Zhu Si and Empress Chen have been at odds recently.
Empress Chen was always very jealous. She was not as lucky as her mother-in-law, Empress Dowager Zhang, but she suffered from Empress Dowager Zhang's disease. She thought that she could be the same as Empress Dowager Zhang and was favored by the emperor's husband. Moreover, she was not very knowledgeable, so she went to Empress Dowager Zhang's palace. It was almost the same as the number of visits to the Empress Dowager Chiang, which made Zhu Si very dissatisfied.
Although Empress Dowager Zhang still has more power in the palace, and Empress Dowager Zhang decides on most matters in the Sixth Palace, the problem is that you, Empress Chen, can't distinguish between distant and distant relatives, right?
"Jingdao is not in the capital. It's so boring. I don't know where to go if I want to go to the palace... Even when I get to Sixianju, it's very deserted."
Zhu Si was sitting alone in Qianqing Palace. His life had been a little gloomy recently and he seemed depressed.
It's not that Zhu Si encountered any resistance in governing, but because everything went too smoothly. At the beginning, there were a lot of opponents in the court, and the grand ceremony was not implemented. Although he spent all his time at that time on how to fight with those civil servants, he lived a good life. Quite fulfilling, clear goals, and full of expectations.
But he thought that after he gained the power, he should have the ambition to rule the world. Unexpectedly, it only lasted a few days. After he found that the civil servants were not interested in paying attention to him, he felt that it was meaningless.
This is also related to the fact that no one around him praises him.
When an emperor feels that life is boring, he wants to have some fun. After all, absolute power leads to absolute willfulness.
Zhang Zuodao: "Your Majesty, there are still many matters that need to be dealt with urgently in the court. Mr. Zhu is not here, and it is not convenient for the Supervisor of Ceremonies to take care of it. How about..."
Zhang Zuo wanted to call Zhu Hao back.
I don't have any other ideas. Zhang Zuo will not engage in any factional fight with Zhu Hao. Anyway, he knows that he can't defeat Zhu Hao. If he becomes an enemy of Zhu Hao... I don't know how he will die, and Zhu Hao is very affectionate. Zhang Zuo never interfered in palace affairs, and Zhang Zuo never felt that Zhu Hao would pose any real threat to him.
On the contrary, because Zhu Hao was not in the capital, Zhang Zuo felt very tired, the kind of tired that exhausted both body and mind.
Zhu Si shook his head: "He just left, and I called him back. Wouldn't it make people think that I am useless and can't do anything without him? I am principled, okay?"
"yes."
Zhang Zuo said this, but he was thinking in his heart, since your majesty is principled, don't complain that Zhu Jingdao is not in the capital and you are bored.
Is this a sign of principle?
Zhu Si stood up and said: "By the way, Jingdao has been talking about how nice it is over there in Xishan. The train has been in operation for several months. How about I go to Xishan for a visit?"
"ah!?"
Zhu Si suddenly surprised Zhang Zuo.
You actually want to go to Xishan?
The emperor is the most powerful person in the world, and he left the palace rashly... and your throne is not so stable now. If you are only in the Forbidden City and near the palace, it is easy for the imperial guards to protect you, but when you go out of the capital... it is not open to the public. If something dangerous happens, doesn't it mean that all the previous plans are ruined?
"Don't be surprised. I'm just going out for a walk as a normal person. Although I'm incognito, I still have to say hello to all parties and at least let the Xishan side prepare for it! Of course, don't notify the ministers. I'll leave the court tomorrow."
Zhu Si now dislikes going to court very much. It is too tiring. He has a kind of laziness in his bones and wants to manage court affairs through remote control.
Both lazy and always wanting to reach out, Zhu Si is a complex of contradictions.
Zhang Zuodao: "But Your Majesty, after you leave the palace, this security matter will be very difficult to handle. Once you set foot among the people..."
"With the factory guards secretly protecting me, what should I be afraid of? According to what you said, Jingdao doesn't have to go out for a walk. He has offended a lot of people in court, right? Is it because he is afraid of wolves before going out and afraid of tigers behind?" Zhu Si was very dissatisfied.
Zhu Hao can do it, why can't I?
I'm much more awesome than him!
Zhang Zuo looked embarrassed, but did not dare to stop him. He asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, would you like to discuss this with the Queen Mother?"
"Do you need to tell your mother about such a trivial matter? Just say that I am sick. If you tell those ministers tomorrow morning at court, don't you believe they can rebel?"
Zhu Si also wants to understand now.
He could no longer achieve any sense of achievement by relying on his usual method of fighting against the ministers. There was only one way to escalate the fight with the ministers, and that was to do something he had never done before...such as casually quitting the court.
In the future, I will decide whether to go to court on the 14th or 7th, and rest in the remaining time, and develop forward. I will go to court on the first day of the lunar month, and go to court on the 15th day of the lunar month. There is nothing left...
Not only can I be relaxed and at ease, but I can also make those ministers who don't have to work hard to go out before dawn every day feel grateful to me. Just thinking about that feeling makes people yearn for it.
This made Zhang Zuo extremely embarrassed.
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Zhang Zuo and Huang Jin made a plan without even making detailed arrangements. Zhu Si couldn't wait to put on ordinary people's clothes and leave the palace.
What he wanted to do was to take a train, go to Xishan for a tour, and then return to the capital the next afternoon, which was equivalent to giving himself more than a day off, and all of this was done without notifying his mother and ministers.
