Chapter Eight: Emperor Tianqi's Choice
Forbidden City, Wuying Hall.
A handsome young man sat upright after the imperial case. He looked at the miniature version of the Gan Qing Palace, which was only three feet tall but was tortuous and subtle, and ingenious, and had a look of pride. However, a memorial on the case also made him feel a little melancholy. It was obviously a Shandong earthquake? Didn’t I have issued an order to provide disaster relief and reduce taxes from various governments this year? But why did the ministers not buy it? He also said that the treasury was empty and there was no money or food to allocate, but he insisted on me to issue a self-criticism edict?
Why is it so difficult to be an emperor? A few days ago, I received a report from the Liaodong refugees who came to the mainland. I wanted to instruct the Ministry of Revenue to issue grain relief and reclaim wasteland. The group of ministers who were eating and not doing human affairs actually delayed the process and refused to handle it. In the end, I took out 500,000 taels from the treasury before letting go.
Wei Zhongxian? Emperor Tianqi was mixed with thoughts of this name! For this eunuch who was fighting against the wet nurse Keshi, Emperor Tianqi knew what he had done in private, nor did he know why he always asked for instructions when he was doing carpenter work. In order to cultivate him, he had enough strength to fight against the outside court, and even indulged his adopted son to make "five tigers", "five dogs", "ten children", "forty grandchildren" and so on!
Yang Lian? How do you say this person? He persuaded the court officials, stepped forward, broke into the Ganqing Palace and forced Li Xuanshi to move out, settled the court, and supported Emperor Tianqi to ascend the throne! Compared with other Donglinists, he was a good person. However... Tianqi's eyes fell on the memorial on the case again, "...Shu Zheng: rain, Yang, Yan, Han, Feng, Shi Five came to prepare, each of them to describe the grass, and the grass was rich. One extreme was prepared, the other extreme was not, the other extreme was not bad. He said Xiu Zheng: Su, Shi Yu Ruo. Ju Zheng: Crazy, Chang Yu Ruo; said Wang Sheng, Wu Su, Yu Ruo, Wu Yue, and Shi Yin Ruo..." Isn't it "Shangshu"? I haven't read it, why do all natural disasters blame me?
I don’t want to be a good emperor, but have you given me a chance? When I was the crown prince, Li Xuan was arrogant and jealous and did not allow me to talk to others. When I became the emperor, why don’t you want me to make a clay sculpture that listens to you and stamps for you? As long as it is something that is not beneficial to you Donglin Party members, even if the world is in chaos, you will not do it, and you will not agree to do it!
Forget it, don't think about it, keep silent! Be a carpenter, and go to ** to play hide and seek when you have time. One day I will let you know that the emperor is bleeding thousands of miles in anger! Isn't it just a self-destruction? I'll drag it first, but I can't drag it down and write a letter. Who of the ancestors has never done this?
"Emperor—" Just as he was thinking, the little eunuch next to him called out softly.
"What's the matter?" Emperor Tianqi couldn't help but frowned. This person who was not open in his eyes actually dared to disturb me?
"Qi...Qi reported to the Emperor, Eunuch Wei brought the list of Jinshi in the current academic qualifications to meet him!" There were really few people around the emperor who had no eyesight. Seeing that the emperor was unhappy, he immediately knelt down on the ground.
"Oh, I know, let him in!" Emperor Tianqi wanted to laugh, haha... Jinshi list? Look! I don't know how many Donglin party members there are on this year; and Wei Zhongxian, I don't know how many bribes he has received behind his back.
"I'm here to see the emperor, long live my emperor!" Although Wei Zhongxian looked like he was the only one in the world, he knew where his rights came from, and at least he was very respectful to Emperor Tianqi at the surface.
"Little Wei Zi, can you and the Ministry of Rites do such a small matter? " Emperor Tianqi took the list of Jinshi transferred and asked by the way: "What is the situation of selecting a scholar in this subject?"
"Return to the emperor, I ask the emperor for his blessing. Now I have selected 409 scholars. Among them, the first armor is given to Jinshi and the third person, and the emperor also asked to decide. The second armor is given to Jinshi and the second armor is given to 77 Jinshi and the third armor is given to 329 Jinshi! However,..." Unexpectedly, Unexpectedly, Lu Xiangsheng really won the Jinshi and fooled him. He quickly thought about fooling the emperor and put the 100,000 taels of silver into his pocket...
"Oh? Could it be that there is something else?" Old Yield Wei's turn was that he lost the appetite of Emperor Tianqi.
"This... Lu Xiangsheng, a second-class Jinshi, had been rude to discuss current affairs after drinking in a restaurant a few days ago. He has been taken down by Shuntian Mansion! Therefore, he asked to seize his fame and be sent to the Fu Prince of Luoyang!" Wei Zhongxian became accustomed to fooling the emperor, and this little thing was not difficult for him. He was just a big hat to hold him on.
Isn't that what the Donglin Party members do every day? Is this a crime? We are not that Ming Dynasty, but Mi Qing! And how many times have you used this excuse? Why don't you know to exchange for something fresh? And... I'm also... I'm sent to Luoyang? Fu Wang Mansion? No, very wrong. This little Wei Zi is fooling me again. Emperor Tianqi was not good at conspiracy because he was in a hurry to ascend the throne, but that doesn't mean he is stupid! He saw through the tricks in it at once.
