Chapter 460: Who Can You Trust

The officials of the East Palace are always talking about the son of a daughter who can't sit in the hall, and the son of heaven who hangs his clothes and rules the world.

However, Zhu Di taught that nothing can be done without force, and only by controlling the military attache can he not be afraid of any challenge to the imperial power, and can he deter those who have ill intentions and plots against him.

Therefore, in the face of these two completely different teaching methods, the pressure on Zhu Zhanji's shoulders is naturally extraordinary. Moreover, although his father's position as the prince of the East Palace had been determined as early as the second year of Yongle, even if he did not say that he was in danger for so many years, he had to always beware of threats from King Zhao of Han and even the emperor. So, his nerves were always too tense, and he fell in love with fighting crickets, at first to be depressed in the cricket fight, and then he was out of control.

However, now that the weather is getting cooler, the crickets gradually do not like to move, so this tired work naturally cannot be implemented, and he is bored in the East Palace all day long in front of those officials who are Ding is Ding Mao and Mao, and he really does not have that interest, so he often goes to Xiyuan to relax. On this day, he took a few eunuchs and just came out of the Donghua Gate from Duanben Palace, and there was a call behind him, and when he looked back, he found that it was Haishou, the young eunuch of the Imperial Horse Prison, followed by a few brocade guards, and eight little eunuchs holding a basket.

"You just left the palace yesterday to announce the decree, which mansion are you going to go to today? This was originally the work of the celebrant eunuch, but now they are often sent to you, and when the time comes, the position of the celebrant and eunuch may be your turn. ”

Although he thought about it in his heart, Haishou naturally didn't dare to admit this kind of thing, let alone take Zhu Zhanji's joke seriously. At this time, he hurriedly laughed and said: "The master of ceremonies is now only in charge of Gonggong Lu, and he still has to supervise Dongchang, and some things are too busy, so the emperor will pick a small one." If His Royal Highness heard this to others, it would be amazing, who didn't know that the heads of the twenty-four yamen were staring at that position, and the little one didn't plan to fight with others, and he would be content if he could manage the affairs of the imperial horse eunuch well. ”

So, seeing Zhu Zhanji smiling, it seemed that he was really just joking with himself, so he breathed a sigh of relief: "As for today's errand, in fact, it is because Jiangnan has paid tribute to tangerines again, and the emperor has just let people reward the East Palace and several royal highnesses, and the rest of the eight baskets are sent to Zhao Wangfu and Anyang Wangfu, except for those who are given to the noble ministers." ”

The riotous rebellion and rebellion case a year ago, the exile of others who killed and killed, and Zhu Gaosui, the king of Zhao, is also under house arrest until now. Even so, the reward for the New Year's holidays is still indispensable to this prince, and there is nothing strange about rewarding tangerines this time, so Zhu Zhanji didn't care. It's just that he raised his horsewhip and was about to leave, but he didn't want Haishou to suddenly step forward and grab his reins, and said something in a low voice.

"Your Highness, there is a small thing that I would like to remind you of. Today, the emperor happened to discuss the northern expedition with the minister, and later called Wu Anhou and several nobles to accompany him to the imperial garden to ride horses and shoot arrows. Jin Yiwei commanded the servant Zhang Xuan praised His Royal Highness, you are both civil and military, quite the emperor's former style, plus the master of ceremonies Lu Gonggong also pouted a few words on the side, so the emperor has decided to take you to the north when the time comes, and has ordered someone to inform the cabinet of several adults, you have to have a preparation. ”

This is all the truth that can be checked everywhere, so Haishou is not afraid that Zhu Zhanji will think that he is sowing discord. With a smile and a salute, he turned around and beckoned, and hurried away with the people. And Zhu Zhanji was very surprised when he heard the news, he clearly remembered that when he went to the Qianqing Palace to ask for peace before, Zhu Di also ordered him to assist Zhu Gaochi in Beijing, why did it become like this all of a sudden? And that Zhang Xuan, that Lu Feng, what kind of heart do they have?

Who can he trust?

Seeing Zhu Zhanji turn his horse's head, Huang Run immediately stepped forward and asked, "Your Highness, but back to the palace?" ”

"Go back and change your clothes, I'm going to go out of the palace for a walk!"

Although he was surprised, Huang Run didn't dare to disobey, so he immediately ordered his entourage to hug Zhu Zhanji and go back to the Imperial Sun Palace in the west of Duanben Palace. After changing into civilian clothes, Zhu Zhanji ordered Huang Run to accompany him, and picked a few brocade guards to leave the palace from Donghua Gate. As soon as he walked with his front foot, someone immediately went to the temple to report on his back foot. Compared with Zhu Gaochi, who frowned, the crown princess Zhang just ordered that no publicity should be spread and sent people away, and turned her head and ordered someone to inquire about what information there was in the Qianqing Palace.

Since the three major palaces and hundreds of officials advised to move the capital, the imperial court once again issued an order to move the Jiangzuo Liangjia to the right in Beijing. As a result, many families have moved to the originally empty streets, and there are many more pedestrians in the streets than in the past. Zhu Zhanji usually follows Zhu Di when he leaves the palace on weekdays, and this time he has no intended purpose, just blindly wandering, so he often prefers to crowd places. This made it difficult for the people who accompanied him, on the one hand, to protect the safety of this master, and on the other hand, to pay attention to the people around him. Huang Run was covered in stinky sweat, and he was bitter in his heart, worried about what punishment he would give back after he went back.

