Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 122 Lingnan Three Loyalties, Little Hero Xia Wanchun

In this palace examination, Li Cunming selected more than [-] scholars from [-] scholars, of which [-]/[-] were from poor families.

Li Cunming ordered Yan Ermei to investigate these more than [-] people again, and after considering with the officials of the Ministry of Officials, appointed them to serve as officials in the southern provinces, responsible for implementing the New Deal, and ordered them to complete land surveying, registering and other work within half a year.

Although very few people were admitted to the Enke examination, Li Cunming gained a lot, and he discovered many outstanding talents.Among them, Chen Bangyan, Zhang Jiayu, and Xia Wanchun are the most famous. They are all famous figures in history!
Chen Bangyan, Zhang Jiayu, and Chen Zizhuang, the current right minister of the Ministry of Rites, were all loyal ministers. They fought against the defeat of the Manchu Qing army and died, collectively known as the "Three Loyalties of Lingnan".Although talent cannot be compared with Yan Ermei, Li Banghua and others, but loyalty is beyond doubt.

As for Xia Wanchun, there is no need to say more.Anyone who has received nine years of compulsory education has read his poem "Between the Clouds" and knows more or less about his heroic deeds.

After the imperial examination, Li Cunming deliberately summoned the three of them to the study, intending to reuse them.

Especially Xia Wanchun, who trains and teaches with heart, maybe he can become a great talent in the future!
With a smile on his face and a friendly attitude, Li Cunming gave the three of them a seat and looked at them carefully.

Both Chen Bangyan and Zhang Jiayu are handsome, and their actions are very dignified without losing etiquette.And the questions and answers are fluent, and he is indeed full of strategies in his chest, not a pedantic and dull scholar.

Xia Wanchun was different, he was still a young man at this time, but in front of the emperor, trying to pretend to be mature and steady, he was inevitably a little awkward and funny.

Li Cunming stared at Xia Wanchun and said with a smile, "Little hero, how old are you?"

"Is Your Majesty asking me? I'm not a little hero!" Shaking his head, Xia Wanchun said solemnly, "I'm 14 years old this year, but I'll be 15 soon!"

He said "15 years old" very seriously, obviously very concerned about his age, for fear that he would be underestimated because he was too young.

Li Cunming naturally understood his thoughts, and said: "Aspirations do not depend on age. Since ancient times, heroes have been born in youth. Why do you care about your age? If I despise you for being young, I will not admit you."

Hearing what the emperor said, Xia Wanchun heaved a sigh of relief, knelt down and said, "Thank you, Lord Long En!"

Li Cunming deliberately tested him, and his tone became extremely stern: "Xia Wanchun, Chen Zilong is your teacher, right? I killed Chen Zilong, do you hate me?"

Xia Wanchun was gifted and intelligent since he was a child. His father Xia Yunyi attached great importance to his education, and the big men in the scholar forest also appreciated him very much.Xia Wanchun worshiped Zhang Pu and Chen Zilong as teachers successively. Zhang Pu was the leader of the Fushe, and Chen Zilong was also well-known everywhere. It can be imagined that Xia Wanchun received an elite education of the eight classics.

But Xia Wanchun and Chen Zilong had a deep relationship, the emperor asked him a problem.

"Thunderstorm, rain and dew, could it be God's grace. I am naturally sad when my teacher died, but I dare not resent Your Majesty. Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven. How can I guess what I think? Your Majesty's deeds, Is it something that I can comment on?"

"As long as something is beneficial to the country and the people of the world, I only know justice and don't know personal feelings. As for the kindness of my teacher, I will remember it in my heart. Only in this way can I live up to your majesty's kindness, Live up to the teacher’s teachings!”

Xia Wanchun's answer was very decent and not artificial.

Li Cunming was overjoyed immediately, and clapped his hands and said: "Okay, you are indeed a hero, and you have extraordinary insight at such a young age! Xia Wanchun, considering that you are still young, it is inconvenient for you to hold power for the time being, so stay with me for a while. Listen more Think about it, understand?"

"I obey the decree!" Xia Wanchun kowtowed.

Li Cunming turned to announce the decree: "Appoint Chen Bangyan as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and join the Department of General Affairs; appoint Zhang Jiayu as the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, and join the Department of General Administration. The Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Officials have always been important departments of the imperial court. I hope you two will be loyal to the country." Work hard."

