Chapter 225: The Disrespectful Elder, the Snake-Playing Prince
As the saying goes, relatives have to be divided into different levels.
Whenever relatives get together, they are automatically divided into different levels according to their power and wealth.
Those who should sit together will naturally sit together.
In his previous life, Jiang Qingzhi's family was poor in his early years. Whenever relatives gathered, his whole family would always be on the periphery.
The relatives sitting in the core area are either officials or businessmen.
When he returned from South America, he had enough money to crush all his relatives, but he just wore clothes and shoes that cost no more than 300 yuan and ate and drank outside without saying a word.
What does it mean to return home in glory? That depends on who the other person is.
Why should I show off to someone I don't care about?
I'm sick?
Jiang Qingzhi is just like that.
So after entering the hall, he did not look for his own seat, but instead found a place near a pillar and sat down with Zhu Xizhong.
It is quiet here and can avoid the sight of Emperor Jiajing.
"Someone has said that they will make you die without a burial place." The old dandy was a little worried. Seeing that Jiang Qingzhi was still heartless, he couldn't help but sighed: "Aren't you afraid of being stabbed in the back when you go out on the street?"
"I'm not afraid of shit!"
Jiang Qingzhi said disdainfully.
"I'm sorry! Ouch!"
At this time, someone passed by Jiang Qingzhi from behind and accidentally hit his lower back in order to avoid the pillar.
The two turned around and saw a young girl.
“Your waist…” The girl covered her knees, trembling all over, “Your waist is so hard.”
Zhu Xizhong poked Jiang Qingzhi's lower back casually.
clang!
Zhu Xizhong looked down at his fingers that were beginning to swell...
Jiang Qingzhi looked calm, "As a man with countless enemies, it's normal to have a piece of iron plate on my back!"
"You are...Long Wilbur?" The girl looked at him curiously. "They say you are very brave and dare to make an enemy of the whole world."
"Haha!" Jiang Qingzhi smiled.
The girl said, "I heard from them that someone wants to teach you a lesson today. Oh, what do you mean... our surname is Zhu, but His Majesty prefers that boy from another surname."
"Third Lady!" Someone called out, and the girl asked hastily, "Will you fight today? How many people's legs can you break?"
Seeing that Jiang Qingzhi didn't answer, the girl left in disappointment.
"Don't blame me for not reminding you. This woman is not simple." Zhu Xizhong said.
"I'm here to test you." If Jiang Qingzhi couldn't see it, he would have been killed in South America in his previous life.
Emperor Jiajing arrived, accompanied by the Crown Prince and Concubine Lu.
"Today is a family dinner." The Taoist said calmly: "This year, the world has been peaceful, and you have also been peaceful. I hope that next year, the world will continue to be peaceful."
Began to eat!
Jiang Qingzhi first had a piece of bear paw or something, soft, sticky, and delicious...
Take another sip of the wine and send it down.
After three rounds of drinks, an old man stood up and proposed a toast.
After finishing his drink, the old man turned around and said, "I heard that the young men in the royal family are quite promising recently. Is that guy called... what, Jiang Qingzhi here?"
The first part mentions the royal family, and the second part mentions Jiang Qingzhi, but Jiang Qingzhi is not a member of the royal family.
So, he continued to eat.
"I'm calling you!" Zhu Xizhong said.
"Am I a member of the royal family?" Jiang Qingzhi ate a piece of venison and felt that it was not very good and had a bit of a smell.
It might be wrong to kill all the Guanglu Temple members, but if we kill every other one, there will definitely be some that slip through the net.
This means that Guanglu Temple is a place with plenty of money, and people also hate the food prepared there.
"Isn't this person here?" Next to the old man was the girl who had talked to Jiang Qingzhi before. She sat there dignifiedly, as if she didn't know that the person she had bumped into before was Jiang Qingzhi.
"He's here." Princess Yong'an said with a smile and glanced at Jiang Qingzhi, her eyes full of gloating.
"Young man, you don't respect the elderly." The old man said calmly.
If Jiang Qingzhi doesn't show up again, it would be really disrespectful to the elderly.
