"Are you here?" Zhu Youcong leaned out of the window and saw a majestic fortified city standing in front of him, with a city wall more than ten meters high and a wide moat! The bustling people were pushing carts and twisting their baggage in and out, their faces seemed like
With a satisfied smile, this is the city of Beijing! This is the capital of my Ming Dynasty!
Along the way, Zhu Youcong saw too many tragedies in the world. So many that he was numb, so many that he didn't dare to face those longing eyes. But every time he saw those rickety backs
, he couldn't help but stop when he saw those mothers crying and holding their cold children in their arms.
The glaze balls that Zhu Youcong used to play with on weekdays have been pawned in Baoding Mansion. Even Lu Xiangsheng's personal jade pendant and Xiao Lezi's private money were left there. The purpose was just to exchange for more food and provide food for the hungry people who were displaced.
They brought a bowl of hot porridge. But even such a bowl of gruel could make the hungry people fight for their heads and burst into tears of gratitude. Later, he did not dare to stop the car, but hurriedly left a few guards to serve the porridge!
The only thing to be thankful for? Perhaps, fortunately, fortunately, the important officials of the imperial court ordered to use whips and chains to drive the hungry people away from the capital. The closer to the capital, the fewer hungry people became smaller and gradually disappeared. This made him feel a little better for deceiving himself.
This is what the important officials of the court want to see! Isn't it? Without the refugees, the capital will still be blooming, and the world will still be peaceful! What kind of famine? What kind of Tatars? Those are just legends.
"My young prince, it's getting late today. How about you take a rest first and come back to the palace tomorrow?" Eunuch Wang didn't know that the prince who came to Beijing with an order had to report it as soon as possible, but on the way, the young prince's
He was deeply moved by what he did, so he took it upon himself to let Zhu Youcong rest for the night.
"Then I'll thank you, Eunuch Wang!" Zhu Youcong touched his body, trying to find something to give to this eunuch who had helped do a lot of good things along the way; but now he had nothing to offer, so he had to go to the king in embarrassment.
The eunuch smiled.
"Young prince, you don't have to spend any money. I'll go back to the palace first to reply!" Eunuch Wang also knew that Zhu Youcong was very poor now, so he didn't expect any reward from him at all.
Of course, the residence in the capital is far inferior to Prince Fu's Mansion in Luoyang. Strictly speaking, it is equivalent to Zhu Youcong's small yard in Luoyang. Zhu Youcong got off the carriage tiredly. Considering that Zi Ling's performance was not bad along the way,
(He didn’t know that this guy would secretly show off his silver horn every time when people were bowing to him.) So he fed it a small pot of wine and fell asleep without eating anything.
In the Qianqing Palace early in the morning, Zhu Youxiao looked at the miniature version of Wuying Palace with great interest. Thinking back to what he saw and heard along the way reported by Eunuch Wang yesterday, he sometimes frowned and sometimes smiled. This Cong brother is not bad, and he has an open mind, so
What he did was exactly the same as what I saw in the secret book, and there was nothing fake about it.
Wei Zhongxian is becoming more and more domineering. Not only does he fight with the courtiers, but he also puts his hands into my body. I can no longer control him. But who can I use if I don't need him? Who can help me regain my power? Jin Yiwei? He's dead.
, has long been rotten. The Jin Yiwei who was the supervisor of the officials has now become the dog of the outer dynasty! The east and west factories? Emperor Tianqi smiled bitterly and shook his head. What else can the two factories do now except harm the people?
I have to hold back, I must hold back, otherwise I will be like my father! Father? Thinking of his father who has worked hard for thirty-nine years but has only been on the throne for less than a month, Zhu Youxiao wants to roar, wants to roar.
!What did my father do wrong? Didn't he just pay the mining tax? But didn't he also release the officials who were imprisoned for remonstrating? He promoted a group of new officials just to restore discipline, but... don't
I thought I would put all the blame on the red pill that Li Kezhuo paid tribute to, but I really don’t know anything!….
Brother Cong? This brother Cong, who is favored by the immortals and cares about the people! Will he help me revive the imperial court and drive out the Tartars? If my father hadn't been here, the emperor would have wanted to pass the throne to his father! He would
Ignore past grudges? Will he really put the world first and help me clean up this mess?
"Xuan——Prince Fu's Crown Prince is here to see you!"
Zhu Youcong really didn't want to go through Xihua Gate. He was not a superstitious person, but he also thought that entering through the city gate where later Tatar emperors escaped was not a good sign! But this thought was kicked away by everything in front of him.
There is no other way. In later generations, he was busy supporting his family all day long and never visited the Forbidden City. There is no fence here, but no one dares to cross the border; there is no cafe, but it is solemn and solemn!
To say that Grandma Liu entered the Grand View Garden? That's a compliment! Zhu Youcong feels now more excited than the humblest miner in the underground world who suddenly came to the wonderland of the bright world! From the moment he entered the door, Zhu Youcong's eyes couldn't get enough
After using it, he looked around and around. If the eunuch who was leading the way hadn't urged him, he would have even planned to lie down on the ground and study the stones paving the way.
