Chapter 37 Section 4 Fate's Great Play

However, history is such a trick.It just wants to create this seemingly unreasonable adventure, to see to what extent the most stupid and humble "Wei Fool" will deform under the weight of power.Of course, history is treacherous, and it made such an excessive joke by still using what it is good at: chance. Therefore, this illiterate farmer entered the deep palace more than ten years after he gambled for fate, and got a position as a food manager, and this position, by accident, was next to the prince of the Eastern Palace. It so happened that the ordinary-looking Wang Cairen he served actually gave birth to a son for the prince, and he was the eldest son.

Even so, Li Jinzhong's future is still not bright.Not only because Li Jinzhong was a "fool", but also because the prince seemed to be in a rather unstable position at the time. Emperor Wanli had always disliked the crown prince. Since he was five years old, officials throughout the Ming Empire had been urging the emperor to confer the eldest son as a crown prince according to the usual practice.And after the canonization, he has been in a state of uncertainty, always wanting to replace him with his favorite third son. Due to the emperor's disgust, the prince had no status in the palace, and even the eunuchs around the emperor could bully him casually.If there was no firm opposition from the officials, the prince would have been kicked out of the reserve position long ago.

Even if the prince is like this, the son of the prince is separated by a layer, and the future is even more uncertain. Moreover, the death rate of the dragon sons and grandchildren in the palace is extremely high, and no one can guarantee whether the children they serve will be successful in the future.At that time, some eunuchs who served the eldest son of the prince often complained that they had no hope for their future: "Long live your majesty, long live your highness, I will treat the small official's family with great grace, and I have He Qinger!" However, Li Jinzhong's uniqueness began to be reflected at this time.Because Li Jinzhong served Wang Cairen, he naturally also took care of the little emperor's grandson's food.He was grateful to his master for being able to escape from the low-level eunuchs.

He has a natural dog-like loyalty and attachment to Wang Cairen and the little emperor's grandson.He doesn't care if they have a future, since they are his masters, he will be unconditionally loyal.The slavish nature of the Chinese character has become an instinct in him for thousands of years, and he naturally regards himself as an appendage of his master. When those shrewd people didn't like talented people and princes, he was cautious, respectful, and meticulous from beginning to end, so that he had a reputation for loyalty in the palace.As soon as Cairen was happy, he let him restore his original surname and changed his name to Wei Jinzhong.

Another characteristic of Wei Jinzhong is his likable personality.He has a strong body, a cheerful and straightforward personality, heavy on emotions, and a little heartless, not much wary of people.This is very rare in the group of eunuchs known for their viciousness and viciousness, so they are also very popular.Although he is regarded as a "fool", he is loved by everyone.In addition, he has a flexible body and is an athletic person. "He likes to ride a horse, can hold a bow with his right hand, control the string with his left hand, and shoot many odd hits." In terms of hands-on, it can be described as ingenious.When playing with everyone, it is often funny.The little Huangsun just started to understand, so he liked to play behind his ass.He, who had parted from his daughter a long time ago, also had an unusual affection for the child he had watched grow up.

Since the prince was left out in the cold, the eldest grandson of the emperor was naturally ignored even more.It stands to reason that as a son and grandson of a dragon, he should have received a good education since he was a child, but Emperor Wanli never cared about this matter. Until he became an adult, the eldest grandson of the emperor had never read a book, and the only words he knew were the eunuchs around him. I teach when I have nothing to do. It may sound like a joke that the Supreme Son of Heaven grew up in a lower culture, but it is.According to the rules of the Ming Palace, concubines never raise babies by themselves, and princes grow up under the care of nurses, eunuchs, and maids. These people are all from the bottom of society.The little emperor's grandson who grew up among these people is more like a spoiled wild child who grew up in the countryside. He doesn't have any feelings for his immediate family members or the ministers in the court. Du has a deep affection for these people around him, just like a father and son in the family.

What the emperor loves most and is most attached to is his nanny Hakka.The real maternal love was given to him by Ke Shi.Therefore, his feelings for Ke Shi are no different from those of his biological mother.He is sixteen years old, and he still lives with his nanny, and they are inseparable.After ascending to the throne, according to the usual practice, the nanny could no longer live in Da Nei, but Hakka had only been out of the palace for two days, and he actually "missed his tears, and he couldn't eat until the end of the day", so he had to take the nanny in despite the objections of his officials. .From then on, she was extremely honored and favored, and the scenery was not inferior to the Queen Mother.

Quite naturally, this child who later became Emperor Xizong of the Ming Dynasty "did not sit quietly and read books", but was active, lively, fond of playing happily, and played endlessly, without knowing restraint. He likes martial arts, he likes to watch martial arts shows with gongs and drums, he also likes to dance with knives and guns by himself, and he likes to shoot and hunt on horseback. After he was a teenager, he developed a strong interest in carpentry and showed outstanding craftsmanship.He can design exquisite toys by himself, "Using large wooden barrels, large copper cylinders, etc., drilling holes to create machines, opening and closing infusions, or gushing like spray beads, or flowing like waterfalls...all unexpected."For a period of time, his love for carpentry reached the level of obsession, and he often took a few eunuchs to "build day and night".

If born among the people, this child may become a skilled craftsman.It is a pity that he is a "noble man in heaven", so when all this is recorded in the history books, it will inevitably be used as evidence of his bizarre behavior.In fact, this is nothing more than normal for a child with a wide range of interests and energy. When he was riding horses, archery or wielding knives and guns, there was always a tall man by his side, and that was Wei Jinzhong.Little Huangsun's horse riding and archery were taught by him personally. When he was doing carpentry, Wei Jinzhong was also the most capable.

Wei Jinzhong would do everything possible to find whatever toys the little Huangsun wanted, and when the little Huangsun was happy, he liked to play pranks on the old servant and make jokes.When the sun sets over the Forbidden City, Wei Jinzhong often sits next to the little emperor and grandson, telling him some anecdotes outside the palace or ancient legends in the countryside. Years of rubbing hands together, the old and the young have formed an inexplicable relationship between master and servant, relatives and friends.Wei Jinzhong felt empty if he didn't see the little grandson for a day. In his heart, he was not only his master, but also vaguely regarded him as his own child.

Until May of the fifth year of Apocalypse (AD 1625), when the child became emperor, Wei Jinzhong's near-kinship affection for him still did not weaken in the slightest.That day, the emperor accidentally capsized while rowing a boat in Xiyuan.Eunuch Wei was impatient for a moment, forgetting that he could not swim, so he jumped into the water desperately to save the emperor, and almost lost his life.This child almost became his lifeblood later on, and his loyalty was no longer based on the relationship between superiority and inferiority, but an inner emotional need.