In the back garden of Yang's house, four little girls were happily playing Cuju. A ball moved like a meteor in their footsteps, and their footwork was very skillful.
Yang Huaiyuan, the youngest, stuck behind Tang Saier like a follower.
After Tang Sai'er returned to Beijing, she was severely punished by her mother and was banned from home for several months. Only after Xia Xun's persuasion was she allowed to move around in a small area. This small area included
Went to Yang's house to study with several eldest ladies.
I don't know what happened this afternoon, but the Imperial College professor who always taught seriously despite rain or shine didn't come. He only asked his servant to bring a letter, saying that he would teach again tomorrow and he had something to do today.
A few children found their way and started playing in the back garden.
"Sister, sister, I want to know, sister, sister..."
Yang Huaiyuan, the general of martial virtue, dragged two tubes of snot and chased after Tang Saier's butt.
Tang Saier held a bamboo pole in his hand, with a wire bent around it and a spider web wrapped around it, ready to be glued on. Yang Huaiyuan followed behind, waiting to enjoy the fruits of victory.
Qiao Yun followed him and blew his nose with a handkerchief. Yang Huaiyuan broke away from Qiao Yun's hand and continued to answer: "Sister, sister, I want to know..."
Tang Saier turned back to glare at him and said angrily: "I know I scared you away, so stop talking!"
Yang Huaiyuan immediately obeyed and shut his mouth.
Tang Saier lowered the pole, put the end wrapped around the spider web under his nose, and said, "Come on, spit!"
When using a spider web to stick to a cicada, you have to spit on it from time to time, otherwise the spider web will lose its stickiness and the cicada will not stick.
Yang Huaiyuan opened his mouth like Feng Lunyin and spat a few mouthfuls of saliva.
Xia Xun and several of his wives and concubines were sitting in the pavilion. Xilin and Xiaodi, who were pregnant, leaned on soft pillows, while the others sat on mats.
Several women were chatting and laughing and chatting about household matters. Xia Xun and Ming'er sat side by side and whispered.
Ming'er said: "In the morning, I invited some princesses to go boating on Mochou Lake. I accidentally heard Princess Yongjia say that the emperor seems to be planning a northern tour recently."
After the death of Empress Xu, Ming'er could no longer walk around the palace. However, when the empress was here, Ming'er had formed an excellent friendship with all the royal relatives. She often went on tours with them and moved around frequently, so she often
I can help Xia Xun get some news from the side.
After hearing this, Xia Xun said thoughtfully: "Are we going to patrol the north again? The emperor patrols the north so frequently, it seems..."
Before he finished speaking, Erluzi hurried over to report, saying that Huang Zhen, the imperial envoy, had something urgent to see.
They were very familiar people. Besides, Huang Zhen was already very old, and Xia Xun was not too formal. He said, "Oh, please meet Mr. Huang in the back house." After that, he moved out and stepped on a pair of high teeth.
Geta arrived at a small pavilion in front.
After a while, Huang Zhen hurried over, and the servants also brought a pot of tea and a plate of fruit at the right time. Xia Xun smiled and said, "Master Huang, why are you so anxious?"
Huang Zhen wiped his sweat. He could neither be polite nor drink water. He stamped his feet and said, "Trouble, trouble is coming!"
Xia Xun said in surprise: "Oh? Sit down and tell me, what is going on?"
Huang Zhen sat on the stone bench and hurriedly told the whole story. Xia Xun's heart skipped a beat, and his expression suddenly changed.
Xia Xun was a direct participant in the Hongwu Dynasty's North and South List case, and he knew how serious the matter was. In the eyes of the rulers, this was a more serious matter than murder, arson, corruption and perversion of the law. To obtain scholars through scientific examinations, to speak in a grand manner,
It is to select talents for the imperial court. To put it secretly, it is to win over scholars and literati from all over the world.
