Li Chengming and Chen Yinzhao were stunned when they were inexplicably called out.
Chen Yinzhao reacted quickly, stood in front of him, and was about to speak.
Li Zhi suddenly whispered: "Although I don't know your identities, I still recognize the Jin Yiwei."
"The emperor's ears and eyes cannot hide when it is time to listen."
Chen Yinzhao glanced at the guards behind him.
I don’t know if he has good eyesight or if he saw something when he checked in.
He cautiously said: "Sir, look at it, we are just businessmen."
The man in front of him was obviously not an old scholar, so he immediately changed his tune.
Li Zhi grabbed his hand and whispered: "I am also going to Beijing. Young Master, please don't blame me for talking too much and causing you two to stray from the Sacred Heart."
Chen Yinzhao obviously showed hesitation.
It's not that these words are very intimidating, after all, you won't be punished for such nonsense.
He was just a little unsure about the origin of the person in front of him.
With this insight and even such words, it is obvious that his identity is not simple.
Seeing that Chen Yinzhao was still hesitating, Li Zhi explained: "Don't worry, it's not an embarrassment. Let you two be witnesses to avoid being beaten up by Wang Zhigao."
Chen Yinzhao glanced at him.
After all, there was a minister of the Ministry of Justice upstairs, a big shot who was surrounded by nobles and nobles. He went crazy to provoke him.
He asked in a deep voice: "Elder, why don't you give me some information?"
Li Zhi said helplessly: "I was born as Li Zhi, the head of the Nanjing Criminal Department. Last month, I changed my career to the Imperial College, and now I am moving to Beijing to take up my post."
Chen Yinzhao was startled.
The head of the Ministry of Punishment and the director of the Imperial College are all in the sixth grade. Although they have been promoted from Southern Zhili to Northern Zhili, they are still small roles.
A sixth-grade minor character also wants to take advantage of him? Idiot!
This guy looked like he was not even afraid of the Minister of Punishment, and he almost frightened him.
He had confidence in his heart and spoke without hesitation or haste: "Then Li Siye just goes to his job well, why are you so entangled here?"
When Li Zhi saw him like this, he knew what he was thinking.
He immediately picked up the tiger's skin again and said: "I am about to take office, but I still have an unfinished case during my tenure in the Ministry of Punishment, and it happens to be against Wang Shangshu."
Then he became inscrutable and whispered: "It has something to do with the Holy One."
This last sentence immediately stunned Chen Yinzhao.
Although the Ming Dynasty has a cheerful atmosphere, it is not like arranging the emperor in front of the royal guards.
Now that he said that, I'm afraid it's really hard for him to hide.
I was in a dilemma for a while.
The two of them were muttering to each other, and the book boy had already become impatient.
Holding back his temper, he reminded me: "What are your origins? And why do you want to see my master?"
Li Zhi quickly came over.
Pointing at Chen Yinzhao and Li Chengming, he whispered.
Then he patted his chest again and showed some kind of certificate.
Only then did the bookboy nod hesitantly: "Come up with me."
Li Zhi then pulled the two nobles behind him and went upstairs.
Then the book boy led the official into the room first and asked the three of them to wait for a while while he went in to report.
Several people were a little dissatisfied when they saw that they had to line up behind the little clerk.
Only then did Chen Yinzhao have time to ask.
He whispered: "Li Siye might as well explain it more clearly."
Now that Li Zhi had coaxed the two of them up and knocked on Wang Zhigao's door, he no longer tried to hide it.
He said eloquently: "I'll keep it short."
"At the beginning of last month, the Holy Father held a sutra feast."
"At the first Sutra banquet, the lecturers took advantage of the situation and introduced some schools of Confucian classics, such as what kind of conscience is ready, how to cultivate it, etc."
"A certain banquet official just talked about the theory of good and evil."
"The Holy Spirit came up and was curious, so he asked, is nature inherently good or inherently evil, or is it because of the inner learning that there is neither good nor evil?"
"Several officials hold different opinions, and the Holy One is displeased."
