This should have been a bright spring, with beautiful flowers, pretty girls, and fluttering bees and butterflies.
However, no matter how beautiful the scenery is, accidents may happen.
The orphanage was an orphanage built in various counties with funds from the Ministry of Revenue. If no one adopts the child, he or she will be raised in an orphanage until the age of fourteen, and then go out to make a living.
In recent years, the lives of the people in Dacheng have become more and more affluent, and fewer and fewer people abandon their children. In addition, wealthy businessmen, officials, and their wives often donate money to the orphanage, so the children in the orphanage live quite well. Every month, there are even people from the orphanage who take them out to play.
Today is the day when the orphanage takes the children out. Most of these unadopted children have physical defects and look very pitiful.
The children didn't know why the gentleman who brought them out today was so fierce and kept taking them to the market where there were the most people. They could only follow the teacher obediently, stumbling and not daring to fall behind.
There was a child who was born with a disabled foot. He walked with a limp and was unable to keep up with his teacher.
"Hurry up, are you a loser?" Mr. Gray saw that he was far behind and cursed loudly, "It's a shame for us to spend money to support a loser like you."
The children were frightened and burst into tears, especially the child with a crippled foot who was being scolded. He curled up into a tight circle and didn't even dare to cry.
"Shut up, everyone. If anyone dares to cry again, I will throw you away. It's annoying to hear that." The gray-clothed man walked to the crippled child and kicked him twice. "Useless trash."
"What are you doing?" Someone couldn't stand it anymore and pushed the man in gray away: "The child is so young, why are you kicking him?"
"Get out of here, everyone. Do you know who I am? How dare you meddle in other people's business?" The man in gray sneered, "I'm the manager of the orphanage, and I eat the royal food. You ignorant people, get out of here, or I'll report you to the police and have you arrested."
"You dare to be so arrogant under the feet of the emperor?!" The common people in the capital have always been righteous and enthusiastic. When they heard what the gray-clothed man said, they were not afraid, but were angered by him: "If you have the guts, go and sue the officials and see if we are afraid of you."
"That's right!" Several strong men stood up and blocked the way of the children. They noticed that these children had physical defects, and they felt even more pity for them. Their anger towards Mr. Gray also intensified: "You can even kill these children. Are you still a human being?"
"I have worked in the orphanage for ten years. Who has ever said anything bad about me?" Mr. Gray said proudly, "I advise you not to anger me. Otherwise, when I return to the orphanage, I will punish these disobedient children. Then there will be no one to protect them."
"Are you threatening us?" The people really couldn't understand why this person was so arrogant and had no scruples at all.
"Who dares to touch me?" Mr. Gray shouted angrily, "I am the manager of the orphanage appointed by the court. You will go to jail if you attack officials appointed by the court."
Those who do business in this market are basically ordinary people, who bring their families with them, so they do have some concerns when doing things. But looking at this man's arrogant appearance, the anger in their hearts was like dry wood meeting fire, burning more and more vigorously.
"If you don't dare to meddle in other people's business, then get out of here." The man in gray said with a click of his tongue: "Remember, don't go against the court, or you will end up badly..."
"Good for your grandpa's thin legs!"
From the crowd, a young man in brocade clothes flew out and kicked the man in gray in the face. The man in gray fell to the ground before he could even utter an "ow".
He lay on the ground in a daze for a moment, and when he came to his senses, he shouted, "You, you actually dared to go against the court..."
"You are nothing but a shitty imperial court!" The young man in brocade clothes smashed the grain bag in his hand on the back of the man in gray. The man in gray was like a goose with its neck strangled, kicking and stretching his head, unable to make a sound.
"What the hell!" The young man in brocade clothes clapped his hands, turned around and saw more than ten children protected by the adults, secretly looking at him, and coughed dryly: "Good children, don't learn to fight from me, I am beating the bad guys."
The brothers had originally planned to buy some grain and oil at the market next to the orphanage and bring them to the orphanage, but they did not expect to see such a scene.
