Chapter 421: Lin'an New Year

Cheng Yue smiled loudly, stood up, and all the ministers followed Cheng Yue out of the mansion to greet the prince. Zhang Hongfan and the others did not have Cheng Yue's order, so they still didn't dare to move.

Zhenjin, Yao Shu, Buhumu and others all came and greeted Cheng Yue and the ministers at the gate of the mansion.

Zhenjin sighed: "Cheng Yue, it's really different from the past, I should have come to the door with the Zhongshu officials, don't be surprised." ”

Cheng Yue said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if the prince is late, the most important thing is that the gift must be given heavily, and the other ministers don't care." ”

Zhenjin laughed and entered the house with Cheng Yue's arm. As the crown prince, he was very busy during the Chinese New Year, and he did not take the initiative to visit the courtiers' homes. But he owed Cheng Yue too much, and Cheng Yue was promoted to the king, and it was not inappropriate to come to the door to congratulate him, so he led the crowd to come.

As soon as he entered the palace, Zhenjin couldn't help but sigh slightly. Cheng Yue knew that he must have thought of Lilac again, and said: "Prince, there are not enough people in the family, and if the hospitality is not good, the minister will apologize first." ”

Zhenjin smiled: "What's that, I'm not one who has to be waited." ”

A large group of people laughed and entered the flower hall, Zhenjin looked at Zhang Hongfan and the others in surprise, and said, "I was still thinking just now, where did Zhang Hongfan and those people go?" It turned out to be here. Hehe, the appearance has also changed, you are really ...... Ha ha. ”

Cheng Yue said with a smile: "I thought they were going to learn my training method just for talking, but I didn't expect them to be very serious, making it difficult for me to ride a tiger, and I can't do it without teaching." Well, it's almost time, all of them - take off the tea bowl on your head, don't spill a little! ”

As if they had been granted amnesty, the generals carefully removed the tea bowls, and a large group of generals took them over.

Cheng Yue ordered again: "Take a breakβ€”β€”! Standing β€”β€”! Disband! ”

The Protector takes the lead. All the generals followed suit. The order to dissolve has just been given. The generals hurriedly stepped forward with pale faces and saluted the real gold. I found a chair nearby and sat down, rubbing my stiff neck, and let out a long breath.

Zhenjin walked up to Zhang Hongfan and said with a smile: "How long has Lord Zhang been standing?" ”

Zhang Hongfan smiled bitterly: "It's a full hour." ”

Zhenjin said in surprise: "An hour? Ho, that's amazing! ”

Cheng Yue said: "That's it here today, if you still want to learn tomorrow, report to Xiao Zhen and train with my guards." I have only one request. I don't care if you come tomorrow or not, but if you come, you are not allowed to quit, and you must practice until I leave. ”

The generals immediately stood up and saluted: "Yes! "The movements are uniform, majestic, and look awe-inspiring.

Ah Shu said in surprise: "Lord Wang, why do they seem to have changed after only standing for an hour?" ”

Cheng Yue said: "Because this hour of standing training has improved their will to obey orders and perseverance, when my order is given, they will naturally follow it immediately, so that they can be like an arm on the battlefield." ”

Ah Shu said admiringly: "The prince's training technique is really unique, can the officials come in a few days?" ”

Cheng Yue pointed to Oulu Equator: "If you think this appearance is good, you can come." I'm still saying that, or don't come. If you come, you are not allowed to quit, and if you can't hold on, there will be no place in front of me. ”

Ah Shu looked at the heads of Oluchi and Instigation in embarrassment, shook his head and said, "Lord Wang, let the lower officials think about it." ”

Cheng Yue smiled: "Don't worry, come, let's sit first." ”

The banquet was set up in the main hall and on both sides, and as soon as everyone sat down, the wine and food were served in an endless stream. On both sides, the servants serve the food, and the main hall is handed over to the palace maids.

The ministers were surprised, and Zhenjin smiled: "Cheng Yue, serving with palace maids outside the palace, you can be regarded as setting a precedent for the Great Yuan Dynasty." ”

Cheng Yue said with a smile: "When the prince arrives, he doesn't dare to slack off, it's all Wanze and Nang Jiazhen who help." ”

Zhenjin let out an "oh" and said, "Bag plus true? ”

Cheng Yue nodded and said, "Yes, Nang Jiazhen." ”

Zhenjin seemed to have an understanding, raised his glass and smiled: "Please." ”

Cheng Yue smiled slightly, raised his glass and touched the real gold lightly, and said, "Please." ”

Cheng Yue was feasting in Dadu, and the Dadu Governor's Mansion in Lin'an was also setting up a banquet, but there were not so many people in Dadu's palace attending, only Cheng Yue's wife and concubine and a cadre of the so-called "Cheng Party".

The Dadu Governor's Mansion has been full of people these days, not only the rewards in the palace and the congratulatory rites of civil and military officials, but also the tributes of surrounding small countries, including Annan's.

It was inconvenient for Dingniang to come forward, and Jin Luxiang's wife Yu temporarily acted as the head of the foreign government, and led a large number of servants with Jin'er and Yu'er to deal with the countless worships and gifts that came from the mountains and seas.

Yu Shi was so tired every day that she couldn't straighten her waist, but she had never been so glorious in her life. Whether it was the minister who came to the door or the people from the palace, they were all respectful to her, and they received small gifts for her alone.

Jin Luxiang singled out the more expensive ones, and sent them all to the inner house, and she was not allowed to stay. Yu is not stupid, compared to Jin Luxiang's status, a few gifts are nothing.

At the beginning of the first month, the mother must take all the concubines into the palace to pay New Year's greetings to the two saints, and then go to the Valhalla that has been repaired to preside over the worship.

