Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 632 The Xie family in Nanchang Mansion!
A businessman who can become one of the richest is not someone to be trifled with.

In addition, in the past two years, he has relied on the Shanghai Trade Chamber of Commerce and the support of a group of eunuchs in the palace.

Those gentry groups who want to frame and retaliate against those merchants have to spend more energy than before, and they must also prevent those merchants who hold a lot of property from jumping over the wall in a hurry, and the fish will die.

After Shenzhuang left the Dingguo Palace, Guo An didn't pay much attention to the affairs of those merchants.

because.

Zhu Di really brought the queen, the prince Zhu Gaochi, and the emperor's grandson Zhu Zhanji to the Duke Dingguo's mansion.

Guo An took Liu Baiwei, Yuelan and other members of his family to open the door of Duke Dingguo's mansion and welcome the royal couple who came to eat corn.

After the ceremony and greetings for a while, Queen Xu looked at Guo An with burning eyes.

She also really wanted to taste how delicious the corn that Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi had been praising for several days was!
Of course, I also want to see what the corn that Guo An sent all the way back from overseas barbarian lands looks like.

"Your Majesty, Queen, please come this way!"

In response, Guo An could only take Zhu Di, Queen Xu, the prince and others to the back garden.

"Is this thing corn?"

Seeing the corn, Queen Xu was suddenly surprised.

Even Zhu Zhanji on the side looked surprised.

"Exactly!"

Without waiting for Guo An to reply, Zhu Di said directly: "Sister, look, these corn fruits are all grown in a large piece in the middle of the plant... so huge, the yield must be very high.

Moreover, eating these corns is also very simple. You only need to put them in hot water, boil them with half a stick of incense, and they are done! "

"The corn cooked this way tastes sweeter..."

With that said, Zhu Di looked at Guo An again.

"Guo Qing, can you break off a few corns for our sister, our eldest grandson, and the prince? Let our sister, our eldest grandson, and the prince also taste them?"
"The minister obeys the order!"

Guo An responded quickly and took Xu Yong directly into the corn field.

These days.

There is more corn in the cornfield that can be cooked and eaten.

therefore.

Soon, Xu Yong followed Guo An and walked out slowly with more than ten corns in his arms.

"Guo Qing is still so bold!"

Zhu Di was very satisfied.

Queen Xu on the side smiled helplessly, "I'm sorry to bother you, Duke Ding!"

"Your Majesty, you are so polite! I sent people to retrieve these corns just for food! Please wait for a while, the corns will be cooked soon!"

"it is good!"

Queen Xu nodded slightly, and then said to Liu Baiwei beside her.

"Sister, take me to see those two boys!"

"Your Majesty, please come this way!"

Empress Xu, Liu Baiwei and Yuelan were also very familiar with each other.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, I'll be waiting for you this way!"

Guo An took Zhu Di directly to the main hall.

After arriving at the main hall.

Zhu Di then asked directly: "Guo Qing, we heard that some gentry have begun to retaliate against the merchants who reported to us?"

Guo An was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that it was Shen Zhuang who had done something, and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty is aware that even the ministers are speculating on this matter."

Zhu Di said in a cold voice: "If they dare to take action, it will save us some time and we can find those rats hiding in the dark as soon as possible!"

Guo An thought for a while and said again: "Your Majesty, it is also possible that the officials in those two places were deceived by some thieves hiding in secret!"

"This is also possible!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly and did not deny it.

"However, since they have done this, there will definitely be traces left behind, and the sooner they can be caught!"

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

Guo An flattered.

Zhu Di continued: "During this period, Wang Zhen found dozens of corrupt officials and ransacked the homes of hundreds of gentry!

The food that was confiscated was enough to alleviate the drought in several northern provinces. "

"With Jiaozhi and the grain brought back by Lao San and others, there is no need to worry about the drought in the north!"

Guo An also nodded slightly, "The country is peaceful and the people are safe, which is the best state!"

"The country is peaceful and the people are safe..."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi's eyes suddenly lit up.

"What Guo Qing said is true!"

"The country is at peace, people's lives are stable, and our Ming Dynasty will become more and more prosperous!"

"..."

Guo An, Zhu Di, and Zhu Gaochi chatted for a while longer.