Fortunately, they came here to buy things, otherwise these children would be bullied by the manager for nothing.
"I have never seen anyone more arrogant than us in my life." The young man in brocade clothes squatted on the ground, stretched out his hand to pat the man in gray clothes on the head, and asked after patting him.
"Who told you that the manager of the Orphanage can represent the imperial court?"
Bang!
"You are standing under the emperor's feet, and you dare to use your little status to threaten the common people. I have been walking the streets for twenty years, and I am not as brave as you."
Bang!
"You bully children and common people in front of me. Do you know who I am?"
Bang bang bang!
The man in gray was so dizzy from being beaten that he was too weak to speak.
The angry people around felt refreshed and relieved when they saw the person who bullied the child being beaten like a dog.
"Young Master, who are you?" A big sister who sells steamed cakes gave each of the children a piece of her own steamed cake and said with concern: "This man has connections with the government. If you beat him, will you get into trouble?"
"What's the point of beating up this kind of scum?" The young man in brocade clothes slammed the gray-clothed man's head a few more times. "My surname is Yun, my name is Yizhi, and I am the sixth-generation great-great-grandson of Emperor Taizong."
"The young master is actually the descendant of the founding emperor, a royal family member." Ordinary people don't know how distant the relationship between the sixth-generation great-grandson and the current royal family is. In their eyes, as long as they are descendants of the royal family, they are very powerful.
"Fortunately, the young master came to our aid, otherwise these children would be in such a pity."
"How can you bear to do this to such a young child?"
"Don't worry, with us here, no one dares to bully these children." Being looked at with admiration and respect by the common people, Yun Yizhi even straightened his back a lot: "You don't have to worry about this person daring to retaliate. I am the companion of His Royal Highness Prince Chen, and now I am also the imperial guard. These villains dare not mess with me."
"So he is the companion of His Royal Highness Prince Chen. The person who helped the scholar last time was also the companion of His Royal Highness Prince Chen."
"No wonder you can be the Prince's study companion. You are so kind-hearted."
When Yun Qirong arrived with the Jinwu Guards, Yun Yizhi was squatting at the entrance of the market with more than a dozen children, eating big meat buns.
The children's faces were covered with grease from eating the food, and they were laughing happily.
This scene would still be very heartwarming if there wasn't a man with his hands and feet tied lying next to him.
"Gentlemen, what's going on?" Yu Jian looked at the children squatting on the street corner eating buns, and finally turned his gaze to Yun Yizhi who was in the lead.
He knew that anything or anyone related to Prince Chen would never go away.
Before Yun Yizhi could answer, the people around him started talking in unison.
The more Yu Jian listened, the tighter his brows furrowed. He said to the Jinwu Guards behind him, "Take the manager of this nursery away and hand him over to Jingzhao Prefecture for strict investigation."
"Yes, Boss."
Two Jinwu Guards dragged the whimpering man in gray up from the ground. Their hands accidentally slipped and the man's face hit the ground, letting out a wail.
"Oops, my hand slipped."
"Too careless."
The people around were thinking: Your hands slide well, very well, you can slide a few more times.
That afternoon, news came from Jingzhao Prefecture that this man who claimed to be able to represent the court was not only beaten with thirty sticks, but was also sentenced to a serious crime.
The common people all applauded and praised the officials of Jingzhao Prefecture and the royal princes.
The royal dandies walked on the streets with their heads held high and their feet puffed out, and even the children of the clan began to follow suit and do good deeds.
For a time, the ruffians and hooligans on the streets disappeared, and the atmosphere in the entire capital was better than ever before.
Who dares to mess with those royal dandies who hang around the streets and love to punish evil and promote good?
The heads of the noble families were unhappy, very unhappy.
"Tell me, who among us is the traitor?"
No one spoke because they felt that everyone could be a traitor except themselves.
"The royal playboy who was originally in the gambling house suddenly changed his route to the orphanage. On the way there, he also went to the market to buy grain and oil. He happened to meet those bullied children." A family head was so angry that he laughed: "Such a coincidence, do you believe it?"
