Chapter 176 175 Meeting the Lord of the Boss

"And can we study and recognize etiquette just to be an official in the imperial examination and to be at a high position and enjoy the people, and to be content with the water and fire of the people"

After Wei Guangde expressed his thoughts of asking the court to downgrade the court and hold the Rongen Banquet, he looked around everyone to see their reactions.

For such a thing, he, a little Jinshi, is definitely not qualified. In Wei Guangde's opinion, at least more than 2/3 of the new Jinshi must agree.

Democracy is important.

It did not disappoint Wei Guangde. At this moment, the Jinshi had not entered the officialdom and was naturally not affected by the bad trends in the officialdom. After hearing Wei Guangde's thoughts, his eyes lit up.

Indeed, the Rongen Banquet is very high in specifications, and there is a lot of money spent every time. It is rumored that it costs as much as a thousand taels each time.

As for letting the Jinshi donate to the disaster area?

Sorry, in this era, more people are actually donating money to the local area, but they do not have the awareness of providing help to other provinces.

Yes, in this era, the concept of rural areas is very strong.

Once you become an official or become rich, you will provide some help to the clan’s children and fellow villagers, and build bridges and roads. It is an obligation, and everyone can accept this.

However, if we say that Jinshi from Fujian in Jiangxi paid donations to victims in Shanxi and Shaanxi, we would never think about it.

Should I donate?

The donation is for you.

Who should donate?

Naturally, they are gentry from Shanxi and Shaanxi.

Of course, in the eyes of the Jinshi, since the imperial court is insufficient, it is also necessary to streamline some unnecessary expenses.

For their Jinshi, the banquet was more of a kind of glory. After all, it was the highest-level banquet for the imperial examination.

As for whether it is wine or water, delicacy or porridge at the banquet, it really doesn't matter.

"Okay, I support it."

"Yes, I think that's good, too."

The first person to react was Guo Dong, the person who spoke first. He was from Shanxi and was a little sarcastic about Wei Guangde's identity. However, he was the first to speak out for support at this time. Although he did not see the tragic situation in his hometown when he arrived in the capital in advance, he could also see a lot between the lines of the family letter.

The second person who spoke up for He Bangli was He at this time. He had already stood up and said loudly to other people in the same year: "The master said that Zigong said, "If you give to the people and help the people, how can you say? Is it benevolence? The Master said, "What is the matter with benevolence? Is it saint? Yao and Shun were still sick of all. Benevolent people want to stand up and establish others. They want to achieve enlightenment and gain imitation. They can be called benevolence.

We are all disciples of saints. When the people are suffering, we should follow what our ancestors say and help the people."

As he finished speaking, Guo Dong and the Shanxi Jinshis were all standing up to agree, and Jiangxi and Fujian Jinshis also stood up to support Wei Guangde's opinion.

When Wei Guangde saw that everyone's attention was shifting to him, he immediately stood up and bowed to the Jinshi, saying, "Sima Xianggong of the previous dynasty once wrote "Training Frugality and Showing Health". That was when Guangde saw this article, he was still young, but it was also a big touch.

Frugality is the common virtue; extravagance is the great evil.

When this country is not only used enough, we should not only learn from Sima Xianggong's gentleness, kindness, humility, and righteousness, but also learn from him to be thrifty and not to be extravagant."

Speaking of this, Wei Guangde paused for a moment before continuing: "But, as the book says, 'Your gift is not to be violated', the feast of honor can be held as usual, but the food level can be reduced or even the steamed buns can be used. What we want is the glory given by the emperor, which is a recognition of our ten years of hard work."

After saying that, Wei Guangde looked at the dozens of Jinshis upstairs, "This feast of honor is the emperor's praise of the three hundred Jinshis, and we cannot represent it, so I want to find more of the same year immediately, and I think everyone will not object to it."

"Well, let's go to other people now and talk about the disaster in Shanxi and Shaanxi. I believe we will understand it."

Xia Kefan also said.

Then everyone went downstairs and talked about this with the Jinshi downstairs. He heard that the Shanxi earthquake suffered such huge losses, hundreds of thousands of people were killed, and countless people were displaced due to disasters, so they agreed immediately.

Soon, nearly a hundred-year-old Jinshi in this restaurant were divided into several groups by Wei Guangde.

As the Chuanlu, Wei Guangde was the most ranked among these Jinshi. At least before people found Zhu Dashou, Tao Dalin and Jinda, everyone naturally led him.

Wei Guangde brought some Jinshi from Jiangxi, Shanxi and Fujian to the Ministry of Rites. Because the Ministry of Rites was responsible for organizing the Rongen Banquet, they still did not know who the Emperor Jiajing issued an edict to be responsible for hosting tomorrow's Rongen Banquet on his behalf, so they could only find the Ministry of Rites to express their feelings.

The others followed the streets to look for other people in the same year, and there were three other routes to Zhejiang, Nanzhili and Jiangxi Guild Halls respectively to find the first three people in this palace examination.

Speaking of which, Wei Guangde only thought after mentioning this matter. This operation seemed to be beneficial to his accumulation of prestige in the same year. At the beginning, Wei Guangde really didn't expect it to go there.

Of course, he hoped that he could not find the top scorer and the second place, but Wei Guangde could not speak out and had to take the initiative to talk about it, otherwise he would be hated afterwards.

There must be nerds who can get the Jinshi exam, but after all, they are a few, and others will inevitably react afterwards.

Therefore, Wei Guangde did not intend to leave this excuse. No matter what, he proposed and advocated it. Naturally, he would be responsible for the two things he had to do in the same year and the unrequited love.

