The next day, the early dynasty ended in a friendly atmosphere between the monarch and the ministers, although the three ministers were the leaders and more than a dozen ministers submitted their resignations because of the Qingning palace disaster, but the emperor took the initiative to take responsibility for the fire and comforted the ministers present.

Even Tu Yun, who had made the emperor very unhappy before, the emperor also praised him.

"That's not right."

On the way to the cabinet duty room, Xie Qian expressed his doubts to Liu Jian and Li Dongyang.

Li Dongyang said: "Yu Qiao is saying that His Majesty didn't mention the matter of repairing the palace?" ”

"Yes." Xie Qian pondered carefully, and then glanced at Liu Jianjian, "Isn't Your Majesty repairing?" If it is repaired, it should be discussed in the court today. ”

Liu Jian didn't stop and said: "I haven't even agreed on the position of the chief system Ning Yan Ganshan, but I just used the wood and stone for my relatives' family, will Your Majesty be so concerned?" ”

"Yes."

Xie Qian nodded in agreement.

On the same day, in the court, it was said that he wanted to discuss the question of who would succeed Wang Yue, but the emperor canceled the establishment of the trilateral general system on the grounds that the current situation in the northwest was stable.

In the Ming Dynasty, the position of the trilateral general system was not permanent until the fourth year of Jiajing, and after the death of Wang Yue in the eleventh year of Hongzhi, it was not until the fourteenth year of Hongzhi that the Tatars invaded Shaanxi and Gansu again, and the emperor used Qin Hong as the trilateral general system, and the trilateral general system was empty in the middle of the past few years.

However, the Ming Dynasty had permanent governors for the key points in the northwest, and the most popular candidates to succeed Wang Yue as the trilateral general system this time were the four governors around the three sides.

They are Zhou Jilin, governor of Gansu, Wang Song, governor of Yansui, Xiong Chong, governor of Shaanxi, and Wang Xun, governor of Ningxia.

Li Dongyang said: "I heard that a lecturer has been added to the East Palace recently, who is from Beiyong's tribute family, and he may enter the palace on days when the sutra feast is not held." ”

Liu Jian asked, "Where did you hear about it?" ”

Li Dongyang shook his head and said that he couldn't say it, but Liu Jian and Xie Qian both knew that Li Dongyang's reputation among scholars was unparalleled, and even Cheng Minzheng had to stand aside, and Li Dongyang also had a lot of eyeliner in the Hanlin Academy, and it was easy to know about the officials in the East Palace.

"It's that Jiangnan Xie Yuan Zhang Zhou, right?" Xie Qian asked.

"It should be." Li Dongyang didn't seem so sure.

Liu Jian said: "I asked Liu Shiheng, saying that in the inner curtain, Wang Jizhi saw the article surnamed Zhang Gongsheng and insisted on promoting him to Xie Yuan, but after this person arrived in the capital, he never visited the door, and the palace gate often entered." His Majesty also had too much trust in him. Let Jizhi try to send someone and ask him to go over to narrate, so that he can prepare for the exam with peace of mind. ”

For civil officials, there is absolutely no room for dissidents who can give advice to the emperor.

The knowledge of eunuchs has always been limited, but if a person like Zhang Zhou, who came from the orthodox imperial examination, gained the trust of the emperor and escaped the control of the Wenchen system, it would be undesirable for them.

Of course, you can't directly exclude it ruthlessly, you have to close it first, and this task will also fall on the head of Zhang Zhouxiang's master, Wang Wei.

……

……

Zhang Zhou has been entering the palace gate a lot recently, and on this day, Xiao Jing came to the door in person, and after hinting at it, he asked Zhu Houzhao not to tell the events of the day.

"Which thing?"

After entering the palace, Zhang Zhou pretended to be confused and asked Xiao Jing.

Xiao Jing also learned wisely: "Mr. Zhang, what happened that day...... Leaving the palace with His Majesty and not getting along with Ling Lang, which one is worth saying? ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "Gong Xiao's words are reasonable. ”

Entered the East Palace, at this time the day and day talk has ended, Zhu Houzhao is playing his sand table in the apse of the Wenhua Hall after lunch, but it is no longer a military exercise, but holding the pottery sculptures made by Zhang Zhou, placing a row, and compiling, directing and acting a group of pottery sculptures to fight.

