In an instant, the playful smile on Zhu Gaosui's face disappeared.
"Hey!" He sighed first, then forced out a smile, "Aren't you fine?"
"Me?" Zhu Gaochi felt a little uncomfortable when he was suddenly addressed by the third child one by one. He said, "I'm okay!"
"What's okay? Who is Zhai Zhentai, the chief military officer of Ningxia Town? You are now in a high position of power!" Zhu Gaosui joked, "The first minister of the Ming Dynasty!"
"Go, go, don't hurt me when you come back!" Zhu Gaochi rolled his eyes at him.
"Is there anything to eat?" Zhu Gaosui rubbed his stomach, "I'm hungry!"
"Hurry up and let the kitchen cook the mutton!" Zhu Gaochi shouted.
"No!" Zhu Gaosui hurriedly waved his hands, "Brother, I feel sick when I smell the smell of mutton! Over there, it's mutton all day long!" As he spoke, he rolled his eyes, "Well, the first crop of leeks has come down, right? Let me
When people bake a box with shrimp skin and eggs, they just miss that bite!"
"Didn't you listen to the Third Master?" Zhu Gaochi shouted to the eunuch outside the door, "Hurry!"
"Hey!" Zhu Gaosui suddenly leaned forward and sniffed, "Boss, did you do something bad just now?"
"Huh!?" Zhu Gaochi ducked subconsciously.
"You smell wrong!" Zhu Gaosui twitched his nose again, and then sighed, "Your brother and I suffered a lot at the border! Now when I see an old sow, I have double eyelids!"
Zhu Gaochi smiled and said, "What a big deal, I'll arrange it for you!" As he said that, he shouted, "Shaoyao..."
"You want Shaoyao to accompany me?" Zhu Gaosui jumped up.
"I..." Zhu Gaochi blinked and said angrily, "She is your sister-in-law. I asked her to make arrangements for you. What do you think?"
"It's not as delicious as dumplings, but it's more fun...hehe!"
"roll!"
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When the golden morning light fell from the clouds, the sky seemed to be leaking.
The Chief Secretary of Guangdong, Qi Zhu, who came to Beijing to meet His Majesty, sat respectfully in the waiting room, waiting to see His Majesty.
He was a little nervous, and his palms were full of sweat, but he tried his best to maintain his demeanor. But his eyes were a little wandering. One moment he looked at the majestic roof, and the other moment he was not called a cabinet, but he had the reality of a cabinet.
The south study room.
The look he looked at Qianqing Palace was filled with anxiety and fear.
He looked at Nan Study Room with a bit of thoughtfulness.
Not long after, the person he was looking for appeared.
Zhang Wei, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, slowly came in from the end gate. When he saw him from a distance, he stopped slightly, then strode forward with his hands behind his back. When he was not far from Qi Chu, he stopped again and nodded.
Suddenly, the uneasiness in Qi Zhu's heart decreased a lot.
He thought of the letter Zhang Yan had written to him before he came to the capital to meet His Majesty, "You were quite diligent when you were in office in Guangdong. The Emperor Chrysostom praised you once. But you have some shortcomings and you should correct them!"
The first half of the sentence made Qi Zhu feel happy. But the second half made him think for a long time, where did he fall short?
He was born into a distinguished family. His father-in-law was a famous official in the Hongwu Dynasty and served as Chief Secretary of Guangdong, Xu Ben. Moreover, his family was extremely wealthy and he had never taken any money that he should not have taken since he became an official...
"But Mr. Qi, the chief envoy of Guangdong?"
From the front, laughter suddenly came.
When Qi Zhu raised his head, he saw a handsome and handsome man in his forties, wearing a top-grade gold embroidered python robe, walking towards him with a smile as bright as the spring breeze.
He quickly stood up and said, "It's the official!"
"No need to be polite!" The man turned sideways and said with a warm smile, "I, Li Jiujiang, would like to ask Qi Buzheng's name!"
Qi Zhu was shocked and quickly saluted solemnly again, "I have seen Duke Cao Guo!"
"Hey, you're so polite!" Li Jinglong laughed and held Qi Zhuo's arm, looking at him, "Hey, actually speaking of it, you and I can be considered old friends..."
"Where the hell do you get this? I don't even know you?" Qi Zhu thought to himself.
"In the early years, when my father was conquering Yunnan, he worked with your father-in-law, Mr. Xu!" Li Jinglong sighed, "When I was a young man, I was also given guidance on articles by Mr. Xu. Hey, what a famous person and minister! What a great character! , No one among ten thousand! This moral article is famous all over the world!"
