Chang Ponu was flipping through the files of some old cases in Daxing County in the study room of the Houya.

The head of the army entered the study and arched his hand: "Yu Xianzun, there are two of you outside the door." said that he was going to the south to take up his post, and he came to you to catch up with the old days through our Daxing. ”

Chang Ponu said: "Oh? Is there a year coming? Please come into the back living room. ”

After a while, Chang Ponu came to the living room of the back office. When he saw Emperor Zhengde and Jiang Bin, Chang Ponu almost couldn't believe his eyes.

He raised his hand and rubbed his eyes vigorously.

Emperor Zhengde smiled: "Broken slave, you read that right, it's me." ”

Chang Ponu hurriedly knelt down for Emperor Zhengde, with an unbelievable expression: "Your Majesty, why did you get to Daxing?" ”

Emperor Zhengde said: "I went to the river to eat donkey meat and burn it, passing through your Daxing County." Broken slave, you county magistrate did a good job, the whole Daxing is a peaceful scene of Haiyan River clearing. ”

According to etiquette, the emperor praises, and the courtiers must be humble.

Chang Ponu couldn't care about being humble at the moment, he asked Emperor Zhengde: "Dare to ask the emperor, what about the Han generals who follow him?" ”

Emperor Zhengde said: "This trip is a micro-service trip, only I and Jiang Bin. ”

Chang Ponu immediately changed color: "What? Your Majesty, how can you go out of Beijing alone and risk your life? ”

Emperor Zhengde smiled: "Look at you. We haven't seen our monarchs and ministers for a long time, and as soon as you come up, you will ask Master Xing for sin. I know that you are Chang Ponu, but I don't know that I think you are Liu Jian. ”

Chang Po Nu kowtowed: "The minister respectfully invites the emperor to return to Beijing." The combat effectiveness of the county government is low, and they cannot bear the heavy responsibility of escorting along the way. The minister sent a message to Jinyiwei and asked Jinyiwei to send someone to pick it up. ”

Emperor Zhengde looked displeased: "You like the scenery so much? I live in a prison-like palace all day, and it's easy to find a place to go out and relax. It's only been less than two hours since I left the palace, how can I go back? ”

Chang Ponu said: "The Son of Heaven is the lord of the world. Leaving Beijing alone without accompanying soldiers and horses, yes, yes."

Emperor Zhengde asked, "What is it?" Say! ”

Chang Ponu replied: "It's a disregard for the common people!" ”

Emperor Zhengde was on fire: "I'm just going out on a patrol!" Besides, I went out to patrol not only to eat donkey meat and burn it, but also to observe the people's feelings! Why do you ignore the common people? ”

"Chang Ponu, you are becoming more and more like a sour civil official!"

Chang Po Nu kowtowed: "Back to the emperor, the minister was born in the top three Jinshi and was originally a civil official!" ”

Emperor Zhengde scolded: "Don't forget, you are still a companion who grew up with me since childhood!" It seems to be a monarch and a minister, but in fact it is a brother! ”

"The brother you haven't seen for a long time has come to see you, and you not only have to give your brother a closed door, but also drive him home? Whose etiquette is this? ”

Chang Ponu said something as cold as ice and as cold as iron: "Since the day you ascended the throne, you and your ministers have not been childhood friends, but monarchs and ministers. ”

Emperor Zhengde said angrily: "Good, very good! You drive me away, I don't want to stay! Jiang Bin, let's drive and go to the river! ”

Chang Ponu got up directly in a hurry: "The emperor doesn't plan to return to Beijing when he leaves Daxing, but goes to Hejian Mansion?" ”

Emperor Zhengde scolded: "You have said it, we are monarchs and ministers." Where am I going, do I need to report to you with a Qipinzhi County? ”

Chang Ponu arched his hand: "Your Majesty, Rong Chen is courageous, and he can't let you leave Daxing County." Please rest for a few hours at the county office. I thought I would like to tell the Jinyi guard in Kyori to pick it up. ”

Jiang Bin interjected: "My Chang County Zun, is it possible that you want to imprison the emperor?" ”

Emperor Zhengde said angrily: "I am the emperor, I can go wherever I want!" Don't even think of imprisoning me! Don't think about Liu Jian and Xie Qian at the beginning, and don't think about Chang Ponu today! ”

"Teng", Chang Po slave violated the etiquette and stood up directly: "Your Majesty, then don't blame the ministers for offending!" ”

After speaking, Chang Ponu yelled: "Come on!" ”

More than a dozen officials who were on duty at the county government office for night patrol rushed in.

