When he was in Nanjing, Xu Xun always got up at six o'clock and fell asleep at ten o'clock every day. After all, in this era, there is more entertainment and less entertainment, and he is not yet the time to enjoy himself, plus he has to exercise and recuperate his body, so the work and rest system is naturally strictly observed. Now that he had arrived in Jingshi, he had been called up before he woke up for two days, and he couldn't help but wonder for the first time whether his early morning was not worthy of his name.

At this moment, the sky has not yet dawned, however, Xu Xun has just seen a large area of black pressure waiting for the court officials at the noon gate. And before walking all the way from the right gate of Chang'an, you can see everywhere the little eunuchs who sweep and dust and carry things, or carry clothes in front of a cigarette and run quickly, a busy scene, it is obvious that even if the sun has not come out, a day in this palace has already begun. Therefore, knowing that Emperor Hongzhi would go to the early court first and then see him, Xu Xun unconsciously smiled bitterly in his heart, and secretly rejoiced that he filled his stomach with a lot of snacks when he went back to the house to change his crown clothes at first, otherwise he didn't know how long it would take to wait in the West Corner Gate of Fengtian Gate.

Emperor Hongzhi was diligent in his early years, but after eight years of Hongzhi, he was tired of politics for many years, and even once obsessed with Fang Shi Taoism Those things that he had abolished at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, and after the suicide of Li Guang, he gradually became diligent. This is said to be wind and beautiful, and he goes to the court at the gate of heaven as usual. When the bells and drums of the early dynasty rang, hundreds of officials invited them, only to see tens of thousands of crows gathered on the dragon tower, and the scene could not be described by the word spectacular.

Not only that, Xu Xun, who thought that the early dynasty would have at most three or five hundred people, knew for the first time that there would be so many officials in the Chang Dynasty at one time. Looking at the countless heads from afar, there are more than one or two thousand. With so many people having to do things one by one, he couldn't believe what he thought, so after looking around for a while, he couldn't help but really feel sorry for his stomach. Fortunately, the cold-looking eunuch who brought him in before this moment had already left, and was replaced by a middle-aged eunuch with a kind face, who took a moment to explain softly.

"Xu Gongzi don't worry, since the beginning of the Chenghua years, the Xian Temple has set the rules, and only five things are allowed to be performed in the early dynasty every time, and it will be over in a moment. If it weren't for the introduction of the banquet and other miscellaneous things, plus the scheduling, it would have been over in half an hour at most. ”

The early dynasty, which was so prosperous, only played five things?

Although Xu Xun couldn't believe it, he also knew that this middle-aged eunuch would never have the kung fu to deceive a layman like him, so he immediately nodded and thanked him. Sure enough, although it was a little difficult to stand and wait, soon after dawn broke out, this early dynasty was over. Although he was not one of those court officials, he still had to salute with his class, and it was not until he saw Na Luan drive away that the middle-aged eunuch waved at him.

"Okay, long live the Lord will go back to the Jinshen Hall to change his clothes first, and then come to the Wenhua Palace, you can come with our family!"

Out of the West Corner Gate, and then through a long corridor, it is the Zuoshun Gate. After this, the line of sight suddenly cleared up, and there were more people coming and going than before. Especially in the few low courtyards against the south palace wall, there were not people who looked like eunuchs and scribes coming in and out, not raising their heads, and running as if their feet did not touch the ground. Seeing Xu Xun take a few more glances over there, the middle-aged eunuch who led the way smiled and said, "Over there is the Wenyuan Pavilion and the Imperial Room." Now you have not come down yet. ”

Knowing that in that inconspicuous room was the real center of power in the entire world, Xu Xun couldn't help but take a deep breath. It's not that he hasn't been to this Forbidden City in his previous life, but now that he walks in it, he can't feel the vicissitudes of life and decadence of the building that has lost its owner, but there is a kind of compelling majesty rushing to his face, and there is an indescribable fierceness.

After waiting for more than an hour at the West Corner Gate of Fengtian Gate, and standing at the gate of Wenhua Hall for more than an hour, Xu Xun didn't know how many people came in and out, but he never waited for the main person who summoned him, his legs were already a little unbearable, and even his shoulders and neck were quite stiff, and the middle-aged eunuch who brought him here and said that he was going to report to the emperor was nowhere to be found. However, for fear that someone in an inconspicuous corner would secretly notice his behavior, he had to stiffen up, unable to even twist his neck, and could only count the people passing back and forth with the corner of his eye.

It wasn't until midheaven that he saw the middle-aged eunuch running all the way over with the hem of the crewneck shirt just now. Under his expectant gaze, the middle-aged eunuch grinned and said, "Young Master Xu, go to Wuying Hall with our family, long live the Lord who is summoned there!" ”

The Wenhua Hall and the Wuying Hall are completely two different directions in the palace, one east and one west, not only the road is completely in vain when you just came, but you also have to pass through the huge square, and then go to the right to go in and walk a very short road. When he finally arrived at the gate of Wuying Hall this time, even though the weather was getting colder, Xu Xun already felt that his vest was soaked, and secretly thought that the emperor was indeed the emperor, compared to seeing Xiao Jing yesterday, it was simply a toss with great fanfare.

