The crossed scholar

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"Bastard! What are you talking about? Somebody, put this guy in a prison for me!" Yu Qianrou was really angry this time, and locked Zhu Xiaobao up!

"Hey! Hey! Hey! What is this called, am I discussing with you? Wait, wait, let me go, or I can do it!" Zhu Xiaobao shouted in surprise and anxiety , but the guards around the emperor were all at the level of great martial arts masters. The two of them held Zhu Xiaobao up, making it impossible for him to fight back!Because as soon as it comes up, the opportunity is lost.Besides, could it be that they really did something in the palace?

"Hmph! Starve him for three days, see if he still dares to mess around?" Yu Qianrou said bitterly.

Back in her study, Yu Qianrou hurriedly asked: "Mr. Murong, is it wrong to do this? Don't let him really hate me?" I love e-books

"Don't worry, just let him calm down, and let him reflect on it inside. All major events in the future will be done by him. If you don't calm down now, he will still eat, drink and play all day long!" It turned out that Murong Feng had already been sitting in the study waiting, and she already knew what happened in the front hall just now!

"Okay then! In fact, I really want to pass on the throne to him. As you can see, if I rely on my strength, I won't be able to recover Nanzirui Kingdom at all, but for the sake of inheritance, I must recover it! So ..." Yu Qianrou said hesitantly.

"So you're moved? But have you ever thought about it? He accepted the throne with impure motives and no sense of responsibility at all. Didn't you listen to what he said? You will still be in power at that time, and she wants such an identity! "Murong Feng also shook his head and smiled wryly, he has never seen such a bastard before!"Zhu Xiaobao can be regarded as the first in the world!

"Then what do you say?" Yu Qianrou asked angrily.

"Please give it to him, he doesn't know how to cherish it! Let him know the responsibilities and obligations in the process, so that he can put his mind on the right path!" Murong Feng smiled softly. To be honest, she It is also very helpless to take Zhu Xiaobao, but the current situation must make Zhu Xiaobao mature and have his own responsibilities and responsibilities!

"Okay! Listen to you!"

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"Come here! Prisoners have to eat, right? Bring me some tofu soup and sauced beef! I want some soup, and vegetables..." Zhu Xiaobao called out frequently in the cell, with two consecutive It's a bit unbearable to have nothing to eat!

"Come here! Bring me some food. It's been two days. You want to starve me to death? Does my sister know? When I get out, I will kill the head of this cell!" Zhu Xiaobao yelled anxiously, he didn't expect that he had been starved for a day and a half!This taste is really uncomfortable!

"Come here! Is there any steamed buns? It's really not good, you can give me steamed buns... You go and tell my sister and Military Master Murong, I know I'm wrong, let me out?" Zhu Xiaobao was already weak on the third day The one is humming twice, and the rest of the time is lying down, saving too much physical exertion!

Unexpectedly, there was a real response at this moment, Murong Feng really came in military uniform with a few female guards, sitting outside the cell, Murong Feng asked calmly: "I heard you want to see me? Tell me, what's the matter? I'm still busy!"

"Hmph! Give me a steamed bun first, I'm almost starving to death! Murong Feng, you treat a prince like this, do you know that this is a capital crime!" Zhu Xiaobao said lying on the bed.

"Oh! Then I'm sorry, you are a prisoner now, I'm just listening to a prisoner's appeal, if you don't say anything, then I'll leave!" Murong Feng stood up, turned around and left!

"Come back! Come back! Well, I don't blame you, listen to me?" Zhu Xiaobao was really in a hurry this time, and hurriedly got up and shouted eagerly.

"Hmm! Well, give him a steamed bun!" Murong Feng forced a smile and said, the female guard also threw him a steamed bun with a straight face!

"Damn it! I saw something to eat, but there's meat in it? Oh my god, this is the best fucking steamed bun I've ever eaten, not one of them! ... Is there any more?" Zhu Xiaobao finished the steamed bun in two or three bites, and stretched out his hand to ask for more!

"I gave you the food to give you the energy to speak. Now you can speak? What's wrong? What are you going to do? I'll report back to His Majesty! Your Majesty is waiting!" Murong Feng looked at Zhu Xiaobao's devouring look, I couldn't bear it in my heart, wondering if I was too cruel this time, would this fellow be jealous of myself?

