Emperor Yongle's behavior made everyone confused.
No one knew what was going on.
The emperor looks like this...
I'm so happy...
Still unhappy?
If you say he is happy, this is obviously not the case.
If you say he is unhappy...
But this time, the appearance was completely different from before.
Before that, the emperor saw Lu Yuan's answer sheet.
Basically they were speechless, sighed after reading it, and then said something else.
It's never been like this.
For a moment, everyone was a little strange, not sure what the emperor meant this time.
Lu Yuan, on the other hand, drank quietly.
He didn't even look at his grandfather and just drank silently.
What did Lu Yuan write...
Um……
It was the video of 33 taels of silver from the Qing Dynasty that I saw online before traveling.
I believe many people have seen this thing.
But first.
This thing is fake and was purely compiled by the marketing account.
There is no way this could happen.
So what does this 33 taels of silver mean?
Let’s talk about it briefly and generally.
The general meaning is that people in the Qing Dynasty could only earn thirty taels of silver a year.
However, the annual living expenses are at least thirty-three taels of silver.
As a result, the people of the Qing Dynasty could only run for their lives.
You can only work hard.
And the biggest use of these thirty-three taels of silver is.
He does not mean that you cannot afford to eat or that you cannot have enough to eat.
The biggest problem is that he gives you hope and makes you look like you have success every year.
In fact, it is a debt.
In this way, they can't make food, and they can only keep their heads down and work hard every day.
This is to achieve the point of controlling the people.
First of all, this video must be fake, and the thirty-three taels of silver from the Qing Dynasty is also completely fabricated.
Because in ancient times, it was impossible for the court to accurately control the income of every household.
This kind of thing cannot be controlled in modern times, let alone ancient times.
This video has a bit of a reference to the past and satirizes the present.
Even though this is fake.
However, this thing needs to be considered carefully.
If you think about it carefully, you can find something wrong.
But if you look at it at first glance, you will believe it directly.
How many people on earth immediately believed this video when they saw it?
But now, my grandfather was a little drunk, so he naturally noticed it all at once.
Since this thing is fake, why would Lu Yuan use it?
The real reason is that Lu Yuan is not interested in drinking.
This is just a starting point.
Just to introduce the following.
At this time, Emperor Yongle looked deeply at Lu Yuan.
For a moment, Emperor Yongle really felt like he couldn't see through his grandson.
Answer sheet written by my grandson.
It can be described as vicious! !
The central idea is...
To fool the people, first brainwash the people. The emperor is the emperor, officials are officials, and the people are the people.
The people can never deny the officials.
If this is still acceptable...
Then what happens next is really sinister.
Then comes the weak people. This country is strong but the people are weak. To govern the country, it is necessary to weaken the people.
Tired people are just looking for trouble for the common people.
Let them always have something to do, so that they can never be idle and can only be exhausted every day.
What followed was humiliating the people, leaving the people of Liegan to live without dignity and confidence.
Then there is the instigation of the people, instigating them to fight among themselves, report on each other, and have no ability to gather people to unite.
Finally, there are the poor, which roughly means the 33 taels of silver in the Qing Dynasty, and they must be permanently in debt.
Emperor Yongle stared at Lu Yuan's answer sheet in his hand.
His face was full of astonishment.
Horrified.
Isn't Lu Yuan's writing good?
very good.
very good!
But... it's really terrifying.
In Lu Yuan's writings, the people of Lieqian Dynasty were like pigs, dogs, cattle and horses.
Being manipulated at will.
This kind of thinking is really too scary.
What is this about now?
The people are the most valuable, the country is the second most important, and the king is the least important.
The king is virtuous and loves the people, these are what Yan Guan has always said.
But his grandson suddenly came up with such a trick.
And this set is really shocking at first glance.
This is truly the art of an emperor!
But...if you think about it carefully.
It felt wrong again.
There was silence in the hall.
The king of Han couldn't hold himself any longer at first.
What did my son write, exactly? !
If the writing is not good, then criticize it immediately.
After scolding, that's it.
If you write well, praise it quickly.
What does it mean to be neither up nor down?
Immediately, the King of Han took the lead and said:
"Dad, what did Yuan'er write? Let me see. How does it look like?"
The words of the King of Han woke up Emperor Yongle.
He immediately pressed down the answer sheet, as if he was afraid that others would see it.
If this kind of thing spreads, it will definitely cause an uproar.
Emperor Yongle did not pay attention to the King of Han, but looked deeply at Lu Yuan and said:
"Yuan'er... although this thing is useful...
But if you think about it carefully, it is very inappropriate.
This can only control the people, but it cannot make the country strong. "
Lu Yuan turned to look at his grandfather and grinned:
"Grandpa only asked how to control the people and how to stabilize the country.
But he didn't ask about the country's strength and prosperity. "
Hearing this, Emperor Yongle raised his eyebrows, and then said:
"oh?
Grandpa, let me ask you now, how can a country be strong and prosperous? "
Lu Yuan immediately raised his head and said:
"The eight-legged essay is abolished in the imperial examination. Scholars have to go to the fields, but farmers can enter the hall.
