Chapter 2131: Attending a Banquet, Two Crows Are Darker than Black

Huang Huai's health has been improving recently, thanks to the emperor sending an imperial doctor to stay on site to treat him.

He was grateful, truly, wholeheartedly grateful.

So he arrived outside the imperial city early and prepared to enter the palace for the banquet.

Starting from Zhu Yuanzhang, it is best for the important ministers of the Ming Dynasty to ride horses if they can ride. Otherwise, the emperor will look at you and find an excuse to send you home.

But Huang Huai was different. He was frail after a long illness, so it was best not to be exposed to the wind, so Zhu Zhanji specially gave him special instructions to ride a carriage to and from the Yamen.

Therefore, his carriage was very eye-catching when it was parked outside, and people who had arrived early gradually gathered around it.

"That person was just grounded. It is said that he was drinking and yelling the day before yesterday. He is really arrogant!"

"Uncle Xinghe went to his house and I don't know what he said. The man turned out to be more honest. At least he didn't write a memorial to defend himself."

"We're all like a raccoon dog. You might as well be preparing something that you won't see..."

"Shut up! Yang Rong is here!"

Several officials saluted Yang Rong, who was approaching, and then stepped aside.

Yang Rong walked to the carriage and said to Huang Huai who opened the curtain, "The weather is good today."

Huang Huai looked up at the sky and said: "It seems cloudless, but there will be a heavy rain accidentally. It's best not to..."

Yang Rong touched the outside of the carriage and said calmly: "Those people are seeking their own death. Regardless of whether they are wrong or not, Duke Cheng Guo has been banned. Xing Hebo and Yan Dajian both made a trip, which is enough."

He turned around and took a look. When he saw that no one was approaching, he raised his voice slightly and said, "Your Majesty's patience is limited. Those people made mistakes first, and then they made trouble. If Your Majesty gets angry and becomes angry, who is going to restore it?"

Huang Huai turned around numbly, looked behind Yang Rong steadily, and said, "I don't know! It has set a precedent. In any case, those sergeants were not punished. This is the origin of the domineering warriors. If you don’t suppress it, Mr. Yang, the disaster in the feudal town is not far away!”

Yang Rong sneered and said: "You've thought too much, Mr. Huang. If a warrior wants to be domineering, Xinghe Bo will not be the first to tolerate it! But when he came back, he went to Chengguo Duke's Mansion first. What does this mean? I want Duke Cheng to endure it first! If you continue to force me, who will your Majesty support if Fang Xing turns against you?"

Huang Huai coughed dryly, refused Yang Rong's pat on the back, and said coldly: "I can't help but keep silent about this matter, that's all."

"Xinghebo..."

Yang Rong wanted to persuade him again, but the voice behind him made him smile bitterly. He turned around and looked at Fang Xing, who was walking towards him, and said, "You want to fight him? Mr. Huang, just come back and let someone else do it. Otherwise, I will The officer is worried about you..."

Huang Huai's face turned red. He looked at Fang Xing who was not far away, smiled slightly, and said, "If you die, you will die. Who will not die? Mr. Yang, can you live forever?"

"Xinghebo came early!"

Yang Rong's heart was already cold, so he just smiled and exchanged a few words with Fang Xing, and then excused himself and left in a hurry.

Fang Xing held Wuyou and stood aside. No one around him took the initiative to get close to him.

Until someone came out to invite the officials to come in, Yang Rong still didn't come.

Fang Xing glanced coldly at Huang Huai who got out of the carriage, and then followed the officials inside.

Only then did Yang Rong hurriedly catch up.

The Double Ninth Festival Banquet is held in Jinshen Hall, which is adjacent to Huagai Hall and behind it is Qianqing Gate.

…

Wuyou was taken to the back, and the Queen Mother gathered the women in the harem and also held a Double Ninth Festival banquet.

There are several rows of small tables in Jinshen Hall, one table for each person.

Fang Xing is in the second row on the right, not because he is humble, but because he cannot make an exception.

But when he saw the eunuchs leading the civil servants to the right, his heart skipped a beat, and he immediately sat down in his seat calmly.

After sitting down, he saw the auxiliary bachelors being led to the first row.

"Xinghebo, did you go the wrong way?"

Xia Yuanji was led over with a smile and sat on Fang Xing's left side.

