Father-in-law Zhu Di, I am so happy to marry the disfigured princess

Chapter 208 Another Privilege!Liyuan theater!Zhu Gaosui's trick!Can you call yourself a young man without being aggressive? ?
"what?"

Li Xiao was taken aback for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I owe you the grace of God, please give me your orders."

In fact, I already vaguely knew what was going on in my heart.

Now that Zhu Yuanzhang has realized the great disadvantages of the imperial examination stereotyped candidates, and believed in his own statement about the great struggle, it is impossible for him to remain indifferent by virtue of his character.

There is a high probability that it is about the new imperial examination.

But the matter of the imperial examination is so important that it cannot be changed easily. As soon as Li Xiao heard the word privilege, he knew that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to let himself try the new imperial examination method in the special zone.

as predicted.

Zhu Yuanzhang beckoned and called Li Xiao to him, saying:

"Li Xiao, since you paid for the disadvantages of the imperial examination, you want to pat your ass and ignore it? That's not good, you have to tie the bell to untie the bell. We will give you privileges. Go back to Beiping and think about it yourself. Xiaozhi County doesn’t match your status anymore, so I will promote you as the prefect of Beiping and give you the privilege to study the new imperial examination method in Beiping Prefecture.”

Li Xiao thought in his heart that he had guessed right, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your trust, I will do my best."

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Do you need money from the court?"

Hearing this, Li Xiao obviously felt that the corner of Zhu Di's mouth was twitching slightly, he didn't even have enough money to fight the war, and now he still has to do these things
Li Xiao smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty trusts me so much that he has already given you the privilege. If you still want to transfer the money, the court will definitely oppose it. Don't let my father-in-law make things difficult, and Peiping will bear it himself."

Sure enough, he is my good son-in-law. Zhu Di thought to himself.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly: "Okay, we almost understand what you want to do. The mountain you harvested in Beiping is probably very useful. It should be the same thing as snowflake white salt?"

Li Xiao shook his head with a smile and said, "It's more important than snowflake white salt. It's a good thing that makes everyone in the world have enough to eat."

After the voice fell, everyone's eyes lit up.

Zhu Gaochi asked excitedly: "But something as good as that sweet potato?"

Li Xiao smiled and said, "It's even worse."

Zhu Yuanzhang excitedly said: "Quickly tell me, what is that?"

"Rong Chen is trying to trick you."

Li Xiao cupped his hands: "When this thing comes out, His Majesty will definitely know about it."

"You kid, you are a good hand at swaying people's appetite."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly, "Okay, then we will wait."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Xiao arched his hands: "If there is nothing else, I will leave."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly.

At this time, Li Xiao was just about to leave when he saw Zhu Gaosui hurried into the hall in a flying fish suit, and then whispered something to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face became gloomy, and he explained some things.

"Good guy, third son, are you really a good spy?"

Li Xiao spat in his heart, didn't ask any further questions, and planned to leave.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaosui came over again, "Second brother, brother-in-law, I haven't seen you for a long time, my brother misses you, my brother will be the host this afternoon, please have dinner, it's at the Yueyang Tower Restaurant, remember to wait for me."

Zhu Gaoxu rolled his eyes and ignored it.

Li Xiao patted Zhu Gaosui's shoulder with a smile: "Okay, we're leaving soon, we're going to get together."

After explaining, they each left.

Leaving the palace, on the way back,

On both sides of the street, there are a variety of shops, such as cloth, pottery, rouge and gouache. There are also stall owners shouting hoarsely, attracting passing customers.The restaurants and teahouses are even more noisy and bustling, and the shops are soliciting customers at the door.

Compared with this lively scene, Zhu Gaoxu seemed very silent.

He lost the vivacity of the past, staring at the ground in a daze while walking, depressed.

"Gao Xu, why do you feel unhappy?"

Li Xiao opened his mouth and said.

"Hey, the closer it is to leave, the less happy I feel. The father, concubine, and third child are all in the capital. Look at the arrogant look of the third child in the flying fish suit today, which makes people uncomfortable."

Zhu Gaoxu felt that his sense of existence was getting lower and lower.

In the past, his father liked him the most, but now the eldest brother is helping the father, and the third Zhu Gaosui is also helping the emperor, so he can't help but feel a little bit of a gap.

"I thought you were talking about something, don't worry, you will be reused."

Li Xiao laughed and comforted him a bit.

"I'm going back to Peking, how can I be reused?"

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head and said, "Brother-in-law, you don't need to comfort me, I'm fine."

Li Xiao explained with a smile: "Think about it, is the father going to collect military expenses to beat Beiyuan?"

