Jinyi Night Walk

Xia Xun listened attentively, and vaguely heard something like "Turn over the table", "Let's go, let's go..." "The Chief Minister was soaked in wine and food", "Nonsense,... and he was slapped in the face...", "Let's go Walk……"

Xia Xun looked left and right suspiciously. A Qingzhou gentry who had greeted him just now hurried past him, and whispered a sentence: "My lord is annoyed, and the birthday banquet was held, let's go..."

"Ah, Brother Du..."

Just as Xia Xun wanted to ask for clarification, that Brother Du had already left in a hurry. Xia Xun thought for a while, and suddenly remembered what Feng Zongqi said, and couldn't help but secretly said: "No? This Qi Wang has such a hot temper? Could it be that he always I heard that the Ministry of Households stopped his funds for building the mansion, and even made a big birthday party in front of the imperial envoy?"

Xia Xun really guessed right, but he didn't expect that King Qi not only made a big birthday banquet in front of the imperial envoy, but also honestly gave the imperial envoy He Shou a big mouth.

Most of these princes in the early Ming Dynasty had grown up before Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. Their fathers were still fighting in the South and North at that time, and they didn't dare to expect that they were the real sons of heaven, so there was nothing wrong with them. The Tai Fu taught his sons the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers, and the imperial court system. At most, he asked a teacher to teach them how to read and write.So among these princes, there are of course honest children who are willing to study hard and follow the rules, but most of them are wild.

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang came to the throne, they immediately became princes. For some princes, his father is his father, and the emperor is what outsiders call him. The family is the country, and the country is the family. If you lose your temper, it doesn’t matter if you are the emperor or not. What kind of shit imperial envoy was sent, isn't it the errand guy sent by my father to give me a birthday present?If you hit it, it's nothing.

At King Qi's big birthday banquet, officials and gentry from all walks of life were frightened and ran away in panic. The father-in-law Pingyue Yangping from Beijing had a Wuzhi Mountain rewarded by King Qi on his face, but he was ashamed and indignant. Daring to talk back, he had no choice but to leave in dismay, and the birthday banquet broke up unhappy, but most of the congratulators from various vassal kings were gloating, and just watched with cold eyes to see how Prince Qi would end up.

Xia Xun just figured out that it might be because of this reason. Once the news spreads ten times, it spreads ten times, and the hall is empty, and he is the only one left. Seeing this situation, Xia Xun thought to himself: , It’s all like this, I don’t want to have any birthday banquet, hurry up, don’t spoil that Prince Qi’s tail.” Busy also stood up, and hurried out.

But as soon as he walked down Danchi, the eunuch Shu Gonggong came up to him, and Shu Gonggong asked him kindly, "Where are you going, my lord?"

Xia Xun said: "Oh, I see the banquet is over, and I am about to say goodbye and leave."

Eunuch Shu smiled wryly and said: "Master, don't be in a hurry to leave, the prince wants to see you, please come with us."

Xia Xun secretly groaned: "So fast? This prince is really impatient."

In desperation, Xia Xun had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow behind Eunuch Shu. The two of them turned around Zhuge and Qihu, and after a while, they came to a palace with two eaves on the top of a hill.The landscape, flowers and trees in this place are well arranged.Right in front of the gate of the palace towers a rock, surrounded by clear water on the left and right, and a small bridge is built on each side, like two dragons playing with pearls. Xia Xun followed Mr. Shu to climb up the small bridge, and after crossing the small bridge, the two bridges became a gate. , is "An Shan Tang".

Eunuch Shu led Xia Xun into the Anshan Hall. The hall was very spacious, and the interior was divided into spaces of different sizes by board walls, green sand cabinets, curtains, and various forms of flower covers, flying covers, and antique racks. Empty, yet graceful.Ceilings, colored paintings, plaque couplets, wall collections, calligraphy and paintings, lamps, banners, stoves, etc. are dotted among them, and the style and testimonials emerge spontaneously.

Eunuch Shu said in a low voice: "My lord, wait a moment, our family will report to the lord."

After a while, I heard a man's voice shouting loudly and loudly: "Fuck you, are those girls men! Bring them in when you come, where are all the bastard rules?"

Eunuch Shu ran out scrambling and scrambling, and said loudly: "My lord sees you!" Then he came to him, lowered his voice and said, "Your lord is getting angry, and his head is hurting again. Be careful what you say."

Xia Xun nodded, thanked Mr. Shu, and walked towards the inner hall. As soon as he entered the door, before he could take a closer look, Xia Xun took two steps forward, kowtowed to the ground, and said in a loud voice, "Yang Xu under the door, I have seen the prince."

