The Road to the Imperial Examinations of Farmers in Ancient Times

After the rain stopped, the sun came out in the capital, and the boy selling newspapers was waving the newspaper in his hand, shouting to sell newspapers on the street, "Express today, express, Shangshu Hubu is sent to prison—"

what?

The people in the capital were shocked. The Minister of the Household Department was thrown into prison by the emperor, and was dismissed for investigation?Such a big thing happened!How could they not know!

Hurry up, hurry up and buy today's newspaper.

"Bring a newspaper."

"I want one too^"

The people in the capital rushed to buy newspapers one after another. Within half a day, the newspapers printed today were sold out.

On this day, the teahouses and restaurants in the capital were full of people, gathering in small groups to discuss government affairs.As long as there are no people propagating remarks that disturb the hearts of the people in an attempt to overthrow Dacheng, the government does not restrict the people from discussing political affairs.

Since the Capital Times came into existence, the people in the capital love to sit together and discuss all kinds of gossip.

The rain was so heavy yesterday, and such a big event happened in the capital. There was a sound of horseshoes outside the street yesterday night, and the government sent troops to arrest people. The noise was so loud, that the people heard the sound, and the people talked about it today. The matter is even more precise, "No wonder the rain yesterday was so heavy, I said it was unusual.",'

Where is it unusual?It's going to rain, can you still keep it from raining?

However, it is indeed a big event that Shangshu Hubu was arrested.What?The Minister of the Household Department was corrupt, and a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry were found in his home?

Good catch!

"These corrupt officials should have been arrested a long time ago. It's best not to let go of any of them, and arrest them all!" "Skynet is restored, none of these people can escape..."

"I heard no, it was Li Liuyuan who was ordered to arrest him."

"Li Liuyuan? That's the imperial envoy who went to Xiangzhou for disaster relief last time."

The common people know Li Liuyuan. Li Liuyuan went to Xiangzhou for disaster relief last time, and arrested officials from the Xiangzhou faction and returned to Beijing.Sure enough, their Li Liuyuan is very powerful, and they specialize in arresting these corrupt officials.

For corrupt officials, the people are full of curse words, wishing that these corrupt officials will die and all of them will be arrested.

Within half a day, the entire capital, from officials to civilians, knew about the arrest of Shangshu Hubu

On this day, the members of the newspaper office were so busy that their feet didn't touch the ground, each of them was struggling to write straight with a brush in their hands, as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.

However, articles related to national affairs are released after strict review in the newspaper office. It is not that any news is released casually, but only news that can be known by the common people.The remaining things that cannot be announced will not be published in the newspapers casually.

But what kind of place is here in the capital?What happened in the court, within half a day, everyone in the capital who should know will know ^

After staying in the newspaper office for a period of time, Shen Zijing knew all kinds of things that happened in the capital, big and small. Their newspaper office was the first to receive news of such a big event happening in the court.

Until now, Shen Zijing really realized that the distance between him and Li Wen was getting bigger and bigger. He admitted, "I, Shen Zijing, probably won't be able to surpass him in my life." The difference between him and his friends is not just every three years The scientific examination, the distance between them entering the court three years later, even if he entered the court as an official with his friend, it may not be possible that he can compare with his friend.

Su Yuan said, "There are mountains outside the mountains, and there are people outside the people. Naturally, there are people who are better than us. It's just that there are people who are better than us. We can't belittle ourselves because of this, but we should learn from people who are better than us. , to learn from these people, so as to enrich themselves and make themselves as good as them."

"You're right." Shen Zijing thought about it, and felt that what Su Yuan said made sense.

The two stood in the yard and talked for a while, knowing that everyone inside was busy and they couldn't be lazy outside.

So after standing outside for a while, the two went into the house together.

On the newspaper of this day, an article was also written about the emperor's attitude towards the case of arresting officials for corruption. Peaceful development, etc., and the emperor's seal was stamped on it to indicate that this article was officially published by the imperial court.

In the past, the common people felt that the emperor was far away from them. They, ordinary people, could never see the emperor in their lifetime.They didn't know the emperor well, and when something happened, everyone scolded him badly.Now from time to time, I see the emperor's speeches and articles from the newspapers, and the common people understand the emperor a little bit, know that the emperor is diligent and caring for the people, and he is exhausted.

As soon as this article was published, many scholars praised the emperor for doing a good job, and the people all praised the emperor when they mentioned the emperor. It turned out that the emperor was just deceived by the officials below. The emperor didn’t know anything. Now the emperor knows Yes, send people to arrest corrupt officials.The emperor is a good emperor who really loves the people, so the image of the emperor in the hearts of the people suddenly became taller.

So once this article was published and such a big incident happened in the court, the common people didn't scold the emperor, they all scolded corrupt officials, and they all agreed that corrupt officials should be arrested.

