Ming Dynasty: My Brother-in-law is Zhu Youxiao

  Chapter 102 It is difficult for a dynasty to last for three hundred years. Will Zhen be the king of subjugation?

  Zhang Gui then came to the front yard next to a female wall near the Emperor Xiyuan, and asked several servants who were ordered to monitor the underground movement: "How is it, is there any movement underground?"

   "Return to son, there is no movement."

  The whole family put their ears away from the mouth of the jar buried on the ground and replied.

It turned out that in order to prevent someone from digging tunnels in the Xiyuan area and endangering the safety of himself and the royal family, Zhang Gui had people bury a row of vats in the ground near his home near Xiyuan, and let a team of servants take turns here monitor.

   After all, Zhang Gui is now nominally the general manager of the entire Xiyuan Imperial Guard.

  This local method was known by Zhang Gui in later generations. It uses the resonance principle of sound, burying the jar underground, and you can hear the movement from far away.

   "It's good if there is no one! But if there is a situation, you have to report it immediately."

  Zhang Gui instructed.

"yes!"

  After this, Zhang Gui asked Zhou Neng to bring all the recent posts posted in Taikangbo Mansion.

  Zhang Gui is now considered an upstart in the imperial court, and there are quite a few people who want to see him every day.

  Although it is not as exaggerated as the crowded market, there are quite a few people who post to meet him, or invite him to participate in some activities such as literary and poetry meetings.

   But Zhang Gui basically ignored it. After all, the country was about to collapse and his family was about to die, so he didn't have the heart to copy poems at some poetry conference to pretend to be aggressive.

  However, when Zhang Gui is free, he will still read some posts. After all, he will still meet people sent by people from the Ma family, the Mu family in Yunnan, etc. who need him to befriend.

  After Zhang Gui got these posts, he casually flipped through them. Seeing a post sent by someone sent by Shang Zhouzuo, he thought to himself: "This may be the future father-in-law's house, I'd better go."

  After Zhang Gui thought so, he ordered the outside clerk to reply, explaining that the day had passed.

"yes!"

   Early the next morning.

   Zhang Gui then went to Shang Zhouzuo's house.

  …

   "Yue Weng! You really agreed to marry the country's father?"

In the past few years, due to a large number of courtiers being killed for crimes, and the introduction of the examination method, many courtiers were also dismissed, so the courtiers changed rapidly, and Qi Biaojia, who was originally an official in Xinghua, was promoted earlier than in history. For the censor.

   Shang Zhouzuo also temporarily lived with his family in Qi Biaojia's mansion in the capital.

  At this time, Qi Biaojia talked to Shang Zhouzuo because Shang Zhouzuo had agreed to discuss marriage with Han Yu.

Shang Zhouzuo said: "It's just a promise, there is no Najib yet, so it can't be called a marriage. One is that the teacher's order is hard to break, and the other is that I think this uncle Guo and Jing Hui are a good match. People who can run an academy like Xilin Academy ,not simple!"

  In ancient times, there were six procedures for marriage, which were called the six rituals. Among them, the first ritual that officially determined that a man and a woman were suitable for marriage was called Najib after reading the horoscope of the birthday and calculating it as an auspicious omen.

  Najib followed by Nazheng, who officially announced the engagement.

   "Yue Weng always mentions this Xilin Academy, is this Xilin Academy really so amazing?"

  Qi Biaojia asked.

   "Xilin Academy allows scholars to really contact the common people, and even organize the common people."

  Shang Zhouzuo asked Qi Biaojia when he said this, "You think this kind of academy is amazing?"

   "Amazing!"

  Then, Shang Zhouzuo put the teacup on the table, and took the initiative to reply.

  Qi Biaojia nodded: "That's not the case, Xilin Academy did this to keep the scholars above them."

   "Master, Uncle Guo is here to worship!"

  At this time, a servant's report came from outside.

  Shang Zhouzuo got up immediately after hearing this and said with a smile: "The old man and son-in-law are here, please ask them to come in."

  Qi Biaojia frowned: "Why are you always so eager? I don't know if he is your virtuous son-in-law. Now I am the only one who can be called your virtuous son-in-law!"

Shang Zhouzuo smiled: "I hope so, so I can also let him arrange all the children of my merchants to go to his Xilin Academy, including the children of your Qi clan. People, those who will be able to govern in the future will undoubtedly be from Zhejiang!"

   Not long after, Zhang Gui came to Shang Zhouzuo's place. After presenting the gift, he and Qi Biaojia also introduced each other.

