Early the next morning, the two returned to the palace together. At this time, the night rain has stopped, and the streets of Beijing are filled with the fragrance of earth, and the cool breath after the rain has not yet dissipated, and the bluestone pavement under your feet is still damp. Zhu Shiyang felt that this good spring could not be disappointed, and insisted on walking back to the palace, which was regarded as an outing. Lu Wenyuan originally wanted to give him his official sedan chair to ride, but now he had to obediently accompany him, and only let the sedan chair driver carry the headspace sedan chair behind him.

Zhu Shiyang was so happy that he wandered around the streets of Beijing all the way, and was not in a hurry to return to the palace. The group walked through the streets and alleys for a long time, perhaps because Lu Wenyuan's official uniform was too eye-catching, or perhaps because the plainclothes guards and official sedan chairs accompanying him were too eye-catching, which gradually attracted the attention of the people on the street. Zhu Shiyang couldn't reveal his identity, and Lu Wenyuan never refused to play any "quiet" and "avoidant" signs to play official authority, so the people stood around and watched the excitement, and some followed Lu Wenyuan and them to move forward slowly. Zhu Shiyang originally went to the street to see the scene, but now he can only look at people, and he can't cry or laugh for a while, so he only says, "Diao people bully me."

However, when the people saw that the big officials didn't rush or scold them, they didn't drink or scold, but they became more and more bold, and they simply pointed their fingers and buzzed and discussed, some asked, "Who is this, what a big man, and some said, "I heard that there is a big official in the imperial court recently, who is young and handsome, and has a good temper, and many big families want to marry their daughters to him, can't it be this one?"

Some said, "What do you know, this is Lord Lu, the head of the court, I heard a senior official calling him on the street two days ago, and I can't be wrong." Only then did everyone suddenly realize that they let out a burst of sighs.

Lu Wenyuan listened to it, a little embarrassed, and looked up at Zhu Shiyang's face. Zhu Shiyang just wanted to laugh at him, but he heard the people around him continue: "Hey, who is the tall man next to Lord Lu?"

Someone replied, "I don't know, I look at the noodles very raw." However, he is not wearing an official uniform, so he should not be a great character. ”

The other said: "That's not necessarily, you see that Lord Lu is so respectful to him, I'm afraid this person is not small." ”

As soon as the words fell, someone said disdainfully: "Come on, the cabinet chief assistant is above 10,000 people, except for the emperor Lao Tzu, who else can be worthy of his respect?"

Lu Wenyuan and Zhu Shiyang were shocked when they heard this, but they were afraid that if this person guessed again, Zhu Shiyang's identity would be exposed. The brocade guards behind him obviously heard it too, and secretly unsheathed their waist knives.

At this time, another person said: "What, I have seen Emperor Laozi, when he went out of the palace to worship the sky, he walked in the forefront, he looked like a roe deer, and described as obscene, how can he be as tall and graceful as this one." ”

The people around him immediately looked at him with reverence, just because the emperor brought too many guards on the day he left the palace, although the people bustled to watch, but there were few who really saw the emperor's dragon face. There is a humanitarian: "I said why the emperor has not set up a queen so far, it turns out that he is too ugly to please his daughter-in-law." As soon as the words fell, the people around them burst into laughter, laughed a little, but remembered that Lu Wenyuan was an official of the court, and he was afraid that he would report it to the emperor after hearing it, so he covered his mouth and puffed out.

Although Lu Wenyuan knew that the man was bragging, he was still a little embarrassed for the emperor, and when he turned his head to look at the emperor, he saw that his face was pale. Lu Wenyuan was afraid that he would make any outrageous moves when he got angry, and was thinking about whether to send someone to dismiss the people around him, but he heard a woman in the crowd say timidly: "I see that this son Yushu is in the wind, and his bearing is extraordinary, but he is a little more handsome than Lord Lu." ”

Lu Wenyuan looked at the emperor's face again, and saw that his brows were stretched a little, and the corners of his mouth were also a little smug, so he relaxed a little, and went to the crowd with grateful eyes to search for the woman who had broken the siege.

