eldest son of Ming dynasty

Yan Song didn't understand the emperor's last smile.

It was as if he had seen through his mind, didn't believe what he said, or just found it interesting.

There were too many things in the past two days, and he had to think about it carefully.When the time comes to die, if you still step on the watermelon rind and slide wherever you go, then you are really not far from death.

When they returned to the attendant's room, Jin, Wang, and Xie all looked at him sympathetically.

Jin Gui seldom talks, so together with Xie Yizhong, it should be more harmonious.

Wang Xian brought Jin Gui so much that no one could say a few words on weekdays, but he himself was not that quiet, and Yan Song was placed behind him by the emperor. The emperor caught a mistake earlier, so it was really him who did not Review carefully.

"Weizhong, what did His Majesty say? Did you reprimand me?"

Seeing Yan Song's serious expression, Wang Xian obviously encountered something bad.

In fact, Yan Song didn't care about what the three of them thought. He probably didn't bother to make up any reason after hearing Wang Xian's words. Leaving a bad impression is not worth the candle.

"Wang attendant, if you don't keep secrets, you will lose your dignity. I can't say more about what the sage told me. I don't want to make up a lie to prevaricate, so I can only ask Wang attendant not to ask any more questions. Please forgive me if I offend you. "

Not far away, Xie Pi couldn't help taking a high look at Yan Song. He didn't expect this person to be so persistent when he just arrived.

Wang Xian is not a narrow-minded person, so he didn't pay much attention after hearing about it, "Okay. If there is anything, you must tell me."

"Thank you, Servant Wang."

Yan Song gave himself the rest of the time.The emperor has seen it all, and he has disappeared from everyone else.

Back in his own courtyard, he sat alone in silence, carefully recalling the whole incident and the current situation he was facing from the very beginning.

Whatever the reason, he has now been pushed into this position.The holy decree is above, he must do this matter, and he must do it if he does not.

But after doing it, he will probably be hated, and everyone will know that he was a "spy" for the emperor, just like the original Zhejiang governor Wang Hua.

Wang Hua still has a son who can inherit the mantle, so what is left of him?
But today's emperor is a sage, so there is no need to worry about crossing the river and tearing down the bridge. Becoming a minister that the emperor can trust is in itself a dream of many people.

The next day, Xu Chang was found by him.

"Let's go rescue uncle today."

Xu Chang was shocked, "Okay! I have everything ready!"

"What?" Yan Song was taken aback.

As he said that, Xu Chang opened the things he had carried back wrapped in black cloth. Inside were two sets of clothes, those in coarse linen that could not be identified, two daggers, several silver tickets, and a Rope as thick as a baby's arm. "

"Master Yan, I've made up my mind!" Xu Chang held the bank note in his hand, "Let's use this to open the way first, and if it doesn't work, we'll go later!"

Yan Song frowned, and said very unpleasantly: "Who told you to prepare these things on your own?"

While speaking, he had already drawn all the banknotes, and pointed to something on the ground, "See if there are any banknotes left, and burn the rest!"

"Burn... burn?!"

"Follow your orders, or you will save your father yourself!"

Yan Song didn't like Xu Chang, he was a rascal, and he liked to come up with random ideas, what kind of brain would think of preparing a rope and a dagger?

"Okay. I'll listen to Master Yan."

"Do you still have the silver ticket?"

Of course, there are a few more on me.Together it costs about 500 taels.

Yan Song thought he was quite rich.

Xu Chang only felt that he needed to take care of it, so he didn't think too much about people putting bank notes in his pocket.

But the process of saving people made him extremely nervous.

Yan Song's entry into Jinyiwei's prison was like entering his own backyard, the journey was unimpeded, but Xu Chang was so frightened that his calves trembled.

When they got inside, the guardian officer in brocade clothes saluted Yan Song, "Servant Yan."

"Is the prisoner Xu Youming locked up here?"

"Yes."

"Take me there."

"Yes."

Xu Chang's eyes lit up: amazing!

"Xu Chang."

"Hey."

"The imperial decree has been issued. I have entered the attendant's room to work beside the emperor. I have already informed the emperor about my uncle. Your father and son have nothing to do with Zhan Xiushan, and they were involved. So, don't panic, go and get it." People are fine."

Xu Chang has started to worship now, Tanhua is Tanhua after all, he can talk to the emperor directly!
It's a pity that he couldn't read since he was a child, and his butt began to hurt after reading two lines.

"After taking the person, you will cut off your contacts with them. No matter how much money you borrowed, don't ask for more. It is true to save your life and live a good life."

The voice fell, and the door opened.

"father!"

This howl woke up all the people in the nearby cells.

The corridor in the middle of the cell is dimly lit, and only the figures in the cell can be roughly recognized. Yan Song seems to be the person with the highest official position here, but in fact he is extremely nervous.

Looking from the right side, about four or five people were held in isolation. Their physical condition was better than Yan Song imagined, basically no broken arms or legs. One of them had obvious signs of being beaten, but it seemed that the injury was not serious. You can also climb on the wood and look here.

Yan Song recalled that it was the current emperor who strictly restricted Jin Yiwei's torture.People can be killed, but not tortured.Some tortures...such as cooking in iron pots, frying in oil pans, cutting up the flesh and then shaving the bones...just thinking about it makes my scalp tingle.

Among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di used torture more cruelly, and some even scraped human flesh into tiny strands... This kind of thing has been done too much, is it that Zhu Di is particularly sour?Sleep very peacefully at night?

