Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 27 Benefiting the Country and the People

  Fang Jinglong listened to Guanshi Yang's words, and unconsciously frowned, looking thoughtful.

   "Besides, the students are outside..." Steward Yang hesitated, and continued: "I heard that this matter has spread among scholars, and many scholars are very indignant about it, so..."

   "Well..." Fang Jinglong nodded and nodded: "Scholars really can't be provoked. If you provoke them urgently, you will cause trouble."

  Guard Yang's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "Then...uncle, will you talk to the young master?"

   "No." Fang Jinglong's answer was very straightforward.

  Guard Yang was stunned: "Uncle, this..."

  Fang Jinglong squinted his eyes, and then said earnestly: "Guard Yang, you have been with this old man for so many years, and you also know that this old man is an upright person. You have never done anything wrong in your life, right?"

   "You don't understand, the old man doesn't care, it's for the country and the people."

  For the country...for the people...

  Guard Yang felt cold: "Please give me your advice, uncle?"

Fang Jinglong's eyes widened: "You, you are really confused. I know that you sympathize with those three scholars, but my own son, don't you know that? My son was born to be a villain! Think about it, isn't it now? It's pretty good, staying at home every day, not going out of the door, not going out of the second door, only cheating three scholars, although it's not good, but it's better than letting him idle all day, going out to harm more people At home, only three people will be killed, but when we go out, only God knows how many people will be killed."

   "..." Steward Yang was already dumbfounded.

Fang Jinglong sighed, and continued: "Didn't you scholars have a saying that it's better to cry all the way than to make a family cry? Instead of only harming three scholars, but saving thousands of people from fire and water, don't you count this account?" Clear? So, I don’t care about this matter. It’s a pity that the three scholars are sacrificed, but it’s good for the country and the people. Look at the problem, don’t care about the gains and losses of one person and one place, and look at the overall situation , to be far-sighted."

  Guard Yang actually felt that he was very mean, and felt that there was a grain of truth in Uncle's words, so he nodded subconsciously.

"That's right." Fang Jinglong heaved a sigh of relief: "I am very pleased with my current life. You see, our Fang family's land and shop have returned. Not only that, but they have also increased several times compared to before; The silver in the treasury was piled up like a mountain; the son didn't know what luck he had, but he was even given a gold belt. At that time, the palace would have to enlist him as a servant in the palace. If you are confused, it is possible to take over from the old man."

  Speaking of this, Fang Jinglong felt so happy that he wanted to shed tears. The tears in his red eyes were overwhelming, and he couldn't help but raised his sleeve to wipe it: "This is the virtue of the ancestors. Green smoke is rising from the grave of the ancestors, and the incense is burning."

   "So..." Fang Jinglong sullenly said, "People value themselves! It's a pity for the three scholars, but for the well-being of more people in the capital, we have to wrong them."

   "..." Steward Yang felt that he had made a fool of himself, which was obviously a bad thing, and now it became a common celebration, but he felt that it made sense, so he nodded repeatedly, and only mourned for the three scholars in his heart.

The stereotyped essays by Ouyang Zhi and the others have been written seven or eight articles in a row. Now I just read the three questions of "wealth and honor are impossible", "must also make no lawsuits" and "benevolent government in today's time" and I feel disgusting .

  But Fang Jifan just said that their articles were not good and asked them to continue answering questions.

  They can only scratch their heads, think of a better way to solve the problem again and again, and pick up the pen again and again. They have struggled from the beginning, and then despair, and finally... simply dead pigs are not afraid of boiling water.

   Just toss about it, anyway, this subject is definitely going to lose its name, so I can only play around with my teacher.

   It was the news that spread to the capital, and the scholars were excited. Many people felt sorry for the three of Ouyang Zhi, and were even indignant at Fang Jifan, who took pleasure in torturing the scholars.

   Half a month passed in a blink of an eye. In the beginning of autumn, the weather gradually turned cold, and the rural examination began.

Early in the morning, His Majesty drove to the Nuan Pavilion. Although the provincial examination is not as good as the national examination, it is because it is a way to select candidates. For Emperor Hongzhi, who strives hard to govern and selects talents and abilities, he is of course very important. He is quite looking forward to it. I really want to know how many talents can be produced in this subject in Beizhili.

