Chapter 628: Lichun Pavilion!
"I've also read in the Express that your Majesty's adopted sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, add up to several thousand, more than the population of a city."
"Oh my god~"
"There are so many people, I'm afraid even His Majesty himself can't recognize them all~"
The convoy staggered past each other, and Shen Lanxi understood something: things in Wencheng are more expensive than those in Xining, even accommodation is more expensive. Otherwise, it would be unnecessary to travel a day's distance just to save a few cents.
Liu Yan replied: "Nie Congzhou, the garrison commander of Wencheng, is indeed His Majesty's adopted son. However, Nie Congzhou is different from the others. He relied on donations from his family to come before His Majesty, and then climbed up to the position of garrison commander step by step."
She remembered this person.
"This person used to follow Xiao Fang."
"Yes, that's him. Your Majesty has a good memory."
Shen Lanxi: "I remember his family is a silk merchant."
Liu Yan nodded: "Your Majesty's memory is really one in a million. He even remembers what his family does."
"I was born into a merchant family. Last year, I abolished the system that prohibited people of merchant family from taking the imperial examinations."
Liu Yan replied: "Many people in the army come from merchant families. They are not prominent in the army, but once they come to the court, they will definitely be resisted by the clean stream."
"Poor students rely on the support of several generations or even an entire clan to take the imperial examination. Merchants, on the other hand, have plenty of money to hire teachers for their children. If poor students are put together with students from merchants, I'm afraid the poor students will feel it's unfair."
Liu Yan replied: "That was in the past. Now, thanks to your majesty's grace, all the people of our Great Zhou can go to school. This unfairness has been broken."
Shen Lanxi smiled softly and had already entered Wencheng while speaking.
"Boss, how much is a bun?"
"Vegetable buns are ten cents, meat buns are twenty cents."
"Boss, how much is the tea?"
"Boss, how much is a set of ready-made clothes?"
After some shopping, Liu Yanhui already had an idea.
"The price here is indeed higher than in Xining, but not by much. It's only two to three cents more for each kind."
It was already evening, and by the time they settled down, it was dark.
A bell rang, and after a while, Liu Yanhui came over to explain.
"It's the sound of the bells closing the city gates, and..."
Shen Lanxi: "Just say it."
Liu Yan replied: "Just now I saw a lot of men going out, so I went up to ask a few questions. They said that it's different here at night than during the day, there are brothels and mansions."
Shen Lanxi raised her eyebrows. She had not banned Qinlou and Chuguan before, but only strictly prohibited officials from entering and leaving.
The officials in the capital were accustomed to observing people's words and expressions, and they probably saw that she was unhappy, so the places for such pleasure-seeking were gradually decreasing.
There used to be more than thirty such places in the capital, but now there are only eight left. Except for the families of criminals who could not redeem themselves, most of them have redeemed themselves and left.
With her as the emperor around, none of the maids in the Qinlou and Chuguan dared to stop her.
"I didn't expect that the expensive things those traveling merchants said were expensive would be this expensive."
Qinlou and Chuguan are the tombs of heroes and dens of illicit sex. No matter how wealthy one is, if you fall into them, you will come out penniless.
Liu Yanhui said coldly, "I didn't expect that under the jurisdiction of Wencheng, there would be a place where filth and corruption would grow. Nie Congzhou is indeed a merchant. He only cares about money, not Qingming."
Shen Lanxi stood up.
"Let's go and take a look."
Liu Yanhui was stunned. What was he going to see?
That’s the Qinlou Chuguan?
Your Majesty, are you really going?
"Your Majesty, let's not go!"
"How can you set foot in such a dirty place?"
Shen Lanxi said with a smile: "Others can go, why can't I go?"
Liu Yanhui naturally didn't dare to say it because those people were men and you were a woman.
"Your Majesty, how about sending someone to investigate first? If there is no danger, then we can go there?"
Shen Lanxi looked at him coldly.
"Danger? What kind of danger? Is there a tiger in there that can eat me?"
Liu Yanhui's face was full of embarrassment.
If Che Mingyuan were here, he would have to tell you that Your Majesty can go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, but can't go to the place of fireworks?
"If you don't want to go, just stay in the inn." She didn't realize that Liu Yanhui was a pedantic person.
Liu Yanhui said helplessly: "I'll go. Can't we go together?"
Shen Lanxi walked out of the inn with a smile. It was indeed a little different outside from during the day. The eaves of the houses on the street were full of red lanterns, and there were many vendors outside.
“It’s very lively.”
Liu Yanhui quickly signaled to the guards to protect His Majesty.
"Your Majesty, I'll go ask for directions." Liu Yan replied.
"No, just follow them."
Liu Yanhui looked around curiously: "How did your Majesty know that?"
Shen Lanxi said naturally: "Those men were all dressed up, with heavy purses around their waists, and when they talked with others, they laughed obscenely from time to time."
Liu Yanhui was embarrassed again.
"Your Majesty knows a lot."
Shen Lanxi said casually: "Haven't you been there before?"
Liu Yan's eyes almost popped out of her head when she heard this, as if she went there often.
"I've been there."
Liu Yanhui: He only knew that Your Majesty was extremely brave and wise, but he didn't expect that Your Majesty's curiosity was so strong.
"Your Majesty is truly well-informed!"
Shen Lanxi laughed and said, "Okay, okay, since you have never been there, I will take you to see the world today."
Liu Yan's face turned red when she replied. Fortunately it was night. If it was daytime, her face would have been too red to be looked at.
The emperor actually took important officials of the court to visit a place of brothels. If the officials in the capital knew about this, they would definitely impeach him to death.
Shen Lanxi reminded Liu Yanhui: "This matter must be kept secret. If people in the capital knew about it, they would definitely think that you led me astray."
Liu Yanhui's face was filled with horror. It was unbelievable. Who was leading whom astray?
"Your Majesty, I find that you are really..."
"What is it?"
"Trick the Minister."
"How can it be called a pit? I am just being helpful."
Do you think I believe it?
Following the well-dressed men, we soon arrived at our destination.
"Your Majesty will be passing by here in the next few days while he is on his expedition to the east. Starting tomorrow, Lichun Hall will be closed until your Majesty leaves. Don't miss out tomorrow."
The people in Lichun Pavilion shouted three times in succession, and then eight strong men carried a huge treasure bowl and placed it in the center.
"If you want to go in, you can pay now to go in."
Shen Lanxi looked at the three words "Lichun Pavilion" and walked in with a sneer.
"You need to pay three hundred taels to enter, and you can only go to the first floor. If you want to go to the second floor, Your Majesty will give you another three hundred taels, and so on."
When Liu Yanhui heard that he had to pay three hundred taels just to enter the door, he immediately felt distressed.
"Your Majesty, it's too expensive. Let's not go in."
Shen Lanxi rolled her eyes at him: "Here."
It’s not that he can’t afford it, Liu Yanhui just simply doesn’t want Your Majesty to go in.
"Wait for me..."
While paying the money, His Majesty was almost entering the door, and Liu Yanhui hurried to catch up.
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