Chapter 48: The treacherous minister Chi Moyan
Jiang Rong has loved reading since he was young.
In the past, when Chang pretended to have a deep mother-daughter relationship with her, she would even tease her. It was a pity that she was not a man, otherwise the Jiang family would have produced another top scholar.
Unfortunately, women were not allowed to take part in the imperial examinations.
But so what?
She can hide behind the scenes...
She had three purposes in writing the book: to make money and to control public opinion.
The third is that once this book is published, there will definitely be some students who are aiming to take the imperial examinations who will come to become his disciples.
In this world, some scholars are unwilling to rely on the powerful.
But some people are willing to do so.
Jiang Rong knew that the former was a noble person, but as a powerful person, she needed the latter to work for her.
The next day.
The study with ten thousand volumes is crowded with people.
Some came to ask the great scholar to be their disciple, some came to ask when the second issue would be on sale, and some people wandered around the study in the hope of meeting the great scholar. It was quite lively.
Qiu Niang presented a thick pile of visiting cards to meet Jiang Rong:
"Princess, these are the visiting cards that wish to ask Senior Qianqiu to be your teacher. This is to invite the senior to be your guest... We don't know the senior's name, so let's call him this for now..."
Jiang Rong didn't mind what others called him, and said calmly, "Leave the post of apprenticeship. All others are withdrawn."
"Yes." Qiu Niang accepted the order respectfully and asked again: "Many people asked when the second issue of Qianqiu will be released?"
"That depends on when Song Heng and his team finish writing the second volume."
…
Jiang Rong opened the letters requesting to become a disciple.
When students want to become apprentices, in addition to writing a sincere letter of admiration, they will also attach their own articles and ask for guidance.
Jiang Rong opened the envelopes one by one...
Most of them are mediocre.
This is normal.
It may be unfair, but most talented people come from scholarly families.
These young masters of noble families all have their own teachers, and they have great Confucian predecessors as their teachers, so it is impossible for them to randomly join another sect.
There are also some talented people who come from humble backgrounds but have incredible talents and have long been won over by other noble families.
Those families of civil officials started selecting people as early as in elementary school.
As for the rest, most of them are naturally of mediocre qualifications.
"This article is...very good." Jiang Rong's eyes lit up, and when he looked at the last signature, it turned out to be Song Heng...
Song Heng?
Jiang Rong was deeply surprised.
Although she originally planned to use "Qian Qiu" as bait to lure him.
But he also knew that it was impossible for a lone minister like him, who never formed cliques, to defect to the Northern Prince's Palace.
So, I originally planned to give a lecture in the study, and he would most likely come to listen.
By making acquaintance with him in this way, I could just make an ally, but I never thought of recruiting him.
Jiang Rong looked at the letter of apprenticeship he had written again. It was all about discussing the difficult and complicated points in the first issue of the Qianqiu volume, and he was eager to learn...
Jiang Rong couldn't help but laugh. Master Song Heng was really, innocent and adorable.
I never thought about the significance behind becoming a disciple...
Senior "Qianqiu" is a great scholar in the Northern Palace.
As this person's student, he was naturally born into the Northern Palace faction. When Song Heng entered the officialdom, this was his origin.
Since ancient times, Heaven, Earth, Emperor, Parents and Teachers have been the most important people in the world.
The relationship between teachers and students is like that between father and son, and should not be betrayed.
But Song Heng was born in a poor family and had little experience, so he did not understand the twists and turns of the officialdom.
"Tsk, you sold yourself out and don't even know it?" Jiang Rong couldn't help laughing as he looked at his letter.
Jiang Rong pondered for a moment and left his letter of apprenticeship.
Chunchen has his own way. He is not someone who can do things for Jiang Rong, but Jiang Rong feels the need to teach him before he grows up.
Jiang Rong continued to flip backwards...
When I was almost done reading, I finally saw another one that I liked.