Most of these scholars and scholars who can afford to read are from good family backgrounds and generally belong to the landlord class. The landlord class is the cornerstone of the entire social system. If it is shaken, the country can change hands. This is An Tianxia
It is the basic national policy of the country to gather people's hearts. Therefore, once something touches this sensitive nerve, there is no longer any right or wrong, right or wrong, only choice and rejection!
Can Xie Jin return to Jiangshan Sheji?
At this time, it is useless to blame Xie Jin for being eager for quick success and not listening to his advice. He can only find a way to save him. Xia Xun thought for a while and said to Huang Zhen: "Go back first and mobilize your people to try to save him. Don't let
There is a one-sided wind in the court, if there is no voice supporting Xie Jin, I am afraid he will be dead!"
Huang Zhen had experienced three dynasties and was well-informed. Naturally, he understood the seriousness of the matter. Otherwise, he would not have come to Xia Xun in such a panic. Hearing this, he immediately nodded. Xia Xun added: "Yang Shiqi is always in the palace.
Walking, as long as he is here, the prince's side should have received the news by now, so you don't need to inform the prince anymore. At this moment, it is not appropriate for me to meet the prince. You go back to work first, and I will think of what I can do."
Huang Zhen agreed and walked away in a hurry without even taking a sip of water.
Xia Xun returned to the small pavilion where his family members were.
Several wives and concubines were chatting and laughing in the pavilion, teasing Ziqi and Jeanne. They had been anorexia and greasy food for the past few days, and their appetite had been greatly reduced. It was unknown whether it was because the weather was getting hotter or because they were pregnant again. Naturally, they hoped that they would have a baby.
Pregnant women, just because of this, are timid and do not want to see a doctor to check their pulse immediately. They always want to wait a few more days. If they are really pregnant, the pulse condition at that time will be more accurate, so as to avoid misdiagnosis and wasted joy. At home,
It was a great thing to have a new child. The other people were envious and often made fun of them. Only Su Ying had made up her mind not to have any more children, so she didn't get jealous because of it.
Ming'er had sharp eyes and saw Xia Xun's expression was different when he came in. She immediately stood up and asked, "Mr. Sir, what happened?"
Xia Xun sighed, told the story about Jie Jin, and complained: "This gentleman has a wild temperament and doesn't know how to restrain himself. If he is just a country celebrity, it would be okay to be arrogant, but as the leader of a dynasty,
Fu, he is greedy for quick success and has a bad mouth that hurts people everywhere. Once something goes wrong, the wall will fall and everyone will push him, but there will be no one to help him in times of trouble. I have no idea, I have to go get him, otherwise I will only be afraid of him this time.
There is no escape from the death penalty!"
Ming'er naturally knew that Xia Xun's statement was by no means alarmist. Since the establishment of the scientific examination system, the penalties for cases involving scientific examinations have been extremely severe. In the Tang Dynasty, the power of the clans had not been completely eliminated, and at that time, only ten scholars could be obtained in one subject.
If you take a closer look at the number one scholar in the Tang Dynasty, almost none of them came from the private sector. In fact, not only the number one scholar, almost all the scholars in the Tang Dynasty had their lists and rankings determined before the exam. There was no such thing as fair selection.
Even though the imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty were so dark, this well-known inside story could only be told off the stage, and no one should be allowed to report it. Once it became a scandal, the examiner would also risk losing his head. In the Yuan and Song Dynasties, it was even more
It was so strict that later in the Qing Dynasty, not only the examiners wanted to behead for their own reasons, but the examinees also wanted to behead gunmen. Even the examinees and the gunmen were beheaded.
In the Qing Dynasty, Bai Jian, a banner man, a bachelor of the cabinet and the minister of military aircraft, was selected for an exam that should have failed and was ranked at the bottom of the exam just because of someone's intercession. After the incident, he contacted the relevant examiners, the examinee himself and his relationship.
More than a dozen bloody human heads were hung on high poles.
