Making money, taking exams, and raising a family in rural imperial examinations

Time flies, and white horses pass by.

Time flies.

The children who have been educated under high pressure and efficiency in the private school for two full years finally took part in the children's entrance exam, and the day of the release of the results came.

"bang bang bang"

"dong dong dong"

"Master! Master is overjoyed! All the students in our private school have passed the exam, and the top 13 places in Qingshan County are all young masters from our private school!"

The sound of festive gongs and drums sounded at the entrance of the private school. Lin Fu held the gong and roared joyfully while beating it. The voice was ecstatic. .

Today is the day when the results of the Tongsheng Examination are released, because Nanyang Town is a little far from the county seat, and there will be too many people, it is not convenient for half-grown children to watch it. Lin Fu was specially sent by Lin Ze to the county seat to inquire about the results.

As for the parents of the students to see it by themselves, it is not within the jurisdiction.

When he saw the list and rankings, Lin Fu couldn't believe his eyes, they were all the students of their master, and they neatly took up all the top 13 rankings!

What a shocking thing, what a shocking achievement.

Ordinary private schools can pass 2-3 students in each child test, which is considered a very good teaching achievement, but Zeyu Private School actually passed 13 students, which is several times the number of people.

Fortunately, the private school was not marked on the list, otherwise there would be an uproar in the place where the list was read.

But this is only temporary. When the news spreads, Zeyu Private School will become a mythical existence, and Lin Ze's position in Qingshan County will be completely stabilized. As his servant who coexists with honor and disgrace, how can Lin Fu not be overjoyed mad?

"How do you rank?"

Lin Ze and Fang Shanyuan had expected it a long time ago, and they were not surprised, with expected smiles on their faces.

“老爷，No.1是郭子安、No.2是张逸嵘小少爷、No.3是李昇、No.4是周翰林，No.5是……”

While presenting the transcribed list, Lin Fu recited it.

Accompanied by the appearance of each name and ranking, the students below were also exulting and lamenting one after another. Obviously, everyone expected to pass the exam, but they just sighed because of the ranking.

Not surprisingly, Guo Zian, who has always been No.1 in private school exams, is still No.1, followed by Zhang Shidan, who is still second, and Li Sheng is third. The results of the three are evenly matched. Try or almost.

Other students changed their rankings due to their extraordinary and insufficient performance on the spot.

But in general, every student in the private school did not disappoint, and all of them passed the test of Tongsheng. You must know that the oldest among them is only 15 years old, and the youngest Zhang Shidan is 9 years old. Compared with the original "Lin Ze 'It's even better.

The other children were also 'poor students' who were rejected by the private schools. Han Xiyuan didn't take the exam, so he only got 13 places.

"Alright, alright, you are all good boys, the hardships of the past two years have not been in vain..."

Fang Shanyuan's eyes were moist and red with joy.

It was so unbelievable, he couldn't believe that these were all the students he taught, and any child here would be a shining genius outside.

However, Fang Shanyuan is also very clear that the biggest reason for this is Lin Ze. If Lin Ze hadn't taught these children "novel theories", it would have been very difficult for these children to stand out. After all, the children are young and many foundations are not as good as other students.

Lin Ze was also very happy. He didn't have to refund the money if he passed the exam, and he also kept his reputation. He didn't waste his usual strictness to everyone.

"Okay, let's end today's class here. I will leave it to everyone for 3 days. Your parents must be waiting for you to celebrate. This is your achievement and it is worth showing off. As for the township exam, don't worry. Accumulate and digest what you have learned, and when will you take the exam in the future, I will arrange for you..."

"Thank you, Mr. Lin, Mr. Fang! Aww!"

When the students heard this, they couldn't sit still for a long time and rushed away. They hurried back to the dormitory to pack their things and go home to show off.

They have been admitted to Tongsheng, and they are worthy of pride once.

The two years of study for the students can be said to be a cram-feed education. Lin Ze is not ignorant of the disadvantages of cramming all kinds of knowledge related to the imperial examination, but he has to do this for the promise of the children's exam and the confidence of the parents.