"I... My mistake is that I shouldn't want to be a nominal emperor, I should really be a pragmatic emperor! You go tell my sister, I am willing to take over the throne!" Zhu Xiaobao said seriously .

"Ha! What a whimsical idea. After two days in prison, you actually want to be the emperor? Let's go, it seems that he still has physical illusions, let him stay here for a few days!" Murong Feng sneered, turned around and wanted to leave!

"Hey, hey, what do you guys mean? Tell me, what do you want me to do? I promise to do my best!"

"Well! His Majesty said, I will give you a 'King of England' and three counties, and you will manage it yourself, and the tax burden will be doubled! What do you think?"

"I am willing, I am willing, as long as I can get out of this cell, I am willing..."

"You haven't asked which three counties it is?"

"It's okay! It's okay! As long as you can go out, as long as there are still living people in these three counties, then it's fine!"

"..."

Chapter 492

Holding the iron railing of the cell, Zhu Xiaobao suddenly came back to his senses: "Wait, King Ying? So I'm the prince now?"

"Yes" Murong Feng lowered his head and said in a low voice.

"Then why don't you let me out? You guys are so courageous!" Zhu Xiaobao suddenly shouted aggressively.

"Yes! Open the door for King Ying Qiantui!" Murong Feng turned around and ordered, and then waved to the outside of the cell.

Immediately, the sound of gongs and drums, and a joyous atmosphere, came in a lot of people, the leader was actually Zhu Rong, followed by Ying Xiuxiu, the old apprentice and others, even Jumei followed, and many of them were Zhu Xiao The female warrior Bao is most familiar with...

"Hmm! Greetings to the King of England, Thousand Years Old! Hmm, it really hurts a bit! Have you suffered these two days?" Zhu Rong was actually wearing the clothes of the princess, which was even more luxurious than that of Princess Wen, and she was quite imposing. Sure enough, he is the master of the harem!But as soon as Zhu Rong came up, she said with concern and heartache.Then he turned around and ordered: "Present the lunch to Lord Chitose first, and the others are going to bathe and change clothes for Chitose!"

"Yeah! Delicious, delicious, old apprentice, your skills have improved!" Zhu Xiaobao sat in the bathtub, letting Ying Xiuxiu and others bathe him, and he only cared about eating and drinking. After three days, my eyes turned green!

"Master...you take it easy, why do I look a little worried?" The old apprentice was worried as he watched from the sidelines, eating like this is no worse than Jumei!

"No... um... It's okay, I can still eat..." Zhu Xiaobao was really good at eating, and he ate half a chicken. If it wasn't for changing his clothes, he would still want to eat the remaining half of the chicken. I only ate it too!

Putting on a new set of clothes, it was still the prince's court dress, the purple court dress was also embroidered with a silver dragon pattern, Zirui Kingdom respected purple in addition to the emperor's bright yellow color!Although the crown of the King of England is a bit heavy, but the neat and domineering British Dynasty uniform made Zhu Xiaobao feel like a king!It's just that Zhu Xiaobao's walking is a little awkward now, and it seems that it is a little difficult to walk on the shoulders of the old apprentice.

"Master, are you alright?" the old apprentice asked worriedly.

"Nonsense, a full man doesn't know that a hungry man is hungry, and a hungry man doesn't know that a full man is full! I have learned both!" Zhu Xiaobao felt that he had eaten too much, and he was struggling to walk!So he doesn't have time to talk to Murong Feng now, he really wanted to take revenge!

On the second day, in the court hall, the great eunuch Yu An loudly read out the imperial decree, which was to show the world that Zhu Xiaobao's status as the 'King of England'!But in the imperial decree, they are all words of praise: destroy the pirate Yang Batie, team up with Princess Island to repel the Seventh Princess, subdue Yu Li and other female warriors, etc... Anyway, it sounds like it shouldn't be spent in prison for three days people!

All the civil and military people present came forward to congratulate. Although the fourth brother-in-law Qin Qiang was a bit unwilling, he had no choice but to smile and come forward to congratulate!Who doesn't know that Zhu Xiaobao's status is so high that no one can shake it!