The people also wondered, and when they looked back, they saw a girl with a crimson face standing in the back row, carrying a vegetable basket in her hand. Everyone saw that she was not very old, but she was born with a shy face, bright eyes, and a little cute and cute, so they teased her and said: "Lord Lu is approachable and has always been kind to the people, why don't I wait and ask for you, who is the surname of that son, where does he live, maybe he can also achieve a good marriage story." ”

The girl was even more ashamed when she heard everyone ridicule her, and she stomped her foot, turned around and ran away. Everyone laughed, turned their heads to look at Zhu Shiyang and laughed, to see if he had listened to Fang Cai's conversation. Of course, Zhu Shiyang listened, although he was a little embarrassed, but he was very useful in his heart, just because it was a happy thing to get the admiration of others after all, even if he didn't like that person. Zhu Shiyang raised his head and walked more and more proudly.

After a while, there was a sudden agitation in the crowd of onlookers, and people turned back to see something. Zhu Shiyang was very strange, and he also looked over, and found that a young woman walked out of the crowd, dressed in goose yellow light clothes, black hair like a waterfall, and a slender posture, which made people's eyes shine, and her face was even more delicate and beautiful.

The woman was just passing by here, and when she saw Zhu Shiyang and his party wearing official robes, she couldn't help but take a few more looks, and when the brocade guards and the sedan chair men saw her attention, they were so happy that their souls were about to fly, but Zhu Shiyang had come back to his senses at this time.

However, as soon as he came back to his senses, he felt that something was wrong, it turned out that Lu Wenyuan had been following him step by step, but at this time he slowed down and looked at the woman with a smile. Zhu Shiyang was looking down at him, seeing that his expression was quite focused, and the smile on his face was even more gentle as if it was about to melt, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, giving birth to an ominous premonition.

The woman had also spotted Lu Wenyuan in the crowd, and when she saw that he was looking at her for a moment, she nodded to him. The woman's figure is already excellent, and she has a dignified manners and a gentle smile. Everyone's eyes were about to fall out, looking at Lu Wenyuan and then at the woman, but I didn't know what the relationship between the two was. Lu Wenyuan smiled even more, and nodded slightly to the woman. The woman continued to walk off into the distance, surrounded by the maids behind her.

Zhu Shiyang had already realized that he was interested in Lu Wenyuan, but now that he saw that Lu Wenyuan valued that woman so much, of course he was shocked and angry, frowned and said unhappily: "Who is that?"

Lu Wenyuan heard his gloomy tone, glanced at him with a little surprise, and said, "You said that the girl who passed by just now? She is the daughter of the rich Qian family in the city, and she lives next to Master Fu's house. ”

Zhu Shiyang frowned more and more and said, "What's her name?"

Lu Wenyuan hesitated: "This minister doesn't know, the minister used to live in the Fu Mansion, so he had a few encounters with Miss Qian, but he didn't speak, and he didn't deliberately inquire, so he didn't know." ”

Zhu Shiyang listened, and then he relaxed a little, just because Lu Wenyuan was really interested in Miss Qian, how could he still not know her name and surname? But he has no intention of Miss Qian, but it does not mean that he has no intention of other women, if Lu Wenyuan likes women...... Zhu Shiyang's heart sank, and he really didn't want to continue thinking about it.

It is said that with the power of his son of heaven, even if Lu Wenyuan doesn't like men, he can force him to comply, but in this way, what is the difference between Lu Wenyuan and Chen Yan, Liu Gongzi, and those courtiers who have spent the night with him? Zhu Shiyang is absolutely unwilling to belittle him just like this.

After a while, Zhu Shiyang has been thinking about it secretly, just trying to find a way to test Lu Wenyuan, in fact, whether he likes women or men, it doesn't matter much, as long as he is not so disgusted with the goodness of Longyang and the habit of breaking sleeves, Zhu Shiyang has the confidence to assimilate him with himself. But would Lu Wenyuan really have no aversion to the Dao of Longyang? Looking at his reaction to Fu Qian's matter, it seems that this is indeed the case, but after all, it is for others, if it is put on himself, it is not necessarily.

