But Mr. Shi, who was working as a staff member in the governor's office, came out and saw Mr. Xie's royal appearance. He frowned and asked, "Why are you so flustered?"
Mr. Xie recounted what had just happened. Mr. Shi cursed: "Idiot! Incompetent! You ruined a good game of chess!"
This Mr. Shi's surname is Shi Mingyan, and he is also from this province. He came to work as a staff in Governor Wang's office after being recommended by others. After all, Governor Wang also needs assistants who are familiar with local conditions. ¤ Our website address: ¤ But after all, he is not as good as the other old staff
He is very familiar, otherwise he wouldn't have failed to recognize Fang Yingwu the last time he saw him.
Although Shi Yan failed in the imperial examinations and was reduced to making a living by being used as a curtain clerk, he was not without ambitions or ambitions.
Over the years, he has accumulated a lot of influence in the Daotai Yamen of various prefectures and counties in Hangzhou. This time, he borrowed the power of the Governor's Yamen, so that he can collude with everyone, and manipulate the examination room to cheat, so that he can gain money for himself.
With connections, you can earn thousands of taels of silver. It can be said that you can achieve multiple things with one stone.
It was not convenient for Shi Yan to come forward directly, so he asked the man named Xie to stand at the front desk. He usually thought that Mr. Xie was quite smart, but he never expected that he would be so confused at the critical moment. He was really useless!
Mr. Xie was so scolded that he took a moment to ask: "What should I do?" Staff Shi was not able to get out of his anger, and scolded: "We are not close, what do you think I have?"
Is there any way!"
If there was some hope before, now Mr. Xie is completely panicked and even Brother Shi can't do anything. Then it's really over. "Shall we fly away immediately and leave this place?"
Shi Yan asked back: "Are you willing to hide your name, go far away, and never return to Zhejiang for the rest of your life?" Mr. Xie said hesitantly: "Brother Shi, do you mean... to be ruthless?"
Shi Yan slapped Mr. Xie across the face and cursed again: "I'm so blind. How come I didn't realize you were so stupid before? You're so cruel to your mother! Do you want to bring trouble to the whole family!"
In the previous restaurant, the cultural gathering had been hastily dispersed, and everyone's mood was extremely complicated. Fang Yingwu and Xiang Chengxian wandered on the street, heading towards their apartment.
On the second day, Fang Yingwu had just gotten up when he saw Xiang Chengxian's servant running over to deliver a message, saying that Mr. Xiang had something urgent to ask him to come over.
Fang Yingwu was very puzzled. He didn't see Xiang Chengxian say anything yesterday, so why did something urgent happen again overnight?
After washing up and eating a few breakfast snacks, Fang Yingwu took Wang Ying, his eldest son, out and went straight to Xiang Chengxian's residence.
After arriving at the place, Fang Yingwu entered the front hall and saw not only Brother Xiang but also another middle-aged scholar who looked familiar.
Xiang Chengxian smiled bitterly. He pointed at the middle-aged scholar and said, "This is Mr. Shi from the governor's office. I couldn't find you. But you were introduced to me by others. I kindly ask to see you." After that,
Mr. Xiang took the initiative to withdraw from the small hall, leaving Fang Yingwu and Mr. Shi talking alone.
Fang Yingwu looked carefully and saw that it was indeed the man he had seen at the gate of the governor's office last time. He said with a bit of joking: "Mr. Shi, long time no see! I wonder what you are doing here today?"
Shi Yan said succinctly: "I am willing to serve Mr. Fang!" He studied Fang Yingwu carefully last night and knew that this person was a person who saw things very thoroughly. There was no point in beating around the bush, so he got straight to the point and pointed out the topic.
Fang Yingwu smiled arrogantly and said nothing. Silence was better than sound at this time, everything was unspoken, self-evident, self-evident...
With his current status and connections, what qualifications does Mr. Shi have to rely on him? To put it bluntly, without Mr. Shi, everything he can do can be done. If there is a shortage of errand boys, there are many smart and capable people in the world.
Well, Mr. Shi is the best.
Mr. Shi had already expected the other party's attitude towards things, but he didn't take it too seriously. He cupped his hand again and replied simply: "I would like to respect Mr. Fang as the leader of the martial arts alliance!"
"Pfft!" Fang Yingwu spit out a mouthful of tea, and fell into a trance while thinking deeply. Leader of the martial arts alliance? Is he also going to unify the world? It seems that he traveled through the Ming Dynasty, not the world of martial arts?
Seeing Fang Daxiucai suddenly start to lose his mind, Mr. Shi could not help but mutter a few words in his heart, how could Master Fang be so out of breath? He couldn't help coughing several times, which woke Fang Yingwu up.
