The escort soldiers who came with the ship disembarked outside the outer city. Some of them were stationed in the military camp outside the city. Some of them originally belonged to the guards of the capital and had gone home on vacation. Under the escort of hundreds of soldiers, the group entered through the Jubao Gate.
After entering the gate, one could not see the soldiers guarding both sides, and the street was cleared. Countless people were waiting on both sides, and all they could see was flags fluttering and majestic.
Although this kind of scenery is not as good as the roll call outside Donghua Gate, it still shows off one's power and boosts morale.
However, this is why so many generals returned from Peiping. It is not a triumph. A triumphal event has a different kind of majesty.
The group of people arrived at the palace.
He Xi had no choice but to retreat. The prince led the generals to pay homage to His Majesty. He Xi looked at Mu Ying's gift in his room. Good guy, it was a tiger skin several meters long. A complete tiger was peeled off from the head to the outside.
, and the processing industry is very good. Even the eyes are crystal clear. The light hits it, and it feels like it is alive.
If I saw him at night, I might even break out in a cold sweat.
This thing will be a priceless treasure in later generations, the kind that old people can sit through.
Now, it's just a souvenir.
He Xi sighed and thought to himself: "It's really different." The flame of ambition quietly ignited in He Xi's heart.
"Secretary He." Someone suddenly called him outside.
He Xi came out immediately and found that it was Xu Baoer. Xu Baoer said with an apologetic smile: "The Queen has an order for you to attend the family banquet tonight. I will send you some clothes suitable for the family banquet."
He Xi said in surprise: "You want me to attend the family banquet?"
"Secretary He doesn't know something." Xu Bao'er said: "Every time Duke Wei comes back, after doing official business, His Majesty will entertain Duke Wei in the palace. He does not talk about official matters, but only talks about hometown friendship. In addition, he also asks Duke Wei to bring his children into the palace.
Get close to the princes and princesses. Generally, generals who follow Wei Guogong in battle will bring their sons and sons-in-law. Many marriages are decided at the family banquet. Secretary He is not married yet. This is a good opportunity.
Can’t miss it.”
He Xi was stunned and realized that the Chinese people's obsession with marriage is deeply rooted. It was even worse six hundred years ago than six hundred years later.
Xu Baoer was right. Those attending this night banquet were all noble ladies of the Ming Dynasty, who would marry a man who would have struggled for thirty years less. But He Xi was different. On the one hand, He Xi knew very well that everything about him depended on Zhu Yuanzhang.
He did something that made Zhu Yuanzhang misunderstood. On the other hand, He Xi knew the fate of many people. For example, Fu Youde. It is really uncertain whether marrying the daughter of the Fu family would be a blessing or a curse.
However, now that the queen has spoken.
He Xi has no reason not to participate.
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"What do you think we should do about Anqing's affairs? She is already eighteen." Empress Ma was arranging Zhu Yuanzhang's clothes and said, "I don't care about your Yingying Yanyan. I only have these two daughters, but I can't care.
.”
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Don't I think about it again? Who do you think Anqing's temperament is like? It's not like me at all. She is the princess of the Ming Dynasty. Although I taught her female training, I can't even suppress a mere female official.
Ah, you are too weak-tempered."
Princess Anqing is the youngest daughter of Empress Ma. However, Princess Anqing has a soft temper, which makes Zhu Yuanzhang very strange.
To be honest, Zhu Yuanzhang has been sternly teaching his daughters because he is worried that his daughters will develop the same problems as the princesses of the Tang Dynasty. But he is harsh. But his daughter, Zhu Yuanzhang, is one of the most noble women in the world. How could he
He is so soft-tempered that even the female officials around him can't control him.
"I don't care, you have to arrange her well." Empress Ma said: "Now, Xu Da enters the palace, Fu Youde's family, and Feng Sheng's family all have sons. Otherwise——"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "Those Qiu Ba people seem to be following the rules. But how can I not know who they are at heart. With An Qing's temperament, you will suffer a loss if you marry her. I can help her. But there are all these trivial things at home.
Things. I can't interfere in every matter. An Qing can't marry Wu Xun."
Zhu Yuanzhang's words were, on the one hand, really for the sake of Princess Anqing, and on the other hand, after reading history, he had more thoughts.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang had no idea of taking these people away before he died. But he could understand his own state of mind in history. His grandson was weak, but his soldiers were arrogant and powerful. What could he do?
That's it for other daughters. When Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking about major events, he didn't care too much about the personal relationships between his children. But Zhu Yuanzhang treated Empress Ma differently, and he treated the children born to Empress Ma differently from other children. So.
Anqing, the legitimate second daughter, naturally values a lot.
What's more, historically Princess Anqing's husband-in-law was Ouyang Lun. Perhaps he felt that Princess Anqing's character was weak, so he arranged for a scholar. However, Ouyang Lun was greedy for money and had a hand in the tea-horse trade. In the end,
was executed by him.
