Zhao Ming was in a very bad mood when he returned to his dormitory, and the scorching sun at the end of summer made him feel even more bored. He didn't want to be on the throne at all, and he didn't want to be tied up under his fourth brother, and he didn't want to be forced to fight for this position that he despised as his old man wished.

The reason why he was in a bad mood was not because of the prince, as far as the prince was fierce and timid, stubborn and unkissed, he could only create some trouble for himself at most, but the dragon entrenched in the upper study was different, he was adding more restraints to himself.

Zhao Ming's feelings about the emperor are very complicated now, as if he is much closer, and as if he is still thousands of miles away. Could it be that a creature like a dragon is really as historians say, but it can be seen from a distance and cannot be seen up close?

Should you just walk away, no matter what turns your world upside down. But what about Xiao Wu? What to do with the Flying Kite Army? What to do with sugar candy? What about Lin Wanru? What about the little Guizi? What about Wang Qinian? What about people who start to get involved with themselves? The more Zhao Ming thought about it, the more irritated he became, and he saw that Xiao Guizi was secretly frightened, he had never seen His Royal Highness so uneasy. Didn't you just go to the prince's trip?

"I'll go to your uncle's, no matter. Just as you like! Zhao Zhuang, if you dare to stretch out your hand, I will dare to chop! The more he thought about it, the more upset Zhao Ming simply screamed, sat on the chair like a child and kicked his legs, and screamed angrily.

"Oh, my Highness, be quiet. You're scolding the prince. Xiao Guizi hurriedly ran to close the door, not knowing what kind of nerves his Royal Highness had.

"Whatever. Don't bother me if you're in a bad mood. I went to sleep. Only Zhao Ming's angry voice responded to Xiao Guizi.

Sure enough, from the afternoon to the next morning, no one dared to disturb him, and Zhao Ming, who had slept enough, felt refreshed, and sure enough, there were no troubles that could be forgotten by sleeping. Now Zhao Ming happily forgot about some of his father's insidious calculations, as for Zhao Zhuang, it is not bad for someone to let him exercise his brain power at any time to prevent Alzheimer's.

"Did the manufacturing department send the things I wanted?" As soon as he finished washing, Zhao Ming picked up the pastry and gnawed it for a while, he didn't eat dinner last night, and half of him woke up hungry.

"Wang Qinian sent it early in the morning. The slave didn't make a sound for fear of disturbing His Highness's rest. Xiao Guizi looked at Zhao Ming a little timidly, yesterday's Zhao Ming was too terrible, and Xiao Guizi had never encountered it. Just let His Highness sleep longer, it used to be, His Highness likes to sleep when he is depressed. I think that when His Royal Highness was beaten by General Feng Xiao's body, he didn't go out for seven days, except for eating, he spent all his time sleeping.

Zhao Ming's eyes widened for a while and then turned off the fire, who blamed himself for what he ordered: "Take it and let me see." ”

You see, His Highness has slept and resumed, and now he knows that he is angry: "Your Highness, wait a minute, the slave will bring it to you." ”

I took over all the technical explanations, and I couldn't understand them anyway. In the end, I directly looked at the list of materials and the estimated amount, and couldn't help but secretly say that the labor cost alone reached 20,000 taels of silver, and the price in the capital was more expensive, but it was only 200 wen a spare worker, and the construction period of 20 days was counted, and there were about 5,000 people at a construction site every day. That scene...

Of course, Zhao Ming also understands that carpenters, blacksmiths, and lacquer craftsmen with skills are by no means at this price for a day. The construction period is short, and the total price is not outrageous. Fortunately, the materials were obtained, otherwise the part of this headquarters would have taken away half of the silver wealth that Zhao Ming had earned, and the rest would be enough for him to build a hotel, and there would be some supporting measures.

