Britain's bluff is not unique. When Xu Xun went to see Xu Guangzuo, the Duke of Dingguo, and Xiao Jing, the eunuch of the celebrant and the eunuch of the seal, everyone was dumbfounded and incredulous, and their first reaction was that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was really messing around again. And when they heard Xu Xun's second sentence, the second reaction of these well-informed people was that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was crazy.

The reason is very simple, the second article is to imitate the old practice of Renmiao, and reopen the Wenhua Palace, that is, the Wenhua Palace. Although it is only once in three days, for Emperor Hongzhi, who has only seen the ministers nine times in the eighteen years since he ascended the throne, people from top to bottom can now count them on their fingers, even if they are three times once, how many times does Zhu Houzhao have to meet with the ministers throughout the year? This is a benefit that countless officials have never received in exchange for successive letters, and even the cabinet ministers are only looking forward to hoping that the eunuchs and eunuchs can come to the cabinet room if they have something, and don't always let those insignificant clerical writers run errands back and forth.

Everyone initially thought it was Zhu Houzhao who Xu Xun advised, but Xu Xun had to explain it with great difficulty. This is really not his handiwork, this is just the resentment that the little prince has accumulated in his heart when he sees Emperor Hongzhi in the rain, snow, cold and summer for many years. He should have raised his hands and feet in agreement, but in his heart he felt that this matter had come too early. For Zhu Houzhao, who has no formal experience in court politics, it is far from easy to directly meet the courtiers face to face in the Wenhua Hall as imagined. Only he persuaded Zhu Houzhao to listen to two sentences, so he could only give up temporarily.

There is still a ruffle in the court, and it is useless for him to worry now, so he just goes back to tell the little prince who is about to ascend the throne, those top nobles, and Xiao Jing, the master of ceremonies, who are very much in favor of cleaning the Tai Hospital, and have reserved support for reforming the early dynasty system, which is enough.

However, when he hurriedly returned to the palace, he only told Zhu Houzhao about today's matter, and Zhu Houzhao said disapprerovitously: "Okay, I know, I know that it is right to leave this matter to you." By the way, Xu Xun, I don't want to live in Qianqing Palace in the future, what do you think I should build a separate palace in the school yard in Xiyuan? ”

"Huh?"

Xu Xun really felt that Zhu Houzhao's jumping surname thinking was too big, and his brain couldn't turn for a while. After a while, he said tentatively: "Your Highness, do you think there is anything wrong with the Qianqing Palace?" ”

"There's nothing wrong with it, it's just that when I stay here, I think of my father." Zhu Houzhao lowered his head, and his face showed a gloom that he couldn't hide, "I stay here, I have nightmares every night, every time I wake up, I seem to be able to grab my father's hand, but at the moment of grasping, he let go again, and as a result, I can't sleep well every night." My father has lived here for eighteen years, and it seems that my father's breath is everywhere, and I want to stay here more during the day, but I really don't want to sleep here at night. It's too lonely, it's empty, and it's like I'm alone......"

Seeing Zhu Houzhao talking and talking, as if he was going to chill on a hot day, Xu Xun hurriedly poured a cup of hot tea in person, handed it to Zhu Houzhao and covered it in his hand, and then said softly: "Even if the palace is to be repaired over there in Xiyuan, it is not a matter of time and a half, and besides, it is necessary to wait for Emperor Daxing Zigong to move the palace, and His Royal Highness can move out of here to be justified." According to the minister's opinion, His Royal Highness might as well continue to live in the Chengqian Palace first, for external reasons...... It is said that it is a sustenance of sorrow, a memory of the first emperor, and forgiveness of others, and there is nothing to say. ”

"What about the palace built by Xiyuan?"

"Xiyuan builds a palace...... Xu Xun was stuck for a moment, and finally sighed in his heart. It's better to be sparse than blocked, let's build it, just make things easier for the courtiers. So, as soon as his eyes rolled around, he thought about it and said: "In this way, use the excuse of military training, and say that His Highness will personally train the army and the avant-garde!" ”

"Good!" The more Zhu Houzhao looked at Xu Xun, the happier he became, staring at his most trusted partner for a long time, and then he suddenly coughed lightly, "Then I have another most important thing to hand over to you, you may do it for me?" ”

Xu Xun was accustomed to seeing Zhu Houzhao's unreasonable cards, so how dare he agree immediately at this time, but frowned and asked vigilantly: "Your Highness might as well say what is the matter first." ”

"This ...... The Ministry of Rites is choosing a concubine for me...... No, I should say that I am choosing a future queen, right? I'm really not worried about the people they elected, can you find a way to find out? It's best to give me all the names, places, years, and information of all the candidates, otherwise they will get married before they even see it, what if the crooked melon cracks the dates! ”

Seeing Zhu Houzhao's unhappy look, Xu Xun couldn't help but sigh: "Your Highness, do you mean that if you can, it's best to let you take a look at those girls again?" ”

"Yes, yes, it would be best if I was allowed to choose when the time came!" Zhu Houzhao didn't realize that Xu Xun was talking back, and he was so excited, "Or, let's go to the folk first, see the appropriate ones and write them down, and then let them choose people to be selected when the Ministry of Rites chooses a concubine?" ”

"My Highness, you really think I am omnipotent!"

