Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 324 Chapter 324, Zhu Yousong watched the show calmly when the clans surrounded the palace
King Fu's name is Zhu Yousong.

Speaking of this King of Fortune, there is still a lot of history.

Zhu Yousong's father is Zhu Changxun, the last generation of King Fu, the third son of Emperor Wanli, and the half-brother of Taichang Emperor Zhu Changluo (father of Chongzhen).

Wanli loved Zhu Changxun, the previous generation of Fu Wang, very much, and even wanted to make Zhu Changxun the prince, but he gave up under the strong opposition of the officials.

Zhu Changxun later lived in Luoyang, living a luxurious and corrupt life, spending money like dirt.

Four years ago, Li Zicheng captured Luoyang and captured Zhu Changxun.

It is said that Zhu Changxun was thrown into a cauldron alive by Li Zicheng and cooked to death.

Moreover, Li Zicheng even ate his meat!

Then, Chongzhen appointed Zhu Yousong, Zhu Changxun's son, as the successor of King Fu, and placed Zhu Yousong in Nanjing.

Although Zhu Changxun's death greatly damaged the vitality of King Fu's lineage, compared to other Zhu royal families in the Central Plains who were almost wiped out, King Fu's lineage is still a powerful force in the clan.

Just look at the mansion of King Fu in Beijing, which was personally rewarded by Emperor Wanli. It covers an area of ​​tens of mu, and has everything you need in flower and bird gardens, pavilions, pavilions, and pavilions.

Not to mention ordinary officials, even the residences of important cabinet ministers have to bow down.

Zhu Yousong sat in the main seat and looked around at the other guests present.

These are all the big bosses of the Zhu family, various uncles and lords, but they still have to be respectful to Prince Fu.

Zhu Yousong said slowly: "What His Royal Highness did this time is really too much! As the mainstay of the clan, we should resist this kind of behavior."

Several clan chiefs looked at each other, and seemed to be a little hesitant.

Zhu Yousong became a little impatient, and said: "Why, don't you just watch so much money allocated from the national treasury slip away from your hands every year? Don't everyone here feel that after the prince did such a thing, , he will take the initiative to promote you to princes, right? Stop having those big dreams!"

The faces of several clan chiefs were a little ugly at Fu Wang's words.

Indeed, there is a rumor that Zhu Cixiang will promote some more obedient clans to become the new princes after canceling the treatment of most clans.

An old man with white hair pondered for a moment and then said: "However, His Highness the Crown Prince's methods have always been famous for his thunderous methods. If we come forward to oppose him, we will definitely have to suffer some hardships."

Another middle-aged man also said: "This is exactly the reason. Whether it is Beijing or Nanjing, how many people are being harassed by His Royal Highness? We can't get into trouble with him, or something big will happen."

The clan chiefs spoke one after another, and their opinions were unanimously unanimous, and they were all unwilling to stand up and be the one who opposed Zhu Cihong.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Yousong didn't seem to be angry either, but just sat there calmly, looking at the big guys in front of him playfully.

The atmosphere became awkward. The white-haired old man stood up and said to Zhu Yousong: "Prince Fu, if there is nothing else, I will leave soon."

Zhu Yousong smiled and said, "Wait a little longer."

The white-haired old man froze for a moment, and said helplessly: "Fu Wang, even if you say that again, the opinion of the old man and others will not change."

At this moment, a loud noise suddenly came.

Everyone in the lobby was a little confused. This was the majestic Prince Fu's Mansion. Who dared to cause trouble here?

A large group of people suddenly rushed in.

"I have seen His Royal Highness Fu!"

"Your Highness, you must help us seek justice."

"Your Highness, the crown prince is too much, we can only count on you!"

Hundreds of people huddled together, pushing and shoving. I don't know how many mouths shouted here. The originally quiet lobby suddenly turned into a vegetable market.

Zhu Yousong smiled, stood up, and stretched out his hand to press down.

"Everyone, be quiet and listen to what I have to say!"

Everyone fell silent.

Zhu Yousong said sternly: "You must have seen these clan elders around me. I am with them today just to deal with the wrong tyranny of His Highness the Crown Prince!"

After everyone heard this sentence, they immediately cheered up.

"That's right, it's tyranny!"

"Tyranny must be abolished!"

"You are all clan elders, you can definitely give us a fair explanation."

Zhu Yousong laughed, and said: "But, to tell you the truth, the elders have some concerns. They think that His Royal Highness is using the method of thunder, which may bring disaster to everyone and make things worse. It gets worse.”

