[Ming Dynasty] I seem to know too much

When Jiao Jun came back in the evening, Yang saw that he was full of thoughts, swallowed what he wanted to say, and motioned to the servants to set the food and leave, she sat quietly beside him, "Master, is there any What's on your mind? Although I can't solve the master's worries and problems, I can also talk to the master and relieve the boredom."

Looking at Yang's soft and beautiful appearance, Jiao Jun sighed and patted her hand, "It would be great if that Nizi could be as sensible as you."

"Young master is young and ignorant, just wait for a few years." Yang's soft voice comforted Jiao Jun, but Jiao Jun disagreed, "He is twelve years old, so he is no longer a big boy! How important is the ancestral hall?" In a place where he was actually able to set fires because of his dissatisfaction, how will he control it in a few years!"

"However, the emperor asked me to wait to bring in qualified children. This is a crime of deceiving the emperor..." Hearing what Jiao Jun said, Yang's heart was overjoyed.

The matter of setting fire to the ancestral hall was too serious, so serious that Mr. Jiao couldn't ignore it and let Jiao Shizhi out, so now Mr. Jiao was only worried about how to deal with the emperor's errand.

"Master, why don't you report the truth and explain the reason? If outsiders know that the Jiao family ancestral hall was burned and there is no reason... rumors will be harmful to the master." Yang reminded with a worried look.The fire in the Jiao family cannot be covered up no matter what. If no one is the culprit, it will only be blamed on the elders for being unrighteous and setting the fire on the sky.

"But family ugliness cannot be publicized, this..." Jiao Jun was a little shaken, but also very hesitant. Jiao Shizhi is his child after all, and Jiao Jun has not been unaware of the power of rumors since ancient times.

"Master, I am also reluctant to let Eldest Young Master be talked about by outsiders, but if it is not the case, I am even more reluctant to suffer this misery, Master." Yang was about to cry, and Jiao Jun was so moved that he hurriedly comforted him.

And his gaze fell on Yang's stomach inadvertently, this...

That day, Jiao Shizhi was reading a book in the house, and the servants outside guarded the whole courtyard, so he couldn't go out at all.

"Master, it's not good! People outside are rumoring that you are a traitor and burned the ancestral hall. You deserve death!" Liu Fang came in in a panic, but saw Jiao Shi's calm and composed face.

"Aren't you angry, young master?" Liu Fang asked cautiously.

"angry."

...does this look like an angry face? ?

Jiao Shizhi sighed softly, his eyelids were lightly closed, his brows were as elegant as ink, and his lips were pale pink. He was actually a very elegant young man.The shattered sunlight shone on his face, showing a faint paleness without any trace of blood.Fu opened his eyes again, and he closed the book in his hand, clasping the edge of the page with his slender fingers, revealing a bit of imperceptible fragility.

Before the death of his mother, Yang never had any changes, and Jiao Shizhi didn't do anything until the arson incident. Now that I think about it, it's not that he didn't do it, it's just that he was careless.Four years ago, he was still guarded by Mrs. Gong, and he never put his mind in the backyard. It was not until his mother passed away that he faced the wind and rain that he gradually understood the truth that gathered together.

"I'm stupid, so I can't blame others." He got up and went to the bookshelf, put the books in his hand back to the original place, turned to look at Liu Fang and said, "No matter what the turning point was before, it seems to be a reminder now, otherwise they wouldn't Will be so anxious. Liu Fang, if you don't want to leave the capital with me, you should ask your father to take you out earlier. I must leave the capital in a few days." Liu Fang is the son of the steward of the outer court, thinking It is easier than others to leave, even though it will be more difficult to live under Yang's subordinates, but it is much safer than leaving with him.

And he, let alone Zhuangzi, now seems more likely to be sent to some corner of the knot, and never see each other again in this life.

"Master..." Liu Fang had a sore nose, feeling very unfair.

Perhaps following his will, light rain began to fall outside the house, and the raindrops fell on the eaves, but it was a clear and moving song, making the grass greener and brighter, but most of the people in the rain did not To be able to feel that beauty.

"Damn it, it's raining at this time." Jiao Jun wiped his face with his sleeve, and the people around him cursed in a low voice, and then said, "Brother Jiao came here today, don't you have someone else?" The son has not been known by us yet."

Even at this time, those who did not forget to ridicule Jiao Jun were naturally Jiao Jun's political enemies.

Today is the day when the emperor ordered them to enter the palace, and Mr. Jiao didn't want to come.First, Jiao Shizhi's incident happened, and he didn't have children of the right age, so he was just humiliating himself by participating in this incident.But he couldn't bear the potential meaning of this feast.If it is above the fifth rank, doesn't that mean that the adults at the top will also participate?So with a shy face, he finally entered the palace with Jiao Fang, the family's Minister of Rites.

