Chapter 367

Wei Hao was also speechless when he heard Wei Furong say about his aunt's youngest son Lu Zishan.

"It's okay, just fight, this is not Huazhou, you should teach him a lesson, really, when you get to the capital, just be honest with me!" Wei Hao said to Wei Furong,

Wei Furong heard it, looked at Wei Hao, and wanted to stop. Wei Hao looked at Wei Furong, then sighed and asked, "Did you promise your aunt anything?" ”

"Well, I watched this kid, although he likes to play, but he is a smart person, your aunt wants him to follow you and see if he can find a half-official position, you see?" Wei Furong nodded, looked at Wei Hao and said.

"No, Dad, why did you promise such a thing?" Wei Hao looked at Wei Furong helplessly and said.

"You are the prince of the country, according to the regulations of the court, you can recommend an official every year, you are now the duke of the two countries, and there was no recommendation last year, your brothers-in-law are not highly educated, your eldest brother-in-law is also teaching in the school now, not to mention the high level of Yulu, there is not so much pressure, anyway, your sister is quite satisfied, and I don't want your eldest brother-in-law to be an official,

And the other brothers-in-law haven't read much, and they can't pass the recommendation, but this kid has read a lot of books, but it is estimated that he will not be able to pass the imperial examination. Wei Furong looked at Wei Hao and introduced.

Wei Hao heard it and didn't make a sound.

"Besides, you have so many aunts, and the children of those aunts are all older, and you can't recommend them, just Lu Zishan alone, Dad, as their uncle, right, it's impossible not to help if you can!" Wei Furong looked at Wei Hao and said, Wei Hao sighed.

"Dad, in the future, don't easily agree to such a thing, in the future, the recommendation system will be canceled, and in the future, the court will take scholars, all of whom will pass the imperial examination, and many of them have been recommended by the state last year, and they have all been beaten back." Wei Hao looked at Wei Furong and said, Wei Furong nodded and said he knew.

"Besides, now those lords have retained a right, that is, their heirs can study in those schools below the Guozijian, and when the time comes, the positions will be arranged, and the other powers related to recommenders will be gradually abolished." Wei Hao said to Wei Furong.

"Okay, then, about your cousin?" Wei Furong looked at Wei Hao and asked.

"I'll take a look and say, I don't dare to agree rashly, if he is really smart, it's okay, if he is smart, he doesn't know how to die, he thinks officialdom is so easy to mix?" Wei Hao said to Wei Furong,

In the past few years, the changes in the officialdom will be very large, one is that the children of the family should retire, and the other is the talents who have passed the imperial examination, and they will be gradually arranged, and some officials who have no ability will be canceled and appointed.

Of course, if Lu Zishan is smart, he will definitely do a good job, and he doesn't care about other things, with Wei Hao in front, no one dares to bully him, but if he has other thoughts, it is difficult to say.

"Okay, why don't you go and see it now, he's going to take the exam soon, so it's okay to go and see." Wei Furong said to Wei Hao.

"Well, okay, I know that you and your little aunt have had a good relationship since childhood, eh!" Wei Hao nodded helplessly, Wei Furong and his little aunt had a good relationship.

"Okay!" Wei Furong heard Wei Hao's words, and he was also very happy, after all, this is his own nephew, and he can't care about it, but he can't manage it, he still has to rely on Wei Hao, he is afraid that it will affect Wei Hao, so the gains outweigh the losses, so he has to respect Wei Hao's opinion,

Wei Hao sat for a while, and then took his soldiers to the old mansion in Xicheng.

When I arrived at the old mansion, there were still people here, and when I saw Wei Hao coming, they saluted one after another: "I've seen Gongzi!" ”

"Well, what about my cousin?" Wei Hao nodded and asked.

"Over here in the study, Childe, I'll take you there!" A subordinate immediately stood up and took Wei Hao there, and soon Wei Hao arrived at the small courtyard and found that there were people talking inside, and it sounded like there were several people.

"Are there any guests?" Wei Hao looked at his subordinates and asked.

