God has been brewing for a whole day, and finally the rain fell in the early morning, and the heat was gone, and the dust of last night was washed away.
In the rainy morning, there were only a few pedestrians walking hurriedly on the street. A carriage drove into the inner city from the front gate and stopped outside the Dong'an Gate of the Imperial City. A young man in civilian clothes jumped out of the car and turned around and entered the Imperial City.
The carriage immediately turned around and continued northbound, turning into Dongchang Hutong and entering the Yamen. Chang Yu got out of the carriage, stretched, and looked up at the sky. A man hurriedly held an umbrella and came over: "Fang Gong, Gao Jie, Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo Three people posted messages asking for an audience."
Oh, it was so early in the morning. Chang Yu curled his lips and looked at the sky again. The rain was a little light. He turned around and entered the Yamen: "Our family wants to have a sleep. If there is no emperor's order, we will not disturb it."
Fanzi quickly agreed. Chang Yu walked through the door and was about to go to the backyard when he saw Chunxiang coming over with a yawn. He smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Twenty-six. Last night, there were twenty-six fights between soldiers in the inner city alone. We arrested him." One hundred and forty-seven people! I don’t know how many there are at Wu Mengming’s side in the outer city.”
Chang Yu smiled: "It's less than expected."
"How to kill a chicken to scare the monkey?" Chunxiang scratched his head.
Chang Yu thought for a while and then said: "First, let him plead guilty and be imprisoned. He will be fined ten taels of silver, stripped of his clothes, bound and whipped fifty times outside the north city, and imprisoned for three days!"
Chunxiang agreed, and was about to ask someone to do it, when someone suddenly came in and said: "Report, Mr. Factory, a small restaurant on Chengfu Street was smashed in the early morning. When we arrived, the troublemaker had already escaped and was rounded up. Three people were captured, and according to evidence, there are still eleven people left. They just left the city and returned to camp at dawn when the city gates were wide open. Can't they catch them? "
"Then we'll catch them, and let them get out of the city. As long as no one is hurt or killed, there's no need to hold on, just take the blame on those three people." Chunxiang waved his hand.
"No, we must arrest him!" Chang Yu raised his eyebrows: "There is no rule without rules. This is the time to rectify military discipline and establish military style. We must strictly investigate!" After saying that, he looked at Na Fanzi and asked: "Do you know Whose subordinates”.
"General Huang's personal soldiers!" Na Fanzi said.
Damn, Chang Yu suddenly felt a toothache. Huang Degong had eight generals under his command, and they were also the eight generals in history. They were all fierce soldiers, and his own soldiers were among the best. Not to mention whether the upper beam was not straight or the lower beam was crooked, Huang Degong himself Even though he was a lawless and unruly general, none of the soldiers under his command were good.
If you go to the military camp to arrest people, you will inevitably encounter resistance, and they are Huang Degong's soldiers, which makes Chang Yu a little difficult.
"Brother, forget it. We can't let anything go wrong at this moment. Besides, it will be difficult to get through if Mr. Huang is caught..." Chunxiang advised.
"Rebellion?" Chang Yu sneered: "I want to see what kind of trouble can happen." He said to Na Fanzi: "Go out of the city to arrest, and take the Black Wolf Camp with you. If there is a rebellion, treat it as a rebellion." Suppress!"
Calm, maybe it was too lively yesterday, I was tired physically and mentally, or maybe it was cloudy and rainy, the 49th Gate of the capital suddenly seemed dull and calm, no one was running wildly on the street shouting, and there was no smell of teahouses. There was foaming in the wine shop, and all that could be heard were whispers.
Even the palace was so peaceful. Emperor Chongzhen went to court early as usual, and the officials in the court were no longer angry.
After the early dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen summoned his good friend Gong Yonggu into the palace.
Outside Duanben Palace, Queen Zhou looked solemn. She looked at the palace maid Linglong who opened the door and said, "Has the prince had morning lessons?"
"Back to the Queen, Your Highness the Prince had your morning lessons on time, but he was a little tired just now and was resting," Linglong quickly replied.
Queen Zhou snorted and entered the palace. Linglong trotted over and followed her.
"Why is the Queen Mother here?" The sleepy Zhu Cihong was slightly surprised by the arrival of Queen Zhou, and yawned and greeted her.
Empress Zhou raised her hand and waved away the maid next to her, then shouted sternly: "Kneel down."
Zhu Cixiang was startled, his sleepiness suddenly disappeared, he knelt down with a pop, raised his head and asked in confusion: "Why is the mother so angry, but the child has done something wrong?".
"Where were you last night?" Zhou Huanggong's face was ashen, Zhu Cixiang was stunned... "The child is in the palace..."
"Think it over carefully. If you cheat on me, you will face the consequences!" Empress Zhou scolded, and Zhu Cixiang fell to the ground: "Mother, my child is wrong! But it has nothing to do with Chang Yu at this time. It was my child who forced him to take me out."
"Don't rush to protect him." Empress Zhou snorted: "My mother knows that you are friends with Chang Yu, and this is not the first time you have gone out secretly. For my mother, you can turn a blind eye, but how can you go like that?" You are the crown prince of a country, and you will be in charge of the world in the future, how could you...you, you have disappointed my mother so much!"
"If this matter comes to your father's ears, I'm afraid... neither you nor Chang Yu will be displeased!"
