The atmosphere of the banquet was quite warm, and these dignitaries pushed glasses and changed lamps, and talked loudly.

Perhaps it was because of the excitement that the prince actually personally held the wine cup and toasted the ministers of the court and the central government one by one, especially for Xu Mian, Zhu Yi, and Chen Qingzhi, it can be said that they were courteous.

The prince's behavior made Chen Qingzhi confirm his guess - although His Majesty no longer mentioned the matter of the goose, the more His Majesty did not mention it, the more panicked the prince's heart became.

The temptation of power is immense, especially the supreme imperial power!

The crown prince knows very well that his biological brothers are all eyeing each other, coveting their position, and if they are not careful, they will fall into the abyss from which they will never recover.

This goose incident has already sounded the alarm for him, maybe it is which younger brother is taking advantage of the topic to play and add fuel to the fire.

I was able to get away with it this time, but it was all thanks to the intercession of the ministers that I temporarily retained the position of the crown prince.

Therefore, the purpose of the prince's deignation to appear here is very clear - the support of the ministers is his trump card to keep the crown prince's position. Especially upright old ministers like Xu Mian, and important ministers like Zhu Yi and Chen Qingzhi who are still in their prime.

As long as they have their support and are cautious, no one should be able to shake their position.

And what about Zhu Yi? His purpose is also clear at a glance.

In front of everyone, including His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Zhu Yi directly complimented Chen Qingzhi's brother, and in this informal occasion, in this seemingly casual way, he simply and directly conveyed the message of the intimate relationship between the two to everyone.

And Zhu Yi's invitation to the crown prince to attend is actually to show everyone, especially Chen Qingzhi - he is not only a confidant of His Majesty today, but even the prince has a close relationship with himself.

The reason why he pleaded for the prince must also be for this purpose, so that the prince would be grateful to him, and he hoped to rely on him in the future.

Although Chen Qingzhi felt that it was indeed difficult for him to fit into such an occasion and atmosphere, since he had already come, out of courtesy, he should still toast everyone to show his respect.

So he got up, picked up the wine cup, and first came to the prince, "His Royal Highness the prince, Weichen respects you." ”

"Chen Hou," the prince was already a little drunk, but he still did not lose the demeanor of a humble gentleman, and held the wine cup with both hands, "Chen Hou was originally a Confucian student, but he threw his pen into Rong, and he had the demeanor of Yongchang Hou back then, and the palace admired it." ”

"The crown prince is too famous, how dare Weichen compare with the Marquis of Yongchang."

"Chen Hou and Zhu Gong, one article and one martial arts, can be called my beams and double walls, my father and emperor value you, and this palace also hopes that they can rely on the two in the future."

"If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a drive, Weichen will follow the work of dogs and horses."

The prince laughed, "Where does this palace dare to drive anything, the meaning of this palace is to hope that I can rely on the two of them in the future, so that my great Liang will be eternal and the fortune of the country will last forever." ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is virtuous, and he will definitely be able to continue the prosperity of my Great Liang."

"Marquis Chen, this palace still has to rely on the ministers of the Pillar Kingdom." The prince said meaningfully.

Chen Qingzhi comprehended, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a virtuous person, and he will definitely be supported by the courtiers." ”

"Borrow Chen Hou Jiyan." The prince picked up the wine cup and drank it all.

After saluting the prince, Chen Qingzhi walked in front of the host of today's banquet, Zhu Yi.

"Brother Yanhe, with such a big pomp today, you still have prestige, even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can come in person." Chen Qingzhi said to Zhu Yi with a smile.

Zhu Yi patted Chen Qingzhi on the shoulder and smiled, "Where does the foolish brother have any prestige, today's princes and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are all to pick up the wind and congratulate the virtuous brother, I just help Zhang Luo." ”

"That's really flattering." Chen Qingzhi said, "Brother Yan and Brother are bothered. ”

"What did Brother Xian say?" Zhu Yi smiled all over his face, leaned into Chen Qingzhi's ear, lowered his voice and said, "Brother Xian, you are a smart person, as long as our brothers work together, Da Liang is not going to let us turn our hands into clouds and turn our hands into rain." ”

The timing when Zhu Yi chose to say this was very appropriate. As soon as the banquet had entered its climax, Chen Qingzhi had enough time to judge the situation clearly; Second, when everyone was complimenting Chen Qingzhi, he clicked it appropriately, so that he could understand that the basis of all this was to work together with himself, and to put it bluntly, he had to conform to his own wishes.

