The Misogyny Emperor's Elderly Maid 45
Where there is a big reward, there will always be capable people.
Emperor Yanxing issued a call for talented people and recruited skilled craftsmen.
Those who can build ships and weapons will be rewarded with official positions and titles based on their merits, regardless of their status.
Not to mention low status, even if a criminal has done meritorious service, his merit can be used to offset his crime.
As soon as this decree was announced, the whole scene was in an uproar.
Countless skilled people rushed to the capital frantically.
If the prisoners in jail have families, they will send them messages.
One young man even went to Beijing in heavy snow.
Descendants of Mohism!
Bei Lingyao didn't expect that there were Mohist craftsmen in this world.
This young man actually went to the capital to file a complaint, but he did not expect that Emperor Yanxing would issue an order to recruit talents, so he signed up directly.
The young man also wrote down his name, Mo Zhou, a descendant of the Mohist school.
These four words caught the recorder's attention.
"Descendants of the Mohist school, are there any descendants of the Mohist school?"
The recorder couldn't help but speak out. In the previous dynasty, the Mohist school built an imperial tomb for the tyrant emperor, but one rainy night, the emperor's tomb was struck by lightning.
The Mohists suffered a terrible fate as the enraged emperor ordered the execution of all nine clans.
Therefore, almost everyone in the Dajing Dynasty thought that Mohism was extinct.
Now a young man named Mo suddenly appeared and wrote that he was a member of the Mo family, which naturally aroused doubts.
This was exactly the question Mo Zhou wanted. He went to the capital to file a complaint, wishing he could see the emperor immediately.
That’s why the young man in front of him was extremely arrogant.
Naturally, this matter was reported to the palace.
Emperor Yanxing was also surprised to learn about the descendants of Mohism.
Although the imperial mausoleum built by the Mohists for the previous dynasty's tyrant was struck by lightning and the emperor executed all nine generations of the family, the reputation of the Mohists was not affected.
No one would blame the Mohists. They just thought that the tyrant had committed many evil things and was punished by heaven.
Emperor Yanxing did not meet the young man from the Mohist school immediately.
This time the court wanted to build a large ship, and Emperor Yanxing wanted to personally evaluate the craftsmen.
On this day, countless craftsmen gathered in the square of the imperial palace.
Some make weapons and hidden weapons, and some build ships.
Mo Zhou, a young Mohist boy, built a warship model, attracting everyone's attention.
Emperor Yanxing looked at the warship model and liked it more and more.
The prince also couldn't let it go.
Civil and military officials also surrounded Mo Zhou's model warship and asked many questions.
Mo Zhou also answered one by one, without any stage fright.
In addition to Mo Zhou, more than ten craftsmen also stood out.
They were all transferred to the Ministry of Works, and Emperor Yanxing gave them official positions and manpower.
After returning to the imperial study, Emperor Yanxing was thinking about bringing these models to Fuhua Palace to show Bei Lingyao.
"Your Majesty, the ink master requests an audience."
Emperor Yanxing paused, and said to the Mohist master, the descendant of the Mohist school whom he had just rewarded.
"Xuan"
As soon as Mo Zhou came in, he knelt down in front of Emperor Yanxing.
He was about to file a complaint in public, but reason prevailed and he did not ruin the craftsman assessment competition.
He has been granted an official position by the emperor and has the opportunity to meet the emperor.
So, he came to ask for a meeting immediately.
"I am accusing Prince Qing of treason and have taken my father and brother away to forge large ships and weapons."
Xiu Fu was shocked that Prince Qing was planning a rebellion.
"Do you have any evidence?"
When the princes rebelled before, Prince Qing made some small moves but did not join in the rebellion.
Later, Emperor Yanxing dealt with Prince Qi and others, and Prince Qing fell into complete obscurity.
As long as Prince Qing behaves himself, Emperor Yanxing will not be so intolerant of him.
But now Mo Zhou is suing Prince Qing for treason.
"I am a resident of Dahe Village, Hulai County, Qingzhou Prefecture. My father is a carpenter who often takes on some work. My brother is the son-in-law of a blacksmith, and I am studying in a college.
