Daming: From the end of Hongwu

Chapter 237 235 - Boss Zhu Retiring or Not Retiring?

Snowing.

The sky and the earth are white, and the snowflakes are like goose feathers, fluttering and falling on the ground, on the eaves, on the treetops, and within a moment, they have accumulated a thick layer.

Zhu Yuying's belly was already growing. She leaned against the window, watching the noises of the maids playing outside, and a yearning smile appeared on her face. She likes snowy days because of someone.

Jin'er covered her mouth and snickered: "Princess, I got the order of the county horse, no matter how greedy you are, I won't let you go out. If the princess wants to play in the snow, you have to wait until the young master is born. At that time, Jin'er and the young master played with the princess."

Zhu Yuying pouted, touched her belly and said, "It's still a long time."

Jin'er snickered again.

At this time, a few maids outside screamed, and the two of them glanced at each other, Xiao Liu and Xiao Qi ran over here throwing snowballs at each other, and for a while the snowball accidentally injured other maids.

Xia Ju and Dongmei followed behind the two of them, causing Xia Ju to shout repeatedly: "Oh, I said Qi Ye, why are you still running into the grandfather's courtyard? The princess is pregnant with a child, if you accidentally startle the county Lord, the old lady will punish you too."

"I'm watching, so I won't hurt sister-in-law." Xiao Qi said to Xia Ju angrily, but was hit by Xiao Liu's snowball directly on the head without paying attention, and her whole face turned black go down.

Zhu Yuying was also interested in watching, and shouted to Xia Ju outside: "It's okay, Jin'er Xiuer is watching, it won't surprise me, let them play in the courtyard, I am also happy watching."

When Xiao Liu heard it, he smiled and said: "Sister-in-law, look, I'll smash two more for you, sure to look good." Saying that, he squeezed a snowball and rushed towards Xiao Qi.

Xiaoqi ran away in fright.

"Zhen Liude, if you bully me again, I will never run errands for you again."

"If you dare, you will help me run when the time comes."

The two chased after each other, and the yard was very lively for a while.

At this moment, Zhen Wu came back through the snow. He frowned and looked at the mess in the courtyard. He went up and grabbed one of them with one hand, and threw Xiao Liu and Xiao Qi into the corridor.

Zhen Wu clapped his hands: "You two bastards, but you're having fun, don't you know it's cold?"

The two stood on a trench in an instant, shook their heads together and said, "It's not cold."

Zhen Wu saw that both of them were wrapped in thick cotton-padded clothes, their little faces turned red from the cold, and he raised his eyebrows and said, "Buhan took off the cotton-padded clothes and went to play in the yard."

The two looked at each other, made faces at Zhen Wu together, and ran away in a panic.

Zhen Wu let out a hey, they are really two little bastards, the fourth sister and the fifth sister were so cold when they were young, let alone playing snowballs, they were unwilling to go out, it seems that they really have to teach the two of them hard and simple lessons.

He turned his head and told Xia Ju and Dongmei to keep an eye on Xiao Liu and Xiao Qi, and then went back to the house.

But before Zhen Wu could say a few words to Zhu Yuying, Ma Yi's happy voice rang out from afar: "Master, great event, great event, Second Young Master sent someone over to announce the good news, saying that Second Grandma is happy gone."

Zhen Wu paused, and the next moment the smile on his face burst into his chest, and he couldn't help laughing out loud.

My goodness, Er Xian is pregnant with a child.

Zhen Wu didn't know how much he worried about his second sister.

These days, if a woman does not have children, she is not as tolerant as the later generations. Leaving aside the spittle of outsiders, even at home she feels inferior.

And the lack of children is basically all the fault of the woman.

This makes no sense.

Zhu Yuying also laughed at the side, and said again and again: "Oh, this is a happy event."

She is the woman who feels the deepest about this matter, and Er Xian often talks to her about her thoughts, so Zhu Yuying is also happy for Er Xian from her heart, saying that she finally got over it, it's good if you have it, if you have it, you have it. It's fine.

Zhen Wu was happy, but he didn't forget his wife. Seeing that Zhu Yuying's mood fluctuated greatly, he quickly persuaded him: "You are also pregnant with a child, why are you so excited."

"Aren't I happy for my second sister?" Zhu Yuying said, and suddenly realized: "By the way, does mother know? If she knows, she still doesn't know how to be happy."

