Jiang Bin stepped forward and saluted with a smile on his face.
Zhu Houzhao was in a good mood. Seeing Jiang Bin's bright smile, he joked: "What are you so happy about? Did you find a treasure?"
Jiang Bin said: "I have brought something good to the emperor."
Zhu Houzhao said: "What good thing?"
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Jiang Bin waved his hand, and two guards came in carrying a large basket. Inside the basket were several large, round, green watermelons.
Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "So it's this."
Jiang Bin said: "This is a big watermelon produced in the Western Regions. Hu merchants brought two carts from the west and they were all sold out when they arrived at the city gate. I happened to be passing by on horseback and was lucky enough to buy a basket. I came here to express my gratitude.
The emperor's. The large watermelon grown in the sandy soil of the Western Regions has a sweet flesh and a very delicious taste. In this hot weather, the emperor drank a lot of wine in the past few days to celebrate his victory, so he just happened to eat some melons and fruits to cool down and nourish his stomach.
"
Zhu Houzhao nodded and said with a smile: "Not bad. I'm serious about it."
Jiang Bin smiled and said, "This is what I should do."
Zhu Houzhao nodded and walked towards the palace.
Jiang Bin added: "Your Majesty, I also got some wine shipped from the country of Franji to honor your Majesty. In this weather, drinking iced wine is the most nourishing thing."
Zhu Houzhao stopped and looked at Jiang Bin and said, "What happened today? You brought me watermelon and wine. Do you have something to ask of me? Tell me, what is it? Don't beat around the bush."
Jiang Bin smiled and said, "It's nothing, I just want to honor the emperor."
Zhu Houzhao looked at Jiang Bin and said: "Jiang Bin, if you have something to say, just say it. If you are pretentious, I won't care."
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Jiang Bin thought for a while, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I will leave the capital soon. This is the last time that I will honor the Emperor. I will hand over the Yamen affairs tomorrow and accompany my mother back to Shanxi. I came here today to express my gratitude to the Emperor.
Farewell."
Zhu Houzhao was stunned and asked: "Didn't you say in August?"
Jiang Bin bowed and said: "Yes, but my mother is very homesick and doesn't want to stay there for a moment longer. I thought, anyway, the emperor's successor has been selected. The protector of the country, Ying Gong, won another victory in Hetao, and the emperor did not
I’m worried, and I’m relieved. So I came to ask for the emperor’s permission. I plan to leave tomorrow. From now on, I can’t serve the emperor anymore. Please take care of your dragon body...”
After talking about it, Jiang Bin's voice became even louder.
Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly and said softly: "That's fine. In that case, I won't keep you anymore. You can go. I will order someone to arrange your position and reward you with some land. You can also serve your mother well."
."
Jiang Bin knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I kowtow to Your Majesty."
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, sighed, turned around and walked into the palace gate. Jiang Bin gritted his teeth, breathed out, and shouted in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, please stay! I have an unkind request!"
Zhu Houzhao turned around and said, "What's the matter?"
Jiang Bin said: "Wei Chen has served the Emperor for one time and is about to leave the capital. It will be difficult to see the Emperor in the future. Wei Chen wants to accompany the Emperor to enjoy the moon and drink tonight and serve the Emperor for the last time."
Zhu Houzhao frowned and said: "Is this necessary? What kind of moon are you enjoying tonight?"
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Jiang Bin said: "Tonight is a full moon, and the emperor has been working very hard during this period. I would like to invite the emperor to go to Taiye Lake for a boat ride to admire the moon, drink a few glasses of ice-cold wine to relieve the heat, and listen to a few songs. Just like before.
.I will arrange it and make sure the Pope is satisfied. Don’t worry, Your Majesty, I won’t say anything else. I just want to serve the Emperor for the last time, enjoy the moon, drink wine and listen to music. If the Emperor feels that this is not necessary, then just treat it as nothing.
Just say it.”
Zhu Houzhao pondered for a moment, nodded slowly and said: "Okay, since you are so considerate, I will go boating with you tonight to admire the moon. But it can't be too late. I will have to go early tomorrow morning to deal with some food and grass supplies for the Northern Expedition."
Supplementary things.”
Jiang Bin said happily: "Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty. Then I will go and prepare."
Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "Go ahead."
Jiang Bin kowtowed and stood up, bowed and left. Zhu Houzhao looked at his back and sighed: "Jiang Bin is quite loyal. He is loyal to me."
Wang An, the personal chamberlain accompanying him, echoed: "Yes, Mr. Jiang is indeed very loyal. Alas, it's just that the Protector of the Country doesn't deal with him. With Mr. Jiang gone, the Emperor has lost an intimate person."
Zhu Houzhao turned around and shouted coldly: "Zhang Zui! Who told you to say such a thing?"
Wang An was startled, knelt down and kowtowed, slapped himself several times and loudly begged for mercy. Zhu Houzhao scolded him a few words, and then let it go.
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The long and hot days are a torture for many people. For those coolies who carry burdens, drive carts and pull goods under the scorching sun, such days are long and thirsty.
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Because I have to shed several kilograms of sweat, run a long distance on hot ground, and have to carry hundreds or thousands of kilograms of weight on my calloused shoulders.
But for some people, it's just a long nap in the cool breeze.
Zhu Houzhao took a nap in the afternoon and woke up at dusk. He washed his face and put on clothes. Wang An served him while reminding Zhu Houzhao that Jiang Bin had already arrived and said that the cruise ship on the Taiye Pool in Xiyuan was ready. Everything was ready.
