Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 727
Zhu Xiuyuan observed carefully.

Chen Huang's complexion has improved a lot, although the weakness that was drained by the wine and sex is still obviously there.

But there is also a faint spirit that existed. Before the war, there was no such spirit.

Concubine You Gui next to her was still as beautiful as before. She was dressed up, and people looked at her like a noble concubine in a prosperous age, and people couldn't help but pay homage to her...

After observing Emperor Chen and Concubine You, Zhu Xiuyuan just walked to the middle of the hall, so he stopped and performed the courtesy of a monarch and his ministers.

Chen Huang was excited and stood up directly.

He quickly walked down the imperial steps and came to Zhu Xiuyuan. He personally helped him up with both hands and said with a smile: "My dear, please get up. My dear, it is not easy for you to come back safely. I am so relieved!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

As soon as Zhu Xiuyuan was supported by Chen Huang, he took advantage of the situation and stood up straight.

This harmonious scene between the king and his ministers fell in the eyes of the surrounding "accompanying guests", which naturally gave rise to various thoughts in their hearts.

But most of them are envy, jealousy and hatred.

"My dear, please take a seat quickly, we will be waiting for you..." Chen Huang laughed.

Zhu Xiuyuan thanked him again, and then, under the guidance of a palace maid, he walked to an empty seat on the right side of the hall and sat down.

Zhu Xiuyuan's position is the first on the right.

The second one is Han Qingshan, who holds three positions.

It can also be seen from this that in Chen Huang's heart, Zhu Xiuyuan's status is always slightly higher than that of Han Qingshan.

The banquet in the imperial court adopts a separate meal system, one person per person, and follows the ancient etiquette of kneeling and sitting. There is a reed mat in front of the small table for kneeling and sitting.

This method made Zhu Xiuyuan slightly inconvenient, but it was not unbearable...

After he knelt down and the maid serving him poured wine for him, Zhu Xiuyuan noticed that there were many lines of sight, bright or dark, coming towards him.

Opposite Zhu Xiuyuan was the Prime Minister Li Zhong, the head of the civil service.

Li Zhong only glanced at him lightly, and then stopped looking at him, as if Zhu Xiuyuan was just a ball of air.

Han Qingshan on the side did not have so many taboos.

He looked directly at Zhu Xiuyuan and said with a smile: "It is truly a blessing to the imperial court and a blessing to the people of the world that the Divine Thunder Marquis can return to the court safely!"

Immediately, the followers gathered, and the other guests also started making noises.

Zhu Xiuyuan let out a soft "ha". How could he not hear that such words, said in the palace or in front of Emperor Chen, were actually a kind of "praising"!
At this time, Emperor Chen just returned to the imperial steps and sat down on the dragon chair.

After hearing this, Emperor Chen didn't express anything. Instead, he narrowed his eyes and glanced at the ministers. Then his eyes swept back and forth between Zhu Xiuyuan and Han Qingshan, and nodded secretly.

Seeing Han Qingshan picking on Zhu Xiuyuan, a certain stone in Chen Huang's heart finally fell to the ground.

Finally, Chen Huang paid close attention to Zhu Xiuyuan again to see how he would respond.

Concubine You on the other side knew Emperor Chen very well and was careful enough, so she guessed almost all of Emperor Chen's thoughts.

Concubine You had a smile on her face, but her heart was filled with excitement.

Because for Concubine You, both Zhu Xiuyuan and Han Qingshan are members of the "princeling" camp, and they are both the ones she wants to win over...

"Hahaha……"

Zhu Xiuyuan burst out laughing suddenly, glanced at Han Qingshan and the ministers, stood up and paid homage to Emperor Chen: "Your Majesty, General Han's words are superficially praising my ministers, but in reality they are flattering!"

Zhu Xiuyuan laughed in his heart and said: "You want to trick me? No way! Since you are here to trick me, then I will show you the truth!"

Sure enough, as soon as Zhu Xiuyuan said these words, the expressions of Han Qingshan and the guests present suddenly changed.

"Your Majesty, although I have a small amount of credit for the capital's difficulties, this is all my duty. I have never thought about becoming a blessing to the court and a blessing to the people of the world! I cannot afford this!"

"Ok!"

Emperor Chen stroked his beard, nodded and said with a smile: "I believe your words!"

"But Your Majesty, since General Han said this, next time there is such a difficulty, I will not dare to take the lead again, lest I be praised again!"

