Five-eight sickness

The warm pavilion of Qianqing Palace is filled with the smell of soothing incense, a huge room is silent, Chenghua Emperor Zhu Jianshen is lying on the bed, is sleeping deeply, his face is pale, even in a dream is his eyebrows locked, as if he is full of thoughts, Zhu Youzhu on the side is sitting on the red sandalwood chair, holding a half-eaten medicine bowl in his hand, is looking at Zhu Jianshen, his expression is complicated, thoughtful.

For Zhu Jianshen, he is not without expectations, he still remembers that when he first saw Zhu Jianshen, he was brought to this man, this man was overflowing with joy at that time, his round face with a warm smile, picked himself up high, he seemed to fly into the air all of a sudden, and the people in the room watched this scene emotionally, and at that time he was so close to him, and even saw the tears in the corners of his eyes, he hugged his neck all of a sudden, and his arms made him feel at ease, For the first time, he knew that it was like to have a father. Both his mother and father-in-law Zhang told him that it would be good to have a father, but it turned out that this was really the case. However, his mother and Father-in-law Zhang also lied to him, not everything was fine, his mother soon left this world, and Grandpa Zhang also committed suicide by swallowing gold, and he was taken by the queen mother again, teaching himself over and over again: "Don't eat what others give, especially the food in the palace of the concubine", since then, I knew that my father was the emperor, and he couldn't protect himself well. However, his younger brothers and sisters began to be born one by one, and originally there was only one prince under his father's knees, but as he appeared in front of his father, the concubines gradually gave birth, and now there are eleven younger brothers born. So, my father didn't care so much about himself, the warm embrace and the tears flashing in the corners of his eyes became memories that year, and in the twenty-first year of Chenghua, when he was just fifteen years old, his father listened to Concubine Wan and the eunuch Liang Fang and others, and actually had the heart of the abolished prince. At that time, the eunuch Huai En refused to draft the edict, and his father actually demoted Huai En to Fengyang to guard the imperial mausoleum, just when Concubine Wan and others thought that they were about to succeed, how could the Taishan earthquake, my father was worried that it was Yi Chu who could cause the wrath of the heavens, so he calmed the heart of the abolished prince, but it was ridiculous that Concubine Wan and Liang Fang and their gang tried their best but were overjoyed. Concubine Wan has been angry and irritable since this incident, and she whipped the palace people in anger this spring, and she died.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youji's ears rang with the words that his father-in-law Zhang Min said to himself: "Your Highness, although the slave does not read much, I have heard someone say: 'The heavens will descend on the people, and they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, empty their bodies, and act chaotically. 'Your Highness has suffered for many years, and it is a test given to you by heaven. On the second day when Zhang Min said this to himself, he committed suicide by swallowing gold, if it wasn't for the obscenity of Concubine Wan, how could Father-in-law Zhang die? When Zhu Youzhu thought of this, his heart was already full of anger, but then he thought of what Zhang Min said at that time: "Your Highness, there is another saying among the people: 'The wicked are bold, the villain is popular, and the gentleman is large. You have a great mission in the future, so don't put your mind on revenge. Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhu hurriedly forced himself to calm down.

At this moment, Zhu Jianshen on the bed suddenly struggled, he made a sound in his mouth, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't say it, Zhu Youzhu hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Zhu Jianshen's hand, and kept shouting: "Father, father, ......"

Zhu Jianshen held Zhu Youji's hand tightly, and it took a while to wake up from the nightmare, he opened his eyes wide, and when he saw everything in front of him clearly, he closed his eyes tiredly, panting heavily. At this time, Zhu Youzhi found out that Zhu Jianshen was already a weak middle-aged man.

After a while, Zhu Jianshen opened his eyes, looking at the bed curtain blankly, Zhu Youzhu hurriedly said, "Father, drink a glass of water?" ”

Zhu Jianshen took Zhu Youji's hand and did not relax, he said in a slow voice: "I dreamed of Wan Guifei in my dream. ”

Zhu Youji's heart tightened and he didn't speak. Zhu Jianshen continued: "She was wearing a military uniform, very heroic, standing under a pear blossom tree, looking at me and laughing, I wanted to step forward to pull her, but I couldn't move, so I watched her disappear. Speaking of this, Zhu Jianshen slowly propped up the bed with his hands, and Zhu Youzhu hurriedly helped him to lie half-on the bed.

