"With your brother's current reputation in the society, as long as you review the current affairs, you will definitely be in high school." He said with a smile. Zhang Dai knew that Zhao Yingong was not the right scholar - he could tell from his usual conversation that Mr. Zhao Although he is very knowledgeable, he is very sparse in the Four Books and Five Classics.
"My little brother just can't get Shi Wen..."
Zhang Dai smiled, lowered his voice and said: "You are a member of my generation, why do you need such deceptive things? As long as you are fluent in arts and sciences!"
Zhao Yingong had long heard about Fushe's manipulation of imperial examinations - this was almost an open secret among the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River. Fushe had gained momentum since the Jinling Conference, especially the active support of officials from the Donglin sect at all levels, which made people join Fushe. The society became a shortcut to the imperial examination. Before Zhang Pu's death, when the restoration of the society was the most prominent, not only could it be determined who would win, but the ranking could also be arranged in advance.
In the late Ming Dynasty, many Qingliu people who were known for their integrity had no scruples in this regard. Even Wen Zhenmeng, an official and scholar who was known for his integrity and respected by the emperor, once accepted the advice of Zhang Pu and others. Please ask me to secretly arrange the ranking of the scholars who were restored to society - obviously, Zhao Yingong believed that the reason why this group of elites in Donglin were willing to do this was first of all influenced by the thinking of "struggle for power".
In the court, integrity cannot stand alone. Not to mention implementing one's own political platform, it is difficult to protect oneself. Donglin and Fushe have seen this clearly from the fierce party struggle during the Tianqi years, and they must refresh To govern the government, you must first have enough "own people" in the court and localities. Manipulating the imperial examination is the easiest way to achieve this goal. The main members of the society are scholars. As far as the imperial examination articles are concerned, the standard for passing the imperial examination is It's not difficult to do.
Zhao Yingong felt something in his heart. He had long been dissatisfied with his reputation as a scholar. He always felt a bit inferior when it came to socializing, especially those who were promoted to Jinshi in the countryside. Although they were very polite to him, they heard that he was just a "young man". "Shirt", it seems to show contempt.
However, this matter probably costs money, and Zhao Yingong has not yet joined Fushe. From a work perspective, it is not appropriate for him to join Fushe.
Zhao Yingong said: "I'm not a member of Fushe yet..."
Zhang Dai nodded thoughtfully. He knew Zhao Yiggong's "genuine talent and practical learning", and if he wanted to join the company, he might not be able to agree to it. That would really make a joke.
However, his eyes lit up and he added: "It doesn't matter. Brother Zhao, can you be a club member?" He closed his fan coolly, "You, a club member, are now well-known in Jiangnan. Let Tianru help you to reach a higher level." There’s nothing inappropriate.”
The two of them chatted and arrived in Taicang smoothly.
Taicang is Zhili Prefecture. It was newly established from the three counties of Kunshan, Jiading and Changshu during the Hongzhi period. Taicang is located on the bank of the Yangtze River, with sandy soil and relatively high terrain. Therefore, most of it grows cotton.
Since the Qing Dynasty, Taicang has been a very wealthy place. Even during the three-year difficult period, many local farmers had commercial grain to eat - cotton. However, in the late Ming Dynasty, a strange financial system made this cotton-producing area poor. This is unbearable. The reason is that there is very little grain produced here, but the annual taxes have to be paid with grain. The local people have to sell cotton and buy grain from other places to pay the grain tax. If grain from other places is cheap, the burden is not heavy. As food prices rise, the burden becomes extremely heavy.
In the past two years, the cotton textile industry in Jiangnan has been very depressed. Even the cotton planting industry in Taicang has also been hit hard. The villages along the way are very depressed.
The boat arrived at the river port of Zhang Pu's house. The house is very new, not an old house. The flagpole for the Jinshi degree in front of the door is still newly erected, and the paint is new, exuding a sense of joy.
Zhao Yingong knew that although Zhang Pu was born into a typical "second generation rich" or "second generation official", his life was very difficult when he was young. His uncle was once the minister of the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing, and his father was a famous big landowner in Taicang, but he was under the influence of his brothers.
He was the only bastard among the ten people. Not only was he despised by his family, but also looked down upon by his uncle's servants, and he even didn't care about his father. As soon as Zhang Pu's father passed away, when he was fifteen years old, he and his wife
My mother moved out of the Zhang family and relied on her mother's spinning to earn tuition.
Judging from Zhang Pu's life experience alone, this period from a despised wealthy concubine to a world-famous literary leader is not only a model of successful learning, but also a wonderful subject for writing novels.
Zhao Yingong notified Cai Shi of his post, and he and Zhang Dai were waiting on the shore. He knew that after Zhang Pu was selected as a concubine, because he had distinguished himself in the Hanlin Academy and was not liked by Wen Tiren, he took leave of absence and went home in the name of taking care of his relatives. From then on
He stayed at home and did not return to the court until his death.
However, his influence grew day by day while he was at home, and at one point he even had the power to influence the situation of the government through the restoration of society.
Zhao Yingong thought to himself that Zhang Pu's idea was actually to control the government behind the scenes - after all, as a bureaucrat, he and Zhang Cai were too young and not qualified enough. If they wanted to implement their political program, they could only use those with high qualifications to implement their policies.
Senior bureaucrats: Zhou Yanru is his choice.
