nanming man

Chapter 640 Changes in people's hearts
At this time, Gao Yihuan sat down at the table, while the guards spread out, each looking for a place to sit.

Although the Western Wei State adopted various measures to reduce the increase in living costs caused by the population surge, the increase in money in the city and the increase in prices caused by the lack of supplies could not be brought back to normal levels at once.

The second floor of the restaurant is considered shabby in a small town in the south of the Yangtze River, but it is considered high-end here.

Because the second floor is more expensive than the first floor, most people are on the first floor, and only those who are richer eat on the second floor.

There are still many empty tables on the second floor, and the scholars are talking about things they care about, so the arrival of Gao Yihuan and his group did not attract any attention.

Some people took a look at Gao Yihuan, seeing his behavior, thought it was someone's dandy, cast a contemptuous look at him, and then continued talking with their companions.

At this moment, Gao Yihuan and the others sat down, Xiao Er brought up a plate of melon seeds, poured tea for them, and went down to let the kitchen serve them.

Gao Yihuan was holding a handful of melon seeds, but he was listening to the group of Jiangnan scholars beside him, which surprised him a little.

Just now when he heard the soldier's name "Brother Pijiang", Gao Yihuan felt a little familiar, as if he had never heard this name before.

Listening carefully now, I just remembered that there seemed to be some kind of four sons in the late Ming Dynasty, one of them was named Maoxiang, whose name was Pijiang?Dong Xiaowan, one of the Eight Beauty, seems to have been married off by him.

At this time, Mao Bijiang smiled and said to his tablemate, "Brothers, let me introduce you. This is Chen Zhenhui from Yixing, styled Dingsheng, who participated in the drafting of Wu Yingji's "Liudu Fangchao Calligraphy."

This Chen Zhenhui is actually one of the four young masters, but his affairs are a little less romantic, and Gao Yihuan has never heard of them.

Chen Zhenhui waved her hands, unwilling to mention the past, and asked with a smile, "Why did Brother Pijiang come to Xi'an?"

Mao Xiang was a little embarrassed, "Ten years in the cold, I have to find a place to display my knowledge. The Western Wei Dynasty is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. Nanjing can't use me. Let's go to Xi'an to try."

Seeing that Gao Yihuan was listening seriously, Liang Yizhang said in a low voice: "Now in Nanjing, the Donglin party members have lost power, and those who have been rehabilitated have been implicated and pushed out of the imperial court. This Mao Bijiang and Chen Dingsheng are both members of the rehabilitated society. He was squeezed out and couldn't get an official position in Nanjing, so he came to Xi'an to take part in our imperial examination in the Western Wei Dynasty."

Gao Yihuan nodded slightly, thinking that this world is really wonderful. In the past few years, the Donglin party members made things difficult for him, but now he came here to take the imperial examination in the Western Wei Dynasty.

At this moment, Maoxiang looked at Chen Zhenhui and asked, "Brother Dingsheng, why did you come to Xi'an?"

"I came here on purpose to take part in the imperial examinations of the Western Wei Dynasty, and I will stay in the Western Wei Dynasty from now on." Chen Zhenhui was much more magnanimous than Mao Pijiang, and she came here, so she didn't need the Western Wei Dynasty as a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty as a fig leaf.

Everyone knows the status of this vassal, and they don't know when it will be removed. At that time, the Western Wei Dynasty will become a big Wei, and the fame of the Central and Western Wei Dynasty will be tested, and he will become a high-ranking official.
After Chen Zhenhui finished speaking, she looked at the people on the table and said, "Brother Pijiang, you guys, tell me the truth, how do you feel about coming to the Western Wei Dynasty?"

Everyone is a scholar and understands what Chen Zhenhui means, but the education of Confucianism always makes them feel a little tangled in their hearts.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Western Wei regime has great potential, and being an official in the Western Wei Dynasty is a very promising thing.

It is precisely because of this that so many scholars from the areas controlled by the Ming Dynasty also came to Xi'an to take the exam this time.

It’s just that scholars are struggling. They want to gain fame in the Western Wei Dynasty, but they want to save face. They don’t want to admit it easily.

Mao Bijiang said: "Western Wei has strong soldiers and strong horses, and the people are happy. It's very good, but~"

"It's just that if this continues, we will eventually break with Nanjing." Chen Zhenhui said: "If you came early, you should have seen the ceremony in the eastern suburbs a few days ago. Nanjing does not have that kind of momentum. The one who determined the Central Plains must be the Western Wei Dynasty. For thousands of years, the change of dynasties has been a common occurrence, and the key is the long-term survival of Han Zuo. Now is the time when the Western Wei Dynasty needs talents, and it is also a good opportunity for us to show our ambitions. "

Listening to their conversation, Gao Yihuan roughly understood the psychology of these scholars, which surprised him a little.

