In the days when I was dressed as the king of a subjugated country

Gu Li grabbed Prime Minister Mu, the Minister of Dali Temple, the inspector's left and right censors, and Shangshu Hong Zhenqiu of the Ministry of Punishment. They worked overtime for a few days, fumbled around, and collected evidence, so that even the Queen Mother was alarmed.

This day Gu Li had just returned from Qinzheng Hall when he saw the Queen Mother leading Gu Youzhen to the Qianqing Palace.

These few days, Gu Li was busy with official duties, so he handed Gu Youzhen back to Guo Xuanshi.Originally, he took Zhen'er away because he wanted to scare Guo Xuanshi and beat her up, so he can't be so careless in the future and let Gu Youzhen, a child, run around.He is a big man, has no experience in breastfeeding children, and is busy with work, how could he take care of Gu Youzhen.

Unexpectedly, today, Zhen'er was brought here by the Queen Mother.

Gu Li doesn't like this queen mother very much. Since she is an old lady who loves to eat fast and chant Buddha so much, she hides in the palace of compassion and peace all day long, and even Guo Xuanshi and Yu Guangle are bullied by Cao Cunlin. Wouldn't it be good to just wait and chant the Buddha's name?Which nerve is touched now?

Seeing Gu Li, Gu Youzhen ran over bouncingly, held Gu Li's hand, and called sweetly, "Father!"

Empress Dowager Shi Shiran stepped forward and reprimanded: "Youzhen, you are a prince, how can you be so reckless, it's unseemly!"

Gu Youzhen couldn't help but pursed her mouth, and said in a low voice obediently and timidly: "Zhen'er is wrong."

Gu Li was a little uncomfortable. What's the matter with this old woman? This is his son. Does anyone need to reprimand him?

He has read a parenting experience before: Children are always reprimanded, and they will not love you, but they will no longer love themselves.What's more, Zhen'er is so obedient, this age is innocent and lively, what's wrong with bouncing around?

When a group of people entered the Qianqing Palace, the queen mother had to talk in circles. Although Gu Li guessed why she came, he didn't point it out, and let her speak.Gu Youzhen listened for a long time, a little tired, and yawned.

Gu Li whispered to the waiter beside him: "Take him out to play."

The queen mother watched Gu Youzhen being taken away, sighed, and said: "Seeing Youzhen, Aijia thinks of your brother. When he was three years old, he was as innocent as Youzhen."

Gu Li chuckled, his elder brother is the Prince Cheng, Gu Qin.The empress dowager really loves this son, fortunately the original owner is a descendant, otherwise it would not be his turn to sit on the throne.

Seeing that Gu Li did not make a statement, the queen mother couldn't help feeling a little anxious, and said: "Your Majesty, the Ai family watched Prince Cheng grow up. The Ai family knows best about his character. Even if he made some small mistakes for a while, forgive him." Once, it will be changed next time. They are all from my own family, why are you so serious?"

Gu Li said: "I already understand what the Queen Mother means. I always take this brotherly relationship into my heart. It's just that the case of embezzlement of ink and compensation for silver has caused a lot of trouble. Right now, there is a lot of talk. At this juncture Son, if I let it go lightly, wouldn't it be heartbreaking."

The Empress Dowager's expression turned pale, and she said: "The Ai family knows that Your Majesty is a sensible person. It's just that this dungeon is cold and damp, and if you stay for a long time, the root of the disease will fall. Your Majesty, why don't you let Prince Cheng stay in the Huangzhuang?" How about grounding?"

Gu Li smiled and said: "It's been cold in spring recently, it's a little cold in the dungeon, I'll ask someone to bring an extra quilt in."

The queen mother froze.

Gu Li stood up: "If the Queen Mother has nothing else to do, then go back first."

After Gu Li finished speaking, he left her alone and went to Dongnuange.

After the queen mother left, Gu Li came out and saw that Gu Youzhen was playing with the servants, she seemed a little unhappy, and she didn't look as lively as before.

Gu Li called out: "Zhen'er."

Gu Youzhen walked over slowly, and said Nuo Nuo: "Father, your name is Erchen?"

Gu Li picked him up and asked, "Is Zhen'er unhappy?"

Gu Youzhen shook her head.

