Chapter 786 There are too many topics
"Zhuangyuanlang, the Holy One heard that you haven't even had lunch in Panku, so he asked you to eat here before going back. In addition, the Holy One sympathizes with you and has been inspecting Taicang for days. I have granted you a ten-day leave, so you can have a good rest for ten days and spend time with your family." Huang Jin walked to Zhu Pingan from the inner hall and said to Zhu Pingan with a smile.
Following Huang Jin were several maids and young eunuchs, carrying plates of delicacies and placing them on the desk closest to Zhu Pingan, forming a large table.
"My lord, thank you for your kindness."
With a face full of gratitude, Zhu Ping'an knelt down facing Fang Xi in the inner hall to express his gratitude.
"Get up, Number One Scholar, and eat quickly. The Zajia family has been ordered to lead the factory guards to check the properties of Taicang officials, so I won't accompany the Number One Scholar." Huang Jin smiled slightly and gave him a virtual hand.
Zhu Ping'an stood up, cupped his hands and thanked Huang Jin, "Official matters are important, Mr. Huang, please."
"The number one scholar is polite, I will wait for the number one scholar to have dinner later. "Xiao Zhuozi, you take Zhu Pingan out of the palace." Huang Jin smiled and nodded to Zhu Pingan, and then ordered a young eunuch beside him to wait for Zhu Pingan to finish his dinner and then lead Zhu Pingan out of the palace.
Obviously, one of the secret orders given to Huang Jin by Emperor Jiajing just now was to confiscate his home. Zhu Pingan understood clearly.
Searching the house.
Why.
Zhang Guanku and Jia Langzhong deserved their punishment, but their families were pitied. The Ming Dynasty is a feudal society that pays attention to etiquette. For the female relatives here, they usually stay at home and never go out. On weekdays, they just play the piano, play chess, read books, and draw. These are the skills they know. .
If your home is confiscated, even if you are not fined as a slave, a maid, or a court prostitute, you will be kicked out of the mansion and left to fend for yourself. To say it, it is nothing less than a disaster.
All the family property was confiscated, and he was driven out of the mansion without a penny. How can they make a living living on the streets who only know how to play music, chess, calligraphy and painting? Do physical work? Even if they can keep their faces down, their bodies down, and engage in the most basic manual labor in exchange for a meager income, they may still face bullying, or even be trafficked or forced into prostitution. Without protection, the once white, rich and beautiful people are considered a hot commodity in the eyes of some people in the industry.
Of course, if there are relatives to take you in, that is a different matter.
Of course, they are not completely innocent. They have enjoyed so much wealth and wealth for so long.
I think it may be that they are not mentally trained enough. They were just confiscated of their property.
It is already a good result that we were not fined.
If you don’t have a lot of money, you are just standing on the same starting line as thousands of ordinary people.
The dangers they face are also faced by ordinary people.
From another perspective, it may be a good thing for them to step out of the golden birdcage, change their lifestyle, and create a new life with their own hands.
Thinking of this, Zhu Pingan looked at the dazzling array of delicacies on the table and couldn't help but move his index fingers.
The delicacies on the table were all leftovers from Emperor Jiajing's dinner, but they were all untouched with chopsticks. However, there were seventeen or eighteen dishes, and the table was slowly laid out. Not to mention the eight delicacies such as shark fin and sea cucumber, West Lake vinegar fish, mushroom fat chicken, braised mutton, beggar's chicken, fried shrimps, dry-fried bells, fire heel fairy duck, fish head soup, etc. There is everything you need, and everything makes Zhu Ping'an salivate after being hungry for a day.
The best delicacy in the world - imperial meal.
It’s better not to waste it.
Zhu Ping'an sat at the table without any distractions and started to enjoy his meal, a mouthful of West Lake vinegar fish, a mouthful of oil-fried prawns, a sip of hot tea, and another bite of shark's fin. He was enjoying himself
The waiter standing on the side of the outer hall The sound of maids and young eunuchs being devoured by Zhu Pingan Attracted by the sound, they couldn't help but turn their eyes over, and then couldn't move away.
This scene of Zhu Ping'an feasting, in their opinion, is different from how some people in modern times see Kinoshita in the island country and Miziko in the country. It's similar to the live streaming of gluttonous food by big eaters.
