Chapter 4: Brotherhood
The news that King Xin survived the explosion had already been told to Cao Huachun, the former chief eunuch of the Imperial Palace, when His Majesty the Emperor learned that King Xin was safe and sound, Long Yan was happy; The emperor is very concerned about this younger brother, since the explosion of Wang Gongchang, the emperor is too frightened, and often wakes up from nightmares at night, so that he is mentally exhausted.
Today, the emperor woke up early, because there was no nightmare last night, and his mental state was better, and with the support of the inner servant Xiao Junzi, he paced to the imperial garden; At this time, it is the beginning of June, and the Imperial Garden is full of flowers and birds.
The emperor took a deep breath, his mood suddenly brightened, and slowly entered the pavilion to sit down, and the palace maid offered mouthwash; After rinsing his mouth, the emperor took the warm hand towel from the palace maid's hand, wiped it, and said softly: "Little Chunzi!" ”
"The minions are here!"
"How's King Shin's recovery?"
"Back to the emperor, it is believed that there is news from the palace that the king has recovered, but..."
"But what?" The Emperor glanced at Junko.
Xiao Chunzi hurriedly knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, it is believed that the royal palace reported that King Xin suffered a big explosion and shock, and after waking up, he has been depressed and unhappy, locking himself in the room and staying at home!" ”
When the emperor heard this, his brows tightened, and he said angrily: "Didn't I order you to arrange for the imperial doctor to heal?" ”
"The emperor forgives the sin, the slave deserves to die!" Junko hurriedly kowtowed.
Emperor Long Yan's eyes were full of concern, and he stood up and ordered: "I want to go to the palace to see Brother Wang in person!" ”
"The emperor takes care of the dragon body!"
"Needless to say!"
"Minion Command!" Xiao Chunzi hurriedly got up and shouted: "Drive the letter to the palace!" ”
Xinwangfu, Xinwang is flipping through the classics of Ming history in the study, confirming whether the current situation and political system are consistent with the "History of Ming" in the dream;
With the combination of consciousness of modern people's thinking, after consulting the classics of Ming history in detail, it is found that there is a big discrepancy with the records in the history of dreams, and many historical events and biographies of people are either apocryphalic or exaggerated.
At this moment, the chief steward Wang Chengen came in in a panic and reported, "Lord, there is news from the palace that the emperor is visiting you in person."
As soon as he heard that the emperor had come to visit him, he was overjoyed, hurriedly put down the classics in his hand, and said, "Brother Huang? "The two brothers are like brothers, and the emperor is just an elder brother in King Xin's heart, and there is no difference between a monarch and a minister.
"Yes! The prince should take a bath and change clothes first, right? Wang Chengen looked up and down at King Xin's current clothes, shook his head and said.
King Shin examined it against the bronze mirror, so he smiled bitterly and said, "Wait for me to bathe and change clothes" I stayed at home for a few days, and my clothes and hair were messy.
"The slave will order the spring, summer, autumn and winter to bathe the prince and change his clothes, and welcome the holy driver!" After Wang Chengen finished speaking, he hurriedly turned around and exited to arrange the preparations.
King Xin's mansion suddenly became busy, and the people were boiling!
The emperor passed through the residence of the courtiers, and according to the court etiquette system, the courtiers needed to bathe and cleanse themselves to welcome the courtiers, in order to show the gift of the emperor's holy car to the courtiers' mansions.
Leaning slightly, the letter ** stepped into the side hall to bathe and change clothes, and the four maids in spring, summer, autumn and winter saw the prince come in, and hurriedly bent down to worship "The slave and maid serve the prince to bathe!" ”
Seeing this, King Xin was stunned suddenly, and then waved his hand, "You all stand down, this king himself can do it!" "In a highly civilized society in the dream world, paying attention to the equality of men and women, it is clear that King Shin has not yet gotten rid of the dream world.
The four girls in spring, summer, autumn and winter were also stunned when they heard this? Usually, when the prince bathes, we serve left and right, what happened today? Don't you like us not doing well enough?
