"Your Majesty, is there the kind of position where you have nothing to do at ordinary times and nothing to do when you are busy? But if it really doesn't work, you can go or not?"
"Or a position where there is no one to care about and there are few things to do?"
"I don't ask for money. I just want to be free."
"Do you think there is such a location?"
Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang who was staring at him with burning eyes, Chu Ze made one last struggle.
Faced with these ridiculous requests from Chu Ze, Zhu Yuanzhang started writing without raising his head.
"This is your imperial edict. Our seal is with Biao'er. You can take it to him and get it stamped. From now on, you will go to the Ministry of Rites to be a minister."
"I'll kill the person later, and then I'll be promoted. I don't want to talk to you now, so take the edict and get out!"
"Um, Your Majesty, can I ask a question? What is the main job of the Chamberlain?"
"Ask Biao'er. We are still angry now and I want to discuss this with you."
"oh"
After taking the edict from Zhu Yuanzhang with both hands, Chu Ze did not take it directly and then turned and left.
Under Zhu Yuanzhang's slightly narrowed gaze, Chu Ze opened the edict he had just written directly in front of him.
If this scene happened to other people, they would probably have to walk away without food.
However, Chu Ze didn't notice his rude behavior at all. After opening the edict, he checked it word by word.
"Your Majesty... you can just write my name. Why do you have to add a little bastard or something at the end? This edict looks so unsettling! Well, let me modify it for you."
After confirming that the position was correct, Chu Ze said, reaching out to grab the pen on Zhu Yuanzhang's desk.
The edict written by Lao Zhu was quite straightforward.
"We, Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, today appoint this little bastard Chu Ze as the Imperial Minister of Rites."
Just such a simple sentence is Lao Zhu's edict.
But Chu Ze was most dissatisfied with this edict, which was the suffix of this title.
If you go out with such an edict, it will be very embarrassing, right?
"You kid, don't push yourself too far! Get out of here before we get angry! Can you change the emperor's edict with a single stroke of your pen?"
Seeing Chu Ze's extended paw, Zhu Yuanzhang slapped it with a slap in the face.
Chu Ze, who was in pain, quickly retracted his hand. In response to Lao Zhu's warning, he pursed his lips and said something unconvinced.
"If you don't let me change it, I won't let it change! I'll go find the bid and write a new one!"
After Chu Ze said that, he took the things and turned around and ran away.
In the palace, most people are now deeply impressed by Chu Ze.
After all, this guy spends more time in the palace every day than at home.
After leaving the Imperial Study Room, many of the patrolling guards along the way would take the initiative to say hello to Chu Ze.
Not to mention the eunuchs and maids.
This is a proper uncle!
Untouchable.
"Biao! Biao, please help me!"
If Chu Ze is already known to most people in the palace, then in the East Palace, almost everyone has to call him sir when they see him.
Because the entire East Palace knew that Chu Ze not only had a sworn relationship with His Highness the Crown Prince, but he was also the teacher of His Highness the Grand Sun.
So Chu Ze held the edict given by Lao Zhu and walked directly into the East Palace.
This journey can be said to be smooth and smooth.
Before even reaching Zhu Biao's study, Chu Ze started shouting.
However, when he walked into Zhu Biao's study, the scene in front of him made Chu Ze's expression slightly stunned.
Crown Princess Lu was standing in the study with her head lowered.
Beside her, kneeling was a middle-aged man wearing court clothes.
After Chu Ze saw this scene, he was just slightly stunned for a moment, and then walked in directly with the edict.
"Why did you come to the palace? The fourth child and the others are all gone?"
Zhu Biao, who originally had a very serious face, had a slight smile on his face after seeing Chu Ze coming.
But Chu Ze could tell that this smile was somewhat perfunctory.
"You can tell by your scowl that you're in a bad mood. If you're in a bad mood and don't want to smile, don't force it. Otherwise, your smile will be ugly."
"Originally, it was nothing. I planned to go out and see how the school was being built, but before I could set out, your father caught me."
"Here, this is the edict your father gave me. Please help me revise it and remove the swearing part. Otherwise, I won't be able to take office with this thing!"
