The biggest resistance to the plan was not public opinion in the capital, but Xu Jie's attitude.

Although Xu Jie is not an "independent prime minister" like Yan Song, his power is there, and his party members are all over the government and the public. Although he cannot implement the restructuring plan at will, it is still very easy for a new plan to fail.

In addition, the gang of villain officials are also ready to take action. They have even written a memorial to attack Lin Haoran, and from the bottom of their hearts they do not want Lin Haoran to steal the limelight again.

Of course, the plan is now under the cabinet and has not yet been formally submitted to the emperor. In addition, Xu Jie has not really expressed his position, so all parties are waiting and watching.

Regardless of the situation in the court, the next day was another cloudless and fine weather.

Lin Haoran got up and washed up under the service of Hua Yingrong. After a brief breakfast, he changed into his official uniform and went to the sedan hall in the front yard to take a sedan chair to go to the yamen of the Ministry of Etiquette.

After more than half a year of serving as Zuo Shilang in the Ministry of Rites, Lin Haoran's official prestige has grown day by day, and his words and deeds have been on par with Wu Shan's, so much so that Hua Yingrong even had the illusion that the two were about the same age.

"I respectfully see your husband out!"

After being nourished by love, Hua Yingrong looked more mature and attractive. She personally escorted Lin Haoran to the sedan chair and bowed slightly to give him a bow.

Lin Haoran looked at the good figure that was inadvertently revealed when she was giving, but he couldn't help but think about the madness last night. At the same time, he thought about this woman's transformation from dissatisfaction to begging for mercy, which made him feel complacent and complacent.

I don't know whether it was because he was addicted to power in this life, or because this wife and concubine were enough to keep him addicted for ten years, or it was both reasons that made him have no interest in women outside.

As usual, the sedan left home, and he sat in the sedan with his eyes closed and meditative. After a while, he heard the noise from the streets on both sides, and even smelled the aroma of food.

"Uncle Nineteen, today's ginkgo is even more delicious than yesterday's!" Lin Fu, who was outside, was holding a pack of freshly baked ginkgo in his hand, seducing him with a bit of pride.

Lin Haoran did not answer the call. He was like a burden for future generations of celebrities. It was impossible for him to eat ginkgo in an official sedan in this era. It would be very indecent to spread the word.

Not long after, the sedan slowly descended, and Lin Fu helped him open the curtain of the sedan.

Lin Haoran still felt that his feet were weak when he walked, but he felt a sense of pride as a man. When he was about to enter the Zuo Shilang's office, he saw movement at the gate of the Ministry of Etiquette, and the high-arched sedan chair also came from outside.

Come in.

Although Gao Gong is aloof and arrogant, he has to admit that he is very diligent and a rare official who wants to do something. Since the last time Gao Gong suffered a soft nail here, he has never taken the initiative to come to visit him again.

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Lin Haoran arrived at the signing room and quickly began to deal with the affairs of the Ministry of Etiquette, mainly trivial matters.

During this period, Long Chizhong took the initiative to come here. He didn't have anything important to report. He mainly came here to show his face and talk about some gossip.

Lin Haoran is not the kind of person who likes to show off his official power. He is relatively easy to get along with and has scientific and systematic logical thinking ability, which allows him to always be able to hit the nail on the head when looking at problems.

Naturally, what I fear the most when chatting with others is "playing the piano to a cow". Longchi is the kind of person who likes to gossip, and he has already made Lin Haoran a close friend.

Long Chizhong really regarded Lin Haoran as one of his own. In addition to talking about some trivial matters in the Rites Yamen, he mainly talked about the various actions of the "enemy" Gao Gong.

Seeing that there was no one around, he lowered his voice and said: "Now the right servant minister, everyone in the office is afraid of Gao Gong like a tiger. His voice is loud and his training is ruthless! I have heard that he

This was the case in the Imperial College in the past, and there was a teacher who was scolded by him and got epileptic!"

Lin Haoran knew very well that Gao Gong and Xu Jie had completely different temperaments. They were impatient and conceited, and their relationship with their colleagues had never been harmonious. However, he smiled slightly and said: "This matter did not cause a big disturbance and had no impact on Gao Gong's career. I'm afraid

Hearing what he heard is false! The epilepsy that taught him should have relapsed. This is someone who wants to use this to deliberately discredit Gao Gong!"

Long Chizhong was well aware of Lin Haoran's rational temperament, so he reached out and touched his nose and said awkwardly: "I heard it from hearsay, but it's not accurate."

