Chapter 18: Face Saint
"Are you really going to see the emperor?"
In the back hall of the county government, Hu Ying's eyes widened and looked at Yue Zhang in front of her. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The tea bowl that he suddenly swept down and spun around the table with a "gurgling" sound, and the spilled tea wet his wide sleeves.
The three children behind Yue Zhang and the Xue family saw such a big official as the county master for the first time, and they were nervous and scared. Standing in both strands, seeing Hu Ying angry, her legs were weak and she knelt on the ground.
The baby in Xue's arms was frightened by Hu Ying's voice and cried, and Xue hurriedly whispered comfort.
"Well, I have to go." Yue Zhang sat next to Hu Ying casually, although his body was loose, his eyes were full of determination.
When Hu Ying saw him like this, she was heartbroken: "My Captain Yue, my good nephew!" Now the court has fallen out for the affairs of the Huangzhuang, I heard that the emperor has not been to the court for two days for this matter, you are a person from the Huangzhuang, now go to add fuel to the fire, don't you want a future? ”
Hu Ying blew her beard and stared at Yue Zhang, her face full of incredulity. He knew that Yue Zhang was a little flustered and impulsive, but he didn't expect it to be so serious, this is no longer something that Leng can summarize, and he is stupid when he goes to the depths.
He was also very heartbroken and angry when he heard what happened to Zhuang Min, but his years of political experience told him that it was definitely not a wise thing for Yue Zhang to go to the emperor for these things at this time.
"County Zun, I am the one who died once. Whether it is to be the head catcher of our county or the captain of this Huangzhuang, it is not what I want. But now I want to do this errand well, but how can I do it well? Send hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to the palace every year? Or do you want this poor bunch of people to shut up and not fill in the trouble on it? It's all very simple, but ......."
He paused, looked at the three wazi and Xue who were still kneeling on the ground, and continued: "But it's too simple, to put it mildly, if I want to, I can earn hundreds of thousands of silver to the palace every year, not to mention hundreds of thousands, but these people, I can't watch them live like people!" I have to get them back! ”
Hu Ying froze, looking at the young man in front of him, as if he had returned to his own youth. He was full of spirit when he was just admitted to the Jinshi, and he was ambitious when he was the magistrate.
But as time passed, these were dull and forgotten.
I only think about the way to be an official, think about the big exam, and think about the political performance.
The young boy in front of him was like a sharp blade at this time, with determination and righteousness, cutting off things outside his heart.
He paused, picked up the overturned tea bowl, stood solemnly in front of Yu Zhang, and made a deep move.
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Early the next morning, outside the Imperial Palace, Shenwu Gate.
"Hey! Are you mentally retarded? The emperor is what you want to see? ”
The guards guarding the door drove Yue Zhang away with a sheathed knife, and the three babies tightly held the corners of Yue Zhang's clothes, and the baby in Xue's arms was so frightened that he howled.
"Brother, please go and help my brother spread the word, I am Teng Xiaowei, our family."
"Who is with your family, Lao Tzu Jinyiwei. Send you a message that Lao Tzu can't do his errands or not, there are many people who want to see the emperor every day. No one is allowed to enter the palace without a decree, this is the rule. You, let's go. ”
The guard waved his hand impatiently, returned to the door and stood still, looking at the other side with the surrounding guards without squinting, and no longer paying attention to Yue Zhang.
"What's going on? Who was making noise in front of the palace gate just now? Oops! Isn't this Captain Yue? ”
When Yue Zhang was frowning, he suddenly heard a slightly sharp voice calling him. Looking back, heh! Acquaintances!
"Oh, isn't this an angel? Yue Zhang is polite! ”
The eunuch was the last time he went to deliver the decree to Yue Zhang, and the celebrant followed the eunuch Luo Xiang in the hall, Luo Xiang smiled when he heard what Yue Zhang said, and hurriedly stopped him from making a move.
"Captain Yue can't be called that, when our family is carrying the holy decree, you call it an angel, I, Luo Xiang, can stand it, but I can't call Captain Yue like that on weekdays. Captain, this is ......"
"Oh! There are some things in the imperial village, I want to see the emperor. Can Grandpa Luo help convey it. ”
"It's not going to be easy......"
Luo Xiang said in embarrassment, but before he finished speaking, his sleeve was pulled by Yue Zhang, and a dozen treasure bills were stuffed into his sleeve.
