Whether she believed it or not, that was the truth.
The laws of the Ming Dynasty were changed because of her experience.
The devil in human skin finally got the punishment he deserved. Their family of three was finally out of the sea of misery, and their lives were about to get back on track.
From now on, all demons wearing human skin like that man will be severely punished, and the weak will be protected by the law.
At this moment, what she faced was an invitation from the emperor.
Invite her to join the revival meeting in Zhongdu and join... the drama troupe?
She doesn't quite understand.
She had heard about revival meetings, but wasn't sure what kind of organization they were.
As for theater troupes, that was unheard of.
After hesitating for a while, she cautiously asked Jiao Jun a question.
Jiao Jun smiled when he heard this, and then explained to her carefully what the Revival Association was and what the Revival Association's drama troupe was.
By the way, he also told her about what happened in the Ming Dynasty during this period, and gave Xiao Cui the three books "Hongwu Political Theory", "White-Haired Girl" and "Midnight Cock" as gifts.
"This "Hongwu Political Treatise" was written by His Majesty himself, and the stories in these two books are said to come from His Majesty's personal experiences. You can take it back and have a look.
After reading this, you may be able to understand why His Majesty cares so much about what happens to you, and why His Majesty wishes to invite you to join the Revival Society and become its first female member. "
Jiao Jun said with a smile: "Go back and read these two stories, and then think about it seriously. I believe you can come to a correct conclusion. If you make a decision, come to Laiwu County to find me. This paragraph I will work in Laiwu County during the time."
"Okay, I...I understand."
Xiao Cui then returned to his dormitory with two books in a daze.
After returning to the dormitory, sitting on the bed, she still felt a little dizzy and foggy. She felt incredible and suspected that she was dreaming.
The emperor wrote to me?
And you specifically invited me to join the Revival Association as the first female member?
Can I still live and work in Zhongdu from now on?
How could I, an ordinary little girl, be noticed by His Majesty the Emperor?
She pinched herself hard, felt the pain, and realized she was not dreaming.
He lowered his head and looked at the letter in his hand.
True, not false.
And there is no need for those big men to deceive a little girl of their own. What's the point of deceiving her?
So, is all this true?
Has His Majesty the Emperor really noticed me and known of my existence? And you invited me to Zhongdu?
Could such a thing really happen?
In the next few days, in addition to her daily work and continuing to be the paper king within the factory's prescribed working hours, Xiao Cui also spent part of her spare time reading the three books given to her by Jiao Jun.
She decided to put the thickest book, "Hongwu Political Treatise", at the end and finish the two thinner ones first.
One of them tells the tragic story of a girl named Yang Xier.
Another tells the story of a cunning landowner and his tenants.
Xiao Cui was quite moved after reading the two stories, and felt deep sympathy for the characters in the book. Her tears fell down as she read them, making it difficult to hold back.
However, when Xiao Cui saw Yang Bailao commit suicide by drinking brine in shame because he could not protect his daughter, Xiao Cui still felt a little bit of envy.
Because from the beginning to the end, she never got a little bit of father's love. Although Xi'er had a miserable life experience and suffered miserably, she at least had a father who loved her.
How happy is it to have a father who can love and care for his daughter wholeheartedly?
After reading the two stories, Xiao Cui lay on the bed, feeling so sad that he could not forget it for a long time.
After finally sorting out his thoughts, Xiao Cui saw the thicker "Hongwu Political Treatise" again.
Written by His Majesty the Emperor himself?
With strong curiosity, Xiao Cui opened "Hongwu Political Treatise" and was quickly attracted by the opening preface.
Following Su Yonglin's cordial narrative tone, Xiao Cui felt that he was following Su Yonglin's perspective and retraveling the path Su Yonglin had taken little by little.
She just kept watching and watching until very late.
When it was time to turn off the lights and go to bed, the roommates who had gone out to participate in the bonfire singing party came back talking and laughing, pushing and shoving as they walked, talking about bold things and flirting with the male workers, their smiling faces full of youthful atmosphere.
When they came back, they saw Xiao Cui reading a book so seriously that they didn't notice their return.
"Cui Cui, what are you looking at?"
Mai Tiantian, the eldest eighteen-year-old girl in the dormitory, came forward to ask Xiao Cui.
Only then did Xiao Cui notice that his roommates were back.
"Oh, the book written by His Majesty the Emperor, "Hongwu Political Treatise", was given to me by the director of the state revival meeting, the same director Jiao who came to our place last time."