Zhu Xiuyuan shook his head, looking frustrated.

"Aiqing...you...Han Aiqing!"

"I'm here!" Han Qingshan stood up and held his hands.

"I wish Ai Qing a safe return and great achievements. I haven't praised you yet, but you are just talking about it. Since you are the one who started this matter, how do you think it will end?" Chen Huang said.

"Your Majesty, I am aware of my crime... Shen Leihou, it is my fault. I will punish myself with three cups of wine. I ask Shen Leihou not to take it seriously!"

After speaking, Han Qingshan simply drank three large cups without blushing or out of breath.

Zhu Xiuyuan glanced at him, calmly, thought for a while, and then said: "General Han, on my way back to Beijing, I heard someone say... General Han once recruited soldiers from our Divine Thunder Army. I don't know whether Is this happening?"

"Uh...this..."

Han Qingshan hesitated immediately. He still held the wine glass that he had just punished himself with three times in his hand.

All the guests sitting here were as silent as a cicada, not daring to make a sound.

They suddenly thought that this god Leihou was also a hard thorn, and countless people had fallen under his hands...

When Emperor Chen, who was sitting on the throne, saw that Zhu Xiuyuan was making trouble in public, preventing Han Qingshan from getting off the stage, another huge stone in Emperor Chen's heart also fell to the ground.

But Chen Huang remained calm and only stared at the two people below.

"General Han, and everyone else, do you think that because I have disappeared for a few days, you think that I have returned to the west? Do you think that our Divine Thunder Army has no one left? You can do whatever you want?"

Zhu Xiuyuan suddenly became sharper, like a sword unsheathed.

Han Qingshan hesitated and was speechless, because in this matter, what he did was indeed unethical.

However, all this was done with the tacit approval of Emperor Chen...

At this time, Li Zhong, the Prime Minister of the State, who always regarded Zhu Xiuyuan as nothing, cast a vague look at an accompanying guest.

The man suddenly felt agitated, but he didn't dare to shirk. He stood up and said, "God of Thunder, please don't be aggressive!"

His words immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Whether it is the Divine Thunder Army or the Changning Imperial Army, they are all soldiers of my Da Chen! Those soldiers, no matter where they are, are all there to protect my Da Chen. Why should the Divine Thunder Marquis insist on this issue?"

This person is impassioned.

However, Zhu Xiuyuan didn't even look at this person.

Instead, he bowed to Emperor Chen and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, when will it be the turn of a civil servant to dictate matters in our army? Your Majesty, please kill this person to serve as a warning to others!"

As soon as Zhu Xiuyuan finished speaking, the entire hall fell silent, and you could hear a needle drop.

"Your Majesty, please kill this person to serve as a warning to others!"

Soon, Han Qingshan and other generals from various armies also stood up and paid their respects.

In today's world, whether it is Chen State, Yan State, or Liang State, civil and military affairs are independent of each other and are separated, and no one can interfere with the other.

In a way, military attaches are actually better off.

Because military attaches perform meritorious service, they can gain the title of Lord, which is a completely privileged class.

Civil servants, however, do not have this treatment.

It is indeed very inappropriate for this civil servant to say such things at this time under the instructions of the Prime Minister Li Zhong.

This is equivalent to offending all the military attachés with one sentence. If it is to be put on the line, it is enough to sentence this person to death.

This is also the reason why Han Qingshan and other generals agreed with Zhu Xiuyuan.

Any issue involving the confrontation between civil and military forces cannot be ambiguous. The conflict with Zhu Xiuyuan can only be regarded as an "internal conflict." In the face of the issue of confrontation between civil and military forces, this is just a trivial issue.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

The civil servant was so frightened that he peed. He quickly fell to the ground, knelt forward and begged for mercy.

"Hmph!" Emperor Chen snorted coldly, looked sideways at the civil servant, and said calmly: "This person is guilty of making irresponsible remarks about military aircraft. Come here, drag him down and give him a hundred blows!"

Following Emperor Chen's order, two Jinwu guards walked in outside the Fengtian Palace, took the emperor's order, and dragged the civil servant out like a dog to death.

"Your Majesty, spare your life... Prime Minister, please help me, Prime Minister..."

However, the Prime Minister Li Zhong always looked as usual and sat there, very calm, as if he had not seen what happened just now.

