Chapter 99
How strange the Zhu family is
King Zhu Shi of Zhou was amazed and was famous for his wise men. Jianwen reduced his vassals and was demoted to Yunnan.
Later, Zhu Shi was brought back to Yingtian to take care of him until Zhu Di entered the city, and he was considered to be out of the sea of suffering. Moreover, in order to comfort the brother, Zhu Shi's salary reached 5,000 stones, ranking first among the kings. Even the two sons of Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were not as good as those of them.
Xu Jingchang also knew about these things, but he was not familiar with Zhu Shi and was unwilling to make friends with the vassal kings without any trouble, so he had not visited Zhu Shi in private.
And Zhu Su did not come to Xu's mansion either.
This time it was his first time to visit King Zhou.
Xu Jingchang looked at it and asked Zhu Gaosui, "Is it easy to deal with your fifth uncle? Is it easy to deceive... accept guidance?"
Zhu Gaosui thought about it and told Xu Jingchang very seriously, "If you want to talk about Uncle Fifth, it is probably harder to cheat than the second brother."
Xu Jingchang's face changed slightly, and he looked like a low-end opponent. It was not difficult, so you can rest assured.
Zhu Gaosui paused and added: "That... I would like to remind you one thing. My fifth uncle is good at everything, but he has a habit of giving people some weird things, just don't eat them."
Li Jinglong blurted out, "I am willing to pay, any amount! Even if I borrow money, I will help Your Highness publish a book."
"This is compiled by me and some like-minded friends. It started in the 24th year of Hongwu. It is called the Herb of Rescue. It records more than 400 edible wild vegetables, all of which are explained in images, which are easy to identify..."
"Come in." Zhu Xu invited them into the mansion for the first time, and he also came to Xu Jingchang's side, "Is what you said true or false? Xia Shangshu really...what is that?"
Zhu Su was still in the capital and did not return to Kaifeng. His residence was next to the clan mansion.
After saying that, this person really turned around and went home.
When Li Jinglong saw the things on the plate, his eyes almost fell off. He, a general, also knew some wild vegetables and herbs.
But who made him Zhu Di’s good brother? In this Yongle Dynasty, people are really unscrupulous and do whatever they want than themselves!
Xu Jingchang took the initiative to step forward, "Your Highness, King Zhou, it seems that you have some prejudice against the Jinyiwei... I will tell you a story and resolve the misunderstanding. A few days ago, I went to Xia Shangshu to do business. A five or six-year-old child ran to me and told me, his father told me that I am the Grand Genyiwei Governor, the supervisor of all officials, and the eyes and ears everywhere, and even know what their family eats. I denied it on the spot. This is definitely a slander. How could I do such a tasteless thing? Children should not believe the adults' nonsense, especially that person is not your biological father."
Zhu Shi snorted, "I know, among these two, I'm too lazy to mention one. Another, I heard that I just took charge of the Jinyiwei and I am a vassal king. It's not convenient to make friends with close servants, so don't just add to my worries."
Li Jinglong wailed at the top of his throat, "It's over, I think I'm famous for my lifetime, and I can kill me in the Battle of Jingnan, but I actually died at the hands of Zhu Xun. I'm so unfair!
Zhu Xu was influenced by his eyes and actually began to pay attention to these things. After he became a vassal, he carefully collected and kept sorting them out... Gradually, Zhu Xu collected more than 400 edible wild vegetables.
When he heard Li Jinglong, Zhu Shi's head thundered. There were not many people he hated, but Li Jinglong was definitely one of them... Li Jinglong was the coachman, was it the fourth brother who came?
King Zhu Su, Zhou, hurriedly put down what was at hand and came out in a hurry.
Zhu Su shook his head without hesitation, "No need, my royal palace is the original Song Dynasty Palace, and the layout is very large. I spent a lot of money to build the mansion, so I don't rush to repair it. But if I could give me some money, I would have a book and I want to publish it."
Since Zhu Di became emperor, Zhu Su is the oldest and most prestigious among the royal kings of the royal family. He is currently serving as the clan leader.
Xu Jingchang was stunned for a moment, then carefully examined his expression and found that there was a hint of fear in Zhu Gaoshu's eyes. Xu Jingchang's heart moved, and it seemed that he had to be more careful.
His subordinate said bitterly: "Your Highness, the young man doesn't know who he is coming, but his status is too high. His coachman is Duke Cao Li Jinglong!"
Two-thirds of them are all recorded by previous generations.
"I'll pay!"
If Zhu Yunwen's brothers could stand up and accuse Zhu Yunwen of being unfilial, it would be more effective than Zhu Di's words. If Zhu Yunwen's youngest son could live, wouldn't it just show his kindness?
So Zhu Di did not rush to do it, but asked Zhu Su to help him deal with the matter.
Li Jinglong stretched out two thumbs, "Your Highness is brilliant."
Zhu Xu snorted: "Didn't you almost kill me!"
Xu Jingchang said, "Your Highness, I just said I was going to the house of Shangshu Xia, but I didn't say that the child was Shangshu Xia. If it was the housekeeper, the coachman's... By the way, the coachman's." As he said that, Xu Jingchang glanced at Li Jinglong.
Zhu Xu laughed and said, "The medical book says that beans can detoxify because I steamed them with bean leaves, which seems to be really useful."
Zhu Xu has already touched the threshold for how to classify plants scientifically. If this continues, a botany will definitely be born!
Zhu Su rolled his eyelids and snorted coldly: "If you want to spend some money, just resolve our hatred? You can dream!" Zhu Su was very rude. He looked around, found a tray, and handed it to Li Jinglong.
But he was really helpless. At that time, Zhu Yunwen was the emperor and he had to listen to the imperial edict!
Li Jinglong lowered his head helplessly, and he was really sorry for his friend.
