Although the branch test of Banshan Hall is just a trivial matter for the capital that has been in turmoil recently, it is still a big deal because of the clear cheating at that time. Zhang Wuji, the son of Zhang Qiong, the uncle of Xiangyang, who was accused of cheating, was not immediately expelled from the examination room, but when he returned home, he was angrily reprimanded by his father.

"Your eldest uncle and Zhu Jingming have been fighting in secret for a lifetime, and this time they led the troops and were pressed by Zhu Jing on the credit, our Zhang family has already been laughed at, and you, who are not successful, actually lost the face of the Zhang family in front of Zhu Jing's son-in-law!"

After scolding, the more Zhang Qiong looked at this tall but useless son, the more disgusted she became, and she kicked the person to the ground in a fit of rage, and then shouted: "Come on, tie up this evil obstacle to me, and then bring the family law, and kill him today to count, so as to save him from continuing to be embarrassed outside!" ”

The Zhang family has three nobles, and the dynasty is unique, but the temperament is different. The boss Zhang Rui, the prince of Chu, is stable and angry, and his style of fighting is more defensive, and his military law is strict, and he is as immobile as a mountain. The second Xiangyang Bo Zhang Qiong has a short temperament, and when he is crazy, he can break eight hundred and five thousand, but the battle of equal strength can also capsize in the gutter, so the title is the lowest. As for the old three Wuling Marquis Zhang Mao......

That is a well-known yin man in the army, and he can often use jaw-dropping yin tricks.

However, Zhang Da only hoped that the eldest uncle in front of him at this time, or the third uncle, not his thunderous father. Zhang Rui and Zhang Mao are both reasonable, unlike his father, who doesn't listen to you at all when he gets angry! Even so, he still tried to open his mouth to plead a sentence or two, but Zhang Qiong didn't listen to him at all, but suddenly roared.

"What are you doing in a daze, I told you to tie him up! Shut him up again, I don't want to hear him howl! ”

There was no room for resistance at all, and Zhang Da was tightly tied left and right, and his mouth was stuffed with a handkerchief. Seeing the servants looking at him with sympathy, but not slowing down in the slightest, he fell into despair.

His father has always been a military rule of law, he can call friends and friends outside, and he is domineering, and he has always been as honest as a quail at home, even the two brothers who have started a family are also like this, who can save him at this moment, who dares to save him?

He silently prayed to the gods and Buddhas in his heart that as long as he could escape this catastrophe, he was willing to be a cow and a horse in the future, and he would be a grass ring. However, it wasn't until he was dragged to the spring bench that he saw that the big stick of the family law had been invited out, and seeing that the executioner was a henchman of his father, who had never been merciless, and he already had a feeling that he was destined to die before he was beaten.

But just as Zhang Qiong gave an order, after he was hit hard on the buttocks a few times, he suddenly heard a voice: "Master, master, Dr. Zhang, the national superintendent is here!" He said that there was one thing he wanted to ask the third young master face-to-face, lest he carry the black pot for no reason. ”

Zhang Datou was beaten by a few sticks so that one Buddha was born, and the second Buddha ascended to heaven, the most hated was Wu Shilang who accused him of cheating, and the second hated was Ji Jiu, who was too slippery, but the third hated was Zhang Shou - if it wasn't for Zhang Shou suddenly going to split the hall to try, how could he make such a decision after being forced to be helpless? Therefore, when he heard that Zhang Shou came to the door, his first reaction was that people came to Xingshi to ask for guilt.

But when he heard the word black cauldron in a dazed state, the whole person suddenly shook his head, and he suddenly woke up. However, at this time, his hands and feet were tied, and there was still a ball of rags in his mouth, even if he wanted to open his mouth again, he couldn't say a word. And what he was even more angry was that because Zhang Qiong didn't give orders, the person who beat him didn't stop, but the frequency of the big stick falling was a little slower.

After being beaten three or four times, he heard his father's Xiangyang Bo Zhang Qiong's obviously suppressed angry voice: "This evil beast carried a black pot for people? Okay, that's great, stop first, go, get Dr. Zhang here! ”

Although he was beaten seven or eight times in total, Zhang Da knew very well that the executioner was ruthless, and he didn't spare his hand at all, and the beaten buttocks and legs were burning at this time, and the pain made him sweat profusely, and even his mind was a little trance. He wanted to bite the tip of his tongue to keep him awake, but the rags were firmly gagged in his mouth, and he couldn't struggle at all.

I don't know how long it took before he heard Zhang Shou's familiar voice: "I've seen Uncle Xiangyang." ”

Xiangyang Bo Zhang Qiong saw Zhang Shou when he was in the last dynasty, however, the shifts were too far apart, he only saw that life was in the wind, and there was an extraordinary demeanor when he stood there quietly, although he also saw Zhang Shou's sharpness later, but he just watched the excitement and did not really deal with people. When he met at home at this time, he couldn't help but be a little picky.

