Opposite the entrance hall

The first thing that Emperor Chengde did when he came to court was to give Li Hongyu a house.

Speaking of which, after Li Hongyu got married to Guan, he went out of the capital by himself. Lin'an's mansion was still the Prince's Mansion at that time. To the west is the camp of the Eighth Battalion of Apocalypse, and to the west is Shuzhou. As soon as Shuzhou is out, it is Zhuluyuan, and across Zhuluyuan is the boundary of Xiqiang. If there is any trouble in these two places, you will know Clearly, therefore, the Quding Capital Protectorate has always been guarded by the prince and prince of the imperial court.

In the past, it was guarded by people from Li Hongzhi's faction. Later, Li Hongzhi was punished for treason, and the Quding Dufu was temporarily managed by Chang Shi. However, Quding's place is extremely important, and this is not a long-term solution. It happened that Li Hongyu volunteered. As soon as the emperor made a total calculation, Li Hongyu had to guard it. These years, he rarely returned to Beijing without important matters.

Even the return to Beijing this time was called back by the emperor. I thought it was just because of the epidemic in Xiangzhou, but seeing that the matter in Xiangzhou was almost resolved, the king of Qin didn't intend to leave Beijing, and the emperor didn't say anything. This year's palace examination is in charge of the king of Qin, and those students who have passed the examination are naturally friends with him.

Although this group of students currently doesn't have any particularly quick-witted people, it won't be long before each department has to include a few, who will take on important positions and have contacts.

Everyone in the court couldn't figure out what was the intention behind this, and everyone kept silent, until today they vaguely saw what was going on.

The emperor is planning to keep King Qin in the capital.

Everyone had some thoughts in their hearts, but they couldn't see anything abnormal on their faces.

The first matter is resolved, and the second matter is about Xiangzhou.

The flood in Xiangzhou is both man-made and natural disaster. It is not only the corruption of local officials but also the dereliction of duty of the inspectors of the Great Jin Dynasty. This time, the Ministry of Households allocated a lot of money for disaster relief. Entering the national treasury, barely filling the gap, but it is still a loss-making business. Fortunately, the epidemic has been stabilized. If the situation continues, it may cost a lot of money and food.

Therefore, this matter was done really beautifully. Not only did it solve the problem that had troubled me for a long time, but it also established for Emperor Chengde that he loves the people like a son. Touching the dragon chair, he said: "Since I ascended the throne, the territory of the Great Jin Dynasty can be eliminated in case of disaster, peaceful in case of disaster, and peaceful in case of chaos. Wen Youxian can assist you, and Wu Youliang will guard it. Only in this way can we protect the Great Jin Dynasty forever and keep the rich and vast territory. Read it, don’t dare to slack off for a day.”

He paused here for a while, and then said in a deep voice: "The former emperor often said that the people are the foundation of the country, and the country is the foundation of the monarch. When the people are strong, the country is strong, and when the people are weak, the country is weak. A ruler should protect all people. Worry-free prosperity and well-being, I am ashamed that I am not as good as my ancestors, not as good as my ancestors. The epidemic in Xiangzhou can be flattened. First, it is the blessing of the great fortune of the Jin Dynasty. Jin He is worried about not being strong!"

"Since ancient times, virtuous kings have produced good ministers, and ministers dare not take credit for it. The prosperity of the Jin Dynasty and the prosperity of the world are due to your Majesty's ability to govern the country, expand the territory, the deep kindness of the subjects, self-denial and strictness. This is my tribute." Yang Yongtai came out of the queue and bowed and said obeisance.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty also said in unison, "The achievements of the Son of Heaven will be praised forever."

Chengde Emperor Long Yan Dayue was very satisfied. His face was flushed and he was proud of the spring breeze. He scanned the crowd around, and his eyes fell on one place, and then he said, "Ji Si."

"The minister is here!" Ji Si took a step to the right and bowed his head in salute.

"I heard that during this trip to Xiangzhou, you have calmed down floods, cured epidemics, and arrested corrupt officials. You did everything yourself, and you were injured because of it."

