Reincarnation of the powerful minister

When Su Yan heard this, his legs went limp.

Tingzhang, the famous Tingzhang of Ming Dynasty!

It wasn't as simple as whipping a few times with a bamboo pole and a belt in his previous life. He was stripped naked by a group of wolves and tigers in royal guards, and spanked his buttocks with a big wooden stick as thick as a sea bowl. If he hit it seriously, his skin would be ripped apart. Thirty or forty sticks can kill a person.Twenty rods, still not beaten half to death?

His face turned pale, and he was thinking quickly.

Plan [-]: Learn the protagonist of a certain novel and rush towards him with tears like rain, holding the emperor's thigh and mourning and crying, to win sympathy votes.

Option [-]: Learn from the heroine of another novel and act like a noble character, vomit blood and chant "Those who know me say I am worried, and those who don't know me say what I want", to win appreciation votes.

Which one is more likely to touch the emperor's heart?

According to historical records, Emperor Jinglong had a good temper. Compared with other emperors in this dynasty, he was gentle and lenient towards his ministers. However, judging from the current situation, it seems that it does not match the historical data. It is difficult to judge which cup of tea he is good at.

Just when Su Yan was struggling painfully between the two plans, and when the guards beside him were waiting for the emperor's order to come and drag him, the prince Zhu Helin finally couldn't help but jumped out, his eyes widened: "Father, you can't beat him! He is a frail scholar, he can't bear twenty sticks, he is afraid that he will pass out on the spot, where can I find a good servant?"

Emperor Jing Long reprimanded in a bad tone: "Presumptuous! You can disturb me with your golden words, don't you want to resist the order?"

Although Zhu Helin was a little bit proud of being favored, he was not a person who was not up to date. When he saw that the situation was not right, he immediately changed into a coquettish and flattering tone: "My son is just worried that killing me may damage the name of father and emperor's benevolence. Why not?" Send these twenty sticks, if you dare to commit another crime in the future, you will be punished for both crimes, okay?"

Emperor Jinglong pondered for a moment, and said meaningfully to Su Yan: "This time, the crown prince interceded for you, so I will forgive you once, and I will send you twenty court sticks, and you should keep it in your heart. Be careful in the future, and don't do it arbitrarily." Act recklessly, or you will be punished for previous crimes.”

Su Yan heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that he didn't have to suffer from that terrible stick, and quickly thanked him.

At this time, a servant hurriedly entered the palace and said: "My lord, the imperial concubine is weeping for some reason. The palace people are afraid that their fetuses will move, so they have already gone to the imperial hospital to invite Xu and Lin, two imperial physicians."

Emperor Jinglong frowned slightly, and said to the prince helplessly, "I'm going to Yongning Palace, and you can take care of the rest."

Zhu Helin respectfully sent the emperor away, turned around and saw Su Yan was still kneeling there, he smiled and said: "What are you still kneeling for, when you get up, it's only twenty sticks, it scares you."

Su Yan smiled wryly: I dare say that this young master has never been subjected to the court rod, nor have he seen the appearance of those courtiers who have been subjected to the rod, not only the skin is torn, the muscles are necrotic, and the blood is spattered several feet away. There are not a few people who die with fifty sticks on the spot.

I remember historical records that a minister was beaten until his hips and hips fell off, and his wife picked up the biggest piece and salted it for collection.

If he had a body of 1.8 meters and a hundred and a half catties in his previous life, he might have been able to take a few more hits. Now, with his small body, he might have to go back to the magistrate to report if he couldn't last twenty blows.

The slander belongs to the slander, it is better to restrain yourself when facing the current prince, Su Yan got up according to his words, bowed his head and stood in a proper manner.

Seeing his respectful and docile appearance, Zhu Helin didn't see the nimble and frivolous expression at the beginning. While feeling proud, a trace of unhappiness floated up for some reason, and he lowered his face: "Gongsheng Su Yan, kneel down and listen to the order."

