If you want to destroy a strong-willed person, it is best to rectify the people around him first.

For example, the ruffians and hooligans of later generations always say "I know where your wife and children live".

Chang Ponu's township examination papers are still in the Yamen of Beizhili School.

Three days after the civil official clique completely tore his face at night.

Liu Jin hurriedly came to Changfu.

Chang Feng is fighting crickets with Chang Ponu. Liu Jin walked directly to Chang Feng's side and took the insect straw in his hand.

Chang Feng turned his head and looked: "What's wrong?" ”

Liu Jin said: "Something happened." After the examination of Beizhili Township was completed, the name of the paste was torn off, and Zhuang Zhuang ranked 21st in the Beizhili Township Examination. ”

This is a very good ranking. Chang Ponu was very excited when he heard this, and he waved his hand: "Oh, okay, I'm hit!" ”

Liu Jin smiled bitterly: "My good brother." What did you win? Xie Qian instructed Zhou Bo, the scholar of Beizhili, to smear a piece of your scroll. ”

"According to the rules of our Daming Imperial Examination. The paper is dirty, and the entire exam paper will be invalidated. ”

"The invalidated exam paper is the one that you have the most circles in all nine exam papers. Your ranking has gone directly from twenty-one to one hundred, and your name has fallen to Sun Shan! ”

Chang Feng frowned: "Po Nu is Li Dongyang's student!" Are they so ruthless that even he is whole? ”

Liu Jin replied: "Li Dongyang doesn't seem to know about this. It was Xie Qian who instructed Zhou Bo alone. ”

Chang Fenghu looked at Liu Jin suspiciously: "You are very well-informed." Even their way of being strong is clear? ”

Liu Jin smiled but said nothing.

Liu Jin has three extremely secret henchmen. Jiao Fang, Zhang Cai, Zhang Cai.

Even Chang Feng didn't know that these three people were Liu Jin's secret party.

Jiao Fang is a servant of the Ministry of Officials, the same year as Zhou Bo, a scholar and politician, and a fellow villager. Yesterday, the two of them drank, and Zhou Bo drank too much and revealed the incident. Jiao Fang immediately told Liu Jin about the matter.

The civil officials launched a shameless sneak attack on Changfeng. Chang Feng naturally wants to see the move.

This battle is related to his son's future, and he can only win and not lose.

Chang Feng said: "Come on, call Qian Ning, Shi Wenyi, and Zhang Cai."

Liu Jin said with a smile: "Little uncle wants to move Zhou Bo to keep his strong reputation? I've got a way. ”

Chang Feng was stunned: "What way?" ”

Liu Jin took it to the court: "It's easy to come to your house, you always have to enjoy a bowl of good tea." ”

Chang Feng hurriedly instructed Chang Ponu: "Go to your grandfather's room." There is a red porcelain tea jar next to his bookshelf, which contains Pu'er Gong tea from Yunnan. ”

Chang Po slave took the order and left. It didn't take long to go and come back. Chang Feng personally made tea for Liu Jin.

Liu Jin took a sip of tea: "Fragrant, sweet, mellow, thick and smooth." It tastes like eight years of the best Pu'er. ”

Chang Feng said: "You have a bad mouth." That's eight years. Don't sell it. What's the idea? ”

Liu Jin said: "Others will fix your son." You won't fix someone else's son? ”

"Zhou Bo's son, Zhou Yaozu, is in Sanhe County, Tongzhou Prefecture, and I heard that the duck business is very big."

Chang Feng was stunned: "Duck? ”

Liu Jin nodded: "Yes, duck!" ”

Liu Jin told Chang Feng about Zhou Yaozu's way of making money.

Tongzhou is the terminus of the Grand Canal. When loading and unloading grain, there is always some loss in the river.

Tongzhou has to unload 4 million stone grains every year, and the spilled grain is probably hundreds of thousands of catties.

These grains that fell into the river fattened the wild ducks on the Grand Canal.