Gu Li touched his face and said, "The imperial grandmother was not scolding Zhen'er just now. She was worried about the baby Zhen'er bouncing around. If she fell and hurt her, what should I do?"

Gu Youzhen muttered, "Baby Zhen'er? Is Zhen'er really a baby?"

Gu Li kissed him: "Of course, Zhen'er is my father's treasure, so my father allowed Zhen'er to be in this Qianqing Palace, and I can jump as much as I want. My father is younger and fitter than my grandmother." Zhuang, if Zhen'er wants to fall, father will follow you."

Gu Youzhen then laughed, nodded and said: "Father is the most powerful!"

Gu Li touched his face, and said with a smile: "Zhen'er's smile is more precious than all the treasures in the shipping warehouse combined."

Gu Youzhen imitated him: "That royal father's smile is more precious than all of Zhen'er's treasures combined!"

Gu Li smiled.

Of course, Gu Li couldn't laugh anymore when he saw that Gu Youzhen's treasures were three leaves, a rain flower stone, a colorful feather, a sachet and several children's graffiti.

Gu Li took the time to go out to the palace, besides inquiring about the people's sentiments, he just went to see if Chen Feng was okay.Unexpectedly, the Cao Mansion has been emptied, and Chen Feng left a letter with 100 taels of silver. Gu Li looked at the clear and thin handwriting on the letter paper, and Chen Feng said that he left the money for him to go back to his hometown to live, and he would no longer need it in the future. Gu Li couldn't help but wonder if he spied on the news, could it be that Chen Feng was suspicious of him?

However, even if you have suspicions about him, you have to test him or kill him. There is absolutely no reason to give him money to go back to his hometown!

Gu Li was a little confused about Chen Feng, a little fox. In addition, he spent a lot of time and energy on Chen Feng, and the sunk cost was too high, so Chen Feng left without saying goodbye. He was extremely disappointed.

Gu Li returned to the palace and continued to review the case non-stop. Although the embezzled pension money is not too much, more than 3000 taels, but this group of people has always been greedy. Regardless of the amount of money, any money handled must be scraped off. .Coupled with his fearlessness and undisguised behavior, Gu Li pulled out the carrots and brought out the mud, and caught many corrupt officials.

In addition, it is to rectify the army, re-book, and screen out falsely reported personnel.Gu Li took this opportunity to ask the Ministry of War to screen the soldiers. Those soldiers who are over 35 years old and have served for more than five years, street thugs with previous criminal records, and house slaves who are just pretending to be slaves, let them go.

As a result, the 12 soldiers in the capital immediately shrank greatly, and the remaining soldiers were no more than [-].

Yang Hongjian asked him if he wanted to conscript, but Gu Li objected, because it was the busy farming season, so he had to wait until the busy farming season passed.

Moreover, he believed that the remaining [-] soldiers would be a strong force if they practiced diligently.

Gu Li didn't go through the big fanfare of the Ministry of Rites anymore, Qingche Jiancong only took the guards to inspect the barracks a few times, and even took Gu Youzhen once.

He went out of the city frequently, and the admonitors naturally had a good time to persuade them. Gu Li is not afraid of these admonitors now, and when his newspaper becomes popular, he has plenty of ways to deal with these admonitions who beep all day long. official.

After sweeping away those soldiers, what remained were some energetic young people. Gu Li practiced with them, ate and trained with the soldiers, and even explained to the newly appointed Beijing garrison that they should not be used again. Soldiers borrowed and borrowed to do coolies.Don't care which powerful family it is, if you want to find someone to do the hard work, don't you know how to hire people?

All of a sudden, the spirit of Jingying was renewed.

Taking advantage of this shareholder trend, Gu Li ordered that all guards across the country check the number of soldiers. The actual number of soldiers must match the roster of soldiers. Anyone who has served for more than three years must be sent back to his hometown. Those who are over 35 years old, Be sure to bring people home.In the barracks, don't want the old, the weak, the sick, or the hooligans.

Gu Li called Li Tang again, and asked him to call the eunuchs in charge of the twelve eunuchs and the young eunuchs together. He wanted to know whether these eunuchs had relatives or friends who were officials in the court, and whether the eunuchs were there. Buying property outside the palace.

These eunuchs crowded together in Gu Li's main hall.Gu Li sat on top without saying a word, and Li Tang spoke for him.Li Tang found an eunuch from Neishutang to take notes, and let him ask them one by one.

