Qing Jialu

Qingfeng Academy is the largest lecture institute in Hangzhou. It was founded by a great Confucian during the Hongwu Dynasty and has trained countless talented people.Today, Shen Jia, the prefect of Hangzhou, has decided to hold a question-and-answer meeting for the new policy here in the middle of every month, and anyone can participate.Any questions about the New Deal can be raised on the field, and the prefect will answer them one by one.

Shen Jia held this meeting with the aim of spreading the word, allowing everyone to speak freely, and making the reform deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.Moreover, communicating and discussing with different people is more conducive to the improvement of the New Deal.

Xiao Yi was slightly moved when he heard about it, and he ordered Jin Yiwei to book a private room, and then he could go to the scene and listen to the views of Hangzhou students and people on the New Deal.

On the day of the question-and-answer meeting, Xiao Yi asked Dr. Fan to stop taking the medicine for a day, and he could barely walk upright and got rid of the constraints of the wheelchair.Xiao Yi took Mu Mian Mu Jin and Dr. Fan and rode there in a carriage.

The four of them are all dressed as scholars, especially Hibiscus and Kapok, who specially combed men's hair accessories and drew sword eyebrows.The Jin Yiwei also pretended to be civilians and scattered around Yujia, secretly protecting the emperor.

When Xiao Yi arrived at Qingfeng Academy, there were already a sea of ​​people in the hall, there were white-clothed scholars, business travelers in luxurious clothes, and civilians in common clothes.Fortunately, Jin Yiwei had booked a private room in advance, protected his master and entered through the back door, and went directly to the second floor.

There are several private rooms on the second floor, all of which are blocked by bead curtains.Xiao Yi and Dr. Fan sat down to drink tea, Mu Mian stood beside the emperor, and Mu Jin went to the first floor to inquire about news.

At this moment Shen Jia hadn't come in yet, Dr. Fan peeped at His Majesty's expression and couldn't figure out what he was thinking.If Shen Jia came later, would His Majesty want to see him, or did he really just come to listen and leave after listening?

Even though he was suspicious, Doctor Fan didn't dare to ask.He didn't want to be involved in the crime of guessing the holy will.

Just when Dr. Fan was thinking a lot, suddenly there was a commotion downstairs. It turned out that it was Mr. Shen who came.

Shen Jia never wore an official uniform when she came to Qingfeng Academy, and today she is also wearing a blue Taoist robe, and she walked up to the stage from the door in a graceful manner.Xiao Yi looked at the first floor through the bead curtain, felt a slight pain in his heart, and turned his head calmly.

His Shen Jia, compared to a year ago, is more charming and charming, with an extraordinary bearing.

Shen Jia cupped his hands and said a few opening remarks to the audience, nothing more than speaking freely, Xiao Yi didn't listen too carefully.Xiao Yi didn't come back to his senses until the answer was officially started and the first student asked a question.

What the student asked was about the "one whip method", and the imperial court had done enough thoroughness in this respect, Shen Jia answered without any trouble, and cleared everyone's doubts one by one.

Until someone asked about the "Testing Method" that was recently tried out in Beijing, the atmosphere immediately became tense. No one knew what the emperor's purpose was for promoting this method.

"Kao Cheng Fa" is more perfect than the first edition drafted by Shen Jia before, and it was re-edited by Xiao Yi and Cheng Shoufu this year.And not only did the original "examination book" be implemented, the emperor also increased the power of the six subjects, which vaguely meant to centralize power.

Shen Jia talked eloquently on the stage: "The cabinet controls the six departments, the six departments supervise the six departments, and the six departments inspect the local vassal, standard and other divisions and Fushen officials, and then the two departments supervise the prefecture and county magistrates. Layers of supervision and mutual monitoring , in case the bureaucrats were chaotic in the past, and the disadvantages of deceiving the superiors and the subordinates."

"Is this against the ancestral system?" Another student asked.

"The sage said: 'From the beginning of this day, the old chapter will be affirmed.' How could the Kaochengfa violate the ancestral system?" Shen Jia followed the ancestral system set by Taizu Taizong when he edited the first edition, and did not go too far.

"Prefect Shen, will the court abolish redundant staff in the future?"

This person hit the nail on the head and asked the most critical point.Xiao Yi paused slightly while drinking tea, put the teacup on the table, and sat upright to listen carefully.

