Me, Yuan Fang?

Chapter 671 Running away and trading

"Master, Xiongba's daughter found me..."

Li Qingzhao found Li Bai with a strange expression, but at this moment Li Bai was hesitating while holding the letter with a tangled expression.Hearing his disciple's words, he raised his head and asked, "What does Xiongba's daughter want from you?"

"They said they were going to take the imperial examination next year, and they wanted to ask me for a surprise tutoring..." Li Qingzhao even wanted to laugh when he said that.

That's the imperial examination, the teacher has marked the key points and can pass the exam just by cramming?

"ignorance!"

Li Bai snorted and didn't know who he was talking about, then looked at Li Qingzhao, "You were admitted as a Jinshi before, and now you are an official, what do you feel for a while?"

Li Qingzhao was silent for a moment and replied: "I don't have much emotion, maybe it has something to do with my position. Qingshui Yamen doesn't have much human contact, so naturally it's far away from the troublesome vortex."

Li Bai nodded. Li Qingzhao's grades in the imperial examinations were pretty good. Although he didn't get the top three, he was still worthy of being called a dragon and a phoenix.But in the end, the position assigned to him was editor of the Hanlin Academy. Of course, this position is normal, but after such a long time, no matter how stupid he is, he can still feel some problems.

In fact, the Imperial Academy can be understood as the emperor's secretarial department to some extent. Its editorial duties are mainly responsible for recording the emperor's daily life, words and deeds, etc., and occasionally responsible for compiling some manuscripts for celebration etiquette.

However, this record is not to monitor the emperor's words and deeds, but to allow these new Jinshi to get in touch with the country's political affairs faster, to see how the emperor and ministers handle government affairs, and then send them to their respective departments after they have learned enough. on the post.

Then the problem comes. Although this kind of internship-like system seems to have no problems on the surface, there is no clear regulation on the length of the "internship period". That is to say, when you can be officially assigned, it depends on own means.

Li Qingzhao had never been an official before, and after she became a Jinshi, she heard the people in the palace say that they had already allocated places for them, so she believed it, but when all the Jinshi left the Imperial Academy in twos and threes, she realized something was wrong .

Whether the yamen to which Jinshi went was in the imperial capital or sent abroad, their positions seemed to be different from what they had promised.

It wasn't until this time that she realized that it wasn't talent that mattered at this time, but background, money, and other things that shouldn't exist outside the field.

Li Qingzhao felt a little wronged. He used to come to Li Bai because of this, but Li Bai was used to it. After all, he was a former official. How could he not understand the way of it? But he didn't intend to tell Li Qingzhao in advance, and he didn't intend to help. That's all.

In this way, Li Qingzhao stayed in the Imperial Academy for a long time. Slowly, she found that the situation that should have been gradually reformed and everything turned positive had changed.

Among those who also passed the Jinshi exam, some couldn't bear it one after another and tried to find ways to leave the Imperial Academy, and the most remaining ones were all female Jinshi!
The mess on the floor can only be seen clearly after the banquet is over. From Li Yuanfang's voice for women at the beginning to women's participation in the imperial examination and even some women's probation, this feast has been pushed to the highest point.

But when Hu Hai rejected Li Yuanfang and everything related to Li Yuanfang, the feast was over.With Hu Hai's distrust of Di Renjie, Bao Zheng and others, Li Si's death and other events, it seemed that everything they had advanced had been negated.

The official positions that have been assigned are gradually excluded from the mainstream circle, and the female Jinshi who have not been assigned official positions continue to suffer in the Imperial Academy.Probably because Di Renjie and others are still alive, otherwise the rules that women can participate in the imperial examination will be abolished.

It can be said that Hu Hai relied on his personal likes and dislikes to cause a reform to die in the bud.

"Disappointed?" Li Bai asked suddenly.

Li Qingzhao shook his head, "I used to get along with Li Xunhuan for a while in the Imperial Academy. She said that any kind of reform will not be accomplished overnight. Especially those things that challenge people's stubborn ideas often take one or two generations or even three or four." the efforts of generations."

"I am willing to be a pioneer. At least this time, I understand that if this matter is to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, a courageous emperor who cares about the people is needed. Well, it is not Hu Hai anyway."

Li Bai was happy, suddenly he thought of the previous Tang Emperor, he clearly knew that the Tang State was at risk of becoming the Kingdom of God, but he only thought about lying down, not resisting.At that time, he, Di Renjie and others came to a conclusion that relying on such a Tang emperor would not be able to resist the Kingdom of God.So those old guys have left one after another...

Although things are different now, the conclusions drawn are similar!

Li Bai let out a long breath, and gave Li Qing the letter in his hand, "It's just a letter from Junior Sister Ni."

