Zhu Youtang arrived at the Qianqing Palace.
I sat down but had no intention of dealing with state affairs. My body was still shaking after a long time.
Rejecting his wife was also a challenge for him. Looking back, he didn't even understand where he got the courage.
"Your Majesty"
Although the eunuchs nearby did not go to Kunning Palace with Zhu Youtang, based on their understanding of the emperor's temperament, it seemed that the emperor had suffered some great grievance. .
Except for God, the only person who can make the emperor angry or frightened is probably the queen.
Beyond that, not even the Queen Mother can do it.
"What's the matter?" Zhu Youtang looked at Dai Yi who was speaking.
Dai Yidao said, "The Empress Dowager, please ask Your Majesty to come over."
Zhu Youtang stood up and wanted to obey the order, but he hesitated at his feet.
After pacing back and forth, he calmed down a little and took Dai Yi to Renshou Palace.
"Royal Grandma, it's already dark, why did you call your grandson here? Is there anything in the palace that displeases you?"
Zhu Youtang was so filial that he went to the Empress Dowager Zhou and pretended to be Well done.
He did not want to bring the conflicts between his family and his wife in front of his elders.
The Empress Dowager Zhou looked at him with a warm and kind smile and said, "I learned that you are still reviewing memorials in Qianqing Palace today. You are working so hard. The Ai family invites you to come and have a cup of tea with us to talk about the old capital." Can't you?"
"That's not what my grandson meant."
Zhu Youtang lowered his head and did not dare to look at the Queen Mother Zhou.
Unlike ordinary grandchildren and grandmothers, the Empress Dowager Zhou carried almost the only family bond of Zhu Youtang's childhood.
The person who had the greatest influence on him after getting married was naturally Empress Zhang, but before that, only this grandmother was his real relative.
At that time, when Concubine Wan Gui only doted on the Sixth Palace, if it weren’t for this grandmother, who would have dared to give him any good looks. Even his old father, Emperor Chenghua, had been with Zhu Youtang since he was a child. I haven't met him a few times since I grew up, and I can't say that I have any deep feelings for him.
"The Ai family heard that you have attached great importance to Zhang Bingkuan recently. He is quite good at treating diseases and did not let him take a look at your body."
The Queen Mother Zhou seemed to be chatting away.
Introduce the first topic.
Zhang Zhou treated the disease.
But it is obvious that Queen Mother Zhou looks so kind and gentle on the outside, but she can see through many things in her heart.
Zhu Youtang smiled and said, "Look, he also prescribed a lot of medicine for his grandson, and also encouraged his grandson to go out for more walks. After listening to his advice, his grandson feels much stronger recently. . ”
Talking to your elders about things that you cannot share with your wife can not only comfort your elders’ worries, but is also a way of talking.
“Very good.” Empress Dowager Zhou nodded with satisfaction, “I have seen so many people in the Ai family who are as sincere and kind as him. Apart from you, he is the only one.”
"Yeah"
Zhu Youtang didn't expect the old lady to speak so highly of Zhang Zhou.
PhotoLogically speaking, after Li Guang died, the Empress Dowager Zhou should take better precautions against Li Guang's potential successors. Why not guard against Zhang Zhou, but still praise Zhang Zhou so much
From Zhu Youtang's perspective, That can only show that Zhang Zhou is really such a good person that even the imperial grandmother, who is very picky about Taoists, can't find fault with him.
Empress Dowager Zhou said, "Wherever he went recently, I didn't ask him to come over and talk to the Ai family. The Ai family also likes to talk to young people about outside things."
" Back to the imperial grandmother, the grandson transferred him to teach the prince. The grandson recently asked the prince to study behind closed doors in the East Palace. He was not allowed to come out. He wanted to find someone who could teach him. At the same time, he also reminded him of what his grandson had seen before. So many officials in the East Palace found that only Bingkuan could control the prince." "Really?" Queen Mother Zhou smiled, "Even the prince is afraid that he will be a rare choice."
As if he was showing off his friends to his elders, Zhu Youtang smiled and said, "Actually, my grandson always thinks that if he was not born into the royal family, he would definitely be friends with Bingkuan."
p>The Queen Mother Zhou shook her head, "As an emperor, how can you be friends with others easily?"
