eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 65 The 11th Year of Hongzhi

Starting from the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, the palace began to prepare for the festival. The Spring Festival has been a major festival for the Han people since ancient times, and the Ming Dynasty was no exception.

As the prince, Zhu Houzhao is also a status symbol, so the emperor will ask him to participate in grand events such as ancestor worship and court meetings.

There is no need to go into details about the process of participation. This is not a place where the soul of the modern era is shaken. The etiquette of these activities has been clearly stipulated since the time of Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Houzhao only needs to follow it.

It's just that the process is very boring, although it still has the freshness of the first year for him.

But doing this continuously, this year is even more exhausting than when he left eight relatives during the seven-day Spring Festival holiday.

Fortunately, after being exhausted, I finally waited until the 11th year of Hongzhi.

Looking at the fireworks of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Hou thought to himself, Lao Tzu is considered a genius, and he went to work 500 years ago to celebrate the Spring Festival.

Behind him, Qiu Yun knelt down obediently. It was cold in winter, so that the tip of her nose and cheeks were red, but she was a beauty, and this kind of 'white and rosy' could not hide her beauty, and after One year, one year older, this flower of hers seems to have bloomed more delicately.

"Qiu Yun, you used to celebrate New Year at home, was it as boring as in the palace?"

The little girl stuck out her tongue. She didn't dare to think or say the word boring.

"Your Highness, the Chinese New Year when I was a child was simpler and more ordinary than in the palace. What Your Highness saw was already the most lively Chinese New Year in the world."

"This is not number one in the world..." Zhu Houzhao muttered,
In fact, after coming here for a long time, he no longer misses home so much.But when it comes to festivals, it is inevitable to think about some people and things in the previous life.

Fortunately, he can take it easy, otherwise this longing would be quite torturous.

"Forget it. Let's not talk so much, take a bath and sleep."

Qiu Yun responded, "The fragrant soup is ready."

People in ancient times didn't take a lot of baths. Fortunately, he was a prince, so he could pay attention to keeping up with the rhythm of his modernization.

But there is one thing...

That is, as a prince, he has to be served by someone to take a bath. There is a special agency in the palace to take care of this matter, called the servant.There are actually eunuchs and court ladies among the people serving.

Zhu Houzhao accepted it quite calmly, and there is nothing to be shy about, but he made himself like an innocent little milk dog,
For so many years in society, people have been going back and forth in the dangerous field of people's hearts, what is this?
And if it is true that all the maids are kicked out, it will make people feel strange. Isn't this causing a lot of trouble for no reason?

Besides, there are many things in ancient times that are difficult to do without tools at hand, such as long hair, no hair dryer, and some places that are out of reach.

With so many things, he doesn't let others take care of him, and he does it by himself, so it takes an hour to take a bath every day.

Sometimes eunuchs touch him, but it makes him feel strange, so the bathing is generally in accordance with the rules of the palace, but when he goes inside, he usually avoids the eunuchs and only asks the maids to rub his back for him.

In fact, everyone treats him as a child, so don't think too much about it.

Of course, special parts don't bother others.

In addition, Zhu Houzhao was not willing to let eunuchs do all kinds of close service such as arranging hair and clothes.As the prince, he can still make this request.

"Your Highness, it's time for a manicure?"

He doesn't like to keep his nails, so after a long time, Qiu Yun and Dong Yu also know his habits and know how to serve him.

"Come to the bed and fix it for me in a while."

"it is good."

While drying his body,
The bed over there is also made, because there will be a warm bed, so it is not cold.

Zhu Houzhao was covered with a quilt, and so was the person leaning behind him, in a very comfortable posture.There is no need to be afraid of cold feet, because they will hold each other in their arms to keep them warm.

Usually after such a set, he will be very relaxed and fall asleep easily.

But today is special, Zhu Houzhao is not so sleepy.

"Qiu Yun, did you find the person who said you sent the letter to your brother?"

Qiu Yun was kneeling, and the prince's feet fell on her lap. She didn't think it was tiring to serve her like this. One was that she was used to it after so many times, and the other was...it was such a cold day here It's very warm, what kind of hard work is this?
Those poor people who don't have enough to eat and don't wear warm clothes are called hard work.

"...It should be found, but I haven't received a reply yet."

Zhu Houzhao could tell, "Are you worried about him? I remember you said he was a book boy, so nothing will happen to him, right?"

Qiu Yun's lips are very thin, and they look good when pursed, "The younger brother of the slave girl has never been a worry-free man since he was a child. I am afraid that he will fight with others."

"It's all about being a big sister. But it's normal for a little boy to fight with others a few times. Which man doesn't think about fists and strength... Jin Ge iron horse, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger."

"Your Highness is the crown prince, so it is right to think in your heart. But how dare that little brother, my servant, think about those things? This servant just wants him to be safe."

"Boy, anyone can think of it."

Just like...

Now the same thing happened in the palace,
"Because your father made you study the sage's books hard, what about you? What do you do every day? Talk about the art of war today! Talk about battle formation tomorrow! Let's see if your studies have improved by half?!"

Wang Shouren's style name is Bo'an, and his nickname is Yangming.This name shines brightly in history, and there is no need to waste words to introduce his affairs.

For now, Hongzhi is 11 years old, and he is 26 years old.

Although Jinshi is difficult, it is not difficult if his talent and family education are just for the emperor's list.But this kid is very good at talking about military affairs, and he is also good at archery. He is considered a strange person in these days.

What happened today was because Wang Shouren started to advise General Wang Yue again.

Since the imperial court has this appointment, there must be a war in the northwest.

Just like the "military experts" who guarded the live broadcast of the battlefield in later generations, the restless hearts of these young people couldn't be suppressed, and they were thinking about such passionate things as the victory of the Ming army all day long.

"What my father teaches is that, but my father often teaches the children to read the books of sages and sages, to have the world in mind, to worry about the country and the people, and to serve the country. Now the Northwest border is full of wars... The children discuss with one or two friends all day long. If I have the opportunity, I can offer advice to General Wang Yue." Wang Shouren knelt in front of his father, full of grievances.

In fact, he admired Wang Yue very much, but unfortunately, when he really became a Jinshi and could become an official, the first job he did was to bury Wang Yue, so they hadn't actually communicated with each other.

But he was not idle as a military lover. Later, those migrant workers who repaired Wang Yue's tomb were "badly handed" by him, and they were pulled up for military training and arranged gossip arrays all day long.It feels like I finally have someone in my hand.

Of course, this is not the only strange thing he did in a small way. Compared with him, the prince who always speaks amazingly is still a good baby.

Father Wang Hua is sometimes helpless, he feels a little like Wu Kuan: This kid is very smart, but he messes up!

"It's ridiculous! General Wang Yue has been a soldier all his life, and no one is better than him when it comes to marching and fighting. What advice do you want to offer him?"

Wang Shouren said: "The crown prince is extremely intelligent, and he never said that he would no longer ask his ministers to give him advice."

"You!" Wang Hua was so angry that he wanted to kick him, "You rebellious son is trying to piss me off! His Royal Highness is also what you can talk nonsense about? From today on, you can study at home with peace of mind, and you are not allowed to go out and talk all day long!"

Wang Shouren rolled his eyes, quite helpless.But in fact, he had already thought about it. The court sent General Wang Yue for such a big move this time, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also took responsibility for it. Therefore, this battle with the Tatars was inevitable anyway. This kind of opportunity , how can miss?

If it wasn't for this, he wouldn't be looking forward to the 11th year of Hongzhi so much.

(End of this chapter)