Chapter five hundred and forty-ninth family banquet for the late emperor
July 21st.
The Holy Edict sent Zha Zhongdao, a doctor from the Chariot and Driving Department of the Ministry of War, to Tongzhou to meet Princess Chiang.
In addition, Jinyiwei sent two groups of people, one group was sent by Dongchang, led by Zhu Wanhong.
The other group was led by Jin Yiwei Qianhu Lu Song.
It would only take three or four days to set off from the capital to Tongzhou and back again. Zhu Si was already ready to discuss with Zhu Hao what etiquette he should use to bring his mother to the palace, which would not only show face, but also use it as a means of honor.
Intimidate the officials.
Zhu Hao could see that Zhu Si had a strong sense of fighting spirit.
This is also due to the fact that Zhu Hao has always instilled in him the idea that there are no good people in the DPRK.
On the afternoon of the same day that the emperor sent someone to greet Princess Jiang, Zhu Si met at his official residence outside the palace with Sun Jiao, the Minister of Household Affairs, who had refused to perform his duties since arriving in the capital.
Sun Jiao was invited by the imperial eunuch Huang Jin, mainly because Huang Jin once served as the envoy of Prince Xing's Palace and visited Sun Jiao on behalf of the old Xing Wang Zhu Youqi when he was in Anlu, and gave Sun Jiao some money in the name of Prince Xing's Palace.
Tian Zhai is an old acquaintance of Sun Jiao.
In addition, Jiang Lun was also responsible for going to greet him.
Jiang Lun was very proud of the spring breeze that day.
Princess Chiang's becoming the "Empress Xingxian" means that she will soon become the uncle of the state. It seems that it has been difficult to get the title in place in the past month or two, but it is estimated that it can be done within a year.
Now, as the link between Prince Xing's Mansion and the imperial court, he appears more often in receptions.
When Jiang Lun and Huang Jin invited Sun Jiao to the official residence, Zhang Zuo and Tang Yin had been waiting for a long time, but there was no sign of Zhu Hao. The main reason was that it was inconvenient for Zhu Hao to appear with the new emperor on such an occasion.
Sun Jiao was originally very reluctant to meet the new emperor, but he could not disobey the emperor's orders, and he also wanted to know what kind of personnel structure there was around the emperor, and why a young man, Lang Zhuhao, was asked to speak on behalf of the new emperor.
Could it be that this emperor is also a coward, doting on Zhu Hao, a classmate and friend who grew up with him, and signs of his future sycophant have already begun to appear?
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Zhu Si did not act like an emperor at all. After seeing Sun Jiao, he took the initiative to go over and salute.
"The common people pay homage to His Majesty..."
When Sun Jiao saw Zhu Si, he immediately wanted to salute him.
Zhu Si stepped forward to support him: "Mr. Sun, you are an old minister whom the late emperor relied on when he was still alive. The late emperor once mentioned your ability many times in front of me. He also said that the people of the world are led by Mr. Sun. If
If you have the opportunity in the future, you must follow Mr. Sun’s teachings.”
Sun Jiao thought about it, had the old King Xing praised me so much before? Could it be that King Xing always liked to praise me in front of his children, which made the young emperor think that I had great talents?
That would probably disappoint him.
"The late emperor?"
Sun Jiao was thinking about other things in his mind, but he was worried about the issue of address first.
Zhang Zuo on the side smiled and said: "Sun Laobu Tang, it's like this. Your Majesty has issued an edict to present the king's palace as a tribute to the emperor and to present the emperor's concubine as a queen. Today, your majesty has sent Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Industry's Chariot and Driving Department.
The envoys went to Tongzhou to welcome the Queen Mother into the palace."
After all, Sun Jiao was different from the ministers of the court. After arriving in the capital, he lived in the house given by the emperor without leaving home. Naturally, he had no idea that such a big thing was happening outside.
After hearing this, Sun Jiao immediately had a bad thought in his mind.
