Ma Enhui looked at Zhu Yunwen, who was lying on the wicker chair and staring at the starry sky, and sighed secretly.
Because of the human trafficking incident, Zhu Yunwen didn't even have much dinner. The smiling and friendly face he used to have disappeared, leaving only the suppressed anger and silent coldness in his heart.
Ma Enhui asked the maid next to her to invite Luo Cairen, then walked over, took the fan from Zhu Yunwen's chest, fanned the wind, and said softly: "Your Majesty, the Governor's Office will investigate clearly, and you must not hurt your body because of this matter."
Zhu Yunwen just shook his head and said: "Queen, I just can't understand, is it really so difficult to give people a way to survive? For their own selfishness, they force people to sell their sons and daughters. Their hearts will not Does it hurt?"
After all, humans are not beasts. In order to survive, they need to bite another animal to death and swallow nothing left!
Humans have integrity, are humane, and have compassion that is different from animals!
However, Zhu Yunwen did not see all the brilliance of human beings in these people, only ugliness and darkness!
This is the truth of the Ming Empire, it is naked darkness. Let alone lighting a lamp in the daytime, even if you light a house, you cannot illuminate the darkness!
I thought that if the sun was still in the sky, the world would be bright, and if the stars were still in the sky, the world would have light.
But Li Xiaowu taught Zhu Yunwen a profound lesson:
The sun is there and the shadows are there!
The starry sky is there, and the shady scene is there!
If the place is not tidied up, the prosperous age of the Ming Empire can only exist in the whitewashing and boasting of the literati's pens, confusing people's eyes, beautiful and magnificent, but not real enough!
"I have met the emperor."
Luo Yan'er gave a gentle salute and said softly.
Zhu Yunwen glanced at Luo Cairen, but before he spoke, Ma Enhui explained: "Your Majesty, Luo Cairen has always been considerate. I summoned her here because I wanted her to talk to the Emperor and relieve his boredom."
"Hey, sit down."
Zhu Yunwen sighed.
Ma Enhui glanced at Luo Cairen encouragingly. Luo Yan'er nodded slightly and said to Zhu Yunwen: "I have seen people selling their sons and daughters, and I have even seen people selling themselves. Does your Majesty want to hear it?"
Zhu Yunwen sat up, looked at Luo Yan'er, frowned and said, "Tell me about it."
Luo Yan'er looked sad and said softly: "In the 25th year of Hongwu's reign...
, my concubine was twelve years old. She and her mother went to the city to buy some cloth and prepare to make new clothes for the New Year. That winter was very cold..."
"On the street, there were many people with cloth strips tied on their heads, and then a piece of grass was inserted into the cloth strip. Some were straw, some were ordinary reeds, and some were short weeds. I didn't understand at the time why these things were done. Man, wearing a straw.”
"My mother told me that if something has grass stuck on it, it means that the thing will be sold. I asked my mother at that time, if people are not things, why are there grass stuck on them?"
"Emperor, Queen, you should be able to imagine that sometimes, people are not human, just like a piece of grass or a piece of wood. How much do you think a ten-year-old girl is worth?"
Ma Enhui frowned and said, "Twelve?"
Zhu Yunwen didn't speak, just looked at Luo Yan'er silently.
Luo Yan'er sighed: "It's not ten taels, just one tael, yes, just one tael. There are even some young children who are only worth ten kilograms of rice."
"Then how could their parents agree!"
Ma Enhui asked angrily.
Luo Yan'er looked at Ma Enhui bitterly and said: "Queen, their parents sell their children not for themselves to survive, but for their children to survive. After some parents sell their children, they will..."
Although it was not stated clearly, both Zhu Yunwen and Ma Enhui knew that when people are in extreme despair, they will choose to die to end all despair.
"Even the straw stuck in the head has a meaning. If three straws are stuck in the head, it means that the price is expensive. Some boxing masters, adults with some strength, and literate gentlemen often stick three straws in their heads when they sell themselves. .”
"If you insert two straws, it means it is sold at a fair price. If you only insert one straw, it means it is sold at a low price. In the eyes of officials, ordinary people can buy and sell grass, just like grass. Therefore, they are often called grass people."
After Luo Yan'er told the sad story, she changed the topic and said: "Isn't it true that I was sold to the Huanyi Bureau with a piece of grass on my head and was able to meet the emperor? Although all the people are not as lucky as my concubine, I still have a lot of luck. I believe that the emperor is a great and wise king, and he will definitely be able to stabilize the country and ensure that the people have something to support, something to do in the middle, and someone to rely on in old age."
Zhu Yunwen sighed, Luo Yan'er was worthy of being Luo Yan'er, an existence like a flower that could explain words.
"I don't believe it as much as you do
Heart, as you said well, you have something to support when you are young, something to do in the middle, and someone to rely on when you are old. This is what Ming Dynasty should be like. That's all, it's my fault. Since there is a problem, it is meaningless to dwell on the problem itself. Thinking and reflection should be left after solving the problem. "
Zhu Yunwen walked down, put his hands behind his back, looked up at the stars, and said solemnly: "The stars are vast and endless, but they are still orderly and can be found. I don't believe it. How can there be more things about the Ming Dynasty than the stars in this universe?"
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
Ma Enhui looked at Zhu Yunwen who had regained his composure, her eyes full of relief, and glanced at Luo Yan'er with a smile. She had a painful past, and these hardships gave her fearlessness and strength, wisdom and optimism. These qualities, she did not have, Ning Neither the concubine nor the virtuous concubine.
There is only one talented person in the harem of the Ming Dynasty.
The candlelight was blown out. Yang Rong took the partition off from above and placed it on the brick support below. He lay half-curled up in the cell with his head tilted slightly, looking at the stars in the night sky.
After studying for more than twenty years, I have finally reached this point.
Thinking about it, I felt a little confused. In the Fujian Provincial Examination in February, I thought it was a rumor, but to my surprise, it turned out to be true.
He hurriedly entered the examination and passed the exam. Before his family had time to congratulate him, he hurriedly hit the road again and rushed to the capital to take part in the examination.
Although he didn't know why the court's arrangements were so urgent, Yang Rong knew that this was his opportunity, an opportunity to enter officialdom a year earlier.
Hu Jing examined the completed answer sheet by candlelight. When he saw that nothing was missing, he put it aside and stood up to stretch his muscles. Listening to the clicking sound, he whispered confidently: "I will definitely pass the high school." !”
The stars are hidden and the sun rises, the sunset is clear and the moon is clear.
After three exams, nine days have passed.
Every student placed the completed or unanswered test papers on the chopping board.
The twelve examiners and the twelve examinees were combined one by one, divided into twelve groups, and began to collect the papers.
Now that you have handed in your papers and you are liberated, can you go to Qinhuai River to take care of the girls' business?
Wait.
You can't leave yet.
You can't leave even after you hand in the papers, you can continue to live...
The examiner was responsible for supervising, and the examiner was responsible for collecting the papers. After finishing the work, he left with a few wooden boxes. What, if you stay for another day, it will be difficult to find a place with free food and accommodation. You must learn to cherish it...