So in the future, he doesn't plan to let everyone take the rural exam so soon. The next few years will be the time for the children to accumulate and digest.

Because the private school had two children from the Jiang family in Heba Village, the Jiang family's parents had already gone to the county to check the situation when the rankings were released today.

Under the auspices of Duan Wensai, the road construction in Qingshan County has been going on. The road from Nanyang Town to the county has been repaired long ago. Although there is still a little distance to and fro, it is much faster than before. It can be done in one morning. back and forth.

So with the happy return of Jiang's parents, the news that all the students of Zeyu Private School had passed the entrance exams for their children's honors was also the first to spread in Heba Village.

There were two more boys born in the village, they were still young boys, Li Zheng and the clan elders were overjoyed.

Of course, Lin Ze was the happiest. No one expected that all of Lin Ze’s students would pass the Tongsheng examination. Even though this was the easiest part of the imperial examination, it was still a very rare result. It’s amazing.

As soon as the news came out, Li Laofu called all the villagers to run to the entrance of the village and wait for the two little boys and Lin Ze to come back.

Of course, the Lin family is also indispensable. Father Lin, Jiang Rong, mother Lin Xiaolian, and the old man and old lady all ran out. Zhang Yu was resting at home today and did not go to the town. He happily followed Lin Dongdong in his arms.

When Lin Ze returned to the village, he saw Zhang Yu and his son in the crowd at a glance.

"Dad, Dad, hug..."

Seeing his father, Lin Dongdong immediately waved his little arms happily, calling out to his father in a milky voice for a hug.

There is no one in the village who calls daddy, but Lin Ze likes it. This is how the family teaches the children. The little baby can't speak too many words, but he can basically speak some commonly used names and everyday words intermittently.

And the little guy is very strong, even Zhang Yu couldn't hold him when he kicked his legs and feet.

Lin Ze hurried over to catch it, and rubbed his nose with his son, "Does my dear baby miss Dad very much? I'm so excited, I can barely hold Dad with my calf..."

"Move!"

Zhang Shidan, who was following behind, was not far behind, and hurried up to happily call the little baby's name.

He couldn't grab the master's hug, so he stood on tiptoe and took out the little grasshopper weaved in his backpack to tempt him, "Move, look at what brother Rong brought back for you, grasshopper, little grasshopper, brother Rong is here for you!" Made it up!"

Finally, I want to emphasize who did it.

Zhang Shidan asked for the title of Brother Rong, mainly because although he should have a name, everyone still called him before. When teaching Lin Dongdong, the adults called him "Brother Shidan", but Lin Dong I couldn't speak so many words at once, so I became 'Brother Dan'.

Zhang Shidan was in a very complicated mood when he heard it, and it was the first time he realized that there was something wrong with his name.

It's okay to call him that way when he was a child, but if Lin Dongdong can't change it when he grows up, he still calls him "Brother Egg", which would be embarrassing, so under his unremitting efforts to correct him, he became "Brother Rong".

Lin Ze also laughed at this, why isn't this kid called 'Brother Jing'? , but Lin Dongdong remembered, every time he saw Zhang Shidan screaming "Brother Rong", and when Zhang Shidan was happy, Lin Dongdong's snacks and toys would rise in a straight line, giggling of.

Presumably this is why Lin Dongdong likes Zhang Shidan.

As a result of constant snacks and toys, Lin Dongdong's weight also soared. Lin Ze obeyed the idea that the child is still young and has a long body, so it doesn't matter if he grows a little flesh.

So now Lin Dongdong has the image of a chubby doll.

"Brother Rong, Qiaoqiao, Qiaoqiao..."

Seeing Zhang Shidan, Lin Dongdong was so clever that he kept calling for someone, and then asked him to be clever.

Qiaoqiao is chocolate, this little guy's favorite candy, but because children can't eat too much, Lin Dongdong is particularly greedy.

