After days of heavy snowfall, the capital finally ushered in a sunny day.

At sunrise, bursts of firecrackers rang out from all corners of the capital, drifting towards the Forbidden City from all directions.

Zhu Qiming walked into the main hall of Qingning Palace to greet the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager gave her a seat, apparently wanting to keep him for a while.

The Empress Dowager's gaze is no longer as cloudy as before, and when she stares at it, her gaze is slightly clearer. "There is a lot of drama in the Fengtian Palace, the hundred officials first let people go, and finally became a group of people to kill, unconsciously, the court situation will change greatly because of this, whether it is happy or sad, the imperial grandmother can't say clearly. Yang Ji was ambushed yesterday, and the people of the capital began to celebrate today, and the sound of firecrackers reached the Forbidden City, which made people upset! ”

Zhu Qiming carefully figured out the meaning of the empress dowager's words, and said carefully: "If it weren't for the anger of the hundreds of officials and the urge to persuade the emperor to kill Yang Ji, Yang Ji would probably still be at large." The emperor is benevolent, and only approved a decisive decision, so that Yang Ji can be spared from Ling Chi, I wonder if Yang Yuanfu can thank the kindness of the Son of Heaven? ”

"What about feelings, and what about not feelings? The roles played by the ministers of the past dynasties were different, from the powerful ministers who deposed the young emperor to the virtuous ones who loyally protected the lord, but until the last moment, who could distinguish the loyal traitors? The imperial grandmother never doubted Sanyang's loyalty, but the emperor had the emperor's thoughts, and the imperial grandmother did not dare to conclude that the emperor's thoughts were wrong, and the safest way was to let Yang Shiqi and them suffer a little grievance. Fortunately, Yang Ji really deserves to be killed! ”

It turns out that the Empress Dowager is thinking about the stability of the throne! But the emperor's mind does not seem to be there. Thinking that the Empress Dowager was thinking about the ultimate conspiracy involving the throne, Zhu Qiming was inconvenient to talk, so he chose to remain silent.

The Empress Dowager habitually picked up her crutches and nodded a few points on the ground, "You took advantage of the unpreparedness of the people, and the sword went sideways, so that Yang Ji could be ambushed, if you really set up a scene in the temple to fight Yang Shiqi and them, you are probably not an opponent." ”

According to the routine, the cards will fall down, why should you use your own shortcomings to touch the strengths of others? At this point, Zhu Qiming felt that he might be uncomfortable if he continued to talk deeply, so he quickly got up and said goodbye.

The Empress Dowager was in good spirits, and she chased Zhu Qiming's back with a cane for a few steps, and finally reluctantly retreated to the front of her seat and sat down in despair.

Traveling south along the palace road, just looking at the Qingyuan Hall from afar, Zhu Qiming felt a sense of relief in his heart, as if he had unloaded all the burdens of his soul and body.

The Qingyuan Hall is already a bewitching world surrounded by silver and jade trees, a white cloak flows slowly, blending with the snow, under the cloak, the stars occasionally flash, and a bright color quickly swept through the long palace road.

Zhu Qiming grinned and immediately quickened his pace, but saw Princess Changde suddenly appear from the fork in the road and stop in front of him.

"What a Yue king, you don't take me with you when you go to Baiyun Temple, you break your promise every day, and I don't see you gain weight!"

Zhu Qiming hurried to the Qingyuan Palace, feeling anxious in his heart, "Don't worry, my Ming never gets along, one day someone really has a bad idea of making peace, the emperor will definitely not let their plot succeed!" After finishing speaking, he wanted to slip away, but was dragged by Princess Changde.

"That's not what I'm talking about! I just want to go out and see. Eh, I heard that you were training in Yuefu, so take me to see the excitement that day? ”

Zhu Qiming suddenly felt a head and two big, "Hehe, Princess Changde, after the weather gets warmer, the emperor will choose the captain of the horse for you, and at that time, if you want to go out and see the true face of the chosen one, I can think of a way for you." ”

"Poor mouth!" Princess Changde said angrily: "Don't look at you as a prince now, I still dare to sew your mouth!" ”

"I can't always take risks for you, can I? I can only take you out once. You can think about it, whether to go to Yuefu to watch the training now, or wait until the selection of the horse captain before leaving the palace, you can only choose one of the two. ”

Princess Changde's face flew red, she pondered for a moment, turned her head and left, and casually dropped a sentence: "Hmph, what's so good about military training!" That's it, let's keep this account first. ”

The mouth is not right! Zhu Qiming shook his head and walked towards the Qingyuan Palace.

As soon as he walked out of the gate, he saw a figure flickering, and Xu Gong came out of nowhere. "The commander of the right guard of Yulin is Xu Gong to see His Royal Highness the King of Yue! I have been waiting for His Highness for a long time. ”

I've met another roadblocker! Thinking of meeting privately with the chief officer of the Son of Heaven's pro-army in the forbidden place, Zhu Qiming wanted to leave directly, hesitated for a moment, and finally stopped.

