October passed, the weather became extremely cold after nightfall, and in the main hall of the Qianqing Palace of the Imperial Palace, Zhu Youji, the Hongzhi Emperor, was still reviewing the chapters, and he could be heard sighing a few times from time to time.

"Your Majesty, it's not too early, it's time for you to go into the palace and rest." The attendant came over and said a word to Zhu Youji, but this only made Zhu Youzhu more annoying.

The Tatar offense had made him uneasy, and the queen was "sick" again, and in addition to remembering, he was more of a lonely and lonely mood. Emperor Hongzhi's family affairs were different from any previous emperors of the Ming Dynasty, he only had one wife, no side room, that is, the so-called concubines, since Empress Zhang fell ill, he became the loneliest person in this huge palace.

"I'm not sleepy, you can get down!"

Zhu Youzhu is a benevolent king, what he thinks is not to do to others what he does not want, since it is not his original wish to stay up late, then why let the eunuch suffer with him?

And when the eunuch is on duty for the emperor, it is a matter of course, even if he obeys the order to withdraw, he can only wait outside the palace. The charcoal fire in the palace was burning vigorously, and when the cold wind gusted outside, the attendants could only shiver in the biting cold wind, in this matter, Zhu Youzhu did bad things with pure good intentions.

"Your Majesty...... Jian Changbo said that if there is something to come to the palace, please ask Your Majesty to see it. ”

When the eunuch on duty was about to freeze numb, he suddenly got the news from the outside and hurried into the main hall to spread the word, just in time to take the opportunity to warm up.

Zhu Youzhu looked at the window and asked, "What time is it?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, I just arrived at the third watch." The attendant replied.

Zhu Youzhu pondered for a while: "It's already midnight, what is he doing when he enters the palace?" The palace gate has long been closed at this time, let him go back......"

"Yes."

The attendant received the order, and before he had taken a few steps, he was suddenly stopped by Zhu Youji, who seemed to understand something, and his face was a little more expectant, "Maybe there is really something wrong with Jianchangbo...... Let him enter the palace. ”

At any time, without major military information or disasters, officials cannot enter the palace after dark, which is almost an iron law, but Zhu Youzhi's trust in the Zhang brothers has reached the point of no return, and even some rules, Zhu Youzhi ignores them.

As the so-called family world, the entire Ming Dynasty is the Hongzhi Emperor, and the rules are naturally set by him.

In addition to being a little weak, Zhu Youzhi has a very strict control over power and the court, and in his mind, what he gets must not be lost, which is a strong possessiveness developed after suffering in his youth.

Zhu Youzhu continued to review the recital, and the more he looked at it, the more upset he became, because the things played in various places were almost the same, and even the preset votes given to him by Liu Jian and other cabinet scholars were also in the same tone.

In the Ming Dynasty, the eunuchs in charge of ceremonies came to approve the red on behalf of the Son of Heaven abounded, the more lazy the king, the more he would do this, mainly because the Ming Emperor regarded the eunuchs as domestic slaves and had the power of life and death, so he did not guard against it, which caused the flood of factory guards and prisons in the Ming Dynasty, and the birth of some famous eunuchs.

After a long time, there was a sound outside, the gate of the Qianqing Palace opened, Zhang Yanling fluttered the snowflakes on his body, walked into the main hall, and respectfully kowtowed to Zhu Youji: "See Your Majesty." ”

"It's all my own family, so I don't need to be polite." Zhu Youzhu raised his head, only then did he realize that it was snowing outside, "Trillium, when did it snow?" ”

In the Ming Dynasty, when calling adult men over the age of 20, they are usually called by their surnames or words, and it would be disrespectful to call people by their names, but Zhu Youzhi is the emperor, and he calls Zhang Yanling by his name, which will only make Zhang Yanling feel honored...... This is the emperor's favor to the Zhang family to be so casual.