"Hongwu Political Commentary?"
Mai Tiantian was very surprised and immediately came over to look at it together: "My dear, is it real or not? No matter how many people went to our factory before, they couldn't get it!"
"Let me take a look... Volume 1 of Hongwu Political Treatise... Oh! It's true!"
Seventeen-year-old Wang Xiaohua also came over and was surprised: "No wonder you didn't go to the bonfire singing party! You were hiding here reading a book! You didn't tell us?"
"Director Jiao didn't come to me until I got off work. When I came back, you were all gone. How could I tell you?"
Xiao Cui said in a dumbfounded voice: "Don't worry, can I read something that you can't read? I'll look at it first. Here... there are two more books, one is called "The White-Haired Girl" and the other is called "Midnight" "Crooster Crow", you can take it and watch it."
Xiao Cui handed over the other two books that he had read, and they were immediately taken into the hands of Mai Tiantian and Wang Xiaohua, who had quick eyes and quick hands.
"I heard about it but never bought it! It's great! I've always wanted to see it!"
"Let me see it too!"
"Don't grab it, don't grab it, watch it together."
The five girls gathered together and read two books respectively. Xiao Cui smiled, adjusted the light, and continued reading.
Lights-out time came soon, but both Xiao Cui and the other five girls were still addicted to the books in their hands.
The five girls over there have begun to sob as the story progresses.
They lamented what happened to Yang Xi'er, scolded Huang Shiren for his shamelessness, and made the most bitter satire on Zhou Bapi's behavior. When they saw the long-term workers beating Zhou Bapi violently, they all cheered and shouted "Well done".
Xiao Cui, on the other hand, followed Su Yonglin's brush strokes and his guidance, bit by bit, towards a world that she had never understood and did not dare to hope to understand.
She felt as if Su Yonglin was holding her hand, leading her step by step to the door of the new world, then pushing it open and leading her in, allowing her to see that different world.
Su Yonglin did not deliberately quote scriptures. Whenever there were some words and phrases that needed to be extended and interpreted, he would make notes after the content, so that even a commoner would find it simple and easy to understand.
So even though Xiao Cui was only moderately capable of reading and writing, he didn't find the content in this book obscure.
It wasn't until the night watchman started checking the wards tonight that the girls hurriedly turned off the lights and went to bed to avoid being caught and getting a demerit.
In the next few days, although Xiao Cui wanted to read more of this Hongwu political treatise, others couldn't wait. They had just finished reading it, and before they had time to look at some unclear parts, the book was replaced by several others. My roommate took it.
It is also stipulated how many days one person can read at most. After reading it, it must be read to the next person, and no delay is allowed.
Who wouldn’t want to read a book written by the powerful emperor who changed the world?
Xiao Cui, who was the first to read this book, was already deep in thought.
She likes her life now.
The happy life she had finally won without worries made her feel very happy and satisfied. She felt that she had nothing more to pursue.
But after reading Hongwu's political treatise, she couldn't help but yearn for Zhongdu and that new world.
That book opened a door for her, like untying some kind of shackles somewhere in her body, giving her suddenly many different ideas.
If she continues to stay here, she will definitely be happy and satisfied. She can live happily here in the future, marry a male worker she likes, buy a house in the county, and the couple can live an ordinary life together.
But if you leave here and go to Zhongdu, what will you face?
Xiao Cui thought about his past and his present, and gradually came up with a choice of his own.
She quickly went to Laiwu County to find Jiao Jun and expressed her willingness to go to Zhongdu, join the Renaissance Association, and accept the organization's arrangements.
Jiao Jun was very happy and immediately started making arrangements. Xiao Cui hurried back to the factory, said a brief farewell to the workers, and left the three books that Jiao Jun gave him in the dormitory as a gift to the workers. A parting gift.
Everyone said goodbye.
In early May of the fourth year of Hongwu, Xiao Cui set off northward towards Zhongdu, where she was summoned.
At the same time that Xiao Cui set off north, a small group of knights escorted an important item and hurried to Lin'an City, and quickly delivered the important item to the palace.
Zhao Min has been waiting for this thing for some time.
It is said that this thing is very harmful to them, and this thing is now spread throughout the Ming Dynasty, so the craftsmen sent to the Ming Dynasty found a way to get this thing, and hurriedly sent it to him.
