If Mrs. Shouninghou came here for something else at this time, even if she was the younger brother and sister of Empress Dowager Zhang, she would definitely be blocked out and embarrassed. However, she said that she came to send Xu Xun's letter, Empress Dowager Zhang and Zhou Qiniang glanced at each other, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law all instinctively had an idea. After a while, Empress Dowager Zhang bowed slightly.

"Please come in, Mrs. Shouninghou."

Although it is a relative in the palace, Mrs. Shouning often comes and goes to the palace, and the Empress Dowager Zhang is also diligent, and after coming in at this moment to bow and salute, she saw that the Empress Dowager's face was a little delicate, and she respectfully presented Xu Xun's letter, and sat down soon after, and went to greet her. For her acquaintance, Empress Dowager Zhang was naturally extremely satisfied, and as soon as the people left, they immediately opened the envelope of the letterhead, and after scanning it from beginning to end, they angrily slapped the case.

"This daring boy!"

"The Queen Mother?" Although she was more concerned about Zhu Houzhao's situation, Zhou Qiniang didn't dare to rush up before, but at this moment, seeing that Empress Dowager Zhang was furious, she stood up immediately, but she stepped forward and asked suspiciously, "But what did Pingbei Hou play?" ”

"Look at it, this kid is really lawless by the connivance of the first emperor and the emperor!" Empress Dowager Zhang saw Zhou Qiniang come forward, casually stuffed the letterhead into her hand, and immediately couldn't help but leave the throne and paced back and forth, her hands were hung together in front of her for a while, and she hugged her arms for a while, and her feet were anxious and fast, and after Zhou Qiniang read the letter, she said angrily, "Since he knows that the emperor has such a temper, he doesn't mention anything about going to Jiangnan, not to mention that he also pulled Liu Jin and them away with great fanfare, which is obviously to provoke the emperor's temperament!" Now if the emperor is not in the palace, then it is very likely that Weifu will chase them. And if you rush to chase, it is inevitable that the emperor will make a mistake, isn't this an afterthought! ”

Speaking of this, Empress Dowager Zhang was stunned first, and then said viciously: "Besides, the emperor is not in the palace. What should I do about this daily discussion of the Wenhua Palace, and how to explain to the government and the opposition? ”

"But the matter of the southern tour was not the first thing that Pingbei Hou mentioned." Zhou Qiniang settled down, and when she saw the Empress Dowager Zhang, she immediately looked at her, and she knew that the Empress Dowager had retired to Renshou Palace. didn't care much about the outside affairs, so she had to tell Qian Ning's instigation, and seeing that the Empress Dowager Zhang was furious for a while, she slowly persuaded, "Queen Mother." Of course, it was Channing who took the lead. When the Marquis of Pingbei blocked it, it aroused the interest in the emperor's heart, but since the emperor had already had this intention, this matter really couldn't be stopped, and there would be this trip sooner or later. It's easy to send someone to chase after it, but how to cook it if you can't chase it back, and how to cook it if you can't catch it back? Besides, it's not early. The ship should have already departed from Tongzhou, and it would take at least three or four days to come and go. How to spend these three or four days is the most important thing. ”

Although the Empress Dowager Zhang was the crown princess and the queen mother. It is considered that there are few people who enjoy the blessings among the concubines of the Ming Dynasty, but they have dominated the harem for more than 20 years, and Emperor Hongzhi has been pampered and protected. After Zhou Qiniang's reminder, she immediately came to her senses.

Although this queen was not chosen by her, but by the emperor, at this moment, Zhou Qiniang's composure finally made her heart a little more ironed, and immediately asked, "Then what do you say?" ”

At this moment, Zhou Qiniang's first thought was that the emperor had chosen Liu Jin and Xu Xun to sacrifice to the filial piety mausoleum, and then made a decree, but he didn't plan to let Gu Dayong and Zhang Yong and the others also go with him. Liu Jin has dominated the celebrant for a long time, and this time when he went down to the south of the Yangtze River, he brought all the people who could move among the Eight Tigers, but he still refused to let go of the celebrant eunuch, and he actually let the sick old Gao Feng act as an agent. She deeply remembered that Zhu Houzhao sighed very much that time. …,

"Liu Jin is too fond of the power position, Gao Companion has always treated him like his own juniors, and he is willing to catch ducks on the shelves at this time, Gao Companion actually agreed, I have to give Gao Companion such a face! The celebrant is also a good day, and I'm really worried about whether he will be able to survive. ”

Thinking of this, Zhou Qiniang settled down and said: "Queen Mother, the first one is the celebrant supervisor." Although the celebrant and the celebrant are all approved according to the cabinet vote, not everyone can do this. Even if Father-in-law Gao was a celebrant and eunuch in the past, this thing can be regarded as having been done, but he is old and his health is not good. The concubine is a little meager to see that the former eunuch Xiao Jingxiao, the eunuch who held the seal, is now retreating outside the city, so it is better to be summoned to the palace for a while. Since Gonggong Xiao was able to resign from the throne before, he should not be counted in the name of the more temporary generation now. And Gonggong Xiao has always had a good reputation among civil officials, and the government and the opposition will not have much opinion. ”

Xiao Jing?

