Chapter 1: The Boy in the Palace
The east wind blooms thousands of trees at night, and the stars are like rain. BMW carved cars are full of fragrance.
Feng Xiao's voice moved, the jade pot turned brightly, and the fish and dragon danced all night.
The moth snow willow is golden, and the smile is full of dark fragrance.
Mountains and rivers gather, nine dynasties together Zhuozhou, prosperous since ancient times. The smoke willow paints the bridge, the wind curtain is green, and there are 100,000 people. The city is a jewel, the household is profitable, and the competition is luxurious.
Heavy lakes are stacked on top of each other. There are three autumn laurels and ten miles of lotus. Qiang tube clear, Lingge flooded the night, frolicking and fishing lotus baby. Thousands of horsemen have high teeth. Listen to the drums and enjoy the smoke and haze. The picture of the different day will be good, and return to Fengchi Kua.
The two poems describe the prosperity of Zhuocheng, the ancient capital of the Nine Dynasties.
Zhuocheng is the capital of the Dagan Dynasty today, and the richest capital city of Zhuozhou among the five prefectures and 33 states. It is bordered by the Kunjiang River in the north, Guanshan and Suoshui in the east, and is the center of the 17 prefectures of Zhongfu. The Kunjiang River, which is adjacent to Zhuocheng, is the largest river in the Gan Dynasty, originating from Kunwu Mountain in Dizhou, Xifu, and traversing the entire Gan Dynasty from west to east. Zhuocheng went down 1,200 miles with the stream, and then arrived at Zhezhou, another state of the Gan Dynasty, where the largest tributary of the Kunjiang River, the Zhijiang River, joined the Kunjiang River at the Zhezhen port, galloped for thousands of miles, and flowed into the East China Sea in Fuzhou.
Since the Gan Dynasty Taizu Li Xia raised the army, wiped out the remnants of the Shang, set the capital Zhuocheng, called himself Gan Taizu, the gate of this city has been hanging the banner of the Gan Dynasty for nearly two hundred years, and Zhuocheng Changming Palace is to serve thirteen emperors, and now it is the thirteenth generation of the emperor Li Chengde to succeed to the throne, the country name Bandung.
It originated in the sixth year of the Bandung calendar.
In the Imperial Palace, the Hall of the Pilgrims.
The book is loud, and I read an article on the people's hearts and minds. The light smoke in the hall curls, there is the smell of truffle, sandalwood, agarwood, leisurely, smell refreshing, like a big dream awakening.
There were several scholars sitting in the hall, of different ages, the eldest was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and the younger one was no more than ten years old.
There is a division seat at the top of the hall, there are nine desks under the hall, there are three or two children sitting in front of each table, and there are palace attendants leaning over to wait aside, grinding ink and handing paper.
On the corner of the window on the right, a handsome child quietly looked at Ping Guoce on the table, quiet and peaceful, it was Li Luo, the son of Li Chengye, the prince of Taibao Chun of the current dynasty. At the same table is a prince of the same age, it is difficult to hide his curiosity, from time to time to look inside and outside the palace, if someone walks outside the palace, he can't help but stretch his neck to visit, it seems that he has not come to the palace many times.
The palace is full of the sons and grandsons of the Great Gan Emperor, but the prince is not among them, and the prince of a country is naturally the emperor who is particularly important, and there are others to teach. Although the rest of the princes are also noble, they are still a little worse, but I am afraid that they are also people who do not want to be virtuous and better than the prince.
The teachers of the Chaojing Hall are all outstanding bachelors in the Great Gantai School and the Graduate School, each with their own strengths, and they choose the time to enter the palace to teach the princes.
In addition to Li Luo and a group of princes, there are also princes in the court, and the princes and ministers will send their young sons into the palace, or they can be blessed by the Son of Heaven to accompany the princes.
The child next to Li Luo is like this, he is the eldest grandson of Zhuo Chengyu Wangfu Yu, and I don't know how much thought it took to find a place in the Chaojing Palace, but I am afraid that it will not be long before this son should be replaced by someone else.
Don't underestimate the maids and eunuchs who are groveling at this time, change their seats, and I'm afraid that a thousand taels of silver will be indispensable.
A small courtroom hall, there are often fresh faces, and whoever sits at the same table naturally has to spend no thought and silver. Unlike the princes in the palace, these outsiders rarely compete for power and favor, but they are more likely to curry favor with them, and if they are not intended, they will never show their edge.
