The Prosperous Era of Longwan

"You all go back."

Emperor Jiajing looked at the woman kneeling in the hall coldly. Then, Emperor Jiajing suddenly lost interest.

I was happy just now and thought about letting them have lunch at Yongshou Palace, but now I have completely lost such interest.

At this time, Concubine Shen stood up, led the other concubines to the center of the hall, and all saluted Emperor Jiajing.

"I bid farewell."

Afterwards, the concubines stood up and slowly exited the hall.

When Concubine Lu Jing and others were about to go out, Emperor Jiajing's voice sounded again.

"Tell King Jing to go to De'an with peace of mind."

Concubine Lu Jing knew that Emperor Jiajing was telling her this to tell her to suppress Prince Jing's restless heart.

Concubine Lu Jing knew more or less what King Jing had done and what he was doing. Even if she didn't know the details, she could guess a lot of them.

At least, Lu Bing's matter was full of conspiracy, and several people who were arranged by her at the beginning were all implicated at this time, and their bodies were neither alive nor dead.

Not daring to say another word, Concubine Lu Jing quickly left Yongshou Palace with Concubine Shen and others. Concubine Shen could not stop complaining along the way.

"Concubine Jing, why are you so confused? Although Prince Jing is your son, the fiefdom is a national law. Can we interfere?"

After hearing this, Concubine Lu Jing could only lower her head silently, not daring to argue with Concubine Shen.

Although what she was thinking in her heart was that Concubine Shen would say this simply because she had no children, otherwise how could it be possible.

The internal order of the "Ancestor Instructions of the Emperor Ming Dynasty" states: The queen is not allowed to govern the women in the palace internally, and she is not allowed to interfere with matters outside the palace.

With this group training, and the fact that the queens Zhu Yuanzhang arranged for his descendants to marry were all from the private sector, it effectively prevented the possibility of relatives interfering in politics. It was indeed rare for the harem to interfere in politics in the Ming Dynasty, and was far less frequent than in the previous dynasty.

"The harem must not interfere with politics." It is said that this was first said to Queen Ma by Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty. It later became an iron rule for the harem of the Ming Dynasty.

However, there is also a folk legend that when Zhu Yuanzhang said that "the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics", he asked Queen Ma to kick over the bench and ask him to argue.

Rumor has it that it was the time when the Hu Weiyong case broke out in the early Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang implicated tens of thousands of people in the Hu Party and killed them in rivers of blood. Many of these people followed Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world.

Empress Ma couldn't stand it anymore and asked Zhu Yuanzhang one day: "Is the world at peace now?"

Zhu Yuanzhang himself was furious and angrily scolded Empress Ma: "This is a matter for the imperial court, and the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics!"

Empress Ma became anxious at that time, kicked over a stool, and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "You are the father of the world, and I am the mother of the world. If a mother asks her child whether he is safe or not, why can't he do it?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang knew that he was wrong at the time and could not find the words to defend himself, he later added this paragraph when compiling "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions".

Everything that happens in the Yongshou Palace will naturally spread in the palace and then outside the palace soon, even if there is a law such as "Anyone in the harem who writes privately and posts it outside will be beheaded".

It seems that throughout the Ming Dynasty, the harem was like a sieve, unable to hide news at all.

But after the concubines left Yongshou Palace, the furious Emperor Jiajing kicked out all the eunuchs and maids serving in the palace, and these people were naturally eager to do this.

The emperor was obviously angry. At this time, if the situation was slightly unsatisfactory, the outcome might be disastrous. It would be a good thing to hide far away.

"Years ago, Xu Jie's memorial said, when will Prince Jing's Mansion be completed?"

There were only Emperor Jiajing and Huang Jin in the main hall. At this time, the emperor asked.

"Go back to your Majesty, it will be completed around March."

Huang Jin hurriedly bowed and replied.

"March?"

Emperor Jiajing nodded slightly, then turned to Huang Jin and ordered: "As arranged, let him set out to join the feudal clan in February, and it will be almost May or June when he arrives in De'an."

Upon hearing Emperor Jiajing's order, Huang Jin opened his mouth in surprise, but he soon realized that His Majesty was really angry with King Jing.

"Keep an eye on him for this month so he doesn't cause any more trouble."

While speaking, Emperor Jiajing waved his hand and said: "You can make arrangements, I want to be quiet."

"According to the order."

Huang Jin lowered his head and agreed, then slowly exited the hall.

With Emperor Jiajing's order, Huang Jin naturally had to get things done, but how to do it was a bit difficult to figure out.

When he said this, he called everyone else out, obviously not intending to directly invent the matter.

After walking out of the main hall, Huang Jin was still thinking about whether to ask someone to notify Wu Shan, the Minister of Rites, to handle it, or whether to ask Xu Jie to do it. It would be more appropriate to submit a memorial to the palace first.

