Baochai chatted with the queen, and after a while, the crown princess also came, followed by a large number of clan dependents, and Princess Rui Chen Zhi was naturally among them.

When there were more people, the scene became lively, although these people were all extremely flattering, Yang Qingyin was not very happy.

Time passed quickly, and the state banquet in the palace began to be held, although the emperor sent someone to invite him, but Zhu Jinghong avoided it with a stomachache.

Anyway, with the queen supporting him, he is not afraid that the old man will be angry.

The state banquet is, of course, ceremonial in nature, in which the activities are very rich, eating and drinking have become the least important things, and the whole set of ceremonies can be called manual work.

Compared with before, the Emperor Taishang's health was indeed much worse, so much so that halfway through the ceremony, his body was already tired.

But this is a play, and the audience from all over the world is there, even if the Emperor Taishang sits still, he has to sing the play with the emperor.

A state banquet is held outside the Chongzheng Gate, and in the Chonghua Hall at the other end, there are also a large number of eunuchs and palace maids who are busy, because a family banquet will be held here for a while.

Compared with the state banquet, the atmosphere here is obviously much softer and more festive, emphasizing a "home" atmosphere.

The scope of participation in today's family banquet is limited to the county king and the county lord, and the number of people is relatively not too large.

At about the same time, the queen took a group of ladies and relatives to the venue of the Chonghua Palace, where a banquet had been set up.

The scene is still set up according to the position, of course, the throne is in the middle, but today the emperor has to sit, and the two sides of the throne are the positions of the emperor and queen.

Under the three of them, Fang is the concubine in the palace and above, and below these people are the crown prince Ruiwang, as well as Zhu Jinghong and the princess Zhu Yunsheng.

After them, it is the position of the county lord arranged by generation, and everything on the scene is carried out in an orderly manner.

Because everyone else was attending the state banquet, Zhu Jinghong, who arrived one step earlier, was eye-catching, after all, he was the only man on the scene.

"Thirteenth brother, now that you are declaring that you are outside, everyone in the world admires and admires you, and wants to see you, but now you avoid it, what is the reason?"

Looking at Chen Zhi with a soft smile in front of him, Zhu Jinghong felt like eating a fly.

Fortunately, he didn't reply at all, and Baochai, who was beside him, replied: "Sister-in-law, don't lift him up, just the things he did outside, that don't gossip about him behind his back!" ”

"Now that he is sick, he naturally doesn't have to look for unhappiness!"

"I'm afraid that my sister-in-law doesn't know yet, the impeachment of our palace is like snowflakes, and the rumors are like sharp blades, and I don't know what obscene things are stirring up trouble!"

Although Baochai's words were not loud, they were also heard by several nearby princesses, and then they all consciously walked a few steps away.

When these two quarreled, it was a disaster for people with low ranks, so they naturally hid if they could.

Yuan Chun, the only one qualified to interject, was staying by the queen's side to speak at this time.

"Fortunately, my father is Shengming, and the gossip is laughed off, otherwise honest people like us ...... I don't know what it's like to be abused! ”

Seeing that Chen Zhi's smile was gone, Baochai asked, "Sister-in-law, tell me about those people who are playing right and wrong behind their backs...... She's not cheap! ”

"Hmph......" Chen Zhipi didn't smile, and forcibly suppressed her anger.

"If there really is such a person, it is indeed abominable!"

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little stiff, Zhu Jinghong said, "Okay, okay...... What are you doing here? ”

"What kind of people are there who are stirring up trouble behind their backs? You're too alarmist, as if someone was hurting me! ”

"Besides, what's wrong with being said a few words? If I am angry about this little thing, I will not be laughed at and die of ridicule! ”

In this way, Zhu Jinghong said a few words to Baochai, and also packaged himself as a white lotus, which can be said to be tea to the bones.

Baochai did not show weakness, and immediately responded: "Don't you say a few words if you suffer a loss?" You're a hero, I can't swallow that......"

