Chapter 179: The Gift of Words from the Grand Tutor
Hearing this, the student who looked to be no more than 20 years old asked the question.
Everyone present was surprised.
Quiet~~
Suddenly, as more and more people knew the problem, there was a dead silence inside and outside the lecture hall.
This problem is actually nothing at all, and it is discussed in many books.
But this thing.
The person asking the question has a problem!
Ask Taifu Yang Shanchang this question!
Moreover, the question was asked cleverly. Although the king should have asked the questions first, the student first asked what a loyal minister was, then what a treacherous minister was, and finally asked what a king was.
The meaning is very clear, can a minister be before the king?
This is literally equivalent to slapping Yang Shanchang in the face and asking a question!
After all, everyone knows that after the current empress ascended the throne, Yang Shanchang was appointed as the regent, but Yang Shanchang formed a clique for personal gain and quickly eliminated dissidents. Not only did he monopolize power in three of the six ministries, he also placed people in the Menxia Province and the Zhongshu Province, not to mention the other nine ministers.
These things are not what loyal and good ministers should do, only treacherous ministers would do them.
Although the emperor seemed to be trying to crack down on the Yang party, the Yang party's power was still there, and no one else could control it except the emperor. Now everyone heard the young student standing in the hall with his back straight and a righteous face asking the tutor this question in person.
How not to surprise them!
Good guy.
We were giving lectures and discussing issues, but you started with such a big move! And it was a big move that was really risking your life!
Among them, those who knew Wei Anming also understood him and frowned slightly.
However, among the thousands of students in the Imperial College, not all of them knew each other, so they immediately began to inquire about Wei Anming.
Mu Xu felt helpless for a moment. After all, Wei Anming was one of the students he paid attention to, and he knew best what kind of person this brat was like.
Other people in the lecture hall looked at Wei Anming. Some teachers frowned. They didn't think there was anything wrong with Wei Anming asking this question. On the contrary, on this question, everyone admired the upright student with only scholars in his eyes but also integrity.
They frowned because they were reckless! Too reckless!
Bang!
But Yan Jingqing slammed the table and said, "How dare you, you little brat!"
Wei Anming saw Yan Jingqing and smiled. He said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Greetings, Lord Yan. Today, you can ask questions about knowledge. If you don't understand, you can ask. May I ask Lord Yan, how and why did I act so presumptuous? Was it because I didn't perform the etiquette, or was it because I shouldn't learn from the Grand Tutor? Today, the Queen is going to give a lecture and talk to us, but she can't do that here? Is the Grand Tutor going to..."
But when Wei Anming said this.
The Grand Tutor narrowed his eyes and looked at Wei Anming: "Yeah, it's Anming. You're from Xuancheng's family, right? Haha, I've been wondering why you look so familiar. You've grown up so much."
The Taifu's eyes were stern, flashing with a sharp light. He seemed to be squinting and looking at Wei Anming with a smile, but just by standing up and speaking like this, the majesty of a superior was undoubtedly revealed.
Li Wei, who was originally planning to stand up and speak for Wei Anming, got goose bumps on his back when his eyes met with the Grand Tutor's.
Wei Anming looked at Yang Shanchang, still neither humble nor arrogant, and bowed again: "Son of Wei Xuancheng, Wei Anming! Meet the Grand Tutor."
As soon as these words were spoken, many officials and students who looked at Wei Anming as unfamiliar immediately understood.
Many of the officials were looking at Wei Anming.
My mind immediately came to that colleague who used to be the most upright, loyal and resolute person in the court.
Now looking at Wei Anming who was standing there straight, they really were two identical people, no wonder he was so courageous!
Yan Jingqing and the others also reacted and looked at Wei Anming with frowns, but since the Grand Tutor had spoken, they naturally couldn't say anything else.
The students around had naturally heard of the story of Xuan Chenggong.
Two years ago, Lord Xuancheng impeached Li Nishang and Yang Shanchang for twenty-one crimes, and even requested that Li Nishang and Yang Shanchang be executed.
However, Yang Guofu found omissions in the late emperor's will from the impeachment memorial, so the impeachment failed. Instead, he falsely accused Duke Xuancheng of insulting the late emperor, causing chaos in the court, and framing loyal and good people.
At that time, Xia Fengxiang had only been on the throne for a year, and there was nothing he could do about many things, so he could only watch Wei Xuancheng being framed.
