There are precedents in the history of the Red Chamber

In the early morning of the next day, Shi Bosong accompanied Shi Zhongzhu into the city in an upright manner. The sage knew that Shi Bosong had left the city, so why bother to cover it up.

Shi Bosong went to the Bowling House in Dongshi, entered the door, and asked his servants to go to Mrs. Zheng to tell him that Shi Bosong had rested at the inn all night. After all, the conditions of the inn were not as good as at home, and Shi Bosong planned to freshen up again.Just after washing up, Mrs. Xu came in and urged: "Master, hurry up, the second brother and father are back."

"Ah, so fast?" Shi Bosong was surprised. It is understandable that Shi Ding came back so quickly. Today is not a grand meeting, but just an appointment. How did Shi Zhongzhu come back so soon? He was recruited into the capital from a long distance to report on his duties.

Shi Bosong hurriedly packed his things and came to the main courtyard. Before entering the courtyard, he heard Mrs. Zheng crying.

"You cruel child, if a gentleman doesn't stand under a dangerous wall, why doesn't he know how to take care of himself? You're digging my heart! Why didn't any of my good grandsons and granddaughters come?" Mrs. Zheng didn't see Shi Zhongzhu for a long time. I feel very uncomfortable.

"Mother, I made you worry." Shi Zhongzhu knelt down in front of Mrs. Zheng and put his head on her knee. The conversation with Shi Bosong in the inn let him know that in the eyes of the world, his behavior was against the Shi family. Clear the boundaries, God knows how much he loves his family, he is not willing to let his unconscious behavior hurt his parents.

Mrs. Zheng stroked his head naturally and said: "Knowing that we are worried, we should take care of ourselves." Mrs. Zheng is not an ignorant woman or child, she just cried because she was emotionally excited, and seeing Shi Zhongzhu's childlike attitude now makes her feel distressed His very.

Shi Ding was stroking his beard sourly on the side, and when he saw Shi Bosong coming in, he immediately found an excuse and said, "Okay, your elder brother is here, and he said it's important, get up quickly, what do you look like?"

Zheng gave him an angry look, and helped Shi Zhongzhu up, Zheng said: "Could it be that our mother and son are not serious about talking?"

"Ma'am~~" Shi Ding said helplessly, he didn't know how long he would be able to stay when he returned to Beijing to report on his work this time, maybe they didn't grasp the time last time.

"Okay, okay, you guys are talking about something, I'll go to the kitchen to see, Brother Zhu finally came back, I have to make up for him." Zheng Shi was too lazy to listen to their boring political affairs, Shi Shiran out.

The father and son sat down again, and Shi Zhongzhu said, "Will you wait for the fifth?"

"He hasn't finished school yet!" Shibosson explained.

"Yes, is he still studying in ethnology?" Shi Zhongzhu asked.

"Yes, it's still there." Shi Bosong replied.

"I remember that the rules of ethnology are not so strict. It's not difficult to ask for a day off." Shi Zhongzhu asked again.

Shi Ding cast a glance at him and said, "Do you think the current ethnology is still the same as before?"

Seeing that Shi Zhongzhu was puzzled, Shi Bosong continued to explain: "As expected, you came out of the clan school, and you never paid attention to it again. Over the years, the clan school has produced many Jinshi and promoted people, and many students came here attracted by the name. There are more people, and the rules have long been stricter. , otherwise how can I manage it. The ethnology is the ethnology of our historians, as a direct branch, it is natural to set an example. Don't worry, Shumei is not delicate."

Alas, no matter what dynasty the students are, it is always so difficult.

"Then we won't wait for him?" Shi Zhongzhu was not sure. For such a big event, Shi Zhongzhu thought that Shi Shumei should be allowed to sit in on it. He should be educated early, so that he will not panic when he enters the officialdom in the future.

"Who knows how long you can stay in the capital, don't wait for him." Shi Ding made a final decision.

"By the way, I'm still wondering why you came back so soon?" Shi Bosong asked, Shi Bosong is still on duty in the Forbidden Army, and the Forbidden Army changes defenses in shifts, so his rest time is different from that of Shi Ding who is regularly resting.

"The sage is unwell, how can a courtier disturb you!" A voice suddenly sounded, not Shi Ding, let alone Shi Zhongzhu. With a sound of "Shua!", the door of the study was pushed open, and it was Shi Nai!

"Third Uncle, why are you here?" Shi Zhongzhu asked in surprise.

"Second brother, I'm here too." Shi Zhongbai joked, "I'm so thin that you can't see me?"

"You, even if you can't see it, you can still hear it!" Shi Zhongzhu returned.

"A group of careless people, stop arguing and come and sit down." Shi Nai greeted him immediately, living up to his bold reputation.

They were all a family, and they didn't talk about politeness. The five people in the hall sat down again, and Shi Nai said, "Brother Zhu is going to leave at some point, and I can't wait for you to come to the door. Hurry up, the third child should also listen to it, so I'll bring him along."

As a child of Shi Nai's family, Shi Zhongbai passed the imperial examination early, so he was free from the hardships of ethnology. The others are still studying hard!

After sitting in the study for a long time, talking about a lot of chores, he officially entered the topic.

