Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 370 Helper
"Thank you Zaoyang County King for your care. We are also passing through here on business. We should have taken the initiative to visit the Hou County King, but we were just worried about disturbing the County King and letting the County King spend the money himself. It is really wrong. Please inform us, we will go right away." Salute and greet the county king."

When the three heard that it was King Zaoyang, they immediately stood up and greeted each other.

Although these few people are not considered to be completely powerful in the court, they are also famous and famous figures. When they heard the county king sent someone to visit, they immediately stood up respectfully. This is actually a rule.

It is true that the clan of the Ming Dynasty has not declined year after year, but its dignity cannot be questioned.

Even Yang Tinghe, a first-rank member of the real power faction, must show a respectful attitude when facing the clan princes and county kings. Otherwise, once he is ginseng, he will be punished, and the serious ones will be punished .

When the prince travels, the king of the county must give way to the side of the road; the general of the town is reining in his horse to stop and bow at the side of the road;

Looking at the rules, one can see the noble status of the clan. These are the rules and regulations that Lao Zhu has worked hard to create for future generations.

Needless to say, Gu Dayong, an internal official, must at least kowtow when he sees King Zaoyang, he is the master.

As for Ding Guogong Xu Guangzuo, he is a Duke of the Kingdom in name, a noble of the court, and seems to have a title, but it is just a hypocritical reputation. Compared with the official clan, he is a non-staff person. If you salute, you have to salute.

As for the son-in-law Cui Yuan, let alone the royal relatives!

The position of son-in-law is said to be glamorous, but in fact it is the royal son-in-law, which is also a reputation.

Moreover, many people with this honor can succeed in scientific examinations, and those with meritorious deeds don't even bother to do it.

Do you see any well-known scholars or nobles who inherit the title will become the royal son-in-law?
Even if they do, they are not the eldest son of the family like Cui Yuan, and they don't have many chances to succeed, so it's just going astray!

In the final analysis, when Cui Yuan saw King Zaoyang, it was no different from the son-in-law who came to see his brother-in-law.

Now the king of Zaoyang County personally asks people to send etiquette to these people. No matter what their situation is, it is an inevitable etiquette to go to see King Zaoyang and make a salute.

The three of Gu Dayong are all good people, so they naturally understand the rules here and dare not violate them.

Since King Zaoyang was nearby, they must have come to pay their respects.

Under the guidance of the internal officials, the three went to see Zaoyang King Zhu Youxi.

There is not much difference in age between Zhu Youzhen and Xing Wang. Compared with Xing Wang's coldness, Zhu Youyou is much more cordial and lively.

He was very warm to them, and entertained them with the best tea and wine at home.

During the conversation, they learned that Zhu Youzhen had just bought this land from the King of Xiangyang not long ago, and was planning to plant some fruit trees and build a small manor by the way.

Now that the weather is fine, I took my family members to barbecue in the garden for a picnic, and happened to meet Gu Dayong's team.

"Captain, I don't know where you are going on business this time?"

Zhu Youyou asked seemingly casually.

Xu Guangzuo and Cui Yuan felt that this topic seemed a bit difficult to talk about, so they looked at each other.

"Dissatisfied with the county king, we are going to Anlu Prefecture this time on business."

"Anlu Prefecture? Isn't that where King Xing is?"

Zhu Youzhen seemed very interested.

"The king! The king!"

As soon as Zhu Youzhen's voice fell, the guard outside shouted at the door, obviously something to report.

"What's the matter? Here are the imperial court's imperial envoys, my own people, if you have anything to say, just say it!"

Zhu Youzhen asked the guard to come in directly and said.

"Jun Wang, Lord Xing is here to see you!"

The guard came in to report.

"Eh? King Xing is here? Why did Lord Xing come here?"

Zhu Youzhen asked in surprise, obviously very surprised.

Gu Dayong and the others didn't expect the new emperor to come over suddenly, and they all stood up in surprise.

The clan of the Ming Dynasty can't move around at will, and as for the vassal kings, the king can't see the king among them!

