Chapter 173

In the courtyard of the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Houzhao, the Zhengde Emperor who had just been on the throne for three days, stood quietly in the shadow of the flowers and trees in the courtyard.

A group of eunuchs and palace maids stood solemnly under the corridor far away, the emperor ordered them not to disturb, they had to follow from afar, for this young man who changed from the prince to the emperor overnight, suddenly there was an extreme sense of awe from the bottom of his heart, and the person in front of him was no longer the prince in the east palace before.

Liu Jin's hurried figure walked from the front door, followed by a person, Liu Jin turned around and whispered a few words to the man, the man stopped standing, Liu Jin bent down and came to Zhu Houzhao, and said softly: "Your Majesty, Song Shishu is here." ”

Zhu Houzhao moved his body and said, "Xuan." ”

Liu Jin bowed and said yes, hurriedly turned around and made a gesture towards Song Nan under the corridor, Song Nan stepped forward, and wanted to make a big salute, Zhu Houzhao said: "Excuse me." ”

Song Nan thanked him, raised his head, and saw that Zhu Houzhao's immature face showed a sad face that was not commensurate with his age, and the whole person was also a lot haggard, and it could be seen that the emperor in front of him was also experiencing the pain of losing his father like the son of a commoner.

"Song Nan, my father is gone,......" Zhu Houzhao said softly in a hoarse voice.

Song Nan could feel that Zhu Houzhao was suppressing his emotions, and comforted softly: "The emperor's festival is mourning. ”

Zhu Houzhao sighed and said, "I'm very annoyed, let's take a walk with me." ”

Song Nan nodded and said, "Okay." ”

Zhu Houzhao turned to Liu Jin and the others: "Don't follow, I just walk outside the hall casually to breathe." ”

Liu Jin said: "The slave obeys. ”

Zhu Houzhao walked slowly to the outside of the hall, Song Nan followed silently, and the two walked slowly along the flat and open palace square one after the other, the fragrance of various flowers in the flower bed wafted silently in the dark, and in the night, except for the lanterns of the night guards passing in the distance, there was not the slightest sound.

The two walked to an open platform, Zhu Houzhao stood against the railing, turned around and said, "Song Nan, do you know what kind of place this is?" ”

Song Nan shook his head and said, "Weichen doesn't know. ”

Zhu Houzhao said: "This is the place where the father's platform summoned the ministers to discuss matters, the father has worked hard all his life, and has never neglected government affairs, so that he has become ill from hard work, and occasionally suffered from wind and cold and caused a serious illness, and died at the age of thirty-six, God is really unfair." ”

Song Nan said in a low voice: "The emperor doesn't have to be too sad, the emperor is tired, and it is time to rest." ”

Zhu Houzhao said: "You're right, my father is too tired. Do you know the truth? When I was a child, my father often took my hand to visit the imperial city at night, and sometimes he would go out of the palace to hang out in the street market, and my father would tell me all kinds of stories, and I really liked to go on night trips with my father. ”

Zhu Houzhao's face showed a smile, his eyes were foggy, and he seemed to feel very happy recalling the past; Song Nan was very surprised, there was such a secret between the royal father and son, in the eyes of outsiders, the emperor should be serious and old-fashioned to Zhu Houzhao, but he didn't expect such a warm scene.

Song Nan is not good at interjecting, I don't know what Zhu Houzhao's intention is in saying these words, these things are probably not known to outsiders, and if he knows the Tao, it is actually no good.

Zhu Houzhao said softly: "I remember one time, my father and I passed by the Six Branch Corridor, I asked my father what kind of place this is, and the voice was a little louder, and my father hurriedly asked me to whisper, saying that it was the Six Branch Corridor, and there must be someone on duty in the Six Branch Corridor, so I can't alarm them." I asked what it was, and my father said...... Once they are alarmed, tomorrow's exhortations will be piled up on the desk, and they will definitely say that our father's and son's night tour is a matter of going out of the cabinet. ”

Song Nan was silent, he felt a kind of anger in Zhu Houzhao's words, what was the anger, but he couldn't realize it for a while.

