Traveling through time and space to become a child, supporting the family by catching fish and shrim

Once upon a time, he had lofty ambitions and vowed to achieve something to make the turbid court of the Great Yan Dynasty clear and bright again.

But in the end... being excluded... being suppressed... being humiliated...

During the years when the previous emperor was in power, Xiao Yu was still able to make some achievements in Wenyuan Pavilion. But after the new emperor ascended the throne, all government decrees revolved around one point: money.

If this money can be "taken from the people and used for the people", it would be fine.

But this money was only used to satisfy the extravagance and enjoyment of the entire royal family, without caring about the lives of ordinary people.

Xiao Yu made several appeals, hoping that the emperor would change his mind and stop focusing on making money, but think about how to change Dayan, which was already on the decline.

The emperor was very dissatisfied with this and issued an imperial decree to demote Xiao Yu from Wenyuan Pavilion.

Xiao Yu was dissatisfied and wanted to find like-minded colleagues in the court and make another memorial to the emperor.

However, I only got two words.

crazy.

"People laugh at me for being too crazy, I laugh at them for not seeing through me..."

Isn’t this a true portrayal of myself?

When the heroes of Wuling die, they are nothing more than a handful of yellow earth, with no flowers or wine in front of their graves.

Since this is the case, it is better to indulge in the mountains and rivers and live a free and easy life in the world.

Xiao Yu sat in the carriage, feeling a lot of emotions. In the end, he smiled softly. The stone that had been suppressing his heart for many years disappeared without a trace at this moment.

"People laugh at me for being crazy, I laugh at them for not seeing through me!"

"Interesting, interesting!"

"Horseman, let's go."

……

The poem's influence goes far beyond this.

Although this poem by Tang Bohu is good, it depends on who you compare it with.

Ke Jin is a genius prodigy in Guangling Prefecture, and he has a famous scholar like Han Qi as his teacher. In contrast, "Tang Bohu" is just a rural merchant, not worthy of being on the stage.

Speaking up for Tang Bohu might gain some recognition among the literati, but it would most likely affect future development, so many scholars began to say against their conscience that Ke Jin's poems were better than "Song of Peach Blossom Cottage".

Of course, there were also righteous people among the literati. They could not stand this group of spineless scholars and argued with them, which made the matter more and more popular.

Until a heavyweight comes down!

This heavyweight figure's surname is Tong and his name is Shicheng.

He was the assistant military officer of the Household Department of Guangling Prefecture.

Tong Canjun was just over 40 years old, but his official career was quite fruitful. He was a third-class Jinshi, and after serving as a county magistrate for seven or eight years, he was transferred to Guangling Prefecture to serve as a Canjun of the Household Department.

Although the rank is not high, this official position is very important.

In the official promotion system of the Great Yan Dynasty, officials in various departments were also called "xuanren", that is, candidates for "jingguan".

After passing the imperial examination, except for the top three, the rest of the Jinshi had to go to local positions. It might take many Jinshi twenty years before they were eligible to reach the "selection" stage, and there were also many second-class Jinshi among them.

But it only took Tong Shicheng seven or eight years to complete this step.

There were even rumors that Tong Shicheng only needed to stay in the position of Hucao Canjun for two years before he could go to Beijing to become a Shilang.

Tong Shicheng is currently in a stage of life where he is full of vigor and ambition, so when he saw a poem like "Song of Peach Blossom Cottage" which exudes a sense of decadence from the inside out, he naturally felt very unhappy.

He called over his subordinates and asked, "Who is Tang Bohu?"

The official said, "Your Excellency, there are many different opinions about Tang Bohu's identity. Some say that Tang Bohu is Chen Lang, the madman who wrote the poem 'Only Yan Ruyu in Books.' Others say that Tang Bohu is actually Chen Lang's teacher, the successful candidate Sheng Chuliang, because poems like Peach Blossom Cottage Song cannot be written without rich life experience."

"Sheng Chuliang is using his apprentice's mouth to vent his dissatisfaction with the court."

