The daily life of the prime minister of the Qing Dynasty, thick black

Chapter 167
This year is the year of the examination, and there are several happy events in the Zhang family.

At the end of last year, Zhang Tingyuan married Peng Weixin's younger sister Peng Bingying. Finally, he has a family and has become a child, but he has not yet become a scholar.

There are a lot of things going on now, but Zhang Tingyu is already preparing to go back to his hometown in Tongcheng next year to really take the imperial examination, just like his brothers.

Another happy event is the return of Zhang Tinglu.

When he came back, it seemed that he just visited the capital again casually, so he simply handed over a message to visit the mansion.

The concierge looked at Zhang Tinglu, whose face was full of wind and frost, and always felt familiar. He looked left and right after taking the name card, thinking that she was just a poor scholar who came to the house to play the autumn wind.Every year, literati who are not doing well come to worship some people with famous cards, write poems for them, and write a poem for you after asking the name of the master. To raise a person to eat, and to send a sum of money...

The concierge has always hated this kind of people, but his second master is happy to spread his wealth, and he treats them every time he meets him, and he has made a lot of good friends.

Now the concierge looked at it, and only muttered: "Zhang... Zhang..."

open……

Zhang Tinglu? !

"Three, three three three three..."

The porter stuttered and was a little speechless. Looking at Zhang Tinglu, who was wearing a dark blue robe on a thin horse, his eyes suddenly became moist for some reason.

"The third master is back! The third master is back—"

The entire Zhang Mansion immediately became chaotic, and countless people rushed to tell each other that they had changed many maids and servants during the many years away from home, and some people did not recognize Zhang Tinglu.

However, there are four masters in the Zhang family, and the third master was the fat brother who left when he was a child. Now he came back suddenly, which really surprised countless people.

This year, Zhang Tingyu was awarded the CEO of Shuntian Examination. It can be said that he is proud of the spring breeze, as soon as he is agile, good things follow.

Now that the fourth brother has married a charming woman, and the third brother has returned from a wandering trip, the Zhang residence has finally become lively.

When receiving the news, Zhang Tingyu was still writing in the room, and hadn't even had time to react to the news.

He was stunned for a while, then got up suddenly, and almost knocked over the inkstone on the table when he left.

After walking out of the study door in a few steps, Zhang Tingyu had already seen Zhang Tinglu as soon as he arrived in the atrium, and the two brothers patted their shoulders, no matter how big the past enmity had been in the past few years, it should be completely eliminated.

Zhang Tinglu, who has been out for several years, has matured and never looked young and crazy again.

Gu Huaishu, who knew the news over there, had already prepared a table of food and wine for the two brothers, and brought them to the hall next to the second master, allowing the two brothers to have a good chat for a while.

Zhang Tingyu is now also suffering from the fact that the Zhang family brothers have not yet come to help him. Now that Zhang Ying is not in the court, although Zhang Tingyu can support himself with Li Guangdi and others outside, as well as his father's old friends, but in the end. Not as good as my brothers.

Zhang Tinglu is also a talented person, but she has been away from home and never entered an official position. She had a reputation as a scholar in her early years, but because she did not take the exams several times a year, her reputation as a scholar disappeared.

Come back this time, it should be settled.

Zhang Tingyu stood up after passing by, speaking calmly and unspeakably: "It is said that parents do not travel far, and travel must be well-planned. Now you are finally a tired bird returning home, and the past things should be almost forgotten... Now my father is in Tongcheng, our family I am the only one in court, now that you come back, why don’t you take the imperial examination next year.”

Zhang Tinglu is indeed tired, but in the past two years, she has learned a lot of things. There are many wonders in the world, but how far can she go if she is tied by blood and family?

He looked at Zhang Tingyu, and felt that Zhang Tingyu was calmer than his elder brother back then, and even had deeper scheming.

Even though there were rifts between the brothers because of Wu's matter, they all disappeared now.

Time is a wonderful thing.

Zhang Tinglu thought about it, but raised her glass and said, "The younger brother has been traveling all these years, it's my younger brother's waywardness, and the house has been supported by the second elder brother for the past few years, and the second elder brother has worked hard."