Soon, everyone in the hall heard the sound of a board being slapped on the buttocks...

Gradually, the screams became weaker.After waiting for a while, Jin Wuwei came into the palace and reported that one hundred big boards had been played and that the civil servant had died...

"I wish you, my beloved, a moment of peace."

Emperor Chen was unmoved by the death of just one minister. He looked at Zhu Xiuyuan and said with a smile: "The move to recruit soldiers from the Divine Thunder Army was actually my instruction..."

"I wish you dear, the Changning Imperial Army is newly established. In order to complete the training as soon as possible, the fastest way is to recruit soldiers from the Divine Thunder Army..."

"Your Majesty, that's how it is. Your Majesty didn't know this, so please atone for your sins!" Zhu Xiuyuan immediately bowed.

"Hey, I don't blame you for this... Let's take five thousand sheep from the inner treasury and send them to the camp of the Divine Thunder Army to reward all the soldiers! In addition, we will spend money from the inner treasury, and all the officers and soldiers of the Divine Thunder Army will be rewarded. , an additional reward of ten taels of silver will be given to generals at all levels, and the amount will be increased as appropriate to reward the soldiers of the Divine Thunder Army for their efforts in the war!"

"On behalf of all the officers and men of the Divine Thunder Army, I would like to thank Your Majesty for the reward!" Zhu Xiuyuan bowed immediately.

There is no need to refuse such a good thing.

At the same time, Zhu Xiuyuan also murmured in his heart: "Whether it is sheep or money, everything is spent from the inner treasury. It seems that His Majesty's inner treasury is quite rich! Presumably, Emperor Chen made a lot of money during the great purge after the war! "

With the rewards for the soldiers of the Divine Thunder Army finalized, this storm has come to an end.

"Bless you, my dear, I heard that you were blown overseas by the strong wind this time. What have you gone through, my dear, you might as well tell me. I, my dear concubine, and all the ministers are all very curious!"

While Emperor Chen laughed, dozens of palace maids entered the hall one after another and began to serve food.

In addition, there are also maids who specialize in pouring wine. They have already been in place...

After the monarchs and ministers had a drink together, Zhu Xiuyuan began to tell stories.

He retold the story he told last night in the Prince's Mansion in Linhai, Hangzhou.

Emperor Chen and his ministers were actually very curious, so they enjoyed the royal delicacies and listened to the stories again and again, which was quite interesting...

After a long time.

"Aiqing's experience can be described as legendary!" After hearing this, Emperor Chen looked full of emotion.As an emperor, he found this kind of strange news thrilling.

"I'm afraid the average person's ten lifetime experiences are no match for Zhu Aiqing's experience in just a few days!"

Concubine You also smiled and said that she had lived in the palace for a long time, and she was actually quite lonely sometimes. She wanted to be stimulated at all costs, but she was never able to do so.

Today, after listening to Zhu Xiuyuan's legendary, ups and downs, and twists and turns experience, she immediately put herself into it and became deeply fascinated by it.

"It turns out that in the boundless sea, there is such an interesting fish as the 'dolphin'. It has some understanding of human nature and can actively rescue people who fall into the water. It is really amazing!" someone exclaimed.

That's right!

Zhu Xiuyuan made up nonsense and actually pulled out the dolphin. For this reason, he told a legendary story about "falling into the water and thinking he was going to drown but was saved by the dolphin"...

Dolphins saving people, this kind of thing is still eye-catching even today, let alone ancient people who had no knowledge of dolphins!

They were stunned!

After the story was told, the night was already very deep.

But the monarchs and ministers in Fengtian Palace were still interested. After listening to the story, they also enjoyed the singing and dancing.

In an instant, the dancers danced, and the dancing clothes suddenly became colorful. In addition, the dancers' jade-like faces, and the snowy skin that suddenly appeared from time to time... This kind of dance is really fascinating.

Coupled with the live performance of the palace musicians, suddenly the entire Fengtian Hall was filled with singing and dancing, peace and harmony.

The monarchs and ministers were drinking, shaking their heads to the beat of the music, and then staring at the beautiful dancers, they were deeply immersed in it and couldn't extricate themselves.

At some point, the dance ended and the dancer withdrew.

The music also stopped.

In an instant, there was silence in the entire hall.

"What time is it?" Concubine You took the opportunity to ask.

"Your Majesty, it's already midnight!" the maid next to her responded.

It's the middle of the night, it's too late!

