As the bandit leader Gao Shishu fled to Dongying, the Japanese pirates on Mingsha Island were wiped out without leaving any land, and so far, the southeast woe disaster that had plagued the imperial court for many years was completely solved.

The news was transmitted back to the capital, and the government and the opposition were jubilant, coinciding with the approaching end of the month of Layue, Emperor Jingfeng mentioned the palace banquet originally scheduled at the end of the month to the middle of the month, not only to follow the customization of previous years, but also to celebrate the peace of the southeast.

In the past, at this kind of banquet, Emperor Jingfeng most of the time went through the motions, and simply showed his face and withdrew halfway. This time he was rarely interested, and he sat from beginning to end, always with a smile on his face.

The ministers seized the opportunity to take turns to toast Emperor Jingfeng, and rushed to express themselves, and jumped out one after another as if they didn't want money, coaxing Emperor Jingfeng to be happy.

As soon as there were many people toasting, the crown prince Li Jinze couldn't sit still, for fear that he would be too calm and introverted at this time, and it would become his own fault in the eyes of others. However, he was still a little undecided, so he quietly cast an inquiring look at Zhou Minqing at the banquet.

In the end, he is a child who has lacked love since he was a child, and he even has to look forward to toasting his father.

Seeing Li Jinzemo holding his wine glass and making a small gesture of not lifting it, Zhou Minqing sighed silently in his heart and nodded at him, which was allowed.

With the encouragement of the teacher, Li Jinze was instantly full of confidence, stood up and saluted Emperor Jingfeng, and the auspicious words were overwhelmed, and at the end he drank all the wine in the cup, and his movements were quite heroic and neat.

Emperor Jingfeng was in a good mood, seeing that the prince's demeanor was down-to-earth and generous, he was very satisfied, and drank his toast with a smile.

In the cold winter months, the atmosphere of the palace banquet is happy, and they are all their own sons, some can sit in the palace as warm as spring to talk and laugh and drink, and some are far away from their parents and elders, tempering and sharpening in a foreign country.

Looking at the crown prince, Emperor Jingfeng couldn't help but think of Li Jinche who was far away in Dongying, and his heart suddenly thought about it, and his good mood was diluted a lot: "Seeing that the New Year is coming, Che'er is still in Dongying, and it seems that he can't catch up this Chinese New Year's Eve." The thirteen-year-old child doesn't know how much he has suffered outside......"

Li Jinche has a lively temperament, and every festive season, he always has to change his way to please his relatives. At the moment, he was just missing, but Emperor Jingfeng felt as if his heart was empty, and his eyes couldn't help but moisten, like a loving father.

As soon as Emperor Jingfeng's words came out, the prince's body after the toast was stiffened, and the smile on his face was almost unmaintained. Looking at the dazzling array of dishes in front of him, he only felt like a fish in his throat, and he had no appetite at all.

While the crown prince and the second prince were fighting each other, the ministers gradually had a tendency to stand in line. Ouyang Yu, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, has always stood on the side of the second prince, and seeing that Emperor Jingfeng did not forget Li Jinche at this time, he hurriedly echoed:

"Although His Royal Highness is only thirteen years old, he is the son of His Majesty after all, how can ordinary people be compared with him. His Royal Highness was able to envoy Dongying at a young age, which shows that he already has the ability to take charge on his own, and His Majesty does not need to worry. ”

"A few days ago, I heard news from the embassy in Dongying, saying that the imperial army was like a broken bamboo, and everywhere Dongying rebelled ministers were ambushed. His Royal Highness Second Highness is courageous, brave and strategic, and has provided a lot of combat plans, even the old general Wu said that His Royal Highness is quite talented, and he is simply a little Zhuge in the world. ”

Emperor Jingfeng laughed when he heard this: "What is the living little Zhuge , Che'er is just a thirteen-year-old hairy child, how can he be compared with Mr. Kong Ming?" This is also due to your Ouyang Yu to boast about it, I, who is a father, blushed when I hear it! ”

Having said this, Emperor Jingfeng was humble on his lips, but he was still happy in his heart: "But you are right about one thing, the mission to Dongying is going more smoothly than I imagined." But that's fine, it's better for Che'er to come back sooner than to be out for a long time and be scared all day long. ”

Ouyang Yu bowed down and made a respectful gesture: "Second Highness, if you know that Your Majesty is so concerned about him, you will definitely be very moved." ”

In this case, naturally no one would contradict Emperor Jingfeng, and they echoed the words one after another, but the prince sat gloomily in the banquet and was ignored by everyone silently.

Zhou Minqing sighed secretly when he saw this, but didn't say anything.

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Time flies, the snow melts, the earth warms up, and in the blink of an eye it is the beginning of February. The mission led by Li Jinche successfully completed its mission in Dongying, quelled the civil strife, officially crowned his young lord as the king of Dongying, and resumed tributary exchanges with Bactria .

On the day the mission returned to Beijing, Emperor Jingfeng was thoughtful and greeted him at the gate of the palace, giving the second prince decent attention. After a tedious ceremony, Li Jinche faded the halo of the prince and stuck to Emperor Jingfeng in the imperial study, as close as a folk father and son.

Li Jinche hugged Emperor Jingfeng's arm, like a scoundrel child: "Father, the child misses you...... I have been to Dongying for several months, and I don't know how much I have suffered along the way, and I don't know how much I have suffered, and I am not ......as good as the capital at all."

Although Emperor Jingfeng is an emperor, he also longs for the emotions of ordinary people in his heart, he has a lot of children, but most of them are trembling when they see him, like seeing some terrible jackals, tigers and leopards. Only the second son, Li Jinche, dared to be coquettish in front of him, which made him truly experience the feeling of being a father.

Emperor Jingfeng didn't say anything, but actually enjoyed his son's intimacy very much, he deliberately put on a straight face, looking unmoved: "Who volunteered to be a messenger in the first place?" I told you early in the morning, Dongying is far away, let you think clearly, you insisted on going, I didn't force you. ”

Li Jinche was slightly embarrassed when he heard this: "This ...... It's true that Erchen volunteered, but it's one thing to talk about it, but it's another thing in reality...... To put it mildly, Erchen is the prince of a country, and he represents the face and majesty of Daxia outside. But to put it mildly, the son is the child of the emperor, how can a son not miss his father? ”

"What's more, the situation in Dongying is complicated, and the actual situation is far from being as easy as the report says. Those big names, who have been nesting in the mountains of Dongying for a long time, do not know the height of the sky and the thickness of the earth, and dare to provoke the king of our Heavenly Dynasty. Among them, there was a daimyo named Fujiwara, who was stubborn and abnormal, and refused to surrender even to death, and it took a lot of effort for his retainers to take him down......"

Emperor Jingfeng's heart was not made of stone, and seeing Li Jinche complaining to himself pitifully, his tone couldn't help but soften: "Che'er has suffered a lot on this trip, you are still young, you don't have to rush to fight and temper." I'm back this time, so I'll accompany me and your mother in the palace, don't think about going out. ”

Li Jinche was naturally full of promises, and after sprinkling Jiaojiao, he hurried to offer courtesy, grinding ink for a while and serving tea for a while, giving Emperor Jingfeng a happy mood.

At this time, Ning Fuhai came in and reported: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come down." ”