eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 14 A Day in the East Palace

Qiu Yun felt a little more at ease when he heard the crown prince say that.
She and Dongyu hit the big luck, but they can't let the two of them pick up all the benefits,
There are so many father-in-laws and maids in the palace, and countless pairs of eyes watching, if it makes people jealous, it is hard to guarantee that there will be no disaster after that.

Fortunately, she is familiar with the Crown Prince in front of her.
The ear hears kindness, the eye sees tenderness,
Compared with the previous environment, at least I feel more at ease here.

Especially when facing the threat of death, the need for safety and stability in my heart obviously exceeds the material needs of what to eat and use.

And she received this great favor, no matter what, she must repay it.

Now that the crown prince has agreed to her, she has something to say,

"My servant thanked Your Highness! Your Highness saved Dong Yu and me. Although Qiu Yun doesn't know the way of a saint, he also knows the principle of repaying others with springs. In the future, I will serve you wholeheartedly to repay Your Highness's kindness."

Zhu Houzhao believed this to some extent.

"You should do your best."

"Yes."

"Then... let's make a cup of tea."

"The slaves obey."

Zhu Houzhao shook his head and stopped thinking about the thoughts of these ancient servants, anyway, he couldn't figure it out anyway.

In the afternoon, there was a light rain in the sky, and he went back to the temple.And no one is allowed to close the door, just watch the raindrops form a line in the sky under the eaves of the corridor, and listen to the rattling sound of the branches and leaves in the flower bed.

Before officially studying, the life in the East Palace is a bit boring.

But Zhu Houzhao is not a person who likes to be lively. In the past, he liked such rainy days, listening to the sound of rain to read, and listening to the sound of rain to fall asleep.

Or cook a meal by yourself, or watch a movie with a snack.

Such quiet time always makes him feel comfortable,

It wasn't until later that I grew up that I began to take on more responsibilities and handle more things.The noisy city is extremely inconsistent with his preferences.

He nearly tore himself apart just to stay alive.

Now under the sky 500 years ago,

He's back to being a kid again,

Although the responsibility of being a prince is heavy, people are not machines after all, and they must have their own space.

Clean up, tidy up, and start again better.

Zhu Houzhao asked someone to move a rocking chair at the entrance of the hall, and he lay down on it. Because of the wind, he covered himself with a blanket, so he could see the rain outside.

"Liu Jin, I remember you can read, right?"

"Go back to Your Highness, and recognize some."

"Okay. The Four Books and Five Classics won't embarrass you. Find a simple history book and read it to me."

Liu Jin thought to himself, His Highness's request is really novel.

"I don't know, which history book does His Highness want to hear?"

"I... want to hear the story of Wang Anshi and Song Shenzong."

Also, the vitality of the dynasty began to gradually decrease. A minister who had the emperor's support for reform ended in failure.He had to understand carefully.

"Then, read "Song History"?"

"can."

So Xiaoyu was subtle, one of them was reading, the other was listening, and he had to ask a few more questions about some classical Chinese that he didn't understand.

With the passage of time, the blurred history in my mind gradually became clear, and the impressions were connected little by little.

On the edge of Qiuyun, there will be fragrant warm tea,

This is what life should be like, right?

Even if Qiuyun and Dongyu are watching from the side, they will feel a kind of happiness.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so studious and sensible, so he treats them well.

After a while, Zhu Houzhao thought that if he only listened to Wang Anshi when he came up, he would definitely be discovered by interested people, because it was too obvious.It will be quite troublesome to come up with a remonstrance at that time.

So he told Liu Jin, "Go and tell Yang Tinghe not to remember this passage... Forget it, you should ask him to come over. I will tell him in person."

After a while, Yang Zhongyun, who looked a little weak, saluted His Highness the Crown Prince with all his strength.

"Mr. Yang, I don't remember everything in the East Palace, right? Don't remember so clearly this afternoon, just say that I was studying."

Yang Tinghe was stunned, what is this request?
But in fact... Zhongyun officials don't dare to disobey the prince's intentions.

"Yes……"

"Your Highness," a servant outside the hall came over, "Wang Zhan is asking to see you."

"Okay. Let him in."

Wang Jia now often visits the East Palace, but just after he came in today, he found Yang Tinghe's back leaving the Fang Palace.

As soon as he arrives, the person leaves.

This made Wang Jia frowned slightly.

Some doubts in my heart deepened.

Zhu Houzhao got up from the rocking chair, and told Liu Jin to quickly put away the book he had just read.

"Minister, see Your Highness Wang Jia."

"Mr. Wang came just in time. Today I have a few things I don't understand and want to ask him for advice."

Wang Jia was stunned for a moment. After that day, he himself struggled for a long time, but he didn't expect the prince to be the same as before.

"Your Highness."

Zhu Houzhao turned around, "What's wrong?"

"I came today because I have something to report to His Highness."

Hearing his tone, he knew that there should be something wrong.

Originally, I thought I could have a day in the East Palace.

"Please tell me, Mr. Wang."

"Your Highness, do you know who Li Guang is?"

Liu Jin beside him frowned when he heard Wang Jia mention this name.

"Li Guang?"

Zhu Houzhao wanted to ask if it was the parachutist Li Guang, but he knew that Wang Jia would not mention a figure from the Han Dynasty at this time.

"Yes, the minister refers to the eunuch Li Guang."

In the Ming Dynasty, not all eunuchs were called eunuchs, only the head of a yamen was called an eunuch.Like Li Guang, he is the head of the internal government.

The internal official supervisor is mainly responsible for construction and construction affairs, and has nothing to do with the decision-making center of the imperial court. It is somewhat similar to the Ministry of Industry in the outer court.

In addition, since internal officials, especially the eunuchs who were in charge of ceremonies, could not be sent out (out of the palace), if eunuchs wanted to go to other places for business, they "must borrow their titles as internal officials and supervisors."

And when the emperor sends someone out of the palace, he is naturally the first choice to trust.Therefore, the status of the internal official supervisor was once second only to the supervisor of rites and the supervisor of horses.

Li Guang is the head of the inner court, and the eunuchs who nominally leave the palace have to pass through him. Because of this, Li Guang has a good relationship with many eunuchs with real power.

Zhu Houzhao didn't understand this, but he saw the change in Liu Jin's expression, which is not usually the case for this old fox, so he knew that this matter was sensitive.

Wang Jia really said: "Li Guang, the eunuch of the internal government, has suggested that His Majesty's construction is too complicated since the fourth year of Hongzhi. To lure His Majesty to let the Beijing army build a palace, so that the Beijing army will occupy the army, and the garrison troops will be difficult to train. I implore Your Majesty, Chen Shengshang, to present the facts so that Your Majesty will not be deceived by villains!"

In order to take care of the prince, he didn't study, so he used vernacular as much as possible in his words.

But Zhu Houzhao knew that it was not that simple.

Many people must have mentioned these things to the emperor, but how long has it been since Hongzhi four years ago?This person is still fine.

"Mr. Wang, I know about this."

"Your Highness..."

Liu Jin was very smart. Seeing that Wang Jia was starting to get into a corner, he took a step forward, "Mr. Wang, let's answer His Highness's question first. His Highness has been waiting for you today."

In the position of the prince, there will be too many people stating right and wrong, good and evil for different purposes, but it is so easy to distinguish right from wrong in the world.

(End of this chapter)