Chapter 69: Travel

After the prince returned to the East Palace, he was a little confused.

Knowing the son is more than the father, knowing the father is more than the son.

Just like Zhu Yuanzhang knows his son, the prince also knows Zhu Yuanzhang very well. All of today's reactions seem to the prince to be abnormal. The most abnormal thing is that Zhu Yuanzhang actually gave up severe punishment for Guo Huan's case.

This is too inconsistent with Zhu Yuanzhang's character.

If today, he was severely scolded for advising his father to deal with Guo Huan's case leniently. The prince was relieved.

Immediately after, without any incident, let him be in charge of the country.

The prince thought about it in every way, and finally decided to go to see Song Lian.

Song Lian is often in the East Palace and has his own room. The prince pushed the door in, but saw that Song Lian was already asleep in the chair. The prince saw Song Lian sleeping, and for a while, he couldn't bear to wake him up.

The prince has felt more and more that Song Lian is in good spirits.

Now Song Lian's whole person is slow to react, and he no longer has the demeanor of the past. The light of wisdom in his eyes dimmed considerably.

Song Lian couldn't hold on just because he got up early and got up early, and it was not yet noon at the moment.

Song Lian suddenly got up, saw the prince, and immediately said, "The old minister is old." If you are not in good spirits, the prince will forgive me. As he got ready, he stood up and saluted.

The prince hurriedly held down Song Lian and said, "Teacher, there is no need to be like this. I'm here today to ask you a question. ”

Then Song Lian told Song Lian all the abnormalities of Zhu Yuanzhang today. The prince smiled bitterly and said, "My father doesn't know what kind of play it is, and I don't know what to do for a while." I also ask the teacher to guide me through the maze. ”

Song Lian closed his eyes, as if he was asleep.

There was silence for a while.

Although the prince was calm, he felt that Song Lian was old, and no matter what he asked before, he could give an answer in the blink of an eye. Instead of being silent for so long.

"Your Highness." Song Lian finally spoke. said: "Old decay and old age. A lot of things, I can't think about it clearly. But the most basic has not changed at all, this world is His Majesty's world, and some things, as long as His Majesty does not nod, must be done according to His Majesty's wishes, even if this power is in the hands of His Highness. ”

"Between father and son, it is especially necessary to operate."

The prince was silent for a while, and then said, "Lone knows. ”

Originally, the prince also wanted to take the opportunity to punish Guo Huan lightly. But now that I think about it, I can't do that. As soon as the father gave power to himself, he would do what he wanted, and put aside his father's will.

What would my father think?

The prince decided that Guo Huan's case should be dealt with strictly. However, this matter will not be his shot, he will find a scapegoat.

Things were so dramatic, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care anymore. The prince instead stepped up. It can only be said that Guo Huan's criminals are really unlucky.

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He Xi is waiting at the corner gate of the harem at the moment.

To be honest, He Xi didn't expect that Queen Ma would actually let Princess Anqing go out of the palace with him. What's even more commendable is that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't speak.

This sentence is easy to say, but it is actually difficult.

You must know that Zhu Yuanzhang actually has some inferiority, because the Zhu family was nothing before Zhu Yuanzhang. Therefore, in addition to educating children, more strict observance of etiquette and law. Especially in the treatment of princesses. Compared with the unauthorized power of the princess of the Han Dynasty, the unrestrained princess of the Tang Dynasty. The princess of the Ming Dynasty was very pitiful.

There is nothing but to marry civilians, and even marry non-humans.

And letting the unmarried princess and her fiancé travel together before marriage is not like Zhu Yuanzhang's style at all.

This is also a change in Zhu Yuanzhang's mentality.

The values of life and the worldview will be formed before the age of twenty or thirty, and there will be few changes after that. The same is true for Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang has behaved well in Confucianism and studious style over the years. Just a layer of camouflage on the outside. Zhu Yuanzhang is a pragmatist at heart.

It is precisely because of pragmatism that Zhu Yuanzhang naturally wants to learn Confucianism as the study of governing the world in this era.

Now Zhu Yuanzhang found that the knowledge brought by He Xi was more practical, and deep down, he was already a little biased towards He Xi's side, and he didn't care much about the etiquette that he valued very much before.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang is entering a process of ideological transformation.

It's just that Princess Anqing is even more nervous than He Xi.

I heard that He Xi invited him out, and he was even more nervous than He Xi. Dressed up all the time. He Xi waited from morning to afternoon. After lunch. Princess Anqing is late.

He Xi saw that it was actually an acquaintance. The one who guarded Princess Anqing. It was He Xi who escorted him to Hangzhou at the beginning. Luan Yiwei is a hundred households, and Wang Qianli. When the princess traveled, there were 100 guards and more than 300 palace maids and eunuchs.

He Xi got on his horse and approached Princess Anqing's carriage.

He Xi knocked on the carriage.

The small window in Princess Anqing's carriage opened. Princess Anqing's little face was revealed, behind the window, most of it was covered by curtains, and there was only a pair of eyes that couldn't be covered no matter what.

