Chapter 45: Asking the Half Blind
Then he left with a hunched over, and could hear him muttering while walking:
"Qianli is an official only for money, and I don't know what it is worth..."
Jiang Feng looked at the old man's back for no reason, shook his head and stepped into the front door. He was not afraid of any mystery, but he still touched the dagger in his arms.
The sun was already rising, and the room was quite bright. The door of the main hall was facing the hanging scroll in the middle. The painting looked a bit old, with a crane combing its feathers on it. The couplets on both sides were written with dragons and phoenixes dancing. Jiang Feng, who only knew the simplified Chinese, could not understand it at all.
There was a square table below the hanging scroll, and next to it was a middle-aged man in a robe of a scholar in blue. He had a clear face, a whisker under his jaw, slightly squinted his eyes, and his thin figure looked gentle and gentle. This was really a learned man. However, in Jiang Feng's impression, the so-called scholar must have eyes, his hair neatly combed, and his suit and shirt. Since the person in front of him did not have it, it was naturally attributed to "probably recognize words" in his heart.
But this "literate" middle-aged man has seen him every day these days. He is the owner of Jiang Feng's mansion, Liu Shunhua, the attendant of Hanlin Academy, and Jiang Feng was shocked. No matter what, the other party would not have the opportunity to meet him in this main hall.
Did he make any mistake? He didn't know how to greet him for a while? Liu Xueshi looked at Jiang Feng standing there, but he did not come to greet him according to the courtesy. A trace of anger flashed between his eyebrows, but he seemed to remember something, but he stood up on his own initiative.
He bowed to Jiang Feng with a fist, and Jiang Feng replied in a confused manner. This was even more unfathomable. Although the Jinyiwei has always been arrogant and domineering, he still has to be respectful in front of such noble scholars as Hanlin scholars. Who knows whether the sixth and seventh rank lecturers and editors in front of you will be a Grand Secretary in a few years, and will be a Shangshu?
According to conventional grade-free and grade-free primary schools like Jiang Feng, it is not an exaggeration to see a bachelor Liu Shunhua at the same level as a rank.
However, seeing Jiang Feng's rude performance, Liu Xueshi was not angry. After bowing, he stretched out his hand to the seat next to him and said:
"Jiang Xiaozhao, please sit down."
His voice was a little stiff and hoarse. At this time, Jiang Feng reacted, but he was not thinking about why the other party was so polite to him, but that it turned out that in his heart, Xue Shi Liu's mansion, he was talking a little hoarse and couldn't help but laugh in his heart.
Mr. Liu didn't let the tea go, so he asked Jiang Feng directly:
"Jiang Xiaoxiao said yesterday that he had given up the affairs of the court that his family said last night. He felt that what you said was quite insightful, but he had some unknown points and hoped to give him advice."
Jiang Feng is not a person who can't tell the difference, but he doesn't understand much of the other party's literary words. He roughly means to understand. When he heard the other party's polite question, he became interested. He leaned on the back of the chair and replied carelessly:
"Mr. Liu, please be polite. Just ask me if you have anything to say. Oh... I know everything."
When Master Liu heard this rude answer, his face turned blue, but he quickly calmed down and asked there:
"Jiang Xiaoxiao said yesterday that the world is the current saint, and the country, the people and the people are the most important thing today is the saint. What the saint wants to do, the ministers below follow it."
Jiang Feng nodded in confusion there, thinking that this was not a retelling of his words yesterday. He nodded and said:
“That’s exactly that.”
When Master Liu heard this, for some reason, his voice suddenly became higher and he said sternly:
"Ten years of hard work, the teachings of the saints have earned me my current status. I cannot let down the teachings of the saints, and I cannot violate the lives of the people of the world. I must give them my life to the saints."
Jiang Feng was startled by this sudden increase in voice and said quickly:
"Mr. Liu, you've been confused about the little one..."
Liu Shunhua then realized that he was a little inexplicably excited, and quickly sat upright and coughed a few times and said:
"The emperor is young and energetic, and often has some inexplicable thoughts. A few days ago, he suddenly ordered the cabinet to reform the clothing of all officials. The chief minister Fei Ge told us that the clothing of all officials is the law of the ancestors, so how can they be changed easily? If we follow the emperor, I am afraid that the next one will be the saints' etiquette. We should give advice and stop it. However, the emperor did not listen to the ministers, but just sent the internal supervisor to constantly urge him."
Hearing the words "death" and "death", Jiang Feng felt awe-inspiring in his heart that it was something about the national economy and people's livelihood, life and death, but later on, it was a small matter about the change of court uniforms (at least in Jiang Feng's heart), and he was suddenly a little amused and crying.
After all, he is young and has never experienced anything in the officialdom. He doesn't know how powerful he is. Before the other party finishes talking, he rushes to say:
"I thought it was a big deal. It turned out that it was just a change of uniform. I am a rough man and I don't know any big reason. But I know that the emperor is the biggest, and he should do whatever he wants. Then again, is it worth changing clothes worth making such a fuss? Several people holding pens and holding knives are still arguing with the ones holding knives. Be careful to make the emperor anxious and ask someone to cut your head."
According to Jiang Fengshou's pitiful historical knowledge, it was known that the ministers of the Ming Dynasty often argued with the emperor on some small matters, especially those that modern people saw as completely small matters, such as the case of abolishing all officials in the third year of Jiajing, etc. The consequence of the dispute was often concessions. If the emperor gave in, it would be fine, but in history books it was often "the emperor accepted the words of the wise." If it was the other way around, it would probably be the beheading of the officials and exiled.
In this discussion on changing the court uniform, the chief assistant Fei Hong felt that the emperor was young and often did not know that the national rules could not be easily changed and that this trend should never be preceded. This kind of prevention of the Shang Dynasty's jade chopsticks was not the first to be found. From ancient times to the present, there have been many examples.
However, when it comes to this matter, it seems too pedantic. In addition, Emperor Jiajing was very wary of all officials because of the grand ceremony case. Moreover, among the current six ministries and three officials, he has a few confidants. Fei Hong's failure to receive the order immediately touched the most sensitive nerve in Emperor Jiajing's heart, and the two sides were in a stalemate.
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Chapter completed!