Yunxi drove towards the imperial city in a car. When Yunxi arrived outside the imperial city, he put the car outside Chengtian Gate and took the guards to Jinshen Hall. It was already noon. The steward of Jinshen Hall The eunuch immediately came up with a smile on his face and bowed to see him. Yunxi looked at the number of people at the entrance of the palace and felt that it didn't look like Lao Zhu was there, but he still asked: "Is Grandpa Huang in the palace now?"
The eunuch in charge of Jinshen Palace bent even lower, and the smile on his face became brighter: "Reporting to Your Highness, Your Majesty left Jinshen Palace before burning incense and went back to Qianqing Palace."
Yunxi immediately walked towards the Qianqing Palace. In a few steps, he reached the Qianqing Gate between the imperial city and the palace city. After passing the Qianqing Gate, he reached the palace area, which is the harem as the saying goes. Of course, the harem is a place where guards cannot act casually. When Yunxi was in Jinshen Hall, he asked a young eunuch to go to Wenhua Hall. After Yunxi waited for a while at Qianqing Gate, Wang Xi and Wang Gong trotted over. The guards were placed outside the Qianqing Gate, and they took Wang Xi, Wang Gong and a few other young eunuchs to the Qianqing Palace. Wang Jin stayed behind in Dongnuang Pavilion as usual.
Wang Xi followed Yunxi to Qianqing Palace and said doubtfully: "His Highness came back twice in half a day today. Is there anything I need to discuss with His Majesty again and again?"
Not to mention that Wang Jin and Wang Xi had acquaintances in the palace. Even if they walked out of the Wenhua Palace with a black eye, there was no eunuch they knew. They also knew that this was the second time that Yun Xi came back today. Yun Xi There is no grandson of the emperor yet, and the travel etiquette is based on the prince system, but there are dozens of people in the complete set of etiquette! Now Yunxi has omitted unnecessary ceremonial guards for the convenience of travel, but there are twenty guards alone There are many people. Unless you are blind, it is impossible to miss such a large group of people coming in and out of Chengtianmen.
Yunxi patted his head and said with a smile: "You don't understand, why are you asking so many questions? Did Concubine Lu do anything after I left the palace this morning?"
Wang Xi rubbed his head and said: "Concubine Lu has not left Wenyuan Pavilion since His Highness left the palace today. We secretly asked the familiar eunuchs in Wenyuan Pavilion and said that Concubine Lu did not have any special movements, but she spent a lot of time worshiping Bodhisattvas. Yes, by the way, a female official from Wenyuan Pavilion took leave this morning."
Yunxi heard this and didn't care. He said, "When you go back today, just tell Wang Jin to keep watching. I want you to screen the newly recruited eunuchs. Have you finished the screening?"
Wang Xi replied: "How can we finish it in just one and a half days? It will take a few more days."
Yunhe said: "You should pay more attention. If you can't finish it before thirty, see how I deal with you."
Wang Xi smiled and said: "How are you going to deal with me? Push me to the ground and beat me?" Both of them laughed.
Just talking and laughing, they arrived at Qianqing Palace in a short while. Yunxi watched the little eunuch who was passing the news trotting in and stood waiting at the door of Qianqing Palace.
Lao Zhu is resting at this time. As people get older, they get tired easily. Lao Zhu is also in his sixties, and his body is no longer what it was when he was fighting. Now he has to rest at noon every day. At this time, Lao Zhu is in bed Lying down with his eyes closed, Li Jinzhong walked in quietly and whispered: "His Highness the Third is waiting outside Qianqing Palace now."
Lao Zhu opened his eyes. As a very capable emperor, although he was curious about what Yunxi needed to come to him for instructions, he knew that it must be something that Yunxi could not do on his own.
Lao Zhu got up from the bed and told Li Jinzhong: "Tell the meal to be passed on. In addition, tell the imperial kitchen to add two dishes today and cook them immediately; ask Yunxi to go to the dining room of Dongnuan Pavilion." Then he slowly walked towards the dining room. .
Yunxi was not surprised when he received the order to go to the dining room. After all, it was already midday and it was time to eat. But Yunxi looked back at a group of people temporarily recruited from Qianqingmen and Jinshen Hall. The young eunuch thinks that he should call a few more people from the East Nuan Pavilion of Wenhua Palace at that time.
After thinking about it, he still felt that he shouldn't use the eunuch who didn't belong to him in this way, so he said to them: "It's time to eat. Send two or three of you to the East Nuan Pavilion of Wenhua Palace to find one. Ask the eunuch Wang Jin to send a few people over, and then you can disperse." After that, he ordered Wang Gong and Wang Xi: "You two should also find a place to eat; talk to the eunuch in charge of food here. I want to order something to eat." Then he stopped what Wang Xi was about to say and walked into the dining room alone.
