A powerful minister of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 135: Impeachment of Civilians, Never Heard of

Chapter 135: Impeachment of Civilians, Never Heard of (Update )
A young man full of vigor and vitality.

Wang Zhu admired it very much.

Because he was the same way back then.

If young people have no enterprising spirit and don't even dare to dream, then how can they talk about being paraded through the streets after being listed in the exam?

Wang Zhu then looked at Zhang Fangping's deskmate, Wang Yaochen:

"We are old acquaintances. If you take the palace examination with me, I guarantee you will pass."

"But I know you have great ambitions and want to become the top scholar. In the future, I will urge you to improve your weaknesses and learn from others."

The two of them used to be classmates.

But now they are in a teacher-student relationship, so Wang Yaochen naturally bowed to thank the teacher for the tutoring in the future.

Wang Yaochen never hid his determination:
He was born to be the top scholar in the next five years, so he is destined to be the top scholar!
Then Wang Zhu looked at Song Xuan:

"Song Twelve, I know you. You write good articles and poems. I'm afraid it's hard to find anyone in the world who can compare with you, but..."

Song Xuan couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. No matter how good it was, it couldn't be prevented.

"The imperial examination tests poetry and prose in the Xikun style. If you want to do well in the exam, you'll have to practice!"

"Thank you for your teachings, Master. I will work hard to practice the Xikun style in the future."

Song Xuan also bowed in thanks, but Wang Zhu did not stop:

"The Twelve Bookstores were packed with people. Although everyone was there for the lottery, they all thought your story about the stone monkey was very well written."

Song Xuan didn't expect Wang Zhu to bring up this topic.

"While this is a good idea, it's just empty talk. The Song Dynasty has no shortage of scholars who excel at writing, but what it lacks are men who care about the world and shoulder the responsibility of supporting the country."

"I hope you will take the world as your own responsibility, share the worries of the court, and work for the well-being of the people. Only then will you live up to what you have learned in this life and live up to this prosperous country!"

After a pause, Song Xuan finally spoke: "Student will remember the Master's teachings."

Wang Zhu admires the young man Song Xuan the most.

After all, not everyone has the courage to resist the tyranny of the Hanlin scholars of the current dynasty.

The key is that I can still come here to study intact!
I have to say that in addition to strength, there is also the bonus of luck, which is something others can't envy.

In addition, Song Xuan had a good family background, was able to build his own business, and could also share the profits with the academy. When he became an official in the future, he would definitely be able to benefit the people.

The reason why Wang Zhu mentioned the storytelling book was that he wanted to warn Song Xuan not to put too much thought into it.

Even if you sell white paper and give away lottery tickets, it will attract many people to buy them.

How many people would notice that story?
Wang Zhu called Zhu Yu again and gave him some instructions.

It can be said that after Wang Zhu got the class roster, he surveyed every student.

Song Xuan was shocked.

He felt that what he, the class teacher, said to Zhang Fangping was really not bragging.

There were so many people in the class, and Wang Zhu was meeting most of them for the first time, but he wrote down everyone's information and gave some suggestions for future studies in different categories.

Sure enough, the brain that has just "taken the college entrance examination" is in peak condition!

Mr. Yan has hit the jackpot!

Yan Shu's ability to judge people is really not exaggerated.

……

Inside the Tokyo Imperial Palace.

Lu Yijian looked at the letter written to him by his cousin and confirmed the news that Cao Liyong was very optimistic about Song Xuan and took the initiative to write to him.

This alone made Lu Yijian feel incredible.

Cao Liyong is a rough man, could it be that he also wants to play the game of catching a son-in-law from the list?

Seeing that Song Xuan is handsome and talented, did you communicate your feelings in advance?
Lu Yijian now has five sons and two daughters. In fact, he has seven sons in total, and the other two sons died young.

He also has a daughter, but he has never thought about finding a son-in-law from the list.

Could it be that Cao Liyong finally figured it out, since his son had no talent for studying, he wanted to find a son-in-law to support the family?

Compared to Song Xuan, Lu Yijian still values Zhang Fangping more.

Because he thought Song Xuan was too impulsive, he would not perform well as an official in the future, would suffer great losses, and would easily betray his "teammates".

Lu Yijian, who wanted to develop his power in the court, actually did not want such a person to appear in his own team. He hoped that someone like Song Xuan would appear in his political opponent's team, which would be beneficial to him.

This is also the reason why Zhang Fangping wrote a stele for Lu Yijian after his death.

Especially for something like a Shinto stele that is meant to be passed down through the generations, how could the family just hand it over to someone else?

