The Elusive Little Bai Ze
Xu Yanmo took a moment to take a look at what the old emperor was doing.
Then he laughed: [The old emperor even praised the prince as a talent! ]
Beside him, Princess Xiangyang could hardly hide her shock.
My father? He praised my brother for this? !
Not far away, Mr. Quan also raised his eyebrows in confusion.
No way? According to his observation, His Majesty is not of this character. If he knew that the prince was doing this, he would not be able to drive the prince to kneel in the ancestral temple.
However, the prince believed it.
The prince puffed out his chest.
Apart from my mother, my father really loves me the most!
[But it is based on the fact that he didn't know that the person who planned the guild hall was the prince! 】
【He also said that once the plotter is caught, he will be exiled to Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan, Guizhou or Liaoning. Hahahahahahaha, when the prince takes the throne, he will bring the person back to show mercy. 】
"!!!"
The prince quickly shrank his chest.
Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan, Guizhou, Liaoning... these are not good places. Going there means suffering.
Of course, if his father knew that he was the one behind this, he would not exile him to suffer, but he would definitely hang him up and beat him.
It's better to run away.
The intact leg quietly moved to the side, and then the enthusiastic cloth maker grabbed his shoulder and said, "Let's go! Good man, you come to tread cloth even though your leg is broken. The livelihood of the whole family depends on you! Let's go and see how the chiefs negotiate our wages with the Baotou! Then you can also buy two more feet of cloth, and go back to make clothes for your sister-in-law and children!"
The prince laughed dryly twice, and said dryly, "No, I believe the chiefs will not leave out my share - I suddenly remembered that my wife is giving birth today, so I'll leave first!"
After that, he stepped on his lame leg, stumbled, and left quickly with a strong will.
The kicksmith behind him was greatly shocked: "Has this brother ever sung an opera? He uses the stumbling step beautifully!"
*
"You're here."
"I'm here."
"You shouldn't have come."
"I'm here after all."
The prince sighed deeply: "Xu Lang, let's make a deal. Where do you want to go for fun? I'll let you be the inspector of that area, and come back in a year or two?"
Xu Yanmiao was stunned for a moment: "What?"
The prince had just said it casually, but suddenly the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was feasible. His interest suddenly perked up: "Didn't I say before that I would take you to Yangzhou for fun if I had the chance? It's better to do it now than to choose a day. Why not do it now!"
Xu Yanmiao: "Ah???"
[How did the topic get to this point? 】
But he still answered seriously: "I won't go recently."
This time it was the prince's turn to be confused: "Why?"
Doesn't Xu Yanmiao always want to find an opportunity to slack off? This is a "publicly funded trip" in his eyes!
Xu Yanmiao: "The potatoes will sprout in a few days, I want to see it with my own eyes. And sweet potatoes, and corn."
Princess Xiangyang: "Puff... cough!"
The prince waved his sleeves and seemed to be understating it: "It doesn't matter, I'll go by myself. I'll leave now. Shengxian, please help me tell my parents that I won't go back for dinner."
He turned around and almost sprained his waist.
"Master Quan?!" The prince coughed violently: "You... why are you here, Master?"
Quan Yingzhang: "Oh, I saw Xu Yanmiao acting sneaky, so I followed him."
【Where am I sneaky!!! 】
Xu Yanmiao was not convinced.
Quan Yingzhang simply ignored him.
He looked at the prince, and even narrowed his eyes: "Your Highness... where are you going?"
The prince swallowed his saliva: "Master, I am..."
[Hahaha! You skipped class to go to the Internet cafe, and got caught by the teacher, hahaha! ]
The prince's eyes were wet.
Why was I caught, don't you know what's going on! You don't think of a solution for me, and you are still talking nonsense!
[What a pity, if I were the prince, I would tell Lord Quan that I found the person who often used the toilet in the East Palace and was lazy and didn't flush, and I was going to catch him! ]
Quan Yingzhang looked at Xu Yanmiao suddenly.
Even the prince stopped crying, and I don't know how happy he was in his heart.
The two of them - or many other officials in the Eastern Palace have had enough of the man who doesn't flush the toilet after going to the toilet!
Very dirty, very smelly, and very uncivilized!
But no matter how many times the prince emphasized in the Eastern Palace, the man who doesn't flush the toilet after going to the toilet still often doesn't flush the toilet and does his own thing.
'When I catch him...' The prince muttered viciously in his heart: 'I will definitely punch him hard in the abdomen and make him bend over. Then kick him on the knee and make him kneel on the ground! Kneel down and admit his mistake! '
[Huh? Why are you all staring at me? ]
The prince winked at Princess Xiangyang, who tilted her head in confusion, as if she didn't understand at all.
