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Chapter 274 Please Your Majesty bestow the surname of the country for your meritorious service, so you will not be considered a son-in-law ([-]-character chapter)

Now that we have seen each other, there is no need to deliberately avoid it, Zhu Changhao made an exception and allowed his daughter to accompany the guests for dinner.

After all, Shen Shuren was the commander who led the troops to rescue Henan, and he was also considered as the savior of the Lu Palace, and it is also a virtue to know how to repay the favor.

With such an excuse, the defense of men and women will not be so rigorous, anyway, it is just a meal.

Xinyang is poor, and everyone in the royal residence also lives here, and the food and daily life cannot be guaranteed to be luxurious, so the main dishes on the table are just the meat of some wild animals in the mountain area, including muntjac meat and deer.There are not many vegetarian dishes in winter, only some pickled pickles.

When eating, Shen Shuren naturally kept his mouth shut and did not take the initiative to speak, but when asked questions, he still answered casually.

When Zhu Changhao and Zhu Yuchan ate, they didn't seem to have much appetite, and they ordered as soon as they could.Especially Zhu Changhao, perhaps due to the reason for chanting Buddha, actually only ate pickles, which surprised Shen Shuren, or it may be accidental, there are other hidden reasons.Although Zhu Yuchan has a poor appetite, she eats both meat and vegetables.

On the contrary, Shen Shuren is an army and horse, running around, able to live a life of luxury and food, but also endure hardships.He ate two big bowls of rice with the roe deer meat and pickles, and the food was still very elegant.

Zhu Changhao observed his behavior inadvertently, and he could see that he was definitely a flexible person.

"This kind of person does great things." Zhu Changhao thought to himself.

And Zhu Yuchan was young, so she didn't think so much.She lived in seclusion since she was a child, and didn't have much chance to chat with outsiders, so from music theory hobbies to travel and knowledge, she chatted with Shen Shuren a lot, and Shen Shuren always answered every question.

After the meal, Shen Shuren got up to say goodbye to Zhu Changhao, Zhu Changhao got up and wanted to see him off, Shen Shuren quickly thanked him: "How dare you have the prince to see you off, wouldn't this break the blessing of the next official, please stay still."

At this time, Zhu Yuchan suddenly jumped out, and tugged at his father's sleeve to make a fuss: "Father, let me send Big Brother Shen out. I am young, so I am not lucky."

"Your child... you will return right after sending it to the front yard." Zhu Changhao had spoiled his daughter's arrogance since she was a child, but she had no choice but to think that her daughter was playful and did not stop her.

Zhu Yuchan jumped up and down to lead the way first, and led Shen Shuren out of the mansion. When she turned around the Chuihua Gate, the maids and eunuchs who came towards her saluted her, and looked at Shen Shuren with surprise.

Shen Shuren was seen as awkward and was feeling uncomfortable, but Zhu Yuchan took the initiative to disperse the crowd: "Okay, what should I do, what's interesting."

The maids left.

Shen Shuren was still surprised, thinking that the little girl was understanding, able to read people's words, and realized that he didn't want to be surrounded by people.

However, in the next second, Zhu Yuchan's behavior immediately announced that Shen Shuren's speculation was completely wrong.

Zhu Yuchan glanced left and right to make sure there was no one around, then tiptoed closer, put her palm to her mouth, and said softly:

"My father was there during the meal just now. I have a question that I am not ashamed to ask, but I know that my father actually wants to ask it."

Shen Shuren frowned, thinking that this little girl wouldn't be so precocious, right?
But he didn't show it, and responded calmly: "Princess, but it's okay to ask."

Zhu Yuchan: "Father has always been very shy about interacting with governors and officials, but seeing you this time, I really feel ashamed. I heard from people outside that, Brother Shen, you broke through from Chen County to prevent intruders from intercepting and killing us. , fight with the intruders in the field, and repel them, right?

In fact, the father has always wanted to know how many people died in a decisive battle in the wild without defending a city.My father has a kind heart when he recites Buddha's name. When he thinks that so many soldiers died in vain to save us, he is very disturbed. I heard him often talk to himself when he recited Buddha's name recently.

So today you came to ask to see him, and he met you all at once.My father is too embarrassed to ask this question in person. I know what is on my father's mind, so of course I will ask it for him. "

When Shen Shuren heard this, he realized that he was different.

