Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 137 The decree descends to the palace, the sage recommends himself

The capital city in February has already added a bit of spring.

Wangfu, although the house of the number one scholar is not expensive, it is a standard three-entry house, and the willow tree beside the small pond in the backyard spits out new shoots.

Wang Hua is already a middle-aged man over forty years old, but with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a square face with Chinese characters, and the image of a middle-aged talented man who is romantic in the south of the Yangtze River.

Unlike those flamboyant talents, Wang Hua is indeed a clean and honest gentleman.

It is said that when Wang Hua was young, he lived in a rich man's family, and the rich man had no children.One night, the rich man asked his concubine to commit adultery with Wang Hua to ask for a son. The concubine took out a note and said: This is the master's intention.It said on the paper: "I want to be born on earth", but... Wang Hua was not tempted.

After Wang Hua's teaching term in Qiyang expired, he bid farewell to his literary friends in Qiyang and was about to go home to take part in the provincial examination. Qiyang's students held a banquet for him. They placed Wang Hua in the river pavilion to rest and presented two prostitutes. Wang Hua removed a door to cross the river. And return.

Although Wang Hua has the capital of being romantic, he has always been able to restrain his desires. This is probably the reason why he was able to accumulate a lot of money in the imperial examination.

Resting at home today, Wang Hua, who is wearing home Cheng Ziyi, looks a little fatter, and is sitting in the gazebo enjoying the light spring in the garden.

Although the reputation of boasting officials on the Imperial Street on West Chang'an Avenue was infinite, that glory has long since passed away, and now no one cares about the position of Hanlin Xiuzhuan.

Although Hanlin Xiuzhuan is noble, it has no real power at all. Although it can win the respect of other officials, it cannot be exchanged for their money and knees.

Whenever I rest at home, some people will come to curry favor in the first few years, but in the past two years, few people will take the initiative to visit.

Hanlin officials emphasize the word "boil". If you survive it, you will enter the cabinet and pay homage to the prime minister, but if you can't survive it, you still waste your life doing nothing.

Wang Hua was still an unsuccessful scholar at the age of 34, but now he can turn around and become a noble official, so naturally he will not have too much dissatisfaction with life.

It's just that people's desires are endless after all. Compared with Yang Tinghe's young and ambitious Hanlin officials, he entered the Hanlin Academy at the age of 35 is indeed too far behind.

When the emperor summoned him yesterday and proposed that he want to be the governor of Nangan, he almost didn't even think about it, so he decided to follow the emperor's arrangement.

With his political wisdom, he naturally knows that this is actually a political gamble.

If you perform well when you take office, with today's style of rewards and punishments, you will naturally have your own rewards, which are far better than a hundred times the qualifications in the Imperial Academy.

If he is not satisfactory in his tenure as the governor of Nangan, although he may not be dismissed from office, it may be difficult to return to the rank of ministers, and he will have no chance to join the cabinet in the future.

Wang Hua considered his shortcomings in his age at the Imperial Academy, and he really wanted to do some practical things in his prime, so he didn't regret this choice.

However, he is a responsible person. Now that he chooses to take over this burden, he is most worried about how to do a good job as the governor of Southern Jiangxi, how to "catch thieves and thieves, appease refugees, and maintain local law and order."

"Father, are you looking for me?" Wang Shouren hurried over, saluting with beads of sweat dripping from his forehead.

This famous Wang Shengren is seventeen years old this year, and he is still an unmarried boy. He has delicate features and looks very similar to Wang Hua.

Since he was very active since he was a child, he wanted to become a general at one point, so his body appeared to be relatively strong, and he was resolutely a sunny boy image.

Seeing his son covered in sweat, Wang Hua frowned slightly and said, "What did you do just now? Why are you covered in sweat?"

"I was practicing archery in the archery just now? Dad, do you want to compete with the boy, and now the boy's archery has improved a lot!" Wang Shouren has a very strong temper, and he said provocatively.

Although Wang Hua personally taught his son archery back then, he had not practiced archery for more than half a year, so he made full use of his strengths and avoided his weaknesses and said: "A gentleman's archery art cannot be neglected, but this dynasty emphasizes Confucianism and poetry. As a father, I will test your skills today." Let's couplet!"

"Father, please show the Shanglian!" Wang Shouren took the sweat towel from the servant, and wiped the sweat from his forehead with the sweat towel.

Wang Hua took a look at the spring in the garden, and wrote the couplet: "One year's spring, Changchun hair!"

