If not abolished

In the blink of an eye, it was July. Zhu Di returned victoriously from his northern expedition. Zhu Zhanji and his father welcomed Zhu Di at the city gate.

Prince of Han Zhu Gaoxu saw that the prince was walking slowly and teased, "Brother, you walk so slowly. If you are late, we will all be criticized together." As he was speaking, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly staggered, perhaps because the ground was slippery or something, and almost fell.

"Uncle, why are you so careless? Be careful not to walk too fast. The ground is unstable and it would be bad if you fall." Zhu Zhanji said behind him.

"You..." Zhu Gaoxu was so angry that he said to the people around him, "Don't you know how to support me?"

After they reached the city gate and waited for an incense stick of time, they saw Zhu Di's flag slowly approaching.

"Long live my emperor."

"Everyone get up." Zhu Di said on horseback.

Looking at his two sons in front of him, the Crown Prince was helped up by his subordinates. The King of Han stood up earlier than the Crown Prince. He felt that he was a little disrespectful to the Crown Prince, and also felt that the Crown Prince was a little incompetent.

"Grandpa Emperor is back. Your grandson has finally waited for you to come back." Zhu Zhanji naturally also saw this scene. He knew that Grandpa Emperor was not satisfied with his father, so he could only show his presence on his own.

Sure enough, as soon as Zhu Di saw his grandson, his complexion improved a lot. It was okay if the crown prince was not good enough, and his grandson was more capable than his two sons.

"Agui misses Grandpa Huang. Okay, okay, come back to the palace with me later." When Zhu Di said this, the officials below had different opinions. The Crown Prince and others were naturally happy, but the King of Han snorted coldly. This kid is young and has a lot of things to do. Just as he was thinking, he saw Zhu Zhanji looking at him. He smiled and said nothing.

After Zhu Di dismounted, he walked to the crown prince, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Your Highness, you have worked hard."

"My father is the one who is suffering a lot while fighting outside. I, your son, am not suffering at all."

"That's right. It's all my subordinates who do the work. Big brother needs someone to support him when he walks. It's not that hard at all." Zhu Gaoxu took the opportunity to complain.

"Really? Then I was fighting outside, what did you do? Aren't you also in the capital? You were too busy to help, and even caused trouble for the prince? This time when I came back, I went to Beiping to take a look. Your third brother governed Beiping very well, but he is becoming more and more bad day by day." Zhu Di knew exactly what his second son was thinking. He always made trouble for his eldest brother. The prince was honest and would not say anything when he was bullied, and often made excuses for his younger brothers.

"Your son...your son knows I was wrong." Zhu Gaoxu felt so embarrassed being scolded in front of so many people that his face turned red with anger.

In the carriage, Zhu Di was telling Zhu Zhanji about his personal expedition to Mobei.

"Next time, Grandpa Emperor will take Agui with him." Zhu Di's eyes lit up when he talked about fighting.

"Okay, next time, grandson and Grandpa Huang will go together."

"Then Agui needs to practice more horse riding and archery."

"Of course, I have been studying hard with the Master."

"Then I will go to the martial arts arena to see how you are doing?"

"I respectfully await your inspection, Your Majesty." Zhu Zhanji clasped his fists solemnly.

"It looks a bit like that."

Qianqing Palace

Wang Jinghong stood aside. Zhu Di had in his hand evidence of the Jinyiwei commander Ji Gang's illegal and disorderly conduct, and even privately hoarding weapons. Was this a rebellion?

"Wang Jinghong, take the people from the East Factory and personally arrest Ji Gang."

"According to the order."

When Wang Jinghong arrived at Ji Gang's house, he was still drinking and having fun with his colleagues. Just as he was about to raise his glass to drink, he was surrounded by people from the East Factory. They looked like they were here to confiscate his property and destroy his entire family.

Some drunk ministers even stood there swaying their cups and shouting, "Drink..."

