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Chapter 84 A loving father and a filial son

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    The twenty-first day of the twelfth lunar month.

    The New Year¡¯s Eve is getting closer and closer.

    Even though heavy snow was falling again in the Forbidden City, the eunuchs of the Shrine Palace started cleaning every corner of the palace with brooms early in the morning.

    And in the Nuan Pavilion, Emperor Hongzhi, who rarely had a break, still got up early. This had become a habit for him. No matter when he went to bed, he would wake up automatically as soon as Mao hour came.

    He is like a spinning top that never stops, always appearing in the Nuan Pavilion on time.

    In the Nuan Pavilion, several cabinet bachelors are often waiting here early, and there is already a rare tacit understanding between the monarch and his ministers.

    Without too much formality, Emperor Hongzhi sat down. He looked very tired, but he raised his eyes and saw Li Dongyang, but he couldn't help but said with concern: "Master Li, you are old and in poor health."

    Li Dongyang is not only a bachelor of the cabinet, but also serves as the minister of the Ministry of household affairs.

    Other departments and departments let themselves go as soon as the end of the year comes, but the household department is different. It must calculate the balance for the year and make plans for money and food expenditures in the coming year.  Therefore, taking advantage of the last few days of the new year, Li Dongyang ran to the Ministry of Household Affairs almost all night long to urge the Ministry of Household Affairs to quickly calculate this year's expenses and income.

    The reason is that we are afraid of delaying the national economy and people's livelihood after the spring of next year.

    Li Dongyang smiled bitterly: "I have to be busy, but I will only be busy for these few days. When these days pass, it will be a pleasure to go home and entertain the grandchildren during the Chinese New Year."

    After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help laughing.

    Liu Jiandao: "On weekdays, the imperial court pays too much attention to classics and history, but little does it know that this economic talent is also related to the foundation of the country. Usually I am negligent, but now it has made the Ministry of Households temporarily confused. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

    Emperor Hongzhi was deeply moved: "Yes. In the Ming Dynasty, I selected scholars through the imperial examination. However, when the scholars became officials and wanted to govern the world for me, they could not do it by relying on the articles in the classics. We must understand the classics and history.  , but also proficient in miscellaneous subjects, such people are really rare."

    He smiled slightly: "Fortunately, Master Li is very considerate. With him in the household department, I have nothing to worry about."

    It¡¯s rare that the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and there haven¡¯t been any major events recently, so although the balance of the treasury has not yet been calculated, everyone is still in a relaxed mood and they all started laughing.

    Speaking of this, Xie Qian also laughed: "I heard that something really happened here. That boy Fang Jifan was beaten by Yingtian Mansion Jieyuan."

    "Is there such a thing?" After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi was stunned for a moment, and then he seemed a little angry. A cold glint unexpectedly flashed across his casual eyes.

    In fact, Emperor Hongzhi was an emperor who valued friendship very much. To Empress Zhang, he was an extremely dedicated husband. To the people, he was particularly loving and diligent in government. To his courtiers, he was also extremely considerate and generous.  There will never be a big prison.  Even for people like the Zhang brothers, although Emperor Hongzhi deeply hated the behavior of the two brothers-in-law and punished them frequently, once someone impeached them, Emperor Hongzhi also protected them.

    "This guy Fang Jifan is talented. Others may not know this, but Emperor Hongzhi has a unique vision, but he can also see that this talent is a bit crooked.  This guy's character is very complicated. It seems like he wants to teach him a lesson, but no matter what, Emperor Hongzhi regards him as a late-born descendant. Now, Lang Lang Qiankun is actually being beaten up. Is this okay?

    "Has the imperial doctor visited you?" Emperor Hongzhi frowned: "That Jieyuan from Yingtian Mansion is so brave"

    Xie Qian shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's strange to say that although Tang Jieyuan beat up Fang Jifan, Fang Jifan remained unscathed and jumped around outside every day. On the contrary, Tang Jieyuan has not gotten out of bed for more than half a month. According to the doctor, he is covered in bruises  "

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    Emperor Hongzhi looked at Xie Qian speechlessly, and Xie Qian also looked at Emperor Hongzhi with a wry smile.

    Liu Jian was a little confused, but Li Dongyang reacted and couldn't help coughing.

    This is a bit embarrassing.

    The people in Nuan Pavilion were all very smart people. In a flash, they knew what happened. Emperor Hongzhi smiled bitterly, and suddenly felt like he was feeding a dog out of kindness: "Then you will be fine, right?"

    "Thanks to Your Majesty Hongfu, it is said that his life is not in danger, just a superficial wound, butI heard that they even made a bet."

    "Um?"

