Take the farm down to earth

Chapter 170

Rolling his eyes, he said with a smile, "Since Mr. An speaks publicly, I'll forget about it, but I'm not an example."

"Sure, sure," An Dequan hurriedly bowed one after another, and then shouted at the two eunuchs, "Thank you, Duke Liu Yuan."

Shi Zhongkui didn't want to offend An Dequan too much, he stepped aside and said with a smile, "Eunuch An, in the Queen's edict, it is said that the eight beauties are for the red sleeves of the lower officials?"

An Dequan's heart tightened, but he couldn't think of what Shi Zhongkui was thinking.

He could only say cautiously, "Your Majesty means that Liu Yuangong doesn't have any maids to serve, so I give you eight beauties."

Shi Zhongkui smiled, and thanked him for the location of the palace.

Then he said to An Dequan, "I am the left concubine of Zhan Shifu, and I am responsible for supervising the studies of the prince and princess.

From now on, I will act as an agent of government affairs in the Hanlin Academy for a single day.

Shuangri will be in Zuochunfang, Zhan Shifu, together with Zuo Zhongyun, Zuo Zanshan, Zhu Bo and other colleagues.

To sort out and perfect the examination and training set of Huangzhou princes formulated by Zhan Shifu in the Taizu Dynasty, for the use of His Majesty and Empress Empress to teach the princes and princesses. "

An Dequan understood Shi Zhongkui's meaning as soon as he heard it, but he had no reason to stop him, and he didn't even dare to speak.

Otherwise, the empress and empress would plead guilty if an internal eunuch interfered with the courtiers' handling of business affairs and prevented the prince from studying.

Sure enough, he said to the two young eunuchs, "You two father-in-laws, please take these eight girls to Zhan Shifu's Zuochunfang.

In the future, I will need them to grind, search documents, and bind manuscripts for me. "

"this,,,."

The two young eunuchs immediately looked at An Dequan in embarrassment.

An Dequan scolded Shi Zhongkui in his heart that he was as cunning as His Majesty said.

Grabbing the empress did not make it clear that it was a loophole to give these eight beauties to him as concubines, but they were still sent to Zhan Shifu, who was a very few serious officials.

Ander didn't care about the lives of these eight women at all, but he didn't even enter the Shi family's door, so he couldn't be considered a member of the Shi family at all.

Don't talk about watching Shi Zhongkui's jokes, when this matter spreads to the outside world, the world will only praise him for his dexterity, and then secretly laugh at the queen.

After thinking about it, he could only speak of benevolence and righteousness, "My lord, are you really willing to let these eight charming girls waste their time, their youth fade away, and they grow old alone inside the high wall?"

Baochai, Yingchun and a kind of maid felt tight again.

If the husband is soft-hearted, then these eight beauties will definitely enter the Shi family.

If Xianggong becomes cruel, some people will scold him for having no mercy.

Baochai and Yingchun turned pale, and looked at Shi Zhongkui anxiously.

But Shi Zhongkui sneered, he just avoided the kneeling ceremony of the two young eunuchs, just to save An De's face, and by the way, also save some face for the queen.

But he didn't expect the old eunuch to bully himself with morality and benevolence in order to complete the task.

In this case, don't blame yourself for not being sympathetic.

He smiled and said, "Superintendent An, I have kept these eight foreign girls in Zhan Shi's mansion because I planned to teach them the etiquette of the court and understand morality.

With the way of enlightenment in your mouth, how can it become a waste of time?
Could it be that, in your eyes, the way of a sage is a crooked way that destroys humanity and bans human relations. "

As soon as these words came out, An Dequan's face turned pale with fright, and he pointed at Shi Zhongkui with trembling fingers, but he couldn't say anything.

Shi Zhongkui snorted, Lao Tzu was dignifiedly pressing down with the hat of etiquette, not to mention a eunuch, even the emperor had to be subdued.

Looking at Xia Shouzhong, "Xia Shouzhong, you think the same as Eunuch An?"

Xia Shouzhong took two steps back in fright, waving his hands with fear all over his face.

"Master Shi, our family has always respected teachers, respected and supported the words of saints, please don't misunderstand our family."

Xia Shouzhong almost said, we are in the same group.

Shi Zhongkui snorted coldly, probably also understood that the only one who wanted to trouble him was the queen.

At most, the emperor just wanted to see himself laughing.

Thinking of this, Shi Zhongkui shouted to Yu Shun, "Go get the Four Books and Five Classics. I want to read the words of the sages. In the eyes of Eunuch An, are they worthless or as heavy as a thousand catties."

This is driving people to death.

The phrase 'heavy as a thousand catties' obviously forced Anderquan to kneel down.

Yu Shun shouted 'yes' excitedly, and hurried to get the book with the others.

Xia Shouzhong straightened his neck, and carefully moved a few steps aside, away from An Dequan who was already sweating.

