Chapter 360 (1/2)
Chapter 360
Chapter 360: A Good Man With His Body In Suzhou And His Heart On All Under Heaven
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
shi+ Chanli walked out of Zhuyuan Restaurant and let out a breath as he wiped away beads of sweat fro renovatedIt would still so Baoyue Brothel into Jiangnan had been going sirls in Suzhou the past two daysAlthough using the power of the Third Prince to dig out girls froone well, he did not find ht of this nan women were beautiful; they were fairls? Was soone to a broker, but the girls the old broker wo disasterAlthough she said the parents were selling them, she could not produce their deedsshi+ Chanli could not bring himself to buy thery
Thinking about his teacher made shi+ Chanli's head hurt evenback froed hiarden of the manor the salt merchant lent them and stayed behind closed doorsHe didn't see of the palace treasury
shi+ Chanli earing a thick cotton robeAlthough he now had the identity of a merchant, he could not put away the scholarlyhad instilled in hie, but he didn't get in
The guards beside the carriage looked at hieOn this wide street in Suzhou with endless horses and carriages, shi+ Chanli's nan commoners, whose expressions were happy and peaceful, and furrowed his brows slightlyThinking back over the events of this year, he felt a few extra threads of fear concerning the choices he had zhouAlthough the people accepted Fan Xian as their leader and determinedly stepped toward an unknown future, shi+ Cahnli was not the same as those three classmatesHis desire for an official career had already dulledHe had begun to s for Fan Xian and knew some secret informationHe more and more felt that Fan Xian was difficult to understandPeople like himself wanted to help the world and nurture the people, but what exactly was his teacher thinking?
He understood that one of the reasons for the Baoyue Brothel expansion was so that outside of the Overwatch Council, Fan Xian would have a second way of finding informationA more important purpose was for the convenience of Fan Xian laundering moneyPerhaps all that the teacher did was for a kind purposeIn the process to achieve this purpose, much had to be sacrificed—the lives of innocents, the scholar's tradition of righteousness, the…conscience everyone should have
shi+ Chanli knew that Fan Xian was still a powerful official and not the good official of his dreaood official to be re poas necessaryIn this process, the word ”good” would seem too stupid
This was a difficult quandary in philosophyshi+ Chanli was trapped within it and could not find any answerHe could only clie and put his bet on the trust he had in his teacher
The carriage headed toward Taipingof silver truly scared him a littleSir Fan junior perhaps had a bit too much silverHe only hoped that once he had sufficient power and ht earlier and do so for the world
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”I a” Fan Xian's expression was cal to Suzhou fro Wanli overAlthough according to the rules, Yang Wanli could not leave his post on his ownFan Xian was one who gave absurd ordersWith the identity of an iht the officials of Fuchun County and Shangzhou would not dare to point the finger of blahed and said, ”Teacher, I aerous and very able to lure people in with extravagance and power…”
Although he didn't finish what he was saying, hiswas clear
Of Fan Xian's four students, the one he liked best was Yang Wanli because he spoke straightforwardly and never forgot the bitterness of his childhoodHe was always upright, plainspoken and honest, and had self-controlHe was also a strange oneAlthough Fan Xian was not an honest official, this did not stop his appreciation of honest officialsEven though shi+ Chanli was honest and bright in his heart, he could only keep things sealed inside itAs for the other two, Cheng Jialin sought too , a talent as equally fahts were sharpHe was indeed a good choice for getting things doneIt was a pity that he was in another province, and Fan Xian could not use hi Wanli's excessive worries and smiled”My nature is determinedWhy do I need you to worry? Don't alorry that I a into evil and have becoht”
Yang Wanli paused slightly and remembered what kind of person his teacher wasHow could he be so useless? Perhaps his oorries were a little over the top
”Money is only a tool,” Fan Xian said”For those of a greedy nature, they always need money to obtain some kind of physical or h reedy…if it is not to count theWanli shook his head and said, ”Insatiable greedThere is too h Fan Xian often juotten used to itHe could understand the basicanyway
”It's not like I ahed and said”I have no particular love for things like silver”
Yang Wanli gave a pained smileIf you did not love silver, then why use shi+ Chanli's na the Ming family and the palace treasuryIt is very clearly about intercepting silver, and when it comes time to hand it back to the court, how nored his student's unspoken criticism”I have called you here this time because there are so Wanli did not approve of so emotions in his heart, he always carried out Fan Xian's instructions with great diligence—as long as they did not break the law
He saw Fan Xian's serious expression and thought it was about governed the way he referred to Fan Xian and said in a serious voice, ”Please give lanced at him and said with some consideration, ”There will an appoint you to the Ministry of WorksI a you know ahead of ti Wanli was surprised to hear this and was indeed confusedHe had been doing well in Fuchun CountyFollowing the convention, he would be able to enter the provincial govern well, this was also the proper pathAlthough he was an honest man, he did understand the disputes in the officialdo examinations, teacher had the three of the ways to stay in the various dou
Because the Fan fa and solid, they neededWanli had been sent to Fuchun Country
Hearing now that he was going to be transferred to the Ministry of Works, Yang Wanli could not understand why this was soGiven his ranking, he could help his teacher do sos outside of the capitalAfter he returned to the capital, his office would belowHe wouldn't even have the opportunity to speakHe wondered what deeperhis confusion, Fan Xian gently explained, ”By convention, when ional post into the Ministry of Works, your ranking will go up half a levelDon't think that this isyou enter the Ministry of Works, you don't need to guess any Wanli nodded with confusion
”There are four departments under the Ministry of Works” Fan Xian stared into his eyes”Whencalendar, the Water Departed to the Clear Water Depart is the Clear Water Departuess what his teacher was planning to doHis delicate face flushed bright red”Sir, although it takes a great deal of silver to fix the riverbanks, this money…cannot be hed and cursed, ”What kind of pig head do you have? Have all the cursing in Hangzhou not awakened you?”
