Fang Hao didn't want to let him go so easily, he stepped forward with a wicked smile and grabbed him and said, "Brother Ximen, are you leaving?" Don't, since we meet today, why don't you stay and have a drink together? ”

Ximen Wenxuan pretended to smile and said: "No, no, I really have something to discuss with Lord Jin today, let's get together another day, and I will conspire with Fang Gongzi to get drunk." ”

Fang Hao grinned and said: "Brother Simon misunderstood, junior brother, I am talking about you inviting wine alone, this day is better than hitting the day, Brother Simon might as well invite it today." ”

Ximen Wenxuan was stunned, he just casually said that he would invite wine alone, but it was just an ordinary kind word, how could someone with such a thick skin urge a treat so unabashedly.

But since his words have been spoken, thin-skinned people always have to suffer when dealing with thick-skinned people, Ximen Wenxuan prides himself on being a handsome son, where can he be embarrassed to refute it, and he has to laugh and laugh in his heart:

"Very good, very good, Fang Gongzi is reasonable, all the expenses of the teachers today are recorded in the account, and the right to honor the teachers."

Fang Hao struck while the iron was hot, and hurriedly shouted: "The shopkeeper, where is the shopkeeper?" ”

The shopkeeper had been hiding outside for a long time, but where did he dare to come in just now, and when he heard Fang Hao calling him at this moment, he hurriedly dodged out and bowed down and said with a smile: "I am here, the villain is here to listen to orders." ”

Fang Hao pointed at Ximen Wenxuan and said, "Just now Ximen Gongzi said that all the expenses of our private room today are recorded in his account, can you hear clearly?" ”

The shopkeeper glanced at Ximen Wenxuan and said, "The villain heard clearly." ”

Fang Hao nodded and said: "Since Brother Ximen is so gracious, you are not welcome, thank you, thank you Brother Ximen, you can go, hahahaha." ”

As he spoke, he waved his hand, let go of Ximen Wenxuan's sleeve, and no longer looked at Lord Jin and Ximen Wenxuan, laughing and turning back to his seat to raise a glass and persuade everyone to drink.

Looking at the two people who had left, Scholar Bai showed a hint of surprise on his face, knowing that Fang Hao had offended these two people a lot today, but Fang Hao was now a member of the Hanlin Academy, and I am afraid that this matter would also be inextricably involved.

The old scholars have been suppressed by these powerful officials for a long time in their lives, and they thought that they would definitely be kicked out of the private room today and humiliated again, but they didn't expect that in the laughter and scolding of Fang Hao, a young man, they would greatly gain face, so they were all refreshed and excited.

They are just spectators who are isolated in the outskirts of the officialdom, as long as they don't make mistakes, others can't do anything to them, so there is no psychology of white scholars suffering from gains and losses, they all raise their wine glasses and drink one after another, and the hall is full of joy and laughter for a while.

Fang Hao really respected these old scholars from the bottom of his heart, seeing that they had completely lost the indifference and pretense in front of him during the day, one by one they took turns to hold his shoulders with him affectionately, and said that they had completely regarded themselves as a family.

After three rounds of drinking, Fang Hao saw that Scholar Bai still looked preoccupied, so he walked up to him and filled the cup of wine for him personally, and smiled lightly: "Scholar Bai has something on his mind?" ”

Scholar Bai sighed lightly and shook his head, "Fang Hao, you offended Lord Jin today, alas, Meng Lang." ”

As soon as these words came out, the old scholars present were stunned, and they couldn't help but put down their wine glasses and looked over here.

The two Liu and Shi scholars sitting next to him glanced at each other, and Liu Shiyu smiled and said, "Why did Scholar Bai say this?" Although our Hanlin Academy is completely powerless in the court, it is still not so easy for them to take our handle. ”

All the old scholars nodded yes one after another, and they all echoed and comforted, yes, yes, Bai University is too worried, although our Hanlin Academy has no position and no power, but after all, it is the land of the leaders of the Great Song Dynasty literary circle, we don't invite disasters or cause trouble, and those who want to move us for no reason are not so easy.

Scholar Bai sighed: "Everyone, our Hanlin Academy has nothing to do at all, there is nothing to do, there is no fault, this official is not worried that they will come to find trouble, but you think about it, that Lord Jin, as the head of the household, has already exploited the various funds of our Hanlin Academy, and now he has offended him, I am afraid that it will ...... in the future."

This was right, and everyone fell silent.

Yes, Lord Jin has no way to do anything about the Hanlin Academy in other aspects, but he is in charge of the money and grain of the Great Song Kingdom, and naturally he also has the power of life and death over all the expenses of the Hanlin Academy.

The funds of the Hanlin Academy were originally deducted ninety percent by the household department, so it led to overstretched everywhere, and there was no money to even buy an extra brush.

All the old scholars here do not have a trace of foreign oil and water at all, and all of them rely on meager salaries to support their families, barely surviving, and many people cannot afford to eat a few meals of meat a month, and if they are deducted from their salaries again, I am afraid that their future life will be even more difficult.

Fang Hao's face was also gloomy, he knew that Lord Jin wanted to make things difficult in this kind of matter, and these poor old scholars of the Hanlin Academy really had no way at all.

I think of my own era, how many rural teachers worked hard all their lives, and in the end, even the meager salary to support their families was withheld by those greedy officials, with all kinds of excuses, what financial difficulties and no money to build buildings, leadership difficulties and no money to drink, wives and concubines have difficulties and no money to buy bags, etc., one deduction is a year and a half without a penny.

This is the case in that era, not to mention this feudal **** era, the old scholars have no power and power, and they don't even have the opportunity to speak in the officialdom.

Thinking of this, Fang Hao also frowned slightly, he just laughed and scolded the golden fat man and Ximen Wenxuan by himself, but he didn't think that it would bring real trouble to these old scholars, and the idea of doing business in his stomach couldn't be lacking silver, but it was just ......

His eyes lit up, and he asked tentatively: "Scholar Bai, isn't there no other way for our Hanlin Academy to get money except to wait for the funds of the imperial court?" ”

Scholar Bai was stunned, shook his head and said, "Where do you get the money?" The official knew that many other yamen had their own ways of getting money, for example, in addition to exploiting the funds issued by the imperial court, the household department would also secretly release the silver in the treasury to make money. ”

"The old man also knows a thing or two," an old man with white hair stood up and stroked his beard and said: "The Ministry of Rites will hold ceremonies for the homes of some high-ranking officials and wealthy families, the Ministry of Rites will eat empty salaries, and the Ministry of Officials has the fattest errands. ”

Fang Hao knew that this old master was Dr. Hua, one of the twelve doctors of the Five Classics.

"Yes, yes, yes, there is also the Criminal Department, it is a place that eats people and does not spit out bones, and eats the plaintiff and eats the defendant," Kong Dianshu also stood up and said angrily: "Even the Ministry of Works, which seems to be the Qingshui Yamen, repairs bridges and paves roads, builds water conservancy, etc., and can't count the number of kickbacks it has eaten, and the silver collected is like a mountain into the sea." ”