Zhu Jianshen glanced at Zhu Youji, and said weakly: "Zhang'er, do you complain in your heart that your father and emperor favor the Wan family too much?" ”

Zhu Youzhu hurriedly said: "Don't dare." ”

Zhu Jian took a deep breath and said, "Wan began to serve me at the age of nineteen, and since then, she has survived all the hardships and hardships with me. Your imperial grandfather misheard the slander of the eunuch Wang Zhen, and personally conscripted Wara, but was surrounded in the civil fort, life and death were uncertain, Zhu Qiyu was supported by the minister, and sat on the throne, although your imperial grandfather was rescued later, but he has been under house arrest by Zhu Qiyu, and in five years, I was deposed of the crown prince and demoted to the king of Yi. At that time, Wan Shi was always with me, others bullied me and insulted me, she always stood up, completely ignoring that she was just a woman. He seemed to think of the situation back then, and his expression was a little more yearning: "At that time, I thought that even if everyone left me, the Wan family would never fail me." ”

Zhu Youzhu listened to him seriously, but listened attentively and did not interject, Zhu Jianshen continued slowly: "Fortunately, your imperial grandfather was reinstated and I was re-established as the crown prince, and the situation gradually improved." Wan accompanied me through weal and bene, and I promised her to spoil the harem and enjoy the wealth of the world. Maybe in the eyes of others, I spoiled Wan's too much, but who of them knew that Wan's was good to me? ”

Zhu Youzhu only felt that there was nothing to say, but Zhu Jianshen's eyes gradually became brighter, and his voice was a little higher: "I know that the Wan family is a little arrogant, and I have a lot of offenses against you, you may have some complaints in your heart, but this is what I owe her." Zhu'er, I have been thinking about it for the past few days, and I am only worried about one thing, you must promise me today that if you take the throne one day, you will not be able to criticize Wan's mouth, nor will you be allowed to revisit the events of the year, let alone settle the account on Wantong Liang Fang. ”

After Zhu Jianshen finished speaking, Zhu Youzhu only felt that his mouth was like a yellow lotus chewing a mouthful, and he was actually bitter in his heart. He lowered his eyes and said respectfully: "Father is in the prime of spring and autumn, don't dare to think nonsense." ”

Zhu Jianshen did not give up, and said to Zhu Youji: "Zhu'er, you have to promise me." ”

Zhu Youzhu nodded and said to Zhu Jianshen: "Father, rest assured, my son will take what his father has ordered to heart and dare not disobey." ”

Only then did Zhu Jianshen let go of Zhu Youji, leaned back on the bed weakly, and muttered, "Wan Shi has gone, and I will go too." ”

After muttering like this for a while, I saw Zhu Jianshen close his eyes again and fall asleep, Zhu Youzhu only felt a little depressed in the warm pavilion, so he paced out a few steps, just went out of the door, saw Qin Ji guarding the door, and for a while thought that Qin Ji was specially given to him by Zhu Jianshen, Qin Ji was loyal to himself, it can be seen that his father still has his own in his heart, and he can't help but be slightly grateful in his heart, but he feels that he loves and hates Zhu Jianshen, and he can't express it in words. He glanced at Qin Ji, calmed down for a moment, and asked, "Can you find out who is Gonggong Cao?" ”

Qin Ji replied in a low voice: "The Internal Affairs Office has checked, and there are forty-five fathers-in-law surnamed Cao in the palace, but none of them match their appearance. ”

Zhu Youzhu asked again: "Are the two commanders of Jinyiwei and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division all arranged?" ”

Qin Ji replied: "The prince can rest assured, with Fang Shangshu of the Ministry of War, he should be fine." ”

Zhu Youzhu said again: "I don't know what news there is from the Red Lotus Sect? ”

Qin Ji shook his head: "I haven't received any news yet." ”

While the two were talking, they saw Liang Fang and Wantong walking towards this side one after the other, and when they saw Zhu Youji, the two quickly stopped and saluted, that Liang Fang, as the eunuch of the imperial horse eunuch's palm print, looked very shrewd and capable, with thick black eyebrows, flexible eyes, and the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, as if with a smile, Zhu You knew that Liang Fang was insidious, and he had always been very popular with Concubine Wan, and Concubine Wan actually asked Zhu Jianshen for his order to inherit the Marquis of Guangping, and Zhu Jianshen also nodded again and again, and promised Liang Fang to attack the lord. Liang Fang was heavily valued by Concubine Wan, and his arrogance was getting higher and higher, and he secretly used all the seven cellars of gold in the inner library. Now that Wan has passed away, Liang Fang has lost his support, and pulls Wantong to the emperor every day to offer courtesy, hoping that the emperor will be able to take care of Concubine Wan for a while longer. Wan Tong is the younger brother of Concubine Wan, he looks quite fierce, with a wide mouth and a wide nose, and his eyebrows are upside down, he relies on the power of Concubine Wan, and his life is free, and his body has become fatter and fatter over the years, and he walks and shakes three times, and the flesh all over his body trembles, so Zhu Youzhu saw that his face was full of beads of sweat. Zhu Youzhu has always hated the two of them, seeing the two of them saluting, he snorted coldly, and before he could speak, he saw another person coming from behind, obviously left behind by the two, and when the person came to the front, Zhu Youzhu felt even more irritable, it turned out that the person was Wei Xing, the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, who had always been embarrassed and colluded with Liang Fang, this person looked loyal and treacherous, and on the surface it looked serious, but in fact, it was only Liang Fang who was the first to look forward, and he and Liang Fang did it together when he stole the inner treasury cellar gold. Before Wei Xing could salute Zhu Youji, Zhu Youzhu had already said coldly: "Father is resting, let's go back." After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked into the warm pavilion, leaving Liang Fang and the three of them looking at each other.