Zhu Shiyang thought about it, only to feel full of doubts, happy and worried, the expression on his face was even more exciting, his brows were tightly locked for a while, and the corners of his lips were smiling for a while. Lu Wenyuan looked at it and felt his heart jumping, and finally entered the palace to meet the previous dynasty, so he hurriedly said goodbye to the emperor and entered the cabinet on a business trip, and Zhu Shiyang went back to the harem to continue to think about it.

However, he said that Lu Wenyuan was busy in the cabinet until the evening, seeing that it was not early, and he was thinking about leaving the palace and returning to the house, but he saw Gui Xi coming to pass on the emperor's edict and asked him to go to the imperial study immediately. Lu Wenyuan didn't dare to slack off, so he got up and went immediately.

Lu Wenyuan followed Gui Xi all the way to the outside of the imperial study, and when he saw that the lights in the palace were already in charge, he knew that the emperor had been here for imperial approval. During this period of time, although the emperor frequently left the palace, he did not delay political affairs because of this, but became more diligent than before. Lu Wenyuan was a little relieved to look at it now, and when Gui Xi went in to report, he entered the imperial study.

Zhu Shiyang was really sitting at the back of the imperial case, and there were a few books in front of him. After Lu Wenyuan saluted, Zhu Shiyang went straight to the point and said: "I want to listen to the Japanese lecture from tomorrow, you can arrange it for me." ”

The daily lecture means that the courtiers enter the palace every day to read the scriptures and history for the emperor, so that he can learn the art of governing the country and improve his self-cultivation. Lu Wenyuan hurriedly bowed his head and agreed, but he felt strange in his heart, just because Zhu Shiyang had abandoned the Japanese lecture since he ascended the throne, why did he suddenly remember it now?

Lu Wenyuan was puzzled in his heart, Zhu Shiyang seemed to see through his thoughts, and explained: "A few days ago, the Hanlin Academy presented the newly compiled "Records of Emperor Ming Heng", and I saw that it mentioned that the first emperor still called Mr. to give lectures every day when he was over forty years, and he continued to talk through thick and thin. As the eldest son of the first emperor, I felt deeply guilty for failing to inherit my father's legacy, so I decided to follow the example of the first emperor and preach diligently. I am now twenty-six, and I still have a lot to learn, and daily lectures are indispensable for me. ”

Lu Wenyuan was very happy when he heard this, but he said that the emperor had really grown and had taken the first step in the direction of Mingjun. Busy said: "The emperor is wise." The minister will go and arrange for Lord Zhou, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, to be the lecturer, and from tomorrow onwards he will give a lecture for the emperor. ”

Zhu Shiyang laughed and said, "Lu Wenyuan, you don't have many times to praise me." But don't bother with the Ministry of Rites, it's good that you can do it, I want to listen to your lecture. ”

Lu Wenyuan was taken aback: "I'm afraid this won't work." The responsibility of the lecturer is heavy, and only those who are highly respected and knowledgeable can be competent. The minister is still young, and he is only a shallow learner, so he never dares to take on this big responsibility. The Ministry of Rites Shangshu Zhou has both ability and political integrity, has always been admired by other people in the court, his literary cultivation is high, can be called the world's great Confucian, and since the retirement of Lord Yan, the most senior person in the court is Lord Zhou, this lecture official is none other than him. ”

How do you know that Zhu Shiyang was unhappy and said: "It's true that Lord Zhou is knowledgeable, but you are not bad." When I look at your past movements, they are all quoting scriptures, quoting from the side, and talking eloquently. I am most annoyed that you will be measured by age and qualifications at every turn, do you have to be arrogant when you are young? Then I don't have to be the emperor. ”

