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

Chapter 401 Cell
The royal banquet on the first day of the Ming Dynasty began at You o'clock in the afternoon.

Because of the busy state affairs, the emperor has not arrived yet.

However, there are many rules in the royal family. If the emperor is late, it means that the state is busy. It is disrespectful for ordinary people to be late.

Therefore, before Qin Shao arrived, women were already whispering in the banquet hall.

Yes, the voices of women whispering timidly.

The vassal kings were all taken outside one by one, and they were not allowed to return to Beijing if they had nothing to do. If the emperor wanted to drink with Uncle Wang, Uncle Wang and his cousins, it would not be easy.

Therefore, the family banquet on the first day of the Royal New Year is usually the women in the harem and the royal relatives bestowed by the emperor.

Not to mention the difficulties of Zhu Di's lineage of emperors and vassal princes, many princesses are also short-lived.

Qin Shao wondered if they had some genetic disease.

Yingzong had eight daughters, except Princess Yixing who lived to the ninth year of Zhengde, and all of them died in the Chenghua period.

Of the five daughters of Emperor Xianzong, only Princess Renhe is still alive.

As for Xiaozong's three daughters, only Princess Yongfu is still alive today, and her husband is Cui Yuan, the son-in-law captain, the one who took Qin Shao to Beijing to succeed him.

Naturally, Princess Yongfu and Cui Yuan will be invited to this family banquet, and by the way, the other two surviving old princesses will also bring their families to attend.

As for the concubines, compared to the court dramas I watched before, like the 72 concubines in the Six Courts of the Three Palaces, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty actually didn't have many concubines.

Especially in Zhu Di's branch, not only the concubines are not very prosperous, but the offspring are even weaker.

Like this kind of royal family banquet, concubines without heirs and low-ranking concubines are generally not able to participate, and there are even fewer people.

In fact, there were not many women in the harem of the first emperor Zhu Houzhao. It is indeed a bit too exaggerated to say that Zhu Houzhao was lewd in history.

If he could be interested in that, he wouldn't even have an heir.

Qin Shao didn't pay much attention to Zhu Houzhao's harem before. After all, they are also cousins. It is indeed inconsistent with ethics for a younger brother to care about his elder brother's harem.

After he ascended the throne, he roughly learned about Zhu Houzhao's harem from Han Jinrong's ramblings.

Zhu Houzhao's queen is the Xia family, the Xia family, from Shangyuan, Xiaojiabiyu type, but she is gentle and virtuous, and there are not so many things.

It's just that Han Jinrong said that Empress Zhang was a bit mean to Xia Shi, she asked Xia Shi to pay her respects every day, sooner or later, and often said that she was mean.

Xia's life is not easy either.

Thinking about being less than 30 years old, it is really pitiful to spend countless years in the palace in such a young age.

Qin Shao told Han Jinrong to take care of Xia family more in terms of food and clothing.

"Master, I asked someone to increase her monthly profit. The imperial dining room and the sewing room gave her more care. She sent someone to say thank you, but she declined. She just asked the imperial dining room to add a fat goose to her every month."

Han Jinrong sighed.

"Empress Zhuangsu (because Zhu Houxi and Zhu Houzhao are cousins, and the Xia family can't be the queen mother, so I can only be called Empress Zhuangsu to distinguish her) likes to eat fat goose?"

In order to maintain a light figure, the women in this palace seldom eat too fatty things.

Han Jinrong also cut down on fatty food for a while, but he stopped him, because thin women are actually not easy to use.

"She...she just used this to think about the late emperor!"

Han Jinrong sighed again.

"How to say?"

Qin Shao didn't understand. What does eating fat goose have to do with the late emperor Zhu Houzhao?
"Empress Zhuang Su said that the late emperor went to Datong and didn't return home for a long time, and finally came back. She missed the late emperor and couldn't help crying. The late emperor comforted her very much. Seeing that she had lost weight, he directly asked the imperial dining room to add fat goose. To nourish her body. But not long after, she first went to Leopard Square, and then went to the south, and came back seriously ill. Those people thought that the emperor was seriously ill and needed to recuperate. Empress Zhuang Su had not seen the emperor a few times. He is also in a coma, that gift of goose should be the last warmth between the late Emperor and Empress Zhuang Su!"

Han Jinrong explained.

After the husband and wife finished speaking, they fell into a long period of melancholy.

Life is not easy, to be able to live like them and stay together safe and sound is already considered a blessing.

In addition to Empress Xia, Zhu Houzhao also had two concubines, Shu Concubine Wu and Xian Concubine Shen.

And there is that Liu Meiren Liu Liangnv who disappeared without a sound.

As for some unofficial gossip that Qin Shao had seen in his previous life, it was said that Zhu Houzhao had favored the pregnant sister of the border general Ma Ang, which was completely unfounded.

As for Ma Ang giving his sister and concubine to Zhu Houzhao, it is even more innocent dirty water.

