He Zhiyuan was stunned, he didn't have any dealings with the governor, in fact, he hadn't had any dealings with any officials for a while, one was that he was very sensitive during the period before the scientific examination, if he had frequent contacts, and if he got a good score in the exam, he would be thought by others that he had cheated. Second, no matter how upright the court is, the officials will also be divided into sects, and when they have not officially entered the imperial court, they have frequent contacts with local officials, and when they officially enter the imperial court as officials, they are likely to be labeled as a certain sect, which is not what He Zhiyuan wants.

Under the guidance of Master Ren, He Zhiyuan came to Lord Xu's second hall signing room, and then he saw Xu Yuan, who was wearing a red robe just now.

Xu Yuan is a native of Changzhou, Suzhou Prefecture, the word Zhongshan, and the eleventh year of Chenghua. Director of the Ministry of Labor, the left of Guangdong participated in politics, Huguang left political envoy, etc., in March of the thirteenth year of Hongzhi, the official to the right deputy capital of the Imperial Palace, the governor of Shandong.

He Zhiyuan thought all the way, and until he entered Xu Yuan's signing room, he still didn't think of what the governor had to do with him alone. Since I can't think of it, I simply don't want to.

He Zhiyuan saw Xu Yuan, who was sitting at the table, bowed and said, "Junior, He Zhiyuan, meet the governor!" ”

Xu Yuan looked at He Zhiyuan with a gratifying face, stroked his beard and said, "What a young and handsome Xie Yuanlang!" I heard that you not only read the articles well, but also created your own scientific school, and used scientific knowledge to establish many workshops, so that the people of Juzhou live a rich life, and the government is financially abundant, and even the current saints are full of praise for you! What a great thing to do! ”

"Your Excellency is overrated. The younger generation is just a small success, and I really dare not be so praised by adults! He Zhiyuan replied respectfully.

Xu Yuan saw He Zhiyuan so humble, nodded with satisfaction, thinking that this son has such talent at a young age, and he is young and old, and he is not as flamboyant as Tang Yin, who has a previous subject, and his future in the future is limitless. Therefore, he had long had the idea of getting close to him, and he took this opportunity to have a good talk with him by the way, and if he felt that this person was safe, he would cooperate with him to do a big thing.

Thinking of this, he continued: "I have read your examination papers, and the article is very well written, which is a rare good article in the township examination in Shandong in recent decades." At this level, it is very certain that it will try to enter the second class next year. So don't slack off during this time, you must work hard to win glory for our Shandong! ”

"Thank you, sir, for the compliment!" He Zhiyuan coped with it in his mouth, thinking in his heart, you won't just deal with it like this, right?

Then Xu Yuan asked again: "When are you going to go north to take the entrance examination?" ”

He Zhiyuan wondered how a dignified governor could care about these little things? But he still replied respectfully, "There are a lot of things at home, and I plan to go to Beijing after spending the New Year at home." ”

Xu Yuan shook his head and said, "It's too late, you have to go north earlier." There are thousands of people across the country who participate in the examination, and there are many masters among them, so you must not underestimate them. Then he paused and said mysteriously, "And there is a big thing waiting for you over there in Beijing." ”

He Zhiyuan knew that Lord Xu was going to get to the point, and this major event must be related to himself and him. It was he who sat upright and listened to Lord Xu's detailed explanation.

"You should know about the case of the Lu family in Yangzhou, right?" Lord Xu also put away his relaxed expression at this time, and said seriously.

"Of course you know, isn't this case handed over to the Beijing Criminal Department for trial?" He Zhiyuan replied, the implication of his words was that this was a matter of the Beijing Criminal Department, why did you, a governor, care about this matter.

"This case is very complicated, involving not only the two Huai Salt Divisions, but also some officials in Beijing. So in the end, it was triaged by the three legal divisions. The old man is the imperial history of the right capital and was ordered to participate in the trial of this case. I will go to Beijing in a few days to participate in the trial of this case, and my husband has heard that you have participated in the investigation of this case, so I would like to hear your views on this case. Xu Yuan finally got to the point.

"What is the reason for this, Zhou Yushi of the Lianghuai Salt Court has written the charges of the Lu family and Yue Bingqian very clearly, and the criminal department only needs to convict them according to this trial." He Zhiyuan replied casually.

Xu Yuan smiled, "Young man, you think too simply. Lu Jie and Yue Bingqian had already colluded, and they blamed all their crimes on the people below, and they just didn't admit their guilt. The two of them are too cunning to punish them with the death penalty of their present crimes, and if they are not capital crimes, they can be fished out for a little money, and then they will be in trouble. ”

He Zhiyuan was shocked when he heard this, if this is the case, let them escape from responsibility and be released from the prison of the Criminal Department, it is tantamount to letting the tiger return to the mountain, and they will definitely take crazy revenge on the Zhou family, the He family, and the Liang family. He Zhiyuan would never let this happen. Since Xu Yuan told the truth about such a confidential matter, he must also hope to confirm the charges of Lu Jie and Yue Bingqian and make them a capital crime.

