Daming heir

Chapter 305 The Qinhuai River Is Too Cool
"The day is set for the fifteenth day of the eighth month."

"Concubine Hui said that according to the rules, the concubine and the younger sister of the Mu family will leave the palace in two days."

"The empress also said that the sister of the Mu family is the daughter of the Xiping Hou's mansion, so she can't lose the face of the Hou's mansion. At that time, Tang's mansion will separate a yard on the west side and open a separate door. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, the concubine and my sister Let's go out together, get into the sedan chair together."

At this time, the moon is rising and the stars are flourishing.

Inside the East Palace, Tang Queqing was wearing a water blue gown, whispering with low eyebrows and shallow eyes.

Zhu Yunxi leaned against the railing, flipping through the recent summary of the tax bureau's tax bureaucrats in the reform area of ​​Yingtianfu.

At this time, he raised his head slightly.

The water blue long gown was originally a very loose home style, but when worn on Tang Queqing's body, it looked uneven and almost unwrapped.

There is a little suppleness and relaxation, which is faintly visible, adding a bit of charm and temptation.

The government can't stand it anymore.

Zhu Yunxi put the summary of the tax office aside, stretched out his hands, and took Tang Queqing's hands.

"You bother too much."

Tang Queqing's black eyebrows were relaxed, her face was like a peach blossom, her lips and teeth moved slightly: "It is within my status to be able to share His Highness's worries."

Zhu Yunxi enjoyed this kind of harmonious atmosphere very much, it had nothing to do with romance or bed.

Holding Tang Queqing in their arms, the two leaned against the railing, looking sideways at the bright moon outside.

Zhu Yunxie said softly: "After I get married, according to the rules, I can no longer live in the East Palace. The Taisun Mansion is also under construction by the Ministry of Industry and Jiang Zuojian. It is located on the land south of the Taiping Bridge outside the Xihua Gate. To the east is the Qing Dynasty. Nine streams."

The allusions of Qingxi Jiuqu have a long history, dating back to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

It's just that now, along the nine bends of the Qingxi River outside the Xi'an Gate, it can be regarded as a good location.

There is no such thing as Suzaku Street and Bird Clothes Lane where the dignitaries gather together and let their own houses create an extremely narrow situation.

On the contrary, the terrain is extremely open, and few people build houses at present.

Tang Queqing leaned in Zhu Yunxi's arms, and nodded gently: "I heard from the nuns in the palace that Qingxi is a good place, and I heard that officials from the Ministry of Industry even led a Live water enters Taisun's mansion."

"The Ministry of Industry is very attentive this time. If you have any ideas, you can ask someone to pass them on to the Ministry of Industry." Zhu Yunxi stretched out his hand and gently stroked Tang Queqing's hair, with a gentle tone.

There was a trace of longing on Tang Queqing's face.

Nestling in Zhu Yunxi's arms, she murmured softly: "I really wish time could pass faster."

……

"Time flies so fast. In just a few days, the martial arts students in the martial arts hall really kicked this Cuju in a good way."

On the high stands, Zhu Gaochi watched with admiration the martial arts students practicing Cuju on the court.

In just a few days, the martial arts students in the lecture hall have quickly selected and formed six Cuju teams.

It is somewhat different from the previous Cuju rules.

On today's court, each Cuju team has a total of eleven players including the goalkeeper, and there are several alternate players off the court.

It's just that there is no limit to the number of alternate players.

Seeing the martial arts students dazzled by kicking cuju with superb skills, Zhu Gaochi had strong expectations for this first match.

This afternoon, it was the time for the opening match between the Wusheng Cuju Team of the Military Governor's Mansion and the Shangzhiqin Military Wei Wusheng Cuju Team after the lecture hall.

At this moment, there are many people waiting for the game to start on the remodeled Cuju field in an idle camp just outside the martial arts hall.

After Xia Yuanji selected a few Cuju players he was optimistic about from the other end, he walked over to Zhu Yunxi.

"I heard that His Highness also bet on the outside handicap this time?"

[-]% of the tax amount.

Xia Yuanji had never seen any casino handicap like the one a few days ago, who would take the initiative to find the Ministry of Accounts and demand to pay taxes.

The money delivered to the door should not be in vain, and it is impossible for these people to take out the money that has entered the Taicang of the household department. Even though Xia Yuanji had doubts in his heart, he still nodded in agreement.

In the end, the other party said that the handicap is very large, and there are a lot of betting turnover every day. In order to show justice, I hope that there will be personnel from the Ministry of Finance who are proficient in arithmetic to count the turnover, so as not to let the court lose a penny.

