Liao Zhai alchemist

Chapter 355 The Confrontation of the Imperial Academy
Zhang Wei's news was spread to ten, ten to hundreds.It began to spread in the capital.

"Have you heard? This is Master Zhang's mansion!" Two sparrows were talking on the tree, and their eyes were looking at Beihai Bieyuan.This is where Zhang Wei ends up.

The other sparrow nodded and said excitedly, "I saw him yesterday! He treated us to dinner very politely!"

"Invite you to dinner? How is this possible?" The other sparrow's eyes widened in disbelief.

"What's so strange about this? His servants scattered millet all over the ground, and we went to eat it, but they didn't drive us away. It's not like inviting us to dinner!" the sparrow said proudly.

"Is that the case?" The other sparrow heard it with disdain.He said: "Then he invited me to his house as a guest! Look, I just flew out!"

Two sparrows were chirping and talking, and the sound reached Hu Qinghao in the room.

Hu Qinghao held her chin, looked at the chirping sparrows outside, and suddenly sighed, "My husband is becoming more and more famous, what should I do?"

Hu Jubai gave her a blank look, and said, "Isn't it good that you are famous? Why are you so anxious?" As she spoke, she mixed the medicine powder in her hand, and a strange poison was prepared by her.

"You don't know, when he is famous, the more foxes will miss him!" Hu Qinghao was very concerned about her sister's indifference, why didn't this person have any sense of crisis?

Hu Jubai ignored her at all, but put away the bottles and jars in his hand, and said, "I believe in my husband, there are only so many gourds, and he won't break his promise."

When Hu Qinghao heard this, she suddenly said, "What if the gourd vine grows gourds again?"

When Hu Jubai heard this, he was also stunned.She had never considered the problem from this angle, so she pondered for a while and said, "Why don't I inject some medicine and poison the gourd vine to death?"

The gourd vine in the gourd cave suddenly felt a gust of cold wind hit, it subconsciously shrank its branches, and then looked around suspiciously...

When Hu Qinghao heard this, she immediately smiled and said, "This is a good relationship! I support you in doing it."

Hearing this, Hu Jubai stopped doing it immediately, and she rushed towards her younger sister, and said, "Okay, are you just cheating on my sister like this?"

The two vixens just played around like this.The vixen is like this, when there are no foreign enemies, the sisters are the biggest enemies!

At this time, Zhang Wei was visiting Di Li in the dungeon.

In a small courtyard of the prison, Di Li was sitting in front of a table with a book, a pot of tea and a plate of dried fruit on the table.With his status, the treatment in prison will not be low.

The jailer brought Zhang Wei, opened the courtyard door and said to Di Li, "Master Di, Zhang Wei, Master Zhang is here." Zhang Wei is the official in charge of the case, so of course he can come to the prison to see Di Li at any time.

After the jailer opens the door, leave here.Zhang Wei walked in and saluted Di Li, then said with a smile, "It seems that you are in good spirits, and you can still read books and drink tea."

Di Li smiled and said, "What else? This is the best thing about this day's prison. After you live in it, you don't have to worry about your affairs, and you feel a bit cleaner."

Looking at him, Zhang Wei couldn't help admiring him. You know, he was almost beheaded by ransacking his house.

Di Li pointed to the chair in front of him and said, "Come and sit down."

When Zhang Wei sat down, Di Li poured Zhang Wei a cup of tea himself.Then Zhang Wei said bluntly: "My lord, you almost died."

Di Li chuckled, and said, "I almost died, so I haven't died yet! It seems that Your Majesty has no intention of following the king's biography." At this point, his eyes also turned cold.

Zhang Wei was silent for a while, then he continued: "The little official in the forbidden weapon room died."

Di Li was taken aback for a moment, then took a sip from his teacup, and said, "Have you been silenced? This way there will be no proof! The old thief Wang Chuan is so cruel."

If important witnesses die, it is impossible for him to retract his confession. Unless there is strong circumstantial evidence, his previous testimony cannot be overturned.

Zhang Wei nodded and said, "I doubt it too. As soon as I took over, the little official died. This is a coincidence, and the death of the little official is extremely beneficial to Wang Chuan."

