Bright Spring

After waiting for a long time, Chen Dachui went upstairs to find Zhu Gaoxu and reported Wang Zhenliang's arrival.Zhu Gaoxu walked up to the wooden stairs in the yard, clasped his fists and said with a smile, "Cousin, are you here all right?"

"It's good, it's good. Thank you, King Gaoyang, for your concern." Wang Zhenliang also clapped his hands together and said with a smile.But Zhu Gaoxu immediately noticed that his smile was a bit forced.

So Zhu Gaoxu welcomed Wang Zhenliang to the study room just now, sat down next to a few tables, and said, "My father came out of the imperial prison, is he in better health now?"

"It's nothing serious." Wang Zhenliang pondered for a moment, then said, "To be honest, my father was arrested by Jin Yiwei and imprisoned. He had to confess to some people, and many spies were killed in Yan Palace. Later, before Dudu Xu was killed, Jian Wenjun personally interrogated my father..."

"Oh!" Zhu Gaoxu nodded suddenly.

The son-in-law Wang Ning seeks wealth and wealth in danger, risking his ass to sit in Yan Wang's mansion, and now he succeeds, he actually believes in Buddha... Only then did Zhu Gaoxu understand that the original mystery lies here.

"Cousin, don't worry too much, the son-in-law should be fine." Zhu Gaoxu said kindly.

Wang Zhenliang was noncommittal.In any case, the previous contributions of the Wang family are almost in vain!

Zhu Gaoxu immediately took out half of the broken jade, handed it to Wang Zhenliang and said: "From now on, if my cousin wants to see me, he will come to this jade shop. If the shop is closed, he will throw half of the jade into the window; if it is open, You spend ten guanbao notes to buy half of the jade in the shop. After we meet, we will return these things to their original places. By the way, the warehouse on Xiaozi Street a few years ago is still in the hands of my cousin? "

Wang Zhen nodded and said, "The two old couples are still guarding."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "That's all right. If I want to get old with my cousin Xu, I will take half a piece of jade and send it to Xiaozi Street. It will fit the half piece in your hand."

Wang Zhenliang glanced at Zhu Gaoxu, "King Gaoyang is thoughtful."

Zhu Gaoxu said calmly, "If I can help your family, I will do my best. I will repay my cousin for saving me."

After hearing this, Wang Zhenliang hurriedly said: "It's just a little effort, don't dare."

"I remember that my cousin used to be a guard in Jinyi?" Zhu Gaoxu asked again.

Wang Zhenliang said: "Now both of us, father and son, have resigned from office and are at home unemployed."

"It's okay. I took the liberty to invite you today. I just want to hear anecdotes about the Jianwen Dynasty and the officialdom. Can my cousin tell me?" Zhu Gaoxu smiled.

"Brother Yu will know everything and say everything." Wang Zhenliang cupped his hands.

At this moment, Du Qianrui, wearing a light red silk skirt and a big red silk belt, came in, holding a wooden tray with a pot of oysters blanched in garlic oil, a thin-necked jug, two wine glasses, She gently placed the two pairs of chopsticks on the table one by one, then bent her knees and said, "My lord, please use it slowly."

Wang Zhenliang turned to look at Du Qianrui, opened his mouth, and pointed at her who couldn't name her for a long time, "What's your name..."

"Little girl Du Qianrui." She said softly.

"Yes! Yes!" Wang Zhenliang looked at her, then turned to look at Zhu Gaoxu, and said with a smile, "Ha, King Gaoyang is really a man of temperament, why did he bring the girl from Fuleyuan here?"

"It's a long story." Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile, "But today we meet because of Xu Jiu, so naturally we have to be old people. Even if we meet by chance, we can meet again in a different place after a few years, don't you have some feelings? ?”

Wang Zhenliang said with a smile: "King Gaoyang is really a wonderful person!"

Zhu Gaoxu thought: I think your father is a wonderful person.

He then said, "Miss Du made the oysters herself. I don't know if there is such a way at this time, and I don't know if it suits my cousin's taste. Taste it first, eat it before talking!"

"King Gaoyang, please." Wang Zhenliang said.

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said: "They are all old friends, it's boring to always care about those red tapes, just do whatever you want."

Chapter 1 Sixty is just a process

The garlic flavor washes away the fishy smell of oysters, which is very fragrant and delicious, and it is really refreshing when paired with the clearness of rice wine.You don't have to gobble it up, just taste it little by little, and you won't feel tired after eating a meal for a long time.

Of course, it still depends on who you eat with, which is the most important thing.

In a quiet room in the busy city, under the elegant and sparse bamboo curtains, Du Qianrui played the pipa with a soothing rhythm, which was crisp and pleasant.During the conversation between Zhu Gaoxu and Wang Zhenliang, he ate oysters, sipped rice wine, and listened to the rhythm of the pipa for a while, never feeling bored for a moment.

He picked up the wine jug with a narrow neck to pour wine, admiring the looming beauty in the bamboo curtain, he couldn't help saying: "Life is just a process, even if we have something to do, we don't have to make the process so boring."

