eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 555

"My emperor, Shengming!"

I don't know why, Zhu Houzhao likes this feeling.

During the reign of Hongzhi, there were many famous ministers. In the reign of Zhengde, because of Liu Jin, many people left the court and asked for love.

What a pity this is, especially since Emperor Zhengde came to the throne so righteously, and the mid-Ming Dynasty was not as terminally ill as it was at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

It would be a pity if it really developed as history did.

Emperor Zhengde didn't know why he didn't leave any heirs, which led to another change in the inheritance of the throne. The emperor Jiajing who came up was extremely smart and selfish, and he reigned for a very long time.

The party struggles and the deterioration of the political environment in the late Ming Dynasty started from Jiajing to some extent.

That's why he likes this feeling. The overall situation is not ruined because of him. Ministers like Wang Hua who are still willing to do something can stay in the court.

"Go ahead, let's do this first."

Zhu Houzhao didn't make a big deal out of it right away, but he also wanted to figure it out.

Because he has repeatedly emphasized in the harem, and he also believes that Concubine Shen Shu must have explained to her family, but not everyone is very sensible and obedient, and many people use their identities as family members to make trouble, which is also possible.

In any case, this is actually a trend. With the expansion of his harem, the number of "relatives" will actually increase. When the number increases, no one knows who will come out. It is also unlikely that the circuits are normal.

"emperor……"

Zhu Houzhao got up, pinched his waist and twisted his body.

"Is Concubine Shen Shu still going there?"

The emperor was silent for a few breaths.

"Let's not go, make some arrangements, I want to go out of the palace."

"Yes. Where is His Majesty going today?"

"Isn't the top floor of Mei Huai Guxiu's restaurant empty? I haven't been there for a long time. Go there and remember not to tell anyone."

"Yes, the slaves obey the order."

As the evening approached, the city that never sleeps began to become lively, showing the color of a bustling city in some form.

But as an emperor, he was a bit lonely. He spent so much time building the city that never sleeps. In fact, it was difficult for him to visit it by himself.

Reason told him that he should deal with the matter of Concubine Shen Shu's natal family more decisively, but at the same time, he was also a human being.Concubine Shen Shu is different from his two uncles back then, he has no feelings for those two idiots, but he does have feelings for Concubine Shen Shu.

In fact, people should be afraid, that is, when you are very cruel to your relatives, is this person, the emperor, still alone?
It's too cold at the heights, that's probably how it feels.

Because he felt a little bored, he thought about going out of the palace to get some air, and he was even more presumptuous, because he was going to the city that never sleeps, so he thought about going to the hotel that Mei Huaigu opened—it was very close, about one hour away. It looks like 200 meters.

The structure of the city that never sleeps is composed of horizontal and vertical streets, with bright shops hung with lanterns on both sides. People come and go in the middle of the road, there are scholars and talents, as well as foreign traders, dignitaries and ordinary people.

Except when it opened for business, Zhu Houzhao stepped here for the first time. He brought Liu Jin and four guards, and there were more than [-] people in the dark, not far or near.

And he himself was wearing a blue thin shirt, holding a fan, looking around with great interest.

His attire is somewhat eye-catching here, but there are quite a few high-ranking officials from the city that never sleeps, so it's relatively good.

Zhu Houzhao shuttled through the crowd, saw a theater troupe, and there were quite a few people around. Looking closer, he found that the performance was martial arts. Two teenage boys, one holding a pair of halberds and the other holding a steel knife. It should have been arranged in advance, but the two of them shot very quickly, and watching them crackling made people couldn't help but exclaim.

Zhu Houzhao rarely saw such a performance, especially when he saw the boy with a knife doing several backflips in a row, he couldn't help clapping his hands.

"awesome."

It's a pity that at the climax, the two teenagers stopped at the same time, stood on the left and the right and bowed to the audience, and then a middle-aged man came out with hands in hand.

"The three of us, the master and the apprentice, are from Shandong, relying on some clumsy legs and feet to make a living. All judges, those who have money will give money, and those who have no money will give money. I, Wang Si, thank you for this. Already!"

It turned out that it was coming to an end, and Zhu Houzhao was still a little unsatisfied. The performances this year could keep him going, and probably only martial arts and acrobatics were left.

It can only be said that it is not a coincidence.Then he flipped his palm, and a few pieces of silver appeared.

Although it is a bit regretful, it is still useful to relax. Once you enter here, other troublesome things seem to be temporarily forgotten.

Zhu Houzhao continued to walk forward.

Liu Jin said beside him: "Your Majesty, if you feel really depressed, how about a few glasses of wine?"

"You can arrange it."

"Yes, the servant understands."

Liu Jin recruited a person behind him, gave a few simple instructions, and then led Zhu Houzhao to the Zuixian Tower. He still had a way, instead of going through the main entrance, he entered through the back door.

Although the back door is simple, unlike the hustle and bustle of the front door, the treatment is excellent.

When the people from Zuixianlou came, Liu Jin only said, "A nobleman is here."

