Domineering Daming

Xu Jie is a secretary in the cabinet, and has an extraordinary relationship with the cabinet ministers. There is nothing to say about his transfer to a province to participate in politics, but at this time the political situation is sensitive, and any movement must be considered, let alone someone from the central government.

Fang Kongzhang is right to participate in politics, but it doesn't matter, his face is square, and he said directly: "My lord, it is not too late. We must make Nanzhili a new look before Mr. Xu takes office. If Mr. Xu sees that the Qinhuai River is still full of painted boats , there are many teaching grounds, and the romance is not diminished. It is impossible to report to the cabinet, and we may not be able to bear it if we pursue it."

Huang Liji naturally knew that if he really wanted to strictly enforce the court's rules, he might offend the whole of Nanzhili, that is, Jiangsu.

— This is not conducive to his foothold.

"What do you want to do?" Huang Liji said.

Fang Kongxuan was determined to do something, although he knew that Huang Liji wanted to shirk responsibility, he couldn't help but continued: "My lord, I suggest that the governor's yamen immediately issue an order to strictly implement the 'nine regulations' of the imperial court, and at the same time, control the Qinhuai River As well as cleaning up the brothels in Yingtianfu, we will start with this year's exam exams, and anyone who still enters and exits brothels will be disqualified from the imperial examination and sentenced to a fine, severely punished!"

Huang Liji's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Let's start with the imperial examination scholars first?"

The imperial examination is extremely important at this time, it is better than the lives of scholars. This is indeed a very deterrent method, but it will also offend many people to death.There are too many big and noble families in the south of the Yangtze River. If you turn a corner, you can involve the ministers of the government and the opposition. It might cause a huge shock!

Huang Liji wanted to be stable and to be an official, and he didn't want to cause trouble.

Fang Kongxuan raised his hand and said with a serious expression: "My lord, there is no time left. If we don't clean up, we can only wait for the emperor to come."

Huang Liji's heart skipped a beat when the word "emperor" was mentioned. He had been in the capital for many years, serving as an official in the Six Departments and a member of the Wenzhao Pavilion, and knew very well the horror of the Emperor Jingyang Palace.

Gritting his teeth secretly, he said: "Okay! I will order you to deal with it with full authority!"

"Subordinate to obey!"

Fang Kongxuan raised his hand with a solemn expression.

He had long wanted to rectify some unhealthy trends in Jiangsu, but Huang Liji was vacillating and it was difficult to make it happen. This time he waited for the opportunity.

Fang Kongzheng mobilized his staff and prepared the announcement at the same time. He dispatched nearly a hundred yamen servants from various places, with the appearance of doing a big job.

"My lord, are we really going to do this?" the chief of the prison department looked at Fang Kongxuan with a solemn expression.

Nanzhili is a big dye vat. No one is clean. If you attack someone now, you may be stripped off the next moment, and all the filth will be exposed.

Fang Kongzheng has been patient for a long time, he waved his hand directly and said: "Do as you are told, and I will take care of the rest!"

The criminal and prison secretary still hesitated, and then said after a while: "My lord, the salt merchants are making trouble now, and we need to assign some people to control it..."

Fang Kongxuan glanced at him, his expression remained unmoved, and he secretly decided in his heart to recruit soldiers from other places to fill up the prison department.

"Let's put other matters aside for the time being. The Qinhuai River will be checked today, and all Jinke scholars under the age of 25 will be arrested, and none of them will be revealed!" Fang Kongzheng said in a deep voice.

The criminal and prison secretary Qian Shi looked hesitant, but still raised his hand and said: "Obey."

After speaking, with a wave of his hand, he led a large number of people towards the Qinhuai River.

After Fang Kongzheng finished his orders, he went back to his classroom, took out a playbook, and wrote it seriously.

This is a memorial to the cabinet, which details the situation in Nanzhili, and does not deny Huang Liji's "steady" attitude.

When Fang Kongxuan was writing the playbook, the "game" between Zhu Xu, Fang Yizhi, Liu Defeng, and Miss Li seemed a bit awkward.

Ms. Li could feel that this distinguished Mr. Zhu didn't seem to care about her so much, but talked more with Mr. Fang, which made her unable to intervene.

Liu Defeng also noticed that it was inevitable that some people would feel lonely after drinking tea, but they knew that they needed to hold back "Zhu Youjiu", so naturally they had to agree with him from time to time.

Fang Yizhi was not stupid, and soon felt that Mr. Zhu was very concerned about Fushe, so he couldn't help but feel vigilant, and began to restrain the topic, answering speciously.

Zhu Xu was even more sensitive, and Fang Yizhi knew that it would be impossible to get more out of it, so he held the wine glass in one hand and began to talk less and less.

As a result, the "game" that was supposed to be lively and lively gradually became unbearable.

