Forbidden City.
Emperor Hongzhi, who had just discussed state affairs with several ministers from the Wenhua Palace, returned to Nuange.
He took the hot towel handed over by Xiao Jing, put it on his eyes and rubbed his sore eyes. After a while, he said, "Does the prince have any of my brothers accompanying me today?"
"Back to Your Majesty, the prince left the palace early in the morning and went to Honglu Temple. He took all the princes to the workshop in the western suburbs."
Xiao Jing blurted out without hesitation.
As the chief eunuch and the factory supervisor of the East Factory, he must have a clear grasp of all matters involving the prince, big and small.
"Haha..." Emperor Hongzhi nodded with a relieved smile on his face. It was great that the prince could share some things for him.
But soon Emperor Hongzhi thought of something and asked, "Is Ziyu also working in the western suburbs?"
Xiao Jing seemed to have expected that Emperor Hongzhi would ask this question, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, Duwei Chen plans to hold a 'fragrance tasting meeting' in the western suburbs workshop, and has invited some nobles to participate. .”
"Oh? Is this happening?"
Emperor Hongzhi raised his brows and asked doubtfully: "Then the prince and his relatives went to the western suburbs workshop for this 'incense tasting conference'?"
Xiao Jing nodded and stopped talking.
Emperor Hongzhi paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, sometimes frowning, sometimes slightly raising the corners of his mouth, secretly thinking that Chen Ziyu was indeed reliable in doing things. He was reminded yesterday and put it on the agenda today.
But what exactly is this fragrance tasting conference...
a long time.
Emperor Hongzhi's eyes flashed, he glanced at Xiao Jing, and said, "Xiao Banpan, get ready. I also plan to go to the western suburbs workshop to have a look later!"
Xiao Jing nodded and promised to go down quickly to prepare, but he secretly thought in his heart that the Prince Consort Chen Ziyu was quite capable.
He had served Emperor Hongzhi for almost twenty years, and he knew Emperor Hongzhi's temperament better than anyone else.
Now, because of the little earl's son, he left the palace again and again.
Thinking of Chen Ziyu's importance in Emperor Hongzhi's heart, Xiao Jing felt a trace of sadness in his heart.
There are all kinds of whimsical ideas and witty sayings, which indeed makes Xiao Jing somewhat admired.
Fortunately, Chen Ziyu is not a eunuch. Otherwise, he doesn't know if he can hold the position of the chief eunuch of the ceremonial department.
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Western suburbs.
Chen Ziyu came here early in the morning, and after checking all the arrangements inside and out, he felt a little relieved.
Yang Huan and Wang Cheng were appointed as security captains by Chen Ziyu, and they took everyone in the West Suburban Guard to be responsible for security work.
After all, with so many dragons and grandsons coming, if something goes wrong, it will cost you your head.
Even if the probability of a problem is extremely small, it cannot be ignored.
As for the reception work, although Zhao Si, the steward of the cod liver oil workshop, has seen the world, when he heard that the people coming today were princes and princes, he was so frightened that his legs became weak and he could not walk.
After all, the biggest official he had ever seen in his life was just a member of the Imperial Guards. Now his style was so high that he really couldn't stand it.
Chen Ziyu scolded Zhao Si with extreme contempt. Fortunately, he and Zhu Houzhao concealed their identities, otherwise these people would have been scared to death!
This also made Chen Ziyu look up to the sky and sigh, there is an extreme shortage of talents in every era! How important it is to have a few reliable helpers!
After searching around, Chen Ziyu finally thought of a suitable candidate, Zhang Xin!
The son of a British duke, his identity is quite steep!
In terms of aura, this guy doesn't know what's going on. He hasn't learned anything about the temperament of a British general.
On the contrary, his whole body exudes the temperament of a scholar. When he has nothing to do, he always likes to read the Four Books and Five Classics.
Sure enough, when Chen Ziyu found him in a hurry, he was doing eight parts on the paper with his brows furrowed, and there were several books on the table.
Chen Ziyu was immediately furious!
Good guy, your father asked you to learn business skills in the workshop, but you actually started reading sage books and writing eight-legged essays?
Is this something that you, a second-generation official with an iron rice bowl, can watch?
Could it be that we should give up martial arts and follow literature?
Participate in the imperial examination and take the first prize?
However, when it comes to the imperial examination, Chen Ziyu specifically asked Li Dongyang before. According to Lao Li, the Ming Law did not stipulate that nobility could not participate in the imperial examination.
In other words, nobility can take part in the imperial examination, but no one would do this!
After all, you can still eat even if you don’t take the exam. If you fail the exam, it will be embarrassing!
"Captain, are you looking for me?"
"What the hell, Lao Zhang, your father is coming to the Xijiao Workshop soon, go and receive him!"
Chen Ziyu touched his nose. After all, in terms of age, Zhang Xin was much older than him. Moreover, he was an honest person, so Chen Ziyu was not embarrassed to be harsh on him.
"My father is coming?" Zhang Xin asked suspiciously, "My father is here to see the captain. Isn't it appropriate for me to go?"
"Not only your father, but also Duke Ding, Duke Wei, Duke Cheng, and others are coming. It would be most suitable for you to go! As for this captain, he will also entertain some princes later!"
Chen Ziyu said without expression, he always felt that talking to Zhang Xin was like talking to an old scholar.
Zhang Xin then remembered that there was a fragrance tasting meeting today, so he nodded and agreed.
Seeing that he agreed, Chen Ziyu turned around and walked out. When he reached the door, he suddenly stopped, as if he had thought of something.
So he turned back to look at Zhang Xin and said: "Old Zhang, I saw you holding these books every day. Do you want to take the imperial examination?"
Zhang Xin blushed, as if someone had discovered a secret, and he hesitated: "No... no, I just like this!"
As soon as he saw Zhang Xin's appearance, Chen Ziyu knew that this man was definitely an honest person and could not even lie. However, Chen Ziyu did not expose him, but said thoughtfully:
"Old Zhang, I do agree with you taking the imperial examination. If you have this idea, I can give you lessons. I dare not say that I will be the number one scholar. Jinshi is not a big problem!"
As soon as Zhang Xin heard this, he suddenly looked at Chen Ziyu with wide eyes!
Chen Ziyu showed a harmless smile, turned around, waved and walked away.
