Ming Dynasty: At the beginning, the house was ransacked and the ancestral temple was burned down.

Chapter 195 Clever little Wanli! Mr. Zhang is in unspeakable pain!

When Chen Ju returned to Qianqing Palace, His Majesty the Emperor was already asleep.

This good slave who devoted herself to the Lord also learned that His Majesty the Emperor had suddenly summoned Concubine Li Jing to come and sleep with her on a whim not long ago.

Almost instantly, Chen Ju noticed something was wrong.

After some inquiries, he also learned that Zhang Cheng secretly donated "tonics" to His Majesty the Emperor.

"Eunuch Zhang, the emperor has the body of a dragon. Why are you feeding the emperor that dirty thing that hurts your body?"

Chen Ju was not polite at all, and directly questioned Zhang Cheng.

Zhang Cheng was particularly calm and even pretended to be stupid:
"Eunuch Chen, what are you talking about? I don't understand. In addition, I would like to advise you, long live the master finally fell asleep.

Are you making so much noise to make the emperor unable to rest peacefully? What kind of peace of mind do you have? "

Chen Ju knew that Zhang Cheng was not talking about waking up the emperor from his sleep. After all, they were outside the Qianqing Palace at the moment, and they were so far apart that they could not disturb the emperor no matter what.

However, since the tenth year of Wanli, there has been no more.

Among them, there is such a passage recorded in the daily notes on the fifth day of May in the tenth year of Wanli.

Sun Hai was speechless. He didn't even understand why an emperor regarded his ministers' birthdays as so important.

What the emperor likes must be the best!

——Ju Zheng was sparsely thanking him, and he replied: "I look up to you, my dog ​​and my horse, but I am paying attention to it. I am so gracious and solemn. I feel honored to be a gentleman with a hairpin, and I am particularly grateful for the hairpin. The light is born in the leap. I am extremely grateful and grateful."

"Oh..." Sun Hai only nodded. He, who was also ten years old, had no idea what the little emperor was talking about.

Co-authored, this was because he was nagging about the bad things about women being harmful to the body, so she sent him away on purpose...

However, His Majesty the Emperor asked him so many times, but he never answered seriously.

After saying these words, Chen Ju left to serve his only long live master.

Xiao Wanli's chubby face was full of anxiety. After all, Empress Dowager Li had "specifically" told him about this matter half a month in advance.

——On the fifth day of Renxu, on the occasion of the Dragon Boat Festival, I gave the three assistant ministers a delicacy.

If Mr. Shen hadn't mentioned it casually during today's lecture, he might not have remembered it at all.

Recalling the punishments he received from the little emperor in the past, Sun Hai suddenly became nervous!
"Your Majesty, my maid, why don't you give your favorite jade Ruyi to Zhang Yuanfu!" Sun Hai immediately came up with an idea:
"Zhang Yuanfu will definitely be grateful if he accepts such a good treasure, and the Queen Mother will definitely be impressed by your generosity!"

……

"Your Majesty, isn't it just a birthday gift? Why don't you just ask the etiquette department to randomly select some precious silver coins and send them to Zhang Yuanfu according to the old system?"

Zhang Cheng stood there, looking at the other person's leaving back with disdain in his eyes.

"Oh! I want it too!" Xiao Wanli said with a crazy expression:
"But the Queen Mother said that this is my first year on the throne, and the nature is different!
The queen mother also said that if it weren’t for Mr. Zhang, our orphans and widowed mother would have been bullied to death by that big bad guy Gao Gong!
Therefore, my mother asked me to prepare a gift for Mr. Zhang in the first year of my ascension to the throne! "

But the playful ten-year-old little emperor could not remember it so clearly. After casually agreeing, he turned around and completely forgot about the matter.

Chen Ju had not seen His Majesty the Emperor sleeping so peacefully for a long time, and it was also on such an 'unlucky' day as the fifth day of May.

Or maybe I remember it too clearly, so clearly that I don’t want to remember it anymore.

But tomorrow is coming soon, and I haven’t even prepared anything as a gift. What should I do? "

The meaning of Zhang Cheng's words is very obvious: I can make His Majesty the Emperor sleep well, but you can't, what qualifications do you have to scream?

Because Chen Ju had carefully checked His Majesty the Emperor's daily life notes.

He seemed to be talking about something sweet or salty.

I am the emperor now, I don’t want to kneel down! What a shame! "

His Majesty the Emperor seems to have long forgotten that the fifth day of May is the Dragon Boat Festival as everyone knows it.

When Chen Ju returned to the dragon bed, Emperor Wanli was sleeping soundly. He seemed to have had a sweet dream, and he kept giggling.

What day is the fifth day of May?
Of course Chen Ju knew that this day was the folk Dragon Boat Festival.

Recalling the emperor's daily life from the first year of Wanli to the tenth year of Wanli, Chen Ju clearly remembered that during these ten years, His Majesty the Emperor would specially order people to prepare birthday gifts to celebrate that person's birthday a few days before the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of May. .

