Chapter 804 Shu's Raccoon (I)

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How to deal with those troublesome prisoners is a thorny and big problem, and of course it is the easiest to do things according to the law, but that is a requirement for the government and the general judges. If the court's request is limited to this, there is no need to come to the southeast in silence.

The cabinet has only one requirement for this matter, and that is to keep the adverse effects to a minimum. This mainly includes three aspects: first, to control the negative public opinion of the people to a minimum; the second is to minimize the impact on the majesty of the imperial examination; The third is to minimize the rebound of the family.

The first two could be solved by sending an agent over, but the third, Xu Jie, knew that it was only possible to do it with Shen Mo's influence in the southeast.

Since he was ordered to come, he had to do his errand, and after carefully analyzing the situation, he found that if everything was according to the rules, it would be impossible to achieve these three things at the same time. You have to do something extraordinary and take the necessary risks to be happy for everyone.

After a brief silence, he decided to solve the problem of the prisoners first, because this is the most superficial point of concern at the moment, and it is also the most likely to cause the situation to worse...... Regardless of whether they are right or wrong, the prisoners are all scholars, and the public opinion of this society is completely under the control of Shilin, and whether or not they care for and sympathize with the scholars is a major judgment of Shilin's praise and disapproval. If it drags on for a long time, and a few prisoners really starve to death, no matter how beautiful the other aspects are, they will not get Shilin's forgiveness...... At least the titles of cold-blooded and cool officials that hurt people's popularity are inevitable on his head.

The pass is to let the prisoners get out of Nanda Prison alive and no longer make trouble after they return. Therefore, knowing that the Nanjing Criminal Department was going to play the dark Chen Cang, he not only did not stop it, but also planned it, and boldly came to a 'Shen Ge Lao Yi released prisoners', and simply let the prisoners go, and did not carry out any filing and registration, so that they were still qualified to participate in the imperial examination, and by the way, he also provoked their relationship with those children of the family, so that they could recognize the reality.

The prisoners were desperate to survive, and they were naturally grateful for the silence. And they are already overjoyed to be able to participate in the next imperial examination, where can they still be entangled in the storage and waste of the 'vessel number'? Let's go back and study hard, and see you in three years.

Taking a step back and opening up the sky, this applies not only to the prisoners, but also to silence. He did not hold the prisoners accountable for their crimes, in exchange for valuable strategic depth...... Now that even the parties are not making trouble, those who are trying to take advantage of the situation behind their backs naturally have no target to play on the topic, so they can only shut up in disgrace.

So when the news was silently announced, the expressions of everyone on the painting boat were very exciting...... It seems that Lord Shen's treasure knife has not been rusted in Beijing, and it is still so sharp after it is unsheathed, which makes this incident unbearable all of a sudden.

Although the price of doing so is to take the responsibility on yourself. But with his silent character, he will not do things that sacrifice himself for others, and if he dares to do so, he will naturally be sure to have fun. After more than ten years of immersion in officialdom, he knows very well that this person governs society and talks about extrajudicial appearances...... This love is affection, and it is Shilin's feelings. In other words, your disposal should be in line with Shilin's taste, and that's the key to getting good reviews.

Shen Mo's treatment of the prisoners is actually unfounded, but it is understandable...... Opening up the inmates and giving them a chance to be new people, in Shilin's view, is to protect the seeds of scholars, and it is the embodiment of his generosity, kindness, and courage to act. In this regard, Qingliu Shilin will only talk about it, and will not care whether his behavior is in line with the relevant provisions of the Ming law.

Of course, this has to be his respect for the elders, the champion, and has always had an excellent reputation and a very stable chassis. If it were to be replaced by an ordinary official, if there was a judgment of impeachment, it would be impossible to resist it, and I am afraid that no matter how great the praise is, it will not be blessed. As the saying goes, don't do porcelain work without diamonds, that's the truth.

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The painting boat runs on the Qinhuai River with the sound of oars and lights.

Outside the cabin, there was a long singing voice, but inside the cabin was a solemn atmosphere. The current situation makes all the family heads feel very passive, and they are all silently guessing, where is the bottom limit of Lord Shen?

Shen Mo was not in a hurry, drank tea, calmed them down for a while, and then coughed lightly, breaking the silence and saying: "Do you think that after I have been an official in Beijing for a few years, my heart will be biased towards the imperial court?" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare to ......" Everyone hurriedly denied it, but there was still a hint of disapproval on their faces...... This is how the world is.

"If you think that way, you are very wrong." Shen Mo said in a deep voice: "I am silent, past, present, and future, I have always stood with you, my position is that the southeast is the first, and everyone here is the first, and this will never change." ”

Although everyone was eyebrow-raising and knew it before, this was the first time he had made such a hot confession, and when the heads of the family heard it, they were like eating ginseng fruit, with 36,000 pores all over his body, all of which were uncomfortable. Naturally, the trace of dissatisfaction and vigilance that had just been mentioned in my heart disappeared.