Originally, Chen Zhi had prepared a lot of words, but now she had no face to stay here.

"Today is a family feast, why quarrel over some trivial things, it's not worth it...... Don't make a fuss! ”

After saying this with a strong smile, Chen Zhi turned her head to where the queen was, and at this moment she would rather fight with Yuan Chun.

After he left, Zhu Jinghong approached Baochai and said in a low voice: "You didn't hold back!" ”

Baochai replied calmly: "I've endured it!" ”

Zhu Jinghong was stunned for a moment, and then he understood what Baochai meant, and then smiled even brighter on his face. ”

I only heard Baochai reply: "In the past two years, I have let her make trouble, but I have only secretly ridiculed two sentences, which can be regarded as extremely restrained!" ”

If you really want to talk about it, Chen Zhi's operations without a lower limit, Baochai just pointed at her with a red face and scolded, and she also occupied the high ground morally.

"It's really restrained!" Zhu Jinghong replied

Although the atmosphere was tense just now, it lasted only a few seconds, and it did not affect the overall situation of the banquet.

There are still clans coming to greet one after another, and Baochai all responded with a kind and positive attitude, which made Zhu Jinghong a foil.

After half an hour, there was finally a sound outside, but it was the emperor and his entourage who had finished the state banquet.

That is, when the emperor came, everyone was greeted outside the Chonghua Gate, only the queen sat in place and did not move, just because she and Zhu Xianming no longer cared about false courtesy.

"Knock to see your father (Your Majesty) ......"

Outside the Chonghua Gate, the Emperor Taishang did not appear, and it was Zhu Xianming who walked in the forefront, at this moment his sedan chair had landed, and the prince and King Rui were supporting his father.

Behind them, there were also a number of clan kings and horses, who were also attending the state banquet just now.

"Get up!"

"Emperor Xie (Your Majesty) ......"

After everyone got up, Zhu Xianming had already walked up the steps and finally stopped in front of Zhu Jinghong.

"Old Thirteen, is your stomach better?"

Zhu Jinghong's reported physical discomfort means that he has diarrhea, so Zhu Xianming asked this question.

"Thank you for your concern, my son is much better!"

While walking inside, Zhu Xianming said slowly: "In the bitter cold place outside the plug, you are jumping around, and you will be sick when you return to the capital, this is really strange!" ”

Following on the side, Zhu Jinghong replied: "Dad, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and people have good and bad luck...... These things can be said with certainty! ”

At this time, the crown prince Zhu Jingyuan said: "Thirteenth brother, although you have not come to the state banquet today, your deeds are everywhere in the banquet, and the envoys of various countries are talking about you!" ”

If the sixth child said this, Zhu Jinghong would definitely suspect that he had sinister intentions.

"Fourth brother, you have promoted me again, and now I don't know how many people are scolding me, and you still look up to your younger brother!"

The three words "just you" are very interesting, directly excluding Zhu Jingyuan, and the meaning is self-evident.

At this time, Zhu Jingyuan said in time: "Thirteenth brother, those people are all nonsense, don't take it to heart, Father Emperor Shengming will definitely not be deceived by them!" ”

Zhu Jinghong smiled, and then replied: "Sixth brother Gaojian!" ”

Pulling these useless things like this, the emperor came directly to the central throne and sat in the position where the emperor should have been sitting.

"The Emperor is not coming?"

Faced with the queen's inquiry, Zhu Xianming replied: "The old man is tired, so he will go back to the palace first!" ”

Glancing at Zhu Xianming deeply, Yang Qingyin said: "Then we should make the ceremony simpler, the old man is old after all!" ”

"It's me who didn't think it through!"

When Zhu Xianming replied, there was no remorse on his face, if the Emperor could survive until October next year, he would do this ceremony again.

Although it is a family feast, there are also simple ceremonies.

After a few brief words with Zhu Xianming, Yang Qingyin led the concubines and the clan to bow to the emperor on the throne.

