Chapter 586 Bright as a jade tree
Zhu Biao had his own dinner in the Wenhua Palace, and then strolled around in the small courtyard next to him to digest his food.
It has been a while since spring, and the flowers, plants and trees in the garden are all very beautiful. The flowers, plants and trees planted in the palace are all exquisite. It must be selected for the long flowering period, and the beauty of the moment is not suitable for the palace. In the hills a few miles outside the Zhonghua Gate in the south of the city, there is a flower temple, which is dedicated to cultivating flowers for the palace.
It’s a good place in the capital, where the flowers and plants are lush and evergreen all year round. Zhu Biaoli was in a daze in front of a cluster of crabapple flowers.
"Raise your glass and look at the blue sky with white eyes. It is as bright as a jade tree before the wind. The concubine Li sees Your Highness."
Zhu Biao smiled when he heard the words and looked back. Li Yan was wearing a pink dress, and although she was saluting, her bright and fiery eyes were firmly on him.
Zhu Biao stepped forward slowly and said with a smile: "Speaking out so bluntly, I don't feel ashamed, and I'm not afraid of making others laugh?"
"A concubine just loves her husband, so who would dare to laugh at her?"
Zhu Biao stretched out his hand to pull Li Yan up, and the maid who was serving at the side covered her mouth and joked: "Our Concubine Liang talks about His Highness every day, so we all know it without saying anything, and no one dares to make fun of it."
Zhu Biao was in a good mood, so he didn't let go of Li Yan's hand, and started walking in the garden again: "Just now, I bowed my head to admire the flowers, and I didn't have a wine glass in my hand. Why did you think of raising a glass?" Eyes staring at the blue sky."
Li Yan took it for granted: "That's naturally because His Highness is as bright as a jade tree before the wind, and then in the eyes of the concubine, it is inexplicable to see that scene."
Zhu Biao couldn't help but said happily: "Although I don't underestimate myself, this appearance should not be as handsome and unrestrained as Cui Zongzhi. I don't know how amazing it would be to be able to enter the poems of the poet Du Fu because of his appearance. Really. It makes people fascinated and curious.”
"Your Highness still says that he does not underestimate himself, so how can Cui Zongzhi be on the same level as His Highness? I just feel that the words and sentences are suitable for the occasion. If you compare him with His Highness, it will lower His Highness's dignity."
"What's more, Cui Zongzhi was the son of Cui Riyong, the prime minister at that time. Maybe the poet sage was just praising him because of his family status. Speaking of which, the concubine's brother and his staff and diners often wrote poems to praise his appearance and talent. The concubine listened to him. It feels extremely numb all the way.”
Speaking of it, Zhu Biao really hasn’t thought of Li Qi for a long time, so it can be seen how important it is to have a good sister, and it’s no wonder that everyone wants to send their daughters to the Imperial Palace or the Eastern Palace.
Zhu Biao nodded and said: "It's a bit unreasonable to say so, but I don't think the poet is so good. If he is not really amazing, he is gorgeous, and his false name is just making people laugh at him."
Li Yan admitted her mistake obediently, but she couldn't hide the joy on her face. It can be seen that she didn't care what Zhu Biao said to her, as long as she was talking, the girl's feelings were always so warm and sincere.
Walking around for nearly half an hour, Zhu Biao stopped and said, "Okay, I have to go back to the Wenhua Palace to deal with some correspondence matters, and the sky is getting dark, so go back and have a good rest."
Although Li Yan was reluctant to give up, she also knew that the most annoying thing about the crown prince was being entangled, so she still respectfully agreed and saluted. Zhu Biao patted her hand and turned and walked towards the Wenhua Palace.
The road back is surrounded by countless bright lights, so naturally you are not afraid of slippery roads in the dark. Wenhua Palace still has the habit of burning incense at night, and Zhu Biao feels a burst of warmth when he enters.
After changing into loose clothes in the apse, Zhu Biao took a seat behind the desk, and Fugui walked in with a steaming wooden basin in his hands: "Master, my servant will serve you to soak your feet. It's time to be tired, and the bubble feet are comfortable."
Zhu Biao responded, and then found a special smell approaching. He thought it was the foot bath soup with a different prescription, but then he realized that it should be the smell of the wood made of the wooden basin, which was stimulated by the hot water. Intensified.
"Why did you change to a new basin, but the original one is broken?"
