The emperor and empress arrived and were worshiped by everyone present.
But there is actually a subtle difference here, that is, the queen is more popular, and the emperor is always more feared.
The queen has been seriously ill recently, and the entire palace seems to have lost its protection. Not to mention the lowest-level maids and eunuchs, even the concubines in the harem are living with extra caution.
The emperor and empress took their seats, and then the banquet officially began.
Although the emperor really wanted the banquet to be more casual and reflect the warm atmosphere that a family banquet should have, he was still not satisfied with the performance of everyone.
But he also knew that the royal family could not be like ordinary people, and many barriers and boundaries existed naturally.
Not only are there barriers, but there are also circles. For example, the four legitimate children are talking together, and only Zhu Jingchun and Zhu Jinghao can squeeze in.
"Third sister, you are going to get married in a blink of an eye. It seems that fourth brother is getting old!" Zhu Jingyuan said with emotion.
With the mutton-fat jade cup in his hand, Zhu Yunsheng turned around and said: "Fourth brother, you are a thousand years old. Let's talk about it in detail, you haven't grown up yet!"
Hearing this, several people at the scene laughed, and they all smiled from the bottom of their hearts at this moment.
Just listen to Zhu Jingyuan say: "Third sister, if fourth brother doesn't grow up, won't I become a child?"
Nodding, Zhu Yunsheng looked at the people not far away. Zhu Jinghong said: "Brother Thirteen is still a suckling baby, making noises is a headache!"
For a fierce man like Zhu Jinghong, Zhu Yunsheng calls him a baby, which must be said to be very joyful.
Especially at this time, he was holding a leg of lamb and looking at everyone present with a confused expression, which caused even more laughter.
On the throne, looking at the legitimate children chatting and laughing harmoniously, Zhu Xianming was somewhat touched. After all, it was rare for the three brothers to be together without fighting.
Soon, Zhu Xianming's thoughts flew to more than thirty years ago. At that time, he, the prince and the king of England were also close brothers. If he had not been born in the royal family, he would have died well.
When they were young, they rode horses and hunted together, and the scene where the brothers talked and laughed happily appeared in front of him unconsciously.
Soon, his thoughts returned to the scene. At this time, Zhu Jinghong and others were still joking, which made the emperor smile.
The queen was also very happy at this time, so she took the initiative to pick up the teacup and paid respect to the emperor beside her.
"Your Majesty, please!"
"Madam, please!"
Hearing the emperor's title, Yang Qingyin was even a little shy, and immediately turned pale. The emperor glanced at him, but he was very happy in his heart.
Time passed quickly. The banquet ended an hour later, and the princes began to leave the palace with their respective princesses and children.
Of course the prince and Prince Rui walked in front. After their cars and sedans left one after another, it was then time for Zhu Jinghong to get into the sedan and leave. This was all determined by his title status.
"Third brother, are you feeling better today?" Zhu Jinghong glanced not far awayKing of Guangyang.
The eldest and second son disappeared one after another. This Guangyang King Zhu Jingrun was the de facto eldest son of the emperor.
Zhu Jingrun has never been in good health. At this time, he was still hunched over, being supported by his two sons, while his princess was talking to his fifth daughter-in-law from behind.
"Thirteenth brother, this is how it is anyway, half-dead and wasting away... I can't compare to you mounting a horse to kill the enemy, traveling thousands of miles!"
Hearing Zhu Jingrun's emotion, Zhu Jinghong smiled. Then he said: "Third brother, don't belittle yourself. You are also powerful, but outsiders don't know it!"
Hearing this, Zhu Jingrun's expression tightened, but he immediately relaxed and asked with a smile. : "Thirteenth brother, how can I be so powerful? Then don't put gold on Brother Yu's face!"
"I heard that you are good at writing, and your writing is powerful and powerful. Isn’t that awesome? Hundreds of years later, when it comes to famous people in the world, there will definitely be a place for Third Brother!”
Hearing this, Zhu Jingrun breathed a sigh of relief and immediately replied: “Thirteenth Brother, you This is really a compliment to me, but if you just write a few random words, what kind of famous person will you become!"
Jinghai King Zhu Jinghao squeezed over and said with a smile: "Third brother, I have also been thinking about it recently. "How about you give me some advice on how to practice calligraphy?"
At this time, Qingyang King Zhu Jingchun said sarcastically: "You're just practicing. My third brother is so clean. Why don't you go and stir up chaos in this house?" !”