"Yes, Childe, Cousin often brings people over, and we can't stop it, and the master doesn't order him to come down." The servant immediately replied,

Wei Hao nodded, pushed the door in, just pushed the door, and found a few people in gorgeous clothes sitting there laughing and chatting, and then looked at the direction of the gate in great astonishment, Wei Hao was wearing a pure white fox fur cloak outside, and the jade belt around his waist was also a golden crown on his head, and he was not angry and arrogant.

"You, you are, are you Shenyong's cousin?" The young man sitting on the throne stood up, looked at Wei Hao and asked,

Wei Hao nodded, and also looked at Lu Zishan, not tall or short, thin, and there were injuries on his face, but it was still okay to be long, a little handsome.

"Xia, Xia Guogong?" When those people heard it, they all stood up, and at this moment, Wei Hao walked forward, and Lu Zishan also hurriedly stood up and gave way to his position.

Wei Hao sat down, and immediately a guard came over to help Wei Hao take off his cloak and waist knife, and a subordinate came over and handed Wei Hao tea.

"Cousin, cousin!" Lu Zishan looked at Wei Hao and said a little nervously, Wei Hao didn't say a word, and he didn't smile, how can he not be afraid, although the young man in front of him is younger than himself, but in terms of power position, it is the existence that he looks up to.

"Sit!" Wei Hao opened his mouth and said, and they also sat down carefully.

"It's not badly hurt, is it?" Wei Hao looked at Lu Zishan and said.

"No, it's not serious, the main thing is that he is too bullying, that girl is the first thing I liked, he came over and said that he wanted that girl, I said no, he did it, if it wasn't for mentioning your name, I would have been killed." Lu Zishan sat there and said to Wei Hao very aggrieved.

"My aunt asked you to come over to participate in the imperial examination, not for you to come to play, besides, here in the capital, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the son of the Duke of the Kingdom, the son of the Hou Ye, and the son of the prince and the prince, but you have to be careful what you do and what you say, you are good, you are here, you are not good at reading books, go to that kind of place? Excuse me? Also, did people beat you when you just said that you mentioned my name? Wei Hao sat there, looked at Lu Zishan with displeasure and said.

"No, as soon as they mentioned that you were my cousin, they heard about it, and in addition, they threw away 1 piece of money and left." Lu Zishan shook his head and said, in front of Wei Hao, he didn't dare to hide it, but he didn't tell Wei Furong the truth, I don't know why, Lu Zishan was a little afraid of Wei Hao.

"People give face, you can't continue to look for other people's trouble, his brother I am familiar with, he, I don't know, he may not be qualified to know me, the next time I have dinner with his eldest brother, I ask, this matter, you don't want to retaliate, that's the case in Chang'an! Have a long memory! Wei Hao said to Lu Zishan.

"Yes, I see!" Lu Zishan nodded and said.

"Your classmates?" Wei Hao looked at the young people and said to Lu Zishan.

"Yes, they are all from Huazhou, come together to participate, they learned that I was injured, so they came to see me!" Lu Zishan immediately said to Wei Hao, and then the people stood up, bowed to Wei Hao, and reported their names.

"Well, okay, since it's a place, let's study hard together, and we will have to take the imperial examination in a few days, strive for a ranking, and glorify our ancestors."

In the future, the officials of the court will all be scholars in the imperial examination, and other ways will be slowly compressed, so, cousin, whether I can recommend you this time, I still have to see how you do in the exam, when the time comes, after the exam, I will go to review your exam papers, find those who evaluate it, if you are really talented, I will recommend you, if not, you will go back then! Wei Hao sat there and said to Lu Zishan.

"Ahh Lu Zishan looked at Wei Hao in surprise, he didn't plan to go back this time, and now he actually wants to go back by himself.

"After I go back, continue to study, and come to participate in the imperial examination next year, and after I have achieved a similar ranking, I will recommend you, and now the court does not need people without talent, even if I recommend you to go up, you have been mixing at the bottom, and it is estimated that you can't even mix a seven-grade, what's the point?" Wei Hao looked at Lu Zishan and said.

