The Ming Dynasty started with caution

There are people who are unemployed in this world, but I didn’t expect that there are people who are asking for death.

Yan Chengjin wanted to beat him to death. It would be fine if he asked for death alone, but he had to drag someone else to take the blame.

He resisted the urge: "Your Highness, if you keep this lion, I am afraid that more people will scold Zhu Houzhao. It is better to send it back to Tubo."

Zhu Houzhao obviously couldn't bear to part with the lion: "Lao Gao, Master Wang also deceived me to study in this way. You are not fooling me, right?"

Yan Chengjin said calmly: "The lion's appetite is huge. It eats a sheep a day. Where does this waste come from? It comes from the taxes paid by the people. If the people knew that the money they saved by starving was fed to the lion by Your Highness, who would they scold if not Your Highness? The lion's waist is the most fragile. It can't run fast when riding it. Even if Your Highness tames it, it is useless, not to mention that this beast eats people."

Zhu Houzhao opened his mouth wide: "But I have fed it for a long time! Will the people stop scolding me if I quit?"

Of course they will scold me if I quit!

It's just that I will only scold you when I return, and continue to raise you, and even scold your father.

Yan Chengjin pretended to be disdainful: "It's right to listen to me. Your Highness, do you know who Qingshan Jun and Chuanshi Xiansheng, who are famous in the capital? They are Cheng Minzheng and Wang Yue. Even their bad reputations can be praised by people. Your Highness's reputation can still be saved. Don't give up treatment!"

Huh...

In Zhu Houzhao's heart, the army of grass mud horses rushed past. Cheng Minzheng was scolded for selling questions, and Wang Yue was scolded for bribing eunuchs. He became famous. Has justice been eaten by dogs?

"Lao Gao, this palace is angry."

Yan Chengjin didn't have the heart to comfort his injured heart: "Please explain the whole story to His Majesty. Even if you are beaten to death by His Majesty, you must take the initiative to admit it. This way the punishment will be lighter, which is better than His Majesty personally looking for His Highness to settle accounts."

Zhu Houzhao blinked: "I'm not afraid of being beaten, Lao Gao, are you afraid?"

"…………" Yan Chengjin

Eat salty carrots and worry about nothing...

It seems that Zhu Houzhao is not going to hand over the lion.

Every time you fool him, you always have to pay a price. This dog is very smart. The same trick will never work twice. I don’t know whether he fooled me or I fooled him.

Yan Chengjin snorted coldly: "Cheng Minzheng and Wang Yue can become famous because of me. I taught them to change from the outrageous muddy stream to the clear stream praised by everyone. I can also teach Your Highness, but Your Highness must promise me to tell His Majesty everything, especially since Your Highness insisted on dragging me here, and I would rather die than obey this link. I must let His Majesty know that I was forced."

Zhu Houzhao's face was happy: "Really?"

"Your Highness is the crown prince, the future emperor, how dare I deceive you?"

"I will go now!"

Zhu Houzhao is simply an emotionless lying machine.

In order to supervise him, Yan Chengjin will go with him and teach Zhu Houzhao to say the words again.

They came to the outside of the warm room together. The eunuch at the door said that Emperor Hongzhi was discussing matters with three cabinet ministers.

Soon, an escort came out and announced: "Your Majesty invites His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Lord Yan to see you."

Yan Chengjin and Zhu Houzhao entered the warm room and knelt on the gold bricks. Emperor Hongzhi was obviously a little surprised that the Crown Prince was wearing the clothes of the Jinwu Guard.

What he didn't know was that the Jinwu Guard had been treated so badly by Zhu Houzhao recently that they had no face to report to him.

Zhu Houzhao honestly admitted his mistake, but didn't dare to speak loudly: "Your son... I have something to report to your father. Please listen to your Majesty and don't beat your son."

Emperor Hongzhi's face darkened, and the three cabinet members looked strange. What earth-shattering thing did the Crown Prince do?

"A few years ago, my father ordered people to return the lion tributed by Tubo. I...had someone secretly buy it and raised it in the West Garden. I asked Yan Chengjin to go see it with me. Yan Chengjin told me that the lion ate the people's food. I didn't know it before, but now I regret it and come to report to my father. I already know I was wrong. Please don't beat me again."

A few years ago?

Emperor Hongzhi remembered that the lion had not been returned a few years ago. Doesn't it mean that this kid has been raised for more than three years! Lions eat a cow or sheep a day, three years! How much waste is that!

Yan Chengjin secretly glanced at Emperor Hongzhi. Emperor Hongzhi's face turned pale. What a good father, but he was also angry to death.

Li Dongyang shook his head, but then he thought, if Zhu Houzhao didn't cause trouble, would he still be worthy of being called Zhu Houzhao?