Ji Si didn't raise his head, but still maintained this posture and said: "This is a matter of the minister's duty. Your Majesty sent a minister to inspect Xiangzhou, and that minister represented His Majesty. What he said and did was His Majesty's words and hands. Xiangzhou The common people know that the Great Jin did not abandon them, and neither did His Majesty. They all said that the emperor loved the people like a son, and being a citizen of the Great Jin is a blessing for hundreds of generations. Thinking that the minister is the representative of His Majesty, how can he be greedy for life and afraid of death, disregarding the life and death of the people, and also lose the reputation of His Majesty as a wise king, not to mention that the way of being an official should be based on benefiting the people, and the minister is often taught by His Majesty. Keep it in mind, let alone get hurt, if you take this minister's life away, as long as the world is peaceful and Your Majesty has no worries, this minister will die a worthy death."

His words were loud and tearful, everyone heard them, they had all kinds of thoughts, some were shameless, some ridiculed, and some secretly held grudges.

Li Hongyang was extremely satisfied, and the corners of his mouth raised a little unconsciously, as if he was sure of winning.

Li Hongye lowered his eyes with a fierce look, and clenched his fingers tightly.

Emperor Chengde couldn't see any overly blunt joy or anger on his face, he just nodded, "It's hard work for you, this time the Xiangzhou matter was resolved, you are of course meritorious, I will keep it in mind and I will reward you, this hurt Don't leave it alone, I will ask you to go to the Imperial Hospital to order them to go to Ji Shilang's mansion during this period of time, and make sure to heal the injury. If you need any medicinal materials, just report to Yuyaofang. Ji Shilang has recuperated."

The last few sentences were addressed to Sun Hai.

Sun Hai at the side bowed and said: "This old slave understands."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Ji Si hurriedly thanked Lord Long En.

"By the way," Emperor Chengde said suddenly again, "Did you and Qi Ran send an accompanying supervisor to the Yushitai in Xiangzhou this time?"

Qi Ran in the queue raised his eyes, hurriedly stepped out to the right and saluted, "There is indeed an accompanying censor."

"A few days ago, Xiangzhou came to Xiangzhou. It was handed over by the envoy of the governor of Longxi. He explained the matter of the flood and epidemic in detail, and nothing was left behind," said Emperor Chengde. One person was seriously injured, one person was sick, and it was not easy to escape from death. However, there is also a person mentioned in this booklet, saying that this person stayed in the refugee area day and night, disregarding life and death, and personally cooked medicine and cloth porridge for the sick people. His emotions were so emotional that he was almost killed by Dou Yuanliang's calculations. , and even rushed to find the commander of Longxi City, because of the low rank, he begged for a long time but failed. Fortunately, the imperial decree was delivered, and even the doctors who made the formula were moved by this person. I found it, can there be such a thing?"

"That's true."

Emperor Chengde continued: "Accompanied by this excerpt, there is also a petition from the people of Xiangzhou, all of whom are from the people of Xiangzhou asking me to reward this man, saying that he is a rare pillar of the people who treats the root of the problem with a pure heart, and straightness is a personal strategy. Lu Aiqing, do you have such a censor surnamed Du in your censor's procuratorate?"

Being named, Lu Zhengxu had no choice but to stand up, pondered for a while and replied: "There is indeed such a censor surnamed Du, with a single name and a word Heng. I remember that the minister and Qi Shaoqing went to Xiangzhou this time. It's him."

"Du Heng?" Emperor Chengde repeated the name, "When did the court have such a dusty talent who can be petitioned by all people?"

Gao Zexin went out to pay homage and said: "Your Majesty, I can't remember clearly. This Du Heng was the No. 36 student in Chengde for [-] years. He was also admitted to the imperial examination and his literary talent was brilliant. He was praised by His Majesty in front of the hall. "It is still being praised by the students of the Imperial College, and His Majesty also said that this son will surely achieve great things."

Hearing what he said, Emperor Chengde had some impressions, "Chengde was 36 years old, so Qi Qing and Yan Qing were the same as Qi Qing and Yan Qing."

"It was indeed in the same year," Yan Huaizheng said with a bow, "Your Majesty also talked about strategy, literary talent and the virtue of a gentleman, Mr. Qi was the leader, followed by this second-best guy, and the next official can only barely occupy the position of probation." .”

"In this way, this person should be reused. Why didn't he serve as the five temples and five supervisors, but became a seventh-rank supervisory censor?"

