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Chapter 314 Ruan Xiangjiang

"Get up, don't make the carpet dirty. You are right to worry, and you are right to remind me. The reason why I said this is to remind you. You can tolerate it for the sake of the overall situation, but don't think that this is the truth just because you have tolerated it too many times. .

What should be watched must still be watched, and what should be done must be done. I will consider who should be dealt with and who should be released.Don't worry, I only have one life. There are still great things that I haven't experienced yet, so I can't bear to die early. "

Hong Tao was not really angry, but was slightly dissatisfied with Wang An's progress.After seven or eight years as the general manager, he was also in charge of the most important intelligence department. The power in his hands was getting bigger and bigger, but his personal political cultivation was a bit stagnant, which was very dangerous!
"...Should this servant focus on investigating Hu Guifang, the political envoy to the left in Guangdong?"

Hearing that the emperor did not intend to start a full-scale war with the courtiers, Wang An's mental arithmetic completely gave up.The so-called care leads to chaos. Without this worry, the brain will become easier to use immediately.

"Hit the first bird with a gun... Alas, he asked for it, it was not my intention!"

Hong Tao felt that Wang An's understanding and extension was very good, and he captured the essence and key points.Just thinking that it was Hu Guifang who was going to be unlucky, I couldn't help but feel regretful.

Ever since Yuan Yingtai and Li Rumei went to Guangdong, Jinyiwei and Dongchang have launched a secret investigation into the leftist envoy. It has been more than a year now, and the results are very gratifying.

Hu Guifang has always had a good official reputation and has never been involved in partisan disputes. He is a qualified official.According to his own ideas, he would be transferred back to the capital as the censor of Youdu as soon as the external inspection process was completed, and he would make full use of his integrity and stubbornness to perform supervisory duties.

However, his success failed, and he ultimately failed to defeat the evil in human nature, and went astray in order to prevent the New Deal.He actually learned how to combine vertical and horizontal tactics, and opposed for the sake of opposition regardless of the facts, and wanted to use the incident of Annan's envoy to kill Yuan Ke, a meritorious minister of the imperial court.

In this way, his most precious advantages disappeared without a trace, and all that was left were shortcomings.Not only is the position of the censor of the right capital gone, I am afraid that there will be no place for him in the officialdom, and he will have to leave with infamy and humiliation.

Since Hong Tao ascended the throne, not counting voluntary resignations, no fewer than a hundred officials have been demoted by personal orders. Each one of them has solid evidence. The charges are not only circulated within the court, but also announced to the world through newspapers.

From being disgraced at best to being cast aside by the public at worst, trying to play the trick of speaking out and being persecuted has become a fool's errand.Hu Guifang's fate was equally tragic. A scholar who lost his reputation and then tarnished his integrity was, in a sense, already dead, or worse than dead.

However, this time what Hong Tao was waiting for first was not the Annan envoy, nor was it the excuse of Hu Guifang and the courtiers, but a thin, short, middle-aged man wearing a navy uniform.

He followed the regularly rotated navigator from Tianjin Wei to the capital in the imperial horse carriage. Zhang Ran personally entered the palace and was sent directly to Qiong Island in Taiye Lake. He waited at the bridge for an hour and a half.

"Are you Ruan Xiangjiang?" Hong Tao didn't mean to trick this famous person from the Annan Li Dynasty, and he didn't have the qualifications to be worthy of the emperor's attention.The reason why I waited was entirely due to the experiment with silver nitrate. I couldn't bear to abandon it half way through.

"Ruan Xiangjiang, common man, pays homage to His Majesty the Ming Emperor!" Seeing the emperor wearing a white cotton robe and a mask, Ruan Xiangjiang must have been surprised, but he did not panic. He immediately knelt down and saluted. His posture and movements were very standard, and his accent was very standard. It's also quite authentic, and it's more accurate than Li Zhi's Mandarin.

"You don't have an official position in Annan?" It's really not polite to call yourself a commoner. Ancient etiquette and laws are very strict, and behind them represent a hierarchy, and you can't call them random names.

"The common people once served in the imperial court...and then lived in seclusion in the countryside with their mentor." "What do you call your respected master?"

