Chapter 85: Enemies of Man
The life of the Shu family was peaceful, in Shu Yanhua went to school for girls, Shu Yanyu went to study at Splendid College, and Yang Jincheng was left with only Shu Yanqiao to teach. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Su Yunniang can teach two students, Fairview College only goes to school in the morning, and does not have to go in the afternoon, Shu Yanyu has a great interest in learning the piano, and she will seriously follow Su Yunniang to learn the piano every afternoon, and Shu Yanqiao can also benefit from this.
Only Yang Jincheng was really idle in space, after Shu Hongxuan learned about it, he found Yang Jincheng, and the two discussed, Shu Hongxuan went to Shu Xiuhe again, hoping that Yang Jincheng could be his staff in addition to teaching the girls in the house, as for Yueyin, because there were fewer students who needed to be taught, and the Hou Mansion did not reduce the shackles, Yang Jincheng took the initiative to use the shackles instead of the Yueyin who was a staff member.
Shu Xiuhe immediately responded, and also found Yang Jincheng, hoping that he would assist Shu Hongxuan well.
As far as Yang Jincheng is concerned, he always has to step into the official career, and it is of great benefit to be Shu Hongxuan's staff member and be familiar with officialdom in advance.
What's more, Shu Hongxuan is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and following Shu Hongxuan is equivalent to following the ministers, I don't know how many courtiers have been more convenient.
As far as Shu Xiuhe is concerned, Yang Jincheng is not his confidant, even so, no matter who he is, it has nothing to do with him.
For Shu Hongxuan, it is more that he has observed Yang Jincheng for more than two months, combined with his sister's evaluation of Yang Jincheng and his wife, that he can rest assured that he is looking for Yang Jincheng as a staff member.
"My lord, will Your Majesty's implementation of the new law tomorrow be extremely unfavorable to you?" Yang Jincheng looked at Shu Hongxuan worriedly.
Yang Jincheng changed his mentality quite quickly, when he was Mr. Xixi before, he intersected with Shu Hongxuan and called him his cousin, and now as Shu Hongxuan's staff, he calls him an adult.
This kind of understanding of current affairs and being able to let go of his body made Shu Hongxuan look sideways.
Shu Hongxuan calmly accepted Yang Jincheng's "adult", sat behind the bookcase, and gently teased the little goldfish in the urn with a small wooden stick, "Unfavorable? What are the downsides? ”
This is a test of Yang Jincheng's insight, his vision as an official, and his analysis of all things in the imperial court.
Although Shu Hongxuan asked Yang Jincheng to be his staff, if this staff member can only talk about empty words, I believe that soon, Yang Jincheng will never have the opportunity to step into Shu Hongxuan's study again.
Yang Jincheng himself also knows that today is his first day as a staff member, just after the ceremony in the study, Shu Hongxuan handed him a policy question question, and told him that tomorrow His Majesty will implement the new law according to the method in the policy, after he read it, blurted out that sentence.
Yang Jincheng pondered for a moment and said, "First, merchants are eligible to participate in the imperial examination, and this move will make your reputation in Shilin plummet. ”
"My lord, you are talented and intelligent, and you have already obtained fame in the examination at a young age, but not everyone can be the same as you, like Shu Erye when he was admitted to the Jinshi and the first meritorious name, he was also praised as a young and promising, and on the road to the imperial examination, there are more white-haired students who are still studying hard.
Merchants are the last class, and giving them the opportunity to participate in the imperial examination is too much to exalt them. Competing with the people for profit, they should not be treated favorably in the first place, and their own families are rich, if they are still allowed to embark on official careers, wouldn't it be a humiliation for those scholars? ”
Everything is inferior, but reading is high. This is an eternal truth, and it is still held up for granted, no matter how many years have passed.
Why can a poor peasant living in a thatched house look down on a businessman? Because they can participate in the imperial examination, although they cannot afford to pay for the family finances, they can only pray that one day they will be lucky enough to let their children go to school.
The strict hierarchy of the class is not a joke.
If a businessman has money and can still enter the officialdom, wouldn't he have lost one? How should the scholars despise the merchants who had no money to buy brocade to wear?
If Shu Hongxuan was the youngest Sanyuan and the first in the past, and was respected by many scholars, after Emperor Chengde issued the new law tomorrow, after the scholars knew that the new law was from Shu Hongxuan's hands, the respect would disappear, and the rest would only be the disgust of 'different ways and not conspiring with each other'.
Breaking a rule is hindered by the old circles.
Shu Hongxuan understood Yang Jincheng's concerns, and he felt that the scholars were too exalted and used to ignoring certain existences that they had not faced up to for a long time.
It is true that the merchants compete with the people for profit, but are there still few profits for the powerful?
Even the powerful are more hateful than the merchants, they will take the servants, invade the land, let the treasury reduce the amount of silver, and the shops they open will always be escorted by the government, and even shoddy ones may not be able to close the shops.
Worse than a businessman.
The powerful and the powerful are really encroaching on the interests of the people of the country, and the decay of a dynasty is absolutely indispensable to the mixing of the powerful.
Shu Hongxuan did not express an opinion on this, but asked, "What about the second?" ”
Yang Jincheng looked directly at Shu Hongxuan and asked in a deep voice, "My lord, do you want to be an enemy of the entire circle of elites?" ”
Shu Hongxuan put down the small wooden stick and asked with great interest: "Why do you say this?" ”
"Measuring the land and collecting the silver, this is cutting the flesh on the powerful, one or two is okay, but this is not a matter of one or two. My lord, you are cutting the meat of the nobles, and even the Hou Mansion has a lot of land, right? ”
Yang Jincheng's own family also buys and sells land, although it is not much, but even his family is indispensable to this kind of thing, let alone the powerful people in Beijing?
He couldn't understand why Shu Hongxuan would do such a question and answer paper, obviously he was such a smart person, and he was born in the Hou Mansion, it is impossible not to know the depth of the water, could it be that Mr. Zhou Chonglan taught Shu Hongxuan too well, and has become a chivalrous man who asks for his life for the country and the people, and he is willing to take his own life?
"Why do you think I'm making enemies of the whole powerful? Perhaps, I am saving their lives? Is money more valuable than life? ”
Shu Hongxuan leaned back on the circle chair and said casually.
Yang Jincheng's heart sank, and he asked with difficulty: "Could it be that Your Majesty is going to ......?"
Shu Hongxuan held his chin in his hand, and his tone was uncertain, "Who knows?" ”
Yang Jincheng was puzzled, "My lord, are you sure that Your Majesty will make a big move?" ”
Shu Hongxuan noticed that Yang Jincheng had changed from 'you' to an honorific 'you', and raised his right eyebrow, "Who can guess how His Majesty acts?" Your Majesty is not an emperor. ”
Yang Jincheng thought of Emperor Chengde, who often had amazing moves, and nodded with affection, it was really difficult for His Majesty to make people guess his actions, however, thinking of Shu Hongxuan's current official position, Yang Jincheng seemed to feel that he had figured out something, and he also left this question behind, and said his third answer.
"My lord, is your tax change to offend all the lower-level officials?"
Yang Jincheng didn't know what to say, offended the scholars, offended the powerful, offended the lower-level officials, is this to be a lonely minister?
In the case that Emperor Chengde is old and does not know how long he will live? (To be continued.) )