A 15-year-old girl is still a princess who lives in a simple life and doesn't understand anything. When she sees a tall, mighty, fair and talented man, she can't walk and think about those things.

He originally just wanted to be filial to his father, and he was afraid that his father would be ill, so he asked some inconvenient things.

However, to be honest... Lu Wang's level of "kindness" is actually not "benevolence", but just to make peace of mind.It's similar to "The master is kind-hearted, he doesn't want to see the poor, it's better for the poor to stay away and don't appear in the master's sight".

Of course, for those who cultivate their moral character and recite the Buddha's name, it is better to have a heart of compassion than nothing.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were still many vassal kings who just took pleasure in brutality. In contrast, those who recited the Buddha at least did not kill people indiscriminately.

Of course, Shen Shuren wanted to show the other party's filial piety, so he said seriously: "What do you think I am? Is this a despicable person who doesn't care about soldiers and only wants to get promoted and get rich?
His Majesty's edict must be fulfilled, and those vassals who can be saved must be saved, but the lives of the soldiers, of course, cannot be sacrificed at will!The battle of Chen County was all within the plan of this officer, and of course it is sure to have a decisive battle with the intruders in the field.

The strength of the fire has been brewing to that point, and we are sure to defeat the intruders. We also made a decisive battle for the sake of short-term pain rather than long-term pain, so that the people of Henan will suffer less time-consuming disasters. "

Only then did Zhu Yuchan heave a sigh of relief: "That's good. My father always thought that a lot of people died in order to save him. These days, he has been in a trance every day, picking up the Buddha beads and talking about it. I want to ask but I don't know." Dare to ask, afraid that everything is true.

I thought just now, if you told me that a lot of extra people died in order to save everyone in the palace, I would pretend not to ask after I finished asking, and would not mention it to my father.Confirm that it is good news, and then find a chance to tell him secretly. "

The manner in which Zhu Yuchan said these words was just like a family with college entrance examination candidates who dared not call the phone number after the examination and wanted to pretend to be an ostrich for a few more days.

So the relatives of the family secretly helped to make phone calls and confirmed that it was a happy news, so they announced the good news as soon as possible.If it turns out to be bad news, then let nature take its course and pretend to be an ostrich again.

Of course Shen Shuren could understand this mentality, and he couldn't help feeling: "It's rare that the princess is filial, the prince didn't love you for nothing."

Zhu Yuchan couldn't help being a little proud of being praised, but after thinking about it, she felt a little worried, so she pestered her and asked in depth: "Then you can't comfort me, right? I'm not afraid of you comforting me, but afraid of telling me After I read it, my father didn't believe it either, thinking that I was ignorant and was coaxing him.

Can you tell me about Chen County, what strategy did you use to defeat the intruders, and how did you manage not to kill too many people? "

Hearing this ignorant question, Shen Shuren couldn't help laughing: "What do you, a little girl, know about war strategy? I've said it, but you can't tell it."

Zhu Yuchan had never suffered a disadvantage since she was a child, and being rejected still made her very upset, so she said arrogantly: "How do you know I don't understand if you don't tell me? Besides, even if I don't understand, you won't choose what I understand and say."

Shen Shuren thought about it, so he simplified a lot of details, and then explained the truth that "there are famous generals who have fought against the water since ancient times, but the key is to put them to death and survive, and at the same time cut off the soldiers' retreat and let them fight hard" , and paraphrased it in words that children can understand.

The focus of his description also stays at "before the decisive battle, he has tested many times. While weary the enemy, he convinced his own people that the food road has been cut off, but there is still food in store. Only by fighting to the death can there be hope."

In the end, of course, he couldn’t help repeating the morale-boosting joke that he had said the most times, emphasizing that he “was an official for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, to boost morale, and to convince the soldiers that they had no choice. The thieves burned down a dozen of his grain-carrying large sand ships with hundreds of materials."

Of course, Zhu Yuchan couldn't understand the profound strategies Shen Shuren said, and was completely confused.But in the end, it is still understandable to post money to be an official to boost morale.

Because these elements are the same as the bitter tricks in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Zhu Yuchan can be understood by analogy to the operas he has heard.

Moreover, Shen Shuren himself is very familiar with the ins and outs of these jokes. A while ago, he relied on this story to repeatedly sell and inspire the morale of the troops before the decisive battle.So when he said it again, he was as familiar as the entrepreneurial mentor Da Huyou, and the other party was taken aback when he heard it.

