The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 27

[27. Chapter 27 Benefiting the Country and the People]

Fang Jinglong frowned unconsciously as he listened to Manager Yang’s words, looking thoughtful.

“Besides, the students are outside…” Manager Yang hesitated and continued: “I heard that this matter has been spread in Shilin, and many scholars are very angry about it, so…”

“Hmm…” Fang Jinglong nodded and said, “You really can’t offend scholars. If you provoke them, they will cause trouble.”

Steward Yang’s eyes lit up and he said hurriedly: “Then… should I go talk to the young master?” “

No.” Fang Jinglong’s answer was straightforward.

Manager Yang was stunned: “Uncle, this…”

Fang Jinglong squinted his eyes, and then said seriously: “Manager Yang, you have been with me for so many years, and you know that I am an upright man, and I have never done anything untoward in my life, right? “

You don’t understand. I don’t care, I’m still doing it for the country

…for the people… “

Manager Yang said coldly: “You still want me to give you some advice?”

Fang Jinglong’s eyes widened: “You, really.” Confused, I know that you sympathize with those three scholars, but don’t you know that my own son has been a pest since he was born? Think about it, isn’t it a good time to stay at home every day? Although it is not good to leave the door open and only trap three talented people, it is better than letting him idle around all day long and harm more people when he goes out. At home, the most important thing is to only harm three people. “But God only knows how many people will be killed after leaving the house.”

“…” Manager Yang was dumbfounded.

Fang Jinglong sighed and continued: “Don’t you scholars have a saying, it’s better to make the whole family cry than to cry all the way. Instead of only harming three scholars, you saved thousands of people from the fire and water. Don’t you think you can count this debt? Clear? So, I don’t care about this matter. It is indeed a pity that the three talents were sacrificed. Isn’t it good to benefit the country and the people? When looking at the problem, you should not care about the gains and losses of one person and one place, but look at the overall situation. , You have to be far-sighted.”

Manager Yang actually felt that he was being shameless. He actually felt that there was some truth in what the uncle said, and he nodded subconsciously.

“That’s right.” Fang Jinglong breathed a sigh of relief: “I am already very happy with my life now. You see, our Fang family’s property and shop are back again. Not only that, they have also increased several times compared to before; this The money in the warehouse was piling up like a mountain; my son had some luck, but he was actually given a golden belt. When the time came, the palace would recruit him to serve as a palace official. He would start with a pro-military position, and he would not do anything wrong. If you’re confused, it’s possible to take over from me.”

At this point, Fang Jinglong felt so happy that he wanted to cry. His red eyes were full of tears, and he couldn’t help but raise his sleeves to wipe them: “This is the virtue of our ancestors. There is smoke coming out of the ancestral grave, and the incense is burning high. “

“So…” Fang Jinglong said with a sullen face: “It is a pity for the three scholars, but for the sake of the welfare of more people in the capital, I have to wrong them.”

“…” Manager Yang felt that it was a boring thing. It was obviously a bad thing, but now it has become a universal celebration, but he felt that it was somewhat reasonable. He nodded repeatedly and only mourned for the three scholars in his heart. .

Ouyang Zhi and the others have written seven or eight eight-legged essays in a row. Now I just look at the three questions: “Wealth and honor are impossible”, “There must be no lawsuits” and “Benevolent government in today’s times”, and I feel sick. .

But Fang Jifan just said that their article was not good and asked them to continue answering the questions.

They can only scratch their heads, thinking of better ways to solve the problem again and again, and writing again and again. They have struggled from the beginning, then despair, and finally… they are simply dead pigs who are not afraid of being scalded by boiling water.

Just take the trouble, Jinke will definitely lose his reputation anyway, and he can only continue to play around with his mentor.

However, the news spread as far as the capital, and the scholars became agitated. Many people felt sorry for Ouyang Zhi and the others, and were even more indignant at Fang Suifan, who took pleasure in tormenting the scholars.

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

Early in the morning, His Majesty drove to Nuange. Although the Provincial Examination was not as good as the National Examination, it was a way to select candidates. It was of particular importance to Emperor Hongzhi who worked hard to govern and select talents. He was looking forward to it in his heart. I really want to know how many talents Beizhili can produce in this department.

