"Your Highness, something big happened this morning."
"Big thing?" Zhao Yao asked curiously, "What big thing?"
Tong Xi did not answer directly, but asked Zhao Yao: "Your Highness, do you know Zheng Xilin Zheng Taiwei?"
"Why, Taiwei Zheng is back?" Zhao Yao naturally knew about Taiwei Zheng. Although Taiwei Zheng has left the capital for more than ten years, his name and legend have remained in the capital and are still heard today.
"No, it's his son who's here." Tong Xi stopped pretending and reported directly to Zhao Yao, "Zheng Taiwei's eldest son has entered the court as an official. He is now the prime minister."
"Zheng Taiwei didn't come back, but his son came, so today's morning court must be very lively." Zheng Taiwei didn't come back, but his son came to the capital to serve as an official. The prince's brother and the acting king will definitely try their best to win over Zheng Taiwei. Lieutenant's son.
Taiwei Zheng has been away for more than ten years, but his father has always retained the position of Taiwei. When Taiwei Zheng comes back, it can be seen that his father attaches great importance to Taiwei Zheng.
For the crown prince brother and the acting king, if they can get the support of Taiwei Zheng, then the throne will definitely belong to them. Unfortunately, Taiwei Zheng has not returned yet, so they can only make plans for Taiwei Zheng's son.
As long as you win over Zheng Taiwei's son, you will win over Zheng Taiwei.
"It was very lively, and the ministers were very happy that Taiwei Zheng's son came to the capital." Tongxi said, "The emperor also praised Taiwei Zheng's son in the morning and recalled the days when he and Taiwei Zheng were together. "
"It can be seen from this that Taiwei Zheng is very important to both the father and the ministers." This Taiwei Zheng is also very mysterious, and Zhao Yao is also very curious about him.
"Your Highness, Taiwei Zheng was a great hero who helped the late emperor establish the Great Zhou Dynasty. He was also the emperor's military advisor and helped the emperor win many battles." Tongxi had heard a lot about Taiwei Zheng. "Lieutenant Zheng has an excellent strategy. He can not only strategize, but also win a victory thousands of miles away. There are not many people in the world who can do that."
"When the Great Zhou Dynasty was established, Taiwei Zheng formulated many national policies for the late emperor, which are still in use today." Tong Xi said with relish, "Most of the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty were formulated by Taiwei Zheng. He also made some regulations in the military..."
Tongxi chattered all the things that Taiwei Zheng did before leaving the capital. Everything he said was shocking.
Before leaving the capital, Taiwei Zheng really did a lot of great things to benefit the country and the people. Each of these major events convinced the ministers and praised the people.
Among the people, Taiwei Zheng's reputation is very high, higher than that of any minister. Even though Taiwei Zheng left the capital for more than ten years, most people in the capital still remember him. In addition to Emperor Wu of Zhou hoping that Lieutenant Zheng would come back, the people in the capital also hoped that he would come back and continue to be a Lieutenant.
Taiwei Zheng's departure was not sudden. In the days before he left, he was not in good health. Everyone in the capital knew about it. Many people went to the temple to pray for him, hoping that Buddha and Bodhisattva could bless him with a long life. Later, when Taiwei Zheng returned to his hometown due to illness, the people were very reluctant to leave him and sent him thirty miles outside the city.
Emperor Wu of Zhou and the people thought that Zheng Xilin would come back after returning to his hometown to recuperate for a few years, but they did not expect that he would never return to the capital this time.
Twenty or thirty years ago, there was a rumor among the people that whoever could get the assistance of Zheng Xilin could become the emperor. At that time, Emperor Wu of Zhou became emperor because he was assisted by Zheng Xilin. This shows his talent.
In fact, in these years, in addition to Emperor Zhou Wu from time to time sending people to invite Zheng Xilin back to the capital, the Duke of Zhen and the prince, as well as the Marquis of Xuanping and the Dai Wang, and the three princes all secretly sent people to invite Zheng Xilin, but they were all rejected by Zheng Xilin.
Although they were rejected by Zheng Xilin, Zhen Guogong and Xuan Pinghou did not give up. They send some gifts to Zheng Xilin every year on important festivals. Because they knew that Zheng Xilin didn't like expensive things, they gave him books, calligraphy and paintings as they liked.
