Ming Dynasty, starting from the empty seal case

Chapter 156 "Year-end Summary of Gewuyuan"

What is this all about?
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his grandson speechlessly, and Zhu Biao on the side also looked dumb.

Zhu Yuanzhang comforted his grandson first, and then asked, "Who told you?"

Zhu Xiongying blinked with tears in his eyes, "Chang Sen!"

"This bastard!"

Zhu Yuanzhang cursed secretly, "I'll see if grandpa doesn't deal with him tomorrow!"

After finishing speaking, he looked at his grandson.

"Don't worry, even if that little brat like Chang Sen leaves Gewuyuan, that kid Su Xian won't. This Gewuyuan was built for him. If he leaves, your Gewuyuan has just begun to grow. We won't give up halfway. things.”

"Really?" Zhu Xiongying opened his eyes wide and was extremely happy, "When have we ever lied to you?"

"But..." Zhu Yuanzhang said this and suddenly smiled, "But Xiongying, how about you play a game with grandpa."

Today, the Holy Emperor did not hold a court meeting, but the information released made all officials tremble.

All the ministers also understood that in the past two years, the "legends" of Hongwu officialdom would finally return to dust like those before.

Niucheng itself was the consort chosen by His Majesty's three daughters. Although they had not yet been betrothed, Hu Weiyong certainly wanted to give him face.

While Li You was still feeling depressed, he saw Hu Weiyong and said:

But thinking of this, he suddenly smiled.

Zhu Xiongying looked puzzled, but Zhu Biao seemed to have thought of something, and a hint of surprise appeared on his face.

More importantly, Princess Chongning was on good terms with Princess Ningguo, and Princess Ningguo was the eldest daughter of the current Queen Ma and the biological sister of Prince Zhu Biao.

Hu Weiyong shook his head and said: "But this news is still uncertain. There is no guarantee that Su Xian will not beg for mercy at the end."

Especially there is another piece of news...

"It just so happens that we need this reason. In addition, let's choose a good minister to take over Chao Jingyuan."

"Prime Minister, this little thief Su Xian is leaving the main hall!" Joy burst out in his eyes.

One night passed quickly.

Although the Holy One was furious, he still had some sense.

But as long as Su Xian leaves the main hall, all the information will be clear. Even if Su Guiyuan has three heads and six arms, he will not be able to escape this time.

"Huh?" Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned when he heard this, "What is he here for?"

The former is nothing in comparison.

After all, everyone has seen the previous incidents, especially the Gewuyuan is getting bigger and bigger, and the Chaojingyuan is now at a critical point. There is no guarantee that His Majesty will not protect him.

Su Guiyuan is not the most powerful. After all, Yang Xian, who was originally from Yangzhou City, soared into the sky and directly became the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty to succeed Li Shanchang.

Now that Su Xian has left the palace, the Su family will be destroyed. My grandfather will definitely be happy when he sees this.

All they got was a treasure note and a report letter.

……

Although Dali Temple asked people to take Su Guiyuan away, they were guarded by people from the pro-military Duwei Mansion. Hu Weiyong was also puzzled, but after thinking about it, he realized it.

"What's the matter?" Hu Weiyong said with a smile in his eyes, "As a member of the Zhongshu Sheshe, I'm here to assist you. You can come in directly from now on."

Thinking of his grandfather Song Lian, who was forced by Su Xian to leave his hometown in old age, he couldn't help but hold a grudge.

"We heroes can't cry in vain." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "According to that boy Su Xian, the show has begun, and we have set the stage for them."

As soon as this news came out.

Above the court, regardless of the civil and military affairs, the figure of the consort can be seen in all financial, military and power positions.

"Yes!" Li You looked happy.

"In the final analysis, the evidence this time is still insufficient. It would be great if it could be confirmed. It would be best to find the evidence, which is the printing plate!"

The day after Hu Weiyong came to Zhongshu Province, he saw Li You coming in a hurry.

"This is a serious crime!" Li You complimented: "It means the prime minister tolerated him, but even so, this father and son can be regarded as official legends."

"What game?" Zhu Xiongying knew that Grandpa Huang would not lie to him. Since Su Xian said he couldn't leave, he definitely couldn't leave.

Song Shen agreed, hurriedly approached, and immediately said: "Prime Minister, Princess Chongning's husband, Niucheng is here to visit."

“Someone has to go up and sing.”

He grew up in the palace, and it was only in this year that he had such fun things, and he wanted to continue playing.

