The first hero of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, he is still deeply trusted by Lao Zhu and leads a large army to garrison the northern military fortress of the Ming Empire - Peiping.
Lao Zhu asked King Yan Zhu Di to marry Xu Da's daughter because he wanted Xu Da to fully assist Zhu Di in guarding Northern Xinjiang.
The benefits are obvious.
The disadvantages are also obvious.
It would be better if Zhu Di could just be the King of Yan.
If he is restless and wants to rebel, with Xu Da's help, his energy will be doubled.
At this moment, if Liu Bowen says that Zhu Di and Miss Xu are not compatible, Zhu Yuanzhang will say that he has ulterior motives and is disturbing the frontier, and kill him!
Liu Bowen said that Zhu Di and Miss Xu were a match made in heaven, which was tantamount to personally delivering ammunition to Zhu Biao's enemies.
Moreover, after Zhu Di becomes a vassal, he can no longer be gibbering.
Otherwise, you are the one who brought this family together, but you are not allowed to go to Peking to reunite with his wife and father-in-law. What's the point?
Liu Bowen, a man with seven orifices, naturally understood the stakes, and raised his hand to Zhu Bai: "I have been having bad luck recently. The King of Xiang calculated more than a dozen hexagrams yesterday, and they were all accurate. It is the King of Xiang who does the calculation."
Hey, I'll kick the ball back to Lao Zhu, your own son.
Whether it works or not, it’s not my fault.
Zhu Bai cursed in his heart: You old cunning guy, you are trying to pass the blame again.
You have to teach me this just to blame me every day.
How can anything be so cheap?!
Zhu Bai tilted his head and asked Liu Bowen with a confused look on his face: "Master, I haven't learned this yet."
Liu Bowen said: "Your Highness is already good at fortune-telling, and you can predict good or bad luck."
"Oh." Zhu Bai nodded, took out three copper coins and was about to shake them, but suddenly stopped and asked Zhu Yuanzhang, "Father, shouldn't you ask the fourth brother himself about marriage matters?"
Zhu Yuanzhang puffed his beard and glared: "What do you know, a little kid? Why do you ask a matchmaker when your parents order a marriage?"
Hey, this is what's wrong with you, Lao Zhu. Aren't you just messing with the rules?
Zhu Bai put away the copper coins without hesitation: "Of course the person chosen by my father for the fourth brother is not wrong. But the person who wants to spend the rest of his life with Miss Xu is the fourth brother. I still have to ask him. Otherwise, my prediction will not be accurate.
.As long as Fourth Brother likes it, of course it will be good no matter what."
Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Zhu Bai: You little naughty boy, you refuse to work?!
Zhu Bai looked back with a pure and innocent look: Just kidding, that is Emperor Yongle's empress. Don't let me take the responsibility for such a big thing!
What if I say they are a perfect match and these two get married and hate each other, why don't you scold me to death?
If you ask me to say that they are not suitable, and these two people see each other right, Zhu Di will definitely chase me every day, saying that I have ruined his good deeds.
Besides, why don’t you put up a fight to put an end to the evil trend of arranged marriages?
In seven or eight years, when I want to get married, if you don't ask me for my opinion and just give me an ugly monster with a crooked mouth and slanted eyes, I might as well be dead.
Zhu Biao froze again when he saw it, and said hurriedly: "Just ask the fourth brother to ask."
Zhu Bai waved his hand: "It's useless to ask him now. Miss Xu is not here either. He can't see her either."
Liu Bowen, who had been watching the fight between Lao Zhu and his son with a smile, added fuel to the fire: "I heard that Master Xu went to Beijing to meet the Holy Spirit, so he brought Miss Xu back with him. He will arrive at Yingtian Mansion at noon today."
As long as Zhu Di doesn't like Miss Xu, he doesn't have to insist that these two people's horoscopes are inappropriate.
Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes and almost rolled his eyes to the sky: "It makes no sense. Could it be that I can call an eldest daughter who has not left the palace to come to the imperial study to show her to the fourth child?"
Zhu Bai thought for a while: "It's really not appropriate for Miss Xu to come to the imperial study, but she can go to the queen mother. Just find any reason and call her into the palace."
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head: "Go to the queen's place, and the fourth child won't be able to see you. There are a bunch of female relatives, so what's the point of him running away as a man?"
Zhu Bai said: "Father, just ask her to come. After mother sees it, it will naturally be fine."
What the hell is this traitor trying to do?
Zhu Yuanzhang looked suspicious, pursed his lips and said nothing.
Zhu Biao also said: "The queen is the best at judging people. If the queen likes her, it will definitely be good."
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while: Yes. It would be right to ask Queen Ma for her opinion.
He waved his hand: "It is said that Xu Da entered the palace to meet the Holy Spirit when he was still young. Miss Xu has a reputation of being chaste and quiet, and is well-read in classics and history. The queen also praised her many times as a 'female student', so I gave her the fifth rank, summoned
She entered the palace with Xu Da to express her gratitude to the queen."
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The order was passed on over there, but Zhu Bai was anxious to tell Zhu Di where he could still sit safely.
Seeing Zhu Bai scratching his head and scratching his head, Zhu Yuanzhang tilted his head and said, "Go, go, let's see how anxious you are. Go and watch the fun. You don't do any work here, and you still make me upset."
Zhu Bai hurriedly saluted Zhu Yuanzhang, and then ran away.
Seeing Liu Bowen walking along the corridor in front of him at an extremely slow speed, Zhu Bai suddenly remembered the problem that had been bothering him all day.
How did Liu Bowen predict that he would be entrusted with such an important task by Zhu Yuanzhang?
Zhu Bai caught up with Liu Bowen: "Master."
Liu Bowen stopped and turned around: "Ah, Your Highness."
Zhu Bai opened his mouth to ask, but suddenly a picture flashed in his mind, which was the astrological chart placed on the table when Liu Bowen did his fortune-telling yesterday.
Then suddenly it became clear.
Liu Bowen once said, "Ji Xing has good winds, and Bi Xing has good rains."
"When the moon follows the stars, it follows the wind and rain."
And a lot of words about predicting the weather from the stars.
He must have calculated yesterday that there would be rain in drought-stricken areas across the country.
So I was very happy that I told Zhu Yuanzhang, and he was not worried at all.
As for the Qian hexagram he threw out, it was not a coincidence at all.
For an old magician who has been shaking copper coins for decades, throwing a Qian hexagram is as easy as an old gambler throwing three sixes.
Lao Zhu has always been very suspicious, and he doubts everyone except his own son.
Now that I can do Liu Bowen's job, Lao Zhu will definitely use me.
Moreover, I am the apprentice of Liu Bowen and Lan Yu. Both of them are princelings, so I am definitely a princeling.
I will listen to how to deal with government affairs in advance so that I can help Zhu Biao in the future.
That's why the old master said that I would be entrusted with important tasks.
Liu Bowen looked at Zhu Bai with a half-smile: "What do you want to say, Your Highness?"
What I just wanted to understand can only be understood and cannot be explained clearly.
Zhu Bai swallowed back the words that came to his lips and shook his head: "It's nothing. It's windy and rainy, and the ground is wet and the road is slippery. Master, be careful."
With a look of understanding on his face, Liu Bowen bowed slightly, held up his umbrella and walked into the rain.
Zhu Bai walked out for several steps and then turned back.
Liu Bowen's figure was almost invisible.
Just now he was as slow as a turtle, now he is running very fast...
Could it be that he was specifically waiting for me to ask questions?
There was a commotion over there, indicating that classes had ended in the main hall.
Zhu Bai hurriedly ran over and grabbed Zhu Di: "Fourth brother, fourth brother, I will take you to see something good."