We read Lu Xun's reminiscence articles and said that when he was a child, his family suffered changes that led to his decline. This was because Lu Xun's grandfather, who was a secretary in the cabinet, wanted to smooth out his son's joints during the Zhejiang Provincial Examination so that his son could successfully pass the examination. As a result, he failed and was sentenced to "beheading" first.
"Prison awaiting execution, execution after autumn", and was sentenced to "firm imprisonment". After many efforts, he was released after eight years in prison. This was still in the late Qing Dynasty, otherwise the father and son would have lost their lives.
The harsh punitive measures are to protect other Confucian scholars who have endured ten years of hardship and the dignity of Confucianism in the world. They are also to safeguard the interests of the court. In the eyes of the rulers, only those with true talents and knowledge can they cultivate their family, govern their country and bring peace to the world.
Aren't the people who are committing fraud the gravediggers of the dynasty? You will never be careless when it comes to this kind of thing.
Ming'er knew that this matter was of great importance, and she knew it better than Xia Xun. If Xia Xun was a serious scholar of this era, then he would not want to directly enter the court and work hard to protect Jie Jin. But
After all, he did not belong to this era, let alone a real scholar. He had never paid attention to the imperial examinations and did not know the pros and cons, so he had such an idea.
Ming'er knew better than he did. She knew that Jie Jin was the target of public criticism at this moment. Regardless of whether this was a deliberate way to attack the prince clan, they did succeed. They successfully aroused the attention of the whole world and provoked
It aroused the indignation of the entire scholar class, and behind the scholar class was the entire official system and the landlord class. Anyone who insisted on stepping in at this time and going against the trend would inevitably be shattered to pieces.
Therefore, Ming'er said categorically: "Mr. Sir, you must not do it! The three feet of ice did not freeze in one day. It was not because of this that Xie Jinzhi became what he is today. How can it be so easy to exonerate him? Furthermore, you are Mr. Xun.
If you are not a court official, you are not in your position and do not seek to govern your country, what excuse do you have to take care of it? When the chief minister of the dynasty comes and goes, and you, a lost prince, intervene, what will the emperor think in his heart? "
"this……"
Xia Xun suddenly realized, but how could he be willing to sit back and watch Jie Jin being in trouble without even making an attempt to rescue him? Ming'er said: "My lord, if you want to save him, you can't come forward so rashly. His life or death,
It depends on the Emperor. You have a close relationship with the Emperor and know the Emperor well. If you want to save him, you can only find a way based on the Emperor's wishes."
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Xia Xun said "Ah", slapped his forehead and said: "Yes, that's right! Ming'er, go to the Crown Prince's Mansion quickly and ask to borrow an imperial doctor from the Crown Princess to help you."
Xilin and Xiaodi checked the pulse. They took the opportunity to tell the prince and told him to ignore everything about Xie Jin, not to ask, and never to interfere. If the prince is not here, please tell the prince as soon as possible! "
Ming'er didn't know Xia Xun's intention, but she knew that Xia Xun must have an idea. She quickly agreed and asked Qiaoyun to accompany her back to the room to change clothes, then hurriedly picked up the car and left the house. Xia Xun ordered Ming'er and hurriedly
He rushed to the front hall and summoned a close servant. This man was originally a son of an official. He read poetry and books when he was young and was very clever. Later, he was demoted to an official slave because of his father's crime. When the Fuguo Palace was built, he became an auxiliary.
A domestic slave in the Duke's mansion.
Xia Xun called him to follow him and whispered: "Go and find Mr. Huang Zhen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate quickly and tell him to cancel all attempts to rescue Xie Jin and go quickly!" The servant agreed and hurriedly
Go out, take the horse out of the house, beat the horse like flying and go straight to the Metropolitan Procuratorate
Xia Xun sent the slave away, took a long breath, and murmured to himself: "This Chen Ying, although not as arrogant and domineering as Ji Gang, is far more sinister and terrifying than Ji Gang. A biting dog really doesn't bark.
Yes, it seems that we have to deal with him first!"