"At that time, the Korean nation came to the capital to express its gratitude. The Holy Spirit summoned him and told him about a famous savage in the mountains of that country who had been abandoned since he was a child and had been living with nature."
"Then the Holy Spirit was overjoyed and said that if you are confused, you should test it to see if this kind of innate person is good or evil."
Having said this, he swallowed and paused.
Li Chengming simply took advantage of this opportunity to interject: "Then what does this have to do with you?"
Chen Yinzhao also looked at Li Zhi, his eyes full of doubts.
Li Zhi shook his head: "Originally it was none of my business, but some bad people in South Zhili heard about it and hurriedly got involved."
"I have a case on hand, and the criminal is a mentally retarded man."
"When I left office, I was about to close the case and release the person, but I heard from below that the person was taken away by this Wang Shangshu."
Combined with what he said before, the two of them can also understand the purpose of lifting people away.
Li Chengming said doubtfully: "I'm afraid there is a difference between a disabled person and an uncivilized person."
Chen Yinzhao understood this matter.
Different things mean different things, but it’s always the attitude that sells well.
His focus was elsewhere: "Since Li Siye is here to ask for help, what are you going to do with us? I won't accompany you."
I had been frightened by the big banner just now, but now I heard that it had nothing to do with the Holy Spirit, so I immediately prepared to run away.
Li Zhi quickly grabbed the person.
He was already prepared.
He slowly opened his mouth and said, "To be honest with you two, this matter is indeed a bit troublesome."
"The Holy One has personally urged me to go to the road. If I ask someone to send me back and go back and forth, wouldn't I waste time and keep the Holy One waiting?"
"So, I have to trouble my two Jinyi guards to send me off."
Chen Yinzhao frowned, what's the origin? Why did the Holy Emperor personally urge him to go to Beijing?
At first he thought he was a big shot, but after hearing about his official position, he thought he was just a small role.
Now after hearing this, I am not sure again.
Li Chengming didn't expect so much, and retorted directly: "It's your business to keep the Lord waiting, and it's not up to us."
This is the truth.
But Li Zhi grinned and pulled off the Confucian scarf on his head, revealing a bare head.
Then he took out a piece of paper from his turban, with six words written on it: "I have admired your name for a long time, I am looking forward to you".
Li Zhi made a move casually.
He said ruthlessly: "The so-called bald people are not afraid of those wearing crowns. I am relying on you today."
Chen Yinzhao and Li Chengming's expressions changed.
Looking at each other, they obviously saw the emperor's private seal on it.
It is not easy to offend such a simple person with a sacred heart, regardless of his or her official rank.
Even if you know that this person cannot afford to be negligent.
After Li Zhi promised that he would not offend Wang Shangshu and would only serve as a witness, the two of them had no choice but to agree.
But Li Chengming suddenly asked curiously: "Is Li Siye a monk and returning to secular life?"
It is said that the hair and skin of the body are influenced by the parents. Confucian scholars would never treat their own hair like this.
I couldn't help but ask this question.
Li Zhi waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "One day my head was itching unbearably, and I happened to be tired of combing it, so I simply cut off my hair, leaving only my sideburns."
It cannot be said to be free and easy, it can only be said to be deviant.
Chen and Li looked at his bald head frequently and sighed in their hearts, what a crazy person.
Li Chengming couldn't help but said: "The "Book of Filial Piety" says that the hair and skin of the body are influenced by the parents..."
Li Zhi looked at him strangely: "Confucius is barking, and the Confucian scholar behind him is barking. I can understand it. I guess you are a noble man, so you have learned it."
As soon as he finished speaking, both of them were startled.
Chen Yinzhao trembled subconsciously and quickly looked around to see if anyone heard him.
Seeing that everyone around him was far away, he breathed a sigh of relief.
He pulled Li Chengming and signaled not to talk to this guy again.
He was scared. It was the first time he met such a crazy person.
When these words spread, there is still room for debate within the Confucian scholars, but if an outsider like him is affected in the slightest, he will be scolded bloody.
For a moment, the three of them fell into silence.
