Chapter 268 Deliberately making things difficult
What is toast?
Chieftain is an official position granted by the central dynasty to the leaders of ethnic minorities in border areas. Generally, they have their own land, manage their people, and control their troops... until they are granted the title. These characteristics are consistent with being appointed and supervised by the imperial court.
, the regulated and term-limited officialdom is completely different, and can even be said to be an independent kingdom.
However, the chieftain actually accepted the appointment from the imperial court, and on paper Shanghai was regarded as a power of the imperial court.
There are also different types of chieftains, big and small, strong and weak. Among them, the one with the most noble status and the highest official position is the level of Xuanweishi.
Chen Ping paused and observed Mu Cangba's expression. Mu Cangba, who originally had a good impression of Chen Ping who was trying to win the first place, was also very interested at this time. He picked up the tea cup and asked Chen Ping to continue talking.
Although he did not express his position, his relaxed and comfortable expression made Chen Ping shout that there was something interesting.
"Among the great chieftains, apart from the Baima Xuanwei Division in the northwest, the Mulu Xuanwei Division under your jurisdiction has the highest rank. Who in the world does not know the names of the Baima Li family and the Mulu Mu family?"
"My family has been guarding the southwest for hundreds of years for generations. Since the founding of the country, I have been guarding the frontiers for the imperial court to resist foreign enemies. No one has made more contributions than you."
Chen Ping first praised him fiercely, which made Mu Cangba feel a little embarrassed.
"Master Chen has said it before. Although I am the head of a department and have hundreds of thousands of people under my jurisdiction, in the final analysis I am still a barbarian. Master Chen did not look down upon me, but others mostly regarded me as hearsay."
"I think there are hundreds of thousands of people living in Mulu, but only a few caravans come here every year. Prices in the mountains are so high that it is not easy for me to be a comfort envoy."
Mu Cangba took a sip of tea and sighed slightly. When Chen Ping heard what he said, he quickly understood the meaning.
Because of the misunderstanding of the natives by the imperial court and the majority of Han people, Mulu Xuanwei Sikong has hundreds of thousands of people, but he can only rely on the mountains to survive. He has no way to develop people's livelihood, so he can only rely on grabbing things from time to time.
Only then can we barely maintain our lives like this.
Now we are cooperating with Pixiu and his gang of thieves, all for money. To put it bluntly, they are all poor and troubled.
Very good, just as I thought, Chen Ping followed Mu Cangba's emotions and showed a solemn expression on his face. Since the other party has made it so clear, doesn't he still know what to do?
"There are few good officials in the world like Mr. Xuanweishang."
"The adults are worried about the poverty of the people and the difficulty of making a living. The students are not talented, but there are ways to cure the problems of the adults."
Mu Cangba was very calm at first, but after Chen Ping said these two words, he straightened up his attitude. No one is stupid. He knew in his heart that the risk of doing business with that organization was not small. If he could get it from the government,
Of course, Mu Cangba will not take risks when it comes to money.
It's just a problem that has troubled the Mu family for many years. Does this young scholar Chen Ping really have a solution?
Mu Cangba pondered for a while. Seeing that Chen Ping dared to come to Mulu City alone, he was not a little panicked when facing him, the biggest chieftain in Lingzhou, and decided to listen to Chen Ping's solution.
If an ordinary scholar dares to boast about such a high reputation, Mu Cangba is determined to let him know that the Mu family of Mulu is not someone to be trifled with, but Chen Ping is the Huiyuan of the current dynasty and can take the lead among countless scholars in the world.
A character must have his own unique insights.
"Master Chen, please speak."
Mu Cangba put down the tea cup, stretched out his hand towards Chen Ping and said sternly.
Seeing that the Mulu Xuanwei envoy respected him so much, Chen Ping dispelled the last doubt in his heart. Who said that the natives were cunning and barbaric? Isn't this called a simple mind?