"Ruan Bingqian, named Hengfu, also known as Baiyun Jushi, has been dead for many years." Ruan Xiangjiang's eyes clearly flashed with anticipation when he mentioned his teacher's name.

"...Oh, Ruan Hengfu...if your honorable master has any proud works, please read a few lines to me." It was a pity that the emperor had no feeling at all.

"I am not talented enough to be praised by the dragon by mistake. I only work hard when I play nice. I am not worthy of the scholar's real knowledge. I am just laughing at the empty name. People are born in the same year. I love Songyun. I love Songyun and I am friends with him. Who is who?" Saying this, the blue clouds are as high as the white clouds."

"Be quiet and do nothing, have no desires and no fights?" From the time Wang An entered Jingyang Palace, Hong Tao came into contact with the Ming Dynasty's scholar education system. After he was crowned the prince, he received a very systematic education. After he ascended the throne, he had a group of top scholars from the Hanlin Academy. I am with you every day, but I still have no idea about poetry.

However, I have learned a little bit through my ears and eyes, and I know how to appreciate it even if I don’t know how to create.You can still understand the more obvious or simple meanings.For example, Ruan Bingqian's masterpieces are full of otherworldly artistic conceptions, which are very similar to China's Lao-Zhuang Taoism.

"Exactly."

Ruan Xiangjiang's evaluation of the emperor was neither profound nor impressive, but he just bowed and bowed politely.It's so common. A scholar can understand it. If it weren't for facing the emperor, he wouldn't even have to give thanks.

"But you didn't follow the teacher's teachings, and turned your indifference to fame and fortune into the pursuit of fame and fortune!" I don't know if he thought the other party's salute was too perfunctory, but the emperor suddenly changed the conversation from evaluating the teacher to criticizing the students, and he pointed directly to his heart The depths are unabashed.

"The wars in Annam continued, and the people were in dire straits. When my mentor was still alive, he also gave advice to the Zheng family, the Le family, and the Nguyen family, and tried his best to maintain the situation. Unexpectedly, the Ming Dynasty's navy destroyed Thang Long Palace and Hue City, and kidnapped the king Minister, making the situation even worse.

If no one stands up and plans for the country at this time, Annan will cease to exist.Only His Majesty begging for mercy can Annan survive. The common people are not talented, so I am willing to do my best with my humble body. "Faced with such heart-wrenching accusations, Ruan Xiangjiang knelt down again, prostrated himself on the ground, and could not stand up for a long time.

"I've read the article you wrote, and it's a bit insightful. Let's sit down and tell you in detail how you learned about the Guangdong New Deal and what you think about it." Looking at Ruan Xiangjiang's back, Hong Tao wanted to rush to Zhang who was not far away. Ran Nunuu mouth, let it disappear forever in the world.

Originally, I wanted to ridicule this guy's hypocrisy, completely break his mental defense, and then let him serve the Ming Dynasty.Unexpectedly, he was defeated by an army and lost the opportunity.These words sounded like he was pleading for Annanguo's mercy, but when he tasted the taste carefully, it sounded like a curse, and he was clearly pointing fingers!

"My family had a boat that plied to Guangzhou. It was very hot in midsummer, so ordinary people would often go with the boat to live in Guangzhou for a while. They also got to know the local officials, and listened to them talk about His Majesty's various actions after he ascended the throne. I was filled with admiration and envy.

Only then did he persuade Master Ruan to plant sugar cane and open a workshop. Within two years, it had begun to bear fruit.However, Governor Yuan crushed the hopes of the grassroots and Lord Ruan to dust overnight, and plunged Annan into water and fire.The grassroots people dare to ask Your Majesty to show your noble hand and give the people of Annan a way to live. "

Ruan Xiangjiang was unlucky today. The meeting place was on Qiongdao, not a palace, and there was no thick carpet to cushion him. Every time he gave a grand ceremony, it was like being punished, with his knees hitting the stone bars head-on.Moreover, he made a lot of big gifts. Almost every time he had an inappropriate request, he would bow down to show his sincerity.

(End of this chapter)