——On this day, it was the birthday of Zhang Juzheng, the Fu of the Yuan Dynasty. Sun Longyi, the eunuch and eunuch of the Bureau of Ceremony, was given: one hundred taels of silver, four pythons inside and outside, forty taels of silver with the words "good fortune and longevity", two boxes of sweets, two boxes of snacks, and Cut one part.

——The saint got the memorial and said: "Thank you for your memorial, I understand."

As soon as he heard the word "punished to kneel", Sun Hai instantly remembered that when the young emperor was punished in the past, he, the emperor's personal servant, would inevitably be punished by the Empress Dowager Li!
And it can range from a scolding to a beating!

"Sun Hai, tomorrow is the fifth day of May! I just remembered that half a month ago, my mother asked me to personally prepare a birthday gift for Mr. Zhang!

However, Xiao Wanli became entangled. After hesitating for a long time, he muttered: "No, that's mine. I can't bear to give it to others..."

"What are you doing!" Xiao Wanli jumped to his feet anxiously and urged:
"Sun Hai, you have the most evil ideas! Come up with something for me quickly!

If my mother knew that I had forgotten this, she would definitely make me kneel down again!

……

"That's right..." Sun Hai thought about it and felt it made sense, so he suggested again:

Chen Ju understood the truth, but for the sake of His Majesty the Emperor's dragon body, he still warned Zhang Cheng:
"Eunuch Zhang, I would like to advise you that we slaves have only one master, and that is the current emperor!
Think about it carefully, what happened to Chen Hong after the late emperor listened to the villain's slander and used filthy medicine indiscriminately, injuring the holy body and died! "

Sun Hai remembered that the little emperor particularly liked the jadeite jade Ruyi used for scratching. He liked it so much that he even hugged it when sleeping. Although he could not understand the quality of the jade, he could tell that the little emperor liked it very much.

Chen Ju was speechless. It was only at this moment that he realized why His Majesty the Emperor asked him to question Zhang Chonghui 'in person'.

"Your Majesty, how about this? I heard that the warehouse is full of treasures! Can you go to the warehouse in person, pick out a few treasures that you like, and give them to Zhang Yuanfu?"

"But..." Xiao Wanli said a little tangledly: "But I find it pleasing to my eyes. What if Mr. Zhang finds it objectionable?"

Sun Hai secretly rolled his eyes and said patiently: "My lord, you are the emperor, and your vision must be the best in the world! I am sure that if you find something pleasing to your eyes, Zhang Yuanfu will also find it pleasing to your eyes!"

"That's right!" Xiao Wanli immediately felt that this was very reasonable. After all, his gentlemen all said that he was a saint, and a saint would naturally have the best vision.

So, after asking Queen Mother Li for instructions, the two ten-year-old children went to the royal storehouse filled with treasures.

However, new trouble came.

"Your Majesty, is this it?"

"This one doesn't work. This one looks good. I like it too."

"Then Your Majesty, how about this?"

"I like this too."

"Well... how about this? I see that you don't like this much." "But this is too vulgar. I'm afraid Mr. Zhang won't like it either, and I'm even more afraid that the Queen Mother will think I'm insincere."

"..."

Sun Hai discovered that His Majesty the Little Emperor was really stingy, and he was reluctant to give out any treasures that he found pleasing to his eyes as gifts.

Forget about being stingy, the key is that I still like to be entangled. I am so entangled in the treasures that I don’t like, and I don’t think it’s good to give them away.

Sun Hai almost collapsed. He asked the little emperor back and forth for almost half an hour, but in the end he couldn't figure out the reason.

"Sun Hai, either I like these things, or they are too vulgar and lack sincerity. Don't you have any other ideas?" Xiao Wanli pulled Sun Hai and urged again.

Sun Hai glanced at the little emperor and thought that the little emperor was not only stingy but also messy, so he could only reply helplessly:
"Your Majesty, I really have no other option. Why don't you just personally hand over a piece of calligraphy to Zhang Yuanfu?

This is always good! Moreover, this is written by you, the Emperor, in your own hand. This is full of sincerity! "

Sun Hai remembered that the little emperor liked to write calligraphy and give it away. This way, it was not vulgar, sincere, and saved money.

It's nothing but a waste of paper and ink.

However, Xiao Wanli became entangled again, and said coquettishly:
"But... I already gave Mr. Zhang a lot of calligraphy. A few days ago, he asked me to use my calligraphy practice time to study more classics and history..."

Sun Hai was completely speechless, seeing that neither this nor that would work, and tomorrow was coming soon.

Sun Hai was so anxious that he almost cried when he thought that he would be punished along with the little emperor again, and that he would have to receive a punishment that was several times more severe than that of the little emperor.

Facts have proved that anxiety can produce wisdom.

Under Xiao Wanli's anxious urging, Sun Hai really came up with an 'unconventional' birthday gift that was also full of sincerity.

"Your Majesty, tomorrow is not only Zhang Yuanfu's birthday, but it also happens to be the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of May.

