Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Chapter 467 Emperor, how low do you want?
Camp outside the city.

Although the events of the day are over, the aftermath continues.

Mei Yin led the soldiers of the Beijing camp to issue guides to every commoner who went to Beijing to file a complaint, organized them together according to their household registration, and sent soldiers to escort them back to their original places.

Of course, it can also be understood as escort.

Mayym was very satisfied with today's result. Except for someone being trampled and injured when the waterwheel entered the field at the end, no one was killed in the whole incident.

Originally, he was prepared to kill thousands of people today, but he didn't expect the emperor to send a few hundred water trucks to solve the problem perfectly.

Not only did the troubled people be preserved, but the old man's reputation was also preserved. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone!
When Mei Yin was dealing with the rioting commoners in Shangjing, Erhu was not idle, but dealt with the scholars who were making trouble during the day.

"Yang Shiqi, right?"

"Here's a confession, please read it, if you have no objection, sign it, and go to the Tribute Academy to take the exam in two days!"

Yang Shiqi took the confession letter handed over by Jin Yiwei, and just about to take a look at it, he felt a stick hit his back.

"You really dare to look at it!"

"Hurry up and sign and draw a pledge, and if you dare to delay, you will be dragged down to pour shit!"

Yang Shiqi confessed on the spot when he thought of the horror of the day, and hurriedly signed his name on the paper.

When Jin Yiwei saw that he signed the confession, he didn't say much, kicked him out of the camp, and then used the same trick on the next person, repeating the same words.

When Yang Shiqi came outside, many scholars had already gathered around the camp. At this time, they were full of justice and indignation, and cursed at the Jin Yiwei in the barracks.

"No reason!"

"We are pleading for the people, what is the crime, why should we sign the confession!"

"Brother Wang is right. Let us plead for the people and ask His Majesty the Emperor to lighten the burden on the people. Not only are we not guilty but we have meritorious service to the court!"

The words of a few people instantly ignited everyone's passion, making everyone even more noisy.

However, just when several people were full of ambition and immersed in the praises around them, a discordant voice suddenly came out.

"Brother Wang, Brother Li, did you two sign the confession just now?"

"Sign it..."

"Since you admit your innocence, why do you sign?"

"If you don't sign it, you can't do it. If you don't sign it, they will take a water gun..."

Seeing what the two said, Yang Shiqi laughed loudly and walked away.

He found himself enlightened!
There are many reasons that I couldn't figure out before, but now I can figure it out.

What is for the country and the people is just for oneself.

No justice can be trusted in the face of power!
He even thought he was ridiculous, why did he just listen to a group of people's tricks and jump out to be a clown!
The more Yang Shiqi thought about it, the more ridiculous he felt. He just wanted to go back to the inn so he could have a good sleep, and then return to his hometown to be an idle teacher.

In the future, teaching will not teach people how to make imperial examinations, but only teach people to read and write, and to be sensible.

However, just as he walked into the city gate and planned to go back to the inn along the city wall, suddenly a carriage stopped in front of him.

"Dare to ask, but Mr. Yang Shiqi?"

"That's right, I dare to ask Your Excellency..."

"The humble position is the personal guard of His Royal Highness, the Emperor Taisun, and I am here to invite you to visit the mansion for a briefing at the order of the Emperor Taisun."

"Come over?"

Yang Shiqi was keenly aware of the difference between the two words "Guofu". Didn't the emperor's grandson live in the palace? I never heard that the emperor's grandson had a mansion outside.

Although Yang Shiqi was suspicious in his heart, since he decided to return to his hometown to live in seclusion, he didn't care about the so-called noble or not.

"Lead the way ahead..."

"The emperor's grandson ordered Mr. Yang to go there in a carriage."

"Oh?"

"Then take the emperor's grandson's carriage, and some people will blow it when they go home, hahaha..."

The hotel where Yang Shiqi lived was originally near the Gongyuan, but the carriage turned around and headed directly towards the Imperial College.

This somewhat panicked him, as if he had gotten into a black car!
Just when Yang Shiqi thought he was going to be dragged to the mass grave, the carriage stopped in front of a school.

"Hope Academy?"

"Why did you drag me here? Didn't you say you were going to see the emperor's grandson?"

"Mr. Yang doesn't know that the emperor's grandson's residence is in the school."

"Oh……"

Full of curiosity, Yang Shiqi followed Jin Yiwei on the stone path of the Hope School, and after walking not far, he came to a small building with a red exterior wall.

"His Royal Highness lives here."

"Mr. Yang, please go in alone."

"it is good!"

Yang Shiqi bid farewell to Jin Yiwei, and walked towards the small red building. As soon as he reached the door, he heard the voice of the emperor's grandson from inside.

"But Mr. Yang is here?"

"Bring it in."

"promise!"

As soon as Yang Shiqi entered the small building, he was stunned by the dazzling light. He stared blankly at the round lamp hanging in the center of the small building.