Zheng Xilin returned all these gifts intact. If Duke Zhen Guo and Marquis Xuan Ping wanted to send him away again, he would tell Emperor Wu of Zhou. From then on, the Duke of Zhen and others did not dare to give gifts to Zheng Xilin, nor did they dare to send people to approach Zheng Xilin.
If Emperor Zhou Wu knew that they were close to buying Zheng Xilin, Emperor Zhou Wu would never let them go easily.
Zhao Yao didn't expect Tongxi to be so excited when talking about Zheng Xilin, "Tongxi, Taiwei Zheng's son has come to the capital to serve as an official. Why are you so excited?"
"Your Highness, there is a good show to watch next." Tong Xi said with a look like he was watching a show.
"That's true." The arrival of Zheng Xilin's son stirred up the situation in the court. "How many sons does Taiwei Zheng have? How many sons are there?"
"I heard that there are three sons, and the eldest son is working next to He Xiang." Tong Xi reported the news he had learned to Zhao Yaohui again, "The second son went to Shang Fanling."
"Shang Fanling?" Zhao Yao looked surprised, "The second son of Taiwei Zheng went to Shang Fanling. What did he do in Shang Fanling?"
"I'm a craftsman. I heard that Taiwei Zheng's son was obsessed with the Mo family and wanted to join Shang Fanling to learn skills." Tongxi added, "I heard that when my second son was in his hometown, he made a lot of things and even helped the local people. The common people have improved many tools.”
"Isn't this exactly the person I want?" Zhao Yaozheng needs a craftsman who likes to make things and has good skills.
"Your Highness, he is Taiwei Zheng's second son. Do you really dare to ask for him?"
The smile on Zhao Yao's face suddenly disappeared, and he said timidly and frankly: "I don't dare!" If he was not Zheng Taiwei's son, he would dare to ask for it. "Where is Taiwei Zheng's youngest son?"
"It seems that Taiwei Zheng's youngest son is going to study at Taixue University. I heard that he is very smart and is very famous in their hometown." Tongxi didn't find out much about Taiwei Zheng's youngest son. After all, Zheng Qian is not like His two brothers entered the palace.
"A tiger father has no dog son, so the three sons of Taiwei Zheng will definitely be good." Zhao Yao said, raising his hands and stretching, "The three of them are going to become a piece of cake, and everyone will grab it. To please them and bribe them."
Tongxi nodded and lowered his voice and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the King Dai will definitely win over them."
"Do you know what this is called?" Zhao Yao suddenly asked.
Tong Xi didn't understand what Zhao Yao meant, and asked with a confused expression: "Your Highness, what do you want to say?"
Zhao Yao shook his index finger and said with a smile: "This is called Pin Daddy."
"Pin dad, what does this mean?" Tong Xi heard this word for the first time and was confused.
Zhao Yao asked: "Zheng Taiwei's three sons have a very powerful father. They have won many people since they were born, don't you think so?"
Tongxi replied: "Yes."
"You see, as soon as they came to the capital, the ministers paid great attention to them. The prince brother and the acting king all wanted to win over them, right?"
"yes."
Zhao Yao crossed his hands and held the back of his head, walking lazily: "If their father was not Captain Zheng, but just an ordinary person, do you think the ministers would still pay so much attention to them? Will the prince brother and the others still win over them?"
Tongxi replied: "Of course not."
"This is Dad Pin!"
After hearing this, Tong Xi finally understood, and said with a sudden look on his face: "So this is Pin Daddy." His Highness used the word "Pin Dad" to describe it, which was really appropriate.
"You see, how important it is to have a great father." Zhao Yao said with emotion, "If they agree to the invitation of the prince brother or the acting king, they will become famous immediately."
The fellow asked curiously: "Your Highness, do you think they will agree to the invitation of His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the King?"
"If they are smart people, they will not agree." Zhao Yao said casually, "If they are greedy for temporary glory and wealth, then they will agree."
"The son of Lieutenant Zheng is not an idiot, right?" Even he, a eunuch, knew that whether he supported His Highness the Crown Prince or His Highness the Dai Wang, there would be no good end. Of course, supporting the third prince and the others would not bring any good results.
