The incident of the Prince's Ceremony did not end just because he was under house arrest in the East Palace. The imperial officials at the Yushitai were the first to be in trouble. They expressed their concerns about the fate of the country of Chu in tears. As a dignified prince, on such a solemn and solemn occasion,
If such a weird thing as the next rebirth was done intentionally, the crime should be punished. If it was unintentional, it at least means that the prince does not even have the ability to protect the ritual, let alone the country.
Of course, these enthusiastic censors did not directly rebuke, but expressed their views very skillfully. All the yamen in Kyoto, except the Kyoto Prefecture and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, were discussing this matter.
The Yushitai was the first to bear the brunt, followed by the bachelors of the Hanlin Academy, then the Three Divisions and Six Ministries, then the Four Admirals' Mansion, and then...!
The princeling officials naturally would not sit still and try their best to refute. It is said that the court was very lively and interesting these days.
His Majesty the Emperor always listened patiently to the advice of the ministers, and calmly looked at the documents sent by the ministers. Emperor Deqing did not make any remarks to the various ministers who supported or opposed the prince.
Emperor Deqing's calm expression made everyone wonder what kind of attitude this man had. Although many people wanted to use this opportunity to subvert the crown prince's position, Emperor Deqing was unpredictable.
Many people felt that His Majesty the Emperor just wanted to deal with the matter coldly and let the prince stay in the East Palace for a while to avoid the limelight.
At the beginning of the incident, this matter had no chemical effect on Xue Poye's heart at all, and it seemed to have nothing to do with him. It was not until the news came that the prince was under house arrest in the East Palace that Xue Poye realized this matter.
It seems to have some effect on myself.
After the incident of the prince's sacrifice ceremony, he was in a state of great anxiety. Naturally, he had no time to deal with unexpected matters in Kyoto, and he would not have the mind to interfere with interests outside Kyoto. In other words, at the current stage, the prince should not be in the mood to protect his own interests in Jiangnan.
The foreign treasury has no energy to protect the Fang family in Yangzhou and the Lu family in Hangzhou.
There is no need to doubt Nan Huaiwu's ability. In addition, Huo Yuancheng, Luo Ding, Qiu Zhili and other elite soldiers and generals below him. If he only relies on his business wisdom to fight against the Lu family, the Lu family will probably be defeated soon without the support of the prince.
Nan Huai was swallowed up by no one.
For Xue Poye in this world, Hangzhou is undoubtedly his roots, and those industries are undoubtedly his most proud works after coming to Dachu. Of course, he will always pay attention to the industries that are his roots.
Xue Poye specially asked Green Lady to send a secret Feixin to learn about the current situation of the Hangzhou branch. After all, with Xiao Pan and Qian Hong in charge, there would not be too many mistakes. In addition, Xue Poye also repaired three letters.
, without leaving a signature, asked the green lady to return to Hangzhou via Feiting, and secretly handed the letter to Nan Huaiwu, Yue Zhu and Qiu Zhili through the brothers at the helm in Hangzhou. These were his three tiger generals in Hangzhou, so they naturally wanted to report their current situation.
Make up a set of reasons and tell them to a few people so that they can feel at ease.
Three days later, on October 18th, the seventeenth year of Chu Deqing's reign, the invitation from the second prince Liu Ziyin finally arrived.
The carriage sent by Liu Ziyin came to the Prince Consort's Mansion at dusk to welcome Xue Poye to the "Huiying Pavilion".
Prince Yin originally lived in the Yongtai Palace within the palace, but because His Majesty the Emperor adopted a tacit attitude towards his recruitment, he also had a separate courtyard outside the palace.
This "Huiying Pavilion" is the annex of Prince Yin. It is better to say that it is a villa that covers a huge area.
Gathering heroes from all over the world!
This is the original intention of the other hospital, but most of these so-called "heroes" are just strangers with certain skills. There are not many people who can really stand alone, but the "Three Pines of Yinmen" has been circulated recently.
, but they are all people who can stand alone, and they are also the real talents that Prince Yin has acquired through recruiting customers over the years.
The facade of Huiying Pavilion is not very big, but it is quite impressive. Two mighty and huge stone lions bared their teeth and claws, glaring at the people coming in front of the door. At the main entrance of Huiying Pavilion, there are some weird characters coming in and out, or
Calm, or unruly, or frowning, or smiling, there are many. There are more than a hundred houses in this huge courtyard, and most of these weird people who come in and out live in the courtyard.
