Chapter 9 Never Knowing the King's Face (3)
Zhu Cilang quickly realized his incompetence. The longer he lived in this huge prison, the more he felt that he was losing control.
Stress is huge!
Looking back on the early years of Chongzhen, His Majesty the Emperor was full of energy. Even if he had to spend eight hours on government affairs, he could still free up time to hug the prince. However, the situation was devastated day by day, ministers deceived each other again and again, and made mistakes again and again... Finally, he forced a sunny and smart young emperor into a madman.
Otherwise, at the last moment, I would not have cut off my beloved daughter's arm.
Chongzhen's favor for the princess Kunxing was no less than that of the prince.
"I'm asking you to clean the bedroom," Zhu Cixuan controlled his emotions and slowed down his mouth, "It's to move in early. There is no need to repair anything. As long as there are no spider webs in the bedroom and no dust can be seen, it's enough to change a new curtain. Do you understand what I said?"
Tian Cunshan said with a bitter face: "Qiansui, this is not something you can save by saying that you can save. It is related to the face of the Tian family. If the emperor knows, what should we do? If a villain makes a trip, I will no longer be able to accompany you to your superiors!" Tian Cunshan said crying and tears as if the bean-sized tears immediately rolled down, and there was a sound of a joke.
Zhu Cixuan had to take a breath and suppress his displeasure: "Do you mean I can't protect you?"
Tian Cunshan immediately shuddered and kowtowed: "I dare not! I must have no such intention!" He knew very clearly that the prince usually called "you and me". Once he called him alone, he would definitely be very unhappy.
"Forget it," Zhu Cixuan sighed, "I will go to greet you after dawn, and then leave the palace. The manuscripts in the East Palace will be moved out in batches, including the rewards over the years, don't leave anything behind."
Tian Cunshan was shocked: Is the prince not planning to come back?
Although he knew that the prince was in a hurry to leave the palace, he only thought that it was the young man's uncontrollable curiosity and wanted to see the world outside the palace. However, he did not expect that the prince actually wanted to live outside the palace and even take away the things in the East Palace!
——Forget it, I will listen to the prince. At worst, I can move back in the future. I think there is no such comfortable palace outside, so I am afraid that he can't stand it for a few days.
Tian Cunshan thought to himself.
"Tomorrow," Zhu Cilang raised his finger, "If the palace of the royal palace is cleaned out, you will stay in the royal palace at night. If you can't clean it out, you will live in the house in Houhai."
Tian Cunshan's spine was cold, and he trembled for a long time before saying, "So I obey the order."
Zhu Cilang is well aware of the truth that time is not enough. Now he is good at life, and lists all the things that need to be arranged tomorrow and assigns the person in charge. Each thing sets the completion standards and time limits.
This precise process management fully mobilized everyone around the prince, but because of technical conditions, it was impossible to communicate in real time. Many connection links would inevitably be wrong, and even affect the overall arrangement. However, if these eunuchs could not do it, then no one in the entire Ming Dynasty or the entire world would do better.
From the day they entered the palace, these physically incomplete servants were taught how to be loyal to the king's affairs, how to be cautious, and how to meet the requirements of their masters to the greatest extent. If they could not learn, they would naturally not appear within Zhu Cilang's vision. Even the position of chopping firewood and boiling water in the palace was waiting.
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In Renshou Hall, Empress Yi'an Zhang sat upright at the desk table, and breakfast had been set up on the table.
"Why didn't I see the prince come to pay my respects today?" Old Empress Zhang asked.
The palace called the concubines of the current emperor the Empress, and the concubines of the late emperor the Empress was called the Old Empress. Empress Zhang was less than forty and was promoted to the "Old Empress". Because the late emperor and the current emperor were brothers and brothers, the late emperor and the Empress could not be named the Empress Dowager, so she could only follow the emblem of "Empress Yi'an".
But speaking of this, Chongzhen really regarded this emperor sister-in-law as her mother.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince comes to pay tribute before dawn today," replied the female official on the side, "The Empress has not yet gotten up yet, and she left after bowing outside the palace."
Old Empress Zhang held her breath in her chest, and she recovered for a while before she recovered and said coldly: "Shift the Kunning Palace."
What can I do if I go to Kunning Palace?
Zhu Cilang was determined to leave this time, and he kowtowed outside his father and mother, and waited at the entrance of the Ganqing Palace to wait for the morning bell to ring, leading the crowd to leave as soon as possible. The guards of the Eastern Palace, which were originally supposed to be in accordance with the etiquette, accompanied the eunuchs, palace maids, and even washbasins, kettles, toilets... were all abandoned as worn-out shoes. The prince only brought fifteen eunuchs on duty in the palace and left.
