Han Shizu

Chapter 1538 The voice of the market
"Okay, don't bring up this matter again!" Liu Yang waved his hands in displeasure, concluded, pondered for a while, and asked, "How much do you know about Master Li's sons?"

Wen Wen asked, Murong Defeng suddenly remembered the scene of the farewell just now, and said softly: "Your Highness is delighted to see you?"

Of course, the more important thing is to cherish Li Fang in his heart and intend to give some compensation. Li Fang's status is here, and the matter of releasing it to the outside world has also been decided.

Liu Yang nodded: "I think that Li Zongna is quite elegant, but I have never understood his negligence in the past, and he is not suitable for any job if he wants to be promoted."

Murong Defeng understood it, thought for a while, and said: "Mr. Li is an upright person, his family tradition is very strict, and he holds a high position, but he has never sought a private position with his heirs, including the eldest son Li Zongna who has already reached the crown, and he still has no official status. You know, Li Zongna is one year older than Chen.

I'm not very familiar with the members of the Li family, but I have also heard of Li Zongna's reputation. Although he is young, he is good at calligraphy, and he is famous for his regular script.

It is said that when he was in Luoyang, Li Gong once held a Taoyuan party in the mansion, and wrote a poem "A Feeling of Yiyun and Remnant Spring", which was written by Li Zongne.Later, this word was circulated, and it was bought by a merchant in Luoyang for five hundred guan.

Hearing such anecdotes, Liu Yang became interested, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid Li Gong's poems and essays will probably account for [-]% of the five hundred strings!"

Murong Defeng didn't say anything, but just returned a tacit smile.For the folks, five hundred guan is not a small amount of money, but it is obviously extravagant enough for a single painting.

But it is not surprising that Li Fang has a reputation, status, and talent. His poems and his son's handwriting are worth the price in the eyes of some people.If he can really establish a relationship with him, as far as the merchant is concerned, he would be even more willing to do so.

"Do you know whose pocket the five hundred guan ended up in?" Liu Yang asked immediately.

"It is said that after Mr. Li learned about it, he didn't leave a single penny, and spent another [-] guan from his family, a total of [-] guan. All of it was donated to Raoyang to support poor students in his hometown, widows, old and weak!" Murong Defeng said.

Regarding this, Liu Yang finally showed a little smile, pondered for a while, then asked himself a question, and muttered: "Then Wu Jichuan, is it in the list of donations?"

Hearing what Liu Yang said, Murong Defeng couldn't help being slightly startled, and couldn't help raising his eyes, but saw the prince's calm face, as if he was just saying something casually.

"Since you are good at calligraphy, let's arrange a position in the imperial court to correct calligraphy!" After pondering for a while, Liu Yang said, "Go to the secretary province and be a secretary!"

It was said that Murong Defeng took a pen and paper, and wrote it down. Although Murong Defeng now holds a post in the matter, in fact, he is still the secretary-general of the prince.

"Does Your Highness go back to the palace directly?" Outside the car, Ma Huaiyu, who was still serving as the prince's guard, asked for instructions.

The former Ma Huaiyu seemed to be getting stronger and stronger, and his position was officially promoted from a bodyguard to a general in the East Palace.And according to his wishes, Liu Yang also asked Emperor Liu's will to send him to the frontier army for training, only in areas to be determined.

Listening to his request, Liu Yang pondered for a while, and ordered: "Go to the flower-picking building to have a look!"

"Yes!"

Apparently, even though it was plausible on the surface and he didn't want to investigate in depth, Liu Yang still cherished this scandal.

Jiehua Building is not as famous as Taihe Building, Yujing Building and other famous buildings in Tokyo, but the threshold is lower and the consumption is lower. Although the name of the building is elegant, it is more down-to-earth.There are three religions and nine streams, and everything is tolerated. Even street peddlers, or even pickpockets, as long as they have money, they can enter.

Adhering to such a business philosophy, Jiehualou has always been very popular, and there is never a shortage of excitement, let alone people watching the excitement.And the most distinctive thing is that in this restaurant, you can hear all kinds of true and false news from inside and outside the city, which makes people dazzled.

With the arrival of summer, some stalls and hawkers have popped up among the markets, selling iced drinks and herbal teas with seasonal flavors.Relying on a place full of people like Jiehualou, the business is also very good.

Stopping outside the Flower Picking Building, the noise will come surging, and you can feel the hustle and bustle without going inside.Regarding this, Ma Huaiyu dutifully reminded with a frown: "Your Highness, this place is too noisy, is it?"

It's not that I'm afraid of noise, it's obviously because I feel that the place is too messy, which not only affects my interest, but also worries about safety.It's not that Liu Yang has never visited in the past, but this is the first time that such a place is mixed with fish and dragons.

Liu Yang stretched out his hand to stop Ma Huaiyu, and only let him enter the building with two guards, Liu Yang, Murong Defeng master and servant.Before entering, Liu Yang asked the guards to park the car beside the restaurant and wait.