Soon, the manpower was allocated properly, and Wei Guangde took Lao Kan, Guo Dong and other Jinshi directly to the Ministry of Rites, while Xia Kefan and others looked for people everywhere.

The ceremony of praising officials on the Imperial Street was just completed, and the main officials of the Ministry of Rites were hanging after the imperial list were gathered in the main hall to arrange tomorrow's feast. Not only the Minister of Shang Dynasty Wang Yongbin was present, but the Left Minister Wu Shan was also here. These two were naturally the people who had the right to speak in the Ministry of Rites.

Wang Yongbin is already old and has not been in good health over the years. He has submitted a memorial to retirement, but Emperor Jiajing has been dragging it down and has not approved it. I don’t know if he wants to wait until he finishes the palace examination ceremony before approving it.

Wushan is even more interesting. The second year before yesterday was the Left Minister of Rites, and later was transferred to the Left Minister of Personnel. However, this palace examination ceremony was sent by Emperor Jiajing to the Ministry of Rites to assist Wang Yongbin in handling government affairs.

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Wu Shan should be the one who chose Emperor Jiajing to succeed Wang Yongbin as the Minister of Rites.

Wu Shan was also from the Hanlin Academy and served as editor of the Hanlin Academy, the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites and the Left Assistant Minister of Personnel. It can be said that he was on the standard Hanlin road to the cabinet. Therefore, although he was still a member of the Ministry of Personnel at this moment, the people of the Ministry of Personnel bowed to him.

At this time, they were working with the left and right ministers to inquire about the preparations for the Lunar New Year's Office of the Qing Dynasty and the preparations for the tomorrow's Rong's banquet.

Soon, a small official rushed outside the door and asked to enter and inform him of important matters.

Wang Yongbin is already a little tired now. After all, he is old. This time he is also because of the three-year talent ceremony, so he returned to the office of the yamen. After being busy for so long, he is a little unsupported.

Seeing this, Wu Shan hurriedly asked the minor official to come in to report the matter.

The little official walked in and bowed quickly and said, "I have met the Lord of the Zong, and I have met several adults."

"If there is anything, tell me quickly."

Wu Shan immediately responded and said, "It's time to handle the work on this side as soon as possible, so that Wang Yongbin and Wang Shangshu could go back and rest first."

"Report to the adults, there are hundreds of Jinshi gathering outside and saying that they want to meet the great master Chen Qing. The villain dared not hide it and could only report it immediately."

The little official saw the two doctors who were retreating aside and knew that they were discussing affairs here just now, so he immediately reported it.

"Hundreds of Jinshi?"

At this time, whether it was the already tired Wang Yongbin, Wu Shan, or the ministers on the left and right were all surprised and couldn't stop.

Today, the ceremony of the ritual of the rituals and the ceremony of praising officials in the imperial street was just held. Something went wrong during this period, which made these new Jinshi dissatisfied.

To be honest, officials are most afraid of this.

Of course, the other party is a Jinshi, but in fact he already has an official position, but fortunately he has a lot of control. In fact, the ones they are most afraid of being attacked by the Imperial College and the scholars and juren.

There are hundreds of people, and there are a lot of people, and the crowd is in a turbulent situation. If you can't comfort me, you may have something big to do.

"Where are people?"

Wu Shan asked immediately.

"I let them into the gate and wait outside the second gate."

The little official hurriedly bowed and said.

"You handled it well, did they say something is wrong?"

Wu Shan continued to ask.

"No, they were just saying that they wanted to invite the uncle Chen Qing, and there were Jinshi coming. When I came in to inform me, several more Jinshi ran into the gate."

The little official replied hurriedly.

"Who is the leader? Is it Zhu Dashou or Jinda?"

In Wu Shan’s view, those who can call for the new Jinshi are either the top scholar Gong Zhu Dashou in this palace examination, or the Tanhua Jinda.

Speaking of which, as Huiyuan, Jin Da should be the most powerful contender for the top scorer. As for why the palace examination fell, Wu Shan is still very clear.

He is actually the same type of person as Jin Da. Wu Shan is from Gao'an, Jiangxi. Although he is a fellow villager with Yan Ge, the two have different political views.

Wu Shan couldn't stand Yan Shifan's insidious, cunning, selfish and greedy behavior, so when Yan Song wanted to meet him, Wu Shan flatly refused, so the two families had a gap.

At this time, Wu Shan was actually most afraid of Jin Da's dissatisfaction with the loss of the title of top scorer. Although he did not show it in the ceremony, he was afraid that if it was.

He participated in all the rituals from the palace examination to the current Imperial Street Promotion Officer, so as far as he knew, there was nothing wrong with it. It was difficult for him to understand what the Jinshi went to the ritual office to make trouble.

"My Lord Zhuan learned that the leader was Wei Guangde, the second-tier rank first."

The little official said hurriedly.

Before he came, he knew that this matter was very important, so he asked the details clearly before coming in and informing him, but the reason why the Jinshi came here was not asked.

"Wei Guangde?"

When Wu Shan heard this name, he frowned.

He naturally had seen this person. He went to the Jiangxi Guild Hall on the 29th day of the 12th lunar month last year. At that time, Wei Guangde came to him and said something like saying "I have long been admired for a long time."

To be honest, Wei Guangde didn't give Wu Shan a good impression, mainly because he was constantly flattering them, such as the officials from Jiangxi Province, which made Wu Shan feel that this person was a bit inclined to the point of being in a state of power.

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"Greetings to the Lord, to all the sirs."

Wei Guangde and several others followed the minor officials into the main hall. He accidentally saw Wu Shan, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, also there. Although he was surprised, he did not show it. Instead, he bowed to the adults in the hall in a regular manner.
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