Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 984 The Shining Lintel

  The young Hanlin looked at Wang Bushi.

  Wang Bushi's face was stern, without the slightest politeness.

  Your Majesty... personally summoned me.

   It is clear that Wang Bushi should ask to see him.

   What an honor.

  Even the three grand bachelors in the cabinet...

  The young Hanlin looked around, but was dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.

  Wang Bushi felt very comfortable in his heart, a wonderful feeling.

  He stared at the young Hanlin, as for the others, he didn't even have to glance at them out of the corners of his eyes.

   Finished speaking.

  Wang Bushi's old ways germinated, but he was still the same as before, smiling, and bowed to the young Hanlin: "I'm going now, and when I wish to return to the National History Museum, don't be too disrespectful, so farewell!"

  Turned around, leaving behind a particularly tall and straight figure, and left.

  …

  In the National History Museum, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.

   You look at me, I look at you.

   There are actually some, I don't know what to say.

   What he used to chew on his tongue, but now he can't say a word.

  Why do you laugh at him?

  The family is going to be prosperous.

  You said that people read idle books, but they know what happened next. Isn't this the rebirth of Kong Ming?

  You said he was vulgar, and His Majesty obviously favored him. The three great scholars in the cabinet may not use him as his right-hand man in the future. Are you worthy of calling him vulgar?

  You scold him, so what are you?

  Although, in everyone's minds, there are probably more sour thoughts, so I don't accept it.

  Reading a miscellaneous book, a deviant book, can be... so.

  Hmph, what we are reading is the books of sages and sages. In any respect, it is no better than other kings and officials. What we have learned is true knowledge. It is the way of kings outside and kings inside.

  Everyone was silent, and they didn't make a sound. They didn't want to touch the topic of Wang Bushi anymore. They were embarrassed for a while, and then someone said: "Have you heard, the houses in the old city have plummeted again."

  Someone breathed a sigh of relief, it's better to talk about the house, talk about the house, so as not to embarrass yourself.

"Haha, the old man sold this house a few days ago, one mu of land, seven hundred and twenty-three taels, eh, it was a bit of a loss, but the old man heard that now I'm afraid it's even sold for six hundred taels Not out."

   "I sold it earlier, in fact... I thought it was strange at the beginning. In the old city, after more than a hundred years, the roads can no longer be repaired, and the courtyard walls are mottled. I might as well sell it..."

  When everyone talked about the house, they felt happy again.

After all, this house is closely related. Even the people who care about it every day have to live. Everyone has a family with a family and a low salary. They all rely on the fields of their hometowns. There was no harvest, and they could not live by collecting rents. Therefore, everyone gritted their teeth and sold the houses in the old city, and even sold the fields in their hometowns, and bought properties in the new city.

  Now that I think about it, what a wise thing this is. Although it is a bit hard work, it is better than watching these fields and mansions become more and more deserted and their prices drop.

  But after thinking about it carefully, I felt that I was at a loss, so I couldn't help but started to grind my teeth again. Thousands of acres of land, in exchange for these few acres of new houses, no matter how you look at it, it's all that dog surnamed Fang...

   It's just...these words can't be said.

  The person surnamed Fang belongs to the kind of person who has no bottom line.

  He can always pull you down to his level as a dignified gentleman, and then smear and beat you in various ways, just treat it like a dog bites it, just treat it like a dog bites it, hey...

  …

  Emperor Hongzhi waited impatiently. He paced back and forth, and with great difficulty, he waited until Liu Wenshan and Wang Bushi arrived.

  The two saluted. When Emperor Hongzhi saw this, he immediately smiled: "Haha, the two gentlemen are well, well done. I have been waiting for a long time. Come...give me a seat, give me a seat."

  Eunuchs had already prepared Jindun, and Liu Wenshan sat down, but Wang Bushi seemed rigid.

He really has never seen anything in the world. Although he was a student in the Imperial Academy, he was no better than one in the Imperial Academy, and in the National History Museum, he had no chance to meet him except for lectures. He hesitated for a while. , then cautiously leaned over, and sat down with half of his buttocks next to Jindun.

Emperor Hongzhi looked around, with his hands behind his back: "Liu Qing's family has made great achievements. The book on the wealth of the country really needs to be re-read. In this world, there is really an invisible thing, and this thing can breed countless wealth, this theory of the wealth of nations seems mysterious, but it is rare."

   After complimenting Liu Wenshan fiercely, Liu Wenshan suddenly felt tears welling up in his eyes.

  He has always been one of the transparent existences in the division...

  Thinking about it carefully, his treatment in the master's school is barely better than Jiang Chen's, of course... much better than that poor Xu Jing Xu's junior brother.

  But... that's all.

   Now, finally, it is considered that the lintel has not been humiliated.

  Emperor Hongzhi saw tears in Liu Wenshan's eyes, and couldn't help saying: "Why, why are Liu Qing's family crying?"

  Liu Wenshan was choked with sobs and couldn't speak for a long time.