But he was ruthlessly rejected by his father immediately, Zhang Yu immediately hugged Lin Dongdong back,

"Shidan is not allowed to eat chocolate for Dongdong. He ate three yuan in the morning. You are not allowed to give it to Mr. Xianggong. If you two don't listen, you are not allowed to enter the room to sleep and hug Dongdong! Especially when you secretly do it behind your back. Better not let me find out!"

For the two darlings/brothers, Zhang Yu is already desperate.

Lin Ze tugged at his ears, "..."

Zhang Shidan lowered his head and poked his finger, "..."

There are two guys who pretend to be deaf and dumb.

The villagers covered their mouths and laughed, they were no strangers to Lin Ze's usual temper.

"Okay, okay, today is a happy day, let's go home and talk slowly."

In the end, it was Jiang Rongniang who came out to smooth things over, and took a dried sweet potato to grind Lin Dong's mouth before coaxing the child back home.

The villagers wanted to go to the Lin family to watch the fun and enjoy themselves, but today was obviously not the time, so they could only watch the Lin family go back and then turned around to surround the Jiang family. The two sons of the Jiang family were both in the Lin Ze private school. It turned out that both sons passed the exam.

"Oh, mother-in-law of the Jiang family, let me say that you are a lucky one. At the beginning, you gave birth to two boys in succession. Now both sons are admitted to Tongsheng, and you will continue to learn from Lin Ze. You will definitely be a double scholar in the future." Yo……"

"Yes, yes, you are eight catties and nine catties. You are thirteen this year. Hey, you can say that you are kissing. My family has a beautiful niece. Or I will call you to our village to see your family. As the saying goes, start a family and start a business, settle these things early."

"Hey, you're not authentic from the Wang family. Your niece is only 10 years old, she's not yet old enough, so she's ashamed of you..."

"However, it's time to get engaged at the age of 13. From the Jiang family, let me show you the people in this Fangyuan village."

A group of villagers chattered around the Jiang family.

I am in awe of Lin Ze, and I am not afraid of everyone in Jiang's family. The two children of Jiang's family are 13 years old, which is a bit young, but it doesn't matter. Let's get married first, and they can do things when they are 15 years old.

Otherwise, if you don't take advantage of the present, when the two sons of the Jiang family pass the exam, there will be no place for the village girl and brother. Lin Ze's students, there are many masters in the town who want to pull them over to marry.

"Don't worry, my family is still young, and now is the critical moment for studying, let's talk about it later..."

The Jiang family, who had never known that the people in the village were so enthusiastic, felt their foreheads sweating when they were surrounded.

Besides, Lin Ze had greeted the parents before, and all children in the private school who were under the age of 18 were not allowed to get married.

Of course, the purpose is to keep the children healthy. It is too easy to have conflicts after marriage if the body and mind are not yet settled. The restlessness of the house is a hindrance, but the adults don’t know it. It is only because Lin Ze is worried that the marriage of the children will affect their studies early, and everyone is looking forward to it. Children are promising, how dare you not listen?

After finally sending away the enthusiastic village, the Jiang family was almost exhausted, really happy and troubled.

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Of the 13 students in the Zeyu private school, all 13 of them passed the entrance examination, and all the places in the top thirteen were taken up, so the students in other private schools could only start from the thirteenth.

Lin Ze, the leader of the limelight, knew it even if he didn't want to. The next day after the ranking was released, the Lin family received wave after wave of congratulations and gifts.

Lin Ze knew that everyone must have come to ask him when he would accept students again, or to ask for an exception to accept his own child.

There are too many things on hand at present, Lin Ze does not plan to accept any more people, so all of them have adopted closed doors to thank guests.

As for Guo Zian, Li Sheng and other students, people came to congratulate them one after another. Smart people know that childhood fame is just the beginning, and there will be opportunities for these children to succeed in the future. If they don’t make friends now, they will not be able to climb up.

For such an outstanding achievement, of course a celebration banquet must be held.

Lin Ze doesn't need to worry about this. A group of parents discuss with each other, and everything big and small will be arranged. Lin Ze only needs to attend when the time comes.