Holding the wine glass, Zhu Xu turned his mind to this year's imperial examination.

According to the "Nine Articles Regulations" and other coordinating court regulations, people who live in prostitution and prostitutes cannot take the imperial examination, and those who are in the court must be dismissed.

However, in Southern Zhili, it is obviously not feasible, because "the law does not blame the public", "clean oneself" or old habits are hard to change, and there are not many people who take the court's laws in their eyes.

But if there is no response, the court's regulations will really become a dead letter.

The situation in Nanzhili was more complicated than Zhu Xu expected. It was not enough to rely on the strength of the local government, and he still needed to intervene.

Now that the East Factory has been abolished, and the six doors can't give them important tasks, they can't help but think of Gong Dingzi, this person may be useful.

Zhu Xu was in a trance, when Miss Li suddenly looked at Zhu Xu with watery eyes, and said softly, "Young Master Zhu, what do you think of the 'Jingzheng New Deal'?"

Zhu Xu raised his brows, the leap was a bit big, turned his head to look at Fang Yizhi, saw his eyes dodge, couldn't help but smiled and said: "Naturally support, no matter from which aspect, there is no reason to object, right?"

When Fang Yizhi heard it, his face turned cold, and he said in a dark voice: "Brother Zhu's words are ridiculous! Since he ascended the throne, he has perversely carried out massacres against our scholars and wants to break our foundation. Come on, I'm going to prostrate on the ground and be the villain at the end of the snake!"

Zhu Xu's expression moved. Fang Yizhi's position was completely Dong Lin's, or the southern scholar's point of view. He didn't consider for the court at all, he didn't have the overall situation at all, and he didn't stand high enough.

"Brother Fang, what do you think of the imperial court's 'Nine Regulations', 'Scholars are prohibited from having sex with prostitutes, staying with prostitutes, accepting and marrying lowly people'?" Zhu Xu said leisurely.

I thought it would be difficult for Fang Yizhi, but I didn't want him to blurt it out. He sneered and said: "Since ancient times, romantic celebrities have always been friends with famous prostitutes, and many articles handed down from generation to generation have been published on this basis! What's more, the brothel was produced by the sage Guanzi. I didn't come here for dirty things, how can I generalize it!"

Zhu Xu opened his mouth, feeling a little unreasonable.

What Fang Yizhi said is really irrefutable, because he is well-founded from the beginning to the end, and "prostitute sex" is not vulgar, on the contrary it is very elegant, how can it be banned?

Fang Yizhi saw that Zhu Xu was speechless, and said indifferently: "Brother Zhu, Jiangnan is not the north, so you have to be very careful when you talk and do things here. I'll wait for you. If it's someone else, maybe it won't be so easy. .”

Zhu Xu smiled slightly, and said, "Oh, what will happen to the others?"

Fang Yizhi's eyes were gloomy, and he said: "It's a light beating, but it's severe...Let's not talk about you, even your elder brother has no place in the south of the Yangtze River!"

Zhu Xu squinted his eyes, and said with a disbelieving tone, "Is the atmosphere in Jiangnan really like this? Will you group together to isolate the court officials? Are you so bold?"

Fang Yizhi sneered, drank a glass of wine, and said, "What's the point of a small political participation, even if it's a governor!"

When Liu Defeng saw the smell of gunpowder between the two, he quickly said: "Oh, the two brothers have said it, today we only talk about love and moon and nothing else, Miss Li, play a song quickly, let me wait for the common people to clean up the vulgarity... "

While Liu Defeng was speaking, the officers of Jiangsu Governor's Yamen were searching the Qinhuai River from house to house. All young people, whether they were scholars or not, were all arrested.

Chapter 663 The Uncultivated Emperor

Miss Li responded softly, her eyes were like water, and she looked at Zhu Xu again with affection, then got up and walked to the piano room not far away.

Miss Li sat down, sandalwood scented, and she was dressed in white. She really felt like a fairy entering the mortal world.Playing the strings with plain hands, Fang Yizhi and Liu Defeng couldn't help but feel their hearts skip a beat, and their eyes turned strange.

Zhu Xu didn't care, he vaguely heard the taste from Fang Yizhi's words, holding the wine glass in his hand, thinking silently.

The atmosphere in Jiangnan is indeed more complicated than that in the north. Officials sent by the imperial court are easily isolated by the local factions. If they want to operate on Jiangsu, they have to find locals, and the fortress has to be broken from the inside.

Zhu Xu's heart moved, he turned his head to look at Fang Yizhi and said, "Brother Fang, what does your father think of the new government policy?"

Both Fang Yizhi and Liu Defeng were immersed in the sound of Miss Li's piano, and they couldn't help frowning when they heard Zhu Xu speak suddenly.