Take a plane to the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 172 Chocolate

Tian Wenzheng transferred ten servants from the yamen of the Ministry of Industry, followed Zhu Changyuan, and staggered all the way to the palace. Like last time, he entered the same city gate.

The difference was that it was not the old eunuch who came to receive Zhu Changyuan this time, but a young eunuch.

The little eunuch was sent by Cao Huachun. When he saw Zhu Changyuan and his party coming, he hurried forward and asked, "Is your lord Zhu the one who came to repair the palace from the Ministry of Industry?"

Zhu Changyuan said: "Of course."

The little eunuch knew several father-in-laws who were guarding the gate, and this time he just searched Zhu Changyuan and the others from top to bottom, and then ordered them to take off their clothes to check that there were no hidden items, and said, "You can go."

Unlike the last time when Chrysanthemum was watched by three lewd eunuchs, it made Zhu Changyuan feel a little better.

"Master Zhu, please go this way." The little eunuch led the way in front, very clever, talking and laughing with Zhu Changyuan along the way, and never told him to keep his head down and not look around.

Zhu Changyuan asked strangely: "Didn't it be said that walking in the palace is not allowed to look up?"

The little eunuch said: "That is the rule for ordinary people. Master Zhu is a friend of Duke Cao. Duke Cao specially asked the servant to take the master to look around the East Palace."

In fact, Cao Huachun didn't say that at all, this bastard was just doing this to Zhu Changyuan in order to curry favor with Cao Huachun.

Zhu Changyuan smiled slightly and said: "Don't bother, since you're in the palace, it's better to abide by the rules in the palace."

Walking along with the eunuch, it is much more convenient to watch this time without having to keep your head down. Zhu Changyuan secretly even took out the traditional camera in the system, and took a photo when he saw something rare.

This time I walked very fast, and it took less than a quarter of an hour to walk from the west gate of the imperial city to the place where the east palace is.

"My lord, this is the place. Apart from the crown prince, there are the former empresses living in this Ciqing Palace. The servants dare not enter indiscriminately. If your lord wants to look around this Ciqing Palace, your servant can lead you around. .”

Every palace has its own servants, and other servants who enter rashly may be regarded as thieves or undercover agents. Although this little eunuch is young and has worked in the palace for a while, he still understands these basic rules.

"No, please trouble Eunuch, Eunuch go slowly."

After dismissing the young father-in-law, Zhu Changyuan took a deep breath and led a dozen people into the Ciqing Palace.

Ciqing Palace, a little south of the east side of the imperial city, is a complex of palaces, the main hall is at the end, and there are several small palace houses on both sides, some are for the eunuchs and maids in the palace, and some are for others. Prince's residence.

Emperor Chongzhen's princes were too young, and the eldest prince Zhu Cihong was only eight or nine years old, and the rest couldn't live alone, so the East Palace was still very empty.

Don't think that only the crown prince lives in the East Palace. Sometimes princes who have a good relationship with the crown prince can also live in it.

Walking to the back of the main hall of Ciqing Palace, I saw a pile of blue floor tiles that had been transported and placed on the ground. I don't know who got them?

Zhu Changyuan didn't think about it so much, and let the ten boys get busy, first dig out all the old floor tiles, and then roughly level the ground.Fortunately, the original ground was relatively flat, with only a small drainage slope, so Zhu Changyuan didn't have much trouble leveling it.

After arranging the workers to work, Zhu Changyuan himself sat aside to be the supervisor.

Not long after, an eight or nine-year-old boy in bright yellow clothes jumped over, saw Zhu Changyuan smiled, and whispered, "Ah, you high official is here again?"

It was the crown prince Zhu Cihong who was caught by Zhu Changyuan while peeing in the grass some time ago.

"Why did you run out? The crown prince and grand master Li didn't give you lessons today." Seeing a kid who was easy to bully, he didn't salute him, just treated him as an ordinary kid.

Suddenly thinking about the last time Empress Zhang talked to me, she tensed up and said seriously, "His Royal Highness, have you betrayed me?"

The crown prince first glanced suspiciously behind him, and then said: "You are rude, why are you shouting at me like this." Seeing that Zhu Changyuan was about to bow and salute, he quickly changed his words and said, "Okay, okay, I forgive you, don't kowtow."

Zhu Changyuan didn't intend to kowtow at all, so he quickly stopped at the foot of a step and said, "Why do you ask me to salute if I don't salute?"

The prince said: "Don't you understand all this? You still say that you are a high-ranking official, lying." Then he whispered proudly: "My father told me that with a sharp sword in hand, benevolence is in the mouth, even if you really want to To kill a person, you must let him feel your kindness before you kill him, this is the art of the emperor, the way of the king, you don't understand!"

Seeing his serious look, Zhu Changyuan almost burst out laughing, but deep in his heart he felt a chill, saying that being with a king is like being with a tiger, and that's true.Every accomplished king in history must have thoroughly studied the art of kingship. Working with such people is a high-risk occupation in an elegant way, and death in a popular way.

"Don't interrupt, tell me if you betrayed me?" Zhu Changyuan pulled the prince back to the original track.