  Because of the emphasis on this year's rural examination, the chief examiner this time is Wang Ao, Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Wang Ao is known for his honesty and honesty. He was once the teacher of Emperor Hongzhi. Emperor Hongzhi valued him very much. Now he is in a high position. What's more, the Ministry of Officials is very important. It is because it controls the merit test and appointment and dismissal of officials all over the world, so it is the most central department. As the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, it can also be seen that Emperor Hongzhi trusted him.

   Not only that, Wang Ao's official reputation is excellent, and he has always been respected by the government and the public. In Emperor Hongzhi's heart, he presided over the Beizhili Township Examination, which shows the importance that the palace attaches to the Beizhili Township Examination.

  Today is the day of the exam. As soon as Emperor Hongzhi arrived in the warm cabinet, several bachelors from the cabinet had already arrived.

  These academicians are all ministers of the humerus of Emperor Hongzhi. From Liu Jian to Li Dongyang to Xie Qian, all of them are famous ministers of the time.

Before the three old ministers saluted, Emperor Hongzhi smiled slightly: "There is no need to be too polite, today is the imperial court's grand ceremony for recruiting talents, I hope that more people will be recruited from various provinces today, so that in the future they can serve me like princes. Share worries for the imperial court."

Liu Jian stroked his beard, looked very emotional, nodded his head and said: "What your majesty said is that since your majesty came to the throne, you have given preferential treatment to scholars, selected talents and made use of them. To serve His Majesty."

  Emperor Hongzhi sipped his tea and smiled, it seemed that because Liu Jian said that he was lenient to scholars, he suddenly felt that all the troubles of the past few days had been forgotten.

   But at this time, there was a discordant voice: "Your Majesty, I received an impeachment memorial from the imperial censor yesterday. It's okay not to read it. After reading it, I was really worried and didn't sleep all night."

  Emperor Hongzhi followed the voice, but it was Xie Qian, a cabinet scholar.

  Xie Qian is different from Liu Jian and Li Dongyang. Liu Jian is steady, Li Dongyang is wise, but Xie Qian is eloquent. Not only that, he is also a hothead who hates evil.

  Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said: "Xie Qing has come to sue the imperial court again. Tell me, what troubles are you worrying about?"

Xie Qian said indignantly: "Lin Han, the censor of the North Zhili Branch of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, said that Fang Jifan, Nanhe's uncle, was usually unrestrained and bullied the good people; soldiers and civilians dare not speak out; now he has gone too far and humiliated Scholars, let three scholars worship him as a teacher, and ordered them to go to Nanhebo Mansion, claiming to teach them knowledge in person. Your Majesty, I have pity on these three scholars. Fang Jifan's nonsense for a while, he abandoned his studies, and missed his fame. Your Majesty, this matter has aroused the dissatisfaction of scholars. Many scholars have complained about these three scholars. I implore Your Majesty to strictly warn Fang Jifan to save this The three scholars are in the midst of water and fire."

  Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help frowning, it was Fang Jifan again.

   This guy is really a real villain, doing all kinds of evil.

  To be honest, Emperor Hongzhi had long wanted to deal with this guy who claimed that the golden belt was actually copper.

only…

   What Xie Qian played on his behalf was Yushi’s impeachment memorial. It’s okay to teach him a lesson in private, but once he responds to the impeachment memorial, it’s another matter.

   This doesn't mean directly embarrassing Nanhebo's house, not to mention that this guy has just been given a golden belt and praised him a lot. If he directly reprimands him now, wouldn't it prove that he has no knowledge of people?

  …

Rheumatic pain, but in this long night, the tiger endured loneliness and severe pain, and worked hard to code words. What he thought was to plant a seed, which would take root and germinate, and produce recommendation tickets, rewards, collections, etc. Fruit, but this is just hope. After all, the tiger knows that the author's painstaking efforts are only a few thousand words in the eyes of the readers. They can be read in a few minutes, and some are just complaints and support about why the update is not fast. Don't think about it!

   Thinking of this, Tiger... cried!

  (end of this chapter)