(Big chapter, shy face and all kinds of requests!)
The morning mist has not yet dissipated, and the dew on the branches has not yet evaporated away from the rising autumn sun. The students in Yingtian Academy have just gotten up, washing and combing, arranging book boxes, and are very busy.
Fang Zimo came early to the Xiude Hall where teachers rested with his books under his arm. This was his old habit. For many years, in Yingtian Academy, except for those who kept watch at night, Fang Zimo
He is probably the first one to get up, so he likes to come to his study room in Xiudetang early in the morning, brew a cup of green tea, and while sipping the tea, he will recite the lesson he will teach today, and then
Several questions have been prepared for students to ask questions and write essays.
Before Fang Zimo entered his study room, he heard the sound of turning clothes inside. Fang Zimo thought he was a thief and shouted loudly: "Young man in Liang Dynasty? Even if you steal money, you can't do it."
Came to the wrong place."
The room became quiet, and when the door opened, there was Professor Cao with a sullen look on his face. Cao Min held a stack of paper in his hand and said expressionlessly: "Mr. Fang dares to think of me as a thief. What thief can be stupid?"
Where is the gentleman who came to the poor school? He is beating around the bush and cursing people."
Fang Zimo snorted and said: "Taking things without telling me is stealing. Professor Cao should inform me first when he comes to pick up things. If you hadn't opened the door in time, the iron ruler in my hand would have hurt you."
I can't afford this noble body."
Cao Min cursed secretly: Old guy, smelly and hard.
A smile appeared on his face and he said: "Mr. Fang doesn't know. His official duties are official, otherwise he would never be so rude. It's just because the Ministry of Rites wrote that the day of the Emperor's Dragon's Birthday is approaching, and the academies of all major prefectures will select a number of candidates.
A student with excellent literary talent and character has written a birthday celebration article for His Majesty. It should be completed within three days. I received the article yesterday and knew that this is a major national event, so I couldn't sleep at night. I came to you early in the morning to look through the students' articles.
Article, I just want to find a few talented and talented people to write a birthday celebration article on behalf of the academy. I don’t mean to offend, I’m sorry to offend you.”
Fang Zimo put the things in his hands on the table and said with a straight face: "I have misunderstood Professor Cao. Professor Cao is diligent in his official duties. He should be admired and praised. It's just that I have tens of millions of articles and books here. You write such an article
Read it and judge whether it is good or bad. Don’t say three days, I’m afraid you won’t be able to find it in thirty days.”
Cao Min said: "It doesn't matter, I have my own sense of propriety, and I am also a scholar. Once I have the article, I can tell the difference between the superior and inferior very quickly by reading ten lines at a glance."
Fang Zimo said: "Even so, it takes a lot of effort. If I can recommend a few to you, you can trust my vision."
"Of course I can trust you, but Mr. Zimo cherishes time like gold. How dare I disturb you? I'd better do it myself. Mr. Zimo, don't blame me for messing with your things. I'll probably be here all day long."
, Sir, it’s up to you.”
Fang Zimo felt a little strange. He wanted to recommend it, but he refused. He chose to do it by himself. Logically speaking, he knew best who among the students had written better articles, so he did not come to ask for his opinion.
However, Fang Zimo was too lazy to be wordy with him. Cao Min had a bad reputation among the academy's lectures, and no one wanted to make friends with him. Fang Zimo was no exception. He gave up the polite words when he saw that he didn't agree.
He originally had the right to read the manuscripts of these students, so he didn't say anything more, picked up his ruler and tea cup and went out.
Before leaving, Fang Zimo secretly glanced at the selected articles that Cao Min had placed in another stack. He looked at the signatures and saw that Su Jin, Wang Anshi and others were among them. Fang Zimo thought to himself: This person does have some discernment.
No wonder I don’t need to give my own guidance, but the person chosen is someone who can write upright and refined articles.
Cao Min stayed in Fang Zimo's study all morning, flipping through and picking up bits and pieces. When Fang Zimo came back from school, he saw him rummaging left and right, and immediately ignored him and went back.
Rest in the house.
For two days in a row, Cao Min rummaged through almost all the study rooms of the lecture halls, picked out dozens of articles and left. A careful glance revealed that they were all articles written by several students with excellent literary talents, including
The policies, essays, poems and essays were all different, and the lecturers had no idea why Cao Min was so hands-on. The Ministry of Rites had issued the same text before, but Cao Min asked each lecturer to submit a list and choose from it. Read the article
I didn’t even look at it, let alone look for it in person; this person’s style has changed so much that it’s hard for people to adapt to it for a while.
