Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 591 Answer Sheet of His Highness the Prince

  Emperor Hongzhi stared at Xiao Jing: "Is what people like Liu Jie said true?"

  Whether it is true or not, this is in the category of punishing the heart, which means, are they sycophanting or not?

   Or do you really agree with the prince in your heart?

  Many of the prince's actions are not standardized, or even not in line with the etiquette. This is his biggest criticism.

  Of course, as a father, Emperor Hongzhi would rather believe that no matter how ridiculous the prince is, his heart...is still good.

  But... Many people can't see, or in their perceived world, there should be higher requirements for the prince.

  In this short period of time, Xiao Jing has already had many thoughts in his head! He knew that His Majesty's mood was complicated! He said with a smile: "These scholars were all brought out by His Royal Highness and Fang Jifan. Without the Prince, how would they be where they are today, so the slaves are thinking, they should treat His Highness from the bottom of their hearts."

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded and smiled: "But they also caused a big trouble. How can Yao and Shun and the prince be compared?"

   After a pause, Emperor Hongzhi continued: "Sometimes excessive flattery becomes too much..."

  Emperor Hongzhi said this, but did not continue.

  Obviously, this palace examination has caused a bit of trouble.

  The general examination has caused friction with the scholars of Xishan Academy, which has already made many scholars very tired. This time, the palace examination is more like an outlet to vent their emotions.

  Fifteen candidates have returned to the academy.

  Zhu Houzhao was delighted, and he was delighted to hear someone telling him the story of the palace examination with embellishments.

  Then Zhu Houzhao shook his head and said, "As expected of disciples and grandchildren, it's rare that you still think about the great master of this palace, you still have a conscience!"

   But Liu Jie and others thought back afterwards, but they also felt that they had caused trouble for the prince and the master, so they all turned pale and kept silent.

  Zhu Houzhao danced with joy. In his opinion, the imperial examination is a trivial matter. The most important thing is that these scholars have a conscience. In the past, others taught the prince how to behave, but now the prince himself taught these disciples how to behave.

  He enjoys this feeling very much, and it is really a sense of accomplishment that cannot be overstated.

   "Students are waiting, ten thousand deaths." Liu Jie and others, with guilt on their faces, sincerely bowed down and said: "I implore the great master and teacher to punish."

  Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said: "Not guilty, not guilty, I forgive you not guilty, Lao Fang, tell me."

Fang Jifan rubbed his temples, and said helplessly: "The tree is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it. Just like me, I am too good, so I will always be confronted by others. Well, it's meaningless to say these things. Are there any ideas in your strategy?" For any question, if it is not for citing scriptures and leading to His Highness the Crown Prince, His Majesty will definitely select them, and the results will definitely be among the best."

  Wang Shouren stood aside, but frowned and said: "Men, but now many scholars are not convinced, thinking that even the quotations from the scriptures are wrong, how can they be qualified to be ranked in the spear?"

  Fang Jifan sighed, nodded and said: "So, you have fallen into a misunderstanding.

   "..."

   "This question is called 'how to convince everyone', right? Bo'an, you are the teacher who values ​​you the most. Please explain this question."

Wang Shouren responded, and then said: "If you want to convince the people of the world, you must suffer from the suffering of the people and be anxious about what the people are anxious about. Because of this, the essence of this question is to be close to the people, but how can you be close to the people and how to love the people? It is necessary for the students to contribute their ideas and suggestions.”

  Fang Jifan nodded and said: "Therefore, the other candidates quoted Yao and Shun, while the candidates of Xishan Academy quoted the prince. This... is the deadlock, isn't it?"

   All living beings are confused, and can only look at their benefactor or teacher.

  Fang Jifan smiled and said: "Actually, this time the strategy theory test is not limited to Liu Jie and other worthless guys..."

  Liu Jie has no expression on his face, and his master's evaluation is always extreme. Today he is his darling, and tomorrow he will ask who you are.

  The so-called disciple and grandson must have a strong heart in order to bear the temperament of the master.

I saw Fang Jifan continued: "But, you idiots, you don't understand that this question is for Gongsheng students, which is equivalent to teaching His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Xishan. We are only limited to this time, and they have many scholars. , every single mouthful of spit can kill His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."

  Zhu Houzhao was upset, and couldn't help but said, "Why didn't you kill me?"

Fang Jifan pressed Zhu Houzhao's shoulders, and said, "I'm just making an analogy." He paused, "But we might as well look at this issue from a higher place, such as Xishan, such as the Zhenguo Mansion, such as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If the question is asked by His Highness, how should I answer it?"

  Zhu Houzhao scratched his head and felt a headache, so he had to spread his hands.

Fang Jifan laughed: "Actually, His Royal Highness can answer this question, not only to answer, but also to shatter all the rumors and doubts. So the question came back again, how can I convince everyone? Think If you want to obey the crowd, you must know what the crowd is! The crowd is the common people, if you want to convince them, you should know what they think, His Royal Highness, do you understand the common people?"