"Okay, 20,000 taels will be allocated, let Xiao Wu Xiaowu help and move the silver to the manufacturing department. There is another thing, I have already discussed the materials for building the headquarters with my father, you go and hand over to Wynne, be polite. Let Wang Qinian help transport it out of the palace and move it to Wanbao Pavilion. In Xiao Wu, there is more fulcrum, let Wang Qinian distribute it, and if you can solve it with silver, don't owe favors. "Let's just count whether there is water in the budget book of this era Zhao Ming doesn't plan to dig deeper, as long as it's not outrageous, it's not the time to care about this.

"Yes, slave and maid understand. Wynne is in charge of the slaves there. Xiao Guizi stuck out his tongue, "The ancestors in the palace, it's too late to pay respect." ”

"It's good to know, I'll go out first. You come back to me after you arrange the business at hand. "When everything is ready, it's just a good opening line, everything has to be perfect! Zhao Ming, who finally filled his stomach, raised his feet and walked out.

"Where is Your Highness going, let the slaves and maids do things so that they can find Your Highness."

"Oh, nowhere to go. Go to the Ministry of Rites. "Zhao Ming's words reassured Xiao Guizi for a while, this master's ability to cause trouble is too amazing, and he never causes trouble." I'm just going to the Workshop Division. ”

"What?" Xiao Guizi paused for a moment, wondering if he had heard it wrong, "Teaching Division?" Your Highness, I beg you to be a slave, I can't go to that place. ”

"Why can't you go?"

"That place is mostly where the wives and daughters of the convicts are, and inside... Inside..."How do you let a little eunuch say this.

"Isn't it just like a hook bar, a place for drinking and playing?"

"It turns out that Your Highness knows that Your Highness is still going. His Majesty knew that he would tear His Highness apart. Xiao Guizi also glanced out cautiously when he mentioned His Majesty, and only then did he relax when no one looked around.

"Who called the capital to be the most famous for singing and dancing here, don't go here or there?" Zhao Ming said it as a matter of course.

"Your Highness, are you going to enjoy the song and dance? Why don't you let the Ministry of Rites arrange? ”

"Arrange a fart, those arranged by the Ministry of Rites are all loud voices, and elephants are invisible. Seeing people drowsy, besides, the Ministry of Rites will arrange singing and dancing for your little prince? Zhao Ming shook his head when he remembered the ritual music that he couldn't appreciate at the annual festival meeting, "I'm not here to enjoy singing and dancing." ”

"Then what are you doing with Your Highness?"

"I'm going to create song and dance."

"Huh?"

Half an hour later, the officials of the Ministry of Rites of the Sect had a headache to visit the prince in front of him, this was the first time they had heard of it since they became officials, and the prince dared to come to visit the Sect Division. How should this be received, directly like other officials, directly on the singing and dancing beauty? I'm afraid that this time next year, my family will be able to come to my grave and put incense on my grave. But it's not a thing to stand like this, you don't dare to put it in, it's full of criminals' wives and daughters, and you can explain your life if you make something.

"Well, I won't embarrass you. Call out your best singing and dancing best. The palace asked them about something. Looking at the embarrassed and polite smile of the official in front of him, Zhao Ming felt funny, stared at them for half a minute, until the smile became stiff, Zhao Ming did not stop speaking.

"As long as the singing and dancing is the best, the posture is good," one of the officials asked cautiously, looking at his face.

"If you find the most beautiful one to come to this palace, you don't mind." Zhao Ming looked at the official who opened his mouth with a smile, and saw him in a cold sweat.

"The lower officials don't dare! The lower official will go to find someone and ask His Highness to wait. Seeing that Zhao Ming really didn't mean that, the official breathed a sigh of relief, and he didn't dare to find a girl for Zhao Ming when he was scolded by Zhao Ming. His Royal Highness's punishment will hurt his skin at most, and if His Majesty knows about it, his whole family will have to finish playing.

After a while, the official brought in a woman in her thirties who were in six or seven grades, first asked Zhao Ming for a crime, and then turned around and said solemnly to the six or seven musicians and dancers: "This... You have to answer truthfully whatever Childe asks you, and don't ask what you shouldn't. Do you understand? ”

"Yes, the concubine understands." The seven of them performed a women's blessing together, and then they stood in a row in front of Zhao Ming, and the officials stood aside respectfully and did not leave.

