Chapter 533: The Feast of a Hundred Kingdoms Begins!
"Uncle doesn't believe that Sparrow would send such a good thing to this king for no reason. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info "Looking at Zhu Youyi's straight eyes, how did Zhu Song feel that this guy was 'performing' and fooling him.
"Well, I thought what you were going to do was a dream, but if it was this thing, it would be done!" Zhu Youjiao tilted his head and looked at the ginseng in the box, his eyes almost couldn't be moved.
"You're still making a detour?" Zhu Song glanced at Zhu Youyi angrily, and said, "If you have something to say, say it quickly, if you don't want to say something, go back, and you kid will get out of me." Eggs, it's annoying to see you. β
Seeing the expression on Zhu Song's face, Zhu Youyi was suddenly a little speechless, this master is really difficult to serve!
Taking a deep breath, Zhu Youyi said: "Speaking of which, it can be regarded as a big deal, Sparrow wants Uncle Songhuang to ask the Fourth Emperor Uncle to marry him for him." β
"Huh?" Zhu Song was stunned when he heard this, but he didn't expect it, "Who did he fall in love with?" β
Zhu Youyi stopped going around in circles, and said directly: "Princess Changning!" β
Princess Changning is the fifth daughter of Zhu Di, born in the nineteenth year of Hongwu, in May of the first year of Yongle, she was named Princess Changning, and Princess Changning is virtuous and smart, humble and prudent, polite, familiar with the "Book of Filial Piety", "Women's Rules", "The Biography of the Daughters", is a rare talented woman in Nanjing, enough to compare with Xu Miaojin.
"Hehe, he really dares to pick!" Zhu Song laughed and said, "They have already met?" Or is it just Sparrow's unilateral wishful thinking? β
"Sparrow has met Sister Chang Ning." Zhu Youyi tilted his head and thought for a while, and said, "But Sister Chang Ning has never seen Sparrow, after all, Sister Chang Ning is a princess, and she can't leave the palace easily." β
"That's it!" Zhu Song touched his chin, and his heart began to ponder.
Although Zhu Di decreed to marry Zhu Youjiao and Elizabeth, the two have really felt like each other since they got along these days, not to mention that Elizabeth married to Daming, and it was not Zhu Youjiao who went to Java, so the marriage between the two can also be said to be a matter of course.
But when it came to what Zhu Youjiao said, Sparrow had just seen Princess Changning from afar, and Princess Changning didn't even know who Sparrow was, and if the two really got married, it would be to let Princess Yongning go to Java, which made Zhu Song a little unhappy.
After all, the current Ming Dynasty does not need to rely on marriage to maintain its government. To rule peace, why let the princess marry far away?
It's not that 'the way of the other cannot be used for the other', this time also depends on the situation, if your Java country is really as strong as the Ming Dynasty, maybe there is still room for negotiation, after all, it can't destroy the relationship between the two countries, right?
But now it's different, you're just a small country in Java, and if the princess and you Sparrow are in love, they're naturally happy, but the princess hasn't even seen you, so you want to take the princess? What about dreaming?
Seeing that Zhu Song was silent, Zhu Youjiao didn't know what to say.
He is now contradictory in his heart, after all, there is a lesson from him and Elizabeth, if this matter is not handled well, I am afraid that it will attract the criticism of all the states, especially when all the states have arrived in Nanjing City, and the kings of those states are afraid that they will put this matter on the surface.
After frowning and thinking for a long time, Zhu Song said slowly: "I will mention this matter to the Four Emperor Brothers, but I don't agree to let the Four Emperor Brothers directly give marriage." Just like Sparrow did before, he wants you to contact Elizabeth first, in this case, I will ask the Four Emperor Brothers to give Sparrow the opportunity to pursue Changning, as for whether it can be done or not, it is not the intervention of this king Nengou! β
"With your words, it's done!" Zhu Youyi is very happy, although this will still cause a little impact, but it will be less critical than directly refusing, right?
"But to tell you the truth, Uncle is not optimistic about Sparrow." Zhu Song naturally had something to say to his nephew, "I have a vast territory, abundant products, outstanding people, and countless talented people in my Ming Dynasty, so why should I marry far away in Fanbang?" β
"That's right, but after all, this matter is our Ming Dynasty, and it should be on our nephew, so ......" To be honest, Zhu Youyi is actually not optimistic about Sparrow, but this guy is the future uncle after all, you can't just allow you to set fire to Daming, and don't allow people to Java National Electric Light, right?
