In the inner hall of the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youzhu woke up in fright.

He had only slept for more than an hour last night, and he still had the fear of damnation in his heart, and this sleep also showed the fragile side of his heart.

"Your Majesty."

Dai Yi, who was standing next to him, hurried over.

As soon as Zhu Youzhu stretched out his hand, a eunuch immediately handed him a handkerchief, and he wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead: "I have nightmares again, it's all a matter of childhood......"

After hearing this, Dai Yi felt quite empathetic, and his face became sad.

Since Zhu Youzhu was born, he has been living in fear, and his childhood experience has made Zhu Youzhu frightened all the time, precisely because he has grown up in a depressive atmosphere since he was a child, which has also caused Zhu Youzhu to be in poor health now, and the most common dream in adulthood is childhood, because it is engraved at the bottom of memory.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Xie Yuan has been waiting outside for a long time." Dai Yi reminded.

Zhu Youzhu nodded.

A eunuch next to him asked, "Your Majesty, breakfast has been prepared." ”

"No appetite."

Zhu Youzhu got up, and someone immediately helped Zhu Youzhu get dressed, and he also specially asked people to change the white single clothes soaked with sweat inside.

Dai Yi suddenly thought of something, took out the four-character mantra written by Zhang Zhou from his arms, and handed it over.

"What is this?" Zhu Youzhu looked at it and couldn't understand it at all.

Dai Yi said: "Zhang Jieyuan wants to present it to His Majesty, and he also said that if he gives this to Li Guang, Li Guang will know what to do." ”

"Li Guang......"

Only now did Zhu Youzhu seem to remember this person.

Dai Yi hurriedly said: "Li Guang has been in the Qin'an Hall since last night, and he has never appeared outside. ”

"Hmph." Zhu Youzhu was also very angry when he heard this, "He also knows repentance? ”

Dai Yi was stunned.

It seems that the emperor does not seem to have any intention of killing Li Guang.

He hurriedly said: "After informing the ministers of the Qingning Palace disaster before, the ministers have already gone back to prepare for a joint performance, or they want to take advantage of the pox epidemic and the fire in the Qingning Palace, these two disasters are ......."

This is to tell the emperor that there is a plague in the capital and a fire in Qingning Palace, and someone must come out to take the blame.

If Li Guang doesn't carry it, you will carry it yourself.

Zhu Youzhu also seems to understand that the impact of the fire in Qingning Palace is not small, not to mention whether those civil officials believe in the matter of God's punishment or not, even he, who is the emperor, believes in this thing very much.

Heaven's curse is coming, if the emperor doesn't do something again, the next time it may not be a fire for you.

"Your Majesty, do you still want to send this note?" Dai Yi asked for instructions.

Zhu Youzhu said: "I also want to know, what is this for, send it over." If Li Guangzhen knew what he should do, it should also be his life. ”

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Inside the Qianqing Palace.

Zhang Zhou had been waiting outside the hall.

After a long time, after Zhu Youzhu washed up, he was received in the Qianqing Palace.

Like the treatment last time, Zhang Zhou was given a seat when he came up, and Dai Yi stood aside, and at the same time, there was Chen Kuan, who was the celebrant and supervisor, and Xiao Jing, who was the commander of Dongchang, had already gone to pass the four-character note on behalf of the emperor.

“…… Bingkuan, you saved my dear relatives again, and I don't know how to reward you! ”

After a simple salute, after the monarch and the ministers sat down, Zhu Youzhi went straight to the point and wanted to reward Zhang Zhou.

Zhang Zhou won't say anything ominous this time, it seems much more harmonious.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Although the minister calculated that there was a fire in the palace, he failed to find a way to resolve it, and the minister had a guilty conscience and did not dare to ask for a reward." ”

In the ears of Dai Yi and Chen Kuan, Zhang Zhou's words were very beautiful.

But they are also thinking, if this fire is not a heavenly fire, but an ordinary fire and is prevented, no one thinks you are very godly, isn't it that the emperor said before, some people like to falsely report disasters and then claim to be in the defense of disasters?

Is this a fire?

It's a litmus test.

And who is real gold between you and Li Guang, it is clear at a glance.

Zhu Youzhu said: "You are a person, and it is not bad to learn articles, you will take the examination next year, and you may become an official in the future, and I can't reward you with an official position now." I only hope that this matter will not affect you, and you will prepare for the exam with peace of mind. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your teachings." Zhang Zhou expressed his gratitude.

He was thinking about it at the same time.

Fortunately, this emperor is still reasonable, and he didn't let me be the second Li Guang in the future, and didn't let me enter the palace to give you alchemy, even if it was polite.

"Still." Zhu Youji's words changed, "There should still be a reward, I am ready to shade your heir and guard thousands of households for Jinyi." ”

"Huh?"

As soon as these words came out, not to mention Zhang Zhou, even Dai Yi and Chen Kuan next to him were taken aback.

Yin Jin Yi Wei Qianhu, this is only a martial artist who has made meritorious contributions to the Ming Dynasty, or a general civil servant of the three dynasties, is eligible for such treatment.

Zhang Zhou said: "Your Majesty, it is difficult to accept it. ”

"You don't have to excuse yourself." Zhu Youji's attitude was very resolute, "You are no longer the one who saved me at one time, I was going to give you such a reward when I saved my daughter, but I only said the reward now." But Bingkuan, if you have anything to do in the future, don't engage in those things that pretend to be gods and ghosts, just say something straightforward. ”

Zhang Zhouxin said.

