Half an hour later, Li Shui and others' legs were numb, and Princess Weiyang finally came out.
She claimed to have changed her clothes, painted her eyebrows, picked out her hairpin, etc. But Li Shui didn't notice it at all, and felt that her dress was no different from before.
Wei Young smiled at Li Shui: "Let's go."
Weiyang took two maids and several guards and came out of Poppy's palace.
As soon as they reached the front hall, they met Ying Zheng and Yu Meiren who were about to leave.
Li Shui was stunned when he saw Poppy: Is she going with His Majesty?
Li Shui couldn't help but sigh, it seemed that Poppy had quite a status in Ying Zheng's heart.
When Ying Zheng saw Li Shui, he was also slightly startled: "Huai Guzi, you have been asking me from dawn to noon when I will go to Shangjun Courtyard. Why are you still staying in the palace when I have already left? You shouldn't Are you ready to pick up the driver?"
Li Shui coughed dryly and said, "Your Majesty, my Shangjun Courtyard has been properly arranged. I have made a special trip to welcome Your Majesty."
Weiyang put her hands behind her back, then grabbed Li Shui's waist and twisted it hard.
Li Shui grimaced in pain, but did not dare to speak out.
Poppy looked at Li Shui, then at Wei Young, smiled meaningfully, and then said to Li Shui: "The banished immortal is really enthusiastic. I have only heard of five miles to welcome each other, and ten miles to welcome each other. I This is the first time I’ve heard of welcoming guests directly to their homes.”
Li Shui coughed dryly and said, "Yes, I am loyal and enthusiastic towards Your Majesty."
Ying Zheng smiled: "In that case, let's go. I haven't visited your Shangjun Villa for some time."
Ying Zheng and Yu Meiren got into a car, and Li Shui shamelessly got into Wei Young's car.
A little palace maid next to Wei Yang said hesitantly: "Isn't there something wrong with this?"
Li Shui said: "Nowadays, the trend has changed. Women can hold up half the sky, not to mention the princess, the most amazing woman in history? Don't worry, I and the princess are talking about business. Regarding the compilation of Journey to the West..."
The little maid had nothing to say.
At this time, the defense between men and women was not that serious. If it was monolithic after the Song and Ming Dynasties, the defense between men and women in Da Qin was full of cracks. There are still opportunities and room for maneuver.
And Li Shui was trying hard to turn himself into a wedge and drive it into the crack. The cracks are getting bigger and bigger, and finally the broken rules that bind human nature are completely torn apart.
Well, I am so great. I am sitting here to liberate one-half of the women in the world.
Li Shui looked at the beautiful Wei Young across from him and felt that he was becoming more and more noble.
Weiyang reluctantly handed over a handkerchief: "Exiled Immortal, wipe it, your saliva is dripping."
Li Shui: "..."
The little maids serving next to her all pursed their lips and smiled.
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After leaving the palace, Li Shui heard a sound of salutes outside. He glanced out of the car window and found many courtiers gathered at the entrance of the palace. After the courtiers, there were even minor officials.
These people all followed Ying Zheng, and then marched toward Shang Jun's Courtyard in a mighty manner. Those with carriages ride behind, while those without carriages walk together.
Li Shui saw Wang Wan and Shi Mou in the crowd.
He sneered in his heart: These two guys are here too? Are they embarrassed to come?
But then I thought about it, anyway, this time it’s free of charge. Not only can you watch the fun, but you can also enjoy free drinks and cakes. No fool would come.
Normally, these courtiers would not be so fond of taking advantage, but the key point is that it is not easy to take advantage of banishing an immortal. If you finally get the opportunity, who is willing to let it go?
Therefore, Xianyang City today is equivalent to a half-day holiday, and almost all officials rushed to Shangjun Courtyard.
On both sides of the wide street, in addition to the Qin soldiers armed with long swords and guarding the chariots, there were also many people who came out to watch the excitement.
Naturally, these people did not dare to look at it openly, but they still took a curious glance from time to time.
Suddenly, a young eunuch ran over and said breathlessly to Li Shui: "Master Banished Immortal, Master Banished Immortal. Your Majesty ordered your servant to come and ask a question. The people outside were all neatly dressed and rosy-cheeked. Along the way, there was no one. I saw a man with no clothes on and no food to eat. Was this arranged in advance?"
Li Shui was stunned for a moment and said to himself: "Yes, I can make arrangements in advance."
The young eunuch said: "Surely it was arranged in advance?"
Li Shui shook his head quickly and said to the young eunuch: "I didn't arrange this. It's just because people in Xianyang City nowadays, as long as they have some strength, can always find a job to fill their stomachs. I did make a lot of money, but I also gave It gives these poor people an opportunity to make money.”
