Chapter 673: People are neither things nor things, and celebrities are everywhere

From the capital to Nanjing, the official road by land is only more than 1,000 miles, if the post is rushed to the newspaper can be reached in three days and nights at most, but if the brigade of people and horses is mighty and mighty, it is not enough to multiply the time tenfold. Like Zhu Zhanji, dozens of civil and military ministers accompanied thousands of soldiers and horses, and it took a month and a half to arrive in Nanjing. And before the others arrived, they let the people pass down the edict first.

First, it is not allowed to disturb the people, second, it is not allowed to repair the Nanjing palace without authorization, and third, it is not allowed to be extravagant - the three prohibitions have naturally stopped from top to bottom, and those officials and soldiers who are unstable because of the rumors of boiling over the palace are also relieved. Although there are no other quasi-letters, they are finally distributed according to the actual amount of rice every month, which is slightly better than fighting famine.

On the day when the crown prince's guard of honor entered the city, the embroidered fan pennant was overwhelming, the weapons glowing with cold light and the solemn drum music, the majestic atmosphere of the imperial family spread from the avenue into the city to the whole city, and many people who took the initiative to come out to greet knelt on the side of the road and quietly peeked sideways, but only to see that the crown prince's golden chariot was followed by a golden water basin, a golden water jar, and a golden incense burner...... Even the spit pot and spit bowl are golden, and they are inevitably smacking their tongues and exclaiming. After waiting for more than an hour, the honor guard passed, and the people rubbed their sore legs and got up from the ground, but they began to talk in twos and threes.

"It's been seven years, and it's been seven years since the first emperor went to Beijing!"

"Don't complain about the long time, this is our own to watch the excitement, but someone is not forced behind with a whip! Besides, the crown prince's guard of honor is much simpler than the emperor's big driving book or the law driving book, the emperor left Beijing in the fifteenth year of Yongle, and it took nearly three hours for the big driver to go out of the city, and many old people knelt down and fainted at that time! ”

"Isn't it? But now I don't have a chance to see the excitement, I don't know how long the crown prince will come down now, and whether he can come in the future. I heard that the palaces of Nanjing City are no longer complete, alas, how can we, the ancient capital of the six dynasties, not be as good as the north...... How good this place is in the south of the Yangtze River, it would be nice if the emperor moved the capital back! ”

"Shhhh It is said that the emperor doesn't like today's capital, so he loves our Nanjing! Hey, as long as the emperor is willing to come back, we will soon be at the feet of the Son of Heaven again! ”

The imperial capital is full of powerful people, although they often have to meet strong and domineering characters, but compared with in the poor countryside, the possibility of breaking the house is lower, and ordinary people have more opportunities to make a living, and they may be able to live a stable life, which is also the small thoughts of some ordinary people. It's just that the nobles sitting in the crown prince's golden chariot don't take things for granted like this. When he returned to Nanjing, he didn't miss much, but repeatedly pondered the confession of his mother, Empress Zhang, when he left Beijing.

The imperial city of Nanjing and Beijing are similar in terms of regulations, and the East Palace is also dominated by the Duanben Palace and the Duanjing Palace, and the administration is in the Wenhua Palace. In the Wenhua Palace, he met with the ministers of the six ministries and five prefectures, and set the schedule for the mausoleum, and Zhu Zhanji returned to the Duanjing Palace. Because he was ordered to sacrifice to the filial piety tomb this time, and did not bring concubines with him, among the teachers of the East Palace, he also chose Wang Rang, Zhang Ying, and Chen Shan, which he liked, and the rest were left in the Beijing Division. After taking a nap, he got up to wash his face and used snacks, and then took Chen Wu out of the Duanjing Palace.

Although the imperial city of Nanjing was renovated every year, because it was uninhabited in the past few years, and there were no new palace maids and eunuchs to fill it, the sprinkling and sweeping were only taking into account the main places such as the three major halls, and the rest of the places were only barely maintained. In contrast, the East Palace area is quite neat. After all, after the official relocation of the capital, Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji only went north, so it was only idle for three or four years. However, when he came out of the East Palace, entered the area of the three major halls through the Fengtian Gate, and saw the Fengtian Hall that had lost its former color, he couldn't help but think of the thunder and fire that fell from the sky a few years ago.

Although this hall is old, it is still there, but the majestic hall has been burned, and the impermanence of the world can be seen.

"Your Highness, Mr. Liu is not in the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

Hearing the voice behind him, Zhu Zhanji looked back and saw Huang Runzheng running over panting with two entourages, so he nodded and said, "Got it." You're old, how old are you to run for yourself? Liu Guan was anxious, and as soon as he arrived, he kept investigating the case, what article did he have to turn out about this ironclad matter? Well, in this way, you take a few people out of the palace, don't call my name, go to the mansions of the lords and nobles, listen to what they say, and finally go to Zhang Yue. ”

"The old slave obeys!"