According to the testimony of the little official, it was Di Li who asked him to spread rumors that the little official killed him.This is very unfavorable to Di Li.

Di Li sneered, and said, "But Your Majesty doesn't want me to die. Your Majesty has only been on the throne for less than a year. He is still fledgling, and he can't completely rule the government. He will definitely not let Wang Chuan and his family dominate."

The art of the emperor is the art of employing people, the art of balance.A qualified emperor will definitely balance the power of the court.Only when the courtiers fight each other can he, an emperor, balance the two sides with his own power and drive them.

Zhang Wei didn't come to discuss these things with Di Li today, he was still concerned about the case.So he asked directly: "But my lord, it was Tang Long who swung the knife at you first, why did Tang Long swing the knife at you?"

Speaking of this, Di Li also looked depressed. He said: "This is also a question I have been thinking about these days. I don't know Tang Longsu and have no entanglements. Why is he impeaching me?"

"If he wants to rely on this to show his loyalty, then the price of impeaching me is too high! In the end, he rebuked me to the death. Dead people don't do any good."

When he said this, he glanced at Zhang Wei and said in a low voice, "Unless, it would be good for him to die!"

If it was Zhang Wei's world before he traveled, these words should be silly.But in this world, death is often not the end, it may be the beginning of another period.

Zhang Wei understood immediately, and he said, "You mean, someone promised him the benefits of the underworld?"

Di Li nodded and said, "I've thought about it a lot these days. Apart from this explanation, there's no other explanation. Besides, there's just been a turmoil in the underworld in the capital, so there's a lot to be said for it."

Having said that, he glanced at Zhang Wei again, he had disturbed the underworld in the capital.

Zhang Wei touched his nose again, this city of hell has a lot to do with it!It seems that I have stabbed a bad basket.

Di Li continued: "If you want to investigate him, you have to go to the underworld. It would be the best if you can arrest the souls of Tang Long and that little official for questioning."

He paused, and continued: "This requires the authorization of the Ministry of Rites. You can go to the Ministry of Rites to find authorization, and then you can ask the underworld."

The Ministry of Rites is the department that communicates with heaven and earth, and has great power in this world.Of course, if Zhang Wei has a good relationship with the underworld, he can also rely on his personal relationship to investigate.

But now, it is impossible for him to have a good relationship with the underworld...

After communicating with Di Li, Zhang Wei left the prison and went to the Imperial Academy.

He has an official position compiled by the Imperial Academy, so it is normal to go to the Imperial Academy.But he didn't go to make a point.Instead, he went to second the records of the Imperial Academy.

The Hanlin Academy is actually the emperor's think tank, where various royal records are also stored, and it is also a huge archive and library.

The Hanlin Academy in the capital city is right next to the imperial palace, and the small gate of the Imperial Academy directly leads to the inner palace.

This gate is usually guarded by guards. When the emperor has an edict, people from the Imperial Academy will be allowed to enter and exit the palace through this gate.

Zhang Wei came to the gate of the Hanlin Academy, where the pines and cypresses were so dense that the sky blocked out the sun.These pines and cypresses were planted by the first generation of Hanlin when the Hanlin Academy was established, and now a hundred years have passed, and they have grown to a considerable scale.

Zhang Wei has an identity token and can directly enter the Imperial Academy.When he entered the Hanlin Academy, he felt a wave of eyes sweeping over him.

This gaze is not only the gaze of the colleagues of the Imperial Academy, but also the gaze of the gods of the Wenchang Emperor in the sky.

Emperor Wenchang is also an emperor, but his strength is not strong. He is in charge of literary articles and is a god worshiped by scholars.Because of the high status of scholars, the personality of this god is also greatly elevated.

Emperor Wenchang formed a lineage of his own, had his own gods, and did not intervene in various disputes in the heavenly court, which was a distraction.

But Zhang Wei is so famous that when Zhang Wei entered the Imperial Academy, he couldn't help but look over.Then he nodded, and said secretly: "He is a scholar with restrained style and restraint."

Although Emperor Wenchang is not strong among the emperors, as a god enshrined by scholars, he is actually very powerful in combat.He saw Zhang Wei's literature and martial arts in his eyes, and thought he was a good scholar.

