Chapter 910 Compromise
Li Fugui knew something was wrong when he heard Zhu Yuan say this. Although Li Fugui was from a humble background and had never studied, he had nearly 60 years of rich experience, and had been in the officialdom for more than 20 years and had eaten more salt than the rice that Zhu Yuan had eaten. Now, Li Fugui heard Zhu Yuan get along with him and knew that Zhu Yuan must have something to ask for him today.
But Li Fugui couldn't figure out what Zhu Yuan wanted to do. Although Li Fugui was a marquis, he was indeed the last among the marquis. In terms of official positions, Li Fugui was only a fifth-rank doctor. Although he had a lot of power, he was still not good enough compared to the King of Yan. I wonder if there was anything that King of Yan could not solve, he had to help himself?
Li Fugui knew that the problem that King Yan could not solve must be a big deal, and he was considering that it was better to have less than more things. Li Fugui smiled and said, "Yes! He respects Old Li, who was just a clerk back then, now his title is just a marquis, and his official position is just a fifth-rank doctor. Such a low status can make the princess marry, which is really his grace!"
Lao Li said very clearly in his words. He has a low title and a low official position. It is difficult for you, King Yan, to do whatever you have to do. Lao Li is not allowed to do it yourself.
Zhu Yuan understood what Li Fugui said and said with a smile: "Uncle thought too much. My nephew came here today not to ask for his uncle to do things. He was angry when he saw that his uncle was humiliated by the civil servant for no reason. He came over to talk to him!"
When Li Fugui was very uncomfortable when he mentioned the sad things, he sighed and said, "Hey, what's the solution? After all, the old minister broke the law, so it's reasonable for Censor Jiang to beat me!"
Zhu Yuan stood up after hearing what Li Fugui said, and said loudly: "Uncle, this is injustice! Now there are not a hundred nobles in Beijing, but there are seventy or eighty! Why do you just punish the uncle? My nephew knows that just half a month ago, Ma Mingyuan's son Ma Shaojun made a big fuss about Mingcuilou when he drank too much. The inspection department and the Jinyiwei went there were not easy. In the end, Ma Shaojun burned Mingcuilou with a fire. Why no one dared to take care of this matter? What about those censors? What about the inmates?"
Ma Mingyuan was wise and gave birth to such a bullshit son. Ma Shaojun is twenty-eight years old this year, but he is not even a scholar. Even Tong Sheng was in Guangzhou, and local officials were dealt with in order to flatter Ma Mingyuan. But scholars were not allowed. Ma Mingyuan has not reached the level of Zhang Juzheng's autocracy, so he naturally did not dare to take the blame for his son's fame. Now that Ma Mingyuan has left the stage, he has to prepare for a new start, so he naturally attaches more importance to his reputation in the officialdom, so Ma Shaojun is still a child.
Half a year ago, Ma Shaojun learned that his cousin Ma Shaoguang had become a fat man in the Salt Affairs Department. Ma Shaojun found his father and asked him to go out to become an official. That was because Ma Mingyuan had just been removed from office and was in a bad mood and scolded Ma Shaojun. Ma Shaojun was angry and went out to mess around. He set a fire to burn the Mingcui Building, a famous prostitute in the south city, into white ground, and also burned several turtle slaves and old brothels to death.
This incident was a big deal, but Ma Mingyuan was indeed awesome. In the end, he turned such a big case into a fire and burned those people to death, and the Ma family secretly paid thousands of silver dollars to the matter.
Li Fugui also knew about this, but he could compete with the Ma family. After hearing Zhu Yuan's words, Li Fugui sighed and said nothing.
Zhu Yuan looked at Li Fugui who lowered his head and didn't say anything, and then said, "Uncle, Ma Mingyuan has retired, why can he still call the wind and rain?
Isn’t it just because of the prince? The prince has such relatives but does not know how to restrain him. I think this prince is still a fool even if he becomes the emperor!”
In the Ming Dynasty, public opinion was open. Intellectuals in Jiangnan would slander current affairs when drinking and poetry gatherings. If they didn't scold the ruling party, it would seem an alternative. However, these rights were only available to the ruling class. To be clear, those scholars who have good fortune and protect their bodies were available. If others dared to scold the emperor and say that the national policy was wrong, they would be arrested and interrogated by the Jinyiwei immediately.
Zhu Yuan was the prince of the country and scolded the crown prince of the country. This was disloyalty! He was privately serving the emperor's son but insulted his own brother. This was disloyal! These two major crimes of unfaithfulness and unfiliality are insulting in the society of etiquette and law. If what Zhu Yuan said today is spread, no matter what prince he is, he will immediately become a stinky dog shit that will never be restored. Still want to be the emperor? Dream!
When Li Fugui heard Zhu Yuan scolding the prince, he was so scared that he lost his face and turned bloodless. Zhu Yuan wanted to die and I didn’t care, but what should I do if these words reached the prince’s ears?
Li Fugui quickly whispered: "King Yan is careful. It would be fine to say these words in front of Old Li, so don't go out and say them!"
Zhu Yuan ignored Li Fugui's dissuasion and stepped forward and held Li Fugui's hand and asked, "Uncle Li, the prince is so cowardly, the little nephew can't bear to see the country captured by his father fall into this man's hands. The boy wants his uncle to come out of the mountain to assist him in inheriting the throne. After the matter is completed, he will definitely accept the uncle as hereditary duke!"
