Father can be an enemy to the country

Fortunately, Fifth Brother told him that the person who kissed him was their uncle, Cao Guogong Li Zhen, who was also the only living relative of his father. His Royal Highness the King of Chu felt a little more at ease now.

Who is the only elder relative? Alas, if you don’t cultivate, there is nothing you can do. Our prince is so open-minded...

Following Cao Guogong was another Cao Guogong, his cousin Li Wenzhong.

That's right, there are two Cao Guogong right now. In the early stages of the founding of the country, Boss Zhu had no education, so he was able to confer the title of King of Wu on his fifth brother. What's so strange about conferring the title of Duke of Cao on the two of them?

Moreover, Li Wenzhong was the first to confer the title of Cao Guogong. Later, Lao Zhu felt that his title was lower than his son's and was unsightly, so he also gave Li Zhen the title of Cao Guogong. This is the strange scene of father and son sharing the title.

Zhu Zhen didn't care about his uncle, mostly because of his handsome and slightly yellow-skinned cousin. Cousin Bao'er became the second-ranking figure in the Ming Dynasty army after Chang Yuchun's death.

In the early years of Hongwu, when there were many arrogant soldiers and powerful generals, without any real achievements or superhuman abilities, even if he relied on nepotism, he would not be able to secure the position of deputy general.

The young man following his cousin is even more powerful - his name is Li Jinglong, the most handsome male companion in Dabentang, the next Cao Guogong, the founder of the Yongle prosperous era who turned the tide for the Yan army, and the 'God of War'!

Li Jinglong is tall, has long legs, has arms and waist, and is very handsome. Even if he is a straw bag, he is still an embroidered straw bag that can intimidate people.

What surprised His Royal Highness the King of Chu was that the 'God of War of the Ming Dynasty' actually had a very good relationship with his fourth brother.

"Hey, nephew, why did you come here?" The two of them put their arms around each other and chatted and laughed freely as soon as they met.

"You're celebrating the New Year, you're busy socializing. Unlike your fourth uncle, you can't even get out of the way." Li Jinglong also teased with a smile: "I'll take you out tomorrow to see the Qinhuai River?"

"Fuck you, you know I can't get out..."

Seeing the two people's boredom, Zhu Zhen somewhat understood why many people said that Li Jinglong was the first contributor to Jingnan's defeat.

Due to his distraction, he didn't have time to take a closer look at many of the princes, but he did catch a glimpse of Marquis Deqing, whom he had met once before.

Because others are in groups, chatting and laughing. Only Liao Yongzhong had a dark face and looked like he should keep away from strangers, as if everyone owed him eight hundred coins.

Liao Yongzhong went straight into the main hall without even looking at his brothers.

Zhu Zhen remembered that two months ago, this guy was very high-spirited and very respectful to their brothers.

Why are you looking so unlucky after not seeing her for two months?

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At four o'clock in the hour, Shao music sounded, and His Majesty Emperor Hongwu arrived.

Order was immediately restored in the chaotic Fengtian Hall, and all the ministers knelt down to welcome the ascendant.

"Hahaha, everyone comes to our house to have dinner, don't be formal. Get up, it's time to play, it's time to have fun, it's time to have fun." Zhu Yuanzhang's face was full of spring breeze, and he spoke in Fengyang dialect.

"As ordered, come on!" All the ministers responded loudly.

The superior is the person sitting at the head of the table. This is the unique name given to Zhu Yuanzhang by the old brothers in Huaixi. It is closer than calling him "Emperor", and it also shows their superior status.

"Sit down." Zhu Yuanzhang sat down at the top of the main table, and then asked everyone to sit down as well.

"Thank you, sir." All the ministers took their seats one after another. Li Zhen sat on Zhu Yuanzhang's left hand side, and Xu Da sat on Zhu Yuanzhang's right hand side. Next in order are Li Wenzhong, Song Guogong Feng Sheng, Wei Guogong Deng Yu, Zheng Guogong Chang Mao, accompanied by the prince.

The remaining marquis and counts also sat down under the guidance of Xiaohuo Zhe, accompanied by King Qin, King Jin, King Yan and King Wu respectively.

After sitting down, the marquises and counts, as well as the Huaixi civil servants, began to look around to see which table they were at, and who was sitting where?