The current prince-in-law of the Ming Dynasty is not the prince-son-in-law of the former Song Dynasty. He is just a lookalike and has no real power position. Zhu Yuanzhang's trust in "his own family" was truly heartfelt, and his consort could still participate in politics and serve the country.

"Yes!"

At this moment, Song Shen knocked lightly on the wooden door. After reporting the "Su Guiyuan Report Letter", he obviously gained Hu Weiyong's attention.

Investigate Chao Jingyuan to find evidence of Su Guiyuan's crimes!

Hu Weiyong nodded. He knew this news earlier than Li You. "Yes, it's the end of the year now. Su Xian went over today, which can be regarded as a report on his work."

Even a fool in this court now knows that as long as Su Xian is in the main hall, Su Guiyuan's position as the envoy of Chaojing Academy cannot be changed.

Of course, the eldest daughter is not the eldest daughter. Above Princess Ningguo, there is Princess Lin'an, who is married to Li Shanchang's son.

Although these three princesses have the same father and mother, they have a very close friendship.

Neither public nor private, one should neglect oneself.

"Let him come."

Niucheng came to visit in a hurry.

The other party does not look as honest and simple as his name. Instead, he is handsome, has an extraordinary bearing, and is dressed in a brocade robe, looking free and unrestrained. More importantly, those narrow phoenix eyes look like a boy or a girl.

No wonder he wants to be a prince-in-law.

Hu Weiyong was thinking in his heart, but the first sentence made Hu Weiyong raise his eyebrows involuntarily.

"Prime Minister Zuo, give me the position of envoy of Chaojing Academy."

The other party got straight to the point and didn't have the slightest compliment in his opening remarks.

Hu Weiyong didn't care about these, but these blatant words still made him suspicious.

"Prince-in-law, you really think highly of yourself."

"This is not for the Prime Minister to say a few nice words. In addition, the princess will plan this matter for me in the palace today, but the Prime Minister still needs to share the worries in the court."

Hu Weiyong didn't answer, just tapped on the table.

Suddenly, he raised his head sharply.

"But with just one denunciation letter, this Su Guiyuan..."

"Just a commoner!" Niu Cheng said softly: "As long as Mr. Hu agrees, he will have a certificate even if he doesn't have a certificate..."

"Huh? Hahahaha!" Hu Weiyong laughed immediately.

"Okay! I am most happy with the beauty of adults!"

……

Main hall.

Different from the turmoil in the government and the opposition at this time, everyone can smell the aura that the storm is about to come.

On the contrary, in the center of the whirlpool of the storm, there was peace.

The weather is sunny today, with a few white clouds floating in the blue sky, dispelling the winter chill.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma arrived early, and with them came all the interested concubines and princesses in the palace.

Even the Crown Princess, Lu and others arrived one after another.

There are simply no classes in the main hall today.

After Song Lian left, Liu Sanwu temporarily became the head of the teachers in the main hall. He was sitting below, with a group of gentlemen behind him.

Li Xiyan, Zhao Jing and others looked forward, where the students from the main hall gathered.

Saw a young figure among them.

Even Li Xiyan couldn't help but sigh.

The mood is very complicated.

"This son was eventually affected by his father, alas!"

Zhao Jing turned around. For some well-known reasons, this Li Xiyan once had an argument with Su Xian here about "official selection through the imperial examination." But now, does he feel a sense of sympathy for each other?

"Isn't this a good thing?" Zhao Jingdao said: "The last report on the work of the Gewu Institute is of course what they call the year-end summary. After Su Xian said this this time, he left the main hall. As soon as he left, wasn't this Gewu Institute... In name only?”

To be honest, the Gewuyuan has caused a lot of disturbances in the capital this year. The emperor personally approved that experiments were started in Guozixue in the name of the emperor's eldest grandson.

A piece of "Introduction to Salt" completely stirred up the capital. Later, MSG and even various condiments appeared, which suddenly became popular in the capital.

People outside say that the craftsmen in Gewuyuan are paid better than those in the Ministry of Works.

Even those students who studied in Guozi and were considered "not doing their jobs properly" began to criticize the current shortcomings in "Gewu Daily".

What imperial examination? As an extension of the salt introduction, there are "all kinds of shocking remarks" about the price of salt being lowered, and even about who is the biggest official in the officialdom. It is freer than the officialdom, and the most famous person among them is Ru Jin who talked about "salt fields and conventional salt field planning in remote places" in the Introduction to Salt.

