Chapter 24 Recognition of Ancestors (1)
The sound of three people walking into the hall near the hall gate came from the sound of three people walking into the hall. Before I could see anyone, I could hear that the three people were all calm and steady. Of course, the familiar footsteps should belong to King Chang Yuchun, and the other two should be King Xu Da of Chuyang and King Muying of Yunqian.
I have heard that these three princes of other surnames received great courtesy in the court. Not only do they usually don’t have to go to the morning court, but they can enter by themselves without reporting to the court. Moreover, if they want to come to the court to discuss matters, they can also set up seats in the Golden Palace. Therefore, the holy favors they received were even much more than other princes of Zhu.
Before they could enter, they heard the emperor's grandfather in the hall asking with a strange smile: "Two brothers, Ying'er, why are you here?" Because the emperor's grandfather has always been called brothers with Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, and the king of Yunqian, Muying, was the adopted son of the emperor's grandfather in his early years, they can be regarded as the closest people to the emperor's grandfather, and the emperor's grandfather did not have much airs towards them.
While the emperor's grandfather was talking, the prince Zhu Biao quickly stood up from his seat, bowed to the three princes who came in, and asked, "Two uncles, brother Mu, why did you suddenly come in today?"
"I heard that today is the day when the emperor held the palace examination for the candidates who had won the imperial examination, so I came to join in the fun!" Chang Yuchun was the one who came in first. When he walked to the palace, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed to the emperor's grandfather and shouted long live, then stood up and said.
"Oh?" The confusion on the emperor's grandfather's face did not resolve it slightly, and he looked at the two kings behind him.
I had never seen King Chuyang and King Yun Qian, and I couldn't help but look at them. I saw that one of the two princes was about the same age as Chang Yuchun, with a straight face with a righteous face, and a righteous face. Although the old man was already white with hair and hair, his face was flushed, and he was actually able to command thousands of troops.
The other person is in his prime, about forty years old. He looks handsome and beautiful. Not to mention, the few beards floating under his forehead are exactly the same as the beard of Grandpa Guandi in the Guandi Temple. He is really heroic and can't help but feel a little favor at first glance.
Looking at the old man's appearance, I don't have to think about it, I know that the old man must be Xu Da, the King of Chuyang, who is the leader of three foreign kings, and the one who is in his prime is Mu Ying, the King of Yunqian.
The emperor's grandfather pondered for a while, then asked Xu Da: "Brother Xu, why did you come to court?"
Xu Da bowed and bowed and said, "Return to the emperor's words, the old minister also heard that the candidates from the imperial examination this year are very talented, so he came to take a look."
Chang Yuchun and Xu Da's answers with such consistent expressions seemed to make the emperor's grandfather even more confused. He turned to Yunqian King Muying and asked, "Ying'er, why did you come to court?"
You should know that the king of Yunqian Muying is the only one among the three kings with fiefs outside the country. He has always led troops to guard the border between Yunnan and Guizhou and Dian Kingdom. The people of Yunnan are afraid of the cold. Therefore, every year when it is cold, Mu Ying will take advantage of the fact that the people of Yunnan are quitting and returning to Yingtianlai. This should be the time when he is resting in Yingtian.
"Your Majesty, I came here to see the lively because I heard that you were going to hold a palace examination. I didn't want to meet two uncles outside the palace, so I came in together." Mu Ying's voice was neither slow nor anxious when she spoke, and her words were clear, which made people feel very comfortable in their ears.
"Oh? In this way, you all came for this palace examination?" The emperor's grandfather's tone was even more confusing. At the same time, the cultural relics ministers around him also whispered a little. Perhaps the court did not believe the words of these three princes.
However, no matter what kind of "intention" the three of them had, the emperor's grandfather thought about it and nodded and said, "Okay, you guys sit down first, I'm going to start the palace examination now."
The three princes sat down on the chairs brought by the eunuchs, and immediately looked at the people standing in the front row. Chang Yuchun had already seen me, and as soon as his eyes fell on me, he immediately nodded to me slightly. I didn't dare to say anything at this time, but just blinked and no longer dared to look around.
The emperor's grandfather cleared his throat in the hall, turned to his highness and all the sons and said, "It's difficult for the three princes to come to watch the palace examination today. You need to perform well." He paused slightly, continued his previous words and asked, "I heard that the head armor and head names this year are Zhu, and their name is Shiqi. Which of you is Zhu Shiqi?"
"Finally come..." When I heard the emperor's grandfather ask me clearly, a sudden burst of blood suddenly surged in my heart. The unstoppable feeling made me even feel my legs and feet tremble... Since I was pushed down on the Qiantang River, I have been trembling. I don't dare to express myself too much when I usually go to others, for fear that people will recognize me if I am not careful. It was not until this time that I felt relieved.
"Zhu Shiqi, the emperor is asking you something!" Perhaps my mood was so exciting that I hesitated for a moment. The eunuch beside me probably thought I had never seen a big scene and was frightened, so I immediately whispered to him.
