Manchu traitor, how can you let me be the emperor of the ages

Chapter 259
The crowded and noisy servants kept pushing inside with eager eyes.

Zhuge Liang, standing in the middle of the crowd, looked disheveled and disheveled.He struggled hard to push away the people around him, and every time he wanted to speak, he was blocked by the people around him as soon as he opened his mouth.

His voice made no splash in the surrounding noise.

"stop!!"

Furious, Lu Bu burst in from the crowd, like a god descending from the earth, pushed away all those who stood in his way, and finally stood in front of Zhuge Liang.

"It's unreasonable! So many people bully a weak number one scholar, what kind of ability!"

Zhuge Liang was finally able to catch his breath, looking at Lu Bu's back, his eyes were full of gratitude.

The domestic servants who were chattering just now also stared at him with wide eyes, as if they were overwhelmed by Lu Bu's righteousness.

Regardless of reality, whoever watched this scene should applaud Lu Bu's righteous deed.

Seeing injustice, the strong and strong man drew his sword to help, and rescued the weak scholar who was besieged...

But in reality, it is unrealistic to put aside reality.

Seeing that they were silent, Lu Bu was not happy, but rather anxious: "Why do you want eight daughters, nine ladies, everything?"

"Could it be possible that you only bully champions?"

He patted his chest and said angrily: "If you have the ability, come to me!"

what? ?

The nearby servants who came to snatch him turned into petrification, staring at him dumbfounded.

It turns out that this is what you are riding a horse on!

"Just you? You deserve it too?"

A domestic servant standing in front couldn't help pointing at Lu Bu's nose, his yin and yang became strange.

But before he could say a few words, Lu Bu's big hand pinched his palm, and he cried out in pain.

Seeing this, the others swallowed the sarcasm again, but the meaning of "why don't you pee and take care of yourself" in their eyes is very obvious.

The officials and gentlemen are recruiting the number one scholar, that is to reproduce the next Qin Xiang, where did you jump out of the mud pig?I really don't know how much I weigh?

Taking advantage of Lu Bu's inability to hit them, some people on the periphery started yelling and cursing loudly.

Lu Bu glared and wanted to rush over, but at this moment he was seldom rational, thinking of Zhuge Liang in the rear, and just wrote down the appearance of those people.

"Thanks to Fengxian today, let's go quickly!"

Zhuge Liang straightened his embarrassed clothes a little and was about to leave, otherwise it would be ruined if there was another accident.

Lu Bu opened his mouth, looked at these people with some regret, and finally moved his feet reluctantly, and followed Zhuge Liang out.

Of course the servants who came to pull people were not happy, but after the few people who went up were easily pushed by Lu Bu several times, no one dared to go there any more.

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The glorious Golden Palace Chuanlu, Yujie boasting officials, and some embarrassing arrests of sons-in-law are all concentrated on this day. No matter how high the officials become in the future, these Jinshi will probably never forget this day.

On the second day, they came to the Ministry of Rites again, this time to attend the Enrong Banquet.

Enrong Banquet, also known as Qionglin Banquet and Wenxi Banquet, is hosted by the Ministry of Rites and many senior officials of the imperial court will also come to participate.

This is also the last chance for Jinshi to show their faces in front of many big shots.

From now on, they will join the imperial court as rookies in the officialdom...

The next day after the Enrong Banquet, it was time to take the exams for Shu Jishi, but the so-called exams were largely just a formality, the exams were taken in the morning, and the list was released in the afternoon, so I'm afraid they didn't even read the exam papers.

Not surprisingly, the [-] Shujishi selected were all the top [-] Jinshi in the palace examination.

At this time, the Xinke Scholars began to enter the various yamen of the imperial court to observe politics, but Sandingjia and Chuanlu could directly step into the officialdom.

The place Sanding Jia was going to was naturally the Hanlin Academy.

A thick layer of dust fell on the tall jade archway, and a few tenacious weeds emerged from the gaps in front of the steps, standing upright in the wind, leaving no one around.

It's hard to imagine that this is the Hanlin Academy, which was once very beautiful.

Zhuge Liang and the others came to join the job today, but no one came out to greet them.

The officials accompanying the Ministry of Officials were not surprised by this, and led the three of them into the door with a smile.

"Don't worry, the three of you. The Hanlin Academy stands out for the character of stability!"

While leading the way, this person shook his head and explained, "Everyone has been here for three years and three years. As long as you don't make any major mistakes, you will be able to make it through sooner or later."