Although the other party was once the prince's companion, his real fame came from the Gewu Daily. He was selected by the emperor and directly entered the officialdom, supervising the salt merchants and formulating assessments...

After that, several students who "reported" on the Yanyin incident entered the officialdom again!
This is simply enviable to others.

If this continues, no one can tell how far Gewuyuan will grow in the future.

And the Gewuyuan is getting bigger and bigger, and it even has a sense of "selecting officials" in it.

How could this not be scary?
In particular, these gentlemen of Guozixue have frequently exchanged letters with old friends and relatives from other places during this period.

Some even became discouraged about the selection of officials through the imperial examination. They bluntly said that the country was deceived by chaos, and how could miraculous skills and promiscuous skills be promoted to the throne?
Just finally...

Hedong in thirty years and Hexi in thirty years.

The boy who once single-handedly dominated the Gokuyuan was regarded as just a joke by them at first, but Su Xian, who really stirred up the situation in the country, was finally convicted because of his father.

"It is precisely because he is leaving and this is the last time that he will see her, so... I feel a little melancholy in my heart."

Li Xiyan sighed repeatedly, "I have thought that one day Master Song will return to Beijing and tell the Holy Father that he will fulfill his great wish and reopen the imperial examination. Let Su Xian take a good look at what is the right way!"

"It's just like today, when I saw him withdrawing sadly because of the copper stink incident! If it comes to the guilty minister, I am afraid that after being exiled, he will never have the opportunity to be in the government or the public."

When Zhao Jing heard this, he shook his head and said: "Every drink and every peck has its destiny. This is his destiny!"

"In the final analysis, God is waiting for me, but..." As he said that, Zhao Jing suddenly said: "I won't give up either."

"Of course I won't give up." Li Xiyan said: "But if you still want to plead for mercy at this time, you would be looking down on your Majesty."

Hearing this, several other gentlemen looked at Zhu Yuanzhang. The latter was sitting upright with no trace of happiness or anger on his face. However, everyone couldn't help but tremble in their hearts when they thought about the recent affairs of the country.

"Starting from the beginning of this year, on the day when the second dragon raises its head in February, the Gewuyuan will officially release the news in Guozixue, and the whole world will know it!"

"Now that one year has passed, it will soon be the twelfth year of Hongwu. Let us listen to what we have done. The gentlemen of the main hall and our sons can also hear it. They have the right to relax and calm down. I am angry."

As soon as these words came out.

No one dared to say anything anymore. After all, everyone knew where His Majesty's anger came from.

Su Xian immediately noticed that many eyes were gathered here, including sighs, rejoicing, ridicule, and many other complex emotions.

But Su Xian didn't speak. It was not him who spoke for the first time today.

"Father!"

The Eighth Prince Zhu Zi quickly said: "Let's talk about scale first..."

Zhu Zi had obviously made some preparations. As Zuo Ban, he already knew all kinds of data.

"Gewuyuan now has a mansion as the center. There are 630 acres of land in Jiangpu County as real estate, and there is also a barren mountain. There are 100 acres of barren land in Liuhe County, and there are some farmlands mortgaged by shops in other counties..."

"There are a total of thirty-six stores and bookstores cooperating with various counties in the capital. There are one bookstore in each county of the capital, a total of eight. However, there are already fifteen spice shops..."

At this point, everyone present who heard it was astonished.

You know, with this scale, it can almost be ranked among the largest wealthy households in the capital.

Li Xiyan, Zhao Jing and other masters all exhaled a sigh of relief. Before this, although they knew that Gewuyuan was already very big, they did not expect it to develop so quickly.

Been like this for a year? Then given two more years, wouldn’t it be a huge thing?

"Another..." But Zhu Zi hadn't finished speaking yet.

"There are currently 83 students in Gewu Academy and more than 100 craftsmen. However, there are more than 500 craftsmen working with outside parties in total."

"If we include the clerks in various shops and the farmers who gradually began to build, care for, and plant in those abandoned fields, the total number is nearly 2,000."

As soon as these words came out.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but open his eyes. Although he knew that this kid was talking nonsense, it probably included the household registration of the people who farmed on the farmland, but such a scale was surprising enough!
You know, it's only been a year.

"These people don't count, right? Even if you don't buy the land, they are still growing food for the royal family. Besides, aren't there some big things?"