Guo Ang walked in carrying a pot of steaming corn.

The strange fragrance spreads.

Zhu Gaochi, who smelled this kind of boiled corn for the first time, suddenly screamed in his stomach.

but.

Zhu Gaochi didn't feel any embarrassment, because Guo An and Zhu Di had already picked up a stick of corn each and gave one to Zhu Zhanji who was standing beside him. The three of them started to nibble quickly.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaochi couldn't care less about being reserved.

I picked up the last one and started chewing it directly.

soft!
Fragrant!
sweet……

The more he ate, the brighter the look in Zhu Gaochi's eyes became.

soon.

The corn in the hands of several people was eaten up.

"Grandpa Huang, I still want to eat!"

Zhu Zhanji looked at the clean corn cob in his hand with a look of reluctance on his face.

Zhu Di said directly: "Don't worry, Grandson, in the first half of the year, we will let you eat corn every day!"

"Thank you, Grandpa Huang!"

Zhu Zhanji suddenly felt overjoyed.

As for how long half a year is, he has no idea in his mind.

at the same time.

In the back house.

After Queen Xu finished eating the corn in her hand, she was also full of praise.

"Ding Guo Gong is indeed worthy of being my great pillar. How can Ding Guo Gong still find such delicacies that can be used as food..."

Liu Baiwei also said with joy on her face: "The Queen is so complimentary. When the Queen returns to the palace later, I will ask someone to bring some corn back to the Queen from the back garden!"

"It doesn't have to be this way!"

Empress Xu shook her head slowly, "There are too many people in the palace. This kind of corn variety has not been cultivated in large quantities. Bringing it back will cause trouble!"

"In this case, I will invite the empress to come to my house to eat often in the future!"

Liu Baiwei did not continue to persuade.

……

As the heavy snow falls, Ming Dynasty officially enters the cold winter.

Wang Zhen, the envoy of Jinyiwei Town who was sent by Zhu Di to investigate and deal with various provinces, finally returned to Beijing.

All officials throughout the Ming Dynasty could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Those golden guard eagle dogs have finally returned!
However, in Nanchang Mansion.

But there were a few gentry with anxious faces.

They were so secretive and careful, but Jin Yiwei still caught them.

“Mr.
Although, there was a little surprise later...

However, now we and others are facing the crisis of destroying our whole family. Only Duke Dingguo is our chance of survival! "

"Yes, Mr. Xie, although we and several others are in the court, we still have some connections.

However, at this time, it is too late for them to escape. If they are even a little bit contaminated, they will be implicated by us!
Now, only Duke Dingguo is favored by His Majesty and controls the Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce..."

"Xie Gong, our family has flourished from the Yuan Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty. Such a huge family fortune cannot just fall into our hands!"

"Otherwise, when I get under the Nine Springs, I will lose my face and go to see my ancestors..."

Several old men with silver hair, rosy faces, gold-framed glasses on their noses, and gorgeous silks looked at the old man in the middle with pleading faces.

That old man was the head of the Xie family in Nanchang Mansion.

Among the scholars in the south, he was also a famous scholar.

The Xie family of Nanchang Prefecture, the Guo family of Shunde Prefecture, and the Liu family had a close relationship in the Yuan Dynasty.

In the Hongwu year, when the Ming Dynasty was established, for fear of being implicated, he began not to move around much.

It was not until the late Hongwu period that several families saw that Emperor Hongwu had no intention of continuing the liquidation, and then they began to gradually move around.

However, after having been estranged for such a long time, they suddenly lost contact, and the relationship between the two families was no longer as close as before.

When it came to getting married to Guo An, the eldest son of the Guo family, it was because of their estranged relationship and because they heard that Guo An was just the chief historian of Prince Yan's palace, the Xie family did not take a fancy to him.

then.

The relationship between the two families has become estranged since then.

For more than ten years, we haven’t had much contact with each other.

However, watching the King of Yan being promoted to Crown Prince, and then ascending the throne, he became the Hong Ding Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!
And Shi Guoan, the chief minister of the Prince of Yan, also rose to the top and became the Young Minister of Zhanshifu of the East Palace, and then became the Marquis of Annan, Duke Dingguo...

The more the Xie family looked at it, the more jealous they became.