Not only the common people can read newspapers, but the officials in the court also care about the newspapers every day. None of these officials are stupid. They all put away their little tails. Those who are usually small and petty, and those who are big and corrupt have to restrain themselves, for fear that they will be the next ones to be dismissed and investigated.

The case was handed over to the crown prince for the presiding trial, and Dali Temple and the Criminal Ministry jointly assisted in the investigation and trial.The prince is the crown prince of Dacheng. The emperor entrusted this case to the prince for trial. It is a trust in the prince and a test for the prince.If the crown prince can handle this case well, his prestige both with the emperor and with the hearts of the common people will increase accordingly.

"hateful!"

Seeing that good things fell on the crown prince, the third prince Yang Shaokang was so angry that he almost vomited blood. Yang Shaokang thought in his heart, "This won't work, all the errands will fall on the crown prince. Father now trusts the prince more and more. Everything will be let If the prince does it, these princes will have no chance to show it, so they really have no chance at all..."

And since he was fined for the incident in Xiangzhou, the incident in the household department is another case of official corruption. The eldest prince Yang Shaoyong has a ghost in his heart, for fear that the emperor will think of him again. At this moment, Yang Shaoyong is avoiding it. How dare she get in front of the emperor, let alone compete with the prince for the limelight.

The fourth prince Yang Shaojian has always acted in a low-key manner, it seems that he never fights or grabs, and is his prince peacefully.

It's just that this fourth prince really doesn't want that chair at all, he really is haha...

Perhaps among all the princes, only the sixth prince, Yang Shaojun, really didn't care about political affairs at all, and never thought that he could sit in that chair.If someone asked him if he wanted to be an emperor, he might be surprised to ask: Isn't the prince's brother going to be the emperor in the future?

After leaving the imperial court, Li Wen did not go back to the household department, but followed His Highness the Crown Prince.

This time the emperor asked him to assist the prince in the trial, which did not surprise him at all.But it would be better if he could stay out of the matter. Li Wen knew that he had already attracted the attention of too many people. For a person like him who hadn't been in the officialdom for a long time, it was not a good thing to go too fast. The emperor thinks highly of him and insists on pulling him to the front of others, so he can't hide even if he wants to.

It is impossible to stay out of the matter, so there is no way to avoid it, so we can only go straight up.

Li Wen knew what the emperor meant by asking him to assist the prince in the case, and it was nothing more than asking him to supervise the prince.The evidence in this case is conclusive, and the stolen goods were obtained together. The officials implicated in it are difficult to get rid of the charges.

This case involved a lot. If we really wanted to pursue it, most of the officials in the entire court would be hard to escape. So the emperor must have meant to let the prince handle it according to his discretion. In the end, it would be up to the prince to handle the case.

As for some matters related to the investigation, His Royal Highness has no shortage of manpower to work here. He is assisted by officials from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple. He is a little Liuyuan sent by the emperor to assist His Royal Highness. In fact, he is with His Royal Highness. Just do odd jobs, and you don't even need him to do odd jobs, because some people rush to do these things.

However, Li Wen was not idle at this time, there were some things for him to do.

It is impossible for the imperial court to hide such a big incident from the common people outside, so instead of letting the common people

They guessed randomly, it is better to release some news generously, so the news from the newspaper office was naturally sent by him.But these are not all the news, just a small part of it.

If we really report everything that happened in the court, I am afraid that it will really cause turmoil in the entire court and disturb the hearts of the people.

So the newspaper that was run at the beginning is now playing a key role.

At the same time, he had to consider the mood of the emperor, so he wrote a press release by himself, sent it to the emperor for review, stamped it, sent it to the newspaper office, and published it on the newspaper.Public opinion can be guided

At this time, a freshly released newspaper was placed on the emperor's desk, and Emperor Zhaozong opened the newspaper and read it.Eunuch Sun who was waiting on the side watched the emperor's face carefully and said, "Your Majesty, you don't know that the people outside are praising you as a good emperor."

These words were not spoken by a certain courtier who complimented him, or by the eunuch who served the emperor, but by the common people outside, so the meaning is quite different.

"Oh, is that so?" This made the emperor's expression soften a little. Did the people really say that?

"That's right, the slave still dares to lie to the emperor." Eunuch Sun told the emperor some of the things he sent people to hear.

"You old slave, you know how to make me happy all day long." Although Emperor Zhaozong had a straight face, he couldn't deceive anyone with a good mood.Emperor Zhaozong himself thought that once the corruption case of officials in the household department came out, the scholars and people below would scold him as the emperor, but he didn't expect the people to praise him as a good emperor.

He has been the emperor for half his life, and this is the first time he heard the people say that he is a good emperor.

Which emperor doesn't love a good reputation, and Emperor Zhaozong is no exception, so Li Wen has a good grasp of this point, which is the emperor's mind.