"Of course, if you happen to be able to catch up with the imperial court to compile the bibliography, you will be able to be promoted immediately after the compilation, which is something that outsiders can't envy..."

Although what he said sounds nice, this is the former Hanlin Academy.

In recent years, the situation of the Hanlin Academy has long been no longer what it was then.

In the past, as long as you endure slowly, you can be promoted to the first rank after nine years of exams. From the number one scholar of the sixth rank, you can become the servant of the fourth rank after only 30 years. I don’t know how many people are envious.

And generally the honorable Minister of Rites.

But not now, just look at which of the former champions is still in the Hanlin Academy.

not a single one.

A few people walked in the Imperial Academy, and the scenery they saw was full of a sense of desolation and dilapidation.

Most of the officials I met were old people. Even if I occasionally saw young officials, they would pass by in a hurry, without even coming up to say hello.

Not long after, the three of them followed the officials to a lobby.

"This is the famous Hall of Champions!"

The little official pointed upwards, and the three of them noticed that there was still a plaque hanging on the door of the hall, with three powerful characters "Zhuangyuan Hall" written on it, and a layer of dust was also falling on it.

"This is where Zhuangyuanlang will stay in the future."

The little official opened the door for them, and a cloud of dust visible to the naked eye rushed towards his face, causing him to cough and take two steps back.

Zhuge Liang and the three of them were also very puzzled. Didn't the previous champions stay here?Why does it look like no one has lived in it for many years?

But the little official who was choked up was not in the mood to explain to them anymore, and after signaling Zhuge Liang to stay here, he led Wang Hua and Bao Zheng to another place.

Zhuge Liang looked at their backs for a moment, and then stepped into the champion hall lightly.

This place is a characteristic building of the Hanlin Academy. After the champions of each subject enter the Hanlin Academy, they will work here regardless of their official positions until they are promoted and leave the Imperial Academy.

But looking at the dust on the table and the floor, and even the books on the bookshelf have traces of being gnawed by mice, we can know that no one has visited this place for a long time.

Zhuge Liang, who came to the yamen for the first time, did not bring any bookboys. After taking a look at the environment here, he silently exited the Zhuangyuan Hall, went to the gatehouse of Hanlin Garden, borrowed wooden barrels, rags and other things, fetched water and started cleaning by himself.

Although the place the other two went to was a bit more popular, it was a bit better than Zhuge Liang's Zhuangyuan hall, and the people who worked with them were all old people full of desperation.

Most of them are waiting to retire to serve as officials, and there are a few unusual officials who still stay in the Hanlin Academy even after they pass the retirement age, as if they will be buried together with this doomed yamen.

Today's Hanlin Academy is so quiet that you can see the end at a glance.

It's no wonder that the three tripod armors in front of them have long since run away. They are the vigorous champions, second places, and Tanhua. Who would be willing to stay in such a place and grow old with the Imperial Academy?

Regarding the acceptance of these three Tripod Jias, the other yamen in the court are very enthusiastic and caring, regardless of whether they are inside or outside.

On the second day after these three people joined the company, olive branches were offered one after another. As long as they were willing to go there, they could be transferred at the same level, or even promoted to a higher rank.

But none of the three agreed.

The officials didn't care too much, and it was the same situation in previous years, but how long did the longest persist?It's only half a year.

But what these people don't know is that the Sanding Jia who entered the Hanlin Academy in the past can only suffer in the dark, but this time it is different...

While the ministers were waiting to see the good show, Li Qian, who was in the Ziwei Hall, looked at the memorial in his hand and sighed deeply.

This is a battle report from Wudi, which reports the recent battle situation to the capital.

On New Year's Eve, the imperial army had already successfully crossed the river. Before the trial began a while ago, they had surrounded the capital of Wu, but they hadn't done their best until today.

According to the battle report, the main reason is the epidemic disease in the army.

The Imperial Army lived in the north all year round, and it was difficult for them to adapt to the climate of Wu.

When the weather is cold in winter, they can barely fight normally, but since the beginning of spring, the army has experienced acclimatization and bedridden conditions one after another.

A large number of forbidden troops all lost their combat effectiveness and could only temporarily return to Jiangbei to recuperate.

But after all, the emaciated camels were bigger than horses, and the remaining troops went south again. After several frontal battles, they still repelled the main force of Wu.

But it's just repelling.

After all, Jiangnan is the base camp of others, with dense water network and extending in all directions.

In addition, there are many seasick landlubbers in the imperial army, who are not suitable for fighting on water at all.

