Zhu Hongsan looked at the sky and said, "It's noon now, let's eat first." There are still things to discuss in the afternoon. ”

Then Zhu Hongsan arranged for the servants to go down to prepare lunch, and asked people to bring Xu Dali and Gong Dacheng over.

Zhu Hongsan said: "Mr. Feng is going to Guangzhou Mansion, and Dongguan is not worried that there are no people of his own. Now we have only Gong Dacheng who has been an official in our hands, and this king wants him to take over Mr. Feng's position as the county commander, what do you think? ”

Tong Yangjia was naturally happy, the other three had all got good positions, and now there is really no use. Although this Gong Dacheng is Tong Yangjia's cheap father-in-law, he is also a scholar, so everyone has no objection.

At this time, the meal was laid out, and everyone sat down to eat.

On the table, except for Zhu Hongsan and Tong Yangjia, they are all Jinshi, and Tong Yangjia is also a showman, which can be regarded as blending into the revolutionary team. In this era, the readers are silent about food and sleep. So there was no sound at all when eating.

After a while, everyone finished eating, and the servant removed the leftovers and brought up a cup of tea.

Zhu Hong drank tea on three sides, as if he pretended to say it unintentionally, and said: "The emperor canonized Xiaofang as the princess of Chu, what do you think?" ”

Ma Jiyuan said: "This is very good, Ma Xiaofang is virtuous and virtuous, and has both children and daughters, and she is the best candidate for Princess Chu." ”

Three of the four people here are from the Ma family, so naturally there is no meaning. Tong Yangjia also knew that this matter could never be objected to, not to mention that Ma Xiaofang was the original partner that Zhu Hongsan was marrying, if he objected, the three brothers of the Ma family could tear themselves apart. So Tong Yangjia didn't say anything.

Zhu Hongsan continued in the next sentence: "I think the son will stand later, after all, the child is young now." ”

Zhu Hongsan's words were not loud, but in the ears of the four strategists, it was like a thunderbolt. Ma Jiyuan immediately stood up and said loudly: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu, the prince of Zhu Hai is personally sealed by His Majesty the Emperor, and the princess of Chu has no immorality, why should the prince be delayed?" ”

Feng Ziyong also stood up and said: "Lord, the son is the eldest son, "The Spring and Autumn Period is righteous, and the heir is the elder", now Zhu Hai is the eldest son, in line with the etiquette law, it is really difficult to convince the public if Zhu Hai is not the prince. ”

Zhu Hongsan looked at Tong Yangjia, but this guy didn't say anything. Tong Yangjia was overjoyed at this time, feeling that this was an opportunity, as long as the time to establish the son of the world was delayed, then Dong Zhensheng's Zhu Huai had hope, and the rule had to be the eldest son to be the son.

Tong Yangjia said: "This is the king's family matter, let's not intervene as outsiders, just ask the king to decide himself." ”

Mr. Ma Jiyuan, a Taoist gentleman opposite, stood up and scolded Tong Yangjia, and said, "You villain, you actually said such shameless words for your authority, have you read all your sage books in the dog's stomach?" ”

Seeing that Ma Jiyuan was making a fuss, Zhu Hongsan said: "Don't argue between the two gentlemen. After speaking, he turned to Ma Mingyuan and asked, "What does the second brother mean?" ”

Of course, Ma Mingyuan insisted on Zhu Hai as the son, and from the public, Zhu Hai was the eldest son, so he should be the son of the family. Privately, whether Zhu Hai is his own nephew or his son-in-law, if he doesn't help him, he doesn't help himself.

But Zhu Hongsan is not so easy to convince. Ma Mingyuan knows Zhu Hongsan too well, and today he told this matter, it must be that there must be something about Ma Xiaofang that made Zhu Hongsan very unhappy. But those who don't mention it in advance must first get through the current crisis.

Ma Mingyuan thought about it and said, "Lord, I remembered a story and wanted to tell it to my lord." ”

Zhu Hongsan said: "Second brother, let's listen to it." ”

Ma Mingyuan said: "I don't know if the lord has heard the story of Yuan Shao, he was the first to set up that son, which created the illusion that Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang could establish themselves as the son, and Yuan Shao's subordinates were also divided into two factions to fight, and finally lost to Cao Cao in Guandu." Have you ever heard this story? ”

Of course Zhu Hongsan knows the story of the Battle of Guandu, and Zhu Hongsan also knows what Ma Mingyuan means, Ma Mingyuan means that he is not very powerful now, so he will consume his strength due to internal friction, which really shouldn't be.

Tong Yangjia on the side snorted and said: "Mr. Ma Er, you are so analogy, comparing the lord to Yuan Shao, then may I ask which one is Cao Cao?" ”

Zhu Hongsan waved his hand and said: "I understand what the second brother means, and I will ask the second brother, the new chief of the Chu Palace, to go to the palace to spread the edict, and immediately Xiaofang will be the princess of Chu, and the eldest son Zhu * Hai will be the prince of Chu." ”

Ma Mingyuan was very happy to see that Zhu Hongsan agreed to Zhu Hai as the prince, and promised to pass on Hongguang's edict after the meeting.