One day, someone asked my father to help build a ship, offering high wages, so he agreed. However, he had a disagreement with the shipbuilder and was kicked out of the shipbuilding team. He returned home, feeling extremely depressed and unhappy.
When I heard about this, I worked with my father to modify the model ship at home. My father was also determined to build a better ship than the shipbuilder to prove that he was right.
Unexpectedly, my brother and the blacksmith were captured and taken away. When I returned to the village from the academy, I found that the village was guarded, so I had to sneak back home at night.
My sister-in-law said that my father and brother were arrested as well. Even the young and middle-aged men in the village were conscripted, as were the strong women. The wages were very high, and many people were scrambling to go, but only my father, brother, and sister-in-law's father were secretly arrested.
After a secret investigation, I discovered that the place where the villagers were was an iron mine. The villagers were tied with iron chains while mining. If they were slow, they would be whipped. Anyone who dared to escape would be killed by the supervisor.
I left quietly without disturbing them, intending to report the incident to the authorities, but I discovered that the supervisor had entered the county magistrate's house."
"Your Majesty, the county magistrate's daughter is the concubine of Prince Qing. I heard that she gave birth to two sons and a daughter for Prince Qing. The county magistrate's grandson is also a companion to Prince Qing's son. I also discovered that the county magistrate's companion grandson went to the mine himself..."
When Emperor Yanxing heard this, he knew that Prince Qing had not given up on the throne.
He also admired his brothers.
King Qing's fiefdom was in Qingzhou. Hulai County was a very remote small county. Although there was a river in Dahe Village, it was in the mountains.
Prince Qing really has good intentions.
"The warship model was also taken away?"
Emperor Yanxing was thinking about how the warships made by Mo Zhou's father compared to those made by Mo Zhou.
"No, my father didn't take it away, but he destroyed it as well."
Mo Zhou took out a cloth bag from his arms, and when he opened it, he found a model that had been stepped on.
It was obvious that Mo Zhou's father had stepped on it on purpose.
Mo Zhou pieced it together for a moment, "This is the large ship my father built. I learned craftsmanship from him since I was young. I thought I would inherit his craft, but he sent me to school instead. I learned that the emperor wanted a warship, so I improved on my father's large ship."
Emperor Yanxing had Mo Zhou placed there and arranged for the Black Dragon Guards to investigate.
When the Mo family was executed along with all nine clans in the previous dynasty, one of their sons escaped and went to Dahe Village, where he lived in hiding. It was only the generation of Heizhou's father that used the surname Mo again.
Mo Zhou's father was a carpenter, and his brother was the son-in-law and apprentice of a blacksmith, who sent Mo Zhou to study in academy.
It can be seen that Mo Zhou's father really wanted the Mohist school to flourish.
"Do your best. I will send people to investigate Prince Qing's rebellion and do my best to ensure the safety of your father, brother, and your sister-in-law's father. As for your sister-in-law and nephew, I will have them brought to the capital."
Mo Zhou was now completely relieved.
I just hope my father, brother, sister-in-law and nephew are all well.
After Mo Zhou left, Emperor Yanxing went to Fuhua Palace.
The Crown Prince, Princess Fengyang and other princes and princesses were all there, and they happened to be listening to the Crown Prince talking about the examination grounds.
Emperor Yanxing brought models with him, including various warship models, as well as various weapons, farm tools, etc.
Bei Lingyao actually saw the waterwheel and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, as expected, when there is a big reward, there will be capable people.
Emperor Yanxing talked about the affairs between Prince Qing and the Mohist school, and Bei Lingyao just felt that Prince Qing was courting death.
Isn’t it good to live a good life? Why are you so pessimistic?
If Emperor Yanxing was a foolish and incompetent emperor, it would be understandable that these princes of the previous emperor wanted to rebel.
And why didn't they rebel when Emperor Yanxing was a puppet?
But at that time, he might still be developing slowly.
Now that I feel like I have grown wings, I can’t sit still anymore.
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