Chapter 216 (1/2)



216 This little adult is …

It’s him … Xu Qi ‘an was suddenly enlightened. He remembered the great scholar who had read his own poems.

He didn’t know who yang Gong was, but he had heard of layman Zi Yang. This guy took advantage of the fact that he had forgotten the name of the farewell poem and forcibly named it after Erlang recited the poem.

He was simply shameless to the extreme.

Later, Xu Qi ‘an used his poems to impress the three great Confucians of the Academy. Bai su and the others were inspired by layman Zi Yang and did not feel guilty at all.

When people are wandering in the pugilistic world, it’s either you or I who are free.

They hired a carriage near the dock. After Governor Zhang entered the carriage, he lifted the curtain and continued, layman Zi Yang was the top scholar in the 14th year of yuanjing. He resigned the following year and became an educator in the Academy. He has many students under him.

“Resign the next year?” Xu Qian’s heart moved.

The top scholar could enter the Hanlin Academy, and the lucky scholar of the Hanlin Academy was also known as the Prime Minister. In other words, the top scholar could compete for the position of first assistant.

The following year, he resigned and suffered a huge loss!

it’s because of the internal strife within the Imperial court. Don’t be fooled by the intense competition between the various parties. When faced with the scholars of Yun Lu Academy, their spearheads are all United against outsiders. Provincial governor Zhang sighed,

“After scholar Zi Yang became the top scorer, he was thrown into a corner and no one paid attention to him. Because of this, he was depressed for a year and spent every day in the teaching workshop Division. The next year, he resigned and returned to Yun Lu Academy to teach.”

…. I’ve heard of this before. I’ve been working on it for almost a year. Xu Qi ‘an was envious.

Governor Zhang could only sigh and give no other explanation for the internal strife between the various parties in the Imperial court that happened to scholar Zi Yang.

This was because Xu Qi ‘an, who had a younger brother in Yun Lu Academy, was very clear about the situation.

The conflict for the throne two hundred years ago caused the royal family to be wary and disgusted with the scholars of the cloud deer Institute. Hence, quasi-Saint Cheng rose to power and established the Directorate to replace the cloud deer Institute in providing talents to the Imperial court.

It could be said that there was a conflict of interest and a fight for orthodoxy between the two sides. If Emperor yuanjing was not a balance maniac, layman Zi Yang would probably still be teaching in the Academy.

master Zi Yang’s talent and skills are top-notch. When he first arrived in Qingzhou, he cleaned up the Office of the Chief Commissioner with a thunderous force. Within a month, he dismissed or imprisoned 178 corrupt officials, shaking the entire Qingzhou officialdom. Governor Zhang’s tone was filled with admiration.

Was he really that reckless? Although a new official was quick to take action, a high-ranking official sent out of the capital should take his time to clean up the bureaucracy of Qingzhou … How long had it been since recluse Zi Yang was appointed by the Imperial court and became the chief governor of Qingzhou?

Xu Qian was puzzled. He frowned and said,”The various factions of the Imperial court allow him to make such a big move?”

“During the investigation in the capital, the various parties in the Imperial court were fighting intensely and could no longer cooperate. There was also Duke Wei’s restraint …” Governor Zhang said with a smile.

He gave Xu Qi ‘an a “I understand” look and continued, ” moreover, layman Zi Yang is a cunning man. He has gotten all the evidence and said all the things that he wanted to say … En, the scholars of Yun Lu Academy are the best at reasoning, right?”

The ‘truth’ that the Lord was talking about was the truth of physics … Xu Qian understood and smiled at provincial governor Zhang.

After they arrived at the official courier station in Qingzhou, Governor Zhang brought Xu Qi ‘an to the Office of the Chief Commissioner to visit layman Zi Yang.

Xu Qi ‘an had already understood the reason why Governor Zhang took the initiative to talk to him. This experienced and capable Governor was afraid that layman Zi Yang would not buy it, so he dragged layman Zi Yang along.

After all, this provincial governor’s job was to inspect Yunzhou, not Qingzhou.

With Xu Qi ‘an following him, recluse Purple Sun would definitely give him face and grant all his requests.

After entering the administration office, the clerk led a group of people into the inner hall to have tea and take a seat.

“Lord chief governor has gone to the major Yamen to inspect the matter of the commandment monument.”

The one who received them was the left chief of staff of the administration department, a secondary fourth-rank official.

“Is it the stone tablet in the front yard?” Governor Zhang muttered.

The left advisor smiled and nodded. the chief administrator wishes to set up a commandment tablet to warn the officials of Qingzhou. Officials should be honest and bring benefits to the people.

Governor Zhang nodded. This was the aftermath of cleaning up the atmosphere of the officialdom. the chief administrator has put in a lot of effort into this move, but why is there not a word on the commandment monument? ”

The left advisor said helplessly,”Lord chief administrator hasn’t thought about what to carve yet. I’ve been troubled by this matter recently.” He also asked us to put our heads together and provide inspiration, which also caused us to be tired.”

Recluse Zi Yang was really cool, he knew how to organize an essay competition … Xu Qian said.

Dafeng was divided into 16 states. Xu Qi ‘an understood the states as provinces, but not every state was a province. There were many small states.

For example, Qingzhou had more than a dozen States under its jurisdiction. In addition, there were also prefectures and counties.

…..

At this time, the chief governor yang Gong led a group of Qingzhou officials into the government office of Qingzhou. The magistrate of the government office humbly accompanied him.

Yang Gong, who was wearing a red robe, stood in front of the stele and nodded with satisfaction.”My Lords, do you have any suggestions for the monolith inscriptions?”

In just a few months, his scholarly air had gradually disappeared and was replaced by the authority of an official.

“I feel that we can engrave Lord chief diplomat’s deeds of purging corrupt officials and upholding justice on a stele to serve as a warning for future generations.” The magistrate of Qingzhou bowed.

Yang Gong was a little moved. In this way, the stele would definitely be recorded in the local Chronicles of Qingzhou for future generations to sing.

But he quickly rejected the suggestion. “There shouldn’t be too many inscriptions on the stele. Otherwise, it would be too complicated and long, and not eye-catching enough.”

“Then let’s carve poems.” An official said subconsciously.

Then, he realized that everyone present was looking at him with calm eyes …

The official laughed drily and did not say anything.

For scholars who were well-read, it was not difficult to write poems. Who didn’t have a few works when they were young? whether they could make it to the hall of elegance was another matter.

For a poem to be inscribed on a tablet, not only did it have to be well written, it also had to be used to warn the world. How could it be written just like that?