"There are always temples and corridors in the rivers and lakes, and it is easy to talk about world affairs when meeting people." [Jihuai Lu Rufa Tianmen]
"What are you talking about?" You Chu, who came back from changing clothes, saw the two of them and asked in confusion. After asking the whole story, You Chu smiled and said, "What is Xinmi? It turns out this is what happened."
"Zhong Yun, do you know?" Jia Kui couldn't help but asked curiously.
"Yeah." You Chu often laughed and joked, but sometimes he could still pick it up: "It's about Tingwei Zhengyang Jun. This year, Tingwei's father died of illness, and Yang Junte helped with his funeral. As a result, someone impeached him.
He left his post without permission and went beyond the bounds of justice..."
"Did Ting Wei Zheng really do such a thing?" This is what Jia Kui wants to know. Yang Pei enforces the law fairly and is not afraid of powerful people. Everyone inside and outside the court knows this. But such a strict and self-disciplined person would actually commit such a crime.
Because of his crime, not only was there no hope of promotion, but he couldn't even keep his current position: "It sounds like a frame-up."
"The crime is conclusive, and Yang Jun himself went to court to plead guilty." Yang Pei is from Wannian County, Zuofengyi. He had been friends with You Chu's father, You Yin, when they were young, and the two families had some contact. After the incident, You Yin was very concerned.
, so You Chu knew something about the inside story: "It is said that he was in the Tingwei Mansion for interrogation that day. When he heard about the death of Duke Fang, he immediately called a car and rushed there. That day was the day when the country returned in triumph, and his acting commander Tingwei
, Not going to perform Hajj is to leave one's post without permission and to be deliberately negligent. When rushing to the Dharma Master's house, due to urgency, the car stopped for a while, and happened to be seen by the patrolling Tiqi. This is transgressing the road."
"Hey!" Zhang Ji sighed with great regret and said, "It's a pity that I have abided by the law all my life, but in the end I committed such a thing. As soon as Yang Jun left, the people in Chang'an should be celebrating."
This kind of thing can be big or small, and it is all excusable. Considering the emperor's high regard for Yang Pei, although he will not die, it will be difficult for him to take over as Tingwei. The matter was revealed at this juncture.
Jia Kui never believed this was a coincidence. There must be someone behind the scenes who didn't want to see Yang Pei become a court lieutenant: "Besides Yang Jun, who else above the court can serve as a court lieutenant this time?"
"To put it bluntly." You Chu yawned and shed a tear from the corner of his eye. He said scornfully: "Although Yang Jun enforces the law strictly, he will never be selfish. In the past few years, no one in the court has been unjustly imprisoned. The people in Guanzhong are happy.
I am convinced, this is a clear proof. But for those powerful people, the unreasonable Tingwei Mansion is harsh and fierce, so anyone who is a Tingwei will win more people's hearts than Yang Jun."
"Your family is powerful, right?" Zhang Ji said with a smile, "How do you say it has nothing to do with you?"
"A good family is not afraid of law enforcement." You Chu chuckled and immediately said: "I'm really sleepy, De Rong, let me squeeze in with you."
You Chu said goodbye to Zhang Ji and Jia Kui, then walked to Zhang Ji's residence and fell asleep.
"Still thinking about this?" After You Chu left, Zhang Ji tidied up the house and said to Jia Kui who said nothing: "These things, for people in the court, are related to wealth and life, but for me and others
It's just a casual conversation. Liang Dao, please listen to my advice. From now on, you should be a down-to-earth official and serve the people. If you can see through the muddy water in the court, don't meddle rashly."
"I'm just thinking about the difficulties of being an official. Even people like Yang Jun who are loyal to the public and abide by the law cannot escape." Jia Kui felt that his forehead was swollen. There was always an inexplicable heaviness in his chest regarding tomorrow's Imperial College Examination:
"I really don't know what will happen to me when I become an official in the future."
Zhang Ji didn't know what to say. He could more or less understand Jia Kui's uneasiness. Both of them were born in poverty. If they fell from the clouds if they were not careful, who among them could accept such a situation?
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So there was no talking all night, and we all fell asleep peacefully.
Youfufeng, Yi County.
Fazheng abided by the ancient rituals and transported his father's coffin back to his hometown for burial. He then settled in a cottage next to the tomb and observed the funeral in a dignified manner. He should have been deaf to what was going on outside the window, but when he saw
When Yang Pei, who had no beard or hair and shaved his head, was shocked for a while. After hearing about Yang Pei's experience of being sentenced, he felt guilty and furious: "In life, what we should talk about is benevolence and righteousness!" He held the thorn in his hand.
He tapped his stick on the rough ground and said angrily: "My ancestors treated justice well and felt sad after hearing the news. What's wrong? They are obviously taking advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble!"
