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Chapter 134 Fishing

Yang Reform laughed maniacally in his heart, he was the emperor, how could he not know what the imperial examination was about?
Even Wang Chengen on the side laughed secretly. This question is really asking the right person. In this world, there is only one person who knows what the palace exam is about. This person is the current emperor, sitting in front of you. Those who have eyes but do not know Mount Tai!You people.

"Brother, I said that there is a basis for the examination of state affairs and taxation. It is said that the household department is in deficit of several million taels every year. The emperor must be extremely anxious. Now there are foreign tribes who are eyeing them and need to be expropriated; there are natural disasters in the country. Why don't you take the tax test?" Yang Reform said the topic of his palace test, just like that, in front of the public.However, even so, others may not believe it.

"Brother Baidu is right. I think I am facing internal and external troubles, insufficient taxes, and lack of food and pay at the border. The emperor will definitely worry about this matter. Presumably, he will test some things in this area. I will work more on this area. .” Ye Zigen also echoed Yang Reform’s opinion.

"Brother Baidu is right. Now the country is in a difficult situation. It is said that in His Majesty's dream, a god-man entrusted him with a dream and told him that the northern provinces will suffer droughts that will last for more than ten years! From this point of view, the emperor will definitely worry about taxes and disaster relief. I will definitely make preparations for the future, and this Enke Scholars, I will definitely be your Majesty's arm in the next ten years, so I thought, the emperor will definitely ask questions about taxes and famines!" This People's thinking is also good, and they can see problems very clearly.

As soon as it was mentioned that the gods and men in the emperor's dream told the dream, the gossip mentality of this group of people broke out.Started chattering about the dream of the gods and men.

"...It is said that this matter is very effective. On the 23rd of last month, His Majesty predicted that there would be a vision in Shaanxi~! At that time, there was no vision in Shaanxi. After His Majesty predicted, the sky in Shaanxi will soon be gone. Great changes, the sky is as red as blood, and the earth is covered with blood. It is extremely terrifying, and it is an ominous omen... I think the emperor is the true son of heaven, and what he says is naturally the will of heaven. ..." This person's admiration and superstition are very heavy, and what he said has a bit of fantasy, Yang Reform listened to it, and felt funny.I am just based on historical records and weather forecasts. Is there such a fantasy?Do you want to open your mouth and hang "Tianhe"?It seems that this is considered a cow B.

"... Tsk tsk, this is indeed the case, I have heard it too, it is said that after the emperor said it, all the adults in the court did not believe it, and many of them sent people to Shaanxi, but they have not yet arrived in Shaanxi. Then came the news that His Majesty's words were indeed fulfilled, and it was said that His Majesty was protected by gods and men..."

The matter of predicting the celestial phenomena in Shaanxi is probably known to all the people in the Ming Dynasty, and it has become a topic of discussion in the streets and alleys. Yang Reform is very happy to see such effects. This is the most important effect. The whole people know that Shaanxi is going to be drought, so those who have to leave should go quickly, and those who want to move should move quickly, so as to reduce the pressure of disaster relief in Shaanxi.

"Hmph! You don't speak strange words, are you forgetting what the saints said? Even though the emperor is the emperor, he can't change the fate of the heavens, right?" The person who laughed at the emperor for teaching astronomy and agriculture to everyone, really Unlike others, he "contempt" the emperor.

"Xu Yifan, you dare to doubt and despise today's world, hehe, be careful that walls have ears, and you were invited to drink tea by people from Dongchang, oh~ I remembered, only Jinyiwei invites people to drink tea. This Dongchang is not like Jinyiwei. Civilization is easy to talk..." This person and the Xu Yifan who spoke just now were considered to be in a match, and the two confronted each other.

囧~!Jin Yiwei is very civilized in handling cases, and he invites people to drink tea. This, Yang Reform just remembered, this seems to be his own invention.In order to "invite" those who refused to hand over the money to "quickly" hand over the money, Yang Reform gave Fang Hongzan a trick. For the "nail households" who refused to hand over the money, he could first invite them to a teahouse for a cup of tea and talk. Talk about the weather, talk about the beauty of life, these people, fearing the horror of Jinyiwei, usually immediately feel that the weather is good, life is good, and they are very "refreshing" to pay the money.

