Chapter 234 Cai Jing's amazing move
As soon as Zhao Xu finished speaking, no one disturbed him, the man came to the door.
Chen Pi looked at the three young people and made a move away quietly, highlighting the plainclothes guards.
Cai Jing frowned, staring at the three of them and snorted coldly: "Rareless! Meng Tang is the national uncle, how can you talk nonsense! Go out!"
Chen Pi was stunned for a moment and looked at Cai Jing. Why did he sound a little strange?
The leading young man snorted coldly and said, "What kind of uncle he is? Have you heard the rumors? The official family is going to depose the queen!"
Zhao Xu looked playful, but he had heard these rumors, but was it so popular?
Cai Jing was about to say something again, Zhao Xu coughed lightly and looked at the three of them and said, "Meng Tang was following me. The people behind you should be curious about my identity, right? Can you let Cai Shangshu accompany me, my identity can naturally be guessed in some direction. Are you running over and testing, ready to bear the consequences?"
The three young men's expressions changed slightly, but they didn't expect that they would be pointed out so quickly.
They didn't dare to see Cai Jing. The leader raised his hand very decisively and said to Zhao Xu: "I threw Meng Tang out. This brother can tell the Zun Mansion where, and prepare generous gifts to come to the door to apologize in person."
Zhao Xu chuckled and said, "Meng Tang is the national uncle of the present day. How long has Empress Meng been enthroned? How could it be deposed? You dare to throw him out on the street. Such humiliation shows that you are fearless. Let's talk about it, who is the big boss behind the Teahouse?"
This is not just a place where young scholars come to drink tea and talk about gossip in the court and the country.
This is a special place to cultivate forces openly and upright. Cai Jing is familiar with it. Even his uncle Meng Tang can throw it out of the door at will. You can imagine that the person behind this scene is extraordinary!
The leading young man couldn't help but look at Cai Jing. Seeing that he was sitting still, his face was expressionless, he became more and more unable to guess Zhao Xu's identity.
During the 100th anniversary of the Song Dynasty, there were countless noble families and nobles who had been passed down from the Taizu period, among which there were more "Niuzi disciples", which were difficult to infer.
When the young man saw Zhao Xu calmly questioning the boss of the Teahouse, he looked solemn, and raised his hand and said, "This brother, I am indeed a bit inappropriate to Brother Meng's behavior just now. I will go to Meng's house to apologize later. Jidi Teahouse welcomes everyone. If you have offended them, please bear it."
As he said that, he quietly observed Zhao Xu's expression and was about to leave.
Seeing him like this, Zhao Xu retreated and said curiously: "Don't you try again? Maybe I'm just a strong man on the outside and a middle-aged man? Or maybe my family is having some friendship with Shangshu Cai. I just met him at the door, and he just wanted to support me?"
Young man didn't want to get too entangled, and said, "Yes or no, we are all in Meng Lang just now, so I'll go to Meng's mansion to apologize and say goodbye."
As he said that, the three young men left without any delay.
Zhao Xu tilted his head, looked at Cai Jing, and smiled playfully, "This is really interesting. The guardian is polite and honest, and the tentative front pawn is also well-founded."
Cai Jing looked at Zhao Xu's expression, bowed, hesitated for a moment, and whispered: "The big boss behind this teahouse has always been mysterious. I have only heard of it, but I have never seen it. It is said that the big boss's surname is Wen, and there are several other princes, so I don't know who it is."
"arts?"
Zhao Xu said oh, looked at Cai Jing and said, "You have just heard of some?"
Cai Jing bowed and said, "Yes."
Zhao Xu couldn't see his expression clearly, and he was guessing the big boss behind the scenes. The network of relationships cultivated by such a small teahouse, even Meng Tang and Cai Jingdu, was really unimaginable.
The muddy waters in the Song Dynasty's officialdom were deeper than he expected.
Zhao Xu picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea silently, and suddenly said, "Is Su Shi, the chief examiner of this year's spring exam?"
Cai Jing felt relieved. If Zhao Xu continued to ask questions, he would feel uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Zhao Xu did not ask much, and Cai Jing secretly calmed down and said, "There is such a saying in the Political Affairs Hall. It is said that Xianggong Zhang wants to recommend Su Shi as the Minister of Rites."
Zhao Xu knew about the Minister of Rites, and Zhang Dun had a verbal talk with him, and Zhao Xu recognized it.
Zhang Dun may feel that he is alone and is trying to win over some people and forces that he can win over. Su Shi's Shu Party is one of them.
Cai Jing tried his best to pretend to be calm, lowered his head, his eyes flashed like a ray of light, and he struggled again and again. He took out a memorial from his sleeve, handed it forward with both hands, and said, "Please check it out."
Zhao Xu was stunned. Apart from his routine memorials, Cai Jing had hardly ever written memorials to him, especially on such occasions!
Zhao Xu looked at him a few times, took it, opened it and looked.
Just a quick glance, Zhao Xu's brows kept trembling, and his face changed rapidly.
Chen Pi stood aside, looked at Zhao Xu's expression, and looked up at Cai Jing.
Cai Jing bent down and lowered his head, unable to see his expression clearly, but his fair face kept trembling slightly, as if he was very nervous.
Zhao Xu looked at the memorial quietly, and his changing expression slowly stopped, but he remained silent.
Cai Jing’s content this book is related to Chunwei this year, and it has a lot to do with it!
Cai Jing's memorial book said a lot.
First, the Imperial College was expanded, the second was the general establishment of schools in prefectures and counties, the third was the establishment of junior colleges, and fourth was the replacement of imperial examinations and students.
There is no problem in expanding the Imperial Academy, there is no problem in setting up a college, and there is no problem in running a junior college with piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. However, the fourth one, "replaced the imperial examination with schools to win the imperial examination" really shocked Zhao Xu.
Will such a treacherous person at both ends of snakes and rats have such an idea?
If it can be really implemented and implemented, the development of people's wisdom will be unimaginable, the cultivation and reserve of talents, economic, cultural, scientific, political and military aspects will be unimaginable!
Cai Jing's memorial also mentioned the saying "Three Hundred Days and Scholars", that is, scholars who are in charge of the subject must study in school for more than 300 days before they can take the exam.
This is simply a reduced version of the ‘nine-year obligation’!
After a while, Zhao Xu looked up at Cai Jing, but still didn't say anything.
The imperial examination is the most important or even the only way for scholars to become officials since the Sui Dynasty. If this memorial is passed on, just the four words "abolition of the imperial examination", Cai Jing will likely be beaten to death on the road!
This is a bombshell. If thrown out, it will definitely be infuriating and may overwhelm many things in front of you!
Although Cai Jing is a slick official, he is often swaying at both ends of snakes and rats, and is accustomed to speculation. He is a person who cannot trust. However, such people are often capable, vision, and courageous.
Seeing that Zhao Xu was silent for a long time, Cai Jing's face became tense and his back felt a little chilled.
He was indeed speculating. He has been in a state of panic since he returned to Beijing. Because when Zhao Xu summoned him back to Beijing, he was worried that Zhao Xu would not be able to fight Empress Dowager Gao, so he pretended that the journey was long and he had not returned for a long time.
Therefore, even if he took the position of Minister of Justice, he would only balance the needs of the court. Once the court was stable, he might be kicked away at any time.
In the past six months, Cai Jing has been unable to sleep at night and has thought of countless ways to regain his holy heart. This memorial was the result of his hard thinking and fighting against the water!
Chapter completed!