"Come here, serve some tea!" Zhu and Yunxi talked for a long time. He felt thirsty, so he drank all the tea in the cup and called to the servants.
"Speaking of which, why aren't you at home today?" After talking about business, Yunxi also relaxed a little, thinking of him.
"He left the city early today and went to visit Qixia Mountain. Today is already February 15th, and spring has already begun. The flowers and plants on the mountain are growing again, and there are many people outing. Youhuan will go today."
He replied.
"It's a pity that my nephew still has something to talk to him about," Yunxi said. He had thought about leaving the palace and coming to Prince Zhou's Mansion at noon, but Zhu You was too late to find Zhu Youxuan.
"Youyi is a libertine. What can you say to him?" Zhu You said nonchalantly. Although Zhu Youyi was his son, he didn't think highly of his son and thought he was just a dandy.
, what Yunxi was talking to him wouldn't be serious, and it wouldn't matter if he said it a few days later.
"My nephew just wants to ask about those people who may be White Lotus Cultists," Yunxi said.
"This, I also asked him after I arrived in the capital, and asked my guards to pay more attention when doing things in the past few days. I didn't notice any unusual behavior on their part, and they didn't interact with strangers. Official, are you thinking wrong?
, are they not White Lotus believers?" Zhu Ju said.
He and Zhu Youyi were of course very careful about those people who were suspected of being White Lotus cultists. These were the first people Zhu You asked about every time he came to the capital. Zhu Youyi also never slackened off, reminding the guards who knew the inside story not to slack off from time to time.
But they have been working as guards around Zhu Youhuan for more than two years, and they have never found anything unusual."
"Guan Jia, why did you think they were White Lotus followers in the first place?" Zhu Ru asked again.
"This, firstly, they inadvertently reveal that they worship Maitreya Buddha. You also know that since the Song Dynasty, this religion has been very changeable, and Buddhists have been mixed into it. There are also many branches of worshiping Buddhist gods and Buddhas. Shandong has also
The White Lotus sect has the most branches that worship Maitreya, so it is suspicious; secondly, it is..." Yunxi made up several reasons. He could not tell Zhu Ju the real reasons.
"This, although the suspicion that these things happened to the same person has greatly increased, it is still a bit far-fetched." Zhu Ru commented.
"My nephew feels the same way. But for the White Lotus cultists, it is better to kill them by mistake than to let them go," Yun He said.
"However, fortunately, a group of White Lotus cultists have been discovered recently. If you want to track them down, you don't have to just focus on these few people." He added.
"Another group of White Lotus cultists have been discovered? Is there any conclusive evidence?" Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhu hurriedly asked.
"Of course there is conclusive evidence. Fifth Uncle, you should also be aware of the recent Li case. This group of White Lotus cultists was discovered in the Li case." Yunxi then briefly talked about the Suzhou Dan family, but did not say anything.
This matter was said by Li Yonglin, the ex-daughter-in-law of the Dan family.
"The officials, why not arrange Jin Yiwei to Suzhou with extreme caution, arrest the entire Dan family in one fell swoop, and interrogate them. With Jin Yiwei's ability, we will definitely get a few people to talk. Then we can trace the rest of the White Lotus cultists based on their confessions.
"Zhu Ru said.
"My nephew has thought about it, but I think it's better to send the Jin Yiwei to investigate first. If there are no results, arrest them for interrogation." Yunxi said. He made this decision. Firstly, he wanted to put a long line on catching big fish. Secondly,
But the business community in Suzhou has just experienced a turmoil. For the sake of the economy, it is better to let it go. It is impossible for them to flee abroad anyway.
"My nephew has also thought about it. If they are still not discovered in a few years, let them go back to Shandong. It depends on whether they are willing to stay in the capital or go back to Shandong. No matter what they choose, if they are really White Lotus cultists, what they will do next
There will definitely be some leakage." Yunxi brought the topic back again.
"That's fine." Zhu Zhu sighed and said. This meant that his second son would still be in danger in the next few years, but he couldn't refute Yunxi's words, so he could only sigh.
They chatted for a while, and Lu Yi, who had followed Yunxi out of the palace, came over and said, "It's already the beginning of the Youshi period in the official family."
"Fifth uncle, it's already the beginning of the Youshi period, and it's time for my nephew to go back." Yunxi stood up and said.
"It gets dark early in winter, so Uncle Wu won't leave you alone." Zhu Xi said with a smile.
"If it were someone else's house, my uncle would definitely keep his nephew for dinner. Uncle Wu, you are not up to par." Yunxi said with a smile as he walked outside the house.
"If someone else's nephew came to visit his uncle, how could he come empty-handed?" Zhu Ru also responded with a smile.
"Haha!" Yunxi laughed a few times, crossed the threshold and walked outside.
"Where is Min'er?" he asked another eunuch.
"Your Majesty, Her Royal Highness the Princess is playing in the small garden." The eunuch replied.
"The officials are going back to the palace, why don't you invite the eldest princess over?" Lu Yida said.
"Slow down! It's not too late yet. Let me go over and have a look." Yunxi said with a smile, and then walked towards the small garden of Prince Zhou's Mansion.
But before he got there, he saw two little girls in their early ten years running over happily. When they saw Yunxi, they saluted separately and said, "Dad, I have seen your majesty!"
"Is that you?" Yunxi recognized the other little girl at a glance as Tang Sai'er.
