Although Ma Ziqiang, the former head of the Hanlin Academy, Shen Shixing, the former head of the Hanlin Academy, plus Xu Guo, a highly prestigious Hanlin scholar, the three of them went out one after another, Ma Ziqiang and many officials of the Hanlin Academy wrote a letter openly, Shen Shixing secretly wrote a private letter to Zhang Juzheng, and Xu Guo simply went to Wang Zhen through Wang Fulin to find intercession, but in the end, these three people in the Hanlin Academy system only saved a little for their colleagues, Wu Zhongxing and Zhao Yongxian were not confiscated like the two directors of the six departments. Instead, he will be dismissed for the people and will never be used. It's just that their words are not too intense.

Prior to this, Wang Xijue went to Zhang's house, but he came out of the big yarn hat alley in disheveled clothes, which showed the helplessness of being a Hanlin official.

They are useless scholars, even if they are called reserve ministers, but after all, before they are useless, they are just reserve cadres!

Therefore, when Wu Zhongxing and Zhao Yongxian left Beijing, Kedao was silent, but there were quite a lot of people who went to send them from the Hanlin Academy - Ma Ziqiang and Shen Shixing Xu Guo did not come forward, but Wang Xijue took the lead and took a large number of Hanlin to send them, making a lot of noise. However, his original move to block the door of Zhang Juzheng's house with a number of Hanlin was unsuccessful, which also slightly reduced his prestige. For example, Shen Maoxue and Feng Mengzhen, after seeing off their colleagues, saw that everyone gradually dispersed, and glanced at Wang Xijue with some disapproval.

Feng Mengzhen even laughed and sneered: "Among the people who came today, how many of them are really for Wu and Zhao, and how many are they to raise their reputation?" ”

"Needless to say, anyway, we have already written to report our illness, and when the time comes, we will not be out of sight and out of mind." Having said that, thinking about the fact that the two of them are one of the champions and the other champion, but now they can't do anything, Shen Maoxue is still a little unwilling. He paused for a moment, and then said, "Tomorrow, Master Xu will officially accept Jinbao as a disciple at home, Jinbao is my future nephew, I can't go, how about you?" ”

Feng Mengzhen hesitated for a moment, but did not answer this question, but lowered his voice and said: "If you think about what Wang Shiqing said to the two of us when he sent Wang Zhongyan, and then think about what Wang Sima said when he returned to his hometown after he became ill, and Wang Shiqing stood on Yuanfu's side with a clear banner, you didn't notice anything?" ”

"Everyone has their own aspirations...... Wang Shiqing is clever and skillful, and we can't do what he can do. Shen Maoxue didn't know what Feng Mengzhen meant, in fact, he had already vaguely guessed it, and lowered his eyelids at this moment, "For us, a flawless reputation is more important than anything else, where can we match Wang Shiqing's determination to ruin his reputation?" In the past, I only thought that he was bold and careful, and far-sighted, but now I know that he acted ruthlessly, and he never looked back on what he recognized, which is much better than those of us who say that they cherish their feathers, but in fact they are timid. ”

"Don't be presumptuous!" Feng Mengzhen was more open than Shen Maoxue, he patted his friend's shoulder with a smile, and then said nonchalantly, "Returning to my hometown to write books and talk about it, and making friends with like-minded people may not be as good as rising and falling in this filthy court." Moreover, to put it mildly, we are all Jinshi now, and we are worthy of the family's unsparing support over the years. Moreover, to stand on the cusp of the court now, you have to have great perseverance, and I don't think I'm this kind of person. Besides, don't you know that Wang Jingshan is also looking for an opportunity to retire? Of course, he will choose a better time to push his reputation to the top. ”

Jinbao's apprenticeship banquet was very low-key, except for Xu Guo and Wang Fulin, Xu Zhihe and Cheng Naixuan had a lively time, Wang Zhen was the highest guest, then Shen Maoxue and Feng Mengzhen, plus Chen Bingchang, who was brought to watch the ceremony, there were no outsiders. To Wang Fulin's surprise, the name Xu Guo gave to Jinbao turned out to be Wei Xin. He didn't believe that there would be such a coincidence in the world, and when everyone was talking to Jinbao, he found Xu Guo and asked about the reason.

"It was Campbell who begged me for it." Xu Guo smiled, and when he saw that Wang Fulin was stunned for a moment, he said disapprerovantly, "The teacher sent the student a table character, so naturally he had to be willing to do it, not to mention, I also had a Xin character that I thought of before, instead of the two table words lifting at that time, why not use you this?" It is said to the outside world that the father and the teacher have a good heart, but it is also a good story. ”

"Master Xu is too indulgent to him......" Wang Fulin was really embarrassed. Not to mention that Xu Guo is also a well-known erudite scholar in the Hanlin Academy, how many people want to worship under his door but can't get it, according to the seniority of the two families, Jinbao is also greatly stained this time, but he still puts forward such excessive requirements, how can he be worthy of such a long time to be taught?

