The Huanghuang Forbidden City Palace is strictly forbidden, the high walls are towering, and the defense is impermeable, but the crisis is often not outside, but in this palace wall.

There are at least tens of thousands of palace maids and eunuchs in this palace city, and what are the origins of these people and what their intentions are.

Even if he is innocent and has a pure purpose, he just wants to enter the palace as a palace clerk. But will it be bought by some people with money in one year, two years, or three years after entering the palace?

Those ordinary palace maids and eunuchs, they may have hidden murderous intentions.

Emperors, empresses, queen mothers, and concubines who live in the palace. often treats these slaves and maids, as long as they don't go too far, they turn a blind eye.

Just like the female official of the princess's mansion accepts bribes, even if the palace knows about it, she will choose to ignore it, and only when she goes too far, she will reprimand her, and even beat the board rarely.

Just like Zhu Wang, the king of Jin, whipped the cook because the food was not in accordance with his taste, Zhu Yuanzhang was furious when he learned about it, he was shocked and frightened, and immediately wrote a letter and sent someone to send it over quickly.

The content of the letter was concise and to the point, first with a scolding and then a stern warning: treat the servants around you, especially the cooks, with kindness.

Just like Emperor Wanli went crazy after drinking and cut off a few strands of hair from the two palace maids, Empress Dowager Li sued Taimiao that night to abolish him.

What these people are worried about is self-evident.

It is by no means safe in this huge Forbidden City, not to mention that there are a group of bold courtiers outside.

In the face of this situation, Emperor Hongzhi's choice was to forbear, release the generous side of his character, and show favor to everyone.

Whether this kind of forbearance, which is almost weak, is good or bad, Xia Yuan does not know.

Emperor Hongzhi wanted Zhu Houzhao to learn to be tolerant, but that kid was not a master who could tolerate it.

Perhaps Zhu Houzhao in the future also felt that the Forbidden City was dangerous, so he moved out, moved to the leopard room, and replaced the entire leopard room with a reassuring person.

But even if he moved, he didn't escape the unknown fate of death.

Therefore, hiding seems to be useless, suppression will be countered, and blind forbearance is only a temporary measure after all.

Emperor Hongzhi lacked family affection since he was a child, and his childhood experience made him attach great importance to family affection, he doted on his wife, his daughter, and his son.

But in the face of this father-in-law's inquiry, he was silent for a long time, and Xia Yuan could only say astringently: "I don't know." ”

"You don't know, I don't know, but I can only"

At this moment, a small footstep sounded, Emperor Hongzhi's words were abrupt, and a moment later, several eunuchs bowed in with ginseng tea, waiting for these eunuchs to put ginseng tea on the imperial case, poured the tea, and then he said softly: "You all go out." ”

"Whoa."

Several eunuchs responded, turned upside down and retreated, and closed the door of the warm pavilion by the way.

Moving his gaze back, Emperor Hongzhi picked up the teacup and took a sip of ginseng tea, and asked, "Where did I just say?" ”

Xia Yuan was holding the teacup and sipping the tea, and when he heard the words, he said, "Your Majesty said that I can only do it." ”

"I can only do not know what to do about this, I can only put my expectations on you." Emperor Hongzhi put down the teacup and looked at him with a pair of eyes,

"When you have an argument with someone, you should first introspect. If you listen to it, you will be clear and partial, and if you believe it, you should not make enemies, let alone be aggressive. Introspect first, then seek work. Reflect on your own fault, and then seek to do nothing wrong, and then think about where the dispute comes from. ”

Xia Yuan listened silently, he knew that this was an emperor teaching him how to behave in the world and how to forbear.

As an emperor, his son Zhu Houzhao will not be able to bear it, and the emperor can only pin his hopes on his son-in-law.

Xia Yuan felt not only responsibility, but also trust.

Most emperors are suspicious, and they are stubborn and suspicious, and Emperor Hongzhi also has such characteristics, but he is open to trusting himself.

Maybe he regarded himself as his own family, as a relative; Maybe it's because he and the prince have a bad relationship; Perhaps it was his consistent approach that won his trust;

Xia Yuanwen has never had the heart to fight for power, at least not yet.

So he gained the trust of this emperor.

Maybe he couldn't find anyone to trust other than himself.

These factors have contributed to the sentence - I can only put expectations on you.

"I have read through many Han books, and the two Han Dynasty are also relatives, and they are also relatives when they are defeated. In order to prevent his relatives from becoming bigger, the Taizu of this dynasty set this kind of ancestral family law, and I did not dare to slander my ancestors, but there are pros and cons to this matter.

It can be seen that everything is not in relatives, ministers, ministers, officials, officials, but people's hearts.

I can't see through your heart, I can't see through what you're always thinking. But I am willing to trust you, I want you to be a trustworthy son-in-law, and I can help the prince in the future, but all the things you do seem to be a lonely minister, and I want to be a lonely minister who reassures me. ”

"I won't let you be this lonely minister, once the lonely minister loses power, there will be no recovery. That's why I transferred your student and some of your classmates to you, and that's why I helped you save the hundreds of prisoners. ”

Hearing this, Xia Yuan couldn't help but raise his eyes, and Zhu Youzhu looked at him, "Things in the world are difficult to support alone, do you understand?" ”

Xia Yuan bowed his head slowly and said solemnly: "The minister understands." ”

Looking at his serious face, Zhu Youzhu couldn't help but ask, "What do you understand?" ”

"Got it, I should understand."

"Shouldn't you understand?"

"Then I don't understand."

Emperor Hongzhi was speechless for a while, and then frowned angrily: "At this time, you are cautious, do you think I am testing you?" ”

"No."

Zhu Youzhu frowned and stared at him for a long time, and then his eyebrows gradually stretched, and he sighed: "That's it, you understand what you should understand, you don't understand what you shouldn't understand, it seems that you live better than me." ”

Xia Yuan didn't answer, he didn't know if the two of them understood the same thing, after all, the riddlers communicated with each other.

"I didn't listen to your previous advice on the road construction this time, and I didn't communicate with that important minister, and now this matter can't be carried out, what do you think of this son-in-law?"

Xia Yuan only felt a toothache, you didn't listen to what I told you last time, and then he licked his face and asked.

Okay, for the sake of your father-in-law, bear with it.

He said angrily: "The son-in-law listens to his father-in-law, and whatever the father-in-law says, it is what he says." ”

"Then my father-in-law will leave this matter to your son-in-law."

Xia Yuan's eyelids jumped, "What does father-in-law mean?"

"You go to the house of those three ministers, talk to them, and make sure they agree to this."

Hearing this, Xia Yuan's teeth hurt even more, and he wanted to convince the three old men, isn't it embarrassing?

"Father-in-law, if they don't agree, can the son-in-law take some radical measures?"

Zhu Youzhu frowned: "What is a radical method?" ”

"It's like putting a knife around their neck."

“.”

After being silent for a while, Zhu Youzhu suddenly straightened up and asked, "Do you understand what I'm talking to you?" ”

"Oh, the minister probably understands."

"Then put away your knife and get out of here."

(End of chapter)