Two people in a room, with a table, chairs and a single bed; Eat four dishes and one soup, there are meat and vegetarian; The preferential policy for students is converted into money and can be enjoyed as well.

Lu Qinghou thinks these are very good! There is no limit to the study time for new studies, and you will be assessed once every three months, and you can be selected if you meet the graduation standards, and you can become an official!

Oh, you have to live in a big house, there are maids and servants waiting, and others have to be respected, is that the blessing that scholars should enjoy?

For those who have really tasted the hardships of life and the difficulty of making a living, Lu Qinghou's thoughts are different from those of this benevolent brother. He also saw that this guy was reluctant to give preferential treatment to the students, so he came to mix.

The Tao is different, and they do not conspire with each other; Words are not speculative for more than half a sentence.

Although Lu Qinghou didn't like this benevolent brother, he had stayed in the restaurant for so long, and he had learned to be tactful. casually perfunctory a few words, he used the excuse of visiting the Beijing Division, came out of Xinxue, and stood on the side of the road a little hesitantly.

I inquired all the way, but I was not familiar with other places in Beijing at all, and there was no tourist map at that time, let alone any navigation, so Lu Qinghou didn't know where to go for a while.

"This benevolent brother—" A greeting came from behind him, attracting Lu Qinghou's attention.

The blue-clothed scholar was also newly learned, arched his hand with a smile, and said, "In Xia Lu Xiaobu, it seems that Brother Ren has just arrived and doesn't know the way. Please take the liberty of asking. ”

Lu Qinghou hurriedly returned the salute and said, "In Xia Lu Qinghou, he is indeed a newcomer to Beijing. I wanted to see the scenery of the capital, but I didn't know the road, which was very difficult. ”

Lu Xiaobu smiled more enthusiastically and said, "What a coincidence, Brother Lu and Xia were the same family five hundred years ago. I also want to go shopping casually, if Brother Lu doesn't dislike it, is it okay to walk together? ”

"Thank you, Brother Lu, I can't ask for it." Lu Qinghou thanked him and walked slowly along the street with Lu Xiaobu.

While walking and chatting, Lu Qinghou learned that Lu Xiaobu had just arrived at Xinxue. But he is a person from Beizhili, and he has been to Jingshi, although he is not a living map, but he will not get lost.

"Is this a construction spree?" Lu Qinghou stretched out his hand and pointed to a group of people who were working on the side of the road, and asked suspiciously: "When I first joined the Beijing Division, I saw a lot, and I didn't have time to ask in detail. ”

Lu Xiaobu smiled and said, "Brother Lu doesn't know, this is building a toilet to facilitate travelers and pedestrians. ”

Lu Qinghou blinked his eyes and said with a smile: "I see." Looking at the materials and construction, it is very careful. ”

"This is the will of Long Live Life." Lu Xiaobu arched his hand in the direction of the Forbidden City and said, "In addition to building toilets, we also need to dig drainage ditches to fill in dirty blisters. ”

After a pause, Lu Xiaobu stretched out his hand and said, "See, there is a garbage bin on the street at intervals; The sanitation in front of the store is also supervised. ”

Lu Qinghou showed a surprised expression and asked, "Could it be that Long Live thinks that the Jingshi is not neat enough?" ”

"Brother Lu hasn't read the last two issues of the newspaper, has he?" Lu Xiaobu glanced at Lu Qinghou and said, "Long live said that this time is to rectify the dirty and messy environment of the Beijing Division and eliminate the source of the epidemic. ”

What else can this have to do with epidemics? Lu Qinghou didn't understand a little, but he didn't ask again, just waited to read the newspaper.

No one knew the emperor's true intentions, only thought that it was to make the capital clean and tidy. But Zhu Youxiao knew that in addition to wars and famines, there was also a plague that affected several provinces and killed tens of millions.

Since the Xiaoice period cannot be stopped, if preventive measures are not taken, the outbreak of plague will also be a high-probability outbreak.

This is a scientifically proven law that the frequent occurrence of abnormally cold climates will lead to floods, droughts, and locust plagues, which will form a vicious circle of "floods and droughts, famine, and plagues."

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were two main ways of transmission of the plague, one was that the famine forced the people to dig up the food in the rat holes to eat, and even eat rat meat to survive; The second is spread through fleas on rats sucking blood in the population.

Therefore, even if grain is stored in advance, and relief measures are in place when disasters occur, the second mode of transmission cannot be stopped.

Ultimately, good personal hygiene and personal immunity are the keys to solving the problem. Of course, it is also very important to arrange in advance, carry out a "rodent extermination" campaign, and popularize epidemic prevention knowledge.

However, according to the conditions at the time and the standard of living of the people, it was very difficult to do this. Let's just wash your hair and bathe frequently, I'm afraid not many people can do it.

Zhu Youxiao can only use it as a five-year or even ten-year plan to move forward step by step. Environmental sanitation is relatively easy to achieve, and it is only the first step to reduce the environment for mosquitoes and flies to breed and reduce the mess.