That's it, it's the last time!

"Commander Xu, you have just been reinstated as the commander of the army, you are in charge of the pro-guard army, you are a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and you must no longer have frequent contact with this king."

"Yes. But it's time to look for the clue in the Forbidden City. ”

Zhu Qiming's heart moved, pondered for a long time, and said indifferently: "Yulinwei is just a guard guarding the Forbidden City, and he has no right to investigate the case, how can you investigate?" Remember, from now on, you put all your thoughts on the Son of Heaven, and quickly forget about me, the king of Yue! ”

Zhu Qiming left Xu Gong and came all the way to the gate of Qingyuan Palace, stopped to sort out the mood disturbed by Xu Gong, and did not step into the hall until he returned to calm.

"Sister, where's the gentleman?"

Lu Xiyu stood up from the fire, "My father was stopped by Elder Yang Ge. ”

"Which Yang Ge is old?"

"Lord Yang Pu Yang Butang."

"Oh." Zhu Qiming sat down on another chair next to the fire, "Sister sit down." ”

Lu Xiyu turned his head slightly, his gaze was a little strange, "You have the smell of blood on your body." ”

Zhu Qiming was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood the meaning of Lu Xi's rumor. Alas, a woman's heart, a needle under the sea, at such an age, you have to beat around the bush when you speak, isn't it just to let Yang Ji and his gang of minions ambush him? It's like you're complaining about me, you don't have any sense of justice!

"You're not badly hurt, are you?"

Hey, am I trying to deviate? Zhu Qiming grinned and said with a smile: "It's just a little skin injury, it's not a big deal." ”

Lu Xiyu hesitated for a long time before sitting down, "From now on, you will study hard, the sword has no eyes, how can you always fight and kill and kill your life?" ”

I just listened to your words and went to a martial arts competition, didn't you fight, kill, kill? Zhu Qiming felt aggrieved, but still nodded.

"You're no longer training?"

"Someone supervises me, don't worry about me."

A light smile appeared at the corner of Lu Xiyu's mouth, "You are a lucky star, I heard that the promotion of those who follow you, and the promotion of those who are sealed, are all stained with your light." ”

All the people who follow me are stained with my light? Zhu Qiming originally had a smiling face, smiling and smiling, but suddenly felt a burst of uneasiness in his heart, and said blankly: "They have all received the kindness of the Son of Heaven." ”

"It's good to know, you should go back to Yuefu to live, this is not your world after all. If I was in Yuefu, it would be much more convenient for my father and me. Oh, my father said that the most important thing for a prince to learn is poetry and songs, qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, and if you want to learn qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, you have to add another good teacher. ”

Thinking that Mr. Lu's father and daughter, as bystanders, must have noticed something, at the beginning, Lu Xiyu persuaded him to go to Fengtian Temple to compete, but he just wanted him to prove himself, so as not to be underestimated by others. In this regard, although Zhu Qiming was unwilling, he had to admit that Lu Xi's rumors were reasonable.

Temples are risky, and the prince must be cautious!

Do you really want to live like a pig? Or spend your life in the wind and snow? Zhu Qiming didn't want to think about it, because all this was waiting for the final answer from several great gods in the Forbidden City.

"My sister must be good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, I can learn from my sister."

Lu Xiyu pursed her lips and smiled, turning her head slightly and not committal.

At this time, Lu Xi walked in, and Zhu Qiming hurriedly got up to salute and invited Lu Xi to take a seat.

Lu Xi seemed to be full of thoughts, "Alas, Elder Yang Ge had a long conversation with me, and I was uneasy. Your Highness, what's wrong with the old minister seeking the country? ”

Have a long talk with Yang Pu? What is the purpose of Yang Pu's move? Zhu Qiming frowned, thinking that the era of belonging to Sanyang had passed, and they had gradually changed from the political wealth of the Ming Dynasty to the political burden of the Ming Dynasty, and an aspiring young son of heaven had lost interest in them, which was the sadness of the times! "Sir, you say, compared with Tang Taizong in the early years and Tang Taizong in the later years, which Tang Taizong is more like the Holy Lord of the Ming Monarch?"

Lu Xi was slightly stunned, "Don't forget your original intention as an official, once you lose your lofty ambition of governing the country and leveling the world, you will have other thoughts." However, can today's Daming be separated from Sanyang? ”

Looking at his mentor, Zhu Qiming was unwilling to evaluate Sanyang with personal grudges, so he could only ask the best teacher of history to answer.

"Sir, at the time of peace, it is difficult to conclude who can not be separated from the government and government, and the troubled times and the last days of the past dynasties can best test people's intelligence. In the last days, most of the prominent ministers are as light as dust in the face of crises, and what is really inseparable at this time is often those rising stars who stand out. ”