"Zhang Qing's family, you can be counted as coming, let this palace have a good meal. Come on, let's have a game, the rules don't change. ”

Zhu Houzhao usually plays with the eunuchs around him, but this thing, that is, it was very addictive at the beginning, and for a child like Zhu Houzhao, who has no permanence, good things will also get tired of playing.

He asked Zhang Zhou to play a game with him, not for entertainment, but because he was bothered by winning or losing, he wanted to win Zhang Zhou.

Therefore, it is also specifically proposed that the rules remain unchanged.

Zhang Zhou said: "Today, the minister is not here to have fun with the prince. ”

"You don't want to lecture Hongu again, do you? Today, the palace studied all morning, and I was tired to death, and even my father said that I only needed to review the old and learn the new in the afternoon. ”

Zhu Houzhao was a little impatient.

It's okay for Zhang Zhou to use fun things to coerce him to study, and this trick can't be used too much, otherwise the bear child will be disgusted.

Zhang Zhou looked back at Xiao Jing, Xiao Jing smiled bitterly, and saluted: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the slave has retired." ”

"Why aren't you walking here?" Zhu Houzhao was impatient.

Originally, Xiao Jing wanted to hear how Zhang Zhou persuaded Zhu Houzhao, but it seemed that Zhang Zhou didn't want him to listen, so he could only leave the scene in embarrassment.

After Xiao Jing left, Zhang Zhou opened the wooden box he brought, and there were two bamboo-like things inside.

"What is this?"

Zhu Houzhao picked up one of the bamboo tubes and weighed it in his hand, "Bamboo tubes?" ”

"It's a kaleidoscope." Zhang Zhou said, and pointed to another, "That's what I said, a telescope that can see things in the distance." ”

"I don't believe it!"

Zhu Houzhao is still more interested in telescopes, and he doesn't know how to use them after holding them in his hand.

Zhang Zhou smiled and pointed: "Put it in front of you, that's it...... Look into the distance again. ”

"Wow!"

Zhu Houzhao just glanced at the door, and then exclaimed, "I saw it, really...... That's true. ”

Next to him, Liu Jin and other East Palace attendants were all very curious.

Just listening to Zhang Zhou, you can see the distance when you hold this thing in your hand, how far can you see it? The prince said that he saw it, but where did he see it? Can you see thousands of miles away?

"Fun, fun!"

Zhu Houzhao put down the binoculars and picked up the kaleidoscope again: "How to play this." ”

Zhang Zhou pointed and asked Zhu Houzhao to twist the kaleidoscope a few times, and Zhu Houzhao saw different colors again.

"It will be better against the candle flame, try not to face the sun, it is easy to hurt your eyes." Zhang Zhou said, "There are still a few glass balls here, and the prince will take them to play." ”

As he spoke, Zhang Zhou took out a few glass balls under the wooden box, which were derivatives of firing glass.

Gu Dayong on the side leaned in and said, "Is this a tribute?" ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "No, a few gadgets, not worth much." ”

"Zhang Jieyuan, your thing is not worth much? When it comes to the market, it is estimated that dignitaries and dignitaries will flock to it, right? "Gu Dayong seems to be very interested in collectibles or something.

The hobbies of eunuchs are often linked to money.

He liked the glass balls provided by Zhang Zhou very much.

Zhang Zhou smiled and didn't answer.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao had already taken his telescope and went to the door to look around.

……

……

This time Zhang Zhou entered the palace, there was no teaching task, but he had the responsibility to teach Zhu Houzhao the principles of how to behave in the world, simply put, to teach Zhu Houzhao what he could say and what he could not say.

It is necessary to judge the situation.

Zhu Houzhao took the telescope and looked at it for a while, and sat side by side with Zhang Zhou on the steps in front of the Wenhua Palace.

