Chapter 40: Picking
Outside the city wall of Kaifeng City, Cao Gate went out for ten miles, and this side already belonged to the East City Gate.
Because today's King Fu is going to walk on the avenue in front of the palace, so all the officials today are outside this Cao Gate, waiting for the arrival of King Fu.
Zhu Shaochen and the others, before noon, were waiting at the Shili Pavilion outside the city.
The officials of the seventh grade and above in Kaifeng City are also dressed up and waiting here.
Zhu Shaochen, who was dressed very formally today, was following behind his father Zhu Gongqi and his eldest brother and second brother.
He didn't know who this blessed king was, but he knew that he was the prince of the current saint. and the close prince's Zhou Wangfu, there are still some problems to deal with.
To greet King Fu today, the four people who came from the Zhou Palace's Mansion were the main receptionists, and they brought the rest of the more than 40 county kings of the Zhou Dynasty with them.
As for the magistrate, because of the new governor Qian Mengde, before Lord Qian took office, he was led by Liang Zuling, the political envoy of Zuobu, to lead a cadre of local officials in Henan to serve as an auxiliary reception.
Luckily, it wasn't too hot at this time. Zhu Shaochen: They have a gazebo to sit down in. This pavilion was originally used to pick up people in Kaifeng City.
So it's not big, but I don't feel too uncomfortable.
Zhu Shaochen saw that Lord Lu Yuanshan, the prefect of Kaifeng, was also in the ranks.
So he quietly made a color, and Lu Zhifu saw Zhu Shaochen's eyes, so he quietly walked aside. The two of them moved closer and spoke softly.
"Lord Lu, thank you for all the things before." Zhu Shaochen said as he made a gesture to Governor Lu's mansion.
He was sincerely grateful, the key was that the more he learned recently, the more he found out that this Lord Lu was indeed a good official.
"Your Highness is really polite." Governor Lu hurriedly returned the salute, what are you kidding, Zhu Shaochen, the king and grandson, is from the first grade. If you want people to see it, you can't say that he Lu Yuanshan, and he can't figure out the humility of the upper and lower levels.
"Lord Lu, in a few days, my twenty big carriages will be walking in the city. At that time, I hope that the prefect will open more convenient doors. ”
Zhu Shaochen thought that in a few days, his extended four-wheeled bus would be delivered, and when the time came, he would choose some guards to test drive it first. Later, from the city, recruit ordinary people to control it.
"Well said, well said. Now in the Kaifeng Mansion, the top and bottom are full of praise for the prince and His Royal Highness the prince and grandson. ”
Lu Zhifu remembered that last time King Zhou sent 3,000 taels of silver and gave a bonus to the yamen. The expressions of those officials in the government when they were happy.
I can't help but feel a little moved. In fact, because he is not greedy for money, the officials in Kaifeng have lost a lot of income in recent years.
Since this is the case, this time I am naturally happy to give Zhu Shaochen a favor.
"Your Highness, it seems that the car of Lord Fu is here. Xia Guan saw that the wind and sand had risen in the distance. There must have been a large number of chariots and horses arriving to make such a battle. ”
Lu Zhifu looked into the distance and said to Zhu Shaochen.
"That's right, then Governor Lu, I'll go to the house another day to chatter."
Zhu Shaochen hurriedly stood back in line. It's time to welcome the fortune king Chitose.
The welcoming procession saw King Fu's guard of honor coming from a distance.
I saw the guard of honor, there was a pair of Ling Flags in front, two teams of Qingdao in the back, ten pairs of swords and shields, twenty archers, and one pair of Bai Zeqi and Golden Drum Flag.
Twelve corners are drawn, 24 flower drums, two cane drums, gold cymbals, gongs, and carrying drums, one pair of large and small copper horns, and one big music drum.
There are 100 people in a single honor guard. Then there are more than 1,000 pro-army people, and in the center is the sedan chair carried by the 32 people of King Fu.
Then the princess and others drove the car. There is an endless stream of wagons and horses, and there is no end in sight.
"Dad, this blessed king's shelf is too big."
Zhu Shaoli looked at the big sedan chair carried by the thirty-two people and said, they have to go out of the city every year to worship their ancestors, and the pomp of the prince of Zhou is compared with that of King Fu, and he seems so small.
"After all, King Fu is the most favored child of the Holy One today. It is said that the Holy Lord gave several salt wells in Sichuan to King Fu, but was stopped by the courtiers. Zhu Shaoren replied on the side.
"I'm afraid this big sedan chair belongs to Zhang Juzheng." There are also county kings who are in the know, and they are reading in pieces on the side.
"Don't say any more. Don't let King Fu's people hear it for a while, saying that the people in our Zhou Wangfu have no tutors. ”
Although Zhu Gongqi said psychologically, he also deeply thought that this was the case. But it can't be said.
As soon as Zhu Gongyu said this, no one in the team said anything more. Zhu Gongyu has been in Zhou Fan all these years, and he still has a certain right to speak.
After another stick of incense, the honor guard came to everyone.
King Zhou's family and a group of Henan magistrates were divided into two columns, standing respectfully on both sides together.
"Greetings to the Blessed King Chitose!"
Naturally, King Nafu was already dressed at this moment.
He got off the sedan chair in a heroic manner, and there was already Manager An on the side, and someone immediately held up the canopy behind him and stood behind King Fu.
"Why didn't Lord Zhou come?" Fuwang Zhu Changxun said.
Zhu Changxun glanced at it and saw the crowd welcoming him.
Only the clothes of the prince and the prince of the county, but not the prince. There is still a slight difference between the clothes of the prince and the prince, and in the eyes of a top royal family like him, it can naturally be easily distinguished.
And he also knew that Zhou Wangye was old, so he couldn't be the 'young man' in front.
Zhu Gongyu was about to reply, but saw Liang Zuling give him a look.
Hurriedly stopped talking and waited for Liang Zuling to come and help round the field.
"The next official is Liang Zuling, the political envoy of Henan Zuobu, and if he returns to King Fu, the prince of Zhou is already old. At the moment, he is still recuperating in the palace and cannot come to greet His Highness. ”
Liang Zuling saw that there was something wrong with Zhu Changxun, and he was afraid that he was going to give Ma Wei. hurriedly stepped forward to relieve the siege of Zhou Wangfu.
"In this case, then I will enter the palace of King Zhou and go to meet this old brother." Zhu Changxun said.
"Lord Wang, can you borrow a step from me to talk?" Zhu Gongqi said flatteringly.
"That's it. Let the officials in Henan take a look. How is the family ritual of the Zhou Palace. Shizi, speaking of which, you still have to call me Uncle Clan! ”
Zhu Changxun saw that this old King Zhou did not go outside the city gate to greet him, and suddenly felt that he had no face in front of those subordinates.
sprinkled this anger on Zhu Gongyu's body.
Zhu Gongyu saw that Zhu Changxun was becoming more and more disagreeable. Speaking of which, I have to be a little older than him.
It's just that he is still the prince of the king, so he looks down on people so much?
It's all the blood of the great grandfather, could it be that if you are the son of the saint today, you will be one level higher than me?
"You...... You! Zhu Gongyu trembled with anger. But I can't vent.
Just because from the perspective of ancestral etiquette, Zhu Changxun is indeed his uncle.