Zhenguan Han-in-law

Chapter 371 The support of Fang Yizhi
Chapter 367

Wei Hao was also speechless when he heard what Wei Furong said about his aunt's youngest son Lu Zishan.

"It's okay, if you hit him, hit him. This is not Huazhou, so he should be taught a lesson. Really, when you get to the capital, be honest with me!" Wei Hao said to Wei Furong,
Wei Furong heard it, looked at Wei Hao, hesitant to speak.Wei Hao looked at Wei Furong, then sighed and asked, "Did you promise aunt something?"

"Well, I saw this kid. Although he likes to play, he is a smart person. Your aunt wants him to follow you to see if he can get a part-time job. Look?" Wei Furong nodded , looked at Wei Hao and said.

"No, Dad, why did you agree to such a thing?" Wei Hao looked at Wei Furong helplessly and said.

"You are the duke of the state. According to the regulations of the court, you can nominate an official every year. You are now two dukes, and you didn't recommend it last year. Your brothers-in-law are not well-educated. Your eldest brother-in-law is also the same now. Teaching in a school, not to mention the high salary, there is not so much pressure. Anyway, your sister is quite satisfied, and I don't want your eldest brother-in-law to become an official.
The other brothers-in-law didn't read much, and they couldn't pass the recommendation, but this kid has read a lot, but he probably couldn't pass the imperial examination. "Wei Furong looked at Wei Hao and introduced him.

Wei Hao just heard it and didn't make a sound.

"Besides, you have so many aunts, and the children of those aunts are grown up, and you can't recommend them. Lu Zishan is the only one, and dad, as their uncle, right, can help or not! "Wei Furong looked at Wei Hao and said, Wei Hao sighed.

"Father, don't easily agree to things like this in the future. In the future, the recommendation system will be abolished. In the future, you will have to pass the imperial examination to select scholars from the court. Last year, many princes recommended you, and they were all beaten back. " Wei Hao looked at Wei Furong and said, Wei Furong nodded to show he knew.

"Besides, those lords now retain a right, that is, their heirs can study in the schools under the Imperial College, and when the time comes to arrange positions, other powers related to recommenders will be gradually cancelled." Wei Hao confessed to Wei Furong .

"Okay, then, about your cousin?" Wei Furong looked at Wei Hao and asked.

"I'll take a look. I don't dare to agree rashly. If he is really smart, it's okay. If he is smart, he doesn't know how he died. Does he think the officialdom is so easy to mess with?" Wei Hao said to Wei Furong ,

The changes in the officialdom in the past few years will be very big. One is that the children of the aristocratic families should retire, and the other is that the talents who have passed the imperial examination will be gradually arranged. Some officials with no ability will be canceled. If you follow the wrong person at the right time, you should be out of luck.
Of course, if Lu Zishan was smart, he would definitely do things well, regardless of other things, with Wei Hao standing in front, no one dared to bully him, but if he had other thoughts, it would be hard to say.

"Okay, why don't you go and have a look now, he's going to take the exam soon, so it's good to go and have a look." Wei Furong said to Wei Hao.

"Well, okay, I know you and little aunt have had a good relationship since childhood, hey!" Wei Hao nodded helplessly, Wei Furong and little aunt have a very good relationship.

"Okay!" Wei Furong was also very happy when he heard Wei Hao's words. After all, this is his own nephew, and he can't ignore it, but he can't manage it, and he still depends on Wei Hao. He is afraid that it will affect Wei Hao, so the loss outweighs the gain So he has to respect Wei Hao's opinion,

After sitting for a while, Wei Hao took his soldiers to the old house in Xicheng,

When we arrived at the old house, there were still servants here, and when they saw Wei Hao approaching, they all saluted: "I've seen you, sir!"

"Well, where's Mr. Biao?" Wei Hao nodded and asked.

"Over here in the study, my lord, I'll take you there!" A servant immediately stood up and took Wei Hao there. Soon Wei Hao arrived at the small courtyard and found someone talking inside. It sounded like several people .

