Zhu Cihong lay on the bed and turned over again.

It was only in the evening that he received a clear decree that he was allowed to leave the palace to raise the army. Although it is said to be a fujun, in fact, it can't touch the sensitive things like military power, but it is simply because of the prince's habit of "guarding the country at home and fubing the army when he goes out".

However, the prince's exit from the palace is by no means a simple matter. This is not as simple as going from the inner palace to the outer palace, but it is really necessary to leave the Forbidden City and go to live in the hidden mansion. Thinking back to the time when he went from Zhongcui Palace to Wenhua Hall to lecture, that tossing energy made him take off a layer of skin, not to mention that this time he was almost living independently.

Although he got the emperor's approval, and the queen finally let him out in tears, the guards, honor guards, and palace people who should be prepared are still being prepared. The palace of the king of faith has been empty for sixteen or seven years, and it will be renovated again. This naturally costs a lot of silver, but compared to the hundreds of thousands or millions of military salaries, it is like a drizzle.

- I can't wait! There are too many eyes and ears in the palace, and the imperial aunt must already know, I'm afraid that tomorrow I will have to ask the queen mother for an explanation. If there is another change in my parents, I am afraid that I will not be able to leave.

Zhu Cihong rolled over and got up and changed his breath heavily.

The eunuch who was on night duty outside woke up and tiptoed close to the curtain to listen to the movement inside. If the prince turned over and continued to sleep, he could still squint for a while. If the prince is in a nightmare, then I'm afraid he will have to toss for a while.

Zhu Cihong got out of bed, stepped on the special bamboo slippers, and coughed lightly.

"Your Highness, do you want to drink water?" The eunuch on duty opened the curtain lightly and asked Zhu Cihong in the gentlest voice, for fear that the voice would be too loud and startle the prince.

Zhu Cihong nodded. When I was in bed just now, I only felt awake and couldn't fall asleep, but I really sat up and felt a little dizzy.

The little eunuch hurriedly brought white water and handed it to the prince.

Zhu Cihong drank it all and said, "Hold the lamp and go to the study." He pulled a set of light gauze robes and draped them on his body casually.

At the beginning of June, the temperature difference between day and night in Jingshi was not small, and it was even a little chilly when I walked out of the house at this moment. Counting the time, it should be in July of the Gregorian calendar. If it is 400 years later, it should be the season of barbecue in Beijing, and the current abnormal low temperature is undoubtedly because the Xiaoice River period is at its peak, and it can rank second in the last 10,000 years.

This maddening climate will ease in the coming years, when the Ming Dynasty has long since collapsed. Therefore, some people in later generations lamented that "the will of heaven is dead", which is not a false finger.

The little eunuch hurriedly stepped forward to help the prince put on his shoes and socks, tie the ties of his robe, and go out to greet the other attendants on duty. The Duanben Palace was soon brightly lit, and a figure walked silently along the corridor in the early hours of the morning.

Zhu Cihong cleaned his hands and face, used refreshments, and soon sat behind the bookcase in the side hall. He checked the list he had made yesterday to make sure nothing was missing, and then leaned back in his chair. For 16 years, he has been a death row prisoner step by step to the execution ground, and now he finally sees the dawn of escape.

"What time is it?" Zhu Cihong suddenly asked.

The little eunuch didn't dare to raise his head, and hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Highness, it's about to be three o'clock in the ugly hour." ”

Zhu Cihong nodded, it was still early before dawn, but he was completely sleepy. He got up and walked around the bookcase and asked, "Is Tian Cunshan in the palace?" ”

According to the rules of Taizu's time, eunuchs are not allowed to have an outer house. However, now eunuchs not only have foreign houses, but even some people marry relatives and concubines, and their families are rich. The so-called Zhongguan has become more and more like an "official". Zhu Cihong remembered that Chongzhen shared with him the experience of being an emperor with great emotion, saying: "Wenchen is unreliable, military generals are not credible, only Zhongguan is a domestic slave, but it is not available." ”

It seems that the eunuch is indeed a slave of the royal family and relies on the royal family to survive, but in fact it has long become an independent country, no different from civil servants and military generals. When Emperor Chongzhen exterminated Wei Zhongxian's party, was it really angry for the Donglin Party? That's because Wei Zhongxian practiced 20,000 martial eunuchs, and even kept pregnant women in the palace with the Hakka family, planning to do the "tanuki for the prince"!

Zhu Cihong still admires Emperor Chongzhen. As a person with insufficient experience, not very old, and not suitable for the profession of "emperor", Zhu Youzhen relied on his talent to deal with a group of people, and it was not easy to get to where he is today. As for character flaws...... Who doesn't have this?

"Back to Your Highness," the little eunuch hung his head, "Tian Cunshan had a bad stomach yesterday, and he shouldn't be on duty, so he went to bed early." ”

What Zhu Cihong heard was: Father-in-law Tian didn't return to the palace last night.

"Go and call him." Zhu Cihong said.

"Slave and maid, go now." The little eunuch hurriedly ran out.

The eunuchs in the palace had factions that displayed their chariots and horses, and there were also obscure camps. The faction on the surface is the little eunuch recorded under the name of the eunuch in charge, with a clear context, like father and son. The camp in the dark is the godparents whom the eunuchs worship in private, some call them father and son, some call them grandchildren, and some worship brothers.

From the fact that this little eunuch concealed it for Tian Cunshan, it can be known that he is Tian Cunshan's secret party. Otherwise, just say: "The slave didn't find Tian Cunshan." "Tomorrow, the celebrant will have to consider changing the crown prince with a new seal.

