Emperor Chongzhen, just standing in front of everyone was enough to kill anyone, including Zhu Cixuan.

Not only because he is the emperor, he is Zhu Cilang's father, but because Emperor Chongzhen is indeed very majestic personally. When he treats someone well, he will make you feel like spring breeze. When he hates someone, he will make you feel cold air rising from the bottom of your feet.

The arrival of Chongzhen made everyone who was originally the cold palace sit in silence.

Zhu Cilang also knelt on the ground with his knees, and the disaster he caused was really great.

"Crown Prince, what did you do last night?" Emperor Chongzhen's tone was cold.

He didn't call him the emperor or Cilang. Instead, he called himself the prince.

Zhu Cilang's heart trembled. This was the rhythm of doing business. He knew best about his father. He had not returned all night, which almost caused chaos in the palace and chaos in the capital. He almost lost all his face.

A crown prince, let alone you lose your news, and let the harem go in a mess. The fact that you haven't returned all night is enough to make the people in the market think.

Rumors stop at the wise, but most people in this world are not wise. Rumors can often easily destroy a person, even if you are the crown prince.

Why did the crown prince not return all night? The storytellers in the capital, the idle gentry who drinks tea in the streets and alleys, the old ladies who like to gossip, and the people who like to gossip about teahouses and restaurants, they could give Zhu Cilang a hundred reasons for not returning all night.

The most common one should be sexual encounters. Although you were a twelve-year-old child, there were many people who married in their teens. Isn’t the Kangxi, the Qing Dynasty, got married at the age of twelve?

Next, they were kidnapped. The crown prince was kidnapped by bandits, kidnapped by gangs, or kidnapped by thieves, etc.

Every rumor is enough to wipe out the royal face. This may even destroy Zhu Cilang's future.

The Ming Dynasty was different from the opening of the Tang and Song dynasties, and the palace had strict systems. The emperor was actually not free. An emperor could not even cry and laugh. Even if you walk, you must always maintain the sense of emperor's ritual.

When you eat, drink, defecate, urging, sleeping, you will be accompanied by eunuchs, and you will be recorded by your words and deeds. Even at the wedding night, eunuchs will be guarded by you at the door.

For example, when the emperor is visiting a concubine, if he stays for too long, the eunuch will scream outside: "Long live the idea of ​​the dragon body, the time is coming!"

Alas, think about it, this emperor is actually a very hard job...

My father asked me what I was doing. If I didn’t answer carefully, it would be difficult for me to leave the palace freely in the future.

When his thoughts turned, Zhu Cilang's eyes turned: "Return to his father's words, my son is leaving the palace to find a way to govern the country."

As the crown prince, Zhu Cilang still thought of a solution at the critical moment. I went out to find a way to govern the country. What's wrong? Is this wrong?

However, Emperor Chongzhen was not so easy to fool. He said "Oh" and asked again: "Oh, what did you find, your son?"

His name is the emperor's son, and Zhu Cilang's heart moved, which proved that Emperor Chongzhen's anger had mostly subsided. However, if his answer could not satisfy him, he would be even more unlucky.

I am fighting wits and courage with my father. Alas, I, Zhu Cilang, traveled to such an era, and it is easy for me.

"When I say to my father, I will find that I will improve the firearms, cannons, and muskets, so that they can become a powerful weapon for our Ming Dynasty to defend against the enemy. Then the thieves can be suppressed and the Jiannu can be pacified."

To Emperor Chongzhen, he seemed to be a little sarcastic: "Is this your strategy to govern the country?"

Zhu Cilang knelt on the ground and lowered his head: "This is the way for the son minister to govern the country."

"What kind of firearm is not enough to make you go all night, who will you see?"

Zhu Cilang lowered his head and did not answer, so he chose to remain silent.

Chongzhen didn't ask again: "Okay, you are so proud of your words and silent, and I will not care about your own affairs. I only ask you, have the firearm you mentioned succeeded?"

Zhu Cilang's forehead was sweating. He underestimated his father too much. He was scheming with Emperor Chongzhen, but he was still too tender after all: "I have not said anything to my father yet."

Chongzhen did not scold him or blame him again, but said lightly: "Okay, since you have not developed an improved firearm, then stay in this palace and study it carefully. I will give you time. You have time to study your firearm in Zhongcui Palace. Pass my will, the prince will be kind to the country, and he will be closed down from Zhongcui Palace from now on. Without my will, you will not leave without leaving."

It was over, it was over, but it was still unable to escape the fate of being imprisoned in the palace. Zhu Cilang was shocked. This time he raised his head and shouted: "Father."

If you cannot enter and exit the palace without freedom, what should you do if you have to do the major things you need to do? If you cannot enter and exit the palace without freedom, it is equivalent to taking Zhu Cilang's life.

There is still not much time left for the Ming Dynasty. Soon the thieves will enter Beijing, and the destruction of the country is imminent. With more than three years left, Zhu Cixuan must build muskets, improve cannons, and develop a mighty army that can be fought. All of these will take time!

In fact, the prince was never allowed to enter and exit the palace freely unless the emperor criticized him, Zhu Cilang was young and Chongzhen was not strict in his control. But now, Chongzhen finally issued an order for the disaster he caused.

If Zhu Cilang could sneak out of the palace frequently before, then now with the imperial edict of Chongzhen, it would be difficult to enter and exit the palace city freely.

Chongzhen carried his hands on his back and did not look at him again: "Didn't you change muskets and build cannons? When did you make it, I will let you enter and exit the palace gate freely."

Zhong Cuigong, where Zhu Cilang's doghouse is located. Oh, for a moment, it seems that I can't leave the palace and wander around. Well, I can only put myself in the palace and study the improvements of the firearms.

Wangcai and Meng Fanchao's hearts were thumping. It was not until Emperor Chongzhen left that they felt relieved. The Emperor Long lived without curing them, and he was really very kind.

Du Zhizhi, who was beaten into a pig's head, did not dare to talk to Emperor Chongzhen. After all, the prince was the emperor's own son, and he deserved it to be touched by himself. The emperor had clearly seen it, but he pretended not to see it.

If he complained without knowing how to live or die, even if he thought he was long, Du Zhizhi covered his swollen face and slapped his mouth: "I deserve to die, I deserve to die!"

Zhu Cilang ignored him and took the people from the East Palace to the Zhongcui Palace next time the guards were escorted back to Zhongcui Palace. Du Zhizhi, who originally wanted to pretend to be accused of the thorns, was still kneeling there, as if he had been forgotten by everyone.
Chapter completed!