Chapter 347 Enke
Wei Ye hurriedly walked into the pavilion, bowed and saluted: "Grandpa!"
When the old man who was fishing heard this, he still looked at the floats floating in the water and asked without turning his head: "What's the matter?"
"This morning, Huang Yushi impeached Yan Kuan, the Minister of Punishment." Wei Ye said.
"Because?" The old man turned his head sharply and looked at Wei Ye when he heard this.
The old man was over seventy years old, and his eyes were cloudy, but his eyes were somewhat sharp at this time.
"All the prisoners in the south of the Yangtze River died on the way to exile. Huang Yushi used this to impeach Yan Shangshu." Wei Ye said.
"I heard that he has been very close to Hu Zhongyan, the Minister of Civil Affairs, probably under his orders." The old man regained his previous calmness and looked towards the lake.
"Yes, but he is my grandfather's student after all. Will the officials and people in the court think that it was his grandfather's instructions?" Wei Ye asked a little worried.
"Ha." The old man smiled slightly: "I am just a dying old man. I have been in office for several years now. What does it have to do with me?"
"Then my grandson has resigned." When Wei Ye saw his grandfather saying this, he didn't say anything more and bowed.
"Wait!" The old man stopped Wei Ye and said, "Feng Lian has changed a lot in recent years. You should have the evidence of his corruption and perversion of the law be sent to the Censor Zhongcheng Luohui. Remember, don't expose his identity. ”
"Grandpa, Luo Zhongcheng impeached you back then. Doesn't this give him credit? Why not let your second uncle do it?" Wei Ye asked doubtfully.
The old man is Wei Hao, the former Minister of Rites, who became an official three years ago.
About seven or eight years ago, when Wei Hao was the Minister of Rites, Luo Hui impeached him not long after he entered the Yushitai.
As a grandson, Wei Ye naturally didn't like Luo Hui.
He also had no favorable impression of Huang Yushi. Huang Yushi was born in a poor family and could only be where he is today thanks to his grandfather.
Although his grandfather did not exert much effort, without his grandfather accepting Huang Yushi as his student, this person would never be able to be in the court today.
After his grandfather became an official, Huang Yushi often came to visit him at first, but then he came less and less. In the past few months, he even stopped coming and leaned towards Hu Zhongyan.
Wei Hao heard this and turned to look at Wei Ye. He looked at him awkwardly before he said, "Do you know why I have been suppressing you from taking part in the imperial examination?"
"My grandson's knowledge is shallow, and my grandfather is afraid that his grandson will embarrass the family," Wei Ye said.
Wei Hao shook his head and said: "Because the officialdom is more complicated than you think, there are many things that cannot be taught by teaching. What's more, I have already become an official. Although some people will betray my old face, there are not many who can help you. What are you thinking? Simple, but actually not suitable for officialdom.”
"My grandson has disappointed my grandfather." Wei Ye said with his head lowered.
Wei Hao was silent for a while and said: "I will teach you the last time today."
"I have served in the Ministry of Rites for many years, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the world is full of students."
"Although it's cool to leave someone behind, but with this relationship, they will sell me and the Wei family a favor. It will be good for your father, your second uncle, including you, and it will be good for you in the officialdom."
"But if I ask your second uncle to impeach him, what will others think?"
"Naluo has offended me before, so if he takes action, no one will doubt me. Do you understand?"
"My grandson understands, thank you for meeting me, grandfather!" Wei Ye suddenly understood and nodded quickly.
Wei Hao nodded slightly and said: "Enke will start soon, so be prepared."
Wei Ye was stunned when he heard this, and then said ecstatically: "Grandpa allowed me to take part in the imperial examination?"
"Yeah." Wei Hao nodded, without explaining, and said, "Go ahead and don't disturb my fishing."
"Yes, grandson, please leave!" Wei Ye bowed, took a few steps back, and then turned to leave.
Because I was in a good mood, there was joy in my steps.
"The master allows Young Master Sun to take part in the imperial examination. I hope Young Master Sun will be happy." The boy serving at the side said with a smile.
"I have suppressed him for several years, but his temper is still not calm enough." Wei Hao shook his head and said: "If he passes the exam and is awarded an officer, you can follow him."
"Master, I think Young Master Sun is quite good. After all, he is still young. Don't be too demanding." The boy advised.
"You have been with me for more than ten years, and you are not ignorant of the dangers in officialdom. What's more, today's officials cannot tolerate disdain in their eyes. But it is precisely because of this that I let him participate in this encore. Otherwise, we will have to suppress him for a few more years." Wei Hao said with a smile.
The boy was a little confused when he heard this, but Wei Hao had no intention of explaining.
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Coincidentally, Zhao Xing also sent a message to Yin Hanzhang, asking him to check on Huang Yushi.
Although this impeachment did not have much impact on him, establishing authority does not mean just killing a few people, but must be sustainable.
Since Huang Yushi dared to be instigated by others to be impeached, he would naturally have to bear the consequences.
Only constant intimidation can make those officials afraid.
As long as no middle- and low-level officials dare to charge those people, they will have no choice but to end up on their own.
But what surprised Zhao Xing was that before he could be impeached, the documents to impeach Huang Yushi were delivered to him.
After reading the zhazi, Zhao Xing was surprised that it was written by Luo Hui. He not only listed what Huang Yushi had done in the zhazi, but also asked Zhao Xing for punishment.
The position of Censor Zhongcheng is very important. In fact, after Zhao Xing ascended the throne, he thought about replacing Luo Hui several times.
It's not that Luo Hui didn't do well, but that Luo Hui was too principled.
Zhao Xing needs someone like Yan Kuan who blindly obeys him and can integrate the Yushitai into a monolithic piece.
Only in this way can the Yushitai fully function when he does something.
It's not that Zhao Xing doesn't want officials in the court to have their own ideas, but if he wants to rectify the administration of officials, he must be able to turn the court into a hall of one voice.
Only in this way can he quickly achieve the results he wants, instead of constantly wrangling with officials.
To achieve this, Yushitai plays a very important role.
Zhao Xing cannot give orders for everything. The person who serves as Yushi Zhongcheng must be able to understand what he means.
Just like this Huang Yushi, if a person who can understand his meaning serves as Yushi Zhongcheng, he doesn't need to worry at all and can just deal with it.
But Luo Hui was very proactive this time, which surprised him.
Shaking his head, Zhao Xing didn't think much about it. Seeing that the suggestions approved by the prime ministers were to be handed over to Dali Temple for review, Zhao Xing thought for a while, wrote and approved, but added that it would be personally supervised by the censor Zhongcheng.
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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it’s mid-September, and the exam begins.
Although this was his first imperial examination after taking the throne, Zhao Xing didn't pay much attention.
Even if some talents can emerge from the imperial examinations, the grades awarded to those who enter and leave officialdom are not high.
No matter how talented you are, you won't be able to use them in a short time.
There were nine days of examinations and six days of marking. At the end of September, the list of successful candidates was sent to Zhao Xing.
Zhao Xing took a cursory look and saw Wen Yanjing's name on the list of second-tier players.
However, Zhao Xing didn't pay much attention. He put down the list, looked at Wang Anshi, and asked: "Among these people, are there any people who have left a deep impression on Wang Aiqing?"
(End of chapter)