eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 629 Dao Heart Broken
This Lu En is only thirty years old. Speaking of which, he must have been very high-spirited when he was selected as a Jinshi.But when You Zhi actually brought the person over, Zhu Houzhao only glanced at him, and there was nothing else except that he looked very old.

Lu En was wearing a blue official robe and a turban on his head. When he saw the emperor looking at him from afar, he bowed down and bowed.

Zhu Houzhao ignored him and just left him alone.

In Lu En's eyes, he didn't know why he was suddenly summoned to the palace, and when he entered the palace, he got an errand like watching the emperor play Cuju.

In his spare time, he took a second look and mentally commented on the emperor's skills: his agility and vigorous steps.

Gradually he became a little anxious while waiting, so he kept winking at Eunuch You, but the old eunuch was a very oily smiley man, and he only smiled at him but ignored him.

An unknown amount of time passed like this, and the emperor came to an end out of breath, "That's it for today. I occasionally play with things, but don't lose heart. Come back."

"Yes!!"

As soon as Lu En saw that the emperor was finished, he immediately bypassed the little eunuch who was accompanying him and took a small step behind Eunuch You. While he was greeting the emperor, he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Lu En, I'd like to greet you." Your Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao wiped his sweat and glanced at him, "Pingshen. Follow."

"Ah?" Lu En looked up in surprise.

"Tsk." You Zhi feigned anger, "You must not be arrogant in the palace!"

"Yes! Your Majesty, forgive me."

Zhu Houzhao just walked forward on his own. He was going to take a bath and change clothes.

Now it was better, Lu En had to wait outside again.

Buckets after buckets of hot water were brought in, but no one came out.

Later he got really anxious and said, "Eunuch You, it's been almost two hours since I heard the decree. Your Majesty also met with me. What do you want me to do?"

You Zhi only moved his eyes and his head and glanced at him sideways, "Are you in a hurry?"

"The subordinate dare not."

"Okay, stop pretending. I heard that you only want to be a small official, not a high official. No matter what, you must be a tough guy. Why do you look so slick? What do you mean? Are you trying to pretend to be deceived?"

Lu Enpi said with a smile: "What Eunuch You said a lower official is like, then that's what a lower official is like."

These words were soft and a bit offensive, making You Zhi so angry that his teeth itched.

"Wait, you!"

Lu En lowered his head and stopped talking, but it was not obvious that he was sulking. Instead, he occasionally raised his head and smiled at You Zhipi.

Zhu Houzhao was leaning against the door. In fact, he saw and heard something. He was thoughtful in his heart. This Lu En was probably dissatisfied with the current situation of the world to the point of despair, so he responded with a cynical and pig-like attitude. People of the world.

"Come on, change clothes."

The door opened with a creak, and You Zhi, who was waiting outside, immediately stepped forward, "Your Majesty, I ordered someone to prepare some fresh peaches. Your Majesty, would you like to enjoy them?"

"Bring them here together. Let's go to Qianqing Palace." The emperor ordered as he walked, "Bring all the cabinet votes to me for review."

"Yes, the slaves obey the order."

At this time, Lu En was embarrassed again. He didn't know whether to follow or not. If he just left like this, he didn't dare.

In fact, You Zhi didn't even understand what the emperor meant.

What's even more confusing is that when the emperor came out after bathing, he seemed to have forgotten Lu En as a person. He didn't even look at or mention him.

Lu En looked left and right with his hands in a ball-hugging posture, and in a daze, he finally took two steps to keep up.

There were still people in the attendant's room of Qianqing Palace. The emperor was accustomed to review the memorials for one to two hours in the evening before it was completely dark, so they couldn't leave.

There are no labor laws to protect them at the moment.

The other chamberlains also fully understand the emperor's habits. Over the past few years, a set of procedures has been fixed, lighting lamps, grinding, pouring tea, and waiting for the emperor.

"See the Emperor." These are the three people in the attendant's room.

Zhu Houzhao didn't look back, just waved his hand, and they retreated skillfully.

After he sat at the imperial desk, the fresh peaches You Zhi mentioned were also peeled. Zhu Houzhao picked up one and ate it, drank a few mouthfuls of boiled water, and then put his hand on a memorial.

At this time, he finally looked up.

Lu En was sneaking a peek, but he was startled when he caught the emperor's gaze. He immediately straightened up his posture and said, "Your Majesty, Lu En, I would like to pay homage to the Emperor."

"Stand by the side. You Zhi,"

"The servant is here."

"If he is in a hurry, take him there." "Yes..."