He Xi said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, where are you going?" ”

Princess Anqing's eyes were full of excitement, as if she wanted to go anywhere, and finally whispered, "I don't know." Secretary He, you can be there wherever you say. ”

He Xi pondered for a moment and said, "Otherwise, let's go climb the mountain." ”

He Xi chose to climb the mountain for a reason.

One of the reasons for this is security.

Yes, Nanjing City is Zhu Yuanzhang's base camp, and the vast majority of people in Nanjing City eat with the imperial court. It's hard to say about other places, but the city of Nanjing is definitely the people's heart. Even Princess Anqing took a few people out, even if her identity was exposed. Nothing will be a big problem either.

But He Xi is still on guard against accidents, not to mention anything else, there may be a stampede when crowds gather.

The more people there are, the more likely they are to have accidents.

I simply went to the mountains, and there were few people on the mountains. There are Luan guards' men and horses to clear the field. Probably nothing will go wrong. And He Xi also came out a few times and saw the scenery of the ancient city. To be honest, the ancient city is good, it is quaint. But in reality, it is far from being as beautiful as the modern cityscape.

If nothing else, walk down the street. You can see that there is a cloth bag under the belly of the animal, which is used to carry dung. Not to mention whether you can hold it all, just to say, can the dung be able to hold it, and the taste can be carried out? Plus some household waste.

This is also in the south, where there are many rivers that wash away the garbage. And ancient garbage can be degraded. Overall ok. But in the corner, there are some things that you can't bear to look at, and it's normal.

The ancient mountains and forests were different.

That's a lot better than the scenic spot.

In ancient times, many mountains were pristine. But it does not include the Purple Mountain near the city of Nanjing. Nanjing is also regarded as an ancient capital, and it has been opened up by successive dynasties for many years. There are many places in the mountains where there are steps, and there are even rest pavilions.

Although there is absolutely no way to compare with the later scenic spots. But that kind of clumsy state of wind and rain is very in the heart of He Xi.

He Xi himself has time to go and play by himself. So as soon as Princess Anqing said it today, He Xi proposed to climb the mountain.

Princess Anqing looked up and looked northeast. said, "Okay." Just go hiking. ”

He Xi and An Qing went out of the city from the back gate of the palace. The Nanjing Imperial Palace was originally located in the southeast of Nanjing. Going out of the city from the back gate of the palace, you will be directly confronted by the Purple Mountain.

The group walked for miles. It's already in the mountains.

Although the mountain road is steep and has steps, it is not possible to carry a carriage.

He Xi was beside Princess Anqing's carriage and said, "Princess, get off here, and the road below can only be walked." ”

Princess Anqing's little face was flushed, and she was eager to try. said, "Okay." "As soon as I lift the curtain, I have to get out of the car. He Xi immediately took a few steps forward and was about to help Princess Anqing get out of the car.

An old lady beside Princess Anqing said, "Lord He, please respect yourself." ”

immediately squeezed He Xi aside, and stepped forward to help Princess Anqing get out of the car.

Seeing this, He Xi didn't care too much about it. It's just that he saw that there was a trace of disappointment in Princess Anqing's eyes.

He Xi suddenly stretched out his hand, blocked in front of Mama, and said, "There is no place for you to speak here." ”

The grandmother said: "You are bold, even if you are an unmarried couple, you should abide by etiquette, today the queen mother is gracious, let you travel together, it is already indecent." I still want skin kisses, it's bold, you get out of the way, otherwise I will definitely sue you in front of the queen. ”

Princess Anqing saw that her grandmother was angry, and her whole body trembled slightly.

He Xi said: "Shut up, only the princess here can talk to me in this tone." You say one more thing. ”

Nourish qi and transfer the body. He Xi was only in the Ming Dynasty for a few months, but in the past few months, he has encountered more things than He Xi had in the past ten years, and most people regard He Xi as a nobleman and a close minister of the Son of Heaven. He Xi's every move can affect the fate of many people. Naturally develop a momentum.

A reprimand. Let this grandmother be beaten all over her body.

She didn't dare to move.

He Xi turned around, looked at Princess Anqing, stretched out his hand, and said, "Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”

There was a glimmer of light in Princess Anqing's eyes, and she stretched out her hand to He Xi. He Xi held Princess Anqing's hand. Help Princess Anqing out of the car.

Wang Qianli had already arranged the manpower, and some of them stayed where they were and watched the carriage. The other part is to explore the way ahead and protect along the way.

He Xi and Princess Anqing walked up the stairs.

Compared to the neat mountain roads of later generations. The steps of the mountain road in this era are all made of in-situ materials and put together according to the stones. It's not as regular, or even flat, but every step is adapted to local conditions. Coupled with the decoration of moss and fallen leaves on the steps, this step alone is worth painting.

Not to mention, the Purple Mountain is the commanding height near Nanjing. Militarily speaking, if you put artillery on the Purple Mountain, you can cover the entire city of Nanjing. From the point of view of the scenery, step by step from here, the city of Nanjing is also unfolding in their eyes little by little.

Thousands of miles of rivers and mountains can be included in the map.