The people nearby hurriedly pulled the man aside. Ji Gang saw that it was Wang Jinghong who came over personally. He didn't know what was going on for a moment, so he could only smile and walk up to him to talk: "We Jinyiwei and Dongchang have always kept our distance from each other. What is the eunuch doing? What crime have I committed?"

"You should know clearly what crime you have committed. We are just following orders. Come, arrest all the people in the mansion. All the adults present here should also go. Wait until the matter is clarified before returning to the mansion." Wang Jinghong waved his hand, and the people around him took action.

"Eunuch Wang, we are just guests and have nothing to do with Lord Ji. It's unfair!" A group of ministers cried out that they were wronged.

"Your Majesty will find out whether it is unjust or not. Please stop crying foul here."

"Wang Jinghong, why did you arrest me?" Ji Gang was still struggling.

"Sir, these are the weapons found in the mansion."

"Does Master Ji have anything else to say?"

"I..." Ji Gang was shocked and speechless for a moment.

"Take them all away."

The other ministers who saw this immediately said: "We have no intention of rebellion. It was Ji Gang who forced us to come..."

"Yeah yeah……"

Half a month later, Ji Gang was executed by lingchi, the women in his family were sold as slaves, and his entire family was exterminated. Those who were related to Ji Gang were executed immediately if the crime was serious. Those who accepted bribes had their property confiscated and were exiled...

After Ji Gang was executed, Zhu Di was worrying about who to appoint as the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. After looking at the people in the capital, he was not satisfied with any of them, so he wanted someone who was loyal to him.

It happened that Zhu Di was about to go to the martial arts arena to watch Zhu Zhanji's riding and archery. He saw an older child standing in the same row with Zhu Zhanji, whose arrows always hit the bull's eye. He casually asked whose child this was, thinking that he was the companion of Zhu Zhanji's military general.

Unexpectedly, Wang Jinghong replied, "This seems to be someone from the Young Army that Your Majesty selected for the Crown Prince. I remember that he seems to be the younger brother of Consort Hu. However, both of their brothers are in the Young Army, so I'm not sure which one it is."

"Really?" Zhu Di walked towards the martial arts arena.

"See Your Majesty."

"Be flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Zhanji, I came here specially to see how you are doing in your training."

"Then your majesty, just watch." As they said this, Zhu Zhanji and Hu Xuan each took a straw and started to demonstrate.

After all, Zhu Zhanji had been to the battlefield in his previous life, so he was superior in the end.

"You two are both good. What's your name?" Zhu Di asked.

"My name is Hu Xuan." Hu Xuan said truthfully.

"Your father was Hu Rong, a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard?" Zhu Di asked again.

"It's business, but my father hasn't been a retired official for many years."

"Zhanji, Grandpa Huang has gone back first, you should continue practicing."

"Farewell to Your Majesty."

"Your Highness, shall we continue practicing?" Hu Xuan didn't see Zhu Zhanji move for a while, so he could only ask.

"Let's not practice today."

"Oh, oh, okay, then I will go back first." Hu Xuan didn't know what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince meant by this move today, asking him to show up in front of His Majesty. Forget it, don't think about it anymore. His elder brother and elder sister told him to just follow His Royal Highness, and His Royal Highness would not harm him.

"Why haven't I seen you come home early recently?" Zhu Zhanji asked casually as he walked side by side with him.

"My sister is not at home. She has gone to live in the Imperial City Temple, so she won't be back early."

"The little girl who played hammer ball with you last time, what was she doing in the temple at such a young age?"

"I am not very clear about this either. He said he was going to calm his mind."

"Then Zidu has nothing to do today, right?"

"Yes, I am free. Your Highness, is there anything I can do for you?" Hu Xuan had a sense of déjà vu, but it seemed he could not refuse.

"Then accompany me out of the palace." Zhu Zhanji said and prepared to leave.

"Your Highness, wait a minute."

"hurry up."

In the carriage.

