Turning over the new year, it will be the twelfth year of Hongwu.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the eunuch announced the list of candidates for the new year.
The virtuous concubine Hu was a noble concubine of the Jin Dynasty because of her good upbringing and meritorious service in co-managing the harem. Her father Hu Dagui was granted the title of Marquis of Zhongli and was given a thousand shi of food.
Lan Yu, the military minister of Xuanli and the deputy general of the Western Conquest, was granted the title of Marquis of Yongchang for his contribution to pacifying the Qiang.
Shuzheng Wenchen, the former chief envoy of Jiangxi Province, was involved in the political affairs of Liu Lian. For his first contribution to the creation of the Yellow Book, he was posthumously granted the title of Zhonglie Marquis, with the posthumous title of Zhongjie.
Xuanli was a military minister, a minister in the governor's office, and Wang Bi, the commander of Jiangxi Province, was granted the title of Marquis of Dingyuan for his meritorious service in co-creating the Yellow Book.
Xuanli military minister, commander of Nanchang left guard, Hu Boyi assisted in creating the Yellow Book, and was granted the title of Nanchang Bo...
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On the second day of the first lunar month, the Zhonglihou Mansion was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and a grand banquet was held to celebrate the promotion of the imperial concubine, Hu Da Bangchui was awarded the title of Zhonglihou, and Hu Bo was awarded the title of Nanchang Bo.
Zhu Zhen also attended the congratulations, but did not drink any wine, because tomorrow, the third day of the lunar month, was the day he and Miao Qing made an appointment to visit the temple fair.
His Royal Highness the King of Chu attached great importance to this date. After returning, he even held an impromptu meeting and consulted Wang Ma, Teacher Luo, Mu Xiang, cousin and Deng Duo on how he should behave so that the lover of his dreams could come into reality.
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"Haha, Your Highness is asking about our family..." Wang Ma covered her mouth and said with a smile, "You really asked the wrong person."
"My slave doesn't know either." Mu Xiang lowered her head and twisted the handkerchief and said, "My slave came into the palace to take care of His Highness on the 12th. I have never gone shopping and I don't know what the girls outside think."
As she spoke, her voice became even lower: "Don't you just do whatever you say, Your Highness?"
"Ah, the other party's identity is a bit special." King Chu said with a bitter smile: "If I make her cry, she will probably be beaten."
"I see, this servant doesn't even know the preferences of such a noble person." Mu Xiang whispered.
"Your Highness, don't look at me," Hu Xian said sternly when he saw Lao Liu looking at him: "It's not like you don't know our family, so how do you get here? If you want Miss Xu to laugh, I have some ideas.
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"That's true..." Zhu Zhen nodded depressedly. He remembered that his second uncle lived in Wase in Nanchang for more than half a year, but he didn't pay a penny. What stood out was a free prostitute.
And for today's banquet, all the prominent figures in the capital were present. Even Wei Guogong, who usually did not participate in such occasions, came to congratulate him. The Hu family actually served four dishes and one soup.
And it's serious, without any fancy food, including four meat and vegetable dishes and one soup.
Even though the guests were criticizing her, she could only praise her. Concubine Hu was very good at disciplining her family and strictly abiding by the emperor's rules. She couldn't fault her at all.
As for why they were laughing at the Hu family behind their backs, they wouldn't laugh in front of the two uncles anyway. They pretended not to hear.
However, Wei Guogong was surprisingly full of praise for the Hu family's behavior. After returning home, he told his children that the Hu family was very wise.
People saw that the family had a noble concubine, a marquis, two earls, and a grandson of two princes. They were already famous in the world and at their peak.
If you still don't know how to restrain yourself and insist on ostentation, extravagance and sexual desire, you will definitely prosper and then decline. He also warned his children to learn from the Hu family and not from the nouveau riche.
But Zhu Zhen knew that his uncles were just stingy, and His Highness the Sea King couldn't afford to throw that person away.
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He had no choice but to look at Deng Duo again.
