Tianzhang Pavilion is one of the three major book pavilions in the imperial palace.
Meeting you in Tianzhang Pavilion proves that something is wrong, but it is not out of control yet.
Emperor Zhaoxing was sitting in the main hall of the Book Pavilion. Standing next to him were the Tianzhang Pavilion bachelor, the Zhi bachelor, and the attendants (all of whom were Tianzhang Pavilion officials).
The emperor did not kneel in front of Daxuan. The prince and the sixth princess stood in front of the emperor, and Xu Zhiqiong stood behind them, bowing together.
Emperor Zhaoxing's cheeks were pale and his complexion was still poor.
He looked down at the three of them and asked slowly: "Why is there such a disturbance tonight? Yuyang, you tell me first!"
The prince said with an aggrieved face: "My son, I have nothing to say. Many things in the East Palace were smashed. I just go back and clean them up. My clothes are also torn. I can just change them to new ones. As long as the sixth sister comes out."
This tone is good."
Liang Yuyao hurriedly defended: "Father, I received a secret report tonight that Nufu Sect's classic book "The Record of Nuzu" has flowed into the palace. This matter is not trivial. I asked red-coated arrows to search the East Palace. Actually, something happened.
This emergency is definitely not out of personal grudges, my father knows this for sure!"
The prince asked Liang Yuyao: "You searched the East Palace into a mess, and you also searched me in front of others. Let me ask you what exactly you found?"
Liang Yuyao did not look at the prince, but only reported to the emperor: "Father, I have not found "The Record of the Wrathful Ancestors" yet. Please ask the prince-to-be to stay in Tianzhang Pavilion to listen to the bachelor's lectures."
Listening to a bachelor's lecture is a euphemistic way of saying it.
The translated meaning is, lock up the prince first, and then let her continue the investigation.
Emperor Zhaoxing looked at the prince: "Yuyang, what do you think?"
Xu Zhiqiong was behind him, and his heart felt cold for the prince.
What do you think?
Do you even need to ask?
The prince was so insulted that he asked, "What do you think?"
The prince is very calm, he is used to it.
He took off his crown and said to Emperor Zhaoxing: "Give this to Sixth Sister, so that Sixth Sister will not be anxious and uncomfortable."
Emperor Zhaoxing was furious: "There are all the scholars in the library, how can we allow you to be like this?"
Seeing the prince's move, Liang Yuyao looked disdainful: "Prince, you are not young anymore, why do you use this childish trick to threaten your father? Why don't you roll around on the ground?"
The prince smiled and said: "You want to see me rolling? Well, I'll roll for you!"
Emperor Zhaoxing said angrily: "How outrageous!"
Liang Yuyao said: "Father, since the prince feels aggrieved, I will ask him something. If he can answer it, it means that he has been wronged. If he cannot answer it, please ask him to punish him."
Emperor Zhaoxing remained silent, which seemed to be his tacit approval.
Liang Yuyao asked the prince: "Why are you going to Bingjing tonight?"
The prince frowned and said, "Where am I going? What does it have to do with you?"
Liang Yuyao said: "My father set up the Hongyi Pavilion to supervise everyone in the palace. Since the prince is in the palace, he is under the supervision of the Hongyi Pavilion. I have this question. What's wrong with that?"
The prince snorted and said, "I went to get ice. What's going on?"
"Does the prince have to do things like getting ice himself?"
The prince said: "I just like to do it myself, what do you want?"
Liang Yuyao did not ask the prince again. She knew that the prince could get rid of many things by pretending to be crazy and acting stupid.
She turned to Xu Zhiqiong and asked, "Does the prince come to you every day to get ice?"
Xu Zhiqiong remained silent.
Liang Yuyao shouted angrily: "Why didn't you answer my question? You are too arrogant!"
Xu Zhiqiong still didn't speak.
Emperor Zhaoxing asked: "Why don't you speak?"
