Chapter 170: The Capital is in uproar (Subscription Request)

"Difficult to do?"

Yan Shaoting and his brother-in-law Lu Yi spoke at the same time.

But the expressions of the two people were very different.

Yan Shaoting asked a rhetorical question.

Lu Yi was confused.

Xu Wei explained: "The court may have some complaints, but since His Majesty has made the announcement, I think the court will not dare to oppose the tutor as the chief examiner of this spring examination too much. At most, the censors will mention it in the memorial."

Lu Yi tilted his head and widened his eyes, asking in confusion: "Could it be that group of scholars are causing trouble?"

Xu Wei shook his head and then nodded.

"not sure."

"As for making trouble, maybe it depends on how the situation changes."

"But after today, the candidates taking the imperial examinations in the capital, and even the scholars in the capital, will probably discuss this matter heatedly."

Lu Yi snorted coldly: "They are just a few candidates. If they dare to cause trouble, Mr. Xu doesn't have to worry. Just leave it to me."

As he spoke, Lu Yi crossed his hands and slowly turned them, his eyes flashed with cold light and he snorted coldly.

"Then let these candidates take a look at what the imperial prison looks like!"

Xu Wei was speechless for a while.

But it seems like Lu Yi really doesn't understand at all.

Xu Wei had no choice but to explain: "If the candidates who are going to Beijing to take the exams cause trouble, they don't even need to show up in person. As long as the scholars inside and outside the capital take action, they can cause trouble for the tutor just by talking without causing any trouble."

Lu Yi still didn’t quite understand.

I don't quite understand how a scholar's mouth can cause my brother-in-law so much trouble.

Yan Shaoting snorted coldly: "In this world, only scholars have the most poisonous tongues."

Xu Wei nodded, agreeing very much.

But he soon froze.

Aren’t you just a scholar?
Xu Wei shook his head and said, "The tutor is only twenty years old now, but he has already held several positions in the court and handled many affairs. Although there were complaints before, it doesn't matter after all as Your Majesty has reconsidered it.

“But the Spring Examination is different from the imperial court. It is to select talents from all over the world for the imperial court.

“Without a high position and power, no one dares to take responsibility.

"In addition, the tutor is younger than the candidates for the imperial examination, but he is the chief examiner. He will be the teacher of many candidates for the imperial examinations in the future. How can those scholars tolerate him?

I am worried that if the imperial decree is spread today, the candidates and scholars in the capital who are taking the imperial examinations will be outraged and will oppose the tutor being the chief examiner for the next year's spring examination."

Lu Yi curled his lips.

He grew up in the business of guarding the rich and powerful, and what he learned since elementary school was how to be the king's lackeys and how to investigate cases and arrest people. He didn't understand the intrigues of scholars.

Lu Yi muttered, "So many twists and turns, just because you think my brother-in-law is young. Anyway, His Majesty is here, let them talk, how can they save a piece of meat?"

Xu Wei smiled helplessly and said, "That's what I said, but it's not the truth. As an official in the imperial court, you have to care about your reputation. If it's just the dissatisfaction of the candidates and scholars in the capital, it's not a big deal.

“But what if someone is behind this?

"The candidates who went to Beijing to take the imperial examinations and the scholars in Beijing were incited to cause trouble, and the news that the tutor would serve as the chief examiner for the next year's spring examination spread out of the capital and spread all the way south.

"By then, the tutor will surely be rejected by the scholars of the world.

The tutor is an official in the court. Even if he cannot be liked by the scholars of the world, he must not be hated by them! "

This is what Xu Wei is most worried about.

A scholar can make the dead appear alive, and the living appear dead.

Confusing right and wrong and confusing the public.

After so many years, those people have become well versed in this.

As an official in the court, even the most treacherous minister would not dare to go against the scholars in the entire world.

The Yan family has had a bad reputation in the court in recent years. They are called the Yan Party, and everyone is against the Yan family.

But in Shilin, he does not have much bad reputation.