"Are there any guests?" Wei Hao looked at the servants and asked.

"Yes, my lord, Mr. Biao often brings people over, and we have no way to stop them, and the master didn't give orders." The servant immediately clapped his hands and replied,
Wei Hao nodded, then pushed the door open and went in. As soon as he opened the door, he found a few people in gorgeous clothes sitting there laughing and chatting, and then looked in the direction of the gate in astonishment. A leather cloak, a jade belt around the waist, and a golden crown on the head, not angry but majestic.

"You, you are, you are Shen Yong's cousin?" The young man sitting on the main seat stood up, looked at Wei Hao and asked,

Wei Hao nodded, and also looked at Lu Zishan. He was neither tall nor short, thin, with injuries on his face, but his length was okay, and he was a little handsome.

"Xia, Xia Guogong?" Those people heard it and stood up. At this moment, Wei Hao walked forward, and Lu Zishan also stood up quickly and moved out of his position.

Wei Hao sat down, and immediately a personal guard came over to help Wei Hao take off the cloak and waist knife, and a servant came over and handed Wei Hao tea.

"Cousin, cousin!" Lu Zishan looked at Wei Hao and said a little nervously. Wei Hao didn't say a word, and he didn't smile. How can he not be scary? Status, that is the existence that one looks up to.

"Sit!" Wei Hao said, and they also sat down carefully.

"Is the injury not serious?" Wei Hao looked at Lu Zishan and said.

"No, it's not serious. The main reason is that he is too bullying. I took a fancy to that girl first. When he came over, he wanted that girl. If I said no, he would have done it. If you hadn't mentioned your name, I'm going to be beaten to death." Lu Zishan sat there and said to Wei Hao very aggrieved.

"My aunt asked you to take the imperial examination, not to play. Besides, here in the capital, there are Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the son of the Duke, the son of the Marquis, and the prince and the son of the prince, but what are you doing? , You have to be careful about what you say, but you are fine, come here, don’t read books, go to that kind of place? Are you okay? Also, you said just now that you mentioned my name, did they still hit you? " Sitting there, Wei Hao looked at Lu Zishan with displeasure and said.

"No, as soon as you mentioned that you are my cousin, they heard about it. In addition, they threw away a piece of money and left." Lu Zishan shook his head and said, in front of Wei Hao, he dared not hide it, but he told Wei Furong Not telling the truth, I don't know why, Lu Zishan is a little afraid of Wei Hao.

"I can't continue to trouble him after giving him face. I know his brother very well. I don't know him. He may not even be qualified to know me. Next time I have dinner with his elder brother, I will ask him. , You don’t even think about taking revenge on this matter, it’s like this in Chang’an! Keep your memory!” Wei Hao said to Lu Zishan.

"Yes, I understand!" Lu Zishan nodded and said.

"Your classmate?" Wei Hao looked at those young people and said to Lu Zishan.

"Yes, they are all from Huazhou. Come and participate together. When they heard that I was injured, they came to see me!" Lu Zishan said to Wei Hao immediately, and then those people stood up, bowed their hands to Wei Hao, and said Give your name.

"Well, okay, since we are from the same place, let's study hard together, the imperial examination will be held in a few days, and strive for a ranking in the exam, honoring our ancestors.

In the future, the officials of the imperial court will all obtain scholars through the imperial examination, and other channels will be gradually reduced. So, cousin, whether I can recommend you this time, I still need to see how you do in the exam. I will go to read your exam papers and ask everyone to evaluate them. If you are really talented, I will recommend you. If not, you will go back when the time comes! "Wei Hao sat there and said to Lu Zishan.

"Ah!" Lu Zishan looked at Wei Hao in surprise, he didn't intend to go back this time, and now he wants to go back by himself.

"After I go back, I will continue to study, and I will come to take the imperial examination next year. I will recommend you only after I get a similar rank. Now the court does not need people with no talent. Even if I recommend you, you will always be at the bottom. , I guess you can't even get a seventh rank, so what's the point?" Wei Hao looked at Lu Zishan and said.

