By the time Xian Ruxing saw Xia Yanxia, it was already five days later.
The name sounded familiar to her before, so she went to check it out. Only then did she know the identity of the other party, and found out that he was also the chief minister of the Jiajing Dynasty.
In fact, this is not to blame Xian Ruxing. Jiajing Dynasty was full of talented people. Whether it was Yang Ting and Fei Hong in the early stage, or Yan Song Hairui in the later period, they were all famous figures in history. However, Yan Song defeated him in a fight, which was a big gift for Yan Song on his way to upgrade.
Xia Yan is no longer so eye-catching.
Of course, there is a contrast to the so-called not outstanding. At the very least, if you can sit in the first assistant position, you must have two brushes. So when Xian Ruxing heard that he was coming, he waited at the door early in the morning.
After a while, I saw two men approaching quickly under the guidance of the chamberlain.
Xian Ruxing took two steps forward, smiled and said, "Mr. Xia, Mr. Zhang, you are so polite."
Xia Yan is in his thirties this year, which is the best age for his official career. He is handsome in appearance and impressive in appearance. However, his expression is very serious. He nodded slightly and said hello to Xian Ruxing and then stopped talking.
However, just these few words made Xian Ruxing a little stunned. No other reason than that Master Xia's voice was so pleasant.
Not only are the words correct and the pronunciation perfect, but the timbre is very magnetic and can be said to be lingering around for three days.
Is this the ancient version of the male divine voice?
Xian Ruxing was thinking wildly in his mind, but his face remained gentle and polite.
The other one is younger, his surname is Zhang, he has a single family name, he is not tall, and he has a natural smile.
According to Xian Ruxing's understanding, this Mr. Zhang is the second son of a British duke from a long-established noble family. His maternal grandmother, Princess Longqing, is the daughter of Zhu Qizhen, the Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, so according to their status, the Zhang family can barely be regarded as relatives of the emperor. It is said that this person
He has been smart since he was a child. Although he is a noble, he took part in the imperial examination and became a scholar. In their class, he can be called a young and promising person.
However, after all, studying depends on talent and hard work. As you move up the Zhang family, you can no longer study. The family asked for an official position as a scholar and wandered around the palace all day long.
Zhu Houcong saw him accidentally and had a few conversations with him. He felt that he was a smart person. He thought that Xia Yan was born with a bad face. If he had a conflict with someone in the Leopard Room, at least the Zhang family would be there to mediate.
Although Xia Yan didn't want to come, he was a third-grade Jinshi and seventh-grade official, and everything he did was subject to the emperor's words. As a military household, the Xia family was very eager to move up in order to get rid of this status. Previously, because of his own
He had a sense of justice and couldn't bear to see Zhang Yanling bullying the people, but overall he still had to abide by his duty as a minister, so on the surface it looked pretty good.
At first, Xian Ruxing was wary of the other party's persistence in writing a long serial novel to bring down Zhang Yanling, so she was quite careful with her words. After all, this person has no eyes for rubbish. But after getting to know each other, she found that neither of them was picky or difficult.
We get along, at least on the matter of teaching, the two sides still have discussions.
"What does Taoist Xian mean, is that we only need to teach some basic arithmetic texts and don't need all the rest of the scriptures?"
"Absolutely, because the quality and ability of people here are uneven, so I hope you two can start from the basics. In addition, please spare part of your time every day to talk about some miscellaneous knowledge." Xian Ruxing spoke sincerely.
"What miscellaneous studies?" the Zhang family asked curiously.
"Anything can be done, such as travel notes on mountains and rivers, and folk customs. I heard that both of you have traveled thousands of miles. I guess it is not difficult to do such a small thing."
Xia Yan worked as a "pedestrian" before. The so-called "pedestrian" means running around in various places, carrying documents, messages and the like. Although it was hard work, he also got training and made some friends, so he was able to master the military field after returning to Beijing.
For such an errand in the matter.
As a distinguished noble, the Zhang family does not have to be stuck in their territory like the vassal kings, but can also wander around from time to time, so the two of them are quite comfortable with this matter.
But to be honest, although he is capable, there is always a slight feeling of discomfort for Xia Yan. In fact, he has been a child prodigy since he was a child. Before the imperial examination, it was smooth sailing in the imperial examination.
The examiner didn't like being too sharp, so he fell into the top three.
Xia Yan's family is a military household. Although military and craftsmen households in the Ming Dynasty can also take the imperial examination, if they go online and become a first- and second-grade official, they will eventually be discriminated against. Xia Yan himself does not feel that he will definitely do so in the future.
Although he could be granted the title of Marquis and Prime Minister, his father's sincere wish was that he could help the family escape from the military household. He was from Jiangxi, and when he was a child, he always spoke with a local accent. Whenever this happened, Xia's father would hate Tie Bucheng very much.
Gangdi said to him: "All the ministers around the emperor speak good Mandarin. How can you rise in the officialdom like this!"
For this reason, Xia Yan specially sought out famous teachers and finally practiced the male voice.
