Regarding Zhu Houzhao, the Empress Dowager is actually more concerned about Empress Zhang!

In fact, the Empress Dowager already has seven or eight grandchildren, but except for Zhu Houzhao, most of them are not in the capital, such as Zhu Houguan, the son of King Anlu, etc.

But compared to the Empress Dowager, Zhu Houzhao's father, Emperor Hongzhi, was raised by himself in Renshou Palace, which had a completely different meaning, and Zhu Houzhao even watched him since childhood!

Outside the Renshou Palace, someone may complain about Zhu Houzhao, thinking that the Crown Prince is sometimes not very decent, but in the Renshou Palace, the reputation of the Crown Prince is simply a good person for all ages. If anyone dares to say a word, he will probably drag it out to feed the dog.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao said obediently: "I'm not hungry, I'm here to deliver a copy of Taoist scriptures."

As soon as he heard the hand-written Taoist scriptures, the Empress Dowager Fengyan was very happy and said with a smile: "It's rare that you are filial and not exhausted. You, as long as you come to greet you, the Ai family will be content. Why do you need this effort?"

As he said that, Liu Jin, who followed Zhu Houzhao, presented the handwritten Taoist scriptures to the eunuch Wang Yan of Renshou Palace.

Wang Yan was about forty years old, with a big belly and a fat body, and he quickly took it from Liu Jin's hand from the manuscript.

The Empress Dowager casually said: "Come, let me see it for the Ai family."

Wang Yan then bowed the copy and the Empress Dowager took it. As Zhu Houzhao said, the Empress Dowager's eyes were a little blurred, and she saw only a vague piece of handwriting, and then smiled: "This was copied by the prince himself. The Ai family was so happy, Wang Yan..."

"I'm here."

The Empress Dowager said, "Read it to the Ai family."

It seems that for the Empress Dowager, the Taoist scriptures handwritten by the prince always have different meanings. If they are left alone, they always feel sorry for the prince's intentions.

Wang Yan was able to understand it naturally, so he hurriedly took the manuscript and then shook his head and read the Tao Te Ching first.

However, when he was preparing to read, his eyes were obviously dazed.

Is this handwriting...they belong to His Royal Highness?

However, when he came to his senses, he looked at the prince carefully and saw Zhu Houzhao baring his teeth at him. He shivered, and he dared not to delve into it. He coughed and said, "Daoke... very Dao..."

The Tao Te Ching sprinkled with five thousand words, which is the supreme Taoist scripture. After reading this, although Zhu Houzhao was extremely boring to listen to it, the Empress Dowager Tai was happy.

The Empress Dowager admires Taoism, which is something that both inside and outside the palace know!

Since Emperor Chenghua, since Emperor Chenghua believed in Taoism, there were many Taoists in the palace. Emperor Chenghua preferred Taoism, and used his skills, and preferred alchemy and medicine. The Empress Dowager was influenced by the eyes and believed that she was deeply convinced of it. However... she was more inclined to the scriptures and believed that these great Taoist scriptures could bring peace to herself.

After reciting the Tao Te Ching, he then began to recite the scriptures and prefaces. Wang Yan only glanced at the scriptures and looked up, and was stunned again.

The Empress Dowager was still waiting, and she said with her mouth: "Remember."

Wang Yanze looked at Zhu Houzhao carefully again.

Zhu Houzhao was a little annoyed. Why? Do you still want to expose the fact that I asked someone to copy it?

But Wang Yan instantly started to sweat a lot on her forehead, and even her hands holding Jingzhu were trembling slightly.

The Empress Dowager seemed to notice something strange, and looked at him without any doubt and said, "Ignore!"

Wang Yan's face was shocked, so she had to say: "The Tao is the first x nothingness, the chaos is natural, and the two qualities are born from it. All things are used to form. They cannot be named after it. They are forced to be called Tao..."

When the Empress Dowager heard this, the Empress Dowager was also stunned.

Sure enough, she also noticed something was wrong, but... she didn't say anything, but her face became extremely serious.

She was silent, while Wang Yan carefully raised her eyes and looked at the Empress Dowager's expression.

"Continue to recite." The Empress Dowager said.

Zhu Houzhao looked suspicious. He was not stupid, so how could he not feel the unusualness of this moment?

Wang Yan was even more trembling: "The first chapter should be the first chapter, and the first chapter should be cleared with one word. Just like the chapter used in the middle of the scriptures, it is also the first chapter to reveal one word..."

The Empress Dowager's face became heavier, and her body was even trembling slightly.

After a long time, she closed her eyes and said with a straight face: "Why don't you continue reading again?"

"I..." Wang Yan knelt down in a hurry and said with a sad face: "I will die."

The Empress Dowager opened her eyes and looked at Wang Yan tightly: "What's the matter with you? What's your death?"

"I have been serving the Empress for twenty years..." Wang Yan was not possessed, and said aiqi: "I have been staying with the Empress to read the scriptures. In Renshou Palace, I have been placing the world's Tao Te Scriptures. I have never heard of this version. This... This is a distortion of the meaning of the scriptures, a rebellion. I actually read it out, tainting the Empress's ears, causing the Empress to damage the heart of Tao. I have to be guilty of death. I forgive the guilt."