The name of the wild duck in the Grand Canal is "Little White-eyed Duck". It is a treasure among ducks. The roast duck roasted with it has a slightly yellow color, mellow taste, and the meat is fatty but not greasy. It doesn't smell like a common domestic duck.

Jingzhong restaurants all went to Tongzhou to buy small white-eyed ducks, which were in short supply.

On both sides of the river section of Sanhe County, hundreds of people make a living by catching small white-eyed ducks.

After Zhou Yaozu arrived, he saw the business opportunities. It is directly forbidden for people to catch small white-eyed ducks without permission.

He started his own poultry shop, hired a group of people, and rowed boats to the river to catch ducks. Typically, only the governor only needs to set the fire, and the people are not allowed to light the lamp.

Don't underestimate this humble business. Zhou Yaozu can get thousands of taels of silver from it every year.

After Liu Jin finished speaking, Chang Feng scolded: "This is a typical local official competing with the people for profit!" The dignified court seven-rank life officer, he is so shameless when he makes money. ”

"Heh, it's still a second-class jinshi. It is not dishonoring to do such a business. ”

Liu Jin smiled: "Who said it wasn't." I mean, you send someone to Tri-Rivers County. Arrested Zhou Yaozu. I reminded Zhou Bo again that the township tried to raise talents, and he must act fairly. ”

Chang Feng said: "Cheng." I'll send someone to Mikawa early tomorrow morning. ”

Liu Jin took a sip of tea and said with emotion: "Little uncle." Now the civil servants treat you like fire and water. You factory guards have to be of the same mind as the people in the palace in order not to be harmed by the civil officials. ”

Chang Feng smiled: "Heh, you want me to be the ninth tiger, right?" ”

The name of the Eight Tigers has been known to the government and the opposition for the past two years.

Liu Jin said: "If you join us, then you are the Tiger King." ”

Chang Feng waved his hand: "Forget it." I don't have a party with anyone. Only when the forces of the court are out of balance, they will take action to check and balance. ”

"This is also the reason why the emperor has not abandoned me."

Liu Jin was helpless: "Okay." No matter what Uncle chooses, I respect your choice. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I'd still be a lowly fireman. ”

The next day, Chang Feng sent Zhang Cai to Sanhe County. On the charge of "officials doing business and competing with the people for profit", Zhou Yaozu was arrested in the capital.

However, Chang Feng did not put Zhou Yaozu in prison.

He set up a banquet in the most famous roast duck restaurant in Beijing, "Linjiang Building", and invited Xuezheng Zhou Bo to the banquet.

Zhou Bo sat opposite Chang Feng. In the past, a provincial school and government saw that the head of Jinyi Wei was trembling.

Not as much now as it used to be. The civilian-bureaucratic clique is powerful, and the cabinet is power-leaning towards the government and the opposition. With the cabinet as a backer, Zhou Bo has no fear of Chang Feng.

Zhou Bo held a fan in his hand and said with a serious face: "Chang Tongzhi knows that the two of us have never had any contact. When you invite me to dinner, I'm afraid you have something to ask for, right? ”

"I know that Ling Gongzi participated in the Beizhili Township Examination this year. If you want me to do something for him, you don't have to open your mouth. ”

"Whether it is the palace examination, the meeting examination, the township examination, the hospital examination, the government examination, or the county examination, it is a national talent ceremony."

"Zhou has read the books of sages, how can he engage in favoritism and malpractice in the national talent selection ceremony?"

Chang Feng gave a thumbs up: "Ahhh Zhou Xuetai is really a selfless person! ”

Zhou Bo began to hang the book bag: "That's nature. Ma Rong's "Book of Loyalty" in the Han Dynasty has a saying - among the loyal, the most selfless and selfless. ”

"Impartiality is the middle. I will never use your power to open the door for your son. ”

Chang Feng interrupted Zhou Bo and changed the topic: "You know, the most famous dish in this Linjiang Building is Bazhen roast duck. The raw materials used in the roast duck are very particular, and they are small white-eyed ducks in the canal. ”

Zhou Bo snorted coldly: "A gentleman has nothing to eat, and he has nothing to live in." I don't know how to eat. Also not interested. ”

Chang Feng said: "Then do you dare to be interested in your son?" ”

Zhou Bo frowned: "You said Yaozu? He is honest and honest as an official in Sanhe County."

