back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 438 Qu Gao and Widow
After listening to Meng Qi's words, Liu Qi didn't make a sound, but was playing with the silver cup in his hand.The tableware in the Chunfeng Building, whether it is bowls and chopsticks, dishes, or jugs and wine glasses, anyway, all tableware is made of silver.Restaurants are luxurious places, not only Chunfeng Tower, but also Yingke Tower, Fan Tower, Hefeng Tower...all the restaurants in Chang'an City are vying to use luxurious tableware.Generally, diners will come up with chopsticks and plates after they sit down. These utensils are all silverware.A few more dishes are ordered, and they are also served in silver basins.Do you want wine?The silver jug ​​was warmed, and the wine was served.

These silver plates and silver tableware are expensive, but the restaurant is very reassuring to customers and gives enough face.Some diners didn't want to go to restaurants, but wanted to treat guests at home, so they ordered food and drinks from restaurants, and these restaurants also brought silverware to serve dishes.It was not until the next day that the buddy came to take it back, which is quite ancient.

As soon as Meng Qi's words fell, Chen Shangfa retorted: "Master Yuan, do you think that after becoming a tenth-rank official, you can write splendid articles? Don't forget, your last tribute test was ranked in the More than a thousand people!"

After hearing this, everyone in the field held back their laughter.The implication of Chen Shangfa's words was that it was Meng Qi's turn not to be selected for the tenth rank official.Meng Qi is also a scholar, how could he not understand what Chen Shangfa said?Being ridiculed like this, he blushed and retorted: "Wen Wu is the first, and Wu Wu is the second. If you can't take the exam, you might pass in this exam!"

Chen Shangfa teased: "If you are selected as a Jinshi, and the official department appoints you as the ten-rank official, will you go or not?"

Meng Qi stood up abruptly, and said loudly: "Zhang Zai, a great Confucian, has something to say. He established his heart for the world, established his life for the people, inherited his knowledge for the sages, and created peace for the world. Although I, Meng Yuan, have no strengths, the following two sentences do No, but in the first two sentences, you can still do it by asking yourself!"

Everyone present here is a judge, how could they not know about Zhang Zai?The person who was given the title of Jinshi by the little emperor, was named secretary and provincial editor, and wrote books and biographies full-time.All the candidates here are envious of other people's good luck, thinking that they can also be like this, but it is just a lack of luck.But they won't see how far apart they are from Zhang Zai's ideological realm.They are only interested in Citong's Jinshi background. As for the classic historical books, they are just a stepping stone for them to become officials.With the cart before the horse, how could Lu Chengqi like them?Yelang is really arrogant, watching the sky from a well!

All the candidates here, except for Meng Qi, are all eager for quick success and quick profit, so they don't know what to learn.He even scoffed at Guan Xue's main purpose, feeling that there was nothing to say about it.Meng Qi was different. He was born in a poor family, and since he was a child, he was determined to serve the country and do things for the people. He fell in love with Guan Xue at first sight.Since studying Guan Xue, not only has a deeper and more thorough understanding of the classics, but also understands Zhang Zai's heart for the people.He was also faintly aware of why the little emperor admired Guan Xue, and it was clear that Guan Xue was exactly the same as the little emperor's New Deal.It harmed the interests of the bureaucrats and worked full-time for the interests of the people.How could such a theory be accepted by the officials and gentry groups!
Not to mention the official and gentry groups, even those who have not set foot in the official and gentry circles are extremely resistant to the New Deal.It is conceivable how aggressive those ministers will be in the court tomorrow?

Looking around, he found that all his gestures were mocking, and Meng Qi felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart: "Forget it, why talk so much to them, everyone is here to be an official, and who is more noble than the other?" Already?" Thinking of this, Meng Qi sat down dejectedly, poured out a glass of wine, disrespected everyone, and drank it down in one gulp.