Among the princes on the other side, someone spoke up to correct Zhu Zi.

"Father!".

The eleventh prince, Zhu Chun, also immediately said: "Our Gewuyuan has sent many people to the officialdom?"

"Does this count?"

Zhu Biao smacked his lips. Others didn't know that he didn't know that he himself didn't know. Those students only mentioned Ru Ru, but it was only reported once in the Gewu Academy.

"How can this not be counted? In addition to Ru Yu, Zheng Qianhu and Song Rui, who were published in the third issue of Gewu Daily, and Chai Zimao, who went out from our Guozixue School, also went to inspect the salt merchants, didn't they?" Zhu Chun continued.

Well, Zhu Biao is not ready to fight with this younger brother at this time.

After all, this is true.

The current political affairs section of "Gewu Daily" has almost become a way to reach the clouds for many students. As long as what is said above is reasonable, it will enter the sight of many big officials in the country.

And these people happened to be the complement to the subsequent Shiohiki. After Ru Yu saw it, he had no one under his command and could only recruit from other places.

"It seems... this Gewuyuan is moving faster than we thought."

Zhu Yuanzhang finally spoke, of course he knew.

This is all the gap opened by the "Introduction to Salt".

But now, what he is more concerned about is actually a more detailed matter.

"Let's put aside these generalities and talk about your affairs."

"We know that you have set up left and right shifts. Before, each person was still looking after the store. Where has it gotten to now?"

As soon as he finished speaking, others looked curiously.

The emperor's grandson Zhu Xiongying has transported a lot of treasures, gold, and silver to the palace in the past six months. This is not a rare thing.

And their playfulness has attracted a lot of attention.

"Grandpa Huang..." Zhu Xiongying finally spoke, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, "The one doing the biggest job now is Chang Sen, and Chang Sheng is even about to be promoted..."

Hear this.

Chang Sen immediately raised his chest and raised his head proudly, and Chang Sheng couldn't help but smile shyly. It seemed that he felt a little guilty for receiving so much attention.

"This is all due to the good leadership of Xiongying and the Eighth Prince!" Chang Sen said loudly.

His appearance as a young adult immediately made the concubines and princesses around him burst into laughter.

"Gee, Father, didn't you say at the beginning that Chang Sen would be the first to go bankrupt?"

Queen Ma was not far away. Her hair was pulled up, revealing a pair of fair and delicate ears with round earlobes. The jewelry earrings she wore were dangling as she laughed.

However, her movements were very elegant, her appearance was soft, and she was wearing a green skirt. She was none other than Princess Chongning. After she laughed, she immediately caused a burst of laughter.

Many people who have heard about it have also seen it again and again.

This made Chang Sen even more happy, "Dear ladies and princesses. Although I lost a lot in the early stage, I have the perseverance, the determination to get out even if I fail, and the hardship of working hard every day. With three hearts, I Of course I did the best.”

Hearing this, everyone, including Zhu Yuanzhang, looked at each other.

It took a long time to realize that this kid is really a little kid.

Crown Princess Chang has now become well-educated. When she saw him, the youngest brother in the family who was also over-spoiled, she immediately raised her forehead.

One time when she came home, she heard her mother say something fishy about it.

At this moment, his sharp eyes looked at the boss Chang Mao, who seemed to sense it and quickly lowered his head.

"I do not see it!"

And at this moment.

Finally, Xu Zengshou, the third son of the Xu family, who had been standing aside and heard the crunching of his teeth, couldn't bear it anymore.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Don't listen to his nonsense!"

"How could he have any evil intentions?"

"Only evil intentions!"

Following his roar, Chang Sen's eyes widened immediately.

However, the latter didn't care about it at all.

Just run out.

Seeing on the other side, sitting not far from the Chang family, Xu Miaoyun, who is also the Princess of Yan, has a pair of beautiful and unparalleled faces, and she is already full of astonishment.

Before Xu Miaoyun married King Yan, he enjoyed a reputation for talent both inside and outside the palace.

As his younger brothers, Xu Huizu and Xu Yingxu are also very talented.

But Xu Zengshou and Chang Sen are about the same age, and they are at the age where the chickens and dogs are jumping around.

At this moment, he seemed to be filled with anger.

"Your Majesty, I have wanted to say this for a long time. I want to appeal!"

"Someone has evil intentions, makes peace with everyone, colludes, and uses power for personal gain!"

"Work together and annex our store!"

(End of this chapter)