Chapter 9: The Gathering of the Sons
King Xin and Ni Yuanlu had a long talk, Ni Yuanlu listened to it like a fascination, and pulled King Xin alive and unwilling to leave, in the name of discussing national affairs, but in fact, he asked King Xin for advice on governing the country, and listened to and taught; King Xin had no choice but to forcibly drive him away, otherwise it would be endless.
After driving Ni Yuanlu away, King Xin checked the preparations for the dinner site, and the steward Wang Chengen was directing the table and chair decoration of the slave courtyard, as well as the layout of the venue; Spring, summer, autumn and winter four women are preparing for the preparation of perfume sales, the work is carried out in an orderly manner, King Xin is very satisfied, although the palace of King Xin is 'poor', but everyone is very harmonious with each other, and the work efficiency is very high.
Wang Chengen approached King Xin, and muttered in a low voice, "Lord Wang, the old slave has smashed all the family into it this time, if the perfume can't be sold, the palace can only drink millet porridge and pickles!" ”
King Xin disagreed, he was very confident in himself, and glanced at Wang Chengen with a smile, "See, okay!" From now on, the palace will celebrate the New Year every day! ”
"I hope so!" Wang Chengen shook his head and silently recited in his heart: Amitabha Buddha...
King Xin is the most beloved and the only living brother of His Majesty the Emperor today, with deep brotherhood, and his status in the court is like one person below and above ten thousand;
Although King Xin was still young and did not participate in the politics of the court, the emperor only arranged for the vacant position of supervising the soldiers and horses of the world, and had no influence in the court, but the courtiers never dared to despise King Xin, because he had an emperor's brother.
Even if some princes and nobles don't take him seriously in their hearts, for the sake of His Majesty the Emperor's face, they still have to respect the Xinwang Mansion on the surface;
Therefore, this time, the Xinwang Mansion issued an invitation letter, and the princes and nobles sent the sons and sons of the family to the Xinwangfu for a banquet out of etiquette.
However, most of the family lords still have the intention of making friends and pleasing them, and specially arrange for potential princes to attend, and carry heavy gifts to the palace of the king.
In the evening, the traffic in front of the palace of the king of Xinwang was busy, people came and went, in and out, lively and extraordinary, Wang Chengen was responsible for the reception, and he was very busy!
Because those sons and sons of the world all brought gifts to the banquet, after all, for so many years, King Xin was young, and the court of King Xin's mansion was cold, which was unexpected by Wang Chengen!
The smiling Wang Chengen led everyone to the main hall of the palace, beckoned everyone to sit down, and the maidservants served tea, snacks and fruit plates.
A young man wearing a brocade robe bowed to a prince in a gorgeous costume and asked, "Little prince, I don't know what His Royal Highness King Xin's invitation is?" ”
The prince of Huafu is Ning Liang, the son of Ning Wangfu, whose ancestor is Ning Bobiao, the founding general of the Ming Dynasty.
Ning Liang picked up the tea in front of him, blew it gently, slightly raised his eyes and glanced at everyone, a light smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and said: "It must be a panic, looking for fun, don't you see, are they all some sons and sons of the family who came today?" ”
The young man in brocade laughed when he heard this, and flattered: "Haha! The little prince has a unique eye, and he admires it! Admire! "The young man in brocade clothes is from the family valve, and his name is Gao Sheng.
"Ning Shizi's words are wrong, but I heard that His Royal Highness King Xin is a rare virtuous king!" A handsome young man sitting opposite Ning Liang said noncommittally.
"Oh! It seems that the prince of Zhongshan knows a lot about King Shin? The prince has a unique eye, quite the style of the ancestor of the king of Zhongshan," Ning Liang had a slight sneer on the corner of his mouth.
"Ning Liang! What do you mean? "The handsome young man Xu Biao is after the founding marshal of Zhongshan King Xu Da, it can be said that half of the Ming Dynasty was beaten by the old Xu family.
"It's boring! Hehe! Ning Liang smiled arrogantly, now the Zhongshan Mansion is long gone, it is already down, compared with the Ning Wangfu in full swing, he Ning Wang Shizi looks down on it.
"Oh! Ning Liang, is your kid itchy skin? Do you want your grandfather to scratch you? A black boy beside Xu Biao glared at a pair of small eyes and scolded viciously.
"Phew! Who is farting? Ning Liang spat in disgust.
The black boy got up suddenly, and was about to have a seizure, Xu Biao hurriedly grabbed him and persuaded: "Normal, don't be reckless!" ”
Chang Mian sat down again angrily, staring at Ning Liang with a pair of small eyes viciously!
The hall was immediately silent, and the princes and nobles were so frightened that they shrank their necks and were silent; These little princes are all little overlords in the capital, and they are not existences that they can afford to provoke.
Chang appearance from Chang Wangfu, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty founding general Chang Yuchun, the invincible general in the early Ming Dynasty, commanded 100,000 Ming troops, killed the Yuan Dynasty army frightened, known as 'Chang 100,000' and 'Chang invincible', the black boy Chang Xiang is often the young son of Chang Mao.
