Ming politicians

"Good poetry, wonderful poetry, rare and rare..."

A chubby young man hurried over. He didn't look very old, but he was good-looking and energetic, but he was a little too fat. He had an admiring expression on his face. He was wearing a plain brocade robe. Behind him, several guards followed.

When the people around Su Tiancheng saw the young man, they all saluted, even the girls in the pavilion stood up.

"Meet the little prince."

Su Tiancheng suddenly realized that this young man was Zhu Shenxuan, the son of Jin Dynasty.

The prince has many concubines and many sons and daughters. If they all want to be crowned kings and nobles, the possibility is not great.

The princes of the Ming Dynasty are divided into two categories, one is the prince, the most honorable, with the rank of the first rank, who is awarded the Guanglu doctor, and the second is the county king, the rank is the second rank, and the senior official.

The titles of prince and county king are also different. The title of prince has only one character, such as Jin Wang Zhu Qiugui, and the title of county king has two characters, such as Yongshou king Zhu Cunkou.

The prince can only be named the emperor's son and brother. The title is hereditary. That is to say, the eldest son of the prince will be named the prince after the prince's death. As for the son of the concubine, he is generally named the county king. There are also ministers who have made great achievements and were named county kings, such as Xu Da, king of Zhongshan, and Chang Yuchun, king of Kaiping. Their titles cannot be hereditary.

There is also a special situation here, that is, if the prince has no son, after his own death, the younger brother can inherit the title of prince. Able to inherit the prince's title, but according to the prince's previous title, downgrade the prince.

Zhu Shenxuan is the eldest son of Jin Wang Zhu Qiugui, and it will be a matter of time before he is named a prince.

Seeing the prince-to-be for the first time, Su Tiancheng was a little curious. In his impression, princes are always high above the ground.

Necessary etiquette is indispensable. Su Tiancheng clasped his fists to salute Zhu Shenxun. He is a man of honor and has a reputation. Unless he is meeting the emperor, he doesn't need to kneel down.

Zhu Shenxuan had already walked to his side, stretched out his hand, and grabbed him.

Zhu Shenxuan's hands were also chubby, and his face was innocent.

"Su Tiancheng, Mr. Su, Xie Yuan in the township examination, you are really good."

Seeing Zhu Shenxuan's reverent expression, Su Tiancheng couldn't laugh or cry. It seemed that this Prince Jin had the heart of a child. It seemed that this prince was no big deal.

"The little prince praised it, but I dare not take it."

"Young Master Su, don't be so polite. Let's go. I'll take you around the mansion. Little sister, I'm interrupting your poetry meeting."

Zhu Shenxuan winked at Zhu Shenxin, and pulled Su Tiancheng away. The strange thing was that Zhu Shenxin didn't say anything, but nodded with a blushing face.

Su Tiancheng has already felt Zhu Shenxuan's sincerity and casualness, without the slightest airs. As a prince-to-be, it is not easy to have such an attitude, no matter what the purpose behind it is.

This Zhu Shenxuan was named the King of Jin in the eighth year of Chongzhen. Later, Li Zicheng broke through the Taiyuan Mansion and was taken to the capital by Li Zicheng. Later, he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. abandon.

Following Zhu Shenxuan, he was still a little annoyed, the key was to hold the plate with one hand.

"Master Su, big banquets are not allowed in the mansion. I have already prepared a banquet. We will have a drink later. This is a gift from my younger sister. Let me see what it is."

Regardless of Sanqi 21, Zhu Shenxuan uncovered the brocade handkerchief, and inside the plate was a jade ruyi.

"Hey, it's not easy. This jade ruyi was given to my little sister by my father, and I gave it to you."

Zhu Shenxuan's attention began to focus on the Jinpa.

"This brocade handkerchief was embroidered by my younger sister herself. I carry it with me everywhere. It has my younger sister's name embroidered on it."

No matter how stupid Su Tiancheng was, he understood what it meant.

"This is all the love of the princess, I can't bear it."

"Tch, Mr. Su, I don't think you are very old. Why do you speak so politely? This is just the two of us talking casually. I am afraid of those people in Changshi Mansion. You are always like this on weekdays." speak in a tone of voice.”

Su Tiancheng blinked his eyes, he didn't know what to say, if he was too casual, he would annoy the little prince, and it would be difficult to smooth things over.

Zhu Shenxuan saw that Su Tiancheng was at a loss, with a smirk on his face.

"Mr. Su, it seems that my younger sister has something interesting. What's your opinion?"

"This, this..."

Su Tiancheng wished he could kick Zhu Shenxuan too. You don't have to be so anxious even if you find a husband for your younger sister. You may betroth my younger sister to me if I plagiarize a poem. Poetry has one wife, and it is estimated that there are more wives than the emperor.

