Chapter 1026: Eavesdropping (Part 2)
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Zhu Houzhao learned that Shen Xi had returned to the capital, although he could not follow Shen Xi to the northwest to "bend the bow and shoot the eagle", but he was still quite looking forward to it, but unfortunately after waiting for two days, he did not get the news that Shen Xi had been restored as the speaker of the East Palace.
Looking at his pile of martial arts novels that were about to be turned over, the bear child was very anxious, especially the "Condor Heroes" only had two volumes, and he had just written about the Tomb of the Living Dead and the Jade Maiden's Heart Sutra.
"No, Mr. Shen won't return to the East Palace, and I will try my best to get him back as soon as possible...... If my father doesn't allow it, then wouldn't I have read martial arts novels for the rest of my life? β
Zhu Houzhao turned his heart on the side and decided to go to his father to theorize, why didn't Shen Xi return to the capital and not let him enter the East Palace as a lecturer? Even if I'm not a lecturer, at least let him come and see me, so that I can ask him for a novel!
It has been difficult for Zhu Houzhao to get out of the besieged city of the Pufang Palace recently, and even when he plays, he is surrounded by many eunuchs...... Now the royal family is in an eventful autumn, Emperor Hongzhi's illness has not recovered, and he may die at any time or even Bintian, this little master jumps up and down on weekdays and never stops, if something happens at this time, the entire Ming Dynasty will be chaotic.
The bear child is grounded on weekdays, and even when he goes to the Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace to see his father and mother, he can only go there if he is summoned.
"Father-in-law Zhang, this palace is going to Kunning Palace to see your mother, you accompany this palace!" Zhu Houzhao couldn't wait, his father and mother seemed to have forgotten him, and he didn't let him go over to say goodbye for the past two days.
There's a reason for that.
His wife was about to give birth, Zhu Youzhu himself was seriously ill, and the imperial court was still preparing for the war in the northwest, so the emperor was really busy.
Empress Zhang had already moved to the side room of Kunning Palace, waiting intently for delivery.
Now that there is one in her belly, Queen Zhang doesn't want to see the "good son" who upset her again, whether she and Zhu Houzhao are biological mother and son, and what Zhu Houzhao's life experience is, these are only known to Zhu Youzhi and his wife.
In short, Empress Zhang was not in the mood to summon Zhu Houzhao to her side, ostensibly to ask for peace, but in fact she was listening to the bear child's noise.
Now Zhu Hou is thirteen years old, but that is a virtual age, in fact, he is only twelve years old, he is completely a child who does not know how to play, and has no other ability than to cause chaos.
Zhang Yuan explained in embarrassment: "But...... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the Empress has not summoned you to Kunning Palace. β
"If this palace wants to go to see the queen mother, why not? I haven't seen my mother in this palace for two days, I miss it in my heart, I just went to see it, and the queen mother won't say anything, do you want to hinder this palace from fulfilling filial piety? Zhu Youzhu threw out the big truth.
After Shen Xi's cultivation, Zhu Houzhao has a little bit of scheming, he knows how to threaten people, he can now accurately grasp people's weaknesses, and use the big truth to make himself invincible first, even if Zhang Yuan is sneering, it is just one of his minions, and he can punish him as much as he wants.
Sure enough, after Zhang Yuan was charged with "influencing the prince's filial piety" by Zhu Houzhao, he suddenly became timid, and the emperor strictly ordered the prince to be grounded, and he did not dare to abide by it firmly.
"Come on...... Come on, change clothes for the prince, the prince wants to go to Kunning Palace! β
To say that Zhang Yuan panicked can't be talked about, his idea is very simple, in the treatment of the crown prince, the queen is better than the emperor to speak, Empress Zhang is always a loving mother who loves her son, and she must be happy to see her son take the initiative to visit.
