While the two were talking, the prince over there had finished class and sent the teacher out of the hall. He saw Chang Yu. He was immediately excited and about to open his mouth to shout. Suddenly he thought of the teacher beside him, so he restrained himself and said to Chang Yu. He waved and said, "I rarely see you entering the palace so early."
Chang Yu stepped closer and said with a chuckle: "It doesn't matter what day it is."
When Zhu Cixiang saw his teacher walking away, he could no longer hold himself back and grabbed Chang Yu: "I didn't sleep all night just because of today. I was looking forward to leaving the palace to see the majesty of thousands of troops charging into battle." scene……".
Chang Yu chuckled: "The military parade is just a practice of formation, there is no need to charge into the formation."
Zhu Cixiang's interest continued: "Hey, it's almost the same anyway. By the way, have you had breakfast?" Seeing Chang Yu shaking his head, he said to Linglong: "Go get some food... Hey, why are you crying?".
"Linglong just said that His Highness has been grounded for a few days and has had a very hard time. As he spoke, he cried with distress. Hey, she is such a good girl. If she gets married in the future, His Highness, the Crown Prince, will have to prepare a dowry." Chang Yu took the words and smiled.
"It's necessary, but Linglong is smart and reliable, and I don't want him to leave the palace and get married so early." Zhu Cixiang couldn't hear the hint in Chang Yu's words at all.
However, it was too early, and Chang Yu didn't want Linglong to leave the palace too early. Firstly, he was afraid that his relationship with Chunxiang would be unstable, and secondly, he also needed a confidant to walk around the palace, so he didn't mention it.
The two entered the palace and chatted. Linglong brought some breakfast. The prince refused to eat, so Chang Yu had a delicious meal alone.
While eating and chatting, Zhu Cihong suddenly heard a rolling sound in the air. He ran to the door of the palace and looked up at the sky, with a worried look on his face: "If it rains, it will ruin the fun."
"No way" Chang Yu didn't even raise his head.
"The clouds are thick and the thunder is roaring. It is clearly a sign that it is going to rain. How can you be sure that it won't happen?" Zhu Cixiang asked curiously.
"Prince, have you never heard of the saying that the thunder makes the rain less?" Chang Yu said softly.
Zhu Cixiang was half-convinced and said: "Every big event will happen like this. Today is a good day, why is there thunder rolling down the sky?"
"This sky thunder is God's way to pay homage to the souls of those soldiers who died in battle. They saved the Ming Dynasty today with their lives. Today's military parade is actually a memorial to them." Chang Yu looked at Zhu Cixiang with a solemn expression and said slowly. I just want this young man to remember that the establishment and defense of the country are built with the flesh and blood of countless soldiers, rather than what the sages say in books, what the heck, convincing people with reason and virtue.
While the two were talking, Linglong had come back from outside to inquire about the news. The officials had finished their breakfast and were leaving the palace one after another. Then they went around to the Bei'an Gate of the imperial city to welcome the emperor out of the palace, and then left the city together. At this time, the emperor had returned to the harem. After getting ready, the Supervisor of Ceremonies also sent someone to inform the eunuchs that they were ready and went to the Xuanwu Gate of the palace to wait for Emperor Chongzhen and the Queen to leave the palace together.
Holding a grand ceremony just after a war is easy to be criticized, so Emperor Chongzhen had previously stated that the ceremony was for soldiers who participated in the war to discuss their merits. In order to block Youyou's mouth, he would not avoid being accused of wasting people and money, so he ordered that everything should be kept simple!
From traveling with ceremonial guards to regulating etiquette and laws, everything should be simplified, otherwise the literary party will say, look, just after the war, the common people had no food to eat and no clothes to cover their bodies. It would be better for you, the old Zhu family, to create such a big scene with rich clothes and fine food. Show off your wealth...
People's words are terrible, and the poison of public opinion made Emperor Chongzhen feel lingering fear.
It was really simple. Chang Yu saw that Linglong helped Zhu Cihong just change into ordinary casual clothes. If he followed the old rules to attend such a ceremony, it would be cumbersome and strict. First, the Hung Hall Secretary sent someone to take care of the bath. , the scarf and hat bureau makes tailor-made boots and clothes, and then the ceremonial supervisor sends a special eunuch to guide the etiquette of each step...
But it's so simple now. All it takes is one of the eunuchs from the Supervisor of Ceremonies to come over and notify him to make preparations.
After Zhu Cixiang had simply packed up, the two of them hurriedly left Donghua Gate and walked north around the palace wall to wait outside Xuanwu Gate, the north gate of the palace. Although it was closer to go through the palace, the harem was a forbidden area, let alone Chang Yu. Even the prince could not enter the harem at will without calling him. That was a taboo for the emperor.