Moreover, it is said that this "King of England" also boasted that the annual tax paid and offerings to the court will be doubled!This made thoughtful people like Qin Qiang shrank their necks, feeling that they didn't have such skills!

After one day of celebration, Zhu Xiaobao took Zhu Rong to the long-legged land of the Suzaku clan the next day. After more than a month of traveling, Zhu Xiaobao's cultivation has improved!The condensed form of the white tiger was actually more solid, and its size was also bigger!Although he was defeated by Suzaku Dharma again, he is not as embarrassed as before!

"How did you improve your cultivation? Could it be with Princess Nineteen?" Zhu Rong asked with a little sourness.

"Where did I go, apart from being with Wu Yue a few more times, I didn't get out of the court once! I think this is the talent! I feel that the fifth level of 'Bitter Ambition' has been completed, One step away, we should be able to break through to the sixth floor!" Zhu Xiaobao let Zhu Rong lean on his chest and said.

"Hmph! Smelly! Hey, Xiaobao, do you really want to take over His Majesty's throne?" Zhu Rong asked expectantly.

"It doesn't matter, it depends on the need! Why do you really want me to be the emperor? Aren't you the heir of the Suzaku clan? You don't want to start the land of inheritance?" Zhu Xiaobao asked a little surprised.

"Yeah, I don't think my aptitude can open the land of inheritance. I still want to live a more comfortable life! I still like the feeling of commanding the harem!" Zhu Rong blushed slightly and whispered.

"Hey! Don't think about making progress!" Zhu Xiaobao said with a smile.

"You don't want to make progress! If you want to be a prince, you have to be put in a prison first. I'm afraid you are the only one who has this kind of thing! Hey, do you resent Murong Feng? Can you really be a good prince? ?" Zhu Rong asked with a charming face.

"Well, in fact, I still can't see that they are aggressive methods, but I really want to be careful now, and it is time to recover Nanzi Ruiguo! Yu Shichang is always a hidden danger!" Zhu Xiao Bao nodded, and said very seriously.s home

"Hmph! I'm afraid it's also for the nineteenth princess?" Zhu Rong still asked sourly.

"No! I gave her the chance! Only when I become stronger can I give others a chance, instead of begging for others!" Zhu Xiaobao suddenly said domineeringly.

"It seems that Military Master Murong's painstaking efforts were not in vain, you really started to wake up!" Zhu Rong said with a little relief, feeling more and more secure by Zhu Xiaobao's side!

"Hey! From tomorrow onwards, I will try my best to be strong, but for now, let's do double cultivation first?" Zhu Xiaobao suddenly returned to his rascally look, and pushed Zhu Rong to the ground.

"You!... Still don't want to make progress!"

"No! I'm not thinking about... going in!"

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The three counties in Zhu Xiaobao's hands include Yingjian County, Pingguang County, and another one called "Huiwen County". It turns out that there used to be a great scholar here who served in the court at that time, so here It was renamed as 'Huiwen County', and the people here all regarded themselves as scholars. Compared with other counties, their martial arts cultivation was a bit worse!There is no particularly powerful family here, but many small families scattered all over the place. Relatively speaking, the living environment here is the most peaceful and stable in Beizirui Country!

"You are still in charge of Yingfu County and Pingguang County. I will go to Huiwen County and manage Huiwen County myself!" Zhu Xiaobao said seriously in Murong Feng's tent.

"Huh? Little Treasure... Uh, no! King Ying Qiansui, you only manage a county? Are you so confident?" Murong Feng almost laughed, but now that her status was hindered, she still listened respectfully, and then Only then asked.

"Hey, hello! Murong Feng, you plotted against me earlier, and I didn't bother with you, shouldn't you make some compensation now? Besides, the integration of these two counties is almost complete, and everything is on the right track. , If I take over, there will be conflicts! I go to 'Huiwen County' just to show off my ambitions and show off my 'King of England' super power!" Zhu Xiaobao said with his head held high.

"Pfft!... Well, I really don't need my help? The people there are very sour and talkative, I'm afraid you really can't handle it!" Murong Feng couldn't help laughing.

"Hmph! Don't underestimate me, I can also stick to words, but they may not be able to do it if I know how to do it! Just wait and see, under my rectification, Huiwen County will become very prosperous!" Zhu Xiao Bao said confidently.

