Chapter 123 Li Huan: Am I despised? [Request a monthly ticket]
Li Huan just smiled slightly and said: "Since your Majesty wants to practice martial arts, I will teach you."
Hearing Li Huan's agreement, Zhu Houzhao naturally showed joy on his face and said, "I knew Li Qing would not let me down."
Li Huan pointed to the bears and wild boars he killed and said, "Your Majesty, it's better to order these things to be taken out."
At this moment, Zhu Houzhao looked at the bear bears and wild boars, and then at the prey around him that the Su guards helped him carry.
Most of the prey he hunted were rabbits, deer, etc., but compared to the bears and wild boars that Li Huan hunted, they were obviously inferior in quantity and quality.
Originally, Li Huan had been guarding him secretly and had no intention of hunting prey. Who would have thought that such an accident would happen halfway through? As a result, Li Huan killed three bear bears and more than ten or twenty others.
wild boar.
However, Zhu Houzhao had a smile on his face, looked at Li Huan and said: "It seems that I lost this competition!"
No matter what Li Huan's reaction was, Zhu Houzhao laughed loudly, swung his riding crop and said: "Let's go!"
When everyone came out of the dense forest, the hunting ground manager who had been guarding the outside and the guards around him all secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although they also knew that the possibility of the Emperor's hunting accident being almost slim, they would be on tenterhooks as long as they did not see the Emperor for a moment. Now that they saw Zhu Houzhao returning safely, they were naturally relieved.
Li Huan waved, and Qian Ning hurriedly came forward to greet him and said to Li Huan with great respect: "I have seen your Excellency, but I don't know what your instructions are!"
Looking at Qian Ning's respectful look, it's hard to imagine that Qian Ning was extremely jealous of Li Huan just a moment ago.
Li Huan said calmly: "Qian Ning, you will lead people into the forest later to bring out the prey that I have hunted. Well, except for the three bear bears, the rest of the wild boars will be distributed among the brothers.
It’s also a good idea for everyone to have a toothpaste festival.”
Qian Ning was shocked, as if he didn't expect Li Huan and others to encounter Xiong Zan and wild boar, but he nodded calmly and said: "I obey my orders."
After Zhu Hou took care of Li Huan and gave instructions, he said to Li Huan: "It's rare for me to come out today, so why not go to Qing's residence and have a look."
Li Huan couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. It was obvious that Zhu Houzhao would have such an idea before he arrived. His residence was quite simple.
Obviously, Zhu Houzhao had a temporary idea, but no matter how the idea came about, since Zhu Houzhao had spoken, could he still refuse?
Smiling slightly, Li Huan hurriedly said: "It would be my honor if Your Majesty could come here."
Looking at the Luan Jia, Zhu Houzhao thought with a thought: "There's no need for the Luan Jia. The movement is a bit loud. I happen to be riding a horse and riding with Li Qing."
Li Huan breathed a sigh of relief. If Zhu Houzhao was really riding in the emperor's imperial carriage, and such a large team headed to his residence, I'm afraid his alley could not accommodate so many people.
Soon the lightly dressed group returned to the capital, leaving Qiu Ju and a large group of people behind to accompany the Emperor Luan back to the capital.
Riding on the horse, Zhu Houzhao took the lead, while Li Huan was half a body behind Zhu Houzhao. Zhu Houzhao said with a bit of excitement: "Except in the palace, I rarely indulge like this outside the palace."
The horse gallops.”
Looking at Zhu Houzhao's excited look, Li Huan could understand Zhu Houzhao's mood. Although the palace was large, it was a small world for Zhu Houzhao, which restricted his nature. Without the palace, Zhu Houzhao's nature was obviously
It's strange that I feel bad after being released.
Smiling slightly, Li Huan said: "Your Majesty is the king of a country after all. The son of a rich man cannot sit down in court, and safety is the most important thing..."
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but said: "Li Qing, do you want to be like the queen mother, Ge Lao and others who persuade me to stay in the palace and be a puppet emperor with no freedom and no fun?"
Li Huan smiled and shook his head and said: "Your Majesty has misunderstood. What I mean is that if your Majesty wants to leave the palace at any time, you will call your Majesty and I will escort you!"
