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Chapter 264 Between the advance and retreat

Ye Xingyuan refused to be appointed as an official in the Ministry of Personnel. The new Jinshi in the hall was in a big uproar after hearing it. ¥f, Wen Xuhuai and others were stunned. Ye Xingyuan said it was good just now, why did he change his mind in the hall? Could it be that he couldn't hold back?

Chen Jian sneered outside, angrily and angrily: "Ye Xingyuan, don't make any quibbling words! It is obvious that you are determined to be good at it, so you are willing to offer good fortune first and refuse to be appointed to the post. I said it nicely before, but when I acted seriously, I started to act like a tantrum. How dare you be rude to the elders?"

As soon as he took the lead, many people who were jealous of Ye Xingyuan rebuked him, and some people who believed Ye Xingyuan argued with them. The quarrels in the Ministry of Personnel's compound were like a vegetable market.

Chen Xiaoting was so distressed that he shouted: "Silent! You are all scholars, why are you so inconsistent? Those who dare to make noise will be expelled immediately!"

The Grand Secretary was angry and caused changes in the celestial phenomena. The sky was originally clear and there was a sudden burst of thunder. The new Jinshi in the hall were silent and did not dare to say another word, and there was a silence.

Chen Xiao then turned his head to Ye Xingyuan and said, "You have already given up the appointment, and you have to accept it even if you don't want to accept it. You must work diligently and become an official, and still have a great future. If you are willful, how can you be a pillar of the country?"

No matter what Ye Xingyuan's intentions are, he can't get him out of Beijing first and he can't be satisfied.

Ye Xingyuan looked amused and cried, and bowed: "The Master Ge thought it was a letter from the student who had not seen him. Ninghe County is really a beautiful person. How can he set an example for everyone? Therefore, the students refused to be appointed as an official, not for themselves, but for the court!"

The more Chen Xiao thought about it, the more he felt that Ye Xingyuan's tone was wrong, and frowned and said, "What do you want to say? Why not speak out!"

Rumble! Accompanied by the rolling spring thunder, a rain in Jingzhao Mansion was rushing down. Several city gates and lively places in the city were originally surrounded by crowds of people watching the fun. After the heavy rain, they ran around like birds and beasts scattered, but they were still admiring.

"The top scholar in the current academic field actually has such a strange ambition! It is something that has never been seen in all dynasties! Mr. Ye was originally a great wise man, so how could he be greedy for comfort? He became an official to save the people! I don't believe others say these empty words, Mr. Ye sets an example. This is the real wise man!"

Listening to the comments of the citizens passing by, Yuwen Jing stood in the rain like a clay sculpture, regardless of the wetness of his shoulders. He sighed, "There is such a wonderful strategy of retreating as advancement, and he is really a death-taking and resurrected! This person has a great goal!"

Yuwen Jing was still holding the ten thousand words posted by Ye Xingyuan. The handwriting was wet by the rain and was blurred. But he grabbed it tightly. His friend Chen Zhi rushed over with an oil-paper umbrella and sheltered him and said, "Brother Yuwen. It's raining heavily, so avoid it!"

Chen Zhi pulled Yuwen Jing, who was in a daze, and asked anxiously: "What happened again? Didn't the Ministry of Personnel award an official today and expel Ye Xingyuan from the capital? Why are you like this?"

At this time, Yu Wenjing slowly lowered his arms and smiled bitterly: "I had long thought that Ye Xingyuan would never wait for death, but no matter what, he did not expect that he would have such incredible means. This person is really cruel. In order to break the abacus of the parents, he went to the place where the cold was released. How could this be the style of a scholar?"

Scholars are self-protection-free, even if they fight, they will never lose themselves. Ye Xingyuan is different. His letter shattered the plan of the five auxiliary ministers with the eight words "The vast world and great achievements", but also forced himself to a situation where he could not retreat.

Chen Zhi was startled and asked quickly: "He is already the fish on the chopping board, where can he still struggle? What solution did he come up with?"

Yu Wenjing looked stern, then carefully looked at the wet Wanyan Book in his hand, and sighed: "The original plan of the Grand Secretary was to not allow him to enter the Hanlin to get a clear air initiation and drive him out of the capital, so as not to get bored in front of him. In this result, Ye Xingyuan would not be able to turn the tables in any way."

Chen Zhi nodded and said, "That's true, Ye Xingyuan has the ability. How can he fight against all the great masters and join forces?"

Yuwen Jing continued: "So, he did not want to change this result at all, but did it even more. This letter must have been delivered to the imperial court. If he did this, how could the emperor be stingy to reward him?

With this article, he can go to the Hanlin Academy to take a chance. But for this, he will be in danger of life and death. Do you think this person is strange?"

Chen Zhi said anxiously: "You have been talking for a long time and haven't reached the point yet. What exactly does Ye Xingyuan say in the book?"

Yuwen Jing lowered his head and said word by word: "This person claimed that the top scholar was a Hanlin, which was a bad habit. He did not know the sufferings of the people and the difficulties of the country. How could he settle the country? He suggested that the new Jinshi would not be awarded Hanlin from then on, but would be placed in the most difficult places to become an official to be a trainee.