Of course, Chen Qingzhi understood the meaning of Zhu Yi's words, and he also knew that Zhu Yi actually regarded him as a potential political opponent, although he did not have the intention of competing with Zhu Yi for favor, but this kind of thing could not be explained by words. As long as he continues to make military exploits, Zhu Yi will be more and more jealous of him and guard against him.

But as long as Zhu Yi didn't blatantly hinder himself, Chen Qingzhi felt that it was a good thing to maintain such a delicate relationship. After all, Zhu Yi must be able to see now that it is not easy to suppress Chen Qingzhi, so he moved out of the crown prince, which is a demonstration against Chen Qingzhi and a warning.

Chen Qingzhi's principle is that as long as it does not go against the fortunes of the Great Liang country, there is nothing embarrassing for him to bow his head in front of Zhu Yi. So he also responded in a low voice in Zhu Yi's ear, "Turning over the clouds and rain, it's a matter for Brother Yan and his brother, and I only want to be a loyal dog of Daliang and protect the country and expand the territory for Daliang." ”

The two looked at each other, each trying to spy on each other's minds. A sly light flashed in Zhu Yi's eyes, and then he picked up his wine cup and lightly touched Chen Qingzhi's wine cup, "Brother Xian, I used our brother's words just now to order this wine ......."

Chen Qingzhi came to the front of the old Shangshu Xu Mian again, "Duke Xu, the younger generation has always respected your high style and bright festival, and I respect you." ”

Xu Mian said quite politely, "Chen Hou is a young talent, and he is not as old as he is. As he spoke, he picked up the wine cup and drank with Chen Qingzhi.

"Gong Xu, you are extremely knowledgeable and have a good reputation, can you warn the younger generation?" Chen Qingzhi humbly asked.

Xu Mian looked at Chen Qingyi, and then slowly said softly, ""Lu's Spring and Autumn Period" has clouds, 'all must be missing, and the extreme must be opposed', Chen Hou is young and ambitious, and he must be strict with self-examination, and all affairs must be focused on the national fortune of the Great Liang." ”

"Xu Gong's teachings are remembered by the younger generations." Chen Qingzhi bowed and thanked him.

Seeing Chen Qingzhi walking towards him, Ye Wang Yuanshu took the initiative to stand up, "Chen Hou, why do you need to be so polite." ”

Chen Qingzhi said softly, "His Royal Highness King Ye, I am all thanks to you today, how dare I neglect the courtesy to you." ”

"Chen Hou is serious," Ye Wang said with a smile, "Xiao Wang said before, in Xuzhou before, Chen Hou saved Xiao Wang, and this time it was also in order not to repeat the mistakes of the past, so he took the liberty of asking Chen Hou to accompany him." ”

"Okay, King Ye is kind, let's do this." Chen Qingzhi picked up the wine cup and said solemnly.

After drinking, King Ye said meaningfully, "But Xiao Wang really didn't expect that Chen Hou actually had such a close relationship with the Zhongshushe......

Chen Qingzhi smiled helplessly, "His Royal Highness King Ye, the details of this are difficult to explain, but please believe that in my heart, there is only the fortune of the society and the country, and there is absolutely no selfish interest." ”

After speaking, Chen Qingzhi said goodbye to King Ye and turned to other courtiers to toast.

This feast was entangled with all kinds of thoughts, although the scene was extremely harmonious and lively, full of laughter and laughter, Chen Qingzhi had a feeling of being in the storm.

"This is also a kind of battlefield," Chen Qingzhi thought silently, "It's just that this is a battlefield suitable for Zhu Yi, and my battlefield shouldn't be here......"