The prince took the lead, took the three brothers, and first honored his father and mother.

Then the prince got rid of Zhu Gaosui and went to pay tribute to Yao Guangxiao and them alone, starting from the civil officials, and came over one by one.

The civil officials all smiled on their faces: "The prince is polite." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Zhu Gaoxu thought about it, ran down and first saluted his wife's grandfather Sun Yan, and his father-in-law Sun Heng, and then returned to his seat, no one respected, waiting for others to respect him.

After that, the generals toasted each other, and most of them came to salute Zhu Gaoxu.

Only a small number of people on the Shizi's side did not move.

Huo Zhen sat next to Zhu Gaoxu, and naturally he also understood.

Gu Cheng, Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng, and Wang Cong also came.

Only Tan Yuan, Zhang Wu, and Liu Jiang ignored Zhu Gaoxu, but they went to pay tribute to the prince as soon as possible.

But many people will not pay attention to these details, except for some people who have a heart.

The hall was very lively, and everyone was talking more about the war in the past few days.

Princess Xu seems to have another task, and there should be the daughters of officials and generals in another hall today, so she sat down for a while, and left alone after toasting everyone with King Yan.

As soon as Princess Xu left, the men at the scene spoke more unscrupulously.

After a while, someone came to Zhu Gaochu with a wine glass and a wine jug, Zhu Gaochu slowly stood up, and the person who came was Qiu Fu.

"Hahaha, King Gaoyang, come, I want to have a few drinks with you." Qiu Fu drank a lot today, and his voice was super loud.

"King Gaoyang is really brave, in the future, I Qiu Fu will obey you King Gaoyang except for King Yan."

Some generals at the scene also drank too much, and coaxed: "Gaoyang Wang Yongwu." ”

Tan Yuan, Zhang Wu and the others' faces changed slightly, and they all looked at Qiu Fu with unhappy expressions.

But at this time, Jin Zhong and Yuan Hui, who were sitting opposite them, nodded and smiled at them.

Tan Yuan was stunned for a moment, then thought about it, bang, got up with a heavy bang, also picked up the wine glass and wine jug, and walked to Zhu Gaoxu's table.

The corners of his mouth smiled: "King Gaoyang is invincible, invincible, he is the first brave general of our Yan army's great victory, I Tan Yuan has never obeyed anyone before, this time it is also a five-body throw, I was a little offended before, and I ask King Gaoyang not to blame, I will punish myself three cups first." ”

"Okay." Zhang Wu, Liu Jiang and others clapped their hands one after another.

Tan Yuan drank three cups in one go, raised his cup and raised his arms and shouted: "King Gaoyang is invincible." ”

"Invincible." Zhang Wu, Liu Jiang, Huo Zhen and other generals of the lineage laughed and shouted.

Then it caused a reaction from the whole hall, everyone drank, and the generals were shouting wildly.

Sun Heng, the father-in-law, was overjoyed and wanted to raise his arms in response.

Horn, was slapped down by Sun Yan and glared at him.

In the entire hall, eighty percent of the generals are calling King Gaoyang invincible, and the momentum is moving.

Shizi had a smile on his face, but it was more ugly than crying.

Zhu Gaosui looked at Zhu Gaosui with admiration, in fact, he may be thinking in his heart, why hasn't the second brother suffered defeat?

Yan King Zhu Di had a smile on his face, feeling the deafening shouts of the audience, looking at Zhu Gaoxu with loving eyes, smiling and nodding from time to time, but Zhu Gaoxu could guess that in Yan Wang's mind, he would probably have thought of Li Er and Li Yuan.

Dog thing Tan Yuan, Zhu Gaoxu was scolding in his heart, Tan Yuan was obviously deliberate, but he was not good at attacking.

It's a happy time when everyone is shouting.

"The old man wants to say a few words." Triangle-eyed Yao Guangxiao said suddenly.

His voice was not loud, but it was relatively high-pitched, and everyone knew that he was the first confidant of King Yan, and as soon as he spoke, everyone slowly stopped.

"Master, but it doesn't hurt to say it." King Yan turned his head and smiled.

"The old man thought." Yao Guangxiao stood up, his eyes turned around in the crowd, and finally came to see the prince: "The first merit of this great victory is none other than the prince." ”

The audience was in an uproar, and many generals looked at it unconvinced.

brush, Shizi's face was flushed, as if he was a little shy.

