Chapter four hundred and seventy-ninth old friends come
In the first month of the 20th year of Chenghua, although the New Year was not a good one, it really impressed all the courtiers. Such a thing would only happen once in a hundred years. Only Fang Yingwu knew that it would happen again next year.
The imperial eunuch Liang Fang was dismissed, Seng Jixiao was expelled from the palace, and some temple projects in the capital that were built by the emperor were also suspended. The rising power of evil in recent years was finally curbed this time.
However, only Fang Yingwu knew that this was just Emperor Chenghua who was in awe of the earthquake and restrained himself for a moment. When the storm passed, he would have to return to his old ways, and then he would do it again and again until he died.
Of course, Fang Yingwu, who is a carnivore in matters of national importance, can't care too much about it. Now he is busy drinking and celebrating with Xiang Chengxian, and it is Xiang Da Yushi who pays for it.
The theme of the celebration was to celebrate the Lantern Festival and to congratulate Xiang Da Yushi on his fame in one battle. The venue was the Lady He Hotel where the wealth was kept away from outsiders.
To be honest, the biggest beneficiaries recognized at the court meeting the day before yesterday were Fang Qingzhi and Liu Mianhua. One got a name and the other benefited. But in fact, the great censor Xiang was also a beneficiary, but the benefits he received were insignificant among the temple bosses.
, no one cares.
But just because the bosses don't care doesn't mean there are no benefits. Xiang Chengxian is the censor, and the censor is a profession that depends on your mouth. The greater your reputation, the louder you speak and the greater your right to speak.
The day before yesterday in the Golden Palace, Xiang Da Yushi hit Wang Mo in the head with a cannon, and defeated Wang Mo, who was in trouble. He also suppressed the whole audience, so that none of the courtiers in the palace came out to defend Liu Jue.
Afterwards, his reputation soared, and some people said that if Xiang Yushi worked for another three or two years, he might really be able to become the chief censor Dangdang.
Don’t forget the man who dug the well. Xiang Chengxian’s lines were all directed by Fang Yingwu. It’s not wrong for others to suspect that Xiang Yushi was possessed by Fang Yingwu... So today Yushi Xiang took the initiative to treat guests to dinner.
, have a good celebration with Fang Yingwu.
After drinking a few cars of wine, Xiang Chengxian raised his arms drunkenly and shouted: "That feeling is so good that I can't stop! I have been an official for three years. Only now do I know what is so exciting about being a censor!"
Fang Yingwu silently summed it up for Xiang Censor in his mind. The great thing about Censor is that he can use small things to win big things. He can use his seventh-level official body to slander big men in the court, and he can do so in a legal and legal way. Of course, the premise is that
Be able to withstand the consequences.
Xiang Chengxian suddenly mentioned something else: "By the way, have you received the letter? Brother Hong is arriving in Tongzhou soon and will probably enter Beijing in the next day or two."
Fang Yingwu nodded. "I saw the letter. I have been waiting for Brother Hong for the past two days."
The Brother Hong they mentioned was of course their old friend Hong Song. When they were in Chun'an and Hangzhou, Hong Song, Xiang Chengxian, and Fang Yingwu were almost a golden trio, but compared to
Among the high-spirited Xiang Chengxian and the resourceful Fang Yingwu, Mr. Hong is the oldest and more upright and mature.
But honest people are not lucky. In the provincial examination in the 16th year of Chenghua, two less honest people, Fang Yingwu and Xiang Chengxian, won the exam, but Mr. Hong failed sadly, and the trio parted ways.
However, after all, Mr. Hong came from a prominent family in Chun'an and had a solid academic foundation. He passed the Zhejiang Provincial Examination last year, which was the 19th year of Chenghua, and passed the high school examination.
The new year has come to the spring festival in the capital in February this year. Of course, Hong Song has to go to the capital to take the exam and continue to work hard to become a Jinshi.
