Your Majesty

When it was still daylight, with only five knocks, the eunuch, bowing his waist and leading a group of court ladies holding dishes, basins and handkerchiefs, stepped into the endless palace with light lotus steps. .The eunuch said softly after entering the room, "Your Majesty, it's time to get up. The ministers are waiting."

This hall is so big that it makes people worry, but the bed is small, shrunk behind layers of curtains, and the few candles that have not been extinguished all night are shaking to and fro, cloudy and cloudy, it is really cold and gloomy.The high-pitched voice of the chief eunuch seemed to pierce through a thick layer of fog, and suddenly pulled people out of the dream-like state.

However, more than ten feet away from the main hall, the person lying on the bed was not moved at all.

The eunuch didn't move, he wasn't impatient or impatient, he only called out once in a while, as if it had nothing to do with him whether the person on the bed woke up or fell asleep.

When the candle was half extinguished again, and the oil on the table dripped and filled the candlestick, a faint jingling sound was heard.Then I saw a startling snow-white hand protruding from under the red quilt embroidered with five-clawed dragons.

The incense in the hall seemed to become thicker in an instant, and the air was filled with the smell of musk that hadn't dissipated.The eunuch didn't even blink his eyes, he walked out of the curtain in small steps, and called His Majesty softly.

His Majesty finally heard his voice, and said hoarsely, "It's not early today. Go down."

The eunuch said, "Your Majesty, all ministers have been waiting for you for half an hour."

His Majesty said nothing.

The eunuch said again, "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhu said, 'Although the people around Your Majesty are declining, you must not lose the prestige of the royal family. You must not chill the hearts of the ministers. It is the winter solstice, and there are elders who do not care about their legs and feet. It is inconvenient to wait outside the hall. How can Your Majesty bear it?'"

His Majesty just sneered.Since the whole world thinks that he is a foolish ruler, what if he does what a foolish ruler should do?

His Majesty said, "Look at the ministers waiting outside, is the regent here?"

The eunuch hesitated for a moment before saying, "The regent is not feeling well today, and I would like to ask His Majesty for a day off."

His Majesty thought to himself, he tossed so hard last night, he thought you were really amazing.I can't get up today, but you can't go to the morning court either?

His Majesty said, "Since this is the case, I will tell the ministers that I see that the regent is not feeling well, and I will give him a special pardon."

Then the chief eunuch said, "Cha." Then he bowed and retreated.

After sending everyone away, His Majesty stayed in a daze for half an hour before slowly sitting up from the bed.

However, His Majesty is not an ordinary person, he is the true favored son of heaven, the son of God, so the time he spends washing and grooming is not comparable to that of ordinary people.

Sitting in front of the bronze mirror, combing his hair and brushing his hair, the three thousand blue silks fell to the ground and covered the entire lamb carpet. Three maids knelt on the ground, holding his hair, and one maid used a black heather comb from top to bottom. After combing, if there is any hair that falls, another maid will pick it up and put it in an agarwood box.After combing it a hundred times, and using the rice water to lick the hair, the dexterous court lady combed a big shiny braid, fastened the necklace on it, made a fancy way, and put the hair inlaid with jasper. With the crown on his head, more than an hour passed.

His Majesty loves incense very much, and he often dislikes the bad smell when covering the smoke cage with clothes.So when he got up, he had to bathe and burn incense to keep the fragrance on his body.

After combing his hair, he asked the maid to dress him up.These days, men regard fair complexion as beautiful, and some men put on makeup and powder, which is popular.So His Majesty's behavior is not abrupt.The maid painted his face with powder made from butter, painted his eyebrows and pursed his lips.In the end, he picked up a few accessories he liked and hung them up on his clothes. In this way, another hour passed.

His Majesty finished tidying up and came out of the side hall. He saw a pair of eyes that seemed to be smiling but not affectionate, his brows were either frowning or frowning, his temples were cut like knives, and he had Zhu Dan in his mouth. His slender steps were exquisite and incomparable.If you don't look carefully so suddenly, you feel like a fairy.If someone sees it, they will definitely fall for him, praise him for his beauty, praise him for being unparalleled in the world, and praise him for being the only one seen in his life.

The only thing is that they won't praise him, like a wise and mighty... Mingjun.

At first glance, His Majesty, who looked like a foolish emperor, didn't start eating until noon. The people below didn't dare to say much, and there were people who talked too much before, but they were all dragged out by the fatuous and moody His Majesty and had their heads chopped off.Therefore, except for the eunuch Wu Deyong, no one dared to speak to His Majesty's words.

When His Majesty was eating, Wu Deyong really reported the words and deeds of His Majesty's ministers, nothing more than complaining that His Majesty was too stupid and too lazy to go to court early for three consecutive days.It is really a misfortune for the country if His Majesty continues like this, they are ashamed of their ancestors.

