rebirth first official

Gao Zhanming quickly booked a place for the banquet after the Dragon Boat Festival.He didn't set the place in the capital city, after all, these children have seen all kinds of luxurious places, and I am afraid that no matter how luxurious a restaurant is in the capital city, it will be difficult to impress them, so it needs to be ingenious.He set the location in the suburbs of Beijing. These children usually study in high school and rarely have the opportunity to see the mountains and rivers outside Beijing. If this banquet can make them feel novel, then half of the success is already achieved.

Recently, the interpretation of female prostitutes riding, shooting and holding a ball is very popular in Beijing. Gao Zhanming heard that Gao Huachong and several of his disciples also liked it, so he asked Yinhe to order Liu Da to invite the most famous female prostitutes in Beijing to come to Beijing on the same day. Suburban performances to ensure that the banquet of that day will be held vividly.

Gao Zhanming made a plan, and left the rest of the chores to his servants. After a few days of busy work, he finally stole some free time.He was favored by Li Wan, and he was allowed to go to Li Wan's to browse the books after school. He was very happy. Every day after school, as long as he didn't have to worry about chores, he would go to Li Wan's to browse the books.

He is different from other children in the school, he really likes reading.In the past, when he was in the folk, although his family was in business, all his free time was spent on reading.He has seen how many big families built a mansion, and not long after, they ended up with the fate of another mansion collapsed. There are endless stories like this in the history books.Not to mention that he is the lost son of the Gao family who has no power at the moment, even if he is the most beloved son of An Guogong, even if he is rich, he may not be able to cover him for the rest of his life.Over the past month or so, he has seen very clearly that although the current Gao family is very prosperous, it is gradually showing signs of decay. , There is no ability to kill and make decisions at all, and because of the imperial examination system, new talents and strangers are constantly pouring in. I am afraid that once the Empress Dowager Gao and An Guogong leave, the prosperity of the Gao family will be wiped out in a blink of an eye.Therefore, he had to learn his own skills in order to survive in this world.

That night after school, Gao Zhanming went to Li Wan's place to read again.Among the classics and history collections on the entire bookshelf, Gao Zhanming took out a copy of "Yiwenzhi" and opened it.After reading two pages, he suddenly saw a mark at the footer of the page.The handwriting on the label is strong and imposing, and it looks like it was written by a famous artist.Gao Zhanming stared at it for a while, and felt that the handwriting looked familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

He flipped through the book again, and when he returned to the title page, he saw a flamboyant inscription, and couldn't help being taken aback—the inscription's name was "Su Zhen".

Su Yu is a well-known great writer in today's world. He was born in a poor family. Ten years ago, he became a blockbuster in the palace examination and became the number one scholar in high school, thus becoming the mainstay of the court.Although he is a son of a poor family, but because of his excellent articles, poems and paintings, and his integrity as an official, he is very famous among the people. The nobles in the court also love and hate him, and dare not do anything to him.

Gao Zhanming was overjoyed.Back then when he was in Wu County, his family had a calligraphy and painting business. Among the literati in the world, the most valuable works were Su Yu's works.Fan noodles with poems written by him were once fired for hundreds of taels of silver!Gao Zhanming has admired Su Yu for a long time.Which scholar in the world does not want to be taught by Su Yu?Now that he has a book that Su Xing personally annotated in his hand, even if he has indirectly received Su Xing's teaching, it is simply not a great honor!

Overjoyed, Gao Zhanming loved it so much that he didn't even know that Li Wan had walked in from outside the house.

Li Wan looked at Gao Zhanming and said, "Haven't you read "Yiwenzhi" before?"

Gao Zhanming didn't know that Li Wan was approaching, so he was startled, and hurriedly put down his book and saluted him: "Teacher."

Li Wan smiled and said, "You are serious about it, and you have no other distractions."

Gao Zhanming smiled shyly, held up "Yiwenzhi" and said, "Master, the mark on it was written by Su Yu?"

Li Wan nodded: "I used to be a colleague of Su Yu when I was in Zhengshitang, so he gave me a few books. Why, do you like his articles?"

Gao Zhanming hurriedly said: "I like it! I like it very much!"

Li Wan walked to the bookshelf, took out a volume and handed it to Gao Zhanming, saying: "These are the articles that Su Yu wrote in his spare time a few years ago. Many of them have not been seen in the world. I saw some good ones, so I copied them and bound them." It’s a book. Since you like it, I’ll give it to you.”

Gao Zhanming was overjoyed, took the book with both hands, and thanked repeatedly: "Thank you, teacher!"

Li Wan waved his hand: "You don't need to say thank you. Right now, Su Yu is a popular person in front of the emperor. After you enter the court and become an official, you will definitely deal with Su Yu. If you have any questions, you can ask him personally in the future." He asks."

Gao Zhanming excitedly said: "Men, Su Yu, what kind of person is he?"

