October 17th, the tenth year of orthodoxy.
All kinds of ceremonial guards have been arranged inside and outside Ningshou Palace, making it much more lively than before.
Today is the day before the Holy Birthday Festival, and the emperor himself will bring a group of junior members of the royal family to pay homage to the Supreme Emperor.
Outside Ningshou Gate, a group of clan members arrived one after another.
General Zhenguo, General Fuguo, and General Fengguo are the main members of the clan present, and now there are one hundred and seventy-eight people.
As for the lieutenant and other nobles under him, they are not qualified to come to congratulate him today, so they can only stay at home to celebrate his birthday.
Due to being demoted to a higher rank, there are now sixteen people in the clan and princes, nine of whom are represented by King Zhongshun. They are gathering together to chat at the moment.
At this time, someone reminded, "The Sixth Master is here."
The only one in the Ming Dynasty who could be called the Sixth Master by these clans was Zhu Jingyuan.
County princes are rare nowadays, and princes are even rarer. Including Zhu Jinghong, who has not been canonized, there are only two of them.
So now, there is only one prince in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Jingyuan, and his status is extremely noble.
"Sixth Brother"
Everyone called him different names, and they all came to greet him. Zhu Jingyuan, who had just arrived, became the focus of attention outside Ningshou Gate.
"Third brother, why have you lost weight again? You need to take good care of your body."
In front of Zhu Jingyuan, stood a thin, middle-aged man, with a pale face and coughing from time to time. Voice.
After the death of the eldest and second eldest son, the third eldest son, King Zhu Jingrun of Guangyang, became the de facto eldest son of the emperor.
"Sixth brother, I have consulted countless famous doctors for my body, but none of the prescriptions and medicines have worked. I guess I am a very blessed person because of my destiny."
Zhu Jingyuan smiled. He said, "Well, what Third Brother said is an exaggeration. It is said that diseases start in the body and arise in the heart. As long as Third Brother rests peacefully, he will definitely recover."
Turn around and look at the other county on one side. The king, Zhu Jingyuan asked, "Fifth brother, do you think so?"
Yunyang King Zhu Jingze, ranked fifth among the emperor's descendants, has a dull and taciturn character.
"Sixth brother is right"
"Today is a happy day, I think it's better not to talk about illness and pain, but talk about something happy"
The only person who can liven up the atmosphere at this time is the elder Zhongshun King Zhu Xianrong.
"That's right. I don't know what birthday gifts you have prepared for the Supreme Emperor."
Following these words, everyone began to talk about the birthday gifts they had prepared. The scene was extremely lively.
About ten minutes later, someone reminded loudly again that it was Prince Zhu Jingyuan who had arrived.
Everyone compliments Lao Liu because of his worldliness, but meeting the prince is a national system, and even Lao Liu Zhu Jingyuan is no exception.
"I pay homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince"
All the clans, princes, princes and generals knelt down and saluted Zhu Jingyuan, which Zhu Jingyuan could not enjoy.treatment.
Zhu Jingyuan was the last one to kneel down and salute. This made him feel extremely uncomfortable, but he couldn't openly confront the prince.
"Hey Sixth Brother, why do you give such a great gift? You are a dignified prince."
The prince walked up to Zhu Jingyuan, with a teasing tone in his tone, revealing these two things. The unusual relationship between brothers.
Even though the prince did not scream, Zhu Jingyuan had already stood up and said, "Fourth brother, you are the prince, how dare you make a mistake?"
The situation at the scene was as follows: It's done, everyone else is kneeling and hasn't gotten up yet, only these two brothers are standing talking.
"Fourth brother, my brother's legs have been hurting for the past two days. You won't mind, right?" Zhu Jingyuan's tone was frivolous, and it seemed that he wanted to anger the prince.
There is no doubt that Zhu Jingyuan's goal was achieved, and the prince's face became ugly at this moment.
"Sixth brother, you can make the decision if anything happens. Why bother asking my brother? After all, you don't take me seriously."
These two are fighting here. People are suffering from old sins, so they can only lower their heads as much as possible, for fear of accidentally getting involved.