But fortunately, Su Wenqing and the others were there, and although the Queen Mother's party and Yang Guofu and others requested the execution of Wei Xuancheng, they were saved after all, but they naturally could not stay in the capital. Originally, Yang Guofu and others wanted to exile Duke Xuancheng, but Xia Fengxiang and Su Wenqing set up a trap and sent Wei Xuancheng to Longyou.
Neither the Queen Mother's Party nor the Yang Party could interfere there, so Wei Xuancheng was protected. Otherwise, not to mention Wei Xuancheng, even Wei Anming would have been dead.
But what really made Wei Xuancheng hailed as a scholar by countless scholars was that he was in the Tianlao prison, where the Empress Dowager's party murdered him and tried to force him to confess.
Wei Xuancheng's friend Yuan Kuan sent snake gallbladder to Wei Xuancheng to prolong his life, but Wei Xuancheng said, "I, Wei Xuancheng, have no fear of villains. I have courage and pride in my heart! If you want to kill me, do it! Once Xuancheng dies, you can tell the world that the treacherous officials have disrupted the court of Daxia and bullied the emperor. I would rather die than regret it! How happy! ! "
After Duke Xuancheng was rescued, this sentence became known to the world, and everyone recited it, "Duke Xuancheng's courage is as heavy as a mountain, and his integrity is unshakable."
When they heard that the person who did such a bold thing was Wei Xuancheng's son, they were all surprised and full of admiration.
The Grand Tutor looked at Wei Anming and said with a smile, "Is Xuancheng okay?"
Wei Anming had a cold expression, but he didn't want the Grand Tutor to find fault with him, so he bowed again and said, "Thank you for your concern, Grand Tutor. My father is in good health."
The Grand Tutor nodded and said with a smile, "That's good, that's good. Xuancheng must not get into trouble. I was thinking of writing a memorial to ask His Majesty to recall Xuancheng."
After saying that, the Master thought for a moment and then said, "Let me think about the question you asked me."
After saying this, the Grand Tutor was about to stand up.
Mi Wanjun on the side immediately went over to support him.
then
The Grand Tutor walked around the low table, got closer to Wei Anming and said, "Has Anming seen His Majesty?"
Wei Anming naturally shook his head: "I have just taken the imperial examination and have not yet met the emperor."
The Grand Tutor smiled and said, "The emperor's face is not something that ordinary people like us can truly see. Although I and several other adults present here see His Majesty every day, we dare not speculate on what His Majesty is thinking, let alone think about it. We will just do our best to do whatever His Majesty asks us to do."
"On the contrary, people like Li Nishang, such as Zhu Kewen, Wang Maoqing, etc., always think about what the emperor is thinking about. If they think about what the emperor is doing and what he is going to do every day, and then guard against His Majesty everywhere for their own selfish reasons, it will restrict His Majesty even more."
"An Ming, what do you think is the biggest difference between the two?"
Most of the officials in the lecture hall were experienced. After hearing what the Grand Tutor said, people like Zhang Gu, Cao Shen, Li Chunfang, Gao Rou and others secretly cursed Yang Shanchang for his substitution of one thing for another.
Obviously, the question was directed at you, but the Grand Tutor seemed to be citing something, quietly bringing up Wang Maoqing and the others, and further separating himself from them.
Everyone looked at the Master, sighing and complaining.
Wei Anming frowned. He also heard that the tutor seemed to be answering his question but was avoiding the main point.
But before Wei Anming could speak.
I only heard the Master continue, "The biggest difference is whether or not you have a king in your heart."
After saying that, he looked at Mi Wanjun beside him and said, "Wanjun, go get me some paper and pen."
Then, he turned to look at Wei Anming and said with a smile: "When you enter the officialdom in the future, you will know the meaning of this. Having the emperor and His Majesty in your heart is the only principle that we ministers must follow. You asked me what is loyalty and what is flattery. The loyal ones always think of the emperor in their hearts and only serve the country, while the flatterers have the emperor in their hearts but only pursue profit."
At this point, the Grand Tutor frowned and said, "Ah, in fact, if this question was asked by someone else, I would understand it, but you are Xuancheng's child, how can you not know what a loyal minister is? Wasn't your father Wei Xuancheng a loyal, good and wise minister? Xuancheng died in the name of the country and the people of the country."
"Look at Zhu Kewen and others who put your father in a bad situation. They fawned, flattered, formed cliques for personal gain, excluded dissidents, were selfish, and did all kinds of evil. They levied heavy taxes, killed innocent people, murdered their colleagues, abused their power to harm the country for personal gain, framed loyal officials, and even committed the heinous crime of regicide and treason like the one a few days ago!"
