Xiangye

Chapter 159
Shi Linsheng was strict in righteousness, like the embodiment of morality, and after a scolding, he walked away and went back to the room to be angry, which made Yu Xingyan and Gao Wen feel as if they were villains.

How important is the banquet to receive two great masters, everyone here is either rich or noble.Scholars like them, even if they wanted to go, they couldn't get an invitation.If Biansheng Shi Lansheng wanted to say such a thing, he would inevitably mean that he could not eat grapes and say that grapes count.

The words were not speculative, and after talking for a while, I asked Yu Xingyan two questions, Gao Wen got up and left without feeling satisfied.

Old man Yu sent Gao Wen out, and said with a wry smile, "Brother Shi has that kind of temperament, it's really hard for people to get close to him."

Gao Wen: "My father-in-law, it's really hard to talk about him."

Yu Xingyan: "Brother Shi and I are both old people. It is a wish to take part in the township examination this time, which is just a temporary test. I didn't have much hope. But you are young and have a long way to go. If you have the opportunity, you can do it." Fight for fame and fame. The so-called Jin Juren and Silver Scholars, you can pass this test no matter what!"

"Golden Juren and Silver Jinshi" is a saying in the officialdom of the imperial examination, to the effect that the gold content of juren's fame is more than that of Jinshi.Those who don’t know about imperial examinations may be surprised that although Juren can directly become an official, he can only be a county magistrate from the seventh rank at the beginning, and as long as you are a Jinshi, you will be a county magistrate directly, which is incomparable at all.

The reason why I say this is that the competition in the rural examination is more cruel than that in the general examination, and it is not easy to pass.Generally speaking, it is not too difficult for a scholar who can pass the exam to pass the exam.

Gao Wen only said: "Who can explain clearly the matters in the examination room, Wansheng can only do his best. As for the others, there is no way. If it is not good, we can only follow what my boss Taishan said, and we can only take it straight. .”

"No, no, Erzhi, you are confused, forget one person." Yu Xingyan shook his head.

Gao Wen: "Who?"

Yu Xingyan: "That person is the county magistrate Diao Hualong Diao Hualong, the magistrate of your Zhuanglang County."

Gao Wen was stunned: "I seem to remember that Diao Zhi County was not selected by the chief envoy as the inner and outer curtain officials in the township examination. Why, is he in Xi'an?"

"Just happened to be here." Yu Xingyan said with a smile: "It's a coincidence, I happened to meet two acquainted students from Pingliang Prefecture who came to Xi'an for reference yesterday. It is also fate that Diaozhi County is your examiner in the Erzhi County Examination, but Master Xu is the teacher in the college examination. You and Diao Hualong are both teachers and students It’s the same door, this relationship is really a little unclear.”

Gao Wen said, "It's really messy, what's wrong?"

Yu Xingyan put away his smile: "Erzhi, do you want to attend the banquet of the two great masters these days? You might as well ask Diaozhi County to arrange it. Mr. Xu and the deputy chief examiner Shu Richang are colleagues. With this relationship, if you want to go, you can do it." Not difficult."

Gao Wen's heart moved: "Thank you Mr. Yu for reminding me, and let me think about it."

Yes, this township examination is extremely important to me.I am not a moral saint, so if I can get some information from the two great masters, it would be best to hit the topic.This is a good opportunity and cannot be missed.

No further delay at the moment, go straight to the post house.

As officials of the imperial court, local officials lived in post houses when they entered the provincial capital.Of course, there are also officials who feel that the conditions of the post station are poor and the money is not bad, so they go to the hotel by themselves, or directly live in the yard of a big merchant.

Fortunately, when I asked at the posthouse, Diao Hualong was there, so Gao Wen would not be hard to find.

Seeing Gao Wen, Diao Zhixian was straightforward, and asked directly: "I don't want to go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, but I came here for the questions of the current provincial examination, and I want my mentor to introduce it to the great masters?"

Gao Wen was a little embarrassed when he asked, he just wanted to join in the fun.

Diao Zhixian: "Erzhi, you and I are from the same school, and my teacher values ​​you very much. However, I advise you to let this matter go."

Gao Wen asked curiously, "Why?"

