Chapter 174 The Art of the Emperor
Obviously, Lin Yuanqiu's idea is correct.
No, I don’t know if this is really the case, or if someone has framed me. Anyway, I pulled out the carrots and brought out the mud. Within two days, Lu Huai, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Wu Weiren, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, as well as three directors of the Ministry of Water, were also imprisoned by the emperor for their involvement in the reduction of shipbuilding subsidies.
The immediate superior was half-captured, which made the remaining heads of the Ministry of Industry panic.
And if the eldest prince has not taken action at this time, then those who follow him will probably turn around and go elsewhere.
So, just one day later, another official was pulled out, and this person was none other than Li Yushi. He was charged with taking bribes to make money, distorting facts, and slandering others.
Such a charge is no small matter for the censor, who is responsible for correcting corruption and bribery.
Emperor Jingkang ordered the Ministry of Punishment to investigate the matter.
As for Li Yushi, like the Minister of the Ministry of Industry who was previously impeached by him, he was also temporarily detained in the Prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
They say they are temporarily detained, but in fact everyone knows that after entering the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, it may not be that easy to come out.
Not to mention that as long as an official is investigated, something will be found out more or less. The eldest prince and the second prince are currently fighting over how they can let each other's people come out of the cell unharmed.
Therefore, in Lin Yuanqiu's view, the possibility of these people wanting to return to the court is probably zero.
Sure enough, after the Ministry of Punishment submitted all the investigation files to the Holy Emperor, the verdict was quickly settled. Although the actual situation was not as serious as what Li Yushi impeached, it was true that he had enriched his own pockets and cut off shipbuilding subsidies. Therefore, He Shangshu was directly dismissed from his official position by Emperor Jingkang, and his family was exiled for three thousand miles.
As for Li Yushi, who was responsible for supervision, he abused his power for personal gain. Naturally, Emperor Jingkang would not give him a light sentence.
In the end, Li Yushi, like He Shangshu, was also beaten to the bottom, and his family was exiled for three thousand miles.
This is a three-thousand-mile walk, and the whole family is walking together.
Lin Yuanqiu thought to himself that on the way to exile in Lingnan, Li Yushi and He Shangshu would lament the difficulty of following the dragon. Or maybe they all regret their previous stance. After all, if they had not done so, the whole family would still be living a good life. How can it be like this now? I don’t know if I can reach the place of exile alive.
Compared with He Shangshu and Li Yushi, Lu Huai's charges were lighter. After all, these people were only involved in the reduction of shipbuilding subsidies.
But even so, Emperor Jingkang didn't intend to be lenient, and immediately ordered Lu Huai and other officials to be dismissed from their official positions, and all of them were sent back to their places of origin.
To be honest, Lin Yuanqiu actually had suspicions about Emperor Jing Kang's operations. I always feel that this is probably the art of the emperor, and Lin Yuanqiu is sure that the Holy Emperor should have a suitable candidate for the prince in mind, and what he is doing now is probably to clear the obstacles for his "successor".
As for who the obstacle is, of course it won't be the princes. Lin Yuanqiu felt that in Emperor Jingkang's heart, he was afraid that only those ministers who were eager to follow the dragon's merits and lead the prince into mischief were the ones.
I thought that after seeing the fate of Li Yushi, He Shangshu, and Lu Huai, the undercurrent in the court would be restrained.
Little did he know that a few days later, another courtier proposed the idea of establishing a prince. And just like last time, Emperor Jingkang had not expressed his position yet, and these people began to quarrel over whether to establish a direct descendant, an elder, or a virtuous person.
The reason why there is such a controversy is because when the late emperor was established as the prince, he did not take advantage of his direct descendants or elders.
As for Emperor Jingkang, like the previous emperor, he was neither his direct descendant nor his eldest son.
Therefore, in the hearts of the courtiers, as long as he is a prince, he has the possibility of becoming a great treasure.
In Lin Yuanqiu's view, having more sons may not be a good thing under certain circumstances, such as the royal family.
In the royal family, prosperity is a double-edged sword, with both advantages and disadvantages. Thinking on the bright side, the bloodline of the same surname can flourish. The disadvantages are also obvious, such as the Disaster of the Seven Kings, the Rebellion of the Eight Kings, and the succession of the nine sons during the Kangxi period, all caused by coveting the throne.
And Emperor Jingkang had a total of twelve adult and minor princes. It is expected that the court would not be stable for a while until the next one aspired to the throne.
Finally, the courtiers who insisted on their opinions and quarreled endlessly were kicked out of the Jinluan Palace by Emperor Jingkang.
Lin Yuanqiu did not keep an eye on this matter like other colleagues. He had already reached the stage of carefully copying the fourth volume of the Great Scenery Chronicles in his hand, so he had no time to pay attention to it.
But at noon on the second day, Eunuch Jiang came to summon him to the palace again. Lin Yuanqiu didn't waste much time, carefully put half of the copied notes into the drawer, and then followed Eunuch Jiang to the palace.
