Chapter 412: Don't spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain

The late prince of Han was the son of Han Yizhuang.

Du Zhen, a bachelor of Hanlin Waiter, is on the Wenyuan Pavilion, and is also the son of Zuo Chunfang.

Since many people have died in Jingshi in the past few months, the vast majority of people are only concerned about the latter. Although the cabinet ministers are not as good as the six Shangshu and the left and right imperial histories, they are not as good as the seven secretaries of the imperial history, but being able to enter the cabinet means that Jane is in the heart of the emperor. Thinking that Du Zhen made such a big storm in Qingzhou at the beginning, in the end, he was reappointed after only squatting in Jinyiwei Prison for a short time, and now he has entered the cabinet again, and I don't know how many people are envious. Even the officials who couldn't talk to this cold-faced iceberg had to congratulate Zhang Yue, and even Fang Bin, who had already been cold to him, had returned to his former pleasant appearance in the past few days.

Although Zhu Di was very dissatisfied with the battle situation in Jiaozhi, he did not turn a deaf ear to Rong Zhibo Chen Zhi's emergency documents, so he had to be in the center to dispatch the Ordnance Bureau of the Ministry of Works, prepare weapons according to the books, and assign two directors such as Wanshijie to take the scribe to check the military households, and even go home to wear the stars and the moon. Because the places he traveled to and from did not include Wenyuan Pavilion, except for the previous court, he did not have the opportunity to meet Du Zhen even on official occasions.

Due to the humid climate in Jiaonan, the army mostly uses firearms, and the dispatch and transportation of gunpowder is another important problem - since the previous inexplicable explosion, both the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War have become increasingly strict in the management of gunpowder.

It took half a month for all four people from the Arsenal Division of the Ministry of War, together with more than a dozen scribes, to finally prepare the weapons and soldiers needed for Jiaozhi, and they were all so tired that they turned their backs on their horses. At noon on this day, the last batch of Kanhe documents were summarized, and when he saw the meal, Zhang Yue smiled and said: "These days, some of you have broken your legs, some have worn out your mouth, and some have broken your waist, and you have worked hard." I don't have to deal with filling my stomach today, Lao Wan said that Chongwenmen has opened a new Du Kang Building, I have asked people to book a table there, I am the east, everyone go there to sacrifice a good sacrifice to the five internal organs temple! There was an hour and a half in the afternoon, and it was too late to rush back from there. ”

The boss invited a treat, and the cadres of the Arsenal Division were not happy, so they naturally agreed at the moment. A group of people went out of the yamen of the military department, but they found that the streets were full of people, and only after inquiring did they learn that today's March 15 was the day of the palace test list. In addition to Zhang Yue and Wan Shijie, who are fellow scholars, Wai Lang and another director happened to be the same year in the past, and at this time, they happened to meet the palace test list, so they couldn't help but laugh. A few scribes thought that they could be officials with the title of the Jinshi Gold List, and they didn't know how much money they spent on an errand for a scribe in six ministries, and they were envious and jealous.

Because it is very close to the left gate of Chang'an, so the Du Kang Building next to the Chongwen Gate is just a prosperous business, Rao is so, the three tables in a box on the second floor are still reserved, even if a few new science and technology scholars came to find that there was no seat to discuss, he just said that the table that went out could not be reversed, and others could only go away in a huff. Therefore, although Zhang Yue and the others came late, they still served the food very quickly after sitting down, and after a while, the table was full of all kinds of cold and hot dishes.

Zhang Yue toasted one by one, smiled and told the scribes to be free, and then returned to the main table. After saying a few words to Cui Fanzhi, an outsider, he heard the voice next door suddenly become louder.

"That champion is really lucky this time. When I took the exam, it was Lord Yang who took the exam, and it was rare to meet a fellow villager from Taihelai, and the article was done well, so I naturally won it high. And this time the emperor personally read the papers, and I heard that I happened to dream of the white crane spreading its wings before, and there was a crane in the name of the former champion, so he was promoted from the second and hand-picked the champion, and the one who was originally set for the first place became the leader. To say that this exam not only depends on learning, but also depends on luck! ”

"That's not what I said, didn't someone say it when I looked at the list today, that champion was originally a brother with a middle school, but he stayed to serve his parents first, and his brother died not long after he won the Jinshi, and he had to support his parents and sister-in-law. In addition, the ranking of the jinshi is important, but what is more important is whether he has done things solidly after becoming a scholar. It is good to win the first place in the imperial examination, but if you want to say that you will be famous in history, you have to look at the future! ”

"Tingyi, you can really see it. But then again, you got into the Jinshi in your early twenties, even if you can't compare to the Tanhualang and that Zhang Yuanjie in the previous subject, but you have to be considered young in our Jinshi, brother, I am ten years older than you. Let's wait for you to leave a name in history, and give us Zhejiang scholars a good face! ”

Hearing this, Zhang Yue suddenly sighed, and said in his heart that this is really a coincidence, and it can't be more coincidental. Before he could speak, Wan Shijie raised his eyebrows and laughed directly: "Anyway, I was so busy that I forgot about the palace test." Do any of you know what this year's temple exam will be? ”

Cui Fanzhi, a member of the same table, looked at Wu Yuan, the director, and then said with a smile: "The topic of this palace exam is how to follow Yao Shun's inaction and rule the arch. ”

Zhang Yue hadn't paid attention to what the title of the palace exam was before, and when he heard that it was a test without doing anything and curing the arch, he couldn't help but think about it in his heart. Although the emperor's ministers have always liked to take this article as a goal, even in the early Han Dynasty, when Huang Lao's theory was used to govern the country, it was impossible to achieve real inaction. Moreover, Zhu Di is marching north, opening a canal and moving the capital, and now he is opening the sea ban, why did he suddenly choose the rule of inaction as the topic of the palace test?

