Chapter 1 Splitting the Earth and Sealing the Liao (2)
With a "ah", the door opened, interrupting Tang Zi who was thinking. He looked over the door and saw an eunuch coming in and said to Tang Zi: "The prince is here, please welcome him." As he said that, an eunuch outside the door sang: "The prince is here."
The Crown Prince is here? Isn’t it Zhu Biao? My cheap brother. Why do I enthrone it? He is still coming. Tang Zi was thinking, when the curtain was opened, and a fat figure entered the door.
Tang Zi was at a loss when he suddenly remembered that for Zhu Zhi, Zhu Biao was the crown prince, which was the lord, and Zhu Zhi was the minister. Why don’t you say? Kneel down quickly. Kneel down and hurriedly said, “My minister Zhu Zhi saw you, the crown prince is thousands of years old.” To be honest, Tang Zi really didn’t know if he said that, but he probably said that on TV anyway.
The fat man in front of him hurried over to help Tang Zi: "Get up quickly, why do you need to be polite to your family?" Damn, although he seemed to be very polite, there was actually a kind of majesty from top to bottom.
Tang Zi was not polite and stood up. He looked at the cheapest brother carefully. In Tang Zi's memory, Zhu Biao should be in his thirties, but the person in front of him looked like he was in his forties, with a low figure, a little obese, with a white and yellow face, and looked a little sick. Two eunuchs stood beside him, and it seemed that the cheapest brother was ill as recorded in history and barely attended the prince's enthronement ceremony.
There were two people following him, dressed similarly to his own clothes. He only realized that these two were their cheap brothers, one was King Gui of Yu and the other was King O of Han. Today, they would be named Prince with Zhu Zhi, and Zhu Gui will be appointed as King Dai, and Zhu Yu will be appointed as King Su.
Zhu Biao did not pay attention to Tang Zi's look, and said in a small voice: "Brothers, today is your enthronement ceremony, follow the orphans to attend the ceremony." After hearing what he said, Tang Zi understood that this must be one of some very overturning etiquettes. He didn't speak, lowered his head aside, looked at Zhu Gui and Zhu Ou, and they said: "Your Highness, please." Tang Zi quickly responded vaguely. Zhu Biao ignored them and walked out with the support of the eunuch.
It is indeed a tedious and very tedious day. It is indeed easy to be the prince of the Ming Dynasty. Anyway, you are the emperor's biological son and will become a prince whenever you become an adult. It is not easy, but it is really not easy for him. During this day, Tang Zi can no longer remember how many times he kowtowed, but he will kneel up anyway, and he will get up after kneeling, and he will get up endlessly. Fortunately, there are two people around him who are about the same age as him, Zhu Gui and Zhu Ou, who do whatever he does. These court etiquettes are very complicated. Of course, the real Zhu Zhi knows how to do it, but he, the prince who became a monk halfway, didn't understand anything and had to copy it.
The most frequent period was when someone announced: "The title of King Gui of Yu was the King of Dai, King Yu was the King of Han, King Yu was the King of Su, and King Zhi was the King of Wei. "Then he kept playing music, and then he knelt down and played music after the ghost was over. Later, Tang Zi understood that as long as the unpleasant and damn music stopped, he would kneel down in a certain direction and worship three times. Anyway, Zhu Gui and Zhu Au did whatever he did, which was his experience. When the music in this place stopped, someone would guide you to the next hall, and it would never end. During this period, he worshiped the emperor and the queen, and the prince.
Especially when he was worshipping the emperor, Tang Zi looked at the master sitting on the stage with the corner of his eyes. Needless to say, Zhu Yuanzhang was wearing black clothes in the middle. But Tang Zi was a little disappointed because the man was huddled deep in the hall and couldn't see clearly. It was a very regrettable that such a famous person had not seen him. But he was not in a hurry. I guess there were more opportunities to see this cheaper in the future.