Ma Jiyuan said: "The lord is very correct in doing this, and now if we want to establish the orthodoxy of the Ming family, we must adhere to the primogeniture inheritance system set by Taizu." After the death of the crown prince Zhu Biao, Taizu established Zhu Yunwen as the emperor's grandson, which was to abide by the primogeniture inheritance system. If the lord wants to set up the banner of orthodoxy in the future, he will have to make a fuss about the fact that Zhu Di, the king of Yan, is not a son-in-law in the Battle of Jingjing, if the lord himself does not abide by the primogeniture inheritance system, then how to convince the public? ”

This remark has entered Zhu Hongsan's heart, yes, to carry the banner of Zhongxing Daming, his marginal clan identity is a hard injury. The only solution is to make a fuss about Zhu Di when he was not a concubine, but he who advocates bloodline but sets up a son as a son, which is really difficult to explain.

Zhu Hongsan stood up and bowed deeply to Ma Jiyuan, and said, "Sir's words are really enlightening, Xiao San almost missed a big deal just now. ”

Ma Jiyuan and Feng Ziyong were also very happy to see that Zhu Hongsan had thought clearly. Probably the only one who was unhappy was Tong Yangjia, and Lao Tong thought in his heart: "Brother Ma, you are happy first." You still don't know our lord, but now he is forced to listen to you, and there will be your sins in the future. ”

Seeing Zhu Hongsan's repentance, everyone was very happy, and it happened that Xu Dali and Gong Dacheng came, and everyone continued to have a meeting.

Ma Mingyuan first conveyed the news that Zhu Hongsan was named the king of Chu to the two, Xu Dali and Ma Jiyuan are both Mr. Taoism, and they are very high. Xu Dali just arched his hand at Zhu Hongsan, and didn't even say a word of congratulations.

Gong Dacheng and his cheap uncle Tong Yangjia were virtuous, nodded and congratulated Zhu Hongsan, and almost knelt down and kowtowed.

Zhu Hongsan didn't get angry when he saw Xu Dali like this, he knew that the stinky problem of the current scholars, all of them were very high, and it would be very embarrassing for you to come to yourself.

Zhu Hongsan said: "Master Xu, you have worked hard in Dongguan for the past few months, and you have been in charge of the college. Now it happens that the prefect of Zhaoqing Prefecture is vacant, and this king has already made up for the prefect of Zhaoqing Prefecture, and they agree that Lord Xu will fill the prefect of Zhaoqing Prefecture. ”

Xu Dali was stunned, he didn't expect Zhu Hongsan to be so good to him. has been in Zhu Hongsan's team for more than half a year, Xu Dali is not a fool, he knows that this Zhu Hongsan can toss. But Xu Dali himself is a low-key person, and he is still a criminal officer who escaped, so he also wants to be a teacher here to talk about this life.

I didn't expect Zhu Hongsan to be so interesting to himself, he could give himself a prefect, you must know that it was Zhaoqing, and now it is the residence of the governor of Liangguang, which is not much worse than Guangzhou Mansion.

Zhu Hongsan's kindness to Xu Dali touched him very much, but the years of Huan Hai made him immediately control his emotions. Xu Dali stood up and arched his hand and said, "Dali has thanked the prince." ”

Zhu Hongsan nodded and said, "This king knows that Lord Xu is a good official, and this time I went to Zhaoqing to hope that Lord Xu will be a good official who is the master of the people." At present, Huguang and Jiangxi are not in the shape of being devastated by the Liukou, and millions of people have gone south, most of them concentrated in Guangzhou and Zhaoqing. Now in September, the weather is cold, and some people are starting to freeze and starve. Lord Xu should do a good job of releasing grain and try not to die. As for the materials needed, please coordinate with Mr. Ma Er. ”

Xu Dali bowed his hand and sat down.

Zhu Hongsan continued: "Dongguan is our foundation, and all factories and foundations are in Dongguan. Mr. Feng is going to Guangdong, and this place must be handed over to his own people. Mr. Gong, you have been with me for more than a year, and you have been managing the construction with Mr. Tong for almost half a year, so you are familiar with the operation of the factory, the development zone, and the port. I will hand over Dongguan to you, can Master Gong reassure me? ”

Gong Dacheng didn't expect that it would be such a good thing to call himself today, he and Tong Yangjia have been in charge of civil engineering for half a year, but he knows that this work is very oily.

Gong Dacheng immediately stood up and said impassionedly: "Don't worry, Dongguan is my life, I will definitely live up to the hope of the prince, even if I arch my head, I must also run the factory and the development zone well." ”

Zhu Hongsan smiled and said, "Okay, then it's annoying Lord Gong." ”