Afterwards, there were various banquets where the old master invited the 13th child of Zeyu, but he did not appear on the stage. He stayed at home and hid quietly, leaving the students to deal with it alone.

There were also some gentlemen who couldn't take off the meeting, and Lin Ze unscrupulously pushed them to Fang Shanyuan.

Because 'Teacher Han' wrote a letter saying that His Majesty will probably open Enke this year, and asked him to hurry up to review and prepare at all times, and even if he didn't open Enke, the exam is only one year away, and time is also short.

Therefore, now Lin Ze will basically not go out to socialize unless necessary, and spend all his free time reading books and practicing questions.

Even learning Nanyang language has been temporarily put aside, but he has learned a lot.

The official language of Nanyang is ancient Latin, and English evolved from ancient Latin, so he has a modern English foundation and sense of language, and he learned it very quickly.

On the contrary, Wang Maozi learned very painfully. He hadn't even mastered his own script, and the Nanyang language he had never been exposed to was even more tormented.

But fortunately, Wang Maozi worked hard and had a lot of time, and the final result of his dedicated study was not bad. Most of the communication was fine. After all, Nanyang is a remote and barbaric place, with backward civilization, and the language is not developed enough, so serious study is not counted. Especially difficult.

Overall everything went well.

Therefore, most of Lin Ze's thoughts are now on reviewing and taking exams. According to the teacher's directions, he made mock examination papers for the imperial examination one after another, and the piled up rice paper can be used to burn firewood.

It was very lively outside because of the Tongsheng Exam, but the Lin family was quiet.

Lin Ze and his wife are in the study room, one is practicing calligraphy, the other is doing accounts, doing their own things, occasionally looking at each other, the atmosphere is harmonious and warm.

Having been together for more than two years, the two have become more and more tacit and have a strong relationship.

"Ah, do you think His Majesty will really open Enke this year? The teacher said that the situation in the capital is very good recently. If there is no accident, there is a great chance of opening Enke. The old Duan also said that the situation in the capital is good recently, but...why our people But the atmosphere over there is tense? Is there a sign of bloody wind?"

Lin Ze is a person who does not like to be passive.

Although he didn't intend to stay in the capital city, when Sheng Yongzheng helped him open a dessert shop in the capital city, he arranged for some people to go there, and he couldn't find out the in-depth things, but he could judge some things based on the superficial details.

Kaienke is not just available, it is basically something like a new emperor, the birthday of the empress and other royal family happy events.

Therefore, when he heard the news that the teacher said that Enke might be opened this year, he also asked his own people in the capital to pay attention, but for some reason, the news reported back was far from what his teacher's brother-in-law said.

"Sanggong, I don't think you need to worry about it. Teacher Han is not as simple as we thought. It was something we already knew. For more than a year, what Teacher Han said basically didn't go away. You can rest assured and prepare for the exam..."

Hearing this, Zhang Yu put down the brush, poured a glass of water and handed it to Lin Ze, feeling much calmer.

However, Lin Ze still felt a strange feeling in his heart, "I know that's the case, but I always feel uneasy. If I open Enke, I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing, hey..."

"For better or worse, my son and I will accompany you. The three of us are all together."

Zhang Yu leaned into Lin Ze's arms with a smile, "Master, it's useless to think about anything else. The soldiers came to cover up the water and the soil. You have always planned strategies and kept calm in times of danger. Why are you so nervous this time?"

"Of course I have to be nervous. This imperial examination is more terrifying than our college entrance examination. I was too nervous in the college entrance examination. I almost didn't get enough scores to go back to my dad to clean me up. If I fail to pass the imperial examination this time, the teacher won't know How can you kill me..."

Lin Ze held his daughter-in-law in his arms, and recalled the experience of the college entrance examination, and sighed in his heart. Exams are the natural enemy of students, and it is impossible not to be nervous.

"But Ah Yu, you are right. It's useless for me to bother you now. If you really want to open Enke, you will definitely go. By the way, how are you doing with the business? Can you come with me then?"

