Chapter 608 Can You Carry 607?

As the carriage moved forward, in the swaying carriage, Wei Guangde noticed that Chen Hong, who was sitting opposite, had bloodshot eyes. It was obvious that he had not slept well last night.

On the main seat of the carriage was Prince Yu. He and Chen Hong did not dare to sit side by side with Prince Yu. They could only sit opposite each other on the ground in the front carriage.

Wei Guangde was looking at Chen Hong, and Chen Hong was also looking at Wei Guangde. For a moment, their big eyes looked at each other, and then an awkward look appeared on their faces.

Wei Guangde and Chen Hong had only met each other, but had never interacted with each other.

In fact, none of the ministers wanted to talk to Chen Hong because he was in charge of Dongchang and no one wanted to chat with the spy chief.

But in the current environment, it was impossible for him not to speak.

"Eunuch Chen, Your Majesty is summoning His Highness in Xiyuan. Should I wait outside?"

Wei Guangde first asked knowingly.

Chen Hong raised his eyes and looked at Wei Guangde, then turned to Prince Yu and said, "Your Highness, the Emperor has returned to Qianqing Palace. He is going to summon His Highness in Qianqing Palace, so."

That meant that Prince Yu and Wei Guangde understood that although Wei Guangde got on the carriage, Wu Zhi could not enter the palace and could only get off the carriage outside the palace gate.

However, Li Fang and Feng Bao in the car behind did not need to do so, because they were originally from the palace.

Afterwards, Wei Guangde continued to test Emperor Jiajing's condition and the current situation in the palace, and Chen Hong also knew everything at this time.

He knew that this was a direct expression of goodwill to King Yu. Although these words were asked by Wei Guangde, they were also what King Yu wanted to know most.

When the carriage arrived outside the imperial city, it was naturally spotted by patrolling guards and stopped. Even though there was a sign of the Supervisor of Ceremonies on the carriage, it was still stopped.

Chen Hong opened the curtain and got out, showing the emperor's golden sword that he carried with him.

With Eunuch Bingbi, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, present and the Emperor's Golden Sword in hand, the guards naturally did not dare to stop them.

After Chen Hong showed something outside the carriage, the guards blocking the way separated a road. After Chen Hong got back into the carriage, he immediately started moving and continued to drive slowly into the imperial city.

However, the more than twenty royal guards who had been accompanying the carriage before and after remained behind.

When we arrived at the Imperial City, His Highness's safety was under the responsibility of the Forbidden Army and was no longer under their control.

Entering through Dong'an Gate, and then passing through two palace gates in succession. Each time, Chen Hong had to get out of the car and show his golden sword before the imperial guards would let him go. When the carriage arrived outside the palace gate, this time Chen Hong Hong looked back at Wei Guangde before getting out of the car.

After Chen Hong got off the bus, Wei Guangde whispered to Prince Yu: "Your Highness, I should get off here."

The moment he opened the curtain, Wei Guangde had already seen where the carriage had arrived.

Although he had never been here before, he heard Chen Ju mention that they should have walked around the Jingyun Gate to the back of the three main halls. Going further in would be the real palace, and behind the red wall would be the emperor's bedroom - Qian Qing palace.

Sure enough, within a moment the car curtain was lifted from the outside, and Chen Hong's head was exposed.

"Your Highness, please get out of the car."

"good."

King Yu stood up immediately. Wei Guangde stepped aside to let King Yu get off first. He followed King Yu and got off the carriage.

A small stool had been placed next to the carriage. After King Yu stepped on the small stool and got out of the car, he saw that a servant had moved another horse stool to the back of the carriage. Li Fang got off the car first, and then helped Zhu Yijun to get off as well. Got the carriage.

The little guy was still confused at the moment and kept looking around because he found that the surrounding environment was very strange.

Fortunately, there were Li Fang and Feng Bao in front of him and behind him. They were all familiar people to him, so he didn't panic. Instead, he was more curious - where is this place?

Here, no imperial guards were seen, but there were many strong chamberlains.

Wei Guangde understood that these people were probably the so-called internal eunuchs, the eunuchs responsible for the safe armor training in the palace.

After Li Fang and Feng Bao brought Zhu Yijun and Prince Yu to the meeting, Chen Hong cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, little brother, please wait here for a moment. I will go in and report to the emperor."

"I'm tired."

King Yu said to him.

After Chen Hong walked towards the palace gate, King Yu asked Wei Guangde in a low voice: "What should I do after entering? I am a little confused now."

Although they were about to meet their father, Prince Yu and Emperor Jiajing had not seen each other for so many years. Although they had a close relationship with each other, they were actually strangers.

Even if the two of them were walking on the street, they might not know each other.

