Regarding the reactions of the officials in the palace and His Majesty.
Shi Heng was very satisfied. He puffed up his chest and became more confident.
"The young general behind is Shi Biao, the nephew of Marquis Wu Yang?"
As soon as Shi Biao heard Zhu Jianshen calling his name, his heart was in his throat. He quickly knelt down and shouted: "Your Majesty, Shi Biao, come to see you."
And Shi Heng was obviously stunned. His Majesty did not praise me first, but directly changed the topic to his unfulfilled nephew.
"Your Majesty, it is my nephew Shi Biao." Shi Heng also quickly saluted and said.
Zhu Jianshen nodded, and then looked at Shi Biao: "General Shi Biao is dead."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
With that said, Shi Biao stood up, but kept his head lowered. His ears kept echoing with the words that his uncle said to him, which hurt his fragile heart.
He was really afraid that he would scare His Majesty.
Zhu Jianshen watched Shi Biao keep his head lowered and squirming, and he was also curious at the moment.
"General Shi Biao, raise your head and let me take a look."
"Your Majesty, I look ugly and may be disrespectful in front of the emperor, so please lower your head and reply."
After Zhu Jianshen heard this, he smiled lightly: "How can I judge people by their appearance?"
Then, Shi Biao raised his head.
After Zhu Jianshen saw it, his heart skipped a beat, it was so ugly...
With small eyes, a wide forehead, and a hideous scar on his face, he looks like a ruthless person at first glance.
However, Zhu Jianshen's face did not waver at all. He said against his own will: "General Shi Biao, handsome in appearance, extraordinary in martial arts, with the appearance of a fierce general..."
Zhu Jianshen's conscience ached as he said these words.
After Shi Biao heard Zhu Jianshen's evaluation of him, he immediately handed over his hand and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."
Shi Biao has always been confident in his appearance, but he has not grown up to meet other people's aesthetic standards and is not understood by the world. When he heard Zhu Jianshen's compliments, he did not feel that Zhu Jianshen was being polite. At the moment, he was happy in his heart. Flowers bloomed.
All the civil and military officials in the palace frowned. His Majesty's polite words were too polite.
Especially Shi Heng. He has always said that his nephew is ugly. Now that His Majesty said that Shi Biao has the appearance of a fierce general, does his handsome face not have the appearance of a fierce general?
Zhu Jianshen didn't care about everyone's thoughts. After chatting with Shi Heng and others for a few more words, Zhu Jianshen slowly said: "Because the Taibao gave me a banquet and a palace to reward Wu Yanghou."
Yu Qian went out to take orders.
Shi Heng also quickly knelt down to thank him.
Zhu Jianshen retreated from everyone, thinking about putting on a show and returning to Qianqing Palace.
When everyone went to the Huagai Hall, Xu Youzhen stood outside the hall for a long time, unwilling to leave. When Zhu Jianshen in the hall was about to get up and return to the palace, a young eunuch came in and announced: "Your Majesty, the Censor of Xudu, now Still outside the palace."
Zhu Jianshen glanced at Zhang Bao: "I didn't let him stay."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Let him come in." Zhu Jianshen was curious and said immediately.
After listening, the young eunuch took the order and went down to invite Xu Youzhen into the palace.
After a while, Xu Youzhen entered the palace in a panic.
Zhu Jianshen will never forget the look in Xu Youzhen's eyes.
Sadness is like a pretty woman in a boudoir, angry but pitiful.
"Censor of Xudu, you, what's wrong with you?" Zhu Jianshen was a bit confused by Xu Youzhen's behavior.
"Your Majesty, you really wrote a poem for Marquis Wu Yang." biquge.biz
"really."
"Then your Majesty, haven't you thought about missing something?"
"Anything less?"
"Your Majesty, I don't want to tell anyone secretly, but I also want..."
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This banquet in the Huagai Hall was a little less solemn and more pyrotechnic than when Zhu Jianshen was present.
Almost all the officials who participated in the royal prelude came.
The most eye-catching thing was Shi Heng sitting on Yu Qian's left hand side.
I don’t know when this guy put on the python robe and jade belt.
Among the official robes of birds and animals, this python robe is particularly eye-catching.
Duke Cheng Guo's face was very ugly. Shi Heng had been fighting for two years and he simply didn't take him seriously anymore.
When arranging seats, according to the rules, he should have sat next to Yu Taibao.
The leader of civil and military affairs sits in the middle.
But even when he entered the Huagai Hall, Shi Heng also showed some humility, but he didn't play according to the routine.
"Mr. Cheng Guo, please sit down."
"No, Marquis Wu Yang is the hero and should do this."
"What Duke Cheng Guo said makes sense. If that's the case, then I, Shi Heng, will ask you to take a seat." With that, Shi Heng sat down.
This made Duke Cheng Guo look stunned.
China is a land of etiquette.
It stands to reason that since he was humble, Shi Heng also had to learn to be humble, and then he would go along with the flow and sit down, but he didn't say anything anymore...
Just like that, suddenly and without any precaution, he, the Grand Governor, Duke Cheng, sat on the left hand side of Marquis Wu Yang.
