Chapter 26 Carrot squatting at the minister’s palace gate
Li Shanchang appeared to be tolerant and generous on the surface, but in fact he hated and envied all the officials who were trusted by Lao Zhu and were more talented than him.
For example, Liu Bowen was more talented than him.
Therefore, he particularly hated Liu Bowen and took every opportunity to speak ill of Liu Bowen in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.
It's just that he disguised himself so well that even Lao Zhu didn't doubt him and thought he was loyal.
Li Shanchang raised his hand to Liu Bowen and said politely, "Hello, Mr. Liu."
Liu Bowen returned the courtesy: "Hello, Mr. Li."
Li Shanchang asked: "What can I do for Mr. Liu?"
Liu Bowen said: "I happened to see a joke when I was passing by, so I told it to Mr. Li."
Li Shanchang raised his eyebrows slightly: "Oh, what is it?"
Liu Bowen said: "Master Xu Daxu responded to heaven."
Li Shanchang nodded: "Yes, I know. He will come back to resign."
Liu Bowen said: "The emperor asked Mr. Xu to bring his eldest daughter back, and he wanted to point Miss Xu to King Yan as his concubine."
When Li Shanchang heard this, his hands and feet were cold: Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest son to third son all married the daughters of the founding heroes.
I thought that the fourth child, Zhu Di, would have his daughter's turn.
As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang chose Xu Da again.
They were both fellow Huaixi fellows of Lao Zhu, but Xu Da was a military commander and he was a civil servant.
Zhu Yuanzhang always valued literature over military affairs and deliberately suppressed military attachés, but he was particularly fond of Xu Da.
Now that Xu Da has a lot of troops, if he can become the in-law of King Yan's father-in-law, Lao Zhu, wouldn't it be like being closer to him?
When Xu Da comes back in the future, where will there be a place for him to stand in the court?
Liu Bowen didn't seem to notice the change in Li Shanchang's face, and continued: "This Master Xu actually let Miss Xu enter the palace wearing men's clothes on horseback. What an old fool..."
After he finished speaking aimlessly, he sighed and shook his head and left, leaving Li Shanchang alone in a daze.
Li Shanchang had only one thought in his mind: Xu Da could not be allowed to marry his daughter to Zhu Di.
He tugged at his beard and thought for a long time, then turned and walked towards the palace gate again.
The guard guarding the palace gate said that Xu Da did indeed enter the palace today with a woman riding a horse and wearing men's clothes.
A sinister smile appeared on the corner of Li Shanchang's mouth: Sure enough, there is an opportunity.
He would not be stupid enough to say anything in front of Lao Zhu.
Lao Zhu trusted Xu Da so much that even if he complained, Lao Zhu would not do anything to Xu Da and might even doubt him.
The best way is to let Xu Da give up on his own.
Li Shanchang knew that Xu Da had not come out yet, so he stood where Liu Bowen was standing just now and waited silently.
Then Xu Da came out of the palace dejectedly and took the two horses tied to the palace gate to leave.
Li Shanchang didn't have time to think carefully about why Miss Xu didn't follow Xu Da, so he stepped forward and stopped Xu Da: "Master Xu, long time no see."
Xu Da felt slightly better when he saw Li Shanchang.
After all, they are fellow villagers.
The fellow villagers burst into tears when they saw the fellow villagers.
Xu Da returned the gift: "Master Li."
Li Shanchang whispered: "Master Xu must not agree to the marriage between Ling Qianjin and King Yan."
Xu Da frowned: "Why?"
He saw no reason why he should refuse such a good thing.
Li Shanchang said: "Master Xu has a high position and is already jealous of the adults in the court. If he gets married to the royal family again, the officials will be crazy to criticize him."
Xu Da smiled: "Oh, let those officials pick the pick. I am not afraid of slanted shadows, and there are no thorns to pick."
"Really?" Li Shanchang pointed at the horse behind Xu Da, "I dare to ask what kind of clothes Ling Qianjin wore to enter the palace today."
Xu Da was stunned for a moment, as the words Queen Ma said whizzed through his mind.
I see…….
Then a thin layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.
Yes, before entering the palace, Xu Changying had just been made a fifth-grade female official.
Aren’t you just dressing according to the five-level uniform system?
He was so careless, he only wanted to get to the palace on time to meet the saint, and forgot such an important thing.
Fortunately, fortunately, Queen Ma took precautions in advance and saved him.
Otherwise tomorrow the court officials will blast him with full force, saying that Xu Changying does not abide by women's conduct and does not dress according to the uniform.
The marriage will definitely not work out by then, and he might even be punished.
Li Shanchang saw that Xu Da was in a daze and knew that he was frightened. He was secretly overjoyed, but he patted Xu Da on the shoulder with a sad look: "Master Xu, think about it carefully."
Then he bowed his hands in vain and said goodbye, and walked away.
Xu Da turned around and looked at the palace with heavy walls. This good idea must have come from King Xiang, otherwise the matter had nothing to do with King Xiang, and there was no need for Queen Ma to bring King Xiang with her.
This King of Xiang is only seven years old, but he actually has such a strategy?!
Hiss, it is true that the younger generation is to be feared and the younger generation is to be feared.
Since you have received favors from others, it is natural to express your gratitude in person.
I heard that King Xiang went to Liu Bowen's house to study every afternoon, and it was almost time to come out now.
Xu Da stood where Li Shanchang had just stood, waiting silently.
The guard at the gate of the palace murmured in his heart: Are these adults doing squats today? Lord Liu has finished squatting, Lord Li has squatted, Lord Li has finished squatting, Lord Xu has squatted...
Xu Dalue stood for a while, and Lan Yu came out with Zhu Bai.
Zhu Bai looked depressed, and Lan Yu comforted him: "Why should a man worry about not having a wife? You are still so young, so there is nothing to be sad about. I will help you find a more beautiful one in the future."
Zhu Bai muttered: "I don't like her that much, I just don't want the prince to get close to her."
When Xu Da saw Zhu Bai, he immediately ran straight to him.
It's over. This old man probably knew that I had the idea to keep his daughter in the palace. He was very angry and blocked me here.
When Zhu Bai saw Xu Da, he was frightened and hid behind Lan Yu.
Xu Da stepped forward and saluted Zhu Bai solemnly: "His Royal Highness King Xiang."
Zhu Bai stuck his head out and returned the greeting with a mocking smile: "Hello, Mr. Xu."
Lan Yu grinned at Xu Da: "Brother Xu, long time no see."
Xu Da nodded: "Master Lan is doing well recently."
Lan Yu replied: "It's okay, okay, I have a good apprentice, and I am happy every day. If my apprentice does something naughty and makes Brother Xu unhappy, Brother Xu will give him a break for my sake."
He also heard about Zhu Bai taking Zhu Di to look at Xu Changying with a telescope at Chengtian Gate. At that time, he thought that this child was too violent.
Xu Da shook his head: "No, no, no. How can I blame King Xiang? I am waiting here specifically to thank King Xiang."
Zhu Bai stood up straight with a confused look on his face: "Ang?"
Xu Da bowed again: "If King Xiang hadn't given the Queen his advice, our Xu family would have suffered disaster tomorrow."
Zhu Bai nodded: "It's rare for Mr. Xu to figure it out so quickly."
Lan Yu was confused: "Ang? What are you talking about?"
Zhu Bai grinned: "Master, you don't need to understand, as long as you know there is wedding wine to drink."
