King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 151

In the tenth year of orthodoxy, the first day of September is the day when the Great Court Meeting is held.

Today is a beautiful day, and the court meeting was held outside Fengtian Gate as usual, and the eunuchs who set up the prison for the imperial supervisor had already set up the throne screen and other things.

The civil and military officials of the seventh rank and above in Beijing are already waiting outside the Meridian Gate, waiting for the officials of Honglu Temple to guide them inside.

After a few drumbeats, hundreds of civil and military officials began to line up, and it took more than ten minutes to form a regular team.

Everyone filed into the palace gate, among them the senior generals of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion and the executives of the Sixth Cabinet Department walked in front.

The crown prince Zhu Jingyuan and Prince Rui Zhu Jingyuan were at the forefront of the team, and they seemed to be fighting against each other.

Zhu Jingyuan made a lot of preparations for today's court meeting, so he wanted to attack the prince today.

The poor employment of people led to the defeat of the troops ahead, resulting in heavy casualties in the army, and the people of the Li people were in dire straits...

Every pile is a good target, how could Zhu Jingyuan let it go easily.

Arriving at the predetermined position, Zhu Jingyuan looked at his elder brother beside him, only to feel that the golden edge on the corner of Yishan's crown was particularly dazzling under the rising sun.

There is basically no difference in the attire of the Prince and the Crown Prince, the biggest difference lies in the folded corners of Yishan's crown.

So Zhu Jingyuan has been coveting the crown hat worn by the crown prince for a long time.

"Fourth brother, are you in good health?" Zhu Jingyuan asked in a low voice.

They were standing almost side by side, and could be heard even at a low voice.

Zhu Jingyuan turned his head, and said in a cold tone: "Please worry about my sixth brother, I can't die right now!"

"Fourth brother, what do you mean by this... I really care about you, little brother!"

"I can't bear it, if you ask you to care a few more times, I'm afraid my brother's life won't be saved!"

"Fourth brother, my younger brother has always respected you, but I didn't expect to be so harshly criticized by you!"

"Old Six, if you don't talk speculatively, it's too much, you and I should say a few less!"

The two brothers chatted for a few words, then quieted down and stopped talking, both of them knew what would happen next.

After everyone entered the officialdom outside the Fengtian Gate, about a few minutes later, musicians set up around Dan Bi began to play.

In the peaceful and solemn Fengtian Gate, Zhu Xianming appeared in a sedan chair surrounded by a group of eunuchs, wearing ocher yellow gown.

Finally, the sedan chair landed on the west side of the throne, and Zhu Xianming walked to the front of the dragon chair, glanced at the many officials below, and then slowly sat on it.

"kneel……"

Under the guidance of the officials of Honglu Temple, all the officials present knelt down on the ground, and then they shouted: "The minister waits to kowtow to His Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Hundreds of officials shouted loudly, and the sound was like a huge wave, which made everyone on the scene clearly perceive that the emperor's supremacy is the supreme status of the emperor.

At the front right door east of Meridian Gate, someone was looking at the situation in front of him.

Today, all the scholars of the Imperial Academy will come to attend the court meeting, so the three of Zhu Jinghong will have the morning off.

Zhu Jingchun and the two stayed in the bedroom, but Zhu Jinghong was a restless person, so he came to see the situation of the court meeting for himself.

At this moment, the situation of Baiguanshan shouting long live really surprised him, but he had a different opinion.

"A man should be like this!" Zhu Jinghong sighed in his heart.

The solemn square, the peaceful music, the majestic guard of honor, the respectful officials...

The scene in front of me is pretty good, but in Zhu Jinghong's opinion, it's always a bit worse, for example...the one sitting on the dragon chair is not himself.

Looking at it, I must be unable to sit up and have to find something quickly... Zhu Jinghong thought to himself.

"Master Thirteen, I found you..."

The person who came was Lu Yuxin. He was not supposed to be on duty today, so he was able to walk around the palace.

