The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 54 The Four-Character Mantra
"...As an older brother, you don't set an example. You casually take your sister out in the market and meet strange men. How did you learn etiquette? You even provoked unlearned and incompetent people. It's true." ..."

Lin Han was teaching his children a lesson at this time.

Lin Han's fourth daughter, Lin Yi, had changed back to her original clothes at this time, and stood behind her elder brother Lin Ting, undergoing training together.

Lin Tingdao: "Father, the people who brought my younger sister to meet with me are all high scholars. When will there be such ignorant people? My younger sister is not young, and my father has always said that he will betroth her to someone else. The spring of the coming year will be the beginning of spring. All the children are in Beijing, so I just took her to see her."

"Is this something you should consider as an elder brother?" Lin Han was even angrier when he heard that.

Although in his opinion, the children in the family are not divided into heirs and concubines... because none of them were born from the heirloom, Lin Han's first wife couldn't have children, and he didn't have his first child until he was in his 30s, and then it got out of hand.

He didn't care, but the person who married him did.

Although you, Lin Han, are very powerful in being an official, well-known in the academic circle, and you want to curry favor and cling to you personally, but the litter you gave birth to is all concubines, who would not treat your litter of cubs at a respectful distance when considering marriage?
"And that Zhang Bingkuan, why are you going to provoke him?"

"he……"

Lin Ting didn't know how to explain.

When I mentioned this incident to my father earlier, I just stated what I saw and heard, and never thought it would become an excuse for my father to attack him.

Lin Yi argued from the side: "Father, isn't that Jiangnan Jieyuan? He is now entering Beiyong as a tribute... and he is still a student of my father."

"What Jieyuan! It's just an alchemist who has no idea of ​​etiquette and advances by relying on predestined relationship and talisman rituals."

The brothers and sisters were puzzled when they heard this.

Lin Tingdao: "Father said that he is an alchemist and doesn't care about etiquette? Then...how did he pass the Jieyuan examination?"

"It's just a tribute in the south of the Yangtze River, how much talent can you learn?" Lin Han still had a lot of contempt for Zhang Zhou in his words, "Neither do you associate with this kind of person, nor do you provoke him."

Only then did Lin Ting salute and admit his mistake: "It seems that he was negligent, but I don't know why he was taken away by Jin Yiwei today, it is said that he still has to enter the palace..."

Lin Han said with a gloomy face: "This has nothing to do with you. You must concentrate on preparing for the exam before the spring of next year, and you can't bring your younger sister to show your face again. Go back to study learning...you! Go back to study in women's school, and copy the "Nv Xiao Jing" ten times! "

"Yes."

The two brothers and sisters could only bow their heads and head back to the back house.

In the past, no one lived in the Guozijian. Since Lin Han became the Guozijian Jijiu, many dormitories were built around the Guozijian, which changed the situation that Gong students had to rent houses outside.

The Lin Ting brothers and sisters live in the furthest and largest courtyard, which can be regarded as the private residence of Lin Han, the "principal" of the Imperial Academy.

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Zhang Zhou and Zhu Feng entered the palace with Dai Yi in a carriage.

On the way, Dai Yi told about the fire in Qingning Palace last night.

"... Sigh! Because of what you said, the palace prepared hundreds of people to wait outside the Qingning Palace, but there was still a fire from heaven, and it was impossible to save them. Many palaces were implicated."

When Dai Yi said this, he was full of fear and admiration for Zhang Zhou, and almost cried out from behind.

Zhu Feng was almost happy beside him.

Zhang Zhou gave Zhu Feng a hard look, and then said: "It's good that nothing happened, the palace can be rebuilt if it burns down."

Zhu Feng heard this.

Build a palace?Didn't you tell me in advance that you want to buy my wood?

No matter how stupid Zhu Feng is, now he understands that since Zhang Zhou can predict the fire, then when building the palace later, wouldn't Zhang Zhou choose whatever material he said he would choose?
"what……"

Just as Zhu Feng was about to laugh, he realized that both Zhang Zhou and Dai Yi were looking at him, so he quickly covered his mouth and put on a serious look.

Zhang Zhou said: "Eunuch Dai, why don't you let the carriage stop by the side of the road, put him down, and let me enter the palace by myself."

In Zhu Feng's state, with a look of gloating, it's not that bad in front of Dai Yi, but if he goes to see the emperor...

Zhu Feng hurriedly said: "Brother Zhang, don't, can I restrain myself? In fact, I just admire your great supernatural powers, there is no other meaning. Eunuch Dai, I have to enter the palace to accompany the prince today."

Dai Yi smiled wryly and said, "Zhang Jieyuan, let him be with you. Maybe His Majesty will hear him again?"

Going out to pick up someone from the palace this time made Dai Yi a lot of trouble, so Dai Yi would rather bring Zhu Feng into the palace, even if the emperor summoned him temporarily, it would be easier to find someone.

Of course he would not take Zhu Feng to face the saint.

As Zhang Zhou was worried about, is this guy a courtier of Ming Dynasty?Fire broke out in the palace and you succeeded like this?
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Enter the Donghua Gate.

As they were walking, Dai Yi deliberately asked Zhu Feng to lean back, meaning that he had something to say to Zhang Zhou alone.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Eunuch Dai wants to talk about Li Guang?"

"Ah."

Dai Yi was taken aback.

Immediately he understood something, and said with emotion: "You are also an expert, you can't hide anything. Although your Majesty has not heard of Li Guang until now, this matter..."

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "Don't worry, Eunuch Dai, I have already planned it. Didn't I bring a trick in my bag as soon as I went out today, and I am going to let Eunuch Dai present it to His Majesty?"

