My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 476 Two Ways

Jin Yiwei's case was very involved. Not only were Wang Zhi and his gang members executed, but Liu Mian and some of his cronies were also imprisoned.

However, although Liu Mian was guilty, the crime did not lead to death. In addition, Zhu Zhanhe personally interceded with Zhu Di, so Liu Mian and others were only demoted to civilians and were quickly released from the imperial prison.

"Come on, let's get drunk and rest today!"

Zhu Zhanhe raised his glass and toasted to Liu Mian and others. The dozen or so people here were all Liu Mian and his confidants. This time they entered the imperial prison and narrowly escaped death. Therefore, Zhu Zhanhe specially held a banquet at the palace to celebrate the occasion. These people are shocked.

"Thank you son!"

Liu Mian and others also stood up, then raised their glasses and drank down the wine in one gulp.

"Your Majesty, this time is so exciting. Wang Zhi's gang was so arrogant and domineering before that they almost got on top of us, but now they finally let out a bad breath!"

A stout man sitting next to Liu Mian smiled.

This strong man's name is Zhai Ning. He used to be a member of the Jinyi Guard Qianhu. He was in charge of one of the five Qianhu offices in Fusi, Beizhen. He was definitely a powerful figure. However, he was later framed by Wang Zhi and was almost taken to trial. This time he was able to bring Wang Zhi to justice. Zhi and others captured it in one fell swoop, and he was of course very happy.

"Lao Zhai, Wang Zhi and others are dead, but we are not feeling well. Now that Liu Qianhu is not implicated, all of us old brothers have become ordinary people. I am afraid that there is no hope of reinstatement in the future."

At this time, a person sitting on the other side drank mulled wine.

The Liu Qianhu he mentioned naturally refers to Liu Mian's example, Liu Ke. He had reported meritoriously to the Metropolitan Procuratorate before, so he was not implicated by Liu Mian, and it was said that he might be promoted in the future.

"Brother He, with a son here, are you afraid that you will have no future in the future?"

Before Liu Mian could speak, Liu Ke was the first to laugh.

When the man surnamed He heard Liu Ke's words, he immediately knew that he had said something wrong, and immediately raised his glass to Zhu Zhanhe: "My son, don't blame me, I made a slip of the tongue."

"Haha, I know you are in a bad mood because you lost your official position, but it doesn't matter. Liu Mian and I have prepared two ways for you to go. It depends on your choice."

Zhu Zhanhe said and winked at Liu Mian, who immediately understood.

At this time, Liu Mian stood up with a wine glass, then glanced at the crowd and said: "Brothers, in order to bring down Wang Zhi and others this time, everyone indeed paid a high price. It can be said that they killed a thousand enemies. , self-destruction of eight hundred."

Liu Mian paused for a moment when he said this, and then continued: "But there is nothing we can do about it. Brothers, you can think about it. If you don't bring down Wang Zhi and others and let them continue, our end will be just Worse!"

As soon as Liu Mian's words came out, many people immediately nodded. The power struggle has always been very cruel. If Wang Zhi and others gain power, they will definitely kill Liu Mian and others in one fell swoop, so that they will never be able to stand up.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Liu Mian continued to say: "So although the price this time is high, everything is worth it. As for the future of the brothers, I have also discussed with the son, and now the matter before us , there are two paths in total!"

"Commander, just tell me, what should we do next?"

Zhai Ning stood up and asked directly. He is a straightforward person and never likes to beat around the bush. "Okay, then I'll tell you the truth!"

Seeing Liu Mian glanced at the crowd again, he opened his mouth and said.

"The first way, in order to compensate everyone's loss, the son prepared a sum of money for all the brothers. With this money, the brothers are enough to be rich for a lifetime, and with the son protecting them, you don't have to worry about getting hurt in the future." revenge."

Liu Mian paused here and then continued.

"As for the second way, that is to go to Tianzhu with me. His Highness the King of Han is opening up territory in Tianzhu. When he needs people, the Crown Prince has promised that as long as we go there, we will all be promoted to one level, and if we perform meritorious services in the future, , maybe there is still a chance to be knighted!"

As soon as Liu Mian's words came out, everyone present buzzed and started talking.

Almost no one wants to take the first route. They have been officials for many years and are not short of money. The only thing that is useful is Zhu Zhanhe's protection. After all, they have offended many people in Jinyiwei.

However, after getting used to the taste of power, asking them to give up their power and go back to being ordinary people would be more uncomfortable than killing them.

So when they heard that Liu Mian was going to Tianzhu, and they could go with him, these people cheered up and discussed excitedly.

Although going to Tianzhu requires leaving their hometown, as Jinyiwei, they often go out, and sometimes they may have to stay away for several years for a task. Therefore, in their view, although Tianzhu is far away, it is not unacceptable.

What's more, the conditions given by Zhu Zhanhe were very generous. Everyone went to Tianzhu to advance to the next level. If they made great contributions in the future, there was a possibility of being awarded a title. They had no doubt about this. After all, the King of Han was in the period of making great achievements. At that time, I heard that some of the earliest people who followed the King of Han already had titles.

Many people even thought of Ji Gang. At first, Ji Gang was just a down-and-out scholar. In the end, it was because he took refuge with Zhu Di during the Jingnan period that he later took over Jinyiwei.

Think about it, a down-and-out scholar can become powerful in the future just because he follows the right person.

These people under Liu Mian asked themselves that their current status was much better than that of Ji Gang. If they arrived in Tianzhu and could show their talents, would they be afraid that they would have no future in the future?

"Your Majesty, Commander, Zhai is willing to go to Tianzhu!"

Zhai Ning was the first to stand up and express his opinion.

Someone took the lead, and others stood up and expressed their willingness to follow Liu Mian to Tianzhu. This made Zhu Zhanhe and Liu Mian smile with satisfaction.

In fact, this is normal. Compared with those immigrants who know nothing about Tianzhu, these Jin Yiwei know Tianzhu better, and their prospects in Tianzhu are broader. Even if their official career does not go well, they can leave and return to Ming Dynasty at any time. These are incomparable to ordinary immigrants.

Seeing that everyone expressed their willingness to leave Tianzhu, Liu Ke, who was sitting next to Liu Mian, could not sit still at this time. Although he had not been dismissed, Liu Mian would not be in Jinyiwei in the future, and he would not have a backer, so in his opinion, It would be better to resign from the official position and go to Tianzhu together.

So Liu Ke just wanted to stand up and express his position, but unexpectedly Liu Mian pushed him back, as if he didn't want him to leave the Ming Dynasty. This made Liu Ke look confused. Why could others go but he couldn't?
But Liu Mian had no time to pay attention to his nephew at this time. He, Zhai Ning and others only focused on drinking, so Liu Ke could only wait patiently until the banquet was over. Liu Ke then found an opportunity to ask Liu Mian: "Uncle, why don't you let me drink?" Shall I go to Tianzhu?"

(End of this chapter)