Zhang Tingyu seldom heard this sentence. Now that the second room is the leader alone, Zhang Tingyu would never say it to Gu Huaixiu when he was trembling alone in the court.Although he is capable, the only person he can really trust is himself. No matter how far he goes, no matter how high he goes, he always feels overwhelmed.

The honor and disgrace of the Zhang family rested on him alone.

He is now ups and downs in his career, half for himself and half for the Zhang family.

It was a heavy thing to think about, so he also raised his glass and touched Zhang Tinglu: "Now that you are back, you should share some of my burden and leave. The fourth brother has also married, and now the younger brother is in the house. My heart is at peace..."

"Before I came back, I visited my father in Tongcheng. He wrote a letter and asked me to bring it to my second brother."

With that said, Zhang Tinglu took out a letter and handed it to Zhang Tingyu.

Raising his hand to receive the envelope, he sat at the table and opened it. Zhang Tingyu read the letter, but was a little speechless: "...Father is here, is he in good health?"

There are only a few words in the letter: Gentlemen are moderate, court jade my son, ten years is not too late.

This has many meanings, what exactly does it mean, maybe only Zhang Tingyu can understand it.

Last year when the emperor made his southern tour, Zhang Ying was appointed to pick him up in Jiangning. The father and son had a long talk all night in Kangxi, and then Zhang Ying had a detailed talk with Zhang Tingyu.

Things in the world are often thought of but failed, and what has never been thought of is unintentionally planted.

For Zhang Tingyu, maybe Zhang Yingxing thought the same way, right?
Except for Wu's bias and fairness, Zhang Ying's education for the four sons is almost the same, but they have grown up differently and have different temperaments, which Zhang Ying can't control.He placed high hopes on his boss Zhang Tingzan, who would have expected that once he made a mistake, his cleverness would be mistaken by his cleverness.

Zhang Tingzan played the "siege" of his short life, who was trapped in the end?

That's what Zhang Tingyu said to Gu Huaixiu, the siege trick that he has never learned.

As for whether they really don't understand, maybe only Zhang Tingyu knows.

Whether he understands it or not, Zhang Tingyu has never used this trick to "siege and kill".

The one Zhang Tingzan besieged and killed was himself.

Looking at the few words in this letter now, Zhang Tingyu only feels that the past has flowed like water, and Wei Dao has secretly changed it. Cherries are red, plantains are green...

Zhang Tinglu said: "Looking at my father's body is still good, but my mother's health is not very good, but my father accompanied her to Longmian Mountain to pick tea every day... Father said that in the past, when there were no high-ranking officials and rich salary, I just watched My mother went to pick tea every day and came back to make her own small orchids. Now she is very leisurely. My mother is not the same as before. She is very happy. This time I came back, especially according to my father's will, The fried tea also brought a can for my second brother, it was made by my father..."

Zhang Tingyu pinched the letter paper and remained silent for a long time.

He naturally had mixed feelings in his heart, so he didn't want to talk.

Zhang Tinglu also seemed to understand that after not seeing her for a few years, when she returned to her hometown, her father was already getting old, and it was not at all obvious that he was once a man of power.

After all, once a person throws away his fame and fortune, takes off his official robe, and throws away his official seal, he will be no different from ordinary people.

"You have worked so hard all the way, and now you are tired. My brothers and I have talked about it. You go back to your room to rest for a while. When the fourth brother comes back in the evening, we will talk about it as a family."

Zhang Tingyu is the head of the family now, and there are many things to be busy with, but now he is a little confused, seeing the mess on the table, he smiled and sent Zhang Tinglu to rest.

Ade followed Zhang Tingyu, only to feel that the second master suddenly looked exhausted.

Human weakness is hidden in the armor, but Zhang Tingyu was suddenly cut open by the letter from Tongcheng and the pot of tea sent by his old father.

He walked all the way back to the house, and before he entered the door, he heard voices talking inside.

At this time, Gu Huaixiu was in the room, he weighed the fat boy with some difficulty, and said: "Why is it that you look a little lighter recently... No, it's not right, it's not that you're light, but it looks... like you've lost weight? "

The fat guy frowned: "I'm fat and cute, and I'm thin and handsome."