"Back to Your Majesty, it was snowing when I walked to the road, this was the first snow since the beginning of winter this year, and it was too cold outside with the north wind. The minister almost didn't come into the palace gate......"

Zhu Youzhu thought about it, hurriedly beckoned the attendants outside, and instructed: "Go to Kunning Palace, tell me to add more bedding, and there is also a ...... for the Fang Palace."

Zhu Youzhu was worried about his wife and son, and knew that the weather was cold, so he hurriedly asked someone to take a look and take care of him. Even Zhu Youji's mother-in-law who lives in the palace has special arrangements.

When the others left, Zhang Yanling knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Your Majesty's favor to my Zhang family, the minister will not be repaid for his death!" ”

Zhu Youzhu waved his hand and said: "Trillium, your sister is my queen, her mother is the world, she is now seriously ill and bedridden, and I am worried about it...... In fact, as long as your brother behaves better and is more considerate of your sister, I and your sister will feel comforted in our hearts. ”

"Yes."

Zhang Yanling said, "The minister entered the palace today for this purpose. A few days ago, there were immortals with high Taoism passing by, praying for people, can drive away all kinds of diseases, after hearing about it, the minister immediately sent someone to invite the master to pray for the emperor and his sister, and arrived tonight, the minister did not dare to slack off, and invited people to the palace gate overnight, just waiting for His Majesty to see. ”

When Zhu Youzhu heard that he was a profound immortal, he was disappointed for no reason...... Since experiencing the eunuch Li Guang pretending to be a ghost, he no longer trusts those "demon ways", which can be regarded as a long and wise eat.

As a king, the pursuit of power and status is basically over, and all that remains is to live a long life. Many of the tonic medicines that Zhu Youzhu uses on weekdays are made by Taoist Danshu, although he does not believe in immortality, he still hopes to prolong his life in this way.

Tonic medicine can make people healthy, and then increase blessings and longevity, and the people from the king to the dawn on the land of China all believe in this way.

"That's it, I have accepted Trillium's wishes, you better take them back."

Zhu Youzhu sighed lightly, and couldn't help but think of his daughter's death...... If it weren't for the nonsense of Li Guang and other demons, if they were examined in detail, they might not have killed their daughter, and later these people almost harmed the prince, making him think that he could use the Taoist method to remove the demon on his son's body, until Xie Qian offered the prescription of the dog skin plaster, he knew that his son was poisoned.

This time, the queen's illness, because she knew that she was poisoned from the beginning, didn't think about the superstitious aspect of "haunted by demons" at all.

Zhang Yanling said: "Your Majesty, since you have arrived outside the palace gate, why don't you try it?" If it works, it is naturally good, even if it does not work...... The emperor and his sister have nothing to lose, do they? ”

Zhu Youzhu thought about it, it's really like this!

I can't sleep without my wife on a long cold night, so why not go out and see the so-called master's practices? By the way, you can also enjoy the first snow after the beginning of winter!

"Okay, you can arrange it."

Zhu Youzhu said a word and asked the eunuch on duty to accompany Zhang Yanling out to make arrangements, while he stayed in the Qianqing Palace and hurried to complete the review of the remaining transcripts.

After a while, Zhu Youzhu put down the cinnabar red pen and sighed: "If you can ask for a hundred years, you should try to leave these troubles to others to do." ”

Standing up, Zhu Youzhu stretched his muscles and bones, and then walked out of the hall. I don't know if I don't go out, but when I come out, I feel how cold it is outside, he subconsciously shrank his body, and at this time, the two attendants have already draped the big coat that has been prepared long ago on Zhu Youji's body.

"It's rare that Trillium has a heart, on such a cold night, everyone else has already fallen asleep, and he is still thinking about the queen's illness, if it is someone else, who can be so concerned?"