Shi Zhongzhu first introduced the situation and said: "I thought that the sage would have a detailed discussion with me today. Which one of the interview process is very simple. The sage asked me how sure I was, how long it would take, how many people I needed, and how much gold and silver I needed. How can I do it?" I can figure it out, I just said a rough number, the sage didn't care about it, he just said that he trusts me and the historian, and told me to let the prince take over this matter, so he let me step down."

"The interview process was very short, just a stick of incense. I was still wondering if I offended the saint somewhere. As a result, I ran into Chen Yun on the way out of the palace. It was Chen Yun who went to Guizhou to proclaim the decree. We have a good relationship. Once we had a relationship, he secretly told me that the saint dragon is not in good health. What's going on? The saint is only in his forties, how can he be in such poor health?"

"Oh, Brother Zhu, you don't know if you are not in the capital, the saint's health is indeed not very good." Shi Ding said: "Although this news is not known to everyone, most senior officials in the court know it. Last year the saint was forty. After the big birthday, the health is gradually getting worse, the court time is gradually shortening, and the complexion is also more ugly. But the palace is strict and does not know the specific situation."

"What about the prince?" Shi Zhongzhu asked, the sage is strictly controlled, so he can start with the prince.

"His Royal Highness has been living in the palace since the beginning of the year, and he has never come out to play in the Zhuangzi or the courtyard outside the palace." Shi Nai added.

"So, the saint's health is really bad? Then what should we do!?" Shi Zhongzhu exclaimed.The sage is not in good health, so what about his measures to reform the natives? All the scriptures he wrote are based on the sage's style. If he doesn't have the energy to preside over this matter, everything he has done before will be in vain.

If this matter is handed over to the crown prince, I don’t know what kind of work style His Royal Highness likes. If the saint’s health is really bad, he is busy with the sick, so he has no time to take care of it; if it is worse, which cabinet will this matter be entrusted to If you take the lead, then Shi Zhongzhu's credit will definitely be taken away. They are both courtiers, but there is a competitive relationship between them. Shi Zhongzhu is so worried!

"There are vague rumors about this matter, saying that it is a matter of the harem." Shi Bosong lowered his voice and said in a secret way: "I don't know if it is true or not, but seeing that Concubine Zhang died of a sudden illness, her second son was also kicked out. Standing alone outside the palace, not even a county king, you know, the eldest son of the emperor only got the title of duke, I think it's probably true."

Shi Zhongzhu looked around and saw that several people were acquiescing, so he knew the news was true.Halo, it's really a harem competition!Shi Zhongzhu was startled and said, "Why did you hurt the saint's body in the matter of the harem?" Anyone who didn't say anything didn't stay. Who would have the guts to die.

"The Zhang family has been uprooted, charged with multiple crimes, killed the direct branch, and exiled the nine clans, but all the members of the clan were killed by bandits and bandits on the way to exile." Shi Nai said, he has been in charge of the capital for these years. Defense, there is still more news in this regard.Added another sentence: "After this, the saint's health will not be good."

"Revenge for the family?" Shi Zhongzhu asked uncertainly.

"I'm not sure, maybe it's because I feel hopeless." The mother's family has been uprooted, and the crown prince has been appointed in the court. Concubine Zhang is not a gentle and courteous person. Back then, she could kill the real eldest son of the saint in the palace. What is she doing now? There is still a way out.

"Forget it, these reasons are before, what's the use of talking too much, the most important thing now is to confirm the physical condition of the sage, so that I can follow up my plan of reforming the soil and returning to the exiles." Shi Zhongzhu was so irritable, really, what was he afraid of.

"It can't be said that it's useless. The saint has been on the throne for three years. Except for the corrupt nobles represented by the Zhen family and the four kings and eight princes, their attitudes can be seen calmly; but now, when they attack the aristocratic family, the methods are much more brutal. Our saint wants to restrain himself. Be cautious, don't rush and use patience, this is not his usual style, unless..."

"Unless he knows that he doesn't have much time." Shi Zhongzhu followed Shi Bosong's words, so that he could explain why the sage has been making frequent moves recently.

"But I see that the handwriting is still normal on the note given to me by the sage?" Shi Zhongzhu found another loophole. Their current analysis is related to their future decision-making. It is betrayal.

"Handwriting can be imitated. Brother Zhu, can you write with both hands and imitate multiple fonts?" Shi Nai heard that a military general's family had a literati who was famous all over the world. Shi Nai was always proud of his nephew.

"But that demeanor cannot be imitated by a subordinate." Shi Zhongzhu said.

"Prince!" Shi Ding spat out two words, yes, only the prince is the most familiar with the saint, and his status is also enough, and he can imitate the most.

"So, what should we do?" Shi Zhongbai asked, since he entered the study, he hadn't said a word, now he's dizzy after hearing all this, what's the use of discussing for so long, Haven't said what we should do!

"Let me test the attitude of His Highness the Crown Prince." Shi Zhongzhu suggested, didn't the sage say that the crown prince would be responsible for reforming the native land?As the main person in charge, he will gradually take the lead.

"Go, be careful." Shi Bosong urged.

As the patriarch, Shi Ding is also the core of these people. After thinking for a long time, he said: "Let's wait and see what happens. No matter whether the saint is in power or the prince is on the throne, the historian will never collapse."