Chapter 178 The thief Yan bullied me. There is no great scholar in the mountain.

The backyard of Yan's mansion.

Lu Yi looked puzzled: "Brother-in-law, what's wrong?"

Yan Shaoting paced back and forth, looked at Lu Yi, and confirmed again: "You mean, everyone in the city is talking about me now, and I will deliberately learn to be a master of a school?"

Lu Yi nodded heavily.

"That's what I said."

"Those guys are smart enough to know how powerful my brother-in-law is..."

Lu Yi kept talking to himself complacently, but at the end, he shut his mouth.

Because in front of him, his brother-in-law's face was becoming more and more uglier.

Lu Yi shrank his head and whispered, "Brother-in-law? Is there something wrong with this?"

Yan Shaoting looked at his brother-in-law and said, "Everyone in the city is talking about me. Do you think it's a good thing or a bad thing?"

Although things are a bit urgent now.

Even Xu Wei went out of the city to Changping, apparently to prepare for this incident.

But Yan Shaoting felt that he still needed to train his brother-in-law.

Lu Yi frowned.

No matter how innocent he was outside of his duties as a Jinyiwei guard, when he saw Yan Shaoting like this, he finally realized something unusual.

Then he blinked and whispered, "Fame..."

I saw my brother-in-law say these two words.

Yan Shaoting smiled on the spot and nodded to signal the other party to continue.

Lu Yi clapped his hands heavily.

"Brother-in-law, I got it!"

"People are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being fat!"

After saying this, Lu Yi's eyes sparkled brightly.

"..."

Yan Shaoting couldn't help but roll his eyes.

This kid is good at using analogies.

He coughed lightly and sat down slowly: "You are right, people are afraid of being famous. But think about it, how big will my reputation be after this incident? How will it be known?"

After Yangming, he became the master of the School of Mind.

Is this a title that I can live up to?
Not to mention myself, even Old Yan wouldn't dare to take on this title.

Yan Shaoting looked up at the sky.

He inquired, "When did this news spread in the city?"

Lu Yi thought for a moment and replied, "Not long after the elder returned home, the news spread throughout the city."

Yan Shaoting's eyes couldn't help but shrink.

It seems that my guess was correct.

Someone.

Seeing that official means were no longer effective, he turned to the reputation of the literati.

Does he want to stink himself up?

"How's the investigation going for me today?"

I can’t think of how to deal with it right now.

Yan Shaoting had no choice but to turn and ask about what he had told his brother-in-law today.

Hear this.

Lu Yi, however, showed a worried look on his face. He moved a stool and sat next to Yan Shaoting, and said uneasily: "Brother-in-law, is there anyone who wants to ruin your reputation?"

Hearing my brother-in-law's concern.

Yan Shaoting looked surprised.

This kid actually understands this level of relationship.

He nodded with a smile on his face: "Don't worry, it's just a small matter."

Lu Yi shook his head and said, "How can this be a small matter! Brother-in-law, you are different from me. I work for the Jinyiwei and will probably be in the Jinyiwei for the rest of my life."

As he spoke, Lu Yi waved his knife, his eyes flashing with murderous intent.

"What is Jinyiwei? It is a place where wolves, tigers and leopards gather. It has not had a good reputation since the reign of Emperor Taizu."

"But you, my brother-in-law, are different. You are an official in the court, and you will become a prime minister in the future."

"If I let these people ruin my brother-in-law's reputation now, it will be hard for him to join the cabinet in the future."

Yan Shaoting always had a smile on his face as he looked at his brother-in-law who cared so much about his reputation.

This boy has a good heart towards his family.

He smiled and comforted her, "Don't worry, it's just a minor matter, and it hasn't really hurt my reputation. There's no need to rush this matter. As the military strategy says, when the enemy comes, we will stop them with our generals and when the water comes, we will block it with earth. Let's wait until the other side has used all their moves, and then we can fight back!"

Lu Yi was a little unsure.

"Really?"

Yan Shaoting snorted twice and said, "I'm telling you something!"

Seeing that my brother-in-law didn't want to mention this matter again.

Lu Yi had no choice but to say, "Brother-in-law, don't worry, someone has been investigating and they won't be discovered."

After saying that.

Lu Yi added: "In the southeast, Zhang Juzheng is still staying in the Suzhou Prefecture's Grain Supervisory Office, but he refuses to see visitors. It seems that because of the survey of the two prefectures in Suzhou and Songjiang this time, the two prefectures have some complaints about him."

These were all first-class fields that did not have to pay taxes in the past.

But now that Zhang Juzheng had surveyed the land, all taxes and levies had to be paid to the court from now on.

It would be impossible for the people in Suzhou and Songjiang to have a good attitude towards Zhang Juzheng.

If it weren’t for Zhang Juzheng’s identity.

I'm afraid these people have already been lobbying everywhere, inciting local governments to impeach Zhang Juzheng.

I just don't know what kind of interest exchange is behind the land survey between the two prefectures of Suzhou and Songjiang.

I'm afraid Zhang Taiyue also wants to return to Beijing now.

Yan Shaoting thought secretly in his heart.

Lu Yi continued, "As for Hai Rui, I don't know what happened, but he actually went to Huizhou Prefecture."

Yan Shaoting was stunned: "Why is he going to Huizhou Prefecture?"

Lu Yi shook his head: "It seems that an official from Huizhou Prefecture wrote a letter to invite him to go."

Although Yan Shaoting did not show it on his face at the moment, he was thinking about the people in the capital who were behind the scenes fanning the flames and spreading the word that he would become the future master of the School of Mind.