No matter how stupid and hungry Zhu Houzhao is, he would not allow a woman who is pregnant with someone else's child to enter the harem. Even if he agreed, the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty and the royal family of the Ming Dynasty would not agree, that is a chaotic Ming bloodline.

If Zhu Houzhao really had such a great sexual interest, he wouldn't have left half of his son behind.

Because he has no heirs, and because of his uncle and sister-in-law relationship, none of the concubines of the late emperor Zhu Houzhao can participate in this palace banquet.

Empress Dowager Zhang showed up early to greet the two big families of her own natal family.

Yes, two families!
Zhang Heling, the Marquis of Shouning and Zhang Yanling, the Marquis of Jianchang, are two Marquises of the same family. Many people came from the two families. They didn't know that they thought the palace was their backyard.

When Han Jinrong came over with the old concubine, those people just saluted and greeted perfunctorily.

Han Jinrong's complexion was a little bad, and the old concubine patted her hand, telling her not to pay too much attention to it.

The Zhang family has drifted away for too long because of Xiaozong and the first emperor. If they want to know how to restrain themselves, they must stumble.

When Qin Shao brought people over, the banquet hall was already full of people.

When everyone heard the emperor's arrival, except for the old concubine, Queen Zhang and Han Jinrong, they all knelt down and saluted.

Qin Shao ordered the banquet to be opened, and the tables were divided between men and women, and the banquet began soon.

"This year's banquet is not as good as before. It's really not as good as every year!"

As the dishes came up, a harsh voice said haha.

It was obviously the voice of Jianchang Hou Zhang Yanling.

Because men and women have separate tables, Empress Zhang and the old concubine sat at the same side as the female relatives, divided into primary and secondary tables, and separated by a curtain. Although the faces of the female relatives inside could not be seen clearly, the two places spoke loudly or made any noise. Still easy to hear.

Qin Shao's face was a little ugly.

Today's banquet is indeed much simpler than before. The main reason is that the internal treasury is now empty, and people are eating enough food. If they don't pay attention to thrift, he, the emperor, will have the cheek to borrow money from the treasury!

Moreover, all the expenses in the palace are supported by his internal treasury. Naturally, he is the head of the family when he invites guests to dinner. Originally, today's family banquet is for his family to eat. It is to give them face to invite some foreign relatives. When will it be his turn to speak? up!

And today's food is actually not bad: tea and food like raw flowers, five types of fruit, five types of roasted fried chicken, phoenix chicken, double stick bones, large oil cakes with big silver ingots, five types of wine, four colors of dishes, three types of soups, two large clusters Steamed buns, meat rice with horse, beef and mutton, and five minutes of wine.

There are already 24 dishes, and these people simply can't finish them.

"It's not easy for Tai Zu to win the country, and he has always advocated frugality. I remember that Tai Zu's family banquet also had a maximum of 24 dishes, as well as dandelion, sorghum cakes, millet cakes, beans, etc. The old man always said that the good life will not forget the past. , Today we can be regarded as remembering hardships and thinking about sweetness, I specially asked someone to make some rough food, and I will reward you all to taste when you go back later!"

Qin Shao said coldly.

Soon, several people including Zhang Heling looked at Zhang Yanling coldly.

We all know that things bestowed by the emperor cannot be thrown away!
Just because of this guy's few words, now the emperor wants to reward them with those rough things, and they not only have to take them back, but also eat them. If the emperor asks them to talk about their feelings after eating, this matter will be even more troublesome up!
"We can have the good life we ​​have today, thanks to the blessing of our ancestors. After today's meal, the food that everyone rewarded everyone was the food that Tai. Zu once liked. After eating, everyone can also write about their feelings. Not much, three to five thousand Words are enough! At that time, it can also be burned to the old Tai Zuta, to let them know the gratitude of our younger generations!"

Qin Shao said lightly.

In terms of spiritual training, his previous life had concentrated the experience of thousands of years of ancestors, and it didn't take much effort to clean up this trillium.

We all know that Zhang Yanling doesn't like reading, and he can't understand many big characters, and writing is even more difficult.

The feeling of asking him to write thousands of words is a kind of training for him now.

As for wanting to find someone to write for him, if he is not afraid of being caught by someone and deceiving the emperor to commit a serious crime, he really doesn't have the guts.

In an instant, countless eyes with cold hooks looked at Zhang Yanling again, and he lowered his head dejectedly.

"What Your Majesty said is true! It is not easy for Taizu to lead our ancestors to conquer the country, and we must not forget that eating some rough food can be regarded as remembering bitterness and thinking about sweetness. We are really lucky!"

Cui Yuan echoed from the side.

