Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

From the Dongsi Archway all the way to the Imperial City, there are many commercial shops along the way.

At this time, the sky was slightly bright, and it was almost midnight, and many breakfast shops had already begun to open their stalls.

Then he saw an official wearing a red unicorn uniform, holding the crown on his head with one hand and running down the street with long strides.

Neighbors, as well as those traders who get up before dawn and start making a living, they all know who this is, and it is also a scene of this street.

An official wearing an official uniform and a black gauze on his head would never walk around in the street. As an official, he must ride in a sedan chair.

But this young official is a strange person. Every morning you can see him walking leisurely on the street, waving his hands and saying hello friendly to these people who are engaged in low-level jobs, and sometimes even

Spend a few copper coins, sit on a long bench next to a stall and drink a bowl of wontons.

He is obviously a person in heaven, but he seems to have fallen into the human world. This contrast creates a very inexplicable feeling, and I feel that this official is a good official.

When I usually see those officials going out, even if no one is beating gongs and drums and holding signs saying "avoidance", there should at least be a small square sedan with people sitting in it and swaying.

Even if you want to do something or buy something, you will still instruct the servants who are waiting for orders to go there. How can you personally come out to deal with them, the common people? This is called official etiquette.

But this one was able to get along with them easily, never put on airs, and just looked at him and got close to him.

Some stall owners even shouted at the top of their lungs: "Sir, please run slowly, but be sure not to fall."

Xia Yuan, who didn't pay attention to official etiquette, didn't have time to respond. He waved his hand casually a few times as a greeting. He didn't know what official etiquette meant.

I have been a man of two generations. I was not a noble person in my previous life. Although I have betrayed my class in this life, I just hired some servants for the sake of comfort. I have no sense of contempt for these common people because of their different classes.

We all have two shoulders to carry a head, so who can be more noble than the other?

At this moment, he was running wildly on the street. He even threw aside the so-called official etiquette. He felt like he was back to being a social beast in his previous life. He had five minutes left to clock in for work. If he was late, he would be deducted.

two hundred.

He didn't dare to stop all the way to Chengtian Gate. Xia Yuan straightened his clothes, took a few breaths, and then stepped in. When he arrived at the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City, the vermilion door was still tightly closed.

On the contrary, all the bigwigs from the imperial court have arrived, and almost all the Hanlin officials are gathered here, waiting to enter the palace.

Fortunately, I'm not late.

Those big men in the imperial court, or the heads of the Hanlin Academy, and Hanlin bachelors like Shi Lecturer all stood in the front, while those with lower grades and junior qualifications like Xia Yuan, of course, stood in the back, working with the editors and editors

, or a few commoners standing together.

Seeing him, Li Tingxiang stepped forward and bowed his hands in greeting, "I have seen Xia Xima before."

After the ceremony, he looked at Xia Yuan again and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time. Brother Xia seems to be a lot more haggard."

Xia Yuan was startled and instinctively touched his cheek, "Am I haggard?"

"She looks really haggard."

Xia Yuan nodded thoughtfully when he heard the words. He didn't know exactly why. Maybe he was tired from running all the way. It was more likely that Xiaolizi had learned ventriloquism in the past few months.

Color is poison that penetrates the intestines, color is a steel knife that scrapes bones.

Silently remind yourself.

He decided to reduce the frequency in the future to once every two days.

Of course, no matter how haggard it is, the scene is in place.

So Xia Yuan said seriously: "As an official of the Crown Prince in Zhan Shi Mansion, I am busy with things every day, and I have to worry about the Prince's studies. It is normal to feel haggard."

Li Tingxiang's expression was stagnant, and then he said: "But when Brother Yu asked you last time, Brother Xia's answer was clearly that he felt very comfortable staying in Zhan Shifu. He had nothing to do all day long and was so idle."

"Oh." Xia Yuan's expression didn't change, "That was because I wasn't busy at that time. I've only become busy in the past two months."

As he was talking, the vermilion door creaked open.