The township examination is held every three years, but if you pass the provincial examination, you will be followed by the general examination and the palace examination. Both of these examinations are located in the capital. Hurry over to the capital, otherwise you will miss the exam.

It will take a year for the whole process and the result. He is reluctant to be separated from Zhang Yu and his son, so Zhang Yu and Lin Dongdong will go to the capital with him when the time comes.

"It's okay. Our business is still small now, and the arrangement is very simple. You have arranged a treasurer for each project, and I just do the accounting."

Speaking of business, I have to briefly mention it.

Zhang Yu said that it was still small, just for his and Lin Ze's vision. In fact, for the people of Qingshan County, the Lin family is definitely a big family now.

The Lin family doesn't do much business, and there are only dessert shops and seafood stalls on the surface.

No, we can’t talk about food stalls anymore. To be more precise, it should be Hexian Restaurant. With sufficient funds and Duan Wensai’s backing, and the fact that Hexian food stalls have long been famous, the business of Hexian has been completely transformed into a restaurant. It's just a matter of letting nature take its course.

But with these two businesses, Lin Ze has opened branches in almost all the towns in Qingshan County. In this way, there are more than 20 shops and restaurants in his family!

Lin Ze asked Lin Dakun and Lin Fu to be the shopkeepers of the two projects respectively. The two shopkeepers have rich experience and manage them properly.

After a long and painful transformation, a group of people from the waste recycling center, Lin Ze, was finally able to make the best use of what was available half a year ago. Uncle Lin was so nostalgic for returning to the position of shopkeeper that he burst into tears.

Not to mention being able to make him do what he likes again, anyway, as long as he doesn't go back to the waste recycling center for reform, he is willing to do anything.

Zhang Goutou and others, Lin Ze, let these people form a leisurely 'security company'. On the surface, they are doing good deeds to assist the officials to manage the order in the town. In fact, they specialize in subduing the local hooligans in Qingshan County for future use.

The above two shops were surprised.

But the land that the Lin family owns now is the real shocker.

With the idea of ​​buying fields and land to preserve value, Lin Ze and Zhang Yu basically invested in land whenever they had extra money in their hands. In Lin Ze's words, it was called 'real estate'.

Anyway, there is a lot of open space there, the fields there are good, and the hills there are suitable for development. Lin Ze would not hesitate as long as he was interested in it.

Lin Ze didn't care about the specific amount, anyway, he would buy it if he had money, buy, buy, buy, buy!

Even if the money earned in Qingshan County is used up, the money earned by the dessert branch in the capital can't be spent. Which shop at the foot of the imperial city doesn't have a gold belt?

So in the end, everyone suddenly discovered that the Lin family owned nearly a thousand acres of land alone, with five or six hills...

Before I knew it, it was already comparable to several generations of old masters in Qingshan County. It was so shocking that I couldn't describe it in words.

But the Lin family still lives in the village's "broken house", laughing and laughing with the unsuspecting villagers all day long. Everyone can't help but sigh that the family style is simple.

Of course, these are just things on Lin Jiaming's face.

In private, there are also chocolate sales and beet sugar factory, which are the cornucopia of the Lin family, but the two projects are kept low-key, so few people know

And Zhang Yu even described it as a "small industry". If outsiders heard it, I don't know how to vomit blood.

But for Lin Ze and his wife, these industries are really small and easy to arrange.

Zhang Yu himself didn't want to be separated from Lin Ze for too long, not to mention guarding against the little goblins who would discharge his father-in-law outside, even emotionally he couldn't bear it, and Lin Dongdong also cried so loudly after not seeing his father for a long time, Their father and son must follow Lin Ze to accompany the exam.

These things are easy to handle.

But thinking of another thing, Zhang Yu couldn't make up his mind,

"By the way, my husband, my second brother and his wife came to ask my father to borrow some money yesterday. They said they wanted to open a calligraphy and painting studio to make a living. My father was not sure about it and asked me, and I was also a little bit undecided..."

