prosperous age

Chapter 176 Chapter 175

"And I waited to study and learn etiquette just to get an official in the imperial examination, to occupy a high position and enjoy pleasure without caring about the suffering of the people?"

After Wei Guangde expressed his intention to ask the imperial court to downgrade Jane to host the Rong En Banquet, he looked around the crowd to see their reactions.

For such a thing, he is definitely not qualified as a small jinshi. In Wei Guangde's opinion, at least 2/3 of the new jinshi must agree to it.

Democracy matters.

Wei Guangde was not disappointed, the Jinshi at this moment had not yet entered the officialdom, so naturally they were not affected by the bad atmosphere in the officialdom, and their eyes lit up after hearing Wei Guangde's thoughts.

Indeed, the specifications of the Rong En Banquet are very high, and a lot of money is spent on holding it each time. It is rumored that each time the cost is as high as a thousand taels.

As for asking Jinshi to donate to the disaster area?

I'm sorry, but in this day and age, most of them are actually donating to help the poor in their hometown, but they don't have the awareness of providing help to other provinces.

Yes, in this era, the concept of locality is very important.

When you become an official or get rich, you are obliged to provide some help to the children of the clan, the elders of the villagers, build bridges and pave roads, and everyone can accept this.

But to say that Jinshi in Jiangxi and Fujian donated money to the victims of disasters in Shanxi and Shaanxi, everyone never thinks about it.

Should you donate?

Donate.

Who should donate?
Naturally, they are gentry from Shanshan.

Of course, in the eyes of Jinshi, since the imperial court is insufficient, it is also appropriate to reduce some unnecessary expenses.

Rong En Banquet, for Jinshi, is more of that kind of glory, after all, it is the highest standard banquet in the imperial examination.

As for whether the banquet is served with good wine or clear water, delicacies or porridge, it really doesn't matter.

"Okay, I support it."

"Yes, I think so too."

Guo Dong was the first to react, that is, the person who spoke at the beginning. He is from Shanxi, and he is a bit weird about Wei Guangde's identity as a biography, but at this time he is also the first to speak out in support, even though he arrived in the capital ahead of time. He didn't see the tragedy in his hometown with his own eyes, but he could see a lot between the lines in the family letter.

And the second voice to support was He Bangli, who had already stood up and read loudly to the other fellows: "The teacher said, Zi Gong said, if there is something that can be given to the people, it can help the people. How can it be called benevolence. Zi Gong said What is the matter of benevolence? It must also be holy. Yao and Shun are still sick. A benevolent person. If you want to establish yourself, you will establish others.

We are all disciples of saints. When the people are suffering, we should follow the words of our ancestors and help the people. "

As soon as his words fell, the Jinshi from Shanxi at Guo Dong's table stood up to echo him, and then the Jinshi from Jiangxi and Fujian also stood up to support Wei Guangde's opinion.

Seeing that everyone's attention was shifted to himself, Wei Guangde stood up and bowed to the Jinshi, saying: "Sima Xianggong in the previous dynasty wrote "Exercising Thrift and Showing Health". When Guangde saw this article, he was still young. But also very touched.

Thrift is the common virtue; extravagance is the greatest evil.

When the government of this country is not enough, we should not only learn from Sima Xianggong who is gentle, courteous, upright and upright, but also learn from him to be thrifty and not extravagant. "

Speaking of this, Wei Guangde paused for a moment before continuing: "It's just that, as the book says, 'The king's gift cannot be violated', the Rong En Banquet can be held as usual, but the level of the dishes can be lowered or even steamed buns with clear water. What we want is The honor of the emperor's banquet is a recognition of our ten-year cold window."

After finishing speaking, Wei Guangde looked at the dozens of Jinshi upstairs again, "This honor banquet is the emperor's commendation for the three hundred Jinshi, we cannot represent it, so I intend to find more Jinshi immediately, and I will show you my love. I don’t think anyone will object to it.”

"Well, let's go find other people and talk about the disaster in Shanshan, and I think they will understand."

Xia Kefan also said.

Immediately, everyone went downstairs and talked about it with the Jinshi downstairs. Hearing that the Shanshan earthquake had caused such huge losses, hundreds of thousands of people died as a result, and countless people were displaced due to the disaster, so they agreed.

Soon, Wei Guangde divided nearly [-] Shinke Scholars in this restaurant into several groups to act separately.

Wei Guangde, as a passer-by, was the highest ranked among these Jinshi, at least until people found Zhu Dashou, Tao Dalin and Jin Da, everyone naturally took him as the leader.

Wei Guangde took some Jinshi from Jiangxi, Shanxi and Fujian to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, because the Ministry of Rites is responsible for organizing the Rong En Banquet, so far they still don't know who Emperor Jiajing sent to be responsible for hosting the Rong En Banquet tomorrow on his behalf. You can only find the Ministry of Rites to make a statement.