Chu Ze didn't say much nonsense, after passing over the princess and the middle-aged man kneeling on the ground.
He actually walked directly to Zhu Biao's desk, and then threw the edict in his hand away with disgust.
When Zhu Biao saw what Chu Ze threw over, he subconsciously took a wide look.
"Hahaha, this really needs to be changed, but why does your father suddenly want to promote you?"
After Zhu Biao read the edict thrown by Chu Ze, he really laughed out loud this time.
Moreover, it was not a polite fake smile, it was a real happy smile.
"Hey, it's not a big deal, but it's not a big deal either. I guess someone is going to be unlucky in the next few days."
"As for me, as you can see, I am one of those guys who are going to be unlucky. Your father dislikes others' inability to do things well and feels that talents like me should not be buried. So he gave me such a promotion. Good opportunity for a raise.”
"When he came here, he also said that he hoped that I would work hard and strive to become bigger and stronger in the future and create greater glory!"
"Okay, okay, you change the edict first. I'll take this copy back and burn it. After you finish changing it, tell me what this imperial minister does."
"If there are too many things to do, you can give me a more capable secretary."
Regarding Chu Ze's endless words, Zhu Biao only heard two words.
'complain! '
And he also knew that Chu Ze seemed to be very disgusted with being an official, especially a high official.
However, now that his father has made his decision, he naturally has nothing to say.
So he smiled and shook his head, then picked up the pen and wrote a new edict on the other side of the edict.
By the way, the part where his father cursed others was erased.
And some modifiers were added to make the edict look a little better.
If something like amending the emperor's edict happened to another prince, it might be tantamount to treason and treason.
But for Zhu Biao, this kind of thing is already familiar.
Not to mention revising the edict. Zhu Yuanzhang’s imperial seal is all here.
After rewriting the edict, Zhu Biao took out the imperial seal from the box on the side and stamped the re-copied edict.
After checking that there were no mistakes, Zhu Biao handed the edict in his hand to Chu Ze.
In contrast to his distrust of Lao Zhu, Chu Ze directly threw it aside after taking the edict handed over by Zhu Biao.
Then his eyes looked a little strangely at the two people standing and kneeling below.
When Crown Princess Lu looked at Chu Ze, she couldn't help but look towards Chu Ze.
However, her gaze was as cold and terrifying as a poisonous scorpion.
When it comes to the person Lu hates the most nowadays, Chu Ze definitely occupies a place.
This guy not only deliberately excluded her son Zhu Yunwen when he was teaching Zhu Xiongying, but now he hangs out with the prince all day long.
In Lu's view, since Chu Ze appeared, the prince has become more and more alienated from their mother and son.
All this is the fault of this guy Chu Ze.
"Which song is this from?"
"Why don't you avoid household chores for a while?"
Zhu Biao looked at Chu Ze, whose eyes were filled with curiosity and gossip, and he waved his hand in disgust.
He made a direct gesture of driving away.
When Chu Ze saw this, he naturally didn't have much to ask.
"Okay, I'll leave now! Seeing as how busy you are, it's better to get more rest during the cowpox period."
"I won't ask you about the minister's affairs. I'm going to find Yongle and leave."
After Chu Ze finished speaking, he waved to Zhu Biao and then left the East Palace directly.
However, as soon as Chu Ze stepped forward, Zhu Biao, who was still smiling, suddenly turned ugly.
"Come here, take the Imperial Physician Cheng down and remove him from his position as Imperial Physician. Beat him out of the palace with sticks."
"yes!"
"Thank you so much for your grace, His Highness the Crown Prince! Thank you so much for your grace, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
When the middle-aged man who was kneeling on the ground heard Zhu Biao punishing him, he showed no fear or unwillingness.
Instead, he kowtowed to Zhu Biao happily.
His forehead was bleeding from hitting the floor, but he still had no intention of stopping.
After the guards took him away, Zhu Biao looked at the Crown Princess again.
His eyes were full of disappointment.
