On the way home, Zhu Zhen saw that it was still early, so while eating sweets, he told Wang Ma to go to the Duke Wei's Mansion.
"Hey." Wang Defa immediately asked the driver to turn to Dengfu Lane, which is across the street.
"Your Highness, we are here."
"So close?" Zhu Zhen arrived before finishing the candy.
"It's so close." Wang Defa said with a smile: "Perhaps all the heroes are willing to be neighbors, and the Song Guogong Palace and Cao Guogong Palace are not far away."
"Well..." Zhu Zhen nodded, somewhat understanding why Liu Bowen knew Miss Deng's gossip.
It turned out to be a neighbor...
"Get out of the car and take a look."
After the guards placed the pillars, Zhu Zhen jumped out of the carriage and looked at the huge luxurious mansion in front of him.
I can only see the high courtyard walls as far as the eye can see. The whole street is the residence of Duke Wei, no wonder it is called Deng Mansion Alley.
There is a one-acre large square in front of his house. There is a magnificent archway on the large square, on which are the four characters "Leaning on the Great Wall" inscribed by the old thief Yubi.
There is a dismounting monument on the archway. Civilian and military officers must dismount when they arrive here, and he, the prince, is no exception.
Looking at the white marble steps of the gate, there are two large stone lions squatting. Behind the stone lions are three animal-headed gates, with a plaque saying "Weiguofu" hanging on the gate. Under the plaque stand a dozen fully armed soldiers.
It was the iron army given to heroes by Zhu Yuanzhang.
The Duke's pomp is really beyond compare.
Those iron soldiers were all Deng Yu's personal soldiers, and they were not above their vigilance. Zhu Zhen's carriage only stopped in front of the Duke Wei's mansion for a while, and a general bannerman came over to ask.
"Excuse me, sir, what do you do for me?" If his carriage hadn't been in the palace, he would never have been so polite.
Eunuch Wang calmly took out the tooth tag from his sleeve, flashed it in front of the other party's eyes and said: "Our Highness is studying on the street. I heard that Duke Wei's mansion is nearby. Come and take a look and identify the door."
"Ah, it's His Royal Highness the King of Chu." The commander-in-chief quickly knelt down and saluted.
"Get up." Zhu Zhen maintained the reserve of a king.
"I didn't know that Your Highness is here, so please forgive me. Please come in for tea. I'm humble and ask the concierge to report to the Second Young Master." The general flag quickly bowed to greet him. No one knows better than him what kind of guests come and what standards to treat them.
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"Your Highness..." Wang Defa looked at Zhu Zhen, meaning don't go in. It's always not good to come to the door without saying hello.
Besides, His Highness came here on an impromptu basis. What did he say when he went in? What did he do? Isn’t it embarrassing?
But he underestimated His Highness. Our sixth son has been engaged in the two major industries of busking and begging for cattle, and his face is as thick as the Nanjing city wall.
"Then let's go in and sit down." Zhu Zhen said with a smile: "We are almost relatives. Let's ask for a cup of tea and borrow a hut."
"Ah..." Wang De said heartily, we have prepared a horse for you. Wouldn't it be delicious to keep the dung flowers in your own palace?
"Your Highness, please." The commander-in-chief was very polite. He was just a gatekeeper and didn't dare to think about the big shot's thoughts.
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So, Zhu Zhen put his hands behind his back, walked like a king, and followed the concierge into the golden gate of Duke Wei's mansion.
Then there is the ceremonial gate, the front hall, and the main door is wide open all the way, with servants kneeling to greet them.
The steward invited His Royal Highness the King of Chu into the front hall.
The front hall of the Duke's Mansion is also the hall. It is seven rooms wide, with two buildings and nine shelves. It is covered with black tiles, the roof ridge is made of tiles, the beams, pillars, brackets, eaves and corners are decorated with colorful paintings, and the doors, windows and pillars are decorated with gold and black paint.
.Regulations are strictly followed in every place without any overstep.
When the dynasty was first established, all the rules were the strictest. And with a control freak like Boss Zhu, normal people would behave like this.
Therefore, people like Liao Yongzhong who blatantly exceed the rules are definitely not just lawless. They also include disapproval of the "supreme power of the imperial power."
This is the most terrible thing.
While Zhu Zhen was thinking wildly, a boy of twelve or thirteen years old came in from behind the screen...
"Oh, you are really His Highness the King of Chu." The young man quickly knelt down and saluted. "General Deng Duo pays homage to His Highness!"
"Hahaha, get up." Zhu Zhen showed the easygoingness of a king again, and said with a friendly face: "You are the Second Young Master Deng, right? This is the first time that I have met you."
"No, the last general is the third in rank. Unfortunately, my second brother also went out just now." Deng Duo stood up and tried to act mature and said: "The last general is only a member of a hundred households, and is not qualified to enter the hall. He goes to the main hall to accompany him to read.
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"He was already a member of a hundred households when he was only twelve or thirteen years old, and he said that he was of low status..." Zhu Zhen secretly despised him, but then he thought that he was already a prince when he was only three years old.
Haha, I despise him even more...
"Haha, it doesn't matter, I am no longer studying in the main hall." Zhu Zhen then smiled and said: "I am currently studying in Uncle Chengcheng's Mansion, and today is the first time I have come out."
"That's a good relationship." Deng Duo sat down with me and said, "I can see you more often in the future, Your Highness."
"Yes, yes, I fell in love with you as soon as I saw you. I am determined to be your friend." Zhu Zhen looked at him with a smile, his eyes were clean and simple.
"That is the honor of the general." Deng Duo was flattered and said: "My father and eldest brother are both on duty today, and the general is afraid of neglecting His Highness and causing His Highness' displeasure."
"Hahaha, how could it be?" Zhu Zhen waved his hand and said with a smile: "Lao Wang also told me just now that it would be rude to visit rashly. But I feel that I have already come, so it would be rude not to come in.
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"That's right, Your Highness, please don't be polite. You must treat this place as your home." Deng Duo was also very happy. This was the first time he treated guests as a host.
The two young boys started a human-like meeting in the lobby of the Duke's Mansion...
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As Wang Defa said, guests visiting the Duke's Mansion must submit greeting cards in advance. Then Deng Yu decided whether he or his eldest son should meet the guests at home based on the importance of the guests.
There was no appointment today, so Duke Wei and his eldest son went to work at the Governor's Mansion and the Pro-Army Governor's Mansion respectively. The second son, Deng Ming, was left at home to look after the house.
The sun was already setting at this time, and there would normally be no guests coming to the door, so Deng Ming went out to play with his friends.
Unexpectedly, the King of Chu, who was so unconventional, would come to visit us at this time.
The third child, Deng Duo, who was not yet thirteen, had no choice but to take over...
The housekeeper was really worried. He didn't expect that the Third Young Master's reception was quite like that.
That's right, people of the same age should be treated by people of the same age. It's considered a mistake...
After chatting for a while, the two of them became good friends and talked about everything.
Hearing that Zhu Zhen had a pet cow, Deng Duo also excitedly took him to the back house to see his panda...
Zhu Zhen originally thought it was a bear-like cat, or at most a cat-like bear.
Then when I got to the backyard, I saw, holy shit, it turned out to be a black and white, furry, chubby panda...
Damn, it’s free-range…
Can the prince's son be so wild?
"It's capped, it's capped..." Looking at the invincibly cute giant panda, Zhu Zhen suddenly felt that his Pingtian Monkey King was no longer favourable.
Ps. A bug has been fixed. Previously, it should have been written about Chongzhen, not Zhu Youjian, and the seniority poem was ignored.