Huang Run bent down deeply, and when he raised his head, he bowed to Chen Wunu, signaled him to follow, and then walked away with the two little eunuchs. As soon as he left, Chen Wu stepped forward and whispered: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the emperor has ordered this matter to be taken care of by Lord Liu, is it too conspicuous to let Gonggong Huang go?" ”

"It's okay, although my father said that he asked Liu Guan to come down, if he really meant to make a big fuss, Jinyi Weidong Factory would not stand still, and only sent a few people to accompany the guards. Nanjing Jinyiwei commanded Liu Jun to set up a private prison to blackmail ministers, and he was so greedy that he deserved to die, this was what his father said himself, and Liu Guan couldn't turn over the case. If he's playing in there, I won't watch it. Take responsibility when you should be responsible, that's what my mother instructed when I left Beijing. ”

When it came to Empress Zhang, Chen Wu hurriedly echoed it, and stopped saying no more at the moment, only accompanying Zhu Zhanji to walk around the palaces and pavilions in the back, but he was thinking nonsense in his mind. Everyone knows that the emperor and empress have always been harmonious when they are still in the East Palace, and the emperor can survive until he ascends the throne because of Empress Zhang's virtuous and capable. However, since the mourning for Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi seems to have changed as if he is a different person, almost every night is a woman and unhappy, and he is often listless in handling state affairs during the day, and most of the details are managed by Empress Zhang. Empress Zhang also tried to persuade her, but the result was that it became even worse, and even the doctors in the Tai Hospital were also worried.

So a son of heaven who everyone is benevolent and filial, some time ago he almost beat Li Shimian to death, and almost punished Shu Zhongcheng and others for the regret of the past, if it weren't for Yang Shiqi's persuasion, Jinyiwei's side also dotted it, I'm afraid those people would have died.

As Zhu Zhanji said, Huang Run is now only two years away from the age of Huajia, and his health is indeed not as good as before, and he ran away from the Mu family, the Xu family, the Guo family and other three families in a carriage, and he felt that his body was like a broken shelf, and he no longer had the energy to visit other lords and nobles, so he directly ordered to change the route to Zhang's mansion. At this time, it was almost evening, and he happened to meet Zhang Yue on Hubu Street, who was riding home, and hurriedly opened the curtain and stopped.

During the state funeral, music and sacrifices were stopped for 100 days, officials stopped marrying for a month, and the upper and lower court officials were all dressed in black gauze hats and black horns, and Zhang Yue was dressed like this. Since he learned the results of the examination, he was in a very good mood, and at this time he recognized that it was Huang Run, so he smiled and rode over, and after talking for a few words, he realized that people came to find him. Looking at Huang Runzhi yawning, his face was not good, he had a plan in his heart, and immediately asked: "The crown prince has just entered the city today, and it has been hard all the way before, and Huang Gonggong should also take a good rest." ”

Although Zhu Zhanji instructed that when he went out to visit and meet people, he would use Huang Run's own name, but he was not facing anyone else at this time, so Huang Run sighed helplessly: "Isn't this His Highness's order?" Our family just went to the East and West Mansions of Mu Mansion and Xu Mansion before, and also took a trip to the Wuding Marquis Mansion...... cough, I can't walk anymore when I'm old, and the other families don't want to go, so we just came here directly, and what you say is better than those people's crooked words! ”

Laughing and laughing, he arrived at the door of Zhang's house. Because this is not a serious mansion, the gate does not need to have a few regulations, and there is no east and west corner door, the gate enters, and turns the Zhaobi screen door, which is a separation between the inside and outside. Zhang Yue invited Huang Run to a small flower hall, but Huang Run looked around for a while before sitting down, and asked about the reason for the previous incident. This was originally his own beginning and end, Zhang Yue naturally spoke thoroughly and in detail, and even Mu Xin did not hide what he said when he saw him twice.

"It's so unbearable, those top nobles naturally can't bear it, not to mention that Xu Jinghuang is the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and the emperor promised him a real title because of his father, not a false name, this move is even more justified!"

Huang Run shook his head as he spoke, and was about to raise his glass to drink tea, when he suddenly remembered what Xu Jinghuang had just said when he visited Xu Mansion and listened to him, put down the teacup and said: "I heard that someone raised the original Jinyi Wei Yuan Commander and your family, and there was also an impeachment by the imperial history, but it was not done later?" ”

The old thing was brought up again, but Zhang Yue was not flustered at all: "There is such a thing, but it was just when the Kaifeng flood occurred, I recklessly took my sister and sister to avoid the disaster, and the family couldn't find it. It's just that some people listen to the wind and rain, and it's all nonsense. ”

"Those royal histories are just full and idle, they are greedy, and they have to bite others, it's really not a thing!" Huang Run has never had a good impression of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so he scolded casually at this time, and then changed his solemn face, "I just arrived today, and Liu Guan is not in the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, but he went out, most likely to find out any clues in the private visit." Nine times out of ten, this person is behind the impeachment, you can be careful! ”

"Thank you Gonggong Huang for reminding me, I can save it!"

