Zhu Youtang said that in order for his son to leave the palace, he must report three days in advance.
But Zhu Houzhao didn't care about that at all and would leave the palace the next morning.
It’s considered as reporting one day in advance.
After Dongchang and Jinyiwei had made careful arrangements, Zhu Youtang allowed his son to go. However, before leaving the palace, Zhu Youtang made some plans for where Zhu Houzhao was going and only allowed him to stay in Dong'an. Activities within five miles around the door.
Zhu Houzhao was not allowed to leave the palace until noon. The first thing he did after leaving the palace was to go find Zhang Zhou.
"Zhang! Come out to see me!"
Zhu Houzhao was very proud.
Calling the door this time was not as complicated as last time. The main reason was that Jia Laoshui, the doorman, also knew that this was the naughty kid who made trouble last time, so he quickly welcomed him in and then reported it.
When Zhang Zhou came out, he saw Zhu Houzhao looking around in the front yard, looking extremely proud.
"Why is His Royal Highness coming out?"
Zhang Zhou stepped forward without saluting first, and spoke like a gentleman questioning a student.
Behind Zhu Houzhao, Liu Jin and Xiao Jing followed on the left and right.
This clearly tells Zhang Zhou that it is legitimate for him, Zhu Houzhao, to leave the palace today.
Zhu Houzhao puffed up his chest and said: "Can't I go out of the palace to have a look? Yesterday, I competed with Chen Kuan in arithmetic and beat him. Not only did my father not let me study for the next year, but he also allowed me to leave the palace. Several times, even the previous... silver was not confiscated. Are you not convinced?"
Zhang Zhou couldn't help but look at Xiao Jing aside, but saw that Xiao Jing looked very embarrassed.
This incident probably made the Superintendent of Ceremonies very embarrassed.
Zhang Zhou said: "Prince, you must be fair when doing things. Are you sure it wasn't Eunuch Chen who asked you to do this?"
"Hey, surnamed Zhang, why do you look down on me so much? I won in your own way. I praised you in front of my father. I came to have fun with you today, but you are so frustrated. I?"
Zhu Houzhao was a little unhappy.
If there is a good thing, I will tell you as soon as I leave the palace, but you say that I won by relying on others.
Good intentions are regarded as the liver and lungs of a donkey.
Zhang Zhou saw Zhu Houzhao talking as he was about to enter the cross-courtyard, so he couldn't help but block in front of him and said: "Prince, this is my mansion, and it is full of my family members. There is nothing to go to. Why don't we talk somewhere else."
"Where is your son? That boy, I even said that I would come out and give him a good fight!"
Zhu Houzhao is a vengeful person.
The last time Zhang Jun defeated him in a mud fight, he had always been worried about it and wanted to come out and fight Zhang Jun.
Zhang Zhou said: "Quanzi has gone to study and is taking classes with his husband. If the prince wants to find him, he should wait until he reaches adulthood."
"It doesn't mean we have to wait many years for him to grow up. I will also be an adult by then. What's the point of playing with him? I didn't say what to do with him. If you call him out, you are just competing with him again. …”
The winning mentality is quite strong.
Zhang Zhouxin said, I believe you are a ghost.
Don’t think I didn’t see it last time. Later, you asked Jin Yiwei to catch Zhang Jun and try to smear mud on his face.
That look was almost like revenge.
"Prince, there are good things at Chen's Workshop. Do you want to go?"
"Go! Let's play with your son later!"
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Exited the door of Zhang Mansion.
Zhang Zhou took Zhu Houzhao towards the workshop.
Security was very tight along the way, and there were no familiar faces on the entire street.
Zhu Houzhao said: "Why do you say it was Chen Kuan who asked me? Or do you mean you know something?"
Zhang Zhou did not expect that this boy was still worried about this. He said: "If I were Eunuch Chen, he would definitely not try his best if he knew that he had to compete with the prince."
"Not necessarily? He loses and loses face." Zhu Houzhao said, "I humiliated him in front of my father."
Zhang Zhou said: "Then what? Does he have other losses?"
"Uh... isn't the loss of face considered?"
Zhu Houzhao was also a little confused.
Zhang Zhou said: "To compare with others, if I were him, as long as he showed his best efforts, had a certain speed in abacus calculation, and did not need to deliberately show off his skills to ensure accurate results, even if he lost or barely won, he would be able to make your Majesty and You have a bright face, what does it matter if he loses a little face?"
"Hey!"
After Zhu Houzhao heard Zhang Zhou's words, he was so angry that he almost jumped up on the spot, "He is cheating on you emotionally? Let's see how I deal with him when I get back."
Zhang Zhou rolled his eyes at him and said: "Prince, I helped you win, let you compete for face in front of His Majesty, and gave you a chance to leave the palace. Your Majesty is happy, and so are you. Only he will bear the reputation of incompetence. Do you have any conscience if you want to punish him like this?"
"Well……"
Zhu Houzhao lost his temper again.
Zhang Zhou said: "This is called human nature. Have you seen these people following you? They have no different ideas from Eunuch Chen. As long as your majesty and the prince can get what they want, they don't mind suffering a little injustice. Besides, prince, you may not be the loser." Yes, it’s just that the more beautiful you win, the more serious it is that Eunuch Chen has let the situation slip."
Zhu Houzhao wrinkled his nose and said: "Tch! Whenever something comes out of your mouth, it changes the taste. You can always express a different point of view from others. The last time I was asked to admit my mistake to my father, I had to admit it to others. It’s the other way around.”
Zhang Zhou lightly snorted: "If I tell you the same thing as others, then why did the prince come to see me? The prince should think more when something happens, so that he can better see the whole world and avoid being played like a monkey. .”
"Who wants to treat me like a monkey? I think you are the only one who has such a plan!"
