It can be said that Zhu Youlang and Wuchang businessmen take what they need. These businessmen are poor and only have money left, and although it is a bit painful to donate one million taels in a joint venture, it is not unacceptable, at least it will not hurt the muscles and bones.

And the benefits of donating money are immeasurable.

At least they showed their faces in front of the great tomorrow.

It is an attitude to show that the gesture itself is the most important.

The attitude of standing in line between the Ming and Qing dynasties.

After receiving the donation, the Son of Heaven immediately reciprocated the favor and said that he would hold a banquet in the palace to invite these merchants.

The businessmen led by He Changfeng were overjoyed after learning the news.

They donated money to protect themselves, and they didn't think about anything else at all.

The Son of Heaven showed favor in this way, which was really beyond their expectations.

He Changfeng then convened a group of businessmen to discuss the matter of meeting the saint.

Although they are all wealthy businessmen, they have never faced saints.

The biggest person they had ever seen was Hu Quancai, the governor of Huguang.

Although the governor is a feudal official, he is still very different from the Son of Heaven.

He Changfeng is the most knowledgeable among the people, and under his suggestion, everyone should first bathe and burn incense in front of the saint.

Otherwise, if His Majesty really cares about it, it will be disrespectful.

That's going to cost you a head.

The royal family values etiquette more than anything else, and must not travel to the pool in this matter.

As for what clothes to wear when facing the saint, he is also very particular.

It stands to reason that Taizu had made detailed regulations on what merchants could wear at the beginning of the founding of the country.

Merchants could only wear cotton and linen, and it was strictly forbidden to wear silk clothes.

At most, the merchants wore silk clothes in their mansions, and they did not dare to wear them on the streets.

But at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the rites collapsed.

Merchants can wear silk clothes to swagger through the market with great fanfare, and enjoy the envy of the people in the market.

But when facing the saint, He Changfeng felt that he must not wear silk clothes!

This is a provocation to the imperial power, and it is also a provocation to Ming Taizu!

When today's son is the descendant of Ming Taizu, it is natural to maintain the authority of Emperor Taizu.

It is better to wear coarse cloth clothes, so that you can put yourself in a correct position.

They made a total decision to do what He Changfeng said. Anyway, it's a matter of entering the palace for a meal. When I returned to my mansion, I could wear whatever I wanted.

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However, it was said that He Changfeng and other Wuchang businessmen came to the palace gate of the original Chu Palace, after bathing and burning incense and changing clothes.

Although the walls of the royal city were demolished, the palace gate was preserved.

The eunuch Han Miao, the eunuch who held the seal of the celebrant and the eunuch, personally went to the palace gate to pick up people.

The Son of Heaven attached great importance to this matter, and Han Miao naturally did not dare to slack off.

These businessmen are really generous, and they took out a million taels without even blinking an eye.

It was said before that businessmen were rich enough to rival the country, but Han Miao didn't believe it yet. Now it seems that the ancients did not deceive me.

But Han Miao was still a little surprised when he saw these businessmen with his own eyes.

All of them were dressed in coarse cloth, and although they were not tattered or stained, they were surprising enough.

It's hard to imagine that these people dressed up as ordinary people are all in a family.

Han Miao also understood that these businessmen were making a gesture to show the Son of Heaven, and he didn't say much.

"Now that you're all here, let's go with our family."

"Obey my father-in-law's orders."

"Be careful when you talk in the palace, and don't say too much if you shouldn't say it. Don't take the initiative to raise your head in front of Your Majesty, unless Your Majesty orders it..."

Han Miao told him very carefully, for fear that these rich people would say something that they shouldn't say and do something that shouldn't cause the Son of Heaven to be angry.

The Son of Heaven gave a banquet was a good thing, and Han Miao didn't want any accidents.

The palace of the king of Chu is very large, occupying half of Wuchang City.

Under the guidance of Han Miao, the group walked in a hurry, and walked for a long time before coming to a main hall.

Seeing Han Miao stop, everyone stopped.

It's just that because of Han Miao's advice before, they all hung their heads and didn't dare to speak.

Seeing this, Han Miao nodded with satisfaction.

The children can be taught.

"Let's go and report it, so you can stand here and don't move around, so as not to bump into the nobles."

Although the Son of Heaven did not bring any family members with him this time, the rules in the palace ban still have to be observed.

Han Miao walked into the hall quickly, and saw that Zhu Youlang was analyzing the map, so he stepped forward and said respectfully: "Emperor, those businessmen have already been brought." ”

Only then did Zhu Youlang pull out, waved his hand and said, "Announce their audience." ”

"Yes!"

Han Miao immediately took small steps back and came to the outside of the hall.

"Your Majesty Xuan'er is waiting for the audience!"

He Changfeng took a deep breath when he heard this, and forced himself to calm down.

He would never have thought that he would have the opportunity to meet the Son of Heaven in this life, this is really the smoke coming out of the ancestral tomb of the old He family.

He shook his robe and was the first to follow Han Miao into the hall.

There was incense burning in the palace, and He Changfeng sniffed the smell of ambergris.

Han Miao led them around the screen to a warm pavilion.

He Changfeng didn't dare to look up, but he could see a man in a red robe.

Presumably this is Your Majesty, right?

The Ming Dynasty admired fire virtue, so it liked to wear red.

Even the dragon robe of the Son of Heaven was mostly crimson rather than yellow.

"He Changfeng, a grass citizen, pays a visit to my emperor, Your Majesty."

He Changfeng knelt down and saluted first, and all the businessmen followed suit.

"Let's be flat."

Zhu Youlang raised his hand and said in a harmonious voice.

"I am very pleased to hear that you and others donated silver. Come, give me a seat. ”

Zhu Youlang paused and said, "I will hold a banquet in the palace, and you will all be seated." ”

The Son of Heaven gave a banquet, which was a great honor.

Generally, only princes and ministers and favored generals can enjoy this treatment.

If He Changfeng and the others hadn't donated one million taels of silver, they would never have had the opportunity to see the face of heaven in this life.

The palace implements a separate meal system, one person and one table.

It's winter, and the temperature is only around freezing.

Zhu Youlang specially ordered someone to prepare a hot pot.

A small hot pot for one person, clean and hygienic and can warm the body, it couldn't be more suitable.

Wuchang merchants have had a similar way of eating before, but it is the first time that a person has eaten in a small pot like this.

"Play music, dance!"

How can there be no singing and dancing on the banquet.

It's just that Zhu Youlang ordered people to perform not a glamorous sound, but a shocking Qin King breaking array music.

There was no need for singers and singers, and the whole team of armor and trumpeters in full costume formed the whole performance team.

He Changfeng and the others were simply stunned.

They were ready to enjoy the music, but who would have expected to wait for the majestic Breaking Array Music.

The Qin King Breaking Array Music is a large-scale music and dance that describes Li Shimin's victorious return. From the arrangement, it tries its best to restore the feeling of the army going out to break the formation.

This is really a style that only the Heavenly Family can show.

He Changfeng was a smart man, and he felt that the Son of Heaven was deliberately trying to hint at something.

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