What should I do?

If Liu Weining really scolded Emperor Wanli in the palace examination and policy discussion, and even scolded the emperor's ancestors for the eighteen generations, it would be purely seeking death.

No matter how harsh Hai Rui scolded Jiajing, he would have submitted a memorial. Liu Weining was better, so he cursed directly in the palace examination policy.

It is truly unprecedented and no one comes after another.

However, if you want to be reasonable, Liu Weining's strategy is in line with the meaning of the topic.

Seeing that Ning Xiu was silent, Qi Jiguang stepped forward and patted Ning Xiu on the shoulder, comforting him in an elderly tone: "A son-in-law is about to enter the officialdom, so you must not take the wrong path at this time."

Qi Jiguang was a veteran of the officialdom and naturally had a thorough understanding of the way of being an official in the Ming Dynasty.

It is obviously the most in line with Ning Xiu's interests to be a cold-eyed outsider as Qi Jiguang said.

But Ning Xiu shook his head and said, "Old Taishan forgives his crime. The son-in-law has decided to rescue Brother Liu with all his might."

Qi Jiguang was slightly stunned, obviously unable to believe that Ning Xiu would choose to rescue Liu Weining.

"What are you going to do?"

Qi Jiguang asked in confusion.

"It's nothing more than internal and external support."

Ning Xiu said lightly: "Inside, you can gather undergraduate candidates to submit a joint memorial, asking the emperor to forgive Brother Liu."

Qi Jiguang disagreed and thought to himself that you think there are all fools like you in the world?

Isn’t it equivalent to slapping the emperor in the face when the results are about to be released?

After slapping the emperor in the face and wanting to make a good fortune in the officialdom, I am afraid that being driven to Nanjing for retirement will be the best result.

It is hard for Nanjing to accept those old guys who are frustrated in political struggles, let alone these newcomers who are about to enter the officialdom?

In any case, they will not stand opposite to the emperor.

Ning Xiu continued: "Outside, it is the power to mobilize the entire public opinion, and rely on the people to support Brother Liu."

Qi Jiguang frowned and asked, "It's ridiculous to rely on the past that the imperial examinations have been said in the same year. What kind of public opinion is simply ridiculous. Son-in-law should not do such things that are used to conquer public opinion and discuss the king with his ministers."

What he said was extremely serious was equivalent to expressing his position.

Ning Xiu was extremely disappointed.

He thought that his old Taishan could stand up and operate for him. Even if he couldn't come forward in person, it would be okay to express his support and encouragement.

Unexpectedly, Qi Jiguang had this attitude.

It is still a bit regretful to think that Qi Jiguang's personal morality is indeed inferior to some straight ministers in history.

But it doesn't matter.

It can only be said that everyone has their own ambitions, and it is better to cultivate than to demand others with your own thoughts.

"This way, it won't be a problem for Taishan."

Ning Xiu hugged Qi Jiguang and left resolutely.

He left Qi's mansion and went straight to Zhang Juzheng's residence.

If Zhang Juzheng can be convinced, then Liu Weining will definitely be saved.

Ning Xiu's future intentions were explained, but the sect official unexpectedly said that Zhang Juzheng was not in the mansion.

Ning Xiu thought about it but suddenly realized it.

Today is the day to read the palace exam, so of course Zhang Juzheng is no longer in the mansion.

What should I do?

Liu Weining stayed in the prison for a moment and became more dangerous.

Those Jinyiwei's lieutenant who killed thousands of swords were all evil ghosts. God knows what they would do to Liu Weining.

No, you can't just wait.

Yining Xiu's current strength can only be achieved by submitting a joint memorial to attract the attention of the court.

Judging from the early diligence of Emperor Wanli, the young emperor may not have changed his decree and released Liu Weining from the imperial prison, thus gaining a good reputation for a wise king to accept advice.

After Siding, Ning Xiu returned directly to the Huguang Guild Hall.

Because he was Jie Yuan, he was very famous among his fellow villagers. After a little convening, everyone gathered in the flower hall to wait for Ning Xiu's instructions.

Ning Xiu explained the causes and consequences to everyone, which naturally caused a heated discussion.

This was also expected by Ning Xiu.

There will definitely be those who protect themselves when they encounter problems, and they will not force them.

But he believed that the scholars in Huguang were definitely not all mediocre people who only sweep the snow in front of the door.

Sure enough, a small number of scholars expressed their willingness to follow Ning Xiu's joint memorials to support Liu Weining.

Ning Xiu was overjoyed.

He roughly calculated that there were more than a dozen people willing to follow him. Although not many, they were much better than him alone.

He immediately took the paper and pen on the table, and wrote it out in a slew-and-letter manner.

After writing, he signed his name, and the scholars who were willing to follow him also attached their names to Ning Xiu.

Although they have risks in doing this, they are much lower than Ning Xiu's risk.

After all, the memorial was written by Ning Xiu, and they just signed and discussed it.

From the perspective of master-slave relationship, Ning Xiu is the dominant one.

But they will not get less profits. If Your Majesty really pardoned Liu Weining's sins, they will become a kind-hearted person.

"Friend Ning, this petition memorial has been written, but how can I send it to the imperial court?"

This question is also what a group of scholars from Huguang want to ask.

Although they have all obtained the title of Jinshi for sure, they have not yet announced it. Even if they have been announced, they are not officials before being awarded official positions, and there is no channel to submit memorial to the emperor.

Ning Xiu wanted to submit this joint memorial to the emperor, but it would definitely not work to follow the path of the Ministry of Justice.

"Don't worry about this brother Han, Ning has his own way."

Ning Xiu said confidently.

When everyone saw Ning Xiu's confident look, they all felt relieved.

The next day, the results of the gold list came out, but it was indeed not as good as Liu Weining.

The top scholar is Zhang Maoxiu, the third son of Zhang family, and the eldest son of the Zhang family is ranked second, without any suspense.

Ning Xiu ranked 20th in the second place, with a very good result.

However, Ning Xiu was not too happy. His good friend is still suffering in the prison of imperial edict. How could he be happy?

He went to Zhang's mansion again!

Yesterday, Zhang Ju and a group of bigwigs reviewed the test papers in the palace, so he was naturally not in the mansion. Even if he returned home to avoid suspicion, he would not see Ning Xiu.

But today the results of the Golden List have been confirmed, and the dust has been settled. Zhang Juzheng can naturally see Ning Xiu.

Ning Xiu was taken to Zhang Juzheng's study by the sect official. After seeing the ceremony, he sat down carefully following Zhang Juzheng's orders.

"It's a great joy for the wise student to pass the 20th place in the 20th place."

Zhang Juzheng said while stroking his beautiful beard.

"Thank you for the praise of the chief minister."

Ning Xiu bowed to Zhang Juzheng to show his gratitude.

"But one of Ning's fellow villager friends was not on the list. The student dared to ask the chief assistant, was he dismissed from his fame?"

Zhang Juzheng's face turned a little darker and said, "Is the person you are talking about Liu Weining?"

Ning Xiu replied resolutely: "That's right."

Zhang Juzheng waved his hand and said, "Although he has not been removed from his fame, he has been sent to the imperial prison by His Majesty. Naturally, his name is not on the list."
Chapter completed!