At this point, Gu Xingzu knew that he had no choice. If he did not agree to Beizhen Fusi's request, everything about him would be destroyed. The reason why he was unwilling to be hostile to the King of Han was not just because the King of Han was kind to him.
But he believed that the King of Han would win. But Zhang Hui told him that the prince's side was actually not as weak as he thought. He finally nodded in agreement and joined King Qin to protect the Lord...
The disappearance of brother Zhenyuan Hou did not cause the slightest ripples in the capital. After all, in people's perception, the eldest son Gu was already dead. And in this turbulent season, people's eyes were always focused on those core figures.
On the body, Zhenyuan Marquis Gu Xingzu is indeed not big enough to see.
Time passes day by day, and September enters with an undercurrent.
In September, the sky is long and blue, the sweet-scented osmanthus has faded, and the chrysanthemums are fragrant. The chrysanthemums are colorful and beautiful. Even His Highness the King of Han, who never likes flowers and plants, has thousands of pots of chrysanthemums in his house.
Chrysanthemums. But unlike the colorful chrysanthemums elsewhere, the chrysanthemums in Hanwangfu only have one color, which is yellow.
Those clusters, patches of dazzling golden color, are so eye-catching that they can even make people breathless. In the middle of these yellow chrysanthemums, His Highness the King of Han held a crab feast to entertain everyone who had worked hard for nearly 10 years.
accomplice for a month.
September is the time to eat crabs. The ancients divided the world's crabs into nine categories, with lake crabs ranking first. The crabs produced in Gaoyou Lake in Yangzhou are the most famous among lake crabs and have been listed as tributes since the previous dynasty.
It was presented to the emperor and his princes and nobles for enjoyment. Although Emperor Yongle was far away in Beijing and could not enjoy such fresh food, a large number of tributes were still sent to the capital. Immediately, someone sent the tribute from Gaoyou Lake
The tribute crabs were sent to the Prince's Mansion and the King of Han's Mansion.
"The tripod costs thousands of dollars, and the jade food is always precious. I comment on the Yangzhou tribute, this thing is really unparalleled." Master Zhuang delicately and elegantly untied the huge crab with a small hammer and hook, revealing the white jade-like crab meat.
He praised sincerely.
Although these dignitaries can eat crab meat without having to use their hands at all and have their servants serve them. But I don’t know when they can untie the crab’s armor in an elegant way and take out the crab meat until it is eaten.
Keeping your hands free of fishy odor has actually become one of the criteria for judging whether a person is a noble. Therefore, in Jiangnan, anyone with some status has to take the time to learn how to open a crab, in order to avoid such a situation.
It's embarrassing...because if a rough man eats crabs, he will make a mess and his hands will be fishy and greasy, which will give rise to the connoisseur's sense of superiority. It's really shameless.
Therefore, although the princes and uncles have been pampered since childhood, they are also skillful in driving crabs, bringing the yellow-orange crab roe and white crab meat to their mouths, nodding in agreement and admiring. "Yes, this crab roe is simply the best in the world.
A masterpiece that makes people mesmerized..."
Seeing how intoxicated these guys were after eating, several generals had sad faces. They either bit into the crab legs with a tasteless taste, or bit into the crab, and the juice immediately flowed across it, and the yellow crab roe was stuck to their beards...
"Bird, I don't know what's so delicious about this thing." Zhu Heng threw away the crab in his hand depressedly, picked up the wet wipes in the silver basin on the table and wiped his hands randomly. Several generals next to him also felt the same way.
He nodded and whispered: "Why don't you just put on the crab roe? You can also put on the hoof condyle."
However, they did not dare to speak too loudly, because as the generals of the King of Han, they all knew that the prince was usually the most intolerant of such things that took a long time to get half a mouthful of meat. Now it seems that the prince can bear it and behave like this
Sitting there and unpicking crabs with your own hands in a decent manner must have deep meaning...maybe it means something?
Since the prince is enduring it, of course, as a subordinate, he has to share the joys and sorrows with his master. After the generals complained, they had no choice but to continue fighting silently against those ferocious-looking crabs...
In fact, they were overthinking it. The reason why Zhu Gaoxu held this crab feast was to numb the outside world and make the prince's people relax their vigilance. The reason why he wanted to untie the crabs with his own hands was to show his own people how relaxed he was and give them the confidence to stay calm.
However, although Meng Zhang Fei can do some embroidery, he would never be able to bear it if he had to keep threading the needle. So he patiently solved a crab, and Zhu Gaoxu wiped his hands vigorously and said with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Zhuang."
Shi Xing, but today is a feast of chrysanthemums and crabs. Do you only have eyes for crabs? Don’t let down this garden full of chrysanthemums."
"Haha," Zhuang Jing secretly despised him in his heart. Rough people are rough people. Even if you want to show your ambition, you don't have to make it so obvious, right? What's even more speechless is that it's already so obvious, and you still have to worry about others not knowing.
He was not afraid of letting the prince see the clues when he said it. He said with a smile on his face: "Of course chrysanthemums are good, but they are too elegant. It is said that when you pick chrysanthemums under the east fence, you can see Nanshan leisurely. This flower is the flower of seclusion.
