Chapter 25 The Emperor's younger brother is really extraordinary!
Taixue University·Martial Arts School
"This... the emperor, why do you always stare at me for no reason?"
Zhao Zheng, who was bored and casually arched his bow and archery, suddenly felt the gaze from beside him, and immediately turned around and found that it was the eighth prince Zhao Sheng who had been a bit strange recently.
"Ahem, brother Wei was just a little surprised. Your archery technique has already come into the house, but why has it suddenly become so unbearable since that day's amazing?"
Zhao Sheng was caught and coughed twice in embarrassment, and asked at the target shot in front of Zhao Zheng.
“Uh, actually…”
Zhao Zheng opened his mouth and wanted to explain clearly, but unexpectedly, Zhao Sheng waved his hands and nodded with an expression that I understood.
"I was the one who said nothing... I don't need to say much, my brother will know your intentions!"
As he said that, he blinked deliberately, indicating that he knew everything, so he didn't need to worry about the emperor.
"I……"
Zhao Zheng was choked to death and was about to explain that he was just a lucky person that day, but when he saw the stupid prince's blinking expression, he finally gave up helplessly, and then vented his depression on his target.
This scene, when Zhao Sheng's eyes were at this moment, he couldn't help but nod and praised him strongly.
'My ninth brother is indeed extraordinary! Not only did he avoid the bull's eye perfectly, but he also accidentally shot the sky with arrows everywhere, forming a Bagua diagram array!'
Zhao Sheng looked at it more and more and more admired it, and he also believed that what his mother said was very true, and he became more determined in his heart to win him over!
‘Tsk, it’s such a great talent!’
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"No, no, no, no! I'm really going to be exhausted!"
After today's school training, Zhao Zheng only felt sore and weak all over, and he felt uncomfortable everywhere!
"No, I have to find an opportunity to sneak out and have fun..."
Since his time traveling, Zhao Zheng has been locked in this deep palace, and he has never taken a step forward in the palace gate until now!
This really made Zhao Zheng a little suffocated. He really wanted to leave the palace immediately and see what fun was there in the city of Xijing!
"But how to slip out?"
Zhao Zheng thought while walking, constantly thinking about how to sneak out of the palace.
"I can only find opportunities from the Imperial Academy..."
But after thinking about it, it seems that only Taixuefu is the most likely place to commit the crime.
After all, Yilan Palace where he lives is located in the inner palace, with imperial guards guarding day and night, and his defense is extremely strict. Without a token, you can't take a step out of the palace gate!
Even if you are a prince, you will never be able to do it!
The Taixuefu is an outer palace located in the Taiji Palace. The martial law guarding was reduced to two levels. Moreover, since there are often outside students, the guards of the Taixuefu are much more relaxed than those in other outer palaces.
But even so, it is impossible to get out of the gate and enter the capital!
The only way is to sneak away from a remote place!
This is not a difficult task for Zhao Zheng, who has been waiting for an opportunity to commit crimes and has quietly arranged the guards of the Taixue University to be on duty. He has memorized it in his heart!
The only difficulty is to find a suitable place to commit crime!
"After such a long period of investigation, there is really a place suitable for sneaking out of the palace..."
Zhao Zheng, who has been searching for a suitable location for the crime, finally made up his mind to take this step!
"Oh, it's time to take a break tomorrow..."
When he thought that tomorrow was the day of rest every ten days, Zhao Zheng decided to get up early tomorrow and check whether the location was suitable for the crime before dawn!
"Okay! Then I'll get up early tomorrow and go find out!"
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It was dark and Zhao Zheng, who had no sleep all night, got up secretly at the hour of Yin (yín, from 3:00 to 5:00 in the morning), and walked quietly.
"Ah? Your Highness?"
Unexpectedly, as soon as the door was opened, he alarmed Nihuang, the personal maid who was waiting in the side hall.
"Your Highness, today's rest, why..."
Nihuang quickly stood up, feeling strange. Often, His Highness decided to sleep until he woke up naturally on the day of rest. No one was allowed to disturb him. Why is this today...
"Shh! Silence! The Grand Tutor ordered me to go and practice, and I will not disclose it to the public!"
Zhao Zheng took the banner of Taifu without any psychological pressure, just kidding, could anyone still ask Taifu in person for this little thing?
"Yes, I obey the order..."
Nihuang looked at His Highness's figure gradually fading away with a complicated expression, then looked up at the sky without any light, and couldn't help but feel worried.
"This is only the time of Yin..."
When Nihuang thought that His Highness was only five years old, but she didn't want to rest even when she was resting, she couldn't help but feel melancholy.