It was already extremely cold in the middle of the twelfth lunar month. Especially when riding on horseback, the cold wind blowing in front of him was like an ice knife, making Lin Yuanqiu couldn't help but tighten his collar and cuffs. There was also his own hand. Lin Yuanqiu looked at the back of his hand which was red from the cold. After he planned to go home tonight, he drew a pattern so that Yurou could make him a pair of cotton gloves.
It's funny to say that after passing the self-study examination for Jinshi and no longer having to study with books every day, Lin Yuanqiu, who suffered from chilblains almost every year, has not suffered from chilblains for two consecutive winters. Even if my hands were cold and red while riding up and down on horseback these past few days, it was nothing.
From this point of view, the ten-year cold window is really "cold".
The car and the horse quickly arrived at the gate of the palace. Lin Yuanqiu quickly took "Hongdou" to the horse racing track and tied it up. Then the guard at the gate took a magnet and sucked him all over his body before he was let into the palace.
Lin Yuanqiu found that the magnet was much larger this time, but after thinking about it for a moment, he understood the reason. Everyone's clothes are thick in winter, so if you don't change to a larger magnet, it won't be able to detect blades at all.
In fact, after searching these, it is definitely more convenient to start directly than to use a magnet. I think I didn’t do this out of humane considerations. After all, there is no touching when using a magnet, so people will not feel a sense of loss of dignity, but directly It's like treating a prisoner.
After listening to the anecdotes about Shenzong written by Lin Xiu, Emperor Jingkang became interested in this kind of classics and history. Therefore, the content of today's lectures is still "yuanyu".
As for Lin Yuanqiu, he also made preparations after returning that day, just to prevent the Holy One from wanting to hear such scriptures again.
So he made preparations and quickly talked about how during the Han and Wei dynasties, barbarians lived together causing chaos.
Since the Han and Wei dynasties, when people from the Xiongnu, Xianbei and other tribes came to surrender, the court would mostly place them in various counties within the Senei. During this period, a censor pointed out the inappropriateness of this approach and suggested that people should be concentrated in the border areas to prevent these barbarians from becoming a worry to the people and to avoid the coming and going of barbarians from all directions. Unfortunately, the emperor at that time did not listen. The opinions of the censor eventually led to the occurrence of the "Five Husbands".
Emperor Jingkang listened carefully, his thoughtful eyes were sharp. Although his hair was gray, the majesty of the emperor was not reduced by half.
Seeing this look in Lin Yuanqiu's eyes, the first thing that came to his mind was that the emperor's plan for establishing a prince must be perfect.
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This is the second year that the Lin family has come to the capital. After last year's winter, Wu has realized that the twelfth lunar month in the capital is definitely much colder than in the small mountain village.
Therefore, as early as early October, Wu asked Lin Dazhu and Lin Erzhu to buy a lot of charcoal, and like other wealthy families, distributed the charcoal according to the number of people in each room.
Although she was warned not to waste it, Mrs. Wu believed that since it had been distributed to each house, it was each house's own business whether to save or waste it.
However, Wu has never been stingy with the charcoal used in Guanlan Tang.
Every day at Chen time, Mrs. Wu would ask Cui Ma to light the two charcoal basins there.
Guanlan Hall is where the children in the family study and practice calligraphy. Not only did Lin Yuanqiu give it a name, he also wrote the plaque on the door himself, using thick and round official script.
From noon to noon every day, except for meals, the children will read and write in Guanlan Hall.
Worried that Mo Xuan and the others would write crookedly because of the cold weather and stiff hands, Wu arranged for people to place two charcoal basins in Guanlan Hall every day.
The annual vacation of the Imperial College has begun, and Wang Wenchang has been living in the mansion. Therefore, during this period, the children at home are being taught by their two uncles.
After the New Year, Wang Wenchang will return to Zhoushan County. Next year will be the year of the competition, and he will definitely go back to take the provincial examination.
To be honest, after spending these days with his uncle, Wang Wenchang can be sure that his knowledge has improved a lot compared to before.
This can be seen from the speed at which I write articles now.
I remember that when I was writing policy papers, if I encountered a topic that I was not familiar with, I would have to search for a long time just to find the evidence. When I started to write the article again, I still struggled to form sentences. Either I used inappropriate words or the sentences were not smooth.
But now, it is not an exaggeration to say that my thoughts are flowing like a fountain. It can be seen that my uncle's method of writing more and practicing more every day is extremely applicable.
Just like what my uncle said, the more you are afraid of it, the more you have to conquer it. The rural examination policy essay questions basically focus on people's livelihood, peace of the country, and strengthening the army. As long as you write it thoroughly and understand it thoroughly, there will be nothing to trouble people. The place.
As worthy of the eloquent words of a No. 1 scholar, Wang Wenchang thought to himself that during the year and a half he stayed in the capital, it could be said that not a single day was wasted.