Xu Xun helplessly held his forehead with one hand, and he had a headache. He has a lot of ghost ideas, but the Ministry of Rites has many years of experience in choosing concubines, and this is not that the selection of horses has little interest, except for those who are determined to have a career, many other people want to have a queen in the family, and they are as majestic as Shouning Hou Jianchang Hou, where can he control? And even if the Ministry of Rites chooses Concubine Zhu Houzhao to take a look, can she still return and replace it after she is not satisfied? Take the little emperor to the Ministry of Rites to peek at his future bride, he can do this by all means, I am afraid that Zhu Houzhao will be dissatisfied afterwards, and things will not end well!

"You are omnipotent, in short, I will leave this matter to you, this is the emperor's will!" Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but drop such a sentence, and then said with a smile, "This matter is done, I will immediately give you and the Shen family sister a marriage." If this doesn't work...... Hey, I'll let you be a bachelor for another three years, and then you can't let me be unlucky alone! ”

Faced with such an exchange condition, Xu Xun, who wanted to cry without tears, had to reluctantly agree, and then suddenly thought that from the time he was imprisoned to the present, he had sent a letter to his home and Shen Yue, but he had not gone back. It's easy to do it there Daddy, why is it now that he is also in front of the earl and has a second-grade official position, and he is always well-informed, but the little girl is only afraid that she will have to use some effort to explain afterwards. Especially to let the little girl know that he was forced to make such an alliance with Zhu Houzhao...... He was thinking about it, but Zhu Houzhao, who was looking at him intently, suddenly smiled again: "What, do you have a lady's thought?" Xu Xun, don't think I'm joking, if the person selected by the Ministry of Rites is not good, or if I can't marry the girl I want to marry, even if you get married in the future, I will send you ten or eight beautiful palace maids, you have to dare to take a second look, and see Sister Shen clean you up at home! ”

"Yes, yes, can't the minister do his best?"

Xu Xun agreed with a sad face, wondering whether to make a fuss from the root of choosing a concubine. But when he thought about the mess of the Ministry of Rites, he couldn't interfere at all, so he could only dispel this whimsical idea. Just when the two monarchs and ministers looked at me, there was a sudden commotion outside.

"Princess, you can't go in at this time, Your Highness and Xu Xun are discussing things inside!"

"Get out of the way, I have something important to see Your Highness!"

Just hearing this voice, a figure had already appeared in Xu Xun's mind, and Zhu Houzhao's reaction was more direct, and he frowned and said, "Wang Pao Zhan? He didn't stay in his East Factory, what was he doing here? ”

As soon as the words fell, Wang Yue opened the bamboo curtain and entered the door, and without looking at Xu Xun, he knelt down and saluted Zhu Houzhao, and then raised his head and said: "Your Highness, the case of Xu Xun and Zhang Yong's private transfer of firearms investigated by the Jinyi Guards was investigated by Ye Guang before, and the case was closed with no evidence, and the slave felt that it was wrong, so he let Dongchang ......."

"Who told you to check!" Zhu Houzhao became angry all of a sudden, and immediately interrupted Wang Yue's words, "This matter is the order that my father took Zhang Yong to beg, and the father personally gave the warrant, and then handed over the firearms and gunpowder to Zhang Yong to adjust, and everything was reported to me during the period, do you still want to check if my prince has bad intentions?" It's just that my father doesn't want to make a big deal out of it, so I'll perfunctory those long-winded guys for the time being, are you serious? ”

Wang Yue was stunned by Zhu Houzhao's cannon-like words, and only after a while did he kowtow heavily and said: "Your Highness, even if the previous incident is really the emperor's decree, this Xu Xun is quite suspicious!" He was a famous prodigal son in Nanjing, and he was not a father and son with Xing Anbo, but later he ......"

"Enough, I don't want to hear that!" Zhu Houzhao interrupted Wang Yue's words sharply, and then said angrily, "Wang Yue, for the sake of you serving your father for so many years, I will warn you one last time!" The previous case has already said that it is closed, so the case will be closed like this, and it is their business to see what the officials outside are, but those people under you don't want to make trouble again! What else is Xu Xun's past, I don't care what he did in the past, I only know that he is now my right-hand man! Now you're done with what you need to say, right? Go out, and don't trespass in without notice! ”

"Yes, slave and maid."

Wang Yue came in to advise with loyalty, but he didn't expect such an ending, and suddenly he only felt bitter and astringent in his heart, and then he reluctantly kowtowed again and got up. Seeing that Xu Xun looked at him with an extremely strange look, it was not so much hatred as pity, and for a moment he aroused the arrogance in his heart again, and he turned his head and strode away with a cold snort.

"It's against him!" Zhu Houzhao only felt that the remaining anger had not subsided, it could be seen that Xu Xun didn't seem to be annoyed, he couldn't help frowning, "Xu Xun, my father told me that Wang Pao is a man with a charcoal surname, but his heart is still good, you can just hear his words." ”

"Yes, thank you, Your Highness, for your maintenance."

Xu Xun hurriedly saluted and thanked him, and then he was pestered by Zhu Houzhao to say about the selection of concubines, and after he finally succeeded in escaping, as soon as he left the Qianqing Palace, the narrow expression he had just made fun of Zhu Houzhao disappeared immediately.

Wang Yue's reputation for this king's artillery battle is really well-deserved, but since it is an artillery battle, there must be someone who has a point. To say that Wang Yue, whose surname has been able to sit in the position of the palace factory for all these years, is really thanks to a son of heaven like Emperor Hongzhi, and now that Zhu Houzhao has been replaced, this person's loyalty has become full of time!

So, he didn't go back to Xiyuan, and went straight out of the palace from Xuanwu Gate, all the way to the inner official prison of Huangwa Ximen. As soon as he arrived at the door and saw Qian Ning guarding here, he asked, "How is Liu Wentai now?" ”

(To be continued)