The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 47 Preventing troubles before they happen

Zhu Houzhao came to see Zhang Zhou with a competitive heart. Although Zhang Zhou exposed the disguise trick on the spot, which made him lose face, but after Zhang Zhou tried to make up for it, Zhu Houzhao was in a good mood in the end.

"Zhang Zhou, you can't die, you have to save your life to help Ben Gong make money, and more importantly, send all your good things to Ben Gong!"

Liu Jin, who was on the side, felt sour after hearing this, and reminded: "His Royal Highness, Zhang Jieyuan will not die."

"Why?" Zhu Houzhao asked.

Liu Jin explained: "Zhang Jieyuan has the credit for treating the little princess. If he only reminded the palace to prevent disasters, his intention was good. How could His Majesty kill a good person by mistake?"

"Hmph!" Zhu Houzhao turned his face faster than he turned the page, "You know everything? Let's see how Bengong will deal with you when I go back!"

Liu Jin shrank her head back to her original position with a disheveled face, and stopped talking too much.

And Zhu Houzhao didn't exchange greetings with Zhang Zhou, and sent Gu Dayong directly, and went with Zhang Zhou to get the scriptures at the place where he lived.

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Zhang Zhou invited Gu Dayong to ride in Dai Yi's carriage, but because of Gu Dayong's low status, he knew that it was the carriage of the eunuch in charge of the chief inspector of ceremonies, so he did not dare to ride in it.

"Eunuch Gu, the prince told you to go back with me to get the notebook, please." Zhang Zhou said with a smile.

Gu Dayong said: "No need, just find another carriage, otherwise we have to bother to send our family back to the palace, it's really troublesome."

In the end, Gu Dayong sat obediently in the temporarily found carriage, and asked the driver to follow Dai Yi's carriage to the posthouse together.

Zhang Zhou took Gu Dayong upstairs to get the script.

Zhang Jun was coming out of his mother's room, and when he saw his father bring a strange person back, he stared straight at him: "Father, who is this? It's so majestic."

"Hehe." Gu Dayong was laughing, probably thinking in his heart, this kid is pretty good at talking.

Zhang Zhou was angry.

The brat actually thinks a eunuch is very powerful?Do you have any insight?Is there anything promising?

Maybe it's time to give this kid some more social lessons, don't think he's majestic when he sees a well-dressed person, let him know what it means to be rich and jaded.

Zhang Zhou scolded: "You son of a bitch, lean on one side."

Then they entered the room, took the script, and went downstairs together.

I saw Zhang Jun looking at Gu Dayong again.

"Zhang Xianggong, it seems that you have already prepared for it. It is said that you should be cautious in your words and deeds in the palace."

Gu Dayong was hostile to Zhang Zhou at first, but after getting the prepared script from Zhang Zhou, he realized that Zhang Zhou is a caring person.

Only then did he "kindly" remind.

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Eunuch Dai reminded me that too, but I don't rub the sand in my eyes."

Gu Da thought with all his heart, saying that you are fat, you are still out of breath, do you really think this is a compliment to you?

"Doing business with the crown prince, if His Majesty and the Queen know about such things..."

"Eunuch Gu went back earlier to report, I won't send you off!"

Zhang Zhouxin said, I will not only open a bookstore in partnership with the prince, but also open a commercial firm.

It is not a good thing to cooperate with Tianjia to do business. The power is not equal. How can it be possible to fully follow the market rules?
But who made me run an epoch-making industry?This kind of cooperation has a different meaning, especially when Zhu Houzhao becomes an adult, when he has financial resources, he can get rid of the shackles of civil servants, let this kid let his ideals fly... and it is to bring political convenience.

Seeing that the persuasion was ineffective, Gu Dayong shook his head helplessly, then went out and left in a carriage.

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The imperial palace, outside the Qingning Palace, is conducting a large-scale "fire drill" at this time.

