This is the high-end way to recognize the ancestors!
After knocking on the door, the old emperor thought there was no problem.
It has been more than two years, almost three years. Even if little Bai Ze does not have awe for the imperial power, he can at least be a little polite, right?
"Xu..."
[Hey! The real ancestor who is "more powerful than the three families" is here! Ji Sui, the adopted son, should kowtow to the old emperor! ]
The old emperor's eyebrows jumped.
It's okay, Bai Ze, he has a pure heart, likes to have fun and pleasure, it doesn't matter if he is a little jumpy.
He is a wise monarch! He never punishes people for words!
The Minister of War stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty is visiting..."
The old emperor said in a light tone: "The Minister of War Li Qian used inappropriate words, and he is punished to copy the word "chairman" a hundred times."
"???"
Did you often use it like this before? Besides, the latter is even less suitable for such a small occasion than the former, right?
The Minister of War silently suppressed his strange expression and bowed again: "I obey your order."
Then he glanced at Xu Yanmiao.
I understand. The emperor is angry and needs to find an outlet to vent.
The old emperor turned around and went to the main seat in the room to sit down. The Minister of War glanced at the emperor and found that he was not paying attention to him. He quickly kicked the leftover candy wrappers under other tables with his feet.
"Your Majesty is here, but do you have any instructions?"
He closed the door with his backhand.
"I came here to see how you prepared your policy papers."
After the old emperor sat down, his eyes were directly on the Minister of War: "But when I arrived at the door, I seemed to hear you talking about my ancestors?"
[Tsk tsk, you are really worthy of being an emperor. You know that they are not your ancestors, but you can still say "ancestors" without blushing or beating your heart. ]
The old emperor was calm in his heart, and even wanted to be disdainful.
His ancestors? As a farmer, he was already very good to know the name of the grandfather, and he still expected to find out who his real ancestors were?
Anyway, they were ancestors, and it was no big deal to burn two sticks of incense during festivals.
So, he stared at the Minister of War: "What happened?"
Xu Yanmo would not care who the emperor's ancestors were if he had nothing to do. He must have remembered to take a look or two because someone mentioned it.
Li Qian, you'd better ask only if you have something to say!
The Minister of War hesitated for a moment between saying it in an obscure way and saying it directly, and chose the latter.
"Your Majesty, I heard that there is a candidate in this imperial examination who is a descendant of the eldest prince of the Yu Kingdom, and there is a family tree and history books to prove it."
In other words, it is possible that the real descendants of the candidate have appeared.
According to the words of the Minister of War, the current progress of the investigation is that the candidate actually did not know that the old emperor recognized his ancestor as his ancestor - ordinary people have no way to know who the emperor's ancestor is. As for the family tree, it is said that every generation of their family has records. Although it has not become a large family, and many names of side branches are missing, it is true that every generation has preserved the family tree very well, even if they take it with them when fleeing famine.
Xu Yanmo was stunned.
The old emperor was also stunned.
Isn't this embarrassing? You can't admit that this candidate is a member of the royal family, right?
Xu Yanmiao asked hesitantly: "So, the Minister wants someone to..."
The Minister of War's expression suddenly turned cold: "Xu Lang needs to check whether this genealogy is true or false."
If it is false, everyone is happy.
If it is true, there is no such if.
The royal family can't just add a few or ten households for no reason. At most, they can only give some property compensation in secret.
Xu Yanmiao: "..."
[I check? ? ? ]
[Do you think I'm a god? ]
[Even if you let the Jinyiwei check, they may not be able to find out whether it's true or not! ]
[Besides! I have two things to do: compiling history and setting test questions! Here comes another thing, donkey should also take a break, right? 】
The Minister of War felt a little guilty, and the next moment, he pressed Xu Yanmiao's shoulder, smiling like a modern capitalist: "Mr. Xu, I know you've been busy lately, and you have a heavy burden..."
[You know that, but you still arrange things for me? Can't the Imperial Guard do this? 】
The Minister of War began to lie without changing his expression: "But this matter is very serious, and I'm afraid the Imperial Guard can't find out, so we have to use the former King Jin's secret agents. They are all loyal to their master, and now they only recognize you and no one else. It's not that they don't contribute at all, but after all, they are not as effective as when you are in charge."
The old emperor pursed his lips slightly to avoid being seen by Xu Yanmiao.
Well done!
In this way, the secret agents can be successfully transferred to Xu Yanmiao!
【!!!】
【You only recognize me? 】
【That's even more unacceptable! Return the hidden stake as soon as you're done! 】
The old emperor's fingertips suddenly clenched the armrests of the chair.
No!
Do you know the Jinyiwei? Like the commander of the Jinyiwei, I'm not afraid of him!
The old emperor tentatively said: "Xu Yanmiao, have you ever thought about controlling the hidden stake like the commander of the Jinyiwei..."