"Even if it's true, it has nothing to do with us!" Lin Haoran didn't plan to kill Gao Gong, but he seriously warned: "The provincial examination is coming soon, and we are beyond our reach for the provincial examinations in other places! It's just Shuntian

Don’t make any mistakes in the rural examination. Not only must you prevent fraud in the rural examination, but you must also pay attention to fake registration!”

After a chat last night, he also noticed that the matter of impersonation in Shuntian Mansion was more serious than he thought. Now he asked Long Chizhong to keep an eye on this matter. Naturally, he did not want to find out Huang Xiaoguan, but mainly wanted to

Look how deep the water will be here.

"Fraud should not happen. Yin Shidan is Prince Yu's teacher. He must not be deceiving his future. Our Ceremony Department will definitely keep an eye on this aspect!" Long Chizhong analyzed it seriously, and then looked at Lin Haoran bitterly.

He explained the situation seriously: "It's just that this 'impersonation' has already become a phenomenon. Many officials' nephews came to Shuntian to impersonate themselves. I have been in the Ministry of Rites for more than six years, and I have seen these things clearly. Our Ministry of Rites

Nowadays, it is 'people do not raise officials and do not investigate', and no one wants to be the bad guy!"

Lin Haoran reached out to pick up the teacup, frowned slightly and said: "I don't want to be a bad person, but it's not easy for anyone to study hard! The local exam is difficult, and the number of admissions varies from province to province. This is not a reason for them to cheat! If they are allowed to do so,

I'm afraid that if such a fake scholar becomes an official, they will not be a good official, so we still have to take the initiative to take care of the matter of fake nationality!"

When Long Chi heard that Lin Haoran really wanted to poke this hornet's nest, he was worried and admired at the same time, but he said seriously: "It's okay to take fake exams from other provinces. The candidates who can come to Beizhili to take fake exams are all

If you have a certain official background, this matter is really thankless, so our etiquette department will not take the initiative to investigate! But if you really want to do it, I will definitely try my best to do it!"

"We are all officials who came from the imperial examination hall! If all of us choose to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages and turn a blind eye to this injustice, we will not only be ashamed of the scholars who studied hard in the world, but also be ashamed of the hard work given to us in the first place.

An examination hall that maintains a fair environment!" Lin Haoran took a sip of tea, but made a determined statement.

Although there are great disadvantages in recruiting scholars according to stereotypes, and it even kills the ideas of scholars, it ensures fairness and justice for scholars all over the world to become officials, and gives many children from poor families the opportunity to become officials.

At the very least, until there is no other feasible solution, he is more willing to become a defender of stereotyped writing and allow this system to continue to be implemented fairly and justly.

"Senior brother's insights are really thought-provoking. Nowadays, everyone is actually 'treating others with lenience and discipline others'. When they were reforming the sect, they all wanted to make the sect a beggar, but it was their turn.

At that time, they were always thinking of ways to take advantage of them, and touching their slightest benefit was like killing them!" Long Chizhong couldn't help but think of the hardships before joining the officialdom, and he also understood the importance of fairness in the imperial examination, so he

It is to echo the Tao with emotion.

Lin Haoran gently put the tea cup down, looked up in the direction of Xiyuan and said hopefully: "If this reform of the sectarian system can achieve results, we will do other things next, which will definitely reduce a lot of resistance!"

If you want to change this decadent dynasty and give the Ming Dynasty a new look, you need to break the interests of some groups and let more benefits flow to the common people.

But if you want to achieve this, you are bound to fail by making small fuss. You must overcome difficulties without fear and go from difficult to easy.

At that time, Emperor Jianwen promoted the "cutting down of vassalage", which was originally a move that benefited the country and the people, but it failed because of their weak will and improper priorities. They chose to start with the soft persimmon King Zhou, and ended up leaving the most powerful king.

King Zhu Di of Yan had no chance to counterattack, but in the end, the "order to cut down the feudal vassal" failed.

Long Chizhong thought about the fact that the plan that Lin Haoran had submitted to the cabinet was still "uncertain", and he looked at Xiyuan with worry on his face, hoping that good news would come from there.

There was no movement from the cabinet, as if the matter had been completely forgotten.

In the afternoon, Lin Haoran suddenly left the Rites Yamen and went directly to the Huitong Hall.

When the Huitong Pavilion learned of Lin Haoran's arrival, the ambassador responsible for managing the pavilion was busy making arrangements. Not only did they arrange singing and dancing programs, they also prepared a sumptuous meal, as if Lin Haoran was the most distinguished envoy.

After the Nanyang mission signed the agreement and received the canonization, they had already returned to Guangdong by land, and then returned to their homeland on the ships of the United Trade Group.

