Chapter 173: Let's be friends
Hao Fenglou knew that for a strong person like Zhu Di, other people's opinions were just suggestions for him. He had his own opinions and had strong autonomy.
Now Zhu Di asked him what he thought, it was rather than asking for opinions, but rather a school exam.
There is no absolute answer to any question. The right or wrong answer is actually only in the heart of the person who sets the question.
Hao Fenglou said slowly: "Chen Tianping looks a little anxious, but Weichen always feels that this person is not simple, otherwise it will definitely not be possible to escape from Annan. He rushed to Nanjing as soon as possible. During this period of Ming Dynasty, he secretly contacted the ministers and made friends with others. Even if he was a Weichen, he might promise that after he restored the country in the future, he would not only return the Hao family's fiefdom, but also ceded part of the land. He was obviously generous to others. After all, Annan is not his family now, but this shows that he is ambitious and is afraid that he must regain the throne of King Annan."
Hao Fenglou paused for a moment before continuing: "Now Your Majesty has the intention of expeditioning Annan, and he may not be willing to do so, because there are two ways to expedite Annan. One is to lead troops to protect him back to the country, and the other is to entrust someone as the commander, and the army goes out several ways to force him directly. The former is to let Chen Tianping take the initiative, while the latter is to take the initiative by my Ming Dynasty. He is afraid that he has his own ideas and is unwilling to rely on the breath of my Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the minister thinks that even if he escorts him back to the country, he must be careful. The Ming Dynasty cannot do a loss-making business, and he must not sacrifice countless soldiers to make wedding dresses for him."
Hao Fenglou roughly analyzed Chen Tianping's thoughts, and Zhu Dihe nodded: "Yes, but even so, he took the initiative in the former, while the latter is too much. To win the support of some people within Annan, you have to rely on this person. In short, keep him steady for the time being, and I will think about it again."
Hao Fenglou said: "Your Majesty is wise."
Zhu Di smiled and said, "Don't say these pleasing words. I'm tired of hearing such words. It's not yours or not, but I have the final say."
Hao Fenglou smiled bitterly and said, "As a minister, you must follow the king's leader. The only choice is how to please. If Your Majesty even takes over the right to please his ministers, how can this be worthy of his affection?"
Zhu Di smiled and said, "Nonsense. In short, this person cannot make any mistakes. Look at it, is your father going to leave? Then I will let the King of Han take a trip. Go back."
Hao Fenglou remembered something and hurriedly said, "There is another thing. Chen Tianping invited the Wei minister to accompany him to the East Palace for a banquet. The banquet was lively. Not only did the Crown Prince go to the east, but even the King of Han would go there. As for the civil and military ministers in the court, I am afraid that there were many people going there."
Zhu Di comforted the case and said with a smile: "Is that true? If they all go, you can go too. There is no need to report such trivial matters."
Hao Fenglou looked at Zhu Di deeply and said in a punctual manner: "Although it is a trivial matter, I think it is better to submit it. The Jinyiwei should be the eyes and ears of Your Majesty. Whatever I see and hear is what Your Majesty sees and hears."
Zhu Di nodded and nodded.
Hao Fenglou breathed a sigh of relief and retreated.
Seeing Hao Fenglou leaving, Zhu Di squinted his eyes, his face was a little thoughtful, and he suddenly said, "Zheng He."
Zheng He stepped forward carefully and said, "I am here."
Zhu Di said: "Check how many people were invited to the banquet at the East Palace, how many people participated, who were involved, and who was the participants. Then prepare a gift to the East Palace and tell the prince that he would say that he would serve me as a banquet for guests and give them some gold and silver utensils to make the guests happy. "
After hearing this, Zheng He left quickly.
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The Eastern Palace is still busy, and the prince is very concerned about the banquet two days later.
When the Hanlin lecturer Hu Guang came to teach the prince, he walked through the many attics of the East Palace, looked at these busy eunuchs, and accelerated his pace, and finally arrived at Chongwen Pavilion.
Zhu Gaochi has been here for a long time. When he saw Hu Guang coming in, he smiled: "Master Hu, please."
Hu Guang bowed and said, "I will be ashamed of yourselves when I waited for a long time."
Zhu Gaochi said: "Don't say these unfamiliar words, sit down, what is Master Hu going to teach today?"
Hu Guang sat down as he spoke, and was about to start the lecture, but an eunuch came in and said, "Your Highness, gold, silver and wine utensils were sent to the palace, saying that His Majesty heard that His Highness had invited someone to deliver them, so that His Highness would not be too slow to treat the distinguished guests."
Zhu Gaochi said in surprise: "How does Your Majesty know?"
A trace of doubt flashed through his eyes, and there was a little caution behind the doubt. He hurriedly said, "Is there a reward order?"
The eunuch quickly presented the list, and Zhu Gaochi looked at it impatiently, especially when he saw the thirteen gold utensils and twenty-seven silver utensils written by the superiors. He hurriedly said, "Go and get the list for the banquet."
