King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 580 Do you know?
In the spotlight, Jin Youyan took off her veil and revealed her beautiful face.

"Brother-in-law...she looks pretty good!"

Zhu Jinghong deeply agrees, especially the mature charm, which makes people linger.

"A little worse than you!" Zhu Jinghong said with a smile, and he was telling the truth.

Bao Qin looked at Zhu Jinghong and couldn't help but ask: "Then why do you keep staring at the princess?"

After hearing this, Zhu Jinghong finally turned his gaze, looked at Bao Qin and said with a smile: "You mean, I should keep staring at you?"

"Ah... I mean... the Crown Princess of North Korea is pretty, so you keep staring at her!" Bao Qin explained quickly.

Zhu Jinghong looked at her with admiration, while Ye Hemingen and other Jurchens looked at her with a cannibalistic look. This was really undisguised in public.

Although Jin Youyan's words just now were very strong, when she was really stared at by so many people, it would be difficult for her to remain calm and composed, let alone be personable.

Jin Youyan lowered her head and tried to move closer to Li Xuan, hoping to feel a sense of security.

Jin Youyan was horrified for a moment. Others might just take a look, but she knew that if this person had malicious intentions, then she would really have no choice but to accept her fate.

Letting the Crown Princess sing on such an occasion was a national humiliation for North Korea, and a great hatred for him, Li Xuan.

Just when Li Xuan was in trouble, Jin Youyan stood up and said, "I am honored to be able to sing for His Highness!"

When Zhang Xiaoyue was thinking about the future, the program change had been completed on the stage in front, and two singers were singing softly amidst the melodious instrumental accompaniment.

Jin Youyan knew the situation very well. At this time, she did not dare to say that she did not understand, so she replied: "Report to your highness, I understand a little bit!"

"Play the music again!"

"Try to ask the person behind the curtain..."

This was a beautiful statement, but Zhu Jinghong did not follow it at all, but looked at Jin Youyan aside.

"Li Xuan..."

"Your Highness is kindly inviting you. Since North Korea is loyal and loyal, I don't think it will disappoint His Highness!" Ye Heming'en, the strongest admirer, said.

"The next track is the lyrics, Li Qingzhao's Like a Dream, Last night the rain was soothing and the wind was blowing!"

What's more, if it works properly, Zhang Xiaoyue can still seek a position in the palace and complete the second great leap in her life.

Fortunately, Ye Hemingen and others just stared and did not take any further action, which made Li Xuan and his wife feel a little more at ease.

Zhu Jinghong rarely spoke, and Ye Hemingen and others looked over, ready to find fault.

Following Zhu Jinghong's instructions, the musicians started playing the tune just now, and Jin Youyan began to sing in the melodious music.

Because of the presence of these two beauties, all the men at the scene finally looked away, greatly reducing Jin Youyan's pressure.

These are singers who have been raised since childhood. Their singing voices are as elegant as the orchids in the empty valley, and they are indeed very melodious.

"Does the Crown Princess understand music?" Zhu Jinghong suddenly asked.

But in Zhu Jinghong's view, this is the price that the North Korean royal family should pay. It is better to kill their arrogance in this way than to start a war and make the common people suffer.

Deny making words? The court must have the evidence, and if the denial is exposed at this time, it will be even more embarrassing.

Thinking of this, Li Xuan carefully organized his words and said: "Reporting to your highness, the knowledge of Chinese characters is profound and profound, and it is difficult for ordinary people to learn it, so I thought of creating some simple characters based on Korean dialect for the common people to read!"

She doesn't want to embarrass her husband, so now she plans to risk everything and bear all the stigma on herself.

"Since the imperial concubine is familiar with music, she sang this dream-like song in the Korean language, so that I can learn a lot!" Zhu Jinghong said with a smile.

Backstage at the venue, Zhang Xiaoyue had been paying attention to the stage, and a dozen eunuchs were waiting around her, running errands for her at any time to convey instructions.

"I heard that you, North Korea, created characters based on your own dialect. Can this song like a dream... be sung in your language?"

After staying with Zhu Jinghong for so long, Zhang Xiaoyue finally figured it out. Because she was smart enough to take advantage of the situation, even though she had no position, she was still obeyed by her subordinates.

"This is only to educate all people and spread the virtues of the Holy One throughout North Korea!"

"That's great!" Zhu Jinghong replied with a smile.

Zhang Xiaoyue shook her head slightly and signaled the maid to step back. She was allowed to take full advantage of the master's style.

"I'm here!" Li Xuan stood up directly.

"A deep sleep will not eliminate the remaining wine..."

She has a clear plan for the future. She must firmly grasp Zhu Jinghong's preferences, hold the musicians, singers and dancers in her hands, and constantly introduce new things to serve Zhu Jinghong well.