After listening to it, Zhu Yuchan was completely relieved, because she knew that as long as she found an opportunity to tell these jokes to her father, her father would never suspect that she was making up words to comfort him.

Father Wang knew that with her insight and brains, she would definitely not be able to make up such a complicated thing.

Therefore, as long as such a complicated and legendary joke comes from Zhu Yuchan's mouth, it must be someone else's advice, and the authenticity of the news will be greatly strengthened.

At the same time, after Zhu Yuchan silently recited the lines several times in her heart, her understanding of Shen Shuren deepened.

A girl at this age is always easy to worship heroes. After thinking about Shen Shuren's battle strategy and deeds, she said sincerely:

"Brother Shen, you are so powerful. Not only are you well-versed in both civil and military skills, but you actually pay to be an official. If all the officials in Ming Dynasty were like you, the world must have been at peace sooner."

For this kind of compliment, Shen Shuren naturally smiled and said nothing, he said what he should say, and when he walked to the door of the hanging flower, he turned around and asked Zhu Yuchan to stay, and then he took his leave and left.

However, the moment he turned around, Zhu Yuchan took his hand again and asked one more question: "Brother Shen... I, Brother Fuwang came to you, did you ask you to do something bad? Don't lie to me."

Shen Shuren was taken aback, and couldn't help laughing: "What bad things can King Fu do?"

Zhu Yuchan tilted her head: "I don't know what bad things Brother Fu Wang can do, but I always feel that he will do bad things when he finds you. Because recently he has been politely making friends with officials and generals who rescued him. Anyway, no matter what he asks you to do, Don't do it, okay?"

Shen Shuren leaned slightly, and stroked Zhu Yuchan's hair: "Things that conform to the court's law, I should do it for others, and naturally I will do it. Naturally, I will not do private transfers that do not conform to the court's law. This is the head office, right?

Besides, didn't you also 'befriend' me today, why do you always talk about King Fu. "

Zhu Yuchan couldn't say no to him, and stomped her feet anxiously: "You came here, okay! Besides, when I asked you to do something, it was to guard against others doing bad things, and I didn't say what I was going to do myself."

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After Shen Shuren left, he naturally had other business to worry about that night.

According to Shen Shuren's plan, he would have to escort Lu Wang Fu Wang and his party southward in two days, first passing through Tongbai Mountain from Xinyang, and then going to Wuchang via Suihuang.

Then arrange a large ship in the Yangtze River in Wuchang, escort the kings all the way down the river to Anqing, and then transfer to Ruxushui to Hefei for resettlement——

From Xinyang, you can also go northward along the Huaihe River, passing through Shouxian County and from Feishui to Hefei. The journey is more than 200 miles shorter than taking the Yangtze River, which is equivalent to saving the journey of crossing Tongbai Mountain and Yinghuo Mountain twice.

However, the Ming Dynasty forbade feudal kings from entering Sandu without a reason. Shou County was located in Fengyang Prefecture, which belonged to the territory of Zhongdu.In comparison, taking a few hundred miles of boat on the Yangtze River is nothing.

As for Shen Shuren himself, he would not go to Hefei, so he personally escorted him until Wuchang.

After arriving in Wuchang, he may take a few days to take care of Huguang's internal affairs, inspect the various civil affairs, financial construction, military industry and military equipment in the rear for more than half a year.

While taking care of these things, he can also wait for the imperial court's order in Wuchang by the way. Once Chongzhen orders him to rescue Sichuan, or has other requests, he can respond immediately.

Even the main force can leave Wuchang and deploy westward in advance, and the required military rations can also be assembled in Yiling in advance.

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The words are divided into two parts.

While Shen Shuren was busy arranging the follow-up itinerary, at dinner time that night, Zhu Changhao and Zhu Yuchan had a happy dinner together in the temporary Lu Palace.

The difference from noon was that there were several other female relatives on the dinner table at night, including Zhu Changxiao's side concubine, Zhu Yuchan's biological mother Sun's family, and a few others who were favored by Zhu Changhao but did not have the title of side concubine. concubine.

Zhu Changxiao's concubine, Wu, did not leave any adult children. In her early years, she only gave birth to a child who died prematurely.

Sun's status was not high at first, because she gave birth to Zhu Changhao's only surviving daughter, so she raised her status by giving birth to a daughter.