After a while, the book boy led the people out.
He said to the three of them: "My master invites you in."
…
The next day.
early morning.
Chen Yinzhao and Li Chengming got up early, quietly left the official post and headed to the dock.
Naturally, he was so sneaky to avoid Li Zhi.
He said yesterday that he would not offend anyone, but after meeting the Minister of Punishment, he was not polite in his words.
The two of them were on pins and needles and had to pretend to be calm.
Fortunately, Li Zhi did what he wanted, and finally sent Jin Yiwei to help him send him back.
As a result, not only did he miss them, but he also became obsessed with them.
He also said that he should hold a candle and talk at night, and he also said that he should sleep with his feet full.
Sometimes he would ask them about the emperor, and sometimes he would teach them his knowledge of classics, which made the two of them avoid him.
So I decided to go out early this morning to avoid getting entangled again.
The two of them walked as fast as flying as if they were fleeing, and arrived at the pier.
At this time, the ship had already docked. The two of them paid the silver coins and boarded the ship to Beizhili.
After choosing a room on the upper floor, Chen Yinzhao ordered: "Li Siye and Wang Shangshu don't know if it is this boat. We should go out less and avoid running into it again."
Li Chengming nodded repeatedly.
He was a little frightened and said: "No wonder my father said that he should go out and practice more. None of these people are easy."
Chen Yinzhao shook his head: "It's just a small official position, which makes me a little surprised, let alone other things. It's better for us to be less involved."
"In my opinion, there may be other signs involved in the matter between Li Zhi and Wang Zhigao."
Li Chengming was startled.
Qidao: "What do you mean?"
Chen Yinzhao looked puzzled: "Yesterday, I sent someone to the Admiral's Yamen to inquire about it. This Li Zhi is not just crazy."
"When this man was twelve years old, he wrote an article criticizing Confucius, and even made rude remarks many times thereafter, saying that Confucius was just a barking dog."
"After passing the imperial examination, he successively served as an eunuch in Huixian County, Henan Province, and as a doctor of the Imperial College in Nanjing, where he once promoted his deviant doctrines."
"What they say about equality between men and women, what they say is absolutely false but true, they also criticize their colleagues, saying that they 'talk about morality, but aim to get through it' and 'there is no point in seeking advice for others.'"
"He also made false claims about the Holy Lord, preached that 'Heaven established the king for the people', and blatantly said that 'the best governance has no words, the best teachings have no words' to imply that the court has too much control."
"This kind of person was invited to the capital by His Majesty's personal letter. Do you think Wang Zhigao has no thoughts?"
Li Chengming reacted immediately.
He looked thoughtful: "Brother Shi, are you saying that Wang Shangshu deliberately manipulates Li Zhi and wants to find out his background?"
"No wonder Li Zhi's recruitment went so smoothly. Wang Zhigao was waiting for him on purpose."
Chen Yinzhao did not directly say whether he agreed or not. Instead, he said casually: "Wang Zhigao is also from Chu."
Seeing that Li Chengming still didn't understand, he stopped talking.
Some words just hit the mark.
Wang Zhigao was from Chu, and he was promoted to Beijing by his chief assistant Zhang Juzheng.
Li Zhi was a deviant, but the emperor personally invited him.
It is hard not to wonder whether it was the emperor's academic tendencies that made the old academics in the court a little wary and wanted to test Li Zhi to see what the emperor had in mind.
It seems... a lot of things happened at the Holy Bible Feast.
The two of them put aside the matter and talked about more serious matters.
Not long after, several shouts of harmony were heard on the deck of the ship.
It was the sound of sailors pulling the rope in unison.
Then, the big ship slowly left the shore.
After leaving Jining Nanchengyi, the journey ahead is faster.
It passes through 22 large and small ferries such as Dongpinganshan Ferry, Dongchangfu Chongwu Ferry, Dezhou Ande Ferry, Cangzhou Zhuanhe Ferry, Tianjin Yangqing Ferry, etc., and finally disembarks in Tongzhou and arrives in the capital.