Dijun glanced at Zhang Wei and then looked away.The colleagues in the Hanlin Academy have been observing Zhang Wei.

When Zhang Wei was admitted to the number one scholar, according to the rules, the number one scholar, Tanhua and the second place should all be designated as Hanlin, and become the seventh-rank Hanlin editor.But Zhang Wei is special, he did not stay in the capital, but was directly sent to Tianmen County to work.

So the Hanlin status that he should have had in the first place, only now.However, the imperial court also compensated him and made him a fourth-rank Hanlin editor.

However, his progress still makes some old Hanlin unhappy. It is difficult for Hanlin to get promoted, basically because of seniority.If you don't work for more than ten years, you can't be promoted to the fourth-rank editor. Zhang Wei was promoted to the editor at a young age, which naturally made some people feel unbalanced.

When Zhang Wei entered the Hanlin Academy, he didn't know the way, so he beckoned a small official and asked, "I'm going to check some inner palace files, where should I go?"

This little official is just a knife and pen official in the Hanlin Academy, so of course he dare not resist a fourth-rank editor.He immediately said: "You should go to Huang Hanlin, he is in charge of the inner palace records."

Zhang Wei nodded and said, "Then please take me there."

"Don't dare to do it, don't dare to do it, please go this way, my lord." The little official said immediately.

Before the two had walked a few steps, the door of a room was pushed open, and a person walked out from the door, immediately blocking Zhang Wei's path.

"Are you Zhang Weizhang's editor?" The man asked arrogantly.

"Exactly, you are?" Zhang Wei nodded flatly and asked back.

"I'm Ma Ziping." He said proudly.

Originally thought that Zhang Wei would be surprised by his name, but Zhang Wei just gave a flat 'En', which made Ma Ziping a little hurt.

So he gave the little official beside Zhang Wei a wink.The little official said very cleverly: "Editor Zhang and Editor Ma are the champions of the new department."

This new champion is Enke, who Chen Run failed again.Hearing this, Zhang Wei looked him up and down, and then said: "It turns out that he is the champion of the new discipline. I have admired him for a long time."

If it is the champion of the new division, then no wonder he is so proud.Zhang Wei thought he was just coming out to say hello, so he was polite.Unexpectedly, the champion of the new department immediately said: "Master Zhang is also the champion, but I heard that you have not been designated as a Hanlin, so you will go to Tianmen County to become an official. I am afraid that your talent and learning will not be able to withstand the inspection of the Hanlin."

Zhang Wei was taken aback immediately when he heard this.

Then the number one scholar continued: "Besides, there have been many rumors of you appearing in the capital these days. It seems that Mr. Zhang is quite good at looking after you."

At this time, Zhang Wei suddenly realized that it was the momentum during this period that made the person in front of him feel unhappy.

Literati look down on each other, this is a disease that needs to be cured!

Zhang Wei said with a smile: "A big tree always attracts attention, and a famous person always attracts criticism. I can't help it."

Hearing Zhang Wei's words, Ma Ziping was furious, this man is so shameless!

He sneered and said: "Master Zhang promotes cotton in Tianmen County. It is said that he is rich just by collecting taxes. And he is the largest workshop owner in Tianmen County. Such behavior is probably not a competition for profit with the people, and the smell of money is full of money." "

Hearing this, Zhang Wei suddenly laughed, and said: "Ma Zhuangyuan's views are really different from ordinary people, why don't you tell me that I protect my family for the people and destroy Gui Fangguo?"

When Ma Zhuangyuan heard this, he stiffened his neck and said, "Is it reasonable for you to start a war without authorization?"

In fact, he is very envious of this feat. Now is a peaceful age, and the feat of destroying a country is not something that can be achieved just by thinking about it.But now is not the time to talk to Zhang Wei.Since there are people who oppose him, then everything about him is wrong.

Literati quarrel and never look at the facts.To put aside the facts, of course.

When Zhang Wei heard his words, he immediately shook his head and said: "Gui Fangguo robbed the people, harassed our border defense, and destroyed another country to protect the safety of the people. Come on, what kind of official am I still?"

"You say you are good at fighting, but you don't care about the lives of the people. If you are an official, I will kill you!"

His last sentence "I will kill you" suddenly increased his tone, and he rushed directly towards Ma Ziping with a little bit of "momentum".