The other concubines had no descendants, so Zhu Changhao naturally didn't bother to lift them up.When eating, those concubines who don't have concubine titles can only stand and serve first, helping to arrange the dishes. After they are almost done, they can only sit down and eat if Zhu Changhao or Sun Shi let them sit down.

Now that Zhu Changhao is 34 or [-] years old, his desires are slightly less than when he was in his twenties, and he works hard every day. Naturally, there are fewer and fewer opportunities for concubines to be proud of their favor.

The dishes for dinner are not much better than those for lunch, and Zhu Changhao himself is still the same as noon, only vegetarian.A few young concubines next to her were also greedy for meat, but the prince was only vegetarian, so they could only endure it in order to invite pets, and tried to pretend that their living habits and hobbies were the same as the prince's.

Seeing all this, Mrs. Sun also sighed. She was not from a wealthy family, and she didn't have much jealousy, so she persuaded: "My lord, it's been hard work these days, and it's time to make up for it. A few pieces of meat are fine, but the wine and meat pass through the intestines, Buddha pays attention to it."

Zhu Changhao was a little disgusted: "What are you talking about! It's just a bumpy journey, the climate is not acclimatized, and I can't eat meat."

Mrs. Sun was robbed, and she didn't know what to say, so she could only keep silent.

But Zhu Yuchan knew her father better than her mother, mainly because she was a young girl who usually sneaked and hid in the mansion, and no one cared about her, she could always overhear more private conversations of her parents.

So Zhu Yuchan persuaded: "Father, I know what you are worried about. In fact, there is nothing to worry about. This time, Shen Futai and Huang Zongbing rescued us from the siege. They did it for us, and they didn't fight for us. .

In the afternoon, I asked Brother Shen, and asked him to tell a lot of stories about the battle in Chen County. He really designed it so that the people in Henan would suffer less and drive away the intruders as soon as possible.No more people were killed to save us. "

These words hit Zhu Changhao's heart disease in the past few days. His face was no longer pale, and his lips were no longer trembling. He just looked at his daughter in surprise:

"You are a little girl, how do you know these things? You just asked Shen Futai and answered? Can you understand? It can't be Meng Gu's."

Zhu Yuchan complacently sold what she had asked in the afternoon, her acting skills were somewhat exaggerated than Shen Shuren's, and she quickly made everyone laugh, but no one thought it was wrong.

A 15-year-old girl speaks a little funny and exaggerated, and everyone will only think it is childlike and escaping.

Zhu Changhao blushed, and asked her how she knew about her mental illness, Zhu Yuchan told her about eavesdropping on her father's chanting, and Zhu Changhao was relieved.

However, the speaker has no intention, but the listener has intention.The purpose of the conversation between father and daughter was to relieve Zhu Changhao's heartache and let him know that not many officers and soldiers died in saving them.

But Sun and the others next to him didn't focus on those boring military affairs. Sun's ears almost perked up when his daughter mentioned the three words "Brother Shen".

After her husband and daughter finished talking about the business, Mrs. Sun couldn't hold back her gossip all night.After dinner, she pulled her husband aside and repeatedly asked about the day's affairs, especially how her daughter met the man outside.

Zhu Changhao couldn't be entangled by his concubine, so he had to tell the cause and effect.

Mrs. Sun is a person whose eyes are higher than the top. She always feels that she has given birth to the prince's daughter, so it will be cost-effective to marry such a top-notch talented person in the future.

But after listening to her husband explaining Shen Shuren's talent and official position, and also saying that Shen Shuren was unmarried, she immediately stopped questioning the man's hardware conditions at all.

It's all this level, and it's just too appropriate to be the savior of the palace.

"Then Shen Futai is only 22 years old? That's seven years older than Chan'er, always a little older, but 22 is Futai. I'm afraid you won't be able to find another one in the whole world." Right. What does little Shen look like? Is he handsome?"

Zhu Changhao was annoyed by being entangled: "It's not bad, he is tall, straight and strong, and he is also very white."

Sun made up her mind, rolled her eyes, and immediately pestered her husband: "My lord, since the other party is so capable and looks good, then you should find a way to hint and let the Shen family come to our house to propose marriage.

