Chapter 31 If a family has quarrels, the family will never be defeated!
Wuying Palace.
Zhu Yuanzhang stood outside the palace, as if waiting for someone to arrive.
After a while, Zhu Biao came, his expression a bit desolate and melancholy, mixed with a touch of disappointment.
"Leaving?" Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Zhu Biao bowed respectfully and said: "Go back to Father, let's go."
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and glanced at Zhu Biao indifferently: "You see, these scholars have always been duplicitous. He said that he wanted to plead for the people, put the people first, and look like he was going forward generously, but if he was given a chance to live, his face changed immediately.
"Over the years, we have seen too many such things and met too many such people. You are still young, and many things cannot be understood clearly. Sometimes you think too simply, and I don’t blame you for trusting others too easily.”
“We were also stupid when we were young.”
"Every time you take a step, you gain wisdom."
"After what happened this time, you must now understand that no one else in this world can trust you except me who sincerely cares about you."
“Especially the scholars.”
“In addition to being eloquent, saying some beautiful words, and telling some lies and empty lies, they have no practical skills. In the third year after the founding of the People’s Republic of China, we opened the imperial examination and passed the imperial examination. Sir, why did you stop the imperial examination immediately? You just realized this problem."
"When we recruit talents, we want people who work hard and serve as officials with integrity. Basic requirements for employment.”
"I'll let you forget what happened this time."
"But next time, we won't be as easy to talk to as today."
"It's time for you to wake up and wake up."
Zhu Biao bowed his head.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not take this matter too seriously. If Zhu Biao had not insisted on interceding, he would not even ask. He continued: "The imperial examination review is still in progress. As the president appointed by us, you should go back. ”
"National affairs are what you should be most concerned about."
"If someone writes these things on the test paper again, there is no need to come to us. We are not interested in knowing, let alone have time to listen. We have no interest in these things." There is always only one attitude towards the literati who are dissatisfied with the Ming Dynasty."
"Kill!"
"We have no shortage of these people in the Ming Dynasty."
"For these people. I hope you will carefully check the results of the imperial examination. We don't want the situation of the last imperial examination to happen again, and we don't want anyone to complain to us, saying that the number of Jinshi in Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Fujian provinces exceeds two-thirds. .”
"We will hold the imperial examination to select scholars, and we will select scholars from all over the world."
"These are not the only three chief secretaries!"
Zhu Biao's heart was trembling, and he said quickly: "My dear minister Understand that the results of this imperial examination will be strictly reviewed and I will never be allowed to lose half of the world."
"But I don't think Xia Zhibai is wrong."
" If a family has dissatisfied sons, the family will not be defeated; if the state has dissatisfied ministers, the country will not be destroyed.”
"My Ming Dynasty needs people like this after all."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and looked at Zhu Biao, a hint of anger flashed in his eyes, but he did not blame him anymore and sneered: "Then let's take a look with you. , a month later, this Xia Zhibai is still not in Yingtian Mansion.”
“I will make you give up this time!”
“I will definitely do what I promised you. Arrive."
"If we promise to let him escape for one month, we will definitely let him escape for one month. Whether he can survive after one month depends on his ability."
"Go down."
"We still have political affairs to deal with."
Zhu Biao hesitated, and finally sighed and said: "I will retire."
When Zhu Biao walked away, Zhu Yuanzhang closed his eyes slightly, with a fierce murderous intention flashing in his eyes. Our boss, a simple and honest child, could he allow to be deceived like this?
Xia Zhibai deserves to die!
He promised the boss to let Xia Zhibai escape for a month, but after one month, he did not guarantee Xia Zhibai's life or death.
And by then, it’s time for the boss to see Xia Zhibai’s true face.
It’s time to understand.
He turned around and walked towards Fengtian Hall, giving instructions as he walked: "Mao Xiang, this Xia Zhibai, we will only let him live for one month." "I obey your order."
Yingtianfu, Xicheng.
A carriage stopped at a relatively elegant inn.
Xia Zhibai stepped out of the carriage, thanked the driver, took the luggage Zhu Biao had prepared for him in advance, and checked in.
Enter the guest room.
His luggage from when he lived in Qinhuaihe was also placed inside, but the things inside were obviously stuffed together randomly, and Xia Zhibai didn't pay attention.
These were probably taken away by Jin Yiwei when they arrested people.
Now it's just a matter of returning it to its original owner.
Xia Zhibai checked and found nothing missing, but the little dry food left after the exam was thrown away.
Xia Zhibai changed into clean clothes.
Looking at the scars on his wrists and ankles, he frowned slightly, took out some copper coins from the package, put them in his sleeves, and went out.
He wants to buy himself some medicine.
This is the Ming Dynasty, there is no tetanus.
If he was infected, even the gods would be hard-pressed to save him. Although Xia Zhibai had already taken life and death lightly, it was really aggrieved to die so miserably.
What's more, he now has greater ambitions.
He wanted to seize the loophole that Zhu Yuanzhang inadvertently leaked and inject a trembling wind from the bottom into the lifeless court of Ming Dynasty.
Let the world have to correct its posture.
It’s night.
Xia Zhibai returned to the inn.
My hands and feet have been medicated and bandaged.
He wandered around the city today and had a general understanding of the West City.
Compared with the prosperity along the Qinhuai River, the west city of Yingtian Mansion appears to be quite dilapidated, and this is actually foreseeable.
Because many of the courtyards on the Qinhuai River were built by Zhu Yuanzhang.
It was originally used as a residence for official prostitutes.
In the third year of Hongwu's reign, as the imperial examinations began, many guild halls were located there. For a time, Fule Yuan was far away from the guild halls of various places. They were only separated by a river, which created the beauty of talented people and beauties. talk.
Over time.
There is demand, there is a market, and there are connections.
Both sides of the Qinhuai River are becoming more and more prosperous. Areas such as Xicheng are not so lucky. Compared with the war, it is a lot more lively, but it is less elegant and seems tepid. Yingtian Mansion always seemed very quiet and businesslike.
Xia Zhibai quite likes it.
It was similar to the environment he lived in Kaifeng Mansion.
It is about four hundred miles from Yingtian Mansion to Kaifeng Mansion. It normally takes seven or eight days to travel by foot. If you can ride a horse and take a boat, the time can be even shorter.
Half a month is more than enough for a round trip.
He now has one month, which is enough to do a lot of things.
He will return to Kaifeng in a few days.
Xia Zhibai washed up, took out the package sent by Zhu Biao, took out the ten taels of silver inside, weighed it in his hands, and said softly: "Ten taels of silver is enough to save many people. , but it is better to teach him to fish than to teach him to fish."
"Twelve taels of silver is still too little compared to the world."
"But it's better than nothing."
"At least I can survive."
(End of this chapter)