He immediately shook his hand: "Master Daoyan's words are serious, how can I be virtuous or competent, they are all soldiers fighting bloody battles in front-——"

Yao Guangxiao immediately interrupted him: "The prince held on to Beiping, did not lose an inch of land, defeated the southern army under the city, and tried his best to ensure the safety of everyone's family." ”

"If Beiping is broken, we, the king, and the families of all the generals will fall into the hands of the southern army, how can this battle be fought then?"

"The 500,000 ants of the Southern Army are attacking the city, and the prince braves the artillery to patrol the city, sleepless all night, and risks his life, if you talk about merit, who dares to say that it is not the first?"

The hall suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked at Shizi silently.

Shizi's chubby face showed an embarrassed expression, and he looked particularly kind and kind.

Don't say it, fat is fat, the son of the world has a simple face, like a good person, and I don't want some people to look uncomfortable with their faces full of meat.

At this time, Zhu Gaochi, the prince of the world, hurriedly shook his body, got up on Zhu Gaosui's support, hugged his fists and said: "Being able to hold Beiping is thanks to the good command of General Gu Lao, General Qiu Fu, General Tang Yun, Chen Zhi, Zhang Xing and Liu Jiang and other generals bravely killed the enemy. ”

"Guo Zi, Lord Mo Lin and others are dedicated to the deployment of resources and manpower."

"Even the families of the soldiers came out to help."

"This is because my father loves his people, and the whole city can work together."

"Good. Gao Chi did a good job, and it was not bad to say. King Yan said in a deep voice at this time.

He rarely said that Gao Chi did a good job, but he said several times that Gao Chi did a good job.

At this time, the fat on Zhu Gaochi's face trembled, and his expression was quite excited.

"Thank you father, this is what your sons should do, and your sons will give you another drink, thank you for sticking to Beiping and guarding our homes with me."

The generals in the audience stood up one after another.

Zhu Gaoxu was still a great achievement just now, and in a blink of an eye, the limelight was all covered by the world.

Zhu Gaoxu was drinking with his head down, looking very bad.

Huo Zhen saw that he was not happy, but he was even happier, and quickly took the opportunity to toast Zhu Gaoxu a few more glasses.

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu's face was a little red, as if he had a little too much wine, and he began to refuse to drink.

When he came out of the Yanwang Mansion, it was already close to eight o'clock in the evening.

Zhu Gaoxu still came out first, and there were still people drinking inside.

There was already a light snow outside, and there were gusts of icy cold wind.

It has been very cold in Beiping these days, and the water splashed on the city wall can freeze, which can be imagined.

Zhu Gaoxu sighed softly, and when he walked to the front yard, he found that there were many people in the corridor here.

Most of them are the followers of the civil and military who participated in the banquet.

For example, Zhu Gaoxu originally wanted to take Zhao Qing and Sun Sheng, two personal soldiers, but after thinking about the recent continuous battles outside, these two people were also quite hard, so he let them go home and did not follow.

"King Gaoyang." Suddenly someone called him.

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head, it turned out to be the eunuch Huang Yan.

Huang Yan laughed with him, holding three umbrellas in his hands, and saw Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly stepped forward: "It's snowing, King Gaoyang beware of slippery roads." ”

Then he handed over an umbrella.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't have any expression, took it coolly, and nodded lightly to him.

Huang Yan hurriedly retreated, not daring to say more.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu obviously felt that someone was watching him.

He turned his head and saw a young civil servant, standing in the corner of the hallway hiding from the snow.

found that Zhu Gaoxu saw it, and the civil official subconsciously shrank into the darkness.

Does this man know me? Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while and pointed to the civil official: "Who is that?" ”

Huang Yan stepped forward again, looked back, and whispered: "Li Youzhi, the political secretary of Beiping." ”

"It turned out to be him." Zhu Gaoxu turned around, looked deeply over there, and then looked outside again.

Then he picked up the umbrella and walked forward, and after reaching a rockery in front of him, he stopped and waited.

Sure enough, after a while, I heard footsteps.

Li Youzhi was very smart and followed decisively.