Xiao Jing, the eunuch who supervised the ceremonies and the admiral of the East Factory, was responsible for moving out all the things that had fire hazards inside and outside the palace, such as boxes, clothes, bedding, books, etc., without disturbing the Queen Mother Zhou. , Moved to another yard.

After all, the Empress Dowager Zhou didn't close her eyes and listen, she still heard some wind, and asked the eunuch Jiang Lu who was serving beside her, "What's going on outside?"

Jiang Lu said: "After the winter, all the yards were lit with fire, and the air was dry and the things were dry. The east factory was afraid of fire, so Eunuch Xiao brought people here to do some cleaning."

Empress Dowager Zhou frowned: "If it's just for fire prevention, why is Xiao Kegong here? Call him in."

"Yes."

Not long after, Xiao Jing appeared in the bedroom of Qingning Palace and knelt down on his head.

The Empress Dowager Zhou asked: "Ke Gong, what are you busy with? Did something important happen, and you were asked to come in person?"

Xiao Jing didn't want to say it, after all, it would be ridiculous to say it, the emperor asked the palace to conduct a fire drill just because of what a man who entered the palace said?
But in the face of the Queen Mother Zhou's question, he still did not dare to hide it, and said respectfully: "Returning to the Empress Dowager, it started when a Gongsheng named Zhang entered the palace and mentioned it to His Majesty, saying that there might be a fire in Qingning Palace. It will happen tomorrow night... His Majesty specially ordered the old slave to come and take some precautions."

"Gongsheng surnamed Zhang? Who?" The Empress Dowager Zhou was also puzzled.

Who speaks so well?Let the emperor pay attention?

Can an ordinary Gongsheng be summoned by the emperor?
Jiang Lu on the side reminded: "Empress Dowager, have you forgotten? It is the one who gave medicine with the second son of Cheng Guogong's family in Nanjing to treat the princess."

"It's him...um."

The Empress Dowager Zhou seemed to be thinking about something, and then asked, "Where is the emperor?"

Xiao Jingdao: "Your Majesty is summoning Eunuch Li."

In front of the Empress Dowager Zhou, Xiao Jing dared not casually call Li Guang a celestial master, logically speaking, the only celestial masters in Daming were Zhang Tianshi and his family in Longhushan, and Li Guang was just flattered by others because he was so favored.

"Li Guang? That's outrageous! Go, call the emperor, and say that Ai's family is disturbed and must see him! Also, Ai's family doesn't want to see Li Guang, so tell him not to follow him coming!"

"Yes, Empress Dowager."

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When Xiao Jing went to invite Zhu Youtang, Zhu Youtang was still questioning Li Guang, but Li Guang held a dust whisk in his hand, didn't even kneel down, just stood there to defend.

It seems that he is a fairy family, who can stand side by side with the emperor in the world.

"...Your Majesty, this kind of thing will never happen. Everything in the palace is peaceful, how can there be a disaster? The poor have also helped the ghosts, and there is no such warning from the heavens."

Of course Li Guang knew that the fire that Zhang Zhou mentioned was aimed at him.

In any era, if the palace is on fire, it means a bad omen from the sky, and the most talked about metaphysics today is Li Guang's repair of the Yuxiu Pavilion on Long Live Mountain.

Many people criticized Li Guang for violating the New Year's Taboo, and even involved the little princess's smallpox infection in this matter.

Fortunately, the little princess is fine, so Li Guang can stand here and speak.

"Okay, you go down first!" Zhu Youtang also finished asking, and when he saw Xiao Jing came back, he drove Li Guang away.

Li Guang left angrily.

From Xiao Jing watching Li Guang's face, it is estimated that Li Guang scolded Zhang Zhou hundreds of times in his heart.

Xiao Jing was also thinking, this Zhang Jieyuan is really courageous, and he formed such a big quarrel with Li Guang when he came up, wouldn't it be a situation where he can only keep one of the two?
"Xiao Jing, has the matter of Qingning Palace been settled?" Zhu Youtang asked.

Xiao Jingdao: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager invites you to go over. She said that she is restless and must see you."

