The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Zhao Yao was tidying up books in Mr. Meng's study. Hearing that the five great talents from Jinling came to visit Mr. Meng, he was not curious and did not go to watch.

The five great talents of Jinling often go up the mountain to visit Mr. Meng, and this is not the first time they have come to visit Mr. Meng.Every time they came, Mr. Meng was very happy, and his complexion became better.

The five of Li Jue and the others talked with Mr. Meng for a while, and when they saw Mr. Meng looked sleepy, they got up and left.Before they left, Mr. Meng asked them not to come again in the future.When he leaves, they don't want to see him off.His old man said that he just wanted to leave quietly, and he didn't need everyone to spend his time thinking about his death.

Mr. Meng told them to take the imperial examination, but Li Jue and the others did not agree to him.Of course, he didn't open his mouth to reject his old man.

After Li Jue and the others left, Mr. Meng invited Zhao Yao and Zheng Xilin to his room.

Seeing Mr. Meng's exhausted face, Zheng Xilin persuaded him to take a rest quickly, and wait until he has rested to discuss anything.After hearing this, the old man deliberately said in a joking tone that he was about to sleep forever, and he would be able to rest well at that time, and now he will not sleep for the time being.

Hearing Mr. Meng making fun of himself, Zheng Xilin and Zhao Yao didn't know how to comfort him for a while.

Mr. Meng has long looked down on life and death. Although he has some regrets in his heart, facing the imminent death, he has no panic or uneasiness in his heart, only calmness.However, there are some things in his heart that are uneasy.

During this period of time, Mr. Meng did not wake up much.Every time he wakes up, he will explain some things to Zheng Xilin and Zhao Yao.When he woke up this time, he called them to his side to tell him something.

Zheng Xilin wanted to persuade Mr. Meng, but he refused.

Mr. Meng sat on the edge of the bed with a calm expression, looking at Zheng Xilin and Zhao Yao kindly.

"I can't last for a few days. I'll talk to you more while I'm still awake."

Hearing what Mr. Meng said, Zhao Yao felt very uncomfortable.He knew that Mr. Meng didn't like to see them feel sad for him, so he didn't dare to show it.

"Third Uncle, Mr. Meng has something to say, let him do it."

Zheng Xilin sighed slightly in his heart, and immediately said helplessly to Mr. Meng: "If you still have any orders, just give them."

Mr. Meng was amused by Zheng Xilin's words: "I don't have any orders, I just don't worry about Li Jue and the others. I just told them to take the imperial examination, but they didn't respond."

"You know that they will not agree to take the imperial examination, so why do you bother." Zheng Xilin said, "They will not take the imperial examination, and it will also prevent others from participating."

"I know, but I just want to try." Mr. Meng said, sighing softly, "I'm overthinking myself."

Zheng Xilin said intentionally: "You are about to die, what are you doing with your mind?"

"Meng Lao, they are not as important as you imagined, and their non-participation in the imperial examination will not have any impact on the implementation of the imperial examination." Zhao Yao comforted Mr. Meng, "The imperial examination is very difficult, no matter how knowledgeable they are. They must pass the exam. I think they are afraid to take the imperial examination because they are afraid of failing the exam.”

Mr. Meng did not think of this.He asked in surprise, "Is the imperial examination difficult?"

"Of course it's difficult. It's even harder than taking the imperial examination." Zhao Yao felt that Mr. Meng underestimated the imperial examination. It’s not just about writing articles, poems, songs, or songs, but about real materials.”

He also said: "The five great talents in Jinling are very good at writing articles, poems and songs, but this does not mean that they can pass the imperial examination. I think they may not even pass the simplest county examination."

Mr. Meng only knew the contents of the Four Books and Thirteen Classics in the imperial examination, but he didn't know what to test.He thought that the content of the imperial examination was similar to that of the previous recruitment and detection examinations.

In the last hurdle of conquest and detection in the past, the emperor would personally set up questions to test everyone.The exam questions given by the emperor in the past were also the content of "The Analects of Confucius" and other books, such as "Threesomes must have my teacher" as the question, let the examinees answer the questions.

"I don't know what will be tested in this year's imperial examination, but it will definitely not be a simple test of articles, poems and songs." Zhao Yao said seriously, "The imperial examination is to select talents for the imperial court, and the purpose of selecting talents is In order to benefit the people, and benefiting the people is not just about writing beautiful articles, poems and songs. To benefit the people, officials must do practical things, so the imperial examination tests practical things."

After hearing Zhao Yao's words, Mr. Meng had a puzzled expression on his old and haggard face: "What is the real thing?"

"It's people's livelihood." Zhao Yao said again, "Of course there must be other aspects of the exam, but people's livelihood is the main thing." Speaking of this, Zhao Yao showed a sneer on his face, "Where do the children of the aristocratic family know about people's livelihood? Money doesn't even know."

Old Mr. Meng asked with a smile, "Your Highness, do you know how much a bucket of rice costs?"

"Of course I know." Although Zhao Yao is a prince, he often goes out of the palace to play and buy things outside the palace. He knows the prices of things outside the palace very well.Furthermore, every time he buys something, he specifically asks for the price.Sometimes, he even went to the rice store to inquire about the price of grain. "A dou of rice costs [-] yuan in the capital, and a dou of rice in the south of the Yangtze River costs [-] yuan." When he took his four brothers to visit Jinling City, he also went to the rice shop to inquire about the price of grain in the south of the Yangtze River.

