eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 39

Qingning Palace is the residence of the Empress Dowager Zhou.

Both the current Emperor Hongzhi and the former Emperor Xianzong are very filial to her.

Oh, by the way, she is the noble concubine of the War God of the Tumu Castle.

This battle feels a long time ago, but there is still such an old man alive in the palace.

On the way Zhu Houzhao accompanied Queen Zhang to Qingning Palace, he remembered this episode,
In my heart, I was thinking about when to get close to her old man, and I also asked about the past, to see what kind of decision-making process my ancestors used to do such unreliable things.

Make their descendants miserable.

The Empress Dowager Zhou is also a kind old man. After all, she is so old, and when her husband was captured by the enemy country and came back, he died early when he came back, and her son died early. She has experienced so many miserable lives. You say she What more do you want?
Every day is eating fast, reciting Buddha's name, having sweet treats...great-grandson.

So Yu Zhu Houzhao also loves him the same.

Now that the little guy is willing to take the initiative to accompany her to relieve boredom, he is naturally extremely happy.

It's just that before the card technique was finished, there was a commotion outside.

Zhu Houzhao also looked at the eunuchs who hurried over with strange eyes.

"Empress Dowager, Long Live Mountain Yuxiu Pavilion is flooded! Please Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, and Your Highness get ready, it is impossible to temporarily hide elsewhere."

Long Live Mountain is actually the back garden, which is very close to the harem.

On the contrary, it is farther ahead.

"Where is the emperor?" The Empress Dowager Zhou asked immediately.

"The emperor is in Qianqing Palace."

In this case, everyone's hearts will be more stable, the distance between the three halls is far after all.If you are strolling in the back garden, it will be scary.

"Emperor, come to the queen mother." Queen Zhang's heart tightened, she threw the cards in her hand, and hugged Zhu Houzhao in her arms, "Don't be afraid, the queen mother will always be with you."

There was some commotion outside. As a mother, she didn't want her child to experience any danger, so she tightly covered Zhu Houzhao's face to her chest, not letting him see or listen.

However, Zhu Houzhao didn't panic, "The queen mother, she got caught in the water and needed to call in people to put out the fire. The incident happened suddenly, I don't know if it can be handled properly there, and I want to command them."

"Nonsense!" No matter how much Empress Zhang loves her son, she will not allow this. "Are you going out to scare the empress to death?"

The Empress Dowager Zhou also objected, "Zhao'er, you will stay by the queen's side and never leave."

"Okay." Zhu Houzhao sighed, "Those people really hit the spot..."

The old man moved his ears, "What did Zhao'er say?"

"Grandma, someone told Zhao'er earlier that the eunuch Li Guang begged his father to build too much, which is against the will of the heavens. Sooner or later, there will be punishment. Now this Yuxiu Pavilion, it will be ruined before it is completed. ..."

Empress Dowager Zhou's heart moved, it turned out that it was related to the government, but her eyes were calm, she didn't think about Zhu Houzhao's special thoughts about a child, she just patted his head, "Zhaoer do not be afraid."

After a while, there still seemed to be red in the sky, and someone came over and told them to evacuate quickly.

It's not too close, but for safety's sake.

The Empress Dowager Zhou didn't write any ink, "Let's move, go to the emperor's side, so that he won't worry about us."

"Yes!" Everyone responded.

When Emperor Hongzhi heard about it, his first reaction was the same as that of Qingning Palace, that is, he asked his family what they were doing.
Knowing that Zhu Houzhao was rushing over from the Qingning Palace with the Queen and the Empress Dowager, I felt relieved a lot.

The follow-up is nothing more than putting out the fire as soon as possible.

The Forbidden City is a wooden structure building,
So afraid of fire.

It is precisely because of the fear of fire that there are ways to put it out.Although there are no fire trucks, there are large tanks everywhere in the palace, and the water in them is used to put out fires.

It's a pity that Yu Xiuting,
A good pavilion burned down.

