Hearing this, Gu Chen's hand that was about to take the tea cup paused. A hint of surprise first flashed in his eyes, and then he asked curiously.
"What's weird?"
This guy, indeed, has a few brushes on him.
Yao Guangxiao did not answer first, but stood up and touched Gu Chen's bones, and then looked at his face carefully before shaking his head and saying.
"Based on your personality and facial features, you should have been quiet since childhood and become nervous when big things happen."
"If you only look at the bones and facial features, my lord's road to the imperial examination should stop at the provincial examination, but now my lord..."
Not only did he defy fate and become a Jinshi, but he also entered the court and became a sixth-rank official.
Tell me, how can this not be strange?
Gu Chen did not comment on this. In modern times, he had seen the list of Jinshi in Hongwu's three years. It was true that Gu Chen did not exist.
Come to think of it, in real history, the original owner did fail.
I just don’t know if the original owner who failed the list got a wife.
Well, according to my father-in-law's temper, he probably won't agree.
Although Gu Chen is a modern person, he is not as good as the original owner who studied hard for ten years in a cold window. He has not only learned five things, but also two or three things.
However, he not only inherited the memory and knowledge of the original owner, but also had a more stable mentality than the original owner when encountering major events.
So, he managed to succeed, passed the imperial examination, and became an official.
"Sir, you must have had an adventure?"
Yao Guangxiao saw Gu Chen's expression of embarrassment and didn't seem to want to say more about it?
Dang even knew enough not to ask any more questions, and just gave instructions softly.
"Because of your adventure, your original destiny is useless."
"Since you have changed your fate against the will of God, what happens next depends on the path you choose. Whatever path you choose will be the outcome."
Just like those people Emperor Zhu killed, there were only a few who were truly innocent.
"The poor monk's current Taoism is still shallow. You can wait a few more years to find out again. Maybe by then, the poor monk can discover something."
The Taoism is boundless, and he is only forty years old now. Naturally, he has some difficulty in commenting on this kind of destiny that changes his life against the will of heaven, and he cannot speak easily.
Poor monk?
Is your Taoism still shallow?
Gu Chen thought these two sentences were strange, but he didn't show it and just smiled.
"I've been waiting for the eminent monk to answer my questions. One year, two years, three years, ten, twenty or thirty years, I've been waiting for the eminent monk to answer my questions."
As long as Lao Zhu doesn't kill him, he will have plenty of time to find out the truth.
The truth of history!
When Yao Guangxiao was leaving, Gu Chen handed over the incense money, and he put it into his arms unceremoniously.
After all, he didn't hold the money and would have to hand it over later.
"Thank you, sir."
When he reached the door, Lao Yao suddenly turned around, looked at Gu Chen and smiled.
"Next year, when your Excellency's daughter will be full moon, the poor monk will definitely go and ask for a cup of tea."
Since this person's appearance was so strange, if he wanted to know more about it, he would naturally have to meet him more often and observe him.
"welcome."
Gu Chen watched his leaving figure and sat in the meditation room for a long time before slowly getting up and heading home for dinner.
The person who accompanied him to Tianjie Temple today was Gu An. Seeing that Gu Chen's face was a little solemn and seemed unhappy, he comforted him.
"Sir, you and your wife are still young, there will always be a young master."
He stood guard at the door and heard everything he needed to hear and nothing he shouldn't.
So I thought Gu Chen was unhappy because he wanted a son.
"I know."
Gu Chen didn't intend to explain so much to the child, but just accelerated his pace.
He had to get home before dark, otherwise the family would be anxious.
Because his wife was about to give birth to a child, mother-in-law Zhang was worried about her daughter and had to stay with her until the confinement period.
As there are more people in the family, the place becomes a little crowded.
In order to prevent the couple from doing bad things, Zhang simply moved into her daughter's house.
Gu Chen had no choice but to set up a small bed in the study room and stay there.
Being familiar with the history and records of the Ming Dynasty, he naturally knew that Lao Zhu would set the salary of the clan in the morning court tomorrow.
So, should I submit a memorial to Lao Zhu and analyze the pros and cons?
The blank memorial was placed on the desk. Pens, inks, paper and inkstones had been prepared for a long time, but Gu Chen had a pen in his hand, but he couldn't put it down.
He was thinking about a question.
Lao Zhu is such a smart man, does he really not know the disadvantages of becoming a king and giving so much salary to his descendants?
Even if he didn't know, Liu Bowen must have mentioned it several times.
What does this mean?
It shows that the memorial is completely useless, and Lao Zhu will be bored.
Lao Zhu obviously understands everything, but he still continues to do this.
why?
Naturally, it was because of the threat from the nomads in the north, because he was worried about the nobles holding military power, and because if he wanted his son to work hard, he would naturally have to give him something good.
Since I have given my son good things, as an old father I cannot treat him favorably.
If you give this, but don't give that, it will be easy for brothers to have conflicts.
Lao Zhu values family affection, how could he let his sons be suspicious of each other?
Moreover, Lao Zhu himself was well prepared to prevent the feudal kings from rebelling.
In this case, it is better not to say anything.
Anyway, it's only the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and the disadvantages are not too big. If it is left to the next generation of emperors, it will be solved later.
Thinking of this, Gu Chen put down his pen and was too lazy to disturb Lao Zhu's interest.
On the second day of the new year's court meeting, Lao Zhu indeed announced the amount of rice that the kings and princesses of the clan would pay each year.
By the way, it was announced that Xu Da's eldest daughter would be canonized as Princess Yan.
Probably because he was afraid that everyone would disappoint him, after announcing the matter, Lao Zhu showed mercy and allowed everyone to busy themselves.
There is no need to spend the whole morning standing in the middle of the court as before.
"Your Majesty, by doing this, must have made up his mind and will not allow you to bother Your Majesty with your nagging about this matter."
"Your Majesty is very affectionate. I am nothing more than a minister. Whatever your Majesty says, we will just listen to it, but we dare not have any objections."
Many scholars who considered themselves noble looked at each other and smiled, sincerely they looked down upon Lao Zhu's behavior.
Sure enough, he was born in a mud-legged family, so he is so afraid that his children and grandchildren will not have enough to eat?
Liu Bowen acted like a mute today. He did not speak in court because of this matter, but just sighed leisurely.
Didn't he know that His Majesty was concerned about the nobles in the north and Huaixi, so he did this? But didn't His Majesty think about it?
Son, must he be reliable?
No, it's not that your Majesty has never thought about it. Your Majesty just thinks that it is better to let the country of Ming Dynasty fall into the hands of the nobles of Beiyuan and Huaixi.
Then, it would be better to fall into the hands of the descendants surnamed Zhu.
It's just that, it's a hardship to the people and everyone in the world.
Fortunately, the troubles of the vassal king will not appear temporarily, but when the king implements the move to reduce the vassal in the future, he may feel a little uncomfortable.
"Master Liu."
Han Yike, the censor from the left and Zhongcheng, led the censors and bowed their hands to Liu Bowen.
"Your Majesty is too kind to the vassal king."
"If the vassal king can be born, and a hundred county princes are born, or if the county princes and a hundred generals who govern the country are born, wouldn't it be possible to hollow out the Ming Dynasty with just a salary?"
King Qingcheng: "..."
You call me?
When Liu Bowen encountered such a sharp problem, he felt very helpless.
"Your Majesty has his own plan, so the censors don't have to worry."
"I heard that in the next few days for King Yan's wedding, a royal chef will go to King Yan's mansion to cook, and there will also be a roasted whole lamb that is enough for twenty people."
"You guys can eat lighter these days so that you can free up your stomach and eat more good food at the banquet."
