Seeing that Fang Qingzhiming was actually asking his son to speak in order to reprimand him, Lin Jun also stopped and continued to speak, watching Fang Yingwu with interest. There are many legends about this son, are they worthy of the name?
Fang Yingwu nodded slightly to Mr. Lin, and then said calmly: "I don't see it, kid. Is it really necessary to put effort into this matter? Let's forget it!"
Mr. Lin was a little unhappy. Anyone who was said like this by a junior would feel embarrassed, but he was a guest and it was not easy to say anything. At the same time, he was quite strange. When Fang Yingwu was running around the capital to save his father, he was
He is a very energetic young man, but why are he speaking like a middle-aged man who is content with the status quo?
The owner Fang Qingzhi also felt that it was quite shameful. His son's ideological consciousness was too low and he had no scholarly temperament at all. He couldn't help but reprimanded: "What nonsense are you talking about? What?
Should we call it a day or forget it? Should we, the scholars, care about the gains and losses of spending money? Should we be timid and afraid to speak out when faced with right and wrong?"
Fang Yingwu wanted to roll his eyes. Why was there such a huge difference in thinking? I wonder if it was because he was too tall, or because the two official rookies in front of him were too low?
In comparison, Liu Mianhua's technical level is so high. No wonder he can securely join the cabinet as prime minister. Of course, there are always gains and losses in everything. The consequence of Liu Mianhua's excessive pragmatism is his reputation.
If you don’t come, you should take this as a warning.
There are certainly good reasons why he is not optimistic about this time. First, the Queen Mother Zhou is not easy to mess with. messing with her is like fighting between a scholar and a shrew. There is no benefit, but there is a lot of trouble. Typically, you can't eat meat but you will be covered in fishy smell.
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Secondly, the emperor was a person who was "differentiated between the inside and the outside", and he was most annoyed by others messing around with his household affairs. He felt that there was really no need to be serious with the emperor about the treatment of his relatives, and it was not worthwhile to bore the emperor for this.
However, both of these reasons are not high-sounding enough, and the selfishness is too serious to be expressed in words, but it should be answered if it is difficult. One of the criteria for judging a person's political maturity is whether he can use any reason that cannot be put on the table as a
Expressed in high-end and classy language.
If you cannot do this, you will find that you cannot open your mouth to speak at all in the officialdom, or you will offend people when you open your mouth. This is true in ancient and modern times, and Fang Yingwu can at least get a passing grade in this aspect.
After thinking for a while, he began to speak in a long way: "In the early years of this dynasty, the courtiers often had conflicts with the Queen Mother because of matters of etiquette. At that time, the politics were clear and the country was peaceful and the people were peaceful. If the Empress Dowager Zhou wanted to break the etiquette and law, she would naturally destroy the people of the world.
People and ministers should never join in the shame of others. The Master said that one can know honor and disgrace when one has sufficient food and clothing, and this is what he means.
But things change when the world changes, and the situation is different now. As Senior Lin said just now, the country is changing day by day. The court is currently troubled, and internal troubles are everywhere. In comparison, the affairs of the Zhou family are just a must.
Mosquito disease.
Just let him get the Marquis, except for a few extra pounds of rice every year, what big impact will it have on the country? What is the difference from before? Things will not get better, but they will not get worse either.
Everything should have its own priorities. To be entangled in this kind of household chores is to avoid the important things and take the light. In my opinion, there are so many big things to do, and worrying about small things like this for the Zhou family is really taking over the priority, and it is not the same as the ancient goose duck.
What’s the difference between admonishment and advice?”
In the previous dynasty, there were officials who did not dare to speak for fear of offending others. They did not mention important national affairs, but only issued remonstrances and banned the slaughter of geese and ducks in order to fulfill the saint's virtues of living well. They were ridiculed as "goose-duck remonstrances"... So this
The allusion to the goose and duck's admonishment was laid out, making Mr. Lin Junlin smile bitterly.
