第1章
金陵帝都，紫禁城。
daminghuanggong，huihongzhuangli，diaolianghuadong，zhumengbiwa，douzaiyangguangxiayiyishenghui。
dianyulincizhibi，youyidabentang，juzanggujintushu，weilongzilongsundushuzhisuo。
cike，dabentangneishushenglanglang，wanruyishouhexiedelezhang。
fuzilixiyanfushouerli，muguanghuanhuansaoguozhuanxinzhizhisongdudezhuzi，lianshangbujinluchuyisixinweizhise，weiweihanshou。
ranerdangtakanjianyidaorenyingshi，meimaoquebuyoudouledou。
zhijianyigexiaopangduntiliuzheyanjing，zuilisuiyeniannianyoucididuzheshu，kelingyizhishouquewozhuyigeshidun，jiangqiwudehuhushengfeng。
lixiyanhuanhuanzoushangqianqu，baochiyigeanquanjuli，zheicaigankaikou。
“keke，gaochia，dushujiudushu，ninengbunengbashoulimianzheidongxifangxialai？”
zheibushi......yourusiwenma？
zhugaochitinghoudianlediantou，suishoujiangshidunrengdaoledishang，fachukuanglangxiangsheng，zhendezhenggedabentangdouzhanlezhan。
zhuwangzidiyefenfenniutoukanleguolai，lianshangchongmanlehaoqi。
zhugaochiwunaidisonglesongjian，yanjingdiliuliudizhuan。
“xiansheng，genwomeiguanxiha！”
“nizhenshi......”lixiyandunshijiunule，“jiweishizhanqilai！”
shuoba，tajiutaochulejiechi。
zhugaochihenshiwuyudizhanleqilai，kanzheyanqianzheigeyankeshizhang，xinlimianhenshiwunai。
tabenshihoushizhiren，xihuanzhuixuncijigaoyixiejixianyundong，jieguobuchengxiangyinciersangming，dengdaozaicizhengkaiyanjiuchenglegezhugaochi。
meicuo，yanwangzhudidedizhangzi，rihouderenzonghuangdi，heheyoumingdedapangpang，zhugaochi！
zheirenshigehaohuangdibujia，danshitayingnianzaoshia！
erqiezuibiequdeshi，zhugaochizheibeizikeyishuomeiguogeanshengrizi。
xiaoshihouzaidabentangdushuzanqiebuti，zhangdalehaibeilaozhuqiangzhaorujingweirenzhi，denglaozhuhuixinzhuanyilefangtamenhuijia，zhugaoxuzheisunzihaibugujitadesihuodaomaertao！
zaidaohoumianjiushizhuyunwenjiweichengdi，zhengshijinxingxuefandaye，yanwangfuyebeimiqiejianshi，houzhudiqibingjingnan，zhugaochiyeshimangdejiaobuzhandi，haibeiliuxialaizhushoubeipingdabenying，genlijinglongliushiwandajunjueyisizhan，shengsiyixianjian，xianxieyinciersangming。
zaidaohoulai，jingnanzhiyidayingle，laodiechenglehuangdi，tazenmezheyegaixiangxiangfuleba？
hehe，gaoxingdetaizaole，zhudizuishanzhangdezhaoshu，neijiushikengerzi。
yiju“shiziduoji，rudangmianlizhi”，jiurangzhugaoxutitadaleyibeizizhang，yejizhugaochidailailewuqiongwujindemafan。
zhugaoxuhezhugaosuizheilianggejiahuolangbeiweijian，zhangzhezhudichongaijubujiufanbushuo，meishierjiuxihuanzaizhudierbianshanfengdianhuo，jinxianchanyan。
ranhou，jiushizhudizuixihuandeshiqing，youshiertaizizuo，meishiermataizi。
zhugaochizheigetaizizuoderulvbobing，zhanzhanjingjing，yiyanbuhejiuyaoaimashouzui，haibudebujianguolizheng。
dapangpangweishenmehuiyingnianzaoshi？
chulefeipangdeyuanyinwai，zhudiyaochengdanzhuyaozeren！
tiandixianayouzheizhonglaozi，meishierxihuanheerzi，jierzizhaomafan，haibaerzidangshengkoushihuandea？
qidebijizao，shuidebigouwan，chidebizhucha，leidebilvcan......haoburongyiaosilezhudizheigekengerzei，jieguozhangqilaoleiguodujiashangjingshenyalitaida，zhugaochideshentiyeleikuale，zuihouzuoleshigeyuedehuangdijiusashourenhuan，rencheng“shiyuetianzi”。
yixiangdaozheibiequeryoubeicuideyisheng，zhugaochineishiqianbaigebushuang。
duizhudibushuang，yeduizhugaochibushuang，gengduizheifeipangdeshentibushuang。
suoyi，ziconglailezheigeshijiezhihou，zhugaochijiuhenlexinjianchiduanlianshenti，jiulianzaidabentangdushuyebuliwai。
danfanlaozishangmanengtidao，xiamanengkanren，younizhugaoxishenmeshier？
jiushilixiyanzheiweixianshengtaiguoyanke，meishierjiuxihuangaozhendui，zheibuyouyaoaibanzile。
zhugaochishenchuxiaopangshou，weiqubabadikanzhelixiyan。
lixiyanyebushineizhongsuiyidarenderen，jibianyaodongshou，yedezhaogejiekou。
tabanzhelian，lenglengdiwendao：“ziyue，sanshierli，zheishiheyi？”
zhugaochizhalezhadayanjing，xiayishidituokouerchu。