Everyone fell silent, not knowing what to say.

In the early days of the founding of the Great Jin Dynasty, officials were promoted and demoted from aristocratic families. It was called the rank system, which was reviewed and assessed by the Ministry of Officials.

This system has too many advantages and disadvantages. After Chengzu ascended the throne, he created the imperial examination selection system, which expanded the scope of talent selection. In addition to the children of aristocratic families, children from poor families who have insight, writing, and ideas can also participate in the imperial examination. Family background is no longer the basis of assessment. It is ability. Chengzu also founded Taixue, which is the predecessor of the current Guozijian. Various policies made it easier for poor students to enter the court and become officials, and truly realized "Tian Zhonglang in the court, and Tianzitang in the evening."

A poor family can be an official, so it is no longer so easy for the children of aristocratic families to become officials, and the proud family background is no longer important. At the time of the trip, the top three were all born in poor families, and they slapped the big families hard, which was very resounding.

Since then, the children of the aristocratic family have self-evidently set up a barrier to exclude the officials who entered the officialdom from the humble family, and the conflict between the children of the poor family and the aristocratic family has continued to this day.

With the improvement of the imperial examination system, more and more attention has been paid to the selection of talents, but aristocratic families still occupy high positions in the court, and scholars from poor families have to stay up for several years before they can take up important positions after entering the officialdom, which has become an eternal standard. Five or six years, or ten or eight years at most, depends on how this person treats others.

Fang Qingrong was the only one who had broken the rules for so many years in the Jin Dynasty. Fang Taifu was the fifteenth champion, and he rode horses all over Lin'an Street, causing many girls to blush. Qi Xiangshi came from the same family, edited and compiled the Seventeenth Imperial Academy, and co-edited "Jin History" with Xu Taifu, eighteenth Minister of Rites, Fang Qingrong was promoted along the way, and he was escorted by the Qi family and the Xu family. People are jealous, but there is nothing they can do.

Only one Fang Qingrong came out in hundreds of years, and most of the other children from poor families are just like Du Heng, waiting to be boiled, slowly simmering will eventually come out.

This is something that everyone has tacitly agreed to, and everyone knows it well, but no one has brought it up to the surface. When Emperor Chengde asked this question, everyone suddenly didn't know what to say.

Qi Kuangshan glanced around the crowd, went out to pay homage and said, "Your Majesty, you forgot that Mr. Du is from Guanling, and his family was a farm worker. In the 33rd year of Chengde, His Majesty ordered the Imperial College to recruit students from all over the world in order to cultivate talents. , this Mr. Du passed the examination and entered the Imperial College as a Gongsheng student. He thought he was doing nothing, but he turned out to be a real person. Yushitai."

After listening to him, Emperor Chengde understood, touched the faucet on the dragon chair with his index finger and thought for a while, "This person is a talent and should be reused. He has worked in Yushitai for many years and is familiar with affairs. It just so happens that Yushi Zhongcheng of Yushitai This position..."

"Your Majesty, absolutely not!" Before Emperor Chengde finished speaking, Li Hongyang interrupted suddenly, "The matter in Xiangzhou is not the work of Du Heng alone. How can a young person be able to take on such an important task? If there are thousands of people petitioning casually, there is no need for examination and promotion, and the dismissal and promotion of officials in the court do not need to be initiated by the Ministry of Officials. It is better to change one of the six departments to five, and even the rules can be casual. If you change it, wouldn’t it be a mess!”

Emperor Chengde frowned, hesitant.

Qi Ran lowered his eyes, and said in a warm voice: "The petition from the people of Xiangzhou has been handed over to His Majesty, and His Majesty has read it, so it is necessary to make a statement. After this incident, His Majesty's reputation in Xiangzhou is that of a virtuous king. He is an emperor through the ages, he is diligent and respected by all people, if he doesn’t listen to the voice of the people, it will surely chill the hearts of the people of Xiangzhou.”

"What are you talking about Qi Shaoqing?" Cao Weiyuan said sharply, "The state owns the state law, and the family has its own rules. Without rules, nothing can be achieved. This has set a precedent for everything, so what is the use of the laws of the Jin Dynasty? The voice of the people is of course important." , but the prestige of a country is even more important.”