Hearing this, Gu Huaixiu knocked his finger with a "snap", "A fat man is a fat man, even if he is thin, he is still fat!"

The fat brother was very wronged, tears glistened in his eyes: "The last time I went out to meet the ladies outside, they said that their children are smart and can read, but you said, 'My fat brother is also smart, if you don't believe me, tell him to go down!" I'll show you a game of chess', but for your face, Xiaopang singled out a group of idiots, all of them fell in love with Xiaopang's superb chess skills; people also said that their children are smart and can read and write, you He also said, "My fat brother has never been to school, he just loves to read." For your face, Xiaopang recited "Mencius" that my father asked me to recite, but when people asked me if I could write , you will be wilted... People say that their children are beautiful, but you just laugh and say that my fat man can eat..."

What kind of mother is this!

Do you boast that your children can eat it? !
Fat Brother was so ashamed at the time that he played backgammon against his friends for [-] rounds, hoping to become famous among the second generation of officials in the capital and the third generation of officials.As a result, after his mother's flirty words, the fat brother immediately wanted to grab the ground with his head, to thank the gods!
Now people say that the fat man who walks in Mr. Zhang's family always researches some weird things, and he is indeed smart, but he can eat too much!Look at his chubby body...

All of a sudden, the fat guy finally realized that it was true when his mother said he was ugly...

too fat……

Unfortunately, it was too late when I realized it.

He touched his waist, and often looked in the mirror, the more disillusioned he looked.

Both father and mother have good looks, why did they give birth to a child like themselves?
After being hit hard, the little fat man finally decided to start...

lose weight!

That's right!

Every day after Aunt Qingdai wakes him up, she immediately gets up and runs around their Zhang Mansion five times!No!Three laps... oh no, one lap...

Cough, so what, our Zhang Mansion is still a bit big...

Well, it's settled then.

After getting up every day, I run around the Zhang Mansion. I have to go to school to study and write in the morning. When I come back at noon, I must not fill the table with food. I have to get food for my father and mother. Well, the meat is left for... No, The meat is still for parents...

As for the afternoon, going out and sweating in such hot weather is actually good for losing weight, so...

Let's sleep at home, sweating during the afternoon nap!
In the evening, I still serve food for my parents, no meat, no meat!
Just tossing back and forth like this, Gu Huaixiu was like watching a monkey, watching her precious son stare at the bed curtain for a long time every day when he got up, and then went out for a couple of laps.

One day, Gu Huaishu suggested to him: "How about you run around the house from the west side gate of our house, and then go to Dongjiekou Old Man Wang to buy a noodle maker, that would be great, so that you don't have to go out in the afternoon. "

"That's right! It was over in one pass!"

The little fat man completely forgot how many detours he had to take after running around the west side gate, returning to the west side gate, and then going to Dongjiekou to buy a noodle man and then entering the mansion through the east side gate.He is excited right now. In fact, he really started to run, and he knew immediately that he had been tricked.

After running for about two days, Fat Brother changed his strategy. On the second lap, he stopped by Dongjiekou to buy a doughnut, then continued to run with the doughnut in hand, and returned home through the west gate.

When Gu Huaishu happened to see the fat guy coming back through the west gate, that feeling was really...

It's complicated.

This kid has a clever mind.

But what Gu Huaixiong had was a way to make the child run. She asked someone to take some money out, and she only talked with the old man Wang who sold noodles at Dongjiekou, the old man Xu who poured sugar paintings at the west side of the street, and the street full of foreign films. Mr. One-Eyed Blind told them to sell things away from the Zhang Mansion.

Today, I will be twenty or thirty feet away to ensure that the fat guy can still be found, so I will move to a farther place every day. The fat guy is reluctant to face people, sugar paintings and foreign films, so he can only run every day.

However, these three sellers are far apart, and the fat guy runs around every day, running around...

Originally, the fat guy asked Gu Huaishu: "Why don't they all sell things together?"

As a result, the old god Gu Huaixiu was telling him: "Old Uncle Wang, Uncle Xu, and Mr. Blind, who are shopping, naturally choose places closer to where they live to sell things. The old men are getting older, and Mr. Blind's eyes are also blurred." No, don't let people sell things in front of our house just for yourself...it's selfish."