Zhu Cixiang breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. It turned out that Emperor Chongzhen didn't know yet, but who leaked the news. Chang Yu couldn't be him because he was cautious, and Linglong couldn't be his confidant. There was only... "Mother, I'm the one who leaked the news." My uncle told you to listen."
Empress Zhou was furious, but she was softened by Zhu Cixiang's youthful call. Seeing her son kneeling on the ground, she finally sighed and waved him to get up. Zhu Cixiang quickly leaned over and said, "Mother, my son is just going out to meet Chang Yu. In the world, he said that the child who will be the emperor in the future must have a broad vision, and the vision hidden in the deep palace must be narrow..."
"But you went to such a place to broaden your horizons? Xun'er, you are the crown prince, it's okay for this to spread. Besides, how old are you..." The more Empress Zhou thought about it, the angrier she became. Early in the morning, Emperor Chongzhen summoned Gong Yonggu to come. The chat with the palace was really just asking them what they did and said when they were invited by Tian Yu yesterday.
Gong Yonggu stayed up all night last night and was exhausted after talking. Emperor Chongzhen ordered him to leave the palace and return to his residence to rest. When he was leaving the palace, he happened to meet Empress Zhou and they chatted for a while. Gong Yonggu made a gaffe and knocked the crown prince yesterday. The story of secretly leaving the palace shocked Queen Zhou, and she quickly asked her Majesty if she knew about this?
How dare Gong Yong tell Emperor Chongzhen about this, otherwise the prince and Chang Yu wouldn't even be able to support him. So Queen Zhou hurriedly came to the prince to lecture her.
"Mother is not what you think. The child did not enter the building. Instead, he drank tea with Chang Yu in the courtyard behind the building and listened to him chatting with his uncle, Li Yan, Shi Kefa and other civil servants and generals."
Um... Queen Zhou was startled: "Don't trick your mother."
"How dare you, kid? You can ask your uncle. I'm really listening to them."
"You just listened to it all night?" Queen Zhou was surprised. Zhu Cihong nodded vigorously: "Yeah."
"Aren't you sleepy? What did they say that made you so interested?" Queen Zhou also became curious.
"I talked a lot, sometimes gossiping and joking, sometimes civil affairs and sometimes military affairs. My child likes to listen to Chang Yu talking to those people. He can learn a lot," Zhu Cixiang beamed.
Queen Zhou raised her eyebrows: "What did you learn?"
"I can't tell at the moment, but many of them are different from what was taught in the palace. I feel enlightened and suddenly enlightened. Anyway, I can learn the methods of governing the country and the people. Chang Yu said that it will be good for this emperor to be an emperor in the future."
Empress Zhou laughed: "If it is really useful, why doesn't he tell your father about it?"
"There is no need to say anything about my father, he has been doing it!" Zhu Cixi said seriously: "Mother, Chang Yu is the most loyal to our Ming Dynasty and our family. He is also very good to the child like a big brother. The child will be in the future If he ascends the throne, he will definitely be put to good use..."
Shhh... Queen Zhou's expression changed and she quickly silenced Zhu Cixiang: "Just keep these words in your heart. Do not tell others, not even your father, otherwise it will be detrimental to both you and Chang Yu. ".
Zhu Cixi seemed to understand: "Mother, does it mean that my father doesn't like Chang Yu being too close to the child?"
Empress Zhou sighed and hummed: "Chang Yu is your father's confidant. You are the prince and the future emperor. It is a big taboo for the current emperor's confidant to be too close to the future emperor! Mother knows that you and Chang Yu We are good friends with each other, but we must get along properly and not be too close, my son!"
"Mom, don't worry. My child is secretly communicating with Chang Yu. He will act cautiously and avoid any trouble." Zhu Cixiang admired and reassured Chang Yu extremely.
"Oh, my son, haven't you understood yet? Chang Yu is your father's confidant. Do you know how many people are watching him overtly and covertly? Even if you are cautious, you will make mistakes. And Ah, you think that if you come and go in secret, nothing will happen, but you know that if your father discovers it, it will be more serious than if you come and go in secret ten times and a hundred times."
"Then, what should the child do?" Zhu Cixiang looked slightly panicked.
"Leave the palace less, have less contact with him, and study in the palace with peace of mind. Doesn't your father allow you to play Cuju..."
"It's the football league," Zhu Cixiang interjected.
"No matter what the game is, you just have to do it. It's fun and you can make money. You're still young. Don't pay too much attention to participating in national affairs. Read a good book, do a good job in the league and make money to make your father happy. alright".
Chang Yu was a strange person in the eyes of Queen Zhou. Why didn't he want the prince to follow him more to expand his horizons and gain knowledge, but he was also very scared, fearing that his father and son would fight against each other!
Emperor Chongzhen is now in his prime years. If nothing unexpected happens, he will have no problem being the emperor for another thirty years. However, he is afraid that the prince will not be able to be the prince with peace of mind after learning too much from Chang Yu. Emperor Chongzhen is already a If you are suspicious, you will be even more suspicious of the prince. At that time...
So he Ningyuan asked the prince to stay in the palace, read books, play with crickets, and have some kind of ball game, so he could live in peace.
However, Chang Yu couldn't think of the joints that Queen Zhou could figure out. Wasn't he afraid that Chongzhen and his son would fight against each other?