This couplet is a couplet with embedded names. The word order in "Changchun Changchun" is reversed, the front is the span of spring, and the latter "Changchun" is a flower name, and the "Changchun" flower is embedded in it.

I have to say that this is a very difficult couplet, and it is really not easy to find the second couplet at once.

Wang Hua knew that his eldest son was very smart since he was a child, so he had always shown his sharpness, so he always wanted to find an opportunity to sharpen his son's spirit.

If I could have given up the idea of ​​being unconventional in my articles earlier, I am afraid that I would have already been in high school with my talents, and I don’t need to be 34 years old to wake up.

When the butler brought the tea, he glanced at his young master worriedly.

Wang Shouren sat down in front of the stone table, stretched out his hand to pick up the teacup that had just been delivered, squeezed the lid of the tea and poured the tea lightly, while seriously thinking about this couplet.

"This Shanglian is indeed a bit tricky. As a father, I will give you three days!" Wang Hua said generously when he saw his son in trouble.

Not to mention that my son is only 17 years old, even if I am the number one scholar, I am afraid it will take half a day to find an exquisite second line.

"Having pinellia pinellia in May!" Wang Shouren said with a light sip of tea, his eyes lit up.

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When Wang Hua heard the second couplet given by his son, he stopped the teacup that had just been brought to his mouth, and looked at his son in disbelief.

"Father, is my second line still neat?" Wang Shouren put down the teacup and asked with a look of joy.

This second couplet is also a couplet with embedded names. The word order in "Xia Banxia" is reversed, and the front is the position of summer, while the latter "Banxia" is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine, and "Banxia" is embedded in it.

With such a talent and such a keen mind, it is no wonder that Wang Shouren wants to claim to be a saint, and he is indeed already above his peers.

"That's right, I've made progress!" Wang Hua quickly came back to his senses, put the teacup to his mouth and slightly concealed his expression.

Wang Shouren has always been conceited, so he asked curiously: "Father, after thinking about it last night, my boy, I still don't understand why you have anything to do with the Ganzhou government. Please explain it to me!"

"Don't worry about your father's affairs!" Wang Hua never liked to talk about things that had not been finalized, so he put on the airs of the patriarch.

Although Wang Shouren is self-absurd and talented, but facing his father, he can only helplessly accept the teasing of fate and keep his mouth shut.

Even though he felt that he was more powerful than the number one scholar, but the other party was his father, a mountain that could never be stepped down.

"My lord, there is an imperial edict, there is an imperial edict!" At this moment, a servant hurried in to report.

Holy decree?

When Wang Shouren heard the news, he felt even more puzzled, and turned his head to look at his mysterious father in confusion.

Although he claims to be very smart, he still can't figure out how his father is connected with the Ganzhou government.

If his father made a mistake, then it is indeed possible to release the Ganzhou government as the magistrate, but he has not heard of any bad things his father has done, and his appearance does not look like he was demoted.

As for this sacred will, it came even more inexplicably, completely out of order.

Today's sky is very blue, and from time to time, spring swallows fly across the air with new mud in their mouths.

After a cup of tea, Zheng Guozhong, who came with the decree, announced the decree.

"Chen Hanlin compiled Wang Hua's edict, long live my emperor!" Wang Hua had already made a decision in his heart, and immediately thanked the edict respectfully.

Although he gave up his status as a noble poet in the Imperial Academy, but became a feudal official of one side, the joy outweighed the worries.

After Zheng Guozhong handed over the imperial decree to Wang Hua, he seriously urged: "Wang Xiuzhuan, His Majesty is very concerned about the affairs of Ganzhou, so don't let His Majesty's high expectations be yours!"

"Please tell Eunuch Zheng that I will do my best to serve His Majesty Long En!" Wang Hua said seriously, holding the imperial decree representing himself as a fourth-rank official.

Just as Wang Shouren came out to receive the order, his eyes lit up slightly and he murmured: "Governor of Nangan? Then I have become the eldest son of the governor's family?"

Zheng Guozhong took the Xie Yi from Wang Hua and left with his entourage.

Holding the imperial decree in his hand, Wang Hua felt a sense of joy in his heart. Years of hard study finally came to fruition, and Nangan will be a big stage for him to display his talents.

"Father, why has my child never heard of the Governor of Southern Jiangxi? When was this official position established?" Wang Shouren asked, just as his doubts about his father's going to Ganzhou Mansion were resolved, before he discovered a new problem.

