After the prince returned to the East Palace, his thoughts were a little unclear.
There is nothing better than a father to know a son, and nothing better than a son to know a father.
Just as Zhu Yuanzhang knew his own son, the prince also knew Zhu Yuanzhang very well. All of today's reactions seemed abnormal to the prince. The most abnormal thing was that Zhu Yuanzhang actually gave up severe punishment on Guo Huan's case.
This is very inconsistent with Zhu Yuanzhang's character.
If today, he was severely scolded for admonishing his father to handle the Guo Huan case leniently, the prince would feel at ease.
Immediately afterwards, when nothing happened, he was asked to supervise the country.
The prince thought about it in various ways, and finally decided to go see Song Lian.
Song Lian often stayed in the East Palace and had his own room. The prince pushed open the door and saw that Song Lian had fallen asleep on the chair. The prince saw Song Lian sleeping, and for a moment, he couldn't bear to wake him up.
The prince felt more and more that Song Lian was mentally exhausted.
Now Song Lian's reaction is slow and he no longer has the grace of the past. The light of wisdom in his eyes has also dimmed a lot.
Just because Song Lian got up early in the morning and it was not yet noon, he couldn't hold on any longer.
Song Lian suddenly stood up. When he saw the prince, he immediately said, "I am old and in poor spirits. I forgive you, prince." He was about to stand up and salute.
The prince quickly held Song Lian down and said, "Teacher, there is no need for this. I came here today to ask you a question."
Then Song Lian told Song Lian all about Zhu Yuanzhang's anomalies today. The prince smiled bitterly and said: "Father, I don't know which drama it is, and I don't know what to do when I am alone. Please ask the teacher for advice."
Song Lian closed his eyes, as if sleeping.
There was silence for a long time.
Although the prince could keep his composure, he felt that Song Lian was getting older. No matter what he asked before, he could give the answer in a blink of an eye. Instead of being silent for such a long time now.
"Your Highness." Song Lian finally spoke. "I'm getting old. I can't think clearly about many things. But the most fundamental thing has not changed at all. This world belongs to His Majesty. There are some things that must be done as long as His Majesty doesn't nod.
Do it according to His Majesty's wishes, even if this power is placed in His Highness's hands."
"The Tian family, especially between father and son, needs management."
The prince was silent for a while and said, "I understand."
Originally, the prince wanted to take the opportunity to give Guo Huan a lighter sentence. But now that he thought about it, he could no longer do so. If his father gave him the power, he would do it according to his own ideas and put his father's wishes first.
aside.
What would the father think?
The prince decided that Guo Huan's case would be dealt with severely. However, he would not be the one responsible for this matter. He would find a scapegoat.
Things were so dramatic that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care anymore. Instead, the prince increased the pressure. It can only be said that the criminals of Guo Huan were really unlucky.
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He Xi is waiting at the corner gate of the harem.
To be honest, He Xi did not expect that Empress Ma would actually ask Princess Anqing to leave the palace with him. What was even more commendable was that Zhu Yuanzhang did not say a word.
This sentence sounds simple, but in fact it is difficult.
You must know that Zhu Yuanzhang actually had some inferiority, because the Zhu family was nothing before Zhu Yuanzhang. Therefore, in addition to educating his children, he strictly abided by etiquette and laws. Especially when treating princesses. Compared with the prerogative of the princesses of the Han Dynasty, the unrestrained princesses of the Tang Dynasty.
The princesses of the Ming Dynasty were very pitiful.
He had nothing but to marry common people, and even marry non-human beings.
And letting the unmarried princess and her fiancé travel together before marriage is not like Zhu Yuanzhang's style at all.
This is also the change of Zhu Yuanzhang's mentality.
The values of life and the worldview will be formed before the age of 20 or 30, and there will be few changes after that. The same is true for Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang has shown a Confucian and studious attitude in recent years. It is just a disguise on the outside. Zhu Yuanzhang is pragmatist at heart.
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Precisely because he was a pragmatist, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally wanted to learn Confucianism as the governing theory of this era.
Now Zhu Yuanzhang found that the knowledge brought by He Xi was more practical. Deep down in his heart, he was already partial to He Xi, and he no longer cared much about the ethics and education that he valued so much before.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang was entering a process of ideological transformation.
However, Princess Anqing was even more nervous than He Xi.
Hearing that He Xi invited him out, she was even more nervous than He Xi. She kept dressing up. He Xi waited from morning to afternoon. After lunch, Princess Anqing arrived belatedly.
When He Xi saw it, he turned out to be an acquaintance. The person who was guarding Princess Anqing was the one who escorted He Xi to Hangzhou. Luan Yi was guarding a hundred households and Wang Qianli. When the princess was traveling, she was escorted by a hundred households, plus palace maids and eunuchs.
More than three hundred people.
He Xi got on his horse and approached Princess Anqing's carriage.
He Xi knocked on the carriage.
The small window on Princess Anqing's carriage opened. Princess Anqing's little face was exposed. Behind the window, most of it was covered by the curtains, except for a pair of eyes that could not be covered in any way.
He Xi said: "Your Highness, where are you going?"