Zhang Zhoudao: "If this thing can be used on the battlefield, does the prince think it will have a miraculous effect?" ”

"Yes!" Zhu Houzhao put down the binoculars and looked at Zhang Zhou in surprise, "Isn't that our people, who can gain insight into opportunities?" Have you told your father about this? ”

"No, the minister plans to let the prince sacrifice this thing, and offer things and advice, what does the prince think?"

Zhang Zhouxian gave Zhu Houzhao a good opportunity to make meritorious contributions.

Zhu Houzhao shook his head: "Even if I go and say it, my father won't believe that I made it, he will definitely ask me where I came from, and I can only say that you made it." ”

Zhang Zhou said: "But if the prince says that this is something that you begged for with the minister, and the prince took it back and played with it for a while, he suddenly had an idea, and this thing may be used on the battlefield." Thinking about doing something for the Ming border army, the idea came from you, do you think Your Majesty will think that the prince has grown up? ”

"Huh? Or do you understand your father's thoughts, then the palace will go to ......"

Zhu Houzhao was excited, and he was about to go to Zhu Youji to show off the good things he had gotten.

Zhang Zhou stretched out his hand and grabbed him.

"What?"

"Prince, if you want to go, you are not in a hurry, you go, what are you doing here? Can't you wait for the minister to leave? ”

"Oh, too."

Zhu Houzhao sat back again.

Zhang Zhou pointed to the upper layer of steps and said: "You sit up a little, this is the palace, I am seen that the minister and the prince are on an equal footing, and others are not sure what to do with me." ”

Zhu Houzhao said: "I'm not as tall as you when I sit on it." It's okay, Zhang Zhou, you have great ability, others don't dare to say anything about you, this palace listened to the people below, they are all afraid of you now, saying that you can chop people to death if you lead a thunderbolt down, this is more powerful than that Li Guang, and now whoever sees you is like seeing the plague god. ”

Zhang Zhou said: "The minister won't do that." ”

"You really wouldn't?"

There was a kind of eagerness in Zhu Houzhao's eyes.

Roughly speaking, you can even make such a fun thing, what is a thunderbolt? Can you teach me?

"Not really!" Zhang Zhou is sure.

"Cut, you won't tell me, I still want to learn some real skills."

Zhang Zhou was speechless.

Could it be that calling for wind and rain is the real skill? However, what a bear child may think in his head is different from that of an adult.

"Prince, the minister has another purpose, which is to teach the prince to be sophisticated." Zhang Zhoudao.

"What is sophistication?" Zhu Houzhao was puzzled.

Zhang Zhoudao: "To put it plainly, if the queen is the crown prince, what do you see after leaving the palace with Your Majesty that day, what should you say?" ”

"What do you say?" Zhu Houzhao is straightforward, with his status and status, he doesn't need to think about what others think, the child's temperament itself is straightforward, and he won't have any worries.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "The prince said it so well, if the prince saw Shou Ning Hou and Jian Changbo, what would you say to them?" ”

"Uh...... The palace will scold them, the palace wants to build the palace for the queen mother, you actually use such broken wood and stone, the palace wants to inform the queen mother, and make them look good! Then they obediently brought me the good things...... Isn't that so? ”

"Hmm!"

Zhang Zhou found that this kid is also a talent.

He even knew the hints.

"Then they beg you, what should you do?" Zhang Zhoudao.

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I won't do this, what should I do?" ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "Of course, let them find a place to deal with their own rotten materials, but the prince can say that you can give them an idea, let them play on their own, ask Your Majesty to repair the Zhang family's family temple, and use their own materials, and in addition to the money to buy materials in the imperial court, the rest of the labor costs are borne by themselves." When the prince keeps secrets for them, won't he still get some benefits? ”

"Smack!"

Zhu Houzhao patted his thigh and said happily, "This palace also thinks so, let's think together!" ”

Zhang Zhou said: "Then when you look back on this matter, will you tell Your Majesty or the Empress?" ”

"Of course you can't say it, if you do, then my eldest uncle and second uncle won't be afraid of me in the future, I can blackmail them for a long time in the future, and they have to give them whatever they want!"

(End of chapter)