Chapter 207: Uncle and Nephew

Zhu Zhanji’s head remained drooped and listless.

Zhang Anshi patiently said, “Those masters of yours scolded you?”

Zhu Zhanji shook his head, “It’s just raw disgust.”

“Tired of it.” Zhang Anshi gratifyingly said, “I saw those readers and speakers also get sick of it, these miscellaneous hairs can’t do anything, only read a few books, said to be full of poetry, in fact, and open-eyed blindness is almost the same.”

Zhu Zhanji moody looked at Zhang Anshi said: “A uncle, everyone says I am the first eldest grandson, the future to succeed the great lineage, but I want to …… me to succeed the great lineage, why do you still have to learn this and that, and what is the use of learning? A uncle is not also uneducated and incompetent? Not also ……”

Zhang Anshi immediately color change: “What is this word, you go out and ask around, you uncle me outside, how many people say uncle learning rich five cars? Outrageous, in the end who taught you to say this, there are traitors in this Eastern Palace ah.”

Zhu Zhanji drooped his head, still very frustrated: “If I succeed to the throne in the future and become the emperor, everyone will listen to me, and what I say will be what I say. But why do I have to listen to this today and that tomorrow, even if I don’t walk properly, I have to be told? Even said the wrong words, also want to teach me to be cautious. And …… I wrote the wrong words, some books do not understand, then someone has to beat their chests and feet, as if his family died like a mother …….”

Zhang Anshi understands Zhu Zhanji very well, touching his head and comforting him, “Hey, let’s take a step back, although those few masters who taught you are not good things, but in any case, they said this because they have expectations for you.”

“Expect?” Zhu Zhanji raised his eyebrows, “Expect me to promote them in the future?”

“It’s possible, of course, you shouldn’t fall for their tricks, when you become the emperor in the future, you have to remember that whoever really treats you well, you treat them well. Those people are all bad-hearted, not so for Aunty, Aunty dreams of you every day.”

Zhu Zhanji said, “But Uncle still hasn’t told me what to expect. It’s just a matter of me being quiet on my own.”

Zhang Anshi thought for a moment and said, “What are the expectations? This …… but I can’t say.”

After a pause, Zhang Anshi said, “How about this …… I take you out for a walk, and you will know what to expect.”

Zhu Zhanji’s eyes were slightly open, and a bit of starlight seemed to float in his eyes for a moment, and his voice seemed to become active, “Take me out to play?”

But then, the excitement in his eyes dissipated again, and his voice instantly became low: “That won’t work either, father and mother consort will scold, mother consort already dislikes my recent appearance.”

Zhang Anshi said complacently, “You underestimate your uncle! There is nothing in this world that your uncle can’t do! You wait, I’ll go and talk to Sister, she’s turned against the heavens and dares to disobey me, her younger brother.”

Saying so, he went to Zhang in a huff, but quickly returned with his head hanging down.

“Uncle, what’s wrong?”

“Pitiful.” Zhang Anshi said bitterly, “A woman who knows nothing.”

Zhu Zhanji then hung his head as well, squatting on the ground with a stick and writing, “I knew it.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Don’t be in a hurry, you have to talk to brother-in-law about this, brother-in-law is a good talker, all I have to do is say it, will he dare not agree? You wait.”

After saying that, Zhang Anshi went to Zuochunfang, the Zhanzhi House in the front hall, and found Zhu Gaoqi, who was laboring in front of the paperwork.

“Brother-in-law.”

Zhu Gaoqi was pleased, “You do know how to come, come, sit down.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Junji said he wanted to go out and have some fun.”

Zhu Gaoqi listened to the face is green: “This child …… is more and more unlike, if the father knows, the chastisement is this palace.”

Saying that, Zhu Gaoqi sighed with a heavy hearted look.

Zhang Anshi said, “Brother-in-law, don’t be anxious, isn’t it normal for a child to be ignorant? I think about it, he is just a moment of confusion, but if you stop him, he is daily preoccupied, I’m afraid that he will not be able to study properly. I asked him about his studies, it’s a mess, thanks to me being his uncle, if it were his father, I would beat him to death.”