Li Wan looked a little hesitant, as if she didn't know how to evaluate Su Yu, and said after a while: "His writing is excellent. No one dislikes his poems, from ordinary people to princes and ministers. Even these He offended a lot of people in [-], but no one dared to say nothing about his talents. It has been decades since the imperial examination was established in the previous dynasty, and he is the only one who has won three yuan consecutively. But his character... After all He was elected by the imperial examination, and he came from a poor family, so it is inevitable that he has a shallow political opinion."

Gao Zhanming was extremely surprised.He has been studying for so many years, and Su Yu has always been a legendary figure in his mind. He won three yuan in a row, which is something that many students in the world dream of but can't ask for!Su Yu can be said to be the leader of the imperial examination school!Su Yu's article is even more open and closed, with a lot of images. This is the first time he has heard someone dare to say that Su Yu is superficial!

But Gao Zhanming understood after a second thought.Although Li Wan is also a scholar, he is from a wealthy family after all, and has a relative relationship with An Guogong.Since the imperial examination, there has always been a tit-for-tat confrontation between the wealthy nobles who originally controlled the government and the newly promoted students from the poor family. With Li Wan's identity, it is inevitable that she will have prejudice against Su Yu who was born in the imperial examination.

However, Gao Zhanming didn't point out this point, he just said: "Thank you teacher, I will definitely work hard and never disappoint my teacher's teachings."

Li Wan said: "Good boy, keep reading. It's getting late, and I'm going to report to Mr. An. After you finish reading, put out the candles, lock the door, and go back by yourself."

Gao Zhanming hurriedly said: "Teacher, go slowly."

Li Wan left Gao Zhanming and hurried to the Duke's mansion.Originally, at the beginning of each month, Li Wan would go to Anguo Gong's mansion to take up his duties, but today An Guogong sent someone to summon him. He didn't know what An Guogong's plan was, so he rushed there when the time came.When he arrived, An Guogong Gao Yuanzhao was already waiting for him in the study.

Gao Yuanzhao and Li Wan exchanged pleasantries first, and when talking about the scholars in the court, Gao Yuanzhao suddenly said: "I went to the palace today, and the queen mother told me that those scholars who rely on the imperial examination to enter the court are always relying on us. The old man who owed his military exploits to God and could barely speak a word or two in the court was dissatisfied, especially the group of literati headed by Su Yu, who were clamoring for reform all day long and wished they could send us all to the frontier. I also know Destiny is old, and I know that I am old and dull, and I can't bear the heavy responsibility, so it's time to give way to the young people." In fact, what he said was biased, and the humble scholars who entered the court through the imperial examination were naturally with them who relied on the power of the powerful to occupy high positions. What the nobles don't deal with, but it's not because they hate their achievements.

Li Wan hurriedly said: "What is the master talking about? The master is in his prime of life, and the court can be supported by people with outstanding achievements and knowledge like the master! Of course, those candidates have read a few more classics and histories. , but they were born in a poor family, they only know how to bury their heads in reading, but they don't understand the overall situation of the world, if the government is really entrusted to them, wouldn't the world be in chaos?"

Gao Yuanzhao sighed, and said: "What you said is deeply in my heart. I don't want to say some things to others. I'm afraid that those who are interested will listen to them, and I will arrange them behind my back. I only say that we, the big families who are vain, crowd out them from poor families. You are a handsome talent. It is only because you are the cousin of your late wife that I dare to speak my heart to you today. Those of us, under the protection of our ancestors, have indeed gained one or two conveniences in the court. This is the truth, and I don’t want to go against my conscience Deny. Because of this, I have always respected those scholars who were born in the imperial examination. After all, they entered the court by their own ability. However, I respect them, but they do not respect us. I have seen several An impeachment article written by those scholars actually called us aristocratic clans... the long-standing evils of the imperial court, but they have the ambition to change the world and change our evils! Take the Gao family as an example, and they don’t even think about it. Of course we have the protection of our ancestors and the blessings of heaven to have the prosperity and wealth we have today, but our Gao family is the only one of the world’s rich and famous? If we don’t have real talents and learning, we can’t I can’t sit where I am now. Those scholars claim to have read a lot of sage books, but even a savage like me knows that Zeng Zi once said that I have to examine myself three times. They don’t find reasons from themselves, but blame us for blocking Isn’t their path a joke? The ancestors were rich and honored, even if they are not blessings, they should definitely not be a sin for the descendants, right?”

Li Wan panicked and said, "Master is absolutely right."

Gao Yuanzhao said a lot in one breath, and felt a little dry.He took a sip of tea, moistened his lips, and continued: "Because those frivolous Jinshi repeatedly uttered offenses, in the palace today, the Empress Dowager and the old man were furious and said that they would persuade the Holy Majesty to abolish the imperial examination. I also advised her, Now people all over the world have said that my Gao family has power. If the imperial examination is really abolished, I don’t know how the scholars in the world will poke us in the back. The queen mother said that the original intention of selecting scholars through the imperial examination is good, but it is inevitable. What's more, the imperial examinations don't pay much attention to virtue, and there are also those who are knowledgeable but unfilial and unkind. It has become a joke of the court. It's not as good as the ancients' examination of filial piety and selection of those who are filial, loyal, honest, and knowledgeable. Those who enter the court become officials."