Guo An has also directly become a taboo in the Xie family. No one will take the initiative to mention this name.

And now, the Xie family got into such big trouble due to a moment of confusion!
They had no choice but to go to the capital and plead with Duke Guo An of the Kingdom of Ding... At first, they didn't take a fancy to King Yan Changshi to plead for mercy?
Begging the person he looked down on at the beginning, Guo An, who was supposed to be the Xie family's son-in-law, to protect their Xie family?
Thinking of this, Xie Taiqing, who always wanted to save face, felt his face burning.

Xie Taiqing was a little worried and said: "If you think about this again, there should be other ways!"

An old man frowned, his face full of helplessness.

"Xie Gong, we have thought of all the other ways! If not, how could we have come up with this idea?" "Yes, Xie Gong, we have been thinking about it for two days. If there is any other way, How can I embarrass you with this method?"

"..."

Xie Taiqing couldn't help it and sighed heavily, his face full of sorrow.

He was not ignorant of these things.

However, let him go to the capital to seek Guo An, the Duke of Ding...

"Xie Gong, the man who is now the Duke of the Ming Dynasty is extremely precious, and we...

I won’t force you, but think about it carefully. According to the ruthlessness of those Jinyi guards, more than 300 members of your Xie family will either be killed or bullied. The best result is to be exiled thousands of miles away. Guozhou..."

"Xie Gong, after you go back, think about it carefully!"

"Ugh……"

Those gentry really don't use force.

Therefore, no matter how much Xie Taiqing wants to save face, he will definitely cherish the Xie family more, and will never watch the Xie family be confiscated and exterminated by the Jin Yiwei!

Sure enough, the next day.

A carriage, escorted by several guards, left Nanchang Fucheng.

Arriving at the dock, Xie Taiqing boarded a large ship.

At the same time, six large wooden boxes were carried to the big ship.

Afterwards, the big ship slowly sailed towards the capital!

……

Capital.

Zhu Di looked at the secret music in his hand with a strange light in his eyes.

On the side, Yi Shiha stared at Zhu Di closely.

"Your Majesty, I wonder how to deal with the Xie family member?"

Zhu Di glanced at it lightly and said, "Let Duke Ding handle this matter!"

"The slaves obey the orders!"

Yi Shiha responded quickly.

……

One day later.

A large ship sailed into the capital dock.

Later, a luxurious rubber-tyred carriage carried Xie Taiqing, who had disembarked from the ship, to the Duke Dingguo's mansion.

In Duke Dingguo's mansion, Guo An was lying on a soft chair, basking in the sun comfortably.

But I heard Guo Ang walking over quickly with a strange expression on his face to report.

"Master Qi, the head of the Xie family in Nanchang Mansion is outside the door and wants to see you!"

"The Xie family of Nanchang Prefecture?"

Guo An also had a weird face.

"Master, it's the Xie family from Nanchang Mansion!"

Guo Ang nodded again and affirmed.

After Guo An was granted the title of Marquis of Annan, more than ten years ago, the matter of being looked down upon and not getting married was completely revealed to Guo An.

As for this kind of thing, after so many years, Guo An's anger has already dissipated completely.

Therefore, the family members were not allowed to go to the Xie family to cause trouble.

just.

He never expected that the Xie family of Nanchang Mansion would dare to visit him now.

Guo An asked: "Do you know why they came?"

Guo Ang shook his head, "Sir, I don't know!"

"However, the Xie family seems to have brought a few large boxes, and it looks like they are here to give gifts..."

"Gift-giver?"

Guo An frowned directly.

After thinking for a moment, he said: "There is always some friendship between our ancestors. Now that they are here, we cannot turn them away and let them come in to ask questions!"

"Yes, sir!"

Guo Ang responded and walked out quickly.

When he came back again, there was an old man following behind him.

"Sir, this is Mr. Xie, the head of the Xie family in Nanchang Prefecture!"

After hearing this, Guo An hurriedly stood up and bowed with a gentle face.

"Junior Guo An and Guo Ningyi have met Mr. Xie!"

Seeing this, Xie Taiqing felt relieved.

However, there was still a look of fear on his face.

"Dong Guo is too polite. I must have met Duke Ding!"

