After returning from Lan Yu's house, Chu Ze's spirit has been in a trance.
He was actually engaged to a little girl of twelve or thirteen years old.
Although in this era, this kind of thing is considered normal.
But.
Although he has traveled through such a long time, Chu Ze has never integrated himself into this era.
After all, there are only four to five hundred years between people from the two eras.
But no matter in terms of values or the most basic cognition, everyone is very different.
Forced integration is a very painful thing for Chu Ze.
Chu Ze, who originally wanted to do something after returning home, just lay down on the bed.
Although I tossed and turned, it was still difficult to fall asleep.
"Did the master encounter any troubles?"
Today, the person responsible for keeping watch for Chu Ze for the rest of the night is the Vernal Equinox.
The five maids took turns guarding him all night, driving away mosquitoes, fanning him, covering him with quilts, etc., which were almost all within the scope of their duties.
Of course, this is because Chu Ze has no special requirements, otherwise their scope of responsibilities would be wider.
And Chu Ze looked at Chu Ze lying on the bed, having been tossing and turning since the first half of the night, and now it was almost the second half of the night, but he was still looking at Chu Ze with his eyes wide open.
After some hesitation, she finally spoke.
In fact, in principle, these maids are the spies arranged by others to be around Chu Ze.
Their ultimate duty is to monitor Chu Ze's every move.
The fewer conversations with Chu Ze, the better.
After all, if they develop feelings for Chu Ze, they will lose the need to continue to be eyeliners.
But looking at Chu Ze lying on the bed, Chun Equinox finally spoke.
She didn't know if it was because of this period of getting along that she had other feelings for Chu Ze, or if it was simply because Chu Ze gave them some jewelry that made her feel that she was indebted to Chu Ze.
"Hey, I just feel weird, but I don't know what to say. It's quite depressing."
"How about I give you a massage? I have learned some massage techniques before, which may help the master relax a little."
"Really? That's okay... uh, do you want to take off your clothes?"
"Master, you can do whatever you want."
When he heard Chu Ze's question, Chun Equinox's face turned slightly red.
And the cattail leaf fan in his hand was slowly put aside.
After seeing her say this, Chu Ze thought for a while and finally lay down directly on the bed.
Showing your back to the vernal equinox.
After seeing that Chu Ze made no further move, Chun Equinox breathed a sigh of relief, but his eyes were inevitably a little disappointed.
They are all Chu Ze's maids, and they are also personal maids.
This status, to put it bluntly, is not much different from that of a concubine.
Not even as good as a concubine.
But the responsibilities are the same.
Even if Chu Ze has no other intentions, it will be difficult for them to marry again as they get older.
Of course, if you lower your requirements and marry someone who is unscrupulous, you won't have to worry.
But how many of the people who can become the maids of noble people are really bad-looking?
Therefore, women like them can be said to be very sad.
But now they are still the spies around Chu Ze. If Chu Ze can always be loyal to His Majesty and the court.
The best destination for these informants is to become Chu Ze's concubines.
And almost a destination?
Live your life alone.
"By the way, how often do you report my situation to His Majesty during the Spring Equinox? Or do you report it only when something unexpected happens to me?"
He felt a pair of skillful hands behind his back kneading and hammering his back gently and heavily.
Chu Ze's spirit gradually relaxed.
After taking a pillow and placing it in front of him to make himself more comfortable, Chu Ze also took the initiative to find a topic to talk about.
I don’t know what happened today. If it was normal, he would have fallen asleep long ago.
As a result, I had trouble sleeping today.
When Chun Equinox, who was still massaging Chu Ze, heard his question, her hand movements paused slightly.
She really didn't know how to answer Chu Ze's question.
"You don't have to avoid anything, just say whatever you have to say. You know my situation well, and you can truthfully report to His Majesty the things I asked."
"He won't care about this, just treat it as small talk."
Chu Ze squinted his eyes, and after feeling the hands behind him pause for a moment, he did not forget to laugh and tease the other person.
After Chu Ze said this, she hesitated slightly, looked at Chu Ze's side face with squinting eyes, bit her lower lip, and finally began to speak slowly.
"In the beginning, we would report it almost every day, but then we would hardly report it again. Your Majesty meant that we should only report it again when there are special circumstances."
"The special circumstances we judge are basically things like who came to the house, what they talked about, or when they came and when they left."
"Master, you can rest assured now. Regarding matters in your life, such as who will sleep with you at night, His Majesty has given orders and will not be reported in the future."
When he said this, Chun Equinox's face turned red as if he was about to bleed.
After all, it was herself who was reported for this kind of thing for the first time.
When talking about this matter at this time, she was naturally a little shy.
"Well, your Majesty has some conscience! Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to sleep well. I suddenly felt sleepy. You don't have to wait for me anymore. Go to sleep quickly. Staying up late is not good for your body."
I don’t know if it’s because the Spring Equinox massage is really effective, or if Chu Ze is feeling sleepy and can’t bear it any longer.
While yawning, he told the other party to get some rest early, but before he finished speaking, he had already fallen asleep.
Looking at Chu Ze who was gradually falling asleep, Equinox actually stretched out his hand to straighten the hair on his face, as if feeling guilty.
Then, he picked up the cattail leaf fan next to him again and used it to drive away mosquitoes and heat.
In his sleep, Chu Ze felt vaguely as if something was pushing him.
He subconsciously stretched out his hand to drive it away.
The man turned around and fell asleep again.
However, the next second, a shout suddenly exploded in his ears.
"It's not good! It's on fire. Get up and run for your life!"
This sudden roar made Chu Ze, who was still sleeping soundly, tremble.
After suddenly waking up, he jumped out of bed as if there were springs on him.
"Damn it! Where is the fire? Put out the fire quickly, someone is injured, Yongle, your uncle!"