The great men in the Silijian knew it much earlier than the emperor, but no one dared to provoke the prince at this moment. Because the news that Zhang Xianzhong captured Wuchang in mid-May will soon be sent to the imperial case.
In this unlucky time, it is better to have less than more things.
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Since Chengzu established his capital in Beijing, this ancient capital has become increasingly prosperous. Although it has experienced natural disasters, the Dingkou reported to Shuntian Prefecture is still worth millions.
As a metropolis with a population of one million, the appearance of Beijing has always made Zhu Cixuan very curious. He knew that the underground drainage canals built in the Ming Dynasty were used until the Republic era, and were still believed by Soviet experts to not need repair. He also knew that every neighbor had its own garbage dump, and there were manure trucks to collect manure every day.
However, he still wanted to see with his own eyes how the people in the Ming Dynasty lived.
Zhu Cixuan escaped from the Forbidden Palace in a tiger's skin. In fact, he didn't even take care of the royal palace and could not accept the court of all officials. Accepting the court of all officials is the primary prerequisite for the prince's administration. As the saying goes, if the name is not correct, the words are not right. If you have never received the worship of all officials, even if you issue an order, no one will be ordered to obey it.
"Since that's the case," Zhu Cixuan said to the left and right, "Let's visit in a private place first."
When Zhou Jing heard this, he shivered and looked at Tian Cunshan.
He was pulled out of the quilt by Zhu Cilang. Of course, it was not the quilt that the Crown Prince himself lifted. However, there were a lot of people in the room for no reason, and he was still shirtless. The situation was really terrifying.
Zhu Cilang changed into the noble prince's clothes at Zhou Jing's house and asked someone to send the Han generals from the Eastern Palace guards as a temporary place to stay. He himself did not believe that anyone would murder the prince, because there was no dispute over the throne at all. Even Jiannu and Li Chuang's spy in the capital would not take risks under such an advantage, and he would have no need to expose his identity.
However, Zhou Jing doesn't think so.
In terms of blood, he is the prince's uncle, but in terms of morality, he is a minister. Not to mention the extremely violent things like assassination of the prince, even if the prince accidentally bumps into his house, he will never be redeemed. Moreover, although there is news of the prince's army in the palace, it is still undecided. The prince is most likely to leave the palace without authorization... Thinking of this, Zhou Jing is almost paralyzed.
——What’s the use of our family? Do you think the prince will listen to our family?
Tian Cunshan's heart was so tight that he was seen by Zhou Jing, he slowly lowered his head and did not answer.
"Your Highness," Zhou Jing said with a tough bullet, "When you leave the palace, will Your Majesty give me a priest to me?" Although Zhou Jing was given the title of guard of the Eastern Palace, he was essentially a meritorious minister, not a military general.
"Ha, are you so timid this Zhou Jing?" Zhu Cixuan avoided the key issues and smiled: "You dare to call me my nickname in the palace, but you call me the prince in your own home."
——At that time, you were harmless in the palace! Now that you ran out of the palace, except for the emperor, you are the biggest, who dares to be presumptuous!
Zhou Jing complained in his heart, but he didn't dare to spit out a word. When the tiger was locked in a cage, anyone dared to roar at it. Once it was released, who would dare to do anything randomly?
Even if it is a professional smirk, no one is qualified to enjoy it. Zhu Cixuan put away his smile and said expressionlessly: "I don't believe it. Does the noble son of the capital not go out? Is there anyone robbing every day? Then Shuntian Mansion really deserves to commit suicide and apologize!"
"Your Highness," Zhou Jing said with a tough forehead, "Although there are tyrants in the capital, there are no news of how many robbers there are. But now the epidemic is rampant, and I am really afraid that the Crown Prince will make any mistakes."
"It doesn't matter, I have my own secret treasure." Zhu Cilang waved to Tian Cunshan.
Tian Cunshan immediately took out a mask from the wooden box held by the eunuch behind him. This mask is not like the popular triangle scarf outside, but is a rectangular piece of cotton yarn sewn with ropes on top and bottom, hanging on his ears, covering his entire mouth and nose tightly. Because it was hot, Zhu Cixuan did not put it on immediately, but just looked at Zhou Jing.
"There are also carbon tablets and incense tablets here, and it doesn't matter if you sell the land." Zhu Cixuan said.
Chapter completed!