I originally thought that Li Huan was admonishing him not to leave the palace, but when he heard what Li Huan said, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help laughing and said: "Fortunately, your words were not heard by the queen mother and the elders, otherwise
If you do, you will have to be proven guilty of bewitching me."
Li Huan smiled and said: "Your Majesty is joking, but I have no intention of bewitching Your Majesty."
As the monarch and his ministers chatted and laughed, time naturally passed quickly, and not long after, the group arrived at Li Huan's residence.
A team of Jinyi guards quickly patrolled the surroundings and defended Li Huan's residence. At this moment, Zhu Houzhao, accompanied by Li Huan, walked towards the alley.
When Li Huan opened the door and entered the courtyard, Zhu Houzhao had been looking at the situation around him.
This is just an ordinary farmhouse. Although the yard next to it has been bought by Li Huan and a doorway has been opened in the wall, the space is extremely narrow even if the two yards are combined into one.
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That is to say, Li Huan doesn't have any relatives around him. Otherwise, such a big courtyard might not even be able to accommodate his relatives.
Li Huan walked towards the living room with Zhu Houzhao in front and said: "This place is too simple, but your Majesty can forgive me."
Zhu Houzhao said with a sigh on his face: "I don't think so. What I think is that if all the officials in our Ming Dynasty are as honest as water and as honest as water, and dedicated to their duties, then we will not worry about our Ming Dynasty not being strong, and why worry about corrupt officials?"
Worry about it!"
Li Huan asked Zhu Houzhao to sit down and said: "Your Majesty thinks highly of me. In fact, I also accepted bribes from others. Just like in the previous episode, the staff of the Fujian Prosecution Commission sent me a valuable gift two days ago.
A generous gift of several thousand taels of silver."
Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, pointed at Li Huan and shook his head with a smile: "Can't you just let me praise you properly!"
Forsythia heard the commotion and came out. When she saw Zhu Houzhao, she was naturally curious. After all, she had never seen Li Huan be so polite to anyone.
Li Huan said to Forsythia who was in a daze: "Forsythia, this is Your Majesty, why don't you come over and pay homage to His Majesty!"
The young eunuchs and the two young ladies in charge of Li Huan's house all knew Zhu Houzhao's identity, so there was no need for Zhu Houzhao to conceal his identity.
Forsythia couldn't help but froze when she heard this. It wasn't until Li Huan coughed lightly that she realized what she was saying and hurriedly greeted Zhu Houzhao.
Zhu Houzhao smiled slightly and signaled Forsythia to get up. After sizing up Forsythia, Zhu Houzhao glanced at Li Huan with a strange expression, waved his hand and said, "Go down."
Forsythia then retreated as if she had been granted amnesty.
After Forsythia exited, Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Huan up and down with a very strange look. The strange look in his eyes only made Li Huan feel uncomfortable all over.
"Your Majesty, what are you..."
Zhu Houzhao suddenly leaned forward, lowered his voice, and said to Li Huan: "Li Qing, do you have any problems in that area?"
Li Huan was puzzled for a moment and looked at Zhu Houzhao in astonishment, not quite understanding what Zhu Houzhao meant.
But Li Huan soon reacted. The more he reacted, the more wonderful the expression on Li Huan's face became. He never expected that Zhu Houzhao would ask him such a question.
Of course, this also shows that Zhu Houzhao really does not regard him as an outsider, and does not even treat the relationship between the two as ordinary monarchs and ministers. Otherwise, the emperor, no matter how young-minded he is, will not make fun of him like this.
he.
With a bit of a wry smile on his lips, Li Huan said, "Why did your Majesty say this?"
Seeing Li Huan's reaction, Zhu Houzhao knew that Li Huan had reacted, so he laughed softly and said: "I have seen countless women. From what I can see, you, a personal maid, have not lost your virginity. You are such a beautiful and refined beauty."
On the side, you..."
Li Huan couldn't help coughing violently, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, I am only just eighteen years old. I have been busy practicing martial arts, so I don't have any thoughts..."
Zhu Houzhao stared at Li Huan after hearing this, and suddenly couldn't help but said with a bit of pride and showoff: "In this case, you are far worse than me. I have had countless girls since I was fourteen years old, and so far..."