This is a fast boat, and most of the ferries do not dock, so it will be faster.
It takes about ten days to reach the capital.
In this way, the past five or six days were calm and there were no other incidents.
The two of them were no longer so cautious and occasionally went down to the deck from the guest room to take a breather.
On the seventh day, the big boat docked at Fengxin Ferry, Jinghai, and boarded some more passengers.
This is Jinghai County, which belongs to Tianjin Wei, and the capital city is already in sight.
At noon, Li Chengming went to find Chen Yinzhao to get off the boat and make some repairs - he was seasick again.
I just knocked on Chen Yinzhao's door and found that this elder brother was still lying on the bed.
He approached suspiciously, only to find that Chen Yinzhao was holding a tabloid and reading fascinatedly.
Li Chengming called out: "Brother, let's get off the boat and get some delicious food."
Chen Yinzhao waved his hand: "Wait a minute and let me finish reading this."
Li Chengming was even more confused and asked curiously: "Brother, what are you doing? Why are you reading the tabloids?"
In addition to newspapers, there are also tabloids among the private sector.
However, most of them contain erotic content that is unsightly.
He had some doubts about whether this brother had been out for too long and was suffocating.
Chen Yinzhao was absent-minded: "It's not a side story, it's a novel published in it."
With that said, he threw the previous issues to Li Chengming, and continued to read them with interest.
Li Chengming subconsciously took it.
I saw the four characters "Sun and Moon Morning Post" written on it. The paper quality could not be said to be very good, it was of average quality, but the engraving was very sophisticated.
The handwriting is obviously that of an experienced craftsman.
The typesetting is also quite exquisite, with lace engraved around it.
The date on the letterhead and the signature on the lower right hand side even have the official seal of the General Administration Department.
The most noteworthy thing is that it is all in vernacular.
Li Chengming sighed with emotion. He was really rich and was not afraid of wasting paper.
He immediately became curious.
I simply closed the door, sat down at the table, picked up an issue at random, and started reading.
The beginning was a big news. Feng Bao, the former chief minister of etiquette, had his house ransacked by Shuntian Prefecture officials and confiscated 20,000 taels of silver.
He naturally knew about Feng Bao's downfall, and it was even more reasonable for his house to be ransacked at this time.
It also contains some current affairs content, changes in official positions, and promulgated policies, all in plain language.
However, I did not see the novel written by Chen Yinzhao.
He changed it to the next issue.
The cabinet ordered the Shuntian Prefecture to search the house again to check for any omissions.
Shuntian Prefecture copied it again, and sure enough they found another 40,000 taels of silver.
Li Chengming clicked his tongue, it was this drama again.
He continued to look down.
From the beginning of this issue, novels written by Chen Yinzhao have been published.
I saw five big characters "Journey to the West in Vernacular" looking up.
The author is unknown, but later it was edited and edited by the master of Huayang Dongtian, Shi Rangsan, and translated by Banlu layman.
Li Chengming was stunned. Isn't this one of those storytellers often heard in restaurants?
Is this a novel based on this?
When he saw the first chapter, "Spiritual root nourishment source flows out, mind practice cultivates the great path, students will be born", tsk, he is still a disciple of mind science.
Thinking of this, I calmed down and looked down slowly.
I was dismissive of it at first, but as I read it, I became fascinated.
When I read that thousands of mountains are falling all over the world, I couldn't help but praise him.
When I read about the official title of Bi Ma, I couldn't help but despise the Heavenly Court, and Zhao'an had no magnanimity.
Unknowingly, half a day passed between the two of them.
By the time I regained consciousness, it was almost evening.
When Li Chengming came to his senses, he realized that he had finished reading.
I couldn't help but mutter to myself: "Six chapters have been updated in two months!? It's simply unreasonable."
After saying that, Li Chengming put down the newspaper and rubbed his sore eyes.
When he looked up, he saw Chen Yinzhao with a look of hatred on his face: "Why is my brother so useless? You don't even care when I call you to eat."
After saying that, my stomach growled for a while.
