Chapter 48 Zhu Chong: This is not a political marriage? (Please read, vote for the monthly ticket, and recommend!)
"Is this matter not over yet?"

Not only Chang Yuchun was stunned, but even Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da were stunned on the spot.

The Lu family was executed and the Lu clan was wiped out, but the matter is not over yet?

"Tomorrow I will have to ask Master to make a scene in the court and publicize what the Lu family has done."

"Let all the scholars in the world understand that the Lu family in Jiangnan is full of such wolfish ambitions and ruthless people in their fight for the crown prince."

In response, Zhu Gang still smiled softly.

"You want to use the Lu family to criticize the Jiangnan gentry, thereby destroying the status and reputation of the Jiangnan gentry in the hearts of scholars all over the world?"

Zhu Biao's eyes lit up and he looked at Zhu Gang.

"That's right. Even if this is not enough to shake the foundation of the Jiangnan gentry, it can still cause the reputation of the Jiangnan gentry to plummet."

"Add to that what happened to the Lu family, and your father will definitely distance himself from the Jiangnan gentry."

"That's not a good thing for the Jiangnan gentry."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gang's smile widened.

Once Zhu Yuanzhang began to alienate the Jiangnan gentry, it meant that the imperial court had given up on them.

Then a hundred years later, the influence of the Jiangnan gentry in the imperial court will only become weaker and weaker until it disappears.

So at that time, could the Jiangnan gentry still be called the Jiangnan gentry?
I am afraid that if we don't perish, we will be doing our ancestors a great favor.

"So this is also of great benefit to Hu Weiyong's implementation of the land tax distribution."

"After all, the Jiangnan gentry dare not be too presumptuous because of the Lu family's affairs."

"And I dare not offend my father, so the hatred can only fall on Hu Weiyong."

Zhu Biao also understood what Zhu Gang meant, so he smiled and nodded, saying, "In this way, the land survey and land tax distribution can be implemented."

"Well, even if there is resistance, it's just a small friction and won't amount to anything."

"After all, in addition to squeezing out Hu Weiyong's surplus value, we also have to consider the people of the world."

"Then the land tax system must be implemented as soon as possible to reduce the burden on the people."

"Also, the Lu family plotted to murder Sister Chang. If they just wiped out the entire family, how could it eliminate the hatred in our hearts?"

"We must make sure that the Lu family is nailed to the pillar of shame for eternity, and squeeze out the last bit of value from the Lu family, which will be a way of living up to the emperor and his subjects."

A hint of coldness flashed across Zhu Gang's lips again.

"Uh-huh.!"

"Hard enough!"

After listening to what Zhu Gang said, everyone, including Zhu Yuanzhang, looked at Zhu Gang and gave him a thumbs up.

And everyone secretly swore in their hearts that they would never offend Zhu Gang in the future, otherwise the end would be too miserable!
Of course, for the Lu family, the more brutal the means, the more popular it would be.

"My dear disciple, Master has always regarded you as his dearest child. You cannot use this method on Master."

Then Chang Yuchun pulled Zhu Gang over, looked at him with a serious look in his eyes and said.

"Master, I still respect teachers."

When Zhu Gang heard this, a hint of laughter flashed across his eyes.

"Luckily you are our son."

Zhu Yuanzhang also looked at Zhu Gang with complicated eyes.

"Indeed, if this third child was born in the late Yuan Dynasty, you, my old brother, would also have a headache."

Xu Da also smacked his lips, then looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with a sigh.

There is nothing wrong with what he said. If Zhu Gang was born in the chaotic times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, all the heroes of the late Yuan Dynasty would have cried to death!

"Uh-huh."

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da were talking more and more outrageously, Zhu Gang decisively changed the subject and said, "Dad, it's already very late, shall I go and send Yu'er home first?"

"No need. When you went to the Lu family, we had already sent someone to the Xie Mansion to convey the order. Our daughter-in-law will stay in Kunning Palace tonight."

In response, Zhu Yuanzhang simply waved his hand and said, "It's just right for me to accompany the Crown Princess."

"Okay." Zhu Gang didn't say much after hearing that. Qingyun and Xie Yuer have always had a good relationship.

And since such a thing has happened, let Xie Yuer accompany Chang Qingyun.

"My business, my business?"

However, Zhu Chong also stood behind Zhu Gang, poked Zhu Gang's back and whispered: "Don't forget about your second brother."

"what's up?"

But before Zhu Gang could speak, Zhu Biao, who was standing next to Zhu Gang, spoke faintly.

When this voice sounded, Zhu Chong's face froze instantly, and he shook his head violently, apparently not wanting to tell Zhu Biao.

"Let's talk outside?"

Zhu Gang naturally knew what it was, but he couldn't keep it from Zhu Biao forever, so he pointed outside and said.

"Row."

Zhu Biao nodded decisively.

After all, Zhu Biao also wanted to know what Zhu Chong was up to.

"The third child."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chong's eyes became anxious and he grabbed Zhu Gang's hand.

"Second brother, don't you still have to talk to dad later?"

"So how could you possibly hide this from the boss?"

"Besides, if you bring the boss in, wouldn't it be easier for him to agree?"

Zhu Gang first glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang who was chatting animatedly with Chang Yuchun and Xu Da, then looked at Zhu Chong and whispered.

"What on earth are you two planning?"

But the more Zhu Biao listened, the more he felt something was wrong. However, he did not expose it on the spot. Instead, he lowered his voice and spoke.

Seeing that he could no longer hide it, Zhu Chong pulled Zhu Biao out of the door and said, "Now that things have come to this, I will not hide it from you. I want to take a concubine."

"Concubine?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Biao frowned and asked, "What kind of concubine are you taking?"

"how?"

"Only state officials are allowed to set fires, but ordinary people are not allowed to light lamps?"

Facing the frowning Zhu Biao, Zhu Chong immediately looked at Zhu Biao with some dissatisfaction.

"My marriage was a political one."

Zhu Biao waved his hand again.

But as soon as Zhu Biao said this, Zhu Gang knew that something was going to go wrong, and the facts turned out to be just as Zhu Gang had expected.

“Isn’t this a political marriage?”

In an instant, Zhu Chong looked at Zhu Biao coldly.

The one Zhu Yuanzhang married was Wang Baobao's sister, Princess Qin Wang Yuemin, because Zhu Yuanzhang had always wanted to win over Wang Baobao and had just arranged a marriage between their daughters and their relatives.

But Zhu Chong did not agree at first. After all, Zhu Chong also had a woman he liked, so he naturally did not want to marry a girl from a foreign race as his principal wife.

But who can defeat Zhu Yuanzhang?
In the end, it was only after Zhu Gang came forward and had a long talk with Zhu Chong all night that Zhu Chong was willing to marry Wang Yuemin as his principal wife.

Moreover, Zhu Chong also gave Wang Yuemin respect as the principal wife of the Prince of Qin, no longer treating her as harshly as in history.

As for what they talked about that night, only Zhu Gang and Zhu Chong knew it, not even Zhu Biao knew.

But that doesn’t mean Zhu Biao didn’t know how much Zhu Chong sacrificed to marry Wang Yuemin!
After all, as the second legitimate son, Zhu Chong, the King of Qin, married a girl from a foreign race, which eliminated the possibility of Zhu Chong ascending to that throne!
"She's Uncle Deng's daughter?"

After a long time, the silent Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Chong and said.

"Ah."

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