I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 141 Discussion
To be honest, the final scene was beyond Zhu Houxuan's expectations. Although the Prince of Jing's Mansion had made a lot of preparations in advance, the number of people who arrived in the end still exceeded expectations.

Fortunately, the Jingwang Mansion was large and powerful, and could accommodate so many royal family members. In addition, the governor and governor of Huguang also rushed to Qizhou to help with the reception work.

No matter what the original intention of this matter was, it has now developed into a grand event for the Ming royal family.

The last time so many princes gathered together was during the Hongwu period, which is more than a hundred years ago.

No matter how many complaints the princes and vassals had in private, after being summoned to Qizhou by Zhu Houzhao, they could not help but feel somewhat grateful to Zhu Houzhao. As the host, Zhu Houxuan also received goodwill and praise from the various princes.

The people in Prince Jing's Mansion were also proud of it. Concubine Liu had been in high spirits recently. Although she could not show up in public too often, she could still offer sacrifices to her ancestors in the ancestral temple.

In just a few years, the Jingwang Mansion had turned around from its decline. The light it exuded overshadowed its past stigma, and it was thriving. Concubine Liu thought that even if she died now, she would be able to rest in peace.

Zhu Houzhao also gradually adapted to the days of living with the royal family and vassal states, especially with his four uncles, which reminded him of the days when Emperor Hongzhi was alive.

The prosperity of Qizhou also surprised the visiting members of the royal family. Although Qizhou had no brothels, it had the largest working group in the Ming Dynasty. The purchasing power of these workers was quite high. When they solved the problem of food and clothing, they began to demand spiritual and cultural life.

It is precisely because of the workers' needs, and the fact that Zhu Houxuan himself paid great attention to literary and artistic propaganda and personally provided guidance in recent years, that Qizhou has shown great vitality and vitality in literature and art.

Therefore, each member of the royal family can find a lot of fun in Qizhou.

However, what surprised Zhu Houxuan the most was that Prince Xing Zhu Youlang and Zhu Houcong actually came to him.

"Zhu Houcong, the prince of Xingfan, greets his cousin, the Prince of Jing." Zhu Houcong bowed very politely.

"We are all family, there is no need to be so polite, cousin!" Zhu Houxun said with a smile. He didn't understand what this little cousin was here for.

He looked at Xing Wang Zhu Youluo who came with him with confusion.

Prince Xing Zhu Youluo laughed out loud, "Hahaha, my dear nephew, Prince Jing, please listen to my detailed explanation. My son has watched a lot of Jing operas in Qizhou recently, so I have some questions to ask you. These questions may be naive, so please don't laugh at me, my dear nephew."

After saying this, he looked at Zhu Houcong with doting eyes, which showed his love for this only son.

"How can I laugh at my cousin? He is very talented and I love him so much. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me. I will tell you everything I know." Zhu Houxuan said politely but insincerely.

"Thank you, cousin Prince of Jing." Zhu Houcong suddenly became excited and said impatiently: "I have watched The Legend of White Snake several times in Qizhou City in the past few days. I love this Jing opera very much, so I have a few questions to ask you, cousin Prince of Jing." Zhu Houxuan was stunned. He did not expect Zhu Houcong to ask him questions related to Jing opera, but this did not seem strange. After all, he was still a child.

He nodded slightly to Zhu Houcong, indicating that he should continue.

"Cousin Prince Jing, have you studied the methods of Taoism in depth?" Zhu Houcong looked at Zhu Houxuan with expectant eyes.

"The method of cultivating the Tao?" Zhu Houxuan was shocked. What kind of question was that? However, he still evaded the question and answered, "I know a little bit, I know a little bit."

"Brother Jing Wang, don't be so modest. In The Legend of White Snake, Xu Xian's son had an extraordinary aptitude for practicing Taoism. The realm of his practice was very particular. Refining essence into qi, refining qi into spirit, refining spirit into emptiness, and refining emptiness into the Dao. These four realms all come from Taoist classics. If you haven't studied Taoist classics in depth, you wouldn't be able to describe these realms." Zhu Houcong had an expression that said, "I'm a kid, don't lie to me."
Zhu Houcong almost vomited blood. The plot of Xu Xian's son's cultivation in "Legend of White Snake" was not long. He casually added the cultivation realms he saw in later online novels. He didn't expect that these four cultivation realms were so particular and were noticed by the kid Zhu Houcong. You know, he brought over the whole set of Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Elixir, Nascent Soul, Incarnation, Fusion, Mahayana, and Tribulation Crossing.

"I just wrote it casually. I forgot where I saw it before. Don't think too much about it, cousin," Zhu Houxuan quickly made amends.

"Cousin, are you deliberately trying to put me off because you think I'm young? Don't you know that although I'm only seven years old this year, I have already read quite a few Taoist classics?" Zhu Houcong said with dissatisfaction, pouting his lips.

"My dear nephew, Cong'er did not lie. He likes Taoist classics very much and has read a lot of them," Prince Xing Zhu Youluo suddenly interrupted with a bit of pride on his face. It was indeed a matter of pride to have such a smart son.

"Uncle Prince Xing, I really haven't studied any Taoism." Zhu Houxuan said with a bitter face.

He was interrupted by Zhu Houcong just in the middle of his sentence, "My cousin, please stop lying to me. There is a huge alchemy furnace in the palace of the Prince of Jing. I heard from the palace servants that my cousin opens the furnace from time to time to refine elixirs. He said that he wants to extract the sharp gold energy and refine a gold-based elixir."

Zhu Houxuan stared at Zhu Houcong in amazement. He felt like he had shot himself in the foot. The boomerang he had thrown had hit him.
"Cousin Prince Jing, you won't deny that it is an alchemy furnace, right? Although the shape of the alchemy furnace is a bit strange, I see Tai Chi Bagua painted on it." Zhu Houcong pressed on.

Zhu Houxuan was speechless, and he couldn't think of any excuse.
"Chong'er, how can you talk to your cousin like that?" Prince Xing Zhu Youxuan noticed Zhu Houxuan's embarrassment and quickly said, "Your cousin said he has never studied Taoism."

"Yes, yes, yes. I haven't studied the methods of cultivation in depth. I just studied a little for the purpose of writing Jing Opera. I just refined the alchemy furnace randomly and never made any elixirs. My cousin, you are overthinking it," Zhu Houxuan said hurriedly.

"Is that so?" There was great disbelief in Zhu Houcong's eyes.

"Brother Prince Jing, it is said that Dharma cannot be spread lightly. Today, Houcong was too abrupt." Zhu Houcong suddenly said seriously.

"But cousin, could you please give me a few pill recipes so I can study them?" Zhu Houcong said in the end, still a little unwilling to give up.

To be honest, there was a moment when Zhu Houxuan was very moved by Zhu Houcong's proposal, and some dark thoughts arose in his mind.
(End of this chapter)