A lot of people had gathered outside the Xuanwu Gate. In addition to the eunuchs and maids, there were also hundreds of flag-bearing guards and government guards who were responsible for personal protection. Seeing Chang Yu and the prince coming, several commanders came over in a hurry to pay their respects.
After Chang Yu gave some instructions, he and the prince chatted on the Tongzi River Bridge outside the city gate while looking at the scenery of Long live Mountain in the north. After waiting for a long time without seeing any movement in the palace, he became a little anxious, so he called a eunuch to ask about the time and learned that It's past half-hour (eight o'clock)
At this time, the sky was cloudy and rolling, causing everyone to raise their heads and whisper, worried that it would rain. Even Chang Yu was mentally worried, and Li Muchian and Tang Ruowang were patting their chests to ensure that it would not rain. If this combination of Chinese and Western methods has no effect, , that would be really embarrassing.
There was a commotion at the palace gate. Chang Yu and Zhu Cixiang hurriedly approached, thinking that it was Emperor Chongzhen who was coming out. Unexpectedly, the palace door opened wide and they saw Empress Zhou, Concubine Yuan, several other concubines of Chongzhen, and two other unidentified concubines. The adult prince and Princess Kunxing, Zhu Yuyao, and the five-year-old Princess Zhaoren.
The whole family is mobilized.
Chang Yu and the prince hurried forward to greet them one by one. Queen Zhou's plain clothes did not hide her beauty. After all, she was only thirty-three years old, and her appearance was still very durable if she took good care of it.
Seeing that the prince and Chang Yu were getting together again, Queen Zhou smiled bitterly and shook her head. She couldn't help but nodded Chang Yu's forehead when he greeted him: "You, you, the prince is so young, are you still ignorant?"
"Empress, today is not an ordinary day." Chang Yu smiled. Empress Zhou was speechless and rolled her eyes, but she couldn't bear to scold him anymore.
"Your Highness, how are you doing?" Chang Yu walked up to Princess Kunxing to greet her. The beauty couldn't help but feel itchy at the moment. He also thought that Chunxiang had already embraced the beauty. However, he claimed to be an expert in seducing girls, so he wanted to Joking about Zhu Ainao.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Ainao was not as excited as before when she saw him. Instead, she lowered her head and evaded her eyes: "Anhao, how are you, Eunuch Chang?"
"It's not very good. I'm always thinking about someone, so I can't sleep well or eat well." Chang Yu joked in a low voice. Zhu Ainao hummed and said nothing.
Um...I won't accept the move.
Chang Yu was very embarrassed, but he couldn't continue to say anything in this situation. He thought that maybe his little Jiujiu was discovered by Queen Zhou and beat Zhu Aona, but it didn't look like it.
While he was worrying about gains and losses, there was another commotion at the palace gate. Emperor Chongzhen appeared in full attire. Although his face was as yellow as before, his energy and energy were much better. It was obvious that he was very excited.
Everyone hurried forward to say hello. Emperor Chongzhen swept everyone away and said, Hello, everyone, please get up. His eyes fell on Chang Yu and he couldn't help but snorted, "You brat, I thought you weren't coming."
Speaking of such an important event as the military parade, how could Chang Yu, the most confidant, not accompany him? He should have entered the palace early to accompany him, and even stayed in the palace for the night last night. But some of what he said yesterday made Chongzhen very worried. Not happy, not happy, not happy.
So he left him alone and didn't call him into the palace, but this kid actually got angry and didn't take the initiative to meet the saint. This made Emperor Chongzhen angry all morning. When he saw him waiting here, his anger disappeared. Most of it.
"You won't sleep until now, right?" Emperor Chongzhen snorted as he stared at Chang Yu.
"My lord, I went out of the Yamen to check the city before Yinshi arrived. I entered the palace at Maoshi and saw that the emperor was busy in the morning and didn't dare to disturb him," Chang Yu said quickly.
Chongzhen enjoyed hearing this. After all, his confidant was really loyal and considerate. His anger subsided and he waved to Chang Yu to listen: "Let me remind you first, things have changed a bit. Can you tell me later? Don’t be surprised”.
Chang Yu said oh, he didn't know what Emperor Chongzhen said had changed, but if he didn't tell him, it would be inconvenient for him to ask again, and it was already late: "Can the emperor leave the palace at this time?"
"When will we wait?" Emperor Chongzhen raised his hand. The eunuchs and guards in front immediately bowed to make way for him, and strode towards Xuanwu Gate.
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Set a small goal first, such as remembering in 1 second: Shukeju