Lu Yijian opened the second letter written to him by his cousin, which recorded in detail Song Xuan's opening of a bookstore, but mainly about selling lottery tickets.

The cousin discovered that there was nothing fishy in Song Xuan’s lottery draw, otherwise how could a beggar and a storyteller win the prize?

As for these two people winning the prize, Lu Yijian felt that Song Xuan did it on purpose and used them for publicity.

One was a beggar who was bullied by everyone, but suddenly he got a huge sum of money.

The price of one stone of rice does not exceed six or seven hundred coins, which is less than one hundred and twenty kilograms, but it is completely enough for a beggar like him to eat for three months.

There is also a storyteller who uses his mouthpiece to advertise Song Xuan's shop for free. Many people know that they can win a prize, which will attract more people to go there.

Since Song Xuan has been proficient in business since he was young, how could he not make some tricks to induce more people to buy the next lottery ticket?

Lu Yijian sent someone to bring the laws of the Song Dynasty. He carefully checked them and confirmed that Song Xuan had not violated the law.

That means some of them have violated the laws of the Song Dynasty.

"He's quite scheming, worthy of being able to defeat Dou Chou."

Lu Yijian directly labeled Song Xuan, saying that this kind of person would be like a knife that could be used to chop people when he entered officialdom in the future!
And there's no need for him to show up himself, he can just bump into it himself.

Lu Yijian now even had some hope that Cao Liyong could really be selected as a son-in-law, bring Song Xuan back home, and have an affair with his daughter.

This provides an opportunity to overthrow Cao Liyong!
Lu Yijian thought about it and called his confidants.

Tell him to tell this matter to the censors, and give them the lottery ticket and the first chapter of Journey to the West as evidence, and see if anyone will impeach Yan Shu for deliberately condoning this matter.

Last time, Lu Yijian wanted Yan Shu to return to the court to be his assistant, but Yan Shu refused, saying that he wanted to cultivate talents for the court.

Never give up before you even begin.

This incident made Lu Yijian feel a little embarrassed, so he gave him some appropriate warnings.

Cao Liyong doesn't need to be here all the time.

After all, the civil officials rarely brought him along when they discussed matters, and they would only discuss official business with Cao Liyong in front of the empress dowager and the emperor.

Those of them who serve as prime ministers are very careful not to get too close to those who hold military power!
This can avoid a lot of trouble.

What's more, Cao Cao is just a martial arts circle, so there is no need for him to force his way into our noble scholar-official circle.

There's no place for you!

Cao Liyong received Song Xuan's reply, and he wanted to see what this guy wrote.

"After all, I'm still young and my eyesight is very shallow. I can't see things like virtuous and benevolent. Of course, the first thing I see is the face, breasts, buttocks and legs."

Cao Liyong's mouth opened slightly.

Does this guy really not take me, his father-in-law, seriously?
Haven’t you seen how handsome I, Lao Cao, am?
How could my daughter be an ugly girl like Zhong Wuyan!

"How dare you underestimate me like that, you bastard."

Cao Liyong immediately sent for a painter to paint a portrait of his little daughter, so that Song Xuan, the country boy, could have a good look at it. What a beautiful lady from a wealthy family!

As for what Song Xuan said about his mediocre writing skills, it was not his best skill.

"Pooh."

"damn thing."

"You're actually bragging about yourself!"

"Do you think you're a good fighter?"

Cao Liyong immediately began to write back to Song Xuan:

"If you're brave enough, come and fight the Imperial Guards. I'll show you what real killing skills are!"

Cao Liyong didn't really feel disgusted with Song Xuan's provocative words.

Instead, a pen pal model was created where you can brag about yourself.

For so many years, everyone who saw him was timid and there was almost no equal communication.

That group of civil servants simply did not accept him.

So there was no one to whom Cao Liyong could speak or complain when he wanted to.

But he found that Song Xuan was indeed brave enough to kill Dou Chou, who was far superior to him in status.

Even in the letter, this guy didn't show much respect to himself as the Privy Councilor. Instead, he spoke nonsense and called me "Lao Cao" as soon as I came up.

He was not shy at all.

This further stimulated Cao Liyong's desire to complain, and he wrote for a long time without finishing it.

Until the eunuch came and called Cao Liyong, saying that the emperor had invited him to discuss something.

Cao Liyong put on his official uniform and rode his tall horse to the palace.

Others rode donkeys or used mules or oxen to pull carts, but Cao Liyong mostly relied on his past reputation to receive the Khitan envoys.

In such matters, they naturally did not want to lose face for the Song Dynasty.

He is the Privy Councilor, the highest commander of the Song Dynasty army. How can he have any dignity if he goes out riding a donkey?
It will only make the Khitans laugh at you!