After Chu Ze jumped up in a daze, he originally thought of calling someone to put out the fire.
But when he saw Zhu Di standing not far away with a mean look on his face, he bent down to pick up the shoes and threw them towards him.
"Hey, you guy, what time has it been, and you are still sleeping with me?"
After Zhu Di deftly dodged the hidden weapon thrown by Chu Ze, he noticed Chu Ze's slightly haggard look.
As a person who had come before, he suddenly seemed to have thought of something, and looked at Chu Ze's body with his dirty eyes.
Then, with a sly smile on his face, he threw Chu Ze's shoes back.
The man even sat directly next to Chu Ze and bumped into Chu Ze with his shoulder.
"You can do it! I thought you were weak, but I didn't expect you to be so tormented. Look at you, I'm afraid you'll have to fight all night long."
"Listen to my brother, if it hurts your body, you must know how to control it!"
Looking at the shameless Zhu Di beside him, Chu Ze silently picked up the shoes, and then directly shouted at Zhu Di's face with the sole of the shoe.
However, Zhu Di, who was well prepared, turned around and dodged again.
"Hehe, I have made great progress in recent training. With your current speed, it is basically impossible to sneak attack on me. Hehehe"
"Believe me, you are so mean, you will be beaten sooner or later."
Looking at Zhu Di who was hiding again, Chu Ze just stood up silently and let the maids who walked in help him change his clothes.
When Zhu Di saw this, he went directly to the outer hall and sat down.
He grabbed the fruit on the table, wiped it, and ate it without any ceremony.
"Why did you come to my place again today?"
"Isn't this the end of training? On weekdays, I am idle anyway. It's not like you don't know about idleness, Prince."
"Originally, I was going to the palace, but my eldest brother saw that you didn't go to class today or go to the testing ground. So he asked me to come over and see you."
"Hey, you really didn't fight hard last night? You must be incapable of it, right?"
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Chu Ze, who was getting dressed, heard Zhu Di's words.
He really wanted to rush out and sew this guy's mouth shut.
When they heard Zhu Di's dirty words in their ears, the Bailu people who were dressing Chu Ze also lowered their heads silently.
After washing up, Chu Ze quickly brought Zhu Di to the front hall.
Because of insomnia yesterday, he felt a little dizzy today.
As soon as I sat down, I felt a little sleepy.
"Let me tell you something."
After he came to the front hall and sat down, Zhu Di leaned over somewhat mysteriously.
However, seeing his head getting closer and closer, Chu Ze pulled it away in disgust.
"I can be considered one of my own here. Don't be so mysterious. If you have anything to say, just say it."
"Isn't this just to enhance the atmosphere?"
After being pushed away by Chu Ze in disgust, Zhu Di shrugged with some disdain.
After silently showing his middle finger to Chu Ze, he continued.
"I heard from my eldest brother this morning that something happened at Lao Wu's side."
After hearing Zhu Di's words, Chu Ze couldn't help but frown.
Zhu Ju's experimental city plan has just begun, something went wrong so soon?
"Be specific."
"I heard that Lao Wu was collecting land and money wantonly over there, and then all the people he offended went to the county government office to kneel down and cry out. Hundreds of people were there. After my father heard about this, he Surprisingly, I didn't get angry this time and just left everything to my elder brother to handle."
"As for the eldest brother, he sent a handwritten letter to Lao Wu, and I don't know what happened next."
"But what I heard from my brother is that there is someone behind this matter."
After Chu Ze listened to Zhu Di's story, he just silently poured himself a cup of tea.
Chu Ze had anticipated such a situation from the beginning.
People gather together
This may sound troublesome, but in reality, it's just that.
As for the promoter behind it, this is inevitable.
Under the background of this era, the common people are at the bottom of the entire society, and the gathering of hundreds of people is no small matter.
If we take it seriously, what are these people called?
This is not called gathering people to complain!
This is called intending to commit rebellion.
It can be shot directly.
Both the common people and the yamen are very aware of this.
But even so, these people still came.
How could this be possible if there was no one behind it?
Based on the people's survival standards of timidity and fear of getting into trouble, it is impossible for this kind of thing to happen.
"Are you not worried about anything going wrong with Lao Wu at all?"
I originally thought that after he said this, Chu Ze would show a bit of panic.
But what Zhu Di didn't expect was that Chu Ze didn't seem to care about it at all.
After putting down the teacup and patting his clothes twice, he seemed to be planning to go out.
"What are you worried about? If King Zhou can't handle such a small matter well, then there is no need for him to stay in Hengyang City and he can just come back."
"The people gathered together to express their grievances, just because of his land acquisition."
“Wouldn’t it be enough to take advantage of this opportunity and directly distribute the collected land according to the lease?”
"Set up a posture directly outside the Yamen. People without land can come to lease the territory. The lease period is permanent!"
“How much is the annual rent and how will the family’s land be distributed in the future? These issues can be settled as the situation arises.”
"Everyone thought he was going to invade the land, so the people were panicking. But if he leased the land directly, it would be rented out according to the state's rent."
"And in the name of the imperial court, we guarantee that the lease term of these lands will be extended indefinitely and will be passed down from generation to generation. After explaining to the people how powerful it is."
"Do you think people will still cause trouble?"
"In other words, will the real people continue to make trouble?"
"As for those who incited the people to cause trouble, just investigate them. After they are identified, they will continue to raid their homes, reorganize the land, and then implement the land reform step by step."
"If what you do is really beneficial to the people, then the people will not resist you."
"Especially, these lands were acquired from some landlord bullies. He only needs such a share of land and clearly explains how it came from."
"Although most of the people are illiterate, slightly ignorant, and easily incited by others. But they are not stupid. They can feel it best in their hearts when someone treats them well."
(End of chapter)
