On the third day of June in the sixth year of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty (1572), the ten-year-old crown prince Zhu Yijun succeeded to the throne and changed the Yuan Wanli. In the posthumous photo he left for him, his father said: "I don't hesitate, the emperor, you do it, and you should do it at the request of the Ministry of Etiquette." You have to rely on the guidance of the three auxiliary ministers (the first assistant Gao Gong, the second assistant Zhang Juzheng, and the Duke of Chengguo Zhu Xizhong) and the celebrant supervisor, study and cultivate virtue, use virtue to make virtue, have nothing to do, and protect the imperial industry. In addition to state affairs, for a ten-year-old child, "studying and cultivating virtue" has naturally become an important part of the will.

The royal family has always attached great importance to the education of the prince, even the Ming Dynasty established by Zhu Yuanzhang, who was born recklessly, is no exception, in fact, in March of that year, Zhu Yijun has officially "left the cabinet" to study, in preparation for becoming a competent monarch in the future.

Later generations evaluated Wanli as an extremely bad emperor, and some people even ranked it with the ancient Sui Yang, which is actually unfair, at least at the beginning of his reign, he was still an ambitious emperor, which can be glimpsed from his attitude towards studying.

The Ming Emperor went to school, which was divided into two kinds: daily lectures and scripture feasts. The daily lecture is to learn ordinary knowledge, and the sutra feast is a special seat for the emperor to teach the scriptures and historical records. In terms of time and scale, the daily lectures are regular and more casual, while the sutra feasts are irregular lectures and are more grand.

Zhu Yijun's study arrangements were undertaken by Zhang Juzheng. Zhang Juzheng once served as the master of Emperor Longqing, which was the most fundamental factor for him to enter the cabinet, and therefore, after Longqing died and Zhu Yijun succeeded to the throne, he took the initiative to take on the affairs of Zhu Yijun's study.

He arranged a daily lecture schedule for Zhu Yijun, except for the 369th day, the rest of the days were to be said. That is to say, in the years that Zhu Yijun has been the emperor, there are seven days out of every ten days. For him, who is in the heaviest period of playfulness, if he is not supported by lofty goals, I am afraid he will not be able to persevere.

And now, Zhu Yijun not only persevered, but also formed a habit, even if Zhang Juzheng died, he himself was already pro-government, and no one controlled him at all.

This point especially made Chen Mo admire. At the same time, looking at Zhu Yijun, who was sitting upright in the warm pavilion of the main hall and listening attentively, he couldn't help but have a doubt in his heart: What is the reason for such a diligent emperor that has caused him to "slack the government and enjoy the harem" for decades? Is it really just because of the "national capital dispute"? Then why didn't Empress Dowager Li come out and say a word? Isn't there a lot of praise for her in history, and she watched her son sink? I can't say it!

The Wenhua Hall where the day lecture is located, although this hall is smaller than other palaces, but under the cover of green glazed tiles, it looks very exquisite. Next to the main hall is the left and right spring squares, with a throne, sitting in the north and facing south, a middle-aged man in a green official robe holds a scroll in his hand, facing Zhu Yijun who is listening carefully on the throne, and tells carefully.

"It's a good story!" Zhu Yijun suddenly opened his mouth to praise, pulled Chen Mo back from his chaotic thoughts, looked at Zhu Yijun, and saw that his face was radiant, full of red light, like listening to the sound of immortals, he couldn't help but look at the middle-aged Japanese speaker curiously, and found that his eyes were like stars, his face was like the moon, and his chin was a strand of long hair. How is it so unconventional? ”

Chen Mo became Zhu Yijun's personal eunuch, although his status was just a low-level emperor, his status suddenly rose, and there was a tendency to be on a par with the palm seals of the eunuchs. The news from the inner palace spread the fastest, and the Han generals who were responsible for Zhu Yijun's security were naturally no exception.

"We know ......"

"We know ......"