Thinking of this, the four daughters hurriedly knelt on the ground and cried and confessed: "The prince forgives the sin!" It's the slaves and maids who don't serve well, please punish the prince! "In feudal society, the supremacy of imperial power, the inferiority of men and women, and the imprisonment of thoughts, especially servants and slaves, not to mention that the king of faith is the prince of the dynasty, the real prince of the royal family, if he is a little late, he will be dealt with in accordance with the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
King Xin naturally knows the laws of the imperial court, if it is passed out, the four daughters will inevitably be severely punished by the laws of the Ming Dynasty, even if it is out of their own hearts, either they will be killed with a rod or exiled outside the customs, this is the ancestral system, and King Xin is helpless.
It's just that for a while, I couldn't get rid of the thoughts and concepts in the dream, and when I saw this scene, I was worried and scared them, and comforted: "Get up, this king is happy and quiet, since you have this intention, this king agrees, get up!" ”
The four girls in spring, summer, autumn and winter heard that they had been pardoned, and they were overjoyed and wept, and hurriedly thanked them!
King Xin shook his head and sighed bitterly! In the past, when they served and bathed, they turned a blind eye to the four women in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and turned a blind eye to the whole process.
The four girls happily served King Xin to bathe, without the slightest suspicion of men and women, Chunlan was the oldest among them, and she was also the most courageous, scrubbing the back of King Xin over and over again, and laughed again: "Hehe! Lord, from the time you were 11 years old to the present, it is the slaves and maids who serve you to bathe, and it is cold in winter, or are the slaves and maids sleeping with you and warming you up? You have slept by yourself for the past two years, and the slaves and maids miss it so much" Chunlan was not shy in her eyes, but a trace of loss flashed in her eyes, but Xia He Qiuxiang and Dongmei were pretty, and their eyes were slightly lowered.
When King Xin heard this, at this time, his face couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, he had never looked at them before, he had long been accustomed to nature, his eyes swept over the faces of the four women in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and he saw that they were born as beautiful as flowers, and the flowers were shy and closed. King Xin swallowed and spat, and scolded with a smile: "You girl, just count your sharp teeth and sharp mouth!" ”
When the four girls in spring, summer, autumn and winter heard this, they saw that the prince was no longer alienated from them, and suddenly their hearts opened, and they covered their mouths and smiled, and the spring was full of gardens!
Hundreds of Luan Yi guards surrounded the palace Luan, twenty palace ladies accompanied Luan on both sides, the guard commander led five hundred guards to protect the two wings, Emperor Luan drove to the front of King Xin's mansion, Luan Yi made a shout: The emperor has arrived!
King Xin led the whole palace of King Xin to bow down and greet the holy driver, and shouted long live!
The emperor walked down the dragon under the support of the two palace maids, his expression was slightly tired, and when he saw the king of faith kneeling on the ground, he immediately smiled, his eyes were full of love, and his true feelings were revealed, and he slowly walked to the king of letters, stretched out his hand to help him and said with concern in his eyes: "Brother Wang, quickly excuse yourself!" Come on, let the royal brother take a good look at you! ”
King Xin, who was pulled by the emperor, Mu Ran got up and looked up at the emperor's brother who was close to the ruler, when his eyes touched the emperor's eyes, he saw the emperor's brother full of warm eyes and deep love, a family affection from the blood, instantly surged into his heart, King Xin couldn't help but blurt out: "Brother Huang! ”
Although King Xin and the emperor are half-mothers at this moment, the royal blood flowing in his body is connected with the emperor's blood, and the real compatriot affection in his bones is constant.
King Xin was young and lonely, because his mother was born as a concubine, and he was discriminated against and neglected. When he felt the emperor's heartfelt love and affection, he was already closer to the emperor's brother in front of him from the heart.
The two brothers walked into King Xin's mansion hand in hand, talking and laughing along the way, there was no distance like a mountain for monarchs and ministers, and King Xin's mansion was heavily guarded at the moment, and it was completely on the highest level of vigilance.
