jdhmnovel Chapter 1064 Is there still a single good person in your Zhu family?
Chapter 1064 Is there still a single good person in your Zhu family?
Wu Ju kept praising Kong Xixue and Kong Xilu for their "great benevolence and righteousness".
However, these words of praise sounded like mockery to Kong Xixue and Kong Xilu.
This is no longer just pointing at a monk and cursing a bald man.
This means you have to ride on their necks and poop.
After you've finished pooping, you need two people to help you clean it up, and you have to say thank you again.
Seeing the resentment hidden deep in the eyes of Kong Xixue and Kong Xilu, Wang Qiong had a sudden thought and said with a smile, "When you were transferred to be the prefect of Yangzhou, didn't your master show any appreciation? It can't just be the two Vice Ministers Kong assigning you manpower, can it?"
Wu Ju smiled and said, "The magistrate is naturally reluctant to allocate manpower to the students, after all, manpower in Ningyang County is really too scarce."
"However, my teacher's wife has assigned two guards to me. One is an old soldier who went to Ningyang County with Uncle Limpy Fifth, and the other is a personal guard from the Prince Consort's mansion."
"Krupp also assigned two guards to the students; they were old Mongolian soldiers who had accompanied him to the grasslands."
"..."
Kong Xixue and Kong Xilu exchanged another glance, their anger rising only to vanish in an instant.
Veteran soldiers are not scary; what's scary are veteran soldiers from Ningyang County.
The guards in other noble households are not scary; what is scary are the guards in the prince consort's household.
Li Wenzhong only brought a centurion from the Imperial Son-in-Law's residence, yet he still managed to cut through more than 30,000 rebel troops, earning him the reputation of "a hundred cavalrymen can defeat ten thousand enemies."
Wang Qiong glanced at Kong Xixue and Kong Xilu, then said meaningfully, "With these four guards by your side, your safety shouldn't be a problem."
"But we still need to pay more attention to the things that need to be paid attention to."
“Especially officials from Ningyang County, they love to visit every village and community.”
"Doing this will certainly allow us to understand the situation under our jurisdiction, and the officials and runners below will not dare to falsify anything."
"But what if some audacious madman..."
Wu Ju smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your instruction, Master Wang. But I still remember that when you first took office as the magistrate of Ningyang County, you took Uncle Limpy Fifth with you to visit all the villages and communities in Ningyang County."
"Later, when the students were granted imperial favor and were sent to serve as county magistrates in Beiping and Yongping, they also led the county's yamen runners to visit all the villages and communities under their jurisdiction."
"Now that I've become the prefect of Yangzhou, I should naturally go through the process myself."
At this point, Wu Ju chuckled again, seemingly implying something, and said, "Even if some escaped the net and harbored evil intentions towards the students, the students are not weak scholars who cannot even kill a chicken."
"Moreover, the students neither oppress the people nor amass wealth; they are only wholeheartedly concerned with the people's livelihood. I think the people will not harbor any ill intentions."
"..."
Kong Xixue and Kong Xilu exchanged a quick glance.
Is this some kind of dig at us?
definitely is!
I'm fucking fed up with you two bastards!
Nothing good!
Thinking of this, Kong Xixue and Kong Xilu couldn't help but lament in their hearts—even the officials of the Eastern Palace's Chamberlain's Office had followed Yang the Madman's bad ways, wouldn't His Highness the Crown Prince also follow Yang the Madman's bad ways?
Give back the magnanimous and benevolent Crown Prince you once knew!
……
While Wang Qiong and Wu Ju were plotting against the Kong brothers, Kong Xixue and Kong Xilu, Yang Shaofeng, Zhu Biao, and Zhu Lao Er, Zhu Lao San, and Zhu Lao Si were being scolded.
"You've been in Xinghua County for so long and haven't returned to Beijing yet. Has your heart become so wild that it's beyond measure?"
"Do you bunch of bastards still remember that the Emperor's birthday is just around the corner?"
"Get back here right now!"
Chen Zhong imitated Old Zhu's tone, giving Yang Shaofeng, Zhu Biao, and the others a lecture with dramatic intonation.