Just now, both he and Fang Qingzhi believed that Fang Yingwu was timid and fearful of getting into trouble. The young man was not timid and fearful of getting into trouble, but he was just worried about the world being unstable. He disliked Zhou Guojiu for being a marquis because it was too trivial, and his remonstrance was worthless and a waste of energy.
.The truth stated is even more irrefutable.
Fang Qingzhi squinted at his son... He felt a little irritated. What did he want to express?
Regarding the thoughts of his son, it is really a maddening thing for a father to not understand Hui Hui and act like a novice in front of his son. Should the reverse be the case?
Is this his biological child? Fang Qingzhi fell into deep self-doubt. He also thought of his predecessors in the Hanlin Academy, such as Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe and others. Are those who passed the imperial examination in their teens all evildoers?
However, it seems that those two monsters are monsters, but they are still within the scope of normal people. At most, they are the limit of smart people. They are not essentially different from him. They are not as weird and unpredictable as his own son.
As a scholar with good character, Mr. Lin adjusted his mood after a brief period of discomfort. Why should the other party be a prodigy? A prodigy is a prodigy, and it is reasonable to be better than himself. Moreover, a prodigy has a very special personality.
Normal, otherwise he would be a prodigy.
Master Lin asked half shamelessly and half unconvinced: "What does my nephew think is a big deal?"
Fang Yingwu said presciently: "For example, the emperor may directly appoint an alchemist who can refine elixirs to serve as an official in the Dajiuqing Yamen." This kind of thing was probably going to happen soon. He warned his father and his father's friends in advance.
Not bad for a while...
Lin Jun was shocked and exclaimed: "This is impossible!"
He couldn't help but be shocked. The civil servants of foreign dynasties had their own strict system of civil service, and they had to pass the examination of the Ministry of Civil Affairs before they were considered "legal." Otherwise, even if the emperor directly issued an order to confer officials, it would still be resisted by the civil servants.
Of course, there are also some things outside the system, such as non-mainstream things such as Enyin and Chuanfengguan. As long as they do not affect the overall situation and only hang their names in marginal yamen, everyone can just turn a blind eye. After all, the imperial examination
The road is too cruel, and maybe some children will have to rely on these non-mainstream methods to make a living in the future.
However, core departments such as the Cabinet, Hanlin Academy, Jiuqing Yamen, etc. are definitely firmly controlled by the official civil servants, and it is impossible to tolerate the interference of non-mainstream officials. The so-called official means are those who have been ranked Jinshi.
If the emperor directly granted the official position of Jiuqing Yamen without going through the Ministry of Personnel, it would simply challenge the bottom line of civil servants! It is unimaginable for an upright official like Mr. Lin.
Fang Yingwu said with certainty: "There is nothing impossible. This dynasty has produced craftsmen and ministers, and it is not surprising to have an alchemist minister."
"A craftsman is a craftsman, and he is also a useful talent who serves the country. It is understandable to be an official of the Ministry of Industry! But what is an alchemist? How can a liar who pretends to be a magician be ranked in the imperial class?" Lord Lin questioned.
"Whether it is useful or not is not up to you, Senior Lin. Today, people believe in Buddhism and Taoism and like to play. In the eyes of the emperor, craftsmen, alchemists, monks, painters, actors and even eunuchs are all the same. There are craftsmen, ministers, and monks.
Imperial advisors and painters all have titles, so why can’t they have alchemists and courtiers?”
Fang Yingwu originally thought that Mr. Lin would shout a few slogans such as "The general will not rule the country", but he did not expect that Mr. Lin would immediately become silent.
Lord Lin felt that what Fang Yingwu said was very reasonable again. The emperor's personality was indeed like this. He never cared about propriety and dignity. During this time, there were rumors spreading from the palace. It was said that the emperor wanted to confer officials on those around him.
.Everyone just thought it was a joke. Jing Fang Yingwu speculated like this. Could it be that this is where it should be?
