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The huge imperial study room was so quiet that you could hear your breath, and after a while, An Qingxuan's hearty laughter broke the silence: "Hahaha! You are indeed the flesh and blood of Huaxiang... This trip is not easy, and let me go with the fourth prince Mingxi to accompany Qing , to show the majesty of the emperor—Qing must also protect me, Xi'er."

Fourth prince?

Hua Qianyu's heartbeat paused for a beat, then he smiled wryly——

What kind of fate is this?

Without any extra thoughts, he immediately bowed to thank the emperor for his kindness.

An Qingxuan asked him to lie behind him, and raised his voice: "Come here."

Wan Ba, who was waiting outside the door, could clearly hear the emperor's call.

"Yes." Wan Ba ​​responded, and the sunlight shone on the window paper, reflecting his bowing movement.

"Where is the fourth prince?"

"Your Majesty," Wan Ba's voice came from outside the door, "The Fourth Prince has been waiting outside the palace for a long time, the sun is just in full bloom, should you invite him in?"

"Let him in."

"Yes."

After the voice fell, Wanba walked away.

Not long after, the door was pushed open by Wan Ba, and when An Mingxi entered, the door was closed again.

"Greetings to my father." An Mingxi bowed.

"Flat body."

"My son, do you still remember Playboy?"

An Mingxi gave a short salute to Hua Qianyu and said, "On the Queen's birthday, we still have a relationship."

These words covered up the side that was a few days ago.

Hua Qianyu also bowed to him, thinking it was only the second meeting.But he was surprised that An Mingxi still remembered him at the banquet, he never remembered that the beauties on the stage looked at him half-eyed.

"From now on, you will be colleagues, you have to get along well." An Qingxuan still said this to An Mingxi, obviously the matter of going to Jiangnan with him had already been discussed in private.

"Yes."

"Yu has great wisdom and is capable of writing and martial arts. Walking with him will surely protect your safety and increase your knowledge. This trip is not easy. Even if you can't help, don't miss the official business." These words not only imply that An Mingxi " Mascot", and indirectly warned Hua Qianyu to ensure the safety of the fourth prince of the dynasty.

"Yes, Xi'er will remember."

"Prime Minister." Hua Jueming, who was quietly on the side, was finally called by the emperor.

"exist."

"Is there a guest room in the house for my son to live in temporarily until he goes south? Living next door to Qianyu, even if you don't care about Bao Zhiyi, being familiar with each other is a good preparation for future travel together."

Hua Jueming didn't say much, just said: "Yes."

Hua Qianyu turned his face to look at An Mingxi nearby, neither happy nor sad.

He thought that he was forced to go south because he had something to do with An Mingxi.It's not that An Mingxi was in the way, but the emperor obviously asked him to serve as An Mingxi's bodyguard.Of course, he thought the main reason was on another level——

Weaken Huashi.

Even if he can't play a big role now, transferring hidden dangers away from the center of power before he fully grows is a way to prevent problems before they happen.

As for why An Mingxi was also transferred away, whether it was to monitor him or for another purpose, he was not clear.

The emperor's heart guessed almost right, and Hua Qianyu's resentment gradually calmed down.

... At least not to transfer Brother Mo away.

Whether it's one year, two years, maybe three to five years, he will come back one day.No, there is no need to return to the capital, as long as he can relieve the responsibility of monitoring the censor, he can go to northern Xinjiang to realize his righteousness.

He figured it out, now he can only strive for early "liberation", even if he immediately abandons his pen and joins the army, he will not be able to quell the war that has lasted for more than ten years within a few years.Even without him, other soldiers will lead the battle, and he only hopes that the sister who has washed her face with tears in his memory can wait until he fulfills his promise to her.

He has no way to change the status quo, only to change his mind.

