The moon is bright, the stars are clear, and there is no fart in the room.
It's said to be a house, but it's actually the Zhang family's barn.
There is thick straw under the body, which is soft and fragrant. Lying on it, it feels as if the whole person is wrapped.
In this barn, all the people sleeping are men.
Although these guards were all from the top nobles of the Ming Dynasty, they were just like other rough guys when they slept, gritting their teeth, farting, chirping, and even talking in their sleep.
But at this moment, there was no sound at all, and even his breathing was suppressed.
They didn't sleep at all. It wasn't that they couldn't sleep but they didn't dare to sleep.
Because the emperor who was sleeping with them in the barn had not slept, not only did they not sleep, they did not even dare to turn over, and their whole bodies were stiff.
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Zhu Yunxi was lying flat on his back with a blanket spread under him.
It's not that he didn't sleep, but he just woke up from a dream.
Just when he was in a daze, the old man's face suddenly appeared in his mind, looking at him with a mocking expression that was half a smile.
He shook his head and said, "What a great success! You just love a great success? Why are you talking about such a big deal when you haven't even done the little things?"
Then, he woke up from his dream and suffered from insomnia.
His eyes were quietly looking at the roof of the barn. Under the hazy moonlight, a mouse quietly showed its head on the beam.
It crept around, observing its surroundings vigilantly, and then stopped in front of the bacon hanging from the beam.
He didn't pounce on food like a dog. Instead, he waited, watched, and watched again.
After making sure that there were no enemies around and would not be discovered, he climbed up silently and took a sniff.
You can be sure that if there is even the slightest movement at this time, the mouse will disappear into the darkness without looking back.
But everything was quiet.
Let the insects chirp outside.
It also adapted to the breathing of people in the barn.
So it boldly climbed onto the bacon and took a delicious bite.
Zhu Yunxi kept looking at it. Just when he thought the giant rat was going to eat every meal, he suddenly found that it stopped again.
Chirp...it barked a few times into the dark.
Then several black shadows and a nest of rats swarmed in, dragging their families with their families, and surrounded the piece of bacon.
"Shuo Shu!"
Zhu Yunxi's eyes were filled with hatred.
What is the difference between the behavior of these rats and those of corrupt officials? In other words, how similar it is!
"He Guangyi!"
Zhu Yunxi suddenly spoke in a low voice.
"Here..." He Guangyi kept his eyes open and his ears erect to listen. He immediately sat up when he heard Zhu Yunxi's voice.
"Rat!" Zhu Yunxi whispered.
"I obey!" He Guangyi stood up awkwardly.
All his actions were subconscious, but when he stood up, he suddenly became aware of a problem: What should he do with these mice?
Fortunately, he was quite clever. He picked up his boots in a blink of an eye, pointed them at the beams, and gave them a swish.
Chirp...
The frightened rat squawked and disappeared, but it left many tooth marks on the piece of bacon hanging from the beam.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty!" He Guangyi lowered his hands and head, as if he had done something wrong.
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"Your Majesty, you..."
"I'm going for a walk, don't follow me!" Zhu Yunxi also turned over and sat up, said irritably, pulled on his shoes, and walked slowly to the window.
As soon as he left, everyone in the room took a deep breath and hurriedly moved their already stiff joints. Probably, for the first time in their lives, lying down was more uncomfortable than working.
They said they were not allowed to follow, but He Guangyi, Hu Guan, and Li Jinglong were still following Zhu Yunxi.
The stars in the sky look very elegant.
They seem to be emitting very pure light, but... no matter how elegant their light is, they still render the darkness of the night.
"Have you forgotten?" Zhu Yunxi looked at the stars and said in a low voice, "In addition to the Jin Yiwei, you also have errands for the Institute of Integrity?"
Hearing this, He Guangyi trembled fiercely, and Hu Guan felt happy in his heart.
"I am stupid and fail to do my job with all my heart..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw Zhu Yunxi turning around fiercely, his eyes brighter than the stars, but full of ice and coldness, "Isn't it that the Jin Yiwei and the Integrity Commission gave you two errands, so that your eyesight is not enough, and even your family has
Even the mice can’t see it?”
