My father is Jiajing

Chapter 455 Smoke Bomb

Zhu Zaigui was actually quite satisfied with Xu Wei's attitude.

Zhu Zaigui said, "I would like to invite Mr. Xu to be the chief tutor of my palace and teach the prince."

When Xu Wei heard Zhu Zaigui's words, he was stunned.

Although Xu Wei was conceited about his talent, in fact he was just a student on government academy courses who did not even have the title of juren, which was only slightly more glorious than a scholar.

However, this little bit of glory was like a thorn in Xu Wei's heart, making it impossible for him to face his failure in the imperial examination.

Therefore, when Zhu Zaigui was preparing to invite him to be the East Chair of the Prince's Palace, Xu Wei was confused and trembling with fear.

You have to know that for a prince of Zhu Zaigui's status, his children would be watched by countless great scholars and nobles in the court.

These people dream of having the opportunity to become the enlightenment teacher of Zhu Zaigui's sons.

Because now anyone with a brain can see that Zhu Zaigui's position as crown prince is a foregone conclusion.

If anyone is lucky enough to become the teacher of Zhu Zaigui's son, then there is a great chance that he will become an imperial tutor in the future.

Therefore, Xu Wei really did not expect that Zhu Zaigui would give him such a great favor.

Xu Wei knelt on the ground immediately and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. However, I am a humble person with limited knowledge and am only a student on the government academy. I am afraid that I cannot afford to be the tutor of the young princes and young lords."

Zhu Zaigui waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "It's just to teach these little guys how to read and listen to stories."

"Mr. Xu has been in the martial arts world for a long time, and he has followed Governor Hu to plan local strategies and drive out the Japanese invasion. This insight is what the king values ​​most."

"I have considered the great scholars of the court and the nobles in the Hanlin Academy, but Your Majesty has not issued an order to arrange them."

"So, I have no choice but to find a teacher for my child. Mr. Xu, please consider this seriously."

When Xu Wei listened to Zhu Zaigui's words, he felt moved but also frightened.

Because he knew too well how dangerous it was to teach Prince Yu.

If not handled properly, it may lead to fatal disaster.

Therefore, after intense consideration, Xu Wei finally rejected Zhu Zaigui's recruitment.

Zhu Zaigui was not too surprised by Xu Wei's refusal.

He also understood what Xu Wei was afraid of.

But none of this matters. It is enough to let Xu Wei know that Zhu Zaigui is optimistic about him and is willing to treat him as one of his own.

Zhu Zaigui said, "In that case, I will not force you. I will tell Governor Hu and ask him to help you get the status of a student of the Imperial College. After the Japanese invasion in the southeast is quelled and Hu Zongxian returns to the court, I can reward you according to your merits, so that you, a meritorious official, will not end up with nothing."

Xu Wei was deeply moved when he heard Zhu Zaigui's words. Allowing him to obtain the status of a student was equivalent to giving him the qualification to become an official.

With this qualification, it may be possible for him to serve the court through this route in the future.

Therefore, Xu Wei also bowed deeply to Zhu Zaigui in gratitude, "Your Majesty, I have no way to repay your kindness. I will make a promise and will never forget it until I die!"

Zhu Zaigui laughed and said, "You are too polite. Since the Crown Prince and Mr. Xu do not have the relationship of master and disciple, I will not keep Mr. Xu."

Xu Wei bowed again and said, "I will take my leave."

Zhu Zaigui looked at Xu Wei's back as he left. He called Meng Chong over again and said, "Go find someone to spread the news that Xu Wei will be recruited by me as the Crown Prince's teacher."

Meng Chong was stunned when he heard this and was a little confused.

Didn't we already say that we don't want Xu Wei to be the young master's teacher? Why are we spreading this news now?

Zhu Zaigui naturally would not explain the deeper meaning of this to Meng Chong.

Zhu Zaigui was just preparing to release a smoke bomb to lure out the dark forces who had been hiding in the dark all these years and were reluctant to take action.

Let them be unable to restrain themselves from attacking Xu Wei, so that Zhu Zaigui can look down on the entire capital's forces from a high position and see who is on whose side?
After all, Zhu Zaigui no longer wants to hide his sword. He wants to draw his sword and kill people to establish his prestige again.

Just like when he used the alias Zhu San in the suburbs of Beijing, who would truly submit to him unless he made some real noise?

You have to know that Yan Song is now so old that he is distracted. If we don't take action in time, when Yan Song is really old and confused, he will not be able to compete with the upright people. Xu Jie and his gang will seize the opportunity to make the court full of upright people, and Zhu Zaigui will be confused.

Therefore, Zhu Zaigui had to be more proactive and throw out some attention-grabbing smoke bombs to blow up those people hiding in the corners to see who was eager to attack Xu Wei and who was eager to enter Prince Yu's Mansion to be the prince's enlightenment teacher.

After finishing all these things, Zhu Zaigui finally arranged the important things to do today.

He asked Meng Chong to invite Chen over, and then he went to Prince Jing's mansion with Chen.

When we arrived at Prince Jing's mansion, it was almost time for dinner.

When Zhu Zaizhen saw Zhu Zaigui and Chen coming together, he immediately came forward to greet them warmly.

"Greetings to Third Brother, Greetings to Sister-in-law."

Zhu Zaizhen raised his hands and smiled slightly. Chen also bowed slightly to Zhu Zaizhen, "Hello, fourth uncle."

Zhu Zaizhen said, "Third brother, sister-in-law, I have prepared the meal, let's go in and eat while we chat."

Zhu Zaigui nodded and took Chen into the mansion of Prince Jing.

Zhu Zaizhen led the way in front, and the few of them passed through several courtyards before arriving at the elegant hall where Zhu Zaizhen was holding the banquet.

At this time, Princess Jing was already waiting here.

When she saw Zhu Zaiqi and Chen Shi coming, she couldn't help but feel happy and bowed to them, saying, "Greetings to my third brother and my sister-in-law."

Zhu Zaiqi laughed, "No need to be so polite, sister-in-law. I brought Chen Fei here this time to chat with you and relieve your boredom. When you have nothing to do in the future, you can come to my house with me as usual. There is no need to be too taboo."

After hearing Zhu Zaigui's words, Princess Jing couldn't help but relax a lot. She had actually been very nervous and irritable during this period.

She has always wanted to have a child, but Zhu Zaigui would always ask her to use contraception, not wanting her to get pregnant too early.

At that time, she didn't understand and thought that Zhu Zaigui didn't want her to have an heir.

But when she became pregnant, she suddenly found that she seemed to have lost her freedom and could not go anywhere. She could only take care of the baby carefully in Prince Jing's mansion.

Now that she had met Zhu Zaigui again and heard what he said, Princess Jing's knot in her heart was suddenly untied.

Princess Jing said, "Thank you, Third Brother. I've made a note of it. Normally, I will continue to visit Third Brother's residence with the prince to reminisce about the past."

Zhu Zaiqi hummed, and then said to Chen: "You sit next to Princess Jing. We will be the same as usual tonight. Don't be restrained. Just be cheerful and natural."

Zhu Zaigui acted as if he was at home at this time. He directly bypassed King Jing and started to arrange the rules for the banquet.

Naturally, no one objected to his arrangement, and people even got used to it.

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(End of this chapter)