"Little Wei Zi..." Emperor Tianqi decided to give Wei Zhongxian a warning so that this kid would not grow any more and less. He was too lazy to catch up with the telecom frauds in later generations. He was still using the same excuses! He was not annoyed, but I was still annoyed when he listened to it! He slapped the case suddenly and said, "Don't think I really don't know anything. Say, what's going on?"
"Slave...slave..." Wei Zhongxian was stunned. He usually used such a smooth excuse to be useless?
"I only give you one chance!" Emperor Tianqi snatched the imperial case lightly. He didn't think that he would really be deeply involved in this matter. But is he the emperor? When he is bored, he can find something to relieve his depressed mood just now.
"Yes...yes..." Wei Zhongxian's mind was quickly turned around several times. Before he was completely dizzy, he decided to take action. It was nothing serious to have Keshi's care! Isn't there an old saying that he is frank and lenient? So from Zhu Youcong's mouth, through King Fu, Xiao Changzi told him that after Wei Zhongxian's Xiurun, he was tear-jerking, and his heart was broken and his resentment was lingering... (numbers are omitted) Anyway, it's just that nonsense, it's officially published and released in Wuying Palace!
After hearing this, Emperor Tianqi's first reaction was that this little fat man was a lie! He was still a dream immortal's guidance? He was still a noble man? Damn, why didn't you just say that Lu Xiangsheng is the reincarnation of the Buddha? What did he want this Juren? Rebellion? Emperor Tianqi did not have the pride of rebellion like his ancestor Wudi, and he believed that a little kid under ten years old planned such a big thing or anything. It shouldn't be... Emperor Tianqi was also scared by a sudden absurd idea that he suddenly came up with! Well, no matter how old he was, he wouldn't be so anxious to find a twin boy. Since Lu Xiangsheng can be won by the Jinshi, he must be about twenty! What exactly is he going to do? Haha... I have to take a good look at this brother!
"Little Wei Zi, how about this Lu Xiangsheng?" Emperor Tianqi put away his stubborn intention at the beginning and wanted to inquire well, or say that the Eight Trigrams are fine.
"This is a scholar from Lu Xiangsheng, whose name is Jiandou, and his name is Jiutai, Yixing, Changzhou, although he is a literati with fair skin, but he is talented. He can use a doctoral disciple at the age of seventeen to use a 136 kilogram big knife!" Wei Zhongxian was not stupid either. After taking on the deal, he still asked someone to investigate, which is useful now.
"Oh? Both civil and military?" Emperor Tianqi became more interested, and was also curious about the little cousin he had never met before. However, he did not intend to let Wei Zhongxian go so easily: "How much benefit did you take the King of Fu this time?"
Seeing that Emperor Tianqi was angry again, Wei Zhongxian gave up his original last resistance and stretched out a finger to confess: "Ten...100,000 taels of silver!"
"One hundred thousand taels of silver..." Emperor Tianqi pretended to be angry and said, "You bold little Wei Zi! Do you know what crime should you be guilty of making a vassal king outside?"
Ah... I'm having a big time? Wei Zhongxian didn't care whether the emperor was really angry or fake, and he was so scared that he kept trembling, saying, "I'm guilty! I'm dead..."...
"Ten Thousand Deaths? I think you deserve ten thousand deaths!" Emperor Tianqi suddenly changed his voice: "I have made a lot of objects recently, but I don't know..."
Huh? Are you talking about the crime of the diplomatic vassal kings? Why did you turn to handicrafts again? Master, we are old people. Can you step a little smaller and not be so big? We can't keep up! Wei Zhongxian's head is almost knocked out, but he still has to wait for Emperor Tianqi to finish his words to see if he needs to find someone to move his last life-saving card.
"I want to open a small shop outside the palace to sell these items, but the store and the staff..." Emperor Tianqi was very satisfied with Wei Zhongxian's current performance and began to take the opportunity to blackmail.
"Sister... I'll do it!" Wei Zhongxian hurriedly took over the emperor's words. Isn't it just a store? Do you need to be so fooling people? You are the emperor. The scare just now made people jump and thump!
"Then you get up!" Seeing that the goal was achieved, Emperor Tianqi was too lazy to continue to have a stern face and was frightening. He then changed his eyes and said, "Since it was something that the emperor asked you to do, then send him the person! But forgot this fame..., don't bother, and it will be removed. Next time, King Fu has any more requests, you must let me know immediately, do you understand?"
"Yes, thank you for the grace of long live!" Seeing that the storm had passed, Wei Zhongxian began to secretly think that he would have collected 100,000 taels, except for those who sent him to Shuntian Mansion and those who opened a shop for the emperor. Although he was a little scared this trip,... According to the emperor's wishes, the benefits of the Fu Prince's Mansion will be quite a lot in the future.
A few days later, outside Xizhimen
There were two vulgar figures in a carriage, one of which was Xiao Changzi who was about to return to Luoyang. If you want to say that Wei Zhongxian was doing a good business, he not only did the job. Before leaving, he really couldn't stand Xiao Changzi's shabby appearance, and he also specially sent Xiao Changzi an old car that people had not used for many years to Xiao Changzi. But this broken car was many times better than the one he had entered Beijing!
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Chapter completed!