In the spring of forty-four years, the snow outside the plug was twenty days, and it stopped suddenly. On both sides of the river, there is a drought. The emperor is gradual, and he is exempt from congratulating. Gui You, then summoned Taifu Antai, the first assistant Cao Xu, the former political Chen Hun, and the second prince was ordered. Before he said anything, he collapsed in the Qianqing Dynasty, did not bury the emperor's mausoleum, and entered the funeral hall and the front hall. He reigned for three years in forty years, and lived two in seventy.

- "The Biography of Emperor Zhu Jiao"

"It's coming. ”

An old man lies on a golden couch.

His voice was obviously lacking in qi, this was not an ordinary weakness, it was not a good condition that could be recuperated by pharmacology, and he knew his own body better than anyone else.

He turned his head to look at the middle-aged man in front of him, and said with a smile, "You said that the years go by so fast, time makes people old, remember that it was ......."

The middle-aged man interrupted expressionlessly, without the slightest awe in his words, "If Your Majesty wants to find a minister to catch up with the past, you don't have to." ”

The old man on the couch did not feel the slightest displeasure, as if he was too old to be deaf and did not hear, he wanted to get up on his own, a pair of boring hands struggled to prop up, and the middle-aged man was indifferent until the old man leaned against the curtain and gasped.

"It seems to be the same weather that year. Although Zhu Jiao hadn't seen the scenery outside for a few months, and no one told him, he knew that the weather should be as it was back then.

"I remember it vividly, at that time you had just reached the crown, you can be described as young and frivolous, your heart is higher than the sky, and you are bound to express your ambition in your chest, everyone thinks you don't believe it, but I feel that you are a kid. ”

"Now you seem to have changed, and you have become a lot calmer, which is a good thing. ”

Zhu Jiao's old eyes rarely showed a trace of appreciation, even in front of his own princes, he never showed such a look.

"Kechen has never changed. ”

Antai said no more.

"I know you have a grudge. ”

Zhu Jiao said.

"Minister, don't dare. ”

After Antai spoke, he suddenly heard the eunuch outside the door hurriedly running to report.

The person who came was Zhu Jiao's personal eunuch, Gonggong Lu.

He glanced at An Tai, who was still expressionless, and squatted in front of Zhu Jiao and whispered: "Your Majesty, Cao Shoufu outside the door asks to see you." ”

Zhu Jiao bowed slightly.

After a while, Gonggong Lu led a person into the courtyard.

"Lord Shoufu, Your Majesty is inside, and the old slave will not follow, there are too many people, and it is easy to disturb Your Majesty. ”

Father-in-law Lu said that he would help him leave.

Cao Xu nodded, then pushed open the door and entered, patted the white crumbs on his body, and sighed, then entered the room and saluted.

"Weichen Cao Xu see Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live Long live. ”

Zhu Jiao smiled, "Your Golden Silkworm King doesn't seem to be so effective." ”

If someone else had been frightened, he would have forgiven his sins in fright, but this person was Cao Xu, the first assistant of the dynasty who was above 10,000 people under one person.

He pulled a small wooden stool and sat half a step away from Zhu Jiao, and he didn't know when he peeled the orange in his hand.

"Huainan's oranges?"

Zhu Jiao asked with his eyes closed, obviously not intending to care about the previous matter.

Everyone in the world knows that oranges are oranges born in Huainan, and oranges are born in Huaibei.

The leaves are similar, but the taste is different. So what's the difference?

Some people like sweetness, some people like sourness, but this orange and citrus are not the same after all.

Zhu Jiao has eaten citrus orange all his life, but a few people know that he doesn't actually like sour.

"You'll know if you eat it. ”

Cao Xu broke a petal and handed it to Zhu Jiao's mouth, and broke half of it for himself, and the two of them finished eating an orange in this way.

And then another, and another.

"Okay, if you eat it again, the fire will be too strong. ”

Although Cao Xu said so, he just didn't give Zhu Jiao anymore, and he ate another one, and after eating this time, he took out the mandarin duck handkerchief he was carrying and wiped his hands.

Zhu Jiao caught a glimpse of Cao Xu's mouth with some juice on the corners, and wanted to laugh, but he still pretended to be serious and said, "What kind of system do you have, do you know that you are disrespectful." ”

No matter how good the relationship was in the past, after all, there is a difference between monarchs and ministers.