Deep down, I felt sorry for Anqing. Now I wanted to arrange a good home for Anqing.
Queen Ma said: "I don't care. This matter can't be delayed any longer. You have to give me a sure letter."
"Okay, I take this matter to heart." Zhu Yuanzhang said. He leaned over and looked at the clothes on his body, and felt that they were about the same. He said, "Go quickly. You are still in charge of the life wife's side."
Zhu Yuanzhang actually had a choice deep in his heart. But he had to be more cautious about this choice.
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Because it is a family banquet, the family banquet is placed in the Qianqing Palace. Because the Qianqing Palace is Zhu Yuanzhang's palace, it does not have as many political factors as the front palace. But in any case, the royal family banquet is not just a meal.
The entire family banquet was divided into three. In the main hall of Qianqing Palace, there were Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da, and more than a dozen generals, accompanied by the prince. Several older princes, King Qin, King Jin, and King Yan, had already
The other princes of the vassal are relatively young. They are all in the side hall at the moment, drinking with the meritorious sons. The queen is in another side hall with the wives and daughters of these generals.
What were the other venues like? He Xi didn't know that he was assigned to the kings and meritorious disciples.
This is a separate meal system, that is, everyone has a table in front of him to put the wine and food. The table at the top is indeed empty. Because there is only one owner of the Qianqing Palace, and that is Zhu Yuanzhang. Maybe the prince can take the seat instead of Zhu Yuanzhang.
But the person who is presiding here now is not good enough.
The King of Chu is in charge of this scene.
The King of Chu is now seventeen years old. He is the eldest among the kings in the capital, except for the prince. Moreover, the King of Chu is a man of both civil and military skills and is prudent in his actions. Even if there are some meritorious disciples who are older than him, they can still shock him.
Liveable.
The position of the King of Chu is the first one on the left hand. The left hand is the top, which represents the most noble position here. Below the King of Chu, are the underage princes. The one opposite is the eldest son of Xu Da, Xu Huizu. Now Xu Huizu is the second
He is in his early teens and looks much better than his father. He is dressed like a handsome young man. His outfit seems simple, but it is not simple. Although he only wears a jade pendant, He Xi's eyesight feels that this jade pendant is not simple.
He Xi couldn't tell exactly what was unusual about it. He just thought it was of a level that could be put on the auction block.
Next to Xu Huizu are the children of Fu Youde, Feng Sheng, and others.
But He Xi's position was arranged at the bottom of the princes.
This made He Xi a little confused.
First of all, he didn't understand why he was present at this kind of banquet. He had never dealt with these people and was not familiar with them. He was simply out of place. Secondly, even if it was arranged, it could not be arranged by the prince.
Doesn't this imply something?
In fact, He Xi himself didn't know, but people inside and outside the palace were saying that He Xi was adopted by Zen Master Dazhi after a one-night affair with Zhu Yuanzhang while he was away, and they were separated due to the war. Now he is sent to live with his biological father.
These people don't even think about it. Now he is in his early twenties. Going forward more than twenty years, Zhu Yuanzhang had already captured Jinling. He was no longer homeless. Queen Ma was not a jealous person. After all, in Zhu Yuanzhang's harem, women
Never too little. One more is not too much, one less is not too much.
How could a woman pregnant with a dragon be left alone?
It’s just that many people like to spread the gossip they like. They only talk about what they like to hear. They don’t think about whether it is right or wrong.
When many people see He Xi sitting here, they have a clear look in their hearts.
The King of Chu stood tall and tall, stood up and said, "Brothers, we haven't seen each other for a long time today, so I won't say much more. Let's just have a drink."
After saying a few words, Chu King Zhu Zhen picked up the wine and drank it all in one gulp.
The sound of silk and bamboo sounded, and there were dancing girls dancing gracefully.
However, for the noble children here, the dance music in the palace is really boring. On the one hand, Zhu Yuanzhang does not pay attention to this place. In addition, this is the palace after all, and the noble children do not dare to mess around. It is better for them to be outside.
So much fun.
No one was watching the dance music at all, it was almost background music, and everyone started talking.
Only He Xi had never seen her before. While listening to the sound of silk and bamboo, she looked at the dancing girl in front of her, shook her head slightly, and thought to herself: "This level is far inferior to that of later generations."
I don’t know whether Zhu Yuanzhang didn’t pay attention to these, or whether the dance art, lighting, and stage beauty of later generations were far ahead of this era. Personal dance skills cannot make up for it. He Xi looked at it and felt that it was nothing more than this.
But at this time, He Xi suddenly felt a chill on his head. He didn't know what happened. He turned around and saw a fat man in a python robe, lifting He Xi's hat up and laughing loudly:
"You are really a monk."
The little fat man's laughter suppressed the sound of the dance music. For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused here, looking at He Xi's short hair.
For a moment, He Xi felt extremely embarrassed. But the little fat man didn't notice at all and was still laughing wildly. This chapter has been completed!