Chapter 224: The Son Inherits the Father's Business

Yan Xinglu won the name of a talented man in his childhood, and the young man was a man who studied in the capital to study in Guozijian, although he failed to win the Huiyuan as expected by others and was absent from the palace examination, but people who know the reason will never underestimate this young man who is only in his early twenties, his father Yan Liu did not learn and did not know how to enter Dali Temple when he was a teenager, and once he entered Dali Temple, he showed his ability to soar, and now the son inherits his father's business, if it is not for him to enter the court for less than half a year, no one will object to entering the court.

It is precisely because they know Yan Xinglu's talent that the ministers who oppose it forward will be cautious.

"The Chunfu fraud case involves the world's scholars, although the results are cancelled to show justice, but after this time, there will inevitably be people who question the fairness and fairness of the imperial examination, and the court cannot lose its trust to the people, Yan Xinglu, you say, what measures should the court take to alleviate the resentment of the scholars?" The Ministry of Officials who was the first to stand up was the first to stand up, and the question he asked pointed directly to the Chunqiu fraud case, who knew that there were people in the imperial examination who cheated for personal gain and cheated The emperor has not been able to come up with substantive and effective measures for so many years, and the question of the Ministry of Officials is really very vicious.

The opposing side was high-spirited, and the question of the Dajue Ministry of Officials was asked about the itch and sore spot, and the people who agreed with it looked anxious, thinking that the Ministry of Officials was purely relying on years of experience as an official, and was very worried about Yan Xinglu's situation.

On the dragon chair, the smiling emperor also showed caution, this problem is a sore spot that he wants to solve but can't solve, if Yan Xinglu can say a reasonable and appropriate solution, Yan Xinglu is seated in the position of a bachelor today.

Yan Xinglu frowned and pondered, the relationship between the hundreds of officials and families in the court and the state and county governments seemed to be slowly forming in his mind, and the principle of mutual benefit made the Chunyu fraud flourish and not fade, if you want to break this matter, it is not just the imperial court to increase the degree of supervision.

"It is impossible to stop cheating, and the reason why candidates take risks is to be able to enter the official career without fail, and the only solution is that the imperial court can reduce talents without sticking to one pattern, and cannot let the imperial examination become the only way for scholars who are powerless to become officials and enter politics."

As the only chance for scholars to get ahead, the imperial examination has always been a single-plank bridge that 10,000 people pass and 100 people reach, and those who can't be named on the gold list are not necessarily incompetent and talented, and those who are admitted are not necessarily talented. Confucianism and Zhu Zili will only bury talents.

Xiao Ziqi, the secretary of the ministry, was dissatisfied and continued to ask: "How to reduce talents without sticking to one pattern!" ”

The original intention of the imperial examination is to select talents for the court, and the multiple written forms of the imperial examination do not focus on the actual assessment, how can the selected people be used by the imperial court, and the imperial court absorbs talents, and the combination of merit and morality should be considered from the combination of fame and morality, and the assessment and recommendation mechanism is set up in the state and county government offices, and the officials will review and recruit."

Xiao Ziqi tilted his head and glared at Yan Xinglu angrily: "There are always people who cheat for personal gain, can this make the court clear?" ”

Yan Xinglu raised his head and looked away: "This is the responsibility of you, the secretary of the ministry, if you let the corrupt officials run rampant and domineering and lawless, can the lords of the ministry be worthy of the emperor's love?" ”

"You ............" Xiao Ziqi was speechless for a while, trembling with anger.

"The establishment of the six departments and yamen of the imperial court is not to use the tax payments of the people of Dahe to raise some moths, it is our mission to cooperate with each other and supervise the well-being of the people, but I want to ask Xiao Shangshu, in recent years, the wind of corruption has become more and more popular, how should you explain it?"

Yan Xinglu asked rhetorically, his deep eyes then turned to Xiao Ziqi, and his clear and righteous eyes saw Xiao Ziqi, who was trembling, his face turned red and he stomped his feet.

