eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 4 The Forbidden City

After Yang Tinghe left, Liu Jian, who had always maintained a decent face, couldn't help it.

"Why didn't you play?!" Liu Ge is always a very serious person, and such a method that can be called a workaround is a kind of 'dishonest' on his side.

It is said that he was not a very playful person when he was young, and he called it 'playing with a group of children, sitting alone', and he didn't like those fancy things when he urinated.

"Looking through the history books, there are only good people who are good at learning and the ministers are straight-up. When did the ministers not remonstrate when they were good at learning? Wouldn't it be a joke to spread the word?!"

"Hey, Mr. Liu doesn't have to be so angry, just listen to me and finish with you." Xie Qian smoothed things over and said, "This is different from the past. Your Majesty has delayed the lecture in the East Palace several times, and now he has froze here. Your Majesty will not agree, we as ministers, don’t we resist the order? Now His Majesty just expressed his intention to study next spring, and the date is fixed, so why worry? This situation can be solved, everyone is happy.”

"Then what if we delay until then?"

"No." Li Dongyang said: "First, His Royal Highness has said that he wants to study to share his majesty's worries. Reading is filial piety. How can filial piety be violated? What order does His Highness want to obey?"

Xie Qian said 'ah', slapped his thigh and said, "Leaving the pavilion to give lectures early is against the decree, and delaying the pavilion to give lectures is also against the decree!"

"Hmm..." Xu Shoufu finally hummed after listening for a long time, "Let's leave it at that."

He calculated his own time, and when this matter is completed next year, he will almost retire, and he will have an explanation to His Majesty, the officials, and himself.

"Master Xu, wait." Li Dongyang stroked his beard, he was still thinking, "I can't say when Yang Tinghe was here. Now that he's gone... I still can't help but wonder who taught His Highness."

"You can think about it, this person knows what happened in the East Palace and the cabinet must know about it, so he deliberately let the prince say those words; he understands the key to the struggle between His Majesty and us, so he came up with a compromise; he knows that the East Palace is out of the cabinet to give lectures. The core of the matter. Such a person..."

When he said this, except for Xu Pu who felt like he was about to fall asleep and showed no expression, the rest of Liu Xie were a little moved.

"Binzhi (Li Dongyang's character) means...?"

"If it's not Yang Tinghe, then it must be an eunuch from the Eastern Palace. This person's talent will definitely disturb the court, so we must guard against it."

This cast a layer of gloom on everyone's minds.

Li Dongyang is very resourceful, and he also asked good questions.

But after thinking about it, I didn't have any clue, so I had to let it go, "No matter what, the most comforting and exciting aspect of today's incident is the prince's filial piety. All good filial piety comes first, and I want to come to my people of Ming Dynasty. Blessed are you."

As long as children are filial, even if their intelligence is slightly lacking, what is there to be afraid of?
The Ming Dynasty took the talent from all over the world, so why not find a few assistants?

Thinking of this, I am more satisfied and agree with the current Crown Prince.

But it is getting late when Yang Tinghe quits the cabinet.

After going back, sort out today's notes, and then prepare to go back home.

However, when leaving the Forbidden City, Zhang Tianrui, who had been following him, sneaked up, "Jiefu, please stay."

"Mr. Wenxiang (named by Zhang Tianrui)," Yang Tinghe made a bow.

Zhang Tianrui stepped forward and got closer, "Jiefu committed a taboo, but this time Xu Shoufu summoned him, he must return safely."

Yang Tinghe thought to himself, he hadn't opened his mouth yet, why did he speak so firmly?
Although the two are both Zhongyun, but Zhang Tianrui is older, this time he guessed right, Yang Tinghe doesn't mind asking for advice: "Mr. Wen Xiang, please clarify."

Although Zhang Tianrui has achieved success in front of the prince during the day, he seems to have some experience in seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, "Jiefu thinks carefully, for officials like you and me, who have only just met the prince, Lord Shoufu will tell you that day." Sentenced with thunder, what is this called?"

With just one sentence and a simple dial, Yang Tinghe instantly understood.

Yes, if Master Shoufu does this, it will give people the impression of being too arrogant and domineering.

It seems that the opportunity in front of the prince is Xu Pu's.A chief assistant who is about to retire would not do such a thing, especially with Xu Pu's past style, he would not do such a thing.

Yang Tinghe then wanted to understand, no wonder Xu Pu was so fierce today, Liu, Li, and Xie didn't say a word.

It is precisely because I know that I don't say a word.

Because as I said, it is very unwise to let Xu Ge be a bad guy and you a good guy.

Yang Tinghe thought again, Zhang Tianrui, who is so old and has almost no political future, has such insight,

Sure enough, the officialdom is deep...

"Besides, Jie Fu. Today, His Highness suddenly called to your side, and the incident happened suddenly... Lord Yude..."

Yang Tinghe frowned, Zuo Yude is their immediate boss,

According to their duties, they are responsible for teaching and assisting the crown prince, and they are generally the ones who give lectures to the crown prince.

Now that Zhu Houzhao is still young, if he participates in political affairs as an adult, he will definitely need to write memorials. At this time, Zuo Yude is the prince's secretary.

Today's matter is more or less a taboo, and the immediate superior will still feel it.

For example, do you want to replace me with your performance in front of the prince?

Once it reaches this level, Yang Tinghe's solution will not work.
Because at this time, the two sides are fighting not whether what you taught is right or not, but whether you should do what you should do.

Yang Tinghe felt helpless in his heart,
But he knows that there is no choice in this world that has all benefits and no harm,

The prince summoned him suddenly, there were not many such opportunities, and the time was short at that time, on the premise that he wanted to fight for something, this was the only way he could do it.

If you think about it in your heart, it's nothing. Soldiers will block you, and water will cover you.

"I understand. Thank you, Mr. Wenxiang, for reminding me."

Yang Tinghe left the palace step by step, leaving only a back view.Years of peace, just a small action, has caused so many changes.

This is the Forbidden City, not a romantic place where happiness is unlimited and wandering freely.

Now that there are waves, the road ahead needs to be figured out step by step.

Zhu Houzhao, who was accompanying his father in the Qianqing Palace, was also waiting for the result.

To be honest, no matter how perfect the various links are imagined, until the last moment, it will always be an unknown.

This is also a lesson he learned in his previous life. If the money doesn't reach your account, even if the other party pats off the hair on his chest and says to send money tomorrow, you can't believe it.

All "almost" may become "not done" due to changes in any factor.Then people give you a reason, saying that the fact is that there is no way.

Emperor Hongzhi, who drank the medicine last night and rested for another day, finally recovered a lot in the evening.

He didn't have a serious illness, but his body was weak, and he had worked too hard before, and he was in a bad mood because of studying in the East Palace, so he fell ill.

Now the prince is quite sensible, and he is no longer playful like before, but has been with him for a long time in Qianqing Palace. With this episode, the emperor's heart is calmed down a lot.

The old eunuch Xiao Gonggong said: "Thanks to the blessing of our ancestors, Your Highness is so filial, His Majesty got a good son, and Daming got a good prince."

He probably knew how to speak, anyway, Hongzhi was the happiest when he praised his son.

As expected, the emperor's face was full of joy, "Zhen, I really want to see Zhao'er grow up in the future, when the time comes, I, Da Ming, will also have successors!"

After another day, the emperor's health gradually improved, so he ordered the early court to resume.

Zhu Houzhao was also concerned about this news.

The emperor said he was sick and hid for a few days, and the ministers couldn't continue to pursue him for giving lectures in the East Palace. But now that he is in good health, it is different. This morning is the time to see the results...

(End of this chapter)