The young eunuch responded and ran towards Ying Zheng's car, panting again.
Soon, the car drove out of the city. As soon as I walked out of the city gate, I saw people setting up stalls outside.
These stall holders extend from the entrance of Shangjun's courtyard to the city gate. There are simply countless.
Some are selling food, some are selling toys, some are selling silks and satins, some are selling pearl hairpins and palace flowers...
Weiyang stared outside tightly, her eyes wide with envy.
Li Shui shook his head helplessly at the side: Sure enough, no matter what era, girls' hobbies are the same.
"Perhaps, I should build a shopping street? There are a lot of ladies in Xianyang City. Those powerful and powerful people have become smarter now, and it is not easy to make money from them. If it is their wife or daughter, that would be easy. After all, I still have the title of friend of women..." For a moment, Li Shui began to feel complacent again.
After the car entered Shangjun Courtyard, everyone got out of the car.
Li Shui became a tour guide again and took Ying Zheng, Wei Young, and Poppy around the Shangjun Courtyard.
Li Shui said to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that General Li Xin is responsible for the safety of Shangjun's Courtyard today. It is absolutely foolproof."
Li Xin next to him nodded seriously.
Then Li Shui began to introduce the workshops in Shangjun Courtyard one by one. Ying Zheng was amazed when he saw it. After all, many things inside were beyond the understanding of this era.
Finally, Xiangli Zhu led all the craftsmen to visit Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng encouraged them with a few words of satisfaction, and then Li Shui took him to visit the academy.
Ying Zheng took two steps and wanted to say a few words to the craftsmen, but when he turned around, he found that there was no one behind him.
Ying Zheng was stunned and asked Li Shui beside him: "Where are those craftsmen?"
Li Shuigan laughed and said: "Your Majesty, you don't know something. These craftsmen like to cherish their time. They eat and sleep every day, thinking about the mysteries of the world, and want to study them thoroughly, so they have no distractions. Whenever they have free time, they immerse themselves in studying. ”
Ying Zheng nodded and said with emotion: "A true and sincere person."
Li Shui immediately told the people around him: "Quickly, let the craftsmen make a plaque and hang it up. Write the four words 'the most sincere man' on it. This is His Majesty's golden words of praise for the craftsmen."
Ying Zheng: "..."
I just sighed casually, are you like this?
Not long after, the group arrived at Shangjun Academy again.
It was lunch time at this time, and the scholars were wolfing down the food like a herd of wild boars.
The young eunuch shouted three times in a row: "Your Majesty is here."
Finally, some scholars reluctantly put down their jobs. Of course, the main reason why they put down their jobs is because the pot is empty.
Chunyu Yue looked at these scholars and sighed slightly in his heart: Huaiguzi himself was a shameless person, and the scholars he taught had indeed forgotten all etiquette, justice and shame. What will happen if these people become officials in the court in the future?
Ying Zheng also looked at them helplessly and asked casually: "Are you still used to waiting here?"
Those scholars cried and said: "Your Majesty, banishing an immortal is really not a thing."
"Your Majesty, the things here are too expensive. They are simply asking for extravagant prices, which is comparable to robbery."
"Your Majesty, there is a test here every ten days. Not only are the seats arranged according to the rankings, but the meals are also arranged according to the rankings. This is too much to deceive others."
"Your Majesty, if my father hadn't paid a large amount of tuition, I... I would have escaped long ago."
Ying Zheng: "..."
He looked at Li Shui amusedly: "I thought that after you opened Shangjun Academy, you would become a mentor to these scholars and make them loyal. I didn't expect that this would not be the case."
Li Shui bowed and said: "These scholars are still young and have little experience. They don't know who is really good to them. Maybe after a few years, they will understand my good intentions."
"What's more, I opened the academy just to create a good atmosphere. In the future, this academy will be run by the imperial court. The only mentor for scholars is His Majesty. They can only be loyal to me, the Great Qin Imperial Court, how can there be others?"
Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction.
At this time, someone in the crowd ran out crying, plopped, and knelt down in front of Li Si: "Father, I really can't bear it anymore. This place is like a prison. I racked my brains and couldn't find the banished immortal. Evidence of winning over scholars and forming cliques for personal gain. The child wants to go home."
Li Si: "..."
Everyone present looked at Li Si with meaningful expressions.
Li Xin smiled: "Lord Tingwei, did you also send some detailed work to Shangjun Courtyard?"
Li Shui: "Unexpectedly, there is an unexpected harvest today."
Li Si's face was livid with anger, and he looked at his stupid son: When can you not say such things? But he said it in front of the civil and military officials of the court, isn't this really harmful to me?
Li Si gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, you can go back with me now."
Li Yu stood up happily and grinned.
