"Zhu Chunchen's bones are very strong. He didn't show up even if he didn't go to pay homage." Emperor Chongzhen, who had just come down from court to handle official duties in the Palace of Qianqing, smiled playfully after hearing Wang Dehua's report.
"For example, both Ying Gong and Ding Guo Gong were able to make peace with Eunuch Chang. It's really puzzling that Duke Cheng Guo turned a blind eye to such a good opportunity. Aren't you afraid that Eunuch Chang would be thinking about it?" Wang Chengen also couldn't figure it out. .
Emperor Chongzhen shook his head after hearing his words: "Chang Yu is not that kind of narrow-minded person. As long as Zhu Chunchen does not commit any crimes, he will not deliberately seek trouble. I just don't understand that the two of them can't see eye to eye like this."
Chang Yu took Little Apple into the imperial city through Dong'an Gate. The eunuchs and generals on duty quickly greeted him with questions, but no one dared to ask the strange little beauty beside him.
From the moment she stepped into the imperial city, Little Apple's heart began to beat faster and it felt like it was about to jump out of her throat. She pulled Chang Yu's clothes and looked around nervously.
It's a short distance from Dong'anmen to Neidongchang Yamen. Chang Yu said to Little Pingguo: "I'm going to the Yamen later to do some errands. After that, I'll go to the palace to see the emperor. You can take a stroll first."
"Brother Chang, I'm afraid!" Little Apple grabbed him and kept on letting him go. Chang Yu smiled slightly and said, "I won't let you wander around by yourself. Someone will take you to Linglong later and let her play with you."
Little Apple still looked nervous. Looking at the eunuchs in the palace, she felt that they were very different from Chang Yu. They had a particularly scary feeling: "Brother Chang, can you find a palace maid to take me to Sister Linglong?"
Chang Yu agreed, and casually stopped a palace maid and asked her to take Little Apple to Duanben Palace to find Linglong. The palace maid hesitated a little: "Eunuch Chang, I am not on duty today and cannot enter the palace without a sign." Chang Yu smiled and said, "Tell us. Isn’t it easy to use a family name?” The palace maid smiled and agreed readily, but Little Apple couldn’t help but stick out her tongue: “The rules are so strict, aren’t we all in the imperial city and we can’t just walk around?”
"That's natural." Chang Yu hummed: "Although the palace city is inside the imperial city, you are not allowed to enter without a sign unless you are on duty. Even if you enter the palace city, there are some places where you are not allowed to run around at will. For example, the harem is absolutely The forbidden area..."
"Brother Chang, I'm even more scared when you say that!" Little Apple clenched her fists nervously. You can imagine that it would be strange for a commoner to not be nervous when he suddenly went to the home of the emperor who ruled the world.
"Don't worry, little sister. As long as you don't bump into the emperor and the queen, you don't care about anything else in this palace. Even if you bump into it, Eunuch Chang will be here." The maid was also very smart. She heard Little Apple calling Chang the same name. Yu then knew that the relationship between the two was unusual.
As he was talking, he arrived near the Neidongchang Yamen. It was noon and many eunuchs and maids were queuing up at the entrance of the Shangshanjian, waiting to eat. The Shangshanjian and the Neidongchang Yamen were right next to each other. Many people saw this. They came to Chang Yu and greeted each other. Chang Yu waved and nodded, took out some broken silver and gave it to the palace maid: "Today is the festival, I will reward you."
The palace maid was so excited that she thanked her again and again, and then took Little Apple to the Donghua Gate. Chang Yu also strode into the Neidongchang Yamen and casually said to the eunuch inside: "Go next door to get some good food, and then we will take care of the eunuch." Invite those old men from the Internal Affairs Bureau."
He wanted to take advantage of lunch time to get together with some of the chief eunuchs in the palace. There were four divisions, eight bureaus, and twelve eunuchs in the palace supplying the twenty-four yamen. Each yamen had a eunuch with the palm print (which is different from the eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch). Same) which means there are at least twenty-four power supervisors, but obviously not everyone has the opportunity to eat and chat with Chang Yu. There are only a few real power yamen, such as the Yuma Supervisor in charge of the four guards of Tengxiang, and The boss of the palace yamen, the ceremonial supervisor, as well as the internal official supervisor, the department supervisor, the imperial supervisor, etc., as for the Huanyi Bureau, the wine and vinegar noodle bureau, and other small yamen who do miscellaneous things can only follow and cannot take the lead.
Emperor Chongzhen knew about it not long after Chang Yu entered the palace, but when he heard that he summoned several eunuchs to have lunch in the Neidongchang Yamen, he didn't rush to summon him, knowing that he would come to see him after he was done.
The meal took a long time, and everyone dispersed after nearly an hour. Chang Yu also left the Yamen and entered the palace to meet the saint, but found that the palace had already started to be decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the more important traditional festivals. A festival.
In the Palace of Qianqing, Chang Yu helped Emperor Chongzhen make tea and put it on the dragon table: "Your Majesty is celebrating a festival today. Are there any important activities in the palace, such as offering sacrifices, banquets, etc.?"
Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but feel happy after hearing this: "I thought you only cared about making money from wars. When did you start paying attention to this?"
