The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Chapter 248

In the past two days, Zhao Yao has been struggling with one thing, whether to get out the wind-powered waterwheel and give it to the emperor as a birthday present.However, if you make a wind-powered waterwheel now, it is too late to give it to the emperor, after all, there are only a few days before the Longevity Festival.

He thought about it later, and now that the season for planting and irrigated rice has passed, the wind turbine will not be useful for the time being, so forget it.

Furthermore, it was too late to get other things out.After struggling for a while, he decided to carve a villain for the emperor.

Zhao Yao had never sculpted before, but Zhao Yao in his dream knew how to sculpt.Zhao Yao tried it and found that he could do it too.

For the past two days, Zhao Yao has been carving the emperor's villain, and the carving is not bad.

"Yaoyao, is it really okay for you to give the emperor such a villain?" Liang Run felt that Zhao Yao's birthday gift to the emperor was a bit light. "Would you like to buy something to give to the emperor, or choose a valuable gift from the things brought back from the Western Regions?"

"Second Uncle, I'm just a six-year-old child. It's too strange to give gifts that are too expensive." Zhao Yao said to Liang Run while sculpting the villain, "The stinky father said that the things I gave were not good. Well, he will be angry. Then I can only make something for the stinky father myself."

"Then you do something good."

"Second Uncle, what good things can I, a six-year-old child make?" Zhao Yao said, raising his hand and raising his hand, he was only one step away from carving a small figure, "I, a child, can carve a small figure." , is already very good.”

Liang Run laughed and said, "That's right." He always forgot that in the eyes of others, Yaoyao is just an ordinary six-year-old child.

"In order to carve a villain, my fingers were injured a lot." Zhao Yao's fingers were injured, and they are still bandaged. "If the stinky father doesn't like it, I'll bite him to death."

Liang Run was amused by Zhao Yao's last words: "Yao Yao, do you have the guts to bite the emperor?"

"Yes, the stinky father pissed me off, and I will really bite him." It's not like Zhao Yao has never bit the emperor before.

Liang Run took out a brocade box from his arms and handed it to Zhao Yao.

Zhao Yao looked suspiciously at the brocade box Liang Run handed over, "Second Uncle, what is this?" After speaking, he reached out to take the brocade box, opened it, and found a piece of red jade pendant inside.

"This is blood jade. I found it from the things brought back from the Western Regions today. Wearing it on your body can warm you up." Liang Run introduced, "I heard that it also has the effect of warming and nourishing the body, so you can give it to the emperor. "

"The effect of warming and nourishing the body?" Zhao Yao took out the blood jade and looked at it, it was the same size as the jade tablet his father gave him before.This whole body is dark red, as if stained with blood.In the middle of the blood jade, there are several blood threads, which at first glance thought to be cracks in the blood jade.

Zhao Yao lowered his head and smelled the blood jade in his hand, but instead of smelling blood, he smelled a faint fragrance.The scent is a bit like a medicinal scent.

"I heard from Wusun that this piece of blood jade came from the royal family of Dawan." Liang Run spent a lot of money to buy it at the beginning. It, it can not only warm and nourish the body, but also relieve the pain on the body."

"Really?" Zhao Yao didn't quite believe it, "Can it really relieve the pain on your body?"

"That's what the guy who sold it to me said."

"Second Uncle, you won't be cheated, will you?"

"I found someone to look at it, and it is indeed a high-quality jade." Liang Run said, "You can take it and give it to the emperor."

"How can I explain to the stinky father that I have such a good blood jade?"

"You just say I gave it to you." Liang Run said with a smile, "Yaoyao, you don't think the emperor doesn't know I'm in the capital?"

Zhao Yao was silent for a while, and then said immediately: "Father knows that you are in the capital." The villa in Dahua Village was built by the stinky father.

"It's not good to just send a carved villain. You should give this blood jade to the emperor." Liang Run said seriously, "The emperor often fought wars when he was young, so he must have suffered many injuries. Although these injuries are good Yes, but there must be more or less pain left. When it is cloudy and rainy, it will definitely hurt, this piece of blood jade can relieve the pain on the body, so it is suitable to give to the emperor."

Liang Run didn't say anything, Zhao Yao couldn't think of this, because the emperor's body looked very healthy, and he didn't look like he was hurt.

"I listened to my second uncle. I will give it to my father when the time comes, but I can't give it to my father publicly, I can only give it in private." Giving such a good blood jade to my father publicly will arouse suspicion from others, so I just want to give it to my father. I can send it secretly.

"Then you can send it privately." Liang Run said again, "By the way, this blood jade was once soaked in Dawan's famous medicinal materials, so it can relieve pain."

"No wonder there is a medicinal smell."

"Unfortunately, I only bought one piece." Liang Run said regretfully.

"Second Uncle, it is already very good that you can buy such a good blood jade."

"I have already told Lao Qi and the others that if you see a blood jade, you will buy it no matter how much you spend." Liang Run said, "Women are most suitable for wearing blood jade."

"That's true." Zhao Yao's blood jade thanked Liang Run, "Second Uncle, thank you."