Pei Zhan heard the whole story, so he naturally knew who Du Heng was. He glanced at Qi Ran from the corner of his eye, took a step to the left, and said, "Your Majesty, it's not easy to say much about these things in court, but there is a saying Well said, those who are able can do more, if this Lord Du is really talented, it will be beneficial to His Majesty and Da Jin, isn't that the reason for taking over heroes and thinking of talents if you are thirsty."

"General Pei is often outside the customs. If you don't understand the affairs of the court, it's better to keep quiet, so as not to make too many mistakes." Li Hongyang said coldly.

Hearing this, Pei Zhan smiled and remained silent.

On the contrary, Ji Si pondered for a while, and bowed again: "Your Majesty loves the people like a son and listens to the opinions of the people. It is really an act of a wise ruler, but this Du Heng was born in a poor family, with a low status, and his qualifications are still inexperienced. , it is unavoidable to make people dissatisfied, and I hope Your Majesty will think twice."

As soon as the words fell, Li Hongye said immediately, "The world is one, everyone is equal, and they are all citizens of my Great Jin. How can we distinguish talents by the difference between poor families and aristocratic families? There are talents in poor families, and mediocrity in aristocratic families. Could it be that Are poor officials born with a lower fever than the children of aristocratic families? Ji Shilang's words slapped Taifu Fang hard!"

Ji Si's face changed, and he said anxiously: "I don't mean that!"

"What do you think of Taifu?" Emperor Chengde asked.

All the eyes from all directions were cast over, Fang Qingrong looked indifferent, and kept silent until now, he came out and bowed and said: "His Royal Highness is right, and what King Liang said is not wrong, such a question is a bit embarrassing for me. gone."

The embarrassment and entanglement on his face were very sincere, he paused and said: "Since this is the case, it is better to neutralize the middle, His Royal Highness thinks that it is not appropriate to promote the seventh-rank censor without following the rules and regulations of the Ministry of Officials. I believe that talents are the most important thing, and those who are able should live in it. I have read the "Chen Yan Fu", and it is indeed well-founded. It is not difficult to see the background and talent of the person who made the Fu. It's different, Mr. Guo retired from his old age and returned to his hometown, and the position of Yushi Zhongcheng was vacant. There was no suitable candidate for the Ministry of Officials when it was vacant for a while, so it is better to let Mr. Du be on duty for three months. Yes, the Great Jin will not waste a single talent, if it is false and unworthy, it will be a heavy punishment if you take off this official position, what does your Majesty think?"

Emperor Chengde frowned and thought deeply, then nodded, "This method is feasible."

"His Majesty……"

"Okay," Li Hongyang was about to say something more, but Emperor Chengde raised his hand irritably to interrupt, "There is no need to discuss this matter again, just follow the arrangement that the Taifu said, and retire!"

"Retire!" The eunuch Si Li shouted in a high-pitched and thin voice.

After Emperor Chengde left the court, the officials in the court also dispersed one after another.

Li Hongye walked over with his eyes narrowed with a smile, and said in a gentle tone, "The prince's wishful thinking has come to naught, this song is gone, what a pity, what a pity!"

Li Hongyang hooked his lips and smiled, "What did King Liang say? As a heir, the crown prince should put state affairs first, so why would he care about those rewards?"

"It's really good to think so."

"Of course," Li Hongyang sneered, "King Liang should be more careful, he just lost his left arm and don't lose his right arm."

After finishing speaking, Li Hongye's eyes widened, his smile dissipated, and his voice became colder, "The prince should pay more attention to each other, I don't want to stay too long because I still have something to do, and I will leave."

As soon as the person walked away, the shadow between Li Hongyang's brows appeared, he turned his head to look at Ji Si beside him, glared angrily and said in a low voice: "Useless things."

Then he snorted coldly and left with a flick of his sleeves.

Ji Si kept his head down, and waited for the footsteps to go away before raising his head. He happened to meet Qi Ran who was looking back. He was happy and winked at him. The latter hurriedly retracted his gaze. I am so happy myself.

He straightened the wrinkles of the scarlet court gown on his body, lightly patted the dust on his head, and shook his sleeves, and then he followed the crowd out of the gate of Qianqing Palace.