When everyone heard this, they immediately went crazy.

"Are you also worthy to be clan elders?"

"Looking forward and backward about a little thing, I don't know how to work for the benefit of our clan."

"Step down! Let me take over."

Facing the accusations of the crowd, the faces of several clan chiefs quickly turned pale, and they hurriedly explained.

"Everyone, calm down and speak up if you have something to say."

"That's right, everything is negotiable."

However, the hundreds of clan members who arrived at Prince Fu's Mansion did not appreciate it.

"What are you discussing! You all have official positions and property. You can't starve to death without the court's money. We will starve to death without money!"

"If we don't have money, we will die. Anyway, our lives are dead. If we can't do it, we will trade our lives for our lives!"

"That's right, fight, either you go with us to fight with His Royal Highness, or we will fight with you here!"

The anger of the crowd surged towards these clan bosses like an overwhelming mountain, making it difficult for them to resist.

Zhu Yousong watched this scene with a smile, feeling very happy in his heart.

Afraid of offending Zhu Cihong, right?

First, let you old fritters see what will happen if you offend me!

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting better, Zhu Yousong said loudly, "Everyone, be quiet!"

Everyone became quiet again and looked at Zhu Yousong.

Zhu Yousong is their last hope now.

Zhu Yousong looked at the pale-faced elders of the clan, and said with a smile: "Actually, these elders are also doing it for everyone's benefit, but they just want to be more stable. I believe that after listening to everyone's opinions, the elders will You should be very willing to go to the palace with everyone to protest against His Royal Highness, right?"

Everyone's eyes suddenly focused on several clan leaders.

The expressions on the faces of several clan leaders were very exciting, but in the end, they could only nod helplessly.

"Of course the old man agrees."

"Yes, yes, yes, I agree, we are against His Royal Highness's policy."

"As a clan member, of course we stand with everyone."

It doesn't matter if you don't agree. Looking at the appearance of these guys, if you really don't agree, they will come up and fight for their lives in minutes.

Seeing this, Zhu Yousong couldn't help laughing.

"Then what are we waiting for? Go to the palace now and let His Royal Highness see the power from our clan!"

A group of clansmen with cars took cars, those without cars walked, surrounded by Zhu Yousong and others, and headed for the palace in a mighty manner.

Along the way, other clans kept coming and joining after hearing the news, and the entire team kept expanding.

Looking at this scene, Zhu Yousong, who was sitting in the carriage, was in a very good mood.

He seemed to be able to see that Zhu Cihong was verbally criticized by many clans, and in the end he could only obediently confess his love!

"Hmph, grab my father's throne?" Zhu Yousong sneered in his heart.

If Zhu Yousong's father was really established as the prince by Emperor Wanli back then, then Zhu Yousong is now the prince of Ming Dynasty, maybe even the emperor of Ming Dynasty!

So Zhu Yousong never felt how good Chongzhen and Zhu Cihong were, and he even thought in his heart that it was these father and son who had robbed him of the throne that originally belonged to him.

It’s just that he couldn’t find an opportunity in Nanjing before, but now that he came to Beijing and encountered this incident, Zhu Yousong felt that the time had come!
Seeing the gradually approaching palace wall, Zhu Yousong was excited.

Perhaps, the throne is not completely without chance!
The arrival of so many people naturally attracted the attention of the imperial guards.

But these clans didn't care so much, they started yelling as they stood directly at the gate of the palace.

"Let the prince come out!"

"Why does he cancel the support money of our clan, give me an explanation!"

"They're all from the Zhu family, why doesn't His Royal Highness give us a way out?"

There are also some who are even more exasperated, and they are directly gushing out foul language like a tide.

The scene was very chaotic for a while.

Zhu Yousong smiled and sat on the carriage, watching this scene.

As long as today's incident gets out, it will definitely deal a very heavy blow to Zhu Cihong's prestige.

This is enough.

The imperial guards stationed on the palace wall did not open the door, but obviously mobilized more manpower to take precautions.

If ordinary people dared to make such a fuss, they would have been arrested by these imperial guards and thrown into prison long ago, but these are all clans in front of them, and they cannot be arrested even the serious relatives of the emperor.

On the contrary, this made the clan members feel more confident, and their shouts became louder.

"Where's Zhu Cihong? Are you intimidated?"

"Let Zhu Cixi speak out!"

