My Daming New Empire

After the entrainment inspection, just about to enter the door, two more carriages came behind.

A military general on horseback shouted loudly: "Gu parents, but please stay."

Gu Zuo is the parent officer of Ying Tianfu, and is generally called Parent Gu by the common people.He recognized the person who came as Yuan Yi, the commander of Dongcheng Bingma Division.

Yuan Yi is Yuan Hong's second son, but unlike his elder brother Yuan Rong who likes to cause trouble and has enemies all over the place, he is well-rounded and well-connected in Beijing.

The soldiers and horses of the five cities of Yingtianfu are directly under the command of the emperor, although they are equal in name.But because the imperial palace is in the east of the city, Zhu Di, the soldier and horse commander of the east city, is behind the Ministry of Industry, on the same site as the Imperial Hospital and Zhanshi Mansion, and is responsible for protecting the safety of the court ministries.

Therefore, although the commander of the Dongcheng Bingma Division is on the same level as the other four cities, it is actually half a level higher.

The command envoys of the Wucheng soldiers and horses are the same as the command envoys of the Jingwei, with only 3000 people, 500 fewer than the frontier guards, and the rank is only half a level lower than the third rank.

Gu Zuo is currently holding the title of Shangshu, he is the second grade, but he can afford to call his parents.

However, Gu Zuo was a low-key person, he clasped his fists like him and said: "You and my colleague, just call me Liqing."

Yuan Yi jumped off the horse, saluted and said: "My parents treat me politely, but I can't lose my sense of proportion."

However, he couldn't resist Gu Zuo, so he called out Gu Zuo's name, Li Qing, at Gu Zuo's insistence.

Then they introduced their family members to each other and greeted each other.Gu Qian only remembered that his mother taught him to kowtow when meeting people, and when he saw the ceremony, he knelt down with a plop, which made everyone else laugh.

Yuan Yi took a look at the faces of the Gu family, Gu Qian was white and tender, very cute.He smiled and said: "Li Qing, I think this kid is lively and smart, but he is destined to be with me. Why don't our two families form a marriage?"

Yuan Yi is a few years younger than Gu Zuo, and his eldest daughter is about the same age as Gu Qian, and she is also cute and cute.

Gu Zuo glanced at her, and agreed somewhat in his heart, and thought that the Yuan family was considered a first-class noble in the capital, and had a strong relationship. For a single minister like himself, it would be nice to have such an in-law.

However, he and Yuan Yi had only met by chance before, and had no contact except for official business, and even had disputes over the case between Ying Tianfu and Dongcheng Bingmasi.

For a moment he couldn't figure out why the other party was so close, so he pushed it on his wife. "Let the woman's family find a time to discuss this matter, we two gentlemen..."

"That's right, it's just my fault that I was excited when I saw this little guy." Yuan Yi laughed and patted Gu Qian's head. "It's cheap for you kid."

They also went through the inspection, and then a few eunuchs and maids asked if they wanted a carriage. They were not old, weak, sick or disabled, and they knew that grandchildren didn't like to enjoy it, so they all decided to go into the palace.

Seeing Yuan Yi's wife getting close to Gu Qian and flattering his wife, Gu Zuo guessed that they intended to get close.

He has no upper-level connections in the capital, and he still doesn't understand why the grandson specially posted posts for him, but Yuan Yi must know about it.

Gu Zuo's heart jumped violently. Does this mean that His Royal Highness has taken a fancy to my ability and wants to reuse me, which is why Yuan Yi, an honorable son, gets close to him?

He took a deep breath to calm himself down.So many years of ups and downs have passed, why is a happy event so impetuous!

"Anzhi, I thought I came early today, but I never thought that you would come here so early."

He originally wanted to test a little bit, but Yuan Yi said in a low voice: "To tell you the truth, I prepared it long ago, but I can't be the first one, so let the servants watch your family, no matter who comes Then, let’s enter the palace together.”

He didn't expect the other party to be so frank, and he didn't know how to answer the conversation for a while.Yuan Yi nodded slightly, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness loves Li Qing very much. You have been in the position of Yin Tianfu for eight years, and you should be promoted long ago."

After taking the risk to say this, Yuan Yi didn't dare to take any more risks, and began to introduce the situation of the palace to them.

Gu Zuo often entered the palace, but he went directly to the three main halls from the Meridian Gate, and he attended the banquet in the Hall of Martial Heroes, and this was his first visit to the East Palace.

And Yuan Yi, as a noble son, has often entered the palace since he was a child, and he is very clear about some layouts in the palace.

After leaving the Donghua Gate, you will see a crooked river. To the south of the river are the library of scriptures and the library of eight treasures.On the opposite side is the Prince's Wenhua Palace, a large building, and Gu Zuo didn't know which piece was Wenhua Palace.

