The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 30

[30.Chapter 30 Three Talents Are Born]

Emperor Hongzhi first looked at Yang Tinghe, then at Zhu Houzhao, and then said to Yang Tinghe in a friendly manner: “It doesn’t matter if you say something to the Qing family.”

Yang Tinghe said solemnly: “Your Highness, you have been absent-minded in studying these days. Please return. I discovered that during class, His Highness secretly hid a Grasshopper in his sleeve. I tried to teach His Highness his homework, but found that I had completely forgotten all the books that I could read well in the past. I… dare not slander His reputation. Your Highness’s name is clear, but I am worried about this. If Your Highness continues like this, I’m afraid that in the future…”

Emperor Hongzhi’s face instantly dropped, his eyes turned cold, and he glared at Zhu Houzhao viciously.

Zhu Houzhao’s face turned pale and he did not dare to express his anger.

Emperor Hongzhi was really worried about the prince’s education. All the Hanlin officials and the lecturers and readers of Zhan Shifu praised the prince for being smart and smart. The failure of his career made Emperor Hongzhi extremely melancholy.

But in front of all the officials, Emperor Hongzhi remained silent and only said to Yang Tinghe: “I know.”

Fortunately, at this time, someone broke the embarrassment, and the eunuch outside sang: “Wang Ao, the Minister of Civil Affairs, comes to see you.”

No. After a while, Wang Aosui walked into the hall, bowed down and saluted, saying: “My minister Wang Ao has been ordered to take the Shuntian Prefecture Township Examination, and I am here to pay the order.”

Emperor Hongzhi felt a shadow cast over his heart because of the prince’s affairs, and he felt such anxiety , which made him worried, but he still cheered up and said: “Thank you for your hard work, dear sir. I want to take a look at the results. Also, let’s order the results to be released. The candidates have been waiting eagerly for it.”

“I obey the order. “Wang Ao stood up and stood to one side.

Then, a eunuch carefully held up the admission list for this year’s Beizhili Township Examination and placed it on Emperor Hongzhi’s imperial case.

The list was wrapped in red paper. Emperor Hongzhi was obviously very interested in it and was about to open the list to read it.

But when it came to the provincial examination, one of the Hanlin officials stood up at this moment: “Your Majesty, I also have something to report. I heard that a few days ago, there was a memorial for the imperial censor’s impeachment, which was suppressed, so The person who played the memorial was Fang Jifan, brother-in-law of Nanhe. This man was really unscrupulous and acted recklessly. He threatened three scholars to become his disciple and delayed their future. After hearing this, I felt sorry for these three scholars every time I thought about it. It is really not easy to study hard, but because of the absurdity of the evil young man in the capital, his future is ruined. I secretly think that your Majesty must not turn a blind eye to this evil young man just because he is related to Uncle Nanhe. Your Majesty treats scholars well, and there are many scholars in the world. , are all praised. If this causes suspicion among scholars, I will only fear that rumors will spread in the public and cause suspicion in the palace. “

It’s the matter of the evil young man of the Fang family again.

In fact, after the review, it was time to assign missions. All the other distinguished disciples were recruited into various pro-army units. Some were in the Jinwu Guard and some were in the Jinyi Guard. Only this Fang Jifan, Emperor Hongzhi still had doubts, so he specifically asked the pro-army office to Let’s take a look for now.

Now that I think about this kid who knows how to cause trouble and who is not easy to mess with, he can’t help but get angry when he chooses to mess with scholars. Are scholars easy to mess with?

The last time Xie Qian, the cabinet scholar, made a special trip to talk about this matter, and now even the Imperial Academy has come to mention it again. It can be seen that Fang Jifan has stirred up a hornet’s nest this time. I am afraid that many scholars in the public are already filled with indignation.

This guy seems to be the one who should be beaten and ruined. He only knows how to mess around all day long. How can he act so virtuous with his own son…

He said with a cold face and an evil voice: “I issued an order. At the same time, I ordered the capital to inspect.” The Hanlin officials were relieved

.

Once the Metropolitan Procuratorate conducts a thorough investigation, the bad boy from the Fang family will finally be in trouble. Thinking of that guy running rampant in the capital, it will be a shame to the imperial court. Let him be punished. He is not honest.

