In the Cining Palace, the prince was leaning on the couch, with red and swollen eyes, looking at a book in his hand. He flipped through it and couldn't read it. His eyes looked toward the palace door from time to time, with a look of impatience on his face.
Hearing a message from a palace maid, Zhu Cixiang got out of bed and said, "Let him in quickly."
"Young man, I have seen the prince." Chang Yu entered the palace and bowed to salute.
"Come and sit down"
Zhu Cixiang pointed to a chair next to him and said hurriedly, not caring at all about the slightly surprised expressions of the two palace ladies in the palace. It was unique for a country's crown prince to let the eunuch sit next to him!
Chang Yu didn't show any pretense. He thanked Zhu Cixiang and walked slowly to sit down: "Prince, last night went well."
“OK”
Zhu Cixiang swallowed his saliva, and his expression was still a little excited after thinking about what happened last night: "Father summoned those loyal ministers you mentioned last night..."
"These little ones were informed last night. I just want to know if there are any practical measures." Chang Yu interrupted him. He still had some illusions to see if he could change the overall situation.
"Because the traitor army is sending troops to march eastwards, it has not been confirmed yet. My father has not leaked the news to those ministers, but last night he made it clear to those ministers that he wanted to move south. Now we are just waiting for the government to come up with countermeasures... ..." Zhu Cixiang said quickly, but Chang Yu felt cold in his heart. Now I know clearly that you only have two months, and you still want to talk about it... The court, hey.
"Prince, a loyal minister does not mean a capable minister. Knowing the overall situation does not mean being able to change the overall situation. I think the rebel army has been marching eastward for two days, but the court has not received any news. This shows how bad the outside world is. Prince, please make plans in advance. !”
Seeing Chang Yu's serious expression, Zhu Ci was stunned for a moment, his face turned gloomy, and he muttered softly: "The news should be sent soon. My father has ordered Jinyiwei Babaili to rush to investigate the matter..."
Knowing and how to deal with it are two different things. Chang Yu sneered, but he didn't say this because he had already said everything that needed to be said. He couldn't change the overall situation. Now he just wanted to make the preparations he could. Work.
Zhu Cixiang originally wanted to say something, but when he saw Chang Yu's silence and the sneer at the corner of his mouth, he took a long breath and said calmly: "If you want to go out of the palace to do something, you need me to send someone to help you. Tang Poshan himself I have been with you since I was a child, and I am a trustworthy person."
Chang Yu stood up and bowed to Zhu Cixiang and handed over his hands: "Prince, this matter is of great importance. At a big level, it affects the fate of the Ming Dynasty. At a small level, it also affects the prince's life. If more people know about it, there will be more dangers. Has the prince forgotten me over and over again? Did you tell me?"
"without"
Zhu Cixiang quickly stood up and waved his hand: "No one other than you, me and my consort knows about this matter." Then he stared at Chang Yu closely: "I have really staked my life and fortune on you!"
"Prince" Chang Yu raised his head and glanced at him: "The loyalty of a young man can be learned from the sun and the moon. If you have his heart, why would you take such a big risk and leak the secret?"
Zhu Cixiang looked a little excited. He walked up to Chang Yu and reached out to hold his fists: "I believe in you."
Cool, cool, cool... Tang Potian walked behind Chang Yu, his boots squeaking against the remaining snow and thin ice on the ground, and the expression on his face changed repeatedly.
Just now, he received an order from the prince to accompany Eunuch Chang out of the palace and to escort him on the way. As for what Eunuch Chang was going to do, he didn't know, but asking one of his subordinates to protect him in the future was a bit of a slap in the face.
Looking at the frail figure in front of him with his waist hunched over, his hands folded in his sleeves, and his head buried in silence as he walked forward, Tang Potian couldn't help but feel a hint of contempt at the corner of his mouth. To be honest, he didn't accept it! Although this kid knew how to behave, he felt unconvinced that he had lost in that competition.