Xu Zhiqiong cupped his hands and said, "I am Xu Zhiqiong, the Supervisor of Bingjing of the Imperial City Division. According to the Great Proclamation Law, in front of His Majesty, no member of the Imperial City Division can speak without His Majesty's permission."
Without approval, members of the Imperial City Division cannot speak in front of the emperor. This law is enacted to ensure that at critical moments, members of the Imperial City Division do not communicate with irrelevant people, nor are they subject to irrelevant people.
Without interference, he only obeyed the orders of the emperor alone.
Xu Zhiqiong acted according to the law, and Liang Yuyao could not find fault. Instead, she seemed a little ignorant, and the atmosphere was slightly embarrassing.
Emperor Zhaoxing said: "I forgive your innocence and answer the princess's question."
Xu Zhiqiong said to the princess: "Xu has only been in the palace for a short time. I only know that His Highness came once tonight."
"Nonsense!" Liang Yuyao said, "An old woman came to Bingjingwu last night. Do you know who she is?"
Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said: "An old woman did come last night. She came to get ice. She is a nun named Yang from the East Palace."
Liang Yuyao asked: "What does that person look like? You should remember it, right?"
This is a confession, and ordinary people can easily be fooled. As long as Xu Zhiqiong tells what Nanny Yang looks like, he will be fooled. If what he describes is like the prince, then he will be fooled.
Xu Zhiqiong said: "I didn't see Aunt Yang. I only saw the fish charm in her hand, so I got ice for her."
Liang Yuyao sneered: "You haven't seen it? You should think carefully before talking!"
Xu Zhiqiong said seriously: "I thought about it very carefully. If I haven't seen it before, I haven't seen it before. The Bingjing Supervisor is not allowed to see the female family members of the palace. This is a rule.
Last night, a maid from the East Palace came, named Luo Hong. I heard that she was beaten by Nanny Yang because of her frivolous behavior. Even though she was beaten to the point of being turned upside down, I didn't dare to look at her."
When the prince heard this, he pretended to be angry: "There is no maid named Luo Hong in the East Palace!"
Xu Zhiqiong looked innocent: "How do I know how many maids there are in the East Palace? I only recognize fish charms. If there are fish charms, they are from the East Palace."
The prince turned to wait for the sixth princess and shouted: "Which shameless person forged my fish charm?"
"What do you think I'm doing?" The Sixth Princess lowered her tone. Even if she was the master of the Hongyi Pavilion, it was still a serious crime to secretly make the Prince's Fish Talisman.
Xu Zhiqiong successfully diverted the firepower and suppressed the princess' arrogance quite a bit.
Emperor Zhaoxing looked at Xu Zhiqiong and said, "Are you the Qing Deng of the Deng Yamen?"
Xu Zhiqiong said yes.
Emperor Zhaoxing said: "I have heard some things about you. You are young, you have made a lot of achievements, and you are sharp. I don't know if it is fate or vanity. What do you think of Hongyi Pavilion's night visit to the East Palace tonight?"
Xu Zhiqiong's heart trembled, this was a proposition.
First of all, he is not qualified to talk about the internal disputes in the royal family. If he talks nonsense, he will be convicted of disrespect on the grounds of disrespect for the court. Even if he is not sentenced to execution, he will be exiled for 2,500 miles.
Second, even if Emperor Zhaoxing allowed Xu Zhiqiong to discuss this matter, Xu Zhiqiong would definitely speak for the prince.
But if you side with the prince, you will be labeled as colluding with the prince. Liang Yuyao will definitely use the topic to her advantage, which will not only make the prince passive, but also make Xu Zhiqiong directly become the victim of the internal fighting in the royal family.
Third, the emperor said that Hongyi Pavilion visited the East Palace at night. The word "night visit" is very meaningful. In the emperor's view, Liang Yuyao was just conducting a normal investigation and was not considered an offense to the prince. He fully recognized Liang Yuyao's behavior.