"What do you mean! You said that the official did not do a good job, what evidence do you have! ”

"Liuzhou Zhizhou Liu Qingnian, do you know! The local rich man raped and adulterated the woman in order to harm the people of Liuzhou in the township, and the rich son sued the rich man several times, but he was safe? You know the grandson of Fuzhou Zhizhou, he was born poor and has been an official for five years, but he is only from five grades, how much is a year, and where does the money come from to buy and build several houses within five years? Even a small Qipinzhi County in Qizhou dares to put Yinzi money to force Liang to become a prostitute, where are the eyes of you, the official book? Is it just on the ten-room concubines in the family every day? Yan Xinglu shouted angrily and accused, the sound of the bell spread all over the Golden Palace, the three things were said loudly, and the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty bowed their heads and did not dare to speak, judging from the current situation of the officials in Dahe, what Yan Xinglu said should not be false, and the concubine in the family of the Ministry of Shangshu ............ It's also one after another!

"You............ You............ You ............" Xiao Ziqi trembled: "I don't know how high or low I am, Your Majesty, if such a person becomes a cabinet scholar, how can the ministers and others feel at ease!" ”

"Am I false? Lord Xiao! You asked me to answer your question, why do you blame me for not knowing whether the young or the young are high! The emperor, if you want to win the trust of the people, not to grasp the imperial examination, the imperial examination is only a part of the corruption of officials, its root is on the golden palace of the court, the holy ancestor set up the Metropolitan Inspectorate, the emperor set up the Jinyi Guard, is to supervise the hundred officials, put an end to corruption and pervert the law, the minister thinks that the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Jinyi Guard are high in the people, the people's request is difficult to reach, the minister thinks that the eyes of the Dali Temple, the hand of the Jinyi Guard, and the mouth of the Metropolitan Procuratorate should be supervised together, so as to prevent the occurrence of corruption and perversion of the law to a greater extent! ”

Yan Xinglu bowed his hand, no one in the Manchu Dynasty had any objections, although Yan Xinglu had only been in the court for half a year, but within half a year, he had already learned his father's way of doing things. When it comes to corruption, who dares to say half a word when the emperor is in charge!

Witty, fearless, old-fashioned, and well aware of the national conditions and people's feelings in Dahe, Yan Xinglu only answered one question and asked a question, which already made the people in the court see his ability.

Who else can sit in this position but him?

The Manchu Dynasty is silent, so is the emperor, the majestic eyes scanned the hundreds of officials of His Royal Highness, and it was difficult to hide the sadness in helplessness, the Jinyi Guard was established only half a year, and there were dozens of corrupt officials who were investigated and punished, of which half of the five products were stained, the court is the foundation of a country, if the foundation has been hollowed out by moths, how can the building not fall.

Yan Xinglu's question, he was very satisfied, at least Yan Xinglu's fearless integrity made him appreciate it very much, now how many parties are in the court, how many people can put the country first like Yan Xinglu, Yan Liu taught a good son, he thought to himself.

"Your Majesty, Yan Xinglu is enough to hold the position of Yan Liu, and the minister dares to use this black gauze hat on his head to guarantee that he will definitely be able to do better than Yan Liu!" Lu Yi'an's voice sounded in the silent court, causing a commotion under the silence.

"The minister also believes that Yan Xinglu will be able to fulfill his duties."

"Please ask the emperor to rule!"

"Please ask the emperor to rule!"

There was no longer a voice of opposition in the court, and the unanimous voice was like a storm crashing on the shore, and waves rose and fell one after another.

The emperor stroked the armrest of the dragon chair and looked down at His Royal Highness, his eyes stayed on Ning Chaoge and Ning Zhiyuan after passing the sound one after another, Yan Liu cultivated a good son, what about himself? Now that the crown prince has been abolished, and the court is going to make waves again, should he continue to sit idly by, or should he set this chaotic game of chess?

Sensing these two mighty and stern gazes, Ning Chaoge and Ning Zhiyuan, who were standing in front of the military generals of Wenchen, both lowered their heads a little lower.

On the dragon chair, the majestic voice sounded again, like a protruding reef, blocking the sound one after another.

"Yan Xinglu has a good sense of talent, and the imperial court can't judge it by age and seniority, since all Aiqing agrees that he can take on this important responsibility, then Yan Liu's position will be replaced by him!"

Yan Xinglu, who expected this result, did not look overjoyed, today his son inherited his father's business, which no longer represents himself, he now wants to stand in his father's position and think, Yan Xinglu is no longer Yan Xinglu who can walk at will, and embarked on this road that he resisted at the beginning, he did not have the life as he imagined before, after experiencing these things, he has seen so many ups and downs of life and death, and now he is willing to use his thin shoulders to shoulder his own responsibility.

