Nightwatcher

Chapter 190 This little adult is

It was him, Xu Qi'an suddenly realized, and remembered the great Confucian who prostituted his poems for nothing.

I don't know who Yang Gong is, but when it comes to Layman Ziyang, it's like thunder. Taking advantage of the fact that he forgot the name of the farewell poem, this guy forcibly arranged the title of the poem after Erlang recited the poem.

It's shameless to the extreme.

Xu Qi'an later used poems to hang the three great scholars of the academy, and then prostituted them for free with peace of mind, because he was inspired by Lay Ziyang, and he didn't feel any guilt at all.

People are floating in the rivers and lakes, either you whoring for nothing, or me for nothing.

Hired a carriage near the wharf, and Governor Zhang sat in, lifted the curtains of the car, and continued: "Lady Ziyang was the number one scholar in the 14th year of Yuanjing, and he became an official in the next year, teaching and educating people in the academy, and the world is full of peaches and plums."

Xu Qi'an's heart moved: "I will be an official next year?"

The number one scholar can enter the Hanlin Academy, and the Shuji scholars of the Imperial Academy are also called prime ministers. In other words, the champion can compete for the position of chief assistant.

Retired the next year, blood loss!

"It was caused by the party struggle in the imperial court. Don't look at the fact that the various parties are fighting fiercely nowadays, but when facing the scholars of Yunlu Academy, the spearheads are unanimous." Governor Zhang sighed:

"After Layman Ziyang won the first prize, he was thrown into a corner, and no one paid attention to him. Because of this, he was depressed for a year, and he lingered in the Jiaofang Secretary every day. He resigned from office the next year and returned to Yunlu Academy to teach."

I've heard of this, and I've been prostituted for nearly a year. Xu Qi'an was sincerely envious.

Regarding the fact that Layman Ziyang was squeezed out by various factions in the imperial court, Governor Zhang did not have any unnecessary explanations except to sigh.

Because Xu Qi'an, the younger brother of Yunlu Academy, has a clear heart.

The incident of fighting for the country two hundred years ago made the royal family jealous and disgusted with the scholars of Yunlu Academy, so Cheng Yasheng rose up and established Guozijian to replace Yunlu Academy to provide talents for the imperial court.

It can be said that there are both conflicts of interests and conflicts of orthodoxy between the two parties. If Emperor Yuan Jing was not a balance madman, Layman Ziyang might still be teaching and educating people in the academy.

"The talent and skill of Layman Ziyang can be said to be the best in the world. When he first arrived in Qingzhou, he swept away the chief envoy's yamen with a thunderous force. Within a month, a total of 178 corrupt officials were deposed and imprisoned. The officialdom in Qingzhou is shaking." Governor Zhang's tone was full of admiration.

Is it so reckless? Although it is said that there are three fires for a new official to take office, even if a high-ranking official released from outside the capital wants to eliminate the officialdom in Qingzhou, he should take it easy.

Xu Qi'an was puzzled, frowned and said: "All the parties in the court allow him to make such a big move?"

Governor Zhang said with a smile: "During the Beijing inspection period, the various parties in the court struggled fiercely, and they could no longer cooperate, and they were restrained by Duke Wei."

He gave Xu Qi'an a "self-conscious" look, and then said: "Besides, Layman Ziyang is a smart man, he has obtained all the criminal evidence that should be obtained, and the words that should be said have also been spit out by the criminals. The scholars in Yunlu Academy are the best at reasoning, aren't they?"

The "reason" mentioned by the adults is a physical theory, Xu Qian understood it, and smiled at Governor Zhang.

After arriving at the government-run post station in Qingzhou, Governor Zhang specially took Xu Qi'an to the chief envoy's yamen to visit Ziyang Layman.

At this time, Xu Qi'an already understood the reason why Governor Zhang took the initiative to talk. This seasoned and capable governor was afraid that Layman Ziyang would not buy it, so he pulled him together.

After all, this governor is patrolling Yunzhou, not Qingzhou.

