The hottest weather gradually passed, and the lives of Zhu Houzhao and the courtiers gradually got on track.

Xiyuan still has to go, but it is the afternoon, every morning in the Wenhua Hall will not be able to move towards the thunder, even if it is a few times to whisk away angrily, but the next day the little emperor will still appear in front of the courtiers with a wooden face. Although the vacancies of the three Shangshu and one Zuodu Yushi have just been filled, whether it is the two in Nanjing or Yang Yiqing who is still in Shaanxi, they all have to hand over the affairs at hand, and only Tu Xun, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, is officially appointed.

Originally, at the end of last year, Min Qi Zhishi should have been his turn, but only a Jiao Fang came out of the horizontal and inserted a lever, and it was easy to wait until Jiao Fang went to the Ministry of Officials, but the position of the secretary of the Criminal Department was put on hold for a long time. If it weren't for the previous cabinet Liu Jian Xie Qian to invite Zhishi, and Liu Daxia, the secretary of the Ministry of War, also Zhishi, a bunch of seats were vacated in one breath, and he didn't know how long it would take for him to take over the main hall smoothly. Therefore, Tu Xun did not have the slightest attitude of being complacent, and every time he discussed the situation, he wanted to see the situation clearly before speaking.

Compared to the dust that settled on the seat of the main hall of the six ministries, the vacancy in the cabinet is very different. Ministers do not mean that they are limited by qualifications, and they do not have to be official to be scholars. Therefore, Jiao Fang was successfully ordered into the cabinet by Zhu Houzhao because of Liu Jin, and while the court was in an uproar, he naturally made a lot of effort to check it vigorously in the six Shangshu waiters, and in the end, it was actually that he had just been appointed as a servant of the Ministry of Officials in April because of the expiration of his father's funeral, and then he was the left waiter of the Ministry of Officials Wang Wei who was in charge of the Ministry with Han Wen. Faced with such a situation, Liu Jin was naturally angry, but he couldn't help the ministers of the court and the central government were piled up with ceremonial supervisors like snowflakes, and he was worried that Xu Xun would report to the emperor in front of him, so he could only go to Xiyuan with a letter on his sleeve that day.

Although the internal officials and eunuchs seem to be of the same grade as the celebrant eunuchs, you have been in the palace for a long time. Not to mention anything else, among the Eight Tigers, he is the only one who has won the position of celebrant and eunuch, how can he be unhappy? Now sitting on the stool, there are four small fire people carrying sideways to the West Garden, and someone behind him ironed an umbrella over his head, he was full of smugness for a while, and he took out the song from his sleeve to see.

"If even such a person can enter the cabinet, won't my face be lost!"

Liu Jin scolded secretly in his abdomen, and pushed his feet vigorously to signal the little flame who was carrying the stool to speed up. Although the heat is gradually receding, I trotted with a stool like this, and when I arrived next to the gallop where I practiced archery, the chests and backs of several small firefighters seemed to have been washed with water, and the sweat stains reached the outside of the regimental collar shirt. Liu Jin, who got off the stool, ignored these, and went up with a smile after folding his sleeves. It just so happened that Zhu Houzhao galloped over like a gust of wind, and he shot the last arrow, he squinted his eyes and saw that the arrow hit the target, and hurriedly shouted: "Okay! ”

Zhu Houzhao has been addicted to martial arts in Xiyuan for the past few months, but the days are not in vain, he has won a few days in a few days to pull Xu Xun to compete with him, and he has a sense of joy and chalkiness for a while, at this time he heard Liu Jin's broken voice and cheered, he was startled on the horse, as soon as he saw someone in the four places, he immediately turned the horse's head and jumped off, and then grabbed the horsewhip and pointed at Liu Jin: "You will flatter me, and you didn't hit the bull's-eye, what's the good?" ”

"When the slave saw the emperor's arrow crossing a hundred steps and hit the target, of course she felt good!"