After the early dynasty that lasted for more than half an hour dispersed, Yan Xinglu returned to the cabinet with the ministers of the cabinet, because the crown prince was abolished, Liu Zhen was angry, and he had not come to the court for two days, and the current cabinet was the right time for Yan Xinglu to show his skills, from Yan Liu to Yan Xinglu, Ning Zhiyuan was undoubtedly the biggest victor, and now the essence of the cabinet has been held by him, and there is also a place for him in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and he is very confident in this long-term battle with Ning Chaoge.

The news of the early dynasty, with the passage of time and gradually spread out of the palace wall, Du Yiyi in the Rui Wangfu knew the news when it was close to noon, thinking that the free and easy scholar was now wearing the shackles that he had been resisting for the sake of his family, recalling the short free time in Aicheng, Du Yiyi didn't feel a little embarrassed.

Forsythia doesn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, when pouring tea last night, she said that Yan Fu had spread the news that she had found a matchmaker, Du Yiyi didn't know whether it should be happy or sad, Yan Xinglu's talent is unparalleled in the world, but his brain is also a tendon, but everything he believes in, he never knows the turn, his persistence, in the past six months, she has a deeper understanding, he can go to the court because of Ning Zhiyuan, he took over his father's position because of Ning Zhiyuan, then his marriage, of course, can only be because of Ning Zhiyuan.

It was originally a meeting in Pingshui, and it was his tenderness, but now it has become the heaviest shackle in his heart.

She regretted that if she hadn't walked with him all the way, he might have taken a completely different path from finance.

He took his way, not daring whether to choose actively or passively is going to continue, Du Yiyi also has her own way to go, sentimental emotions she never let it stay in her heart for too long, because she knows that these things can only make herself weak and cowardly, after lunch, she took Xu's mother and forsythia and two rough mothers-in-law out of the door, and the destination was Xiongfu.

After Xiong Daishan left the palace, Xiong's Mansion became lively, and the princes and generals of the Emperor's relatives, relatives, civil and military ministers' families almost all came in turn, Mrs. Xiong and Xiong Daishan were tired enough to receive these people every day, but fortunately, there was no shortage of people in Xiong's Mansion, and the marriage arrangement process was not delayed.

Xiong Huaiyuan is in an important position in the capital, and now he will be the father-in-law of King Chao, who is the most promising prince, and his status in the court is soaring, and he is naturally a must-do figure in the eyes of the powerful.

Outside the bear mansion, although from the outside of the courtyard wall to see that the scale of the bear mansion is much smaller than the Shen Mansion, but under a closer look its luxury is far beyond Shen Ke, Shen Ke came from a humble background and the father-in-law's family Lu Yi'an is also famous for his integrity, although he is in a high position but he is not rich at hand, but Xiong Huaiyuan is different, he married the daughter of the county lord of Qingzhen in his early years to get a position in the army and most of the property of his mother-in-law's family, the so-called tree is good to enjoy the shade, and then Xiong Huaiyuan has excellent skills, it is only a matter of time before he gets ahead, Now that he is a general, he has entered the super grade, and his net worth has long since increased many times, where can Shen Ke compare.

As soon as he settled, Mrs. Xiong, who had already received Du Yiyi's greeting and was waiting at the gate of the mansion, greeted her, and Du Yiyi got off the sedan chair and greeted the hostess of the Xiong Mansion for a while, and then entered the Xiong Mansion and arrived in the lobby of the Xiong Mansion.

Knowing that Du Yiyi came to see her daughter, Mrs. Xiong asked someone to summon Xiong Daishan out after she sat down and asked the maid to serve tea.

Xiong Daishan inherited her father's height, and her posture is slim and slim, because she has a general father and a county lord's mother, Xiong Daishan's temperament is also different from those delicate daughters in the capital.

Xiong Daishan, who came not far away, was dressed in a light blue shirt, with a pearl on her head and a noble and compelling appearance, and her cheeks looked petite and lovely under the stunning posture, but her facial features showed a bit of fortitude that only strong women have.

Du Yiyi held the tea cup and praised her daughter with Mrs. Xiong, and Mrs. Xiong responded enthusiastically to her praise, and praised each other meaninglessly.

Xiong Huaiyuan is still dealing with affairs in the Governor's Mansion, and Ning Zhiyuan usually has to come back in the evening, and it can be seen from the lobby that Xiong Mansion has made sufficient preparations for the marriage in two days, with freshly decorated tables and chairs, roof beams that do not fall into dust, red lanterns hanging high, and the word double happiness can be seen everywhere.

