The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 95 Please cooperate with Aijia's performance
Zhu Youtang arrived in Qianqing Palace.

Sitting down, but not interested in dealing with state affairs, the body is still trembling after a long time.

Rejecting his wife was also a challenge for him. Looking back, he didn't even understand where the courage came from.

"His Majesty……"

Although the eunuchs next to him did not go to Kunning Palace with Zhu Youtang, based on their understanding of the emperor's temperament, it seemed that the emperor had suffered some great grievances.

The only person who can make the emperor angry or tremble with fright, apart from God's will, is probably the empress.

Besides, even the empress dowager couldn't do it.

"What's the matter?" Zhu Youtang looked at Dai Yi who was speaking.

Dai Yi said: "The Empress Dowager is an old man, please go over there, Your Majesty."

Zhu Youtang got up, wanted to obey orders, but hesitated a little.

After pacing back and forth, he regained his composure and took Dai Yi to Renshou Palace.

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"Grandmother, it's already dark, why did you call your grandson over? But what's not going your way in the palace?"

Zhu Youtang was extremely filial, and he disguised himself very well in front of the Queen Mother Zhou.

He didn't want to bring the conflict between his husband and wife to the elders.

The Empress Dowager Zhou looked at him with a warm and kind smile, and said: "I know that you are still reviewing memorials in the Qianqing Palace today. It's so hard work. Can't the Ai family ask you to come and have a cup of tea to catch up with each other?"

"Grandson doesn't mean that."

Zhu Youtang lowered his head, not daring to look at the Empress Dowager Zhou.

Unlike ordinary grandsons and grandmothers, the Empress Dowager Zhou carried almost the only bond of family affection in Zhu Youtang's childhood.

The person who influenced him the most after he got married was naturally Queen Zhang, but before that... only this grandmother was his real relative.

At that time when Concubine Wan Gui only favored Liugong, who would dare to give him any good looks if this grandmother was not there?Even his old father, Emperor Chenghua, had never met Zhu Youtang a few times since he was a child and grew up, so it is hard to say that he had any deep feelings for him.

"I heard from the Ai family that you value Zhang Bingkuan very much recently, and he is quite good at curing illnesses. Didn't you ask him to show you his body?"

The Empress Dowager Zhou seemed to gossip.

Introduce the first topic.

Zhang Zhou treated his illness.

But obviously, the Queen Mother Zhou looks so kind and gentle on the surface, she can see through many things in her heart.

Zhu Youtang smiled and said: "Look, he also prescribed a lot of medicines for his grandson, and encouraged him to go out for a walk more. After listening to his advice, his grandson feels much healthier recently."

If you can't share it with your wife, talk to your elders. It can not only comfort the elders' worries, but also a way to confide in them.

"Very good." The Empress Dowager Zhou nodded in satisfaction, "If you say that the Ai family has met so many people who are as sincere and kind as he is, he is the only one besides you."

"Ok?"

Zhu Youtang did not expect the old lady to have such a high opinion of Zhang Zhou.

Logically speaking, since Li Guang died, the Empress Dowager Zhou should strengthen her defenses against potential Li Guang successors. Why didn't she guard against Zhang Zhou, but still praised Zhang Zhou like this?
From Zhu Youtang's point of view, that can only mean...

Zhang Zhou is really such a good person, even the imperial grandmother who is very picky about the Taoist family can't find fault.

Empress Dowager Zhou said: "Where has he been recently? I didn't ask him to come over and talk to the Ai family. The Ai family also likes to talk more about outside affairs with young people."

"Returning to the emperor's grandmother, the grandson transferred him to teach the prince. The grandson recently asked the prince to study behind closed doors in the East Palace. He was not allowed to come out. He wanted to find someone who could teach him, and at the same time remind him... grandson I have met so many lecturers in the Eastern Palace before, and found that only Bing Kuan can control the crown prince."

"Really?" The Queen Mother Zhou smiled, "Even the crown prince is afraid of him? It's rare and rare. The choice of a famous teacher."

Zhu Youtang seemed to be showing off his friend to the elders, and said with a smile: "Actually, my grandson always thinks that if my grandson was not born in the royal family, he would definitely be friends with Bingkuan."