"I deserve to die..."
"Then go to hell!" Zhu Yunxi said coldly.
Cold sweat flowed down He Guangyi's temples and became sticky.
In fact, Zhu Yunxi also knew that what he said was indeed a bit out of anger.
Although the Ming Dynasty made great achievements in the past, it remained unchanged and it was just following the same path of past dynasties.
Today's Ming Dynasty is advancing rapidly and is different every day.
In the past, the Jinyiwei and the Independent Commission Against Corruption focused on traditional aspects prone to problems, such as the river workers' various food payments.
But now, with the arrival of the so-called prosperous age, who would have thought that the lower-level officials would actually put their hands into pharmacies, government schools... and taxation.
Seeing that the emperor just scolded him, He Guangyi said bravely, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will investigate this matter thoroughly after returning to Beijing. The official schools, pharmacies, and even the construction of official roads in all states in the world
, I will definitely investigate to the end."
As he spoke, he gritted his teeth and said, "I will definitely catch all these moths and rats from the Ming Dynasty!"
"Catch?" Zhu Yunxi sighed in his heart, "Did you catch it cleanly?"
Whether he could catch it cleanly or not, he already had the answer in his mind.
As long as there is bacon on the roof beams of the Ming Dynasty...
"Tomorrow, come with me to Jiujiang Prefecture to have a look!" Zhu Yunxi said slowly, "Huh! Vegetables in spring and autumn, firewood in winter, don't come to the city if you don't have money to pay taxes... I want to see how to pay taxes.
Law?"
"Your Majesty!" Hu Guan wanted to keep pretending to be deaf and mute, but he couldn't pretend at this moment, so he whispered, "Military affairs are important!" After saying that, he paused and continued in a low voice, "We are on the way, only fifteen
If the time of the day is delayed, the armies of Guangdong and Guangxi will..."
"We can't delay!" Zhu Yunxi interrupted him, "In the last few days, let's just run fast!"
As he said that, he suddenly stared at Hu Guan.
Suddenly, the latter suddenly felt his heart pounding.
"Tired..." Zhu Yunxi looked at the night sky again, "I'm tired!" He said with a wry smile, "I won't say many things without asking, and I won't do them without urging you! I am also with you.
The same thing, they both have only two eyes!"
"Your eyes can't see things within your scope. Can my eyes see the world clearly?"
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"emperor!"
Li Jinglong quietly walked up behind Zhu Yunxi, put a cloak on him, and whispered, "It's windy at night, don't catch a cold!"
"I'm not that pretentious!"
"Sickness comes from the heart!" Li Jinglong stood behind Zhu Yunxi and sighed, "I feel that sometimes, Your Majesty...?"
"How am I doing?"
"Too much..." Li Jinglong smiled, "You are too harsh on yourself!" As he spoke, he sighed and said, "A lot of things are not unique, and they are not unique to this dynasty!"
"Officials in all dynasties have always been trying to make money with their superiors! When the old man killed like that, didn't he just keep killing and eradicating it?"
"Human nature is inherently greedy! Besides..." At this point, Li Jinglong paused, "The peaceful and prosperous times are accompanied by corruption... Or how can you say that only the loyal ministers can be identified by being ruthless! Have you ever heard of the prosperous times?
Are there any honest officials?"
"When it comes to government affairs, don't be afraid of trouble, just deal with it when you find it! When you are prosperous and rich, it's just like... just like the bacon hanging from the beam just now, it will attract mice!"
The night wind blew gusts on Zhu Yunxi's face.
He lowered his body and looked at the wheat fields in the night, where there seemed to be fluorescence.
They are a group of flying bugs. I don’t know whether they are good bugs or pests. Fangzheng is a bug.
"What you are saying is just telling me that no one can control this kind of thing. If I take it too seriously, I will be more serious with myself, and I will be in trouble with myself, right?"
"Isn't it..."
"That's what you mean!" Zhu Yunxi sighed, "I also know that some things are destined to be in vain. But for many things, being unable to do them and not doing them are two different things!"
This chapter has been completed!