Chapter 102: Go to the Imperial Examination
Zhu Houxi looked at Qi Jingtong standing at His Royal Highness, there were already thousands of words and schemes in his mind, and suddenly he thought of a question, so he asked with a smile: "Lu Bing's son, I remember to call Lu Xun, right?" It should be quite tall now, I was still a doll when I saw him, did Lu Bing have a baby again? β
"There are two sons and a daughter." Qi Jingtong hugged his fists, this question was unexpected by Qi Jingtong, and he didn't think about it so much, so he answered truthfully. Zhu Houxi still smiled when he heard this, nodded, and then said: "Qi Aiqing has worked hard, go down and rest, the roast leg of lamb I ate at noon today is good, I will let the imperial dining room make another one for you later, it will be regarded as my reward for you." Go down. β
Qi Jing retired after the big salute, and walked quickly towards the barracks, very happy in his heart, thinking that he had performed well today. After Qi Jingtong left, Zhu Houxi slammed the pen in his hand that was reviewing the folds to the ground, how much worse is he than Lu Bing, he can't give birth to a child, if he doesn't ask for a dragon, it's good to give birth to a princess, look at Lu Bing, Nima He actually gave birth to a child!
The little eunuch next to him didn't know why, so he hurriedly persuaded: "The Holy One is angry." β
Zhu Houxi gasped twice and said, "It's okay, it's okay." β
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Shen Yeshan looked at Lu Bing, who was still immersed in grief and his face was a little pale, and said: "Your actions have been not small recently, can I ask who passed away and made you so sad." β
"It's all over again. I want to go to Beijing to find Yang Yiqing for revenge, if he really killed the old man, then it will be a new hatred and an old hatred. Lu Bing said bluntly. The two masters who followed the Shen family, Zheng Mingchuan and Chao Yu, both met Wan Er Wan and knew the relationship between Lu Bing and Wan Er Wan. Lu Bing didn't want to hide it from Shen Yew, although Lu Bing and the Shen family had been in a cooperative relationship over the years, but in all fairness, Shen Yew treated him well, so Lu Bing also regarded her as a friend.
"Then I understand, the festival is good." Shen Zishan sighed and said, she had already heard that Wan'er Wan had saved Lu Bing. and for Lu Bing's luck to heal his wounds, although he didn't know that Lu Dao Wan'er Wan was looking for the real culprit who killed the first emperor for Lu Bing, he also knew that Lu Dao and the two had a deep relationship with father and son. Lu Bing is so uncomfortable now. It also shows that he is a good man with affection and righteousness.
Lu Bing suddenly turned his head sideways and asked Meng Xueqing, who was silent on the side, "Xueqing, how do you say I can return to the officialdom of the capital." β
"There are too many ways to return to the capital and become an official again, the question is what posture do you want to go back." Meng Xueqing said, and then looked at Shen Yew. continued: "In general, there are three ways. First, as a representative of the Shen family, he entered Beijing to discuss with the emperor in detail. Now the finances are tight, I heard that this year, even the money for the routine maintenance of the palace and the purchase of water dragons is insufficient, so at this moment, when you go to Beijing to talk on behalf of the Shen family, you will definitely be appreciated by the emperor, and it is also a good thing for Sister Yew to relieve the tension with the emperor, and the Shen family will return to the economic lifeline of the Ming Dynasty. You don't have to have so much trouble now. And you can also take the opportunity to solve the problem for the emperor, and you will definitely be able to regain the official position under the snow. Let's analyze it before. Zhu Houxi still has feelings for you. β
"What my sister said makes sense, I think this method is the least suspicious, and it belongs to a good thing that kills multiple birds with one stone." Shen Yeshan said after a little thought.