The Empress Dowager Zhou shook her head: "As an emperor, how can you easily make friends with others?"

Zhu Youtang felt that the old lady was blaming him for his slip of the tongue, and hurriedly admitted his mistake: "Grandson, remember."

But the Empress Dowager Zhou changed the subject and said: "It's not easy to be friends, but it's possible to be righteous brothers who treat each other with sincerity."

"what?"

The old lady was a little out of breath when she spoke today, Zhu Youtang was unexpected.

Not to be friends, but to be brothers?

It's not that I don't have brothers, why would I find a brother with a different surname?I have no friends by my side who I can confide in!
The Empress Dowager Zhou said: "Ai's family has nothing to do recently, so I listened to the stories of Liu Guanzhang of the Three Kingdoms. They were married in Taoyuan and went through the wind and rain together. Jia Xin felt emotional, who said that as an emperor, you can't have such a person who is willing to stab you in the ribs?"

"Grandma..."

Zhu Youtang actually wanted to say something.

Is it a bit out of date to talk about this topic today?
I haven't known Zhang Zhou for so long. I admire him very much, but it's good to be friends, and I haven't said that I want to treat each other with sincerity.

"Aijia wants to remind you that he has done so many things for you, and you should treat him sincerely." Queen Mother Zhou said.

"Yes." Zhu Youtang nodded, "My grandson thinks so too. It's a pity that he is not yet a Jinshi."

"Okay. Just remember it!"

The Empress Dowager Zhou didn't ask about Zhang Zhou's preparation for the exam, and suddenly changed the topic, "The queen and the little great-granddaughter of Ai's family, are you okay?"

"Very good." Zhu Youtang nodded.

The Empress Dowager Zhou said: "The Ai family has been old for two years, and everything should be let go. Recently, there is one thing that has been lingering in my heart for a long time. It was two dreams of the former emperor...it was your father. Same scene."

Zhu Youtang didn't take it seriously at first.

But I heard that it was his father who entrusted the dream, and it was still the same twice. With his filial piety, he was naturally very concerned.

"What dream did the emperor entrust you with?"

"The Ai family saw that the first emperor climbed a tree, which seemed to be the one next to the Jiaotai Hall when he was a child. He used to like to climb, and the Ai family said next to him, come down, don't fall, and then your father will be gone. grown up."

"Follow that tree and fly away. Your father shouted from above, but he didn't want Aijia to save him. He was just trying his best to tell Aijia what happened. Aijia was far away...but he couldn't hear it... …I kept chasing and chasing until I reached a vast ocean before the tree stopped…Then the tree was like a lone boat, carrying your father far away, the tree is really lush…”

When Zhu Youtang heard this, he vaguely heard some signs.

But he didn't answer.

The Empress Dowager Zhou said: "Maybe your father is over there and misses you very much. He is afraid that you will not be able to govern the country. He wants to tell you something through Aijia, but how could the Xianjia let him reveal the secret so easily? I guess he had no choice but to use this way to hint."

Zhu Youtang asked: "Did the imperial grandmother have any other dreams?"

"Dreams often occur, but Ai's family is too old, and I always forget things recently. I remember them very clearly in my dreams, but I don't remember them all when I wake up." Empress Dowager Zhou looked very regretful.

"Then the emperor's grandmother should also go out for a walk more, it is said that it helps sleep."

"Good boy, it's rare that you care about the emperor's grandmother's health and take good care of yourself. The Ai family also hopes that you can govern Daming to a prosperous future. Everyone says that you are a rare Ming emperor..."

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Zhu Youtang chatted with the Queen Mother Zhou for a long time, and when he came out, it was already late at night.

Dai Yi had been following the emperor before, so he naturally heard the dream that sounded so bizarre and nonsense. The emperor might not understand it, but Dai Yi could taste it.

The Empress Dowager Zhou is talking to the emperor in a dream.

Whether the dream is true or not is another matter.

"Dai Yi, what do you mean by the empress dowager's dream?" Zhu Youtang suddenly stopped and asked.

Dai Yi could only pretend to be confused: "I don't know. Your Majesty, such things as dreams are not allowed."