"Alright, the rest depends on Sparrow's abilities." Zhu Song waved his hand, directly interrupted Zhu Youyi, and said: "But after you go back, tell Sparrow that he is not allowed to use any improper means, otherwise, if you say that the Fourth Emperor Brother, your uncle and I will not let him go!" β
"Uncle Songhuang, don't worry." Zhu Youjiao nodded, "Nephew promises that Sparrow won't do anything out of the ordinary." β
"Okay." Zhu Song bowed, "I'm leaving at noon today, it's rare that Youyi is here, Uncle asked the kitchen to make a few more medicinal dishes, and give Youyi a good nourishment for his body." β
"Huh?" On the side, Zhu Youyi, who was playing vigorously with Zhu Xuankun, heard this, and immediately became excited, "Great, Uncle Songhuang, I haven't eaten the medicinal food in your house for a long time." β
"It's not that you little guy rarely comes to Uncle's place." Zhu Song stretched out his hand and touched Zhu Youyi's little head melon, "Come, uncle will take you to the back garden to take a good turn, the fruit trees in the garden have just borne fruit, uncle will take you to taste it." β
"Father, father, I'm going too!" Zhu Xuankun jumped up from the ground and jumped three feet high, "That fruit is already ripe, you just don't ask me to pick it and eat it." β
"You kid knows a fart!" Zhu Song waited for his bear child to glance at it, and said: "It's better to be happy alone than to be happy with everyone, if it weren't for the trouble today, you would have wanted to eat the fruit." β
"Oh, then I'll thank you brother." Zhu Xuankun glanced at Zhu Youyi, who was excited, and felt that he was not sent by his father when he went out to eat, or how could he be inferior to his nephew?
"Let's go eat the fruit!" didn't see the expression on Zhu Xuankun's face, Zhu Song directly grabbed the little guy and walked out.
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The feast of the hundred countries, according to Zhu Di's will, is to last for seven days, during the seven days, people go to eat non-stop, flowing water banquet, not only the kings and royal families of the states, but also the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, their descendants, all have to participate.
As for the place where the feast was held, it was naturally chosen before the square of the Fengtian Palace.
On the south side of the square in front of the Fengtian Palace, set up a tent with a width of 30 zhang, a length and a hundred zhang, the tent is used for shading, and naturally there is no need for those too extravagant materials to build, as long as it can be shading.
At the bottom of the tent were long tables in two circles of tents, and in the middle of the circle there was a vacant space for the cooks to barbecue, and the rest of the space was reserved for the musicians and dancers.
Since it's a feast, where can you miss the company of dance and music?
Of course, in addition to the first three days when Zhu Di appeared at the feast of the Hundred Kingdoms, the remaining four days were mainly the time of the kings and nobles, civil and military ministers of the Ming Dynasty and the kings of various states.
Daming has so many political affairs to deal with all day, Zhu Di can spare three days to be considered good, and he still expects him to come for seven days? , right?
The Royal Palace, in the Warm Pavilion.
"How is the venue of the Hundred Nations Feast arranged?" Zhu Di rarely did not review the recital, but wore a loose robe, resting on the chair on the side of the sub-chair.
Zheng He stood respectfully behind Zhu Di, and next to him were Zhu Song, Xie Jin, and Xu Huizu.
"Long live Lord, the venue has been almost set up." Zheng He said respectfully: "The imperial chefs in the imperial dining room have all rushed back, and these days, they are working hard. β
"Oh!" Zhu Di nodded and said, "How are those Fanbang kings doing?" β
"Pretty honest." Zhu Song took over the conversation, "But Brother Four Emperors, don't let your courtiers do this reception work, it's annoying to deal with those guys every day!" β
"Forget it." Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Song with slanted eyes, "I have heard that the kings of those Fanbangs, one by one, seem to be crazy, rushing to your mansion to give gifts, and all the gold, silver and jewelry that your kid has recently received, I am afraid that they will all catch up with the clouds. Taxes for the south half of the year. β
"No, no." Zhu Song laughed, "Anyway, they sent it themselves, and it wasn't the younger brother who cared about what they wanted." Besides, this is not greedy. Rotten, right? β
"Corruption?" Zhu Di said angrily: "I asked you to be the minister of reception, just to let you go to receive gifts, otherwise, wouldn't this time keep you busy in vain?" β
"It's because they're still interested, otherwise, the younger brother would have quit a long time ago." Zhu Song was honest, "Hey, by the way, what my brother told you a few days ago ......"