"This, this is Shanglu! It's a big poison, you want my life!"
Zhu Xu agreed, but he was also a fisherman who was catching up with troubled waters.
Zhu Xu couldn't help but snorted, "If it's really his family, it's his own fault... The surname Li, tell me, do you still have a conscience? When I was in the capital, we were so good. We ate and slept together. Whenever we were beaten, I would plead for you, and then you framed me! I just wanted to strangle you to death!"
Just in the capital, a group of scholars and masters of Xinglin gathered together, hiding at home to edit books. Compared to Xu Jingchang's listening to music and fishing, it is much more elegant.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a rumbling gurgle in his stomach, like a thunder thunder... It was broken! It was poisoned!
"Where is the cottage? I want to give it a respect!"
When I arrived outside the mansion, I looked up and saw Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui. I looked again, there was no Zhu Di.
Zhu Xu named it "Medicada for Rescuing the Desolation". This book is not a medicinal material for curing diseases, but a weed that can satisfy hunger. If it is in a desolate year and there is no food, you can collect wild vegetables to satisfy hunger.
Zhu Xu said, walked to the front of the desk, picked up a first draft, and handed it to Xu Jingchang.
Zhu Di kept him in the capital, which involved some sensitive matters. For example, although Zhu Yunwen was dead, there were still several brothers. In addition, Zhu Yunwen also had a young son, and these people were all considered Zhu Biao's group. Zhu Di did not think about what to deal with.
Xu Jingchang gave Zhu Shi a blank look, "Your Highness can't hear it, is this a joke?"
Xu Jingchang's smile remained unabated. Zhu Xu was indeed a man who had studied books too much, and he learned the poverty of literati by 10% of them.
Zhu Xun was overjoyed when he heard someone affirming his work. "I am very grateful for the praise. I just need to spend a lot of money on printing books. I don't save much, and I can't bear to speak to my fourth brother..."
He ate all Shang Lugen in front of him with a few gulps.
Zhu Gaoxu did not move, and Zhu Gaosui hurried over, "Fifth Uncle, have you seen it? Today, Duke Ding Xu Jingchang and Duke Cao Li Jinglong, they come to visit together, and they have to talk to Uncle Wu for some things."
"Your Highness, someone asks for a visit!"
Li Jinglong was stunned. He looked at Xu Jingchang secretly, but this kid turned his eyes to the sky and was too lazy to look at him.
He sank his face, "What are you here for? I'm busy!"
"Of course I can hear it, I just don't understand why you have to say about Shangshu Xia, not Jian Tianguan, or Shangshu Liu and others? Could it be that there is something wrong?"
"Eat, if you eat, our revenge will pass."
"Your Highness of the King of Zhou, this book is indeed extraordinary. It is beneficial to the country and the people. It should be published and promulgated throughout the world."
It also suggests that some plants with similar morphology but with toxins and are inedible.
The descendants of the Zhu family have many ambitions, and there are many talents.
Zhu Su was very enthusiastic about introducing Xu Jingchang... When he was very young, Zhu Su heard his parents telling about the troubled times in the late Yuan Dynasty and eating braised vegetables. Especially Zhu Yuanzhang, who had been wandering for more than three years, and he asked him to travel around Huaixi. Zhu Yuanzhang knew everything he could eat and what he could not eat.
Xu Jingchang smiled and said, "Your Highness, King Zhou, throw his affairs aside. I want to inquire. If the three guards of the royal palace are abolished, do you have any opinions?"
"Your Highness, the court wants to rectify the three guards of the royal family. If you are willing to give up, that is the best. What are your requirements? I can find a way to help you solve the problem... For example, the military expenditure saved can be allocated to renovate the royal palace for Your Highness?"
"No." Zhu Xun replied very simply, "I don't need to cut off the three guards of the royal palace and save some salary. It is not easy for the court, and the people's livelihood is difficult. It is natural to save money and food and do some good things."
As they were talking, Li Jinglong and Zhu Gaoxu brought the carriage over and the four of them got on the car... Li Jinglong looked at it and felt that the four people in the carriage were too crowded, so he took the initiative to sit on the shaft to catch the car.
After a while, it was nothing.
In history, Zhu Di demoted them to common people, imprisoned them, and kept them under strict supervision.
But since he heard Xu Jingchang's words, Zhu Di found that some people were better than killing them.
After a while of helplessness, Li Jinglong had to grit his teeth.
"Okay, I'll eat it! You can't die at the worst!"
Obviously this is a luxury, and Zhu Su is just a strange flower among the vassal kings.
Moreover, for the sake of easy identification, Zhu Su also described plants from the shape of the leaf veins, the number of petals, the characteristics of inflorescences, etc., and taught people to distinguish them... When Xu Jingchang saw these contents, he thought of not the fact that he finally had wild vegetables to eat in the deserted years, but the biological classification method!
King Zhou listened silently. At first, there was nothing, but he couldn't hold back the last sentence and burst into laughter. It's not too bad that this man can laugh at himself.
Zhu Xu was flipping through the book, and when he heard this, he blamed him: "I didn't say that, no one saw anyone, who is the person coming? Look at that anxious look."
This time it was Xu Jingchang's turn to be surprised. He never expected that Zhu Xu was so easy to talk to. If all the vassal kings were so wise, wouldn't the matter of the royal family be easy to deal with!
Zhu Xu frowned, something was wrong!
I clearly steamed all the bean leaves and ate them for the dogs at home. The dogs were jumping around, nothing happened!
At this time, Xu Jingchang couldn't help it, "Your Highness, King Zhou, please send Duke Cao to the thatched cottage."
Zhu Xu nodded and hurriedly took Li Jinglong to the toilet. As soon as he came back, his family ran in, "Your Highness, it's not good, the dog is dead!"
(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!