"It's obvious that you couldn't get the money, and you were resentful. You ignored the relatives of the same temple and the same clan, and resorted to borrowing a knife to kill people. You wanted to make the world laugh at the Xu family, and you wanted to trap His Majesty in being unkind and unjust."
Xu Qin is capable of throwing dirty water with his mouth. Anyway, the Duke of Wei's house will not be well today, so let outsiders see the old Xu family's jokes.
After a period of integration, Xu Qin became more and more accustomed to the rules of the Ming Dynasty. This is the ancient emphasis on keeping relatives apart from each other and the same clan and clan.
If you don't pay attention to these things, you will be despised and cast aside by the people around you. In an era when loyal ministers must be filial sons. You disregarded even the clan for the sake of profit, and your character has been stained all over the place.
This was Xu Qin's countermeasure after thinking all the way. First, make Zhu Di doubt this person's character, and then make him feel that if he touches Duke Wei's house today, he will be used as a weapon by Duke Ding.
Do you think you can win the National Proclamation? Do you think you can be among the heroes of Jingnan? Your surname is Xu, and you killed your uncle and cousin. Do you think your face looks good?
The strong man in his thirties was sitting below and listening. After hearing Xu Qin's words, he couldn't help but turned his head and looked at the two of them, especially frowning at Xu Jingchang, Duke of Ding.
"Your Majesty is unjust. My family is the hero of Jingnan. How can a loyal person have such vicious thoughts? He is just trying to cover up his treasonous thoughts and spitting blood. Please be clear about it, Your Majesty."
Xu Jingchang, Duke of Dingguo, couldn't understand why he was kneeling on the ground begging for mercy when he was sure of victory just now.
Shouldn't this be him begging for mercy? But he felt that his back was soaked with sweat, and he was frightened. Your Majesty wouldn't think of me like this, would he?
"Your Majesty, it's clear to you who is lying. I request to confront him." Xu Qin found that Xu Jingchang reacted too slowly in this regard and was an opponent like a pig.
So I plan to bully him in this regard.
"Xu Qin, go back and handle your housework and answer my questions." Zhu Di didn't even move his eyebrows when he saw the two of them arguing.
Xu Qin lamented that there was nothing he could do when he met such a cold and focused emperor, and he still looked to him as the hero of the disaster.
"Your Majesty, to say something unfilial, my father is just a useless person who dares not face his failed life and drinks alcohol all day long. If he is still rational, An Neng can speak without hesitation."
Xu Qin said this with an extremely sincere and solemn attitude. It is unfilial to judge a father by his son. He used the reputation of being unfilial to comment on his father.
Zhu Di understood, but seemed not to understand.
"What do you mean by failing in life?" Zhu Di asked, stroking his beard.
"Your Majesty, the people he loyal to do not believe in him, and the loyalty he has insisted on throughout his life has not been repaid. Is there anything more failed than this?
Your Majesty is as ambitious as Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han. Please forgive him for being an old drunkard who has become confused after drinking. "
After Xu Qin finished speaking, he knocked his head to the ground and made a grunting sound.
He looked like a filial son and virtuous grandson who begged for his father's mercy, and flattered Zhu Di by the way. And he scolded Zhu Yunqi for being blind, which was a subtle expression of loyalty.
"Look at this kid. He keeps saying that he is uneducated and has no skills. I think the opposite is true. At least he is uneducated and has no skills." Zhu Di said with a sneer.
"Your Majesty, it is clear that I really don't have any skills. I am just eager to save my father." Xu Qin said solemnly while lying on the ground.
Even though he scolded his cheap dad a hundred times in his heart, he had to act like a filial son and grandson in front of outsiders, especially in front of an emperor like Zhu Di.
Zhu Di's eyelids twitched, and the word "mind" hit the itch in his heart. Since he can't be killed, he should show his imperial ambition.
"Okay, why do you call your father so pitiful? I don't dare to compare with the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty, but I can still compare with this big heart.
If he likes to drink, I will give him some good wine. You can go back and persuade him that it doesn't matter if he drinks too much. Don't talk nonsense. That is to say, only when you meet an emperor like me can you tolerate him being confused again and again..."
Zhu Di stroked his beard and boasted, and Xu Qin knew as soon as he heard that he had succeeded in doing so for his father. And it’s just the right amount of loyalty and flattery.
"I would like to thank your Majesty for your kindness on behalf of my father. Your Majesty's mind is as far-reaching as the past and the present." Xu Qin didn't mind flattering him again.
"You'll flatter me later. What is that alcohol? Why did you make your father so drunk?" Zhu Di asked about this new thing.
"Your Majesty, it's the spirit that was concentrated when I treated my father last time. It's called alcohol because it's too strong." Xu Qin said.
"How intense is it?" The man who had been sitting silently suddenly interrupted.
"Wen Bi likes strong liquor. Do you want to try this alcohol?" Zhu Di said to the strong man with a smile.
"Your Majesty is laughing. I like what's in this cup and can't help it." The man in his thirties said with a smile.
"Go, go home and get it. My father-in-law and I want to try it," Zhu Di said.
Xu Qin immediately knew who this person was, the British Duke Zhang Fu, who had just been granted the title of British Duke this year because of his contribution to the pacification of Annan. He is definitely Zhu Di's best friend.
He also noticed that Zhu Di's words did not include Duke Ding, who was still kneeling there. Zhu Di seemed like he couldn't see him.
Even though Chairman Zhu usurped the throne and became emperor, he likes the argument that good birds choose trees to roost in. But I don't like traitors either, and I don't like people who fight in the nest even more. So this was a deliberate snub to Duke Ding.