Just told to stand up and then called to kneel, isn't this deliberately tormenting people?Su Yan was taken aback for a moment, and immediately realized that this kid was making fun of him!

People under the eaves have to bow their heads, let's bear it!Su Yan lifted his robe and knelt down again, his numb knees hit the stone slab with stinging pain, he couldn't help but gouged out this arrogant brat.

From the other party's point of view, it was him who raised his face slightly, his phoenix eyes were sharp and angry, and his eyes flew over obliquely, like a cold moon in the dark sky, there was a kind of breathtaking surprise.

The little prince was posing condescendingly, but when he was swept away by this look, his mind was suffocated, and suddenly he felt a little guilty, pretending to cough twice, and signaled the servant next to him to start reading the imperial decree.

Su Yan pricked up his ears. Except for the familiar sentence "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor Zhiyue", the following was a long passage of difficult classical Chinese, which made him confused, but fortunately, he could understand the key words: " Su Yan, a Gongsheng student in Fujian, has a prosperous career, is intelligent and loyal, and deserves to be entrusted with grace. I am specially granted to be a horse-washing officer for the Bureau of Economics and Economics and a student for the prince.

"Prince's attendant reading" is easy to understand. Su Yan squinted at this childish brat in front of him—it's true that his status is noble, but in modern times, he is just a kid in the second and third grades of junior high school. He has a 985 undergraduate degree. As a student, I can't even be a tutor, so I can only be reduced to being a tutor and a book boy, so depressing.

Another "Second Horse Washing Bureau", I don't know what it is, it sounds like...a groom?

Seeing his distressed face, Zhu Helin grabbed the imperial decree and stuffed it into his hand, saying viciously: "Receive the decree and thank you! What kind of expression do you have, do you feel aggrieved to be the prince's attendant? Hmph, even if you are the top three in the imperial examination, you can't wait for me to accept the imperial edict. But go to the Hanlin Academy to be a seventh-rank editor, and you will be a fifth-rank in one jump, and you still put on a bad face for me!"

Su Yan accepted the order helplessly, got up staggeringly, rubbed his knee with blood stasis, and muttered: "So what if you are from the fifth grade, you are not a Bi Mawen."

The little prince's ears were very sharp. Although he didn't understand the meaning of "Bi Mawen", he guessed roughly, raised his thick eyebrows: "What kind of horse is not horsey? I didn't ask you to go to Taipu Temple to be a groom. The Bureau of Economics and Economics Affiliated to Zhan Shifu, the post of washing horses is responsible for managing the four library books in the palace. From now on, all the books of the East Palace will be handed over to you. Remember to help me write window lessons regularly and hand them in to my father. Those piles of Confucianism and Mencius gave me a headache. However, every Taifu regards it as a golden rule, wishing to learn how a saint does even eating and going to the toilet."

It seems that even if you are a prince, you are no different from those middle school students who are tired of studying and playing. How many boys of this age are hardworking and studious in their hearts.

Su Yan remembered that when he was in junior high school, he was so playful that he went home to play feather dusters. He felt a sense of intimacy, and couldn't help laughing: "Although His Highness is rich in gold, he is locked in this deep palace with strict regulations every day. If you don't find him It must be very boring for some entertainment and pastimes."

Zhu Helin's eyes lit up, he grabbed his hand, and said emotionally: "It's better for Qinghe to understand my feelings! Taifu Li was sent to prison, and he thought he would be happy for a few days, but the emperor just arranged for the cabinet bachelor, the Ministry of Rites Shang Shu Yan Xing is interim, his lectures are boring and boring, especially better than the former, I will suffer."

Suddenly he brought his mouth to his ear, and said in a low voice: "Today I said that I want to read and check the books with Su Shi, and send that old man Yan away. Some novelties from the West have just been brought into the East Palace. Let's go, let's go." Let's go and see together."

Bursts of hot air gushed into his ears, Su Yan couldn't help shivering, and wanted to pull out his hand, but the prince grabbed him tightly and dragged him to Duanben palace vigorously.

