As Emperor Zhu Yijun lowered his waist, he sat on his horse, exhaled loudly, and slashed with his sword.
"drink!"
With a loud shout, he raised his knife and brought it down. The already scarred wooden pile finally couldn't bear the chop and was split into two pieces.
As the half-cut wooden stake fell to the ground with a clatter, Shen Lie quickly shrank his neck and stuck out his tongue involuntarily.
This scene is secretly shocking.
Don't say it yet.
The emperor's skills are really good. This sword technique was obviously taught by a famous master.
After chopping up the wooden pile, Zhu Yijun was out of breath and seemed to have calmed down a little, so he threw the Yanling knife to a guard.
Then he turned around like a whirlwind and said in a low voice to Shen Lie: "Thanks to you yesterday, I have thought about it, and I... want to make you an official!"
These words were so meaningless that Shen Lie was speechless for a while.
Really rebellious.
Why do you remember that it comes out all at once?
Then Shen Lie hurriedly refused politely and said: "You are a common man who has no fame and is also a businessman. How can you become an official? Your Majesty, please think twice."
The implication is just two words.
Don't do it!
Although becoming an official and making a fortune is the dream of every traveler, Shen Lie is not stupid. With the little ink in his belly, he can't even pass the exam to become a scholar.
He doesn't even have any honors. If he becomes an official, wouldn't he be a complete sycophant? What good consequences can come from being a sycophant?
Shen Lie still understood the meaning of the words "Xingjinzhichen".
Let’s not talk about the previous dynasty, let’s just say that in the Ming Dynasty, there were no people who were awarded Jinshi, and eventually became high officials. Hai Rui was one of them, but he was a civil servant after all.
There was also Chen Xingjia, the Minister of War in the Chongzhen Dynasty, who was also a civil servant. Apart from these two civil servants, there were not many others.
So Shen Lie quickly took a step back and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please think twice."
The atmosphere was a little solemn.
Zhu Yijun was a little surprised. He looked at Shen Lie intently for a long time with his dazzling eyes and said in a deep voice: "You dare to disobey me?"
Shen Lie had no choice but to advise again: "The common people don't dare, it's just... the common people are just a white man, they really don't dare to discuss the government affairs."
The implication.
emperor……
Can we stop for a while and wait a few days before continuing?
Seeing that Shen Lie was unfazed by favors and humiliations and had a very determined attitude, Zhu Yijun could no longer force himself and suddenly felt a little discouraged.
Then he angrily walked into the pavilion with his hands behind his back, picked up the teapot and started pouring herbal tea into his stomach.
Shen Lie had no choice but to follow closely.
After another moment.
Zhu Yijun turned around and looked at Shen Lie intently, and said in a low voice: "I promised my mother to reward you. Since you don't want to be an official, then you want me to reward you with something... just say it."
Shen Lie thought for a while, and it seemed that he didn't lack anything, so he had to test it out: "If it's just among the common people, why don't the emperor give me some money?"
Shen Lie thought it would be more prudent to reward him with money.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yijun's face was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help laughing when he looked at Shen Lie, who had a serious face. Soon the emperor burst into tears of laughter.
"You, you!"
Zhu Yijun didn't know whether to laugh or cry at the moment. Maybe he had never seen such a direct person in his life.
Shen Lie bent down and saluted at the side, and couldn't help but said angrily: "Your Majesty, please respect yourself. I am a commoner from a humble background and have never seen money... I made your Majesty laugh!"
The more he said this, the louder Zhu Yijun laughed.
After laughing for a long time, the emperor wiped his tears with the back of his hand and reluctantly suppressed his smile: "Okay, that's it!"
After saying this, Zhu Yijun called a confidant from the Dongchang stall to give him a few words. As the stall keeper left quickly, he took out a box containing banknotes not long after.
As the emperor took the silver box and opened it with a smile, everyone saw a stack of silver notes and a large gold ingot placed in the box.
Looking at the stack of silver notes and the big golden ingot, Shen Lie felt happy again and hurriedly bowed and said: "Thank you for your grace, the emperor, the common people kowtow to thank God!"
The emperor’s grace is so great!
Zhu Yijun couldn't laugh or cry again, so he had to stuff the silver box over and said with a smile: "I will reward you with a thousand taels of silver notes and fifty taels of gold. That's a lot, right?"
Shen Lie was already satisfied and hurriedly smiled and said: "Not a few, not a few!"
While laughing, he put the silver box into his arms and patted it gently, which caused Zhu Yijun and the guards to burst into laughter.
Zhu Yijun laughed again, and while laughing, he said meaningfully: "Loving money is not a bad thing, loving money... is good."
Shen Lie hurriedly saluted again and laughed a few times in apology.
It seems that Zhang Juzheng's reforms are really fruitful. Both the imperial finance and the royal family are extremely rich.
A whip is great!
Only with such abundant finances could the emperor make such bold moves. A casual reward would be enough to equal the profits of the Yifa Fang for many years!
Shen Lie had seen a lot of silver notes, but this was the first time Shen Lie saw gold ingots. He held the box containing the money tightly in his arms.
Shen Lie smiled happily.
After another moment.
A refreshing breeze blows after the rain.
As a big storm disappeared, Zhu Yijun felt better, so he asked someone to find two more fishing rods and asked Shen Lie to accompany him to fish at the lake.
At this time the grass grows and the orioles fly.
Sparkling.
The cool breeze was blowing slowly, two fishing rods were stretched out from the lake pavilion, and Zhu Yijun lay leisurely on the lounge chair.
Shen Lie, on the other hand, hunched over and sat on the chair with half of his buttocks, looking at the crystal clear lake with a pair of clear eyes, enjoying the rare moment of comfort.
Until Zhu Yijun suddenly broke the silence and chuckled: "Shen Lie, besides loving money, do you have any other wishes in this life?"
Shen Lie held the fishing rod in his hand, straightened up and thought for a moment, then said softly: "The common man's wish is to become a rich man doing nothing."
After saying this, all the surrounding guards and Dongchang fans started laughing again.
Laughing.
Shen Lie didn't take it seriously, but narrowed his eyes, thinking about his bright future in his heart, so Zhang Jingxiu's bright and beautiful face, which was both happy and angry, naturally appeared in his mind.
It has a bit of sweetness in my heart.
Shen Lie murmured: "If one day, Shen can marry... her, have a lot of children, and then travel around the world to become a wealthy and idle man, then he will have no regrets in this life."
This deep affection was certainly not fake, and the guards around him became quiet one after another.
The silence speaks.
But soon, Zhu Yijun laughed maliciously and said: "Let me tell you, the eldest lady of the Zhang family has grown up in my eyes. She is a very powerful character."
Shen Lie hurriedly became vague: "The common people don't know, please make it clear, Your Majesty."
Your Majesty, stop talking nonsense.
We are innocent.
Would it be okay if this reached the ears of the Grand Master?
Zhu Yijun laughed again: "Well, since you have no interest in officialdom and only focus on business, I won't have anything to do."
Shen Lie breathed a sigh of relief and quickly put down his fishing rod and stood up to pay homage: "The common people thank the Lord for His grace. Long live, long live, long live!"
But there was a hint of joking on Zhu Yijun's face, and he said with a smile: "I've thought about it, I can't give you this money in vain, I... want to do business with you."
Shen Lie was speechless again, suspecting that he had heard wrongly.
