Sword Xia of the Shu Mountains Chapter 45: Whistle Arrow

In the early morning of the next day, accompanied by Emperor Wanli and Wei Zhongxian, Wu Ruoyun came to the East Palace and met the prince, whom he had not seen for a long time

"Chang Luo, look who's here"

At this time, the prince was happily playing hide-and-seek with several palace maids and eunuchs in his room; after hearing the voice of his father, he quickly took off the yellow cloth covering his head, The maids and eunuchs who were playing with him all knelt down and saluted the Wanli Emperor

"See the Emperor"

"flat body"

"Thank you, Your Majesty"

When the maids and eunuchs stood up, Emperor Wanli said to them

"You all go down"

"Yes, Your Majesty"

Then, the maids and eunuchs all retired; wait until the maids and eunuchs all retired. Prince Zhu Changluo paid attention to Wu Ruoyun who was standing beside his father. After seeing this teacher whom he hadn't seen for a long time, Zhu Changluo was overjoyed and said excitedly to Wu Ruoyun

"Hey, Mr. Wu, why are you here?"

At this time, Emperor Wanli smiled and said to Zhu Changluo

"Changluo, Father Huang recently heard from Eunuch Wei that you didn't study with Teacher Xu well, and just wanted Mr. Wu to teach you, so I invited Teacher Wu to you. From now on, you must take good care of Wu Mr. study"

Zhu Changluo immediately rushed to his father's arms and said

"Well, the child will definitely study hard with Mr. Wu. Mr. Xu tried to tell the child some things that he did not understand, but the child was not interested at all. The child prefers to listen to Mr. Wu's stories about Magellan's voyages and Andersen's fairy tales. Story"

After listening to Zhu Changluo's words, Emperor Wanli gently touched his son's head, his eyes were full of father's love, he squatted down and looked at Zhu Changluo's eyes seriously and said jokingly

"It seems that you are still interested in foreigners' ink, but this is also good, it can give you a lot of knowledge. If you become an emperor in the future, don't be as lazy as your father."

"Father, don't worry, I will be a good emperor in the future"

"Hmm"

After listening to the prince's words, Emperor Wanli nodded with satisfaction; then, he turned his eyes to Wu Ruoyun standing beside him and said

"Mr. Wu, then I won't bother you to teach the prince to study now, and the prince will ask you to take care of it"

After finishing speaking, Emperor Wanli opened the door with Wei Zhongxian and walked out, and took the door with him; after Emperor Wanli left, Prince Zhu Changluo immediately saluted Wu Ruoyun

"Student Zhu Changluo Meets Teacher Wu"

After the ceremony, Zhu Changluo continued to say

"Teacher, why did you leave without saying goodbye last time, and suddenly you don't want to teach me to read?"

After listening to Zhu Changluo's words, Wu Ruoyun explained

"That's because the teacher's house suddenly has something to deal with, but from now on, the teacher will be here to teach you to read"

"Ah, is that true? That's great"

"Then you must study hard from today. Since you are going to become a great emperor of the Ming Dynasty in the future, you should study hard from now on, and you can't be lazy like you are now"

"Yes, teacher. I will definitely study hard"

"In that case, let's get started"

"Okay, teacher. What class are we having today?"

"Today I will tell you Shakespeare's story"

Next, it was time for Wu Ruoyun and Prince Zhu Changluo to have class. The class lasted for almost an hour. After an hour passed, Wu Ruoyun walked out of the prince's room; shortly after she left the room, she looked at When Emperor Wanli in a dragon robe was approaching from not far away, he stopped when he walked in front of Wu Ruoyun

"Mr. Wu, after the class is over, can you accompany me for a walk in the Imperial Garden?"

At this time, Wu Ruoyun certainly knew in her heart what Emperor Wanli wanted to do. Although she was not willing to accept Emperor Wanli's invitation, she had no choice but to agree because he was the monarch of a country after all. So she lowered her head and said two words in a low voice with a helpless look in her eyes

"Okay"

When she walked with Emperor Wanli to the imperial garden, she didn't say anything, so Emperor Wanli asked her

"Mr. Wu, this imperial garden is so big, and the flowers are so beautiful and fragrant, why you don't say a word, don't have a smile on your face, is it because you don't want it in your heart? Take a walk with me here?"

Wu Ruoyun finally spoke at this time

"No, Your Majesty, you misunderstood me"

"Is it really a misunderstanding? I actually know what you're thinking. You don't want me to pester you like this every day and want to avoid me, is that so?"

As soon as she heard this, Wu Ruoyun's face immediately turned pale, her heart became extremely frightened, and her hands trembled uncontrollably; she hurriedly knelt down and explained to Emperor Wanli

"The emperor forgives his sins, the emperor forgives his sins, Ruoyun definitely did not intend to avoid the emperor"

"You don't have to be so nervous, I won't blame you, you should get up first"

So, Wu Ruoyun stood up, and after she stood up, Emperor Wanli said again

"You're right, I have always liked you in my heart, and I've always wanted to get you; the last time you rejected me in this imperial garden, you made it very clear."

After listening to the words of Emperor Wanli, Wu Ruoyun had no choice but to stop hiding

"Your Majesty, Ruoyun thanks you for your favor, but Ruoyun only has Chang Lingyun in his heart, please don't waste your time like this, Your Majesty"

"I understand in my heart what you said, and I will not force you to become my woman immediately; but I have already deeply fallen in love with you in my heart. It's hard to sleep, I just want you to give me a chance, so that I can impress you with my true feelings, because I really can't control my feelings, even if I can't impress you, I will never regret it"

"Your Majesty, please be blunt, I am the woman of the Prime Minister of the Imperial Court, and I have a marriage contract with the Prime Minister. Are you not afraid of attracting criticism from the ministers of the DPRK for such blatant seduction?"