……

Yu Hao, who was taken to Hua Qianshu's bedroom, sat upright on the bed and waited for the arrival of the so-called second son.Originally, he wanted to stand, but recalled that the maid told him to wait on the bed, so he sat on the edge of the bed twisted.He put his hands that had no place to rest on his knees, and his back was straight.

His long hair, which was wiped half dry by the maid, was loosely tied with a headband, and he was only wearing a thin undershirt—Yu Hao felt that this appearance was not suitable for seeing the benefactor who brought him into the mansion. The big man, but really helpless.

He came to ask to be a guest of the Prime Minister's Mansion, because he had almost used up all his money on the way to rush for the exam, and after failing the exam, he also ran out of his last money in Luojing, so he could only work as a waiter in the shop. Earn some food.However, being a waiter in the shop can only solve the problem of survival, and staying in a tavern where he only eats and sleeps makes him look down on the sage books, which is far from allowing him to get closer to his ideal.

Having lost his father in his early years and his mother in adulthood, he has nothing to worry about, his hometown is too far away, and he is unwilling to give up his ideal of becoming an official in the court and benefiting the people, so he stayed in Luojing, so he decided to recommend himself, but for The prime minister can think highly of him as a poor scholar. He has no self-confidence and thinks he can't even get in the door.Originally, he was just dreaming, and his serious plan was to try it in the residence of an official with a low status who also likes to accept customers. He didn't want to be given some wine by the proprietress, and then came after being fanned a little.

To let a drunk like him come in, the Second Young Master must be a good man, maybe he can do it - thinking of this, he waited for more than an hour, his ass was almost numb.

Just when he was considering whether to stand up and walk around first, the door opened, and a tall young man came in, who was probably the Second Young Master he was waiting for.

Yu Hao was about to get up and bow, but Hua Qianshu spoke first: "Why are you... here?"

He suddenly remembered that he was the one who asked people to put this person in his room—in fact, he was just saying it casually, and he always said such frivolous words without opening his mouth.What surprised him even more was that this young man not only did not reject him, but was also so docile...active?

Yu Hao didn't understand what he meant, and there was no movement while thinking.

Am I wrong?Shouldn't you be sitting here?

He thought it was a nobleman's eccentricity to make him sit on the bed.

Yu Hao ruled out distracting thoughts and thought it was important to salute, but before his buttocks were raised, the approaching Hua Qianshu bent down, facing Yu Hao's face below, and after observing, he smiled and said: "Maybe I should really do something What."

After saying this, he straightened up and said condescendingly: "I'm sorry, I'm still inexperienced with men, and I'm afraid I'm going to spoil my lord's kindness."

This means...

Yu Hao, who suddenly realized the meaning of Hua Qianshu, suddenly felt that he had been humiliated, but on the surface, he stood up politely and bowed, and said: "Forgive me, my lord, I was rude."

"It doesn't matter. Under the Hua family, the name is Qianshu, and the single character is Huo, dare to ask the young master's name?" Hua Qianshu asked calmly with one hand behind his back.

Yu Hao kept clasping his hands, and lowered his raised head just now: "I dare not let you be so polite. My surname is Yu, my first name is Hao, and my name is Haoran."

In Yu Hao's eyes, the humble Hua Qianshu still looked aloof.

The arrogance of the sons of the aristocratic family is completely natural.

"Brother Haoran came here with the article in his hand, did he want to join the Hua family?"

Yu Hao murmured in his heart: He is really familiar and direct.

"Yes, I have offended you a lot earlier, please forgive me, my lord."

"It's okay, but unfortunately, my adults don't accept diners."

Yu Hao suddenly felt that he was happy for nothing.

—Then why did you let me in?Just to humiliate me?

"Brother Haoran, you don't need to be too polite."

"Yes." Yu Hao bent down, put down his hands, and straightened up.

"But I can accept you, I don't know what brother Haoran wants to do?"

Yu Hao looked up at him and said, "My lord, have you seen my handwriting?"

