Devil’s Advent

Meals are prepared early, because some dishes take a long time to prepare.

Roast duck is a must. If you don't come to Yanjing City without a roast duck, it's like coming for nothing.

In addition, there are four or five hard dishes, such as elbow, pork head meat, braised mutton pot, fresh turtle soup, and secret beggar's chicken;

These dishes, surrounded by a circle on the table,

middle,

It is the rare stir-fried phoenix tail in winter.

When the distinguished guest arrives, he should introduce his family members. This is the most basic respect. However, he has a wife and a concubine, and it is inconvenient to come out, so he can only let his son do it for him.

After seeing the guests, he was also hugged by the elder son of the Li family, and received a small string of copper coins from the elder son of the Li family as a meeting gift, and Ji Laoliu asked the servant woman to take his son down to sleep.

For letting his son stay up so late to see the guests, Ji Laoliu didn't give up at all, nor did he feel guilty at all;

This kind of forced business, his father did a lot more than this kid.

They are all Ji's cubs,

It's all Jidan,

It's much more comfortable for you boy to be with me than to be with your grandfather.

However, Ji Laoliu was really reluctant to think that his son would be taken to Mrs. Fengxin's house after a while.

But I don't want the child to be caught by the wolf,

seize the heir,

Said it depends on the general trend of the world,

It depends on the court, it depends on the military power,

It depends on the will of the two princes,

But at the end of the day,

watch,

It's still my father's favorite.

The old man is "old", watching this winter pass, the next winter will probably be useless.

For an emperor, the most sensitive moment is also the most dangerous moment, but at the same time, it is also the weakest moment.

I really hate that the child can't be caught by the wolf,

Your father takes the big position, you can't run away from a prince,

We, the two of us, naturally have to work hard together!

Ah Fei stood there, a little restrained, this is not pretending, if the furnishings here in the palace are magnificent, that’s fine, but the design is full of sense, revealing a very high taste, which makes people who have not been out of Chenjiazhuang very much Ah Fei is a little bit tied up.

Ji Laoliu turned around and greeted Ah Fei to take his seat.

smiled and said:

"Here, let's not be polite and restrained. After all, we are also half brothers."

"………"hooligan.

"Let's eat. I have eaten the meals in the Hou Mansion. When I go back, the soup will be empty."

A Fei nodded, and he was not polite, picked up the braised elbow and started to chew.

Ji Chengjue picked up the dough and helped him wrap the roast ducks, and handed them one after the other.

Ah Fei ate so happily.

"It's almost there, it's time for you to talk to your wife." Ji Chengjue said with a smile.

"I'm still early, I'm still early, I haven't thought about this yet."

"What kind of woman do you like, tell me?"

"I really didn't think about it."

"Then let me ask you,

One, everyone is a lady, beautiful and intelligent;

Second, the figure is slim and beautiful;

Three, Zhang Gong rides a horse, a heroine;

Fourth, manage the family rigorously, so as to avoid your future worries;

Fifth, share the same temper and raise the eyebrows.

What do you think? "

Ah Fei swallowed the food in his mouth,

road:

"Brother Six, it's hard to find a girl like this, isn't it?"

"It's not difficult, it's not difficult, it's not difficult at all, you are the son of the world after all."

"However, even if I am the son of the world, such a woman is rare in the world. It is rare to meet, right?"

"As long as you do a little bit, you'll be fine."

"Which point?"

"Don't let the five of them meet."

"Huh? Five? Pfft!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

After eating and drinking was almost done, and Ah Fei really couldn't eat any more, he smiled a little embarrassedly, pointed to the lot of meat left on the table,

"This, can I pack it and take it away?"

"No problem, I don't like wasting food either, and the leftovers will be put into the pot tomorrow and served with other dishes, or we can make noodles and use them as toppings.

You won't be able to leave tomorrow anyway. "

"Can't go?"

"Well, father will see you."

"Want to see... His Majesty?"

"Don't worry, Royal Father has always been very kind to juniors."

Except, to my own sons.

"I, do I need to prepare anything?"

"Have a good night's sleep."

...

In the morning of the next day, Ji Chengjue was rarely absent from the office, and instead of going to the household department, he and A Fei got into the carriage again and headed for the back garden.

After arriving at the backyard,

Ji Chengjue and A Fei got out of the carriage together.

Ah Fei is a little nervous, this is not pretending, although he has known his background for a long time, but you let a young man who grew up in the village suddenly go to see His Majesty, don't panic, it is impossible.