"Xiaguan Li Youzhi, meet Your Highness."

Li Youzhi is now promoted to the capital, and he is the seventh grade, compared to the previous ambassador from the ninth grade, it can be said that he has ascended to the sky in one step, and he has been promoted to four levels in a row.

It was the original Zheng Wupin who carried him, Lu Zhen.

After Lu Zhen defected to Queen Yan, he was promoted to the deputy envoy of the Judicial Division, and the fourth grade, while the third rank of the procuratorial envoy above him was still empty for the time being, which made Lu Zhen's spirit tremble, and he thought about working hard every day to strive for a higher level.

Previously, Mao Xin, under the pseudonym Xiong Sheng, approached Lu Zhen in the name of Li Youzhi's relatives and bribed him, and soon got closer to him.

Not long after Li Youzhi, he was also recommended by Lu Zhen and promoted to the capital.

This is Zhu Gaoxu's feedback for his help.

After the war around Beiping, there was a shortage of salt, food and sugar everywhere in the city, but Li Youzhi's family has always been helped by Mao Xin and has a good life.

So Li Youzhi always wanted to thank Zhu Gaoxu, but he didn't dare to go to his county palace, and today he finally seized the opportunity.

Zhu Gaoxu was very decisive and spoke directly: "How are you doing?" Are you satisfied? ”

"Thank you, Your Highness, Your Majesty is very satisfied." Li You straightened.

Anyone who is promoted to four levels in a row at once will of course be satisfied.

Now even Li Youzhi has discovered the benefits of rebellion.

If he wants to follow Emperor Jianwen, he may not be able to rise to the seventh rank in twenty years.

Now following King Yan, it has only been less than a year, and he has been promoted to four levels in a row.

"I'll do it for the time being, and if I have the chance, the king will find a way."

Zhu Gaoxu's second sentence made Li Youzhi's expression move instantly, he helped Zhu Gaoxu that day, on the one hand, because he was afraid of death, and more because he was afraid of death, and more because he was not talented and did not get promoted.

And he knew that he might be used, and even more likely to be ruthlessly abandoned after being used, because he was just a ninth-grade sesame official at that time, the lowest official in Beiping City.

But he never expected that the King of Gaoyang County not only remembered him, but also remembered the trivial things he had done.

In an instant, there seemed to be a rush of blood boiling in his mind, and the next moment, Li Youzhi seemed to understand why there is an old saying that a scholar dies for a confidant.

"Now that there is a war, Beiping has strict material control, if you lack anything at home, you can talk to Xiong Sheng at any time." Zhu Gaoxu said: "The people who have helped this king, this king will not forget." ”

After saying that, Zhu Gaoxu took a deep look at him, turned around and left.

Zhu Gaoxu saw Li Youzhi for the first time, and he spoke less than three sentences, but his image at the moment was engraved into Li's mind.

"Your Highness, rest assured." Li Youzhi was in the back, pressing his throat, almost wanting to shout, at this time, the wind and snow fell and fell on his brow, he blinked slightly, and there were tears gushing out, and they quickly merged with the snowflakes.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't want others to see that he and Li Youzhi were together, so he spoke quickly and left immediately.

But he did have a little too much wine today, and it was evening, and it was snowing in the sky, so he walked with an umbrella and found that he didn't know where he had gone.

When I first came in, every other section of the road, there were eunuchs or maids carrying lanterns to guide everyone.

Now after the feast, many people have entered the main hall to wait for guests, and with the snow outside, there are many fewer people to guide the way.

This Yan Wangfu is the Yuan Palace, it is extremely huge, Zhu Gaoxu himself, as the second son of Yan Wang, rarely comes in, and he can't figure out the southeast, northwest, many backyards, and places with female dependents, he has never been there.

"Huh" Zhu Gaoxu was a little sober by the cold wind blowing in front of him, he quickly raised his head, raised his umbrella, and looked around, it would be funny to get lost, he tried to find a eunuch and a maid to ask, but now in this courtyard, it was dark, and there was no figure.

In the past, after King Yan didn't raise troops, there were guards everywhere in the house, but now after the army, there are many fewer guards, so even the guards can't be seen.

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help it, he originally wanted to turn back, but suddenly felt that there seemed to be a light in the distance in front of him.

(End of chapter)