"Okay! Then I'll wait and see! I wish Chitose success in advance!" Murong Feng said with a smile and cupped his hands.

Back at the mansion, Zhu Xiaobao arranged for the old apprentice to go to Huiwen County to buy a house for himself first, and count it as his residence in Huiwen County, that is, the temporary residence of the British King Qiantose!Of course, in order to better develop the business, Zhu Xiaobao specially brought Mu Chunyi with him this time!As for the others, they brought two thousand female guards. Of course, Zhu Rong also went with them this time, because the prince Qiantose must have a princess to show his identity!

It was all arranged properly, but at this time Yu Li suddenly came to the door, and she also wanted to follow Zhu Xiaobao to Huiwen County.

It turned out that although Yu Li had returned to the female warriors, she no longer had the prestige of the past. Those female warriors didn't trust her, and they didn't worship her as much as before.Many people have indifferent expressions, just nodding their heads is considered to have greeted her!

It's no wonder that what she did on Nanyi Island really made these female fighters feel cold, but this time because she defeated Yang Batie, it can be regarded as making up for her mistakes. Murong Feng did not pursue her previous crimes again, but these female soldiers The soldiers are still unwilling to follow her, let alone want her to lead the team!

"So you want to follow me? Then what are you going to do in the future?" Zhu Xiaobao looked at her with a little pity, and the current situation was indeed very desolate.

"I want to follow you and start from the beginning, so that they can accept me again!" Yu Li said in a low voice.

"Well, speaking of which, you are also my second sister, so you can follow me. First, you can concentrate on cultivation and restore your cultivation. Second, in Huiwen County, people like you are needed to do some things!" Zhu Xiaobao thought for a while, then nodded and said.Yu Li's martial arts is very strong. When I go to Huiwen County by myself, although I have an old apprentice by my side, it is good to have a strong thug, and these female fighters around me are relatively close to Yu Li.Not too much exclusion!

In the early morning of the third day, Zhu Xiaobao's chariot battle set off. It was still very grand, there were more than a dozen chariots driving, and the female guards around him also changed into the costumes of court guards.The most ridiculous thing is the old apprentice, he also got a guard costume, and he is still a small boss!Walk in the front with a swagger!

And Zhu Xiaobao and Zhu Rong who were sitting in the car were also a little excited!All kinds of flags are fluttering in front and back, and gongs are sounded to clear the way, which is a bit of royal majesty!Zhu Rong looked at Zhu Xiaobao fixedly, and sighed in her heart, she never imagined that the little guy she helped to eliminate the slave mark at the beginning is now an extraordinary King of England...

Chapter 493 After the Sages

When he came to Huiwen County, Zhu Xiaobao realized that this county is not easy.Because those big and small families are not very powerful, and the number of the family is not too large, but they live a very happy life, because the taxes of these families are reduced by half.Correspondingly, the taxes of those common people have increased by half.All laws and regulations are in favor of these families!The reason is that the members of these families are all descendants or disciples of that great scholar, Yu Wenchang.

"Isn't Yu Wenchang the former emperor's teacher! Teach some basic knowledge of literacy and hyphenation, so as to benefit future generations?" Zhu Xiaobao already knew something about the origin of this county before he came, but he didn't expect so much. Unreasonable system!No wonder Murong Feng said that this county is not easy to manage!

"Master! Let me go and investigate?" The old apprentice actually volunteered. He has already forgotten about the Venerable's non-participation in ordinary affairs. It is very enjoyable to follow this master!

"Master! I'll go around too, um! I'll help you visit this county too!" Mu Chunyi also came out and said, this is the first time that Zhu Xiaobao has developed and integrated a county by herself, and she, the second apprentice, also wants to Help Zhu Xiaobao come up with more ideas.Everyone knew that this time Zhu Xiaobao got rid of Murong Feng and wanted to do something big by himself!

"Well, that's fine. You can bring Yu Li with you. Your martial arts are too low. If anything happens, at least Yu Li can guarantee your safety!" Zhu Xiaobao nodded after thinking about it.

The newly bought house is not too small, but there are relatively few rooms and simple facilities. The two thousand female guards had to temporarily set up tents to make do with it!As soon as the fourth elders of the Du family came in, they began to decorate the facade of the house. This is the Palace of the King of England, so of course it must have the necessary style!

