The Road to the Imperial Examinations of Farmers in Ancient Times

The guard guarding the cell untied a bunch of keys on his waist, unlocked the lock, pushed open the door of the cell, and respectfully asked, "Please come in, Your Highness." Even if they didn't know the prince, they knew the prince's body. Apart from the emperor, the only one who can wear the bright yellow uniform is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

This person is His Highness the Crown Prince, a person they may not see once in 800 years. It is said that His Highness the Crown Prince came to the prison because this time the case was presided over by the Crown Prince.

This time many people were caught and entered, and the rooms in the prison were full of prisoners. Generally, after entering this place, it is very difficult to get out alive.

The prison cell is not a good place, it is dark and humid inside, so many people eat, drink and scatter in the cell, so naturally there are all kinds of smells in it.The prisoners in the cell heard the sound of the door opening and knew that someone was coming in. They ran to the fence one after another, and someone shouted, "My lord, my lord, please let us out..."

"My lord, I'm so wronged..."

Among the prisoners locked in this time, many of these officials' family members and servants of the mansion were all locked in.On weekdays, these high-ranking officials, wives, young masters and ladies never thought that one day they would be reduced to prisoners and locked up in this prison.

Is it wronged? Maybe there are really some people here who have never done anything bad, and they were imprisoned here.But among these people, who can say that his food and clothing are completely free from the money that was embezzled?Probably not, so it is not too wronged for their family members to be imprisoned here.

Under the support of the guards, Yang Shaomu walked into the dungeon. As soon as he stepped into this place, his brows frowned, but he didn't show any dislike after all.As the chief judge, it is reasonable for him to come to this prison to interrogate prisoners. Outsiders will not suspect what he is doing here.

When he came this time, by the way, he also wanted to ask the former Minister of the Household Department Zhu Guangquan, Mr. Zhu, something, so today he made this trip to the prison.

Yang Shaomu knew that Zhu Guangquan knew a lot of things, but whether he could get anything out of Zhu Guangquan's mouth depended on his skills and ability.

Li Wen and Zhao Xiangyi followed the prince from left to right, and accompanied the prince in.

"Noisy, noisy, why so noisy!"

"Shut up, daddy!"

Hearing the noise, the guards in the prison knocked on the gate of the fence with the knife in their hands. The prisoners inside shrank back, not daring to make mistakes in front of these guards, or some of these guards would die later. them.

After entering this prison, how many people can get out alive?There are more people who died here, and no one will be held accountable at that time, so among these jailers, it is just a trivial matter to kill one or two people. As soon as the job was thrown away, there was not even a single person to pursue it.

The guards on both sides protected His Highness the Crown Prince in the middle, and did not let the prisoners in the prison touch the hem of His Highness's clothes.

"Your Highness, the person you want to meet is at the innermost part." The prison leading the way ahead led His Highness the Crown Prince inside.

Those who are locked in the innermost are some important prisoners. As long as the emperor does not release them, the prisoners held here will never get out of this prison door alive. You have to stay in here.

Unlike the previous large group of people locked in a cell, here are all locked in a cell, and the prisoners inside are also sitting quietly, not making noise.

Zhu Guangquan was locked in the innermost cell. Compared with other people who were locked in a large group of cells, he was the only one here. The cell was tidy, and there was a picture inside. Table, this kind of treatment can be regarded as very good in prison.

Hearing footsteps approaching, people stopped in front of his cell. Zhu Guangquan, who was sitting there with disheveled hair, looked up and saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince standing outside the cell.

"Your Highness, this is it." The jailer said.

"Open the door of the cell." Yang Shaomu moved his hand to let someone open the door of the cell.

"Yes, Your Highness, please open the door now, little one." The prison took a look and saw so many guards here, the people inside were not good at martial arts, so they should not be able to hurt His Highness. Opened the cell door.

"The orbit is—"

The prisoner took out the key and opened the lock of the cell.

Yang Shaomu waved his hand and asked all the unrelated people to go down. The prisons understood and led the people back outside.The rest of the people here were brought by His Royal Highness. The guard standing in front reached out and opened the door of the cell, and Yang Shaomu walked in.

"Your Highness, you are here." Zhu Guangquan was not surprised that His Royal Highness would come, he stood up and saluted the Prince.

Ever since he was imprisoned in this prison, Zhu Guangquan was no longer the former Household Minister Zhu, but a prisoner waiting to die in this prison. I don't know how the emperor will execute him.From the first day he was imprisoned in this prison, Zhu Guangquan knew that he was bound to die.

It's just that it's not a pity for him to die alone, and the entire Zhu family has suffered with him.

"Lord Zhu, I never expected it." Yang Shaomu looked at the Minister of the Ministry of Households, Master Zhu, who never expected that Zhu Guangquan would do such a thing.It can be said that Zhu Guangquan has been in this position for more than ten years, devoted himself to the court, and is the hardest one among the six ministers. Every money in the court must be paid by the household department. If the household department has no money, the household department must Shangshu thought of a way.

