This is an extremely high rating. There were hundreds of thousands of scholars in Ming Dynasty. The provincial examination is held every three years, and only a thousand candidates are admitted nationwide.
Emperor Hongzhi was a little strange: "Look at the small seal, this should be the handwriting of King Xili. How could it be hidden in the wall?"
After the restoration of Yingzong, Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu was deposed as King Yin, with the posthumous title "戾". Therefore, Emperor Hongzhi called him "King Xieru".
Wynn has been working in the palace since the Zhengtong period. He said: "I remembered it. This couple was posted in Dongnuan Pavilion during the Jingtai period. It is a couplet written by King Xili to encourage himself."
"It's possible that the late emperor was deeply moved when he saw the couplets written by King Xieli. And because of the story of Yingzong Ye Nangong, it was difficult to hang the couplets written by King Xieli again. So he simply found a place and put them away."
Emperor Hongzhi said: "It is also possible that an eunuch who was loyal to King Xili went into hiding after the incident of seizing the gate."
"I think this couplet is very good and has a profound meaning. However, the identity of the person who wrote the couplet is sensitive and it is not easy to expose it."
"I will rewrite it and hang it in Dongnuan Pavilion for self-reflection and encouragement."
Turning around, Emperor Hongzhi smiled at Chang Feng again and said, "Although you haven't found the book of Mei yet, you have found the couplet of King Xili. You have made a great contribution."
"I will reward you with one or two silver coins for happiness and good fortune. Don't be too little, I am a poor emperor."
Chang Feng cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."
The Meishu was not found, and the house raids continued.
Chang Feng spent three hours searching Dongnuan Pavilion and Xinuan Pavilion, but found nothing!
It was already evening, and Emperor Hongzhi's entertainment time of watching the confiscation of his property had long ended. He went to the main hall to review the memorial.
Chang Feng and Fatty Xu gathered together to discuss.
Fatty Xu said: "Isn't the Mei Shu hidden in the main hall?"
Chang Feng shook his head: "Probably not. Fatty, if someone gave you a book of love, where would you hide it?"
Fatty Xu smiled obscenely: "Of course I should hide it in Sai Tanghong's bedroom. I can take it out at any time, soak it with spit, and read page after page carefully. After reading it, I will directly compete with Sai Tanghong on his skills."
Chang Feng said: "Yes. It is impossible for the late emperor to hide the book in the main hall. He will definitely hide the book in a place where he favors his concubine."
Xiao Qian Ning and Fatty Xu are kindred spirits. He smiled and said, "The Saitanghong Xu Qianhu mentioned is the one from Yihonglou?"
Fatty Xu said: "That's right. It's her. Have you heard of it too?"
Qian Ning smiled and said: "I have admired his great name for so long, it is like thunder piercing my ears."
Fatty Xu said: "One day I will take you to her to discuss and learn from each other. Let's be a pair of shoe brothers."
Chang Feng coughed awkwardly: "This is in Qianqing Palace. What nonsense are you two talking about?"
Fatty Xu and Qian Ning immediately fell silent.
Suddenly, Chang Feng thought: "Fat man, you just said Sai Tanghong's bedroom? Why not hide it in your own bedroom?"
Fatty Xu smiled bitterly: "It's not like you don't know about my tigress. I really don't have any interest in her."
Chang Feng sighed: "Ahem! What are we doing in the Qianqing Palace?"
"Qianqing Palace is the place where the late emperor favored ordinary concubines."
"His old man loves Concubine Wan Gui. He spends six months of the year spending the night at Kunning Palace."
"The Meishu should be in Kunning Palace. What we should copy is not Qianqing Palace, but Kunning Palace."
Shi Wenyi hesitated: "Kunning Palace...it seems inconvenient for us to enter."
Chang Feng said: "I can only report it to the Emperor and let the Emperor make a decision."
Chang Feng came outside the hall.
Xiao Jing, who was standing outside the hall, asked: "Chang Qianhu, have you found the Mei Shu?"
Chang Feng shook his head slightly: "I didn't find it. But I have some clues. I need to ask for permission."
After speaking, Chang Feng whispered a few words to Xiao Jing.