Liu Jin has followed Zhu Houzhao for so many years, and he has long understood the character of the little emperor. At this time, Zhu Houzhao saw that his face was full of natural energy, but it was not good to say anything to him, so he diligently helped himself to sit on the rattan chair under the shade of the tree on the side, he took the purple clay pot handed by Ruisheng and drank bitterly, and when a few small firefighters shook the leaf fan on the side, he looked at Liu Jin and said: "Baba ran here, say, what happened?" ..., the Son of Heaven asked, but Liu Jin was not busy folding the music in his sleeve, but said with a sincere smile on his face: "Your Majesty, there is news in Shaanxi, saying that the Tartars seem to be stupid and chalky, and there are signs of offense." ”

"What did you say?" The lazy expression on Zhu Houzhao's face disappeared suddenly, and he suddenly sat up straight, and said angrily, "Didn't Yang Yiqing beat them away a long time ago?" ”

"Your Majesty, you don't know, the chalk comes and goes like the wind, and the three towns of Shaanxi don't know how many people have been transferred, but again and again it is not well governed, and it is a loss to have Yang Yiqing, which is the previous victory, if he is transferred back this time, and there is a tragic incident like Yutailing before, then how can it be good?"

Seeing that Zhu Houzhao really groaned because of this, Liu Jin secretly said that he had been thinking hard these days, and immediately said tactfully: "Previously, Xingwen asked Yang Yiqing to enter Beijing, but he set the date of the trip after the Zhongyuan Festival on July 15, but now it is only the middle of the sixth chalk month, so it can be seen that he really can't get out." In this case, it is better to give him the title of secretary of the military department, let him continue to run the three towns of Shaanxi, and transfer people to Beijing to take charge of the military department. As far as the slave maid knows, Liu Yu of the military affairs of the governor Xuanfu Datong Shanxi is quite insightful in military affairs, why don't you let him give it a try? ”

Zhu Houzhao remembered Yang Yiqing, naturally because every time Yang Yiqing had a recital, Xu Xun would use his own channels to make it go directly to the front of the emperor, and every bit of merit and suggestions could be seen clearly, plus this person dared to lead troops to aid Xu Xun when he passed through Datong before, he appreciated the courage of this civil official. At this moment, Liu Jin was not slandering but desperately elevating the importance of Yang Yiqing in the three towns of Shaanxi, he suddenly hesitated, and only reluctantly said after a while: "That is the case, let me think about it first." ”

Although the matter has not yet been decided, Liu Jin saw that Zhu Houzhao was already moved, and he was also very happy in his heart, so he took out the fold from his sleeve and presented it with both hands respectfully: "Your Majesty, this is the cabinet minister recommended by the courtiers." ”

Zhu Houzhao didn't bother to look at these gorgeous rhetoric, and said angrily: "You just say who it is!" ”

"Back to the emperor, it is the left attendant of the ministry.

"Wang Wei?" Zhu Houzhao was slightly stunned, then turned his head sideways and glanced at Ruisheng beside him, who was looking at the rules of his nose and nose, and suddenly laughed, "Could it be that Wang Wei, who is poor in the family of the third wife?" ”

Liu Jin recommended such a person to come up, and let the factory guard inquire about all Wang Wei's official chalk resume, and was about to take eye medicine in front of Zhu Houzhao at this time, but he didn't want Zhu Houzhao to say the secret that he didn't even know, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a while. Seeing him like this, Zhu Houzhao was suddenly very proud, leaned heavily on the rattan chair, and didn't care about the creaking sound, so he smiled and said.

"That's what I just heard from Latham and Watkins. This Wang Wei is a well-known wife. In more than ten years, Lianke has three wives, and now the lady in the family is the fourth. I heard that in his early fifties, he had just accepted another side room, the old husband and the young concubine, and the wife of the family was happy again. ”

When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately glanced at Rayson, and suddenly remembered that Layson had fooled Li Rong, Chen Kuan, Wang Yue and others before, and he had always forgotten to ask, but now this kid mentioned Wang Wei in front of the emperor for no reason, saying that it had nothing to do with Xu Xun, and he didn't believe it. Thinking that the person was the one he had promised Xu Xun to invoke to the imperial front, he only felt as if there was a thorn in his heart, and echoed two sentences with a dry smile, and then said cautiously: "It's just that this Wang Wei is also one of the people who followed Han Wen Fu Que to the chalk book before." ”

"Oh, no wonder you said that every minister in the DPRK recommended him, it turns out that he has a share in the Fuque matter." Zhu Houzhao came to his senses at this time, stretched out his hand to ask for the fold, but without looking at it, he stretched out his finger and flicked it twice, and then said lazily, "Although Liu Jianxie has moved away, isn't there a lot of people in the court who are chalky and chalky?" In this case, just let him enter the cabinet, and he is ranked after Jiao Fang, are you still worried about what kind of storm he will turn over? Just let people see that I am also tolerant and elegant...... So be it, you pass the word, and this matter is settled. ..., Liu Jin never expected that Xu Xun did not let Ruisheng protect the king in front of the emperor, but his own words made Zhu Houzhao make up his mind, and for a while there was a sense of chagrin that he lifted a stone and smashed his feet. However, this kind of emotion must not be exposed in front of Zhu Houzhao, he had to praise the emperor's wisdom again and again against his will, and talked with him for a while, but Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "Is your celebrant very free?" I've heard that you're busy all day, don't waste it here, go back quickly! ”