The people currently living in the Huitong Pavilion are the Korean envoys. Originally, Taizu stipulated that North Korea should pay tribute every three years and Ryukyu should pay tribute every two years. However, North Korea came almost every year and rarely visited after three years.

This is not, of course, how loyal North Korea is to the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty's tribute has always been "small and thick". Every time they come to the capital, they not only eat and drink well, but also make a fortune, so why not?

However, they were "sensible" than many missions. They not only brought local tributes, but also searched for the most beautiful women from all over the country, which once shocked the second-generation emperors Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, Long Yan.

A bridge suddenly appeared, together with a majestic guard of honor, resolutely appeared in front of the Huitong Hall.

"coming!"

Officials from the Huitong Pavilion and several officials from the North Korean mission had already stood here in advance, looking enviously at the sedan chairs approaching from a distance, especially the young North Korean officials who came to Ming Dynasty for the first time.

A young official looked at a young man wearing a crimson official robe emerging from the sedan chair, and asked in disbelief: "Sir, this is Lin Wenkui of the Ming Dynasty!"

This is a unique official position in North Korea. This time, the North Korean mission was led by Gongcao Shenban Chen Shi to congratulate the Ming Dynasty.

Similar to the six bureaus of the Ming Dynasty, North Korea has six Cao Cao. Among the Cao Cao, there is one judge (Second Grade), one judge (Second Grade), one counselor (Second Grade), two Zhenglang (Fifth Grade), and Zuo Lang (Sixth Grade).

There are two people (pin) and eighteen scribes in Yaqian.

Chen Shi's official position is equivalent to the left minister of the Ministry of Industry in the Ming Dynasty, and the Chen family has been a big family in North Korea for a century. The current queen of North Korea is a member of the Chen family, and is considered a big shot in North Korea.

However, North Korea is a small country after all, and it is still a nominal vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. Chen Shi's status cannot be compared with Lin Haoran.

Lin Haoran is not a person who likes to put on official airs, but in this kind of occasion, he has to put on official power and come out of the sedan in a dignified manner.

The ambassador seemed to be too lazy to take a serious look at the ambassador who took the initiative to show his courtesy. He soon noticed that the middle-aged man standing in the crowd was wearing clothes that were very similar to the uniforms of their officials.

Lin Haoran was about to say hello, but he didn't expect that the other party would beat him to it.

"I have met Mr. Lin under the festival!" Chen Shi did not answer the young official's question, but stepped forward and saluted Lin Haoran respectfully.

Although he represented North Korea as an envoy to the Ming Dynasty, he did not dare to be careless. After all, the Ming Dynasty was thousands of times stronger than North Korea. If he did something wrong, the entire North Korea might be buried with him.

"I, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, Lin Haoran, have met the special envoy!" Lin Haoran was not too surprised when faced with Chen Shi's self-deprecating behavior, so he introduced himself and returned the greeting.

During the Yuan Dynasty, North Korea had its backbone knocked out. In addition, they also adopted a policy that emphasized civility over military affairs. Their armaments have been depleted over the years, which is why they were beaten to a pulp in the face of Japan, which was of comparable national strength.

Culturally, they have always imitated the Ming Dynasty, and the two countries even had friendly exchanges.

The Ming Dynasty opened the subject to recruit scholars, and issued an edict to Korea and other countries that "those who practice classics and practice Ming Dynasty will be sent to the capital for the examination, and they will be selected regardless of the number." This year, there were three people in Korea who participated in the examination. Among them, Jin Tao passed the examination and was awarded the title of Dong.

Cheng of Anqiu County, Chang Prefecture. Later, he returned to Korea because he did not understand Chinese.

Economically, although the Korean Peninsula has a natural port, it does not have a mature handicraft industry. Even survival is a problem. The vast majority of the population of more than 10 million is below the poverty line, and life has been tight.

North Korea, which was completely backward militarily, economically and culturally, could only look up at the Ming Dynasty at a 45-degree angle. Many people were proud to be sent as envoys to the Ming Dynasty.

Lin Haoran is a high-ranking official and it is his home court. He also said with a smile: "Special envoy, you and I don't need to be polite today. How about we go inside and talk about it?"

"How dare you disobey me!" Chen Shi, who has always admired the culture of the Ming Dynasty and could not only speak relatively fluent Chinese, but also be able to quote scriptures, replied in a gentle manner.

The two of them exchanged courtesies again, and then came to the hall together, where the people from the two parties sat separately.

The ambassador had already arranged everything. There was a singing and dancing performance in the hall, and meat and fruit plates were placed on everyone's desk. It was a warm reception for Chen Shi and others.
Chapter completed!