Wandering the Heavens

The Silijian soon began to work according to Zhu Zhanji's will, and Zhu Zhanji himself was freed from tedious labor. In his spare time, he also indulged in some hobbies, such as cricket fighting.

The harem began to get lively, with Sun Ruowei and Hu Shanxiang fighting each other. Although Empress Dowager Zhang was the emperor's biological mother, she couldn't say too much about the private life of her son, who was already the emperor. Under her suppression, Sun Ruowei and Hu Shanxiang were restrained and didn't do anything too outrageous.

Cricket fighting is just a small hobby, but because Emperor Zhu Zhanji's status was too conspicuous, as the saying goes, "leaders lead by example," this activity became popular in Beijing for a time. Even Yu Xian got involved and launched various cricket fighting peripheral products in a timely manner, which were well received in the market.

When Zhu Zhanji heard this, he came over and expressed his desire to have a piece of the pie. Only after he became emperor did he realize how difficult his father's life was. He wanted to spend some money, so the censors swarmed in to impeach him for his extravagance, debauchery and heinous crimes, comparable to Xia Jie and Shang Zhou.

Yu Xian expressed sympathy for his plight, but also said he was powerless. If the emperor and his ministers were to do business together, everyone would say they had lost face. The censors would be so happy to see the performance that came to them, and they would be accused of competing with the people for profits.

Zhu Zhanji also showed off his anger here, and said directly that if you don’t give me some money, I will spread the news that you presented me with aphrodisiac. Anyway, I was only 15 years old and a minor at that time, so let’s see whether the ministers will scold me or you!

Yu Xian was stunned. Why don't you go and fight with the ministers if you are so shameless? Is it fun to come and blackmail me? Neither of them took the other seriously and bargained directly in the Xuanwu Marquis's mansion. In the end, Yu Xian even brought out the list of soldiers' orphans, but it was useless.

The only way to stop was to ask Zhu Zhanji for a painting and give him 50% of the profit. Zhu Zhanji didn't take the money for nothing. Several officials and eunuchs who had caused deaths while catching crickets were punished to the maximum extent, and an imperial edict was issued to scold him.

Although I can't take this painting with me, it would be great to hang it in the Xuanwu Marquis's Mansion and look at it every day.

Zhu Gaochi was so polite to me back then, but now he has paid you back for what you have done. It really is karma.

After finishing the painting, Zhu Zhanji's mood also improved a little. The harem was not peaceful, and the previous dynasty was full of traps. After running here to argue with Yu Xian for most of the day, the depression of many days was swept away. For this reason, he decided to visit the Xuanwu Marquis's mansion and manor frequently. After finishing the business, Zhu Zhanji followed the gossip.

"Lord Xuanwu, you have such a thorough understanding of the relationship between men and women, why haven't you started a family yet?"

Not only Zhu Zhanji, many people are very curious about why Yu Xian has not married or taken concubines until today. Xuanwu Bo, who has the secret of keeping his youth, seems to be interested in everything, reading, riding, archery, drinking, hunting, etc., except women.

He was more interested in various craftsmanship than the singing girls in the Jiaofangsi, so he often did not stay in Xuanwubo's mansion. Instead, he spent every day in the manor on the outskirts of the city with a bunch of children to smelt iron and tinker with various mechanisms. He even found some Taoist priests to learn how to make elixirs. From time to time, he wrote some sad and melancholy stories filled with all kinds of gossip about court officials and nobles. In short, he did whatever he wanted.

“Your Majesty, it is precisely because you see through everything that you cannot start a family.” Yu Xian had no choice but to sit back in his seat.

Yu Xian admitted that he had serious psychological problems. The center had no restrictions on whether employees could get married in the mission world. As long as the power at their disposal was not used to force them, and the two people liked each other, it would be fine. Another iron rule was that they were not allowed to leave offspring.

As for starting a harem, that's a dead end, no room for negotiation!

But Yu Xian just couldn't mentally integrate himself into the lives of two people, whether in reality or in the mission world. This was the case with Ren Yingying at the beginning and Qin Prajna recently.

It all comes down to those four words: I have no choice!

