Jinyi Night Walk

Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he trembled all over the case, and shouted: "The officials of the Imperial Academy protect each other. Instead of taking justice into consideration, they shield each other. The Ministry of Punishment immediately arrested Zhang Xin, Liu Sanwu, etc. and put them in prison for strict interrogation. Waiting for my personal review to decide the choice, retreat!"

Xia Xun watched with cold eyes, seeing all this in his eyes, and couldn't help feeling secretly, no matter who is right or wrong, but this is a dispute of righteousness, and it is not the same as Huang Zicheng and others.

Zhu Yuanzhang retreated from the morning court angrily, turned around and went to the Jinshen Hall, Xia Xun, as a warrior on duty, followed him to the Jinshen Hall, and made his way to the palace corridor. There were two guards standing at the door. Standing straight, without squinting, the one on the left is Xia Xun, and the one on the right is his companion, Cheng Jinyu.

After a while, I saw a few servants running out quickly. It must be that the emperor summoned people to discuss countermeasures. The sky was overcast at this time, exactly the same as Zhu Yuanzhang's angry old face.

Yuer made a sound of spring thunder, and raindrops as big as soybeans fell down with a crackling sound. Xia Xun took a long breath, and as soon as he absorbed a fresh and moist smell into his lungs, he heard chattering and laughing. Turning his head, he saw a A handsome little girl in paddy field clothes and a double bun led a little girl who was less than four years old and wore a white silk jacket. She came out of the flowers with a smile, covered her head with her hands, and ran down the palace corridor.

Xia Xun took a glance and saw the two people running over. The playful little girl in the paddy field clothes was none other than Princess Ming'er. "

, The princess wears a small paddy field jacket with three-color satin and a white sweat towel. Underneath are indigo colored trousers with loose trouser legs, and a pair of small boots on her feet.

A few drops of rain still smeared on that face as white as jade and as clean as porcelain. Another little girl in a white silk jacket was born pink and tender, and her big black and white eyes were also very cute. The little sugar figurines I made, even if they got wet in the rain, they would still lick them.

Xia Xun is the emperor's bodyguard at the moment, guarding the emperor's gate, standing there, no matter who comes in or out, there is no need to salute. The problem is that Ming'er doesn't intend to enter the house. When she saw Xia Xun, she stopped and said happily: "Aha, I heard from the third brother that you have entered the palace as a servant, it is unexpected to be true.

If someone took the initiative to talk to him, it would be difficult for him to continue to play tricks, so Xia Xun could only bow his head and said, "Yang Xu, the third-class saber officer in the avant-garde army, has seen the princess."

Ming'er pointed to the little girl beside him who was blinking at him: "This is Princess Baoqing."

Xia Xun was taken aback: "Princess? I didn't realize that at such a young age, Lao Zhu is still fierce in bed, yet he has such a young daughter."

Xia Xun hurriedly bowed again and saluted: "Yang Xu, the third-class saber officer in the avant-garde army, has seen Princess Baoqing."

Princess Baoqing looked at him curiously, then turned to Ming'er and asked, "Sister, who is he?"

Ming'er giggled: "He, his greatest ability is to be able to speak, he can turn dead into living, black into white, square into round, and trick you into selling you. He also helped him count the money, do you think he is very powerful?"

Princess Baoqing's eyes lit up immediately, she looked at Xia Xun, and generously handed over the candy figurine in her hand, and said in a childish voice, "Here you are."

Xia Xun looked embarrassed, but the princess is a king, he is a minister, and the king has a gift, so he had to accept it, so he had to accept it embarrassingly." The little princess said in a childish voice: "You eat! "

"Eat? Auntie, it's all full of your saliva, okay?"

Xia Xun looked bitterly at Cheng Jinyu who was standing across from him. Cheng Jinyu was also a son of a meritorious official, and he was not surprised to see him know the little princess of Zhongshan Palace. Seeing such a scene, he couldn't help but want to laugh. Twitched for a moment, but quickly held back.Ming'er also covered her mouth and snickered, waiting to see his joke.

Seeing him not moving, the little princess said strangely: "You eat."

"Oh, my minister... I obey the order."

Xia Xun pushed his sleeves forward and took the opportunity to stuff the candy into the sleeves. As soon as the sleeves were put down, the little princess opened her eyes wide and said in surprise, "Huh! Where's the candy?"

Xia Xun blinked, spread his hands and said, "Eat."

The little princess called out: "Eat, so fast?"

Xia Xun said: "I have a big mouth, one bite... and it's gone."

After all, the little princess is still young, and her confidence is true, so she smiled and said, "Tell a story!"

"Drink! It turns out that the little princess's things are not free, and she has to pay a price. Such a young girl is so smart."

Xia Xun looked back, bent down and said in a low voice, "Shh, the emperor is dealing with state affairs inside. Keep your voice down so that the emperor can hear you."

The little princess is Zhu Yuanzhang's old daughter, and she is very favored. She is not as afraid of her father as other princes and princesses. Besides, she is too young now, and her class, dignity, and authority have not yet formed in her childish heart, so she will not care about it. In response to Xia Xun's threat, he persistently grabbed his sleeve and said loudly: "You eat candy, tell a story! Tell a story!"