"Junior Junior Sister?" Li Qingzhao unfolded the letter paper. The so-called Junior Junior Sister was Zhou Zhiruo, a new disciple that Li Bai had received before, but maybe she followed her elder sister to the Ming Kingdom.

Li Qing looked over here, and Li Bai slowly said, "Her little sister is called Xiaomeng, and she actually has shares in the money gang. Now Shangguan Jinhong is in charge of the household department of the Ming Dynasty, and their development in the Ming Dynasty can be said to be smooth. , so I invited him to live in the Ming Kingdom as a teacher."

Li Qingzhao immediately understood Li Bai's meaning, "Does the master want...to let the disciples go too?"

Li Bai paused for a moment, "Da Qin's officialdom is changing quietly. This is related to Hu Hai's governance style and some of his own problems. Why do we all admire Qin Emperor? Because he is almost the leader of all emperors in all countries. It is the only existence, so the court with Emperor Qin is different from other countries. And there are too many emperors like Hu Hai. From the few things after he came to power, I can almost see the future of Great Qin of development."

"It's not bad, it's just that the national strength will gradually weaken over time, and too many problems will accumulate little by little, and these accumulated problems will become a headache for the next emperor. Just solve these problems It is very likely that half of an emperor's life will be wasted, and even most emperors cannot solve it. In this way, one generation will be worse than one generation, until the country perishes!"

It was the first time for Li Qingzhao to hear his master comment on Hu Hai. He frowned and said, "Master, you mean this Hu Hai will bring down Daqin?"

Li Bai shook his head, "No, although Hu Hai's administrative style is very old-fashioned, it does not mean that it is all bad. At least to a certain extent, it also consolidated the stability of the court. The foundation of the country is too strong, even if he becomes a foolish emperor from now on, this Great Qin will not perish in his hands. It will not even perish to the next generation, but... now it will be the pinnacle of Great Qin, and your official career will be gone What can be innovated, and for all walks of life, innovation is life! Do you want to live a stable life in Daqin, or go to Ming to fight for it?"

Upon hearing this, Li Qingzhao asked again: "Master, are you sure that the disciples in the Ming Dynasty have the soil to display their strengths?"

Li Bai was not very sure, but said: "Zhu Wushi has the city, means, and courage. He was ordered to sit on the throne of God when he was in danger. It should be worried about the instability of the throne, but he dared to decentralize power. Leave it to a professional to deal with. The Ming Kingdom in his hands should be much better than Zhu Qizhen before. That is to say, the Ming Kingdom will be on the rise in the next period of time. As for the increase rate, it depends on God's will. "

"In addition, your junior sister also said that Zhu Wushi is trying to win over Li Yuanfang, that is to say, there is a high probability that he will implement Li Yuanfang's relevant propositions into the national policy. In other words, your chance has come! And this time with you With the relationship between junior and younger sisters, you can be regarded as having a background, and you can definitely show your strengths!"

Li Qingzhao opened his mouth and said with a helpless smile: "The master said so, but the disciple couldn't find any reason to refute... Then you say, if Li Yuanfang really went to the Ming country, would Li Xunhuan and others follow him? That Zhu Wushi won't be as afraid as Hu Hai?"

Hearing this, Li Bai laughed and said, "Who doesn't have one or two friends when you are an official in the court? Does this count as forming a clique? Although the emperors all said that they were afraid of forming a clique, in fact, there are factions everywhere in the court. There are countless people who keep warm. As an emperor, if he strictly ordered his ministers not to form cliques, how should the ministers protect themselves? Only rely on the protection of the emperor? No matter how powerful and powerful this emperor is, he is essentially a selfish person who sacrifices the interests of others to achieve his goals!"

Li Qingzhao understood, "So if Zhu Wushi wanted to win over Li Yuanfang, he would be afraid that he would not bring enough people there, and that he would not form a party? The more he forms a party, the closer the relationship between Li Yuanfang and the Ming Dynasty is, and the less there is to leave possible."

"That's what happened, so this is also an opportunity for you, your relationship with that Li Xunhuan is already good, plus the relationship between Zhan Hongling and Zhan Shiqi, as a teacher, you can be guaranteed to be reused! "

Li Qingzhao didn't have anything to say so far, so he could only say: "Then I can only reject You Ruo."

"Reject it, it's just a joke. That Xiongba just got the sword of the emperor, and the future in Daqin is quite bright. His son will be prosperous in the future, and his daughter will be... In short, this is Xiongba's choice. Don't mess with it." It's done."

"Yes."

Li Qingzhao left the Imperial Academy and walked towards the Imperial Academy. When passing by the Gongyuan, he couldn't help but stop, recalling that there were so many talented women with lofty ambitions, but now they are at the risk of wasting their lives, and he couldn't help but feel a little unwilling.How about... lure them to the Ming Kingdom?