At all...there is no such thing as this version of the Taoist scripture?

Zhu Houzhao's chin was about to fall off.

No wonder when Fang Jifan was copying the scriptures, he came to the sutras and thought that the original sutra was not good. It turns out that... this sutras... was written by him himself.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao didn't expect that this sutra was written by Wei Dayou, the most outstanding Taoist school in the Ming Dynasty. Wei Dayou was a Taoist in the period of Hongwu and Emperor Wen. Fang Jifan believed that Wei Dayou was a person from that era, then this "Collected Meaning of the Moral Sutra" had naturally been passed down to the world. Not only was it passed down to the world, but it was also highly praised by the world. Otherwise, how could this edition of the sutra be passed down to the future?

But what Fang Jifan never expected was that the books of this era were different from those of later generations.

People in later generations can publish a book if they write a book. After all, publishing is not much money, and the cost of ink and paper is not high. Even if they cannot be published, they will be placed online, so naturally someone will spread it.

It was an era of great knowledge explosion, and Fang Jifan just...

He really didn't realize this. He only thought that since this book was written in the early Ming Dynasty, it should have begun to be circulated in the early Ming Dynasty!

I didn't know that although this "Collected Meanings of the True Moral Sutra" was written early, it was not spread throughout the world. It was not until the end of the Ming Dynasty that due to the chaos in the world, a large number of tomb robbers emerged, and finally began to spread.

This is like "The Analects of Confucius of Qi". People only remember the general version of the Analects of Confucius. Qi's Analects of Confucius was compiled into a book as early as the Warring States Period, but because it was not circulated, it was lost in later generations. It was not until the tomb of Haihun Marquis was excavated that people found traces of "The Analects of Confucius" from the tomb of Haihun Marquis.

The Empress Dowager attached great importance to the Taoist scriptures. In this era, the Taoist scriptures cannot be explained by any cat or dog. Otherwise, in the eyes of people, they would be deviant.

This is especially true for those who advocate Taoism like the Empress Dowager.

In Renshou Palace, there are hundreds of versions of the "Tao Te Ching" written by various scholars, each of which is a work of hard work by emperors and Taoist real people in history.

The Empress Dowager is familiar with these sutras. Wang Yan followed the Empress Dowager for twenty years and was also influenced by the audience. As soon as he read this "Collected Meanings of the True Sutra of Morality", he realized that this sutra did not exist at all. How did His Royal Highness copy a Taoist scripture that does not exist?

What's more... this Taoist scripture for no reason actually dares to make annotations on Taoist scriptures such as the Tao Te Ching. How arrogant is this? It's simply...it's so bold.

At least he knew that the Empress Dowager would be furious.

Sure enough... the Empress Dowager showed a look of extreme displeasure!

In her opinion, this is a very serious matter, so serious that it is not just that some people are rebellious and bold. What's more terrifying is that the prince actually copied such a thing. In this way, isn't someone misleading the prince? The prince was deceived by this rebellious saying. Why don't he worry about her, a great-grandmother?

"Zhao'er, where did you copy it?" The Empress Dowager asked with a stern face.

Zhu Houzhao is also a mess. Can you copy a copy of a copy of the manuscript?

Seeing that his always kind-hearted great-grandmother suddenly turned her face, he hesitated immediately. After a long time, he said aloofly: "My son, I don't know... I copied it out..."

Obviously, he just wanted to get away with it.

Unfortunately, for the Empress Dowager, this fact is too serious. It is like a scholar who believes in the Four Books and Five Classics. When he learned that the prince actually made an alternative interpretation of the Four Books and Five Classics, he was so worried that he could even list it as a false belief in the treacherous.

Wang Yan looked hesitant, and he naturally knew the consequences of the matter, which was of great importance. He clearly saw that although this handwritten copying the handwriting of His Highness the Crown Prince, it was obvious that it was not copied by His Highness the Crown Prince. If there were no troubles, he would certainly not dare to inform the Empress Dowager of this matter. After all, he would not dare to offend His Highness the Crown Prince.

But now... it's different now. The Empress Dowager was furious and had to investigate the matter thoroughly. As long as you check, you will know that this was not the handwriting of the prince. She was actually hiding for His Royal Highness. Isn't this asking for death?

So Wang Yan hurriedly said, "I... I feel... I think the scriptures copied are not written by His Royal Highness the Prince."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhu Houzhao's face collapsed instantly.

It's going to be bad.

However, he seemed to be very experienced in this emergency situation, but he did not suddenly become busy, but immediately looked at the Empress Dowager with a pitiful look.

But the Empress Dowager has experienced so much in this deep palace, how could it be so easy to fool?

Even though she treated her great-grandson as a treasure in her heart, she could naturally understand Zhu Houzhao's help in copying the scriptures, but what she couldn't understand was that the scriptures were actually a rebellious way. What he knew was that what was wrong with it?

She shouted sternly, "Who copied it randomly?"
Chapter completed!