In fact, he is not really stupid, he is pretending to be stupid.
If he wanted to go home, he had told Li Si countless times. But Li Si never agreed.
Li Yu felt that if he stayed here any longer, he would be driven crazy.
He is different from others. Others are taking the imperial examination. Therefore, no matter how difficult life is, he finally has a goal. When he takes the final exam, he will feel that everything is worth it.
But Li Yu is different. He is the son of Tingwei and does not need to take the imperial examination at all. Staying here is all about suffering for the sake of suffering.
Therefore, Li Yu's heart became more and more unbalanced. Every time in the dead of night, he couldn't help but howl twice to vent his resentment.
As a result, such howling would wake up other classmates and lead to a beating from them.
Therefore, after learning from the pain, Li Yu thought of such a damaging move. Finally got what I wanted. As for whether his father will be hit in court...
Li Yu felt that the impact should not be big. After all, he came to Shangjun Courtyard with His Majesty's permission.
Of course, the so-called instruction from His Majesty was just what he thought.
The commotion at Shangjun Academy made everyone present feel that their trip was worthwhile. Ying Zheng was too lazy to say anything else, so he was led out of the academy by Li Shui.
Finally, they met the sponsors of the event.
Damai stood at the front and greeted Ying Zheng with excitement on his face.
Ying Zheng said to these people in a pleasant manner: "You have given money to help Shangjun Courtyard for free. Are you being coerced? Now that I am here, if you have any difficulties, you may as well speak up."
The traders shook their heads and insisted that they did so voluntarily. Then he began to praise Li Shui for his kindness to them.
After Ying Zheng encouraged the merchants for a few words, Li Shui said to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, it's almost time. It's time for us to take a seat."
Ying Zheng nodded and followed Li Shui.
And those vendors stood there with excited faces: It was really worth spending so much money to be able to see His Majesty and say a few words...
While they were sighing, a craftsman came over and said to the merchant: "Several of you, there are fifty teams of men participating in the selection today. Each team has four people. You can each designate a team as a sponsor."
Later, the craftsman brought out some famous brands.
Damai's wife asked nervously: "Are you sponsoring the guards participating in the selection?"
Takuto nodded: "Exactly. However, they must pass the selection before they can officially become guards."
Lady Damai asked again: "Do I need to pay to sponsor this?"
The craftsman smiled: "Originally, I had to pay money. But the banished immortal said that this is the first time since the beginning of the world. Therefore, I won't charge any money. Let's see the effect."
The barley lady immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Other vendors also breathed a sigh of relief.
They didn't know anything about sponsorship, so everyone randomly picked a famous brand.
The craftsman wrote it down carefully, and then said to these traders: "Everyone, please come with me."
The merchant asked in confusion: "Where to go?"
Takuto said: "Of course I went to the viewing platform to watch the selection meeting."
The traders were shocked: "The viewing platform, isn't that the place where Your Majesty and your lords go? We are lowly merchants, can we go too?"
The craftsman said: "Why can't you go? You are sponsors, and you have to give some face to the banished immortal."
As a result, these traders followed the craftsmen in a daze, feeling as if they were in a dream.
The barley lady, who had been complaining all this time, was also a little happy at this time. But while she was excited, she was a little regretful: it would be better if she could get so much glory without spending any money. After all... these honors cannot be eaten as food.
After a while, the vendors were taken out of Shangjun Courtyard. Brought to a flat open space.
On this open space, there are layers of high platforms built of soil and stone.
His Majesty sat at the top, and then the ministers sat down one by one according to their rank, while the traders sat at the bottom.
As for the people who had not received the invitation, they gathered in a swarm in the distance. They all stared at the open space. Everyone knew that the selection meeting would be held in this open space in a while.
Ying Zheng smiled and turned his head and asked Li Shui, who was waiting nearby: "There are so many people watching today. According to your temperament, shouldn't you charge admission?"
Li Shuigan laughed and said, "Reporting to your majesty, the ticket price is small money. The real big money lies in the vendors setting up stalls."
"I have made an agreement with them. I will share 30% of their profits today. I will let the people visit the selection meeting for free, and the people will definitely come in droves. After they get here, they will inevitably want to eat and buy something. In this way, the traders will make more and more, and if the traders make more, I will naturally make more."
Ying Zheng smiled: "So there are still these ways."
Suddenly, Ying Zheng felt something was wrong again: Did the selection meeting of Shangjun Courtyard attract so many people? Looking from a distance, there are probably more than half of Xianyang City’s people coming today, right? Are they here to see the selection meeting, or... they heard that I'm here, so they want to see it?
Ying Zheng turned to look at Li Shui and thought: I won't be used by him to recruit people, right?
I was a magician in the Qin Dynasty