"I admit that I am indeed not a good emperor, but no matter how I say it, I am still a person. There is no one in this world who has no emotions. I have fallen in love with you since the first time I saw you; Emotional matters are beyond people’s control, and besides, you and Chang Aiqing have not married yet, I still have the right to fight for it.”

After hearing this sentence, the expression on Wu Ruoyun's face began to become particularly indifferent, and even the tone and voice when speaking became very low

"Since the emperor said that emotional matters are beyond people's control, then Ruoyun's feelings for Chang Lingyun are also beyond Ruoyun's control. I advise the emperor to let him die. Ruoyun's heart It can never belong to the emperor, and besides, there are so many beauties in the emperor's harem, and all of them are as beautiful as flowers, why should the emperor like me?"

"Even if there are more women in my harem, they can't compare to 1/10,000 of yours. If I can fall in love with you, I don't regret it at all in my heart, but if I let the woman I love at this moment If I don't fight for it right in front of my eyes, I will regret it for the rest of my life."

After finishing speaking, Emperor Wanli walked from Wu Ruoyun's back to Wu Ruoyun and said to her affectionately

"Well, just give me a month, if I can't make your heart move at all, I won't pester you again after a month, and if you want to return to Chang Lingyun, I will definitely will not be hindered”

After listening to the words of Emperor Wanli, Wu Ruoyun asked excitedly

"Is it true?"

Emperor Wanli replied with a serious attitude and a serious expression

"You have no jokes"

Looking at Emperor Wanli's deep and sharp eyes, coupled with the sincere attitude he showed when he spoke, thinking that the king of a country should value personal feelings so much, Wu Ruoyun decided to give him a chance; For the emperor, this may be an opportunity, but for Wu Ruoyun, it is a torment, but as long as she survives this more than a month, she can be completely free; after thinking of this, she replied

"Okay, I promise you, this is what you said, if you can't beat my heart at all after a month, then give me freedom"

"You can rest assured, I will never lie to my beloved"

Zheng Guifei was a noble concubine beside Emperor Wanli. She entered the palace in the early years of Wanli. After entering the palace, she was favored by Emperor Wanli, and soon gave birth to Emperor Wanli's third son Zhu Changxun; When he became the prince, but because Zhu Changluo was the eldest son and was deeply loved by the Wanli Emperor, Zhu Changluo became the Ming Dynasty prince in the order of elder and youngest; when the king of the demon world, Potokin, was in the court of cholera, Zhu Changxun and her mother Zheng Guifei secretly Only by fleeing outside the capital did he avoid the fate of being slaughtered by Boduojin like all his brothers and sisters except Zhu Changluo; later Boduojin was driven away by the fairyland priests headed by Wuji Zhenren, and Concubine Zheng took her with her. The child Zhu Changxun returned to the palace. Because Concubine Zheng Gui kept her bloodline for the Daming royal family, she was conferred the title of Mrs. Yipin by Emperor Wanli and enjoyed supreme status and power in the harem. Although she was not named queen, she is now The influence and status in the palace has long been equal to that of the empress; for her, it is only a matter of time before she is crowned empress by Emperor Wanli; but now, this dream of hers may be broken by a woman named Wu Ruoyun.

With Wu Ruoyun's reappearance in the palace, Emperor Wanli's attitude towards Concubine Zheng gradually became a little colder. In addition, he frequently appeared in the East Palace where the prince lived in the past three days. This raises doubts. The most sensitive part of a woman is her intuition. In terms of personal feelings, a woman's intuition is more careful than a man's, so she decided to go to the East Palace to find out in person today.

Just as Emperor Wanli came to the door of the palace where Prince Zhu Changluo was studying alone and waited, Concubine Zheng quietly followed behind; at this time, the door was opened, and Wu Ruoyun came out of the palace door, and Emperor Wanli followed. Immediately walk up to meet

"Miss Ruoyun, fortunately for you, I heard that your embroidery and piano skills are very good. I want to see and experience. Can Miss Ruoyun dance with me in the Imperial Garden?"

In order to get closer to Wu Ruoyun, Emperor Wanli took great pains, and even called her from the original Mr. Wu to the current Miss Ruoyun; but after two or three days, Wu Ruoyun's attitude towards Wanli Emperor She is still cold and frosty, she has no feelings for Emperor Wanli at all, she just wants to finish this month's deadline

"Good"

Wu Ruoyun replied this word to Emperor Wanli lightly; then she followed behind Emperor Wanli and walked towards the imperial garden, which made Concubine Zheng who was standing behind the red pillar peeking all the time, couldn't help but feel Jealousy, she gritted her teeth and said angrily

"It turns out that he climbed this vixen here"

After returning to the harem, Concubine Zheng ordered her servants to prepare a box of gold and silver jewelry, and then took two palace maids to carry the box of gold and silver jewelry out of the harem and came to Wei Zhongxian's residence; When he opened the door and saw the imperial concubine and the two maids came to his house, she quickly stepped forward enthusiastically to welcome the arrival of Zheng Guifei

"Oh, it's the imperial concubine, the concubine. Welcome, the imperial concubine's visit in person today is really a messed-up servant"

After hearing Wei Zhongxian's polite words, Concubine Zheng smiled and said to him

"Eunuch Wei, I have something to ask you to help me when I came here to find you. This is a small gift that I personally prepared for my father-in-law. Please accept it with a smile"

"Oh, hey, isn't the concubine looking for a servant to do things and directly instructing the servant? Why did you prepare this box of gifts for the servant?"