These eunuchs were overjoyed! They had been prepared not to eat, but they didn't expect Yunxi to let them go back. The eunuchs thanked Yunxi in their hearts and knelt down to express their gratitude. Then everyone scrambled to get to the Wenhua Palace. Opportunity. Just kidding, Yunxi is the confirmed next heir. Lao Zhu is now over sixty and may die one day. What an honor it is to be able to show his face in front of Yunxi. And even if Yunxi doesn't remember it, They just need to establish a good relationship with Wang Jin, and then they can start building relationships when Yunxi succeeds and Wang Jin takes over.
Only one young eunuch did not fight for it. This was partly because he was too young to seize the opportunity, and partly because he was relatively reserved and would not express his kindness to others. Of course, Yunxi was nothing. But it shows that he still pays attention to these eunuchs and has these eunuchs in his eyes. This is something that no prince or grandson has ever experienced. This is also the reason why the eunuchs were moved. "If possible, I will repay you, His Royal Highness." .' This eunuch named Zheng En thought so.
Yunxi walked into the dining room. Lao Zhu was already sitting on his seat. The soup had been served, but the staple food and dishes had not yet been served. Lao Zhu was drinking soup. Yunxi saluted Lao Zhu and said, "Greetings to Grandpa Huang." ."
Lao Zhu looked up at him and said warmly: "Yunxi is here? Sit down and eat with grandpa. Although state affairs are important, they are not urgent at this moment."
Yunxi saw a pair of bowls and chopsticks next to Lao Zhu, and thought it should be prepared for him, so he walked forward, sat down next to Lao Zhu, and filled a bowl of soup with Lao Zhu, drinking it slowly. Get up. Then the staple food and vegetables came out one after another. The grandfather and grandson were just like the grandparents of a normal wealthy family, chatting and eating at the same time.
The imperial food in the early Ming Dynasty was still very simple, with only six dishes and one soup for two people, which was completely different from the later sixty-four dishes.
When Lao Zhu finished eating, Yunxi also finished eating. Lao Zhu supported Yunxi and came to Dongnuan Pavilion, and then the official topic began. Lao Zhu sat down on the chair and asked: "What else do you have to decide? Do you come to grandpa to ask for attention when you have something that can't be solved?"
Waiter Yunxi stood aside and replied: "Grandpa Huang, I'm not asking for your attention this time. It's like this. Didn't I plan to spread some rumors so that the people could exchange less treasure notes? When I was in Yingtian Mansion, I thought that in order to spread these rumors, the most suitable person would be Jin Yiwei's hidden line, so I came and told Grandpa Huang to ask the Jin Yiwei commander to come over so that I can give him instructions on this matter."
As expected, Lao Zhu already knew that Yun Xi had been to Yingtian Mansion today and had no doubts about it; at the same time, he also understood why Yun Xi did not directly contact the commander of Jin Yiwei. Lao Zhu then said: "Then call Guo Hongtao over , come here and talk to each other face to face." Then the eunuch asked Guo Hongtao to come to Qianqing Palace to meet him.
Then Lao Zhu asked: "When you walked into the dining room just now, I noticed that you came in alone. Didn't you bring the eunuch with you to the Qing Palace? Why are you alone?"
Yunxi replied: "Grandpa Huang, it is lunch time now. I asked the two eunuchs with me to have dinner."
Lao Zhu asked: "How can you not take eunuchs with you when you are walking in the palace? There are just a few eunuchs, what do you care about them?"
Yunxi knew that there was no way to communicate with Lao Zhu on this issue. It was really a fundamental difference in values, so he said "hmm" and wanted to end the topic.
However, Lao Zhu continued: "It's not that the eunuchs under your command have violated your wishes, and I don't want to deal with them directly, but you must be careful not to be too lenient with the people under you, and be strict with them..." Yunxi said "Yeah, yeah" again.
But in the end Lao Zhu said: "After you return to Wenhua Hall today, find a reason to hit the two people who came with you today twenty times, so that they will remember it."
Yunxi was shocked. Twenty planks could kill someone. He organized his words and said: "Grandpa Huang, it was the grandson who asked them to eat. Is the punishment for them a bit too harsh? I hope the emperor Grandpa reduces the punishment."
Lao Zhu looked at his expression. After a long while, until Yunxi could hardly bear Zhu Yuanzhang's strong aura, he said: "Then change it to twenty lashes. But you will never be so lenient with your subordinates in the future. ."
Upon seeing this, Yun He estimated that it was impossible to cancel the punishment, so he had no choice but to leave it at that. He secretly remembered the lesson learned this time.
The next time was awkward for a while, but Lao Zhu took out the excerpts to correct, and asked Yunxi to read it, and explained it to Yunxi. Yunxi also listened attentively, and the unhappiness he just felt quickly disappeared.