Chen Yichen was surprised to see Taining Hou, but he didn't know that many of the honorary officials who were accompanying the sacrifices at the Jujube Hall were also a little incredible when he saw him appearing on such an occasion.

With Chen Yichen's high school Jie Yuan and a celebration banquet was held at the Duke of Chengguo's Mansion, the upper class of the capital basically knew that Zhu Yong had such a maid.

However, even the concubine's son is rarely qualified to participate in important occasions such as sacrificial ceremonies, let alone maids and sons.

Does Chen Yichen appear here today mean that Zhu Yong, Duke Cheng, is ready to officially support his son?

This speculation did not last long. Soon the chime bells and music sounded, and flags were waving in the distance. Xu Xianzhong, Duke of Ding, wearing Zhou ritual sacrificial robes, walked along the central axis to the steps of the Juju Altar.

As Duke Ding, who was worshipping the emperor on behalf of the emperor, all the officials present showed a look of fear and fear, and they did not even dare to breathe too clearly, so as not to be caught by the censor and the officials of Taichang Temple.

Xu Xianzhong, Duke of Ding, walked to the altar of Jujube, took off his shoes and entered the hall to show his cleanliness and did not bring dust into the altar.

When they came to the main god's position, they began to perform the three kneeling and nine worship ceremony. At the same time, the honorary officials who accompanied the sacrifice also had to follow the ceremony.

After the ceremony is finished, the ceremony will be completed, and the ceremony will be performed by the Si Zhu, who will kneel down to read the poem, perform the three-kneel and nine-kneel ceremony again, and will go to the position to offer the title.

At this point, the entire sacrifice is basically coming to an end. Because this is a sacrifice for the emperor, many of the steps have been simplified, and etiquettes such as drinking blessings and receiving blessings cannot be shelved.

The reason is also very simple. Only the emperor can accept the blessings of God. Do you, a minister, still intend to be unable to pass away?

However, even so, the whole ceremony took a long time. Some older officials of the honorary relatives had already sweated heavily and struggled to hold on, but they still didn't dare to move.

When the sacrifices are burned, it means that the entire sacrificial ceremony will officially end. In an instant, the extremely quiet prayer altar will be heard. The polite voices of greetings will be heard, and the friendship between the familiar officials will begin.

"I haven't seen the British Duke for a long time, is he still strong?"

"Thank you for your hard work in Ding Guo Duke, the emperor still values ​​you."

"Shangshu Hu, today's sacrificial rituals will definitely bless my country and the people's peace and prosperity."

Accompanied by these voices, Zhu Yong, Duke Cheng, came to Chen Ying, Hou of Taining, and said with a smile: "Harde Taining, can you still eat it all the way to the north? "

Facing Duke Cheng’s joke, Hou Taining smiled and replied: “It’s okay to go out of the border, let alone just go north to work?”

Chen Ying, the Marquis of Taining, was in charge of the Governor's Office of the Rear Army of the Capital. Last year, he responded with Duke Cheng Guozhu Yong to deal with military affairs.

However, Zhu Yong was still responsible for the three guards of Wurianha, so he returned to the capital early. Chen Ying stayed in Yingtian Prefecture for more than a year. With the end of the Battle of the Second Battle of Luchuan, the southwest direction has temporarily settled, so he was ordered to return to Beijing to serve.

The two of them have been old friends and colleagues for many years, and they are both honors and military generals, so naturally there is no need to pretend to be polite and speak very easily.

"I'll pay homage to the marquis."

Chen Yichen and Zhu Ji also leaned over at this time and bowed to Chen Ying, the Marquis of Taining.

After the ceremony, Zhu Ji said with a smile on his face: "Mr. Marquis's spirit of dragon horses will definitely be invincible if he goes out of the border."

"Haha, my nephew is really good at talking."

Taining Hou laughed happily and seemed very excited.

