"That's a good article." Zhu Cihong picked out one of the essays of a scribe.

Although Zhang Shiqi is still called the "prefect", he often goes to the Xi'an Mansion to convey some practical needs on behalf of the crown prince. But he was only the prefect of Henan Mansion, and Luoyang, the capital of Henan Prefecture, had fallen, so he spent most of his time in the Qin Palace, following Zhu Cihong.

Hou Fangyu really made a lot of effort in order to be "caught" by this Zhang Governor in the prefect's yamen.

Zhang Shiqi stepped forward to take a look and said, "Your Highness, this is made by Hou Fangyu, he is the former ...... of the household department."

"Hou Xun's son." Zhu Cihong was obviously very impressed with him, and said, "How could you go to your subordinates?" ”

"It's still an external hire now." Zhang Shiqi hurriedly explained, and said in his heart: Could it be that the crown prince and Hou Sui have any festivals? Why doesn't it sound good?

Zhu Cihong read it again and said, "The writing is really good." Alas...... "It's a pity that after the death of the country, I finally stepped into the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and what is even more ridiculous is that I haven't passed the exam yet."

Zhang Shiqi didn't know what the crown prince sighed, and asked carefully: "Your Highness, is there anything wrong with this person?" ”

Zhu Cihong shook his head and said: "This son is a person from the Fu Society, and the name of the ancient text is for a while, so it seems that this article does live up to its reputation." It is even more rare that he is willing to learn practice, and when he was in Beijing with Hou Sui, he wrote about Tuntian Ce, and I also read it in the palace. ”

Zhu Cihong is by no means a lie. Among the four princes in the late Ming Dynasty, there were only two of them he paid attention to: the encyclopedic Fang Yizhi, and Hou Fangyu, who left the story of "Peach Blossom Fan" with Li Xiangjun.

The former is the teacher of King Yong and King Ding, and as the crown prince, it is inconvenient for him to get too close. Let those who have a heart see it and think that they want to dig into the corner of their younger brothers. That's what the yellow mud is thrown in the crotch of his pants, and he can't explain it. As for Hou Fangyu, although he doesn't have so many miscellaneous studies, he has a very high reputation in the article. Shi Kefa's letter to Dolgon was drafted by him, and he can be regarded as a figure to be reckoned with in the Jiangnan literary circle.

"It's just that this son Meng Lang is too much, not only does he like to participate in idle things like "Staying in the Capital to Prevent Chaos", but he doesn't even know how to converge in the field." Zhu Cihong was a little disappointed and said, "Mr. hasn't read his trial strategy, right?" ”

"Not really." Zhang Shiqi had a cold sweat on his forehead: If he passes the exam, I may read it again. Since I didn't hit it. How could I have thought of going to see it?

"His trial plan is very well written, and it is included in many art textbooks in Southern Province." Zhu Cihong snorted coldly: "It's just that he is a little student, and he actually accuses the Holy Son of Heaven!" Isn't this so arrogant that it has no form and no form! ”

Hou Fangyu, like other talents in the Restoration Society, likes to discuss the disadvantages of the times and discuss the gains and losses of the Son of Heaven. At the time of the exam, Hou Fangyu got the question, and thought that his father was imprisoned, so he wrote the composition "The Son of Heaven is clear" as soon as his brain was hot, openly accusing Emperor Chongzhen of not being able to distinguish between the virtuous and the foolish. As a dutiful son. It is not a fault that there are such emotions. But what problem does this solve? The fame that was originally in hand also flew away. Four years have passed, Hou Fangyu is still a student, running urgently to save his father, and even went to the hospital for a sudden illness.

Zhu Cihong was not satisfied with Chongzhen's governing ability and means of governing the country, and he had no intention of covering it up for Chongzhen. But Chongzhen is the biological father of his body, and he is a good father who would rather reduce his food and clothing than treat his children badly. Whether it is from the external name or the emotions that arise from getting along with each other for a long time inside, Zhu Cihong will not forgive Hou Fangyu for this.

And in that essay on "Observation is Clear". There was also a faint smoke of party strife, which made Zhu Cihong even more reluctant to see Hou Fangyu participate in the center of power.

- But the article is so satisfying.

Zhu Cihong took the article and read it again. Sure enough, the details are appropriate. On the question of whether the origin of shijie is first "qi" and then "reason", or "reason" first and then "qi", or "reason and qi are mixed in no particular order", this idealistic materialism is not explained at all! On the contrary, it emphasizes Zhang Zai's military experience before he went to school. He also wrote about the contributions of Hengqu Menxia to geography and agriculture. This is simply Zhu Cihong's intimate little padded jacket, which completely puts the crown prince on the same track as Mr. Zhang Hengqu, and confidently tells the world Confucianism: Although the crown prince is only famous for knowing soldiers, but looking at the treatises written sporadically by His Royal Highness the Prince, who knows that the future will not be a generation of great masters who will inherit the past and the next!

"Let Hou Fangyu come to see me." Zhu Cihong compared Wu Weiye. Succumb to tyranny like Wu Weiye. As a renegade of the Manchu Dynasty's sacrificial wine, Zhu Cihong was impatient to carefully correct, although he has entered a trough at present, but he has not been labeled as rotten wood that cannot be carved - otherwise he would have been driven out of the official post a long time ago. Hou Fangyu is just young and vigorous in the end, if he has been taking it with him to carve it well, he can at least use his talent to do something more beneficial to the country and the nation.

Zhang Shiqi only read it once and printed Hou Fangyu's article in his mind, but he had some doubts in his heart: this style of writing is quite calm, which is quite inconsistent with Hou Fangyu's style of jumping out of the past. Could it be that Hou Fangyu can really send it as he likes, put pen to paper, and the way of composition has entered the realm? This skill, looking at the world, few people can do it!