Li Tang knew a little about these eunuchs and young supervisors. If these people wanted to hide something, Li Tang often exposed their lies and had to tell the truth.

After the recording was finished, Gu Li said: "If you still have something to hide, you should tell it clearly now, and I will not pursue it. After leaving the Palace of Virtue and Government, if I know who is hiding the truth and does not report it, I will never let you go lightly!" "

Several eunuchs hesitated and walked out.

Gu Li glanced at them, and continued to ask: "Apart from them, does anyone else have anything to say?"

He asked three times in a row, but no one came out again.Gu Li nodded and said: "Okay. If I find out later that you dare to hide anything, you will be fired from your job and ransacked your home!"

Li Tang asked the eunuch to record the facts of the few people who came out. Gu Li read it carefully. This little eunuch could write more beautifully than him, and he was also very clever in answering the questions. No wonder Li Tang asked him to be the secretary.

Gu Li read it, asked Li Tang to keep the list, and told him: "Whether any of these eunuchs and young prisons have concealed the truth, I will leave it to you to investigate."

He appointed Li Tang as the eunuch of Li Tang for a period of time, and he had a good impression of him. This eunuch usually doesn't talk much, he is kind to his servants, and he doesn't put on airs. More importantly, he is very loyal to Gu Li. Gu Li confessed Everything can be done beautifully.

Gu Li didn't trust Yu Guangle as much as he did, but he also valued him. It was a test for him to entrust this matter to Li Tang.

Li Tang took the order and went down.

Gu Li screened out the information about those relatives and friends who were officials in court and handed it to Prime Minister Mu.If you want to check the silverfish in the court, how can you not check the nepotism.

Prime Minister Mu followed the network of these eunuchs and young supervisors to investigate carefully, and found out many people who were promoted through nepotism and corrupted the law.

Li Tang didn't rest, and after some investigation, he handed Gu Li a list. Indeed, there were three eunuchs who did not truthfully explain their personal situation.Two of them have relatives, friends and nephews who are officials in the court, and the other has bought property outside the palace.

When Li Tang handed in the list, he hesitated.Gu Li asked him: "Do you want to intercede for these people?"

Li Tang said: "Although Zheng Shaojian bought property outside the palace, it is all the salary he saved over the years. The property is not big, but only two couples of houses."

Gu Li said: "If there is no ghost in his heart, why didn't he say it in the Hall of Virtue and Government?"

Li Tang also sighed: "Zheng Shaojian is an honest man, but he is timid and afraid that His Majesty will be held accountable. I implore Your Majesty to show mercy."

Gu Li looked at him: "I understand. It's just that I have already said it. If I dare to hide it, I will be fired from my job and family and expelled from the palace. I have said this. If I take it back easily, I will have no prestige in the future."

According to what Gu Li said at the Dezheng Hall that day, the three men were dismissed from their jobs and their homes were ransacked.He also found out about Zheng Shaojian. He is almost seventy years old. He is the young supervisor of Zhidian Supervisor. Promoted to young prison, bought a house outside the palace, Gu Li relented, and secretly asked the eunuch who confiscated the house to show some favor.He also ordered Li Tang to send out some precious banknotes, which were counted as severance expenses.

Gu Li walked around the palace in his spare time, making inquiries, and Li Tang did his work with all his heart, and he never missed anyone.He felt more at ease with Li Tang, and handed him the list of those who bought properties outside the palace, and asked him to check how these eunuchs got their properties and shops.Have you used your power to commit murder and bully the market?

Gu Li's big move naturally caused a lot of turmoil in the court and the inner court.Bad rules prevailed in official circles in the Ming Dynasty. This time, many corrupt officials were caught through the pension and bank case.This time he sent all the corrupt officials to jail, and many officials have already gone to jail, requesting that those who have embezzled relatively small amounts be dealt with leniently as appropriate.How can Gu Li not see the direction of the wind, these officials are afraid that if he continues to investigate, more than half of the people will be lost in the morning, so I hope he can stop here.

But since Gu Li has already started to investigate, there is no reason to stop halfway through the investigation. No matter what, he must find out all these silverfish in the capital.

Yu Guangle finished his day's business and was exhausted. The box under the table was already full of Lilu Tongbao. The helper he hired lifted the box onto the table, and with a bang, Lilu Tongbao poured out and piled up the entire table.