Only now did Yang Wanli get his sense backIf teacher wanted to take silver, ould he ignore Jiangnan's Ming faht in front of him and stretch his hand into the repairs of the riverbankHe hed repeatedly with elared at hie your rude and impetuous temperamentIt's fine in front of me, but after you enter the Ministry of Works and face the sly and cunning officials like this, how can I let you go with assurance?”
Yang Wanli clenched his teeth and said, ”I will listen to teacher's wordsI will be steadier and calive your instructions”
Fan Xian was silent for a whileHe slowly raised his head and stared at Yang Wanli'sHe stared until Yang Wanli began to feel unco, ”The Clear Water Depart the silver the court disperses along the river for necessary repairsThe atze River burst last year killing and injuring countless peopleThis year, as long as the national treasury has a slight turn for the better, the E you to the Clear Water Department in the capital so that you can keep an eye on this silver
Yang Wanli was frozen in his chair and didn't recover his wits for a whileRiver repairs? Riverbanks bursting? Flooding? Silver like a flood? Everyone knew that the river transport was one of thethe country's well-being and people's livelihoodsParticularly in Qing Kingdom these dozen years, every year the rivers are repaired, and every year the banks burstSilver flowed into it like a flood and neverthedou to the Ministry of Works, then froovernor of river transport down to the various officials, who kne much silver was scooped out of this massive amount of silverThe disaster of corruption was more than that of the floodwaters
Naturally, the Etze River burst and a thorough investigation by the Overwatch Council was doneIt was said that when the court killed that governor of the river transport, the accumulated wealth in his fa erHowever, despite the Qing E, it could not stop the corruption aovernor of river transport had remained empty four years, with no one to take over
In addition to that, the returns of the palace treasury had gotten worse each yearThey were fighting a battle on two frontsThe national treasury was eation facilities on the two banks of the Yangtze River were old and in need of repairsThis then caused the terrifying consequences last year that were brought on by the banks of the river bursting
How could he deal with a problem that even the Emperor could not co Wanli to be stupid, he knew hiovern a county or a province, but to govern a river? That involved the lives and deaths of tens of thousands of people under heavenHe did not dare to make such a boast
He bowed before Fan Xian in terror and tried to reject the position
Fan Xian looked at him and shook his head”What are you panicked about? I a you to watch the silverIt's not like I'o fill in the dirt on the river”
”To ensure the safety of the Yangtze, why should I be afraid of filling in dirt on the river?” Yang Wanli said with a pained sht of river work, then you know that this htly wrong, it is a tragedy that will drown tens of thousands of peopleI cannot dare to accept”
Fan Xian smiled coldly and said, ”Didn't you want to be an official that goes down in the history books? I ao to the darkest nest of the do Wanli's face flushed red, and he slowly lowered his head
Fan Xian did not say any while, Yang Wanli finally lifted his head bravelyHe clenched his teeth and said, ”As you wish” In his heart he thought that even if he was sinisterly killed in the river transport yamen, he could at least helpJust as his teacher said, since one is working for the benefit of the world, as the purpose of holding onto oneself?
Approval flashed through Fan Xian's eyes”He who is not afraid of death by a thousand cuts dares to unhorse the…ahe that the sentence was a little strange
Fan Xian hid his sht now the position of river transport governor is e you…Even though the river transport yaon pond, if those corrupt officials want to use insidious ree”
Yang Wanli thought about itThat's right! He has his teacher, this giant mountain, ould he be afraid of what they could do? His heart turned around quicklyAn eager-to-try spirit rose on his face, as if he was preparing to rush back to Jingdou right now and report, and then hurry to the banks of Yangtze River to watch the court's silver and see if it was being spent where needed
Looking at his expression, Fan Xian couldn't resist laughingShortly after he beca you must remee the silverYou cannot e the river work” Fan Xian looked at hiht repairing the river was good for the country and, why could he not do it?
Fan Xian stared into his eyes and said seriously, ”The river repairs will naturally be done by the professionals in the Ministry of WorksYou just have to ensure that the silver is being spent on the proper thingsYou cannot interfere with the river workIn this world, the scariest thing is when a the river is as siher?”
An expression of ”what else would it be?” rose to Yang Wanli's face
Fan Xian sighed in his heart and warned, ”I a you to the Ministry of Works only because of your honesty and sincerity, and inability to turn a blind eye, not because I value your less-than sovern a river”
He saw that although Yang Wanli had accepted it, he still did not seehed coldly and said, ”Don't think thatWanli, you listen toWanli unconsciously stood up