"I heard that Eunuch Wei is very fond of money, so I specially prepared this box of jewelry for Eunuch Wei. If Eunuch Wei can finish this matter for this palace, I will continue to prepare more jewelry for Eunuch Wei. many jewels"

"Hey, the imperial concubine is really polite, polite, but this is not the place to talk, please come into the house and say something if the imperial concubine has something to say"

After Wei Zhongxian finished speaking, he personally took Concubine Zheng's hand and ushered Concubine Zheng into his mansion, and then ordered the two little eunuchs in his mansion to move a box of jewelry that Concubine Zheng gave him. Go in; after entering the hall of Wei Zhongxian's mansion, Wei Zhongxian very politely poured a cup of hot tea for Concubine Zheng, and then motioned Concubine Zheng to sit down; after Concubine Zheng sat down, Wei Zhongxian asked with a smile

"Concubine Zheng, what's the point of you coming here to find a servant today?"

Zheng Guifei said after a sip of tea

"This time I am looking for you to invite you to cooperate with me"

"Collaboration?"

Wei Zhongxian took back the smiling expression on his face and asked back, and Concubine Zheng continued to say to him

"Don't worry, Eunuch Wei, wait for Ben Gong to finish talking; Ben Gong knows that you have secretly cultivated many eunuchs lurking in the palace, and you want to kill the Donglin party members to control the court through a coup d'etat, and then Mastering the power alone, the power will dominate the government and the opposition, right?"

After listening to Concubine Zheng's words, Wei Zhongxian was suddenly stunned, his face changed greatly, and he was too nervous to say a word; after a while, he finally spoke

"How did you find out about this?"

Concubine Zheng answered in a hurry

"It doesn't matter how I know it, the important thing is that you cooperate with Ben Gong, otherwise I will tell the emperor about your intention to rebel"

After listening to Zheng Guifei's words, Wei Zhongxian laughed immediately

"Hahaha, Concubine Zheng doesn't know anything. The emperor already knows about the eunuchs, and he also wants to use the slave eunuchs to kill Donglin party members to gain real power in the court"

"Is it true?"

"It is absolutely true, Empress Dowager; the person who wants to control the real power of the imperial court is not a servant, but the emperor. The emperor has actually wanted to attack Donglin's party members for a long time. Unfortunately, after the failure of the last coup, Chang Lingyun let Donglin The party members control all power inside and outside the court, and if they want to deal with them, they have no way to start.”

"It turns out to be the case, but this palace still has a way to let Eunuch Wei succeed. Since it is the emperor's intention to kill the Donglin party members, then this palace does not need to hide it; to be honest, this palace is in this palace. There are ten undercover agents who are already in the ranks of the Donglin party and are ready to attack at any time, but our strength is too weak, so I need Eunuch Wei's **** to help me; as long as the two of us join forces, we will definitely It can wipe out the Donglin party members.”

After listening to Concubine Zheng's words, Wei Zhongxian's face showed a hint of embarrassment. He shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly

"Hehe, Concubine Zheng's plan is really comprehensive, but most of our eunuchs are eunuchs, and it is stipulated that they are not allowed to participate in government affairs. How can we help you?"

"Eunuch Wei really knows how to joke. As far as I know, your eunuchs are not just as simple as eunuchs. There are also many talented people in your eunuchs, and they have unique skills. In fact, they have long wanted to wait for the opportunity. It’s a pity that they are all eunuchs and can’t mix with officials, but my subordinates can; and now that Chang Lingyun is not there, Gu Xiancheng’s ability will definitely not stabilize the whole political situation, if you don’t do it at this time, wait until Chang Lingyun returns By then it will be too late"

"Hahaha, Concubine Zheng is really an out-and-out conspirator. The slave really admires it, and admires it to the ground. In that case, the old slave agrees to join forces with Concubine Zheng"

When Wei Zhongxian said this, there was a hint of praise in his tone. When he promised to join forces with Concubine Zheng, the wily man suddenly thought that Concubine Zheng wanted to join forces with him. It was conditional, so he asked Concubine Zheng

"The reason why Concubine Zheng wants to join forces with the old slave is probably not that simple! Let's talk about it, what are the conditions?"

Zheng Guifei laughed when she saw Wei Zhongxian's alertness

"Hahaha, I was really guessed by Eunuch Wei, does this palace have a condition?"

"What are the conditions?"

"My condition is very simple, that is, after the event is completed, I must let my son Zhu Changxun inherit the throne"

"This is no problem, as long as we work together to take over the power of the imperial court after the completion of the event, then who will be the crown prince? Isn't it up to the two of us to decide?"

After Wei Zhongxian finished speaking, he held the teacup in his hand to his mouth and said to Concubine Zheng

"Cheers for our cooperation"

"Cheers!"

In this way, the two hit it off and reached an alliance. But what Zheng Guifei never expected was that Wei Zhongxian was still the emperor in his bones, and even the alliance relationship could not change his loyalty to the emperor. Not long after Zheng Guifei left his mansion, he decided to tell the emperor the secret.

At this time, Emperor Wanli was in the imperial garden, closing his eyes leisurely, listening to a pipa piece played by Wu Ruoyun for him with enjoyment; the beautiful and beautiful melody was inadvertently introduced into Emperor Wanli's mind , it was as if he heard the dust and sand raised by thousands of horses stepping on the ground rattling in his ears, making him feel the magnificent momentum of the galloping horses at this moment; and when Wu Ruoyun was playing the pipa The expression on his face seemed so unnatural, with a worried and gloomy look on his face, as if he was dealing with a business; when Emperor Wanli listened to this wonderful pipa song, he couldn't help but praised

"Wonderful, wonderful, Miss Ruoyun is really a talented girl, she can actually play such beautiful and beautiful music, which is really eye-opening!"