But before she could breathe a sigh of relief, she found that Zhu Jinghong was staring at her, and the meaning in his eyes was so familiar.

Sure enough, it was for the purpose of making characters. Li Xuan knew that the topic had finally come. At this time, his mind was running rapidly, thinking about how to reply.

"Girl, please drink tea!" The maid handed over the tea at the right time.

Not to mention, not only Ye Hemingen and others were full of expectations for Zhu Jinghong's proposal, but also the senior civil and military officials of Yanliao.

Hearing the maid's reminder, Zhang Xiaoyue looked at the two nearby eunuchs and ordered: "Get the musicians and singers ready!"

Compared to being a pillar in a theater troupe before, now controlling the lives of dozens or hundreds of people undoubtedly gives her a greater sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.

So Li Xuan and the two were stood up, and they were in a dilemma for a while.

"Yes!"

"Last night it was rainy and windy..."

"How can you knock on the Pala door..."

"Suli, let's start the fight..."

After hearing this, everyone present felt that the Korean language had a unique flavor, but the next sentence was completely different.

"How can I shine like the moonlight to Kamu Luoluo and I'm crying? Oh wow, ah, Su Ma, haha, mama, haha, mama, lai da..."

This lyric came out of Jin Youyan's mouth quickly as if it was hot on the lips, shocking everyone present.

"My second aunt, my second aunt... my second aunt..."

Jin Youyan was still singing, and after singing the first time, she had to change the key and sing the second time.

At this time, Bao Qin, who was standing next to Zhu Jinghong, couldn't help it and burst out laughing.

But she soon realized that laughing out loud in such a formal occasion was indeed inappropriate and should even be punished.

Although he made a big mistake, my brother-in-law is a prince... Baoqin didn't panic, covered her mouth and looked back at Zhu Jinghong.

The latter was also staring at him at this time, with a playful look on his face.

"Girl, if you dare to do this again, I will punish you!" Zhu Jinghong said softly.

"My lord, please calm down!" Baoqin quickly begged for mercy.

The advantage of being beautiful is really great. The way Bao Qin apologized at this time also made Zhu Jinghong feel happy.

This once again made him realize what the so-called "eye candy" meant, and now was the clearest example.

Passing Baoqin, Zhu Jinghong looked at everyone present. At this time, Jin Youyan had finished singing and was standing there waiting for instructions.

"What do you think of the lyrics sung by the Crown Princess?"

At this time, Zhu Jinghong looked solemn and his attitude was completely different from before, so no one dared to answer the question casually.

"Master Liu, what do you think?" The Master Liu who was pointed out by Zhu Jinghong was Liu Xian, the chief envoy of Liaodong.

This man is a very smart man. After carefully analyzing Zhu Jinghong's questions and combining it with the current situation between Ming Dynasty and North Korea, he feels that he has probably found the direction.

Then Liu Xian smiled and said, "Your Highness... although the Crown Prince's singing voice is good, it's a pity that the language of this song "Ru Meng Ling" has been changed, and the charm of the original song has been completely lost!"

Secretly praising this person for his discernment, Zhu Jinghong remained noncommittal and then looked at the other officials.

"Do you have any other opinions?"

Liu Xian's words pointed the way to everyone, and they all knew how to answer.

As a result, criticism of the Korean language became the mainstream at the venue.

In this regard, Li Xuan did not dare to speak out to argue, he could still bear this kind of grievance.

"Your Majesty...have you heard their opinions?"

"Report to Your Highness, I heard you!"

"Do you have anything to say?"

"I think... Your Excellencies are right. There is indeed room for improvement in North Korea's current language!"

Hearing Li Xuan's words, Zhu Jinghong laughed angrily. He didn't expect this kid to be so bold and not bow his head yet.

At this time, Liu Xian spoke up: "Your Majesty... Since there are already Chinese characters, why do you have to abandon the near and seek the far away to ponder these vulgar characters!"

Realizing what was going on, Navy Admiral Zhao Chengwu followed up and said: "It is never a good thing to go against the grain. If we don't stop in time, I'm afraid a disaster will happen!"

The former was still persuasion, the latter was a direct threat, but Zhu Jinghong did not speak.

"My lords are right, this matter... really needs to be considered in the long term!"

The formulation of Korean characters and systems was secretly advocated by the Korean King Li Shuo, and Li Xuan was just the executor at the front desk.

Li Xuan's status is completely maintained by his father's trust, so he really doesn't dare to express any opinion on such a big matter without asking his father's opinion.

So at this time, he could only reply vaguely, but did not dare to go beyond his father and make the decision himself.

"Take a long-term view... There is not much time left for North Korea!" Zhu Jinghong finally spoke, with murderous intent in his eyes.