Empress Dowager Zhang is naturally no stranger to Xiao Jing, after all, Xiao Jing has been the celebrant since the Chenghua years, and her husband also relied on people a lot. So, she pondered for a moment and nodded, "You think about this matter thoughtfully, that's all." ”

The first thing she proposed was that Empress Dowager Zhang agreed, Zhou Qiniang couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and then said: "As for the second case, please forgive the concubine for courage." The emperor's departure from the palace can be concealed or concealed for the time being. First use the reason that the emperor can't see the wind when he has a rash, and then look at the news before thinking about it. It is better to summon the West Factory to punish thousands of households, and let him go to see the Marquis of Pingbei with his mother's handwriting, all for the emperor's safety! ”

Rash!

When Empress Dowager Zhang heard such a reason, her eyes immediately widened. However, when I thought of my husband, although he said that he was in the early court every day, but he almost never saw the minister after the early dynasty, what did he have to ask the cabinet minister, I remember that he still sent it back to the imperial court, and the cabinet minister revealed the matter, and the number of times he saw the cabinet minister for many years was only a handful, such as Liu Daxia, a favorite minister, and the face of the saint is also a rare honor. Thinking of this, her expression softened a little, but then her face sank again.

"It doesn't matter if you delay for a few days. But if after a long time, there are rumors outside that the emperor is not in good health, how can it be good? After all, the emperor is not in the palace, this is ironclad, and he can't even refute it! ”

"This matter ......" Zhou Qiniang pondered for a moment, and finally walked to the side of the Empress Dowager Zhang, whispered a few words in a low voice, and saw that the Empress Dowager raised her eyebrows at first. immediately reprimanded a ridiculous sentence, but in the end she sat down with her support, she knew that Empress Dowager Zhang was still a little tempted after all, and naturally she would not say anything more.

"Is this true?"

The emperor personally said to the concubine triumphantly, and said that at that time, Gu Da was on the side, and Li Rong, Chen Kuan, and Wang Yue were all deceived by the emperor who got along day and night. It shouldn't be fake. Thinking of Zhu Houzhao's sly smile when he talked about it, Zhou Qiniang couldn't help but sigh secretly. If you want to say that the little emperor is good at everything, the only way to say that it is the wind or the rain is that the temper is really unruly, and now she is poking such a big hole, she is a weak woman. This absurdity is the only way to make up for it. So, she paused, and added, "It's just that Rayson said that he is older now." The voice is different from before. I'm afraid that there are only seven or eight points similar. ”

"Seven or eight points can always save the emergency, and I'll watch when the time comes." Empress Dowager Zhang snorted coldly, and then suddenly thought of Zhu Houzhao's temper in doing things, and became angry for a while, "Don't you say that I haven't paid attention to it, if it was really the emperor, I would have gone through this matter with you a long time ago." It seems that he has already made up his mind, so he tied up Latham and left him behind! All right. I really gave birth to a good son, and I left my mother and mother to live happily. He still wants this Jiangshan Sheji, if there is a case, how can he be worthy of his father! ”

After solemnly warning Xu Xun and Zhang Yonggu to be useful, Zhu Houzhao immediately felt at ease, and immediately walked around in the guise of the little firefighter from before. Of course, he was still afraid that the people on the first two ships would see him and recognize him, so he only went to the bow of the boat and did not go to the stern, but after the initial excitement, he immediately felt that the life on the ship was quite boring. On this day, he met a group of grain ships from Tianjin to Tongzhou hired a slender man, he immediately stood on the bow of the boat with great interest to watch, saw people sweating like rain and walking with difficulty, and even some people fell into the water without paying attention to their feet, and the smile on his face disappeared when he came and went. …,

Zhang Yong has been following Zhu Houzhao for many years, and standing beside the little emperor at this moment, he is keenly aware of his unhappiness, and he has to persuade softly: "Those who work hard govern people, and those who work hard govern people, this is the truth throughout the ages." ”

"If a saint could look at such a scene and say such a thing, I don't believe that he is still a saint! Go back and leave me alone for a while. ”

Now that he is on the boat, even the important people who recognize him will not be called wrongly, but after all, there are still people who don't recognize her, so Zhu Houzhao changed his name early. At this moment, he snorted lightly, don't look over his head and stop looking at the slender men who braved the wind in the October weather and wore a single shirt and pulled fiber, and the whole person picked up the railing and remembered what was on his mind. However, Zhang Yong didn't dare to really let Zhu Houzhao stay alone in the bow of the boat. Not to mention whether this seemingly sturdy railing will break, whether the little emperor will fall into the river if he can't hold his hands and feet for a while, or whether an arrow will pop out of the bank for no reason, this is all a matter of maybe. So, Zhang Yong was like an old hen guarding her calf, eager to open her arms to protect behind Zhu Houzhao, and her eyes were still looking around vigilantly.