After listening to Emperor Wanli's praise, Wu Ruoyun only responded lightly

"The Emperor's Award"

“Miss Ruoyun doesn’t have to be humble anymore. After I listened to the song “Ten Thousand Horses Galloping”, I was really moved. When I closed my eyes and listened to it, I really felt that there were tens of thousands of horses galloping in my ears. And Miss Ruoyun can play this song so beautifully, I really admire it.”

Wu Ruoyun not only did not appreciate the appreciation of Emperor Wanli, but instead poured a bucket of cold water on Emperor Wanli

"Thanks to the emperor's praise, Ruoyun has been proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting under the guidance of his father Zhang Juzheng since he was a child.

She deliberately said her biological father's name just to let Emperor Wanli know her identity and let him remember that she was the daughter of his mentor Zhang Juzheng, who was also Emperor Wanli's teacher. Your daughter can't have unreasonable thoughts about her! In the face of Wu Ruoyun's indifference towards him, Emperor Wanli was not angry at all, and he didn't mean to give up in spite of difficulties. Instead, he responded very smoothly

"Zhang Ju is my teacher, and I will naturally keep it in my heart; six years ago, because of the devil's chaos in the imperial court, I was under the control of the demon girl Ziyan and violated my teacher's family for no reason. I have no face to face my teacher; but God has eyes, and finally let me meet my teacher's only relative in this world. It is precisely because you are Zhang's only relative, and I have the responsibility and obligation to take care of you for a lifetime. "

But the smoothness of Emperor Wanli did not make Wu Ruoyun change her cold attitude

"The emperor's kindness Ruoyun received, but Ruoyun doesn't need the emperor's care at all, because Ruoyun has the ability to take care of himself, and Ruoyun has a Chang Lingyun beside him"

Wu Ruoyun's words deeply hurt Emperor Wanli's love for her, so that Emperor Wanli could no longer say anything else to her. He reluctantly remained silent for a while, and then adjusted After a moment of mentality, I continued to say

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this! Let's talk about the rhythm! I just listened to your music and thought it was very good, but I was thinking about the beauty here in the imperial garden these days. Come up with a beautiful Xiao song, if Miss Ruoyun doesn't dislike it, I'll be embarrassing."

"No, Your Majesty; Ruoyun is attentive"

So, Emperor Wanli picked up the jade flute on the stone table and started to play, but who knew that when he was just halfway through playing, Wei Zhongxian hurried over, which made Emperor Wanli a little less elegant. , his face immediately showed an angry look

"Report to the emperor, the slaves will tell you something"

"What's the matter, tell me?"

The Emperor Wanli roared impatiently

"Your Majesty, it is inconvenient to talk about this matter here, but please let your Majesty follow the servants to discuss it in detail"

"Okay, I'll go with you"

After he finished speaking, he politely greeted Wu Ruoyun, then put down his jade flute and followed Wei Zhongxian to a small wood with no one around

"Wei Zhongxian, what's the matter? Tell me"

So, Wei Zhongxian told Emperor Wanli in detail that Concubine Zheng wanted to join forces with him to eliminate the Donglin Party; after listening to Wei Zhongxian's words, Emperor Wanli felt a burst of joy in his heart, so he said with a smile

"That's great, since Concubine Zheng Gui has arranged a few undercover agents in the Donglin party's team, then there will definitely be a chance to wipe out the Donglin party's traitors; After the power was forcibly handed over to the Donglin party members, there was no way for me to attack these Donglin party members, and now I finally found the opportunity to attack them, which is really great.”

"Your Majesty, although this is what you say, Concubine Zheng has a condition"

"What are the conditions?"

"Let Zhu Changxun be the crown prince after everything is done"

After listening to Wei Zhongxian's words, Emperor Wanli's face changed suddenly, showing an angry expression, he gritted his teeth and said viciously

"This nasty **** is actually playing tricks on me, I want to see where you are singing"

After speaking, he ordered Wei Zhongxian

"You continue to work with her on a fake day now. If there is any important news, report it to me, and don't tell her about your relationship with me"

"Minions follow the order"

"Well, you go back now"

"Yes, the minions retire"

That night, Emperor Wanli went to Concubine Zheng's palace and planned to spend the night in Concubine Zheng's palace tonight. Thinking that he was neglected by Wu Ruoyun during the day, he wanted to find a trace of tenderness in his usual favorite Concubine Zheng; when he opened the door of Concubine Zheng's bedroom from the outside, he saw Concubine Zheng was in the bedroom at this time. Dressing up, seeing the Empress Wanli, she quickly stood up from the dressing table and saluted the Emperor Wanli with a smile

"The concubine meets the emperor"

"Free Gift"

"Thank you, Your Majesty"

"Why don't you sleep so late, and you're still dressing up?"

Concubine Zheng's sweet words

"Isn't this concubine specifically waiting for the emperor?"

"So you already knew that I was coming to accompany you tonight!"