Money is not a problem, but the problem of being undecided is that the relationship between Lin Zeke and Lin Jianwen is very rigid.

Lin Ze pondered, "I heard that Zhang Yinzhu stole money from their family and ran away?"

He doesn't care much about Lin Jianwen's affairs on weekdays, but he can't hold back the rumors in the village. If he doesn't care about it, the villagers will come to him to tell him the news.

In the past two years, Lin Jianwen's life can be described as very depressed. The ugly daughter-in-law of the other party's creditor's sister is a powerful character. Lin Jianwen has to be submissive even if she manages it. All ambitions and unwillingness are wiped out. Got numb and muddled through.

If Lin Jianwen's life is still like this, Zhang Yinzhu is naturally even worse. The good wife worked for the later maidservant, and finally couldn't stand it half a year ago, stole the family's money and ran away.

Unfortunately, at that time, Lin Jianwen's ugly daughter-in-law had just given birth and had no money, and the ugly daughter-in-law could not get out of bed to work, and the ugly daughter-in-law's family was too annoyed to take care of her, so the burden of eating and drinking fell on Lin Jianwen.

Just when everyone thought that Lin Jianwen would abandon his ugly wife, mother and son and run away, Lin Jianwen miraculously found his conscience to stay. He was willing to put down his pen, ink and books, and went to work in the fields and mountains.

After that, Lin Jianwen seemed to be a different person. He changed his previous decadence and depression, and actually supported his family, taking good care of the ugly wife and the little baby, which made the villagers sigh "the prodigal son turns back".

"Second brother has never farmed a field. He planted seedlings at the beginning of spring, but he didn't grow any of them. Now that the family can't open the pot, he had to ask to come to our house...Master, I think the second brother has changed. few."

Otherwise, with Lin Jianwen's character, he would not bow to Lin Ze.

"Change? That guy can't change. He put down his face and came in front of me if he wanted to understand. He is paranoid and arrogant by nature. Now that he is like this, he probably put his career hope on his milk baby son. His current The situation is that you can't pass the imperial examination..."

Lin Ze shook his head amusedly.

"Father, you let him make up his own mind. You don't need to ask me about these things in the future. As long as you pay attention to propriety, I don't care. After all, he is my father's son. No matter how resentful he is as a parent, he can't let go of his own flesh and blood. Since Lin Jianwen is willing to stand on his own Well, dad is getting old, let him enjoy his old age in peace."

"Well, I know Mr. Xiang..."

Zhang Yu smiled and nodded, holding Lin Ze's strong waist, his eyes reflected Lin Ze's face, and he couldn't get enough of it.

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The imperial palace in the capital, the Qianqing Palace.

In everyone's impression, the emperor who was 'on the verge of death' was sitting at the table in the inner room with a ruddy complexion, admiring the few test papers in his hand, looking over and over again, feeling like he couldn't get enough.

The old eunuch who was serving came in from outside the hall, and saw that the master was still in this state, and couldn't help laughing too.

He didn't even need to ask his master what he was happy about, he knew whose test paper the master was holding. A few days ago, Mr. Lin sent a letter. His Majesty must have read Mr. Lin's test paper.

"Your Majesty, you have read these test papers several times, and if you read them again, the paper might be torn..."

"No way, I'm just happy. I didn't expect that kid Lin Ze to really fulfill the requirements I set for him. From this handwriting, it can be seen that he has put in a lot of hard work. This kid is a bit bullish, but He is still meticulous in his work, and he has lived up to the many roads I have paved for him."

Sheng Yongxuan put down the test paper in his hand, and his smile remained undiminished. Every time news from Qingshan County always made him feel better.

This more than a year is not short or long, but he has gained a lot of happiness from Lin Ze. They are also teachers and friends between master and apprentice, and Lin Ze is a knowledgeable and interesting person. Those who should be asked will not ask even if they doubt it, and those who think he is wrong will be too courageous to directly teach him a lesson.