Others went along the main street to look for other same-years, and went to Zhejiang, Nanzhili, and Jiangxi guild halls three times to look for the top three of this palace examination.

Speaking of which, Wei Guangde didn't think of it until after he mentioned this matter. This kind of operation seems to be beneficial to his accumulation of prestige in the same year. Wei Guangde really didn't think about it at first.

Naturally, he hoped that he would not be able to find the No. [-] and No. [-] picks, but Wei Guangde couldn't say it out loud, he had to take the initiative to talk about it, otherwise he would be hated afterwards.

There must be nerds who can pass the Jinshi examination, but they are a minority after all, and others will inevitably react afterward.

Therefore, Wei Guangde did not intend to keep this excuse, no matter what he said, he proposed and advocated it, and naturally he will take the lead in assigning people to find the same year and making a statement.

Soon, the manpower was allocated properly, and Wei Guangde took Lao Kan, Guo Dong and other Jinshi directly to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, while Xia Kefan and others looked for people everywhere.

Just finished the ceremony of praising officials in the Royal Street. After hanging the imperial list, the main officials of the Ministry of Rites are gathering in the main hall to arrange the honor feast tomorrow. Not only Shangshu Wang Yongbin is present, but also Wu Shan, the left servant. Naturally, these two have the right to speak in the Ministry of Rites people.

Wang Yongbin was already old, and his health was not good these years, and he had already been accepted as an official, but Emperor Jiajing had not yet approved it.

And Wu Shan is even more interesting. The year before last, he was the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, and later moved to the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Officials. This time, the palace examination ceremony was sent by Emperor Jiajing to the Ministry of Rites to assist Wang Yongbin in handling government affairs.

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Wu Shan should be the person chosen by Emperor Jiajing to succeed Wang Yongbin as Minister of Rites.

Wu Shan was also born in the Hanlin Academy. He has successively served as the editor of the Imperial Academy, the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, and the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Officials. It can be said that he is walking on the standard road from the Hanlin to the cabinet. But he bowed his head and obeyed his ears.

At this time, the two of them were inquiring with the left and right servants about the preparations for the Rong En Banquet tomorrow, the Lang of the Yizhi and Jingshan Cleaning Departments.

Soon, a small official excitedly rushed to the door and asked to enter, telling him that there was an important matter to report.

Wang Yongbin was already a little tired at the moment. After all, he was getting old. This time it was also because of the three-year talent ceremony. He just returned to the Yamen office. He couldn't support himself after being busy for so long.

Seeing this, Wu Shan quickly asked the little official to come in and report the matter.

The little official entered the door and hurriedly bowed and said: "I have seen the great uncle, and I have seen several adults."

"What's the matter, tell me quickly."

Wu Shan answered immediately and said, finish the work on this end as soon as possible, so that Wang Yongbin and Wang Shangshu can go back to rest first.

"Report to my lord, there are hundreds of Jinshi gathered outside, saying that they want to meet the great uncle to make a statement, but the villain dare not hide it and can only report immediately."

The little official saw the two Langzhong who retreated aside, and knew that they were discussing matters here just now, so he reported it immediately.

"Hundreds of Jinshi?"

At this time, whether it was the exhausted Wang Yongbin, Wu Shan, or the left and right servants, they were all surprised from ear to ear.

Today, the Ceremony of Passing on Lu and the Ceremony of Praising Officials on the Imperial Street have just been held, not to mention that something went wrong during it, which made these new scholars dissatisfied.

To be honest, this is the thing that most fears for an official.

Of course, the other party is a Jinshi. In fact, he already has an official status, and fortunately he has a lot of control. In fact, they are most afraid of messing with the Guozijian and the gang of scholars.

There are hundreds of people, which is quite a number, and the discussion is turbulent. If it is not appeased, something big will happen.

"What about people?"

Wu Shan asked decisively.

"I let them enter the gate and wait outside the second gate."

The little official hastily bowed again.

"You handled it well, did they say anything happened?"

Wu Shan continued to ask.

"No, they just said that they want to invite Da Zongbo to make a statement, and Jinshi is coming. When I came in to report, several Jinshi ran into the gate."

The little official replied hastily.

"Who is the leader? Is it Zhu Dashou or Jin Da?"

From Wu Shan's point of view, the person who can call for the Jinshi of the new department is either the champion of the palace examination, Zhu Dashou, or Tanhua Jinda.

Speaking of which, Jinda, as the Huiyuan, should have been the most powerful contender for the champion. As for why he failed in the palace examination, Wu Shan is still very clear.

In fact, he is in the same category as Jin Da, and Wu Shan is from Gao'an, Jiangxi Province. Although he and Yan Ge are always fellow villagers, they have different political views.