Leave professional matters to professionals. This is the so-called unity of knowledge and action. "
Lu Yuan's voice was loud and deafening.
It's like pouring a ladle of cold water into a pot of hot oil.
Just one piece of eight-legged essay that failed the imperial examination was enough to make everyone present stunned.
What does it mean?
Doesn’t this directly deny the words of the saint? !
The individuals here, not to mention other civil servants, even the third assistant in the cabinet were immediately unwilling.
Isn't this nonsense? !
This is the foundation of the country. You must first understand what the words of the saint are, then you can be an official and manage the people.
If you don’t understand the words of saints, how can you be an official?
It stands to reason that someone would say this.
The third assistant in the cabinet should be the first to jump out and curse.
but……
The chief assistant of the cabinet, Gu Shiqing.
This is Lu Yuan's father-in-law.
Gu Shiqing wanted to curse, but after thinking about it...
Can't curse.
This is his son-in-law. To scold him is to scold yourself.
This is outside, and I have to give face to my son-in-law.
Gu Shiqing held it back.
If Gu Shiqing couldn't scold him, then Song Qijie would have to scold him.
but……
Song Qijie couldn't scold him either.
Thanks to Lu Yuan, his grandson just entered the Ministry of Industry.
And as soon as you enter, you will be in charge of the sixth grade.
You must know that as the second assistant in the cabinet, he is only the fifth rank.
Of course, officials in this court should not just be judged by their rank, but also by their rights.
Anyway, Song Qijie has a short mouth when it comes to eating people, and short hands when taking others.
At this time, Song Qijie suddenly jumped out and said that Lu Yuan farted.
Song Qijie couldn't speak.
So Song Qijie also held back.
Then Yuan Yiren is the only one left among the three.
But... what did Yuan Yiren say?
The chief assistant and the second assistant were all eating with their heads down, pretending they didn't hear anything.
Now jump out and say it yourself?
Talk nonsense! !
Okay, okay, you two are not talking, right?
If you don’t tell me that I stepped on my mother, you won’t tell me either!
If you don’t say it, don’t say it. If you don’t say it, don’t say it.
The third assistant in the cabinet didn't say anything, so naturally the other ministers didn't know what to say.
So they were all bored.
Lu Yuan, on the other hand, was sitting behind the wine table, looking at the astonished Emperor Yongle and continued:
“Teenagers and twenties are obviously the most studious and smartest years for people.
Instead of learning anything useful, they study the pedantic, old and disgusting stereotypes.
After learning, he eventually became a rotten scholar who only knew how to read and had no knowledge of the world.
You can smell their decaying smell like rotten wooden boxes from 800 meters away.
Like a walking corpse, with an empty head, only knowing the words of saints, but not knowing the age of the grain. "
Lu Yuan's words were really too presumptuous.
It was simply too presumptuous.
This map cannon was able to fire all the civil servants in the imperial court.
Among the civil servants in the imperial court, ninety out of one hundred were officials who relied on reading eight-legged essays.
Let’s just say he is Gu Shiqing, Song Qijie, and Yuan Yiren.
Who among the three assistants in the cabinet has not read or taken the Eight-legged Writing Examination?
That is because two of the three assistants in the cabinet are related to Lu Yuan and are difficult to talk to.
Otherwise, I will definitely jump out now and directly remonstrate!
What nonsense are you talking about?
Among the ministers of the DPRK, who didn’t read and take the Eight-Part-Article Examination back then?
How can we behave in the world without first learning the words of saints?
You may say that reading stereotypes is wrong.
Then where did this Yongle prosperous age come from?
Aren’t they all created by those of you who read stereotypes?
If you criticize stereotyped writing and look down upon stereotyped writing, do you also look down on the imperial court?
Lu Yuan ignored this and continued to say that anyway, his grandfather would listen if he could.
Can't listen to it.
If someone really wants to find fault with me, then I will say tomorrow that I drank too much and I will not remember anything about tonight.
Lu Yuan immediately continued:
"This time my grandson went to reclaim wasteland in Western Shandong Province, and the most outrageous thing he saw was the half-buried county magistrate who was in his seventies or eighties.
He doesn't even distinguish between grains and grains. It's the most ridiculous thing in the world for this kind of county magistrate to be able to securely serve as a local official for decades. "
Everyone was silent, mainly because they didn't know what Emperor Yongle's attitude was.
Emperor Yongle stared blankly at Lu Yuan below. For a moment, Emperor Yongle didn't know what to say.
However, just when Lu Yuan was about to continue talking.
Emperor Yongle suddenly waved his hand and said:
"Okay, this is a serious matter, let's discuss it another day."
Lu Yuan could not be allowed to talk any more.
This grandson of mine has to die today without making any surprises.
If these words were spread, they would be criticized by scholars all over the world.
Emperor Yongle knew very well how well these literati could write short essays to incite people in private.
He suffered greatly from it.
Lu Yuan must not be allowed to do this.
And Lu Yuanyan's grandfather wouldn't let him say it, so he wouldn't say it.
His biggest supporter is his grandfather.