This is to use the method of raising power in the "Return to the Rest Sword" in language to oppress the enemy in general.

Ma Ziping had never seen this before, and he was immediately overwhelmed by Zhang Wei's aura, and his face turned red.

But Zhang Wei continued: "As an official, I should protect the environment and the people. I did it, and then I will protect the people."

"What is An Min?" He suddenly asked Ma Ziping.

"This..." Facing the sudden questioning, Ma Ziping hesitated.Of course he knew what Anmin was, and he talked about it over and over again in "Five Thousand Words of Spring and Autumn", and one of the very important articles was called "Five Chapters of Anmin".

"The so-called peace of the people is nothing more than 'the old will die, the strong will be useful, the young will have the strengths, the widows, the lonely, the disabled, and the sick will all be supported'. The people can live and the things can be abundant. Peace in the world."

"The people don't have enough to eat and don't have warm clothes. How do you want them to be 'safe'?"

"Prosper education to strengthen the wisdom of the people, promote farming to strengthen the foundation, and promote merchants to strengthen the abundance of goods. I promote cotton in Tianmen County, plant cotton, people can wear warm clothes, and exchange materials and goods through trade, so that the people can become rich. What does this mean? wrong?"

"If this is the stink of copper, I would like to continue to stink. Instead of standing still and talking about competing for profits with the people like you."

Zhang Wei's words did not give Ma Ziping a chance to fight back at all, and he was speechless immediately.Facts speak louder than words, and the success of Tianmen County cannot be wiped out by a back-and-forth villain like Ma Ziping.

Even if the ideas are different, success is success.Zhang Wei oppressed Ma Ziping in momentum, and deterred Ma Ziping in words.Ma Ziping was immediately struck speechless.

Zhang Wei looked at him, and said with a sneer, "It's too shallow on paper, but you have to do it yourself. As a number one scholar, I don't need to explain this too clearly."

Zhang Wei's aura continued to grow in every sentence, and Ma Ziping felt that Zhang Wei's figure became more and more stalwart, as if there were countless Limin people behind him supporting him.

Under such pressure, this person suddenly flushed abnormally, and then spat out a mouthful of blood.

Fortunately, he is also a qualified scholar, the kind who can fight immediately, and his body can still bear it.After spitting out a mouthful of blood, Zhang Wei slowly withdrew his momentum.Ma Ziping cupped his hands and said, "I've been taught this time!"

After speaking, he staggered back to his room.

Looking at his appearance, Zhang Wei was also thoughtful.It turns out that this 'potential' can still be used in this way.

When other people saw this scene, the shock in their hearts was immeasurable.Just words can hit others to vomit blood, Zhang Wei is really terrifying.

Looking around, everyone's eyes were closed one after another.Scholars should still regard harmony as the most important thing.

Looking at the retreating crowd, Zhang Wei smiled faintly, and then said to the little official beside him, "Please continue to lead the way."

The little official suddenly said: "Okay, okay, sir, please!"

Not long after, the two came to a room, and the little official said, "This is Huang Hanlin's room. He is in charge of all kinds of court records."

At this time, a voice also came from the room: "But brother Zhang is outside? Please come in and talk."

Zhang Wei opened the door and went in, only to see a middle-aged man coming up to him.He said with a smile: "The room is too chaotic, I have lost my way, please forgive me, Brother Zhang."

Zhang Wei cupped his hands and said, "Huang Hanlin is polite."

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then Zhang Wei got down to business: "Huang Hanlin, I want to see His Majesty's birth record."

Hearing this, Huang Hanlin smiled and said, "I guess you need this too, please come with me."

After speaking, he led Zhang Wei to the big bookshelf in the house.

He said: "In this palace, the birth of every prince and princess will be recorded. After the record is completed, it will be sealed and cannot be changed. The birth record of His Majesty is also handled in the same way."

Then he took a box from a shelf and said, "This box contains His Majesty's records. According to regulations, you can only consult the transcripts, and you cannot take away or alter the originals."

With that said, he opened the box.

Then, something happened that shocked the two of them.

This box is empty...

　Happy Lantern Festival everyone, remember to eat glutinous rice balls!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)