Ji Chengjue was actually a little flustered, because he suddenly realized that he hadn't been in the backyard for a long time.

The prince has done better than himself in this respect, even if he can't see his father, he will come here every now and then to pay his respects.

But Ji Chengjue didn't want to do that,

Now is the time to pretend to act,

defiled the old man,

Also disgusted myself.

The Ouchi guards checked their identities, and after going through a process, two eunuchs in red robes came out and led Ji Chengjue and A Fei in.

The back garden was created by Gan Ren, who designed it and a group of outstanding craftsmen built a palace with the style of the south of the Yangtze River here.

In war, it is not enough to be a man, but to have fun, you really have to obey.

When you enter the back garden in different seasons, the scenery is also different. Even in this winter, there is no bleakness, but a more refined tranquility.

A Fei watched as he walked, following behind Ji Chengjue.

In the front corridor, Eunuch Wei Zhonghe was already waiting, he stepped forward and said to Ji Chengjue;

"Your Highness has not been here for a long time."

This is a complaint, but it is also a reminder.

The relationship between Ji Chengjue and the eunuchs in the palace has always been excellent, logically speaking, this is a big taboo;

Regardless of whether it is a courtier or a prince outside, it is a serious crime to have a secret relationship with the inner palace.

But Ji Chengjue still did it like this, the most important thing is that he has no reason to be caught.

Because he would not give gold and silver to the eunuchs, but instead would take their food and their silver envoys.

At the beginning, when Ji Chengjue was taken care of by his father the most, the cornmeal buns were too much for him to eat, so a big eunuch took turns to beat the autumn wind every day.

The Min family, the head of the merchants who once ruled Dayan, the children of the family did not go to the counter to learn to do business first, but to go to the restaurant under the Min family to work as a sophomore for a year. After passing the examination, they can start from the family business. Do it, if you can't pass, continue to be a sophomore.

Therefore, the Min family has been going smoothly. While the family has a great business, they are also cautious.

The only negligence was probably when the old man married his daughter into the palace, the old man was a little too happy, and he really liked himself a little too much, so the dowry was too generous.

Of course,

You can't blame the old man of the Min family back then. Even if he didn't do anything, even if he was low-key, even if he ate chaff and swallowed vegetables, even if he only wore linen clothes and didn't touch silk, you still couldn't run away with such an emperor. dropped.

Back then, when there were so many powerful families, how could it be possible that they were all heinous?

They have no place to reason.

At this moment, facing Eunuch Wei's kind reminder, Ji Chengjue shook his head and said:

"I'm busy with the household affairs."

Here, by extension, there is actually a sense of resentment.

You are comfortable fighting,

Make great achievements, one emperor through the ages,

Then you pat your butt and let it grow in the garden,

Leave this mess for me to clean up.

Eunuch Wei stopped talking too much, but saluted Ah Fei beside him:

"Slave Wei Zhonghe, I have met His Royal Highness."

Ah Fei hurriedly avoided, but he was not "flattered" like last night, or had a "farewell" with Eunuch Wei.

here it is,

Everything around seems to have a kind of magic power, which can extinguish all his small thoughts.

Because, His Majesty the Emperor of Dayan is here.

Ninety-Five Supreme,

If it's a clay statue, it's really nothing to be afraid of if it's played by powerful officials in person;

But if that supreme being has torch-like eyes, astonishing power and skill, and is wise and powerful, the pressure it will bring is really scary.

Ah Fei didn't dare to be smart again here, he knew that he wasn't worthy;

Even my old man, whom I have never met before, has to be half a step behind and be a younger brother when I see that one here.

"Your Majesty has just woken up, and this servant leads the two Highnesses down."

Emperor Yan was not in the house, but in a pavilion, sitting on an armchair with two layers of blankets covering his body.

no stove,

Continuing to take that kind of "elixir" is a bit like taking Wushi powder for a dry person, and the body will feel dry and hot from time to time.

Even the current blanket is not comfortable to cover, and I really want to go to cool off.

But Emperor Yan knew that he wasn't hot, but his body and bones couldn't stand another cold.

The anger in his heart has long been stripped away or ignored by him.

"I send my respects to my father, my father, long live my father, long live my father!"

"Xiaomin sees Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

son,

set aside;

Yan Huang's eyes first fell on A Fei.

immediately,

Emperor Yan said to Eunuch Wei who was beside him:

"It's really a bit like Liang Ting's appearance when he was young."

