12dz Chapter 758 Unbelievable
Chapter 758 Unbelievable
With the position of prime minister gone, Li Mingyuan's policies naturally came to nothing.
When Wei Zijie received the news, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning and could not believe it!
My mentor lived a life of poverty, never embezzling a single penny, never accepting any tributes from other officials, and never making any mistakes.
He was solely focused on governing the country and making it a better place...
Why would such a dedicated and selfless official be dismissed?
At this moment, Wei Zijie was utterly disappointed with the imperial court. Even when he repeatedly failed the imperial examinations, he had never lost hope in the country because he was influenced by officials like Li Mingyuan, who were of noble character and dedicated to serving the people, making him feel that there was still hope for the country.
But when Li Mingyuan was dismissed from his post as prime minister, Wei Zijie was truly disappointed with the country.
Local officials are corrupt, the people are living in misery, and the imperial court is full of officials who only care about their own personal gain...
What future does such a country have?
Besides being utterly disappointed with the imperial court, Wei Zijie was also extremely worried about his mentor's safety.
He was no longer the naive young man who only knew how to study. Now over 30, he clearly understood how many people his mentor had offended over the years with his policies. When his mentor held the position of Prime Minister, things were alright; those powerful families didn't dare to openly attack him. But once he lost his position...
My beloved teacher is probably in grave danger!
Wei Zijie was extremely anxious, wishing he could sprout wings and fly to his mentor's side to protect him.
However, he was too far from the county seat and could only worry anxiously in Yuezhou.
Subsequent news confirmed Wei Zijie's suspicions: after his mentor was dismissed from his post, the powerful families in the capital who hated him to the core immediately dispatched a large number of martial artists in an attempt to kill his mentor in the capital.
Upon hearing this news, Wei Zijie was filled with despair. His mentor was just an old and frail scholar; how could he possibly withstand the siege of so many martial artists?
Wei Zijie was convinced that his mentor was surely dead. He even erected a grave for Li Mingyuan outside the county town. But what Wei Zijie didn't expect was...
Five years later, he received a letter from his mentor.
At the time, Wei Zijie almost thought he was seeing a ghost. Only after carefully checking the handwriting on the letter did he believe that his mentor was still alive.
At this moment, Wei Zijie was undoubtedly overjoyed. After carefully reading the letter, he realized that it was a letter of recommendation from his mentor.
It turns out that after fleeing the capital, my mentor traveled across the country incognito, measuring the land he had once governed with his own feet.
During his travels to Liangzhou, his mentor met Yang Zheng of Liangzhou and felt that Yang Zheng had the qualities of a ruler. He recommended the talented Wei Zijie to Yang Zheng, who lacked a capable administrator.
After reading the letter, Wei Zijie fell into deep thought. Although his mentor referred to the Yang family army as a righteous army, Wei Zijie knew that the Yang family army was actually a rebel army!
Serving the rebels would have been something Wei Zijie would never have agreed to in the past, because as a scholar, the idea of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism was deeply ingrained in his soul.
But now Wei Zijie is over thirty years old. From the age of fourteen when he passed the imperial examination until now, he has wasted more than twenty years...
This is over twenty years, not just twenty-odd days or twenty-odd months!
Wei Zijie now understands very well that he has absolutely no chance of becoming an official or realizing his ambitions within the imperial court.
Furthermore, Wei Zijie had already realized that the Xia Kingdom was now on the verge of collapse. The powerful clans were like bloodsuckers, clinging to the people and draining their blood. There was widespread resentment among the people, and the dissatisfaction of millions of poor people with the court had reached its limit. The entire Kyushu was like a powder keg, ready to explode and overthrow the entire Xia Kingdom as soon as someone stepped forward to light the fuse.
Simply put, a change of dynasty is just around the corner.
Therefore, whether it's to realize his own vision or for his future, Wei Zijie needs to carefully consider serving Yang Zheng.
"Instead of wasting more time, why not join Yang Zheng's service? Maybe we can even gain merit by following the emperor's lead!"
After considering it for three days and three nights, Wei Zijie finally made up his mind, took his parents and family, and hurriedly traveled from Yuezhou to Liangzhou to join Yang Zheng's forces.
Yang Zheng undoubtedly attached great importance to Wei Zijie's arrival.
Not only did he personally go out of the city to welcome him, but after careful consideration, he also found that Wei Zijie was indeed quite talented, just as Li Mingyuan had said. He then appointed Wei Zijie to the important position of Prefect of Liangzhou!
Wei Zijie did not disappoint Yang Zheng. After taking office, he governed the entire Liangzhou in an orderly manner, sharing a lot of the work with Yang Zheng, allowing Yang Zheng to focus more on military affairs.
Wei Zijie has been serving under Yang Zheng for half a year now. During this time, Wei Zijie has worked diligently and made outstanding contributions to the development of Liangzhou, which has earned Yang Zheng's trust in him even more.
When Yang Zheng was alive, Wei Zijie would offer him advice and help him handle government affairs; while when Yang Zheng led troops into battle, Wei Zijie would take care of the rear for him, making him Yang Zheng's chief steward and right-hand man.
"good good good good!"
At this moment, Wei Zijie, who was holding the military intelligence letter in his hand, was excited and said "good" three times in a row!
Below Wei Zijie, the Liangzhou officials, seeing his excitement, exchanged bewildered glances.
In their memory, Wei Zijie had always been an extremely composed person, and rarely showed such an uncontrollable emotional state.
"Master Wei."
A square-faced official couldn't help but ask, "What joyous occasion has made Lord Wei so delighted?"
"What a wonderful occasion!"
Wei Zijie said excitedly, "Commander Yang has already led his army to capture Qingzhou Prefecture and occupied the entire Taiqing County."
Upon hearing this, the officials present first narrowed their eyes, and then a look of surprise appeared on everyone's face.
"Okay, great!"
"In that case, wouldn't General Yang be able to take over the entire Qingzhou?"
"Now that we have captured Taiqing County, if we take Qingming County as well, our army will have essentially captured the entire Qingzhou. That's wonderful!"
"..."
The officials looked excited, their faces flushed.
The scholars who served under Yang Zheng, this "rebel," were undoubtedly the most disillusioned among scholars. Because of their poor backgrounds, they were unable to enter the bureaucratic system of the Xia Kingdom and could not realize the fruits of their studies. Therefore, they chose to defy the world and serve Yang Zheng, this rebel.
That's why they were so excited when they heard that Yang Zheng was about to take over the entire Qingzhou.
Taking Qingzhou means that Yang Zheng will have more territory, more official positions, and a greater chance of rising to higher positions and wielding more power.