Zhu Houzhao came surrounded by Liu Jin and others.

When Zhu Houzhao appeared outside the fire field of Qingning Palace, his whole body exuded the innocent and lively spirit unique to a child, and the kind of excited eyes when he saw the big scene was as if he had discovered a new world.

From the night when Zhu Houzhao learned that there was a fire in Qingning Palace, he didn't fall asleep, and kept urging the eunuch to inquire about him, but he didn't get anything useful, seeing that it was dawn, he couldn't help but run in person.

The majestic palace burned to the point that only the ruins remained, the former glory and the current dilapidation...... Everything in front of him also made him feel that the trip was worthwhile.

When Zhu Youzhu saw his son, his facial features were almost twisted together.

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you can't go forward. It's dangerous here. ”

When Dai Yi saw this scene, before Zhu Youzhi could make a statement, he went up first to grab Zhu Houzhao, but Zhu Houzhao shook his hand away.

Zhu Houzhao went straight to Zhu Youji's side, and his face became a little solemn: "You slave, you don't know the rules, there is a fire in the palace, why can't you come to the palace to check it?" ”

As he was talking, a beam in the palace not far away, because the load-bearing pillar below was burned, fell to the ground with a bang, startling the surrounding eunuchs who were tidying up the fire and dodging one after another.

Zhu Houzhao turned a blind eye and continued: "Didn't my father also teach his sons to have compassion? Father, the son is late, I don't know if this fire can be damaged? Is the Empress Dowager okay? ”

Originally, Zhu Youzhu was holding back a fire, and was about to order Liu Jin and other eunuchs of the East Palace to be pulled out to beat the board.

Listening to his son's words, Zhu Youzhu felt both relieved and strange.

This prince has always been messing around, why is there still a sense of humanistic care today?

Transsexualized?

Knowing his son Mo Ruo's father, Zhu Youzhu couldn't help but glance at the several eunuchs of the East Palace next to him, needless to say, these people must have taught the prince what to say.

Zhu Youzhu said: "The Empress Dowager is fine, and no one is injured." ”

Zhu Houzhao immediately grinned, endured it in front of his father for a long time, and finally couldn't help but show excitement and said: "Father, I heard that Zhang Zhou was called outside the palace, he calculated that there was a fire in Qingning Palace last night, right?" This person is so powerful, Erchen has seen ......"

"You've seen it?"

Zhu Houzhao hurriedly changed his words: "Erchen heard from Zhu Feng, he said that this person has great powers, when will my father see him again, can I let Erchen also go to see him?" Talk to him? ”

Several eunuchs next to him couldn't help but be ashamed.

"Ahem, cough, ahem......" Zhu Youzhu couldn't help coughing.

Zhu Houzhao never knew how to advance or retreat, and he couldn't see the change in his father's face, so he continued to wrestle there: "Father, the son still knows that this fire started after a lightning bolt was split from the sky, right?" ”

"Hmph." Zhu Youzhu responded coldly.

Zhu Houzhao's small eyes were full of curiosity, and he asked eagerly: "Then father, how did this lightning split?" Split horizontally, or vertically? Hey, don't pull ......."

Hearing this, Liu Jin and the others were so frightened that they couldn't give up.

Originally, he had no choice but to accompany Zhu Houzhao to the fire to mess around, but he happened to be bumped into by the emperor, and a punishment seemed inevitable, this bear child was still talking nonsense in front of the emperor, so that no one could live?

Zhu Youzhu really said with a gloomy face: "Take him back, be grounded for two days, and don't take a step out of the East Palace!" If it is violated, the attendants of the East Palace will be guilty of it together! ”

Probably he also knew that it was useless to restrict his son alone, this muddy boy would definitely find an opportunity to run out, and only by saying cruel words to those eunuchs and letting the eunuchs stare at him could he really limit his son's range of activities.

"Father, the son is not wrong, the son is just here to help you with the disaster relief......"

Zhu Houzhao finally arrived at the scene of the fire in his heart, almost just showed his face, and before he could fully appreciate the shock brought by the big scene, he was taken back.

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"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

After the prince was taken away by the eunuchs of the East Palace, Zhu Youzhi was still coughing.

It may be cold, it may be choking on smoke, or it may be angry with a son.

Xiao Jing reminded: "Your Majesty, there is a lot of exposure here, you better go back and rest early." ”

Zhu Youzhu stood there, continuing to look at the fire in a daze.

Dai Yi said: "Your Majesty, it seems that the old slave has asked about Tianhuo before, and he has the heart to verify it. ”

"What's the explanation?" Zhu Youzhu looked sideways.

