The Jin Palace is very big, even bigger than Zhu Youxiao imagined, and the decoration and servants inside the palace are no worse than those of the palace, and this is only the periphery of the palace.
When I walked into a palace, I saw that it was very lively inside, a scent of fragrance filled my nose, and more than a dozen dancers in extremely revealing clothes were dancing seductively to the music in the palace.
Looking from a distance, in the royal hall at the deepest part of the hall, a middle-aged fat man is laughing with his arms around two stunning women. From time to time, his two fat hands will feel the softness of the jade bodies around him.
Feel.
Seeing this scene of wine ponds and meat forests, Zhu Youxiao thought a lot in a short period of time. This was not a sign of prosperity, but a sign of national subjugation before a catastrophe.
Seeing Zhu Youxiao and others entering, a middle-aged eunuch standing next to the palace took two steps forward and whispered:
"His Royal Highness Prince Jin, Zhang Shize is here!"
At this time, Jin King Zhu Qiugui, who was in high spirits, just waved his hand to indicate that he understood, and then continued to have sex with the two girls beside him who were wearing almost see-through clothes.
After finishing a glass of wine, Zhu Qiugui stood up with the help of the maid with a slightly red face, and looked down at Zhu Youxiao and his group.
The middle-aged eunuch was very discerning. Before Zhu Qiugui could speak, he motioned for all the dancers and singers to leave. The hall, which had been full of spring scenery just a moment ago, instantly became quiet.
Zhu Qiugui tried his best to open his blurred eyes, and finally saw the person clearly with a shaky look. Then he sat down again and continued to hug his two beauties.
The servant who led Zhu Youxiao and his party into the palace trotted forward, bent down and shouted:
"Information to the King of Jin, Zhang Shize, the grandson of the British Duke, has been ordered to pay an audience by the King!"
Then he looked back slightly at Zhu Youxiao and gestured for him to come forward and pay homage.
Zhu Youxiao looked at the fat middle-aged man sitting on top and said with a smile:
"Prince Jin is living a life that is free and unrestrained. He is accompanied by beauties and wine all day long. It seems that the Queen's funeral has made Prince Jin's life more nourishing and unscrupulous!"
After hearing this, everyone in the hall stared at Zhu Youxiao with naked eyes. Their expressions were very rich and different.
The servant who just reminded Zhu Youxiao to salute had an expression of disbelief.
How could anyone be so bold?
Even if you don’t pay homage or salute, you actually dare to speak in this tone to His Majesty the Ming Dynasty’s Prince Jin?
Even if you are the eldest grandson of the current British Duke, in the final analysis you are just a young master who borrows the power of the elders of the family. You have neither power nor fame, and the person sitting above you is the prince of the clan.
"Young man, how dare you be so rude and offend the prince in public. If I report this matter to the capital, even if you are Zhang Weixian's grandson, I am afraid you will not be able to avoid jail and physical pain. Now, while the King of Jin is not like you
I’ll give you another chance to make amends and apologize to the King of Jin quickly!”
Before Zhu Qiugui could speak, an extremely young official wearing low-grade official uniform shouted loudly from the side.
Zhu Youxiao just glanced at him sideways, and then looked at Zhu Qiugui who was sitting there with no discernible expression on his face.
Zhu Youxiao knew who he was without having to guess. He didn't even have the desire to respond to such a small character who was still wandering on the edge of his official career.
Seeing that he was being ignored, the young official couldn't help but feel angry. He stood up and was about to speak again, when Zhu Qiugui's voice rang out in the hall.
"It seems that the young prince is still an upright and good minister of the country. He really lives up to the name of your Zhang family. It's a pity that this is not the capital, but Taiyuan. Now you are in my palace. How dare you be so rebellious? My king
Today, I will deal with you according to Ming law, and your Majesty and Zhang Weixian will have nothing to say!"
Although the vassal kings were uneducated and lazy, after all, they had a noble status, and they still had this understanding of the following crimes, and everyone was ashamed.
When Zhu Qiugui said this, he thought that the young man below would be scared, but after a while, he was still smiling. This made Zhu Qiugui very depressed. Young people nowadays are so courageous.
Zhu Youxiao said with his hands behind his back:
"I wonder if King Jin didn't examine the jade pendant carefully, or if he really doesn't know anything about it?"
Zhu Qiugui frowned when he mentioned the jade pendant. Although he was not drunk today, his consciousness was still hazy. When the servant presented it to him, he just looked at it briefly and did not recognize it at all.
In his opinion, no one dares to come out and deceive under the banner of the British government, let alone have an imperial order to commit suicide. Moreover, he has carefully looked at this young man, and he does have a good temperament and an aristocratic look.
Mutually.
Thinking of this, he quickly waved his hand, and the middle-aged eunuch immediately understood what he meant and quickly presented the jade pendant to Zhu Qiugui.
Zhu Qiugui Dingqing took a look and saw a big word written on it, Yan!
On the other side of the jade pendant, there is also a line of words engraved, from top to bottom, the Hongwu fifteen-year system!
What is this? This is a jade pendant made by Emperor Taizu after he divided the kings among them. He specially found skilled craftsmen to make it and gave it to the kings. Although it was just an ordinary jade, it was not very valuable, but it represented the clan.
The identity of the royal family.
The large word "Yan" on this jade pendant means that these are the descendants of the Zhu family of the Yan King line. However, the Yan King line is no longer there, and some are only emperors of the Ming Dynasty.
Could it be that the young man in front of me is actually the current emperor?
Zhu Qiugui didn't believe it, so he quickly asked the eunuch to take out the jade pendant representing the Jin Dynasty. After careful inspection and comparison, he was sure that this was indeed the emperor.
Zhu Qiugui was greatly surprised. At this moment, he didn't care that he was naked and smelled of alcohol. He ran down the steps and immediately knelt down and shouted:
"Your Majesty, Zhu Qiugui, is here to see His Majesty the Emperor. His Majesty the Emperor wishes you peace!"
It took a long time for the other people in the palace to react. Their minds were now blank. They did not dare to make a sound except kneeling quietly.
The young official who had shouted loudly just now almost hit his head against the wall, now he was done for.
Zhu Youxiao glanced around the entire palace with satisfaction, and then ordered all thirty of his guards to enter the palace and guard every corner.
Zhu Youxiao led Ma Xianglin and two flesh-faced guards forward, walked to the middle of the steps and sat down, while Ma Xianglin took back the dragon pendant from Zhu Qiugui's hand.
Zhu Youxiao looked at this fat middle-aged man who was sweating after just kneeling for a while. He felt helpless and speechless.
"Okay, get back on your feet!"
For a person like Zhu Qiugui, who has spent his whole life being pampered and privileged, kneeling down is really unfamiliar, and it feels too difficult and too energy-consuming.
If it weren't for someone's help, Zhu Youxiao doubted whether he could get up.