"Mr. Yang, don't stare at the electric light. Staring at it for a long time will hurt your eyes."

"Oh……"

Seeing what Zhu Yunxi said, Yang Shiqi withdrew his gaze, then rubbed his blinded eyes until the dark spots in front of his eyes disappeared, and then he had time to look at the interior layout of the small building.

Generally speaking, the interior layout of the small building is extremely simple, just one room and one living room.The decoration of the hall is also quite simple, there is only a long table with a few chairs beside it.

If it weren't for the fact that the emperor's grandson in front of him was real, he would doubt whether he had entered the home of ordinary people.

"Emperor Grandson, is this really your mansion?"

Zhu Yunxi shook his head and said.

"Can't count?"

"This is just a temporary resting place for me at the Hope Academy. I usually spend more time in the palace."

Yang Shiqi nodded slightly when he heard the words, thinking that this is not surprising.

"Dare to ask Your Highness, why did you call the students over..."

Zhu Yunxi showed that he pulled a chair to sit down, and then motioned Yang Shiqi to sit down.

"It's nothing, I'm just afraid that you will become discouraged and lazy, so I hereby order someone to call you over and let you take the imperial examination in a few days."

"Uh……"

"Emperor grandson, don't you feel angry with the students, don't you think that what the students said on the city wall during the day offended you and the royal family?"

Zhu Yunxi smiled indifferently.

"of course not!"

"I think you are a great talent, so I specially asked you to come over and give some advice."

"Don't miss opportunities because of some trivial things, and bury your talents in vain."

When Yang Shiqi heard Zhu Yunxi's earnest teaching, he was moved and fell to his knees with a plop.

"Your Highness!"

"The student is so rebellious. He openly questioned the emperor and His Highness, but His Highness ignored the past and earnestly persuaded the student to stay. The student... the student is really ashamed, woo woo woo..."

"Students must keep His Highness's teachings in mind, so as to pass the exam, woo woo woo..."

Seeing that Yang Shiqi was so easily moved, Zhu Yunxi felt as happy as if he had eaten twist.

Is this his domineering aura?
Wow quack!
When Yang Shiqi was crying and leaving Xiaolong Tower, he happened to see several carriages rushing over.

He suddenly had an ominous premonition, the grandson of the emperor will not meet many people tonight, right?
Just as he was thinking this way, he suddenly saw the person coming down from the carriage.He knew this person, but Yang Rong from Jianning, Fujian!

"Brother Yang Rongxian, have you also been recruited by the grandson of the emperor?"

Yang Rong didn't reply to Yang Shiqi's words, but fished another person out of the car with his backhand.

Yang Shiqi was even more surprised when he saw this person. This person was also surnamed Yang, and he was Yang Pu, the head of Huguang Stone.

These two people, like myself, both became famous at a young age, even among the scholars rushing for the exam.

"Both of you have been recruited by the grandson of the emperor!"

Yang Rong pointed to the back of the carriage.

"It should be more than that. It seems that everyone who is a bit famous this time has been called by the grandson of the emperor..."

"This……"

As soon as Yang Shiqi saw the long queue of carriages behind him, he suddenly felt that the emperor grandson's summoning today was not good.

But he changed his mind, no matter how many people the emperor grandson summoned today, he was the first to be summoned!
With such an idea, Yang Shiqi felt much more at ease, and he was not so opposed to the "big pot of rice" rewarded by the emperor's grandson, but a little lucky.

Zhu Yunxi did the same thing to everyone in the follow-up, showing off his humble mansion, and then playing a bitterness card, saying how difficult the court’s finances are, and he and the emperor’s grandfather are saving money, and then encouraging scholars to take the exam well, don’t let them live up to ten years cold window...

Although this set is very cliché, it is very useful.

It was the first time for many descendants of poor families to have such close contact with the emperor's grandson. Not to mention that the emperor really chatted with them attentively, even if the emperor read from the manuscript, it was enough to make them feel grateful.

When Zhu Yunxi was beating people mechanically, Lao Zhu had been dazed for several times.

Since Zhu Yunxi was kidnapped before, Lao Zhu was very concerned about Zhu Yunxi's safety, and the first thing he did after waking up was to ask his grandson if he would return to the palace.

"Reporting to the emperor, someone came from the Qianqing Palace just now, saying that the emperor's grandson has not returned yet, and he is still staying at the hope school to meet the candidates who caused the disturbance."

Lao Zhu looked at the big clock placed in the living room, seeing that it was already half past midnight, he couldn't help feeling a little distressed.

"If you go against your grandson's habit, you will be a good person!"

"Originally, we planned to kill thousands of people today, but we were disturbed by this rebellious grandson, so we didn't kill anyone alone!"

"For such a big event as the reform, how can we not kill some people?"

"This Nisun is just whimsical, we don't believe it, he can carry it out without killing people!"