Duanben Palace is the palace where the prince lives. It is located on the east side of the Forbidden City, so it is also called the East Palace.

Zhu Helin got a new playmate, full of excitement, and didn't sit in the chariot, so he dragged Su Yan all the way to the East Palace.

He loved riding and archery since he was a child, and he also learned some boxing and kicking skills from a few guards with high martial arts skills.

Poor Su Yan, he was considered a good athlete in his previous life, but now he has a thin Wenxiu body, and when he arrived in the East Palace, he was panting, sweaty and flushed, and it took him a while to recover.

Zhu Helin excitedly asked the palace servants to bring an object half the height of a person, and placed it on the short table for Su Yan to see as if offering a treasure.

"This is a strange object brought as a tribute from Xiyi. It is called a self-sounding bell. The needle rotates with the sundial and chimes on time. It tells the time more accurately than a clepsydra."

Su Yan didn't take it seriously, it's just a big clock, and it was relatively rare when it was first introduced to China, and was regarded as a Western curio by the ancients.

After he took a closer look, he found that the original idea was too simple. This is not a clock, but it is clearly an extremely exquisitely crafted castle. The houses, streets, fountains and gardens, even the villains all over it have the same eyebrows and are lifelike.

At this time, it happened to be exactly on time. On the bell tower at the highest point of the castle, a gilded figure suddenly moved, knocking the copper bell humming, and then the entire silent castle seemed to be awakened from a curse.The fountain on the square started to flow, the flowers and trees were swaying, the bard raised the piccolo to his lips, the noble ladies with umbrellas and lace skirts were walking on the street, and there were even gendarmes walking slowly with their dogs .

Su Yan looked at this large movable mechanism controlled by countless gears in surprise, and had to admire the Europeans hundreds of years ago for their ability to make precision instruments.

Seeing his surprised expression, Zhu Helin was secretly proud, pointing to one of the girls who was standing still, and said: "Originally, this little man can dance when he hears the bell. I don't know what's wrong."

Su Yan folded his wide sleeves with great interest, stretched out his fair and slender fingers, and picked up the girl's skirt: "Maybe the wheel shaft is not lubricated enough, it's stuck, let me see."

He saw that the prince was informal and casual, and he didn't call him "Chen" at all when there was no one around, and he was more used to using "I".

Zhu Helin saw that under the puffy skirt of the foreign girl puppet, the pair of snow-white and lifelike, thin pink panties were clearly visible, her cheeks were slightly hot, and she turned her face away in embarrassment.

Although the folk customs of this dynasty are open, the education of the young prince in the palace is extremely strict, and things like calligraphy and painting do not dare to pollute the prince's eyes and ears.

After all, Zhu Helin was only a fourteen-year-old boy, and he had never been close to women. He turned his head in accordance with the teacher's instruction of "see no evil", and happened to meet Su Yan's focused side.

Seeing this, he couldn't look away in a daze.Su Yan's side face has smooth lines like a fine brushwork painting, his lips are slightly thin, and the corners of his lips are habitually upturned, it seems that there is always a faint smile, showing affection before saying a word, and being romantic without words.

Zhu Helin looked at his thick and drooping eyelashes in a daze, and a few strands of black hair in the hat slipped down due to running, and was wet and sticky on the back of his neck with thin sweat, becoming more and more distinct in black and white.Suddenly, he had a strange thought, so many concubines of the father, all of them look like spring flowers, but compared with him, they are all fake flowers made of paper or silk.

"Sure enough, it's stuck. The chain is a little deformed. After a while, scrape off the dirt and apply some oil..." Su Yan turned his head and saw the little prince staring at him strangely. He was startled. Subconsciously wiped his face, and checked his clothes again.

Zhu Helin suddenly came to his senses, and couldn't help turning into anger from embarrassment. He said in a rough voice, "You know how? Then you come and fix it. If you can't fix it, you'll be asking!"

