Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 367 Please ask Your Highness to seek justice for me, a northern scholar!

"Your Majesty, I really have no choice but to do this. If I don't follow the yellow manager's instructions, my whole family will have no way to survive!"

"Your Majesty, this villain is wronged..."

"Boss Huang?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's brows furrowed.

On the side, Xu Guan hurriedly reported: "Your Majesty, that steward Huang is the steward of Huang Bandu's house!
And this thief has always been attached to the Huang family, and he has accumulated a fortune of thousands of dollars! "

Jia Zhengju lay on the ground and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang expectantly.

"Your Majesty, this villain is willing to give up all his family property to atone for his sins... Your Majesty, this villain is really persecuted. He was wronged, and he is willing to atone for his sins..."

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes became even more disgusted, "What a profiteer, at such a time, he still dares to think about buying his life with money."

"Come here, this person is talking nonsense, drag him out, chop him up and feed him to the dogs!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The two tigers responded quickly.

Xu Guan on the side was also an astute person. His expression suddenly became solemn, he took out a piece of black cloth from his arms and stuffed it into Jia Zhengju's mouth.

Then, dragging Jia Zhengju, who was whining, out!
"idiot!"

After a long time, a helpless and angry sound came from the palace, causing all the internal guards outside the palace to tremble subconsciously.

The news that Xu Guan and other inner guards had returned quickly reached the East Palace.

Zhu Yunwen's face instantly turned pale and he shuddered coldly.

"Come here, please ask Mr. Huang to come quickly!"

A moment later, Huang Zicheng hurriedly came to Zhu Yunwen.

"The humble minister meets the emperor's grandson!"

Seeing Huang Zicheng, Zhu Yunwen's panicked expression calmed down a little.

"Mr. Huang, the internal guards sent by the emperor to capture the merchant have already captured the merchant!"

"what?"

Huang Zicheng couldn't help but look shocked.

"Why so fast?"

Zhu Yunwen asked hurriedly: "Mr. Huang, according to the methods of those internal guards, Grandpa Huang must have known about this matter! Now, what should I do?"

"This……"

Huang Zicheng also froze on the spot.

Seeing this, Zhu Yunwen was even more panicked, "Mr. Huang?"

Huang Zicheng took a deep breath and asked, "Your Highness, has your Majesty summoned you?"

Zhu Yunwen replied: "Grandpa Huang did not summon orphans!"

"Your Highness..."

Before Huang Zicheng finished speaking, a young chamberlain from the East Palace hurried in.

"Your Highness, Your Highness is not well. It seems that the merchant you asked your slave to spy on was chopped into pieces by His Majesty's order and fed to the dogs!"

"Chopped?"

Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but tremble.

On the other hand, Huang Zicheng looked happy.

"Your Highness, this is a good thing!"

"Good thing?"

"Since the thief is dead, your Majesty either doesn't know the truth of the matter, or because he is the grandson of the emperor, he doesn't want to punish him too much!"

"really?"

"Wei Chen will never dare to speak nonsense!"

Zhu Yunwen's face was full of joy.

And this will.

Zhu Yuanzhang listened as Erhu reported everything that happened in the East Palace.

"Ugh!"

After listening, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed sadly, feeling a little regretful for no reason.

Could it be that he was really wrong this time?
And Huang Zicheng, who is also a very talented official, how can he act so childishly...

Suddenly, Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head and looked at Erhu beside him, "Erhu, do you think Huang Zicheng is more suitable to accompany his grandson in reading?"

Erhu was startled and quickly knelt down, "Your Majesty, it is clear to me that the humble minister is just a rough man who only knows how to fight and kill. How dare you speak nonsense about state affairs?"

"Have anyone from the East Palace contacted you?"

"Your Majesty clearly knows that Wei Chen is loyal to Your Majesty, and no one has ever dared to bribe Wei Chen with a single penny!"

"Okay, let's just talk about it, there's no need to panic!"

Zhu Yuanzhang slowly waved his hand.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Erhu's back was already wet.

……

Beiping Prefecture.

Yan Palace.

After waiting for dozens of days, I still didn't hear any news.

Zhu Di was a little anxious.

"Guo Qing, why hasn't there been any movement in the court after so long? Even Huang Zicheng is still the companion in the East Palace?"

Guo An was not in a hurry at all, "Your Highness, maybe it's just that Your Majesty doesn't want to punish that grandson!"

Hearing this, Zhu Di's face changed slightly, and then he smiled casually, "This matter is a matter of my father's royal family, we have been worrying about it all day long!"

"Guo Qing, it's time for spring plowing soon. I wonder if Guo Qing has any new plans for the people of Beiping Prefecture to farm this year?"

Guo An slightly arched his hand towards Zhu Di and said: "Your Highness, although the pepper seeds can no longer be kept, Wei Chen predicts that the price of the new peppers this year may be higher.

Therefore, on the basis of wheat, rice and cotton, if you can grow more peppers, it is better to grow more peppers! "

Zhu Di was stunned, "Can the price of chili peppers be so high?"

Guo An nodded slowly.

"It should be another year higher."

"Very good. We, the people of Beiping Mansion, can make money for another year. If so, then let's do this!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

"Also, Guo Qing thinks the remaining fields in Beicheng can be auctioned?"

"Your Highness, now we have completed the construction of all the houses in Beicheng. The housing construction team has already taken over dozens of house projects in Beicheng.

Presumably, the auction can also start. "

"Then the auction will start after the spring plowing!" "Yes, Your Highness!"