Zhen Wu slapped his forehead and said: "Almost forgot, mother will definitely go to Erxian's house after she finds out, I won't tell you more, I will go with mother for a while, you should behave better at home."

Zhu Yuying nodded, she knew it was inconvenient for her to move too much, but after thinking about it, she still turned to Zhen Wu's back and said, "Husband and Second Sister will tell Second Sister to come home when the weather clears. I am also thinking about Second Sister." Sister, I want to see my second sister."

"Understood." After Zhen Wu finished speaking, he left in a hurry.

When Zhen Wu arrived at Jufuyuan, Zhang Yuqing really started to move, and was talking about getting some supplements prepared, and then took them to Erxian's house.

Seeing Zhen Wu, Zhang Yuqing's expression brightened: "Boss, you came just in time. Your second sister is happy, God is sorry to see you. It's been a long time, and finally I have it. It's not in vain that I look forward to it for the two sages every day. We have to go and see." Look, we have to go and see."

Zhen Wu nodded and said, "I came here to accompany you."

After finishing speaking, Zhen Wu helped Zhang Yuqing to sit down again and said, "Don't worry, you sit down first, I'll get someone to prepare the car, and I'll call you when it's ready."

"Then you go, you said you didn't go to prepare the car first, what did you say to me when you came here to accompany me?"

"Yes, I'll go right away." Zhen Wu was speechless.

"Go, go."

Under Zhang Yuqing's urging, Zhen Wu went outside to ask someone to prepare a carriage, and then thought about bringing something for the two sages. After everything was packed, Zhen Wu went to the house to invite Zhang Yuqing out, and let Zhang Yuqing sit in the carriage , he and the others rode towards Er Xian's house.

Er Xian's family still lives in Fengwei Hutong, but it's not the same as Zhen Wu and the others lived in before.

Over the years, Zhang Wu bought the yard of a neighboring family, then tore it down, and the original yard was rebuilt as a whole. During that time, Zhang Wu's family still lived in Zhen's house.

Zhang Wu was very popular in the army, so he asked the soldiers in the army to help out, and it didn't take long for him to finish all the work.

It is now a big house.

When Zhen Wu and his party arrived at Zhang's house, Zhang Yuqing was invited into the inner house. After Zhen Wu shook off the snowflakes on his body, he sat down in the living room and drank tea accompanied by Zhang's father.

Father Zhang's health has not been very good, and he looks a little sullen, but at the moment there is a smile on his face, full of energy.

It is estimated that I have been looking forward to it for a long time.

But Zhen Wu suddenly wondered and asked: "Where is Zhang Wu? He sent people to my house to announce the good news. He is not waiting for me at home, so he won't go to other places to play."

As Zhen Wu said, his face darkened when he thought of this possibility.

If Zhang Wu didn't put his mind on the two sages when they were pregnant, Zhen Wu would definitely take care of Zhang Wu.

Father Zhang shook his head when he heard this.

He said with a smile: "Just now, someone went to your house to announce the good news, and someone from the palace called him over, and he will probably be back in a while. You drink tea first, and we can chat for a while."

Zhen Wu nodded, his complexion turned better, let's just say, Zhang Wu is not that kind of person either.

Back then, if Zhang Wu hadn't been a bit of a dog-licker and liked Er Xian very much, Zhen Wu would not have married Er Xian to Zhang Wu so easily.

Afterwards, Zhen Wu didn't care how the girls in the inner house lamented it was not easy, he chatted with Zhang's father while drinking tea.

Father Zhang also joined the army before, and the two of them had a lot in common when they chatted.

But after a long time, Zhang Wu hadn't come back yet, so even Zhang's father felt that something was wrong, and he asked Zhen Wu, "Is there anything important in the army recently? Why did Zhang Wu go so long?" .”

Zhen Wu shook his head and said, "No."

If any major event happened, Zhen Wu would definitely know about it.

However, Zhen Wu thought for a while and then said: "If we talk about things, the commanders and envoys have changed some time ago, and now they are messing around, but they can't control us..."

As he talked, Zhen Wu couldn't continue talking. The leisure and comfort of these days made him suddenly lose some caution.

Zhang Bing, Xie Gui and others came to Peiping. Others may just guess, but Zhen Wu can be sure that they are here for King Yan. In this case, Zhang Bing and Xie Gui really can't control them?
I'm afraid I'm looking for trouble.

