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Chapter 82 Hu Peng's Death

The celebration banquet was very grand, and the prince of the East Palace personally hosted it. The children of the generals and officials were all grateful.

Sitting in the corner, Hu Peng looked at one meat dish and two vegetarian dishes, curled his lips and did not move his chopsticks.

The Tang Ding next to it and Chang Mao and the others ate it with great relish.

Hu Peng's pair of chopsticks tossed and turned in the plate, but he couldn't finish his mouth. He had told his father that the banquet in the palace was really poor, but his father was so timid that he didn't dare to be blatant, so he insisted on letting himself come and talk to His Royal Highness. come closer.

In his opinion, His Royal Highness is just in that position, being gentle and elegant means being weak, to put it nicely.

Hu Peng complained in his heart, if he was in Hu's mansion at this moment, he would have been happy with his newly married girl in his arms.

Li Qi took the wine and said to Hu Peng: "Brother Hu, try it, Your Highness, this wine is not bad."

Hu Peng took a sip, and the taste was indeed mellow, but he still said to Li Qi indifferently: "Brother Li, let's have a good meal when we get back."

"Go back to your house for a drink, and I'll discuss something with you." Li Qi raised his glass and said in a low voice.

Zhu Biao didn't eat the food, he looked at all the young masters present with his eyes, and saw Hu Peng's chopsticks tossing and turning on the plate, with a look of disgust.

He gave the little eunuch next to him a wink, and the little eunuch immediately walked around to the pillar behind Hu Peng without making a sound.

The other women didn't dare to look at the prince, and the sons of generals and civil servants were busy drinking and talking, only one of them noticed Zhu Biao's eyes.

The fan in Xu Miaowei's hand just covered her face, and Zhu Biao's small movements were clearly seen by her.

She also started to stare at Hu Peng.

Hu Peng drank some wine and started bragging with Li Qi, their voices were very low.

"Brother Li, the wine in my house is not drunk one sip at a time. My father's treats are round after round. After round after round, the two altars of good wine are gone. It's not like this. If you can't drink to your heart's content, you can't eat to your heart's content. .”

Li Qi didn't speak, but smiled and acquiesced.

"Look at this dish, I usually feed it to the monkeys, but the monkeys don't even eat it." Hu Peng said sarcastically.

Xu Miaowei put away her fan and ate food calmly, the little eunuch behind the pillar went back to Zhu Biao to report in a low voice after going around the long way.

Zhu Biao got up, picked up the jug and walked to the middle, and said with a smile: "Everyone should eat more happily today, this wine is made from fruits and grains."

"The wine is delicious, we like to drink it." The brothers Fu Rang raised their glasses and laughed.

The other women all smiled and lowered their heads. Zhu Biao walked up to Chang Meirong and said, "Does the food still suit your taste?"

Chang Meirong smiled softly: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern, the dishes are delicious."

Seeing Xu Miaoyun not far away, this is his future fourth sister, she went over and nodded with a smile, "Say hello to Uncle Xu for me."

"Yes, Miao Yun will definitely bring His Royal Highness the words."

Xu Miaowei was sitting next to Lin'an, and Zhu Biao took a look at her.She was dressed in white, with faint pink and purple borders on the neckline and cuffs, and the fan in her hand was interesting.

All the young ladies carry handkerchiefs and round fans, and her fan is a folding fan.

There are three characters written on that fan, Second Young Master.

"Second son, are Gu's food and wine delicious?" Zhu Biao asked with a smile.

"Return to Your Highness, the food and wine are very good." Xu Miaowei said.

Tang Ding and the others all came together to toast Zhu Biao.

When he arrived in front of Hu Peng, Zhu Biao's wine glass suddenly fell to the ground. Hu Peng glanced at him and said in a daze, "His Royal Highness, Hu Peng knocked His Highness's wine glass off, it's impolite."

Zhu Biao said loudly: "There is no impoliteness. Mr. Hu has always been impolite. It's like Gu's wine and vegetables. Monkeys don't even eat it, right?"

Seeing that everyone was puzzled, Zhu Biao walked back to his seat and said, "Mr. Hu said that the monkeys would not eat the food and wine. Listen to this."

As soon as this remark came out, all the officials and children were very unhappy, and looked at Hu Peng one after another.Isn't this scolding people, calling them worse than animals.

"Your Highness, I didn't mean that."

Hu Peng immediately defended.

"Gu's food and drink are simple, I don't know if your Hu family is very rich, or you only care about your own enjoyment and don't care about the life and death of the people at all.

Hu Peng, have you ever thought about what the people in the north are eating? They don't even have grass roots and bark to eat. "

Hu Peng's Adam's apple twitched, and now he offended these princes and ladies, including His Royal Highness.

"When I was alone in Yangzhou, I really had nothing. Why did I come to the court to be an official? The court is to petition on behalf of the people of Ming Dynasty, not the people who are fish and meat, and they are above the heads of the people."

Zhu Biao glanced around, and said earnestly to everyone: "Why do you have to talk about this here, I think everyone can see it.

In the place where the country was founded, a lot of waste was waiting to be built. Where is there so much silver that even the common people can't appease, and there are other spare money to spend on clothes and food?

The common people change their food, look at what those people in the harem wear, and what do they eat?They are all thrifty. "

Chang Mao stood up and said, "His Royal Highness is a people with one heart, and we should follow His Highness as an example."

"Exactly, I, Xu Yungong, think so too."

Zhu Biao sighed and said: "Today is the celebration banquet, I don't want to blame anyone, but if you don't punish severely, some people will forget their responsibilities.

Hu Peng, do you think Gu should punish you for what happened just now? "

Just now he was quick to talk, but now he was a little scared, and said to Zhu Biao: "His Royal Highness, Hu Peng should be punished, Your Highness, please punish him."

Hearing the complaining words and eyes of these young masters, he wished he could find a crack in the ground and sneak in immediately.

Both Tang Ding and the Feng family of Deng's family disliked Hu Peng, after all, he represented his father's family.

Hu Weiyong was flattering all day long, why his son just didn't want to live up to his father, what if His Highness blamed them.

Zhu Biao said: "Gu also wants to let you wear silk and satin, let the common people wear silk and satin, and also want everyone to have enough food and clothing.

Why would Gu not want to talk about a good year in the fragrance of rice flowers and hear the sound of frogs, but in the early years of the founding of the country, there is no such thing.

But Gu is not just His Royal Highness the Prince from Huaixi.It is the north and the south, and even the princes of the people of Ming Dynasty, who alone have to be responsible for their lives.

In order to let the people live a good life, we should not ride on the heads of the people as an official.Those of the fish and meat people are the ancestors, not the parents. "

At this moment, the children of all the soldiers stood up one after another and said: "Your Highness has people in his heart, we are ashamed of ourselves."

Zhu Biao patted their shoulders and said to them: "Boys, would you like to join Gu to make the people of Ming Dynasty live a better life?"

"willing!"

"The sound is not loud enough, Gu can't hear clearly."

"willing!!"

"Brothers, Gu thinks that you are all good, so let's support the Great Ming Dynasty together with Gu, and everyone will continue."

Xu Miaoyun looked at Zhu Biao and said to Xu Miaowei: "I suddenly understand what you admire Your Highness."

"Sister, keep your voice down."

Chang Meirong looked at Zhu Biao, his figure was extremely tall in her heart.

Hu Peng was taken down by Mu Ying.

(End of this chapter)