Fang Xing said with a normal expression: "Who knows!"

Both of them know,

This can never be wrong.

Yu Jia stood outside the door of the main hall, looking at the ministers from time to time to see what could be wrong.

Huang Huai sat in the first row, right in front of Fang Xing.

The right side was eventually assigned Jian Yi, so Fang Xing was Huang Huai in front, Xia Yuanji on the left, and Jian Yi on the right.

The ocean of civil servants!

After Zhu Zhanji arrived, they all sat down after a while.

Then the eunuchs came in and placed pots of chrysanthemums in the middle, and a unique smell gradually filled the air.

Next comes the food and drinks.

Needless to say about the dishes, this is the last feast, and many things will be inedible afterward.

The wine is chrysanthemum wine and has a light smell.

Zhu Zhanji picked up the wine glass and said: "Harvest in autumn and store in winter. You have worked hard this year, and Ming Dynasty will have another good harvest..."

This was both a summary and an opening statement, so everyone listened quietly.

"...Shandong has increased a lot of taxes. I am very pleased..."

Some people don't look very good. Where in Shandong have the most taxes? Isn’t it just a complete withdrawal of farmland? Then those fields that were not subject to taxes will also have to pay taxes.

"The predecessors planted trees, and the descendants took advantage of the shade. Today, I and you all are descendants of the predecessors."

Zhu Zhanji gradually smiled, while many people below were just pretending to smile or keeping a straight face.

"... I want to leave something to future generations. I want to leave a safe and enterprising Ming Dynasty. Please do your best..."

The emperor raised his glass and everyone drank it in one gulp.

The wine was cold. Fang Xing looked to the right. Yang Rong was in the front.

The Auxiliary Bachelors sat in the front row, which was an interesting arrangement.

Fang Xing looked around again. Xia Yuanji was studying which dish to eat. Jian Yi looked forward with a pale face, but couldn't find the focus...

Jian Yi turned his face and looked coldly at Fang Xing, who was looking around, and was about to raise a toast, but Du Qian stood up and said, "Your Majesty, although Duke Cheng Guo made a small mistake, he is not guilty of a major crime. I am missing him today..."

Pray for Zhu Yong?

And it was Zhu Zhanji’s confidant Du Qian who took action!

What does it mean?

Many people looked at Zhang Fu, thinking that even if they were asking for mercy, Wu Xun should come forward!

Could it be a hint from the emperor?

Xia Yuanji leaned over to Fang Xing and asked in a low voice: "Has it started?"

Fang Xing nodded, not only him, but everyone straightened up.

The Double Ninth Festival banquet is a feast of joy, and these depressing things should not be mentioned. But the emperor took the initiative to mention it.

What's this?

Let the war begin!

After the incident, the emperor remained silent for a long time. He just banned Zhu Yong and sent Fang Xing and Yan Dajian to deal with the funeral affairs. Everyone thought that the emperor wanted this matter to pass quietly, but now it seems that he was wrong.

Fang Xing glanced above and saw Zhu Zhanji looking at the ministers expressionlessly, and knew his plan in his heart.

So when one of the ministers stood up and started to fight back, Fang Xing put down his chopsticks, and then bit the tendon in his mouth hard, making a crunching sound.

"...Your Majesty, without restraint, military men are becoming more and more unscrupulous. Not to mention what happened in Shandong, hundreds of families beat people to death in the streets in Huai Lai last month, and..."

One by one, one by one, the domineering image of the warrior gradually became clear...

"It's all nonsense!"

When warriors are suppressed, it is Wu Xun who should take the lead, and they are indeed preparing to take the lead.

But the first one to get up was Fang Xing, who was sitting in the civil service room.

After Fang Xing stood up, just a few words left the ministers speechless.

"Your Majesty, I helped clean up the gentry in Shandong, and also cleaned up some corruption. Before I came back, there were more than 300 people in total."

Well!

The awkward atmosphere suddenly suppressed the impassioned and shared hatred just now.

You civil servants are no better!

Fang Xing looked at the military officers with a blank expression as they raised their eyebrows at the civil servants proudly.

He was a little tired of this atmosphere.

Yes, civil servants are not clean either, but are military officials clean?

Two crows stood together, commenting on how dark the other was...