Chang Yu touched his head and said, "I don't know much about these things, so I just want to ask out of curiosity."
"All the ministers were drunk by you yesterday. Even if I hold a banquet today, will they still come?" Emperor Chongzhen joked, and Chang Yu quickly said: "If the emperor holds a banquet, they will come."
Emperor Chongzhen sighed: "I also want to have a banquet with all the ministers to enjoy the Mid-Autumn Moon, but do you think the current situation is appropriate?"
"Inappropriate." Chang Yu shook his head. There was a famine at the moment. There was really no need to pretend that the monarch and his ministers were having fun together to whitewash the peace. That would be scolded.
"It's better to simply celebrate the festival and do something down-to-earth than anything else!" Emperor Chongzhen sighed: "Besides, everyone who is celebrating this big festival has to go home for the reunion dinner, so why should I mess around? I also want to settle down. Let’s have a quiet reunion dinner.”
"Is the prince coming back?" Chang Yu suddenly remembered that Zhu Cixiang had been out for about a month. When he was walking to the south of the economy, he heard that Zhu Cixiang was also nearby. At this time, Emperor Chongzhen mentioned the reunion dinner because he obviously missed his son.
"I summoned him back a few days ago. I wonder if he can come back in time today," Chongzhen said casually and glanced at Chang Yu: "Do you want to have dinner together in the palace tonight?"
"My lord, I want to go to Shanhaiguan tomorrow." Chang Yu blurted out. Chongzhen nodded: "I understand, you can do your job tonight." He took a long breath and said, "I want to go to Tongzhou tomorrow to see what do you think? "
"What a good thing! Your Majesty should go out and see more. Being aware of people's sentiments can inspire people's hearts..." Chang Yu couldn't stop the car when he mentioned these things and kept talking, but Emperor Chongzhen listened.
The country is thousands of miles away and the territory is boundless. Even in the later generations with advanced science and technology, information and transportation, leaders have to monitor the public sentiment and maintain stability everywhere. What's more, in this era of limited information, how can the king of a country govern the country in a high-walled compound?
But I don’t know why the emperors of the Ming Dynasty didn’t like to go out and see their great places. Even if there were a few who liked to take a stroll, they didn’t go to serious places.
On the contrary, the later Tatar emperors, Kangxi and Qianlong, liked "the world is huge and I want to see it", but they also created a prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong (somewhat related to the several southern tours)
Therefore, Chang Yu encouraged Emperor Chongzhen to go out for a walk. If he traveled far away to work with his teachers and mobilize the people, he would go for a walk around the capital.
Previously, it was difficult to travel because of too many natural and man-made disasters and the government had to deal with affairs. But now that the war has subsided, the most difficult thing is how to solve the famine and restore people's livelihood. These things cannot be solved by just sitting in the palace. Finally, Emperor Chongzhen wanted to go out. , maybe he was aware of this problem, or maybe he was touched by reading too many people's sufferings recorded in the prince's letters.
Before the time came, Chang Yu took Little Apple out of the palace and asked, "Is it fun in there?"
"It's fun. The Imperial City is really big. Today is really an eye-opener." Little Apple's excitement was still there but she was no longer as nervous as before. The two of them left Dong'anmen while talking. The carriage from the Yamen was waiting for them, along with the retinue. Kuang Ren stepped forward and said, "Duke, Master Chen and Wuzhong are back."
"Hey, this pinch is really accurate." Chang Yu felt happy and asked Kuang Ren to go to the Yamen to tell the news that all the servants would go to the house to celebrate the festival tonight. He also asked him to send someone to inform the Thirteen Taibao today. Let's have some fun at night.
The Changfu Gate in Dongsi Tiao Hutong has become much quieter. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Changfu hosts a family banquet to entertain guests, which is different from yesterday. Therefore, the neighbors are also very knowledgeable and did not come around to watch the excitement, but they still couldn't help but stand. Poke your head around the door of your home, after all, one look back will give you something to talk about.
Su Chenghuang and his wife, Qiao Sanxiu's wife and children, and about a dozen servants came to the house to help after lunch. To Chang Yu's surprise, there were two guests waiting for a long time.
Fang Ba and Zheng Chenggong!
These two people have been supervising the sowing in Tongzhou. They heard about the housewarming in the daily house early in the morning and rushed here to give gifts. In fact, even if they didn't hear about the housewarming, they still had to come back today to celebrate the festival.
"I haven't seen you for a few days. Mr. Zheng has gotten a lot rougher. Could it be that he has also gone to work in the fields?" Chang Yu joked, and Zheng Chenggong hurriedly said: "I did go to the fields to walk around a bit, but I didn't put in much effort. It's just that the north is drier than the south. , success can still be endured.”
Zheng Chenggong has become very interesting since he met Chang Yu. When officials and followers in Tongzhou call him Mr. Zheng Sen or Mr. Fusong, he always takes the trouble to correct him: "Call me Chenggong, Zheng Chenggong!"
Just because this name was given by Chang Yu!
And he also thought the meaning was very good.
Historically, the name Success was given by Emperor Longwu, the same Zhu Yujian who is now hiding incognito in the Laojiu Black Wolf Camp.