However, Emperor Hongzhi had already sat down and re-examined the list on the slip. He gently peeled off the red paper, his face solemn. Emperor Hongzhi even had a solemn shine in his eyes. Then he opened the list and entered it. The first name of the target made him slightly stunned.

The Hanlin officials were also standing on tiptoe at this moment. Although they knew that no matter how much they stretched their necks, they would not be able to see the list, but it still did not prevent them from having great curiosity. Every year’s imperial examinations, whether they were general examinations or The provincial examination always arouses speculation among many ministers.

“Who is Ouyang Zhi…?” Emperor Hongzhi looked around.

Everyone was silent, and they couldn’t remember who it was.

“Where is Jiang Chen?”

“…”

“There is also this person, Liu Wenshan, have you heard about it?”

No one.

They are all unknown people.

It stands to reason that everyone will have heard of any talented person. After all, the ministers are all scholars and always pay a certain amount of attention to Shilin affairs.

But most people seem to have no impression of the three names His Majesty is reading now.

However, it is said that Liu An, also known as Jianren, is the most popular person in this provincial examination. Why, is he not on the list?

Emperor Hongzhi pondered: “I seem to have some impressions of these three names, but…where have I heard of them?”

Emperor Hongzhi reminded them.

Suddenly, someone remembered something.

These three names sound somewhat familiar.

It’s just that the man seemed unsure, so he pursed his lips and seemed hesitant.

“Weird!” Emperor Hongzhi’s frown deepened. Did these three people appear from nowhere? If he is a talented person, there are so many Hanlin officials, someone will know about it, but obviously, these three people are all unknown people.

However, Emperor Hongzhi found that he had a vague impression of these three people…

Finally, someone coughed: “Your Majesty, your Majesty… Your Majesty… Your Majesty…” The person who spoke was the Hanlin who had just impeached Fang Jifan. He blushed: “If I remember correctly, Ouyang Zhi, Liu Wenshan and… and Jiang Chen, these three are the three scholars who were persecuted by the evil young man Fang Jifan.”

For a moment, there was sudden silence in the hall.

Emperor Hongzhi’s pupils shrank, as if he had seen a ghost. He was dumbfounded and said after a long time: “Are you sure?”

“This…” Hanlin pondered for a moment. He was more concerned about the impeachment, so he was interested in the three names. Impression, if there is one name that he remembered wrong, it is impossible for all three names to be wrong, so he nodded firmly and said: “I remember it correctly.”

Emperor Hongzhi took a breath: “If So… if so, wouldn’t it be… wouldn’t it be…”

The Emperor’s body actually trembled, frightening everyone in the hall to worry.

Someone asked: “Your Majesty, what happened?”

Emperor Hongzhi raised his eyes and scanned the hall, but there was no sparkle in his eyes at all. It was obvious that his mind was in chaos at this moment, and it seemed that he was a little unsure. So he hurriedly lowered his head again, and the names of Ouyang Zhi, Jiang Chen, and Liu Wenshan were still clearly visible in front of him.

Then, Emperor Hongzhi took a deep breath and said in a trembling voice: “In this Shuntian Prefecture Township Examination, Ouyang Zhi ranked first, followed by Jiang Chen, and Liu Wenshan came again!”

Suddenly, the whole hall was in an uproar. stand up.

Hanlin, who had previously impeached Fang Jifan, blushed, feeling both unbelievable and ashamed.

More people opened their eyes wide, and their expressions were even more exaggerated than His Majesty’s.

Even the crown prince Zhu Houzhao opened his mouth wider than an egg.

There was a deathly silence in the hall.

The evil young man in the capital oppresses the scholars.

The evil young man in the capital and the oppressed scholars actually took the top three places in the Beizhili Township Examination.

…

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly remembered something and said sternly: “Come here, come here, have you released the decree to warn Fang Jifan?”

The eunuch said hurriedly: “Your Majesty, at this time, you may still be drafting the edict in the waiting room.”

“Immediately, immediately take back your order, hurry up!”

If the decree given by Shen Yuan were released, it would become a big joke.

The eunuch also knew the seriousness of the situation. Without hesitation, he ran to the room where he was waiting for the edict.

…………

Punching his chest, it’s so painful…

(End of this chapter)