During the government examination, Baoyu was able to get on the list with a policy essay that criticized the ministers. It was not because of how gorgeous his diction was or how he cited scriptures, but because his article was full of emotion, which made Shuntianfu who came from a poor family Yin struck a chord.
Daiyu is a person with delicate emotions, and she personally experienced the disaster relief event last winter. Her emotionally charged article, from the disaster, its causes, relief, and management to the final precautions, completely explains the consequences of that man-made disaster. The natural disaster appeared in front of everyone.
Baoyu, the tool man, was extremely nervous when he was standing on the high platform. There were so many people in the audience that he even wanted to run away.
"They're all winter melons, they're all winter melons, they're all a bunch of winter melons..."
"Brother Cong is right, they are all piles of winter melons, and all in front of me are winter melons!"
The winter melon tactic seemed to have some effect, and Baoyu began to endorse it.
"On a bright day, under the rule of the capital, the emperor ordered officials to harm the people and used manpower to dig river embankments, causing hundreds of thousands of people to suffer."
“I saw water flooding crops, rivers overflowing houses, hungry people fleeing famine, husbands running after their wives, children begged and mothers drowned, children sold to survive, abandoned children escaping, people eating grass and trees, whole families hanging to death, human flesh being scraped and eaten, and the road covered with starvation... "
"People are displaced thousands of miles away, starving to death thousands of miles away, a natural disaster? A man-made disaster."
"In the capital city, the rich have vast fields and the poor have nowhere to stand. However, under greed, there are still lawless people who collude with corrupt officials, cause natural disasters, dig river embankments, and corrupt officials..."
"The Book of Xia says that being evil and plundering the beautiful is called cowardice; being greedy and corrupting an official is called a traitor; killing people without restraint is called a thief. Today's people are not as good as the ancients. They collect the people's wealth, eat the people's anointment, and do evil that harms the people."
"The disaster in Gyeonggi Prefecture has become a stubborn disease, and it is impossible to treat it without heavy treatment. Bian Que cures the disease. The disease is in the body, where the soup and iron can reach; in the skin, where the needle and stone can reach; in the intestines and stomach, where the fire can reach Also; in the bone marrow, where the command belongs, there is nothing you can do. Managing a country is like treating a disease, you should diagnose the pulse and prescribe a prescription, so today we will perform the method of inspection, consultation, diagnosis and surgery..."
"Please share your opinions on the Emperor's Way..."
Baoyu's endorsement process went smoothly. The audience was noisy at the beginning, but in the end it became silent. The entire Imperial Academy could only hear the sound of Baoyu's endorsement.
It was said to be an endorsement, but in fact when talking about the plight of the refugees thousands of miles away, Baoyu had already bravely opened his eyes and looked at the clouds floating in the distant sky.
The shapeless clouds were just like the pictures in his mouth of flooding crops and dying of starvation for thousands of miles, which made Baoyu feel an unconcealable sadness and anger rushing out of his throat. He raised his arms and screamed with all his strength.
"Thousands of miles away from Heze, the sky and the earth are in darkness, and I have left the village with my help and the road. I have no clothes and no food. I am sick, worried and suffering.
What does the old man look like? His head precedes his steps. The staff and the arms in the airless hand are like walking in a ditch.
How can I bear to look at the abandoned child? He is carrying his swaddling clothes on his shoulders and crying. The father pities the mother and cannot keep her, so she sells her eyebrows with the bid.
Let's see what's left on the shoulder. The hemp and wheat bran will not fill the fou. There is no power to collect and harvest along the road, and the roots of grass and trees are actually covered with dirt.
In the middle of the situation, Fu Ying's locks and weapons were carried out, and he carried the tiles, uncovered the wood, and sold them. It is described as having a gaunt buttocks with sores, but still celebrating the unfinished tax collection and loss of debts.
Thousands of sorrows and hatreds are materialized, and they all come to light without waiting for words. Why did Yuanyou come to this place? It is difficult to write down the crimes of corrupt officials and evil gentry.