Afterwards, the guys acted like they had it all figured out.

Through the back door, walk a short stone road among the forests, and then you can step onto a long corridor with lanterns. Zhu Houzhao followed Liu Jin, seeing that this guy seemed to be familiar with the road, but he didn't feel disappointed at this time, and followed just fine.

Behind the promenade is a building with exquisite petals carved on the walls, which is hidden in the bamboo forest and has a certain sense of privacy and ambiguity.Zhu Houzhao hadn't experienced this feeling for a long time.

Liu Jin pushed open a door and said flatteringly, "My lord, this is it."

Zhu Houzhao probed to look, the floor in the room was extremely smooth, not even a speck of dust, a big chair was sitting on it, and a desk was in front of it.

The house is lit with incense, lingering in it, there is a feeling of being drunk and dreaming.

Zhu Houzhao went straight to the main seat and sat down with his robe lifted. Liu Jin smiled and poured wine for the emperor, saying, "This wine is warmed in advance."

Sniff it lightly with your nose, and there is indeed a strong aroma of wine, "Have a few sips, don't drink too much."

"Young master, don't worry, this slave will understand."

He patted it twice, and after that, two passers-by brought up eight dishes barefoot, including fragrant fish soup, and carefully decorated vegetarian delicacies. It could be seen that these were people who would enjoy themselves.

"My lord, drinking alone is really boring, why don't you find a few people to dance to your lord?"

Zhu Houzhao finally stopped and took a look at Liu Jin. The old eunuch knelt down hastily in fright, trembling with cold sweat, "Sir, calm down."

"One ring after another, you will be tempted. I am afraid that today's preparations will take up a lot of your energy, right? You are my close servant, the palm seal eunuch of the Supervisor of Rituals, and you only have these perverted thoughts every day. ? Should you lead me to this kind of place?!"

Liu Jin was indeed frightened, and he said in a panic, "Master, spare your life! Servant... Servant has no other thoughts, but I really can't bear to see you hurt every day. But things happened one after another, so that you never There is no time to rest, so... so the servants only want to make the young master happy, and they don't think about anything else."

"Get out!" Zhu Houzhao kicked him, "Since you know what I am troubled with every day, why don't you think about solving problems and solving problems when doing things? And for my happiness, if you are here today, you will be drunk and dreamy, and tomorrow the problem will be solved? Shameless thing, you really don’t know how to teach you! Do you think I dare not punish you?”

"The servant knows his mistake, the servant knows his mistake. I will never dare again in the future! Please spare the servant!"

Zhu Houzhao was still angry, "You know this place very well? Who runs it? Call someone here!"

Liu Jin was dying of regret. He never let go of this thought. He always felt that the young emperor was unavoidable, and coupled with the troubles in the harem, he thought today was an excellent opportunity. Done.

But he was also afraid in his heart, so he took the method of seizing the opportunity + stepping deeper, and moved slowly. Unexpectedly, he still angered the emperor.

At this time, he was already terrified in his heart. The emperor said to call for someone, but he didn't dare to delay, so he ordered someone to go immediately.

Outside Zhu Houzhao didn't know, it was already a mess at this time, and the father-in-law in the palace was so frightened that the big thing was not good, so who else can afford today's business?
The sound of thump, thud, thud was not small, with a snap, the door opened wide, and then three or four middle-aged men trotted in with their heads down and knelt down, without saying a word, just crying: "My lord, The little one is not well served, or there is negligence, please hold your hands high and spare the little one's life!"

Zhu Houzhao pointed to the person below, "Is it yours? Do you know him?"

Liu Jin's eyes and eyebrows were squeezed together, and she could only nod at this moment, "Your servant... I know you."

"Then is he driving here, or you?!" Zhu Houzhao's voice was more severe.

"This place was indeed opened by the servant." After saying this, he quickly added, "Your Majesty, please forgive me! The servant really realized that he was wrong, and the servant closed this place today, and will never reopen it from now on!"

"late!"

Zhu Houzhao was very angry. It seemed that this kind of place was a hotbed for eunuchs to make friends with outsiders and corrupt the ministers of the court. He didn't know that there was no way to do it. If he knew it and didn't stop it, Liu Jin would do it more presumptuously in the future.

Most importantly, Liu Jin committed a taboo.

"I have warned you over and over again, among my old people, you are the one who likes to play tricks the most. If I don't ask you to open this place today, you don't know when you will report it. If you are not sincere, This is the most unforgivable thing I can forgive, and you, Liu Jin, have known this from the beginning to the end....Now that you don't tell me about this matter, I will just pretend that you have other things to hide and not report! Liu Jin , I have tolerated you again and again."

Liu Jin was completely panicked. He was courting the emperor because he was in a bad mood today, but unexpectedly, when he ran into a bad mood, he bumped into the muzzle of the gun!

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty, please forgive me this time for the sake of my servant's hard work and no credit in the past. I will never dare to do it again."

Zhu Houzhao chuckled, "Leave you? Do you leave a servant like you to lead the emperor to this kind of place?"

(End of this chapter)