Ready, he was already there waiting for the emperor to arrive.
Zhu Houzhao nodded, left the palace and went to the corridor. The air outside was very hot. Although the sun was almost setting, the temperature was still quite high. After standing on the corridor for a while, he started to sweat faintly.
"Your Majesty, do you want to move to Xiyuan? In this weather, why not go on the boat to drink some iced wine, enjoy the lake breeze, and eat iced fruits. Anyway, Mr. Jiang has prepared them." Wang An suggested.
Zhu Houzhao agreed, so he drove out from the Qianqing Palace, walked west along the road in the palace, went out of Xihua Gate to Xiyuan. Then walked north along the road beside Taiye Pond outside Xihua Gate, and arrived at the former
The Hushang Market started by Liu Jin.
In order to please Zhu Houzhao, Liu Jin built this floating market on the lake in Taiye Pool. At that time, there were shops, workshops, brothels, pubs, etc., which was to satisfy Zhu Houzhao's special hobby. One-stop service for shopping and brothels.
However, after Liu Jin's crimes were exposed and he was overthrown by Ling Chi, Zhu Houzhao attracted criticism from the government and the public because of his favor and trust in Liu Jin. The move of favoring and trusting his father's enemy made Zhu Houzhao fall into passivity. Therefore, he had to restrain himself, withdrew the leopard room, and reduced the number of soldiers.
He did some ridiculous things in the palace.
This market on the water has no longer been lively since then, because the emperor is no longer here, and there is no need for the so-called business in the market. It was originally the eunuchs, maids in the palace, and the women in the leopard room.
Pretend.
At this moment, this floating market is empty and swaying on the water. The floating boards in disrepair are gently bumping with the waves on the lake, and the wooden piles on the water covered with rust and moss stand in the water.
It was dark and peeling off its original color.
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Under the setting sun, the entire floating market exudes a rotten musty smell and creaks on the water, like a ruin that is about to collapse at any time. Moreover, the empty floating market gives people an eerie and claustrophobic feeling.
feeling.
Zhu Houzhao stood on the shore and looked at the dark floating market in front of him under the setting sun. He frowned and said, "Where is the boat? Where is Jiang Bin?"
Wang An looked left and right, and suddenly pointed to the lake to the north of the market and said: "Over there, it turns out that we need to board the boat from the pier on the water."
Zhu Houzhao also saw the boat. It was the dragon boat that he had not been on for a long time. Seeing the dragon boat and looking at the scene in front of him, Zhu Houzhao suddenly remembered the situation on the day Liu Jin made trouble. At that time, Jiang Bin and
He was on that dragon boat, and Liu Jin ordered people to take small boats to attack the dragon boat. However, he was stopped by Zhang Yanling and Jiang Bin, and was thwarted by those who arrived in time.
Jiang Bin directed the dragon boat to slowly approach the trestle on the side of the floating market, jumped off the boat and kowtowed to Zhu Houzhao.
"I respectfully welcome the Emperor. I just took a boat and walked around the lake. The west side of Qionghua Island has the strongest night wind and the widest water, which is the most suitable for watching the moon and drinking. I didn't know that the Emperor came so early, so he kept waiting for a long time.
.Please forgive me, Your Majesty." Jiang Bin said.
Zhu Hou looked after the dragon boat, which was decorated with palace lanterns, colorful curtains and lanterns. In the boat hall, there was a large round table with a lot of melons, fruits and drinks on it.
More than a dozen women in palace attire were standing in the boat hall, their heads lowered and motionless.
There is also a red carpet on the bow of the ship, and colorful balls are hung on the dragon head on the bow.
Zhu Houzhao looked at the dragon boat and felt a little uncomfortable. What was wrong specifically, but he couldn't explain it. It seemed that the boat was too fancy and many decorations seemed a bit redundant. With Zhu Houzhao's aesthetics, he didn't like these too fancy and complicated decorations.
But thinking that this was Jiang Bin's idea, Zhu Houzhao didn't say anything. Jiang Bin was a martial artist, how could he be expected to have any good aesthetics?
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"Now that you are ready, let's get on the boat?" Zhu Houzhao said with a smile.
Jiang Bin nodded and said: "I respectfully invite the emperor to come on board.
Zhu Houzhao nodded, and Jiang Bin immediately ordered several guards on the boat to set up the springboard. Jiang Bin stretched out his arms to be supported by Zhu Houzhao, and the two slowly boarded the bow of the dragon boat.
Everyone on the ship knelt down to welcome the emperor. Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and entered the ship's hall, sitting on the Taishi chair covered with bamboo mats prepared for him.
Jiang Bin ordered the boat to start, and the dragon boat slowly left the shore, bypassing the deserted floating market, thinking about the large open water on the west side of Qionghua Island. Soon, a cool breeze blew from the lake into the boat hall,
It was extremely cool and comfortable. Zhu Houzhao's mood immediately improved.
"Jiang Bin, it's really cool on this lake. It's more comfortable than in the palace." Zhu Houzhao said with a smile.
Jiang Bin stood beside Zhu Houzhao, bowed and smiled: "Of course. And you see, Your Majesty, the moon has actually risen. After a while, the afterglow of the sun disappears, and you can enjoy the moon. The time is just right."
Zhu Houzhao turned his head and looked at the eastern sky through the long and open window of the boat hall. In the dusk, the sky was deep and blue. A full moon hung on the treetops. It was indeed a full moon tonight.
Because tonight is July 15th, today is the Hungry Ghost Festival.
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