Princess Anqing's eyes were full of excitement, as if she wanted to go anywhere, and finally whispered: "I don't know. Secretary He, just go wherever you want."
He Xi pondered for a moment and said, "How about we go hiking."
There is a reason why He Xi chose to climb mountains.
One of the reasons is security measures.
Yes, Nanjing City is Zhu Yuanzhang's base camp, and most people in Nanjing City eat with the imperial court. It's hard to say about other places, but Nanjing City is definitely popular among the people. Even Princess Anqing took a few people out, even if her identity was exposed.
There won't be any big problem.
But He Xi still needs to be careful of accidents. Among other things, there is a possibility of a stampede when a crowd gathers.
The more people there are, the more likely it is to have accidents.
Simply go to the mountain. There are few people on the mountain. There are people from Luan Yiwei to clear the place. There will probably be no problem. Moreover, He Xi has been out a few times and has seen the scenery of the ancient city. To be honest, the ancient city is good and antique. But in reality
Above, the scenery is far less beautiful than that of modern cities.
Not to mention anything else, when you walk on the street, you can see a cloth bag under the belly of the animal, which is used to carry dung. Not to mention whether it can hold all the dung, but simply speaking, the dung can be held and the smell can be held.
Can it be lived in? Plus some domestic garbage.
This is also in the south, where there are many rivers that can wash away garbage. And ancient garbage can be degraded. Generally speaking, it is okay. But in the corners, it is normal to have some unbearable things.
But the ancient mountains and forests were different.
That's much better than the scenic spot.
In ancient times, many mountains were pristine. But this does not include the Purple Mountain near Nanjing. Nanjing is also considered an ancient capital. Over the years, successive dynasties have opened up mountains. There are steps in many places in the mountains, and there are even resting pavilions.
Although it is absolutely incomparable with the scenic spots of later generations. But the rustic and ancient style is very close to He Xi's heart.
He Xi had some free time and went to have some fun by herself. So when Princess Anqing said it today, He Xi proposed to climb the mountain.
Princess Anqing looked up and looked northeast. She said, "Okay. Let's go hiking."
He Xi and An Qing left the city from the back gate of the Imperial Palace. The Nanjing Imperial Palace was originally located in the southeast of Nanjing City. When they left the city from the back gate of the Imperial Palace, they directly faced the Purple Mountain.
The group of people walked several miles and entered the mountains.
Although there are steps in the steep part of this mountain road, it is not possible for horse-drawn carriages.
He Xi stood beside Princess Anqing's carriage and said, "Princess, get off the car here, we can only walk on the road below."
Princess Anqing's face turned red and she was eager to try. She said, "Okay." As soon as she lifted the curtain, she was about to get out of the car. He Xi immediately took a few steps forward to help Princess Anqing out of the car.
An old nun beside Princess Anqing said: "Master He, please respect yourself."
Then he pushed He Xi aside and stepped forward to help Princess Anqing get out of the car.
When He Xi saw this, he didn't care too much. But he saw a trace of disappointment in Princess Anqing's eyes.
He Xi suddenly stretched out his hand, blocked it in front of Grandma, and said, "You have no place to speak here."
The nun said: "You are brave. Even if you are an unmarried couple, you should abide by the etiquette. Today, the Queen is showing mercy and letting you travel together, which is already considered indecent. You still want to have skin-to-skin contact. It is simply audacious. You get out of the way, otherwise
I will definitely file a complaint against you in front of the Queen."
Princess Anqing trembled slightly when she saw her grandma getting angry.
He Xi said: "Shut up, you bitch. Only the princess here can speak to me in this tone. Try saying it again."
Live to nourish the Qi and move to nourish the body. He Xi has only been in the Ming Dynasty for a few months, but in these few months, He Xi has encountered more things than He Xi did in the ten years before him. Most people regard He Xi as a noble person in the sky.
, a close minister of the emperor. He Xi's every move can influence the fate of many people. He naturally develops a momentum.
A scolding made this nanny tremble all over.
Let her not dare to act rashly.
He Xi turned around, looked at Princess Anqing, stretched out her hand, and said, "Your Highness."
There was a glimmer of light in Princess Anqing's eyes, and she stretched out her hand to He Xi. He Xi held Princess Anqing's hand and helped Princess Anqing out of the car.
Wang Qianli had already arranged his manpower. Some of them stayed where they were and watched the carriage. The other part went ahead to explore the road and protect it along the way.
He Xi and Princess Anqing climbed up the steps.
Compared with the extremely neat mountain roads of later generations, the steps of the mountain roads in this era were all made of local materials and pieced together based on the stones. Although not so regular or even flat, each step was adapted to local conditions. In addition, the steps
Decorated with moss and fallen leaves, the steps alone are worthy of painting.
Not to mention, Purple Mountain is the commanding heights near Nanjing. From a military point of view, mounting artillery on Purple Mountain can cover the entire city of Nanjing. From a scenic point of view, as you go up step by step from here, the city of Nanjing also expands little by little.
In their eyes.
Thousands of miles of mountains and rivers can be pictured. This chapter has been completed!