Zhu Gaoxu nodded: "Yes, what does it have to do with me?"

Li Xiao said: "Of course it has something to do with it. Do you think the father will pass through Beiyuan, where will he pass?"

"Passing by."

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly realized: "We have to pass through Beiping"

Li Xiao said with a smile: "That's right. The father said that he wants to go to Beiping himself. If he goes to Beiping, he will not use you?? You are the king of Han now, those generals in Beiping, such as Zhang Yu, Zhang Wu, Zhu Neng, etc. General, it's all your control, you can make great contributions when the time comes!"

"Yes, brother-in-law!"

After Zhu Gaoxu figured it out, his complexion immediately turned cloudy, and he laughed loudly: "This time when I return to Beiping, I will definitely train my troops well to welcome my father's arrival!"

Li Xiao made Zhu Gaoxu very happy with a few words.

The two walked and came to a bustling place. Li Xiao pointed out: "Isn't this the Yueyang restaurant that the third child mentioned? There is also a pear garden next to it. Let's watch a play here today. It just happens to be there in the evening." Have a drink at this restaurant."

"Okay! That's a good idea, I haven't watched a play for a long time."

Zhu Gaoxu immediately agreed, and dragged Li Xiao into the well-sized pear garden in front of him.

"Guest officer, please come inside."

The man knew at a glance that the two were either rich or noble, and immediately led them towards the yard.

The courtyard inside is very large, the ground is paved with flat floor tiles, and a large stage is built in front of it, on which actors are singing.

As for the scattered stage under the stage, many spectators sat and watched the play while eating melon seeds. From time to time, they heard the people below clapping and applauding.

Li Xiao and the two were led to the private room on the second floor, not only quiet, but also served by someone, Li Xiao served as the host, ordered a pot of good tea, some melons and fruits, and the two leaned on the chairs to watch the play.

Those who can come to a theater of this scale are those who are wealthy.

Especially if you sit in a private room, you will get more than ten taels of silver a day.

At this time, the actors on the stage were performing "Peach Blossom Fan", which told the love story between Qin Shubao, a famous Tang Dynasty general, and the Liu family.

Zhu Gaoxu looked bored, knocked on the melon seeds, and almost fell asleep.

Seeing this, Li Xiao beckoned, "Can I get another one?"

The waiter at the side immediately bowed over and said happily, "My lord, you need to add money to choose a play. What play do you want to choose?"

Li Xiao looked at Zhu Gaoxu and said, "Second brother, order."

Zhu Gaoxu regained his energy, and said with a crossed leg: "That must be Farewell My Concubine, arrange it quickly."

Li Xiao smiled helplessly, this Zhu Gaoxu really likes Xiang Yu, he listens to Farewell My Concubine every play.

Hearing that the two masters didn't even mention the price, and it seemed that they were rich masters, the guy said: "Okay, masters, Farewell My Concubine is currently ranked fifth, do you want to put it in the front? You have to add silver, too."

"Insert."

Li Xiao said with a smile: "Do you think we look like people who are short of money? Just go to the front."

The clerk bowed and said, "It costs 20 taels to order a show. My lord, you have intervened in three scenes, and you need to add 20 taels for each scene, so the total is 80 taels of silver."

Li Xiao threw out a silver ticket of 100 taels, and said proudly: "The rest are rewards, hurry up and make arrangements."

"Thank you, Lord, the two Lords are sure to be rich and wealthy, with good fortune like a mountain."

The guy was very happy, said something auspicious, took the money and went to work.

Li Xiao thought to himself, there are so many ways to make money in Liyuan, it is not expensive to listen to it, but it is expensive if you like it, if you want to jump in the queue, you have to pay more.

But to make the second child happy, this little money is nothing, Li Xiao is not the one to worry about money now.

After a while, the guy came up and explained: "I'm sorry, sir, I put it in front of you, but there is a master over there who spent another 20 taels of silver to put it in front of you. It's time for the little one to put it in front of you." I sent you 50 taels of silver, saying that I want you to give way."

As he spoke, the buddy placed 50 taels of silver on the table.

The guy bowed down again, and kindly reminded: "That man is a regular customer here, there are people above, or the two of you should collect the money, and wait a little longer."

Because there is a rule of jumping in the queue, some people fight in this troupe.

Guys generally play by ear, and mediate carefully depending on which side has the most important status.

And that regular customer came often, and the guy probably knew that he had the backing of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

The Ministry of Officials is the department with the greatest power in the Six Ministries. The Minister of the Ministry of Officials is already a heavenly official in the capital, so the staff is inclined to his side.