Zhang Yue's humble attitude made Huang Run very satisfied, and he sat for a while, seeing that it was not early, he was ready to leave. Before he got up, he suddenly remembered something, turned his head and said, "Lord Xiao Zhang, our family and Chen Wu are both confidants of His Royal Highness the Prince, and it is too conspicuous to go in and out. If something happens in the future, I will let Jixiang come here to find you. When he was in the capital, he learned to read and write with others, and he was better than ordinary people, and the imperial grandson also trusted him. Jixiang, I've come to see Lord Xiao Zhang! ”

Zhang Yue didn't care about Huang Run's introduction, and after a few sentences of explanation, he personally sent Huang Run out of the door. When he turned around, he thought to himself that he had already reminded Mu Xin, and now he didn't know how many people from the Xungui Sect were staring at the Zuodu Yushi who wanted to find faults, and all he had to pay attention to was to find out the flaws of his people, and hit them once and for all. At that moment, he suddenly heard a commotion outside, and when he stood up, a small servant ran in quickly.

"Young Master, Master Chen is back with those little ministers in the clan study!"

Now that it is the beginning of May, counting these people who have been hanging around outside for more than half a year, Zhang Yue was naturally not surprised when he heard it, and hurriedly ordered everyone to be brought in. After a while, a large group of people flocked into this small flower hall, and the leader Chen Fuzi looked at the weight loss circle, but his spirit was much stronger than when he was in the capital. All the students were dusty, but they all had excited expressions on their faces. Sure enough, Zhang Yue asked about their harvest, but Master Chen was different from those students and sighed deeply.

"For example, most of the prefectures and counties today have more official schools and ignore civilian studies, and most of the talents are gathered in the county schools and state schools, and those private academies are far inferior. This time, I first took them to Jiangxi Bailudong Academy, I didn't expect such a famous place, but now it is also dilapidated, and Yingtianfu Academy is completely gone. After a big circle in Jiangnan, we visited about a dozen academies, the largest was no more than 100 people, the smallest was about the same as a private school, and those gentlemen were also mixed. Talented scholars either live in seclusion in the countryside to teach one or two disciples, or they are determined to make a name for themselves in the official school, alas! ”

Due to the prosperity of official learning in the early Ming Dynasty, and the strict assessment of Guozi Jian Fu School, Zhang Yue understood the dilemma of the folk academy, but when he heard that the famous White Deer Cave Academy was in ruins, he still sighed for a while. But compared to Chen Fuzi's shaking his head and regretting, the students were all interested, this said that it was in the limelight at the poetry meeting, and this said that it met the analysis of scriptures and meanings, and the atmosphere was extremely warm. At the end, a young gentleman suddenly slapped him heavily.

"After we passed by the White Deer Cave Academy, we stayed near Chongren County for a few days, and we happened to hear from the villagers that there was a wise man living in seclusion in the countryside, so Master Chen took us to visit, who knew that the person was just studying behind closed doors and ignored us at all. This person doesn't know how to learn yet, but he has learned a full ten, by the way, Mr. Chen, what is that person's name? ”

When Chen Fuzi heard this, he hurriedly explained to Zhang Yue: "This person's name is Wu Hebi, the word is Fu, the name is Kang Zhai, and the countryside says that he is less than twenty years old and gave up the imperial examination, and only studies behind closed doors, and his academic articles are very profound, but it is a pity that he is too far away." Speaking of which, we met a sixteen or seventeen-year-old young man outside his house, saying that he had come to visit Xian during his study tour, and he had a closed door. This person claimed to be from Suzhou, called ...... Hmm, it's called Xu Hui. This person also followed us to Nanjing, saying that he would come to meet the adults after visiting Jinling. ”

Zhang Yuezheng felt that the name Wu and Bi were familiar, but he couldn't remember where it was sacred, and then he heard the word Xu Hui, and he couldn't help but be stunned. The word Huo is a bit obscure, he vaguely remembers that the famous Xu Youzhen once gave such a name, could it really be that he met it? If this is really the case, he met Yu Qian first, then Shi Heng, and Xu Youzhen, if there is another eunuch Cao Jixiang, wouldn't it be that the most important people in the change of seizing the door are all complete?

Wait, that auspicious ...... in Huang Run's mouth just now Could it really be Cao Jixiang?