Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 355 Entering Beijing
Jiangzhou.

Yesterday evening, Zhu Xiuyuan, Liu Wencai and others went boating on the river. They were so drunk that they fell into unconsciousness. They didn't even remember when they fell asleep. They "drank themselves to death."

During this sleep, Zhu Xiuyuan slept so darkly that the sun and moon lacked light.

Although he was hungover and not feeling well, because the war in Jiangzhou was over, the crisis was relieved, his body and mind were relaxed, and his nerves were no longer tense.

With the help of wine, I managed to achieve a rare deep sleep!

I don't know how long has passed.

I wish Xiuyuan wakes up leisurely.

"Ah...ha...my head hurts!"

Zhu Xiuyuan yawned and couldn't help but cover his head with his hands. He drank too much last night and woke up with a hangover. After all, he had a brain attack.

"Uncle, wake up!"

Zhu Xiuyuan rubbed his eyes and looked over slightly, but it turned out to be Qiu Wen, with a smile on her round face.

"Miss, my uncle is awake, my uncle is awake!"

Qiu Wen turned her head and looked somewhere, shouting happily.

Zhu Xiuyuan felt strange. He followed Qiu Wen's perspective and saw Dong Shuzhen half sitting on the edge of the bed.

"My lady, Qiu Wen, and Xia Wu, you are all here!"

Zhu Xiuyuan woke up with a hangover. In addition to a dull pain in his head, his eyes were also a little dry and it seemed difficult to open them.

He rubbed his eyes with his hands as he spoke.

However, after waiting for a long time, Dong Shuzhen did not speak.

strange!
The dryness in Zhu Xiuyuan's eyes disappeared immediately, and he hurriedly looked towards the edge of the bed, only to see Dong Shuzhen was looking sideways at him, biting his lower lip with his white teeth, his eyes were wide open, and his face was a bit ugly.

"Madam, what's wrong with you?"

Zhu Xiuyuan was extremely surprised. He couldn't help but look carefully and saw Dong Shuzhen holding the quilt with both hands, squeezing it hard and rubbing it very hard.

Zhu Xiuyuan was startled, and a cold air came out from the bottom of his heart. He suppressed the pain in his head and woke up completely.

"Madam, what are you doing?"

Zhu Xiuyuan knew that Dong Shuzhen was actually a violent person, as she could tell from her frequent bullying of Yan Dashan.

With a pair of small fists, Yan Dashan was often beaten to the point of screaming...

Although Dong Shuzhen was very obedient in front of him and never showed any violent side, at this moment...

Zhu Xiuyuan was very depressed to find that Dong Shuzhen wanted to...want to beat him!

Facing Zhu Xiuyuan's questioning, Dong Shuzhen said nothing, pursed her lips, stared at him intently with her two big eyes, rubbed the quilt vigorously with both hands, her face was tense and ugly.

"My lady, what's wrong with you..."

Zhu Xiuyuan struggled to get up.

At this time, Qiu Wen and Xia Wu came together. Xia Wu was carrying a copper basin. Qiu Wen took out a clean handkerchief from it and leaned down to wipe Zhu Xiuyuan's face.

And said: "Uncle, don't move."

Zhu Xiuyuan snatched the clean veil from Qiuwen, wiped it on his face twice, and then gave it back to Qiuwen.

Then he sat up from the couch with both hands, looked at Dong Shuzhen, and said with a smile: "Madam, what's wrong with you? Could it be that I was boating on the river last night, drinking and composing poems, and I didn't take you with me? Are you angry?"

"How much fun did you have last night, husband!?"

Dong Shuzhen finally spoke, but her voice lacked the usual joyful energy and became deeper, her voice was also wavering and a little out of tune...

It sounds like she is just a little daughter-in-law who has suffered endless grievances!

"Well... just so so..."

Zhu Xiuyuan laughed, thinking that he probably didn't do anything bad last night.

"My husband likes to listen to the pipa playing?"

Dong Shuzhen asked again, still with that erratic voice.

"No, I don't like it!"

Zhu Xiuyuan denied it and shook his head firmly.

"Husband lied to me. I have seen your husband's "Pipa Play" last night. "There is no music in Xunyang... It's like listening to fairy music, and my ears are temporarily bright." My husband not only likes pipa, but also likes it played by beautiful women. lute……"

Dong Shuzhen's mouth dropped, and the quilt in her hands was ruined.

