Early the next morning.
Wang Shouren set off on horseback, and it took half a day to reach the 30-mile journey. After all, there were important people attending this time, and he had to make his father-in-law mentally prepared...
Prince Ning's Mansion.
Zhu Jianshen ate delicious food and drank more than a hundred dishes. It didn't cost him any money anyway, so there was no need to save money for Prince Ning.
Prince Ning's lineage was rich, very rich, and they relied not on royal salaries but on maritime merchants.
On the surface, the imperial court did not allow the vassal king to interfere in the maritime trade, but privately, there were many vassal kings involved. However, he did not dare to do it openly, but secretly participated in shares and dividends.
Even so, he also made a lot of money.
Especially Prince Ning, one of the Three Musketeers of the Ming Dynasty's commodities, including silk, tea, and porcelain, Jiangxi accounted for one of them, and porcelain was not as highly involved as silk and tea.
The imperial court had control over tea. Although there were no restrictions on silk, there was a weaving bureau, while porcelain was relatively loose.
Prince Ning's lineage had been engaged in smuggling as early as Xiao Qi's time. Over the years, they had secretly accumulated many industries, and through the means of 'holding', they were making money every day.
It is not a secret that the vassal king interferes in maritime affairs, but after all, it is a clan, and it is not easy to force him too much. As long as he does not blatantly sing the opposite and makes some money secretly, the emperor will turn a blind eye.
Another thing is that the vassal salary distributed by the court is not very large, and it is not enough if it is a little extravagant, and it is not easy to apply it across the board.
Fortunately, when Li Qing punished Xiao Qi, the latter was afraid of him, stopped being unscrupulous, and became much more restrained in his actions, which also shocked other vassal kings.
The demands of the vassal kings changed from being greedy to being moderate.
The officialdom was also in turmoil, and the emperor did not want to be too harsh to his own family. The vassal kings knew this, and they knew even better that if they went too far and made the emperor unhappy, they could kill him at any time.
Based on this, they have always followed the rules.
In fact, they respect the rules more than the civil servant group. If nothing else, they are a clan whose descendants will be with the Ming Dynasty for generations to come. They will enjoy endless glory and wealth, so naturally they will not flip the table.
And the price they pay for overturning the table is much greater than that of the civil service group.
Li Qing didn't have a good impression of the clan. Although with his intervention, the feudal clan's drag on the Ming Dynasty's finances was no longer great, it was still a burden.
Now that the Ming Dynasty is prosperous, there is no problem, but if it reaches a period of decline, this burden will be magnified.
However, for the time being, he does not want to touch the feudal clan. Firstly, he does not want to break the existing stable situation, and secondly, there is no suitable opportunity.
Li Qing is no longer the same Li Qing who dared to be a prince-in-law, beat the son of a duke, and compete with hundreds of officials just because of his passion.
He follows the rules and respects them.
Rules are formed because they are recognized and accepted by everyone.
If you don't move it, it will be calm and docile, like a sheep; but if you break it, it will turn into a savage beast and open its bloody mouth to you.
Therefore, he can only use the rules...
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Prince Ning's Mansion is very big, much larger than Yongqing Hou's Mansion, and the scenery is also very good. Li Qing has been quite happy these two days.
"Let's go drink Xiaoyun's wedding wine tomorrow, and then we'll leave." Li Qing said.
Zhu Jianshen had this intention, rubbed his hands and asked, "Where are you going?"
"Didn't you say that there is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below? The season was wrong last time, so let's have fun this time," Li Qing said with a smile, "I'm afraid there is no place better than Suzhou and Hangzhou in the world, so let's just Have fun and have fun at both locations.”
"Okay!" Zhu Jianshen nodded with a smile, "Then we'll settle in Suzhou and Hangzhou."
After a pause, he asked, "When will we go back?"
Li Qing said, "When will you have your fun, and when will we go back?"
"Really or not?" Zhu Jianshen was confused, "If I'm not happy all the time, can you still stay with me?"
Li Sin said: "You will have a great time."
Because you can't let go after all... Li Qing added in his heart.
Zhu Jianshen said harshly, "Then you must be prepared to live in Suzhou and Hangzhou for a long time."
Li Qing smiled: "Okay, drink the medicine, and I will give you acupuncture so that you can better absorb the medicine."
"Tons, tons, tons..." Zhu Jianshen took the medicine bowl, drank it all in one gulp, and smacked his lips, "This elixir made by the Heavenly Master is really good. You can ask him to make another hundred and eighty pills later."
"Do you think these are jelly beans?" Li Qing said speechlessly, "Don't say a hundred and eighty, just eight or ten. It took a lot of effort for him. Besides, it doesn't mean that the pill is good and you can keep taking it. If you take one pill, it will be useful, but the effect of the second pill will be reduced by half, and by the end, it will be useless.”
"That's it..." Zhu Jianshen nodded, and then said, "You have lived so long, but you still don't know how to refine elixirs?"
"Yes, but no one can practice it well." Li Qing said, "It doesn't mean that if you change the elixir, it will still be effective. Furthermore, too much is not enough. If a normal person takes too much nourishment, it will have side effects. Not to mention your body... Medicine is 30% poison, do you understand?”
"Okay." Zhu Jianshen nodded slightly and suddenly said: "Sir, I want to ask you something."
Li Qing smiled and said: "You can say it, no matter what."