The prince: "..."
If you have good friends, you don't need a brother, right!
The prince stepped forward and took care of himself. He pulled Xu Yanmiao aside and whispered, "Xu Lang, you have to help me this time, otherwise if the tutor tells my father about it, I will be in big trouble."
Xu Yanmiao smiled guiltily, "Okay, how can I help?"
- After all, it was he who led the devils here.
The prince whispered, "I will hold a banquet in the East Palace tonight and invite all the officials of the East Palace. You can also come and ask the tutor for me, okay?"
Xu Yanmiao glanced at the prince cautiously, thought about it, and nodded, "Then I'll try, I'm not sure if it will work."
"It's okay, just give it a try."
*
At night, the lights in the East Palace were turned on.
Carriages were parked at the gate of the imperial city, and the ministers walked to the East Palace.
- This dynasty is different from other dynasties. In other dynasties, officials of the East Palace were dedicated to the position, but in Daxia, important officials in the court also served as officials of the East Palace.
Xu Yanmiao did not seek special treatment this time. He walked to the East Palace honestly and listened to the ministers' gossip on the way.
Hearing this: "Animals also understand human nature. The big black dog I raised at home has been around the crib since my fifth sister was born. If someone it didn't know approached, it would keep barking. The cat at home is not allowed to approach. Even if a sparrow flies in through the window, it must be driven out."
Xu Yanmiao said "Oh wow", and guessed in his heart that this was probably an official from Guangxi. People there call their daughters "jie", usually ranking + jie.
I also heard: "What kind of wife is the surname Cui? Meng Su Meng Ziping from Zuo Chunfang is a poor husband. Not only does he take on the work of maids and servants at home, but he is also beaten and scolded by his wife. I heard that he personally went to the kitchen to make a bowl of egg porridge for his wife. His wife took a bite and thought it was too hot, so she slapped him. That day, Meng Ziping went to court with half a slap mark on her face."
Xu Yanmiao's eyes, which were already big, widened even wider.
[Really? Really? This is too fierce!]
East Palace official number one: "Really? I remember that he married the daughter of the Tongzhi of Jinan Prefecture in Shandong? Isn't this girl famous for her quietness?"
[False propaganda? Like saying that someone is 1.7 meters tall and almost 1.8 meters tall? 】
Eastern Palace official No. 2: "Oh! It turns out it's fake! Meng Ziping is so patient that he didn't even divorce his wife."
【Then maybe one is willing to fight and the other is willing to be beaten?】
Eastern Palace official No. 1: "My dear, you are joking, this..."
He braked suddenly.
Who was talking to them just now? !
【Eh? You don't want to talk anymore? Go listen somewhere else!】
Eastern Palace official No. 1 and No. 2 looked at each other, sweat dripping down, more exaggerated than the sky being ripped open and the Milky Way pouring down.
Fortunately, fortunately! I just made a mistake and didn't say anything that would cause Xiao Bai Ze to misunderstand.
*
Xu Yanmiao went behind the East Palace official No. 3 and heard him say that the sauerkraut dumplings at the last East Palace banquet were especially delicious, and he wanted to eat three big bowls this time!
[Wow! Is it really that delicious! Write it down!]
East Palace official No. 3 was about to nod with a smile, but he saw Xu Lang walking past him and heading straight for No. 4. He was so scared that he stood there motionless.
Almost!
The fear of East Palace official No. 3 shot out.
If he nodded a little faster, the fact that he could hear his inner voice would be exposed.
He wanted to remind No. 4, but after looking at the distance, he could only do nothing and prayed silently in his heart that nothing would happen.
*
Number 4 and Number 5 said, "I feel like I don't remember much. After the banquet in the East Palace tonight, I will resign from my position to His Majesty."
Number 5: "Ah? But you are less than fifty years old..."
Number 4: "I don't want to either. But if I don't retire early, if something goes wrong in my official duties in the future..."
[The old emperor will never let you off easily!]
Number 5: "Why are you so--"
[Huh? What? You can't handle pressure?]
"..."
Of course, that's how you address His Majesty.
Number 5 and Number 4 looked at each other and were much more polite during the conversation, carefully choosing the use of each word, so that if they didn't notice and echoed Xu Yanmiao's thoughts, they could make up for it in time.
*
Why hold a banquet in the East Palace?
After all, if it is set up in a wine house, what if the person who goes to the toilet without flushing is a palace maid in the East Palace? The palace maids cannot be called out of the palace.