This is the day he has been longing for in his previous life, instead of wearing a heavy iron sheet and sleeping in a tent all day long.

Wang Zhenliang thought about it after hearing it, and although he didn't agree, he listened with interest.

Since the founding of the Wen Dynasty, Wang Zhenliang has been in the capital and served as a military general in Jinyiwei. He knows many things about the ministers of the court.So they chatted with many people one after another, and when it came to Qi Tai, the "big treacherous minister", Zhu Gaoxu became more and more interested.

Back then, there were quite a few ministers who advocated the reduction of feudal vassals, most of them were civil servants, and Qi Tai was one of them.Zhu Gaoxu discovered that what Qi Tai had done was different from Huang Zicheng and Fang Xiaoru.Qi Tai is not as effective as Huang Zicheng's words, and he does not have Fang Xiaoru's scholarly status, but he is more pragmatic, and most of his strategies make sense in hindsight.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't like those civil servants who talked about big things, but admired people like Qi Tai, who knew military affairs when he was a minister of the Ministry of War, and he didn't have a vegetarian meal.

This person came from a humble background. When he was young, he had a fight with general Zhang Xin for a kiln sister, but he was selected by the Taizu as one of the Ministers Gu Ming. It was not for nothing.

But Qi Tai has the biggest problem: his name is on the "Jing Nan" list of treacherous ministers, so it is impossible to be forgiven by Jin Shang.Once the battle of Jingnan is over, Qi Tai will be nailed to the pillar of shame|shame of the treacherous officials forever!

Can such a person be used?He thought about it and thought he could try it.Because according to the long-term "career plan" that Zhu Gaoxu planned for himself before, collecting the abandoned resources of the Jianwen Dynasty is a way for him to expand his strength.

People like Qi Tai are so useless that they can no longer be used up.

Zhu Gaoxu asked casually calmly, "Qi Tai is not dead yet?"

"It must be soon." Wang Zhenliang said, "After leading troops across the river today, the general situation is over. Qi Tai actually claimed that he was going to recruit troops to continue to resist. After leaving Beijing, he disappeared. I think he is looking for an excuse to run away..."

"Heh!" Zhu Gaoxu laughed immediately, "Actually, there is nothing wrong with being afraid of death. People are born with the desire to survive, that is their nature. Otherwise, if everyone is not afraid of death, if they are willing to fight, can there be order and governance in this world? "

"King Gaoyang is right." Wang Zhen nodded and said, "But it's useless to be afraid. Qitai's family is in a bad situation, and there are no powerful relatives and friends. If the imperial court offers a reward, where will he go?"

Zhu Gaoxu unhurriedly picked a piece of oyster meat, dipped it in some garlic paste, and asked casually after eating, "Then where is he going now, is there any news?"

Wang Zhenliang shook his head and said: "Recently, I dare not associate with the former Jin Yiwei brothers. If I ask about it, I may have some clues."

"No need, I'll just ask casually." Zhu Gaoxu said.

He still has a way out, Ji Gang, an unknown pawn who wanted to curry favor with him, is now the commander of Jin Yiwei!When Zhu Gaoxu met him back then, the relationship was not deep, but it was not bad, and now he is considered an acquaintance.

Wang Zhenliang said again: "Qi Tai has a student who has received great kindness from Qi Tai. Few people know about it. I also found out about it when I was in Jinyiwei. Before, King Gaoyang sent a civil servant named Hou Hai to the capital to ask about Zhang Xin, and Zhang Xin had a grudge with Qi Tai, so I checked Qi Tai by the way."

"Student?" Zhu Gaoxu asked curiously.

Wang Zhenliang said: "The student's name is Gao Xianning."

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly asked: "The person who wrote "On the Duke of Zhou Fucheng King" in Jinan City?"

"Exactly." Wang Zhenliang said, "That's why I thought of this person. Today I also remember that article, and I was about to call him to Beijing to be an official, but he disappeared!"

Zhu Gaoxu nodded slightly.

The meal lasted from noon to the afternoon, Zhu Gaoxu saw that it was getting late, so he asked Chen Dachui to drive the car, and took Wang Zhenliang directly to Xiaozi Street.Wang Zhenliang got off the car in the small courtyard and got on the car from the courtyard again, and he didn't even show his face from the beginning to the end.

...Zhu Gaoxu also returned to the Prince's Mansion before dark.Sleeping in Yao Ji's room that night, he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, thinking over and over again the news he heard from Wang Zhenliang during the day.

Yao Ji didn't fall asleep, she was lying on her side, but she kept silent.

The next morning, Zhu Gaoxu didn't go out, and wandered around the palace again.He has been familiar with this mansion for a long time. A few years ago, the three brothers were imprisoned here in the capital for several months.Zhu Gaoxu felt that it was not as good as his Prince's Mansion in Beiping... The main reason was that the Prince's Mansion in Beiping had a large illegal garden.