The five cabinet masters did not allow him to join the Hanlin area, but they were in power. It seemed that his intention was to turn this into a general rule and be handled accordingly in the future!”

Chen Zhi was stunned and dumbfounded: "How is this possible? If this is true, how can the aristocratic families behind the new Jinshi be willing? This proposal will definitely not be passed. His idea is nothing more than trying to save himself, but unfortunately it is more like struggling to death. Why should my brother worry?"

Deep down, Chen Zhi felt that this idea was not bad. He went to Hanlin as soon as he came to the imperial examination and became an official in Beijing for a long time. He did not sit in the lower class. How could he know the people's livelihood at the bottom? In the future, he would be prime minister, and he would be lacking a lot, and his actions would be deviated.

If the new Jinshi can really start from the most difficult place, improve step by step, or give them a different perspective. However, this is not realistic at all. The complicated bureaucracy will definitely not allow this rule to be set.

Ye Xingyuan's book is more like a fool's muttering, as if you can't get the benefits you can't get, so you can't even imagine it. Thinking of this, Chen Zhi couldn't help but feel a little disgusted with Ye Xingyuan.

"Yes!" Yu Wenjing said with a self-deprecating voice: "Ye Xingyuan naturally understood that this idea would never be possible. He just disgusted all the cabinet masters. Because the reason he used was exactly the same as the reason why the cabinet did not allow him to join the Hanlin."

The state is difficult, and new Jinshi should not be indulged in comfort. They should go to the county and the village. Go to the poorest places, go to the most difficult places, and look at the other side of the beautiful rivers and mountains. This principle is very impressive, especially since such a grand speech has just been spoken from the five great masters, they can only endure it like eating flies.

Chen Zhi had no good feelings for the cabinet masters who were Nong Quan. Thinking that the Grand Secretary must be embarrassed and uncomfortable at this time, he laughed and said, "Even if this is the case, they will only pretend not to see it and swallow their words. So what can Ye Xingyuan do?"

The most important thing to be an official is to be thick-skinned. Even if someone is pointed at the nose and scolded, if the interests are at stake, then you can only be heard. The five great scholars have been in the officialdom for so many years, and they can only laugh at this discomfort.

Yu Wenjing continued to smile bitterly and said, "This is of course just a cover. The most important thing is that Ye Xingyuan later expressed his determination, saying that he knew that he would be afraid of this suggestion in the same year, so he was willing to be a pioneer and simply go to the poorest, most chaotic and most border areas to become an official, and take it as an example!"

What? Chen Zhi couldn't believe his ears.

To be an official for thousands of miles is just for wealth. Everyone knows that being an official must be the first to be a clean official in the capital. In the Hanlin, six ministries, and censors, the promotion is fast and the position is also noble, which is the first choice.

If you can't get it, it's a fatty problem such as salt, iron, and canal transportation. If you are an official here, you will be able to save a lot of money in a few years and spend money and energy, and you are afraid that you can't get any further up?

Once again, I am the local chief official. This is the power in my hands. As long as I can scrape the land, I will still make a lot of gains. However, if I have to deal with Shangguan, I will be able to handle the place I have to do, and I will eventually be much tired.

Moreover, it is particularly important to choose a place. First, the place must be peaceful, second, the place must be prosperous, third, few people must be managed, and fourth, the people must be honest. These four points are the best, but the number of such places is limited, one carrot and one pit, and it is impossible to grab it.

However, the old, young, border and poor areas that Ye Xingyuan took the initiative to apply completely violated these four principles. Now the four barbarians are ready to move, and the border areas will be uneasy, with many bandits and often monsters and barbarians invaded. Being an official in such a place is like tying his head to his belt.

Then there is no wealth in the border areas. Perhaps the mutual market near Qingqiu Kingdom is still quite rich, but Ye Xingyuan takes the initiative to ask for poor places, of course he will not go to the northeast coast.

The border people have complex forces and are very fierce, and they are absolutely not honest. The only benefit that may be gained is that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and no one comes to take care of it. However, the border affairs have been tense recently, the local generals have great power, and the court has established a supervisor. Most border officials have more than one boss above their heads, which is also miserable.

Ye Xingyuan was the top scholar and did not seek the first-class official position, but instead sought the worst among the worst. Was he so angry? Or did he really have a brilliant ambition in his heart, and everyone misunderstood him?

Chen Zhi scratched his head, a little confused. What did you say that Ye Xingyuan worked hard for?

In the office of the Ministry of Personnel, Shen Xiao, a Grand Secretary of the Dongge, was also under the same impact. He looked at Ye Xingyuan's Wanyan's Wanyan Book and could not speak for a long time. After this incident was spread to the capital, the cabinet finally reacted and sent someone to send a copy to Shen Xiao.

It's really a hindsight! Shen Xiao deeply hated him. No wonder those cunning people were reluctant to come. I thought he had expected that Ye Xingyuan must have the means. Now, all the things Shen Xiao said in the hall had turned into Ye Xingyuan's weapons. How could he get off the stage?

The second prince and the Minister of Personnel were watching, and they were also secretly shocked. Unexpectedly, Ye Xingyuan was so willing to do so. This was really a slap in the face. Aren’t he afraid of death and not coming back from the border?
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