[Ming Dynasty] I seem to know too much

Liu Jin and Jiao Shizhi were sitting in the carriage. Liu Jin seemed to be resting with his eyes closed, but actually squinted his eyes slightly, and his peripheral vision was used to observe Jiao Shi.

Sitting by the car window, Jiao Shi's face was like a crown of jade, his eyes were like bright stars, and his red lips reflected his red lips and white teeth, which was really pretty.Living in the deep palace, Liu Jin has seen countless beauties, but few of them are as startled and unforgettable as Jiao Shizhi.This is not to say that Jiao Shizhi's appearance is more beautiful than that of a woman, but that it is precisely the red dress that makes him look as beautiful as a peach blossom.

Several thoughts flashed through Liu Jin's mind, but they were all suppressed in the end, but Jiao Shizhi was a little more important in her heart.It's not that Liu Jin was overly cautious, but that he simply didn't know why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had taken a fancy to Jiao Shizhi. A servant who makes a living trying to figure out his master's mind, if he can't guess this, his life will be in vain.And judging from the fact that the prince sent him to investigate after returning to the palace, it should be met outside the palace.But the expression of this Young Master Jiao just now... absolutely does not know the identity of the prince.Although this is normal given the prince's personality, Liu Jin always felt that something was wrong.

Jiao Shizhi didn't need to raise his head, he knew that all kinds of speculations were surging in the mind of his past servant, because he himself was the same.As someone who just found out the reason for entering the palace, Liu Jin's words were not completely believed.It's not that Liu Jin is deceiving him, but that Jiao Shizhi doesn't know that as the son of a small Dali Temple, how can he be worthy of His Royal Highness to send someone to invite him personally?

He knew the reason why his father didn't bring him into the palace. What happened in Jiao's mansion can be used as evidence for Mr. Jiao, and his name can be easily crossed out. Naturally, the higher-ups are not strictly supervised, or the higher-ups don't care how much they come. people.That being the case, how could his name be paid attention to by His Royal Highness?

wrong.Jiao Shizhi reminded himself that he wanted to miss one more thing.How did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince know that Mr. Jiao has a son? This is what he needs to figure out the most, and it is also the last thing he can figure out.

The horse's hooves rattled, and the carriage drove into the Daming Palace without a sound, stayed on the palace road for a while, and left again.Liu Jin led the way, accompanied by a young eunuch who was originally driving, "Young Master Jiao, this way please."

In Chuxiu Palace, which was temporarily used as a banquet venue due to the rain, the competition has come to an end.Nine young masters have already stood out, and only the winner of this match is now left, so they can be selected.

The crown prince who had left the table returned to his seat half an hour ago, and Mr. Jiao also stood back to his place outside the courtyard, but his face was terrified and his mind was uneasy.No matter how others insinuated, Jiao Jun kept silent about what happened just now, and even Jiao Fang returned home in defeat.

Just when the last loser was knocked down and the tenth winner was born, the courtiers saw a figure sneaking in at the door, walked quickly into the hall, and vaguely saw him whispering something in the prince's ear.The prince rolled his eyes, nodded lightly, and moved his mouth slightly.Liu Jin bowed and backed out quietly, and the eyes of the people present turned around him even more quietly.

Chief Assistant Liu Jian narrowed his eyes slightly and laughed twice.Sitting in the hall, he naturally heard the prince's words clearly.Li Dongyang and Xie Qian looked at each other, and Xie Qian said in a low voice: "Little fox." Liu Jian, who was sitting only a step away from them, naturally heard it, and responded with a smile: "The truth."

Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian are all cabinet scholars, officials in the same dynasty, and joined the cabinet almost at the same time, so they naturally have a good relationship in private.Li Dongyang looked at Liu Jian and said: "The crown prince is messing around, and the emperor is also messing around, and you two don't give much advice." Li Dongyang's fourth brother just passed away some time ago, and Emperor Hongzhi took pity on him for a few days off, but he didn't want to come back Then he was given a big surprise.

Xie Qian shook his head and said softly: "It's not that you don't know the emperor's character, and it's not a day or two to pamper the prince. It's rare for the prince to be happy now. If he likes him, he can be more stable for a while. "Xie Qian's thoughts are purely about hello, me, everyone.After all, the sad thing is that these few of them still have the titles of Prince Shaobao and Prince Shaofu, but Liu Jian is the chief assistant after all, so he has less time to give lectures.Xie Qian and Li Dongyang were full of bitterness. Hearing what Xie Qian said, Li Dongyang also sighed softly.

During the speech, Liu Jin had already led the visitors into the hall.

I saw that young man was dressed in red, his face was like powder, his lips were stained with fat, and he looked good.And the ministers who walked gracefully and walked through the courtyard naturally were not affected by the atmosphere in the hall at all.Following Liu Jin's instructions, he knelt down in the hall and said clearly, "The common man Jiao Shizhi pays his respects to the emperor, Your Highness the Crown Prince." He originally had another way of saying it, but he was really cold-hearted, so he simply kept silent.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu Houzhao, who was serious and unblinking, with great interest, and said with a smile, "Get up."

