The System Forces Me to Be the Emperor

On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, Emperor Xia sealed the pens. From today to the first day of the Lunar New Year, the imperial pens will be sealed up, expressing his gratitude to the imperial pens for their hard work for a year, and all major national events are due to them.

Of course, it doesn't mean that it is easy for Emperor Xia to seal the pen. When encountering important matters that need to be decided, he can even make a decision through oral instructions or even ask a cabinet scholar to write for him. But this kind of situation is rare, so Emperor Xia can still rest quietly.

But now it seems that Emperor Xia is not resting well.

Yesterday, the East Factory was asked to investigate thirteen criminal officials. Today, Shang Jin, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, handed over the papers and recommended new officials. The speed made Emperor Xia dumbfounded. When will the government of Xia Kingdom achieve this step? It is not far away if the country wants to be invincible in the world.

The recommendation papers are handed over as soon as they are handed in, this will not affect Emperor Xia's rest, just ignore it, but the princes came one by one, their purpose is obvious, to prevent the Ministry of officials from recommending, they also have to step in.

Having suffered a headache from being tortured by several princes, Emperor Xia got angry and sent the book back to the cabinet. At the same time, someone sent a sentence to Li Mingyang: Review carefully! Don't change the paper at every turn.

This time, Emperor Xia complained a lot about the chief assistant who turned Thunderbolt.

After sending the princes away, Emperor Xia couldn't help but said: Xiao Qi and Xiao Jiu can rest easy, they didn't bother me for recommending officials! By the way, have they come to pay their respects today?

Reporting to Your Majesty, the two Highnesses must have been delayed by something, and they did not come to pay their respects today. Hai Dafu said.

Emperor Xia nodded, and after thinking about it, he said with a smile: Get ready, call Yan Qing and Mu Chen, I'm going to leave the palace in modest clothes!

Yes! Hai Dafu's heart immediately rose, and at the same time he secretly prayed that His Majesty's previous preferences must not be violated.

This year it seems that several princes opened the mansion at the same time, and began to choose the prince again, so His Majesty did not think about going out of the palace in micro-clothes. In the past few years, which year did not use the excuse of retreating and praying for blessings to secretly visit in micro-clothes? When I came back, the longest record I had was going out for four months. I was stunned that no one else noticed. After all, the memorials and memorials were handled in such a timely manner. If there was nothing to do, I even issued an order to scold the cabinet scholars. Who would believe that His Majesty ran out?

Soon, Commander Yan Qing and Commander Mu Chen arrived, both of them were peak fifth-rank warriors, Yan Qing had superb arrow skills, and his arrows were flawless, while Mu Chen was the deputy commander of Jin Yiwei, with superb sword skills. Hai Dafu also wanted to order some imperial troops, but was stopped by Emperor Xia, so he took these two with him.

So the four of them changed into casual clothes and left the palace.

Master, where are we going? Hai Dafu not only changed into common people's clothes, but also put a fake beard on his face. It's like a person with less hair wants to take care of his hair. This is caused by inner inferiority complex. At his age, Hai Dafu has never enjoyed the feeling of pricking his hands, which is really pitiful.

Go and see Prince Xian's Mansion! Xia Huang suddenly thought of Xiao Rui for some reason, as if he didn't bother him today.

Just like that, Mu Chen led the way forward, Emperor Xia strolled along, Hai Dafu followed, and Yan Qing walked behind with a bow and arrow on his back.

The four of them wandered to Xianwang Mansion.

Mu Chen stepped forward to knock on the door, and when the door officer came out, it was an old man who asked, Four, where are you from, who are you looking for? This is Prince Xian's Mansion, the important place of the mansion must not be disturbed casually.

Hai Dafu was about to speak, but Xia Huang preempted him: The four of us have just arrived in the capital, and we have heard of King Xian's reputation, so we came here to pay a visit!

The old man looked at the four of them and saw that Mu Chen and Yan Qing were not like ordinary people, so he nodded and said with a smile: So they are capable people in the world, I'm sorry, my prince is not in the house, just wait a moment!

The old man turned back to the palace, came back after a while, then gave the Emperor Xia a silver plug with ten taels of silver in his hand, and said: The four of you can live in the capital and leave your names. I will report to Mr. Jia, and Mr. Jia will report to the prince. , the prince will arrange for the servants of the mansion to invite the four of you!

The King Xian is not in the residence? Hai Dafu was taken aback, looking at Emperor Xia.

Emperor Xia weighed the money and said with a smile: Old man, King Xian is really not in the house? Presumably the money and what you just said are all your polite words. King Xian doesn't want to refuse visitors, but he is also afraid that the visitors will be disappointed. I specially asked you to send money and leave your name, and we will talk about whether we will meet after investigating the origin.

The old man was shocked, he didn't expect the person in front of him to guess so accurately.

Indeed, this was Xiao Rui's idea. There are many people who want to join the palace as staff and guards, so many people will come to recommend themselves. Xiao Rui doesn't want to reject them all. It's crooked melons and jujubes, so I asked the door officials to give silver.

Emperor Xia nodded, and continued: This method can not only earn fame, but also keep people from talking about it. It's not bad. In addition, it seems that King Xian has a lot of money. Give silver?

The old man looked at the four of them suspiciously. At this moment, Li Yuanfang and Li Kui were returning home.

Old Zhang, what's the matter? Li Yuanfang asked immediately when he saw the four of Emperor Xia.

The old man said: These four people are visiting His Highness!

Li Yuanfang looked at Emperor Xia, and his pupils shrank when he saw Mu Chen and Yan Qing. These two were about the same age as him, and their cultivation base was not weaker than his.