Even so, what can be done? Zhu Cihong, who was in his previous life, was known as the "holy hand of turning around losses" in the industry, and he was still full of powerlessness in the face of such a "company" as Huangming, which was riddled with holes and debts.

Compared to the glorious myths of the previous life, the difficulty of this life is higher. Because at that time, he was given absolute trust by his boss, and now, he is just a "child" in the eyes of his parents.

yes, still a kid.

Zhu Cihong touched his long shiny hair. He had only started growing his hair the year before, and now he had long black hair tied back and sometimes braided. Although it does not conform to his aesthetics, it is definitely a great improvement compared to the "total horn" hairstyle that was combed with a scalp before.

Tian Cunshan's outer house is in Houhai, not far from the palace. Even in the current era, the housing prices in Houhai are not affordable for him. The reason why there is such a house is the filial piety of many speculators who burn cold stoves. Once the crown prince ascends to the pole, Tian Cunshan will be a man from the dragon, and the money in this house will definitely be able to earn back hundreds of times.

"Father-in-law Tian, the prince is urgently called!"

Hearing the word "urgent call", Tian Cunshan jumped off the bed violently, stepped on the ground barefoot, and then opened his eyes. For this prince, Tian Cunshan never dared to be a little lazy, and urged the concubine who was still rubbing her eyes on the bed to put on an official uniform for him, and asked, "What about the messenger?" Let him talk back. ”

After a while, the little eunuch was already standing outside the door and said, "Father-in-law, the prince suddenly woke up just now, and now he is waiting for you in the study." ”

"Do you know what?" Tian Cunshan sat on a chair so that the concubine could comb his hair.

When the prince woke up, he looked at the list on the table. The little eunuch was afraid that he would not be able to say clearly, so he added: "It is the form that was listed yesterday and will be taken out of the palace." ”

Tian Cunshan frowned: Could it be that he suddenly remembered that something had fallen? No! He immediately dismissed his idea. Careful inspection is the prince's habit, but he has never seen this Chitose really leave anything behind. Maybe it's to verify readiness? Tian Cunshan thought of another possibility, and couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.

- I made a list of haode before dinner last night, and I arranged it non-stop, but where can I verify them one by one at this time? How can it be dawn!

Tian Cunshan didn't dare to complain that the prince had one play and one play, so he could only use his brain to prepare everything possible. If you have gained anything from following the prince in the past five years, the item of being thoughtful has been sharpened by the prince enough to enter the ceremonial supervisor as an errand boy.

"Tian An!" Tian Cunshan shouted.

"The old slave is here." An old voice outside the door replied.

"How's the palace cleaned up?" Tian Cunshan asked.

"This ...... The old slave went and asked. Tian An was in a cold sweat and hurriedly responded.

"I'll enter the palace first, and you send someone to chase after you." Tian Cunshan didn't have a good airway.

Because of this unsatisfactory, Tian Cunshan had a fire in his heart. Suddenly, the scalp was pulled, and it turned out that the concubine had not woken up and was working hard. Tian Cunshan suddenly jumped up, waved his hand and slapped him, and scolded: "I can't comb my hair, what's the use of raising you!" Get lost! I'll settle accounts with you when we come back! ”

Hearing that the old man was angry, he knew that the old man was not in a good mood, so he hurriedly checked the work in his hands, and secretly prayed that he would not run into the knife at this time.

Tian Cunshan packed up and hurriedly went out, urging the palanquin man all the way to hurry into the palace. Because of the fact that the door was opened at night, there was a lot of silver taels, otherwise who would risk killing their heads to break the door control of the heavenly family?

Rao is like this, when Tian Cunshan rushed to the prince's door, he was already tired and panting, and his face was prostration.

Among them, three points are true and seven points are also skills that eunuchs have to learn since childhood. If people are stupid and can't learn, then they can only go to the mixed hall to boil hot water for a lifetime.

"Is the palace cleaned up?" Zhu Cihong saw Tian Cunshan, and his first sentence was to ask about the palace.

Tian Cunshan's heart was relieved, and he was glad that his family had finally caught up, and hurriedly replied: "Your Highness, the palace has already cleaned up the Duanli Gate......

"Where's the dormitory?" Zhu Cihong frowned and asked directly.

Tian Cunshan doesn't know where the main point of this problem is, but the dormitory hasn't been repaired yet! How can it be said in front? Of course, the results are reported first, and then the difficulties are reported. Seeing that the prince's face had sunk, he hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Your Highness, forgive your sins!" The slave maid received the order yesterday and watched the people go to repair with their own eyes, but it was dark, and it was all raw lacquer, so they didn't dare to light the fire......"

"Lone yesterday ordered you to clean the dormitory first, which word did you not understand?" Zhu Cihong's eyelids drooped.

Tian Cunshan complained in his heart: It is easy to clean the dormitory, but don't you need to repair it? Weeds grow in many places in the dormitory, and it takes dawn to find someone to pull them out. As for the roof tiles, they also had to be replaced, and the beams and columns were painted...... You master move your mouth, we have to break our legs!

"Your Highness, the Duanli Gate is the façade of the palace, if it is unkempt......"

Bang!

Zhu Cihong grabbed his arm casually and knocked it on the table.

The arm rest made of red sandalwood collided with the Huanghuali book case sent by Qiongzhou, and the sound was bright and faintly with the sound of gold and iron.

Tian Cunshan immediately remained silent and waited on the ground.

What the prince hates most is to explain.