"This is an errand sent by the emperor to you. Why are you looking for me?" Xiao Chen heard Gong Shouli's intention and refused very simply.
I haven’t even settled the debt with you for robbing me of my shit. Are you embarrassed to ask me for help?
No help!
"Why don't you give me money? What the hell are you calling me? I heard that your craftsmen and civilians who are dredging the canal haven't been disbanded yet, so they just sent me to help." Gong Shouli was always talking to Xiao Chen. It's very tough, because there's no point in speaking softly. We don't have that kind of friendship with him.
"Why?" Xiao Chen shouted.
"Just because this is the emperor's mission!" Gong Shouli said, "I'm not here to discuss with you, but to give you an order. Why do you want to disobey the order?"
"I can't stand your word 'again'!" Xiao Chen said loudly, "When did I resist an order and disrespect it? I ask you?"
"Now you are disobeying the decree!" Gong Shouli's voice was louder than his.
When the two were arguing happily, Yuan Ren suddenly came to visit and asked about the reason, but also spoke to Gong Shouli, "The auspicious day for us to start work is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and we have to wait half a year after that, so the Spring Festival All the former craftsmen and civilians have been appointed, and it would be best if Mr. Xiao is willing to mobilize a group of people."
"The fifteenth day of the first lunar month? The ground hasn't thawed yet, so how do we start construction?" Xiao Chen said.
"Although it has not thawed, the permafrost layer has become thinner, and the bottom three feet of digging is soft. If it doesn't work, you can also use gunpowder to blast..." Yuan Ren said.
"The cost of our Yanyun civilian craftsmen is also very high." Xiao Chen relaxed a little, "It's OK to come now, but you, Old Gong, have to take care of the food, drink, and toilet before the work starts. Besides, since they are here, even if they don't work You have to pay some wages as appropriate, otherwise who would be willing to come here at this time? You have to abandon your family and career to celebrate the New Year here?"
"The salary is not an issue, it all depends on you!" Gong Shouli was overjoyed, "You also helped me prepare the best tools, carts, etc. You also know the current situation of the Ministry of Industry. All kinds of supplies are very tight. But it’s time to fight and provide disaster relief..."
"Tch, don't you just want to show that you are capable in front of the emperor?" However, Xiao Chen has already seen through everything, "Don't talk to me in vain, give me a sum of money first, it belongs to the craftsmen. Departure fee.”
"No problem. One hundred thousand taels will be enough first, right?" Gong Shouli was particularly happy.
"Damn it, your old Gong, aren't you afraid that I'll deceive you?" Xiao Chen was so panicked that he punched him empty-handed, "Or are you just scheming against me?"
"What's there to be afraid of? You're here, how can you run away? Besides, even if you run away, you still have a lot of properties here, and you can even sell them to pay for it. Besides, what the hell are you doing? It's good if you don't plot against me, but I can still plot against you!" Gong Shouli's words made sense.
But in fact, he was still plotted by Xiao Chen. It can't be said that he was plotted, just used.
Isn't the treasure buried under the imperial tomb? Since we can't dig it out quietly, it's better to dig it out openly!
And building a mausoleum for Li Wanjiang is the most upright excuse.
Just tell me, Xiao Chen, is this kid very smart?
Of course, he couldn't take the initiative to take this job. Firstly, it might make Li Wanjiang suspicious. Secondly, Li Wanjiang would never leave this job to him, and Gong Shouli was the most suitable candidate.
Originally, they wanted to set up a special situation for Gong Shouli, but Gong Shouli happened to come when everyone was eating that day, so they pretended to have no intention of chatting and revealed the matter. As expected, Gong Shouli obediently got into their pockets. Here, I went to tell the emperor, and the emperor agreed as expected.
Xiao Chen and the others also knew that the Ministry of Industry was currently short of manpower and could not dispatch enough craftsmen and civilian workers in a hurry. Gong Shouli would definitely be eager to do such a big job for the first time and would go to Ma Wuming to entangle him, and Ma Wuming would definitely let him come. Asking Xiao Chen for help... In short, everything was as expected by Xiao Chen.
This is called building the plank road openly and secretly visiting the warehouse. Xiao Chen wants to dig out the treasures and transport them away under the eyes of everyone... Doesn't it feel very exciting?
Xiao Chen has already passed the news to Mr. Chen. Mr. Chen was very excited when he learned about it and expressed his full support... This old man will accept the money!
He even decided to let two master craftsmen, Gongsun Ban and Liu Tieji, handle the matter in person. He also formulated a very detailed and thorough transportation plan, striving to transport all the treasure safely and secretly without anyone noticing. He went back to Yanyun County and gave the treasure digging plan a name: Mountain Moving Plan.
Presumably the treasures left by the late emperor are as numerous as mountains of gold and silver... This is a very beautiful wish.
After Xiao Chen became the chief examiner of academic affairs, he never had a day of rest. All kinds of people came to him to seek opportunities, some of them wanted to use face, and some of them wanted to use money. He could refuse the money outright, but he had to give some face.
Just like Zhu Xiaochuan's nephew, he must find a way to get it no matter what. Can he not give face to Zhu Xiaochuan, Wang Anbang, Ma Wuming, Chen Wenqi, Lu Jing and others? It's too much, but they just ask you. I'm taking care of a nephew and protégé, and he comes to you directly. What do you think you can do?
In addition to them, there are also Li Hong, Liu Wenzheng, Chen Ming, Shi Mingtao... These friends have to give face. As Li Qiu said, there is no absolute fairness in this world!
Even Xiao Chen couldn't do it.
Of course, this is not considered cheating, it is just a matter of human nature. Favors are favors and care is care. There must be prerequisites. First of all, these moves require a certain amount of knowledge. If it is not that kind of thing, Xiao Chen will still get help no matter what. No.
However, in theory, there are only a few people who can win the prize, and it is relatively easy to operate.
Because since ancient times, there has never been a first in writing. No matter how good your writing is, you can still find faults, and no matter how bad your writing is, you can still find bright spots...
It's not like a martial arts competition, where the winner can be determined directly.
The general examination is nothing more than two parts: classics and meanings and policy theory. Most people have no problem with the classics and meanings. They have already memorized the Four Books and Five Classics by heart. As long as they are not off-topic, not ridiculous, the principles are correct, and the explanations make sense, they will be fine. .
Policy theory is actually a theory, and it is difficult to verify whether it is right or wrong.
For example, the title of the strategy is: "Jin Wu defeated Wu with his dictatorship, Fu Jian defeated Jin with his dictatorship and died; Qi Huan took over Guan Zhong and dominated, Yan Kuai took over his son and was defeated, the same thing but different achievements, why?" '
This can be answered quite broadly, and it is also a controversial question, which means that no matter which of the two views you hold, pros and cons, as long as you present the facts and make sense, they can actually stand.
Or simply ask you what do you think about Yanyun's question?
You can say that Xiao Chen is a loyal minister, or you can say that Xiao Chen is a traitorous minister. You can say that Xiao Chen wants to rebel, or you can say that Xiao Chen has no intention of rebelling at all.
You can find evidence for these, present the facts, explain the truth, and leave room for error...