Passing through the corridor and entering the main hall of the palace, the emperor took the hand of King Xin and asked for warmth, caring and caring, "Brother Wang, according to Xiao Chunzi's report, you have experienced a big bang and lost your memory, can you have such a thing?" ”
"Brother Xie Huang is worried, after the brother suffered a huge shock, he did have a short period of amnesia, and the royal brother is at ease!"
"Well, that's good, that's good! You are recuperating, what do you need, order your subordinates to go to the imperial hospital to get it" The emperor patted King Xin's shoulder and continued: "This time, Brother Wang survived, it is really God's blessing, Emperor Taizu blessed me, I am very relieved, haha!" ”
"Thank you, Brother Huang!"
"You and my brother don't need to be polite, the imperial brother's is yours," the emperor said as he looked at King Shin with a firm gaze.
King Xin's heart suddenly warmed, he didn't have much sense of belonging to the royal family, if it weren't for the emperor's brother who had been sheltered for many years, I am afraid that he would have died as inexplicably as several princes, thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel sad, and he respected the emperor a little more in his heart, and his eyes were moist unconsciously.
Seeing this, the emperor patted the palm of King Xin's hand, motioned for him to sit down, and then retreated left and right, and only the two brothers were left in the hall, talking heart-to-heart.
The emperor pressed the palm of King Xin's hand and sighed, "Hey! Now the orthodox blood of the royal family, only you and my brothers remain, you are my dearest person, in the future, after the royal brother and I drive the crane to the west, this country and mountain society will be handed over to you, you and my brothers share the supreme position in the world! ”
"Brother Huang, no! The royal brother is at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, like the sun, why is this ominous statement? When King Xin heard this, his heart suddenly sank, and he felt ominous, and tears welled up in his eyes.
"Brother Wang! Brother Huang, I have no talent for governing the country, but I can't help myself, and I am forcibly promoted to the top, which is really what I want; At present, the national strength is declining, natural and man-made disasters are frequent, people are displaced, and there are wanderers; There are strong enemies peeping outside, and I want to make my Ming Dynasty, which can be described as internal and external troubles, and I have a negative ancestor and ancestry! The Emperor paused, and continued in a serious tone:
"Brother Huang, although I am negligent in the government, I am like a mirror in my heart, I know many things, and I also know that you have been helping me share my worries behind my back! Since the death of the emperor's grandfather, the succession of the father, the court for power, the courtiers for power, several royal brothers have died unexpectedly and mysteriously, after that, the father succeeded to the throne for less than a month and died violently, until I succeeded to the throne for 5 years, the "Attack Case", "Red Pill Case", "Moving the Palace Case" were solved, the imperial brother I am really disheartened, the royal ruthless! The Emperor shook his head.
"The imperial brother does not need to be worried, since ancient times, imperial power has been a double-edged sword, who let us be born in the emperor's family? If it weren't for the protection of the royal brother, I am afraid that the younger brother would have been buried in the ground at this time," King Xin said with relief, and at the same time, a trace of hatred flashed in his eyes, his mother was the victim of the "assault case".
The emperor smiled and said: "You and I have a deep brotherly relationship, you were still young at that time, and it is natural for the imperial brother to protect you!" ”
Then his eyes dimmed again, and he sighed: "Brother Huang is incompetent, as the emperor, the Ninety-Five, he can't protect his children, since the emperor and the little princess died one after another, I found that this court is still not safe; That's why I kept you by my side to protect you, and didn't divide your vassal fiefdom! ”
Speaking of this, the emperor looked bald, as if he had suddenly aged a lot, and lamented: "This explosion affected the palace, causing the queen to give birth to the prince prematurely. ”
"The little prince is auspicious, the ancestors are blessed, and he will be safe, the emperor's brother is prosperous in the spring and autumn, and the future will be scattered, and the ministers will work hard to solve problems for the emperor's brother" King Xin's heart is extremely heavy, he has confirmed the "History of the Ming Dynasty", has been 100% sure of the reality of the dream, for the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that the entire Ming Dynasty does not know best now, it is precisely because he knows the past, present, and even the future, he is so heavy.