The teahouse's afternoon tea business is also good.
Along with the storyteller's commentary, many people applauded and it was very lively.
However, after the arrival of the crown prince Zhu Jixi, the excitement disappeared without a trace.
The grandson of the emperor is also the leading figure in the capital. After the guards arrived, they immediately cleared the place.
Many guests dared not speak out in anger and left one after another.
The shopkeeper was a little helpless, but had no choice but to come over to pay a visit.
"This is His Highness the Crown Prince of Jin." the guard introduced.
"Meet His Highness the Crown Prince." The shopkeeper and many of his servants bowed and saluted.
"No need to be polite, I came here just to find your boss, and your boss is here."
The crown prince Zhu Jixi said gently, not arrogantly.
Even if he faced only some businessmen with low status in Ming Dynasty.
"Replying to the prince, my boss went out half an hour ago, but he is not in the store now." The shopkeeper replied respectfully.
Hearing the prince's tone, he felt slightly relieved, thinking that he was not here to cause trouble.
It's just that when the prince comes, his boss happens to be absent.
Zhu Jixi frowned slightly. He didn't expect that his boss was out. It was an unlucky time.
Of course he would not think that the shopkeeper dared to deceive him. After all, this was the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
"Do you know where he went?" Zhu Jixi asked again.
When the shopkeeper heard this, he was a little hesitant and said hesitantly: "My boss should go out for a stroll. He has not told me about this matter, but he is where he is now."
"You are so impudent that you dare to deceive the crown prince. Do you know what the crime is for such an act? Do you need to be whipped a few times to develop your memory so that you can know the pros and cons?"
The head guard next to him had sharp eyes and could see through the shopkeeper's hesitant expression at a glance, and scolded him sharply.
The shopkeeper trembled with fright and said hurriedly: "Sir, I really don't know where my boss has gone. I am just a small shopkeeper of this teahouse. Where my boss has gone, I am not allowed to ask without permission."
"Okay, don't scare others." Crown Prince Zhu Jixi said with some displeasure.
This head guard is his father's personal guard. His personality, temperament, and behavior are somewhat similar to those of his father.
But he was a little disgusted by this.
Seeing this, the head guard slowly took half a step back and said no more.
After all, this is the crown prince, the heir to the Jin Palace, and he is deeply loved by Jin Wang Zhu Fan. Naturally, he must obey and not disobey.
"Well, how about I wait here for a while and you send the boy to look for it?" Zhu Jixi said to the shopkeeper with a pleasant face.
When the shopkeeper heard this, he didn't dare to disobey him, so he quickly arranged for more than ten boys to go outside to look for the boss.
He himself asked his son Zhu Jixi to go upstairs to the private room to wait.
After all, being in this lobby would lose the dignity of the prince and also affect the reputation of the tea house.
However, this business obviously could not be completed before the prince left. The remaining servants, under the arrangement of the shopkeeper, also put up a closure sign outside the teahouse.
Among the many boys who went out, one boy was obviously much more spiritual.
After going out, he didn't look around like headless flies like other boys, but went straight to the courtyard that Zhu Ying had purchased earlier.
In the yard.
Zhu Ying was discussing with Uncle Zhang about the layout of the entire capital.
For example, the situation of several cities, the defense of the city gates, and the patrol movements of the five city soldiers and horses.
Of course it's not for anything big.
This is just one of Zhu Ying's habits. No matter where he goes, he first makes a map.
Including some simple divisions of forces.
Only when you are well prepared can you be confident and confident when encountering difficulties.
Zhu Ying has always attached great importance to intelligence information. Perhaps a small piece of information can play an unimaginable role.
To be able to prosper in the Ming Dynasty's borders, the countries in the Western Regions, and the desert grasslands, sufficient intelligence and data are an indispensable part.
For now, the entire intelligence system is Zhu Ying's biggest drain on money.
It can be said that for every ten taels Zhu Ying earned, he spent three taels on intelligence collection.
It seems that it is only one-third, but in fact, as a warlord-like existence, even Zhu Ying's life is not luxurious, but there are really many places to spend money.
Especially the construction of light cavalry, which almost wiped out Zhu Ying's family fortune earlier.
Zhu Ying's light cavalry were very different from those of the Ming Dynasty. They were real professional soldiers.
Not engaged in production, but practicing every day, his combat effectiveness is extremely high.