Cui Yuan was already extremely annoyed when he failed to welcome His Majesty to the capital because of his own health, and Xu Guangzuo, Duke Dingguo, took full advantage of it.
And those Zhang brothers, especially Zhang Yanling, were used to being arrogant when they were Xiaozong and the first emperor. Now that they have changed emperors, they are still strong, what is it!
Even though the late emperor Zhu Houzhao hated these two people, he was his uncle after all, so it would not be too much. Now His Majesty has almost no relationship with them. I heard that His Majesty did not invite them to the family banquet at the beginning, and it was Empress Dowager Zhang who mentioned it. , Your Majesty is not good at blowing the queen mother's face, so let these two come over.

Cui Yuan has already seen that His Majesty is somewhat dissatisfied with them, and they still keep a low profile, they really don't know what to do!
Zhang Yanling glared at Cui Yuan fiercely!

If it was someone else, he might not dare. In his eyes, Cui Yuan is nothing at all. A declining family, the son-in-law of the royal family, also cares about him having a marquis. If it was in the past, he would directly Just do this guy.

But now this majesty is not easy to talk to. The queen mother said several times to let them follow your majesty, and said that she was worried that she would not be able to protect them in the future. , did not dare to say anything.

……

"Han Zhang!"

"Han Liangdong!"

In the low and damp prison cell, two shouts of roll call woke up the two curled up in a cell at a diagonal corner.

"Father! Father! It seems to be calling us!"

Han Liangdong sat up all of a sudden, his shiny clothes hung on his body like vegetable leaves, and his hair was messed up.

"Dong'er, if there's food left, leave... leave some for me, I'm hungry... I'm so hungry... I want to eat..."

An embarrassing and fat body lay on the straw and said weakly, it was Han Zhang, the second master of Han.

When he was imprisoned here before, he still lost his temper and overturned the food given by the cell boss.

As a result, I was hungry for two days, and now I am much more honest, and I don't think the food is dirty or full.

Han Liangdong stood up and was about to wait for the prison chief to deliver the food, but saw the prison chief walking in accompanied by a man in a flying fish suit.

"Han Zhang!"

"Han Liangdong!"

The man called out coldly.

"We...we are here!"

Han Liangdong stood up, shaking his hands.

"you are?"

The man asked coldly.

"I'm Han Liangdong!"

After tossing around for a few days, Han Liangdong couldn't stand it long ago. He didn't intend to find the so-called queen sister. At that time, the royal relatives and relatives went to the palace when they could enter the palace, but they didn't attack and saw the queen's sister, and they stayed in this prison for a few days.

Han Liangdong is a scholar. Although the Han family has declined these years, he is still a son of an official and has not suffered much at all.

It's enough to torment him these few days, now it's enough for him to go out without being hungry, he doesn't think about anything anymore!

"Han Zhang! Where's Han Zhang?"

The man asked coldly.

"Guan Ye, Han Zhang is my father, he is there...he is not feeling well..."

Han Liangdong pointed to Han Zhang lying on the ground and said.

When Han Zhang heard his name being called, he just raised his head and lay there weakly.

"My lord, we...we haven't eaten early in the morning, this meal..."

Han Liangdong carefully looked at the man in the flying fish suit and asked, because his father was tormenting, the meals given to them in the prison these days were always late and scarce, he didn't have enough to eat, and his father just started to torment He insisted not to eat, and rushed to eat these few meals, which really annoyed him!

As scholars, they have always looked down on or even insulted those who wear flying fish suits behind their backs, but when they see such people, they often behave timidly.

"Arrange them out of the cell!"

The man ignored them and said directly to the cell boss.

"My lord, rice..."

Han Liangdong reminded cautiously.

"Do you want to stay here to eat in prison? If you don't want to stay here forever, leave immediately!"

The man asked with a bad face.

"Go! Go! Let's go now!"

Han Liangdong said in panic.

"Father! Father, get up quickly! Get up quickly, we are going out soon! We are going out of prison!"

In panic, Han Liangdong shouted to Han Zhang, the second master of Han, with joy.

"want to go out?"

Han Zhang raised his somewhat unkempt face and asked suspiciously.

……

The carriage took the Han family father and son to the entrance of the alley, unloaded the two of them just like unloading goods, and walked away!

"Father, you...you stand still, I... I can't bear it!"

Han Liangdong staggered and supported Han Zhang towards the door of the house.

Not far from the door of the house, the family boy, A Sheng, ran over.

"Master, Master!"

Ah Sheng stepped forward to help, and was a little surprised when he saw his master and young master in distress, but he didn't dare to say too much.

"Help the master quickly, I'm exhausted! Ah Sheng, you... how do you know we're back?"

Han Liangdong looked at A Sheng and asked in surprise.

Ah Sheng stood not far from the door and looked around, as if he knew they were coming back.

"Yes... the Elder Master said, the Elder Master is here!"

Asheng said in a low voice.

"The elder is here?"

Han Liangdong was very surprised.

"I... my elder brother is here? I have to... I have to talk about him!"

Han Zhang, the second master of the Han Dynasty, who was originally depressed, suddenly became energetic when he heard the news that his brother Han Hui had arrived.

Without help, he staggered and rushed towards the house.

(End of this chapter)