Zhu Youtang's expression was cautious and a little worried.
Obviously Yan Guan was involved, and the situation began to escalate.
Those who become emperors should also be cautious.
Dai Yidao said: "If it is reported to the official of Liu Ke and he is also a relative of the empress, I am afraid that things will be difficult to deal with. We should send someone to investigate so that we can have an explanation."
"Um."
Zhu Youtang nodded. He agreed with Dai Yi that now it was not time to just talk, but an "explanation" was needed.
He suddenly raised his head and said, "Where is Bingkuan? Ask him to come into the palace. He is responsible for this matter. I want to hear his opinion."
Xiao Jing and Dai Yi were both thinking.
Zhang Bingkuan offered to supervise the materials for the reconstruction of Qingning Palace, but the second son of the Zhu family supplied the Zhou family with supplies and Zhou won the bid. Do you dare to say that he was not a member of the authority and did not give or receive privately?
Your Majesty still believes in him so much!
Xiao Jing said: "Your Majesty, I don't know where Mr. Zhang is today, or he...has no time to enter the palace."
"Why?" Zhu Youtang asked curiously.
"That's right, Dongchang found out that today there will be a literary test at Beiyongwai Tea House. Yingtianfu Township Examination Jie Yuan will compete with Shuntianfu Township Examination Jie Yuan Sun Qing in the same venue. There will be many Scholars testified..."
"Interesting." Zhu Youtang smiled when he heard this.
Xiao Jing continued: "However, this slave also heard that a man named Tang Bohu was the Ya Yuan in the Jiangnan Provincial Examination. He was very critical of Mr. Zhang's representation of Jiangnan scholars, and they also agreed to have a competition first, and the winner would go to represent Jiangnan. Compete with northern scholars..."
Zhu Youtang shook his head and said: "The competition between Jie Yuan and Jie Yuan, why would a Ya Yuan join in the fun?"
Xiao Jing said: "Actually, Mr. Zhang won the title of Jieyuan and then left for the north. He did not go to the literary examination bureau set up by Tang Bohu in Jiangnan. Jiangnan slandered Mr. Zhang's talent and learning, thinking that he was just a tribute student and had no real qualifications." Talent and practical learning.”
"A mortal's opinion!" Zhu Youtang is now partial to Zhang Zhou and seems to be very supportive of Zhang Zhou. "I have seen his talent with my own eyes. How can I exaggerate?"
"This..." Xiao Jing didn't know how to answer.
Dai Yi reminded from the side: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang is indeed knowledgeable in measuring heavenly secrets and treating diseases, and his articles are also very good, but in this kind of on-the-spot competition, I am afraid that there is no guarantee of victory."
"Yes." Zhu Youtang nodded, "Writing is not the best, martial arts is not the second. It means that the articles and literary talents have their own opinions, and it is difficult to distinguish between them."
Dai Yi smiled and said: "That's right."
Zhu Youtang stood up and said, "Don't talk about anything else. I want to leave the palace myself."
"His Majesty!"
Dai Yi and Xiao Jing were about to stop him at the same time.
Zhu Youtang insisted: "Since the official has reported the Zhou family's illegal behavior, and the queen also has complaints about it, what can be more convincing than me personally going to witness it? ? Besides, Bingkuan also said that I should go out for a walk more often. By the way, how is the epidemic in the city these days?"
Xiao Jing said: "Your Majesty, the epidemic has basically been brought under control. It has been more than ten years since there have been no reports of new acne."
"Then I want to go out and see how the people's livelihood is recovering."
Zhu Youtang smiled and said, "By the way, I will also call the prince. I promised him before that if he behaves well, I will let him go out of the palace for a walk. Recently, his knowledge has indeed improved, and I cannot be a king who breaks his promise. Let him He can just change his outfit and act like a normal person!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
…
…
Zhu Houzhao was sitting in the palace, feeling happy from heaven.
I was still thinking about whether to call Zhang Zhou into the palace and bring him more good things, so the old father told him that he could go out of the palace with him.
"Great, let me change into beautiful clothes. Remember to bring my sword with you. If you encounter someone who bullies good people on the road, I will learn from the eagle-shooting hero and be brave enough to punish evil and promote good..."
Liu Jin and others couldn't help but feel ashamed after hearing this.
Childhood is indeed childish, and it is easy to bring false things in the story into reality.
Liu Jin and others first put Zhu Houzhao into regular clothes. Zhu Houzhao was still not satisfied, so he had someone change him into short clothes. He should be able to kick, punch, and draw his sword at any time...
There were so many requests that Liu Jin and others made arrangements for a long time. When they went out, they were scolded by Xiao Jing who came to inform them.
After leaving the palace.