The sewing thread fell apart, and she said sourly: "The merchant's wife last night must have been very beautiful!"

Zhu Xiuyuan's eyes widened.

He understood what the problem was.

I'm so jealous!
"Madam, you are mistaken. It was Liu Wencai and those celebrities who were making noise last night. They made my husband drunk, and he composed the song "Pipa Xing" in a daze... Actually, I don't like to listen to Pipa. I don’t think too much about the businessman’s wife, she is so old, how can she be as beautiful as you!”

"really?"

Dong Shuzhen's face suddenly changed, no longer ugly, she looked slightly happy, and her hands stopped kneading the quilt.

"Of course it's true. We just met by chance last night. Now I don't know where that person is, so how can I be interested in her? Madam, you are overthinking!"

"But... Husband, what about them?!"

Dong Shuzhen turned her head and looked towards the middle of the room.

"Who?"

Zhu Xiuyuan turned around and looked, his eyes widening immediately.

I saw two young women standing in this room. They were dressed very gloriously and their bodies were as slim as a willow tree. Most importantly, both young women were holding a pipa in their arms.

"Who are they? Why are they in my room?"

Zhu Xiuyuan was confused. He was sure that he had never seen these two people before.

"Uncle, they were sent by King Poyang. Are they from Yangzhou...thin...?"

Qiu Wen tilted her head and explained their origins.

"Yangzhou skinny horse?"

"That's right, it's the Yangzhou skinny horse, the servants have made a mistake."

"My aunt, the prince heard the song "Pipa Xing", so he sent them here. He also brought two pipa, and said that they are very good at playing the pipa, so that my aunt can listen to it all!" Xia Wu added.

"My lord is really..."

Zhu Xiuyuan rubbed his face. He remembered that the housekeeper in Poyang Prince's Mansion wanted to give him two Yangzhou thin horses a long time ago...

"Husband, the prince sent everyone here, you..."

Dong Shuzhen's face became ugly again, and she looked at the two Yangzhou skinny horses with a very unkind look.

"How about this……"

Zhu Xiuyuan lifted the quilt and got out of bed without looking at the two young women.

"Each person will be given 300 taels of tattooed silver and sent out of the house so that they can get married on their own!"

Zhu Xiuyuan made a decision.

"Uncle, I'm so kind to you. Why don't you thank me quickly?"

Xia Wu was the first to react and scolded the two Yangzhou skinny horses.

"Slave, thank you for your kindness!"

Two Yangzhou skinny horses hugged the pipa and bowed gracefully. The tone of the vixen made people feel a desire to conquer.

"Okay, okay, go down and do as I say."

Zhu Xiuyuan waved his hand.

"You come with me."

Xia Wu spontaneously took on this task and took away the two Yangzhou thin horses...

"Okay, madam, look, I sent them all away."

Zhu Xiuyuan sat back on the edge of the bed, sitting next to Dong Shuzhen, with a smile on his face.

"Don't be angry, come on, smile, smile, hahaha..."

Zhu Xiuyuan grabbed Dong Shuzhen's shoulders, shook her constantly, and teased her in her ear.

Dong Shuzhen really couldn't stand it.

Following Zhu Xiuyuan's laughter, she also smiled: "Husband..."

And he leaned into Zhu Xiuyuan's arms.

She asked delicately: "Husband, I have often heard people say that the thin Yangzhou horses are extremely valuable, worth thousands of gold. My husband gave away two of them at once and paid 600 taels in return. Aren't you heartbroken?"

"It doesn't hurt! It's just a skinny Yangzhou horse, so what if it's worth thousands of gold. Madam, in my husband's heart, you are worth tens of thousands of gold, millions of gold, hundreds of billions of gold! How can a husband lose a big thing because of a small thing?"

After hearing this, Dong Shuzhen suddenly became beautiful.

The unhappiness just now was completely forgotten, a bright smile appeared on his face, and his voice returned to its former self, becoming confident and lively.

In front of Qiu Wen, the two threw a wave of dog food wildly.

Suddenly Zhu Xiuyuan's stomach growled, but he was hungry.It turns out it's lunch time now.

So he ordered Qiuwen to arrange food, and Dong Shuzhen ate with him before giving up.

During the meal, Zhu Xiuyuan learned from Dong Shuzhen that Liu Wencai also returned to Beijing by boat this morning, and Liu Xun, the prince of Poyang, was with him.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Zhu Xiuyuan was surprised.