Jinyiwei has always been synonymous with terror. When has it been so gentle, there must be a conspiracy. Most people scare themselves and hand over money "quickly".That's why Yang Reform's atonement silver was so readily received.

"Wan Huhou, you..." Although the person named Xu Yifan was very annoyed by Wan Huhou's words, he looked around in a panic, for fear that someone from Dongchang was really present. Not to mention being beaten, and eating in prison for a few days, if you lose the Jinshi you got, it won't be worth it.After looking around for a while, he found that no one looked like someone from Dongchang, so he felt relieved again.

"Yifan, be careful, misfortune comes out of your mouth." Ye Zigen on the side also reminded Xu Yifan that it is better not to say such doubts and contempt for the emperor.

"Thank you, brother Zigen, for reminding me! You have been taught." After speaking, Xu Yifan cupped his hands to Ye Zigen as a salute.

Before Ye Zigen could speak, Wan Huhou next to him spoke again: "Oh, that's weird. It's me, Wan, who reminded you. Why don't you thank Brother Zigen instead of me?"

"You..." Xu Yifan blushed when he was squeezed out, but it was indeed the fact that Wan Huhou reminded himself, since he thanked Ye Zigen but didn't thank Wan Huhou, he couldn't justify it, so he had to say angrily: "So, Thank you, Brother Wan, for reminding me."

"Hehe, no thanks, no thanks!" Wan Huhou triumphantly cupped his hands in return.

In fact, among the people traveling with the emperor, apart from Jin Yiwei, there were also people from Dongchang. If the emperor hadn't had a good talk with them, they would have rushed up, grabbed the guy who uttered wild words and thrown him into Dongchang. .Although he hated his teeth itchingly, he didn't dare to show it. He just pretended that he didn't see or hear it. He can show his teeth and claws in front of outsiders, but he should behave better in front of the emperor. The leader of Dongchang is nine thousand years old, and he was just kicked out by the emperor. Woolen cloth.

This group of people is quite interesting and a bit "vigorous". Looking at this group of "young" reserve officials, Yang Reform felt that the future of the Great Ming Dynasty depends on them.

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The little language conflict is over.

Ye Zigen asked Yang Reform: "Brother Baidu, I see that you are so sure about this palace examination. Could it be... that there is something in the palace?" As for the palace examination, which determines the rank of tributes and determines one's own destiny, Ye Zigen is obviously prepared. To get to the bottom of it, to find out clearly, the court is still a little far away from these quasi-jinshi, and they all hope to find some inside information.

When other people saw Ye Zigen asking about the inside story, they all looked at Yang Reform eagerly, hoping that this "powerful person" could reveal something.

"Hehe..." Seeing that everyone was looking at him eagerly, Yang Reform smiled, and said, "Of course I dare to say this is a little bit accurate. It's not ten, at least eighty-nine is not far away." Yang Reform Putting on airs, saying something about eight or nine points, in fact, I am preparing for this exam.

"Bah..."

"Om..." In this corner of the teahouse, there was a thin conversation.

A scholar asked curiously: "Brother Baidu, have you seen the emperor?" In ancient society, seeing the emperor was still a rare and difficult thing. To be able to see the emperor was a person with ability and power.This person seems to be preparing to test the ability of this "powerful man".

See the emperor?There was a trace of disdain in Wang Chengen's eyes, his son is the emperor, what more do you want?

"Hehe, when it comes to meeting the current emperor, this is really not difficult for me. As long as I want to, I can see the emperor almost anytime." Yang Reform took a picture of his own shadow with the tea in the teacup, and said in his heart : Looks like, didn't I see it again?

"Wow!"

"Wow……"

When everyone heard what Yang Reform said, they were very envious. They could see the emperor at any time, so how close did they have to be with the emperor!Everyone guessed which family's grandson this son is.

At that moment, someone couldn't help asking: "Your Excellency, I'm so reckless, how dare you ask the Lord's house?" This person couldn't help but ask who Yang Reform is. Although he can be sure that Yang Reform is a powerful person, he is not sure who he is. That one still felt a little itchy in his heart.