Chang Po Nu said: "This person pretends to be the emperor of the day and guards him strictly!" Don't let him leave the living room for half a step! Wait for the Jinyi guard in the capital to send someone to get him! ”

Emperor Zhengde was stunned: "Chang Ponu, you say I am a fake emperor?" ”

Chang Ponu also instructed the team leader: "This person is full of nonsense, and none of you are allowed to talk to him, so as not to deceive people." Close the living room door immediately. Go lock the county gate again! ”

Jiang Bin hurriedly said, "Chang Xianzun, do you know what you're doing?" At worst, it is said that the emperor is under house arrest, plotting misdeeds, and intending to rebel! ”

Chang Ponu said: "The emperor is the honor of ten thousand times, and he lives in the palace. How is it possible to get to Daxing County? It must be impersonation! ”

After speaking, Chang Ponu actually left the living room. The official ordered the living room door to be locked from the outside.

Emperor Zhengde and Jiang Bin were dumbfounded. They never expected that Chang Ponu would have such courage to dare to put the Son of Heaven under house arrest.

Emperor Zhengde said angrily: "I was kind enough to come to see him, but he locked me up like a prisoner!" It's really kind to be a donkey's liver and lungs! ”

Jiang Bin said: "Father, don't worry. Chang Po slave should just be stupid. He was still loyal to his father. Erchen guessed that he just wanted to lock you up for a few hours and go to the capital to ask Jinyiwei to pick you up. ”

"He has no intention of rebelling."

Emperor Zhengde laughed out loud: "Chang Ponu has no intention of rebellion, do you need to say this?" ”

"Even if everyone in the world rebels, Chang Po will not rebel! He. It's my brother! ”

"This bastard, she's too bold! It's over, I'm afraid I can't eat the donkey meat! ”

Jiang Bin saw that Emperor Zhengde had lost most of his anger, so he smiled and said: "People say that sons follow their mothers, which is true. Mrs. Chang is a bold woman. When he was in the Imperial Garden, he dared to confront the tiger with one man, one horse, one bow and one arrow. ”

"Chang Po Nu is very much like Mrs. Chang."

Emperor Zhengde scolded: "It's all to blame!" What do you want to talk to him about when you are idle? This is good, just out of the big cell in the palace, and into the small cell in the living room of Daxing County. ”

"If you come, you will be safe. Wait for Chang Feng and Li Dongyang to pick them up! ”

Let's say that Chang Ponu got out of the living room, trotted all the way to the study, and wrote a note. It was stuffed into the letter box on the foot of a carrier pigeon. The pigeons were then released.

The Jinyi guards and the ears and eyes stationed in the provinces communicate with each other, and they all use carrier pigeons.

This carrier pigeon was given to Chang Feng by Chang Feng before he left Beijing to take up his post. The father and son agreed that if Chang Ponu encountered an emergency in Daxing, he could contact him with carrier pigeons.

After releasing the carrier pigeons, Chang Ponu returned to the door of the living room to guard.

Emperor Zhengde roared inside: "Chang Po slave! The turtle king bastard who has lost his conscience! There are guests who come to tea and wine at night. You won't even give me a cup of tea? I didn't have time for my mother's dinner! You want to starve to death! ”

The team leader at the door of the living room said: "County Zun, how dare this guy pretend to be the emperor so arrogant?" I'll go in and ask him to eat twenty big-eared scrapers! ”

Chang Ponu said: "Don't act rashly." You stand guard here, don't step into the living room. ”

Two quarters of an hour later, Chang Ponuti slipped into the living room with a food box.

