Without any incident, four teachers who were involved in gambling in private were dismissed from their posts and were not allowed to work in education-related jobs for the rest of their lives.

In fact, losing the title of the teacher is not the worst for them, but the debt of 160,000 taels is.

With such a large amount of debt, the fate of the four can be imagined.

In the evening, I listened to the hearty laughter coming from the spring grass house.

He Chang's face was full of red light, he successfully obtained the Shuchang civil position during this trip to Tokyo, and his official position was also promoted from the seventh rank to the sixth grade, and he had the qualification to use the two-horse flying car, so he was naturally in a good mood.

The two of them seemed to be honest friends, but they were actually cautious people, and they discovered the conspiracy of the four guys of the Qindao branch very early, and sent someone to Tokyo in time to inform He Chang.

It was precisely because he had a large amount of evidence that He Chang was able to take down the four of them with vigorous and resolute means.

In this battle between the four academies, the branch of calligraphy became the biggest winner.

In the Calligraphy Branch, Qin Mo is the biggest winner, not only won the title of champion and led the branch to a disgrace, but also made a lot of money by placing bets, so he didn't have to worry about money for a long time in the future.

Gu Meng brought the wine, Qin Mo cooked the fresh fish, and the old and young began to drink in the afterglow of the setting sun.

After three rounds of drinking, Qin Mo asked, "Lord Xuezheng, can Lord County Zun pass the Hanlin exam?"

He Chang put down the cup, nodded and said, "It's passed, just yesterday." However, he may have to wait a little longer before he returns, and now Tokyo Castle helps take care of the family's affairs, and I heard that it has something to do with the emperor's previous request for canonization. ”

Gu Meng frowned slightly, and said, "After hearing that the emperor was rejected by the ministers, he was furious and dismissed several officials one after another, is there such a thing?"

"Yes, everyone in the court is in danger now. He Chang lowered his voice and said: "But fortunately, the dismissed people are all small roles, and the foundation of the court has not been affected, and the ministers have tried their best to divert the emperor's attention, but it is useless, our emperor is a stubborn donkey temper." So, everyone thinks there's a knife hanging behind their heads, and they may cut it down at any time. ”

Speaking of this, he added: "The Xu family is the same, so the Xu County Order was kept in the family, but he will come back in half a month at most, after all, he is the chief official of our county, and many government affairs have to be handled personally." ”

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Tokyo Bianliang City, the old residence of the Xu family in the outer city.

This is the ancestral home of the Xu family, with only three courtyards, and there are only a dozen houses, and most of them are dilapidated.

Compared to the princely mansions in the inner city, this mansion is simply a snail's house.

But in the eyes of the Xu family's children, the status of the ancestral house is no less than that of the palace, and people who have no fame and official position are not allowed to enter, and those with low official rank can enter the door but are not qualified to sit down.

In the courtyard in the middle, the tea fragrance in the main hall is full of ghosts, and through the window paper, you can see more than a dozen people in official uniforms sitting inside, from the third-grade senior to the seven-grade county order, from the first horseman to the heroic young man.

These are all family elites, of course, not all, most of the Xu family children are serving as landlords outside, and without the call of the officials and the emperor, they cannot return to their hometowns at will.

Xu Hao was among them, ranked according to seniority and rank, so he sat in the corner against the wall.

Led by two white-haired old men, the one on the left is called Xu Yuanjie, and the one on the right is called Xu Chuliang, they are the cousin and younger brother of the current head of the family, Xu Churen, respectively, and they have a high status in the family.

Xu Yuanjie took a sip of the teacup, and said in an old-fashioned manner: "It is estimated that today's court will be relatively calm." ”

Xu Chuliang nodded and said: "My nephew also thinks so, Your Majesty took the opportunity to be angry at yesterday's court meeting and dismissed four Zhongshu scholars, plus one person was exiled for thousands of miles, this is the third time, as the old saying goes, there are only three things, and Your Majesty should not make any more moves." ”

Both of them are officials from the third rank, but because they hold idle positions, they are not qualified to participate in the early dynasty, and the situation of the others is similar.

Xu Hao, who was sitting in the corner, wanted to speak and stopped, he knew very well that Emperor Zhao Ji was not such an easily satisfied person, and the small action of finding a scapegoat to be angry just showed that this was not the end but the beginning, and it could only become more and more fierce in the future.

In fact, long before he participated in the Hanlin assessment, Qin Mo's views had been elaborated in detail.

However, he was fiercely opposed by Xu Yuanjie and Xu Chuliang, who said that he was whimsical, and although Xu Churen, the head of the family, did not indicate his attitude, it was obvious that he did not support this point of view either.

In their impression, the emperor is just a little out of tune, the luxury of the imperial city is incomparable, do you still need to build a large number of buildings?

As for changing the era name, this point of view is not unusual, the emperor is famous for liking the new and hating the old, and a year name has been used for eight years, and it is long overdue to change it.

Xu Haoren spoke softly, and in this case, he could only swallow the "Kaienke" raw into his stomach.

To be honest, when he first heard Qin Mo put forward these three points, he also felt a little out of bounds, but the more he thought about it, the more reliable he felt.

At this time, the sound of getting off the sedan car sounded outside.

Xu Yuanjie smiled happily and said, "Let me be right, the head of the family came back so soon, which means that nothing happened in the court today." ”

Everyone got up very tacitly and faced the direction of the door.

