Chapter 345: The Feast
That's right! It was Yang Xian, the Yang Xian that Ma Du wanted to kill. The last time we met was the day Ma Du got married, and it was only one month or two years away.
I haven't seen Yang Xian lose a little bit of his vigor in the past two years, he seems to be much older, he has a lot of gray hair on his temples, his face is gray, his eyes are bloodshot, and he has two heavy dark circles.
Even so, Ma Du still recognized him at a glance, and Yang Xian certainly recognized it as Ma Du, but his reaction was strange, and he took a step back, looking a little frightened, "What are you going to do?" ”
Ma Du was so angry with him, what could he do, this was in the palace of the old Zhu Dynasty, especially now that it is not the chaotic era at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, it is the prosperous Ming Dynasty created by Lao Zhu.
If Ma Du dared to kill the political participation of Zhongshu Province here, it would be a slap in the face of Lao Zhu, and Lao Zhu would be the first to cut off his head.
But it doesn't seem to be to blame Yang Xian, everyone kills people without saying a word, and Ma Du doesn't even need to say a word to him. For a person like Ma Du who doesn't follow the rules, he is really a little afraid.
He was put in Jiangxi by Lao Zhu for more than a year, and after returning to Beijing, he soared to the sky and was appointed by Lao Zhu to participate in the politics of Zhongshu Province.
Who knew that he was beaten hard by Lao Zhu at the slightest movement, it was really beaten, Lao Zhu's dragon claw made him lose two teeth, and he was bedridden for several days. Only then did he understand in his heart that Lao Zhu's first favorite minister was not Tao An or Yang Xian, but Ma Du, Tao An was a human, he Yang Xian was a dog, and Ma Du was a blood relative.
With Lao Zhu under his protection, Yang Xian knew that he couldn't defeat Ma Du with some small tricks, and he could only avenge him by upright means, unless he was willing to take the lives of the Yang family.
What's more, now he has added another enemy, that is, Li Shanchang. After he entered Zhongshu Province, his younger brother Yang Xisheng was impeached by Li Shanchang for illegal power, not only removed from his official position, but also cut off his nose by Lao Zhu.
The old hatred is far less painful than the new hatred, and now the hatred turns to Li Shanchang, and he has no intention of provoking Ma Du, so he is afraid to avoid him. Ma Du didn't plan to deal with a dying person, looking at Yang Xian's appearance, he probably guessed that Yang Xian's lead poisoning was deep, and he was afraid that he would not have two years to live.
"Lord Ben didn't plan to do anything, Yang's seat in politics is over there." Madu pointed casually. Yang Xian turned his head and walked sideways past Ma Du, as if Ma Du was covered with dung.
"can scare the usually arrogant and domineering Yang Xian into such a virtuous manner, and there is only Xuanzhong." Ma Du turned his head to look at Li Shanchang, "I haven't seen you for many days, Li Gongjian is as good as ever!" ”
Li Shanchang said angrily: "You didn't come to the old man's mansion to visit, of course you haven't seen you for many days." As for the body and health, but it is not touched, the government affairs of Zhongshu Province are so overwhelming that the old man is out of breath, Xuan Zhong is not interested in coming to Zhongshu Province to work, it is better to help the old man, don't always hide in the countryside. ”
"Li Gong, don't be joking, anyone can go to this Zhongshu Province, only the younger generation can't go, and Niangniang won't be able to pass that pass." Ma Dajia is a good queen, so she will not let Ma Du hold any real power, and it would be good if she could get a title in the future.
"Xuan Chong is young, but he can see it thoroughly." Li Shanchang lowered his voice and said: "The old man of the glass workshop did not take the shares in vain, this year can give you a bad breath, if there is any good business in the future, don't forget the old man." ”
"Then thank you Li Gong!" Ma Du arched his hand, but said in his heart: "Obviously, Li Yingbing and Yang Xisheng provoked you to impeach, but they sold their favors to Lao Tzu, what a shameless old man." ”
Li Shanchang came late, and it didn't take long for him to see Yuan Sheng running into the palace in a hurry, "The emperor and Niangniang are almost here, ready to drive!" ”
The main hall, which was originally a little noisy, immediately quieted down, and Ma Du returned to his seat. His seat was originally quite forward, but he changed it with others and sat in the southwest corner of the hall with Mu Ying.
After a while, I saw Lao Zhu and Ma Dajia coming hand in hand, and the military generals of Wenchen hurriedly got up and stood next to the desk with their hands down, and waited for the emperor to sit down on the main seat, and everyone bowed.
Lao Zhu learned the lessons of history, and it was very taboo to interfere in politics in the harem, and the queen had few opportunities to show up and accept the worship of hundreds of officials, and the general situation was only Yuan Ri, and it was in the harem.
Of course, Lao Zhu was also very taboo about eunuchs interfering in politics, and set up a big stone monument for this, but it was useless.
Lao Zhu waved his hand and said with a smile: "All the ministers are exempt, no matter how respectful or humble today's banquet is, you don't have to be so restrained!" ”
Everyone got up and sat down, Lao Zhu glanced around, and said to Ma Dajia, who was sitting beside him: "Everyone has arrived, let the queen let people pass the meal!" ”
Ma Dajia commanded, and after a while, a palace maid served hot dishes one by one with a long plate. Ma Dajia once advised Lao Zhu that as a human master, it is better to serve his own poor, and to provide for his courtiers.
She is usually thrifty in the palace, but today's food is not bad at all, and if you look closely, it is all Huaixi food, and most of the generals to be rewarded today are Huaixi people, which is considered painstaking, no wonder Ma Dajia said to Mu Ying that there are dishes he likes to eat. Ma Dajiade's mind is not in vain, and the generals will see the hometown food and thank Lao Zhu one after another.
Lao Zhu waved his hand, "I don't dare to take credit, the food is handled by the queen, and many of them are made by her own hands, and the ministers want to thank you as a queen." The crowd turned around again and thanked the horse.
"This Northern Expedition has all worked hard and made great achievements, and it is the proper duty of this palace to reward each other with wine and rice, how dare you be a thank you!" Then she looked at Lao Zhu, as a virtuous helper, she would not steal the limelight from her own man.
"That's what the queen said!" Lao Zhu immediately took over the conversation, he picked up the wine bowl and stood up, "I salute the generals for the Northern Expedition with this bowl of wine!" ”
The generals got up one after another to pick up the wine bowl, and Xu Da, who was sitting at the top, said loudly: "My emperor should be mandated by heaven, and he will rely on God's blessing to achieve this feat, and the ministers dare not take credit!" ”
"The ministers don't dare to take credit!" Everyone shouted, and Fang drank it all.
Most of the other emperors are high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and even Liu Bang is a pavilion chief, but his old Zhu is a stinky begging for food. One poor and two white have no background, so they find a background for themselves, who else is older than God, so Lao Zhu likes to hear others say that he "responds to the mandate of heaven" Yunyun. Lao Zhu has always flaunted himself like this, and the title of Fengtian Carrier Emperor was born on the same day as Xiao Dongmei.
Ma Du didn't expect that Xu Da, who had never liked to talk, was also quite good at patting, and scratched Lao Zhu's itch directly, Lao Zhu laughed and drank the wine, and stopped after three bowls in a row.
Mu Ying poked Ma Du with her finger and said lightly: "Xuanzhong, I saw it just now, the two bowls behind you are empty." ”
Madu knocked his hand off, "Go aside, I'm drunk who helped you home." ”