"Your Highness, you know me. My hobby is pandas. If you ask me about raising pandas, I can talk to you for three days and three nights." Deng Duo said with a smile:
"If you ask me this kind of thing, you might as well ask the panda. You don't know the answer anyway. At least the panda is cuter than the general."
"Everyone of them has nothing you dare to brag about in normal times, but when it comes to business, they all show their true colors." Zhu Zhen scolded angrily.
"No, you haven't asked me yet." Teacher Luo protested: "Your Highness, I have many good ideas."
"Pull them down, I didn't know you were writers?" Zhu Zhen said disdainfully: "It's all just lustful thoughts. Whoever learns from them will die."
"Then why did you ask me to come?" Teacher Luo was so angry that he wanted to hit someone. "Are you just entertaining me during the Chinese New Year?"
"No, I want you to help me write a few poems on the themes of the Spring Festival, temple fairs, and love between men and women." Zhu Zhen really didn't mean to entertain him this time, and said a little embarrassedly: "In case the atmosphere gets worse, I
It's better to use it to pretend to be a cultural person."
"His Highness also said that it was not for my entertainment, but with your half of "Linjiang Immortal", the students would not dare to do anything in their class." Luo Guanzhong said angrily.
"What's "Linjiang Fairy", oh, you said 'the rolling waters of the Yangtze River pass eastward', that wasn't written by me." Lao Liu said frankly: "I also forgot where I heard it, otherwise I would still be here
Won’t I give you half of the palace now?”
"That's true." Luo Guanzhong nodded and accepted the task.
He had been with Zhu Zhen for so long, and he would have known that His Highness the King of Chu only studied statecraft and political strategy from Liu Bowen, but did not acquire any literary literacy. In His own words, His Highness the King of Chu said: "Poetry and poetry are just for cultivating sentiments, there is no need to invest energy in them."
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At that time, he thought that His Highness said this just to pretend to be Boyi, but now he realized that Lao Liu really didn't know how to...
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Facts have proven that meetings are not a good way to solve problems.
After the meeting, Lao Liu still had questions on his forehead.
First of all, how should you go on a date? Wearing his dragon robe is of course the best, but that would scare away the entire temple fair.
Zhu Zhen wanted to put on a Confucian robe and a scarf, dress up like a scholar, and say a few classical Chinese sentences to let Xu Miaoqing see his elegant side.
However, Mu Xiang dressed him up according to his request, and Zhu Zhen looked in the mirror. Good guy, it looked like he had stolen it...
The scholar's hands are not strong enough to tie a chicken, and he doesn't have two ounces of flesh on his body. Only when he puts on a Confucian robe can he feel so elegant. But he can lift a cauldron, has broad shoulders, a thick back, and a thick neck. He is as tall as Ma Dongxi.
It's like he wants to tear the tight Confucian robes around his body at any time and fight with others for 300 rounds. He really can't get rid of being elegant...
When he changes into the attire of an ordinary rich man, he looks like a silly son of a landlord.
Zhu Zhen had no choice but to change back to the warrior robe he wore every day in despair, and did not make any further preparations.
"Your Highness, the poem you asked for is ready." At this time, Luo Guanzhong came in excitedly, holding a stack of poem manuscripts and asking for credit: "There are two poems among them. The student is very proud. Listen to this..."
"Don't listen, don't listen." Lao Liu waved his hand irritably, pointed at his stupid, thick and thick image and said: "With this image of my king, I have basically said goodbye to poetry and poetry."
"No," Teacher Luo said gloomily, "Then my work will be in vain?"
"What's wrong with Bai Zuo? Did I support you in vain?" Lao Liuyi rolled his eyes, went out with his hands behind his back, went to Lao Qi for a discussion, and ignored him.
"Are you saying you're not kidding me?" Teacher Luo was so angry that he slapped himself in the face.
"Teacher Luo, don't be like this, Teacher Luo." The people next to him already knew what he was doing when he got angry, so they quickly stopped him.