He stood up and bowed. "Just now I heard you say something about the royal family. My last name is Jiang, not a royal family. I thought you were..."
Jiang Qingzhi pointed to his brain.
There's something wrong with your brain!
What the hell!
This guy is full of gunpowder!
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly exploded.
"My cousin is really awesome!" Prince Yu praised.
King Jing said calmly, "This is a deliberate attempt to pick a quarrel. If it were me, I would have just brushed it off. But it seems that my cousin is ready to fight back."
The old man's expression changed slightly, "I am an elder of the royal family..."
"I am not a member of the royal family." Jiang Qingzhi emphasized again.
——Your tricks have nothing to do with me, Jiang Qingzhi!
The old man chuckled, "I heard that recently in the capital, Chang Wei Bo is the most successful. I am old and have no skills, and I can't hold a sword or a gun. But Your Majesty."
The old man bowed to Emperor Jiajing and said, "In this world, the most loyal people are the royal family. There are many talented people among them in recent years. I know that royal family members cannot interfere in politics, but it is always good to help Your Majesty."
This is the status of Zhu Xizhong and Cui Yuan... They are not important officials, but close officials.
In this way, the suspicion of royal family interfering in politics can be avoided.
"Also, I heard that Chang Wei Bo is quite talented?" The old man looked at Prince Yu and Prince Jing lovingly, "Remember last year I brought Er Lang to the capital. I remember it was also at this time that Er Lang wrote a poem, which won the applause of the two princes. Er Lang is here this year too. Er Lang."
A man in his thirties stood up and saluted.
"I have met His Majesty."
The old man said, "Erlang may not be good at other things, but he has some talent for studying. Your Majesty, can you let Erlang stay and accompany the two princes?"
The girl glanced at Jiang Qingzhi quickly with a sly look in her eyes.
"They are trying to benefit their children and grandchildren by degrading you!" Zhu Xizhong cursed, "Old man."
"Haha!" Jiang Qingzhi finished eating half of his meal and leaned against the pillar and said, "Just watch."
Emperor Jiajing remained silent, as if he was in deep thought.
The old man looked at the two princes, "Your Highness..."
"Is this a tutor? He's a little older, but it's okay." Prince Yu said seriously.
This is lying with open eyes.
The old man laughed dryly and said, "Of course it is... a tutor."
It's being a gentleman.
At this time, Concubine Lu raised her glass and invited the women to drink. The old man sat down angrily. "This guy is called Zhu Bingchen, from the lineage of the King of Qin, and he was given the title of General of the State." When Zhu Xizhong saw his wife raising her glass and looking at him, he shook his head, indicating that he didn't need to care.
But his wife stood up and said, "My lady, I am rude."
Concubine Lu smiled, "Please speak."
"When I was at my mother's house, I read a few books, but I didn't understand them very well. I just happen to have a word that I don't understand. I hope your majesty and you can help me solve this puzzle."
"Oh! Tell me now." Concubine Lu Jing didn't know what she was going to do, but the Chengguogong family had always been the most steadfast ally of the royal family, so there was no need to worry.
Zhu Xizhong's wife smiled and said, "Mao Sui's self-recommendation. I don't know what this word means."
Mao Sui recommended himself...Everyone couldn't help but look at Zhu Bingchen.
"毛遂自荐" is a positive word, which means a person has talent but no one has discovered it, so he recommends himself.
But combined with the previous undercurrents, Zhu Xizhong's wife was clearly mocking Zhu Bingchen for being shameless.
What the hell!
The wife of Duke Chengguo, who has always been quite low-key when participating in events, actually got furious?
Princess Yong'an was also startled and quickly stood up to calm her down, "Madam, this is just an internal matter of the royal family..."
"Then, I am an outsider too." Zhu Xizhong's wife said coldly.
Strictly speaking, Zhu Xizhong was an outsider, even more so than Jiang Qingzhi, and had nothing to do with the royal family. However, as the most loyal ally of the royal family, he was indispensable in such occasions.
When a powerful duke's wife turns against you, you'd better keep silent.
Princess Yong'an sat down in silence.
If she continues to argue, it looks like Lady Chengguo wouldn't mind slapping her in the face herself.