"I'm afraid I won't have a chance in the future. Cao Xu shook his head and said in a voice that only he could hear.

He suddenly knelt down and kowtowed, "Weichen is guilty, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive you." ”

"Your plea is insincere, and you should still be punished. Zhu Jiao paused and said, "I'll punish you to go back to your house and plant ten orange trees." ”

"Weichen, thank you for your kindness. ”

Cao Xu got up, glanced at An Tai, and replaced it with a smile, "Lord An, I'm sorry, I just saw you, it's disrespectful." ”

Antai took all this into his eyes, and sure enough, as rumored, Cao Shoufu and His Majesty were not incompatible.

"It doesn't matter. ”

Antai didn't even give His Majesty face, let alone a first assistant.

"Am I missing something?"

The voice of the person who came sounded familiar, and it was Liu Yichen who came in a hurry.

"Liu Yichen, a grass citizen, greets His Majesty. ”

Liu Yichen knelt and bowed.

"You're late. ”

Zhu Jiao said.

"The grass people are guilty. ”

Liu Yichen said.

Seeing that the most powerful people in the court had arrived, An Tai wanted to retire first, but before he could open his mouth, he heard Liu Yichen say, "Lord An." I haven't seen you for a long time, so don't come unharmed. ”

In the end, he is an old minister for decades, even if he is now in seclusion, these words have deep meanings, and he can't taste them, but he can't help but chew them.

Antai nodded.

Cao Xu got up and gave Liu Yichen a place, and he chatted with Zhu Jiao for a while, just like two old men who hadn't seen each other for a long time.

It wasn't until this moment that Antai suddenly realized how stupid those so-called party fights were, but he didn't know that these three old men were people who stood in the same boat from beginning to end.

"The second is a good guy. ”

Zhu Jiao said suddenly, and without waiting for a few people to answer, he coughed again.

"Your Majesty, the second prince has been waiting outside for a long time. ”

At this time, Grandpa Lu raised his mouth outside the door.

Cao Xu and Liu Yichen are both thousand-year-old foxes, and they know what to say and what not to say at this time, although they really want to let His Royal Highness the Second Prince come in, but this is still the most suitable for the old eunuch Lu Gonggong, who has served His Majesty all his life, so they both mentioned a few words before they came.

Grandpa Lu has always been an understanding person.

He had already seen the kneeling second prince Zhu Tingruo outside.

This is not kneeling for no reason, it is a request for a meeting and a plea.

Ask for your own future, and apologize for your recklessness.

Zhu Jiao actually knew that Zhu Tingruo was coming, but he kept pushing him until the end, "Let him come in the house, it's windy outside, although the second child is not as weak as the fourth, but his body is not very good, and it is not good to be infected with the cold." ”

A moment later, a young man walked in, one of his eyes so conspicuous.

Zhu Tingruo bowed, "The son of the emperor sees his father." ”

Zhu Jiao did not respond.

Zhu Tingruo didn't dare to raise his head, and said again, "The son of the emperor sees his father." ”

The voice was obviously a few times higher, but thinking that the person on the golden couch was not in good health, he still didn't dare to be too presumptuous.

Still no response.

Whew, whew, whew.

There was a faint sound, Zhu Tingruo couldn't really hear it, so he secretly raised his head and glanced at it, but he still didn't dare to confirm it.

He moved slowly, tentatively, "Father?"

No one responded, only faint breathing could be heard.

Sure enough, the man on the golden couch closed his eyes.

If this is called, lest it disturb the rest of the father, and the father's dragon body is already uncomfortable, so inappropriate, but if it is not called, I am afraid that it will delay the important matter.......

That's all right.

Zhu Tingruo couldn't make up his mind for a while, after all, this was not a trivial matter for ordinary people to wake up after dozing off.

He wanted to turn his attention to a few old people for help, but these old foxes had already stepped aside, including Antai.

As an official in the DPRK and China, judging the situation is an indispensable skill.

Zhu Tingruo looked at the figure on the golden couch, and some thoughts were growing in his heart, but they were quickly forgotten.

A sleeping dragon can blow an ant to death even with its snort.

He was a little overwhelmed.