Fat guy really likes those old men who sell things, he just wrinkled his nose and snorted: "Of course I know this better than my mother..."

So, the fat guy was finally no match for his mother's calculations, he ran around every day, but Gu Huaishou didn't reduce his food intake, and he didn't suffer from any over-exercise and malnutrition.

Ever since, after such a period of time, there was this scene in front of me.

Gu Huaishu looked at him, although his hands still felt heavy, but his whole body became thinner, his eyes were like eyes and nose... Well, whose eyes are not eyes and nose is not nose...

She pinched the little fat man's face, and suddenly thought about a serious question: "If you are not fat anymore, how can you be called fat?"

Zhang Tingyu originally came in full of desolation, but suddenly heard her words, shaking his head and laughing: "Now that the little fat man is getting older, he should have a serious name... I have been thinking about it for a long time, let me give you a name." .”

Gu Huaishu said: "Didn't your third brother come back? You..."

"I just had a drink, let him go back and rest first, I don't know how long it took me to get back." As he spoke, he pressed a letter in his hand on the table. Inside was an envelope written by Zhang Ying himself. This word is strong and powerful, and it is the pavilion style that he has written for most of his life...

Gu Huaishu's eyes fell on the envelope, and he didn't pay attention to the little fat man for a moment, then saw the little fat man jump over and grab Zhang Tingyu's envelope: "Father, can I have a look?"

"No big deal, see."

Zhang Tingyu smiled slightly, patted Fat Brother's head, and then said to Gu Huaishu: "Let the third brother live in the original courtyard, the family will gather together tonight, although people may think of old things, But the sister-in-law is afraid that she is also thinking about the third brother, so she asks the fourth younger brother to come out to meet her. Today when the third brother comes back, it is time for him to take the exam. With me in the court, it is easy to have someone else. Now the third brother lacks someone to accompany him. As soon as Mrs. Chen left, the backyard was empty. I'll persuade my third brother to rejoin the family another day, you..."

"I'll keep an eye on it. I'm afraid that if you don't tell me, there will be many people in Beijing who want to ask."

Although it's not too glorious to be a sequel, after all, it's still a bright matchmaking marriage. Girls from high-ranking families can't get married, but girls from ordinary official families can still get married.

Gu Huaishu also had his own ideas.

Fat Brother frowned, and unfolded the letter paper, a little confused: "Father, why can't Xiaopang understand?"

Zhang Tingyu took the letter paper and folded it slowly, "Your grandfather has been an official for most of his life, and only this sentence came out. It's only right if you don't understand it."

Gentleman is moderate, Ting Yu my son, ten years is not too late.

Zhang Tingyu said: "Recently, many people in the Shilin have joined together to play, saying that I, Zhang Tingyu, do not have the ability to be the chief executive officer of the examination. After checking, it is the eighth elder brother who is behind it. A Ling'a and Nalan Kuixuna The sides are starting to move. You are walking around in the backyards of various houses recently. People from the Mingzhu family and the Baye Party should be very careful. The day before yesterday I heard that there was a spring festival in Dianchan Temple, and you are going to the banquet too... Your Majesty is on the sidelines It was also on that day that the crown prince, fourth elder brother, eighth elder brother, ninth elder brother, and thirteenth elder brother paid homage to Lord Shunzhi's meditation room in previous years."

Shunzhi had no interest in state affairs because of Concubine Dong E, and became a monk once he became a monk. He also practiced in Beijing, but then went to Mount Wutai.

Now that the emperor is getting old, he always thinks about the things in his early years, so people go to see the place where Master Shunzhi stayed...

Dianchan Temple Spring Festival...

Gu Huaishu thought about it and nodded, but said: "Is it all right with you at the court?"

"It doesn't matter, I have my own way to deal with the Eighth Prince's party. If they want to fight against me, they will fight against the emperor. However, Luo Xuanwen's side is still sending letters and banknotes recently?"

"There is no problem with the accounts, it is the same amount every month."

Gu Huaishu read what was said in the letter, recently he also fought with Shen Qiu, but it seems that he disappeared from time to time like in the early years.