"Your Highness is a young man, but he has taken on the burden that he should not bear at this age..."
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The journey from Yilan Palace to Taixuefu was naturally unobstructed. Holding the Taixuefu token was of course a swagger and open.
Although I am resting today, it is not uncommon for students who are unwilling to rest and voluntarily practice, so Zhao Zheng is naturally not conspicuous.
"Tsk tsk, it's really a good place!"
Zhao Zheng carefully slid down the tree and then went down the high earth slope. While clapping his hands, he kept praising him.
Just now, he investigated and climbed up the densely planted slope, then climbed up a big tree near the palace wall, and then successfully climbed to the palace wall!
As long as you leave the palace wall, you will be a free and free world outside the palace!
But Zhao Zheng is still young and his tall palace walls are not something he can leap down now. He must also use external forces.
"If you want to leave the palace, you still have to find a helper..."
Zhao Zheng frowned and thought about it while walking, but he couldn't think of a suitable candidate for a while. After all, this is a big risk. Once he is caught, he will definitely be beaten!
"Forget it, I don't think about it anymore, so it's just right to go back and get some rehabilitation first."
While yawning, Zhao Zheng patted his mouth weakly, just wanting to fall asleep.
"Huh? That's it?"
But as soon as he walked to the entrance of the inner palace, Zhao Zheng found that the entrance was brightly lit, and several official sedan chairs were lined outside the door, as if waiting for someone from the palace to leave the palace.
"Hiss~ That's...Yun Mei?"
As soon as Zhao Zheng approached, he suddenly realized that the familiar figure who was also yawning was the Seventh Princess Zhao Yun!
"Let's go, Uncle Fang, grandfather... hasn't he been to court yet?"
Zhao Yun and Aba patted their mouths and said as they prepared to get into the sedan chair.
The official system of Daqian is that every day, the court will be held at the Mao hour (mǎo hour, refers to five to seven in the morning), so the officials will get up early at three to four in the morning, and then wait in line outside the hall.
Zhao Yun is lively and needs to go out of the palace to play every time she rests. Therefore, her grandfather, the Minister of War, would directly arrange a carriage and horse to go to the inner palace to pick Zhao Yun up after arriving at the Palace of Supreme Harmony on this day.
"Master, he should still be waiting in line to send the old slave to pick up the princess back home."
Fang Bo replied respectfully, and said, stretching out his hand to help the princess get into the sedan chair.
"My grandfather has worked so hard..."
Zhao Yun helped Fang Bo to get into the sedan chair, and was about to lift the curtain and go inside to rest, but suddenly he caught a very familiar figure not far away, and immediately looked closely!
"Hey? That's... the emperor brother?!"
Seeing that Zhao Yun was discovered, Zhao Zheng could only secretly say bad luck and had no choice but to walk forward.
"Brother! It's really you! Today's Xu Mu, why are you here?"
Zhao Yun, who was extremely surprised, jumped out of the sedan chair and trotted to the emperor's brother, asking strangely.
"Uh, this..."
Zhao Zheng was still asked, and he didn't know how to answer for a while. He couldn't say that he was looking for a place to sneak out of the palace, right?
But in the middle of the night, I had to have a legitimate reason to wander around in this palace alone...
‘Hey~!’
In an instant, my thoughts turned on and Zhao Zhengjian came to his mind!
He then waved his sleeves, turned around and turned his back to Zhao Yun, pointed to the direction of the Taixue University, and asked in a deep voice.
"My sister Yun, have you ever seen the Imperial Academy at 4:00 a.m.?"
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"Yun was awarded the title of King of Changshan, and was once asked about her daughter's body, so why did she receive this honor?
Yun asked without answering, "Have you ever seen the school in the morning and the Yin hour?" Everyone in the seat shook their heads and never saw it with their own eyes!
Seeing this, Yun couldn't help but sigh: "I have followed my elder brother and studied in the Imperial Academy. Whenever I was Xiu Mu, I would go out of the palace to have fun. I happened to meet the emperor brother at the time of Yin, and then I realized that the emperor brother would rise every day at the time of Yin and rest every time of Zi, and never stopped. Even when Xiu Mu, it was still the same!"
‘I dare not forget the words of the day even though I die! The emperor’s brilliant words made Yun feel ashamed! Since then, I have worked hard and no longer have the desire to have fun!’
‘Therefore, it is precisely because of the words of the emperor brother that what we have accomplished today! Yunming is touched and always keeps it in mind!’
‘I am now brave enough to use the words of the emperor to spread this glorious and great word to the world, inspire aspiring people and influence the lazy heart!’
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole seat was filled with solemnity, and everyone was moved by it!”
Chapter completed!