"This literary talent is on par with Song Heng's..." Jiang Rong nodded repeatedly, his eyes falling on the signature at the end, his eyes slightly gloomy.
Chi Moyan.
Jiang Rong unfolded the letter of apprenticeship he wrote...
His words were sincere and humble, he even said that even if he could not be favored by his seniors, he only wanted to be a tea-serving boy.
This is clearly a case of the real purpose being ulterior motive.
Using this as a stepping stone, he aims to become a disciple of the Northern Prince's Palace.
With such knowledge and such unscrupulousness, it seems that it must be him.
The future treacherous minister, Chi Moyan.
This man was the wandering son of Minister of Rites Lin Yide. Three years later, he passed the imperial examination and returned to the Lin family to recognize his ancestors.
The Minister of Rites is a member of Prince Duan's party.
But no one expected that Chi Moyan was actually the prince's hidden chess piece.
I wonder how much intelligence he secretly gathered for the Crown Prince about Prince Duan's party.
When the prince ascended the throne, Chi Moyan suddenly became a powerful official of the dynasty, serving as the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, purging dissidents for the new emperor.
None of the court officials of Prince Duan's party had a good end.
And he seemed to be showing his loyalty to the new emperor, so he was particularly cruel to the Lin family. He framed Lin Yide for treason and sentenced the Lin family to death.
That was the fifth year since the old prince passed away.
The assassination of the old prince was an unsolved case.
But Chi Moyan dug up the case, forged evidence, and framed Lin Yide for colluding with the enemy, colluding with Beimo, and murdering the old prince.
Since the case involved the old prince, Jiang Rong secretly followed the whole process and found out that the Minister of Rites actually had no connection with Beimo. This was an unjust case.
However, Chi Moyan relied on the enormous power of the new emperor to confuse right and wrong and killed his father's nine clans.
After that, he framed loyal and honest people, formed a clique to attack dissidents, and unjustly killed countless ministers who disagreed with his political views.
Song Heng was the one who suffered at his hands.
Many generals from the Northern Palace faction were also persecuted by him.
Jiang Rong's eyes were cold and he threw his post aside.
This person deserves to die!
It’s better to kill him in advance to avoid future troubles.
But... Chi Moyan is still just a scholar and has not done anything yet.
Jiang Rong hesitated slightly and picked up the post he had thrown away.
Let’s first take a look at what Chi Moyan looked like ten years ago.
If he is born bad, it would be easier to kill him before he grows up.
"Fei Cui, go and help me check this person." Jiang Rong handed Chi Moyan's visiting card to Fei Cui.
Feicui took it solemnly, "Don't worry, Princess, I will investigate this person's life and past thoroughly!"
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On the western outskirts of Beijing, there is a simple farmhouse with a fence.
"Mom, your eyesight is not good, so please stop embroidering. I earned some money writing articles for others some time ago..." Chi Moyan snatched the embroidery from a woman.
The woman must have been extremely beautiful when she was young, but she looked particularly old due to the hardships of life. One of her originally beautiful eyes was blinded by embroidering day and night, leaving only one that could see.
"Mo Yan, the most important thing for you now is to study. Don't delay the imperial examination for the sake of making money." Mother Chi trembled and took Chi Mo Yan's hand and said:
"Your father is a Jinshi, you can't be too far behind."
Hearing this, Chi Moyan's eyes darkened slightly.
"Mo Yan, have you heard any news about your father recently?" Mother Chi asked with concern.
Chi's mother was from Jiangnan, the daughter of a merchant.
She got pregnant before marriage and was kicked out of the house.
Fortunately, she had a pair of skillful hands for embroidery, and she supported herself and her son by making embroidery.
That "Mr. Mo" was a person from the capital. It was said that he came from a small family and went to visit relatives in Jiangnan. He met Chi's mother by chance and she fell in love with him.
He said he would go back to Beijing and ask his parents to propose marriage, and asked Chi's mother to wait for him, and he would definitely come back.
As a result, there was no news of him for more than ten years after he left.
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