But soon Zhu Houzhao stopped. He seemed to feel that it was not good for him as an emperor to show off these things with his ministers, so he couldn't help coughing a few times and actively changed the subject: "Don't mention these, don't mention these, sir."
My family promised to teach me kung fu before, but I don’t want to be as powerful as the Qing family, well, I can be half as good as the Qing family.”
To be honest, Li Huan was also embarrassed by Zhu Houzhao's showing off, but when he heard that Zhu Houzhao had sex with a man and a woman at the age of fourteen, and even seemed to do this kind of thing very frequently without any restraint, this made Li Huan feel sad.
I was startled and suddenly remembered something.
Zhu Houzhao had no descendants.
As the emperor, heirs are the foundation of the country, and the heavenly family has no selfish interests. Even if it is placed in the home of ordinary people, there are still three unfilial piety and no heirs are the worst, let alone the emperor Zhu Houzhao.
As an emperor, having too many heirs may not be a good thing. After all, if you have too many heirs, you will have more to think about, and there may be a scene where brothers compete for the heir.
But if there are too few heirs, the consequences will be more serious. If there are too many heirs, no matter how hard you say it, the struggle for power will end in the family’s own pot.
But if there are no heirs, the country will change hands after death.
The most typical example in history is Zhu Houzhao, because Zhu Houzhao's father, Emperor Xiaozong, only loved the queen. It was a typical monogamy. The result was that the offspring were difficult, and he only had a son like Zhu Houzhao.
If it were just this, it would be fine. Fortunately, Zhu Houzhao grew up successfully and inherited the throne. As long as Zhu Houzhao had many heirs, there would be no problem.
The key is that Zhu Houzhao did not leave any heirs until his death, and the direct consequence of Zhu Houzhao's childlessness was that his emperor died in an unknown manner. In the end, even the supreme throne of their lineage fell into the hands of his cousin.
As for the emperor who was desperately smeared after his death, no one spoke for him.
If Zhu Houzhao had had an heir, maybe he would not have been rejected when he was seriously ill and asked his chief assistant Yang Tinghe to change his imperial doctor. Maybe after his death, no one would dare to slander him as the emperor without scruples.
Thinking of this, Li Huan's expression became more serious, and Zhu Houzhao obviously noticed that something was wrong with Li Huan's expression.
Seeing that Li Huan looked wrong, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but said: "Li Qing, what's wrong with you?"
Li Huan came back to his senses and stared at Zhu Houzhao carefully, as if he wanted to see if there was anything wrong with Zhu Houzhao's health.
Zhu Houzhao felt a little unnatural now. After all, being stared at and looked at by others, not even the emperor, was enough.
"Li Qing!"
Li Huan suppressed the turmoil in his heart and made up his mind to figure this matter out when he had time. After all, Zhu Houzhao's health was really important.
Li Huan coughed lightly and said with a smile: "I am being rude. I just wanted to think about what kind of skills I want to teach your majesty."
Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up and he said: "Well, I want something that can increase my strength. The bigger the better."
Obviously Li Huan's terrifying and terrifying power left a deep impression on Zhu Houzhao. In addition, Zhu Houzhao himself was a martial emperor. In his opinion, if he was strong enough, he could conquer ligers and tigers. Nowadays,
The famous general usually gallops on horseback and takes the general's head among the thousands of troops.
Li Huan smiled slightly and said: "Since Your Majesty likes martial arts, why didn't you start practicing martial arts early? Don't you know that when it comes to practicing martial arts, the sooner the better. Practicing martial arts in your youth will definitely get twice the result with half the effort, and the results will be very fast."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately smiled bitterly and said: "Although I like martial arts, my father has always taught me to study more. As an emperor, it is more important to study more and be sensible, and the few bachelors responsible for teaching me are not allowed to do so.
My martial arts practice involves shooting volleys of bows and horses, which I secretly learned from the guards of the East Palace."
Although he had some speculations, Li Huan was deeply moved when he heard what Zhu Houzhao said. From the standpoint of Emperor Xiaozong, he naturally hoped that Zhu Houzhao would focus on civil affairs and become a man like him who shared the world with the scholar-bureaucrats and ruled from the ground up.
of the emperor.
