Chapter 319: The Anti-thief's Head (1)
Everyone stared at Pu Mingsheng and his wife leaving in a daze. Zhu Xieyuan said, "Mr. Zhu, the thief Pu Mingsheng has escaped..."
Zhu Youcheng said: "Well, he is worthy of being a rebellious person. He even has such a demeanor to escape. He takes the lead and never turns back."
King Xin said anxiously: "Brother Cheng... Zhu Youcheng, you still have so much time to speak in a chanting tone. Do you want to write a poem? Pu... That guy has already escaped, so why don't you chase him quickly. When the fish enter the sea and the beasts walk in the jungle, it will be difficult for us to wipe out him again."
Zhu Youcheng smiled and said, "Since I dare to expose him today, I must be ready. Let's drink and chat here, and wait for the son of the Jinyiwei to present the thief's head."
The guards came in and straightened the overturned table and cleaned up the broken magnetic pieces on the ground.
After cleaning up, a guard asked, "Sir, do you want to add some food?"
Du Wenhuan laughed and said, "Although my colleagues and I are agile and have saved the food on the table, since you asked sincerely, add ten or eight discs."
The other generals also agreed.
After saying that, the generals put the dish in their hands back on the table.
Du Wenhuan was holding a plate of braised deer tendons and a bowl of stewed venison. It was hard for him to have at least half a bowl of soup for a bowl of stewed venison, but he didn't even spill out any soup.
Zhu Xieyuan said a little embarrassedly: "It made Lord Zhu laugh. Zhu's subordinates have raised a group of greedy ghosts. Fortunately, they are quite capable of fighting, and they are not a complete bag of wine."
Zhu Youcheng smiled and sang, "When my friend comes, I have good wine; if the jackal comes, there will be a musket to greet it."
Zhu Xieyuan also smiled and said, "Mr. Zhu is in a good mood and even started singing. It seems that the thief will be given a title in an instant. Master Zhu is both civil and military. He can maintain a stable country and write and compose music in literature. The song just now has beautiful melody, and the lyrics are appreciated by both the elegant and the masses, and is full of deep feelings for the country and the people. Unfortunately, he only sang one sentence just now. Can you sing it all for us? Let us also feel the extraordinary demeanor of the Ming people in the song."
King Xin also said, "Yes. Yes, enjoy good songs and listen to wonderful songs together. Sincerity... Lord Zhu is really not interesting enough, and he doesn't teach me even if he creates a new song."
Zhu Youcheng patted King Xin's shoulder and said, "This was only sung by a temporary feeling. I will teach you when the banquet ends later."
After saying that, Zhu Youcheng sang. This song is "My Motherland", which is widely circulated in later generations. The song shows the vast beauty of the motherland, the kindness and good guest of the people, and the courage and fearlessness of facing the enemy, and the singing is very appropriate at this time.
Although it was a cappella without the accompaniment of silk and bamboo, Zhu Youcheng was singing with both emotions and the crowd was still intoxicated by everyone.
After the song was sung, there were loud shouts in the hall, and handfuls of copper coins were spilled out.
Copper coins? The hall suddenly became quiet. Who is the one who is blindly looking to spill out the money? Is this a reward?
The singer was Zhu Youcheng, a third-rank official in the court. He gave him a reward and thought he was a low-ranking actor?
Several generals knew that they had done something wrong and shrank their bodies back, as if they would not be discovered that they were doing it.
Zhu Xie was so angry that his beard was raised and he said angrily: "Nothing! What is this for?"
Zhu Youcheng laughed and didn't think it was offended. He said, "Don't rob, don't rob, the money on the ground is mine. I sang a song, and my voice was almost dry. This little money was just right to buy wine to moisten my throat. Don't say it. It seems that my official sang really well. If he loses his official position in the future, he will make a living by singing. The Ming Dynasty is good. As long as he is diligent, he will not be hungry."
Everyone praised Zhu Youcheng for being elegant and noble, with the mind of a prime minister. In the future, he would enter the cabinet and have a broad future and betray the people. Zhu Youcheng was a little embarrassed to praise him.
After finishing the courtesy, the generals returned to the table and started chewing.
King Xin asked quietly, "Brother Cheng, where are you from? Your song says, 'A big river has a wide wave, and the wind blows the fragrance of rice flowers on both sides.' This river should refer to the Yangtze River. You and I have lived in Beijing and have never been to Jiangnan. The lyrics are the masterpieces, unlike those who have lived in the capital for a long time. Also, you like rice and don't like pasta, which is also the dietary characteristics of Jiangnan people..."