After that, the palace became quiet.Under the light of the lamp, the emperor devoted himself wholeheartedly to reviewing the memorials.

Lu En was completely confused. He had no idea what the emperor had planned. He just let him stand like this. Is there anything more boring than this?

After looking around for a while, he finally set his sights on the emperor.

Before coming here today, he had never thought that he would one day meet the emperor. Of course, he had heard a lot about saints, virtues, talents and strategies in the past...

As far as the present is concerned, the emperor is indeed very diligent. There are three piles of memorials on the imperial desk in front of him, each pile has more than 20 volumes. The emperor can have such patience and read each one one by one. After finishing, I start writing again, and I almost don't feel irritable during the process.

At a certain moment, he heard a voice.

"Let Jin Gui come."

Eunuch You, who was standing with him, seemed to be about to fall asleep. He immediately shook himself and said, "Yes."

Then a middle-aged official in his 40s appeared respectfully next to him.

Lu En heard the emperor ask, "Chongsui, I remember that last year Guide Prefecture in Henan Province issued a memorial to report the disaster, and I ordered several counties in Guide Prefecture to exempt money and food, right?"

"It is indeed true. Your Majesty has exempted three counties from money and food."

"What's the name of the prefect of Guide Mansion?"

Jin Gui was also surprised, "Oh, by the way, it's Lu Shiyu, the prefect of Baoding who got into trouble this time."

"Yes." Zhu Houzhao frowned a little, "I hadn't thought of it at first. But this memorial from Peng Ze reminded me of the return to Germany and disaster relief."

The cabinet's vote this time is still for disaster relief.

But Zhu Houzhao felt that the situation might be a bit complicated, "Chong Sui, you draft a decree and give it to Henan Governor Peng Ze, asking him to pay careful attention to the affairs of Guide Prefecture. To put it more bluntly, the number of victims will not decrease, and there will not be just one prefect." Officials at all levels must sort out the issues. In addition, go find out the original words of last year’s memorial and copy it out and attach it to the back. Warn him that this matter is important and cannot be solved if it is delayed any longer, so he will be questioned!”

"Yes!"

Jin Gui went immediately after receiving the order. There would be a lot of urgent delivery content like this, and it would take a long time for Zhu Houzhao to write it himself, so he asked Jin Gui to write it for him. This is not called laziness, it is called improving efficiency. After Jin Gui finished writing, he He sees.

After reading it, he felt, well, this is what I meant.Then he would simply write a few words about Zhu Biao, telling the person that this is also Emperor Zhu Biao, so hurry up and do it.

In this way, the efficiency of the emperor's governance can be greatly improved.

In fact, this is another kind of voting proposal. The cabinet itself posted its own opinions on the memorial for the emperor's reference. Now Zhu Houzhao just puts out the ones that require long speeches separately.

It was difficult for Lu En not to listen to these conversations.

After that, the emperor also visited his attendants several times, covering matters related to people's livelihood, border defense and horse administration, money, food, taxes, and customs.

The emperor basically asked officials from all over the country to abide by the law and love the people. Moreover, the emperor was very smart and could find loopholes that some officials accidentally left in many memorials.

Just like that, more than an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and the emperor began to stretch and twist his body.

"You Zhi, pack up and go to bed."

"Yes!"

At this time, the emperor finally walked up to him and looked at him.

"Your Majesty, your humble minister Lu En has been ordered to enter the palace today. I wonder if your Majesty has anything to tell me?"

The emperor showed a playful expression, "Will you do whatever I tell you?"

"I don't understand what the emperor means. I am a minister of the Ming Dynasty and a minister of the emperor. Of course, I will act according to the emperor's orders."

"Listen to everything?"

Lu En was unsure, but he could only nod his head, "I'll listen to everything."

Just as he was slightly nervously waiting for what would happen next, he suddenly heard the emperor say again, "Go out of the palace tonight and enter the palace at noon tomorrow. If you are late, I will let you go to jail!"

Lu En was completely confused. What on earth was going on?
His calves were sore from standing all day. As a result, he didn't find anything but heard a few incomprehensible words.Isn't this torturing him?

In fact, Zhu Houzhao was very kind to him and asked You Zhi to send him out of the palace.

All the way to the palace gate, Lu En never gave up, "Eunuch You, what do you mean by your majesty?"

You Zhi ignored him and said, "Remember to enter the palace on time tomorrow. Our family will send someone to pick you up."

Lu En was so angry that he wanted to scold his mother, but when he got outside the palace, he showed his broken heart, "No one can tell me why!"

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