"When they come to the capital for the first time, they may be dazzled by the wealth and wealth of the capital and make stupid decisions." How many people have great ambitions before coming to the capital. However, after arriving in the capital, he was lost in the overwhelming wealth and power. He forgot his original intention and only wanted to climb up.
"If they support His Highness the Crown Prince or His Highness the King, wouldn't Taiwei Zheng be angry to death?" Taiwei Zheng used to be a member of the emperor. Like He Xiang and others, he should only be loyal to the emperor and not serve any prince.
"What does this have to do with us?" Zhao Yao was hungry, "Let's go and find Fourth Brother for lunch."
The fourth prince had already been waiting for Zhao Yao in the dining hall.
Zhao Yao came to the dining hall of Lanyuan Pavilion and found that it was full of people, which surprised him.
On weekdays, the dining hall of Lanyuan Pavilion is not full of people. Many ministers were too lazy to go to the dining hall to eat, and ate directly in the rooms where they worked.
Just like Lin Xueyi, he never comes to the dining hall to eat, he always eats in the History Museum.
The place where the Fourth Prince and his group studied history was called the "History Study Hall".
Seeing the arrival of the tenth prince, the ministers stood up and saluted.
Zhao Yao waved his hand, indicating that they didn't need to be polite.
"Fourth brother, what happened? Why are there so many people in the dining room?"
The fourth prince glanced at the ministers crowded in the dining hall, with a flash of sarcasm in his eyes, and said in a cold tone: "Don't worry about them."
Wei Mian on the side interrupted: "They are waiting for Mr. Zheng."
"Master Zheng?" Zhao Yao blinked in confusion, "Who is Master Zheng?"
The fourth prince said: "The Prime Minister is on a military expedition and has only entered the court today."
"Oh, Captain Zheng's son." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "Many people were talking about him on the way to Lanyuan Pavilion."
"Are you hungry?" the fourth prince asked.
"I'm starving to death." Zhao Yao looked like a starving ghost.
"Let's have a meal."
Wei Mian and Tong Xi set the meal quickly and immediately served the fourth prince and Zhao Yao.
While Zhao Yao was eating, he told the fourth prince what he had learned in the morning.
The fourth prince would teach Zhao Yao from time to time.
When Zhao Yao and the Fourth Prince finished their lunch, neither He Xiang nor Zheng Rang appeared in the dining hall, which made the ministers who had been waiting very disappointed.
The place where He Xiang and Taishi Liu were doing business in Lanyuan Pavilion was not accessible to just anyone, nor to just anyone. Only with the consent of He Xiang and Taishi Liu could they enter.
There is no business on weekdays. He Xiang and Taishi Liu don't like other ministers to come to them casually, so the ministers dare not go to He Xiang and Taishi Liu easily.
As the prime minister, Zheng Rang naturally worked in the same place as Prime Minister He.
He Xiang and Taishi Liu did not come to the dining hall to eat every day, but they came to the dining hall often during this period. The ministers thought that He Xiang and the others would come to the dining hall for lunch today, so they came to the dining hall early to wait for He Xiang and the others, but in vain.
Taishi Liu and He Xiang had already guessed that the ministers would be waiting for them in the dining hall, so they had lunch directly in the work place.
"We won't come to the dining hall for lunch tomorrow." The fourth prince didn't like crowded places, and the dining hall would be crowded during this period. Although these people were not noisy, their thoughts made the fourth prince unhappy.
"Okay." For Zhao Yao, it doesn't matter where he eats, as long as the food is delicious. "Fourth brother, have you seen Taiwei Zheng's son? Is he good-looking? I heard that Taiwei Zheng is a handsome man, so is his son also a handsome man? Does he look like Taiwei Zheng? ?"
The fourth prince said calmly: "I didn't look carefully."
"Fourth brother, is Captain Zheng's son with Prime Minister He?"
"What, you want to see him?"
Zhao Yao nodded and said, "Well, everyone is talking about him. I'm curious and want to see him."
"He is the prime minister, so he is naturally with Prime Minister He."
"Then I'll go over and take a look now." Zhao Yao took just two steps before he stopped and turned back to look at the fourth prince in confusion, "Fourth brother, aren't you going?"