Just because he believed in the simplest principles, he was discredited by some unscrupulous scholars, which made it difficult for the natives to make a living. They had to start some side businesses to ensure their lives. Chen Ping felt that he had an obligation to introduce some advanced productivity to Mu Xuan. p>
It’s really not that he is eyeing the brave and skilled local soldiers in their hands, nor is he eyeing the huge profits that will come from opening up the trade route to Dali through the Mulu Xuanwei Division.
As an honest and trustworthy scholar who is familiar with the books of sages, Chen Ping comforted himself in this way.
This is a win-win situation. How can the scholar's affairs be called exploitation? It was clearly him who brought the warmth himself!
Just as Chen Ping was about to speak, a guy suddenly came out and interrupted him.
"Sir, this kid has sharp teeth and a mouth full of yellow and white stuff. He doesn't seem to be a scholar at first glance, and he still claims that he is a current Huiyuan?"
"Hmph! After Huiyuan was listed on the list, he stayed in the capital to wait for the imperial examination. How could he come to Lingzhou, which is thousands of miles away? In my opinion, Yang Anguo just found someone to deceive you!"
When Chen Ping heard this, he was unhappy. How can something that you and I agree on be called cheating?
He took a closer look and saw that it was Mr. Tu just now. This old boy had a goatee and mung bean-sized eyes rolling around. There was a viciousness hidden in his eyes, and he was staring at him closely.
Could it be that this person thought I was here to steal his job?
Chen Ping didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and he didn't rush to explain. He just sat there and waited for the change.
Since his master said this, Mu Cangba couldn't help but become suspicious. After all, it was really strange for Chen Ping to appear in Lingzhou at this time. Why did a dignified Huiyuan come to Lingzhou without preparing for the imperial examination?
Mu Cangba raised his hand to stroke his beard, looked at Chen Ping with his eyes, and then asked.
"I think what Mr. Tu said is reasonable. If you are really Chen Ping, why don't you speak up to defend yourself?"
"It doesn't actually matter whether I am Chen Ping or not, because you and I both need something from each other, and this is just a deal."
"If you believe in Mr. Tu, I can't argue with you no matter what I say. If you believe in students, please feel free to test. Although students accidentally get the first place in the examination, they are not afraid of any school examination."
I originally wanted to get along with you as an ordinary person, but I didn't expect that what I got in exchange was alienation and suspicion. Then Chen Ping had no choice.
Apart from anything else, he was really not afraid of anyone in terms of literature. All the candidates in the entire Dayu Dynasty who were aspiring to become Jinshi went to the capital to take part in the examination. Thousands of people participated in the examination, and Chen Ping finally won it. Winning the laurel crown, the person who wins this honor at the age of 18 is the only one who deserves the entire reputation.
With his strength here, Chen Ping naturally seemed extremely calm.
Seeing Chen Ping being so patronizing, Master Tu was not polite when he raised questions and asked a difficult question.
"I won't embarrass you. I'll just choose a sentence from "The Great Learning". You don't need to make a long speech, just break the topic."
Master Tu chuckled, as if he was very confident in his knowledge, and then he unfolded the folding fan and fanned himself.
"Therefore, a gentleman should first be cautious about virtue. Even a sage can still be incapable of doing so."
"Chen Huiyuan, right? Please."
Master Tu sneered twice at Chen Ping, and then asked kindly: "Can I need calligraphy service from the study?"
"Thank you sir for your kindness. If time is tight, I will dictate it."
Chen Ping was delighted. If you want to pretend, just pretend to the end. How come you said you should choose from "The Great Learning" and then copied a sentence from "The Doctrine of the Mean" in the second half of the sentence?
No matter what, how can you expect such a narrow-minded and jealous person to be reasonable?
These two unrelated sentences, if it were any other scholar, even Juren, who was able to take the same exam, would not be able to figure it out for a while, let alone not using paper and pen, but relying on dictation?
Chen Ping also found it a bit difficult. Although he knew that the other party was deliberately making things difficult, he was also interested.
He first took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and clear his throat, then closed his eyes and began to think. After a while, he suddenly opened his eyes, vomited, and the sentence that broke the topic came out immediately.
"I went to the saints to preach and teach people, but people today are benefiting from it without knowing it."
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