Ming Dynasty: At the beginning, the house was ransacked and the ancestral temple was burned down.

Chapter 199: Dog barking? Angry Yan Guan! The mentally twisted prince!
Qianqing Palace.

Emperor Wanli was already filled with anger before he saw Wang Xijue's reply.

Because this "secret letter" sent by Wang Xijue's servant to the capital to the emperor was actually known to everyone before Emperor Wanli read it!

The poor emperor had not even seen Wang Xijue's reply, but he had already received the impeachment notice from the officials in advance.

The reason why Wang Xijue was impeached by hundreds of officials was actually not because he was wronged.

Although Wang Xijue "declined" Emperor Wanli's invitation to "come out again" in his reply.

However, I don’t know if it’s because of my age or some other reason.

Wang Xijue actually responded to the question raised by Emperor Wanli: "Is there any way to deal with the problem that officials only know how to impeach but do nothing?" He replied:
"Just wait like the sound of a bird or a dog."

The irony of this answer can be said to be so great that it directly described the impeachment of the officials as the "voice of birds and dogs".

This is not only saying that the impeachment of the officials is as useless as the "bird's call", but also directly satirizing the impeachment of the officials as "the barking of the dog"!
It's a bird's call, and it's a dog's call. This is clearly cursing the officials for being both birds and dogs!

"Skip? Ha..." Zhu Yijun smiled bitterly, staring blankly at the piles of memorials on the dragon case, and said with unclear meaning:

I don't know how long it had been like this, but it wasn't until some 'good news' came that Zhu Yijun really came back to his senses.

However, only one son, Zhu Changxun, and the youngest four-year-old daughter, Zhu Xuanxiao, are still alive today.

Zheng Mengjing knew that the two children she gave birth to were extremely loved by Zhu Yijun, and other princes and princesses could not compare to them.

His Majesty the Emperor was angry. Zhang Cheng was frightened and comforted him in a friendly voice:
"Your Majesty, don't be angry. If you don't like Yu Shenxing, just jump over him. Don't make the dragon body angry."

"You can get pregnant in one go!?"

Zhu Yijun knew that there was something complicated behind this matter, and he also knew that the purpose of these people with ulterior motives was to prevent Wang Xijue from coming back!

Now that things are in this state, Wang Xijue has offended so many people even before he comes back.

"What do you know!" Zheng Mengjing blurted out directly: "Men can change. I guarantee that one day we, mother and son, will be raped by the emperor..."

Zhu Yijun couldn't remember clearly. This was the first time that the officials recommended Yu Shenxing to the cabinet. The number of times and the frequency of his eyes made him feel dizzy.

"Yeah, just skip him... Anyway, the Ming Dynasty belongs to me. As long as I don't agree, they will never let Yu Shenxing join the cabinet..."

"Alas..." Zhu Yijun let out a long sigh. He felt upset when he thought that Zhu Geng, who was scolded every day and was still half-dead, was the only one in the cabinet.

Zhu Yijun was actually not surprised. After all, the name ranked first was Yu Shenxing.

"My dear concubine, you don't have to worry too much." Cui Wensheng comforted:
"No matter how hard Concubine Li Jing can give birth, she can't compare to the friendship between you and the Emperor.

But now, Concubine Li Jing suddenly became pregnant. In addition, Concubine Li Jing was the concubine in the entire harem who was the most favored by the emperor. Zheng Mengjing was lying if he said he didn't feel threatened!

Forget about scolding, the key point is that this reply letter has now been spread everywhere by people with ulterior motives!
Especially the Liuke Langfang and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. It is said that these professional trolls were so angry after seeing the content of this letter that some of them were even ready to write a letter to scold Wang Xijue!

But now that things have happened, the conflict between Wang Xijue and the officials has been completely aroused. Now even a thorough investigation is actually of no use.

Let’s take a look at the latest cabinet list recommended by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Zhu Yijun’s blood pressure has already risen just at the first glance!

The news that Concubine Li Jing was pregnant, and that His Majesty the Emperor was so happy that he dragged himself to visit Concubine Li Jing in person, reached Concubine Zheng's palace immediately.