Immediately, Shang Zhouzuo said: "The next post invites Uncle Guo to come for nothing else, just for two things. One is to host a banquet for many poor people in Zhejiang to thank Uncle Guo for saving them from the fire and water. Uncle, one is that Gouzi is still studying in his hometown of Shaoxing, I want him to study in Xilin Academy, I wonder if Uncle Guo can also let Xilin Academy accept him as a student."

  Because Zhang Gui has not officially married Shang Jinghui yet, Shang Zhouzuo still calls Zhang Gui the uncle of the country.

   "It's rare for Shanggong to value Xilin Academy, so this is naturally possible."

  Zhang Gui replied with a smile.

  Next, the three of them chatted for a while. Shang Zhouzuo obviously planned to make friends with Zhang Gui even if he couldn't become Weng's son-in-law with Zhang Gui, so he took the initiative to entertain Zhang Gui.

   Zhang Gui was about to leave after finishing the banquet at Shang Zhouzuo's place.

  But as soon as he walked out of the eaves of the corridor, he found a woman in a half-new honey-colored dress and a pleated skirt peeping at him in a corner.

  It looks great.

   And when Zhang Gui was about to take another look, the woman took her head back.

  Zhang Gui stepped over the railing and walked over.

   This woman was Shang Jinghui, who secretly ran from the backyard to the front hall because she wanted to see what the man with whom she was discussing marriage looked like.

  At this time, Shang Jinghui was facing the green brick and black tiles, covered his face with hands like water onions, and the little head on the jade neck shook slightly, muttering: "I can't see me, I can't see me!"

  Zhang Gui tapped her shoulder lightly with a folding fan: "Hey, I saw you."

  Shang Jinghui was stunned for a moment, and after a long while, he turned around shyly, folded his hands on his slender waist, and made a bow, showing his pear dimple slightly.

   "Are you from this mansion?"

   Zhang Gui asked.

   "Handmaiden!"

   Shang Jinghui immediately lied because he was afraid of being misunderstood by Zhang Gui that he was not demure enough.

"what is it call?"

   Zhang Gui asked.

  Shang Jinghui lowered her eyebrows, blushed, thought for a while and said, "Qingmei."

   "Then why are you here?"

  Zhang Gui asked again.

   "Come and see for the girl."

  Shang Jinghui replied.

   "Fourth girl?"

"Um!"

  Zhang Gui nodded: "But he sniffed green plums. Your fourth daughter would name her maid like this. Are you her personal maid?"

  Shang Jinghui raised his eyebrows and glanced at Zhang Gui, then pursed his lips, smiled slightly, and then nodded his head: "Yes."

   "Then if you discuss marriage in the future, will you marry into your husband's house?"

  Zhang Gui asked boldly.

"Um!"

  Shang Jinghui responded shyly, then turned and ran away.

  Zhang Gui stood there for a while, and then left after the back in front of him completely disappeared. He couldn't help but touched his chest, and said in his heart, "Damn, the first time I was tempted after coming to this world was because of a maid!"

   the next day.

  Zhang Guoji arranged for someone to go to the merchant to accept the lottery, the first gift in the process of marriage.

  And Zhang Gui came to Xiyuan to see the apocalypse.

After seeing Zhang Gui, Tian Qi said: "I have read all the things submitted by your students in Xilin Academy, these letters that you called the practice investigation report, and found out from this that Daming has reached this point. It is no longer enough to clear the land and pay the taxes.”

After hearing this, Zhang Gui said: "Your Majesty is wise! It has been more than 250 years since the Ming Dynasty, and the number of clans and gentry is far from comparable to that at the beginning of the country. There are more people who enjoy honor and fewer farmers and producers. There are many preferential and exemption regulations. They have to be changed, and if they are not changed, new sources of income must be found, but these new sources of income cannot be obtained directly from the people, because the people are already overwhelmed.”

Tian Qi nodded, and said: "The data collected by the scholars of Xilin Academy according to your request, including the situation of Qingzhang's farmland submitted by Zhao Yan, all show that most of the land is owned by clan officials and gentry, and most of the small people are almost There is no place to stand, and it seems that the Ming Dynasty has been subjugated."

   Tian Qi asked Zhang Gui suddenly after speaking: "Since Qin Dynasty, it is difficult for the dynasty to have more than 300 years of Guozuo. Do you think that Ming Dynasty can continue for several generations of emperors. Will I be the king of subjugation?"

  (end of this chapter)