"In the position of Tingwei, if you work on law and discipline, you will be hated by others." Yang Pei had lost his hair and beard at this time. Not only was he not decadent, he was more energetic than before. He was wearing a rough short brown jacket, and his feet were
Putting on his mango shoes, he said in a calm tone: "My father-in-law repeatedly advised me to be lenient and simple, but even so, I was not tolerated by others, and my father-in-law has still had difficulties these years."
Fazheng's red and swollen eyes were filled with tears again. He turned back to look at Fa Yan's tomb, and then back to Yang Pei. He remembered that Yang Pei, who was usually sarcastic and selfless, actually violated the law in desperation for his father.
Fa Jin, Fa Zheng was really moved in his heart, and said firmly: "Mr. Yang! You shouldn't have confessed so early. If you had informed me of this matter earlier, I would be filial and upright. I can't do anything else. I will use this meager sum of money to report to Your Majesty."
, it’s okay to ask for leniency!”
Then, Fazheng looked at Yang Pei's bald head again, and felt that it was particularly dazzling. This also strengthened his determination to come forward to help him: "But it's not too late now, I can still go to Shu to complain for you and decide
We cannot let the imperial court collapse on its own. I have looked at the imperial court and the public, and you are the only one who is qualified to be a court official!"
"I came here just to dissuade you from doing these things for me." Yang Pei said calmly. In the sharp cold wind, he stood upright like a pine tree in thin clothes: "I don't need you to do anything. They will impeach you."
That's right. I did break the law. I should not have left my post without permission or crossed the road. Don't think that you are the only one who has the trust of the emperor. When I was in Hedong, the emperor could safely hand over the major rebellion case to me.
I came to trial. After that, I was transferred to Chang'an as a court official. The emperor did not think that I was humble and called me many times to talk about the law... I know that the emperor intends to rectify the Han family's laws and not just follow Confucianism, so at this time, I would rather commit suicide.
If I retreat, I cannot let the emperor break the law first in order to protect me!"
Fazheng didn't know that there was such a story in it, so he looked at the other party in surprise.
"If you shave your beard and hair, it can grow back, but if the Fa is broken, how can you help it up?" Yang Pei looked at Fazheng, who was becoming increasingly haggard due to the death of his father, and reached out to pat the thin man like his own nephew.
His shoulders. He knew that the other young man had opportunities and talents. Unlike him, he had to work hard for many years before he could get ahead: "In addition to advising you not to do stupid things for me, I also want to come here and say goodbye to the Dharma Master.
, after this, I will go back to Zuo Fengyi."
For Yang Pei, this time is a slander. For Fazheng, isn't it the contempt of others for Fa? When famous celebrities died in the past, how many disciples and former officials came all the way to attend the funeral. Isn't it possible that among them, there was no one who had some selfish reasons?
Those who deposed the public and left their posts without authorization? At that time, they talked about 'friendship', and now they talk about 'rules'. All the principles in the world have been taken over by them! It's just that now Fa Zheng is alone, and he doesn't have enough power in the court.
If he wanted to take revenge, he could only continue to endure. He thought for a long time and finally calmed down and followed Yang Pei's advice.
"What are you going to do when Mr. Yang returns?" Fazheng stretched out an arm sideways and led Yang Pei to the road to pay homage to Fa Yan. He said at the same time: "With how much your Majesty values Mr. Yang, it won't take long.
There will definitely be a bus edict. When my mourning period has passed, it will not be too late for you and me to be officials in the same court and work together again."
Like Fazheng, Yang Pei himself is also very optimistic about the future prospects: "I am not a jailer. I am from Mingfa. When I was in Tingwei's Mansion, all prison sentences depended on justice. The country exempted me from being tortured this time.
He ordered me to go home and study the laws and regulations that my Han family has preserved for hundreds of years, and I hope to gain something..." Yang Pei, who has always been serious, made a rare joke. He pointed to his head: "This is the reason for my new beard and hair.
It’s time to grow back.”
"I'm just looking forward to that day." Fazheng said hopefully.
In the cemetery, Fazheng and Yang Pei walked one behind the other, saying that Fazheng was decisive and had a clear distinction between love and hate. He didn't like fancy things, and he focused on simplicity and liveliness. Under the influence of Fa Yan,
, he was also quite knowledgeable about the classics, and the authoritarian purge he advocated was clearly consistent with Yang Pei's idea of restraining the powerful. To outsiders, Fa Zheng seemed to have only one strong point of being good at using soldiers, but few people knew that he was good at using soldiers.
He also has very high attainments, and many of the views he said during this period were also refreshing to Yang Pei, and he felt that it was too late to meet him.
