Out of Changle Gate, there was a famous palace maid waiting in front of the door, and when she saw Jiang Anyi coming forward to give a salute, she said that she had accepted the order of the prince and invited him to the East Palace to speak. Changle Gate is next to the East Palace, and it is impossible for ordinary people to appear in front of Changle Gate, Jiang Anyi followed the palace maid into Jiafu Gate and came to the East Palace.

Passing through the palace and passing through the courtyard has come to the Lihua Garden next to the Zhaoyu Palace, when the prince first entered the East Palace, he had a banquet here for the officials belonging to the East Palace, ten years have passed in a blink of an eye, things are not people, and people sigh. There was a sound of staggered cups in the garden, and there was no need to ask the prince if he was feasting.

The eunuch waiting in front of the door saw Jiang Anyi hurriedly stepping forward to salute, and said, "The prince has ordered, Lord Jiang is here, please enter directly, please come with our family." ”

The flowers in Lihua Garden are pressed on the branches, the bees and butterflies are dancing, and the fragrance of the flowers is pleasant, which is really worthy of the word Lihua. There is a pergola on the grass in front, Prince Shi Chongwei sits in the middle, there are more than a dozen tables on both sides, the table is full of delicacies, and everyone is eating happily. Jiang Anyi glanced at it, except for a few people who knew He Ziying and Ji Tianming, most of them were raw faces, it seemed that it was really as rumored, the Son of Heaven cleaned and replaced the subordinate officials around the prince.

Seeing Jiang Anyi coming, the prince stood up, and since the prince stood up, no one on either side could sit down, so they all stood up. Others were eating happily, and they interrupted as soon as they came, which was a bit hateful, Jiang Anyi quickly stepped forward to salute the prince, and then waved left and right, and apologized: "Rude, rude." ”

"Master Jiang hasn't eaten yet, someone has set up a table on the right side of the Lone King." While the eunuch was setting the table, Shi Chongwei introduced everyone to Jiang Anyi who participated in the banquet.

"This is the father-in-law of the lonely king, and the sincerity of Hou Xiong Zhiren." The middle-aged man on the opposite side had a delicate face, elegant manners, and smiled politely and bowed to Jiang Anyi.

Jiang Anyi hurriedly replied: "I've seen Master Hou." ”

This Guozijian Siye, who won the marquis because of his daughter, is a colleague with Deng Shanchang, with a face like white jade, a slender figure, and a talent, and he knows his daughter from his father, no wonder his daughter was selected as the crown princess. The crown princess is already pregnant, and if she can give birth to a grandson, it will be a great joy for the country and the family. Looking at the position where Marquis Xiong is sitting, the prince still respects this old man.

A large number of officials such as the Prince Zhan Shifu, Zuo Chunfang, Zuo and Right Yude, as well as the Department of Economic Affairs, the Dining Bureau, the Internal Bureau, the Establishment Bureau, the Palace Gate Bureau, the Tongshi Sheren, and the Inner Fang, Jiang Anyi tried his best to remember everyone's name, and if he forgot the other party's name the next time they met, he might invisibly form a grudge and leave a reputation that no one else wanted.

Waiting for Jiang Anyi to sit down, Shi Chongwei took the lead in raising a glass and said: "Master Jiang has worked hard for the country in Huazhou, and his political achievements are outstanding. ”

Everyone raised their glasses in unison and said, "Lord Jingjiang." ”

Of course, the articles on the table must be done well, and only everyone knows what they think in their hearts.

He Ziying sat at the head of Jiang Anyi, he and Jiang Anyi were selected as a direct bachelor of Chongwen Hall, and now the official residence of the East Palace Zuo Zanshan Doctor (Zheng Wupinshang). The Son of Heaven transferred the subordinate officials of the East Palace, and because of his uprightness, not only did he not transfer him away, but he was promoted to two ranks, becoming a full-time subordinate official of the East Palace, teaching the prince.

