Hongshi looked solemn, knelt on his knees and said, "My son, Hongshi, accepts the imperial edict." After he knelt down, everyone also knelt down to listen respectfully to the imperial edict."
Xiao Wuzhan read the imperial edict and said with a solemn expression: "By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict: The second elder brother Hongshi invited himself to Henan to implement the New Deal. Now the whole province of Henan is following the New Deal. I am very relieved, so I canonized Hongshi as the new leader." Prince Ding, please accept this!"
"I thank you for accepting the decree. Long live the Emperor!" After Hongshi thanked him for accepting the decree, Xiao Wu said with a smile on his face: "Congratulations to the prince, congratulations to the prince! The emperor is waiting in the palace, please change. After putting on the clothes, I will go to the palace to see you immediately!"
Xiao Wu came prepared. Following his wave, several young eunuchs brought four screens and gathered around them for people to change clothes. "Please, Your Majesty, change clothes!"
Hongshi stood up with the imperial edict in his hand and said, "Yes, thank you very much, Fifth Eunuch, but there is no need to change clothes." After saying this, he turned to the ministers and said, "Hongshi has to go to the palace to pay his respects to Emperor Ama first. Hongshi will come another day." I will hold a banquet in the mansion and invite you all to drink wine as a thank you for welcoming you today, and you will be sure to show your respect when the time comes."
"Definitely!" As everyone agreed, Hongshi looked at Hongli again and said, "Fourth brother, do you want to go into the palace with your elder brother to meet Emperor Ama?"
Hongshi just said it casually, thinking that Hongli would definitely not agree, but he actually nodded and said: "I just have something to say to Huang Ama, so just go with my second brother."
His answer made Hongshi stunned, but after he said it, he could not change it. He could only get on the horse with Hongli. When they were about to leave, Xiaowu hurriedly rushed in front of the horse and said: "Your Majesty, this dear prince has brought all the royal uniforms with him." Here we are, besides changing clothes won’t take much time, you’d better..."
Before Xiao Wu could finish what he said, Hong Shi said, "No need. I'd like to ask the Fifth Eunuch to bring this royal uniform back intact." After that, he didn't give Xiao Wu a chance to speak again, and rushed to the Forbidden City side by side with Hong Li. go.
After staying away from those ministers, Hongshi looked sideways and said, "Fourth brother, what do you want to say to Huang Ama?"
Hongli controlled the running rhythm of the horses under him, tugged the corners of his lips and said, "Second brother, are you curious?" Before Hongshi could speak, he already said, "You'll know after you see Huang Ama, right? Why be in a hurry, second brother, don’t you think so?”
Hongshi smiled slightly and said: "You and I have been brothers for many years. Even if you don't tell me, you can guess something. But this time, I'm afraid that the fourth brother's plan will come to nothing."
Hongli didn't say any more, he just galloped on his horse and rushed all the way to the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City. When the guard Ouchi saw the two of them approaching, he knelt down and saluted, and said loudly: "I see you, second elder brother and fourth elder brother."
"No courtesy!" With these words, Hongshi stepped into the palace gate. When he walked across the Neijin Water Bridge, he stopped and took a deep breath. He had been to many places, but he always The air in the Forbidden City is the most comfortable. Just smelling it once will make you fascinated and you can't wait to smell it for the rest of your life.
Hongli glanced at him and said, "It seems that my second brother missed the capital very much during his time away from home for most of the year."
Ever since they met, the two of them have always treated each other like brothers, just like many good brothers in the world. Who can see the reality of the tense situation and the fight to the death?
"I was born in the capital and grew up in the capital. How could I not miss this place? I often wake up and think I am still in the capital." Hongshi stroked the pattern carved on the stone railing and said, "I know my fourth brother doesn't like me. You don’t like to see me again when you come back, but I belong here, so I can only disappoint my fourth brother.”
Hongli lowered his head and smiled and said: "How could second brother miss me like this? I have been looking forward to his return, otherwise I would be so lonely."
"Really? I haven't seen you in the past few days, and my fourth brother is getting better and better at talking." A cold look flashed in Hong Shi's eyes, "Is Concubine Xi still okay?"
"Second brother, don't worry, my mother is fine." After saying this, Hongli said: "It's getting late, let's go in quickly to see Huang Ama."
Hongshi nodded and walked towards the Yangxin Hall. Sixi was staying outside. When he saw the two of them approaching, he quickly came up to salute, "I would like to say hello to the second elder brother, and say hello to the fourth elder brother. Good luck to you two elder brothers."
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Hongshi personally helped him up and said, "I'm so happy that my father-in-law is exempt from the ceremony. Is your Majesty Ama here?"
Si Xi was a little flattered by his politeness. He stepped aside and said, "Go back to Second Brother, the Emperor is waiting for you inside."
Hongshi nodded, and when he was about to open the door and go in, he said to Hongli again: "Fourth brother really wants to go in with me to see Huang Ama?"
Hongli smiled slightly and said, "We are already here. If I don't go in to pay my respects to Emperor Ama, wouldn't I be losing my duty as a son of man?"
Hongshi raised his eyebrows, said nothing more, opened the door and walked in, followed closely by Hongli. After the two of them entered the palace, they both clapped their sleeves and knelt down, saying: "My son, give it to the emperor."
Wishing you good luck, Ma, may your Majesty be blessed!"
Yinzhen raised his head during the recital, and when his eyes swept over Hongli, he said with some surprise: "Hongli is here too?"
Hongli heard this and said quickly: "Yes, after my son and other ministers went to the outskirts of Beijing to pick up his second brother, they remembered that the Ministry of Personnel had something to report to Emperor Amma, so they followed his second brother into the palace."
Yinzhen nodded slightly, and after ordering the two of them to stand up, he turned his attention to Hongshi and saw that he was wearing a dark purple brocade suit. He frowned and said, "Didn't I ask Xiao Wu to bring you the court uniform?"
, why didn’t you change it?”
Hearing this, Hongshi, who had just stood up, knelt down again, took out the imperial edict from his sleeve, presented it with both hands and said: "I just did what I should do, and the smooth implementation of the New Deal was not the result of Erchen alone.
, and I was ignorant in the past and caused many ridiculous things, which embarrassed the Emperor Ama, so I really have no shame to receive rewards, let alone wear the court uniform, I beg the Emperor Ama to take back my life!"
"To put it into perspective, you were indeed ridiculous in the past, but fortunately you have found your way back from your mistakes and have not made the same mistake again. Besides, I promised you before that as long as you make achievements in Henan, I will return the title of prince to you.
, if you want me to take back my life, don’t you want me to be a dishonest person?”
When Hongshi heard this, he immediately said in fear: "I don't dare, I just feel ashamed."
Yinzhen said: "Tian Wenjing submitted a memorial to me. He said that in order to implement the New Deal, you worked hard and personally. You visited the wealthy households several times to persuade them to agree to the New Deal. You also patiently explained to the common people that the New Deal could be implemented so successfully. You
The power of fortune-telling."
"Master Tian is ridiculously complimentary. I believe that the New Deal can be successful because the New Deal itself is based on the perspective of the people and benefits the people, so the people will support it." Hongshi's words that were neither humble nor overbearing made Yinzhen very pleased.
"It's good that you think like this, but you should still be rewarded. Otherwise, if word spreads, I will end up with a reputation where rewards and punishments are unknown."