“I can’t compare to you. I had a conflict with someone and was arrested in the clan’s mansion!” Zhu Jinghao replied. < /p>
At this time, Baochai, accompanied by the two county princesses, came forward and said coldly: "You are the royal princes, and every move attracts attention. How can you be so ignorant of jokes?"
p>Being reprimanded coldly by Baochai, Zhu Jingchun and Zhu Jingchun quickly lowered their heads, bowed and bowed: "Sister-in-law has taught you a good lesson, we know we were wrong!"
With one sentence, they both were stunned. The prince bowed his head after being disciplined. Is this how powerful Xue Baochai is? No, this is because of Lao Shisan's identity... Zhu Jingrun thought in his mind.
The county king and the prince are only one level apart. They only lack two dragons on their clothes, but their status is vastly different.
"Okay, don't be so careless from now on!" Zhu Jinghong said.
"Yes!" Zhu Jingchun and the other two responded quickly.
"Third brother, please invite me first!" Zhu Jinghong turned around and greeted Zhu Jingrun beside him.
"Thirteenth brother, you should invite me first!" Zhu Jingrun humbly gave in.
Although he is an elder brother, there are some unspoken rules that must be followed, not to mention that it is still at this critical moment.
So much so that Zhu Jingrun was wondering if Lao Shisan was testing himself!
In these years, he has hidden away from the government and the public, watching the affairs of the government and seizing the direct descendants with a cold eye. Because he stayed out of the matter, he saw it clearly.
So he understood that the Prince Xiang in front of him, the Thirteenth Master who the world thought was reckless, was actually the most scheming and powerful.
So tonight, every word Zhu Jinghong said will make Zhu Jingrun think more.
At this time, when he heard Zhu Jinghong asked him to go first, Zhu Jingrun felt uneasy again, so he kept declining.
While the two of them were arguing, Baochai was instructing the two princesses, asking them to restrain their men more so that they would not get into trouble every day.
Baochai often heard similar words from the queen, which shows that women really like to embarrass women.
In the end, Zhu Jinghong still didn't tell Zhu Jingrun. He took Baochai on the sedan chair and walked out of the imperial city.
Inside the sedan, Zhu Jinghong sat in the main seat, while Baochai was in the guest seat.
Holding the teacup in his hand, Baochai stared at the amber tea soup and asked slowly: "What did you mean just now?"
"What do you mean?" Zhu Jinghong looked puzzled. .
"What do you mean by asking the third brother to leave first?" Baochai raised his head and asked.
"He is not in good health and he is far away, so let him go!"
At this point, Zhu Jinghong added with a smile: "Like the story of Kong Rong! "
Baochai raised his head and said calmly: "You are generous, but you are embarrassing me!"
In fact, Zhu Jinghong really didn't think so much, he just wanted to give in to Zhu Jingrun. That’s all.
He was in the middle of the situation and couldn't see the whole thing clearly, but Baochai looked on coldly and saw a little bit of the secret.
Some of Zhu Jingrun’s micro-expressions when he spoke, although they were hidden and disappeared quickly, were still captured by Baochai.
After repeated consideration, Baochai was almost certain that there was something wrong with this third brother, and he should be hiding something in his heart.
"Embarrassing?"
"Isn't it embarrassing? You should pay more attention in the future!" Baochai remained calm.
Right now, she was in a sedan chair, and there were guards, maids, and eunuchs accompanying her outside. It was really not the place to talk, so she didn't plan to talk about Zhu Jingrun now.
So the two of them chatted about daily things and returned to the palace almost half an hour later. Then Zhu Jinghong was led to the back garden by Baochai.
The back garden is spacious, ensuring that no one is listening, and you can say anything here.
"I'm afraid it's not that simple for the third child!" Baochai said the first sentence.
Zhu Jinghong said this just half an hour ago, so he replied with a smile: "Yes, he writes well, I have known it for a long time!"
Baochai didn't smile at this time. She was seen following Zhu Jinghong and said seriously: "You were talking to the third brother just now. I saw that he looked uneasy and his eyes were evasive..."
"Oh ?”
At this moment, Zhu Jinghong understood what Baochai meant, so he stopped and turned around.
“Especially mentioningOn to the previous matter! "
While speaking, Baochai was also constantly thinking and analyzing, which made her thoughts clearer and clearer, and a bold guess appeared in her mind.
Zhu Jinghong also said Frowning and thinking, he didn't expect that something he did casually could lead to such an accident.
So far, the person behind the previous incident has not yet surfaced. .
Although Zhu Jinghong guessed that it was the prince and Prince Rui, no matter who was inferred to be the mastermind, there were many things that made no sense.
The reason why it was decided that it was these two people. Out of habitual thinking, plus thinking from the perspective of profit
"You mean... the third child..."
For a while, Zhu Jinghong also thought of a lot. Everyone was shocked.
