Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 674 Private Interview on Microservices!

all morning,

Zhu Youxiao was talking with these gentry officials in Hubei.

Chu Xingyu introduced to Zhu Youxiao the representatives of these officials and gentry, including Li Yuanwai who spent all his family wealth and took his family children to build river embankments in person to save money, food and people's resources for the court.

There is a county magistrate Wang who is diligent in government and loves the people. He is reluctant to spend a penny but donates all his salary to help students study. He can only eat in the yamen every day.

There was the prefect of Han who took the lead in construction, moved mud, sand and rocks to build embankments, dug ditches, and even went to the fields to teach the people how to ensure harvests.
Looking at these role models of Ming officials and gentry, Zhu Youxiao was also full of praise, praising each of them, and bestowing rewards, so that these upright officials and good gentry called my emperor Shengming.

After the conversation, Zhu Youxiao also invited these officials and gentry to a banquet, and let the prefect Han, County Magistrate Wang, Li Yuanwai, Zhou Yuanwai and others who had the leading role come to him with Chu Xingyu and dine at the same table with him.

This kind of favor made these people's eyes red, and they all patted their chests and promised that they would never forget the gift from the emperor and the court after they went back.

Huang Liji also kept praising Chu Xingyu in front of Zhu Youxiao. With these real examples in front of him, Zhu Youxiao also felt that the implementation of the new policy of the Donglin Party members was much gentler than that of the New Party, and it was more suitable for today's huge Ming court.

Then Chu Xingyu took Zhu Youxiao, Huang Liji, and Zhang Haogu to several farms outside Wuhan for field inspections. They saw that the people in these farms had ample food and clothing, the children laughed and played, the old people sat and chatted together, and even Some people sang big plays, which made Zhu Youxiao even more satisfied, thinking that Chu Xingyu was a rare good official, and even mentioned more than once that he planned to promote Chu Xingyu to the center of the court to entrust him with important tasks.

During the three days of arriving in Hubei, Zhu Youxiao was extremely gratified. The officials in Hubei are clean and honest, the folk customs are simple, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the gentry are kind and generous. It is really another piece of paradise in Ming Dynasty.

In the middle of the night on the fourth day, the back door of Xingyuan opened, and several people entered Xingyuan quietly without attracting the attention of others.

Now all the people living in this Xingyuan are Jinyiwei, Inner Palace Sheren, and the inner guards. The officials have already moved to other places to work, so no outsiders know about these people after they came in.

"Your Majesty, Eunuch Wei and the others are back." Wang Tiqian walked into the study and said to Zhu Youxiao who was reading a book on Hubei folk customs.

Zhu Youxiao became interested when he heard it: "Oh? Wei Banban and the others are back? Let them in quickly."

After Eunuch Wei came in, he immediately said, "Your Majesty, the servants are back."

Huang Zongxi also saluted and said: "My humble minister sees the emperor."

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "Wei Banban and Huang Aiqing have worked hard on this unannounced visit to Hubei."

"What can you gain from unannounced visits these days?"

Huang Zongxi looked serious: "Your Majesty, there is a problem in Hubei, a big problem!"

When he heard that there was a big problem, Zhu Youxiao's expression became serious: "Oh? Tell me."

Huang Zongxi said: "Your Majesty, Weichen and Wei Gonggong split up and visited several prefectures and counties in Hubei. They found that there were no refugees and beggars in these prefectures and counties. At first, they thought that the officials in Hubei were clean and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. After interviewing, I learned that there are a large number of refugees and beggars in various prefectures and counties in Hubei, living in no fixed place, and they are precarious."

"What about these refugees?" Zhu Youxiao couldn't help asking.

Huang Zongxi bowed his head deeply: "Because of the emperor's southern tour, the officials in Hubei are afraid that these naked refugees and beggars will affect the appearance of the city and make the emperor do evil. They will either be imprisoned or driven into the mountains, and let them fend for themselves."

Zhu Youxiao was dumbfounded when he heard it, and he couldn't help asking: "What about the farms in Hubei? In the farms in Hubei, the gentry take the lead, the officials and the gentry pay for food together, and the people have no worries about food and clothing."

Huang Zongxi went on to say: "It's true that the gentry took the lead in the farms in Hubei, and the fields seemed to have been handed over, but after inquiries by the officials, these fields were still owned by the gentry, but they were only leased to the common people. The common people not only have to pay for the gentry. To cultivate the fields, one has to bear the taxes of the gentry, and the gentry have not paid a penny of the taxes in Hubei these years, and they are all squeezed people."