"My husband doesn't know, because Liu Wencai has been in Jiangzhou for several months and even experienced the invasion of the Yan army. He is the only son of King Zhenze, but he frightened King Zhenze."

"So as soon as the war in Jiangzhou ended, King Zhenze sent his generals to take Liu Wencai away..."

"I see……"

After dinner, Zhu Xiuyuan changed his clothes and prepared to go to the Yamen for duty.

He is the Sima of the state government, and it is time to go back and help the governor, his father-in-law Dong Cheng, handle some affairs.

In Jiangzhou after the war, there were actually many trivial matters that needed to be dealt with.

Just the issue of pensions for soldiers, state soldiers, civilian husbands, etc. who died in battle is enough to drink a pot...

Jiangzhou Yamen.

Zhu Xiuyuan came to the long-lost Sima's duty room, sat down after the case, picked up a document, and was ready to perform the duties that Lord Sima should shoulder.

Since Zhu Xiuyuan was promoted to Jiangzhou Sima, he has not had much time to actually perform his duties.

Most of the time I am busy with various personal matters.

Now it seems that there should be no personal matters, and I can finally sit down and do some work...

However, God doesn't do what people want.

Not long after Zhu Xiuyuan sat down, before the chair was heated, a clerk from the yamen suddenly barged in.

And brought a message: "Master Sima, a eunuch has come to the Yamen. It is said that he is from the palace in the capital. He wants to see you by name..."

"Eunuch? From the palace?"

Zhu Xiuyuan was surprised and hurriedly dropped the paperwork he had read for less than half of the time, and followed the clerk to the front hall of the Yamen.

When Zhu Xiuyuan arrived, he saw that Dong Cheng, the governor of Jiangzhou, and Li Linzhou, the governor of Jiangzhou, had all arrived, and he was the only one missing.

Opposite Dong Cheng and the others, three eunuchs arrived. The one in the middle was older, and the two behind him were younger.

"Come quickly, dear son-in-law. This is Eunuch Zhang from the palace. He has come specially for you. Come and see him." Dong Cheng waved his hand.

"Eunuch Zhang, it's polite to serve as a lower-ranking official!" Zhu Xiuyuan stepped forward and bowed as he was told.

"Hey, Mr. Zhu Zhu, please get up quickly, please get up quickly!"

That Eunuch Zhang was old, with gray hair and wrinkles on his face, but at this moment he looked like a young man who had met a big shot.

Nodding and bowing, anyone could tell that there was a sense of flattery in this father-in-law's words.

"Master Xiao Zhu, you have made great achievements!"

Eunuch Zhang helped Zhu Xiuyuan up, his old face wrinkled and looking peaceful.

"Eunuch... what do you mean by that?"

"Oh, Mr. Xiao Zhu, you don't know. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince returned to the palace this morning and counted Mr. Xiao Zhu's achievements to His Majesty in court. His Majesty was so happy that he immediately ordered our family to rush to Jiangzhou to take Mr. Xiao Zhu into the palace. face saint!"

"Uh...this..."

Zhu Xiuyuan was a little dazed. Although he knew that such a day would come sooner or later, he didn't expect it to come so soon.

His Highness the Crown Prince arrived in the capital this morning, and now it’s only noon, and this father-in-law has come directly...

"Your Majesty's word!"

Eunuch Zhang suddenly straightened up, the smile on his face disappeared, and he became solemn, as if he was about to do something great.

Because he was going to read His Majesty's oral order.

"I respectfully listen to His Majesty's edict."

Everyone present, including Zhu Xiuyuan, Dong Cheng, Li Linzhou, etc., bowed their hands. Only Eunuch Zhang stood proudly.

"His Majesty ordered: Sima Zhu Xiuyuan of Jiangzhou, set off for Beijing immediately and enter the palace to meet the saint!"

"Minister, I sincerely obey your Majesty's instructions!" Zhu Xiu called from the distant mountains.

"Hehehe, Mr. Xiaozhu..."

Eunuch Zhang personally helped Zhu Xiuyuan up, with a smile on his face, and his body also dropped a lot.

"Your Majesty is waiting for you in the palace. Please, Mr. Zhu, please set off immediately."

Zhu Xiuyuan was a little confused and set off immediately?

Don’t you give me time to tidy up?
"Wonderful son-in-law, Your Majesty's invitation to you is no small matter. You don't need to worry about Jiangzhou's affairs. Let's set off quickly!" Dong Cheng asked.