Doorman.
Prince Yin's disciples are also a scene in Kyoto. According to common sense, these people from all walks of life should be difficult to control. However, Prince Yin seems to be very good at dealing with these loose-minded disciples. Even though some of these disciples will drink and fight, but for
There was no major disturbance to the order of Kyoto as a whole.
Many people believe that the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor, the Kyoto Prefecture and the Metropolitan Procuratorate will definitely be fixed on the guests of the Huiying Hall.
When Xue Poye sat in a carriage and walked on the bluestone road in Kyoto, he kept thinking about whether he would see Duan Kezhang, the chrysanthemum boy, at the Huiying Hall in the near future.
From a certain point of view, Xue Poye's banquet today is really an adventure. Once Duan Kezhang is really Prince Yin's thorn in Qinglianzhao, or if he sincerely leans under his door now, what will happen to Xue Poye?
It is a very threatening thing at night. Once Duan Kezhang sees him, he just needs to casually reveal some information to Prince Yin, for example, Xue Poye is the helmsman of Qinglianzhao Hangzhou branch, then what Xue Poye will face will be
A disaster.
However, Xue Poye's mood was very calm. He always believed that Duan Kezhang was a real man and would never do such an insidious and despicable thing. Just imagine that time in Savage Ridge, when he carried the child without hesitation regardless of his personal safety.
Although Qian Hong's retreat was not necessarily an earth-shattering event, it reflected from a certain perspective that Duan Kezhang was still a very benevolent person.
Xue Poye never thought of his brother based on the worst guesses.
When the carriage stopped at the main gate, Xue Poye saw Prince Yin and several people standing at the gate to greet him, and Duan Kezhang, whom he had been worried about, was suddenly among them.
Duan Kezhang looked like a stone sculpture, cold and hard, his always sharp eyes staring at the carriage.
Xue Poye's heart couldn't help but beat faster. Looking at Duan Kezhang's appearance, dressed in fine clothes and jade robes, he seemed to be really enjoying a luxurious life. The aura of the world not long ago seemed to have disappeared a lot.
He put his hands behind his back and stood on the left side of Prince Yin in a natural and coordinated manner.
Xue Poye suppressed his excitement. The servant had already opened the sedan curtain. He calmly got out of the carriage, straightened his clothes, turned to Prince Yin, smiled and saluted: "The common people have met Your Highness, thank you for the banquet."
, the grassroots people really deserve it.”
The moment Duan Kezhang saw Xue Poye, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes. It was a shock from the bone marrow, but his solid appearance concealed his shock, even though the surprise flashed in his eyes.
The color passed by in a flash and was not noticed by anyone.
No one noticed that Duan Kezhang's hands behind his back could not help but tremble slightly, but he soon discovered this himself, and he regained his composure in an instant, and his eyes fell on the stone lion in front of the door.
Prince Yin stepped forward and held Xue Poye's hand, and said with a smile: "Master Xue, today is a small banquet. I guess Master Xue doesn't like too much noise, so it's just a small gathering of a few people."
"Ashamed, ashamed!" Xue Poye did not look at Duan Kezhang at all, and seemed extremely calm. The two of them looked like they were meeting for the first time, and more like they disdained each other.
Prince Yin held Xue Poye's hand with great satisfaction, and entered the Huiying Hall surrounded by four or five guests.
As soon as he entered the museum, Xue Poye saw pavilions and pavilions, as well as all kinds of diners dressed in strange clothes.
Speaking of which, there are quite a lot of people in the Huiying Pavilion. In addition to the diners, there are also Xiao Si's servants, but maids are rarely seen. Xue Poye understands this. Most of the diners here are men, and they are
Jianghu nature, if you arrange maids here, you can't guarantee that some guys will get wild and cause trouble.
The diners they met on the road all bowed respectfully to Prince Yin. Every time they walked, several groups of people would gather together to gamble, compete in martial arts, play chess, or drink. They lived a leisurely and happy life, but
In Xue Poye's eyes, how are these people different from parasites? Only people like Prince Yin can afford to support them, and only such people dare to support them.