Zhu Youtang said: "The empress dowager said that she did it twice, so there must be some hints. Unfortunately, I don't know much about it. I vaguely grasped something, but I can't say why."

Dai Yi followed the order in which the Empress Dowager Zhou talked with the emperor, rewinded a bit, and suggested based on his understanding: "Then why not ask Mr. Zhang? He can even speculate on the secrets of heaven, and interpreting dreams... shouldn't be difficult."

"But he is accompanying the prince now..." Zhu Youtang obviously wanted to ask Zhang Zhou too.

Rational people definitely don't believe this kind of nonsense, and think it's bizarre and nonsense, but for emotional people like Zhu Youtang who believe in Taoism, they can be said to believe it deeply.

Zhu Youtang felt that this must be a warning from heaven to him.

The Empress Dowager Zhou is also obviously prescribing the right medicine.

If you don't believe it, why tell you this stuff?
Dai Yi said: "Your Majesty, why don't you ask the old slave to go and ask him in secret, so as not to disturb him to teach the crown prince, besides, the crown prince may have already fallen asleep."

"Okay, you go! I will wait for you in Qianqing Palace!"

"Yes!"

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When Dai Yi went to the East Palace, he had a smile on his face, but after arriving in the East Palace, he put his smile back.

Entering inside, Liu Jin just finished her shift and was about to go back to sleep.

"Eunuch Dai?"

Even Jin Yiwei's people also found Dai Yi, and suddenly everyone lifted up their spirits.

Dai Yi asked: "Your Majesty asked our family to take a look, the crown prince and Mr. Zhang..."

When Liu Jin heard that Dai Yi called Zhang Zhou Mr., she was very angry, but said respectfully: "They are all inside. Mr. Zhang's bed has been made, and it is next to the prince's bedroom."

"Okay, take our house in and have a look!"

Liu Jin led the way and brought Dai Yi inside.

As soon as he entered the gate of the palace, he heard Zhu Houzhao laughing "hahaha", and he was still saying: "Do you think this person is stupid?"

When Dai Yi heard it, did he guess everything about me coming to interpret the dream?Also call me stupid?Master!

After listening to it again, I realized that Zhu Houzhao was talking about the people in the story.

Liu Jin took the opportunity to provoke: "Telling stories! I haven't learned much!"

Dai Yi didn't bother to pay attention to Liu Jin, and asked someone to carry a lantern to the front of the inner hall, and the people inside also found the light.

"Who? Father? I know I'm wrong, let me go out!"

Zhu Houzhao thought it was his father, but when he saw that it was Dai Yi, he raised his eyebrows: "It's you again? What are you doing here?"

Apparently, it wasn't the first time that Dai Yi had come here these days, he was only in charge of inspecting.

But today is an exception, there is an extra Zhang Zhou.

Zhang Zhou got up and said with a smile, "Today's class is over, I'm telling the prince a historical story, Eunuch Dai, too?"

"No need!"

Dai Yi looked around and saw that there was no sign of loosening the wooden boards on the window, so he said: "Mr. Zhang, please come out for a while, our family has something to ask you."

Zhu Houzhao said, "Is there anything I can't say here?"

Liu Jin hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness calm down, Eunuch Dai just said a few words to Mr. Zhang and left, it won't take too long."

"Go back quickly!"

Zhu Houzhao didn't bother to follow, besides...he wasn't allowed to go out, and once he got close to the door, the Jin Yiwei would unceremoniously bring him back, no matter how threatened he was, it was useless.

Those Jin Yiwei were even more afraid of having their limbs chopped off.

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Dai Yi was alone with Zhang Zhou, and Dai Yi also directly told about Queen Mother Zhou's dream and Zhu Youtang asking Zhang Zhou to interpret the dream.

After Zhang Zhou listened, he said with a smile: "The rootless tree is stuck in the boundless, such a simple dream, Eunuch Dai really doesn't know what it means?"

Dai Yi smiled wryly and said: "Mr. Zhang, you are a smart person, you should also understand... Some dreams, only you can interpret them, can be considered dreams, and others can't interpret them!"

(End of this chapter)