Chang Feng slapped his hand.

Zhang Cai and Zhou Yaozu entered the private room. Zhang Cai was still holding an account book in his hand.

Chang Feng said: "Zhou Xuetai, your son is so good at doing business, he is simply making money!" Zhou Yaozu, tell your father about your little white-eyed duck business. ”

Zhou Yaozu knelt on the ground and told his way of making money.

Zhang Cai put the account book in Zhou Xuetai's hand again: "Zhou Xuetai, this is the current account of Ling Lang's poultry shop." Although it can't be said that the daily progress is making money, it can also be called a lot of money. ”

"Last year alone, I got five thousand taels of silver."

After listening to his son's confession, Zhou Bo was speechless with a blushing face.

His son is in the business of a little white-eyed duck, and he knows it. This kind of thing is big when it is big, and small is small.

Regardless of whether they are greedy for money or not, civil officials always have to pretend to have a high-minded attitude of "I'm not interested in money" on the surface.

The duck business was known by Chang Feng, and a crime of "competing with the people" could not be avoided.

This crime will not lead to disgrace, at most demotion. But when it was spread out, the second-class jinshi did such a cheap business, robbing the people of their jobs, and Zhou Yaozu's reputation and future were ruined.

Chang Feng said with a smile: "The Ministry of Officials is engaged in Jingcha." If I tell Ma Wensheng Ma Lao Butang about this matter, I am afraid that Ling Gongzi will not be able to hide from an inferior test. ”

Although Ma Wensheng is a civil official, he does not belong to the civilian group.

The reason why he was able to serve as a heavenly official of the Ministry of Officials for more than ten years is that he never stood in line, never engaged in gangs and gangs, and never engaged in mountains.

Ma Wensheng is the real selfless.

Chang Feng said: "Zhou Xuetai, I told you Ming." I know you've been instructed to fix my son. ”

"Heh, if you don't fight back after being beaten, do you still call a man? I'm here today to fix your son. ”

"I don't want to get a good ranking for my dogs. I just hope you're fair. As many places as he wins, he will be on the laurel list. ”

Zhou Bo hesitated a little: "Don't say dark words in front of the Ming." I have no grudges with Chang Ye in the past, and I have no enmity in the near future. For Ling Gongzi, it is the instructions from above. ”

"If I put Ling Gongzi on the laurel list. What the Zhou family lost was not the black yarn of Sanhe Zhi County, but the official hat of Beizhili Xuezheng! ”

Chang Feng smiled: "I know, Zhou Xuezheng is also difficult. But let me tell you, if you don't act fairly, you will lose not only your official hat, but also your head! ”

"If you are an official like Ma Wensheng and Wang Shu, you are honest and self-controlled, selfless. Naturally, I can't hold on to you. ”

"But as far as I know, Zhou Xuetai, your bottom of your ass is not very clean. The two generations of the Zhou family have been officials, and the illegal things they have done are not only about competing with the people. ”

"Jin Yiwei is the best at digging up the lawlessness of officials."

Zhou Bo was silent.

Chang Feng picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine: "I don't have any other major problems, so I love the calf." ”

"For the sake of my subordinate Channing, I did not hesitate to be an enemy of the cabinet. What's more, his own son was manipulated? ”

"Whoever fixes my son, I will raise the power of the factory guard and cut off his way of life!"

"If you insist on going your own way, you will not erase the reputation of the dog. Heh, I didn't do anything for the next year. Only with thousands of factory guards and thousands of robes against you. ”

"The body is not afraid of shadows. I don't know if Zhou Xuetai's body is right? ”

When Chang Feng said this, his eyes were sharp and full of coercion.

Which is more important, the official hat or his life, Zhou Bo can still carry it.