"hehe."
Zhang Zhouxin said, there will be many people who want to treat you like a monkey in the future, and I really have no part in it.
I want to change the times and save you. Do you really think that everyone in this world has nothing to do with you and is sincerely helping you?
Dream on you.
"Zhang Zhou, I heard when I left the palace that you told my father that there would be an earthquake in Henan yesterday. Yesterday has passed. Did the earthquake happen?"
"How do you know? It doesn't take time for the news to reach the capital?"
Zhu Houzhao said with a sly smile: "Then you are brave enough. I heard that some ministers are going to cause trouble for you. I really want to see you defeated, but it's a pity that there is no chance. The ministers who will be defeated in the end must be those ministers. "
"The prince trusts me so much?" Zhang Zhou was also surprised.
Even the emperor may not fully believe in predicting earthquakes in advance.
This kid actually didn't doubt it.
From Zhu Houzhao's words, Zhang Zhou finally learned an "intelligence" that he had not known before, that is, the ministers in the DPRK seemed to be very hostile to him, or it was related to the previous prediction of the fire in Qingning Palace. Now the minister was obviously I want to take this opportunity to bring him down and make him lose the emperor's trust...
Zhang Zhouxin said that it seemed that it would be difficult to be a serious civil servant in the future.
The emperor would not let him concentrate on being a civil servant, and the ministers of the court would not let him be satisfied.
"Tch, you are so capable. If you are not sure, why would you mention the earthquake? Are those ministers brainless?"
This dialectical perspective sees the problem.
Zhang Zhou wanted to say, you are not simple.
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…
Just as he was talking, the door of the workshop arrived.
Zhang Zhou said: "Your Highness, the ownership of the items inside belongs to me. Please put them back to their original places after reading them. There are some dangerous things. You'd better stay away..."
Xiao Jing was shocked when he heard this: "Mr. Zhang, there won't be that kind of... thing, right?"
"What kind of thing?" Zhu Houzhao's eyes widened.
The more people don't want him to get close to them, the more he wants to see them.
cheap.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "There are private houses all around, how dare I take those things to the city? Eunuch Xiao is too worried."
"Oh, that's good, that's good." Xiao Jing felt a little more relieved.
But since Zhang Zhou had said it before, he probably wouldn't go anywhere after entering the courtyard, and would always stay by Zhu Houzhao's side.
"Okay, I know, open the door!"
"Prince, do you still remember what I said?"
"Remember! You can't just take it, right? You can give two of the things I like."
Zhu Houzhao said this, but he was already thinking in his heart, will I let go of good things? Then they must all move back home.
Xiao Jing reminded: "Your Highness, aren't you going to a nearby place?"
Zhu Houzhao said impatiently: "This is my destination. I will naturally return to the palace after I have had enough fun. Isn't this a worry-free experience for you? Open the door quickly! I can't wait any longer! Wow..."
Zhang Zhou sighed helplessly.
Let the tiger return to the mountain.
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It was almost sunset before Zhu Houzhao reluctantly left Zhang Zhou's workshop with three steps and one turn.
Of course, he also "returned with a full load."
When Zhu Houzhao successfully returned to the East Palace, Xiao Jing also went to Qianqing Palace to communicate with Zhu Youtang.
"The prince didn't go anywhere else, he was always at Bingkuan's place? Very good."
Zhu Youtang was very pleased to know that his son was so "sensible".
The most worrying thing is that after the prince left the palace, he ran around in crowded places. As a result, the prince only went to Zhang Zhou's residence. The emperor was still thinking that he did not let Bingkuan enter the palace and did not violate my promise by letting him take the prince with him...
Bingkuan was used in vain again.
made money.
Xiao Jing said: "Your Majesty, the prince also gave you a gift."
"Gift?"
Zhu Youtang smiled bitterly.
My son left the palace to go shopping. Isn’t this money wasted?
Xiao Jing explained: "The prince brought back many things to the palace from Mr. Zhang, many of which are...unheard of."
"Really?" Zhu Youtang became interested, "If his money was spent on this kind of place, I wouldn't deduct his money. How much did he spend?"
Xiao Jing said: "I didn't spend a penny, it was all given to the prince by Mr. Zhang."
"This... the prince is a bit ignorant of how to behave. He also said that he would keep money to reward people. He doesn't even know how to win people's hearts emotionally!"
Zhu Youtang was scolding his son for not being a good man, but he was very happy in his heart.
It seems that my son is quite economical.
It can make the stingy Zhang Zhou bleed. It seems that his son has made progress.
"Where's the gift? Bring it to me."
Zhu Youtang heard that he got it for free, so he wanted to see how filial his son was and whether he just found useless junk and sent it to him.
When Xiao Jing presented a square of glass silver mirror to Zhu Youtang.
Zhu Youtang looked at himself in the mirror, his hands trembling a little.
"This is……"
"Mr. Zhang said that this is a mirror, but it is made of colored glaze. It reflects people very clearly, but it is still a little flawed and uneven in some places, but it is already very good."
Zhang Zhou still cannot produce complete flat glass, nor can he use the stretching and pulling method, but he is improving it little by little.
Anyway, just bring some small things to comfort the children.
It's not going to be used to make money right away. It can just be given to the palace for the royal family to try out.
Win a reputation.
"Very good, very good! The Queen will probably like it."
Although Zhu Youtang couldn't put it down, he immediately realized that it was a good gift for his wife. Women all love beauty. Isn't this much clearer than a bronze mirror?
Just as he was talking, Dai Yi hurried in at the door, his face a little serious.
Zhu Youtang said: "Say."
Dai Yi said: "There has just been a report from Xinye County, Henan Province, saying that... yesterday... there was an earthquake in Xinye!"
(End of chapter)