When Liu Jin reluctantly retreated and left, Zhu Houzhao wanted to come again and threw the grapes one by one in his mouth, but he spit out the grape seeds all over the ground, and then looked at Ruisheng impatiently and said: "Why hasn't this Xu Xun come yet, the movement is too slow!" ”

"The emperor asked the little one, but the little one had nowhere to ask."

Seeing Ruisheng's honest appearance, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but laugh for a while, and asked the little fireman on the side to hand over the crystal plate full of grapes, and when he saw that the little guy was staying like something, he said angrily: "Eat and relieve the heat, I reward you, before I ran horses and archery, you followed and galloped all over the field, and I saw that your vest was full of salt flowers!" Gotcha, let's continue to wait and see how long this kid Xu Xun will come, if he dares to be late this time, I won't be able to spare him! ”

As soon as these last five words came out, Rayson, who was holding the crystal plate in a daze, suddenly shouted: "The emperor is here!" ”

"What emperor is coming, aren't I here?"

Zhu Houzhao was angry and funny, and when he saw a person galloping on a horse, he immediately got up. Needless to say, there are only a few people who can run horses in Xiyuan, and the only one who has just been given a python robe is Xu Xun!

"The minister knocks to see ......"

Seeing Xu Xun floating down from his horse and hurrying up to kneel down and salute, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but say impatiently: "Excuse me, my General Xu, waiting for you is really enough to make people anxious, and you actually dragged it out to this time!" After complaining twice, seeing that Xu Xun was sweating profusely, it was obvious that he was in a hurry, so he frowned and asked, "Why, Wang Shouren hasn't agreed to help you yet?" ”

"In a hurry, Bo'an always has to weigh and consider."

Zhu Houzhao frowned, but thinking that Wang Shouren taught himself the scriptures and history back then, but he was much better than those bosses, and he could be regarded as half a chalk master himself, so he didn't mutter anything more, and motioned to Ruisheng to send Xu Xun a rose dew, and when the people drank it dry in one go, he beckoned people up and warned in a low voice: "If today's scene is smashed, I can settle accounts with you." ”

Seeing Zhu Houzhao's face, although Xu Xun was still reluctant to agree to that matter before, but now that it is difficult to ride a tiger, he will let it go, and immediately patted his chest and said: "The emperor can rest assured, this matter is wrapped in the minister's body, and it can't be smashed." ”

Although Xu Xun played the package ticket, Zhu Houzhao thought that it was related to his lifelong happiness, he still couldn't help but pull Xu Xun to tell him thousands of instructions, until Latham took someone to change the clothes, he couldn't help but clench his fists, took two steps back and forth, and muttered to himself: "Amitabha Buddha, Amitayus Buddha, Buddha of the Heavenly Gods...... As long as this is done, I will have you all make offerings, and I don't want to live my life in front of a single piece of wood......"

The Taisu Hall has been deserted for several days, and the little Zhu Gonggong who often comes and goes suddenly disappeared, and several palace maids and small firefighters who are serving here naturally can't help but complain behind their backs, and Zhou Qiniang has never been dull to that point, so she naturally knows that they are all complaining about offending people behind their backs. But she thought about it, and she didn't understand why people were awkward, if it was just because of the joke that the concubine was crowned after the canonization, it was too ridiculous, so she simply calmed down and took advantage of this free time to do needlework. …,

Because the emperor often comes to the West Garden, the vicinity of the Taisu Palace has always been heavily guarded, coupled with the poison of the afternoon sun, no one goes outside, and most of the other people are either taking a nap or chatting in twos and threes, and there is no one in front of her, so she sits by the embroidery frame in front of the window, and concentrates on embroidering flowers. It wasn't until a soft cough suddenly came from behind her that she was startled, and the tiny embroidery needle suddenly pierced her finger, leaving a drop of blood on the white silk cloth. Annoyed, she stared at the silk cloth and thought about how to cover it, and then said without looking back: "I haven't shown my head for so many days, and it's scary to come today!" ”

However, in the past, the words that should have been connected in a short time did not move for a long time. Stunned for a moment, she turned her head, and saw that it was a young man with a somewhat familiar face, but it was not her usual Zhu Houzhao, she immediately hurriedly bent her knees and said Wanfu, and then remembered it all at once.