With what happened today, this person surnamed An was beaten by Shi Zhongkui.

If he didn't kneel down and admit his mistake, he would definitely be forced by the civil officials of the Manchu Dynasty to guard the imperial tomb.

Otherwise, it would be against the scholars all over the world.

As for this kneeling, the person surnamed An will not be able to raise his head in the palace in the future.

An Dequan, who also thought of these things, struggled for a while with a pale face.

In the end, he still couldn't resist the pressure, and he was even less willing to cause trouble for the queen.

Kneeling on the ground with a plop, "Duke Liu Yuan, this servant has absolutely no intention of doing so. Please see that this servant is blind and careless, and let this servant go once."

"Bastard," Shi Zhongkui yelled angrily, "I'm teaching you how to be polite, so why not let it go.

Could it be that you think that this official is using the way of Confucius to oppress you? "

An Dequan cursed inwardly that he was bullying, but seeing that Shi Zhongkui was still not fooled, he vented his anger and completely surrendered.

Just now, whenever Shi Zhongkui said "let it go" or "don't let it go", the matter became a personal enmity, and it was Shi Zhongkui who deliberately found fault.

But it was said to be teaching, An Dequan could only listen obediently.

Outsiders have no reason to trouble him.

Moreover, Shi Zhongkui, as the leader of the six yuan and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, is qualified enough to say that he is enough to teach an eunuch.

Not long after, Yu Shun came back with dozens of books in his arms.

Shi Zhongkui grabbed a book and rolled it up, then patted An Dequan on the shoulder, causing An Dequan to kneel even lower.

And Xia Shouzhong on the side also subconsciously shrank his shoulders, thinking to himself that luckily he didn't trouble Shi Zhongkui, otherwise he would be the one being taught a lesson now.

But Shi Zhongkui didn't have many happy thoughts, it depends on the owner to beat the dog.

The queen deliberately found fault, and An De didn't know how to advance or retreat. After fighting back by himself, no one could say anything.

But if the queen was really slapped in the face, the emperor would not want it, and even the emperor might not be willing to see his daughter-in-law being bullied by ministers.

Moreover, among the civil and military officials, there must be some people who took the opportunity to embarrass themselves.

Shi Zhongkui quickly made a decision, and said in a loud voice, "The Taizu of this dynasty often said that the Great Zhou followed the principles of Confucius and Mencius in order to educate the world.

Since His Majesty ascended the throne, he has often said that scholars are the foundation of Great Zhou.

The queen also told the officials today that the prince's reading is related to the stability of the world.

An Dequan, today the Japanese officials will punish you to copy the Four Books and Five Classics within one year, you can be convinced. "

"Admit it, accept it", upon hearing Shi Zhongkui's words, An Dequan understood that Shi Zhongkui wanted to make a big problem into a small one.

I just thought in my heart that when I recover, I must find a chance to get revenge.

But Shi Zhongkui had already expected this.

He said with a smile, "Eunuch An, I heard that Marquis Xingyuan Zeng Mingchun studied hard since he was a child, and has quite a literary talent, please go back and tell the empress.

This official would like to invite Marquis Xingyuan as his deputy to organize and perfect the examination and training collection for the prince of Huang Zhou.

If Marquis Xingyuan really has talent, I would like to recommend him to concurrently serve as Zuo Yude in Zuo Chunfang. "

After An Dequan listened, he looked at Shi Zhongkui in surprise, and saw a sneer on the corner of his mouth.

He immediately understood that his thoughts had been seen through by him.

Now to win over the queen's brother, and obviously put Xingyuan Hou Zeng Mingchun in the Zhan Shifu who is in charge of teaching the prince, the purpose is needless to say, this is to plan for the future.

Even if the queen knows that this is Shi Zhongkui's favor, she can only give up An Dequan and make plans for her own brother and the future.

If the crown prince was born by the queen herself, with her own uncle watching, the safety factor must be much higher.

If the queen has not been able to give birth to a son, Zeng Mingchun staying in Zhan Shi's mansion can also stabilize the queen's position to a certain extent.

After all, all the princes are the queen's sons in name, and the three princes have already been raised by the queen.

An Dequan suddenly became honest, and even had to flatter Shi Zhongkui, lest the queen really give up on him.

Xia Shouzhong at the side felt Shi Zhongkui's power once again.

Don't be too slippery with the means of dividing, drawing, and overpowering others.

Baochai and Yingchun blushed even more excitedly at this time, and even looked at Shi Zhongkui with confusion and admiration in their eyes.

The guards, eunuchs, servants of the Shi family and the eight beauties present also looked at Shi Zhongkui with admiration and fear.

It was unheard of for the two eunuchs next to the emperor and the empress to be subdued by a fifth-rank civil servant at the same time.

