The sky was covered with goose feathers and snow, everything was depressed, and the Forbidden City was dyed with a thick layer of snow white.

Zhu Qiyu stood in front of the window, looking at the white expanse, stunned.

Scattered snowflakes blew in and fell on the floor, turning into droplets.

The hall is burning with the best charcoal, red and red, warm as spring; Outside, it was icy and bitterly cold.

As the windows open, the heat is quickly lost.

"Your Majesty, beware of catching a cold." The little yellow gate took a big hat and put it on for him.

Seeing that the emperor had no response, Xiao Huangmen hesitated and tried to close the window.

"You don't have to." Zhu Qiyu opened his mouth, he took a breath, and a refreshing cold hit him, making him feel strangely comfortable, and his mind was a lot clearer.

After standing for a long time, Zhu Qiyu finally couldn't endure the bitter cold, turned his head and walked back to the mink chair and sat down.

'Squeak~' Xiao Huangmen cleverly closed the window and turned around, but heard the emperor muttering to himself:

"It should be colder on the prairie......"

Although the window has been closed, the chill on Zhu Qiyu's body has not dissipated, he tightened the big curtain on his body, the person curled up slightly, his eyes lowered and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Xiao Huangmen didn't dare to disturb, thought about it, went to make a cup of tea, and carefully placed it on the table.

Zhu Qiyu's eyes moved slightly, his godless eyes refocused, and he picked up the steaming hot tea: "Xiao Hengzi, how many years have you been with me?" ”

Xiao Hengzi counted with his fingers and replied: "The slave maid has followed the emperor since he moved out of the palace at the age of twelve, and it has been ten years since this year. ”

"It's been ten years." Zhu Qiyu said quietly, "It's been so long." ”

Xiao Hengzi felt that something was wrong with the emperor, and it seemed that the whole person was immersed in pessimism and negativity, so he hurriedly flattered and laughed:

"It's not long before the New Year, and it's going to change the yuan after the New Year, and the new year name proposed by the minister to the emperor is good."

"Does it sound good?"

"Nice, Jingtai, Jingtai ......" Xiao Hengzi nagged a few times, but suddenly found that the ink in his stomach was really limited, and he couldn't shoot the fart, so he couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

Zhu Zhanji set up an inner study hall, but it was only limited to teaching eunuchs to read and write.

After all...... Not every eunuch is Wang Zhen.

Zhu Qiyu laughed, and suddenly found that these slaves and maids were not without merit, at least they would not be disobedient and would not fight against him.

"Jingtai..." Zhu Qiyu bowed his head and said, "I also think it's weird and good." ”

"Hey, uh-huh...... Good. Xiao Hengzi smiled, relaxed slightly, no longer so embarrassed, and then offered two more sycophants.

provoked Zhu Qiyu to be very happy, and his depressed mood was much more comfortable.

Yes, the New Year is the first year of Jingtai...... Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but think of the 'avenue' that Li Qing said.

The negative emotions gradually subsided, Zhu Qiyu cheered up, since fate made him the emperor, he can't live up to it, he is also the Zhu family, the descendants of the ancestors and ancestors.

The Son of Heaven should cultivate the way of the Son of Heaven.

Zhu Qiyu was firm in his goal, no longer thinking about those bad things, and his whole mind became clear.

"Spread the message, order the military department to give Li Qing in the matter, Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, Wang Zhi, the secretary of the ministry, and Hu Hu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, enter the palace."

"Yes, slave and maid."

"Wait."

Xiao Hengzi turned around, "Your Majesty, please command." ”

"Let them go to the nave." Zhu Qiyu glanced at the closed window, "It's freezing this day...... Inform the imperial dining room to prepare soup pots and prepare more meat, fruits and vegetables. ”

"Yes." Xiao Hengzi said yes, paused, and saw that the emperor had no new instructions, so he withdrew from the main hall.

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Nave.

When Li Qing came, Yu Qian, Wang Zhi, and Hu Hu had already arrived, and the hall was as warm as spring, the hot pot soup was surging, and the aroma of condiments was blowing in the face.

"Mr. Li is here," Zhu Qiyu pointed to the chair across the dining table, "Sit down." ”

Li Qing stepped forward, arched his hand towards Zhu Qiyu, said hello to Yu Qian and the others, pulled out a chair and sat down.

This time, it wasn't that he set up a score and deliberately came late, but that his home was in Lianjiatun'er, which was far away from the palace.

"This time the danger of the Beijing Division, fortunately, thanks to the efforts of a few Aiqing," Zhu Qiyu said with a smile, "We have to be free today, let's have a small gathering." ”

"It is the duty of a courtier to share the worries of the king." The four of them arched their hands and said the scene in unison.

Zhu Qiyu smiled: "A few Aiqing don't have to be formal, just eat a simple meal and relax it." ”

As he spoke, he picked up the fatty mutton slices and pulled them with chopsticks and poured them into the hot pot soup.