Zhang Yuan pondered: "The prince's order to ground was given by His Majesty, at this time, Your Majesty should not even be able to get out of bed in Qianqing Palace, and you can't see him in Kunning Palace, right?" β
With this kind of luck mentality, Zhang Yuan asked Zhu Houzhao to pack up his clothes, and Zhu Houzhao is now thinking about how to escape on the road and go to Qianqing Palace to find his father's theory.
Qianqing Palace is not a bear child can go over casually, although it is his father's bedroom, but it is also a place where the emperor deals with state affairs...... He wanted to ask his father now, when would he arrange Shen Xi into the palace?
Zhu Houzhao walked out of the Fang Palace, thinking that when Shen Xi came back, he would have martial arts novels to read in the near future, and he was in a very happy mood, which was very different from the heavy steps of seeing Zhu Youzhu in the past, and every step was cheerful and jumping.
"Prince, slow down, the old slave can't keep up!"
Zhang Yuan is not in good health and can't run quickly, otherwise he is prone to incontinence, which is the sequelae of his adult purification, and it is also where he is inferior to Liu Jin.
Zhu Houzhao had already cleared Zhang Yuan's pulse, knowing that Zhang Yuan's body was weak, not to mention that it was okay, but after saying that the bear child simply turned into a trot, Zhang Yuan couldn't catch up now.
Zhang Yuan said angrily to the eunuch beside him: "What are you waiting for, follow the prince quickly, you must escort the prince to Kunning Palace!" β
Zhang Yuan was a little frightened in his heart, afraid that Zhu Houzhao would mess up, but at this time, Zhu Houzhao was bent on going to the Qianqing Palace, and he didn't plan to hide, he just wanted to see his father and question.
When Zhang Yuan found out that Zhu Houzhao was going the wrong way, he became more and more panicked in his heart, and he couldn't care about his weak body, even if he was forbearing, he also accelerated his pace to catch up, but after all, he still didn't catch up, so that the prince successfully slipped to the gate of Qianqing Palace.
Just when Zhang Yuan was panting and chasing after him thinking that he would be punished, Xiao Jing, the eunuch with the palm seal of the master of ceremonies standing outside the gate of the Qianqing Palace, was explaining to the prince: "...... Your Highness, why are you here? Your Majesty is not here, go to Kunning Palace! β
"Hey, it's really strange, isn't my father in poor health and can't even go to the ground? Why did I come to him, but he ran to see his mother? This one hasn't come out of my mother's womb yet, do you want the next one? β
Zhu Houzhao was angry in his heart, his unknown brother or sister had already caused him a lot of trouble, if his father and mother gave him another one, he would have the intention of going crazy.
Is it easy for me to be a prince? I was scared by Mr. Shen, what did I say about the sound of candles and axes, the calamity of Xiao Wall, and the changes in Xuanwu Gate, I was still thinking that I was fortunate to have no younger brother, but in the blink of an eye, my younger brother was about to have it, which was simply blocking me.
The prince's words not only made Zhang Yuan get goosebumps all over his body when he heard it, but even Xiao Jing was stunned when he heard it.
This is said by others, it is looking for death, but the prince said that it was "childlike words". But the prince said it, if others chew their tongues casually, it is a vain discussion of the emperor's heir, and he will be beaten to death with a stick.
Zhu Houzhao ran to the back of the Qianqing Palace, and Xiao Jing hurriedly asked, "Your Highness, where are you going?" β
"Go to my father!"
Zhu Houzhao's calves ran fast, and it was even more difficult for Zhang Yuan to catch up.
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Zhu Houzhao was a little tired from running, and finally rushed to the outside of Kunning Palace, feeling a little dissatisfied: "The father and mother are obviously husband and wife, why do they live so far away from each other?" It's better to build a big house, what beauties, palace maids, queens, and concubines will live together in the future, and I can hug whichever I want, isn't it more convenient? β
When he arrived at Kunning Palace, before he entered the palace gate, he saw the palace maid kneeling at the door, one by one, he was silent, and before he understood what was going on, he heard a "bang", as if something fell on the ground and shattered.
