The rise of every dynasty was accompanied by the rise of a large number of emerging nobles, such as Liu Bang's Fengpei Ancient Friends Group, Li Tang's Longxi Military General Group, Zhao Kuangyin's Chenqiao meritorious officials, Zhu Yuanzhang's Huaixi meritorious officials group, etc. Although most of these meritorious officials did not have a good end in the future, they were indispensable helps for a dynasty's early growth.

The same is true for Zhu Hongsan's Xinming. Zhu Hongsan's meritorious officials group is called Jingchu Scholar Group or Jingchu Xungui Group. Among these people, led by the Ma family, a large Wuchang family back then, there are dozens of small families, plus a number of military generals, forming the most firm core force in Zhu Hongsan's group.

Of course, the top scholar group represented by the Ma family is a group of scholars. These people are either rich or have status, and the least they can also give advice to Zhu Hongsan, so these scholars occupy a dominant position among the nobles. Of course, because Zhu Hongsan had a low status at that time, except for the Ma family, there were only three or two scholars who surrendered to him. However, as long as these scholars could survive until the founding of the country, they were marquis at the lowest point, and their power in the nobles should not be underestimated.

The second force among the nobles was the group of military generals. These people were extremely poor when they followed Zhu Hongsan back then. Many of them died of their families and joined the army just for a meal. Therefore, they were Zhu Hongsan's most firm supporters and the cornerstone of Zhu Hongsan's rule.

In addition to these two groups of forces, there is a group of people among the nobles. They do not have the ability to plan the scholars and do not have the courage to fight on the battlefield. However, they are the most important part of Zhu Hongsan's victory. These people are the craftsmen group.

In addition to the dozen scholars led by the Ma family, those who followed Zhu Hongsan to the south of Wuchang, there were also a large number of craftsmen. These people were craftsmen who made a living with Zhu Hongsan back then, such as Li Fugui, Iron Niu, who made irons, Lao Duan Tou, tailor Xiao Laoliu, carpenter Jiang San, etc. These craftsmen either voluntarily or were coerced by Zhu Hongsan, and all followed him south to Guangdong. When Zhu Hongsan settled down, these ministers from the dragon became one by one. When they were awarded the title, they were all named Earl, hereditary Governor of the Jinyiwei, and Assistant.

These people had a low status in the Ming Dynasty, and they were all clerks, hooligans, craftsmen, etc. After following Zhu Hongsancheng, although their status rose, their status was still the lowest among the nobles. However, these nobles with the lowest status controlled a large number of factories and all mines in Zhu Hongsan's hands.

In the Ming Dynasty, the land was stipulated that it belonged to the state, but the right to use it was for individuals. However, mines, wastelands, mudflats, etc. were all belonged to the emperor. Of course, the emperor could not mine himself. In the Ming Dynasty, the emperor sent trusted eunuchs to take care of it, and when it came to Zhu Hongsan, these low-level nobles were in charge.

As the saying goes, "Food and Fit" are thought of lust and lust, and when you have enough food and food, you have to think about other things. The same is true for these low-level nobles. After they are separated from the original physiological needs, they have to make some political demands. However, there is no such position in the court. Civil officials are controlled by scholars and military generals. Except for some middle and low-level official positions, no senior officials are born in low-level nobles.

This is also Zhu Hongsan's negligence, because these craftsmen had no status in ancient China. In the early stage of a dynasty, military generals were important, civil officials were important in the middle and late stages, and there was never a time when craftsmen were important. The emperor did not pay attention to it, civil officials bullied military generals and looked down on it. These low-level nobles had a large amount of money in their hands, so naturally some people had the idea of ​​these people.

On the tenth day of March of the 12th year of Shenwu in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Hongsan had occupied Beijing for six years. By this time, the population of Beijing had basically recovered. Although it did not reach the millions of people during the Jiajing period of Zhengde, the population of the inner and outer cities also had a population of more than 400,000, which was one of the largest cities in East Asia.

There were no effective lighting facilities in ancient China, so night life was very poor, but this only refers to the common people. As the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Beijing, there were still some night life. Of course, the night life in the Ming Dynasty was not as colorful as later generations, and it was nothing more than eating, drinking, betting and gambling.

There were two red light districts in Beijing in the Ming Dynasty, one was the famous Eight Great Hutongs. However, there was no title of Eight Great Hutongs in the Ming Dynasty. It was just that it was very close to Zhengyangmen, which was convenient for the officials of Qianbulang to relax every day.

In addition to Zhengyangmen, there is another place in the Huguang Guild Hall on Luma City Street, Nancheng. At the beginning of its establishment, it was mainly used to entertain juren who came to Beijing to participate in the imperial examination. It was originally just an ordinary guild hall, which was no different from the guild halls in other provinces in the city. However, with Zhu Hongsan leading the Jingchu Group to occupy Beijing, the Huguang Guild Hall became a place for people to communicate and make friends in Beijing, Huguang.

Because there are a large number of people living in Huguang in Beijing, the Huguang Guild Hall has been rebuilt three times in the past few years and has now become a building complex with more than ten houses. At the same time, because the Huguang Guild Hall can make friends with upstarts in the imperial court, relying on the Huguang Guild Hall, Hufang Bridge, Luma City Street, has become the second red light district in Beijing. There are all kinds of food, drink, whore and gambling.

