Chapter 2294: Scholars Have a Hard Time

"This is probably more of a slap in the face, but my uncle said at the beginning that if those powerful people could go overseas, it would be able to settle some of the disputes."

Huang Zhong went to the academy, and the two of them were studying the meaning of the Queen Mother's words.

Jie Jin became more and more immortal. He stroked his beard and said: "How many powerful people have there been from the time of Emperor Taizu to the present? Emperor Wen Jingnan successfully cleared up a lot of them, but after all, there will only be more and more from generation to generation. Apart from anything else, those relatives of the emperor and the vassals are a big problem. "

"This time we only cleaned up the gentry and relatives, but the vassal princes did not move. Mr. Xie, all vassal princes from all over the country are on the list..."

"To show loyalty and cry for poverty?"

Jie Jin tapped the table with his fingers and said disdainfully: "If Emperor Wen encountered such methods, he would probably issue an order, but now His Majesty is a junior in the clan and it is difficult to take action."

Huang Zhong pointed outside and said with a smile: "Isn't there another clan elder in the capital?"

Xie Jin smiled and said, "Yes! That's a ruthless gangster. Who dares to offend him?"

…

"Smash!"

A big man stood outside a restaurant. With a wave of his right hand, a group of servants rushed in behind him.

After a crackling sound, a man with black cheeks ran out, who looked like the shopkeeper.

He ran to the big man, knelt down and shouted: "Your Highness, I am so confused! I didn't know it was you. You deserve death!"

The big man is Zhu Gaoxu. He slowly let go of his hand, and the riding crop in his palm slowly dropped.

"beat!"

Horsewhips were flying and screams caused a group of people to quickly gather around.

"It's the King of Han."

"Tsk! This is bullying others!"

"The King of Han relied on the fact that he was the emperor's uncle, and even the city of Beiping was not big enough for him to leave. This was just a fight, and he was lucky that he didn't use a knife."

Several scholars were muttering indignantly, their voices rising and falling. When people nearby heard them, a short man squeezed over and whispered: "You are talking ill of His Highness!"

Damn it!

Several scholars who were fighting for the shopkeeper immediately regretted it when they saw the man's cunning demeanor.

"The small one doesn't want much, just two hundred..."

The short man stretched out his hand and said proudly: "Otherwise, when His Highness the King of Han learns that someone is scolding him behind his back..."

Here they are so angry that they are giving money, but over there they are almost demolishing the restaurant.

The shopkeeper had been beaten with bruises all over his body. Zhu Gaoxu put away his riding whip and cursed: "You dare to give me the soup that others have eaten, how brave you are!"

Well……

It seemed as if something strange had broken in among those scholars, and everyone was embarrassed.

"Disgusting! There was a fuss at this place last time. The hot pot that others had finished was cooked in the back kitchen and served. It was just a mouthful!"

Zhu Gaoxu had a bad reputation and everyone was afraid of him, but after all, there was a young man with a strong heart who spoke justice.

Since hot pot has become popular from south to north, most businesses are studying how to make their own dishes taste better.

But there are always greedy people in the world, and there is a class of people who specialize in evil ways.

Of course, you don’t need to worry about the clear soup, but the spicy soup base is worth some money, so some merchants recycle the spicy soup base that customers have eaten, and then sell it after a little improvement.

so disgusting!

The meal-sharing system is still popular in many occasions, so when I think that I have eaten someone else's saliva, and it is of the same sex, many people immediately shout that it is a good fight.

This was the first time that Zhu Gaoxu was shouted at for playing well, and his vanity was immediately greatly satisfied.

He actually bowed his hands to the onlookers, and then led a group of 'evil slaves' out of the city.

Many people heard the mutterings of those scholars just now. Now that Zhu Gaoxu left, the common people dared to make fun of them.

"Hey! Didn't you say that His Highness is cruel? Why don't you dare to fight against the injustice of the shopkeeper? I can only say that his mouth is more effective than a sword and a gun!"

"Swords and guns? Their mouths can turn swords and guns into molten iron, they can turn widows into sluts, and they can turn white into black. They are so powerful!"

