Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 166: my emperor sage



Chapter 166 My Emperor Shengming

  The atmosphere is very dignified.

  Yang Xiong glanced at the crowd again, seeing their expressions, he smiled again.

"I think, in Governor Wang\'s heart, there is no difference between being an official and being a minister, but Governor Wang is wrong. Being an official is the right subordinate. For the soldiers and civilians below, Governor Wang is an official. Since Governor Wang came to Guizhou, The military and political affairs in Guizhou are well-organized, so we say Governor Wang will be an official. But to be a minister, the right one is superior. Being a minister is different from being an official. A minister must learn to figure out what is superior. It is up to us The emperor..."

   As he spoke, he solemnly bowed his hands towards the north to show his respect.

Wang Shi frowned, thinking secretly, this is true, being an official is for the people, being a minister is for the emperor, but the minister and the official are gathered in one person, and if a person becomes an official, he will naturally It\'s a minister, but it\'s natural that there are differences between the subordinates and the superiors, which makes sense.

  Yang Xiong stood up, took a few steps, and then continued: "Now our family wants to ask you, whose idea was it to build a mountain camp?"

  The magistrate of Guiyang has the smallest official position, he said with a smile: "The imperial court."

   "Wrong!" Yang Xiong shook his head, and said directly: "It\'s the emperor! The decree was issued by the central government, without going through the cabinet. So, isn\'t this your majesty\'s idea?"

  Paused, he asked again: "Your Majesty Shengming, since you have come up with this idea, I am waiting here just to carry out the holy will. The mountain camp has been built, what is the effect?"

   "The effect is remarkable." Wang Shi is not stupid, but when Yang Xiong said this, Wang Shi felt a little bit overwhelmed.

  Yang Xiong said with a sneer: "That\'s right, the effect is remarkable, so let\'s ask again, who should take the credit for it?"

  Hoo...

  A Zhongguan is a Zhongguan, and the stakes are clear right away.

   "Your Majesty!" Now, everyone spoke in unison.

  Yang Xiong laughed deeply, his voice raised, and he looked extremely honorable: "Yes, it is the emperor. Without the emperor, there would be no credit for this event. My emperor is wise, foresighted, strategizing, and punishing thieves thousands of miles away."

  Everyone had to follow Yang Xiong and said together: "My emperor is wise."

"So..." Yang Xiong chuckled: "This memorandum needs to be thoughtful. Let\'s make it clear first. None of us should try to take credit for it. Who wants to take advantage of this to flatter ourselves? Hey, let\'s talk about it ugly. There will be no good fruit to eat."

  Wang Shi\'s heart trembled, his original intention before was really to polish a few strokes for himself in the memorandum, but now that Yang Xiong pointed it out, he immediately felt a chill in his heart.

  That\'s right, I really don\'t have the right to take credit for this credit, but luckily Yang Zhongguan reminded me in time.

  The other officials were also heartbroken. In fact, who doesn\'t want to get a share of the credit? And now... all of a sudden, the idea vanished.

Yang Xiong put his hands behind his back, walked a few more steps, and continued: "The credit for this is neither the soldiers who killed the enemy, nor you and me. There can only be one person, that is, the person who expressly told us to build the mountain camp. This person can only be credited. It’s His Majesty. But since Your Majesty took the lead in killing seven hundred thieves, is it reasonable?”

cannot!

  In the bottom of everyone\'s heart, there was no hesitation, and the answer came directly.

Yang Xiong had no expression on his face, and finally said decisively: "Kill the thief five thousand, and take twenty forts, no, no, no, it\'s good to have some parts and one whole, five thousand three hundred and seventy-one, this number is auspicious, take twenty forts Three and a half seats..."

   "Twenty-three and a half seats?"

Yang Xiong squinted his eyes and said: "You don\'t understand this. If you want to report it, to make the emperor happy, and to make everyone in the court think that this merit is absolutely worthless, it must appear true. The memorial said that the reason why half a seat was overstated , because the rebel army saw that the mountain camp was like a broken bamboo, and the wind was rumbling, so they burned their stockade before the mountain camp could be killed, and fled in a hurry. Therefore, although the stockade was obtained, the stockade has been reduced to ashes. You see Look, doesn\'t this show that we are particular, even the memorials for the victory are so rigorous?"

  Hoo...

  Everyone discovered that after arriving in Guizhou, Yang Xiong, who has been silent and never showed the majesty of a middle-ranking official, is actually so delicate and meticulous!

At this time, Yang Xiong smiled and said: "Of course, this is not the most important thing. A courtier is nothing more than serving the emperor and making the emperor happy. Therefore, if you want to do things beautifully, without everyone\'s concerted efforts, But it won\'t work, Jin Yiwei, governor Xingyuan, chief envoy, transshipment envoy, all command envoys, and general soldier Xingyuan, as well as us middle-ranking officials, all have to keep their mouths shut. We are doing this to the emperor Posting gold, let\'s talk about the ugly words first, if anyone\'s report is discrepant, hurry up, he will die!"

  Everyone was shocked.

Yang Zhongguan’s words are not kind. Among all of you here, everyone has that thing, but you, Yang Zhongguan, don’t have it. You make everyone swear that if that thing rots, you Yang Zhongguan will die if you want to. .

