my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 7 The Decree
It has been raining in Nanjing for the past few days. The rain in the south of the Yangtze River is always like prostatitis.

The weather suddenly became colder, and at the East Palace, an eunuch sent Zhang Shi'an a new dress, which was specially ordered by the crown prince and princess concubine because they were afraid that Zhang Anshi would not know how hot or cold he was.

Although Zhang Anshi has no shortage of clothes, he also knows that whenever the weather changes, the East Palace will always give clothes, which is actually to remind Zhang Anshi to add a shirt.

Zhang Anshi happily went to the school again.

But today, there was a change in the school.

Outside the courtyard wall of Hu Yan's mansion, there are guards wearing flying fish suits straddling swords, standing guard at every three steps and sentry at five steps.

As if he was facing an enemy.

There was a scream from inside the courtyard wall.

Zhang Anshi got out of the carriage, his legs tightened.

He glanced at Zhang San who came with him in amazement: "Ah...has my mentor Hu Yangong's house been ransacked?"

Zhang San blinked, swallowed, too scared to speak.

Zhang Anshi entered the school alone, only to find that in the front yard, more than a dozen teenagers were kneeling on the ground.

It was even worse for Zhu Yong, with his head drooping, and someone put a yoke on him. This heavy wooden yoke was put on his neck. When he saw Zhang Anshi, he said, "Brother, run."

Zhang Anshi shuddered, but heard another scream.

The scream gradually became clearer, but someone was pressed on a wooden bench and whipped with a leather whip.

Zhang Anshi took a closer look, who is it not Zhang Fu?

While screaming, Zhang Fu seemed to have caught a glimpse of Zhang Anshi, and shouted: "Brother, brother, run quickly, they are coming to beat you."

The executioner was wearing a flying fish suit, and a cold-faced eunuch stood beside him.

Zhang Anshi was so frightened that his legs trembled a little.

He was a true man in two lifetimes, but it was the first time he saw such a chilling scene, and he was really inexperienced.

Subconsciously, Zhang Anshi wanted to run, but then he thought: Is it too late to run at this time?
I am afraid that if I run away, the consequences will be even worse.

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Anshi calmed down, and said obediently: "I won't run, I accept the punishment, and I will also kneel down."

As soon as he spoke, he was about to make room for the young man who was kneeling on the ground.

But the eunuch looked up at Zhang Anshi: "Which one are you?"

Zhang Anshi said: "Zhang Anshi."

The eunuch immediately took out a notebook, flipped through it, and said, "Zhang Anshi? Oh, your memorial is quite good, so it can be seen that you have worked hard and don't need to be punished."

Zhang Anshi felt relieved all of a sudden.

At this moment, another whip was swung down fiercely.

Snapped……

Zhang Fu howled like a pig.

He still said vaguely in his mouth: "Brother, didn't you just write nonsense?"

Zhang Anshi almost shed tears of sympathy.

The eunuch said again: "Since Mr. Zhang does not need to be punished, there is no homework in this school today, so please go back."

Zhang Fu also chirped and hummed: "Brother, you can't bear to stay here, let's go, I can stand it."

"Oh." Zhang Anshi nodded, and ran away quickly.

Zhang Fu: "..."

But Zhang Fu didn't have time to think, and soon let out a scream like killing a pig.

……

Zhang San was looking after the carriage, looking outside, and soon saw Zhang Anshi scurrying out of the mansion like a rabbit.

Zhang Sanchang heaved a sigh of relief, and stepped forward in surprise: "Master...what's the matter, Master Hu's house was really ransacked?"

"The matter is more serious than expected. I'm afraid my brothers may be involved in it."

"But young master..."

"I am successful in my studies, so naturally I won't be punished."

Zhang San drooped his head, as if his head was running at high speed, pondering whether there were other ambiguities in the words.

Zhang Anshi said: "It's the best policy to hurry up, don't talk about it here, my brother is beaten like this, I feel very distressed, I have to get medicine for them."

"Oh." Zhang San nodded in a daze.

