Zhu Shishi's voice fell, and the old servant's expression changed greatly, and he said in a trembling voice: "Yes, yes, it's the old slave who is talking nonsense, and I ask the prince to forgive me!"

When he had finished speaking, he was to fall on his knees and plead guilty. Zhu Shishi hurriedly stood up, grabbed the old servant and held him up, and said, "Uncle, I didn't mean to blame you. It's just that it was all decades ago, and now we are like a lost dog, what are we going to do with it?"

Zhu Shishi said as he helped the old servant up and invited him to sit on a chair beside Li Qiufeng. The old servant waved his hand again and again, and said with a look of horror: "This is unacceptable. How dare the old slave sit with the prince? This, this is not a good etiquette......

Zhu Shishi pressed the old servant to sit on the chair and said, "How many times have I talked to the princess." Close the door of the house, we are a family, and we don't have to talk about those red tapes. When your old man followed my grandfather, he did a lot of work. When the first king was alive, the family was in the middle of the road, and in the end, even the personal servant did not say goodbye, and only your Uncle Wu and the other two old people left in the mansion. Later, the two old men passed away one after another, but the uncle would rather stay in this house with Xiao Wang than leave alone. This kindness, I am afraid that Xiao Wang will not be able to repay it for the rest of his life. ”

When Zhu Shishi said this, tears were already flashing in his eyes. The old servant shook his head again and again, but he couldn't speak for a while.

Zhu Shishi took the wine jug, poured a full glass of wine for the old servant, and then said: "After the old prince died, the first king did not give him a name, although he lived in this palace, his name was not right, and his words were not good. A few ill-intentioned uncles didn't miss family affection, colluded with traitors, and privately divided the Zhuangzi of the palace, and in the end, even the mansion of the palace was secretly sold by them. The original five-entry palace mansion now only has these two courtyards left. When people are embarrassed, they can't even believe their relatives who break bones and tendons, and only Uncle Wu is always by our side. What are you telling me about the prostrutions today, do you want me to be damned?"

The old servant's face was terrified, but he didn't know what to say, but he shook his head vigorously.

Zhu Shishi returned to his chair and did not sit down. He picked up his wine glass and said loudly: "Today, Xiao Wang has suffered a great shame, but he has made a few friends, which is both a murderous day and an auspicious day. Xiao Wang borrowed flowers to offer Buddha, and gave a few friends and Uncle Wu a cup!"

After he finished speaking, he raised the wine glass high, bowed slightly, and drank the wine in the glass. Humpty Dumpty, Li Qiufeng and the others also hurriedly stood up and drank the wine one after another. Zhu Shishi personally poured wine for everyone again, and then sat down to eat.

Humpty Dumpty has an open-minded temperament and has always been informal. Although he is in the palace, there are no taboos. After a few glasses of wine, he and Zhu Shishi actually called themselves brothers. Zhu Shishi's alcohol consumption is not high, he is slightly drunk at this time, and there is no taboo when he speaks. The two talked loudly, and they felt that they hated each other.

The old servant had never shared a drink with his master and guests, and although he sat in his chair, his heart was very uneasy. After barely drinking a glass of wine, he stood up and said to Zhu Shishi: "Lord Qiqi, the old slave prepared a meal for the princess, the prince, and the county lord. After tossing for a day, I thought that the princess, the prince, and the county lord were also hungry. The old slave then brought them the food, and then came back to serve the prince and the distinguished guests. ”

Zhu Shishi was already five points drunk at this time, and when he heard the old servant say this, he didn't stop him, just waved his hand at him, and said, "Then there is Uncle Lao." Uncle will go back and forth, and let's continue drinking. ”

The old servant agreed, and then confessed to Humpty Dumpty, Li Qiufeng, and the old man surnamed Huang, and left the main hall in a hurry.

Zhu Shishi looked at the back of the old servant, sighed, and said to Humpty Dumpty: "I, Uncle Wu, am the most honest. When the old prince was alive, there were nearly 100 servants in the palace, and there was no one who did not want to make money in the palace. Only Uncle Wu is honest and does his duty, and serves in front of the old prince. When the first king was in charge of the palace, the family road was already in the middle, and it was quite a bit of a tree falling down. Many people secretly took the silver money, calligraphy and paintings, silk and other valuables in the house, and sneaked away while people were unprepared. Uncle Wu, as a housekeeper, did not take a penny and tried his best to help the former king maintain the livelihood of the palace. After the death of the first king, Xiao Wang was barely in charge, and most of the servants in the palace had slipped away, and it was all up to Uncle Wu to go around and around, so that Xiao Wang and the princess could live to this day. When it comes to kindness, Uncle Wu's great kindness to Xiao Wang is like his biological parents. But until now, he still abides by the law and refuses to go beyond the rituals. Alas. ”

Zhu Shishi sighed, his face was sad, he took a sip of the wine glass, and did not speak for a long time. Humpty Dumpty said: "Lord Wang, you are also a descendant of Emperor Taizu Gao, it stands to reason that the dragon son and the dragon grandson should not fall into this step." Whose person is the cause of this trouble?"