"Wang Jiaping?"

Talking and talking, although the voice is small, it is still chaotic. Chen Mo was afraid of disturbing the Japanese lecture inside, so he pointed to the person who directly said the name of the speaker that day and asked, "What do you say his name is?" At the same time, he waved his hand and signaled everyone to silence.

Everyone stuck out their tongues and shut up one after another, only the person who was pointed out by Chen Mo smiled proudly at everyone, lowered his voice and said to Chen Mo: "Father-in-law is asking the person who is now telling history to Long Live, right?" The bachelor Wang Jiaping Wang is knowledgeable, dignified in temperament, and after the people, long live the lord called 'Duanren' and not named......"

It's really this guy, Chen Mo couldn't help but be a little excited. However, at this moment, he has gone through a lot of time, and figures like Zhu Yijun and Feng Bao often deal with him, and a cabinet assistant is no longer enough to move him.

It is said that this Wang Jiaping has a straight temper, and if he fights with Shen Li, he will have to be closer in the future-Chen Mo secretly made up his mind, his face was silent, and he asked the person who answered the question just now: "Thank you for this big brother, I don't know your big brother's name?" ”

"The little father-in-law is too polite," Chen Mo's attitude made the man a little flattered, and waved his hand: "The villain is exempt from the noble surname Zhao, the cheap name is Chen, the grass word Zhenyu, the little father-in-law is not limited to what we all do!" ”

"It turned out to be Brother Zhao, look at your clothes, you are a foreman, right? We just entered the palace to serve the Long Live Lord, and I would like to ask you brothers to help you in the future! ”

Chen Mo is well aware of the truth of being helped by the Tao, and his performance is more and more humble, and among the many favored eunuchs, he seems very different, and he easily won the favor of everyone.

"The little father-in-law has tormented us, and if there is something in the future, even if he is told!" Someone said, and everyone agreed.

Zhao Zhenyu also nodded, and then said with a sigh on his face: "Actually, I don't hide it from my father-in-law, we knew last night that my father-in-law would have today." Didn't you see the look on the face of the Long Live Lord when he heard that you were locked up in the East Factory, we have never seen him so anxious every time we have served the Long Live Lord for so long. ”

"Oh? So when you went to Dongchang last night, you were waiting by Banzai's side? Chen Mo asked with a smile, looking at Zhao Zhenyu carefully, and he was really familiar.

Zhao Zhenyu nodded: "I was supposed to take a break today, but the head of their class has something, so we will take a shift for him." ”

Chen Mo has been wondering why Zhu Yijun went to the Neidong Factory in the middle of the night, and at this moment, Zhao Zhenyu seemed to know, so he hurriedly pulled him aside and said, "Listen to Brother Zhao, Long Live Lord went to the Neidong Factory last night to rescue Chen, right?" Do you know who revealed the news of Chen's detention to him? ”

"Gonggong Chen asked, we really know that person......

"Who?" Chen Mo interrupted Zhao Zhenyu.

According to him, it seems that someone told him the news of his father-in-law's imprisonment, saying that if he had the opportunity to see Banzai, he would tell Banzai Ye...... That person must be familiar with his father-in-law, but we don't know who it is. ”

"Are you familiar with that Liu You?" Chen Mo asked.

Zhao Zhenyu nodded: "He is the concubine of Liu Shouyou, the commander of Jinyiwei, like us, he is not favored at home, he often eats wine together, and he is very cooked...... We understand what my father-in-law means, and when we get off duty, we will go to him to ask for clarification. ”

"Then I'll bother Brother Zhao," Chen Mo hurriedly thanked him, and asked again: "Brother Zhao said just now that Liu You is the same as you, I don't know what ...... is in the house?" ”

"This ......" Zhao Zhenyu hesitated, as if he didn't want to say it, Chen Mo became more and more curious: "What is this?" Could it be that Brother Zhao looks down on his brother? ”