The helpers gathered around the table and sorted out the broken coins and copper coins of poor quality, and the rest would be carried to the government office tomorrow to be exchanged for light banknotes.

This routine work has lasted for four days.

Things have to start a month ago.

At that time, Gu Li had already started to investigate the pension case. In his busy schedule, he called Yu Guangle to the Qianqing Palace, and handed him a stack of papers full of handwriting: "Starting tomorrow, the serialization will start on "Da Chu Morning News". Three thousand words a day."

Yu Guangle took the letter paper, glanced at it, and saw the first line of characters: "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", author: Jin Yong.

Yu Guangle didn't know why, and he didn't know who this Mr. Jin and the previous Mr. Ma were. Moreover, the previous "Principles of Marxism" hadn't been serialized yet.

But Yu Guangle has always been obedient, so he will do whatever Gu Li says. He immediately took the paper back to his residence and reviewed it by himself, but he couldn't stop after reading it. He stayed up all night to read the content given by Gu Li. Not going up or down, not thinking about food and tea, tossing and turning, unable to sleep, the next day I went to the newspaper with two dark circles under my eyes.

Yu Guangle, according to his encouragement, stopped serializing "Principles of Marxism" in Dachu Morning News the next day and changed it to "Legend of the Condor Heroes". Da Chu Morning News, saw that "Principles of Marxism" was gone, and wondered, and murmured: "What's the matter, I haven't finished reading "Principles of Marxism..."

He looked through it, was at least a little relieved to see that the "Daily Weather" column was still alive, and left with the paper.

Other people who came to buy newspapers did not react as much as he did. Seeing that the "Principles of Marxism" was finally gone, and finally no longer had to worry about knowing and agnosticism, it seemed to be replaced by a book of words. Everyone rejoiced and praised: "It should have been like this long ago!"

Yu Guangle asked the newspaper shop to increase the number of newspapers printed every day, but within a few days, the supply of "Da Chu Morning News" was still in short supply, and the young man even waited outside the newspaper shop, just to be the first to buy the newspaper.

However, while indulging in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", he did not forget Mr. Ma's earnest teachings, and reminded Yu Guangle: "The "Principles of Marxism" has not yet finished publication!"

"Principles of Marxism" can have such loyal fans. Yu Guangle couldn't help being happy for Gu Li, and said to the young man: "I'm afraid the newspaper will never publish it again. What's your name? I can ask my master, Can I give you the second half of "Principles of Marxism"?"

The young man was immediately delighted, a little embarrassed: "My name is Fang Congjian, how about you?"

So he is Fang Congjian?Yu Guangle sent the kitten to Fu's house that day, but did not see Fang Congjian.When we met today, Fang Congjian looked gentle and dignified, but he was indeed a reliable person who could be entrusted to.

After obtaining Gu Li's consent, Yu Guangle gave Fang Congjian the second half of "Principles of Marxism" that had been typeset and published.

Fang Congjian was overjoyed, and went home with half of the principles of Marxism and the newspaper of the day. As soon as he entered the yard, he saw the kitten shouted: "Eighteen palms of the dragon!", jumped off the roof, and rushed straight to Fang. Learn from.

Fang Congjian turned around in a circle, flicked his robe, caught the kitten with one hand, and said indifferently: "You want to sneak attack me?"

Fu Shaoge was eating breakfast calmly, obviously the two of them who played so much were no strangers to it.Seeing that Fang Congjian came back with the newspaper, he took it familiarly, picked up the bowl and read while eating, the kitten came forward, stuck out his head, read it too, and took a steamed bun from Fu Shaoge's bowl.Fu Shaoge looked at him, the two of them stared at each other, and there was a moment of silence. Zhending Bo Zhou Ermao was bluffing: "What are you doing... I am the tenth generation descendant of the Eighteen Palms of Subduing Dragons..."

Fu Shaoge finished eating dumbfounded, and commented to Fang Congjian: "Huang Yaoshi is a strange man."

Fang Congjian sat on the side and took out the "Da Chu Morning Post" he bought earlier to copy Ma Yuan, firstly for practicing calligraphy, and secondly because it could be bound together with the lower half.