No matter how fierce the fight in the court is, it is all about power.

But if anyone offends the scholars of the world, he can expect to bear the infamy for the rest of his life.

Fame and fortune.

The benefit is in the court.

Famous throughout the world.

Xu Wei sighed deeply, his eyebrows almost broken by this matter.

I saw that this person failed every time he tried.

However, Mr. Xu was heartbroken because of the next year's spring imperial examination, and he kept shaking his head and sighing.

"Difficult to handle."

"It's difficult..."

"Difficult to do?"

Yan Shaoting snorted again.

Xu Wei and Lu Yi looked over.

Yan Shaoting sneered.

Since the old Taoist priest had given him such a great benefit, he would be given the title of the tutor for two lists of Jinshi in the spring imperial examination of the Renxu year.

How could I waste the old Taoist priest's kindness?

Then all his acting in the Wanshou Palace would be in vain.

Yan Shaoting looked at the two people in front of him who were puzzled.

"It's difficult, so let's not do it!"

……

Beijing city.

The news that Yan Shaoting would serve as the chief examiner of the next year's spring examination and would be in charge of selecting talents for the emperor's court spread like wildfire into thousands of households and the ears of countless people.

And outside the Daming Gate.

The official office.

Xu Jie's face was full of doubt.

Guo Pu just stood up and stepped forward to confirm again that there were indeed three examiners for the next spring examination as determined by Xiyuan's decree, and Yan Shaoting was indeed ranked after the first one.

He then quietly returned to his original position and sat down, with his hands naturally placed on his thighs and his eyes staring straight at the ground in front of him.

Li Chunfang's face flushed: "Impossible! Xiyuan's order must have been misdelivered!"

"Lord! The Spring Examination is a matter of selecting talents for the country. How could His Majesty let Yan Shaoting be the chief examiner?"

"Please come to the palace and ask for your Majesty's order."

In this spring imperial examination of the Renxu year, Li Chunfang was also one of the examiners.

He had even served as an examiner during the last imperial examination, the spring examination of the 38th year of the Jiajing reign, as the Junior Minister of Rites and Hanlin Academician.

Now he has to be inferior to Yan Shaoting.

Yan Shaoting was the chief examiner and he was the examiner.

Li Chunfang couldn't agree no matter what.

Xu Jie was the same. He had no objection to letting Yuan Wei and Dong Fen be the examiners for the next spring examination.

Yuan Wei was the Minister of Rites who entered the cabinet, so it was reasonable for him to serve as an examiner for the Spring Examination.

Dong Fen was the Chancellor of the Chancellery and a Bachelor of the Hanlin Academy.

He was from Wucheng County, Huzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province, only 200 miles away from Songjiang Prefecture.

It is even more suitable to be an examiner for the Spring Examination!
But what is Yan Shaoting?
Moreover, he was appointed as the chief examiner of the Spring Examination.

This is not a big joke.

What’s more important is that once Yan Shaoting really gets the identity of the chief examiner of the imperial examination next spring.

Then all the successful candidates in the two lists of the Renxu year must respect Zong Shaoting as their teacher.

These people cannot be used easily.

Even more...

It is not certain whether those scholars in the south who are valued by him can get their names on the list of successful candidates.

Li Chunfang saw that Xu Jie had not spoken a word.

He looked anxious: "Lord, if Yan Shaoting is really allowed to be the chief examiner of the next spring examination, the court will really become a joke in front of the scholars of the world!"

Guo Pu lowered his gaze even lower.

He suddenly remembered that Lord Yuan seemed to be cooking meat at home today, and he should go over to have a meal.

And when asked by Li Chunfang, Xu Jie finally raised his head.

Just when he was about to speak.

Xu Jie's long-time servant had already walked in quickly from outside.

The long-servant looked at the three people in the room and whispered, "Master."

Xu Jie frowned: "What's the matter?"

The attendant looked at Li Chunfang and Guo Pu again, then walked behind Xu Jie, bent down, and covered his face with his hands.

