Chapter 142: The Emperor's Heart Technique and the Heavenly Family Love
When he was in Nanjing, Xu Xun always got up at Maozheng (six o'clock) and went to bed at Xuanzheng (ten o'clock) every day. After all, in this era, there are more and less entertainments, and he has not yet had the time to enjoy himself.
, plus the need to exercise and recuperate the body, so the work and rest system is naturally strictly followed. Now that he has arrived in the capital, he has been woken up without waking up for two days in a row. For the first time, he can't help but wonder whether his early rise is not worthy of his reputation.
At this moment, it was not yet dawn, but Xu Xun had just seen a large crowd of court officials waiting to go to court in the Meridian Gate. Before, walking all the way from the right gate of Chang'an, people sweeping dust and carrying things could be seen everywhere.
It was a young eunuch running quickly with his clothes in front of him. He looked busy. It was obvious that even if the sun had not come out, the day in the palace had already begun. Therefore, it was known that Emperor Hongzhi went to the morning court first and then met him.
He, Xu Xun smiled bitterly in his heart, secretly glad that he had filled his stomach with a lot of snacks when he went back to the house to change his uniform, otherwise he would not have known how long it would have taken to wait at the west corner gate of Fengtian Gate.
Emperor Hongzhi was diligent in his early years, but after eight years of Hongzhi, he was tired of government for many years. He even had a crush on Alchemist Taoism, which he had tried to abolish when he first came to the throne. After Li Chang, the eunuch of Quan, committed suicide, he gradually became diligent again. These
He went to court almost every day of the year and never slacked off. On this sunny day, he went to court at Fengtian Gate as usual. When the bells and drums of the morning court rang, hundreds of officials came to pay their respects, and only tens of thousands were seen.
The crows gathered on the Dragon Tower, the scene could no longer be described as spectacular. More than that, Xu Xun, who thought that there would only be three to five hundred people in the early morning court, knew for the first time that there would be so many people in a regular court.
Many officials participated. Looking at the countless people from a distance, there were more than one or two thousand people. So many people were trying to do something one by one. He couldn't believe it no matter how he thought about it. So after looking around for a while, he couldn't help but really understand.
He was worried about his stomach. Fortunately, the eunuch who came to him with a cold face had left, and was replaced by a middle-aged eunuch with a kind face. He took a moment to explain a few words softly.
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"Don't worry, Mr. Xu. Since the Chenghua period, Xianmiao has set a rule that only five memorials are allowed in each morning court, and it will be over in a moment.
If it weren't for introducing various banquets and other chores, plus scheduling work, it would be over in half an hour at most."
In such an early dynasty, which mobilized troops and mobilized people, only five things were done?
Although Xu Xun couldn't believe it, he also knew that this middle-aged eunuch would never have the time to deceive a layman like him, so he immediately nodded and thanked. Sure enough, although it was a bit uncomfortable to stand and wait, as the sun rose and dawn broke soon
, this morning's court was over. Even though he was not one of those court officials, he still had to salute with the class. It was not until he watched Luan Jia leave that the middle-aged eunuch waved to him.
"Okay, the centenarian master will go back to Jinshen Hall to change his clothes first, and then come to Wenhua Hall. You come with us!"
After exiting the West Corner Gate, there is a long corridor, which is the Zuoshun Gate. After passing here, the line of sight suddenly becomes clearer, and there are more people walking around than before. Especially those places against the south palace wall.
In the low courtyard, people who looked like eunuchs and scribes were coming in and out. They didn’t even raise their heads and ran as if their feet were not touching the ground. Seeing Xu Xun glance over there a few more times, the middle-aged man who led the way
The eunuch then smiled and said: "Over there are the Wenyuan Pavilion and the Zhichi Fang and the Jiechi Fang. The elders of the pavilions have not come down yet."
Knowing that that inconspicuous room was the real center of power today, Xu Xun couldn't help but take a deep breath. It was not that he had never been to the Forbidden City in his previous life, but now that he was walking in it, he couldn't feel it.
It has lost the aura of vicissitudes and decadence of the owner's building, but instead has the power of Yihedi people rushing towards it, and Yiyihe is indescribably fierce.
After waiting at the west corner gate of Fengtian Gate for more than an hour, and standing at the entrance of Wenhua Hall for more than an hour, Xu Xun didn't know how many people came in and out, but he still didn't wait for his rightful master to be summoned.
His legs were already a little unbearable, and even his shoulders and neck were quite stiff, and the middle-aged eunuch who had brought him here and said he would report to the emperor was nowhere to be seen. However, I was afraid that someone in an inconspicuous corner was secretly paying attention.
He had to stiffen his behavior, and couldn't even twist his neck. He could only pass the time by counting people passing by out of the corner of his eye.
It wasn't until the sun was at its peak that he saw the middle-aged eunuch holding the hem of the crew-neck shirt running over. Under his expectant gaze, the middle-aged eunuch smiled and said: "Xu
Young Master, come with us to Wuying Palace, where Long live the Lord will summon you!"
Wenhua Hall and Wuying Hall are in two completely different directions, one east and one west, at the top of the palace. Not only was the journey there just in vain, but you also had to pass through the huge plaza and then go right.