Ning Zhiyuan has the emperor's favor and the marriage is grand, Ning Chaoge has the queen, the queen mother, of course, this marriage is also going to cause a sensation, and now Ning Chaoge's identity does not have to be usual, with his status, the position of the prince is just a bag, although Xiong Huaiyuan's status is not as good as Shen Ke, but Ning Chaoge's status is far beyond Ning Chaoge, how can the Ministry of Rites offend the future prince on it, the cost of this marriage, although the Ministry of Rites is according to the prince's etiquette system, but in fact, it is higher than the prince's etiquette system.

"I've seen Princess Rui!" Xiong Daishan is six feet taller than Du Yiyi, even if she bends her legs, she can be at eye level with Du Yiyi.

"Miss Xiong doesn't need to be polite!" Du Yi relied on Xiong Daishan, who was saluting, and sat back in her place, and Xiong Daishan sat under her after thanking her.

"Miss Xiong's marriage is only two days away, and it is a bit abrupt to come to disturb at this time, this is a small gift I prepared for Miss Xiong." With a wave of her hand, Xu's mother stepped forward.

Xiong Daishan glanced at the box, got up and thanked him again.

"Thank you, Princess Rui."

"Princess Rui is not strange, Shan'er is not good at words, Princess Rui can come, it is already a great honor for us, how can you be polite!" Compared with Xiong Daishan's youthfulness, Mrs. Xiong's Ansu County Lord is much more sophisticated.

"Mrs. Xiong is polite, when Miss Xiong gets married, it will be a family, how can you miss the meeting gift when you meet for the first time. Miss Xiong is quiet and elegant, and when she marries into King Chao's Mansion, she has to go to King Rui's Mansion more! ”

Du Yiyi glanced at Mrs. Xiong with a smile, turned her head to stare at Xiong Daishan, Xiong Daishan smiled shyly, bit her lip and lowered her head.

"Mrs. Xiong, I see that you are also entangled in affairs when the marriage is approaching, I am very close to Miss Xiong at a glance, I heard that the scenery of Xiong Mansion is good, I think you are busy with you, let Miss Xiong take me around to see how about it?"

Mrs. Xiong hesitantly glanced at her daughter who lowered her head, and said embarrassedly: "This is ............ The little girl is a stuffy person, and she doesn't dare to snub Princess Rui, if Princess Rui wants to walk around, I'll take Princess Rui to go! ”

"Mrs. Xiong, don't be polite, we will all be a family in the future! I think Miss Xiong's temperament is related to me! If the marriage is delayed because you want to entertain me, then I can't help it! ”

Du Yiyi smiled as she spoke, and shook Xiong Daishan's hand without waiting for Mrs. Xiong to speak.

Xiong Daishan glanced at her mother hesitantly, and when she nodded, she let go of her worries and got up.

"Madame Bear is busy! Let's go first! Du Yiyi pulled Xiong Daishan, who was a head taller than herself, down the steps, and said goodbye to Mrs. Xiong who was sending her off in the lobby.

Xiong Mansion is not as big as Shen Mansion, but the scope is also rare in the capital, with Du Yiyi's enthusiasm all the way, the atmosphere between the two is obviously much better, without Mrs. Xiong, Xiong Daishan, who is the owner of Xiong Mansion, has a lot more, leading Du Yiyi to go around in the front yard and the two walked into the second gate and went to the backyard.

Yan Liu's resignation pushed the joint resignation of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to a climax again, the emperor did not deal with the resignation turmoil of the Metropolitan Procuratorate as quickly and quickly as he dealt with Yan Liu's resignation, and did not take a break in the afternoon as usual, after lunch, he went out of the palace accompanied by Zhu Ge.

The matter of the purple moon is still being investigated, although the Jinyi Wei has a ubiquitous infiltration power, but this time the Jinyi Wei has repeatedly failed to draw water.

Zhu Ge can understand the worries of this master, the external troubles have just been calmed and the internal strife has risen again, and the current capital is when the turmoil is everywhere, the results of the examination are invalid, and the imperial court is the time to employ people, but Yan Liu, the minister of the humerus, resigned at this time, Liu Zhen is slumped, Lu Yi'an is old, and talents are absolutely indispensable to maintain the prosperity of Dahe.