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"My lord, are you serious?!" Everyone stood up, even the Weng brothers were inexplicably shocked, with joy on their faces, "Do you want to increase the examination of things, business calculations and laws?"

"Well, this is my idea and I am going to put it forward in the cabinet. I have also negotiated with the Ministry of Rites. There may be some objections from the Ministry of Rites, but I plan to stick to my opinion."

Feng Ziying's words are full of strength and confidence.

If it is not a particularly surprising thing for the sons of merchants to take the scientific examination, it is a surprise that the sons of merchants can be allowed to enter official positions even if they are scholars or even white. If it is calculated and the law, then it is different. This is a change of heaven and earth!

Gewu and Shangsu are the foundations of the industrial and commercial industry. Even businessmen know very well that although their children are also studying, in this family and family atmosphere, they naturally have a natural sense of closeness and advantages to Gewu and Shangsuan.

And more importantly, if the imperial court changed its policy on the imperial examination, it would be a principle-oriented issue, which meant that the imperial court began to list business people as almost equal status, which was a subversive change.

From ancient times to the present, scholars, farmers, businessmen, but the former two have always been regarded as superior classes, while the latter two are inferior, only slightly better than the so-called lower class. Scholars are respected and farmers are the foundation. Considering the golden rule that officials regard as a standard, now the imperial court intends to elevate the social and political status of the business class to the same level as that of the peasants, which is simply shocking.

No, it's not the intention of the court, but Lord Feng's intention. Lord Feng is only a cabinet minister and cannot yet represent the court. He just has this idea, but to do it, the current strength is not enough to realize it.

But this is already a bright light in everyone's mind, and it is worth fighting for.

Seemingly aware of the ecstasy and excitement in everyone's hearts, Feng Ziying smiled, "Everyone, this is a development trend. When the business class makes greater contributions to the development of the country and the well-being of the people, the imperial court should face it squarely. , rather than ignoring or indifference.”

Everyone nodded and sighed, but the court didn't do that.

"I have always believed that the business class is actively making greater contributions to the country and the people, such as foreign expansion, accommodating more immigrants, such as innovative technology to produce better iron and firearms, such as promoting the circulation of food and other materials , Lowering prices will benefit the country and the people a lot, and I also believe that the business class can make greater contributions and make more efforts for this, so why does the imperial court not give more benefits to the business class? What about high courtesy? And it’s just an equal treatment.”

Feng Ziying's words once again touched the hearts of many people, yes, it is an equal treatment, why is it so difficult?
For thousands of years, no one dared to break this taboo, but now it's the turn of the Great Zhou Dynasty, can Lord Feng do it?

They are all well aware of how much resistance lies ahead. Master Feng wants to challenge the bottom line of those vested interest groups. He is weak and weak. How can he do it?

Brothers Weng Qiming and Weng Qiyang couldn't help but exchanged glances, and then looked at the others.

He Tingfa, Liu Keding, and others also had flushed faces, clenched their fists, looked at each other and nodded slightly, obviously understanding each other's thoughts.

Faced with such a historic opportunity, an opportunity to change the entire class including their family, whoever shrinks back is simply a historical sinner.

"My lord, we have always known that you value and trust our business class, so we have never dared to live up to your expectations of us. We all say that our businessmen value profits over righteousness, but what we want to say is that those businessmen are just waiting Low-end businessman, we agree with your words, business is established with faith, without faith, there will be no rules, without great righteousness, there will be no foundation, and if there is no skin, how will it be attached?"

Weng Qiming's eyes flicked across the faces of everyone, and he slowly spoke his mind after getting everyone's nods of approval.

"This time we came to Beijing, of course, not just to discuss some future plans with the adults. In our opinion, the plans of our business class need to be integrated with the imperial court's long-term plans to achieve greater development. Next year, the cabinet will change, and we, as the business class, hope that we can also have the opportunity to contribute to the adults."

Feng Ziying laughed, but gently rubbed her hand on the armrest of the official hat chair, "Yo, are you so worried about changes in the court's future?"

"No, we are not afraid of change, we are afraid of following the old ways." Weng Qiyang continued: "To be honest, we have already felt the impact of the stalemate caused by the entanglement and disputes within the imperial court, and we hope to have a clear and predictable development. planning,……"

Feng Ziying leaned her body back slightly, was she trying to see her?

If it weren't for what I said earlier, I'm afraid that this group of people would also be unwilling to dormant and prepare to make their own voice. What I said earlier only strengthened their confidence and determination, so that they would no longer There are so many worries.

Is it really time?
Feng Ziying's mood was slightly disturbed.

He didn't dare to say how sure he was, but how about trying?

But once the layer of paper is broken, no matter what the result is, I'm afraid they will never go back. Gu Bingqian, Guan Yingzhen, and even Qiao Yingjia, how will they face it?