……

As the people of Beiping Prefecture become richer and richer, they pay more and more attention to spring plowing.

From the king of Yan, Zhu Di, to the chief envoys, to the common people, they were all actively preparing for spring plowing.

Farming tools, seeds, oxen, young and strong laborers, everything was personally ordered and implemented by officials.

In fact, even those merchants have stopped a lot during this period of time.

Sudden.

A piece of news reached Beiping Mansion.

The entire northern Shilin was filled with anger.

They all cried out for injustice!

Zhu Di also had a livid face and roared.

"How dare they? There are 51 Jinshi, and they are all Southern scholars. Do they really think we are easy to bully?"

"Yes, Your Highness, the people in the court have always been dissatisfied with you. Now, in order to suppress the Yan Palace, they actually want to interrupt the imperial examination path for my northern scholars. They are simply crazy!"

"Especially Liu Sanwu, Bai Xintao and others. We originally thought that they were highly respected scholars, but we didn't expect that they were also people seeking fame and reputation."

"Your Majesty trusted them so much, yet for his own selfishness, he betrayed His grace like this!"

All the great scholars and gentry from the north ran to Prince Yan's Mansion with angry expressions.

They even scolded the examiners such as Liu Sanwu and Bai Xintai angrily.

You must know that those scholars who can go to Beijing to participate in the Spring Festival have already exceeded the category of scholars.

Behind these scholars are the efforts of each clan or aristocratic family for decades.

But now, when something like this happens, it is simply destroying the hope of these aristocratic families and digging into the foundation of these aristocratic families.

After hearing Liu Sanwu's name, Zhu Di's expression became more gloomy.

"Your Highness, although the boys in my Beiping Mansion are not talented people, how can they not get Jinshi with the small classroom in the academy?"

"Yes, Your Highness, there are also Han Kezhong, Wang Shu, Jiao Sheng and others from Yanzhou Prefecture. They have been smart since childhood, and their reputations are spread throughout the northern prefectures.

Nowadays, all of them have studied in our Peking Academy. I don’t know how much knowledge they have in their hearts, but they can’t get into the Jinshi..."

"Your Highness, those southern scholars are simply bullying others. They are clearly no match for our Peking Academy, yet they actually do such dirty things secretly!"

"Please, Your Highness, please seek justice for me, the northern scholar!"

"..."

Zhu Di took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, everyone, the imperial examination is the foundation of our Ming Dynasty to select talents and talents, and my father must attach great importance to it.

Let us report this matter to our father.

My father will definitely investigate strictly and will not let those Confucian thieves continue to behave like this! "

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

All the gentry bowed their hands in salute.

Zhu Di added: "Now, please focus on spring plowing!"

"Yes, Your Highness..."

After all the gentry left, Zhu Di looked directly at Guo An and Zhu Fu.

"Zhu Qing, Guo Qing, they are really bullying people!"

Speaking of this, Zhu Di couldn't help but grit his teeth.

At this time, in Zhu Di's mind, he had firmly believed that Zhu Yunqi had deliberately united with the scholar-officials in the south to suppress his Yan Palace.

Zhu Fu also had an angry look on his face, obviously thinking so too.

Even Guo An had some vague speculations.

Because, since the establishment of Beiping Academy, northern scholars have accounted for less than half of the imperial examinations, but they are not much less.

And now, it's directly given to the 'Air Force'!

In particular, when it came to establishing the crown prince, Liu Sanwu supported the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunwen and opposed Zhu Di.

"Your Highness, those courtiers have gone too far. Your Majesty must be informed of this!"

"Exactly, Your Highness, if Your Majesty does not strictly investigate this matter, then all subsequent imperial examinations will be based on this example, and then I, the Northern Scholar of the Ming Dynasty, will be completely suppressed to death by those southern officials!"

"Hmph, a bunch of thieves!"

Zhu Di snorted coldly and walked directly behind the desk.

"Ma He, grind it for us, I will personally give the memorial!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

After half an hour.

The three-page "Yanwang style" memorial was freshly released.

Subsequently.

Two groups of fast riders rushed out from Prince Yan's Mansion and headed for the capital.

……

at the same time.

In the capital.

Fraud in the imperial examinations was also a big deal.

When it comes to marking imperial examination questions, those southern officials can easily manipulate them.

But, outside.

These northern scholars are not helpless nerds.

All of them are shady scholars who have great reputations and are even shameless and evil-minded.

therefore.

After the imperial list was posted and something was wrong.

They immediately wrote letters to their parents, teachers, and officials asking for help.

Subsequently.

Some candidates gathered directly and shouted their grievances on the streets where officials from the capital often frequented.

Even in desperation, he stopped the sedan chairs of some officials and petitioned them with the "Great Edict" on their heads.

Simultaneously.

In the streets and alleys of the capital, various and vivid rumors began to spread everywhere.

In order to suppress the Prince of Yan, Prince of Jin, and Prince of Qin, the imperial court actually started to prevent northern scholars from passing the Jinshi examination.

Or, how much money and acres of land did those chief examiners or deputy examiners receive from those scholars in the south!
Also, those examiners were all southern scholars, and they colluded with the southern scholars to suppress northern scholars and engage in regional discrimination...

Although these are rumors, if you think about it carefully, they are all reasonable and reasonable, leaving Liu Sanwu, Bai Duoxin and other chief and deputy examiners unable to explain or explain clearly.

Suddenly, everyone felt like they were mourning for their heirs, and they were in panic all day long!
……

(End of this chapter)