"An Ming, aren't these loyal ministers and treacherous ministers? As for your last question, what is a monarch? This question, I cannot answer you. As subjects, we must not speak nonsense about the monarch's affairs. This is disrespectful! Especially now, Your Majesty, you have great ambitions and great undertakings in your heart, you are full of ambition, like a golden dragon flying high, and you can fly a thousand miles in one go! Across the four seas! The great ambitions and great plans are all in one thought. You asked me what a monarch is. This! It is the monarch of all of us!"
At this point, the Grand Tutor was very excited, and then he immediately looked at all the students around him, with a sincere face and full of expectations: "You are the future of Daxia, and you are the people by His Majesty's side in his grand ambitions. His Majesty is soaring high, and you are the clouds by His Majesty's side. The knowledge you have learned is a sharp weapon for His Majesty to hover and look down on you! Therefore, I ask all students to study hard and assist the emperor!"
Finally.
The Grand Tutor even bowed to people in all directions.
Silly
Seeing what the Master said.
Many people present were speechless and shocked.
because
this.
Because this answer actually answered Wei Anming's question, and it was perfect.
Although the novel does not draw on various allusions or quote the words of saints, it actually uses people and events that everyone knows clearly at the time, and truly shows what a loyal minister is and what a treacherous minister is.
Most importantly
What is Jun?
It's really hard to discuss this matter.
However, the Grand Tutor did not comment on it, but instead praised the current emperor.
Just tell me how you find the problem.
Especially the final act of bowing deeply and asking students to study hard and assist the emperor was like icing on the cake, completely silencing Wei Anming.
Because in this case, if Wei Anming continued to ask questions, it would be a bit unreasonable.
More importantly, if you continue to ask, you are denying that your father Wei Xuancheng was a loyal minister, and denying that Zhu Kewen, Wang Maoqing and others were treacherous ministers. You are also questioning what it means to be a monarch.
If Wei Anming dared to say one more word about these three things, any one of them could be used by the Yang party to make a big fuss.
The most important thing, and what impressed everyone the most, was that Yang Shanchang's answer was easy to understand, and the trap was clearly visible to everyone.
What's more
The Taifu's final bow really put himself in the position of a minister who devoted himself to the country and served the country and the people.
Su Changan, who was hiding among the students not far away, squinted at the tutor, thinking that age is always the best.
A student became a general in one step, and forced a treacherous minister who held power in the government to talk about what is a loyal minister and what is a treacherous minister.
As a result, this treacherous man turned the situation around in an instant.
Su Changan looked down at Xia Fengxiang.
Xia Fengxiang looked down with a faint smile on his face.
Perhaps noticing Su Changan's gaze, Xia Fengxiang looked at Su Changan and asked, "What are you looking at?"
Su Changan smiled and shook his head.
Xia Fengxiang glared at Su Changan: "Look at your excitement, maybe it will be even more exciting next time."
Su Changan smiled helplessly, but continued to look at Xia Fengxiang.
Xia Fengxiang raised his eyes and looked at Su Changan: "If you dare to say anything to me, you watch the fun, I watch your corny words, I will beat you to death!"
Su Changan curled his lips. What could he do if his wife was allergic to sweet talk?
However, Xia Fengxiang continued, "Besides, don't look at me, I look so ugly now!"
Su Changan nodded and turned to look at Mi Wanjun and the others who were taking pens and ink to the Taifu.
But Xia Fengxiang glared at Su Changan angrily: "You think I'm ugly now, don't you?"
Su Changan looked at Xia Fengxiang helplessly.
But Xia Fengxiang snorted and ignored Su Changan.
but.
Xia Fengxiang felt that Su Changan was still looking at him, and he felt happy.
but
At this time, everyone had completely recovered from the Taifu's impassioned speech. Many people looked at the Taifu and cursed him in their hearts, "How shameless!" "An old thief who is still alive!"
Even in the lecture hall, Li Chunfang, Zhang Gu and others frowned and felt extremely disgusted when they saw Yang Shanchang like this.
Those teachers and gentlemen were naturally furious.
How dare you, Yang Shanchang, say in the Imperial Academy that you want all the students to study and assist the monarch! !
And Mu Xu, the chief priest, stood aside with a smile on his face. He looked at Yang Shanchang and thought, "It's no wonder that neither you nor Su Wenqing can do anything to each other. You two old fellows are as thick-skinned as city walls!"