Jiao Shizhi got up from the ground, and immediately fell into an awkward situation again.

Chuxiu Palace was originally the residence of concubines, and now the emperor and empress are very affectionate. Chuxiu Palace has not been used for more than ten years and is very empty.Because of the rain, the venue was temporarily changed, and there was no time to set up the tables. Therefore, except for a few cabinet scholars and six ministers who were able to sit in the main hall, the rest of the ministers had no seats.Originally, they were all standing close to the door, but as the rain stopped, all the standing officials moved to the courtyard, and of course the young masters in the competition were no exception.All the doors of the main hall were opened, and the results of the competition in the courtyard were clearly known to the people in the hall.

In other words, there are only a few important officials and the crown prince left in the main hall, while the rest of the officials are standing outside.According to common sense, he is Jiao Jun's son, so naturally he should stand behind Jiao Jun, but just now when Jiao Shizhi came in, he didn't have time to look at where Jiao Jun was standing, so he couldn't turn around now.

Just at this time, Jiao Shizhi heard a voice that was familiar to Jiao Shizhi, but completely unfamiliar, "You raise your head." He said it was familiar because he had just heard this voice a few days ago. Unfamiliarity is due to the completely different momentum and threat in those words.Jiao Shizhi's heart trembled, he raised his head, and then his eyes were filled with shock.

I saw two people on it, one on the left and the other on the right. On the left was a man in a blue uniform, a little thin but with gentle eyes, but the prosperous embroidery of dragon patterns and twelve chapter patterns on his body showed his noble status.On the right side sat a delicate and lovely boy, and his clothes were also embroidered with dragon patterns.

That's... Shou'er.

No, Jiao Shizhi shook his right hand hidden in his sleeve, reminding himself that it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty—Zhu Houzhao!But the reason why he was shocked was not only this, but also because of a line of words that quickly flashed in his mind.

——【The emperor is so stubborn, he never returns home all night after being in love with an extramarital affair.It is not good for the government, the party is in chaos, and the loyalty is poisoned. 】

What does this mean?That is to say, the emperor likes to have fun, and has been playing around outside the palace and doesn't want to go back to the palace.Ignore the government, connive at the internal supervisors to disrupt the government, and harm Zhongliang.This is a completely negative evaluation. If there is any emperor in the history books who is stamped like this, it will be a blessing not to mention his reputation forever.

Jiao Shizhi felt uneasy, he could no longer take this incident as a coincidence, this was the second time it happened, and every time it happened when he saw Shou...the crown prince.

Are these sentences, or these comments, referring to the prince?

At this moment, he didn't have time to think deeply, he just controlled himself in time and didn't show too many emotions.He only listened to the prince's soft order, "Master Jiao's arrival is a bit late, let him compete with the last one, and let's enter the palace together after the winner is decided." Jiao Shizhi was not too surprised, and bowed to promise, Walked out with a servant.

Emperor Hongzhi poked behind him, obviously very happy, but I just didn't say Zhu Houzhao, "The ones just selected outside the palace are all those who have practiced martial arts for many years, and Jiao Shizhi's writing is weak. If you lose, you will be disappointed." The corner of Zhu Houzhao's mouth With a faint smile, he whispered in his father's ear like a cat stealing fish: "His mother clan is the Gong family." It has been handed down so far, but after being reminded by Zhu Houzhao, Emperor Hongzhi remembered it.

"Jiao Jun doesn't look like a martial arts lover." In fact, Jiao Shizhi doesn't look like a martial arts practitioner, but more like a literati.After Emperor Hongzhi raised a few words, he turned his eyes to the competition in the courtyard at this time, as if he didn't know that his son was so stimulated by his words that his mouth puffed up, and he admired it with a smile on his lips.

Outside the courtyard, following the eunuch's explanation, everyone's eyes fell on the young man who had just arrived in a hurry. Almost no one knew who this person was, so they heard the eunuch accompanying him say in a high-pitched voice: "Please, Mr. Jiao's family!" Let's start a competition with Young Master Lin."

The Jiao family?Jiao family!Jiao Fang's eyes immediately fell on Jiao Jun who was far away, not only him, once she remembered the scene where Jiao Jun faced the saint just now, more eyes fell on Jiao Jun.Envy, jealousy, suspicion, malice... All kinds of sights made Jiao Jun feel distressed in his heart.

And following the voice of the eunuch accompanying him, a young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes jumped out, glanced up and down at Jiao Shizhi, and said in a naive voice, "I'm good at using swords, what about you?" To be fair he would have to go bare-handed.

Jiao Shizhi's eyes fell on the sword in his right hand, and then glanced at the utensils placed next to him, walked there, took out the sword and weighed it twice, turned back to look at the big-eyed boy, and said in a clear voice .

"I'm also good at swords."