The System Forces Me to Be the Emperor

The capital of the Great Xia Kingdom was built with the imperial city as its core. The imperial city faces north from south, Zhuque Street connects north to south, and Xuanwu Street runs from east to west. Therefore, the capital is divided into four large areas.

Among them, the northeast area of ​​the imperial city is Dongcheng District, and clockwise, it is Xicheng District, Nancheng District and Beicheng District.

Among them, the southern district is the residence of dignitaries and relatives of the emperor, the northern district is mostly traders and ordinary people, and officials with low official positions will also settle here, the western district is mostly the poor, and the eastern district is mostly the square city. Nearly a million people gathered in the huge capital city, one can imagine how big this city is.

With a population of one million, based on the calculation of seven people in each family, there are about 150,000 households. Each person consumes half a catty of vegetables a day, and the total amount is 500,000 catties. It takes hundreds of thousands of carts to pull them, as well as firewood and grain. You can imagine how endless the vendors are in and out of the capital every day. Therefore, the Fangshi in Dongcheng District is so lively.

In Dongcheng District, there are 12 more sub-markets. The shop Gaoquan bought is in Sixth Fangshi, which is the core location of Dongcheng District. It is very close to Beicheng District, Xicheng District and Huangcheng City, so the price is naturally expensive. .

Fifteen thousand taels of silver was all the wealth that Xiao Rui had accumulated. He had not established a mansion to become a king, and had no salary. His food and lodging were all funded by the Royal Inner Court Secretary, and the lumi he could get was exchanged for silver, which was pitifully small. Unlike Xiao Jing and Xiao Yan, who are supported by their mother, concubine and family, they live with a smile on their faces.

Taking a carriage to Sixth Square City, Xiao Rui saw the shop he bought.

Needless to say, the location, both streets are rice shops, noodle shops, cloth shops, etc., with a huge flow of people. The shop is not too old. It used to be a restaurant, and the business was very good. It was sold only after waiting for money. After a little decoration by the carpenter, it can be opened directly. The tables and chairs in the hall are all there, and they were presented by the store.

"Why don't we open a restaurant."

It's a pity that Xiao Rui didn't graduate from New Oriental, nor was he a super chef, so he couldn't make a map of the red snapper continent.

Forget it, I still think of other ways.

In fact, it’s not that Xiao Rui has no ideas, it’s that he has too many ideas. At any rate, he is a time traveler, so he can’t be worse than the group of guys who become sons-in-law as soon as time travels, right? New underwear for women, purified high-grade liquor, improved papermaking techniques, improved printing techniques...

Wow, Xiao Rui felt a little floating. Are you heading towards the number one business in the world? If the respected Emperor Xia knew, would he not want his son?

"Wait a little longer, if you want to make money, make a profitable business." Thinking of this, Xiao Rui was not in a hurry.

So I took Gaoquan for a stroll to pass the time.

All kinds of people and all kinds of things make the capital prosperous. Xiao Rui often comes out to hang out and feel the simplicity and excitement of this era.

Coincidentally, when he passed Tingyin Pavilion, he happened to run into the Third Prince Xiao Ze.

"Old Seven?" Xiao Ze looked at Xiao Rui, who was dressed in sackcloth, and asked with a smile, "You're not at home preparing for tomorrow's test, are you still free to come out and play?"

Xiao Rui stepped forward, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "The purpose of coming out to play is for a better test tomorrow, what if the content of the test tomorrow is to understand the people's feelings and understand the sufferings of the people."

"You, you are still sharp-tongued. Let's go, accompany me in to listen to the music." Xiao Ze smiled.

Xiao Rui didn't delay, and accompanied him in.

The third prince, Xiao Ze, was named the King of Wu, and he didn't have any official position, so he was idle in Beijing. Compared with the other princes, he is not interested in the throne on the surface, but is keen on music. He goes to Tingyin Pavilion to listen to music every day. .

This attitude, other princes believe it or not, Xiao Rui doesn't know, but Xiao Rui is very envious.

After entering the Tingyin Pavilion, I came to a quiet box.

The house is very elegant and quiet, with a wooden structure room, the floor is a wooden floor, an ancient pine is planted in the center, and white pebbles are placed on the root system.

