Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 316
Wu Fu wine shop is famous not because he completely drank and left, but mainly because he was good at guessing wine orders by drawing lots.

Zhu Houzhao had heard of his name a long time ago and thought he was a tall man.

Only when I saw him did I realize that he was a thin and average person.

Jinshi in the Ming Dynasty not only needs to be knowledgeable, but also looks.

Wu Fu's appearance is too mediocre, and he is really short. Zhu Houzhao was a little disappointed when he saw it for the first time.

However, Wu Fu was generous, his expression was upright and his behavior was upright, and his speech was decent and slightly humorous, which covered up his physical shortcomings.

Today's banquet, the banquet prepared by Wu Fu is also very special.

There are no expensive foods such as sea cucumber and abalone, but they are all Baoding's special dishes.

Baoding five-spice donkey meat, marinated chicken, white meat covered with fire, bone dregs balls, pan fried (special fried pancakes), bacon, small vegetarian dishes, etc. are full of table.

These dishes don't cost a lot of money, and Wu Fu hired local famous chefs to cook them, but because they are local specialties, the taste is good, and they are special, Zhu Houzhao enjoys eating them.

In the drinking session, Wu Fu was really good at guessing wine by drawing lots. After nearly ten rounds, Zhu Houzhao lost all of them and drank a lot of wine.

Wu Fu didn't drink a drop of wine, and he won the emperor so many times in a row, and he didn't have the slightest intention to back down.

Jiang Bin also blocked three glasses of wine for Zhu Houzhao, and his face became uneasy.

Zhu Houzhao didn't show his face, he just smiled, but he secretly thought that Wu Fu was a [-] guy.

However, I am also curious about how this person can be the governor of Baoding Mansion with such a face and such a personality.

Wu Fu's family background is average, although he can be regarded as a family of poems and books, but his official position is higher in the family, and the others are basically unknown.

He doesn't know how to flatter, look at people's faces, and can climb up to the position of governor of Baoding Mansion. It can only be said that the person who recommended him probably did it unintentionally because he was drunk and drunk.

Zhu Houzhao thought that after going back, he must see who recommended this Wu Fu.

Wu Fu didn't drink a drop of wine, but he didn't feel embarrassed at all, he talked about the anecdotes and anecdotes of Baoding Mansion, and laughed when he said that he had a good time.

Zhu Hou took care that this guy was getting more and more distasteful, so he directly threw the lottery that he had caught on the table that needed to drink on the ground, and asked Wu Fu to catch it.

Wu Fu was having a good time talking, and when he heard Zhu Houzhao's order clearly, he was obviously taken aback.

But the emperor ordered, he could only obey.

Those who draw lots naturally need to drink alcohol. Wu Fu drank nearly 20 cups, his stomach became round, and he burped from time to time.

Seeing Wu Fu's distress, Zhu Houzhao finally couldn't help laughing.

Then he got up to announce the end of the banquet, and left with Jiang Bin.

……

Wu's back house.

"Master, have you drank so much today?"

Mrs. Wu took off her coat for Wu Fu, and said to Wu Fu who was smelling of alcohol.

Wu Fu's face was a bit serious.

"emperor……"

Mrs. Wu was born as a girl from a family with a beautiful appearance. She married the ugly Governor Wu. The husband and wife were very harmonious and they talked about everything.

"The character of the emperor is not bad, but he is too arrogant to admit defeat, and he is a little stubborn. I am afraid it will be difficult to listen to other people's opinions. I was thinking..."

Wu Fu looked a little annoyed.

"My lord, I know you have lofty aspirations, and you only want to do things for the court and show your grand plans. It's just that the world is difficult, and many things can't be done just by thinking about it. As for the emperor, if he is not a person who can listen to opinions, We are not close to him. It can be said that it is difficult to persuade him other than to meet. Those people should not be... at most they just intimidated him. Didn't you say that someone reminded the emperor, and he didn't listen? We are also considered I have worked hard, have no ambitions and no regrets, it is enough!"

Mrs. Wu comforted the emperor and said.

Wu Fu also sighed deeply!
The emperor has made up his mind, he has an arrogant personality, and if he loses a drinking order in the wine market, he feels shameless, and he is not willing to gamble and admit defeat. If it is for his safety, it will be very difficult to persuade him to give up going south first, and it will not be thankful for him to do his best!

……

On the second day, Zhu Houzhao bid farewell to Wu Fu and continued southward.

As he traveled south and south, Zhu Houzhao's heart became more and more depressed.

Compared with officials from Hebei Province, such as Wu Fu, who received him fairly politely, the places he arrived in the next southward journey treated his arrival more slowly and coldly.

Many officials who were supposed to receive them had already taken excuses and hid elsewhere before they arrived.

They can only be received hastily by some low-level personnel. Both the banquet and the reception are quite slack.

It's hard to think about it, this is the attitude of a place towards the Ming emperor.

"emperor……"

Jiang Bin looked hesitantly at the thoughtful Zhu Houzhao.

"Wen Yi, it's okay! Why did I come to Jiangnan? If I don't come, this Jiangnan is like an independent country. Who knows that I, Zhu Houzhao, is still the lord of the Ming Dynasty? I'm afraid they have already forgotten that the next day is still my Zhu family. What's the problem if they recognize the master? A slave who doesn't know the master will naturally see that the master is slack, and we need to correct it!"

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, even though he was a little pensive, he could think clearly.

"Your Majesty, now that we have arrived at Qingjiangpu, since the officials here are not yet ready to welcome the Emperor, and it is uncomfortable to live in their house, I have a good place. The Emperor should live more comfortably."

Jiang Bin suggested.

Those so-called local officials treated the emperor slowly and coldly. Even if the emperor said he didn't care, Jiang Bin knew this kind of soft-hearted attitude towards others. Who could really not care?
Qingjiangpu has an old acquaintance, and it is better for the emperor to live there than to live in an official's house.

"What a good place? Wen Yi, do you have any good acquaintances here?"

Zhu Houzhao was a little surprised.

"Your Majesty, this person is not only familiar to me, but also my acquaintance, and also your acquaintance!"

Jiang Bin laughed.

"Eh? Or my acquaintance? Tell me, who is it?"

"Zhang Yang's family is here."

"Zhang Yang?"

Zhu Houzhao remembered this person.

Zhang Yang was originally a eunuch in the palace, who once served Ming Xiaozong.

After the death of Ming Xiaozong, he also worked for Zhu Houzhao.

It's just that when he was old, he asked to go back to his hometown for the elderly, and his hometown was in Qingjiangpu.

As an old servant, when the former master came here, he naturally wanted to come out to greet him.

Because of the slackness of those local officials, in order to avoid too embarrassing the scene, Jiang Bin had asked the soldiers in front to notify Zhang Yang to come to greet him before he arrived at Qingjiangpu, in order to make the scene more lively.

……

Qingjiang Pu.

With the sound of gongs and drums, a welcome crowd appeared at Guandao Wharf.

The leader is none other than the former eunuch Zhang Yang.

Although he is not young now, he is in a good state of caution.

After taking off the clothes of the inner court, now he is wearing silk and satin, he looks like a country landlord.

"emperor!"

Seeing Zhu Houzhao's sedan chair, Zhang Yang moved his fat body and knelt down on the ground.

The corners of Zhu Houzhao's eyes were a little moist. This time he was coldly received many times during his trip to the south. Even though Wu Fu's performance was not bad, he was only slightly polite, and he didn't want to be treated by the drinking lottery at all.

It turned out to be a retired internal official who greeted me so warmly, so I couldn't help but have mixed feelings in my heart.

(End of this chapter)