Zhou Bo was stunned: "Where is Chang Ye talking about?" How could I behave favoritism and erase the fame of young talents. ”

"Don't worry. As the chief examiner of the township examination, I must act impartially. Whoever wins how many places will be on the laurel list! ”

Chang Feng clapped his hands: "Okay!" I have heard for a long time that Zhou Xuetai's father and son are both selfless people! ”

After speaking, Chang Feng picked up the account book of the poultry store and threw it to Zhang Cai: "Why don't you take it out quickly and find a brazier to burn?" ”

Half a month later.

Today is the day when the laurels are announced. Chang Feng didn't let Chang Ponu go to the Gongyuan to see the list, but let him wait for the good news at home.

Chang Feng sat firmly on the Diaoyu Tai and drank tea.

Chang Ponu was like a feather duster, sat for a while, then stood up, pacing back and forth: "Dad, have you done this?" They're not going to kick my name out of the list, are they? ”

Chang Feng put down the tea bowl: "If your father can't even understand this little thing, he will be in Jinyiwei for more than 20 years!" ”

The Ninth Lady came over and comforted Chang Ponu: "Zhuangzhuang, you put your heart in your stomach." I've even prepared the firecrackers to celebrate your victory. ”

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of gongs and suona outside the door.

"Drip-drip-la-la-drip."

Chang Feng got up: "Isn't this coming?" ”

The family came to the gate.

The newspaper shouted: "Chang Po slave Chang Lao is here?" ”

Chang Ponu said in a loud voice: "I am." ”

The newspaper said: "Congratulations to Master Chang, the twenty-first person in the high school Beizhili Township Examination!" ”

Chang Ponu waved his fist: "Wow! Okay, I'm really hit! ”

Chang Feng said with a smile: "In the spring of next year, the two of us will take the examination of the Tribute Academy together." ”

Liu Xiaoyan couldn't help but chant the Buddha: "Amitabha, the Buddha blessed my son in high school." ”

Liu Xiaoyan is old and believes in Buddhism. In the past two years, I have not played with bows and swords, and I have changed the Buddha beads.

Mrs. Nine said: "Our family is strong and has learned people. Isn't it a matter of holding a handle in the middle of a lift? Next year, I will be named a high school jinshi on the gold list! ”

"He's better than you, sir!"

Let's say that the family is happy. Xie Qian was very unhappy.

Cabinet duty inside the room.

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang went to the Qianqing Palace to report the matter. Only Xie Qian was left in the duty room. After a while, Min Jue, the secretary of the Criminal Department, walked in.

Min Jue is Chang Feng's old rival. Since the Li Guang case nine years ago, the two have formed a relationship.

Min Jue said: "Zhou Bo is a cowardly soft egg! There is no arrogance of a scholar. I was scared by Chang Feng and compromised after a few words. ”

Xie Qian flipped through the paperwork at hand: "There is a vacancy in Guangxi Xuezheng." I have already written a ticket and transferred Zhou Bo to Guangxi. ”

Guangxi Xuezheng and Beizhili Xuezheng have the same grade. It looks flat, but it's actually demeaning.

Min Jue said: "We lost to Chang Feng this time. But in the next moment, we will definitely win. ”

Xie Qian asked, "Oh? Brother Min has a way? ”

Min Jue said with a smile: "Changfeng has a concubine, and everyone in Beijing calls it 'Nine Lady'. As far as I know, this 'Nine Lady' wasn't very clean before! ”

After failing to break the slaves, they began to prepare for the whole nine ladies again.

The Ninth Lady's past is not only unclean, it is simply unclean.

Da Ming Law, selling stolen goods and stealing are the same crime. According to the standards of the law, the Ninth Lady may have thousands of robberies on her body, and she has to sit through the prison.

Min Jue said again: "There are more." Mrs. Nine is a Tujia family. There are hundreds of clansmen in Beijing. Chang Feng put all the clansmen of the Ninth Lady into the Jinyi Guard. ”

"To say small, this is called favoritism, and to say big, this is called gathering gangsters of different races, inserting into the emperor's army, plotting against him, and intending to rebel!"

(End of chapter)