Master Fang is a Shaoxing person, that is, the legendary Shaoxing master, of course, this is also from the middle of the Ming Dynasty, due to the pressure of competition in the imperial examination in the south, some Shaoxing people began to enter the industry of Yamen scribes, forming a Shaoxing Xu official gang, and then, the villagers see the villagers, in the case of tears, pass on the help, little by little to take the master's work, of course, even in the most prosperous moment, Shaoxing master is just to occupy more than half of the volume of this profession, That's pretty remarkable.

When he entered the door, he seemed to have already known something from the ears of the messenger, so he replied, "Master, is it from the imperial capital?" ”

"Yes," Li Ke twisted his eyebrows, handed him the two example question books, and said: "This new dynasty has a new atmosphere, but it has been damaged by some flattering villains, although there is no humiliating Swen when Huang Chao entered Chang'an, but the news from the imperial capital is also bizarre and unorthodox, what stars in the sky go down to earth, I know that this White Lotus Sect and the Wenxiang Sect are going to make trouble." ”

Historically, due to the dense population in Shandong, the social contradictions are huge, the traffic extends in all directions, and it is often easy to cause a huge turmoil because of a little spark, and the Shandong Han is not able to provoke the drops, the so-called world is not chaotic, Shandong is the first to rebel, the Shandong people are fierce, and this geographical location is also a place, which is also the reason why Shandong officials know well, and also slightly restrain some corruption.

Master Fang hurriedly looked at these two volumes of example questions, there were not many eight-strand essays or subtle things in them, and the writing of the policy was also decent, in fact, it was the general content of the imperial examination policy theory, and the selection of common sense example questions, the selected books were even more varied, Master Fang found a lot of statements in the "miscellaneous books" such as historical records, salt and iron treatises, and his own heart suddenly skipped a heartbeat, these contents, those who read dead books, dead books, and dead scholars who read books may not be tested, they all only read four books and five classics, But for him who has been in the curtain for many years, it is almost nine times out of ten, but he is also dozens of years old, as the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, he has done well in the prefect's yamen, relying on the relationship of his fellow villagers, his children and grandchildren are also promising, speaking of which, it is time to go to the imperial capital to inquire, if the speculation is correct, maybe his son in his hometown can also try it, well, if the new court can really sit firmly, from the dragon minister is not better than the person who went to take refuge in the future.

However, at this point, the reactionary nature of the petty bourgeoisie came out, and he immediately thought that the world was now undecided, and it was still difficult to distinguish all kinds of bizarre news from the imperial capital.

"Speaking of which, my lord, this matter should be reported to the governor and the political envoy first, and we should do our subordinates' duties well, which is our duty." If there is any contradiction, hand it in directly, and the posture must be done well, this sentence made Li Ke nod again and again.

Suddenly, Master Fang thought of something, and said: "There are a few gentlemen in the city, and there are a few sons in the family, and they are at home, so you can quickly inform them, even if the princes did not go to the imperial capital, or they did not get the middle school, but in front of a few masters, this great favor can be regarded as a record of our family, and those masters will also be reasonable people in the future, and they will naturally be rewarded." ”

Li Ke said: "This is also a good idea, but the meaning of the imperial capital is to let us post it at the door of the government, which is the meaning of promoting it as much as possible." ”

Master Fang said: "Yes, that's what it means, this proclamation is written, half literate and half white, without allusions, it can be described as a temptation, this is to see if the adults are willing to accept the orders of the imperial capital." ”

Li Ke hurriedly said: "The imperial capital, the imperial capital, don't you know, we Shandong has only been stopped for a few years, and Jinan City has today's weather from a blank land, and now the imperial capital and Nanjing, which side should I listen to, you let me ask who to go, you don't know when I don't know, the governor actually has no idea." ”

Master Fang smiled and said: "Master, how do we care about the governor, I heard legends, there are also capable people in the imperial capital, and the prince is in the palace, and occasionally goes around to observe the people's feelings, but Li Zicheng is in Luan County, training the army, how to look at it There are still rules, the situation in our Shandong Province is indeed unable to withstand the big storm, first that Kong Youde made a scene, and then the Tartars entered the customs and looted, the whole city of Jinan was empty, and now it is difficult to find even the food for March in the city, and who is not going to follow whom? And we don't know about Nanjing, that is a soldier can't be lined up, and the soldiers of the imperial capital can be very convenient, coming out of the imperial capital, along the Grand Canal, a horse and a flat river, so the posture is just right. ”

Li Ke thought about it seriously and said, "You say, this prince is really in the imperial capital?" I heard that the old Fu King was chopped alive, what else can he do to the prince? ”

Master Fang said: "Master, these things shouldn't have been talked about by us, so what is the situation of Li Chuang breaking through Henan and killing Lao Fu Wang?" How to boost the morale of the army if you don't kill? But now that he has entered the imperial capital and sat in the Jinluan Palace, and a few people around him who have to use it are just talents, but there is nothing excessive, or the behavior of a scholar, the prince is in the imperial capital, and it is indeed a good prescription to win people's hearts, although in the legend of the imperial capital, there are many sayings about what the stars in the sky are descending to earth, but one thing is true, the displaced people who came from Zhili are basically extinct, it can be seen that the new dynasty of the imperial capital still has the means of governance, and the caravan from Zhili, selling donkeys and buying sheep, and other objects, has also increased, it can be seen that this imperial capital is really recovering. ”

According to common sense, the land of Hebei, not only has world-class coal mines, iron ore, oil fields, and other traditional productions, although it can't catch up with the wealth of Jiangnan, but it should not be poor, especially at this time, the imperial capital and Hebei's governance power is not separated, so there is no need to protect the imperial capital, discharge floods in Hebei, or in order to protect the people of the imperial capital, turn off the farmland in Hebei, and restore the vitality.

Li Ke also knows about this, a large number of meat and livestock are sold to the "enemy-occupied area", and donkeys can be used as power animals to transport goods, which needs to be nodded by the prefect, and he also received a little filial piety, hundreds of donkeys, the number is not large, but it does show that the economy of the imperial capital is very vigorous. ”

Li Ke asked: "In this case, why has this imperial capital ignored us so far, someone should come down." ”

Master Fang hesitated and said: "This is not something that I can know, but, master, if you raise your posture, at least in this matter, you should also make a decision, and the people will no longer be able to escape from it, and the emperor is also powerful." ”