After the reprimand, Chen Zhong instantly switched to the shrewd, eunuch-like mode, bowing and scraping as he said to Zhu Biao, "Your Highness, the Emperor was truly worried about you and the Prince Consort, which is why he sent me to summon you back to the capital."
Zhu Biao hummed in agreement, sat back down on the recliner, took another sip of the small dragon ball, and looked at Yang Shaofeng, saying, "Brother-in-law, shall we go back to Beijing now?"
Yang Shaofeng nodded in agreement, then called over Chang Xiaojiu and instructed, "Have someone prepare some salted duck eggs; I intend to take them back to the capital."
"In addition, have the kitchen organize the recipe for Gaoyou crisp candy and give it to Wu Ju so that he can find someone to improve the recipe and try to make a Gaoyou crisp candy."
“Tell that bastard that Gaoyou salted duck eggs are Gaoyou salted duck eggs, and Gaoyou crispy candy is Gaoyou crispy candy. Stop trying to steal the local specialty name from Ningyang County.”
"Furthermore, if he dares to repeat his old mistakes when leading troops to the grasslands, I will have his father break his legs."
"Oh, and also remember to tell him about that pig dragon breeding and leather-making project."
"Oh, remember to tell the Yangzhou Hundred Household Office to keep an eye on this bastard. Yangzhou Prefecture is different from Huailai."
"..."
Yang Shaofeng rambled on and on, and after Chang Xiaojiu left to carry out his orders, Zhu Biao said, half mocking and half jealous, "Brother-in-law, you've really thought things through. I've never seen you so concerned about my little brother's affairs."
What the hell?
No, can you be normal, you black sesame glutinous rice ball?
You look very abnormal!
Yang Shaofeng grumbled inwardly, but Zhu Biao pointed to Zhu Lao Er and Zhu Lao San, who had been temporarily called back, and said, "Look, Lao Er and Lao San are about to go out to their fiefdoms. Brother-in-law, shouldn't you make some arrangements for them?"
As soon as Zhu Biao finished speaking, Zhu Lao Er and Zhu Lao San beamed with joy.
I wondered why my brother-in-law had suddenly acted strangely. Turns out he was waiting for his brother-in-law here.
Zhu Lao Er suddenly said, "Brother-in-law, let's wait a moment. I'll go find some paper and pen."
Zhu Laosi looked at Zhu Biao expectantly and said, "Big brother, what about me?"
Zhu Biao glanced at Zhu Laosi with disdain: "You? Your time to be enfeoffed is still a long way off, what's the use of telling you now?"
"Don't you understand the principle that times change and things change?"
"No matter how well your brother-in-law plans for you now, there's no guarantee that something new will happen when you're enfeoffed."
"It's better to just wait patiently until you're enfeoffed before asking your brother-in-law."
"..."
Yang Shaofeng glanced at Zhu Biao, then at Zhu Lao Er, Zhu Lao San, and Zhu Lao Si, and a surge of frustration welled up in his chest.
No, is there still a good person in your Zhu family?
Why do they all insist on targeting me and trying to fleece me?
I think you've been treated too lightly!
Yang Shaofeng gave a forced smile and said, "The Second Prince will be enfeoffed in Chang'an, and the Third Prince will be enfeoffed in Taiyuan."
"Both of these places are practically right next to the front lines..."
Before Yang Shaofeng could finish speaking, Zhu Biao chuckled and said, "Well, brother-in-law, the second son's fiefdom is going to be moved to Liaodong, and the prince's residence will be set up in Huining Prefecture."
"The third prince's fiefdom will also be changed to Liaodong, and his royal residence will be located in Huanglong Prefecture."
"The fourth prince's fiefdom... is also in Liaodong, and his royal residence is located in Liaoyang Prefecture."
“When we get back, my younger brother will talk to my father about this.”
"..."
Yang Shaofeng stared blankly at Zhu Biao, while Zhu Lao Er, Zhu Lao San, and Zhu Lao Si were equally bewildered.