"Xiao Zhi has such great talent, it can be seen that there will be successors to the Duke of Dharma." Yang Pei subconsciously wanted to reach out to stroke his beard, but his hand came up empty. He could only nodded to express his relief: "In the future, there will be peace in the world, and the imperial court may use troops.
Not much. Since Xiaozhi has talents in this area, he might as well study more in this way during the period of filial piety."
Fazheng readily accepted the advice from his elders. The two walked a few steps, and he suddenly asked: "Mr. Yang was originally Tingweizheng, and taking over as Tingweizheng was a matter of course. Now that something like this has happened, I don't know who the court cares about?"
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As long as he knew who it was, Fazheng could know which party was behind the momentum. However, he didn't know that Yang Pei was impeached not only because he blocked the way of others, but also because he had offended too many people.
People. For example, many local tycoons who suffered losses under him, Confucian scholars who admired leniency but opposed Yang Pei's strict law enforcement, and even those in power who had offended him earlier...
Yang Pei smiled faintly and did not directly answer Fazheng's words, but said: "It doesn't matter who you are, the power of employing people lies with the emperor."
"That is?" Fazheng asked curiously. According to what Yang Pei said, the position of Tingwei is particularly important to the emperor. It cannot be given to outsiders, let alone to a weak and incompetent person. Looking at the government and the public,
Internally and externally, apart from Yang Pei, it seemed that no other cool official with sufficient qualifications could be found.
"She Jian, the governor of Hanyang, although he doesn't know the law, he has a good reputation and is not a selfish person." Yang Pei commented like this. It seems that She Jian is just a transitional role assigned by the emperor to the post of Tingwei, and he must follow the rules.
However, it cannot play the role of a cruel official.
She Jian's appointment as Tingwei was the result of a game between the emperor and his ministers. It was a serious crime to cross the emperor's exclusive road at any time, and it was not something that could be solved with a simple punishment. The emperor thus hid Yang Pei, who was strict in enforcing the law, and replaced him with
The gentlemanly Shejian made a compromise. This is what Yang Pei saw. From this, he was even more grateful for the emperor's extrajudicial kindness, but Fa Zheng learned from the emperor's choice.
Seeing another level, it seems that the emperor has not yet reached the time to use ruthless officials to kill.
The imperial examination was a major event in Chang'an, and everyone from the imperial court to the local government took it seriously, and all relevant personnel were mobilized.
Jingzhao Yin Hu Miao was worried that if there was an accident in the first imperial examination, he would not be able to escape the blame. As early as half a month before the start of the examination, he roped in the new chief executive Xu Rong, Chang'an ordered Wang Ling and other relevant people.
, all the villages near Taixue were cleaned up. On the day of the test, Tiqi and Chang'an Wei jointly patrolled the streets to strictly guard against fire and thieves. There was a curfew in advance at night. No one was allowed on the road, and no noise was allowed in the lanes. Violators
Felony.
Fortunately, it was winter when the test was planned, and people had a break from farming, so they could hide at home and bask in the sun. Otherwise, just not being allowed to go out to work would have caused a lot of trouble.
The first thing organized was a collective examination, and all the buildings of Taixue were requisitioned at once. The exams were "The Classic of Filial Piety" and "Nine Chapters". This is a common subject that all Taixue students must learn. The questions were asked by the great Confucians Zheng Xuan and Cai
After many discussions, Yong and others concluded that many students cried or laughed after answering. Some regretted that they had neglected their studies during the internship, and some hated that they wrote too slowly, and there were still a few lines that were not finished at the end.
Zhang Ji and others came out after finishing the exam. They saw all kinds of life from outside the school building, and they couldn't help feeling sad.
According to the arrangement, in addition to common subjects, they also have subjects in their own disciplines. There are ten subjects in total. The scoring of each subject is not determined by the above-mentioned decision, but by a ten-point system. After the common subjects are tested, the points will be divided.
The first batch was the Ming Jing Department, followed by the Ming Law Department, and on the third day it was the turn of the Drama Department where Zhang Ji and others were.
By the early morning of the next day, a total of 400 students from the two classes of Drama Department came to the Mingtang and stood in order. They had already identified themselves when they came in. The square was now silent, surrounded by heavily armed men with gold medals and cavalry.
Patrolling the neighborhood. First there was a burst of bells ringing, and then the three links were beating.
The weather was very good that day. Although the temperature was relatively cold, the sun was still shining high in the clouds, and the gentle warmth that could be blown away by a gust of wind was casually applied to people.
After basking in the sun for a long time, finally, a group of neatly dressed people walked straight into the bright hall from the middle of the group. The first few people and the imperial servant She Pan Xu, the imperial scholar offered wine and Yang Yi, and after the ceremony, they walked into the bright hall side by side.