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Chapter 17 Zhu Biaofen Fish
The sound of firecrackers was used to get rid of the old year, and after the reunion dinner on New Year's Eve, they were busy participating in the enthronement ceremony on the fourth day of the lunar new year.

After the reunion dinner, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhu Biao to visit all the family members in Wu Wang's mansion, the wives and children of soldiers who died on the battlefield, and relatives inside and outside.

Especially for those soldiers, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Ma and his family members to hand over all the new clothes and shoes made by Ma and his family members to Zhu Biao, and asked him to go to condolences in person.

Many of the guards in the capital are brothers who followed Zhu Yuanzhang through life and death.

If you want to do big things, you must have willing talents and power in your hands. Zhu Yuanzhang obviously wants Zhu Biao to build more relationships with those pro-military.

What Zhu Biao said last time made Zhu Yuanzhang even more convinced that his own Biaoer is a shaping king.

Firecrackers blared in the city, every house was brightly lit, and people opened their doors to come out to say hello to each other.

The soldiers had to defend the city during the New Year, and they were somewhat dissatisfied that they could not be reunited with their wives, children and parents.

Seeing Zhu Biao, the eldest son of his family, rushing in with food and wine, and everyone got new clothes and shoes, the heart of the dignified seven-foot man also warmed up.

After nightfall, the bell of Haishi rang on time, and the bonfire was lit.

All the soldiers sat around the bonfire, holding wine bowls in their hands.Zhu Biao sat in the middle, and Sanbao served beside him.

The last ones he came to express condolences to were the soldiers guarding the city during the New Year. They were responsible for the safety of Nanjing, and they worked the hardest, and prepared the most sumptuous food and drinks.

Before leaving, those soldiers stood up neatly and watched Zhu Biao, admiring the elder son even more in their eyes.

Early the next morning, Zhu Yuanzhang was so excited that he couldn't stay still. He took Liu Bowen, Li Shanchang, and Hu Weiyong out of the city to go fishing. Hu Peng, Hu Weiyong's son, was also with him.

Zhu Yuanzhang ordered someone to entertain several gentlemen after catching the fish, and asked Zhu Biao, Zhu Xun and Zhu Xing to sit together.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat in the upper position, Zhu Biao sat beside him, and Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang were on the left and right respectively.Zhu Xun and Zhu Xun were next to each other, and Hu Weiyong and his son Hu Peng sat at the bottom.

This Hu Peng was recognized by Zhu Biao, who had seen him at the gate of Dai Chunlin last time, and they looked at each other without speaking.

Chicken, duck and fish on the table, and four other dishes and one soup, filled the entire table.

After a few breaths, Zhu Yuanzhang did not move his chopsticks, staring at the chickens and ducks on the table without speaking.

Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen next to him looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Your Majesty, please serve the dishes."

Zhu Yuanzhang still did not speak.

Hu Weiyong said with a shy smile: "Your Majesty dislikes the food not to your liking."

Zhu Biao put down his chopsticks and said to the maid next to him, "Who made this dish?"

The girl was trembling with fright, she lowered her head and moved over, "Back... Shizi, this meal is..."

"Remove all meat dishes except fish."

Zhu marked that it was recorded in the history books that Zhu Yuanzhang went fishing before he ascended the throne, and when he came back to invite the ministers to eat, he found that the table was full of meat and vegetables, so he became very angry and ordered people to remove everything except fish and throw them away.

If you guessed right, it is definitely Zhu Yuanzhang who dislikes extravagance and waste.

Zhu Biao is usually considered elegant and gentle by everyone, but today he suddenly dropped his chopsticks, Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen both looked at Zhu Biao.

Hu Weiyong didn't know what went wrong for a while.

"Do as Biaoer said." Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the chopsticks: "The last time we visited Master Bifeng, we found that the people were displaced due to the chaos caused by the war, all businesses were waiting to be prosperous, and thousands of households were in depression."

"This is the sin of the previous dynasty. Years of wars and disasters have caused the common people to be unable to feed themselves." Liu Bowen sighed.

Li Shanchang has always liked to compete with Liu Bowen for the limelight, how could he be missing in this scene, and then said: "Mr. Liu is right, now the country is unified, relying on the ability of the superior, it will gradually get better."

Although Zhu Biao is familiar with the relationship between Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen, as long as Liu Bowen is kept, it is not the end of history, and the rest is left to itself.

Just like Wei Zhongxian and the Donglin Party, it's not good to eliminate anyone, but it's also a good thing to find an opponent for these high-ranking ministers. They pinch each other all day long.

Otherwise, whichever side dominates will not be a good result. Without the opponent, they will have time to stare at the person on the throne, picking and interfering from time to time, tirelessly.