Prince Chun was favored, and the power leaned towards the government and the opposition, and Li Luo would go to the palace every month to study with the princes for a period of time.
Li Luo is extraordinary, Wenzhi martial arts are second to none among the princes, the queen mother is very fond of this imperial grandson, and the Bandung Emperor also loves Li Luo very much, regardless of the opposition of the harem, he was given the title of the Nine Emperors according to his age, as his own.
Li Luo is favored, although he is the prince of Prince Chun's mansion, his clothing, food, housing and transportation are the same as the prince in the palace. Or there is nothing more than that, and there is great merit in talent learning, Emperor Wanlong is often used to compare several princes in the palace, and the princes dare not speak in front of them, but they have recited Emperor Wanlong, but cynicism is indispensable, fortunately, Prince Chun is powerful, and Li Luo's temperament is also easy-going, and there is no incident.
It is said that Li Luo has the queen mother inside and Prince Chun outside, so someone should welcome him. However, in the courtroom hall, except for a few innocuous rich and noble sons who occasionally share the same table with Li Luo, it is rare for a powerful family to get along with Li Luo for a while.
Spare.
The prince on the middle table of the nine tables got up and walked towards Li Luo, followed by three or five companions, which was eye-catching. Everyone in the hall looked at each other, looking at Li Luo and the eldest grandson of King Yu beside Li Luo with great interest and as if they were a little gloating.
"What's your name?" The prince asked unceremoniously.
The eldest grandson of King Yu was stunned for a while, and he was also regarded as a treasure in the Central Plains of the palace, but it was a pity that when he arrived in the palace, none of the students in the hall were from worse backgrounds, and suddenly saw a prince who asked for words, but he was speechless for a long time.
"There are no rules, Your Highness asks you." The young man on the side shouted.
The scholars of the Taixue Mansion in the temple hid outside the hall early, pretending not to see it, so as not to set themselves on fire.
"Four, Fourth Highness, I am ......" Before the eldest grandson of King Yu could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the prince, his face was quite unkind, and he shouted: "What four-four?" Speak incoherently! ”
The eldest grandson of King Yu was shocked into a cold sweat, hurriedly slammed it to the ground, and said in horror: "The foolish brother just saw the Fourth Highness, and he was panicked, so please ask the Fourth Highness to surrender." ”
The fourth prince snorted coldly, his eyes rolled slightly, and he didn't know what he was thinking. The eldest grandson of King Yu glanced at Li Luo for help, Li Luo smiled helplessly, and saluted in a harmonious voice: "Fourth brother, he didn't mean to, the fourth brother has a lot, just spare him this time." ”
The fourth prince sighed lightly, and when the few people behind him saw Li Luo pleading, they didn't say anything more, but they didn't mean to give up, and surrounded Li Luo and King Yu's eldest grandson.
"Hmph, since Xuanlou said that it was not intentional, then it is considered that you are unintentional."
"His Royal Highness Xie Si, His Royal Highness Xie Si." The eldest grandson of King Yu was grateful, and even said thank you.
"But you're a newcomer, and you don't know the rules of the Chaojing Hall yet." The fourth prince said slowly.
"What rules? Please also ask the Fourth Highness to make it clear. King Yu's eldest grandson said with a smile.
"The ancient literati were erudite and paid attention to a full stomach, and the export was a chapter, and the one who entered my court hall should also be a rich and talented person, right?"
"Yes, yes, what His Royal Highness said is true."
"If you have a chapter, you have to have ink in your belly."
"Yes, yes."
"You think so, too?" The fourth prince smiled strangely.
The eldest grandson of King Yu shrunk his neck and nodded. The fourth prince laughed, and several people behind him also laughed, and the eldest grandson of King Yu didn't know why, so he had to laugh, but there was some bitterness and uneasiness in his smile.
"The person sitting next to you is a rare talent in my Dagan royal family, and the talent of the ninth brother is also praised by his father, you can't weaken the name of Xuanlou."
The eldest grandson of King Yu glanced at Li Luo, and responded: "I will ask His Royal Highness Nine for more advice, thank you for your advice." ”
"Don't bother to say thank you yet." The fourth prince waved his hand, and his expression turned cold and said, "Those who come to the court hall for the first time must drink the ink in the pen and inkstone on the table, and there is no ink on the chest, isn't it an insult to the reputation of the court hall, who told you to sit next to such a big gan genius, do you say this is the truth?" ”
Several people around the four princes all laughed loudly, adding fuel to the fire and coaxing loudly. The eldest grandson of King Yu's face suddenly turned red, when did he suffer such humiliation, but the person in front of him was the son of Dagan Tianzi, not the heir of the declining palace who could not compare, he took a breath, and his little face was blue and white, but he could only swallow his anger.
