The best fake eunuch.

After returning to the palace, the Ninth Prince was restless all day long. He wanted to enter the palace several times to plead guilty, but he didn't know how to open his mouth. If the plea failed, he might end up slandering the emperor.

Seeing that it was dusk, the Ninth Prince hadn't figured out what to do, and his mood became more and more anxious.A servant boy saw the prince's expression was not right, and felt terrified, his hands trembled, and he knocked over the tea in his hand to the ground.

Before the servant girl pleaded guilty, the Ninth Prince was restless and angry, pointing at the maidservant and reprimanded him: "You've got your hands and feet, don't get out."

Ninth Prince usually has a calm temperament and rarely gets angry, but what happened today made him difficult. Although he is a prince, he is a prince who cannot help himself.

At this moment, the butler stepped forward and said, "My lord, there are people coming from the palace, please wait in the hall."

"But Mr. Fang?"

"Going back to the prince, it's Eunuch Teng who is next to the emperor, and he said he sent the message for the emperor."

Hearing that the message was delivered on behalf of the emperor, the Ninth Prince's heart calmed down. The emperor didn't say a word, which made his heart flutter, which was very unpleasant. Now that someone sent the message, he felt at ease.

As soon as she saw the Ninth Prince, Teng Fang quickly stepped forward and said, "I have seen the Ninth Prince."

"Father-in-law is being polite, hurry up and watch the seats." Although everyone looked down on eunuchs in private, they would still show some face to the celebrities around the emperor, whether they were ministers or princes.

"The servant thanked the prince, but the servant still has to go back to serve the emperor. The emperor invites the prince to the palace tonight for a banquet." After conveying the emperor's will, Teng Fang left.

The emperor treats guests at this pass, and most likely he will ask the teacher to inquire about the crime, but the Ninth Prince can't control that much anymore, so he said to the housekeeper: "Prepare the sedan chair."

The housekeeper didn't know why the prince's tone was so dull. In the past when the emperor hosted banquets, the Ninth Prince was always full of joy, but he didn't dare to ask more about the master's affairs.

When he came to the palace, Zhu Zaihou saw the Ninth Prince and greeted him from a distance, and said with a smile on his face: "My brother, it's been a long time since our brothers got together like this."

Seeing the emperor, the Ninth Prince hurriedly prepared to kneel down to salute, but he was supported by the emperor just after half of his kneeling, Zhu Zaihou pretended to be angry and said, "What is this, Yudi? There are no outsiders here, so you and I don't want to Thank you very much."

Seeing the enthusiasm on the emperor's face, the Ninth Prince guessed in his heart, it seems that he was worrying too much, and the emperor didn't intend to ask about the crime at all.Thinking of this, the expression on his face became much lighter.

Pointing to the dishes on the banquet table, Zhu Zaihou said with a smile: "Brother Yu, when it comes to food, I can't compare to you, Brother Huang. Come and try to see if you are good at the craftsmanship of the imperial dining room?"

Looking at the dishes on the table, the Ninth Prince found that they were all his favorite dishes. He liked to eat duck since he was a child. Most of the table was full of ducks. There were 'white jade duck intestines', 'sauce duck wings' and 'stir-fried shredded duck' .

Looking at the table full of his favorite dishes, the Ninth Prince didn't notice anything wrong. When Zhu Zaihou was still King Yu, they ate, drank and had fun together.Immediately moved, he said: "Brother Huang still remembers my brother's hobbies, and I am very grateful."

"Hey, you and my brother, why are you talking about this? Brother Huang knows that you have a tricky mouth. These are specially prepared for you. Do you still remember the restaurant you and I used to go to?"

"Remember, of course I remember, the duck meat there is a must."

"Haha, try it and see how it tastes?"

After taking a bite, the Ninth Prince immediately refreshed and said, "That's the taste, it's almost the same. The chef in the imperial dining room is really amazing."

"How about it, is it that smell? The cook in the imperial dining room was the last disciple of Master Liu back then."

"Well, it's simply that the blue is better than the blue."

At the table banquet, Zhu Zaihou and the Ninth Prince ate happily. After a few glasses of wine, the two had put aside their relationship with each other, and there were constant laughter.

While eating, Zhu Zaihou raised his glass and said, "My brother, thanks to you coming to save me this time, otherwise my life would have been ruined in the hands of that thief Zhu Tai. If it wasn't for this matter, I still can't see the true face of this old thing, let Yudi go to prison in vain, brother Huang is ashamed."

"Brother Huang is serious. For the sake of our Ming Dynasty, it's nothing for my ministers to be wronged. Besides, protecting Brother Huang is the duty of every courtier."

After the two drank the wine in their glasses, the smile on Zhu Zaihou's face suddenly disappeared, and his complexion became much uglier, looking a little depressed.

Seeing Zhu Zaihou's appearance, the Ninth Prince hurriedly asked with concern: "Why are you worried, Brother Huang?"

After drinking the wine in his glass, Zhu Zaihou sighed and said, "Since I came to the throne, I have been conscientious and dedicated to the community. I am always afraid of being wronged by the Emperor Taizu, but I still feel guilty."

"Hey, what are you talking about, Brother Huang? Since Brother Huang came to the throne, we have eradicated traitors, reformed evils and introduced new ones, reduced taxes, consolidated border defenses, and made the people live and work in peace and contentment. How can you be ashamed of Taizu?"

What the Nine Princes said is also true. When Zhu Zaihou was King Yu, Jiajing favored Taoist priests, which made the people of the country miserable. Zhu Zaihou has achieved remarkable achievements since he succeeded to the throne.

After the ninth prince finished speaking, the emperor still had a sad expression on his face, and continued: "I know all this, but these years there are still some reckless people in the world who do not abide by the law, act recklessly, and oppress the people, which really give me a headache. Calling Yudi into the palace is because I want Yudi to share my worries."

The Ninth Prince had already sensed that something was wrong, but he could only continue to say: "The younger brother was originally helping the emperor to solve problems."

Zhu Zaihou was immediately happy, and said with a joyful face: "I knew you were my good younger brother and my right-hand man. Together, you and my brother will surely protect the society."

The Ninth Prince's face was a bit ugly at this time, but fortunately, his face was flushed with wine and meat, and he couldn't tell. Zhu Zaihou glanced at the Ninth Prince and said: "I heard that the Lengjiabao, the Shenyingbao, and the Misty Ghost Village They are all grasslands entrenched around the capital, and Yudi has a little contact with them."

Hearing this, the Ninth Prince hurriedly said: "Brother Huang, I just met them once, and I don't have any friendship with them. My whole heart is only for the Ming Dynasty."

"Don't be nervous, Brother Yu? Did I blame you? Besides, I heard that these people are chivalrous men, and my court does not discriminate between loyalty and villainy. I plan to let you go to recruit them. Would you be willing?"

Up to now, the Ninth Prince could no longer refuse, so he could only grit his teeth and accept the imperial decree, saying: "My brother will definitely live up to the great trust of my brother."

During a family banquet, the Ninth Prince's mind was full of twists and turns, from worry to joy, from joy to worry, now it can be regarded as worry, and now he has no mood to eat at all, bid farewell to Zhu Zaihou, and returned home.

After the Ninth Prince left, Zhu Zaihou was still sitting at the banquet table alone, tasting the delicacies on the table by himself, with only his long shadow beside him under the moonlight.

That night, in the imperial study, Zhu Zaihou issued a secret order to the house, a hot secret order.