The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 614

[614. Chapter 595 The Holy King is Birth]

As soon as Hanlin finished speaking, the hall was completely silent.

Are these people really stupid or pretending to be stupid?

What do they mean?

Could it be that…

many people looked miserable and ugly.

What is Qingliu? Qingliu is equivalent to the representatives of the people. They observe the people’s sentiments from below and listen to heaven. Their main responsibility is to represent the people of the world and inspect the faults of the emperor and the court.

But now…

these people are a bit stupid.

Yang Tinghe was a little confused.

This is not hundreds or thousands, this is tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people, and they are still in the capital area. What a turbulent public opinion this is.

Yang Tinghe never expected that something that he didn’t pay much attention to early in the morning would now become a deadly sharp blade.

Yang Tinghe asked hurriedly: “Why do the people go to Xishan?”

Xiao Jing replied: “Didn’t I tell you that Xishan is recruiting villagers!”

Yang Tinghe was a little confused. He recruited a thousand villagers, but tens of thousands of people came. That’s not right.

Many Qingliu who had just stood up were also a little confused and at a loss as to what to do.

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned, a little unable to turn around.

Yang Tinghe forced himself to calm down: “Can someone urge them to go, or what kind of coercion did the people have?”

After hearing this, Zhu Houzhao was furious: “He Tingyang, do you dare to slander me?”

Yang Tinghe knew that he had made a mistake and hurriedly He said: “I’m dead, but something is a little strange. For such a big thing, why don’t we get to the bottom of it? I… thought, I thought… we should invite some people to come and ask questions face to face. Your Majesty, please give me your permission.” I’m here to investigate thoroughly.”

Emperor Hongzhi looked a little cold, and he really didn’t have a good impression of Yang Tinghe.

This person who once had high hopes for him and asked him to assist the prince, now… his true colors have been revealed.

“If you want to ask, just ask here. It’s just a matter of a few words. Why bother?” Zhu Houzhao was very angry.

At this time, everyone in the court looked puzzled.

What’s going on?

Such a big matter really should be clarified immediately.

Emperor Hongzhi nodded: “Xiao Jing…”

Xiao Jing was about to agree.

Yang Tinghe said: “Your Majesty, I think that in order to convince all the officials, it would be better for Shuntian Mansion to invite as many people as you like.”

He was really anxious now.

At this point, there is no way to retreat, we can only go upstream.

The Zhenguo government must have bribed these people, or Fang Jifan must have done some trick.

As long as it is exposed, the truth will naturally come out.

Emperor Hongzhi didn’t seem to blame Yang Tinghe. He was such a person. Even now, he still hopes to leave the last bit of dignity to Yang Tinghe: “Then Shuntian Mansion will invite someone immediately.” There

was a sudden silence in Jinshen Palace, Everyone has their own concerns.

The Shuntian Mansion moved very quickly, and in just a moment, it brought over a dozen people.

These common people were also frightened. They were escorted all the way into the palace with panic on their faces. Looking at this majestic and solemn palace, some people were so frightened that they did not dare to leave anymore. They were almost held up by the guards. Just arrived at the temple.

As soon as these seven or eight common people, old and young, entered the palace and looked at the hundreds of officials on the left and right, as well as the lofty Emperor Hongzhi, they were almost paralyzed with fear. They couldn’t stand anymore. They knelt down and cried. He shouted: “The common people will die. I don’t know what crime the common people have committed?”

“…”

These common people are so real that they can’t be more real.

Seeing their frightened expressions, some actually smiled.

Emperor Hongzhi said unhurriedly: “Are you satisfied with the Yang Qing family?”

Yang Tinghe’s heart skipped a beat. He knew clearly that His Majesty was deeply dissatisfied with him, so he deliberately asked this question, which was quite sarcastic.

He had no choice but to pretend to be stupid: “Your Majesty, please allow me to ask you something.”

“Wait!” Emperor Hongzhi did not rush to let Yang Tinghe ask. Instead, he stood up, slowly went down the hall, and walked in front of these people in full view of everyone.

All of these people were in ragged clothes and were covered in earthy smell. Emperor Hongzhi even smelled the smell of urine. Apparently, someone was really scared to the point of urinating.

Seeing that they were frightened and uneasy, they looked like frightened birds.

Emperor Hongzhi stared at them. Their skin color was far darker and rougher than that of the officials in the palace. It even made people doubt whether they were of the same race. Their arms often have many scars and their hands are covered with calluses. These…are real people, and they cannot pretend to be fake.

Emperor Hongzhi breathed a sigh of relief: “Please get up. Don’t be afraid. No one is harming you here. I just want to ask you some questions.” As Emperor

Hongzhi said, he took a fancy to an old man, who was probably in his sixties or seventies. Years old, with a stooped body and many wrinkles on his dark face.

Emperor Hongzhi personally helped him up: “Don’t worry, I am not a poisonous snake or beast. Come, bring them some brocade piers and give them a seat.”

The eunuchs hurriedly moved the brocade piers.

Emperor Hongzhi was very emotional.

