jdhmnovel Chapter 359: The Emperor Climbs a Tree, Notice from the Ministry of Rites
Chapter 359: The Emperor Climbs a Tree, Notice from the Ministry of Rites
Oh, right! To lead!
Eunuch Hong’s brain started working.
With a commander here, nothing will happen to Your Majesty!
Just as he was searching for the Yulin Army, he looked up and saw a few people on a tree not far away, pointing at him and laughing.
On the thickest branch, Yi Qun stood on the left, Yi Qun's confidant stood on the right, and the one standing in the middle, smiling the happiest, was none other than the good Majesty that he had been thinking about all the time!
They can still laugh!
Eunuch Hong suddenly felt a sense of being abandoned and aggrieved. He pouted and pushed through the crowd, then squeezed under the tree with a feeling of aggrieved.
The tree is very thick and tall.
Eunuch Hong wanted to say a few words of grievance, but when he saw Tianxia standing on the tree branch, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
His neck was sore from looking at it, and he pointed his spear at Yi Qun who led the emperor up the tree:
"As a guard, how can you take me up the tree? It's so dangerous! Is this how you protect me? If this tree branch... Bah! Bah! Bring me down quickly!"
He felt that he was perfectly justified.
Looking back at history, how many emperors’ personal guards dared to take the emperor to climb trees?
Although he also knew that with their extraordinary skills, they could take His Majesty to climb a tree, even if they took His Majesty to fly over eaves and walls, His Majesty would not be hurt at all, but this behavior... was not allowed!
If those in the Censorate knew about this, Yi Qun would probably be scolded so much that he wouldn't dare to leave the house!
Unexpectedly, Yi Qun on the tree remained motionless after hearing this, and the emperor was grinning at him instead.
"I ordered the guards to bring him up here. Butler Hong, there are many people downstairs. Please wait a little longer."
novel!
The emperor was extremely happy.
This feels so new! Leaving the palace! Crowding around! Climbing a tree while Hong Banban isn't paying attention!
He thought that Eunuch Hong under the tree would make a few more requests, saying things like "your safety is the most important thing" and "it's not polite".
But what he didn't expect was that after he finished speaking, Eunuch Hong stood under the tree, looking at him without blinking, just looking at him.
So what is Eunuch Hong thinking?
It has been a long time since I saw Your Majesty smile so happily.
Eunuch Hong knew that this statement was actually a bit perfunctory.
This is what he used when he was dealing with the ladies in the palace.
——"Your Majesty, His Majesty drank the calming soup you made yourself, and he praised it and laughed. I haven't seen His Majesty laugh so happily in a long time."
——"Your Majesty, your Majesty has hung up the purse you made for him. I haven't seen your Majesty smile so happily in a long time."
——"My Lady..."
Did His Majesty actually smile? Sometimes he did smile, but it was definitely not this kind of smile.
This smile came from the heart, with only the teeth showing but not the eyes. He only needed to take one glance to know that His Majesty was truly happy.
Forget it.
Eunuch Hong thought.
Since His Majesty likes to climb trees, then just climb them. If he doesn't say anything and Yiqun doesn't say anything, who knows? Who will impeach him?
Never mind him.
Your Majesty is very tired, so why not climb a tree for a while to have some fun?
So, he listened to the emperor's words, stood straight with his back beaten under the tree, and Yi Qun and several Yulin soldiers took the emperor to stand on the tree, looking at the crowd in front of the bulletin board.
The positioning of the crowd is also very important.
The scholars stood at the front because they were literate and were responsible for reading the notices.
The second group were wealthy businessmen who were protected by someone. Occasionally, two small officials would come, take a look and then leave.
Next were the strong people, and finally the ordinary people, who tilted their heads and pricked up their ears to listen to the scholars speak.
"What do the two notices say? Is it related to Tong'an County?"
The scholar standing at the front read the notices from left to right. When he saw the first notice about reducing grain tax, a smile appeared on his face, and he exclaimed in his heart that Your Majesty is wise.
Then they looked at the second notice, and after reading it twice, their smiles froze on their faces.
The people behind them asked them, "Scholar, please read for us what is written on it?"
The scholars did not move, but looked at each other, having difficulty accepting the content of the second notice.
"What did you write?"
A woman in red, with a clear voice, pushed through the crowd and the scholar with her guards.
She didn't look at the first notice, but went straight to the second notice that made the scholars look unhappy.
She didn't care much about the content of the notice at first and just wanted to watch the fun, but when she saw the content clearly, the smile on her face turned into shock and her mouth opened wider and wider.
The woman in red couldn't believe it either. She rubbed her eyes and looked back and forth twice.
After seeing her reaction, everyone became even more anxious and asked repeatedly: "Girl, what is written on it?"
Only then did she come back to her senses and feel an invisible warmth coming from the notice, warming her limbs.
She looked at the scholars standing at the front with some amusement and taunted in a low voice:
"After discovering that studying is no longer a privilege reserved for men, you no longer dare to study?"
The scholar's face turned pale at her mockery. His lips moved for a long time but no word came out.
The woman in red was even more delighted, she laughed loudly, turned around and asked the people behind her:
"Want to know what the second notice says? Then you have to ask your daughter to come and listen!"
"what?"
The common people were confused and began to speculate: "Is it possible that the emperor is going to choose a concubine? But how can a girl from an ordinary family like us be chosen?"
"Choosing a concubine? No way, when did His Majesty post a notice to choose a concubine? Didn't he only inform the rich and powerful?"
The emperor looked strange when he heard the words "His Majesty selects a concubine". If Yiqun hadn't supported him, he would have wanted to break off a branch and throw it over.
What a brain!
The emperor is still choosing a concubine! He is already this old, and the great ambitions of the Zhou Dynasty have not yet been completed. How can he have the heart to choose a concubine!
Yi Qun suppressed the smile on his face and whispered to comfort him: "Your Majesty, please calm down. The people don't understand these things, so they speak without restraint."
Tianzi snorted and continued to watch the crowd.
There were girls in the crowd as well. When they heard what was happening, they pulled each other and formed a small team, squeezing to the front together.
Some of them could read, but they were standing too far away to see clearly, so they asked the woman in red, "Miss, what is written on it? Please read it to us."
The scholars who were blocked in front of them looked even uglier. After giving the woman in red a look, they covered their hats and squeezed out of the crowd.
The woman in red snorted at their backs, then turned back and said to the girls in a gentle voice:
"It's a good thing, just listen."
The girls opened their eyes wide, waiting for her next words.
Her first words were: "The emperor has issued an order that all official schools in the country allow girls to study."
"real?!"
The girls were happy for only a moment, then dropped their eyes.
One person said sadly, "It's not like the emperor hasn't promoted this before... I finally persuaded my parents to let me go to the county school in my hometown, but I was rejected... Then I went to the prefectural school, but I didn't even see the teacher, and I was kicked out, saying that I was daydreaming."