The weather was very cold. Although it was afternoon, there was no sunshine on a cloudy day. That kind of cold wind was really cold. Chang Yu was bent over and thinking about something. He really didn't care about the expression of Tang Potian behind him, let alone what he was thinking. .
The fact that he went out of the palace to do things was a secret matter, and he didn't want too many people to know about it, but then he thought about it, he was completely ignorant about the outside of the city, and having someone to guide him and run errands would save a lot of trouble, so the dignified No. 1 of the Prince's Mansion The master has become an errand boy, and he doesn't even know it yet.
After leaving the Meridian Gate, Chang Yu couldn't help but look up at Chengtianmen (Tiananmen). After all, it was the main entrance of the imperial city. Although it was not as magnificent as later generations, it was still majestic.
There were guards on duty at the Imperial City Gate. Chang Yu and Tang Potian went through the formalities and looked back at the towering tower. Chang Yu took a long breath and remembered that when he first came in, he even dreamed of leaving as soon as possible. At that time, he never expected that he would I came out so easily, but I was reluctant to leave!
"Eunuch Chang, where are we going?" Tang Potian felt that this little eunuch's behavior was really weird. Normally, eunuchs would be in a hurry to do whatever they wanted to do when leaving the palace, but when he looked back at the palace, he had the urge to run away from home. The feeling of never coming back. Could it be that the prince asked me to protect him in name, but in fact, he was under surveillance?
As expected, he is a royal guard and is too sensitive.
"Walking around, I haven't left the palace for more than three months since I entered the palace. Today, the prince's favor has stolen half a day's free time." Chang Yu looked at Tang Potian and smiled slightly, but the royal guard responded with a smile on the surface, but he didn't think so in his heart. .
"The prince values Eunuch Chang very much." Tang Potian patted his butt gently and continued: "Eunuch Chang wants to go out for a walk and find me as a companion, so he has found the right person. There is no one in the Seven Emperors City who I am not familiar with. "
"That's good, Brother Tang can point you to a lively place and let's go for a walk."
Tang Potian smiled slightly: "If Eunuch Chang likes to be lively, he would naturally go to Dashilan (Qianmen Street)." He pointed towards a towering tower in the distance due south, just outside Zhengyangmen (Qianmen).
A long and wide stone road outside Chengtian Gate leads directly to the Daming Gate in the south (the area where the monument is now). This road is not for ordinary people to walk. It is an imperial road, and only the emperor is qualified.
Along the two sides of the central imperial road, there is a thousand-step corridor with eaves and ridges that is 700 steps long. It is connected to the left gate of Chang'an in the east and the right gate of Chang'an in the west. There are 110 rooms facing east and west, and 34 rooms facing north. Outside the Qianbu Corridor, a vermilion palace wall with a height of more than 6 meters is built. The central government offices at that time were concentrated on both sides of the wall. Outside the east palace wall are the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Industry, the Zongren Mansion, the Qintian Supervisor and other rich and powerful official offices (today's Chinese Revolution Museum and the Chinese History Museum). Outside the west palace wall are the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, The Ministry of Punishment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Dali Temple and other military yamen (today's Great Hall of the People).
The two of them had no time to look at the scenery of various government offices, so they hurriedly walked out of Daming Gate, officially leaving the imperial city.
The Zhengyang Gate is right in front of you, with its towers, arrow towers and barbicans. It is tall and majestic. It seems that the title of "four gates, three bridges and five archways" and the first of the nine gates is well-deserved.
Outside the Zhengyang Gate, the Zhengyang Bridge and the moat had already frozen, and there were many naughty children playing on it. Chang Yu couldn't tell where he was for a moment because of the laughter.
Finally, we saw ordinary people. Although the weather was cold, the Dashilan outside Zhengyangmen, the most prosperous area in the capital, was crowded with people. Although it was not as popular as in later generations, it was still noisy in this deserted world.
There are no jade belts, no bright clothes and angry horses. Although it is the most prosperous area in the capital, all you can see are ordinary people wearing heavy cotton clothes who look extremely bloated. They are either coming and going in a hurry, or they are shouting snacks in a low voice, or beating gongs and drums to attract people's attention. Juggling.
