old friends return

Emperor Hengde asked Cheng Muzhi to kneel in the ancestral hall as a punishment. To put it mildly, the ancestral hall is actually just a dilapidated house that has been abandoned for a long time. The ancestral tablets of the Great Zhou Dynasty will not be set up in the palace, but in the palace. There is a special ancestral temple in the outskirts of Shengjing. It is still daytime, but the ancestral room is still very dark.

There was not even a futon in the shabby shrine room, but Cheng Muzhi found the mat under the altar table, pulled it out and knelt on it, and didn't bother to talk nonsense with Cheng Muze, and looked straight ahead with his eyes open, seemingly introspective. But in my heart, I was thinking about how to explain to Ah Yan the reason for being punished today when I went back. After thinking about it, I was a little annoyed, with injuries all over my body, would Ah Yan be so cruel as to teach himself a lesson?

Cheng Muze originally wanted to say something sarcastic when he came over, but he didn't expect that the prince's younger brother would ignore him at all, making it boring, and after being quiet for a while, he had to say to himself, "The prince's knee injury a few days ago is better. ? Being punished every now and then, I'm not afraid of falling into the root cause of the disease."

"Thank you for your concern, Big Brother. My palace is doing well, and I have recovered very quickly. Today is a good opportunity to reflect on you after delaying your fortune. I am really worried about Big Brother." Cheng Muzhi turned his heart. With a big white eye, his mouth turned back mercilessly.

"You!...Brother Prince, please reflect on yourself in the ancestral hall. This hall also wants to persuade you out of good intentions. You should also know that you are not loved by the emperor. The prince's position is not because of your... "The mother who died early was frightened by Cheng Muzhi's eyes before she could say a few words and swallowed them back.Cheng Muzhi looked at him and smiled coolly, "Brother Dahuang didn't pay attention to what he said. It's been more than a year since he officially entered the court, and it really hasn't grown. It's out of your control how I got my position. I’m not afraid that the walls have ears for these words.” After speaking, he still smiled at him, but his face was a little gloomy, “I’m used to this ancestral room, after all, the queen mother is here, and it’s probably the first time for the elder brother to come here. Come on, don't wait to bump into something again, scare yourself."

Cheng Muze was startled, and gave him a vicious look, but his eyes were a little weak, "Heh... this hall wants to come to accompany you out of kindness, so you can kneel here alone, don't think about it in advance. Let's go, this hall will let people come and watch you!" After speaking, he didn't dare to look at him again, and walked away.

Cheng Muzhi ignored him, turned his head and began to recite the Art of War that he read a few days ago in his heart, he must be "dark in the dark"...

However, in this fashionable study room, the right minister Huishan has already been there for a long time.Although it was planned to invite Cheng Muzhi, a troublesome student who "does not listen to advice and contradicts the teacher", it is not good to propose it on his own initiative, lest Emperor Hengde suspect that he and the prince are forming a party for personal gain and causing more troubles.I had to go around and lean on this topic.

"Your Majesty, I'm sorry for the old minister's talk. It's just that the ministers will always talk together in private recently. It stands to reason that the second prince has passed the hairdressing ceremony and should enter the court. Why is he still in the Imperial College?" Emperor Hengde nodded. , indicating that he already knew about it, "The second brother's ambition is not in court affairs. I thought that General Han, who was guarding the west, would come back in another month, so I asked him to go to the barracks with General Han to grind his temper."

"Your Majesty..." Hui Shanyuan hesitated to speak, did Emperor Hengde really give up on his son, or was he just in such a hurry to drive away those close to the prince early? "It's good to let the second prince go to the barracks to sharpen his temper, but the environment of the position stationed in the west is really difficult. Why doesn't the emperor let the second prince bring the guards to practice first? There is also a time to take over." Think for a while. , Hui Shanyuan persuaded.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Hengde directly rejected his suggestion with a wave of his hand, "I know how capable my own child is, and General Han has many years of experience in leading troops. Guards, why don't you go directly to the west."

Hui Shanyuan had nothing to say at the moment, he just thought about the environment where the yellow sand was flying all over the sky in the west, and then thought about General Han who had rarely returned for three years, and sighed heavily in his heart, when the second prince will return?I was still thinking about how to intercede for Cheng Muzhi, but I heard Emperor Hengde take the initiative to say, "Your Excellency, you were an official in the imperial court as the number one scholar back then, right? You're not bad at learning, I want to let you You bring the crown prince, he caused troubles a lot in Taiyuan Academy, so I don't worry at all!"

Hui Shanyuan was overjoyed, but still said calmly, "The old minister has neglected his studies for many years, I am afraid it will be difficult for him to take on this important task. I am afraid that the old minister will not be able to take on the homework of His Royal Highness, so I invite the emperor..."

"Why did Aiqing say that? I know that you and the prince are not getting along, but it is also because of this that I can safely hand him over to you. You are selfless to him, and you are naturally strict with him. I see that he does have some respect for you, so don't refuse! As a subject, it is your duty to share my worries." Emperor Hengde interrupted directly, after all, he was a little tired He waved his hand to let him back down, "Let's just settle this matter, I'm a little tired, you can back down."

"Yes, I'm leaving." Hui Shanyuan bowed and retreated, not without surprise in his heart. He thought the matter would be difficult, but he didn't expect that it was Emperor Hengde himself who brought it up, but it happened to save a lot of money. As for his disagreement with the crown prince, anyone with a discerning eye can see that every time that little brat sees him, he has to talk a few words, and he feels uncomfortable if he doesn't get scolded.

He didn't go to the ancestral hall either. The matter of intercession was something to be said later, and it was serious business to help him get it from Feng Antique. Now that it's done, let him kneel for a while longer. Counting on this little injury to go back and find your own companion to read, is it distressing?By the way, it can be regarded as fulfilling him.

At this moment, Liu Qingyan had been waiting outside the gate of the East Palace for nearly two hours. It was already past the end of the Taiyuan Academy, and it was time for Tingzheng to come back, but there was still no one. Liu Qingyan couldn't help feeling a little anxious.According to the rules, it is not allowed to send servants into the palace to look for them before the twelve hours have passed, and Gao Zhan who had followed him could only wait at the side door outside the palace. He was punished again in the palace?Or was the "Jian Xun" that I copied for him discovered?Liu Qingyan clenched her hands tightly, her worried expression fell into the eyes of Gao Jin next to her.

Gao Jin also felt a little bit sorry for this little companion, after all, he was only 11 years old, and was being troubled by his own prince who loves to cause trouble all day long. After thinking about it, he persuaded: "Mr. Liu, why don't you go have lunch first. You have been waiting here for a long time, and His Highness reckons that you should come back later. If you starve yourself back, the servants should be scolded by His Highness again."

"Eunuch Gao, please heat up the lunch again. I'll eat it together when His Highness comes back. Don't worry about me, I'm not hungry." Liu Qingyan didn't turn her head back, but stretched her neck to look ahead.

There was a burst of dust from the horse's hooves ahead, and Liu Qingyan was delighted, but seeing that the carriage had arrived at the door, it was not Cheng Muzhi but Cheng Muxing who got off, so he could only cheer up and salute to him with some disappointment, "I see your Highness the Second Prince."