Zhong Yu followed the little chamberlain who led the way through the Qianqing Gate and went straight to the East Palace where the prince lived. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The prince of the Ming Dynasty generally lives in Ciqing Palace, which is a little ahead of the east side of Qianqing Palace.

Came to the gate of Ciqing Palace, and the little eunuch entered the inner hall to report.

After a while, the palace door opened, and I saw an old man who was close to the age of sixtieth birthday but was in good spirits, walked out, without looking at Zhong Yu, flicked the sleeves of his robe, and went out angrily.

When Zhong Yu looked at his back and was stunned, the little chamberlain who sent the message also came out and said to Zhong Yu: "Zhong waiter, you stay here for a while, our family has already informed His Royal Highness the Prince, and someone will come to lead you in to meet His Royal Highness the Prince!" After saying that, the little chamberlain left.

Zhong Yu couldn't help but be speechless, and he had to wait by himself? I've just been waiting for the emperor for a few hours! Alas, these heels are sore, this is really tiring work to serve the emperor and the crown prince.

Fortunately, this time the prince didn't let himself wait too long, and only after a while, the palace door of Ciqing Palace "creaked" open, and a big eunuch in his forties walked out.

When Zhong Yu looked up, he saw that this eunuch looked quite extraordinary, although his face was white and beardless, he was quite heroic.

The rather heroic eunuch asked Zhong Yu very politely: "But Zhong waits to read?" Our family Zhang Yong, Zhong Shi will follow the old slave to see the prince! ”

Zhong Yu didn't lose his temper this time like when he saw Gu Dayong, he had long known that the personal eunuchs who served the prince at this time were all later "Eight Tigers", and he was not too surprised to see Zhang Yong, a famous figure among the Eight Tigers, at this time.

Zhong Yu remembered that Zhang Yong's reputation in the history books was still quite good, and he said politely: "There is Lao Zhang's father-in-law!" ”

Zhang Yong said with a smile: "Zhong Shi is polite to read, the emperor said that after Zhong Shi reads, he will always accompany the prince to read." In the future, we will all be the people who serve the prince, and we must take care of each other! ”

Zhong Yu heard Zhang Yong say this, and said very politely: "I want to take care of Father-in-law Zhang!" ”

Zhong Yu followed Zhang Yong to the prince's study! The place where the prince reads is said to be a study, but it is like a big hall, it is empty, only a young man wearing a pale yellow four-clawed golden dragon brocade robe, is sitting behind a huge bookcase, eating snacks with relish!

Zhong Yu saw that the big eunuch who was serving with a whisk beside this young man was Gu Dayong. Gu Dayong saw Zhong Yu come in, and nodded at him with a smile.

Zhong Yu knew that this young man must be the current crown prince Zhu Houzhao, so he hurriedly saluted: "Weichen Zhong Yu, meet His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

Zhu Houzhao glanced up at Zhong Yu, waved his hand vaguely with a snack in his mouth: "You don't have to salute, you don't have to salute, you see the salute every day, it's annoying."

Zhu Houzhao turned his head to look at Zhang Yong, smiled like a proud child, and asked, "Zhang Yong, is Mrs. Li gone?" ”

Zhang Yong said with a smile: "The prince has been in the toilet six times in an hour, Master Li has long been impatient, although he doesn't have to go to the morning court today, but this afternoon court is going to go, I can't wait, I have already left first." ”

Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "It's good to go, alas, the sage is just a sentence of courtesy, righteousness, benevolence, wisdom and faith, and the scholar Li has been talking about the scriptures and classics for seven days!" I'm wondering, how long is the saint's head, when he said this, did he really think about it so much, so thinly? If you want to teach me to be a king, you can talk about his principles of governing the world, but every word you say has to be related to the saint of a thousand years ago, as if it is not enough to convince people, it is really boring, and I am tired to listen to it. Let's go, let's go, Liu Jin bring the little gold over! ”

Someone in the inner hall of the study palace agreed, only to see an old eunuch in his fifties walking out with a little monkey with golden hair, and said with a smile: "Prince, you can scare the slave to death, this little gold is hidden in the cabinet is not honest, the old slave lost the fruit several times, and it was still scratching in the cabinet, and was almost discovered by Scholar Li." ”

When Zhong Yu saw Liu Jin, he couldn't help but have mixed feelings, the eunuch in front of him who looked very kind and had slightly gray hair was Liu Jin, the powerful eunuch of the Zhengde Dynasty a few years later.

Zhu Houzhao casually threw a piece of dim sum to the little monkey, and the little monkey sensitively stretched out his paws to grab it, threw it into his mouth and chewed it.

Zhong Yu saw the little monkey munching on snacks, and his stomach, which had not entered since the morning, couldn't help but "burp".

Zhu Houzhao had very good ears, heard the cry of Zhong Yu's stomach, pointed to a seat behind the bookcase and said with a smile: "Zhong Shou read and sit here, eat with me, if I starve to death in the East Palace, it will be a joke." ”

Zhong Yu saw that Zhu Houzhao was very kind, and even claimed that it was me, not the palace, and couldn't help but feel a little cordial, but he didn't dare to be too presumptuous, and he didn't dare to go directly to eat with Zhu Houzhao in the same case, so he said that he was not hungry.

Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "There is no need to be restrained in my East Palace, I have heard your stomach calling, eat some when you are hungry." Haha, besides, this bookcase will be shared by the two of us in the future, come and eat together! ”

Zhong Yu saw that the legendary Emperor Zhengde had no srest, and Zhong Yu was from the next generation, he was already a little less in awe of the imperial power, and he was really hungry, so he was no longer polite at the moment, Zhong Yu said: "I have heard for a long time that His Royal Highness the Prince treats people kindly, and his real name is worthy of it, so it is better for Weichen to be respectful than to obey his fate!" As he spoke, he walked to the back of the bookcase and sat down, picked up the snack and munched on it.

Zhu Houzhao saw that Zhong Yu was in front of him, without the slightest look of sincerity and fear, and couldn't help but feel happy in his heart. Zhu Houzhao has been a prince since he was a child, and those personal eunuchs have always been submissive in front of him, and those Taifu and young masters always have a straight face towards him, but few people are unrestrained in front of him.

Zhu Houzhao longed in his heart to have a friend who was not afraid of his identity, but at this time, seeing Zhong Yu's calm appearance in front of him, he was a little happy, and said with a smile: "You haven't heard Mrs. Li's lecture today, and there is nothing to explain to me in the future, you can tell me something interesting, hehe, I am trapped in this palace all day, and I am about to suffocate to death!" If you have a dog or a monkey, you have to be sneaky, and you can't let those young masters see it, it's really boring. ”

Zhong Yu saw that Zhu Houzhao was speaking kindly, and his heart of detention suddenly disappeared, and he asked casually while eating snacks: "His Royal Highness the Prince, do you want to hear something interesting?" ”

Zhong Yu originally thought that he was just accompanying the prince to listen to the class, and he didn't let him be too bored and bored alone, listening to Zhu Houzhao's meaning, it seemed that he was also responsible for answering questions during the prince's self-study class.

Zhong Yu couldn't help but secretly rejoice: If this prince is really diligent and studious, he is afraid that he will be exposed in a few days. Fortunately, Zhong Yu knew that this prince was not interested in the knowledge of those who care. Zhong Yu was very pleased to hear that the prince didn't have to explain the scriptures himself, but wanted to hear some interesting stories from himself, this storytelling is our strength.

"I heard Sister Jin'er say, Zhong Shiyu is known as Yin and Yang God in Qingzhou, so tell me about your case!"

"What kind of yin and yang divine judgment, it is just a rumor, and it is just a coincidence that Weichen solves the case. Your Highness wants to listen, and Weichen will tell His Highness! ”

At that moment, Zhong Yu told his reasoning process about the death of Qian Yuan's brother and the case of Huang Xiancheng.

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he couldn't help but sigh: "There are really such things in this world, there are those who are supported to death, and there are those who murder their husbands!" Zhong Shiyu can experience many things outside the palace, but I can only be trapped in the palace and can't go anywhere, alas, Zhong Shiyu heard any interesting things after reading, you must tell me! ”

Zhong Yu hurriedly agreed.

Speaking of which, this prince is also pitiful, trapped in this deep palace all day long, no wonder Zhu Houzhao in history is so rebellious. This is a thirteen or fourteen-year-old adolescent child, who is already full of curiosity about the world, but is locked in this cage, learning some knowledge all day long, and it is strange not to rebel. The heavy responsibility of tutoring the prince's reading by himself is really a long way to go.

Zhu Houzhao thought of clairvoyance again at this time, and said: "I heard Uncle Heng Wang say that the clairvoyance was invented by you, how many did you bring to Beijing this time?" Zhong Shiyu really has a lot of skills! ”

Zhong Yu said humbly: "Your Highness has praised it falsely, Weichen will just have some small skills of carving insects!" This clairvoyant micro-minister has brought a few, and he will bring them to His Highness when he comes tomorrow! ”

After listening to Zhong Yu's words, Zhu Houzhao's face turned pale and said: "Zhong Shou doesn't have to be too humble, in my opinion, this is the real ability to make clairvoyance." This clairvoyance is naturally a small skill in the eyes of those rotten Confucians, and in their eyes, only those so-called sage books are university questions! But who knows, it is the clairvoyance of the so-called carving insect skill in their eyes, if it is used properly, it can give my Ming army a little advantage, and in my opinion, it is much stronger than those sage books. Zhu Houzhao spoke, and did not forget to "hum" to express his dissatisfaction with those corrupt Confucians.

Then Zhu Houzhao smiled again: "I just listened to Uncle Heng Wang say that the clairvoyance was made by Zhong Shi, and I also heard Jin'er sister say that you have all kinds of wonderful skills, so I begged my father to transfer you to me as an attendant, Zhong Shiyu, don't be like those rotten Confucians, tell me all day long what sages are the way!" ”

Zhong Yu listened to Zhu Houzhao's words, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, he had just promised Emperor Hongzhi to tutor the prince to study, but the prince directly made it clear that he should not tell him any sage books, how could he tutor him to read.

Zhong Yu sighed secretly in his heart, this prince is a scholar, I am afraid that he will be able to do it for half a year. Half a year later, the prince's knowledge did not grow, and it is estimated that he will be driven back by Emperor Hongzhi.

In the afternoon, Zhong Yu passed in telling Zhu Houzhao all kinds of anecdotes.

Zhong Yu felt that if those ministers knew that he was the prince's attendant, he would only tell stories to the prince and make the prince happy, and he would definitely be scolded for being a courtier.