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  Chapter 430 C-character scroll clothing brocade, pointers

   This is the third time that Feng Ziying has returned to the academy.

  The first two times were after Jinshi High School, and the other one was after the successful selection of Shujishiguan last year, but those two times were relatively low-key visits to some old classmates.

  The situation is different this time. As he is about to be appointed as an editor of the Imperial Academy, going to the academy so quietly will neither reflect the importance of the academy, nor is it conducive to the spread of the influence of the academy.

  Guan Yingzhen and Zhou Yongchun prepared two classes for Feng Ziying, and the treatment was not bad.

The first class is prepared for the students of the West Academy, and the goal is also very clear. It aims at the next year's Spring Festival Competition, and mainly introduces the current political hotspots, so that these students who are already Juren can be keenly close to the important affairs of the government, so as to prepare for the next year's Spring Festival Lay a solid foundation for answering test questions.

  One class is prepared for Dongyuan students, which requires a little restraint. The classics and righteousness are still relatively important. This is not Feng Ziying's strong point, so he talks more about "down-to-earth" current affairs.

  Although the examinations of Qiu Wei and Chun Wei are gradually shifting to focus on current policy theory, there are still some differences in emphasis.

  Chunwei has asked to look at the essence of the problem, and asked to put forward solutions to win praise, while Qiuwei put forward his understanding and views on the problem by seeing clearly the essence of the problem.

  Watching Feng Ziying talking in the lecture hall, Guan Yingzhen and Zhou Yongchun nodded frequently and smiled.

"Brother Dongxian, Ziying is different from last year. He has changed a lot. He has grown up too fast." Zhou Yongchun couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, "Brother Rujun and Brother Chengfeng are really worthy It’s the eye that knows people.”

"Well, a rare talent, Brother Yu also tried to find one or two who could rival him in one or two subjects, but he didn't find any." Guan Yingzhen was also full of emotions, and couldn't help but stroke his beard Smiling, "It's enough to think about it. How can every subject produce such a character? Isn't Chongzheng Academy and Tonghui Academy going to close down?"

   One sentence made Zhou Yongchun amused, "No way, Brother You Fu resigned and Brother Yu Chen took over. They only want to revitalize Chongzheng Academy, and they want to fight us."

  Wang Yongguang resigned as the head of Chongzheng Academy, and became the left servant of the Ministry of Industry, and Han Yu, a famous scholar in Shanxi, was also the head of Chongzheng Academy.

   "Well, Yuchen is more generous than Youfulai, and he also has wrists. Let's see how he is, but Meng Tai, you are under a lot of pressure." Guan Yingzhen glanced at Zhou Yongchun with a smile and said.

"So fast?"

Zhou Yongchun also knew that with Qi Yongtai entering the cabinet, he would inevitably attract a group of like-minded people to enter the imperial court. Guan Yingzhen was not only his former partner in Qingtan Academy, and had a close relationship, but also belonged to Huguang, who was relatively neutral in the imperial court. Therefore, Yan Yan would not be too hostile to the scholars from Jiangnan, so he was one of the best candidates.

   "I guess it will be in the next year." Guan Yingzhen has also received a letter from Qi Yongtai, saying that the court may have to wait until the first stage of opening the sea to raise debt is basically finalized before the court will have another round of filling vacancies.

Qi Yongtai's original intention was to let Guan Yingzhen enter the Ministry of Officials as the right servant, but it is estimated that it will be difficult. Neither Ye Xianggao nor Fang Congzhe wants the Ministry of Officials to become Qi Yongtai's private territory, so it is more likely to go to the household Ministry, served as the right servant.

  Guan Yingzhen is very interested in going to the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Zheng Jizhi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Accounts, is struggling now, but looking at this posture, the emperor who originally hoped that Zheng Jizhi would step down as soon as possible seems to have changed his mind a little bit. He may not want the adjustment of the Ministry of Accounts to be too large, which will affect Kaihai’s debts. A person who is familiar with the affairs of the Ministry of Accounts is still needed The minister is here to stabilize.

   Moreover, Zheng Jizhi also began to become active after realizing the huge changes that the opening of the sea to borrow money might bring to the court's wealth. Therefore, under this situation, Zheng Jizhi's position as minister may continue to be stable for a while.

  But the emperor was very dissatisfied with Zheng Jizhi's performance in the early stage, so the replacement was a matter of time, so Qi Yongtai thought it was necessary for Guan Yingzhen to enter the household department to familiarize himself with the situation earlier.

   "Brother Bo Xiao's body can still hold on?" Zhou Yongchun asked again: "He is already seventy-three."

   "Old man, his ambition is thousands of miles away." Zheng Jizhi is also from Huguang, and he is from the same hometown as Guan Yingzhen, but the relationship between the two is not close, and there is also a big age gap.

   "I originally hoped that Brother Dongxian would persist until the next year's spring." Zhou Yongchun shook his head.

