I want to ruin the country

The two men clinked their glasses, and Yining took a sip and swallowed it.

The wine was very hot, and a spicy taste of low-quality wine flowed into his throat. He didn't expect the wine to be so strong, comparable to Shaodaozi. He felt out of breath and started coughing violently.

The man laughed and said,

"How is it? Is this wine strong enough?"

Yining blushed and coughed a few times, and the man said,

"Just eat something to calm it down. You guys are in the palace with the king every day, how can you drink such low-quality wine?"

Yining grabbed a few five-spice beans and chewed them, saying,

“This wine is so spicy!”

The man said again,

"We can only afford this kind of wine. We are not like you who can afford any good wine!"

Yining Road,

"Again, you sixth-rank officials are no match for a seventh-rank county magistrate?"

"How can you compare it? When have you ever seen a county magistrate living on his salary?

The county magistrate is the local emperor. Haven't you heard that the prefect can confiscate property and the county magistrate can exterminate entire families? Who dares to offend him? "

Yining smiled and said,

"You have quite a bit of rice, much more than us!"

The man laughed at himself.

"The salary the court gives me is not much left after spending it on food, drink, and rent. My parents are old, and we don't have any savings at home. I can't let them starve!"

"You have parents at home, why don't you bring them to the capital?"

The man laughed and said,

"Other than these, there's nothing left after a month. It's gone with the wind! Bringing them here will only make them starve!"

Yining Road,

"So you're also willing to be sent out to be a county magistrate?"

The man said,

"With my temper, being a county magistrate is pointless. I don't want to take what's not mine, and I don't want to lick the ass of my superiors. What good can it do!"

Yining asked,

"Isn't your position as an official in vain?"

The man sighed.

"It can't be said that I've been doing this for nothing. There's always someone to do the work. Others ride horses while I ride a donkey. Looking back, I see there are people carrying loads!

Not as good as the best, but better than the worst. If I hadn't passed the imperial examination and won the third place, I would still be farming at home and would probably starve to death! "

Yining Road,

"You may not be a high-ranking official, but you have a very good attitude!"

The man sighed and said,

"Speaking of which, we have to do well in the exam to be able to stay in the capital, which is much more glorious than being a county magistrate!

Some county magistrates only reach the seventh rank after their entire lives, but we have already reached the sixth rank very early!

The young and old men in the village are all pointing at me and bragging about me, haha!"

"That's true. Several counties can't even produce a single third place winner. You've done them honor! Besides, can't you still move up?"

That person said,

"Yes, many adults also rose this way, but if no one helps them, I'm afraid they will only be able to reach the sixth rank in their lifetime!"

"Gold will always shine, and the earth cannot bury a night-shining pearl. You will eventually have a day to stand out!"

"I'll lend you my blessing, but I'm afraid I won't have that chance anymore!"

"why?"

"I'm originally working in the palace, close to the emperor, so I'll always have more opportunities!

But now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, all departments are going to have to make major personnel adjustments, so I was transferred back, and there will be no chance for me in the future!"

"If you have talent, where can you not realize your ambitions?"

"You don't understand, little brother. Even if you have talent, you still need the recommendation of your superiors. If you are not given the opportunity to show your face, even if Wenquxing descends to the earth, you will still be beaten!"

“There are so many ways!”

The man laughed.

"You are all the same as eunuchs. Without anyone to look after you, you can't even reach the emperor. You can work yourself to death, but you are nothing more than an errand boy!"

"you're right!"

"What are you doing in the palace?"

"Doing odd jobs, running errands, what else can I do!"

"The emperor only has a few people around him, so it's hard to get ahead. Oh, by the way, have you met the new emperor?"

Yining Road,

“I have!”

The man said with some envy,

"You're quite lucky. Tell me, what does the new emperor look like?"

Yining was puzzled.

"Why do you ask?"

The man lowered his head, obviously feeling depressed.

"Everyone knows I work in the palace. How embarrassing it would be if I couldn't even describe the current emperor's appearance!"

Yining Road,

"You seemed quite carefree just now, but why are you so troubled by this? Is it really that important what the emperor looks like?"

The man waved his hands hurriedly.

"Don't dare to talk nonsense, the emperor is the true dragon emperor, don't dare to blaspheme!

We scholars have studied for ten years just to serve the emperor, so how can we say it is not important?

Yining Road,

"It's just the two of us now, there's no one else around, so I'm just complaining a few words. What are you afraid of?"

The man scolded,

"You are unreasonable. If it weren't for your young age, I would definitely kick you out!

Don’t you know that there is a God above your head, with eyes as sharp as lightning?

We don’t do anything based on whether there’s anyone watching us!”

Yining secretly admired this man. It was rare for someone to stick to his moral principles in adversity. But he didn't know if he could keep his original intention after the environment changed!

Then he said,

"Why are you so anxious? The Emperor is just a human being with eyes and nose!"

"I'm not doing this for myself. When I get home, my parents will definitely ask what the current emperor looks like. I haven't seen him, so how can I fool them?"

It seems that this is a very sincere and filial person, Yining said,

"You are a sincere person, so I will tell you that the emperor looks just like me. Just remember my appearance!"

The man waved his hands again.

"Little brother, have you drunk too much? Why are you talking nonsense again?"

It seems that this is a very sincere and filial person, Yining said,

"You are a sincere person, so I will tell you that the emperor looks just like me. Just remember my appearance!"

The man waved his hands again.

"Little brother, have you drunk too much? Why are you talking nonsense again?"

Yining smiled,

"I'm not talking nonsense. I'm just the emperor's stand-in. Sometimes when the emperor is tired, he lets me take over temporarily. No one can tell I'm fake!"

"There are other things like this!"

"Is it weird?"

"But I don't believe it. How can the true Dragon Emperor pretend to be someone else?"

Yining Road,

"You don't know how many there are!"

The man was skeptical, but seeing that Yining's words were sincere, he did not want to refute them, so he said,

"I hope what you said is true. I only have this one chance today. It's okay if you lie to me, but you'll also have to deceive my parents!"

Yining said with a smile,

"Don't worry, I definitely didn't lie to you. I swear to God!"

That person said,

"Don't swear, I believe it. It would be wonderful to see the emperor every day. I wonder what the new emperor's character is like?"

"The Emperor, he's neither good nor bad, just like an ordinary person!"

That person felt a little melancholy again.

"Of course, all emperors are good emperors. How can an emperor not want his people to live a good life? But how can an emperor know how his people do things?"

Yining asked deliberately,

"What do you mean by that? Those officials don't do their job properly?"