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Chapter 432 A Terrible Question
"Lord Xiao, the people who share the same goals with me may come from the aristocratic families you mentioned, and they are more like me who changed their destiny through the imperial examination."

Yun Mo took another sip of tea to moisten his throat, his eyes were bright, and he said in a deep voice: "Have you ever checked how many Jinshi come from a poor family in the three-year general examination? Students from poor families have the opportunity to confess that they graded the papers impartially, corrupted and bribed the examination room, cheated and ransacked their families and exterminated their families.

Under the emperor's repeated orders, among the [-] Jinshi students in my department, only [-]% were from poor families, and the rest were from wealthy families, students taught by the academy.Those who can afford to go to the academy are from relatively wealthy families.

Counting the native places of Jinshi, the south accounts for [-]% of them.It is true that the students in the north of the Yangtze River have gone through wars and other ups and downs, and are not as good as the students in the south in terms of teaching and learning, but the gap is so big, has Mr. Xiao ever thought that the emperor will feel at ease?

The emperor focused on attacking the southern aristocratic families, not because he was completely afraid that the southern aristocrats would support the remnants of the Southern Dynasty to restore the country, but because the emperor was afraid that the southern gentry would become bigger through high school Jinshi and completely crush the northern or founding nobles.

My daughter, um, Princess Jing, once said to me that when reading cannot change fate, knowledge cannot enrich life, improve status, and the path to ascension is locked, either the court will be destroyed or the gentry will be destroyed. "

The wrinkles between Xiao Shoufu's brows were very deep, and the clothes on his back were soaked in cold sweat again.

Yun Mo said: "It's the aristocratic family who are arrogant and arrogant. Not only do they want the poor people to never be able to fish through the dragon's gate, but they also prevent the nobles who follow the emperor to fight the world from gaining a foothold. They look down on the nobles who founded the country as rude and uneducated. To the children of poor families, the gentry has been offended many times, and they still want the family to be rich and honored forever? Just dream about it!"

Xiao Shoufu opened his mouth, his throat seemed to be choked by an invisible big hand, he couldn't speak his defense, but under Yun Mo's frequent stares, he couldn't open his mouth to defend.

As for the disadvantages, it's not that he has found nothing. As the leader of the gentry, with their support, he can't remove the cancer with his own hands.Once he had such a dangerous thought, those who supported him immediately turned their backs.

"Lord Xiao has worked hard all his life, and it was Lord Xiao's good eyesight to choose the generals under Duke Yang's account to assist the emperor. It can protect the prosperity of the Xiao family for three generations."

Yun Mo let out a sigh of relief, "Some things should be let go. Compared with the security of the Xiao family, the gentry family is richer than outsiders. The first assistant can't bear to do it. It's best not to stop those who want to help the emperor cut off the cancer. "

"For example, you?" Xiao Shoufu fully understood, and said meaningfully: "I don't envy you, wanting to make a difference in next year's Beijing investigation, and punish officials from the gentry on behalf of the emperor? You are right, you Have you ever thought that the quality of officials from noble families is higher than that of poor students?

They see a lot of wealth, and easy small favors can't catch their eyes. I heard a story, someone sent a county magistrate one hundred taels to beg the county magistrate for a lighter sentence. The rich county magistrate refused the money..."

"Lord Xiao is proud of the fact that the officials from a wealthy family are upright and honest, and they don't bow down for a hundred taels. I was in a cold sweat after hearing this, and the county magistrate who accepted a hundred taels was so accommodating that it could only be a fight for a piece of land, but the county magistrate who refused money The next time I receive more bribes, it will not be a piece of land, but a few lives.

If the interests are large enough, betrayal is inevitable. I agree with this sentence very much. Don't Lord Xiao think that the two county magistrates should be dismissed?Mr. Shoufu and I shouldn't be arguing here whether officials from rich and noble families are more likely to resist bribery, and mocking officials from poor backgrounds for a little bit of accommodating.

We should not discuss how to regulate the conduct of officials. No matter how much money is bribed, officials should remain unmoved and be upright and honest! "

Xiao Shoufu: "..."

Just at this time, the door of the private room opened, and Chef Tan walked in with a tray in hand, and put on the table all the delicious dishes, all of which looked pleasing to the eye and delicious.

The fragrance that wafts out makes the index finger move.

Chef Tan took the initiative to pass the chopsticks to Yunmo, "How about a taste, my lord? There are two recipes handed down from the ancestors, and the recipes were retrieved with the help of my wife. I have always been very grateful to my wife."

"You're talking about the MasterChef Contest a while ago. My wife's company sponsored the competition, but I heard that my wife only guarantees fairness. You can win back the ancestral recipe because of your real skills."