When Xu Xun came out of the cabin, what he saw was Zhu Houzhao lying on the railing boredly looking at the calm canal water below, while Zhang Yong was carefully guarding behind. Although it was a little funny at first, it can be seen that Zhang Yong's face is solemn, and he suddenly realized that there is no room for mistakes in this trip, and the playful smile on his face disappeared.

"Ahem!"

Hearing this cough, Zhu Houzhao and Zhang Yong turned their heads at the same time. And the former's turning action was too violent, and the whole person actually fell backwards. Seeing this scene, Xu Xun didn't have time to sigh about Zhang Yong's caution anymore, and he stepped forward and dragged Zhu Houzhao over, and he breathed a long sigh of relief, and his voice became stern unconsciously.

"It's on a boat, don't look around, it's not fun to fall overboard! It's already October now, and it's getting closer and closer to freezing, so you can imagine how cold the water is. If you are still so reckless, the ship will arrive in Tianjin, don't blame me for forcibly sending you back! ”

Although Zhu Houzhao and Xu Xun are already familiar with each other, it is the first time in his life that he has seen Xu Xun speak so fiercely, not to mention that he is still a son of a country. However, his face sank and he looked at Xu Xun's eyes that refused to give in at all, and unconsciously felt a little weak, and finally turned his head and muttered in a low voice: "Isn't it just to make people be careful, you need to be so loud?" Don't look at yourself and you're not a few years older than me! ”

Zhang Yongqi was worried that Xu Xun's blunt attitude would anger Zhu Houzhao, and when he heard such a sentence, he almost didn't laugh out loud, but he also let go of a big stone in his heart. He wanted to gag next to him to liven up the atmosphere, but he saw Xu Xun winking at him, and after thinking about it, he slipped back to the cabin. After all, he had just been tense up there for so long, and he was already tired from back pain.

When Zhang Yong left, Xu Xun's expression was relaxed, and he stepped forward and whispered: "Water is not as comfortable as land, although it is more comfortable to sail day and night, but in case of danger, it is a great thing." In the past, Wang Shouren belittled Guizhou, and Lin Jun went north to Beijing, and he once capsized by boat, which can be said to have escaped death. Therefore, I hope that the emperor will have a priority, don't be so careless again. ”

You must know that the Zhengde Emperor in history, but he died after falling into the water, and he left at a young age, giving up the country to the side branches, and leaving his mother and two uncles to be bullied to death directly!

"Got it, got it." Although it was the first time that he was reprimanded by someone other than his father and queen mother, as well as the former imperial grandmother and great-grandmother, Zhu Houzhao knew that Xu Xun was concerned after all, and after thinking about it, he decided to forgive him generously. In order to prevent others from grasping such a reason for teaching a lesson, he took two steps forward and moved away from the railing, and then clasped his hands and said, "However, I also have to make an appointment with you for three chapters, you see that I don't call myself anymore, and you also change your name, wouldn't it be a leak of your identity to others?" ”…,

"The Emperor...... What Childe said is that this is also an identity issue that I want to discuss with Childe. Xu Xun changed his title abruptly, and then he said, "I left a letter to Shou Ninghou before I left, and at this time, it is inevitable that Mrs. Shou Ninghou has already handed it to the Queen Mother and the Empress, and they already know it when they come here, and they will definitely try their best to cover it up first." And along the way, there will inevitably be many state and county magistrates to be sent along the way, and I will order to go down and stop as little as possible, after all, the destination is Jiangxi and Nanjing. I have long arranged this ship like an iron bucket, and I will never reveal the identity of the child, but if other people in the back know, there will be a lot of people, and it will be difficult to poke it out. So, please also ask the son to be wronged. ”

"Huh?" Zhu Houzhao was worried about what identity he should use, and when he heard that he was going to hide it from Liu Jin and the others, he was immediately interested, and hurriedly nodded and said, "Okay, I also pinched Zhang Yong's shoulder in front of me, so I just pretended to be a little fire man from the palace!" ”

"This can't work, as soon as you open your mouth, you will be exposed, and if you are a small fire, you should follow Liu Gonggong and them, instead of following me around." Xu Xun shook his head, and said with a smile, "I asked the commander of Jinyiwei to find me a person who knows how to change my face, and after a little change, I will arrange someone to take you off the boat quietly, and you will appear as Yue'er's cousin, and you will also call her sister." As long as you have an apricot kernel in your mouth and pretend to stutter, and don't meet Liu Jin and them less, you won't be able to wear a help! ”

If it were another emperor, he would definitely be furious when he heard this method, but Zhu Houzhao just tilted his head and thought about it, then nodded happily and said, "Okay, just do it according to your method, and I will call you cousin directly outside in the future!" (To be continued) RQ