If he criticizes Liang Yuyao at this time, it will not be of any help to the prince, but will only make him angry.
This question must be answered carefully.
Xu Zhiqiong thought for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, I have never heard of Hongyi Pavilion before, and I have only seen Qingyi Pavilion. There is only one word difference between the two. They must have similar responsibilities. If Qingyi Pavilion has real evidence, it will be executed first and then reported.
it is also fine!"
Xu Zhiqiong is right, the responsibilities of Hongyi Pavilion and Qingyi Pavilion are similar.
Liang Yuyao raised her head and said, "As Xu Zhiqiong said, I did nothing wrong!"
Emperor Zhaoxing looked solemn and remained silent.
The expressions of the several bachelors behind him were also solemn.
The prince looked at Liang Yuyao and remained silent for a long time.
Only then did Liang Yuyao realize that there was a trap in Xu Zhiqiong's words.
The prince asked: "Where is your real evidence? Why search the East Palace without evidence?"
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Liang Yuyao hurriedly defended: "If the matter is urgent, we should act cheaply. If you give me two more days, you will definitely find the "Ancestor Record". This is the evidence!"
The prince asked again: "If we can't produce any evidence, we will search the East Palace. If we hear some nonsense next time, will we be beheaded first and then reported? Is it time to take my head?"
Hearing this, Liang Yuyao hurriedly saluted the emperor: "Father, the emperor knows this clearly, but I have no such intention!"
Emperor Zhaoxing was sullen and silent. University scholar Yu Guoliang came out and said: "The prince is the crown prince of a country. This behavior of the princess exceeds the etiquette and should be punished!"
All the scholars came out one after another: "I second the proposal!"
Liang Yuyao didn't dare to say anything. The backbone of Daxuan's ministers was not broken. Let alone a princess, she had many strong backbones who dared to reason even in front of the emperor, especially the bachelors from Yushitai and various pavilions.
Emperor Zhaoxing looked at Liang Yuyao and said in a stern tone: "Although Yuyao did not do it unintentionally, she is unavoidable for violating the etiquette. She will be fined a year's salary and spend a month behind closed doors in Yuyao Palace!"
That's it!
Lead the crowd to search the East Palace.
Search the prince's body in public.
In the end it was just a fine?
Xu Zhiqiong felt even more chilled for the prince.
Emperor Zhaoxing looked at Xu Zhiqiong, nodded and said: "Sure enough, you are young and promising. I will remember you. Go to Bingjingwu to pack your things and go back to Zhangdeng Yamen. I will find someone to tell Zhong Shen that I like you very much."
you!"
Xu Zhiqiong exited Tianzhang Pavilion and wiped away a cold sweat.
Emperor Zhaoxing hated Xu Zhiqiong, and Xu Zhiqiong could see this.
But he allowed Xu Zhiqiong to leave the palace, which Xu Zhiqiong did not expect.
Returning to Bingjingwu, Xu Zhiqiong immediately packed up his things, not wanting to stay any longer.
When he was about to go out, he saw the prince coming.
"Are you leaving now?" The prince was reluctant.
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "It is hard to disobey the emperor's order. This is His Majesty's order."
"You saved me, but I haven't thanked you yet."
"Why are you thanking me? Didn't you save me before?"
"Where did you hide "The Record of Angry Ancestors"?"
Xu Zhiqiong smiled: "Prince, do you still want that bamboo scroll?"
The prince shook his head and said: "No, I never want to see that thing."
"This thing will be kept by Mr. Xu temporarily. Your Highness just pretends that he has never seen it before."
The prince lowered his head and said, "I know you were sent by the Imperial City Department to investigate me. Do you want to tell all my affairs?"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "What can be said and what cannot be said? Your Highness, please make it clear!"
The prince said: "Can we not talk about the matter of "The Record of the Wrathful Ancestors"?"
Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "I won't tell."