Usually he always looked at the admonishment stele left by Emperor Taizu Gao, which said: “Your salary is good, your people are rich and your people are anointed, it is easy for the people to be abused, but it is difficult for God to bully them.” Although this is an aphorism to admonish future generations and officials, it is absolutely unacceptable. Most people have obviously forgotten this admonition, even though they often talk about it.

But today, looking at the frightened and emaciated people, Emperor Hongzhi realized more deeply how Emperor Taizu Gao, the man who climbed from the bottom to the throne of the emperor, felt when he said these words.

Emperor Hongzhi comforted the old father-in-law and sat down, and the old father-in-law calmed down a little. He only repeated words such as: “The Lord is waiting for all generations, the Lord is waiting for all generations.”

This makes some people laugh. I am the emperor for all generations. What do you mean by being a duke? curse?

Emperor Hongzhi didn’t mind and reassured you: “Someone will ask you later. Just answer whatever they ask you. Don’t be afraid. Just speak freely. I will stand here to support you.”

The old man nodded hurriedly. .

Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Yang Tinghe.

Yang Tinghe hardly saw any flaws. If these ignorant people were not ordinary people, Yang Tinghe really didn’t believe it.

Yang Tinghe calmed down and thought to himself, no matter what today, he must find out clearly what benefits these hundreds of thousands of people have taken from the prince and Fang Jifan.

Yang Tinghe coughed: “Who is here?”

The father-in-law said: “Liu Wuliu!”

Yang Tinghe smiled, and then asked: “How old are you?”

Liu Wuliu gradually felt at ease when he saw the friendly Emperor Hongzhi standing beside him. He said: “Thirty-three.”

“What?”

There was some restlessness in the hall.

This man clearly looked to be in his fifties or sixties.

Even His Majesty called her husband. No matter how you look at it, she doesn’t look like a thirty-three-year-old brother.

The age of Emperor Hongzhi is not much different from this person. These two people are together, one is fair, the other is dark, one has a shiny complexion, and the other has a face full of wrinkles. They are probably two generations apart.

I saw many people whispering or casting questioning glances.

Liu Wuliu hurriedly said: “The grassroots have a yellow record. They are from Lulong County, Yongping Prefecture, Beizhili…”

Yang Tinghe waved his hand: “Okay, there is no need to take it out. I will naturally trust you.”

“You .”

To be honest, who taught you to go from Yongping Mansion to Xishan?”

Yang Tinghe dug a trap. He didn’t ask if he had, but directly asked who instigated it.

Liu Wuliu said: “Ah…I…someone taught me to do this…”

After hearing this, Yang Tinghe was shocked, and the rest of Qingliu also cheered up.

“Who is this person?” Yang Tinghe’s tone was stern, somewhat like a judge.

Liu Wuliu was trembling with fright, and said hurriedly: “It’s my dad, my dad…and Liu Baozhang…”

His father was fine, but this Liu Baozhang… Yang Tinghe seemed to have caught something at once: “Why did this Liu Baozhang teach you? “Come?”

Liu Wuliu asked eagerly: “He said that I am over thirty and have not yet married a wife. I have not been able to eat three meals a year. He also said that my mother is sick. Is there any girl who is willing to marry me? Liu Baochang is the fifth in my family. He couldn’t bear to see the relatives in the service, saying that Xishan is recruiting villagers now, so he must go quickly. If he doesn’t go, it will be too late. “

“…” Yang Tinghe’s expression changed: “Why

do

I have to go quickly?”

Everyone in Pingfu knows that you are an official in Beijing, but you don’t know?”

“…”

Yang Tinghe was a little confused.

In fact, many people are confused.

Liu Wuliu said: “You know, in Xishan, everyone has white flour to eat, do you know? White flour, there is no sand in it, snow-white rice, grain by grain, I heard that it tastes like “

Sweet.”

“That’s it?” Yang Tinghe said disdainfully, but he had a bad feeling in his heart.

Liu Wuliu said: “I heard that sometimes dolphins are killed, and we can share some during the holidays. We can also take care of the sweet potatoes and potatoes.”

When Liu Wuliu said this, his eyes lit up and he started to shed tears. Harazi: “I heard that there is still wages for working. After one month, you get three taels of silver. Oh, this is a lot. We who usually dig food in the fields have never seen so much money. Throughout the year, how many taels of silver are there? A hundred copper coins, I will be thankful to God.”

Liu Wuliu clasped his fingers. When he came, he only knew that Xishan was a good place, but he followed his fellow villagers all the way and exchanged information with each other, and his knowledge began to increase: “With money and food. If you eat, you can build a house in the future. Once you have a house, you can marry a wife. If you marry a wife, you can have a baby. After you give birth to a baby, you can also educate the baby. Isn’t this how officials in Beijing live their lives for eight lifetimes? I couldn’t have such a blessing. I came two days early and didn’t dare to go into the city. I just built a shed in the outer city and waited. Unexpectedly, I overslept and was taken away by people from Shuntian Prefecture before I could apply. Here we come…”

“I…” Liu Wuliu cried, crying very sadly. He was not worried that the officials would blame him, but that he had missed out on a happy life: “My life is miserable, my life is miserable. , if I can enter Xishan, and have His Royal Highness take care of me and give me a job, my mother’s illness will be cured, and my father can hold his grandson… My life is miserable, I might as well die.”

(End of this chapter)