After the ministers entered the court, Wang Fu continued his previous style and swaggered into the palace. He faced the angry eyes of the ministers with some pride and walked among the ministers. The ministers around him all pulled away in unison.
Despite the distance between him and Wang Fu, Wang Fu was extremely calm and even a little complacent when faced with the hateful eyes of the officials.
Only Zhang He smiled and nodded to him.
An important minister whispered beside him: "Why is this guy not dead yet? I heard that he encountered assassins dozens of times in Yangzhou, and was protected by more than a dozen disciples when he came in and out. I thought he would not reach Luoyang alive!"
When Wang Fu heard this, he shook his head helplessly and said: "There is no hero in the Han Dynasty, and no assassin can kill such a good person like me. What a pity!" These words made the important officials around him gnash their teeth in hatred, and they did not wait.
After too long, the little fat man with a dark complexion angrily walked into the court meeting and sat down without even glancing in the direction of Wang Fu.
The ministers stood up and bowed to see him.
After the ceremony, Yuan Ping couldn't wait to jump out, saluted and shouted: "Your Majesty! I have something to say!"
The little fat man looked at him, nodded, and motioned for him to speak. Yuan Ping pointed at Wang Fu in the crowd and cursed: "This man has just entered the court, but he can't walk forward, but walks in slowly. Your Majesty has never granted
He has no special privileges when he enters the court. This is because he despises the king, is arrogant about his talents, and has no eyes to be above the king. This man has no virtue and lives in two thousand stones. We and all the ministers despise him!"
"I hope your majesty can identify evil and evil, and please cook a letter from the king!"
On weekdays, this is done as a process, and the little fat man usually nods and says: "I understand..." But today, for some reason, the little fat man was silent for a moment, and the officials were a little uncomfortable.
Xie, just as he was about to step forward and continue playing, the emperor spoke.
"What Yuan Jun said makes sense! Where is Tingwei Wang Yun?"
Zhang Jian originally served as Tingwei, and later he was replaced by Wang Yun. However, Wang Yun's biological father passed away at that time, so he had to resign and go home. Zhang Jian had to serve again, and later Yang Qiu served. In the end, Wang Yunxiao
At the end of his term, he returned to Luoyang and succeeded Yang Qiu as the Tingwei, while Yang Qiu went to Xinzhou to serve as the governor of the state. Wang Yun had just taken office. When he heard the emperor's call, he immediately got up and walked to the center of the hall.
"I'm here!"
After the ministers were shocked, they became extremely excited and almost cried with excitement. The sky has eyes. Your Majesty finally realized the evil nature of this guy. This is a great blessing for the people of the world. Everyone looked at the Emperor with great anticipation.
, only to hear the emperor say: "Find me a big cauldron!"
"I want a big cauldron that can cook people!"
Wang Yun was stunned and looked a little confused. Among the ministers, Wang Fu still looked calm, without any panic or fear. The emperor glanced at him and saw that he was so calm, and he was even more furious. He was about to order
Wang Yun took Wang Fu into prison. He Xiu saw that things were gradually getting worse, so he cleared his throat and coughed a few times to remind the king and ministers who were fooling around.
Hearing He Xiu's cough, the little fat man calmed down. He couldn't kill him yet. Yangzhou was still rectifying and the reform was still going on. If he were to kill this guy and reform everything at this time, no one would be in charge.
Calm down, calm down, there is always a chance for me to take revenge!
The little fat man calmed down and said, "Forget it, you go back first!"
Wang Yun lowered his head and slowly retreated to his seat. Seeing that things that were going smoothly were ruined by He Xiu, the ministers couldn't help looking at Master He with some resentment. This guy has made everyone angry, why are you still there?
Do you want to protect him? Yuan Ping was about to go to court, but the little fat man waved him to leave, and he sighed helplessly.
What a great opportunity, I was almost able to eliminate thieves for the country, what a pity!
Different from everyone's melancholy, Wang Fu looked at them with some complacency and raised his brows provocatively. Yuan Ping was so angry that he almost rushed over to beat him. When Wang Fu saw everyone was silent, he stood up and said:
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
The little fat man looked at him with extremely complicated eyes. He stared at Wang Fu, hesitated for a moment, murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and then said: "Just say it!", and then Wang Fu said: "I am traveling to Yangzhou.