Zhu Gaoqi’s thick eyebrows moved, vaguely murderous.

Zhang Anshi added: “These days, he is always lost in thought, his temperament has changed, and he does not want to study properly, if this continues, how can it be done? If not, let him go out for a walk. Brother-in-law don’t worry, I will transfer 300 model battalion people to escort him, it will be fine.”

“This ……,” Zhu Gaoqi said hesitantly, “will have to ask your sister.”

Zhang Anshi said, “There is no need to ask, brother-in-law ah …… A sister these days, always suspicious of you …… you better not ask her good.”

“Skeptical?” Zhu Gaoqi was a bit taut: “What’s wrong with this palace?”

Zhang Anshi said, “I can’t say for sure, I always felt that there was something in her words when she mentioned her brother-in-law, maybe I was overly concerned.”

Zhu Gaoqi sighed and said, “This palace is here every day to see the ticket proposed, what else can I do that is not bad? Back to you have to go and persuade, you are siblings, talk easier.”

Zhang Anshi promised, “Don’t worry, brother-in-law.”

Zhu Gaoqi, on the other hand, said, “But the matter is important, even if your sister’s side does not say, the father’s side ……”

Zhang Anshi said, “His Majesty has been worried these days, saying that brother-in-law has no initiative on weekdays.”

Zhu Gaoqi instantly stiffened his face ……

Zhang Anshi said, “Sister-in-law want to also know, his majesty is what kind of male lord, of course, hope that their own children and grandchildren on the spot decision, also have a few tiger and wolf spirit, sister-in-law usually is everything is too hesitant, provoke his majesty sometimes not painful, hey …… I do not know how to say, may sister-in-law nature is so, but It’s time for brother-in-law to show a bit of vigor to His Majesty.”

Zhu Gaoqi is still a little indecisive, murmuring, ”With you and the model battalion, this palace is not worried, the only thing I am worried about is …… whether it will have any effect on Zhanji. He is still young, wandering around is not a good thing. What’s more, these past few days, he has no intention of going to school, if he goes out again, he will be even more unmotivated.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Don’t worry, brother-in-law, I have thought about it, this is extremely beneficial to Zhanji, the so-called reading ten thousand volumes of books, traveling ten thousand miles! Brother-in-law, if you listen to me, there will be no mistake.”

Zhu Gaoqi fell seriously thought about it, and finally said, “also, you be careful, and …… must be thorough, this model battalion up and down, one can not be slack.”

Zhang Anshi was relieved.

Early the next morning, the morning sun had just sprinkled the earth, when the people from the Model Battalion quietly arrived at the East Palace.

Zhang Anshi then tiptoed to Zhu Zhanji’s bedchamber, very nonchalantly woke up still asleep Zhu Zhanji, cheerfully said: “Go, take you out to grow a long knowledge, A sister does not know it ……”

Who knew that when he just raised his head to look out the window, he saw Zhang standing right outside the window, smiling coldly towards him.

Zhang Anshi’s heart chilled, and he hurriedly touched Zhu Zhanji’s head, “Consider me not here, goodbye.”

Zhang Anshi hastily excepted Zhu Zhanji’s bedchamber and had wanted to slip away.

“Come back.”

The voice was not loud, but Zhang’s voice was well conveyed into Zhang Anshi’s ears.

Zhang Anshi had to go to Zhang’s front in grand style, “Sister, I but …… not.”

Zhang’s face did not have anger, but looked very serious and said: “Since you want to take Zhanji out, you must be careful and careful, the person is handed over to you, and you can’t afford to make any mistakes. And now the weather is cold, have to add two pieces of clothing for him, his intestines are not good these days, don’t give him greasy things, give you twelve hours, within twelve hours, obediently send people back.”

Zhang Anshi hurriedly nodded his head in a small chicken pecking manner and cheerfully said, “Yes, yes, yes …… will never make a mistake. What kind of person am I, doesn’t Ah Sister still know?”