The prince said: "How could I have betrayed you? I never said to the outside world that you helped me with the question you asked me." After waiting for a while, he whispered again: "That day, the emperor asked me who taught me. Me, I answer, Aunt Huang."

"Do you dare to deceive the king?" Zhu Changyuan whispered.

"Hush..." The prince was scared to death when he heard this, and said, "It's not that I don't want to confess you, but it's not me deceiving the emperor, but the emperor's aunt, she asked me to say so."

The so-called imperial aunt, isn't that the former empress Zhang, who secretly met with herself that night.

Could it be that she took this difficult problem onto herself in order not to expose me?

Zhu Changyuan looked at the prince while lusting, and asked: "I haven't said anything yet, why didn't you go to class today?"

The prince said: "There are special exceptions in the palace during the Mid-Autumn Festival. The prince can rest for half a month. This palace is both the crown prince and the prince, so naturally there is no exception." Seeing Zhu Changyuan smiled wretchedly, and said: "You give me another One question, I will take it to test Li Shichun."

Zhu Changyuan smiled wryly and said: "Where are there so many questions for you to ask, the minister's knowledge is limited, His Royal Highness, please forgive me."

The crown prince straightened his chest, and said: "No, I have to ask a question for this prince today, otherwise, I will cut off your dog's head. Then I will crush your bones and turn you into ashes..." I couldn't say anything .

Zhu Changyuan said: "His Royal Highness, you just talked about the art of the emperor, but now you forgot, isn't it a sharp sword in your hand and benevolence in your mouth?"

Zhu Cihong was also quite good at pretending, put his hands on his waist, and said with a sigh: "So, being a crown prince is really tiring. If it is possible, I really don't want to be a crown prince!"

Zhu Changyuan said: "What do you do if you don't want to be a crown prince? Do you want to be a prince? Let me tell you, being a prince is even more tiring."

The prince said: "Don't be a prince and become an emperor, you are stupid." After saying that, he startled himself, quickly covered his mouth, and said: "I didn't say anything, I didn't say anything."

Zhu Changyuan said: "It's okay, do you think I'm as dishonest as you, betraying my friends?"

Zhu Cihong said: "I didn't betray you, Aunt Huang guessed it herself."

Guess it yourself?

Zhu Changyuan was stunned for a moment, thinking about it, it was also possible, if she had seen her own handwriting that day, and then heard the prince's question, she would really be able to coax and trick the prince into the pit.

Alright, I didn't think so much anymore, sighed, and asked intentionally or unintentionally: "You want to be an emperor, do you know what it takes to be an emperor, and how tiring it is?"

Zhu Cihong said: "If you become an emperor, you can kill whose head you want, and copy whose house you want!"

"that's it?"

"Also." Zhu Cihong's small face flushed immediately, and she whispered to Zhu Changyuan: "Being the emperor, I can find a woman as beautiful as the emperor's aunt."

Fuck. . .

Zhu Changyuan said in his heart that I still want to, this little brat, how old is he this year, and he starts thinking about his wife?
"You are not allowed to tell what I told you! If you tell, I will cut off your dog's head." Zhu Cihong's blushing receded, and he threatened Zhu Changyuan again.

Zhu Changyuan chuckled and said, "Don't worry, I'm a man of loyalty."

Don't look at Zhu Cihong who is only eight or nine years old, but he is not stupid, how dare he say such things casually.It's just that every time I see Zhu Changyuan, I always feel that his temperament is different from others, and I don't have that feeling of being intimidated or trembling.

Like a big brother.

That's why he was willing to say a few more words with Zhu Changyuan.

"Hmph." After receiving Zhu Changyuan's promise, Zhu Cihong breathed a sigh of relief, and said again: "Class will be held in a few days, please give me another question quickly, I want to embarrass Mrs. Li."

Zhu Changyuan had a black line on his forehead, thinking that no matter how many questions I have, it will not be enough for you to clamor for them every day.Taking a ten thousand step back, even if you have it, you can’t give it any more. Why do you still think the last time was such a mess.

"No, His Royal Highness, hurry back to the palace, this place is not suitable for His Royal Highness to stay for a long time."

"It's okay, I often come here to play." Looking at the wet moss on the ground, he said, "I even played on it on my stomach. It's so slippery and fun."

Zhu Changyuan was disgusted for a while, thinking that the descendants of the old Zhu family in Ming Dynasty really had personalities.Advised: "Don't play like this in the future, there are a lot of bacteria and viruses in it..."

Thinking about it, he couldn't understand it, so he said, "It's easy to cause wind and cold."

The crown prince changed the subject, and said, "Tell me a question quickly, I will still make Li Shichun difficult."

"No, no." While talking, he fumbled for a piece of Dove chocolate from the system, waved it in front of the prince, and said, "This is the candy from my hometown, do you want to try it?"

The prince's eyes lit up, and he said, "Open it for me to see."

Zhu Changyuan opened the outer layer of packaging, revealing black chocolate.

"It's dark, can it be eaten like this? You're lying."

"I'm not lying, you see." Of course Zhu Changyuan knew what this little clever ghost meant, didn't he just dare not eat it for fear of being poisoned, so he took a bite first, looked at Zhu Cihong happily and said, "Well, it's really good , so sweet."

(End of this chapter)