Chapter 384: The Cold Palace Shrine Visits the Concubine
Originally, he just wanted to show the emperor the power of *, but he didn't expect to cause such a big riot, and in the end he was arrested and thrown into the cold hall, which was beyond Li Mi's expectations.
I don't know when the riot outside subsided, and Li Mi didn't know if he really frightened Zhu Yijun, but fortunately, the guards withdrew from the inner palace at night, and the young man sneaked into the cold hall and fed Li Mi some hot porridge.
Although he was only twelve or thirteen years old and had a bitter face, this young man was also bold enough to loosen Li Mi's rope, which was really unexpected.
Because the ancients were precocious and precocious, even if this young man didn't know that it was Li Mi who caused the riot, he should have known that Li Mi was tied up, which means that Li Mi is dangerous and should not be loosened.
So Li Mi inevitably reminded him, but he still helped Li Mi loosen his ties, which made Li Mi feel confused.
Although he had already guessed his identity, Li Mi still opened his mouth and asked, "What's your name?" β
The young man's lips moved for a long time, but in the end he just shook his head, his face flushed, and he couldn't say a word.
"You are the emperor's eldest son, Zhu Changluo, yes or no?" Li Mi could only ask more directly, but this time he didn't shake his head again, which was considered a tacit acquiescence.
In fact, Li Mi thought about it clearly, in this deep palace, the only men who were twelve or thirteen years old could move around at will at night were people from the royal family.
And this is a cold palace, and there are not many people who dare to come here.
Zhu Changluo's biological mother is just an ordinary palace person, and she was born by Zhu Yijun on the spur of the moment, fortunately with a palace maid surnamed Wang, and her background is relatively humble.
What's funny is that Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun was also born to his father, Emperor Linxing's palace daughter, and it is said that he should love Zhu Changluo's son very much, but this is not the case, he doesn't like Zhu Changluo, and even once did not recognize Zhu Changluo as his son.
Because he was just impulsive, he was reprimanded by the Queen Mother for this, and in the end, it was because the Queen Mother came forward that Zhu Changluo's child's life was saved.
After Emperor Wanli recognized Zhu Changluo's status as the prince, his mother was also promoted to Concubine Wang Gong, but at present, Concubine Zheng Guifei is the most favored, and Concubine Wang Gong has been living in the cold palace and has been bullied.
Growing up in such an environment, Zhu Changluo's silent and wooden character is now a matter of course.
It is said that such a temperament should be extremely insecure, cowardly and timid, seeing that Li Mi was tied up, he should not let go of Li Mi, but avoided it from afar, but he untied Li Mi, which made Li Mi not puzzled.
Li Mi was not in the mood to eat porridge, so he asked Zhu Changluo at this time, "Who asked you to come to me?" β
When Li Mi revealed his identity and name, Zhu Changluo was already very stunned, and as soon as Li Mi said this, the kid was a little stunned.
He is also a simple child, he doesn't have so much ingenuity, otherwise he wouldn't be so depressed, naturally he doesn't know how Li Mi was able to deduce this, but he just regarded Li Mi as a god who was an unknown prophet.
He nodded vigorously, and walked outside, forgetting to even take the food box, and finally Li Mi lifted the food box and followed him.
The guards outside have really left, this big inner forbidden palace has always been tight on the outside and loose on the inside, and at night, after the guards withdrew, only the eunuchs were responsible for the inspection of the inside.
This is also for a few years later, there was a suburban farmer, carrying a stick all the way into the palace, seeing Zhu Changluo beating, almost beating the child to death, this is the "striking case" in the three major cases in the late Ming Dynasty, but it's all a later story.
Li Mi could have loosened his ties, but in order to show kindness, he was willing to be bound, but this time someone obviously instructed Zhu Changluo to rescue him behind his back, and Li Mi also wanted to see this person, so it was a big deal to tie himself up before dawn.
There are no people in this cold palace, and there are few lanterns on the side of the road, although the moonlight is bright, Zhu Changluo is still a little scared, and deliberately slows down and tries to get as close to Li Mi as possible, which also exposes his cowardly and insecure character.
Zhu Yijun's queen is infertile, after Zhu Changluo's status as a prince is recognized, Queen Wang is his mother-in-law, according to the rules of the palace, he can only accompany Queen Wang, the mother-in-law, and cannot see his biological mother, Concubine Wang Gong.
He was not treated well by the emperor, and Zhu Yijun was most distressed by Zhu Changxun, the son born to Concubine Zheng Guifei, and even wanted to make Zhu Changxun, who was only eight or nine years old, the crown prince, so there was no one in the palace to take care of Zhu Changluo, but he was also much more comfortable, at least he could often come over to see his mother.
Because of this, he was also very familiar with the terrain of the cold palace, and he was afraid of the dark, so his steps became faster and faster, and he brought Li Mi to a dormitory in a short time.
This dormitory is also deserted, there is not even a eunuch and palace maid waiting outside, and there is a little candlelight projected inside, which is also very deserted.
When Zhu Changluo saw the candlelight, he smiled, and without moving forward, he pushed the door and walked in, but left Li Mi behind.
When Li Mi arrived at the door, he just glanced inside, but he saw that it was a shrine, surrounded by fairy clouds, sandalwood, and worshipping Guanyin of the South China Sea.
In order to avoid persecution, or to pass the time, or even to suppress the desires in their hearts, the concubines in this cold palace often eat fasting and chant Buddha, cultivate self-cultivation, and forget their desires.
Therefore, when Li Mi saw this, he guessed the identity of the owner by seven or eight points, and immediately saluted outside.