As for the bachelors who taught the prince Zhu Houzhao, all of them were big Confucian leaders. How could they allow the prince, as the prince, to get involved in martial arts? If the prince became obsessed with martial arts, it would not be for their civil servant group
Trouble?
It is conceivable that under such circumstances, even if Zhu Houzhao had a martial heart and wanted to practice martial arts, no one would have the courage to teach him.
With a bit of excitement, Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Huan expectantly. Before he became the emperor, he had been taught by several bachelors and had no chance to practice martial arts.
After becoming the emperor, he no longer had that time and thought. It was only because of Li Huan's stimulation that Zhu Houzhao's desire to practice martial arts was brought out.
Li Huan could understand Zhu Houzhao's thoughts. In fact, he didn't have much hope that Zhu Houzhao would be able to persevere.
After all, as the emperor, it is simply unrealistic for Zhu Houzhao to devote himself to practicing martial arts. It is good to be able to devote so much energy to practice in the whole day.
At the same time, Li Huan was also thinking about what kind of kung fu would be more suitable to teach Zhu Houzhao.
He has memorized too many top techniques in Huang Shichen, whether it is the Yi Jin Jing, the Nine Yin Sutra, or the Nine Yang Sutra, these are the top techniques.
However, it is not suitable for Zhu Houzhao to practice these exercises. Not to mention that these exercises actually have certain requirements in terms of qualifications. More importantly, if he does not invest enough energy, he will not achieve anything at all.
Not realistic.
Another point is that Zhu Houzhao's requirement is to increase his strength. Obviously, these exercises will definitely increase his strength to a certain extent after they are completed. However, he is not optimistic that Zhu Houzhao can master them, and even says that there is no hope at all.
Suddenly, Li Huan thought of a skill that seemed to be very suitable for the emperor Zhu Houzhao to practice.
The Xuanwu breathing method is more like a Taoist health-preserving method than a martial arts method.
It's just that this exercise is compatible with both. It has the ability to strengthen the body and extend life.
For an emperor like Zhu Houzhao, nothing could be more tempting than longevity.
Li Huan was living in this era, but he was very aware of the power of imperial power. Just because of Zhu Houzhao's favor, he suddenly became a high-ranking existence, and even the elder Ge was brought down by him.
Similarly, Li Huan also knew that he was safe and sound obviously because of Zhu Houzhao's support. Without the emperor's support, Li Huan can guarantee that under the counterattack of the civil servant group, even his cultivation would be further improved.
, even if Li Cunxiao, the brave and invincible man in the past, is resurrected, he will probably only die.
If Zhu Houzhao can live to be a hundred years old, then he will have more room for maneuver. He can completely encourage Zhu Houzhao to carry out reforms one by one, whether it is rectifying officialdom, collecting commercial taxes, cracking down on land mergers, or
It was to encourage Zhu Houzhao to reorganize his armaments, expand externally, and open the door to the ocean for Ming Dynasty.
He has hundreds of years to do these things. Under his influence, Li Huan really has some expectations for where the Ming Dynasty will go in the future.
Thinking of this, Li Huan's eyes showed a strange look, and he suddenly raised his head and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, I have a technique here, which I think should be suitable for your Majesty to practice."
Zhu Houzhao was already looking forward to it, but when he heard what Li Huan said, he looked at Li Huan excitedly and said, "Qing family, please tell me what exercises you have chosen for me."
Li Huan went to Huang Shicheng, but he had permission from Chrysostom. Li Huan wrote down some exercises, and he knew them, so he let Li Huan decide what exercises to teach him.
Based on Zhu Houzhao's trust in Li Huan, he naturally knew that Li Huan would definitely help him choose the most suitable exercises.
Li Huan smiled slightly and said: "I accidentally came across a technique in the Imperial History, called the Xuanwu Breathing Technique. In my opinion, this technique is the most suitable for your Majesty to practice."
"Xuanwu Breathing Technique!"
Zhu Houzhao murmured: "This technique sounds a bit interesting. Does it mean breathing like a turtle?"
Regarding Zhu Houzhao's understanding, Li Huan couldn't help laughing and said: "Your Majesty's understanding is actually not too wrong, but the Xuanwu Breathing Technique is actually more focused on health preservation. If your Majesty can use it
If you complete it, it can strengthen your foundation, delay aging, and live a hundred years is not impossible."
Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment and said: "What Daban means is that this is just a health-preserving technique, and it cannot make me gain strength like you!"
If an ordinary emperor heard such a good thing as being able to extend his lifespan, he would have been extremely happy. However, Zhu Houzhao was not happy, and his focus was on the inability to increase his strength.
In fact, Li Huan had forgotten that Zhu Houzhao was only an eighteen-year-old boy at the moment. It could even be said that he was not yet fully grown up. He was at the beginning of his life. How could he compare with those dying emperors who had entered their twilight years and valued their lifespan extremely highly?
generally.
Therefore, Zhu Houzhao did not have a sense of crisis regarding his life span, so naturally he did not have such a deep understanding of how to extend his life span.
Seeing Zhu Houzhao's reaction, Li Huan quickly reacted and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I haven't finished speaking yet. The Xuanwu Breathing Technique is for your Majesty to strengthen your foundation and strengthen your body, regulate your body, and prepare for another discipline."
It is used to lay the foundation for the exercises. After all, Your Majesty also knows that those who have great strength are mostly those who are strong and strong."
Zhu Houzhao nodded and said: "Yes, although my body is not weak, it cannot be considered strong. If this Xuanwu breath method can strengthen the foundation and cultivate the body, then I will listen to your practice."
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao said with some curiosity: "Then the other technique you chose for me, Li Qing, must be able to increase my strength."
Originally, Li Huan only planned to teach Zhu Houzhao how to practice the Xuanwu Breathing Technique and become a long-lived emperor, but who made Zhu Houzhao so different, so Li Huan had no choice but to say to Zhu Houzhao: "I chose another technique for your majesty.
It’s the Dragon Elephant Bo Ruo Gong.”
"Dragon Elephant Bo Ruo Gong? It sounds pretty good. Could it help me increase my strength?"
Li Huan nodded and said: "That's natural. This skill is a skill specially practiced by the Tibetan Tantric Protector Dharma King. It is said that one can have the power of ten dragons and ten elephants after practicing to a great extent. In terms of increasing the strength, I'm afraid there is no
Which skill can surpass this skill?"
"Even if the power of the ten dragons and ten elephants is exaggerated, it is only 20 to 30%, which is enough. This technique is good, so I will practice it!"
Zhu Houzhao had a look of longing on his face, as if he was imagining that he would be able to lift a cauldron with the same strength as Li Huan, kill bears and tigers, and take the general's head from the crowd of thousands of troops.
With just one glance, Li Huan knew what Zhu Houzhao was thinking. He couldn't help but cough lightly and said: "Your Majesty, the Xuanwu Breathing Technique is the foundation. Only by practicing the Xuanwu Breathing Technique can you better practice the Dragon Elephant Boruo Gong."
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Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said: "I know, I am not a child, so I naturally know the importance of foundation. The Qing family should teach me the method of cultivation quickly. I can't help but want to try it now."
Li Huan looked around and said to Zhang Yong and Gao Feng, who were accompanying him: "Please, two brothers, go and guard outside. Don't let anyone disturb your majesty."
Naturally, Zhang Yong, Gao Feng and the others had no objections to the fact that Li Huan wanted to teach Zhu Houzhao how to practice. Especially when they heard that Li Huan wanted to teach Zhu Houzhao how to strengthen his body, they fully agreed.
They hope that Zhu Houzhao will be healthy more than anyone else. As long as Zhu Houzhao is well, then those of them who are dependent on Zhu Houzhao will be well.
Looking at Zhang Yong, Gao Feng and the others leaving the living room, Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Huan with excitement.
Li Huan looked at Zhu Houzhao seriously and said: "Your Majesty, I will first teach you the mental formula of Xuanwu Breathing Technique. After you have achieved some success, I will teach you the practice method of Longxiang Boruo Gong."
Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "Since I asked you to teach me martial arts, then you will arrange these things, and I will do whatever you want."
Li Huan nodded and began to pass on the Xuanwu breathing method to Zhu Houzhao word by word. Just by looking at the mysterious mental formula, he knew that this skill was definitely produced by a Taoist master.
