The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Yan Chengjin felt it was a pity.

The sisters are so beautiful, but it's a pity that they are refugees and don't even have household registration.

If you have a little background, you will definitely be able to marry into the family of a prince, general, or minister, and have different opportunities.

Without a background, it would be a huge difference. At most, I would be a concubine.

There is also the possibility of being killed by the main wife at any time and being abandoned by the gentry.

The rich and powerful like the new and hate the old. The status of a woman in the Ming Dynasty, without the blessing of her mother's family, was lighter than a feather.

However, there are so many such refugees in the land of Jingxiang.

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed, and Wang Busui sent someone to send back a letter from Jiangnan.

His bookstores in the Jiangnan area expanded smoothly. There was a very famous "Wanjuan Building" in Jiangsu. After Yingkesong's books were put into this building, sales surged, and the reading atmosphere was no less than that in the capital.

Yan Chengjin knew this building. This building had two famous owners in history, one was Xu Jing and the other was Xu Xiake.

The "Wanjuan Tower" contains many rare classics and astronomical and geographical wonders. It was built by the Xu family in order to make friends with scholars all over the world. Most of the books in it will be spread throughout the south of the Yangtze River.

Jiangnan was prosperous, and Wang Busui sent more and more Ming Dynasty treasure notes.

Yan Chengjin exchanged all the treasures of the Ming Dynasty, purchased thousands of acres of fertile land, and exchanged some white rice for storage in the mansion. Only then did he feel at ease.

At this time, the Yan Mansion was already a hidden wealthy family in the capital.

Nowadays, the 'Welcoming Guest Pine' has gained quite a reputation in the capital, and it naturally alarmed the officials in the palace.

So the impeachment memorial came to the imperial court.

A letter was sent to the palace asking for your majesty's permission to clean up the customs in the capital for the scholars all over the world.

Every word in the memorial was sharp and heart-wrenching, and even Emperor Hongzhi was a little moved.

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In the morning, the dawn is shining.

Hundreds of officials lined up in the palace to discuss court affairs. Emperor Hongzhi sat in the palace, with Xiao Jing and other eunuchs standing on both sides.

Ma Wensheng, Minister of the Ministry of War, bowed to Emperor Hongzhi above and said: "Garrisoned in Ganzhou City, Zhang Hai, the right servant of the Ministry of War, reported that Tufan and Hami have been in constant dispute. Since the loyal and shun king Shaanba of Hami was captured, the Hami people have continued to attack our country. Border migration has caused constant border disputes. If the court does not deal with it, I am afraid..."

When the officials heard this, Hami couldn't defeat the Tufan, so he fled to the border of our country and bullied the people of our country?

Emperor Hongzhi was angry. He raised his hand and suppressed the argument gently. His voice gradually became quieter, and he looked at the three people in the cabinet, Li Dongyang.

"What does the cabinet think?"

Li Dongyang said: "Your Majesty is not as good as using barbarians to rule barbarians."

Use barbarians to rule barbarians?

Emperor Hongzhi nodded and motioned for him to continue.

Li Dongyang said: "The Hami Yi people who migrated here are all poor people escaping from the war. If we help Yanke Tanci on the border of Ganzhou City to become a Yi chieftain, and restore Shaanba as a loyal and submissive king to lead all the Yi people, the Yi people will definitely Submit, with the support of our great Heavenly Kingdom border troops, Tufan will not dare to act rashly. When the time comes, the imperial court will use means to control Shaanxi and Ba, and the chaos on the Hami border will be settled."

If it doesn't chirp, that's it. If it chirps, it's speechless.

The elegant birds in the court were silent.

Emperor Hongzhi showed a satisfied smile. He is worthy of being my minister. In fact, he thought so too.

Under his nod, the matter of border harassment in Ganzhou was settled. He was about to be polite before retreating: "Does the courtier have anything else to report?"

Who knows, someone actually stood up.

Fu Han, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, said: "Your Majesty, now that the talent promotion ceremony is about to take place, the literary style of the capital is in chaos and the style of writing is not correct. How can we be honest? I would like to ask your Majesty to pull out the thieves who are disrupting the public order and show the righteousness!"

The three people in the cabinet, Li Dongyang, had different expressions. Li Dongyang's gaze fell on Xiao Jing's Yunzhan.