His reputation as the leader of nobles and generals was completely lost.
Tai Ning Hou also saw the crux of the problem, but smiled bitterly.
The arrogant Shi Heng met the extremely handsome Duke Cheng Guo.
There will be more and more drama between the two of them in the future.
The delicacies were almost ready. At this time, Xu Youzhen walked in happily with a framed calligraphy.
Everyone looked sideways.
Zhan Yang raised his hands and shouted: "Censor of Xudu, come here, can I hold a seat for you?"
Xu Youzhen didn't care where she was seated. When she saw Zhan Yang waving to her, she quickly walked to Zhan Yang's side.
"Censor of Xudu, what are you holding in your arms?"
"This, this is the word given to me by His Majesty."
When Xu Youzhen said these words, all the officials in the audience looked at him sideways.
Shi Heng frowned. Isn't this his own show? Why did Xu Youzhen come over to steal the limelight? Also, he just said that His Majesty gave him a poem, and he took out the words "His Majesty gave him a poem" in the blink of an eye. This was not directed at him. Are you here? What a shame, this time the game was even worse. If I had known earlier, I should have carried him into the palace.
As soon as Xu Youzhen saw the officials looking at her, she said with a smile: "When we left the Yingwu Palace, His Majesty asked me to stay for the time being and gave this painting to me. All my colleagues took a look. Look, His Majesty’s majestic and heroic words are the entrustment of ardent hope.” As she spoke, Xu Youzhen raised the framed words high.
On the fine rice paper, there are four big characters.
Loyalty to the monarch and the country.
Signed, in the spring of the seventh year of Chenghua, Yingwu Hall, written by the Ming Dynasty Emperor.
It looks good, the only flaw is that it is missing a red mark.
"Your Majesty said that when the seal is carved, he will stamp it on me." After saying that, Xu Youzhen laughed again.
And Zhan Yang was also as happy as if these four words were given to him.
Li Xian looked at the four big characters, which were a little immature, but already had a foundation. He asked Yu Qian in a low voice: "When did your Majesty get the habit of bestowing characters."
"I don't know either."
"It's good to write letters to your subordinates. It's like a wise king."
Yu Qian nodded but did not answer.
Li Xian hesitated for a moment and then asked: "Yu Taibao, can I ask you something?"
"Li Fuchen just said it doesn't matter."
"Let your majesty write one for me, and I also want this loyal king and country..."
After Yu Qian heard Li Xian's words, his eyes suddenly opened...
Wang Wen, Duke Cheng and others felt unhappy when they saw Xu Youzhen being so public, but they were also a little envious. Who wouldn't want to have a relationship with His Majesty as a minister and a friend?
Shi Heng hummed twice: "Yushi of Xudu, you only have four words. What your Majesty gave me is a poem, especially the last sentence. On the day when I am waiting for the imperial edict to return in peace, I will undress my shirt with the general. Every time I think of it, I have tears in my eyes."
Xu Youzhen looked unhappy. He just wanted His Majesty to write a poem for him, but His Majesty said that he had no inspiration in the past two days and couldn't write it, so he wrote these four characters for himself. This made Xu Youzhen clear, but he couldn't compare. That poem by Shi Heng.
Although I know it in my heart, I don't feel inferior on the surface.
"Marquis Wuyang, the words His Majesty bestows are all grace. How can you be like those people in the market who put grace on a scale for comparison?"
Shi Heng knew that what Xu Youzhen said made sense, so he kept his mouth shut.
And Xu Youzhen said loudly behind her: "Please, father-in-law, please enshrine the words that your majesty has given to me first, and then take them with me when I leave the palace..."
The cadence is high and low, and the voice is loud, just for fear that others will not hear it.
In order to ignore Xu Youzhen's performance, Shi Heng directly picked up the wine glass: "Dong Cheng, I would like to propose a toast to you first..."
Duke Cheng Guo glanced at Shi Heng and said coldly: "Ride a horse and don't drink..."
After hearing what Duke Cheng Guo said, Shi Heng was obviously stunned. He couldn't refute Duke Cheng's reason and could only smile awkwardly.
To avoid embarrassment, he drank all the wine in his glass.
Shi Heng is not stupid. He knows in his heart that he has offended Duke Cheng. He is not angry at the moment. He relies on his old man and betrays his old man. This general is all over Liaodong and is invincible. If it were you, could you do it?
Of course, this was just what Shi Heng was thinking about.
He knew that with his current meager military achievements, if he wanted to challenge Duke Cheng, he would be a bad man crossing the road, not looking at the traffic lights, and seeking death...
Yu Qian replaced His Majesty and praised Shi Heng again during the banquet.
This made Shi Heng feel a little elated again.
However, Yu Qian changed the topic and turned to military discipline and appearance...
Cheng Guogong, Xu Youzhen and others were also fanning the flames. The Ming army must have dignity and military discipline.
Shi Biao, who was sitting at the end, sighed. It seems that this old uncle has made a lot of enemies. I am also a respectable person in front of His Majesty. Is it safe to separate the family and start my own business...
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