Yang Tinghe and others had been so resolute in the ceremonial discussion before, so they would actually agree to the emperor's edict?
He had heard some rumors before, saying that the emperor wanted to ennoble King Xingxian as emperor, but they were all returned by Yang Tinghe, Mao Cheng and others.
How could it pass so smoothly this time?
Zhu Si smiled and said: "This is due to... the support of all the ministers and ministers in the court. Mr. Sun does not need to think too much. This was personally agreed by the Mao Qing family of the Ministry of Rites and Mr. Yang Ge, etc., and there is no objection. Waiting for Sun.
If you have any questions after joining the court, just ask them."
Sun Jiao thought to himself, it turned out that it was not the little emperor who was acting randomly, but Yang Tinghe, Mao Cheng and others who had really changed their gender?
His attitude was so resolute before, but now he has turned around? Is Yang Jiefu such an unprincipled person? Or is there something hidden behind it?
Zhu Si originally wanted to express Zhu Hao's contribution, but then he remembered that there were some things that he couldn't explain too clearly in front of Sun Jiao.
Zhu Sidao: "Mr. Sun, let me introduce you to the people here. This is Zhang Fengzheng. In the past, he was Sicheng Fengzheng, the minister of the royal palace. Now he is the chief minister of rites. This is Tang Yin, the head of the household department. He is very famous.
, He is my mentor in the palace, and now I will consult him if I have anything to do."
"Yes, I've seen them all."
Zhang Zuo quickly saluted.
Zhu Si smiled and said: "Mr. Sun has invited me inside. A banquet has been prepared for Mr. Sun. Because of the inconvenience, the banquet will not be held in the palace. It will be treated as a private banquet. Please don't worry about it, Mr. Sun."
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Sun Jiao was full of doubts.
Following Zhu Si, he entered the hall next to him and came to the prepared banquet, but he did not dare to sit down.
This table is not a long table, but a round table.
This is important.
When the emperor entertains ministers, he usually sets up a separate table, because the emperor cannot sit on an equal footing with his ministers. Even if he really wants to share a banquet with his ministers, it should be at a long table, with the emperor sitting at the head of the table and the ministers sitting on both sides of the long table.
Yes, this is the rule.
And if Zhu Si directly entertains the ministers at a round table like this, it will appear that the ministers are equal to the emperor.
How could Sun Jiao, who was familiar with court etiquette, dare to overstep his bounds on such an occasion?
Zhu Sidao said: "Mr. Sun, there is no need to be particular. This is not a palace, and it is not a formal banquet. It is just a family banquet. Mr. Tang should also sit down."
Tang Yin sat down unceremoniously, while Jiang Lun and Zhang Zuo also sat down. Originally, the eunuch was just the emperor's waiter, so they could all sit down, which showed that the little emperor in front of him really had no pretensions. Looking at Tang Yin's side, a person
It seems that I usually eat too much at this kind of banquet, but I don’t feel anything bad.
Sun Jiao thought that these people were a little ignorant of the rules.
Furthermore, thinking about what Zhu Hao said in front of him before... among the emperor's close officials, the one who first left him with the impression of "not understanding the rules" was none other than Zhu Hao.
At Zhu Si's strong request, Sun Jiao sat down cautiously, but lowered his head and never squinted in the direction of the new emperor.
But it was Zhu Si who stood up and toasted Sun Jiao himself.
This made Sun Jiaocheng panic, and he hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, you must never do it, I can't afford it."
Zhu Sidao: "Mr. Sun is out of touch now. You are a famous person respected by the late emperor. Even if I become the emperor, I must abide by the late emperor's wishes and cannot neglect the late emperor's friends. You are my elder. I will toast to my elders."
It’s reasonable.”
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Sun Jiao did not expect that the new emperor would always make trouble with King Xingxian.