After accepting the congratulations of the ministers and the ladies of Dingniang and other officials, the two saints immediately left the palace and returned to the villa for the night. Since the beginning of winter, the two saints have not spent a single night in the palace. Cheng Yue's villa has complete heating facilities, which are no different from modern heating, and it is very comfortable to live in, which is very different from the cold in the palace.

Xie Daoqing is old, why should he suffer in the palace when he has such a good place? Quan Jiu also used the excuse of taking care of Xie Daoqinglai in the villa and did not leave. Not to mention Zhao Xian, a child, who was even reluctant to leave for a moment, even the last dynasty had to be coaxed and coaxed before he was willing to leave.

Concubine Yang Shu and other ten concubines basically live in the Dadu Governor's Mansion now, and they are so busy every day that their feet don't touch the ground, which is several times harder than the concubines and palace maids who work in the palace, but they are very happy. Their talents can be brought into play here, and their horizons have been greatly broadened.

Because of the relationship between King Yi and King Guang, Concubine Yang Shu would take two children to the villa every other day to listen to Wen Tianxiang's lectures with Zhao Xian and other children, and then chat with the two saints about the news from Cheng Yue.

Cheng Yue sent orders one after another from Dadu, and orders from overseas and other places were innumerable, and factories in Lin'an and Suzhou were overwhelmed and recruited more and more people. Both men and women who worked for the Metropolitan were paid handsomely in the years before. The local market is booming, more people have begun to work for Cheng Yue, and the voice of praise for Cheng Yue can be heard everywhere.

Today is the second day of the Lunar New Year, and Ding Niang entertained the important ministers in the Cheng Party at home. Wen Tianxiang, as the father of Dingniang, Liu Niang, Huanniang and Prison Niang, has to go to his son-in-law's house for the New Year, and he also has to send congratulatory gifts, which is also an interesting thing.

The four sisters of Dingniang sat opposite to Wen Tianxiang and other Cheng Dang, and took the position of the first Cheng Yue.

Liu Qi asked, "Madam, I heard that Liu Mengyan and Chen Yizhong also sent a greeting post and He Yi, can you tell the lower officials how much they sent?" ”

Ding Niang put down her chopsticks and said: "Liumengyan sent twenty loads of polished rice, eighty sheep, twenty pigs, one hundred pearls, ten calligraphy and paintings treasured at home, and two Huangshan stones." Chen Yizhong sent two Dawan horses, ten calligraphy and paintings, an ancestral jade paperweight, and a copy of the "Water and Land Metropolitan Governor's Strategy" compiled by him, which can be regarded as a heart. ”

Yang Ting said: "Madam, according to the investigation of the subordinates of the lower officials, since the governor of Dadu went north, Liu Mengyan has accepted bribes of at least more than 10,000 taels of silver, and Chen Yizhong is also close to this amount. Fortunately, the governor of the capital said first, and the official positions of the court were not allowed to move rashly, so they were not given more opportunities to take advantage of. ”

Liu Niang frowned and said: "These two old foxes are very cunning, and after hearing that the official became the commander of Kublai Khan's right army, they welcomed us even more. A few days ago, a wicked servant of Liumengyan was buying things outside and didn't give money, and I overheard a few words of reprimand. When Liu Mengyan heard about it, he broke the hands and feet of the evil servant and threw it on the street where I passed every day to show me, and sent people to search for the shops in the market that were in arrears by the Liufu, and gave them all in full, which made people have a seizure. The father of one of Chen Yizhong's concubines had a lawsuit in Shanghai and was whipped three times by Meng Zhijing. The old man couldn't bear this breath, and ran to Chen Yizhong to complain, but was whipped three times by Chen Yizhong, saying that he was punished for false accusation. They are not a great evil, and it will be difficult for the officials to move them after they come back, is it considered our dereliction of duty? ”

Everyone fell silent.

Huanniang said leisurely: "It's strange that the officials are too capable, and as soon as they arrived in the capital, they were entrusted with important tasks by Kublai Khan, and skillfully seized the authority of Shangshu Province." Then he took over the commander of the right army, commanded the Yuan army to achieve a great victory, and pacified the three khanates. If it were me, I would also have to clamp my tail and be a man, where would I dare to be disobedient? ”

The ministers listened to the eyebrows, Zhang Shijie beat his thigh and sighed: "Alas, most of the governors swallow mountains and rivers, but it's a pity that they don't let me go, it's uncomfortable." ”

Zhang Gui glared and said, "I haven't gone yet, why did it take your turn?" ”

Sun Huchen said with a smile: "Don't be anxious, the two adults should not be anxious, the metropolitan governor will go east to Japan this year and raise troops for a thousand days, isn't it for the sake of using troops for a while?" ”

Zhang Shijie laughed and said: "Zhang Gui, I am practicing the water army, I have to go, what should you do?" The Metropolitan Governor is very relieved of you, so you should stay and watch the house. ”

Zhang Gui shook his head and said: "This can't be done, if you don't fight, where will the soldiers under me get their military merits?" I must go. ”

Ali Hague was leisurely fascinated and said: "The Metropolitan Governor is like a god with soldiers, but unfortunately he can't participate in the battle in person, such a great opportunity has been missed!" If you can take me with you during the Eastern Crusade, I can go north with the navy and see the navy of the Grand Governor by the way. ”

Jin Luxiang laughed and interjected: "Lord Ali Hague really has a good eye!" The Viceroy's navy is very different from the navy of the past! I heard that Lord Liu had already made a simple cannon, and he only waited for the Dadu Governor to inspect it, but unfortunately the cannons and flowering shells that the Dadu Governor wanted still couldn't be made. (To be continued......)