Although he is a young prodigy, talented, but this identity, the most prone to gains and losses, the most prone to crookedness, thanks to relatives and friends and elders have been watching and supporting, this is the current academic conduct. Even if I think it's for the sake of my fellow villagers, I should mention it more, that's right, not to mention that now I'm his teacher again? Speaking of this, Xu Guo looked at Jinbao who was dealing with several elders over there casually, and asked again, "Shen Feng and the others have already been allowed to report their illness, do you plan to let Jinbao also follow him back to his hometown to complete the marriage?" ”

"Politics is politics, marriage is marriage." Wang Fulin saw that Xu Guo seemed to be smiling, maybe he had already tasted the three flavors of his and Wang Daokun's opposites, after all, the two families have always had a friendship, no better than Wang Daokun and Yin Zhengmao, in addition to the same year's fellow villagers, there is also a layer of estrangement that has not seen each other for many years, so he coughed dryly and said, "My parents are here, and there is a clumsy operation, although I have no time to tell my good son and wife, I can always do it smoothly and securely." ”

Xu Guo was unaware of Wang Fulin's old-fashioned statement. In fact, many people in the DPRK and China now criticize Wang Fulin and Jinbao's father-son relationship, and some people even say that Wang Fulin is a strange commodity because of Jinbao's outstanding talent, and many words are extremely unbearable. Anyway, in these years, if you don't like people, you can give people a hat of poor character, and he has always scoffed at this. He pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Then after he gets married, do you want him to stay in Huizhou to study, or let him go to Beijing again?" ”

"Please also ask Master Xu to write to him and give him more advice, Beijing has been troubled in the past few years, I plan to keep him in Huizhou, so that they can do their filial piety for me."

"So, in three years' time, do you plan to let him take the exam?"

Wang Fulin saw that Xu Guo asked so directly, and Shen Maoxue had already quietly walked over, so he nodded in front of this friend and in-law: "I took the exam back then, but in fact, the purpose was purely utilitarian, just because the Wang family of Songming Mountain has no Jinshi since his uncle, so I will try my luck and give it a try, who knows that I will be lucky." But Jinbao is different, his historical skills are more solid than mine, and his craftsmanship is even more senior than I was back then. And he is young, even if he waits for six years, he will only be in his early twenties, and when the time comes, whether it is the second or third class, as long as he can pass the pavilion to select the Jishi, it will be a completely different future. ”

For these words, not only the late bloomer Xu Guo, but even Shen Maoxue was also moved. All of them are people from the Hanlin Academy system, and they know how different the Shuji Shi is from ordinary Jinshi. is also a Jinshi in Jiajing for forty-four years, how many people have sunk into subordinates, but Xu Guo often goes in and out of the imperial front to preach, where can this be compared with the political achievements? As long as Jinbao can endure these six years of hard study, then he will be able to endure the many years of hard work in the Hanlin Academy. And in that system, the juvenile prodigy grabs a lot of them, and it is more about the precipitation of the years.

It is rare that Wang Fulin does not expect to rely on his special relationship with Zhang Juzheng to seek convenience for Jinbao and get the title of the gold list early, and they naturally praise it in their hearts.

This is really for the sake of Jinbao!

Since Wang Fulin saw Wang Daoguan away that time, this is the first time Shen Maoxue has seen Wang Fulin for several days. At this time, he finally couldn't help but speak: "Don't worry, after Jinbao returned to his hometown, Kaizhi and I often went to inquire about his homework. ”

Xu Guo immediately smiled. He had a close relationship with Shen Shixing, and when Shen Shixing passed through the mansion before, he would often be interested in pointing out Jinbao one or two, which was Wang Zhen's same list, the champion of Jiajing for forty-one years. Now there are Shen Maoxue and Feng Mengzhen, a champion and a Huiyuan who are willing to point out Jinbao, how fortunate is the little guy?

Before this feast was dispersed, Xu Zhihe was called out by the servants outside, and after a long stick of incense, he walked in quickly with a gloomy face, and he didn't care that his father was still talking to Wang Fulin, so he came straight to his side, and whispered close to his father's ear: "Dad, something happened again." ”

Xu Guoxian was now shocked when he heard the word "accident", glanced at Wang Fulin and Shen Maoxue in front of him, and thought that even if there was a big event, these two would know sooner or later, so he said in a deep voice: "Neither of them is an outsider, just say it." ”

Wang Fulin secretly praised Jiang as an old spicy, in the early forties, he was only in the top 40s, and his name was still in the top three, but he was still steadily selected as a character who stayed in the Hanlin Academy all the way, and knew how to make outsiders feel good about this kind of detail. And Shen Maoxue was in awe of Xu Guo's words and deeds that did not avoid himself, so that he felt a little embarrassed when he saw Xu Zhihe.