The bear child was a little surprised, and took a look into the hall, only to see that it was empty, and his father and mother were not in it, so he remembered that Empress Zhang had moved to the side room, and it was said that this was a rule, but no one could live in the original place if he gave birth.
Zhu Youji's voice came from the side room: "...... That Xie Yuqiao, sincerely against me, for the sake of an in-law grandson-in-law, and I couldn't hold on, I felt that he was a minister, and he was also up to him. Now he is getting more and more intensified, and he dares to withdraw his troops bluntly in front of his ministers, clearly not taking me seriously! β
"Your Majesty, dissipate your anger."
Empress Zhang's voice came, unusually weak.
"How can I be angry? I thought he had some good words, but it turned out to be a clichΓ©, he just didn't want to fight. I kind of understand, he is determined to leave the court and return to his hometown to farm, has I treated him badly all these years? Zhu Youzhi was still angry.
Zhu Houzhao listened to it for a long time, and probably understood that the emperor was angry with a person named "Xie Yuqiao", this person he was very familiar with, and Zhu Houzhao had always had a good impression of him, after all, Xie Qian was a good person, and he always talked and laughed when he saw the bear child, and he was respectful.
Zhu Houzhao muttered: "Why did my father quarrel with Mr. Xie? Could it be because of Mr. Shen? No wonder my father refused to let Mr. Shen return to the palace to be my lecturer. β
I heard Empress Zhang in the side room continue to persuade: "...... Your Majesty, there are so many people in the court, but there are many people who echo Mr. Xie? β
"He alone can no one know my intentions? He knew it and deliberately embarrassed me! Zhu Youzhi has been sick and bedridden recently, but his wife can't be by his side, he is depressed, and he needs to find someone to talk to, so he dragged his sick body and came to Kunning Palace to talk to his wife, and he was in a much better mood, but he was still angry.
Empress Zhang said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Xie has good intentions, no one will say it...... He alone dares to say that he has the emperor in his heart, so he is willing to speak out. β
"What did you say?"
Zhu Youzhu is angry again now, why doesn't even his wife stand on his side to speak?
Empress Zhang said bitterly: "Your Majesty, the concubine is just a woman and doesn't understand national affairs, but the concubine knows that her words are good for action." The concubine knew that the emperor wanted to fight this battle and consolidate the crown prince of the emperor, but wars always had to kill people, and it was good to win, but what if you didn't win? β
Zhu Youzhu said coldly: "You mean that my hundreds of thousands of troops will not be able to defeat even tens of thousands of Tatars who are constantly fighting among themselves?" β
"There is a contingency for everything." Empress Zhang said, "The concubine wants to come, Mr. Xie didn't say that this battle was going to be lost, maybe he just persuaded His Majesty to think carefully!" β
What Zhu Youzhu thought before was that Xie Qian openly contradicted him, he must have been taking revenge for his requisition of Shen Xi to return to Beijing but leaving Shen Xi idle, and he was indignant and even wanted to idle Xie Qian and Shen Xi together, after all, the emperor also wants to save face!
But Emperor Hongzhi was not arrogant after all, and now the cabinet still needs Xie Qian to stand up, and Shen Xi has made meritorious contributions to the dynasty, and he cannot give up the principle of being a king because of a moment of righteous indignation.
He didn't calm down and think about it, Xie Qian actually reminded him out of kindness, but it was because of his loyalty.
"What thoughts! He said that if we spent a lot of money and food on an expedition, it would be best to make a feint, and then return to the court, but it would be over...... Hmph, I would never agree. β
Zhu Youzhu wanted to keep himself in an angry state, but after Empress Zhang's persuasion, he really couldn't get angry...... Xie Qian is his mentor in the end, during the Chenghua period, he was just a prince who was not angry in the eyes of the emperor, Xie Qian and others worked hard and assisted him to ascend the throne, and he is still serving the imperial court.
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