogong. It is a matter of course for a junior to pay homage to his elders."
Although he said this, Zhu Yunwen had already secretly remembered it in his heart. Today, I have given enough face to Duke Wei. If Duke Wei does not know how to praise him, then Zhu Yunwen will be truly humiliated by Lao Ge.
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Zhu Yunwen wants to visit Wei Guogong.
Xu Da, whether he wanted to or not, had to open the middle door wide and take all the men of the Xu family out to greet him.
The entire Duke of Wei's Mansion was guarded by three levels of Jinyi Guards, three levels inside and three levels outside. The courtyard where Zhu Yunwen was going and the courtyards that he could reach were even more guarded.
This is common etiquette and a means of protection.
The protective measures adopted by Zhu Yuanzhang when he traveled are not much different from those adopted by Zhu Yunwen when he travels now.
But Xu Da looked at these Jinyi guards and suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
Because, in Xu Da's view, it is very likely that these royal guards have changed from being here to protect His Majesty to confiscating homes.
Xu Da also never expected that Zhu Yunwen would condescend to come to the Xu family so much.
Although it is not that the Duke of Wei has never received the emperor, both the emperor and the prince came to the Xu family back then. It's just that the current Zhu Yunwen does not follow Zhu Yuanzhang, nor is he Zhu Biao. Wei Guogong Xu Da was somewhat unable to figure out Zhu Yunwen's thoughts.
"I don't know whether I am happy or sad today." Xu Da thought to himself.
Soon, Zhu Yunwen arrived.
Zhu Yunwen came down from Yuhu, and Xu Da saluted. Zhu Yunwen immediately supported Xu Da and said: "Xu Guogong, I am very happy to be strong."
Xu Da smiled and said: "I am now just the ashes of the calamity. I don't know when I will go to see Taizu. However, I think your Majesty's role is to come down below and report to Taizu. Taizu is also very pleased."
The two of them seemed to be harmonious and happy, but there was something different in their words, and each had his own point of view.
Zhu Yunwen said that Xu Da should be strong when he is old. Naturally, he wanted Xu Da to come out of the mountain.
It's just that although Xu Da's illness has become more and more serious, Xu Da is a victorious general after all. He has won many battles in his life, and he still has a strong spirit. He can't even pretend to be sick to see Fu Youde. Now that I see Zhu Yunzhen, there is no use in pretending to be sick. On the contrary, it is easy to be self-defeating.
What Xu Da said seemed to be praising Zhu Yunwen, but the meaning behind his words was not so friendly.
Zhu Yunwen felt a little uncomfortable, but he couldn't fall out.
The two of them were talking. He walked to the main hall and sat down.
Zhu Yunwen did not go directly to the topic, but invited the younger generations of the Xu family to come out. Xu Da's three sons, several grandchildren, and Xu Da's daughter were all married.
Zhu Yunwen talked with these people one by one. We get along very harmoniously.
But what Xu Da saw in his eyes was not like this.
Speaking of which, the Xu family and the Zhu family are close relatives, and it was normal for Zhu Biao to go in and out of the Xu family when he was a child. The relationship between Xu Huizu and the prince was very deep. Historically, Xu Huizu was loyal to Jianwen. Even after King Yan ascended the throne, he did not change his original intention and imprisoned him to death. How much of this loyalty was to Emperor Jianwen and how much to the prince.
It's hard to say how much of Zhu Biao's legacy is due to Zhu Yuanzhang's orthodox status.
Today, Xu Huizu is not the one who makes the decision in the Xu family, and Zhu Yunwen's orthodox status is also in question. Xu Huizu's attitude was naturally not so firm. But I still feel a little close to Zhu Yunwen.
After all, Xu Huizu watched Zhu Yunwen grow up.
Some personal feelings and the friendship between monarch and minister are inseparable.
Therefore, Xu Huizu was somewhat grateful for Zhu Yunwen's closeness.