Chang Ponu opened the food box and put a few side dishes, a pot of wine, and a few white buns on the table.

Chang Ponu lowered his voice: "These are a few side dishes fried in the cheap." Please use it. ”

Emperor Zhengde was already hungry, and when he saw that a few side dishes were full of color and fragrance, he immediately moved his index finger and devoured it. Chang Ponu poured him a glass of wine beside him.

Emperor Zhengde picked up the wine cup and drank the glass of wine. When the wine was entered, Emperor Zhengde made a strange sound: "Hmm! Belch! This wine."

Jiang Bin was frightened: "What's wrong with you, Your Majesty?" Poison in wine?! ”

"Ahh Emperor Zhengde spit out all the wine and chewed food in his mouth on the ground: "Chang Ponu, is this wine?" It's clearly a thick salt water! ”

"This is the way I played tricks on the eunuchs in the palace when I was young, giving wine, and filling the wine glass with thick salt water!"

Chang Ponu said: "Your Majesty, do you also know that it is concentrated salt water?" You left the palace alone, and Jiang Bin was the only one by your side. What will happen if someone with ill intentions poisons your food and drink? ”

"The minister told you the consequences. You will be poisoned and die. The court was immediately in turmoil. The Tatars will take advantage of the opportunity to go south and enter the Kou. The lives of the people are in misery."

Emperor Zhengde scolded: "Okay, I know!" I'm safe to be your prisoner, what else do you want me to do? ”

Chang Ponu served a bowl of tea to Emperor Zhengde with both hands: "Please ask the emperor to rinse his mouth." ”

Emperor Zhengde rinsed his mouth and continued to feast. I actually ate four side dishes and three white bread buns.

Jiang Bin said on the side: "When the emperor is in the palace, his appetite has never been so good as tonight. ”

Emperor Zhengde was full and touched his belly with satisfaction: "You just said that this was done by your wife?" Tastes good. Unexpectedly, Mr. Li's daughter can go up to the hall and down to the kitchen. ”

"Oh yes, what about Evergreen? I have traveled fifty or sixty miles, and I have come to your land. You should let me see my little nephew, right? ”

Chang Ponu said: "The minister went to bring the dogs here." ”

Not long after, Chang Ponu brought the six-year-old Chang Qingyun to Emperor Zhengde.

The last time Chang Qingyun saw Emperor Zhengde was when he was three years old, so he couldn't recognize it.

Six-year-old Xiao Qingyun was taught politely by his father Chang Ponu.

Chang Qingyun arched his hand: "Uncle Shi." ”

Emperor Zhengde was stunned: "Uncle Shi? ”

Chang Ponu said on the side: "I told the dog. You are the same year as mine. The name Zhu Shou, the word has no spectrum, and the number is a wild donkey. ”

At the beginning, Emperor Zhengde opened a trading street in Xiyuan, pretending to be a vendor selling straw shoes, and his pseudonym was Zhu Shou.

Emperor Zhengde scolded with a smile: "You are only a wild donkey!" Little nephew, when your father was a child, he was bold and a mad dog. ”

Chang Qingyun naturally knew that the "Uncle Shi" in front of him was joking. He arched his hand and said, "Uncle Shi laughed. ”

Emperor Zhengde has no children, and he likes it very much.

He asked Chang Qingyun: "Have you read?" Who is the Enlightener? ”

Chang Qingyun replied childishly: "Read." The enlightened master is my father. ”

Emperor Zhengde asked again: "What book have you read recently?" ”

Chang Qingyun replied: "Read the "Zhuangzi". ”

Emperor Zhengde smiled: "Can you memorize "Getaway"? ”

Chang Qingyun held his little hand behind his back, shook his head and carried it: "There is a fish in the North Underworld, its name is Kun, the Kun is so big, I don't know how many thousands of miles it is." Turned into a bird, its name is Peng. Peng's back, I don't know how many thousands of miles it is."

