Chapter 299 Volume C: Poetry and wine, taking advantage of the youth to make a desperate move

"The imperial court is currently tired of dealing with the pressure from the nine sides of Liaodong, and is well aware of the Jurchen threat, but is unable to take countermeasures. I am afraid it is also due to lack of money." Lian Guoshi also had a gloomy face, "But if we don't seize the time to contain it, With the expansion of the Jurchens, the military pressure on the imperial court in this regard and the pressure on military pay, food and armaments expenditure will be even greater in the future, and this has become a vicious cycle."

Yang Sichang and Hou Xun rode their horses silently.

This spring outing is not only a kind of rest and relaxation, but also an opportunity to make friends and enhance friendship.

People flock together and birds of a feather flock together. Yang Sichang and Hou Xun naturally hope to get to know a group of like-minded classmates, friends and colleagues. They will encounter countless ups and downs in their future career. This is what their parents have taught them, and even their parents have taught them this. Their own experiences have also made them understand this.

 To maintain a foothold in the future, we must have our own persistence and need more friends and allies.

  Sometimes allies are even more important than friends, and it’s even better if you’re both a friend and an ally.

In fact, during the discussions and exchanges between the two academies in the past two years, Feng Ziying also subtly provided some opinions for everyone to discuss and debate. Yang Sichang and Hou Xun were also more or less affected, but Nothing compares to this time when the two parties communicated in such a candid way together.

 Furthermore, everyone’s identity is different from what it was a year or two ago, so naturally the perspective, perspective and even maturity in considering issues are also different.

"Ziying, it seems that you also think that if you want to solve the financial problems of the imperial court, it is necessary to open the sea?" Hou Xun is two years younger than Yang Sichang, so he doesn't have so many scruples when speaking.

“The financial predicament is the biggest problem for the court that we all agree on, but can’t the problem be solved by opening up the sea? Is there any other way? Or is it necessary to take a multi-pronged approach?” Feng Ziying did not answer this question directly.

He knows very well that this matter cannot be answered in a year or two, nor can it be completely solved by opening the sea alone. This is a comprehensive and systemic problem. Can the problem be completely solved? It can only achieve a certain degree of relief, or use other methods to divert the conflict. Even Feng Ziying herself has no answer.

In the past life, I felt extremely happy reading all kinds of time-travel books and Golden Finger, but when you are really in a social environment where the social structure, productivity level, and even the ideas and thoughts of officials and people are still in a relatively lagging or even ignorant state, you Only then will we realize how big a challenge it will be to change this history.

No one will believe you, and no one will provide resources to support you, including your friends and family. You need to start from scratch, use every opportunity and resource, persuade with reason, and prove with success. .

 He has realized this since he stepped into this time and space, and from that time on he has followed his goals.

“Perhaps this is what we need to study and discuss in the Hanlin Academy?” Yang Sichang understood and nodded slightly.

Feng Ziying did not answer directly, but leaving room for such a question was more in line with his appetite.

 He ​​is not a person who easily accepts other people's opinions. Although he agrees with some of Feng Ziying's ideas to a certain extent, everyone's circumstances and experiences are different, and their education since childhood is also different. He has his own opinions.

"Wen Ruo, now that he has entered the Hanlin Academy, I am afraid he can't be too limited. He should share the worries of the court from more aspects. Didn't brother Wen Ruo dare to think about cleaning up the official fields and villages? Didn't he think about how to solve the nine-border defense? Pressure?" Of course Feng Ziying will not let Yang Sichang go easily, "Brother Jun Yu, the same goes for you. It is natural for you to shoulder the heavy responsibility for such matters."

How can this Tanhua be so good? I originally had hope, but Shen Yiguan interfered and ruined it. The matter of being famous in history has become so dirty. If you become the number one scholar and the third most beautiful woman, you should show some of the momentum and style of being the third most beautiful woman. Come out, right?

Yang Sichang laughed angrily. Is this guy really just looking at the excitement and not taking it too seriously? The strategy of opening up the sea is not enough, but he also needs to clean up the official fields and villages? Do you really want your Hanlin Academy editor to die early?

Lian Guoshi also laughed, but he had known about Feng Ziying's ambition for a long time. Feng Ziying discussed more with him, but he also admitted that many things could only be discussed now, and they were not suitable in any aspect, and the conditions were far from sufficient. Mature, but there should be some considerations in this regard.

Hou Xun also laughed and softened Yang Sichang's cheeks: "Ziying, Brother Junyu and Wen Ruo have already entered the Hanlin Academy. Of course they have to take the lead, and we must also work hard. In the past two or three years, Shujishi, we have to Tried hard to catch up.”

 Returning to the Capital City from Tiewang Mountain, the four of them felt relaxed and happy along the way. It was not until they returned home that Feng Ziying returned to her original state.

Jia Zheng has invited herself to Jia's mansion twice, which makes Feng Ziying a little puzzled.