However, after laughing, he looked at Chen Yichen and said, "Yichen, when I arrived in the capital, I heard about Jie Yuan in your high school. He is really a young talent."

"The Marquis is so proud, I dare not take it."

Chen Yichen was very modest, without any slight complacent.

"What dares not be the youngest Jie Yuanlang since the founding of the Ming Dynasty?"

After Chen Ying said that, he looked at Zhu Yong and added: "Duke Cheng Guo, sometimes I envy you for having such good luck. You should be like Sun Zhongmou if you have a child."

Taining Hou's tone was mixed with envy. He had been very optimistic about Chen Yichen before, but could not agree with him.

The reason is that good character does not mean high or low achievement. Chen Yichen's background and fame are far from worthy of his daughter.

Now in less than a year, the first Duke and Maid gave birth to a son has become the youngest Jie Yuanlang in the history of the Ming Dynasty. I dare not say that I can be named a marquis and a prime minister in the future, at least I will no longer be a mediocre and unknown person.

Sometimes people really compare themselves, but they can't compare themselves. They can't even look forward to a son who inherited the title. Zhu Yong, a maid who was freed from the rank of the king, can achieve such achievements. If you say too much, you will cry.

Moreover, the voice of Chen Ying from Taining Hou "Take a son like Sun Zhongmou" also attracted the attention of many officials present because of his excitement.

"Is the Marquis of Taining praising the son of the Duke?"

One of the Ministry of Rites officials stood a little farther away, so he spoke and asked his colleagues beside him.

"It seems to be."

"Can Zhu Ji deserve this praise?"

For outsiders, the son of Duke Cheng, naturally, thought of Zhu Yi and Zhu Ji.

Zhu Yi was not present today, so the official subconsciously thought it was praising Zhu Ji.

However, Zhu Ji's reputation in the capital is just average, and he can't bear the praise of Sun Zhongmou. Chen Ying, the Marquis of Taining, has given him some compliments.

"How is that possible? Of course, it's Xinke Jie Yuan Chen Yichen."

"You are the maid from Cheng Duke's Mansion."

"What else? The youngest Jie Yuanlang in the history of the Ming Dynasty and was highly favored by Shangguan, his future will inevitably be immeasurable."

"This statement is reasonable, and only Chen Yichen deserves Sun Zhongmou's approval."

The discussion between these two officials is a microcosm of other officials at the scene.

Although the second generation of honorary officials and officials in the Ming Dynasty have not been completely dismantled and completely abandoned as in the late Ming Dynasty, they are not much better.

In addition to strict discipline, the eldest son may have some promising prospects. Most of the second sons and concubines have been fascinated by the world of flowers. It is better to be able to do so. How could he have learned the Yuan Dynasty in high school like Chen Yichen and created the history of the Ming Dynasty?

However, the three father and son of Duke Cheng Guo were full of complex expressions when listening to the praise from everyone around him.

Needless to say, Zhu Ji originally wanted to please Chen Ying, the Marquis of Taining. After all, Chen Qingtong's flower will not give up for a day if he has not married for a day!

Under ancient etiquette, it was too difficult to take the title of the second son. As long as Zhu Yi did not make any mistakes on his own initiative, even with the blessing of Lin, the hope would be very slim.

Only by marrying Chen Qingtong and receiving the help of Chen Ying, Hou Taining, and using him as Zhu Yong’s friend, colleague and in-laws, can he magnify that faint hope!

Unexpectedly, Chen Ying's focus was not on him at all. Instead, he praised this maid Chen Yichen, which attracted the attention of the audience!

All kinds of envy, jealousy, hatred surged into my heart, and Zhu Ji's face turned green.

Zhu Yong is the kind that cannot be described in pain. The outside world now thinks that his father has no dog and son. It is a foregone conclusion that Chen Yichen enters the genealogy. In the future, the Duke clan of becoming a king will definitely reach the peak again.