"You were the best with Xiao Zhu before...... Father-in-law Xu? ”

Faced with such a title as Gonggong Xu, the corners of Xu Xun's mouth twitched, and then he nodded. However, seeing his somewhat stiff attitude, Zhou Qiniang suddenly thought of other aspects, her face turned white for a while, and she stammered for a while before she stammered, "Is it Xiao Zhu...... Did something happen to Xiao Zhu? ”

Xu Xun had already planned to use this excuse, but he didn't expect Zhou Qiniang to send it himself, so he naturally nodded slightly with a heavier face. Sure enough, I saw that this young chalk girl with a beautiful face suddenly knocked over the shelf on the side, and the copper basin on it fell with a bang, and the sound was earth-shattering. Although there was a lot of commotion outside, I didn't know what method Ruisheng used to guard the door, and it quickly quieted down.

Xiyuan has always been on guard, and the news is extremely ill-informed, so the foreign court and the palace have been discussing the matter of Fuque, and Zhou Qiniang didn't know anything about it at first. It wasn't until Xu Xun came back and heard that Zhu Houzhao was having trouble with people, so he secretly instructed Ruisheng to selectively release the news to Taisu Hall bit by bit. Now, even the little palace maids and small firefighters in the Taisu Palace know that the hundred officials Fu Que invited a few eunuchs around the emperor, and it was not possible for Liu Xie and the two elders of the pavilion to be implicated. After that, the little emperor promoted two of the four gentlemen of the southern capital in one go, and summoned the well-known Yang Yiqing to return to the dynasty.

So at this moment, Xu Xun said bluntly: "Xiao Zhu was said a few words by you before, and I have been holding back my sadness in my heart, so I haven't come to see you for so many days."

Right now, he's standing outside under the sun......"

Xu Xun said half of it, but Zhou Qiniang instinctively thought that Zhu Houzhao was punished for being exposed to the sun, after all, who would stand under such a poisonous sun? It doesn't sound like a scary punishment, but when she was in Renshou Palace, she had heard that the palace maid's punishment for lifting the bell was the lightest, and what she was most afraid of was the punishment of "pulling" or being exposed to the sun on a summer afternoon, and if she was not good, she would die. At this moment, she didn't care about anything else, and asked eagerly, "Where is Xiao Zhu?" ”

"I'll take you."

The huge inner school yard was empty, and the guards of the government army here had already been ordered by Xu Xun to take Qian Ning and Ma Qiao back to the barracks, and the other idlers and others were also cleaned up. And in order to prevent anyone from breaking over by mistake, more than ten lines of defense were laid in a row from the inner school field to the south, even if Renshou Palace or Qingning Palace sent someone over, they could temporarily block it, so Zhu Houzhao was not afraid that someone would spoil his good deeds. Even so, standing under this poisonous and scorching sun, even if he has boiled his muscles and bones, his scalp will be a little chalky after a while.

It wasn't until a hurried whistle came that he hurried to the chalky place and stood with his back to the direction of the sound. Not long after, he heard an anxious voice behind him. ..., "Xiao Zhu! ”

Zhou Qiniang quickly turned to Zhu Houzhao, saw that he was sweating profusely, and seeing that she was with wide eyes and a happy face, she couldn't help but feel sour, and then hurriedly took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat on Zhu Houzhao's face and chin and neck, and then said: "I drove that Xu Gonggong to invite Rong Shangyi, you asked Rong Shangyi to take care of me in the past, I want her to have some friendship with you, she is the proud person in front of the Queen Mother, she has her to intercede for you, maybe you can be lenient, you hold on for a while!" ”

Zhu Houzhao secretly scolded Xu Xun for his bad ideas, but he was moved by the handkerchief that kept being handed over and wiping his forehead and face, and he stammered after a while: "Seventh sister, don't be busy, I'm fine, it's not that someone punished me......"

