Xia Xun listened carefully and vaguely heard something like "The table was turned over", "Let's go, let's go..." "The chief envoy got wet with food and wine", "Nonsense,... he even got slapped...", "Let's go..."
Walk……"
Xia Xun looked left and right suspiciously. A Qingzhou gentleman who had just greeted him hurried past him and whispered: "The prince is angry. He has thrown a birthday banquet. Let's go quickly..."
"Ah, Brother Du..."
Just when Xia Xun wanted to ask clearly, Brother Du had already walked out in a hurry. Xia Xun suddenly thought about it and suddenly remembered what Feng Zongqi had said, and couldn't help but secretly said: "No? This King Qi has such a hot temper? Could it be that he just...
I heard that the Ministry of Household Affairs stopped his money for building the government, and actually held a birthday party in front of the imperial congratulatory envoy?"
Xia Xun really guessed it right, but he didn't expect that King Qi would not only hold a birthday banquet in front of the imperial envoy, but also give the imperial envoy who congratulated him 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 conquering the world at that time, and they did not dare to expect that they would be the emperor, so there was nothing.
Taifu Er gave instructions and taught his sons the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers, and the court system. At most, he hired a teacher to teach them how to read and write. Therefore, among these princes, there are of course some honest children who are willing to study seriously and follow the rules, but most of them are
Got used to being wild.
As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, they immediately became princes. For some of them, their father is their father. The emperor is the name given to outsiders. Home is the country, and the country is the home. It does not matter whether you are the emperor or not when you lose your temper.
What kind of bullshit imperial envoy was sent? Wasn't it just the errand boy sent by my father to give me a birthday gift? Just a beating, so it didn't matter.
The King of Qi held a grand birthday party, and the officials and gentry from all walks of life were frightened and fled in panic. The Pingyue Yang Ping Gong who came from the capital was ashamed and angry with the Five-Finger Mountain rewarded by the King of Qi, but he did not
He dared to talk back, so he had to say goodbye sadly, and the birthday banquet broke up without joy. Most of the congratulatory envoys from various vassal kings were gloating about the misfortune, and just watched with cold eyes to see how Prince Qi would end up.
Xia Xun just thought that it might be for this reason. The news spread from ten to ten, and the side hall was completely empty. He was the only one left. Seeing this, Xia Xun thought to himself: "Yes."
, it’s already like this, I don’t want to have any birthday banquet, hurry up and don’t sweep the wind of Prince Qi.” Busy stood up and hurried out.
But as soon as he walked down Danqi, the eunuch Eunuch Shu came towards him. Eunuch Shu asked him kindly: "Where are you going, Master?"
Xia Xun said: "Oh, I see the banquet has dispersed, and I was about to say goodbye and leave."
Eunuch Shu smiled bitterly and said, "Young Master, please go away. Your Majesty wants to see you. Please come with us."
Xia Xun secretly complained: "So fast? This prince is really impatient."
In desperation, Xia Xun had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow Eunuch Shu. The two of them turned around the Zhu Pavilion and Qihu. After a while, they came to a palace with two floors of eaves on the top of a hill. The landscape and flowers in this place were well-proportioned.
In front of the palace gate, there is a mountain rock towering, surrounded by clear water on the left and right, with a small bridge on each side, like two dragons playing with a pearl. Xia Xun followed Eunuch Shu to board the small bridge, and after crossing the small bridge, the two bridges merged into a portal.
Daomen is "Anshan Hall".
Eunuch Shu led Xia Xun into Anshan Hall. This hall is extremely spacious. The interior uses board walls, green sand cabinets, curtains and various forms of flower covers, flying covers, and ancient shelves to separate spaces of different sizes.
It is spacious yet graceful. It is decorated with ceilings, colorful paintings, plaques and couplets, wall collections, calligraphy and paintings, lamps, banners, furnaces and tripods, and the style and law are born spontaneously.
Eunuch Shu said in a low voice: "Master, wait a moment, we will go and report to the prince."
After a while, a man's voice inside was heard shouting loudly and loudly: "Fuck you, bitches, are you a man? Bring them in when they come, where are all the bastard rules?"
Eunuch Shu ran out crawling on the ground and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please tell me!" Then he came close to him and lowered his voice and ordered: "Your Majesty is very angry and his head starts to hurt again. Please be careful what you say."
Xia Xun nodded, thanked Mr. Shu, and walked towards the inner hall. As soon as he entered the palace door, before he could take a closer look, Xia Xun took two steps forward, prostrated himself on the ground, and said loudly: "My disciple Yang Xu,
I have met the prince."
In the system of kings, the emperor is ranked first, and ministers are still treated as monarchs and ministers. Even if they are the first rank of the dynasty, they have to kneel down and bow when they see the prince. How can Xia Xun be an exception? He has practiced this set of etiquette with Zhang Shisan
He was already familiar with how to salute and how to speak. His movements were smooth and smooth. The man's voice said impatiently: "No, no, get up and talk."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Xia Xun stood up straight and saw clearly that there was a person lying on the Arhat bed. Next to him was an old man with a white beard, half of his buttocks resting on the edge of the bed. He was giving King Qi acupuncture. There were all tiny needles shining brightly on King Qi's head.
It looks a little scary.