In addition to Han people, there are also Khitans, Tubo people, Xixia people, and even Koreans and those weird people who can't name them. However, there are no Beihu people. At least Xue Poye didn't see them. This also shows that Da Chu
Officially, he and Beihu were really enemies, and there was a tendency that they would never have any contact with each other until death.
The fragrance of the small pavilion is far away, and the breeze soothes people's sorrow!
The Huiying Pavilion naturally has a special residence for Prince Yin. His residence is naturally different from other places. In addition to being more luxurious and beautiful, its biggest feature is that it is quiet. Unless Prince Yin summons him, the diners will hardly go near this area.
, even though they were adjacent, the diners tried to keep quiet and did not dare to disturb Prince Yin's tranquility.
It was a common thing for Prince Yin to recruit customers, but today it seemed a little special.
Normally, when Prince Yin recruits certain guests, he only treats them with gentle words and comforts, and then asks the servants to arrange daily meals and provide so-called "pocket money." It is rare to see Prince Yin personally hosting a banquet for guests. When encountering this kind of
The situation is usually that the diners recruited are not ordinary people. As for the banquet held today, they even led the "Yinmen Three Pines" to greet them in front of the Huiying Hall. This is an extremely rare scene.
Therefore, many diners were very curious about today's young and beautiful guest. When everyone gradually learned that this was Xue Shitou, who had recently slaughtered three mastiffs with his bare hands in Wanqin Garden, everyone's first reaction was admiration, and then jealousy
, but in the end, everyone showed doubts. After all, such a young and beautiful man could kill a three-headed Tibetan Mastiff with his bare hands, which many people did not believe.
Xue Poye had been paying attention to the few guests around Prince Yin since he entered the courtyard. He naturally knew the names of the "Three Pines of Yin Gate", but he really didn't know who the three "pine trees" were.
.
In Prince Yin's flowing water pavilion, the small banquet was held among the rockery and flowing water. It was extremely elegant, and the outline of the moon was also visible on the horizon.
There were only five people at the banquet.
In addition to Xue Poye and Prince Yin, Duan Kezhang was also suddenly on the list. The remaining two disciples, one old and one young, did not look like ordinary characters.
The old man was only in his fifties and looked very kind. He had black and white hair and was actually smoking a dry cigarette. The cigarette rod in his hand also looked very ordinary. This reminded Xue Poye of a saying that the so-called three kinds of people in the world should not be easily provoked.
The Jianghu people are old people, women and monks. They live in the old world, and their tricks and experiences are always scary.
Wearing a light blue gown, he looked like a teacher. He always looked at Xue Poye from time to time, showing a kind smile. Xue Poye really couldn't tell whether this smile was sincere or fake.
The boy was very young, even younger than Xue Poye, but he was only twenty-one or twelve years old. He didn't have a single hair on his head, so he had the head of a monk. If it weren't for the scar on his head, Xue Poye would have thought he was a monk.
The young man's eyes were very cold, even comparable to the cold fourth prince Liu Zifu, but his appearance was very ordinary, even a little ugly. When that kind of coldness appeared on his face, he looked unusual.
ferocious.
Prince Yin said warmly: "Master Xue, you probably don't know these three people yet. I'd like to introduce them to you." He pointed at the old man and said: "This is Mr. Mo, a descendant of the Mo family in the pre-Qin Dynasty." He pointed at the young man again.
Said: "This is Wu Huan." Prince Yin did not explain too much to the young man, as if he did not want Xue Poye to know too much, but just said with a smile: "Master Xue must have heard of 'Yinmen Three Pines' in Kyoto.
'This nickname, these three people present, are my Yinmen Sankesong."
Xue Poye was startled. He was not shocked that he could see three pines in Yinmen today, nor was he shocked that young Wu Huan was among the three pines in Yinmen. What shocked him was that Duan Kezhang was also among them.
The row of three pine trees.
What he wants to know most now is how Prince Yin introduced Duan Kezhang, and under what name and identity did Duan Kezhang appear here.
Prince Yin did not keep him waiting for too long. He pointed at Duan Kezhang sitting next to him leisurely and said: "This is the unknown hero, named Zhang Wuming. He is one of the best helpers around me."
"Oh!" Xue Poye looked at Duan Kezhang and saw that he was sitting upright, just holding a cup and drinking. He looked like he didn't recognize himself at all. He was relieved, but also more confused. Duan Kezhang
What to do?