The atmosphere in the painting boat suddenly became enthusiastic again: "We will always support adults" "Yes, we are a family that loves each other......" For a while, the confessions of flesh and numb came one after another, making people get goosebumps.

"Hehe, it's a good ......" Shen Mo seemed to be very useful, and kept a relieved smile.

After everyone re-oiled, Shen Mo returned to the topic: "As Fang just said, what I do is for everyone's good in the final analysis. I always hope that everyone can prosper and become stronger from generation to generation, this is my principle and position......" After a pause, he said: "Everyone can ask anything, let's talk openly and honestly." ”

"Excuse me," after a moment of silence, someone asked, "Is it possible to restore the size of the vessel?" ”

"If you insist." Shen Mo said lightly: "I can operate this matter, and I should still have some certainty." ”

"What does the adult mean......" There was a faint look of joy between everyone's eyebrows, but the respect between people is mutual, so silence gives them face, and they naturally have to give him face: "To return or not to return?" ”

"......" Shen Mo did not answer directly, but told the story: "In the book of the head of the founding ministers of our dynasty, the great Confucian Song Lian, there is a story of 'Shu's raccoon', saying that there is a big family surnamed Shu in the country, and he doesn't like things in the whole world, but just loves to raise 'raccoons'. The so-called 'raccoon' is a wild cat that is good at catching rats. He had more than 100 of these wild cats at home, and he had almost lost all the rats around his house. The wild cats had nothing to eat, and when they were hungry, they howled loudly, so he went to the market every day to buy meat and feed the cats. A few years passed, and the old cat gave birth to kittens, and the kittens gave birth to kittens. These cats, who were accustomed to eating ready-made meat every day, did not even know that there were mice in the world; When you are hungry, you will scream, as soon as you call, you will have meat to eat, and after eating, you will be lazy, and you will look soft and happy, and your days will be very chic......"

Hearing this, everyone gradually tasted it, this is Lord Shen using a fable, talking about their family's children. Then he listened to Shen Mo and continued: "One day, there was a rat infestation in the south of the city, and his rats were scurrying around in groups during the day, and some of them could even fall into the urn. The family had already heard that there were a lot of raccoon dogs that were good at catching rats, so they hurriedly borrowed one from the Shu family. When the raccoon of the Shu family came to this house, he saw the rats scurrying with two little ears and two small eyes, black as lacquer, with two little whiskers and squeaking vigorously, and thought it was a monster, and followed the rat around on the edge of the tank, but he did not dare to jump down and catch the mouse. The owner of the house couldn't help but be angry when he saw this, so he pushed the raccoon down. The raccoon was terrified and yelled at the mouse. After a long time, the mouse estimated that the cat had no other ability, so he went to bite its paws, and with a frightened scream, it jumped out of the tank and fled......"

It's a funny story, but no one in the cabin can laugh at it. People say that they are rich for only three generations, and they are only rich for a hundred years, which is their biggest worry...... Although the ancestors accumulated virtue, attached importance to education, and the children of the clan were still considered to be successful, so that their family status could still be maintained, but they were not as good as they were a few decades ago. can only be in the southeast to make a fortune, as soon as he leaves the southeast, to the political center of the Ming Dynasty, although it is not so that no one buys it, but it is just that. Once the court made up its mind to cut them, it could only let them fish and meat...... For example, the mention that they hated so much that they hated was opposed by the whole of Jiangnan, but Hu Zongxian had the full support of the imperial court and was still able to start the expedition until the end of the war.

"You're all smart people." Shen Mo said slowly: "I must understand what I mean." ”

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Everyone nodded silently, of course they understood the meaning of silence...... The first generation of the Shu family has strong skills and great achievements, which has won a comfortable and prosperous life for future generations. However, its offspring who grew up eating fresh meat have never even seen a mouse, let alone caught a mouse. So when you encounter a mouse, you will behave so much and almost be eaten by a mouse.

This story tells people that too good conditions are not good for their children's success. Always thinking about helping them take shortcuts and exploit loopholes, and not let them stand out in the hard competition, this is not helping them, but hurting them......

"Song Lian's greatest achievement after the founding of the People's Republic of China was to redefine the imperial examination system for the Ming Dynasty." Seeing that everyone had almost digested it, Shen Mo continued: "History proves that his design is successful, I don't want to say that there is a kind of Wei and Jin gate valve that lasts for a hundred years, and even the hairpin family of the Song Dynasty and the three generations of prime ministers has never appeared again...... A thief thought that the story of Shu's raccoon dog could well reflect his design ideas. ”

"The royal family does not want to see a certain gate valve occupy a prominent position for a long time. They captive the royal family, abandon the noble family, and hand over power to the scholars. He said silently: "And if a scholar wants to be qualified to govern the country, he must first pass the imperial examination designed by Song Lian. I am a person who has passed the imperial examination, and I know how difficult it is to pass the ranks, which requires excellent talent, hard study, and good luck. ”

This is the first time for everyone to listen to someone dissect the imperial examination from the perspective of the ruler, naturally they are very shocked, and they all listen attentively, for fear of missing a word: "It is this extremely high difficulty that determines the extremely low admission rate, and it makes it difficult for a family to maintain the continuity of the outstanding, which naturally prevents the birth of the behemoth......"

