Heming Tower is the most magnificent wine shop in the capital, the vermilion inscription plaque is hung high on the door, and the handwriting by the prince Zhu Yu himself, suddenly has more noble meaning.

Shen Zetang got off the sedan chair, and there were four or five brocade guards in front of the door who had been waiting for a long time, and he stepped forward to salute and lead, and went straight up to the third floor with the steps.

Before I arrived, I heard a woman babbling along with the huqin. When I got closer, it was obvious that the entire floor had been wrapped, and it was rare to be empty.

A row of Ruyi rhombic windows, supported by the fork rod half-open, by the railing, is to enjoy the bridge gate entrance of the crowded scene.

There is just one person sitting there, leisurely eating, drinking and listening to music.

The age is not the same as Shen Zetang, wearing a black gauze and two dragons playing with pearls and wings, purple clothes and yellow waist, because he has been stationed in the northern Xinjiang for a long time, his handsome face is a little weathered, but he looks more extraordinary.

The middle-aged man standing on the side is named Xu Jing, and he is the most powerful staff member by Shen Zetang's side.

He just saw Shen Zetang climbing the ladder, hurriedly came over to greet him, and asked in a low voice: "The second master entered the court on the fifth watch, and he left the palace at the end of the hour, and the sedan car line from here will arrive at the latest two moments, how can it take an hour today?" ”

"Lord Qin, the envoy of the Tai Hospital, begged me to do something! Avoid some trouble for his nephew. ”

Xu Jing immediately realized, frowned and asked, "But the Confucian student involved with Zhou Chen Linglang?" Does the second master want to take care of this idle matter? ”

Shen Zetang shook his head, Zhou Hai's illness came strangely, and Feng Shunyu couldn't escape, Zhou Chen's faction will be revenged, and he will never stop there, but what....... Nothing to do with him.

handed down the draped coat and handed it to Xu Jing, and the meaning of the words became more and more light: "The personal favor that I originally owed to the envoy of the Qin Academy has been paid off now, don't mention it again." ”

As he spoke, he had already come to see the person sitting in front of him, and that person was not a bystander, it was Zhu Yi, the king of Hao.

Zhu Yi excused him from courtesy, and joked a little casually: "The mystery you muttered, maybe put it up and tell me about it?" ”

Shen Zetang smiled and didn't answer, only sat down opposite him, and a few young and handsome shopkeepers had neatly removed the wine and food from the table, replaced the new seats, and poured the wine glass full of autumn dew before retreating.

Shen Zetang took two sips of wine, and was a little surprised to see that he didn't wear the costume for singing the song, he didn't put on makeup, and the same was true for the violin.

After listening to two sentences, I know that it is an excerpt from Nan Ke Ji, and the praise is not inferior to the excellent Ling in the troupe.

Zhu Yi sipped the wine slowly: "It's really boring to eat wine alone, so I want to listen to a tune to relieve my boredom, the store is difficult to find a drama troupe for a while, but Master Xu has a good vision, pointing out four or five people at random to the passers-by outside the window, looking at all of them are not good-looking, but this opening is deeply hidden." ”

Xu Jing replied: "The prince praised it falsely. Because the ancestors once raised a family team in the house, they often peeked at them to practice dramas, it turned out that Youling had been singing and playing for a long time, and the tone of conversation on weekdays, with a smile and eyebrows, eyes, and walking between waving hands, figure, and footwork were all unconsciously on the stage. The deeper you are in the play, the easier it is to argue. ”

Zhu Yi put down the wine cup and looked at him with a smile: "Why be humble!" Knowing that you are a character, Shen Er has many staff members and talents, and you don't see a bright future by his side, so it's better to go to the vassal king's mansion with me, there is a place for you to show your strengths. ”

"Is there anyone like this who pries the corner of the wall in front of me?" Shen Zetang was a little helpless, King Hao's words were half-truths and half-truths, but Xu Jing was the most non-joking.

As expected, Xu Jing suddenly brisked his head and swelled his face, and shouted: "Xu Mou has been with the second master in this life, even if the emperor Lao'er comes to summon me, I am not afraid of ........" ”

"The more I talk about it, the more I don't have the rules, I want to say some private words to the prince, you go first."

