Chapter 1 His Royal Highness the King of Chu
After the frost falls, the sky is as blue as washing, and the Purple Mountain is dyed with colorful forests.
This rich and colorful mountain forest, and the glazed yellow tiles of the imperial city in front of the mountain, as well as the rippling fat powder on the Qinhuai River, become a magnificent autumn scene of Jinling.
", it's so beautiful......" The beautiful scenery in front of him made a fat child with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and an innocent face sigh with this uncultured emotion.
After being intoxicated for a while, he finally remembered his goal of climbing high and looking into the distance, and hurriedly built a pergola with his hands and looked far away.
His gaze crossed the high palace walls, and finally saw the official mansions, pavilions and pavilions outside the palace, as well as the rows of city houses in the distance, the busy streets, and the river connected by boats......
But there is not a single tall building, a telephone pole, or a signal tower in sight...... As far as the eye can see, as far as the sky, there is no product of industrial civilization at all.
The young man was stunned for a long time, completely no longer doubting the reality ......of the world in front of him, and finally accepted the status quo that he had become a Ming Dynasty again.
Hey, why do you say again?
"Hey, Your Highness, this is going to heaven?!" At that moment, a panicked scream sounded from below, calling him back from his distraction.
Yes, he won the jackpot this time and became a highness. And it is the sixth son of Emperor Hongwu, His Royal Highness Zhu Zhen, King of Chu!
Hmm, compared to the sick son of a poor scholar, the paralyzed baby of a criminal official, and the little grandson thief of a fallen official, this time the identity is still quite acceptable.
Right now, Zhu Zhen is standing on the ridge of the main hall of Wan'an Division, where he grew up. Looking down, it is inevitable to give birth to the illusion that the entire Forbidden City is under your feet.
A gust of autumn wind blew, and he couldn't help but shiver. It's cold in the heights.
He trembled so much that the old eunuch's hands and feet were weak, and he snorted again and again.
"Oh, don't move, don't move. Little Ancestor, don't move. ”
He crossed his orchid fingers with both hands, and stomped his feet to the palace people who rushed to hear the news: "Why are you stunned?" Don't hurry up and take Your Highness next! ”
A few capable inner fire attendants hurriedly climbed to the top of the hall along the ladder when Zhu Zhen went up. Then, like holding the most precious porcelain, he carefully escorted His Royal Highness the King of Chu down.
"Little Ancestor, be careful." The old eunuch wearing a steel fork hat and azure stickers took Zhu Zhen with his feet crossed and slowly put him on the ground, only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and wipe the sweat from his forehead.
I don't know if it's scared, or if His Highness is too heavy......
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Zhu Zhen habitually apologized.
When the old eunuch heard this, he covered his mouth in shock, and then confessed his guilt and touched his forehead. "Hey, why is the little ancestor so polite? This disease is not cured yet! ”
Zhu Zhen was choked up, and being polite was regarded as a disease? It seems that I have to adapt to how to be a prince.
"I want you to teach me...... Doing things alone? He craned his neck and glanced unceremoniously at the sissy old eunuch.
"Yes, yes, the old slave Meng Lang." The old eunuch was now comfortable. Quickly explained to himself:
"Last month, Niangniang entered the Inner Peace Hall, and His Royal Highness was ...... again Alas, the bad things in this Wan'an Palace are one after another, and the old slave is really frightened......"
As he spoke, he picked up the rag embroidered with small flowers around his waist, whimpered and sobbed: "If the little ancestor has three long and two short, how can the old slave explain to his mother!" ”
"......" Seeing the old eunuch crying with pear blossoms and rain, Zhu Zhen felt that he couldn't bear it, and he even shed tears.
The memory from the little boy himself was a little vague, Zhu Zhen only remembered that his mother Concubine Hu Chong was beaten into the cold palace, and she fell into the water again the day before yesterday.
It was that fall into the water that made him stiff.
It's not quite right to say 'Li Dai Taozhuang', the two are more like they are one. For example, the tears now, and the sadness when I think of my mother, obviously come from the feelings of the little boy.
Alas, it doesn't matter, just get used to it slowly.
Zhu Zhen is a casual temperament, he is calm, and he has the heart to comfort the old eunuch who is still crying, but he is speechless for a while.