The system of kings lowers the emperor to the first class, and it is still a courtesy to the courtiers. Even if they are the first rank in the dynasty, they have to kneel and salute when they see the prince. How can Xia Xun be an exception.He has practiced this set of etiquette with Zhang Shisan. How to salute and how to speak has long been familiarized by heart. When the movements unfolded and flowed freely, the man's voice said impatiently: "No, no, get up and talk."

"Thank you, Lord."

Xia Xun stood up straight, and only then did he see clearly that there was a person reclined on the Luohan bed, and an old man with a white beard next to him was lying on the edge of the bed with his half buttocks, and was being acupunctured by King Qi.King Qi's head was full of thin needles shining brightly, which looked a little scary.

Xia Xun thought to himself: "This is Lord Qi? No wonder he is violent and arrogant. Apart from being a prince and nobleman, he has always been unscrupulous. I'm afraid his headache is also a reason."

Since Zhang Shisan had no chance to enter the palace and had never seen King Qi, he never painted a portrait of him. This was the first time Xia Xun saw King Qi.I saw that the king of Qi was about 30 years old, with a wide forehead and thick eyebrows, a straight nose and a wide mouth, a tall figure and a dignified appearance.Most of Zhu Yuanzhang's sons are good-looking, and there are very few crooked melons. Originally, although the father is not a handsome man, he is also very handsome. Their mothers are all beauties. How can these synthetic princes Can grow badly.

As for the portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang, which is popular among the people in later generations, with protruding forehead, protruding chin, and pockmarked face, it is so ugly that it looks like a humanoid creature. It is just that the Qing people deliberately vilified the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.Those portraits were not handed down from the Ming Dynasty at all. In the Ming Dynasty, anyone who dared to hunt pigweeds in front of Zhu Yuanzhang’s Xiaoling Mausoleum would be arrested. Just imagine who would be full and have nothing to do, taking great risks to hide a picture that is in line with the official standard Like the completely different portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang, it has been hidden for 300 years, and it is sure that there will be a Qing Dynasty to show it as a treasure at that time?

Besides, those portraits of Zhu Yuanzhang that popped up suddenly in the Qing Dynasty, the dragon robe and dragon crown worn by Zhu Yuanzhang in the painting are actually the style of the Qin and Han Dynasties, its credibility can be imagined.If Zhu Yuanzhang was really so ugly, Guo Zixing, the leader of the rebel army who started the uprising in Haozhou, would not have married his beloved daughter to such a poor monk who wanted money, no money, and no looks. It might not be his turn later in the world. Come be emperor.

Besides, among Zhu Yuanzhang's 24 sons, none of the many "dragon species" fit the alien portrait. Could it be that none of his so many sons inherited Lao Tzu's weird genes?This further proves the absurdity of those portraits, but the official portraits of Taizu handed down by the Ming court should be true. They are used to pay homage to the descendants of the Zhu family. How can they not be painted like their own ancestors?

However, although this Prince Qi is handsome, he doesn't pay too much attention to his attire. He probably changed his clothes. He is wearing a soft and bulky moon-white swallow's uniform, the belt is loosely tied, and he is half uncovered to protect his heart. Mao's firm chest and abdomen, slightly frowning brows, have the air of a hero in the world, but not a bit of the grace of a royal family.

After the imperial doctor administered the needle, he stepped back and made a bow respectfully. The king of Qi waved his hand, and the imperial doctor hurried away and retreated to the outer hall to wait. King Qi Zhu Yu asked, "Yang Xu, my king asked you to come. I want to ask you, what method can I use to make a large sum of money for this king as soon as possible?"

Xia Xun responded cautiously: "Your lord, the business of your shops is very good, especially the overseas routes opened under the care of the lord, and the money earned from sailing to North Korea and Luzon twice a year..."

Before Xia Xun finished speaking, Qi Wang Zhu Yu said: "This is not good, it is too slow. I have to raise a sum of money immediately, which is enough to support the construction of the palace."

Xia Xun said in surprise: "My lord, we have enough money to build the mansion. The annual salary of the lord, plus the income from the shop, plus the appropriation from the court, is enough to support..."

"That's enough!"

King Qi jumped up furiously, the silver needles on his head were shaking one by one, King Qi groaned in pain and supported his head, Eunuch Shu hurriedly stepped forward to help, and said in a fussy way: "My lord calm down, my lord calm down, my lord be careful... "

King Qi pushed him away, and said angrily: "Do you know how much money this king needs? It is enough to pay for the construction of the entire palace! The money from the household department can't be allocated for a while, and the lonely palace is just under construction. Just hang there like this? I can't afford to lose this person!"

Xia Xun couldn't show that he already knew the truth, but with a surprised face, the eunuch Shu Gonggong came closer and explained to him in a soft voice: "It's like this, the prince originally asked the emperor for an order, and the new palace was built by the emperor." The imperial court assumed two-thirds, and the result..."