With Xu Qi'an following, Layman Ziyang will definitely give face and respond to every request.

After entering the chief envoy, the officials led a group of people into the inner hall to watch tea and sit down.

"Your Excellency Chief Minister went to the various yamen to inspect the matter of the stele."

They were received by Zuo Canzheng, an official of the fourth grade, from the chief envoy's department.

Governor Zhang pondered, "Is that the stone tablet standing in the front yard?"

Zuo Canzheng smiled and nodded: "The chief minister wants to set up a stele to warn the officials in Qingzhou to be honest and upright, and to benefit one side."

Governor Zhang nodded. This is the aftermath of the clean-up of the officialdom. "The chief executive made this move with good intentions, but why is there no word on the stele?"

Zuo Canzheng said helplessly: "Your Majesty Chief Political Officer hasn't decided what to engrave yet, and he has been troubled by this matter recently. He asked us to brainstorm and provide inspiration, and even us are troubled."

Layman Ziyang is very handsome, he knows how to organize essay competitions, Xu Qi said at ease.

The territory of Dafeng is divided into sixteen states. Xu Qi'an understands states as provinces, but not every state is a province, and there are many small states.

For example, there are more than a dozen states under the jurisdiction of Qingzhou, in addition to prefectures and counties.

At this time, the chief envoy, Yang Gong, led a group of Qingzhou officials into the Qingzhou government office, and the prefect of the government office accompanied him humbly.

Yang Gong, who was dressed in a scarlet robe, stood in front of the stele and nodded with satisfaction: "My lords, do you have any suggestions for the inscription?"

In just a few months, the refined aura of teaching and educating people in him gradually disappeared, replaced by the official authority of the government.

"The lower officials think that we can engrave on the stele the deeds of the chief minister to eliminate corrupt officials and restore the righteousness, so as to warn those who come later." The prefect of Qingzhou bowed.

Yang Gong was a little moved, so the inscription will definitely be included in the local chronicles of Qingzhou for future generations to sing.

But soon he rejected this proposal: "There should not be too many inscriptions, otherwise it will be complicated and long, not eye-catching enough."

"Then engrave poems." An official said subconsciously.

Then, he found that everyone present was looking at him with calm eyes.

The official laughed a few times and stopped talking.

For scholars who have read a lot of poetry and books, it is not difficult to write poems. It is another matter for those who did not have a few works when they were young.

Poems like this kind of inscription on the inscription must not only be well written, but also have a warning effect.

During the discussion, an official from the chief envoy came to the government office on horseback, trotted in, stood not far away, cupped his fists and said:

"Master Chief Envoy, a governor has arrived in the capital, and he has already arrived at the Chief Envoy's Yamen."

Governor? Did the governor come so fast this year? The year of Gengzi is the year of the Jingcha. According to the usual practice, it should wait for the results of the Jingcha in the capital, and then send the governor down.

This involves the unspoken rules of the officialdom. The end of the Jingcha in the capital also means that the struggle between the various parties has come to an end, and whoever wins and who loses is a foregone conclusion.

After that, the governor will be sent to remove the officials from the loser camp.

Yang Gong, who received the letter a few days in advance, explained: "I didn't come here for Qingzhou, but to Yunzhou, and I just passed by our Qingzhou on the way."

All the officials in Yunzhou had expressions of understanding.

Yang Gong looked at the official and said, "Tell the governor that I have important business to do, so I disappeared. If there is any need, ask him to find the left and right to participate in politics."

Yang Gong is a great Confucian in Yunlu Academy, and he can't even piss in a pot with the princes of the court, let alone friendship. I am still worried about the inscription, and I am too lazy to talk to the unfamiliar governor.

"Yes!" The official responded first, and then added: "The governor also asked the villain to bring you something."

Yang Gong and all the officials looked over.

The official said: "Xu Qi'an will accompany you with the gong."