Cui Wensheng, the eunuch, shook his head blankly and said: "Back to the imperial concubine, I can only remember that more than two months ago, the emperor summoned Concubine Li Jing to sleep with him once. Maybe it was that time when she became pregnant, right?"

Hearing such a happy news, Zhu Yijun rarely smiled. Although this was not the first time he became a father, becoming a father was inevitably a happy event.

Now, Zheng Mengjing was even more angry. His Majesty the Emperor had been gradually alienating her recently, and she was already troubled by this matter.

But no matter how much the emperor's husband doted on his children, Zheng Mengjing still often felt insecure.

"Everyone is recommending Yu Shenxing! They are deliberately trying to make me angry to death!"

Speaking of which, so far, Zheng Mengjing has actually given birth to three boys and three girls for Emperor Wanli, a total of six children.

Zhang Cheng glanced at the piles of memorials on the Dragon Case, and then looked at His Majesty the Emperor's happy look. In the end, he didn't say anything and just silently helped the Emperor walk out of the palace to see the man who was pregnant with the dragon fetus. The new favorite is Concubine Li Jing.

"In the past six months or so, how many times has the emperor favored the harem? Why is she pregnant again?"

Even though the content of this letter is actually not the same as the original letter.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations to Your Majesty, Concubine Li Jing is happy. The baby is almost three months old!"

But then she thought about it, and realized that His Majesty the Emperor was not just alienating her, but also ignoring the entire harem, so she felt better.

Zhu Yijun was stunned for a moment after seeing such a straightforward description. He even wondered if Wang Xijue had been taken away from him. He actually dared to describe the official in the court like this!
You know, Wang Xijue himself was also a public official. This seems to be no different from calling his former self a dog, right?

After all, since she gave birth to her sixth daughter in the 20th year of Wanli, she has never been pregnant again...

……

Zhu Yijun didn't speak for a long time, just staring blankly at the pile of memorials in front of the Long Case, as if he was thinking about something, more like he was simply in a daze.

Zhu Yijun said this, and Zhang Cheng even complimented him: "Your Majesty is wise."

No one knows whether His Majesty the Emperor is truly wise, but his words stopped there.

"Did Yu Shenxing save their lives?" Zhu Yijun couldn't help but cursed:

Zheng Mengjing stopped talking, and her eyes became more and more sad. When she thought of her children, she couldn't help but sigh.

No matter how many princes she gave birth to, all of them bundled together would not be as favored by the Emperor as Prince Fu. "

"What? Concubine Li Jing is pregnant again?" Zheng Mengjing became excited, and the next moment she even questioned:

Perhaps the joy of becoming a father had washed away the annoyance of the recent past. Zhu Yijun seemed to have completely forgotten the current dire situation in the cabinet, and only expressed happily that he would go and see the pregnant Concubine Li Jing in person.

It had been four years. For four years, she had not been pregnant, but the other concubines in the harem had given birth one after another.

Concubine Li Jing, in particular, not only gave birth to the sixth son of the emperor during this period, but now she is pregnant again at this 'special moment' when the emperor is not too obsessed with the harem.

Zheng Mengjing was very unhappy, but what made her unhappy was not only that the emperor's favor towards her was not as good as before, but also the fact that he was the crown prince!
I remember that at the beginning, the emperor's husband held her hand and promised her repeatedly that he would definitely make her the queen in the future, and he would definitely make their son Zhu Changxun the prince!

But so many years have passed, and the position of the queen seems to have disappeared, and the position of the crown prince has not been shaken at all!
Not only has the status of Crown Prince Zhu Changluo not been shaken, but it has become more and more stable after the last incident involving the demon book case!

Zheng Mengjing no longer expected to be a queen or not. When she died, she could just find a piece of land and bury her. It didn't matter whether she was buried with the emperor or not.

She just wants her son to become the prince and the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty. She has only one wish!

But now Zhu Changluo's position as crown prince is secure, and even the emperor has begun to fall in love with him. Zheng Mengjing only feels that his son's position as crown prince is getting further and further away, and her dream of the empress dowager is becoming more and more vague...