Because of the emphasis on this year’s provincial examination, the examiner this time is Wang Ao, the Minister of Civil Affairs.

Wang Ao is known for his integrity. He was once the teacher of Emperor Hongzhi. Emperor Hongzhi valued him very much. Now he is in a high position, not to mention that the official department is very important. The minister of the official department is known as the official of heaven, which means Because he controls the merit examination, appointment and dismissal of officials all over the world, he is the most central department. As the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, it can also be seen that Emperor Hongzhi trusts him.

Not only that, Wang Ao had an excellent official reputation and had always been respected by the government and the public. In the heart of Emperor Hongzhi, he was the one to preside over the Northern Zhili Township Examination, which showed that the palace attached great importance to the Northern Zhili Township Examination.

Today is the day when the exam starts. As soon as Emperor Hongzhi arrives at Nuange, several bachelors from the cabinet have already arrived.

These bachelors are all ministers of Emperor Hongzhi. From Liu Jian to Li Dongyang to Xie Qian, they are all famous ministers of the contemporary era.

Before the three veteran ministers could salute, Emperor Hongzhi smiled slightly: “No need to be too polite. Today is the imperial court’s talent promotion ceremony. I hope that more candidates will be selected from each province this year. In the future, they can serve me like all the princes. To share the worries of the imperial court.”

Liu Jian stroked his beard and looked very emotional. He nodded and said, “What your Majesty said is that since your Majesty came to the throne, you have given preferential treatment to scholars and selected talents. All scholars in the world hope to pass the imperial examination. Become an official and serve your Majesty.”

Emperor Hongzhi sipped his tea and smiled, as if because Liu Jian said he was kind to scholars, he suddenly felt that all the worries of the past few days were behind him.

But at this time, there was a dissonant sound: “Your Majesty, I received an impeachment notice from the imperial censor yesterday. It’s better not to read it. After reading it, I was so worried that I couldn’t sleep all night.”

Emperor Hongzhi followed Looking at the voice, it turned out to be Xie Qian, the cabinet bachelor.

Xie Qian is different from Liu Jian and Li Dongyang. Liu Jian is steady and Li Dongyang is wise, but Xie Qian is eloquent. Not only that, he is also an impatient person who hates evil as much as he hates it.

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said

: “Xie Qing has come to complain again. Tell me, what worries you?”

Fang Jifan, the son of Nanhe’s uncle, usually acted wildly and bullied the good people; soldiers and civilians dared to be angry but dared not speak out; now he went even further, humiliating the scholars, asking three scholars to worship him as his teacher, and also ordered them to go to Nanhe’s uncle. The government claims to teach them their knowledge personally. Your Majesty, these three scholars have been studying hard for half their lives, but when the provincial examination is about to happen, they have abandoned their studies and missed out on fame because of Fang Jifan’s temporary nonsense. This aroused the dissatisfaction of the scholars, and many scholars cried out for these three scholars. I beg your majesty to severely punish Fang Jifan and save these three scholars from danger.”

Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t help but frown, it was Fang Jifan again.

This guy is really going to the house and 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.

It’s just that…

what Xie Qian wrote on behalf of the imperial censor was the imperial censor’s impeachment memorial. It would be fine to give him a lesson in private, but once it was because of the impeachment memorial, it would be another matter to respond officially.

This does not mean to directly embarrass Nanhe’s house, not to mention that this guy has just been given a golden belt and praised him a lot. If he is directly reprimanded now, wouldn’t it prove that he has no knowledge of people?

…

Rheumatism hurts, but in this long night, Tiger endured the loneliness and severe pain, and worked hard to code. What he wanted to do was to sow a seed. This seed will take root, sprout, and give birth to recommendation votes, rewards, and collections. Waiting for many fruits, but this is just hope. After all, Tiger knows himself. In the eyes of readers, the author’s painstaking efforts are just a few thousand words, which can be finished in a few minutes. Some are just complaints and support for why the update is not fast. This is unthinkable!

Thinking of this, Tiger… cried!

(End of chapter)