Chang Yu was walking and shopping with Tang Potian's company, enjoying his first shopping trip after time travel. Of course, it was not like Grandma Liu's shopping in the Grand View Garden. After all, he had hundreds of years of experience, and there were few things that aroused his interest. After all, These days, both snacks and entertainment are very scarce, and the weather is cold, so there are not many people on the street. Some stores even have thick blankets hanging on them, making people instantly think they are closed.
In order to make it easier for him to leave the palace, Chang Yu had already changed out of his eunuch uniforms in the Prince's Mansion. Even Tang Potian dressed up normally in order not to attract attention. Indeed, the two of them were now submerged in Qianmen Street. ,.
The two of them walked around and looked around, but there was nothing that could attract their attention, not to mention that Chang Yu's heart was not here.
"Brother Tang, are you familiar with the dental profession?"
"What does Eunuch Chang want to do?" Tang Potian was startled, and then said: "There is one nearby." He pointed to an alley not far away, mentally cursing himself for talking too much, thinking about what the prince had said before leaving the palace. Tell him, let him accompany the little eunuch, and don't ask too much or take care of him. Why is he so arrogant?
Chang Yu's face was expressionless: "I'd like to find someone to find out more about the situation. I'd like to trouble Brother Tang."
"You're welcome, Eunuch Chang. I'll go look for you in front of you. You can stay here as prime minister." Tang Potian said, slightly cupping his hands to Chang Yu, then turned and walked towards the entrance of the alley.
Chang Yu looked at his back and felt a little impressed. This guy really has a wide range of contacts!
Waiting was a bit boring. Chang Yu stood on the side of the street with his sleeves tucked in, looking around randomly. He was soon attracted by the sound of gongs and saw a group of people watching a monkey show more than ten meters away.
With nothing to do and some curiosity, Chang Yu slowly approached and squeezed into the crowd, only to see a man and two women, two older and one younger, who must be a family of three, training three monkeys to do various tricks to please humans. Because the onlookers cheered one after another, but no one took out a copper plate.
Although the monkey show is good to watch, it is not as good as that girl. She is eight years old. Although her clothes are rough and ragged, she does not hide her delicate appearance. In addition, her face is flushed red from the cold weather and is extremely cute. I think everyone will come to this girl. In future generations Chang Yu, who was used to seeing beautiful women, couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Dong-dong-dong, several gongs fell to the ground, and the little girl walked towards the crowd of onlookers with a shy face, carrying a wooden tray. This was to ask for reward money. It is said that some people are flattering, and those with money are flattering, but after all, it is just a show. People who take half a day should be given as much as they need.
But why are all the men in the capital today digging their butts? This has always been the case. The little girl walked half a circle with a wooden coil and no one paid for it. Even if it was a copper, there were many rough men who made fun of her and made fun of her. The little girl's face turned red, like a ripe apple.
Chang Yu sighed and looked at the pitiful and pitiful little girl. He cursed secretly, "Appearance is justice. You are beautiful and you are reasonable. I will give you money even if you don't go to the show." He reached into his waist and took out two taels. The silver was thrown into the wooden tray.
As expected, the little girl looked at the fair young man in front of her with a look of surprise. The two taels of silver must have been a reward from a rich man! Is there any 6666!
The crowd of onlookers also looked sideways, wow, I didn’t expect that there is a rich second generation who is pretending to be a show-off. He really has money and nowhere to spend it. I hate this kind of idiot who rewards people for watching live broadcasts. She must have fallen in love with this girl.
"Thank you for the reward." The little girl was stunned before she could say anything. Her father, who was honest and experienced, quickly came over and bowed to Chang Yu and thanked him again and again. He reached out and stuffed the silver on the plate into his waist. , as if he was afraid that Brother Chang would regret it.
Chang Yu smiled slightly, and just as he was about to speak, someone beside him spoke for him.
"You're welcome. This is five taels of silver. My little Marquis has taken a liking to you, a girl."
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