Chapter 80: Facing the Great Scholar
Chapter 80
At this point, everyone thought there would be no further improvement. This Fan Quan was also pitiful. He had just emerged when Lv Desheng forcefully suppressed him. Judging from Emperor Kang Cheng's intentions, he had no intention of using this person at all.
Xie Zhan had long expected to lose, so this time he lost clearly, but he also gained something, so he felt relatively calm.
The commotion here was over, and Zhang Yongcai and two academy presidents brought Fan Quan to pay homage to the saint.
Yan Hua seemed to have found a backer, and told Zhang Yong everything that had just happened.
Emperor Kang Cheng glanced at Yan Hua unhappily.
After listening to Yan Hua's story, Zhang Yong looked at Lu Desheng with disgust.
This great scholar Zhang Yong has a very bad impression of her father. Lu Songli thought to herself, Zhang Yong must have hated the wrong person. Her father was just a scapegoat for the emperor. Without this awareness, he could not be the emperor's confidant.
"Your Majesty, Fan Quan is a man of wit and profound knowledge. He was originally an outstanding student at the White Deer Academy and passed the Archery Test two years ago. He is truly a rare talent. I believe he should be recruited into the court to showcase his talents and ambitions and contribute to the prosperity of the nation."
Xie Zhan was quite surprised to hear this. How could Zhang Yong admire Fan Quan?
Lu Songli kept an eye on Xie Zhan's expression from time to time, and noticed that when he heard Zhang Yong's words, a look of surprise appeared on his face. She thought to herself, it wasn't him who persuaded the great scholar to introduce Fan Quan?
"This..." Emperor Kang Cheng pondered. He didn't really want to accept Fan Quan. He could tell there was someone behind Fan Quan, and Lü Desheng and this guy didn't get along. If he accepted Fan Quan, the two would become incompatible, and Lü Desheng might be defeated. This was something he didn't want to see.
Yes, as an emperor, he was wealthy and had many hardworking officials under him, but there was only one Lu Aiqing. He had worked diligently for Dali for more than 20 years, and now in his old age, what was wrong with wanting to live a more comfortable life?
"Your Majesty, talents are the pillars of the country. If you have them, you will be safe and honored; if you lose them, you will perish in disgrace." Zhang Yong advised again.
"Master Zhang, a talent for the imperial court is not the branch of a single tree; a fox's fur coat is not the fur of a single fox! Master Zhang, please focus on educating the students at the academy. The selection of talents should be left to the court. The ministers in the court know how to share the emperor's worries and are more aware of what kind of talents the court needs."
Lu Desheng couldn't help it. Fan Quan wanted to enter the house, but he had finally blocked the door and even sealed the windows, leaving him no chance! Now Zhang Yong came and wanted to destroy the fruits of his labor. Why?
The ministers gasped in their hearts. This Lu Desheng was indeed a big troll. He even dared to criticize the great scholar Zhang Yong.
You must know that Zhang Yong was a great Confucian scholar of the time and had been the emperor's imperial teacher. After retiring from the position of Taifu, he became the principal of Wansong Academy. For this reason, Emperor Kang Cheng had to give him some face.
At this moment, he directed his spearhead at Lu Desheng, and Emperor Kang Cheng could not protect him too much, otherwise he would have trouble keeping his ears clean for the next few days.
Zhang Yong's eagle-like eyes shot towards Lu Desheng, "Lu Desheng, as a minister, the best way to serve your country is to recommend talented people; the best way to betray your country is to hide talented people!"
Lu Desheng met his eyes without any fear. No matter how funny or eloquent he was, he had never been afraid of anyone!
He blurted out almost without thinking, "Director Zhang, when incompetent people are in power, they are more harmful than corrupt officials." This sentence refers to Fan Quan's lack of talent.
He went on to say, "If a man has great virtue, he will not care about his minor faults; if he has great reputation, he will not be criticized for his minor faults. I, Lu Desheng, have some minor flaws, but I have a heart as pure as ice, and heaven and earth can bear witness to that." This sentence was of course referring to himself.