But Chen Yichen had almost made it clear that he would not change his surname and recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors that day, so the praise from the outside world was quite ironic when he heard Duke Cheng's ears. He didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

Chen Yichen's mentality is similar to that of Duke Cheng Guo Zhu Yong. He wanted to cut off his relationship with Duke Cheng Guo's mansion, but found that he was still chaotic in the end, so he could only default to this embarrassing situation.

At this moment, several more people leaned over and bowed to Duke Cheng and said hello to Hou Taining. The head of the Minister of Rites Hu Yi.

"I have met Duke Cheng and Marquis of Taining."

"Shangshu Hu is so polite."

"You don't need to be polite to Hu's family."

The person who called Hu Shangshu was Chen Ying, the Marquis of Taining, and the person who called Hu's family was Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo.

Because Hu Yi's daughter married Zhu Yi as his wife, both of them were in-laws.

Chen Yichen naturally bowed and bowed, but among the few people who came over, he saw a familiar face, he was He Pingyan!

He Pingyan stood among the civil servants, so which hall and minister of the Ministry is he the son?

Chen Yichen guessed the other party's identity, and He Pingyan also looked at him with a smile. His smile seemed to see an old friend he knew. There was no sign that the two had a conflict in Xueling Pavilion a few days ago.

"Today's sacrificial ceremony, in addition to praying for the harvest of grain in the Ming Dynasty, I also saw the scene of the prosperous literary style. This year's new science and the Yayuan are all here, it's really a fate."

The reason why Hu Yi came here was because he saw Chen Yichen attending the sacrificial ceremony. Who would have thought that such a coincidence would happen that it was the first place in the provincial examination in Jiazi year and met here second.

Such things are a good sign for sacrifices.

When everyone heard this, they nodded and said yes. In addition to the meaning of a good lottery, they also gave Hu Yi a face.

You should know that Hu Yi is not as simple as an ordinary Minister of Rites. He is also one of the five ministers entrusted by Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty. He is highly respected in the court.

"I have heard that Jie Yuanlang's cursive script has Huaisu's muscles and bones. It was displayed at the Lu Ming Banquet that day, and even Mr. Wang praised it after reading it."

"It just so happens that I like to do some writing and ink recently. I wonder if Jie Yuanlang can give me a thin face. When will I leave two paintings of ink in Lao Jiu's mansion?"

Hu Yi said this in a joking tone, but he was shocked to others!

Not to mention the new academic record, I am afraid that even the top scorer in the new academic record will not be able to afford Hu Yi's invitation!

He said this with Hu Yi's status and status, and could not simply use the word "appreciation". Could it be that he planned to force his "three young masters" because of his in-laws with Duke Cheng?

"Is Chen Yichen so powerful? Even the character of Shangshu Hu's happiness and anger so much?"

"I can't believe that I have been an official in the Ministry of Rites for more than ten years and have never seen Lord Hu do this."

"The officials also heard that at the Lu Ming Banquet, Chen Yichen used his hand to press his hands on all directions, which was a reappearance of Huaisu's brush and ink. I didn't expect this to be true?"

"Even so, I can't afford to be Lord Hu's behavior. It's amazing."

Not to mention the ministers were stunned, even Duke Cheng Guoyu Zhu Yong looked at Chen Yichen with surprise after hearing Hu Yi's words.

Because no one knows better than him that he has never said any care to Hu Yi, and even Chen Yichen's name has never been mentioned.

Moreover, as a relative, Zhu Yong also knows Hu Yi's personality very well. He has been an official for decades of integrity, quietness, and lack of desires, and unstoppable and humiliating. Even if he greets him behind his back, it is probably difficult for him to take such an attitude of value.

"The big brother Boyan is so serious, I am really frightened when I am young."

"As long as the Lord of the Communist Party does not bother you, I will definitely visit you later."

Chen Yichen showed a humble and surprised expression. Half of it was pretending, and the other half was really scared.
To be continued...