Yunmo's chopsticks fluttered around, and he began to eat and drink unceremoniously. Xiao Shoufu didn't have too many requirements for the food and dishes. Xu was worried recently, and he was a bit anorexic due to his age.

He picked up the chopsticks and just went to pick up the dish he was looking for. The pair of chopsticks in front of him deftly picked up the target in his eyes.

Xiao Shoufu changed his target again, and Yun Mo was like a roundworm in his stomach, always able to snatch his target first.

Xiao Shoufu was not reconciled, and competed with Yunmo for food.

Chef Tan saw two pairs of chopsticks flying around, and the dishes became less and less. He couldn't say what he should have continued to return to Yunmo. This was the first time he saw an official dare to grab food from the first assistant!
"Master Xiao, please don't blame me. I am used to having meals with the emperor. Our emperor is fiercer than Lord Shoufu. If I am slower, I may not be able to eat a bite. But with more practice, I can have a [-]-[-] match with the emperor at the dinner table." .”

"..."

Xiao Shoufu recalled, put down his chopsticks with a wry smile, "I might as well not be envious, dare to grab a meal with the emperor, it is a hard job for us to dine with the emperor, we are both cautious and disagree with the emperor's taste, The emperor likes to use big meat, and I can't eat a single bite."

He actually acted like grabbing food with Yunmo, Xiao Shoufu panicked with embarrassment, and couldn't help but look at Chef Tan.

Chef Tan covered his eyes with his hands, and backed out of the private room, "I didn't hear anything, I didn't see anything." Immediately after that, Chef Tan quickly went downstairs.

Yunmo lifted the jug and filled the wine glasses in front of himself and Xiao Shoufu, "He won't talk nonsense to ruin Shoufu's reputation. What is the matter with Mr. Shoufu's banquet today? We have eaten the meal, so you might as well speak up."

Xiao Shoufu no longer beat around the bush, and said bluntly: "Jingxihou first went to Prince Jing's mansion, and then entered the palace. The emperor and Jingxihou had a good time with each other. It is said that they will go to sleep tonight. As a noble concubine, isn't the imperial concubine Wan Niangniang planning to join Prince Jing? Once she is favored, it is inevitable for the emperor to confer the title of imperial concubine for Shi Enjia.

Wan Niangniang and Empress Dowager fought with each other in a reasonable manner, and Jing Xihou's younger sister was said to be the most proud.

According to the news that Jing Xihou raised her younger sister as a daughter, she cared for her and loved her in every possible way.She is young and young, and she is afraid that she will inevitably fight with the queen. "

"The Marquis of Jingxi loves his sister as much as Lord Xiao knows. He would rather marry his sister to the King of Wei than send her into the palace as a noble concubine, imperial concubine... Lord Xiao doesn't understand the emperor, he has already broken his trust thousands of times. The empress once, plus the concubine, the emperor can't do it.

With the queen's temper, she can beat Jing Xihou out of the palace tonight. "

Yun Mo looked towards the direction of the palace, and chuckled, "But there is a good show to watch. Tomorrow Jingxihou will go to court, and I have to count how many scratch marks are on his face. Well, the emperor's face may not be healed."

Xiao Shoufu's old eyes were wide open, and he coughed and reminded: "Doesn't envy take pleasure in the emperor's misfortune with Jing Xihou? Aren't you afraid of being listened to? Don't envy think I won't talk to the emperor?"

"Master Shoufu will sue the emperor?" Yun Mo looked funny at Xiao Shoufu, slowly got up and walked out, and waved his back to Xiao Shoufu, "I'm going back first, you can advise Shoufu as you please My lord, don't focus on Jiangnan's matter, hurry up and check the accounts, once the war starts, if you want money but no money, if you want food but no food, the emperor will really kill people.

Then I ask Xiao Shoufu to sue the Jiangnan gentry, it is best to pray to the sky, Xiliang is peaceful, no, they should pray to the sky, the emperor will not accept my immigration suggestion, well, they should not die, just live in another place .

They don't want to admit that their achievements are related to their families, and they satirize poor students who are not as smart as they are, and are not as hardworking as them. When poor students need to work hard in exchange for graduation, they don't need to worry about their livelihood and study without distracting thoughts.

In the future, they will understand how difficult it is to study in a hard environment. "

Xiao Shoufu's face turned pale, he got up and wanted to grab Yun Mo, just stood up and then sat back down, maybe this is their last chance? !
Xiliang... really had a big problem, and the whole world...wouldn't it be chaotic?

"Come here, come here." Xiao Shoufu greeted his entourage, grabbed his hand and tried to stand up, "Stop, stop all schemes against Prince Jing, I, as the Patriarch of the Xiao family, order you not to touch a single hair of Prince Jing. Protect Princess Jing's safety."

Once the foreign enemy goes south, who can the entire imperial court count on?