Wei Anming clenched his fists. When he thought about this man praising his father when he mentioned him, his anger increased instead of decreased!
But he also knew that if he continued to pursue the matter, Yang Dang would surely make a big deal out of it, so he tried hard to think of what he should say.
At this time, Yang Shanchang had already written the four words "Haoran Zhengqi" on the paper.
Holding the paper, he turned and looked at Wei Anming: "Anming, do you have any questions?"
Wei Anming looked at Yang Shanchang's kind face and had the urge to hit him.
Wei Anming was wondering whether he could kill Yang Shanchang.
But at this time.
Wei Anming felt someone grabbing his wrist. He turned around and saw that it was Zuo Shaoweng. On his other side, Li Wei also stood over.
After Zuo Shaoweng released Wei Anming's wrist, he bowed to Yang Shanchang and said, "Student Zuo Shaoweng, I pay my respects to the Grand Tutor."
After saying that, Zuo Shaoweng straightened up, with a calm expression on his face, neither humble nor arrogant, and with one hand he pinched Wei Anming's wrist hard to calm him down.
Zuo Shaoweng continued, "Taifu's answer is clear and easy to understand. We students have no doubts anymore."
Yang Shanchang narrowed his eyes and looked at Zuo Shaoweng: "Grandson of Zuo Shangshu?"
Zuo Shaoweng smiled and said, "Grandpa has passed away a long time ago, so he is not worthy of the title of Shangshu."
Yang Shanchang sighed: "After all, I am worrying about the country."
After saying this, Yang Shanchang looked at Wei Anming and said, "You ask me questions and I give you answers, but you must remember these four words. You must never forget them for the rest of your life."
After that, he handed the four characters "Haoran Zhengqi" written on his hand to Wei Anming.
Mi Wanjun said at this time: "Teacher's calligraphy is like the purple air coming from the east, worthy of the word 'Haoran'. It really makes people look up to you more and more."
When everyone heard this, they felt sick again.
The Grand Tutor ignored Mi Wanjun and looked at Wei Anming.
Wei Anming looked at the words on the paper and was reluctant to pick it up.
Zuo Shaoweng took it with both hands and said, "Thank you, Taifu, for the calligraphy. Taifu, your writing is vigorous and vigorous. As Taifu said just now, your majesty is ambitious and we, the scholars, will assist your majesty. We must not forget the four words of righteousness and integrity, and we must not forget the reason for studying and becoming an official."
Wei Anming looked at Zuo Shaoweng, clenched his fists, and finally unclenched them and looked at the four words.
I remembered that I had discussed Yang Shanchang's writing with Mu Xu before.
Because Yang Shanchang's calligraphy is truly unique!
At that time, Wei Anming really couldn't understand how such a treacherous and disloyal person could write in such a handwriting.
Mu Xu replied, "Because he wanted to tell the world that he, Yang Shanchang, was a scholar with a great and upright spirit. It was precisely because he had a great and upright spirit that he could write such a great and upright calligraphy."
Wei Anming cursed, "Hypocrisy!"
Mu Xu smiled and said, "That's right, it's hypocrisy, so don't think about how the handwriting is, the handwriting reflects the person is bullshit, if you really want to judge a person, you still have to see it with your own eyes."
And at this time.
Su Zifeng stood up, walked in front of Wei Anming, and saluted to the Grand Tutor: "I am Su Zifeng, your humble servant, and I pay my respects to you, Grand Tutor."
The Grand Tutor looked at Su Zifeng and immediately smiled and said, "You four sons of the Su family are all outstanding. I don't know how Su Wenqing taught them."
Su Zifeng smiled and said, "Grandmaster, you are too kind. I am the least promising one. The promising ones are my two elder brothers and my fourth younger brother."
After that, Su Zifeng looked down at Wei Anming and said, "Your father will be back soon. In addition, His Majesty has ordered the people of the Honglu Temple and the Imperial Guards to go to where the loyal and virtuous ministers such as Lord Yan Ciyan, Lord Wei Jiuwei, and Lord Zhao Zhenru, who were framed by the Queen Mother's party, are. When your father comes back, he will be the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, which is a promotion to a high position."
Upon hearing this, Wei Anming was not only surprised but also overjoyed.
However, Mi Wanjun, Yan Jingqing and others were all stunned when they heard it. When did this happen?
Why are they totally unaware!!
(End of this chapter)
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