……

"Fengtian Chengyun, the emperor, said: Recently, I heard that the relatives of the crown prince in the Eastern Palace are behaving recklessly, and the relatives of the imperial family are not allowed to be restrained. They are so rampant, which is really not good. Every time I think about it, it must be because of the arrogance of the Eastern Palace. The crown prince can't discipline his relatives, so why not?" To govern the world, today I issue a decree to warn you, to teach you, the crown prince, to know what is good and what is bad, and you must not be tolerant and indifferent, and if there is a next time, I will never forgive you lightly, my lord!"

At this time, in the East Palace, an eunuch was singing a decree from the palace with his voice out.

The words in the decree are very vulgar, of course, in fact, this has always been the style of Zhu Di's decree.

Prince Zhu Gaochi knelt on the ground in a regular manner, and after hearing the imperial decree, he was already terrified and pale.

After the eunuch who read the decree finished reading, he cautiously accompanied him with a smile: "Your Highness..."

Zhu Gaochi sighed: "Understood, you go and reply to the order."

The eunuch has gone.

Zhu Gaochi just sighed, and returned to the inner garden of the East Palace.

At this time, the princess Zhang came to welcome the prince.

Zhu Gaochi held her hand, depressed.

Mrs. Zhang said worriedly, "Did An Shi get into trouble again?"

Zhu Gaochi nodded, and sighed: "This time is different, and now Shang Datian listened, and the father himself issued an order to scold... hey..."

When Mrs. Zhang heard this, she immediately realized the seriousness of the problem, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty has made an order, and it is inevitable that in the eyes of all officials, this is a signal that His Majesty hates His Highness. The wall fell and everyone pushed..."

Under normal circumstances, the emperor would not scold the crown prince. After all, the crown prince is the crown prince and needs to establish a certain prestige, so the admonition will be very tactful, but this time he is so blunt, I'm afraid His Majesty will have some idea.

Zhu Gaochi was silent for a moment, and said: "I'm not worried here, it's An Shi...Those people with ulterior motives may not dare to touch this palace, but they can use An Shi to make a fuss, which is not good for An Shi."

Mrs. Zhang was like the unpredictable weather in Nanjing city. Tears filled her eyes in an instant, and the tears fell down like a bead chain. This older sister, married into the palace gate, the palace gate is strict, and she can't take care of her all day long. He is left alone outside, young and incapable of knowing things. I'm afraid there are many cronies around him who will trick him into doing evil..."

Zhu Gaochi was moved by this, and quickly comforted him: "An Shi's heart is good, so don't cry, everything can be discussed in the long run."

Zhang's tears stopped immediately, she looked at the little eunuch and said, "Go and call my brother here."

So the eunuch hurried away.

Zhang Anshi was really stimulated this time, especially after seeing Zhang Fu's butt being beaten to pieces, he felt even more sad.

He was summoned to the East Palace and entered the inner garden.

Entering the hall in a hurry, I saw my elder sister Zhang Shi, so I said with a smile: "Sister."

Mrs. Zhang put on a look of displeasure: "What have you done again? I'm so pitiful. It doesn't matter if your natal family has no support. You, a brother, can't share your worries, but you still cause trouble."

Zhu Gaochi said from the side: "Okay, okay..."

Mrs. Zhang said: "Look at his hippie smile... hey..." After finishing speaking, he stretched out his hand to wipe away his tears and began to sob.

Zhang Anshi couldn't see this, so he quickly put away his smile, lowered his head and said, "What did I do wrong again?"

Zhang said: "Today, His Majesty issued an imperial decree to warn your brother-in-law, saying that he is incompetent in discipline, and that he is conniving and protecting him. He is a prince, a dignified prince. If he is reprimanded like this, which one of the civil and military officials in the court is not a joke? !"

"You silly brother, don't you know how embarrassing your brother-in-law is? His Majesty doesn't like him, and there are so many treacherous villains around Shengjia who stir up trouble every day. Look at what your brother-in-law is worrying about."

Zhang Anshi went to see Zhu Gaochi.

Seeing that Zhu Gaochi also had a sad face, he forced himself to say: "I am a son of man, I can't share my worries for you, and I deserve to be reprimanded... An Shi is still young, that's all... what's the point of saying this."

(End of this chapter)