"Why are you being polite to me." After Liang Run said this, his face became serious in an instant, "Yao Yao, I heard something today."

"What's the matter?" Seeing Liang Run's solemn expression, Zhao Yao's heart trembled slightly, and his face also became serious, "What happened?"

"Do you know how many pawnshops the Wang family has opened in the capital?"

"Is there anything wrong with the pawnshop opened by the Wang family?" Zhao Yao said, "All the aristocratic families in the capital have pawnshops or money houses."

"If it's just an ordinary pawnshop, there's nothing wrong with it. I heard that the Wang family uses the pawnshop to buy and sell officials."

"What, buying and selling an official?" Zhao Yao frowned instantly, his expression a little ugly, "What's going on?"

"I heard that if someone asks the Wang family for something, or wants to get an official position, they don't go directly to the Wang family to give gifts, but take the things to the Wang family's pawn shop, and then only charge a penny." Liang Run continued, " Then, they took a lot of money to redeem things."

"Really?" Zhao Yao asked.

"Really, the Wang family not only opened such pawnshops in the capital, but also opened such pawnshops in other places." Liang Run said, "It seems that Yangzhou also has such pawnshops."

Zhao Yao frowned, and said with a cold face: "I didn't expect the Wang family to be so bold."

"I guess not only the Wang family did this, but also other aristocratic families." Liang Run said with a cold face, "I also heard that they make a lot of money from pawnshops every year."

"I didn't expect the family to be so rampant."

"The Wang family sells some official positions in other places, and they are not too big officials, such as county lieutenants and county magistrates." Liang Run continued, "Slightly older officials are doctors or county magistrates..."

Zhao Yao said with a cold face: "The aristocratic family holds the officialdom in their hands, so it's no wonder Grandpa Huang and Father Huang want to move the aristocratic family."

"These aristocratic families are really too arrogant, and the children of these aristocratic families are all over the world." Liang Run said, sighing softly, "It's really too difficult to completely eradicate these big families."

Zhao Yao frowned and didn't speak.

"These aristocratic families control the officialdom in other places, and use Emperor Shangao to seek benefits for themselves, regardless of the life and death of ordinary people. This is really abhorrent."

Zhao Yao sighed heavily: "Imperial power does not go to the countryside."

"That's right, the imperial power does not go to the countryside, but if the aristocratic family is allowed to control the officialdom in other places, then the capable but poor students will have no future." Those who buy an official will not benefit the people after becoming an official, but will only exploit the people, so that the local people will not have a good life."

"Yes, if the aristocratic family is allowed to behave like this, the lives of the common people will not be easy." It seems that the imperial examination cannot wait until he goes to Lingnan to start it. "Second Uncle, take me to Second Uncle's. I need to find him."

"It's late at night, do you really want to go there now, will you disturb your second uncle too much?"

"Second uncle won't mind."

"So are you coming back tonight?"

"I'm afraid I won't be able to come back." There is a curfew at night, and people will not be able to walk on the streets until Haishi.

"Okay, I'll take you there now."

He Lianfang did not expect that Zhao Yao would look for him at night, because Zhao Yao was with him during the day.

"Come to see me so late, what happened?" He Lianfang asked.

"Second Uncle, I won't go back tonight, I'll stay with you." Zhao Yao grinned and smiled at He Lianfang, "I can warm your bed for you."

After He Lianfang heard this, a helpless and indulgent smile overflowed from the corner of her mouth: "If you want to stay, then you can stay."

Zhao Yao said with a smile: "I knew that you would not drive me away, Second Uncle."

The butler appeared silently, brought Zhao Yao a cup of tea and a plate of snacks silently, and then retreated silently.

"Tell me, what's the purpose of coming to see me so late?" Although He Lianfang didn't spend much time with Zhao Yao, she had already figured out Zhao Yao's temperament.

Zhao Yao pouted slightly and said, "Second Uncle, what you're saying is like going to the Three Treasures Palace for nothing."

He Lianfang stared at Zhao Yao without speaking, and raised her eyebrows slightly.

Zhao Yao put away his hippie smile, and his expression became very serious: "Second Uncle, I want to tell my father about the imperial examination."

When He Lianfang heard this, he raised the teacup for a moment, then put down the teacup, and asked in amazement: "What happened?"

"Second Uncle, do you know that the Wang family has opened pawnshops in the capital and other places?" Zhao Yao said, "Do you know that they use pawnshops to buy and sell officials?"

Zhao Yao told He Lianfang what he had just heard from Liang Run.

He Lianfang didn't show any surprise after hearing this.

"What are you surprised about?"

Seeing He Lianfang's calm face, Zhao Yao asked in surprise, "Second Uncle, you already knew?"

"This is nothing unusual." He Lianfang said lightly, "Otherwise, why would your grandpa and father want to eradicate the family?"

"Second Uncle, you mean Grandpa Huang and Father Huang know about this kind of thing?"

"This is nothing new, what are you making a fuss about?" He Lianfang was a little surprised that Zhao Yao was so surprised.

The disgusted Zhao Yao: "..." I'm really sorry, he is too ignorant.