The right hand leans against the root of Huangcheng is a new house, which is the Ziqingsi which has only become famous in recent years.Going north along the gate of the Advisory Department's courtyard, passing through an open space, you can see a large continuous palace complex.

"That's His Highness's Xingqing Palace. It was originally built by Taizu to store his treasures, but now His Highness lives there. Besides, even Yongfu Palace is owned by His Highness."

He lowered his voice and said: "The regulations of Xingqing Palace are the three sizes of Wenhua Palace..."

Gu Zuo knew very early on that the grandson was more favored and valued by the emperor in the palace, but only seeing the gap between Xingqing Palace and Wenhua Palace can make people feel it accurately.

Because there was another snowfall after the year, except for the clean roads in the palace, other places remained as they were, with snow still covering the trees and grass.

"His Royal Highness likes nature and wildness, so he specifically confessed not to clean up the snow that is not in the way. There is no snow everywhere in the city, and the snow here is still so thick."

Gu Zuo asked softly, "Your Majesty doesn't care?"

"As long as the palace is not demolished, His Majesty will not be willing to take care of His Highness."

Arriving at the gate of Xingqing Palace, Zhu Zhanji came out with the concubines Sun Xian, Lan Liangdi, and Hu Liangdi with a sound of communication.

Both Gu Zuo and Yuan Yi were taken aback, they hurriedly took their family members for a few steps, and knelt down first. "I don't dare to greet you as Your Highness, so I ask Your Highness to stop."

Zhu Zhanji laughed and said, "It doesn't matter whether you are superior or inferior today, we only celebrate the New Year. Please get up quickly."

On the other side, Sun Xian and the two Liang Dies also helped up their wives and daughters, and each of them gave a red envelope to each of the children.The children were very happy when they got three red envelopes.

They welcomed several female relatives and Gu Qian, who was under ten years old, to the apse, and Zhu Zhanji took them to the main living room in the west hall.

There are too many confidential documents in the study, but there are not many people, and it is not suitable to sit in the empty hall, so the reception room in the west hall is properly used.

And because it is in the harem, it cannot welcome guests several times a year.

Zhu Zhanji took the lead in sitting on a single sofa, waved his hand, and asked a few people to sit down.But they were trembling, sitting on the soft sofa with only one buttocks, Zhu Zhanji was tired for them.

"Be more casual, sit down for me." Under Zhu Zhanji's gaze, several people sat down awkwardly and leaned against the back of the sofa.

Gu Zuo and his two sons are really cramped, but Yuan Yi is just pretending.On the second day of the Lunar New Year, he ate more than anyone else in the palace, and he thought he didn't have enough wine!

However, Zhu Zhanji was a little surprised that he could take care of the emotions of Gu's father and son in this way.

Seeing that Zhu Zhanji was a little puzzled, he took the initiative to "confess" and said: "Your Highness doesn't know something. I was just talking to Li Qing about the marriage of the two families. From now on, we will become in-laws."

Zhu Zhanji didn't know that the matter hadn't been settled yet, so he heard the words and said, "This is a good thing. When the time comes to have a wedding, I'll join in the fun."

As soon as Zhu Zhanji's "golden words" came out, Gu Zuo lost his temper, and the matter became a certainty.He also had no choice but to cup his fists and said, "I am so grateful to be loved by His Highness."

"As long as you do things with your heart, Guzi will use you again." After Zhu Zhanji finished speaking, he turned his head and asked Gu Cheng without talking about the business. "How is your studies in the Imperial College now?"

Gu Cheng clasped his fists and said, "His Royal Highness, I feel that I can still pass my studies. It's just that there are so many talents in the world. I'm still a little sure about Qiu Wei, but I'm not sure about next year's Chun Wei."

Gu Zuo is a senior official of the second rank, and Gu Cheng, as his eldest son, has also obtained the title of general official Zuo Lang from the ninth rank of Wensan rank, so he can call himself a minister.

However, the Wen San rank of the Ming Dynasty is completely different from the Wu San rank. Without an official position, one may be this San rank from the ninth rank for a lifetime, and it is impossible to rise up.

Zhu Zhanji said gently: "The study of Confucianism is only to let you understand the principles of the world and lay your foundation. If you want to be a good official, you need to know how to distinguish right from wrong, do things sincerely, uphold justice, and be strict with others like your father. Self-discipline. As long as you are willing to learn and have the courage to do things, you will naturally have a chance to stand out. Therefore, you don't have to put so much importance on a person who is a scholar or a Jinshi."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your guidance!"

He turned to Gu Dan who was a little excited all the time, and said with a smile, "Why are you shaking all over?"

Gu Dan stammered and said: "Xiao Min, I admire Your Highness, and I am very happy to see His Highness."