It is not easy to get to where he is today, so Xia Yan is arrogant in nature, and he can't stand the weird and obscene skills. Now that he comes to this leopard room, the emperor's order was to lead the Taoists to progress, but since he came in
, all he observed were a bunch of nondescript people, who didn't even wear Taoist robes properly! And what Xian Ruxing asked him to teach was not the words of a saint, so he felt a little confused in his heart.
During the first class, Taoist Xuan Yi was also listening behind, and the two almost quarreled. The reason was that Xia Yan introduced the customs and customs of the coastal area to the Taoist priests, and when talking about maritime trade, he said with disdain that before the imperial court
A sea ban has been issued once, but it did not stop fishermen from going out to sea privately. Nowadays, Japanese pirates are becoming more and more rampant because of this, so after a while, he himself will write again, asking the court to completely stop the shipping department and implement the sea ban.
Although the old Taoist Xuan Yi no longer cares about business, he also knows that the sugar perfume he is currently researching is all about making a fortune in the sea. He has always known how to watch people's actions and knows that the person who can be sent by the emperor must not be a big shot. Hearing this, he couldn't sit still.
After that, he was not afraid of offending others and immediately stood up to argue with him.
Xia Yan didn't expect that a fat Taoist priest would openly refute him, but when it came to quarreling, he really wasn't afraid of anyone. So the two sides had a lot of fun in the class, making the Zhang family on the side look anxious.
Unlike the bull-tempered Xia Yan, this distinguished member of the Zhang family is keenly aware of the benefits of this job. If there is anyone who is the most famous person around the emperor today, then it must be Xian Ruxing. He is now regarded as a guest of honor by Xian Ruxing.
, as long as you perform well, wouldn't it be easy to get close to Long live, so I am very dissatisfied with Xia Yan's behavior of causing trouble.
The two sides quarreled until the end, which alarmed Xian Ruxing. Facing the angry two people, Xian Ruxing stroked his forehead helplessly. Xia Yan was appointed by Jiajing, and he was also the teacher of the Taoist priests. He could not offend him in any case. So he pretended first.
He said a few words to Xuan Yi and then drove him away.
Then Xian Ruxing said sternly to Xia Yan: "Mr. Xia, regarding the sea ban, it is difficult for Pindao to agree with your point of view. "Eat the mountain, eat the mountain, eat the sea, eat the sea" has been around since ancient times. Nowadays, most people on the southeast coast take this as their view.
Sir, if you want to cut off their financial path now, then in the future "the city will open, the bandits will turn to merchants, and the city will ban, the merchants will turn to bandits" may not have the desired effect. Moreover, even if the sea is banned, many officials and wealthy businessmen will
We still secretly send private ships to and from various countries, which will only starve the court and enrich the officials."
Xia Yan frowned and immediately replied: "Taoist Master Xian, you and other outsiders probably don't understand that commercial taxes only account for a small part of the imperial court's annual income. Even if we ban the sea, we won't gain weight or lose anyone. Besides, after the sea ban, I will naturally
There are other measures to coordinate these, I have thought of everything you mentioned, and I will report it to His Majesty after a while when I have sorted it out."
"What measure?" Xian Ruxing asked subconsciously.
Xia Yan glanced at her sideways and turned away proudly, "I won't tell you."
Xian Ruxing: "..."
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Let’s talk about Jiajing.
Ever since he got the potato, the young man has been in a state of extreme excitement, imagining that if no more people starve in the world, then all the problems that the emperors have not solved for thousands of years will be solved by himself, and he suddenly feels proud.
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Immediately on the same day, the prepared potato sprouts were distributed in the court, and after explaining the precautions, the officials were asked to go back to plant. The top three in the final yield would not only be rewarded, but they could also take everyone's potatoes home!
The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty often held farming activities with the harem on every first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. Even the spring plowing ceremony was a must for the emperor and the queen, so the ministers did not find it too strange. On the contrary, if Jiajing was only interested in farming, then compared with the former emperor Zhengde
, has become a famous king, so even Yang Tinghe didn't say anything.
Even some officials secretly rejoiced. As the saying goes, what goes well above others is what goes down below. It has been a year since the emperor ascended the throne. So far, apart from the embarrassing issue of recognizing his father and his mother, he has only paid attention to the harem.
The female Taoist priest here is extremely trusted. The former is taboo among officials, and the latter is even more likely to be labeled as a treacherous villain. This is the first time that Jiajing is so enthusiastic about something. So what is this,
This is an opportunity! If you show your face in front of the Holy Master like this, I will probably think of you when good things happen to you in the future! So they all said that they would do their best.
Yang Tinghe returned to his house holding the potato sprouts given by the emperor, just as his son Yang Shen was about to go out at this time.
"Father," Yang Shen said hello to his father respectfully. Ever since he learned that Yang Tinghe had rescued him after he was kidnapped, Yang Shen has been in a very good mood. "My son is going to go archery with his friends. When he comes back,
There are two articles I would like to ask you for advice."
Looking at the bandage still wrapped around the other person's head, Yang Tinghe expressionlessly stuffed the potato sprouts in his arms into his son's hands, "It's still chaotic outside. You need to plant the potatoes at home first before going out."
After saying that, he asked the officials in the government to take good care of him.