In the 14th year of Zhengtong, on August 15th, in Beijing City, in the palace of Prince Tan.
King Zhu Qiyu, who had just woken up from a deep coma and had calmed down for half an hour, was leaning on the bed, leaning on the pillow, and issued a series of strange orders to the princess:
"Where's Cheng Jing? Go and ask Cheng Jing to come. Then arrange for someone to help me change my clothes. I will go into the palace to see the Queen Mother in a while. Then you go quickly and collect the gold and silver. We will leave the capital early tomorrow morning."
Upon hearing this, Princess Xi stretched out her slender hand, gently placed it on Zhu Qiyu's forehead, and felt it carefully. Then he tried his hand on his forehead and said to himself with a puzzled look on his face: "Your Highness doesn't have a fever at all."
Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu was so angry that he slapped the princess's hand and scolded: "Idiot, what are you talking about? Do you know what day it is today? You are still taking your time so slowly. You really don't know how to live or die. Why don't you hurry up?" Do as I tell you."
The princess frowned and replied: "My lord, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Listen carefully, there are constant sound of firecrackers outside."
When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he almost spit out his bitterness, and secretly cursed in his heart: What a Mid-Autumn Festival, today is the day when the Tumubao Incident broke out and the Ming God of War was born.
Unfortunately, the princess and the concubines present did not know that at this time, the body of King Nie was still the original King Nie, but the soul was that of a young man from the 21st century. The women in front of them just thought that their highness was sick and confused.
So Zhu Qiyu raised his voice and ordered angrily: "You are all going to rebel because of my illness. Especially you, as a princess, take the lead in disobedience. It's really abominable. You don't hurry up and do what I say."
After being scolded, the princess did not dare to talk back anymore, so she had to go down and make arrangements.
The princess went outside and ordered someone to call Cheng Jing. Cheng Jing bowed to the princess, then raised his feet to go inside. However, the princess grabbed Cheng Jing and ordered: "His Highness is crazy, please wait carefully. Just respond to what he says. If you disobey him, you will only suffer a loss for yourself."
Cheng Jing heard that the princess's words didn't sound right, but he didn't dare to refute, so he could only nodded vaguely, saluted to the princess, followed the princess into the inner room, knelt down to salute Zhu Qiyu and said hello.
Zhu Qiyu said without saying a word, he directly ordered: "Mr. Cheng, please draft a memorial for me immediately. I will take it to the palace and present it to the Queen Mother."
Cheng Jing asked cautiously: "May I ask, Your Highness, what are you going to do?"
Zhu Qiyu replied: "Just say that I am seriously ill and have a splitting headache. Please ask the Queen Mother for permission to go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to find a place with beautiful mountains and clear water, beautiful scenery, rivers, lakes and hot springs, and recuperate for a period of time. If the illness can be cured, please The imperial court will arrange for my enthronement as a vassal as soon as possible. If the illness is not good, please ask the Queen Mother to grant a piece of auspicious land in Jiangsu and Zhejiang and bury me on the spot."
Cheng Jing was shocked when he heard this. He quickly touched his head to the ground and advised with a cry: "Your Highness has a long life and a long life, why is it like this?"
Zhu Qiyu stood up, personally helped Cheng Jing up, and said softly: "Sir, don't be sad, I just asked you to write this, not that I am really going to die.
If you don't write the memorial in a sadder and more desolate way, how could the Queen Mother be so merciful and give me more rewards? The husband wrote on the desk outside, "I will change my clothes right now. After writing, we will enter the palace immediately." "
When Cheng Jing heard this, he could only look at the princess with a puzzled face and asked with his eyes: Why is Your Highness so crazy?
The princess spread her hands helplessly, expressing that she felt the same but was helpless, and then ordered the concubines and maids to wait on Zhu Qiyu to change clothes.
Cheng Jing had to go outside, frowned, and wrote a memorial on the table.
Zhu Qiyu was in a good mood. He was surrounded by a lot of stunning women, some of whom were washing and dressing. This was a royal enjoyment.
When Zhu Qiyu changed his clothes and went outside, Cheng Jing had already drafted the memorial and presented it to Zhu Qiyu for review.