Who would believe it?
The atmosphere became solemn. At this moment, it seemed that whoever spoke first would be the most suspicious traitor.
"Did you plan for the orphanage manager to beat and scold the children?" Du Qingke walked in with a swagger, glanced at the heads of these noble families, and laughed: "Did the plan work?"
Anyone could hear the sarcasm in his tone.
"Master Du, do you have any good ideas?" The master who first proposed the orphanage plan was irritated by his tone and asked back, "If you have a good idea, we can learn from you."
"Hmm?" Du Qingke raised an eyebrow and looked at him: "I came here to listen to the opinions of the family heads, not to come up with a solution."
"You are neither willing to offer advice nor to participate in our plans, so what are you doing here?"
"To gather experience."
"What experience?"
"If the plan fails, how to adjust your mood." Du Qingke sighed: "But it's a pity that the heads of the families don't seem to be able to adjust their moods, and Du can't learn anything useful."
"you……"
"I suddenly remembered that the Prince of Chen will recite the "Nongsangji" in front of Your Majesty tomorrow. Do you think the Prince of Chen can recite it?"
"That's impossible. I haven't memorized a collection of poems in half a year. How could someone memorize the entire "Nongsang Ji" in five days?"
Du Qingke glanced at the head of the family and silently looked away.
There is a reason why the aristocratic family gradually declined.
"Lord Wang, are you hot?" Outside the Taiyang Palace, Ming Jingzhou saw the Minister of Revenue wiping his sweat and couldn't help asking, "Why don't you go and rest for a while?"
"I'm not hot, I'm just nervous." Wang Shilang asked Ming Jingzhou in a low voice: "Sir Ming, give us a definite answer. Can His Highness recite the whole book?"
"This..." Ming Jingzhou looked a little embarrassed: "When I left Qilin Palace yesterday, Your Highness was a little rusty in reciting it."
A little bit?
How much is a little?
Several officials became even more nervous. The way they felt when they took part in the palace examination was not much different from how they feel now.
"My Lords, His Majesty summons you to the palace." Liu Zhongbao came out and said with a smile, "My Lords, please come in."
"Excuse me, Eunuch Liu, has His Royal Highness Prince Chen arrived?"
"His Highness has not arrived yet. Please wait in the palace for a moment."
The officials thought that they would not be able to calm down until His Highness had finished memorizing the book.
Several adults walked into the inner hall, paid their respects to Emperor Longfeng, and then stood aside absent-mindedly.
If someone had told them two years ago that they would be extremely looking forward to the appearance of the King of Chen, they would definitely have thought that person had a brain disease.
Now they suddenly began to understand how important Prince Chen was.
For them, every moment was torture, until a eunuch came to report: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Chen and Princess Chen request to see you."
Several officials looked towards the door in unison, their eyes as scorching as the summer sun.
Jiuzhu stepped into the main hall of Taiyang Palace, but then retracted her legs. Were the looks from these adults too hot?
Prince Chen took her hand and walked into the hall: "Father, I am here to recite the book."
Emperor Longfeng said to Liu Zhongbao, "Liu Zhongbao, prepare a chair for Princess Chen."
"Father, the princess doesn't believe that I can recite the whole book, so I brought her along." The Prince smiled at the ministers standing on both sides and said, "How about we start now?"
"Your Highness, wait a minute." An adult took out the thicker-than-a-brick Agricultural and Sangria Records from his sleeve and handed it to the Prince. "You can review it again before you recite it."
"No need, I can do it." Prince Chen waved his hand: "I have already reviewed it before coming here."
He glanced at the gentleman. It must be difficult to bring such a thick book into his sleeve, right?
never mind.
He took the book, opened it and took a quick look, then put the book in Jiuzhu's hand and said to her with a smile, "Appreciate the wisdom of your prince."
"Yeah." Jiuzhu grabbed his sleeve and whispered in his ear: "Your Highness must be the best."
Listening to this soft, trusting voice, Prince Chen felt that at this moment, he, Yun Duqing, could do anything.
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