Learned martial arts, died in the emperor's house

After sending off the holy driver, Cui Boling emerged from the garden. "My lord."

Zhao Zhi nodded and called him less polite.

"Apricot blossoms bloomed this morning." Cui Boling said, with some joy in his eyes, he was quite relieved.

"Understood." Zhao Zhi replied softly, looking at the barren garden, but his brows did not relax.After a while, he said again: "Tomorrow I will play first."

"Isn't it... open?"

"I saw that tree too. I moved it down from Xishan Temple. Xishan Temple is located on a high ground, so it may be hardy to the cold." He turned his head, "Didn't you see that the trees next to it are not moving at all?"

On the second day, the emperor read King Chang's memorial several times and ordered him to be passed into the palace.

"Your Majesty is here." Zhao Zhi lifted his robe and knelt down, but saw that there were no courtiers in the hall, and he didn't look like he was discussing matters.

"Get up." Zhao Ren stretched out his hand to help him up, and ordered him to serve cakes and tea.

Is this going to be a long talk, or just calling him to talk? "Your Majesty summoned me, but is it a matter of farming season in the minister's memorial?"

In this way, it is natural not to use pastry first.Zhao Ren nodded: "You said in the memorial that last year the apricot trees began to bloom on the eighth day of March, and this spring is already seven days late. Is the climate likely to change?"

"Yes." Speaking of this matter, Zhao Zhi was very worried, "Not only the apricot blossoms, but also the mountain peaches are 7 days late, and the cherry blossoms are 5 days late. Last year at this time, there were swallows in the minister's mansion to make their nests, but this year I dare not Take off your jacket, it's unnaturally cold today."

"So you think the farming season should also be postponed?" Zhao Ren certainly understood what he meant, and frowned again, "But you know that persuading farmers to work hard is always the only way to persuade people to work hard, not to persuade people to be late. Don’t dare to be lazy at all, if you suddenly ask them to postpone, they may not be willing to listen.”

"Because the farmers don't believe it, we need to persuade them all the more. After the imperial decree, at least some people hesitate, otherwise the first batch of seedlings will be finished." Zhao Zhi continued to speak.

"Let's have a look at Qin Tianjian now." The emperor could hear the stubbornness in his mouth. From the moment he got the booklet, he felt that talking about anything today would spoil the atmosphere, so he wanted to deal with it first and stop arguing.

"You shouldn't go to the Qin Tianjian for this matter, you should go to the old farmer." Food is the most important thing for the people, but only those who have experienced the pain of their own skin can understand the truth. "There is a lesson from the past. In the sixth year of Yuanhe, the flowers in Nanleshan bloomed four days late, and the crops were not sown at the right time, and [-]% of them died!"

On another day, after the civil and military ministers had finished arguing about the rise and fall of the world, good and evil, loyalty and treachery, and the emptiness of the harem, they began to discuss the memorial of King Chang.Some people say that what King Chang said has some truth, this year is indeed colder.Some people say that spring plowing and summer cultivation have their own calendar, and the time must not be lost. If there is a spring freeze this year, why is there no warning from the sky?Later, several old ministers said in a cryptic manner that King Chang had been involved in the treason case, so I don't know what his intentions are for such a matter about the livelihood of the people.

Hmph, what's the point.

Then several parties quarreled and stalemate as usual, and finally the emperor summoned Qin Tianjian.The Qin Tianjian in this dynasty did not have any special talents. They usually looked at the sky, selected auspicious days, and could basically see the situation clearly when encountering strife and struggle in the court and harem.But this time, it's not a matter of standing or not standing in line at all. It's really God's will.

Qin Tianjian's official history vaguely picked out a few words from the calendar, and then thought of King Chang's holy family Zhenglong, and then rolled to the other side.

After a few days, the imperial decree was still not issued, and King Chang vaguely guessed the emperor's brother's decision.He ordered Cui Boling to come over.

"Ziming, you should take the imperial examination in two years."

"My lord knows, I have no intention of fame." Cui Boling lowered his head and refused.

"I'm interested. You should take the exam for me." Zhao Zhi earnestly said, "None of the civil and military courts would listen to my words. If these words were spoken by others, maybe there would not be such a quarrel."

"There will still be quarrels." Cui Boling interrupted his self-deception and said categorically, "There is nothing that cannot be quarreled in the court. They can quarrel about the candidates for the army when the battle is imminent, and they can quarrel with the examiner and the examination questions when they start the examination. Yes, they can quarrel even if the emperor sleeps with a court lady tonight. Even if you are not involved in the old conspiracy, they can still say that you are too young, and what you say is not careful and prudent. They will not say anything about this kind of thing. It is a natural disaster, and it has nothing to do with them; once the decree is issued but no frost and snow damage the crops, it is their fault."