Zhu Qiyu read the memorial carefully and couldn't help but admire in his heart: "Cheng Jing is really worthy of being a serious Jinshi, and his literary talent is really good. This memorial is so sad and sad that I almost shed tears when I read it.
It is a pity that such a good talent was inexplicably involved in the rebellion of the King of Han, and was corrupted and became a eunuch. It can be said that when a person is sitting at home, the pot comes from the sky. Sin, sin! "
The wood has become a boat, and I have no time to sigh. Cheng Jing didn't know that his prince had thought so much. He just served Zhu Qiyu on the carriage, left the house and went straight to the palace.
The Forbidden City was full of joy and peace, but Zhu Qiyu only looked at it briefly, then bowed his head in silence and just walked.
Since the princess had sent someone to inform the Queen Mother's Palace in advance, Zhu Qiyu came to the Queen Mother Sun smoothly.
After Zhu Qiyu finished saluting, Empress Dowager Sun took the lead and asked: "King Xi is in better health. Why is it that he couldn't take care of himself at home, but he came into the palace in a hurry? But he said that you suddenly fell down and were unconscious for three days. Ye, the Ai family is worried to death. If there is something wrong with this, how can the Ai family explain it to the late emperor?"
Zhu Qiyu heard the words and replied: "I am unfilial to make the Queen Mother worry about me. But although I am awake, I have a splitting headache and unbearable illness. Now I am anxious to enter the palace because I want to ask the Queen Mother to beg for a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters to rest for the rest of my life."
After Zhu Qiyu finished speaking, he took out the memorial from his sleeve and presented it with both hands.
Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother hurriedly ordered the palace maids to help Zhu Qiyu up, and then ordered the palace maids to bring a thick cushion and put it on a chair for Zhu Qiyu to sit on. Then she read the memorial carefully.
After the general finished reading the memorial, the Queen Mother frowned, looked at Zhu Qiyu, and advised with concern: "King Xi, you can rest if you want. If you find the palace boring, the Aijia will give you a good garden. Do it." Why go all the way to Jiangsu and Zhejiang?"
Zhu Qiyu had known this question for a long time and hurriedly replied: "The Queen Mother is generous, I have always been in poor health, especially afraid of the cold. When winter comes, I suffer especially.
Even if you hide in the house, if you open the window, the cold wind will give you a headache all the time. If you don't open the window, and you can't stand the charcoal gas in the room, you'll still have a splitting headache.
Therefore, I beg the Empress Dowager to be kind and allow me to go to a place where the winters are also warm, where I can cultivate myself for a few years, and then go to the fiefdom and become a vassal. "
Now the Queen Mother Sun was also in trouble. From the Queen Mother Sun's heart, she wished that Zhu Qiyu could die as far away as possible. Unfortunately, Zhu Qiyu was the emperor's only younger brother after all. Even if he didn't like it, he still had to take into account the honor of the royal family and the old man. The Zhu family has a longstanding tradition of treating the vassal king favorably.
So after a lot of false pull, Zhu Qiyu successfully deceived the Queen Mother Sun into issuing an edict, allowing Zhu Qiyu to go to Hangzhou to recuperate.
After getting the decree, Zhu Qiyu was determined: Even if he couldn't escape to Hangzhou, he would definitely be caught. But you still have to run, and you must show off your lack of interest in the throne.
When Zhu Qiyu returned to the palace, he saw that the palace was decorated with lanterns and colors, making it a festive scene.
Zhu Qiyu shook his head and smiled bitterly. When he entered the bedroom, the princess and a group of warblers surrounded him. Zhu Qiyu hurriedly waved his hand, motioning for the beauties to stand farther away, and then asked: "Has the princess packed up her clothes?"
The princess didn't take it seriously and asked with a smile: "Your Highness really wants to leave?"
Zhu Qiyu replied angrily: "What's true or false? I have already asked the Queen Mother to allow me to rest in Hangzhou.
Go and clean up. Those of you who are willing to follow me should go back and clean up now. If you miss the prosperity of the capital, you can stay in the palace.
Princess, please be careful and don’t ignore my words all day long. If you want to do this princess, do it. If you don't want to do it, just get out. I don't mind if someone else does it. "
After that, Zhu Qiyu dismissed the girls and went to sleep alone in the inner room. Prepare to be energetic and run away with your head covered early tomorrow morning.
