The female relatives in the back hall looked at him happily and harmoniously, but the ninth elder brother in front was not comfortable.
Just like the female family members, he and the eighth prince, the two princes, were also guests, ranking second only to Prince An.
What was different from the female relatives was that Mandu Hu was not familiar with this brother-in-law. Although the two of them were seated next to each other, they were relatively silent.
Except for the head of the family, Prince Xin, everyone in the room could tell that Ba Age was very popular.
The brother of Prince An was close to his eighth elder brother, and the one to Mandu Hu was also close to his eighth elder brother.
Even the generals from the other two groups of Zhenglan Banner looked very familiar with Ba Age.
On the contrary, at Ninth Brother's place, occasionally someone came up to pick a fight, and Ninth Brother also looked confused, as if he didn't know who the other person was.
After coming and going, no one came forward to make him feel uncomfortable.
In fact, Brother Ninth really doesn't remember people.
Those who took the initiative to talk to each other were not the heads of each branch, but concubines from the side branches. Some of them may have met each other before, and some had never even met.
Even if the other party mentioned his name, Brother Jiu didn't pay attention to it, so he didn't remember most of them.
When Prince Xin saw this, he felt unhappy and felt that Brother Jiu was deliberately embarrassing himself.
Thinking that Brother Jiu was so arrogant towards his predecessor, Prince Xin.
It's really unreasonable.
My family doesn't hold grudges yet, but Brother Jiu does.
Just a dandy prince.
He was slandering like this, and his face became warmer. He looked at Brother Jiu and said, "I attacked the county king, and all the Zhenglan Banners are vacant. I wonder if Jiu Beile has someone to recommend?"
The house became quiet.
Prince An and the eighth prince looked at each other, they were mentioning this matter before.
Unexpectedly, Prince Xin did not ask anyone else, but instead asked Brother Jiu. I wonder if there is any reason.
Brother Jiu raised his eyebrows and said: "I recommend? Do I have the final say? Then I will recommend one, the second-class bodyguard of our house, Fu Qing?"
King Xinjun shook his head and said: "The second-class bodyguards are from the fourth rank, which is against the rules. Candidates for the Manchurian capital are limited to the Mongolian capital, the forward commander, the guard commander, the deputy capital of Manchuria and Mongolia, or the foreign general, deputy capital.
Or a title of Jingqinihafan or above..."
Brother Jiu immediately lost interest and waved his hand: "Then there are no candidates..."
There are commanders and deputy commanders whom I know, but they are not my acquaintances. It is none of my business whether they make up for them or not.
Besides, Prince Xin also asked Da.
Does he think that as the leader of the Zhenglan Banner, he has the final say in the appointment and dismissal of the general?
You must know that in the thirty-sixth year of Khan Amma's decree, the commander and deputy commanders were responsible for the important task of commanding troops. If they were only selected and appointed in their own banner, the five banners under the banner would be constrained by the princes of the banner, and many people would not be able to do things properly.
If the commander or deputy commander is vacant, the left and right wings will take over regardless of the color of the flag.
This is obviously to control the flag power of the Five Flags princes.
Nowadays, the flags under the Five Flags are all unified, and even the red flag has been completely replaced. My father-in-law no longer cares about the red flag, let alone the blue flag.
Prince Xinjun won the title and went to Longwang to Shu.
Brother Jiu lowered his head and took a sip of tea.
He raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but feel contempt for the banner owner, the prince.
He is a thief who is too old to die. He originally thought that the old prince who had received the title was a smart man, but he did not expect that he was an old fool.
Brother Jiu was still a little afraid in his heart, but it was all gone now.
This is the Zhenglan Banner. The Zhenglan Banner was broken into pieces and has been put away for decades.
Prince Xin, who himself had been expelled from the nobility, still thought that Khan Ama had a good temper and had delusions, which was extremely ridiculous.
He doesn't even have the patience to socialize with others.
When the banquet started and he looked at the table full of swallow's wings and abalone belly, he only felt the fishy smell. He only drank the tea and put down his chopsticks after using two chopsticks for the cold dishes.
The whole hall was full of guests, and everyone was getting close to Prince Xin and his family, except Brother Jiu who looked disgusted.
When the Eighth Prince saw this, he couldn't help but frown and said in a low voice: "The county king is the elder after all, why don't we brothers go and toast?"
The ninth elder brother looked at the eighth elder brother and said: "The eighth elder brother is the eldest brother, so just represent me. My younger brother, I am too drunk, so I won't cause trouble to the prince."
The eighth prince still wanted to persuade me.
Brother Jiu was impatient to listen and put his chopsticks horizontally.
This means "when you are full, you will stop eating", but this is not in line with etiquette.
According to the rules, if there are elders around, you should watch when the elders put down their chopsticks.
Only when the elders put down their chopsticks can everyone be like this.
Everyone looked at Brother Ninth.
Prince Xinjun's father, son, and grandson were not very happy.
It's okay to say that the ninth elder brother was unruly in front of the prince's elder brother and the grandson's elder brother, but he shouldn't be like this towards the county prince.
After all, the seniority of the county prince is here, he is the uncle of the emperor and the great uncle of the princes.
Brother Jiu didn't pay attention to everyone's looks.
He did not leave the table directly, as he was already giving face to Prince Xin.
The key is that the banquet has just started. If he moves here, Fujin will move in the backyard, for fear of disturbing Fujin's meal.
The eighth elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother with disapproval on his face.
Prince An sat across from him and looked at the eighth prince.
Brother Eight noticed something and looked up.
Prince An shook his head slightly and refused to let the Eighth Prince persuade him any further.
Brother Jiu has made it clear that he doesn't want to be close to the princes in Zhenglan Banner, which is not a bad thing.