They didn't even plan to hide running water.

It was only then that Xia Yuanji realized that there was something wrong with this matter.

It's just that he didn't dare to think too much about it, and sent out ten household officials who were proficient in arithmetic and bookkeeping.

It is precisely because of this that Xia Yuanji is also aware of the general situation of daily betting in this handicap.

People like Taisun who bet thousands of taels at a time will attract even more attention.

Zhu Yunxi tilted his head to look at Xia Yuanji with a smile on his face: "Brother Wei Zhe knew so quickly?"

Xia Yuanji smiled happily, and then said, "Your Highness seems to be very optimistic about the Cuju team of Shangzhiqin Junwei."

Zhu Yunxie squinted at Xia Yuanji, then turned to look at the players of the Shangzhiqin Junwei Cuju team on the court.

"Yu Qing, I have dealt with the commander of Habayashi Guard. Yu Li, Shangzhi's military guard is the emperor's pro-army."

"It's both emotional and reasonable. I can only bet on Zhiqin Junwei."

Xia Yuanji smiled, and said in a low voice: "It's just that His Highness probably doesn't know. It's because His Highness bet on the direct military guards that the number of people who have followed the direct relatives' guards has increased in the past two days."

"Oh?"

Zhu Yunxi showed suspicion: "Do they think that they are going to play a fake match? Or do they think that if they bet on Shangzhiqin Junwei alone, the military governor's mansion will not dare to win?"

Zhu Gaochi on the side suddenly smiled at this moment, and interjected: "That's not true, I'm afraid you don't know yet, uncle also bet 1000 taels of silver this morning."

Zhu Yunxi was really puzzled at this time, and turned to look at Xiaopang: "My dad also placed a bet? Who does he think will win?"

Zhu Gaochi blinked at Zhu Yunxi with a mocking look on his face.

Xia Yuanji whispered from the side: "His Royal Highness voted for the Governor's Mansion of the Rear Army."

"So, you don't have to worry, those who bet will feel that the military governor's government dare not win."

Zhu Gaochi spoke quietly beside Zhu Yunxi.

Zhu Yunxi was completely dumbfounded, and opened his mouth slightly to look at the martial arts students who were sweating profusely on the court.

Xia Yuanji continued to speak in a low voice: "However, according to Yichen, the Cuju team from the Rear Military Commander's Mansion is probably going to win this game after noon today.

There are several people in their team, not only their personal skills are superb.The minister observed for a long time, several people united together to coordinate the whole team, quite handy, the formation should not be underestimated.

On the contrary, Shangzhiqin military guards, although there are a few highly skilled people, but they are obviously not as united as the people in the military governor's mansion. "

Zhu Yunxi looked at Xia Yuanji unexpectedly.

He didn't think that if Xia Yuanji didn't become an official of the household department, he might still be able to rely on being a scout to make a living in the future.

The Cuju team of the Rear Army Governor's Mansion is indeed stronger than the Shangzhiqin Army Guard.

"I believe that Shangzhiqin military guards, cuju is not about killing people in battle, it is more about skills and teamwork."

Zhu Yunxi muttered quietly, looking at the Shangzhiqin military guards on the Cuju field.

Xia Yuanji and Zhu Gaochi looked at each other and got together.

At this time, it was already a little past noon, and there was only half an hour left before the start of the match.

The teams on the court are also slowly dispersing. The military governor's mansion and the Shangzhiqin military guards have to make final preparations, while the other teams are watching the battle from the sidelines, so as to master the two teams' styles of play in advance.

Outside the arena, there were nobles and civil officials who had already arrived ahead of time.

Although it is only a Cuju game now, it is still related to the dispute between the superior and the inferior within the military.

And there are also many people who bet on the handicap.

Compared with civil servants and nobles, they are not in a hurry.

But the gentry and merchants in Yingtian City were the most eager to come. Many of these people made heavy bets.

Xia Yuanji began to arrive early one by one by those who had placed their bets, and stretched out his hand to sweep around the Cuju field.

"Every place around this circle should build stands. For future competitions, we can collect some stand money to fill the lecture hall or the household department. It's a good deed."

Zhu Gaochi glanced at this young official who is now in charge of the household affairs, and he did think of the detailed regulations and future development plans for the Cuju competitions given to him in the small study of the East Palace.

With a slight smile on his face, Zhu Gaochi said softly: "To earn this little money right now, it is far better to spread the reputation of the Cuju competition, so that the people of Yingtian like to come here to watch the Cuju competition."