The main purpose of Fang Yingwu's revelation of this "inference" was to divert misfortune to the east, so that Mr. Lin, who was keen on admonishing, would change his target and not always drag his father to impeach the Empress Dowager Zhou and his family.
This matter is definitely a big deal. It is something that subverts the cognition of civil officials. It is much bigger than Zhou Guojiu's appointment as a marquis. Moreover, impeaching those alchemists and monks is much better than impeaching the Queen Mother Zhou.
Fang Yingwu could see with "piercing eyes" that even though these random people were favored now and were very arrogant, in a few years when the new emperor would be replaced, they would all be destroyed immediately. It would be good if they could save their lives under the counterattack of the civil servants.
Fang Yingwu also guessed that the emperor was lazy and not stupid. He also knew that doing so challenged the bottom line of the civil servants. He also expected the counterattack from the civil servants. He was probably mentally prepared to be rebuked and questioned by the civil servants.
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Therefore, when the time comes, there is very little risk in admonishing others, and there is even less risk in following the trend and issuing a few memorials. This is a very delicate matter, but it is hard to explain in words.
After Lin Jun was silent for a long time, the other party bowed his hand in response: "I would like to be taught."
After that, he was uncharacteristically calm. He lowered his head and left Fang Mansion in deep contemplation. Fang Yingwu's words had a huge impact on him and he needed time to digest them.
Looking at Lin Jun's heavy back, Fang Yingwu slapped his forehead, it was broken!
If you want to maximize your personal interests, the key factor is to be the first to speak out, so that you can gain a lot of reputation by climbing high, but you must not be the loudest to speak out, otherwise you will definitely be knocked out of the spotlight.
This speed is difficult to control, and non-experts cannot control it. Looking at Mr. Lin's posture, it is obvious that he has an idea in advance and is holding back his energy to prepare the loudest shot.
According to the historical experience of his previous life, Mr. Lin is indeed such a man. Do you want to bring him back? In any case, he is also a good friend of his father.
However, Fang Yingwu immediately gave up the idea of persuading him again. It was going to rain and his mother wanted to get married, so let him go. Anyway, no one would die. After eighteen years, he would be a good man again. When the new king came to the throne, he would be a good man again.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that a hero returned victorious and returned to court, but it was a blessing in disguise.
At that time, anyone who was exiled as a foreign civil servant in the Chenghua Dynasty would be promoted. The same was true for his cheap grandfather Wang Shu, who was directly promoted to the official minister of the foreign dynasty.
When Fang Yingwu was imagining that his father-in-law was a pavilion elder, his maternal grandfather was a minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and he lived a happy life as a second-generation official who controlled both the inner and outer courts, his sweet dream was suddenly interrupted by a snap.
Fang Qingzhi slapped the table again, looking very indignant...Obviously he was also angered by his son's speculation. As a person who entered the official position through the imperial examination with high status and fame, he couldn't stand the evil and evil ways outside of fame.
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Fang Yingwu was startled. His father seemed to be as angry as Mr. Lin. He coughed a few times and asked, "Father, if the misfortune comes true, how about the remonstrance written by my son?"
Fang Yingwu was quite worried about his father, and he did not dare to let his father write such frank and admonishing memorials again. He could see that compared with high-standard people, his father's level was still unreliable, which was really worrying.
Fang Qingzhi was noncommittal and seemed to acquiesce. After all, his son seemed to know the situation best and what he wrote should be the best.
Fang Yingwu was overjoyed and asked, "How about all my father's memorials from now on be written by my son, so that my father can take care of himself with peace of mind?"
"Do you want to rebel?" Fang Qingzhi felt humiliated and immediately raised his hand to be beaten.
Fang Yingwu immediately ran away with his head in his arms, sighing repeatedly in his heart: His good intentions were treated like a donkey's liver and lungs, and he had to help his father, but he had a long way to go. (To be continued.)