"If I've won their trust, maybe I can—"

"If you are the emperor, they will listen to you even if they don't believe you." Cui Boling rebelled.

Zhao Zhi smiled wryly.

"My lord knows in his heart that the one who ruined your mouthpiece is the current emperor, your third brother. He beat you as a treasonous criminal, but he is not prepared to listen to what you say, and use your full knowledge."

"Keep your voice down." Who knows if the partition wall has ears?

Cui Bolin shook his head: "I won't take the prince's monthly money for nothing."

After a while, all the lights in the palace came on.The lord invited all the teachers and talented sons around, and asked them to copy a notebook, and the family members also called over to serve the pens and inks, and hurriedly ordered people to buy pens, inks, papers and inkstones. Cui Boling was busy directing, but still asked One sentence: "My lord really wants to do this, so it will be hard to deal with it?" In fact, doing so will not have much effect, not to mention whether the notes received by the states over the past few years can really be understood. After understanding it and whether he is willing to disobey the meaning of the Zhengshitang, it is inappropriate for him, a prince, to meddle in these matters privately.If it really happened as they expected, it would clearly show that the Tianxia Zhengshitang was negligent and dereliction of duty, and it would offend the Manchu Dynasty all at once.

"I'm just doing my best." Zhao Zhi answered irrelevantly, "In the end, it's just my private letter. It's up to them to believe it or not."

"The prince is not worried about angering the emperor?"

"I am a person who has committed a serious crime, and I am afraid of falling out of favor."

It is because of a serious crime that he can only survive by relying on the emperor's favor, let alone fall out of favor.So when King Chang went to the suburbs to persuade farmers to plant seeds later, everyone inside and outside the palace thought he was going crazy.Now he has no power, no status, and no title of prince, which is all supported by holy favors. If he acts willfully like this, Sheng Chong may not be able to grow long.

When Zhao Ren heard this, he was a little surprised: "Go out of the palace."

"My lord, did His Majesty tell us to plant the seeds later?" an old farmer asked, "I also feel that this year is extremely cold."

Zhao Zhi shook his head: "It's my suggestion." Being self-willed is not the same as falsely preaching imperial edicts.

"Ah, that's right." The old farmer was a little disappointed, and murmured, "I understand these things, but well, those young people can't persuade them." Didn't he make mistakes over and over again from his own experience?

Zhao Zhi nodded inwardly: If he is old enough, maybe Ye Taifu and others will believe him a little bit.

Back in the mansion, the emperor had been sitting for a long time.

"My brother, see the emperor."

"Get up." Zhao Ren was in a good mood, and turned his head to order, "Pass the meal."

The two brothers finished their dinner together after a long absence.The emperor remembered what his younger brother liked to eat, and the good brother cooked it just right, but he slapped his chopsticks off when he was picking up braised meat and meat floss.

Zhao Zhi lowered his head and smiled silently.

After the meal, Zhao Ren took a brocade box, which contained a white fox fur cape.

"Third brother, it's almost April, if you wear this again, you will be laughed at."

The leather is a rare good leather, with snow-white fur and no stray hairs.

"I have also prepared ordinary clothes." Zhao Ren whispered softly, reached out and touched the thickness of his clothes, with a shame on his face, "I didn't expect that Nanle has tortured you like this for six years..." At the end of March I can't get rid of the jacket yet.

A few days later, the weather suddenly improved, the warmth was mellow, and spring flowers were blooming everywhere. A group of literati wrote poems and wrote lyrics one after another, chanting their love for this bright and beautiful city. Of course, it was unavoidable to worry about King Chang A few words of sarcasm and ridicule, but due to the favor of the Holy One, I didn't say it clearly.

"My lord." The two came out from the garden, and Cui Boling put away the faded thin cloak for him.

"I really hope what they said is right." Zhao Zhi looked back at the swaying crabapple in the sun, "I'm afraid that the time will pass quickly these days, and it will pass in the blink of an eye." Especially afraid of this scene of spring , which is short-lived as expected.

"My lord, don't deceive yourself."

The next day, when the holy car came again, he saw that King Chang looked unhappy. He was probably annoyed by some harsh words, so he comforted him and said: "Those people are used to talking bitterly, and everything they say is like that. , Do they dare to work hard?" He made three mistakes and blamed all those bitter words on Mrs. Ye.What those people said doesn't seem to be a lie now. King Chang wanted to do something for once, and he didn't want to use the wrong energy to make a joke. Taifu Ye was naturally happy to see it; but if it was Taifu Ye's instruction, he There is really no need, no matter whether it is an old Confucian or a courtier, he has already reached his end and his position is detached.

King Chang said: "Taifu Ye is loyal, why does the third brother hurt his heart like this?"

Loyalty must be true loyalty, but it's hard to say which one is in front of the Hebi family's interests or today's.