Except for Prince Jing, who truly inherited the strength of the Yang family, no one can afford the big responsibility!
Xiao Shoufu is very selfish, willing to support his in-laws and old friends, and even cares about the rise and fall of aristocratic families. However, he is a Han Chinese first, and he will never be willing to be a traitor, bow his head to the barbarians, and become a slave of the barbarians.

He lost the intention of going to the palace to watch a good show, and ordered to return to the mansion quickly. He was anxious for several close colleagues to check the accounts and pay.

Yun Mo entered the gate of the mansion with his front foot, and the oral order for Yun Mo to enter the palace to remonstrate with his back foot arrived.Yun Mo said to the eunuch who passed the decree, "Wait a while, I'll go in and wash up, I smell of alcohol, so I won't irritate the emperor."

The eunuch turned his eyes away, and reminded softly: "Master Yun, you better hurry up, the emperor is waiting for you."

"I don't envy, something happened in the palace? Is it the empress and the emperor fighting again?" Jiang Shi pushed the twins away, and after busying in front of Yun Mo, she picked out suitable clothes, "Send someone to say yes, Xiao Shou The assistant invited you to a banquet, how could the good Xiao Shoufu suddenly invite you?"

Yunmo opened his arms and pulled Mrs. Jiang into his arms, smelling the sweet fragrance of milk on his wife, "Don't worry, Ma'am, Xiao Shoufu asked me to have no malicious intentions. I scare him, no, it's not a threat, but To save his life, as long as Xiao Shoufu still has a sense of justice in the world, he will not let those idiots provoke Ayang.

I reckoned that Ayang would leave Beijing on the scheduled day, go to the south to kill a group of people first, get some filial piety, and comfort the south. Once the north and south are in chaos, Ayang will be useless alone. "

Jiang's hand tightly grasped Yunmo's skirt, feeling very flustered, "Is the situation very bad? The situation is serious?"

"I haven't talked to our son-in-law yet, but the Marquis of Jingxi met Ayang first when he entered Beijing, so the situation is obviously not very good." Yun Mo kissed Jiang's temples, "The danger of national subjugation and extinction that our generation can solve , don’t leave it to the next generation, our twins and grandchildren will have a good life, truly peaceful and prosperous.”

For this reason, he would rather sacrifice his life and be smashed to pieces.

Jiang raised her head and looked into Yunmo's eyes, her tenderness was like water, "I am with Buxian, we are together in life and death, don't, don't let me raise my children alone, I...I will be willful once, give them to Weiwei, I will Just not to envy anyone."

Yun Mo didn't know whether he was touched or touched, he shook his head and said: "It's not that serious, we still have great hope of winning, don't look at the current emperor and the queen's fierce competition, Queen Yang's ambition is expanding, and under the threat of national subjugation and genocide, Queen Yang is the most cooperative The emperor's one is even more important to success or failure than Ah Yang.

A Yang was taught by the family rules of the Yang family, and she also engraved those family rules in her bones. She hoped to become emperor because she was unwilling to be mediocre, and someone who was not convinced by her would be the emperor!It's not that the world is in chaos. "

Jiang smiled lightly: "Don't you envy the empress's confidant? There is always a voice echoing in your ears, if you don't envy, don't marry me, and you can talk with Queen Yang by candlelight at night, she will be the one you care about the most, the most helpless, and the one you care about most." The woman I can't let go of."

"Who, who is whispering in your ear?" Yunmo's forehead was covered with cold sweat, "It can be seen from the sky, I have never had any second thoughts about my wife, and I have never paid attention to the empress. She is still a woman? Only... Cough, cough, anyway, I didn't think she was a woman."

"Is that your partner, Pao Ze, or your lord?" Jiang asked with a smile, "It's always different."

"Yes... yes..." Yun Mo said in a low voice: "It's the in-laws, the in-laws, I can't wait to see King Min, love, love, care, and I'm about to be tortured crazy, and Jing Xihou is the same. It's safest to be in-laws."

Jiang wiped the cold sweat off Yun Mo's forehead with a handkerchief, "You can still watch the show in front, can't you? Silly, I don't believe that if you don't envy, you won't ask, and if you don't envy her, I don't care at all." , because I am the most suitable wife for you."

Yun Mo nodded again and again, "That's right, that's right, you and I are the most suitable husband and wife. Only after I met my wife did I know what happiness is."

A series of good words spewed out, like the continuous flow of the Yellow River. According to Yunwei, the desire to survive is very strong.

The eunuch urged outside, "Is Master Yun all right? The slave will be beaten if he is too late to return to the palace."

Yun Mo changed into a clean and gorgeous robe, put on a cloak and strode out, very imposing, but the eunuch's eyes saw Yun Mo's wet hair, what did Mrs. Jiang say, which scared Master Yun into a cold sweat?

(End of this chapter)