Jinyi champion

Chapter 501
into the night.

It's just a one-story restaurant in a bungalow, and only Zhu Hao and Zhang Cong are left at the table.

There are many people.

There were more than a dozen casual-clothes guards and followers who were protecting Zhu Hao at the door, and there were also some guards who were hidden in the dark. Zhang Cong didn't feel that way before, but now he can clearly feel that Zhu Hao is a "big man".

"... I, Zhang, have spent my whole life working for the imperial examinations. I have studied the three rites intellectually. I have the opportunity to enter the imperial court when I am approaching the year of knowing my destiny. The ups and downs of this life make people feel embarrassed. I always want to find someone to express my feelings. ..."

Zhang Cong drank with Zhu Hao, and after a few glasses of wine, he began to complain.

Zhu Hao originally thought that Zhang Cong would have his own unique insights into the Dali discussion, but when asked by Zhu Hao several times, Zhang Cong didn't say anything about it.

In Zhu Hao's view, this only shows that Zhang Cong was busy preparing for the exam and hoped to rank high in the imperial examination, so that he could get a relatively good official vacancy without relying on those trickery skills, and maybe he would still have a chance to enter a high school. A, enter the Imperial Academy.

As for the selection of Shujishi...

In addition to the academic requirements for candidates in the Ming Dynasty's Shu Jishi selection examination, there are also age restrictions. Basically, he will be rejected if he is over [-] years old.

The Ming Dynasty followed a principle in the selection of Shu Jishi, that is, to select young and promising scholars to serve as "prime ministers" in the Imperial Academy, so Zhang Cong knew very well that if he wanted to enter the Imperial Academy, he would not be able to talk about anything unless he got a first-class exam.

Zhu Hao said: "Brother Zhang..."

"Eh."

Zhang Cong stretched out his hand to interrupt, "Isn't it all agreed? Don't call me Brother Zhang, it's too alien, just call Bingyong. You and I are old acquaintances."

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "Brother Bingyong, before the new emperor ascended the throne, didn't you and I discuss whether the new emperor came from the Xingwang's mansion or the Yiwang's mansion in the edict? Didn't you think about the trick recently?"

"This……"

Zhang Cong was at a loss for words for a while, and recalled it carefully for a long time, but he still couldn't get the point. Had he ever discussed this issue with Zhu Hao?I can't remember at all.

"I'm getting old and my brain is not very sharp, how about...Mr. Zhu reminds me?"

Zhang Cong looked at Zhu Hao eagerly.

Zhu Hao thought to himself, he still expects you to do great things, what do you mean by pretending to be old and feeble in front of me?In order to paralyze me and feel that you are not a threat to me?
But now you don't even have the slightest status, why are you so pretentious?

Zhu Hao said: "The eldest son can't be the heir, and the only son can't be the heir!"

Zhu Hao almost wanted to spit on Zhang Cong, you are either really confused, or you are pretending to be confused, neither of which is what I want to see, to cooperate with a person like you who obviously likes to cheat but still acts like a fool in front of others, What a headache.

Zhang Cong suddenly became enlightened, and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes! Mr. Zhu's words are enlightening."

Zhu Hao almost rolled his eyes, and he was so enlightened, shouldn't he pour a wine jug directly on your head to wake you up?
"Young Master Zhu, if you put forward this claim in the court, it will be the best refutation of the new emperor's succession law... I wonder when you will present the grand ceremony? At that time, you must invite Zhang to join you... "

Zhang Cong was very knowledgeable. He asked Zhu Hao when he would play, and proposed a joint name instead of running to be the first bird himself.

Zhu Hao said: "You and I are not even Jinshi now, is it too early to say this?"

"This...for His Majesty, we must plan in advance."

Zhang Cong is very keen on this matter, and it seems that he also knows that, given his age and the results he has obtained in the examination, if he wants to make a difference in the court, he can only firmly grasp the Daliyi, the only one who can win in the new emperor. A chance to make a good impression.

Zhu Hao nodded: "Then why don't we discuss this matter after you and I pass the Jinshi examination. If Brother Bingyong wants to perform alone, that's fine."

"Where is it, how can I steal the limelight? Besides, my servant is light-hearted, Mr. Zhu, you are expected to be ranked first. With your age and talent, it is basically guaranteed to enter the Imperial Academy..."

Another important reason why Zhang Cong wanted to curry favor with Zhu Hao was that Zhu Hao was young enough and in the prime of life.

Zhu Haoneng ranked first in the examination, and he was still the emperor's private aide. He was young and promising, so even if he didn't rank first, it shouldn't be a big problem for him to be admitted to the Imperial Academy.

Zhu Hao said: "Sometimes it's not a good thing to stand out. Think about who is in power in the court today. What do you think of the current court situation?"

Zhang Cong was taken aback.

He knew that Zhu Hao needed his opinion now.

Do you want to go with us Xinhuang people, or hang out with Yang Ting and that old stubborn.

Zhang Cong slapped the table and startled a person who was following Jin Yiwei into the door. This person was the shopkeeper Ma Yanma who had just arrived in the capital to look for Zhu Hao. He had arrived two days ago, but Zhu Hao was preparing for the imperial examination. He didn't dare to disturb, and when the palace examination was over and he didn't see anyone, he finally brought him here to meet him under the guidance of the three, just in time for the scene where Zhang Cong slammed on the table, blowing his beard and staring.

"Nowadays, power and traitors in the court are colluding, monopolizing the court, the party is united in fighting dissent, and there is no king in sight. This is the darkest moment of the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhang Cong was filled with righteous indignation.

