Warmhouse.

The rain outside is like a curtain of water.

Emperor Hongzhi held his hands behind his back and waited anxiously.

These two guys have not come yet?

Emperor Hongzhi was so angry that his teeth were itchy.

But when I stopped, I couldn't help but worry. It was raining so heavily and there was so much water on the ground. Is it too difficult for them to call them into the palace? There would be no accident...

He sat down and the eunuchs had already reported the situation from the East Palace.

Fang Jifan and Zhu Houzhao must have entered the palace in a car, and after reaching the Meridian Gate, they had to walk. However, the eunuch who was spying on the situation went to the Forbidden City and then trotted into the palace.

So, they are faster.

Seeing a little eunuch wet all over, he entered the pavilion with a cold trembling voice, "Your Majesty, I have a report."

Emperor Hongzhi frowned slightly.

The prince and Fang Jifan entered the palace like this, wouldn’t it be like a rooster? Is it particularly mercy that they are allowed to drive into the palace in a car?

After all, they are... still children, when they are growing up.

But this thought disappeared in a blink of an eye.

No! You can't spoil them.

Fang Jifan's disciple was a second-level Jinshi and was beaten to death. It was amazing to beg for rain. He gave such great care. In the past, he was too domineering because the prince was too doting, so he was domineering and causing trouble. This was all used to it!

So he calmed down and looked at Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Xiao Jing and Mou Bin, who were kneeling left and right.

The five were silent and a little confused.

People at their level obviously do not think that the Ming Dynasty really has the help of immortals. If there are really immortals in this world who call the wind and rain, how could the late emperor have been refining the elixirs for so many years and still die? If someone can really call the wind and rain, what else should he do? Isn’t it a prosperous country and a peaceful people?

But the facts are right in front of you.

Is there really such a coincidence in the world?

Therefore, everyone looked at the eunuch who came to report.

"explain!"

Emperor Hongzhi said anxiously.

"The Taoist who asked for rain is called Li Chaowen, and he is Fang Jifan's nephew..."

Emperor Hongzhi knew about this in advance, but Emperor Hongzhi had long forgotten this Taoist named Li Chaowen.

"At noon, although it was Dao Ren Li's method, the rain still had not yet fallen. His Royal Highness suddenly burst into tears..."

Emperor Hongzhi was tense.

This is so consistent with the image of his son, but I don’t know what strange he is doing.

The little eunuch continued, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is so sad that he is dying of grief. He said that God is unkind and the people are suffering. As the Crown Prince, he is like a needle and needle-and-pinning, and he is in pain. If God wants to punish the Ming Dynasty, Your Highness the Crown Prince is willing to thank God for his death, and only asks God to drop rain and save the soldiers and civilians. At that time, His Highness the Crown Prince really wanted to die, but fortunately Xinjian Bo stopped him... After that, nectar fell from the sky, and everyone was moved, and everyone cried. In a blink of an eye, heavy rain poured down..."

Bang...

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly arose, and this time, even he had lost his composure.

He slapped the imperial case hard, stood up, staring at the eunuch, "Are you really that?"

"It's true, the news... has spread."

Emperor Hongzhi looked up and looked at the beam of the room.

His eyes turned red and his lips were trembling.

Liu Jian and others took a breath.

Xiao Jing and Mou Bin looked at each other, and seemed to know something in their hearts, showing ecstasy.

Your Highness, the Crown Prince, who is wise?

In today's world, it's no different from going to the court. How could Xiao Jing, the first eunuch in the palace, not see through His Majesty's thoughts?

Throughout the dynasties, the prince lived a hard life. He had to be virtuous, but he could not be virtuous. Although the king, minister, father and son had a heart of flesh and blood, they were also wary and guarded against each other.

But only in the Hongzhi Dynasty, these did not exist at all.

The emperor now has only one son.

The current emperor is not only the crown prince, but also puts all his expectations on His Highness.

The emperor now has only one wife in his life, and never even a concubine has ever had this kind of love for his calf. It is conceivable that his sense of responsibility for his family is far more than that of any emperor.

Therefore, at any time, the emperor may be afraid that the prince's wings will be too full, and that the subjects will love the prince too much.

But nowadays, Your Majesty only hates the subjects who do not love the prince enough and hates His Highness who is not wise enough.

This roaring cry, this time, instantly put the credit for asking for rain on the prince, rather than a Taoist.

The prince shares the emperor's worries, which is filial piety.

His Highness the Crown Prince cannot bear the suffering of drought in the people, this is a wise man.

Just an hour ago, the people were fanned and ignited, showing dissatisfaction with the court. Now, once this matter is spread, not only does the crown prince's image of loving the people have been established, but the deeds of the son of heaven being favored by heaven have also spread to the universe.

All rumors and all rumors are broken in an instant.

How could Emperor Hongzhi not be excited?