At that time, who was responsible for this sparseness, the young people in the country were worried. Shuzuo and Hemen refused to accept him, so he went to the Yintai Department.
If you read the rough words through the Holy Eyes, how limited is this kind of knowledge in the four directions? The traces of this distant world are getting newer, which makes Zhongliang's liver and gallbladder hot.
Therefore, I compare myself sparsely and exaggerate in vain. I would like to leave this piece undisturbed and reproduce the original copy of the drawing to show to my emperor. "
"Young men like us, who read the words of saints and do righteous deeds, how can we be afraid of the wrath of the prince and abandon the emperor's justice?"
"Today, the descendants of the Jia family in Rongguo should use this to knock on the palace gate and present it to our emperor to ask for orders for the people. Even if they die, they will have no regrets!"
One person on the high platform raised his arms and shouted, while hundreds of officials chanted at the same time.
Baoyu's last act of being an impatient and righteous young man suddenly made thousands of officials in the entire Imperial Academy excited, and almost at the same time they raised their arms and shouted, asking for help for the people.
For a moment, Li Shouzhong, who was offering wine at the Imperial Academy, was stunned.
Isn’t it about talking about Tao? Why did it become a gathering of people to kowtow, ***
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"Something serious has happened. Go to the cabinet and ask for help!"
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious..."
Jia Cong grabbed Li Shouzhong, who was sweating anxiously, and smiled slightly.
"Uncle, don't worry, everything is under control. Your Majesty knows this, and so does your Majesty."
Li Shouzhong followed Jia Cong's gaze and looked under the shade of the trees outside the crowd. There were several older middle-aged men, staring closely at the passionate officials in the school grounds.
"Dragon Guard?"
Jia Cong nodded, and Li Shou suddenly felt extremely angry.
He grabbed Jia Cong's shirt: "So, these are your students who are scheming against me?"
"How can it be a calculation? Isn't it our duty as disciples of saints to read the books of saints, do righteous things, and uphold justice in the world?"
Jia Cong's words made Li Shouzhong, who had been reading books about saints all his life, stunned for a moment, then let go of his hand and murmured to himself: "Yes, yes, establish a heart for the heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, carry forward the unique knowledge for the saints, and serve for all generations." Let’s bring peace!”
The discussion of Taoism in the Imperial College began with Baoyu, and many people took to the stage to discuss Taoism, constantly improving the memorials that were about to be submitted to the palace.
These include not only the newly promoted Jinshi, those who failed the examination, the young students who have just entered school, the supervisors of the Imperial Academy, but also the gray-haired scholars in the capital.
Jia Cong wrote his name on the named list and turned his eyes to the noble ladies of the capital on the high platform on the right.
Daiyu had already taken out another memorial and was discussing it eagerly with the like-minded ladies in the capital.
Of course, the joint memorial written by these women was not for the emperor, but was intended to be sent to the harem and presented to the Supreme Empress Cao.
"Brother Liu's words are too biased.
Who said women enjoy leisure?
Men fight to the border,
Women weaving at home..."
Jia Cong hummed a tune and walked outside the Imperial Academy with his hands behind his back.
Daiyu wanted to unite with the noble ladies in the capital to organize a charity organization specifically for the relief of women and children. She had already had an idea for this in Wang Pingkou.
Jia Cong helped him improve the organizational structure, and asked him to unite with the noble ladies of the capital to take this opportunity to elect Empress Dowager Cao or the imperial concubine Yang as the head of the society. This could be regarded as echoing Baoyu's petition and expanding his influence.
Everything was developing in the direction originally envisioned. Jia Cong stepped on the war donkey Dabao and gently patted his head with a whip: "Dabao, let's go, let's do our own thing next!"
The time for the academic examinations in Gyeonggi Province has been announced. It will be half a month later on April 27th. The academic examinations in Gyeonggi Province will naturally be held in Sunchonbu, so more and more scholars from various states are gathering in Beijing.
Coupled with the failed candidates who have not yet left the capital, more and more people have joined the vast army of petitions.
