Chapter 81 Famous in the Capital (2)

Zhao Tong helped the old lady sit down and talked for a while. Seeing that no one came to express condolences, he took the bowl of brown rice porridge handed over by the old lady and started eating. People were even more surprised that there were so many kinds of rice porridge beside them.

Although all kinds of porridge are not exquisitely crafted, they are much better than this bowl of brown rice porridge!

"Your Majesty, there is so much good porridge, how can you eat this bowl?" A man asked bravely.

"To me, porridge is all the same now. There is no difference between good or bad. It's all charity from everyone. There's no difference!" Zhao Tong said with a smile: "Thanks to everyone's love and generous charity today, how can we eat it?

I have spent a lot of money. My father once taught me, "Every porridge and a meal should be remembered as hard-earned; half a thread, half a thread, always thinking about the difficulty of material resources." It is wasted and goes against everyone's good intentions. Those of you who have never eaten have to eat.

Please do me a favor and eat this extra porridge, and don’t send more tomorrow!" He stood up and begged the onlookers. As for this sacred word taught by the emperor, he forgot which sage from the following dynasty said it.

Yes, it was installed by his father now, and no one dared to ask anyway.

After saying these words, there was of course another round of applause. He even praised the prince for his benevolence, but Zhao Tong was ashamed. He ate the bowl of porridge, mostly for safety reasons. Now that there were so many people delivering porridge, it was difficult to check them one by one.

If someone wants to harm themselves and puts some medicine in it, they will be really unaware of it. The person who can use poison will definitely consider that as a prince, of course he will choose the good ones to eat, and will never think of eating this bowl of crude food by himself.

Brown rice porridge, he didn't expect that his prevarication would give himself a reputation for being thrifty and benevolent!

Although Zhao Yu asked everyone not to send any more gifts, there were more people delivering them in the afternoon, not only from restaurants, shops, and citizens, but also mixed with some food boxes marked with official positions or the names of prefectures. The literati and poets in Beijing also

An endless stream of people came to the mourning shed in front of the palace gate to express their condolences, read memorial rites, praise the queen's merits, and praise the prince's benevolence and filial piety. They simply regarded this small mourning shed as a holy place, as if they would be a gentleman if they did not come there.

Yes, even more good people wrote poems and poems to record this 'grand event'. The second prince, who had been out of Beijing for two years and was gradually forgotten by people, was in the limelight!

Night gradually fell, the north wind blew, and the temperature dropped rapidly. The crowd of onlookers slowly dispersed, and they were the only ones left in front of the empty palace. Zhao Tong knocked on his sore knees and rubbed his swollen forehead.

, lying on the ground and unwilling to move, he was very tired from this day. After all, he had just eaten two full meals, and his body was still weak.

"Second Master, please eat some porridge. I've tasted this and it's not poisonous!" Jian Xi said, bringing over a bowl of porridge.

"You have tasted it. Oh my God, you are treating yourself as a guinea pig again. It really poisoned you to death. Where can I find such a stupid companion like you!" Zhao Tao touched Jianxi's face and said, "affectionately."

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"Second Master, just say I'm stupid. If you really have a bad idea, I'll be dead too!" Jianxi knew that the prince felt sorry for him, so he smiled bitterly and said, "With so much porridge and so many people coming here, it's hard to guarantee what's inside."

No one has poisoned it, so I wouldn’t know if I didn’t taste it.”

"Hehe, you pick and choose. If the food box or bowl has been scratched with a knife, you can eat it with confidence. If it doesn't, I can't guarantee it!" Zhao Tong said with a smile.

"Oh?! Second Master, have you checked it all?" Pan Long and the others were also worried about this, but they didn't expect that the prince had already thought of it for them.

"I was busy kowtowing in the afternoon, so I didn't have time to do that, but someone helped us do it!" Zhao Tong shook his head and said.

"Who is it?" Pan Long turned to everyone and asked, but everyone was confused and shook their heads like a rattle.

"Don't ask, this man has no head or tail, he won't let us find him!" Zhao Tong said with a smile.

Pan Long and others were all surprised when they heard this, and secretly rejoiced that this person was a friend rather than an enemy. When they saw a lot of people today, they all had to be extra vigilant to prevent anyone from plotting against the prince. What are you eating now?

They had all been tampered with, but they didn't notice it. It showed that this man was very skilled. Since the prince didn't say anything, he must have his own reasons. They didn't ask anymore, and they searched among the many food boxes.

Sure enough, they found the food box with knife marks that the prince said, and the porridge in it was enough to fill their stomachs.

October 14th, tomorrow is the day of the Queen's Wangri Festival. The ceremony will be presided over by Zhang Shangying, the right servant of Shangshu. We are currently discussing with the emperor to supplement the ceremony regulations drawn up by the Ministry of Rites. Zhang Shangying is tall and long. Although she is already in her sixties,

You can still see some of the heroic spirit of his youth between his brows, because he dared to speak and do things, and fired off firecrackers regardless of the occasion, making people unable to get off the stage, so Zhao Ji was a little afraid of him. Now he listens more and talks less.

"Guardian, do you think the people participating in the ceremony include Prince Yan? He has been guarding outside the palace gate for seven days." When discussing the people participating in the ceremony, Tong Guan, who was standing on the side of the emperor, suddenly interjected.

"Absolutely no, Prince Yan has violated the law by going to Beijing in defiance of the decree. His Majesty has not punished him for his eagerness to sacrifice his mother. If he is allowed to participate in the ceremony again, I am afraid that all the officials will be dissatisfied and the government will be weakened!" Before the emperor could express his position,

Zhang Shangying stood up and played.