Fortunately, Xu Dagongzi's awkwardness was instantaneous, and he quickly sorted out his emotions: "Zou Yuanbiao, the director of the Criminal Department, wrote a book to impeach Yuan Fu for taking love, and some of them were very excessive, and even derogatory as pigs, dogs, and beasts. Speaking of this, Xu Dagongzi, who has a good memory, recounted the original text of Zou Yuanbiao's recital on the piece of paper he had just received.

What is the main thing to do? That is, on the same level as the probationary imperial history, all of them are officials who belong to the internship period. And Zou Yuanbiao, who just entered the department this year, Zhang Siwei's protégé, chose to go against the tide after just sending out four people who went to the book. Hearing that such a guy who ranked very low among the more than 300 Jinshi in the current department dared to impeach Zhang Juzheng, Shen Maoxue couldn't help but glance at Wang Fulin, and for a moment thought of his letter that was returned by Wang Fulin, and suddenly fell silent. But Xu Guo couldn't help frowning, and then laughed.

"It's not shocking, and now those officials of science and Taoism have reined in this habit, but they didn't expect such a talent to come out of the Criminal Department!"

Hearing Xu Guo's voice, Wang Zhang, who was still interested in comparing Jinbao with Feng Mengzhen just now, also walked over, and after asking what happened, his face turned pale. Because the other people present can at least stay out of the matter, but he transferred the left waiter of the Criminal Department, although Zou Yuanbiao, the head of the government, is not directly under him, but after all, he is in charge! He was in no mood to stay for a while, so he hurriedly said goodbye and planned to go back to the Criminal Department to discuss how to deal with Liu Yingjie, a scholar.

And as soon as he left, Shen Maoxue and Feng Mengzhen glanced at each other, and Shen Maoxue sighed with some interest: "Master, what is this ...... so hard?"

"Even if it's sent to the door, it shouldn't be said so excessively." Feng Mengzhen also muttered in a low voice, only feeling that it was boring, "Anyway, we are going back to our hometown, and we can't care about this kind of thing anymore." ”

Wang Fulin used to only think that Xu Guo was not the kind of person who was easy to get angry and angry, just heard Xu Guo ridicule so openly in front of people, he had read a lot of Zou Yuanbiao in later generations, so he laughed and said: "If it weren't for the fact that he didn't speak amazingly and scolded the powerful as dogs, how could he show his high-spirited character?" Besides, euphemistic advice has proven useless, so if you use fierce medicine to treat serious diseases, maybe you can make yourself famous in one fell swoop, why not do such a cost-effective deal? I don't know if this time, the emperor can't bear not to use the court staff. ”

You must know that Zou Yuanbiao's recital this time directly quoted the emperor's previous edict to seize love, and even the emperor was sarcastic! He took care of the first four, and to be honest, it was Zou Yuanbiao's turn, and he was too lazy to stop it. After all, he didn't know much about the first four, but he didn't know the latter too well.

After Zou Yuanbiao bombarded Zhang Juzheng, it was easy to make a comeback to return to the dynasty, but the cannon continued, and even pointed the spearhead at the emperor, urging the emperor to control his desires and restrain himself...... In the Wanli Dynasty, the highest official only became a member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and then he did not become an official for 30 years, and his reputation continued to rise, but after Wanli came back again, I don't know if it was because of the sinking for decades, and at that time, I would never see the true colors of the cannon at that time!

If Wang Fulin wants to say that the imperial history wants to participate in the impeachment, then there is something to say, put the facts and reason, and make it clear, how can there be personal attacks at every turn? Can this kind of big lama's words and deeds be endured? It is strange that the leading cadres in the future generations can endure such subordinates! Therefore, Zhang Juzheng can't bear Zou Yuanbiao, Emperor Wanli can't bear Zou Yuanbiao, and Shen Shixing, who once planned to open his mouth, can't bear it, if it weren't for the thirty years of grinding people, Zou Yuanbiao's fighter still doesn't know how many years he will spray in the court. This kind of true gentleman who prides himself on being stiff-minded is a big handful in the Ming Dynasty's science and Taoist official system!

As soon as Wang Fulin's words came out, even Jinbao, who knew that he was silent, changed color, and Chen Bingchang, who was an accompanying guest, was even more surprised. Xu Guo stared silently, and said lightly for a long time: "If this is the case, then it will be just his wish...... Everyone has dispersed, and after this incident, the DPRK and China, which are easy to calm down, are afraid that there will be turmoil again. ”

Yes, he also thought that Zou Yuanbiao would stop when he saw that he didn't move the court staff, and he might not continue to play, he took it for granted. Wang Fulin thought of this, and then thought about the time he had spent a lot of time persuading Liu Yingjie, and suddenly felt that he had really done useless work. No matter what reason he finds, this Liu Butang is afraid that he will also hang up his crown and leave! What a wrong! (To be continued.) )