eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 909: No disease, no disaster, and long life.

Chapter 909: No disease or disaster, live a long life.

Han Ziren came out of the imperial prison again, and hurried to the palace to see the emperor.

However, You Zhi calmed him down outside and said, "The emperor has issued an order not to kill him."

"Has the decree been issued?" Han Ziren's expression froze. He had originally prepared an excuse.

"The emperor is reviewing memorials, and your case has come to a conclusion. Don't bother him for now." You Zhi pulled him to the side, "Ziren, it is said that scholars are still good at talking these days. We spent a lot of time and effort talking, and that He Tingren just chatted with the emperor about Liu Zongyuan and the matter was settled."

Han Ziren could hear the sourness in You Zhi's words.

No wonder he

These eunuchs have always disliked people from the attendant room.

It's not their fault. It's mainly because those literati are so aloof that they always cause trouble for them. Who else would like them?

"Liu Zongyuan?" Han Ziren, who was a juren, patted his head. "It's true that one only regrets not having read enough books when one needs them. How could I have forgotten Liu Hedong's "Refuting the Proposal for Revenge"? "

You Zhi's brows twitched.

Looking at the situation, it seems that he doesn't know, he is a complete illiterate, right?

"Let's not talk about that guy named Liu. You arrested so many people the day before yesterday. What are you going to do with the rest?"

Han Ziren said, "Most of the guests were released. If Bai was just seeking revenge, he might have been able to save his life. Unfortunately, he has committed many crimes, some of which have nothing to do with revenge. In addition, the emperor does not like the first and second in command of the Never-Sleeping City, so he will naturally not be spared. Apart from him, the others can be sentenced according to their respective crimes."

"As for the rest of the women, those who have not done anything serious should also be let go."

"What the father-in-law means is..."

"Otherwise, outsiders will think that the emperor broke the law for the sake of the courtesan."

But in fact, Zhu Houzhao had no such thoughts at all.

But this incident came out,

Lin Qingyun also lost the right to live a normal life.

Even if, as You Zhi said, we should be careful to distance the influence of the word "oiran" in this matter, the common people who are good at doing things will not care about that.

Without linking the emperor and the courtesan together, this story would have no appeal as a topic of conversation.

In this way,

Who would dare to marry Lin Qingyun?

"Eunuch You."

A young eunuch came out of the Qianqing Palace and said, "The Emperor is looking for you."

You Zhi immediately took a step forward and said, "Let's go over there."

After arriving inside, Han Ziren naturally reported everything that had happened in detail again.

Zhu Houzhao said, "Let's do it this way. Ziren, after this case is over, you go to Jiangnan in person."

"Yes!" Han Ziren asked, "I wonder why your majesty ordered me to go south?"

The emperor lowered his head, his eyes looking at the fingers rubbing together, his voice was light and emotionless, "I estimate that it is not just in the capital, in a prosperous place like Jiangnan, there are probably many unclean things between officials and businessmen. Don't expose your itinerary, investigate secretly, and report in time."

Han Ziren's heart trembled, "I obey your order."

"This time when you go south, you don't have to investigate any complicated crimes. Just focus on one."

"Your Majesty, please let me know."

“Businessmen disrupt politics.”

There are bound to be many forms of business interference in politics, but no matter what the form is, as long as it is related to this point, Zhu Houzhao will pick it out and deal with it.

In fact, it is difficult to distinguish between the two.

After all, one of the main tasks of the Ming government now is to help merchants go out to sea, and even the imperial court often uses various means to help merchants sell their goods.

It can be said that businessmen and officials are inherently stuck together.

However, the emotions of our nation are capable of distinguishing which adhesions are acceptable and which are not.

This is also the reason why he asked Han Ziren to report in time. We need to analyze the specific situation.

He did not require that everyone in the process be as innocent as Hai Rui, but those with obvious problems would definitely not be acceptable.

at the same time,

After his decree was issued, a small storm soon arose in the cabinet.

Especially now that it is the spring examination period, many candidates have gathered in the capital. When they got up early in the morning and heard such an imperial decree, they naturally rushed to tell each other, as if it were New Year's Day.

At the Gu Mansion.

A group of people gathered around Gu Renyi, a traditional and upright person. Today is really a good day for them to celebrate the New Year.