Seeing this, everyone stopped talking and straightened their clothes. Headed by the cabinet ministers, everyone filed in through the palace gate on the side.

Xia Yuan silently calculated the time and felt that this time the prayer feast was later than last month's, about half an hour later.

Last time, I started entering the palace as soon as Mao hour arrived, which was five o'clock in the morning. This time it might be 5:30 or 5:40.

Enter along the Meridian Gate, turn right and pass through the Zuoshun Gate, and you will see the building complex where Wenhua Hall is located.

It is grand and majestic, giving people a sense of majesty and majesty. You can see it as soon as you enter the left door. If you look back along the building, you can faintly see a group of green tiled buildings diagonally behind.

That is the East Palace. The Wenhua Hall is where the Crown Prince observes government affairs. On weekdays, Zhu Houzhao's lectures are held here, but they are not in the main hall of the Wenhua Hall, or even in the palace.

The main hall is the Wenhua Hall, and the back hall is the Main Jing Hall. In the middle of the two halls are the gallery rooms, or corridors, on both sides. Zhu Houzhao usually sat in the corridors to attend classes.

Classes were held in the corridor... Many classmates in later generations enjoyed the treatment of the Ming Crown Prince.

At this time, Zhu Youtang had already entered the Wenhua Hall and sat down at the front seat. His face was long and elongated, and his mood was not very pleasant. Not only that, his face also showed endless weariness and exhaustion.

, I was tortured for half the night last night and it was really hard to bear.

What's even more annoying is that those two guys actually refused to go back and insisted on staying in this palace, claiming that it was safe here.

Zhu Houzhao was already sitting in the seat next to him, rubbing his eyes with his hands, looking dazed. Although he was not tortured last night, he did not sleep well. This morning, for this month

Speaking of it, the eunuchs in the East Palace shouted at him before dawn.

Seeing his father entering the palace, he couldn't even bring himself to pay attention and rubbed his eyes.

Zhu Houzhao was sleepy, and Emperor Hongzhi was even sleepier. He sat silently on his chair. When all the ministers and Hanlin filed into the palace, he managed to gather some energy and straightened up to accept everyone's worship.

After everyone saluted the emperor and the prince who were sitting high in the palace, they then stood still in their respective seats.

With his sour eyes open, Zhu Youtang said quietly: "I didn't sleep much last night. I'm afraid I only slept for more than an hour. I originally wanted to send someone to the Meridian Gate to inform you that the monthly lecture was postponed.

Later, I felt that something was wrong, so I personally came to tell you that this month’s lecture will end here and will be dealt with another day.”

Looking at the ministers who were looking at each other, Emperor Hongzhi sighed secretly. He didn't want to postpone it, but he really couldn't resist it, and now his eyelids were fighting.

Not to mention that this Sutra Banquet is just a lecture, and each Hanlin bachelor will explain the Four Books and Five Classics one by one.

These things were long and boring, which would have been fine on a normal day, but today he felt that he definitely couldn't hold on, and would definitely fall asleep.

And if I fell asleep during the monthly lecture, it would be a loss of dignity. What would these ministers think of me?

So let’s postpone it.

"Some of the ministers should live in Xicheng. Did anyone hear the movement in Shouninghou Mansion at midnight last night?"

Shouninghou Mansion?

After hearing these words, Zhu Houzhao, who was rubbing his eyes, suddenly became energetic.

At this time, Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, stood up and said calmly: "Your Majesty, I live in Xicheng. As I get older, I sleep less. I seemed to hear faint sounds of gongs and drums last night, but I thought I was dreaming.

I didn’t take it seriously, I wonder if this is the news coming from Shouning Hou Mansion?”

"good."

Zhu Youtang nodded slightly, and then continued: "Last night, a group of thieves sneaked into Shouning Hou's mansion at night, robbed the property, and left. Shouning Hou and Jianchang Bo couldn't bear the humiliation, so they went to the palace to pay homage to them all night. I am here for this matter.

I just went to bed in Yinshi, and now I can’t conceal my exhaustion. Please forgive me.”
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