Walking around, the group came to the Daqingshou Temple on West Chang'an Street. Although it is not a good day to burn incense and worship Buddha, there is still a carriage and horse sedan chair parked along the wall on the street, and there is an endless stream of pilgrims coming in and out. Although he usually dismisses things like burning incense and worshiping Buddha, when he thinks of the news he just got, he hesitates a little, and has the heart to go in and ask for a peace charm to give to his father Zhu Gaochi. In a moment's time, he heard a voice behind him.

"The eldest prince?"

This rare title made Zhu Zhanji stunned for a moment, and when he turned his head and saw that it was Zhang Yue, he suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "I thought it was who, but it turned out to be you." Isn't it the busiest time for the military department, why do you run out and be lazy? ”

"The eldest prince laughed, Zhao Shangshu is now vigorous and resolute, who dares to be lazy. It was a lunch break, and I took the opportunity to go to the Ordnance Bureau and came back, so I didn't have to go in the afternoon. I haven't even eaten lunch at this time, how dare I be lazy? ”

Zhang Yue's words are half-truths and half-truths, although it is good that he has just finished official business, but he also got the message of Jinyiwei, so he collided with Zhu Zhanji halfway. He glanced at the crowded Daqingshou Temple, and said with a smile, "This Daqingshou Temple is now very full of incense, and the name charm of that kid in my family is offered here, in addition, looking at the appearance of this flow of people in and out, I don't know how many peace charms can be sold here in a day." ”

"People are a good place, and you will be damaged by selling words."

Zhu Zhanji laughed and scolded angrily, and his thoughts of asking for peace charms were much lighter, after all, it was a whim. Since Zhang Yue said that he hadn't eaten yet, he suddenly felt a little hungry, so he turned his face and said, "You are familiar with this place outside, find a clean and quiet place to invite me to have a meal." There are more than 10 people in my entourage, and you have invited them together. ”

Since the grandiose grandson opened his mouth and said that he wanted to eat, Zhang Yue naturally would not refuse. Looking at the West Chang'an Street, he smiled and said: "Although there are many restaurants and restaurants on Qianmen Street, most of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies and the Yamen of the Six Ministries regard it as a canteen, and it is inevitably noisy. If you go any further, you'll be starving. Although the peace charm of this Qingshou Temple is famous, but what is more famous is the exquisite vegetarian food that is renovated at the back of here, so why don't you go there and try it? ”

Zhu Zhanji doesn't care about anything else except for the warm fire meal in the imperial dining room, and being able to follow Zhu Zhanji's entourage has long gotten rid of the well-off stage of big fish and big meat, Zhang Yue's proposal is naturally good for everyone. So, a group of people went to Qinfangzhai behind the temple. Because Gu and Mrs. Wang were both Buddhists and were one of the big financiers of Qingshou Temple, two separate large boxes were still vacated despite the excellent business of vegetarian food at noon.

Huang Run understood Zhu Zhanji's thoughts best, and drove the accompanying Jinyi Wei and those little eunuchs to another box, while he was waiting with him. After a while, there were five or six dishes on the table, such as mushroom gluten, vegetarian jade chicken slices, toon mixed bean sprouts, etc. Zhu Zhanji took a few chopsticks for each dish, and praised these dishes with full color and flavor, but he didn't know that Huang Run next to him was already full of wry smiles. But even if it was delicious, he tasted it lightly, and immediately raised the tea cup to Zhang Yue.

"I know you're going to travel far in the near future, so I'll toast you with tea instead of wine today!"

Zhang Yue hurriedly owed, but said with a smile: "This matter has not yet crossed the clear road, and everyone knows about it." ”

"Many things in this world are like this, and when you know it, you realize that you're the last person to know the news." Zhu Zhanji sneered, and then he couldn't hold back his mood anymore, and said casually at the moment, "I will also follow the emperor's grandfather to the north in the spring next year, and there will always be a chance to meet at that time. ”

Yuan was still thinking about how to speak the most appropriately, hearing this, Zhang Yue immediately threw aside his stomach full of thoughts, and even forgot what was the most important thing in this year, and asked with wide eyes: "Your Highness just said...... Freemasonry? ”

"Your grandmother is almost seventy years old, and now her illness is not yet accurate, and her three sons are not around, but your favorite grandson is going to the north, aren't you worried about her staying in Beijing? Don't worry about what she has in case a family is torn apart? ”

Although Zhu Zhanji only said half of the words, thinking that Yuan Fang had hinted that Zhu Gaochi was not durable, and many of the affairs of the East Palace were taken care of by the crown princess, Zhang Yue suddenly came to his senses. He even thought that in the eyes of others, Zhu Di is over sixty years old now, and it may not be known whether such a long-distance fatigue can be endured - and he can't be superstitious about history, everything else can be changed, why can't the emperor's lifespan?

After a moment of silence, he spoke: "If Your Highness can be trusted, the minister has some ideas. ”