The wine table was bland and boring, which was naturally due to the estrangement between superiority and inferiority, but the more reason was that the Yinmen Three Pines looked really boring.
The small banquet lasted for more than half an hour in a dull polite manner, during which most of the time Prince Yin narrated certain things warmly, such as the size of the staff at the Huiying Pavilion, and his praise of Xue Po to the three pine trees in Yinmen.
Ye's wit and bravery in Wanqinyuan, or some of the deeds he praised Yinmen Sankesong in front of Xue Poye. Although those deeds sounded exaggerated to Xue Poye's ears, everyone listened carefully.
While reading, Mr. Mo occasionally laughed and said a few words.
Boring and bland, extremely boring!
The young man Wu Huan got drunk quickly and was helped away by his servants. Mr. Mo also quickly left and Duan Kezhang finally left calmly without even looking at Xue Poye.
Xue Poye knew that the appearance of Yinmen Sankesong was just an arrangement of Prince Yin. This detail only made Xue Poye understand that I, Liu Ziyin, value you very much and give you face, showing a semblance of sincerity.
Xue Poye understood that the small banquet was just a prelude, and the purpose of Prince Yin's banquet today would be revealed soon.
"Master Xue, after the battle in Wanqinyuan, your reputation has been greatly shocked. This is naturally a gratifying thing, but... alas...!" Prince Yin suddenly sighed, with a look of worry on his healthy and smooth face.
color.
Xue Poye was amused in his heart, but he asked curiously: "Why did Your Highness sigh?"
Prince Yin stared at Xue Poye, smiled slightly, and said warmly: "This person is afraid of being famous and afraid of being strong. Master Xue's ability in Wanqinyuan has naturally been known to many people. I think that many people have begun to take notice of Xue."
The master has thought about it, maybe there are many people who are ready to do harm to Master Xue."
"Oh!" Xue Poye suddenly smiled and said: "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. If someone really wants to harm the common people, the common people will go back to their hometown. The common people have not offended anyone here. When they go back to their hometown, they will not cause trouble?"
"If you are famous, you will offend people." Prince Yin sighed: "If you offend some people in Kyoto, let alone return to your hometown, I'm afraid you will be found even if you go to Mobei and southern Xinjiang."
Xue Poye rolled his eyes and said cautiously: "Your Highness, when you said that ordinary people offend others, do you mean... four...!"
Prince Yin sighed: "He is just one of them. If you offend him, you will offend a large number of people below him. Think about it for yourself, will your future be easy?"
"This..." Xue Poye pretended to be nervous and said, "What should I do? Why don't Prince Yin lead me to see the fourth prince tomorrow, and I can plead guilty to him, but I don't know if this is possible?"
Prince Yin shook his head and sighed: "Many people know about the matter between me and my fourth brother. Due to the discord in temperament and some grudges, you worked for me last time, which really angered him. Back then, I
The palace did not think of this and caused misunderstanding between the fourth brother and Master Xue. This is really my fault. The fourth brother has always wanted to avenge himself, and his subordinates are very powerful. Master Xue is only afraid of... alas...!"
Xue Poye only felt that Prince Yin had overacted, but Prince Yin really liked winning people's hearts. He spent a long time playing tricks with himself patiently. I'm afraid this is one of Prince Yin's favorite games.
Ordinary princes and nobles may not be in the mood to "treat" a commoner so kindly.
Seeing Xue Poye's strange look, Prince Yin thought that Xue Poye was worried about Prince Fu's ambitions, so he smiled and sighed: "Kyoto is the best place in the world, and it is also the worst place. It can be heaven or it can be
It's hell."
Xue Poye pretended to be ignorant and looked at Prince Yin blankly.
"If you want to survive well in Kyoto, in this land of water and fire, everyone needs help. With one person's strength, he will soon fall into the water and fire and be shattered to pieces." Prince Yin's voice was a little sinister: "Master Xue, if you want to
There is probably only one way to survive comfortably in Kyoto, or to live comfortably in Dachu."
"What method?"
"Find someone you can rely on."
Xue Poye stared at Prince Yin and said slowly: "Who can I find?"
"Me!" Prince Yin stared at Xue Poye and said word by word: "Zi Yin is willing to help Master Xue become rich and prosperous, and is willing to help Master Xue stay safe!"
He wants people to be his slaves, but he keeps saying nice things to help others. This is of course a very interesting thing.dd