Chapter 453: Knowing the advantages and disadvantages of the factions

Feng Ziying couldn't help but smile bitterly and scratch his head. He really couldn't say much about this kind of thing.

This is also the first time that he has encountered the comments made by his classmates about his class, or rather about those idle and idle people in the martial arts class. Their disdain and disgust are palpable.

If it weren't for themselves, I'm afraid these two people would even sneer at the role of Jia Lian, who seeks a position as a donation examiner.

The performance of Shi Guangjue and Ma Xia in the Ningxia rebellion even implicated Northern scholar Yun Guang, which made the scholars' impression of Wu Xun, especially the second and third generations of Wu Xun, even worse.

Of course Feng Ziying will not be unhappy either. Both of them can be considered to be loyal and upright people, and at least they do not have any ill will toward themselves. Such blunt advice is precisely a sign of respect and recognition for themselves.

"Mengzhang, Keyao, I understand the good intentions of you two, but people cannot choose their origins, and I also think that every class group cannot be generalized. The martial heroes made great contributions to the Great Zhou during the Taizu era. This cannot be denied. Of course, I also admit that after two or three generations of comfortable life, most of these martial arts groups degenerated very quickly..."

Feng Ziying did not avoid this question, "But I think there are still talented people in the martial arts group who care about their family and country. Others dare not say that. My father and princes, Chen Gong, the commander-in-chief of Jizhen, the current Governor-General of Xuanda, Niu Gong, and the Fifth Army Camp General Chen Gong secretly believed that he was still serving the country and did not dare to neglect it."

Fan Jingwen and He Fengsheng quickly apologized. After all, Feng Ziying mentioned his own father. Feng Ziying waved her hands and smiled and said: "Mengzhang, Ke Yao, I have no other meaning. I just want to express a point of view. The martial arts group is still a member of our imperial army." It is an indispensable pillar. Whether it is acknowledged or not, it exists. What the court has to do is to remove the dross and extract the essence, rather than blindly despise and reject it."

 “Well said!” A man next to him suddenly interjected.

When Feng Ziying, Fan Jingwen, and He Fengsheng met, they hurried to greet him. This person was Sun Juxiang, the censor of the Imperial Procuratorate.

“Well, there’s no need to be polite.” Sun Juxiang waved his hand, his triangular eyes like a falcon were shining sharply, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, showing that he was in a good mood.

"Ziying, you are right. We scholars have always despised Wu Xun because of his bad behavior and hindered national affairs. But what you said is also reasonable. Such a huge class was established during the Taizu era when he conquered the world. There are many martial arts disciples in the army. It is inappropriate to generalize, but a strategy must be used to clear out the corpses among them..."

When Sun Ju saw each other, the three of them all lowered their eyes and listened quietly. They were also very happy in their hearts. Children can be taught, "But this is not a simple matter. It also requires a process. To remove the bad and retain the good, the Metropolitan Procuratorate also has such an intention... "

Feng Ziying heard it. This person was clearly approving his own point of view, but in the end, he went around the circle and still said that Wu Xun was not usable. They were all people who were harming the country and should be eliminated. If you want to remove the bad and retain the good, he probably should do it. From my perspective, ninety-nine out of a hundred people are useless, and there is only one jing.

This is also in line with the current mainstream views of scholar-officials.

Of course, this is not a generalization. Veteran generals such as their father, Wang Ziteng, and Chen Jingxuan still belong to the Jing category in their minds, but after all, there are too few, and most of them are either useless people or people who harm the country and the people.

 It is neither possible nor realistic to reverse this impression.

 Because even Feng Ziying has to admit that the slow decline of the martial arts community is an irreversible trend. The Jia family of Rong Ning's second son is a typical example.

Look at the likes of Jia She, Jia Zheng, Jia Jing, Jia Zhen, Jia Rong, Jia Baoyu, etc., they are all living a good life, but those who are dominating and seeking death in various ways are really working non-stop towards the Running on the road of self-destruction.

Feng Ziying thought that if she had not taken the imperial examination route, she would have become the object of contempt in the minds of these people.

Similarly, if it weren’t for his outstanding performance in the palace examination, if it wasn’t for the blockbuster "Internal Reference" he launched after selecting Shujishi in the palace, and if it wasn't for his first contribution to the strategy of borrowing money to open the sea, I'm afraid someone like Sun Juxiang, who is usually quite arrogant, No one in my generation would be so kind to me.

Sun Juxiang was also from Shanxi and was from the same hometown as Qiao Yingjia. However, even though he and Qiao Yingjia were from the same township party, Qiao Yingjia was still his immediate boss. However, this person had a very tough character. Even Qiao Yingjia said that this person was born to be a censor, but he was not suitable to take charge. Official means that this person is too rigid, but lacks overall perspective and flexibility.

After finally waiting for Sun Ju to meet and teach him, Feng Ziying, Fan Jingwen, and He Fengsheng all looked at each other and smiled. No one expected that what was originally a discussion between classmates would lead to Sun Yushi long speech.

“However, Mr. Sun is indeed a man of character. He even dared to argue with Mr. Zhang, the censor of Zuodu. His younger brother Sun Dingxiang is now the co-president of Songjiang Prefecture, and he is also an extremely tough person.” Fan Jingwen sighed with emotion.

