When he meets his old friend in Fenglou, he naturally has endless words of farewell and endless joy. Bao Zheng is like a serious brother, grilling Su Jin on every detail of his time in the courtyard, pointing out the details.
He was relegated to a disobedient act, praised for his merits, and expressed high expectations for Su Jin in his speech.
When talking about Su Jin's upcoming trip to Beijing, unexpectedly, Bao Zheng strongly agreed, which made Su Jin a little strange.
"The purpose of becoming an official is to serve the imperial court and benefit the people. Since the Holy One intends for you to share the worries of the imperial court before becoming an official, firstly, it is a commendation for you, and secondly, it is also your blessing. Looking at the world, how many people can do this?
As a commoner, you, Su Jin, are the first person to be received by the Holy Emperor and entrusted with important matters of the imperial court." Bao Zheng said.
"However, I am worried that my studies will be neglected and I will fail in the imperial examination, which will not be worth the gain. The ladies in the courtyard are also worried about this." Su Jin said.
"Foolish talk! In order to study, enlightenment is the first choice. There are less than one in ten students in the world who can enter the academy. According to what you said, only the students of the academy can pass the exam? I, Bao Zheng, have never entered the academy for a day.
I went to a government school. My father taught me how to read and write since I was a child. I didn’t even hire a teacher. Didn’t Bao still get Jinshi? It all depends on you. If you really study hard, why bother studying hard in the academy? The world
Everything is a teacher's example, if nothing else, Master Yan is in the capital, if you have any questions, why can't you ask him for advice?"
Bao Zheng scolded Su Jin as if scolding his own nephew. No one in the audience had ever seen Su Jin act like a good boy with such a frown and eyes. Everyone in the audience, including Yan Shu, had not learned what Su Jin had learned.
He had a stubborn temper, but this guy just bowed down in front of Bao Zheng.
Bao Zheng continued: "If you read without asking for a clear explanation, even if famous teachers from all over the world gather to answer your questions alone, it will be in vain. So don't use these words as excuses for yourself. Next autumn, if you can't go to high school, it means you haven't finished high school.
It’s because of hard work.”
Su Jin was extremely depressed. When you first entered Yingtianyuan, you and Lu Tixue both said how good Yingtianyuan was and how it would be beneficial to go there. But now you say it doesn't matter whether you can enter the school or not.
Nowadays, adults keep saying things that make sense over and over again, but this leaves us with nowhere to go.
However, Su Jin also admitted that what Bao Zheng said was reasonable. He himself was proof of it, and in Su Jin's experience, all the high schools in the small town where Su Jin lived were trash schools except No. 1 Middle School.
There are folk songs circulating: The first middle school produces talented people, the second middle school produces prodigal sons, the third middle school produces bitches, and the fourth middle school produces scoundrels. Su Jin's school is the third middle school where bitches are born, but every year the city's top college entrance examination students are born here.
A rubbish school with a few prodigal sons, bitches, and scoundrels. As the No. 1 Middle School with the best conditions, the strongest teachers, and the strongest academic style, although the proportion of students going to higher education is not small, there are only a few top students. I have to say that this is also a kind of
Evidence for Bao Zheng’s remarks.
"What I'm most worried about now is not your academic problems, but whether you can handle this errand here." Bao Zheng frowned in deep concern.
Yan Shu smiled and said: "Su Jin is very resourceful. I believe he will have a way to solve this problem. I was worried about the lack of food earlier, and it was he who pointed out a way to raise food. That day, my car was blocked.
On the street, Su Jin came up with a clever plan in a matter of seconds, allowing me to successfully convey my will, which further enhanced my confidence in him."
Bao Zheng said with a dark face: "Master Yan, forgive Bao for his blunt words, you just dote on him a little too much. Aren't you afraid of killing him if this continues? The matter of raising food is not a trivial matter, and it cannot be accomplished by playing clever tricks. It is complicated.
It's a matter of personnel disputes. If I just can't complete the errands assigned by the court, I'm afraid that if it involves huge profits, it will cause more trouble, and I might even lose my life."
Everyone knew that Bao Zheng was by no means an alarmist. Yan Shu thought deeply: "There will definitely be trouble, but if the thing is easy, why would I recommend him to do it? I have already made it clear to the emperor that this matter is difficult. If it is really not possible to make a full contribution,
, and cannot be convicted for this, and I am sitting in charge, and I will give Su Jin whatever support he wants, and do my best to assist him, hoping to take this opportunity to let him complete this important matter; moreover, this matter can be said to be related to the country and the country.
