After the Luming banquet, Gao pragmatic returned to Xinzheng.

Yu Shenxing gambled on his reputation for high pragmatism this time, and the final effect was not bad, although there were indeed seven or eight new imperial examination people who really went to pay homage within ten days, but after reading Gao Shixing's ink scroll and listening to Yu Shenxing's comments on Gao Shixing's article, he could only sigh to himself. In the end, it made Yu Shenxing and Gao pragmatic more famous as teachers and protégés.

In fact, in addition to Gao Pragmatic who understands the essence of the imperial examination and can always write the article in line with the purpose of the imperial court, there is also a very key point: Yu Shenxing became the chief examiner of this township examination, which is very beneficial to Gao Pragmatic.

Why? Because Yu Shenxing is the chief examiner, his exam paper has an advantage that no one else can match: he has accompanied Zhu Yijun to listen to Yu Shenxing's lectures for nearly six years, and he knows exactly what kind of articles Yu Shenxing likes!

Therefore, he has a great deal of confidence, as long as his exam papers are recommended by the following masters, unless Yu Shenxing deliberately cheats him, he is not afraid that Yu Shenxing will not win at all!

Will Yu Shenxing deliberately trick him? No!

Although Yu Shenxing was Zhang Juzheng's protégé, he dared to adhere to his principles in history to oppose Zhang Juzheng's father's worries and win affection, and even when the ministers were cowering, he still swaggered to visit Liu Tai Zhang Juzheng's protégé who was imprisoned for Shangshu's impeachment of Zhang Juzheng, which angered Zhang Juzheng.

But if that's the case, it doesn't explain the character of Yu Shenxing. After he angered Zhang Juzheng, although he was not dismissed and demoted, he was also frozen in his original position and was not allowed any promotion. But when Zhang Juzheng was liquidated after his death, Yu Shenxing stood up again, and wrote to Qiu Hu, who presided over the liquidation, asking him to take care of Zhang Juzheng's eighty-year-old mother and underage son.

Later, Yu Shenxing became the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and fell out with Wanli because of the dispute over the country. Yu Shenxing was still iron-headed, and said to Zhu Yijun: "The matter of canonization is the responsibility of the minister, and if the minister does not say anything, it is a dereliction of duty." Please ask the emperor to make a big decision, otherwise the minister would rather abandon the official and return to the country. ”

However, Zhu Yijun is also an iron head, so he scolded Yu Shenxing for being "suspicious" and "confusing the country", and stopped all the officials of the Ministry of Rites. At this time, there was a leak test in Shandong Township. In fact, theoretically, this matter has little to do with Yu Shenxing, and it is a leadership responsibility, but Yu Shenxing still took the initiative to resign. Zhu Yijun was annoyed with him at the time, and with a wave of the royal pen, he allowed him to return to his hometown.

It can be seen from this that Yu Shenxing is a person who really talks about principles, he is not a person who is simply for being an official or simply for seeking fame, so Gao Pragmatic is sure that when he feels that his article is good enough, he will not consider other factors, and he must be in the middle.

As for Yu Shenxing's later gamble that his reputation would also endorse Gao Pragmatic's article, Gao Pragmatic was not very sure of Yu Shenxing's thoughts. Maybe Yu Shenxing is just a sure of the article, maybe Yu Shenxing is worried about being slandered and proves his innocence, maybe there are various reasons.

But in any case, this matter is in the best direction, and Gao Pragmatic can't help but really have some respect for his own teacher.

Xinzheng, Longwen Yayuan, on the high wall of the southeast water pavilion, Gao Shishi and his mother Zhang are walking.

Standing on the high wall after more than ten meters of conversion, Gao Pragmatic looked at the scenery of the Shuangye River outside, and told his mother about his time arrangement.

Gao's pragmatic arrangement was to return to Beijing earlier, but Zhang was a little unhappy, and said: "Spring is in February, and you don't need to catch the bus, why are you in such a hurry?" ”

The system was stipulated as early as the Hongwu period: all those who are willing to participate in the examination must first submit an application to the state and county, and the state and county will submit the application to the government, and the government will submit the report to the province, and after approval, it will still be given by the province and the government to the state and county, and the person will receive it.

Because the lifting people from their hometown to the Beijing Division, along the way are provided by the post station to provide the car and boat to ride, called "supply foot power", also known as the bus, so the lifting people will try to call the bus.

Guo Pu has been in charge of the post station reform for several years, reformed many projects, and did not dare to move the bus system of people to go to Beijing to catch the exam, so the current bus system is still operating normally.

Gao pragmatic smiled bitterly: "Mother, I brought hundreds of families with me, so naturally I can't get on the bus, but I didn't go back to Beijing early because I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to catch up with the Spring Festival, but because there are a lot of affairs in Beijing, you know, don't look at my son's two small industries in Henan, but the real foundation is actually in Beijing." ”

This is for sure, Zhang's help his son manage the industries in Henan, and naturally he also knows his son's investment in Beijing, not to mention that the three major factories in Kaiping are near Yongping Mansion in the eastern suburbs of Beijing, which is more than 200 miles away, although it is not the most profitable industry under the name of Gao Shishi, but it is the industry with the largest investment.

The most profitable industry has now changed, the "first pot of gold" soap in the early years is no longer in the explosive exhibition period, but has entered the stage of flat development, its profits were Cao Gan's Jinghua caravan at the beginning, and then by Tianjin Port, to now, it is completely "relegated to the second line".

Cao Gan's Jinghua caravan has now been renamed, called Jinghua Trading Company, which is already a giant "trading company" in the north, from Liaodong in the east to Gansu in the west, as long as the border of the Ming Dynasty allows "import and export trade", all have the figure of Jinghua Trading Company.

Even the left-wing Mongolia, which was still in a state of hostility with the Ming Dynasty in theory, the Jinghua Trading Company was quietly implementing a high-pragmatism strategy of "Mongolian luxury", smuggling a large amount of silk, gold, silver, jade, and high-end fur products to the left-wing Mongolian sweat tent in Chahanhot every year, and the handicraft industry of the left-wing Mongolia was negligible compared with that of the Ming Dynasty, as well as all kinds of exquisite and expensive small utensils, such as snuff bottles.

Anyway, in a nutshell: right-wing Mongolia, which specializes in selling luxury goods, has been almost "corrupted" by me, and of course your left-wing must follow up, otherwise if you go to fight right-wing Mongolia in the future, won't I still have to send troops to save him? How bad is that!

I am a person who holds high the banner of national unity, how can I let you tear down my platform? Therefore, you brothers must go hand in hand, hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder into a well-off society and a river crab society, so as not to waste my hard work!

However, although Jinghua Trading Company has developed rapidly, it is not without rivals in the various industries under the name of Gao Shishi.