My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 108 Eating Hot Pot and Singing a Ditty
It was off duty, and Yang Shiqi packed up his things in a happy mood, planning to go home early.

Recently, there have been many happy events. First, the King of Han left the Wenhua Palace, and the prince resumed his right to participate in politics. Then, the King of Han committed public anger and was besieged by officials.

As Zhu Gaochi's confidant, Yang Shiqi is of course also very happy. Hanwang's unlucky situation means that the crown prince's position is becoming more and more stable.

After leaving Zhan Shi's mansion and leaving the imperial city, Yang Shiqi drove back to his mansion, it was getting late, and it was snowing.

It is rare for Jinling City to encounter snow, so Yang Shiqi also became interested, and asked his servants to prepare hot pot, eating hot pot by himself while admiring the snow, it was not a lot of fun.

Looking at the snowflakes in the yard, Yang Shiqi was also quite emotional.

Yang Shiqi is from Jiangxi. His father lost his father when he was young. His mother took him to remarry. His stepfather was surnamed Luo and treated him very well. He even allowed him to change his surname back to Yang. Unfortunately, his stepfather later offended the powerful and died in Shaanxi.

From then on, Yang Shiqi and his mother depended on each other, taking care of her while teaching. At that time, the life of mother and son was very poor.

I remember that it was also a winter, when my mother was sick and wanted to eat mutton, but Yang Shiqi couldn't afford the money to buy meat at all. In the end, he borrowed some money from a friend to barely survive the cold winter.

Thinking of the poor days when he was young, Yang Shiqi couldn't help feeling a little bit embarrassed, and felt very precious about his current life.

I saw Yang Shiqi took a piece of mutton, rolled it three times in the boiling soup, dipped it in garlic and put it in his mouth, savoring the delicious aroma of the mutton carefully, with a look of enjoyment on his face.

Tasting the delicacy, Yang Shiqi also considered the current situation and his own situation again.

As the king of Han lost more and more power, the prince's seat was completely secured, and it was only a matter of time before he succeeded to the throne in the future.

For Yang Shiqi, if Zhu Gaochi succeeds to the throne, it will be even more meaningful to him.

You must know that when the cabinet was first established, Yang Shiqi was inconspicuous among the bachelors, especially compared to the talented Xie Jin, he was just a small person who was not even a Jinshi.

For Xie Jin, Yang Shiqi still admired his talent and learning, but it was a pity that Xie Jin was too restless and had no winks, which eventually aroused His Majesty's suspicion and ended up in a tragic death in prison.

Thinking of Xie Jin, Yang Shiqi couldn't help but secretly wake up, he must not follow Xie Jin's old path.

In addition to Xie Jin, Huang Huai, Jin Wen, Yang Pu and others are also in prison now. It can be said that only Yang Shiqi is left in charge of the entire Zhan Shifu.

But this is also a good thing for Yang Shiqi, Zhan Shifu is the only one himself, which makes Zhu Gaochi pay more attention to him, and now he has become Zhu Gaochi's confidant.

If there is no accident, when Zhu Gaochi succeeds to the throne in the future, Yang Shiqi will surely rise to the top and become an important minister in the court.

Thinking of this, Yang Shiqi suddenly felt a little funny. At first, Xie Jin jumped up and down in order to become Zhu Gaochi's confidant, but in the end it was nothing.

On the contrary, Yang Shiqi became Zhu Gaochi's confidant without doing anything. If Xie Jinquan knew, he might die in anger again.

"Huang Huai and Yang Pu don't know when they will come out?"

Yang Shiqi suddenly whispered to himself.

Huang Huai, Yang Pu and others are all friends of Yang Shiqi, and Yang Shiqi is also very worried about their imprisonment.

Of course, from a utilitarian point of view, the longer Huang Huai and others are locked up, the more Zhu Gaochi will rely on Yang Shiqi, and the more beneficial it will be for him.

However, Yang Shiqi is very generous, and he is also confident. Even if Huang Huai and others are released from prison now, they still cannot shake his position in Zhu Gaochi's heart.

"Fortunately, the last time Jin Shangshu was imprisoned, it brought out some news about Huang Huai and the others. Although life in prison is miserable, at least a few of them are in good condition."

At this time Yang Shiqi once again muttered to himself, and as he spoke, he picked up his wine glass and made a respectful salute in the direction of the imperial prison, before he drank it all in one gulp.

The snow fell harder and harder, and Yang Shiqi drank a few more glasses without knowing it while eating delicious food.

The wine helped people enjoy themselves, and in the end Yang Shiqi simply tapped the wine glass with his chopsticks and drank the country tunes from his hometown. After being away from home for many years, he also felt a little homesick.

But at this moment, a familiar voice suddenly laughed and said, "Yang Yude is so excited!"

As soon as the words fell, Zhu Gaochi, who was fat and fat, came forward stepping on the snow, with a smile on his face.

"Too...Prince! Why are you here? Why don't you let the servants in the mansion inform the officials, so that I can go to greet you?"

Yang Shiqi was startled when he saw Zhu Gaochi, and hurriedly stood up and saluted.

Yang Shiqi also felt a little embarrassed when he thought of himself singing a ditty and drinking just now. After all, he was usually quite serious, but Zhu Gaochi saw his unrestrained side in private.

"Haha, I was the one who told the servants in the mansion not to report. It's rare to encounter this snow scene today, and I'm also interested. I happened to think of you, so I didn't invite you. I hope you don't take offense!"

Zhu Gaochi laughed again and said again.

"His Royal Highness comes to the door, and the humble house is full of luxuriant plants. This is the blessing of the lower officials. If others want to invite His Highness, I am afraid they will not be able to invite them!"

Yang Shiqi said politely again.

But he was also wondering why the prince suddenly came to his home?
The two exchanged some pleasantries, Zhu Gaochi was not polite, and asked Yang Shiqi to serve some more mutton and vegetables, and then the two chatted over hot pot.

"Shiqi, have we known each other for more than ten years?"

Zhu Gaochi asked suddenly.

"That's right, in the second year of Yongle, I became an official of the prince, so it has been 12 years."

Yang Shiqi responded with a smile.

"12 years!"

Zhu Gaochi seemed to be a little emotional.

In the past 12 years, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui have often tripped him up in order to compete for the position, and many officials around him have suffered because of this. Now only Yang Shiqi can still accompany him.

"Shi Qi, today my father told me that he wants to have a new appointment for you."

Zhu Gaochi hesitated for a moment, and finally said his purpose.

"What appointment?"

Yang Shiqi also asked curiously, he knew that there must be a reason why Zhu Gaochi came here on the snow.

"This one……"

Zhu Gaochi was really embarrassed to speak, but in the end he gritted his teeth and said: "Father wants to appoint you as the head of Han Palace!"

"Boom~"

As soon as Zhu Gaochi's words fell, he heard a loud noise from the sky. It turned out to be thunder in winter. The thunder was accompanied by lightning, and the hall was brightly illuminated.

With a "click", the chopsticks in Yang Shiqi's hands also fell, and the previous expression froze on his face.

Before Zhu Gaochi came, Yang Shiqi ate hot pot and sang ditties, he didn't know how happy he was, but there was a bang, and such a terrible news fell, even with his city, he couldn't accept it for a while.

(End of this chapter)