But the Wu soldiers could advance and retreat freely when they got on the boat, and the rowing skills of the imperial guards were not as good as these people who grew up on the water, so they could only stare blankly.

It's just that the forbidden army of the imperial court has the numerical advantage after all, and with the steady advancement, Wu Guo can only sit back and watch them approach Wudu step by step.

But when they came to Wudu, the war was in trouble again.

The warmer and more humid weather further weakened the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army, while the people of Wu were like a fish in water, constantly harassing through the water network extending in all directions, destroying the logistics of the imperial court's march.

After the ups and downs of the two sides, they were deadlocked again.

The forbidden army could not break through the capital of Wu, and the Wu soldiers could not do anything to these forbidden army.

It's just that Li Qian knew that the further the war went, the more unfavorable it would be to the court. If it was June and July, when the weather was the hottest, more imperial troops would lose their combat effectiveness due to dissatisfaction.

Faced with this situation, in recent days, many civil servants in the DPRK have continued to submit memorials.

Some said that the generals who went to the expedition were supporting their troops and supporting themselves, and they must be urged to end the war as soon as possible.

Others said that the fight could have been finished long ago, but these people were too incompetent, which led to the current stalemate.

What's more, they turned up old accounts, bluntly saying that this expedition against Wu was a mistake from the beginning to the end, and the court should not have managed Wu at all, let alone spend so much investment and involve so much energy...

Li Gan has reservations about the first two statements.

But he still scoffed at the last statement.

Of course, it wasn't because of the emperor's decision to attack Wu that Li Gan scoffed at them because of his narrow-mindedness, but because of the current situation.

The imperial court threw out the 300,000 imperial troops in one go, without much loss, and even saved a large amount of food and salaries compared with previous years.

Because the food and grass of the imperial army were taken from Wuyue and Yue.

In addition, in the spring of the next year, when the canal thawed, batches of grain ships had already been fully loaded with grain and went north.

Even though the imperial army could not break through the capital of Wu, they still successfully crossed the Yangtze River and turned all the canals and land north of the Yangtze River into the land of the imperial court.

At this point, the water transportation resumed again, transporting a steady stream of water grain to the silt of the canal, supplying local folks to open the river and clear the silt.

Can this be called useless?Bad decision?
It's just that after getting along for almost a year, Li Qian also understood that you can't reason with some civil servants, and the more you talk to him, the more enthusiastic you are.

Li Qian had suffered from this before, and even he could hardly take advantage of those civil servants in terms of words.

Just ignore them.

Thinking of this, Li Gan put the battle report aside, and the memorials of the civil officials impeaching them were classified into one category.

It's just that the civil officials' impeachment memorials were all marked with the word "read" in red, but the following battle report was criticized by Li Gan with the word "as soon as possible".

In addition to these memorials, another new thing is the voice of the civil servants to the Hanlin Academy.

In recent days, many civil officials have written memorials, asking His Majesty the Emperor to restore the system of daily lectures and banquets.

What it means is that everyone thinks that your education level is too low, Your Majesty, and you must start studying.

When you go to court, the big guys are all talkative, and they are all elegant and cultural people, but you are the only one who pulls your hips. With insects like you, how can you manage the big work well?

Live every day and learn every day, Your Majesty, you should be a little self-motivated, and it's time to improve yourself!
Li Gan also knew that this was not aimed at him by the civil servants, but their traditional performing arts.

Ever since Emperor Yingzong, that is, Li Qian's grandfather, gave a speech every time the Hanlin Academy was involved, the civil servants had to come and talk about it.

The riots were the worst when the talk was just over, and the officials of the Hanlin Academy who were suddenly left out couldn't accept the result. They cried, made trouble, resigned, and hanged themselves, but these were all carried down by Emperor Yingzong.

This is the case for the officials of the Hanlin Academy, not to mention the other civil servants who make trouble, ten or eight of them can't make up a plate.

Seeing that no results could be produced, the civil servants also fell silent at that time.

The second collective petition was when Li Gan's father, Emperor Mu Zong, had just ascended the throne.

Everyone has been looking forward to it for so long, and finally they are looking forward to the new emperor's ascension to the throne. They think that the root cause can finally be rectified, and finally His Majesty the emperor will be educated by the civil servants again.

But I didn't expect that Li Gan's father was not a fuel-efficient lamp. He followed the example of Emperor Yingzong's methods of dealing with civil officials.

The plans of the civil servants once again came to naught.

As for the third time... what Li Gan is about to face is probably the third time.

(End of this chapter)