The eunuch hurriedly went to pick up another order. Zhu Gaochi compared it for a moment, his face was bleak, and he couldn't help but murmur: "The total wine utensils are forty, and the guests at the banquet were also forty. Among them, the important guests, including this palace, were exactly thirteen, and the number of gold utensils was right..." He held the order and sat blankly on the chair.
Hu Guang also became cautious and said, "Your Highness, what is your Majesty's intention to do this? Could it be..."
Zhu Gaochi said lightly: "When Emperor Taizu was there, a minister was having a banquet. The next day, Emperor Taizu ordered him to enter the palace and told the minister the content of yesterday's banquet. It was exactly the same as the minister's behavior that night. As a result, the court was frightened and everyone knew that the affairs of the world could not be hidden from Taizu. From then on, the ministers were careful not to pay attention to their words and deeds, and everyone was in danger. Now, the father obviously used the same trick again. It was a pity that Taizu believed in the royal family back then and suspected that it was foreign ministers, but now it was..."
Hu Guang was also startled and said quickly: "Your Highness is careful. This matter has ended here, so there is no need to say anything more. In the future, Your Highness should be more careful. Your Majesty is unfathomable and you must not be careless."
Zhu Gaochi seemed a little cold and smiled self-deprecatingly: "The heavenly family is ruthless, so it is. It is better to be someone else's son than to be someone else's son."
He comforted the case and said, "I am not very energetic to listen to the class today. Since Your Majesty has received a reward, this banquet should be held properly. Master Hu is really sorry. Please go back. I want to supervise these damn slaves."
Hu Guang stood up, saluted, said goodbye and left.
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Two days later, the Honglu Temple indeed sent a car and parked steadily at the Thousand Houses of Dongcheng. Hao Fenglou ordered Zhou Fang to help him go back and pass on an accent, and he felt comfortable getting on the carriage.
When I arrived at Honglu Temple, someone had been waiting for a long time. In fact, Prince Chen seemed a little embarrassed when he saw Hao Fenglou. He treated Hao Fenglou as warm as the day before yesterday, and greeted him indifferently.
Hao Fenglou was roughly guessing that Prince Chen probably thought he had grabbed an important person, but after careful investigation, he found that he and the prince and even the prince Ning were not very good at dealing with him. Although a little celebrity in front of the emperor was very important, a person who offended the prince and the prince might not be the one he was willing to win over.
However, since Chen Tianping had promised before, it was impossible to repent. Hao Fenglou came to the rice happily, but now he couldn't drive it away, so he had to bite the bullet and hold on.
Hao Fenglou said: "Your Highness hasn't set off yet?"
Chen Tianping said: "Wait a little longer, wait a moment."
He seemed a little insincere and looked dazed. After a moment, the envoy of Champa City Ruan Yu also came out. The one who came out with Ruan Yu was actually the old acquaintance of Hao Fenglou - Zhu Panyan.
As soon as he saw Zhu Panyan, Hao Fenglou knew why he was neglected in the blink of an eye.
Chen Tianping stepped forward quickly, greeted Ruan Yu and Zhu Panyan enthusiastically, and hung Hao Fenglou aside directly. The three of them talked and laughed, then got on the car and left Hao Fenglou behind.
"Damn... I'll turn my back on you?" Hao Fenglou felt how he felt. If Zhu Di hadn't asked him to attend this banquet, Hao Fenglou would have left with his personality.
The carriage arrived at the East Palace. When Hao Fenglou got off the bus, Chen Tianping had already run away with Zhu Panyi and Ruan Yu, who were the first to get off the bus, but he still had the same attitude. He wished that the farther away from Hao Fenglou, the better. Anyway, he just didn't want to be friends with you. What can you do?
Hao Fenglou felt very embarrassed, but fortunately someone happened to have arrived. The man was wearing a bullfighting suit and was glamorous. When he saw Hao Fenglou, his eyes lit up: "But Hao Qianhu of the Jinyiwei, I recognize you. I am Yang Kai, relying on the kindness of his ancestors, he is now working in Yanshanwei."
Hao Fenglou felt a little relieved. It seemed that his reputation was not too bad. Finally, there were still people who were willing to get close to him.
Hao Fenglou hurriedly said, "Where, where, Lord Yang, you are polite."
Yang Kai smiled and said, "I have heard of your name for a long time. I have always wanted to make friends with you so I can make friends. I didn't expect to meet you today. I am lucky and lucky. Hao Qianhu, let's be friends."
Hao Fenglou was flattered and said, "Mr. Yang is willing to give me a gift, how dare I refuse?"
Yang Kai laughed and his eyes turned, "I heard that you are a good knife. Someone on the market has taken out your knife to sell it. The price is so high, and it is still priceless. Friend Hao, you and I are half a confidant, can you..."
Hao Fenglou's face turned cold and said indifferently: "Who wants to be friends with you, get out of here!"
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Chapter completed!