So Zhu Xiuyuan shook his body, stood up and left.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Xiuyuan suddenly felt something in his heart and bowed again: "Your Majesty, I have been drifting overseas for a few days. Because I miss my family, I would like to ask your Majesty to approve a three-month leave to have a good rest and spend time with my family..."

"Um……"

Chen Huang was also slightly tipsy, but he was not completely drunk yet.

"Three months is too long, no, no, no! I miss you and it's been really hard for you to drift overseas for a few days, so I will allow you... five days of leave. Any more and it will be gone..."

Just five days for five days.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhu Xiuyuan agreed immediately.

"I wish you, Aiqing, a good rest during these five days. After five days, you can enter the palace again. I have important matters to discuss with you!" Emperor Chen said again.

Zhu Xiuyuan said yes repeatedly.

Afterwards, the whole banquet came to an end, and all the officials went back to their homes to find their mothers. Emperor Chen and Concubine You also returned to the palace to rest.

By the way, while Zhu Xiuyuan was attending a banquet in the palace and telling the made-up story to Emperor Chen and the ministers, Dong Shuzhen was also telling stories to Dong Cheng and Dong Shuyu in the Shenlei Marquis' mansion.

Not surprisingly, Dong Cheng and Dong Shuyu were also dumbfounded...

Those experiences were so tortuous and interesting!It’s unimaginable!

After the story was told and the meal was finished, everyone dispersed and went back to rest.

Dong Shuzhen returned to the main house, followed by two maids, Qiu Wen and Xia Wu.

"My husband hasn't come back yet!"

The master and servant walked to the courtyard and then stopped. Dong Shuzhen looked at Zhu Xiuyuan's room and wanted to walk over.

But then, Dong Shuzhen hesitated for a while, and then took back her steps.

With a long sigh, he walked towards his room.

Qiu Wen and Xia Wu followed her and walked that way.

Qiu Wen was not so bad, but Xia Wu couldn't help but come up with an idea after seeing her young lady's behavior just now.

"This is really a good idea!" Xia Wu praised herself, and at the same time kept walking, preparing to find an opportunity to offer this idea to make her young lady happy.

After Dong Shuzhen entered the house, she walked around the house... This house looked a little strange to her.

They were probably tired, or maybe they were familiar with the room again, so the three masters and servants sat around the table, resting their chins on their hands, lit a few candles, and waited there.

"Miss, why don't we go to bed first? Before my uncle left, he told us not to wait for him." Qiu Wen's eyelids had already begun to tremble.

"No, I want to wait for my husband to come back..."

Dong Shuzhen held her chin with one hand, lying on the table, staring at the candle on the table with her two big eyes, looking at the flame, she seemed to be fascinated...

She was reminded of her experience on a deserted island overseas.

On that desert island, despite the difficult conditions, she and Zhu Xiuyuan were always inseparable and were together every moment.

But after I came back, I couldn’t do it anymore. I had to separate even for rest at night...

"Miss, do you want to sleep with your uncle?" Xia Wu thought the time had come, so she smiled mysteriously.

"Huh?" Dong Shuzhen was stunned, turned to look at Xia Wu, and then said happily: "Xia Wu, do you have some ideas?"

"Miss, fortunately, I have lived up to my command. I have indeed come up with an idea, which will allow the young lady and my uncle to sleep together every night!" Xia Wu was very satisfied.

She really liked this feeling of being needed by a young lady.

However, Qiu Wen on the side suddenly turned red... If the young lady and her uncle slept together, wouldn't it be a shameful thing to do?
As for how embarrassing that incident was, Qiu Wen didn't know much about it, but through hearsay, she at least knew that it was an unspeakable thing...

"Xia Wu, please tell me what the method is. If it works, I will reward you heavily!"

Dong Shuzhen was happy and suppressed her shyness. She no longer had to put on pretense in front of her maid.

"Miss, this slave method is actually very simple."

Xia Wu pretended to be mysterious for a while, and finally said with a smile: "That's...getting married again!"

"Get married...again?" Dong Shuzhen was stunned and had not yet reacted.

"That's right, miss, it's just to get married again! Miss, think about it, in Jiangzhou, the night when the miss and my uncle got married... my uncle was in a coma the whole time and didn't feel anything... That wedding doesn't actually count!"

【Ask for a recommendation ticket, ask for a monthly ticket】

(End of this chapter)