Chen Bangyan and Zhang Jiayu hurriedly kowtowed to express their gratitude.

He also decreed that Chen Zizhuang be promoted to Minister of Rites, replacing Qian Bingdeng.

Taking advantage of the exam strike incident, Li Cunming reshuffled the officials of the various ministries in the central government. At this time, the main leaders of the ministries were all loyal ministers. The situation in the court was more stable, and the emperor's administration became more unimpeded.

After meeting with Chen Bangyan and the three of them, Wang Chengen led Qu Shixu to come.Seeing Qu Shixu, Li Cunming yelled and asked, "Qu Shixu, are you guilty?"

Qu Shishu, an important minister of the Yongli court of the Southern Ming Dynasty, was captured by the Qing soldiers after the Battle of Guilin.Kong Youde came to persuade him to surrender. He would rather die than surrender and was a loyal minister.

This person, like Shi Kefa, has a dignified integrity, but is full of bookishness, and is keen on party struggles and internal struggles.He is a good official when governing the world, but he is not capable enough in troubled times.

Qu Shixu was also among the recruits of Enke this time. Everyone else had errands, but he did not receive the appointment paperwork.He also knew that if he took the lead in motivating the scholars to quit the exam, the emperor didn't kill him, it was already a mighty grace from heaven.

"I know the crime!" Qu Shichu said.

"Tell me carefully, what is your crime?"

"Because your Majesty killed his teacher Qian Qianyi, I felt resentment. This is the first crime. Your Majesty introduced the new policy, and the minister criticized and boycotted it without a deep understanding. This is the second crime. I incited the scholars to stop the exam. This is the crime. Three. With these three crimes, I am willing to punish you!"

Li Cunming said: "You know very well, and your introspection is quite profound. Qu Shisi, I'm giving you a chance to take the blame for your crime and make meritorious service. Do you want it?"

"I don't expect to make meritorious deeds. If I have the opportunity to change my mind and start a new life, I am willing to go through fire and water!" Qu Shixu cried.

Li Cunming said: "Listen well, I know you have a very close relationship with Zheng Sen, and I will send you to meet Zheng Sen and his family at sea. You tell the Zheng family that Zheng Zhilong is an official of the court and should serve the country. Guard the southern sea gate for me."

"At the same time, I will send Huizhou merchant Liu Zhiyuan and others, as well as the subordinates of the West Factory, to go south with you. The most important task for you this time is to announce my intention to pardon Zheng Sen's crimes and win over the Zheng family; the second is to negotiate business with them. I am willing to sell glass to them, and hand over the overseas distribution rights of glass products produced by the Ming Dynasty Military Academy to the Zheng family."

"Do you remember?"

Qu Shixu was very moved, kowtowed heavily and said: "I remember it!"

When Qu Shixu left, Wang Chengen said angrily, "Your Majesty, you are too magnanimous..."

Li Cunming stared at Wang Chengen for a while, then laughed: "Wang Daban, I remember that you were an honest and kind person before, why have you become so fussy and mean and ungrateful now?"

"Your Majesty, didn't you ask this old slave to learn from Cao Huachun?"

"Hahaha, you're a quick learner!" Li Cunming laughed, and said after a while, "How to discover talents and how to use talents is a university question. You can't be rigid. You need to be flexible and flexible. Change."

"Although Qu Shixu and Zheng Sen made a mistake for a while, they can't be wiped out. After all, they are loyal and useful. Wang Daban, do you understand?"

Wang Chengen seemed to understand, but Xia Wanchun next to him nodded with his eyes flickering.

While talking, Gong Yonggu hurriedly came to report: "Your Majesty, according to reports from northern spies, the Manchu Tatars have begun to enter Sichuan! The Hanzhong area has fallen into the hands of the Tatars. Li Zicheng's subordinate He Zhen surrendered, and Zhang Xianzhong's subordinate Liu Jinzhong also surrendered. Cleared."

"The Tartars are so fast, they have already pacified Gansu and Shaanxi. The Hanzhong area is in the hands of the Tartars, and the land of Sichuan and Shu is in danger!" Li Cunming stood with his hands behind his back, frowning, and said, "Show the General Secretary, I want to have a good discussion with the Ministers of State and Government."

(End of this chapter)