He said casually: "Have someone keep an eye on it and tell me immediately if anything happens."

Lu Yi nodded.

"Brother-in-law, don't worry. Knowing that you want to use Hai Rui, I have asked the most secret detective brothers in the government to keep an eye on the news in the southeast."

Yan Shaoting glanced at Lu Yi and said, "Should I ask your sister to find something good for you?"

Lu Yi shuddered all over and shook his head. "Don't! Brother-in-law, it would be best if you don't mention me to my sister."

When I think of my second sister.

Lu Yi shuddered.

The last time there was a fire at the post station on the official road south of the capital, as soon as the second sister got the news, she said without saying a word, "An elder sister is like a mother," and made her kneel for several hours in vain.

If my brother-in-law hadn’t found out, he would have explained it to me.

I'm afraid I don't know how long I will have to kneel.

I see that this kid also has something to fear.

Yan Shaoting smiled and hummed, "Any other news?"

"Have!"

It seemed that he was afraid that Yan Shaoting and his second sister would mention him.

Lu Yi quickly spoke up, "It's still news from the southeast. Qi Jiguang in Zhejiang Province is now leading his troops like a god. He has won every battle and has made the Japanese pirates in Zhejiang Province flee in panic. According to the government, the Japanese threat in Zhejiang Province will probably be completely eliminated by the end of this year."

This is all bound to happen.

If it weren’t for the series of troubles that happened later in the Ming Dynasty.

Qi Jiguang never went north but stayed in the southeast coast, so the Japanese threat was never resolved.

But this also reminded him.

At the end of the year, it is time to prepare for the follow-up matters of Zhejiang Province's pacification of the Japanese invasion.

Seeing Yan Shaoting fall into deep thought.

Lu Yi turned his eyes and whispered, "Brother-in-law, there is one more thing."

"Ok?"

Yan Shaoting looked over with a puzzled look.

Lu Yi smiled and said, "They are Xu Kun and Gao Wuguan."

Yan Shaoting then remembered.

The imperial court has officially appointed Xu Kun and Gao Wuguan as the directors of the Zhejiang Qingli Division of the Ministry of Revenue.

Xu Kun was arranged by the Xu family.

On the contrary, Gao Wuguan and Yan Shaoting requested to transfer Xu Kun to Zhejiang Qingli Division as well after learning that Xu Kun was assigned to Zhejiang Qingli Division.

He asked, "What's wrong? What grudge has arisen between the two of them?"

Lu Yi shook his head and said, "There is no grudge. But my brother-in-law made a good plan! According to the news not long ago, Xu Kun and Gao Wuguan were both in the Zhejiang Qingli Division, handling military supplies.

"My brother-in-law instructed us to fill the shortfall in the Ministry of Revenue's B Treasury. Now there is news from the south that cotton and cotton cloth are on their way to Beijing.

Things in other parts of the military supply department are also progressing rapidly. Xu Kun and Gao Wuguan are now busy with work all day long, each with a group of people."

Talking.

Lu Yi tilted his head and frowned, "What is this called...what is that called..."

Yan Shaoting glanced at it and said, "Sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight."

Lu Yi exclaimed: "Yes, yes, yes! That's what I mean."

Yan Shaoting stood up and patted his brother-in-law on the head.

"You should go and rest early. I'll go to Grandpa's place."

Now, a courtyard in the Yan Mansion has been cleared out for Lu Yi to stay overnight.

Seeing that Yan Shaoting had something to do, he went to see Lord Yan.

Lu Yi immediately stood up, shouted a few times, and disappeared without a trace.

Looking at my brother-in-law's happy look.

Yan Shaoting's expression gradually became serious.

……

The next day.

In Beijing, Yan Shaoting's reputation for Confucian classics was growing.

With everyone's gossip, he was almost only one step away from becoming the master of the School of Mind.

The candidates in Beijing who are waiting to take part in the imperial examination next spring are naturally happy to see this happen.

Regardless of whether these people can see the competition and undercurrents behind the scenes.

On the bright side.

The more famous Yan Shaoting is, the more respectable he is to them.

However, a few people like Xu Shixing and Wang Xijue, who were originally planning to leave the city for Changping, stayed in the city to wait and see the situation because of Yan Shaoting's rising fame in the city.

However, a great uproar gradually arose among the scholars.

News was coming in from all sides, and countless famous scholars were rushing to the capital.

One day.

In Beijing.

A piece of news from the south completely detonated the capital, which was already undercurrent.

"The thief Yan bullied me because there is no great scholar in the mountains!"

It is unclear exactly who said this.

But this sentence spread all over Beijing.

After this sentence, the famous scholars from all over the country came to Beijing to challenge Yan Shaoting to a debate on scriptures, and the news spread to the capital.

When everyone was fighting for the orthodoxy of Yangming's philosophy of mind.

Suddenly one day.

Some people say that the boy named Yan Shaoting in Beijing is the only person in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty who can become the master of the School of Mind.

Could this be accepted by those famous scholars who consider themselves to be the direct descendants of the School of Mind?

And the places closer to the capital.

There are already many famous scholars in the area who have set foot in the capital.

While everyone was watching the capital, famous scholars in the literary world were rushing to the capital.

People were also watching what was happening in Yanfu Lane.

Not long after.

While people are waiting.

Yan Shaoting’s words were also heard in Yanfu Lane.

"Three days later."

"Changping Academy."

"Waiting for you all."

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