Zhu Youcheng secretly praised him, and Wang Xin was indeed a smart person and found out the contradictions in him.
Zhu Youcheng replied a little depressedly: "Actually, I don't know where I am from. I only know that I have lived in a dilapidated temple in the suburbs of Beijing since I remember. Maybe I am from Cangzhou. Because a six-year-old child wandered from Jiangnan to the capital, with mountains and rivers far away and many difficulties, this is simply unimaginable, and it is a bit possible to get closer. As for being able to write this song, I appreciate the scenery of Jiangnan from the book, and I saw it along the way, and I felt it. Perhaps, I was from Jiangnan in my previous life."
The last sentence is not a lie, because before he was reincarnated and took over the body, he had been living in Jiangnan.
While they were talking softly, Zhu Xieyuan walked to the golden box curiously and reached out to open the box lid, but was surprised to find that the box was empty.
He couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Zhu, why is this box empty? Is this your trick to cheat the enemy? Not bad, I even made a golden box, and I have put in a lot of effort. No wonder Makiki was fooled."
Zhu Youcheng laughed and said, "It's so troublesome to deal with third-rate guys like Pu Ming? To be honest, if Lord Zhu hadn't stopped him at noon, I would have cut off ten Pu Mings."
Zhu Youcheng did not brag about this sentence. Compared with the rebellious model She Chongming and An Bangyan, Pu's reputation was really weak. Pu's reputation only started a year ago and died in panic.
The reason why the Shapu Rebellion lasted for decades was that his famous wife Wan Sisi insisted on rebelling. However, this rebellion was to hide in a ravine and be a horse thief, which did not threaten the Ming Dynasty. Later, her son-in-law Shadingzhou took advantage of the chaos during the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the scale expanded.
Zhu Xieyuan asked curiously: "So where did this golden box come from?"
King Xin rushed to say: "The golden box was indeed fought by She Chongming, and it was indeed filled with letters from many people who communicated with She Chongming. I originally planned to follow the clues and arrest all the people who wrote the letter, whether they were the barbarians or the Han people. However, Zhu Youcheng said that we should maintain the overall harmony of the barbarians, so we burned the letter in front of the barbarians."
"Wonderful!" Zhu Xieyuan exclaimed, "Some of the barbarians were forced to join the rebels. According to the "Da Ming Law", rebellion is a serious crime to kill the nine clans. If someone from the nine clans joins the rebels, regardless of whether they are rebels or not, they should be executed together. Therefore, it often leads to a situation where one person rebels and the whole family rebelled. Communicating with the rebels is also a rebellion. If this matter is not properly handled, it is unknown when new unrest will be caused. Lord Zhu burns the letter in public, giving the barbarians a chance to reform themselves, and Daliangshan will be stable from then on."
Several people were talking and laughing, but it was late at night before they knew it. Zhu Xieyuan had something to do in his heart, and was worried that the Jinyiwei might not have gained a reputation for his uniform, so he couldn't help but feel a little restless and unwilling to accept his food.
Suddenly, a guard at the door reported: "Mr. Zhu, the governor Chen Guoqi came to report the results of the war."
Zhu Xieyuan felt nervous. He didn't know if his reputation had been arrested, so he quickly said, "Come on."
The guard stood at the door and did not move.
Zhu Xieyuan was furious and was about to say something. Zhu Youcheng smiled and said, "There are two Lords Zhu here. Although you are the Minister of War, this guard is not here to find you."
After saying that, Zhu Youcheng turned around and said to the guards: "Transfer."
The guard then turned around and went out.
Zhu Xieyuan was a little embarrassed and ran to someone else's military tent to issue orders. This was not something smart people should do. It seemed that the troublesome thing made him feel a little uneasy.
Chen Guoqi walked into the hall with big strides, carrying two heads in his hand.
When he saw Zhu Youcheng, he saluted and said loudly: "Mr. Zhu, fortunately, a general who was not humiliated, defeated the Pumingsheng rebels in one fell swoop, killing and injuring more than a thousand people, and all the rest were captured. Pumingsheng and Wan Sisi fought stubbornly and were killed by random guns. The heads of the two of them are here, please check them."
Zhu Youcheng waved his hand in disgust and said, "I don't look at such dirty things, so let other officers test it."
Zhu Xieyuan was anxious. He walked to Chen Guoqi regardless of whether he was dirty or not, and picked up the two heads and saw that it was indeed the heads of the Puming Sheng couple. (To be continued...)
ps: When moving, there are too many books, it is difficult to pack, so it is very tiring.
Chapter completed!