There were very few people in the capital who rode horses, but it was well known that Minister Cao rode a horse to court.

When the people heard the sound of horse hooves, they retreated on their own initiative.

Back then, Cao Liyong took the risk to negotiate with the Khitans and stopped the Song-Liao War. For the people of Kaifeng, that was an excellent result.

Otherwise, once the Khitans approach the city, the supplies in the city will be reduced accordingly, and then it will be these ordinary people who will starve to death.

When Cao Liyong entered the palace and listened to the censors impeaching Yan Shu, he frowned.

When he heard the name Song Xuan, his eyes narrowed slightly.

Is this person a remnant of "Dou Chou"?
Impeaching Yan Shu would be one thing, but Song Xuan was just a student at Yingtian Academy, not even an official. How could he be impeached?

If this gets out, people all over the world will laugh at it.

But Cao Liyong did not speak immediately. Instead, he listened quietly with his eyes closed.

He still hasn't figured out who initiated this impeachment!
Prime Minister Wang Zeng was well prepared, and he immediately retorted:

"Song Twelve isn't even an official, yet you want to impeach him in front of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor."

"From ancient times to the present, it has always been the people who sued the officials, and there has never been a case of officials suing the people. I have never heard of such a precedent. If such words and actions were to spread, the world would really laugh at the brainless censors of our Song Dynasty!"

Wang Zeng, who was usually calm, got angry, and now even Wang Qinruo couldn't hold it anymore.

I have to admit that what Wang Zeng said does make sense.

If all of Dou Chou's remaining followers have this kind of thinking, then he will never be able to avenge himself.

Wang Qinruo was very proud now because he did not listen to his son's advice and took Dou Chou in as a dog.

Otherwise, all your teammates will be bad and will only bring you trouble.

Thanks to Dou Chou for hanging himself directly, not giving him the chance to harm himself.

In fact, even Lu Yijian couldn't hold it anymore. He really didn't expect that not only Yan Shu would be impeached, but an ordinary student would also be impeached.

This censor is really stupid for standing up and taking the blame. I shouldn't have any expectations of him.

Without even understanding the basic contradictions, you rush out in a hurry and go to the difficult places of the Song Dynasty to gain some experience.

The court is not a place suitable for someone like you.

Wang Zeng's retort made the censor blush. In his excitement, he had implicated Song Xuan. After he finished speaking, he remembered that Song Xuan was not even a juren.

"Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, this is a letter from Prefect Yan, asking me to pass it on to Your Majesty. You can tell his intentions at a glance."

"Present it." Liu E said.

Lu Yijian's mouth twitched. As expected, given Yan Shu's cautious nature, how could he not have a backup plan?

Wang Zeng was also a black-hearted man, so he deliberately waited for someone to impeach Yan Shu so that he could produce evidence to speak out.

Liu E first read Yan Shu's letter introduction and learned that Song Xuan did this to promote his own novels. The lottery was just a bonus, and he was willing to give 20% of the profits to the academy.

This is to maintain the normal operation of Yingtian Academy.

In the letter, Yan Shu clearly explained the whole story of Yingtian Academy.

Both Zhao Zhi and Cao Cheng, the two financial sponsors, have passed away. In order to maintain the operation of the academy, the money of both their families is almost gone.

Fortunately, the current emperor ordered Yingtian Academy to be made an official school, so it was barely able to survive.

But it was far from enough. Yan Shu knew that the court could not come up with much money, so he tried to find a way to raise funds on his own. Coincidentally, Song Xuan came up with a good idea.

This matter was entirely instigated by Yan Shu and had nothing to do with Song Xuan.

Liu E had been in power for so many years and understood Yan Shu's character. She thought that the reason why she protected Song Xuan from the wind and rain was that she really had high hopes for this boy.

However, running a school is indeed a very expensive thing.

"You should all take a look at the letter written by Prefect Yan."

Liu E did not hand the letter to the emperor.

Because at this time, Emperor Zhao Zhen was completely immersed in the plot of this stone monkey.

Monkeys are the most attractive thing to teenagers, not to mention who doesn’t want to play the role of the Monkey King!

"Gone?"

Zhao Zhen has read it over and over again three times, but unfortunately he has only read the first chapter.

But he had heard a little bit of the story of the Monkey King, which was told by the little brother Song Wenwan.

"You just said that this storybook was also written by Song Xuan?"

Hearing the emperor's sudden question, the censor nodded quickly:
"Replying to the emperor, it was indeed written by Song Xuan."

Emperor Zhao Zhen sat in his seat and thought about it.

Song Xuan!