The fact that Duke Guang could not go out of the guesthouse did not mean that the other people in the guesthouse could not go out, the attendants and servants who bought daily necessities were allowed to go in and out freely. Wei Shen sent out his men to contact the ministers he knew well, and he was able to get a rough idea of the current situation in the royal city. When he heard the news that the King of Wu received the feudal lords on the 9th day of the 9th month of the Harvest Festival, he wanted to make a pact with the feudal lords, firstly, to determine the succession status of Crown Prince Zhao, and secondly, to ensure that Yi Ji's mother and son will be safe and sound in the future, he could not help but be greatly relieved in his heart.
Gongzi Guang only has a gap with Yi Ji, with Prince Zhao although not close, but also no grudges, in the Prince Zhao and Yi Ji's fight, the Ulsan Palace to help Prince Zhao, in the fight to thwart Yi Ji to seize the throne of the good advice, to turn around the unfavorable situation. Based on this, Crown Prince Zhao will not look for more trouble from his concubine brother in the future, not to mention the fact that Dacheng, a place where malaria was rampant, has always been regarded as a barbaric place by the people of the capital of the king of Wu, Crown Prince Zhao will not be interested in looking for trouble from his concubine brother who has a barren fiefdom when he ascends to the throne in the future, and Gong Ziguang will be able to do his life's work as the lord of Dacheng in the future in a peaceful and stable manner.
When Wen Zai sent someone to the traveling hall to express condolences on behalf of Prince Zhao, Wei Shen was more at ease, in addition to accompanying Gongzi Guang every day to relieve boredom, then no longer move. The King of Wu's health is getting better, Wei Shen believes that the Harvest Festival Seal Lord Covenant returned to Dacheng, the next time to the royal capital will only come to attend the funeral of the King of Wu.
Soon after arriving at the Western Marquis Residence in the royal capital, the King of Wu issued an edict to the feudal lords that a banquet would be held in the palace hall on the third day of the ninth month to wash the dust of the feudal lords and the accompanying nobles. After receiving the edict, all the feudal lords began to busily organize the tributes to be offered to the King of Wu. All the feudal lords had not been to the royal capital for more than ten years, and this time the tributes were all carefully selected, except for Marquis Xihou, each feudal lord had brought along what they considered to be their most colorful items, ready to present them to the King of Wu at the grand hall.
Duke Guang's entire body was instantly energized since he received the King of Wu's edict.
"Zheng Qing, Dacheng's paper and four-wheeled carriages will surely please Father."
"Yes, Your Excellency, our Dacheng tribute is very novel and will most certainly please the King of Wu." Zheng Yuming absentmindedly concurred, Chu Chao Hui and Wei Qing went out of the traveling hall in disguise early this morning, and he didn't know if the two of them had returned by now.
"When Guang was young, Father had personally taught Guang to practice calligraphy and martial arts." Gongzi Guang teared up and recalled that after he learned from Chen Meng that the tea made in Nanbu was delicious, he asked Zheng Yuming for green tea to taste. Green tea in a jade cup after brewing, really color, aroma and taste chic mood. From then on, Nambu tea and more enthusiasts.
"Gongzi also practiced martial arts?" Zheng Yuming had never seen Gongzi Guang dancing with a sword.
"Alas, Guang's natural dislike of swords and spears has disappointed his father." Duke Guang's looks looked similar to his mother's, and his personality and temperament also resembled his mother's, which made the King of Wu feel regretful.
"Your Excellency is benevolent and does not like blood and light by nature." Zheng Yuming said in his heart, no wonder when he arrived at Dacheng he didn't see that the Ulsanjun Mansion had a martial arts field. This era uses cold weapons, Gongzi Guang only has literature but no martial arts, in the eyes of the King of Wu who pays great attention to martial arts, of course, he feels it is very lacking.
"But Ming likes martial arts!" Gong Zi Guang's eyes were bright as he recalled his early childhood.
"Ming?" Zheng Yuming didn't react to who Ming was at first, but after thinking about it, he remembered that it was Gong Zi Guang's younger brother who died at the age of six, the owner of the fish-shaped jade pendant.
"Ming looks like a pearl and is exceptionally smart, father king's favorite. Every day after Father King finished dealing with state affairs, he would always find Ming and teach him to practice martial arts."
Zheng Yuming did not answer, because the past was even more beautiful, the ending was tragic, this most favored child by the King of Wu, life forever stayed at the age of six.
"Ming is intelligent, he can recite poems and books after reading them twice, and he always comprehends the points of martial arts taught by his father quickly." Gongzi Guang's voice got lower and lower and finally choked.
From Gong Ziguang's recollection of his brother time and again, it can be seen that Gong Ziguang deeply loved his youngest brother. Ming's sudden death made Gong Ziguang grief-stricken and deeply hated the most suspected Yi Ji.
Looking at Gong Zi Guang who lowered his eyes and fell into memories, Zheng Yuming had deep pity for this noble son, what he wanted was far away and could never come back.
