"Come on, come on, you go shallow and I go deep, Brother Niu, let's get drunk and then we'll stop!"
Li Xin diligently poured a bowl of turbid wine for Niu Jinxing, and then filled it for himself.
These two Henan Juzi, who knew how to wander around Beijing without reviewing their lessons carefully, were sitting and drinking in a small and shabby tavern in Nanguan City of Juyong Pass. I didn’t ask for any dishes, just a plate of cooked meat, a plate of scrambled eggs, a plate of roasted tofu, and a plate of Yanqing fire roast. With the addition of two pots of turbid wine, a situation is created where two pots of wine are boiled to discuss heroes.
There is a waiter behind both of them, and following Niu Jinxing is a young book boy, who looks smart and lovable.
Behind Li Xin is a woman wearing neat clothes. At first glance, she looks like a woman running around in the world, but in fact she is a maid from Li Xin's family... Li Xin was probably fascinated by "Water Margin" , I just like girls like Hu Sanniang. It's a pity that his family is a big landowner who has been scholarly for generations, and has no relationship with military generals, so there is no way to find a "female general" for him as a wife. So Li Xin had no choice but to train a little maid who could do sword dancing.
In the tavern, apart from the four of them, there was only one guy who was about to fall asleep.
Look at Li Xin picking up a Yanqing Huoshao. His "little heroine" quickly took it and carefully opened it. Then he picked up a few chopsticks, scrambled eggs and cooked meat and stuffed it into the opened Huoshao, and then handed it back to him with both hands. Li Xin.
Niu Jinxing looked at the girl next to Li Xin, grinning, probably really thinking about setting up a matchmaking relationship for his little brother. He is 36 years old this year. He has been acquainted with scholars for many years. He has more experience than Li Xin and knows more people than Li Xin. Among them there are also people who run around in the world. For example, there is a fortune teller from Song Kangnian who is his best friend.
And the reason why he made friends with this young man named Li Xin was because Song Kangnian calculated that he was "destined to be the eighteenth son of a noble man." He is also the person of his destiny, a man named Li...
Niu Jinxing was convinced of this. He sorted through the scholars surnamed Li he knew and found that only Li Xin from Qixian County looked like a noble person.
Because this Li Xin is just 20 years old this year, but at this age he is already a candidate! Niu Jinxing was far behind. He barely won the exam until three years ago. Because he felt that he had not learned enough, he did not dare to participate in the imperial examination competition in the first year of Chongzhen. He was so unsure of himself. If he had participated in the imperial examination in the first year of Chongzhen, he would have been a member of the Ming Dynasty for more than two years now. Parents!
Because he is one of the "must-win customers in Henan" that Emperor Chongzhen is optimistic about! It's just a matter of not taking the exam. As long as you go to Beijing and take the exam, even if you write a bullshit article, you will still be a high school Jinshi.
In the first year of Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian read the list of candidates from Henan who came to Beijing to take the exam 10 times. He didn't see Niu Jinxing's name. Do you think you are in a hurry?
If the Ox Venus does not come again this year, Zhu Youjian will send Li Zicheng to Henan to catch him for the exam in the sixth year of Chongzhen.
Although Niu Jinxing came to Beijing to take the Jinshi examination this time, he didn't have much confidence in the high school Jinshi, so he didn't study hard after arriving in Beijing. Instead, he was busy making friends with scholars. Seeing this, he just wanted to hug a thick leg. Then we took the route of being selected by the National People's Congress to become an official. In the Ming Dynasty, after failing three public examinations, people could go to the Ministry of Personnel to register and wait for the "big selection" that was held every six years. If they were selected, they could become officials. However, if there is no backstage in the court, it will be difficult to choose an official.
So Niu Jinxing took advantage of the opportunity to go to Beijing to take the exam and make friends. Since he wanted to make friends, he couldn't have only Li Xin. Although Li Xin was an "eighteen-year-old boy", Niu Jinxing knew that his knowledge was not particularly outstanding and that it would be difficult for him to get into high school (Niu Jinxing was wrong again, Li Xin was also a sure winner). Therefore, Niu Jinxing also made friends with several popular high school students, including Zhu Guoshou of Wanping, Zhang Pu of Taicang, Yang Tingshu of Suzhou, and Wu Changshi of Jiaxing.