A noble lady said coldly: "Why, we are all family, can't we recommend ourselves?"
"Of course you can. But don't use it against people."
"So what if I did it?"
The lady sneered and slowly stood up.
Jiang Qingzhi wanted to help, but Zhu Xizhong pushed him down, "Damn it, you dare to bully my wife, brother, I'll do it."
Just when Zhu Xizhong was worried that his wife was in trouble and was about to go to help, he saw her suddenly throw a hidden weapon at him.
call out!
Bah!
The lady covered her face and looked at Zhu Xizhong's wife in disbelief.
The hidden weapon was a wine glass. The lady's face was covered with wine and there was a swelling on her nose, which looked particularly funny.
"Your Majesty!" The noble lady asked Concubine Lu for help.
Concubine Lu said calmly: "The weather is nice today!"
A eunuch outside shrank his neck and said, "The sky is getting darker and darker. It will probably snow."
Inside the hall, the noble lady stopped talking. Zhu Xizhong stared blankly at his wife as she sat down and returned to her quiet demeanor.
"Is this still the same old woman?"
"Every woman has another side." Jiang Qingzhi advised.
At this time Zhu Bingchen stood up, and his son, the man who was going to be the prince's teacher, helped him out.
Not long after, Princess Yong'an also said she was going to change her clothes.
Prince Jing felt bored and gave Prince Yu a look, and the two brothers slipped away quietly.
The prince, who had been sitting next to Emperor Jiajing like a sculpture, frowned slightly and said, "Father, the third and fourth brothers are a little jumpy."
It is natural for an elder brother to teach his younger brother a lesson.
Emperor Jiajing glanced at him and said, "Many times, I hope you can be more free-spirited."
The prince was startled, then lowered his head to hide his confusion.
He had lived under various rules since he was a child, and he thought that this was all that a prince should endure. Unexpectedly, Emperor Jiajing said that he hoped he could break away from it a little.
……
Zhu Bingchen discussed it quietly with his son and encouraged him.
"I'll read your article later. Remember, don't write poetry, because Jiang Qingzhi's poetry is amazing."
"Yes."
The two of them went back slowly.
At the foot of the stairs, Princess Yong'an pretended to be taking a rest.
"Princess..." Zhu Bingchen stopped.
Princess Yong'an whispered, "You are the elder. Today is a family dinner, and elders are respected! Your Majesty is known for his filial piety. How could you refuse?"
Zhu Bingchen's eyes lit up, "I have been in my fiefdom for a long time, the two princes..."
"Now that His Majesty has spoken, what else can they do? With the title of the prince's teacher, there will be many places for them to move around in the future."
"The princess is smart!" Zhu Bingchen basically stayed in his fiefdom all year round and didn't know much about the temperament of the royal family members. But Princess Yong'an was different, and she often came to Beijing on behalf of the King of Jin.
The three of them walked slowly forward and backward.
Talking softly down the corridor.
"...Zhu Bingchen is obviously a man who takes advantage of his age."
Someone was talking in the side hall on the right, so the three of them stopped.
"His son looks talented."
Zhu Bingchen glanced at his son with joy in his eyes.
Princess Yong'an raised her eyebrows and said softly, "It's the two princes."
"How do you think you compare to your uncle?"
Zhu Bingchen held his breath and his son clenched his fists.
"A star in the sky, and a toad on the earth."
"Who is Toad?"
"My cousin is a man of letters who can make scholars afraid to speak poetry, and a man of martial arts who can defeat two generals under Altan Khan. His son is obviously a good-for-nothing... Calling him a toad is a compliment to him."
Zhu Bingchen's face was grim. His son shook his body a few times and was about to scold him.
Zhu Bingchen was the uncle of Emperor Jiajing, and his son was the uncle of Prince Yu's brothers.
"But they seem to be very shameless. What if they force us to stay?"
"If he stays by force, I'll have people put laxatives in his food and put snakes on his bed. Speaking of snakes, I have a few of them, I'll give you one later..."
Zhu Bingchen turned around and saw that his son's face was pale.
The father and son slowly looked at Princess Yongan.
Is this the respected prince you mentioned?
(End of this chapter)