Chu Chao Hui returned to the guild before dark, after makeup, how can you not believe that the fat and short middle-aged man in front of you is 183 centimeters tall and athletic young man.
"Haha, you walk like this all the time?" Zheng Yuming looked at Chu Chao Hui who was removing his makeup and laughed.
Chu Chao Hui and Zheng Yuming is too tall, the two hair and short hair, go where are eye-catching people, if not make-up want to travel hall,, will certainly let Huben find out. Makeup into a fat man, the old man is very easy, short can also be made up into a tall, because the height can be padded, but how to become a short person how to become a short person on the trouble, can not saw off part of the body.
This trouble to Chu Chao Hui here to easily solve. Upper body can not think, Chu Chao Hui on the lower body of the two long legs to think of ways, long legs crouch walking, the length of the legs shortened by half, of course, a lot shorter, just walking harder. Opera drama "Wu Sung Fight Tiger" inside the Wu Da Lang performers often use this trick to play short.
"Didn't travel much, Yu Kui prepared the carriage for me." Chu Chao Hui carefully tore his fake beard, this outfit would have to be used in the future.
"Have you inquired about anything?" Chu Chao Hui went out this time because he wanted to figure out the mountain bandit problem.
"According to the recollection of the merchants who had been robbed, the bandits were masked, and robbed only their property, without harming anyone's life. Yu Kui made people go to that place to inquire with the villagers, and the villagers said that before this, the nearby mountains and fields had never been infested with such a large group of bandits, and the truth is that the bandits that were a hundred miles away from Kangcheng were all eliminated and killed by Huben ten years and a few years ago."
"It's too strange." According to reason, bandits who committed a crime so close to the royal capital should kill and silence people without letting the news get out, but these bandits only robbed the property but spared the pedestrians, is this a stupidity of the bandits or is it a mercy of the bandits?
"I feel as if these bandits are intentionally trying to make the royal court aware of their existence."
Chu Chao Hui had already cleaned himself up and took advantage of Zheng Yuming's inattention to his thoughts to approach Zheng Yuming to give him a strong embrace.
"Chu Chao Hui!" Zheng Yuming glared, this was in the guild hall, not to mention Wei Qing and Huo Sizhong were still in the courtyard, it was Chen Meng who often came uninvited, and the intimacy of the two men's behavior was very much a chance for people to bump into them.
"No hugs today!" Chu Chao Hui smiled cheekily and spread his hands, daily hugs were a must.
"What is the purpose of the bandits in letting the people of the royal capital know that they exist?" Jung Yuming turned the topic back.
"Existence must have its purpose. I've asked Yu Kui to continue to send people to the places where the bandits hang out to look for clues." Modern people have seen a lot of intrigue and plotting, and will not think that the mountain bandits are scurrying from elsewhere, as the nobles of the royal capital did, and merely treat it as a chance event.
On the third day of the ninth month, the people of the pavilion got up early in the morning to prepare for the palace audience with the King of Wu, and all of them were dressed carefully, wearing gorgeous deep clothes, wearing jade ornaments around their waists, and putting on crowns. Zheng Yuming and Chu Zhaohui because of wearing a tiara, but a short head of hair covered, two people from the dress to see, has been completely Qin aristocrats look.
The people of the Ulsan Monarch's House made a big splash on their way to the banquet at the King's Palace, and the six four-wheeled carriages exercised on the King's Capital Avenue attracted the eyeballs of the people of the King's Capital. Especially the carriage that was at the front ready to be presented to the King of Wu, exquisitely crafted and beautifully decorated, causing people to gush in admiration. It was a pity that Gong Ziguang, Zheng Yuming and Chu Zhaohui were all sitting inside the four-wheeled carriage, if they were sitting in the driver's position, so that the people watching the four-wheeled carriage could see the three handsome nobles, it would only attract more sensation and publicity.
"You went out twice in your makeup, did you take a look around the royal palace?" Zheng Yuming and Chu Chaohui were both sitting in the carriage carriage, looking out through the gauze curtains of the carriage window. The Nanbu carriage was the first to be made and had the simplest decorations.
"No." Chu Chao Hui leaned on the carriage seat with a toothpick in his mouth, squinting at Zheng Yuming, who was dressed in a white jacquard brocade coat today, setting off his elegant temperament and freshness and handsomeness.
Chu Chao Hui was afraid of make-up reveal, did not go to the guards of the tightly guarded near the royal palace, but the royal palace and the map of the royal capital remembered by heart.
"You're not curious about the royal palace from two thousand years ago?" Zheng Yuming turned back to look at Chu Chaohui.
"It's never going to be more spectacular than the Forbidden City in Beijing." What other tall buildings have modern people not seen.
"That's true." Zheng Yuming looked at the low houses on both sides of the streets of the royal capital, Kang City was much richer than Dacheng, apart from the mansions of the nobles, some of the commoners' residences were only slightly better, and the mud-walled grass houses still accounted for one-fifth of the buildings in the entire city.