"Humph, isn't that what Prime Minister Zhang said?" Tong Guan stroked his beard and said calmly. Everyone said, isn't he a chamberlain? His bottom is cut off. Without male hormone secretion, how can he grow a beard? It must be

The fake beard is glued on to show off. It’s not fake, it’s the real thing. And judging from his appearance without taking off his pants, he is quite masculine. You can’t tell that he is from the palace at all. He is probably entering the palace.

It's too late, I only wielded the knife after my body developed!

"What kind of advice does Tong Sikong have?" Zhang Shangying asked with a straight face as she felt bloated when she saw these guys without penises. Even the good emperor was ruined by them.

"In life, things should be done with etiquette; in death, burials should be done with etiquette, and sacrifices should be done with etiquette. Does Zhang Xiang know how to interpret this?" Tong Guan came up with a sentence, but Zou Zou's words came out of his mouth.

But it's a little weird.

Zhang Shangying sneered. Do you think I, a Jinshi, bought it? He curled his lips and said, "This sentence comes from the Analects. It means that parents should perform filial piety according to the rules of etiquette, whether they are alive or dead."

"Haha, Prime Minister Zhang is indeed a scholar of ancient and modern times. What should a filial son do when he hears his mother's death?" Tong Guan asked again as if he didn't see Zhang Shangying's disdainful gaze.

"You should run back day and night regardless of dangers and obstacles, even if you are thousands of miles away!" Zhang Shangying replied without thinking.

"Okay, Prime Minister Zhang said it well!" Tong Guan clapped his hands and praised, "Then what should Prince Yan do when he hears that his mother has died?"

"This this?!" Zhang Shangying was speechless for a moment, but anyone who can become a prime minister is not an idiot. He pondered for a while and replied: "Although it is human nature, you can't abolish the law for personal reasons. Prince Yan's behavior is excusable.

, but the law cannot forgive!”

"Zengzi said: The basic teaching of the people is filial piety. A benevolent person means benevolence; a righteous person means being righteous; a loyal person means being loyal; a believer means believing in this; a courtesy person means being courteous.

Practitioners, those who do this are the ones who are strong, those who are strong in this are also the ones who are strong! Zhang Xiang was born as a Jinshi. I don’t need to explain it anymore. This is the rule of conduct in the world. How can it be judged by common sense!" Tong Guan said sternly, after all, he was on the battlefield.

The words spoken by those who had fought had the power of killing. Zhang Shangying was not in vain. He quoted the legal code to refute. One of the two people discussed the law and the other interceded. They argued endlessly, catching up with today's college students' debates.

Race!

The few officials of the imperial court and the governors of the inner court who were participating in the discussion were a little stupid. What happened today? How did this boy Tong Guan learn to play with children's literature today?

Zhang Shangying, who was born as a Jinshi, was so choked that he could only roll his eyes.

Zhao Ji, who was on the throne, was usually the most bothered by the court debates, but today he watched them with great interest. He neither interrupted nor stopped, and regarded the debate between the two important court officials as a monkey show. Zheng Juzhong, the minister of the Privy Council, interjected from time to time.

It seems fair, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is biased. It is not because of the civil and military disputes, but because it involves his own family affairs. Tong Guan and Prince Yan are not at odds with each other, so they have stood up for him today.

The uncle had to help him no matter what; He Zhizhong, who had been played by Zhang Kangguo, had just returned to Zhongshu, but he was so happy that they beat him to a mess, and he closed his eyes and kept a low profile, without helping each other; Yang Jian, on the other hand,

He felt uneasy in his heart, wondering if Tong Guan's limelight was now overwhelming his own. Did he have any ulterior motives in looking at Prince Yan at this moment?

Today, the little yellow gatekeepers on duty in front of the palace are extremely busy. They go in and out to deliver news. Of course, their busy work is not in vain. Everyone has their sleeves stuffed with gold coins. Quarrel in the court is the weather vane in the officialdom.

If you stand in the wrong team, the lightest thing is to be demoted out of the capital, and the most serious thing is to be dismissed from office, so everyone is willing to spend money, and each can get what he needs.

"Princes who break the law are guilty of the same crime as the common people. The law is the foundation of the country and is requested by the people. As a prince, the second prince should abide by the law and set an example for the people. If he goes to Beijing in violation of the order, he should be punished!" The argument between the two has reached a fever pitch, and Zhang Shangying has blue veins on his neck.

Lao Gao jumped up and said loudly, looking anxious.

"The invitation of all the people is the example of the people. This is what Prime Minister Zhang said well. Do you dare to climb the city tower with me to have a look? Prince Yan abides by etiquette and sets up in front of the spiritual palace. He has not eaten for five days and his bones are broken in mourning. This is comparable to that of Cui Jiu."

"Be a filial piety, and it will fall when the wind blows." After receiving a bowl of porridge, he ate it with his fellow guards. His benevolence and filial piety moved the capital. There was an endless stream of porridge givers, numbering in the tens of millions, and literati and poets rushed to recite poems and write poems to remember it!" Tong Guan said.

He took out a stack of paper from his sleeve and sent it to the emperor's table. Now everyone understood that he had already prepared to ask for Prince Yan's orders. Only Zhang Shangying was still in the dark. He had been busy in the palace these days.

Following the Queen's funeral, he had not left the palace for many days. He had no idea that such a 'big event' had happened outside. This also shows that his popularity was indeed not very good, and he did not even have a close confidant who could tell the news!

After seeing the manuscript, everyone understood that today Tong Guan was well-prepared and came specifically to ask for Prince Yan's orders. However, Zhang Shangying didn't have the foresight and bumped into the muzzle of his gun, which made people rob him. Then look at the throne's
Chapter completed!