  Of course, these are just details, and everyone suddenly knew it in their hearts.

  In the past, the biggest problem with masquerading is that it is difficult to coordinate among the various departments. If your governor can make the third division work with you, can you let Jin Yiwei also masquerade with you? Can you bribe Jinyiwei, can you bribe Zhongguan?

   But the difference this time is that the mountain camp was the emperor\'s idea, and it was a decree issued by the emperor. Everyone is pretending to give credit to the emperor.

  Wang Shi is still a little hesitant, he thinks Yang Zhongguan\'s words are reasonable, but...

But at this time, a cold voice said: "Jinyiwei has no problem here. What Yang Zhongguan said is that the humble report to the Beizhen government secretary will also be reported according to the number of Yang Zhongguan. As long as they speak in unison, it will be seamless. Da Luo Jinxian descended to earth, and he couldn\'t make a mistake."

   It was Jin Yiwei Qianhu official who spoke, he was usually a man of few words, but he was the one everyone in Guiyang city feared.

  The prefect of Guiyang smiled and said: "Yang Zhongguan and Qianhu have expressed their views, what else do you have to say?"

  General Li Yutai slapped his thigh, and said decisively, "I have nothing to say."

  Everyone nodded their heads one by one, and finally their eyes fell on Wang Shi.

  Wang Shi smiled slightly. In fact, just for a while, he had already sorted out the pros and cons in his heart, and now he said calmly: "Then, I must thank you all for polishing this memorial."

  Yang Xiong smiled: "As long as we work together, then everything will be seamless! The emperor is happy, and we will naturally have a bright face. Isn\'t there a saying? The king is worried about the minister\'s humiliation and humiliation!"

A bold idea has already begun to ferment here at this moment. Those who participated in this matter almost involved the figures in the entire Guizhou officialdom. Everyone had the same thoughts and closely united. After checking the tone, it didn\'t take long for more than a dozen memorials to be sent to the capital at the same time.

  …

   And in Beijing, the imperial examination is about to begin.

   This date is set on June 13th.

  Jingli also has great enthusiasm for this imperial examination.

  The last time I tried it, it was already a miracle.

   Whether this miracle can continue in the palace test is enough to whet everyone\'s appetite.

   Some people even spread the word in private, saying that some of Fang Jifan\'s disciples were good at writing stereotyped essays, but the imperial examination was about policy theory, which may not be hopeful.

  Although the ranking of the palace examination will ultimately be based on the results of the general examination, to some extent, it is not ruled out that there will be some counterattacks by some Gongsheng students who are behind in the ranking.

  Perhaps it is because Fang Jifan has been in the limelight recently, especially for scholars, at least many scholars were suffocated by Fang Jifan at the beginning.

   Therefore, countless people are looking forward to this time.

  The grand imperial examination every three years is enough to arouse the expectations of the capital.

  Wang Shouren, who was fourth in the test, has attracted the attention of many people.

  At least... the casinos are paying attention.

  Actually, this is not difficult to understand. Many people are eager to hope that someone can break the imperial examination myth monopolized by Fang Jifan. Why do you, a brain-dead young master from Nanhebofu, monopolize Hongzhi\'s 12-year talent competition.

   If it can be analyzed at a deeper level, it is actually not unreasonable.

   Ouyang Zhi, Tang Yin and Xu Jing, the former came from a poor family, while the latter came from a rich family, so they lacked the ability to adapt on the spot.

But that Wang Shouren was different. He used to travel around, his father was the number one scholar, and he made friends with Li Dongyang, and all the people he met were important officials of the court. At present, his father, like Yang Tinghe, is the most popular person, and even many people He believes that Wang Hua may be appointed as a marquis and prime minister in the future, it is only a matter of time.

   What is tested in the imperial examination is no longer stereotyped essays, but policy theory.

The so-called strategy theory means that the imperial court asks the candidates for strategies, and the candidates perform a written "play-to-play". The knowledge here is no longer limited to the Four Books and Five Classics. understanding.

  Wang Hua is very concerned about his son\'s palace examination.

   To be honest, he couldn\'t afford to lose this person.

  I am the number one scholar and a minister of the imperial court, and my son can\'t even pass other people\'s exams.

  So early this morning, when he was going to be on duty, he saw that the lights were still on in the study, which made Wang Hua feel relieved immediately.

  A few days ago, although my son was a little careless, at least now he still knows how to cram.

  So he, wearing court uniform, walked slowly to the study, opened the door, and saw Wang Shouren sitting behind the desk.

  Wang Shouren\'s head was a little disheveled, the square scarf tied on his head was a little crooked, his eyes were bloodshot, and his sleeves were still stained with dried ink.

  Wang Hua felt a little more gratified in his heart, and couldn\'t help but smile slightly, good, good, good.

  Getting closer, I saw a piece of paper spread out, with four words written by Wang Shouren on it. The four characters dragon, flying and phoenix dance are written in cursive script. Wang Shouren\'s calligraphy has won Wang Hua\'s true biography, especially this cursive script, which is very charming.

  These four words...the unity of knowledge and action...

  (end of this chapter)