The Palace of the King of Wu includes two types of architectural forms, the hall and the hall, built with bricks and tiles and precious woods, and the palace is tall and lofty. The palace is paved with patterned green bricks, and the lintel of the hall is carved with openwork qiwen and decorated with vermilion lacquer paintings. Carriages entered the palace through the high wall gate and stopped in front of a wall of shadow photos, where people dismounted and got off their horses to walk.
The royal palace has a magnificent architecture and a strict layout, giving people a solemn, quiet and solemn atmosphere. Down the carriage of people automatically shut up and silence, action does not make a sound, which is probably the ruler spent huge sums of money, generations of successors keep repairing the palace to achieve the effect.
Gong Ziguang got off the carriage and met the other Seal Lords after the shadow photo. These seal lords were all Gong Ziguang's elders, his uncles and uncles. Gong Ziguang went forward and saluted one by one. Duke Ziguang's three uncles were all well-bred and looked like they were doing well in the feudal lords.
It had been more than ten years since the last pilgrimage into the royal capital, and Gong Ziguang's uncles and uncles had seen this descendant more than ten years ago. Gong Ziguang's handsome appearance and gentle and refined conversation increased the feudal lord's favorable impression of him. The two outstanding young men following Gongzi Guang were even more frequently gazing at him.
The Western Marquis was still the last to arrive, and as he slowly got off the mule cart. The Northern Marquis couldn't help but laugh in shame.
"Brother Wang, your seat is as good as a day for thirty years, that is, raising a pony, it should have grown into a big horse by today." The forty-something year old Northern Marquis was full of vigor. He was some twenty years younger than the Western Marquis and a dozen years younger than the King of Wu, he was the youngest son of the previous King of Wu, and his fiefdom was the richest among the six feudal lords.
"Feeding horses costs grain." Sihou replied slowly with drooping eyelids, used to being mocked by his half-brother.
"Don't horses and mules eat grain and grass just the same?" Bei Hou rolled his eyes.
"Not as much as a horse eats, so you can save a little." Xihou replied in a serious manner.
The Northern Marquis suddenly felt that talking to the Western Marquis was more trouble than it was worth. This concubine brother is a wood, how you intercept him can not intercept the pain point, and do not know shame and embarrassment, in vain royal birth, every day counting money, regardless of identity.
A group of people were divided into several small circles talking, from the palace came a few attendants, the leader of the attendants came up to bow respectfully, said it was Ripple Ji's command, the bannermen came all the way here is very hard, there is still some time left before the midday banquet, he sent him to invite the bannermen to the side hall to take a short rest.
Tea soup and fresh fruits are available in the side hall, and incense is also smoked in the hall, so the feudal lords sit here and wait without being exposed to the wind and sun, feeling very comfortable, and secretly praising Ripple Ji's thoughtfulness in their hearts.
Ripple Ji's thoughtfulness was still not appreciated by one of the feudal lords, and that was Duke Ziguang, the Azure Mountain Monarch. Zheng Yuming felt that Gong Ziguang was too intentional, and that it seemed too immature to be so obviously against Ripple Ji, but seeing as Wei Shen didn't even speak up, Zheng Yuming also kept his mouth tightly shut.
Gong Zi Guang's refusal to appreciate his actions instead saved Prince Zhao, who arrived in a hurry just as the bannermen were leaving.
"Light Brother! Where did Uncle Wang and the others go, Father has summoned them." Crown Prince Zhao wiped his head full of sweat as King Wu sent his attendants to give Crown Prince Zhao the order to lead the bannermen to the main hall for an audience.
"Being led to the side room to rest by Ripple Ji's sent people." Gongzi Guang saluted towards Crown Prince Zhao.
"Let's not be rude between brothers." Prince Zhao heart viciously scolded Ri Ji, this insidious woman, fortunately Gong Ziguang ignored, otherwise he was ordered to summon and could not find anyone, delayed the time, and had to be scolded by the King of Wu again. Feeling that Gong Ziguang had once again done him a favor, Prince Zhao's attitude towards Gong Ziguang warmed up.
"These two are?" Prince Zhao's eyes stared back and forth at Zheng Yuming and Chu Chaohui. These two were too cranky, and it was difficult to not draw attention to them.
"These are the two governors of Dacheng, whose homeland is overseas, and who sailed out to sea and drifted to Dacheng because of the storm."
"Oh, it's an overseas nobleman!" Crown Prince Zhao's eyes were fixed on Zheng Yuming, such a man's appearance was more beautiful than the four young wives in his backyard.
Zheng Yuming had gotten used to people's expressions of amazement at his appearance since he was transported to this time and space, but now Prince Zhao's eyes gave him a very uncomfortable feeling.
Chu Chao Hui lowered his eyes, and his heart became more and more determined to take the road of strong soldiers for self-protection.