"No!" Zheng Mengjing suddenly became angry. She knew very well that she could no longer sit still and wait for death!

The position of crown prince has not yet been obtained, but the emperor's favor must not be lost!
……

Zhu Yijun became a father again. The middle-aged emperor wanted to reward people when he was happy. In addition to concubine Li Jing who was pregnant with a dragon fetus, he also rewarded all the princes and princesses.

As the eldest son and crown prince of the emperor, Zhu Changluo was completely surprised when he received the reward from the emperor's father!

Zhu Changluo originally thought happily that the emperor's father was giving him a birthday gift a few days in advance, but...

Unexpectedly, it was just a 'incidental' reward given by the emperor's father on a whim... "Wang An, tell me, does the emperor still remember my birthday?" Zhu Changluo held the snacks sent by the emperor's father and suddenly thought I just feel like I have no words to say.

The eunuch Wang An hurriedly consoled him: "Back to the Crown Prince, your birthday is only six days away from the Emperor's. Of course the Emperor will remember it! And the Emperor will order people to send birthday gifts to you every year. You are the Crown Prince. , The Emperor must have you in his heart!"

Zhu Changluo smiled bitterly and said: "Yes, my father and I are born only six days apart. Mine is August 11th, and my father is August 17th... But those gifts sent every year..."

Zhu Changluo didn't want to talk anymore. Although he could receive a birthday gift from the emperor's father every year, he couldn't ask to see the emperor's father on his birthday.

It is sad to say that since he became the prince, he has only been able to see the emperor's father at family banquets during holidays.

The only time he was alone with the emperor's father was actually the time after he went to see Zhang Chonghui during the last demon book case.

The rest of the time, no matter how he asked to see the emperor's father, the other party said that he was busy and had no time to see him.

Zhu Changluo didn't know what the emperor's father was busy with. He only knew that his gentlemen often accused his emperor's father of being lazy and slacking off in politics and indulging in drinking and sex.

"Maybe my father is really busy."

Zhu Changluo said this. Although he already knew in his heart that the emperor's father did not love him, he did not want to admit it.

Even if his father's company and concern for him were not as great as the teacher Guo Zhengyu's company and concern for him.

……

In the twenty-fourth year of Wanli, it is the first day of August.

Ten days have passed and Guo Zhengyu has not come to the East Palace yet.

Now, not only the companions were more relaxed, but also the other lecturers were a lot more relaxed.

On weekdays, the lecturers in the East Palace are always suppressed by Guo Zhengyu, including Ye Xianggao, who is a member of the East Lin Party.

There is no way, who makes Guo Zhengyu the prince's favorite and most trusted teacher? Look at the degree of dependence, which is almost even more than when the current emperor relied on Zhang Juzheng.

Since Guo Zhengyu didn't come, almost everyone felt relaxed, but one person didn't feel that way.

This person can only be the Crown Prince Zhu Changluo.

I don't know if it was because he felt insecure after being away from Guo Zhengyu or something else. In the past ten days, Zhu Changluo's spirit had been in a trance.

The palace is much cooler now, the air is cooler, and everyone feels sleepy in the afternoon, and Zhu Changluo is no exception.

In the past, Zhu Changluo could rely on the discomfort of the heat to force himself not to doze off, but in such a cool and comfortable environment, sleepiness finally came over him.

Zhu Changluo was so sleepy that his eyelids were about to close. The long content that the masters were talking about in his ears was already boring. Without Guo Zhengyu's supervision, he couldn't listen much.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the Crown Prince?"

When the lecturer's voice came to his ears, Zhu Changluo suddenly trembled. He quickly looked at the new master and asked:
"What's wrong, Mr. Fang?"

This Mr. Fang, whose surname is Fang Congzhe, is a lecturer who was transferred to the East Palace not long ago.

Zhu Changluo actually didn't like Fang Congzhe, a teacher with a "Zhejiang" accent, because his Mr. Guo didn't like Fang Congzhe.

Even though Fang Congzhe seemed really gentle, Zhu Changluo still had some opinions about this person under Guo Zhengyu's various brainwashing.