And these few are all great talents who care about the country and the people. They haven't even been admitted to high school yet, and they are already worried about the Ming Dynasty that has gone astray.
So after these people arrived in Beijing, they started to communicate with each other, to mobilize the people in Beijing, and to make a joint petition, hoping to persuade the emperor to "implement benevolent government, reduce taxes, relieve disasters and famines, use troops cautiously, and restore Liaodong."
Because Niu Jinxing was very close to several great talents, they assigned him the task of mobilizing Henan Juzi to sign a joint petition. Now Niu Jinxing was a little dumbfounded. There seemed to be no precedent for the people to sign a petition in the Ming Dynasty! Don't let the imperial court revoke the title of a candidate if you fail to submit a letter...
But if you don't follow those "big hits", you'll offend people!
This makes a lot of friends, but it turns out that there is also a risk of being tricked by friends!
So after Niu Jinxing heard the news that the emperor would return to Xuanfu, he took a group of good Henan Juzi and went to Xuanfu on the pretext of taking a look at the emperor's elite soldiers.
Now that the emperor's elite soldiers have seen it, most of the Henan Juzi who went with them have already traveled back to Beijing day and night to review their lessons. Only Niu Jinxing and Li Xin are left to rush to Beijing slowly.
The closer to Beijing, the more nervous Niu Jinxing was... So when he passed Juyong Pass, Niu Jinxing didn't want to rush, so he just dragged Li Xin into the tavern and asked Li Xin for help while drinking. Views.
After a few glasses of wine, Li Xin, who had always kept his mouth shut, started to talk freely.
"What does the so-called benevolent government mean? Although Long Live Lord likes to fight, it can't be considered unkind, right? It's just talking about natural disasters...I won't say what you want."
"As for light taxes... Haha, why have our families ever paid taxes? Not to mention our reputations, my father and your father are both officials, so they are exempted from tax exemptions. We are waiting for the land mu Big households don't raise taxes, so the taxes on ordinary people are naturally high. How can they be light? On the other hand, the eight prefectures in Beizhili pay a unified grain of five liters per acre, which is light, right? But how can our fathers be willing to bear it? For one hundred acres of land, you have to pay twenty or thirty dan for five liters per acre! But if all the dry land in the world pays five liters, and the paddy fields pay two dou of grain...how much can the country collect? Do ordinary people feel that taxes are many?"
"Not providing disaster relief is a problem. Shaanxi has been suffering from drought for several years, and this year it's Henan's turn! The court should provide relief..."
"As for the use of troops... Look at the soldiers in Xuanfu, whether they are cavalry or infantry, they are much stronger than what we saw in Henan! Moreover, the emperor has been invincible since Yuji, so He didn’t bother to ask the common people for military expenses, and even exempted Shaanxi’s Liao pay this year. What else can we scholars say? Let him fight!”
Niu Jinxing sighed: "Xinzhi, I understand everything you said...and so do those people! But those people still have to submit a letter. They are shouting for the scholars all over the world...Xinzhi , do you think their petition will be effective?"
Li Xin chuckled and looked at Niu Jinxing, "Brother Niu, do you think this subject is promising?"
Niu Jinxing shook his head: "I'm just accompanying the exam..."
"Since you are accompanying the exam, what else do you have to worry about?" Li Xin said with a smile, "They asked Brother Niu to contact Henan Juzi, so they are supporting Brother Niu!"
"I know, I know..." Niu Jinxing sighed, "I am an exam-taker anyway. They all have a bright future. I am not afraid of them. What else should I be afraid of? Come out and stand up for the scholars all over the world. I am afraid. What? The worst case scenario is that I will lose my honorary title! As long as I don’t lose my honorary title, I will make money!”
Niu Jinxing didn't know that he was a "must-win". He felt that he couldn't pass the exam... If he still wants to be an official if he can't pass the exam, he would need prestige and support from a big boss!
So the task of contacting Henan Juzi to participate in the joint signature fell on him, and he couldn't push it out...otherwise he would become a thorn in the side of those people! Without prestige, can I still be an official in the future?
"Xinzhi," Niu Jinxing took a breath, "What about you? Do you sign?"
"Sign up!" Li Xin smiled, "This is to fight for the interests of the scholars in the world... If we don't fight now, we will lose it in the future! But I am young and have weak morals, so I can only attach my tail to achieve things!"
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