Although this possibility is smaller than his father's sudden emergence of a true love among the people, but! What if!
The prince's face was full of solemnity.
Then, he rubbed his hands, ready to go.
"Don't let me catch you! Otherwise, even if you are the Minister of War, I will still beat you!"
Former Minister of War, current Left Prime Minister Li Qian: "Ah!"
rubbed his nose.
Strange, he hasn't been cool recently?
...
At the signal of the prince, fruits, cold drinks, soups and other diuretic things were continuously served to Xu Yanmiao's table. Finally, after three rounds of wine and five dishes, Xu Yanmiao could not hold it anymore and went to the toilet.
Then, he triggered the key words.
[Damn it, I don't really want to go...]
[It seems that someone has gone to the toilet in there several times without flushing the toilet... Did this person not go to the toilet tonight?] Here
it comes!!!
The prince suddenly felt like an ant on a hot stone, unable to sit still.
Quan Yingzhang tightened his crutches.
——He specially changed to a cast iron one! He was so tired from switching back and forth with his two hands after walking all the way here, and it would be unfair to these two hands holding the pen if he didn't make enough.
The other officials of the East Palace were also shocked, and their eyes were fixed on the direction of the toilet.
They were all poor people who had not flushed the toilet for a long time.
Will the truth come out tonight!
[Let me look through it. Wow, how can this person who doesn't flush the toilet be so cunning, saying that he didn't flush because he was in a hurry to go back to work and devoted his life energy to work? Workaholics can't not flush the toilet! ]
The eyes of the officials present immediately turned to the so-called "Workaholic" who stayed in the government office until midnight every day and returned home. Now he was the most panicked person in the whole table - the Minister of Personnel and the guest of the prince, Zhou Chun.
Zhou Chun was sweating profusely, trying hard to recall whether he had done such a thing.
He clearly remembered that he didn't do it!
But Xu Yanmiao was so confident, could it be that he did it but forgot?!
This, this...
The more the Minister of Personnel thought about it, the more uncertain he became, and the more frightened he became.
Xu Yanmiao was furious: [How shameless! I see that Minister Zhou Chunzhou works overtime more than him, and he always cleans up thoroughly! ]
The Minister of Personnel almost twisted the chopsticks in his hand into a dough twist.
So this is what it feels like to be vindicated! Although
Xu Yanmiao brought about this crisis, at this moment he just wanted to hold Xu Yanmiao's hand and say with tears in his eyes, "Mr. Xu, my innocence is clear from now on."
[Oh, but it may be that I am old and forgetful, so I am trying to make up for it with a mouthful. But every time I bring a book in, I read it for a long time. It's easy to get hemorrhoids at this age. Xu Yanmiao was shocked: [
He said he loved books, but sometimes when there was no toilet paper, he didn't even ring the bell to call for help, but directly tore up a book to wipe his butt... and he used his precious collection of books. What kind of new "I love you, so I have to humiliate you" Prey is this...]
Scholar Le - in fact, he should be called Doctor Le now. In the previous official transfer, he was also among them. He was transferred to the Ministry of War and became a doctor.
He often brought books into the toilet to read, and it usually took at least a quarter of an hour to read.
Doctor Le was shocked. Facing the death gazes of the whole audience, he wished Xu Yanmiao was not there now, so that he could shout out angrily: I didn't! ! !
Although you said that I might forget to flush the toilet because of my age and I can't refute it, but I will never use my collection of books to wipe my butt! ! ! When I was young, I had no paper and no one to call for help outside, so I used my underwear instead of books!!! It is absolutely impossible for me...
wait, it is really impossible for me...right? The Alzheimer's disease that Xu Lang mentioned last time seemed to make people forget things frequently and change their temperament drastically... Doctor Le was fidgeting and sweating.
[Found it!]
Xu Yanmiao said happily: [The Minister of Agriculture who didn't flush the toilet after going to the toilet! He didn't go to the toilet tonight!]
[Great! He didn't go to the toilet in the East Palace tonight, I can rest assured!]
Han Yi, Minister of Agriculture and Right Censor of the Right Spring Office, was stunned for a moment, and cold sweat came down all of a sudden.
He looked up and saw the prince staring at him expressionlessly, which was quite like his father.
Looking to the left again, the Minister of Personnel, who almost failed to explain himself, had veins bulging on the back of his hands, ready to beat him up at any time. Looking
to the right again, Doctor Le had a ferocious expression. Seeing him looking at him, he suddenly glared at him fiercely and nervously stuffed the book he brought to the table into his arms.
"Hiss--"
Now, every piece of flesh in Shaoqing Si Nong's body was jumping.