The two incidents that happened in the court today are not small, and the people in the court are still talking about these incidents. Compared with Du Heng's appointment as Yushi Zhongcheng, Yang Yongtai is more concerned about the Qin King's stay in Beijing. As a close friend of Emperor Chengde, he can Apart from his ability to protect the Yang family for so long, he was able to understand the intention of Emperor Chengde by judging the situation, but this time even he couldn't understand it.

When Yang Yongtai stepped into the Shangshutai with a sigh, it was already past the o'clock, and everyone was busy with their official duties. He glanced at him, his face was a little ugly, and he asked in a deep voice, "Where is Yang Zuocheng?"

The person being questioned had a complex expression, he hesitated for a long time but he didn't say anything.

"Where are people?" Yang Yongtai said angrily.

"Yang Zuocheng ordered Mao Ren and left."

Hearing this, Yang Yongtai's complexion turned from green to white, from white to black, it looked extremely complicated.

Just as Ji Si stepped into the gate of the yamen of the household department, Sun Xing came up to greet him in a panic and said anxiously: "Your Excellency is back. It's been two months, but it's too long."

"Is there anything going on recently?" Ji Si asked.

"It's peaceful, nothing happened," Sun Xing said, "The account booklets are all on the table, just look at them."

Ji Si nodded, raised his foot and stepped into the threshold, and heard the voice behind him again, "By the way, someone inside has been waiting for you for a long time."

After he finished speaking, Ji Si was a little confused, before he had time to ask, he heard a familiar voice from inside: "A Yan, you have to help me again!"

Hearing the prestige and looking around, he saw Yang Zuocheng of Shangshutai looking at himself with Zhang Wanniang's face drooping.

As soon as Ji Si's face changed, he turned and left.

No wonder my head hurts today, it turned out that there was some trouble at the door.

How can Yang Qin make him happy, he rushed up to stop him, and said without tears: "I only have a brother like you! You must help me with this urgent matter! We are brothers, Tie Qin kind!"

"My family's four good-for-nothing elders don't lack brothers, but I do lack a son." Ji Si said irritably.

"father."

"........."

The author has something to say:

small theater:

Before:

Yang Qin: I, Yang Qin, are a good man with strong bones, never submissive, very hard, very hard!

Later:

Yang Qin: I was wrong, I was afraid, I didn't dare, Ah Yan help me!

Ji Si: Hehehe!

Tips:

1. The people are the foundation of the country, the country is the foundation of the monarch,

Original text: Eaters are the foundation of the people, the people are the foundation of the country, and the country is the foundation of the king

From "Qi Min Yao Shu" means that food is the foundation of the people, the people are the foundation of the country, and the country is the foundation of the king.

2. Purity of heart is the root cause, straight way is self-seeking

Original text: This poem comes from "Shu Duanzhou County Zhaibi" written by Bao Zheng in the Song Dynasty. The original text of the whole poem is as follows:

Purity of heart is the root cause, and straightness is personal strategy.Xiuqian will eventually become a building, and fine steel will not be used as a hook.

Rats and birds are happy, but rabbits and foxes are sad when the grass is exhausted.There is a legacy in the annals of history, so those who come will not be ashamed.

The vernacular means: Purity of selfishness is the foundation of managing affairs, and straightness is the purpose of standing.Good wood will eventually become a pillar, and good steel will be strong and unyielding.The squirrels who stole public rations are happy when there is a lot of grain in the warehouse, and the rabbits and foxes who often eat green grass are worried because there are no weeds in the wild.Keeping in mind the teachings of the sages left by the sages, we must not let future generations think of me and feel ashamed.

3. The rank system can generally refer to the Jiupin Zhongzheng System

4. "Being Tian Shelang in the morning, and ascending to the Tianzitang in the evening" means: a person who studies and studies passes the imperial examination, ascends to the sky in one step, and becomes a high-ranking official from a poor person.

From "Zun Xiao Xiao Zhai Examination Collection"

ps: La la la, Yang Qin Tie Hanhan came out again, Master Du is going to be promoted, congratulations!In this chapter, there is a gathering of heroes from all walks of life, each with a small mouth, Taifu Fang is really a genius boy, the kind who uses the script of the leading male lead!Knock handsome!