Folks have the custom of eating rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival. Why don't you make a rice dumpling and give it to Zhang Yuanfu?

Making rice dumplings is not only simple and trouble-free, but this gift is also full of sincerity and respectability!
After all, it is the highest honor to get the rice dumplings made by the emperor yourself!
I would like to ask who else in this Ming Dynasty can win this honor and whom you, the emperor, value so highly?

In this way, not only the Queen Mother will be deeply moved by your sincerity!

Zhang Yuanfu will definitely be grateful to the emperor for your grace! The liver and brain are in disarray! I swear allegiance to you, the Emperor, to the death, and to me, the Ming Dynasty! "

I don't know whether it was because Sun Hai spoke too passionately or because this method was too sincere and not vulgar at all. Xiao Wanli nodded repeatedly when he heard this.

"But...I don't know how to make zongzi."

"It's okay, I know how to wrap things. You just watch and learn from the sidelines. If it doesn't work, just say that the things I made are wrapped by you yourself!"

"That's not okay. It's just a rice dumpling. How can I replace it with one made by a slave like you!"

"That's okay, you can make it yourself. I'll prepare the fillings first."

"Speaking of it, this is my first time making rice dumplings. Remember to prepare more ingredients. I will make a few more so that my mother can have a taste of my craftsmanship!"

……

Facts have proved that making zongzi is not an easy task, especially for a pampered little emperor.

And Sun Hai is also unreliable. Although he can make rice dumplings, in the end he is still a ten-year-old boy.

As a result, after the two dolls fiddled with each other, just the step of preparing the fillings was already a mess.

The palace people only thought that the little emperor had nothing to do and wanted to play house, so even Feng Bao didn't take the little emperor's rice dumplings seriously.

"Your Majesty, what kind of fillings do you want to put in this rice dumpling?"

Looking at the messy stuffing basin, Feng Bao couldn't help but frown.

After all, there are not only glutinous rice and fresh meat in the basin, but also dates and peanuts.

Feng Bao originally wanted to complain to Queen Mother Li, but he thought that tomorrow was the Dragon Boat Festival, and the little emperor's homework had already been completed.

As a child, there is nothing wrong with joining in the fun of the festival and playing house.

"Feng Daban, do you want sweet or salty rice dumplings?"

Xiao Wanli was debating whether to put sugar or salt in the stuffing. Feng Bao happened to come, and he asked in passing.

Feng Bao didn't think much and replied with a smile: "Back to the emperor, I like to eat sweet rice dumplings."

"I also like to eat sweets." Little Wanli said, picking up the sugar bowl and shaking it into the messy filling basin!
At this time, Sun Hai on the side said submissively: "Your Majesty, this slave likes to eat salty food..."

As soon as Sun Hai said this, he was scolded by Feng Bao: "Little guy, you are getting more and more unruly!"

Compared to the little emperor, Sun Hai seemed to be more afraid of an eunuch like Feng Bao. After being scolded like this, he immediately shut up.

"Feng Daban, get out!" Xiao Wanli, who had just become emperor, didn't quite know the extent of Feng Bao's constraints. He only knew that he couldn't stand Sun Hai being bullied.

The little emperor was unhappy, and Feng Bao didn't dare to say anything, so he bowed down respectfully.

Feng Bao left, and seeing Sun Hai's face moved to tears, Xiao Wanli couldn't help but puff up his chest and comforted:

"Sun Hai, don't worry! As long as I'm here, no one will dare to bully you!
Don’t you want to eat salty rice dumplings? Then eat salty ones too! "

I don’t know if Sun Hai’s tears were too exciting, but Xiao Wanli suddenly felt so generous!
I saw him picking up the salt shaker on the side and shaking it into the messy stuffing basin!
"Haha! It's not that troublesome! It's going to be better now. There are both sweet and salty ones!"

Xiao Wanli clapped his hands excitedly, thinking that he was really a little genius.

Xiao Wanli is indeed a little genius. After all, he made the rice dumplings with his own hands, but he didn't even taste it.

Not only did he not taste it himself, he also refused to let others taste it. He said that he wanted Mr. Zhang to take the first bite.

After receiving the rice dumplings made by the little emperor himself, Mr. Zhang was naturally very moved, and his eyes became moist with vicissitudes of life.

However, something happened that moved Mr. Zhang even more. The little emperor actually peeled a rice dumpling for him and let him eat it in front of him.

Zhu Yijun woke up again. He could not forget Mr. Zhang's "rich expression" when eating rice dumplings. He was so rich that he only realized it later when he was scolded by Queen Mother Li.

It turns out that the reason why Mr. Zhang's expression was so forbearing and complicated at that time was not because he was moved, but because he was disgusted.

Remarkably, he still finished the meal.

……

Flower shop.

After finally sending Chen Ju away, Zhang Chonghui ushered in a new 'obstruction' person.

"Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. I have specially prepared rice dumplings for you. There are sweet and salty rice dumplings. Which one do you want?"

(End of this chapter)