- Well, the previous Wu Shuzi was one of them.

Zhang Shiqi suddenly had some associations, and then recalled Wu Weiye's former recitals and enlightenment, and there were six or seven points of resemblance. With this association, the article, which originally had a strong atmosphere of Guanzhong, gradually revealed a point or two of the delicate spirit of the Jiangnan water town.

When Hou Fangyu saw Zhang Shiqi, he saluted respectfully. Zhang Shiqi lost the preferential treatment he gave him in the past, and asked with a straight face: "Who wrote the composition you handed in a few days ago?" When he asked like this, he no longer believed that the original author was Hou Fangyu.

Hou Fangyu was pleasantly surprised in his heart: Naturally, he was happy that this masterpiece really entered the eyes of the prince, otherwise Zhang Shiqi would not need to check the author again; What surprised Zhang Shiqi was that he was a small person, but he couldn't be underestimated, and he didn't know that he could see the clues.

In order to meet the prince and rescue his father, Hou Fangyu settled down and said loudly: "It is the students who have feelings. ”

Zhang Shiqi glanced at Hou Fangyu again, and said secretly in his heart: My question is very insulting to him. He is so calm and composed, is he open-minded and shameful? Or is it the work of greed?

"Come in with me, and don't be a waste in front of the prince." Zhang Shiqi turned around and walked inside.

Hou Fangyu was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly followed Zhang Shiqi inside. It was the first time for him to enter the Qin Palace, and he only felt that the scenery here really had the characteristics of the northern garden, and the heroic atmosphere was important everywhere.

When he arrived at the door of the study temporarily opened by the crown prince, the chamberlain reported, and soon the crisp sound of the word "Xuan" came. Listening to the voice has not yet grown, but it has already masculine, and it must be the crown prince.

Hou Fangyu covered his chest with one hand, held down the heart that was almost jumping out of his chest, and moved in step by step.

Zhu Cihong looked at Hou Fangyu the moment he entered the door. In terms of the aesthetics of later generations, Hou Fangyu is too weak, but according to the almost morbid aesthetics of the current late Ming Dynasty, this is called gentle and elegant.

"Hou Fangyu?" Zhu Cihong called: "I didn't expect you to have such insight into Guan Xue." ”

"The student only has a shallow view, and he doesn't dare to praise him as His Royal Highness." Hou Fangyu saluted and bowed his head.

Zhu Cihong let him sit on the side, and said: "When you are in Ruzhou that day, you want to see Gu, I think you have something to ask Gu for help." ”

Hou Fangyu's heart skipped a beat, and he said secretly: This highness is really fast-talking! It's better to say it directly, but slowly...... Do you want to cry twice?

"The father of the students!" Hou Fangyu said with a crying tone, and fell to the ground again: "My father is the former head of the household department, Hou Gong, who has been offended since Chongzhen was in the ninth year and is still in prison. I hate that the students are weak and weak, unable to make meritorious contributions to the country, and unable to atone for their sins with merit, and I would like to thank Your Highness for ......"

Zhu Cihong waved his hand and said impatiently: "Don't cry yet!" Do you know where your father is being held? ”

"Edict!" Hou Fangyu said in a loud voice.

"So you know." Zhu Cihong pursed his lips: "Since you know that it is an edict, you still come to me to plead?" Do you want to rebel against your father? Zhu Cihong's love for talent that he had finally mustered was dispelled again.

He has already gone to Emperor Chongzhen's side to ask for love once for Wu Fu, how can there be any reason to ask again? This is not to be done again. At that time, the father Bixia was willing to see his son assisted by his side, and now the prince has the Dragon Festival, Shang Fang, and the elite guards, defeated Li Zicheng, and captured Liu Zongmin alive, who knows if the emperor is willing to see the prince's wings fuller?

And the relationship between Hou Sui and Zuo Liangyu is inexplicable, there is a legend that Zuo Liangyu was Hou Sui's wine servant at the beginning - it is equivalent to forbidden, and this legend is passed on by the Hou Gongzi in front of him. Regardless of whether it is true or not, Zuo Liangyu now has hundreds of thousands of troops, does not listen to the dispatch of the imperial court, and eats Nanjing several times if he wants to, as if he is about to break free the chains of hungry wolves, the imperial court does not tie his benefactor Hou Sui tightly, is it possible to return to his hometown, so that Zuo Liangyu no longer cares?

If you say again: The crown prince saved Hou Sui, but the drunkard's intention is not to drink, but to care about Huguangzuo Town!

At that time, how should Zhu Cihong deal with himself?

"You are a filial son, do you want to be an unfilial son!" Zhu Cihong said coldly.

Hou Fangyu was so frightened that he choked. He has never thought about problems from the perspective of the crown prince, and at this time, listening to the crown prince, it seems that it is wrong to take the road of the East Palace from beginning to end!

As if a basin of cold water was poured on his head, countless gloomy shadows appeared around him to laugh at this Hou Gongzi, who never looked at people indifferently, as if to say: "Haha, you idiot! Idiots who have run out of tricks! ”

Hou Fangyu only felt that the world was spinning, and a loud shout suddenly sounded in his ears, which scared him awake.

"Report to Your Highness! Xu Dian begs to see! ”

The concierge of each powerful family had a list of various types of guests. Some guests can be welcomed in first and then reported, the so-called good family; Some guests can report when they can see it; As soon as some guests showed their faces, the host just went out.

On the list of the East Palace, Wu Fu is the representative of the first category, and Xu Dian is the representative of the second category.

Even the crown prince himself did not expect Xu Duan to appear at this time. (To be continued......)

PS: More 10,000 words today!