But not long after they entered the palace, the banquet originally scheduled to be held in the imperial garden was destroyed by a sudden rain, and all the ministers present were quickly transferred to the palace.It's just unlucky that Mr. Jiao stood with his political opponents in the chaos.What he said was the hatred in Jiao Jun's heart, and when he was about to refute it back, he heard the voice of the inner eunuch clearing the way, "Long Live Lord is here—"

"Long live my emperor—" All the ministers led their sons to stand up as quickly as possible, and saluted together.

Emperor Hongzhi was thin and gentle, he came in wearing a normal uniform, and said kindly: "My dear friends, get up quickly." As he was walking, a child in a bright yellow uniform was following him, who seemed only six or seven or eight years old. Aged, watching them with interest.

That is the central figure this time, Prince Zhu Houzhao.

Those who had just stood up knelt down one after another, "The prince is a thousand years old..." Before he finished speaking, Zhu Houzhao pulled out the sword he was wearing at his waist and poked it on the ground, making a sharp sound, interrupting everyone at once. The sound made everyone think that the prince was angry and stiffened.

"If you don't like these vulgar rituals, get up."

Zhu Houzhao, who startled everyone, said with a smile like this, and then He Jian sat down beside Emperor Hongzhi calmly, as if he didn't do the thing just now.

... I heard that His Royal Highness always does whatever he wants, but it turned out to be true.

Emperor Hongzhi glanced at his own bear child, and reluctantly let the competition begin.This is a banquet, but also a competition. The ten most suitable young masters will be selected, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will decide the final candidate.After the off-court competition started, Emperor Hongzhi found that the bear boy lacked interest, his eyes did not stay on the two sides of the competition, but kept staring at the crowd, not knowing what the hell he was doing.

After poking at his son, Emperor Hongzhi asked calmly, "What do you want to do?"

"Father, don't act like your son wants to do bad things, okay?" Zhu Houzhao called out.

"So what do you want to do?" Emperor Hongzhi smiled, who knew his son's routine well.

Zhu Houzhao said awkwardly, "Isn't this kid trying to find a partner for himself in a more normal and reasonable way?"

Emperor Hongzhi took a look at the scene, hesitated for three breaths and had to admit that the method this time was indeed more normal and reasonable, even though it was very labor-intensive.This is a rare time when Zhu Houzhao's request is so reasonable, but why does this emperor father always feel that something is wrong?

"Hey? No?" At this moment, Zhu Houzhao murmured, very unhappy, "One person is missing."

The eunuch who accompanied him and was in charge of this matter quickly approached, "Go back to His Royal Highness, this person has arrived as ordered."

Zhu Houzhao's expression was suddenly indifferent, and he didn't even look at him: "If I say one person is missing, it means one person is missing!"

He glanced coldly at His Highness's competition, showing no interest at all, "Call me over, Mr. Jiao." The eunuch didn't dare to look up to see how the emperor next to him was signaling, and he got up and went down.Although the prince is playful and usually very easy-going, if someone really provokes him, let alone the sun of tomorrow, even asking for death is a rare relief.

Emperor Hongzhi didn't stop his son's behavior, but sighed thinking that he would have to clean up the mess for him later. If he had known that he would have to pull the queen out to watch the play together today, he would not have to bear the consequences in vain.

When Mr. Jiao was stopped by the servant, his first reaction was not joy, but shock. No matter what, his official position did not attract the attention of the few people on the stage. Could something have happened?Cold sweat slid down his back but he had no clue, he could only cautiously follow the servant with the same ugly face.

At this moment, most of the people were no longer looking at the competition in the arena. Several cabinet ministers who had the most contact with the prince looked at each other, expressing that they didn't really want to know what was going to happen, and they didn't even want to get involved.This His Royal Highness the prince is too noisy, and their old arms and legs can't afford to make a fuss.

Although the emperor's order is that ministers of the fifth rank and above in Beijing should bring children of appropriate age to the palace, but in fact there is a lot of room for change. After all, many officials have clear plans for their children, especially the cabinet. Or ministers of the first and second ranks, but they are old enough, and generally speaking, they do not have children of appropriate age.Emperor Hongzhi was not an unreasonable emperor, on the contrary, he was able to understand the lower feelings.Even if his son wants to make trouble, he is still sure of the boundaries.

Of course, this was when Zhu Houzhao didn't make a strong request.

But right now, Zhu Houzhao, who originally wanted to follow the script, found that he had gone in a big circle, and he didn't even see the person he wanted to see. What a pity!Angry, so annoying╭(╯^╰)╮