At this time, King Lu's heart was terrified, and his eyes were full of hesitation when he looked at Zhu Youxiao. He couldn't understand in his heart, what did Your Majesty mean to say?

Zhu Youxiao looked at King Lu's appearance that he was not on the road at all, and he was also very helpless, so he decided to eat first. The relationship between people is pulled up at the dinner, and when you eat and drink some wine, the relationship will naturally become close.

So Zhu You instructed Chen Hong: "King Lu has been tired all the way, serving wine and food, and I want to wash the dust for King Lu." ”

After listening to Zhu Youxiao's words, Chen Hong hurriedly bowed down and said, "Yes, the emperor, the slave and maid will arrange it." ”

With that, Chen Hong slowly retreated.

After Chen Hong left, Zhu Youxiao smiled and said gently to King Lu: "I came from the capital this time, and I didn't bring anything good, this place in Shandong is now suffering, and the wine and food are a little neglectful. ”

King Lu hurriedly squeezed out a flower on his face, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is merciful and sympathetic to the people, which is the blessing of the people of the world. ”

Nodding slightly, Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "King Lu has this thought, and he can be a model for officials in the world, and even more so for my Ming clan!" Very good! ”

Soon the food and drinks were served.

Four dishes and one soup, two meat and two vegetables, plus a jade white jade soup.

After seeing these dishes, even if he had some psychological preparation, King Lu was still very surprised.

That's a bit too basic, isn't it?

No matter how difficult Shandong is, it won't be so good for Your Majesty, right?

However, King Lu didn't dare to ask, and hurriedly praised: "Your Majesty is diligent and thrifty, and can be a model for emperors in the past." ”

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said with a nonchalant expression: "I never think about this, and I don't care about this." As long as the people of the Ming Dynasty can be well fed and warmly clothed, this is enough. ”

"Your Majesty's mind, shaking the past and the present, is worthy of being my emperor of the Ming Dynasty." King Lu hurriedly bowed down and said.

However, although King Lu said this, he was complaining in his heart, because he was running out of words for some words, and he really didn't know what to say next, so he wished that His Majesty would hurry up and change the topic.

Zhu Youxiao smiled and made a gesture of please, and said, "King Lu, are you seated?" ”

The four dishes and one soup table, King Lu has never eaten it. But this is invited by His Majesty, not to mention these four dishes and one soup, you have to eat a bowl of poison if you are given.

So King Lu hurriedly sat down, and after His Majesty took the first bite of the dish with chopsticks, he also picked up the chopsticks and began to eat.

King Lu didn't dare to slack off on this meal, and when he ate it, he also showed the appearance of "It's very fragrant, I like to eat it very much". It's just that he knows in his heart that after eating this meal, he will probably make some trouble after he goes back.

I'm afraid this stomach is going to rebel, but I still have to swallow it, King Lu also has a trace of doubt in his heart, doesn't Your Majesty want to eat himself to death like this?

In fact, King Lu was really afraid, and he was very afraid.

You must know that there are not many emperors out of Beijing, and they also summoned themselves to see the driver, which is even more unusual, especially now that there is such a situation in Shandong.

Last time, Lao Fu Wang was taken to the capital. King Lu didn't think he could be like Lao Fuwang.

It is simply impossible for the vassal king to leave the fiefdom. If I leave this time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to go back. So King Lu is really afraid, he is very scared, and the whole person is so nervous.

In such an emotion, when facing Zhu Youxiao, King Lu was naturally extremely cautious, for fear of a little mistake and omission.

If he really died, what would he do with the forty-eight wives and concubines?

After the banquet was withdrawn, Zhu Youxiao and King Lu drank tea.

While drinking, Zhu Youxiao said: "King Lu, I heard that you are quite fond of calligraphy, and it just so happened that I wrote a piece of calligraphy a few days ago, why don't you ask King Lu to appreciate it?" ”

"The minister is not very proficient in calligraphy, how dare he comment on His Majesty's calligraphy?" King Lu hurriedly said modestly.

If you are not modest, you can't say that I write very well, Your Majesty, you write rubbish.

"King Lu, don't be modest, today we are talking with kings and ministers, and there are not so many courtesies." As he spoke, Zhu Youxiao stood up and said to Chen Hong, "You bring me that painting." ”

"Yes, Emperor." Chen Hong hurriedly agreed, and then went to hold the painting with both hands.

In fact, Chen Hong had already prepared this character, and he knew that it was written by the emperor to King Lu, so he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly held it with both hands, and respectfully unfolded it in front of King Lu and Zhu Youxiao.

King Lu hurriedly looked over, and in his heart he was thinking about how to praise him. After looking at the words on it, King Lu really didn't know what to say.

King Lu does like calligraphy, not only likes to collect calligraphy, but also writes well, especially good at calligraphy. But looking at His Majesty's words, King Lu really didn't know what to say.

There is no order, it can only be said to be words, and there is no calligraphy at all. But I have to praise it, and I have to praise it so that His Majesty doesn't feel that he is hypocritical, and King Lu's head is going to explode.

Zhu Youxiao looked at King Lu, and he decided not to beat around the bend. From the beginning just now, the conversation between the two people was not on the same channel, as if everything was separated by a layer.

Zhu Youxiao didn't bother to think about what King Lu thought, and said directly: "Is King Lu familiar with this poem?" ”

Hearing Zhu Youxiao's question, King Lu's body was agitated, and he hurriedly looked over.