Xia Xun thought to himself: "This is Prince Qi? No wonder he is violent and arrogant. In addition to being a prince and a 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. He was about thirty years old, with a broad forehead and thick eyebrows.
, straight nose and broad mouth, tall and handsome in appearance. Most of Zhu Yuanzhang's sons are good-looking, and few of them are crooked. Originally, although the father is not a handsome man, he is handsome and extraordinary, and their mother is also a handsome man.
They are all beautiful women, so how can these synthetic princes look so bad?
As for the popular portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang in later generations, with a protruding forehead, protruding chin, and pockmarked face, he is so ugly that he almost looks like a humanoid creature. This is just a deliberate attempt by the Qing people to vilify the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Those portraits were not handed down from the Ming Dynasty at all.
Yes, in the Ming Dynasty, anyone who dared to hunt pigweed in front of Zhu Yuanzhang's Xiaoling Mausoleum would be arrested. Just imagine who would have nothing to do and take great risks to hide a portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang that is completely different from the official standard portrait.
In three hundred years, are you sure someone from the Qing Dynasty will come up with a treasure?
Let’s talk about those portraits of Zhu Yuanzhang that suddenly appeared during the Qing Dynasty. The dragon robes and crowns worn by Zhu Yuanzhang in the paintings are actually the style of the Qin and Han Dynasties. Its credibility can be imagined. If Zhu Yuanzhang is really so ugly, he will be ashamed of himself.
Guo Zixing, the leader of the rebel army in the Zhou uprising, would not marry his beloved daughter to a poor monk like him who wanted money but no money and no appearance. It might not be his turn to be the emperor in this world.
Furthermore, among Zhu Yuanzhang’s twenty-four sons, none of the many “dragon species” fit that alien portrait. Could it be that none of his many sons inherited my weird genes? This further proves that those portraits
It is ridiculous and false, but the portrait of Taizu officially handed down by the Ming Dynasty should be real. It was used to worship the descendants of the Zhu family. How can the painting not look like one's own ancestor?
However, although this Prince Qi looks dignified, he is not very particular about his appearance. He probably changed his clothes and was wearing a soft and fat moon-white Yanju uniform. The belt was tied loosely and he was half-dressed to protect his heart
Mao's strong chest and abdomen, his brows slightly furrowed, gave him the air of a hero, but not the grace of a royal nobleman.
After the imperial physician finished administering the acupuncture, he stepped aside and bowed respectfully. King Qi waved his hand, and the imperial physician quickly fled and retreated to the outer hall to wait. King Zhu of Qi asked: "Yang Xu, I have asked you to come here.
, I want to ask you, what method can I use to make a large amount of money for this king as soon as possible?"
Xia Xun responded cautiously: "Your Majesty, the business of your shops is very good, especially the overseas routes opened under the prince's care. The money earned from taking two ships to North Korea and Luzon every year..."
Before Xia Xun finished speaking, King Zhu of Qi said: "This won't work, it's too slow. I need to raise a sum of money immediately to support the construction of the palace."
Xia Xun said in surprise: "Your Majesty, we have enough money to build the mansion. Your annual salary, the income from the shop, and the allocation from the court are enough to support..."
"That's enough shit!"
King Qi jumped up angrily, and the silver needles on his head were shaking one after another. King Qi groaned in pain and held his head. Eunuch Shu quickly stepped forward to help him, and said in a fuss: "Your Majesty, calm down your anger, Your Majesty, please be careful with yourself..."
"
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 Ministry of Revenue will not be able to allocate the money for a while. The palace of Gu is just under construction. Is it possible?
Just hanging there like this? I can’t afford to lose this person!”
Xia Xun couldn't show that he already knew the truth, he just looked surprised. The eunuch Shu Eunuch came closer and explained to him in a soft voice: "It's like this. The prince originally asked the emperor for a decree for the purpose of building a new palace.
The imperial court shouldered two-thirds of the responsibility, and the result..."
Zhu roared: "As a result, the palace has just started to be built, and the Ministry of Household Affairs said that there is no fucking money. Isn't this a scam? Why is there no money! Why is there no money! Everyone else's affairs are urgent, but this king's.
The matter is not urgent?”
He paced angrily, his silver needle shaking: "In February of this year, the seventeenth brother (Ning Wang Zhu Quan) reported to his father, saying that when the cavalry was patrolling, they found a barbarian who had lost his arms and left his body on the road, and he was worried about the enemy.
The emperor ordered his fourth brother (Yan Wang Zhu Di) to select the best soldiers and horses to arrive at Daning and Quanning. They would inspect Hu Qi's location along the river and wait for an opportunity to attack.
He also ordered his fifth brother (Zhou Wang Zhu) to send elite soldiers from the Henan Dusi to patrol and defend the area around Saikou in Beiping. The king was ordered to assemble soldiers and horses from the Shandong Dusi and Xuzhou and Pizhou to provide support. The king's large army of troops was assembled.
There, money was spent like water, but the king's army could not be mobilized.
What's the result? It turns out that the fourth brother sent his army to the north and had a great battle in Cheche'er. He captured Bolin Timur, the leader of the Hu chieftain, and pursued him to the Ulianghatu City. He defeated Halawu and was victorious.
The teacher is ready. Okay, the fourth brother beat the barbarian by himself and made him lose his armor and made a big show of the limelight. What about me? I would like to ask, obviously there is no need to mobilize so many people.