After listening to Emperor Wanli's words, Concubine Zheng suddenly fell into Emperor Wanli's arms and murmured

"Yes, the emperor has not come to accompany his concubines for two or three days. For the past two or three days, the concubines have been wearing makeup day and night, hoping that the emperor can come to accompany his concubines. I didn't expect the emperor to come today. "

When he heard this sentence, Emperor Wanli couldn't help feeling a little moved, and at the same time he felt a little guilt, thinking that the woman in front of him was alone in the empty room in order to get his favor, looking forward to it, It was really unfair to her that he was messing with other women behind her back; so he gently stroked Concubine Zheng's face with his hand and said

"I'm sorry for you, let me accompany you tonight"

After speaking, Emperor Wanli leaned into Concubine Zheng's face and wanted to kiss her thin lips, but Concubine Zheng avoided it

"Wait Your Majesty"

Emperor Wanli asked in confusion at this time

"Why?"

Zheng Guifei said in a hurry

"Your Majesty, the concubine heard that there is a woman named Wu Ruoyun beside the Prime Minister who is teaching the prince to study. The concubine really wants to meet this woman, but I wonder if the emperor is willing"

After listening to Concubine Zheng's words, Emperor Wanli slowly moved his body to one side and lowered his head to say

"Yes, she is the biological daughter of my mentor Zhang Juzheng, why do you want to see her?"

"Because my concubine happened to hear a beautiful pipa song when I was passing by outside the imperial garden today, the concubine called out the eunuchs and palace maids in the imperial garden and asked who was playing this piece. , I just learned that this piece was played by Wu Ruoyun; so the concubine wanted to see this talented girl very much, and hoped for the emperor's approval."

After listening to Concubine Zheng's words, Emperor Wanli secretly rejoiced in his heart that he was glad Concubine Zheng didn't know what happened between him and Wu Ruoyun. In order to prevent Concubine Zheng from doubting it, he lied

"Ah, that's right! If you want to see her, I will grant you permission. Mr. Wu is Changluo's teacher, and I respect her very much in my heart. After she taught the prince to read today, she asked me for a while because of her itchiness. She was allowed to play the pipa in the Imperial Garden, so I agreed to let her perform her skills to the fullest in the Imperial Garden"

"So that's the case. Was the emperor listening at the time?"

"Yes, I was also in the imperial garden at the time. Today I really enjoyed my ears. I have never heard such good music before"

At this time, Concubine Zheng suddenly had an idea

"Your Majesty, my concubine also likes to play the lute. Why don't you let Mr. Wu be my teacher, so that the concubine can play a nice pipa song to the emperor every day."

At this time, Emperor Wanli was more and more moved, he hugged Concubine Zheng in his arms and said

"My baby, it's rare that you think about me everywhere, I will treat you well tonight"

After a while, Concubine Zheng went to bed with Emperor Wanli; on the bed, Concubine Zheng lay naked and motionless under Emperor Wanli's crotch, letting Emperor Wanli's lips rest on her cheeks, lips, and neck , walking on the chest, eyes staring blankly at the top of the bed above the two of them, looking like they are in a daze. Thinking that although she has obtained this man's body, his soul is in another woman, so she gently stretched out her hand and grabbed Emperor Wanli's bare back, swearing in her heart that she would get rid of Wu Ruoyun, a rival in love. Because the emperor's body and soul can only belong to him forever

On the second day, Wu Ruoyun rushed from her residence to the East Palace to teach the prince as usual. When she just entered the prince's bedroom, she found that Emperor Wanli and Concubine Zheng were also here; The member expressed her courtesy, she hurriedly bowed to the Wanli Emperor and said hello

"Wu Ruoyun sees the emperor"

Emperor Wanli responded quickly with a smile

"Mr. Wu doesn't need to be polite"

After finishing speaking, he said to his eldest son Zhu Changluo

"Chang Luo, please greet Mr. Wu soon"

So, Zhu Changluo bent down and arched his arms to ask Wu Ruoyun for peace

"Student Zhu Changluo greets Mr. Wu"

After asking for peace, Zhu Changluo said

"Mr. Wu, my father invited me out to hunt today, so you don't have to teach me today"

At this time, Emperor Wanli added to Zhu Changluo with a smile

"Chang Luo is right, Mr. Wu has been very fortunate to teach the prince these days, so today I will take my son to relax in the wild, and you will also rest today"

After finishing speaking, Emperor Wanli led Concubine Zheng Gui to Wu Ruoyun and introduced him

"This is my beloved concubine, her name is Zheng Yingying, I brought her here today to let you know each other"

After listening to the introduction of Emperor Wanli, Wu Ruoyun quickly and politely greeted Concubine Zheng

"See the imperial concubine"

At this time, Concubine Zheng responded with a friendly look to Wu Ruoyun

"Don't be too polite, Mr. Wu. The reason why I want to see Mr. Wu today is because I heard a pipa piece played by Mr. Wu outside the Imperial Garden yesterday. So that I can play it back to the emperor"

Wu Ruoyun was very enthusiastic about this request of Concubine Zheng, she was very polite and said to Concubine Zheng with a smile

"If Concubine Zheng wants to learn, Ruoyun will give it to her, just ask the concubine to stop calling me Mr. Wu, just call me Ruoyun"

"I didn't expect you to be so approachable"

After saying this, Wu Ruoyun and Zheng Guifei laughed together. At this time, Emperor Wanli said

"Haha, I didn't expect the two of you to meet like each other. You were so close when you first met. I'm really happy for the two of you, but I'm going hunting with Chang Luo now. Let's talk slowly"

After finishing speaking, Emperor Wanli took Zhu Changluo's hand and walked out of the East Palace together with Zhu Changluo. After Emperor Wanli and Zhu Changluo and their sons left the East Palace, Concubine Zheng said

"Sister Ruoyun, let's go to the Imperial Garden to learn the piano"

After listening to Concubine Zheng's words, Wu Ruoyun nodded and said

"Good"

After a long period of time, the two of them came to a pavilion by the pond in the Imperial Garden and sat down; after sitting down, Wu Ruoyun gently opened the yellow cloth used to wrap the pipa with her hands, and when she put the yellow cloth When it was pulled apart, a green pipa with exquisite workmanship and bright colors appeared in front of Concubine Zheng; looking at the jade-colored pipa with exquisite workmanship and bright colors, Concubine Zheng couldn't help but praised loudly

"A beautiful pipa, I have never seen such a beautiful pipa before"

After listening to Zheng Guifei's words, Wu Ruoyun said

"This pipa was given to me by Brother Lingyun. I have taken it with me all these years. I hope he can come back victorious one day"

"The brother Lingyun you said refers to the Prime Minister, right?"