After some tossing, the banquet officially began, and the atmosphere here was much milder than the state banquet.

Singing and dancing performances are indispensable, and in the sound of peaceful and melodious music, the concubines and the kings of the sect have toasted Zhu Xianming.

Until even Zhu Jingchun and the two of them went, seeing that Zhu Jinghong was still as stable as Mount Tai, Baochai couldn't help but remind: "Eh...... Don't be clubbing, you should also show your face in front of Your Majesty! ”

Seeing that he didn't move, Baochai pushed him again and said, "Go quickly!" ”

They sat in the front position, and many people saw these movements.

In this way, others will only think that Zhu Jinghong is lazy, but the princess forced him to show his face, so he will never have a plan.

After signaling the palace maid to fill the wine, Baochai handed the wine glass to Zhu Jinghong.

"Go ahead!"

There was no way, Zhu Jinghong could only get up and walk towards the throne.

Normally, the toast is under the steps, but the three brothers Zhu Jinghong are exceptions, but Zhu Jinghong is an exception to the exception, because he stopped at the bottom of the steps.

Fortunately, at this time, the queen gave an assist: "Old Thirteen, what are you rubbing...... Don't hurry up yet! ”

"Don't talk about him, he has grown ambition in the northwest, and now his wings are hard, and he is alienated from us!" The Emperor said slowly.

Now there are rumors about Zhu Jinghong's bullet stamp, combined with Zhu Xianming's words at the moment, if the crown prince Ruiwang is in this and such a situation, he will definitely feel a chill in his back.

Zhu Jinghong was not timid, he saw him go straight to the steps, and then came to the emperor.

"Dad, my son is afraid that you will be upset when you see me, so he is far away!"

I only heard Zhu Xianming say calmly: "If you make more trouble outside, I won't be annoyed!" ”

"Dad, I don't make trouble, I'm afraid that things will mess with me!"

Zhu Xianming smiled and said, "This is true, for example, the North Korean envoy will not find your mansion!" ”

"Dad, he is also a person who knows how to repay his kindness, his son saved him at the beginning of the year, and now he has come up to thank him!"

"Just to say thank you?"

Zhu Jinghong knew that the emperor was asking about gold, after all, he had promised the old man too much money before.

But at this time, this question can lead to what he wants to say.

"Then Li Hui also told his son something else!"

"Oh?"

"Now that North Korea is in charge of his son Li Xuan, Li Hui said that his brother may be bewitched by others, thinking of creating his own writing, laws and rules and regulations in North Korea......"

As an emperor with great political acumen, Zhu Xianming certainly understood what this meant, so his face suddenly became ugly.

"It's not his nonsense!" Zhu Xianming frowned.

Zhu Jinghong replied: "It doesn't matter if he is talking nonsense, send someone to investigate!" ”

"Just ......"

Seeing Zhu Jinghong spitting, Zhu Xianming raised his head and said, "If you have something to say, just say it!" ”

"My son thinks it's better to send someone from Beijing to investigate, whether it's the North Division of Liaodong Thousand Households or the South Division of North Korea Thousand Households, I'm afraid it's all ......."

Zhu Jinghong's words were not finished, but the meaning was already very obvious.

"Damn this shit!" Zhu Xianming said coldly.

He can endure the greed of a house slave for money, and he can accept it if he gets power, but if he is not even loyal to his master, in Zhu Xianming's opinion, he can die.

The two major events that occurred in the first half of the year, Gansu, Liaodong, and the three thousand households in North Korea, among which a large number of high-ranking officials were ousted and killed, but they still did not play a role in clarifying the top and bottom of Jinyiwei.

Then you can only continue to kill...... Zhu Xianming said secretly.

When the father and son were silent, they only heard the queen say: "Today is a family banquet, don't talk about these fights and killings!" ”

Zhu Xianming didn't pay attention to this, but said slowly: "I'm afraid that Li Xuan is not the only one involved in these things in North Korea!" ”

Zhu Jinghong replied: "The people of Japan and the Rakshasa country may be making trouble behind their backs!" ”

With a deep gaze, Zhu Xianming nodded and said, "That's it!" ”

"This is a serious matter, and we have to send some competent people to investigate!"

