This was a very famous minister who had patrolled the border many times. He was good at military tactics and strategies, and was very proficient in military affairs. He was a relatively capable civil servant.

Although Zhao Yan had only been in Shandong for a short time, it was impossible for him to know nothing. Even such a shrewd official would not be manipulated by his subordinates.

Now both the Provincial Historian and the Chief Justice have submitted petitions, but he, the governor, has not made any move. The Provincial Historian and the Chief Justice have not attacked him, the governor. It seems that there is something here that he is not aware of.

Putting down Zhou Fusheng's notebook, Zhu Youxiao fell into deep thought.

Zhu Youxiao didn't know whether Zhao Yan was the mastermind behind this incident, but he could find this person to ask. Anyway, Prince Lu and Duke Yansheng were coming, so calling Zhao Yan would not be a big deal.

Zhu Youxiao then said to Chen Hong, "Send an order to Zhao Yan, the governor of Shandong, to come here."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will go right away." Chen Hong quickly agreed.

At the same time, a group of people came from outside Jining. The number of people was not large, only about a hundred people, and the team was not very grand, but looking at the sign in front, you could tell that this was the carriage of King Lu.

For Prince Zhu Shouyong of Lu, these past few days have been difficult, and he's incredibly anxious. In just two days, his mouth is already covered in blisters, and he's even developed a boil on his head. He's completely irritated, and the internal heat is surging.

Who could have thought that His Majesty would actually come to Jining and even summon him? You know, the news about Prince Fu had just been spread, making Prince Lu even more anxious.

Prince Fu was the uncle of the current emperor. What happened to him?

The title of King of Lu was passed down from the son of Emperor Taizu. It has been passed down for many years and the blood relationship has long been weakened. Your Majesty has no psychological pressure to deal with me.

Although according to the seniority ranking, I should be His Majesty's grandfather, but at a time like this, I dare not pretend to be such a grandfather.

Arriving in Jining, he still didn't know how His Majesty would deal with him. So this time, Prince Lu came with a small entourage. For him, the more miserable he behaved, the better, and it would be best if His Majesty would let him go.

"Your Highness, we have arrived at the city gate of Jining."

At this time, a voice came from outside the car. The tone was very clear, but it was clearly heard by King Lu.

After hearing this, King Lu sighed and said helplessly: "What is coming will come."

"Your Highness does not need to worry too much. His Majesty calling you to Jining does not necessarily mean anything big has happened." The voice outside continued, its tone full of comfort.

Lifting the carriage curtain and glancing at the eunuchs talking outside, Prince Lu said with a wry smile, "It's already this hour. There's no need to comfort me. Let's go into the city and pay our respects to the Emperor."

The eunuch's name was Chen He. He was the confidant of Prince Lu and had always been with him. He often gave Prince Lu advice, so Prince Lu brought him along this time.

However, Prince Lu also knew that no ideas were of any use now, and everything depended on the attitude of His Majesty, so he did not want to say too much to Chen He, and decided to discuss the matter after meeting His Majesty.

The group went straight into the city. Naturally, Prince Lu did not dare to delay and went straight to meet Zhu Youxiao. As for other matters, he would talk about them after he met Zhu Youxiao.

After receiving the news that Prince Lu had arrived, Zhu Youxiao also smiled.

Your own food and money are here!

Zhu Youxiao said to Chen Hong, who came in to report the news, "Let them in. Also, have someone prepare a banquet. I want to keep Prince Lu for dinner."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Hong quickly agreed.

"Four dishes and one soup will do." Zhu Youxiao thought for a moment and added, "Tell the people below not to make it too sumptuous."

After hearing what his own emperor said, Chen Hong didn't know what to say.

The emperor in his own family has always been very frugal, and he often eats four dishes and one soup. Chen Hong felt a little distressed in his heart, as the emperor probably had never had a very sumptuous banquet.

These four dishes and one soup were by no means sumptuous, yet they had even specifically instructed us not to make it too sumptuous. So, it could only be simple dishes and soup.

One meat dish, three vegetable dishes. As for the soup, it wouldn’t be egg drop soup, right?

Chen Hong felt even more distressed as he thought about it.

However, Chen Hong did not dare to say these words, otherwise he would not be able to bear the charge of instigating His Majesty to be arrogant, extravagant and licentious.

After Chen Hong left, Prince Lu walked in from outside.

After seeing Zhu Youxiao, Prince Lu did not dare to be negligent and immediately knelt on the ground to pay his respects.

You know, this was his first time meeting Zhu Youxiao, and also his first time leaving his fiefdom. Under such circumstances, he dared not neglect him in the slightest.

Zhu Youxiao was looking at Prince Lu and found that Prince Lu looked fine. Although he looked a little tired, he looked in good spirits.

Seeing Prince Lu kneeling down, Zhu Youxiao quickly stood up from his chair and walked quickly to Prince Lu's side.

He extended his hand to help Prince Lu up and said, "Prince Lu is a noble prince, there is no need for such a grand ceremony."

"The etiquette between the monarch and his subjects cannot be abolished." King Lu said hurriedly.

"Okay, okay. Although this is the first time we meet, we are all descendants of Emperor Taizu after all. Prince Lu does not need to treat this place as a court. Just treat it as a family in private." Zhu Youxiao said in a gentle tone.

Seeing the emperor who seemed to have no feelings of strangeness and was very enthusiastic towards him, Prince Lu not only did not relax his vigilance, but became even more nervous.

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