"Well, yes"

"Is the Prime Minister your crush?"

"The concubine said yes"

After listening to Wu Ruoyun's words, Concubine Zheng's face suddenly became very gloomy and her expression became very serious. I remembered the scene when I saw her secretly rendezvous with Emperor Wanli in the imperial garden yesterday. The anger generated by the gathering of jealousy was unconsciously used in her heart; she glared at Wu Ruoyun's eyes and asked loudly

"Since you already have someone you like, why do you still seduce the emperor, and why are you doing this?"

This woman's face is changing as soon as she says it. It was fine just now, but now she suddenly turns her face; any woman in the world who sees the man beside her being seduced by another woman, no matter whether it is in In any situation, whether it will damage their face and image, they will vent all the anger in their hearts without thinking

"Your Highness, I think you misunderstood me, I definitely didn't seduce the emperor"

Wu Ruoyun hurriedly explained this to Concubine Zheng

"Misunderstanding? Could it be that a noble concubine of mine will wrong you? Yesterday, I saw with my own eyes that you made an appointment with the emperor to have a tryst at the Imperial Garden after finishing your class for the prince. Is this also a misunderstanding?"

"The noble concubine, this is definitely a misunderstanding. I don't even think about the emperor at all. It's the emperor..."

When Wu Ruoyun was about to explain to Concubine Zheng, Concubine Zheng interrupted her mercilessly and made the next words more and more ugly

"Shut up, you little bitch, the good-looking prime minister's wife will seduce the emperor if she doesn't do anything, do you really think the emperor will like you, this little bitch, he just sees how you look It's good to play with you. Do you know where he slept last night? He slept with me in the harem for one night last night. You are still trying to seduce the emperor, and you don't look in the mirror to see what you are. , you are not allowed to seduce the emperor in the future, the emperor is mine, don't blame me for being rude if you approach him again"

Facing this insult from Concubine Zheng, Wu Ruoyun also became angry, she stood up angrily and yelled at Concubine Zheng

"Zheng Guifei, please pay attention to your words. What evidence do you have to prove that I seduced the emperor. Can you just see it with your own eyes to prove that I seduced the emperor? Where did the emperor sleep last night? That's the emperor's business. What does it have to do with me? He insisted that I give him a one-month pursuit period. What can I do? I already have a crush in my heart, and I don't have any thoughts about the emperor at all. If you don't want to let him It's better for me to approach the emperor. After the emperor returns to the palace, you can talk to him and ask him to give up the one-month pursuit period. Today, I didn't do anything to you because you are a noble concubine. If you dare to be so rude to me, be careful I'm rude to you"

At this time, Concubine Zheng was staring blankly at Wu Ruoyun's eyes and didn't dare to say a word. Obviously, she was intimidated by Wu Ruoyun's furious aura; after saying this, Wu Ruoyun brought her The pipa was taken back, and then continued to say

"It seems that Concubine Zheng did not come to learn Pipa with me, so Ruoyun had to leave"

After speaking, she left the Imperial Garden with her lute on her back

At this time, Emperor Wanli was taking his hunting team into an open wood on the outskirts of the capital. Among the hunting team, Zhu Changxun also participated; the reason why he wanted to participate in this hunting , at the request of his mother Zheng Guifei to Emperor Wanli, and he also wanted to perform well through this hunt. When Emperor Wanli took his two sons and a group of soldiers and hunting entourage to protect them, they rode wildly all the way to the bottom of a small hill deep in the dense forest, and suddenly stopped moving forward. ;Wanli Emperor sat on horseback at this time and pointed to the front and said

"The hill in front of me is full of wolves, tigers, leopards and wild animals. I used to hunt on this hill when I was young, and I always hunted a lot of prey by myself and returned with a lot of food. Once I even shot a tiger on this hill"

After listening to the words of Emperor Wanli, Zhu Changxun flattered and praised

"My father is really brave and invincible. I am blessed to have such a brave emperor as my father. My country will be prosperous and stable, and the country will be prosperous and peaceful"

After listening to Zhu Changxun's words, Emperor Wanli said happily

"Hahaha, you have a sweet mouth, I know how to make your father happy, but unfortunately I am old now, and I have long lost the courage of the year"

After finishing speaking, he turned to Zhu Changluo and Zhu Changxun brothers and said

"Chang Luo, Chang Xun, I will take you to hunt on this hill today, and I will reward whoever catches more prey, but be careful of the tigers and wolves on the mountain. They must not fight recklessly with them, the most important thing is to save their own lives"

The brothers Chang Luo and Chang Xun said in unison at this time

"Yes, Father"

"Okay, now dismount and go hunting"

After saying this, Emperor Wanli walked down from the horse with his soldiers and entourage. After they had all tied the horse to the tree with reins, they brought bows and arrows, spears, and fire cannons, etc. The hunting tools went up the hill; in the process of hunting, Zhu Changxun performed very well. With the bow and arrow in his hand and the fire gun, and his skillful control of the range and accuracy of the bow and the fire gun He hunted a lot of pheasants and hares, but Zhu Changluo's hunting performance was very poor, because he did not like hunting like his younger brother, and he was not willing to kill life, he hardly even hunted a single prey's hair; see Zhu Changluo didn't care about hunting so much, Emperor Wanli couldn't help but criticize it

"Chang Luo, how come you haven't even hunted a single prey for so long? You see that your brother has hunted so many things, don't you feel ashamed as a big brother?"