And his uncle was a good mentor who benefited him a lot.
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The New Year is approaching, so we can’t miss out on the New Year rituals.
On the day of Xiu Mu, Lin Yuanqiu went to the Qin Mansion as a new year's gift. Although most of this year's persimmons were plated and used at banquets, a small portion were picked early and made into persimmons.
Older people like sweetness, and Qin Yu is no exception. Ever since he gave him persimmon cakes as a New Year gift last year, Qin Yu has fallen in love with the sweet and glutinous taste.
However, there were no pastry shops in the city that sold them. When he learned that the Lin family had made it himself, Qin Yu didn't ask much and only told Lin Yuanqiu, "Don't forget it as a teacher."
Therefore, Lin Yuanqiu took all the rest of this year's thirty kilograms of persimmon cakes to the Qin Mansion, except for a few kilograms left for his father-in-law's family.
Anyway, this thing can be stored, as long as the teacher doesn't eat too much every day.
Knowing that the disciple would definitely come today, Qin Yu put out the tea tray early and counted the time to make tea.
When Lin Yuanqiu arrived, the tea in the small red clay stove was steaming out.
"teacher."
Lin Yuanqiu bowed and gave Qin Yu a standard disciple salute.
Qin Yu sat upright, accepted the gift generously, and looked extremely solemn, but the next question made Lin Yuanqiu laugh out loud.
Because Qin Yu asked, "I brought you auspicious wishful cakes today."
Seeing his student's uncontrollable laughter, Qin Yu stretched out his hand and lost his mind, "You bastard, tell me!"
"Take it, take it."
Lin Yuanqiu couldn't help but laugh while stroking his painful head, "Teacher, you are so strong and strong, you almost knocked the students silly."
Qin Yucai was too lazy to look at his disciple pretending to show his teeth. He asked the boy to hurry up and pack a plate of auspicious wishful cakes. After he came over, he quickly asked what he had been thinking about in the past few days, "Yuanqiu, there will be another year." , you have been in the Hanlin Academy for three full years, have you ever thought about being sent abroad?"
Released outside?
Lin Yuanqiu was stunned for a moment. Could he say that he had never thought about being sent abroad? Otherwise, he would not have brought his whole family to the capital in the first place.
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Chapter 175 Plan to go abroad
However, Lin Yuanqiu knew that the reason why the teacher mentioned this matter to him must have the teacher's thoughts in mind.
Sure enough, I heard Qin Yu continue to say, "In the thirty-eighth year of Jingrui, the kings seized the clan and the saints seized the throne. Emperor Rui killed fifty-one people in total with his staff. Soon after, he had the leader of the cabinet bachelor Wang Shengyuan killed for the crime of plotting the clan. Seventeen officials. In the twenty-seventh year of Jingsheng Dynasty, King Xian conspired to rebel. Emperor Sheng deposed King Xian and made him a commoner, imprisoned him, and beheaded more than 300 of his guards. Later, 20 cliques and conspirators were found. Many people were involved, and as a result, Li Ze, Gao Ya, Lin Kuang, Yu Zhongyu, Zhou Yang, Li Qingyun, Zheng Benzhong and other important officials of the court were sentenced to death, and their families were also exterminated due to implication."
Later, Lin Yuanqiu heard the teacher whisper again, "After the late emperor succeeded to the throne, he looked through the archives and found that Li Qingyun, Gao Ya and others had nothing to do with the Xian Wang's rebellion. The reason why they were involved was because the Qing Dynasty at that time There was chaos and no detailed investigation, and Zhang Youyan, then the Minister of Punishment, had the intention of excluding dissidents..."
Although the rest of the words had not been finished, Lin Yuanqiu had already understood what the teacher had left to say.
This is to say that at that time, the late emperor was angry because of the virtuous king's rebellion, so he just listened to one side of the story and directly killed the officials who suffered unreasonable disasters without investigating the original story.
Lin Yuanqiu thought to himself that the teacher would say this just to tell him that when the storm is turbulent, even a wise king will not notice it and kill innocent people by mistake.
Moreover, Lin Yuanqiu also knew that if he were just an unknown editor in the Hanlin Academy today, the teacher would not even mention the matter of release to the outside world.
In the final analysis, it was because he entered the palace too frequently.
In fact, during this period, Lin Yuanqiu also clearly noticed the strange looks from his colleagues, and he was able to guess what they were thinking.
Speaking of which, there are quite a few officials in the Hanlin Academy who are qualified to lecture on classics and history. In addition to the three who are from the same sixth grade as him, there are also bachelors of lectures, bachelors of ministers, as well as ministers and ministers.
So, when so many people are idle, why should you, a newcomer, take the limelight?
You know, in the previous lectures on classics and history, everyone took turns.
Unconvinced, Yang Yan and others went to Fang Zhangyuan to ask for an explanation, but Fang Zhangyuan could not help.
Every time, the Holy Father directly named him, and he didn't have the guts to replace someone privately.