 So I went where I was supposed to go, and what I needed to suggest was already suggested, so why else do I need to go to Jia’s house? How can there be so much to say?

The suggestions he could give regarding Jia Baoyu's matter were considered to be conscientious advice. Otherwise, given Jia Baoyu's lazy temperament and lack of responsibility and perseverance, there would really be no better path.

Of course, if Jia Yuanchun could become a concubine, or even go one step further and give birth to a son to become a queen, as in the book "A Dream of Red Mansions", that would be a different story.

But there is no doubt that this is just a false illusion. It is difficult for Feng Ziying to judge whether she can become the imperial concubine, because this is a matter of the heavenly family, but it is absolutely impossible to become the queen. Emperor Yonglong is not good at women, and with his scheming He is very suspicious and will never allow any woman or relatives to interfere in court affairs.

After receiving the invitation from Qiao Yingjia's house, Feng Ziying rushed to the other party's house without stopping.

"I didn't expect these Fujian people to be unstable." Qiao Yingjia said without much nonsense, "Huang Huang, the censor of Youqiandu, told me the other day that Fujian was hit by strong winds again last year, and people along the coast were scattered, especially in Zhangzhou Prefecture. , there was a spring drought this year, and Fujian Province failed to provide disaster relief. More than a hundred people starved to death in Tingzhou Prefecture alone, and thousands of people roared and gathered into bandits,..."

Feng Ziying knew that Huang Huang was from Zhangzhou, Fujian, and was one of the backbone of the Fujian scholars in the DPRK.

"What do you mean by Master Qiao?" Feng Ziying said calmly: "Can I deliver this article to you?"

Qiao Yingjia pondered for a moment and shook his head: "This is a double-edged sword. If it is not handled properly, it will hurt yourself, and the consequences will be huge. Let me think about it again."

"Master Qiao, in my disciple's opinion, there is no need to worry too much." Feng Ziying has been thinking about this issue for a long time. He must pass the selection process, but Shen Yiguan and Fang Congzhe have a deep dislike for him, so if he can't With Ye Xianggao's support, he will definitely fail in his selection of Shu Jishi.

In fact, Ye Xianggao, like Shen Yiguan and Fang Congzhe, has a bad impression of himself. Perhaps he is shallow in arts and science, or some of his views are too sharp. In short, he is not very appreciated by this group of people, but he is not To the point where he hates himself deeply, otherwise there would be no Xu Xie to deliver the message.

Of course there is a larger aspect to this because there are factors of Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia in it.

Shen Yiguan will become an official after a hard-fought confrontation with Emperor Yonglong, and the battle for the future chief and assistant will soon emerge from the secret struggle.

 This is a close game. Fang Congzhe is better in all aspects, and if Ye Xianggao wants to reverse the unfavorable situation, he will naturally have to play his role in all aspects.

"Oh, why did Ziying say this?" Qiao Yingjia nodded, not angry because Feng Ziying went against his intention, "Do you know why so many civil servants from Fujian and Zhejiang in the court dare not raise this proposal? It's Fujian and Zhejiang. If local officials say this, they will also be reprimanded by the court. If you do this, even if you are admitted to the academy in the future, it will be difficult, and you will also face difficulties when you leave the academy."

"Master Qiao, this disciple is aware of this situation." Feng Ziying smiled, "But do you think that even if the disciple passes the examination without writing this article, he will not be made things difficult for his studies in the past two years? This will be the palace examination. Disciple estimates that the policy article has been spread throughout the Imperial Academy for a long time. It is about sensationalism, alarmism, and being straight to gain loyalty. These reputations have probably fallen on disciples a long time ago, right?"

Qiao Yingjia was slightly startled, and then nodded slightly after a while, obviously agreeing with Feng Ziying's point of view. .

Feng Ziying's age, origin, and even his many performances in the past two or three years, as well as the emperor's praise for him, will have a more or less negative impact on him, especially his performance in the imperial examination and the various incidents it caused. Storms, even more so, are difficult to reverse in a short period of time.

"As a martial arts disciple, my disciple is not well-received by many scholars, and there is also the turmoil of the imperial examination, so I never expected to get much preferential treatment. Besides, I have no intention of just doing this in these two days. During the annual Guanzheng period, we have been begging for someone to let the disciple go. The disciple will still write articles and do things according to his own ideas. Under such circumstances, Master Qiao, do you think they will let the disciple go?"

Qiao Yingjia was speechless, and after a long time he laughed loudly: "Well said, I am a bit timid as a teacher, but I have lost your energy. Well, then I will send your article to the General Affairs Department!"

 Feng Ziying breathed a sigh of relief.

If you want Qi Yongtai to bow his head to Ye Xianggao, it is absolutely impossible, which means that Qi Yongtai may be suppressed by Ye Xianggao in the future, and Feng Ziying is not willing to even be affected by it.

It would be a pity if Qi Yongtai was affected by this, or even affected his future path to the cabinet. Rather than doing that, Feng Ziying would rather put his money where his mouth was.

 (End of this chapter)