As he spoke, he sighed again, "It's just fate that plays tricks on people! If Mr. Xu is reincarnated, he will definitely be among the three masters at this time!"
Hearing that the other party mentioned his late father-in-law, Qi Zuo's face became more respectful.
"Are you waiting for Your Majesty to see you?" Li Jinglong asked again.
"Exactly!" Qi said.
"Don't be nervous!" Li Jinglong smiled again, "Your Majesty is the most kind!" As he said that, he turned his head and looked away, and happened to see Deng Ping, "Taiping Slave, where is Master Qi sent?"
"First place!" Deng Ping replied.
Qi Zhu was shocked. He had known that Duke Cao Guo was the most favored minister in the dynasty, but he never expected that he would be so favored.
He actually asked the emperor's guards in front of him, where was he in the list of emperors?
"They are not outsiders!" Li Jinglong waved his hand and said with a smile, "This Taiping slave is someone's brother-in-law!" He said with another smile, "The official and the commander of the imperial guard, Uncle Xiangcheng!"
"hiss!"
Qi Zhu was shocked again. He, a high-ranking official in Guangdong Province and an envoy from a wealthy family, how could he be considered a wealthy family compared with the person in front of him?
At the same time, he thought of another thing in his mind, "If I am transferred to the capital in the future, I will have to deal with these powerful people! Alas! It will be bitter!"
Can a province's frontier official be a fool?
What was Li Jinglong talking to him so warmly for?
Although he has never dealt with Cao Guogong, he also knows that the Li family also has spokespersons in Guangdong Province!
"The powerful are greedy!"
He suddenly thought of Zhang Yan's words again, and suddenly felt like he had fallen into a wolf's den.
Money is everywhere in Guangdong Province. As someone who has been in charge of Guangdong Province for several years, once he enters Beijing, won't the powerful people pounce on him?
"You are busy first, I have official duties!" Li Jinglong laughed, "Now that I have finished seeing you, I will serve you a drink and I hope Master Qi will show my respect!"
"How dare you be a low-ranking official!"
"Hey, someone said, we are old friends!" Li Jinglong smiled again, "Your father-in-law, Mr. Xu, not only provided military supplies for my father back then. King Kaiping, Duke Baoguo, and Marquis Anyuan, who didn't get along with your father-in-law? Over the team?"
"threaten me!"
Seeing Li Jinglong go away, Qi Zhu cursed in his mind, "I can't handle you alone, and you brought the Chang family, the Lan family, and the Wang family in? What on earth are you going to do?"
~
At this time, the bastard walked into the Hou Jian's room with his hands behind his back.
He stood at the door, his tone of voice indistinguishable, "Who is the Chief Secretary of Guangdong, Mr. Qi?"
Qi Zhu hurriedly stood up and said, "I, Qi Zhu!"
"Follow the Zajia family, Long Live Master is waiting for you!" The bastard showed a smile and led the way.
Qi Zuo followed him, with all the banknotes in his sleeves in his hands, but he hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether he should stuff it or not.
When he was hesitating, the bastard in front suddenly stopped and stood aside respectfully.
Qi raised his head, and saw a fat man and a thin man with sinister eyebrows coming in from the end door with a smile and heading straight to this side.
"Old Wang, how many have you met?" the fat man opened his mouth and asked.
"Go back to Your Highness!" The bastard said with a smile, "This is the first one!" As he said that, he glanced at Qi Zhu behind him and said nothing.
The latter quickly reviewed the list of heroes in the capital's court in his mind, and saluted, "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince, Qi Zhu!"
Zhu Gaochi nodded reservedly, "Yes!"
But in the next second, his face suddenly changed and he became affectionate, "Are you the Chief Secretary of Guangdong?"
"It's the official!"
"Oh, Xu Gong's son-in-law is riding a dragon!" Zhu Gaochi changed his face quickly and said with a smile, "Speaking of which, I have met Xu Gong several times, and I admire his character and talent very much!" He said and laughed again. , "Your Majesty, don't leave in a hurry after seeing me. Since we are relatives of old friends, let Gu do the friendship of the landowner and go back to serve wine at the house. Mr. Qi can't shirk it!"
"Your Majesty..."
Qi Zhu felt bitter in his heart.
Looking at Zhu Gaochi in the distance and Zhu Gaosui who looked at him with a bad look, his heart felt cold.
"Why don't you look like a good person in this court?"