Liu Yang didn't take a ceremonial vehicle for this trip, but even ordinary carriages and horses are not ordinary with the blessing of the prince's status.For ordinary people, they may only be able to see the extravagance of the decoration of the car, but for those who are knowledgeable, they can see the special status at a glance.And the car was parked in front of the public, which seemed to be announcing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had personally visited the Flower Picking Building.

Live up to expectations, the atmosphere in the building is warm, even if you want an Accord, it is still hard to stop all kinds of noises coming from the hall.There was no food or drink, so the five masters and servants sat silently, listening to the discussions in the hall.

If there is anything in the city of Tokyo that has aroused widespread discussion among the market, and it has been going on for a long time, then there is no doubt that it is the Dengwen drum case that the imperial court has already determined and concluded.

At this time, in the flower-picking building, there are a thousand people who are still talking about the follow-up of this matter, which has attracted the attention of the people who eat melons.

"Probably none of the past exams is more lively than this one!" In the lobby, a middle-aged man with a goatee and a slender face held a cup of tea in his hand and talked eloquently: "There are so many disturbing these days. Well, it was indeed Song Zhun who got the benefits! Xu Shilian went to the court and was famous in the government and the public, but ended up in exile in Fengzhou.

It is said that Wu Jichuan was originally the first choice for the number one scholar, but in the end he was not even in the first place, and he didn't even arrange to watch the government, so he was only sent to the third library for school books. "

"In this way, Song Zhunduan is lucky, he didn't do anything, and he will be the No. [-] scholar!" someone said.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man shook his head and said: "It's wrong to say that. This year's No. [-] scholar is not based on luck alone. It is said that his talent is profound and personable. I took a fancy to him.

Moreover, he was born as an official. His father Song Peng was a secretary in his early years.

In my opinion, now that I have won the first prize, I am afraid that I don't need to experience politics in the department's yamen, and I can directly worship as a state official! "

"Then Xu Shilian's efforts were wasted, risking his life to beat the Dengwen drum, not only failed to rank among the top three, but was relegated to the bitter cold place of Fengzhou. I don't know if there is still a chance to return to the Central Plains?"

"I can't blame others, who taught him to be arrogant!" The middle-aged man said disdainfully: "There is no evidence, and it is a taboo thing to slander the examiner. What's more, it is said that the reason why he was not admitted was because of In the middle, he criticized the imperial government's policies, and even vehemently criticized the present, so how could the imperial court tolerate it?
Just for this point, the court is already tolerant if they don't go to prison for questioning.It's ridiculous that Xu Shilian, still conscious of injustice, was victimized by fraud, so he went to beat the Dengwen drum! "

"That makes sense!" One person echoed, "I've also heard about Xu Shilian, who is indeed a man who is proud of his talent. Wu Jichuan, though ugly, should still have a good article. He suffered from such an unreasonable disaster! The number one scholar is gone, and his future is gone. Obscure!"

"That's not necessarily the case!" The middle-aged man looked unpredictable: "It is said that before the exam, Wu Jichuan brought a gift to visit Li Dashi. However, according to him, because of his ugly appearance and shame, he did not Dare to go to the door, but in the end he accepted the gift he brought, and in order to avoid ridicule, he lied about visiting after returning to the dormitory. Doesn’t everyone think this kind of explanation is too absurd?”

"Could it be that Master Li is really showing favoritism?" Someone heard the meaning behind the words.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man's expression immediately turned serious, and he shook his head again and again: "I didn't say that, the imperial court had already announced this matter! However, I also heard that just yesterday, the imperial court issued an order to go south to Jiangling with Li Dashi It is beyond our ability to speculate on the details of going to Jinghu North Road as the chief envoy."

Some people were puzzled by this remark, some understood it, and some felt emotional.

"Fortunately, after the second review of the test papers, the nine newly admitted Jinshi were originally unqualified, but affected by this incident, the imperial court simply hired all the 39 Jinshi obtained from the two examination papers!" Middle-aged People sighed, as if envious of the luck of those Jinshi: "Some people have already said that Xu Shilian is a wax torch, burning himself, but the light shines on the nine failed scholars!"

The fall of this remark caused a roar of laughter.

The middle-aged man continued: "It's also the fallen scholars, those hundreds of people clamoring for grievances in the imperial city will be in trouble, their reputations and careers will be ruined! Hundreds of people, the court is determined enough, and there is no tolerance at all." Love, these people, I'm afraid it's too late to regret now."

The confinement ordered by Emperor Liu was not just to prohibit those scholars from participating in scientific examinations in the future, which meant that they had little chance of making progress. Without accidents, they basically had no future at all.

Among them, there may be some local officials, and with such a bad record, it is unknown whether they can keep their previous official positions, but it is very likely that they will not be able to keep them. Local officials will not go against the law. The intention of the imperial court, especially the will of the emperor.

Even if it can be kept, it may be difficult to be considered for future promotion and transfer.Most of them will be mediocre in the future.

The imperial examination is only a way for scholars to seek advancement, but it is not the only way. Once the imperial court bans it, even if there are thousands of paths to career advancement, it has nothing to do with those hundreds of scholars.

This explanation also made many people present sigh.
(End of this chapter)