Zhang Zuo smiled and said: "Old Minister Sun, you don't know much about His Majesty's character. Your Majesty is the most courteous and virtuous corporal."
Sun Jiao could only raise his wine glass with both hands respectfully and accepted the emperor's pour.
Zhu Si poured a glass of wine and wanted to pour another for Tang Yin. Tang Yin hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, let me do it myself."
"Okay, Mr. Tang is one of our own, so you don't need to be so formal. Come on." After Zhu Si finished speaking, he handed the jug to Tang Yin.
Looking at this posture, there is not even a drug test link, and it does not look like the dining style of an emperor at all.
Although he was approachable, Sun Jiao always felt that this young emperor lacked the momentum and majesty of the Nine-Five Emperor.
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After three rounds of drinking.
What he said was commonplace, and Zhu Si was not in a hurry to ask Sun Jiao to go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to perform his duties earlier.
From this point of view, Sun Jiao felt that the new emperor was quite patient. He explained his purpose without saying he was eager for quick success. It was really like a family banquet, with a large group of people sitting down and laughing and chatting without taking it seriously.
But Sun Jiao was puzzled, why didn't Prince Palace Chief Shi Yuan Zonggao show up here?
It stands to reason that Yuan Zonggao, the chief minister of Qianxing Palace, should be the closest adviser to the emperor, and everything should be led by Yuan Zonggao.
"...Your Majesty, I heard that the new top scorer in this palace examination is a local student from Anlu Prefecture..."
Sun Jiao couldn't bear it anymore.
I didn't see Zhu Hao, nor heard anyone mention it, but when the emperor sent someone to visit him, it was Zhu Hao who spoke. It seemed that the person who made a private introduction between him and the new emperor was also Zhu Hao.
, of course you have to know what Zhu Hao is doing with the new emperor.
Zhu Si smiled and said: "Mr. Sun is talking about Zhu Hao, right? He...hehe."
When the words came to my lips, I didn’t know what to say.
Because Zhu Hao had clearly told him not to mention him at today's banquet, but he didn't expect that Sun Jiao would take the initiative to ask about it.
Tang Yin said: "Zhu Haonai is a child studying in the royal palace. He is familiar with His Majesty and everyone present."
Even if the emperor didn't say it, Zhang Zuo wouldn't dare to overstep his bounds, but Tang Yin, as the husband of both the emperor and Zhu Hao, was qualified to say this.
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Sun Jiao asked in confusion: "Then who is he..."
This time even Tang Yin couldn't say anything.
Zhu Si looked around and sighed: "Mr. Sun is not an outsider. Even if he enters the court in the future, he will not leak the matter to the outside world. Let me make it clear... Zhu Hao and I are friends, and his talents are
He is the best I have ever seen, and even Mr. Tang and everyone present admire him very much. So he has always been my guest and made suggestions for me."
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Although Sun Jiao had already guessed this, he still did not expect that Zhu Hao would receive such high praise from the emperor.
Zhang Zuo said with a smile: "Don't get me wrong, Mr. Sun, your majesty is not someone who favors people who are close to you. Mr. Zhu's ability can be said to be impressive. When he was in Anlu, the local suppression of bandits and the pacification of disasters were all done by Zhu."
My husband took the lead, but it was inconvenient to give him credit at the time. Sun Laobutang must have heard of it, right?"
Sun Jiao was stunned: "Could it be that those two incidents in the eleventh year of Zhengde... were all caused by Zhu Hao... This... is impossible?"
With that said, Sun Jiao turned his eyes to Tang Yin.
Sun Jiao was full of doubts because Zhu Hao was only fourteen years old now, and when the robberies and floods occurred in the eleventh year of Zhengde, Zhu Hao was only nine years old, and it had only been more than two years since he entered the palace. At that time, the palace was still dominated by the mature and prudent Zhu You
If you are the head of the family, and you have aides and officials like Yuan Zonggao behind you, how can you let a nine-year-old child take the lead in everything?