I took a deep breath and took two steps in everyone's eyes. First, I knelt down and saluted, and then said loudly: "Grandfather, grandson is your Changluo!"
Probably no one could recall my words immediately. Everyone in the hall was suffocated when they heard my words, as if time had paused for a moment.
"What...what?" The emperor's grandfather was also stunned. When he understood what I said, his face suddenly changed. He stood up from the dragon throne and pointed at me and said, "What did you...what did you say?"
When I heard the Emperor's grandfather's question, the excitement in his words was obvious. I forced myself to hold back the excitement in my heart, and even further raised my voice and said, "Grandfather, grandson is your Changluo!"
The emperor's grandfather took the first two steps in the hall, probably because of the nervousness and excitement in his heart, and he had already stuttered and said, "Changluo, Changluo? Zhu... Zhu Shiqi, you... stand up and raise your head to let me take a look!"
I slowly stood up, then raised my head to face the emperor's grandfather in the middle of the hall. At this moment, I could finally see the emperor's grandfather's face clearly again... The emperor's grandfather was indeed much older, and there seemed to be more wrinkles on his face and forehead. The most different from before was that his originally strong body seemed a little weak for some reason. At this time, the emperor's grandfather was looking at me with anticipation and surprise, or because he finally saw my appearance clearly, he showed joy, and then an ecstatic expression.
At the same time, I saw that the prince Zhu Biao recognized me beside the emperor's grandfather. He stood up in fear and looked straight at me. I felt the panic and at a loss in his eyes. That feeling of fear beyond imagination had completely surrounded him.
On the other side, everyone in the hall probably understood what I said. They all looked at me in amazement, as if the most incredible thing they could see in the world was nothing more than this. I even seemed to hear a sentence echoing in their hearts: "How could he be the grandson of today? How could he be the grandson of today..."
"Changluo, my good grandson Changluo!" As soon as the emperor's grandfather recognized me, he couldn't help but strode down from the hall and hugged me tightly. I could feel the excitement in his heart clearly from the constant trembling of his body.
I couldn't bear it anymore when I heard the crying of the emperor's grandfather. Tears flowed down from my eyes and repeated the call with a choked sob: "Grandfather, Changluo misses you so much. Changluo seems to you and the emperor's grandmother!"
The grandfather and grandson cried in front of the civil and military officials in the court and the many soldiers who had passed the imperial examination. I strongly felt the love of the emperor and grandfather for me. He probably felt sad about my "death" before? Otherwise, how could he cry so sadly at this time that he was more like a kind and kind old man than my founding emperor of Dawu.
After a while, the emperor's grandfather was probably able to relieve the excitement in his heart. He let me go again, looked up and down at me a few times, and smiled and said, "As long as my good grandson is fine, I'll talk about other things later!" After a slight pause, he suddenly seemed to have woken up something and asked me, "Changluo, are you Zhu Shiqi?"
"Reply to the emperor's grandfather's words, Zhu Shiqi is the pseudonym of his grandson!" I smiled slightly and quickly agreed.
"You are the top guy? What's going on? Why did you get the imperial examination?"
When I heard my grandfather’s question, I hurriedly explained: “Return to the emperor’s grandfather’s words, since my grandson fell from Qiantang River, he was washed to Qinshan Town by the tide…” As I spoke, I briefly told me about my experience after falling into the water.
After listening with great interest, the emperor's grandfather thought for a while, and suddenly asked: "Why don't you go directly to the local government when you arrive in Qinshan Town? I have asked your emperor to order the governments in Yuhang to search for them strictly, and you must find your whereabouts no matter what!"
"Search for my whereabouts?" I felt a little moved in my heart, and I secretly noticed Zhu Biao who was still on the hall. He probably heard the Emperor's grandfather's question, and his face changed immediately. I pondered for a while, and finally said, "The Emperor's grandfather is actually the grandson who is also playful and wants to try the imperial examination. It was not until this time that I came to see you!"
In fact, at this time, I didn't want to tell me what Zhu Biao hurt me at once, but I knew that what the emperor's grandfather always wanted to see most was that the descendants of the Zhu family could live in harmony. Perhaps even if I told the truth at this time, in order to protect our royal face, the emperor's grandfather would publicly scold me for "misunderstanding" Zhu Biao. Besides, I had to worry about Zhu Biao, the power of the prince's supervisor in the court. If he refused to admit it and bite it back, I would become extremely irresistible. Therefore, I could only put the "private revenge" he caused me.
After hearing my unreasonable excuse, the emperor's grandfather looked at me thoughtfully for a while, and suddenly appeared in his eyes with a look of kindness that I couldn't understand. He patted my shoulder and said, "Changluo, the emperor's grandfather knows that you are wronged. You are worthy of being my good grandson, okay, okay..."
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Chapter completed!