In the Huangmei season, it rains at home, and the grass pond is full of frogs. At the beginning of April, it was the season when the bayberry was ripe, and the drizzle had been raining for seven or eight days in a row, and the air was so humid that it could wring out water.

Xingwang Mansion, in the study on the east side of the carrying hall, Zhu Houxi, a little slave in casual clothes, was standing next to the railing of the small pavilion, looking at the pond outside the fence attentively. A drizzle of rain pounded on the roof tiles, and the raindrops from the eaves dripped down the pond like broken pearls, causing a circle of ripples, where swarms of small tadpoles, some of which had already grown four legs.

The eunuch Huang Jin, who accompanied him, and Lu Bing, the little slave's playmate since childhood, all stood quietly a few steps away, looking respectful and cautious.

Although the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty were rich in money and had no worries about food and clothing, they did not enjoy good political rights, and they could not participate in politics, participate in the imperial examinations, or even leave their fiefdoms without permission. Throughout his life, he can only live like a rice worm with a generous salary, and he is bored as a man-making machine.

Moreover, the dynasty has been in power for more than 150 years, and the descendants of the old Zhu family are not 10,000, but there are 8,000, and a vassal prince is really nothing. However, today's Xingwang prince Zhu Houxi is not what it used to be, and he will soon leap from the prince of the vassal king to the true dragon who travels for nine days.

Huang Jin and Lu Bing, these close attendants, were naturally excited, and the day when Long Fei flew for nine days was also the time when they soared. However, accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, and the elders and elders in the family have already warned them that they can't get along with each other on weekdays as before, exceeding the etiquette of monarchs and ministers.

Zhu Houxi stared at the tadpoles in the pond, in fact, during these days, he would watch the tadpoles alone in the study for a period of time every day, accompanied by the sound of the rain, his mood would be particularly peaceful and calm.

Zhu Houxi thought that he would be like his father in this life, guarding the one-third of an acre of land in Anlu Prefecture, marrying a virtuous and beautiful princess when he became an adult, having children, and living a dull life. However, his cousin, who was in the prime of life, died suddenly, and he made an edict to inherit the throne himself.

To paraphrase Xu Jin's words, Zhu Houxi felt that he was lucky to walk shit, and he was thrown by the pie falling from the world, and he was thrown dizzy, and he was at a loss. On the one hand, I was happy in my heart, but on the other hand, I was panicked and uneasy, and the pressure was like a mountain.

Although Zhu Houxi is very smart, after all, he is just a thirteen-year-old boy, let alone a thirteen-year-old boy, he is a thirty-year-old ordinary person, and suddenly you are asked to be the No. 1 head of the country and govern a huge country, are you afraid? Stressed?

Zhu Houxi was born in the royal family, how much he understands the cruelty of political struggle, the court is deep and turbulent, dangerous and abnormal, and the difference of a thought will be doomed, plus he is only a vassal prince, he has no foundation in the court, no soldiers and no power in his hands, and no cronies who can be relied on.

Therefore, for Zhu Houxi, a thirteen-year-old boy, going to the capital to inherit the throne is undoubtedly equivalent to entering the tiger's den alone, how can he not be anxious?

If his father is still alive, Zhu Houxi can still ask his father for advice on how to deal with it, but unfortunately his father is no longer there, and the queen mother is just a woman, so she can't help much. Therefore, at this time, Zhu Houxi thought of Xu Jin, as if a drowning man grabbed the last straw, he made it clear to the messenger of the Ministry of Rites that the envoy to receive the monarch must bring Xu Jin, otherwise he refused to leave for Beijing.

"When will the mission arrive?" Zhu Houxi suddenly retracted his gaze and asked.

Huang Jin, the accompanying eunuch, hurriedly took a step forward and said respectfully: "His Royal Highness Hui Shizi, the news came a few days ago, the mission has arrived in Xinyang, and now it is estimated that it has entered the Huguang realm, and it is estimated that it will arrive the day after tomorrow at the latest." ”

At this moment, a eunuch outside the study sang with a sharp voice: "Lord Yongfu, Lord Yongchun has arrived!" ”

As soon as the words ended, two young girls, one older and one young, walked in under the escort of the palace maids, both wearing plain palace skirts, and were not allowed to wear bright and festive clothes during the state funeral.

Compared with the year before last, the county lord of Yongchun has grown very tall, and the county lord of Yongfu has not changed much, but his breath has improved greatly, and his face is ruddy, perhaps because he has been weak and sickly since he was a child, the temperament of the whole person is still soft and weak, just like Sister Lin in the 87th version of the Dream of Red Mansions.

"Brother Wang, I thought you were hiding in the study all day long to study the art of ** the king, but it turned out that you were watching the little tadpole again." Little Lori Yongchun jumped to the railing and looked into the pond: "Wow, there seem to be more tadpoles!" ”

Zhu Houxi ignored his naughty sister and said with a smile: "Sister is here, sit down." Come on, make a pot of tea before the rain this year. ”

Yongfu is almost sixteen years old this year, and naturally he is much more sensible than his sister Xun Yongchun, who is only ten years old, so he understands his brother's nervousness at the moment, and after sitting down, he softly said some words of relief and comfort.