"Eunuch Huang, inside."

At this time, Chen Ju, who was on duty at the door, saluted Huang Jin in a low voice. Naturally, he meant to ask if he needed someone to come in and serve him.

Earlier, Emperor Jiajing kicked everyone out, and now Huang Jin has also come out. It seems that he has the emperor's order to do it, but there must be no one around the emperor.

Seeing Chen Ju, Huang Jin hesitated for a moment, but still shook his head. This matter was not suitable for people from Prince Yu's palace to interfere.

Yes, seeing Chen Ju, Huang Jin thought about whether to ask Chen Ju to bring the news.

To ask the vassal king to handle the vassal affairs, an official from the Ministry of Rites is actually the most suitable person, and now Gao Gong from Prince Yu's Mansion is the Minister of Rites, so it is naturally appropriate.

But if people from Prince Yu's palace were involved in petitioning King Jing to accept the vassalship, it seemed easy to convince people that King Yu would not tolerate King Jing. Although the dispute between the two kings was well known to the world, when the dust settled, it seemed that King Yu did not It is necessary to bear this responsibility again.

At this moment, Huang Jin has made a decision to let Wu Shan do this. Only Wu Shan can take the blame.

However, Prince Yu's palace should still know about this matter in advance, so as not to let people there get involved blindly and make the prince in the palace unhappy.

Huang Jin hooked his hand at Chen Ju. Chen Ju understood and hurriedly followed Huang Jin to a secluded place.

"When you leave the palace, tell Mr. Wei that the emperor has asked Wu Shangshu to invite His Highness King Jing to leave the capital in February to join the feudal clan."

Huang Jin looked around and saw no one around, then turned around and said to Chen Ju.

Upon hearing this, Chen Ju immediately understood what was going on. Even though he was outside the palace gate, he could hear everything that happened in the palace clearly and clearly.

"Yes, little one, let's talk about it now."

Chen Ju agreed.

There are many eunuchs like him in the Yongshou Palace, and they all take turns.

Since Huang Jin has said so, Chen Ju plans to send the news out as soon as possible, so that King Yu will be happy in the New Year.

Well, whether it was Huang Jin or Chen Ju, the purpose of doing this was to please King Yu, his future master.

Perhaps, pleasing King Yu no longer meant much to Huang Jin. He was not young and could not stay in the palace for too long, but it meant a lot to Chen Ju.

"Go ahead, and remind them by the way, don't drink too much in the New Year, as it's easy to do bad things."

Huang Jin glanced at Chen Ju, waved his hand to indicate that he could leave, and then slowly walked towards the gate of Yongshou Palace.

Chen Ju had already left Yongshou Palace at this time, but he did not leave the palace directly to find the Wei family. Instead, he went to the Secretary of Ceremonies first to find his godfather Gao Zhong.

Although Huang Jin didn't seem to have any ill intentions towards him, Chen Ju knew that there were dangers everywhere in this palace, and he could make the emperor unhappy even if he didn't know what happened, and he would die without knowing how.

The godfather has been in the palace for a long time, so he is naturally better able to distinguish the pros and cons. Besides, King Jing will become a vassal in February. This is not a big deal, and the godfather must be informed first.

When Chen Ju rushed to the Chief of Ceremonies, he happened to see the eunuch Feng Bao coming out of the house. He hurriedly stepped aside and saluted respectfully when Feng Bao passed by, "Happy New Year, Eunuch Feng."

"Looking for Eunuch Gao?"

Feng Bao stood in front of Chen Ju and was not stingy with Chen Ju's New Year greetings. He reached out and took out a small ingot from his sleeve and threw it to him.

Chen Ju hurriedly thanked him again.

"Okay, here you go, just take it and say thank you."

Feng Bao smiled and said to Chen Ju: "Your godfather is in the back room, please go in."

After speaking, Feng Bao left without looking back.

After Feng Bao left, Chen Ju hurriedly stood up straight, put the silver ingot in his arms, and then stepped into the ceremonial supervisor.

"Godfather, what do you mean by Eunuch Huang asking me to deliver a message to Prince Yu's Mansion?"

After finishing Huang Jin's instructions, Chen Ju asked in a low voice in front of Gao Zhong.

"Eunuch Huang is pleased with you and supports you, hehe."

Gao Zhong just smiled and said, "Just do what Eunuch Huang wants. You can tell Wei Guangde now. King Yu will reward you with some money if he knows the news is untrue."

"My son has a godfather to support him, so Eunuch Huang doesn't need to worry about it."

Chen Ju said pretending to be shy, but he was also happy in his heart.

The godfather is not as prestigious as Huang Jin in front of the palace and the emperor. If he is really attracted by Huang Jin, will he be able to go directly to the ceremonial supervisor like Feng Bao?