After half a column of incense.

"The second child is here. Zhu Jiao looked at him and squeezed out a smile, "I'm old, and I'm sleepy." ”

Then he pointed to the chair to the side and said, "Sit." ”

Zhu Tingruo saw that a corner on the chair was broken, and moved to the side and sat down.

"Shhh

"What's wrong?" asked Zhu Jiao.

"It's okay, father, the son has never sat on such a chair, and he has scratched the hem of his clothes carelessly. ”

Zhu Tingruo naturally couldn't tell the truth.

Zhu Jiao listened to it and said, "I haven't sat normally, I've been sitting in this position for a long time, and I'm used to it." ”

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has a heart.

The rest of the people couldn't help but glance at Zhu Tingruo a few times, and then looked at Zhu Jiao, wanting to find some clues from his old eyes to verify what they thought.

"It's a pity, my father is old, and you have to pull out the thorns on this chair yourself. ”

After speaking, he turned his gaze to the side, and Zhu Tingruo also glanced at it secretly, but he didn't see anything wrong.

"Go down, all of you. ”

A few winds swept in my ears, but there was no trace of them.

There are some hidden masters around Your Majesty, this is something that the people in the palace know, and it is not a secret.

Antai had long wanted to leave, and Liu Yichen and Cao Xu glanced at each other and retreated.

At this time, he and his father were really the only ones left.

"How long has it been since we've been nagging like this now? It's been twenty years since I thought about it, and I was negligent. ”

Zhu Jiao said with a smile.

"My father and emperor have a lot of opportunities, and the affairs of the DPRK and China are busy, so they can ......"

Zhu Tingruo swallowed the words on his lips.

Zhu Jiao didn't plan to delve into it, and said to himself, "The sixth child is good at everything, but his personality has been too arrogant since he was a child, in fact, the two of you are not far from each other in this position, but I hope that no matter how you fight between brothers, no matter what the result is, it is good to survive." ”

"After all, my son is sick and dead. ”

He sighed and coughed a little hard.

Zhu Tingruo wanted to step forward, but was blocked by a pair of boring hands.

"After thinking about it, this position is the most suitable for you. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Tingruo's heart has never been as calm as it is at this moment, although there is still some distance to reach the true heart that Mr. said is like stopping water, but he has also faintly touched the threshold of breakthrough.

"His Royal Highness the King of Wild Goose, Your Majesty ...... him"

The Six Princes also came.

If Zhu Ting had to ride a horse and gallop from the forbidden gate if something was urgent, then Zhu Ting had already premeditated.

"Your Majesty, the old slave is guilty of capital crimes, His Royal Highness the King of Wild Goose ......."

"The sixth is also here. ”

Zhu Jiao said very plainly, and motioned for Gonggong Lu to step down.

"Father doesn't seem to be surprised?"

Zhu Qi's eyes had been staring at Zhu Tingruo's restless chair from the time he came in, with a scorching heat.

"I didn't expect you to have the guts. ”

Zhu Jiao said.

"Father, son-in-law has always been timid. Zhu Ti walked in slowly, Zhu Tingruo got up suddenly, subconsciously blocked in front of him, a little vigilant, "What are you going to do?"

Zhu Ti stopped, shook the hem of his clothes, and then sat very comfortably on the chair that made Zhu Tingruo uncomfortable before.

But the saying is true, the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road. Even if it's not easy to sit in this position, it's better to sit comfortably than to see others sit comfortably, isn't it?"

Zhu Tingruo didn't react for a while.

Zhu Jiao smiled and coughed a few more times.

He turned his head slowly and closed his eyes.

There is no excessive surprise, there is no anger, there is no unwillingness, some are just distressed, the distress hidden in the old eyes for the weak family affection, after all, blood is thicker than water.

In this dream, which he could never wake up again, it was as if he had gone back to the summer of that year, and had seen those people and things......

Postscript: Grandpa Lu shouted at the top of his voice, "Gong ....... Che Yan drove ......"

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Author's words: It's rare to have time today, so there will be a shift later, so it's a debt of nine watches, ahahahaha. The next chapter might be a bit messy, with a more important character to join, but slowly it won't be messy. What's the matter, there are indeed a lot of exams and reports to write recently, and I should be free by the end of the year.