In Xu Jie's confusion.

The attendant whispered, "The news from the Western Garden is that His Majesty intends to preside over the examination for the Spring Examination of the Renxu Year. Due to the rules, Yan Shaoting was selected as the chief examiner for the examination next year."

After saying this, the attendant stood up and stood aside.

His eyes swept across the faces of Li Chunfang and Guo Pu.

Li Chunfang looked at Xu Jie and said, "Lord, has something happened again?"

Xu Jie's face was solemn and his brows were furrowed.

He originally wanted to agree to what Li Chunfang said and go to the palace to request the re-selection of examiners for the next year's spring examination of Renxu.

but now……

He looked at Li Chunfang who had an indignant look on his face.

Xu Jie suddenly cursed: "You bastard, how dare you bully the Ming Dynasty!"

After saying that.

Without waiting for Li Chunfang to continue asking.

Xu Jie stood up with an angry face: "Urgent report from the Nine Frontiers, it's about the villain Anda, the cabinet needs to discuss it urgently."

Leave a word behind.

Under the gaze of Li Chunfang and Guo Pu, Xu Jie left angrily.

The attendant followed behind him, following closely.

In the Ministry of Personnel and the Shangshu's residence, the only ones left were Li Chunfang, who had an indignant look on his face, and Guo Pu, who looked outside the door as if he had sensed something.

And outside the government.

The city of Beijing was indeed as Xu Wei had described, with all the candidates and scholars who had gone to Beijing to take the imperial examinations in an uproar.

Guild halls and inns from various provinces in Beijing.

Recently, many candidates have flocked in to take part in the next year's spring examination of Renxu, as well as scholars who want to take the opportunity to exchange ideas and discuss knowledge.

"Yan Shaoting will be the examiner I'm waiting for next year?"

"This is not a big joke!"

Inside the Nanzhili Guild Hall, some candidates who were going to Beijing to take the imperial examinations spoke out in anger.

This immediately attracted the support of scholars and other candidates.

"The Yan family has controlled the government for many years, and there are many dignitaries in the court to check and balance them."

"But the Yan family is still so ignorant that they want to let a young boy who has been granted the same title as a Jinshi to be the chief examiner for students like us who have studied hard for ten years?"

"This is ridiculous!"

"It must be that the Yan family flattered the superiors and stole this position."

"How can Yan Shaoting have the face to do this? To put it nicely, he is a fellow Jinshi. To put it bluntly, he is just a piece of shit like the lady!"

"Yan Runwu, a fellow Jinshi, is like a lady, how ridiculous!"

There was shouting and cursing in the guild hall.

Everyone was furious about Yan Shaoting's appointment as the chief examiner of the spring examination of the Renxu year.

Someone in the field suddenly climbed onto the table and looked around.

"Brother Rumo!"

"Brother Yuan Yu!"

"I think all the candidates from all over the country are very angry and are determined to denounce the thief from the Yan family."

"You two brothers are both outstanding people in Nanzhili and can represent the scholars in Nanzhili."

"Brothers, please lead us to protest on the streets!"

Xu Shixing and Wang Xijue, who had not spoken a word in agreement behind the crowd, just watched themselves being stared at by countless eyes.

The two looked at each other.

They could see deep worry in each other's eyes.

Yan Song was also an examiner for the Spring Examination for many years.

There was no sign of this group of people denouncing the incident.

The two of them just felt that they were really unlucky this time. They had just arrived in Beijing and such trouble had arisen.

But the two of them didn't say anything, and the candidates from Nanzhili who were already furious had already carried them out of the guild hall.

Got outside.

Everyone discovered it immediately.

Not only did the candidates who were taking the imperial examinations gathered in the Nanzhili Guild Hall rush out, but candidates from other provinces also walked out of the guild halls and inns.

Everyone.

Without exception.

They all denounced Yan Shaoting as the chief examiner of the spring examination of the Renxu year.

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