The little Lori Yongchun who had been stuffing candied fruit into her mouth next to her said disapprerovingly: "Brother Wang, isn't it just to be an emperor, what is there to be nervous about, sit on the dragon chair, and others will kowtow and shout flat, it's as simple as eating candied fruit." ”

Zhu Houxi couldn't help but roll his eyes, and Yongfu sneered: "Yongchun, how can being an emperor be as simple as you say, and it is even more difficult to be a good emperor." Xu Gongzi is old and serious, and if Brother Wang has something difficult to decide, you can ask his opinion! ”

Zhu Houxi said as a matter of course: "Otherwise, what am I looking for him for, it's because this guy has a lot of ideas, otherwise there will be no one to discuss with me at that time." By the way, my sister's complexion is much better now than before, and she has been less sick in the past six months, hehe, it seems that the yoga given to you by Xu Jin is really useful, and I will practice it when I go back! ”

Yongfu's face couldn't help but feel a little hot, and he said angrily: "Why are you a boy practicing this, just run laps every day, press on the palm, and jump frogs or something!" ”

It is said that when he said goodbye to Beijing the year before last, Xu Jin gave Zhu Houxi the sixteen-style routine of yoga...... Undesirable. Zhu Houxi hesitated for a long time, and finally handed it over to his sister Yongfu, who was so embarrassed that he blushed and hurriedly put it away, for fear of being seen by others.

Although the villain patterns painted by Xu Jin are all stick figures, the undulating body curves can still be identified as women, and the characters are "without clothes", coupled with the action of pouting the legs and buttocks, it is too obscene in the eyes of the ancients.

However, the so-called curiosity kills the cat, just like the young and obscene development of the year, when no one is around, I can't help but search for some small movies on the Internet, after a while, Yongfu can't help but secretly take out the hidden "H picture" to see, and after reading it, I secretly complain that someone is shameless, and draw these dirty and obscene things.

As the so-called long-term abalone is wanton and does not smell its smell, Yongfu peeked many times, and found that this is actually nothing, but the villain's actions are a little explicit, so every night before going to bed, after putting down the tent, secretly practice in bed.

As a result, it was out of control, and now Yongfu feels uncomfortable not practicing before going to bed every day, plus his body has improved significantly, so he has practiced more diligently.

……

On March 5, the sixteenth year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty, after a long journey of half a month, the envoy of Yingjun finally came to Anlu Prefecture, and the magistrate braved the light rain to go out of the city for ten miles to greet him.

Thousands of people entered the city on the spot, and then went straight to Xingwangfu, and the inhabitants of the city were ordered to stay at home and not go out, and the shops on both sides of the street were closed, so the whole street was empty.

When the Yingjun delegation arrived at the Xingwang Mansion, Jinyiwei and Teng Xiangwei quickly took over the defense of the palace, and a group of Yingjun ambassadors got off the carriage and entered the palace after the ceremony, and went to the carrier hall to meet the new king.

The second assistant Liang Chu is already a seventy-year-old man, running all the way quickly, his body is obviously a little unbearable, and he almost fell down when he walked up the stone steps of the carrying hall, fortunately, Xu Jin, a young man, was quick and fast, and he held Liang Chu, otherwise Liang Ge Lao had not even seen the face of the new monarch, so he pounced on the street on the spot, not to mention the loss of face, and it was very unlucky.

Although Liang Chu didn't say anything, he smiled at Xu Jin and nodded, tidied up his clothes and led into the carrier hall.

The eunuch Gu Dayong was about sixty years old, his face was already loose like the skin hanging under the neck of a turkey, but he also pounced on a layer of foundation, reached out and patted Xu Jin's shoulder, and whispered with a smile: "It's still a young man with flexible hands and feet, and Xu Gongzi is very skilled!" ”

Mao Cheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites next to him, glanced at this side and reprimanded in a low voice: "Silence! After speaking, he glared at Xu Jin warningly.

Gu Dayong immediately smiled, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he continued to climb the stairs, Xu Jin couldn't help but be a little speechless.

Everyone entered the carrier hall, the little slave Zhu Houxi was already sitting on the main seat, and Liang Chu took the lead and knelt down: "The ministers see Lord Xing!" ”

Zhu Houxi has not yet ascended the throne, but he has inherited the title of King Xing not long ago!

Although Xu Jin was a little reluctant, he could only kneel down and salute with everyone, after all, he had to follow the customs when entering the countryside.

"You Aiqing don't have to be polite, flat!" Zhu Houxi stood up and took two steps forward and personally helped Liang Chu up.

Liang Chu stood up and took out the edict of the emperor to read it, this time Zhu Houxi knelt on the ground to receive the decree, Xu Jin stood behind Liang Chu, looked at the little slave who knelt down in front of him, and finally balanced his mind a little bit.

“…… May the emperor's brother be kind to the ministers, love the people, and enter Beijing to inherit the imperial throne on the same day. After Prince Liang read out Zhengde's edict, Zhu Houxi respectfully took it with both hands and said loudly: "Brother Command, thank you!" ”

Xu Jin found that the little slave's hands were a little trembling, this kid was obviously very nervous, but his performance was quite qualified.

At this point, the ceremony was basically over, and then everyone went to the dormitory to meet Princess Jiang of Xing, who was also the biological mother of the new monarch, so she naturally couldn't be lazy.