While talking, Zhu Gaochi stretched out his hands, as if he wanted to hold the whole Cuju field in his arms.

"The grandstand should be built higher and better, and the good and the bad must be distinguished. The nobles of the imperial court must have their own private room. Then this gentry merchant also hopes that next to a private room is Daming's father-in-law , Lord Marquis, or the court minister.”

"A huge notice board has to be built around the Cuju field, and a circle of notices should be placed around the field when there are competitions. The merchants of Ming Dynasty can use their names as much as possible."

"The ticket price for ordinary people should be cheap enough, and you can come in and watch the whole game for three to five cents."

"As long as there are more people, the small merchants in the city can be allowed to bring in food for sale at that time. This can be regarded as a kind deed, and it will always make the small merchants earn more money."

Regarding how to develop Cuju competitions in a long-term and stable manner, Zhu Gaochi received a lot of introductions in the regulations.

And what he didn't expect the most was how a matter that was originally just about a dispute between high and low in the military turned into a matter with so many benefits in the hands of Brother Xie.

The military has a fixed place and method for competing for status. The martial arts hall cultivates a more united general in the future of the Ming Dynasty. One of the joys of life.

In addition to preventing the common people from participating in the handicap.

Fortunately, because of Jin Yiwei and Ying Tianfu's attack, as long as the underground handicap appears, it will be confiscated.

Xia Yuanji frowned, "Your Majesty has actually delved into this so deeply."

Zhu Gaochi shook his head in a very bachelor way: "These are all grandson's schemes."

Xia Yuanji's eyes lit up.

Suddenly, I really want to know why there are so many effective and wonderful ideas in Taisun's head.

He immediately asked: "Then when will the stands around the Cuju field start?"

There are only fifteen rounds of this Cuju match in the martial arts hall, and it will be over in half a month.

Zhu Gaochi looked at Xia Yuanji: "We'll have to wait for the news from Xie Xie, it won't be long."

"Great gentry?" Xia Yuanjimu was puzzled: "He seldom shows up in Yingtian City recently, and he goes to Taiping Mansion from time to time. I heard that he is still building a large-scale workshop on Niu Shou Mountain."

Zhu Gaochi nodded: "Just wait, when the time comes, you might surprise the whole Yingtian City."

Xia Yuanji was a little suspicious, but he had really had less communication with Xie Jin recently, so he could only wait and see what happened.

At this time, more and more people have entered outside the Cuju arena.

The stand where Xia Yuanji and others were located was naturally not accessible to ordinary people, it was all court officials and nobles.

Outside the barracks, more people stood there, waiting for the much-anticipated Cuju match between the Governor's Mansion of the Rear Army and the military guards of Shangzhiqin.

The officers and soldiers of the Dudu Mansion of the Five Armies only allowed people with betting slips to enter the arena. Even so, thousands of people gathered around the entire Cuju field, and there were still many people coming in behind.

"3000 taels of silver!"

"Whether it's life or death, it depends on the gang of the military governor's mansion to kill this kick!"

A fat merchant surrounded by the edge of the Cuju field gritted his teeth and clenched his hands, staring viciously at the Cuju team of the Rear Army Governor's Mansion who had already entered the field.

"3000 taels? Dude, are you putting all your wealth and life into it?" A good-natured person beside him raised his eyebrows and asked.

But Fu Qiang, who had suppressed 3000 taels, snorted: "I dare not do things that involve my life and wealth. The income from this trip to Yingtian from Fujian is just suppressed."

"Dude is a sensible man."

The good people around him gave a compliment.

On the other side, someone let out a long breath, with blood in his eyes: "The ancestor's [-] acres of land! This time, I'm going to see Zhiqin Junwei!"

The people around this person looked sideways slightly: "I heard that the grandson suppressed 3000 taels of direct relatives and guards, I think it can't be wrong."

The middle-aged gentry, holding the [-] acres of land accumulated by his ancestors and suppressing Shang Zhiqin's military guards, turned his head sharply and nodded heavily: "The grandson really also suppressed Shang Zhiqin's military guards?"

Do not wait for the speaker to speak.

On the other side, there was a person with an ambiguous smile on his face and said: "I also heard that the crown prince also suppressed 3000 taels for the victory of the military governor's mansion."

As soon as these words were spoken, the gentleman's face suddenly collapsed.

But a person behind said quietly: "Have you never thought about flattening? I tied 500 taels this time."

"flat?"

"A few days ago, there was such a big commotion in the martial arts hall, which was caused by the disagreement between the military governor's mansion and the Shangzhiqin military guard. Today, in the Cuju field, we must see the real chapter and compete."