After all, Zhu Houzhao is not an ancient person, nor is he a benevolent woman. The main reason is that he can't accept it psychologically. If he does these things forcefully, it may backfire on his psychology.At that time, if you have nightmares at night, it will be troublesome.

"...Chang'er, why did you get arrested too?" The tall, thin man named Xu Youming probably never thought that he would be able to get out, let alone that his son could rescue him in any way, so he said so.

Xu Chang touched his father's head and found that he was not seriously injured, and explained: "Father, I was not arrested, I came to save you! This is your cousin, he is very powerful now , serving in the servant room next to the emperor."

"It's the servant's room." Yan Song emphasized.

Xu Youming pushed back the messy hair in front of his eyes, and reacted very quickly, "Nephew! I haven't seen you for a long time, nephew! The last time I said goodbye in Fenyi County, I thought I would never see you again!"

Yan Song was powerless and speechless.

He said to a Jinyi guard next to him: "Remove the shackles on his hands. This person is innocent, and I have already interceded with the emperor. If you feel doubts, please go and ask your commander to enter the palace for verification. My name is Yan Song , attendant in the chamberlain."

"...But, attendant Yan, these people are important court criminals that the emperor cares about, if you just take them away..."

Snapped!
Yan Song slapped him directly, "I told you to let him go!"

The Zhan Xiushan people next to him were all dumbfounded, this slap hit his heart directly!
The attendant room, the emperor's close ministers, are really different!
Xu Chang said arrogantly at the side: "Hurry up! Do you know who my cousin is?! The emperor listens to him!"

"Shut up!" Yan Song winked at the prisoner next to him.

That means, there are outsiders here!
Xu Chang's play was true, and he covered his mouth and said, "It's a slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue. Dad, let's get out."

Crash.

The iron chain on Zhan Xiushan's arm made a sound again, because he moved two steps to the side, following Yan Song's back with his eyes.

Wait until everyone leaves.

A voice came from the dark shadow, "Yan Song, Fenyi County, Jiangxi, have you heard of this person before?"

Zhan Xiushan sat on the ground feeling lost, "I know, it turned out to be a Juren, and he must have been appreciated for entering the attendant's room this year. Xu Youming is really lucky to have such a relative at this time."

"He is from Jiangxi..."

"I understand, don't worry, let me think about it."

……

……

Around this time too.

Zhu Houzhao had dinner with Empress Dowager Zhang in Kunning Palace. This is a kind of filial piety, and he would come over every now and then.

"Mother, there is something to do today, the son wants to forgive the empress."

"Oh?"

"It's that Jiangnan Juzi named Tang Yin. Mr. Li Ge told me that this talent is outstanding. If he doesn't make it to the top, I'm afraid scholars will talk about him. He specifically mentioned this person. I know his concerns, so in the end I still call him Tang Yin." This person has won. The courtiers all said that he was a top-ranking talent, but the son-in-law thought about his mother's mood, so they only gave him the 88nd-A [-]th place. It is said that Tang Yin was still angry, the son thought, angry It's good to be angry with him, so as not to think that you are a person with great ability."

Mention this person, Queen Mother Zhang will think of that incident back then.So she doesn't like Tang Yin anyway.Empress Dowager Zhang didn't have the quality of mothering the world. She felt at ease when she heard her son say bad things about that person.

"The emperor's son is filial, and the queen mother has always known it." The Queen Mother Zhang looked slightly sad, "...you were a prince when you governed the country well, and your father always praised you. After listening to it a lot, the queen mother is also very proud. You can arrange these things, as long as you think about your mother, your mother will be content."

"How can a son miss his mother?" Zhu Houzhao made a snack for her.

"If you think about your mother a lot, then you should hurry up and ask your mother to hug your grandson." The Empress Dowager Zhang is most concerned about this matter now, "Your father and I only have one son like you, but you can't do this. Empresses and concubines must have them."

Zhu Houzhao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, this old woman has a way of making distinctions, anyway, she puts her interests first.

"This matter...will have to be discussed next year."

"Then what about the two little girls from the Mei Mansion? You can take them into the palace first. Although they are only the daughters of merchants...but they can also be given the titles of talents, nobles, and chosen servants. Mother heard that it has been passed down inside and outside the court. In this matter, you are the emperor, our Tian family should not do that kind of thing that does not give people a name."

Empress Dowager Zhang has already imagined it herself, her eyes are smiling like crescent moons, "Ask them all to come, and one of them will give birth to a prince for you, which will be passed on to the heirs of the heavenly family. If you want to save the people, you have to think about yourself.”

Zhu Houzhao thought about it for a while, he has always been straightforward about this matter.It is true that the time has to wait for a while, but his old lady is also right, if it is delayed for a long time, it will be very bad to make yourself an image of a heartless person.

"Then let them enter the palace after the son finishes the important task in front of him."

"And your big wedding should also be decided. The Ministry of Rituals did half of it earlier. Do you want it next year? According to the rules passed down from your ancestors, you should get married at the age of 16."

"Okay." Zhu Houzhao doesn't care about this kind of thing, and he will do it early and late. "People say that parents order, matchmaker's words, and sons want to worry less and be lazy, so the wedding It's good for the queen mother to be the master."

Empress Dowager Zhang felt very comfortable hearing these words. After all, they are still mother and son, so she feigned anger and said, "Your wedding! You still want to be lazy!"

Zhu Houzhao is well versed in the psychology of these women, even some things let them decide, elevate her status, and make her busy, so that she doesn't have the mind to toss about other things.

After a while,
Liu Jin came to report that Mei Kejia had entered Beijing.

Zhu Houzhao's expression remained unchanged, thinking that he happened to be talking about this matter with him.