But in the end, this way of getting along left him with only happiness and satisfaction. The loneliness that he had been feared and feared for most of his life disappeared completely, and he finally found some simple happiness that ordinary people can have.

And every time Lin Ze asked him a question, he always gave him an unexpected and perfect answer, which helped him a lot.

Sheng Yongxuan couldn't stop smiling when he thought about the days when he went to Qingshan County twice.

"What are you doing here? Is there any good news?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the results of this year's Tongsheng Examination have come out. Qingshan County has selected 20 Tongsheng, among which the first 13 are students of Mr. Lin. Congratulations, Your Majesty, these children are the future of Daji... "

The old eunuch reported with joy on his face.

Sheng Yongxuan was not surprised. During the time he lived in Zeyu Private School, he had passed the school examinations for those children, and indeed the basic children's examinations were more than enough.

There are reasons why the children are smart, but the biggest reason is that Lin Ze's teaching methods have played a huge role, and Lin Ze has taught the children some unique skills.

Nodding, Sheng Yongxuan put Lin Ze's test paper in a box alone, and only cared about other things.

"How's the bouncing around out there?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, except for the eighth and ninth princes who are still young and have no mother clan, the other highnesses are all ready, and there is only a chance that there will be conflicts. The ministers of the court and China have also made choices. Only a few neutral and The old-fashioned ones didn’t move, the mansion of the generals in charge of the army has been constantly visited recently, but the military power of several parties is in the hands of His Majesty, so the situation is deadlocked..."

The old eunuch said with a serious face and sighed. He really didn't understand why those princes couldn't figure it out so much and had to argue with their master.

You must know that the master can sit in his current position as the weakest prince, work hard for many years, and create the prosperity of Daji today, is it a bone easy to chew?A giant dragon is still a giant dragon when it is old, and a few tigers with teeth and claws can be crushed to death by turning over.

"Fushun, do you think I'm particularly sad? Why are these children so eager for my early death... well, it's time for this scene to end, go get ready, I'm tired of playing with them."

The emperor desolately lowered his eyes and closed them.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The old eunuch took the order and stepped back.

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In the 36th year of Xunwu in Daji, Emperor Xuanwu, who had been seriously ill for more than a year, fell into critical condition, and did not improve after several days of treatment by the imperial physician.

The former court and the harem fell into an uproar and chaos, and the news was like a fuse. The princes who had been eyeing each other for a long time no longer had any scruples, and put the former secret war on top of the open one.

The ministers of the DPRK and China have formed cliques for a long time, and whoever wins now depends on how the military generals who hold military power take refuge.

The generals are all old generals, and they are difficult to deal with. No matter how the princes persuade them, they will not express their views for a long time, and even the in-laws and princes cannot be seduced.

Seeing that there is not much time left to step on the throne, the princes finally had no choice but to grit their teeth and make promises to the vassal kings of the opposite sex to win them over. What's more, they even secretly married with friendly countries to win over their support.

The court hall was full of smog and trembling, everyone made the final preparations, and waited for the emperor to die, to show off the battle between dragons and tigers.

But what everyone didn't expect was that the critically ill emperor suddenly woke up and regained his health at this time. Using the method of thunder, he directly sent troops to surround the residences of the princes and ministers that night, and arrested everyone who was still asleep. .

When they went to the court the next day, the remaining ministers saw the prince and fellow ministers kneeling in the main hall who were tied firmly, and the emperor who was in good spirits but not sick at all. They didn't understand that everyone was all seated Bit to play again.

"Okay, okay, it's all right to win ministers to form a party for personal gain, and dare to promise the vassal of the opposite sex, give away the land and send the city to marry in order to obtain the military strength of the neighboring country, do you remember that the blood of the royal family surnamed Sheng bleeds on your body? What do you think of Daji Jiangshan? Such a thing of bereavement of the country and humiliation of power can be done, how can you be a man, how can you be a minister!"

The ugly emperor has never been so angry.

Originally, I just wanted to take this opportunity to see the true nature of the princes, but who would have thought that all of them, for the sake of his low buttocks, would do things that humiliate the country and humiliate the country and treat the country as a bargaining chip.