He pointed to his stomach: "Look, my brother is very hungry while waiting for you."
"Let's take a walk and get off the boat to get some food."
Li Chengming's mind was not on eating.
I couldn't help but ask: "What is the origin of these tabloids? Why are they all in vernacular, and they also publish novels in them? Don't you think it is a waste of paper?"
Of course, the implication is that whoever runs the newspaper will tie the author to his house and update it carefully.
Chen Yinzhao led him off the boat and said with a strange expression: "Don't you see the seal of the General Affairs Department below?"
Li Chengming was stunned.
Reacted immediately.
I just saw it, but then I was so fascinated by it that I forgot about it.
But...this is when the Secretary of General Affairs not only publishes newspapers, but also starts publishing tabloids?
Li Chengming nodded: "I just saw that it was all in vernacular. Some of the lower-class people forgot about it for a while."
The two got off the boat and went to find some food.
The sailor reminded the two of them that the ship would leave at night and return as soon as possible. The two of them bowed their hands and thanked them.
After getting off the boat, Li Chengming said casually: "The General Secretary has a newspaper. Why do you do this tabloid? It's just plain talk. Don't you think it's insulting to be polite?"
The Confucian scholars in his impression all wanted to be arrogant and arrogant, wishing that no one could listen, so that he could quote scriptures and explain condescendingly.
Chen Yinzhao was also unsure: "Maybe... it's for the head of Guizhou?"
If so, the problem would be huge.
Whether the leaders of Guizhou should have the right to be literate is an issue that is open to debate but secretly very fatal.
The two chatted while chatting.
Suddenly, I saw the flow of people suddenly moving and pushing in one direction.
Many people exclaimed and ran forward.
The two of them were startled.
They all aroused curiosity.
He quickly stepped forward and called out to someone: "Brother, what happened in front of me?"
The man looked ecstatic, and he didn't mind at all when he was suddenly grabbed. Instead, he said with a fervent expression: "Hai Qingtian...Hai Qingtian is back! Now he is on his way to Beijing to meet the Holy Spirit!"
After saying that, he threw away the two people's pull and ran forward.
In a short time, the street for the two of them was completely deserted.
Even the hawkers who set up stalls on the street closed their stalls hastily and rushed to join in the fun.
Li Chengming looked amazed: "Is this a deserted place? Hai Rui is so popular."
Anyone who can be called Hai Qingtian knows who he is without even saying his name.
Chen Yinzhao shook his head.
It's just that the ruler and Shilin are famous. How could the head of Tianjin Wei know about Hai Rui?
He handed the folded tabloid to Li Chengming: "I want you to stop reading novels."
Li Chengming took over the tabloid.
After taking a look at Brother Shi, he slowly unfolded it and looked at the content he had just ignored.
He skipped the novel and immediately grasped the key points.
In this newspaper, there was not only the news of Hai Rui's resurrection, but also his past experiences, and even some vernacular stories about the lack of public security!
He opened his mouth and couldn't hide his astonishment: "Actually... you actually used Shizong as a raft?"
Where did Hai Rui’s reputation come from?
It was because Shizong didn't care about the world and Hai Rui was sincere and wrote a letter of advice in the "Public Security Shu".
When he was admonishing Shizong, he said such words as "Your Majesty, the world has not been straight for a long time" and "Jiajing Jiajing, every family is clean."
Putting life and death aside, speaking out and telling the sufferings of the people in the world, these actions will naturally be recognized by the people of the world.
Not to mention sending away his wife and children, preparing his own coffin and putting it at home, which is a very sentimental thing for a scholar-bureaucrat.
No matter whether it is scholars or common people, everyone praises him.
Now once it is published in a tabloid, it can instantly make a whole county admire it and crowd in to welcome it.
Chen Yinzhao couldn't help but marvel: "The line is thousands of miles away."
"To reach this point, I'm afraid, a huge burden will be placed on this Hai Qingtian."
He dragged Li Chengming and headed in this direction to join in the fun.
But I thought in my heart that the court was going to get lively.
Chapter completed!