Seeing the silence, Liu Qi stood up and said loudly: "The Holy Majesty's new policy is certainly good. But the Holy Majesty is still young, so it is inevitable that he has not thought carefully. Maybe there are still treacherous officials in the court who will decide against the Holy Majesty. As Confucian children, we will help the Holy Majesty It's my job. Why don't you take advantage of the regular court tomorrow to beat the Dengwen drum together, play the Ming Shengshang, and abolish the New Deal?"

Chen Shangfa understood why Liu Qi said that. Once the ten-rank official system was introduced, it was tantamount to explaining that, except for the first-ranked scholar, the second-best, Tanhua, and B-class Liujia, the rest were all tenth-rank officials and treated equally.In other words, most people still have to go through grassroots training before they can gradually rise to the top.As for the door shade and Nali road, it is even more blocked.As a child of an official family, Liu Qi is the most hopeful one who can become an official without passing the imperial examination.Now that his path to advancement has been cut off, he is the most anxious person.

Chen Shangfa also had the same idea, he was from a good family, and he spent his money on this elegant gathering to invite all the students from Pingshan Academy to drink.Originally, if there was any kind of chestnut and the imperial court needed donations, he could spend tens of thousands of coins to buy a small official from the ninth rank to do it.With some connections, he might be able to become a county magistrate.Speaking of which, he and Liu Qi are actually the same kind of people.

Once Menyin and Nali roads are closed, the originally narrow road to becoming an official has been completely cut off. Can Chen Shangfa be in a hurry!Hearing Liu Qi's words, he immediately came out to support him and said: "Brother Liu's words are very true. We are the people of Dashun. The Holy Majesty was bewitched by treacherous ministers and insisted on carrying out the New Deal. There are many worries. Although we have not gained half an inch of fame, we can Scholars should be sensible, the Holy Majesty was deceived by traitors, how can we stand by and watch? Brother Liu's suggestion is my idea, Chen Pingzhang, what do you think?"

Chen Shangfa glanced at all the proposals, but accidentally missed Meng Qi.Meng Qi also knew that his own people were soft-spoken and couldn't stop him, so he stopped talking.These people are all the same, how to persuade them?Everyone is a child of Confucianism, and the doctrine of the mean is clear in the heart.Gentlemen are harmonious but different, and Meng Qi is unwilling to be this villain and offend them for nothing.So one cup after another, we drank the stuffy wine.

This wine is not cheap, even the worst rice wine costs seventy Wen a pot.Although Chen Shangfa has a lot of money, he spent hundreds of dollars to organize this elegant gathering, and his heart aches.A few hundred coins is enough to eat and live in Chang'an City for a whole year.

Seeing a pot of wine being drunk, even though it was all wrapped up, and if you don't drink it for nothing, Chen Shangfa's heart is still bleeding: "This is money..."

Fortunately, there are always rewards for spending money, and finally someone echoed: "Being an official like this, even if you get a Jinshi, it will be boring. Pingzhang, I would like to go with you!"

"Extremely, extremely. It would be too disgraceful for me to wait for scholars to do those lowly tasks. The Holy One must have been bewitched by traitors, so he insisted on doing it his own way. Pingzhang, I am willing to go with me!"

"Yes, the Holy Majesty's wisdom is not under Wen Zong. If there were no traitors to bewitch him, how could he suddenly forcefully push the New Deal? We will definitely remonstrate with the Holy Majesty. On the side of the Qing emperor, the court will be peaceful and the world will be stable!"

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Looking at the angry crowd, Meng Qi had the illusion that these people were really for Dashun?However, reason told him that it was not.They are doing it for their own benefit, they are different from themselves.Most of them are rich people, and if they are Nali, they can donate an official to do it.I have no choice but to take the imperial examination.Meng Qi got up suddenly and said: "Everyone, sit down slowly, Yuan Chang is too drunk, so I will take my leave first!" After finishing speaking, he bowed to Chen Shangfa as a thank you for his hospitality.

(End of this chapter)