high official

Chapter 701

Now that the matter has come to this point, Gu Xingzu knows that he has no choice, if he does not agree to Beizhen Fusi's request, everything about him will be destroyed.The reason why he was unwilling to be hostile to the King of Han was not just because the King of Han was kind to him, but because he believed that the King of Han would win.But Zhang Xiang told him that the prince's strength was not as weak as he had imagined. He finally nodded in agreement and joined the ranks of King Qin's protector...

The disappearance of Zhenyuan Hou's elder brother did not cause the slightest disturbance in the capital. After all, in people's perception, Mr. Gu was already a dead person.And in this turbulent season, people's eyes are always focused on those few core figures.Gu Xingzu, Marquis of Zhenyuan, is really not big enough to watch.

Time passed day by day, just like this undercurrent surged into September.

From September to September, the long sky is blue and the sky is as clear as washing. The sweet-scented osmanthus fades away the fragrance of chrysanthemums, and colorful chrysanthemums compete for beauty.Even His Highness the King of Han, who never liked flowers and plants, had tens of thousands of pots of chrysanthemums in his house.However, unlike the colorful chrysanthemums elsewhere, the chrysanthemums in Hanwang Mansion only have one color, which is yellow!

The clusters and pieces of dazzling golden yellow are so eye-catching that they can even make people breathless.In the midst of the yellow chrysanthemums, His Highness the King of Han set up a tribute crab banquet to entertain the friends who had worked hard for nearly a month.

September is the season to eat crabs. The ancients divided the crabs into nine classes, with lake crabs as the first. The crabs produced in Gaoyou Lake in Yangzhou are the most famous among the lake crabs. They have been listed as tributes since the previous dynasty. Offer it to the emperor and his princes and nobles to enjoy.Although Emperor Yongle is far away in Beijing and cannot enjoy such seasonal freshness, a lot of tributes were sent to the capital.Immediately, Yousi sent the tribute crabs from Gaoyou Lake to the Prince's Mansion and King Han's Mansion.

"The tripod costs tens of thousands of dollars, and the jade food is often Luozhen. I comment on the Yangzhou tribute, this thing is really incomparable." Master Zhuang delicately and gracefully untied the huge crab with a small hammer and small hook, revealing the white jade-like crab meat. He sincerely praised.

Although these high-ranking officials and dignitaries do not need to do anything at all, it is not a problem for the servants to serve them and only eat crab meat.But I don’t know when, being able to untie the crab’s armor in an elegant way, take out the finished crab meat, and keep your hands free of fishy smell until you finish eating, has become one of the criteria for considering whether a person is a nobleman or not.Therefore, in the south of the Yangtze River, anyone who has a certain status will take the time to learn how to drive crabs, just to avoid losing face in this situation... because rough people eat crabs, and they will definitely make a mess and their hands will be full of fish. Greasy, it will make the superiority of the experts spontaneously arise, it is too embarrassing.

Therefore, although the Hou Ye uncles have been pampered since childhood, they also skillfully drove the crabs, and sent the yellow-orange crab roe and white crab meat to their mouths, nodding in agreement. "That's right, this crab roe is simply the best in the world, it makes people intoxicated..."

Looking at the intoxication these guys ate, the generals were frowning, either biting the crab legs in a tasteless manner, or biting on the crab, the juice immediately flowed, and the yellow crab roe stuck to the beard...

"Bird, I don't know what's so delicious about this thing." Zhu Heng threw the crab in his hand depressed, picked up the wet towel in the silver basin on the table, and wiped his hands carelessly.Several generals beside him also nodded in sympathy, and said in a low voice, "How about putting on crabs? It would be good to put on a hoof."

But they didn't dare to say it too loudly, because as the generals of the King of Han, they all knew that the prince was usually the most impatient with such things that took a long time to eat without a bite of meat.At this moment, seeing the prince sitting there patiently and dignifiedly removing the crab with his own hands, there must be a deep meaning... Maybe it is to imply something?
Since the prince is enduring it, as a subordinate, of course he has to share the joys and sorrows with the master.The generals finished complaining, so they had to continue to fight those hideous crabs silently...

In fact, they were thinking too much. The reason why Zhu Gaoxu wanted to hold this crab feast was to numb the outside world and let the prince's people relax their vigilance.The reason why I want to untangle the crab with my own hands is to show my relatives how easy I am, and to give them confidence and calmness.

But Meng Zhang Fei can of course do embroidering and embroidery, but it is absolutely unbearable for him to keep threading.So he patiently solved a crab, Zhu Gaoxu picked it up and wiped his hands vigorously, and said with a smile: "Master Zhuang is very poetic, but today is a feast of appreciating chrysanthemums and eating crabs. Do you only have crabs in your eyes? Don't let this garden down." son's chrysanthemum."

