The continuous rain made the entire city of Nanjing extremely wet and cold.
Yang Shiqi stepped into the Hanlin Academy, put away the oil-paper umbrella under the eaves of a house, stamped his cold feet, opened the heavy cotton curtain and walked into the room, facing Fang Xiaoru, Li Zhigang and Yao Guangxiao inside. Said: "It's really cold today, and I don't know when it will get warmer."
Li Zhigang stood up, took a copper heater wrapped in cotton cloth, handed it to Yang Shiqi, and said: "I asked Qin Tianjian, they said that the sky is chaotic and the wind and clouds are unpredictable. We can only wait for the rain to stop before we can deduce it. "
"I'm afraid it won't be until spring when the rain stops. Do we still need them?"
Yao Guangxiao said calmly while holding the Buddha beads.
With a gentle smile, Fang Xiaoru asked Yang Shiqi to sit down, and then said: "Wang Shuo Huixian's matter is not our concern. Yang Jijiu, let's get started."
Yang Shiqi nodded, took out a key, opened the wooden box on the table, and said: "The winter exams of the Imperial College are over, and the proctors have also taken a long vacation. However, how to judge the quality of the winter exam papers requires caution. There are several I can’t even rank them in this article, so I’m here to ask you two for advice.”
Fang Xiaoru and Yao Guangxiao were a little surprised. With Yang Shiqi's talent and academic skills, there was actually a difficult article?
Let's take a look.
Yang Shiqi took out the eight test papers from the wooden box, divided them into four copies each, and handed them to Fang Xiaoru and Yao Guangxiao. He said: "Since the reform of the Imperial College, various theories have become the subjects of the Imperial College students, and the imperial court has made it clear that the examination will be held next year. The topic of sub-curriculum is added to select talents, so the supervisors all focus on the sub-classes and do not dare to slack off."
Fang Xiaoru stroked his beard, looked down at the test paper, and said, "The supervisors practice hard. This is a good thing."
Yang Shiqi looked bitter and shook his head repeatedly.
Yao Guangxiao glanced at it a few times and said with a smile: "He has extensive knowledge and spans many types of subjects. The supervisor's thinking is also jumping and broad, which is different from the past. Taking this test paper as an example, this supervisor proposed that the way of governing the country should be changed to focus on agriculture." The policy of suppressing business is to give equal emphasis to agriculture and business. Such remarks are extremely bold. The person who wrote this article is... Luo Guanying, this name..."
"Luo?"
Fang Xiaoru, who originally wanted to open his mouth to refute, suddenly asked.
In the past, no one would care about a small surname, but since the Guo and Luo families in Jurong County joined forces to provide large amounts of lime for concrete roads, the name of the Luo family has become widely known.
Of course, it is not the Jurong Luo family that is talked about by the people, but the concubine Luo Yaner in the palace.
Yang Shiqi nodded and said without a smile: "He is a juren, a newly joined juren of the Imperial College. There is no need to worry about his other identities, but his remarks are hard to judge."
Fang Xiaoru and Yao Guangxiao looked at Yang Shiqi with admiration.
Yang Shiqi was in charge of the Imperial College, and it could be said that he was not afraid of power. No matter whether the supervisor was a prefect or an envoy, or even a prince, he would always follow the rules of the Imperial College.
Treat everyone equally and treat them equally.
Identity is such a thing that you cannot enter the Imperial Academy managed by Yang Shiqi. Everyone has the same identity:
Supervise students.
Yao Guangxiao read Luo Guanying's article carefully. He found that the words were quite insightful and the arguments were clear. It can be seen that he still has some knowledge.
It's just his point of view that is surprising and scary.
Surprisingly, Luo Guanying advocated paying equal attention to agriculture and business, with novel insights and unique vision.
What I'm afraid of is that the view of giving equal emphasis to agriculture and business goes against the grain of thousands of people.
In recent years, people's understanding has become very easy to be criticized, and even become a solitary husband that no one recognizes.
Whether in the Imperial College or in the future officialdom, there is no place for an independent husband.
Fang Xiaoru took the test paper handed over by Yao Guangxiao. After examining it, he said with a serious face: "Businessmen are wandering around, not engaged in production, but making huge profits. Farmers work at sunrise and rest at sunset. They work hard and earn only a small profit. Since ancient times, Since then, the imperial court has focused on agriculture and suppressed business to prevent emigration from becoming a common practice."
"But now this young man's words have elevated the status of merchants, which is really outrageous. In my opinion, at any time, commerce can only be ranked second to agriculture. The reason is very simple. Without merchants, we can continue to live. , but if there are no farmers, who will harvest the grains? Without the grains, people will die and the Congress will collapse!"
"Businessmen can't even compete with hundreds of workers, how can they compete with farmers? Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are the knowledge of governing the country. This kid is a little too arrogant. I'm afraid he is relying on his status to be aggressive and talk arrogantly in order to gain fame. Bar."
Seeing that Fang Xiaoru had reduced Luo Guanying's article to nothing, Yao Guangxiao glanced at Yang Shiqi. Sure enough, Yang Shiqi's face looked a little ugly.
Fang Xiaoru didn't even think about it. If Yang Shiqi didn't agree with this view, how could he single it out among thousands of test papers?
Yao Guangxiao looked at Fang Xiaoru and said calmly: "What Scholar Fang said is reasonable, but Yao believes that this article also has merit."
"Huh, the saving grace?"
Fang Xiaoru sneered with disdain.