Yu Hao didn't think he had any serious purpose in taking him in.

"Looked."

"how?"

Hua Qianshu said bluntly: "It's difficult to get the first place."

Yu Hao was struck by five thunderbolts.

"In my humble opinion, although the words of the article are modest, the aggressive meaning hidden under them is obvious. If such an article is used to participate in the imperial examination, I am afraid that it will make the examiners unhappy."

Indeed, this was Yu Hao's copy of the essay recalling the examination, and it did make him fail.

"There is a saying in this saying that both the poor and the rich seek to improve, but the poor are poor and the rich are rich. The rich get rich from the poor, and the poor get poor from the rich. Although the rich are rich, they don't Willing to give his wealth; although the poor are diligent, the fate of their children and grandchildren cannot be changed. Haoran believes that in order to improve the lives of the lower class, the gap between the rich and the poor must be gradually narrowed, and he has given many good suggestions. However, what you said Most of the time you look up from the lower level, you can't escape the common people's thinking. Although this shows your heart for the people, but the viewing angle is too low, so the field of vision is also small.

"The rich are not rich in a day, and the poor are not poor in a hundred generations. The wealth of the descendants is the ancestors' creation, and then consolidated by several generations. If they are not good at management, they can be destroyed overnight. The difference between the rich and the poor makes people diligent. You say rich People oppress the poor, and some rich people do, but if the government is honest and upright, it will certainly not ignore the wailing of the people-the problem of character has nothing to do with wealth. But if the rich are forced to share the wealth, then the poor can just sit, Why work hard? How can there be order in Kyushu? At that time, the rich will be even more unwilling to give away everything, and the poor will die first after losing their money and rations.

"A thinks that B is rich, and B sees himself as ordinary. There is a pursuit in life, and it is not wrong to seek wealth and get richer. It is the practice of a person without ambition. If the other party has ideals, even if the ideals are as rich as an enemy, why not? The rich people you mentioned are not just merchants, but the wealth of the officials is not as much as that of the big merchants. If you force the distribution of wealth, there is no uniform standard, not only is it difficult to distinguish between the rich and the poor, but it will not have a big impact on the gentry, but will point the finger at the merchants. It will be aggravated. Although merchants have a lot of money, they are low-ranked and low-status. Since ancient times, they have had a good reputation. If there is a regulation to forcefully divide their wealth in order to "balance", the number of merchants will drop sharply, and the flow of people will drop sharply. There is a lack of communication between regions, and the cohesion of Kyushu has plummeted, which is not a good thing.

"The improvement of people's lives should start with production. If there is a bumper harvest every year, everyone can have food to eat, and the problem of food and clothing will be solved. Only when food and clothing are solved can we think about small wealth. It will be real step by step."

After hearing this, Yu Hao was silent for a long time.

I'm not talking about equalizing money—he thought, but didn't deny it.

He vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he was suppressed by the opponent's aura for a while, so he couldn't make any rebuttals.

Hua Qianshu saw that he was shocked, and continued: "I just raised these questions from the perspective of what I saw. I am not a sage, and what I said may not necessarily be the correct answer."

But it can be regarded as penetrating into the inside——Yu Hao thought to himself.

"Since you have the common people in your heart, I think you can be a good official."

Yu Hao shook his head: "Have the common people in mind? I just want me and people like me to live a good life. The starting point is nothing but myself, and it's not that great."

"How can there be a born great man in the world? The imperial examination is not the standard for judging good or bad. I said you were difficult to get in, but you made too clear the differences in your family background and didn't please the high-ranking people—so you failed."

"how do you know……"

"I showed your book to my brother, and my brother said that this is the theme of this session of the exam, so I guessed privately—whether you want to join me? Maybe I can broaden your horizons, but I am not in the officialdom. No matter how good you are, I can't recommend you."

"My lord is benevolent," Yu Hao said with a long bow, "I am very grateful."

In short, he found his footing.