Just now, King Lu's attention had been on calligraphy, but now he noticed that His Majesty was talking about poetry, so he recited softly:

"Plant a grain of millet in the spring, and harvest 10,000 seeds in the autumn.

There is no idle land in the four seas, and the farmers are still starving to death. ”

"Back to Your Majesty, this poet is familiar with it." King Lu hurriedly said: "This is the Tang Dynasty poet Li Shen's poem of compassion for farmers. ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded, and praised with a smile: "King Lu is really good at learning. ”

After hearing this, King Lu didn't know what to say.

As for this poem, anyone with a little knowledge should know it. However, King Lu also understood that His Majesty was not letting himself read any poems at all.

"What does King Lu think of this poem in my Daming?" Zhu Youxiao looked at King Lu and asked straight to the point.

After hearing this, King Lu's heart trembled, and cold sweat instantly flowed down the corners of his forehead, and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I am rich all over the world, and although the people live in hardship, they have not reached this level. ”

"Although Shandong was affected by the disaster this time, it was only a natural disaster, not a man-made disaster. Now that His Majesty has come to Shandong, he has brought countless money and food, and the people will naturally be able to live. ”

"This is all Your Majesty's kindness, and it is also the prosperity of my Ming Dynasty. With Your Majesty, Daming Zhongxing is hopeful! ”

Automatically ignoring King Lu's sycophant words, Zhu Youxiao said in a deep voice: "King Lu said just now that this time the incident was a natural disaster, not a man-made disaster. But I don't think that's the case. ”

"Ever since I arrived in Shandong, I've heard about something. The land of Shandong is basically not in the hands of the people, and the Lu Wangfu family occupies forty percent of the land in Shandong, that is to say, forty percent of the land in Shandong is Lu Wangfu. After operating in Shandong for so many years, Lu Wangfu can be regarded as a good business. ”

"I remember that there don't seem to be so many farms in King Lu's Mansion, right?"

"These fields seem to have been annexed by the Lu Palace, right?"

"This time Shandong has suffered a catastrophe, and the people have no way to live and have to sell their land, presumably Lu Wangfu has also collected a lot, right?"

After listening to the questions of these three tortured souls, King Lu knelt on the ground with a plop, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty Mingjian, the minister never dared to have such an idea. ”

Zhu Youxiao sat on the dragon chair and didn't let King Lu stand up, but just reached out and took a sip of the teacup, and said, "We don't have to go around the bend." Since I have found out, I naturally have evidence. ”

"The vassal king of the Ming Dynasty was originally a defender, but now it is not. The annexation of land and the embezzlement of disaster relief food funds seem to be nothing that they dare not do, does the Lu Wangfu want to force the people to rebel? Or does Lu Wangfu have the intention to rebel with the people? ”

After hearing this, King Lu was immediately so frightened that he sat directly on the ground.

I know that there is nothing good about coming here this time, and I am afraid that I will not be able to go back!

I really can't go back this time!

Zhu Youxiao sat on the dragon chair, looking at the stunned King Lu, he didn't come back to his senses for a while, and the expression on his face was also very strange.

King Lu, what's wrong?

I just wanted to scare him and ask him to give him some money and food, how did he become what he is now?

I can't even speak, but don't be stupid.

Zhu Youxiao had just finished being ruthless, and after saying something like that, it was naturally impossible to run down to comfort King Lu. So he glanced at Chen Hong next to him.

After following Zhu Youxiao for so many years, Chen Hong naturally understood any look from the emperor. He hurriedly walked to King Lu's side, gently stretched out his hand and pushed King Lu, and asked softly, "Lord Wang?" Is the prince unwell? Your Majesty asks you something. ”

Listening to Chen Hong's shout, King Lu seemed to come back to his senses, quickly got up, knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, the minister never has this thought, please Your Majesty will be aware of it!" ”

As he spoke, King Lu burst into tears, his body trembled, and he looked extremely frightened.

Zhu Youxiao was a little helpless when he saw this scene, he didn't know if this was King Lu's pretending or his real reaction.

If this is pretended, this acting really has nothing to say; If it's a real reaction, it's too daring, isn't it?

In fact, King Lu's courage was not very big, and he had been worried since he received the will. Along the way, King Lu was thinking about his various fates all the way, and it can be said that he scared himself all the way.

Just heard Zhu Youxiao's words, it was really terrifying.

King Lu himself is a gentleman, he is the fourth son of the previous King Lu, no one in the family thought that he would inherit the throne, so he didn't think about how to train him, he was a person who ate, drank and had fun since he was a child, he liked to play calligraphy and painting, and he didn't go through anything.

Later, the eldest brother died of illness, and the second and third brothers both played themselves to death at a young age. When he came to King Lu, although he also married forty-eight wives and concubines, he was still modest.

However, King Lu himself is not a person who is in charge of big things, his psychological quality is very poor, and his courage is also very small, and he enjoys his current life very much. Thinking that he was going to die, his forty-eight wives and concubines were allocated, and King Lu was so frightened that he couldn't do it.

"Why is that?" Zhu Youxiao said with a wry smile.

No matter whether King Lu is pretending or really like this, he can't let him go on like this.

Glancing at Chen Hong, Zhu Youxiao said, "Help King Lu up and sit down!" ”

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