Su Yan squinted at the prince: "What if I fix it? Do you dare to bet with me?"

Sure enough, Zhu Helin was so excited that his jaw went up: "It's a bet! If you can fix it, this clock will reward you!"

Su Yan chuckled, Little boy, you are doomed, we have dismantled several computers, what is an old-fashioned clock?Immediately, I found a clean Langhaogui pen, a thin iron hook, and needle-nose pliers, replaced the engine oil with tea oil, and started working neatly.

After a few strokes, he felt that the sleeves of the regular clothes were too big and cumbersome, and they kept falling down after stacking them up, so he simply tied them up and pinned them to his shoulders, exposing his two well-proportioned arms.

Zhu Helin squatted aside to watch him repair, only to feel the dazzling whiteness, and couldn't help but slander: What is a big man doing for such a waste?Those with slender arms and legs may not even be able to pick up a knife, so they are useless.

"It's done, little case!" Su Yan threw away the tools, patted the ashes on his hands, suddenly realized that he had slipped his tongue, and hurriedly smiled at the puzzled prince, "That's my hometown dialect, which means it's finished. "

Zhu Helin snorted dubiously, and set the pointer to the right point.The gilded figure on the high place started to ring the bell again, and the whole castle jumped into motion. The girl standing by the fountain slowly bent over, spun and danced.

Su Yan explained: "The oil has just been applied, and the movements are a bit jerky, but it will be fine after a while."

"Hey, it's fixed!"

Seeing Zhu Helin lying on it with great joy, Su Yan couldn't help laughing, a kid is a kid after all.Immediately came the idea of ​​teasing him: "Since I have repaired this clock, Your Highness will not forget the bet just now, right?"

Zhu Helin just remembered, looked at the ingenious treasures in front of him, felt a little bit reluctant, turned his head and looked at Su Yan's serious expression, hesitated for a moment, and gritted his teeth: "This was originally given to me by my father... the big man promises a thousand gold, Now I will reward you."

He is willing to give it to Su Yan, but Su Yan still dare not accept it. Don't say that the little ghost gave it a heartache, just say that the emperor's imperial gift has its own records. If it is damaged, it will be a serious crime to lose his head. He has nothing to do with such a dangerous item. What are you doing at home, praying?

After thinking about it, he said with a smile: "Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward. However, the house is small and shabby, and I'm afraid there is no place to put it. It's safer to put it in the East Palace. Please allow your Highness."

The crown prince's gift, if you directly refuse it, you will commit the crime of contempt, but for the sake of the little ghost's face, he has given it enough.

Zhu Helin was slightly startled, then grinned loudly, hugged Su Yan's shoulder affectionately and said, "Yes, Qinghe, follow me well from now on, I will never treat you badly."

While thanking Su Yan, he thought to himself: Since ancient times, being with a king is like being with a tiger.You speak nicely now, but you don’t write any evidence. If one day you turn your face and refuse to accept your account, you will stop me. Which management department should I go to complain about?The palace is dangerous, and the officialdom is treacherous. Since I have stumbled into this muddy water unintentionally, I still have to think about how to protect myself...

Seeing that he was thinking, Zhu Helin raised his eyebrows and said, "Are you worried about the matter of the Highness just now? Don't worry, Father didn't punish you today, and he won't mention it again in the future. As long as you don't make any serious mistakes, this crown prince will take care of you." on."

Su Yan thought for a while, then frowned slightly: "The Marquis of Feng An seems to have misunderstood me, I'm afraid it will be embarrassing to meet in the future."

He said it lightly, Zhu Helin was born in the court, so how could he not know the deep meaning of his words, and immediately sneered: "Isn't he just a relative of a concubine, who is arrogant all day long, and it is not pleasing to the eye. Anyone who dares to touch me, look at him Do you have the guts!"

With the crown prince's backing, Su Yan's courage suddenly grew a lot, thinking that before he could gain a firm foothold, he still had to hold on to this small tree that was still lacking in height.