Tong Shicheng was also well aware of Sheng Chuliang's past deeds and sneered, "Whether it's the teacher or the apprentice, this poem is extremely poorly written."

"Under the leadership of His Majesty the Emperor, our Great Yan Dynasty is thriving. Officials are honest, wealthy merchants are conscientious, and the people live in peace. How could there be so many dirty things?"

"But this poem repeatedly implies that the rich are unkind and the poor are noble. By extension, isn't it essentially criticizing the incompetence of court officials and the common people for the talented?"

"His heart is to be killed!"

The officials were all shocked. He had read this poem several times and felt that it was a very free and easy poem, and did not contain the things that Tong Shicheng said.

But a higher-ranking official can crush a lower-ranking official. The superior must have his reasons for reprimanding him, and as his subordinates, we should just agree with him.

"Your Excellency is absolutely right. How do you think we should deal with this?"

Tong Shicheng sneered, "Never mind. These people have no talent and can only write some sour poems."

"I'll forgive him this time. If he doesn't repent and continues to write this kind of poetry, I'll definitely punish him for causing chaos among the people!"

However, Tong Shicheng said this simply to show off.

Because the students of Guangling Prefecture are all discussing this topic, if he expresses his opinion, he may be able to gain the support of many students.

For civil servants, students all over the world are their branches and leaves. Whoever has more branches and leaves will get more help in officialdom.

Even if he did something wrong that day and was demoted, he would not be unable to recover all of a sudden because of the reputation and goodwill he had accumulated among the student community.

However, what Tong Shicheng never expected was that his pretense would actually trap himself.

After hearing about this, several old bureaucrats in Qinzhou Prefecture, the capital of Qinzhou Road, expressed their opinions one after another and scolded Tong Shicheng harshly.

The content of the insult is very simple, that is, he is jealous of talented people.

A talented person emerged in the area under his jurisdiction, and he should have been protected and cultivated, but Tong Shicheng wanted to punish him, which was simply ridiculous.

Tong Shicheng could not swallow the insult and immediately wrote an article to curse back. Officials who had a good relationship with Tong Shicheng also stood up to respond.

The original dispute over poetry and prose gradually turned into a struggle in officialdom.

As the capital city of Qinzhou Road, the rank of officials in Qinzhou Prefecture is at least one level higher than that in Guangling Prefecture, a second-tier city. However, the positions held by these old bureaucrats are basically honorary positions.

He only has rank but no real power.

On the other hand, Tong Shicheng's camp is mostly composed of young and energetic new officials. Even if their current ranks are not as high as the other side, in a few years, most of them will be able to enter the court as officials, and their future can be said to be bright.

Naturally, they cannot feel the artistic conception conveyed in "Song of Peach Blossom Cottage".

On the other hand, most of the old bureaucrats in Qinzhou Prefecture were like Xiao Yu. They were once glorious, but for various reasons, they were demoted to local areas, holding empty positions and completely leaving the center of power.

It is said that when people leave, the tea gets cold, but for this group of old bureaucrats, the tea has already gotten cold before they even left.

Such a huge gap also caused a drastic change in their state of mind.

[Song of Peach Blossom Cottage] can be said to be completely in line with their current situation.

The power of words is fully demonstrated at this moment.

The poems and essays that they regarded as "treasures" were devalued by a military officer in the Household Department. Naturally, these old bureaucrats were very upset.

Anyway, their official careers have come to an end, so they can speak without any taboos. However, the officials in Tong Shicheng's camp still have to consider the impact, and their momentum gradually weakened.

As for Chen Lang, the "culprit" who caused this mess, he is currently being held in Xiao Yu's stable.

After waking up from a hangover, Chen Lang recalled what he had done and had no regrets.

Not to mention that he was drunk at the time, even if he wasn't drunk, he would definitely carve the complete "Song of Peach Blossom Cottage" on the wall of the Xiao family's courtyard.

As for being placed under house arrest by the Xiao family, Chen Lang was not afraid at all.

He just didn't believe that the Xiao family would dare to kill him.

You have to know that when the Xiao family servant dragged himself into the mansion, there were dozens of witnesses.