Zhu Youtang felt that the old lady was blaming him for his slip of the tongue, and hurriedly admitted his mistake, "My grandson, please remember ."
But Queen Mother Zhou changed the subject and said, "It's not easy to be friends, but it's possible to be a righteous brother with sincerity."
"Ah"
The old lady was out of breath when she spoke today, which Zhu Youtang didn't expect.
Don’t be friends, be brothers
It’s not like I don’t have brothers, why should I find a brother with a different surname? I have no friends around me who I can talk to
Empress Dowager Zhou He said, "The Ai family has had nothing to do recently, so they listened to the story of Liu, Guan, and Zhang of the Three Kingdoms. The Taoyuan fraternity and heartfelt friendship went through the ups and downs together. It is not only the righteousness of brothers, but also the friendship between monarchs and ministers. Being able to do it from beginning to end makes the Ai family feel happy." With emotion, who said that as an emperor, you cannot have someone like this who is willing to help you?"
"Emperor Grandmother"
What Zhu Youtang actually wanted to say.
Isn’t it a little inappropriate to talk about this topic today?
I haven’t known Zhang Zhou for that long. I admire him very much, but it’s good to be friends. I haven’t said that I want him yet. To the point of being so daring as to cut into both sides of the coin.
"Ai Jia wants to remind you that he has done so many things for you, and you should also be sincere to him." Empress Dowager Zhou said.
"Yes." Zhu Youtang nodded, "My grandson thinks so too. It's a pity that he is not a Jinshi yet."
"Okay. Just remember it"< /p>
Empress Dowager Zhou did not ask Zhang Zhou about his preparation for the exam, and suddenly changed the subject, "How are the queen and the great-granddaughter of the Ai family?"
"Very good." Zhu Youtang nod.
The Empress Dowager Zhou said, "The Ai family has grown old in the past two years, and it is time to let go of everything. However, there is one thing that has been lingering in my mind recently, and it will not go away. It was the two dreams that the late emperor was your father. It was the same scene in the dream."
Zhu Youtang didn't take it seriously at first.
But I heard that it was my father who sent me a dream, and it was exactly the same twice. Given his filial piety, he was naturally very concerned.
"What dream did the emperor give you?"
"The Ai family saw the late emperor climbing a tree, which seemed to be the one next to the Jiaotai Hall when he was a child. He used to He likes to climb, so Ai Jia said next to him, "Come down, don't fall," and your father will grow up instantly."
"Follow the tree and fly away, your father is on top. He shouted, but he didn’t want Aijia to save him, he was just trying his best to tell Aijia what was going on. Aijia couldn’t hear him even though they were far away. He kept chasing and chasing until they reached a vast ocean, and then the tree stopped. It seems to be a lonely boat, carrying your father far away. The trees are really lush."
When Zhu Youtang heard this, he vaguely heard some clues.
But he didn't answer.
The Empress Dowager Zhou said, "Maybe your father is there and misses you very much. He is afraid that you will not be able to govern the country, so he wants to tell you something through the Ai family. But how can the immortal family let him reveal the secret so easily? I guess he had no choice but to hint in this way."
Zhu Youtang asked, "Has the Imperial Grandmother had any other dreams?"
"Dreams often happen, but Mrs. Ai's family does. I'm old, I always forget things recently, I remember clearly in my dreams, but I don't remember anything when I wake up." Queen Mother Zhou looked very regretful.
"Then the Imperial Grandmother should also go out for more walks. I heard it helps with sleep."
"Good boy, it's rare that you care about the Imperial Grandmother's health and take good care of yourself. I'm sorry. I also hope that you can make the Ming Dynasty prosperous. Everyone says that you are a wise king who has never been seen in the ages."
Zhu Youtang chatted with the Queen Mother Zhou for a long time. When they came out, the night was already deep. .
Dai Yi had been following the emperor before, so he naturally heard the dream that sounded very bizarre and nonsense. The emperor may not understand it, but Dai Yi tasted it.
The Empress Dowager Zhou was talking to the emperor through dreams.
Whether the dream is true or false is another matter.
"Dai Yi, what do you mean by the Empress Dowager's dream?" Zhu Youtang suddenly stopped and asked.