Meng Xueqing pursed her lips and smiled and said, "I haven't finished speaking, you just said that it is the best, you really deserve to be a businessman, and your mouth is sweet." However, as Sister Yew said, the advantage of this method is that it is quick and does not make people think too much about your purpose. But there are also shortcomings, don't hide it from your sister, from then on, Lu Lang you have been branded by the Shen family, the emperor will think that you are a member of the Shen family, even after resigning, you have a close relationship with the Shen family. For such people who are in Cao Ying's heart in Han, if you were the emperor, would you reuse it? β
Lu Bing nodded and said: "There is some truth, I think of one point, there have been four or five uprisings and turmoil in the past two or three consecutive years, you said that I paid to form a Qinwang army, and Sun Xiao of Zhizhou reported it, with the past friendship and the foreshadowing of my gift this time, whether it is Zhu Houxi or Baiguan, I will definitely give me the name of a regular army, even if it doesn't work, it can be regarded as a Qinwang army, and it's always no problem to train in a regiment." When the time comes, I will lead the troops to quell the chaos, and make military achievements and regain the official position, do you think this method is good? β
"Well, it's similar to what I thought, let's just count it as the second method, the advantages are also justifiable and logical, and it won't make Yang Yiqing and others suspicious. But have you ever thought that although Zhu Houxi still has a little old affection for you, he is suspicious by nature, and he was like that to you before, so you are not afraid that he will play the bird again and repeat the things of the past? When the war subsides, give you an idle official to let you stay in the capital, and you still have to suffer all the guilt? Although those with heavy armies have great power and are enough to take revenge, they are also easy to be framed. Meng Xueqing said.
Shen Yeshan nodded, paused slightly, and said, "You go directly to Emperor Jiajing, say that you want to ask for an official, and then show your loyalty and find a way to make him believe in you." I feel that although he did too much before, but after all, you grew up since childhood, have feelings, and are brothers, and you have also made great contributions for him, he will definitely give you an official and a half-position before, and then we will use money to pave the way, plus slowly boil up qualifications and accumulate contacts, which is also very fast. β
"This is also a solution, but" Lu Bing said: "It's just that in this way, the emperor will think that I am a person who is greedy for power, and will look down on me, so that he will not use me too much in the future." If you can't get in touch with the core rights, you can't shake Yang Yiqing at all. β
Meng Xueqing said: "Not only that, but the hundred officials will also stay away from Lu Lang, and reproduce the predicament of the past, no party is no match for Yang Yiqing." Why did Lu Lang have the dual support of Yang Tinghe and the emperor back then, and all the officials were afraid of you, but they didn't have in-depth friendships with you, and only some princes and nobles talked to you? Back then, you killed a lot of corrupt officials, and there are no officials in the world who are not greedy, so there are reasons why others are afraid of you, but the most important thing is not this. I think the root of this is that you are developed by the emperor's decree because you have the holy favor, and you are not a civil official. Neither are military attachΓ©s, only those hereditary princes and nobles are similar to you, but they are mostly independent. It's hard to make friends with henchmen. And you don't look down on what they do, even if you are willing to form an alliance with you, you won't, in case you can't see enough to make a feud with them. This will lead to the result of your weak strength, if you re-enter Beijing as an official this time, you must pay attention. β
"If this is not the third method, then there is only the last way to return to officialdom." Shen Yeshan suddenly realized: "Take the imperial examination." β
"Huh?!" Lu Bing was taken aback and said. looked at Meng Xueqing, but saw Meng Xueqing nodded, these two women Bing Xue are smart. Sometimes it's quite a heart-to-heart.
"I'm going to take the imperial examination?" Lu Bing paused for a long time before he was stunned: "Don't make trouble." β
"Martial arts is also fine, but I suggest that you take both the imperial and martial arts examinations." Meng Xueqing said: "If you have a meritorious reputation, you will occupy both civil and military affairs, and you will not ask for the emperor's help." Examiner yourself. Once you enter the officialdom, you will get rid of the aura of the saint, and not only the emperor but also the hundred officials can look down on you. Previously, we analyzed that the emperor now seems to rule the government and the opposition, but in fact there is no one available. In this regard, you have a unique advantage, and if the emperor sees your name in the list of new civil and military scholars, you can imagine how excited he is. He is cautious, but he is also a wise man, and he will know that you do not want to rely on the promotion of the Holy Grace. But it is inevitable that you will be promoted in the future. Therefore, although it seems that Kaowen and Wu are the slowest methods, they are actually the most reliable, have the most advantages, and have the best results. β
"I agree with my sister's words, first take the imperial examination and then take the martial arts examination, the water of the martial arts examination is very large, and most of them are rebuilt by the incumbent military attachΓ©s and hereditary officials, in order to re-study and promote the high-level, and it is not suitable for entering and exiting the officialdom." Shen Yew said.
