Chapter 154 Luo Hui
A situation like the burial problems that occurred after the death of Hai Rui in the Ming Dynasty would never happen in the Song Dynasty.
It’s not that there were no honest officials in the Song Dynasty, but that the salaries of officials in the Song Dynasty were high.
The Song Dynasty was the dynasty with the highest official salaries among all dynasties in history.
For an official of the third rank who is born as a commoner and has no family support, it is impossible for him to buy a house in the inner city, but he can still afford a house in the outer city.
However, Luo Hui and his family actually lived in a small house.
Hai Rui was known as the most honest official in the Ming Dynasty because he could not even afford a coffin when he died.
But few people know that Hai Rui had several wives and concubines to support, and his daily expenses were high, which was why he had no money left.
Otherwise, even if the salaries of officials in the Ming Dynasty were low, they would not be unable to afford a coffin after their death.
However, Luo Hui's salary was obviously not low, and he only had a wife, two sons and a daughter, and not even a concubine, but he lived a very difficult life.
This made Zhao Xing very puzzled.
"Because of limited time, I don't know either." Sanshui said.
"Let Yin Hanzhang investigate it." Zhao Xing said.
He originally just wanted to check who Luo Hui was close to, so he asked Sanshui to investigate.
"Yes." Sanshui responded and hurried away.
Yin Hanzhang was very efficient. When Zhao Xing finished his lunch, the file on Luo Hui was delivered to him.
After reading it, Zhao Xing was surprised. He didn't expect that Luo Hui was such an honest official.
Luo Hui was born in a small village and his family could not afford to send him to school.
When he was seven or eight years old, Luo Hui rescued an old Taoist priest who had fainted on the roadside while herding cattle.
In order to repay his kindness, the Taoist taught Luo Hui how to read and write. However, he never imagined that Luo Hui had an extraordinary talent in reading and writing, and he memorized the words he taught him the first time.
The old Taoist had only attended a private school for a few years and had not read many books. After teaching for a year, there was nothing left to teach.
When leaving the village, they felt it was a pity that if Luo Hui could go to school, he would surely pass the imperial examination in the future.
Almost everyone in Luo Hui's village has the surname Luo, and they all have the same ancestor.
After hearing about this, some respected elders considered it carefully, went from house to house to persuade the villagers, and proposed to pool the strength of the entire village to support Luo Hui's studies.
Although the people in ancient times were not well-informed, and many of them had never been to more than a nearby town, the words of the respected elders in the clan were still very effective.
Under the persuasion of the elder, all the villagers agreed.
In this way, Luo Hui entered the private school in the town.
To use a joke from later generations, Luo Hui was the hope of the entire village.
Luo Hui did not disappoint the hopes of the whole village. He took part in the county examination and the metropolitan examination at the age of 18, and was admitted as a Jinshi at the age of 20.
Although it is only second place, it is still very rare.
After all, the gap in foundation is there.
It is said that it is difficult for a poor family to produce a noble son.
Even though the imperial court attached importance to the imperial examination and promoted education, the resources enjoyed by the children of aristocratic families and those of ordinary people were vastly different.
Under such circumstances, Luo Hui only studied for ten years but was able to pass the exam and get second place, which shows how capable he is.
Luo Hui's strengths did not stop there. He was a commoner with no background, but he was able to be promoted so quickly, becoming a third-rank Imperial Censor in just over ten years. This was because he had participated in two imperial examinations and performed very well, which led to the promotion.
After becoming an official, Luo Hui did not forget the kindness of his fellow villagers. He funded the construction of a school in his hometown village and hired people to teach the school-age children in the village.
And all the expenses were borne by him alone.
Quancun supported his studies, and he supported the school-age children in the previous village to go to school to repay the villagers' kindness.
Zhao Xing was silent for a long time after reading it, and asked, "Why hasn't this been spread before?"
Logically speaking, such a story should have spread throughout Bianliang long ago, but Zhao Xing had never heard of it before.
"Because the school funded by Censor Luo only accepts children with the surname Luo." Yin Hanzhang said.
Zhao Xing nodded slightly when he heard this, but he felt that it shouldn't be that simple. There must be a deeper reason, and this reason involves human nature.
Zhao Xing shook his head slightly and didn't think about these things. Instead, he thought of another problem.
No wonder he felt something was wrong this morning.
When Luo Hui impeached him, no one agreed at first, until Zhao Xing changed the subject and said that Luo Hui had no respect for the emperor, and then someone spoke up for him.
Perhaps at the beginning, Luo Hui's impeachment of him was not instructed by someone, but rather Luo Hui's impeachment disrupted the plans of those who were originally planning to impeach him.
For a moment, no one agreed.
"Sanshui, order someone to prepare the car!" Zhao Xing ordered.
"Yes!" Sanshui replied.
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Liushui Lane is located in the northeast of the outer city of Bianjing.
The blue bricks paved in the alley have some potholes due to years of disrepair.
A group of children were chasing and playing, and accidentally tripped over a pothole, causing a burst of laughter.
The child who fell down didn't get angry. He got up, brushed the dust off his clothes, and continued playing.
Just then, a group of strong men came over with sheathed swords on their waists.
When the fighting children saw this, they ran away in all directions.
"Your Highness, this alley is not safe. Why don't you go back to the carriage first and I will go and call Censor Luo." Gu Tingye said.
"We've come this far, there's no reason to go back. Besides, what kind of danger could there be in Bianjing?"
Zhao Xing held a folding fan in his hand, placed it in front of his chest and fanned it constantly to dissipate the heat.
After hearing this, Gu Tingye didn't say anything else.
After a while, the group stopped in front of a house with the words "Luo's House" hung on the door.
"Zhong Huai, go knock on the door." Zhao Xing ordered.
"Yes!" Gu Tingye responded, walked forward, pinched the door knocker and knocked on the door.
After a while, an old servant opened the gate and saw so many people standing outside with weapons in their hands. He was so scared that he was about to close the door.
"Uncle, wait a minute." Gu Tingye quickly held the door and said, "My master is here to visit Censor Luo. Please let him know."
The old man at the door also reacted at this time. This was the city of Bianjing, and his master was the Imperial Censor, so no one dared to be rude here.
I was just scared when I saw so many strong men just now.
He nodded and said, "Please rest for a moment. I will go and report to you right away."
Zhao Xing stood outside the door and looked around. From the locations of the neighbors' doors on both sides, he could roughly infer the size of the Luo family.
The house is about four or five acres in size. Even a county magistrate’s house would probably not be so small.
Although this is Bianjing.
After a while, the gate opened again and Luo Hui came out.
Seeing Zhao Xing at the door, Luo Hui was stunned for a moment, then stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you. I hope you will forgive me for not being able to come and greet you from afar!"
"I have been presumptuous and have been a bad guest. Would you like to invite me in and have a seat, Censor Luo?" Zhao Xing said with a smile.
"Your Highness, please come in!" Luo Hui said quickly, turning sideways.
Zhao Xing nodded and walked in.
"Go quickly and inform the old man, the old lady and the eldest lady to bring the children out." Luo Hui instructed the doorman.
"Imperial Censor Luo, I came here just to have a chat with you. There's no need to disturb your parents." Zhao Xing waved his hand.
(End of this chapter)