On the evening of the second day, after school ended, Cao Min carried a big cloth package out of the academy and entered Yingtian City. He first went to the Yingtian Mansion Yamen and stayed there for half an hour. As the sun set in the west, he unexpectedly followed Fu Yin Tang Jie
They came out together, got in the car separately, and went straight to Prince Teng's Mansion in the East City.
The disciples did not dare to neglect him. Mr. Fu Yin was a frequent visitor and knew everyone, so he let him into the palace without waiting for notification. He first sent someone to inform the manager of Qin. Qin Fei came after hearing the news. After a brief murmur, the three of them went straight to the inner house to ask for an audience with Prince Teng.
Teng Wang Zhao Zongdan was walking around in the corridor of the garden to eat after dinner. Several maids were following him with lanterns. A maid hurried over to report: "Your Majesty, Mr. Fu Yin is asking for an audience."
Zhao Zongdan was thinking about it when he heard this and said hurriedly: "Take them to the study to wait while I go to change clothes."
The maid hurriedly left. King Teng stood for a while and said to himself: "It seems that she has something to tell, not bad."
In the study, everyone had finished paying their respects, and Prince Teng couldn't wait to ask: "Your Excellency, the Master, is here at night, but what's the matter?"
Tang Jie spit the tea leaves in his mouth back into the cup and said with a smile: "Your Majesty Mingjian, this is indeed the case. Professor Cao, take it out and show it to Your Majesty, and also ask Your Majesty to screen it to see if it is suitable for use."
Cao Min agreed, bowed forward, spread out the parcel in his hand on the large desk, revealing a stack of articles inside, and said with a smile: "I would like to report to the prince, I spent two days preparing Su Jin.
I have picked out the exercises of Wang Anshi, Wei Songhe, Lu Dakui, Cheng Liangmu and others. There are many rebellious words in them, slanderous remarks about the imperial policies and disrespectful words towards the emperor. They are dead this time."
Zhao Zongdan laughed and said, "Thank you for your hard work. If this happens, I will definitely reward you heavily."
Cao Min hurriedly bowed and said: "How dare you accept the reward from the prince? As long as the prince can extend his little finger to mention the official, it will be more valuable than any other reward."
Zhao Zongdan smiled and said: "You have good ideas and good talks. If you eliminate these people with ulterior motives, the court will definitely reward you. Your share of the credit is indispensable."
Cao Min thanked him repeatedly, stretched out his hand to spread out the manuscripts one by one, and pointed out the treacherous and unethical words in it to King Teng one by one. Cao Min was very careful in his work. All the paradoxes he thought were circled in red pen, and it was not difficult to find them.
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"No, Your Majesty, please read this sentence: If you can practice benevolent governance now, why will the people become discouraged and homeless, why will there be smoke and dust thieves, and why will you suffer from the behavior of not following the Tao and returning to transformation?
!' This is a bold and slanderous statement, a naked and undisguised attack on the current Holy One, you are not a min zhu."
"Your Majesty, look at this sentence again, 'There are three disadvantages of redundancy. The first is redundant personnel, the third is redundant soldiers, and the third is redundant expenses. The disadvantages of redundant personnel must be eliminated, the disadvantages of redundant soldiers must be eliminated, and the disadvantages of redundant expenses must be eliminated. The three redundancies must be eliminated.
And the wealth is abundant. Why does the saint control the salary to support the officials and soldiers in the world? If the officials have the ability to govern people, they will eat them. However, the Three Redundant Policies of the Song Dynasty have been mentioned for a long time today, up to
From the emperor to the civil and military officials, no one came up with a good solution. They allowed money and food to squander, and the officialdom gradually decayed. If things go on like this, the Song Dynasty will be impoverished and weak...', Your Majesty, this is a blatant attack on the imperial court and a mockery of the officials.
His heart is so sinister and sinister. If the wind blows, will the Song Dynasty still have peace in the future? These unscrupulous people dare to speak nonsense without any merit. They are hateful and should be killed."
"Your Majesty, look at this sentence again, 'Today's common people are suffering from two diseases: vagrants and heretics. Among the vagabonds, there are few people who are capable, and when heresies are strong, there are few people who work in agriculture. Why are the people happy to be idle?