While shouting, the palace gate suddenly opened.

Everyone was overjoyed immediately, thinking that it was Zhu Cihong who came out to give in.

But soon they discovered that it was Fan Jingwen who showed up with several important cabinet ministers.

The clans didn't talk nonsense, they surrounded Fan Jingwen and others.

This scene made even the powerful cabinet chief Fan Jingwen feel a little guilty.

Fan Jingwen opened his mouth and said: "Everyone, if you have something to say, why do you want to surround the palace? If His Majesty finds out, you will not be able to get anything good in the future."

Several other important cabinet ministers also opened their mouths one after another, persuading these clans to disperse quickly, or they will be sanctioned by the law at that time.

Of course, Fan Jingwen and the others are still very prestigious. After hearing these words, the clan members also showed hesitant expressions on their faces.

This immediately made Zhu Yousong a little dissatisfied.

If the clans don't make trouble, how can Zhu Yousong continue to operate?

Zhu Yousong raised his head slightly, and calmly gave a signal to some people in the crowd.

A few seconds later, someone in the crowd suddenly yelled.

"You adults in the cabinet are speaking lightly. Now that we have no money, if we don't make a fuss, why don't we go home and drink the northwest wind?"

"That's right, who doesn't have a family anymore, how will he face his wife and children when he goes back now?"

When many people heard this, their hearts trembled.

How can I forget that there is a tigress at home?
If there is no money to take it back, the tigress will go crazy...

Suddenly, many clan members started making noises.

"Give the money!"

"I will never go back today without paying."

"Death will die here!"

Compared with the law, the tigress at home is more scary.

Faced with the sudden outburst of emotions, Fan Jingwen and the others were in a panic.

He wanted to continue persuading him, but the clan members were clearly in charge, shouting one by one, the voices of hundreds of people completely drowned out Fan Jingwen and the others, and no one could hear them.

During the commotion, Fan Jingwen raised his head and saw Zhu Yousong not far away, his eyes lit up immediately.

Fan Jingwen trudged through the crowd with difficulty and came to Zhu Yousong.

"Fu Wang, you are a prince, you should come and persuade these clans." Fan Jingwen pleaded to Zhu Yousong.

Zhu Yousong sat calmly on the carriage and smiled when he looked at Fan Jingwen, who was being pushed around and his clothes were scattered, looking quite embarrassed.

Zhu Yousong shook the fan in his hand, and said slowly: "Master Fan, this is everyone's opinion, how can you ask me to dissuade you?"

Fan Jingwen said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince is not aware of this matter yet. If it goes away, there is still room for recovery. Once His Highness the Crown Prince appears, the situation will be different. Please persuade Your Majesty as soon as possible." They leave, otherwise it will be too late!"

Beside Fan Jingwen, several cabinet ministers nodded repeatedly.

They knew Zhu Cihong's temper, and His Highness the Crown Prince would never compromise.

In the eyes of these cabinet ministers, it is already miserable enough that the clans have no support money, so don't go to jail.

That's why they came to persuade them as soon as they learned about it. It happened that the office of the cabinet was a few hundred meters behind the palace gate, so they could be one step faster than Zhu Cihong.

However, the painstaking efforts of Fan Jingwen and others did not have any effect.

Zhu Yousong shook his head very calmly, and said: "Everyone, it's not that this king has not persuaded, but these clans are all my relatives, so what can I do if I don't want to say anything about them? It is impossible to force them to be tied up. live?"

Fan Jingwen and the others looked at each other in blank dismay, speechless for a while.

Zhu Yousong laughed and said calmly: "I am just here to take a look. Since the matter was caused by His Highness the Crown Prince, let me see how His Highness the Crown Prince solves this matter."

Fan Jingwen and the others were speechless again.

At this moment, the palace gate opened again.

Thousands of palace guards rushed out and surrounded all the clan at once.

Some clans rushed up recklessly, and then were directly pushed to the ground, trampled by a series of feet, crying for their father and mother in pain.

Seeing the cold light of the weapons in the hands of the imperial guards, all the clans became silent all of a sudden, and retreated a little bit in awe.

A carriage came out slowly, the driver was Fang Gongqian, and the person in the carriage was the Prince of Ming Dynasty Zhu Cihong.

Zhu Cihong smiled playfully and looked around at everyone present.

"It seems that some people have opinions on the new policy of the Palace?"

For some reason, after Zhu Cihong's words fell, many people present shuddered unanimously.

(End of this chapter)