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help shouting loudly after hearing this: "What about the common people? Why don't the common people sue the officials?"

Huang Zongxi said: "The villages and towns in all prefectures and counties have been turned into farms. The government issued an order, saying that the court's new policy, the people are not allowed to leave the farm easily, and those who violate it will be put in prison. The people dare not go out at all. They can only be squeezed by the gentry in the farm. Selling girls, they have no food and no clothes all year round.”

Zhu Youxiao's cheeks were twitching. He looked at Eunuch Wei suddenly and asked, "Wei Banban, is what Huang Aiqing said true?"

Eunuch Wei hurriedly said: "Going back to the emperor, what Master Huang said is exactly the same as what the slaves saw. Those gentry brought their servants to squeeze the people and forced the people to farm for them. It doesn't count if their fields are cultivated by the people, and the taxes have to be borne by the people." , the people of Hubei, suffering."

Zhu You slapped the table so hard that all the eunuchs in the room knelt down in fright.

"boom!"

"Chu Xingyu told me that the people in Hubei live and work in peace and contentment without worrying about food and clothing!"

"He told me that Hubei is already under great rule. The roads are not picked up and the houses are not closed at night. The people's lives are good, and they all miss the court and my good!"

"Is this how Hubei is governed?!"

"And those incorruptible officials, those virtuous gentry, the co-authors are all fake, they are all here to deceive me?!"

Zhu Youxiao is not stupid. After hearing what Eunuch Wei and Huang Zongxi said, he immediately realized that he was very likely to be deceived by Chu Xingyu, Governor of Hubei, and those officials and gentry.

Thinking about the past few days, I have kept praising Chu Xingyu as a good minister who governs the country, praising the officials in Hubei for being clean and honest, and the folk customs are simple. The governor of the second rank!

Looking at the world, the provincial governors are from the second rank. Except for Cao Wenzhao, who was named Marquis of Chahar because of his military exploits, and Huang Degong, who has contributed to the destruction of the country, Chu Xingyu is the second rank!
This is almost half a foot in the cabinet!

Thinking about his praise of Chu Xingyu, and also promoting Chu Xingyu to all parts of Ming Dynasty, let them learn how Chu Xingyu is an official, the more he thinks about it now, the more angry Zhu Youxiao is, and his face has turned extremely red.

Shame!

Ashamed!
The majestic son of heaven, the lord of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, the emperor who swept the world and conquered the world, and the emperor who promoted the prosperity of the apocalypse, is just being played around by the courtiers and gentry.

What face do you have to call yourself Mingjun?

Kicking over the table with a sudden kick, Zhu Youxiao was so weak that he slumped on the chair all of a sudden, and Wang Tiqian and Eunuch Wei hurried forward in shock.

Zhu Youxiao waved his hands weakly and said, "I'm fine."

"Go, go and call Master and Mr. Huang Ge."

"No." Wang Tiqian was about to call for someone immediately.

"Wait!" Zhu Youxiao called Wang Tiqian to stop him.

"I remember, Chu Xingyu, governor of Hubei, is Huang Ge's disciple, right?" Zhu Youxiao asked himself and answered, "Just call Master, Huang Ge is getting old, let him rest."

Wang Tigan nodded: "No."

Soon, Zhang Haogu came to the study, and as soon as he entered the study, he saw the people in the inner palace with their heads down, cleaning up the mess.

The ground was full of tea and tea leaves, as well as broken teapots and cups, paper soaked in tea, messy books, pastries and fruits that were broken all over the floor, etc.

And Zhu Youxiao sat on the chair with his head down, and the air pressure in the whole study was extremely low.

After Zhang Haogu came in, Eunuch Wei came up to him: "Master Zhang, the emperor is sad."

Zhang Haogu frowned: "Why, Eunuch Wei, the results of your unannounced visits are not true to the surface?"

"It's more than untrue." Zhu Youxiao's voice sounded slowly.

I saw Zhu Youxiao raised his head and looked at Zhang Haogu with red eyes: "Master, I was deceived."

"I was deceived like a fool."

Seeing Zhu Youxiao's appearance, Eunuch Wei hurried forward, and comforted him distressedly: "My lord, don't be like this, don't scare the slaves."

"You are the emperor, how could you be deceived, maybe the servants and others made a mistake in the secret investigation."

Zhu Youxiao shook his head, and let Eunuch Wei rub his heart for him: "I understand, I was just deceived."