Liu Jian was so angry that his mouth trembled. A pound of mutton cost three coins of silver, and one head cost thirty taels of silver. This is simply eating silver!

Emperor Hongzhi suppressed his anger and suddenly realized that something was wrong. Why would this rebellious son take the initiative to admit his mistakes: "Why did you think of admitting your mistakes to me?"

"The lion has a big appetite. I feel bad. Those are all the waste of the people!" Zhu Houzhao pretended to be heartbroken and couldn't breathe.

Are you Zhu Houzhao a person who cares about waste?

Emperor Hongzhi naturally didn't believe it: "Tell the truth before I don't want to beat you!"

Zhu Houzhao said, "Lao Gao asked me to say it!"

Yan Chengjin felt a cool breeze blowing, and his back was soaked.

It was too tiring to follow the old sayings, so Zhu Houzhao simply followed his own routine: "He said this was not good, and advised me to be a wise king like my father, so I came."

Emperor Hongzhi nodded and looked at Yan Chengjin: "My dear Yan, you are indeed as honest as your father. I will count your merits and remember it."

Yan Chengjin breathed a sigh of relief.

Stingy, not even copper?

"I thank your majesty for your grace!"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu Houzhao with squinted eyes, like a cold light in a bag, which made Zhu Houzhao tremble with fear and dare not speak.

The person was ordered to bring pen and ink and spread it out in front of Zhu Houzhao.

Then he said in a cold voice: "Copy "Beware of What You Do" to reflect on yourself, and copy it until I am satisfied!"

Zhu Houzhao muttered: "Father, I can't write the word "son" while kneeling..."

"You can't write well even if you sit down!" Emperor Hongzhi glared at him.

Zhu Houzhao hurriedly picked up the pen, spread out the plain paper, and copied silently on the ground, muttering something in his mouth. In the second year of Zhenguan, Taizong said to his courtiers, the ancients said that the king is like a vessel, and a person is like water. The square and round shape depends on the vessel, not the water. …

The buzzing of mosquitoes made Emperor Hongzhi upset.

"Don't read it out loud!"

"If you don't read it, I won't be able to memorize it..."

……………………

The sun shines brightly in April, and the sky seems brand new, clear and clean.

The beauty of the world is gone, and the peach blossoms are beginning to bloom.

The peach blossoms and begonia flowers in Yan's Mansion are in bloom, and the mood of spring is refreshing.

On this day, the house manager rushed back from the frontier and brought him a letter from his father. The letter had many traces of suspected tears and was wrinkled.

What he didn't know was that when he learned the news, Yan Kesong couldn't sleep all night. He wrote many drafts of letters, lost them, and felt that he couldn't express his feelings freely after all.

Three yuan and the third place!

But he was so excited that he couldn't calm down for a long time. When he was agitated, he went outside the wall and killed several of the bandit's spies.

Yan Chengjin glanced at it, and it was so touching that he almost shed tears.

The house manager smiled and said: "The master brought back a lot of wolfberry and said that the master likes to drink it. The master is not around these days, which is really hard for the master. I can't serve the master by his side. Thinking of this, I will..."

Yan Chengjin tore up the letter and threw it into the brazier until the last flame was extinguished: "If nothing happens, go back to the frontier. I'm fine, so don't worry dad."

The house manager wiped away his tears and said, "The master also sent back some running chickens. These chickens are trained by the frontier soldiers and run around the desert all day long. They are delicious."

Yan Chengjin looked strange.

Is this a mala chicken?

The chickens brought back by the room manager were all in high spirits, as if they were not feeling well without running around for a few times.

"I understand. My father probably doesn't have many clothes in the border area. You can buy him some cool gauze clothes and let him wear something cooler. Don't get heat stroke. I have to go to the palace to be on duty."

The house manager was very moved. The young master has become sensible and grown up. In the past, he served the master on duty in the palace, but now even the young master has to be on duty in the palace.

When Yan Chengjin came to the Hanlin Academy, he saw Wang Shouren, Li Kang and others busy writing and copying classics.

Yan Chengjin was very humble: "Good morning, brothers!"

Wang Shouren can always spot the subtleties: "Brother Gao, why haven't you started copying yet?"

Yan Chengjin: "I haven't found my "Cunxinlu" yet."

Wang Shouren, Li Kang and others felt quite uncomfortable. We have been copying for a day, and you are still looking for the book? However, due to Luo Qi's official authority, he did not dare to ask more questions. Master Luo Qi seemed to be very good to Yan Chengjin.

The "Cunxinlu" is really hard to find. I will probably have to go to the cabinet today and look for it for another day.