Wealth and glory seek stability

"All right, all right, my old bones can't take it if you pound my back like that."

Jian Xi sat next to the shopkeeper, pulled up a chair, and said with big eyes twinkling, "Then tell me quickly."

The shopkeeper inadvertently revealed a loving look, "Speaking of Lou Muran, everyone in the capital knew her at that time. At first, she was just a woman disguised as a man, and then she did business. Later, with the support of His Majesty, who was still a prince at the time, she made a lot of money.

It was not until that New Year's Eve family dinner that Lou Muran was exposed as a girl. The late emperor issued an order to grant her marriage. She refused the marriage once. The other princes were eyeing this big piece of fat meat, but in the end she still married the current emperor. You know what happened next."

Jian Xi was annoyed and asked, "What about the poetry collection?" Was it Lou Muran who took it out?

The shopkeeper said slowly, "Of course she took it out. On the Double Ninth Festival, Tianxiang Tower held a poetry contest. Lou Muran competed with a group of students from the Imperial College in poetry. What he wrote was a masterpiece that will be remembered forever. He defeated more than a hundred students and won the championship of the poetry contest.

Some students with good intentions questioned whether Lou Muran had plagiarized, saying that such wonderful and free-spirited poems could not possibly have come from a child who was still wet behind the ears. However, they gave up because they had no evidence. The collection of poems was circulated after the meeting. Because the eight-part essay was valued in the recruitment of officials in this dynasty, few people were interested in the collection of poems. "

"How could such a powerful woman frame someone else's unborn child? Didn't Your Majesty find out the truth at the beginning?" Jian Xi didn't believe that the final winner of the battle for the throne would not be able to see through such a simple means of frame-up.

The shopkeeper looked mysterious and said, "You have asked the right person. I actually know something about this matter." Then he continued to keep people in suspense.

Jian Xi hated him so much that her teeth were itching, but there was nothing she could do about it.

This old naughty boy!

The more I live, the more I go back.

A pair of eyes looked at the shopkeeper sinisterly without saying a word.

The shopkeeper felt a little uncomfortable after being stared at. "Okay, okay, you are such a vicious girl. Your eyes look like you want to eat me. I'm telling you, don't look at me like that. I'm afraid I'll have nightmares at night."

Jian Xi stopped when she saw that she was ahead and put on a smiling face, "How dare I? You must have seen it wrong just now."

The shopkeeper snorted coldly and continued, "Since ancient times, the harem has not been allowed to interfere in government affairs. Since Lou Muran entered the harem, he has never stopped. Not only has he interfered in government affairs several times, but he also said that he would abolish the imperial examination system and adopt fair democratic elections.

As soon as this was said, all the ministers in the court jointly submitted a memorial, saying that Lou Muran was a witch and asked His Majesty to burn her at the stake. There was also chaos in the harem, and all the spearheads were directed at Lou Muran. His Majesty had no choice but to imprison her in the Dali Temple and wait for her fate. In the end, Lou Muran used the Lou's Business Company in her hands to save her life and the life of her unborn child. "

That's it!

The imperial examination system has been a way for emperors throughout history to check and balance officials, and it would definitely not be cancelled just because of a woman.

What's more, if some of the systems of later generations were adopted, they would inevitably affect the main interests of those in power.

In this age where saying the wrong thing could bring disaster to your family, thinking about playing games with all the people in power in this era is tantamount to seeking death.

Should I say she is worthy of being the heroine? She didn’t die!

Jian Xi couldn't help but think that if she did this, she would probably have died hundreds of times.

In the huge Wu'an Palace, she had to be careful in her behavior and not dare to make any wrong steps.

It is true that living with the emperor is like living with a tiger. Thinking of what happened in Tianxiang Tower yesterday, "I heard that recently, His Majesty brought the one in the cold palace out?"

"The one in the cold palace? Which one?" The shopkeeper was still confused.

Jian Xi was so disappointed with her. As a companion who had been watching the show together, she was so angry when she failed to deliver at the critical moment. "It's Lou Muran. I heard that she gave birth to a son. This year, Your Majesty spent the Mid-Autumn Festival with them. The rest of the concubines and princes were left aside." Xuanyuan Qiyuan was one of them.

The shopkeeper's eyes gleamed, "Where did you get this information? This is first-hand information, but it's no wonder. The Wu'an Palace has always been the arm of His Majesty, so it's not surprising that they know these palace secrets. No, I need to write it down."

Jian Xi hurriedly stopped him, "Hey! Didn't you say this was a banned book? Why did you write it down? Aren't you afraid of being criticized this time?"

The shopkeeper laughed, "I am already half buried in the ground, and I don't have any children at home. I just rely on these for fun. When I am old and can't walk anymore, I can take them out and look through them. Isn't it a great blessing in life?"

The shopkeeper found paper and pen and asked Jian Xi to dictate while he wrote down what she said.

Jian Xi now knew who wrote the unofficial history she had taken from Moxiang Pavilion. "Those books before, weren't they all the information you found out and the books you wrote yourself?"

isn't it?

The shopkeeper's subordinate didn't stop talking, and continued to talk to himself: "Of course, this kind of thing must be written by yourself to ensure authenticity. Don't worry, those secrets are all obtained from the mouths of the parties involved, and they are absolutely authentic!"

"The person involved? Have you met His Majesty?"

"No, but every year there are palace maids who are released from the palace due to age. Many of them are my customers. They have no one to talk to at home, so they just keep mumbling to themselves. Those books are all my hard work."

The shopkeeper added quietly, "Lou Muran was sent to the cold palace, and her personal maid was released from the palace the following year."

Jian Xi gave a thumbs up.

"How amazing! I really underestimated you before." No wonder this melon is so real, it turns out there is a connection.

After the shopkeeper finished copying, he hurried to get rid of the people, "Okay, you can leave now. Remember to come on time to collect your dividends next time."

Jian Xi walked to the bookshelf and said slowly, "No hurry!" and took out a few more books.

He also gave some advice, "Next time when you write down your notes, pay attention to your writing style. Don't just write in a straightforward manner. Things should be full of twists and turns to make them interesting. I have to fill in the blanks in my mind every time I finish reading yours."

Shopkeeper:.......

There are such shameless people in this world!

However, he was kind enough to take out most of the books that Jian Xi had taken out, "These were not written by me. There are marks underneath what I wrote, and there is an ink dot on the back of the book." The shopkeeper had seen many customers coming and going, but this was the first time someone had affirmed the results of his work so much. Although he was younger, they developed a feeling of mutual appreciation.

Jian Xi’s greatest strength is that she listens to advice and found all the ink spots on the back of the book.

“I bought all of these.”

The shopkeeper shouted loudly to the first floor: "Xiao Liuzi, check out!"

"Got it!"