Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 28: A banquet for the ministers?

In the evening, in Zhu Chu's palace, a huge round table was filled with all kinds of delicacies.

I have to say that Li Shuran is very particular as the prefect of Dali. Although he is still in charge of all affairs in Dali, he has handed over the most critical tax revenue to Zhu Zhen.

Local yamen also had their own treasury where they put money. At the same time, part of the money would be turned over to the court, but part of it would also be retained for public use.

Originally, Dali was under the jurisdiction of Kunming Xipinghou Mansion. Now that it has its own vassal king, it is of course managed by Zhu Zhen.

Once Zhu Chu established his foothold in Yundi, the Xiping Marquis Mansion would gradually fade away from the political center, and eventually the entire Yunnan would become Zhu Chu's vassal state.

But now Mu Yinglai is still in charge of Yunnan's affairs.

Zhu Chu did not waste it, but asked chefs to be hired from several restaurants in the city, and then asked Wang Fu to take people out to buy vegetables on the street and cook them.

He has just moved into the palace, and now he doesn’t even have any servants, let alone maids. Almost all affairs are handled by Wang Fu, the commander, who is also the captain of the bodyguard, and is also the steward of the palace and Zhu Ming’s personal servant. Responsible.

Wang Fu is worthy of being a fierce general.

There were already many generals sitting around the round table, the first three of whom were Wang Fu, Muchun, and Zhao Kuo.

And look at the seating order of the three people.

Except that the top spot was vacant because Zhu Chu hadn't arrived yet.

Sitting on the left is Wang Fu, on the right is Muchun, and after Muchun is Zhao Kuo.

As for the right side of Wang Fu, there was space left, and even his subordinates did not sit down.

Because Zhao Kuo should have been sitting on the right side of Wang Fu, considered the third-in-command position, but Zhao Kuo was close to Mu Chun, so he naturally sat with Mu Chun.

In ancient times, the left was respected. It can be seen that Wang Fu had the highest status, followed by Muchundu.

However, respecting the left is not absolute, because the Yuan Dynasty respected the right. Even before Zhu Yuanzhang destroyed Zhang Shicheng, he followed this rule of the Yuan Dynasty.

But after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang began to restore many ancient Han systems.

At this time, everyone at the table was not in a hurry and did not dare to use chopsticks first. Instead, they were chatting in low voices in twos and threes.

These are all at the general level, and at the very least they have to be a cadre.

Someone is asking: "The prince suddenly wants to entertain us? Why is this?"

"It must be a celebration for this victory."

"Speaking of which, since our military camp is in the east, it is a pity that we were not able to participate this time."

Some people also lamented that because the camp of Zhao Kuo's troops was on the other side, Zhu Zhen would not go around the city to let them move together.

Even Zhao Kuo expressed his bitterness to Muchun and Wang Fu: "Obviously we are all together, but you follow the prince to enjoy the hot food and drink, but brother, I don't know anything. I still have to make contributions while brother Muchun , help the brothers in Xiying build barracks."

After Muchun's troops came back, they had a ready-made camp to live in. It was all the result of the construction work carried out by Zhao Kuo in the past two days. Although the barracks were not perfect yet, they were at least much more comfortable than sleeping on the ground.

Muchun smiled and said: "Thank you brothers in Dongying."

After all, they were all Zhu Chu's subordinates, so it was hard to call them Mu Chun's or Zhao Kuo's troops, so they were called according to the direction of the two battalions.

Just then, a voice came.

"Oh? Zhao Kuo is blaming me? Don't worry, you will make meritorious deeds in the future," Zhu Zhen walked in.

Although he is the host, he is the prince. Who dares to accuse him of being late?

Not only did they not dare to accuse, everyone had to stand up one after another, and some even hesitated to kneel down to say goodbye.

"There is no need to be polite. We are all soldiers. This is our private relationship. Although it does not last long, you are my bodyguards and my most trusted subordinates and confidants. You can all sit down." Zhu Ming waved his hand and asked Everyone sit down.Even though it is just a simple sentence, it is enough to make everyone feel useful.

After all, this is ancient times, and identity is everything.

No matter how high-ranking an official is, he must salute and say hello to the prince when he sees him.

But Zhu Chu came from modern times and didn't like to bully others, nor did he like such complicated etiquette.

This not only makes Zhu Ming approachable, but also fits the wishes of these generals.

However, no matter how outspoken the generals were, they still stood there obediently. It wasn't until Zhu Zhen came to his seat and sat down that everyone sat down together.

"Now that the food is ready, don't be polite, everyone, eat quickly, it won't taste good when it's cold," Zhu Chu continued to greet, and took the lead in picking up a piece of meat with chopsticks and throwing it into his mouth to eat. got up.

Everyone looked at each other, why didn't they say something?

Don't you usually say something first and then start eating?

But since the prince said so, they were naturally happy to obey. They sat here guarding a table of delicious food but did not dare to eat. They were already starving.

So the generals finally stopped being reserved and picked up their chopsticks one after another. Although they were not in a hurry, they were not polite, otherwise they would really be unable to compete with their colleagues around them.

Moreover, the generals unexpectedly discovered that there was even wine on the side of the table.

"Your Highness, is this wine prepared for us?" someone asked boldly.

"Nonsense," Zhu Zhen said angrily: "I am only 12 years old. This is not prepared for you. I can't drink it myself. Is it just for display? Drink, drink, drink. You can drink. But you can’t drink too much, and you can’t lose your temper after drinking.”

Everyone was overjoyed immediately, and the wine was placed in jars instead of several small porcelain bottles.

Several people hurried over to get some jars and casually opened the mud seals.

They first poured three large bowls for Wang Fu, Muchun, and Zhao Kuo, and then each took turns pouring a bowl of wine.

Then all the generals raised their wine bowls and faced Zhu Zhen.

Wang Fu, as the number one general under Zhu Chu, said at this time: "We respect Your Highness, although this battle is not a big battle, but under the leadership of Your Highness, we can say that we have won a complete victory, and the chieftains have also been able to win." I will not dare to offend our Ming people again from now on."

"Your Highness is wise and mighty."

The generals all responded, then raised their heads together and drank the wine in the bowl.

It turned out that Zhu Yuanzhang felt that making wine was a waste of rice and wheat, so he banned alcohol and even banned farmers from growing glutinous rice.

At that time, most wine was made from glutinous rice, and we planned to ban the source directly.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang also wanted to increase the harvest of grain to equalize its price, and his purpose was to feed the people and live happily.

But in this way, it is not easy to drink among the people. Even these generals cherish the opportunity.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Zhu Chen was already full because he didn't drink.

Putting down his chopsticks in his hand, Zhu Chu turned his head and said to Zhao Kuo, who was on the other side of Muchun: "Commander Zhao, there is something I want to inform you. That is, I intend to take 5000 yuan from you and nephew Muchun respectively. People joined Wang Fu’s guard post.”

Zhao Kuo paused while holding the bowl and looked at Muchun subconsciously.

Muchun nodded slightly.

Zhao Kuo immediately understood and said: "I humbly obey my orders."

(End of this chapter)