"It's been like this since ancient times. Otherwise, what do you think the aristocratic family relies on to survive?" He Lianfang's tone was a little indifferent, "No matter which dynasty it is in, the aristocratic family controls the court and officialdom." The iron-clad family, the flowing emperor is not just kidding of.A family can survive for hundreds of years, but a dynasty cannot exist for hundreds of years.

Zhao Yao gave He Lianfang a small white eye, and said angrily: "Sorry, I made a fuss."

"You want to tell your father about the imperial examination because of this?"

"Well, I was thinking that if I wait until I go to Lingnan to take the imperial examination, it will have to wait at least ten years. During these ten years, the aristocratic families will do many such things. I don't want to see this." Although he He has no interest and no ability to be an emperor, but it doesn't mean he doesn't care about the lives of the people.Now there is a way to weaken the aristocratic family's control over the officialdom and let ordinary and capable people serve as officials. It is not good for him to hide it.

"Now that the imperial examinations are being held, the family cannot be shaken immediately." Zhao Yao continued, "It will take at least ten years to truly weaken the power of the family. In this way, when I go to Lingnan, the family can no longer be like before. remote control of the officialdom."

He Lianfang was surprised that Zhao Yao cared about the people, but he didn't show it.

"You yourself said before that once you tell your father about the imperial examination, you will be in danger. Are you sure you should tell your father about it now?"

"Second Uncle, do you think I should say it?" Zhao Yao came to He Lianfang because he was hesitant and didn't know whether he should say it, so he came to He Lianfang to make up his mind.

He Lianfang naturally wanted Zhao Yao to say it, but he also knew in his heart that this would bring danger to Zhao Yao.

"You are still young, and suddenly you propose such a good and unprecedented imperial examination, which will shock the ministers and the world at your resourcefulness. You are no longer the innocent ten princes in front of the world, but have extraordinary wisdom Prince, is this what you want to see?"

After Zhao Yao heard this, his heart skipped a beat, and he quickly shook his head and said, "This is not what I want to see."

"Then don't say anything." He Lianfang said seriously, "Now is not the time."

"Actually, I know in my heart that now is not the time, but after hearing what my second uncle said about the Wang family, I felt angry and wanted to give the family some color." He didn't want to see the family control the life and death of the people.

"Your father is not a fool, he already knew about these things the Wang family did."

Zhao Yao asked in astonishment: "Then why didn't the father punish the Wang family?"

"Your father is insidious and despicable. He won't disturb the family easily, but secretly casts a net to wipe out the Wang family." He Lianfang's eyes were full of sarcasm, and his tone was also full of sarcasm, "That's how your father's family in Yangzhou annihilated."

"Second uncle, what is your relationship with my father?" Zhao Yao felt that the second uncle seemed to hate his father, but when it came to his father, the second uncle seemed to admire his father.

He Lianfang's face suddenly became very cold, "It's okay."

The second uncle seems to hate the father very much.

Just now, the second uncle's eyes seemed to hate the father very much.

It seems that the relationship between the second uncle and the father is very complicated.Or, the second uncle has something to say to the father.

"Don't worry about the Wang family opening a pawnshop to buy and sell officials." He Lianfang said, "This is not something you, a six-year-old child, should worry about." Biting very hard, "Since you are acting innocent on the outside, then pretend to the end and don't do anything too outrageous."

Zhao Yao nodded obediently: "I see." After speaking, he stretched out his hand and scratched his head, "I'm just a little angry."

"There's nothing wrong with you being angry." He Lianfang didn't talk about this matter again, and changed the subject to talk about the art of war.

Zhao Yao's attention was successfully diverted, and he listened carefully to He Lianfang's art of war.

At this time, Zheng Xilin, who was far away in a mountain village in Pengcheng County, looked at the letter written by the emperor and sighed worriedly.

"Your Majesty actually asked me to be the gentleman of His Highness the Tenth Highness. It's really... embarrassing me."

The emperor originally wrote to ask his former husband, Mr. Tang, to teach Zhao Yao, but Mr. Tang was old and his body was not as good as before, so he couldn't travel long distances to the capital to be Zhao Yao's teacher.Furthermore, his old man's mind has become confused, and he often forgets who he is, and he can't teach others at all.

So, the emperor turned his mind on Zheng Xilin.In the letter, he told Zheng Xilin that he didn't need to go to the capital to be Zhao Yao's husband, but just write a letter to teach Zhao Yao.

Zheng Xilin was shocked by the emperor's proposal, he didn't expect to do so.

"I have resigned from office and returned to my hometown for many years, but the emperor still doesn't want to let me go. It's really... so difficult."

It's too bad for Zheng Xilin not to agree to this proposal, otherwise with the emperor's temper...

Just write a letter, it's better than arresting and becoming a gentleman in the capital.

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　　Zheng Xilin: I have retired and returned to my hometown for many years, why can't I be let go?
　　Emperor: Never mind!
　　Zheng Xilin: Your Majesty, I really just want to be a farmer.

　　Emperor: I still want to be a farmer, can I do it?

　　Zheng Xilin: Your Majesty, you must be jealous that I can be a farmer!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)