In the face of his eldest brother's son-in-law, why should he be polite?

Therefore, he looked at the person condescendingly for a moment, and then sneered: "Dr. Zhang also saw it when he came here, I am disciplining my unsuccessful son. But what did you just say, he didn't know if he was carrying the black pot in vain...... Why, could it be that the news that he tried to cheat in the branch of Mid-Levels Hall was fake? If that were the case, I'd have to get justice for him! ”

Zhang Shou saw that the half-dead man on the spring bench suddenly struggled violently, so he said unhurriedly: "The word cheating was originally shouted by his tablemate Wu Shilang, but I never kicked him out of the examination room in the name of cheating." ”

Zhang Qiong's brows furrowed, thinking of the information he had ignored before, and immediately asked stiffly, "Which Wu Shilang?" ”

"Shiro of Mrs. Wu's family." Zhang Shou said casually, and then walked to the side of the spring stool, his right hand suddenly waved down, and the cold light flashed, and the hemp rope that tied Zhang's big and thick waist immediately broke. He didn't look at Zhang Qiong's expression, and directly cut off the ropes on his hands and feet, and then picked off the gag cloth in the mouth of the eight-foot man.

After straightening up again, he turned his fingers, and the short dagger in his hand spun beautifully, and then he inserted it back into the cowhide sheath. And with the distance between him and Zhang Qiong at this moment, he is naturally not afraid that he will be mistaken for carrying a sharp weapon and plotting against him.

Seeing that Zhang Qiong's face was no longer as stiff as it was at the beginning, Zhang Shou said with a smile: "Ling Lang has been taught a lesson, can he keep people?" If Uncle Xiangyang allows, I have a few words I want to ask Zhang Sanlang alone, I don't know if it's convenient? ”

Although he had regained his freedom, it took him a long time to get up from the spring bench with difficulty. Hearing what Zhang Shou said clearly, he couldn't help but glance at his father, but his eyes met unexpectedly with those angry and murderous eyes, and he was so frightened that his heart trembled, and he quickly lowered his head again.

Although Zhang Shou's words are unknown, and Zhang Qiong is not a person who is good at strategy, but he has been in the court for many years, and he can make up countless conspiracies and tricks in his brain without thinking about it, so where can he take care of an insignificant young son, and he snorted angrily at the moment.

"Hmph, since Dr. Zhang said so, this rebel will be handed over to you for discipline! But I'm in a bad mood today, I don't want to see him, you can take him away! The emperor has always appreciated that you can make the prodigal son turn back, but hearing is false, seeing is believing, if you can make my family's unsuccessful obstacle learn well, I will obey you! Alright, let's go! ”

Zhang Shou didn't expect Zhang Qiong to give such a straightforward eviction order, and then looked at Zhang Da, who couldn't even stand on his feet, he couldn't help but shake his head secretly. He was not familiar with this nominal student, so he didn't stretch out his hand to help, but asked directly: "Zhang Sanlang, can you still go?" If not, I'll call Ah Liu in. ”

"Yes...... I can walk. Although the cold sweat on his forehead was dripping, Zhang Datou was very grateful for Zhang Shou's arrival at this time, and he was even more glad that Zhang Qiong actually drove him to follow Zhang Shou - otherwise, if Zhang Shou just left after asking in private, he would still be beaten nine times out of ten, and it would be better to follow Zhang Shou to slip away.

He paused, barely stood up straight, solemnly raised his hands, and bowed as best he could: "Teacher, thank you for coming to intercede for me today." Thank you for your great kindness, please accept my bow. ”

After saluting, he didn't wait for Zhang Shou to say anything else, and then bowed to his father Zhang Qiong as a farewell, and then gritted his teeth and limped out of the main hall with Zhang Shou.

When he crossed the threshold, his hips and legs were really in severe pain, and he stumbled on his feet, and the whole person jumped forward, but fortunately, a hand suddenly stretched out next to him, and he pulled him up with a force that he couldn't resist, and then looked at it, it was Ah Liu, who he had seen several times.

Knowing that this was a righteous servant and master who made Zhu Er afraid like a fierce tiger and praised even by the emperor, he hurriedly thanked him with anxiety in his heart at this time, but when he was about to break free from others and help him go, he heard a cold voice: "Don't be strong!" ”

Zhang Shou also heard Ah Liu's warning, and when he saw that Zhang Da was honest immediately, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly. Seeing that those people in Xiangyang Bofu were far away, he asked in a low voice: "Zhang Sanlang, let me ask you, is your cheat sheet just that one, or is there something else?" Did someone else give you a ready-made one, or did you copy it yourself? ”

At first hearing this, Zhang Da was stunned, and when he wanted to deny it, he thought about his current situation, and suddenly felt depressed, and said honestly: "There are three books in total, one was taken away by the teacher, and the other two are in my study." As for the note...... I didn't copy it, it was sent by someone else and it was ready-made, and I spent a full fifty yuan. ”

"In that case, then you can take me to your study to fetch it."