Thinking of this, He Zhiyuan asked tentatively, "According to the meaning of adults, when will the younger generation enter Beijing?" ”

"The old man will enter Beijing at the end of September, and you can apap into Beijing later." Lord Xu replied, thought for a while, and then said, "During this time, you can collect evidence and think of countermeasures." The old man is waiting for you in Beijing, and it is estimated that the trial of this case will begin at the end of November, and Zhou Yushi will just step down and return to Beijing by then. ”

"Okay, the juniors will definitely enter Beijing on time." He Zhiyuan replied. Then he hesitated and said, "Lord Xu, the younger generation has no official or position, how can I deal with them?" ”

Xu Yuan looked at the young man in front of him, smiled, and then stroked his beard and said, "To win the Lu family's case, you don't need an official position, and you don't need to deal with them, you have a trump card in your hand, and this card is better than any official position." ”

"Trump?" He Zhiyuan's heart was shocked, and he said in his heart, could he actually know about Youlan? Who else but her can be called the trump card of this case?

"Yes, the trump card in your hand is enough to condemn the main culprit in this case to a capital crime!" Xu Yuan said with a smile, with an expression on his face.

He Zhiyuan then asked, "How did Lord Xu know that I had an ace in my hand?" ”

Xu Yuan smiled proudly, and then said, "The old man and Xie Ge are always friends, and Zhou Yushi is Xie Ge's most proud student."

Speaking of which, he didn't say anything further, but He Zhiyuan already fully understood what he meant. He had told Zhou Fu about Youlan before, although he repeatedly told him not to leak it, he still told Xie Ge Lao about it, maybe it was because of the twists and turns in the case that Zhou Fu came to tell Xie Qian about it.

He Zhiyuan then asked, "My lord, who are in the capital to protect Lu Jie's case?" ”

"Lu Jie has had dealings with many officials in the court in the past few years, including the household department, the criminal department, the speech official, the palace eunuch, etc., but these are not to worry, the biggest backer behind him is the Zhang family." Xu Yuan replied solemnly.

When He Zhiyuan heard this, his heart was half cold, none of these officials were easy to mess with, and these were not the biggest backers. It was he who asked again, "Which Zhang family?" ”

"The two younger brothers of Empress Zhang in the palace." Xu Yuan replied.

"Ahh He Zhiyuan exclaimed, "With the Zhang family supporting him, how can this case be tried?" ”

Xu Yuan smiled indifferently and said, "There are many ministers such as the cabinet and hundreds of officials to support us, what else are you worried about?" The most important thing is that the saint is determined to rectify the salt affairs in the south of the Yangtze River, and no matter how big the resistance is, it will be solved. The key now is to find out where to enter the case. ”

Hearing this, He Zhiyuan was stunned, he didn't expect that a salt merchant's salt smuggling case would involve so many dignitaries, and even the conflict of interests between emperors and queens.

After that, He Zhiyuan and Xu Yuan discussed some specific details about the case after going to Beijing, and then left the governor's yamen.

When he returned to the Quancheng Inn, in addition to Zhao Nai, Xu Feng, and Wang Yun, Qiao Dai was waiting for He Zhiyuan here. After attending the Luming feast, they left Jinan City tomorrow and went back to their respective homes to prepare for the congratulations of local relatives and friends, and even local officials. From now on, their identities have changed, they are no longer grass people but official masters, of course, they have to return to their hometowns to enjoy this glory.

That night, He Zhiyuan asked the boss to prepare a table of wine and food, and the five of them drank another wine in the room, which was their last night in Jinan. Now they are all masters, and the ten-year cold window has finally achieved a positive result, so they drank very relaxed tonight, because they drank every day in the past two days, they didn't have much interest in wine and food, mainly chatting together.

Qiao Dai is a native of Zhangqiu, Jinan Prefecture, his family is also wealthy, and he is also very smart, he has been reading the Four Books and Five Classics for more than ten years since he was five years old, and he has long been tired of these scriptures.

After three rounds of drinking, Qiao Dai's face was already flushed with alcohol, he drank the wine in the cup, sighed and said, "Do you think that since the imperial examination of the Sui Dynasty, the world's scholars only read these subsets of scriptures and poems, which is the biggest misunderstanding of the country!" ”

When Zhao Nai heard this, he was shocked and hurriedly dissuaded, "Qingshan has drunk too much, how can he talk so nonsense?" The imperial examination is a great ceremony for the country, how can it be said that it is wrong for the country. ”

"May I ask Brother Dongqiao, can these subcollections of scriptures and poems make the peasants' crops more harvested? Can it make peasant women weave faster and better? Can it make a soldier's weapon sharper? Does it make a horse stronger and run faster? Qiao Dai's series of rhetorical questions made Zhao Nai unable to answer, and then replied by himself, "No!" Neither! Since they can't, then why let the world's books live and die to gnaw on these classics? We are useless scholars, we are not as good as farmers in terms of growing crops, we are not as good as peasant women in terms of weaving, we are not as good as an ordinary soldier in terms of fighting, and we are not as good as a herdsman in terms of raising horses! ”

When He Zhiyuan heard this, he didn't expect this Qiao Dai to be so radical and hate the imperial examination so much. But he himself is a beneficiary of the Four Books and Five Classics, and he still has such an attitude towards Confucianism, which is really incomprehensible. It was he who decided to enlighten him, "Brother Qingshan, this is too much, the Confucian classics have been circulated from the Spring and Autumn Period to the present for more than 1,800 years, and the reason why they have been passed down to this day has its own reason!" ”

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