When Chang Mao was a teenager, he fought against Mongolia in the Northern Yuan Dynasty with his father Chang Yuchun, and he had a 'Yu Wang Shenshuo' bravely crowned the three armies, and no one could stop him, known as the 'invincible general', to say that half of the Ming Dynasty was laid by the Xu family, and the other half of the country was beaten by the old Chang family.
The Xu family and the Chang family have been friends for generations, the relationship is close, and they have been in constant contact, Xu Biao is old and often good-looking, and the two are like siblings, so Ning Liang laughed at Xu Biao, and Chang Xiang pulled out a knife to help.
"Ning Liang, you better bear with it, Zhongshan Wangfu and Changwangfu are not something we can afford to provoke, although your ancestors are also the founding fathers, how can they compare to the Zhongshan Wangfu and Changwangfu? The Ming Dynasty was beaten down by two families, I see, forget it, hehe! A young man in brocade clothes walked slowly into the main hall.
"Huh! What the prince of Pingxi said is that it is not the same day! Haha" Ning Liang laughed, a hint of a sinister smile appeared in the corner of his eyes.
"Wu Sangui! Your grandmother's bear, believe it or not, Lao Tzu split you? Chang Xiang, who had just sat down, suddenly became angry and shouted and scolded.
"Wild boy! Don't think how powerful your old Chang family is, it's all in the past tense, and you're still lying on the merit book of your ancestors? Haha, that's ridiculous! Wu Sangui said with disdain.
"Okay, a few little princes don't be impatient, they all suppress the fire, it's rare to get together today, we can't sweep away the excitement of His Royal Highness King Xin, let's wait for His Royal Highness King Xin!" Li Changcai, the son of the Marquis of Changping, got up and persuaded that his ancestor Li Shanchang assisted Emperor Taizu in governing the country and the country, ruling the world with culture, and making great contributions.
"That's it! Several little princes are dissipated, the weather is dry, easy to get angry, come on! Let's talk about the girls in Yichun Garden, how interesting it is! Haha" Yan Kuan, the prince of the Prime Minister's Mansion, stood up and said with great interest.
Yan Kuan came from the Prime Minister's Mansion, his grandfather was the prime minister of the dynasty and the prime minister Yan Shifan, who was in a high position, Yan Shifan doted on his little grandson the most, pampered, and was a well-known playboy in the capital.
"Yes! Yan Gongzi knows this well, drunk and lying in the flowers, and when he wakes up, he saddles his 'horse'! Haha" everyone laughed wildly, and suddenly, obscenities in the hall came and went.
"His Royal Highness King Shin has arrived!"
A loud shout rang out, and the hall immediately fell silent.
King Xin had already sat in the side hall, and had been listening for a long time, seeing this scene, so he stepped to the top of the main hall, with a smiling face like a spring breeze, and hugged his fists to everyone:
"You've been waiting a long time! Xiao Wang is polite! ”
Everyone raised their eyes to look, and saw King Xin wearing a brocade robe, a handsome face, a face as white as jade, a straight nose and a square mouth, a pair of bright eyes, like the vast and deep stars, and a well-proportioned figure.
"I've seen His Royal Highness King Xin!" Everyone greeted each other.
"Please!" King Shin motioned for everyone to take their seats.
Everyone sat down, and King Xin spoke again:
"Thank you very much for being here today! If there is any rudeness, I hope you will be able to do so! ”
"Your Highness is welcome! We are honored to be invited by His Royal Highness King Xin! Wu Sangui arched his hand.
"Yes! What the prince of Pingxi said is extremely true, and we are so honored! The crowd agreed.
"Your Highness, I don't know what happened to the invitation today?" Yan Kuan asked angrily.
King Shin smiled and said:
"You are all the sons and daughters of the princes and nobles of the capital, the family lords, the proud sons of the sky, they are all the people of the year in the capital, the little king is not talented, I want you to make friends sincerely, appreciate the elegant things in the world, and live up to the time!"
"Oh! Haha, it turns out that His Royal Highness also likes wind and snow nights, people in the same way, people in the same way! Haha" Yan Kuan is high-spirited.
Wu Sangui and Ning Liang glanced at each other, smiled in unison, and remained silent.
King Xin said with great interest: "Hehe, Xiao Wang is knowledgeable, I hope you will give me advice!" ”
"It's okay! If His Royal Highness King Xin has time, follow me to Yichun Garden, to ensure that you can appreciate the most wonderful interesting things in the world, haha" Yan Kuan was triumphant and open-mouthed.
"Oh! It seems that Yan Gongzi is a leader? Haha" King Xin's face did not change, and he laughed.
Wu Sangui and Ning Liang looked at King Xin, secretly observing the change in King Xin's expression, and then, the two shook their heads in unison and smiled at each other.
When Xu Biao heard this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart! Could it be that this is the rumored 'virtuous king'? It's sad to hear than to see!
King Xin looked around and said with a smile: "In that case, another day, Xiao Wang will ask Yan Gongzi for a lesson or two!" After a pause, King Xin continued: "However, Xiao Wang heard that Tianxiang Pavilion is about to hold a poetry and song contest in the near future, I don't know if you have heard of it?" ”
"Not bad! I just got the news in the next place, it is said that Tianxiang Pavilion has recently come to a stunning talented woman, poetry and song are omnipotent, and she intends to challenge the world's talents" Li Changcai of the Changping Marquis Mansion nodded and said.