Neither Lu Qinghou nor Lu Xiaobu understood very much, although the clean environment was indeed what the Jingshi should have, but the emperor implemented it by issuing an order, which was really a bit of a fuss.

The two chatted and walked, smelling a burst of meat fragrance, which made people salivate, and the stomach was restless.

"This can also be regarded as a characteristic of Jingshi." Lu Xiaobu smiled heartily and looked at Lu Qinghou inquiringly, "Lamb skewers, it is said that it is a seasoning recipe from the palace, and it is indeed rare and delicious. Shall we sit down and have a taste? ”

Lu Qinghou arched his hand and said: "It's a blessing to meet Brother Lu today, how about a certain east?" ”

"To be the east, there must be a first come, first come, if Brother Lu is stingy next time, he will never follow." Lu Xiaobu confirmed his payment with a word, stretched out his hand to greet Lu Qinghou, and walked to a barbecue restaurant.

Nowadays, barbecue has become popular in Kyoto. There are also many varieties, most of them are from the palace, and there are even teppanyaki, but they are different from house to house.

Although some restaurants do not have barbecue plaques, they also provide barbecue dishes, which can be regarded as a measure to satisfy all kinds of drinkers.

The barbecue restaurant that the two of them entered mainly focused on barbecue, as well as the usual stir-fried dishes, and more than a dozen cold side dishes. It's not shabby to get together with three or five friends.

The guy greeted him attentively and served a plate of salted peanuts and a plate of mixed spinach after ordering, so as not to make the guests bored waiting for an empty table.

Drinking slowly, the two literati surnamed Lu talked about the world, but they were also very close to each other. The conversation of the diners at the other table caught their attention.

"The Chengguo Mansion was raided yesterday, I don't know what happened?"

"I heard that he was sentenced to prison, and his crime should be not small."

"Isn't it given an iron coupon, hereditary replacement, and retirement with the country, if it is a minor crime, it will never be dealt with like this."

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was awarded the title of meritorious hero, and 34 people including Li Shanchang and Xu Da were knighted and given the "Golden Book and Iron Coupon".

After Ming Chengzu Zhu Di ascended the throne with "Jing Nan", 26 people including Qiu Fu, a great meritorious hero, were given knighthoods and were also given iron coupons.

The so-called "Golden Book Iron Coupon", in the eyes of ordinary people, is like the existence of the "gold medal for avoiding death" in the commentary, it is not a major crime of rebellion and rebellion, and it must be fine.

In the Ming Dynasty, the golden book iron coupon was divided into seven classes, of which the duke was divided into two classes, the marquis was divided into three classes, and the earls were divided into two classes.

The coupons vary in size, but they are all in duplicate, one for the recipient and the other for the inner house. When it is time to check, just put them together and you can distinguish the authenticity.

However, in the early days of the Ming Dynasty, not only could the golden book and iron coupons not avoid death, but the ministers they owned were basically killed.

Therefore, the "Golden Book and Iron Coupon" of the Ming Dynasty is not a forgiveness of all sins. Among them, "rebellion" is not within the scope of the "gold medal for avoiding death".

Moreover, in addition to "plotting rebellion", if they are lawless, there are also those who are imprisoned and beheaded. For example, Zhang Yanling, the Marquis of Jianchang, was first imprisoned for a long time, and then beheaded in Xishi.

It's just that Zhang Yanling, who relied on his sister as the queen mother and was named a marquis because of his status as a relative, is incomparable with Zhu Chunchen's ancestor, Zhu Neng, who made the first contribution to Jingnan.

But it is such a big prince, and his ancestors are so glorious, but he has been sent to prison, which can't help but make people speculate about the sins he committed.

"Long live—" Lu Xiaobu frowned slightly, but he wanted to speak.

He and Lu Qinghou have just met, and some things are inconvenient to say. In his guess, this was a sign that the emperor was going to attack Xungui.

Lu Qinghou also has his own conjectures, and he is also a little evasive. Just as the guy was serving the food, he raised his glass and avoided the topic.

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Qianqing Palace, the imperial study.

Emperor Zhu Youxiao squinted his eyes slightly, listening to Wang Tiqian reading the contents of the "Golden Book and Iron Coupon".

“…… I hereby swear: In addition to plotting against you, if you commit a capital crime, you will be spared three deaths, and your son will be exempted from two deaths, so as to repay your merits. High but not dangerous, so always keep the noble; Full but not overflowing, so always keep rich. You should be cautious of this word, and tell your descendants that you will be a good minister of the country for all generations, and it will not be great! ”

This is the content of the "Golden Book Iron Coupon" given by Hongwu Taizu, including five parts: the time when the iron coupon was awarded; the official position and title of the person who was given the iron coupon; the merits of those who have been awarded iron coupons; the number of times the emperor promised to avoid death; Words of encouragement to those who have been given iron coupons.

Zhu Youxiao pursed the corners of his mouth lightly, revealing a smile that looked like mockery and helplessness.

