The eldest sons and grandsons of these official and gentry families were all arranged to live in the Duke of Wei's mansion.
The younger one lived in the Duke of Wei's mansion and became a hostage, while the older ones were all panicked and uneasy.
In the lobby of Wei Guogong's mansion.
Everyone sat together.
Xu Chengzong, who was sitting in the main seat, looked ugly and livid to the extreme.
He had been cursing since he came in, and his mouth was never idle. After cursing for a while, Xu Chengzong also thought of business and temporarily stopped his output.
"Tell me how to handle this matter. People from Duke Cheng's Mansion have already come to see my Duke..."
"Sooner or later the court will know about this."
"You are so audacious, you are seeking death, and you are here to bring me, the Duke of Wei, to be blamed together."
"If I, the Duke of Wei, cannot escape from the palace, well, I will ignore the laws of the court and directly kill you." ŴŴŴ.BiQuGe.Biz
After listening to Xu Chengzong's words, the eight people sitting below all took a breath of air-conditioning.
Look at me and look at you. No one dares to refute Xu Chengzong at this time.
For a moment, the silence in the lobby was eerie.
Of course, these people had already made up their strategy for the showdown before, but now that their children were in the Duke of Wei's mansion, they were afraid to say anything about the planned group attack.
And when you don't speak, I don't reply.
Everyone then looked at an old man sitting at the top on the left.
This old man has a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, and he looks very shrewd.
In anger, Xu Chengzong also turned to look at the shrewd old man.
He is Ding Hong, the master of the Ding family in Suzhou. Although he is only a scholar and there has been no official in the family for fifty years, his grandfather was the Minister of Justice of the Hongwu Dynasty, and his reputation as a second-rank official has lasted for nearly fifty years. .
Everyone looked at him because Ding Hong was the leader of this far-sea connection, and it was his idea to partner with the Duke of Wei.
Ding Hong noticed the gazes of so many people and cursed in his heart, these guys are so damn cowardly.
In fact, Ding Hong himself was not too afraid of Wei Guogong. Now he has become submissive and dare not speak. This is all because his two direct grandsons are in the Duke of Wei's house. He is afraid that if he contradicts Xu Chengzong, he will do something to his two grandsons. What threat does it pose.
Although Ding Hong has eight sons and twelve daughters, the youngest of whom was born just a year ago, these descendants were all born to concubines. In a sense, they cannot support the Ding family's family status.
In the minds of these nobles, only the children born to the first wife who is being married by the matchmaker have the right to inherit.
And his only eldest son died of illness when he was in his thirties, and his only two legitimate sons were all taken to the Duke of Wei this time. If he really pissed off Xu Chengzong, he would It didn't matter, but if something happened to his two grandsons, then he would be sorry for his long-dead son and wife.
Ding Hong didn't want to speak.
But Xu Chengzong couldn't help but asked directly: "Ding Hong, it was you who came to the door. Please tell me why you deceived the Duke of Wei. Do you know if it caused serious consequences, what would it do to the Duke of Wei?" Is there such an impact?”
"You are a small family, and you are so daring. We, the Duke of Wei, are always shouldering the burden of the imperial court. How dare you try to get me to do this? Damn you..."
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After Xu Chengzong said these words, everyone was frightened.
Xu Chengzong is a little crazy.
Crazy people can do anything.
The only reason Xu Chengzong was so angry was certainly not for his own consideration.
He doesn't care.
In a sense, the Duke of Wei is even higher than the vassal kings of the Taizu Dynasty, because he represents the Ming Dynasty's victorious General Xu Da. No matter when the time comes, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty cannot truly mean anything. The Duke of Wei was abolished.
The symbolic significance is greater than the actual significance. In this context, the emperor will at most issue a decree and reprimand, but will not deprive the Duke of Wei.
But Xu Chengzong couldn't let it go, he had to pay attention to the impact at all times.
Because his son also wanted to make another great achievement, become famous on the battlefield, and regain the glory of his ancestors...
Even if I, as a father, can't help much, I can't hold him back and delay his son's progress.
As the saying goes, if parents love their children, they have far-reaching plans, and I sent them to Empress Yan...
These people are going to ruin his son's future. How can Xu Chengzong not be furious? It can be said that ever since Xu Chengzong met Zhu Yi, he has not had a sound sleep in the past few days. He has not thought about food and drink every day and is worried. Ding Hong wanted to kill Ding Hong who had dragged him into the water.
His own son worked so hard and was so comfortable. It would be inappropriate for the noble young prince of the Duke of Wei to run to Annan to follow the reckless man Shi Heng. If he was delayed by him, all his previous efforts would be in vain.
In fact, in an era when talented people are emerging from generation to generation, it is difficult for poor people to escape, and it is also difficult for the original officials and gentry to regain the glory of their ancestors and grasp extremely high power.
Ding Hong was even more panicked.
In his opinion, a prince should not be so ungrateful. How can he still curse others when it comes to business matters?
But now is not yet the era of promoting civilization and establishing new trends, and swearing at others will not be ridiculed.
Ding Hong was called by name. He had no choice but to stand up and face Xu Chengzong and said: "Wei Guogong, are you making a fuss out of a molehill? We all have documents. Even if Admiral Zhu asked about this, we are legal." Rules."
After listening to Ding Hong's words.
Xu Chengzong was so angry that he trembled all over, and then laughed out loud.
"Ding Hong, Ding Hong, you are manipulating documents. This is also called legality, and it is also called compliance. Are you suffering from a crazy disease... My father-in-law tells you that if you don't clean up this matter, , I will let you die, and I will let you watch your two grandchildren die, I will do what I say..."
Ding Hong glanced back and found that all the people had their heads lowered and did not dare to say a word. He was being roasted on top of the stove, so he could only forcefully drive the duck onto the shelf.
"Wei Guogong, please calm down. You are also involved in this matter and have so many shares. Something has happened and you should face it together with us. Now you have brought us here and brought our children He was brought here and threatened. If this spreads out, it will not be a good thing for the reputation of the Duke of Wei. In the future, who will dare to ascend to the high gate of the Duke of Wei."
Xu Chengzong kept sneering.
"Ding Hong, Ding Xiucai, you are really not afraid of death. You are cheating first. If you deceive me first, I will kill you and torture your two grandsons to death. In this land south of the Yangtze River, No one will dare to find us unhappy in the Duke of Wei's mansion."
When Ding Hong heard this, his courage broke, but he still held it forcefully.
"Ha, haha, why, Wei Guogong really treats our Ding family as a small family. Don't forget, Yu Taibao lives in Qiantang. My family has a very deep relationship with Yu Taibao. He is His Majesty's teacher. , if you hate evil as much as hatred, if you really treat us like this, Yu Taibao will never stand by and watch. When the time comes, if the Duke of Wei makes mistakes again and again, His Majesty will punish you."
After Xu Chengzong heard Ding Hong's words, he laughed loudly: "Huh, I brought you all here. Didn't I investigate it?"
"Over the years, Yu Qian's official career has been getting bigger and bigger, and your Ding family has become a family friend of the Yu family. I was still wondering at the beginning, how could Yu Taibao and the Ding family care about money? The secular family is closely connected. I will investigate it carefully this time. To put it bluntly, your relationship with Yu Qian is a good friend of your grandson from a poor family. He used to be classmates with Yu Taibao's son Yu Mian and Yu Jingzhan. How dare you mention this kind of shady relationship?"
Ding Hong's face turned red after being exposed.
The other people also looked shocked.
Good guy, I have been deceived for ten years.
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