The whole of Yangzhou is completely new to the scientific merit system. Most of the officials are from Imperial College. They pass the examination of ministers and are then appointed and dismissed as officials. The results are great!"
"I have been using it for one year, and it has made Yangzhou comparable to the great states in the Central Plains. Within three years, Yangzhou will definitely become the most important grain-producing place in the Han Dynasty!"
"If the Han Dynasty changes to the new system and pays attention to the administration of officials, it will definitely benefit the people and prevent the temples from being occupied by these mediocre people!" Wang Furuo said pointedly.
"No!" No one expected that at this time, He Xiu would be the first to come forward to oppose Wang Fu's memorial. Everyone was a little puzzled. Since you don't agree with his political views, why do you protect him at all times? Just now, you directly
Wouldn't it be better if the emperor cooked him? He Xiu stood up slowly and walked to Wang Fu. Wang Fu was still a little afraid of him.
Seeing him coming, he took a few steps back. In the temple, the only one who could scare the plague king was Master He. Even the emperor couldn't scare him. He was complaining in his heart. He originally wanted to petition your majesty.
We can suppress the Gongyang School, otherwise it will easily lead to chaos, but if this old thief is not dead, I will not dare to go to the temple for a day. I can only hope that he will leave the temple as soon as possible!
He Xiu frowned and said solemnly: "Since the implementation of the merit system in civilian villages and official schools, officials in various places have not had enough personal ethics and have been corrupt and accepted bribes, which has led to chaos in the administration of officials and the suffering of the people. If it is implemented throughout the world, it will cause turmoil in the temples and the emperor and his ministers.
disturbed!"
Wang Fu said with some disdain: "We in Yangzhou do not behave like this, why? Because I know how to use the criminal law. If we punish corrupt officials with severe punishment, and then use large sums of money to support integrity, it will be enough to reduce this kind of trend, and if there are many capable ministers in the world
Some, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages caused by corruption. If these mediocre gentlemen with noble moral character are allowed to serve as officials in various places, do the officials of the Han Dynasty want to demonstrate their personal ethics, or do they want to govern the local area?"
"This statement is ridiculous. If there is no personal morality, how can one govern a place?"
"There are many talented people, but only those with both ability and political integrity can achieve great things!" A minister argued.
"Hey, you are a mediocre person with no talent or virtue, but you can still stand in the temple. It shows that what you said is unreasonable!" Wang Fu said calmly, but it made the minister tremble with anger.
"If you set up a fund to support integrity and evaluate officials all over the world, do you know how much money it will cost the national treasury? Where will the money come from if the treasury is empty?"
It was Wen Renxi who said this. Although his direction was a little wrong, seeing that he could oppose Wang Fu, the ministers in the court also agreed with his words. After hearing his words, Wang Fu said: "Where does the treasury come from?"
Come on, taxes! If capable ministers are in charge, what will happen to the taxes of a state? Just like Yangzhou, before I went there, the taxes would be 50% of what they are now."
Wenren's attack stopped abruptly, and he thought for a moment, his eyes glowing, as if he suddenly realized something.
"Zizhang asked Confucius about benevolence. Confucius said: He who can practice the five virtues in the world is benevolent." I asked him, "If you don't have the five virtues of respect, generosity, trust, sensitivity, and kindness, how can you be a human being and how can you be a gentleman?"
"Why do you think you are an official? You are also a great scholar who is familiar with poetry and books, don't you know this truth?" Yuan Feng said.
"Oh, Zigong said: What if you can help others by giving generously to the people? Can you call it benevolence? Confucius said: What is benevolence, it must be holy! Yao and Shun were like diseases! You read poetry and books in vain, this principle is useless
I don’t know, why do you have the dignity to bark here?” Wang Fu said unceremoniously. The meaning of this passage is very simple. Confucius believed that if a person can make all the people rich as an official, then he is a saint.
It’s even better than Yao and Shun!
Yuan Feng was stunned and was defeated.
For a time, Wang Jie believed in his words and fought with all the officials in the court, but none of them could win!