"Your Highness, I see that you look tired. Why don't you rest for half an hour and then continue listening when you feel more energetic?" Fang Congzhe persuaded with a smile, looking very gentle.

Zhu Changluo wanted to agree to this suggestion almost instantly. However, at this critical moment, there was a cough from the side.

"Cough cough!"

Ye Xianggao's cough seemed to have some hint. It was obvious that he was warning the crown prince.

Zhu Changluo understood what Ye Xianggao meant almost instantly. This teacher, his second favorite after Guo Zhengyu, could always remind him of something at critical moments.

"Gentlemen, I just slacked off and became sleepy. The students corrected their mistakes as soon as they found out. I hope the gentlemen will not take offense."

Zhu Changluo's attitude in admitting his mistakes was extremely upright. The lecturers nodded with pleasure after seeing such a well-behaved and sensible prince.

These Hanlin lecturers may still be thinking in their hearts: "It would be great if such an obedient prince could 'always' be so obedient after he became the emperor."

"Even saints can make mistakes. It's a good thing that His Highness the Prince corrects his mistakes when he realizes them." Ye Xianggao came out and said hurriedly.

At this time, Fang Congzhe finally realized that something was wrong. He really wanted the prince to take a rest, but after going back and forth like this, it actually seemed like he was digging a hole for the prince to jump into!

Fang Congzhe was also anxious. When he realized that the misunderstanding was serious, he hurriedly apologized and said: "His Royal Highness, I just didn't think carefully. I hope that Your Highness will punish me!"

Zhu Changluo said with a smile: "Mr. Fang was joking, so why punish him? If you hadn't reminded me just now, sir, I would have continued to feel sleepy."

If the prince hadn't always been honest and still young, if such words had fallen into Fang Congzhe's ears, he might have thought that the prince was trying to spite him.

But the prince is so honest, how could he be so evil?
Next, it is time to continue listening to the class.

After what happened just now, Zhu Changluo became more energetic. At the same time, he also noticed that the eyes of several gentlemen would drift behind him from time to time.

Zhu Changluo was already used to this situation. After all, this was nothing new.

Zhu Changluo had known for a long time that these gentlemen who talked about the principles of saints were not so serious as they seemed. Almost all of them liked to stare at the beautiful goblin behind him.

Everyone has a love for beauty, and Zhu Changluo can understand it.

But most men cannot accept their women being stared at by other men.

Zhu Changluo also didn't like his woman to be coveted by other men, but his twisted psychology gave him a weird sense of showing off for no reason.

This was an awkward, contradictory, weird feeling that made him feel excited for no reason!

Look, this woman is beautiful, isn’t she?
But she is mine, and I can beat her whenever I want and scold her whenever I want!
Besides staring at her secretly, what else can you do?
……

After a day of classes without Guo Zhengyu, Zhu Changluo said slightly loudly in front of everyone before leaving:

"I feel guilty for being sleepy in class today. Youfu, please go see the gentlemen off in person on my behalf."

As soon as these words came out, not to mention the old men's eyes lit up, the readers behind the screen also became energetic and slowed down their movements of packing things.

At the same time, Zhang Chonghui had packed up his few things and stood up to leave, as if he was in a hurry to do something.

"Hey, Minghe, what are you in a hurry for?" Yang Chunyuan grabbed Zhang Chonghui who was about to leave, and whispered with some gloating:
"Leave later, there's a show to watch!"

Zhang Chonghui looked puzzled: "What's the show?"

Yang Chunyuan suppressed his excited smile and said: "Let's see how we gentlemen, who are usually serious, don't tease the little girl with our old face! Let me tell you, it's interesting. None of the old guys are ashamed. That scene It’s so funny!”

"Uh..." Zhang Chonghui didn't know what to say. He pulled Yang Chunyuan's hand away and refused:
"I have urgent matters, so I won't join in the fun."

Seeing Zhang Chonghui leaving just like that, Yang Chunyuan didn't even look at the excitement, and hurriedly followed him and asked, "What's so urgent?"

"Very urgent!" Zhang Chonghui did not hide anything from the other party and said directly:
"I'm going to stop the prince!"

(End of this chapter)