Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

In the twenty-third year of Chenghua, the prince's residence.

"I wonder if Zhou's dream is Hu Dieyu? Hu Die's dream is Zhou Yu?"

Zhu Youtang stood by the lake with his hands folded, looking at the poetic moonlight of the lotus pond in front of him, but he had an unreal feeling and couldn't help but murmur to himself.

A wet little eunuch came up from the lotus pond, holding a bright lotus that had just been picked in his hand and offered it to him: "Your Highness, I think this flower is the most beautiful, is it okay?"

"You will wait by my side from now on. Go back and change your clothes first!" Zhu Youtang had just witnessed the whole process of the fat eunuch going down to the pond to pick lotus flowers, and he realized that he was not just dreaming.

Huang Pan was secretly happy and immediately raised his hands respectfully: "Slave, I obey!"

The personal eunuch Qin Conggui next to him looked at Huang Pan who left happily, and then turned to look at Zhu Youtang who seemed to have more opinions after being picked up. He couldn't help but look at the prince who was always hesitant in trouble with surprise.

Zhu Youtang looked down at the bright lotus he had just picked in his hand, and then looked up at the lotus pond with a thin green mist floating in front of him. The summer insects that Huang Pan had just shut up had started chirping again, which all proved that he was in the middle of nowhere. In a new real world.

The air tonight is obviously fresh, and the tender lotus flowers here are picturesque.

He has indeed traveled through time, and his new identity is that of Zhu Youtang, the current crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, the sage king Hongzhi who was praised by the civil servant group in later generations.

During the eighteen years of Hongzhi's reign, he was generous and kind, practiced frugality, was not close to women, was diligent in political affairs, valued justice, was open to speaking out, and appointed upright ministers. However, he catered to the civil servant group's image of a wise king, so he has This led to the complacent "Hongzhi ZTE" campaign of the civil servant clique.

As a lover of online literature, how come I still don’t know that Jian Hongzhi’s decentralization of power to civil servants intensified land annexation by the landlord class, and large government and gentry households sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, like the famous Xu Jie in the Susong area? Sitting on hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land.

It would be fine if we could not see these deep-seated dynastic cancers, but as a modern person, I have naturally seen through the ugly face of the civil service group. How could I still be an emperor who was deceived by the civil service group?

Zhu Youtang looked up at the full moon in front of him, thinking of countless compatriots who were still busy making a living hundreds of years later, and of some officials who were still hypocritical, and he suddenly felt a sense of mission to kill everything.

Originally, Hongzhi in history was actually sad. His son fell into the water and died. The courtiers who kept saying they were loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and the wife who abandoned the exclusive favor of the Three Palaces and Sixth Court, did not find an heir for himself.

Those whom I love and whom I entrust are not good men and good ministers.

"Your Highness, the Crown Princess is still waiting over there. If you don't send her over, the Crown Princess will probably be angry!" The personal eunuch Qin Conggui reminded him anxiously when he saw that Zhu Youtang was still standing there admiring the moon.

Zhu Youtang looked down at the lotus picked in his hand, then looked up at the four brothers and sisters staying in the pavilion in the lake to admire the moon, and couldn't help but laugh.

Tonight is the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The beloved Crown Princess Zhang Yujiao did not even bother her, but invited her two younger brothers and sister to come to the Crown Prince's Mansion to enjoy the Mid-Autumn Festival moon together.

Like many vain women in later generations, Zhang Yujiao not only entertained her younger brothers and sisters with a feast, but also consciously or unconsciously demonstrated her "family status."

Zhang Yujiao loves these two younger brothers very much. Just now her younger brother Zhang Yanling casually said that he wanted to pick a lotus, so she directly ordered Zhu Youtang to pick the lotus.

Zhu Youtang didn't have the slightest air of a prince, and was extremely happy with Zhang Yujiao's order. He was truly a model husband in history, and tragedy seemed to have been doomed from the East Palace.

He not only picked lotus flowers obediently, but also worked hard in a large circle around the lotus pond, looking for the most colorful lotus flower.

Although Zhu Youtang only limited his target to the lotus beside the pool, he accidentally fell into the water just after picking the lotus, which gave Zhu Youtang a chance to cross over.

Perhaps, God also hopes to change Emperor Hongzhi's miserable imperial life.

August in Beijing is still filled with a light heat wave.

Four lazy figures were lying on the huanghuali wood deck chairs chatting. The maids on both sides were waving palace fans vigorously to keep the four people cool, and the sandalwood next to them was used to repel mosquitoes.

"This palace maid is so cute, what is her name?" Zhang Heling, already a fifteen or sixteen year old boy with acne, looked at the beautiful palace maid who came to deliver a fruit plate with a hint of drunkenness.