"Yunwen is your and my son, a piece of meat that fell off your body! How could you bear the heart to deliberately instigate Yunwen to eat cold things and make him feel cold just to get me to come back to the East Palace? ?”
"You really let me down."
"Go to Qingyou Hall and think about it yourself. You are not allowed to come out without my order!"
"I know that I was wrong, but I just hope that Your Highness can come and see Yunwen more often... You also said that he is also your son! I don't ask you to do anything to our mother and son... But, At least you can give us a little bit of care."
"Your Highness, I am begging you as my concubine! Please look at Yunwen more. The child really misses you!"
After being reprimanded by Zhu Biao, Lu had no intention of defending herself.
Instead, it was at this time that the family card began to be played.
Everything she did this time was to bring his son Zhu Yunwen back into Zhu Biao's sight.
Even if there is only a slight chance, she is willing to try.
And Zhu Biao looked at Lu who turned around and left with pear blossoms in the rain.
Thinking about what she said before, he couldn't help but look a little more tired.
What Lu said was right, Zhu Yunwen was also his son.
But Zhu Biao knew one thing very well. Zhu Xiongying was just like himself today.
He is his father's son, but the other brothers are only his father's princes after all.
There is a big difference in this.
This is irreversible.
And it is precisely because he is very aware of this that Zhu Biao now seems to be deliberately trying to pay more attention to Zhu Yunwen's Lu family.
His mood couldn't help but become heavier and heavier.
The more she takes it seriously, the more likely it is that something will go wrong.
Especially, when I think of what Chu Ze said.
Zhu Xiongying, the emperor's grandson with the most stable status, has basically stood at the pinnacle of power since he was born.
As long as he can grow up peacefully, he will definitely be an emperor in the future.
Even if he is a little bit unbearable, has some flaws and some shortcomings.
No one can challenge his position.
The reason why Zhu Xiongying contracted smallpox is also quite mysterious.
Everyone in the group was fine when they went out to play in the palace, but after he returned to the palace, he was infected with smallpox and eventually died.
This matter, no matter how you listen to it, feels quite strange.
Now, looking at Mr. Lu who has worked so hard.
Zhu Biao couldn't help but feel a little more suspicious.
After all, if Chu Ze’s guess is true.
The more he thought about it, the less he dared to continue thinking about it. In the end, he could only shake his head silently and sigh.
And on the other side.
After asking Zhu Biao for help in revising the edict, although Chu Ze was somewhat dissatisfied with the new position, looking at the edict in his hand, Chu Ze could at least overcome the hurdle in his heart.
Anyway, the little bastard is not in office now, right?
"Really, you said you didn't want to be promoted, but you still insisted on pushing me up."
"I don't know if I will be beaten if I skip work and go to work early. Is my life goal of sleeping until I wake up naturally and counting money until my hands cramp, is this going to end?"
With the edict in hand, Chu Ze returned home silently.
However, as soon as he entered the door, he saw a big round ball that was too ugly to look at, floating at about half a person's height.
Next to the big ball, Zhu Ping was recording something with a pencil and a piece of plywood with a stained face.
While he was recording, Zhu Di silently took out a small stone from the basket of the hot air balloon they made.
As the stone left, the ugly hot air balloon slowly rose a few points higher again.
"Hey, if there is no wind, you can control the direction of movement by adjusting the weights on both sides! A stone was taken away here, and it obviously flew a little this way just now!"
After discovering this principle, Zhu Di didn't even have time to ask his second brother to write it down quickly.
The hot air balloon that was originally floating in the air suddenly changed direction, causing the entire body of the hot air balloon to tilt a little.
However, just this slight tilt caused the flames to immediately reach the edge of the hot air balloon.
When he saw this scene, Zhu Zhen, who was always paying attention to the flames, shouted quickly.
"It's over, it's over, it's going to catch on fire again!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the body of the hot air balloon, which was not made of fireproof material, immediately burned.
The hot air balloon that had finally floated into the air suddenly fell to the ground with the small hanging basket underneath it as the ball burned.
"Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and put out the fire. They have just been sewn."
(End of chapter)