"Guan family, the stuff has been delivered!"
Zhao Hao's personal eunuch came to Zhao Hao with a middle-aged man who was dusty. The middle-aged man knelt down and offered the thing with both hands.
"I have fulfilled my mission."
"reward."
Zhao Hao asked his personal eunuch to take him down to receive the reward, while he couldn't wait to read the "Hongwu Political Treatise".
In mid-March of the fourth year of Hongwu, Lin'an learned that the Ming Dynasty was about to sell a book written by Su Yonglin across the country. It was said that this book was the work of Su Yonglin's painstaking efforts, and he wanted to share it with the whole country. .
The Southern Song Dynasty was very curious about this, but they didn't seem too surprised.
Because Su Yonglin has done so many outrageous things.
If such a difficult task as overhauling the Yellow River can be started immediately, one can be called the Human Emperor, and the Emperor will not do it. Corrupt officials will be eradicated on a large scale, and even Beikong can be praised by him.
Compared with these things, it is not too weird for him to write books and sell them to make money. It can only be said that he is really "people-friendly".
Being close to the people has reached the point where he personally competes with the people for profit.
Therefore, the mainstream public opinion in the Southern Song Dynasty court at that time was ridiculing whether Su Yonglin was crazy about lack of money because of the massive construction projects, so he did not hesitate to write books to make money as the emperor, and personally competed with the people for profit.
It was simply a disgrace to the emperor.
Since ancient times, how could an emperor personally write a book and have it sold nationwide?
Isn’t this considered competing for interests with the people?
Do you want to show some face?
They found it funny and felt that Su Yonglin had no dignity as an emperor. Who else would think that he, as an emperor, was worthy of respect? This is not just messing around!
It seems that the Ming Dynasty is not too far away from destruction.
The ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty were always able to detect signs of the Ming Kingdom's downfall in minute details, and boldly judged when the Ming Kingdom would perish, and then made remarks about it, trying to become the prophets of the Song Dynasty.
Some people say that the Ming Dynasty will perish in one year.
Some people say that Su Yonglin will die within three years and the Ming Dynasty will inevitably perish.
Others say that within five years Su Yonglin will die violently and his whole family will be wiped out. Civil strife will break out in the Ming Dynasty, a battle for the throne will break out, and then a full-scale civil war will occur, the Central Plains will be in chaos, and the Ming Dynasty will collapse.
Some people even placed bets on this, waiting to see when the Central Plains would be in chaos and when Su Yonglin would die tragically, so as to earn money for gambling.
It wasn't until early April that some gossip reached Zhao Xin's ears.
For example, Emperor Su Yonglin of the Ming Dynasty was actually born in the Song Dynasty, and he was originally a Song Dynasty person.
This kind of news surprised Zhao Yan, and he began to feel uneasy about it and felt it was quite outrageous.
Su Yonglin was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty and rebelled in the Jin Kingdom. How could he be from the Song Dynasty?
You can't do this as a joke, right?
The people of the Song Dynasty were gentle and courteous, and they were all honest tax collectors. How could a rebel leader appear?
Zhao Min couldn't believe it.
But seeing everyone in the government and the public starting to talk about this, he couldn't sit still and thought about whether he should do something.
At this time, Shen Gai, who was in charge of recruiting troops, returned from Nanchang and said that the recruitment failed. The peasant army had no intention of making peace with the Southern Song Dynasty and surrendering. They just said that if they wanted to continue fighting, they could continue fighting. There would be absolutely no problem.
Anyway, they will never surrender or make peace with the Southern Song Dynasty. If they want to fight, they will fight. Hurry up and stop talking nonsense.
Zhao Hao was furious and scolded the peasant army for being ignorant. If pressed, he would really order the local state government to recruit troops to attack the peasant army!
But Shen Gai also told Zhao Yu something.
"When I met the bandit leader Zhao Yucheng, he was reading. I just asked him casually what book he was reading. He said that he was reading Hongwu Political Commentary, a work written by Emperor Ming himself. I was shocked and wanted to see what happened, but there was no With his permission, I wonder if this proves that the Jiangnan West Road bandits have secret contacts with the Ming Dynasty."
When Zhao Xun heard this, he immediately became anxious and asked his subordinates to complete two things.
First, he demanded that the book be obtained from the Ming Dynasty immediately at all costs for him to read.
Second, he felt it was necessary to investigate the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and this peasant army.