Moreover, although Zhu Yunwen did not give him any special treatment, this holy favor itself was the greatest benefit Zhu Yunqi gave.
What Xu Da saw was not the benefit in front of him, but the thunder behind him.
Thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness.
Today it is rain and dew, tomorrow it will be thunder.
Xu Da understood this clearly. Whether it was thunder or rain, Xu Da didn't care at all. But he doesn't care. His sons and grandsons care. Xu Huizu and Xu Zengshou all have their own ideas in their hearts.
Xu Da can make thousands of troops unite at once. But he cannot let his sons have the same thoughts as his father.
How can it be difficult for the father and son of the Tian family? Is it difficult for fathers and sons in ordinary families?
Xu Da sighed in his heart: "Zhu Yunwen is just as powerful as Zhu Chongba. He has caught my painful foot. What will happen to these bastards after I die?"
"Will these bastards listen to what I say?"
Zhu Yunwen had lunch at the Xu family. The Xu family was accompanied by Xu Da and Xu Da's three sons, and they seemed to be enjoying themselves.
Wait until you have had enough wine and food.
Zhu Yunwen met Xu Da alone.
After the left and right sides retreated, Zhu Yunwen immediately saluted Xu Da and was about to kneel down. Xu Da was shocked and immediately helped him up and said, "Your Majesty, you are the king of a country, how can you do this?"
Zhu Yunwen said: "Grandpa Xu, I have no choice. Now that Ying Guogong has been defeated in Hejian, and the Fujian Navy has been defeated in Donghai, I am restless day and night, worried that overnight, the Northern Army will cross the Yangtze River. Now I think about it. Go, only Grandpa Xu can save me from the fire and water."
Xu Da said: "I'm old. Maybe I'll be gone at some point. Your Majesty should have read the medical records of Tai Hospital. It's not that the old minister is unwilling, but he really can't bear such a heavy responsibility. Your Majesty, please order someone wise." "
Zhu Yunwen knelt down forcefully and said, "Grandpa Xu, are you going to abandon me?"
When Xu Da saw this, he sighed in his heart and said to himself: "This shameless energy is in the same vein as Zhu Yuanzhang. It will cost me my life." But the situation has become such that he has no other way.
He Xi came to Ming Dynasty in the fourteenth year of Hongwu. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was already the emperor. Naturally, I have never seen what Zhu Yuanzhang did when he made his fortune. But Xu Da was an old man who followed Zhu Yuanzhang, but after seeing Zhu Yuanzhang leave Haozhou, he abandoned his old face and recruited brothers everywhere to join his gang, so there were only twenty-eight people. That kind of enthusiasm to draw big cakes and brag is the same as Zhu Yunwen's shameless energy when he knelt down today.
However, Xu Da knew that it seemed that Zhu Yunwen was arrogant, but in fact, many things had a price.
Now that Zhu Yunwen has reached this point, his attitude cannot be lower. If Xu Da still refuses, it means Xu Da's rejection of Zhu Yunwen's regime.
Zhu Yunwen was severely offended.
It's hard for outsiders to say how Zhu Yunwen will take revenge on the Xu family in the future.
Because Zhu Yunwen forced Xu Da to make a choice, that is, Beijing or Nanjing. If Xu Da does not come out to help, it means that Xu Da does not support the Nanjing regime.
What can Xu Dan do?
Children are debts.
Xu Da is dead. He was worried that soon after his death, Zhu Yunwen would send the entire Xu family down to reunite with Xu Da.
In any case, Zhu Yunwen has firmly secured the throne. Under the system of the feudal dynasty, as long as an emperor who is firmly on the throne wants to deal with a certain minister, no matter how prestigious the minister is, there is always a way.
Xu Daji
With no other option left, Xu Da said: "How can I ignore Your Majesty when I have received the favor of Emperor Taizu? Your Majesty has already mentioned this, what else can I say? But, to be honest, I By the way, the old minister is really old. He can no longer work hard. He can only come out and sit in charge, and others need to do the specific things."