    "In this big competition, who can compete at the top? Tang Jieyuan is the best talent in the south of the Yangtze River, and Fang Jifan's three disciples are not bad either." Xie Qian smiled, his eyes shining brightly.??

    At this moment, Liu Jian suddenly smiled bitterly.

    There was a special meaning in Xie Qian's words, and he even glanced at Liu Jian teasingly.

    Of course, we are all old friends who have known each other for decades, and this kind of ridicule is just a joke.

    Among the people present, there are two southerners and one northerner, such as Li Dongyang, who came from Changsha Prefecture. In the eighth year of Tianshun, he became the first in the second-level Jinshi in high school, which can be said to be among the best.

    ¡°As for Xie Qian, he was from Yuyao County, Shaoxing Prefecture, Zhejiang Province. He was the top scholar in high school in the eleventh year of Chenghua.

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    But Cha Cha, Liu Jian is from Henan, and Henan people participated in the Beipang. Liu Jian once ranked second in the Henan Provincial Examination, but when it came to the general examination, he was not satisfied. Not to mention ranking first, even second, he just caught it.  A little tail, that's all He is already on the North Ranking, considered a leader.

    The current situation is the same. Tang Bohu is Jieyuan of Nanbang and comes from Nanzhili, the hometown of the best in the exams in Nanbang. He and Fang Jifan are three disciples who are ranked first, second and third in Beizhili. It seems that their rankings are high.  It's almost the same, but in reality, it's just like a hanging situation.

    Fang Jifan is too ambitious. He dares to make such a bet. Isn¡¯t this uncomfortable?  Not to mention Jieyuan of Nanzhili, I am afraid that the candidates who ranked outside the tenth place in the Nanzhili Township Examination can rub against his three disciples.

    Xie Qian is quite happy to see this matter. He is from Jiangnan and is happy to let people see the strength of Jiangnan Kaoba.

    Liu Jian smiled bitterly, but just laughed it off.

    Emperor Hongzhi said: "How can we allow them to play such a childish game in the talent promotion ceremony?"

    After scolding him for a while, he didn¡¯t go any further.

    The three bachelors have always known Emperor Hongzhi. Although they scolded and expressed their stance, I think His Majesty must be very curious and naturally hope to see the ending.

    "That's right." Li Dongyang smiled and deliberately changed the topic: "Today, the Ministry of Revenue received a letter from Fang Jifan, saying that he wanted to teach the Ministry of Revenue how to calculate money and grain."

    Suddenly, Emperor Hongzhi was so happy that he couldn't help laughing and said: "He also wants to teach the Ministry of Household Accounting to calculate money and food? Where is the letter? Let me take a look."

    Li Dongyang smiled bitterly: "I didn't read it. It was received by Wang Wen'an, the head of the household department. He only opened the beginning of the letter. He was so angry that he said that this prodigal son had deceived the household department. He was really audacious, so  The letter was torn."

    Emperor Hongzhi shook his head: "It's just a child's play. I will scold him next time."

    In fact, how did they know that this letter was indeed sent by Fang Jifan. Fang Jifan was just doing Zhu Houzhao a favor by calculating the money and food for Zhu Houzhao. However, after helping the prince, he felt that the efficiency of such accounting by the Ministry of Revenue was too low, so,  He simply wrote down the "Debit and Loan Balancing Law" and sent it to the Ministry of Accounts.

    This "Lending and Loan Balancing Law" originated in Italy in the 13th century and was introduced to China from Japan until the Guangxu period at the end of the Qing Dynasty.  Among the various double-entry accounting methods, the debit and credit accounting method was the earliest and the most widely used and scientific accounting method in later countries around the world.  With this, it will be much easier for the Ministry of Accounts to do the accounting.

    But now, in this Nuan Pavilion, when Li Dongyang mentioned this matter to Emperor Hongzhi, he couldn't help but treat it as a joke.

    Just as he was talking, a eunuch hurried in from outside: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty His Highness the Crown Prince has an audience."

    "Oh?" Emperor Hongzhi's brows widened. In the past, I summoned him, and he came over reluctantly. Today, he actually took the initiative to come to see me. This is a rare thing.

    No matter what, it is indeed a happy event that his son still remembers having a father. Emperor Hongzhi couldn't hide his smile: "Call in to talk."

    After a while, Zhu Houzhao came over excitedly and said: "Father, father it's settled it's figured out."

    Zhu Houzhao was beaming. In fact, last night, he was so excited that he didn't fall asleep for half the night. He just felt that he had been beaten. He couldn't swallow it. Didn't Lao Fang figure out the answer now?  Humph, I just wanted to let my father know that this is not a rare thing. Fortunately, the household department was still looking at it with a frown on its face.

    It¡¯s just that Emperor Hongzhi¡¯s hard-earned joy was suddenly diluted.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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