Tonggong Xu Qian, who is it? The officials didn't react for a while, but Yang Gong did, because he always paid attention to the trend of the capital, and kept correspondence with the great Confucians of Yunlu Academy.

"Get up the sedan chair, and go back to the chief envoy." Yang Gong's attitude changed 180 degrees, and his tone was full of urgency and joy:

"Get up quickly."

After all, he left all the officials and went straight to the outside of the government office.

All the officials in Qingzhou looked at each other in blank dismay, looking at Yang Gong's back blankly.

"Who is Tongluo Xu Qi'an? His name sounds quite familiar." The prefect of Qingzhou frowned.

"Why don't we go to the chief envoy to have a look and receive the governor from the capital."

"That's right, let's go."

The officials left the government office together, and set out in sedan chairs to head to the chief envoy.

Xu Qi'an didn't have to wait long at the chief envoy, and then a man in scarlet robes came to him. This man had an old-fashioned face and a goatee that was popular among middle-aged and elderly people.

He is a very imposing adult.

The golden pheasant embroidered on the chest is a second-rank official, and the chief envoy seems to be from the second rank.

Xu Qi'an only recognizes the clothes but not the person, and guessed that this imposing scarlet robe should be Qingzhou Chief Envoy, Yunlu Academy Confucian, Ziyang Layman who prostituted his farewell poem for nothing.

After bowing to Governor Zhang to signal, Layman Ziyang turned his gaze to Xu Qi'an, who was wearing a black military uniform and a bronze gong tied to his chest, and examined him silently.

At this time, he was not agitated, and his gentleness revealed majesty.

He is the only one who is Xu Cijiu's cousin. Looking at the appearance alone, the two brothers have no similarities. Compared with Cijiu, there is a big gap between them. Yang Gong smiled and said:

"You are Xu Ningyan?"

Xu Qi'an quickly cupped his fists: "It's a humble job."

"You don't have to be cautious in front of me, you can call yourself a student." Yang Gong smiled broadly, and said: "Sure enough, he is a good-looking talent, and he is as good as saying goodbye to the old."

Layman Ziyang has really good eyesight. Xu Qi'an said happily: "Your Excellency's praise."

After some politeness, Yang Gong asked about the current situation in the capital, although he learned a lot of inside information through the academy.

It really was the right decision to bring Xu Ningyan to visit, otherwise the chief minister would not have such an attitude. Governor Zhang sighed: "The situation in the capital is chaotic, and the party struggle is still fierce."

At present, from the Sangbo case to the Yunzhou case of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

Layman Ziyang sneered constantly, but did not comment too much on the situation in the court, mainly because Governor Zhang was not one of his own, if only Xu Qi'an was here, he would have something to say.

After dusk, Layman Ziyang hosted a banquet for Governor Zhang in the elegant courtyard. Jiang Lvzhong was also invited to attend, as well as other high-ranking officials including the prefect of Qingzhou.

The small courtyard was brightly lit and the curtains were lowered. Officials sat and chatted with each other while filing cases.

The band and dancers invited from the Jiaofang Division danced in the cold courtyard to cheer up the adults.

In fact, the original Jiaofang Division was purely the Ministry of Culture and Entertainment, specializing in singing and dancing at official banquets. Later, it gradually evolved into a government-run brothel.

The young ladies went from performing arts to prostitution, and were forced to open their businesses.

The central figures of the banquet were Chief Minister Yang Gong and Governor Zhang Xingying. As for Jiang Lvzhong, although Jin Luo was highly skilled, but the guards and civil servants were naturally hostile, and no one liked him.

Xu Qi'an originally thought that he was the same way, happy and leisurely, and didn't need to pay attention to the entertainment in the officialdom.

Unexpectedly, a handsome official in a scarlet robe raised his glass to Xu Qi'an, and asked tentatively, "This little lord, is he a poet of "sparse shadows and slanting water, clear and shallow water, dark fragrance floating in the moon and dusk"?"

PS: There was a typo in the last chapter. Layman Ziyang is the chief envoy, not the magistrate. It has been changed.

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