Chapter 224 Zhao De
The Eighth Wise King was named Zhao De, as he meant virtuous.
In order to make the story have a legendary flavor, the storyteller deliberately said that it was the will of heaven who sent the Eight Wise Kings to the earth to protect Southern Chu from being swallowed up by Southern Yan.
You must know that the current little emperor was nominated by the Lanling Xiao family and the prince of the Duke Dingguo of Southern Yan.
How could the prince of Duke Dingguo of Southern Yan be a good person?
He lurked in Southern Wu for five years, deceived Princess Ronghua's feelings, and stole Southern Wu's inside information, so that when the Southern Yan army invaded, Southern Wu was unable to resist and surrendered without a fight.
Hearing this, Zhu Huaizhen found it a little funny.
How much money did the storyteller receive from Ali that he tried so hard to discredit Chen Mingan?
However, she listened with great pleasure.
The storyteller had finished saying all the curses she wanted to say.
Zhao De was also a scholar who passed the Juren exam. Juren was considered a semi-official position, but Zhao De was a prince and could not hold an official position, so he had to reveal his identity and give up the Juren position to the waiting scholar.
Therefore, Zhao De sympathized with scholars and knew how difficult it was to study hard.
He rented out the house at the back to scholars at half the market price.
When the young emperor ascended the throne, he set up an extra imperial examination.
The imperial examination system in Southern Chu was not as transparent as that in Southern Yan.
Half of the places are reserved for aristocratic families.
The remaining half of the places belong to the common people.
Even if those scholars failed the imperial examination, they would still remember the kindness of the Eighth Wise King Zhao De.
With them spreading the word, we can achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Zhu Huaizhen couldn't help but marvel at Ali's great progress and his strategy.
I just don’t know how virtuous this Eighth Wise King is.
Zhu Huaizhen was about to leave the teahouse and return to Haiyue Cottage to rest.
By the way, please bring some soy sauce chicken for Tu Mi, she is really thinking about it.
However, just as Zhu Huaizhen was asking a passerby for the address of a shop selling soy sauce chicken, a horse-drawn carriage came crashing down on him. Zhu Huaizhen was stunned for a moment, wondering if someone was about to perform a heroic rescue scene, when he saw two horses' hooves raised high and then gently dropped, as if someone had tightened the reins.
The man had a handsome appearance and a gentle smile. He was wearing a set of stone-blue silk brocade robes engraved with precious flowers. They were simple, elegant and generous, but the material was not affordable for ordinary people.
Zhu Huaizhen instantly understood that this hero came to save the beauty for her.
Given Ali's stingy nature, he would definitely not do that.
Then, the Eighth Wise King Zhao De has been bribed.
"My lady, I am Zhao De. I am sorry for my poor horse and for frightening you." Zhao De bowed politely.
"It's really outrageous. How does Your Highness the Wise King plan to deal with it?" Zhu Huaizhen smiled like a flower, his eyes moving.
Zhao De wanted to pretend to be confused, but Zhu Huaizhen just didn't agree with him.
"Everyone, anyone who has suffered losses from setting up stalls today can go to Prince Xian's mansion to collect three taels of silver!" Zhao De raised his voice with a faint smile.
After hearing this, everyone was very grateful.
"Your Highness the Virtuous King, you have no official position and no fiefdom. You only rely on the meager income from selling wontons and renting out houses. Where do you get the money to take care of everyone?" Zhu Huaizhen smiled, and his eyes were clear and transparent.
"This lady is as beautiful as a flower and eloquent. She must be Princess Ronghua." Zhao De deliberately changed the subject and bowed again politely.
After he finished speaking, the audience was very curious about what the legendary Princess Ronghua looked like, and they surrounded Zhu Huaizhen tightly. Zhao De slowly withdrew, his smile faded, and a fleeting ferocious look flashed in his eyes.
People who live in poverty have no capital to be virtuous, especially those who were born into the royal Zhao family of Southern Chu.
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