He said to the visitor: "The emperor attaches great importance to etiquette and tradition, which is a blessing for the clan society and the people. Not only that, the emperor also formulates laws to punish, which shows that the emperor has never despised Confucianism."

In the book garden,

Scholars gathered in groups of three or five and said, "The court values ​​etiquette, and the righteous path will flourish. The decree was issued at this time of the Spring Examination, and it must have been intended to encourage scholars all over the world!"

In the Imperial Academy,

……

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In fact, under such circumstances, the court once again emphasized rites, laws, and Confucianism, which to some extent would open the door to the development of science.

Because the emperor's meaning was very clear. Confucian tradition is the root of culture. No matter how powerful science is, it is only a tool and cannot shake this root. So no matter how well scientists do it, orthodoxy will always be orthodoxy.

After confirming this, no fool would go back to criticize science, because your orthodox identity has been recognized and there is no need to feel a sense of crisis. Why must you oppose the science that the emperor is also promoting?

Do you want to create a sense of crisis for yourself?

It is also in this atmosphere that

Lin Qingyun walked out of the cell. Some of the people she knew in the past were not so lucky, and were either beheaded, exiled, or spent several years in prison. Some of them lived a normal life and did not commit any serious crimes. They just seduced married men and spent all the money at home on prostitution. They also walked out safely like Lin Qingyun.

After coming out, there was a bit of a feeling of "drawing the sword and looking around with a confused heart", especially Lin Qingyun.

Changle Terrace in the city that never sleeps has become history. Although she has the reputation of being the most famous courtesan, no brothel dares to recruit her anymore.

Her friend went out for a walk, and when she came back she said to her with mixed feelings, "Sister Qingyun, you're famous again."

"What do you mean?"

"Listen to me. The biggest event outside right now is the imperial examination that will begin in a few days. Scholars from all over the country have come. They all say that the court issued an order for a generous gift because you avenged your father and touched the emperor. Most of the credit is attributed to you.

Plus, with your looks, more people will probably chase you from now on, and some have already started asking where you are."

"Because of me?" Lin Qingyun blinked, somewhat unbelieving.

"Yeah, didn't you say you went to see the emperor?"

Lin Qingyun bit her lip. She had been either in the cell or at home these days, so she really didn't know about this. "Although I did go to see him, but... I didn't have any merit. If it weren't for the benevolent king, even if I had great abilities, it would be useless."

Speaking of that emperor, Lin Qingyun also found it hard to forget him.

No normal person would forget it, because he was the emperor.

"What are you thinking about?" her friend suddenly interrupted her reminiscence.

"Oh, I was thinking about what my sister said about being famous."

"My sister can be considered a blessing in disguise. With this reputation, I think it is not impossible to entrust her to a young man with a clean family background."

Lin Qingyun smiled faintly, shook her head and said, "After seeing the emperor, the name of the most beautiful courtesan was cleared. Who would dare to marry me again?"

As she spoke, she took off the hairpin on her head and the earrings on her ears and sealed them. No matter how beautiful the face in the bronze mirror was, it had lost its meaning from today on.

No one will appreciate it anymore, so just go bare-faced.

"Ah!" The woman next to him screamed, "Could it be that the emperor... the emperor likes you?"

The girl bit her teeth and said softly, "Most people would think so. But the emperor is definitely not an ordinary man who only cares about appearance. Besides, no such words came out during the meeting. People like me are just prostitutes."

"So, what did you say?"

Lin Qingyun stood up and walked out. She opened the window and saw the birds chirping on the branches. "The emperor felt sorry for me. He said that if it weren't for Wanhaiying, I would be the daughter of an official with a clean family background and beautiful appearance."

Speaking of this, that is really the most painful part.

Because I will immediately think of the woman who was supposed to have such a fate, but later had to entertain and entertain people in this romantic place.

"The emperor also said that it was the court that let me down."

"Did you really say that?" The girl was very surprised. She couldn't even imagine it.

Lin Qingyun nodded, "So I don't hate him either. On the contrary, I respect the emperor in my heart. Sister, my wish has come true. I have no worries in this world. For the rest of my life, I will only pray for the emperor day and night, hoping that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty will be free from illness and disaster and live a long life."

She opened the window and looked in the direction of the palace.

Unfortunately, her knowledge was limited and she could not imagine what the emperor was doing at this moment.

(End of this chapter)