Xiao Ze led Xiao Rui into the room, and after a while, several women entered the room with Guqin, Guzheng, and jade flutes, sat around under the ancient pine, and began to play music.

The music sounded, tactfully.

Xiao Ze brewed tea and pushed it to Xiao Rui.

"I heard that you were very popular with poetry in the morning, and you ruthlessly hated Dr. Jin?" Xiao Ze asked.

Xiao Rui smiled, sure enough, even if he is a down and out prince, his every move is watched by others. This time I made a high profile, I don't know what the other brothers will think.

"Dr. Jin always targets me. It's so refreshing to embarrass him this time." Xiao Rui looked smug.

But Xiao Ze said: "You, you don't think about everything, how do you let the other brothers guess when you make such a fuss? Needless to say, the eldest brother is gentle. What about the second brother, fifth brother, and sixth brother?"

"I don't care how they think about me. After all, I'm not a roundworm in their stomachs." Xiao Rui pretended to be arrogant: "Can my current situation be worse?"

Xiao Ze was taken aback for a moment, then sighed.

That's right, without the backing of the harem, and the emperor doesn't favor him, what's the point of targeting him?

"Just wait until you open the mansion." Xiao Ze said with a smile.

Xiao Rui heard the voice-over, and said intentionally: "Well, I'm afraid I won't even be able to pay for the hire. It's not like the third brother doesn't know the virtues of the Inner Court Division."

Xiao Ze said, "It's different this time. I heard some rumors. You are only one year older than the eighth and ninth brothers. The emperor intends for the three of you to start a mansion at the same time, and then all nine of us will be sent as officials. "

"Huh?" Xiao Rui sat up straight.

Emperor Xia has locked all the princes in the capital for so long, and is he finally ready to be dispatched as an official? Moreover, the nine princes went out at the same time. This has to make people wonder, could it be that Emperor Xia deliberately did this to test the selection of princes, to see the performance of each prince?

"That's the best." Xiao Rui said in surprise.

Xiao Ze looked at Xiao Rui, sighed, and said, "Is it really okay? Seventh... At that moment, life will not be peaceful."

Xiao Rui remained silent, he was only seventeen years old, and kept in mind the truth that I didn't understand anything when I was young.

Xiao Ze said again: "Father will have a test tomorrow. If you can perform well, then you should do well. After all, where you will work in the future depends entirely on your father's wishes. I have also made up my mind. It is best to go to Yangzhou, where there are many beauties and the environment is good. "

Xiao Rui rolled his eyes and said, "Third brother will pick a good place."

"Hey, my ambition is in the mountains and rivers." Xiao Ze said cheerfully.

"Between mountains and rivers, isn't it just mountains and rivers?" Xiao Rui blinked and asked.

Xiao Ze's laughter stopped abruptly, he quickly poured tea for Xiao Rui and gagged his mouth. And made up his mind that in the future, he would not say that he was devoted to mountains and rivers even if he was killed.

At the end of the song "Yangchun Baixue", Xiao Ze dismissed the musicians with a wave of his hand.

"I heard that the fourth child introduced you to a marriage. He is the second lady of the Zhongyonghou family?" Xiao Ze asked.

Xiao Rui nodded and said, "I took him five thousand taels, hehe..."

Xiao Ze stared at Xiao Rui, and said: "If you really go for money, that's fine. The third brother also advises you, don't have other ideas. Did you find out that the Twelfth Army Marquis has a great reputation in the Southern Expedition and the Northern War, and only The elder sister of Bai Huhou at the back is in the harem?"

The last of the Twelve Army Marquis is Bai Huhou, and his sister is the current queen. In fact, at the earliest, there were only the Nine Great Marquises, and the Baihuhou was included in the Twelve Marquises along with Chiyanhou and Lieyanhou because of the Queen's honor.

In order to prevent his relatives from interfering in politics, the Emperor Xia did not marry the daughters of Junhou's family into the palace from the earliest days. If Xiao Rui really married Zhongyonghou's daughter, I don't know what Emperor Xia would think.

I'm here for the value!

Xiao Rui wanted to say this, but Xiao Ze probably couldn't understand it.