Chan'er is also 15 years old, and after another year or so of preparation, she can get married.And regardless of the reason, he had bumped into Chan'er today, how could the princess of the palace just let the men outside see it?
Apart from you since childhood, only eunuchs have seen Chan'er's face, and no men outside have seen it.Since he also saw Chan'er, he should be brave! "

Under the feudal ethics in the late Ming Dynasty, it was not uncommon for a girl in a boudoir to be forced to marry her by a man outside when she was seen.Although the reason is a bit weird, it makes sense.

Zhu Changhao was speechless for a while, although he didn't dislike this arrangement very much, and even thought about it himself.But he understood the court's law better than Sun, so he said anxiously:
"This Shen Shuren has long been targeted by the daughters of countless governors. Gu talked to him today, and he could hear what he said! He was afraid that His Majesty would suspect him of forming a business for personal gain, so he has been procrastinating until now. Otherwise, where would he be?" Is it our turn?
We are also regarded as relatives of the emperor. This kind of thing is not authorized by His Majesty's will. How can it be wrong?It's still such a difficult time, I don't know how many people will chew their tongues! "

Mrs. Sun did not agree, she only had this one daughter, so she said unyieldingly: "Then the prince will give a performance to His Majesty, please give him a marriage, the prince has always been indifferent to fame and wealth, and His Majesty knows it.

How can there be any reason why an uncle wants to marry a cousin, and a nephew is pushing back and forth?If King Fu has a daughter to marry, His Majesty might be suspicious. Why should our family be suspicious?
If it doesn't work, you should make it clear in the memorial, and say that Shen Futai is the savior of our family. During the chaos of war, Chan'er accidentally wandered off and was seen by him and escorted by him.Chan'er wanted to repay him for saving his life, and she wanted to be full of fame, so she could go along with the flow, wouldn't that be enough?If His Majesty even stops this, wouldn't it be ruining the reputation of my son and sister? "

Zhu Changhao was very entangled, but it was not unreasonable to listen to his wife's words. As expected, married women's talents in finding excuses for blind dates among their parents were far beyond that of men and young girls.

Zhu Changhao, who couldn't stand it anymore, had to write a memorial letter to the emperor's nephew immediately after Sun's arguing.

After finishing writing, he held the letter and was still a little bit reluctant: "Forget it, I'll just listen to you about this once. If His Majesty refuses to grant the marriage, then you don't need to mention this matter—would it be faster? Chan'er today It was the first time I saw that Shen Shuren."

Sun's coquettish: "Hurry up! Ninety percent of the people in the world are still married blindly. There are many people who have never seen before the wedding room. At least Chan'er can have a warm chat with Shen Futai. If you don’t hate him, you’re considered a blessing. Listen to what you said about Shen Shuren’s conditions, if you’re slow, you won’t be able to snatch him!”

Zhu Changhao sighed, and expressed the last point of unwillingness in his heart: "A family like ours, why do we need to marry our daughter to make the man rich and prosperous? As long as we are good to Chan'er, everything is enough.

We originally wanted to find a son-in-law, but we have no children. In the future, we will always let Chan'er's child adopt the surname Zhu. It is best that the son-in-law can change his surname to Zhu himself.

Now you have to find someone from such a wealthy family. Although his father, Shen Shangshu, has several sons and the others are still young, it is estimated that he will never let Shen Futai change his surname to Zhu, so that he and Chan'er The child born in the future will be named Zhu, so thank God. "

Mrs. Sun was reminded by her husband and also aware of this problem, but she kept on doing it and urged: "This matter can be discussed again, and the horoscope has not been written yet, no matter what, first find a way to get His Majesty to marry you.

After the marriage is bestowed, I have the opportunity to raise the conditions again. We have the surname of the Ming Dynasty, and giving the surname Zhu to outsiders is a matter of Guangzong Yaozu. Since ancient times, how many heroes have been given the surname of the country by the emperor?When Li Keyong and Li Cunxu were given the surname Li by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, they didn't feel ashamed.

At worst, let's say that Zhu is the national surname bestowed by His Majesty for his meritorious service, not to mention that he was given the national surname because he was a son-in-law. Wouldn't that save the Shen family's face?If he still feels aggrieved, taking advantage of his military achievements this time, he will definitely be promoted to a higher rank, and more titles will be given to him, so that he will have both face and face. "

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PS: I heard that the latest chapters are actually not restricted during the exemption period...so let's make a chapter of more than 6000 words today.

In fact, the two are the same as usual, but I am too lazy to dismantle them.This chapter is [-] words long.

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