The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

The name Zhang Ziwen of the Western Han Dynasty may sound unfamiliar, but many people are probably familiar with Zhang Qian of the Western Han Dynasty.

This capable man who hollows out things has many labels on him, such as diplomat, traveler, adventurer, and pioneer, but none of them is a merchant.

"Hmph! Yijun's skin is thicker than the Great Wall, enough to connect to the Western Regions!" At the end of the sneering voice, it was full of rebuke, "Big words are shameless!"

Immediately, the court was so quiet that Chen Ling Yushi's angry breathing sound was particularly obvious.

Sheng Yuan, who was sleepy on time, was also shocked by this voice.She who had dozed off suddenly woke up.

Be good!Why did her dear father, who had always been lazy, turn upside down? !
Going to court is going to court, but the problem is, they all go out from the side door of Yongxing Hou Mansion, why doesn't she know that her father is going to court? !
Should he avoid her? !Otherwise, I didn't see it when I just entered the palace!

Sheng Yuan hurriedly stood on tiptoe and looked forward.

There is no way, she, a fifth-rank official, is really far away from her father, Yongxinghou.

If she hadn't had a part-time job in the Hanlin Academy and Li Ke, she might not be able to participate in the morning court on rotation now.

Just when Sheng Yuan couldn't help poking around, her father pointed at the censor in charge of monitoring Chen Ling and said: "The importance of business lies in economy, trade, and circulation. It is the things that matter, not the people who are above them.

There is nothing wrong with the foundation of business, but those who practice business are greedy for profit, value profit over righteousness, and are shameless!
Today, you are the first to slander the sages and start merchants as officials. In the next step, they dare to steal the ears of the country!
Now that his status is still low, but he bribes the courtiers and tries to collude with officials and businessmen. In the future, he will entrust the important affairs of the country to each other. I am afraid that he will dare to use this to weigh in and sell this society to other countries!

Such a person who sees profit and forgets righteousness, you actually want to entrust the country's true identity, how dare you? !What do you mean? !How can I make plans? ! "

Sheng Xiangxun's loud questioning made Chen Ling Yushi almost hold his breath.

But he also said: "Your Majesty, colleagues, I have a question. The governor of Zuo Daying in Kyoto is also a fifth-rank official! His daughter married into a small official's family and was wronged. He brought his son to ask, but was ridiculed and humiliated. Just because the little official's cousin was named Yuanwailang because of his grandson!

Haha, Yuanwailang, from the fifth grade, was awarded because of his invitation, and has no real job!Why did his cousin humiliate the fifth-rank officials with this as a battle?

The grandson of Gain Yuanwailang is a fifth-rank doctor, everyone heard clearly, this is also a fifth-rank doctor!

Dare I ask, which father of a fifth-rank doctor in the court dares to humiliate him by pointing at the nose of a fellow fifth-rank straight scholar? !Not to mention his uncle? ! "

Sheng Xiangxun was full of fighting spirit at the moment, and walked towards the Guozijian to offer wine: "Chang Jijiu, you are from the fourth rank, does your family dare to be rude to Zhan Shifu and the fifth rank direct bachelor of the Hanlin Academy? "

"Master Sheng..." Chang Jijiu cupped his fists with a wry smile, and was about to speak when he saw the back of Sheng Xiangxun's head.

have to!The Marquis of Yongxing ran to the Minister of Honglu Temple again: "You are the fourth rank, can you allow your family to speak nonsense with the Imperial Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate? You are all of the same rank?!"

"My family members all understand etiquette!" Honglu Siqing frowns and shakes his sleeves.

"Hehe." Sheng Xiangxun turned his head and went looking for someone again.

"Sheng Aiqing, it's alright! You've given enough examples!" Jing Hedi caught sight of that little head in the crowd who was shining brightly, and hurriedly stopped Sheng Xiangxun.

Could it be that his cousin forgot that his daughter was also above the early dynasty? !
This father and daughter plan to teach on the spot!
Look at that little girl's amazement!
When Jing Hedi shouted, Sheng Xiangxun stopped walking towards the Minister of Rites.

He Benchu ​​breathed a sigh of relief.

There's no way, who made the emperor treat this person extra gracefully!The Empress Dowager watched over there, what the emperor's own brothers dare not do, this one dares!

"Your Majesty, look, your colleagues are very polite to officials in Beijing who are one or two ranks lower than you, because they are also civil officials! Military officers are not as important as civil officials, so you can't even bully the relatives of merchants?! Sergeants Agriculture, industry and commerce, the name of the business is the end; in fact, it has long been ranked ahead of the scholars in terms of wealth! If it is not curbed and restricted, in time, these groups of gangsters will be combined with the power of the family and powerful officials, and they will be superior to the emperor's relatives, and even the emperor. Come on! Your Majesty, you have to think too much, you can't indulge yourself!"

At the end of Sheng Xiangxun's speech, with tears in his eyes, he looked at King and Emperor very earnestly.

Jing Hedi: "..."

Very good, my brother's acting skills are excellent today!

"Scaremongering! Your Majesty, don't listen to Marquis Yongxing's gossip!" Chen Ling Yushi hurriedly saluted.

"Who are you calling alarmist?!" Sheng Xiangxun was unhappy, and immediately withdrew his tears and glared at him, "The governor of Zuo Daying is an old friend of mine! I know about his family! If it wasn't for me, Yongxing The Hou Mansion is oppressive, if his little girl wants to reconcile with her, she might lose all her skin!"

All the courtiers: "..."

Very good, no one dares to overwhelm others with power in front of the emperor's words!
"My lord! My lord! Marquis Yongxing himself admits that he has used power to overwhelm others!"

Emperor Jing He looked at the excited Yushi Chen Ling, and couldn't help but reflect on himself, whether he should let his officials see the outside world more.

"Yan Aiqing, Marquis Yongxing just likes to exaggerate. I think most of the people in the court know that Marquis Yongxing has a bottom line in his actions."

All the ministers: "..."

Hehe, let them talk!

His own emperor was eccentric and never concealed it.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the imperial court should set up a supervisor, and that all merchants who use the title of honor, the power of their children, and the power of officials to deceive others, regardless of whether they are civil servants, military officials, or ordinary people, should be punished and should be revoked. Those who should be demoted, those who should be demoted, and those who should be dismissed! Only in this way will the merchants know how to respect the power in their hands!"

Sheng Xiangxun's words moved Jing Hedi a little, but made many courtiers dissatisfied.

Before, everyone could watch the jokes and keep silent, but now that their own interests are involved, they can't be silent, even if the emperor is still sitting on the throne.

Many of them were either from merchant families, or there were children in the clan who were in business, and even if they were not good enough, there were rich merchants who paid tribute to their money. If the emperor really listened to Sheng Xiangxun's advice and set up a supervisory agency, it would be difficult to cooperate like now.

"Your Majesty, whether you are a businessman or an official, they are all His Majesty's people. There are good people and bad businessmen, and there are good and bad businessmen. There are profiteers in the world, but there are also righteous businessmen! If you generalize like Yongxinghou, I'm afraid It hurt the heart of a righteous businessman!"

"Yes, Your Majesty! The Marquis of Yongxing complained about injustice for his friends, and the ministers understand; but to make his friend's daughter deceived is an outdated rule, not a dispute between merchants and military officials!"

"Your Majesty, above the court, there are a lot of family members involved in business affairs. If it is restricted, what is the existence of ministers and others who are dedicated to His Majesty?!"

"..."

Suddenly, two-thirds of the courtiers stood up and protested.