In the Qianqing Palace, Dai Yitong reported his journey to the Renshou Palace.
"Did the Imperial Grandmother just ask about my health? It seems that the Imperial Grandmother still cares about me very much and is only doing my best."
After hearing Dai Yi's words, Zhu Youtang felt in his heart Generate a deep affection for my grandmother.
Dai Yi smiled and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, the slaves are very happy to see you looking clearer and clearer day by day. I believe the Queen Mother cares about this the most, so she has to ask Mr. Zhang specifically. "
Zhu Youtang nodded, "Where's Bingkuan?"
Dai Yidao "sent someone to send him to Qingning Palace, saying that copper pipes should be reserved on the walls for water inlet." He must give his guidance on this matter."
Zhu Youtang sighed, "We agreed not to delay his preparation for the exam, so we summoned him into the palace to delay his time. We will see what happens if we get over it. Send him some suitable things."
Dai Yi hurriedly reminded, "Your Majesty, you have rewarded Mr. Zhang a lot recently, so it is really not necessary."
"Really?"
p>Zhu Youtang didn’t even remember what he had given Zhang Zhou. After all, it was not him who handled it. Instead, Dai Yi and other palace stewards were more concerned about it.
After all, if the emperor doesn’t use those things, they will basically be usurped by them.
The emperor was literally picking things between their teeth.
In terms of feeling distressed, it’s still the eunuchs in power who feel distressed.
"Your Majesty, since Mr. Zhang wants to prepare for the exam, why not send him some books, which will be helpful for him to prepare for the exam." Dai Yi suggested.
"Okay. You can go ahead and do it. How can the prince come out in the past few days? He won't be back to his old self and become wild and untamable."
Zhu Youtang thought about his son. Very headache.
However, in more than ten days, his son was able to make up for the homework that others could complete in a month or two. The father was at least very proud of his son's intelligence.
Dai Yidao said, "The prince has been doing well recently, that's it."
"That's it." Seeing Dai Yi's embarrassed look, Zhu Youtang probably guessed that the prince had done nothing good.
Dai Yi smiled bitterly and said, "His Royal Highness, he is just a little noisy when he is not studying."
"Can he stop being noisy for a day? The gods also deliberately trained him in those days. Just let him relax for a few days and then strictly discipline him later. It would be great if Bingkuan could pass the Jinshi examination earlier."
Dai Yi heard this.
The emperor is not clear about this. He wants Zhang Zhou to be thrust into the Hanlin Academy and serve as a lecturer in the East Palace after he passes the Jinshi examination. In recent days, Zhu Houzhao has been Watch a shadow puppet show.
This shadow puppet show was not brought over by Zhang Zhou, but by Liu Jin.
Liu Jin calculated Zhang Zhou’s methods of coaxing Zhu Houzhao. After summing up, he specially found a shadow puppet craftsman from outside the palace and built a set of things. The shadow puppet artist could not come in, so Liu Jin and a The young eunuch went to support the performance, leaving the prince to entertain himself after dinner.
This trick really works.
For Zhu Houzhao, this shadow play is equivalent toAlthough the plot of the cartoon is old-fashioned, Zhu Houzhao still watched it with gusto.
But Zhu Houzhao’s patience in doing things is only three minutes of heat.
Within two days, Zhu Houzhao got tired of watching it.
When Zhang Zhou entered the palace to see the Queen Mother Zhou that day and was about to leave the palace, it was Dai Yi who told him that the emperor asked him to see the prince. After a little restraint, Zhang Zhou went.
I happened upon Zhu Houzhao watching a shadow puppet show there. This was probably why Dai Yi said, "The prince is a bit noisy."
"Mr. Zhang, do you think this thing is interesting? I paid a lot of money to get it back."
For Zhu Houzhao, whether it is interesting or not is secondary. Let me start by bragging about Zhang Zhou.