"It makes sense."

"It's impossible to be flat."

A round of heated discussions erupted among the crowd who bet on the upcoming Cuju match.

Suddenly, there was a shout from the crowd.

"Wealth and honor have fate, life and death are bearish!"

"The Rear Army Commander's Mansion will win!"

This time it completely detonated the audience.

On the other side, those who held down Shangzhiqin's military guards naturally refused to admit defeat, shouting loudly that Shangzhiqin's military guards would win.

In the stands, Xia Yuanji looked at the people around the Cuju field, smiled lightly and said, "The common people are very excited."

Zhu Gaochi looked sideways, glanced at Xia Yuanji, frowned, and shook his head slightly.

This guy really doesn't know why those people are so interested?

Zhu Yunxi had the best view in the stands.

Beside him is a group of cousins ​​who were released for who knows why, and who were supposed to be teaching in Daben Hall.

Zhu Shangbing kowtowed at the fried melon seeds that he didn't know where he got them. He leaned on his seat with his legs up and spitting out the melon seeds shells. Turning around, he let a young cousin who had been bribed hold a bowl of iced sour plum soup into his mouth. inside.

After finishing this set, he looked curiously at Zhu Yunxi: "Aren't you afraid that these people will lose all their troubles and make trouble later?"

Seeing that Zhu Yunxi ignored him, he said silently again: "God knows why Ying Tianfu and Jin Yiwei still have a handicap."

"As long as the common people don't participate, no matter how much they lose and how much disturbance they make, it's just a sum in Ying Tianfu's case book."

Zhu Yunxi explained indifferently.

Betting on dogs is not worthy of sympathy!

This is why he asked Jin Yiwei to strictly control the underground market. As long as ordinary people cannot participate, these gentry and merchants who are qualified to participate will not let him take a second look no matter how much they lose or die.

Just cut the leeks.

This crop of gentry and merchants has been cut off, and more leeks will grow in the future.

Zhu Shangbing shook his head and leaned back.

"Brother Xiao, bring me some ice cream."

Zhu Mengxuan, the prince of Chu who was bought by ten taels of silver, was immediately overjoyed, nodding his head and jumping his feet, and went to the back of the stands.

Beep beep.

At this time, on the Cuju field under the stands, the order to start the game has already sounded.

Around the venue, shouts shook the sky.

……

"A total of 27 taels, about 540 taels, but the odds are already low, and less than 3 taels will be erased."

Xicheng Daying Cuju Field, from the shouts full of anticipation, to the final evolution into swearing.

If it weren't for officers and soldiers to control the scene, I'm afraid it would have turned into a large-scale conflict.

Under the stands, Zhu Yunxi left quietly under the guard of a group of Jinyi guards and imperial guards.

Tian Mai was on the side, reporting in a low voice.

Zhu Yunxi looked back at the completely messy Cuju field, and said in a deep voice, "Order Jin Yiwei and Ying Tianfu to strictly control Ying Tian City."

Tian Mai responded.

Zhu Yunxi warned again in a low voice: "Take it easy in the future, just adjust the event odds, and make sure you don't lose money."

Tian Mai also nodded carefully, understanding.

And up to this moment.

On the banks of the Qinhuai River that runs through Yingtian City, there are many more people than before.

"draw?"

"It turned out to be flat..."

"My 5000 taels of silver..."

"I……"

"I'm dead!"

A figure fell into the Qinhuai River with a plop under the eyes of everyone.

Not far away, I saw a gentleman in silk and satin lying on the bank of the river, crying and crying.

"I'm sorry ancestor!"

"Three hundred acres of land..."

"The last [-] mu of land left by our ancestors..."

"Pfft..."

The gentle Qinhuai River once again heard the sound of falling water.

All the men who were full of pride and ambition before jumped into the Qinhuai River with the idea of ​​finishing everything.

There were too many people jumping, and it caused quite a commotion, attracting countless people from the city to watch.

After a while, some enthusiastic people jumped into the water, trying to save these gamblers who lost all their money.

And probably because the river water was too cold, many people fell into the water only to wake up, pawing, flapping and shouting in the river.

"Help!"

"Help me..."

"Why is the water in the Qinhuai River so cold?"

"Grumbling..."

"Help me..."

Seeing the gentry who lost the [-] mu of land left by his ancestors calling for help in the water, what started as a suicide by diving suddenly turned into a farce.

At the bridgehead on the shore, the people couldn't help laughing.

"Gambling dogs deserve it!"

(End of this chapter)