A moment later, Xu Churen, who was wearing a third-grade official uniform, walked into the courtyard, he was in good spirits, although he was over half a hundred years old, he didn't see a single white hair, and his eyes were full of perseverance.

"The head of the house has returned. Xu Yuanjie clenched his fists, and the others also saluted.

Xu Churen waved his hand and said as he walked inside: "The family doesn't need to be polite, everyone can sit down." ”

While speaking, he stared at Xu Hao with a slightly complicated gaze for a few breaths.

Xu Hao was a little at a loss, he tried his best to remain calm, and only after Xu Churen sat down did he sit down with the others.

Xu Yuanjie was accustomed to relying on the old and selling the old, so he spoke first as usual and asked, "Virtuous nephew, today's court is very calm, right?"

Xu Churen first smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "Not only is it not calm, but it is even more dangerous than a few days ago, which makes people tremble!"

"What?" Xu Yuanjie's face changed greatly, but fortunately he was thick-skinned enough, and continued to ask, "What's wrong?"

It turned out that in today's early court, Lord Zhu, the head of the household department, proposed to transfer grain to the northwest for disaster relief, and it was best to send an official at or above the holy level to personally supervise the matter, so as to suppress those people who were in chaos and disorderly because of the severe drought that had caused no harvest

It was just because the mention of the word "holy level" touched the emperor's fragile nerves, and Zhao Ji was furious in the court, accusing Lord Zhu of being nosy, and directly demoted to Yazhou as the governor Yin.

Yazhou is also Hainan Island, and the administrative office was established in the later Sanya area, which belongs to the southernmost part of the Chinese territory.

In the Great Song Dynasty, Lingnan had already been regarded as a barbarian land, and no one wanted to go to these uncivilized places to be officials, let alone Yazhou in the extreme south.

With the experience of Lord Zhu, the ministers did not dare to squeak, for fear of becoming the second punching bag.

Emperor Zhao Ji was very satisfied with this, he liked this feeling of no one resisting, so as to show his high position, and took advantage of the great opportunity to announce the construction of a new royal garden in the northeast of the imperial city.

The total area of the garden is close to 1,000 acres, and the prime minister Cai Jing and the eunuch Liang Shicheng are responsible for supervising it, and Zhu Mian is appointed to be responsible for collecting the world's rare stones, flowers and plants as materials for building the garden.

Speaking of this, Xu Churen raised his eyes to look at Xu Hao and said, "Wenshan, there are so many of us, only you are right, it seems that you are the only smart person in our Xu family." ”

Wenshan is Xu Hao's character, which was taken by Xu Churen back then.

As Xu Yuanjie and Xu Chuliang, who resolutely oppose Xu Hao's views, their faces are flushed, and the two of them usually regard themselves as the think tank of the Xu Mansion, claiming to have given advice to the Xu family many times, but in this matter, they are obviously not worthy of the word think tank.

Xu Hao was a little excited, he hurriedly arched his hand, and said modestly: "The adults have praised it falsely, and the juniors dare not be ashamed." ”

Xu Yuanjie wanted to save a little face, so he pretended to be calm and asked: "In addition to the construction of a large number of buildings, does Your Majesty have the idea of changing the era name?"

If Xu Churen denies it, Xu Yuanjie can openly say that Xu Hao is wrong, and use this as a step for his own judgment error.

Xu Churen did not answer positively, but asked Xu Hao: "In addition to the construction of the project and the change of the era name, does Wenshan have any other opinions?"

After his opinion was confirmed, Xu Hao admired Qin Mo even more, so he said without thinking: "Your Majesty is a lively character, and while changing the era name, it is very likely to add Enke." ”

Xu Churen's eyes tightened, Xu Yuanjie and Xu Chuliang glanced at each other, and both of them smiled at the same time.

But Xu Churen's next words made them even more faceless, he said: "You guessed it all right, before the end of the court meeting, His Majesty used cryptic words to say the idea of changing the era name and Kaienke, and the ministers did not object. ”

Xu Hao's eyes widened, his heart was all right, Ziyi was really extraordinary!

Xu Churen looked at him with very meaningful eyes and said: "Wenshan, if you can see so deeply through one thing, you will definitely be the pillar of my Xu family in the future, and this official will give you more support to ensure that your career is prosperous." ”

Everyone showed envy, and with Xu Churen's personal assurance, Xu Hao was given the opportunity to soar.

Xu Hao hurriedly clenched his fists: "Thank you for your cultivation!" It's just that the younger generation has something to say, because the ancestral training of the Xu family is not allowed to deceive the elders. ”

Xu Churen and Yan Yue said: "What's the matter, let's talk about it." ”

Xu Hao took a deep breath and said, "The three things of building a large number of buildings, changing the era name and opening Enke are not thought up by the younger generations, but from the mouths of others. ”

"Who?" Xu Churen raised his eyebrows.

"Xiayi County, Qin Mo. He replied.

Xu Churen's eyes tightened, and then asked: "Is it Qin Mo, who was given by His Majesty as the 'first child in the world'?"

Xu Hao nodded and said: "It's him, before the junior set off for Tokyo, he had a banquet with the doctor in the county school, and talked about the emperor's desire to be canonized, he not only made accurate judgments, but also put forward these three points. The juniors felt that it made sense, so they brought it up in front of the elders. ”

Xu Churen's eyes tightened, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.

(To be continued.) )