At the same time, Yan Qing and Mu Chen were also looking at Li Yuanfang and Li Kui. Of these two people, one was at the peak of the fifth rank, and the other was at the fifth rank. They never expected that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in Xian Wang's Mansion would hide such a master.

Four, I don't know your surnames or names, so I can tell His Highness! Li Yuanfang knew that the four people's backgrounds were not simple, so she clasped her fists and asked.

Emperor Xia hooked his fingers, Li Yuanfang was taken aback for a moment, and then walked forward.

You are the person Xiaoqi rescued from Yangzhou Mansion, no wonder he wants to go there in person. Emperor Xia whispered.

Li Yuanfang's eyes closed sharply, this matter was extremely hidden, only Jia Xu and Zhuge Yuanba knew about it in the entire capital, no, there was one more person! In addition, this person called His Highness Little Seven, Li Yuanfang immediately understood who the person in front of him was!

He was so frightened that he was about to salute, but was stopped by Emperor Xia: There is no need for etiquette, just take me into the residence.

Yes! Li Yuanfang personally led the way and led the four of Emperor Xia into the mansion.

At this moment in the palace, Xiao Rui was talking with Jia Xu while holding hands.

Your Highness, I read what you wrote to Shen Wansan, and I was astonished. How did Your Highness think of it? Jia Xu asked.

Yesterday, Xiao Rui thought about it, racked his brains, and told Shen Wansan the general principle of purifying liquor, the general principle of improved papermaking and bamboo papermaking, the general principle of movable type printing, the general principle of perfume extraction, etc. .

Xiao Rui only remembers the general principle, and thanks to the nine years of compulsory education and the knowledge he learned from reading novels, but he really doesn’t know how to do it. It’s a pity that he didn’t read the ten skills that are necessary before time travel, otherwise he would be rich and happy now famous.

But even the general principle of the description surprised Jia Xu and Shen Wansan.

Xiao Rui said with a smile: It's a dream, it made me laugh, but those are general principles, how to experiment, what tools are needed, the specific sequence of steps, whether the experiment can be successful, depends on Shen Wansan finding someone to try again and again. .”

Your Highness, don't worry about this. What this world lacks is the road, not the lack of hard work. As long as you can find the direction of the road, you will be able to succeed! Jia Xu laughed.

Xiao Rui quite agrees, regardless of the advanced technology level of the later generations, the ancients' hands-on ability is unmatched by modern people. As Jia Xu said, they just don't know what to do, so they can't do it. Now I tell them what to do, even if the direction is a bit wrong and they need to experiment with detours, they can still adjust the direction and reach the end!

Xiao Rui smiled and said: What Mr. said is very true. I also believe that as long as you keep experimenting, you will definitely be able to invent a success. This is a good thing that can make a lot of money.

Jia Xu's tone changed, and he said solemnly: Your Highness, it's not just a matter of profit! Just talking about papermaking and movable type printing, these two inventions alone can make the Confucianism education of Great Xia Kingdom surpass that of Great Zhao within ten years. Kingdom, within twenty years, the Great Xia Kingdom will be truly governed by Confucianism! Surpassing the Great Zhao Kingdom is just around the corner!

After a pause, Jia Xu said: It's hard to get ahead from a poor family, why? The earning is only enough to live on, so why study? Pen, ink, paper and inkstone don't need money, especially books. An engraved book is not cheap. Four books, five classics and one After all, how do poor students bear it, and the imperial examination requires good calligraphy attainments. If you don’t practice calligraphy on paper, it will not work after all. Every time the imperial examination, there will be a phenomenon that paper is more expensive than money in some places, because there are fewer papers and more people. Once books and paper become popular, poor disciples can buy books and paper. As long as they learn to practice calligraphy, they can read in the cultivated land, endorse books while carrying water, and read while grazing. Who dares to relax and slack off? Even if they fail to succeed, their sons can be cultivated from an early age, and from generation to generation, they will develop the habit of learning, and everyone in the world is a scholar!

Jia Xu sighed deeply, and said: Maybe after a few generations, the influence of the family will be completely reduced, and the rise of the humble family is no problem.

Xiao Rui didn't think too much about it, so he couldn't help but nod when he heard Jia Xu sigh.

When the bamboo paper is successfully made and movable type printing is successful, and this credit is presented to His Majesty, His Majesty will definitely reward you generously! Jia Xu laughed.

I'm sure I won't be willing to reward you for being such a stingy father! Xiao Rui couldn't help complaining.

Say it again? Dare I say I'm a stingy man!

Suddenly, Emperor Xia's cold voice came from behind.

Xiao Rui and Jia Xu turned their heads and went, only to see someone standing outside the door, and it was His Majesty!

The two of them chatted so forgetfully that they didn't notice anyone outside the door!

Li Yuanfang looked helpless, he wanted to remind, but was stopped by Mu Chen and Yan Qing, so he failed to report.

Xiao Rui's face was full of depression, what happened to the father?

Quickly stood up and saluted, and said: Father, you heard it wrong! How can I say that you are stingy? The most generous person in this world is the father. Look at the big house of Erchen. It is all rewarded by the father. .”

Emperor Xia snorted, stepped into the hall and took the upper seat.

Tell me about bamboo paper and movable type printing! Emperor Xia did not continue to pursue Xiao Rui's responsibility. At this time, he was more concerned about these two matters. He never thought that he would catch a big fish when he came to the Xian Palace on a whim!

This bastard boy, who has such a good thing, actually hides it. Emperor Xia can completely believe that if bamboo paper and movable type printing are successful, this guy will definitely make a lot of money for himself!

How dare Xiao Rui hide it, he hurriedly introduced the principles of improved papermaking, bamboo paper, and movable type printing.

After hearing this, Emperor Xia narrowed his eyes.