That is to say, in order to practice, Li Huan also studied medicine and read many Taoist classics. Otherwise, if he didn't know anything about the human body's tendons, acupuncture points, and Taoist classics, he would probably have to write down this Taoist health regimen verbatim.
useless.
Zhu Houzhao's academic foundation is quite solid, but that also refers to Confucian classics. He has been a prince since he was a child and was trained as a future emperor. If Zhu Houzhao wants to have access to other classics, he cannot.
Because Zhu Houzhao was trained according to the orthodox emperor, the difference can be seen by comparing the Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houcong who later succeeded to the throne as a branch of the royal family and was obsessed with the study of Taoism, alchemy, and immortality.
Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houcong has been a member of the royal family who has no worries about food and clothing since he was a child. No one thought that one day he would be able to sit on the throne, and naturally they would not ask him to learn what he must or cannot learn. Therefore, Emperor Jiajing has been exposed to more things since he was a child.
Those are the mysterious and mysterious theories of Taoism about gods and immortals.
And maybe if the Xuanwu Breathing Technique was thrown to Emperor Jiajing, this man would definitely be able to become a self-taught person without anyone's teaching.
But Zhu Houzhao was different. Without Li Huan explaining the Taoist terminology and key points, Zhu Houzhao might not even understand what the exercises meant.
Li Huan originally thought that Zhu Houzhao would find it boring. After all, cultivation itself is a boring thing. He never thought that Zhu Houzhao would learn with gusto. Instead of being bored, he accepted it very quickly and showed an amazing talent for learning.
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Speaking of Zhu Houzhao's learning talent, it is really extraordinary. He was able to practice perfect riding and shooting skills just by secretly learning. Moreover, Zhu Houzhao later learned by himself that he was proficient in Sanskrit and Portuguese.
Seeing Zhu Houzhao's ability to accept it so quickly, Li Huan naturally found it much easier to teach. After finishing the whole story, Li Huan took a test and found that Zhu Houzhao had already memorized seven, seven, eight, eight, and eight, and he would teach a few more at most.
Read it over and keep it down as much as possible.
Seemingly seeing Li Huan's surprised look, Zhu Houzhao said quite proudly: "My learning ability has always been good. Recently I am learning Sanskrit and have mastered it to a certain extent. Although this Xuanwu Breathing Technique is mysterious,
I’ve learned a lot, but it’s not as difficult as learning those foreign languages.”
Li Huan smiled and said: "Your Majesty is worthy of being a dragon from the Heavenly Family. He is very unparalleled."
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help laughing and said: "I heard Gao Feng, Liu Jin and others once said that practicing internal strength is boring and tasteless, and it extremely tests one's concentration and patience. It is precisely these two things that I lack most. I will definitely
I will practice this Xuanwu Breathing Technique to achieve results in the shortest possible time, and when the time comes, I will ask you, Li Qing, to teach me the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique."
Li Huan finally understood why Liu Jin and Ma Yongcheng were so poor in strength. Either these people had already passed the best stage of practice when they came into contact with the Sunflower Book. Their muscles, veins, and bones were already fixed, so it was difficult for them to achieve anything.
, or their own xinxing is not enough.
After all, in the eyes of Liu Jin and Ma Yongcheng, power is far more important than any skill. It is obviously impossible for them to focus on cultivation and give up trying to please Zhu Houzhao.
Smiling slightly, Li Huan said: "As long as your Majesty is successful in practicing the Xuanwu Breathing Technique, I will definitely teach you the Dragon Elephant Wave Technique."
Zhu Houzhao stood up and said: "It's getting late today, so I should go back to the palace. Otherwise, if I go back late, my mother will nag me again."
Li Huan quickly followed Zhu Houzhao out and said, "I will escort your Majesty back to the palace."
Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "In this imperial city, there are so many guards and Jinyi guards. If there are still people who can threaten my safety, I am afraid that even one more Qing will not be able to protect me."
Li Huan knew that what Zhu Houzhao said was true. In this important place in the capital, it was not easy to assassinate the emperor who was heavily guarded.
After watching the emperor go away, Li Huan returned to his home.
In the imperial city, Gu Dayong, as the chief horse supervisor and the second most important person in the imperial palace, was kneeling there with a look of fear on his face.