Lu Wenyuan heard the emperor say so strictly, so he had to say: "The emperor forgives the sin, the minister doesn't mean that." If the emperor really wants to listen to the minister's speech, he might as well appoint the minister as the deputy lecturer, and the secretary will assist him, and the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Lord Zhou, will still be the main speaker. Then choose one or two from the Hanlin Academy. ”

Zhu Shiyang hesitated, but nodded and said, "It's okay, then arrange it like this." ”

Lu Wenyuan agreed, and still stood in the hall, afraid that the emperor would have any orders, but after waiting for a long time, he didn't speak. Lu Wenyuan quietly looked up and saw that the emperor had picked up the red pen to continue the imperial approval, so he put his mind at ease and turned around to leave.

As soon as he turned around, Zhu Shiyang said "hey" as if he suddenly remembered something, and stopped him: "I am reading "Warring States Policy" these days, and I have already read Wei Ce, and I don't understand some things, so you will talk about "Warring States Policy" tomorrow." With that, he lowered his head and continued to flip through the movement in his hand, as if he didn't care.

Lu Wenyuan thought that this "Warring States Policy" was trying his best to plot sophistry, and during the Warring States Period, the monarch's morality was shallow, the etiquette collapsed, and the strategists pursued fame and fortune, and there was no solidity of the monarch and the minister, and it seemed that it was not suitable for the monarch to rule the world when he retired, so he hesitated a little, and did not notice Zhu Shiyang behind him at all.

Zhu Shiyang had changed his demeanor of not caring about it, and raised his eyes to secretly look at Lu Wenyuan from behind. In fact, he had read the book "Warring States Policy" as early as when he was seven or eight years old, and he just said that he just wanted to test Lu Wenyuan's mind with one of the articles. Zhu Shiyang looked at Lu Wenyuan's back as he gradually moved away, and the corners of his mouth showed a sly smile that his treacherous plan had succeeded.

In the afternoon of the next day, the lecture was held in the Wenhua Hall. The Ministry of Rites Shangshu was flattered, and he was waiting in the Wenhua Hall in his official uniform early, accompanied by Lu Wenyuan. The two attendants are the new branch of the list of eyes and Tanhua. The five of them still followed the rules of Zhu Shiyang when he was the prince, Zhu Shiyang sat in the center, Bangyan and Tanhua stood behind, and Shangshu and Lu Wenyuan stood in the hall to speak.

Today's talk is about Wei Ce II of "National Policy", and the book of the Ministry of Rites has prepared a lesson in advance, and he is orderly and unhurried. Lu Wenyuan, the deputy speaker, was originally helping to teleprompt and deliver books on the side, but now that the Ministry of Rites is so competitive, he is becoming more and more idle. After the initial hecticism, Lu Wenyuan turned his eyes and looked around the hall.

Zhu Shiyang, who was sitting behind the imperial case, naturally became his primary target. I saw that Zhu Shiyang was wearing a bright yellow dragon-patterned robe today, with black hair meticulously tied on the top of his head with a jade crown, one hand supporting his forehead, and the other hand on the page, his eyes were lowered, and his expression was peaceful. Lu Wenyuan's heart skipped a beat, and he only said that he was worthy of being the Son of Heaven, and even his face had been carefully carved by God, and he was a few points more handsome than others. Lu Wenyuan didn't dare to stare at Tianwei on weekdays, but now that he didn't pay attention to himself, he hid behind the book of the Ministry of Rites and peeked at it, and the more he looked, the more he felt that he couldn't take his eyes off.

At this moment, Zhu Shiyang's head suddenly slipped off his hand and nodded suddenly. Lu Wenyuan was taken aback by him and quickly came back to his senses. Zhu Shiyang himself was also shocked, sat up straight and looked left and right, as if he didn't know where he was.

The Book of Rites was foaming at the mouth, and he was already immersed in his own world. Zhu Shiyang saw that he didn't find it, so he put his hand on his forehead again, closed his eyes and took a nap. Lu Wenyuan suddenly realized that his eyes were not looking at the book on the table, but he had fallen asleep, and he stared at him for most of the day without noticing, which showed that the emperor's kung fu had entered the realm.

