I'm really not the carpenter emperor

Zhu Youxiao received the notebooks, sat on the stone bench seriously, and began to flip through them one by one, asking: "Then come and tell me quickly, how did this traitor subdue the law?"

Wei Zhongxian said with a smile: "If you go back to the Lord, after getting your majesty's wishes, this old servant sent his nephew Fu Yingxing to Shanhaiguan to arrest Gao Di and return him to Beijing."

"In the past few days during the interrogation in Dongchang, Gao Di's teeth were very soft. He confessed all the crimes of fear of war and evasion without any sophistry. After the old slave asked Shuntian Mansion to inform the people, he asked the Ministry of Punishment what he meant. beheaded today."

"You've left yourself completely out of your words..." Zhu Youxiao laughed loudly, and said, "This is the so-called villain still needs to be tortured by the villain?"

"I know that no matter how tough a person is in this world, they will let go of your torture instruments after entering Dongchang. This Gao Di is also a sensible person, knowing that he can suffer less."

Speaking of this, Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly, with lingering anger still on his face: "This traitor killed one of our fierce generals, so he can be considered cheap with one blow."

Wei Zhongxian hurriedly asked: "Then the old slave will pass on the word, and set a time to execute him Ling Chi, so as to eliminate the hatred in His Majesty's heart?"

Zhu Youxiao thought for a while, then waved his hand and said: "Forget it, if you keep him alive for a few more days, he will make money. There are my dead souls waiting for him underground."

"Sending him down early is considered a good deed."

Wei Zhongxian lowered his eyes and sighed, "Your Majesty is truly compassionate and wise. Even the living Buddha in that temple is not half as good as your Majesty Bodhisattva!"

Zhu Youxiao scolded with a smile: "You old dog, stop flattering me."

As soon as the words fell, Zhu Youxiao's face darkened again when he picked up a notebook, and said, "This is the result of the three joint trials by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment?"

Wei Zhongxian nodded and sighed: "Yuan Chonghuan refuses not to be guilty, citing that the general's orders will not be tolerated. What is the reason why Ningyuan's military pay was not paid at that time, and the food reserves were insufficient, so rashly sending troops will only reap the consequences..."

"It's good that the general is out, and the king's life will not be tolerated!"

Zhu Youxiao sneered, threw the playbook into the pavilion, and said with a sullen face:

"If all the generals in the world are like him, arrogant, conceited, and don't even listen to my imperial decree, can I still be the emperor?"

"The military salaries owed by the towns on the nine borders have all been made up this year. Why didn't Zu Dashou say that the military salaries were insufficient when he dispatched troops?"

"It's clear that he, Yuan Chonghuan, is irrational and doesn't want to send troops to fight against the enemy."

"What a soldier from Ningyuan, how dare he show me the score of the supervisor!"

Wei Zhongxian came in front of Zhu Youxiao and knelt down straight: "The emperor is angry...it is the old slave who was blind and failed to persuade Mr. Sun well."

"This matter has nothing to do with you. It's only Yuan Chonghuan's fault!" Zhu Youxiao panted a few times, leaned on the stone pillar, and said coldly:

"Decree to urge the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Ministry of Punishment to retry!"

"Resist the decree again and again, if you indulge him this time, the emperor will not have to do it!"

Wei Zhongxian understood the meaning of these words clearly, the emperor's implication, Yuan Chonghuan is dead this time, there is no second possibility.

No matter how many people want to protect, the emperor's intention is to kill Yuan Chonghuan.

After all, it is not common to resist the decree again and again. If this precedent is set, generals from all over the world will follow suit in the future, and the majesty of the court will be greatly reduced.

Wei Zhongxian smiled wryly in his heart, the emperor is still pretending to be confused, playing the tricks of the emperor...

If he was really angry, he would definitely not be urging a retrial, but would directly order Yuan Chonghuan to be killed.

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The Ghost Festival is an annual grand event in Beijing.

Every year on this day, dignitaries, literati, business people, and even servants and slaves all go to the market to watch the lantern festival.

There will be an endless stream of people gathering inside and outside the capital a few days in advance, tens of thousands of people come in and out every year, and the crowd is overwhelming.

Even so, rich masters naturally have their own good way. It is best to rent the location at a high price, with houses and pavilions located on both sides of Chess and Chess Street in the middle.

Due to some events this year, more people came to Beijing than before.

On the day when Huang Huatang went to Beijing to face the Holy Spirit, there were still five days before the Lantern Festival. I thought it would be enough to arrive in Beijing five days in advance, but when I arrived, I found out that it was almost the same if I came to Beijing a few months in advance.

Due to the scrambling for rent, the rent prices of houses on both sides of the street in a slightly better location in the capital are getting higher and higher.

An ordinary private room on the second floor of Fangge Street, Chess and Cards Street, was rented for 500 taels of silver on the day of the Hungry Ghost Festival.