"Uh~! This, my ancestors sheltered me, my ancestors sheltered me, I don't care if I don't say it, I don't care if I don't say it." Yang Reform definitely couldn't say it. Think about it, my ancestors had Zhu Baba, King Yan, and Wanli. Didn't they live in Nanjing? On the other side, I live in the Forbidden City in Beijing, can this be said?

A group of people, although they didn't ask the specific mansion of Yang Reform, but the more they saw him concealing things, the more they felt that he was mysterious and noble. When you go to the official school, this Jinshi is still a person when he leaves the capital, but in this capital, he is not even a fart. The reserve of the seventh-rank official is smaller than sesame.

The man named Xu Yifan saw that Yang Reform had won him a lot of wind, so he diverted the discussion of who Yang Reform was, and said, "Seeing the emperor, what's so difficult about it? Before long, you will all be Jinshi, and when the time comes, You have to face the saint, so you can see your majesty, and see your majesty's face." Xu Yifan was used to being praised by others, and he felt uneasy when he saw others stealing his limelight.

What Xu Yifan said is true, but obviously, others can see the emperor at any time, but even if they become Jinshi, some people can only see the emperor once in their lifetime.

"Brother Xu, you can't say that. I think I will wait until the exam results are low. Even if the Jinshi can face the saint, I can only watch it from a distance. I can't say whether I will have the opportunity to face the saint in this life. Brother Baidu, you are really a nobleman." Also..." This person's grades in the test are low. If there is no big change, the general ranking of Jinshi is also low. Therefore, if you want to talk about face saints, you can just take a look at it from a distance, and then wait for the official department to send it to someone. To be a county magistrate in a small remote county, in this life, if you want to face the saint again, you need quite a lot of opportunities.

Seeing this man's sad words, Ye Zigen explained again: "Brother XX, don't be so negative. I think that the Jinshi of the current department is the first year of Enke, the first year of today's emperor. I think your majesty is the holy master for him. What we have done, therefore, must be supported by Enke Jinshi, so we must not be depressed, lose vitality, lose fighting spirit, and work hard, and one day, we will share the worries for the Holy One."

Ye Zigen's words received support from a group of people, and the scene became lively again.

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Seeing that they were discussing very lively, Yang Reform thought for a while, and said, "Everyone, listen to me, since most of Enke will examine state affairs and tax issues this year, you might as well talk about it and see if you have any good suggestions. Or a good strategy, if it is good, I can be a matchmaker and pass it to the emperor, maybe, the emperor saw it, Longyan was very happy, the ranking of this exam is second, and it will be of great benefit to the emperor's eyes! "

Yang Reform threw out the bait and used the emperor's favor to catch these tributes.

"Wow!" Everyone became excited when they heard that this nobleman was able to hand over the papers and memorials to the emperor. If, as this nobleman said, the emperor had taken a fancy in advance and entered the emperor's eyes, the ranking of Jinshi would be able to go up. Regardless of the past, the treatment and future will be very different in the future!They gathered around one after another, like the stars surrounding the moon, surrounding Yang Reform in the center.

"Really? Brother Baidu, you are not playing with us, right? Besides, if Brother Baidu submits our request to the emperor, the court officials will not be dissatisfied with us." A scholar couldn't believe it was true. Yes, I also expressed concern about this kind of leapfrog report about the affairs of the court, which is a taboo!

"It's absolutely true. I won't lie to you about it. Seeing the emperor is like a daily meal for me! It's not difficult to pass me a memo, a note or something. Thinking about it, you are the same now. A quasi-jinshi, a student of the emperor in the future, students hand in 'homework' to the teacher, what else can anyone say? Of course, the palace is strictly forbidden, even I, I can't bring more, the few papers I bring are already the limit, so, just How many good ones can I choose…”

Yang Reform said a lot, and made this group of quasi-jinshi so excited and eager to try, that he didn't take such a good shortcut, he was really an idiot!A group of people have already used their brains, ready to show off their talents and learning.

It’s not that Yang Reform can’t bring a few more papers, but that these quasi-jinshi are forced to show the highest level. Otherwise, they will write some praises, which is of no value at all. Only when they create a competitive situation can they come up with dry goods.