Lu Bing fell into deep thought, and after a while, he made up his mind and replied, "Okay, just do it." β
"Alright, when you're done, it's time to talk about mine. Lu Bing, I came to look for you for something big this time, and I never found a chance to tell you. Shen Yeshan said, Lu Bing replied: "You say." β
"I need to use Long Island." Shen Yew Road.
This long island is a large island in the sea in the north of Dengju Province, the island area is very large, the whole is in the shape of a long strip, so it is called Long Island.
Lu Bing knows Changdao well, because when fishermen go out to fish, they often stop at Changdao to rest, and if it is late, they will stay on Changdao and come back the next morning. Therefore, when Lu Bing built the fishing ground, he also sent people to build a simple wharf and several thatched huts in the more concave shape on the south side of Long Island for the fishermen to go ashore to rest, which is also one of the great acts of Lu Lao said by the fishermen.
Lu Bing asked: "What do you want to do on Long Island, Long Island is the territory of our Ming Dynasty, and it is not mine, what are you telling me to do?" However, Dengzhou is closer to Long Island, if you need any help, just come to me, and I will support you. β
Shen Yeshan nodded: "That's what it means, but Changdao hasn't been used much since the sea ban, to be precise, since the Yongle period." So it's a borderless land, and it's something you can now use for fishermen to take a break from the wind and waves. Not only do I need your wharf fishery to help me now, but I also need your help in the future, in short, I must borrow Long Island, and I won't say anything polite about our relationship. The project I have to do is not a matter of one or two days, it will take about half a year, so I will not bother you. β
"What are you going to do, it won't be to build your own city and then declare independence, then I advise you to dispel this idea as soon as possible, even if you are ashamed of your Shen family, but I Lu will never be able to do anything about splitting." Lu Bing joked that Long Island is bigger, if it is independent, there is no need to send troops to attack, as long as the transportation channels are cut off and there is less transportation of materials from the outside world, this island will be defeated without a fight.
"Of course not, we are businessmen, not careerists, you can rest assured. As for what to do, the heavenly opportunity must not be revealed, and then you will know the Tao, and the profit will be indispensable to you Lu Bing. Shen Yew said.
Lu Bing saw that things had some eyebrows, and he had more direction to do things, and the haze on his face had subsided a lot, and the old man Wan would be able to hate him in a few days, so he said with a smile: "Then I should have money to make again, tsk." I believe you, in short, I'm going to study hard now, you can discuss with Xue Qing about related matters when you go back, and let Xu Yang cooperate with you. β
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Lu Bing began to study hard, whether it was the imperial examination or the martial arts, Lu Bing needed to study. The scope of the imperial examination is roughly in the Four Books and Five Classics, and it is analyzed according to Cheng Zhu's thoughts, which makes Lu Bing feel that life is worse than death, just like writing the main idea of the theme in elementary school, and this article tells us to omit 10,000 words here
Meng Xueqing used to confront many talented people who recited poetry, among which there were many Confucian students who were going to take the exam and those who were already lifting people or jinshi, and they had a deeper understanding of the imperial examination. Meng Xueqing told Lu Bing that the imperial examination was far from being as simple as copying Cheng Zhu's commentary. After such a long period of imperial examinations, in order not to make the questions heavy, the sentences have been fragmented to increase the difficulty.
For example, now the topic is not as simple as dismantling the Four Books and Five Classics and letting you answer the next sentence, or even crumpling the words to make you right, the front text is in the back and the back is in the front, or only give you the first word and the middle word for you to write, not only to answer the question, but also to write the article, otherwise it will fall into the clichΓ©, sometimes Gongsheng can't even understand what he writes, in short, it can be described as extremely perverted.
The most popular is the long-admired name of the thunderous eight-strand text, breaking the topic, undertaking the topic, starting to speak, starting, starting shares, middle shares, back shares, and bundle shares. In the prescribed writing and prescribed themes, it has to be ingenious and quite literary, which makes Lu Bing, who has experienced exam-oriented education, a little unbearable, shouting that this Nima is anti-human. (To be continued......)