Later, Tang Zi and the other three were taken by the guide to a hall waiting for the officials to see each other. It was not until this time that Tang Zi's waist could finally rest for a while. Seeing the dark officials below, no one knew each other, the old and young knelt down. But Tang Zi felt an indescribable discomfort. Did the ancient emperors like this feeling of being praised in the sky? An official with a white beard walked out of the crowd and stood at the steps and shouted: "Wait, I will meet His Royal Highness the Prince to be awarded the treasure. The feudal etiquette is completed, and there is no such thing as Ren Xin." Then he knelt down again. Look at the white beard and thin old man, he was still slowly simmering when he kneeled. Damn, these people probably kneeled no less than themselves. Thinking of this, Tang Zi couldn't help but feel tired for the old man.
It was 3:00 pm. Tang Zi finally got everything done after he had estimated the time. The middle-aged eunuch who had been with him since the morning said to him: "Your Highness, today's ceremony has ended. Tomorrow, we will go to Fengtian Hall to meet the emperor. Let's rest early." Tang Zi almost fainted. It turned out that today was just the second day of the enthronement ceremony. The day before, it was said that he followed the emperor to the Taimiao to worship his ancestors, and there will be further activities tomorrow.
After the ceremony, the three of them returned to the court room where they set off together in the morning. At this time, Tang Zi had the time to take a good look at his two brothers. He could no longer remember the situation of these two people, as if no special records were left in history.
The two people in front of him were older, and when they heard Zhu O's words, they called Zhu Gui "Thirteenth Brother". They were quite close. They probably were born to the same mother. Zhu Gui was fair and innocent, and she felt very gentle. She seemed to be a scholar. Look at himself, Zhu Yuanzhang's father actually gave birth to many different people.
Zhu Ao is just the opposite. He looks fierce, with a square face, a wide mouth, and a very thick eyebrows. He almost needs to be connected in the middle. He looks handsome at all, but he also feels quite majestic. However, this man's somewhat charming look at Zhu Gui, which makes people feel uncomfortable.
However, both of them have one common characteristic, they don’t care much about Tang Zi, the “Fifteenth Prince”. They talked and laughed, while Tang Zi was alone. When they returned to the court room, the three of them made do with each other and left each other. To be honest, Tang Zi didn’t have time to greet them, after all, they were really tired this day.
Taking off his outfit, Tang Zi spread it on the bed like a scattered one. The bed was very comfortable, but he was in a low mood. Now, although Tang Zi finally knew his situation, there may never be a reasonable explanation for why this happened. I really don’t understand why those people in YY novels are so confident, creating the future, transforming society, becoming emperors, and becoming stallions... It’s better to be a humble employee who only earns a few thousand yuan a month, and is a humble employee. But now Tang Zi calls him Tiantian and is not effective. Although there are so many cheap parents, brothers and sisters, no one can rely on in this world. He is a completely lonely person.
After dinner, Tang Zi wanted to go to the yard for some breath. As soon as he reached the door, he saw someone kneeling on the ground in the yard. With the light, he vaguely saw Chen Wenqian who was kicked by himself in the morning. By the way, he said in the morning that he wanted to teach him a lesson, so he had to kneel down here to listen to the training.
Tang Zi coughed and said to the following: "Get up."
Chen Wenqian looked up and met my eyes. He immediately lowered his head and said, "You are a little unruly, please punish me."
Tang Zi walked to the stone bench in the yard and sat down, thought for a while and said, "Do you know why I'm angry?"
Chen Wenqian said without hesitation: "There are no rules for the young ones."
Tang Zi said: "Have you been so unruly before?"
Chen Wenqian said: "Prince, please spare me, they are all young and ignorant." As he spoke, he kowtowed like pounding garlic.
Tang Zi deliberately shouted loudly: "From today on, I have become a prince, and I have become an adult. No matter inside and outside the palace, I should regulate my own and even my family's words and deeds. Everything is stared at by the censor. I can't make a fool of myself and my family anymore. Do you understand?" Tang Zi blinked at him.
Chen Wenqian was obviously also an elf. Seeing Tang Zi's expression, he quickly continued: "I understand."
