The twenty-first day of the lunar month.

It's getting closer and closer to the end of the year.

In the Forbidden City, even though the snow was falling again, the eunuchs of the Divine Palace began to clean every corner of the palace with brooms early in the morning.

And in the warm pavilion, Emperor Hongzhi, who is rarely able to relax, still gets up early, which has become a habit for him, no matter when he sleeps, as long as it is time, he will automatically wake up.

He is like a never-ending spinning top, no matter what time it is, he will appear in the warm pavilion on time.

In the warm pavilion, several cabinet scholars often wait here early, and there is already a rare tacit understanding between the monarch and the minister.

Without too much courtesy, Emperor Hongzhi sat down, he looked extremely tired, but he raised his eyes and saw Li Dongyang, but he couldn't help but say with concern: "Master Li, you are old, and your body is important." ”

Li Dongyang is not only a cabinet scholar, but also a secretary of the household department.

While the other ministries have their own free time at the end of the year, the household department has to calculate the balance of the year and make plans for the next year's money and food expenditures. Therefore, taking advantage of the last few days of the New Year, Li Dongyang went to the household department almost all night, urging the household department to quickly calculate this year's expenses and income.

is afraid of delaying the national economy and people's livelihood after the spring of the next year.

Li Dongyang smiled bitterly: "The old minister wants to be busy, and he is only busy for a few days, and when these few days pass, it is not a bad thing to go home and tease his grandson while the New Year is over." ”

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

Liu Jian said: "On weekdays, the imperial court attaches too much importance to the scriptures and history, but as everyone knows, this economic talent is also related to the foundation of the country. ”

Emperor Hongzhi was quite touched: "Yes." I am a scholar in the Ming Dynasty by the imperial examination, but what about it, the scholar is an official, and he wants to govern the world for me, and he can't do anything by relying on the articles in the scriptures and righteousness, and he must understand the scriptures and history, and he must be proficient in miscellaneous studies, such a person is really rare. ”

He smiled slightly: "Fortunately, Master Li is delicate, and with him in the household department, I can worry about it." ＂

It's almost the New Year, and there haven't been any major events recently, so although the balance of the treasury has not yet been calculated, everyone's mood is quite relaxed, and they all laughed.

Speaking of this, Xie Qian also laughed: "I heard that there is really an incident in this place, that kid from Fang Jifan was beaten by Ying Tianfu Xie Yuan. ”

"Is there such a thing?" When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then he became a little angry, and there was a trace of coldness in his casual eyes.

In fact, Emperor Hongzhi is an emperor who attaches great importance to friendship, for Empress Zhang, he is a particularly dedicated husband, for the people, he loves the people and works diligently, and for his courtiers, he is also extraordinarily compassionate and generous, and never raises a big prison. Even if they are like the Zhang brothers, although Emperor Hongzhi deeply hated the behavior of these two brothers-in-law and punished them a lot, once someone impeached them, Emperor Hongzhi also protected them.

Fang Jifan, this guy, is talented, others may not know this, but Emperor Hongzhi has a unique vision, but he can also see it, but this talent is a little crooked. What is the character of this guy...... It's very complicated, and I look a little like I want to teach him a lesson, but in any case, Emperor Hongzhi regards him as a late-born descendant, and now, Lang Lang Qiankun was actually beaten up, is this worth it?

"Has the Imperial Doctor visited?" Emperor Hongzhi frowned: "That Xie Yuan of Ying Tianfu, what a bold ......"

Xie Qian shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's strange to say, although Tang Jieyuan beat Fang Jifan, but Fang Jifan was unscathed and jumped outside every day, but it was Tang Jieyuan, and now he hasn't gotten out of bed for more than half a month, according to the doctor, he has ...... bruises all over his body."

“……”

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Xie Qian speechlessly, and Xie Qian also looked at Emperor Hongzhi with a wry smile.

Liu Jian was a little dazed, but Li Dongyang reacted and couldn't help coughing.

This...... It's a little embarrassing.

The people in the warm pavilion are all extremely smart people, and in a blink of an eye, they knew what was going on, Emperor Hongzhi smiled bitterly, and suddenly had a feeling of kindly feeding the dog: "Then lift people, the body is fine, right?" ”

"Thanks to Your Majesty Hongfu, it is said that there is no danger to life, only an injury on the skin, but ...... I heard that they also made a bet. ”

"Huh?"

"Bet on this big competition, who has the ability to compete for the top, then Tang Jieyuan is the first talent in Jiangnan, and Fang Jifan's three protégés...... It's not bad either. Xie Qian smiled, his eyes shining brightly.