"Your Highness is so kind. If the subjects know it, they will be happy and congratulate Your Majesty." Xiao Jing was overwhelmed. Look, in a heavy rain, Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan happily brought the whole bowl of merit, but Xiao Jing also wanted to take a sip of the soup.

Mou Bin also dared not hesitate, "Congratulations to Your Majesty."

Liu Jian and others smiled happily. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is becoming more and more wise.

Of course, the interpretations of civil officials and factory guards are different.

Liu Jian, Xie Qian and Li Dongyang were more concerned about the prince's performance. Originally, this was a private prayer. To be honest, all officials were pinching their noses and walking around the road.

But now it seems that this is no longer a pure rain prayer event.

This prayer for rain is more like avenging heaven for oneself.

In the name of the prince, I admit my mistakes to God. Then, all the sins are guilty, and I ask God to punish me only.

Very standard self-crime template, textbook-style example.

Then, this has a new understanding of Liu Jian and others.

Girls who can laugh will not have too bad luck.

Ah, no, for civil officials, the emperor and crown prince who know how to admit their mistakes and blame themselves will not be too bad.

Liu Jian looked at Emperor Hongzhi excitedly.

Emperor Hongzhi looked up and looked at Fangliang. It seemed that he was unwilling to lose his manners in front of his ministers because of his incompetence. His throat seemed to be blocked. After clearing his throat, he said, "It's great, I can rest assured that the prince is doing things."

Of course... No one knows a son than a father.

How could Emperor Hongzhi not know what kind of urination is?

Didn’t the eunuch make it very clear?

Fang Jifan was quick-eyed and hugged the prince, so he did not cause any major disaster.

Emperor Hongzhi's heart was as clear as a mirror. He knew that now, this timely rain, all the praises and all the credits had shattered everything in the conspiracy of the Beggars' Gang, and now it was all concentrated on Zhu Houzhao.

"Fang Jifan...is also very good." With an emotional excitement, Emperor Hongzhi did not use too many words to praise him.

"They haven't come yet?" Emperor Hongzhi looked at the heavy rain outside the warm pavilion and became even more anxious.

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Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan arrived outside the Meridian Gate, got out of the car and walked.

Although the eunuchs who were greeting had already prepared straw raincoats for the two, Fang Jifan was still trembling coldly.

He shot himself in the foot with a stone. The rain came, but he became a chicken that fell into a soup.

Zhu Houzhao saw Fang Jifan trembling. After all, he had been riding and shooting since childhood, and his body was strong. "Old Fang, is it cold? I took off my clothes and gave it to you..."

"No." Fang Jifan thought to himself, do I dare to wear your robe?

"Or why don't you get closer and I will cover you."

Fang Jifan faced the wind and stepped on the accumulated water, and his pace became faster.

Zhu Houzhao quickly caught up with him, "Look at this rain, we really asked for it? Haha...haha..."

Until now, he still couldn't believe it. Although he was soaked in a chicken with a drop of soup, his straw raincoat was soaked in the rain, but he was very happy.

Fang Jifan ignored him and finally rushed outside the warmhouse. While waiting for the eunuch to report, he took off his hat and straw raincoat. However, his clothes had long been wet, and even the bun on his head was broken and draped behind his head.

So he barely tidied up his clothes and heard it say, "Please ask His Highness the Crown Prince, Xin Jianbo to meet him quickly."

The two entered the warm pavilion and immediately became the focus of the people in the pavilion.

When Emperor Hongzhi saw that the two of them were soaked in the water, Fang Jifan covered his nose and almost sneezed, so he frowned, "Go and change to a clean dress first, and the burning dragon."

In summer, Emperor Hongzhi was reluctant to burn the earth dragon. The reason why this warm pavilion was a warm pavilion was because its walls and underground were set up with special flues. When winter came, charcoal began to burn, and a large amount of heat came out from the ground and the walls. No matter how cold the weather was, the warm pavilion could be as warm as spring.

However, the fuel required in this way is very huge. Usually, Emperor Hongzhi was reluctant to burn it, let alone it is now.

He is a very stingy person.

It's rare to be generous today.

So Fang Jifan and Zhu Houzhao took them to the side hall, changed into clean clothes, and returned. After a while, they felt relieved. Fang Jifan was completely renewed and bowed. "My minister Fang Jifan, I have seen Your Majesty, long live my emperor."

Zhu Houzhao, who was standing beside him, also politely, but Emperor Hongzhi, who had finally calmed down, obviously had no time to pay attention to Zhu Houzhao. Instead, he stared at Fang Jifan and said word by word, "What's going on with this rain? Report it carefully."

Fang Jifan took a deep breath. He knew in his heart that he had a set of rhetoric to people outside, but when he arrived in the palace, the people standing here were the smartest and most knowledgeable people in the world. If he could use that set of explanation, it would not make sense.

"I... obey the order."

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Chapter completed!