Red Mansion, Second Master Lian is too despicable

Chapter 39 Chapter 39
Following his cousin's words, his uncle became a little distracted. The Zhang family's cabin was so exquisite, every scene looked like the Zhang family's former appearance.

Uncle's thoughts slowly returned to the beginning,

At that time, the Zhang family and the hairpin family were all full of romantic and talented people, and the Zhongding family lived a prosperous life.

There are more than three hundred people here and there, all of them are scholars, father and son are pastors of ten states, and brothers are nine governors.

On the day when the old man passes his birthday, all government affairs must be suspended.What a noble family spirit.Everyone in the family compares it to the five surnames and seven looks of the Tang Dynasty.

I thought that the Zhang family would be a thousand-year-old family again.

But what if the wind comes?It’s not like the trees are falling and the hozens are scattered!

Thinking of this, his uncle picked up the tea bowl and said to his cousin.

"Really! I once taught you that when you look at things from right to wrong, things often go against your expectations, but when you look at things from interests, you can always see through the essence. Have you forgotten?"

"Huanzhen" is the character for my cousin, Sun Yuan, and Sun Huanzhen.

And when he suddenly heard his uncle say something like this, his cousin really didn't know what his uncle wanted to say.

Maybe it was just a little thing that made my uncle arrange it like this.

"What are you doing? In last year's imperial examination, the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor had a legal battle. The ministers formed a secret camp to create a major fraud case. A good imperial examination was in vain for a long time."

He was a Jinshi, and the most unseemly thing was to interfere in this prosperous literary world, so he didn't want his uncle to be involved.cautioned.

"This year's Enke is the Emperor's birthday. Uncle, please don't make a mistake!"

He is a close official of the emperor and knows more than his uncle. This is the only thing that can make his uncle think about it.

But Zhang Hu disagreed.

What about the Emperor's Enke?
The emperor presided over the imperial examination for the first time since he ascended the throne, but it was still a mess.What more is there for the Enke that the Supreme Emperor entrusted to hundreds of officials to preside over?

"Haha, yes, the emperor and the emperor had a fight, but no one benefited. Instead, they lost the right to preside over the imperial examinations, allowing the ministers to take the opportunity to regain control of the way to select scholars. I don't believe the emperor can swallow this. Tone!”

Sun Huanzhen thought about it for a moment. Whoever has the right to arrange for an official position has control over hundreds of officials; and there are only a few ways to become an official.

Imperial examinations, honors, gifts, and the transfer of officials.

However, the transfer from official to official position is a narrow passage. If you don't work hard for more than ten years, you won't have the opportunity. And the highest official transfer from official to official can only be lower than the seventh rank, which is really not worth mentioning.

The emperor who had lost his way would definitely not give up, so Sun Huan really thought of Enke.

"What my uncle means is that the emperor released officials just for this Enko."

Zhang Hu nodded.

"The emperor wants to cultivate his own wings, but the emperor is naturally not happy. The literary families want to get back their lost academic power, so naturally there will be a public outcry."

As he spoke, his uncle glanced at his cousin, who also realized that because of the outbreak of fraud in the imperial examination last year, the results were cancelled.A large number of students lived in Beijing.

The emperor thought that this was not a big deal, and it would be solved as soon as this year's Enko passed.But they forget that the easiest people to incite are students. They will do anything for an official to support them.

The imperial examination only canceled the results but did not punish anyone. Naturally, conspiracy theories filled the capital.

The matter of the Qingliu leader presiding over the imperial examination, which had been swept into the trash heap, was brought out again.

As a descendant of Qingliu, my uncle got news faster than me, a close official of the emperor. This was not normal. My cousin glanced at his uncle.

"So my uncle is going to join the emperor."

Zhang Hu smiled miserably and with nostalgia.

"What do we call the little power we have now, sesame beans, to take refuge? It's just a matter of going with the flow."

I admit it, but I don’t admit it either, but it doesn’t matter.At least Sun Yuan knew that his uncle was up to something.

"But I still don't understand, what does this have to do with where my cousin is placed!"

The uncle picked up the tea bowl again, but his family did not say anything about bringing the tea to the guests.The uncle took a sip of tea and cleared his throat.

"What was the biggest consequence of what happened last year?"

The cousin replied.

"After the results were cancelled, a large number of scholars fell into the capital and became a hidden danger! Rumors spread!" the uncle added intriguingly.

"If we add the scholars of Enke this year, then Jingzhong"

This surprised my cousin.

"What my uncle means is that something will happen to Enke this year. Why! This will not be good for the officials!"

The uncle pressed down the teacup and smiled.

"But it's good for the Emperor!"

Suddenly, my cousin understood everything.

There were problems with the imperial examinations conducted by the emperor, and the scholars scolded them.Then there is still a problem with Enke hosted by Baiguan. At the same time, Enke is celebrating the longevity of the Supreme Emperor.

In this way, the world is as dark as crows, and everyone has to work together to cover up the curses.

"How could it be like this? This is an important matter of selecting talents for the country, how can it be a child's play!"

The uncle sneered.

"You were the one who made fun of me first, why? You can't stand it anymore after the emperor strikes back!"

Sun Yuan said anxiously.

"In this way, the general will not be the country! Uncle, please don't help Jie to do evil! The emperor is still young after all! It's child's play, it's too child's play!"

Seeing that none of the emperor's close officials were on the side of the emperor, Zhang Hu was even more sure of his decision.

'Stop talking nonsense, don't hold the imperial examination so high just because you are a Jinshi from the imperial examination. Could it be that others have praised you a little, and you really think that your high school is based on your literary talent? '

Sun Yuan blushed when he said this. Although he was not bad at learning, he still had a lot of success in becoming a second-class Jinshi at a young age.

But if you sit in any position and sing any song, if you become a Jinshi, you will naturally have to uphold the sanctity of the imperial examination, my cousin said angrily.

"It is the unavoidable responsibility of scholars like us to maintain the integrity of the imperial examination. Uncle, please don't forget that you are also from the same background as a Jinshi!"

The cousin hopes to use the same identity to arouse his uncle's empathy.

But my uncle, who had experienced ups and downs, had long seen through his naivety and became a philistine who only wanted benefits.Besides, if you dare to speak frankly to your nephew, it means that the matter is irreversible.

Enke's accident is inevitable, the only thing left is how to deal with the aftermath.

And this is also the message that the uncle wants to convey to his nephew, and there will be benefits in dealing with the aftermath.

Zhang Hu looked at his angry nephew and said with a smile.

"So what? Isn't there another way to become an official?"

This hint was too obvious. My cousin got up angrily and sat down again, but he was still a little worried about his uncle's situation.

"So my uncle must side with the emperor and go against all the officials!"

Uncle smiled even brighter.

"There is no way. The past events of Hu Yanqing and Zhu Qianyi tell me that flattering the emperor is the lowest-risk and highest-yield thing, not to mention that the emperor needs someone to flatter him!"

My cousin is familiar with classics and naturally knew that these two people were flattering Wu Zetian. One was exposed and laughed it off without any treatment, while the other was not exposed and flourished.

Seeing his uncle become a slanderer, the nephew said worriedly.

"If this continues, what will happen to the imperial examination?"

My cousin hinted that this was the right way.Greedy ministers will bear infamy.

But my uncle really looked away; if a person hangs in the sky, he will not die for tens of millions of years.

Those who are greedy or not will have some influence on the dead, but they are not educating the living.

"Haha, has there ever been a shortage of people who wanted to be officials in all dynasties? It's just a matter of changing the path!"

(End of this chapter)