"If you go back to the master, the one you used has been used for more than a year. Although it is not broken, it is still old. The empress ordered the palace to be diligent and thrifty, but the master must replace it with a new one, otherwise it will be stored in the warehouse for a long time. New pots are useless and become old things.”
Fugui smiled and waited on Zhu Biao to soak his feet, still muttering: "This is made of the top-quality golden nanmu presented by Annan's envoys. The slaves also saw the wood when it was delivered. It is golden in the sun, golden The silk emerges and there is an elegant fragrance."
I don’t know if it’s a psychological effect or a miraculous effect, but Zhu Biao felt that the soaking was very comfortable: “How many wooden basins have you made?”
"The wood is precious. The Holy Majesty ordered to build a big bathtub for the empress, and it cost more than half of it. Only three were rewarded to the East Palace."
Zhu Biao rubbed his eyebrows and said: "Then it's hard to tell."
"Slaves are bold, wouldn't it be just right to give this share to Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess and the two pregnant nobles?"
Zhu Biao glanced at him indifferently, and Fugui immediately slapped himself loudly, seeing this, he didn't say anything more.
After thinking for a moment, he ordered: "According to what you said, two will be given to the pregnant woman, and one will be given to Mrs. Li. The one I use now will be used by the Crown Princess in the future, and I can just use the original one. "
Fugui hurriedly said: "How can you wrong me, there may be a spare in the Internal Control Bureau, and I will ask for another one tomorrow."
Zhu Biao leaned on the back of the chair and said: "Forget it, there are only a few people here in this palace, let alone in the father's palace. It is difficult for the mother and the queen to enjoy peace and happiness without stopping in the harem."
Fugui promised, but in his heart he was thinking of serving Li Liangdi more wholeheartedly. The first person in the East Palace is naturally His Royal Highness, followed by the Crown Princess, and then the rest of the nobles, especially those who are pregnant. After all, The emperor's heir is even more important.
But today His Highness would rather take care of Li Liangdi even if he wronged him a little bit. It can be seen that he is really favored, which is more precious than others, and whoever lives in the palace doesn't understand.
Fugui thinks a lot, but it’s not that complicated in Zhu Biao’s place. It’s just a wooden basin for washing feet, no matter how precious it is. Li Yan is passionate, so Zhu Biao is naturally happy, and has a rare thing Just want to make her happy.
What's more, no matter how much golden nanmu is cherished, as much as Zhu Biao wants, as long as there is still in the world, there is nothing that cannot be obtained. Since Annan has it, Sichuan and Yunnan probably have it, so it is not too difficult to ask someone to find it.
It’s just that it’s not necessary. It costs a lot to patrol the mountains, search the wild, cut down the timber and transport it by sea. It’s not worth it to make some furniture just to soak up your feet. Even in Zhu Biao’s identity.
After drying his feet, Fugui went out with the tub in his hands. Zhu Biao got up and took out a few secret letters from the secret box. These were all put in by Liu Jin. reason.
The first is the news from the Liaodong secret agents. It has been a few days since Chahan entered Beijing, but Zhu Biao still did not let people relax the supervision of Naha's office. , but the Mongols don't pay much attention to this.
Be careful, there is no big mistake, not to mention the military affairs related to the connection between Mongolia, Liaodong and Korea. Zhu Biao was temporarily relieved after carefully reading the secret letter.
Although the messengers from Mongolia and Goryeo are still in constant communication, and they say that they want to unite with Ming to restore the unification of Mongolia and Yuan, but it doesn’t really matter. Who wouldn’t talk big, and want to rely on this to interfere with Ming’s judgment They underestimated their father and son too much.
At the end of the secret letter, I asked the prince again whether to let them find a chance to assassinate King Shen of Goryeo Tuotuobuhua. The letter said that this person is very fond of shooting and hunting, and he is planning to go out recently.
After Zhu Biao thought for a while, he was still ready to reply an order not to activate it temporarily. King Shen of Goryeo is not worth mentioning. He can only be killed in the morning or evening. With his arrangement in Goryeo, even if he escapes and enters the palace of Goryeo, he will not be able to escape. One dies.
Zhu Biao now hopes to see the sincerity of Naha. Nearly 200,000 available soldiers occupy Liaodong, which is really a big threat. If it can be resolved peacefully, that will be the biggest gain.
On the day Naha returned to surrender, Goryeo was completely reduced to the fish on Zhu Biao’s dinner plate. You can eat it in one bite or fry it slowly.
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(end of this chapter)