Wu Shan couldn't understand Yan Shifan's insidious, cunning, selfish and greedy behavior, so when Yan Song wanted to marry him, Wu Shan flatly refused, and there was a gap between the two families.

At this time, Wu Shan was actually most afraid of Jin Da's dissatisfaction with losing the title of No. [-] scholar. Although he didn't show it in the ceremony, he was just in case.

This time, from the palace examination to the present royal street praise, he has participated in all the ceremonies, so as far as he knows, there is nothing inappropriate. It is difficult for him to understand what the Jinshi have come to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites to make trouble.

"My lord has learned that the leader is Wei Guangde, No. [-] in the second class."

The little official said hastily.

Before he came, he knew that the matter was serious, so he asked about the details before coming in to report, but he didn't ask the reason why Jinshi came here.

"Wei Guangde?"

Hearing this name, Wu Shan frowned.

Of course he has seen this person before, he went to the Jiangxi Guild Hall on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month last year, and at that time this Wei Guangde leaned in front of him and said something like he had admired his name for a long time.

To be honest, Wei Guangde's impression of Wu Shan was not very good, mainly because he was constantly flattering them, Jiangxi officials in court, which made Wu Shan feel that he was a bit of a follower.

As for the changes in the ranks of the general examination and palace examination, he also heard from his colleagues that it seemed to be the result of the arbitrary decision of today's leaders, and he didn't know how his tail was wagging in front of Emperor Jiajing.

He tilted his head and exchanged a few words with the Minister of Rites, Wang Yongbin, in a low voice. What else can he do? Of course, he can't avoid it.

Immediately, Wang Yongbin said in an old voice, "Go and let that Wei Guangde in."

The little official promised to turn his head to go out, Wu Shan said again: "Ask, who are their leaders, let them come in too."

From Wu Shan's point of view, Wei Guangde is only sixteen or seventeen years old, and he is still a young man. Logically speaking, he shouldn't have such appealing power, maybe he was used as a gunman.

Invite all the leaders to come in, and then we will see who is doing the wrong thing.

Although Wu Shan didn't like Wei Guangde, he couldn't allow others to harm his fellow countrymen in front of him, let alone a teenager who had just stepped into the officialdom.

The officialdom is dangerous, not just talking casually.

Many times, if you don't pay attention, it may be just a very inconspicuous little thing, and you don't know it when you offend others, and you will pay serious consequences.

When the little official came out to the second gate, he realized that there seemed to be too many people, so he hurriedly asked around, and learned that at the time he went in to report, two groups of about ten Jinshi entered the gate.

The little official came to Wei Guangde and bowed to salute: "Master, what are you going to present to Uncle Da Zong this time? Uncle Da Zong has already allowed you to enter, but there are so many people."

As he spoke, the little official looked at the huge crowd of people behind Wei Guangde, he didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning was very clear, it's impossible for all of them to go in.

Wei Guangde naturally understood the meaning of the little official.

In fact, when Wei Guangde came here, he had already thought that the gate of the Ministry of Rites is easy to enter, but when he sees Da Zongbo, it is impossible for everyone to go in, only a few representatives will come out.

In Wei Guangde's mind, apart from himself being the one who must go, Guo Dong also took him with him, He Bangli also went in, and Lao Kan followed.

As for the three in Yijia, if they can be found in time, it would be good to let them take the lead.

This is also the rule of the examination room. Generally, the person with the highest ranking takes the lead.

If the three of them didn't arrive in time, they would have to do it themselves.

Wei Guangde felt that it didn't matter if he made such a head start, as long as he didn't overdo it and didn't annoy that person from Xiyuan, nothing else was important.

Turning his head to the Jinshi, Wei Guangde said what he meant, and everyone naturally understood the reasoning.

Wei Guangde, who is currently the highest in the palace examination here, can naturally represent them, and Guo Dong is from Shanxi, and He Bangli also knows a lot of news, so there is nothing wrong with them going in.

In fact, it would be best to have Jinshi from Shaanxi. After all, they must know more information.

It's just a pity that the two candidates from Shaanxi this year haven't arrived yet.

In the eyes of the Jinshi, they, who had been educated by the saints, knew what the petition was about, so they naturally had the duty to come to help.

Soon, other people expressed their agreement to Wei Guangde's proposal, and let the people mentioned by Wei Guangde meet Uncle Da Zong on their behalf.

In fact, there are many people who feel sorry, not only because they have not seen the No. [-] pick and Tanhua come to boost their momentum, but also because they are not familiar with this biography, so they were not able to follow in.

"Greetings to Uncle Da Zong, greetings to all adults."

Wei Guangde led a few people into the main hall with the small officials, and unexpectedly saw Wu Shan, the left servant of the official department, there, although he felt strange, he didn't show it, but bowed respectfully to the adults in the hall.

(End of this chapter)