Looking at this abandoned weapons depot, this sigh has a profound meaning.
Zhu Yijun and Shen Lie looked at each other and recalled the past events of the Wu Zong Dynasty sixty years ago. They had mixed feelings for a while.
Being here, Shen Lie had mixed feelings in his heart, thinking of the period of history he knew.
I recall that when Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty was in high spirits, he personally conquered and quelled the rebellion of King Ning, attacked the young Tatar prince in the north, and personally led the Ming army to achieve great military honors.
But later...
Who annihilated the enthusiasm of Zhu Houzhao, Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty, and wiped out the ambitions of the entire empire? It was those civil servants who were holding back.
Shen Lie is remembering Wuzong and paying homage to the ancients.
Zhu Yijun stood aside, gnashing his teeth and cursing: "Such a good weapon is rotten like this, hahaha, those famous ministers of Wu Zongchao... they look sanctimonious, they just don't do human affairs, and a bunch of people ruined the country's elementary school people!"
He thought of the couplet written by Shen Lie again, and said slowly: "For every man who slaughters dogs for justice, he will be a scholar for those who are unfaithful!"
After repeating this couplet repeatedly, the young emperor patted Shen Lie on the shoulder a few times appreciatively, and then he turned around and walked into the yard.
Holding the waist.
The young emperor looked at the sky to the north. His fat and fair face was a little solemn, but his clear eyes were full of energy.
Maybe he was interested, so Zhu Yijun made an ambitious wish: "I want to be the king of the prosperous age and conquer thousands of miles of land for the Ming Dynasty!"
this moment.
Shen Lie was really shocked and whispered: "Your Majesty is wise."
He saw with his own eyes that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty still had a pattern, at least when he was young...
But Shen Lie soon smiled bitterly. Perhaps every emperor was so high-spirited when he was eighteen years old.
Who was not a hot-blooded boy when he was young?
But it’s been a long time.
Shen Lie's face turned bitter. Time will erase all the edges and corners of a person, even if he is the emperor.
When night falls, the lanterns are first lit.
When darkness enveloped the capital.
Surrounded by Shen Lie and more than a dozen guards, they protected the emperor as he emerged from a remote path deep in the Xiyuan. Going further forward was the Meridian Gate.
The two stood on the roadside and looked at each other.
Zhu Yijun praised: "Thank you today. If it weren't for your wit, I would have..."
He didn't dare to say the second half of the sentence, but he shuddered again.
It seemed that he was recalling the painful experience of being scolded loudly and slapped by his mother and Zhang Juzheng when he made a mistake as a child.
If the empress mother and the grand master join forces, he, the emperor, is really powerless to resist.
Shen Lie hurriedly said respectfully: "Common people don't dare."
It was getting late, and after the young emperor reluctantly said goodbye to Shen Lie, he looked at the Meridian Gate not far away, then straightened his clothes and coughed a few times.
"Ahem."
Then he walked over with the guards.
Follow the emperor back to the palace.
Naturally, there was another flurry of excitement inside and outside the Meridian Gate.
Shen Lie also quickly rubbed oil on the soles of his feet, lowered his head and slipped away without saying a word.
The Taishi Mansion at night.
Zhang Juzheng got off the sedan with a sullen face and walked into the study step by step. As soon as he entered the door, he threw the tea bowl handed over by the maid.
The maid was so frightened that she fell to the ground. Her fragile body, wearing only thin clothes, trembled like a quail in front of the angry Grand Master.
As the expensive Yuan blue and white tea bowl fell to the ground with a crisp sound, Zhang Juzheng's depression seemed to be vented.
Soon, the Ming Dynasty Grand Master and Chief Assistant of the Cabinet waved his hand in a somewhat old manner and said softly to the poor maid: "Go down."
As if she had received an amnesty, the maid quickly got up and quietly retreated out.
The study was actually a little lonely at this moment.
As Zhang Juzheng looked slightly tired, he walked step by step towards the grand master's chair, which represented majesty, slowly sat on it, and began to rub his sore temples with his fingers.
I don't know how much time passed, but someone knocked on the door gently, and soon a deep man's voice sounded again: "Father."
Zhang Juzheng, who was awakened, quickly cheered up and said softly: "Are you the fourth child? Come in."
As the door opened, Zhang Jianxiu, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, wearing a luxurious flying fish uniform, hurried in, then turned around and carefully closed the door.
"Father."
As Zhang Jianxiu walked up to his old father, his face seemed a little anxious, and the corners of his slightly chapped mouth were slightly open, as if he wanted to speak but hesitated.
Zhang Juzheng responded: "Why panic? Stay calm!"
Zhang Jianxiu hurriedly responded: "Yes, father."
The father and son closed the door and had a secret discussion in the study deep in the Taishi Mansion.
After pondering for a moment, Zhang Juzheng calmed down and asked softly: "Old Fourth, don't you, the commander, know about what happened in Xiyuan today?"
Zhang Jianxiu couldn't hide the panic in his heart. He lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "My son really doesn't know. In the past six months, the emperor... I don't know when the young master started to re-employ the people in Dongchang. He even changed the guards around him."
, becoming more and more alienated from his son.”
Then Zhang Jianxiu licked his chapped lips again.
Zhang Juzheng's expression darkened again. He thought of what the Queen Mother said today and the eunuch Feng Bao who had not shown up from beginning to end.
Queen Mother, Feng Bao's attitude is thought-provoking.
Zhang Juzheng, who had been in charge of the Ming Empire for more than ten years, suddenly woke up, his old body shaking violently.
He smelled the scent before the storm. Could it be that the Queen Mother and Feng Bao were both unreliable?
"Father!"
Zhang Jianxiu was shocked and turned pale. He quickly stepped forward and helped his old father. He looked at his shaky old body and his face was pale.
Even though he was the commander of the Imperial Guard, he was still shocked.
In panic.
Zhang Juzheng forced himself to smile and said comfortingly: "It doesn't matter, it's okay to be a father. This is really a mystery to the authorities. Bystanders know clearly. The ancients sincerely did not deceive me."
Zhang Jianxiu wiped his sweat and, still in shock, said softly: "In this situation, whatever the father wants his son to do, he can just tell him."
As soon as these words were said, the atmosphere became solemn again.
Zhang Juzheng suddenly turned around and looked steadily at his fourth son, whom he relied on the most, with awe-inspiring eyes.
Under the gaze of his father's majestic gaze, Zhang Jianxiu was sweating profusely.
a long time.
Zhang Juzheng then said softly: "Go down, as a father, you have to act accordingly."
Zhang Jianxiu did not dare to say anything, and hurriedly bowed and responded: "Yes, the son will retire."
As he quietly exited the study, and just as he was about to close the door, he heard his father's majestic voice again.
"You are not allowed to do anything without my father's instructions. You don't need to let the boss or the second child know about this...be your servant!"
Zhang Jianxiu hurriedly responded: "I know, Dad."
As the door closed, the inner chamber of Taishi Mansion fell into a long silence, as Zhang Juzheng paced slowly in his study.
After many years in power, Zhang Juzheng felt a sense of crisis for the first time and began to seriously think about finding a way out for the old Zhang family.
But when the cunning rabbit is dead and the lackey is cooked, it is not easy to find a way out.
The father and son are afraid that they will have sleepless nights tonight.
The next day, Bianyifang.
It's early in the morning and the sky is bright.
Shen Lie had just arrived at the shop when he saw several eunuchs. The fans from Dongchang had been waiting for a long time. There was also a big box in front of the shop.
Several fans quickly stepped forward and saluted Shen Lie respectfully: "I have met Master Shen."