Baoyu had been dragged out of the house at dawn for several days. Baoyu was vaguely the leader of the petition. While Jia Cong continued to fool Baoyu, who wanted to retreat from time to time, he arranged for his soldiers to keep an eye on his situation to prevent anyone from noticing. If something goes wrong, the dog will jump over the wall.
On April 19, the Dengwen drum standing in front of Daxia Gate was beaten.
A memorial with tens of thousands of words in length was presented to the palace, which completely kicked off a massive gathering of students discussing Taoism, petitioning for the people, and requesting reforms.
Baoyu and dozens of official representatives were personally summoned by the emperor and the prince. Although no specific measures had been announced, the emperor issued an edict at the court meeting on the second day, ordering the chief envoys, Xingdusi, and Xuanzhengyuan to take charge of The actual land ownership, field output and population situation of each place are reported.
At the same time, Xu Jin, the right deputy imperial envoy of the Imperial Procuratorate, was granted the title of governor-general of the military and political affairs of the North and South Zhili Provinces. He was responsible for clearing land and property in the two provinces of the South and North Zhili Provinces, clarifying land properties, identifying hidden populations, and punishing lawless gentry and powerful men.
He also ordered Crown Prince Liu Hong to inspect the Imperial Village in Gyeonggi Province and formally implement the "Shuntian Prefecture Refugee Relief and Resettlement Guide" submitted by Jia Cong.
On April 27th, Jia Cong and Baoyu walked into the Shuntianfu Examination Institute again and went to the Gyeonggi Province Examination in the sixth year of Yuanyou.
The person who presided over the Gyeonggi Province Academy Examination this time was Li
Dai Xingzhi, a doctor in the ministry and an academic official in Gyeonggi Province.
This man was originally an upright person with a pure character. He greatly admired Baoyu's article on imperial examination policy, which was criticized by all the ministers in the court.
In addition, there have been articles everywhere in the capital recently about the treasures and jade at the Imperial Academy, and my favorability level is suddenly full.
During the college examination, Baoyu came back with another fierce policy statement on officialdom. Dai Xingzhi saw at a glance that this examination paper was most likely Baoyu's, and placed it in the eleventh position in the college examination.
As for the top ten, they are all good and valuable articles. No matter how much he likes those articles with fierce words and sharp edges, he still has to say fairly that this person can only be a censor and not a person close to the people. official.
The results of the college examination were soon announced, and the head of the case was still Jia Cong of Daxing County, Shuntian Prefecture. For the first time, Baoyu was recognized by the scholars in the capital without the slightest hint of jealousy.
Because in Baoyu's day, all the people who signed petitions to the palace beat the Dengwen drum, and according to the system of the country, they would be punished.
Of course, the emperor, who was supporting the petition from behind, waived the punishment with a wave of his hand, but this incident still made Baoyu in the hearts of these officials, a man of character like Mr. Zheng, who was not afraid of life and death to plead for the people.
Ning Rongjia's family suddenly had two talented husbands, and the seriousness of Master Jing was gone.
The old lady was even more overjoyed and wanted to hold a feast for three days and invite the troupe to have a good time.
In the end, Mr. Zheng persuaded the old lady after returning home, saying that there was a commotion in the capital today asking for orders for the people, and Baoyu was the leader, so it was best to keep a low profile.
Baoyu stared blankly at his father, who was filled with admiration and headache, and shrank his neck: "It's not my son who wants to take the lead, it's Brother Cong...wuwuwuwu..."
Jia Cong covered Baoyu's mouth, grinned and dragged him out.
"My second uncle was talking to my grandmother, and I took my second brother Bao to play outside."
Woo woo woo...
Baoyu was dragged into the courtyard by Jia Cong, and Jia Cong fooled him again, which finally made Baoyu regain his integrity and go to party with the officials and friends he had met.
Just after the Dragon Boat Festival, it rained for several days in the capital.
The huge and vigorous petition for the people's orders and official letters slowly faded away. The emperor's method of controlling public opinion was extremely clever.