"Hehe," Zhuang Jing secretly despised in his heart, a rough man is a rough man, even if he wanted to show his ambition, he didn't have to make it so obvious, right?What is even more speechless is that it is already so obvious, and I am afraid that others will not know, so I have to say it.I'm not afraid to let the prince see the clues.But with a smile on his face, he said: "Of course chrysanthemums are good, but they are too elegant. The so-called picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, you can see Nanshan leisurely. This flower is a hermit flower, a flower born out of this world, and I am afraid that it does not meet the ambition of the prince. "

"Haha, my master's words are wrong, why did this chrysanthemum become the flower of a hermit, it is clearly the flower of a hero!" Now that everything is ready, Zhu Gaoxu is in a state of excitement, laughing loudly Said: "Regardless of Huang Chao's 'When autumn comes and September [-]th, I will kill the flowers after they bloom. The fragrance of the sky penetrates Chang'an, and the city is full of golden armor." And my imperial grandfather's "When the flowers bloom, I will not bloom, I will If it happens, you will be scared to death. If you want to fight against the west wind, you will wear a golden armor all over your body.' How heroic is that?"

"The next one to wear gold armor is the prince!" Ji Gang laughed and said, "I just don't know when the prince plans to fight that West Wind?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone stopped their movements. This was also the issue they were most concerned about.These days, they have been running around and making preparations, although not everyone can't wait.But no matter what, if you know when to activate it, you can always have a bottom line in your heart.

Especially Wang Ning and Gu Xingzu, they all pricked up their ears. Although they also came to Hanwang Mansion to eat crabs today, they are not Zhu Gaoxu's direct descendants after all. They have always wanted to inquire about when the Hanwang is going to launch, but they dare not inquire. .Hearing Ji Gang take the initiative to ask today, is there any reason not to prick up your ears and listen?

However, Zhu Gaoxu's answer disappointed them greatly. They saw him pinching his wine glass, pondering for a while, and then sighed, "I just don't know whether the west wind can overwhelm the east wind, or the east wind can overwhelm the west wind."

"My lord, do you still need to ask?" Li Maofang immediately said carelessly, "Of course the east wind overwhelms the west wind."

"That's right." All the generals also echoed: "As long as the prince raises his arms and calls out, there must be a crowd of responders. Zhu Gaochi drowned when everyone spit out one mouthful."

"Hehe..." Zhu Gaoxu just laughed.

"Why?" All the generals said anxiously: "Could it be that the prince still doesn't trust us?"

"Of course I can trust you." Zhu Gaoxu chuckled, and then said quietly: "But how many people are there? There are so many ministers and ministers in the capital, and those generals under your command?"

"That's right, people's hearts are like a belly." Song Hu echoed.

"Don't worry, my lord." The crowd hurriedly said, "We have contacted all the people in Beijing, big and small, and talked to them vaguely, and they all said that they would definitely stand by the lord's side."

"I'm afraid that some people have duplicity..." Zhu Gaoxu sighed, with a deep worry on his brows and said: "It's not that the lonely king is indecisive, but once it is activated, everyone's wealth and life will be on top of it, so I can't be careless." Be careful!"

"..." Hearing Han Wang's words with earnestness, everyone's arrogance suddenly became much weaker, and they all opened their mouths and were speechless.

"With so many people, you can't take out their hearts to see if it's black or white, right?" Xu Cheng scratched his beard and said in distress.

"It's simple, just ask them to write the nomination certificate and it's over?" Li Maofang said viciously: "Anyone who dares not to write it will be dissatisfied with us, and he will be killed first!"

"Nonsense!" Zhu Gaoxu frowned and scolded.

"That's right, do you think anyone is willing to follow us?" Song Hu nodded and said, "Besides, we don't need so many people. What we want is that they will be honest and don't ruin our big business! "

"Hou Ye is right." Zhuang Jing said deeply, "If you let them put what they said in black and white, I don't know how many people will be forced to the prince's side."

"Then you guys should think of a way!" Seeing that her idea was rejected again, Li Maofang snorted depressedly.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and it was no problem for them to lead troops to fight. It was really difficult for a strong man to come up with ideas and find a way.

After a while of silence, Zhuang Jing said, "Hehe, I think of an allusion."

"What time is it, why are you so sour?" Just now Zhuang Jing wiped Li Maofang's face, of course Li Maofang will not be polite to him. "I can just dip it in Yangzhou vinegar to eat crabs. I don't need your help, Master Zhuang!"

"Mao Fang, shut up!" Zhu Gaoxu reprimanded Li Maofang severely, then turned to Zhuang Jing and said, "Master, don't be as knowledgeable as him, tell me your best opinion."

"I think the allusion is..." Of course Zhuang Jing doesn't have the same knowledge as Li Maofang, but he is no longer polite, but honestly said: "A deer is a horse."

"Calling a deer into a horse?" No matter how rough everyone is, they have read a few books, so they naturally know this allusion that is familiar to all rural folks.Many people still don't understand, but a few shrewd ones brightened their eyes and praised: "Good idea!"

"What road do you mean? What kind of horse are you feeding?" Li Maofang naturally knew this allusion, but deliberately made trouble for Mr. Zhuang.

"If you don't shut up, get the fuck out!" Zhu Gaoxu was furious, which frightened Li Maofang.The King of Han turned to give Zhuang Jing a thumbs up and said, "Sir, it is indeed a brilliant move! Xiao Wang would like to hear the details."

(End of this chapter)