With that said, Xie Taiqing slowly bowed towards Guo An.

"The old man is really embarrassing this junior!"

Guo An was startled and quickly stretched out his hands to help Xie Taiqing.

Regarding this, Xie Taiqing's heart sank again.

However, the expression on his face did not change at all.

Immediately, the two started chatting enthusiastically.

They even talked about the ancestors of the Xie and Guo families studying together.

Guo An also responded casually.

After finishing a cup of hot tea, I saw that although Guo An's face was very warm and polite, his expression was extremely cold.

Xie Taiqing sighed heavily and expressed his intention with a sad face.

"To be honest with Duke Ding, I came here this time because I was shamelessly asking Duke Ding for help!"

"Help?"

Guo An was stunned for a moment. He really never thought that this would be the reason.

“Mr.

After saying that, Guo An added: "However, if someone really dares to provoke the Xie family and forces the Xie family to do this, then I'm afraid there is nothing I can do!"

Xie Taiqing smiled bitterly again, stood up directly, and bowed heavily towards Guo An, his face full of sincerity.

"More than ten years ago, it was the old man who was ignorant, and it was the Xie family's fault that they lost such a virtuous son-in-law as Duke Dingguo!

However, the ancestral relationship between the Guo and Xie families has continued to this day, and it cannot be ended in the hands of the old man! "

"Please rest assured, Lord Dingguo. Everyone in the entire Ming Dynasty knows that Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are very fond of Duke Dingguo.

The Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce was apparently in charge of the Shen family, but in fact, the Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce was in charge of Dingguo Gong.

This time the Xie family encountered a catastrophe. For others, it was a huge problem, but for Duke Ding, it was a piece of cake! "

"Please also ask Duke Ding to save the Xie family for the sake of the ancestral ties between the Guo and Xie families. Otherwise, there will be no way out for the more than three hundred members of the Xie family..."

"Also, I came here this time and brought six boxes of rare treasures. They are all my apology to Duke Dingguo!"

"Dingguo Gong, old man..."

"stop!"

Guo An narrowed his expression and looked at Xie Taiqing quietly.

"Mr. Xie, what happened to the Xie family?"

Xie Taiqing was startled, and then he remembered that he had only begged and did not tell what happened to the Xie family.

He quickly told the whole story about the Xie family.

After listening, when Guo An looked at Xie Taiqing again, his eyes couldn't help but be full of weirdness.

"It turns out that what happened to those two merchants was done jointly by you guys!"

Xie Taiqing said: "Dingguo Gong Mingjian, it's not that we want to set a trap for those two merchants. In fact, those two merchants don't take us in the eyes at all, and even take the initiative to cause trouble for us." !”

Guo An didn't believe this.

"How dare these two mere merchant families take the initiative to provoke you, the gentry entrenched in Nanchang Mansion?"

Xie Taiqing said hurriedly, "Dong Guo, at this critical moment, no matter what, I dare not hide anything!"

"Ok!"

Guo An nodded slowly.

"In this case, those two merchants deserve to be punished!"

"exactly!"

Xie Taiqing also nodded and agreed very much.

It was really audacious for a mere merchant to dare to challenge a family of gentry that had been passed down for hundreds of years.

Guo An added: "In this case, Mr. Xie doesn't need me to intercede anymore.

Today, Your Majesty is wise, mighty, and selfless.

Since it was the two merchants who had provoked him beforehand, several gentry members of the Xie family jointly retaliated.

In this matter, His Majesty will never punish him fairly or impose any additional punishment. "

Xie Taiqing was anxious and quickly looked at Guo An.

Guo An added: "Moreover, what man can endure what happened back then?

However, for the sake of the Guo and Xie families, I will not cause trouble for the Xie family. I didn’t do it before, I won’t do it now, and I won’t do it in the future!

It would be best if the Xie family didn't take the initiative to cause trouble for me...

The road faces the sky, each goes to one side, and we don't interfere with each other. "

"As for the Xie family, which has caused such incomprehensible trouble, they came to me to plead for mercy, and asked me to plead with His Majesty?"

As he said that, Guo An couldn't help but smile coldly.

"Although I don't provoke people very much, I'm not a fool either. The Xie family shouldn't even think about such a great thing!"

……

(End of this chapter)