Xu Qin escaped today. Even if he escaped, he still had to bring alcohol, alcohol with 70 or 80 degrees.
The most spicy Lao Zhu has flowers at both ends. As a result, Zhu Di saw him getting up and limping, and remembered that the injury from the last beating was still not healed.
So he asked the little eunuch to make a trip and get two bottles of alcohol from Duke Wei's mansion.
"Your Majesty, drink with caution. It's best to mix it with other wine. This thing is really not for people to drink. Most people can't bear it."
Xu Qin looked at Zhu Di and the British Duke's eagerness to give it a try, and said the ugly things first.
When Zhu Di heard this, he became more energetic. He smiled boldly and told the imperial dining room to prepare a banquet, ready to have a drink with the British prince.
Duke Dingguo could only leave sadly, looking panicked when he left.
Thunder, rain, and dew are all gifts from God, but this power of God is even more unpredictable. I really don’t know why there was no thunder in this cloud today. And it seems that His Majesty is very dissatisfied with himself. Why?
"What are you going to do?" Zhu Di stopped when he saw Xu Qin was about to leave.
"I'm going home to recuperate, but my butt is not ready yet," Xu Qin said.
"Bullshit, who will pour the wine when you leave? Come and eat together..." Zhu Di left him behind with one sentence.
Xu Qinxin said, why do you want me to pour wine? The total number of eunuchs, maids, concubines and concubines in your palace is almost twenty to thirty thousand. Do you need me to pour the wine?
Aren't you kidding me?
Xu Qin didn't feel honored or excited to have dinner with the emperor at all. The first thing that came to his mind was that you are teasing silly boys?
But when His Majesty says to pour wine, pour the wine. I just let my father go today and I really can't refuse. Don't ask me to pour wine, just ask me to act like a monkey.
When the banquet started, Zhu Di and the British Duke were not the only ones eating. Of course, Xu Qin, who was waiting on the table, was not included. Also added a Zheng He.
Last time Xu Qin said he was going to visit him, but he was either busy with the auction or recovering from his injuries. There was simply no time to go.
I didn't expect to meet him here. Originally, Zheng He rushed to pour the wine. After all, he was the eunuch next to Zhu Di. But Zhu Di directly asked him to sit down and waited for Xu Qin to pour the wine.
The first glass of wine was poured out, and the smell of wine filled the room. Based on his years of experience in drinking fake wine, Xu Qin was 100% sure that the distilled wine was probably over 60 degrees.
"Good wine, good wine aroma." British Duke Zhang Fu couldn't help it. The mouth and tongue are obviously full of fluids and the throat is surging.
"Your Majesty, it's better not to drink this wine like this, or..." Xu Qin still wanted to persuade him.
Zhu Di raised his glass, and then Zheng and Zhang Fu also raised their glasses. No one took his words seriously.
After drinking for a while, all three of them held their breath, their faces turned red in an instant, and Zhu Di's beard stood up.
It took me a long time to breathe out. I usually drink liquor with a temperature of 30 to 40 degrees, but this time it was more than 60 degrees. It's really like swallowing charcoal and drinking fire.
"Good wine, strong enough." Zhu Di exhaled and shouted.
The British father let out a sigh of relief, picked up the chopsticks and stuffed them into his mouth regardless of what was on the table. Zheng He was the most stable, but his whole face was as red as a big persimmon.
Lao Zhu seemed slow and regal. But my hands were shaking a little.
"What are you looking at? Why don't you drink?" Zhu Di asked Xu Qin, and the smell of alcohol hit his face.
Xu Qinxin said that your breath is 40 degrees, so I dare to drink it.
"Drink, your father can drink it, but you can't?" The British father just started.
"British Sir, I have to pour you some wine. I'm too drunk to serve His Majesty." Xu Qin said with a smile, trying to get away with it.
"There are tens of thousands of people in my palace, but you are missing a wine pourer? Drink..." Zhu Di shook his head and said.
Clearly a top player. But that doesn't mean he can't drink.
Xu Qinxin said what have you been thinking about? You know tens of thousands of people, why did you let me stay to pour the wine.
But I couldn't stop drinking. I poured myself a glass and drank it while holding my breath. I felt a fire bursting in my chest.
I picked up a chopstick of some unknown dish, stuffed it into my mouth, chewed it and swallowed it. Then he breathed rapidly to cool down, and his tongue stuck out.
Zhu Di and the other two laughed loudly. Xu Qinxin said, "Three bastards, do you need to see me make a fool of myself?" People drink this alcohol.
After three glasses of wine, about three ounces of wine, Xu Qin basically couldn't control himself.
He really tried to control it, but he really couldn't.
I only remember that he himself scolded Zhu Yunwen for being a scholar who harmed the country, hired people inappropriately, and cheated his father.
Zhu Di also asked him some weird questions, but he answered them in a confused way, and then he changed from passive drinking to actively persuading him to drink.
The wine table culture of later generations was brought out. In the end, I didn’t care about anything, just drank and chatted happily.
When they talked about Zheng He's voyages to the West, Xu Qin did his part and gave the three people a geography lesson. Tell Zhu Di directly that those small countries are all ambitious. If we are strong, they will call us dad.
When there was a slight disturbance in the Ming Dynasty, they would come up and tear off a piece of meat, especially Goryeo and Fusang, as well as those small Western countries.
In the end, I left the palace with Zheng He arm around my shoulders. I only remember the two of them chatting about ships, pirates, and great geographical discoveries.
He even told Zheng He that the earth was round. If you sail in one direction, you will eventually return to the starting point.