That is, the princes of the two vassals cannot contact and meet in private at will.

It's just that the situation of these two is too special.

First of all, King Xing is the vassal king, and although King Zaoyang is in charge of Xiangfan's affairs now, his title is still the county king. Although King Xiang has no heirs now, he is still alive, and maybe he will have a son someday.

Zhu Youzhen is not considered the only closest county king to King Xiang. Even if King Xiang is gone, there is no guarantee that Zhu Youzhen will become King Xiang.

Therefore, the meeting of Xiangfan County King and Xing King seems to be a little different from the meeting of two vassal kings.

In addition, King Xing passed through Xiangfan and came to meet the county king Zhu Youxi under the eyelids of the imperial envoy, not in secret.

And the most important point is that the current King Xing is the new emperor. When he comes to see Zhu Youzhen, it is basically regarded as the emperor meeting the county king, and the emperor meeting any member of the clan. That is the most normal thing. Ancestral rules.

After all, the so-called rules are stipulated by the old Zhu family!

Therefore, in the face of this sudden situation, Gu Dayong, Xu Guangzuo and the others were also suddenly speechless. They didn't know how to deal with it, so they could only watch helplessly as the uncle and nephew exchanged pleasantries!

"Meet Uncle Wang!"

Zhu Houxi walked up unhurriedly and saluted Zhu Youzhen.

Zhu Youzhen also hurriedly stood up and returned the salute.

In terms of title, Zhu Houxi is a prince, and his natural status is higher than that of the king of Zaoyang County.

But although Zhu Youzhen is about the same age as Zhu Houxi, his seniority is indeed of the same generation as Zhu Houxi's father Zhu Youzhu.

Since ancient times, Daxia has attached great importance to seniority. Even if the position is high, he still has to give face to the elders in front of them.

In the Ming clan, the same generation would naturally salute according to the rank of the title, and those who were inferior in seniority, except the emperor, would still salute according to their seniority.

People like Zhu Youzhen and Zhu Houxi, who are a generation behind, and whose titles are next to each other, basically simply salute in return according to their seniority.

"You are King Xing? I have long heard that King Xing has an extraordinary appearance. When I saw him today, it is really different! It is a pleasure to meet you!"

Zhu Youzhen praised happily.

"Uncle Wang, the king of Zaoyang County, is also a good-looking talent. He has heard of your name for a long time. When I saw you today, it is really extraordinary!"

Zhu Houxi also greeted with a smile, which was completely different from the previous coldness.

"Why did King Xing come to Xiangfan all of a sudden? Still with the admiral and the imperial envoys?"

Zhu Youzhen asked curiously, as if he completely forgot to ask this surprising topic because he was happy.

It's just that his topic is too sensitive, which immediately aroused the vigilance of Gu Dayong and others, who looked at Qin Shao nervously.

"To tell you the truth, Uncle Wang, the emperor ordered me to come to Beijing. The three imperial envoys brought me to Beijing together."

Zhu Houxi said calmly with a smile.

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief.

The emperor issued a decree to let a certain vassal king enter the capital. Although there are not many, it is not impossible.

It is not surprising that Zhu Houzhao took a slant in his work, ran to the south of the Yangtze River by himself, and recruited a vassal king to Beijing!
"Then congratulations to King Xing for being able to see the emperor! The old Xing Wang has left for a while, maybe the emperor misses our clan, and it's normal to want to talk to you about the old days! It's not easy for the emperor. Remember the kindness of the emperor! Since King Xing is coming to Beijing this time, please also bring our greetings from Xiangfan!"

Zhu Youzhen sighed very much.

"Of course!"

Zhu Houxi responded directly.

Gu Dayong and others knew that the new emperor would not leak the secrets, and gradually felt relieved.

"By the way! Are you going to take a dry road ahead?"

Zhu Youyou asked suddenly.

This topic made Gu Dayong and others, who had just put their minds down, instantly become vigilant. What does this person want to do?
(End of this chapter)