"Minister Li Mi, meet Concubine Gong!"
There was silence for a moment, and then a somewhat cold voice came: "I want to see the sign of your famous commander." β
Li Mi also did not go in because of etiquette, although Concubine Wang Gong lived in the cold palace, but after all, she was the emperor's concubine, and it was a big night now, even if she met in private, it was taboo.
Since Concubine Wang Gong asked Zhu Changluo to go to the cold hall to untie herself, she must know about Li Mi, but now she is asking for a brand, and she is not sure of Li Mi's identity, which shows that she has also taken a great risk.
Li Mi understood, immediately took off the gold medal, handed it to Zhu Changluo who came out, and after the child entered, he walked out not long and returned the sign to Li Mi.
"Commander Li come in and talk, if someone bumps into him outside, it's going to be troublesome."
Although she had seen Li Mi's gold medal, Concubine Wang Gong obviously did not relax, and Li Mi also lowered her voice.
"The minister was offended."
After entering the shrine, Zhu Changluo also obediently closed the door of the temple, pointed to the futon in front of the shrine, and signaled that Li Mi could sit on it.
There was a screen behind the shrine, and Concubine Wang Gong sat behind the screen and talked to Li Mi, but did not face to face with Li Mi.
"Commander Li, the concubine is just a slave who is not welcomed, thanks to Shi Shiyong's secret support from adults, the mother and son have today's scenery, if it weren't for Commander Shi's kind words in front of the emperor, this child can't even pray for the identity of the prince......"
As soon as Concubine Wang Gong said this, Li Mi also suddenly realized, and all the doubts were solved in an instant.
It must be Shi Shiyong who entrusted Concubine Wang Gong, and one day if he Li Mi enters the palace, he will ask Concubine Wang Gong to take care of him.
At the beginning of Chongmingsha, Li Mi won Shi Shiyong's appreciation, not only made Li Mi a famous commander, but he didn't expect to take such care of Li Mi, and Li Mi was also warm in his heart.
However, Shi Shiyong is a famous commander, and he is a big spy leader who is circling in foreign countries, and his mind is also thoughtful, and he actually burned the cold stove of Concubine Wang Gong.
At present, many people want to pursue the hot Zheng Guifei, and some people are rich because of this, but Li Mi knows that history will eventually prove that it is not Zheng Guifei who has the last laugh, but Wang Gongfei and Zhu Changluo.
From this point of view, it is not unreasonable for Shi Shiyong to become a spy leader, not to mention anything else, this long-term vision and courage alone are incomparable to ordinary people.
From another point of view, Li Mi's entry into the palace today is also a temporary thing, and it is even more unexpected to be arrested, but after the incident, Concubine Wang Gong was able to get the news immediately, which is enough to explain a lot of problems.
At least it shows that this Concubine Wang Gong is by no means as simple as eating fasting and reciting Buddha on the surface, let alone living in a cold palace and not asking about the world, otherwise she would not know about this, let alone take the risk of finding Li Mi.
In fact, begging for a life in the deep palace, how many people are simple and naΓ―ve?
I'm afraid that Zhu Yijun was not impulsive in the early years, the palace maids stayed in this palace, if they didn't get the emperor's favor, they could only waste the years, empty old faces, and wait for people to be old and decrepit, before letting you out of the palace, but you have already missed the best years.
Therefore, the palace maids will use all means to attract the attention of the emperor, and Concubine Wang Gong was able to succeed and give birth to Zhu Changluo, who was named Concubine Gong from an ordinary palace maid, and was willing to live in the cold palace without fighting with others, which is enough to show that she is by no means a simple woman!
After thinking about these things clearly, Li Mi was able to grasp the proportions in it, and at this time, he generously thanked Concubine Wang Gong.
"Thank you Concubine Gong for taking care of you...... It's just that the minister was locked up in the cold hall only temporarily, and the emperor was just frightened, and he estimated that he would put the minister back tomorrow...... It's a bothering Concubine Gong......"
Li Mi said this, and he didn't want to admit her affection, Zhu Changluo alone led the three major cases in the late Ming Dynasty, which was a typical sensitive person.
These three major cases had an extremely critical impact on the trend of the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and Li Mi had the intention to intervene early on.
It is precisely because of his involvement in these cases that Li Mi can't get too close to Concubine Wang Gongfei and Zhu Changluo, so as not to affect his decision-making in the future.
However, Concubine Wang Gong snorted and said to Li Mi: "Commander Li can't get out for the time being, the emperor is frightened, and he is still unconscious, he has had a stroke, Commander Li feels that he can still go out?" β
"What ?!!!" Li Mi was also surprised, he was worried earlier, according to historical records, Zhu Yijun was indeed seriously ill in the middle of the Wanli year, and almost died.
Li Mi is not a historian, so he naturally can't remember the specific year, and he was worried that the shock caused by his demonstration of the power of * would trigger this incident in advance.
However, Li Mi was just joking at the time, but he didn't expect it to come true!
If this is the case, Emperor Wanli will even cancel the mining tax policy, and the future affairs will be explained clearly, and the candidate for the crown prince must be determined in advance!
At this juncture, the dispute between Zhu Changluo and Zhu Changxun over the national capital is only afraid that it will be staged vigorously again, but Li Mi is clearly the murderer who frightened the emperor, it is said that Wang Gongfei and Zhu Changluo should avoid Li Mi, why would they take the initiative to help Li Mi?
Could it be that she wants to fall into the well and seek Zhu Changluo's position by trampling on Li Mi? Or is there something else going on?