Dai Yi continued: "Although many people see that it is the heavenly fire that descends, it is also possible that the public is shirking responsibility, or they don't really see it and think that it is the heavenly fire. If you ask more people to verify the direction of the lightning, you may know whether they are talking nonsense, but the prince is just not telling the truth. ”

"Hmm."

When Zhu Youzhu heard this, his face was much better.

It turned out that the son was not messing around, but was just concerned about how the fire was started.

It is not only for curiosity, but also because of the rigor of doing things, and not rubbing sand in his eyes.

It seems that the son is still improving.

When the surrounding group of eunuchs saw this scene, they were all admiring in their hearts...... Or is your father-in-law very powerful, and the emperor's displeasure caused by the prince's appearance in the fire and talking nonsense can be made up for by you?

Or how can we say that the celebrant and even the twenty-four eunuchs are looking at the horse?

"Over there in the front hall, have you sent someone?" Zhu Youzhu asked.

Dai Yi said: "Father-in-law Chen has already been informed. ”

"Alas!" Zhu Youzhu sighed and said, "That's it, I will go to rest first, go to the Qianqing Palace, don't disturb the queen's ......"

"Drive the Qianqing Palace!"

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In front of the Fengtian Temple, the ministers were still waiting for the court.

At this time, Xie Qian was talking with Lin Han, the priest of the Beiguozi and the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites.

"I heard that Hengda has added Ding again? Congratulations! ”

Xie Qian smiled and congratulated Lin Han.

"Thank you, thank you."

Lin Han also had a little smug on his face.

At this time, Lin Han was sixty-four years old, he was very famous in the Ming academic circles, and he belonged to a highly respected moral model, but the only "hobby" he had was not very good, that is, giving birth to children, of course, he couldn't let a wife give birth all the time, and this work needed to be completed by constantly taking concubines.

Literati are sometimes like this, but Lin Han belongs to the "best" among them.

Lin Han has only nine sons who have left a name in history, and I don't know how many have not lived to adulthood after birth, and when Lin Han's last son Lin Tingji was born, Lin Han was already seventy-eight years old.

Some of these sons have also left a strong mark in history, and have achieved the feat of "three generations and five books" of the Lin family.

And now it's only sixty-four, and for Lin Han, it's still at the peak of childbirth.

Xie Qian first said that it was irrelevant, and then came to ask the necessary things on behalf of the cabinet: "I heard that you have a person named Zhang Bingkuan from Beiyong, has Heng Da seen it?" ”

"Zhang Bingkuan? Who? Lin Han looked puzzled.

Although Zhang Zhou's previous treatment of the little princess was no longer a secret in the circle of nobles and ministers in the court, Lin Han obviously didn't care much about this, even if he heard someone talk about it before, he would leave it behind.

Although Lin Han is the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, he is busy with his studies most of the time and rarely comes to the court, which is why Xie Qian hurried over to ask when he saw Lin Han.

Xie Qian said: "It was the one who offered the medicine for acne to the court before, and also saved the little princess." ”

"Oh, you're talking about that person? I have also heard that it is said that he was born in Nanyong Shigong, and he took the test of Tianfu Township in one fell swoop, and there were many criticisms among the scholars, thinking that he was opportunistic and unworthy. What, did he go to Beiyong? Lin Han was still inexplicable.

Xie Qian felt that he couldn't talk anymore this day.

Zhang Zhou was shoehorned by the emperor to the Beiguo Zijian as a Xuezheng, you Lin Hengda didn't know as the country's sacrificial wine?

Before Xie Qian could explain the matter, he saw Chen Kuan hurriedly coming here.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please go back today."

Chen Kuan's words attracted everyone's attention.

Liu Jian, the first assistant, and Tu Tu, the secretary of the ministry, stepped forward, and the upright Tu Tu asked, "Why did you drop out of the dynasty?" ”

Chen Kuan's face was sad, he deliberately slowed down his tone, and said like a cry: "Fellow ministers, a heavenly fire fell on Qingning Palace last night, and the fire burned for nearly half the night...... The surrounding palaces of Qingning Palace were all burned down...... Fortunately, the Empress Dowager had moved out the day before yesterday, and the servants withdrew in time and were not harmed. ”

"Huh!?"

There was an uproar.

Tu Tu was shocked: "How can this be? ”

Chen Kuan shook his head, saying that more information could not be revealed to the outside world.

The ministers were reluctant to leave the palace at once, because they also realized that it was time for them to make a big fuss about it.