This is the residence of the emperor, the center of the Ming Dynasty! Even if the Tatars conquer the world, they will have to be impressed by the majesty of this place; even if Western bandits enter here, they will be amazed by its magnificence! None of this will happen.
Come, I'm here, I - Zhu Youcong, will never let the ignorant Tatars and greedy bandits have the opportunity to set foot here again!
"I pay homage to the emperor, long live my emperor!" Zhu Youcong really didn't want to kneel down, but out of helplessness, he still chose to follow the local customs. Otherwise, he would have been dragged to the Meridian Gate for a spanking for such a trivial matter.
Don't be embarrassed!
"Get up, get up, brother Cong, get up quickly!" Emperor Tianqi walked around the imperial desk and helped Zhu Youcong up affectionately, and suddenly said: "Brother Cong, haven't you had breakfast yet?"
Breakfast? What's the situation? You called me here early in the morning just to treat me to breakfast? Zhu Youcong just felt dizzy. This emperor is so unreliable? You shouldn't be polite before calling me here.
Do you want to praise or criticize first? Well, of course, as an outstanding child, I can only praise! Besides, just have breakfast? I have traveled thousands of miles, why do you have to treat me to dinner? By the way, call me
How about some singing and dancing performances for a few beauties? Don't get me wrong, I'm talking about singing and dancing, pure singing and dancing! I wanted to shake my head, but the hunger in my belly made Zhu Youcong decide to give up that shameless hypocrisy.
"It just so happens that I haven't eaten yet." Emperor Tianqi ordered the little eunuch next to him: "Pass the meal!"
Zhu Youcong was filled with tears while holding the small bowl of imperial meal porridge! Is this also called imperial meal? Such a small bowl of glutinous rice porridge should be glutinous rice, with a few lotus seeds and a red date. This... this is too little!
As a person who is growing up, he adheres to the principles of eating more, sleeping more, and growing as long as possible. Of course, it can be horizontal or vertical. At home, he chooses big bowls to save trouble. How big is it? Anyway, one bowl can hold up to the current number of bowls.
Yes!
"Brother Cong, are you still not full?" Seeing Zhu Youcong licking his mouth greedily, Emperor Tianqi couldn't bear it.
"Yeah!" After all, I ate it all, I can't owe a favor and not ask for benefits? Zhu Youcong, who has always been heartless, didn't care that this was the palace and he was facing the emperor.
One bowl...two bowls...nine bowls! Oh my God! Is this still a human being? Nine bowls! I can only eat two bowls at most in one morning! Foodie, this little fat guy is a foodie! I...if I didn't see this,
For the sake of one million taels of gold, I will definitely ask you to collect food expenses!
Zhu Youcong did not expect that because of this breakfast, he would lose the qualification to enjoy imperial meals in Tianqi Dynasty. He wiped his mouth with satisfaction, suppressed the burp that was about to come out, and then said to Emperor Tianqi: "Thank you.
Your Majesty gives you food!"
"You and I are both descendants of Taizu, and we are from the same lineage as Shen Zong, so don't be so arrogant!" After a pause, he said: "Brother Cong, I played bad things when I was young, read little, and don't talk so literately.
!”….
This is the truth. When Shenzong was in power, he didn't like his father Zhu Changluo, and the emperor's grandson was also in a free-range state. No one urged him to study. But this only shows that his cultural level is not high.
, rather than being an illiterate who could regard tribute memorials as negotiation memorials, as later generations said.
After Zhu Youcong had eaten and drank enough, he began to secretly look at the emperor in front of him. Is this Emperor Tianqi? Mingxi Zong Zhu Youxiao? He is very young and looks very easy-going! It is said that he ignores government affairs, but the Ming Dynasty resists
The main line of defense of the Later Jin Dynasty, the Ningjin Line of Defense, was built by him; it is said that he appointed eunuchs to be jealous of talents, but Sun Chengzong, Yuan Chonghuan, Mao Wenlong and other famous generals were all promoted by him. How could such a mysterious emperor be only two years old?
Died at the age of thirteen?
Emperor Tianqi looked around and hesitated to speak. The palace is really not a place to talk. How many spies have Wei Zhongxian and the others arranged around me? I can’t say it here! He looked at a few miniatures next to him.
He suddenly smiled and said: "Brother Cong, come and see the objects I have made these days. Let me tell you, the carpentry work I am doing now is second to none in the capital!"
What does this emperor want to do? He called me all the way here just to watch you show off your handicrafts? Is the business good? You are the emperor. If you ask for something to be sold, the eunuchs are not allowed to sell it to you for money.
Ah? I am very busy, busy tinkering with things that cannot be said, busy eating and sleeping, busy growing, and counting money at the same time. How can I have this free time to play with you?
Emperor Tianqi showed off the handicraft exhibition for more than an hour, and Zhu Youcong also boasted that his mouth was dry and he was dizzy. He was not left to eat, but Zhu Youcong's appetite... Emperor Tianqi was really afraid of being depleted! There is no reason.
, does the emperor need a reason to do things? The result is that Zhu Youcong, who was summoned to Beijing for no apparent reason, was kicked out of the Forbidden City for no apparent reason! Oh, of course, it is wrong to say kicked, the emperor is not that violent.