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However, the top brass of Dongchang and Jinyiwei were aware of this matter, especially Lu Song, who was in charge of public security in the Xishan area, and were on full alert.
The first step was to make an empty train for Zhu Si. Except for the emperor and his retinue, no one else could ride on it. Even the people driving the train could only be Jin Yiwei.
After arriving at Xishan, they arranged their accommodation...but besides Jin Yiwei, there was one other person who could know about this, that is Zhu San, who was planning to build a Taoist temple in Xishan.
The reason why Zhu Si yearned so much for Xishan was not only Zhu Hao's usual narration, but also Jin Yiwei's memorial, and also through his sister's description...Zhu and his three people were in Xishan. In their letter to the emperor, they said that the place seemed to be like heaven and earth.
There is nothing like it, it almost makes Xishan a paradise.
The purpose of Zhu San's doing this was actually to tell the emperor that I liked that place very much and planned to settle there.
It doesn't really matter whether it is specific or not. Even the poor mountains and rivers can be described as beautiful by Zhu San, not to mention that Xishan is the largest industrial town in the Ming Dynasty.
In this way, Zhu Si followed his sister's guidance and embarked on the journey to the West Mountain.
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After getting on the train, Zhu Si felt a sense of pride that spanned the ages.
"Your Majesty...be careful."
No one had ever used the train carriage before. Zhu Hao had long thought that one day the emperor might come to Xishan and specially prepared this special carriage. However, this was not necessarily for Zhu Si alone. Other princes and princes were more precious.
, or it can be used if you open a "tourist train" in the future.
In fact, Zhu Hao has always had the idea of opening a special travel line.
The literati or princes of this era also had the need to travel around the mountains and rivers, but literati usually visited famous rivers and mountains instead of enjoying the scenery along the way.
In addition, Zhu Hao had too many things to do at hand. Railways are of great significance in freight and passenger transportation, so the tourist line has been put on hold.
But the train Zhu Si is taking now is no different from the tourist line, because Zhu Si only takes it for fun.
"So lovely!"
Zhu Si sat at the window, touching the smooth transparent glass, and murmured: "This thing is only found in the palace, and it is actually used on the train. Jingdao really didn't hesitate to spend a lot of money."
Just as he was talking, more Jin Yiwei got on the car.
The carriages are connected to each other.
Zhang Zuo hurried over and pulled down the curtains of the car, reminding: "Your Majesty, please be careful and don't let anyone know which compartment you are in, otherwise it will be very dangerous."
Zhu Sidao: "When I travel, isn't it just as dangerous to take a luanjia? Moreover, now I still travel incognito."
Zhang Zuo hurriedly said: "It is precisely because Your Majesty came out incognito and there is not enough protection around you that you must be more careful. If in normal times, there would be people clearing the way along the way and clearing the place in advance, how could you put Your Majesty in danger? Besides, Your Majesty, you have never done so.
After riding this kind of train, if the road is bumpy and something unexpected happens..."
"Damn, you want to say, don't let me jump out of the window, right?" Zhu Si asked with a frown.
Zhang Zuo looked embarrassed.
In fact, that's what he meant.
He had seen the window glass of the train. Once broken, it would be very dangerous. The fragments were extremely sharp. Even if he did not jump out of the car and was just cut by the broken glass, he would not be able to forgive his sin by dying.
Zhang Zuo is now cautious, because when the emperor goes on patrol, he is the person in charge, and he cannot afford any problems, so he has no choice but to be cautious.
"Your Majesty should be safe for the time being. But to ensure nothing goes wrong, I have prepared a battalion of cavalry to follow behind the train!"
At this time, Huang Jin got into the car and reported to Zhu Si.
Zhu Si cursed loudly: "We agreed to travel incognito. The less you want people to know, the more you like to make a big scene, right? How the train usually drives, it will drive now, and the cavalry is not allowed to follow... By the way, bring people on the train
How many people were there?”
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Huang Jin thought for a while and replied: "About two hundred people."
"Only two hundred people?"
Zhu Si looked around, not that he thought there were few people, but that... this train was a bit too empty.
There are obviously so many carriages that can carry more people, why not make full use of them?
Huang Jin quickly replied: "Slave, I'll send someone to the car again!"
"No, that's not what I meant. If you want to protect me, two hundred people are enough!" Zhu Sidao said, "Didn't the people over at Xishan notify us? They will also send people to greet us, right?"
"Yes."
Huang Jin replied respectfully.
Zhu Si then nodded with satisfaction: "It's better to have fewer people, otherwise it will be too crowded. Let's go back and ask someone to calculate how many people the train can transport at one time!"
Huang Jin said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhu said before that with the current capacity of the locomotive, if all 20 carriages are mounted to transport people at one time, it is estimated that more than 3,000 troops and horses can be transported. But now we have six locomotives, which means that we can transport more than 3,000 troops at a time.
Eighteen thousand troops and horses!"
"hiss!"
Zhu Si took a breath and said with a smile, "This train is indeed a good thing. How about its speed?"
Huang Jin didn't know how to answer.
Zhang Zuo said quickly: "Your Majesty, this train can run non-stop day and night, and the soldiers only need to sit in the carriage and don't have to walk, so naturally it won't be hard! And...it runs continuously for twelve hours a day, even if one
Shichen only travels thirty miles...that's more than three hundred miles."
"Ahem!"
Zhu Si coughed when he heard this, "It should be more than thirty miles per hour, right?"
Huang Jin said: "Yes, it is said that you can walk sixty to seventy miles in one hour at the fastest!"