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But the spring is still cold in the capital, and the wind is cold.

The imperial palace in the capital, with its high and big walls, stands there.

The carved leakage room in the imperial city has just been hung up, and more than a dozen firefighters with ebony signs are wiping the vermilion lacquer gate of the Huangji Gate.

When the public opinion passed, the fireman hurriedly retreated to the side and stood respectfully.

Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant of the public opinion, closed his eyes and pretended to sleep at the moment, and the operation of the entire empire was also in his thoughts. The envoys of the fire palace maids in the palace avoided Zhang Juzheng when they saw him, and their solemn salute was no less than that of the Son of Heaven in person.

Now Zhang Juzheng's public opinion is heading towards the Qianqing Palace.

At this moment, in the Qianqing Palace, it is very lively. A teenager sat on a dragon chair and grinned.

This young man is Zhu Yijun, the son of Wanli in the mouth of the people, and Yuyu is now in his eighth year.

At this moment, he was wearing a dragon robe with black color and green piping, watching a group of small firefighters throwing silver there. Others have always thought that the Son of Heaven of the Ming Dynasty should wear a bright yellow dragon robe. But in fact, when the ceremony is not held, the regular clothes of the Son of Heaven are usually cyan or black dragon robes.

If the imperial robe is removed, Zhu Yijun is only a young man who has just turned eighteen, with a short green beard on his lips, and at first glance he looks a little chubby, even thick, and it is difficult to associate with the ninety-five supreme of herdsmen.

Throwing silver is a small game often played by Wanli and the fire. On the ground of the Qianqing Palace, draw a circle.

Then Zhu Yijun asked more than a dozen small firefighters to throw silver leaves into the circle, and if they voted well, they could get a silver ingot reward from the Son of Heaven.

The dozen or so little firefighters below tried their best to make the Son of Heaven happy. Therefore, all of them are extremely accurate.

Zhu Yijun clapped his hands from time to time when he saw that he was happy, and he couldn't help but have the idea of trying his hand in the bottom of his heart, but he also knew that if he lost as much as these little firefighters, it would not damage the 'Shengming of the Son of Heaven'.

Although he didn't end up, I regret it very much in my heart. But it's still a lot of fun to watch.

After making a fuss for a while, Zhu Yijun said a good word, and then an old eunuch on the side brought a large gold plate, which was full of money and silver beans.

"Your Majesty has a reward!"

Zhu Yijun grabbed a handful and threw the money beans on the ground. When these dozen or so small firefighters saw it, they immediately stepped forward to scramble. Several firefighters fought for silver beans and money, fought and pulled, and fell to the ground.

"Grab it, grab it! Ha ha. Look at this group of splashes. ”

Zhu Yijun looked at these people like this, and couldn't help patting the dragon chair and laughing, at this time, the rest of the eunuchs and palace maids who were standing and serving on the side also laughed, and no one would blame them at this time. This is also a rare happiness in the Qianqing Palace, this young son of heaven has a rare happiness in one day.

Just as Zhu Yijun was laughing, the small door on the side opened, and a little eunuch walked inside and whispered a few words in Zhu Yijun's ear.

Zhu Yijun's expression changed. A little panicked, he said, "What, Mr. Zhang?" ”

"Yes. Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang is almost at the Qianqing Palace. ”

Zhu Yijun said in a panic: "Why did he come, didn't he go to pay homage to the emperor's tomb?" Quick, quick, you stupid things, get everything on the ground. ”

Young Wanli Tianzi. Urging anxiously, at this moment he did not look like the king of a country at all, but like a student who had made a mistake, worried about being caught by the old gentleman.

It's only to blame Zhu Yijun for the copper coin, and the silver beans are too happy. Thrown all over the ground, where could a dozen fire men pick it up. Zhu Yijun hurriedly said to the eunuch and palace maid serving beside him: "You can also go and pick up all the useless things for me." ”

The palace maids, the old eunuchs listened to it, and immediately buried their heads on the ground to pick it up, and in the panic, several people hit their heads and faces together, and wrestled with their heads and faces.

