When I returned to the county town, I naturally had to pay New Year's greetings to my bosses, colleagues, and neighbors. Although my father was now a ninth-rank imperial official, he still had to pay New Year's greetings to the county's township officials, Jinshen. Wang Xian first went to the Yamen to pay New Year's greetings to Weizhi County.
Compared with the strong New Year atmosphere on the street, the Yamen is much deserted. Not only the subordinate officials and servants are on holiday, but even the head attendants and maids of the Hou Yamen have gone home to celebrate the New Year. In the huge Hou Yamen, only the magistrate of Wei County
I am two bachelors with Sima Qiu and spend the New Year with Sima Dan's family.
However, Wei Zhixian liked peace and quiet. After a year of hard work with paperwork, he rarely had time to tune the piano and read the Golden Scriptures. Instead of feeling miserable, he actually enjoyed it. In order to avoid socializing with his colleagues and squires, he followed the example of the capital master and posted messages at the door.
' According to the custom, Sima Qiu only had to write a congratulatory note and send it to the doors of his colleagues and squires, and it was regarded as a New Year's greeting.
As for those who come to pay New Year greetings to him, Wei Zhixian places a register in the living room. Visitors only need to leave their names and at most a few auspicious words, and they are considered to be paying New Year greetings to him. This form is naturally more relaxed than red tape.
It's fast, but it's a pity that only two-ranked Jinshi like Weizhi County can be used by parents in one county. If others follow suit, they will be sprayed to death.
However, Wei Zhixian still looked at Wang Xian differently and received him in the study.
After wishing the teacher a happy New Year, Wang Xian took the red envelope from Wei Zhixian, sat aside and said, "Teacher has been having a really hard time this year. It would be great if my wife and junior sister could be here earlier."
"As it was last year, I was still very precarious. I could lose my official position and return home at any time, or even be imprisoned. How could I bring my family with me?" Wei Zhixian smiled bitterly and said: "Besides, such quiet days are rare, and I enjoy it as a teacher.
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"The feelings of a teacher and a scholar." Wang Xian said with a smile.
"It's a pity that I have to go to Hangzhou to pay New Year's greetings tomorrow." Weizhi County said distressedly: "It's too close to the provincial capital, which is really distressing." There are many yamen in Hangzhou, and they are all superior. Fuyang County is so close, and Weizhi County
If you don't want to pay New Year's greetings, don't hang out in officialdom.
"This is also a good opportunity to get closer to your boss." Wang Xian hurriedly comforted him: "Teacher has quite a political voice now, and he must avoid being jealous of villains."
"Well, I won't lose big because of small things." Wei Zhixian nodded and said: "But there is another reason why I don't want to go to Hangzhou..." He was a little embarrassed to say it, but he wanted Wang Xian to help with the details.
, finally said: "It's because a big shot from the same town, Ding You, has rebelled against his native country and is currently staying in the provincial capital. If you go to Hangzhou, you will inevitably have to pay a visit with other fellow townsmen."
"The teacher is talking about Hu Ge, the youngest scholar of Zuo Chunfang University?" Wang Xian also reads the Di newspaper, so he naturally has some impressions of the movements of big shots.
"Yeah." Wei Zhixian nodded and sighed: "Actually, I don't want to see him." Being able to say such things to Wang Xian shows that Wei Zhixian's trust in Wang Xian is no less than that of Sima Qiu.
"Huh?" Wang Xian said with some confusion: "Hu Ge is always a close official of the emperor. It's too late for others to fawn over him. Why does the teacher..."
"Oh, it's different..." Wei Zhixian frowned slightly and said honestly: "Of course I don't dare not go."
Wang Xian didn't understand. Hu Scholar Hu Guang was the number one scholar in the second year of Jianwen's reign, and Wei Magistrate had just become an official this year. How could the two of them interact with each other?