"Just express your attachment to His Majesty. After all, you are a prince, and your flesh and blood are connected. Although His Majesty has been reluctant to see you, there is a reason for that."

Wei Guangde didn't have much contact with Emperor Jiajing, but from the news he got from Chen Ju, he still knew that Emperor Jiajing still cared about his son, especially now that Prince Yu was his only flesh and blood.

In the last moments of Emperor Jiajing's life, perhaps what he wanted was the love between father and son that he had never received. After all, he had been a loner for forty-five years.

"Little brother."

After speaking to King Yu, Wei Guangde knelt down in front of Zhu Yijun and said to him: "The person you are going to see in a while is your grandpa Huang. Do you know who the grandpa Huang is? That is the father of the king."

"Master Wei, I've never seen him before. Why didn't you bring me here before?"

Zhu Yijun is still young and has not officially started studying, but King Yu has asked him to become teachers of Wei Guangde and Zhang Juzheng, so now Zhu Yijun is no stranger to seeing Wei Guangde, and this master is better than Master Zhang, and he brings him delicious food from time to time , fun.

Wei Guangde had heard about Zhang Juzheng's final fate. Many people said that he was too harsh on the young emperor, so he would not make the same mistakes as Zhang Juzheng.

If there are mistakes, they must be taught, but in normal times, it is not a bad thing to indulge a little, as long as the heart is good and the right and wrong are distinguished.

Of course, the emperor does not need to distinguish right from wrong, but must learn to make choices, but this is not what children nowadays should learn.

"Look here, there are so many people guarding around, this place is a hundred times more strict than the palace, and your grandfather is usually very busy and has no time to see you."

Wei Guangde smiled and explained to Zhu Yijun, "Don't panic when you see your grandfather in a while. You should know that he is the best person in the world besides your father. Just act like a spoiled child in front of your father."

After all, Prince Yu also lost two sons. Although he attached great importance to Zhu Yijun's education and found a good teacher for him early, he was also very spoiled to Zhu Yijun on weekdays. Sometimes Wei Guangde even said a few words to him behind his back.

Fortunately, Zhu Yijun's flirting could only target Prince Yu, but it was completely ineffective against his mother.

A kind father and a strict mother, this is a true portrayal of the relationship in Prince Yu's mansion.

Of course, the driving force behind it was Wei Guangde, who was told by Feng Bao.

Many folk histories spread that when Li Caifeng was a maid in Prince Yu's mansion, she had a romantic affair with the suave and promising Zhang Juzheng, but Wei Guangde could pat his chest and say, "Impossible, absolutely impossible."

The backyard of the palace was not something that officials like them could visit at will.

In his impression, he had only been there once. Could Zhang Juzheng have flirted with the girl after meeting her two or three times?

If there was any chance for the two to flirt with each other, it must have been in the early Wanli Dynasty, when he was the teacher of Emperor Wanli and taught the little emperor.

After all, the emperor was still young at that time, and Empress Dowager Li should have gone there to take care of him every day, so it was normal for them to meet more often.

They waited outside the palace gate for two incense sticks of time, which was quite a long time. Zhu Yijun seemed to have numb legs from standing, so he just lay on Wei Guangde's shoulder.

Well, in the past, in Prince Yu's mansion and his own home, Wei Guangde often let his son Wei Dacheng and Zhu Yijun sit on his shoulders to play, so Zhu Yijun was always very casual in front of him.

At this time, Zhu Yijun lay on him, and Wei Guangde habitually picked him up.

But in his heart, Wei Guangde was actually wondering why he had waited so long?

After another short while, he finally saw Chen Ju hurried out of the palace gate, kneeling in front of Prince Yu, and inviting Prince Yu and his little brother to enter the palace.

Wei Guangde handed the child to Li Fang, who was closest to him, and then stepped aside.

Prince Yu walked in front, and behind him were Li Fang holding Zhu Yijun and Feng Bao who was protecting him, and Chen Ju fell to the back.

Wei Guangde was quick-witted and ignored the attention of the eunuchs around him. He grabbed Chen Ju and asked, "Brother Chen, what's going on inside? Why are you waiting so long?"

"The emperor wants to wash and change into his imperial robes. I was supposed to go in first."

It seemed that he wanted to say more, but Prince Yu was almost at the palace gate. Chen Ju immediately changed his words and quickly followed him.

Looking at Chen Ju's back as he left quickly, Wei Guangde smacked his lips. He wanted to leave a good impression in front of his son and grandson.

The last few times Wei Guangde met Emperor Jiajing, he was always wearing a Taoist robe. If it wasn't in the palace, who would believe that he was the current emperor.

With Prince Yu's departure, he was left standing alone in the spacious square in front of the palace gate, with two carriages beside him.