Before Zhu Xiaobao could sit down to catch his breath, the Sheriff of Huiwen County had already brought his hands down to pay respects to the King of England, Chitose!Ordinarily, they should have greeted Chitose early at the border of Huiwen County, but now it's just a matter of time, and Zhu Xiaobao didn't care about it!

"I've seen the King of England, Chitose!" The sheriff in his 40s bowed respectfully and respectfully. This was the first time someone bowed to Zhu Xiaobao, and Zhu Xiaobao was still a little uncomfortable!

"Excuse me, show the seat to Governor Yu!" This is in his own mansion, so there is no need to be so restrained, Zhu Xiaobao even gave the county governor a seat, and Ying Xiuxiu and others also acted as maids Role, a stool was brought, and tea was served!

"Thank you, Chitose! This...is the legendary green tea? Sure enough...it's very strange..." Yu Jun's name is Yu Zhongping, and he is also the great-grandson of Yu Wenchang.There is an unwritten rule in this county, that is, the sheriff is recommended from the descendants of the Yu family, and then reported to the imperial court, and it has been inherited like this!It was the first time for Yu Zhongping to drink this kind of brewed green tea, and he thought it was average. He was used to the familiar Sencha, but he still couldn't adapt to this way of drinking tea!

"Hehe! It's normal to be unaccustomed to drinking it. I just settled down here and haven't prepared fried tea yet, so the sheriff please give in!" Zhu Xiaobao said with a smile. This kind of green tea has never been accepted by people, which made Zhu Xiaobao Bao is somewhat depressed. In fact, he has been constantly improving and trying. The current taste is very good, but it will take a long time to change people's tea drinking habits.

"Don't dare! Don't dare! I'll send some good local specialty tea to King Qiansui later. This was carefully prepared by the ancestors of Wenchang, and now it's the most famous specialty here!" Yu Zhongping quickly got up and said respectfully, But it seems to be a conscious reminder that Zhu Xiaobao is all descendants and disciples of Emperor Yu Wenchang, and even this special product is handed down by Mr. Yu Wenchang!

"Well, you must taste it!" Zhu Xiaobao said with a faint smile, but he was a little impatient in his heart. He didn't want to talk nonsense with him, so he asked straightforwardly: "Mr. Yu, why is the tax here so high?" The two systems are treated differently? Some people’s tax cuts are reduced by half, while most of the others are increased by half?”

'hehe!I'm afraid Qiantui doesn't know, this is a rule that has been passed down for decades. When Emperor Yu Wenchang retired and returned to his hometown, because he was poor, he could only buy land and build houses. The first emperor thought that he was poor and simple, so he cut half of the tax!Our descendants and disciples have also followed this rule.As for the taxation of those common people, it has always been like this, and they are voluntary..." Yu Zhongping said arrogantly, but as for the taxation of those common people, he just passed it by...

"Oh? So that's what's going on! But Governor Yu and Huiwen County have been in arrears with the imperial court for years, and even haven't paid a penny for two years. What's going on?" Zhu Xiao Bao said lightly, looking very calm!

"Returning to Chitose, Huiwen County has a large land area and few people, its output is not abundant, and there are frequent droughts and floods. There is really no extra money and food to hand over. The court knows this! In fact, Huiwen County has never asked the court to build river embankments. , This is all paid by the local gentry out of their own pockets! It can be said that they are loyal to the imperial court!" Yu Zhongping looked very impassioned at the end of his speech, and Zhu Xiaobao believed it a little bit!

"Okay! Go back first, and send me the county annals and the county annals of each county. I want to have a look!" Zhu Xiaobao didn't bother to ask any more questions, but said lazily.

The sheriff respectfully bid farewell again, and retreated in fear, but Zhu Xiaobao just waved his hand!

After Governor Yu and the others had left, Zhu Xiaobao slapped the table and cursed: "What, a bachelor who has been dead for decades can still influence such a large group of people, even the entire Huiwen County?" How can his disciples and grandchildren be so grandiose and lazy for a lifetime? Even the taxes that should be handed over to the country are also in arrears, which is justifiable!"