"Master, you said before that you need to observe both openly and secretly. I still think it is unnecessary. Now it seems that if it is not for unannounced visits, I will really be fooled by these bastards!"

"On the surface they boast about my sageness, the Son of Heaven, and the wise king, but secretly, they might laugh at me!"

"A group of people ganged up together and played tricks on me like a fool. I even praised them for being virtuous and honest. I want to reward them and set them up as role models. I hate them!"

As he said that, Zhu Youxiao slammed down on the table that had just been lifted up again: "I can't wait to punish the nine clans of these treacherous officials! They are all thieves!"

Zhang Haogu stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the officials and gentry in Hubei now think that they have concealed the truth from the Emperor. They don't know that the Emperor has already known the truth. In this case, why doesn't the Emperor reveal it little by little and see their faces? "

Zhu Youxiao raised his head and looked at Zhang Haogu: "Master, do you mean a private visit?"

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "Didn't your majesty always want to visit the people?"

"Just read the private interview of Tianqi Weifu in the playbook, how can I try it myself?"

Zhu Youxiao nodded: "Master is right!"

"Wei Banban, change clothes for me!"

That night, Zhu Youxiao, Zhang Haogu, Huang Zongxi, Wei Gonggong, and Zhang An left Xingyuan in disguise.

Looking at Zhu Youxiao who was walking in the front, Zhang Haogu fell a few steps behind and came to Eunuch Wei: "Eunuch Wei?"

Eunuch Wei looked at Zhang Haogu in surprise: "What's the matter, Master Zhang?"

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "I heard that Jinyiwei is not as good as Dongchang in searching for traces?"

Eunuch Wei smiled triumphantly: "Slaves, the little bastards of the East Factory, that's all there is to it."

Zhang Haogu nodded, but said nothing.

Some things can be tacitly understood.

"Master, Wei Banban, why are you walking so slowly? You have to go out of the city tonight." Zhu Youxiao turned his head and looked at Wei Gonggong and Zhang Haogu who were behind and couldn't help urging.

Eunuch Wei immediately stepped forward with a smile: "Your maidservant is here."

When he came to the gate of the city, Zhang Haogu took off a waist badge and handed it to Zhang An: "Give it to the city guard officer."

Now the city defense of Wuhan is taken over by the Fifth Army Battalion, the Fifth Army Battalion is responsible for the city defense, and the Ouchi guards and Jin Yiwei are responsible for the safety of the Xingyuan, each performing its duties.

Soon, Zhang An came over with a school lieutenant from the Fifth Army Battalion.

"The last general pays his respects to Yuanfu," said the captain.

Zhang Haogu nodded: "Prepare a carriage, and then open the city gate. After I go out, if someone asks, I will ask three questions."

The captain glanced at the three people behind Zhang Haogu, then lowered his head abruptly: "The general understands."

Soon a carriage was prepared, Zhang An drove, Zhu Youxiao, Zhang Haogu, Wei Gonggong, and Huang Zongxi sat in the carriage, and they left Wuhan in such a grand manner.

After seeing the carriage leave, the captain heaved a sigh of relief, and looked at his brothers: "I'm rotten tonight, and I'm not allowed to utter a single word, do you understand?"

Two days later, a carriage left Wuhan Mansion and entered the boundary of Huangzhou Mansion.

"Mr. Zhang Gu, where are we going?" Eunuch Wei asked curiously.

Zhang Haogu, who has already used the trumpet Gu Haozhang, said: "I guess there is nothing to be found in the Wuhan government. If so, let's go to other government offices. Now let's go to Macheng."

Zhang An was driving a carriage, and carrying the five monarchs and ministers, staggered along the official road all the way. Before reaching Macheng County, he saw someone yelling at the tea stall beside the road: "Master Huang from Goose Town, please come to the theater troupe to invite me!" Everyone is watching a big show, don’t miss it when you pass by.”

"Master Huang from Goose Town invited the theater troupe to invite everyone to watch the big play, don't miss it when you pass by."

As soon as he heard that there was a big play, Zhu Youxiao became interested: "I'm very curious about this big play, go and see it."

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "Since Mr. Mu is interested, let's go to the big show."

The carriage stopped in front of the yelling boy, Zhu Youxiao poked his face out: "Hey, brother, is there a big show in Goose Town?"

The boy saw that it was a carriage, and the person on the carriage looked a little familiar. He wondered which young master he had seen before, so he quickly corrected his posture: "This young master, Mr. Huang from Goose Town, was in Wuhan before. However, after being praised by the emperor and his elders, and bestowing a special gift on a virtuous family, this old master Huang showed his kindness when he was happy, and showed his kindness to the whole town to watch, this is a rare big show."

