Well, officials in Beijing can get it, but it's just that there are no good things left at the bottom of the pot when it's late.

When Lu Qi arrived, there were already a lot of officials in line, and they were distributed on the east and west sides, with civilian officials in a row and military attachés in a row.

Lu Qi lined up behind the civil officials.

A civil official who had finished receiving the soup in front drank the soup in two sips, and said to the people behind him: "This soup is not worth anything, but it is only from the grace of the heavenly family, which is very different." ”

The person behind him responded, "Yes." ”

"Soup?" Lu Qi was stunned for a moment, what kind of ...... Could it be an owl? She needs to have a bowl of owl soup today?!

Lu Qi knew that the owl belonged to a beneficial bird and a protected animal in later generations, but at this time it was still a symbol of the "evil bird", and eating it belonged to "eliminating evil", which was hooked with political correctness, and it couldn't be eaten if you didn't eat it.

After drinking in front of me, he wiped his mouth and left, looking at his expression, he was afraid that it would not be good.

As soon as he got to the person in front of Lu Qi, he saw the deputy envoy of Guanglu Temple scoop up a spoonful of soup, add a bowl of bottom to the bowl slightly, and give it to him.

When the man saw it, he was a little embarrassed: "Dare to ask the envoy, there is still more soup in this pot, why is there so little in the bowl of the lower officials?" ”

The deputy envoy gave Lu Qi another bowl, looked up at him, and said with a smile: "Each bowl of soup has its own number, some people must take more and some people take less, why should this adult be confused?" ”

The man looked at the point in his bowl, and then looked at the full bowl that Lu Qi had gotten, and suddenly felt a little unbalanced: "Everyone is the emperor's courtier, how can there be any reason to favor one over the other!" ”

"Everyone is the emperor's courtier, but they are the prince's attendants, my lord, you are just a jinshi who is waiting to be lacking, so naturally there will be a difference." The deputy envoy said arrogantly.

Hearing that Lu Qi was the prince's attendant, the man was also surprised: "This is ......."

"Alright, alright." Lu Qi was worried, why did he pinch his nose and drink this thing, and hurriedly stuffed his bowl into his hand and snatched his bowl away: "In this case, let's exchange it." ”

The man was shocked: "This? How can it be ......?"

Lu Qi couldn't wait to drink just a little, tilted his head and poured the soup into his mouth, closed his eyes and swallowed: "Okay, that bowl is all yours." ”

The man held the bowl and said gratefully: "In Yan Weizhong, the new branch of the Jinshi, thank you Lu for reading!" ”

Lu Qi said goodbye to him, and wondered in his heart, Yan Weizhong's name is so familiar, where have you heard it?

……

Back at the East Palace, the weather was a little muggy, and it was about to rain.

Zhu Houzhao had just come back from Hongzhi, and he was wearing a crane sword and a gun, and when he saw Lu Qi coming back, he came up and said:

"Lu Shiyu, my father summoned me just now, saying that I was still unwell, but this year's prayer needs someone to take the lead, so let me be the first generation."

Lu Qi couldn't help but glance at him.

Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince treats people amiably and never calls him a lonely widow, he is too playful and has no shape.

It is a solemn event to go to the temple to pray for blessings, and it is in front of civil and military officials, in case of trouble, you will lose the adult.

"Hey, hey, hey......" Zhu Houzhao smiled slyly, and took out a thick stack of goose yellow notes: "Father said, let Lu Lang go with me, it just so happens that the number of my prayers is not clear, you teach me a lesson first." ”

Looking at the red tape on the book, Lu Qi was numb.

……

In the past three days, there have been ten steps and a post next to the royal road to inspect and guard.

Along the way from the Imperial Palace to the Lingji Palace, each brick must be looked at in detail, and if any of them are loose, they must be replaced as soon as possible, so as not to break the feet of the sedan chair driver when passing by.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and soon it was the day of prayer.

At the end of the fourth watch, it was still very dark, and Lu Qi was about to freshen up and go to the noon gate.

This time was earlier than usual, but Lu Qi was not the first to arrive, and now there were ministers arriving one after another.

I got up too early and didn't have breakfast, Lu Qi bought a bun on the street and carried it, and at this time, there were sparse people outside the gate at noon, so he quickly covered his face with his sleeve and secretly nibbled on two or three bites.

The minister in front of him snorted and turned his head, Lu Qi put down his sleeves and pretended that nothing had happened.

Seeing him turn back, Lu Qi stuffed all the buns into his mouth.

As the people entered the Qianqing Gate, they saw a little eunuch running with his head down, looking around in the minister's room, until he saw Lu Qi, his eyes lit up: "Lu Shi read!" ”

Lu Qi raised his bulging face: "? ”

The little eunuch hurriedly ran to Lu Qi: "Lu Shiyu, come with us!" ”

The ministers behind him looked at each other, and the eunuch came to look for the attendant at this time, could it be that there was something wrong with the prince?

Following the little eunuch all the way, Lu Qi was choked and rolled his eyes, and when he entered the East Palace, he didn't care about anything else, he first picked up the teapot and poured a sigh of tea before he breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Jin was so anxious that he stomped his feet: "Oh, my husband, hurry up!" ”

Lu Qi was puzzled: "What's wrong with the prince?" ”

asked Liu Jin to lead him to the door of the dormitory, and looked inside through the silk bead tent, but saw Zhu Houzhao lying on the ivory couch with his clothes in his clothes, snoring beautifully.