Shopkeeper Ma heard it, good guy, this is criticizing the current affairs, who is the key to this old man?Actually sitting with the head of the family to discuss current affairs?
Then I'd better stay away and pretend I didn't hear it.

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "It's over, brother Bingyong calm down, let's drink and not talk about state affairs, besides, this court is beyond the reach of those who are just peeping at the threshold. Come, let me toast you!"

The implication is that I accept your petition.

Since you are a smart person, you know that if you are an official in the court dominated by Yang Tinghe, if you are not famous at your age, you will be buried in the loess to the top, and the only way out is to join the new emperor.

Then we have something to talk about.

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After talking with Zhang Cong for a while, I found out after asking that Zhang Cong doesn't even have a servant around him now.

However, Zhang Cong lived in the capital for more than a year. The two of them had two mouths, and they couldn't afford to support them. The only domestic servant was sent back to his hometown.

Zhu Hao asked Yu Sandai to send Zhang Cong back.

After seeing off Zhang Cong, shopkeeper Ma walked up to Zhu Hao and saluted respectfully.

"Old Ma, are you here? How's Anlu going?"

Zhu Hao smiled and tidied up, ready to get up and leave.

The shopkeeper Ma hurriedly said: "Everything is fine. When I left, the two ladies asked you to take care of you. Everything in the house is safe and the business is good. I didn't get the call from the boss, so I came here to serve. We are going to open the business to you." The capital is here, right?"

Zhu Hao nodded: "Naturally, the business will develop in the capital, but the business over there in Anlu must not stop, and the business with Xingwang Mansion must continue."

Shopkeeper Ma said: "This...is a bit difficult. Recently...Su Dongzhu didn't provide a large amount of money and food..."

"Isn't that right? His current attention is all on the two capitals, especially on the capital's side. He is very generous in giving money. He probably doesn't care about the relationship with Prince Xing's mansion for the time being, but he forgot that it is the foundation of His Majesty... Could it be that His Majesty ascended the throne?" After that, he completely ignored the affairs of his own palace? There are close relatives of His Majesty over there!"

Zhu Hao's words made shopkeeper Ma suddenly realize.

Think about it too.

The young master of King Xing's Mansion is now the emperor, and he is rich all over the world. Does the capital need Zhu Hao's little wealth to support him?Of course, the best way to serve the new emperor is to take good care of the business in Anlu, especially to maintain the blood transfusion to Xingwangfu.

Shopkeeper Ma hurriedly said: "Anlu has enough manpower, and it is only a matter of one sentence to allocate money, food and materials."

"Then do it quickly, don't wait for me to remind you, you must ask clearly what is lacking in the palace, and do your best to satisfy... Can your people guarantee to take care of everything?" Zhu Hao asked.

"I will, I will."

If the horse shopkeeper can't do it now, he has to say yes.

Could it be that you told Zhu Hao that this matter was very strenuous and that I failed your trust in me?Then do I still want to be successful in the future?

Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Don't be nervous, even if the shopkeeper you stayed in Anlu is not competent, if you send more money and food to the palace, it won't cause any trouble, right? Now that you are in the capital, these two days I am just waiting for the results of the palace examination to be released, so I will take you to the workshop opened in the capital to have a look, and then you will be busy!"

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After the palace examination was over, Zhu Hao had two days off, so he had nothing to do before the results were released, and he didn't even need to think about the results of the palace examination.

After all, you can be a Jinshi, and it doesn't matter if you don't rank first. As long as you have the status of a Jinshi, you will have a smooth road to becoming an official in the court in the future.

Think about Zhang Cong's mediocre grades in history, and he was sent to the Ministry of Rites to watch politics, and didn't he also rise to the top in the end, ranking as the first assistant?

Based on my relationship with the new emperor, isn't it more secure to be an official than Zhang Cong?
Even when he heard that the palace examination was over, Tang Yin didn't come to ask Zhu Hao how he was doing.

The questions are all given by this kid. If you fail the exam, it will be embarrassing. I, Tang, will not be boring myself. I will ask him how he scored in the self-examination. After the results are released, he will naturally know where this kid is on the list. At that time, it would not be too late to discuss with him the interesting things that happened in the palace examination.

Perhaps Zhu Si also considered that Zhu Hao had just finished the palace examination in the past two days and needed a good rest, so he didn't even send the memorabilia here.

The next day, Zhu Hao easily took the shopkeeper Ma to inspect the property in the capital.

"...Master, this workshop belongs to us?"

After shopkeeper Ma saw Zhu Hao's business layout in the capital, he realized that Zhu Hao's more than a year in the capital was not all for exam preparation, it was simply the second spring of his career.

In front of Chongwen Gate, even the row of houses is Zhu Hao's workshop. The steam spinning machines and looms inside can produce enough cloth for the capital and even Shuntian Prefecture in a day, and because of Su Xigui's large-scale purchase of military supplies As for materials, Zhu Hao's cloth has no worries about sales at all. It can even be said that these cloths do not need to be transported to the private sector for sale, and can be realized directly.

One more place is Liuli Workshop.

At this time, glass manufacturing is no longer limited to the manufacture of silver mirrors and glasses. Zhu Hao has started to produce flat glass, and the mirrors he produces can reach the size of floor-standing mirrors. Finally, Jingshi's silver mirrors are no longer high-end luxury goods, and their prices have dropped from The previous dozens of taels of silver dropped to two or three taels, and gradually entered the homes of ordinary people.

(End of this chapter)