While talking, Yang Reform took the water in the teacup to shine on himself, and said in his heart: Isn't this meeting again?You still doubt me.

"Tsk tsk... That's right. Brother Baidu is right. I think I'll be a student of the Son of Heaven in the future. It's okay for this student to hand in 'homework' to the teacher!"

"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes..."

"Well, not bad, not bad,..."

At the beginning, everyone was a little worried about this leapfrog letter to speak about state affairs. This is somewhat taboo. If it has unnecessary impact on their own lives, it will not be worthwhile. Now hearing what Yang Reform said, they are all relieved It's down, and with this statement, no one can say anything about them.

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Now that there is no need to worry about the future, a group of people began to discuss and express their opinions.

"I thought that this tax had to start from the land tax!...Thinking of my Ming Dynasty, there were hundreds of millions of acres of land, and a few per cent more per mu, one cent of tax, filled up the deficit of the household department. Not to mention, there is more than enough to fight wars and relieve victims here!" One person said it first, and after he finished speaking, he looked at Yang Reform full of will, and hoped that Yang Reform would give him a high evaluation. Fayan, this person decided to kowtow to this nobleman, brother Baidu.

After listening to Yang Reform, he came to the conclusion that the strategy was wrong, but tactically, it was feasible.The imperial court is doing the same now.However, Yang Reform's comment is another matter: "What this brother said is not bad. I think the imperial court is doing the same thing now. What this brother said coincides with what the imperial court is doing. It really is somewhat Ability! Steward!"

"The villain is here." Wang Chengen, who was standing at the side, hurried over and agreed.

"Ask someone to write down this suggestion and compare it with other suggestions later. If you win, please clean up and copy it for me so that I can take it into the palace and show it to the emperor!" Yang Reform told Wang Chengen.

"I obey." Wang Chengen understood that the emperor was planning to select some available talents among these "young" people!Wang Chengen hastily arranged for someone to transcribe the speeches of these scholars and mark them with their names.

Seeing that the first person who spoke was treated like this, the others couldn't help but spoke one after another, hoping to be favored by this nobleman, and then take a shortcut, take them into the palace to show the emperor, and leave a good impression on the emperor. This fate is about to be rewritten.

"I thought that the emperor should work hard on the salt industry and reopen China and France. In this way, there is no need to worry about food at the border and relief in the disaster areas." This person is either a fierce person or a novice. Knife up and down.When everyone saw him finished speaking, they all looked at him strangely. This person probably remembered what he said, and quickly lowered his head, pretending not to care.

Yang Reform looked strange, could this salt merchant be so powerful?Even these prospective Jinshi who will definitely be officials in the future are also afraid?Also record the words of this person, and praise a few words.

A person said furtively: "...I heard that a few days ago, when Xu Shaobao was in the Qianqing Palace to face the saint, he vomited blood in class because of the salt lesson..." The voice became smaller and smaller, and finally there was no sound. up.

"Hush! Don't say anything about court affairs, don't say anything about court affairs..." Ye Zigen hurriedly stopped him. The whole court was fighting fiercely. , as a group of reserve officials, they have no ability to protect themselves.The others are even more secretive.

The situation in the teahouse suddenly became weird.

Yang Reform was also upset, scolding, he was a participant, perpetrator, and victim in this matter.Seeing the strange situation, he said, "Who else wants to talk?"

On the teahouse, it became active again.

"...If it is the case, I will ask the emperor to open the sea ban..." After this person finished speaking, he got a burst of "sigh", and he couldn't continue speaking.

"Ye believes that His Majesty should exempt the north from taxes, especially in Shaanxi... and send capable ministers to relieve the disaster..." This person's words received a lot of praise.

"Xu thought that the emperor should clean up the government, strictly enforce the law and discipline, and have a clean and honest government..." This person's words received another burst of praise.

"Wan Mou thought that when the emperor asked the emperor to select generals, recruit soldiers, train them strictly, and wipe out the border bandits in one fell swoop, Wan Mou would be willing to carry the three-foot Qingfeng sword... and give me a bright future..." This Wan Huhou had just finished speaking. , just get a round of rolling eyes, when did the literati degenerate to do the lowly work of generals?If you want to say that you are a dry supervisor, that's okay.

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(End of this chapter)