Because he was only ten years old, he was still a little muddy, so many of his memories were vague. For example, he couldn't remember the name of the eunuch in charge of Wan'an Palace in front of him.
So for the first few days, he didn't dare to say anything, he didn't dare to ask anything. It wasn't until this time that I got acquainted and asked, "What, are you called Lao Wang or Lao Wang?" ”
"The old slave's surname is Wang, the water king Wang, and the cheap name is Defa." Although the old eunuch was a little congested, he didn't dare to talk more.
"Okay, Lao Wang." Zhu Zhen nodded, and finally couldn't hold back and asked, "What did my mother do?" ”
"Alas, Your Highness, you are still young, and you will know when you grow up." Wang Defa shook his head.
"You're going to teach Lone to do things again?" Zhu Zhen raised his eyebrows, so he repeated the technique.
"Hahaha!" Before the old eunuch could speak, a loud laugh rang out from Wan'anmen. "Sixth, you're a great deal!"
Zhu Zhen followed the prestige, and saw three young men wearing round-necked dragon robes, smiling and walking towards him.
One of them, wearing a winged crown and a yellow uniform, is his eldest brother, Zhu Biao, the prince of the Ming Dynasty. He is in his twentieth year, his posture is heroic, and he has a gentle smile from the heart between his eyebrows, which makes people feel like a spring breeze.
On the left hand side of Brother Biao, the one wearing a red dragon robe is also the one who just spoke - it is his fourth brother, Zhu Di, the king of Yan.
Zhu Di was only fifteen or sixteen years old at this time, and he had not yet been crowned, his black hair was always tied back, but he was already as tall as his eldest brother.
Both brothers have national faces, but they are the opposite of the prince with a face like a crown of jade and gentle eyebrows. Yan Wang has a dark complexion, thick eyebrows and big eyes, extremely rich expressions and movements, and looks too energetic.
After Zhu Zhen fell into the water, his three elder brothers came to see him every day.
Hey, it seems like you've missed one?
"Haha, you kid, dare to climb so high! It's up to me! Zhu Di greatly appreciated Zhu Zhen's behavior, and even intended to imitate it.
Frightened, the attendants hurriedly carried the ladder away.
The prince looked at Zhu Zhen up and down, and suddenly frowned.
Zhu Zhen sighed in his heart, and he didn't know what was wrong.
I saw that the prince stretched out his hands and put his arms around his neck.
Zhu Zhen's heart hung in his throat, but he saw that the middle and index fingers of his eldest brother's hands clamped his wrinkled collar and smoothed it carefully little by little.
Then he dusted off the dust on his shoulders, and the prince smiled with satisfaction.
"......" Zhu Zhen also breathed a sigh of relief. What is this? Cleanliness or Virgo?
"Being able to climb that high, it seems like it's really fine. Let's go to school tomorrow. The prince's next words, but he directly collapsed.
"Oops, I'm still a little dizzy." Zhu Zhen covered his head and shook his body. Wang Defa hurriedly held on.
"Alright, don't pretend." The prince laughed and scolded, grabbed the sleeve of his right hand with his dashing left hand, raised his right hand and flicked his head and said, "This is all left over from your fourth brother's play, you can't fool your eldest brother." ”
"Big brother, don't you want to expose your shortcomings in person." Zhu Di protested, smiled and interceded for Zhu Zhen: "Tomorrow is the day when Mr. checks the endorsement, let's let the sixth child go the day after tomorrow." ”
"My brother." Zhu Zhen gave Zhu Di a thumbs up, and His Royal Highness King Yan smiled proudly.
"What is this called? Am I a stepbrother? "Zhu Biao bounced his fingers again, Zhu Zhen wanted to hide, but he was still bounced." The day after tomorrow, if you can't see anyone, beware of your little ass. ”
"Order!" Zhu Zhen hurriedly responded. It's very smooth to get along with my brothers.
"Good." The prince nodded, waved his sleeves and said, "You all stand down." ”
"Whoa." Wang Defa hurriedly came out with a group of palace people.
Suddenly, in front of the Wan'an Palace, there were only four Heavenly brothers left.
"Tell me big brother, how did you fall into the water that day?" The prince asked Zhu Zhen softly.