"It's not punishment, then what are you doing standing under this big sun, you don't want to ask for hardship?" Zhou Qiniang took back the veil, remembering that she wanted to say it to Zhu Houzhao before, but because he hadn't come and said something, she said with a straight face, "Don't hide it from me, otherwise Gonggong Xu will never go to Taisu Palace, how can he go there to inform me?" Who punished you? ”

Seeing the two of them standing opposite each other from a distance, Xu Xun said to Ruisheng beside him: "Come on, there is a good chance that you are guarding here, and I will go back to the 12th regiment camp!" ”

"But if the emperor wants to ask......

"Let's just say I'm busy...... This Wang Shouren is still hesitating there, just an old Shenying helps, I can't wait to grow two more arms and legs, where can I be busy? Don't worry, the emperor and his confidante have reconciled, and he doesn't have time to care about me! ”

"The matter that was reported by Gonggong Liu just now......"

"You can report this to me. In the future, you will have one more ear for this kind of thing, but don't talk too much, I have my own opinion. ”

Zhu Houzhao's greasy face in the sun was a little embarrassed, and it was obvious that people were staring at him with concern, and he said after a while: "It's the emperor!" ”

Although she stayed in Renshou Palace for a long time, Zhou Qiniang rarely had the opportunity to see the Empress Dowager Zhang, let alone the emperor. ”

"How can it not be the emperor?" Zhu Houzhao pursed his lips, and then deliberately snorted coldly, "Last time, you said that the emperor was addicted to fun and wasted government affairs, and he was angry for a while, so it's not strange to punish me for being angry!" ”

Choked by Zhu Houzhao, Zhou Qiniang was suddenly dumbfounded, and then said angrily: "Where do I know this, I just listened to others before." But now everyone is rumored about Fu Que, and I have heard about it. Although the emperor is often arbitrary, he can't help but love the old cronies around him, but he is also a person who can distinguish the good from the bad, otherwise Liu Ge and Xie Ge will resign, and he will not announce those famous righteous men and gentlemen to enter the court as officials, let alone punish those ministers who are chalked. Since the Son of Heaven clearly distinguishes chalkiness from chalk, he shouldn't help but punish you, as long as Rong Shangyi comes forward to plead for mercy, he can always be relieved of your ......"

It was easy to hear the words praising himself as the emperor from Zhou Qiniang's mouth, Zhu Houzhao only felt surprised and happy, and even more so than the ministers praising himself for his holy chalk. At this moment, he forgot about everything else at once, and Zhong reached out and grabbed Zhou Qiniang's soft in his hand.

"Seventh sister, do you really think that the emperor is Mingjun?"

After struggling twice and failing to break free of the chalky hand, Zhou Qiniang was about to be angry, but it can be seen that Zhu Houzhao's eyes are shining, and she can't help but soften her heart, but she still said with a straight face: "Mingjun doesn't know that Jun didn't say it, then you have to have a hundred chalk surnames to taste!" But if you can use a sage, you won't be a chalky king...... Hey, let go of your hands and let people see what it looks like! ”

Even if the world's hundred chalk surnames say a thousand things and ten thousand, but it is not as good as the person he likes to praise himself for a sentence and a half, Zhu Houzhao, who felt like drinking honey, added another hand to the past, held Zhou Qiniang's hand tightly, and then said word by word: "Seventh sister, the emperor punished me to stand under the sun, but I also punished me for standing by myself." It was only because I listened to two words in front of you that I was unhappy that I forgot the burden on my shoulders and forgot that I should be diligent, so there are those things that follow. If it weren't for my luck, I might never have been able to pass this hurdle again, compared to what is it to let the sun shine! ”

Although Zhou Qiniang was a little hesitant when she heard these words, she was more angry and anxious because Zhu Houzhao grabbed her hand and didn't let go, and in the end she couldn't help but stomp her feet and said, "Xiao Zhu, let go!" I'm angry if I don't let go anymore! ”

"Then you're angry!" Zhu Houzhao blinked with a hippie smile, and then smiled again, "Of course, now that the time for this punishment station has passed, let's go to the edge of the Taiye Pool to see the lotus flowers, where the lotus flowers are half in the pool, and I have one more important thing to say to you......"

It wasn't until Rayson was sure that the couple was already Hehe Meimei, and he took a long sigh of relief that he tiptoed back, and when he was far away, there happened to be a small fire man who ran over like a gust of wind to report, saying that it was the imperial prison who invited the emperor to see the newly made imperial chariot, he tilted his head and waved his hand after thinking about it: "Tell them, the emperor is very busy, hurry up and report it tomorrow!" ”

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