From ancient times to the present, seating arrangements have never been as simple as where people sit. The heroes of Liangshan have to rank in order, and the rebels of King Wu back then also have to rank in rank, and it's the same now when they become lords.

Zhu Zhen followed his fifth brother and sat at a table in the corner of the second row. By coincidence, he sat at the same table as Marquis Deqing.

Seeing that Liao Yongzhong's face was darker than before, he knew that Marquis Deqing was not satisfied with his seat.

"I'm not satisfied with sitting at a table with children, really..." His Highness King Chu secretly complained, and began to eagerly wait for the table to open.

At this time, the minister of Guanglu Temple invited us to open the banquet.

"Is everyone here?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked loudly.

"Reporting to the superior, everyone is here, and those who didn't come have also taken leave." Right Prime Minister Hu Weiyong, who was sitting at the next table, quickly stood up to report.

"Who didn't come?"

"Uncle Chengyi, he said it's his old habit again."

"Oh." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded expressionlessly and ordered: "Let's start the banquet."

"Open the banquet!" Qing Guanglu Temple sang loudly.

The Zhonghe Shao music played, and the palace people in costumes filed in carrying gold lacquer trays.

As the dishes were placed on the table one after another, the ministers were dumbfounded.

I saw exquisite porcelain plates filled with fried leeks, fried spinach, fried shredded lettuce, fried shredded white radish, and a large bowl of vegetable leaf and tofu soup.

In the end, there was no trace of meatiness at all.

Good guy, the table is green, and the green people are panicking.

Fortunately, this was not Boss Cao but Boss Zhu, otherwise a group of warriors might have drawn their swords.

Of course, complaints are inevitable.

"Why are you so plain?" Zhu Zhen heard someone whisper.

"Feed the rabbit? Is this it?"

"My dogs eat better than this..."

"Shh, keep your voice down."

Even the fifth brother couldn't help but smile at Zhu Zhen and said: "You don't have to be sad, my father wants everyone to help you lose weight."

"Yeah, you don't have to worry about selling your weight loss pills." Zhu Zhen curled his lips, then put his hands on his shoulders and lay down at the table, ready to watch the show.

Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "Why can't you move your chopsticks? Isn't our food not to your liking?"

"Hehehehe..." The nobles hurriedly said with a smile, but their words also sounded like 'hehehe'.

"These four dishes and one soup are the menus we personally ordered. We put a lot of thought into them." Zhu Yuanzhang picked up a piece of shredded radish with chopsticks and smiled at everyone:

“For example, this recipe ‘Eat carrots regularly and you won’t get sick from any disease’.”

"Hahaha..." The nobles laughed awkwardly.

"Let's talk about this again," Zhu Yuanzhang took another chopstick and picked up some cabbage stalks soaked in vinegar and said, "A hundred vegetables are not as good as cabbage. If you have cabbage at home, you can make a lot of money."

All the honorable nobles cheered and secretly complained: 'You are so smooth-talking, are you going to take the imperial examination? ’

"And this green onion tofu..." Seeing that the atmosphere was not lively, Zhu Yuanzhang simply asked: "Who knows, what does it mean?"

"Go back to your superiors. This is what our superiors are teaching us. We must be clean as officials." Seeing that no one said anything, Hu Weiyong had no choice but to step forward and say.

"Very good, Hu Xiang understands people." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded approvingly, and then asked everyone to use their chopsticks while picking up vegetables and eating.

The nobles had no choice but to hold two chopsticks, but they had long been accustomed to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, and their mouths were very picky. How could they eat such a simple meal?

Zhu Yuanzhang ignored them and ate with relish for a while. Then he picked up the spoon, scooped out a bowl of vegetable leaf and tofu soup from the soup bowl, and said to everyone:

"This bowl of soup is even more incredible. It is the most delicious soup we have ever tasted in our lives! We call it Pearl Jade White Jade Soup."

"Hahaha!" The nobles laughed loudly: "The superior is really good at telling jokes!"

"Yes, Pearl Jade White Jade Soup, you are really good at naming names!" A group of rough guys slapped the table and booed. "Isn't it just Caibangzi tofu and some broken rice leftover soup?"

"If the superior is doing business, what will happen to Shen Wansan..."

However, the laughter soon died down, because they found that Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened.

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