Am I pretending to be a ghost?

What is the matter of metaphysics, not pretending to be a god? Of course, this is not metaphysics, it is history, and it may also involve miscellaneous studies such as time travel, which cannot be called science.

If I hadn't pretended to be a ghost and told you that this was providence, and you had seen my recitals and listened to my words, would you have believed it?

Zhu Youzhu said: "After arriving in Beijing, how did you prepare for the exam?" ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "The minister just came, and he didn't have the heart to prepare for the exam, and he was busy settling his family for the past two days. ”

"Hmm." Zhu Youzhu nodded and said to Dai Yi on the side, "There are idle official offices in the capital, give him a few, closer to the palace gate, so that he can have no distractions." ”

Zhang Zhou wanted to say, I'm not asking for a reward.

But the words were not spoken.

The results are good...... You don't have to buy a house yourself, the emperor directly gives you a set, what could be better than this?

Very thoughtful.

Flattered.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Dai Yi took the order, he wanted to congratulate Zhang Zhou, but he didn't dare to laugh, after all, at this time, a fire had just broken out in Qingning Palace, and everyone had to restrain their expressions.

Zhu Youzhu asked again: "Bingkuan, what do you mean by the four words you gave me earlier, white rice and yellow rice?" I don't know. ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "If you say it in advance, it may annoy Your Majesty, and it will not be good for Your Majesty's dragon body, so the minister thinks that it is better to wait for these two days...... After the incident, little by little, it was revealed. ”

Of course, Zhang Zhou can't say right now that white rice and yellow rice are the terms used by Li Guang in keeping accounts after embezzlement and bribery, white rice represents silver, and yellow rice represents gold.

If Li Guang saw that the emperor gave him these four words, and knew that even his corruption and perversion of the law were known by the emperor, and the emperor gave you back four words, wouldn't this make you judge yourself?

But if you make it clear to the emperor now, if the emperor wants to save Li Guang, he will definitely send someone to stop it.

And something...... Now there is no evidence.

"You're selling off again."

Zhu Youzhu glanced at Zhang Zhou, but it seemed to be the kind of guidance that his brother gave to his younger brother, and he didn't mean to be angry or blamed at all.

Dai Yi said: "Zhang Jieyuan, Your Majesty asks you, and you can reply." ”

Zhu Youzhu stretched out his hand to interrupt Dai Yi's words: "Forget it, he doesn't want to say it, I won't ask for the time being, didn't he say it?" I'll know in two days. ”

As he was talking, Zhang Yong came in at the door.

"What?" Zhu Youzhu asked.

Zhang Yongdao: "The Empress Dowager knew that Zhang Xie Yuan had entered the palace, so she specially sent slaves and maids to come, saying that she asked Her Majesty to bring someone over to see her. ”

Zhu Youzhu said: "Bingkuan, you see, even the Empress Dowager is very attentive to you, if it weren't for you this time, her old man would be in danger." Let's get behind the wheel. ”

"Your Majesty, shouldn't the minister be ......?"

Zhang Zhou wanted to say, if you want to see the ladies of the inner palace, is it inconvenient to be my foreign minister?

"You will come often in this palace in the future, it doesn't matter!" Zhu Youzhu got up and said something by the way.

Zhang Zhou thought to himself, he said that I would come to the palace often in the future...... Is this implying something?

Won't it be for me to cut ......

No, Li Guang was favored by the talisman first, if you, the emperor, let me have a family and a room to enter the palace as a eunuch, you are really an incomparably faint king.

This emperor, who is known for his benevolence and righteousness, shouldn't be able to do such a thing?

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Zhang Zhou followed behind Zhu Youzhu and walked together in the direction of Renshou Palace.

Dai Yi and Chen Kuan could only follow behind Zhang Zhou, and as for Zhang Yong and the rest of the palace maids, eunuchs, and brocade guards, they had to lean back.

All the way to Renshou Palace, you can see palace maids in a hurry everywhere.

Outside Renshou Palace, there was a big wave of people, and Zhang Zhou expected that Empress Zhang was also accompanying Empress Dowager Zhou inside, because Zhang Yong, who came to pass the word, was Empress Zhang's person.

"Tell the imperial grandmother that I am here with Bingkuan."

When the emperor arrived in front of Renshou Palace, he did not step forward, and even the emperor had to wait respectfully for the summons of the Empress Dowager outside.

Zhang Zhou also felt the filial piety that Zhu Youzhu carried.

Just when Zhang Yong entered the ceremony, a small head poked out from the door of the main hall of Renshou Palace.

With pigtails, a pair of eyes are very large and bright, the skin is very white, under the nose and jade ears, the red lips are lightly opened, revealing two rows of bright teeth, and he is looking out innocently.

"Your Royal Highness, Princess, come on in." Then there was a little palace maid next to her, pulling the little girl back.

When the girl looked at Zhang Zhou, her expression was slightly frozen, and she tilted her head and seemed to be a little curious about Zhang Zhou.

When Zhang Zhou saw this scene, he also seemed to be electrocuted.

Not that he had any thoughts about this little girl...... is because he knows that the whirlpool of history has been stirred, and the little princess Zhu Xiurong, who was supposed to return to the sky, is now appearing in front of him with a lively and cute face.

Da Ming is no longer the Da Ming he is familiar with, and everything can be variable in the future.