Zhu Shishi smiled bitterly and said, "Which person's body, if you talk about the initiator, it is Emperor Taizu Gao, who created the Great Tomorrow!"

Humpty Dumpty, though well-informed, doesn't know much about royal matters. At this time, when I heard Zhu Shishi complain about Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I couldn't help but feel a pang in my heart. I was about to ask in detail, but I heard Zhu Shishi continue: "When Emperor Taizu Gao was born, he was just in time for the troubled times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. In the end, his parents and brother died of illness and starvation within half a month, and there was no place to bury. Emperor Taizu Gao was like a lost dog, terrified. In desperation, I listened to the persuasion of an old woman surnamed Wang, became a monk and wanted to eat a bowl of rice. It's just that in the troubled times, even the monk's temple can't accommodate it. He had to leave the monastery and beg everywhere. These tragic old things have not been forgotten by Emperor Taizu Gao for the rest of his life. It is because after he won the world, he couldn't bear to encounter such a tragic thing again for the descendants of the Zhu family, so he personally set the rules, all the descendants of the Zhu family were crowned kings as soon as they were born, and after they went to various places to take up the domain, they were allocated land by the imperial court to the land of Yulu, and they were not allowed to engage in the cheap labor of Shinong, industry and commerce.

"Emperor Taizu Gao originally had good intentions, thinking that future generations would not have to work, so that they would be able to eat and be free from poverty. However, I thought very well, but I didn't know that the descendants would continue, and within a few generations, the descendants of our Zhu family would have blossomed everywhere. There are more and more royal relatives who take silver, and the court is a little overwhelmed. After the direct brothers of each generation of emperors were crowned kings, the imperial court was still able to take good care of them. After three generations, it is already a side branch, so naturally few people ask. Although the imperial court set up an internal affairs office to govern the affairs of the kings, they did not expect that these filthy officials had great power in their hands, so they colluded with the Ministry of Rites to do evil. The direct prince didn't dare to provoke them, so they changed their way to get silver from our little kings. Alas, so the person who traced the origin and made such a situation was Emperor Taizu Gao. ”

Humpty Dumpty seemed to understand a little when he heard this. It's just a careful speculation, but I feel that it doesn't conform to common sense. I was about to ask, but I heard Zhu Shishi continue: "According to the royal system, after the kings become vassals, if a prince and a county lord are born, they must report the matter to the Ministry of Rites. The names of the prince and the lord of the county must be drafted by the Ministry of Rites, submitted to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for verification, and then played to the emperor, and only after the emperor's imperial approval can they be recorded in the jade. The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs issued a stipend to each royal palace in accordance with the jade and allocated the land for the mansions. This matter was not complicated originally, but the affairs of the world, as long as someone handles it, it leaves room for cheating. Those filthy officials of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs actually took advantage of this matter to make money. ”

When Zhu Shishi said this, he took a sip of his wine glass, smiled bitterly, and then said: "Those direct princes, naturally no one dares to provoke. After the birth of the prince and the lord of the county, he only needs to hand over the fold, and the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will handle it properly. But when it was our turn to be a distant relative, it wasn't so easy. When the fold is handed to the Ministry of Rites, it is often dragged and not done. You have to send the money, and then ask someone to do the tricking, so that you can draw up the name, and then hand it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Rites breathed out of one nostril, and naturally the silver could not be sent, otherwise they would find all kinds of excuses to detain the fold.

"After the first king was born, the old prince entrusted someone to the Ministry of Rites and the Internal Affairs Office to dredge the joints, originally thinking that this thing would not be difficult to do. Who knew that Wang Zhen, who was killed by heaven, instigated Emperor Yingzong to march north, but as a result, Tumubao was completely wiped out in the first battle, and even Emperor Yingzong was captured by Wara. The capital is in chaos, how can anyone care about naming the former king? The first king suffered this calamity as soon as he was born, and his life was bumpy, and it turned out to be destined by God. ”