Hongwu Daming: Why hasn't my son rebelled?

Chapter 25 Arrogant and domineering Marquis of Pingyang

Speaking of nightlife, in fact, most ordinary people before the Song Dynasty did not have the word nightlife in their minds.

Just like the saying in the modern German "Grimm's Fairy Tales": "After dinner, it's time to go to bed."

It's not just because the ancient entertainment methods are too simple, besides drinking is to make people, but more because of nightlife, which is really not something ordinary people can afford.

As the so-called Dongshan night banquet becomes a river, and the silver candles shine brightly, the first thing that restricts the night life of ordinary people is the problem of lighting.

Ordinary people could not afford the lamps before the Song Dynasty, let alone the fuel used to light them.

In the early Ming Dynasty, fuel-efficient porcelain lamps were used for lighting, and vegetable oil was used for fuel, but even so, nightlife was only a privilege of the metropolis.

Before the Ming Dynasty, Fengyang was definitely no longer in this list, but now Fengyang already exists as a companion capital, and its prosperity is naturally needless to mention.

Taverns, teahouses, washhouses, brothels, everything is complete.

Zhu Qi took Zhu Di to disguise again, and then slipped out of the palace, because Zhu Di had already taken care of it before, Xu Da naturally didn't know about the two princes slipping out quietly, otherwise Xu Da would definitely be there at this time Waiting outside the palace to arrest people.

This Fengyang is the same as Yingtianfu. The tertiary industry is full of vigor and vitality, but the most famous places are not built on land like the Xiaoxiang Pavilion. On the contrary, they are like the famous Qinhuai River painting boats in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. The painted boat floats on the Huaihe River.

Another point is that the Ming Dynasty did not have a curfew all night like the Song Dynasty. There was a curfew in the Ming Dynasty, called the night ban, but the time of Jingjie was not like that in the Tang Dynasty. The curfew starts at nine o'clock in the evening.

So when the lights came on, there were still many pedestrians on the street, and the shops along the street were brightly lit, so there was no need to worry about being invisible at night.

Zhu Di was very reliable in handling things, especially in terms of entertainment. As soon as Zhu Qi went out to the palace, a local man waited outside the palace, and then took Zhu Qi and Zhu Di to the place where the paintings gathered.

Zhu Qi is now a rich man, and the money earned by the Royal Entertainment Center during this period has been distributed to him in his pocket, not to mention Zhu Di's share.

Naturally, the two brothers didn't need to be too polite, and they were about to board the biggest painting boat.

The people standing at the pier knew that these two were bold and distinguished guests, and immediately arranged for a painting boat to pick them up.

All I saw was a big three-storey boat approaching, parked not far from the shore, and then a small boat rowed over to pick up people.

Zhu Qi and Zhu Di, with their guards, rowed towards the boat in a small boat.

After boarding the boat, someone has already arranged for the girl and prepared the room. The happy night can finally begin, and my trip to Fengyang seems to be on the right track.

But when Zhu Di looked out the window, he saw a big boat parked on the Huaihe River, obviously much bigger than the boat he was on!

Zhu Di was a little unhappy. You must know that it was not cheap for them to go on this boat, five taels of silver per person, and even the money for the guards. It was agreed to be the largest and most luxurious boat, but why is there a more powerful boat next to it?
Zhu Di immediately said to Zhu Qi:

"Third Brother, are we afraid that we have been deceived? That painted boat is obviously much better than ours!"

Zhu Qiyi saw that the painting boat not far away was indeed much better than the one on his side, and he also showed displeasure.

Seeing this scene, the girl next to him hurriedly poured a glass of wine for Zhu Qi and Zhu Di, and said:
"The two young masters misunderstood. Our painting boat is indeed the best in Fengyang. As for the painting boat, you two should not think too much about it. It is the painting boat of the Marquis of Pingyang. People who can't be bothered."

"Marquis of Pingyang?"

Zhu Qi was taken aback for a moment, feeling that the name was a bit familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

Zhu Di also had the same expression on the sidelines, as if he was very familiar with this title.

Seeing this, the girl said again:

"The two sons may not know much about them when they first arrived in Fengyang. This Marquis of Pingyang was the adopted son of the emperor before. He was enshrined as Marquis of Pingyang because of his military exploits. He received the post of captain in Fengyang, and ordinary people can't afford it. "

The chief executive of Fengyang is the magistrate. When Zhu Qi and Xu Da first came to Fengyang, the magistrate once took the initiative to visit Zhu Qi in the barracks, but Zhu Qi mainly came to train with Xu Da to hone his military skills, so he did not have the same relationship with the magistrate. Too much communication.

As for the captain, he is a military officer in name, of course it is only in name, he has no real power, and he may not even be able to enter the barracks.

In many cases, these vacancies are set up mainly for the convenience of rewards, to assign a group of vacancies to heroes, and to receive an extra salary, that's all.

Hearing what the girl said, Zhu Qi finally remembered why the title Pingyanghou was so familiar, yet he couldn't remember it.

Pingyanghou must have seen it before, but he was not impressed because Zhu Yuanzhang had too many adoptive sons.

There are more than 20 people, and this is only recorded, and those who have not recorded do not know how many people there are.

But there are only two most famous among them. One is Li Wenzhong, one of the 24 generals in Huaixi, the famous general who went crazy on the northern border some time ago.

There is also a general named Mu Ying, who is also a general, but he is not well-known now, but he will be famous in the future, because Yunnan was pacified by Mu Ying, not only that, Mu Ying also won the trust of Zhu Yuanzhang, and his descendants Yongzheng Yunnan, until the demise of the Ming Dynasty, can be said to have been extremely rare in all dynasties.

This Marquis of Pingyang is obviously the unknown type.

But when he heard that he was Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son, Zhu Di, who was not convinced at first, immediately became honest. Since they are all from his own family, although everyone is not familiar with him, it is better not to cause trouble, so as not to spread the matter to Xu Da. , but not good.

Other generals may respect Zhu Qi and Zhu Di because of their status as princes, and dare not be negligent, but Xu Da is different. A good buddy who sits at a table and eats.

Zhu Qi and Zhu Di had lost their voices, and those girls thought that these two young masters had retreated in spite of the difficulties, and were about to continue playing music, but they heard a loud noise outside, and then they heard the ship of Pingyang Hou next to them. Someone shouted from the boat:

"Master Hou! Forgive the little girl, the little girl is really a private household, not the Secretary of Jiaofang!"

Zhu Qi looked over from the window and saw an old man was grabbed by two people and pushed to the bow, and there was a young man standing beside him holding a wine glass, and drunkenly scolded:

"Don't care who you are, you are all my master's people on my boat! Push this old man who is in the way! Make noise!"

The guards responded, and then pushed the old man into the Huaihe River.

The girl next to her also saw this scene, sighed, and said:
"Here it goes again. I'm afraid this old man won't survive tonight. Hey, the two young masters have also seen it. This Marquis of Pingyang is absolutely untouchable."

(End of this chapter)