Not knowing how long Prince Yu would stay this time, Wei Guangde simply jumped on the carriage and sat on the throne.

The two young eunuchs were already standing down from the carriage. Seeing Wei Guangde's action, they just opened their mouths and said nothing in the end.

The imperial throne that Wei Guangde sat on was of course not the "imperial" throne that only the emperor could sit on, but the "imperial" throne of the driver.

This word is actually a homophone of the "control" character that later meant to drive.

In the early days, there were usually three people in a carriage, and the positions of the three people were: the venerable on the left, the driver in the middle, and the accompanying person on the right.

In other words, among the three people in the carriage, the person with the highest status sat on the left, the driver sat in the middle, and the other accompanying person sat on the right seat.

After continuous improvements, the carriage gradually became what people saw in later generations, but the name did not change much.

At this time in the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Yijun had been called to his front by Emperor Jiajing, who put his hands on the child's shoulders and looked at him carefully.

In the past two years, Emperor Jiajing had not even dared to go to the city tower, so it was naturally the first time he saw Zhu Yijun.

Although he was in poor health, after washing and dressing up, Emperor Jiajing no longer had the grayish complexion before. He looked very kind and kept asking Zhu Yijun about his life in the palace and the people around him.

Prince Yu stood below and carefully looked at his father.

Compared with the vague memory before, the current Emperor Jiajing was obviously older.

Prince Yu also met Emperor Jiajing when he was very young, when his second brother was still alive.

It's just that the time was too long, and the resolute figure in his memory has long been blurred.

"Good boy, well educated."

After saying a lot of words, Prince Yu felt that Emperor Jiajing had told Zhu Yijun everything he remembered since he was sensible, and then he heard a compliment from his father.

Perhaps because he felt that he could no longer hold on, Emperor Jiajing stopped talking to Zhu Yijun and told Huang Jin: "Take the prince to the imperial prison and reward him with whatever you like."

"Thank you, Grandpa Emperor, for the reward."

At this time, Zhu Yijun widened his eyes and looked at Emperor Jiajing with joy.

"Okay, okay, as long as you like him, Huang Jin, take him with you."

"According to the order."

Huang Jin answered respectfully, and then took Zhu Yijun's little hand and walked out. Behind them, Li Fang and Feng Bao glanced at Emperor Jiajing on the throne, saw him waving his hand seemingly casually, and then left.

In the main hall of Qianqing Palace, only the emperor and Prince Yu and his son were left.

King Yu thought that Emperor Jiajing was going to say something to him. Before he could think about how to express his attachment to his father according to Wei Guangde's wishes, he saw that Emperor Jiajing's upright figure suddenly softened. Go down and lean on the throne's support.

"Father."

King Yu screamed and hurried over to support Emperor Jiajing. At this time, he could no longer care about the so-called interests and superiority.

"My body is dying. I asked you to come here just to see you one last time."

By this time, Emperor Jiajing's lips were already a little dark, and he stretched out his trembling right hand to touch Prince Yu.

King Yu hurriedly came over and let his hand touch his face. This was an experience he had only had in dreams for many years.

But King Yu knew in his heart that this might be the last time.

Touching King Yu's face and looking at King Yu, Emperor Jiajing showed a trace of nostalgia in his eyes.

For so many years, others have had children and grandchildren in their homes, enjoying themselves at their knees, but I dare not even see them.

Although he was unwilling to do so, he was afraid.

He was afraid that he would end up like his cousin. He was afraid that when he saw his son, he would be one step ahead of him, and he couldn't bear it.

"Carry me to the couch, it's uncomfortable like this."

Emperor Jiajing said in a weak tone.

"yes."

King Yu agreed, then turned his back, held Emperor Jiajing back with his hands and let him lean on his back. After his body could bear the emperor's weight, he stood up with difficulty and walked step by step to the left bedroom.

King Yu's body was a little hollowed out by drinking and sex. He was young before, and he knew a little more restraint under Gao Gong's persuasion.

After Gao Gong left Prince Yu's Mansion, the words of Yin Shizhen and others who stayed behind had little impact on Prince Yu. Even though Wei Guangde, whom he valued, tried to persuade him several times, he was ignored by Prince Yu. At this time, Jiajing, who was carrying a uniform on his back, The emperor had a hard time.

"Can you carry it?"

Perhaps it was a pun. Not only was he asked whether King Yu could carry him on his back, but also whether you could bear the heavy burden of the Ming Dynasty, my son?

King Yu responded resolutely while carrying Jiajing on his back:

"I can carry it! I can carry it!"

But at this time, King Yu couldn't think of that at all. He just carried Emperor Jiajing on his back and walked towards the imperial couch step by step.

The vitality of the old emperor was lost step by step. The era of Jiajing was about to pass, and the era of King Yu was about to come.