However, after hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu was a little unhappy.

He hadn't been in a good mood recently, and someone was pretending in front of him?

Zhu Gaoxu directly threw the 50 taels of silver note on the ground, "Where are you going to send the beggar?"

After speaking, he patted 100 taels on the table, and said, "Send this 100 taels to him, and tell him to go away."

"This"

dude feel a bit difficult
In this kind of occasion, everyone is paying attention to saving face.

This is going to work today.
Zhu Gaoxu scolded: "Go as soon as I tell you!"

The guy couldn't afford to offend anyone, so he had to pick up the silver taels on the ground, picked up 100 taels of silver, and headed towards the room over there.

In the room over there, sat a few fat businessmen.

The leading businessman obviously had the biggest background, and beside him was a graceful woman with a protruding figure, leaning against her side to feed grapes.

"Tell me. Will the iron ore tax increase this time be successful?"

Several businessmen are discussing business, one of them said.

They came to Beijing this time and brought out a lot of money. Apart from contacting their own inherent relationships, they also had to contact and bribe other officials.

After all, once the tax is increased, the money lost will be huge. Of course, for them, if they earn less, they will lose money.

"Don't worry, I have met many officials in the capital these years, and everyone gave me a face. The change of Wang Xian, the left servant of the official department, was promoted from the master to the top, and our Wang family's help is indispensable. Can he just sit and do nothing? There are points every year. Haha, let’s not talk about that.”

The leading businessman laughed, looking like a big brother.

"Brother Wang is still very good, we will have to rely on Brother Wang a lot in the future."

"That's right, Brother Wang, those small mines in our family. It took a lot of effort to just set up, so this kind of thing can't happen."

"Come on, let's replace wine with tea, and toast Brother Wang."

Several other businessmen held up their teacups one after another, flattering and flattering the businessman surnamed Wang.

The beautiful woman on the side said coquettishly: "Brother Wang is a figure who calls the wind and rain in the capital."

Those merchants responded one after another: "That's right, who would dare not listen to Brother Wang's words?"

"Haha, I dare not say that."

The businessman surnamed Wang said modestly: "But in the capital, there is nothing that Wang can't do."

at the same time,

On the roof of this house.

One person is watching all this.

"Very well, you will be credited for colluding with officials and businessmen in the DPRK and China."

"Father is worried that the military expenses have not been found."

"Just blackmail from you."

Zhu Gaosui took the small writing brush, licked his tongue, stained it with ink, and wrote all the words just now in the notebook.
Zhu Gaosui's memory is excellent, and he can almost write it down quickly after listening to it.

Those are the unique skills that he practiced with Li Xiao and Zhu Gaoxu when he was traveling in the south of the Yangtze River.

"what"

Zhu Gaosui was stunned suddenly, and found a room opposite, where his second brother and brother-in-law were cracking melon seeds, talking and laughing.

"I can see you when I go out to work."

"Hey, I really envy you."

Zhu Gaosui cast envious eyes, and thought:
"Second brother knows how to fight and is born with supernatural powers. My brother-in-law has a deep-rooted heart and has various strategies for governing the country. The emperor's love for them is beyond words. Only me is poor. My father doesn't hurt me, and my mother doesn't love me. I can only give it to my father." Wang does these things so that he can see my presence"

This is the true thought in Zhu Gaosui's heart.

He would never have thought that Zhu Gaoxu was still envious of him just now.

True to that sentence, when you envy others for their money, others may also envy your ease and freedom. People inside the wall want to come out, and those outside the wall want to go in.
Withdrawing his thoughts, Zhu Gaosui looked down the room and continued to listen.

At this time.

A clerk came over and apologized: "My lord, I'm really sorry, those two lords refused to accept it, and said."

The businessman surnamed Wang suddenly felt embarrassing, and there were so many people around him who flattered him just now, this embarrassing face was even more embarrassing.

He said coldly, "Say what?"

The guy said: "I'll give you 100 taels, and let you let him jump in the queue first."

After hearing this, the face of the businessman surnamed Wang turned dark, and he was hesitating whether to give in or not.

After all, businessmen do business outside, pay attention to being harmonious and making money, and do not offend others.

One of the businessmen on the side said: "Or, let's take a step back and forget it. It's nothing more than waiting a little longer, and so on."

It's just that the young woman next to her said softly: "Brother Wang, I just want to listen to The Story of the West Chamber. You are not supernatural. This small request will not be dissatisfied with my family, right?"

Hearing this, the businessman surnamed Wang frowned.