The Ming Dynasty is currently mainly a private army. Military households need to farm to support their families most of the time, and the level of training is not very high.
For elite soldiers, they usually do one drill every two days at most, and sometimes every three, five, or even ten days.
Zhu Ying's light cavalry, including some infantry, basically trained twice a day and had one rest every seven days.
This involves a lot of money consumption.
After all, more exercise requires more meat to maintain nutrition, and the cost is not a small amount.
The loyalty of soldiers is also based on basic material conditions.
In this era of slow communication and information dissemination, Zhu Ying is able to remotely control the forces under his command to prevent them from causing problems. Naturally, there are many methods for this.
At this time, the boy had already arrived in the yard.
"My boss, over at the teahouse, Prince Jin has come to look for you. I don't know what happened. He is still waiting in the teahouse." The boy reported quickly.
"Prince Jin's Crown Prince?"
Zhu Ying frowned slightly when he heard this. Of course he knew King Jin, and he also had a lot of information about King Jin.
He also has a certain understanding of the crown prince Zhu Jixi.
But why do they come to see me?
He has no relationship with King Jin.
After thinking for a moment, Zhu Ying thought.
Is it because of King Zhu Di of Yan?
The conflict between Yan King Zhu Di and Jin King Zhu Fan is well known to the world.
Maybe it was because his teahouse was owned by Zhu Di, so he was resented by the King of Jin?
This is not the case.
Although the kings of Yan and Jin were at odds with each other, this place was the capital.
Under Zhu Yuanzhang's suppression, no matter how deep the conflicts among the princes were, they still had to create a superficial appearance of brotherly harmony.
"My boss, this King Jin may have bad intentions. Why don't you avoid him first? Let me go and test him first."
Uncle Zhang said at this moment.
The reputation of King Jin was not very good, and his bad temper was widely spread.
This has a lot to do with his whipping of soldiers whenever he disagreed.
However, Jin King Zhu Fan obviously inherited the military talent of his father Zhu Yuanzhang.
Although he has a reputation as a cruel man, he can be regarded as a general when it comes to marching and fighting.
"It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that cannot be avoided. Anyone who is interested can find out your identity. If you offend the King of Jin because of it, it will be unsightly."
"Thinking about it, it shouldn't be a big deal. After all, this is the capital. Even the King of Jin has to be careful. If the Holy One really knows about it, he won't have a good life."
Zhu Ying analyzed and said: Relatively speaking, the current capital is relatively orderly in terms of public security and other aspects.
The behavior of dandies bullying men and dominating women in later movies and TV shows is basically impossible to see in the capital.
You must know that in the Ming Dynasty, if local officials neglect their duties, ordinary people can directly report it.
Even the arrogant and domineering Lan Yu and other Huaixi military generals group will be more cautious in the capital.
For example, the second son of the emperor, Zhu Xiang.
It was only after the domain was freed from restraints that he would release his own nature.
When he was in the capital, he was very well-behaved.
Uncle Zhang wanted to say a few more words, which probably meant that a gentleman would not stand up against a dangerous wall.
Only to be interrupted by Zhu Ying's wave.
"Let's go and see what happened when Prince Jin suddenly came to look for me."
Since Zhu Ying had made his decision, Uncle Zhang could not object, and the group of people quickly walked towards the tea house.
Private room on the second floor of the tea house,
Zhu Jixi was sipping tea and quietly waiting for the arrival of the teahouse owner.
Zhu Jixi's temperament is actually very gentle. Although it has something to do with Confucian education, he also likes to be quiet by nature.
Zhu Jixi was deeply rooted in Confucian ideas because of his father.
Maybe there is also the reason for his good relationship with Zhu Yunwen.
He has always been dissatisfied with Zhu Di's usurpation of the throne.
Later, his brother Pingyang King Zhu Jiyi took the opportunity to continuously slander him in front of Zhu Di. Zhu Di issued an edict to remove his title of King of Jin, ordered him to guard his father's cemetery, and changed Ji Ji to the title of King of Jin.
Zhu Jixi was imprisoned by Zhu Jiyi for ten years, and was later rescued. He died in the 10th year of Xuande at the age of sixty-one, which can be considered a long life.
Being able to live to a long life under such circumstances has a lot to do with his good mentality.
"Your Majesty, the owner of this teahouse is back."
When Zhu Yingcai arrived at the door of the teahouse, he was stopped by the guards, and then went upstairs to report to the prince.
