I'm really not the carpenter emperor

The few times he was summoned to the imperial court, Xu Wenjue had always performed well. Except for his unproven ability to command troops, he almost completely suppressed Zhang Shize in other directions.

But he never knew the reason why Zhu Youxiao put him in the auditorium, but repeatedly entrusted Zhang Shize with reuse.

For Zhu Youxiao, civil servants like Feng Quan, who have surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in history, can still be used by him at special times, but Xu Wenjue, a noble leader who took the lead in surrendering to the Qing Dynasty in Nanjing in history, cannot be trusted anyway. his.

The governor of the Jiangnan Camp must be as loyal to Zhu Youxiao as the governor of the Yongwei Camp.

With such a powerful character, Zhu Youxiao cannot tolerate any form of betrayal, even if the chance of this betrayal is only one in ten thousand.

What Xu Wenjue has done in history determines that no matter how good he is now, it is impossible for Zhu Youxiao to hand over military power to him.

Even after Xu Hongji's death, Wei Guogong's lineage might be affected by it, but as far as it is concerned, this is a funeral, who can guess?

Early this morning, Xu Hongji was dragging his tired body and sitting in the main hall of Duke Wei's mansion, picking up a cup of tea to moisten his throat.

Suddenly, his son hurried over from outside the door.

"father!"

"You judge, what did the boy do wrong, why does His Majesty not trust the boy, and not give the post of governor of the Jiangnan Daying to the boy!"

With a shake of his hand, half of the tea in the cup was spilled.

Xu Hongji sighed both angry and helpless, put down his cup, but did not speak.

Xu Wenjue didn't understand the difficulty in his father's heart, he only cared about getting the answer he wanted, and hurriedly said:

"Father, say something!"

"Otherwise, please go and beg Your Majesty, the position of Jiangnan Daying is the last chance for our Wei Guogong to stand up!"

"If I hand it over to Zhang Shize, I won't be able to swallow this breath!"

"Turn over, what do you turn over?!"

Xu Hongji looked at his impulsive and reckless son, and said half angrily:

"The reason why His Majesty didn't hand over this position to you is that we Wei Guogong's lineage has too much influence, and if we get the post of governor, it will be a thorn in the side of others, a thorn in the flesh!"

"If you're just my son of Xu Hongji, if you make a mistake, the big things may turn into small things, and the small things will disappear without a trace."

"But if you are still the governor of the Jiangnan camp, if there is any trouble, you will be reported to the police with embellishments. It's okay if your majesty doesn't doubt it."

"Once His Majesty's suspicion is aroused, at that time, a slight mistake may be a serious crime to exterminate the noble family!"

"Do you understand?"

Xu Wenjue really didn't care who was holding the post of governor. As long as it wasn't Zhang Shize, he wouldn't be so excited if he chose someone at random.

The main reason is that Zhang Shize and him are the heads of the future northern and southern relatives respectively.

Zhang Shize has always been taken by the emperor's side, and he may be able to be reused after returning to Beijing. If the governor of Jiangnan Daying also let Zhang Shize do it.

He is from Duke Wei's line, what will he use to fight against the line of British Duke in the future?

"Right now there are rumors from the ruling and opposition parties that His Majesty wants to let that Zhang Shize stay in Jinling and become the governor of the Jiangnan camp."

Xu Wenjue became bored, his eyes wandered, and he said:

"My boy is just not convinced. He Zhang Shize lost to me in everything. How can he be the governor? If I don't do it, he won't do it."

"Or, I, Xu Wenjue, must be the governor!"

Xu Hongji's face was full of hatred, and he moved his mouth, and was about to reprimand him, but the housekeeper hurried in and said:

"Master, Uncle Xin Cheng Zhao Zhilong is here, he said he has something to see!"

Zhao Zhilong, what is he doing here?

Xu Hongji was full of worry, for this Zhao Zhilong, maybe others haven't seen it yet, but he has already understood that this man is not righteous and has great ambitions!

Looking to the side again, he found that his son Xu Wenjue's face was full of joy when he heard Zhao Zhilong coming, and felt that something was wrong.

He really didn't want Zhao Zhilong to come in, but Zhao Zhilong always went to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, so he came here at this juncture, probably to deliver some important news.

