It's June in a blink of an eye, the sun is blazing in the sky, the flowers are red and the willows are green beside the Taiye Pond in the West Garden of the Imperial City, and cicadas are chirping on the willow trees. Beijing has officially entered the midsummer season.

In Beijing, where the weather is getting hotter, many people who love eating have another place to go, and that is the famous Dezhuang hot pot in Beijing.

Dezhuang Hot Pot not only has exquisite decoration and good service, but also has excellent food. It is said that several famous dishes are served as royal meals in the palace, especially the signature hot pot, which is so delicious!

Within a month, the reputation of Dezhuang Hotpot has spread throughout Beijing, and it has opened three branches in the capital, and even opened a new one in Tongzhou, which shows that the business is booming.

In the newly opened Dezhuang Hot Pot on Qianmen Street, the busiest street in the outer city, countless distinguished guests come every day. This Dezhuang Hot Pot restaurant has only two floors. The first floor is the lobby, with tables next to each other, dense and compact.

The second floor is spacious, but there are few tables and chairs. Each table and chair is about three or four meters apart, and there is a screen in the middle. The layout is very exquisite.

On the second floor, near the window, four people were sitting around. They were happily eating hot pot and looking at the empty pool of water outside the window. The water mist was steaming, and they looked extremely comfortable.

The environment here is very good, the only thing is that you can hear the voices next door.

"Master, this dish tastes a bit spicy, please eat less." Wu Zhong said worriedly.

"I'm telling Butler Wu, stop talking nonsense, I won't be able to stop your mouth even if you eat." Zhu Cixi said while eating.

Xu Sheng and Li Tingbiao were also at the seats. They were very reserved, especially since the hot pot was so spicy. They didn't dare to eat more for fear of losing their etiquette in front of you.

When Zhu Cixiang saw the two of them acting like this, he immediately said displeased: "Why do you two act like little ladies? You are more of a man, open up and eat, I will take care of you, young master!"

Zhu Cixi finally found some time and invited a few close friends to gather together, treating it as a celebration banquet for the people, and to see how the hot pot restaurant was doing.

Just as a few people were eating with open mouths, the sound of conversation came from the other side of the screen.

"It's really disrespectful for officials and businessmen to sit at the same table in the East Palace."

"Brother Guang, have you heard? The East Palace also asked refugees to block the gates of dozens of ministers' mansions, and sent Jin Yiwei to force donations."

"Haha, who doesn't know? In the past half month, it has been spread throughout the official circles in the capital. It's a pity that Your Majesty is protecting the calf."

"Brother Guang, be careful what you say..."

After hearing this, Xu Sheng became furious and stood up suddenly, ready to fetch someone.

Zhu Cixiang shook his head and stretched out his hand to stop Xu Sheng. It was impossible for ordinary people to see through this. There must be officials secretly spreading unfavorable remarks about him. He wanted to hear what else they wanted to say. It would be best to mention someone with information.

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Li Tingbiao stared at the screen, frowned, and clenched his fists. He was a retainer in the East Palace, and the people next door disrespected Zhu Cixiang because they disrespected him.

At this time, another conversation was heard from next door.

"Not only that, it is said that the East Palace also forced those wealthy businessmen to donate money."

"As a prince, he blackmails wealthy businessmen and forces officials to donate. It is really a misfortune for the country."

The person next door looked extremely contemptuous when he said this, and Zhu Cihong clenched his fists after hearing this.

"presumptuous!!"

Xu Sheng shouted angrily, which shocked many people and looked at the screen here.

"Who the hell wants to die? It affects my mood for drinking soup." An angry voice came from next door, it was the person who was talking about Zhu Cixiang.

The person who made the noise had just taken a spoonful of hot pot soup and took a sip. Before he could swallow the soup, he was startled by Xu Sheng's rich voice. He choked and felt very uncomfortable. His throat was so spicy that he suddenly became hairy.

Zhu Cixiang looked at Xu Sheng who was about to ask for help, and said calmly: "Go and bring the person who is talking to me, and let me see who speaks so arrogantly."

"Yes!" Xu Sheng ordered and immediately walked towards the next door.

"Who are you, a rude fellow, and what are you doing?" A scream came from next door, like a little lady who had been raped.