"It won't be that long, the affairs of the court are complicated, and Meng Tai, you know that once Brother Chengfeng enters the cabinet, he will definitely not be Xiao Gui and Cao Sui. He wants to do something, and although the two Ye Fang have different political views, However, there are still some things that are clear. The Nine Sides situation and the wealth dilemma have reached the edge of a precipice that may lead to chaos if not resolved. The chaos in Ningxia is just the beginning. If it is not resolved in time, there may be continuous Liaodong will be in danger if you are not careful, otherwise, how could it be possible to reach a consensus so quickly on the strategy of opening the sea and borrowing money?"

What Guan Yingzhen said made Zhou Yongchun nod again and again. He is from Jinxiang, Shandong, and all Shandong officials are particularly concerned about the situation in Liaodong, because Liaodong was originally under the jurisdiction of Shandong for a long time, and most of the Han people in Liaodong passed away from Shandong. connected by blood.

   "It's also fortunate that the rebellion in Ningxia and Gansu was dealt with so cleanly and quickly, otherwise the situation of the court would be much more severe." Zhou Yongchun also sighed, "Ziying has made a great contribution this time."

"Zishu also wrote to me that Ziying is extremely talented, and she is very keen and accurate in judging and analyzing military affairs and the current situation. This time, Ziying has contributed a lot to successfully suppressing the rebellion, especially for successfully persuading Liu Baichuan to surrender. Anyway, after defeating Liu Dongyang's attempt to capture Ganzhou, we can have the current situation. Otherwise, if Liu Dongyang takes Ganzhou, it will be a completely different situation. It will more than double!"

  The two were still talking, but Feng Ziying's lecture was over.

  A group of students surrounded Feng Ziying, Guan Yingzhen and Zhou Yongchun also looked at the group of students with smiles.

   "The student has met the head of the mountain and the head of the school."

"Well, what do you think of Ziying's speech? What he said is full of insight. Current policy theory is getting more and more important in Qiuwei and Chunwei. Everyone must be prepared for this. progress,…"

  After exchanging pleasantries, the students gradually dispersed, leaving only Xu Qixun, Fu Zonglong, Song Shixiang, and Sun Chuanting who had a close relationship with Feng Ziying's former classmates.

"Ziying, you should tell everyone about your Western Expedition to suppress the rebellion. Meng Tai and I really want to hear the situation. If they pass the entrance examination and become officials in the future, they will also need to have such experience." The official Ying Zhen suggested with a smile.

"Yeah, Ziying, we are all very interested in your trip to Western Xinjiang for more than half a year, and we also want to know what you did during this process, and what to do if we meet in the future." Fu Zonglong is the most interested.

  Sun Chuanting was also very interested, but he didn't talk much. After Fu Zonglong said it, he stopped talking.

   "Well, once this topic is brought up, it will be a long story." Seeing that everyone was very interested, Feng Ziying was not polite, "Then I will briefly talk about it."

He started with Geng Ruqi and Lian Guoshi's initial doubts about Ningxia's border affairs, and did not deny some information his father provided in Yulin Town. , Finally, after arriving in Yulin, I learned the situation, and finally decided to solve the threat and containment of the Tatars on the grassland first, and went deep into the grassland to confront Bushitu and others.

  When it comes to being chased and killed by horse thieves and Su Nang cavalry after entering the grassland, although everyone knew that Feng Ziying was fine in the end, they still felt a little heavy when they heard that several elite frontier soldiers who were not captured at night died.

  War is so cruel. A comrade who was chatting and laughing with you one moment may die in Huangquan the next moment. The voice and smile are still vivid, but there may be no bones left.

"After solving the threats of Bu Shitu and Su Nang Taiji, we are actually invincible. It is just to see how long the rebels can last, but I didn't expect Liu Dongyang to be a ruthless character. The family was completely sold, and they directly withdrew from Ningxia Town, trying to seize Gansu Town and form a separatist regime, so the battle of Ganzhou was very important,..."

  The follow-up story Feng Ziying did not introduce much, but only talked about some considerations of Chai Ke and Yang He, why they should accept the surrender of Liu Dongyang and the considerations of Forte Shazhou.

  Of course, he also mentioned it when talking about Forte Shazhou. Fu Zonglong and Xu Qixun naturally didn't understand it, but Guan Yingzhen and Zhou Yongchun both understood the great significance of it, especially the significance to the emperor.

"The head of the mountain, the head of the hospital, and Zhong Lun, I feel that in the next one or two years, there will be some points that will be more sensitive from the perspective of military affairs, or it may be reflected in the autumn and spring. One is the problem of soil erosion in the southwestern region. This situation is already quite prominent. I think it may erupt within two or three years. However, the southwest is so big and the problem covers a wide range. It is impossible to judge where it will erupt. ,..."

  Guan Yingzhen, Zhou Yongchun, and Fu Zonglong all listened carefully. Feng Ziying's various performances in the past two years have fully proved his vision and judgment.

   "The other is the construction of naval fleets mainly in Denglai, Ningbo, Zhangzhou and other places. This may become more important as the strategy of opening up the sea advances,..."

   "There is also Liaodong. I am afraid that every subject will be an unavoidable point..."

  (end of this chapter)