Should he continue to hibernate, or be a perfect assistant, accumulate strength and wait for the next one to decide the world in one fell swoop, or fight hard for the position of master?

Five years, whether it is long or short, I can afford to wait, but the key is whether there is a need to wait?

In the current situation, the three of Gu Guan and Qiao can be said to be evenly matched. Although Gu Bingqian seems to have the upper hand, once Guan Yingzhen and Qiao Yingjia are determined to challenge him, his disadvantage will be magnified, and his influence among the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River can be controlled. The weakness of insufficient strength will be exploited by others, and both Guan Yingzhen and Qiao Yingjia may poach their corners.

Feng Ziying is not optimistic about Gu Bingqian's victory in this battle.

Similarly, Guan Yingzhen and Qiao Yingjia also have their fatal weaknesses.

Guan Yingzhen's weakness is that the base of Huguang scholars is too small. If he does not get the support of the mainstream factions of Jiangnan scholars and northern scholars, it will be difficult to win.

Qiao Yingjia is because of his own personality. Although the northern scholars are the largest faction among the important ministers, he cannot get all the support from the northern scholars. It is even certain that two or three people will definitely not vote for him, even like Cui Jingrong, Wang Yongguang and others did not approve of him very much. Of course, for the sake of the unity of the northern scholars, these veteran scholars will definitely vote for him, but other young and middle-aged scholars may not necessarily, even if it is Han Yu It may not be possible to mediate with Sun Juxiang to help him.

So the current situation is a chaotic situation. In the next two months, all parties may show their talents, but no one is absolutely sure whether they can fulfill their wishes.

What about yourself?

With five votes in hand, you want to challenge?
It really seems like a child's play.

But how will you know if you don't try?
Many times, if you are timid to try, you may miss the best opportunity. If you have the courage to try, you may have unexpected joy.

Doesn't the bright light in the eyes of this group of people in front of them mean a lot?
Even they think they should give it a try, so why are they timid?
On this day at the end of the year, no one knew exactly what happened in that hall, but everyone in Feng's residence knew that the guests all quietly left through the back door one after another.

Many years later, Daiyu can still remember that night, and what impressed her most was the two Suzhou villagers—the Weng brothers were the last to leave, and they had a secret conversation with their husband in front of the door, and finally they walked with dignity. .

The early spring of Xuanshun's third year was still a bit cold, and the entire court situation seemed to have fallen into an inexplicable stagnation. Whether it was a cabinet meeting or a court meeting, everyone seemed a little absent-minded on the surface.

But everyone can also feel the undercurrent.

Fang Congzhe returned to the capital from his hometown Deqing. In fact, the capital city is where he grew up, but his ancestral home is Zhejiang, and he also returned to his hometown in Zhejiang to live after he became an official.

But this time he also came back to the capital, and it is said that he will stay for a while.

The courts of the elders of the pavilion looked bright and clear, and it seemed that there were no such intensive door visits in the past, but in fact they all knew that certain things did not need to be shown on the surface.

"How many more days?"

"Fifteen days."

"Hehe, can't you stand still?"

"Except for Xiao Feng Ge and Zi Xiangong (Xu Guangqi), there are more people waiting for Xiao Feng Ge's old family."

"You don't need to mention Mr. Feng Ge. If you are under 30 years old, you don't even dare to think about it. Maybe in the next session, he can compete for a second assistant. As for Zi Xiangong, he may never have that kind of thought."

"What about the three?"

"It's not easy for me to be too bright, right? Naturally, someone will run for them. Haven't you seen Li Banghua, Zhu Guozhen, Chai Ke, Yang He, Han Yu, and Sun Juxiang all come alive?"

"Then why did Mr. Zhonghan (Fang Congzhe) return to Beijing suddenly? Who is he going to help? I remember that he doesn't seem to have such a close relationship with Gu Shoufu."

"It's really hard to see through, maybe it's just a coincidence?"

"How can there be such a coincidence in the world, why didn't Duke Jinqing (Ye Xianggao) return to Beijing?"

"Isn't it a coincidence? Everyone is going to come back, so isn't it really going to be a brawl?"

"Isn't it? There are three of them, and they all said that they are looking forward to the result of this court push. I heard that the "Kyoto Evening News" and "Anecdote" have launched a lottery, betting on who will win and how many votes they will get."

"Hehe, this gang of extremely boring clans actually came up with something like this, and the procuratorate doesn't care?"

"Who still cares about this now? Besides, the emperor's succession to the throne has been silent, and many people can't even remember the year of Xuanshun. They thought it was the ninth year of Wantong. Hehe, the Tian family is like this. Can Yuan and Long Jinwei make them earn two more?... (End of this chapter)