"Ahem, but if Captain Yue really has something important, why don't we go to the prison for you to pass on a message to see the emperor's holy will. Wait here, and don't make any more noise. ”
Luo Xiang told him to turn around and go back, he always thought that Yue Zhang was a celebrity in front of the emperor, if he knew what Yue Zhang wanted to do next, even if this treasure money was ten times thicker, he would not wade into this troubled water.
But this is an afterword, Yue Zhang listened to him, naturally agreed, and pulled the three children and the Xue family to wait quietly under the walls of the Shenwumen Palace.
And so on, I waited from the morning to the afternoon.
When Yue Zhang's three hungry chests were pressed against their backs, they finally came to a small yellow door, glanced at the three of them, and shouted loudly The emperor has come to Wanzezhuang Official School, Tengxiang Captain Yue Zhang.
Yue Zhang also came to the palace for the first time, in his previous life, the Forbidden City was like a market on holidays, crowded with people, and he didn't want to spend money to see people, so although they were not far away, he had never been there.
At this moment, he looked around as if he was a hillbilly entering the city, thinking that it was really big, looking at the eunuchs and palace maids around him who were in a hurry with their heads bowed and their feet on their feet, thinking that even if he had been here in his previous life, what he saw was definitely not such a majestic and magnificent palace.
After walking for about half an hour, Xiao Huangmen finally stood in a side hall and whispered a few times to the eunuch of Yumen, and the eunuch of Yumen entered the hall without mentioning it.
His own guards came over and searched Yue Zhang's body and warned a few taboos about talking to the emperor.
After a short time, the door of the temple opened halfway, and a voice inside shouted: "Xuan; Huangzhuang Official School, Tengxiang Captain Yue Zhang saw the fight. ”
Yue Zhang lowered his head and entered the palace gate, but Sanwazi and the Xue family were stopped by the guards - the emperor only summoned Yue Zhang, and the two of them were naturally not qualified to enter.
Anyway, let's talk about it after seeing the emperor first! Yue Zhang gritted his teeth, took a step, and walked towards the hall.
Zhu Jianshen was sitting behind the desk at the moment and looking at the watch, he had been very troubled in the past few days.
In order to revoke the affairs of the imperial village, the three elders and the courtiers were entangled every day. After Wan Guifei learned about it, she cried to herself again and again, and she was caught in the middle and was in a dilemma. For this reason, he has not been to the morning court for two days.
Zhu Jianshen is not a person who can't listen to the opinions of the courtiers, but after the revocation of the imperial village, what does his inner treasury rely on? It is said that the emperor is rich all over the world, but Zhu Jianshen knows what it is like to have no money.
This young emperor was twice made the crown prince.
During the Jingtai period, his biological father was captured in Tumubao, and then he was deposed as the crown prince by his own uncle and hidden in the cold palace.
Although he was only five or six years old at that time, the hardships at that time were deeply imprinted in his heart as soon as he became sensible.
Hearing that Yue Zhang brought two civilians to ask to see, he originally didn't want to see him, but for a person who was younger than himself but was praised by his mother, he still had some curiosity, and he also had a faint disdain in his heart, so he announced Yue Zhang's arrival.
According to the previous guards, after kneeling down and taking a roll call, Yue Zhang secretly looked at the rare species of the emperor, and constantly compared it with those actors in film and television dramas in his previous life.
Well, this outfit is good, and the embroidery on this dragon robe is good, much stronger than the prop costume. Well, this jade belt looks good, and it would be excellent if you deduct a few pieces as an heirloom.
Well, the emperor's skin is well maintained, but why are you staring at it so big?
While Yue Zhang peeked, Zhu Jianshen also looked at him.
Hmph, it's just a yellow-haired boy, but the skin is good.
Hmph, how can this kid have the appearance of resoluteness, I'm afraid that the people are stupid and stupid, and they just spread the rumors.
Hmph, rude, actually looked at me in front of the palace, bold!
Zhu Jianshen shouted out immediately, scaring the sneaky Yue Zhang.
"Big ...... Daring....! Dare... Dare... Offend! You're... It's a crime... Guilty! ”
At the beginning, the guards didn't think that a little lieutenant would have the courage to look at the emperor's eyes, so they taught him the benefits of the audience, but he didn't expect this stubble at all.
Yue Zhang was stunned at the moment, didn't I just take a look at you? What are you doing?
But then, the guards outside the door heard the emperor's shouting, flashed into the door, and wanted to take him, Yue Zhang saw this battle, and his heart was also panicked, and he said that the emperor didn't want money, and the special code was terrible.
Can't sit still, in a hurry, Yue Zhang's brain was spinning rapidly, and he suddenly remembered a plan!