Mr. Meng didn't expect Zhao Yao to really know.There was a surprised expression on his face, and then he heard Zhao Yao talk about the prices of various vegetables, cloth, and wine in Jinling City... He was taken aback for a while.

Mr. Meng doesn't know a lot about the prices of these things that Zhao Yao said.Over the years, he has devoted all his attention to research and knowledge, and it can be said that he has not heard anything outside the window.He seldom cares about anything other than reading.However, he has always been very concerned about the price of food.

The chaotic times caused by the previous dynasty caused countless people to starve to death without food.At that time, grain was sold at sky-high prices, and dozens of taels of gold might not be able to buy a bucket of rice.Since then, Mr. Meng has been very concerned about the price of grain, but he doesn't care much about the price of things other than grain.

"Your Highness, why do you know this?" Old Mr. Meng didn't know the prices of various dishes, nor the prices of pork, chicken, duck, and goose, but Zhao Yao knew it all.

Zhao Yao said as a matter of course: "Ask."

Mr. Meng was shocked, but at the same time very ashamed.He always wants to do something for the world and for the common people, but he doesn't even know the most basic things.A person who has lived for eight or ninety years is not as good as a ten-year-old child.

He suddenly felt a little ridiculous and a little hypocritical.If he really cares about people's livelihood, it is impossible for him not to know these things that are directly related to people's lives.Compared with His Highness the Tenth Highness, he is really ashamed.

Zhao Yao not only knows the price of grain in the capital and south of the Yangtze River, but also the price of grain in many places in south of the Five Ridges.He even knows the price of grain in Annan and other countries.

Unconsciously, Zheng Xilin transformed into a teacher's state, and asked Zhao Yao, "Do you think the prices of these things are expensive or cheap?"

"It's not expensive. Compared with the most prosperous time of the previous dynasty, it can be said to be very cheap." Zhao Yao has learned about the prices of the previous dynasty, "The emperor's grandfather and father ordered to reduce the price of food in order to let the common people I can afford food to eat.” Now the price of food has risen a bit. When Grandpa Huang first established Dazhou, a bucket of rice was only five or six yuan.

"The emperor's grandfather and father's policy of recuperating and recuperating is right. Now half of the people in Dazhou not only have enough to eat, but also have surplus food at home." The rice in Annan Kingdom is planted on a large scale in Lingnan, Yunnan, and Qiongzhou. Get up, and then more people will be able to feed themselves.

"Old Meng, don't worry about the imperial examination anymore." Zhao Yao changed the subject again, "Father will not let anyone disrupt the imperial examination."

Mr. Meng felt relieved after hearing this.He stopped talking about the imperial examination, and talked about the things behind him.

"I'm dead, bury me right away, don't use my spirit anymore, and don't let other people pay homage to me..." He gasped a bit when he said this, "I don't like excitement, and I don't like many people in my soul. Crying and crying..."

Mr. Meng, as if he was talking about other people's affairs, explained the matter in a tone that had nothing to do with him.Zheng Xilin and Zhao Yao listened quietly.

After talking for a while, Mr. Meng finally couldn't resist the deep sleepiness and fell asleep.

Zheng Xilin led Zhao Yao back out quietly.

"Third Uncle, do we really want to handle his funeral as Mr. Meng told us?"

"This is his wish. It's better if his wish comes true. Don't let him go and don't feel at ease." Zheng Xilin understands Mr. Meng's mood, "He doesn't want his funeral to become...a battle for power..."

"That's right, a few of the people who came to mourn the funeral were sincere, and they were basically hypocritical."

While talking, Tong Xi came over and whispered a few words in Zhao Yao's ear.

After hearing this, Zhao Yao hurriedly said to Zheng Xilin, "Third Uncle, I have to go back to my room first."

"Go."

Zhao Yao hurriedly returned to his room, and the hidden guard was already waiting in the dark.

"Your Highness, I have tracked down the whereabouts of those people." The dark guard reported, "They went to a village outside Jinling City, and this village belongs to the Jiang family of the Cao Gang."

Zhao Yao first had a look of astonishment on his face: "The Jiang family of the Cao Gang, the leader of the Cao Gang?" Then, he raised the corner of his mouth and said in a funny way, "I didn't expect the Jiang family to value me so much."

"Your Highness, the ministers have also found other things."

"whats the matter?"

As soon as Zhao Yao finished speaking, a scroll appeared in Tong Xi's arms.

"Your Highness, all the things that I have found are written in this scroll." It's not that the Dark Guard Jia didn't want to report to Zhao Yao in person, but the things recorded in the scroll were very difficult to say.

Zhao Yao didn't rush to open the scroll, but asked: "These people in Jinling won't stare at me anymore, will they?"

"No, they are waiting for Mr. Meng to die."

Hearing this, Zhao Yao frowned immediately, and asked with a cold face, "What do they want to do?"

Kavinka is amazing, give me two more days to go through it, and I will definitely be able to go through it.Before smoothing, the number of updated words will be a little less.I can't wait for Calvin, I will definitely make more.

In the end, I still humbly ask for a monthly ticket!