A woman in her thirties was dressed in luxurious palace attire. She had an aura of nobility that made her look like she was no ordinary person.
To be able to make Gu Da feel so frightened by such a big housekeeper, looking at the harem, apart from the empress of the late Emperor Xiaozong, there is really no one else in the harem except the current Empress Dowager Cishou Zhang.
Queen Mother Zhang looked at Gu Dayong who was kneeling on the ground with a look of surprise and said: "Gu Dayong, I would like to ask you why the emperor left the palace, and who bewitched him to leave the government alone.
To deal with it, you actually went hunting. From my point of view, you slaves are really lawless. Today, I will punish you on behalf of the emperor. Let’s see who dares to seduce the emperor and go out of the palace to play without permission in the future.”
No wonder the Queen Mother was so angry. She had just reprimanded Zhu Houzhao not long ago. She thought that Zhu Houzhao would be honest for a few days, but she never thought that not long after, he secretly ran out of the palace again and left the government affairs alone, so that several people
The elders all begged to come to him, hoping to restrain the emperor.
Originally, the Queen Mother did not want to pay attention to these things. After all, she had no desire for power. She was just a mother, so she naturally hoped that her royal son would be more sensible and become a good emperor like his father.
Therefore, the Queen Mother got angry this time and directly sent people to take Gu Dayong, who was staying in the palace, to hold him accountable.
Gu Dayong, who was kneeling on the ground at this moment, felt aggrieved. He was busy rectifying the Royal Horse Prison these days, so how could he have time to encourage the emperor to go out and play.
Besides, he didn't know who actually tempted the emperor to go out.
"Your Majesty, if you don't come back, I'm afraid my life will be in danger!"
Facing the Queen Mother, no matter how powerful Gu Dayong was, he was still just a royal servant and could only obey the Queen Mother's disposal.
"Come here, drag him out for me and give him forty punishments with a cane!"
When Gu Dayong heard this, he immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me. I really didn't deceive Your Majesty..."
The Queen Mother snorted coldly and said: "Several pavilion elders told the Ai family more than once that the emperor was led astray by slaves like you. I pity you for being the emperor's companions and cannot bear to punish you, but I never thought that you would be like this."
Be bold.”
"Again, these old and immortal things in the cabinet have the ability to cause trouble for Liu Jin. Why do you want me to suffer the Queen Mother's anger?"
When Gu Dayong was dragged out, he kept cursing several cabinet ministers in his heart.
When Zhu Houzhao returned to the palace, he was in a very good mood, with a look of joy on his face. As he walked, he recited the Xuanwu breathing method that Li Huan had taught him not long ago.
Before returning to Qianqing Palace, a young eunuch ran over in a panic and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are finally back. Go and save the Chief Gu!"
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this. He glanced at the little eunuch doubtfully and said, "What happened to Gu Daban? In this palace, who else can do anything to him except me!"
Gu Dayong was the Chief Supervisor of the Royal Horse Supervisor, and even Liu Jin, who was known as the number one general manager in the Imperial Palace, was unable to help Gu Dayong, which made Zhu Houzhao unable to help but become curious.
That little eunuch was Gu Dayong's subordinate. When Gu Dayong was summoned by the Queen Mother, he had already told him to keep an eye on the Queen Mother. If he didn't return for a long time, the Emperor must ask the Emperor to rescue him when he returned. he.
The little eunuch did not disappoint Gu Dayong's expectations. He always sent people to keep an eye on the movements in the Queen Mother's palace. When he learned that Gu Dayong was punished by the Queen Mother, the little eunuch was naturally frightened.
When Zhu Houzhao learned from the young eunuch that Gu Dayong was summoned by his mother, he couldn't help being shocked. He subconsciously had some thoughts of not wanting to go, but Zhu Houzhao soon said: "I will go and pay my respects to my mother." .”
Gu Dayong was his companion, and he really couldn't sit back and watch Gu Dayong be humbled by his mother.
When Zhu Houzhao arrived, he heard a familiar wailing sound in the distance.
"Spare your life, Queen Mother, please spare your life. I know I'm wrong. I know I'm wrong."
Just listening to the angry begging for mercy, Zhu Houzhao showed a smile on his lips. It seemed that Gu Dayong was not in any danger for his life.