As soon as Zhu Youxiao heard this, he couldn't hold back anymore. This Mr. Huang, he really heard Chu Xingyu say that he was deceived by Chu Xingyu and others at that time. At that time, the atmosphere was also up. He just waved his hand and bestowed these "virtuous" A plaque of a gentry family, a virtuous house.

Thinking about it now, Zhu Youxiao wished he could go back and strangle himself to death.

Now that he heard that Mr. Huang in Goose Town was the one who gave the plaque, he would not leave: "Let's go to Goose Town and watch a big show."

The carriage stopped at the inn in Goose Town, and most of the people on the street were covered in patches, their clothes were torn, and they looked listless when they walked, completely different from the people in Wuhan.

Zhu Youxiao realized in his heart: Maybe this is what the people of Hubei really look like.
Entering the inn, Huang Zongxi grabbed Zhang Haogu just as he was about to step forward, then stepped forward and said very skillfully: "Brother, brother."

Soon the shop waiter ran over: "Hey, some guest officers, do you want to stay at the top or stay at the shop?"

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "Prepare a table of meals first, bring good wine and good food, and you will not be short of your meal money."

The waiter in the shop was amused, this is a big customer, and quickly cleaned the tables and chairs with a smile: "Several guest officers, wait a moment, the good wine and food will be here soon."

Eunuch Wei cleaned up the tabletop and bench first, and then opened the seat: "Master, sit down."

When Zhu Youxiao sat down, Eunuch Wei smiled and pulled the chairs for others. How dare Huang Zongxi ask Wei Zhongxian to pull the chairs for him, and quickly said, "Butler Wei, sit down, sit down."

Zhang Haogu couldn't help laughing and said: "You all sit down, you're still humble here."

Zhu Youxiao also said: "Sit down, don't pay attention to these rules when you are outside, you are all a family."

Not long after everyone sat down, the waiter in the shop brought tea, poured it for the five people attentively, and then went to serve the wine and dishes.

Looking at the dishes on this table, Zhu Youxiao's face was a bit ugly: "Why are these dishes all potatoes, cabbage, radishes, wild vegetables, and meat dishes?"

The waiter in the shop looked apologetic: "Masters, what a coincidence, Mr. Huang is holding a family banquet these few days. The chicken, duck and fish in this small shop are all prepared by Mr. Huang. There are no meat dishes right now."

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "My lord, let's make do with it, it's not easy to have these dishes."

The waiter in the shop quickly said: "Masters, tomorrow, tomorrow, the younger one will definitely bring meat and vegetables to the masters."

Zhang Haogula's waiter in the shop said, "Let's go now."

"We just arrived in Goose Town. I heard that Mr. Huang set up a stage in the town to sing a big show?"

The waiter said: "Yes, I heard that the emperor praised Mr. Huang as a virtuous gentleman and gave him a plaque."

As he said that, the shop waiter shook his head: "This emperor is also blind."

Eunuch Wei became anxious immediately after hearing this, and was held down by Zhu Youxiao before he got up. Seeing that Zhu Youxiao had no expression on his face, Eunuch Wei had to calm down, but he still couldn't help asking: "This Brother, how many people can achieve the martial arts of the current emperor through the ages?"

"Didn't everyone say that the emperor created a prosperous age of peer-to-peer Wenjing and Zhenguan? Right now, it is said that the apocalypse will rejuvenate and recreate the Ming Dynasty. Everyone says that the emperor is holy. How come here, the emperor is blind?"

The waiter laughed disdainfully: "Sheng Ming? Can Sheng Ming give a plaque to Mr. Huang's family?"

As he said that, the waiter in the shop looked around in fear, and when he saw no one, he said, "Master Huang is not easy to mess with. It's fine for a few guest officials to go to the theater. Don't be impulsive. If you annoy Master Huang's family, you can just go to the theater." I can't get out of this goose town."

Zhu Youxiao asked: "What is the identity of this Master Huang? Can he cover the sky with one hand in this Goose Town?"

The waiter at the shop knew that Zhu Youxiao and the others really came from other places, and he kindly said: "Guest officials, Mr. Huang is really overshadowing the sky in Goose Town, and it is no exaggeration to say that the emperor is here. "

"Anyone who offends Mr. Huang in the territory of Goose Town, no matter what his status is, will not be able to please him!"

(End of this chapter)