This excellent person has never been afraid of change. The Ming Dynasty experienced a catastrophe, which is just waiting to be done. I believe everyone will make their own decisions!
……

At that time, Li Qingzhao was only out of regret and pity, but he didn't think about the significance of it. The resignation of a large number of female Jinshi seemed like a trivial matter, and the court might not care about it.But this is of great significance to the common people. People will think that Hu Hai's previous decree was insincere, and they will also feel that Daqin's officialdom is dark. Whether this officialdom can make some famous names, I guess no one wants to stay in the backcountry and be a small county magistrate for the rest of his life.

What's more, they will think that Hu Hai is a fool!
After all, after the farce of the imperial examination, there was nothing to achieve except that he found a concubine himself.

But even if these things are going to happen, it will be in the near future. You Ruo, who was rejected by Li Qingzhao, is very wronged. His father doesn't know what kind of wind he has, and he insists on letting her take part in some imperial examinations.He also said that as long as he becomes an official, he will definitely rise to the top in the future!

"As far as the blue clouds go straight up, how prestige is wearing that unattractive official uniform? When I saw Hu Hai, I couldn't even wear a sharp headgear, so what's the point of being an official?"

You Ruo complained like this, Li Xun Huan next to him couldn't laugh or cry, but subconsciously touched her long hair. Now she has resigned from office, but because of the habit when she was an official, she forgot to wear earrings and headgear. Ha ha, the habit is really It's a scary thing. She was the most beautiful in Song Dynasty.

"Your father is also doing it for your own good. The most powerful man on the list around Hu Hai is Xu Fu, who is closest to your father, so if you become an official, you will naturally be able to make a fortune. However, if you don't want to, you can actually tell your father, your father Then I won’t force you to dote on you. But... are you sure it’s because of being so unaccustomed to being an official that you don’t want to? Isn’t it because reading is annoying?”

Li Xunhuan looked at her meaningfully, hehe, my sister saw through you a long time ago!
Youruo is a little embarrassed, don't say it if you see through it!
"Uh, actually, I didn't mean that I hate reading that much, but it's too late. People have been studying hard for more than ten years. How can I be better than them when I'm cramming. Don't say let the examiner cheat. She used to be the eldest lady of Tianxiahui, but I can't afford to lose this person!"

"I can't see that you are quite ambitious." Li Xun Huan gently covered his mouth to suppress a smile.

You Ruo rolled her eyes, and suddenly the whole body was a little depressed, Li Xun Huan saw that she didn't seem to be lying, and asked curiously: "What's wrong?"

"Sister Qingzhao is planning to leave Daqin. She said she is going to Ming Kingdom with her master."

Li Xunhuan is not surprised. Unlike himself, Li Qingzhao has more ambitions. After Di Renjie and other senior officials were not trusted, those female Jinshi were left idle in the Imperial Academy as if they were forgotten by others. She couldn't stay there .

"Parents and brothers will be separated one day, let alone friends. She is going to pursue her own ideals. We should be happy for her!"

"Then will you leave too?" You Ruo raised his head suddenly, but what he asked left Li Xun Huan speechless.

Li Xun Huan really thought about this question, but soon she shook her head, "I finally understood his difficulties after being in the officialdom, as expected, serving the country is really not that easy... I I have no interest in officialdom myself, so I will probably return to the Jianghu in the future, well, it mainly depends on my master, I will go wherever my master goes!"

You Ruo pouted, "It's Li Yuanfang again, there are so many women in his family, why are you disciples joining in the fun!"

Li Xun Huan reached out and pinched You Ruo's ear, and the move was so fast that the other party didn't realize it at all, "That's my master, I'll tell Xiong Ba that you are very talented in reading, if you work hard Confess the Marquis and worship the Prime Minister!"

You Ruo: "..." You won!

After Li Xunhuan coaxed You Ruo away, he told Zuo Zhou and Di Renjie about Li Bai's decision, and the latter leaned back on the chair and didn't know what he was thinking.After a while, he turned his head and looked at Zuo Zhou, "Yuan Fang, what do you think?"

"Well, I'm imagining You Ruo studying hard."

Di Renjie was silent, this kid was getting lazy, and he obviously didn't want to care about Da Qin anymore, so he thought about it and changed the question, "It's almost the same as Da Qin's cutting, but have you figured out where to go after that? "

"You should also go to the Ming country, and find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers in the Ming country to build a small city, just like an unknown place."

"It is also possible to build a city in Daqin."

Zuo Zhou laughed, "Daqin already has Wuming, so there's no need to go to another place like Muming Town to fight against him. Besides, I don't want to have anything to do with Hu Hai anymore. But you, who have been absent-minded recently, what are you thinking? "

Di Renjie shook his head and didn't say anything, Zuo Zhou didn't care, got up and left Dali Temple, and walked unsteadily towards the General's Mansion. The merchants on the street greeted him kindly when they saw him. It's not that these people don't know Li Yuanfang's identity How honorable, but he is the only one among all officials who does not travel in a sedan chair, and the only master without any coercion, and he knows that this is a general without real power.

