The identity of the direct son - Xu I's prosperous world

The empress dowager vomited blood and died in anger, which was a worthy death in the emperor's heart.

Although there was a great conflict between the queen mother and the emperor, the emperor did not treat the dead queen mother too harshly.

Although the queen mother was really buried in the concubine's mausoleum, the funeral was not too simplistic, but it was worthy of her status as a queen mother, and she was given the posthumous title "Queen Shouxian", which did not seem mean.

All the ministers in the court thought that the emperor was harsh and cruel, and the queen mother died suddenly, which could not be escaped by the emperor's hands. The emperor would definitely not treat the dead queen mother well, but the emperor was quite generous.

This generosity will not affect the dead queen mother, but it will affect the Zhao family who are still alive.

Courtiers and officials are very active in their minds, and they have a way of guessing people's hearts, especially guessing Shangyi, which has been brought to the extreme.

But the emperor deliberately asked them to speculate, using the queen mother's funeral specifications to know what he meant. He really didn't mean to kill the Zhao family, but he wanted to send Zhao Zhili south to Zhejiang and Fujian to expand the navy here. Coastal defense is also a real thing.

With this guess, the minister who had always felt that the emperor was cold-hearted and did not miss the old love had changed his opinion of the emperor a little. He knew that Zhao Zhili had been the emperor's companion after all, and the two grew up together, so they still have a relationship.

The emperor treated the Zhao family's second wife so cruelly, but he only treated the Zhao family's eldest family with equal grace and power, and did not intend to let the Zhao family's eldest family end the same as the second wife.

Now, there were some people willing to walk around with Mrs. Zhao's family in the original Duke's Mansion, which was originally crowded.

Although the emperor sent Zhao Zhili to the south to expand the navy, all the troops that were originally under the Zhao family's command were taken back by the emperor and sent other people to take over, and the right to mobilize the army was only in his own hands. This time, Zhao Zhili The people who went south were used by other people.

However, Zhao Huachun, the original prince of the Zhao family, was disheartened because the Zhao family was forced to have nowhere to go by the emperor. He had a serious illness years ago. His black hair turned white within a few days. , he is even more pale and old, unable to ask things.

Of the concubine sons of the Zhao family, the eldest has already died in battle, but the second is much more mediocre. Now Zhao Zhili is the only one in the Zhao family who can stand up to the pillars of the family. The next few younger brothers, except the fifth who is a little better, the other two are also mediocre. Very, very unusable.

Zhao Zhili knew that he had a lot of responsibilities, because Ji Heng proposed the plan of coastal defense and combating pirates, so before going south, he met with Ji Heng again.

Because the emperor had a team of private guards, Zhao Zhili knew that the emperor had eyes and ears, so he didn't sneak up on Ji Heng, but went to Ji's mansion and visited him directly.

Ji Heng has been writing in the Hanlin Academy. Although he has an imaginative face, his style is very upright. He is serious but not rigid. He is knowledgeable but has a peaceful temperament. He does not like to debate and argue with others. habits, and therefore are particularly pleasing.

When he arrived at the Hanlin Academy, although there were upright veterans who had prejudices against him at first, within a short period of time, they looked at him differently. The contradiction is that there are not many to be found. Although this has something to do with him being the second assistant chief son, the emperor's companion, and being the number one scholar in this subject, it can also be seen that he handles things smoothly.

When Zhao Zhili arrived at Ji's mansion, Ji Heng was not in his own room, but in the study room in the front yard where he had studied with Xu Qilang before. Since Ji Heng has become an official, he will receive guests and discuss affairs in the future, so Mr. Ji People tidied up the yard used for reading and made Ji Heng use it as a study yard for entertaining guests, while Brother Ying set up another study room in his Xikuan yard as a study yard for Brother Ying. Another door was set up for the master to go in and out to teach Brother Ying.

The servant said to Zhao Zhili, "Master Zhao, this way please, the young master is in his study."

Zhao Zhili followed the servant and asked, "Has Junqing's study been moved?"

Ji Heng's study has not been moved, he still likes to study in the original house, but he only handles official duties in the study in the front yard.

The servant knew the rules very well and would never talk about the affairs of the family, so he said, "The eldest son is in the study in the front yard now."

Zhao Zhili nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Ji Heng was talking to Mr. Zhang in the study, and Mr. Zhang said Ji Heng said, "It is said that the emperor has announced you to attend the palace many times. Why can't you shirk it? Is there any hidden secret in it?"

There was a little reproach in Mr. Zhang's words, because even if he is arrogant in front of the emperor, there should be a limit.

Ever since Ji Heng was hurt by the emperor last time, how could he not hate or be angry? The pain and anger in the subconscious can't be vented. He doesn't want to see the emperor. When he sees the emperor, no matter how calm and peaceful he is on the surface, his heart will not be as calm as the surface. Therefore, Except for the last time the emperor came to visit him, he has refused to meet the emperor since then.

The emperor summoned him to the palace many times, but he refused to comply with the order. Even in the Hanlin Academy, the emperor sent him to the palace as a lecturer, which should have been his job. Not being able to take on the burden pushed things away.

He is like this, the emperor has nothing to do with him, and the emperor also understands that Ji Heng treats him peacefully and non-arguably on the surface, but there is a grudge in his heart, which has opened a gully.

The emperor was very concerned about this, but he did not regret what he had done.But he also knows that he has to bear the consequences, so even if the rewards to Ji's family continue, almost every ten days, they have to reward something, which is not so expensive, sometimes even just seasonal fruits, and he also knows that these naturally cannot impress Ji. Fortunately, Heng could make him feel more at ease, but Ji Heng refused to enter the palace to see him, so he couldn't do anything about Ji Heng.

