The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1206 Questions and Answers

"Minister has been impeached many times before. I have seen from afar that you have remained calm and have never defended yourself."

"Maybe it's a habit!" Sheng Yuan looked at her with a smile, "Of course, as long as you step into the officialdom, embark on a career, and swim towards the political sea, you will get used to it sooner or later!"

Who in the officialdom doesn't impeach others, and who in the officialdom doesn't get impeached? !

You impeach me and I impeach you, and after impeaching you for a while, we get used to it.

"Ah?!" The trainee female officer was surprised when she heard it.

She had just entered the officialdom and was inexperienced. To her, the impeachment seemed like a huge matter. She couldn't understand how Sheng Yuan could talk about such a serious matter so casually.

"But, but, if the impeachment is successful...then, my Lord, aren't you afraid of being exiled?"

Sheng Yuan looked at the other person's dodging eyes and pursed her lips, then immediately laughed: "Do you have anything else to say?"

The female official pursed her lips, lowered her eyes slightly, and said nothing.

"You want to ask if I am so careless about impeachment because I am protected by the Queen and I think no one can mess with me?"

Upon hearing the voice, the female official's head, which was originally half lowered, instantly lowered even lower.

"Well, it's human nature for you to think this way. I think there are many people who think like you." Sheng Yuan waved his hand nonchalantly, "If I say it's not the case, even if you believe it, there will definitely be people who don't care and think I'm lying to you."

The female official raised her head slightly and looked at Sheng Yuan. Seeing her smiling gently at her, she felt that this minister with a good reputation was not as irritable as the rumors said. She immediately smiled shyly out of embarrassment.

Seeing that she was well behaved, Sheng Yuan could not help but be more patient. Suddenly, he changed the subject and asked her softly, "Editor Chang, have you ever forgotten to bring an umbrella and encountered a rainstorm since you went to school?"

Editor Chang nodded without hesitation: "I encountered this dilemma many times when I was studying."

Sheng Yuan asked her again: "Then I wonder if Editor Chang has ever thought of a way to stop the rainstorm?"

"Ah?!" Chang Bianxiu's eyes widened when he heard this, and he stared at Sheng Yuan in astonishment, "Your subordinate... No, I can't!"

Seeing her stunned, Sheng Yuan couldn't help but chuckle a few times: "Yes, rain and snow are natural. It is beyond human control. We can only deal with it as it happens."

Editor Chang saw that her smiling eyes were serious and seemed to understand vaguely.

"Although impeachment is done by people, the thoughts of the impeacher are like rain and snow, which cannot be controlled. All you and I can do is to be upright and not give them the opportunity to take advantage of us." Sheng Yuan looked at her, "But from ancient times to the present, how many virtuous people, even if they are careful in their words and deeds, are still impeached by others. Why?

People say that the world is bustling with people because of profit, and the world is bustling with people because of profit... How many people who go with the flow have no way to control their own power of impeachment... I wonder what Chang, who has been an editor for decades and retired, would feel when he recalls what we are talking about now."

When Editor Chang heard Sheng Yuan mention her, she reflexively wanted to express her ambitions, but when she met Sheng Yuan's gentle gaze, the words that were about to come out of her mouth could not be uttered.

Sheng Yuanyuan didn't want her to answer, and pretended not to know her thoughts. She stroked the tidied desk and asked, "Editor Chang, do you have any questions?"

Editor Chang quickly came to her senses and added, "There is one more question... which may not be very polite." At the end of her speech, her voice was almost inaudible.

Sheng Yuan nodded and let him continue: "Since I allow you to ask, I naturally don't care about politeness. After all, my answer may not be polite."

As a small joke, Sheng Yuan said half-seriously, "After all, I may not be so patient to answer questions that are not related to official business next time."

Editor Chang looked at Sheng Yuan hesitantly and whispered, "I have heard others slander that the minister is too ostentatious and it is easy for officials to dislike female officials. Yes, for other female officials in the court, it is really..."

"Oh? There is such a rumor!"

This is the first time I've heard of Sheng Yuan.

"Ah! Yes, I am sorry for being so rude!"

Editor Chang probably didn't expect that Sheng Yuan was completely unaware of these rumors. After all, it was rumored that she had a very good relationship with the Internal Guard.

"Don't be so nervous!" Sheng Yuan saw her hurriedly stand up and trembled as she bowed, so he couldn't help but comfort her, "I always speak reasonably. After all, when tigers and leopards come down the mountain, what we should do is to drive them back, not punish the person who reported the news."

Seeing that Sheng Yuan had no intention of venting his anger on others, Editor Chang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Sheng Yuan saw her wiping the sweat off her forehead with her sleeve, and paused for a moment before saying, "Editor Chang has been in the Ministry of Revenue for some time, and he often saw me sitting in the office to work. Do you think I was a girl at that time?"

"Ah?!" Editor Chang blinked and said with trembling lips, "The Minister is naturally the Minister."

Hearing her cunning answer, Sheng Yuan smiled and said, "Although you have been an official for a short time, you have been a commoner for more than ten years. Let me ask you, if I am sitting in the court in the government office, and you beat the drum to appeal for justice in the name of the people, then do you think I am a girl, or a chief official who can uphold justice for you?"

"The adults at that time were naturally upright officials who supported the people!"

Sheng Yuan spread his hands and said, "Look, the common people care about whether they can live a fair, stable and worry-free life; but for scholars like you and me, why do we study so hard for the imperial examination? Before the women's imperial examination was launched, scholars often said that they wanted to plead for the people, to have a peaceful and prosperous country, and to leave their names in history... How come, after the women's imperial examination appeared, these lofty ambitions changed?

You and I are girls, and this is our natural attribute determined since birth. But we study, take imperial examinations, and serve as officials just like the men. When it comes to officialdom, the difference between men and women is like my surname is Sheng, your surname is Chang, and the Minister of Revenue's surname is An. The only difference is in status, there is no other difference.

I am Zhang Yang, and the censor has impeached me. What does this have to do with other girls?

Not to mention the more distant dynasties, just the three dynasties of Yan, Chen and Chu, 60% of the cabinet ministers came from the south, and 50% of the censors of the Censorate came from the north. How many powerful ministers, treacherous ministers and favorites were born during this period? When they were criticized, could anyone say that their actions made it difficult for their fellow countrymen from the same place to gain a foothold in the officialdom?

Since you are an official, you should put your duties first, be worthy of the ancestors of the country, be worthy of the people, and be worthy of yourself who studied hard... As for the attributes of the ladies and gentlemen, go back to the mansion and think about it!"

When Sheng Yuan said this, he suddenly felt like writing something down, so he clapped his hands and politely sent Editor Chang away: "Look, I got excited and talked a little too much... Well, it's getting late today, Editor Chang should go back home and rest."

When Editor Chang heard the farewell speech, although he was still reluctant to leave, he tactfully bowed and left.

At this moment, Sheng Yuan was filled with inspiration and was completely immersed in the long essay he was going to write. He ground ink, picked up the pen, and wrote quickly on the rice paper with the force of a waterfall.

Before Chang Bianxiu walked out of the yard, he looked back involuntarily. He saw the candlelight flickering in the hall and a not-so-tall but extremely resolute figure silently playing the deafening sound of the mountains.