Chapter 113: A Chance Encounter
"Elder Ge, what did Your Majesty say?" When he saw Liu Jian coming back, Xie Qian hurriedly asked,
Liu Jian looked at him and couldn't help but sigh lightly, "The emperor is getting more and more incomprehensible!" Then he told him what he had just inquired about from the emperor. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Xie Qian frowned slightly when he heard this, "Then you can only follow Your Majesty's wishes and let him make some changes to the Daming School and the imperial examination system?" ”
Liu Jian shook his head, "What if you don't do this?" As long as the emperor does not go too far, do you think that the Chinese military officials of the DPRK will come out at will to oppose this matter? And without enough pressure, how could His Majesty change his mind? ”
I have to say that Zheng De's hand is indeed very beautiful, and under the framework of not changing the existing system without authorization, according to his own understanding of the system of the previous life, he has made some adjustments to the school and imperial examination system of the Ming Dynasty, in other words, it is old bottles of new wine, which makes it difficult for the ministers of the DPRK and China to talk about the ancestral system anymore.
Xie Qian knew that this matter was irreparable, but he felt unspeakably uncomfortable in his heart, but in the end he still asked, "By the way, what is Your Majesty holding the Imperial Council for?" ”
"I'm afraid it's mostly related to the imperial examination system and the school."
Xie Qian nodded, chatted with Liu Jian absentmindedly, and then left.
Looking at his departing back, Liu Jian suddenly felt a little regretful, since he had retired to Zhishi, why did he still agree to the emperor to serve as this councilor and speaker, and continue to get involved in the affairs of the court? Looking at the emperor's posture, I am afraid that the entire Ming Dynasty will really have to be thoroughly reformed. It is undoubtedly not an unwise thing to continue to get involved. After all, no matter what kind of change, there will always be a group of people who will be unlucky, especially those ministers who stand in opposition.
Of course, it doesn't mean that Liu Jian doesn't want to carry out reforms to eliminate the pros and cons of the Ming Dynasty, but they prefer to do these things under the huge framework of the ancestral system. However, looking at the faint signs of some things that the emperor has done recently, it is obvious that there is a hint of taking the ancestral system. Regardless of whether this is appropriate or not, this courage alone is more than a step stronger than the first emperor back then. But this is what worries him the most, how can the ancestral system be moved.
Just like deciding whether to operate on a patient who is diagnosed with early stage cancer, even if you know that the patient may recover to a healthy normal person after the surgery, the risks involved in surgery are unpredictable. Especially under the premise that the whole person looks ruddy, can eat, drink, run, walk and jump, and is no different from a normal person, and can survive for more than ten years with drugs even without surgery, how many people can really have the courage to make up their minds to undergo this surgery?
If the operation fails and dies on the spot, isn't it the worst choice?
Liu Jian's psychology at the moment is like this, and Daming is now like such a patient, although there are still minor problems. However, under the governance of Emperor Xiaozong, the overall appearance is healthy and healthy, and there is a faint sign of prosperity. If someone stands up at this time and says that they want to carry out a drastic reform, it is estimated that most people think that this is simply an unreasonable thing.
He somehow felt a little inexplicably scared. I couldn't help but look up at the scorching sun above my head, just like Da Ming at this moment, I couldn't help but say to myself, "I hope Your Majesty won't come nonsense!" ”
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There is a branch alley in the south of the fourth archway in the east of Jingshi. This division is the place where the Ming Dynasty court music institution Jiaofang Division is located, and the music book is the brothel of the official family, which belongs to the Ministry of Rites Jiaofang Division, so the alleys near this area are Goolan Yuan, which is the red light district of the Ming Dynasty. Of course, this kind of official brothel under the Department of Education will naturally not be open to ordinary people, and most of them are dedicated to the powerful royal relatives of the court, so as to avoid the invasion of ordinary brothels.
So when it was nightfall, Zheng De came here to look at the scene of a brightly lit city that never sleeps, and after listening to Yan Song's explanation on the side, he couldn't help but sigh lightly: This is a drunken ecstasy cave!
"Your Majesty, do you really want to go in?" Yan Song looked at the emperor's appearance full of interest, and had a bad premonition.
Zheng De glanced at him lightly, "Isn't it okay?" ”
"The emperor is my great son, how can he enter such a filthy place!" Although Yan Song was warned by the emperor last time, as a Confucian disciple, he couldn't really sit idly by and ignore this matter, otherwise he would really lose his duty as a courtier, so he couldn't help but persuade him.
"Has anyone ever been in such a place?" Zheng De glanced back at him.
"This ...... If you go back to Your Majesty, there will naturally be. Yan Song finally nodded, after all, as the director of the Ming National Security Bureau, if he couldn't even control the whereabouts of the ministers of the DPRK and China, he, the director, didn't have to continue to be the director. And this kind of thing is even more nowhere to lie, visiting the Qinglou is a common thing in the eyes of the ministers of the DPRK and China, how can they be less beautiful people to accompany them?
And Mu Bin, director of the Daming National Security Bureau on the side, is still on the side, although this person is in charge of the army and the collection of foreign intelligence. But thinking that he was ordered by the emperor to monitor every move of the Military Intelligence Agency, he must have been involved in the Military Intelligence Bureau. If you lie, I'm afraid you'll be exposed immediately, right?
