Chapter 1028 I have something bothering me
The Ning Wang Mansion was filled with guests.
Zhu Xuan looked at the people in the lobby who came to celebrate his birthday. Basically, all the big shots in Jiaodong were there.
Especially - he saw the troublesome Censor Wen Ye.
Just at this moment, Shi Yiru came forward. Zhu Xuan turned his head and said in a low voice, "Are you all ready?"
"Your Majesty, don't worry."
Shi Yiru leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Even Wen Ye and his men have been taken aside."
"Have someone keep an eye on them and don't let them act rashly."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty."
"Um."
Zhu Xuan nodded and said, "Close the gate."
Shi Yiru responded and immediately ordered his attendants to close the door. The noise was quite loud, and one of the guests who came to celebrate the birthday heard it and came over to ask, "Your Highness, why did you suddenly close the door?"
Zhu Xuan just glanced at them and said nothing.
Shi Yiru, who was standing beside him, immediately stepped forward and said with a smile, "Oh, everyone, don't misunderstand. Today is the prince's birthday. To celebrate with the people, the prince has specially instructed us to open the palace's granary and take some rice to the streets to give to the people."
"oh?"
"Those common people received the reward and were grateful, so they came to the palace to thank the prince for his great kindness. However, the prince didn't care about that at all."
“…”
"Besides, we are having a feast with all the gentlemen today, so naturally we can't have any strangers come and disturb us, right?"
Everyone immediately gave him a thumbs-up and praised him, saying, "So the prince is so kind-hearted."
"It's truly a blessing for all the people in the world."
"Yeah yeah."
…
Their flattery was a common occurrence in daily life, but Wen Ye seldom attended such events, so he didn't see or hear much. When he heard such words at this time, he couldn't help but frown.
At this time, Zhu Xuan looked at him: "Master Wen."
Hearing him calling him, Wen Ye raised his head with a cold look: "What do you want, Your Majesty?"
Zhu Xuan laughed and said, "Looking at Master Wen's expression, it seems that he doesn't agree with what everyone said."
Immediately, everyone around looked at him.
Wen Ye was unequivocal and said coldly, "It is naturally a good thing for the prince to give food and rice to the people in the city on his birthday. But I just heard someone say that this is a blessing for all the people in the world. This statement is a bit exaggerated."
The person who just said this suddenly changed his expression.
He said coldly, "Oh? Master Wen, do you think there's anything wrong?"
Wen Ye said, "All the people in the world belong to the emperor. Only the emperor can benevolent and bring blessings to all people. As for the prince, doing this is indeed a good thing, but the only ones who benefited are a few people in Changqing City. Isn't it an exaggeration to say that it is a blessing for all people?"
"you--"
"What's worse, this statement is already presumptuous!"
The man felt a little annoyed, but he was really blocked by his words and didn't know what to say.
Wen Ye stood in the crowd with an even gloomier expression.
He was originally a military officer. Although he is now an inspector, he still has the style of a military officer and even has troops around him. Naturally, he is different from the civil officials around him.
Even though everyone was somewhat dissatisfied, they were overwhelmed by his aura and could not say anything.
Moreover, I dare not say anything more.
Zhu Xuan couldn't help but laugh: "Master Wen, you are really outspoken."
“…”
"Well, let's put this matter aside for now. The banquet over there is already set up, everyone, please take a seat."
After saying that, he raised his hand.
When everyone saw this, they immediately followed.
However, Wen Ye frowned slightly.
Zhu Xuan just said "let's put it aside for now", which means that this matter is not over just like that.
He couldn't help but remind himself.
At this moment, a familiar figure approached. It was none other than the smiling Governor Zhao Gan. He said, "Sir Wen, today is the prince's birthday. Why are you being so harsh and trying to embarrass the prince?"
Wen Ye glanced at him coldly. He had always been disdainful of the man who flattered Zhu Xuan. At this moment, he was too lazy to say anything to him and turned around to walk forward.
After a while, everyone was seated.
After the Jingnan Campaign, Prince Ning was one of the few surviving princes after Zhu Feng ascended the throne. In addition, Zhu Feng granted him the rich land in Jiaodong as his fiefdom. He minted a large amount of coins and boiled salt in his own territory, making him the richest among the princes.
Therefore, his Ning Wang Mansion was built tall and luxuriously, and the banquet hall was also very spacious, almost comparable to the Fengtian Hall in the Jinling Imperial City and the Taihe Hall in the Peking Imperial Palace.
Even though so many people were invited and dozens of tables were set up for the banquet, it was still surprisingly spacious.
Those young, beautiful and gorgeously dressed maids lined up and brought plate after plate of delicious food to the table. The food was steaming hot and fragrant, making people's mouths whet.
This banquet is really sumptuous!
However, Wen Ye frowned again.
Such regulations have far exceeded the power that King Ning should enjoy. Although he has made such moves from time to time in the past, most of the time he did not leave any handle for others to catch.
But today this——
Wen Ye sat at Zhu Xuan's main table and looked at Zhu Xuan with a serious look.
At this time, Zhu Xuan stood up, raised the wine glass beside him, and said with a smile: "Everyone, those who have come to my birthday banquet today are all outstanding people and heroes of this time. I am grateful to you all for taking the time to come and celebrate my birthday. This glass of wine is for you all first."
When they heard him say this, everyone stood up.
One of them was older and of a different status from the others. He was a famous scholar here, named Qi Lin'an. He said hurriedly, "Your Highness is an important official of the current dynasty and a pillar of the country. It is our blessing to be able to celebrate your birthday. We only offer this wine to congratulate your Highness."
Everyone also hurriedly said: "Yes, we wish the prince a long and happy life."
"May everything go well for the prince."
…
Amidst those clichéd toasts, Zhu Xuan drank the wine in the cup with them.
After finishing his drink, he sat down. As soon as he placed the wine glass on the table, he couldn't help but sigh deeply: "Alas!"
Everyone around was stunned.
Although it was a huge lobby with hundreds of people, everyone's eyes were focused on him. Even if he frowned, everyone would look at him.
Immediately, someone asked, "Your Majesty, today is your birthday. You should be happy. Why are you sighing?"
Zhu Xuan said, "I have something troubling me."
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