Zhu Houzhao looked up at the sky, looked at the starry brilliant galaxy and muttered: "Maybe what you said is right, my father is indeed tired, for so many years, he has dealt with big and small affairs every day, civil and military officials, military affairs and civil affairs, which one is not bothersome and laborious, which one is not exhausting, and my father can't hold on." ”

Song Nan said softly: "Your Majesty, when you are in the position and seek your government, all the hard work of the first emperor is for the sake of the society and the people, and the first emperor should also be happy." ”

Zhu Houzhao sighed: "What I know is that my father and I are the happiest when they travel at night, my father said a lot to me, and walked with me around my neck, and I was also very happy; But when I saw my father in the daytime, I couldn't see the slightest happiness on his face, just like two people. ”

Song Nan said: "Your Majesty, there must be gains and losses, the ancients said that the moon is cloudy and sunny, it makes sense, the emperor should not let himself be immersed in grief, you must know that you are already the emperor, and the Jiangshan Sheji of the Ming Dynasty depends on you to stabilize, you have no choice." ”

Zhu Houzhao sighed and said, "Yes, I am the emperor, will I follow the old path of my father?" Will I be like my father, worrying about big and small things every day, worrying about behavior, worrying about the ministers who will point fingers at every turn? ”

Song Nan thought for a while and said: "What kind of person does the emperor want to become, Wechen doesn't dare to speculate, Wechen can only say that everything is based on the overall situation, and the emperor's new accession to the throne must comfort the hearts of the ministers and let everyone support the emperor wholeheartedly." ”

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "I will, but I may not live a lifetime like my father, I have thought about this in my heart thousands of times, and I only told you today, because I never regarded you as a courtier, but regarded you as a friend." ”

Song Nan hurriedly said: "Don't say that, the emperor, Weichen doesn't dare to be it." ”

Zhu Houzhao said: "There's nothing to dare to do, do you want me to be alone?" I know that you will never use the big truth to pressure me, you are very knowledgeable, you know many novel things, and you are also honest and good to me, and I have solved the siege several times, I think you are very good, I just want to ask you to become friends with me in private, and talk to me about my heart, okay? ”

Song Nan arched his hand and said: "The emperor is wrong to love, Song Nan is naturally willing." ”

Zhu Houzhao said: "I have ascended the throne, and the official position of your prince's attendant can be regarded as an errand, but I still want you to be by my side, I am ready to give you a close official so that you can enter the palace at any time, as before, what official do you want?" ”

Song Nan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, don't be like this, Weichen doesn't want to be slandered, the identity of the minister is Jinyiwei, although the Waifang Flag School can't enter the palace, but you only need to add a title to enter and exit the palace, and you don't need to give more official positions, lest someone say irresponsible things." ”

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said: "That's right, I will mention it to Mu Bin tomorrow, and let him give you an identity that can enter the palace, so that it will be easy for us to meet, don't forget, the grassland of Banzai Mountain has been leveled, and you still have to accompany me to play that kind of golf." ”

Song Nan said with a smile: "How can you forget, it's not early, the emperor should rest early, and tomorrow will be early." ”

Zhu Houzhao sighed and said: "Yes, it is really annoying to have an early dynasty, to deal with government affairs, and to listen to those people's rambling words." ”

Song Nan said with a smile: "If the emperor doesn't think the minister is abrupt, the minister will tell you a secret to pass this boring time." ”

Zhu Houzhao asked, "What secret?" ”

Song Nan said with a smile: "If the emperor thinks they are verbose, you might as well count their beards when you can't hold on, and keep them to make them feel that you are listening seriously; Of course, the minister does not want you to ignore state affairs, and you still have to listen carefully to major affairs. ”

Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "Good way, count the beard and eyebrows, and then think about what kind of scene it is to pull them off one by one with tweezers, this is fun." ”

Song Nan was taken aback, how much Zhu Houzhao hated these courtiers, and he actually had such a stubborn idea.

"I talked to you, I feel much better, let's go back, otherwise Liu Jin and Zhang Yong will be verbose again."

Song Nan said: "You can't blame them, but you know that the people around you are all in the spotlight now, and no one dares to make a difference, and I don't know how many people are staring at them in secret." ”

Zhu Houzhao frowned and said: "Don't say it, don't say it, I'll be worried about it again when I say this." ”

Song Nan smiled and thought, the troubled days are ahead, Zhu Houzhao has just ascended the throne, and he is not on the right track yet, the entire inner court and outer court are all the teams left by the new emperor, and the former emperor has ordered three cabinet ministers to be assisted, Zhengde is young, and I don't know how long the hand of the inner court and the outer court will be stretched in the future, these things are annoying to think about, how can Zhu Houzhao not understand this.

Song Nan knew in his heart that the temporary tranquility in the palace was about to be broken, and Liu Jin had already revealed some thoughts on the way to invite himself into the palace, and the current situation was the most chaotic time, and everyone was waiting for an opportunity, when this opportunity came, it was the day when the peace ended, and a storm was about to hit.