Chapter 152 Luo Hui
Situations like the Ming Dynasty where there were problems with burial after the death of Hai Rui would never happen in the Song Dynasty.
This is not to say that there were no upright officials in the Song Dynasty, but that officials in the Song Dynasty had high salaries.
The Song Dynasty had the highest official salaries among all dynasties in history.
If a third-rank official is from a commoner background and does not have family support, it is impossible for him to buy a house in the inner city, but he can still afford a house in the outer city.
However, Luo Hui's family was crowded into a small house.
Hai Rui was called the most honest official in the Ming Dynasty because he couldn't even afford a coffin when he died.
But few people know that Hai Rui has several wives and concubines to support, which usually costs a lot of money. This is the reason why he has no money left.
Otherwise, no matter how low the salary of officials in the Ming Dynasty was, they would not be able to afford a coffin after their death.
However, Luo Hui's salary was obviously not low. He only had a wife, two sons and a daughter, not even a concubine, but his life was very difficult.
This puzzled Zhao Xing.
“Because time is limited, I don’t know much about it.” Sanshui said.
"Let Yin Hanzhang investigate." Zhao Xing said.
Originally he just wanted to simply check who Luo Hui was close to, so he asked Sanshui to check.
"Yes." Sanshui responded and hurried away.
Yin Hanzhang was very efficient. When Zhao Xing finished lunch, the files about Luo Hui were sent over.
After reading it, Zhao Xing was surprised. He didn't expect that Luo Hui was really an upright official.
Luo Hui was born in a small village, and his family did not have enough money for him to study.
When Luo Hui was seven or eight years old, he rescued an old Taoist who was unconscious on the roadside while herding cattle.
In order to repay his kindness, the old Taoist asked Luo Hui to teach him how to read, but he never thought that Luo Hui had extraordinary talent in reading and literacy. He memorized the words he taught him once.
The veteran had only attended a private school for a few years and didn't read much. After teaching for a year, he had nothing to submit.
When he left the village, he said it was a pity. If Luo Hui could study in a school, he would definitely be able to gain fame in the future.
Almost everyone in the village where Luo Hui is located has the surname Luo, and they all have the same ancestor.
After a respected elder heard about it, he considered it carefully, went from house to house to persuade him, and proposed to gather the strength of the whole village to support Luo Hui's education.
Although the people in ancient times were not well-informed, and the farthest place many of them had ever been to was a nearby town, the words of the highly respected elders in the tribe were still very useful.
Under the elder's persuasion, the whole village agreed.
Luo Hui just entered a private school in the town to study.
To use a later joke, Luo Hui is the hope of the whole village.
Luo Hui also lived up to the hopes of the whole village. He took part in the county examination at the age of eighteen and passed the Jinshi examination at the age of twenty.
Although it is only the second grade, it is still very rare.
After all, the gap in background lies there.
It is said that it is difficult for a poor family to produce a noble son.
Even though the imperial court attaches great importance to imperial examinations and promotes education, the resources enjoyed by children of wealthy families and ordinary people are completely different.
Under such circumstances, Luo Hui has only been studying for ten years, but he was able to pass the top two exams, which shows how powerful he is.
Luo Hui’s greatness doesn’t end there. He is a commoner with no background. He was promoted so quickly and became a third-grade imperial censor in more than ten years because he had participated in the competition twice. I took the system subject, and my grades were very good, and I got a promotion.
After Luo Hui became an official, he did not forget the kindness of his elders in his hometown. He funded the construction of a school in his hometown village and hired people to teach school-age children in the village to read.
And all expenses are borne by him alone.
Quancun provided for him to study, and he repaid the kindness of the villagers by supporting school-age children in the former village to study.
Zhao Xing was silent for a long time after reading it, and asked: "Why hasn't this kind of thing spread before?"
It stands to reason that such a deed should have spread throughout Bianjing long ago. But Zhao Xing had never heard of it before.
"Because the school funded by Luo Yushi only accepts children surnamed Luo." Yin Hanzhang said.
Zhao Xing nodded slightly when he heard this, but he felt it was not that simple. I'm afraid there is a deeper reason, and this reason involves human nature.
Zhao Xing shook his head slightly, not thinking about this, but thought of another question.
No wonder he felt something was wrong this morning.
When Luo Hui impeached him, no one agreed at first. It wasn't until Zhao Xing secretly changed his mind and said that Luo Hui had no regard for the emperor that someone spoke up for him.
Perhaps at first, Luo Hui's impeachment was not instigated by others. Instead, Luo Hui's impeachment disrupted the arrangements of those who were originally preparing to impeach him.
For a while no one agreed.
"Sanshui, order someone to prepare the car!" Zhao Xing ordered.
“Yes!” Sanshui responded.
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Liushui Lane is located in the east and north of the outer city of Bianjing.
The blue bricks paved in the alley are in disrepair and have some potholes.
A group of children were chasing and playing, but accidentally tripped over a pothole, causing a burst of laughter.
The fallen children were not upset, got up, patted the dust on their clothes, and continued playing.
At this moment, a group of strong men walked over with long swords sheathed on their waists.
After seeing the playful children, they ran away.
"Your Highness, this kind of alley is not safe. Why don't you get back to the carriage first, and I'll call Yushi Luo over." Gu Tingye said.
“We have come this far, there is no reason to go back, let alone what dangers there can be in Bianjing City.”
Zhao Xing held a folding fan in his chest and kept inciting, Resolve heat.
Gu Tingye didn't say anything after hearing this.
After a while, the group of people came to a house with the word "Luo Zhai" on it and stopped in front of it.
"Zhong Huai, go and call the door." Zhao Xing ordered.
"Yes!" Gu Tingye responded, stepped forward, held the knocker and patted the door.
After a while, an old servant opened the courtyard door. When he saw so many people standing outside the door, with weapons in their hands, he was so frightened that he almost closed the door.
"Old man, wait a minute." Gu Tingye quickly blocked the door and said, "My master is here to visit Luo Yushi, please let me know."
The old man at the concierge also realized at this time, this is Bian. In the capital city, the head of his family is even the imperial censor, and no one dares to act arrogantly.
I was just scared to see so many strong men.
Hearing this, he nodded and said, "Please rest for a moment. The old man will go and report to you right away."
Zhao Xing stood outside the door and looked around. From the positions of the neighboring gates on both sides, We can roughly deduce the size of the Luo family.
The house is about four or five acres in size. Even for a county magistrate, his house is probably not that small.
Although this is Bianjing.
After a while, the courtyard door opened again, and Luo Hui walked out.
Seeing Zhao Xing at the door, Luo Hui was stunned for a moment, then stepped forward and saluted: "I pay homage to His Highness the Crown Prince. I apologize for not being able to greet you from afar!"
" Did Gu take the liberty to come to the house and become a bad guest? Luo Yushi didn't invite Gu to come in and sit down?" Zhao Xing said with a smile.
"Your Highness, please come inside!" Luo Hui said quickly sideways.
Zhao Xing nodded and walked in.
"Go quickly and inform the old man, the old lady and the eldest lady to take the children out." Luo Hui told the concierge.
"Luo Yushi, I just want to chat with you. There is no need to alarm your father." Zhao Xing waved his hand.
(End of this chapter)