Why does he eat so deliciously?
How could he eat so much?
Is his stomach a bottomless pit? Oh my god, how old it is, the plate of oil-fried prawns and beggar's chicken has already bottomed out.
In the dim night, Yan Song and Xu Jie came to Wanshou from Wuyi Hall on orders When the emperor met Emperor Jiajing in the palace, he also saw the scene of Zhu Ping'an feasting. The 17 or 18 plates of delicacies on the table had become yesterday's flowers, and they were all eaten to pieces.
Gentle beast.
That's probably their impression.
In their eyes, although Zhu Pingan ate very elegantly and politely, to them, the speed and amount of food he ate were simply animal-level.
"Master Chief Assistant, mentor"
Yan Song and Xu Jie came up to him, and Zhu Ping'an realized belatedly that his mouth was still bulging when he stood up to greet him.
"Haha, Zihou has a good appetite." Yan Song smiled and nodded.
Xu Jie pointed at Zhu Pingan's mouth, shook his head with a smile, and waved his hand downward, indicating that Zhu Pingan could just sit down and eat.
Yan Song and Xu Jie came to see the Holy Emperor. They just met Zhu Pingan and then went into the inner hall to pay homage to Emperor Jiajing.
So, Zhu Pingan sat down and continued.
While Zhu Pingan was feasting on the royal meal, Liu Mu and Liu Dadao, who were waiting outside the gate of Xiyuan Palace, were also eating at a nearby food stall while waiting for Zhu Pingan.
This food stall is similar to a modern food stall. There are officials at the stall who go home from get off work directly from Xiyuansi, and there are also officials who go home from the nearby yamen. Most of them are like Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and others. The attendants waiting for the officials to get off work. After all, officials are more sophisticated and eat much less at such stalls.
The curfew is at three o'clock, which is around eight o'clock in the evening.
It is still some time before the curfew, and the food stalls are still very busy, with eight or nine tables full of people.
Liu Mu and Liu Dadao were sitting on the edge. They could see the palace gate at a glance. They ordered a basket of big meat buns, two bowls of free steaming soup, and a few heads of garlic. They ate while waiting, paying attention to the palace gate, and listening. Chatting with the diners at the stall.
The diners at the stall chatted all over the place at first. Later, when officials from Xiyuansi came straight from get off work and passed by the food stall, and a group of Dongchang fans left Xiyuan, the conversation slowly turned to Taicang. There was a case of theft from the treasury.
Then
the topic turned to Zhu Pingan again.
"The Dongchang fanzi who just left the palace are all rushing to the Taicang warehouse theft case. What? You don't know about the treasury theft case yet. This news is awesome. Mr. Zhang was passing by here just now. , I said it myself, saying that the Taicang treasury was stolen, and half of the treasury was emptied. I heard that it was still theft. ”
"I've heard about it too. I heard that the theft from the Taicang treasury was discovered by an adult named Zhu Ping'an."
"What do you mean, I also heard that this adult Zhu was naked I went in to check the bank.”
“Oh my god, are you kidding me?”
"What? Bare buttocks? Hahaha, no, why is he taking off his clothes to check the treasury? Isn't this taking off his pants and farting?"
"What do you know, Zhu? The adults were also helpless. I heard that the people in Taicang made evil remarks in order to stop Mr. Zhu. Slandering Mr. Zhu, why would you hide private goods in the bank? If there is less money, Mr. Zhu can steal it. In order to show his innocence, Mr. Zhu blocked their mouths and tore off their clothes in front of everyone. , showing that one foot long, bah bah, anyway, he walked into the bank with his bare buttocks to count the money in the bank. , in one fell swoop, they found out the silverfish in the country. I didn’t believe it before, but now I believe Mr. Zhu. Mr. Zhu checks the bank with his bare butt. This is the true incorruptibility. Who else is incorruptible? The official Mr. Zhu, who has a bare buttock, is spotless and clean”
The topics at the food stalls are basically related to Zhu Pingan and the Taicang theft case.
This is a compliment to our young master. Liu Mu and Liu Dadao looked at each other and listened with gusto. (End of this chapter)