Zhu Qiyu and several concubines kept tossing until late at night. Only then did the clouds stop and the rain stopped, and he led the hungry girls to the West Flower Hall.
At this time, Lin Xiangyu and several sisters, He Yi, Huang Pu, and Li Xuan had been waiting for a long time.
As soon as Zhu Qiyu came in, Lin Xiangyu teased: "Other emperors have a short spring night and a short day, so from now on the emperor will not go to court early.
Our Majesty has been dreaming of many wives during the winter nights. From now on, the king will not have dinner. "
Zhu Qiyu spread his hands helplessly: "Do you blame me? I asked you to give all these sisters away from the beginning, but you were reluctant and insisted on keeping them at home. Now you blame me for having too many wives. How about we change it to one girl for three days in the future? ?”
Lin Xiangyu smiled and said: "Master, don't be upset. It's my fault. Come and sit down. I've stewed venison for you."
Zhu Qiyu then sat on the soft couch. Both He Yi and Huang Pu were not surprised by the bickering between the new king and the princess. Only Li Xuan was still quite reserved.
Zhu Qiyu smiled at Li Xuan and said: "Huaiyi, we are all a family. Don't be restrained. Just act like you are at home. My sisters-in-law and I are used to playing around, and they are not afraid of me. We are at home. The atmosphere is relaxed, so you don’t have to feel weird.”
Li Xuan quickly agreed.
Zhu Qiyu invited four deposed founding dukes, but the remaining three did not give him face and ignored him.
Only Li Xuan, the great-grandson of Cao Guogong and Qiyang King Li Wenzhong, came to the capital with hundreds of servants, demanding to kill the enemy and serve the country.
Li Wenzhong's mother, Princess Cao, was the second sister of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang.
Moreover, when Taizu was young, he only had his second brother-in-law and Li Wenzhong's father Li Zhen. The family was relatively well off and provided a lot of support to Taizu. So after Taizu ascended the throne, he treated Li Zhen and Li Wenzhong's family with great respect and kindness.
So since the Li family gave him face, Zhu Qiyu decided to continue talking about this relationship.
Jianghu is not about fighting and killing, but about human relationships.
Li Wenzhong is also the third most talented person in the Ming Dynasty Meritorious Temple.
Li Wenzhong's eldest son, the famous Li Jinglong, was eventually deprived of his title by Taizong.
Since Li Wenzhong is so powerful, Zhu Qiyu plans to let Li Xuan showcase his talents to see if he has the legacy of his ancestors.
As long as Li Xuan makes some achievements in the defense of Beijing, Zhu Qiyu will restore the Li family's title of Duke of Cao.
You should invest as early as possible. For people like the Li family who are willing to get close to the new king from the beginning, of course they should be treated generously and courteously.
After Zhu Qiyu severely damaged Wala and established his prestige, it would be a shame if others wanted to come and seek refuge with him. You ignored him back then, but now you can't afford it.
Zhu Qiyu was just thinking when he heard Lin Xiangyu laugh and say: "Let's set up a gambling game as your Majesty said. I'll bet on how many Tatar heads our army will kill tonight. Come on, let's start betting freely."
He Yi heard this and immediately asked: "Princess, are we guessing the number of heads beheaded by the guards? Or are we guessing the number of heads beheaded by all the Ming troops?"
Lin Xiangyu replied: "Guess the total number."
He Yi hurriedly replied: "Okay, that Wei Chen will bet three hundred taels on more than three thousand heads."
As soon as He Yi finished speaking, most people cast surprised glances. Three thousand heads? It's a little too fanciful.
Zhu Qiyu was about to persuade He Yi, but Lin Xiangyu grabbed him and gave him a fierce look.
Lin Xiangyu doesn't want to see anyone trying to persuade He Yi. She finally caught such an unjust person, so why are you trying to persuade him? So Lin Xiangyu hurriedly confirmed: "Brother Xingyi bets three hundred taels, one bet will compensate ten."
Huang Pu also said: "The humble minister bet one hundred taels on more than a thousand heads."
Lin Xiangyu also nodded: "Okay, Brother Chengji bets one hundred taels, bet one and pay five."
Most of the remaining people bet between 500 and 1,000 heads.
However, two surprises happened in the end: Li Xuan followed He Yi and bet three hundred taels on three thousand heads. The concubine Wan Qing, who had just slept with her, also bet three hundred taels on three thousand heads.
Now Zhu Qiyu and Lin Xiangyu looked at each other, and both of them began to feel unconfident: Beheading three thousand Tatar heads at one time was rare in the entire history of the Ming Dynasty. Why did two unjust heads pop up and follow He Yi? Let's go wild together.
Lin Xiangyu didn't want to do anything to Li Xuan, so she leaned into Zhu Qiyu's ear and whispered: "Master, tell me honestly, what did you do to Wanqing that made her so excited?"
Zhu Qiyu whispered back with an innocent face: "I just flattered her once. After that, it was just normal teasing and nothing too excessive."
Hearing this, Lin Xiangyu looked at Wanqing meaningfully and said in a low voice: "Good fellow, Wanqing has just slept with you for the first time, and you are looking at her. No wonder she is not normal now. Go back in the evening, you Just comfort her and comfort her."
Wan Qing blushed at the sight and hurriedly replied: "Sister, don't look at me. There's nothing wrong with my mind. I just trust Mr. He's judgment."
"Okay, okay, nothing wrong, nothing wrong. Anyway, everyone has decided to leave. Let's drink and chat while waiting for the military report from the front."
Zhu Qiyu also smiled at Li Xuan and said: "Huaiyi, we have to stay up all night tonight. After all, the soldiers in front are fighting with Oala, and we can't go home and sleep. Come on, let's eat something first. Let’s have a few drinks and talk about how to deal with the enemy.”
After saying that, Zhu Qiyu raised his wine glass and drank first towards everyone.
Since it was just a casual family dinner, everyone chose to drink wine. It was just a meal, but they would not get drunk.
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The family in Prince Qi's Mansion is so comfortable, but the three Polo brothers are completely opposite. Since the afternoon, they have been highly nervous and have not bothered to have a serious meal. The three brothers are all staring at the movements of the Ming army.
It's a pity that the Marquis of Xing'an only formed three troops of 10,000 people into a formation, neither retreating nor attacking, so they just spent their time there.
In the end, Polo, like Ye Xian, chose to give in.
Bo Luo also had the same considerations as Ye Xian: if the battle started in the afternoon, if the battle could not be ended before dark, he would be entangled by the Ming army. Then at night, in the dark, but very passive.
Moreover, in Bo Luo's camp, there were also grain, grass and baggage, as well as livestock and property that the soldiers had plundered along the way. If someone gets set on fire late at night, it will be a lot of fun.
So after it became completely dark, Boluo retracted all the cavalry back to the camp. Since the tents were not all set up and the defense of the camp was not established at all, Polo could only let half of the soldiers rest and half of the soldiers were on standby to prepare for the Ming army's surprise attack.
Seeing that Polo had given up the attack, Xu Heng ordered the Ming army to start moving forward slowly after dark.
Now the entire 130,000 Ming army is still outside the camp, determined to carry out a night attack.
Due to Zhu Qiyu's special arrangements, many of the commanders of the Ming army were talented but failed in their official careers. The result is that these commanders are all vying to achieve meritorious service.
(End of chapter)