Don’t think that you are the only one with good stuff, so I will show you the awesome stuff I got myself.
Zhang Zhou smiled, "There are many shadow plays among the people, and I have seen them before."
"You have seen them before" Zhu Houzhao was shocked.
Then he glared at Liu Jin fiercely.
You old eunuch, you didn’t say that this thing is rare in the world, but you also said that this outfit is so expensive. It cost me hundreds of taels of silver, so I had to get it from my two uncles. Come.
Emotions are cheating of funds
Liu Jin looked aggrieved, but she couldn't help but glance sideways at Zhang Zhou, as if she was blaming Zhang Zhou for exposing his money-making method.
Zhang Zhoudao "It's a shadow play, but it also depends on the plot, just like a storybook. If there is a good script, it will be much more exciting."
"That seems to be the case."
Zhu Houzhao smiled brightly again in an instant, "Just say you are capable. Where is the good script?"
Zhang Zhou said, "I will ask Zhu Feng to bring it to you later. You must give me time to write it."< /p>
"Then you go back and write quickly. I won't disturb you today. Come and send it to Zhang Qing's house."
Knowing that Zhang Zhou had a script for the shadow puppet show, Zhu Houzhao also took care of it. Instead of asking Zhang Zhou to play with him, just find someone to escort Zhang Zhou out of the palace.
Meaning.
Go back and write it now, and send it to me as soon as you finish it. I don’t want to delay it for a moment.
Liu Jin became the one to escort Zhang Zhou out of the palace.
On the way, Liu Jin didn’t say a word. He was so angry that he wished he could tear Zhang Zhou into pieces.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Eunuch Liu, you are not afraid of being scolded by His Majesty if you bring this thing in for the prince."
Liu Jin kept walking and glanced sideways at Zhang Zhou.
He was still a little disdainful.
It’s just that you gave toys to the prince, but we can’t do it. You think that His Majesty will come to the East Palace every day to see what the prince is doing. Just say that he has fallen out of favor and play dirty tricks behind his back.
Zhang Zhou said, "The things are good, but I'm afraid that the prince won't be able to play with them for long. Just like the previous sand table exercise, you see, the prince has lost interest after only a few days. So, let me help Eunuch Liu."
Liu Jin said in a neutral tone, "Thank you very much."
"EveryoneIt’s just to make the prince happy, why are you so polite?”
Zhang Zhou could write many books for the prince when he goes back, such as Journey to the West, King Kong Gourd Baby, or Nezha Naohai, etc. Plot.
Playing with the prince is second, the key is to let Liu Jin know the difference between people.
There is also the difference between playing and playing. >Otherwise, this old boy must think that he can coax the prince to play alone without having to take any responsibility.
"Eunuch Liu, I have a script here, but I'm afraid I need an expert to make the materials for the shadow play. I can’t help it. Is this the fund?”
“What, Mr. Zhang, you still plan to pay for it yourself”
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, “Eunuch Liu has purchased it for His Highness before, so he naturally has experience and Now that we have the channels, why not let me write the notebook and you provide the materials. Everyone gets what they need, it’s up to you.”
“This”
Liu Jin thought about it and realized it was profitable.
The pile of junk stuff before was all gone. He asked Zhu Houzhao to reimburse him for one hundred taels. If Zhang Zhou arranged for him more errands, he would indeed make a lot of money.
"Okay. ”
“Don’t worry if Eunuch Liu introduces people to me. I will only give him the book. He will contact Eunuch Liu directly when he is ready. Eunuch Liu will negotiate the production costs and other matters. "
"Okay, okay"
Liu Jin naturally thinks this suggestion is good.
There are many people playing shadow puppets on the street these days. If Zhang Zhou really If you have to do it by yourself, you can just find someone, but he will be worried.
Now he is the leader in the shadow puppet show, and Zhang Zhou is only a supporter.
Two days later, Zhu Youtang met with Xu Qiong, the Minister of Rites, in the Qianqing Palace.