If the ninth prince is really good at everything, then it will be the eighth prince who will be embarrassed.
Although they are both princes, and they both have the title of Duoluobele, the son is more valuable than the mother. If the ninth elder brother and the eighth elder brother fight, then between the two brothers, who is the master and who is the slave within the Zhenglan Banner?
Not good.
The eighth prince lowered his eyes and said no more. Instead, he took the jug and went to toast Prince Xin.
Prince Xinjun looked ugly. He was qualified to invite all the princes of the clan for today's banquet, but he didn't want to be too arrogant, so he only invited the princes of his own banner. He didn't expect Brother Jiu to be so disrespectful.
"My uncle is very happy, and my grandson would like to toast you..."
The eighth prince personally took the cup and filled a cup of wine for Prince Xin.
Prince Xinjun took the answer, looked at Ba Age and said, "I knew Ba Beile was capable and excellent in all matters, but I didn't expect him to act so kindly. He is really a very upright character and is very popular."
The eighth elder brother hurriedly said: "My grandson is mediocre and deserves not to be praised by my uncle..."
Prince Xin shook his head and said: "Baylor does not need to be humble. Among the princes, only Baylor can hold two positions. It can be seen that the Holy Family Youlong is incomparable to others."
The eighth prince couldn't stand listening anymore.
If this word spreads, all the brothers will be offended.
He hurriedly raised his glass, drank it all in one gulp, and said, "Congratulations to my uncle, uncle, do whatever you want."
Prince Xinjun said with a smile: "Of course I drank the wine proposed by Baile!"
As he said this, he also drank the wine in his glass, looked down at Brother Ninth.
Brother Jiu pretended not to see it, but instead took out his pocket watch and checked the time.
Prince Xin's face froze. Seeing this, the eighth elder brother hurriedly poured another cup of wine and said: "My grandson will give my uncle another drink..."
Brother Jiu couldn't help but curled his lips as he listened.
There are really people who want to become their grandson...
Shameful...
You must know that King Xinjun has about ten sons dead, but there are still five or six alive. He not only found himself a grandfather, but also found several uncles. Isn't he sick?
The whole hall became lively again.
Brother Jiu doesn't take others into consideration, and others don't take him into consideration either.
Brother Ninth just thought he was watching the excitement, pinched a little, and checked the time twice more.
Seeing that Prince Xin was happy and had no intention of leaving the table, he stopped waiting and stood up to leave the table.
It's been three-quarters of an hour since the banquet started, and Fujin should have almost eaten.
Brother Jiu immediately ordered He Yuzhu: "Go and invite Fujin, and tell him that he is drunk and has to go back first..."
He Yuzhu responded and went to the palace manager to send a message to the inner courtyard.
Drinks were also served to the female relatives, but there were fewer people drinking, but the banquet had not yet dispersed.
Shu Shu received the message here and did not delay. He stood up and apologized to the county prince Fujin: "Our master is drunk and wants to go home first. I'm really worried, so I'll take a step back first."
Prince Fujin said: "Then go back. You are not an outsider. Our own banquet does not have so many rules..."
After saying that, she ordered her fourth daughter-in-law: "Send Jiu Fujin off for me..."
The fourth lady stood up and responded.
Shu Shu looked at Ba Fujin again and said, "Sister-in-law Eight, please be patient, I'll be back first."
Bafujin was a little surprised and wanted to ask how he would get back to Haidian tomorrow morning, but when he saw the sky was bright outside, he swallowed his words.
It's still early to close the city gate at this time, so it's impossible to say that Jiu Age and his wife will return to Haidian tonight.
She nodded and said: "Tell people to pay attention to the carriages and horses..."
Shu Shu said: "Thank you, Sister-in-law Eight, for your instructions..."
She said hello to several other elders at the table before taking Ginkgo out.
The fourth lady accompanied him out.
Everyone at the banquet looked at each other in confusion as they watched the interaction between Shu Shu and Ba Fujin.
I didn't expect that the two sisters-in-law looked quite close.
Ba Fujin looks like a sister-in-law, while Jiu Fujin is lukewarm to others, but he is also respectful to his sister-in-law.
It can be seen that there is still a lot of gossip outside, and it cannot be fully believed.
When the couple got on the carriage, Brother Jiu couldn't help complaining: "My four pieces of gold have been lost in vain. This old guy has a bad conscience and dug a hole for me..."
With that said, without waiting for Shu Shu to ask, he mentioned the matter of recommending the governor of Manchuria.
It was only after hindsight that I realized that the prince's question made no sense.
"With Prince An and Lao Ba here, I can't ask any questions about you. What does this mean? I'm just afraid that I will interfere with Zhenglan Qi's personnel affairs. I deliberately used this to block my mouth. If I mention it, I will be ignored."
, it’s hard to recommend it again..."
In fact, the governors and deputy governors are not decided by the princes of the banner themselves. Instead, they are chosen by the subordinate councilors, and the princes have the say.
Brother Jiu said with a sneer and said: "I don't believe it anymore. I can't recommend a counselor. I have decided on Fuqing's future..."
Shu Shu listened and felt unhappy.
Brother Jiu himself does not interfere in the affairs of the flag, and others are not allowed to interfere in the affairs of the flag. They are two different things.
Shu Shu said: "Then I recommend it. That's the population of Babeile Mansion. Let's see what Prince Xin says..."
The key is Ma Qi, the current bachelor.
As the heirloom is approaching, it is best to recommend both Fuqing and Erhe.
Otherwise, their family backgrounds would easily attract criticism.
Shu Shu said: "He came from Erhe at the same time as Fu Qing, and his qualifications are still ahead of him. Don't leave him behind. Let's look at the other candidates and recommend them together..."