Even in Shimenfang, which is two streets away from Chess and Chess Street, the daily rent of an ordinary residence along the street is as high as 20 taels of silver.

Of course, there is also the promotion effect of the three-year test of the apocalypse next month.

Anyway, since the great victory in Liaodong, the news that the leader of the bandit was going to be sealed in Beijing, the whole country cheered, and more people came to the capital.Already people were next to each other, it was so crowded!

In a few months, many new houses have been built on both sides of the moat outside the capital, and the scale of a large town has faintly formed.

There are really many people in Daming, and they are developing rapidly every day. Every decree of the imperial court has a corresponding promotion effect, but the speed is just slow.

Compared with those who rent houses, some people are smarter, and soon they have a way to make a fortune. They arrange seats around the lantern festival and set prices according to the distance.

From far to near, the price also ranges from a few pennies to three thousand pennies.

Some people made money because of this, so they simply stayed in the capital, planning to sell a store after the Ghost Festival, open a small shop, and become a proud Kyoto native.

Huang Huatang was rather shivering, because he came too late, not to mention renting a house, he almost didn't even rent a seat on the street.

He has experienced the feeling of having money but nowhere to spend it.

In the end, after spending three thousand Wen, Huang Huatang finally bought a seat from a farmer whose original price was only a few tens of Wen.

This seat is far away to Shimenfang, two streets away. Huang Huatang was thinking about whether to leave and go back to Suzhou directly. He didn't want to watch this lantern festival, but found that there was a lot of noise in the distance.

There seems to be an execution over there?

Chapter 4 and Four

"It's cold in [-], hot in [-] volts, why is it so cool today, but I feel uncomfortable..."

When Huang Huatang came to Shimenfang, he was already sweating profusely. He raised his head and looked forward, and the scene in front of him made him complain even more.

The area around the platform where the executioner was executing the execution, except for those fans, was already crowded with people, noisy and noisy, Huang Huatang took a look, and saw that there was almost no gap for needle insertion.

Relying on his strength, he pushed and pushed around in the crowd, trying to get closer to the stage, so as to see who was beheaded with such fanfare.

"This man, the former general of Shanhaiguan in the imperial court, is called Gaodi!" A fan stood on a high platform, holding a blank paper in his hand, and said loudly:

"In the Battle of Liaodong, the general officer of Jizhou, Wang Meng, and his army died in the battle. It was because Gao Di was afraid of the battle, greedy for life and afraid of death, wandering around in the valley, and lost his opportunity to fight!"

Saying this, he clasped his fists in the direction of the Forbidden City and said:

"Mr. Zhang is clearly aware of the details, and his Majesty, His Majesty is wise and wise, and decreed that our Tiqi from Dongchang will go out of Beijing and arrest this thief back to Beijing!"

"He confessed to the crime he committed, and he will be executed in Shimenfang today!"

Huang Huatang was like being in the middle of the tide. When Fanzi's voice fell, the surrounding people and passers-by cheered even more, and he was squeezed back to his seat by the crowd after a while.

He bent over and panted heavily, sweating profusely. Fortunately, there was a breeze at this time, which made his irritated and dry mood feel better.

"The allusion of 'Hush into clouds, sweat like rain' is vividly reflected in Brother Zun!" A laugh came from behind.

Huang Huatang turned around angrily, but saw that he was a scholar, his expression eased a lot, he sat on the chair he bought for three thousand dollars, turned around and asked:

"Dare to ask how to laugh?"

The scholar sat alone at the table with a pot of tea on the table, he took a sip when he heard the words, he was leisurely and contented, compared with the crowded crowd around him, he was judged.

"A native of Pingxiang County in Xiabei Zhili, Yun Wuse, passed the Juren exam three years ago, brother Zun is...?"

Since the other party was polite, Huang Huatang naturally didn't want to be aggressive, so he stood up and bowed, and said: "I don't have any fame, I'm just a businessman, my surname is Huang and my name is Huatang."

The scholar was obviously not very familiar with the business world, and he wasn't surprised at all. He just smiled and said:

"Fame is like floating clouds to me, it's just a necessary way to be an official and benefit the people."

Huang Huatang looked a little surprised when he heard this, but at this moment there was excitement again, the two looked at each other and smiled, knowing that their heads were going to be beheaded.

I saw the stout executioner baring his upper body, holding a big knife, ignoring the struggle and screaming, he pressed the former Shanhaiguan general soldier in prison uniform to the ground, and swung it suddenly.

Immediately, the head rolled down, dripping with blood.

Gao Di, the general soldier of Shanhaiguan, rose to power because of flattering Wei Zhongxian, but eventually died in the hands of the ruthless Wei Zhongxian.

The sinner who killed the general obeyed the law, and everyone who saw it clapped their hands and cheered.

"it is good!"

"Good kill!"

"It should be Ling Chi, I can also buy a piece of meat, let my wife and children taste it, what does the traitor's meat taste like!"