Zheng Dedao, "Since they are all going, why can't I go, Liu Jin, what do you say?" ”
Hearing the emperor call himself, Liu Jin smiled like a chrysanthemum blooming with an old face, and echoed with a smile, "What the Lord said is that the ministers in the court always say that the emperor can't do this, and he can't do that." But why do you do it yourself, and you can't do it yourself, but ask others to abide by it, where does this come from? Is it just because Long Live Lord is the son of the Great Tomorrow, aren't they also the ministers of the Great Ming? ”
Yan Song was also speechless for a while when he heard this, but fortunately, Mu Bin on the side stood up at this time and said, "Since the emperor promised the queen mother to keep filial piety for the emperor for three years, if you go to the Qinglou, I'm afraid it will be inappropriate, right?" ”
"This ......" Zheng De's turn was speechless for a while, he just didn't want to get married so early, how could he think so much, he never thought that he would end up lifting a stone to shoot himself in the foot.
Only now did he realize that his cheeks were really not as thick as he imagined, and he couldn't do anything to break his word and gain weight.
Are you really going home?
Zheng De was very unwilling, sighed lightly and was about to return to the palace. But inadvertently, I found a familiar figure not far away. His eyes lit up and he waved his hand, "Go and call that maid." ”
As a scholar, even if he had no choice but to be a spy leader, he really couldn't do it if Yan Song intercepted the woman of the good family halfway. After a slight hesitation, Mu Bin on the side glanced at him and seemed to see his embarrassment, so he stepped forward and quickly "invited" the maid over.
This little maid originally came out to buy supper for her master, but she didn't expect to meet a middle-aged man with extraordinary bearing and asked her to come over. Originally from a humble background, she was naturally powerless to resist, so she had to obediently follow. But when he saw so many people in front of him, he was completely stupid, who are these people? Why did you find yourself?
"Don't be afraid, I'm not the maid Su'er who followed Jiang Yuan'er, why don't you recognize me?" Zheng De smiled and said with relief.
His original intention when he left the palace was to come and see Jiang Yuan'er again, who could be said to be the most eye-catching woman after coming to this world, but he didn't expect to meet his personal maid here.
This maid named Su'er looked at the young man with clear eyebrows in front of her, although she felt a little familiar, but she really couldn't remember where she had seen it, maybe she was also a guest of her master.
Seeing that Zheng De didn't seem to have any malicious intent, she was not the kind of maid who hid in the boudoir, but a person who often showed her face, but slowly calmed down and asked, "May I ask your son's surname?" ”
"My surname is Zhu, your young lady's carriage was frightened and almost hit me a few days ago, do you remember?" Zheng Deyi closed the folding fan in his hand and said with a smile.
"Oh, it was originally Zhu Gongzi, I don't know what Gongzi has to tell the slave maid?" This little maid didn't remember who this person was at all, but just said it on purpose.
However, this still made Zheng De, who was as innocent as a blank piece of paper, quite happy, "By the way, what about your young lady?" ”
It turned out to be a guest who saw her own lady, and Su'er finally understood why this person stopped her, but why didn't this person go in and pestle here?
Although his mind was full of doubts, he also knew that these were not what a maid should ask, and replied, "Miss is entertaining guests, I'm afraid it's inconvenient to entertain the son." ”
Entertaining guests, a woman in a green house personally entertains guests. Zheng De suddenly thought of some inappropriate pictures for children, and somehow felt quite uncomfortable in his heart.
"Let your young lady come down."
Hearing the young man speak in an unquestioning tone, this Su'er wanted to reply, 'Who do you think you are?' However, seeing that these people who followed him were able to be maids in the Qinglou, their ability to observe words and emotions was naturally not bad, and the origin of wanting to return to the position was really quite extraordinary, so naturally they could not be offended.
She tried her best to say in a tactful tone, "My young lady only entertains one benefactor every night, and I invite Zhu Gongzi to come back tomorrow night." ”
Zheng De also came up when he heard this, looked at her and said with a tough attitude, "Then I must see her today?" ”
This Su'er was speechless for a moment, so she had to kneel on the ground with a "poof", "Please don't embarrass your son." ”
Zheng De didn't expect this person to kneel down directly, and quickly helped this Su'er up, feeling a little ashamed, after all, it was too embarrassing to bully a girl's family.
With an embarrassed expression, he said, "Why bother, I apologize to you, I'm sorry." ”
"Childe is polite." This Su'er was also taken aback when she heard this, and hurriedly returned the salute. He had never seen someone with such status apologize to himself, and he was a little flattered. Although she is the personal maid of the top brand of Yichun Courtyard, many people are quite polite to themselves in front of the master. However, he still looks down on himself and others in his bones, let alone apologize and the like, which makes his perception of Zheng De suddenly much better.
"Forget it, I won't embarrass you."
Zheng De waved his hand, glanced back at Yan Song, and felt that it was not appropriate for him to do this, after all, this spy leader was also an official of the imperial court. Then he looked at Mu Bin again and ordered, "You go and tell this Jiang Yuan'er girl, please come out." ”
Since you can't go in yourself, can't you ask someone to come out?
"Son, don't come nonsense, this is subordinate to the Yamen of the Teaching Workshop." Seeing that Zheng De was about to send someone to use force, this Su'er hurriedly dissuaded.
"Don't worry, I'm in charge of this." Zheng De smiled at her.
Mu Bin nodded, as long as the emperor doesn't enter this kind of place, it's nothing to invite someone out, can something else happen in broad daylight?
So I went in single-handedly.
Seeing Zheng De's indifferent look, even though the girl named Su'er was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, she could only stare helplessly in the end.