"Ah, yes!" Lu Zishan didn't dare to speak at all, and could only sit there, feeling a little lost in his heart, but he was determined to come to Chang'an to hang out. After all, his cousin was too powerful. It's enviable, at a young age, hugging each other,
During the Chinese New Year, he went to his house to pay New Year's greetings, and he couldn't even see anyone, and in Wei Hao's house, he also saw too many officials visiting his house, but Wei Hao didn't see them, they were all uncles Waiting to see you!
"Okay, don't disturb your chat, take the exam, I'll go back first, if there's anything, I'm afraid my servant will come to the mansion in Dongcheng to let you know." Wei Hao stood up as he spoke,
Wei Hao found that he had nothing to say with them. The levels were different, and there was no common topic.

In the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Industry, there is a big quarrel now. Those officials all rejected and disagreed with Wei Hao's demands, thinking that Wei Hao used this to threaten them to improve their craftsmen. They are uncompromising in terms of treatment, especially the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Officials, and their opposition is even more fierce.

In the evening, several ministers arrived at Fang Xuanling's residence and reported the situation. "Or not? You didn't analyze the pros and cons?" Fang Xuanling looked at them anxiously and asked.

"House servant shot, can we not analyze it? But those ministers didn't listen at all, they thought Wei Hao was blackmailing them, what they meant was that this time, those workshops must be handed over to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and now the Queen Your Majesty has already agreed, so why would Wei Hao dare to object, as long as we persuade His Majesty!" Gao Shilian sat there and said to them.

"Why? Why should Shenyong give it to you? This is a workshop made by others. You should find out that those workshops did not spend money from the court, you guys!" Fang Xuanling was also in a hurry at the moment, completely Not sure what they were thinking.

"We also know that, but those officials are shouting that these workshops should not be decided by Wei Hao, but by His Majesty!" Dai Zhou also looked at Fang Xuanling and said.

"You, you, hey, have you forgotten what Wei Hao's name is, huh? You think Wei Hao is easy to talk now, so you think he has a good temper, right? You forgot about the fight before? You forced Wei Hao like this, How could Wei Hao give in, where are your brains? Huh?" Fang Xuanling stood up anxiously, and shouted depressingly at those people.

"This!" They were also taken aback for a moment.

"This, no way!" Gao Shilian looked at Fang Xuanling and asked.

"Wei Hao is busy with the affairs of Wannian County now, so he doesn't go to court much. I guess you all have forgotten that he will beat people. This matter will be discussed at court tomorrow, but don't say it. Let Wei Hao Hand it over, let me tell you, if you say this, if Wei Hao gets angry at that time, you watch! His Majesty will definitely not deal with him, and you also know how much His Majesty values ​​him!" Fang Xuanling sat there, looking at said to them.

"Master! The eldest son is back!" At this moment, Fang Xuanling's housekeeper came in and said to Fang Xuanling.

"Come back at this time? What's the matter?" Fang Xuanling heard it, and looked at her butler in surprise. It was already dark and the city gates were closed, yet Fang Yizhi came back at this time.

"Young master said, come back to pick up some clothes, and in addition, he wants to take the young lady and a few children to live in Tiefang for a few days. He said that it is also very good there now! I will leave tomorrow!" The housekeeper said to Fang Xuanling Said.

"Oh, fine, I'll go find the old man when he's done working!" Fang Xuanling explained to the butler, who nodded and went out quickly.

But there is nothing to talk about here, Wei Hao's conditions have already been made.

After Fang Xuanling sent them away, he found Fang Yizhi making tea in his study.

"Father!" Fang Yi stood up and shouted at Fang Xuanling.

"Why are you back so late?" Fang Xuanling looked at Fang Yi with a smile and asked straight away.

"I came back before dark, no, we haven't eaten at Juxian Building for more than a month, we just finished eating at Juxian Building and came back!" Fang Yi said to Fang Xuanling with a straight smile.