Emperor Zhengde praised repeatedly: "Good, good!" Your father is a sour pedant now. I actually know that I will read "Zhuangzi" to you, and it can be seen that the youthful spirit has not been smoothed out by officialdom. ”

After speaking, Emperor Zhengde took off a piece of jade pendant from his waist and handed it to Chang Qingyun: "For you, it can be regarded as a meeting gift for our uncle and nephew." This piece is inferior. When Uncle Shi and I return to Beijing, I will reward you with the best piece. ”

Chang Qingyun took the jade pendant with both hands: "Thank you, Uncle Shi." ”

Chang Ponu said: "Okay, you go back to your room and sleep first." ”

Emperor Zhengde stared at the back of Chang Qingyun leaving, and said with emotion: "Broken slave, I envy you very much. You have a son, but I don't. ”

Chang Ponu didn't say a word. The emperor's private affairs, how can he allow his courtiers to talk too much?

The carrier pigeons raised by the brocade guards are all helmeted pigeons. You can fly a hundred and forty miles in one hour.

Half an hour later, the west garden of the imperial palace.

Chang Feng was anxiously waiting for news with Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe.

Chang Feng spoke: "In-laws, you must plan for the worst in everything." If the emperor really ran from Xuanfu to the steppe and was captured by the Tatar cavalry. How are you going to deal with it? ”

Li Dongyang was dumbfounded: "The emperor is auspicious, such a thing will never happen." ”

Yang Tinghe showed his ruthless side at this time: "There are only three of us here." There are some things I dare to say. ”

"If the emperor really became a prisoner of Tatars. We announced to the public that the emperor had died of a violent illness, and that the youngest one year would be chosen from among the close relatives of the great clan to inherit the throne. ”

Li Dongyang hurriedly made a silent gesture: "Don't say this kind of thing again." Not even such a thought! ”

At this moment, Basha rushed into the Xiyuan duty room: "Handsome man, two elders, the emperor has found it!" ”

Chang Feng stood up from his chair: "Where is it?" ”

Basha replied: "I just received a flying pigeon from our master. The emperor is in Daxing! I was stopped by the master! ”

Chang Feng said: "Prepare for the horse." Let's go to Daxing! ”

Li Dongyang said: "I'll go too!" ”

At midnight.

Emperor Zhengde and Chang Ponu sat opposite each other in the living room.

Emperor Zhengde said: "You have governed Daxing County in an orderly manner. I am very relieved. ”

Chang Ponu said: "The emperor has a good reputation. This is the duty of a minister. ”

Emperor Zhengde sighed: "It's a pity that nine out of ten officials in the world don't know what their job is!" In their eyes, making money is their purpose as officials. ”

Chang Po Nu was silent.

Emperor Zhengde said: "When Liu Jian and Xie Qian were in the court, they were full of loyalty to the monarch and serving the country all day long, with benevolence, righteousness and morality. ”

"Actually? Liu Jian stepped down and owned 80,000 acres of fine land in Luoyang, Henan. Where does the money come from? Relying on Yu Lu alone, I'm afraid he won't be able to save it for five hundred years as the first assistant! ”

"Xie Qian doesn't have much land. But the Yuyao Xie family is the most famous maritime merchant in the entire southeast. It is said that you can earn hundreds of thousands of silver a year! ”

"Even they are like that, let alone the officials below."

Chang Ponu was still silent.

Emperor Zhengde said: "Everyone in the world scolds me for reusing eunuchs. What can I do? The officials of the world have rotted to the bones. ”

"It's just that I overestimated the character of the eunuchs. These rootless things, once they grasp power, are as urinous as those group of dogs and civil officials! ”

"I have been on the throne for six years, and I can see it. Power is the most terrible poison in the world. It can turn good people into beasts. ”

"Oh, the civil official robe of the Ming Dynasty is a bird, and the military officer robe is a beast. Isn't it just a well-dressed beast! ”

At this moment, the voice of Changfeng sounded outside the living room: "The minister Changfeng is late, please forgive the emperor!" ”

Then came Li Dongyang's voice: "Minister Li Dongyang, take the car back to Beijing!" ”

Emperor Zhengde scolded: "It's coming very fast!" Let them roll in! ”

(End of chapter)