The little eunuch tested that the dish was not poisonous, so he put the fish in His Majesty's bowl. His Majesty ate the fish slowly, and then listened to Wu Deyong's words with a smile.

After Wu Deyong finished speaking, he stood quietly, His Majesty glanced at him, and suddenly said, "Since they are ashamed of their ancestors, why don't they slam their heads on the big pillar to save them from living?"

Wu Deyong was speechless, and was sweating profusely, when His Majesty said another sentence, which made him feel cold all over, "The regent's Wentao and Wulue are amazing. They actually want to say that only the kind of It is the great fortune of the country for a man to be the emperor."

Wu Deyong fell to his knees, but His Majesty didn't even look at him.His Majesty slowly took the tea from the eunuch, rinsed his mouth, pointed to some untouched dishes on the table, and said, "Wu Deyong, these dishes are for those 'high-ranking' adults. reward."

Wu Deyong was about to cry when he saw this.

It is a great reward for His Majesty to give his ministers unfinished dishes. However, the dishes His Majesty refers to are "Longji Mountain", "Dragon Son Banquet", and "Dragon Beard Vegetables". The meaning of the reward, or another metaphor... is unknown.

After lunch, probably because the weather was getting colder and colder, His Majesty was not in a good mood, and seemed to be going to sleep tiredly.

Just as Wu Deyong was about to tidy up the couch for His Majesty to take a nap, Zhu Yan asked to see him outside.

Without much hesitation, His Majesty asked someone to invite him in.

Zhu Yan is sixty-seven this year, but he is hale and hearty, and he walks vigorously, without the weak clothing of a literati.

After the words and deeds of the ceremony, His Majesty gave the seat.Zhu Yan sat across from His Majesty without hesitation.The two of them didn't seem to have any grudges at all.

Zhu Yan used to be his teacher when His Majesty was just His Royal Highness.

I wish that this person has a high character, outstanding talent, and acts like a gentleman. Although he was only a fifth-rank official back then, and his wife was only an ordinary scholarly woman, he still enjoys a high reputation among the students.

Moreover, His Majesty was only eight years old back then, and he ranked last. The eldest elder brother in front of him was already twenty-three. An ordinary idle prince.Therefore, a wish without background is a good choice.

Back then, Zhu Yan also took good care of the young His Majesty.Zhu Yan has a gentle personality and doesn't like to order students. Sometimes when His Majesty makes big or small mistakes, he just sighs.From this point of view, he expected from the very beginning that this student would not be a qualified student, so he would not have too high expectations for him, but if His Majesty has improper words and deeds or wrong morals, he will definitely be blessed The wife's nagging.

After getting along for so many years, the relationship between His Majesty and Zhu Yan is more of a relative.His Majesty also relies heavily on Zhu Yan for everything.

Later, due to an accident, His Majesty had to ascend the throne, and Zhu Yan also married his only daughter-in-law, Zhu, to His Majesty as support.Zhu Zhishui, Zhu Yan's daughter-in-law, is a full five years older than His Majesty, and she is in her prime. She is a character like a woman who does not give way to a man, and she has a lot of troubles in her heart.Your Majesty is only 13 years old, how could such a yellow-mouthed child be the ideal husband in her heart?Although he became a queen, but the palace has been silent for many years, His Majesty felt that he had failed her deeply.

Zhu Yan patted his sleeves and sat down, and Wu Deyong came forward to serve tea.Zhu Yan took a sip and said, "It turned out to be the newly picked Dahongpao this year. Your Majesty has a heart."

His Majesty nodded in silence.Wu Deyong stood by, His Majesty glanced at him, and said, "Wu Deyong, go and pick up some good new teas that have been tributed this year, and put them on Master Zhu."

Zhu Yan knelt down to thank you, "Thank you for your kindness, I am afraid."

After Wu Deyong went out, Zhu Yan slowly stood up and sat on the couch, but there was no trace of panic on his face.

His Majesty said, "Did the Taifu come to scold me for not having an early court in the morning? But Taifu, if one day I do not have an early court due to physical discomfort, then all the officials will call me fatuous. In the early morning, his house will be full of people, and those who come to visit him will step on his threshold. Taifu, why do you think this is? Taifu, how long do you think I will endure it?"

The Taifu sighed and said, "I came today not to blame Your Majesty. Since Your Majesty is the proud son of heaven, he must have the luck that ordinary people don't have. It is natural to do things as you like. I just want to ask Your Majesty one thing." Question, has Your Majesty ever seen a situation where one has ascended to the throne and then retired unscathed, becoming an ordinary prince or having a good end?"

His Majesty was taken aback.

Zhu Taifu said again, "Your Majesty, you are already Your Majesty. In this position, you can only advance, not retreat. If someone forces you to retreat, then, gods, kill gods, and Buddhas, kill Buddhas. My emperor only needs to Remember, I wish Yan the whole life, only loyal to His Majesty, so that's fine."