Diao Hualong smiled wryly: "I won't hide this matter from you. My teacher, although he and Shu Richang are colleagues of the Imperial Academy, they are just casual acquaintances on weekdays. Of course, I will let you accompany the gentry from Shaanxi to accompany the two. It is not difficult for the master to eat, drink and drink. Anyway, there will be many people at that time, so it doesn’t matter. But, you forgot. This kind of banquet requires the chief minister to use his friendship as a landlord in name, and he is asked to mediate. The old man, the master, appointed the chief minister The account book of the Si Yamen has completely turned against Gao Linghan, and it is only a matter of white swords in and red swords out, and the political envoy Gao Bu is extremely jealous when he meets our group of people as enemies, how can he let you attend?"

Gao Wen was not disappointed when he heard that Diao Hualong's words were reasonable.But after thinking about it, even if I can pass the questions of the undergraduate provincial examination, so what.If you can play it yourself, others are not stupid.At that time, you will have to rely on your real skills to compose a showdown.The tone puts hope on this, it is better to pray that there will be those topics in the No. [-] Scholar Essay that I recited.

Besides, if he really attended that occasion, even if he won the election, he would inevitably be suspected of opportunism and leave a stain on his resume for nothing.

Immediately, he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your advice, Mr. Ma Zheng. By the way, how is the old man doing with the Ma Zheng case? From my point of view, Gao Linghan is very suspicious."

"That's for sure." Diao Hualong sneered: "The eyeballs are black, and the silver is white. The imperial court puts down so much subsidy silver every year, and the surname Gao will be the first to deal with it. He will give it to which racecourse and how much he will give it to." If it is decided, and there is no supervision, I don't believe that Gao Linghan is not tempted. Otherwise, why did Gao Linghan not even accompany the great master when his mentor went to seal the chief secretary's account, and hurriedly led people back to the chief secretary's yamen, trying his best to obstruct it. The soldiers under him still had their knives on, if it wasn't for the master to sacrifice the imperial envoy's king's order flag, what would happen to this matter."

Gao Wen was shocked, this Gao Linghan really had a ghost in his heart, it turned out that he was the big boss behind Huang Wei, but I guessed right: "The result?"

"As a result..." Diao Hualong was suddenly very frustrated: "As a result, the chief secretary's account was very flat, and no loopholes were found."

"How is it possible? It's not right!" Gao Wen whispered: "How can this matter not be found out? There are horse farms all over Shaanxi. If the subsidy silver issued by the imperial court every year is paired with a pair of military horses in stock, if the number is wrong, it is not right. Did you reveal your secrets? You don’t need to go too far, as far as I know, there are several large racecourses with thousands of horses in Xianyang, Xi’an, and Xingping, so it’s not too troublesome to check it out.”

"Why didn't I check, but the numbers are correct." Diao Hualong sighed: "It seems that the thieves are already prepared. These few places can't be found, and the rumors have leaked. Even if they go to other states and prefectures, it is probably a appearance."

Gao Wen murmured: "What is wrong with this, I really can't figure it out!"

Diao Hualong's face was serious: "Erzhi, my teacher has made such a big commotion in Shaanxi this time, and the document of impeachment of Ma Zheng in Shaanxi has been rushed to the capital for [-] miles, and his old man is now on the verge of riding a tiger. If the tiger fails this time, just I'm afraid that he can only beg for bones and quit the officialdom. You and I are both his disciples. It is said that if one is prosperous, all will be prosperous, and if one is damaged, all will be lost. I am afraid that the future official career will not go well. You have to think about it, and you have to think of a way That's good."

Gao Wen had a bitter face, and thought: I am just an ordinary scholar, what can I do, what ability do I have to get involved in this kind of political struggle between big shots.

I can only say: "Xianzun, let me think about it, think about it."

Yes, this matter is really troublesome.Xu Youzhen's reputation in the court was already bad enough, if she had another big oolong this time, what face would she have in the world.Xu Youzhen was not tolerated in the official position of Shilin. From now on, as his disciple, even if he was selected as a Jinshi, he would be squeezed out, and he might not be able to be an official.Although Jinshi can directly become an official, there must be vacancies.At that time, if the official department ignores me, Gao Wen, it will be common for me to wait ten or eight years. Diao Hualong is not like this.

This is nothing to do.

(End of this chapter)