As soon as he thought of spending a lot of money to get such a result, Zhang Da couldn't help but be secretly angry, but when he heard Zhang Shou's words, he didn't have time to get angry, and hurriedly shouted: "But my father has already driven me away...... "What if I make my father regret it?"

Before anyone finished speaking, Zhang Shou said disapprerovantly: "Your father doesn't care about this little thing." ”

Although it may be easier to let Ah Liu go and it will not be noticed, Zhang Shou knows that it is not that he has just entered Beijing, and no one knows Ah Liu's ability at that moment, so there is no need to act rashly, so he made a decision immediately. As he expected, he and Ah Liu followed Zhang Datou, who led the way, to the study, took the two cheat sheets and left, but Zhang Qiong ignored them.

And the frightened Zhang Jiazaburo finally had a real sense of escape until he got into the carriage with difficulty. He had an injury to his hip and leg, and he didn't dare to sit down, so he could only confess in embarrassment, and knelt on the seat beside him, and his wounds were constantly pulled as the carriage bumped, but he endured it and didn't dare to scream in pain until he finally stopped.

Standing firmly on the ground with Ah Liu's support, Zhang Datou breathed a long sigh of relief, and when Zhang Shou also followed, he solemnly raised his hands and bowed down again: "Teacher, if you don't come today, I'm afraid I will really be killed by my father." If there is anything the teacher needs me to do, please do not hesitate to tell me. ”

Zhang Shou knew before that the big man in front of him was not rude at all, and at this time he smiled and did not agree, only signaled Ah Liu to help Zhang Da and enter the door with him. waited until the gate of Zhang Yuan behind him was locked, and he said without looking back: "You have the word cheating on your back, and you have been beaten by your father again, don't you think it's because of this branch test in the final analysis?" ”

If he was beaten to death without anyone stopping him, Zhang Da would definitely hate the heavens and the earth, but now that he has escaped the catastrophe, his brain is almost calm, and he smiled bitterly at the moment: "I thought about it before, but if I think about it again, I didn't pay much attention to my studies, and I didn't have any talent." Don't look at me as tall and big, but I can't do anything, so my father looks down on me the most. ”

People have said it to this point, and Zhang Shou is not good at encouraging any diligent cheering up or anything like that - genius is one percent of talent plus ninety-nine percent of sweat, but without that one percent of talent, and there is no relative opportunity, most people are just sweating in vain!

"Nine out of ten people in the Mid-Levels Hall are not very talented in reading, and eight out of nine are not very attentive to reading. The reason why most of the results of the previous annual and monthly exams were passable is because most of the things I talked about were very simple and there were not too many things that needed to be memorized. However, because there are no textbooks, most of the things I remember after the exam are forgotten. ”

Zhang Shou heard the wheezing sound of the big man behind him, so he said with a smile: "But I didn't expect that someone would summarize all my free lectures into words." So I'm curious to know, where did these three cheat sheets come from? ”

After just a moment of hesitation, Zhang Datou said calmly: "After Ji Jiu became the head of Dai Zhai, I and several other people were angry in their hearts, and forced him to pass on the answer during the branch test, but he was scared a bit. Probably because he was afraid that we would not be reconciled, he coaxed us to say that there was a note of the teacher's class content, and the price was fifty yuan, and after I and a few others read the content, they ......"

Zhang Shou chose Ji Jiu as the candidate for Dai Zhai, not because he found out how people stand out - more than 100 students, where does he have the ability to distinguish temperament and character one by one, but because he saw the words and deeds of the last time he came to Zhao Yuan, so he just got interested in it.

Therefore, he didn't expect Ji Jiu to have such a business acumen - although there is still a gap between him and Lu Sanlang who forced people to write popular serials in a small black room, it is already rare.

He hesitated slightly, then stopped and turned to look at Zhang Datou: "You haven't asked Ji Jiu where this thing came from?" ”

"Of course I asked, the kid said he recorded it himself." Zhang Datou's face was full of indignation, but then he said in a muffled voice, "I saw that the words on that note were indeed his handwriting, and the content was also true, so I bought it...... He also sold six copies. ”

"Good." Zhang Shou smiled and instructed Ah Liu directly, "Ah Liu, you go and find it, and invite Ji Jiu to this garden." I didn't expect that in addition to Lu Sanlang, there was such a money-gathering boy. ”