Naturally, he couldn't offend his grandfather.
In fact, when Lu Yuan said this today, he didn't expect that his grandfather would immediately agree with him.
After all, the things I said were really too general and too big.
This is simply tantamount to subverting the entire court.
For such a big thing, just rely on an answer sheet?
Just based on what you said when you were drunk?
Obviously, this is impossible.
However, this matter is about planting a seed in my grandfather's heart first.
Then slowly wait for germination.
Not everything happens in one fell swoop.
…
Three days later.
royal palace.
Side hall.
“Look, look!
Don't let your mouth shut! !
You talk nonsense when you're drunk, look at it! ! "
Emperor Yongle took a copy of the things collected by Qingcang Guard and photographed them in front of Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan picked it up with a confused look on his face. After looking at it for a while, he let out a puff and grinned.
And Lu Yuan smiled.
This actually made Emperor Yongle blow his beard and glare:
"Hey!! You little brat, how can you still laugh?!!
I just found this through a random search! !
There are even crazier people out there, and I don’t know how to spread the word? ! "
These things are just to criticize Lu Yuan for saying eight-legged essay that night.
This is a scolding for Lu Yuan.
However, there's nothing new, it's just the same stuff.
Lu Yuan looked at it twice, then put it down, then winked at his grandfather and said:
"Hey, why don't you say I'm your grandson?
Grandpa, take a look, do these things look particularly familiar to you?
Isn't this just a scolding at you? It's not a novelty.
This group of bitter, mean and rotten scholars are just writing small articles behind their backs. "
Emperor Yongle could not help but curl his lips, looked at Lu Yuan and said:
"You kid, don't you worry?"
Lu Yuan shrugged and said:
"There's nothing to worry about. Even if they write 10,000 copies, it won't hurt me.
Do they dare to scold me in front of me?
Besides, how many times have I been scolded before?
This is nothing. "
Seeing Lu Yuan like this, Emperor Yongle couldn't help but laugh out loud for some reason.
Then he said:
"You are so shameless, you are really unique. Sit down."
Lu Yuan chuckled and then found a place to sit down.
Emperor Yongle looked at the careless grandson in front of him and didn't know why.
The more I look at it, the more damn pleasing it becomes.
I feel like I was carved out of the same mold as when I was young.
After Lu Yuan sat down, Emperor Yongle raised his eyebrows slightly and said:
"Grandpa, let me ask you something. What do you think of the Gilded Dynasty?"
Gilded Dynasty? ?
What do you think?
After Lu Yuan was stunned for a moment, he looked up at Emperor Yongle and said strangely:
"Grandpa, as you said, our family doesn't talk in public.
Didn't you hear what I said in the backyard before? Why do you still ask?
Those are what my grandson really wants. "
Emperor Yongle was startled, then he laughed and cursed:
"You still dare to mention what happened in the backyard that day?
You are the first one to point your finger at Grandpa and scold him and still get away with it! "
Lu Yuan made an exaggerated expression and said:
"Grandpa, why are you slandering someone out of thin air? I'm not scolding you. I'm scolding Wu Anbo."
Seeing Lu Yuan's shameless attitude, Emperor Yongle laughed angrily. He immediately glared and cursed with a smile:
"You kid, isn't scolding him the same as scolding grandpa?
But let's be honest. Grandpa didn't know that you, Lu Xi, had food at the time.
Grandpa didn’t know that you had cultivated more than 200,000 acres of wasteland and produced 1,500 kilograms of potatoes per acre.
If this grandpa knew, he would never come back like this.
Who asked your men to stick there like logs without even saying a word? "
Emperor Yongle felt that he still had to make amends for himself.
otherwise……
I have really become a short-sighted trash in the heart of my grandson.
Lu Yuan chuckled and took the pot willingly:
"Yes, yes, this is my grandson's fault. I will teach Wu Anbo a lesson later."
Seeing Lu Yuan shaking his head, Emperor Yongle also laughed out loud.
Then, with a wave of his hand, he dismissed the little eunuch from the room.
At this time, only Emperor Yongle, Lu Yuan, and a eunuch with a red envelope who looked like a stone statue were left in the room.
Afterwards, Emperor Yongle waved to Lu Yuan mysteriously and said:
"come over."
Lu Yuan walked to the dragon chair.
Emperor Yongle said:
"sit."
Lu Yuan looked around, but there was no seat here.
Finally, he sat down at the base of the dragon chair.
Emperor Yongle felt inexplicably fond of Lu Yuan, who was careless and didn't know how to avoid taboos.
Putting a hand on Lu Yuan's shoulder, he leaned over and whispered:
"Tell me, what should we do now?
Man, grandpa has brought it back.
King, it was sealed yesterday.
These days, the Gilded King has been very honest. No matter how he finds trouble, he always responds.
In a few days, he will be gone. What do you want to do about this matter? "
Lu Yuan looked back at Emperor Yongle who was sitting on the dragon chair, scratching his heart and liver anxiously, and blinked.
Then he said seriously:
"I suspect that the Gilded Dynasty possesses weapons of mass destruction."
(End of chapter)