He suddenly realized that if the third child was the mastermind, he could really pass the previous incident and throw dirty water on the three royal sons. < /p>
“I was implicated in rumors, and the fourth and sixth sons were suspected of being framed. It can be said that...killing three birds with one stone! Zhu Jinghong sighed with emotion.
No one can compare himself to a "bird".
But at this time Baochai couldn't laugh, so she continued to say: "Brother He committed suicide, his second brother died early, and he was the eldest son of the emperor! "
"He has been recuperating at home these years. How could he have such means to mobilize so many officials to stir up trouble..."
Baochai didn't understand the second part of the sentence, but But she reminded again: "You can hide it, but others can't? ”
I don’t know the true face of Mount Lu, just because I am in this mountain!
Baochai’s last reminder made Zhu Jinghong really sure that the third child might really be the mastermind behind the scenes.
Although there are still many things that don't make sense, it gave Zhu Jinghong a new direction, which might be a breakthrough in the truth.
Zhu Jinghong didn't. If he wants to talk more, he will go over the case again and then organize his thoughts.
Baochai followed him without saying a word. She was also thinking about the whole process. < /p>
About a few minutes later, Zhu Jinghong walked to the pavilion by the lake, and after sitting down holding on to the railing, Fang said: "I asked Chen Yuntai to check for so long, but he only found out some trivial things. I think it's OK Let him change direction! ”
“Inspect the Guangyang Palace directly? "Baochai asked.
The first thing to investigate a county king is that it is difficult, and the second is that it cannot be ended after being exposed.
"Check! "Zhu Jinghong's eyes were firm.
"Should we let Chen Yuntai send someone to investigate? "
"No...Chen Yuntai gave instructions several times and let Li Wenzhao handle this matter! ”
Although Chen Yuntai was promoted to Deputy Qianhu through “merit”, he actually relied on Zhu Jinghong’s support. Everyone who cares about this knows.
Recently, Chen Yuntai has been I have arranged to do a few things. It is not appropriate to give him orders for such critical tasks at the moment, otherwise there is a risk of exposure.Just very big.
On the contrary, Li Wenzhao has not received many instructions recently, so it is more appropriate to arrange for him to do things.
"This matter is very involved, so be sure to send someone reliable to handle it!" Baochai reminded again.
Zhu Jinghong replied: "Li Wenzhao is mature and prudent. He will understand the pros and cons!"
Li Wenzhao has been in Beijing for several years and has handled many personal affairs for Zhu Jinghong, and was promoted in the process. Several people.
These people are his confidants, have also received a lot of money from the palace, and are highly bound to the interests of Prince Xiang's palace, so that they can do things with confidence.
"Yes!"
The two agreed on the matter, but they did not act in a hurry. Instead, they planned to wait for two days and let Deng An quietly convey the message.
Two days passed quickly. When Prince Xiang’s Mansion sent Deng An to deliver a message, a group of people came from outside the capital, a group of relatively rare foreigners.
It is said to be rare, but in fact it is not too rare. After all, there are at least thousands of Westerners living permanently in the capital, and most of them are merchants or craftsmen.
The people arriving in Beijing now are neither craftsmen nor businessmen, but Spanish envoys.
These people had reported in advance, so they had an official letter from the Chief Secretary of Jinling, allowing them to enter the capital smoothly.
After finding a "guide" in the city, they were led to the imperial city. The people from Honglu Temple were waiting outside after receiving the news.
Although there were many people from the mission, only three people were able to enter the imperial city. The others were led to the embassy building.
Even those who entered the imperial city could not see the emperor directly, but were led to Honglu Temple.
The credentials they submitted were translated by people from Honglu Temple half an hour later, and then submitted to the General Affairs Department.
Another half an hour later, the translated credential appeared on Zhu Xianming’s desk.
The two countries are brothers and help each other. This is the main content of the credentials.
A few months ago, the Spanish fleet attacked Luzon, seized the port and killed countless people. The leader of Luzon had asked the Ming Dynasty for help.
But now, these people who committed murder and arson actually said that they came with peace and friendship, which must have made Zhu Xianming laugh out loud.
In Luzon's case, Zhu Xianming had already formulated a strategy and planned to intervene.
If the matter can be resolved peacefully, Zhu Xianming does not intend to use force, so he has sent officials to negotiate with the Spanish in the early stage.
It was just that the negotiations had no results, and then the Spaniards sent their own people and delivered the credentials in his hand.
Luzon was also involved, but they had no intention of quitting. Instead, they expressed their last resort.
But they were also willing to ease relations with Ming Dynasty, so they came here specifically to negotiate.
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