Fang Yingwu suddenly understood. The so-called Wulin is another name for Hangzhou. Didn't you see that there is a Wulin Gate in the north, and this alliance is probably the alliance of the alliance society.
Mr. Shi said confidently: "The West Lake Poetry Society was founded ten years ago with several friends. I can come forward to respect Mr. Fang as the leader of the poetry circle of this province. There is another Haichao Society in the city who also has my contribution, so I can also respect you."
Mr. Fengfang."
Fang Yingwu was slightly surprised. Mr. Shi hit the nail on the head and really made an offer that he couldn't refuse. What he didn't expect was that he was the one manipulating the West Lake Poetry Club behind his back. What he didn't expect was that he also created more than one
West Lake Poetry Society.
Is the false name of alliance leader useful? It may be useful or useless, it all depends on who it is.
For example, Wu Kuan, Wu Zhuangyuan and Wang Hao and Wang Tanhua, both of whom came from Suzhou Prefecture, are both regarded as leaders of the Wuzhong literary and poetic circles.
Although they are in the middle of the court, they have always had close contact with the scholars of Suzhou Prefecture. The government and the public responded well and formed a good interaction, and the final result was a win-win situation. Although Wu Kuan and Wang Ao did not join the cabinet, they both became ministers, and Suzhou locals also
Benefiting from this, the famous Wumen sect was formed among the people, and the Suzhou Gang was born in the political arena.
In the early years of the Republic of China, Suzhou was discriminated against because it was Zhang Shicheng's hometown, so the Suzhou Gang was not outstanding in the political arena. However, after Wu Kuan and Wang Hao, the Suzhou Gang really prospered, and the prime ministers and ministers appeared one after another, and the succession continued.
, is a force that cannot be underestimated in the political arena.
The reason why Fang Yingwu wants to be famous is because he wants to imitate the examples of these two seniors. Even if he cannot achieve their results, there is still some benefit.
Fang Yingwu suddenly became very interested in Mr. Shi. Wasn't he a master in the Yamen? What was he trying to do?
Shi Yan sighed: "When I reached middle age, I failed the imperial examination and had no hope of official career, so I took this wrong path. In addition to the imperial court and the government, there are also scholars and subordinate officials in the world, all of whom have great potential.
Since I can't enter the imperial court or enter the officialdom, I have to find another way. In the city of Hangzhou, I set up a literary and poetry society to gather popularity, and at the same time hang out in the yamen to accumulate contacts, which can be regarded as fulfilling my life ambition in another direction."
Fang Yingwu was speechless. It had to be said that although Mr. Shi was not lucky in the imperial examination, he had a keen eye.
Subordinate officials have the ability to actually do things in the government. This time, Mr. Shi was able to collude with several subordinate officials in the yamen to commit examination fraud, which is a manifestation of this ability. The scholar-officials, on the other hand, controlled local public opinion and customs.
This trend becomes more and more intense, and when it reaches the level of the Donglin Party and Fushe, it can even affect the government.
Those who can see the above are definitely the top smart people of this era. In fact, it is still just a prototype. If it develops in a few years according to the path mentioned by Mr. Shi, he will definitely be a powerful presence in the city of Hangzhou.
If you are lucky, it is possible to become an "uncrowned king".
After thinking about it, Fang Yingwu said again: "Help others commit fraud and ruin the reputation of the governor and prince. Is that considered an act of accumulating connections?" These words made Mr. Shi a little embarrassed, and he slandered Fang Daxiucai that he was really incompetent.
Which pot to carry?
Originally, Mr. Shi came here to beg for mercy after being caught with a sore leg, but the atmosphere gradually turned into one of equal cooperation. Fang Yingwu had to deliberately say this to suppress Mr. Shi's momentum and let him
Know who is taking the initiative.
"There are some things that you and I know very well, so there is no need to say more. Anyway, there is a long way to go. But your fraud this time must be stopped, and it must not cause any damage to the reputation of the prince!"
Mr. Shi had been planning for several months and did not want to waste his efforts. He still worked hard and said: "The difficulty of the provincial examination is beyond imagination. This kind of thing benefits others and oneself. Mr. Fang can also give it a try..."
Is he trying to drag himself into trouble? Fang Yingwu chuckled secretly and said proudly: "I am sure of myself in the provincial examination. Do I need your gibberish method?"
Mr. Shi always felt that there was something in Fang Yingwu's words, and he couldn't help but wonder, could this person have a better way? Thinking of this, he was suddenly shocked and quickly agreed in his mouth: "Yes, yes, I'll do this
Just stop."
At this time, he deeply felt that there was a sentence in the ancient book that was absolutely correct, that is, "Those who steal the hook will be punished, and those who steal the country will be martyred."
The hook thief like me is indeed inferior to the country thief, so I have to accept it!
ps: This is a very difficult chapter to write. I don’t know if I can express what I want to write.