There have always been factional disputes. As long as the one who sits on the throne stands above it and grasps it well, the rest will be safe.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied with Zhu Biao's approach. None of his subordinates guessed what he meant, but his own son did.

"Biao'er, are you done with the pair of couplets we asked you to hang at the gate of Fengtian Hall?"

"Father, it's done."

"Worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joy later. Everyone here has heard this sentence. We hang it there to alert everyone at all times."

Li Shanchang's eyes were squinted, Hu Weiyong's mouth was tightened, his trowel face was very ugly.

"Xing, the people are suffering. We see the people suffering from hunger, hunger, suffering and cold. We feel uncomfortable. As the parents of the people, do you feel uncomfortable? You can still eat.

Yu Yi, who asked you to cook so much chicken and duck? "

Yu glanced at Hu Weiyong, who was sitting in the lower seat, and quickly bowed his waist to apologize: "The superior should calm down, and the little one is thinking about celebrating the New Year today, so he has made a lot of preparations."

Zhu Yuanzhang was born in poverty, and he knows that tea and food are hard-won, and now it is time to start a country immediately, and all the people in the world are looking forward to the arrival of a new era.

"Hmph, fishing is also hard work? The common people go to bed at midnight and wake up at five o'clock, so it's not hard work if it comes in the wind and rain? Get out."

"Yes, damn the villain, just take the chicken and duck away."

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he glanced at Hu Weiyong intentionally or unintentionally, and snorted.

Zhu Biao said with a smile: "Father is right, gentlemen, since ancient times, the prosperity of the previous countries was due to diligence, and the failure of the countries was mostly due to luxury. Therefore, we should keep these words in our hearts and dare not forget them all the time."

Li Shanchang said with a smile: "What the son said is true."

Liu Bowen also nodded in agreement.

Hu Peng next to him was touched by Hu Weiyong's arm, and he also nodded and said: "Your Majesty's words are golden words, every word is precious, write it down, and I must write it down."

Seeing that his father was exaggerating so much, Hu Peng felt disdainful at the corners of his mouth.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at everyone, raised his glass and said, "Come on, let's drink and drink together. Let's make an exception today and drink with everyone."

Everyone stood up and toasted Zhu Yuanzhang.

Toast to Zhu Biao again.

What happened just now, fools can also see Zhu Yuanzhang's love for Zhu Biao, and Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang also toasted Zhu Biao a few more times.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up, looked at the surrounding people and said, "Biaoer, share the fish and let everyone guess the meaning."

"Yes."

Zhu Biao first caught fish eyes with his chopsticks and said to Li Shanchang: "Mr. Li."

"Take a high look." Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and nodded with satisfaction.

Then he picked up the fish tail and put it on Hu Weiyong's plate and said, "This is the fish tail, for Mr. Hu."

Hu Weiyong stared at the fish's tail, and his face was a little bad.

Zhu Yuanzhang took a look, clapped his hands and applauded: "Biaoer, you did a good job, this is called entrusting you with a heavy responsibility."

Liu Bowen leaned back imperceptibly, with his eyelids downcast, not knowing what to think.

Zhu Biao picked up the shark's fin and gave it to Hu Weiyong's son Hu Peng: "Mr. Hu's name is Hu Peng, so I will give you the shark's fin from this son."

"Shark fin?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and then at Zhu Yuanzhang.

"This is called Dapeng spreading its wings." Zhu Yuanzhang laughed.

Zhu Biao took the meat from the belly of the fish and gave it to Zhu Xi.

"It's called heart-to-heart confession, but it's a pity that the fourth brother didn't come back in time." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

Zhu Xun Zhu Xun smiled and said, "Thank you, brother."

"Tomorrow is the grand ceremony, everyone can prepare properly." Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

Liu Bowen was about to answer, but Li Shanchang took the first step: "Return to the superior, everything is ready."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and looked at Zhu Biao:

"Mr. Liu hasn't got any fish yet."

"Yes." Zhu Biao held up a fish skeleton to Liu Bowen: "Mr. Liu."

Li Shanchang rolled his eyes up and covered his mouth when he wanted to laugh.

"This is a clean fish skeleton, an empty frame." Hu Weiyong sighed.

Hu Peng also laughed.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Biao'er, what do you mean by giving Mr. Liu an empty air without meat?"

Zhu Biao said: "My son believes that the country needs talents of pillars, and houses will collapse without beams. Mr. Liu is the skeleton of this big fish, supporting the big fish."

Liu Bowen stood up, took the fish skeleton with both hands, and said happily: "Thank you, my son."

The moon was in the middle of the sky, and the banquet was dispersed.

On the way Hu Weiyong left, he said to Hu Peng, "I never thought that my son would value me so much. It must be easy to replace Li Shanchang."

"Father, there is Liu Bowen."

Zhu Biao stood behind, looked at the two father and son, shook his head and left.

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