Zhao Ming also understood the difficulties of the officials of the Teaching Workshop Division, and did not say no, but doubted whether these seven people were the best singers and dancers in the Teaching Workshop Division. That's it, so be it.

Zhao Ming explained his thoughts to the seven people in detail, and asked them if they had any way to turn the scene in their minds into reality. But the music played by the musicians, and the movements of the dancers, Zhao Ming always felt that it was a little less meaningful. There is too much stiffness and atmosphere, too little delicacy and touching, and there is always no escape from the hint of court performance.

Especially the dancers, after a few attempts, Zhao Ming shook his head. It's not that it's not beautiful, but there is always an indescribable flaw.

After discussing for a long time, the official's legs were numb and there was no result. The official secretly complained, His Royal Highness rewarded the seats of the seven people, but he forgot about him because he preferred the image. But he didn't dare to say or leave, so he could only suffer from it.

After chatting for a long time, the musician and dancer slowly relaxed their vigilance and restraint. It can be seen that this aristocratic young man is really here to talk about music and dance with them, and he doesn't want other officials to be so hateful.

One of the younger women thought for a long time before she boldly spoke: "This lord, forgive the slave and maid for saying too much. Most of what we learn is the ritual music and dance of welcoming foreign guests and worshiping the heavens and the earth, and what adults need is the means to express the joys and sorrows of the world. That's not what I'm good at. I'm afraid I'm looking in the wrong direction. ”

Before the woman could finish speaking, she was interrupted by the official next to her, "Bold, you dare to question the words of adults!" ”

Then the officials next to him shouted angrily. The young woman's face turned pale at once, and she fell to her knees, her body trembling, as if she thought of something terrible.

The woman lay on the ground for a long time and didn't dare to move, only heard a crisp snap, and then felt a pair of strong hands supporting herself to get up, but when she looked up, she saw a pair of gentle eyes, and the corners of her mouth contained a kind smile, and her voice was full of warmth in the woman's ears: "Don't worry, he doesn't dare to do anything to you, and you go on to say how should I find someone who understands this thing?" ”

The woman secretly glanced to the side, and saw that the officials of the Ministry of Rites, who were usually as big as the sky, had red and swollen faces, but they didn't dare to hold grudges, and only dared to kneel aside and bang their heads on the ground.

Forget it, who called us miserable people, even if we were tortured to death. The woman smiled bitterly and said miserably: "Adults should go to the folk to find it, as far as the delicate means of expressing joys and sorrows are concerned, the folk are better than us in many aspects." The concubine had heard that Luo Yi, a family from the Southern Tang Dynasty, was different from his predecessors in terms of song and dance, and was unique and famous all over the world. ”

"Roy!" This name suddenly appeared in Zhao Ming's mind, and he kept the name he didn't dare to touch. Fear of gaining and fear of losing. I am afraid that it will be the same as I expected, I don't know how to face it, and I am afraid that it will be completely different from what I think, and how I will be disappointed. I am afraid that I am the only hedgehog in the world, and I am afraid that there will be one more hedgehog and I will not be able to hug it.

The sound of kowtowing made Zhao Ming angry, and he shouted: "Get out of here!" But as soon as he exited, he reacted and couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Get back!" ”

"Spare your life!" The official hurriedly rolled back, still kowtowing silently.

"Don't hide it." Zhao Ming first gave a thank you gift to the women. The women hurriedly avoided a blessing. "I am Zhao Ming, the sixth son of the emperor. Listen, I have a lot of use for these seven people, and I will spare them all their errands from today. Anyone who is dissatisfied with letting him come directly to me! ”

Zhao Ming paused before staring at the officials of the Ministry of Rites and said word by word: "If there is anything wrong with them, take the lives of your family to fill it." ”

After speaking, the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the women who cried with joy strode away. The setting sun stretched the figure of the boy, and the breeze blew the hem of the boy's clothes. But in the eyes of the women, this young man is tantamount to an immortal in the sky...