"You're so fake, get out of here, I gave you the good stuff yesterday, but not today."

Gao Zhong smiled and cursed, and threw a gold ingot at Chen Ju. Chen Ju hurriedly reached out to catch it, and then he hurriedly walked towards the door after receiving another burst of joy.

"At this moment, where should Mr. Wei be having a drink on Chang'an Street? Don't miss anyone."

Before leaving the house, Gao Zhong's voice came from behind.

"Hey, I got it, godfather."

Chen Ju agreed and hurriedly opened the curtain and left the room.

When Chen Ju came out, he thought about what his godfather said before leaving, and felt that it made sense. These officials would run out to have breakfast after the meeting.

After all, many officials went out in Yinshi. It was still early at that time. Even if they had something to eat, they would be hungry by this time.

I heard that in the early years, the restaurants on the street were not open at this time. It was because there was no big court meeting and the emperor no longer gave banquets, so this tradition was formed. Some high-end restaurants on the streets would open on the first day of the new year. Open the shop and entertain these big men.

Are there many restaurants on East and West Chang'an Street?

There are many, both high-end and not high-end, but at this time, only large restaurants are open, while small shops are still closed for business.

There were many restaurants, but it was not difficult for Chen Ju. After leaving the Bureau of Ceremonies, Chen Ju went to the Bureau of Ceremonies to find the eunuchs who had arranged the ceremony. These were all his people. He asked a few smart people to walk along the East and West Chang'an Street. Find it in a restaurant.

According to the custom in previous years, Emperor Jiajing will not leave Yongshou Palace today. In fact, even in normal times, he leaves Yongshou Palace only a handful of times, so people here usually have nothing to do.

After sending the people out, Chen Ju slowly walked toward the palace gate.

Chen Ju walked out of the palace, crunching and walking on the exposed snow on Chang'an Street. It was already bright, but there was no one on the road, and the capital would not become lively until later.

Speaking of which, it's better to be a commoner during the Chinese New Year, at least you don't have to get up early.

Not long after, there was a young chamberlain running towards him from the front, and soon he was close.

"Eunuch Chen, we've found him."

When the waiter arrived in front of Chen Ju, he hurriedly saluted and told the restaurant where Wei Guangde was.

After throwing over a small ingot of silver, Chen Ju walked towards West Chang'an Street where Wei Guangde was.

And just when he turned around, a very ordinary-looking carriage drove out of the palace gate, but the direction of the carriage was to the east toward the Tenth Prince's Palace.

Naturally, Chen Ju would not go into the restaurant directly to find Wei Guangde. Instead, he would go into the restaurant and ask for a small private room with no one around, and let the waiter in the restaurant invite people.

At this time, there were many officials in the restaurant, but they were all still giving orders in private rooms. There was no one outside except the waiters.

In Wei Guangde's room, Wei Guangde was drunk with wine at this time. He was holding a wine glass in his left hand and still punching people with his right hand. The waiter had come to invite people, and he was still a little confused. Who was looking for me at this time?

But now that they have been found, there must be a reason why they are still unwilling to come in directly.

He put down his wine glass, bowed his head, and then followed the waiter out of the private room, and was taken to the door of a secluded private room.

Chen Ju didn't change his clothes, and someone from the capital who was still running a restaurant on Chang'an Street knew what was going on, so when he went to invite Wei Guangde, he didn't even tell him that it was someone from the palace who was looking for him.

When Wei Guangde entered the house and saw Chen Ju inside, he was shocked, but he immediately gave Chen Ju his New Year greetings.

However, he was still very strange in his heart. Shouldn't Chen Ju be waiting for orders in front of the emperor at this time?

"Brother Chen, I'm going to get the food and drinks to be served."

Seeing that there were no food or drinks on the table, Wei Guangde said hurriedly.

"No, I just came out with a message this time. I will go back to Xiyuan when it's over."

Chen Ju shook his head, then walked to Wei Guangde and whispered Huang Jin's words in his ear.

"Why did Your Majesty mention King Jing's surrender to the vassal state today?"

Wei Guangde was certainly happy after hearing Chen Ju's words, but then he became a little suspicious.

Even if he wants to drive his son out of the capital, he can't violate the order of the first grade of junior high school.

"It should be Concubine Lu Jing who made the emperor angry."

Chen Ju replied in a low voice, and then said to Wei Guangde with some uncertain words: "Did you remind Prince Yu to pay attention to his diet before?"

"That's what happened, what happened?"

Wei Guangde was curious. You didn't tell me that there was a secret behind Lu Bing's death. Let's be careful.

"When Eunuch Huang told me about this today, he mentioned it separately, telling you not to drink too much in the New Year, as this will lead to bad things."

Chen Ju said softly.