Wang Hua saw that his appointment as the governor of Nangan was officially finalized, so he explained seriously: "Ganzhou Prefecture is located at the intersection of four provinces. In the early years, I heard that there were many thieves there. Now that Zhuangying, the magistrate of Guangchang County, has been killed, it has become a A trouble for Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty is now aware of the unrest in this area, this is a new position that His Majesty has created, in order to turn those chaotic lands into kings!"

"From this point of view, Your Majesty is really far-sighted! Now that the governor of Nangan is set up early to suppress the rogues, no matter what the effect is, it will prevent the rogues from continuing to grow in that area!" Wang Shouren learned that the governor of Nangan was added by Zhu Youtang , I also sincerely admire Tao.

Wang Hua knew that everyone underestimated Hongzhi who was still in the Qing Palace earlier, but he led his son to the inner house, looking worried and said: "The more your Majesty attaches importance to Nangan, the more your father will not be allowed to lose!"

"Father, you can rest assured that my son will go to work with you, and I will help you make suggestions to solve the troubles in Nanjiang, and you will make great achievements in Nanjiang!" Wang Shouren saw his father's weakness Worried, Dang even stretched out his hand and patted his chest to assure him.

Wang Hua glanced at his son, but he knew that his son was involved in the military. In the past two years, he repeatedly tried to write to the emperor to offer advice to quell the peasant uprising.

It's just that the civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty are all well-educated people, but everyone can talk about wars on paper.

Seeing his son's confident appearance, Wang Hua said carefully, "If that's the case, then tell me, how should your father solve the troubles in southern Jiangxi after he takes office?"

"Father, you naturally want to follow His Majesty's example!" Wang Shouren raised his chin slightly, looking quite natural.

Wang Hua frowned, but he was puzzled and said: "What is your Majesty doing?"

"The [-]th Regiment Battalion in the capital city is mostly treacherous, old and weak, so His Majesty selected elite soldiers from among them with generous pay, and formed a three thousand heavy cavalry battalion. If the Beijing army is like this, the local government soldiers must be even more unbearable, and the death of Zhuang Ying, the magistrate of Guangchang County, is even worse. It proves that the officers and soldiers are incompetent. After Dad arrives in office, he can form an elite regiment of thousands of people in the jurisdiction, and then ask the imperial court for military equipment and some good horses. If it is handed over to children to practice, they will definitely be able to go straight to the lair of bandits, and even Catch them all at once!" Wang Shouren had already made up his mind, and Dang Shi offered his advice seriously.

Wang Hua realized that his son's military talent was really amazing, but he shook his head and smiled wryly: "Who do you think your father is? You want both arms and good horses. Do you think the court might agree?"

"Father, if Wan An or Liu Ji were in power in the imperial court, such a request would naturally not be granted. Those old fellows would do whatever they could to save their lives. But today, the emperor is an emperor with great ambitions, and now His Majesty has decided to deal with this chaotic thief." I'm sure your majesty will meet these conditions!" Wang Shouren said confidently when he realized that his father was still thinking old ways.

Since the new emperor ascended the throne, he has also been silently paying attention to the court. Judging from Emperor Hongzhi's move to build the Shield Camp, it has already shown that this emperor wants to lead China on the road to revival.

Based on his observations of Emperor Hongzhi, as long as the rogues in the southern Jiangxi area can be dealt with, armaments and war horses are not a problem at all, and even the emperor will not even blink his eyes.

Wang Hua found that his son's words were very suggestive, and it seemed that he could really get armaments and war horses, so he asked seriously: "Is there any more?"

"Bandits can't appear out of thin air, and they can't disappear without a reason! The boy thinks that after Daddy takes office, he can start to check the household registration registers of various prefectures, so as to cut off the back road of the bandits and prevent them from hiding. Force the local people not to dare to be thieves easily!" Wang Shouren had already carefully analyzed the causes of the bandits, and immediately made a sharp suggestion.

Wang Hua took a deep look at his son, and found that his son was indeed not an ordinary arrogant genius, so he promised earnestly: "Okay, you will go to Nanchang, Jiangxi to get married first, and then go to the Ganzhou government to help your father solve the troubles in southern Jiangxi! "

"My son doesn't need to be in a hurry to get married. Daddy's business is the most important thing!" Wang Shouren's heart moved slightly, and he expressed his attitude very seriously.

Wang Hua straightened his face, and immediately put on airs as a patriarch and said, "This matter is not for discussion!"

"Okay!" Wang Shouren originally thought that his marriage could be delayed, but he didn't want his father's attitude to be so strong, so he had to compromise.

It's just that my father is about to go to serve as the governor of Nangan, and I will get a chance to display my talents.

(End of this chapter)