If he couldn't leave the Xiao family in the end, the old man Xiao Yu would definitely be in trouble.

So the one who should be worried now is not me, but the Xiao family.

In the past few days, the Xiao family has sent more than ten people to "appease" Chen Lang. The implicit meaning of their words is that as long as he doesn't say anything nonsense after he gets out, he will be let go immediately.

Chen Lang's response was also just one word.

roll!

It's easy to invite a god, but hard to send him away. So you think you can get rid of yourself so easily? No way!

Seeing that Chen Lang was unmoved by any persuasion, the servants of the Xiao family felt helpless and could only ask the chief steward to come out and talk to Chen Lang.

"Tang Bohu, my master said that although you are talented, you have a bad character. This time I imprisoned you to temper your temper and make you remember."

Chen Lang sneered: "In that case, I will stay here for a while and temper my temper."

The housekeeper was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, thinking that with such a thick skin, he didn't look like a scholar at all, but more like a street thug.

Since you want to stay, then stay and see who gets anxious first.

Two more days passed like this.

The day for the provincial examination results to be announced has arrived.

There was a huge crowd at the entrance of the provincial school, and the students were standing on tiptoe, waiting for the officials to post the notice.

When the officers posted the notice, the scene became even more chaotic.

Pushing, insulting, exclaiming, crying...

Various sounds intertwined together, making people's heads swell.

Soon, someone exclaimed, "Chen Lang from Nanhe County, ranked eighth in the prefectural exam?"

"A merchant passed both the county and prefectural exams. How unreasonable!"

"Could it be that he bribed Nie Xuezheng?"

These voices also made others focus on the eighth place on the list.

Chen Lang's name appearing here made all the students jealous and crazy.

Especially those candidates who failed the exam, they wished they could use the pen to erase the name and write their own name.

The number of places for admission in the provincial examination was even smaller. Among the hundreds of candidates, only 25 made the final list, which was more than half the number of places in the county examination.

In such fierce competition, a vendor, a scum who asked a teacher to write for him, was ranked eighth on the list!

He only ranked tenth in the county exam!

In such a short period of time, the number of admitted candidates increased by two. This was a slap in the face of those candidates who claimed to have worked hard but ultimately failed.

Other vendors can improve their test scores by two places in just a month, but you study hard every year and practice hard every day, but in the end you still fail!

There must be something shady going on here!

One failed candidate grew increasingly indignant and shouted, "I can't believe it! How could a vendor get such a high score?"

"Originally, the chief examiner of the prefectural school was supposed to be the prefect, but at the last minute, it was replaced by Nie Xuezheng."

"I'm afraid there's something fishy going on here!"

Someone started talking, and the other failed candidates immediately echoed them, shouting loudly that there was something fishy going on and demanding that the headmaster of the prefectural school, Nie Ziru, come out to explain!

When Nie Ziru heard these words, he did not take them to heart.

After all, this kind of thing happens every year during the college entrance examination, and he has long been accustomed to it.

As for putting Chen Lang on the list, there was indeed some selfish motive in it, because Chen Lang's policy articles were very much to Nie Ziru's taste, and some of the political views in them coincided with her own.

As the chief examiner, one always has some privileges, so Nie Ziru doesn't think there is anything wrong with the way he determines the rankings.

As for the current turmoil Chen Lang has caused in the outside world, it is not within Nie Ziru's consideration. He is only a principal of the provincial school, not the prefect. When promoting talents, he only looks at the level of the articles and nothing else.

But what Nie Ziru didn't expect was that the voices outside condemning him not only did not weaken, but became more and more intense.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Nie Ziru hurriedly ordered people to go out through the back door and go to the government office to ask for reinforcements.

At least a dozen detectives would be needed to calm this group of excited candidates. "Apology: Dear readers, due to the addition of a new plot, some confusion has occurred when reading the new chapter. The author sincerely apologizes for the inconvenience this has caused. We deeply regret this."

I can only repay my readers with more updates. I hope you can understand and apologize again.

sorry."