Seeing the right time, Zhu Jinghong replied: "My son has a suitable candidate!" ”

"Who?"

Zhu Jinghong replied: "Chen Yuntai, one hundred households in Nancheng, this person has always been thoughtful and thoughtful, and his son has ordered him to do a lot of things, and there has never been a half-point difference. ”

While recommending Chen Yuntai, he also made no secret of the fact that he had a close relationship with him, giving people a sense of fairness.

If he didn't say that, the emperor would definitely be suspicious of his motives, but since he said it, his doubts were diluted a lot.

"Hmm...... Let's talk about it! ”

After this matter was over, Zhu Jinghong immediately hooked his waist, raised the cup with both hands and said: "Dad, my son toasts you, I wish you a good time!" ”

Carrying the cup, Zhu Xianming said lightly: "You don't have anything else to talk about?" ”

"This ...... What else could there be? Please also ask my father to teach me! ”

I only heard Zhu Xianming say: "Boy, Li Hui came over this time, just to talk to you?" ”

The words have been said about this, and Zhu Jinghong is not good at pretending to be stupid, so he said: "Dad...... You don't really want that little money from your son, do you? ”

Although a few thousand taels of gold is a lot, it is like that for the emperor, he is not really greedy for this little money.

It's just that Zhu Jinghong didn't say anything, of course he had to ask as an emperor, otherwise what was the majesty of being a father.

"You don't have a small tone, can you call it a little money?" Zhu Xianming asked rhetorically.

At this time, Yang Qingyin interjected again: "I said Your Majesty, why do you bother with a child!" ”

"Little children? You're still treating him like a child! Zhu Xianming said angrily.

After such a tug, the matter of gold passed, and Zhu Xianming also accepted Zhu Jinghong's toast.

"Dad, at the beginning of the year, my son sent someone to do sea trade, and now it can be regarded as a whole amount of money, which shows how rich the benefits of sea trade are!"

Zhu Jinghong reminded Xinxin: "Now on the sea, there are so many merchant ships coming and going to trade, don't forget about the expansion of the sailor, otherwise you won't be able to collect the silver from the white flowers, and you will suffer a big loss......

The problem is that the tax can be collected, and the key is to be able to control the sea, which requires a strong sailor.

Otherwise, even if taxes can be collected, foreign fleets will be able to block sea trade routes once they sail freely, repeating the mistakes of Zhu Jinghong's previous history.

I only heard Zhu Xianming reply: "The Liaodong Navy Division has now added a lot of warships, and it is stepping up training every day!" ”

The northwest quelled the rebellion, Annam suppressed the rebellion, built a water division, controlled the river and repaired the embankment, gave relief to the victims, and rewarded officials......

Everything is a big deal, everything costs a lot of money, and these things have to be a headache for Zhu Xianming.

Thinking of these things, he was upset, and when he saw Zhu Jinghong at this time, Zhu Xianming only felt very unpleasant.

"You talk a lot every day, if you don't hurry down, I'll be angry when I look at you!"

"My son is leaving!" Zhu Jinghong saluted respectfully.

Because the crown prince Rui Wang was far away, they only saw Zhu Jinghong being trained from beginning to end, and they didn't know that the father and son had agreed on many major matters just now.

Zhu Jinghong stepped forward to toast, it was only a small episode, and after he retreated, more people came to the front of the emperor and tried their best to compliment and please the emperor.

The guests and hosts of the family banquet were happy, especially the prince and King Rui performed very well, and they were praised by Zhu Xianming in public, which made the two happy and excited like children.

Especially the prince, because he rarely gets the affirmation of his father, he was so excited that he almost cried at this time, and Zhu Xianming was even more disappointed in him.

(End of chapter)