Hu Ming, who seemed to have a vague idea, didn't stop at the Ministry of Rites for too long. After giving an explanation, he hurriedly got into the sedan chair and returned to the mansion. Not long after, he came out of the mansion again and went straight to the Duke Chengguo's mansion.
On the other side, Shu Liang came out of the lobby of the Ministry of Rites. There were no other incidents along the way, and he returned to the palace smoothly.
"This slave has met the emperor."
In the Wenhua Hall, Shu Liang bowed respectfully and bowed his eyebrows.
Zhu Qiyu put down the memorial he was reviewing in his hand, raised his head and smiled.
"Get up, we are at the gate of the city today. I have heard about it. Isn't Eunuch Shu looking more majestic than usual?"
Shu Liang's head tightened. How could what happened just now spread to the palace so quickly?
However, at this time, he did not dare to dwell on the joints and secretly looked at the emperor's face.
Seeing that the emperor only looked like he was joking and didn't mean any obvious rebuke, Shu Liangfang breathed a sigh of relief.
But he still did not dare to neglect, and quickly reported what happened at the city gate in detail, and finally said.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. The situation was urgent at that time. I saw that the princes Zhennan King and Guangtong King were arguing fiercely. It seemed that some clan secrets were involved. There were so many people at the city gate that I was afraid of losing my dignity.
That’s why I offended the prince.”
Seeing Shu Liang's cautious look, Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and said.
"I don't mean to blame you. King Guangtong and King Yangzong are used to being domineering."
"Even if they don't know your identity and just regard you as an ordinary chamberlain, they should know that you were sent by me to help the Ministry of Etiquette. Besides, you have not offended them in any way. It is really inappropriate to hit someone in public."
As he spoke, Zhu Qiyu also frowned.
To be honest, he didn't pay much attention to the clan in his previous life, and he didn't even summon the clan very often.
Therefore, I have only heard about the domineering temperament of the clan and have no intuitive understanding.
Now that he heard about what happened at the city gate, he realized the seriousness of the problem.
At that time, Shu Liang just looked at King Guangtong a few more times, and there was no deliberate offense.
But right in front of the main gate of the capital, in front of officials from the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple, in full view of everyone, they dared to whip the eunuchs they sent.
Fortunately, it was Shu Liang who went there. He not only escaped, but also fought back directly.
If it were a real ordinary chamberlain with no identity or background, this whip might not necessarily turn him into a bad person.
This is how they behave under the emperor's feet, let alone how they behave in the fiefdom.
Although Emperor Taizong imposed various restrictions on the power of the clan, generally speaking, he still focused on general military and political affairs.
In addition, the immunity of the clan members from the criminal law has not been touched at all. With a temperament like King Guangtong's, I am afraid that many ordinary people will die under his whip on weekdays.
Taking this matter to heart, Zhu Qiyu knew that he should not be anxious about this matter, after all, he had to eat one bite at a time.
After thinking about it, Zhu Qiyu said.
"You will go back later and go to the Imperial Hospital to get some good gold sore medicine for the people under your command. You have done a good job in this matter, but it is not good for me to issue an order to reprimand a county prince for such a trivial matter.
, just go back and comfort me for a while."
After all, he is the person under his command, so he cannot be coldhearted. Although Zhu Qiyu cannot punish King Guangtong, he still has to care about him.
Of course, King Guangtong offended Shu Liang as soon as he entered the capital. I am afraid that these days in the capital will not be easy.
However, this Zhu Qiyu didn't care.
King Guangtong and King Yangzong are not good people to begin with, so giving them a lesson can help them calm down, as long as they don't cause any big trouble.
Shu Liang was relieved, knowing that this matter was over, so he immediately prostrated himself in the tunnel.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward. The slaves and maids working for Your Majesty should fulfill their responsibilities with all their heart and do not dare to ask for anything else."
"Get up."
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and asked again.
"Since such a thing has happened, I am here to ask you, what kind of people do you think these four princes in Prince Min's Mansion are?"
Shu Liang stood up, pondered for a moment, and said carefully.
"Your Majesty, I look at it as a servant. Among the four princes, King Guangtong and King Yangzong are more impulsive, and they seem to be quite resentful towards King Zhennan. Otherwise, they would not have spoken so fiercely at the city gate.
"
"King Jiangchuan looks a little calm, but there is nothing unusual. It's just King Zhennan..."
Shu Liang hesitated for a moment, as if he felt a little hard to say.
Zhu Qiyu glanced at him, naturally seeing his hesitation, and said.
"If you have something to say, just say it. With me, it doesn't matter if you say something wrong."
Shu Liang then boldly said.
"Yes, Your Majesty, in front of the city gate, King Zhennan was always very polite to the Ministry of Rites, Honglu Temple and the servants. Later, he explained the ceremony of Lord Min, which is enough to show that he is a considerate person.
"
"But I always feel that the King of Zhennan is not as tolerant and smooth as he appears on the surface. Judging from his behavior at the city gate, he is a man of means."
Zhu Qiyu raised his eyebrows and said.
"So, you don't think that King Guangtong, who almost gave you a whip, is difficult to deal with, but you don't think highly of King Zhennan, who gave you such a precious ancient jade as soon as they met?"
Shu Liang was a man who knew his sense of proportion. The piece of ancient jade given to him by King Zhennan is now on Zhu Qiyu's imperial desk.
Hearing this, Shu Liang smiled bitterly and said.
"Your Majesty, although King Guangtong almost gave the slave a whip, after all, the slave of the clan knows a lot about the temperament of the clan. As you said, he is used to being domineering in the fiefdom, so beating someone casually is nothing."
"But this King of Zhennan seems to be a kind and decent eldest brother, but in fact, not to mention King Guangtong and King Yangzong, who have been in conflict with him, just the calm King Jiangchuan, it seems that he is also in conflict with Zhennan.
King Nan is not close to him."
"What's more, I have carefully looked at it. The robes worn by King Guangtong and King Yangzong are old, which shows that their lives are not very good. Although King Zhennan once said in his words, it was because the two of them were messing around and angered Min.
Your Majesty, your family salary has been reduced."
"But I think I still have some eyesight. I can see that most of the affairs of the Min Palace are now managed by King Zhennan. In other words, the lives of King Guangtong and King Yangzong are not easy.
Well, I’m afraid it has nothing to do with King Zhennan.”
After listening to Shu Liang's analysis, Zhu Qiyu snorted and said calmly.
"More than just being related, there is a huge hatred between these brothers!"
In his previous life, he didn't care much about the affairs of the clan, but thanks to the two living treasures, King Guangtong and King Yangzong, he was very aware of the affairs of Prince Min's Palace.
After all, these two brothers almost rebelled later.
Seeing Shu Liang's doubtful expression, Zhu Qiyu sighed and said.
"What you don't know is that this Min King has five sons, the legitimate son Zhu Huiyan and the second legitimate son Zhu Huixuan, that is, King Zhennan is the daughter of the main family, and the third son Zhu Huixuan, that is, King Jiangchuan is the son of the Zhou family.
As for the king of Guangtong, Zhu Huiyu, and the king of Yangzong, Zhu Huiyu, they were from the Su family on the other side."
"The biggest reason why they have such a bad relationship with King Zhennan is that Su was forced to death by King Zhennan!"