Zhu Houzhaosu is famous for his absurdity and weirdness. .

When Chen Xi, Liu Jin, Zhang Cai, Cao Yuan, Yang Yiqing, Wei Bin, Zhang Yong, Qiu Yue, Wang Lingzhi and others came to Zhu Houzhao, there were eunuchs and palace maids watching.

"See Your Majesty."

Leading by Liu Jin, everyone saluted the emperor.

Liu Jin knelt, Wei Bin and Zhang Yong both knelt, Qiu Yue and Wang Lingzhi knelt on one knee as military generals, while Chen Xi, Yang Yiqing, Zhang Cai and Cao Yuan and other civil officials just need to bow and bow.

"See Your Majesty!" The eunuchs and palace maids around were confused. Seeing that the nobles in front of them had kneeled down, they could only kneel down.

Zhu Houzhao stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "No gifts, don't be too reserved today, just treat this place as a market. I will have fun with the people today."

Liu Jin stood up under the help of Cao Yuanxiang and flattered him: "Your Majesty is truly a wise ruler. He is considerate of the sufferings of the people and enjoys the people. He should be admired by all the people... I am a slave to thank God for his kindness on behalf of all the people in the world."

After saying that, Liu Jin knelt down and kowtowed again, looking very respectful.

Infected by Liu Jin, most of the people present knelt down, and even Zhang Cai and Cao Yuan knelt down, but Chen Xi and Yang Yiqing did not follow the crowd. In the eyes of the two, the scene in front of them was like a flattering farce.

"I'm not allowed to be polite, I'm saying I'm not allowed to be polite."

Although Zhu Houzhao urged everyone to get up, the smile on her face was obvious.

It can be seen that the emperor usually has no immunity to such compliments. After everyone got up, Zhu Houzhao's eyes fell on Chen Xi and nodded, "Shangshu Chen, I haven't seen each other for many days. The last time I met... I can't remember when..."

Liu Jin glanced at Chen Xi, with a complacent smile still on his face.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "You are the emperor, but you have a bad memory. The last time you met was in the court. I stood up and impeached Liu Jin. You have a good protection. The final result is that I was sent to Xuanfu... Are you dizzy when you are young? Why did you forget so quickly!"

Chen Xi said seriously: "Weichen went northwest for more than half a year. In addition to stabilizing local military affairs, we also led our troops to quell the rebellion. However, before Weichen led his army to Ningxia Town, the rebellion had been quelled. This war was worthy of Yang Zhongcheng and the local military generals..."

Without any warning or reason, Chen Xi reported his military achievements as soon as he came up, and said that his first achievements had nothing to do with him. Not only did Zhu Houzhao not expect it, but even Liu Jin was surprised. Liu Jin always used his own tricks to guess others, and said to himself: "Shen Zhihou is so open-minded and gave up his first achievements easily? If he wants to fight for it, I am afraid no one can compete with him."

Zhu Houzhao's face was a little embarrassed: "Shangshu Chen, let's talk about military merits at the banquet. Let's accompany me to walk around the palace and experience the different joys of the market."

“Yes, yes!”

Zhang Yuan jumped out and said with a smile, "Your Majesty has been preparing for the banquet today."

It would be fine if he didn't stand up, but his hard work immediately caused a lot of eyebrow, especially Liu Jin, frowned and thought, "Why did this dog come here? Didn't you send him to do things?"

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand: "Shangshu Chen, my dear friends, please?"

Whether it was intentional or unintentional, Emperor Zhengde put Chen Xi at the forefront, but in fact, the highest position among the civil servants present was Zhang Cai, the Minister of Personnel. However, Zhang Cai carefully considered his own weight and knew that Zhu Houzhao didn't appreciate him much, so he dared not jump out to compete for anything.

"Please." Chen Xi made a gesture of asking.

Zhu Hou took care of the people present and suddenly became curious: "By the way, why didn't you see Master Xie and Grand Secretary Jiao? Didn't you invite a banquet today?"

Liu Jin immediately remembered the people sent by Zhu Houzhao to send invitations, and most of them were stopped by him. He quickly explained: "Just just got the news, Mr. Xie and others said they were ill and it was not convenient to attend the banquet today."

"How could I get sick at the same time?"

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but frown, as if wondering whether Liu Jin's words were true or false.

Liu Jin was afraid that Zhu Houzhao would doubt him, so he made a statement to defend himself again: "Maybe because you think it is not suitable for attending such an occasion, so he said he was sick and refused to come."