Father Zhang saw that Zhen Wu's expression became a little serious, and he also felt a little worried in his heart.

Zhen Wu smiled and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, there's nothing wrong, how about it, I'll send someone to the palace to ask." After speaking, Zhen Wu called Ma Yi and asked Ma Yi to go to the palace to inquire.

Ma Yi should be the last, and went quickly.

Soon.

Ma Yi ran back in a panic: "Master..." After he finished speaking, he glanced at Father Zhang with some confusion.

Father Zhang's heart skipped a beat.

Zhen Wu's face darkened and said: "What happened, tell the truth."

"Master, Second Young Master got into a quarrel with someone in the palace. It seems that the people in the Royal Palace want to clear Second Young Master out of the military household and turn him into a civilian."

"Clear out military households? Convert to civilians?"

Zhen Wu frowned and said, "Isn't this just nonsense? How can Zhang Wu, who is an official from hundreds of households, be converted into a citizen?"

Ma Yi said with a bitter face: "I don't know about this little one, but if it weren't for this, the second son-in-law might not have quarreled with others in the palace."

Hearing this, Zhang's father couldn't bear it any longer, looked at Zhen Wu, and said with a worried look on his face, "Uncle, is this true or not? , and I suffered from a life-long recuperation illness for the position of the General Banner back then, and now the credit accumulated by two generations cannot be wiped away for no reason."

"Sit down first, don't worry, I'm not only his uncle, but also his boss, I won't just sit by and watch, but I don't know much about this matter, I have to talk about it after I understand it." Zhen Wu said so, but He was already angry in his heart.

On a happy and happy day, anyone would get angry when encountering such a bad thing.

What's more, who doesn't know that Zhang Wu is his brother-in-law and subordinate, and he just does this without saying hello to him, as if he doesn't exist? !

Thinking of this, Zhen Wu couldn't sit still.

"I'll go to the palace to have a look. I want to see what Guan Tong and the others mean."

After finishing speaking, Zhen Wu called Ma Yi and went towards the palace. Father Zhang looked at Zhen Wu's leaving back and stood in front of the hall with a long sigh. He didn't know whether to be happy or sad this day.

On the one hand, the daughter-in-law is finally pregnant. If it is a male, the blood of the Zhang family will be passed on, but on the other hand, Zhang Wu, the pillar of the family, may not be able to keep his job.

Without Zhang Wu's salary and military land, how would this family survive.

……

Because Zhen Wu had anger in his heart, even though there was snow on the road in the city, he still walked not slowly all the way.

When he arrived at the palace, Zhen Wu threw the horse to Ma Yi, nodded with the guards, and then walked directly into the palace of Yan Wang, and went straight to the office of the Prince Commander, Guan Tong.

Zhen Wu didn't walk around the corridor, but walked on the snow, and the snow under his feet was trampled by Zhen Wu, making a comfortable sound.

As soon as he approached, Zhang Wu's indignant voice clearly came into Zhen Wu's ears amidst a burst of noise.

"Commander, how do you want me to agree? Even if I, Zhang Wu, can be generous and don't care about this hundred-household position, what about my child? My daughter-in-law is just pregnant now, so I will lose this position that can be inherited? My future generations What do you think of me? This is a position that my father and I have fought for several times in near-death situations, how could I just lose it like this."

Guan Tong's sigh sounded in the room, he also knew about it, from hundreds of households to princes, no one would throw away hereditary things.

At this time, Zhen Wu opened the door violently and walked in with big strides.

Everyone in the room was shocked.

Zhen Wu swept across the crowd.

There were quite a few people in the room, the three guards and commanders of King Yan were all there, besides these three, there were also two arrogant people whom Zhen Wu didn't know.

But Zhen Wu didn't care if he knew him or not.

With a gloomy face, he walked up to Zhang Wu, patted Zhang Wu, then turned to look at Guan Tong, and said gloomyly: "Gu Tong, if you don't give me an explanation for this matter, don't blame me, Zhen Wu, for not being sympathetic." gone."

After Guan Tong saw Zhen Wu coming in, he was a little guilty and didn't want to look at Zhen Wu.

At the same time, he cursed bad luck in his heart, why did he still startle this bastard.

