Chapter Thirty-Eight: Concubine Xuance

Zhu Heyu got up very early in the morning and walked down to change clothes, only to find that he slept in kimono last night. When he raised his eyes, he saw that Zhu Ran was lying on the desk reading a book, and unconsciously walked over, hugged her waist from behind and said, "Ran Ran is working so hard? ”

"The prince is awake." Zhu Ran said while trying to break free of him. Unexpectedly, Zhu Heyu said in a very unserious tone: "Is it that this king has not wanted you for many days, you have forgotten the duty of the side princess." ”

His words worked, and Zhu Ran stopped moving after hearing this. Zhu Ran originally thought that in the past half a month, the relationship between the two had eased, and he could behave in front of him, but now it seems that it is just his unilateral delusion. Zhu Heyu never thought that they were equal, and in his eyes, he was just one of his concubines. He smiled silently and bitterly in his heart, and then slowly spoke: "The concubine doesn't dare." ”

Zhu Heyu felt Zhu Ran's mood change, he didn't mean that, but when he heard her say the words "the concubine doesn't dare", he felt upset, and shouted outside the door: "Come on, change the clothes of this king." ”

Hearing this, the maid standing outside the door entered the house and brought the robe that had been prepared.

Zhu Heyu looked at Zhu Ran's indifferent face and said to the maid, "Stand down." ”

When Zhu Ran heard him say this, he understood what he meant. Got up from his chair, picked up his clothes from the tray and walked over to him.

I went to untie the belt around his waist first, and when my hand touched the edge of his belt, I still shuddered abruptly. Hold back the trembling and untie the band. He didn't shy away from it, and opened his arms wide to let Zhu Ran change his clothes for him. The outer coat is taken off, but the middle coat has to be taken off. Zhuran stood in place, not wanting to move. Zhu Heyu looked at Zhu Ran with a very good temperament and a smile on his face. Zhu Ran really wanted to play a little trick at this moment, and pushed him away regardless of the consequences, but... She couldn't.

I could feel the heat on his body through the middle coat, and forcibly untied his right girdle, and under the white middle coat was his copper-colored skin. As soon as he saw this, Zhu Heyu dragged Zhu Ran into his arms. Lowering his head, his lips deliberately and completely pressed on Zhu Ran's ears, and said softly: "Ran Ran is so twisted, it seems that he is not used to ......" The rest of the words are more blushing than speaking.

Zhu Heyu didn't do anything to Zhu Ran, kissed her forehead and let go of her. I no longer use her to change clothes, but take off my middle coat and put on a new one.

It was only the end of the morning when I was washing up, and halfway through breakfast, Chasing Feng came in to report that the two scholars of Taixue were already waiting in the wing. Zhu Heyu looked at Zhu Ran beside him who was still chewing slowly, waved his hand towards Chaifeng and said, "Tell the two adults that this king will arrive soon." ”

Zhu Ran didn't expect Zhu Heyu to take him to meet the two scholars, and wondered why Zhu Heyu didn't leave after eating, and when she put down the chopsticks leisurely, she heard Zhu Heyu say: "If Ran Ran doesn't finish eating, the two scholars will really have to wait." Only then did he react. Blaming herself for her unreasonableness, the two university scholars are rich and wealthy, not to mention their high morality, just thinking of the old age of the two, they waited in the side room in the morning, but she unhurriedly let the two of them wait for the time of a meal, which also made her ashamed.

After some courtesy, Zhu Heyu asked the two scholars to explain in detail the systematic talk about farming in front of him. He looked at Zhu Ran from time to time, although he didn't say anything, but the meaning in his eyes couldn't be more obvious, and he asked her to remember it in detail. Zhu Ran listened intently, she would read some books on agriculture in her spare time, but they were very scattered. For example, the cultivation requirements, Gunzhou is located in the North China Plain, how to raise seedlings in this dry land, how to strengthen seedlings, what is the standard of planting distance, and other specific steps are ambiguous. Listening to the elaboration of the two university scholars slowly and logically, I felt that I benefited a lot. This conversation lasted for two hours, and the waitress of the post station came to refill the tea for the two of them many times, and finally Zhu Heyu said with a humble attitude: "There are two adults, Heyu has been taught." ”

"The prince is serious, this minister's business." The two of them said in unison.