Seeing that his father was criticizing his brother, Zhu Changxun quickly found this opportunity with a smirk, and said with ulterior motives.

"Father, my brother must be afraid of those wealthy wolves and tigers and leopards, so he didn't dare to take action. Please don't embarrass him, let him go down the mountain to see the horses"

After listening to Zhu Changxun's words, Zhu Changluo did not refute, but honestly lowered his head and remained silent; Zhu Changxun's relationship with his elder brother Zhu Changluo has never been very good. Communication and contact; after growing up, Zhu Changxun, who has become mature and sensible, even regards his elder brother Zhu Changluo as the enemy who will inherit the throne in the future. Since Zhu Changluo became the crown prince, he is even more jealous and gritted his teeth, always thinking that one day he will be able to take him. This elder brother was ousted from power, then seized his crown prince, and finally succeeded his father's throne to become the ruler of the Ming Empire; but unfortunately, his father seemed to have only one son, his elder brother, in his mind. The attitude towards his brother is always partial and doting

"Chang Luo, is what Chang Xun said true?"

After listening to his father's words, Zhu Changluo raised his head and explained to Emperor Wanli

"It's not my father, my son doesn't have the heart to slaughter all living beings in the world, so I have no intention to accompany my father on this hunt"

After listening to Zhu Changluo's words, Emperor Wanli laughed immediately, he touched Zhu Changluo's head lovingly, and said with a smile

"Hahaha, this is the kindness that a king of a country should have. Chang Luo, the emperor did not see you wrong. You can think of the world and not want to kill innocent people. If you become the emperor in the future In the future, I will definitely treat my tens of thousands of people in Ming Dynasty with kindness.”

After the Wanli Emperor finished speaking, he turned his head and said to Zhu Changxun

"Chang Xun, you have to learn from your brother"

The words of Emperor Wanli made Zhu Changxun even more jealous. He didn't expect that he tried so hard to fight so many prey in this hunting process and wanted to show himself well in front of his father. Instead, he let no prey be hit. The elder brother who arrived has become the model and object of the father's education? This is too unfair for him; driven by jealousy, he frowns and can't help but ask aloud

"Why is the father so partial to the elder brother, the child has shot so many prey in order to be praised by the father for his good performance in this hunt; but the elder brother did not even hit the father. On the contrary, he said that he was kind and even used him to educate the child. The child felt it was unfair; in the heart of the father, am I really inferior to the elder brother?"

Hearing Zhu Changxun's questioning, Emperor Wanli felt a burst of pain and sadness in his heart. In order to appease Zhu Changxun's emotions, he said to Zhu Changxun gently

"Chang Xun, your brother Chang Luo is the crown prince after all. He will inherit the throne soon. As a king, he must have a heart that loves the people and all beings in the world; this is what a king should do. You must have a great mind. Your brother is not willing to harm the lives of animals because he loves the common people in the world. It can be seen that he is indeed a good material for being a king. In the future, he will love the people like a son and govern the world with benevolence. I praised him only after seeing this, without any intention of partiality; in fact, you are the same as your elder brother, both my precious sons, I will neither favor your elder brother nor you, I wish to see What is here is that you can get along well with your eldest brother, don't have any prejudice against your eldest brother, and must take care of brotherhood; in the future, if one day I die, after your brother inherits the throne, you must do your best to assist him , so that Ming Dynasty will prosper and I can leave in peace; but you can't always get along with your elder brother, always think that I am partial to your elder brother, and can't understand the painstaking care of the father and the emperor for you, I am only you now With the two princes, Chang Luo, your brothers are so at odds now, I really don't know what to do after I leave."

After speaking, Emperor Wanli sighed helplessly, his eyes showed helplessness and sadness; after seeing this situation, the sensible Zhu Changluo quickly comforted his father

"Father, don't be sad. My brother is still young. He needs to take some time to slowly understand your difficulties. When he is sensible, he will understand the good intentions of the father"

At this time, Zhu Changxun began to gradually understand some things after listening to his father's words

"Father, my son knows I'm wrong. I shouldn't let you worry about making you feel so sad. My son will definitely get along well with the big brother"

After he finished speaking, he said to his elder brother Zhu Changluo

"Big brother, it's all my brother's fault, my little brother shouldn't treat you like that"

Zhu Changluo turned his head and said to Zhu Changxun in a gentle manner

"Chang Xun, you don't have to blame yourself too much, as long as you slowly become sensible and understand some things, we will always be good brothers; let the past be in the past"

At this time, Emperor Wanli said to the brothers Zhu Changluo and Zhu Changxun

"Chang Luo, Chang Xun, you two brothers must remember the brotherhood of blood is thicker than water, although you are not born by the same mother, but you are my own flesh and blood, and it is me The royal blood of the Ming Dynasty; originally from the same root, why is it too urgent to fry each other; although you have different identities and positions now, you must remember that you are brothers whose blood is thicker than water, and the seed of my Ming Dynasty's future; I don't want to see In the future, you will kill each other, and let the precedents of brotherhood in the history of dynasties continue to be staged in our dynasties.”