"Mr. Su, you are wrong. If you hurt my little sister's heart, I will have a hard time here. How about it? Give me an accurate word, whether it is okay or not."

This is really a gecko on the wall.

"Well, little prince, do you want to hear the truth or lies."

"Of course I heard the truth. It's interesting. Let me tell you what lies are."

"Then I'll tell a lie first, don't blame the little prince."

"Where is so much nonsense, tell me quickly, let me see what level Xie Yuanlang's lies are."

Su Tiancheng made up his mind, it seems that this Zhu Shenxuan is very interesting.

"The princess is pure and clean, and Xiaosheng admires her so much. If he can get the favor of the princess, Sansheng will be lucky. Xiaosheng is willing to sing in harmony with the princess, to be a lovebird in the sky, and to be a twig in the ground."

Zhu Shenxuan also blinked.

"Master Su, your lies are very nice to hear."

"Nonsense, lies are not good, what else is good."

Blunting this sentence, Su Tiancheng was a little worried, whether Zhu Shenxuan would lose his temper or be unhappy.

Unexpectedly, the chubby Zhu Shenxuan nodded in approval.

"That's right. This lie is really nice. Then tell me, what is the truth?"

"The order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, how dare I make the decision on this important matter of marriage."

Zhu Shenxuan frowned.

"It's dry and meaningless. It's better to listen to lies."

"My lord, don't think so. A true friend is someone who can tell the truth to you. Otherwise, everyone will use lies to fool you. You don't know anything, and you will suffer in the end."

"Loyal words are harsh to the ear, but good medicine is bitter to the mouth. I know this truth, but I just think lies are nice."

Su Tiancheng was speechless. From the looks of it, this quasi-Jin Wang was still a half-grown child.

It's no wonder he sees it this way, vassal kings from other places are not allowed to participate in politics, what can they get in touch with on their own one-acre three-point land, especially this kind of eldest son, will not encounter threats from above, let alone be able to Realizing the dangers of the world and the coldness of human relations, it is good to say that they are innocent and naive, but it is accurate to say that they are ignorant of world affairs.

"Master Su, you must tell the truth in front of me."

Su Tiancheng nodded, a child can be taught, but he is not a rotten tree.

The palace is very big, Su Tiancheng walked in front with Zhu Shenxuan, and many guards walked behind, the two walked and talked, their attitude was very intimate, if outsiders saw it, they would think that the relationship between the two was very good.As for the gift given to Su Tiancheng by the princess, there were already guards to help hold it.

"Master Su, I really envy you."

"The little prince is well-clothed and well-fed, and his life is worry-free. Why are you envious of me? Think about it, I will go to the capital next year, take the exam, and continue to study for homework. I am tired of reading these four books and five classics, but There is no way, for life."

"Oh, you don't know. I have grown up so much. I have never gone out alone. I used to go to the capital with my father and king, and I was also sitting in a carriage. I was not allowed to look outside. If you don't believe me, I will tell you." I’ve been to the capital, but I haven’t been to any other places. A group of people from the Changshi Division always teach me to pay attention to my words and deeds and not to act rashly. I always want to be able to participate in the imperial examination and travel around.”

"Little prince, you have to gain something and you will lose it. You can't have both. Since you are a descendant of the royal family, your own behavior must be restrained. Compared with us common people, you are happier enough."

"Master Su, if there is a chance, let's go out and travel together, what do you think?"

"My lord, don't think so, I am not qualified to travel with you."

"Oh, that's what I'm saying. I've long wanted to go out and have a look. Unfortunately, I didn't have such an opportunity. I asked many people, but they didn't dare to go out with me. You are the same."

"You can't blame others. It's really comfortable to go out and travel. It's definitely more comfortable to walk around and see than in the mansion. The key is that no one dares to travel with you."

"Hmph, I'm not afraid of anything that I dare not. Don't tell me you're still afraid."

"Of course you are not afraid. If you go out, you will be told by the chief of the palace, but those who follow you will be in trouble. If you don't do it, you will be sent to prison. Who can bear such a blow, at least I can't. "

"Ha ha..."

Zhu Shenxuan suddenly laughed.

Su Tiancheng looked at Zhu Shenxuan, feeling puzzled.

"As expected of Xie Yuanlang, I finally understand how it feels to tell the truth. When I talked about traveling before, the people who talked to me were either talking big words, or saying that traveling was hard, or they were not. Dare to say that you will be implicated, you are refreshing enough, I also know the truth that you can't have both, and listening to you is very interesting, we hit it off now."

Looking at Zhu Shenxuan who was always cheerful, Su Tiancheng didn't know what to say. He was born in a wealthy nest, and most of the people around him were women. He received unusual love, but he was also tightly controlled. You can't do it, you can't think about it, this kind of life looks very wonderful, but if you taste it carefully, it is really meaningless, it seems to be living for the sake of living.