Thinking that this year is the year of the imperial examination competition again, both Fang Yingwu and Xiang Chengxian were a little sad. Three years have passed by, and now a new wave of candidates has arrived full of hope. The two of them can also
As a senior, I pointed out.
Speaking of Hong Song, Xiang Chengxian and Fang Yingwu discussed it: "You and I are both very happy, but Brother Hong is the oldest, but he wasted three years.
This year he has already passed the New Year, and the result of the Spring Examination is still unpredictable. If it continues to be delayed...you have a much bigger network than me, is there any way to help Brother Hong this time?"
Fang Yingwu pondered for a moment, frowned and sighed: "I've thought about this too. It's difficult, very difficult!"
With his long-term friendship with Hong Song, there was no need for Hong Song to ask. Of course, Fang Yingwu would take the initiative to help if he could.
But just now, Fang Yingwu sorted out his network of relationships in his mind. Things like the imperial examination joints are the most critical thing. If something goes wrong, it will be completely over. Therefore, he must find the most reliable and most reliable person.
A trustworthy relationship. Otherwise, it is better not to find one.
What Fang Yingwu can meet the conditions for is his own three mountains. The first mountain, Liu Mianmian, can only arrive in Beijing in April and will not be able to catch up with the examination in February, so it will definitely not be able to help;
The second big mountain is Wang Zhi. The examination room is a reserved holy place in the minds of scholars. They would rather die in the pot than let the eunuchs interfere, unless the eunuchs can be as domineering as Liu Jin and Wei Zhongxian. Wang Zhi is compared to Liu Wei and Liu Wei.
Apparently there aren't enough seats, so I can't help.
The third big mountain is my father. Although he is a member of the Fifth Grade Chunfang and Hanlin Academy, and although his rank is not low, his qualifications are not high enough to be an examiner.
If you can't take the main exam, then it doesn't make much sense. The most you can do is go on a first-come-first-served basis like last time and copy some review articles from the Hanlin Academy.
Xiang Chengxian also knew the difficulty and let out a long sigh. Looking at the sky outside the window, it was already afternoon, and stood up to say goodbye: "Brother Hong's matter will be discussed later when Brother Hong comes. Today is the Lantern Festival, don't delay the reunion, you and I will go home separately.
stop!"
Fang Yingwu invited: "How about we go to Jiaofangfensi Hutong tomorrow night?" Xiang Chengxian smiled bitterly and waved his hand in refusal: "Don't be joking, you understand."
Fang Yingwu laughed and watched Xiang Chengxian leave.
It is said that since Xiang Chengxian became the censor and his future became stable, Mrs. Xiang came to the capital from her hometown with a lot of money. From then on, Xiang Chengxian had more money and bought a house near Fang's family, but Zongheng
Mr. Xiang, who lived in Huajie and Liuxiang, disappeared from the world.
In fact, from Fang Yingwu's point of view, this is fine. Being a censor, a special official, is different from other official positions. It is not a bad thing to have strict requirements on yourself.
Fang Yingwu asked the waiter to call Mrs. He. He wanted to explain a few words. However, he was told that Mrs. He had gone out and she didn't know what she was doing.
In this way, Fang Yingwu returned to the county government office, made some arrangements for patrol duty tonight, and then Shi Shiran went home to celebrate the festival.
Still following his old habit, Fang Yingwu took Fang Yingshi out in plain clothes until they reached the entrance of the alley where Fang's family was. Fang Yingwu lowered his head and thought about something, but Fang Yingshi pointed forward and asked, "Look who that is!"
Fang Yingwu looked up and saw Wang Zhi standing opposite, looking at him. Next to him were Miss Sun and Miss He, on the left and right.
Fang Yingwu was slightly stunned. He suddenly bumped into two mistresses and a would-be mistress near the door of his home. Especially during the reunion festival, this feeling was really strange.
PS: I didn’t finish my work until noon, and started typing in the afternoon. It was so stressful in the middle of the night! I guess I had to hold a stopwatch to check the time when eating and going to the toilet at night...
