After days of heavy snowfall, finally on the day of the New Year's Day, the capital ushered in a long-lost sunny day.

The streets and alleys of the capital are crowded with people, the sound of firecrackers comes and goes, and the sound of the New Year is endless.

The Forbidden City has been renovated inside and out. In front of the Fengtian Palace, there are yellow and ceremonial guards, and the lights are lit up everywhere, filled with a strong festive atmosphere.

Zhu Qiming was dressed in the crown robe of the prince, and walked slowly into the Fengtian Hall with a dignified posture, and the discussion of the officials of the Honglu Temple who was in charge of the ceremony sounded in his ears.

"The envoys of various countries all saluted His Majesty, but these five Japanese were the only ones who were stubborn and very rude."

"They were not invited, and they could have been stopped, but in front of so many envoys, it is inconvenient for Your Majesty to give an order."

"Why did they die in vain? Could it be that you are still waiting for the Ming royal family to fight? ”

"The royal family should fight? Hmph, let others fight they don't agree, but who will fight the royal family? Didn't they deliberately pick quarrels and provoke trouble! ”

Zhu Qiming stopped and looked for the Japanese in the crowd. Most of the envoys in the palace were sent by the Ming Dynasty, and they were given official uniforms by the Ming Dynasty, and their uniforms were exactly the same as those of the same rank of the Ming Dynasty, so it was difficult to distinguish them when everyone was mixed together.

Zhu Qiming couldn't help but think of the poem that Taizu mocked the Japanese. "Broken hair and spotted clothes are convenient, and there are many floating words. The pleated trousers are loose and honest, and the monarchs and ministers are stomping and talking frogs. ”

The poem says that the Japanese shaved their hair, wore floral clothes, wore loose pants like cages, were barefoot, and spoke like frogs. Many literati described the Japanese as even more unbearable, in their writings, the Japanese are still in the ancient era of famine, and they are simply half-human and half-beast monsters! Zhu Qiming took a seat, and he wanted to find out the five guys in the crowd who were incompatible with civilization and civilization.

I finally found out that there are five people with strange costumes, but they can't be called alternative, right?

The five were all in boots, not barefoot! Four of them wore straight clothes and black hats, although they were not very tall, but they were still on the stage. The other child wears a small straight coat and a black hat, faintly revealing the grace of the royal family. This is probably the twelve- or thirteen-year-old Japanese kid in Lu Xiyu's mouth, no, today has entered the new year, and he should be thirteen or fourteen years old!

Oh, Lu Xiyu said that he is Prince Zhencheng.

Prince Zhencheng turned his head to look at Zhu Qiming, with curiosity in his eyes. Zhu Qiming was slightly stunned, hey, hey, he's still a handsome guy!

Zhu Qiming was in a trance, the five people in front of him were well-dressed, this is not like a wild person! How did he know that Japan today was on the eve of great change? The Ming Dynasty looked down on it, Korea, Ryukyu and other countries also looked down on it, and even distant states such as Annam and Java regarded it as an alternative and did not want to be with it. However, the lonely Japan is extremely fascinated by the vast and profound Chinese culture, greedily absorbing nutrients from it, from imitation to improvement, and gradually forming its own cultural characteristics, and when the situation of a hundred years of turmoil stabilizes, the lonely Japan will embark on the road of slow rise.

Zhu Qiming retracted his gaze and thought of the Yutai side to salute the Son of Heaven. In the past few months, he served the emperor more than ten times at the banquet, but the form of the banquet is greater than the content, the etiquette is complicated, the order is orderly, he and the emperor can not say a few words, and since the Yongsu Hall was called, the emperor has never summoned him when he is always learning, presumably the emperor will not have a major event to call him for a while and a half; Or, the emperor has already summoned him and is waiting for him to return to his life!

However, Zhu Qiming is sure that today he came by himself without waiting for the summons to affirm that the emperor is in the arms, and he has this confidence!

Raising his eyes and glancing at the five Japanese again, Zhu Qiming took a calm step.

However, Yang Rong walked over slowly, stopped in front of him, and bowed his hand slightly, which was regarded as a gift. From Yang Rong's expression, Zhu Qiming felt that Yang Rong was very conceited and had a bad temper, and he must have been very popular!

"His Royal Highness King Yue, during the feast of the Shangyuan Festival, the hundred officials will hold the prince ceremony in the east and west corridors of the Fengtian Palace, and His Royal Highness can be summoned to come to the Fengtian Palace. But today is the banquet of the New Year's Day, and the prince is not among the called, why did His Highness come? The old man persuaded His Royal Highness, let's go back to live in Yuefu quickly, so as not to lose my sense of proportion in the Forbidden City and damage the royal system! ”

This king is here, whether you see it or not, the emperor speaks, what kind of mouth do you have! Zhu Qiming couldn't help but be angry.

Those five unruly Japanese are standing there, the emperor must be very embarrassed at this moment, you don't do your business, but you come to take care of the king's idle affairs, in the end, your proud so-called wisdom is just behind closed doors and shaking ruthlessly! You don't dare to provoke the Japanese, you can't be uneven with the Japanese, after all, you are an expert in internal fighting, and an outsider in external fighting!