Ah Fei continued to kneel tremblingly;

When Ji Chengjue heard this, he felt a little tired unconsciously,

Father Xiao, as my father said,

Many times it often turns into a curse.

"It made you suffer." Yan Huang said.

A Fei immediately said:

"Your Majesty, Xiaomin..."

"Successful."

"Yes, I'm not suffering. During these years in Chenjiazhuang, although my life has been a bit poor, it's still enjoyable, and no one has ever bullied me.

Especially these years,

The village re-granted fields,

Life is getting better and better than before.

It is actually a blessing to be a commoner of Dayan under His Majesty's rule. "

"Ah……"

Emperor Yan laughed,

Then he looked at his son,

road;

"How did he say it?"

Ji Chengjue said:

"If you go back to the father, after the spring, you should change your son and eat."

"………"hooligan.

Yanhuang looked at Ji Chengjue and said;

"Whose responsibility is this?"

"Returning to my father, it is my son's fault that I failed to manage the household department and Dayan's finances well."

"Are you angry?"

Ji Chengjue shook his head,

road;

"Father's debt is repaid by the son, and the common people understand and accept the truth. It is impossible for the sons and ministers to understand the truth since they were young."

Eunuch Wei on the other side was a little anxious. Normally, His Highness the Sixth Highness was the most observant of words and expressions. Why did he dare to talk to His Majesty like this today, as if he had taken medicine?

"No matter how difficult it is, it can't compare to the days when I was in the world. Back then, the world of Yan only knew about the powerful but didn't know that there was an emperor like me.

At that time,

It's not a question of whether your affairs are difficult or not,

But you have nothing to do,

If you don't greet the local elites, the imperial decree will almost be out of Tiancheng County.

Difficult,

Prove that you can still do it. "

"Yes, I will always remember my father's teachings."

"It's the same for you." This is what Emperor Yan said to A Fei, "Beifeng County is not a good place to raise people. I don't care what kind of life you lived in the past few years, but I don't care about your future." Road, there is only one requirement.

Look at the Chenjiazhuang you once lived in, think about it, Dayan, there are many, many Chenjiazhuangs, all of them are behind your Houfu.

after,

no matter what happened,

You have to ask yourself,

Are you willing to let tens of thousands of Chenjiazhuang become scorched earth under the barbarian's cavalry? "

"Remember, sir!"

"Everyone has to bear the responsibilities no matter what position they sit in. To be a prince, one has to act like a prince, to be an official, one has to act like an official, and to be a prince, one has to behave like a prince. .

You haven't met your father yet,

Then I,

I will teach you first.

Now,

Stand up for me. "

Ah Fei stood up slowly, looking at the emperor lying on the chair in front of him.

His knees began to tremble.

"People, it's not that you can't kneel, but you have to kneel comfortably. If kneeling is uncomfortable now, you can think of a way to make yourself comfortable in the future.

This is what your father said in front of me;

Your father is only your son,

after,

You are Dayan's Zhenbei King.

your knees,

I have to drive a few steel nails into it, so that in the future, even if it collapses that day, it won't bend at all.

When I saw you coming,

Have a leg problem? "

"Returning to Your Majesty, I have a disabled leg since I was young."

Emperor Yan nodded,

"It's not a big deal. I hope that in ten or twenty years, the barbarians will hate you so much that they will gnash their teeth. If the barbarian priests can curse the crippled man day and night, why won't he die?

You King of the North,

Even if it's okay. "

"Your Majesty knows, I will definitely not disappoint His Majesty's expectations!"

"Well, I made a decree today. From now on, except for my parents, if you meet anyone, even if you face me again, you don't have to kneel down."

"Sir, thank you, Your Majesty."

A Fei knelt down and saluted.

"I told you, you don't need to kneel."

"Returning to His Majesty, A Fei has never seen his father and mother since he was a child. His Majesty is the first person to say these words to A Fei as an elder. In A Fei's eyes, His Majesty is A Fei's elder and his father."

"Hehehe."

Emperor Yan smiled,

To Weizhong River;

"How is it compared to Ping Xihou?"

"Returning to His Majesty, it is the Marquis of Pingxi, more, that, more..."

"In terms of good words, I have never seen a better one than him, ha ha."

"Isn't it, Your Majesty, if Prince Jingnan didn't value him back then, the servant really wanted to..."