If Zhu Yuan insulted the prince at the beginning so scared Li Fugui, now this sentence would scare Li Fugui half-hearted. Li Fugui lay on the bed and listened to Zhu Yuan asking him to be the emperor, so old Li was so hung up in his pants.
Although Li Fugui is now a marquis, he is indeed a timid and cowardly person. If Zhu Hongsan hadn't coerced him to follow his family in Wuchang, he would definitely not have left. Such a timid person, now he heard that Zhu Yuan was going to get involved in the cruel battle for the throne, so he was so scared that he was so scared.
At this time, Li Fugui was so scared that he forgot the pain in his butt. He struggled to get up from the bed, knelt in front of Zhu Yuan and wailed: "King Yan, Lao Li is just a clerk. Thanks to His Majesty the Emperor, he was lucky to be a marquis. But Lao Li knew how much he was. It would be fine for the King of Yan to do something, but he would never dare to do it if Lao Li opposed the prince!"
Zhu Yuan was so angry that he saw Li Fugui's appearance: "Horse Guangning, why were you spanked by a little censor this time? Didn't those civil servants look down on you? Don't you want to change your destiny? You just hope to live like this for the rest of your life?"
"King Yan, Lao Li was a clerk in the past. He was so grateful to be a marquis. If he had any inappropriate thoughts, he would never dare to do anything wrong!"
Zhu Yuan was so angry that he had no idea when he saw Li Fugui kneeling in front of him that he was so angry that he just didn't agree with him. What can you do?
When Zhu Yuan saw Li Fugui's appearance, he cursed in his heart that he was really useless. If he couldn't tempt, he would be coercion!
"Marquis Guangning, do you think it's over if you don't agree today? From the moment I entered your house, Li Fugui, the Marquis of Guangning, had already boarded my ship. If you want to get off the ship, you can't get off by yourself.
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Li Fugui was stunned when he heard Zhu Yuan say this, why can't he make the decision?
Zhu Yuan saw Li Fugui's expression and knew what he was thinking. Zhu Yuan sneered: "Marquis Guangning, you should also know what happened to me in Henan half a year ago. At that time, the prince knew that I was going to fight him. Now I have entered your Guangning Marquis' Mansion for more than half an hour. What can you think about this incident? What can the prince do if he knows how the prince is doing? Don't he know about the method? Wu Peichang, Henan, was forced to commit suicide when something happened to the prince. Now the prince is standing opposite to the prince. How can the prince deal with you? "
Li Fugui was very angry when he heard Zhu Yuan say this. He was very respectful to Zhu Yuan. Unexpectedly, this young prince actually framed him!
Li Fugui said angrily: "The King of Yan framed Lao Li, so Old Li had to go to the emperor to ask for an explanation. Lao Li didn't believe that the emperor was wise and powerful, and could watch Lao Li be wronged!"
Zhu Yuan heard Li Fugui say this and laughed, "Okay! I haven't entered the palace to pay homage to my father for a long time. It's good to take this opportunity to meet my father!"
Li Fugui said that going to sue Zhu Hongsan was just a scare Zhu Yuan. According to Li Fugui's understanding of Zhu Hongsan, even if he went to Zhu Hongsan, he could only be mixed with him. Zhu Hongsan was cruel to outsiders, but he felt very distressed about his son. If he didn't do it well, Zhu Hongsan would even scold Li Fugui for being ignorant.
When Zhu Yuan saw Li Fugui bowing his head and not speaking, he knew that the Guangning Marquis had no choice. Zhu Yuan continued, "Uncle Li, can you still see clearly what the imperial court is doing now? My adult brothers compete for power and profit, and the ministers in the court have also divided into several forces to attack each other. Uncle, you, Xiongwu Bo, An Qing Bo, and they think they can be safe? Uncle is in the officialdom. Don't you know that it's a friend or an enemy? You don't think you are not a friend or an enemy now. It's good to stay out of the matter now, but what about the future? The Queen of the Father will not care about the prince's ascendance to the throne. You must be the first to deal with it, because you hold the Prince's wallet in your hand. This important position is not your own. What will you do? "
Li Fugui sighed when he heard Zhu Yuan say this. He didn't understand these things, but they were from a humble background. They wanted to find a backstage, but the prince looked down on them. Needless to say, the prince could be liked by the first-class wealthy family like the Ma family! The King of Qin is the spokesperson of the general, so he naturally looked down on craftsmen. The King of Chu's backstage was Tong Yangjia. Although Lao Tong had a relatively low background, he was a real scholar.
When Zhu Yuan saw Li Fugui pondering, he knew that Li Fugui was a little moved. Zhu Yuan continued to induce him on the side: "Uncle Li, now only the king can take you in, and only the ones under my command are not useful. You will be rewarded immediately after joining me! I promise you that as long as I succeed, I will immediately sign the old uncle as the duke and rank before the Ma family! Didn't Uncle Li always have ideas about his background? After I ascend to the throne, I will immediately give Li Gui a Jinshi, so how can I satisfy my uncle?"
Chapter completed!