"I won't go, you go." The fourth prince had already met in the morning. Besides, he was not interested in Zheng Rang, even though Zheng Rang was the son of Taiwei Zheng.
"Then I'll go take a look."
The place where He Xiang and Taishi Liu worked was in the building directly south of Lanyuan Pavilion.
Lanyuan Pavilion is composed of four buildings, each building has five floors, and each floor has more than a dozen rooms.
The room where He Xiang and Taishi Liu worked was on the second floor, and the entire second floor belonged to them. Normally, no one dares to go to the second floor.
As a prince, Zhao Yao did not need He Xiang's consent before he could go to them.
He Xiang and the others also finished their lunch. He sat aside, drinking tea and watching Taishi Liu play chess with Zheng Rang.
"Xiang He, Taishi Liu, I'm here to see Taiwei Zheng's son." Zhao Yaoren's voice had already arrived before he arrived.
He Xiang and Taishi Liu heard Zhao Yao's voice and hurriedly stopped what they were doing.
Zhao Yao appeared in front of their window and waved to them: "I'm here."
He Xiang and Taishi Liu saluted Zhao Yao respectfully: "I have met His Highness the Tenth Prince."
Zheng Rang also followed suit and saluted: "Your Majesty, Zheng Rang, has met His Highness the Tenth Prince."
Zhao Yao raised his hands to He Xiang and the others, and said with a smile: "Everyone, get up."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Zhao Yao stood in the corridor and in front of the window, with his hands on the window sill, staring at Zheng Rang curiously.
"You are Taiwei Zheng's son."
"yes."
Zhao Yao looked at Zheng Rang carefully. He was handsome, fair-skinned, tall and straight, and had a gentle temperament.
"He is indeed a handsome man!"
When Zheng Rang heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyes and look at Zhao Yao.
Zhao Yao smiled brightly at him: "I heard that Taiwei Zheng is a handsome man, so I wanted to come and see if you are a handsome man."
So that’s what happened.
"I am not as good as my father." He is far inferior to his father in appearance, demeanor, and talent.
"He Xiang, why didn't you go to the dining hall for lunch?" Zhao Yao tilted his head and looked at He Xiang and the others, "Many people are waiting for you."
He Xiang said with a kind face: "I thought there were too many people making noise, so I didn't go to the dining hall to have lunch."
Zhao Yao nodded and said, "Oh, you didn't go on purpose."
He Xiang smiled slightly and immediately asked: "Your Highness, what did you eat for lunch?"
"I had braised duck for lunch today..." Zhao Yao's eyes lit up at the mention of delicious food, and he happily told He Xiang and the others about the delicious food he had for lunch today.
He Xiang and Taishi Liu listened patiently and responded from time to time.
Zheng Rang stood aside and listened in stunned silence. It was obviously a very ordinary braised duck dish, but after hearing what the Tenth Prince said, I suddenly felt that this braised duck had become the most delicious dish in the world. He was a little greedy after hearing this and wanted to go home and eat braised duck at night.
"Xiang He, what delicious food did you have for lunch?" Zhao Yao said, pouting and saying, "You didn't come to the dining room, so I didn't even eat the delicious food you brought."
He Xiang said with a smile: "We didn't bring anything delicious today. The lunch we used was sent by the imperial kitchen."
"Son of Taiwei Zheng, do you have any delicious food in your hometown?" Zhao Yao stared at Zheng Rang with burning eyes, "Can you bring delicious food from your hometown tomorrow? I can use mine to share with you exchange."
"Ah?" Zheng Rang was a little confused and didn't understand what the tenth prince meant.
"Zheng Zhengshi's hometown really has a lot of delicious food. Both the minister and Grand Master Liu have eaten it before. It tastes very good."
Hearing what He Xiang said, Zhao Yao's little face immediately showed an expectant look: "Really?" After saying that, he looked at Zheng Rang again, "Zheng Zhengshi, then you must have delicious food from your hometown tomorrow. , I will exchange it with you tomorrow for my favorite food."
Zheng Rang still didn't understand what was going on and looked at He Xiang for help.
He Xiang nodded to him.
He said: "Yes, Your Highness."