"Your Majesty." Tang Sai'er saluted again.
Yunxi glanced back and forth between Min'er and Tang Sai'er, and suddenly said: "Tang Sai'er, have you read?"
"Your Majesty, I have read the book."
"What books have you read?"
"The Three-Character Classic, One Hundred Family Surnames, and The Thousand-Character Essay were all read after I became an errand in the palace."
"How long have you been reading "The Thousand Character Essay"?"
"Last year, I read "The Thousand-Character Classic" with His Highness the County Lord, and I have finished it this year."
"But why did you go to a bookstore to buy a copy of "The Thousand Character Essay" years ago?"
Hearing this, Tang Saier raised his head and glanced at Yunxi in surprise, but then he realized that this was a very rude behavior. He immediately lowered his head and said, "Slave, please forgive me!"
Before Yunxi could speak, he heard Min'er say: "Oh, Sai'er, you don't have to apologize like this, it's not a big deal. My father has always been kind and will not blame you for such a trivial matter."
"Since Min'er said so, even if dad originally wanted to blame him, he won't blame him." Yunxi said with a smile, and then said to Tang Sai'er: "I won't blame you. You don't have to do this in front of me.
Jingjie, you are a citizen of the Ming Dynasty. Although I dare not say that I love my people as my own son, I will not blame you for your rudeness."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Tang Saier said hurriedly.
"You haven't answered my question yet, why did you go to the bookstore to buy a copy of "The Thousand Character Essay" years ago?"
"Your Majesty, although I have learned "The Thousand-Character Classic" from His Highness the County Lord, His Highness the County Lord is very smart, and I am stupid. Your Highness the County Lord has learned it, but I have not learned it. So I bought a copy of "The Thousand Character Classic" in private.
Secretly review "The Thousand-Character Essay." Tang Sai'er said.
"That's right." Yunxi praised, and then said: "Then, who said the words you quoted from the poetry selection "Selected Poems" that you and the three teenagers talked about that day?"
"His Royal Highness the King of Runan said it. His Highness the King of Runan once taught all the young princes, county lords, and servants. When His Highness said this, they remembered it."
"Youyi is quite insightful." Yunxi turned his head and told Zhu Ru what Tang Saier said that day.
"How can he still have such an opinion?" Zhu Rui was surprised.
"Uncle Wu, you can't always look at people with the old ideas. You should treat each other with admiration after seeing each other for three days! Uncle Wu, you haven't seen Youjuan for almost a year, why don't you allow him to study hard this year?" Yunxi
smiled.
"It seems that I have to investigate him carefully." Zhu Ru said.
While they were saying these two sentences, Min'er and Tang Sai'er said, "So the little girl Wenqi met that day was you? What a coincidence."
"One of the three young masters who bought books that day was His Highness?" Tang Sai'er himself was also very surprised.
"Then the other two young masters, are they also two royal highnesses?" she added.
"No. The older one is the crown prince of Joseon. The younger one is called Yu Qian. His father is a teacher in the school." Min'er answered.
"The younger one is really old-fashioned. His father must be very old-fashioned too." Tang Saier recalled what Yu Qian said that day and said to Min'er.
"Of course his father is very old-fashioned, you don't know..." Min'er said happily.
They talked for a long time, and suddenly heard a cough from beside them. Tang Saier came back to his senses, and saluted Yunxi and Zhu Xi again. Just when he was about to apologize, he heard Yunxi say: "You don't need to apologize, Min'er.
There's nothing wrong with chatting with you happily, but it's getting late now. I should go back, so I can only interrupt your chat. Min'er, I'm going back with my father."
"I'll come back to Prince Zhou's Mansion another day and talk to you." Min'er said this, walked to Yunxi's side, and left Prince Zhou's Mansion together.
Standing in front of the mansion, Zhu Ru turned his head and glanced at Tang Sai'er, who also came to see him off, and murmured softly: "It's a pity. If you weren't in this position, you would definitely be rich. I just hope your parents are not Bai Lian."
Believer."
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"Are you so familiar with Tang Sai'er?" On the carriage returning, Yun He asked: "Remember, I only brought you to Prince Zhou's Mansion six times in the past two years, and you are so close to her?"
"Dad, my daughter and Sai'er hit it off immediately and have the same temperament, so they are very close friends." Min'er asked again: "Dad, please let Sai'er come to the palace to be your daughter's companion."
"This, just five more years, five more years will be fine." Yunxi said.
"Five years, Sai'er will be fourteen years old in five years. How many more years can she stay in the palace? And my daughter will be seventeen in five years. Dad, please let Sai'er enter the palace to accompany your daughter." She said.
He asked again.
"This," Yunxi looked at her big eyes full of pleading, and almost agreed, but still said cruelly: "No, wait a few years."
"Min'er, doesn't it take so long for you to see each other to prove that your friendship is very strong? Think about your fourth aunt's handkerchief friendship. We only met three times, but the relationship was so good that your fourth aunt still remembers it.
.The so-called friendship does not lie in how long we have been together, but in..." Yunxi saw that Min'er was very unhappy and said hurriedly.
He talked for a while before coaxing Min'er over. Min'er said: "Min'er will definitely make the friendship with Sai'er last forever."
‘If her father is not a White Lotus cultist and Min’er has such a friend, it wouldn’t be a bad thing.’ Yunxi thought. (To be continued)