In order not to affect the pleasure and elegance of hunting, Emperor Wanli lovingly stroked the heads of his two sons with his two hands after saying this, and continued with a smile

"Okay, let's go hunting together. Today we are here to hunt, but Yaxing can't be swept away by the conflict between the two of you"

After listening to his father's words, Zhu Changxun smiled and put his eldest brother Zhu Changluo on the shoulders and said

"Big brother, since you don't have the heart to kill, then we will catch the live ones, and the two of us will come to see who catches more prey"

"Okay, let's go"

So, the two brothers took off the bows and hunting knives on their backs together, leaving only a hunting net and walked towards the top of the hill; watching the back of the two brothers working closely together , Emperor Wanli nodded with satisfaction behind them, and then ordered the hunters and guards beside him

"You guys follow me behind them to keep them safe"

The guards and hunters replied at the same time

"In the end"

When the two princes Zhu Changluo and Zhu Changxun walked to the steep **** on the hill, they found that there were more and more trees above, but they did not find a single prey; this made the brothers feel a little puzzled; at this time, Zhu Changxun asked Zhu Changluo asked

"Brother, why don't you see a prey here?"

Zhu Changluo replied at this time

"I don't know either, or we'll move in two, I'll go to the right, you'll go to the left, and see where we can find prey that can be caught"

"Okay, that's a good idea"

As a result, the two brothers began to act separately and separated under a big tree; at this time, Zhu Changluo was walking alone to the right side of the hills and dense forest, although he was followed by his father and personally brought him in charge of protection. His men, but unable to keep up because the **** on the hill was getting higher and higher, still kept a distance from him, when Zhu Changluo climbed up on a rock in the woods, suddenly He saw a black whistle arrow shot from the direction beside him, and then a tiger that got out of nowhere suddenly rushed in the direction the whistle arrow came from. When it saw Zhu Changluo, he stared in panic. After holding himself, he raised his head and opened its **** mouth to face the sky for a while, and then immediately flew towards the direction where Zhu Changluo was standing. Run down the hill in the direction where the guards and hunters gather, shouting out of your mouth as you run

"Help, help"

After hearing the sound of help, Emperor Wanli led a group of people around him to quickly run to the direction of the prince's call for help, comforting while running without forgetting

"Chang Luo, don't panic, my father will come to save you immediately"

When Emperor Wanli arrived with his men, he saw Zhu Changluo sitting motionless on the ground. After the violent run just now, he accidentally tripped over a branch on the ground. After tripping, unfortunately, his foot was sprained and unable to move, while the tiger was slowly approaching the direction where Zhu Changluo fell to the ground. After seeing this scene, Emperor Wanli, who loved his son eagerly, hurriedly ordered to the guards around him

"Fill me with arrows and shoot the tiger to death"

After a while, the arrows shot by the guards hit the tiger like raindrops. The tiger was injured after being hit by an arrow and ran away to save his life; after the tiger escaped, the Wanli Emperor immediately ran away He went to the prince's side and held the prince in his arms and asked with concern

"Chang Luo, are you all right"

"Father, I'm fine, you don't have to worry, I just sprained my foot"

"It's okay, it's okay"

After the Emperor Wanli finished speaking, he asked again

"Chang Luo, didn't you go up with Chang Xun just now? Why didn't you see Chang Xun"

When Zhu Changluo was about to explain why he decided to split up with his younger brother at that time, he did not expect Zhu Changxun to hurriedly rush towards the father emperor with a pull-bolt fire gun; questioning

"Where have you been, why don't you stay with your brother, your brother was almost eaten by a tiger, did you know"

After listening to his father's questioning, Zhu Changxun replied

"Back to my father, my son just borrowed a tug-of-war from the guard to chase the tiger. My son chased it for a long time, but he let it run away."

After finishing speaking, he put down the fire gun in his hand and squatted next to his brother Zhu Changluo and asked

"Brother, are you alright"

After hearing Zhu Changxun's belated concern, Emperor Wanli was even more angry. He looked at Zhu Changxun's face with a livid expression and said

"You have the face to care about your eldest brother. After your eldest brother was attacked by a tiger just now, you didn't come to help your brother, and you only cared about chasing the tiger"

Zhu Changxun quickly explained

"Isn't the boy doing this to avenge the big brother? Besides, such a big tiger, let it run away like this, it's too cheap"

At this moment, Zhu Changluo's mind suddenly came to the scene of a whistle arrow that had shot from his side before; so he said to Emperor Wanli with doubts in his eyes

"Your Majesty, someone wants to harm his son. This tiger was led by someone with a whistle and arrow from the jungle high on the hill"

Hearing what Zhu Changluo said, a surprised expression immediately appeared on the face of Emperor Wanli

"Is this true? Is what you said true?"

"What the son said is absolutely true"

In order to find the evidence that the murderer had murdered the prince, Emperor Wanli decided to take his team to the scene of the incident to find the whistle arrow that shot at the prince; when they arrived at the scene identified by the prince Zhu Changluo , under the order of Emperor Wanli, everyone began to look for the whistle arrow on the grass among the trees; but strangely, the whistle arrow seemed to disappear out of thin air, no matter how they looked for it, they could not find it; The Emperor Wanli had no choice but to stop the search

"Okay, since I can't find the evidence, forget it, but this lets me know one thing, someone wants to murder the prince, I must find out who did it after I return to the palace, and follow me back. Palace bar”

After he finished speaking, he led the team down from the foot of the hill, and Zhu Changxun was at the back of the team, hiding something in his sleeve, which was what Emperor Wanli wanted just now. Found that whistle!