Fortunately, this time he didn't have to wait any longer. After standing at the door for a moment, a loud voice came from inside: "Chuan Xun Wei Xu Xun!" ”

As soon as this order came out, Xu Xun was strictly trained by Fu Rong for a month after all, and immediately accepted the decree, and as soon as the door curtain opened, he stepped through the threshold and entered. However, the emperor was not in the main hall, and a small eunuch who led the way led him into the side door to the west, and through another compartment, which allowed him to stand still outside the door. After a moment's effort, a shrill voice came out again.

"Long live Lord Xuanjin!"

Seeing that the last layer of big red curtain was raised high in front of him, Xu Xun glanced at the situation in front of him as quickly as he could, and then immediately lowered his head and walked in as calmly as possible. Since this was not a hall, he could only kneel down at a similar distance, and then kowtowed and said Weichen Xu Xun, before he finished speaking, he only heard an indifferent voice from above.

"Excuse me."

With a quick glance just now, Xu Xun already knew that there was no one else in this huge place except for Emperor Hongzhi and a few eunuchs behind the desk. At this time, he got up at this time, lowered his head according to the courtesy, and when he was thinking about it, he only heard the voice just now and ordered: "Xu Xun, raise your head and let me see." ”

There are corresponding etiquette for the answer in front of the emperor, at the moment this is not the Chang Dynasty, nor is it the Son of Heaven to the auxiliary ministers, it was not so formal, but a few close attendants next to him are used to seeing the emperor summoning outsiders, and they have never had such words, and they immediately looked at each other. And Emperor Hongzhi, who was behind the desk, saw Xu Xun slowly raise his head, and when that face was clearly presented in front of him, he couldn't help but take a closer look, and finally said in a deep voice: "Liu Jin stays, everyone else withdraws!" ”

As soon as Xu Xun raised his head, he had already noticed that Liu Jin was standing in the corner with his eyes and nose and nose intent, and he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart. He was not afraid that the emperor would investigate the little tricks and tricks he played, and he was afraid that the emperor would know Zhu Houzhao's fatal words in the carriage. Even if he had tried his best to lead Zhu Houzhao's thinking in another direction, if the Son of Heaven knew, no matter how much benefit he had, he would definitely not be able to eat and walk around. So, although he didn't dare to exchange glances with Liu Jin, he secretly prayed again and again.

I only hope that Liu Jin is really like what he said before, and he insists that he didn't hear anything!

"I ask you, what's going on with those books that the prince brought back earlier?"

This first question to the point made Xu Xun breathe a sigh of relief, and immediately said without blinking: "Back to the emperor, in those books, the Buddhist scriptures were brought into the capital by Gonggong Fu and asked Weichen to bring them into the capital, looking for an opportunity to present them to the emperor; Those handscrolls of Bachelor Su were given to Weichen by Lord Jiuzhang of Nanjing Guozi. ”

Hearing that Xu Xun readily admitted, Emperor Hongzhi's face turned slightly pale, and he immediately asked lightly: "So, you already know that the one who called himself Zhu Xiaohou Ye at that time was the crown prince?" ”

"Yes."

"Now that you know, you are playing such a small trick! Since Fu Rong is entrusted by Fu Rong, you should follow the right path to present; Since it is a gift from Zhang Mao, you should treasure it. Why do you want to fool the prince and deceive the king? ”

Although these two questions are not loud, they are not heavy, but they are nothing compared to the question that Xu Xun is most afraid of. He knelt down almost without thinking, and after kowtowing, he said sincerely, word by word:

"Back to the emperor, Fu Gonggong asked Weichen to carry those Buddhist scriptures once said that the most taboo thing for the elders in the court is that these things of Shamen are enshrined in the top, although these Buddhist scriptures can condense and nourish the spirit, but if it is known, it not only hurts the emperor's wisdom, but also has many disadvantages to Fu Gonggong. As for the books given by Master Zhang, Wechen has already read them by heart, although they are rare books, for Wechen, they can't compare to Mr. Zhang's intentions. And the prince went to the Confucian Temple Book Market with great interest, and said that he would pick a good book to give to the emperor, Weichen knew that it was easy to pick out any good things there, and he didn't want the prince to be filial piety, so he made this decision. ”

"You've been thinking carefully!"

Emperor Hongzhi smiled, remembering Zhu Houzhao's joy last night, and his heart was not without praise. If he hadn't been careful, Xu Xun had given out such a good thing for nothing, but he didn't let the prince remember it, and he didn't let himself, the emperor, find out, even if this arrangement was flattering and thrown to the blind. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that this kid was deliberately designed to make himself go around and discover this painstaking work.

Therefore, he only pondered for a moment before he changed his words and said: "Then I will ask you again, after taking down those few people in the book market at that time, since the prince has already asked the mastermind, why did you coax him with rhetoric and make him not return to me?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Xu Xun, who straightened up, inevitably looked at Liu Jin with his eyes. Seeing this scene, Emperor Hongzhi was angry and funny, and immediately shouted: "Don't look at others." Since I questioned, naturally no one dared to coax me, Li Yifeng had already said it truthfully! ”

(To be continued)