Dai Yi could only pretend to be confused, "I don't know. Your Majesty, dreams can't be done accurately."
Zhu Youtang said, "The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager said that we did it." The two times must have hinted at something. Unfortunately, I don’t know much about it. I have a vague grasp of something, but I can’t tell why.”
Dai Yi followed the order of topics in the conversation between Queen Mother Zhou and the emperor. , fell back, and suggested with his understanding, "Then why not ask Mr. Zhang. He can even guess the secrets of heaven, so it shouldn't be difficult to interpret dreams."
"But he is accompanying the prince now" Zhu You Zang Mingming also wanted to ask Zhang Zhou.
Rational people will definitely not believe this kind of nonsense and find it bizarre and nonsense. However, for a perceptual person like Zhu Youtang who believes in Taoism, it can be said that he does not believe it. suspect.
Zhu Youtang felt that this must be a warning from God to him.
The Queen Mother Zhou also obviously took the right medicine.
If youIf you don’t believe me, why are you telling me this?
Dai Yidao said, “Then your majesty, why don’t you let me go and ask him secretly? I won’t disturb him in teaching the prince. Besides, at this time, the prince Maybe he has already fallen asleep."
"Okay, you go ahead and I'll wait for you at Qianqing Palace"
"Yes"
Dai Yi went to the East Palace. At that time, there was a smile on his face, but when he arrived at the East Palace, he suppressed his smile again.
Entering inside, Liu Jin had just finished her shift and was about to go back to sleep.
"Eunuch Dai"
Even the people from Jin Yiwei discovered Dai Yi, and suddenly everyone cheered up.
Dai Yi asked, "Your Majesty, let us come and see the prince and Mr. Zhang."
When Liu Jin heard that Dai Yidu called Zhang Zhou Mr., he was very angry, but He said respectfully, "They are all inside. The bed where Mr. Zhang rests has been made, right next to the prince's palace."
"Okay, let's take our family in and have a look."
Liu Jin led the way and brought Dai Yi inside.
As soon as I entered the palace gate, I heard Zhu Houzhao laughing "hahaha" and saying, "Do you think this person is stupid?"
Dai Yiyi Listen, you guessed everything about me coming to interpret dreams and you said I was a stupid expert
When I listened again, I realized that Zhu Houzhao was talking about the person in the story.
Liu Jin took the opportunity to provoke "I haven't learned much about telling stories"
Dai Yi was too lazy to pay attention to Liu Jin and asked people to carry lanterns to the inner hall. The people inside also noticed the light. .
"Who is the father? I know you are wrong. Let me go out."
Zhu Houzhao thought it was his father who came, but when he saw it was Dai Yi, he raised his eyebrows. Why are you here again when you have nothing to do?"
Obviously, this is not the first time Dai Yi has come here in the past few days. He is only responsible for inspection.
But today is an exception, there is an extra Zhang Zhou here.
Zhang Zhou stood up and said with a smile, "Today's lessons are over. I am telling historical stories to the prince. Eunuch Dai will also listen."
"No need."
< p>Dai Yi looked around and saw that there was no sign of looseness in the wooden boards on the window. Then he said, "Mr. Zhang, please come out. We have something to ask you."Zhu Houzhao "What can't you say here?"
Liu Jin hurriedly said, "Your Highness, please calm down. Eunuch Dai just said a few words to Mr. Zhang and left. It won't take too long."
"Go and come back quickly"
Zhu Houzhao didn't bother to follow. Besides, he was not allowed to go out. Once he got close to the door, the Jin Yiwei would carry him back without any courtesy. No matter how he threatened, it was useless.
Those Jinyi guards are even more afraid of having their limbs chopped off.
Dai Yi was alone with Zhang Zhou, and Dai Yi directly told Empress Dowager Zhou’s dream and Zhu Youtang’s request for Zhang Zhou’s interpretation of the dream.
After Zhang Zhou heard this, he smiled and said, "A tree without roots is rooted in the infinity. Eunuch Dai really doesn't know what such a simple dream means."
Dai Yi smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Zhang, you are a smart man. You should understand that some dreams can only be interpreted by you, and no one else can interpret them." Please remember to collect it. The latest, fastest and free anti-theft website Read