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Chapter 77 The Prime Minister's Palace

A few more things were discussed. It was getting late. Liu Weiguo, the eunuch beside Shi Fangzhen, saw that the emperor looked tired and his eyes closed slightly. He leaned against the chair. He knew that the emperor was tired. It happened that the ministers had not made any sound at this moment. Liu Weiguo waved his whisk and said shrillly: "Go back to the court if you have nothing to do."

The ministers bowed and left one after another. Shi Fangzhen got up and left the Zichen Palace. Wei Yishen left the hall gate and stood in front of the door for a while. Sure enough, he saw Liu Weiguo rushing over and smiled from a distance and said, "Long live Wei Xiang, please come to the study to talk."

Wei Yishen followed Liu Weiguo to the Zichen Hall with a familiar chariot. On the left was a side hall. When he stepped into the hall, he was full of light. The rows of nanmu bookshelves were filled with books. The walls were hung with landscape, flowers and bird paintings, red sandalwood, and carved lacquer furniture were inlaid with gems and ivory. It was luxurious and elegant. This was the place where the emperor reviewed and read.

Shi Fangzhen had already taken off the dragon and showed the bright yellow shirt inside. Seeing Wei Yishen coming in, he signaled the eunuch to give him a seat. Wei Yishen bowed slightly and sat steadily. Shi Fangning smiled and said, "The Prime Minister didn't say a word in the hall just now. I wonder what Wei thought about the matter of tying the world against me?"

"Long live is very worried. Today, when the land and land are merged seriously, the people have suffered from no land to cultivate for a long time. Long live the Qing Dynasty to rely on the land and a mu of land in the world is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. The old ministers agree." Wei Yi sat upright and responded sincerely.

"It's the Prime Minister who understands my hard work." Shi Fangzhen sighed: "Shangshu Liu thought I wanted to seize profits from the people, but he did not know that the land tax was reduced year by year and the national treasury was empty. Once the troops were used to foreign countries, the country had no food and grass. What should I do? I took advantage of the opportunity of clearing the land and acres to clear the arrears of arrears, unblocking the government orders, changing the situation of uneven taxes, enriching the treasury, making our country rich and the people strong, and revitalizing the grand style of Qingyuan."

When Shi Fangzhen was excited, he stood up and walked around the imperial study room. Wei Yishen knew that the emperor wanted to learn the founding of Zheng Gaozu of Zheng, who had aspired to learn the civil and military skills of the founding country, and reappeared the Qingyuan rule. The border is now unstable, and the Yuantian Cult is revived in China, and he has to use money everywhere. The treasury is stretched. Objectively speaking, this emperor is very thrifty. The palace is only one-third of Emperor Xuan's expenses. He has been in power for eight years and has never built and repaired the palace. He eats only four dishes and one soup every day, but the taxes in the world are not as good as those of Emperor Xuan's dynasty, which makes this ambitious emperor not anxious.

However, when the land in Qing Dynasty was bound to offend the powerful and powerful. Not to mention anything else, the land occupied by the top ten aristocratic families was about 20 to 30% of the land in the world. The powerful and powerful families of all sizes were divided completely. To clear the land, wasn’t it necessary for officials to cut their own flesh with knives? Zheng was established in the Wei Dynasty, and the aristocratic families were quite powerful. Emperor Gaozu of Zheng once said that he would share the world with the aristocratic families. Later, Emperor Zheng, who succeeded to the throne, continued to suppress the aristocratic families, and the ups and downs were uncertain. To this day, there are still ten aristocratic families. These aristocratic families have long been intertwined, and they have all been touched, and even implicated the royal family itself. How to clear the land in Qing Dynasty? Should we start from the royal family itself?

Seeing Wei Yishen replying to the old monk's sitting in a dry manner, Shi Fangzhen's eyes flashed with hatred and asked, "I wonder what good advice does Wei Xiang have?"

"The old minister thought that the Qing Dynasty had involved a wide range of issues and had great resistance, so we should not be eager to achieve success. You might as well choose a few states to try it out, so that you can find out the problems. It is not too late to push them out after the results are achieved. Long live to appoint Yu Zhijie as the Qing Dynasty to make the selected person. Yu Zhijie is calm and resolute and brave to take responsibility, and he will be able to live up to the trust of Long live. But no matter how capable Yu Zhijie is, he is only one person. Long live to choose some capable people as his deputy. Everyone can get high firewood and fire, and Qing Dynasty can achieve success naturally."

Shi Fangzhen looked at Wei Yishen with emotion. This man was scheming and thoughtful in all aspects. He deserved to be the prime minister for many years. If he could help me wholeheartedly, he would be worry-free. Shi Fangzhen smiled and said, "The Prime Minister commanded all officials, can anyone recommend it to me?"

"Long live, I mean, I might as well choose some talents from the current Jinshi. First, these people are new to the officialdom and are brave enough to serve, and they are just using their sharpness. It is not as if the Youzi who have been living in the officialdom for many years is too much concerned; second, through this incident, we can see who are real talents and can be used for long-term use in the future. Old ministers and others are old, and young people need to be replaced in the court; third, we can choose some scholars from poor backgrounds. These people will inevitably hate the annexation of land, and they will definitely do their best to clear the land and return the people to justice."

Wei Yishen's words came to his heart. Shi Fangzhen nodded frequently and said, "You Chengjin's degree must also be a test. It is easy to win a Jinshi with his talent and knowledge. I intend to let him experience more. In a few years, the Wei family may have another famous minister."

Wei Yishen stood up and bowed and said, "Long live to praise you, Youcheng is still very immature and cannot bear to use it. As Long live to say, it still needs more tempering."