Zhu Yu roared: "As a result, just after the construction of the palace, the Ministry of Households said that there is no money. Isn't this a scam? Why are there no money! Why are there no money! Others are in a hurry, so this Is the king not in a hurry?"

He paced furiously, his silver needle dangling: "In February of this year, the Seventeenth Brother (Ning Wang Zhu Quan) reported to his father, saying that when the cavalry patrolled the fortress, they found a barbarian who had left his spokes on the road, and he was worried that there would be bandits. Suffering. The father ordered the fourth brother (Yan Wang Zhu Di) to select the best soldiers and horses to arrive at Daning and Quanning, and patrol Hu Qi's place along the river, waiting for an opportunity to attack.

He also ordered the fifth brother (Zhou Wang Zhu Wei) to send elite soldiers from Henan Dusi to patrol and defend the Saikou area of ​​Beiping.And this king was ordered to gather troops from Shandong Capital and Xuzhou and Pizhou to respond.The king's army was assembled there, and the money was spent like water, but the king's army has not been dispatched for a long time.

What happened?It turned out that the fourth brother sent his army to the north and captured Bolin Timur, the leader of the Hu chieftain, alive in a great battle at Checheer.Well, the fourth brother beat the barbarians to the ground by himself, and made a big show, what about me?The king would like to ask, obviously there is no need to mobilize so many soldiers and horses, what do those idiots in the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion think, and why are they so aggressive?

Although the king's soldiers didn't go to war, how could they assemble, mobilize, and prepare for battle without spending money?The fourth brother won the battle, rewarded the three armies, and encouraged the generals, but still had to spend money. This way, the money that the court should have allocated to this king to build the palace will be postponed. I have provoked whoever I recruit..."

This prince was full of foul language, he was full of bandits, and he didn't have the slightest majesty, but the energy with which he lost his temper was quite scary, Xia Xun took advantage of his panting, and carefully interjected: "My lord, this... ...It's because the imperial court delayed the payment of funds, even if the construction slowed down, it's nothing at all, the prince's mansion has not been built for many years, and he is not in a hurry to move..."

"fart!"

Zhu Yu said angrily: "At the beginning when the princes became the vassals, because the fourth brother's palace was the inherited imperial city of the Yuan Dynasty, its scale and system were higher than those of the other kings, so the father made a special decree to explain it to the princes. There is a reason why King Yan's Mansion is different, and I told my brothers not to compare myself to King Yan, but my father begged me for nothing, and my father allowed me to rebuild the mansion!"

Xia Xun said in his heart: "For such a matter, Zhu Yuanzhang has to write a special letter to his sons to explain that this emperor who is known for his cruelty is really patient, considerate and considerate to his sons. The loving father they feel."

Zhu Yu said: "On that day, I asked my father for an order to rebuild the Qi Palace. Although the palace has a large population, the mansion is small and uninhabitable. In fact, it is not only the father, but also my brothers. Who doesn't know that I dislike the palace? It's too shabby. Now that the imperial court has stopped appropriating funds, just suspend work in such a shameful manner? This king can't afford to lose that person! I can't afford to lose that person!"

Xia Xun's heart was tight: "What should I do? Could it be that I really taught the prince the cheating tricks taught by Feng Zongqi?"

If possible, he would never tell the prince about Feng Zongqi's three methods.He is not familiar with King Qi's behavior. Although Feng Zongqi has repeatedly assured that these three strategies sound absurd and bold, but with King Qi's temperament, he will definitely adopt them, but Xia Xun feels that as long as people are not so stupid, He would never accept such a method, maybe King Qi would immediately kick him out and behead him after hearing it.

Even if King Qi's head was kicked by a donkey, if he really accepted such an idea, Xia Xun fell into such a deep place, how easy would it be to get out afterwards?How did Mao Xiang, the first commander of Jinyiwei, and Jiang Yu, the second commander, die?In the Hu Weiyong case and the Lan Yu case, he was killed by the counterattack of the civil servants. Even if the dignified commander ended up like this, even if Feng Zongqi and the others had no evil intentions for him, he would not end well.

A stream of blood flowed from King Qi's hair, along his forehead and onto the bridge of his nose, but King Qi didn't notice it. Eunuch Shu was startled, he quickly took out his handkerchief, and said, "My lord, my lord, you're bleeding... "

"Ok?"

Zhu Yu stretched out his hand to wipe it, and the blood on his hand immediately turned into a disfigured face. He nonchalantly snatched the handkerchief from the eunuch Chengfeng, wiped it on his face twice, pointed at Xia Xun, and said sharply: "The lonely palace will never Stop work, you can find a way for me!"

ps: Xia Xun stretched out his hand and pointed at all the book friends, and said sharply: "The recommendation list is now second, how to get up, you guys have to figure out a way for Guan Guan!!!"