Regarding the matter of stability, if you come from the south, you should know that this year's drought is like a fire. If the shortage of food really causes the border troops to be short of food and the people in the country are in chaos, this will not be comparable to other things. This will be a disaster of national subjugation and annihilation.
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Bao Zheng said: "Then you are placing your money on Su Jin, an inexperienced young man? Isn't this a gamble? Can't your Third Secretary come forward to handle this matter? This is your responsibility."
Yan Shu stood up and helped Bao Zheng make a cup of tea: "I know you have this question, and many people are confused about it. The reason behind this is actually very simple. I hold the position of the third envoy, and every move I make is
They are all under the glare of everyone, and as Mr. Bao said, the matter of raising food this time involves countless connections. As long as I make a move, the news will inevitably spread everywhere in the capital. I have noticed that businessmen from all over the country and officials in important positions in the capital are involved.
Whether there is a deep or shallow connection, doesn’t this tell them to prepare in advance?”
Bao Zheng nodded and said: "That's true. Nowadays, collusion between officials and businessmen has flourished in the past. Many businessmen made a fortune by taking advantage of the news. I heard that the salt farming scandal broke out in Beijing in March because someone tipped off the news.
It was caused by the imperial court's nationalization of the salt business. Na Xu recorded a fortune of 200,000 kilograms in the salt camp and made a huge fortune in the private market. Later, he bit it out due to uneven distribution of the spoils. This incident made the Holy Emperor furious.
, I was so angry that I didn’t eat for three days; your concern is indeed true.”
Yan Shu nodded and said: "It's good that you know. Now that Su Jin has reminded me, I have also made rough statistics. There is not much food on the market, but the amount of food hoarded by these merchants is an astonishing amount. They want to take advantage of the lack of supply in the coming spring."
To make money from the national calamity; the Song Dynasty Xingtong clearly stipulated that those who hoarded property should be confiscated and exiled. With such a severe punishment, some people still take risks. It can be seen that firstly, it is driven by interests, and secondly, they are fearless. "
Bao Zheng remained silent and sighed deeply.
"In the first year of the Ming Dynasty, the two lakes were flooded, and the situation was almost the same as it is now. The Third Division also did this to clean up the hoardings of merchants, but they only mentioned it in the court meeting, and some officials got wind of it and let the news out.
As a result, the operation of the Third Division was frustrated and a lot of manpower was expended. In the end, only 1.3 million stones were collected, which was reduced to a joke. Mr. Xie, the envoy of the Third Division at the time, also took the blame and resigned. Since I want to do it, how can I allow such a thing to happen again?
occur?"
"The reason why the emperor summoned Su Jin is, firstly, that he is the initiator of this grain raising proposal. The emperor wants to see him, which shows that the emperor has been worried about this matter for a long time, otherwise he would never ask the common people about such a major matter;
Second, Su Jin was in Yingtian Mansion to entrust a dream to announce the monument to the great ancestor. I guessed that the emperor had to turn a blind eye to this matter; however, I went along and recommended Su Jin to help handle the matter. Su Jin's goal was small and different from anyone else in the capital.
It has nothing to do with it, besides, this guy has the style of a general, and he will become a great weapon if he works hard, I am 60% sure about this matter, and Su Jin is 80% sure, so why not do it?"
Yan Shu's analysis was clear and logical, and he was full of confidence.
"Your Majesty, do you think so highly of Su Jin?" Bao Zheng turned his head and looked at Su Jin, but he asked Yan Shu.
It was the first time that Su Jin was talked about in person, but he didn't say anything. He turned around the tea cup in boredom, staring at the picture of the magpie ascending the plum blossom. Fu Bi, on the other hand, looked at Su Jin for a while, and at Lao Bao for a while.
He Yan Shu listened with great interest.
"Don't Master Bao think that Su Jin will become a great person? Then why did you become his recommender when you are a complete stranger, and then wrote to me to praise his unlimited future?"
"Well... Bao is afraid that we are too impatient and might be trying to undermine the success."
"Gan Luo is the prime minister in his twelfth year. Su Jin is sixteen years old. Can't he still shoulder the burden? You have to become famous early. Isn't it possible that everyone is like you and can't become an official until the age of forty?"
Bao Zheng was speechless, his words were so sharp that he couldn't resist Yan Shu's eloquent tongue.
Su Jin thought to himself, you are thinking far ahead. You have arranged the path of my life without my consent. If I tell you, I agreed to this in order to earn the capital to ask the emperor to dissolve Biyun's engagement.
If so, you two will probably vomit blood on the spot.
As for the immediate national crisis, it is just a matter of course.dd