"Okay, I'll set off now, sir!"

Immediately, Zhu Xiuyuan didn't bring anything, he didn't prepare anything, he only put on Sima's green round collar official robe, brought Yan Dashan who was also unprepared, and followed the father-in-law.

Eunuch Zhang accompanied Zhu Xiuyuan along the way.

The two of them seemed like old friends they hadn't seen for many years, and they had endless topics to talk about.

That father-in-law also intentionally revealed many things about the capital, including the chiefs of the various government offices, some well-known unspoken rules, and the precautions for entering the palace to meet the saints, etc.

Zhu Xiuyuan also benefited a lot from it.

However, Eunuch Zhang did not forget to urge him to speed up his trip. Emperor Chen was eager to see Zhu Xiuyuan. As servants, they should share His Majesty's worries.

That's why Eunuch Zhang, regardless of his hard work, spent a morning to reach Jiangzhou, and spent another afternoon to rush back to the capital.

Finally, before the gates of the capital were closed, Eunuch Zhang took Zhu Xiuyuan into the city.

Without being allowed to rest, Eunuch Zhang took Zhu Xiuyuan all the way to the Forbidden City and waited outside the Jinshen Hall.

After waiting outside the palace for about a quarter of an hour, a eunuch announced his presence at the top of his voice.

So Zhu Xiuyuan walked into the Jinshen Hall.

Glancing upward, I saw Emperor Liu Shubao of the Chen Kingdom sitting high on a dragon chair with a yellow robe on him. Looking from a distance, he actually looked majestic and had an extraordinary bearing.

Next to the dragon chair, a "phoenix chair" was placed, with Concubine You sitting on it.

This is the second time Zhu Xiuyuan has met Emperor Chen and Concubine You, and they are still "familiar" to them.

In addition, there are two other columns of people on the left and right sides of the hall.

On the left are civil officials and on the right are generals.

Zhu Xiuyuan walked in slowly, and all the civil and military officials turned to look at him with different expressions.

"Chen Jiang Prefecture Sima Zhu Xiuyuan, pay my respects to Your Majesty, and to the imperial concubine!"

Under the gaze of civil and military officials, Zhu Xiuyuan remained calm and calmly performed the royal courtesy.

"Be flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

At this time, Zhu Xiuyuan had the opportunity to take a closer look at the civil and military officials on his left and right.

I saw the civil servants on the left, all fat and wide-bodied, all wearing scarlet robes. The leader was a man with a stern face and a serious expression, as if everyone owed him a few hundred taels.

It seems that the city is very deep, and one can tell at a glance that this person is not easy to get along with.

This should be the "Prime Minister Li Zhong" mentioned by Eunuch Zhang.

In addition, Yang Tingyu, whom Zhu Xiuyuan knew, ranked second among the civil servants. When Zhu Xiuyuan looked over, Yang Tingyu gave him approving glances.

On the right, there are all military generals, almost all with unfamiliar faces. Only one person recognizes him, that is Liu Wencai's father, King Zhenze.

Unexpectedly, King Zhenze was in this palace.

The leader among the generals has white hair and a white beard. Although he is small, he gives people a feeling of being upright.

According to the description given to him by Eunuch Zhang, this person should be the "National Pillar" of Chen State——

King of Zhongshan!
"I wish Aiqing, hahaha, do you know that your Jiangzhou held on for ten days and held back [-] Yan troops, completely changing the entire war situation..."

"Otherwise, our entire country, Chen State, would still be trapped in a fierce war! The people would not be able to survive!"

"I wish you my dearest love. You have accomplished such extraordinary feats at such a young age. Throughout history, no one can match you..."

"Hahaha, Zhu Aiqing, you are truly a genius given to me by God! You are the hero of our Chen country!"

Chen Huang laughed heartily.

Although it seems a little lackluster, there is actually a sense of grandeur in this empty hall.

"Your Majesty is overrated!"

I wish Xiuyuan is busy and humble.

"Jiangzhou's victory was all thanks to the army and people of Jiangzhou who united as one to resist the enemy! I believe that the soldiers, state soldiers, and civilians who died in this battle are the real heroes!"

"Yes, Not Bad!"

Emperor Chen nodded in approval, "I wish Aiqing could achieve such extraordinary feats at such a young age, yet know how to advance and retreat, and know how to be humble, which is really good!"

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(End of this chapter)