"Do you know who I am? I am Guang Heng, and my father is Guang Shiheng. I am the military commander of the current dynasty. Even His Majesty has to give some face. How dare you mess with me..."

"Snapped!!"

A loud slap came out, and Guang Heng screamed, covering his face and screaming.

After a while, Guang Heng and another person were dragged over by Xu Sheng one by one, as if they were animals.

Xu Sheng threw the two of them to the ground, and then stood next to Zhu Cihong.

The two of them were young, only fifteen or sixteen years old, but in the Ming Dynasty, they could marry and have children at this age. Emperor Chongzhen got married when he was fifteen.

Zhu Cixiang glanced at the two of them, then stared at the young man named Guang Heng, and said with some surprise: "Are you saying that your father is from the military department and is responsible for the matter Zhong Guang Shiheng?"

"Exactly!" Guang Heng looked at the surprised expression of the boy in front of him and felt that he must be scared, so he took out the folding fan from the jade belt and opened it with a brush, and pretended to fan it twice.

Zhu Cihong was really surprised. He didn't expect to meet Guang Shiheng's son here. Guang Shiheng was the one who refuted the imperial edict of Zhu Cihong, the governor of Beijing, and was also the fool who tried his best to prevent the crown prince from going to Nanjing in history.

"It's true that enemies don't get together, hehehe!" Zhu Cixiang secretly laughed in his heart.

Guang Hengqi snorted and said contemptuously: "Boy, your slave just injured us. If you can kneel down and beg for mercy, Master, I may be able to spare you. If you dare to say 'no'

, no one can even think of getting out of here."

Seeing someone arguing here, the oldest inheritance of the Chinese people was instantly reflected. Many people gathered around to watch the excitement, and some people narrowed their eyes with intriguing expressions.

Although Guang Shiheng is only in the seventh rank, he has a lot of power in his hands. He is also the chief minister of the dynasty, Wen Tiren, and has some background. The expressions of these people in front of him are calm, and they are not simple people. They may be from one of the seven lords.

Young Master.

However, except for Mr. Tang Shiji, the other seven ministers all live in the inner city. They are obviously not from the Tang family. No matter who they are, you will know just by looking at them. This is what many people think.

Most of the people from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division were sent outside the city by Zhu Cixiang to maintain public order, and no one would be able to come for a while.

"Hahaha……"

Zhu Cixi laughed loudly and asked: "How can you prevent us from getting out of here with just two of you?"

Zhu Cixiang was afraid that he would scare this idiot to death by revealing his identity, so he deliberately provoked him. Wu Zhong, Li Tingbiao and Xu Sheng also had faint smiles on their faces. Looking at Guang Heng, they all felt that this guy was so cute and stupid.

Guang Heng looked at these ignorant people in front of him, and his anger suddenly rose in his heart. He pointed at the young man beside him and said loudly: "Do you know who the young master next to me is?"

The young man next to Guang Heng saw him mentioned and thought it was time to perform. He jumped out at that time and said loudly: "I am Dong Mao, the young master of Shuntian Prefecture. Boy, if you don't take the road, you will go against me, young master."

, I can only blame you for not being able to recognize Mount Tai."

The people watching the show were in an uproar. This young man was actually the son of Shuntian Fuyin. Shuntian Fuyin was the highest official in the capital's public security and government affairs. He had the ability to influence, change, and even completely overthrow the decisions of many yamen through the emperor. This great god was not

Those who dare to offend ordinary people, even the seven ministers of the court and relatives of the emperor, have to give up some face.

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Note: When I wrote about Taiye Lake today, I discovered that the chapter on Yongwei Camp in Chapter 11 mentioned the Beihai school field incorrectly. Beihai, Zhongnanhai and other places in Beijing were collectively called "Taiye Lake" in the Ming Dynasty.

The Manchu people like to call rivers and lakes "hai". During the Jin Dynasty, it was changed to "hai", and this name was adopted by the Yuan Dynasty.

In the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was worried that the Han people would be transformed into barbarians, so he adhered to the standard of "inheriting the Zhou and Han Dynasties and inheriting the Tang and Song Dynasties" and carried out a large-scale forced restoration of Han culture. It is probably at this time that he canceled the name "Hai" and changed it to

"Taiye Pool".
Chapter completed!