In normal times, this scene would have made the Son of Heaven laugh, but now Wanli was so anxious that he stomped his feet.

At this time, there was a humane outside the gate of the hall: "Zuo Zhuguo Taifu, Zhang Juzheng, a scholar of the Middle Pole Palace, see Your Majesty!" ”

"Stand down!"

Zhu Yijun snorted, and the busy palace maids immediately stepped back and took their places.

In a hurry, Zhu Yijun immediately sat down again, but found that there were several calligraphy and painting books on the case. Zhu Yijun used to write very well and was praised by several Hanlin who taught him, but after Zhang Juzheng knew, he said that calligraphy is a rough grasp of the king of a country, and the king of a country should really learn the way of governing the world.

The deceased monarch Song Huizong lost the world because of his love for calligraphy, so Zhu Yijun was not allowed to focus on calligraphy anymore.

Zhu Yijun immediately threw the calligraphy and painting book on the dragon chair, then sat down, posed a straight seat, and then picked up a copy of "Four Books Straight Solution" from his hand, posing as a diligent emperor who was reading seriously.

At the moment when the door of the hall opened, Zhu Yijun made the appearance that "Four Books Straight Explanation" had just been put down from his hand, looked at Zhang Juzheng who came in, and smiled calmly.

Full marks for acting!

After Zhang Juzheng entered the hall, he first glanced around, saw that there was no abnormality, and then saw the four books in Zhu Yijun's hand, so he knelt down and kowtowed: "Minister Zhang Juzheng knocks to see Your Majesty!" ”

"Mr. Zhang's flat!"

Since the Son of Heaven ascended the throne at the age of ten, Zhang Juzheng has been in charge for eight years, and Zhu Yijun has been a teacher and minister to Zhang Juzheng.

When he sent Zhang Juzheng to the imperial court, Zhu Yijun never called him by his name, only called Mr. and Yuan Fu, and when they met on weekdays, he only called Mr. or Mr. Zhang.

After Zhang Juzheng got up, Zhu Yijun pressed his hand on the book and said: "When I was reading the four books directly, I remembered that Mr. Zhang had said, Zhizhi out of the university, conscience out of Mencius two sentences, a little understanding. ”

Zhang Juzheng raised his foot and moved his boots aside, but saw a glittering silver bean under his feet.

Seeing this scene, Wanli supported his forehead with his hand, revealing an expression of 'I'm going to hang'.

Zhang Juzheng lowered his eyelids and said: "Your Majesty, in the university, those who want to correct their hearts should first be sincere in their intentions, and those who want to be sincere in their intentions should be known first." Therefore, Weichen is talented, and Zhizhi comes from the university. Your Majesty is a university student, so dare to ask what does it mean to be sincere? ”

Wanli's face turned red, and then he snorted: "The so-called sincere person, do not deceive yourself, such as a bad smell, such as lustful, this is called self-humility, so the gentleman must be cautious." “

Zhang Juzheng said majestically: "Your Majesty remembers that it is okay to bully the ministers, but remember that you don't deceive yourself." “

Wanli listened to the moment and said: "Mr. Zhang, the widow has been taught. “

Zhang Juzheng's eyes swept over, all the palace maids and eunuchs all lowered their heads, and they didn't dare to come out.

There was silence in the Qianqing Palace for a while, and everyone felt an invisible pressure, and even the beads of sweat on Emperor Wanli's forehead came out one by one.

After half a salary, Zhang Juzheng said: "Your Majesty, Weichen is here to ask His Majesty to read the paper when he takes the palace exam. “.

After speaking, Zhang Juzheng handed over a chapter, which was forwarded by the eunuch to the case of the Son of Heaven. (To be continued.) )

ps: This throwing money and throwing circles, as well as losing money to watch others scramble, are all real things that Wan Li Ye did in history.