At the 10th day of March, at 3:00 p.m., at midnight, a member of the clerk came out of the brightly lit Huguang Guild Hall. This man was Li Fugui, who followed Zhu Hong and the three wealthy people.

If someone asks Li Fugui, what is the most correct thing you have done in your life? Li Fugui will definitely say that he would hold the emperor's thigh tightly in Wuchang! Li Fugui followed Zhu Hongsan when he was still a bullshit royal family. He has never left him for more than 20 years (actually, he wanted to run through the road, but was afraid of Zhu Hongsan's revenge). After Zhu Hongsan won the national victory, he finally received a generous reward, that is, his title of marquis!

Zhu Hongsan was very good at the prison head of Wuchang County at that time. When he was awarded the title, he gave Li Fugui a hereditary marquis. You should know that Qian Lide, the chief leader of the Jinyiwei, was just a marquis. Of course, Zhu Hongsan rewarded Li Fugui like this, certainly because of Li Fugui's loyalty, another important reason was that during the Guangzhou Rebellion that year, Li Fugui did not take his wife and children out of the city to hide, but led hundreds of inspection departments to the palace city to save the emperor. The best achievements were better than to save the emperor, so Zhu Hongsan was very grateful to Li Fugui, so he named Li Fugui as the Marquis of Guangning after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Of course, Zhu Hongsan didn't know that Li Fugui didn't want to save the emperor, but to save his son Li Fu. If Zhu Hongsan knew the truth, he would definitely exiled Li Fugui for three thousand miles.

In addition to being the most powerful minister in his title, Li Fugui is also very capable in the officialdom. Now his official position is the chief ward of the Ministry of Justice's Prison Office. The Ministry of Justice was broken down by Zhu Hongsan into the Ministry of Justice and the Police Department, and its functions were divided into two parts. The trial, judgment, detention and execution of cases in various places were all under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice. The inspection departments in various places, and the arrest and public security of theft were under the management of the Police Department.

Therefore, as the head of the National Prison Administration Bureau, Li Fugui still has some power in his hands.

Our Director Li came to the Huguang Guild Hall to attend a wine party today, and some fellow Huguang villagers invited him to dinner. Of course, it was not asking him to do anything, but Director Li's son, Deputy Head Li, had a haircut and became the emperor's son-in-law and the princess.

Li Fu bravely saved Ma Xiaofang back then, but although Ma Xiaofang died in the end, his bravery to kill the enemy fell in the eyes of Zhu Xiang, who was only five or six years old, and Li Fu became Zhu Xiang's idol.

Zhu Xiang grew up in the deep palace and had never seen any good men, so he was very impressed by Li Fu. As he grew older, Zhu Xiang gradually became a favorite from the beginning.

After Zhu Xiang became an adult at the age of fifteen, his mother Zhu Youjia also worried about her marriage, and found him several princes of ministers of the current dynasty, as well as some young talents. However, Zhu Xiang's father was a gangster and martial artist, and she could fall in love with those gentle and elegant nerds. In addition, Zhu Hongsan never wanted his daughter to get married too early, so Zhu Xiang's marriage was delayed.

Because of his great achievements in saving the emperor, Li Fu has been rising steadily over the past ten years. After entering Zhu Hongsan's eyes, he was transferred to the Nanyang battlefield where the most frequent wars were fought. He made great contributions to the battalion commander in fighting the Dutch. In the sixth year of Shenwu, when Zhu Hongsan launched a major northern expedition, as a middle-level officer with practical combat experience, Li Fu was also transferred to the newly formed Ninth Division and became a deputy regiment commander.

After the success of the Northern Expedition, Li Fu was transferred to the Imperial Guard again, but this time it was not lowered from the first level, but called at the same level, and became a deputy commander of the Imperial Guard. The Imperial Guard was Zhu Hongsan's Imperial Guard. Regardless of treatment, he was half a square meter higher than the field troops. Li Fu was able to transfer to the Imperial Guard at the same level, which was a disguised promotion. Li Fu was very happy after receiving the news.

Li Fu was not happy that he was promoted, but could go to Beijing to meet Zhu Xiang. Li Fu's official position was rising steadily, but he was nearly thirty years old, which was definitely middle-aged in the Ming Dynasty.

Li Fugui was naturally very anxious when he saw that his son was so old and he still couldn't get married. Li Fu and his wife also looked for many suitable women among fellow villagers in Huguang, but they were all refused by Li Fu for various reasons. Li Fugui asked his son what he wanted to do? Li Fu had no choice but to tell him about his love for the princess of Changsha.

Li Fugui was so angry that he heard that his son fell in love with the princess. What do you think our family is? Is it the Ma family? Is it the Feng family? Is it the Tong family? Our family is just a small marquis. Back then, he was just a clerk in Wuchang County. He wanted to marry a princess? Didn’t you wake up with a silly son?

But no matter how Li Fugui and his wife persuaded him, Li Fu was like a turtle who was determined to eat weights. Li Fugui had no choice but to ask his friends to ask his family to find out what the princess Zhu Xiang meant.

What Li Fugui did not expect was that Princess Zhu Xiang of Changsha also fell in love with Li Fu and even sent a message saying that Li Fu would not marry.
Chapter completed!