"By the way, Zheng Zhengshi, you can also trade the delicacies from your hometown with others for delicacies from Beibianlou..." Zhao Yao told Zheng Rang the delicacies from the hometowns of other ministers in Lanyuan Pavilion. .
Not to mention Zheng Rang was stunned, even He Xiang and Grand Master Liu were stunned. They didn't expect that the tenth prince would know so much about the delicacies of Minister Lanyuange's hometown.
Zhao Yao also knew the best dishes and snacks of each minister's family, because he had eaten them all.
Not only did he eat it, he also asked them how to make it. The ministers were naturally happy when they saw that he liked to eat their food so much. They thoughtfully wrote down the method in detail and gave it to Zhao Yao.
Zhao Yao collected these delicacies and asked Liang Zhaoyi to compile them into a book, so that he would have a recipe book for delicacies from all over the world.
"By the way, you just came to the capital. You must not know what delicious food there is in the capital. Let me tell you..." Zhao Yao kept introducing the famous food and snacks in the capital to Zheng Rang. "Also, you must go to the West Market in the evening. The West Market is particularly lively and prosperous at night, and there are many snacks."
Zheng Rang was flattered and said: "I have written it down. I will definitely try it when I have time."
"He Xiang, when I take a bath next time, I must go to your house to eat sesame cakes." The sesame cakes made by He Xiang's family are very delicious.
"I am waiting for you, Your Highness."
Zhaoyao waved to He Xiang and the others: "I'm going back."
"Your Highness, walk slowly."
Zhao Yao hummed a cheerful tune and jumped away.
He Xiang and Taishi Liu looked at Zhao Yao's leaving figure, and the corners of their mouths unconsciously raised a smile.
Zheng Rang still hasn't figured out what happened. He looked at He Xiang and the others in confusion: "Prime Minister, Grand Master, His Highness the Tenth Highness..." What happened to His Highness the Tenth Highness?
He Xiang said with a smile: "His Royal Highness likes to eat delicious food. He often comes to Lanyuan Pavilion to ask the ministers about their local delicacies, and then exchange delicacies with them..."
After hearing what Xiang He said, Zheng Rang looked shocked: "This..."
Taishi Liu smiled and said, "Thanks to Your Highness, we have been able to eat a lot of delicious food that we have never tasted before."
"Brother, bring some delicacies from your hometown in exchange for His Highness tomorrow."
"Okay." Zheng Rang said in his heart. He didn't expect His Highness to be so interesting.
"Let's continue." Master Liu pointed at the chessboard towards Zheng Rang. Their chess game just now is not over yet.
"Yes, Grand Master." Zheng Rang sat back down again, picked up Bai Zi and continued.
Zhao Yao returned to the History Museum and told the fourth prince and others about the delicious food in Zheng Rang's hometown. He also said that Zheng Rang would bring delicious food to exchange with him tomorrow.
Only then did the fourth prince realize that Zhao Yao ran to see Zheng Rang not because he was the son of Taiwei Zheng, but because he was interested in the delicacies of Zheng Rang's hometown.
In Xingdeok Palace, the eighth prince received a letter from Wang Siqi, the concubine of the Wang family. After reading the letter, he burned it on a candlestick.
Seeing that the Eighth Prince's face was a little cold, Yu Hai hurriedly asked with concern: "Your Highness, what happened?"
"It's nothing." The Eighth Prince said, raising the corners of his mouth with an unknown smile, "Wang Siqi is quite capable and he did not disappoint me."
Yu Hai asked in surprise: "Did Wang Siqi succeed?"
"It didn't succeed, he just got some important use." The Eighth Prince said meaningfully, "Give him some more time, he can give us a surprise."
"What surprise?"
"You'll know then."
When Yu Hai heard what the eighth prince said, he didn't ask any more questions, but asked about Zheng Rang.
"Your Highness, what are you going to do with Lieutenant Zheng's two sons?"
The Eighth Prince said with an indifferent expression: "Nothing can be done."
"Ah?" Yu Hai was shocked, "Your Highness, that is Taiwei Zheng's son. Don't you plan to win over them?"
The Eighth Prince glanced sideways at Yu Hai, and his tone contained no emotion or anger: "Are you dissatisfied with my longevity? You asked me to win them over."
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