"Has everyone been summoned?"

Lu Yuxin replied: "They have all been summoned, and the injured brothers have also come, and they are all waiting outside the Longwu Hall!"

There was nothing wrong today, so Zhu Jinghong summoned the guards to entertain them outside the Longwu Hall, and thanked everyone for their help.

"Okay then... let's go!"

After saying that, Zhu Jinghong took Lu Yuxin and left.

And at the Grand Court Meeting in the square behind him, the contest between the two direct princes also officially began.

At the time of the court debate, Zhu Jinghong had arrived at Longwu Gate.

The Longwu Hall is located in the southeast of the Forbidden City, north of the Donghua Gate, and to the south is the Commander of the Dragon Guard.

As the place for the "palace examination" of martial arts, the Dragon Martial Palace itself is not large in scale, but it occupies a large area. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a small school ground.

Entering Longwu Gate, more than [-] guards were already waiting here, and they all saluted when they saw Zhu Jinghong.

"No courtesy, no courtesy..."

After everyone got up, Zhu Jinghong said: "I was very busy the past few days, and I didn't have time to thank you all. I feel bad when I think about it!"

"Have a banquet here today, we won't go home until we're drunk!"

Hou Jing said suspiciously: "Master Thirteen, it's okay for us to drink, but you..."

"I've asked for the will, what are you worrying about?"

Walking among the guards, Zhu Jinghong said with a smile, "Today... let's eat something different!"

Hou Jing laughed and said: "Master Thirteen, although our family is not as good as the one in the palace, we have seen it before eating it, so how can it be different!"

Glancing at Hou Jing, Zhu Jinghong's eyes were a little unkind, and the guy shut up and bowed his head in fright.

"Hou Jing!"

"The minister is..."

"I found that...you talk a lot!"

"Master Thirteen, my subject is..."

"Before, I wanted to see the sea, but you told me it wasn't the sea. Now I'm talking about something new, but you said there's nothing new about it..."

"Master Thirteen, my minister..."

Without waiting for Hou Jing to speak, Zhu Jinghong looked around and said, "Tell me, did this guy do it on purpose?"

"Yes!"

"Should I be punished?"

"Yes!" Everyone said in unison.

With a bitter face, Hou Jing could only accept the fate of being punished, and secretly cursed himself for not talking too much.

"That's good, let him drink three bowls first!"

"Drink in a bowl?" Zhang Lin asked in surprise.

Generally speaking, everyone uses a small wine cup, at most it is a larger wine cup, and it is too bold to drink with a bowl.

"I said that if you don't get drunk, you won't return. Do you still need a cup?"

While everyone was talking, Zhu Jinghong led them to the west side of Longwu Hall, where tables and chairs had already been set up, and more than a dozen young eunuchs were busy.

Looking at the smoky situation in front of them, all the guards were stunned, so someone asked: "Master Thirteen... Is this barbecue?"

Barbecue is not uncommon, but it is a bit different to eat it on skewers like before, sprinkled with various seasonings and grilled.

Zhu Jinghong didn't answer, but looked aside: "Hou Jing, you probably haven't eaten this before!"

Hou Jing said with a sneer: "It's quite fresh!"

"Sit down, don't be restrained!" Zhu Jinghong directed everyone.

When the barbecue was served, Hou Jing had already drank three bowls and completed the task of being punished.

Picking up the wine bowl, Zhu Jinghong looked around with a smile and said, "Come on, let's toast, we're done!"

All the people present were the children of Wu Xun, and Zhu Jinghong's arrogance really infected them.

"Dry!"

Everyone ate barbecue and drank wine. These days were so happy that more guards came in to check.

Zhu Jinghong is not stingy either, everyone who comes can eat and drink, it's better to have fun alone than to enjoy it together.

Although a barbecue can't win people's hearts, it can further narrow the relationship, which is of great benefit to Zhu Jinghong.

　The ancient version of survival in the last days, plus the protagonist Jing Nan, everyone can read it!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)