"With Wei Xiang, you can imagine what You Cheng's achievements are. I don't know if You Cheng has a great work in the near future. Next time, Wei Xiang might as well bring it to me to enjoy the strange articles. I can't put it down for "Kyoto Fu"." Shi Fangzhen saw that Wei Yishen supported him in the Qing Dynasty and had a lot of good ideas and was in a good mood.

"Youcheng is concentrating on writing poetry recently and preparing for the imperial examination."

"I remember that the first exam was to test the Four Books and Poetry. In the past, the exams were mostly about writing poetry. This year, it might as well change to making fu to see what good works Youcheng have. I am looking forward to it." Shi Fangning looked at Wei Yishen and smiled, with deep meaning in his eyes.

Wei Yishen knew that the emperor intended to change poetry into fu, which was to return peaches and to sell him a favor so that he could strongly support him in the Qing Dynasty. Wei Yishen bowed again and said, "Long live thanks."

After coming out of the imperial study room, under the guidance of Liu Weiguo, Wei Yishen left the palace city, and the carriage stopped by the palace gate to wait. Wei Yishen sat down from the carriage and put down the curtains, and the carriage became dark. The carriage walked slowly, and there was no vibration in the carriage. Wei Yishen brows were locked,

This time the emperor decided to clear the land of the country. Because of his grandson, he reached a tacit understanding with the emperor. It seems that the Wei family has to make some concessions. Since the Wei family wants to make concessions, as for the other families, if they are sensible, they will naturally know how to choose. As for those little shrimps, they will always have to take out a few to sacrifice to the sacrifice knife.

The carriage stopped and the prime minister's mansion arrived. With the help of the coachman, Wei Yishen got out of the car and ordered: "Let You Cheng go to Dongju Academy to see me." It was Si Shi at this moment, and there was still a lot of official business to deal with. Wei Yishen cheered up and walked towards the government affairs hall surrounded by everyone.

At the end of the afternoon, Wei Yishen dragged his tired body back to Dongshu Academy. After all, he was an old man in his sixties. He couldn't bear the fatigue for four or five hours. Wei Youcheng helped his grandfather sit in the chair, stood behind him and pinched his shoulders for Wei Yishen to relax his muscles and bones. Wei Yishen closed his eyes and leaned on the chair without making any sound, silently enjoying the joy of family.

After a while, Wei Yishen opened his eyes, reached out to pat his grandson's hand, and smiled and said, "Grandpa feels much more relaxed when he pinched Cheng'er like this. Okay, sit down, grandpa has something to say to you."

After pondering for a moment, Wei Yishen said: "The main examination of this conference is Li Shihong, a scholar in Jixian Palace. This person is the Tanhua of Jinghe for 14 years. It just so happens that I was the chief examiner that year, and he was my disciple."

After taking the ginseng soup handed over by Wei Youcheng, Wei Yi took a deep sip and then said, "I have been trying to keep a distance from him over the years, but I have taken care of him secretly. Li Shihong is a sensible person and knows it. This time he is the main test of the imperial examination, so he will naturally take care of you. With Cheng'er, your talent and academic performance are not difficult to pass the imperial examination. The key is to win the ranking. Grandpa wants you to be a senior high school student, but I wonder if you have confidence?"

"Grandson does his best." Wei Youcheng became a little hesitant when he remembered Jiang Anyi's style on Fengshan.

Wei Yishen saw his grandson's hesitation and said calmly: "The world is so difficult, only those who are not afraid of difficulties are the best. Those who participate in the imperial examination are all heroes in the world. If you don't have the aspirations to compete for this imperial examination, it would be better if my Wei Yishen's grandson is not a cowardly and incompetent person."

Wei Youcheng was aroused by his grandfather's words and said with a high heart: "The grandson dares not underestimate himself, so he will definitely not let me be shamed."

Wei Yi nodded with deep relief and said with a bit of arrogance: "My Wei family should have this confidence, Cheng'er, you don't have to worry. The emperor also appreciates your talent and knowledge. Today, he also specifically asked you what recent works you have. The emperor personally promised his grandfather that this meeting would give up poetry and write fu. Cheng'er, you wrote "Kyoto Fu" at the age of sixteen, and Yongchang is expensive. Is there anyone in the world better than your fu?"

Speaking of writing fu, Wei Youcheng was so energetic that even every pore showed confidence.

Wei Yishen nodded with satisfaction and said, "Even so, Cheng'er, you are still cautious and should not be a hero in the world. Li Shihong likes great and powerful writings and pays attention to allusions..."

In the afternoon, Jiang Anyi learned about the candidates for the examination and the deputy candidates for the examination in Yu Mansion. Yu Zhijie was obviously unintentional to talk much, so Jiang Anyi stood up and said goodbye, returning to the hotel to tell Fan Shiben and Zhang Zhicheng the news. By the morning of the next morning, all the examinees in Yongchang City knew who the examinees were, and Li’s mansion and Duan’s mansion became the must-visit holy places for the students.

At this time, the bookstore would make a big deal, collecting the articles that were passed by the two of them and the articles that were leaked on weekdays into a book. The thin booklets were sold for 5 taels per book, which was really made of silver. Rich people naturally rush to the forefront, and the poor candidates had to borrow people to copy and read them with shamelessness. For a moment, they would talk about the scholars and the words would be repeated.

Li Shihong was born in Anqi Li family, and his mansion was in Taipingfang, close to the imperial city. After learning that he was ordered by the emperor, Li Shihong closed the door to thank the guests, asked his family to burn a pot of wine and sat alone in the garden. No one saw him as crazy. This Li Xueshi, who usually treats people with gentleness, lost his composure.

Duan Cizong rented a house in Andefang, close to Qixiamen in the south and north, and was far apart from each other. Duan Cizong, 36 years old this year, is tall and looks like a martial artist, but he looks like a martial artist. His beard on his hair is becoming more and more powerful.
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