Zhang’s face mild some: “Zhanji this child, playing small on the fear of me this mother, and his father is not close, only and you pro some, the head of the palace, I have and the mother of the queen know, the mother did not say anything, only worried about Zhanji suffered a cold, in short, out of the time what is like, back when you also what kind of to send back. ”

Zhang Anshi raised his hand to wipe the corners of his own eyes as he said, “Sister is too good to me, I …… I ……”

Zhang was very straightforward, “Don’t pretend, you can’t squeeze out the tears.”

Zhang Anshi’s movements on his hands directly paused before he sighed and said, “I’ll go then.”

Immediately, went into the bedchamber and pulled Zhu Zhanji to go out, while cursing in a low voice: “Fixed again you betrayed me, hey …… you are so small you love to tattle.”

Zhu Zhanji said, “I can’t cheat Mother Consort.”

Zhang Anshi sighed silently, not knowing what to say.

Outside the East Palace had already prepared the carriage and horses, Zhang Anshi carried Zhu Zhanji into the carriage.

Then, under the escort of his escorts, he went straight to Qixia.

Zhu Zhanji looked through the curtains of the car, like a bird in flight, his eyes looking at the scenery outside.

Zhang Anshi, however, pondered in his heart …… how to take advantage of this opportunity ……

After arriving at Qixia with great difficulty, Zhang Anshi got off the car before carrying Zhu Zhanji down. Here, there were already Zhu Yong, Zhang Yoking and Qiu Song waiting here.

Zhang Anshi said, “Fork out Qiu Song first, he’s more dangerous.”

Qiu Song sniffled and looked at Zhang Anshi grudgingly.

Zhang Anshi had to go up and touch his head and said, “This is for your own good, go practice your belly.”

Qusong didn’t struggle any more, and obediently said, “Oh.”

And with that, he went away in great numbers.

When Zhu Yong saw Zhu Zhanji, he grinned, “Ya, meet His Imperial Sun Highness.”

Zhang yoking horse also smiled full of face said: “I also longed for the imperial grandson to come, the imperial grandson you have to remember me, my name is Zhang yoking horse.”

Zhang Anshi waved his hand, “Don’t scare him.”

Zhu Zhanji said, “Uncle, I have to pee.”

Zhang Anshi then said, “Come to the people …… come to the people ……”

Called for a bucket of urine.

Zhu Yong stretched his head to look at it, but was yanked by Zhang, “Second brother, don’t break the rules.”

Zhu Yong muttered in a low voice, “I just want to see how Dragon J is different. Which one is longer, me or the royal grandson.”

Zhang Yoking: “……”

Zhang Anshi couldn’t wait to kick this guy off and cursed breathlessly, “You JJ long, short-sighted thing, is this something you can say? Get lost.”

Zhu Yong was scolded and hid to the side with a black face.

Zhang Anshi prepared the meal first and led Zhu Zhanji to eat it, and Zhu Zhanji said, “Uncle, where are we going next?”

Zhang Anshi glanced at Zhu Yong, and then looked at Zhang Yoking, before saying, “I think about it, take you to a good place, you go to that place, you will know what is called expectations, A uncle has arranged for you, come, give him a change of clothes ……”

Zhu Zhanji was dazed…and was changed into a piece of cloth, then he was led away by Zhu Jin.

Of course, the entourage continued to be protected by a number of people in civilian clothes.

After a short walk, he saw a huge workhouse, which was connected with a large furnace next door, and here, a coalface where large quantities of ore were piled.

Many people, black and blue, traveled through this coal yard, while picking up this coal, which was then pushed away in unicycles.

“This is the coal yard, the people here, are hired to sort the coal, only good coal, can be sent there to be sorted, and then after that sent to steelmaking ……”

Zhu Jin smiled and continued, “The Marquis said, you stay here until you get off work, do a few hours, and then he’ll come pick you up.”

Zhu Zhanji: “……”

Zhu Jin made a wink towards the guards, while these guards only waved at a distance, then, Zhu Jin recruited a foreman-like person, commanded a few words, the foreman nodded, led Zhu Zhanji and left.

Zhu Zhanji looked at the huge mountain of coal, and every now and then someone brought in new coal by carts and horses, and someone else sent out selected coal.

This is in fact only the simplest process, just because of the simple, so in this coal mountain shuttle people, but most of them are old and weak women and children.