After using the enthusiasm of the young man to restart the land clearing and carry out legal reforms, he issued an order to commend the students who signed the letter this time.
After appeasing the scholars, the court seemed to have fallen into calm.
But these are only calm on the surface, and the undercurrent inside makes Lin Ruhai, the left minister of household affairs, frightened.
On this day of rest, Jia Cong took Lin Ruhai and his daughter out of Beijing and went to Jiajiazhuangzi in the west of the city.
"The weather has been good this year, and the potatoes are growing very well. They will be ready for harvest in another month."
Lin Ruhai looked at the gratifying vines growing in the ground and wanted to dig a spot to see the fruits her son-in-law had buried in the ground, but she was worried about damaging the seedlings.
If we can really produce thirty dan per mu, then...
The more he thought about it, the more incredible it became. Lin Ruhai's hands were trembling slightly. .
Just listen to Jia Cong talk about it: "These potatoes are carefully cultivated and cared for by old farmers. The yield per mu is at least forty dan. If they are grown coarsely, the Botian can also produce about 20 dan. If they are popularized, the people will definitely no longer have to worry about it." The pain of hunger. Of course, these potatoes definitely don’t taste as good as rice..."
"It's good if it can fill your stomach, it's good if it can fill your stomach."
Lin Ruhai carefully touched the green potato vines. After confirming the harvest time again and again, he left Jia Cong and Daiyu behind and hurried back to Beijing.
Daiyu came out of another flower room, where a kind of food was also cultivated.
She looked around but couldn't find Lin Ruhai, and asked doubtfully, "Where is daddy?"
Jia Cong responded with a smile: "My uncle is in a hurry to go back and ask for money from Lao Pixiu. Potatoes are auspicious, and the Ministry of Revenue will never let others take advantage of him."
Pfft...
"Mr. Wen is probably going to be heartbroken to death, but the household department has to come up with this money. I can't say no."
After gritting his teeth, he would run to Qinzheng Hall and cry in front of His Majesty. "
Daiyu covered her mouth and laughed, because she knew that Jia Cong spent a lot of money and effort to cultivate potatoes and remove toxins from potatoes.
If Wen Tongxuan wanted to obtain good seeds from Jia Cong, the previous method of giving him a plaque and saying he was loyal to the country would not work.
In order to make the imperial court pay attention to the research and development of agricultural science and technology and increase the enthusiasm of the people in the Central Plains to cultivate grain seeds, Jia Cong opened his mouth this time.
The Ministry of Revenue has to use 500,000 silver to buy Jia's potato seeds, and then he will hand over all the cultivation, storage, consumption, etc. of potatoes to the Ministry of Revenue.
As if to confirm Daiyu's guess, Wen Tongxuan was overjoyed when he heard Lin Ruhai say that there was a grain yield of forty shi per acre.
Grandpa Tian, if this is true, then wouldn't Wen Tongxuan be able to create a prosperous age in the world that has never been seen before or will never come after.
"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and have someone make a plaque, ask for a reward, and let our people take over those lands!"
Lin Ruhai spread his hands and said helplessly: "But Jia Cong said that he had people find this grain from various Western countries thousands of miles away. Dozens of people died at sea alone, and a lot of money was spent on it. We have manpower and material resources to cultivate it, but if we don’t have 800,000 taels of silver, don’t even think about it!”
What? Eight hundred thousand taels of silver? Why not grab it?
To take away so much money from the Ministry of Finance, isn't this just poaching my flesh?
Wen Tongxuan puffed his beard and stared, angrily walked around the room and muttered for a long time.
Suddenly he heard Lin Ruhai say quietly: "This is a blessing from God, giving my emperor a good opportunity to benefit all people. As for this money, I think it would be better if it comes from the royal treasury."
Wen Tongxuan slapped his thigh and laughed at Lin Ruhai in surprise.
"Ruhai, you are indeed a born Hubu person, and you have already deeply understood the spiritual philosophy of my Hubu!"
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