Shen Zetang interrupted him a little harshly, Xu Jing was speechless, and hurriedly turned around and retreated with the singing and piano and the guards.

When the cadres were clean, Shen Zetang thought about it and explained: "Xu Jing has been known for his talent since he was a child, and he has profound attainments in poetry, calligraphy and painting, but the scientific field is unfavorable, and he has repeatedly failed to pass the township examination. ”

"There are many people who can write poetry, calligraphy and painting in the world, and you can't help but exalt him too much."

Zhu Yishen disagreed, Shen Zetang picked up his chopsticks and smiled lightly, Xu Jing is the best at poetry, calligraphy and painting, but he is more proficient in the art of war, and some are tricks, which naturally cannot be said.

He sandwiched a few dumplings steamed with goose fat and white sugar and ate them. Before entering the court at five o'clock in the morning, I only ate some raw porridge, and it was already afternoon at this time, and I was really hungry.

I slowly scooped up the fresh bamboo shoots and tofu soup to relieve my greasyness. Eat half full.

The Lu'an Maojian tea simmered in the rain at hand, which has been put aside and is not hot on the tip of the tongue, stopped the chopsticks one by one, and began to taste the tea elegantly.

When I looked up, I saw Zhu Yi looking down at a certain place outside the window, and as I looked, a small red sedan chair carried by one or two people was stopped in front of the rouge stall.

The woman inside lifted the curtain and picked out the grease and balm on the hands of the guys, and she was a prostitute with some appearance.

Shen Zetang shook his head and chuckled: "I haven't congratulated the prince on the new concubine, I heard that she came all the way from Goryeo, she has outstanding looks and a good temperament, and she is quite talented." ”

Zhu Yi retracted his gaze and said lightly: "She is the eldest daughter of King Huiwen of Goryeo, and she originally wanted to enter the palace as the emperor's concubine, but because there was a Goryeo girl as the queen in the previous dynasty, but the country was disgraced, so the queen mother was the master and gave this king as a concubine." ”

Shen Zetang saw that he didn't want to talk more, but he also knew the interest, and diverted the topic to talk about the side.

After a while, Zhu Yicai asked in a low voice: "I met the emperor yesterday, and I noticed that his body was not as good as before, and I heard that he still had the disease of coughing up blood, and now the prince has begun to listen to the government with the court, but is it true?" ”

Seeing Shen Er nodding, he continued to ask: "When the crown prince Zhu Yu was young, this king had already been stationed in the northern frontier, and he didn't know his temperament. ”

Shen Zetang knew his thoughts, and said silently: "I once followed the emperor's will, and the prince had a lecture and discussion exchange, and the Jamesburg James He Yunzhang and I still have some friendship, in general, the prince is knowledgeable and reasonable, humble and diligent is desirable, but he is suspicious and arbitrary, although he has only entered politics, he has been good at the art of the emperor, but it is contrary to the way of the Son of Heaven to rule the world with virtue." ”

"I heard that Zhu Yu repeatedly mentioned the withdrawal of the feudal domain to the emperor, have you heard of it?"

Zhu Yi frowned, and the prostitute actually raised her head to look at him, then lowered the curtain, and swayed in a small sedan chair, turning a corner and never seeing him again.

"The emperor is well aware of the righteousness, the most taboo brother wall, although the vassal king has a large number of soldiers, but set up to fight against foreign barbarians, stationed in the border for many years has not been lost, there is no need to worry too much at the moment, but if the prince succeeds to the throne, ......."

Shen Zetang was also looking at the prostitute, looking at the red sedan chair, he smiled, and said very slowly: "The future is uncertain." ”

Zhu Yi's heart fell to the bottom, and the big hand holding the bowl was loose and tight.

After a while, he looked serious and drank all the wine in the bowl before he spoke: "No matter what, there must be someone available by your side." Next month, the Hanlin Academy exam, this time the king entered Beijing with two people, the township test has been passed, one of them Feng Shuanglin, you entered Yunnan eight years ago when the rebellion captured, and then raised in the king's mansion. The other person is the younger brother of Concubine Gaoli, named Cui Zhongxian, both of whom are in their twenties, smart and sensitive, with great talents, and a promising future for the official. ”