There were many, even children just a little older than Zhu Zhanji, their bodies blackened by coal, their yellow teeth visible only when they grinned, searching the coal mountain like a monkey.

Zhu Zhanji was furious: “I don’t want to do this.”

The foreman clasped his hands and smiled, “The man was sent to me, so I can’t do nothing about it.”

Zhu Zhanji said angrily, “Do you know who I am?”

The foreman said calmly, “Master Zhu said, you are indeed a rich boy sent here, but your family pro-long said, let you work well here for a few hours, if you do not do a good job, I can’t account for it here.”

Zhu Zhanji angry do not want to pay attention to the foreman in front of him, want to sit on the ground on his butt, but found that the ground is full of black mud, suddenly feel sick.

The foreman said, “This is already taking extra care of you, the work here is the easiest, it’s the steel making and coal washing over there that’s the real hard work, okay, okay, Xiaoliu’er, you come, you take him.”

At that, a half-grown child burrowed out and grinned, “Yes, yes.”

After saying that, this child called Xiao Liu’er, as soon as he tugged Zhu Zhanji, he went towards the coal mountain.

Zhu Zhanji stumbled and almost fell in the black mud.

He had tears in his eyes and couldn’t help cursing under his breath, “A uncle lied to me again ……”

Xiao Liu’er said, “Your uncle is still alive?”

Zhu Zhanji’s attention was drawn, “Where’s your A-Uncle?”

Xiao Liuer said, “Early death, two are dead, one is sick to death, there is another …… Jingdan was chopped to death by the chaotic soldiers.”

Zhu Zhanji said, “Why is my uncle still alive?”

Little Sixer squatted down at this time and began to sort the coal, saying at the same time, “I will teach you how to pick …… up.”

Zhu Zhanji looked at him in amazement and said, “You do this at a young age?”

Xiao Liu’er proudly said, “Ordinary people can’t get into this place, it’s my mother who entrusted someone to stuff me in, and the wages here are higher than elsewhere.”

“I’m not doing this.” Zhu Zhanji sneered.

Xiao Liu’er looked at him with difficulty and said, “If you don’t do it, later foreman Liu will punish me, then I will suffer, you do some, I will help you.”

Zhu Zhanji’s eyes were red.

To tell the truth, he is usually in the palace, clothes to hand and food to mouth, what is the matter of calling out, there will be someone to answer.

Now that I’m alone here, I’m a little overwhelmed instead.

Xiao Liu’er began to pick up the coal nimbly on the side, and said, “You see, this coal is good …… and that one is not …….”

…………

Three hours later, Zhang Anshi’s carriage arrived at the coal yard.

As soon as he got off the bus, dozens of Model Battalion guards surrounded him.

The foreman took a look from afar, was shocked, and hurriedly trotted forward, respectfully kneeled down and said, “I’ve seen …… seen …… the Marquis.”

Saying that, the foreman then turned around and roared, “What are you all standing there for, come and meet the Marquis.”

All at once, the coalfield was in an uproar.

Many rushed out.

That Xiao Liu’er even pulled Zhu Zhanji, stumbled after the tide of people, along with the other people together with a crowd of bowing and bowing: “See you, marquis.”

Zhang Anshi grinned, “Haha, there’s no need to be polite.”

When Zhu Zhanji saw Zhang Anshi, he gritted his teeth.

At this time, his body is already black, and even the palms of his hands have been worn through a layer of skin, and at this time, standing, two legs are still trembling.

Thinking back on what had just happened was like a nightmare.

But when he turned around, he saw Xiao Liu’er’s eyes reddening, tears swirling in her eyes, the tears in the corners of her eyes suddenly leaving two grooves as she scratched her face covered in soot.

Zhu Zhanji then strangely said, “Why are you crying?”

Xiaoliuer cried and whispered: “Don’t talk nonsense, this is the Annan Hou …… without this Annan Hou, we have starved to death, my family starved for more than half of my life, only in this Qixia, the Annan Hou to come after this, can really eat rice, his old man is our regeneration parents, you know do not know? ”

Zhu Zhanji: “……”

Zhu Zhanji raised his eyes and looked at the many dark and unkempt people, all with red eyes, and he couldn’t help but be startled.

