The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 75
Zhu Youtang's expression was very cautious, but also a little worried.

Apparently the speaker was involved, and the situation began to escalate.

When the emperor, but also be cautious.

Dai Yi said: "If the official of the Sixth Division is present, and he is also a relative of the empress's family, I am afraid that things will not be easy to deal with. You should send someone to investigate clearly, so that you can have an explanation."

"Ah."

Zhu Youtang nodded, he agreed with Dai Yi's point of view, now we can't just talk about it, but need to have an "account".

He suddenly raised his head and said, "Where's Bing Kuan? Call him into the palace. He's the one who handles this matter. I want to hear his opinion."

Both Xiao Jing and Dai Yi were thinking.

Zhang Bingkuan offered to supervise the materials for rebuilding the Qingning Palace, and the second son of the Zhu family supplied the supplies to the Zhou family for Zhou to win the bid. Dare he not be in the authority, and did not give or receive privately?

His Majesty still believes in him so much!

Xiao Jingdao: "Your Majesty, I don't know where Mr. Zhang is today, or he... has no time to enter the palace."

"Why?" Zhu Youtang asked curiously.

"That's right, Dongchang found out that today, Beiyong Wai Tea House will hold a literary test. Yingtianfu Township will test Xie Yuan, and Shuntianfu Township will test Xie Yuan and Sun Qing on the same field. There will be many more Scholars testify..."

"Interesting." Zhu Youtang smiled upon hearing this.

Xiao Jing continued: "However, the servants have heard that it is Yayuan from the Jiangnan Provincial Examination, a man named Tang Bohu, who has some complaints about Mr. Zhang representing the Jiangnan Scholars, and even agreed to have a competition first, and the winner will go to represent Jiangnan Compete with northern scholars..."

Zhu Youtang shook his head and said: "The competition between Xie Yuan and Xie Yuan, what's the fun for a sub-yuan?"

Xiao Jingdao: "Actually, Mr. Zhang was in the Yuan Dynasty, and then he set off to go north. He did not go to the Literary Examination Bureau set up by Tang Bohu in Jiangnan. Talent and practical learning."

"Ordinary people's views!" Zhu Youtang is now partial to Zhang Zhou, and he looks very supportive of Zhang Zhou. "I have seen his talent with my own eyes. Is there any exaggeration?"

"This..." Xiao Jing didn't know how to answer.

Dai Yi reminded from the side: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang does have knowledge in measuring the secrets of heaven and curing diseases, and the articles are also very good, but this kind of on-the-spot competition may not be sure to win."

"Hmm." Zhu Youtang nodded, "Writing is not the first and martial arts is the second. It means that each person has his or her own point of view, and it is difficult to distinguish between equals."

Dai Yi smiled and said, "Exactly."

Zhu Youtang got up and said: "Don't talk about other things, I want to go out of the palace myself."

"His Majesty!"

Dai Yi and Xiao Jing are about to stop at the same time.

Zhu Youtang insisted: "Since the officials have reported the Zhou family's illegal acts of shoddy, and the queen also has complaints about it, what is more convincing than witnessing it in person? ? Besides, Bing Kuan also said that I should go out more often. By the way, how is the epidemic in the city recently?"

Xiao Jing said: "Returning to Your Majesty, the epidemic has basically been brought under control. It has been more than ten days recently, and no new acne epidemic has been reported."

"Then I have to go out to see how the people's livelihood is recovering."

Zhu Youtang smiled and said, "By the way, I also called the prince. I promised him before that if he behaved well, I would let him go out of the palace. Recently, he has indeed improved in learning, and I can't be a king who breaks his promise. Let He can change his outfit and act like a normal person!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

……

……

Zhu Houzhao was sitting in the palace, and his joy came from the sky.

He was still thinking about whether to call Zhang Zhou into the palace and bring him some good things, but the old father told him that he could go out of the palace with him.

"Great, change this palace into beautiful clothes, and remember to bring this palace's sword. If you encounter someone who oppresses good people on the road, this palace will learn from the eagle-shooting hero to punish evil and promote good..."

Liu Jin and others couldn't help but feel ashamed when they heard this.

As expected, a child is still a child, and it is easy to bring the false things in the story into reality.

Liu Jin and others changed Zhu Houzhao into regular clothes first, but Zhu Houzhao was still not satisfied, so they specially asked someone to change him into short clothes, so that he could kick, punch, and draw a sword at any time...

There were so many demands that Liu Jin and the others made arrangements for a long time, and when they went out, they were reprimanded by Xiao Jing who came to inform them.

After leaving the palace.