At this time, Ye Hemingen accurately grasped the opportunity and stood up immediately and said: "Boy... If you don't understand the current affairs and don't give the prince face, I, Ye Hebu, will be rude to you first!"

At this time, showing loyalty was valued by Zhu Jinghong, and it was of great benefit to Ye Hemingen, so he charged forward.

"Sit down, sit down..."

After signaling Ye Hemingen to sit down, Zhu Jinghong continued: "We are all a family. Let's discuss anything. Don't always talk about fighting!"

"We have to kill all our enemies, and we have to entertain our friends!"

The focus of this last sentence lies in the first half, and Li Xuan heard this.

The enemies must be killed, which means that if North Korea chooses to become an enemy, the royal family will all go to hell.

"Come... let's drink!" Zhu Jinghong raised his glass and looked at everyone.

At this time, Li Xuan was in a complicated mood, but he still picked up the wine glass mechanically and joined everyone in toasting Zhu Jinghong.

"By the way, there will be a military parade on the campus in three days. Everyone, come with me!"

"The army... must put war first, whether it is a mule or a horse, it must be pulled out and run around!"

"Every department is in charge, and now there are troops rushing to Jinzhou. Those who perform well in the review will be rewarded, and those who perform poorly...I want to punish them!"

Regarding the military parade, Zhu Jinghong only mentioned it the day before yesterday, but he has not yet made up his mind to do it.

But Li Xuan's reaction tonight made him feel the need to flex his muscles and let North Korea figure out its position.

"Yes!"

Several generals answered one after another, and Li Xuan's mood became increasingly heavy.

He actually didn't know that the reality was that Zhu Jinghong wanted to start the war, but the emperor's will was to avoid war.

Because there was a war in the northwest, the emperor did not want to start a war in Korea, so the scope of Zhu Jinghong's "activities" was actually very small.

Strictly speaking, the large-scale military mobilization he is currently conducting is essentially just to scare Li Xuan, so as to achieve the result of subduing the enemy without fighting.

Therefore, the military parade is one of Zhu Jinghong's last trump cards. If this fails to scare people, it will be troublesome to follow up.

Of course, it is just a trouble. As long as the emperor approves one or two million military expenditures, Zhu Jinghong is sure to kill North Korea.

Compared with Junggar, North Korea's defense depth is too small, and the imperial army can just press through.

The banquet was still going on, and Zhu Jinghong no longer paid attention to Li Xuan. Instead, he talked seriously about the Mid-Autumn Festival and listened to relevant anecdotes from the officials present.

It's just that Zhu Jinghong's attention is mostly on Jin Youyan, and he doesn't know why he is interested in this woman.

And it’s a very strong interest!

This scene was naturally seen by Ye Hemingen, which made the guy keenly aware of the opportunity, so he temporarily went out for a while because of the urgency of urination.

About half an hour later, the main banquet came to an end, and everyone respectfully sent Zhu Jinghong off before leaving the venue one after another.

Li Xuan was very unhappy, and he was even more unhappy when he saw Rang's humiliated wife.

So he walked very fast. Jin Youyan wanted to keep up, but he was always left behind.

Feeling her husband's alienation, although Jin Youyan had expected it, she still felt particularly sad.

In the end, during the two-hundred-meter walk, the two of them were stunned without saying a word, and then each got on the sedan chair.

The North Korean envoy and his entourage rushed towards the place where they were staying, and Ye Hemingen, who left first, was already waiting on horseback at the entrance of the alley.

"Li Xuan..." Looking at the North Korean team arriving, Ye Hemingen shouted.

After the sedan stopped, Li Xuan stuck his head out of the sedan and asked, "Who?"

"It's me..." Ye Hemingen jumped off the horse and walked straight towards Li Xuan.

"What do you want to do?" Li Xuan asked with a gloomy face.

"You were rude to His Highness Prince Xiang today. I can't stand you and want to teach you a lesson with my own hands!"

While speaking, Ye Hemingen clenched his fists, making a "crackling" sound between his joints.

"You dare to act recklessly? Aren't you afraid of the king's law?" Li Xuan scolded him sternly.

There were less than ten people in Ye Hemingen's group, but they were all extremely fierce. Although there were more than thirty eunuch Li Xuan's attendants, he had no chance of defeating them.

Do you have to suffer tonight?
Just when Li Xuan thought of this, Ye Hemingen led his bodyguards and rushed forward. This guy had already wanted to stretch his muscles.

"Protect the Crown Prince!"

In an instant, the two sides were fighting each other, and Li Xuan could only hide in the sedan chair, trembling listening to the sound of fists hitting the flesh outside.

Not far away, the patrolling soldiers saw everything, but they didn't know how to deal with it, so they chose to report the situation.

When they reported it, the sedan chair of the Crown Princess of Joseon had already been carried away in the chaos.

(End of this chapter)