In the minds of scholars before, Gao Yihuan was just a reckless man, a remnant of Li Chuang, but now that he is called Wang Jianfan, many scholars' minds have become active, and they have begun to include him as a force they can rely on.

Of course, this is only a part of the people, and there are still a large number of scholars who were loyal to the Ming Dynasty and supported Zhu Cihong in Nanjing. They wished that he was struck to death by lightning so that Zhu Cihong could take over his inheritance.

At this moment, Xiaoer came up with a plate and put six dishes on Gao Yihuan's table, all of which were hard dishes, including chicken, duck and fish.

Gao Yihuan ate and listened to the conversation of several scholars with a Huguang accent at a nearby table, which also reached his ears.

"The Donglin party members have always been against us in the Western Wei Dynasty. They came to us to take the imperial examination. Aren't they trying to take our places?"

"These social parties in the south of the Yangtze River like to form cliques for private interests. On the surface, they speak for the common people, but they are actually doing things for the powerful. If they control the vassal mansion, it will definitely not be my luck in the Western Wei Dynasty!"

Gao Yihuan's chopsticks froze, and he murmured, "Speak for the common people and do things for the powerful. It's incisive! It's a talent!"

Gao Yihuan couldn't help turning his head, and saw a scholar in his 30s who was talking to his deskmate that he wanted to contact the imperial examinations in the Western Wei Dynasty and write a letter to the feudal mansion to boycott the scholars from Jiangnan to take the exam.

Gao Yihuan frowned, and suddenly understood why the civil servants in China's thousands of years of political struggle can stand out and become the emperor's tool for governing the world, but they are not the clan, generals, and relatives. An emperor who likes internal fighting and has a little level can achieve checks and balances among civil servants, so there is no need to worry about their rebellion.

In this hand, Jiajing played the most slippery one, fighting Zhang Cong with Xia Yan, fighting Xia Yan with Yan Song, and then fighting Yan Song with Xu Jie, then Gao Gong fought Xu Jie, Zhang Juzheng fought Gao Gong, in short, help one up, immediately Another check and balance was arranged to check and balance the skills of the ministers, which is really rare in all dynasties.

Of course, if he did this, the throne would be stable, and he would feel at ease, but the vitality of the entire country was also consumed in the internal struggle.

At this time, Liang Yizhang whispered again: "During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States period, virtuous men wandered among the feudal lords. Wu Qi strengthened Wei and supported Chu, and Shang Jun entered Qin to lay the foundation for a strong Qin. If a king wants to achieve hegemony, he must absorb talents from all over the world. These scholars just don't want to be robbed of their places by the scholars from Jiangnan, so that's why they hate them so much!"

Li Yan said in a low voice: "However, the culture in the south of the Yangtze River is prosperous, and there are many scholars. The scholars in Guanzhong and Huguang really can't pass them. If there are too many officials from the south of the Yangtze River in our Western Wei Dynasty, the policy will definitely deviate in the future. , It is not conducive to the governance of the feudal government."

Gao Yihuan nodded slightly, "This is indeed a problem. Gu not only needs to attract talents, but also needs to consider the actual national conditions. Is there any way for you to control the proportion of Jiangnan scholars selected?"

Liang Yizhang shook his head, "The imperial examination is about fairness. Before the results come out, no one knows whose papers are written. I'm afraid it's hard to control. And if something happens, the reputation of the feudal government will be ruined, so it's not advisable."

Li Yan said: "You can try the two rankings and gather foreign scholars together to solve a difficult problem. It's just that in this way, foreign scholars may feel unfair."

Gao Yihuan frowned, but at this time Chen Mingxia smiled and said in a low voice, "I don't think it needs to be so troublesome. The test will be carried out as usual. Isn't there a palace test later? When the king re-ranks after entering the palace, he will put us in the Western Wei Dynasty. The ranking of the scholars has been advanced, and the ranking of the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River has been moved backward, so this problem has been solved indirectly?"

Gao Yihuan glanced at Chen Mingxia, Li Yan and Liang Yizhang were more upright, and this guy had more bad ideas.

Gao Yihuan nodded immediately, put down his chopsticks, "Let's go! Let's go back and discuss in detail!"

At this time, Lu Yifang called Xiao Er, threw a silver coin and more than ten copper coins to settle the bill, and left the restaurant with Gao Yihuan.

Gao Yihuan remembered something on the way, and asked Lu Yifang, "By the way, have the banknotes been sent out?"

Lu Yifang replied helplessly: "If you only send 50 yuan, you won't be able to issue it anymore. Now the value of the banknotes has been cut in half, and one tael of silver notes is only worth [-] yuan on the market."

"Didn't the lonely king say that it can be exchanged at any time? Why is this still happening?" Gao Yihuan was stunned.

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