Zhu Qiming stared at Yang Rong for a long time, gathered his anger, and said lightly: "Lord Yang, Xiao Wang is out of the Forbidden City, there are Shuntian Mansion Yin, Daxing County Order, Wanping County Order staring; In the Forbidden City, there is the emperor and the empress dowager in charge, and if they violate the law, they will have their own sarcasm. Could it be that Lord Yang thinks that you can do all the things of a hundred officials with your own strength, say all the words of a hundred officials, and even do the internal affairs of the Son of Heaven and the Empress Dowager? ”

This sentence choked Yang Rong a lot, and all the officials turned their heads to look at it, so Yang Rong's ears turned red.

An old man came with a smile and bowed to Zhu Qiming, and the number of courtesies was very thorough. Zhu Qiming remembered that he was Yang Pu among the three Yangs, Yang Pu has always been exquisite, mild-tempered, and rarely embarrassed and stood in line, so he is very popular.

Yang Pu persuaded Yang Rong away in a few words, Zhu Qiming still stood there and pondered, thinking that maybe in Yang Rong's eyes, the honor of his prince was innate, and it didn't mean anything at all, aside from this honor, he was nothing in his eyes!

However, after all, Yang Rong underestimated a prince who had come of age in advance, and one day, Yang Rong would pay a heavy price for his arrogance!

"His Royal Highness King Yue." Jin Ying bowed over, "Your Majesty knows that His Highness has entered the Fengtian Palace, so he ordered the Sprinkle family to come and deliver the decree, and ask His Highness to move and see him." ”

The dense crowd of people in the hall dodged a way, Zhu Qiming walked with Jin Ying towards the throne, looked at it from a distance, and saw the emperor sitting on the royal platform, still expressionless.

"Your Highness, although that Japanese boy is a prince, he is the brother of the Emperor of Japan." Jin Ying glanced back, and then said in a low voice: "He is the third son of Prince Fushimi Palace, and the current Emperor of Japan is the eldest son of Prince Fushimi Palace, and he was able to inherit the throne as a superior son to the imperial family." ”

No wonder he is so arrogant! Zhu Qiming shook his head, thinking to himself how good King Yu should be here, even if the Ming Dynasty is a kingdom, he will not be inferior to the guests from all countries, so King Yu should meet with Prince Zhencheng.

The Japanese secretly handed over a message, saying that today's banquet occasion is just a martial arts competition, and if the Ming Dynasty does not grant their request, they will openly challenge the Ming royal family in front of the envoys of various countries in the middle of the banquet. Alas, if it really comes to that point, I'm afraid it won't end well, and the emperor was worried that they would publicize this matter along with their identities, so he agreed to let them enter the Fengtian Palace. It's great that Your Highness can come, otherwise, this meeting will inevitably embarrass Your Majesty. It's just that His Royal Highness can't mention the affairs of the Japanese royal family, and it's inconvenient for everyone to talk about this matter, His Royal Highness can only treat them as uninvited guests, and have the right to act as if there is no royal family in Japan, and pretend to be confused. ”

Zhu Qiming looked left and right, and saw that many people were nodding slowly, and immediately realized that everyone at the scene, whether they were military officials or envoys from various countries, knew everything about what Da Ming wanted to deliberately hide, but they just didn't want to say it. And his arrival, whether he wins or loses, has preserved the face of the Ming Dynasty and the Ming royal family, so it has won the praise of many people.

has arrived in front of the imperial platform, Zhu Qiming hurriedly saluted, "King Qiming of Chenyue see Your Majesty." I heard that someone threatened to compete with the Ming royal family, and the ministers came to fight. ”

Wang Zhenchao, who was standing in front of the side of the imperial platform, bowed slightly to Zhu Qiming and squeezed out a smile.

The emperor's face moved slightly, slowly got up, and sat down slowly.

"Flat. It looks like he's a year or two older than you, aren't you afraid? "The emperor said.

"The minister is about the same size as him, besides, it's just a competition, why be afraid!"

"Good! Let people see, although the boy of my Zhu family is young, he does not lose his true character as a husband! Be careful yourself, don't care if you win or lose, there's no shame in losing. ”

It's bad luck to think I'm going to lose without a fight! Zhu Qiming muttered to himself, and said, "The minister obeys the order." As soon as the words came out, I felt that such obedience would inevitably taste of admitting defeat, and I couldn't help but pout.

"Mr. Wang, King Wang." The emperor instructed Wang Zhendao.

"Back to the emperor, King Yu said that he had a bad stomach and was inconvenient to move around."

The emperor shook his head lightly and said to himself: "I won't force him to fight, what is he afraid of!" Then he waved at Wang Zhen.

Wang Zhen instructed a eunuch in the hall to quickly go to the Japanese to spread the word, and he himself came to Zhu Qiming's side, "Your Highness, the competition is limited to three quarters, and you can take a break every moment." ”

Zhu Qiming nodded, turned his head to look around, and saw that everyone in the hall retreated one after another, leaving a large open area.

Ma Shun led several guards to protect the emperor.

One attendant held a sword, and the other slowly walked into the hall with Zhu Qiming's short sword.

The entire hall was instantly enveloped in a murderous aura!