Zhu Houzhao was in a state of excitement, and he admired Liu Jin's flattery just now, so he didn't suspect that Liu Jin was interfering with it. After being so aroused by Liu Jin, he immediately thought of the opinions of those civil officials, and he felt that what Liu Jin said might be the facts.

Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was still frowning, Liu Jin looked at Chen Xi and asked provocatively: "Mr. Shen, do you think so?" He was determined to test whether Chen Xi would go against him, his eyes full of murderous aura.

Chen Xi smiled lukewarmly and replied, "I just returned to the capital next time, and I have not seen anyone in the court. How could I know the private affairs of so many officials in the capital? Eunuch Liu asked the wrong person!"

Although this answer is a bit perfunctory, Chen Xi did not expose Liu Jin's lies at least.

Liu Jin's face first darkened, then sneered, and then looked at Zhu Houzhao with a charming smile.

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand: "It's better if you don't come. Today is a banquet for the heroes. I'm very happy if you come to me... Please, please!"

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Zhu Houzhao walked in front and led everyone to stroll. Soon the palace city resumed its previous lively and noisy scene.

However, this is very different from the atmosphere when Zhu Houzhao first came to the palace market. The main reason is that the eunuchs and palace maids present knew that the emperor and ministers were around, trembling and unable to let go. Everything seemed to be acting and lost the real taste of the market.

Even so, Zhu Houzhao was very interested and kept introducing the uses and wonders of various buildings in the palace.

Except for Chen Xi, they were basically complimenting Zhu Houzhao, especially Liu Jin, who had never stopped flattering from beginning to end, as if they wanted to prevent Chen Xi and Yang Yiqing from coming out to interrupt.

"Mr. Chen, what do you think of my palace market?"

Zhu Houzhao found that Chen Xi didn't speak much, and his attention gradually focused on this former East Palace lecturer who was deeply appreciated by him. He was more willing to be recognized by Chen Xi, who seemed to be a scholar... Among these people present, Chen Xi was the only one with the identity of Mr. Zhu Houzhao.

He is young, but his background and qualifications are too prominent, which is also the most fundamental reason why Liu Jin is afraid of Chen Xi.

Chen Xi's tone was indifferent: "The market is not a market, and the palace is not a palace. If Your Majesty really wants to have fun with the people, why not go deep into the people instead of staying in the palace?"

This statement is basically based on the civil servant's direct advice, which is very unpleasant to Zhu Houzhao, but if you think about it carefully, you can't refute it... Since you proclaim to have fun with the people, you should go to the real folk. Now you have created a fake market out of thin air in the palace. To put it bluntly, this is just to satisfy your special hobbies, and it has nothing to do with having fun with the people.

Liu Jin finally seized the opportunity and said sarcastically: "Mr. Shen, what you said is not right... Your Majesty wants to investigate the sufferings of the people, so that he can create such a scene in the palace and empathize with it... With His Majesty's noble identity, how can he leave the palace easily? What if he is attacked by a villain?"

Zhu Houzhao did not speak and indirectly agreed with Liu Jin's statement.

Chen Xi bowed slightly and didn't continue talking.

This means that Chen Xi is bored, and Liu Jin seems very proud: "This kid is still so ignorant... It seems that he has been holding it in a long time. If I had not sent someone to surround his house in advance and threaten his family's safety, this kid would have impeached me in front of His Majesty. The banner of King Anhua's conspiracy would have been used as evidence of the attack."

Zhu Houzhao's originally good mood disappeared due to Chen Xi's advice. He looked around and suddenly did not want to continue to wander in this false market, because he also found that none of the people in this market were trading normally. The eunuchs and palace maids played merchants and customers, with fear and fear, and there was no trace of the shadow of the common people in the market?

The original noisy and bustle of the palace city was gone, as if everything was a show-off, and Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but feel a little excited for a while.

"Forget it, let's go to the table!" Zhu Houzhao frowned and ordered.

Liu Jin quickly advised: "Why don't your majesty stay for a while? How interesting is this market? The sky is so hot and silver flowers are never sleeping... The old slave still wants to buy something for himself..."

Liu Jin didn't want to let Zhu Houzhao leave easily. Since Chen Xi had an objection to the palace, he certainly hoped that Chen Xi would complain more, so that the conflict between the monarch and his subjects would become more intense.

"I want to buy it, stay here, I feel tired, I need to go in and rest!" Zhu Houzhao seemed to vent her anger on Liu Jin and shouted angrily.

Liu Jin thought to himself, who am I provoking whom? Shen Zhihou offended you, and you will compete with Shen Zhihou, but why did it end up being the same as me?
Chapter completed!