Zhu Jixi didn't think much and went straight downstairs.
Seeing that it was already getting late, he had to go back quickly to meet his father.
朱棡虽然疼爱长子,不会揍他.但要是事情没办好,一顿训斥却是难免.
Zhu Ying stood at the door of her teahouse but could not enter, looking calm and calm.
Uncle Zhang next to him had a face full of anger, he was a Jurchen.
As a nomadic people, although the degree of Chineseization is very high, some ideas have been deeply ingrained since childhood.
In Uncle Zhang's view, Zhu Ying is his master.
He is Zhu Ying's slave.
The master is humiliated, which is more uncomfortable than killing him.
Uncle Zhang was tall and sturdy, and his thick-boned figure also put a lot of pressure on the guards.
The two guards stared at Uncle Zhang closely to prevent him from making any changes.
Zhu Jixi walked downstairs and saw Zhu Ying at the door, and suddenly felt a familiar feeling.
But at this moment, he didn't think much about it, and said with a smile as he walked: "This boss is holding his fists. On the order of my father, I came here to invite my boss to the Jin Prince's residence."
"Don't worry, boss, I...you...I..."
Zhu Jixi was talking as he walked. After a few steps, Zhu Ying's face was already clear.
From a distance of about three or four meters, Zhu Jixi could see clearly. Before he could finish speaking, he started to get stuck.
Pointing at Zhu Ying, she couldn't say a single word.
"My Excellency Zhu Ying, I have met the Crown Prince of Jin." Zhu Ying bowed slightly and bowed.
Hearing Zhu Ying's voice, Zhu Jixi calmed down and took a deep breath to suppress the shock in his heart.
He asked with still trembling tone: "What's your name?"
Zhu Ying frowned slightly and said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "I'm Zhu Ying."
While talking, Zhu Jixi walked up to Zhu Ying and carefully observed Zhu Ying's appearance.
Only then did I realize that there was a big difference between him and his uncle Zhu Biao upon closer inspection.
The main reason why I was immediately impressed was that not only did Zhu Ying look similar, but they were also very similar in body and temperament.
Zhu Jixi opened his mouth slightly, but no sound came out. At this moment, he didn't know how to address Zhu Ying.
After hesitating for a moment, he said: "My boss, I don't know if it's convenient now. My father loves delicious food. After tasting the breakfast in my boss's teahouse, I can't forget it and I really want to meet him."
"I wonder if my boss would like to reward me. If you come with me to Prince Jin's Mansion, it will be considered as fulfilling my father's wish."
Zhu Jixi was extremely polite when he said this.
In his heart, Zhu Ying is absolutely inseparable from his uncle Zhu Biao.
They look so similar and even have the same look and temperament. It is very possible that Zhu Ying is the uncle's illegitimate son.
At a quick glance before, Zhu Jixi thought his uncle was resurrected.
Zhu Jixi was born in April of the eighth year of Hongwu, and Zhu Xiongying was born in October of the seventh year of Hongwu.
The age difference is not that big.
However, when he was a child, Zhu Jixi rarely played with Zhu Xiongying.
Because Zhu Xiongying has always lived with Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma.
When he first started studying, Zhu Xiongying's enlightenment education was also personally taught by teachers arranged by Zhu Yuanzhang.
The eldest sons of the king, such as Zhu Jixi, were educated centrally.
Ten years have passed since this incident. Zhu Jixi was only seven years old at the time and had not had much contact with him. Apart from knowing his name, his impression was not deep.
So I just think of my uncle Zhu Biao's illegitimate son.
"The King of Jin has an order, so I will naturally obey it." Zhu Ying replied, with some surprise deep in his eyes.
He felt very strange about Zhu Jixi's attitude.
He is just a businessman, although according to his information, the prince of Jin Dynasty, Zhu Jixi, can be regarded as a humble person.
But this attitude is far from modest.
In Zhu Ying's opinion, the crown prince Zhu Jixi was completely respectful, and even the words he used were extremely polite.
Zhu Ying followed Zhu Jixi towards the Jin Palace.
Along the way, Zhu Jixi seemed to be a different person, being taciturn.
It was not until the door of Prince Jin's Mansion that he said politely: "Master, please."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhu Ying bowed slightly and said.
Entering the mansion, Zhu Jixi walked in front and led the way, feeling the sound of footsteps.
I sighed in my heart: "Father, don't be scared."
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