The emperor could do nothing about it. The Hanlins who were also in the Imperial Academy had seen Ji Heng shirk his refusal to be a palace attendant several times. Although this provided others with a chance to face the saint, it would also provoke some gossip for Ji Heng.

So Master Ji naturally knew about Ji Heng's disobedience.

But now Mr. Ji is not good at persuading Ji Heng himself, or even talking about it in front of Ji Heng, so he said a few words to Mr. Zhang. After thinking about it, Mr. Zhang thought it was better to persuade him It's better to persuade Ji Heng.

Ji Heng respected Mr. Zhang very much. When Mr. Zhang said this, although there was no change in his face, there was a little turmoil in his heart, because he thought of what the emperor did to him last time.

Ji Heng said, "Sir, don't ask me any more."

This was the first time Ji Heng said such words to others, and the helplessness and irritability contained in them were moving.

Mr. Zhang sighed, hesitant to speak.

Ji Heng would say this, and Mr. Zhang naturally had a guess. Although it was rumored in Beijing that Ji Heng was the emperor's sycophant, Mr. Zhang did not think so, and Mr. Zhang had never met the emperor before, so he had no way Knowing the emperor's intentions for Ji Heng, but from Ji Heng's words this time, he guessed whether the emperor had persecuted Ji Heng. After all, Ji Heng was never an unreasonable person.

Mr. Zhang didn’t want to ask any more questions, so he just said, “Continuing to resist the decree and not complying with it is not a solution. If it is the emperor’s problem, then it would be better to think of another way. Both Bao Si and Xi Shi were raised and sent away, causing the country to perish There are bad things, but there are also good things.”

Mr. Zhang's words cryptically expressed his point of view. Ji Heng's eyes widened a little. After glancing at Mr. Zhang, his mind became complicated. Should he find some beautiful young men at home to introduce to the emperor?

Last Lantern Festival, several adults brought their beautiful nephews to the emperor. Isn't that the idea, but the emperor was not moved.

Ji Heng lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then said to Mr. Zhang, "The emperor's temperament is unpredictable. Sir, I don't think it's so good. Let the emperor know my family's intentions. I'm afraid it will cause trouble instead. Let's forget it."

Mr. Zhang was stunned for a moment by his words, and saw that Ji Heng's brows suddenly had a trace of melancholy, which didn't seem to be anything else, but seemed to be trapped by love.

Mr. Zhang was shocked and didn't know what to do for a while.

Could it be that Ji Heng fell in love with the emperor, is this an awkward relationship between lovers?

The old servant's voice came from outside, "Eldest Young Master, Master Zhao is here to visit."

These words interrupted the thinking of both Ji Heng and Mr. Zhang. Mr. Zhang became worried because of his own guess, and just took the opportunity to say to Ji Heng, "Well, then I will go first."

Ji Heng got up and gave him a big gift to the teacher, and said, "Thank you sir for persuading me today."

Mr. Zhang shook his head and said, "You are the most thoughtful person, but the emperor is the emperor, not an ordinary person, so you shouldn't be emotionally involved in anything."

When Ji Heng heard this, his expression changed, but before he had time to explain or defend himself, Mr. Zhang had already left in great strides.

Mr. Zhang and Zhao Zhili met in the corridor. Zhao Zhili didn't know Mr. Zhang, but he was a tall and handsome middle-aged man. They nodded at each other and passed by.

Ji Heng's mind was heavy and he was in a very bad mood. When Zhao Zhili came in, he couldn't put a smile on his face for a while, he just got up and said, "Ji Yong, you were appointed to serve as a general and went south to consolidate the coastal defense and fight against pirates. I went to visit you, but I didn't expect you to come first."

Zhao Zhili saw the melancholy between Ji Heng's brows, walked up to him, reached out and patted his shoulder, then stretched out another long arm to wrap his arms around his shoulder, and said, "What between you and me? I need these vain gifts. I came to you today not because of any business, but because I want to talk to you about the law of southern coastal defense. When I go south, I must not fail the emperor’s grace, nor the people of the world. I have to do something. "

Ji Heng smiled and said, "Heaven is for the country to conceive talents, and dense spears and halberds embrace the Lingtai. The mighty and deep plan spouts the river and the sea, and the wind and thunder are swept away. The husband is like this, and he will be invincible to the three armies. Ji Yong, you go south, when If so. I am watching from a distance in Beijing, hoping that you will achieve great success."

Zhao Zhili said, "If you can't do what Jun Qing said, I will dare to die and dare not pay back."

Ji Heng reached out and patted Zhao Zhili's shoulder, saying, "If I can also go south, then I would like to make military exploits with you."

Ji Heng's words had some expectations, but more depression. Zhao Zhili didn't know why he was so depressed, because Ji Heng was not a person who would be depressed.

However, he also knew that Ji Heng had resisted the edict many times and refused to enter the palace. Outsiders naturally thought it was a joke. Knowing that Ji Heng and the emperor are friends of gentlemen, there is no such dirty relationship, but at this moment, looking at Ji Heng's gloomy feeling, and the indescribable charm in his eyebrows, just like Mr. Zhang It is generally suspected that the emperor has done something against Ji Heng that is not in line with the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers.

Although there was such a guess, Zhao Zhili didn't ask, and said, "With your words, Junqing, I'm looking forward to having you as my military advisor."

Only then did Ji Heng smile, and said, "Okay."

The two of them sat down and talked about the business. Only when Ji Heng talked about the business could he put aside the mess with the emperor and relax his mind.