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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.
It was clearly you who was being asked, but the Grand Tutor seemed to be citing something to quietly bring up Wang Maoqing and the others, and to separate 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.
the most important is
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.
not to mention
The Taifu's final bow really put himself in the position of a minister who devoted his life 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 a little 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 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."