Chu Tianxiu took Zu'er and walked leisurely along the Qinhuai River, where the crowds were lively and crowded, and you could see small stalls and vendors shouting loudly everywhere, picking up all kinds of delicacies.

I brought ten taels of silver to eat all kinds of snacks, and I couldn't finish eating them.

Chu Tianxiu casually lost some loose money and bought a few sugar gourds, one for him and one for Zu'er, and a few for the children who couldn't afford sugar gourds on the roadside.

Sugar gourd, sweet and greasy, I want to lick it even after licking it.

There is also the large piece of fried pancake with chive oil, which is generous and crispy.

The fragrant dripping grilled chicken thighs, the fried golden brown and crispy, and the fragrant Zuer's gluttonous insects are moving.

She hurriedly bought two of them, took a bite, and the aroma of the fresh barbecue meat that had just come out of the oven made her want to eat it.

Zu Er happily followed behind Chu Tianxiu, very happy.

"Zu'er, are you full?"

"Uncle, not yet! Zu'er still wants to eat, uncle, look over there, there are colorful cakes! Let's take a look. ”

"Oh, it looks like it's not easy to feed you!"

...

Chu Tianxiu was pulled by Zu'er and came to the pastry vendor, tasting the various pastries enthusiastically introduced by the vendor.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, along the avenue on the bank of the Qinhuai River, there was the sound of rumbling horses' hooves and armor.

Chu Tianxiu couldn't help frowning and looked back.

However, I saw that a group of more than a dozen princes and kings riding high-headed horses with unruly expressions, waving the banners of various princes, under the escort of hundreds of generals and elite heavy armor guards, swaggered on the banks of the Qinhuai River.

King Wu!

King of Huainan!

This group of princes is all arrogant, and the momentum of no one in their eyes is like a group of little emperors going out on patrol.

Along the way, the heavily armored guards dispersed the people they encountered, causing them to flee in terror.

These princes and kings are completely different from those princes with foreign surnames who have no real guards and have few guards in Jinling City, and are honest people.

The crowd of people on the banks of the Qinhuai River, seeing this group of princes and kings and armor soldiers, immediately panicked and dispersed, making way for a wide avenue for these princes and kings to pass.

"These princes and kings, what a bull's anger! Jinling City dared to bring so many heavily armored soldiers, flying high. ”

Chu Tianxiu couldn't help but be surprised when he saw this scene.

All the princely mansions in this Jinling City do not have many soldiers, and only the Pingwang Mansion has hundreds of guards.

But Li Rong, the king of Ping, is still the third prince's captain, in charge of the world's military affairs, and it is normal for the palace to guard more. The guards of the Ping Wangfu will not be so arrogant and domineering in the city.

Next to me, I don't know who it is, there are some scholars who are quite unaccustomed to these arrogant princes and kings, and they have a lot of discussions.

"That's not it! At that time, Taizu defeated all the princes to dominate the world, split the soil and sealed the king, sealed many princes with foreign surnames, and later sealed the princes of the Xiang family.

Now there are hundreds of counties in the world of the Great Chu family, the Son of Heaven occupies forty counties, and the princes of the Xiang family actually occupy more than thirty or forty counties.

They divide one side, and they don't pay taxes to the imperial court, and there are tens of thousands of mercenaries in each unit, and they can even compete with the Son of Heaven with their combined strength, can they not be angry? ”

"Although those princes with foreign surnames have fiefs, they have all been stripped of their military power and have no right to govern the fiefs. is also the princes of the Xiang family, and there is also military power. ”

"These princes of the Xiang family, who have heavy troops, are not allowed to enter Jinling City unless they are ordered to do so. This time, the emperor specially ordered the princes to enter Jinling City and enjoy themselves with the people. There are so many comes, this... Let's say there are more than a dozen! ”

There was a lot of talking.

"Will they rebel?"