Xu Yanmiao's eyes widened: "Your Majesty! Absolutely not!"
The old emperor simply forced him: "Oh? Why not? Do you think I don't have the tolerance to tolerate others?"
Xu Yanmiao realized: [That's not the case, but human nature cannot be tested. ]
The emperor was slightly stunned.
He did not listen carefully to what reasons Xu Yanmiao used next, but just recalled those words in his heart.
After a while, his fingers on the armrest moved.
"That's all."
Emperor Tiantong smiled: "In this case, after you check the genealogy of that person, you can return the hidden stake. From now on, I will collect these people myself."
[Great!!!]
Although his inner voice was very lively, the young man's face was still as decent and generous as always. He moved his sleeves slightly and saluted: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."
"Do a good job." The old emperor smiled and said, "After you finish this job, I'll let you go and touch the tiger."
*
Although Xu Yanmiao is not a god, he has a system.
Stay at home, burn charcoal, and turn up the names on the family tree one by one.
Cover the windows with animal skins to block the cold wind outside, wrap yourself in a fluffy goose down blanket, and roast by the fire for three or two hours. When you sleep, you will feel warm and soft, and you will have a good night's sleep.
In winter, a clothesline is pulled inside the house, and the washed clothes are hung on it. The water drips into the basin below.
"No one in the world would dare to make such a lie, right?"
Xu Yanmiao muttered to himself, placing the family tree in front of his raised knees, and touching and touching the pumpkin roasted by the fire, and scooping it out to eat one spoonful at a time.
"Poof-"
"Cough cough cough cough!"
Xu Yanmiao turned around in a hurry, fortunately the pumpkin did not spray on the family tree.
[This... is really a bit outrageous? ]
This voice fell on Xu Yanmiao's house like a thunder.
No matter whether it was the Yongchang Marquis who came back from Japan, the deputy governor of the left army who had just stepped down, or other officials, they were startled and stopped their actions immediately, and their ears suddenly stood up.
What?
What's outrageous?
——After two years, they have also figured out that "liar" means absurd and ridiculous.
These officials have long received first-hand information, that is, someone has the same ancestor as Your Majesty! In this case, Xu Yanmiao's reaction... Could it be that someone is playing tricks behind the family tree! And this trick is definitely not someone with evil intentions, otherwise Xu Yanmiao would definitely not use the word "liar".
Yongchang Hou first guessed the big one: "Could it be that the prince is short of money and sold his family tree?"
The Minister of Revenue, who was eating a roast chicken in his house and wiping his mouth with a wet towel, burst out laughing, but was blocked by the thick cloth.
After holding the towel away, the Minister of Finance tried to hold back his laughter and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not so short of money."
Marquis Yongchang waved his hands and laughed, "Of course I know, it's just a joke. Anyway, the Crown Prince is not here."
The Minister of Finance laughed again, and this time he really couldn't help laughing, and threw the wet towel aside. While laughing, he joined in the fun, "Xiao Bai Ze said that stories will make things reasonable, but there is no need to consider whether the reality is reasonable or not - I guess, could it be that this student and Your Majesty are not descendants of the eldest prince of the Yu Kingdom, but they are really related by blood?"
Marquis Yongchang took a breath of cool air, and this time he was sincere, "This sounds very reasonable, could it be true?"
The pupils of the Minister of Finance trembled, and it took a while before he opened his mouth. When he heard what he said, he was shocked. The voice of the emperor: "It's really possible..."
Yongchang Hou stroked the stiff beard on his chin and suddenly showed a wicked smile: "No matter what Xu Yanmiao saw, it must not be as exaggerated as our two guesses! He can't scare us this time!"
The Minister of Revenue laughed: "That's right! Come, eat!"
Yongchang Hou kicked him: "You eat at my house and don't serve me! Hurry up and peel a garlic for me!" The
Minister of Revenue showed him how to peel garlic with bumps on the spot.
Yongchang Hou didn't mind. Just as he put the garlic on the fire to roast, he heard Xu Yanmiao's amazed voice: "I was wondering how there could be a commoner's genealogy that can be traced back to several dynasties. It turns out it was also made up. 】
Marquis Yongchang was leisurely roasting garlic, watching the white steam coming out of the garlic, and he did not forget to comment: "It's really mediocre."
【This person, the eighth generation above, directly used his position to write in "Wenji" that his grandfather was a descendant of the royal family of the State of Yu, saying "the words are in "Shi Tong"", and also wrote in "Shi Tong" that his grandfather was a descendant of the royal family of the State of Yu, saying "the words are in "Wenji"". 】
【Hahahahahahahahahaha, they are fighting each other! 】
Marquis Yongchang was eating garlic, and the spicy taste rushed into his nostrils unexpectedly. Hot tears immediately welled up his eyes, and his nose was also running.
"Cough cough cough cough——"
"Water! Water!"