It arises from the uneven and uneven conquests, and is caused by the annexation of powerful forces. The small people have nothing to do with agriculture, and they think that eating only after their skills can still be a way of survival. If you have equalized the fields of the world, you can then be responsible for the cultivation of the world.
; If this were not the case, and the fertile fields in the world were occupied by a handful of people, the country's financial resources would be unsustainable, and the ills of the people could not be eradicated. If this continued, thieves would become numerous in the world, and banditry would arise, which would shake the foundation of the country...'
They actually advocated the method of land equalization with threatening words. According to what they said, the prince's food, land and land must be divided among those poor people? But where is the majesty of the royal family? Where is the dignity of the heroes? Your prince, these people have reached the point of lawlessness.
The situation has reached a certain point, so be careful..."
Cao Min pointed out more than a dozen of the paradoxes he drew in a row. Zhao Zongdan watched and listened, his face turned pale, and finally couldn't bear it anymore and shouted: "These unruly people have reached the point of despising Chao Gang, their words
He was so arrogant that he attacked the emperor, the royal family and all the civil and military officials. Take them, take them, how can we let them slander them with such nonsense? Mr. Tang took the head catcher to the academy to arrest him overnight."
Tang Jie hurriedly stood up and cupped his hands and said: "I obey my orders. Please number the paradoxes one by one so that they can be used as evidence."
Cao Min hurriedly sorted the manuscripts approved by Prince Teng one by one by name, and suddenly found that Su Jin's name was not there. Looking again, Su Jin accounted for most of the remaining manuscripts that Prince Teng did not approve, so he said in confusion: "
Your Majesty, Su Jin's manuscript has been filtered out, how can you get him?"
When Zhao Zongdan heard that Su Jin had no idea, how could it be possible? He looked through the filtered manuscripts carefully, but none of them could be used as evidence. He couldn't help but frowned and said: "Professor Cao, why did you get such useless manuscripts?
There are no rebellious words in it, are you the son to protect him?"
Cao Min was even more unjust than Dou E. He thought to himself: Am I shielding him? I wish I could kill him. He hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, how dare I shield you? All his manuscripts and poems are here. I deliberately missed out all of them."
"Bring it here, I remember that there are some paradoxes in his manuscript, why didn't the prince see it?"
"Come and show it to me."
Cao Min hurriedly came up and rummaged around carefully: "Your Majesty, this sentence is 'the people are the most important, the country is the second most important, and the king is the least important.' Isn't this a disparagement of the Holy One? Isn't this enough to convict you?"
Zhao Zongdan looked at Cao Min sideways and said: "Professor Cao donated this official position, or he got this official position through a job."
Cao Min didn't know why, so he murmured: "Your Majesty is a wise judge, the official position is the official imperial examination."
"To take your chief examination must be to gain your property, you idiot, these words are the words of Mencius, so how can you convict Su Jin of quoting Mencius's words? Do you want to punish the sins of Saint Meng?"
Cao Min remained silent. The prince's guess was correct. He had indeed bribed the examiner to pass, and he really didn't have many poems in his stomach.
"There is also the sentence 'Everyone can be a Yao and Shun'. You also circled it. Don't you know that this is also what Mencius said? Do you think this means that everyone wants to be Emperor Yao and Shun and rise up in rebellion?
"
Cao Min did not comment and lowered his head in silence.
Tang Jie hurriedly smoothed things over and said, "Don't be upset, Your Majesty. Professor Cao has worked hard. Time is tight and omissions are inevitable. It's just that Su Jin's evidence is not available. I still need to ask Your Majesty for instructions on how to act."
Zhao Zongdan breathed a sigh of relief, stood up, took two steps, and said: "If you keep waiting for him to make a mistake, he will be led away by the nose. If the news leaks out, it will not be good. Take these people first and report them to the emperor."
Shi Tai punishes the crime, at least kills the chicken to scare the monkeys, let Su Jin scare the hell out of him, then slowly look for his evidence, and take people to get it!"
Tang Jie hurriedly said: "Respecting the prince's order, I will go and arrest these people and interrogate them all night long. Maybe I can catch Su Jin's tail from their mouths."
Zhao Zongdan looked at Tang Jie. The two looked at each other and laughed, which made the candlelight seem to be shaking, flickering left and right.dd