Zhu Houzhao just met his father Zhu Youtang.

"Father!"

Zhu Houzhao rushed forward with his sword in hand. If it wasn't because he was the prince and he was only eight years old, the guards around him would have taken him down long ago.

Dare to approach the king with a weapon... It's like killing the king and usurping the throne!

Zhu Youtang frowned: "Prince, why are you dressed like this? What are you holding in your hand?"

"Sword!" Zhu Houzhao still looked like he didn't know what to do, "Oh father, I want to be like that hero, and go to the people to fight for justice!"

"Give it to him!"

Zhu Youtang looked annoyed.

Immediately Xiao Jing stepped forward, wanting to take the sword in Zhu Houzhao's hand, but Zhu Houzhao didn't want to give it.

"If you insist on acting recklessly, go back to the East Palace and face the wall and think about it! See, you deserve a beating!"

That's a good word.

Zhu Houzhao wiped the snot from his nose, and then wiped the snot on the sword before handing it to Xiao Jing.

"After you go out, you can't call me emperor father, and you can't call yourself a minister. Instead, you can call me father or child. If you meet someone, don't make trouble. Otherwise, I will send you back to the palace at any time! Do you understand?"

Zhu Youtang said in the tone of a strict father.

"My son... my child knows." Zhu Houzhao was still a little unhappy.

"gone!"

Zhu Youtang walked in front, and Zhu Houzhao followed sullenly.

He was still muttering in a low voice: "Leave the palace as soon as you leave the palace, and you still have to be together. If you are assassinated by an assassin, wouldn't the father and son be killed together? Who will pass the throne to?"

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The market is very lively.

The father and son walked in Dongjiang Rice Lane, surrounded by pedestrians, but the road was full of Jinyiwei in casual clothes. The emperor and the prince went out, even if they were in modest clothes, there was still a lot of battle.

"Father, the child is tired from walking, can I take a carriage?"

Zhu Houzhao was crying after leaving the palace.

The trip out of the palace that he envisioned, although it is to go around and see everywhere, but it is definitely not such a follower who cannot be free.

Zhu Youtang asked Dai Yi beside him: "Where is the Zhang family's mansion?"

"In Chongwenmen."

"Oh." Zhu Youtang nodded, "Is it far?"

"This... may take two or three miles. It's better to take a car."

"Then take the car. I'm a little tired from walking..."

Zhu Houzhao finally had the chance to get into a wide carriage with his father.

A group of people went to Chongwenmen.

On the way, Zhu Youtang taught his son many things.

Zhu Houzhao went in his left ear and out of his right ear, and while responding, he was thinking: "I'm already doing big business, you teach me this, how can I not understand? I hope that the surname Zhang can make a lot of money, so that in the future, I can also talk about it." Straighten your back in front of your father."

While wanting to save his own small coffers and achieve financial independence, he also wanted to act aggressive in front of his father.

Finally arrived in front of Zhang's mansion.

It turned out to be a very large warehouse, and the largest and most spacious warehouse in front of Chongwen Gate belonged to the Zhang family.

When we got to the door, there seemed to be people walking around inside, and we could see a lot of wood and stone placed there in the distance, without even a cover in the open air.

"You guys, what are you doing?"

A person in charge blocked the way of Zhu Youtang and others.

Dai Yi said: "My master, I want to buy some wood and stone to rebuild the house."

"Oh?"

The steward is also a showman. It seems that people are dressed in extraordinary clothes, and they don't seem to be pretending to be rich.

"Come in." He led people into the mansion.

"Do you want wood and stone? They are all here. You can choose what you want. You have to say something first. There will be no refunds or exchanges!"

The person in charge relied on himself as a member of the Zhang family, a foreign relative, so he was stubborn in speaking.

Zhu Youtang walked to a pile of wood, looked at the loose wood, and occasionally traces of insects, rough appearance...

Dai Yi asked, "Why are there so many wood and stone materials here?"

"What does this have to do with you? This was originally for building a palace. When you buy this kind of wood and stone and go back, the ancestral grave will emit green smoke."

Hearing this, Dai Yi couldn't help but get dark.

Smoke from ancestral graves?
I'm afraid to buy it back... The coffin boards of the imperial mausoleum can't hold it down!
Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "This broken wood can still build a palace? Who are you lying to?"

The steward glared at Zhu Houzhao, probably thinking, how could this family bring such a reckless child when they came out to buy materials?
The steward said coldly: "What's the problem with this wood? It's painted with a layer of paint on the outside, isn't it all the same? They are all good materials. Do you want it? If not, get out!"

(End of this chapter)