Zhu Youtang said angrily: "Didn't you tell me not to disturb the Empress Dowager? You too!"

While cursing, she kept walking towards the door.

From Xianzong to Xiaozong, in these two dynasties, the Empress Dowager Zhou was really highly respected. Whenever she called, Zhu Jianshen, Zhu Youtang and his son would all slip away to see her.

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Inside Qingning Palace.

When Xiao Jing left, the Empress Dowager Zhou was still fine, when she came back, she saw the Empress Dowager Zhou leaning on the soft pillow, looking sickly, and deliberately sighed when the emperor came in.

"Grandmother... are those servants who can't do things and disturb your peace, so grandson will punish them."

When Zhu Youtang saw his grandmother like this, he felt distressed, his filial piety broke out, and he immediately admitted his mistake.

The Empress Dowager Zhou took the emperor's hand, and said with a kind smile on her face, "Emperor, you have a heart, and Aijia is fine."

Zhu Youtang said: "The grandson is not aimless, it is really..."

"Emperor, you don't need to say, hurry up and get someone to prepare. The Ai family will move out of Qingning Palace first, and live in another place for a few days." The Queen Mother Zhou did not hesitate, and directly stated her request.

"This……"

Zhu Youtang didn't understand the emperor's grandmother's mind either.

"Ah!" Seeing the emperor's hesitation, the Empress Dowager Zhou couldn't help sighing, "Ever since Li Guang advocated the construction of the Yuxiu Pavilion on Long Live Mountain, the Ai family has been restless, but I don't know why. Zhang’s Gongsheng came to the palace and said that the Qingning Palace was going to catch fire, and the Ai family seemed to know what was going on.”

Zhu Youtang was terrified when he heard this.

Does even this imperial grandmother like to engage in such pretentious things?
This is simply a forced connection.

If you are restless, return to your restless mind. Does Guanqing Ninggong want to catch fire?Dare to say that this is not targeting Li Guang, deliberately saying something disturbing?
Seeing the embarrassment of the emperor, Xiao Jing quickly reminded: "Don't worry about the empress dowager, these things are the words of alchemists, and they cannot be done accurately."

The Empress Dowager Zhou's expression was displeased: "Emperor, do you think so too?"

"Grandson..." Zhu Youtang didn't know how to answer.

If I didn't believe it at all, I wouldn't ask Xiao Jing to eliminate the fire hazard.

Is it because you are worried about the safety of your elderly?

The Empress Dowager Zhou said: "You can miss Aijia, and Aijia is very pleased. Aijia thought that when Zhang Gongsheng was still far away in Nanjing, he was thinking about the rise and fall of the royal family. He remembered to treat the illness of Aijia's great-granddaughter. Firstly, he doesn't ask for rewards, and secondly, he doesn't ask for officials. Why is there any need to scare people's attention? Isn't he already a heavenly skill in curing diseases and saving people, so there is no need to do more?"

Zhu Youtang had no choice but to solemnly nod his head, agreeing with the Empress Dowager Zhou's point of view: "The grandson also thinks the same way, that's why people come here to take some precautions."

"What's the use of being prepared? If it's fate, if this fire is started, will Aijia be made to suffer for Li Guang's misdeeds?"

"This……"

"Emperor, you trust Li Guang too much. You don't even think about it. Li Guang has been in the palace for so many years. What has he done for the royal family? What did he do when there was an epidemic in the palace? Who is thinking about the royal family? , haven’t you understood it yet?”

Hearing this, Zhu Youtang was also moved by the words, and sighed: "But Grandmother, if you want to move out, it's a big deal, I'm afraid it will take a lot of time, and it's hard to explain to the outside world..."

The Empress Dowager Zhou said: "You just worry too much. What do you care about what the minister thinks? Just say that Ai's family is going to Renshou Palace to attend Zen for a few days. Make arrangements quickly. Ai's family doesn't want to stay here for a moment. It really caught fire, and the Ai family couldn't stand the torment."

(End of this chapter)