Liu Jin said helplessly: "The prince took your class yesterday, and read until midnight, tired, the old slave has urged three or four times this morning, and he hasn't gotten up."

Sir, hurry up, otherwise you won't be able to catch up with the auspicious time! ”

“……”

Lu Qi had no choice but to lift the curtain and go in, coughing heavily.

"Sleep a little longer." Zhu Houzhao turned over and said vaguely.

Lu Qi snickered, turned around and saw Liu Jin poking his head out of the curtain to wink at her, and hurriedly cleared his throat: "His Royal Highness the Prince, wake up!" ”

"Don't scream Lu Waiter, let me sleep for a while......" Zhu Houzhao muttered, and suddenly he looked back: "Lu Waiter Read?" Huh?! Lu Shiyu, why are you here? ”

Liu Jin hurriedly retracted his head, but the sharp-eyed Zhu Houzhao had already discovered him: "Liu Jin! ”

Lu Qi couldn't help laughing, and said seriously: "Your Highness, the time is coming, you better get up early." ”

"Okay, okay." Zhu Houzhao wiped his saliva and glared at Liu Jin.

Today, the Forbidden City was opened, and the sound of the whip moved the nine cities.

He worshipped Emperor Hongzhi with hundreds of officials, and the prince went to the harem to worship the queen mother and queen. Please, I have seen all the nobles and nobles in His Royal Highness Taihe, and I can't prepare to leave until the fifth watch.

Egret car, Luan flag car, front and rear deputy chariots, smokers, fans, bands playing drums, accompanied by civil and military officials, and holding treasure fans, holding canopies, holding satin screens, halogen books, chariots and horses.

There were also six elephants, thirty-six oxen, and three thousand two hundred horses, and the cavalry on them were all dressed in bright light armor, wearing colorful curtains, and holding golden melons, golden scepters, golden scepters, and other ceremonial weapons.

This team, composed of nearly 10,000 people and a distance of nearly six miles from the beginning to the end, finally set off in a majestic manner.

Lu Qi followed the Wenchen team, Lingji Palace is west of the imperial city, the road is not far, but only high-grade officials can be given carriages, and low-grade ones can only walk.

The guards on both sides of the road held halberds horizontally, blocking the people far away, and just as they were passing, Lu Qi suddenly heard a crisp children's voice from the people:

"Let me pass, I'm going to sue the royal court!"

At this voice, the people who were originally very lively suddenly fell silent.

Lu Qi and the ministers all looked over there in surprise, only to see a child covered in black ash from under the guard's halberd, looking only about ten years old, holding a piece of paper in his hand and rushing towards the chariot.

"Stop!"

The guard who had been drilled was so annoyed that his face turned red, he didn't expect such a fork to happen under his hands, and he secretly cursed in his heart that he was unlucky, and he was about to stab the child when he raised his halberd.

Lu Qi was shocked, and took two steps forward to cross the crowd: "Stop!" ”

Over there, although Lu Qi drank the guards, there were brocade guards and eunuchs guarding in front of the chariot, and the child was quickly pressed to the ground.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao was dozing off, and was suddenly woken up, and angrily lifted the sedan curtain: "What's the matter?" ”

The child was being pressed to the ground, and when he got closer, he could see that his face and body were all wounded, and he saw Zhu Houzhao lift the curtain and struggle with all his might:

"The grass people want to sue the royal court! Uncle Shou Ninghou connived at his subordinate Qiu Rong to occupy the people's land in Tongzhou, oppress the good, force the good to become a prostitute, and force 17 people in my family to die. ”

Liu Jin hurriedly stopped him: "Don't shout!" This is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Chitose Lord! ”

The child didn't care who it was, and shouted with all his mouth: "Master Chitose avenges the grass people!" ”

As soon as he saw this, Zhu Houzhao, who was originally sleepy, immediately became energetic: "Present the paper to me and I'll see it!" ”

I saw that the paper was full of many crimes, and the articles and clauses were repeated, and the more Zhu Houzhao looked at it, the more angry his hands trembled, until he finally shouted: "Shou Ninghou!" ”

Shouts resounded through the streets, and the people immediately talked about it.

Today's prayer, the uncle Shou Ning Hou and Jian Chang Hou did not accompany the car, so no one responded to the shouting.

The officials of the Shuntian Mansion and the Criminal Department hurriedly stepped forward: "His Royal Highness the Prince, if you report that the imperial complaint is not compliant, you should first submit it to the General Political Envoy, and then put it in prison for verification!" ”

"Sue and go to jail?" Zhu Houzhao glared at him and said, "Excuse me!" You continue to pray for blessings, I will go back to the palace to tell the emperor! ”

"No!"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince cares about the people's feelings, and he should also act in accordance with the ancestral etiquette law! It is better to put the child in a prison cell first, and then ask for the holy judgment after the blessing is prayed. ”

Li Dongyang, a university scholar who came later, also bowed his hand.

Followed by Lu Qi, Zhu Houzhao hurriedly stretched out his hand to beckon her to the front: "Lu Shiyu, do you see this?" ”

"Weichen thinks what Master Li said is reasonable, but it's just ......" Lu Qi whispered to Zhu Houzhao.

"Okay, then it's up to you."