"Your Majesty, come on." Yu Qian hurriedly took the plate, "How can there be a reason for the emperor to be busy." ”

"I'll do it anyway." Li Qing took the plate from Yu Qian's hand and began to cut the meat.

Among the few people present, Zhu Qiyu is the emperor, Hu Hu is seventy-four, Wang Zhi is seventy-seven, and the youngest Yu Qian is fifty-one, so he is the youngest.

Yu Qian was not idle, picked up the warm wine on the side, poured a glass for Zhu Qiyu first, and then poured wine with Hu Hui, Wang Zhi, and Li Qing, and finally it was his turn.

Hu Hu and Wang Zhi are both old ministers of several dynasties, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are national treasure-level figures, Hu Hu is a jinshi in the second year of Jianwen, and Wang Zhi is a jinshi in the second year of Yongle, the two of them have been officials for decades, and they have long understood the officialdom.

Don't look at the emperor saying that he was just eating, but both of them knew that they must be talking about state affairs.

And it's still a private matter, otherwise there wouldn't be even a slave to serve.

The two old guys were sitting on their laps, not arguing, but racking their brains about how to deal with it.

has been an official for so many years, and the two have been standing tall, which shows the high rank of the two, especially Hu Hui, who has been doing it for more than 20 years just as a scholar.

The hot pot soup is tumbling, the meat slices are floating and sinking, and the fragrance is overflowing, but the two of them don't have any thoughts on it.

Yu Qian also knew that this was by no means a simple meal, and couldn't help but speculate in his heart about the emperor's intentions.

"It's cooked...... Li Qing beckoned, "Eat while it's hot." ”

Sanshangshu: "......"

First Emperor: "......"

Sure enough, you know how to eat!

Zhu Qiyu took the lead in adjusting and said with a smile: "You're welcome. ”

"Your Majesty, you're welcome." Li Qing gave him a pair of chopsticks, and after the surface work was done, he didn't pay attention to anything else, and picked up the chopsticks to make them.

While eating, serve the food with chopsticks.

Put the meat first, wait for the meat to be half-cooked, and then add the vegetables, Li Qing is well versed in the essence of eating hot pot, so that you can eat the vegetables and meat together.

Li Qing's gag successfully focused everyone's attention on eating.

A few people had to suppress their thoughts first and move their chopsticks.

Hu Hu is more than seventy years old, his brain is still good, but his hands and feet can't keep up, after picking up a chopstick dish, he didn't have time to clip the second chopstick, and the dish in the pot was swept clean.

He was speechless about this.

At the same time, Wang Zhi was speechless.

Yu Qian was used to it, but he was secretly funny.

Hu Hu was too old to eat more meat, for fear of not digesting it, and when he saw that the spinach was cooked, he was ready to taste it, but as soon as he picked up the chopsticks, Li Qing copied most of the chopsticks.

Seeing that Zhu Qiyu also got off the chopsticks, he had no choice but to put them down.

Hu Hui glanced at Li Qing and couldn't help sighing: "It's better to be young!" This appetite ......"

To say, Hu Hu has seen Li Qing.

It's just that Li Qing was already disguised at that time, and later he even wore a mask, plus Li Qing had been gone for more than ten years, and when he came back, he looked like a young man, so he didn't think about anything else at all.

……

'Hiccup~' Li Qing smacked his mouth, "Your Majesty, I've eaten well, you eat slowly." ”

Zhu Qiyu put down his chopsticks and said with a smile: "I'm not in a hurry to go, I've just sweated, and it's not appropriate to see the cool air." ”

Li Qing nodded.

Seeing this, Yu Qian and the three of them also put down their chopsticks and looked at Zhu Qiyu.

As you all know, today it is said to be a meal, but in fact it is still a discussion.

Zhu Qiyu lifted the wine jug and personally poured a glass for each of the people, and then said: "The external troubles of the Ming Dynasty have been solved, but there are still internal worries." ”

Li Qing didn't express his opinion, picked up an orange and peeled it, he gave it all to him, and it was not his turn to catch up.

Yu Qian and the three exchanged glances with each other, and finally Wang Zhi, the secretary of the ministry, took the lead in speaking:

"It is the fault of the courtiers that the lord is worried about the humiliation of the ministers, and the emperor is worried about state affairs."

paused, "I don't know why the emperor is worried, I still want to make it clear." ”

"Aiqing is serious." Zhu Qiyu smiled, the foreplay was done enough, and he was no longer polite at the moment, "It's mainly about welcoming the emperor." ”

Yu Qian and the three of them were stunned, and Li Qing's action of chewing oranges was also a meal, and he glanced at Zhu Qiyu in surprise.

But I heard Zhu Qiyu say: "After the New Year, welcome the emperor back." ”