It's a strange feeling to meet a bosom friend in a foreign land. Huang Huatang and Yun Wuse met by chance, and they are usually quiet people, but now they chatted.

Huang Huatang touched the table inadvertently, he made sure that Yun Wuse would not get angry because of it, and then he said with a smile:

"Oh! I spent three thousand dollars, but I just bought such a poor seat. Fortunately, you have the foresight to come early and occupy such a good seat."

Yun Wuse really didn't care about these small things. He laughed a few times and waved his hands again and again: "It's not appropriate, it's not appropriate. When the lantern festival is on in a few days, no one will care about this place."

"I just went to Beijing to rush for the exam a few months ahead of time, so it's not a foresight, Brother Zun, you've beaten me..."

Huang Huatang praised in his heart that it is indeed a kind of enjoyment to talk to educated and reasonable scholars. In his opinion, only such people can be regarded as real Juren.

At this time, the voice of the crowd gradually faded away, but the low-pitched discussions of the scholars gathered in the teahouse gradually reached the ears of the two.

"The imperial court selects the talents of each prefecture, publishes papers in different provinces, and gathers in Beijing to take the exam. This is really a very insightful move, and it must be His Majesty's sage."

"It's reasonable!" Several candidates rushing to take the exam echoed in unison.

Someone seemed not very confident in himself, and sighed deeply:

"This year's exam, there are said to be 8000 people who arrived in Beijing to take the exam, which is the most since the Ming Dynasty! The imperial court published a list the day before yesterday, and this year's Jinshi quota is only [-] people, ten out of ten!"

"Everyone, the competition is fierce, and there are those who can get the Jinshi, don't forget the love of studying hard today!"

"Hahaha!"

Someone laughed twice, stood up and said, "Do you know that among the 8000 people rushing for the exam, there are more than [-] Gongsheng students?"

Hearing this, everyone turned pale with shock.

Some almost fell headlong, and said in panic: "There are so many Gongsheng students, I think most of this year's Jinshi places will be taken by them..."

"Everyone should go back to their respective homes and take the exam next time..."

Hearing this, although Yun Wuse didn't say a word, his expression was gloomy, and he stopped talking, obviously in a bad mood.

Huang Huatang didn't know how many tribute students there were and how it would affect the imperial examination students, so he asked, "Everyone, dare to ask, isn't the tribute student Tang Tang dignified entering the exam?"

"If the knowledge is in place, what is there to be afraid of!"

One person turned his head, seeing his attire, he knew he was a businessman, he sneered and didn't answer, and the rest of the scholars did the same, and they didn't want to talk too much with the businessman.

Yun Wuse had no choice but to explain to him in a low voice: "Brother Zun doesn't see Gongsheng, they are all from all over the world and Kyushu. Either the father and brother are high-ranking officials, or the family is called a rich man."

"These tribute students don't have any real talents and learning. They either make friends with gentry and dignitaries at home, or carry poems and essays, and cheating in the examination room is all the way."

"It is said that some Gongsheng's families have already held a large banquet to celebrate in advance, as if they have already gained a high reputation."

Huang Huatang only knew that there were a lot of dirty things among businessmen, but he didn't expect that even the imperial examination room is full of such smog, corruption, and rotten wood!

He looked quite shocked, a little unbelievable.

Although Yun Wuse spoke in a low voice, it still reached the ears of all the scholars exactly, and everyone sighed.

"Exactly! This group of tribute students, everyone thinks that Gao Kui is the best to get money, and the rewards seem to be at your fingertips. In fact, which one didn't dredge the joints in advance?"

"We, the students, have nowhere to go, how can we compete with them?"

The scholar who was questioned by Huang Huatang earlier but did not answer also sighed heavily, and said: "It is a good thing for the imperial court to rectify the examination papers and promote Southwest Sociology, but it has reduced the number of Jinshi every year."

"Looking at the current situation, I am waiting for the students to get ahead in the exam. I am afraid that it will be more difficult every year..."

The more Huang Huatang heard it, the more frightened he became. If this continues, the fraud within the examination room will intensify, and even outside the examination room, they will be chasing each other.

Those who are poor and talented will never make it to the top.

He asked: "Apocalypse's government was still clear, and today His Majesty is also called a saint. How can he ignore the current situation of the scientific research?"

Chapter 4 and Five

"You still don't understand?"

"Which of the chief examiners and co-examiners in charge of imperial examination affairs has no relatives to take the exam, and which one has no old disciples?"

"Which of the students knows how to unblock the joints? I'm from a poor family. I'm afraid I don't have the capital to follow suit!"

"The imperial court has set up twenty fellow examiners this time. The chief examiner dare not tell. The fellow examiners caught ten of them and cut them down. There must be Qingliu who died in vain. But if every other one is chopped up, someone will slip through the net!"

"The examiners are either greedy for money and accepting bribes, or accepting powerful officials. Everyone has known these inside stories for a long time, but they dare not speak out!"