"Why did His Highness suddenly leave the palace? It's still unsafe outside the palace." Hu Xuan couldn't help but worry after he came out, as if the last time the Crown Prince left the palace he was injured.

"It's okay. Don't I have you here? And the people we are protecting are in the dark. There's no need to worry so much." Zhu Zhanji opened the car window and looked at the street outside.

"Then where are we going, Your Highness?"

"You'll know when you get there. By the way, remember not to call me Your Highness, just call me Young Master."

"Yes, Your Highness...ah, no, Young Master." Hu Xuan repeated it silently in his mind several times.

"Young master, we're here." Wu Cheng, who was driving a carriage outside, said in a low voice.

"Go down."

"Yes."

After getting off the carriage, Hu Xuan realized that there were crowds of people everywhere. The place looked a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where it was for a moment.

"I heard that there is a temple fair at Huangcheng Temple today. I have never been here, so I wanted to come and take a look. You can also visit the temple fair in Zidu." Zhu Zhanji said as he walked.

"It turned out to be the temple fair at the Imperial City Temple. I was wondering why it looked familiar. I haven't been there very often. I went there once when I was at home with my mother, but I haven't been here since I came to the capital."

"Then it's a good opportunity for us to go shopping together, and I can also experience the joy of the people. Let's go over there and take a look."

"Girl, look, there are jugglers over there." Lingzhi and Hu Shanxiang also came to visit the temple fair.

"It's quite interesting, right? You couldn't explain it before." Hu Shanxiang said jokingly.

"Don't make fun of me, girl."

"Let's go over there and see that acrobatics you just mentioned."

"Okay, over there."

There were even more people at the circus place, and Hu Shanxiang accidentally forgot where Lingzhi had gone. Not only was she squeezed into the crowd, but she was also stepped on several times. When she was about to walk to the side to look for Lingzhi, she was bumped by someone and was about to fall to the ground.

The expected pain did not come, but there was an arm around her waist. Hu Shanxiang opened her eyes and quickly got out of the man's arms.

There was no speech for a moment. Zhu Zhanji looked at the person who had left his arms, his arms still suspended in the air, as if he was still savoring the touch just now.

"Thank you very much for saving me." Hu Shanxiang finally reacted and realized that she should express her gratitude.

Just then, Lingzhi finally found Hu Shanxiang, trotted over, and said breathlessly: "Girl, I finally found you. What can I do?"

After Lingzhi finished speaking, she realized that Zhu Zhanji and the others were standing in front of her. When she saw Wu Cheng beside him, she realized that this was not the person who came to deliver the gift before... She was puzzled, but her girl didn't speak, and she didn't know how to start.

"Thank you for your help. I'll take my leave now." Hu Shanxiang turned around and was about to leave when she suddenly heard a familiar voice.

"Sir, I have bought the steamed buns you asked for." Hu Xuan raised the food in his hand.

"Second brother, you guys." Hu Shanxiang saw Hu Xuan's shocked face.

"Third sister, you are here to visit the temple fair too."

"You guys..." Hu Shanxiang looked at her brother and then at Zhu Zhanji.

"Brother Hu and I are colleagues, so we came here to take a look."

"Did he call you just now?" Hu Shanxiang wondered.

"That's my name."

"oh oh."

"Do you know each other?" Hu Xuan was stunned.

"I don't know him. I almost fell down just now and this young man helped me up." Hu Shanxiang quickly explained the reason.

"That's it."

"Yes, that's right. I didn't expect it was your sister Zidu." Zhu Zhanji followed Hu Shanxiang's words.

"Brother, I'm almost done shopping. I'm going back now. You guys can take your time shopping."

"Oh, okay. Then be careful on the road."

"Oh, I see."

After they walked away, Lingzhi said, "I didn't expect that man to be a colleague of Second Master. What a coincidence."

"Yeah, how could it be such a coincidence?" Hu Shanxiang looked back, confused but without any clue.