Perhaps because of that loneliness, Tang Zi had a desire to talk, and he also needed to find a way to understand the situation around him. He asked Chen Wen to sneak up and signaled him to follow him into the house. Tang Zi asked other palace maids and eunuchs to serve outside the door.
Tang Zi took a sip of water and asked, "You are usually very smart, and there are no outsiders here. You should tell me what you can do in the future, what things you can't do, what places you should go to, and what places you should not go to?" Through what Zhu Zhi likes to do and where he goes, he can find some guidelines for his behavior.
Chen Wenqian looked around and showed a charming smile on his face: "You are the master, where is our turn to speak these things?"
Tang Zi looked up and said with a warm look: "Just throw it away. I asked you to test you, so don't waste my love for you. Tell me, what's wrong? I'll forgive you for being innocent."
Chen Wenqian deliberately put away his smile and said, "I'm thinking about it. First of all, I think I have to go to the few pleasure boats in the river." Hehe, it turns out that Zhu Zhi is good at that, "In addition, Master Dongdaying should go to the less."
"Oh?" It turned out that Zhu Zhi also liked to go to the military camp. It seemed that this prince was a master who liked to dance with swords and guns. "Why not go to the Dongda Camp?"
"You forgot that the previous Marquis Guo came to tell the master that the emperor said that the emperor would win the world immediately and should not rule the world immediately. I hope the prince should read more books." Chen Wenqian said. After saying that, he looked up at Tang Zi's face. Tang Zi thought for a moment and asked him to continue talking.
Chen Wenqian said: "In addition, after I have granted the fiefdom, I will be a vassal next year. I should run to the palace more often and fulfill my filial piety in the emperor and Han Concubine."
This is an important message. It turns out that "myself" mother is Concubine Han. Tang Zi nodded: "It seems that you are not ignorant of your skills. This filial piety will naturally be done as a son. If you say it well, keep talking."
Chen Wenqian said: "In addition, I should visit the prince more often in the East Palace. He is in poor health and has to rely on the prince for many things." This sentence is quite strange. Zhu Biao is the prince, and he has a high position and a powerful position. Why should he rely on himself as the prince?
But Tang Zi remained silent and nodded, "Who should I interact with more and less?"
Chen Wenqian thought for a while and said, "Your Ma Wang, the right guard of Yulin, please contact him less."
"Little Horse King"?! Why is this name so familiar? Tang Zi quickly used his brain to search for his own Ming history knowledge. What historical events have appeared? He was? Suddenly Tang Zi remembered that it was him? - Commander Wang, from Linhuai. He often rode a ponies and called "Little Horse King" in the army. He was severely injured in the Baigou River. He gave up his helmet and said to his servant: "I sacrifice my life for the country and repay my family." He immediately died. This is a brave general, and it turns out that he has a friendship with this person.
Tang Zi wanted to confirm it and said teasingly: "Don't they just like riding a pony, why don't they interact with him?"
Chen Wenqian said: "Master, it's nothing to ride a pony, but his father, Mr. Wang Zhi, has already confirmed the case of Hu Xiang and is not asking about death. His brother has also been demoted to Yunnan. Although the pony king was not convicted, letting the emperor know about it will still make the emperor unhappy." It turned out that the pony king's father, Wang Zhi, was also someone who was pulled into the Hu Weiyong party case. It has been 25 years since Hongwu, and the Hu case has not yet ended.
Tang Zi shook his head gently. The history of the Ming Dynasty is a microcosm of the dark Chinese political history. The case of the twelve years of Hongwu has been delayed for more than ten years and has not ended. And I don’t know whether there is such a case. Just fabricating a few confessions can kill a person’s life. Thinking of this, Tang Zi suddenly felt a chill on his back. This is an era of constitutional expression. If the king wants his minister to die, his ministers have to die. The emperor’s words are enough to take his own life. Even if he is a prince, he is not at the top of the feudal food chain, and he will die at any time because of the emperor’s suspicion. The royal family has no father and son, and brothers are killed by each other. If history has not changed, a few years will be in peace. Wouldn’t the uncle and nephew fight to the death for the throne?