At this moment, Liu Jian suddenly smiled bitterly.

Xie Qian's words had a deep meaning, and he even glanced at Liu Jian mockingly.

Of course, everyone is an old friend who has known each other for decades, and this kind of ridicule is just a joke.

Among the people here, there are two southerners, one northerner, such as Li Dongyang, who is from Changsha Mansion, and in the eighth year of Tianshun, he won the first place in the second class of high school, which can be said to be among the best.

As for Xie Qian, he is a native of Yuyao County, Shaoxing Prefecture, Zhejiang, who has been in Chenghua for 11 years and is a high school champion.

Among these two people, they are the representatives of the southern examination masters, whose combat effectiveness is particularly strong and their level is particularly high.

And just right, Liu Jian is from Henan, Henan people participate in the North List, Liu Jian was the second in the Henan Township Test, but when he got to the exam, he was unsatisfactory, not to mention the first and second ranks, they just grabbed a small tail, that's it...... He is already in the North List, and he is considered a leader.

The current situation is the same, Tang Bohu is Xie Yuan of the South List, and Nan Zhili, who is from the hometown of the South List, and Fang Jifan's three protégés who are ranked first, second and third in North Zhili, seem to have similar rankings, but in fact, it is like a situation of hanging and beating.

Fang Jifan's heart is too big, and he dares to make such a bet, isn't it uncomfortable? Mo said that it was the Xie Yuan of Nanzhili, I am afraid that the people who are ranked outside the top ten in the Nanzhili Township Test can rub according to his three protégés.

Xie Qian is quite happy to see this matter, he is a Jiangnan person, and he is happy to let people see the strength of Jiangnan Kaoba.

Liu Jian smiled bitterly, but he just laughed it off.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "The Great Ceremony, how can they be allowed to play like this!" ”

reprimanded, but didn't continue to investigate.

The three scholars have always known Emperor Hongzhi, although they reprimanded and made their positions clear, but I think about it, Your Majesty must be very curious, and naturally I hope to see the ending.

"That's right." Li Dongyang smiled and deliberately diverted the topic: "Today, the household department received a letter, which was sent by Fang Jifan, saying that he wanted to teach the household department the method of money and grain accounting. ”

All of a sudden, Emperor Hongzhi suddenly blossomed, and couldn't help laughing: "He still has to teach the household department to calculate money and grain?" As for the letters, I will look at them. ”

Li Dongyang smiled bitterly: "The minister didn't read it, it was received by Wang Wen'an, the head of the household department, and he only opened the beginning of the letter, and he was angry, saying that it was this loser who bullied the head of the household department, which was really bold, so he ...... Will letter ...... Torn. ”

Emperor Hongzhi shook his head: "It's just a child's play, next time I will scold him." ”

In fact, how did they know that this letter was indeed sent by Fang Jifan, and Fang Jifan gave Zhu Houzhao to calculate the money and grain, but it was just to help Zhu Houzhao, but he helped the prince, and felt that the efficiency of the household department's accounting was too low, so he simply wrote down the "Loan Balance Law" and sent it to the household department.

The Loan Balance Law originated in Italy in the 13th century and was introduced to China from Japan during the Guangxu period at the end of the Qing Dynasty. Among the various double-entry bookkeeping methods, the credit and debit bookkeeping method is the earliest and the most widely used and the most scientific bookkeeping method in later countries around the world. With this, it will be much easier for the household department to calculate.

But now, in this warm pavilion, Li Dongyang mentioned this matter to Emperor Hongzhi, and he couldn't help but treat it as a joke.

As he was talking, a eunuch from outside hurriedly came in: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty...... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was presented. ”

"Oh?" Emperor Hongzhi frowned, in the past, I summoned him to come, so he came over reluctantly, and today he actually took the initiative to come to the audience, this is ...... It's a rare thing.

In any case, his son still remembers having a father, which is indeed a happy event, and Emperor Hongzhi couldn't hide his smile: "Call in and talk." ”

After a while, Zhu Houzhao came in a hurry, and said: "Father, father...... Calculate...... Worked it out. ”

Zhu Houzhao's eyebrows danced, in fact, last night, he didn't fall asleep for half the night with excitement, it was nothing more than that he felt that he had been beaten, he couldn't swallow this breath, didn't Lao Fang calculate the answer now? Hmph, I just want my father to know that this is nothing rare, but the household department is still frowning there and planning to make beads.

It's just that...... Emperor Hongzhi finally came to a little joy, and all of a sudden...... diluted.