I am just a passer-by, and I have no control over when I come and when I leave.

Born lonely...

"People say that the Earl of Xuanwu is fearless, but why is he so resistant to starting a family? The Earl's mansion is so big, it is estimated that it will be taken back by the Ministry of Revenue in the end." Zhu Zhanji was also very puzzled.

“I have come to this world and have gained the trust of Emperor Taizong, Emperor Renzong and the Emperor, and have made such great achievements. I have already surpassed most people in the Ming Dynasty. I have no regrets to speak of.” Yu Xian was also accustomed to the loneliness of being alone.

"But you are lacking a confidant, aren't you?" Zhu Zhanji seemed like a confidant uncle at this moment.

"I am afraid that I was born to live out my life in solitude."

Yu Xian really wanted to roll his eyes. What's the point of a little brat pretending to be mature? Besides, you did bring Sun Ruowei into the harem, but don't you know what kind of life she's living?

This day was really talked about.

After a few more polite words, Zhu Zhanji happily took the money and some small gifts and returned to the palace.

Not only did you rob and share the money, you also took my things back to please the Queen Mother. Your Zhu family is really stingy from the roots!

After sending Zhu Zhanji away, Yu Xian began to do his own thing. Yesen's destiny was to send the nobles and the civil servants accompanying him to heaven in Tumu Fort to reduce the resistance to the subsequent reforms. By then, he must be able to quickly control the court army and defeat the Wala army that entered the pass as soon as possible.

Given Zhu Jianshen’s age, the only option was to let Zhu Qiyu take the throne first.

The key to the mission lies in two places. One is to keep Zhu Jianshen under control during the Battle of Tumu Fortress; the other is to suppress the coup d'état in time and send Zhu Qizhen back to Nangong to continue to live out his days.

It's only the first year of Xuande, why rush? First, train Zhu Jianshen's ruling team in the future and send them to the officialdom, and then make some hot weapons.

Yu Xian lived a peaceful life, but it was no exaggeration to say that Zhu Zhanji was in dire straits. In the previous dynasty, he was often criticized by the censors for cricket fighting, which made him very angry. In the harem, Sun Ruowei and Hu Shanxiang were fighting openly and secretly, causing chaos all day long.

This is not the most important thing. The main thing is that he still has no son. There are all kinds of rumors out there, and some members of the royal family are even thinking of exterminating the entire family. They pay someone to write a petition asking him to adopt a son from the royal family.

How could he have the say in something like having a son? Hu Shanxiang had already given birth to two daughters for him, and Sun Ruowei also gave birth to a daughter, which meant that there was no problem with his fertility, he just had no son.

Zhu Zhanji himself was anxious, and so were the ministers. Recently, there was news that the Ministry of Rites was planning to submit a memorial to select concubines. However, since Emperor Taizong and Emperor Renzong had just passed away and were still in the three-year mourning period, it was difficult to find a reason. They were looking through history books for allusions to see if they could find something to put a few women into Zhu Zhanji's harem tomorrow. Casting a wide net and sowing more seeds would definitely give birth to a son.

This matter reached Zhu Zhanji's ears through the East Factory. He really wanted to arrest those civil servants in the Ministry of Rites who were looking for trouble and give them dozens of lashes. They wanted to make the fact that I can't give birth to a son known to the whole world, right?

While the officials from the Ministry of Rites were flipping through a book and Zhu Zhanji was gritting his teeth thinking about how to deal with the person, Zhang Fu came to Zhu Zhanji with a man tied up to apologize.

Zhu Gaoxu rebelled after all. He sent someone to contact Duke Yingguo Zhang Fu in Beijing, thinking that his old comrade should be able to fight side by side. Zhang Fu did not hesitate and tied up the man to report to Zhu Zhanji that Zhu Gaoxu was going to rebel.

Now everyone stopped making a fuss. Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu was a fierce general who had fought in the Jingnan Campaign. He was extremely strong and brave in battle. Now he was going to rebel, and the court was in a panic. The military generals didn't care, as they were all comrades who had fought side by side in the past. But the civil officials were intriguing. They had stood on Renzong's side and dug traps for Han Wang. If he fell into his hands...