For the heavy responsibility of teaching the prince, He Ziying felt powerless, Jiang Anyi has a very important position in the prince's mind, I heard that Jiang Anyi will not return to Huazhou when he returns to Beijing this time, He Ziying sincerely hopes that Jiang Anyi can enter the East Palace and assist the prince with himself, and the prince will ascend the throne in the future, and he can achieve a career as the prince's teacher.

"Anyi's pilgrimage this time, I don't know if there is any arrangement? Now that there is still a shortage of subordinate officials in the East Palace, An Yi might as well come to the East Palace to serve, and His Royal Highness will definitely be happy. He Ziying said with a smile.

Shi Chongwei nodded and said, "If Master Jiang can come to the East Palace, the lonely king will be overjoyed." ”

Others said yes one after another, in fact, most people don't want Jiang Anyi to really come to the East Palace, Jiang Anyi is a high-ranking official under the four grades, and coming to the East Palace will definitely suppress most people, and he has a close relationship with the prince, and the prince may not be able to think of others when he gets Jiang Anyi's help, won't Jiang Anyi eat this table of good food, and what is the taste of the leftovers.

Jiang Anyi said: "Long live has not yet been decided, Jiang should obey the long live arrangement." ”

To tell the truth, Jiang Anyi would rather be the Jingzhao Shaoyin who is hated than serve in the East Palace, others think it is a blessed land, and in Jiang Anyi's eyes, the East Palace is a fire pit. From Tian Shoulou's letters over the years, I learned that the prince is no longer the prince he was back then, greedy for pleasure, fond of women, and can't see the appearance of Mingjun at all.

Today, the Son of Heaven unconsciously asked in the Le You Garden, so that Jiang Anyi was vigilant, the reputation of King Xian of Chu'an became louder and louder, and there were many dead in the battle for the throne since ancient times, Zhang Keji repeatedly warned him in the letter not to get involved in it, only loyalty to the Son of Heaven can keep peace, so before the crown prince ascended the throne, everything was important to the meaning of the Son of Heaven.

Xiong Zhiren silently observed Jiang Anyi, and inviting Jiang Anyi to the banquet was his suggestion. Xiong Zhiren is forty-two years old this year, and when he was twenty years old, he served as a county magistrate and a driver, and Fengle was transferred to the state superintendent in 12 years. After his daughter became the crown princess, Xiong Zhiren was closely linked with the crown prince, and all his thoughts and worries were for the sake of the prince.

The prince's role as Xiong Zhiren saw it in his eyes, to be honest, he was a little disappointed, but he was prosperous, and if he was lost, it would be unpredictable, for the sake of the life of the whole family, Xiong Zhiren had to work hard for his son-in-law.

The pro-virtuous ministers are far from the villains, and they agree with the Son of Heaven who will belittle or move Xiong Zhiren to Zhou Chucun, Liu Yichen, Cui Yuanhu and others, and these villains will only make the prince have fun and lose his sacred heart. Many of the new officials of the East Palace were suggested by him to the prince, and they were all capable people in the court.

However, as King Chu'an grew older, Corporal Lixian, recruited talents, subsidized poor scholars, and cared for the elderly, weak, orphans and widows, and the name of the virtuous king became more and more prosperous. King Chu'an's maiden family is the Huang family in the family, and the relationship with Huang Shufei is not close, several brothers are six or seven petty officials in the court, and the spokesperson of the Huang family, Dali Siqing Huang Sheng, is peaceful and not strong, so the Huang family's voice in the court has not been loud.

In the second year of Jianwu, Huang Ping, the assassin of Houzhou, was promoted to the imperial history doctor, and the marginalization of the Huang family was greatly improved.

Huang Xi, the deputy commander of the dark guard, gradually entered the eyes of everyone, this inconspicuous palace internal supervisor, quite important to the Son of Heaven, seized more than 100 Yuan Tianjiao people in Lingzhou, the county orders of the four counties were implicated and withdrawn, the prestige of the secret guard and his personal prestige is strong, and it is rumored that Huang Xi will replace Feng Zhong as the commander of the dark guard.