"I'm the emperor and your father, so you want me to die so much? Do you know that the people outside the world know the word "protecting the country", and they all know that the country is destroyed and the family is destroyed. I can tolerate your internal fighting, but I can't tolerate you. Daji's Jiangshan Sheji is a trifling matter!"

"Everyone has a big appetite, but I don't know if I have the ability to sit in this position. Don't you know? Haven't I given you a chance in these years? It's because you didn't live up to it. What achievements have you made yourself? Count them, is there any one!"

"Father, I know I was wrong. I was delusional for a while, and mistook the slanderous words of these rebellious officials and thieves. Please forgive me..."

Being pointed and scolded by the emperor angrily, the faces of all the princes turned pale, knowing that there was no chance of turning the tables, they could only cry and throw the blame on the nearby ministers, begging for mercy.

Jiang is still old and hot, they all jumped into the trap of the father, whether they can live or not depends on whether the father is soft-hearted or not.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me, all the officials are threatened by the prince, I beg your majesty to learn from you, if you don't wait for the prince, the whole family will have no way to survive, I beseech your majesty, please forgive me, woo hoo."

The ministers who were dumped also burst into tears, shaking their heads repeatedly to deny the slander, feeling bitter.

They chose the master because of the situation. Seeing that the emperor will disappear soon, they will no longer stand in a team among the princes. When the new emperor ascends the throne in the future, they will suffer. It is better to choose a master. If he wins well, he will have the merit of being a dragon. .

"Coercion? If you are so cowardly, you can be coerced into forgetting your duties as courtiers with a few words. What's the use of the court keeping you bunch of wine bags and rice bags?!"

The emperor sneered and slapped the table, the crowd thought he was blind and deaf.

"Listen, my health is very good, and I can live another 30 to [-] years. Since I dare to make a choice, I have to bear the consequences of my choice. Winners and losers, you will accept it."

"Come here, all the princes are rebellious, humiliating the country and losing power, intending to kill the king and plot rebellion, all of them will be removed from the position of princes, demoted to common people, and distributed to wasteland. The rest of the emperor's grandchildren will be sent to the palace to teach."

"The crime of interfering with the government of the four concubines in the harem, abolished the concubine's position, and put him in the cold palace."

"My lord Wang, my lord Qian, Prime Minister Qi... are incompetent and brainless, form cliques for private gains, treacherous ministers and thieves, take back their official positions and expel their fame, beheaded! Their families ransacked their homes and distributed them, and they will not be officials or do business for nine generations!"

"His Majesty……"

This decree not only made the face of the punished pale, but also made the faces of the other ministers who escaped by chance turn pale.

For the actions of the princes and ministers who are not determined, it is not an exaggeration to kill them all. Since ancient times, killing the king and seeking the throne has been an unforgivable taboo for emperors, but the problem is that too many people are involved in this incident.

Now all of them have been demoted and beheaded, and most of the people in the court have been emptied, which is very detrimental to the operation of government affairs.

"Needless to say, I have made up my mind. You are all loyal and good ministers carefully selected by me. I believe that you can help stabilize the situation in Daji. It's okay if you can't. Some of your positions will be replaced by others. I don't care. Mind working hard for a few years..."

The words have been said so clearly, how can anyone dare to say no.

Military generals are hard to replace, civil servants are easy to replace, if the emperor really hates it, it is not difficult to directly replace the whole court, after all, there are countless people waiting to become famous.

Everyone knelt down in fear, not daring to have any more objections.

"The ministers must do their best to serve His Majesty."

"It's not about doing our best, but we must do it. I'm so disappointed this time, how can Jiangshan Sheji be used as a bargaining chip? Although the family's ugliness is not publicized, such behavior should alert the world, and the neighboring countries' covetousness is even more unacceptable!"

"Pass down my imperial decree to punish the evil deeds of these unfilial sons to the world, and forbid the people and businessmen of the state of Jin to come out of my court.