There were many ministers who objected to it, but now it's fine... it's another bunch of troublesome things.

"Send Li Guang over here!"

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It was late when Zhu Houzhao, the empress, and the empress dowager arrived at Qianqing Palace. When he saw the emperor, Li Guang was already kneeling.

After a normal greeting, confirm that the important people are all right.

The Empress Dowager opened her mouth and asked Li Guang: "Have you found out the cause of the water?"

It's not that Zhu Houzhao has never seen Li Guang kneeling,
That old man with fluttering white hair and a touch of immortality had already knelt in the East Palace.

But at that time kneeling was not as well-behaved as it is now,

Now he is curled up into a ball, and his bones seem to be trembling a little.

Oh, maybe it's cold.

"Report to the Empress Dowager... I think it should be the end of autumn and the beginning of winter when the weather is dry."

Zhu Houzhao was by the emperor's side at the moment, and the emperor held his hand, hoping that the child would not be frightened at least.

But at this time, the emperor felt his son's hand tighten, and it was obvious that he could feel it when he was holding him.

"If that's the case, wouldn't the palace have to be burned every year at the end of autumn and early winter? Father, what... can we do?"

Li Guang now regrets so much that he wants to die.

He really wanted to give himself a big mouth!He even discussed for a long time how to add trouble to the prince!My brain is broken!
"Your Highness...Your Highness, don't worry, this... It's not common to see water in the palace..."

"It's not common. It seems that Eunuch Li was unlucky and you ran into him."

As soon as these words came out, Li Guang's face paled instantly.

In fact, if it is someone else, the word bad luck is to help make excuses!
But on him, the word is fatal!

Because he was fooling the emperor in the first place, what kind of "strange formula and secret technique" is he doing, he pays attention to gods, gods, ghosts and ghosts, which is mysterious.

To put it bluntly, he should be the one who brought good luck to the emperor when his luck was bad.

Now you invite bad luck yourself and bring harm to the palace, that's okay!
If Li Guang had never been in contact with the prince, he would probably think it was childish speech.

But he and the crown prince had already confronted each other, and with two consecutive seemingly ordinary but fatal words, he could be sure that all of this was arranged by the crown prince!

It's just that he really didn't expect the prince to make such a ruthless and decisive move.

Originally, the trick of playing gods and ghosts was the most trusted by the emperor. Ordinary people couldn't change the emperor's mind at all, because you couldn't see this thing, and you couldn't say you didn't have it. What if?The emperor will also have concerns, what if?
But the crown prince was able to find a way in such a short period of time and find him trouble in the most critical place.

Such tricks, such rhetoric...

Li Guang already felt a shudder.

Over there, the Empress Dowager Zhou also believed in these things. She has been serving Buddhism and Taoism all her life. "The emperor trusts Li Guang so much. He said what about Li Guang today, and he will say what about Li Guang tomorrow. Finally, the disaster was summoned." gone."

The old and the young,
It's all about 'luck'.

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi was really disturbed, especially when he thought of the endless stream of memorials from the ministers, saying that this was the will of the heavens, which made him even more headache.

"What the grandmother said is that the grandson is educated."

What the Empress Dowager Zhou said made Li Guang's heart feel ashamed, which would make it possible for the emperor to kill him!

The emperor turned around, didn't give Li Guang a good face, waved his hand and sent him away, "Okay, Li Guang, don't kneel here anymore. Go quickly and see Yuxiuting and Zhen's back garden burnt to the ground To what extent. Also, you have been more honest recently, don't cause trouble for me anymore!"

"Slave, obey the order..." Li Guang felt the emperor's impatience, and the lines he had planned to cry in front of the emperor were no longer available.

With robes dragging the floor and a stooped figure, he walked out of the hall unsteadily like this.

Outside the hall is a majestic and continuous grand building. Walking here naturally feels spacious and grand, but everyone in it knows that every step is startling.

Today, he, Li Guang, suffered a big blow!
(End of this chapter)