The woman leaned on his shoulder and whispered in his ear: "Brother Wang, please, I want to see it now. I just waited for a big man, and now I have to wait again. I have been waiting for a long time."

For a moment, the eldest brother got a little over the top.

He had already waited for a general once just now, and now he is still waiting?

Wait and wait, do you still want this face?

The businessman surnamed Wang looked at the guy and said, "What are those two people from?"

The clerk shook his head and analyzed: "It should be a kid from a rich family, and he has a very good shot."

The businessman surnamed Wang asked, "How old are you?"

The guy said: "One eighteen, the other should only look like fifteen or sixteen."

Hearing this, the businessman surnamed Wang sneered, and said, "Don't worry about him, just go to The Story of the West Chamber for me, and I'll fill it up with 500 taels."

Full pressure means that the 500 taels will be capped directly, and others will not be able to jump in line.

After speaking, he slapped the silver ticket on the table.

"This" guy hesitated.

At this time, the shopkeeper also came. Seeing that it was a businessman surnamed Wang, he said with a smile, "Let's do it. The prince will not inquire about anyone. Who in the capital will not give face?"

"Yes, it's from the shopkeeper." The clerk took the bank note and went back to make arrangements.

The shopkeeper is also looking at the dishes. After knowing this, he secretly looked at Li Xiao's room, and found that they were two young guys. He guessed which rich family they were from, and he would apologize later. Even if this matter is over.

And the people in this room have great backgrounds, plus they are regular customers, so the shopkeeper must be inclined to this side.

"My lord, you can watch the show with peace of mind. If you need anything, please let me know."

The shopkeeper of Liyuan greeted him, then bowed and left.

To be able to open a pear orchard in a prosperous place in the capital naturally has some background, and he feels that today's matter is not a big deal.

The businessman who was called the prince nodded slightly, feeling that all aspects of his face were taken care of, and he was in a particularly refreshing mood.

At this time, the actors on the stage finished singing a peach blossom fan, and the actors came to the stage one after another.

Zhu Gaoxu in the room suddenly became energetic.

Finally, his favorite Farewell My Concubine came.

Zhu Gaoxu was born with supernatural power, so Shi Chang claimed to be the reincarnation of Xiang Yu, and the weapon he used was also a halberd. It can be seen how crazy Xiang Yu is.

"I'm coming."

Zhu Gaoxu sat upright, ready to listen to the play.

A group of actors changed on stage, and they began to sing The Story of the West Chamber.

As the tone came, Zhu Gaoxu frowned slightly, and he said with some doubts: "No, Farewell My Concubine isn't this tone?"

After speaking, he looked at Li Xiao.

Li Xiao shrugged his shoulders and said, "You ask me, who do I ask, this is the first time I have accompanied you to the opera, and I have never heard of it before."

Ever since, Zhu Gaoxu waved to the person next to him: "Come here."

A clerk came over, "Master, what's your order?"

The shopkeeper of the Liyuan changed the waiter to another guy.

The guy said: "Master, this is The Story of the West Chamber."

"The Story of the West Chamber?"

Zhu Gaoxu frowned and said, "Where is Farewell My Concubine?"

Seeing Zhu Gaoxu's ferocious expression, the clerk was startled, and quickly explained: "Master, it's like this, we have a rule in the Liyuan, if the guest pays 500 taels directly to fill it up, you can arrange it directly at the front, and the ones at the back People can’t spend money to jump in the queue. Generally speaking, if you spend 500 taels of silver, no one will fight.”

"So, you didn't say anything?"

Zhu Gaoxu stood up abruptly, as a prince himself, in a theater, he was actually pressed down by someone, he felt completely humiliated.

Cursed: "Is this king unable to pay 500 taels of silver? Ah??"

Li Xiao was also a little displeased, unexpectedly he didn't inform in advance, I, Yongle Gong, don't want to lose face?

"Call your shopkeeper here!!"

Li Xiao scolded, it's useless to find these guys, just go to the shopkeeper.

"Yes, yes, I'm going right now."

The buddy felt that this matter could not be handled, so he immediately withdrew.

Soon, the shopkeeper of Liyuan bowed and walked in, and said with a smile: "You two, I'm really sorry, we are a small business, and we can't afford to offend this side, and we can't offend that side either. Let you and the two of you settle down."

Zhu Gaoxu patted the table directly, and scolded: "Change it immediately! Also, call the person who stole the table from me!"

The shopkeeper's face suddenly turned ugly, and he straightened his expression, saying: "Young master, don't be too arrogant, you can't afford to offend the people in that room over there. Keep a line of life, so that we can meet each other in the future. Your order today, Our pear garden is free, do you think it is okay?"