After thinking about it, he still said:

"Call him in."

Seeing Xu Wenjue's happy face, Xu Hongji couldn't help scolding: "Don't get too close to Zhao Zhilong, he is not a good person!"

Xu Wenjue was stunned for a moment, then he laughed and said:

"I know, don't you just look down on me, why don't I stop talking to him?"

"You, you bastard—!"

Xu Hongji almost didn't come up in one breath, feeling dizzy from the anger in his head.

Not long after, Zhao Zhilong came up to the hall with a sullen expression on his face, clasped his fists and said, "I have seen Wei Guogong, and the little prince..."

Xu Hongji was angry, and he was not very optimistic about Zhao Zhilong, so he snorted coldly that he was not lied to, but Xu Wenjue, who greeted him privately.

Xu Hongji looked at it, held back his anger, and asked sullenly:

"What is the purpose of your meeting this time?"

Without any hesitation, Zhao Zhilong said directly:

"Wei Guogong probably knew about Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting being summoned a while ago. During this period of time, what did His Majesty say to them? There are different opinions, and no one knows."

"I have made many inquiries, and I already know a lot!"

Xu Hongji had long understood that when Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting were summoned at this time, the emperor naturally had important matters to entrust.

At this time, as the head of the relatives, I don't know how many people are watching, and there must be no trouble at all.

Before he had time to refuse, Xu Wenjue clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, you can tell me, my father discussed this a long time ago."

Zhao Zhilong was afraid that Xu Hongji would not listen, so he could not be dragged into the water.

Xu Wenjue was so easy to be fooled, he naturally stepped down the donkey and said with a smile: "It's not a big deal..."

"My people found out that after Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting left, there was a decree from the Qianqing Palace sign in front of the imperial court, and more than two million taels of silver from the internal funds were allocated!"

Xu Wenjue's face was full of surprise, his eyes widened, and he asked immediately: "More than two million taels, this is not a small sum! Who did it all go to?"

Zhao Zhilong spread his hands to express his ignorance, and sneered:

"The palace is so secret, how can I know such details?"

"Although I don't know who it was given to, I heard that since then, Sun Chuanting's Qin Army and Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong Army have received a batch of new armor and ordnance from the Shandong Armament Department."

"Right now, Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng are aggressively expanding their armies in Suzhou and Xijiangkou respectively. It's hard to say that this is not His Majesty's will..."

Chapter 325 The Apocalypse Mystery Case

Xu Hongji was not surrounded by Zhao Zhilong, he sneered and asked:

"What do you want to talk to me about?"

Zhao Zhilong scolded the old and immortal in his heart, his face remained unchanged, and he said in a low voice:

"Wei Guogong is diligent in his work, loyal to the monarch and the country, but in the end he is suspected by His Majesty. The young prince is also Wen Ke Anbang, Wu can be chaotic, but he cannot be reused."

"Your Duke Wei's lineage is the descendant of the famous founder of the country, Zhongshan King. You should be the leader of the nobles from the north and the south. I really feel sorry for you when you receive this treatment."

Xu Hongji had already guessed what Zhao Zhilong was up to, he had a sneer all over his face, he didn't want to follow him on this tattered pirate ship.

It was Xu Wenjue who was moved by Zhao Zhilong's heartfelt words.

He shouted and said:

"that is!"

"Xin Chengbo is right. I am not as good as Zhang Shize in my dissertations on martial arts. Your Majesty is really as stupid and stupid as those literati said!"

"He doesn't want me who is an all-rounder in civil and military affairs, but he just likes a piece of trash..."

Zhao Zhilong nodded repeatedly, admiring this divine assist in his heart.

And secretly cursed in his heart, thinking that if Xu Hongji died suddenly at this time, it would be of great benefit to him.

"I'm about to report to Your Majesty. Wei Guogong's lineage will never hold any real position of authority. When the memorial is released, what Your Majesty wants Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting to do in Jiangnan will have nothing to do with me."

Xu Hongji glared at Xu Wenjue, then looked at the shocked Zhao Zhilong, and said:

"If Uncle Xin Cheng is fine, I still have some things to do, so why don't you send more?"

Zhao Zhilong was dumbfounded for a while.