He dared to speak, and the ministers were unable to bear it. Ugh! You still have great virtue and great reputation? You are shameless! Don't think that just because your name has the word "de" in it, you are virtuous? Don't you feel any pangs of conscience when you say these things?
"Lü Desheng, you are harming the country." Zhang Yong knocked the crutch in his hand hard on the ground.
"The key to governing the world lies in talented people, and the key to cultivating talented people lies in education!" This is your fault, don't even think about putting it on me!
Lu Songli: Her father is so awesome. It seems that reading books behind closed doors recently has been effective.
Lu Mingzhi's eyes widened: When did his father become so powerful? He could even argue with the great scholar Zhang Yong and not lose at all!
Emperor Kang Cheng nodded secretly at this time. It turned out that his beloved Lu was more powerful.
Hiss, the ministers discovered that this big sprayer Lu's skills have improved again, and they can't afford to offend him.
Zhang Yong took a deep breath and said earnestly, "Lü Desheng, you're already forty-one this year, right? You only care about yourself. Doesn't the court need to train new people?"
Lu Desheng curled his lips. He didn't care. A new emperor chooses new ministers. After his death, who would care whether the court had talented people available? That was something the current emperor and his successor should worry about. He knew very well that as long as Emperor Kang Cheng was alive, he could live a comfortable life. When Emperor Kang Cheng was gone, then, let's talk about it later.
"Master Zhang, Master Yan, don't you think you're contradicting yourselves? You say he resembles me, that he looks a bit like me when I was younger, yet you accuse me of being a traitor who disregards the imperial court. Why, you've worked so hard to recommend him, are you also trying to pass on this traitorous nature to the next generation?" What are your motives?!
Very insightful!
The decisive blow!
I am a traitor, and having me as a scourge to this dynasty is enough. If I were not a traitor, then I would not tolerate the existence of someone who looks like me. That's how domineering I am!
The ministers gasped. Lu Desheng was so powerful that he even scolded himself when he got angry!
Lu Songli: The Xie and Zhao families' initial perception of Fan Quan was flawed. Didn't they consider this? When the fake Li meets the real Li, and when the real Li can't tolerate the fake Li...
Emperor Kangcheng deeply agreed. His beloved minister, Lü, was not a traditionally good man, but his greatest strength was his loyalty. He had no such treasonous or rebellious intentions. This Fan Quan had the look of a wolf, an eagle, and a tiger. Could the crown prince control him?
Fan Quan's starting point was too high. He was an outstanding student at Bailu Academy, had passed the shooting test, and had won seven consecutive debates. The great scholar Zhang Yong personally recommended him...
With such a starting point, if he agreed, then he would definitely be given an official rank of 6th rank or above. Taking into account certain political factors, it would be best to give him a rank of 5th rank.
If he is only given a small official position, it would be a slap in Zhang Yong's face. It is better to let Lu Aiqing do it and stop this matter. Anyway, Lu Aiqing himself is ready to take the blame.
Fan Quan's face turned pale.
Zhang Yong paused holding the cane and fell into deep thought.
At this moment, Fan Quan stood in the shadows nearby, wanting to defend himself, but he found no room for words. Furthermore, if he did, he would be doomed, as the Emperor's heart was no longer with him. He could only remain silent, awaiting the judgment and decision of the higher-ups.
"Let's end this matter here." Emperor Kang Cheng spoke, and his words decided life and death.
The ministers exchanged glances. The emperor had indeed confiscated Fan Quan, and he was quite wary of this man.
The results came out, and naturally someone invited Fan Quan to leave. After all, this was the emperor's residence, surrounded by dignitaries, and it was not appropriate for him to stay here.
"Let's go back to the palace." After such a commotion, Emperor Kang Cheng was a little tired.
"The Holy Emperor is back!"
At this time, the imperial guards secretly escorted the emperor back to the palace, and also took away several ministers who were favored by him.
The rest of the people naturally went back to their own homes and looked for their own mothers.
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