"Ah, yes!" Lu Zishan didn't dare to speak at all, so he could only sit there, still a little lost in his heart, but he was also determined to come to Chang'an to mix, after all, his cousin was too powerful, such a formation, it was too enviable, he was young, he hugged each other,

During the Chinese New Year, he went to his house to pay New Year's greetings, and he couldn't even see anyone, and in Wei Hao's house, he also saw too many officials visiting his house, but Wei Hao didn't see him, he was all waiting to be met by his uncle!

"Okay, don't disturb your chat, take the test well, I'll go back first, if there is anything, I'm afraid that the family will come to the mansion in Dongcheng to inform you." Wei Hao stood up as he spoke,

Wei Hao found that he didn't have anything to say to them, the level was different, there was no common topic, Wei Hao didn't want to find any common topics, everything would be said after he finished the exam,

And in the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Industry, they are now quarrelling, those officials are vetoing and disagreeing with Wei Hao's demands, thinking that Wei Hao is using this to blackmail them, to coerce them to improve the treatment of craftsmen, they just do not compromise, especially on the side of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Officials, they oppose it more fiercely.

In the evening, a few Shangshu went to Fang Xuanling's house to report the situation. "Still doesn't work? Didn't you analyze the pros and cons? Fang Xuanling looked at them anxiously and asked.

"Servant shot, can we not analyze it? But those ministers didn't listen to it at all, they thought that Wei Hao was trying to blackmail them, they meant that this time, those workshops had to be handed over to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and now the queen has already agreed, why does Wei Hao dare to object, as long as we go and persuade Your Majesty! Gao Shilian sat there and said to them.

"Why? Why should Shen Yong give it to you? This is a workshop made by someone, you can figure it out, those workshops didn't cost the court's money, you! Fang Xuanling was also in a hurry at the moment, and he didn't know what they were thinking at all.

"We also know, but those officials are shouting, these workshops should not be decided by Wei Hao, but by His Majesty!" Dai Xuan also looked at Fang Xuanling and said.

"You, you, eh, have you forgotten Wei Hao's name, ah? You think that Wei Hao is easy to talk now, so you think he is good-tempered, right? Have you forgotten about the fight before? If you force Wei Hao like this, how can Wei Hao give in, what about your brains? Yes? Fang Xuanling stood up anxiously and shouted depressedly at those people.

"This!" Several of them were also stunned for a moment.

"This, no!" Gao Shilian looked at Fang Xuanling and asked.

"Wei Hao is busy with the affairs of Wannian County now, so he didn't go to the court much, I guess you have forgotten, he will beat people, this matter, tomorrow the court will discuss, but don't say it, let Wei Hao hand it over, I tell you, you say this, once Wei Hao gets angry, you look at it! Your Majesty will definitely not clean him up, and you know how much Your Majesty values him! Fang Xuanling sat there, looked at them and said.

"Sir! The eldest prince is back! At this moment, Fang Xuanling's housekeeper came in and said to Fang Xuanling.

"Come back at this time? What's wrong? Fang Xuanling heard this, and looked at his housekeeper with a little surprise, now it was already dark, the city gates were closed, and Fang Xuanling actually came back at this time.

"Childe said, come back to get some clothes, and the other is to follow the young lady and a few children to live in the ironshop for a few days, saying that it is also very good there now! I'm leaving tomorrow! The housekeeper said to Fang Xuanling.

"Oh, okay, when the old man is done, I'll go find him!" Fang Xuanling said to the housekeeper, the housekeeper nodded, and soon went out,

But talking about it here, it's nothing, Wei Hao's conditions have already been opened.

After Fang Xuanling sent them away, he found Fang Xuanzhi making tea in his study.

"Daddy!" Fang Yizhi stood up and shouted at Fang Xuanling.

"Why did you come back so late?" Fang Xuanling looked at Fang Yizhi with a smile and asked.