He really didn't expect Xu Hongji to be so ruthless. In order not to go through this troubled water, he directly reported that Wei Guogong's lineage would never hold a real position again. This was to show his loyalty to Tianqi.

At this time, the butler walked in and made a gesture of invitation.

"Uncle Xin Cheng—?"

Zhao Zhilong was stunned for a moment, bowed his hand for a while, and didn't say any more, Xu Hongji could even say such a thing, that is, he made up his mind not to interfere with the issue of Jiangnan Daying's candidates.

Doesn't he understand that Jiangnan Daying is the nobles of Nanjing, and has a huge influence on the nobles in the whole south?

Could it be that he wants the southern honored relatives to be overwhelmed by the northern nobles forever from now on?

With such resentment in mind, Zhao Zhilong walked out of the gate of Duke Wei's mansion, he turned his head to look at the guards in front of the gate, suddenly he had a plan, and murmured:

"This memorial must not be allowed to be sent out by him."

……

After Zhao Zhilong left, Xu Hongji couldn't bear his anger any longer, kicked the table in front of him over, stood up, pointed at Xu Wenjue, and shouted:

"What do you want, a governor of the Jiangnan camp, to make you salivate like this?"

"Your Majesty has not yet decided on a candidate. He is just waiting, waiting for us to bite the dog. At this time, whoever said and did something, he will write everything down in one stroke, and settle accounts after the autumn!"

"How did Ye Xianggao die, and how did Yang Lian die?"

"You, you are trying to force my lineage of Wei Guogong to a dead end!!"

Xu Wenjue still didn't think this matter would be so big, he ignored Xu Hongji's admonition, turned his head and left the main hall.

The butler looked at Xu Hongji's furious look, and was really worried about his health.

Xu Hongji was over [-] years old, and in the last years of Wanli, he was still entrusted with important tasks by the Emperor Wanli to supervise the garrison and practice in Jianghe, but in recent days, his health has deteriorated day by day.

After being repeatedly contradicted by Xu Wenjue, his vision finally went dark, and he fell limply on the ground, unconscious.

The housekeeper hurriedly stepped forward to help, but he was a step too late after all.

Xu Hongji fell heavily on the ground, and when he woke up later, it was already late at night the next day, and he looked at his wife Zhang and several concubines in front of him.

"Cough cough cough..."

"My lord is awake!"

Although Mrs. Zhang is in her mid-mature, she still has a charming charm. When Xu Hongji coughed, she knew that he was awake, and even told him to rest.

Xu Hongji knew that there were some things that could not be delayed.

He dismissed the others, leaving only the housekeeper and Mrs. Zhang, and said to them: "Zhao Zhilong looked for me before, there must be some conspiracy."

"Ziyin is young, and I'm afraid he will be deceived by him. I want you to take my memorial and go to the palace to see His Majesty. Go tonight."

"It's too late, I'm afraid that Zhao Zhilong will cause trouble again and endanger my lineage of Duke Wei."

Mrs. Zhang raised a weeping pear blossom and rainy face, seeing Xu Hongji was so weak that he couldn't bear to leave him.

"My Duke Wei's lineage has been favored by the emperor since the founding of the country by the great ancestor. Even if we can no longer serve the country, we can't do such wrong things to tarnish the name of our ancestors."

Zhang suddenly felt a heavy burden on her body, and nodded quickly. The housekeeper was about to leave with him, when Xu Hongji waved for him to come over, saying:

"You and I have something else to entrust."

……

"Xu Hongji has been seriously ill for a day, it shouldn't be..."

Yesterday Zhu Youxiao received news from Tian Ergeng in the palace, saying that Xu Hongji suddenly fell ill and was about to die, but he still didn't believe it was true.

In history, Xu Hongji lived to Chongzhen for 17 years, and it was only three years after the apocalypse. If there were no accidents in the middle, he could still live for more than [-] years.

Until today, it was reported that since Zhao Zhilong left Wei Guogong's mansion, Xu Hongji fell ill and had been in a coma for a day and a night.

This is so strange, what did Zhao Zhilong say to make Xu Hongji so angry.

Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied with this Wei Guogong, both in history and in his performance after the southern tour to Nanjing.