Qin Deshun directly ignored Lao Zhu's complaints, and only boasted when it came to the emperor's grandson.

"Your Majesty, the grandson of the emperor also has benevolence and righteousness in mind, and he can't bear to let you bear the infamy."

Lao Zhu also knew Dasun's thoughts, but when he thought that all his arrangements had been destroyed, he always felt a little uncomfortable.

"Ugh!"

"Let him go."

"My lord, here is the list of officials who participated in the disturbance, please have a look..."

Lao Zhu took the list handed over by Qin Deshun, glanced at it casually, saw that there were some small shrimps on it, immediately took out a pen to write and draw on the list, and then threw the list to Qin Deshun.

"Catch them all!"

"The vacant position will be replaced by the person we designate, and the decree will be delivered overnight tonight, and the official uniform will also be sent over..."

"promise!"

In the early morning of the next day, every civil and military official went to court as usual and performed their duties as usual.

But under the trustful attention, some familiar faces disappeared, replaced by some unfamiliar faces.

"Qi Taiqi, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, will play His Majesty!"

"Candidates gathered at Hongwumen yesterday and missed the opportunity to enter Longmen."

"I implore Your Majesty to choose another auspicious date to call the world's elites into Longmen..."

Old Zhu said calmly when he heard the words.

"Then tomorrow will be fine!"

"At that time, after you enter the Dragon Gate, we will order someone to send you the test questions!"

"promise!"

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, the candidate for the chief examiner..."

Hearing this, Lao Zhu looked down and saw that several officials from the Ministry of Rites were still there, so he said immediately.

"Let's follow the candidate we decided before!"

Qi Tai was overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly kowtowed to thank him.

According to the candidate selected before, he, Minister of Rites, is the chief examiner!

When Qi Tai thought that he could preside over such a grand exam at such a young age, he was so excited that he wished he could do somersaults in the hall.

After Qi Tai retired, officials from the Ministry of Industry came to announce a few more things.

"Your Majesty, the emperor's grandson has recently dispatched a large number of craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry, saying that they want to build a new palace..."

"allow!"

"Your Majesty, the capital city wall is being repaired..."

"allow!"

"His Majesty……"

"allow!"

I don't know if it was because some officials disappeared suddenly, but the officials in the court today seemed very active.

Many people have to go forward and brush their faces when they are looking for trouble, so that the old emperor can see that they are still there.

Old Zhu knew what they were thinking, but even if he knew, he would be annoyed to death by these shameless people.

After tossing until noon, he finally ended today's morning court.

Lao Zhu returned to the harem and went straight to Concubine Guo Hui's palace.

He dealt with the common people, the examinee's grandson, but there was one person who didn't deal with it, and that was Zhu Yunqi, the rebellious grandson.

Zhu Yunwen beat the Dengwen Drum in front of civil and military officials and the people of the world, and persuaded himself, which is really treasonous!
If it weren't for his father's stupidity, he should be demoted to the sky and never let him return to Beijing!
Guo Hui was leading a group of scumbags to deal with the affairs of the palace, checking all the expenses in the past few months, when he suddenly saw Lao Zhu walking in angrily, he immediately greeted him with a smile.

"What kind of wind brought the emperor here today?"

Old Zhu sat down angrily, and stretched out a hand towards Guo Hui.

"I remember that you have a picture album of ladies in the capital here?"

"Have!"

"Hurry up and show it to us, let's quickly pick a wife for that Ni Sun, and then send him away from a distance!"

Concubine Guo Hui panicked on the spot when she heard this, and hurriedly knelt down in front of Lao Zhu.

"Dare to ask the emperor, why did the emperor's grandson annoy you, and you want to send him away?"

Old Zhu asked back in puzzlement.

"Who said to send him away, we are talking about sending the other one!"

"Zhu Yunwen?"

Lao Zhu nodded depressedly.

"Who else but him..."

"We really loved him for nothing, and even joined forces with outsiders to scold our grandfather, we..."

When Concubine Guo Hui heard that it wasn't Zhu Yunxie, she immediately got up from the ground, and happily went to get Lao Zhu's picture album.

"My lord, here are all the daughters of officials above the fifth rank in the capital, aged between thirteen and seventeen..."

Lao Zhu took the album and flipped through it, then raised his head with an unhappy expression and asked.

"Are they all above the fifth grade, and are there any lower ones?"

"How low?"

Concubine Guo Hui's eyes fluttered, and she immediately realized that this was an opportunity.

"My lord, how low do you want?"

"Below rank seven!"

"This child is simple-minded, and his wife's mother's status is too high, so it is easy for him to have unreasonable thoughts."

"But it can't be too low. If it's too low, the eyelids will be shallow, and the royal family will lose face..."

"My lord, there is a suitable candidate for this concubine. The concubine has a distant relative. There is a girl in the family who is about the same age, but her father's rank is too low..."

"How low?"

"City gate officer..."

(End of this chapter)