Zhang Anshi distinguished Zhu Zhanji from a pile of black crowd, a hand to hold him, said to the crowd, “The emperor and grandson said la, the people here, today everyone has a reward, Zhu Jin, Zhu Jin …… ten taels of silver per person, the emperor and grandson rewarded.”

Chu Jin said, “Yes.”

After saying that, Zhang Anshi pulled Zhu Zhanji into the carriage without looking back.

Zhu Zhanji cried and cried, “Uncle, you lied to me again.”

“Where did I lie to you?” Zhang Anshi touched his head and said, “Was it hard?”

Zhu Zhanji said in an aggravated manner, “I feel like I’m going to die, I can’t even straighten my back, my arms hurt, and I’m hungry now.”

Zhang Anshi, however, smiled and said, “That’s right. Let’s go and take you to eat a meal from this workshop.”

With that, the carriage stopped in front of a small shed, it wasn’t meal time yet, so it was sparsely populated.

Zhang Anshi pulled Zhu Zhanji inside and took a bench to sit down.

The meal was soon served.

A large steamed cake, plus two bowls of rice, only this rice seems to be coarse rice, looking yellowish.

Zhu Zhanji frowned, “Eat this?”

Zhang Anshi said, “Just taste it.”

Zhu Zhanji was really hungry, but still carefully ate a few mouthfuls, and then his brows wrinkled deeper, with a look of difficulty in swallowing.

Zhang Anshi said knowingly, “How?”

Zhu Zhanji had a bitter face, “It’s not good.”

Zhang Anshi said: “If it’s good, how can those people get a turn? They eat this three times a day, when those who entered the palace, did not tell you? In fact, they were even more pitiful before they entered the Eastern Palace, they didn’t even have this to eat.”

Zhu Zhanji reddened his eyes and said, “Uncle said he brought me out to play.”

Zhang Anshi said, “This is also a game, you feel hard, others also feel hard, but why do you feel hard can be arbitrary regardless, but these laborers are very content with this?”

Zhu Zhanji listened and frowned again, “Yes, I’m also strange.”

Zhang Anshi sighed, ”This is because …… at least they can still sell their labor and fill their stomachs, because there are people who are worse off than them. You feel that reading is boring, you feel that you can be capricious and reckless in the future once you have succeeded the great dynasty, this is because you don’t know that everyone in the world has great expectations for you! Look at your Royal Grandfather, his single thought can teach these people to die without a burial place!”

After a moment’s pause, Zhang Anshi added, “Who was the man you were working with?”

“Little Sixer ……”

Zhang Anshi said, “This little six children …… only one thought of your imperial grandfather, you may lose your livelihood, and the whole family will starve to death. But their happiest moment now is just to be able to work in the coal yard and eat such a full meal. In the future if you become your royal grandfather, think about it …… do you still dare to be confused?”

Zhu Zhanji shivered, his mind floated back to Xiao Liu’er’s face, thinking of Xiao Liu’er’s joyful appearance, feeling that it was all very illusory, yet it seemed real.

Zhang Anshi said, “All they expect is to sell their labor, the world is a little more peaceful, a little less catastrophic, and that’s all they ask for, without this coalfield, they’d only be worse off, so think about it, why is it like this?”

Zhu Zhanji thought for a moment and said, “It may not be possible …… that imperial grandfather is a dim king ……”

Zhang Anshi said: “dim-witted and saintly, in fact, is relative, if you feel that the royal grandfather did not do a good job, you have the ability to do better than him! But before that, you can not always fool around, think about it, you even refuse to learn the article properly, the future is not even understand the zhangzhi can not read? And how would you know what’s going on with the people underneath you? You have nothing to do all day long, thinking about this is not interesting, that is not interesting, these thousands of people will put their expectations on your body, this must be how terrible?”

Zhu Zhanji bowed his head and sulked.

Zhang Anshi touched his head again and said, “Zhanji is a person with ambition, and will definitely be much stronger than your father in the future, that’s why it’s more necessary to remove the distractions in your mind and think about how to, so that you don’t do those things that make people angry! Eat quickly, after you finish eating, uncle will accompany you to sleep, tomorrow I will show you our workshop.”