After entering the door, we walked a long way. When we finally arrived at the entrance of Wuying Palace, even though the weather was getting colder, Xu Xun already felt that his back vest was soaked. He thought to himself that the emperor was indeed the emperor. Compared with when he saw Xiao Jing yesterday,
, it was like torturing people with great fanfare. Fortunately, he was not kept waiting this time. After standing at the door for a moment, a loud voice came from inside:...Xu Xun, the Chuanxun Wei!...
As soon as this order came out, Xu Xun, who had been trained strictly by Fu Rong for a month, immediately accepted the order loudly, and when the curtain opened, he stepped over the threshold and entered. However, the emperor was not in the main hall, and a young eunuch was leading the way.
He led him into the west side door and passed through a cubicle before letting him stand still outside the door. After a moment, another high-pitched voice came out from inside.
"Master Wan Luo Xuan Jin!"
Seeing the last red door curtain raised in front of him, Xu Xun glanced at the situation inside as quickly as possible, then immediately lowered his head and walked in as calmly as possible. Since this was not a main hall, he
I could only kneel down at a place about the same distance, kowtow and say to the humble minister Xu Xun. Before I could finish speaking, I heard an indifferent voice coming from above.
"no."
With a quick glance at Gangmen, Xu Xun already knew that there was no one else in this huge place except Emperor Hongzhi and a few eunuchs behind the desk. Standing up at this time, he bowed his hands and bowed his head in courtesy. When he was thinking, he only heard the voice just now.
Then he ordered: "Xu Xun, raise your head and let me take a look."
There are corresponding etiquette for the emperor's responses. Now this is not the Chang Dynasty, nor is it the emperor speaking to his ministers. Originally, it was not so formal, but the nearby ministers are used to the emperor summoning outsiders, and they have never used such words.
They looked at each other in confusion. Emperor Hongzhi behind the desk saw Xu Xun slowly raising his head. When the face appeared clearly in front of him, he couldn't help but look at it carefully, and finally said in a deep voice: "Liu Jinliu
Come on, everyone else exit!"
As soon as Xu Xun raised his head, he noticed Liu Jin standing in the corner with his eyes attentively, and his heart couldn't help but feel a little bit. He was not afraid that the emperor would pursue the little tricks he played, but he was afraid that the emperor would know what Zhu Houzhao was doing in the carriage.
It was fatal. Even if he had tried his best to guide Zhu Houzhao's thinking in another direction, if the emperor knew about it, no matter how great the benefits he had, he would definitely not be able to take advantage of it. So, although he did not dare to exchange glances with Liu Jin
, secretly began to pray again and again.
I just hope that Liu Jin really insists that he heard nothing as he said before!
"I ask you, what happened to those books that the prince brought back earlier?"
This first straight-to-the-point question made Xu Xun slightly relieved, and he immediately said without blinking an eyelid: "Reporting to the emperor, those books and Buddhist scriptures were brought into the capital by Eunuch Fu, and he asked the ministers to find an opportunity to present them.
It’s for the emperor; those scrolls of Master Su were given to the ministers by Master Jiu Zhang of Nanjing Imperial College.”
Hearing that Xu Xun readily admitted it, Emperor Hongzhi's face turned slightly bright, and he immediately asked calmly: "So, you already knew that the person who called himself Lord Zhu Xiaohou at that time was the prince?"
"yes."
"Now that I know, you actually resorted to such a small trick! Fu Rong entrusted me with the job, so you should submit it in the right way; since it was given by Zhang Mao, you should treasure it well. Why do you want to fool the prince and deceive the king?"
Although these two questions were not loud, they were not without weight. Compared with the question that Xu Xun was most afraid of, they were nothing. He knelt down almost without thinking, kowtowed and then left.
He said sincerely, word by word: "Reporting to the emperor, when Eunuch Fu asked his ministers to bring those Buddhist scriptures, he once said that the most taboo thing for the elders in the court is to enshrine these Buddhist scriptures. Although these Buddhist scriptures can condense the Qi and nourish the mind, they cannot
If it becomes known, it will not only hurt the emperor's wisdom, but also be detrimental to Eunuch Fu. As for the books given by Mr. Zhang, Weichen has read them by heart. Although they are rare books, to Weichen, they are more valuable than
But it was Mr. Zhang’s wish. The prince went to the Confucian Temple Book Market with great interest and said that he wanted to pick some good books to give to the emperor. The minister knew that there would be nothing good to pick out there easily, but he didn’t want the prince to show his filial piety.
It’s empty, so I came up with this last resort.”
"Your office is very careful!"
Emperor Hongzhi smiled suddenly, thinking of Zhu Houzhao's joy last night, and he was full of praise in his heart. If he hadn't been careful, Xu Xun would have given away such good things in vain, but he didn't let the prince remember his feelings, and he couldn't let himself, the emperor, find out.
, this arrangement is just a flirtatious show to a blind man. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that this kid deliberately planned this, just to let himself go round and round to discover all this painstaking effort.
Therefore, he only pondered for a moment and then changed the topic: "Then I ask you again, after you captured those market people on Book Market Street, since the prince had already asked about the envoy, why did you use sweet words to coax them?
To stop him from reporting back to me?"
As soon as he said this, Xu Xun, who straightened up, couldn't help but look at Liu Jin. Seeing this scene, Emperor Hongzhi was angry and funny, and immediately shouted: "No need to look at others. Since I asked questions, naturally no one dared to deceive me.