Ignoring Wang Xian's doubtful gaze, Wei Zhixian said slowly: "I am not a pretentious person as a teacher. It's okay if I just pay him a visit, but what I'm worried about is that he will..." He paused and said: "Order me.
Write to the imperial court, requesting the release of Bachelor Xie..."
Wang Xian understood now. Xie Jin was the famous scholar. He was known as the most talented scholar in the Ming Dynasty. He was also the first minister of the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty. He was also from Jiangxi. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Jiangxi Province has almost monopolized the Jinshi. In the Dragon and Tiger List, most of the officials in the Central Government are from Jiangxi. The reason for this situation is that Jiangxi is a major cultural and educational province, but it must also be credited to Xie Xueshi. It was he who started the process of controlling the imperial examinations by Jiangxi people. , the era of promoting the backward, so that both the government and the opposition secretly called it the "Gan Party" and made Xie Jinmu the party leader.
This scholar, who had many party members and was famous all over the world, completed the "Yongle Dadian" in the fifth year of Yongle, and was promoted to Hanlin bachelor and Zuo Chunfang bachelor. At that time, all the imperial edicts were produced by his hand, and he was regarded as the prime minister by the world. However, because of the matter of establishing the crown prince, the king of Han was resentful and wanted to deal with it quickly.
As for Jie Jin, who claimed to be a talented person and did not stick to trivial matters, he naturally had a lot of excuses. He was soon found out by the Jin Yiwei for charges of "leaking banned Chinese" and "unfair examination papers", and was demoted to the position of counselor of the Chief Envoy of Guangxi. Immediately He was also framed by Li Zhigang and was demoted to Chief Envoy of Jiaozhi...
Demoted from Guangxi to Vietnam, Xie Jin fell from heaven to hell. After suffering for three years, Zhu Di finally remembered him and issued an edict ordering him to go to Beijing to face the saint. After receiving the order, Xie Jin burst into tears and rushed to the capital. Unfortunately, Jiaozhi was too far away from the capital. By the time he reached the capital, the emperor had already embarked on the Northern Expedition.
Xie Jin had no choice but to wait for the order in Nanjing. Officials thought he was going to resurrect, so they naturally rushed to visit him and invite him. Xie Jin quickly regained the feeling of being a leader in the literary world and a teacher of all officials, and he felt proud again. The result was that he was very proud. He was so carried away that he went to see the prince in private. Unexpectedly, the king of Han had already been watching him, and immediately reported to the emperor in Mobei that Xie Jin's private visit to the East Palace must have a hidden agenda.
When the emperor went on an expedition, this was the most taboo thing. He was very angry when he heard about it and ordered the Jinyi Guards to be imprisoned for "no courtesy". It has been a full year now. Xie Jin's popularity is not good, but the officials in the court still We tried our best to rescue him not only because he was the leader of the Gan Party, but also because he was the number one contributor to the appointment of the crown prince.
Today's Emperor Yongle has three sons, all of whom were born to Empress Xu. Among the three sons, the eldest son Zhu Gaochi is fat and lame. He needs the support of two palace ladies to walk. This makes the strong and strong Zhu Di very unhappy. Zhu Di has always preferred his second son, King Zhao Gao Xu. King Zhao's character is quite similar to Zhu Di's. He is brave and handsome. He has made great achievements in the Jingnan War and saved Zhu Di's life. Moreover, Zhu Di personally promised to conquer the world in the future and make him the crown prince.
But Zhu Gaochi was the prince of Yan chosen by Taizu for Zhu Di, and he was kind and elegant in character, and received full support from the civil servants. Xie Jin, as the head of the civil servants at the time, said too many good things for the prince. At several critical moments, it was Xie Jin who It played a decisive role, and finally the eldest son of the emperor was established as the prince.
When all the officials complained about Jie Jin, they were actually protecting the prince. With a father as strong, suspicious, and cruel as Jin Shang, and a brother who was like a wolf and a tiger, the prince was in danger, and the officials did not dare to By publicly speaking for him, he indirectly expressed his support for the other party, the prince Zhu Gaochi, by calling out his grievances for Jie Jin.