Guan Tong looked at Tang Yun and Xie Li for help, and they both turned their heads away at the same time. No one wanted to offend Zhen Wu for no reason.

Guan Tong sighed, and had no choice but to step forward and pull Zhen Wu aside, and explained with a bitter face: "You also know the decree issued by the imperial court before to return the Shan Ding military households to the people..."

Before Guan Tong finished speaking, Zhen Wu gritted his teeth and said, "But Zhang Wu is from a hundred households, how can he be treated like an ordinary soldier."

"I don't want to either. Zhang Wu is so good at fighting. He has always been your vanguard general. Do you think I am willing to let you go? But look at those two people from the capital. They came here to call me to deal with Zhang Wu. According to them, Said, Xie Guimi asked the emperor for instructions, Zhang Wu is in the list of the emperor's special release for the people, what do you tell me to do, besides, your highness told us all before, let us be honest, and we are not allowed to conflict with the capital , if I get into a conflict, Your Highness won't scold me to death."

"There is no other way?" Zhen Wu asked.

Guan Tong shook his head and said, "I don't, but if you can get rid of those two people, go and get rid of them. If we can delay for a day, maybe there will be a turning point."

Zhen Wu looked towards those two people, and those two people also kept looking at Zhen Wu's side. After seeing Zhen Wu looking over, they said arrogantly: "Is your prince's command and envoy just like this? Can you still deal with this matter?" ?”

Zhen Wu became angry immediately, walked over in three or two steps, and slapped one person directly.

"Damn it, our prince directs the envoys to do things, use his mother to teach you all? Let me go."

"You...is this the style of your guards? Okay, very good..." Another person pointed at Zhen Wu and said, baring his teeth.

Zhen Wu didn't even want to take a second look, and slapped him away with his backhand: "Damn it, what a fucking kitten and little fish, dare to talk to me like that."

The two fell to the ground and were about to speak arrogantly. Zhen Wu stared at him, and the two were so frightened that they didn't dare to speak anymore.

They got up from the ground, looked at each other, and wanted to say something harsh, but seeing Zhen Wu's raised eyebrows, they didn't dare to let go, turned around and ran out.

Zhen Wu clapped his hands, looked at the Commander of the Three Guards and said, "Look, is this going to be dismissed? Just give me some time, so I can figure out how to keep Zhang Wu's position."

Guan Tong slapped his head: "Oh, my ancestor, do you call this dismissal?"

Zhen Wu stared and said: "Then what's the matter? When the two young men come over, we will obediently let our general in the army go? There is no reason for that!"

"Do you know that Dusi might be looking for trouble for His Highness?"

"Yeah, it's pretty obvious."

Zhen Wu said casually, but then his face turned serious: "But even if Zhang Wu's position cannot be kept in the end, Gou Ri's fox tail must be exposed. If you want to get Zhang Wu's position, yes, let Xie Gui come over in person. I'd like to see how he forces us, His Highness doesn't want to make trouble, I don't care, I have the guts to lose my official position, I just happen to be my county horse master, do I care about this official?!"

Zhen Wu really doesn't care about Zhu Yunqi's official position, not only him, but Zhang Wu's official position in his opinion, if he loses it, he will lose it, and Zhu Di will give him even more.

But this matter cannot just pass silently.

Always make a fuss.

So that people with discerning eyes in the world can judge, this kind of persecution of a dignified prince was done by nephew Renyi.

Moreover, Zhen Wu also wanted to use this matter to see if it could catalyze Zhu Di's determination to rebel.

Zhen Wu couldn't wait a long time ago, but Zhu Di was still retreating again and again. To what extent is it worth retreating? Even if you are not ready, you can make up your mind first. Wu felt flustered and uneasy.

Wouldn't it be nice to take the lead and lead everyone to start a business earlier?

What's the point of being a little vassal king in Peking if you don't want to make a name for yourself.

But what Xie Gui did next surprised Zhen Wu a bit, this guy came too fast.

It was as if Xie Gui had been guarding outside the palace.

After Zhen Wu dismissed the two capital officers, Xie Gui led his people to the palace within a quarter of an hour.

Guan Tong took a deep breath, Xie Gui was the commander of the capital, and the three guard commanders couldn't bear it, so they could only invite Zhu Di, and the next thing was to see what Zhu Di would do.

Retire?

It was still for Zhen Wu's sake.

……

(End of this chapter)