The shopkeeper saw that the two were young, and thought they were probably sons of rich people, so he didn't pay too much attention to them, but the other one was full of famous and famous merchants, and many officials in the court were familiar with them, so he said so.

First with some threats, and then gave a step.

When most people encounter this situation, they will be soft.

But Zhu Gaoxu refused to accept this softness.

"Damn it, there are people I can't afford to offend!"

"If you can't read it, then don't read it at all."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Gaoxu directly lifted the table, and immediately the porcelain and tea utensils fell all over the floor, and some even fell downstairs, hitting the heads of passers-by below.

Such a big commotion immediately made the whole troupe quiet, the actors stopped acting one after another, and the individual guests in each elegant room and below all looked towards Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu pointed directly at the elegant seat in the center, and he seemed to have seen the guys running there just now, and there is a high probability that those people stepped on him.

"Fatties over there, come here!"

Zhu Gaoxu pointed in the direction of the elegant seat and shouted.

All of a sudden, all eyes turned to those fat guys.

Those with sharp eyes recognized it.

"Isn't that the second shopkeeper of the Wang family in Jiangxi?"

"My God, these two young men are so courageous, they dare to offend even the Wang family."

"I guess they came to the capital from other places, right? The Jiangxi Wang family is very powerful in the capital, and ordinary people can't afford to offend them, even some high-ranking officials can't afford to offend them."

"Yeah, I heard that last time a young master's woman was robbed, and the young master wanted to take revenge, but he disappeared the next day. The family is considered powerful if they don't live or die, but they don't Dare to report to the officer."

"Hey, it seems to be the woman on the second floor, look at the woman next to the second shopkeeper of the Wang family"

"Is that the woman who was robbed? No wonder, who wouldn't be tempted by this?"

"Sure enough, she is so beautiful. She has a big figure and is so enchanting. If you let me sleep for a while, I would be willing to live ten years less."

"Keep down, let the second master of the Wang family hear, be careful that you will lose your life"

"Hey, poor two boys, they are probably dead."

Those spectators were discussing one after another, obviously knowing the background of the second shopkeeper of the Wang family.

The Wang family is a big family. There are many big merchants in the family, and many court officials are promoted by the Wang family. They have a lot of property, and the family is big.

Obviously, they thought that Li Xiao and Zhu Gaoxu would suffer disaster today.

Following Zhu Gaoxu's yelling and cursing, the subordinates of the Wang family's second shopkeeper in the room over there moved one after another.

The servant dressed in black scolded loudly: "Presumptuous! Dare to talk to our Patriarch like this, it's really boring."

The businessman surnamed Wang was also angry. He gave the young man some face today.

I didn't expect that he would dare to be so rampant now, he was a bit shameless, since he was tired of working, let him know how much he was worth.

"Go, go and teach me a lesson."

The businessman surnamed Wang came together, and immediately a dozen servants followed aggressively, and the dozen servants who accompanied the merchants also followed, and there were almost five or sixty people in the dark.

These big businessmen, when they go out on weekdays, they always take their servants with them. To put it bluntly, they are raised thugs, all of whom have practiced martial arts.

A group of people walked towards Li Xiaoya room aggressively.

It turned out that there were more and more onlookers, all waiting to see the good show and the excitement.

At this time, Zhu Gaosui, who was watching the play on the roof, smiled openly, and said in his heart:
"That's great, second brother, it's you. You're a troublemaker. You can't do without you. Zhengchou has no reason to arrest these big merchants. When we start fighting later, there's just a reason. Dare to fight with the emperor's relatives. , that’s a serious crime, and you can completely rip them off.”

Zhu Gaosui was overjoyed, and immediately touched down from the roof, and began to summon his men, and when the fight started, he immediately took Jin Yiwei to directly arrest people, and asked those aristocratic families to use money to solve the problem
at this time.

The second shopkeeper of the Wang family came over with a group of people aggressively, and said with a disdainful smile: "Do you know who I am, I am..."

"Fuck you, I don't care who you are!" Zhu Gaoxu slapped the fat man before he finished speaking.

There was a crisp sound.

Everyone in the audience was dumbfounded.

The entire pear garden was instantly quiet.

"You dare to hit me."

A red mark suddenly appeared on the face of the second shopkeeper of the Wang family. The second shopkeeper, who was over 40 years old, was slapped in the face by a young man, and he was furious.

"Shoot him to death! I'm responsible for the death!"

He felt extremely humiliated and immediately called for help.

Seeing their master being beaten, dozens of servants drew out their sticks one after another.
He greeted Zhu Gaoxu
(End of this chapter)