Zhongshun King Zhu Xianrong reminded in a low voice, "Your Highnesses, the Holy Guard of Honor is coming."
The emperor's guard of honor is coming, which means that the emperor himself is behind, so this fight will naturally be I can't make any more noise.
Of course, the situation outside Ningshou Gate has reached Zhu Xianming's ears at this moment.
This made him very dissatisfied, but he could only suppress his anger, otherwise he, the emperor, would be made a joke if the situation escalated.
"These two bastards"
When Zhu Xianming was angry, his chariot and sedan chair had appeared in front of a group of clan members. At this moment, these people were arranged in order according to their rank.
Under the leadership of Zhu Jingyuan, everyone knelt down and prostrated on the ground, and then kowtowed, "I will bow to your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
The chariot sedan fell down, and Zhu Xianming With the help of Cheng Ying, he stood up, walked out of the chariot and stood in front of Zhu Jingyuan.
Glancing at his sons, Zhu Xianming said in a cold tone, "Everyone, get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
With the arrival of Zhu Xianming, the atmosphere at the scene changed. Much more solemn, everyone became silent at this moment and made way outside Ningshou Gate.
Looking at the plaque on the palace gate, Zhu Xianming said solemnly, "Let's go and see the Supreme Emperor."
Under the guidance of more than a dozen eunuchs, Zhu Xianming went to the palace gate first. As he walked forward, he was followed by the two direct princes, and then followed by a group of county princes and other clans.
Although they were biological father and son, due to the objective estrangement, Zhu Xianming rarely came to Ningshou Palace.
After entering the palace gate, apart from being more festive, the interior changed little from usual.
At this moment, the Supreme Emperor Zhu Xinkan has put on the long-lost dragon robe with twelve chapters and is sitting on the throne in the main hall of Ningshou Palace.
Like Zhu Xianming, Zhu Xinkan also has complicated emotions. At this moment, heA lot comes to mind.
Looking at his son who was getting closer outside the palace, his mood gradually became calmer, because he thought too much and he still had to face reality.
"My son, Zhu Xianming, comes to see the Supreme Emperor."
Following Zhu Xianming into the palace, there were only about a dozen people above the county king level. At this moment, these people also knelt down, and other clan members were in the palace. Make arrangements to visit outside.
"My son is exempt from courtesy," Zhu Xinkan said in a calm tone.
"Thank you father"
The so-called congratulations do not have many fixed rituals. After the visit, everyone took turns to congratulate each other, which took more than ten minutes.
At the end, everyone left the hall after paying homage. The next step was to wait for the banquet. After eating, the congratulations were considered over.
In the main hall of Ningshou Palace, only Zhu Xinkan and his son were left.
In the sitting position, Zhu Xinkan took a sip of hot tea, then raised his head and asked, "How come the Fourth didn't see Little Thirteen tonight?"
Zhu Xianming said calmly, "There is a meeting this afternoon." It's a big deal, this guy couldn't wait to leave the palace, he said he would be back before the banquet."
The banquet time is at noon, which is nearly an hour away, so there is still plenty of time.
"I have also heard about what he did in Jinling."
Speaking of this, Zhu Xinkan said profoundly, "Seeing civil and military officials as nothing, and doing whatever it takes to achieve their goals, this The boy is a bit ruthless."
Zhu Xianming naturally knew this, so he no longer despised the young son and was willing to give him a chance to torment him.
"It's just messing around," Zhu Xianming replied lightly.
Twisting his gray beard, Zhu Xinkan asked calmly, "Now that Xiaosi and Xiaoliu are fighting, it has caused a lot of trouble. You still want to bring Xiaoshisan in?"
Only the Queen dared to mention such a taboo topic, except the Queen who could ask about it.
"Dad, what do you mean by that?"
Zhu Xianming's words brought the atmosphere in the hall to freezing point. Even if he was as noble as Zhu Xinkan, he was shocked by his son at this moment. . Please remember to collect it. The website is the latest and fastest without anti-theft. To find books and add books for free, you can join the qq group 952868558