Xia Xun had no choice but to squat down and coax and lie, "Where is the little princess willing to listen?" Ming'er came to the side and said, "Okay, Baoqing, don't make trouble, my sister will tell you later.By the way, why did the emperor come down so early today? Did something important happen? "

Xia Xun said with a wry smile: "Yes, a major incident did happen, which made the emperor very angry. Those respectable...and hateful people..."

Forget it, let's not talk so much about important national affairs. Seeing that the rain is about to fall heavily, please ask the princess to take the little princess back to the harem to play. The ministers will come to discuss matters in a while, and it is not appropriate to see you here. "

He didn't know that Zhu Yuanzhang vaguely heard the childish voice of a child, like his own precious daughter, so he left the imperial case, walked out from the hall, and just walked to the door when he heard this sentence.Hearing him say the word "respectable", Zhu Yuanzhang's eyebrows, which were gray but still as sharp as knives, immediately stood up, and when he heard the word "hateful", his expression suddenly softened.

Although Cheng Jinyu saw the emperor coming out, he kept silent after being gestured by him.Xu Ming'er heard that a foreign minister came to see the emperor, so she took the little princess' hand and said to Xia Xun with a smile: "Baoqing is very clingy, this time I helped you again." The princess said she wanted to tell her a story and led her to the harem.

After dismissing these two troublesome little girls, Xia Xun stood up, and had just returned to work to stand still, when she suddenly caught a glimpse of Zhu Yuanzhang standing quietly inside the door, she couldn't help being taken aback, and hurriedly bowed to salute: "Your Majesty... ..."

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him coldly, turned around and said, "Come in with me."

Xia Xun followed anxiously, not knowing what Zhu Yuanzhang called him to do. The master in front of him was a murderer who killed as soon as he said it. Whoever knew what he said was inappropriate would offend him.

Zhu Yuanzhang went back to the chair and sat down, closed his eyes for a while, then slowly opened them, and said, "You said just now that they are both respectable and hateful. Hehe, what does this mean? Tell me about it."

Xia Xun was really scared, and murmured: "Your Majesty, I am a warrior, I shouldn't, I shouldn't..."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled faintly: "You are a warrior, and you are also a scholar. I am very bored. Tell me your opinion to relieve my boredom. No matter what you say, I will forgive you for your innocence."

Xia Xun was still hesitating, Zhu Yuanzhang stared displeasedly: "Hmm?"

Xia Xun's heart trembled, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Yes, I believe that Liu Sanwu, Zhang Xin and other adults insist on the fairness of scientific examinations and select scholars based on their grades. , Adhere to the Dao, this is a loyal minister, regardless of his own interests, respectable.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was not angry or happy, and he said lightly: "Speak."

Xia Xun peeped at his face and replied: "Yes, but they only follow their own way and ignore the world's way. It is unwise to only care about the way in front of them and ignore the long-term way, so it is hateful.

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression changed, and he asked, "How do you say it?"

Xia Xun hesitated for a moment, then said: "The emperor personally issued an order to re-read the examination papers, and the review officials still insisted on the original admission list. It can be seen that the chief examiner has never cheated for personal gain. However, the test papers of the northern candidates are not as good as those of the southern ones, just as Mr. Liu Sanwu said , There is a reason. The northerners have been ruled by the Jin people and the Yuan people for more than 200 years. They are not educated, and they are also poor in the south. If Liu Sanwu, Zhang Xin and other adults can understand the holy will and admit a few northern scholars, not only can the anger of northern scholars and officials from the north be calmed down, but also appropriate incentives can be used to encourage northern scholars to learn from others. Isn’t this something that is very beneficial to the country and the people? It’s a pity that they can’t understand the emperor’s painstaking efforts, they only know how to deal with the facts, they can’t see the long-term and act flexibly, so they say... hateful.”

Zhu Yuanzhang heard that what he said was incomplete and untrue. In fact, his views were more than that, but from his standpoint, he could only mention this point. There are some things that he can't say indiscriminately, so Zhu Yuanzhang didn't point them out. He just sighed and said: "The north was ruled by the Jin people and the Yuan people for nearly 300 years. What has fallen is not only the sages' articles, poetry and etiquette, but also the hearts of the people, the lost hearts of the people, this is the most important thing.

Although my Ming Dynasty has been established for 30 years, the northern scholars have been watching and wandering. How can it be so easy to regain their hearts?If the imperial examinations become the imperial examinations for southerners, and half of my country and people are excluded, they will have no hope of becoming an official, and they will inevitably be alienated. Who will consider this for me?In Shaanxi, there was a disturbance just now. If the hearts of the people have been paid to my Daming, and a few gods are bluffing and deceiving, how can they pull up a team of tens of thousands of people to occupy the mountain and cause chaos?

Furthermore, the culture of the north is not as good as that of the south, and the economy of the north is not as good as that of the south. If we take the examinations to select scholars, I cannot take into account the reasons for the backwardness of the north that has been formed for hundreds of years. This is an injustice to them.If things go on like this, the south will become more and more prosperous, the north will become weaker and weaker, and the gap between the north and the south will become wider and wider. How can there be peace in the world? "

Zhu Yuanzhang patted the imperial case lightly, and said indignantly: "Confucius said: Those who have a country and a family do not suffer from widowhood but inequality, and do not suffer from poverty but anxiety. Gai Jun has no poverty, no harmony and no widow, and no peace. Don't they Why don’t you understand this truth if you are stupid when you read books?”! ~!