"Oh, sit down, why don't you make tea, are you leaving tomorrow?" Fang Xuanling asked Fang Yi directly.

"Yes, the iron workshop is quite busy now. One is that the pig iron from years ago is sold out now, and looking at this trend, a lot of steel is needed, so there are many things on the iron workshop now.

However, things are going well now. If it is really busy, it is a huge iron workshop. As the person in charge, the boy is not watching over there. I am always worried, but I also miss those children, so I want to follow them Live for a few days in the past, Dad, do you see? "Fang Yizhi also looked at Fang Xuanling carefully and asked.

"Go, take them there, it's still close, if you're not used to living here, you can come back anytime." Fang Xuanling nodded and said, she was also proud of her son in her heart, now His Majesty and His Royal Highness are very fond of Fang Yizhi Pay attention, and this son is indeed good, he has lost a lot of bookishness, and has a more capable official style.

"Thank you dad! Come, drink tea!" Fang Yizhi poured out the teacup and handed it to Fang Xuanling.

"By the way, do you know what happened in Chang'an recently?" Fang Xuanling thought of this and wanted to hear his son's opinion. "What's wrong?" Fang Yizhi looked at Fang Xuanling in complete incomprehension.

"Well, let's talk about it, Dad. You have been in touch with Shen Yong for a long time, and you have been helping Dad as a staff member." Fang Xuanling began to speak directly to Fang Yi after speaking. Fang Yizhi, who was thinking there,
After a while, Fang Yi said directly: "Shen Yong is an expert. He is right. You can't give it to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. You really can't give it! Moreover, it is necessary to improve the treatment of craftsmen, otherwise, the craftsmen are too bad. There are those businessmen, it’s not to improve their treatment, that is to say, to give them a fair treatment, it’s not enough without businessmen, hey, Shen Yong is still very good, I’m not as good as him!
"Well, now it's not about which of you is better than the other. You admire Shen Yong so much, so why don't you tell Dad?" Fang Xuanling looked at Fang Yi and asked.

"Father, I really can't give it to the Minbu. Wei Hao is very right. If you give it to the Minbu, ten years later, all the wealth in the world will be collected by the Minbu, and the common people will be poor. There will definitely be troubles.
Don't talk about anything else, let's just talk about Tiefang, the iron handed over by the Ministry of Industry to various places will eventually be reduced by [-]%. How dare you do this! "Fang Yi went straight up to this point, almost gritting his teeth.

"Huh?" Fang Xuanling heard it, and looked at Fang Yizhi in shock.

"From our iron workshop to the Ministry of Industry, they will report that 100 catties will lose about 2 catties. From the Ministry of Industry to each prefecture, 100 catties will lose another [-] to [-] catties, and from the state capital to each county, another [-] to [-] catties will be lost. Dad, tell me, once you have achieved such a loss,

Tie, it’s not rice or wheat, it will have water, and it’s all in large pieces, tens of catties a piece, some hundreds of catties, you think, how can it be thrown away?What is not Shuoshu? "Fang Yi sat there straight, and said to Fang Xuanling.

"I asked people to investigate, and they didn't dare to kill those who were hunted down, but they frightened the people in our iron workshop. I asked the officials of the Ministry of Industry, and they said they didn't know. Heavy, what is the error of the scale, I brought the scale from Tiefang, and it is still less, what does it mean?" Fang Yi sat there straight, and when he said this, he was very angry.

"There is such a thing? Why didn't I hear you?" Fang Yizhi was also very angry. On the one hand, he bullied his son, and on the other hand, the money from the court was divided.

"I also slowly figured it out later, you have to investigate, I really can't find the heads of those officials, they are all done by the workers below, but there are no hints from those officials, what are they doing? Dad, I support Shen Yong, I stand on Shen Yong's side!" Fang Yi said straight to Fang Xuanling, feeling very angry in his heart.

(End of this chapter)