Zhu Jianshen: "...I'm serious."
"You said it." Li Qing suppressed his smile.
"I want..." Zhu Jian took a deep breath and said, "I want to be buried with Zhen'er a hundred years later."
He looked at Li Qing with hope, "You can enter the palace silently, you must have this ability, right?"
Zhu Jianshen said, "I know this will be difficult, but...is it okay?"
Li Qing was silent for a moment and nodded: "Okay."
"Thank you." Zhu Jian took a deep breath and said, "Don't take too many risks. If it doesn't work, just dig a longer passage. When I look for Zhen'er, just take two more steps."
Emperor, everything dies as everything lives.
Not only the emperors, but also most people of this era had the same idea.
Li Qing raised his hand and patted his shoulder, saying: "I can do it, I will definitely do it."
"Hey, that's good, that's good." Zhu Jianshen felt relieved.
"But before that, live a good life, okay?" Li Qing said, "You are not only a Zhen'er, and you are not just a husband. You should understand that your presence is beneficial to the emperor, the court, and the Ming Dynasty. A lot."
After a pause, "Zhu Youtang is a filial and kind-hearted person. He wants to be a good emperor, but he may not be able to do it well. If you help him, it will not be difficult."
"I understand." Zhu Jianshen nodded, "Don't worry, sir, I will live a good life for the Ming Dynasty and for my children and grandchildren."
"Well..." Li Qing stood up and said, "It's getting late. Let's start acupuncture. You can go to sleep in a while. There will be some celebrations tomorrow."
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The next day, early in the morning.
Prince Ning presented a super luxurious carriage, and he changed to a smaller carriage and followed behind. At the same time, he brought all the servants of the guards with him, and in addition, there were hundreds of guardsmen.
A large group of people...
Zhu Jianshen was destined to keep a low profile from the moment his identity was revealed. This was the minimum requirement for the chief envoy and governor. Otherwise...
Their tears could drown Zhu Jianshen!
Prince Ning, the chief envoy, the governor, the prefect... all followed him all the way.
They didn't care if the son of the No. 1 scholar got married, and they didn't pay attention to a small counselor. The main thing was to serve the Supreme Emperor well.
Of course, they all said they wanted to feel happy.
The luxurious carriage was pulled by eight top-quality horses and moved fast and steadily. Behind the carriage, there was also a sedan carried by sixteen people to prevent the carriage from encountering difficult roads and delaying the Emperor's enjoyment of the wedding banquet.
It can be said that it is thoughtful.
In this era, weddings were held in the afternoon and closer to the evening, not in the morning.
The group set out early in the morning and had enough time.
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"Um...little king, the emperor really wants to come to have a wedding banquet?" Zhu Jie'an was frightened and looked forward to seeing what happened.
Wang Shouren nodded and said: "Don't worry, father-in-law, the Supreme Emperor is very easy-going. You don't have to be formal or nervous. My son-in-law will be with the Supreme Emperor all the way."
They were getting married today, so Wang Shouren simply changed his title in advance.
Zhu Jie'an sent a chief envoy to discuss the matter, not to mention that he was traveling with the Supreme Emperor. He had never seen the Supreme Emperor before. Hearing that his prospective son-in-law came with the Supreme Emperor, he was immediately envious and happy.
"Little Wang, you have been born extraordinary since you were a child. I am right. Now that we are married, we must prepare well for the provincial examination." Zhu Jie'an patted Wang Shouren on the shoulder, his face full of love and affection for his younger generation, "A tiger father has no dog son. Your father was the top scorer in high school, so you can do it too!"
Wang Shouren felt bitter in his heart: It was Jie Yuan and No. 1 again, so he might as well do Hui Yuan again and win three Yuan in a row.
"Uh huh... son-in-law, try your best, try your best."
"It's not about trying your best, it's about getting into high school." Zhu Jie'an deliberately kept a straight face, "Young people must have confidence."
"Yes, my son-in-law must be." Wang Shouren smiled apologetically on his face, but he was lamenting in his heart.
Zhu Jie'an nodded happily: "Your father and I are close friends. This marriage has been planned for many years, and now it is finally consummated. Even the Supreme Emperor came to have a wedding banquet. It can be said that we honor our ancestors..."
While talking, Zhu Jie'an actually shed tears.
No wonder he is like this, this is the Supreme Emperor, and he is still extremely accomplished. He has been Emperor Chenghua of the Ming Dynasty for more than 20 years.
Let me ask, among the princes, princes and ministers, who can make the Supreme Emperor come?
Just look through the history books, how many are there?
Write it into the family tree, this time, it must be written into the family tree... Zhu Jie'an's face turned red and he was full of passion.
Wang Shouren didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and kept comforting his old father-in-law, "On this big day, father-in-law, let's not cry, don't cry~"
Zhu Jie'an wiped his tears and said worriedly: "Xiao Wang, are you really not neglecting the Supreme Emperor?"
"Relax, father-in-law. The Supreme Emperor has always been frugal and does not like extravagance and waste. This is his responsibility and he will not neglect it." Wang Shouren explained repeatedly...
Near the end of the Shenshi period, a sedan chair carried by sixteen people came slowly.
Zhu Jie'an, who was waiting at the gate, saw this scene and once again shed tears of joy and excitement...
'Dehui, have you seen that the Supreme Emperor has come to attend the wedding of our children...'