"No, Mengzhang, your information is not well informed. Sun Dingxiang has been promoted to Jinling Prefecture. We can meet him this time when we go to Jinling." He Fengsheng interrupted.

Feng Ziying was also startled. If Sun Dingxiang was really as upright as his brother, then it would be a bit difficult for Jiayu Village, the prefect of Jinling. However, after Jiayucun experienced some ups and downs, he would probably be much more cunning. When he met Sun Dingxiang This kind of direct minister may not be afraid.

A few people were talking as they got off the boat and walked straight to the market on the south bank of Zhangjiawan.

It has to be said that since the Yongle era of the pre-Ming Dynasty, as the capital city became the political center of the country, there was only a short Jinling era and then its prosperity was restored.

For the consumption of more than one million people, most of the food, cloth, tea, medicinal materials, silks and satins, paper, southern goods and other items need to be transported from the south. All kinds of commodities from Shandong, Nanzhi, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and even Huguang It needs to be transported to the capital city through the main artery of the Yangtze River-Canal, which also contributes to the prosperity of Tongzhou, the first port outside the capital city.

Even in the small Zhangjiawan, there are dozens of inns and inns of all kinds, ranging from high, high and low-end.

Feng Ziying and others did not choose the exclusive guest house of the post house. It was too crowded. The officials who went north every day had already packed the place. It would be boring to compete with those small officials, so naturally they I chose this hotel from some of the most prestigious hotels in Jiawan.

Guanhelou is one of them. It faces the river on one side and the street on the other. It is not far from the pier. To the east is the most prosperous market in Zhangjiawan. All kinds of things can be traded here, but ordinary retail purchases are also available. Retail sales are not too popular, but mainly wholesale transactions.

“Ziying, are you going for a walk?” Wei Guangwei walked to the door of Feng Ziying’s room and called out.

"Brother Xianbo, do you still want to see the night view of Tongzhou? Or do you want to see the eight scenic spots in Tongzhou?" Feng Ziying stood up, and Ruixiang, who was arranging Feng Ziying's clothes beside her, quickly stepped aside. Feng Ziying was not used to men arranging her clothes. , which made him very uncomfortable, and he felt more and more uncomfortable without two pretty maids waiting for him. He had only returned from Western Xinjiang a few days ago, how could he transform so quickly?

"Didn't you see Wanzhou Parallel Collection and Wave Fenfeng Marsh? If you want to see other scenes, you have to change the time." Wei Guang said with a smile, "Call Meng Zhang and Ke Yao too. , let’s go out for a walk together.”

Feng Ziying originally wanted to visit Lin Yatou. Linjiang Pavilion is next door, less than half a mile away. These two are the first-class hotels in Zhangjiawan, so they chose Ganhe Tower here, and Jia Lian also I chose Linjiang Pavilion.

 Looking at Wei Guangwei's appearance, he couldn't refuse.

 Wei Guangwei is one of the few people that Feng Ziying can remember in the history of the late Ming Dynasty, but he is not particularly famous. No one else, because this person is quite weird, so Feng Ziying has a little impression.

 According to the "History of the Ming Dynasty", this man was the second son of the famous minister Wei Yunzhen.

 Wei Yunzhen was very famous in the late Ming Dynasty. He was known as the "Three Wei Dynasties of Nanyue". His father Wei Yunzhen, uncles Wei Yunzhong and Wei Yunfu were known as the three Jinshi of the same family, and they were all good ministers.

Wei Guangwei, as the legitimate son of the "Three Wei Dynasties of Southern Music", lived up to his name. He passed the Jinshi examination and was selected as a commoner. His official career was smooth, but he had a bad temperament. He happened to meet Wei Zhongxian and got into trouble. Son.

Wei Zhongxian was known as the Inner Wei, and he was known as the Outer Wei. His official residence was the Bachelor of Jianji Hall and the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. However, his conscience found out later and he distanced himself from Wei Zhongxian. He even became an official and died of illness at home.

However, in this time and space, the "Nan Le Three Wei" were still well-known, but they did not have the Carpenter Emperor and Wei Zhongxian and became the Great Zhou Dynasty. After editing at the Hanlin Academy in 2001, he went to the Ministry of Industry.

Now Wei Guangwei can't see anything else at all. Not only is he a backbone among the scholars in the North, but also because of his father and uncle, he has an excellent impression among the scholars in the North.

If we want to divide the northern scholars into three age structures, then those aged between forty-five and sixty, such as Qi Yongtai, Qiao Yingjia, Wang Yongguang, and Sun Juxiang, belong to the well-deserved faction in power, and then there are Zhou Yongchun and Wei Guangwei , this kind of middle-level solid force between the ages of thirty and forty-five, followed by rising stars such as Geng Ruxi, Lian Guoshi, Feng Ziying and so on.

Among these rising stars, the ones with the greatest influence at present are naturally Feng Ziying and Lian Guoshi, but the one with the highest official rank is naturally Geng Ruqi, who is already a member of the Ministry of War.

The three age levels also represent a complete system of scholars in the entire North. Of course, Shanxi, Shandong, Beizhi, and Henan are the four major groups. Scholars from Shanxi and Shandong are the most powerful, followed by Henan and Beizhi. , and then Shaanxi and Liaodong.

 (End of this chapter)