"I came back before dark, no, I haven't eaten a meal in Juxian Building for more than a month, so we came back after eating in Juxian Building!" Fang Yizhi said to Fang Xuanling with a smile.

"Oh, sit down, you make tea, you're leaving tomorrow?" Fang Xuanling asked directly at Fang Yi.

"Yes, the ironmill is busy now, one is the pig iron from years ago, and now it is sold out, and looking at this trend, a lot of steel is still needed, so there are a lot of things in the ironmill now,

However, now things are going well, if it's really busy, it's a huge iron mill, the child as the person in charge, not staring over there, always not worried, but also thinking about those children, so I want to follow them over to live for a few days, Dad, you see? Fang Yizhi also looked at Fang Xuanling cautiously and asked.

"Go, take them there, it's close, if you can't get used to it, you can come back at any time." Fang Xuanling nodded and said, he was also proud of this son in his heart, and now His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also attach great importance to Fang Yizhi, and this son is indeed good, there is a lot less bookishness, and more of a capable minister's style.

"Thank you, Dad! Come, tea! Fang Yi poured the teacup and handed it to Fang Xuanling.

"By the way, do you know what happened in Chang'an recently?" Fang Xuanling thought of this and wanted to hear his son's opinion. "What's wrong?" Fang Yizhi looked at Fang Xuanling with no understanding at all.

"Well, in this way, Dad will talk to you, you have been in contact with Shen Yong for a long time, and you will help Dad to serve as a staff officer." Fang Xuanling began to talk to Fang Zhizhi as he spoke, and after he finished speaking, he looked at Fang Zhizhi who was thinking there,

After half a ring, Fang Yi said straightly: "Shen Yong is a master, he is right, he can't give it to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he really can't give it!" Moreover, it is necessary to improve the treatment of craftsmen, otherwise, the craftsmen are too lost, and those merchants, it is not to improve their treatment, that is, to give a fair treatment, it is not good to have no merchants, hey, or Shen Yong, I am not as good as him!

"Well, it's not about which of you is stronger than whom, you respect prudence so much, so you talk to your father, why?" Fang Xuanling looked at Fang Yu and asked.

"Dad, I really can't give it to the Ministry of People, Wei Hao is very right, if it is given to the Ministry of People, ten years later, the wealth of the world will be collected by the Ministry of People, and the people will be poor, and they will definitely make trouble when the time comes.

Don't talk about anything else, let's just say that the iron in the iron mill, the iron handed over by the Ministry of Industry to various places, will be less than one percent in the end, Dad, one percent, I am so angry that I want to vomit blood, these iron is the money of the court, they just make it, but the courage is really big! Fang Yi said this, almost gritting his teeth.

"Huh?" Fang Xuanling heard it and looked at Fang Xuanling in shock.

"From our iron mill to the Ministry of Industry, they will report a loss of about 2 catties of 100 catties, from the Ministry of Industry to various prefectures, 100 catties will lose another three or five catties, from the state capital to various counties, and another three or five catties, Dad, you say, a success is so gone,

Iron, it's not rice, it's not wheat, it's going to have water, and it's all a big piece, dozens of catties a piece, some hundreds of catties, you say, how can you lose it? What is not a rat? Fang Yi sat there and said to Fang Xuanling.

"I asked people to check, and when they came back, they didn't dare to kill, but they scared the people of our iron mill enough, I asked the officials of the Ministry of Industry, and they said that they didn't know, but when they arrived at the Ministry of Industry, it was not so heavy, and they said that what was the error of weighing, and I took the scale of the iron mill, or less, what does it mean?" Fang Yi sat there straight, and when he said this, he was very angry.

"And such a thing? Why didn't I hear you? Fang Yizhi was also very angry, bullying his son was on the one hand, and on the other hand, the money of the court was divided.

"I'm slowly thinking about it later, you have to go and check, I really can't find the heads of those officials, they are all done by those people who work below, but without the hints of those officials, what are they doing? Dad, I support Shen Yong, I stand on Shen Yong's side! Fang Yi said directly to Fang Xuanling, and he was also angry in his heart.