Things backfired.Only a few days after planting, the sun turned and the cold spring came again. Nearly [-]% of the seedlings planted in Gyeonggi and nearby prefectures froze to death this spring.For a while, the government and the public were silent, and the household department hurriedly arranged for replanting, but the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs carefully bypassed this matter, as if he had lost something as soon as he opened his mouth.

Since then, there have been similar incidents, and the officials have been very timid.Instead, the emperor issued an edict, ordering the state governments to monitor the weather and be careful about the farming season, but there was no specific measure after all, and it is unknown how many people took it seriously.The cold disaster in the first year of Yuan Ze was never mentioned again.

In May, the emperor crowned King Chang with a grand ceremony.

As a result, the post-book ceremony after July enters autumn, no matter how chewy it feels, it feels cool.Regardless of the emperor or empress, there is no joy of a big wedding on the surface.

After the courtiers congratulated, they had a banquet in the palace, and were sent back when they were drunk.Zhao Zhi sat among the brothers and listened to them chatting about family affairs, and the chatting and talking went to the empress.

"I didn't realize before that Brother Huang has a lustful heart underneath his cold complexion." Jiu strengthened his courage, let alone the emperor, even Zhao Zhi and the others wouldn't talk about it.

"Lustful?"

"You don't know?" King Ning Zhao Mao was quite surprised, "This daughter-in-law that the Xu family originally planned to give to the royal family is Miss Xu, and she looks pretty, but she is very dignified. Our empress, she is a concubine. Sister, a widow at home."

"Is the empress good-looking?" Zhao Zhi asked tentatively.

"Old Qi, you have been away for too many years." Ning Wang hooked his back, and whispered to him loyally, "You don't have a good appearance, why do you let the sister who has been promised a long time ago, hiccup, don't, the younger sister who wants to be a widow .”

Zhao Zhi gave an "um" and stopped talking.

Seeing that he was a little disappointed, Zhao Mao didn't think much about it, and Da Lala comforted him, "Don't be discouraged, with the emperor's favor on you now, your princess may be more beautiful than the queen."

"According to Fifth Brother's auspicious words."

In fact, I don't understand why the emperor treats such a good person as King Chang, and I am afraid that the number of officials in the Manchu Dynasty is the same.

King Chang once had a suspicion of treason and was thrown out of town. He did not change his father's ways for three years. The emperor's favorite?If one knew the inside story of the treason case, it would be even more inconceivable: the emperor and King Chang should have become enemies a long time ago, and it would not be the kindness of a woman to feel guilty for what happened back then; Shouldn't the emperor's eldest son's family be settled properly first?

Of course, there are also people who simply and rudely think that the emperor used King Chang as a target to show his benevolence.Immediately someone thought: after King Chang's death, there is no one, at least Chen Jing, the general soldier of Shaoyang Pass, is still his uncle.No matter how you think about it, there is one thing that everyone agrees on, that is, King Chang's favor cannot last long: the emperor will always get tired of acting, and the emperor will always have a prince, so he will be indifferent to King Chang at that time.

However, the emperor has really been in love for many years.The number of times the holy car visited Chang Wang's mansion could not even keep up with the Empress Dowager's Hall of Mercy. As soon as autumn came, the emperor personally paved the ground dragon for Chang Wang's mansion. No one dared to stop him, probably only the permission to beat the emperor was not done.

His Majesty obsessed with King Chang, but he was the king of a country after all, and there were too many family and state affairs, so he called King Chang into the palace—anyway, there was only one queen in the palace, and it was fine to run around.

Seeing that there were only the last few copies of the memorial, and there was nothing serious about it, Li Shui, the emperor's personal servant, hurried to the outside of the Yingying Hall, and whispered a word to the little apprentice, who nodded and went out of the palace to Changwang's mansion. went

The two brothers took a walk on the palace road, the route was very casual, no matter where they went, they didn't shy away from strolling to Leng Gongye, and they were far away from the Yingying Hall, probably they had already entered the harem and saw a palace garden.Although the vegetation is overgrown, it is somewhat tidy and unique, as if the well-decorated courtyard has been sleeping for a long time, and it is looking forward to looking forward to it after being washed and groomed. It is not as miserable as other unmanned palaces.

Under the maple tree outside the palace gate, there is a young palace maid guarding her.Zhao Ren felt that she looked familiar, and Zhao Zhi had already said, "Qiu Xin?"

Zhao Ren wondered: Isn't her name Mo Chou?Thoughts drifted, to more than ten years ago.

The author has something to say: Lord Chang's idea of ​​recording the flowering period and predicting the farming time comes from the previous text "The First Apricot Blossom", which has left a deep impression on me, especially this topic, which is very meaningful. ps If anyone reads this article, please feel free to give me some advice, thank you!