Zhu Zhanji nodded his head, at this time, he seemed to be thinking about something, something that he hadn’t thought through enough, yet it seemed that deep inside, something had been hit.

Especially the little six children, a grateful look, but clearly they are so painful to live ……

These lingering images always left him unconsciously frozen motionless.

…………

After a few days, a letter, sent to Zhu Di’s imperial case.

Zhu Di took a look, his face was slightly gloomy: “Summon Hanlin’s ministerial bachelor Chen Yan, the ministerial readers Zhou Wenzhang.”

Yiluoha saw that Zhu was not looking good, so he was busy nodding his head.

Soon after, Chen Yan and Zhou Wenzhang had an audience, and they saluted.

Zhu Di said, “The two Secretaries of State’s report, but is it true?”

Chen Yan said, “Your Majesty, the royal grandson these days, uninterested in entering the school …… minister …… minister …… would not have dared to speak up for this, just …… just …… this matter concerns the imperial grandson, involves the national capital, dare not not observe ah.”

Zhu frowned up, “Is he not in good health?”

Chen Yan looked hesitant and said, “I ……”

Zhu Di angrily said, “What is there to say, there is no harm in speaking frankly, what is it to be in the middle of a period of time here!”

Chen Yan had to say: “These days, the royal grandson has no intention of entering the school, two days ago, the Annan Marquis took the royal grandson out to play for a day or two, the royal grandson will not even go to the book hall …… The royal grandson is burdened with the hopes of the gods of earth and grain, if this goes on for a long time, I’m worried … …Moreover …… the royal grandson is precious, trespassing away from the East Palace, such a small age …….”

Chu glanced at also lost ha.

Yilungha said, “There is such a thing, but it is something that the Empress Mother has graciously authorized.”

Zhu Di then cursed at Chen Yan: “You yourself can’t teach your grandson well, but you come to blame others? Into your mother, on weekdays, didn’t you say how you yourself are rich in learning and full of peaches and plums?”

Chen Yan: “……”

He had to keep kowtowing, “I am guilty of ten thousand deaths.”

Zhu Di said, “Go and call the royal grandson into the palace, and I will teach him well.”

Yizhuoha did not dare to slacken off, and went off with all due haste.

Zhu Di then began to swear at Chen Yan again, “A group of wine bags, I want you to have what use? Asshole thing ……浜忓緱浣犺繕鏄緧璁插澹�.”

Bachelor in the Hanlin, high status, the main official of the Hanlin is the Hanlin university sergeant, and then there are two Bachelor, and the next is the reading of the scholar and the lecture, reading, compilation, editing and so on.

It can be said that the rank of bachelor of service looks not high, the status in the Qingliu is not low, the Qing noble, even if the future of a foot into the Wen Yuan Pavilion, will not make people feel surprised.

Chen Yan was scolded, trembling and dare not talk back, for fear of returning a sentence, Zhu Di directly hit people, Zhu Di has a previous record, and there is also the inheritance of the great ancestor of the high emperor.

After two incense sticks of incense, also lost ha panting came in: “Your Majesty, Your Majesty …… royal grandson today …… also not in the East Palace …… ”

Chu: “……”

Also lost ha said: “said today, and went to Qixia to find his uncle, His Royal Highness said …… not according to him …… he will cry and cry …… ”

Chu: “……”

Chen Yan at this time as if all of a sudden grasped the life-saving straw: “Your Majesty, you see, this really is not my fault ah, I do not dare to say that the royal grandson naughty and naughty, just …… he spends all day to hang out with the Marquis of Annan, no intention to enter the school, how can this be blamed on the minister to come?”

Zhu Di at this time some words, had to scold: “that brat out of interest ah, son does not teach the father over, I see his father is not a good thing, into his mother’s Prince, his own son is also negligent in discipline.”

Yishakha kept his head down, not daring to utter a single breath.

Zhu Di said, “His father doesn’t care, so I have to be the royal grandfather to manage, will bring my whip, go to scare him, give him a little color.”

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One more day to go and the month will be over. Anyone who still has tickets, I hope to support Tiger, thanks haha!