Unexpectedly, he flipped through it, and there were all the "Principles of Marxist Philosophy" in the previous series, but he saw that "Principles of Marxist Economics" only had one title, and it said (empty) below, and then scrolled down, the title said "Das Kapital", the back is empty again.Fang Congjian was confused, and murmured: "It seems that Mr. Ma doesn't want me to read the following content."

There is no other way, Fang Congjian can only study the previous philosophical principles again, and finally understand who is the origin of the world between matter and consciousness, thinking and existence, which is a little comforting.

Fu Shaoge went to the government office, and as soon as he walked outside the Baochao Department, he heard two doctors chatting:

"Cousin Yuan, have you bought today's "Da Chu Morning Post"?"

"Hey, if I and other scholars read some vernacular articles like those Xia Liba people, wouldn't it be considered polite?!"

Another person said with a smile: "Brother Fangjing, don't ask Yuantang, I bought today's "Dachu Morning Post", and I'm leaving in the afternoon, go to my house to read it!"

"I can't wait any longer. Tell me, what was the result of the fight between Ouyang Feng and Hong Qigong?"

The man said with a smile: "Okay, brother Fangjing, come closer, what we are talking about is all vernacular scripts that are insulting to the politeness, don't let cousin Yuan hear it, and dirty his ears."

When Fu Shaoge walked into the Baochao Department, he saw two Langzhong talking together, and the other one was pricking up his ears, listening attentively.

Fu Shaoge coughed, and the three of them dispersed.

The doctor named Yuantang is called Yuan Ruoxi. Although he is just a small doctor in the Baochao Division, he is quite talented in the south of the Yangtze River. He is also a member of the Fushe. He has always admired the retro style of writing. He despises such newspapers that only publish vernacular.

The lofty Yuan Ruoxi left the office, and Youzai Youzai came to the teahouse outside Nianzi Hutong.The teahouse was already overcrowded at this time, but it didn't matter, he once wrote the epitaph of his deceased mother for the shopkeeper of the teahouse, which was considered a bit of friendship, no matter how many guests there were, there would definitely be a seat for him in the teahouse.

The shopkeeper saw that Yuan Ruoxi had arrived, and welcomed him into the teahouse. There was a small table in the corner of the first floor. Although it was a small corner, not next to the window, it was not a particularly good location, but Yuan Ruoxi liked it very much. .

He ordered a pot of tea and a stack of snacks to satisfy his hungry stomach.Halfway through the dessert, Yuan Ruoxi looked around, and the tea drinkers around were already very impatient, and cursed: "Why hasn't Liu Pockmark come yet?!"

The shopkeeper quickly appeased the tea guests, and ordered someone to invite "Liu Pockmark" here.

At this moment, a young scribe entered the teahouse. Seeing that it was overcrowded, he scanned around. When he saw Yuan Ruoxi, his eyes lit up, and he came over to greet him, "Cousin Yuan! Nice to meet you!"

Seeing him, Yuan Ruoxi seemed to be caught doing something bad, her expression panicked for a moment, and soon he calmed down, and said with a smile: "Brother Wen Yuan, why is it you?"

The brother named Wen Yuan sat down opposite him, and said with a smile, "I'm tired from walking, so I come here to rest. Where's cousin Yuan? You don't think so, you're here to listen to books!"

The old man Liu that the tea guests called was Liu Jingting, a very famous storyteller in the capital.He was originally from the south. Some time ago, he heard that some literati in Beijing had written "The Resurrection of the Peony Pavilion: The Hero Saves the Beauty." , Liu Jingting was planning to hang out elsewhere, just as the "Da Chu Morning Post" began to serialize "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". It has a high rate of circulation among the crowd. Liu Jingting watched it and was fascinated. He reedited "Shooting the Condors" and performed storytelling in the teahouse.

Hearing Brother Wen Yuan mention the word storytelling, Yuan Ruoxi shook his head and denied it like an electric shock: "How is it possible! We Fushe literati, although we don't dare to pretend to be elegant, we will definitely not let such blunt words taint our writing." Taste!"

Wen Yuan also nodded in agreement and said, "Exactly! The little brother just came in and sat around."

The two looked at each other and smiled, deeply proud of their status as noble scholars.

The author has something to say: Liu Jingting was a very famous storyteller in the late Ming Dynasty.

Gu Li published martial arts novels in the Dachu Morning Post to increase the sales of the newspaper and promote his own political ideas.