Of course, the common people will not discriminate against an official without real power, but such words also make the pressure less invisible.

Zuo Zhou naturally knew what was going on, but he didn't care, sometimes people are very sensitive, they will listen, watch, and think wildly, maybe they will be numb and don't know what to do, but once they see the light , united together, there will be a torrent that no one can stop.

But Zuo Zhou didn't want to be some kind of light. After all, this world is not very dark. Even if those gods in the future really unified the world, I'm afraid they wouldn't be considered darkness. How can those gods still have human bodies now.Besides... No matter how he looked at it, Zuo Zhou didn't think that people in the Shinto had any chance of winning.

Well, they are quite confident themselves!

"A visitor at home?"

As soon as Zuo Zhou entered the door, he saw the cook was busy, obviously preparing some big meal, and he even saw Ah Xiang in the kitchen.

"Well, you actually took the initiative to cook, I guess, there are people in the lobby you don't want to see?"

Ximen Xiang nodded aggrievedly, and was about to entangle her, Zuo Zhou immediately reached out and pressed her forehead, "Stop, I'll deal with you at night."

Zuo Zhou started to walk towards the lobby, there was only one person who could hide Ximen Xiang, and that was the very annoying He Ran.

Speaking of it, this was a bit beyond Zuo Zhou's expectation. After the system was removed from his body, he also got rid of the influence of heaven on his soul. When he looked at He Ran, he no longer felt disgusted.

Of course, it doesn't mean that I don't feel anything at all, but that I can clearly know that the "disgusting" emotion does not belong to me, but is imposed by the way of heaven, and I just need to artificially shield it.

But the women in the family don't have this ability, so whenever He Ran came over, they would subconsciously stay away from Zuo Zhou's room whether they knew it or not.

Zuo Zhou opened the door and entered the room funny, but before he got acquainted with him, he suddenly saw a very beautiful but annoying woman.

"Are you... a lack of land?"

"The general has good eyesight."

"It's not good eyesight, it's because you are as annoying as him, no, you are not as annoying as he is, er, I mean you are also annoying!"

Di Que sneered, "The general doesn't need to keep emphasizing this."

Zuo Zhou looked at He Ran beside him, what do you mean?
He Ran spread his hands helplessly, "I'll go out for a walk, you guys have a deal." Zuo Zhou's eyelids twitched wildly with the look of nothing to do with him.

Fortunately, the women in the family know how annoying He Ran is, otherwise they would really think that he has some shady business, not to mention, what kind of operation is it to throw a woman into his room?Hmph, brother likes to take the initiative!
"Any advice?"

Di Que remembered that He Ran said that Li Yuanfang was not as devious as a politician, and he didn't bother to engage in those things. It's best to be straightforward.

"I know that Hu Hai is going to send troops to attack the Qinglong Society, I hope the general can let the king go!"

Zuo Zhou raised his eyebrows, "Interesting, tell me about your chips. If it's big enough, I don't have to make a move."

The lack of land is actually a little surprised, Li Yuanfang is so easy to talk to?

"I heard that Hu Hai has been secretly eating the magic door of Kong Lingtang?"

Zuo Zhou shook his hand, "The relationship between me and Momen is apart from buying some shoes and socks for someone occasionally, um, it has nothing to do with it."

Di Que was silent, to be honest, she didn't understand, but she was greatly shocked!
"The general treats fame and wealth like dung, which is admirable. Hu Hai is so afraid of Your Excellency, it's really..."

"Don't wear a high hat. Is there anything else to say? If not, I will accept King Xian's life." Zuo Zhou was a little impatient. This outcast had obviously followed King Xian for too long. Although he tried his best to restrain himself inside and out, that official tone could still be revealed from time to time.

Di Que pursed his lips, "Originally, I wanted to use the information channel of the Qinglong Society to buy Xian Wang's life, but since your Excellency doesn't need it, I can change the condition. I heard that the general and the Shishamen are mortal enemies? "

Zuo Zhou rubbed his chin, but he was happy, "One piece of news can't buy the king's life. If I want to, I can find someone with ten kills by paying more to a fortune teller."

"That's right, fortune tellers do have this ability, but the amount of resources they need to spend is quite a lot. As far as I know, it's nothing if the general's financial resources can guarantee food and clothing. insufficient."

Zuo Zhou remained calm, but he wanted to laugh in his heart. You have no idea about my financial resources, but you can go along with the flow. In fact...he is a bit greedy to offer the king’s information channels. Yan can use it!
(End of this chapter)