Zhu Heyu picked up the teapot at hand, poured a cup of tea and handed it to one of them, "Lord Qian, please." After waiting for the tea to thank him, Zhu Heyu asked: "According to the two adults, how should Gunzhou act in this situation, which is the most appropriate?" ”

After a moment of deep thought, one of them replied: "There has been a long drought and no rain, and the people's hearts are sluggish, and the people are afraid that there will be no harvest and they refuse to sow seeds. However, food is the foundation of the country, and for the sake of today, the only way to do it is to publicize it, teach the people, familiarize itself with the key road of farming, and grasp the essence of farming. Although this method is not curable, it can be implemented for the time being, and when it rains in the future, some crops can be saved. ”

Zhu Heyu already had an idea in his heart, thinking that the two scholars around him were upright literati, but after a little temptation, he saw the nature of the two. There are two reasons why the people are reluctant to sow seeds, the first is that there is no rain for a long time, and the second is that the imperial court pays heavy taxes, and this second point is the most important, and no one wants to do it in the hearts of the people: after sowing, they have worked hard for a year, even if it rains at this time, the crops will definitely be reduced, and then the deduction handed over to the imperial court will be deducted, and there is not much left, not enough for the family to eat for a winter, not to mention, the spring ploughing in the coming year is to borrow foreign debts. Rather than that, it is better to maintain the status quo. But the second point is related to the policy of the imperial court and the emperor's light and evening, so how can it be easily explained.

But turning back to his thoughts, he said to the two of them in an approving tone: "My lord's words are very reasonable, spring plowing is related to the fortune of the country, and it cannot be delayed for a moment." Someone came, quickly went to the government office, and informed Lord Wu that two hours later he would set up a platform on Jian'an Street, the main road of Gunzhou City, and the king would face the people in the county about spring ploughing. ”

In less than two hours, everything was ready, and Zhu Ran and Zhu Heyu were standing on the pulpit about two zhang high and about three times long and wide. On the pulpit, a large peachwood case is placed about a zhang, and there are four treasures of the large study room on the case, and there are layers of people around the pulpit, and the innermost layer is a group of officials from Gunzhou County, and Wu Yimin, the county guard, is also among them.

The noisy crowd kept moving, and men, women and children all wanted to see Prince Ruixin and his concubine. Zhu Heyu looked around, and then said calmly and powerfully: Zhu Heyu was loved by his father and came to Gunzhou to perform suburban salutes, and he knew that farming was a big thing, and he didn't dare to relax for a moment. We are calling you today, and there are three things to announce. First, from now on, schools will be set up in Gunzhou County and its seven subordinate counties to teach the people the essentials of farming. As soon as these words came out, except for a small number of scholars and a group of officials who knew the great benefits and sighed, most of the people did not care, people did not say anything on their faces, but they could beat the drum in their hearts: Teach me how to farm! My ancestors have been people for generations, and the land will not be planted.

Zhu Heyu had expected in advance that one of them was just a foreshadowing for the second and third points later. It's just that the second or third points didn't come out of his mouth.

There was silence all around, and people were waiting for Zhu Heyu to speak, but Zhu Heyu held a pen and leaned over to write a few big characters on the dark yellow rice paper the size of the table. Zhu Ran looked at the words on the paper, but she didn't expect Zhu Heyu to give her a look, and when she was hesitating, Zhu Heyu had put down the brush and wrote two words on Zhu Ran's palm in the dark, "Tax, change". My heart trembled suddenly, thinking that I would be wrong, but Zhu Heyu cast a resolute look again, all this only happened between Zhu Heyu's body and one fell together, except for the two of them, no one else knew anything. Zhu Ran held his palms stiffly, stabilized his mind, and then said loudly: "It is the season of valley rain, and everyone's refusal to sow seeds is only because of the great drought, or is there another reason?" Everyone's expressions really changed suddenly, Zhu Ran took a deep breath, and said calmly: "The second point is: change the law of taxation in the imperial court, and all those who farm are exempt from poll tax, and those who have more than 100 acres of land are exempted from forced labor." As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar. It's just that this uproar is divided into two kinds, one because of excitement and the other because of fear. The common people were naturally excited, but the officials knew that the imperial court had no such intentions, and besides, if they wanted to change the policy that had been established since the founding of the country, how could there be no official document announced in advance. And although these words came out of the mouth of King Ruixin's side concubine, the effect was like Zhu Heyu himself. Wu Yimin, who was standing in the crowd, stroked his beard and thought in his heart: Didn't the Holy God give Prince Ruixin the right to act cheaply?

Zhu Ran's palms were soaked with sweat, and he announced the third point aloud: "This year, we will take the lead in introducing improved varieties in Gunzhou, and the price of grain will be halved for those who take Gunzhou County to buy grain at the designated place of the government. ”

The audience finally boiled, and everyone knelt on the ground and shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live long live, long live my new king, Ruixin princess Chitose Chitose Chitose-"

At this time, Zhu Heyu held up the five big characters that he had written before, "Min'an is Guotai".

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live, Ruixin King, Ruixin Princess Chitose Chitose-"

Everyone may have forgotten that Zhu Ran is Zhu Heyu's side concubine, not the princess, but who cares at this time.

Zhu Ran stood next to Zhu Heyu and looked at Zhu Heyu with obvious resentment in his eyes, but Zhu Heyu smiled and turned a blind eye.