  Zhu Houzhao was thoughtful, and said, "Know more."

  Fang Jifan smiled and said: "It's easy to understand, so from now on, let's answer the questions, Bo'an."

  Wang Shouren said: "The students are here."

Fang Jifan said: "Release the news that Xishan will recruit 1,000 new households, regardless of their background, what they have done before, and what skills they have. Only 1,000 households will be recruited, and the lottery will be used to decide whether to settle down. "

  Zhu Houzhao immediately shouted: "Our current manpower is enough for the time being, why are we still recruiting people?"

  Fang Jifan said: "It seems that His Royal Highness still doesn't understand the common people."

   "What, what do you mean?" Zhu Houzhao was a little confused, with a look of confusion.

  Fang Jifan did not continue, and immediately said: "From now on, if anyone outside criticizes our Xishan, don't quarrel with them, I am a man of self-cultivation..."

   "That's it?" Everyone was puzzled.

  Fang Jifan smiled deeply, looking a little mysterious, and said: "That's it, everyone, wait for the good news."

  …

  Liu Jie was pushed to the forefront.

  As the son of the chief assistant, to flatter the prince so much, and still pass the palace examination, makes people worry!

  Thinking back then, the Chenghua Dynasty’s paper-pasted cabinet, did it come back again?

   As a scholar, you should have a strong character.

   It's not bad to flatter the prince like this.

   Now that the imperial examination is pending, His Majesty seems to be undecided. Before the announcement of the results, many ministers and scholars are sharpening their swords.

  If Liu Jie and others can rank among the best in the palace examination, what fairness is there in this palace examination?

   It is enough for everyone to praise His Majesty and the Crown Prince, so what is there to do?

   This is the case for Qingliu officials. When encountering this kind of controversy, it is like being beaten with chicken blood. If you don’t express your stand up for justice, you can’t justify it.

  A snowflake of impeachment has entered the cabinet. This time, the cabinet is a bit unable to cover the lid.

  Because his son was involved, Liu Jian seemed very worried. The reputation of the Liu family is very important. If someone says that he is flattering, everyone in the Liu family will be ridiculed in the future.

   You said it well, why did you quote His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?

  He shook his head, but did not make a sound, but was waiting for His Majesty to make a decision. The attitude of the palace became the key at this moment.

  ...

   "Biao Zi wrote, Biao Zi wrote."

The voice was very loud, and the local security chief cheerfully took out the letter. It was a letter from the courier shop. Biaozi... he is promising. I heard that he was awarded a title before. All became Mrs.

  When the news first came, no one in the four townships and eight miles believed that Biaozi was an idiot. Such a person can be promising, and is it so promising?

But what followed were countless rumors about Xishan. At the beginning, Yang Biao took his mother to the capital and became a refugee. It was a very tragic thing to become a refugee in this era. Many people thought their mother Two, I'm afraid I'm going to die outside.

But later, Biaozi sent messages from time to time, saying that they settled down in Xishan, lived a good life, had white noodles to eat, and meat during festivals. At first people didn't believe it, but occasionally, he would let the person who sent the message By the way, I brought a few pieces of bacon to the uncle of my clan. All of a sudden, this small mountain village in the border of Shandong was boiling.

  It's promising, it's real bacon, smell it closely, it's delicious, and lick it, the uncle of the Yang family slapped his ears and yelled.

  Yang Biao made his fortune.

  First of all, he was able to eat enough, and it is said that he married a daughter-in-law, not only that, but also became an official, which is amazing.

  It's fortunate that the two of them found such a good place.

Therefore, the local security chief was the most active. He told people everywhere that he and Xin'anbo belonged to the same family. If there was any message from Xishan or brought some cloth, oil smoke, and bacon, he would happily send it To the brothers of the Yang family.

   "There are still letters, and Biaozi still knows how to read and write."

  Suddenly, the silly boy at the beginning became a role that people admired. Many families regretted that their own daughter did not marry him back then.

Looking at the handwriting, Bao Chang knew that it was written by people from Xin'an Botu, but he didn't expose it. He recited in front of the old people from all over the country and eight miles in the grain drying field: "My fellow countrymen, Xishan will recruit thousands of households. Settling in Xishan, officials and others are not allowed to intervene, if you want to come, come as soon as possible, if it is too late, good things will be theirs."

   "..."

  Very vulgar letter.

   But... many people's eyes are green.

  In the legend, there is white flour to eat, and if you are willing to work hard, you can eat and drink without worrying about it, and even children can go to school to study...they...are recruiting farmers.

  …

The illness came like a mountain, it was so uncomfortable, I slept in a daze, woke up again after sleeping, and felt powerless when I woke up, it’s not that there is no way, I can overcome it, the tiger will definitely overcome it, but from last night to today, I really can’t write, I just wrote the first chapter in the morning, so the tiger can do as much as he can, so what, ask for a monthly pass.

  (end of this chapter)