“zhiyousanshigerencaipeirangwozhanqilaida！”
cihuayichu，dabentangneibaofachuyizhenhongxiao。
zhongrenxiaodeqianyanghouhe，youdeshenzhiyanleidoukuaichulaile。
huangzhangsunzhuxiongyingnanyizhixindikanxiangta，yizhangxiaoliandoubiechenglezhuganse。
suwangzhuying、liaowangzhuzhi、qingwangzhuzhanheningwangzhuquanzheixiezaizigengshiyaoxiaofengle，buzhidaozheijiahuoyouzaichoushenmefeng。
dabentangwaimian，zhuyuanzhangyilianmangrandikanxiangtaizibiao，houzheyeshiledebuxing，jianbangweiweizhandou。
“biaoer，renjiashuodeshizheiyisima？”
taizibiaobiexiaobiedehenxinku，lianmangyaoleyaotou。
“fuhuangmingjian，dangranbushi，gaochizhiergujishixinkouhuzhoude！”
tingdaozheihua，laozhudunshiyouxiekuxiaobude，wunaidiyaoleyaotou。
“zheixiaozi，gentalaoziyiyang，daxiaojiubushidushudeliao！”
taizibiaotinghou，zuijiaoweiweishangyang。
yiwangtazheixiedididushudeshihou，yeshiyigebiyigebuanfen，youqishilaosizhudi。
cikedadianzhong，lixiyanyizhanglaolianshunjianbiandetieqing，taqiangyazhexinzhongdenuhuo，youwendao：“sishierbuhuoni？
“jibianmianduisishigerenyebuhuihaipa，yijiuxuanzeguoduanchuji！”
zheixiazi，zhongrenxiaodegengjiasiwujidan，xiaoshengfangfoyaochongpodabentangdewuding。
jiulianyixiangchenmoguayandezhuyunwenyeshirenbuzhulechulesheng，kanxiangzhugaochidemuguanglichongmanlebiyi。
lixiyanqidemanliantieqinghunshenzhandou。
“五十而知天命？”
“duifangruoyouwushigeren，wohuidadaorangtamenyiweiyudaoletianming！”
zhugaochiyilianrenzhendihuida，fangfozaijiangshuyijianzaizhengchangbuguodeshiqing。
suoyourendouzaiyerenbuzhu，xiaodekuaihuoersiyi，zhenggedabentangfangfobianchengleyigehuanledehaiyang。
lianmenwaidezhuyuanzhangyeshirenbuzhulieleliezuijiao，xiaozheshuodao：“heinibieshuo，zheiwahaizhentaniangdishigetiancai！”
yiqiankeconglaimeirenshuoguo，shengrenzhiyanhainengzheimejiedua！
lixiyanyaoyaqiechidikanxiangzhugaochi。
“六十而耳顺？”
“duifangzhiyouliushigerenzaiwoshenbianshuohaohua，wocaiyuanyitingshou！”
“qishiercongxinsuoyu，buyuju？”
“jiusuanduifangyouqishigeren，woxiangzenmeda，jiuzenmeda！”
lixiyanchedibeiqifengle，nanyizhixindikanzheyanqianzheixiaopangdun。
“朱高炽！”
“你简直混账！”
“buxuewushuyejiubale，jinghaiganwaijieshengrenzhiyan！”
huayinyiluo，tajuqijiechijiuxianghaohaojiaoxunzheixiaopangdun，ranerdangtakandaozhugaochineijieaobuxundeshenqingshi，lixiyanshouzhongdongzuobuyouyidun，yechediduitashiwang。
“balebale，jiranniwuxinxiangxue，neijiuchuquzhanzhe，shenmeshihouxiangmingbailezaijinlai！”
zhugaochipielepiezui，fuxiashenzilinqishidunjiuzou。
genyiqunxiaopihaizaiyiqishangkeyoushenmeyisi，liangehuaguniangdoumeiyou，temeijingle。
jieguodengtaganggangzouchudamen，erduojiubeirenjiuzhule。
“ai......tengtengteng......taniangdikuaisongshou！”
jihuxiayishi，zhugaochilunqishidunjiuxiangzaguoqu。
“yohe，nixiaozihaigancaofanbucheng？”
zhuyuanzhangyangnudidengzhezhugaochi，neiyanshenfangfonengchiren。
kanqinglairenhou，zhugaochizheicaijimangrengdiaoshidun，shanxiaozhecuolecuoshou。
“huangyeye，shenmefengbaninchuilaile？”
“yo，haiyoudabo，ninerweijinerzheimedexiandema？”
taizibiaomeihaoqididengletayiyan，buzhehenjidichelechelaozhudeyixiu，laozhuzheicaisongkaileshou。
“chouxiaozi，weishayaoqujieshengrenzhiyan？”
laozhuhewendao:“jinrinibushuochugezichouyinmaolai，zanfeichouniyidunbuke！”
takeshichushenqiongkurenjia，shenzhichuangyezhijianxin，gengzhidaojiaoyudezhongyaoxing，suoyiduizisijiaoyuwentiyizhidouhenguanzhu。
zaizhezheixielongzilongsunyihouyeshiyaochuqujiufan，zhenshouyidide，dazidoubushijige，neizenmenengxing？
zhugaochitanlekouqi，dao:“yiqiangedushuren，jiuyouyiqiangekongfuzi，shengrenzhiyangezhongzhujiecengchubuqiong，gejiagepaishenzhimeigeren，douyoubutongdejianjie。”
“lixianshengjuedetameicuo，sunchenyejuedezijimeicuo，yaoshiquandoutingtade，neigenshudaiziyoushenmequbie？”
cihuayichu，laozhuyanzhongdouranshanguoleyimojingguang。
tahaoxiangzaizheigesunzishenshang，kandaolexiebuyiyangdedongxi。