I'm afraid that the flower born out of this world is not in line with the prince's ambitions."
"Haha, Master, what you said is wrong. How come this chrysanthemum has become the flower of hermits? It is clearly the flower of heroes." Now that everything was ready, all he needed was the east wind. Zhu Gaoxu was in an excited state and laughed loudly.
"Whether Huang Chao's wait until the eighth day of the ninth month in autumn, when my flowers bloom, hundreds of flowers will bloom. The fragrance of Chang'an will permeate the sky, and the city will be filled with golden armor."
You are scared to death at all times. If you want to fight with the west wind and wear golden armor all over your body, how heroic is that?"
"The next one who is wearing golden armor is the prince." Ji Gang heard this and said with a smile: "I just don't know when the prince plans to fight with the west wind?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone stopped moving. This was also the issue they were most concerned about. They had been contacting each other and preparing in many ways. Although not everyone couldn't wait. But no matter what, they always knew when to launch.
Especially Wang Ning and Gu Xingzu, their ears pricked up. Although they also came to Hanwang's Mansion to eat crabs today, they were not direct descendants of Zhu Gaoxu after all. They had always wanted to know when Hanwang planned to launch the attack, but they did not dare to ask.
.I heard Ji Gang take the initiative to ask today, why shouldn't I prick up my ears and listen?
However, Zhu Gaoxu's answer disappointed them. They saw him holding the wine glass and thinking for a long time, and then sighed: "I just don't know whether the west wind can overwhelm the east wind or the east wind can overwhelm the west wind."
"Your Majesty, why do you need to ask?" Li Maofang immediately said carelessly: "Of course the east wind overwhelms the west wind."
"That's right." All the generals also agreed: "As long as the prince raises his arms and calls out, there will definitely be a crowd of responders. If one person spits out foam, Zhu Gaochi will be drowned."
"Haha..." Zhu Gaoxu just laughed.
"What?" The generals immediately asked anxiously: "Does the prince still not trust us?"
"Of course I can trust you." Zhu Gaoxu chuckled, and then said quietly: "But how many of you are there? There are so many ministers in the capital, and the generals under your command?"
"Yes, people's hearts are separated from each other." Song Hu agreed.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty." Everyone said hurriedly: "In the past few days, we have contacted all the big and small people in the capital and had vague talks with them. They all said that they will definitely stand by Your Majesty."
"I'm afraid that some people are telling the truth..." Zhu Gaoxu sighed, with a deep look of worry on his eyebrows: "It's not that the lonely king is indecisive. In fact, once it is launched, your wealth and life will be all on it. You can't be careless.
Be careful."
"..." After hearing King Han's sincere words, everyone's arrogance suddenly became much smaller, and they all opened their mouths and were speechless.
"There are so many people, you can't dig out their hearts and see if they are black or white, right?" Xu Cheng said distressedly, scratching his beard.
"It's simple. Don't we end it by asking them to write a declaration of surrender?" Li Maofang said fiercely: "If anyone dares not to write it, he is not of the same mind as us. We will kill him first."
"Nonsense!" Zhu Gaoxu frowned and scolded.
"Yes, do you think everyone is willing to follow us?" Song Hu nodded and said: "Besides, we don't need so many people. What we want is that they all be honest and don't ruin our big things."
"The Marquis is right." Zhuang Jing said with deep understanding: "If you let them write down their words in black and white, I don't know how many people will be forced to side with the prince.
"Then you guys should think of a way." Seeing that her idea was rejected again, Li Maofang snorted depressedly.
Everyone looked at each other in confusion. It was no problem for them to lead the troops in the war. It was really difficult for them to come up with ideas and find solutions.
After a moment of silence, he solemnly said: "Haha, I just remembered an allusion."
"It's been so long, why are you still sour?" Zhuang Jing just wiped Li Maofang's face, and Li Maofang was of course going to be rude to him. "When I eat crabs, I can just dip them in Yangzhou balsamic vinegar. I don't need your help, Mr. Zhuang."
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"Maofang, shut up." Zhu Gaoxu scolded Li Maofang sternly, then turned to Zhuang Jing and said, "Master, don't be as knowledgeable as him, tell me your own opinions.
"The allusion I'm thinking of is..." Of course, Zhuang Jing is not as knowledgeable as Li Maofang, a fool like him, but he is no longer literate, but says honestly: "Referring to a deer as a horse."
"Referring to a deer as a horse?" No matter how old they are, everyone has read a few books, so they naturally know this allusion that is familiar to rural people. Many people still don't understand, but a few shrewd people's eyes lit up and they praised: "Okay.
idea"
"What road do you point to? What horse to feed?" Li Maofang naturally knew this allusion, but deliberately made trouble for Master Zhuang.
"If you don't shut up, get out of here." Zhu Gaoxu was furious and scared Li Maofang. The King of Han then turned to Zhuang Jing and gave a thumbs up and said, "Sir, you really have a brilliant move. I'd like to hear the details."