These forces belong to King Chu'an either explicitly or secretly, and he already has the power to fight against the prince, Xiong Zhiren's tea and rice are not fragrant, under the banner of the prince, he has tried his best to make friends with ministers, win over scribes, and establish a reputation for him, although the prince is funny but not stupid, he is grateful for what his father-in-law has done, and he can be regarded as obedient.

Xiong Zhiren was overjoyed when he learned from the prince that Jiang Anyi, the assassin of Huazhou, would be transferred to Beijing, and said to the prince: "Lord Jiang can return to Beijing, and His Royal Highness will add an arm." In recent years, Jiang Anyi has been an official outside, and he is a little unfamiliar with the prince, and when he returns to Beijing, His Royal Highness will be more careful. ”

Every time Prince Xiu Mu enters the palace to play the right thing, narrating what he has learned in ten years, Xiong Zhiren must go to the East Palace every ten years to wait for news. After the prince returned to the East Palace, Xiong Zhiren would carefully ask the prince what he said, what the Son of Heaven said, and then teach the prince how to deal with it in the second half of the year.

Take what he said in the Water Pavilion today, the prince said that governing the country with etiquette is not that Xiong Zhiren does not know the importance of the rule of law, but that he wants the prince to leave an impression of courtesy, righteousness, benevolence and filial piety in front of the Son of Heaven.

Watching Jiang Anyi and everyone drinking coldly, Xiong Zhiren's heart tightened, this Lord Jiang seemed to have no intention of serving in the East Palace. This is a bit unexpected, from the mouth of the prince to learn that this Jiang Daren has a close relationship with him, the perfume industry gave the queen and the prince three percent of the dry shares, the previous purchase of Yanshan Manor and donated one million taels, could it be that the prince asked too much, which caused Jiang Anyi to dislike, or the king of Chu'an is powerful, Jiang Anyi does not want to muddy the water.

Xiong Zhiren raised his glass and took a sip, the mellow wine was intoxicating, Xiong Zhiren secretly sighed in his heart, no matter what Jiang Anyi thought, he was closely associated with the prince the day he was a straight bachelor of Chongwen Pavilion, and if he wanted to get out at this time, it was possible. After the banquet, let the prince stay with Jiang Anyi, listen to his words and watch his deeds, and see what he thinks?

After the Wenhua Palace, the flattering palace was the place where the prince studied, and Shi Chongwei invited Jiang Anyi and Xiong Zhiren to the palace to drink tea and chat. Xiong Zhiren said with a smile: "The prince often said that An Yi was the teacher he admired the most, but it was a pity that he couldn't get close to him when he worked for the country and lived far away in Huazhou. Teacher, respect the elder, the prince should let the princess meet Master Jiang. ”

The prince said yes again and again, and sent palace people to invite the princess to meet. Xiong Zhiren was relieved that although the prince had some problems, he was worthy of his life for him just because he obeyed his words. What Shi Chongwei thought in his heart was that Jiang Anyi was far away in Huazhou when he got married, but the number of gifts was delivered, a lot of gold and silver treasures, and four hundred bottles of perfume alone were given, and this gift was in the limelight at the wedding.

On the father's fiftieth birthday, Jiang Shi sent a two-foot-long jade Buddha, the Buddha statue is white and has no flaws, it can be called priceless, although the father and emperor issued a decree to reproach Jiang Shi, in fact, he likes it very much, and the jade Buddha is offered in the Kun'an Palace, and the previous intention was to give it to Mingpu Temple, but the queen mother did not agree.

Seeing that his twentieth birthday is approaching, what congratulatory gift will Jiang Shi give this time? The prince looked at Jiang Anyi and wanted to drool. If Xiong Zhiren knew what the prince was thinking, he didn't know if he would be so angry that he would vomit blood.

Jiang Anyi was panicked, the princess came to see the ceremony, which was not in line with the ceremony, and he couldn't afford it, so he resigned.

Xiong Zhiren said with a smile: "An Yi doesn't need to be polite, you can accept this gift as the prince's master, not to mention that An Yi sent a heavy gift when he got married, and he should be thanked." ”

In the sound of ringing, a group of palace maids have already surrounded the crown princess into the palace.