Li Wan said: "If it is really abolished, I am afraid it is not appropriate. It has been decades since the Jinshi was promoted, and if it is abolished now, I am afraid that I will lose my job!"

Gao Yuanzhao glanced at Li Wan, and Li Wan hurriedly lowered her head in fear.

Gao Yuanzhao said: "It's not that I'm prejudiced, it's just that those children born in poor families are unavoidably frivolous once they are promoted into the court. They grew up among the people since they were young, stay at home, and know little about the world's major events. Of course I respect Their talents and learning are just that they always fail to take the overall situation into account when they act. On the contrary, those who have a little money and power in their families don’t have to work hard for food and clothing, and they have been exposed to state affairs since childhood. If such children can understand the scriptures History, notes, and the rule of law, when you enter the court in the future, you will always have a better understanding of the general situation."

Hearing this, Li Wan already understood Gao Yuanzhao's intention in saying these words to him today.Nowadays, there are a group of clan disciples in Zongxue who are not too young. After studying for a few years, I am afraid that Gao Yuanzhao intends to enter the court for them.So he hurriedly said: "What the master said is that if the father and grandfather are officials and generals in the court, it is always easier for such children to get started with official affairs."

Gao Yuanzhao took another sip of tea, and said unhurriedly: "Among my sect, apart from the children of our Gao family clan, there are also some who trust me as a person, and those who send their children to study in the sect must be the sons of dignitaries. Now some of them are not too young, they should be adults, you are teaching in school, I want to hear from you, which children have real talents and real learning?"

Li Wan hurriedly said: "Among these children, Zihui is the best at homework." In fact, these young children are born rich, even if they don't study hard, they will have a bright future in the future, so there are a few who really want to learn ?And their parents neglected to control them because of their busy schedules. Few of the servants and teachers who brought them up dared to take care of these children who were born with golden spoons in their mouths.Therefore, these children are arrogant, extravagant, and sensual, and they are really overwhelmed by the heavy responsibility.It's just that Gao Huachong is Gao Yuanzhao's legitimate son after all. I'm afraid that Gao Yuanzhao came looking for Li Wan today, just wanting him to come forward to recommend Gao Huachong and pave the way for Gao Huachong, so he can only speak according to An Guogong's will .

Gao Yuanzhao shook his head and smiled, "I'm not looking for you to flatter me. I know exactly what kind of qualifications my dog ​​has. My late wife and I only had this precious son in middle age, and we spoil him very much." His beloved wife died not long after he was born. Over the years, I have been busy and in charge of military affairs, and have neglected to discipline him. Instead, he has developed an arrogant and lustful temperament. I will send him to Zongxue, please Zongzheng and you Come to discipline, I hope you can change his temper for me."

Li Wan was a little confused after hearing this.The eldest son of An Guogong has already entered the court, and now he is working in the household department. If it is not for his young second son, what is it for?

Gao Yuanzhao said: "I won't hide it from you. Today, the Queen Mother also told me very worriedly that our generation is old after all, and sooner or later we will hand over the important affairs of governing the country to young people. It's just that the world is chaotic and disasters happen year after year. There are constant factional disputes in the DPRK and China, so I wonder if any of these juniors has a talent worthy of a big job?"

Li Wan was stunned.No wonder the Empress Dowager and An Guogong are worried. Nowadays, children from poor families keep pouring into the court. In order to consolidate their power, noble families keep writing to request the abolition of the imperial examinations. It's just because the matter is so big that it has been difficult to do so.Although the Gao family is rich and difficult to hold, they are able to ascend to high positions because of their status as foreign relatives. Now that the Empress Dowager Gao is getting older, the emperor gradually has his own ideas, while the younger generation of the Gao family live in extravagance. rule the country.If this goes on like this, when Empress Dowager Gao and Duke An Guo die, the decline of the Gao family will only happen in a blink of an eye.That's why they were in a hurry to select capable talents from the younger generation of the Gao family, train him to enter the court and take power, and continue to put up a shelf to maintain the power of the Gao family.

Li Wan knew that An Guogong wanted him to recommend someone who was truly educated.He wanted to recommend Gao Zhanming to Gao Yuanzhao just now, but he just praised Gao Huachong for fear of offending Gao Yuanzhao.Now that he had reached this point, he no longer hesitated, and said firmly, "Zihui's homework is naturally excellent, and his history and strategy are outstanding in everything. Besides him, Gao Zhanming is also a handsome talent."

When Gao Yuanzhao heard the name Gao Zhanming, his hand shook, and he put down the tea bowl he had just picked up.