Hu Guang, the second-ranking figure in the Jiangxi Party, and Xie Jin were close friends who were born in the same neighborhood, grew up together, and served in the same official positions. Naturally, he spared no effort to rescue him. He also asked his fellow villagers, disciples, and subordinates to go to Shu. The imperial court has created a trend that cannot be violated and requests that Xie Jin be released today.
Although Wei Zhixian's qualifications are still relatively young, at least in the eyes of others, Jian's ministers who are in the emperor's heart must have a certain influence on the emperor. If he goes to see Hu Guang, he will most likely be asked to go to court.
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The matter involved the secrets of the palace, and Wei Zhixian actually knew nothing about it, but his dislike for Xie Jin and Hu Guang made him not want to get involved in the matter. As a Taoist scholar, Wei Zhixian valued the word "integrity" very much, but Xie Jin
He and Hu Guang, two of his former idols, both fell for these two words.
Needless to say, it was his nephew who rebelled against him and became the emperor today. When the city of Jinling was destroyed, 463 officials from the capital fled and abandoned their posts. In the early Ming Dynasty, there were not many redundant officials, and almost all the officials in the imperial court fled.
Of course, there are also those who surrendered to Zhu Di. Oh yes, this is not called surrender, it is called "Yingfu". How many people are there? Twenty-four, including Jie Jin and Hu Guang. Why does this situation occur? Because everyone
They were the disciples of the saint. The saint Kong taught about loyalty and filial piety, and loyal ministers should not serve the two masters, so everyone ran away and refused to serve as officials for Zhu Di. Only a few shameless official fans openly went out of the city to meet the usurper while the emperor was still alive.
Thief!
What is even more shameful is that the night before the city of Jinling was destroyed, the four leaders of the Jiangxi Party, Xie Jin, Hu Guang, Wu Pu, and Wang Gen, had gathered together to discuss countermeasures. At that time, Xie Jin stated his righteousness solemnly,
Not to be outdone, Hu Guang became impassioned and said that if Zhu Di invaded, he would die for his country and be absolutely loyal. As a result, the two of them went out and surrendered together the next day.
At that time, Wang Gen, who was silently weeping without saying a word, committed suicide by taking poison in the second year of Jianwen's academic year. He was martyred for his country.
There was another man who went to Wu Pu in the second year of Jianwen. In order to save his life, he later surrendered under Hu Guang's persuasion. However, his son Wu Yubi was deeply ashamed and vowed not to take the imperial examination for the rest of his life. After resolutely returning to his hometown, Wu Yubi
Befriended Wei Yuan who was studying at home, and often expressed his disdain and disgust towards Xie Jin and Hu Guang.
Affected by this, Magistrate Wei naturally did not like these two men, and did not want to get involved in their activities.
"As a teacher, I am no more than a small county magistrate. It is really unreasonable to talk about such important matters of the imperial court." Wei Zhixian carefully considered each sentence and said: "Thunder and rain are all the kindness of the emperor. It is an attempt to use public opinion to blackmail the Holy Emperor. It is not the way of a minister."
"Teacher, do you want to stay away from right and wrong and live alone?" Wang Xian asked softly.
"Yes." Wei Zhixian nodded and said truthfully: "When gods fight, little devils will suffer, so I'd better stay away."
"It's not difficult." Wang Xian said with a smile: "Teacher just needs to tell Mr. Hu Ge that the reason why Bachelor Jie is in jail is actually King Zhao and Ji Gang who are working together to punish him. It's useless to just cry out for injustice. The Holy Lord must know the true identity of these two people.
"He will never dare to ask you to submit a letter..." He paused and said, "Of course, if the law is not spread to the ears, such words must not be leaked."
"Oh..." Wei Zhixian thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "You have so many tricks up your sleeve!"