"A trick in the bag?"

Dai Yi has never seen such a style of speaking and doing things.

But seeing that Zhang Zhou really took out a small cloth bag from his arms, which seemed to contain paper, Dai Yi smiled wryly after taking it.

play?

You just let our family hand over the kit to His Majesty... Your Majesty still doesn't make me cramp?

Before Dai Yi asked what was inside, he saw a group of people coming from the opposite side, they came out of the Wenhua Palace, and the one who ran very fast was the one who ran to the scene of the Qingning Palace fire early in the morning to make trouble, and was killed by the emperor. Zhu Houzhao who was punished and grounded.

"His Royal Highness, slow down..." Zhu Houzhao ran ahead, followed by a group of servants.

When Dai Yi saw this scene, he couldn't help but frown. These people are really not afraid of death. The emperor said that he punished the prince and grounded him.
Although it is less than fifty steps away from the Wenhua Palace... But if the emperor finds out that the prince has run out, I am afraid that one of you will count as one, and your ass will bloom.

"See Prince."

When Zhang Zhou saw Zhu Houzhao, he saluted very politely.

Zhu Houzhao gasped and said, "I saw you! Eunuch Dai, are you there? Are you okay? Thank you for your help last time."

"..."

Dai Yi's face turned pale for a moment.

If it wasn't for Dai Yi's help last time, how could the crown prince block Zhang Zhou so easily and engage in those pretentious things?

Now that the prince mentions this matter, he is obviously threatening him... If you dare to tell about the fact that I came out to meet Zhang Zhou today, I will tell you!

Let's see who suffers!

Dai Yi said with a mournful face: "His Royal Highness, Your Majesty has sent a message to Zhang Jieyuan..."

"It's okay, I'll walk with you for a while, just ask on the way." Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhu Feng who was following him not far away, and waved, "Why are you still standing there? Wenhua Palace lacks a gatekeeper. Why don't you hurry up?"

Zhu Feng originally wanted to follow Zhang Zhou, and then go to the emperor to make a familiar face, but after hearing this, he could only lean towards the prince in desperation, thinking that the matter of face saints would be ruined, and he wanted to go to the Wenhua Palace as a beggar. More people.

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"Zhang Zhou, you really caught me by surprise. You could have predicted the fire in Qingning Palace? Or did lightning cause the fire? You didn't set the fire, did you?"

Zhu Houzhao finally had the opportunity to discuss metaphysics with Zhang Zhou, and he seemed very excited.

It's like a serious student studying.

Before Zhang Zhou could reply, Dai Yi explained: "The crown prince knows it's the sky fire, so how could it be Zhang Jieyuan who set the fire?"

Zhu Houzhao said: "Perhaps he played some tricks to attract the lightning down?"

After hearing this, Dai Yi felt that there was no way to talk.

The imagination of the bear boy is indeed unconstrained.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "The prince is joking, this is just a hexagram with the help of a ghost."

"Wow, I knew you would do this, then you can help me calculate, how many years can I live?" Zhu Houzhao immediately asked the question he was most concerned about.

Bear child, after knowing life and death, he is most afraid of death, and the prince doesn't care about his own fame and future, he only cares about how long he can live.

Zhang Zhou thought to himself, this kid didn't directly ask how long your father will live, but asked when he would ascend the throne, even if he is a bit human.

Dai Yi said: "Your Highness, such secrets should not be spoken to people."

After finishing speaking, he quickly winked at Zhang Zhou, meaning that even if you can figure it out, don't tell him. If you really tell him, you are looking for death.

Although Zhang Zhou is very clear that this brat is only 30 years old, but that is in the orthodox history without him. With him, many accidents would not happen. Maybe this kid can live a few more years?
"Human fate, although there are secrets, but it depends on human effort, and many things can be changed, so... I can't predict it accurately."

"Damn, you just want to tell Bengong that you know everything, but you just don't want to tell Bengong, right?"

"Your Highness, the subject is a commoner, a Confucian scholar, not an alchemist who is proficient in the art of probing the sky, if the Crown Prince really cares about this issue, you should ask those people."

Upon hearing this, Dai Yi nodded in approval.

Sure enough, you, Zhang Jieyuan, have read the book to understand things, unlike that Li Guang, who hasn't read the book for a few days, and doesn't even have a root.

"His Royal Highness, you are a little far away from the Wenhua Palace. Why don't you go back first and wait for the slaves to take Zhang Jieyuan to face the saint?"

"There are still many problems in this palace."

"Please ask the prince to wait for Zhang Jieyuan to come back and ask again."

Dai Yi said so, thinking in his heart, it would be strange for you to see him when he came out.

"Okay, hurry up, I'm waiting here! If you dare not come out, let's see how I deal with you..."

Dai Yi was taken aback.

Just say to clean up "you", which means, only clean up me?

No, the crown prince knows that generally speaking, the ministers who enter and leave the palace can only go through the Donghua gate. If they go through other gates, I must be a hindrance?

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Just dismissed the prince.

Dai Yi turned his head and found that Zhang Zhou's steps were also faster.

"Zhang Jieyuan?"

"Eunuch Dai hastened a few steps. By the way, Eunuch Dai, take out the writing in the kit and present it to His Majesty. In His Majesty's name, give this writing to Li Guang. He will know how to do it."

"Ok?"

After hearing Zhang Zhou's words, Dai Yi couldn't wait to open the cloth bag.

But seeing that there was only a piece of paper inside, with four words written on it, after reading it, he was confused——

"White rice and yellow rice."

"Zhang Jieyuan, what's the meaning of this?" Dai Yi was distracted, and Zhang Zhou had gone far away, so he hurried to chase after him.

(End of this chapter)