Xiao Jing said: "It is true that the Emperor's approval is required for the Jin Yiwei people to enter the Kunning Palace. You can follow me into the palace."
Chang Feng entered the palace and asked for the order.
Originally, he was afraid that Emperor Hongzhi would not allow them to go to Kunning Palace because of the harem etiquette.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Hongzhi didn't take it seriously. He stretched out and said, "It's almost dusk. I'm going to Kunning Palace for dinner. You can come with me."
To Emperor Hongzhi, what did the harem etiquette mean in order to uprightly overthrow the mediocrity of corpses and plain meals?
Emperor Hongzhi drove to Kunning Palace. Chang Feng and four others accompanied him.
When Empress Zhang saw Chang Feng, she was very cordial and said, "Your Majesty, is this Chang Qing? I met him once at Dayongchang Temple."
"When it comes to talking about it, I want to call him both my benefactor and my righteous brother-in-law."
Chang Feng quickly knelt down and said, "I don't dare. The Queen has killed me."
Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said, "Get up. If you hadn't solved the demon fox case and your wife had blocked the sword for the queen, how could I have harmonized with the queen?"
Emperor Hongzhi loved Empress Zhang beyond measure.
In order to spread the branches and leaves of the Zhu Ming royal family, the emperors of all dynasties not only established queens, but also established a number of imperial concubines, concubines, concubines, Zhaoyi, Jieyu, beauties, talents, nobles, and selected attendants and ladies.
It is no exaggeration to say that there are three thousand beauties in the harem.
However, after Emperor Hongzhi came to the throne, not only did he no longer have a harem. He also returned the thirty-one women who were selected to the East Palace when he was the prince to their places of origin.
Among the great emperors of the Ming Dynasty, there is only one woman, Empress Zhang.
Part of the reason why Emperor Hongzhi looked down upon Chang Feng was that Chang Feng and his wife had saved Queen Zhang's life, and Liu Xiaoyan had been stabbed for Queen Zhang.
Empress Zhang was a little surprised: "But Your Majesty, why did Chang Qing come to Kunning Palace? It's against the rules."
Emperor Hongzhi said: "Yes, it's from the melon fields and plum trees. Let's do this. You follow me to the dining hall. The other maids will go to the palace and stand in the courtyard."
"Chang Feng, Kunning Palace is entrusted to you. You work quickly. As I said before, just treat Kunning Palace as the official residence of sinners."
Chang Feng cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Empress Zhang was a little surprised: "What crime is the official residence?"
Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said, "I'll explain it to you when I go to the dining hall."
The maids all went to stand in the courtyard.
Like Qianqing Palace, Kunning Palace also has Dongnuan Pavilion. This is the place where emperors and queens of all dynasties performed the rites of Zhou Gong.
Chang Feng and others came to Dongnuan Pavilion.
There is a Qifeng couch in Dongnuan Pavilion. There are many lifelike sycamore trees carved on the Qifeng couch.
Chang Feng followed the old method and moved the bedding away first. Then I searched on the couch...still found nothing.
He wasted some time and used the treasure ring to check the walls and the silver-finding stirrup to check the floor. Still haven't found any clues.
After searching the palace for a day, Chang Feng was very tired. Anyway, there are no palace people in Dongnuan Pavilion. He simply sat on the celadon pier beside the Eight Immortals table and rested for a while.
An ordinary Eight Immortals table has eight wooden chairs next to it.
Next to the Eight Immortals table in Kunning Palace, there is a two-foot-high cylindrical celadon pier. The story of the Eight Immortals crossing the sea is painted on the celadon pier, which is very exquisite.
Fatty Xu also wants to sit down. But Chang Feng stopped him and said, "You'd better stop sitting! Those two big butts of yours probably weigh a hundred or ten pounds. They'll break if you sit on them again!"
Fatty Xu laughed and scolded: "Your butt only weighs a hundred pounds!"
Chang Feng sat on the celadon pier and fell into thinking: Logically speaking, Mei Shu should be hidden in the East Nuan Pavilion of Kunning Palace.
However, there are no hidden grids on the walls and floors. There were no clues on or around the bed.
Where can I hide more than twenty charming books?
Suddenly, his eyes moved down and he saw the celadon pier sitting on his crotch.