"Your words, my lord, are thought-provoking." At this time, someone couldn't help but ask: "But we didn't let our children be wasted, most of them have been strict since childhood, hired famous teachers, in order to keep them from falling into the family...... "After a pause, he said: "The purpose of their entry into Nanjing Guozijian is just to stand out from the cruel Jiangnan Township Examination. ”

"You're right," Shen Mo smiled faintly, and continued, "Although this kind of continuity is difficult, it doesn't mean that there is none. Later, there were still some scholarly families of poetry and books, which could make the children of the clan continue to be Chinese. But you have a good plan, he has a wall ladder, and the royal family has raised the standard, saying that non-top thirty or forty people cannot be elected as a scholar, and non-scholars cannot enter the cabinet. The number of people who can successfully reach the top of each Jinshi is reduced from 300 to 30, and it is almost eliminated, and there is a possibility that there will be a family of scholars in a row. ”

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but nod their heads again and again, or Lord Shen stood tall and could see clearly, it turned out that this system was making trouble, no wonder no one could regain its former glory in the officialdom.

"I checked the inscription list for nearly 20 years, and found that in the families of all of you, there are a total of one hundred and seven Jinshi who can be connected by the side branches of the lineage, which is already a very high number." But he changed his words and said: "However, there are only seven people who have become Hanlin, and only two people have entered the cabinet in the end, which is only one-tenth of the average, which has to make people think deeply...... Why is it that the children of our clan are not bad, but they are always unable to compete with the people of the whole country? ”

"yes, why?" Everyone looked at Shen silently, waiting for his answer.

Shen Mo saw that everyone had finally entered the palace, so he began to close the net and said: "I foolishly think that it is the vessel number that is causing trouble." He raised his voice and said: "Don't let the raccoon don't catch the mice, but feed them with meat, which is certainly comfortable, but when it comes to having to see the real ability, you can't do the real work, so you naturally have to catch the blind." Saying that, he sighed and said earnestly: "The children of your clan are originally some good talents and beautiful jade, but they know that they can pass the township test more easily, and they must be a little lax psychologically, and they can't catch up with the hard work of the rest of the scholars no matter what." When it's time to take the test, it is naturally not as good as other people's special hard work and very smart moves...... In the final analysis, it is that the conditions you have provided are too good for them to fight against the odds, and they will not be able to exert all their strength. ”

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After hearing the silence's words, the cabin fell into a slight chaos, and people could no longer care about any politeness, and exchanged words for each other's opinions. After a long time, Wu Fengyuan asked on behalf of everyone: "My lord, what do you mean, let's stop fighting for the name of the vessel, and let our sons and daughters compete fairly with everyone?" ”

"Yes." Shen Mo nodded, not dodging the sharp question.

"But the results of this township test are there, and if we compete fairly, the number of people in our few schools will be less than a quarter of the original." Wu Fengyuan said cautiously: "If this is the case in the future, I am afraid that it will not take ten years, and most of us here will be replaced." ”

"Of course I thought of this," Shen Mo said slowly: "At the beginning, I said that I came to you this time to take this change as an opportunity to find a new path, so that we can no longer be in a corner of peace, and truly be the master of the court" said and sighed, and said with a sad face: "I won't hide it from you, the imperial court has been in financial distress all year round, and it has long been eyeing the wealth of flowers and flowers in the southeast, and the talk of levying commercial taxes is very loud...... Although I can delay it for a few years as much as possible, I am too unsafe to rely on myself, and I don't know when I will be taken off the black veil, and when the time comes, I can't protect everyone......"

Hearing this, everyone's faces changed, and they just said it, after all, they are all retreat topics, and they don't add up to this paragraph, which makes them feel pain and heartache.

"There is a way that the husband is not guilty, and he ......is guilty" When he said this, his silent eyes were dim in the light, and his voice also carried a faint sense of demagogy: "Everyone here, the wealth of the family exceeds the treasury, and each rich is comparable to the country, which is no secret in the Beijing Imperial Court...... Everyone should have heard Shen Wansan's story. ”

"The current emperor can't compare with Taizu." In panic, everyone comforted themselves.

"How do you know what will become of the emperor in a few years? Even if he has always been like this, but what about the prince? I have heard that the crown prince has shown the appearance of a holy king at a young age......" Shen sighed and said: "If you pin your hopes on the mercy of others, I advise you to disperse your wealth as soon as possible, so as not to ruin your family and kill people."

"That'...... What to do? "Finally, these guys who don't eat oil and salt are finally scared by Shen Mo's soft words-

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