Yang Shaomu knew that his father was a person who only knew how to spend money, but didn't know how to manage it. If Zhu Guangquan hadn't been stuck at the checkpoint of the Ministry of Accounts, their financial situation in Dacheng would have been even worse than it is now.But finding so much gold and silver property from the house of Minister of the Household Department was something that the crown prince Yang Shaomu never thought of. He never expected Zhu Guangquan to do so many things in his hands.

"I'm just a prisoner in this prison. I'm no longer Master Zhu. Your Highness doesn't need to call me Master Zhu anymore. In this world, no one can know everything clearly. There is always something you know." I don’t know, and unexpected things, your Highness, do you think so?” There was a teapot and several cups on the table, and Zhu Guangquan made a gesture of invitation, and said, “Please sit down, Your Highness, there is nothing to entertain Your Highness in this prison. of."

Zhu Guangquan poured a glass of water for His Royal Highness, and poured another glass of water for himself, but the water in the pot was already cold.After His Royal Highness sat down, Zhu Guangquan sat down with him. The expression on his face was completely different from that of the Minister of the Household Department who knelt in the court hall and shouted for poverty. Bar."

"Gu thought, you should know why Gu came here." Yang Shaomu didn't feel any surprise when he saw Zhu Guangquan now, as if he knew what kind of former Hubu Shangshu Master Zhu was like a long time ago. Like others, if Zhu Guangquan was just an official who only knew how to cry for poverty, he would not sit in the position of Minister of the Household Department.

Poor people must have something to hate, Zhu Guangquan will end up today, no one can blame him, he can only blame himself for doing something wrong.

Hearing His Highness the Crown Prince's words, Zhu Guangquan chuckled, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is a smart man, Dacheng is blessed to have a crown prince like you." This meant that he did not intend to answer His Highness the Crown Prince's question.

That being said, in the past, Zhu Guangquan was not a member of His Highness the Crown Prince's faction.Otherwise, the person who came to see him in this prison today would not be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.Yang Shaomu also felt a little strange about this, at first he thought that Zhu Guangquan belonged to his father, but now it seems that it may not be what he saw.

With Zhu Guangquan alone, he shouldn't be able to do so many things. Is there someone else behind him?Yang Shaomu touched the jade ring on his finger, feeling a little thoughtful in his heart, he cursed "Old Fox" in his heart, and still had the usual slight smile on Zhu Guangquan's face.

The conversation between the two people was not in-depth, they were all talking about some superficial issues.

His Royal Highness is not in a hurry, he didn't move the cup on the table, anyway, everyone else has already come, so I can't let myself go for nothing, if Zhu Guangquan doesn't want to say, then ask Zhu Guangquan what he wants to say, after all, there will be something harvested.

Today Li Wen came here with His Highness the Crown Prince, and now His Highness the Crown Prince was chatting with Zhu Guangquan in the cell, and those of them who didn't go in together stood outside and waited.They stood a little distance away, and Li Wen couldn't hear what was being said inside. He glanced at Zhao Xiangyi and guessed that the man beside him should be able to hear what the people in the cell were saying.

But on this point, he wasn't curious at all, the left and right princes only asked a few questions.

They were standing here, and there happened to be a pillar next to them, and half of their bodies fell into the shadows.At this time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was in the cell, and all the guards were focusing on the Crown Prince, and no one would notice the two of them.

Seeing that no one noticed them, standing here was very boring, Li Wen glanced at the man standing upright beside him, reached out to touch the man's hand, and picked the man's palm with his fingers.

"Don't make trouble." Zhao Xiangyi grabbed the boy's mischievous little hand, held the boy's hand in his palm, and told the boy not to make trouble.His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to look for Zhu Guangquan in the prison. Although he knew that Zhu Guangquan was not good at martial arts, he had to guard against things.

"..." Li Wen hummed softly, lowered his voice, and used a volume that only the two of them could hear.

Said, "I didn't make a fuss."

—I'm just bored, I just want to hold your hand.

It is no fun to visit the cell, the strange smell in it will make people faint.His Highness the Crown Prince was here, and they didn't need to do anything. He guessed that the Crown Prince came to find Zhu Guangquan because he wanted to ask Zhu Guangquan something, but whether Zhu Guangquan would say it was another matter.

Boring in every possible way, Zhao Xiangyi grabbed his hand, and Li Wen didn't pull it back. When he looked up at the man, he saw the man was looking at him, he cast a wink at him, and smiled back at the man.

"..." Zhao Xiangyi still seduced him in this prison!

Li Wen smiled and showed his white teeth. He was very happy, and suddenly found that being in this prison is not so boring at all. Isn't there someone beside him who can be teased?

After two cups of tea, His Royal Highness came out of the cell, looked at them and said, "Let's go.

Before the prince came out, the hands of the two people who were holding each other had already parted, and the two of them followed behind the prince one on the left and one on the right without seeing any problem on the surface.Li Wen asked, "Has Your Highness finished speaking with Master Zhu?

Yang Shaomu nodded, without further comment on the matter, the group went out.

The prison respectfully sent His Royal Highness and his party away, and got a few rewards, but he accepted it after a couple of rejections.With silver taels in his pocket, the cell boss turned around and sent someone to secretly buy good wine and meat and come back to have a good drink with the brothers.