To persuade him from the perspective of protecting Zhou Yanru and warming up the body and benevolence, we are at least 70 to 80% sure.
"My master invites the two husbands to meet in the study." The doorman who was already waiting in front of the door said with a salute, and then led the two of them through the foyer, turned right from the patio, entered a small door, and walked along the corridor.
After walking zigzag for a while, I came to a quiet courtyard. In the courtyard, there is a three-part study room with one light and two darks. There are some flowers and trees along the wall, and there is a pool in the west corner surrounded by green tiles.
On the railings and in the pool stand two stone mountains with strange ancient shapes and green bamboos.
Zhao Yingong had no intention of taking a closer look. He hurriedly arranged his clothes and towels, and after waiting for the announcement from the courtyard, he lowered his head, cupped his hands, walked lightly, and walked in through the curtained door in the courtyard.
Zhang Pu, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, was already waiting for him in the room.
Zhang Pu is very young, only thirty years old. He is the same age as Zhao Yingong. He has three strands of beard under his chin and looks very mature. Zhao Yingong paid attention and felt that his expression and face were quite generous, but his eyes
The gleaming spirit that occasionally shines through him also shows that this person is tenacious and decisive in dealing with things, and he is by no means a simple useless good person.
It is said that when Zhang Pu was young, he bullied his father because of his uncle's wealthy slave Chen Peng, Guo Kun, and despised him many times because of his humble background. He wrote a letter in blood and swore revenge. Later, after the imperial examination was prosperous, he passed Lu Zhenfei and killed the two.
The slaves were taken to Chongming County, where they were sentenced by the county magistrate and executed secretly.
Seeing the two of them coming in, Zhang Pu had already greeted them with a smile. The two sides bowed and saluted. Zhang Dai first introduced Zhao Yingong to Zhang Pu. The two sides exchanged polite greetings.
"I came to see Mr. Tianru today to tell you the truth and I have something to ask for." Zhao Yingong said straight to the point.
"The student already knows a thing or two," Zhang Pu looked into his eyes, quite captivating: He is worthy of being the leader of the literary world, a person who can influence the government behind the scenes, "could it be something related to Sun Huodong?"
"Exactly." Zhao Yingong couldn't help but be secretly surprised - although he had told Zhang Dai about his plan, Zhang Dai was not interested in this kind of thing and would not send someone to report to Zhang Pu first. Zhang Pu immediately came to see him.
Knowing the purpose of coming, it can be seen that it also has an intelligence network of its own.
"Yes, it's about Sun Huodong." Zhao Yingong nodded.
Zhang Pu didn't speak, seemed to be thinking about something, and said after a while: "Sir, why do you think that this student is so capable and can help Li Sun Huodong?"
"Sir, I don't have it. Fushe, Donglin has it." Zhao Yingong said in a very affirmative tone. This is also a kind of horseback riding technique, which fully expresses the meaning of "Who can give you a big job?"
Zhang Pu said: "Sun Huodong is the son of Mr. Xu Ge and has children. Why not ask Mr. Xu Ge for help?"
"Because of this, Mr. Xu Ge shouldn't talk too much." Zhao Yingong said.
The other party was silent again for a while. Zhao Yingong knew that although he was in Taicang, he knew the format of the court clearly. At this time, he must be weighing the pros and cons. He thought for a while and said in a very sincere tone:
"Sun Huodong is just a small chess piece above the court. Now if we want to find out more about Sun Huodong, could he be after Prime Minister Zhou..." He paused to enhance the impression of the other party, "if Sun Huodong falls, Prime Minister Zhou will also
You can’t stand in the court for a long time!”
What impressed Zhang Pu was Zhou Yanru's fate. Zhang Pu himself must have weighed how important Zhou Yanru was to the current Donglin and Fushe.
"Why did you say this, sir?" The other party stared at him closely.
Zhao Yingong has done some homework on this issue. He has one advantage, that is, there are many research materials on the entanglement between Zhou Yanru, Wen Tiren and Dong Lin in later generations, and there are also many historical materials in various aspects. When it comes to mastering the materials,
The comprehensiveness and depth may be better than those of the people at that time. Therefore, he started from the Qian Longxi case and talked about the recent struggles of Xue Guoguan instructing the censor to impeach Zhou Yanru as the chief examiner and arranging Wu Weiye's first class. Not only the various struggles
The materials are detailed and the analysis is clear and logical. In particular, the disputes and interests between the parties are sorted out in a clear and logical manner.
Zhang Pu had been listening attentively, but his eyes showed surprise from time to time. It wasn't until Zhao Yingong finished his essay that he said: "I didn't expect that Mr. Guangli would know so clearly about the affairs of the court!"
Zhao Yingong could only smile in return: These words are too sensitive.
Zhang Pu stood up, walked around for a few steps, turned around and asked, "Sir, do you really think that once Sun Huodong falls, Prime Minister Zhou will not be able to stay for a long time?"
"Yes!" Zhao Yingong said very simply, "The relationship between Sun Huodong and Prime Minister Zhou is known to the whole world. If Sun Huodong cannot take advantage of the great changes in Dengzhou, how can Prime Minister Zhou deal with himself?" He then added
He said, "Once Prime Minister Zhou is gone, and Prime Minister Xu is in his twilight years, which of the other cabinet ministers is Prime Minister Wen's opponent?"
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