Shen Jia and Xiao Yi had argued over this aspect more than once, and each time it ended without a problem.I don't know if Shen Jia has worked as the prefect of Hangzhou for a year, has his thoughts changed?

However, Shen Jia is Shen Jia after all, and she will never turn back when she goes all the way to the dark.Without even thinking about it, he firmly said: "Of course it will be cut!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was in an uproar, even Xiao Yi frowned.When he and Cheng Gelao launched the "Testing Method", they deliberately erased the "elimination of redundancy" because they were afraid of causing an uproar among officials and shocking the court.

But now, Shen Jia leaked it easily.

Sure enough, someone immediately asked: "Prefect Shen, how many people does the imperial court want to dismiss, and what is the basis for dismissing officials?"

"Just follow the basis of the previous 'examination book'." Shen Jia had already thought about this point.

"Wouldn't that be too harsh?" Someone asked anxiously, "How many officials will be dismissed?"

"What's wrong with dismissing mediocre officials and recruiting people with lofty ideals?" Shen Jia asked.

There was a buzzing sound on the first floor, students, common people, business travelers, etc. were all discussing.Some are worried, some are happy, some are skeptical...

Seeing that the scene was a bit chaotic, Xiao Yi tilted his head and called out: "Kapok!"

"The servant is here." Mu Mian hurriedly lowered her head.

"Go to the first floor and ask him for me..." Xiao Yi whispered a few words in Mu Mian's ear.

After Kapok made a note, she left the private room.Doctor Fan asked, "What do you want her to do?"

"You will know later." Xiao Yi smiled.

At this time, Kapok came to the first floor, stood in the last row, and asked loudly: "Excuse me, the students said bluntly, what Shen Zhifu said was just talk on paper, and he did not consider the current situation in Beijing and China. If it is true that officials are dismissed on a large scale, it will cause the court Who is responsible for the turmoil?"

Everyone turned their heads to look at Kapok, wondering how could such a child dare to question the magistrate so bluntly.

When Shen Jia heard this question, her heart moved slightly.He looked towards the back row, but unfortunately, he couldn't see the face of the questioner clearly through the sea of ​​people. He could only vaguely see that the person was dressed in white and was a little short.

"This student asked a good question." Shen Jia praised first, and then answered, "Shen Jia has been paying attention to the situation in Beijing every day. Now the power is in hand, Mr. Cheng Ge and Mr. Han Ge are loyally assisting, and the chaos of King Kui has been put down. , There is no war on the border, and the DPRK and China are now calm. Shen believes that this is the best time to reform, if His Majesty can make up his mind to eliminate redundancy and dismiss mediocre officials, it will be successful in one fell swoop."

"But can His Majesty really make up his mind?" Someone asked.

"That's right, it's been a while since the "Kao Cheng Fa" was implemented, and I haven't heard any rumors from the court that it's redundant."

"Maybe the higher-ups kept it a secret, who knows?" Someone guessed.

"Prefect Shen." Mu Mian said loudly again, "You haven't answered my last question. If something goes wrong, who will be responsible?"

This problem is the most deadly. Cheng Ge is old and tall, and he definitely doesn't want to do this scolding job.Old Han Ge is young and promising, but he lacks courage.The emperor can't really let the emperor do it himself, and do everything by himself.

Shen Jia chuckled, "If I can join the cabinet again, I will be responsible."

Everyone was shocked, and Zhifu Shen was too flamboyant, boasting in front of so many people.If he doesn't enter the cabinet again in the future, it's a trivial matter to lose face; if this word is passed to the emperor's ears by someone with a heart, maybe it will be misinterpreted.

Someone persuaded: "Prefect Shen, just talk about this in private, let's not discuss this matter."

Someone also questioned Kapok, "Where did the students come from, deliberately embarrassing Mr. Shen?"

But Shen Jia didn't take it seriously, "I am not afraid of being criticized, nor am I afraid of being said that I am arrogant. I believe that His Majesty will invite me into the cabinet one day."

Shen Jia said, looking in the direction of Kapok, and then looked around, as if looking for someone.Mu Mian seemed to have guessed something when she heard Shen Jia's reply, so she didn't dare to delay, and hurried back upstairs.

Now that Shen Jia saw the direction of Mu Mian's departure, she stared straight at the private room on the second floor, as if she wanted to see through the beaded curtain who was inside.

However, the bead curtain swayed slightly, and there were many shadows.

The author says:

I wish you all: Happy Children's Day!

ps: See you in the next chapter, Shen Jia is going to stand up!