Eunuch Wei is stuck,

Straight girl thief,

What the hell are you talking about?

He is Lord Marquis now, and you actually said that you wanted to eunuch him and send him to the palace?

Let's not talk about what Ping Xihou will think when he knows this,

It is His Majesty in front of you,

Do you want to cut off my pro-appointed Marquis?

Fortunately, Emperor Yan didn't ask further, because the prince came over at this time.

"Prince."

"The sons and ministers see the father."

"Let's take your Li brothers to have lunch."

"Yes, father."

The prince came and didn't say a few words to his father, so he was immediately asked to greet his relatives for dinner.

Lunch is in another pavilion.

A Fei first saluted the prince seriously, but he didn't kneel down, and the prince returned half the salute.

The crown prince gave Ah Fei a completely different feeling from the Sixth Highness.

His Highness the Sixth Highness seemed very free and easy in doing things and talking, while the Crown Prince was very polite and followed the rules of etiquette in every move, just like a crown prince.

The three sat down together,

It stands to reason,

This should be a small gathering of Ji family brothers and Li family brothers.

The dishes were brought up.

Because His Majesty can't eat big fish and meat now, and this is the back garden, and the prince himself likes to eat lightly, so the dishes served are exquisite, but for A Fei, they are a bit too simple and elegant.

"We still have official business in the afternoon. Let's replace wine with tea."

The prince raised his teacup,

Both Ji Chengjue and A Fei raised their glasses.

The prince didn't like to talk when eating, so the dinner table was very quiet, and he just ate in silence.

after dinner,

The prince washed his hands from the basin brought by the waiter,

While wiping with a towel, he said to Ah Fei:

"Come to the East Palace tonight, let's chat."

"Yes, His Royal Highness."

A Fei responded immediately.

The prince seemed to want to say something more, but he still felt that the atmosphere was not relaxed enough.

If it was in the East Palace, it would definitely not be like this, but after all, this is where my father lives now.

The most important thing is that his sixth younger brother, this time, did not try to enliven the atmosphere.

The news that Xiao Liu brought the son of the Prince of Zhenbei to the capital was known to all the powers and important figures in the capital.

His staff told him that Xiaoliuzi wanted to play the card of Zhenbei Wangfu.

The prince didn't care,

Because the table has been set,

It's too late to do anything else outside.

but,

or,

My sixth brother, is it for other purposes?

It is said that Lord Pingxi is the signboard of the Liu Ye Party.

But in fact, the prince knows why his sixth younger brother can still recruit talents on the basis that he still occupies the orthodox name of the prince, and there is still an endless stream, because in the eyes of outsiders, the sixth prince of Dayan is the real bole .

This is no longer called the Qianjin City Horse Bone, but a horse god.

In comparison, I have a lot of talents in my hands, but none of them can really shine like Ping Xihou, and they don't even have the qualifications to compete.

The prince said to Ah Fei again;

"At night, call your sister over again."

"Yes, His Royal Highness."

"Sixth brother, you can let go of the affairs of the household department today and entertain the Li family brothers well."

"Don't worry, brother."

The prince nodded and left.

After the prince left,

Ah Fei saw that the sixth prince took out a food box out of nowhere, put it on the table, opened it, and there was a plate of marinated chicken legs inside.

Ji Chengjue smiled,

He took out a chicken leg and handed it to Ah Fei,

road;

"I guessed that eating here must be light. Come on, we are our own people, let's start a small stove first."

Ah Fei took the chicken leg and took a bite, it was really delicious.

Ji Chengjue also ate chicken legs,

look,

Inadvertently swept in another direction,

Why was he so stiff in front of his father before? Risking a gun and a stick?

Figure's,

Isn't it just a desire to promote before suppressing it?

flattering,

use your brain

Your prince comes here to say hello every now and then, rain or shine,

Is it worth a chicken drumstick for me?

...

kiosk,

Eunuch Wei bent down and reported to Emperor Yan who was lying there with half-closed eyes:

"Your Majesty, after the crown prince left, His Highness Six took out the chicken legs that he secretly brought in and gnawed happily with the crown prince."

"oh?"

Yanhuang's eyes slowly opened.

My own son, and Li Liangting's son,

Avoiding the person who likes to eat and pays attention to health and rules at every turn, he is secretly eating chicken legs.

Wei Zhonghe saw,

His Majesty's mouth,

A smile emerged.

"Wei Zhonghe."

"The slave is here."

"I, I think about the past."