One of them probably has read a book,

However, the man in blue shirt had no good impression of the scholars as a group. When he saw that the scholars looked uncomfortable and were about to leave, he said: "I have nothing to do all day long, and they are as noisy as those long-tongued women."

The scholars coughed a few times, then walked out with their shelves.

Naturally, the crowd didn't dare to stop them, they were just making fun of them.

Two men on the roadside were watching this scene. One of them said: "Today's scholars have become street rats. I don't know when it started."

"Starting from science, this cleanup and donation has completely taken off their masks. Naturally, the people will ridicule them. A phoenix that lands on the ground is not as good as a chicken!"

"Hey! Fortunately we didn't take the imperial examination route, otherwise we would be just like them."

"Doing business is good! Even His Majesty now says that merchants are the blood of the Ming Dynasty and are of great benefit to the Ming Dynasty's wealth. The days will only get better and better in the future, and those guys who study hard all day long will not be able to make a living sooner or later. Go beg for food yourself!”

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"The biggest advantage of this cleanup is that the prestige of the gentry has been wiped out. Even the fools in the countryside dare to make fun of them. Your Majesty has just issued a decree, asking local governments to take good care of the countryside below, and not to become a mere formality..."

Huang Zhong was introducing the general background of the cleanup to the two brothers Tudou and Ping An, as well as the various changes and methods behind the scenes.

After Tudou waited for him to finish speaking, he said: "This matter is easy to understand. After all, the gentry has taken control of the countryside, and the taxes are getting worse. Where are they? They must have been swallowed up by them."

Ping An also said: "Brother, if they swallow it, there will be troubles, so they have to bribe officials. Official corruption is also related to them."

Potato nodded and said with relief: "You have seen it carefully. It is true. Those gentry are afraid of taking those money and grain. If those officials keep these things and wait for the opportunity to make a move, they will confiscate their property and exterminate their clans! So it is best to drag them into the water together. In this way, everyone will get wet. They are all in the same group. Who will say anything?"

The two brothers discussed it by themselves, but they didn't know that Huang Zhong was smiling bitterly.

Fang Xing taught his children to let you play when you were young. As long as you study hard during the little study time every day, he will really ignore you even if you go up to the roof and tear down the tiles.

Then he entered the academy. The two brothers of the Fang family were the kind who did not show off in the academy, and their grades were not outstanding.

But Huang Zhong knew that Fang Xing often taught his two sons alone, teaching everything, even those human hearts and ghosts.

It's not that he didn't advise them, saying that the children were too young, and if they knew about those petty things, they would probably imitate them when they grow up.

But Fang Xing didn't listen to his advice at all, and still did his own thing.

Now seeing that the two brothers, Potato, were clear-headed when they encountered things, Huang Zhong felt that he was still a little pedantic back then.

How could the two future earls be bookish, let alone ignorant of the world.

At this time, someone came to report outside, looking a little scared.

"His Royal Highness the King of Han is here."

"Where's Potato? Where is Potato?"

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Gaoxu rushed in without hesitation.

This is the front yard, and those who have a good relationship can naturally come in and wait. But it is rare for someone like Zhu Gaoxu to come in to find someone by himself.

As soon as the three of them stood up, Zhu Gaoxu strode in, and then swept his eyes, walked in front of Potato, and slapped him.

"Hahaha! He didn't lie down. Good! Fang Xing taught his son well!"

Potato's body shook a few times. Seeing Ping An's eyes were cold, he bowed and said, "Your Highness, please hold back. I was lucky."

Huang Zhong asked someone to pour tea, and then Potato asked Zhu Gaoxu to sit down.

Zhu Gaoxu seemed to be cold and intimidating, "Fang Xing will not be back until autumn at the earliest. I heard that you are both civil and military. Are you willing to learn the art of fighting from me?"

Potato was stunned, then bowed and said politely, "Thank you, Your Highness. I am willing to do it, but my father..."

This was a polite remark. No matter from which aspect, Potato did not directly refuse, and he was not even qualified to refuse Zhu Gaoxu's request, so he wanted to delay it and make plans after Fang Xing returned.

Besides, Zhu Gaoxu was a famous rough man, and maybe he would forget about it after a while.