At this time, the discussion in the box next door gradually became louder, but some people were saying that the imperial court valued border affairs over the rule of the people, and emphasized military affairs over literature, and some people were indignant that the nobles enjoyed hundreds of acres of Xuntian, while the civil officials could barely rely on Yulu to ask for food and clothing. As he spoke, the words were naturally extreme, and gradually someone mentioned a word.

"The British Duke was three times under the hands of Annan and four Dingannan, and it was just a matter of being crowned the British Duke with merit, but his two younger brothers were both high-ranking officials with meritorious children. Let's take a look at the other branch of the Zhang family, it is not enough to enlist a Yang Wubo in order to recruit Jiaozhi Ping Kou Gong, and the rest of the children are all out of office at a young age, just look at the speed of Zhang Yuanjie's promotion now, I am afraid that I can become a Qiqing if I don't stand up! Is it a martial artist, unlike a real Confucian student, who blindly knows that killing people does not speak of mercy, where does he know how to sympathize with the people! There is also Du Yishan Du, who has also entered the cabinet now, and it has only been five years since he re-entered the office, and he is not a vassal of the Zhang family, and he has climbed fast......"

"Ziying, Bachelor Du is not only a pioneer in the field, but also has always been upright in dealing with people, you have a good time!"

"Tingyi, didn't you see that little Zhang last time, and you also want to borrow someone's light? Do you dare to say that Du Yishan didn't enter the cabinet because of his baby son-in-law and proud protégé? ”

Hearing someone talk about the Zhang family, Zhang Yue frowned, but he didn't take it very seriously, after all, although it was not good, it was just a complaint. When people said that he only knew how to kill people and not be merciful, he laughed it off, it was better for a family to cry than to cry all the way, he didn't expect to please everyone, but he didn't care about this kind of comment. However, when he heard that the man who spoke was actually pointing fingers at his old father-in-law's head with a gun and stick, he couldn't bear it anymore, and Huo Di stood up and walked out.

As soon as he left, Cui Fanzhi and Wu Yuan couldn't help but look at each other, and several scribes who were feasting hurriedly stopped their chopsticks. At this moment, Wan Shijie stood up and made a gesture to everyone: "Everyone is not impatient, he must have gone to the next door to reason." We'll wait here, and he'll be back in a minute. ”

Out of the box, Zhang Yue went straight to the door of the box next door, stretched out his hand and knocked lightly. Someone opened the door after a while, and when he looked around, he saw that there were about five or six scholars inside, who he didn't know except Yu Qian. Seeing that everyone was looking this way, he opened his mouth and asked: "The title of the gold list is here to celebrate, it is not my business, but your voice is inevitably too loud, and even if I don't want to hear some words next door, I still hear them." Dare to ask who just criticized my father-in-law? ”

Jiangnan has always been a treasure of Wenhua, especially in Zhejiang, and the six people in this box are all outstanding people who have stood out from the palace examination of the current science association. When he was drinking and talking happily, someone suddenly knocked on the door and interrupted the excitement, naturally most of them were not very happy, but when they heard the words of the father-in-law, several scholars who were still a little arrogant on their faces were stunned for a moment.

"That's what I said!" A short and fat young man in his early thirties wearing a royal blue shirt stood up, but he sneered, "I didn't expect to see Master Xiao Zhang here today, it's really fate, what's the matter, you are here to ask the teacher?" Am I wrong, if it weren't for your family's momentum, how could Master Du be promoted so quickly? It must be known that the two Shen scholars who recommended him to the emperor at the beginning, but now the official is not the Zhongshu Sheren Hanlin to be edicted, why can he surpass them and rise to the top? ”

Looking up and down at this guy who showed obvious hostility, Zhang Yue immediately said lightly: "Since Zunjia is a new science and technology jinshi, don't you even understand the truth of Wenwu Shutu?" Although my father-in-law said that he returned to the court as an official for only five years, he thundered in Qingzhou to quell the rebellion, made suggestions to the emperor in the court, and once kept his loyalty, you said that he was a vassal of the Zhang family, so you might as well tell me, which Zhang family he said good things about, or which Zhang family recommended him? Except for my eldest uncle who was still in Jiaozhi, the rest of the Zhang family were military attachés, and even though they were respected as British princesses, they had always been cautious and self-controlled, and they had never recommended Wenchen to the emperor. Since my father-in-law became an official in the court, he has never befriended the powerful, second, he has never promised others to ask for entrustment, and third, he has never asked others to entrust him, how can you be so slandered! ”

Seeing that the short and fat young man's face was bruised, he was still-for-tat: "This time my father-in-law entered the cabinet, it was recommended by the elder Yang Ge, and the emperor consulted with the seven secretaries of the court and the scholars of the Hanlin Academy. According to what you just said, are the ministers of the DPRK and China all discerning, but you are like a torch? In this world, there are official fans who are officials only for the sake of a hundred promises, but there are also gentlemen who only take justice from their own hearts! I am a disciple and a son-in-law, I just want to advise you, as a scholar, there should be a sense of proportion in the short and long of people behind your back, don't spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain! ”