When Han Qiu saw that Li Er and Fang Xuanling had been persuaded by him to participate in the imperial examination, he was overjoyed. With these two people participating in the imperial examination, he was not afraid of losing face. After all, one of them was the emperor and the other was the prime minister.
The three of them laughed and fished from noon until the sun set. Han Qiu caught five big silver carp, Fang Xuanling caught two, and Li Shimin caught none.
When Li Shiming left, he felt disappointed. He looked at the big silver carp in Han Qiu and Fang Xuanling's hands and wanted to snatch it away and treat it as his own…
Only Li Shiming knew the disappointment of not catching a fish.
Two uninvited guests were participating in this imperial examination that was filled with talents from all over the world…
Han Qiu, Li Erfang, and Xuan Ling returned to the Han Residence.
After Hu Zi finished memorizing Guan Zi, he ran into Han Qiu's courtyard and saw Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling. These two people often came to see Uncle Han, so Hu Zi was very familiar with them.
"Uncle Han, my father wants to invite you for dinner and drinks!”
"I have friends here, so I won't go over." Han Qiu waved her hand.”
"Yes!"
Hu Zi ran back in a flash. Han Qiu threw the fish on the ground. The big silver carp jumped up and down. Han Qiu turned to look at Li Er and said," Little Li, let's make a bet today. Whoever catches the least fish will clean up the fish. If you don't catch a single fish, I'll teach you these fish. There's a brush to remove the scales next to them…"
Li Er looked at the fish, then at his hands, then at the fishing rod.
"I have no choice. I admit defeat!"
Fang Xuanling picked up the fish from the ground.""I'll clean up the fish today."
"That's not what you say when you make a bet. A gentleman keeps his word.”
"Old Fang, sit at the side and wait. Aren't they just a few small fish? Wouldn't it be easier to deal with it?"
Li Shimin picked up the straw rope that tied the fish's mouth and carried it to the stone platform in the small courtyard. He cleaned the fish scales. Usually, when Li Er and Fang Xuanling came to visit Uncle Han, Uncle Han would cook the fish. Now that it was his turn to do it, he could be considered to have done it himself!
"Old Fang, go and collect the firewood. I'll cook a fish in the stove for you later!”
"Alright."
Fang Xuanling was instructed by Han Qiu to chop firewood. Fang Xuanling's chopping was really decent. When the axe fell, it was accurate and ruthless. When Li Er removed the fish's scales, it was difficult.
The small fish scales flew all over the body, and the fish bounced around.
He finally managed to remove the scales of one fish. When he turned around, there were six more waiting for him…
……
While Li Er and Fang Xuanling were helping out, Du Ruhui and Li Ji had already set off for Youzhou. The two of them rode to Yangzhou first and escorted 600,000 dans of relief grain from Yangzhou to Youzhou through the Sui and Tang Grand Canal.
The twenty ships were filled to the brim with food.
The grain Du Ruhui and Li Ji were transporting was partly Yangzhou's official grain and partly purchased from merchants. It was always six stone grain.
At this moment, the price of grain in Youzhou Province had reached a stone!
If the merchants transported the grain from Yangzhou to Youzhou, they would gain huge profits.
Du Ruhui had the Heaven's Will Sword hanging at his waist. He gazed in the direction of Youzhou with a profound gaze.
This sword was a sword that stood shoulder to shoulder with the king!
He wanted to see if these aristocratic families were afraid of killing!
This time, he was going to Youzhou with the Tian Ce Sword to suppress the aristocrats and merchants and stabilize prices!
These famous sects might not be afraid of emperors, but they were afraid of merciless slaughter!
And the person who had never shown mercy to them was Li Changsheng!
……
Chang 'an City.
Champion Street.
After Li Shiming's imperial edict was sent out of the palace, it reached the ears of Qinghe Cui Shenji.
Cui Shenji was shocked beyond words!
At this moment, Cui Shenji was surrounded by Wu Quanyou and Xiao Senbo…
Wu Quanyou's face was ashen, and he was in a constant state of panic!
Cui Shenji also felt like a mountain was pressing down on him. Cui Shenji and Wu Quanyou thought of the old man they met outside Savant's Street a few days ago. He was riding a horse that was neither fast nor slow.
Wu Quanyou shouted for the old man to make way, and Cui Shenji apologized to the old man.
When they left, the old man said something that was still fresh in his memory. It was not unjust for the family to have such a junior. The cycle of justice was retribution!
The old man rode away on his horse after saying that. However, Cui Shenji and Wu Quanyou were frightened by the old man's words.
"Could it be that you can predict the future?" Cui Shenji finally spoke.
Cui Shenji and Wu Quanyou didn't believe the old man's words at first. In their eyes, the old man was just complaining.
However, when Li Shiming's imperial edict was passed down…
Cui Shenji and Wu Quanyou were terrified!
His Majesty decreed that the descendants of merchants were not allowed to participate in the imperial examination.
If a famous family was a merchant, they would also be considered a merchant!
After the imperial edict was passed down, Wu Quanyou, who was a horse merchant, was removed from the list and banned from participating in the imperial examinations. Xiao Senbo's family was in the silk business, and after the imperial edict was passed down, Xiao Senbo's qualification for the imperial examinations was also revoked.
Although Cui Shenji was a descendant of the Cui Family of Qinghe, he was also affected. The Emperor of Tang sent Du Ruhui to Youzhou to kill, and Cui Shenji was afraid that his people would be affected.
Although the Cui Clan of Qinghe was known as the number one clan in the world, they also had businesses. Many of their disciples did not enter the officialdom but ran businesses to earn rich wealth for their families.
"Who is that old man?”
Wu Quanyou's heart was filled with endless fear. He had already heard that His Majesty had sent Du Ruhui to Youzhou with the Heavenly Policy Sword to kill the grain merchants and exterminate their families!
Wu Quanyou was a young clan in Youzhou Province. He relied on the horse business and grain business. When he came to Chang 'an for the exam, his parents were excited about the drought in Youzhou Province. They could earn twenty years' worth of wealth from this drought!
"Brother Cui, what should we do? What should we do?"
Wu Quan felt as if he had lost his soul.
At this moment!
Bang!
The door was kicked open, and the bailiff from the Ministry of Justice entered the house. He opened the arrest warrant in his hand and said,"We are here to arrest Wu Quanyou of the Wu Clan of Youzhou Province and Xiao Senbo of the Xiao Clan of Youzhou Province!”
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