"Oh, you mean Chang Ning's business, right?" Zhu Di took a sip of the teacup on the side for a short time, and said, "I said that the opportunity was given to him, but there seems to be no fate between the two!" Chang Ning didn't look down on him at all, with Chang Ning's temperament, even if I gave the two of them a marriage, I was afraid that Chang Ning would rather die than obey. β
This Princess Changning, Zhu Song deliberately went to meet a few days ago, and sure enough, she was born with willow eyebrows and phoenix eyes, beautiful and moving, but this temperament is a little tough, as long as it is something she believes, the eight cows can't pull it back.
Perhaps, their old Zhu family is all of this temperament, and it is not necessarily!
"That's just as well!" Zhu Song nodded and said, "That Sparrow still knows some rules and hasn't used any bad means, otherwise, Brother Four Emperors, I'm afraid you would have solved this guy a long time ago, right?" β
"How dare he?" Zhu Di's eyes widened, and he said: "It's just a barbarian, if you can please Chang Ning, it's just that, dare to have crooked thoughts?" I destroyed the kingdom of Java! β
Pierced in the heart, Lao Tie!
It's not that this king doesn't help you, it's really that this emperor is too strong, but the old ginseng you sent has hundreds of years of years, and this king laughed at it!
Zhu Song didn't care if you could do it or not, anyway, ginseng was in his pocket, and if he wanted to get out, it would definitely be more difficult than mountaineering.
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Seven days later, everything was ready, and the entire palace, and even the entire city of Nanjing, were decorated as if the state was present, and there were lights everywhere, and there was a joyful posture.
At this moment, all the civil and military officials of the rank in Nanjing City, as well as the kings and royal families of the various states who rushed to the Ming Dynasty to participate in the feast of the hundred countries, all gathered in front of the noon gate, and the guards in the imperial city, together with the Jinyi guards and a small number of military guards of the five military governors' mansions, sent a total of more than 5,000 soldiers to maintain order in front of the noon gate.
These soldiers have all been on the battlefield and killed the enemy, coupled with their duties at the moment, they are naturally fierce and evil, and they look like human criminals, and they can't arrest all the people who are watching far away.
"Long live the arrival of the lord!"
Just when a group of civil and military officials and the kings of various states were looking forward to it, another team of brocade guards with about 500 people appeared, and their guardian Zhu Di's dragon chariot appeared in the noon gate, in front of the Fengtian gate.
The noon gate is located in front of the Fengtian Gate, it is the south gate of the Nanjing Imperial Palace, the middle gate only goes to the emperor Luan, and the left and right side doors are only allowed to enter and exit by the officials above the three grades of the civil official and the fourth grade of the military attachΓ©, and the other grades can only enter through the two gates, and go out through the two doors.
If it weren't for the soldiers of the guards working hard to maintain order here, I am afraid that the people of Nanjing City would have already gathered in front of the noon gate and blocked this place.
That posture made Zhu Song, who was standing at the forefront of a group of royal families, quite have a sense of immediacy when he climbed the Great Wall and visited the Summer Palace during the National Day holiday in his previous life.
"Wechen (grass people) knock on my emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
Zhu Song took the lead, knelt directly on the ground, and respectfully bowed to Zhu Song's dragon chariot.
Although the kowtow salute is only required at special times or at the time of the great court meeting, since there are so many Fanbang kings singing, it is natural to give enough face to the Lord Banzai!
With the kowtowing of these royal children led by Zhu Song, followed by the ministers of civil and military affairs, the kings of all the states and the royal family, that is, countless people, all of them kowtowed to Zhu Dixing.
"Flat!"
Seeing Zhu Song so up, Zhu Di can be said to be happy in his heart!
Nonsense, being respected and saluted by these tens of thousands of people, this kind of thing, who is unhappy?
"Long live Emperor Xie Wu!"
Zhu Di didn't speak loudly, but now that thousands of people are worshipping, all the people don't even dare to come out of the atmosphere, where is the noise?
Therefore, everyone in front of the noon gate heard Zhu Di's words and got up together.
"The auspicious time has come, I respectfully invite the Lord of Long Live to enter the city tower!" At this time, Zheng He looked up at the sun hanging in the sky, and suddenly shouted loudly.
Zhu Di stepped on the horse stool and got off the dragon chariot, and then led Queen Xu and a group of concubines, princes and princesses to the city wall of Wumen.