This palace maid is only fifteen or sixteen years old, with a medium build, chubby appearance, a cute oval face, skin as good as snow, especially her big and lively eyes, wearing a white stand-up collared gauze shirt and a blue pleated skirt. .

As the most humble maid in the Prince's Palace, she was very reserved tonight because she was only allowed to deliver fruit plates to the inner chamber due to lack of manpower.

However, when she was suddenly asked for the name of the Crown Princess's biological brother, the other person's tone was somewhat provocative, which made her both nervous and angry.

"Are you mute? What is my elder brother asking you?" Zhang Yujiao, who was dressed elegantly and elegantly, frowned and scolded this palace maid who did not know how to show appreciation.

Facing the scolding from the Crown Princess and the wink from the older palace maid next to her, Niu Mengmeng had no choice but to answer: "My name is Niu Mengmeng!"

"Niu Mengmeng? What a name!" Zhu Youtang, who returned to the pavilion, couldn't help but praise the palace maid after hearing her pleasant voice and name.

Although Crown Princess Zhang Yujiao's appearance and clothes are somewhat noble, compared with the lovely and simple palace maid in front of her, the latter is more pleasing to the eye.

In particular, this palace maid has a faint mole at the corner of her mouth. She is playful and also has a sense of beauty, and her eyes are clear and full of innocence.

Niu Mengmeng turned sideways to face the prince who suddenly appeared. He looked very happy when he heard the other person's recognition of his name, but he could only lower his head and stare at the pair of feet that appeared.

"How do you manage to be a brother-in-law when I ask you to pick a lotus and you still take such a long time?" Zhang Yujiao was already dissatisfied with Zhu Youtang's efficiency, and now she even accused him angrily.

Huh?

Zhu Youtang frowned slightly, then turned to look at this familiar yet unfamiliar woman.

This woman is about seventeen or eighteen years old, her figure has indeed grown, her facial features are very delicate, and her slender eyebrows show a bit of vigor.

If I remember correctly, in the original historical trajectory, she didn't even find an heir because she cut off her bloodline. This woman was either stupid or bad.

"Princess, His Highness the Crown Prince just carefully selected the lotus flowers, but when he picked the lotus flowers, he accidentally fell into the water!" Upon seeing this, Qin Conggui immediately stood up to help explain.

Zhang Yujiao did not appreciate it. Instead, she pinched her Qiongbi and waved her hands in disgust: "I just asked you to do a small thing, but you can be so careless. What are you doing in a daze? Take His Royal Highness back to take a bath. He is covered with blood. it stink!"

"Yes!" Tan Conggui and others seemed to have become accustomed to this, and they accepted the order respectfully.

Zhu Youtang watched the conversation between the young eunuch and the woman, and was surprised to find that it was the princess who had the final word here, while the prince himself had been reduced to a decoration.

He didn't know why the world after time travel was so bizarre, what capital did this woman have to be more arrogant than the daughter of later generations, why did officials choose so many women in the capital to choose this woman, and when did the authority of the Lord of the East Palace fall aside? of?

But at this moment, he knew that too many eyes were staring at him. He couldn't let this woman suddenly change from an indecisive temperament to a decisive one. The first priority was to successfully succeed to the throne.

Zhu Youtang glanced at the arrogant look on Zhang Yujiao's face, then at the proud Zhang Heling brothers, and then went to take a bath in silence with his personal eunuch Qin Conggui.

"Sister, the prince's brother-in-law looked unhappy just now!" Zhang Yuling reminded her worriedly as she looked at Zhu Youtang's leaving figure.

"Go down!" Zhang Yujiao scolded Niu Mengmeng, and then said disapprovingly to her sister: "Mommy is right, this man can't be too nice to him, just see how my sister handles him!"

After getting along with him for half a year, she had already understood the temper of this indecisive prince, and she also knew how to control this prince with a pleasing personality. Today's behavior seems very puzzling to outsiders, but they don't know that even the lofty prince is still mortal, and Zhu Youtang is just a fool with good luck.

Zhu Youtang came out of the bathroom after taking a bath. Tan Conggui, who was standing outside, looked embarrassed and said: "The Crown Princess said that you are not allowed to sleep in her room tonight!"

"Then where should I sleep?" Zhu Youtang vaguely remembered that it was his room, but he still blurted out the question.

Qin Conggui glanced at Zhu Youtang with complicated eyes, then raised his eyes cautiously: "The Crown Princess wants you to sleep in the study!"

Zhu Youtang didn't say a word. When she walked towards the study room, some people seemed to have thrown her into the cold palace.

That night, the lights in the study were brightly lit.

Zhu Youtang, who was wearing royal clothes, did not rush to the inner room to rest. Instead, he sat at his desk and read at night, carefully turning over the "Zi Zhi Tong Jian".

I remember a certain great man said: Struggle with heaven, the joy is endless; struggle with the earth, the joy is endless; struggle with people, the joy is endless.

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