"Miscellaneous books?" Ying Zheng was startled and looked at Feng Quji with piercing eyes. They both saw the same thought in their eyes.
"Prime Minister Feng, please secretly check immediately. What kind of miscellaneous books is Gao Fugui reading?"
"And check where the miscellaneous books came from." Ying Zheng ordered hurriedly.
At this moment, he felt very uneasy. Gao Fugui had won the second place on the list without having any apprenticeship. It was impossible without some strange things, and that strange thing was most likely miscellaneous books.
And what does the second book he got from Yin Man have to do with the miscellaneous books.
He didn't think it was irrelevant. There were thousands of students in the world, but only two answered the questions satisfactorily. This shows how tricky this question was.
Of course, it's not that the other students are stupid, it's that they have never been exposed to such a theory, so they naturally can't answer it.
But Gao Fugui, who is rumored to be uneducated and incompetent, is able to answer correctly, which must be related to miscellaneous books.
Needless to say, Xiao He has had such fragmentary views for a long time, and it makes sense that he can answer the question like this, but Gao Fugui is different. Judging from the file records, it is completely impossible for him to come into contact with such a theory, but he can win the second place on the list. People thought deeply.
Feng Quji did not leave at this point, but suggested: "Your Majesty, if I go to investigate, I may not be able to get the true results. As the saying goes, a child is better than his father. Why not announce Gao Qiu's entry into the palace? Let's ask him face to face."
Ying Zheng thought about it and thought it was a good idea, so he asked his attendants to announce the decree.
In Gaofu, Gao Qiu looked at Er Shu who had moved back. He looked like an old monk in meditation, unable to arouse his interest in life.
This kid is going to piss him off.
He finally found a good position at Yuelai Wine Shop, but before it opened, his son dragged him back and drove away the first business. This kid was deliberately going against him.
You know, as the ban on the second book becomes tighter and tighter, if you don't sell it, you will only lose money and not even the scum will be left!
The Gao family is not rich! How could it be such a huge loss? Wouldn't this cost him his life?
He now has an idea, even if it is half a tael, he has to sell these two books, so that the loss will not be so complete.
Just when he was about to use force to force his son to give in, suddenly, a voice came from outside.
"The imperial edict has arrived, and Gao Qiu will receive it."
It was the waiter's voice.
When Gao Qiu heard this, he was shocked and didn't know what to do. You must know that since the unification, Gaofu has existed in Xianyang. No imperial decree has ever come, and he has not made any achievements during this period. How come the imperial decree comes inexplicably.
"Is it possible?" Gao Qiu thought of a possibility and turned pale with fear.
"The prodigal son is harmful to others!" He really wanted to hit this kid to death.
The imperial edict must have come because of the two books. It should be noted that the two books were banned at the moment, and his family had thousands of them, and he was showing off openly in the wine shop, so he must have been targeted by the emperor.
As a last resort, he could only cry and kneel down in fear to receive the order.
"Gao Qiu accepts the order!"
"Gao Qiu, His Majesty orders you to enter the palace quickly without any mistakes!" The waiter's tone was urgent and left no room for doubt.
Gao Qiu wailed, his heart as heavy as lead. Huang Zhen had his eyes on Er Shu and was urging him to go and question him.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Gao Qiupi thanked him with a smile, and then glared at his son fiercely. This glare made him even more angry. The boy actually smiled happily, as if he was expecting him to die quickly.
"What a bastard!" Gao Qiu lamented and followed the waiter like a hard-working old vine.
Looking at his father's death-like face and retreating back, Gao Fugui was puzzled and thought to himself: Why is the old man looking like this? It is a good thing that the imperial edict is declared! Maybe it was because he did so well in the exam that he was called to be received by His Majesty. That was an honor for the Gao family! The rhythm of rising.
The old man's behavior is really thought-provoking.
Zhangtai Palace, main hall.
The two of them were waiting anxiously when Gao Qiu came, but he was trembling and frightened, completely inconsistent with the eagerness of the two people in the hall.
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty, Prime Minister Feng."
Facing the two superior men, Gao Qiu was not very good at speaking.
"Don't be nervous, get up!" Ying Zheng was so approachable that he stepped forward and stretched out his hand to help Gao Qiu up.
This made Gao Qiu very uncomfortable, and he murmured in his heart: Is this the kind of treatment that comes with questioning a crime?
Gao Qiu felt that the emperor was preparing to carry out the punishment of hiding a knife in his smile.
But the emperor's next words made him give up this idea.
"Gao Qiu." His words were calm and not as harsh as expected, "Why are you studying?"
Why study?
The fear that Gao Qiu had just put down started to rise again.
Why is reading not just asking his son what book he is reading? This was an indirect way of tracing the whereabouts of Er Shu, and the emperor was completely focused on Er Shu.
The next moment, my son's irritating smile before leaving appeared in my mind, and I wanted to kill him thousands of times.
A cheating son, I almost got killed by him and I still managed to laugh.
But he had to answer, and he had to answer truthfully: "Your Majesty, Quanzi is not very good at reading, but he has recently become obsessed with miscellaneous books, but I do not allow him to read them. My colleagues can testify to this. "
Yes, when he was on duty, he complained about his son's greed for reading miscellaneous books, which had already spread among his colleagues.
Feng Quji believed this, and so did the emperor.
"What kind of miscellaneous book is it?" Ying Zheng smiled and continued to ask.
Gao Qiu was even more shocked when he heard this. There was no doubt that the emperor was eyeing miscellaneous books. Otherwise, there were so many books in the world, but he only asked about miscellaneous books.
"Yes, yes" he wanted to hide it for his son, but he couldn't find an excuse to hide it. "They are two strange books."
oh!
Ying Zheng's eyes lit up. Aren't the strange books "Political Lectures" and "Economic Theory"? These two books can be called the most amazing books in the world.
"But "Lectures on Politics" and "Economics"?"
When Gao Qiu heard this, his face immediately turned the color of pig liver, and his whole body was filled with lifeless energy.
Huang Zhen knew about the second book and found out about his family.
He could only nod his head dejectedly, unable to even speak.
"But these two books?" Ying Zheng's eyes became brighter and brighter. He took two books from the slips and turned them over.
Gao Qiu's whole body felt weak. If he hadn't been in the main hall, he might have collapsed on the ground.
Even the second book, the emperor personally took it out to confirm, which shows how closely the emperor is watching the Gao family!
Of course, there was no doubt at all whether the book in Huang's hand was the second one bought by his son, because he could recognize the two books even if they turned into ashes, not to mention that Huang was still flipping through the contents he had read.
"Exactly!" Gao Qiu's voice became weak.
"Haha! Sure enough!" After receiving Gao Qiu's affirmative answer, the emperor laughed loudly. Such a hearty smile was only seen when he was unified. It has been more than ten years.
Feng Quji couldn't help but feel happy for the emperor when he saw it. The emperor's smile showed that he attached great importance to "Political Lectures" and "Economic Theory".
"Where did this miscellaneous book come from?"
After the emperor's laughter passed, he stared at Gao Qiu with sudden majesty.
Gao Qiu was so frightened that he fell to the ground. The emperor's behavior meant that not only the Gao family but also the bookstall owner would be held accountable.
"Yes, I bought it from a bookstall in the eastern suburbs."
"Li Zhao's bookstall?"
(End of chapter)