The prince said again: "Can you not tell me about the people in An Shuyuan?"
Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "I won't tell you either."
The prince asked again: "Can we not talk about the princess's affairs?"
Xu Zhiqiong lowered his eyes and said: "Conscience of heaven and earth, I have never seen the Crown Princess, but how can I tell you something?"
The prince smiled: "It's just a joke, if you want to say it, how can I stop you?
You also have to go back to deliver a business, and you have already taken away the "Lu of Angry Ancestors". How could you not say anything about it? Just say it. In short, you have saved me once!"
Xu Zhiqiong raised his head and said, "Can't you see souls with those eyes of yours?"
"can."
"Look at me!"
"What do I want you to do? Even if I know you lied, I will only feel more uncomfortable."
"Just watch."
The prince looked at Xu Zhiqiong, blood pouring into his pupils.
Xu Zhiqiong said with a serious expression: "Don't tell me about the Prince's "The Record of Angry Ancestors", don't tell me about the people in An Shuyuan, and don't tell anyone about it!"
The prince tilted his head and stared at Xu Zhiqiong for a long time.
"It's the truth!" The prince didn't believe it, but his eyes told him that Xu Zhiqiong was telling the truth.
"Yes, it's the truth!" Xu Zhiqiong said goodbye with clasped fists.
The prince shouted: "Wait a minute, will you come to see me again in the future?"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "This is difficult. You live in the palace, how can it be so easy for me to see you?"
The prince said: "Are we still brothers?"
Xu Zhiqiong nodded: "We are brothers."
"Are they brothers?"
Xu Zhiqiong smiled bitterly and said: "How can we be brothers? The prince's surname is Liang and my surname is Xu. We are not born from the same roots."
"It's not a root..." The prince clapped his hands and said, "Yes!"
"What's left?"
"I'll hold the princess down, and if you sleep with her, we'll be brothers."
Xu Zhiqiong said in astonishment: "Where do you talk about brothers?"
The prince said: "They are not born from the same root, but the two roots have been together, aren't they also brothers?"
Xu Zhiqiong held it in for a long time until he couldn't bear it anymore, and he laughed loudly with the prince.
The clouds were thick and it seemed like it was going to rain.
Under these dark clouds, with the sword and ax hanging on his neck at all times, Xu Zhiqiong truly admired this prince for being able to laugh like this.
"Your Highness, take care, please take care!"
"Take care and live well, we brothers will still have a good life!"
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In the Tianzhang Pavilion, Emperor Zhaoxing dismissed all the scholars and searched for books together with the eunuch Chen Shuncai, the eunuch Bingbi.
Emperor Zhaoxing has been having strange dreams recently, and he wants to find a book that interprets dreams.
Chen Shuncai sorted out the books and sent them to Emperor Zhaoxing: "Your Majesty, dreams of strong energy, dreams of weak energy, dreams of evil spirits, dreams of physical stagnation, dreams of overflowing emotions, dreams of straight leaves, dreams of elephants, The Dream of Anti-Ji, the Dream of Li Yao, and the Classic of Nine Dreams, totaling 392 volumes, which one do you want to read first?"
Emperor Zhaoxing said: "Bring all the scrolls of Suguha no Yume, and I will search them one by one."
The so-called Suguha's dream is a dream that can be fulfilled in reality. For example, last night I dreamed of hugging the senior sister, and the next day the senior sister suddenly took the initiative to get into my arms. This is Suguha's dream.
Chen Shuncai naturally did not dare to dream about the emperor, but he had another question to ask: "Your Majesty, are you really going to let Xu Zhiqiong go?"
"He is Wu Xu's confidant. If I don't let him go, why should I wait for Wu Xu to come and cause trouble?"
Chen Shuncai gritted his teeth and said: "Wu Xu is too arrogant. If he dares to enter the palace, I will fight to the death with him!"
"Confused!" Emperor Zhaoxing said angrily, "But you want to provoke the elders?"