If you want to talk about ridicule, it is naturally to Zhu Baba. swore to "repay the merits and keep the wealth", but for the sake of the Zhu family's succession, he still killed the heroes.

If you want to say helplessness, it is naturally to those heroes who have received iron coupons. The emperor wants you to die, and the crime is still determined by the emperor, and the so-called "three times without death" is no different from farting.

To say that you are rebelling is to rebel, to say that you are rebelling is to rebel, and that the golden book and iron coupon not only cannot "save your life from death", but has become a life-saving talisman, I don't know whose sorrow it is?

As for Zhu Chunchen's golden book and iron coupons, it is not even in Zhu Youxiao's eyes.

Moreover, those who hold gold books and iron coupons will be exempted from all death sentences except for rebellion and rebellion. However, after the dismissal of the knight, it is not allowed to be sealed, but it is worth his life!

What do you mean? It is to spare his life, but it is normal to remove the title and the fortune, and it is not allowed to repeat the original position.

Thinking of Zhu Chunchen's despicable behavior in history, Zhu Youxiao really wanted to kill this bastard and confiscate all the gold and silver treasures of the Chengguo Mansion.

But the emperor endured it, and it didn't hurt to keep Zhu Chunchen's dog life for the time being. Anyway, the money of the Chengguo Mansion has already been obtained.

Moreover, the exile of Gejue is enough to deter those brave nobles. Zhu Youxiao even speculated maliciously whether he would be scared to death as he did in history.

Wang Tiqian finished reading the contents of the golden book and iron coupon, handed the golden book and iron coupon to the little eunuch, and said to the emperor with a smile: "Emperor, the slave maid has checked the background of the palace people again, and there are five people who seem to be unreliable. ”

Zhu Youxiao didn't bother to look at the name, waved his hand, and said, "Send it out of the palace to be settled!" ”

"The slave obeys." Wang Tiqian felt the emperor's trust in him, and replied more and more respectfully.

Zhu Youxiao pondered for a moment and asked, "Tomorrow's court meeting, the palace must be properly arranged." ”

"Don't worry, the emperor can save the slaves."

The corner of Zhu Youxiao's eyes flashed, and he saw Li Chengcheng walking in quietly, holding a few ledger-like things in his hands.

It should be the expense account of the Shaoying Academy, right? Zhu Youxiao waved Wang Tiqian away and stretched out his hand to signal Li Chengcheng to come closer.

guessed correctly, Li Chengcheng, the housekeeper, did report the expenses of Shaoying Academy. But this girl was a little absent-minded, her eyes kept rolling, as if she didn't dare to say anything.

"There's something you don't have to hide." Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand and touched Li Chengcheng's face, and said warmly: "I feel uncomfortable, right?" ”

Li Chengcheng glanced at the emperor, was moved by the emperor's gentle and easy attitude, smiled embarrassedly, lifted his skirt and knelt down, lowered his head and begged: "Emperor, the slave has the courage to ask for a favor, please don't drive Fan Xiaohui out of the palace, okay?" ”

Who is Fan Xiaohui? When am I going to kick her out of the palace? Zhu Youxiao was a little confused.

Li Chengcheng lowered his head and continued: "Fan Xiaohui is very good, and he has not made a mistake in the palace for many years......

Seeing the girl pleading pitifully, Zhu Youxiao stroked his forehead and figured out what it was.

Among the few people Wang Tiqian just said that he would send out of the palace, there must be one named Fan Xiaohui. And Fan Xiaohui should be Li Chengcheng's good friend, and the girl came to beg her when she got the news.

"You get up first." Zhu Youxiao was a little helpless, the girl was doing her best and working hard to wait for her, but whether this Fan Xiaohui could stay or not, she couldn't agree immediately.

suddenly thought that it would be a rainy day to clear the palace.

Historically, when Chongzhen was poor and crazy, he asked officials to donate money, but there were very few people who responded positively.

This made Chongzhen also have the idea of stealing his family to collect money, but as soon as he started, his son died. Chongzhen felt that it was a bad sign, and the matter of raiding the house ended without a problem.

In the past, Zhu Youxiao might have thought that this was just an accident, but he would never back down because of this.

But now, both of his women are pregnant and about to become fathers.

After carefully pondering the matter of Chongzhen's murder of his son, he was not sure whether there was a conspiracy, or whether it was the hands and feet of the official Xungui who killed Chongzhen's son.

Li Chengcheng slowly stood up and looked at the emperor with blank eyes.

Zhu Youxiao called a palace man and asked him to inform Wang Tiqian and bring Fan Xiaohui to the Qianqing Palace.

Li Chengcheng saw that things had taken a turn for the better, and he had a smile on his face, serving tea and pouring water, pinching his shoulders and rubbing his arms, and being courteous.

Zhu Youxiao went with the flow and enjoyed the warmth of the girl beautifully. He thinks that if he gets things done, this girl might hug herself and kiss her a few times!

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