"It's hard to say... If the emperor does not move them, they may not rebel. But if the emperor dares to take their territory, these princes will definitely rebel! ”

"If they rebel, I'm afraid that the world of Da Chu will be in chaos! Alas, since the last time the emperor drove the expedition, the world has only been peaceful for ten years, so it's better not to fight again! ”

This kind of thing can be understood by anyone who has read a little bit of books.

The imperial court naturally understood better.

Chu Tianxiu was surprised.

The princes and kings of the Xiang clan occupy so much territory?

No wonder at the palace examination, the emperor only had one sentence full of emotion, "I, I am worried... Yes! "My mind is full of sorrow, and it is not good to say that I am not worried there.

There were Xiongnu outside, with hundreds of thousands of cavalry, constantly attacking and harassing the border towns. There were many princes and kings in it, and nearly half of the counties of Great Chu were cut, and a large amount of money, grain and soldiers were divided.

Which emperor's territory is occupied by half of the princes and kings, he will also be worried!

Chu Tianxiu secretly sneered, "But looking at the emperor's sorrowful mind, he is afraid that he will not tolerate these princes for long.... It's just a matter of making up your mind. ”

This is a good day for the Lantern Festival, and the whole country celebrates together, but don't do anything bad about the scenery.

Chu Tianxiu shook his head secretly.

Forget it, there are so many ministers of civil and military affairs in the imperial court, and this matter has nothing to do with him, a little dusk, so he doesn't have to worry so much.

Eating and having fun is the right thing.

After a while.

After this large group of mighty princes and kings passed slowly.

The banks of the Qinhuai River were crowded again, and the original liveliness was restored.

...

As it came to noon, on the banks of the Qinhuai River, the atmosphere of the Lantern Festival became more and more intense. The crowds followed, and they couldn't find the whereabouts of Li Yu and Di'er at all.

Chu Tianxiu looked at the sky.

When I thought of the palace banquet, I made an appointment with Xie Anran, Shen Wanbao and Prince Xiang Tiange to go to the Qinhuai painting boat together to watch the Oiran event.

Do you want to take Zu'er with you?

Leaving her here doesn't seem to be interesting enough!

But take her there, will she go back and complain to the county lord?

Chu Tianxiu winked at Zu'er and asked, "Zu'er, is my uncle going to a fun place?" Do you want to follow? ”

"Where?"

Zu'er's eyes widened, curious.

"There!"

Chu Tianxiu pointed to the Qin Huai painting boat not far away.

When Zu'er saw the Qinhuai painting boat on the riverside, of course he knew that it was a famous and extremely high-end Qingloulou boat on the bank of Qinhuai, and his cheeks were crimson.

My uncle actually took her to visit the Qinglou?!

However, the county asked her to watch her aunt in prison and never leave her for a moment.

If this is to let my uncle go to the painting boat alone, he will be surrounded by those Qinglou women alone, and it will not be a big deal!

She was going to see her uncle.

Zu'er puffed up her chest and plucked up her courage to say, "Uncle... Zuer, I also want to go with you to see the excitement! I heard that on the Qinhuai painting boat, there is also an Oiran conference?! ”

Her heart was pounding.

In fact, she was also full of curiosity about what kind of place it was. The men in Jinling City are all so interested in Qin Huai's painting boat.

"It's okay to take you there, but you can't tell the county lord!"

Chu Tianxiu said with a smile.

"Absolutely not!"

Zu'er's innocent eyes flashed with excitement, "Uncle, what kind of programs are there on this boat... Is there a feather dance? I heard that they are the best at, and their voices are moving. ”

"How do I know? It's the first time I've been there, Xie Yuma has a treat, Shen Wanbao and the prince are accompanied, the three of them are warmly invited, and I am very warm. Otherwise I wouldn't want to go! ”

"Hmph, my uncle is talking nonsense! You're the number one gentleman in Jinling, you don't know anything. The three of them combined, none of you can beat. ”

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PS: April 1st, 5 chapters completed.

I sorted out the outline, and I don't know how much more to write in the evening.

Don't wait, everyone, and we'll see it tomorrow.

Be a good boy in the early stages of bedtime!