What was discussed was the autumn report to be held a few days later, which was some details of the autumn sacrificial activities. , because Xu Qiong was related by marriage to Queen Zhang's family, and after becoming the Minister of Rites, he was one of the few ministers who could often visit Qianqing Palace.
As soon as the discussion was over, Xu Qiong was sent away.
Xiao Jing came over and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager sent someone to say that she wanted to hold a fasting ceremony in the palace during the Autumn Annunciation to drive away the evil spirits in the palace. She also said that she wanted to The married woman in Beijing entered the palace and chatted about daily life. "
Zhu Youtang said, "Isn't the Imperial Grandmother a Buddhist?"
Dai Yi on the side smiled and said, "Isn't Mr. Zhang a Taoist? Mr. Zhang had predicted Qingning before." The palace disaster ensured the safety of the Empress Dowager. Perhaps the Empress Dowager also wanted to follow His Majesty's wishes. ”
Everyone in the palace knows that Zhu Youtang believes in Taoism but not Buddhism.
It is not a big deal to hold a fasting ceremony in the palace as a dojo, just because This matter was brought up by the Empress Dowager Zhou who had always believed in Buddhism, so Zhu Youtang found it strange.
Xiao Jing said, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager specifically asked Mr. Zhang to go with him that day. ”
“He can’t do this. ”
Zhu Youtang had asked Zhang Zhou beforeHe wanted to do something in the palace, but Zhang Zhou refused because he didn't know how to do it.
Being able to refuse something so thoroughly was in response to Zhu Youtang’s obsessive trust in Zhang Zhou. If Zhang Zhou said that he could do anything, the emperor would doubt whether Zhang Zhou had any Pictured.
The more Zhang Zhou made excuses and made excuses when nothing happened, the more Zhu Youtang believed him.
Xiao Jing smiled bitterly and said, "My slave also told the Empress Dowager so, but the Empress Dowager still insisted on letting him go. She also said jokingly that if he met a suitable lady from a famous family, she would help match him up. "
"This"
Zhu Youtang was even more speechless, "I really don't know what to say about the imperial grandmother. Bingkuan is already married, how can he care about these things? Palace, how can there be an unmarried lady from a famous family? Let’s just follow the wishes of the emperor’s grandmother.”
“Yes”
Xiao Jing didn’t understand. I just asked for instructions according to the instructions of Queen Mother Zhou.
There was something strange in Dai Yi’s eyes.
Dai Yi can be the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, and his thinking is naturally superior to Xiao Jing and others, especially when he sent Zhang Zhou to Renshou Palace in person two days ago.
Think of various things.
The old lady had just met Zhang Zhou, and she immediately went out of her way to summon the married woman to the palace. She also seemed to want to call the unmarried ladies from the famous family together. Asking Zhang Zhou to go by name could not be because of something. At first, Zhang Zhou went there for the purpose of checking things
Dai Yixin said, this is quite evil.
But if you are not too impatient, you may not be able to hide it from the Queen of the Ming Dynasty, the Lord of the Sixth Palace.
Outside the palace.
Zhang Zhou met an old craftsman brought by Zhu Feng in his workshop.
It was the person who previously supplied Liu Jin with materials for shadow puppetry. < /p>
"Sir, I don't understand what you are saying."
The craftsman has been doing crafts all his life and has never heard such a strange request.
Zhang Zhou took out the drawings he had drawn, which were in color, "Let's see if we can do it."
"It's so clear, sir, you are also in this business. Find some pieces of leather yourself." Just draw it, why bother looking for a small one?"
"It's different."
Zhang Zhou had an inexplicable smirk on his face, "I have better ones here. It’s the real version of the outfit. If you can cut it out and tell Eunuch Liu, he will definitely be very happy and will reward you well.” Please remember to bookmark it, the latest and fastest website without anti-theft and free reading