Li Luo felt compassion, although he guessed that the fourth prince's move was more towards him, he couldn't help but persuade him: "Fourth brother, he is the beloved grandson of King Yu, and he is also a member of our Li family, so don't embarrass him." ”
"I taught him that you have the right to speak, isn't it that the children of my Li family may not be able to enter this court, since you are so benevolent and righteous, Xuanlou, it is better for you to drink these inks for him." The fourth prince's face was gloomy, and he slammed the pen and inkstone on the table, splashing a few drops of ink and staining a roll of Ping Guoce.
Li Luo was stunned, looked up at the fourth prince, and muttered, "Fourth brother really wants me to drink these inks?" ”
"His Royal Highness the Ninth has ten thousand books in his chest, and he doesn't think of much of it." One of the four princes grinned.
The corners of the fourth prince's mouth moved, and he knew in his heart that if he really persecuted Li Luo too much, he was afraid that Emperor Wanlong and the Queen Mother would not be able to ask for good fruits to eat, but it was difficult to ride a tiger, and he didn't want to weaken his momentum, so he looked at Li Luo coldly and was silent.
At this moment, a clear voice of reprimand came from the door of the hall: "A good school, the book of sages governing the country is cultivated, noisy and noisy, what is the difference between it and the disciples in the market, and what kind of system it has become!" ”
Everyone looked back, and the few people who were watching the excitement hurriedly got up and saluted respectfully: "His Royal Highness the Prince, eldest brother, you are here." ”
There were a few people standing at the gate of the palace, staring at Li Luo and the four princes from afar, the first one had a handsome face, quite majestic, it was Li Xuanyi, the prince of Dagan, and the two beside him, one was the third prince Li Xuanxu, and the other was actually the son of the imperial master, all of whom were characters calling for wind and rain in Zhuocheng.
The fourth prince was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Big brother, why are you free?" ”
"Father ordered me to strictly control you, and I will see such things when I take the time to come over, Xuanying, when your third brother is not there, you are the longest, and you must act by example, do you hear?"
"Yes, Xuanying knows that he is wrong."
"It's good to know what you're wrong." Li Xuanyi glanced at Li Luo's table and said lightly, "If you can become a great talent by drinking some ink, do students in the world still need to study hard in the cold window?" Nonsense. ”
Li Xuanying smiled: "I was just joking with him, and I didn't plan to really ask him to drink it." ”
Li Xuanyi snorted, looked at Li Luo, and said in a harmonious voice: "Xuanlou is the same, the father and the queen mother have high expectations for you, and you must act uprightly in order to live up to the grace of the saint." ”
Li Luo's brows furrowed secretly, and as soon as the prince's voice fell, he saw that the eyes of several people in the hall flashed with indignation and anger, but he couldn't help but say it, and said respectfully: "Follow the teachings of the eldest brother." ”
"Okay, you all study hard, listen to the teacher's teachings, and don't do nothing."
"Yes." Everyone responded in unison.
Li Xuanyi nodded with satisfaction, walked into the hall, and took a few glances at the homework of a few younger brothers at random, with praise and blame, it is indeed a bit of a prince's style. Seeing that the prince no longer looked at Li Luo, the fourth prince, Li Xuanying's face suddenly sank, glared at Li Luo fiercely, and turned to leave. A few people behind him were in a state of interest, and each went back to the table and sat down.
The third prince, Li Xuanxu, walked to Li Luo's side, picked up Ping Guoce on Li Luo's table and glanced at it a few times, then threw it on the table, and said coldly in a low voice: "Is there no teacher in Prince Chun's mansion?" ”
Li Luo hung his head and was silent, Li Xuanxu smiled indifferently and walked away. The eldest grandson of King Yu hurriedly sat down, silent, and did not squint, even Li Luo did not want to take another look. Li Luo sighed secretly and was speechless.
The scholars in the hall trembled and finished teaching this treatise on the people's hearts and hurriedly left the court's scripture hall, as if fleeing for their lives. Everyone in the hall rested for a while, and then taught the etiquette in the palace, and the gentleman who taught the profession was dull and respectful, Li Luo felt very boring and boring, quite sullen, and stole a loophole and slipped out of the court.