Yao Guangxiao didn't mind, got up and walked to Fang Xiaoru, picked up Luo Guanying's test paper, and said: "Jurong is a poor place, and the way for people to survive is to look up to the sky. However, since the construction of lime cellars and cement cellars, waterwheels are connected. , commerce is prosperous, people's income is getting richer, and their families have more than enough..."
"You must have heard that Jurong has five mountains, one water and four fields. There are many people there and little land. How much can you earn in a year just by working in the fields? But since the cement business was opened in Jurong, the people have money and more. Cunyi, if this is true, it proves that business has solved the poverty problem that agriculture has not solved, so why can't it compete with agriculture?"
Yang Shiqi looked at Fang Xiaoru, his eyes full of admiration and gratitude. Although this man was a monk, he never stuck to ancient scriptures and was good at discovering problems, identifying problems, and solving problems.
This person was valued by Zhu Yunwen, and it was not without reason that he was often called to discuss state affairs.
Fang Xiaoru stood firm, and Yao Guangxiao did not give in. The two of them each held their own opinions, and their faces turned red during the argument.
But no one can convince anyone.
Fang Xiaoru relied on secular concepts, while Yao Guangxiao relied on local experience. Conventional concepts cannot be refuted, but local experience is also correct...
Yang Shiqi advised: "Two adults, don't argue. If the matter cannot be determined, just compromise and give him a neutral comment."
"It's obviously a bad deed and goes against the world. How can I give it to Zhongping? I must comment."
Fang Xiaoru shouted.
Yao Guangxiao threw down the test paper and said: "With such knowledge, it is far beyond the pedantic people. How can you wrong a talented person? I should give it a thumbs up!"
Yang Shiqi looked helplessly at Li Zhigang. Li Zhigang spread his hands and had no choice.
"How about we look at other test papers?"
Yang Shiqi tried to change the subject.
But Fang Xiaoru was a stubborn person, and Yao Guangxiao was quite conceited, and they refused to give up until the outcome was decided.
"You and I can't keep fighting.
As a result, you might as well ask the emperor to judge and compare! "
Fang Xiaoru blew his beard and stared, panting as he picked up the test paper and said.
Yao Guangxiao's Buddha beads trembled wildly, and he made many mistakes in the beads. He shouted with a sullen face: "As you wish! Let's go!"
Yang Shiqi handed over his umbrella and tried to dissuade them. After seeing the two of them off, he returned to the room and sat down. He leisurely poured a cup of tea and said to Li Zhigang, who had an admiring look on his face: "Look, what happened?" solved."
Li Zhigang rubbed his cheek and said: "Master Jijiu, if they look back and find out that it was a ruse, how will our Imperial College end..."
"It doesn't hurt to think about it..."
Yang Shiqi said quite proudly.
Li Zhigang asked with some confusion: "Why don't you just submit Luo Guanying's article instead of going through such trouble?"
Yang Shiqi put away the other test papers, locked them up, and said: "Agriculture suppresses business, what is suppression? Suppression, in ancient times, is a seal, that is, pressing down, meaning to suppress and control, rather than strangle or trample on business." The benefits of business, if controlled with laws, may not necessarily benefit one party. Isn’t this sentence a clear proof?”
"The emperor is promoting new business policies and lifting bans on merchants. It seems to increase heavy taxes and obviously suppress business, but in fact it is to open the way for business. The emperor attaches great importance to business, and what Luo Guanying said must be true to his heart. If the Imperial Academy sends it to him, at most one person in the emperor will know about it and give it to him. No judgment. But if Fang Xiaoru and Yao Guangxiao deliver it, more people will know..."
There is a long way from Hanlin Academy to Wuying Hall, and there are often officials wandering along this road. Once someone hears Fang Xiaoru and Yao Guangxiao arguing, Luo Guanying's article will definitely attract attention.
By then, an article would be known throughout the court.
Li Zhigang swallowed his saliva, looked at the wily Yang Shiqi, and secretly sighed: The court is so deep, there are schemes everywhere...
"However, if things get serious, Luo Guanying may suffer a lot of injustice, and even the Imperial College..."
Li Zhigang said with some worry.
Yang Shiqi stood up, patted the wooden box, and said coldly: "If you can't bear this grievance, how can you become an official in the court in the future? Since the Imperial College has the courage to innovate, it should welcome the wind and rain."
Wuying Palace.
Zhu Yunwen was handling government affairs, and piles of memorials had been accumulated.
According to the regulations set by Taizu, various government offices will be sealed for a month in mid-December, and some matters need to be handled in advance.
Shuangxi held three books in both hands, handed them to Zhu Yunwen, and said: "Your Majesty, these are the internal prison account books."
Zhu Yunwen nodded and continued to review the memorial. He only said softly: "Put it aside."
A few days ago, urgent reports were sent from various places along the coast and from the Ming Navy:
Japanese pirates invaded on a large scale.
The Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office ordered various military posts to strengthen security. As the commander-in-chief of the Navy, Li Jian led more than a dozen Dafu ships out of the Yangtze River Estuary and cruised in the East China Sea.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Li Jian's latest memorial with confusion.
According to Li Jian, the large-scale invasion of Japanese pirates is not true. It can only be said that Japanese invaders entered the Ming Dynasty on a large scale. Many Japanese were not bandits and did not carry weapons, but were just Japanese civilians fleeing for their lives.
Zhu Yunwen hesitated for a long time, and finally wrote three words:
Follow the previous plan!
The so-called compliance with the previous policy means following the policy of not allowing any Japanese to enter the Ming Dynasty. Trespassers will be driven away or killed!