Didn’t I know what to do? Suddenly, Tang Zi seemed to have found some clues, and first of all, he had to survive and protect his life.
Seeing that Tang Zi was not speaking, Chen Wenqian thought he was worried about his relationship with Xiao Ma Wang, so he did not continue. At this time, Tang Zi suddenly raised his head, was startled, and said, "Prince, did you say it wrong?"
Tang Zi smiled and said, "No, you said it well, keep talking."
Chen Wenqian said: "The prince should be careful, who was enthroned with the prince today. This person has always been incompatible with the prince. He knew to hug the thick legs of the fourth and second brothers."
It seems that this little eunuch is indeed Zhu Zhi’s confidant, and he dares to say anything like this. "It’s better to say less of these words in the future. I know this in my heart." Suddenly, "By the way, what are the moves of the fourth brother recently?"
Chen Wenqian lowered his voice and said, "The news came from outside that he took away a monk last time he returned to Beijing and called Daoyan. Does the prince know about this monk?" Tang Zi shook his head intentionally.
He continued: "I heard that the famous prime minister Yuan Gong once said to him: Liu Bingzhongliu is also. Who knew that this monk was very happy?"
Tang Zi said: "Why are you very happy?"
Chen Wenqian said: "Liu Bingzhong was a favorite minister of the Yuan Shizu and helped Shizu achieve hegemony."
Tang Zi was shocked. Why did Zhu Zhi and this little eunuch have such a topic? Does Zhu Zhi have ambitions? What does he mean when he said the news came in from outside?
Tang Zi tentatively said: "Is the information channel outside the country now open?"
Chen Wenqian said mysteriously: "Master, don't worry, the people in Beijing and Peking have already been arranged."
Tang Zi was even more surprised. It seemed that Zhu Zhi was really ambitious and had his own intelligence network. Tang Zi was in deep thought. What exactly did Zhu Zhi want to do? He should be a concubine from the sidelines. No matter what, the throne could not be in his hands. How many secrets did this person have? Suddenly, Tang Zi had a strange idea. Why was Zhu Zhi so similar to those of the protagonists of YY novels that returned to the past? Could it be that Zhu Zhi was a person who traveled through time and space before? He pressed down his doubts. Anyway, when he came, let all the clear and unclear things around him slowly surface.
Tang Zi was about to continue asking, but suddenly some noisy sounds came out. Tang Zi whined outside, and Chen Wenqian went out knowingly. After a while, he came back with a little anxious expression and replied, "Prince, the prince is sick and is rumored to be the imperial physician. I heard that he was tired for a day today and the wind and cold are in a state of rejuvenation."
"Oh, what day is it today?" Tang Zi asked.
“March 16.”
March 16, 25th year of Hongwu, this is the day when I came to the Ming Dynasty. The prince Biao seemed to die in April of this year, and a new political competition will unfold under the sun and moon. Whether he is Tang Zi or Zhu Zhi, whether it is a disaster in the future, he must go on his own. He has 800 years of knowledge than others, which is equivalent to holding a game cheat in his hand. With Zhu Zhi's ambitions, what's scary? Since this is the case, let the wind and rain come more violently. Tang Zi made up his mind that from tomorrow, I will become Zhu Zhi, the King of Liao of the Ming Dynasty and the fifteenth son of Zhu Yuanzhang.
Before dawn, a large number of palace maids and eunuchs called Zhu Zhi to take a shower, take a breakfast, and pass the outfits of yesterday again. After putting on them, Zhu Zhi was taken to the room where the waiting ceremony was yesterday. Everything was like a simple cycle. Not long after, the two brothers also came. After seeing the ceremony, they stared at each other again, and there was nothing to say. It seemed that the gap between the brothers was still huge, and Zhu Zhi thought to himself.
Zhu O occasionally looked at Zhu Zhi sitting on the other side of the front room, which made him feel uncomfortable. The fourteenth brother's eyes were full of disdain, and he really didn't understand where Zhu Zhi offended him. It seems that Xiao Chenzi is right, so he must be careful with this guy in the future.
Chapter completed!