Zhu Youji's biggest emotion is that he is from the emperor's family, and he has grown up in deceit since he was a child, and even his father didn't know about his existence before he was six years old, which is really ridiculous. This is also the reason why Zhu Youzhu has not accepted a concubine, worried that his matter will be repeated in the next generation, even if Empress Zhang has a son, it is also a brother of the same father and mother, so as not to kill each other......

Zhu Youzhu thought this in his heart and practiced it like this, the hardships he experienced when he was young were entirely because his father favored Wan Zhen'er but at the same time married many concubines, allowing these concubines to be bullied and suppressed by Wan Zhen'er. Zhu Youzhi has always felt that he lacks family affection, and it is the warmth that Queen Zhang brought to his relatives, and then he also has a good impression of his two brothers-in-law, and feels that doing things is very suitable for him.

In the distance, there was the sound of bells and bamboo boards, but it was the immortal with Zhang Yanling's profound teachings who had already come to the Qianqing Palace.

Because these people are unknown, even if they are found by Jian Changbo, there are a large number of royal guards and palace guards to escort them, but the royal forest army and guards do not dare to get too close, in the end, the emperor ordered these people to enter the palace, and their main task is to protect the emperor's safety.

"Ringing ringing!"

The bell is crisp, these "immortals" are wearing masks of gods and ghosts on their faces, they look hideous and terrifying, and even the steps under their feet are also very strange, not like ordinary people walking straight, but like dancing gods, these people are uniformly dressed in black clothes, and a gloomy atmosphere is blowing in their faces.

These people stopped about ten zhang away from the gate of the Qianqing Palace, and Zhu Youzhu stood on the high platform and watched from afar, feeling very strange in his heart.

"Your Majesty, someone has been invited." Zhang Yanling came over and played.

"It seems to be ......," Zhu Youzhu thought for a while, "It's not the same as those Taoist priests I see on weekdays." ”

Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "What Your Majesty said is that cultivators are also divided into sects, and there are always those who are advanced in Taoism, and they can be protected by the aura of heaven and earth......"

Zhu Youzhu frowned slightly, obviously disagreeing with Zhang Yanling's statement. If the monks are really divided into sects, looking at their strange clothes, they are more like evil sects, Zhu Youzhu does not believe that these people can pray for blessings and cure diseases, eliminate disasters and solve problems.

Emperor Hongzhi stopped for a moment, felt very bored, and turned to leave...... The main reason is that he is weak and sickly, and he can't stand the cold outside, so he wants to rest in the Qianqing Palace.

Zhang Yanling said, "Your Majesty, why don't you stay for a while?" ”

Zhu Youzhu waved his hand: "There's nothing to see, I'd better go back to the palace, and when they end their prayers, you will reward them on my behalf." ”

Zhang Yanling hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, in fact...... If you don't pray for blessings, I'm afraid it won't work. ”

"Why is that?" Zhu Youzhi had a puzzled look on his face.

Zhang Yanling didn't explain, and beckoned to those Taoist priests, three of them, one tall and two short, walked over to this side, Zhu Youzheng felt strange, because the current one was too tall, almost the same as him on the steps, and when he got closer, he realized that the person was stepping on stilts.

"Whew!"

Suddenly, there was a sound, which startled Zhu Youji, and it turned out that the tall Taoist priest had a ghost mask on his face that was suddenly burned by a fire.

Under the light of the torches held in the hands of the surrounding Royal Forest Army soldiers, Zhu Youzhu could clearly understand that it was not a "Taoist priest" at all, but a Taoist aunt!

Judging from her appearance, she is about seventeen or eighteen years old, although she is not peerless, but in the hazy night, she has a sense of enchantment, especially after her rhythmic stilt dance, it gives people an inexplicable temptation.

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PS: The second update is here!

Eh, the Son of Heaven is Kavin, although there is an outline, but it just can't be coded......

Let's watch three more today, wait for another chapter, let the Son of Heaven have a good rest, three months broke out 1.7 million words, I feel too tired!

Cheeky to ask for a monthly pass! (To be continued.) )