In the past few days, bored people in the community have spun a little tune:

Wenqu welcomes guests to the pine tree,

The most talented person in the world,

The poem covers Li Dongyang,

The article is written by Cheng Minzheng.

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Of course, there are elements of exaggeration by the fabricator, but the more mysterious it is, the more people like to hear it.

At this time, Cheng Minzheng, who was wilting on the side, was like a fighting cock that was extremely jealous when it encountered an enemy. He had not heard anything about Ganzhou just now, but he was in high spirits when he mentioned the Welcoming Pine.

"I... also want to rectify the name of Bingsheng School of Poetry and Wen Sheng!" Cheng Minzheng was excited.

"Your Majesty, I am pitiful about the popularity of my poems and essays. It has been established for more than two months, and yet it has not even made a sound.

The minister asked the welcoming pine to discuss the superiority of the guest, but he turned a deaf ear to it.

Isn't this looking down on me?

I want to ask him face to face why he is so disregardful of my request.

I... just want to ask him for advice. I beg your majesty to find out who is hiding the truth. I want to fight him! "

Emperor Hongzhi was feeling a difficult situation. The Ministry of Rites was in charge of the five rituals and the method of tribute. All scholars in the world were under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites.

"Fu Han is an important minister in the Ministry of Rites, and his memorial is based on emotion and reason. How come... Master Cheng also submits his memorial?"

All the ministers were immediately stunned.

Your Majesty, Mr. Cheng is also an official of the Ministry of Rites.

Xiao Jing whispered: "Your Majesty, you have just appointed Master Cheng as the right minister of the Ministry of Rites."

"Oh..." Emperor Hongzhi coughed awkwardly and said, "I was just joking. Why are you so serious? How could I not know that Master Cheng is also an important minister of the Ministry of Rites? Ahem...does anyone want to impeach him?"

In Emperor Hongzhi's mind, Cheng Minzheng had always been a master, and he had many court affairs, so he forgot about his official position for a while.

"I second the proposal!" Chen Ce, the spokesman for the Metropolitan Procuratorate, said hurriedly.

Isn’t it the duty of the Yanguan to defy heaven and earth to defy the emperor?

Oops, after reading the book on the welcoming pine, I haven’t criticized anyone for several days. If I don’t jump out and criticize someone now, wouldn’t I be accused of dereliction of duty?

Some old cynics also jumped out and cursed: "That welcoming pine has a black heart to make money. He knows clearly that scholars have extremely high requirements for the quality of books, so he sells them for one tael of silver. I only get a few bucks from my salary." How much money, I spent three taels of money on books during this period! Please lower the price!”

"Yes, price reduction!"

Fu Han and Cheng Minzheng were dumbfounded. Aren't we asking for the arrest of Yingke Song?

Why did it become a bargain?

No, all the people who talk about love buy that literary thief’s book!

Cheng Minzheng touched his heart, feeling very painful, as if the poems and prose in it were broken to pieces inside.

However, the officials are very confident. Even if they are questioned, they are justified. We officials are responsible for monitoring the government and the public. How can we know what is written on the welcoming pine if we don't read it? Speaking of which, Your Majesty will reimburse us some money!

Emperor Hongzhi's face trembled. How could he not know that the book is expensive...

Empress Zhang liked Yingkesong's books. She sent people to Yan's Mansion quietly several times and bought eight-text books. When she came back, she asked Xiao Jing to copy them on good paper.

This trip will cost a lot of money.

Fu Han coughed dryly and said seriously: "Your Majesty, we are discussing the matter of welcoming guest trees that disturb the style of writing. How should we punish him?"

You can hear needles dropping in the court, and everyone seems to be waiting for His Majesty's decision.

When no one spoke, Xie Qian stood up and said: "I would like to ask, what do you think of the fireworks in the willow alley where the grass grows and the orioles fly, and the smoke-filled boat with singing and dancing?"

"This is the court, why did Mr. Xie mention... these shameless things? Is it possible that Mr. Xie has been there?" Yan Guan's face turned red with embarrassment.

Xie Qian said calmly: "Xie comes from the south of the Yangtze River. Naturally, he has had some turbulent years worth remembering. If he has been there, he has been there."

The courtiers were in an uproar.