"Xiaobao, this is not a war, these things can only come slowly! I will wait for Mu Chunyi and the others to come back, see what the facts are, and then make a decision!" Zhu Rong walked out at this time , said in a soft voice, she has seen a lot of this kind of thing, she saw more strange things when she was in King Wen's fief, so she knows that it is not so easy to deal with these people!

"Hmph! I know, fighting wits and fighting bravely! Dou Yong, you have seen it, fighting wits, hehe, I will let you see it right away!" Zhu Xiaobao grinned suddenly.

"Pfft! Then I'll wait and see!" Seeing Zhu Xiaobao's appearance, Zhu Rong couldn't help laughing again. The King of England, who had a serious face just now, has now turned into a rascal. I don't know what he will do to clean up the county!

The next night, the old apprentice and Mu Chunyi both came back, and their expressions were not very good. It seems that the news of returning from the visit must not be good news!

"Hey! Old apprentice, you've worked hard, tell me first!" Zhu Xiaobao poured a glass of wine for the old apprentice very attentively.

"Yeah, I went to some prestigious families and went to touch their houses. I didn't expect these so-called descendants of sages and disciples to act despicably and shamelessly! These families have many servants, and the property is not good. Not many, but they are sanctimonious during the day, and do nothing at night!" The old apprentice said in a very angry manner.

"Well! I saw this when I saw the sheriff. They don't have the nobility and righteousness of literati..." Zhu Xiaobao nodded and said, this is his deepest impression of Yu Zhongping , is also his preferred target for preparing to do it!

"The patriarchs and sons of these families spend all day reciting poems and composing odes, going in and out of romantic places, eating, drinking and having fun every day! When they return home, they are served by three wives and four concubines! This is not a big deal at first, but within each of their families or But the families let those male and female slaves have sex every night. I didn’t understand what was going on at first. After listening to the conversation among them, I realized that they are constantly letting the slaves produce the next generation of slaves. So in less than ten years, the slaves of the next generation grew up again, and the number of slaves in their family continued to grow!

And many of these born slaves were not registered!So on the surface, there are not many people in their families!There is not much land, but there is a lot of it in the dark!And in order to prevent these slaves from escaping, they are all wearing shackles.

These so-called literati are also very afraid of death. Every family supports dozens or even more guards, and these people's martial arts are not weak! "

The old apprentice recounted everything he had seen and heard in one breath, and finally picked up the wine glass angrily and drank it down!

"What about you? It seems that you have also investigated a lot of inside information? Otherwise, you wouldn't be so angry?" Zhu Xiaobao turned his head and asked Mu Chunyi again!

"We mainly check the wards of the civilians! But they were deceived when they came here, because the land here is cheap and the taxes are not high, so of course they intended to come, but they didn't notice that there is a clause It was written in a very secretive manner, saying that it was going to work in those families for free in their spare time, saying that this was a special treatment for the descendants of sages! Of course, it’s okay not to go, then the tax will increase by [-]%!” Mu Chunyi was very angry Said.

"Hehe! I understand. When these ordinary people arrived at the homes of those sages and descendants, they realized that they couldn't finish the work, so they could only grit their teeth and voluntarily pay [-]% more taxes!" Zhu Xiaobao suddenly realized. Said.

"Huh? Master, how do you know? Could it be that you gave them the idea?" The old apprentice looked at Zhu Xiaobao in surprise and asked.

"Fart! Is Lao Tzu like that? Even with your IQ, I don't know how you cultivated to become a great venerable! Shut up and listen to your junior sister!" Zhu Xiao immediately yelled angrily, This old apprentice is too blind!

"Yes! So those ordinary people can only bear the extra [-]% of the tax! Moreover, the local government is very vicious. Anyone who fails to pay the tax will directly demote the ordinary people into slaves once more than two years. The slaves are being divided up by these families again!"

"Grass! Aren't they queens of sages, they are so vicious?"

Chapter 494 After the Sages

Although everyone is very angry, it still depends on what Zhu Xiaobao does next.Although Yu Li was very forthright, she proposed to go out at night and kill all the sanctimonious patriarchs!However, Zhu Xiaowen glared at her angrily.Killing people now, even an idiot can think that Zhu Xiaobao sent someone to do it!