Lu Wenyuan sighed with emotion at the same time, but he felt that something was wrong, just because the emperor clearly proposed to take a day class, and it was supposed that he should have the consciousness of hard work and self-denial, but now look at how he is so lazy? Looking closely, there is still a trace of impatience between his eyebrows. Lu Wenyuan was secretly surprised, only to feel that it was very strange for the emperor to be so contradictory.

Lu Wenyuan then kept an eye on Zhu Shiyang even more. I saw that after Zhu Shiyang slept secretly for about half an hour, he finally felt a little tired, moved a little in his seat, and then lowered his head and flipped the book. Lu Wenyuan thought that he was finally going to study hard, but he didn't expect that the frequency of his flipping books was fundamentally different from the explanation of the Book of Rites. The content of the first page of the Ministry of Rites has not yet been finished, but Zhu Shiyang has slowly turned over two or three pages, and his movements are very careful, obviously afraid of being discovered by the people around him.

Lu Wenyuan became more and more curious. Xinke Bangyan also discovered the emperor's abnormality, and craned his neck from behind him to look secretly. Lu Wenyuan wrote it down, thinking that he would find out when he asked the list after the lecture was over.

The Ministry of Rites is very well prepared, and today's content is exactly one hour. Zhu Shiyang asked a few questions perfunctorily, praised the book of the Ministry of Rites, and then got up and went back to the harem for dinner. The Ministry of Rites was very happy, and on the way out of the palace, he kept saying that the emperor was humble and inquisitive, and the corporal Lixian was worthy of being the king of the Holy Ming. Lu Wenyuan couldn't bear to sweep away his interest, so he only pulled the new branch list closer and asked quietly: "When I was talking, I found out that you were secretly looking behind the emperor, but did you see anything?"

The name of the new branch list is Zhou Qiren, who was originally a rather elegant young man, but at this moment, he was suddenly blushed by Lu Wenyuan's question, and waved his hand again and again to show that he was not disrespectful to the emperor. Lu Wenyuan knew that he mistakenly thought that he was going to blame him, so he told him the truth of the matter with a pleasant face. Zhou Qiren hesitated and said: "I see that the emperor has already seen the "Warring States Policy" to Yan Ce. ”

In the history book "Warring States Policy", Yan Ce's volume is ranked after Wei Ce's volume, according to Qin Qiren, the new science list, the emperor should have read all Wei Ce before looking at Yan Ce backwards. But since the emperor had already seen Wei Ce, why did he appoint the Ministry of Rites Shangshu to speak again? Lu Wenyuan couldn't figure it out, and felt more and more strange.

After two days like this, Zhu Shiyang did not change, and he was still absent-minded when he entered the lecture, sleeping and flipping books at will. Lu Wenyuan was strange, but he was not easy to ask, and the secretary of the Ministry of Rites was carried away by Zhu Shiyang's praise and couldn't notice the abnormality at all. The people who looked at the flowers were soft-spoken, and they didn't dare to make a sound, and the daily talk was carried out in such an unclear way.

On this day, there were some affairs in the lobby of the ministry, and it was already the second watch time when Lu Wenyuan returned to the mansion after dealing with it, and he ate something hastily, feeling tired, so he ordered the family to go to a basin of water, and prepare to wash his face and wash his hands and go to bed early. Who knew that the family went for a while, but the water didn't come, but he brought back a person, his gray beard shook and shook, and he held a few books in his hand, not who was the book of the Ministry of Rites. Lu Wenyuan hurriedly let him into the house and asked him why he came late at night.

The Book of Rites seemed to be greatly frightened, and his hands trembled for a long time before turning the book he brought to a certain page, and pointed: "I went home today to prepare for tomorrow's lecture, and found that there is such an article among them, Lord Lu, you can take a look, how should this article be talked about tomorrow?"