I thought to myself, don't offend this guy in the future.

Otherwise, it would be the same as An Dequan, who was slapped in the face, and finally had to speak nicely, and even humbly begged him to let him go.

Shi Zhongkui chuckled, "Although I ask myself that there is nothing wrong with persuading the empress, and I have a clear conscience, I am indeed suspected of being inappropriate. In this case, I will write a letter to your majesty and empress later, and ask myself to be the farmer. Empress prays."

An Dequan was taken aback for a moment, and then Shi Zhongkui continued, "Since it is a redemption, it is natural to need a supervising army. Why don't your father-in-law be tired and work hard with me for a few months?"

"It's not hard work, it's not hard work," An De Quanxi almost knelt down again.

Even Xia Shouzhong who was at the side began to envy him.

The last time there were 2.7 mu of farmland, only [-] mu were reported, and the remaining [-] mu of new land was shared by everyone.

Moreover, the spring water has been flowing for several months, but there is no sign of it decreasing.

Even if you can't grow rice, it must be a good wheat field, and the value will double again in a flash.

Ander has all this opportunity, if he develops another [-] mu, no matter what, he can get [-] or [-] mu.

If it is the same as the farmland opened up before, it will be one or 20,000 taels of silver.

It's a pity that Xia Shouzhong knew that Shi Zhongkui slapped An Dequan and gave him another date, and that An Dequan had really become a military supervisor, so it was clear at a glance who suppressed whom.

Even if An Dequan was dishonest, it is not impossible to die in the wilderness.

An Dequan was probably also afraid that Shi Zhongkui would woo him overtly, but secretly thought about it.

In addition, it is impossible for him to leave the queen for a long time, so after he became an army supervisor, he would go there once every ten days or half a month at most, or even send his godson to have a look.

Shi Zhongkui dared to handle An Dequan, let alone a few young eunuchs.

So much so that there is a supervising army in the Tuntian camp, but it is the same.

When the court heard that Shi Zhongkui had come again, he asked to open up wasteland, and immediately someone wrote a letter to support him.

Shi Zhongkui went to Zhan Shi's Mansion Zuochunfang, and met those under his command who, like himself, also served as officials in Zuochunfang and used them as promotion ladders, as well as Xingyuan Hou Zeng Mingchun.

The so-called tidying up the prince's test and training collection is nothing more than adding some rules, but not reducing them at all.

Shi Zhongkui knew very well that the civil servants were eager to raise the emperor and his clan members like pigs.

So they absolutely agree that there are a few more rules to restrict the prince in the prince's examination and training set.

And if the regulations are not reduced in the training set, no one will trouble him.

After Shi Zhongkui finalized the plan and strictly limited the scope of rectification, he focused on connecting with the relationship.

Everyone knows that this matter is not only trouble-free, but also very easy to make meritorious service. Of course, everyone is flattering Shi Zhongkui.

In case he gets upset, he kicks himself out of the list.

As soon as Shi Zhongkui returned to his official hall in Zuochunfang, he saw two Gao Liji walking in with tea and books.

Shi Zhongkui was taken aback for a moment, looking at the two girls who bowed to him, he felt helpless.

Then he thought that these eight people had been sent back and forth in the first place, and now that he provided them with a stable environment, he treated them kindly.

A few words of comfort, let them stay in Zhan Shifu with peace of mind, and let's talk about the future.

I would not give them away, nor would I object to them finding a way out.

The four Gao Liji were determined to stay in Zhan Shifu, because they couldn't go back home.

Moreover, they are deeply influenced by Han culture, and they know very well that even staying in Shi Zhongkui's house as a servant is much more secure than marrying an ordinary person as a wife.

But those four orchids inevitably became more thoughtful.

Shi Zhongkui looked on coldly, but since he didn't want to accept them as concubines, or even raise them as dancers, there was really no reason to prevent them from contacting Hu Shang or their fellow clansmen.

And since you want to break it, then break it completely.

In order to avoid any Hu merchants using their own banner to do mischief outside in the future.

After thinking about it, let Chinchilla and Day and Night Youshen pay attention to the Hu merchants and Hu people in the capital.

I don't want to give it to other men, but if I find their relatives, it's okay to send them home.

As for whether there will be another accident after returning home, it has nothing to do with me.

The matter dragged on like this, and after Shi Zhongkui felt that he had done his best, he put his mind on other things.

When the court confirmed the land reclamation, Shi Zhongkui received the imperial edict again from the Hanlin Academy.

Immediately, Xue Jinping, who had been promoted to the capital of Wanping, and Yan Guixiang, the chief of Daxing, were found.

It was already late October at this time, and the winter wheat had just been planted, which was the slack time for farming.

The Gyeonggi Tuntian Division was eager to find something to do, and by the way, followed Shi Zhongkui to continue to gain some benefits.

(End of this chapter)