Zhang Tingyu smiled suddenly, brought the tea bowl, put his finger into the tea, lit a piece of tea, thought of Tongcheng's small orchid tea, and lightly pointed his finger on the table, and let the tea spread out The tea leaves were lightly tapped on the table.

His fingers were dipped in warm tea, but he smiled and said, "Luo Xuanwen, I'm afraid he was killed by Shen Chao long ago. Since the incident of Dantu on the southern tour, in the past year, all the people who have contacted us are ..."

With the sound of "Du Du", accompanied by Zhang Tingyu's lips parting suddenly, Gu Huaixiu narrowed his eyes slightly in shock, looking at him.

He didn't say the name, but she knew it very clearly.

If Luo Xuanwen had already died, the people who had been in touch with them in this year would be the same as those who reported money to them every month...

There can only be one, and that is Luo Xuanwen's former master——

Shen ill.

Luo Xuanwen and Zhong Heng are the right-hand men of Shen Chou. At the beginning, his right arm was disobedient. In 44, when his disciples changed, Shen Chou directly cut off his former right arm. Then he stole the beam and replaced it. He only imitated Zhang Tingyu's handwriting perfectly on his side. reply.

He must have known in an instant who was manipulating the puppet Luo Xuanwen...

Zhang Tingyu felt that something was wrong three months ago, because it involved reimbursement at the end of the year, so Zhang Tingyu saw the last page of the account book for accounting purposes.

Luo Xuanwen was someone who was cultivated by Shen Chao in the past. Whether it was Shen Chao himself or Zhong Heng who was beside him, they all knew Luo Xuanwen's habits like the palm of his hand.

So they drew a red circle on the expenditure according to Luo Xuanwen's habit before he joined Zhang Tingyu.

Unbeknownst to him, Luo Xuanwen had already followed the rules of Zhang Tingyu's mansion, imitating Gu Huaishou to record all the money spent as a deficit.

It was such a small detail that Zhang Tingyu got a glimpse of the secret.

What a Shen Qi, I'm afraid this situation has already been laid out during the southern tour.

His tea and rice business back then was badly hit by Song Luo's side. Although he was protected by the Cao Gang, he still suffered heavy losses in the end.Only his business in the Salt Gang was swallowed up by "Luo Xuanwen". In the letter from "Luo Xuanwen" to Zhang Tingyu, it was written that a lot of business had already been swallowed up by Shen Chong, but Shen Chong hadn't moved much.

At that time, he thought that Shen Yang had a plan, but now he thought about it.

He can't have a back move.

Because Luo Xuanwen was already dead at that time, Shen Qi just transferred the business of his right hand to his left, and he would not be hit by Zhang Tingyu.

In the name of Luo Xuanwen, he sent money to Zhang's house every month, and at the same time expanded the front line in the Salt Gang. With Zhang Tingyu behind him, it was extremely safe.

Everyone thought that Shen Yang had been impoverished and almost destitute for the past year, but in fact he secretly held the lifeblood of the Salt Gang, and it was easy to make money every day.

Even for an opponent who has a mortal enemy, now that he thinks of Shen Chao's trick of exchanging positions, why does Zhang Tingyu have reason?admire.

However, the more Zhang Tingyu knows about his opponent's abilities, the more murderous Zhang Tingyu will become.

He told Gu Huaixiu about Luo Xuanwen, then asked Gu Huaixiu to listen to him, and explained a few words.

Shen Qi can steal the beam and change the position, and cover up the old warehouse secretly, Zhang Tingyu can also use his tricks, and he is reluctant to let the child be caught by the wolf, and he makes the other party mistakenly think that he still doesn't know anything...

After hearing this, Gu Huaixiu squinted his eyes slightly, and said, "You are so ruthless, if this plan succeeds...he will be lost forever..."

"That's the way it should be."

Zhang Tingyu pointed at the piece of tea leaves without a name, and stopped only when he felt that the wet marks of the tea under his fingertips were about to dry up.

He smiled slightly, and said: "You should prepare for the spring meeting of Dianchan Temple, and bring your four younger siblings, and the whole family..."

(End of this chapter)