Zhu Houzhao just met his father Zhu Youtang.
"Father!"
Zhu Houzhao rushed forward with his sword in hand. If it weren't for the fact that he was the prince and only eight years old, the surrounding Jinyi guards would have captured him long ago.
Dare to approach the king with a sword... He is simply planning to kill the king and usurp the throne!
Zhu Youtang frowned: "Prince, why are you dressed like this? What are you holding in your hand?"
"Sword!" Zhu Houzhao still looked like he didn't know what was going on. "Oh, father, I want to be like that great hero and go out among the people to do chivalry and justice!"
"Get him down!"
Zhu Youtang looked angry.
Then Xiao Jing stepped forward and wanted to take the sword from Zhu Houzhao's hand, but Zhu Houzhao didn't want to give it to him yet.
"If you insist on causing chaos, go back to the East Palace and think about your mistakes! I see you deserve a beating!"
This is easy to say.
Zhu Houzhao wiped the snot that came out of his nose, then wiped the snot on the sword before handing it to Xiao Jing.
"After you go out, you are not allowed to call me Father, nor are you allowed to call yourself son-in-law. Instead, you are called father or child. If you meet anyone, you are not allowed to cause trouble. Otherwise, I will have someone send you back to the palace at any time! Do you understand?"
Zhu Youtang said in a strict father's tone.
"My son... I know." Zhu Houzhao was still a little unhappy.
"gone!"
Zhu Youtang walked in front, and Zhu Houzhao followed glumly.
He was still muttering in a low voice: "When we leave the palace, we leave the palace together, and we have to be together. If we are assassinated by an assassin, won't it mean that both father and son will be blamed? Who will you pass the throne to?"
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…
The market is very lively.
The father and son were walking in Dongjiangmi Lane, surrounded by pedestrians, but the road was filled with uniformed guards in casual clothes. When the emperor and the prince were traveling, even if they were in private, the formation was still huge.
"Father, my child is tired from walking. Can I take a carriage?"
Zhu Houzhao complained after leaving the palace.
The trip he envisioned in the palace would involve walking around and looking everywhere, but it would definitely not be like being a follower with no freedom.
Zhu Youtang asked Dai Yi on the side: "Where is the Zhang family's residence?"
"Inside Chongwen Gate."
"Oh." Zhu Youtang nodded, "Is it far?"
"This... may take two or three miles, so it's better to take a luan."
"Then let's take a car. I'm a little tired from walking too..."
Zhu Houzhao finally got a chance and got into a very wide carriage with his father.
A group of people went to Chongwen Gate.
Zhu Youtang taught his son many things on the way.
Zhu Houzhao's left ear went in and out of the right ear, and while he was responding, he was thinking: "I'm already doing big business. You teach me these things. How can I not understand? I hope that Zhang can make a lot of money, so that I can talk about it in the future." Stand tall before your father."
While I want to save my own little treasury and achieve financial independence, I also want to show off in front of my dad.
Finally arrived in front of the Zhang family's restaurant.
But I saw that it was a very large warehouse. The largest and most spacious warehouse in front of Chongwen Gate belonged to the Zhang family.
When we got to the door, there seemed to be people wandering around inside. From a distance, we could see a lot of wood and stones placed there, without even a cover in the open air.
"What are you doing?"
A man who looked like a steward blocked the way of Zhu Youtang and others.
Dai Yi said: "My master wants to buy some wood and stones to rebuild the house."
"oh?"
The steward is also a showman. It seems that he is well-dressed and cheering in front of him, so he doesn't seem to be pretending to be rich.
"Come in." He then led the people into the di shop.
"You want wood and stone, right? They are all available here. You can choose what you want. You have your say in advance. No refunds or exchanges will be made after payment is made!"
The person in charge took advantage of the fact that he was a member of the Zhang family, a relative of his cousin, so he spoke forcefully.
Zhu Youtang walked to a pile of wood and looked at the loose wood. Occasionally, traces of insect damage could still be seen, and they looked rough...
Dai Yi asked: "Why are there so many wood and stones here?"
"What does this have to do with you guys? This was originally used to build a palace. If you buy this kind of wood and stone and go back, the ancestral graves will still emit green smoke."
Dai Yi couldn't help but feel angry when he heard this.
Smoke rising from ancestral graves?
I'm just afraid of buying it back... the coffin boards in the imperial mausoleum can't even hold it!
Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "This broken wood can still build a palace? Who are you kidding?"
The manager glared at Zhu Houzhao sharply, probably thinking, how could this family be such a reckless child when they came out to buy materials?
The steward said coldly: "What's wrong with this wood? Paint the outside with a layer of paint, wouldn't they all be the same? They are all made of good materials. Do you want it or not? If not, get out!"