  Emperor Hongzhi found it unbelievable. He is a big man, and he is also a big man who is about to enter middle age. I only praised him a few words, and then cried...

this…

  Finally, Liu Wenshan couldn't bear it anymore. He hurriedly stood up from the brocade pier, prostrated himself, and cried, "Your Majesty, I'm dying. I'm just feeling emotional, so I shed tears."

   "Touching the scene to create emotion?" Emperor Hongzhi laughed. He was in a good mood today.

Liu Wenshan was about to burst into tears, choked up and said: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... I have entered the school of my master, worshiped under my mentor, and my mentor taught me by example, but... this minister... is unworthy. I was named on the gold list back then, and my reputation is not obvious. It is not as good as the senior brother. In my heart, I am already extremely ashamed..."

  Emperor Hongzhi was a little confused, yes, he was not impressed with Liu Wenshan... He thought about it for a while: "Which place did you rank in the top two exams?",

   Liu Wenshan said: "First place in the second class!"

  Emperor Hongzhi: "..."

  In this imperial examination, apart from the No. 1 Scholar, No. 2, and Tanhua in the first class, it is the first place in the second class, which is the most powerful.

   That is to say, in the twelfth year of Hongzhi, this guy ranked fourth in high school.

  Why are you crying?

  Wang Bushi sat on the side, not saying a word, after all, the skin is already thick, and anyone who pretends to be aggressive in front of me, Wang Bushi, will be treated like air.

  Liu Wenshan continued to weep and said: "The minister is mediocre in the sect of the master. Speaking of it, I am ashamed. So far, I have not made an inch of merit. The teacher has always been worried about the minister..."

  Xiao Jing stood aside with a smile on his face, thinking in his heart, those of you who are surnamed Fang, that dog's disciple, you can really talk, if it wasn't for that dog's disciple, you would have been dragged out and beaten to death long ago.

  Liu Wenshan said: "Over the years, my heart...has always been inferior..."

   "..."

"I always feel that I am ashamed of the teacher's family and the name of the teacher...The minister is not as talented as the brothers and sisters... Fortunately, the teacher guides the minister like a son, and never gives up on the minister. He is still like a strict father, teaching carefully, Now... I have finally made some small achievements, and I am praised by Your Majesty, my minister... my minister... even if I die, I can still rest in peace with a smile on my face!"

  Emperor Hongzhi was silent for a long time, and suddenly said: "I am far inferior to your benefactor."

   "Ah..." Liu Wenshan couldn't help being surprised.

  Emperor Hongzhi smiled wryly: "He has so many disciples, but all of them are the pillars of my Ming Dynasty. I only have one son, but I can't teach him well. But...fortunately, I still have a grandson who is polite..."

  Emperor Hongzhi smiled gratifiedly, but couldn't help but think that if one of Fang Jifan's six disciples was randomly selected, he would be a dragon and phoenix among the people. If any one of these people is his son...

   Zhu Houzhao actually has talent, but he always looks like a gentleman.

   But now, following Fang Jifan, under the influence of his ears and eyes, he feels better.

Emperor Hongzhi felt some comfort in his heart, and immediately said: "You don't need to be sentimental, this is a good thing, this theory of the wealth of the country is really refreshing, and I have been greatly inspired by this teaching. I am thinking that in the future, this book will be Definitely Zhang Daxishan Academy, so that your mentor will be famous forever."

   Liu Wenshan bowed down: "If you can do this, you will be overjoyed."

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at Wang Bushi with a smile again: "Wang Qing's family also read The Wealth of Nations."

Wang Bushi hurriedly said: "Responding to your Majesty's words, I have benefited a lot from reading The Wealth of Nations. This book... is really miraculous. At a glance, it is deviant, but when you look carefully, it is the way for the family to govern the country and the world. , I... have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not."

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded.

Wang Bushi said with emotion: "Scholar-bureaucrats pride themselves on being clear streams. Why didn't the ministers at the beginning divide the world into clear streams and turbid streams? The water of the Yellow River is turbid, and the water of the Yangtze River is clear. the water, and complacent... my minister..."

Looking back on the past, Wang Bushi was very emotional: "Because of this, at the beginning, I regarded my reputation as more important than my own life. I always thought that as a minister, I should read the books of the sages, speak for the sages, and speak up for justice." , pointing out the country. But...the minister has encountered some ups and downs in life."

   This ups and downs, everyone understands, the scum of the world...

  Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but sigh.

But Wang Bushi just laughed it off: "From now on, in the eyes of the minister, there is no black and white in this world, but gray, and the minister no longer claims to be a clean stream, and the minister is the minister." To be rewarded by His Majesty, to be loyal to His Majesty, in this world, people eat whole grains, so don’t they have no desires? In this world, people will always be praised and slandered, but so what? Many, more and more incompatible with the former self-proclaimed Qingliu, these years, I have introspected... But more, I look at things in the world a little more differently."

   "Until I... met The Wealth of Nations..."

  When it comes to the Wealth of Nations theory, Wang Bushi's eyes shine.

  ...

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  (end of this chapter)