After all, Gu Dayong is also the real power manager in the palace. Who among the eunuchs in the palace is not afraid of being punished? Unless the Queen Mother orders Gu Dayong to be executed directly, are the eunuchs responsible for executing it stupid if they want to impose such a punishment? , how dare you really go to the Heavy Duty Valley to use it.
In addition, Gu Dayong has also practiced training. Although his strength is not very good, there is still no problem in shouldering the responsibility of the staff with one breath.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, forty sticks would be enough to kill a strong young man, but Gu Dayong looked very angry at this moment.
Gu Dayong, who was wailing, saw Zhu Houzhao striding over at a glance. The moment he saw Zhu Houzhao, Gu Dayong's eyes lit up, tears flowed down and he shouted: "Your Majesty, you are really here. Great, if you don’t come again, you won’t see me anymore!”
Zhu Houzhao glanced at Gu Dayong, then looked at Gu Dayong again, and finally smiled and said to the eunuch who was executing him: "You have to exert some strength, how can he be so light and easy to remember!"
The little eunuch had never experienced such a scene. This was the emperor speaking to them in person. He panicked in his heart and suddenly let go of the strength he had been holding back. He immediately heard Gu Dayong let out a shrill wail.
"Your Majesty, I love this old slave so much!"
Zhu Houzhao ignored Gu Dayong, straightened his clothes and walked towards the Queen Mother's palace.
Behind them, Gao Feng, Zhang Yong and others looked at Gu Dayong who was lying there being punished with smiles on his face, and even came close to comfort him: "Brother Gu, isn't it just a punishment with a cane? Just bear it and you'll be fine." It’s over!”
Gu Da glared at the two of them angrily. He couldn't bear the severe pain in his buttocks and couldn't help but scream.
In the Queen Mother's palace, when Zhu Houzhao arrived, there were already some chamberlains who had gone to visit him, so when Zhu Houzhao saw the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother was staring at him with an unkind expression.
Seeing the angry look on the Queen Mother's face, Zhu Houzhao lamented in his heart, and hurriedly stepped forward with a smile on his face and said to the Queen Mother: "Mother, I want to send you my regards!"
As he spoke, he sat next to the Queen Mother, came up to the Queen Mother and said, "Hey, who made the Queen Mother angry? Who is it? Tell me that I am venting my anger on my mother."
After all, mother and son are connected. The Queen Mother glared at Zhu Houzhao and said: "Who else can make me, the Queen Mother, angry."
With a sigh, Queen Mother Zhang took Zhu Houzhao's hand and said: "Your Majesty, your father died early, so you had to carry such a heavy burden at a young age, but as an emperor, you must have You look like an emperor. When your father was here, you would run out to play, and your mother would not blame you. But things are different now. How unbecoming is it for an emperor to run out of the palace at all times?"
Zhu Houzhao nodded repeatedly and said: "What the mother taught me is that my son has remembered it. In the future, he must handle the government affairs well and become a good emperor like his father."
Seeing Zhu Houzhao like this, the Queen Mother reached out and touched Zhu Houzhao's forehead and said: "Okay, if you can be honest for a while, Queen Mother, I will be satisfied. Several ministers in the province will often give the Queen Mother a piece of paper to accuse you of the status of the emperor. "
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but murmured: "I knew that the elders must have said something to Queen Mother again."
Patting Zhu Houzhao on the shoulder, the Queen Mother said: "Master Li, Master Yang, Master Xie, and Master Liu are all ministers left to you by your father. Since Liu and Xie were taken over by the emperor, the mother and the queen will intervene." People, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, and the mother and queen don't say anything, but you, my prince, must remember that although you are the emperor, how will you govern the world without the help of these ministers."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he frowned and said, "Mother, have you heard anything?"
The Queen Mother looked at Zhu Houzhao and sighed slightly: "Today your uncle came to the palace to see the Queen Mother. Queen Mother, I heard your uncle say that because you allowed the Jin Yiwei to create unjust cases and confiscate the property of hundreds of officials, there were already complaints in the court. Many The officials are even preparing to quit the court, hoping that you, the emperor, will restrain the imperial guards."
Zhu Houzhao suddenly became furious and said angrily: "How dare they!"
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