In the shopping mall, Hua Siye has always known a lot about officialdom. This is not only due to the fact that he has a grandfather who always pays attention to the changes in the court situation, and then makes corresponding adjustments, trying his best to make the Hua family not stand on the wrong team and go the wrong way, but also because he himself was admitted to the Xiucai examination before he was weak.

Therefore, not only did he know very well what the future of the ministers and nephews of the scholars in the early years of Yongchen was, but he also had the Enke Hall gold list in the first year of Yongchen and the next few spring gold lists, among which the resumes of the top ten Jinshi were even able to count them.

When those bigwigs presided over the examination when they were in charge, the Jinshi who could be among the top were all world-renowned talents at that time, and the first assistant Xu Ge Lao at that time even praised the champion of Enke at that time as a talent for governing the world, and he would definitely be able to worship the prime minister in the future, but the result was ...... Hehe, when people were sick last year, they were just guarding the road somewhere in Sichuan.

Not to mention the distance to enter the cabinet, it is still far away from the governor of a province, and the squire is still far away!

And now the chief directors of the Dali Temple of the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the six ministries of the cabinet are almost all from the Enke and Hui examinations in the early years of Yongchen, and nine of the ten of them consider themselves protégés of the Son of Heaven, and they have little or no contact with the master. And the remaining one is not a fish that slipped through the net, and when people meet the nephews of the master's family, they will probably be polite and call them brothers, but when people want to help, they can't help.

I remember that it was the first assistant Xu Ge Lao who took the lead in giving the first emperor the nickname of Ruizong, and then after the emperor was in power, he did his best to oppose sending official ships to retake the former cruising road on the grounds of labor and money. But over the years, Xu Ge Lao's protégés who really regard him as his successor have withered away, let alone his sons and nephews, and now if he is really turned over again, it looks a little miserable!

Fourth Master Hua was sighing for the bleak situation of the protégé disciples behind Xu Ge, while Cao Wu was not as sentimental as this Suzhou Confucian merchant, and sighed for a long time.

He was aroused by Zhang Shou's words full of enthusiasm and ambition, and said loudly at the moment: "I am a rough person, I don't like to read since I was a child, I only like to practice martial arts, although I was given the title of the first master by someone I know, but in the final analysis, I am just a rough person who fights and kills." If we can really contribute to the stability of our maritime frontier as Dr. Zhang said, it is incumbent on us! ”

Hua Siye didn't expect Cao Wu to be so obedient, and immediately put on a submissive attitude towards Zhang Shou, but after being stunned, he also felt that he could understand. Learn to write martial arts and sell them to the emperor's family, but the scholars have channels to sell, but most of the martial artists have nowhere to sell, and the worst thing is that they don't even have to fight now!

He summed it up in his heart, and immediately said with a smile on his face: "Dr. Zhang, your idea is indeed like seeing the moon through the clouds, but the matter is big, and I still have to go back to discuss it with others." However, I heard that one of the protégés of the former Shoufu Jiang Ge has had a lot of maritime and agricultural business practices in the past month or so, and it seems that he is interested in the prefect of Cangzhou, Dr. Zhang, you have to pay more attention. ”

Zhang Shou snorted, raised his hand to signal Hua Siye and Cao Wu not to just talk, he also drank a full cup, and then said lightly: "Cangzhou is the Cangzhou of the imperial court, Cangzhou has been upgraded to a government, who is appointed as the prefect of Cangzhou, then the emperor and the princes of the court are worried, where can I bother to bother?" ”

"Even if it is really the protégé of the old Jiang Pavilion who finally stands out, there must be someone who appreciates his foresight and extraordinary ability, is it possible that such a person can still destroy the good situation in Cangzhou that was so easy to settle down as soon as he took office?"

Hua Siye just wanted to test whether Zhang Shou had the ability to control the situation in Cangzhou, and if so, how big it was, but seeing that Zhang Shou didn't care about it like this, he was suddenly confused again.

So, for the next meal, he ate unpleasantly, compared to Cao Wu's eating and munching, he didn't care about any decency, it was simply another extreme. It wasn't until he saw that the table was full of cups and plates, that he couldn't help but look at Cao Wu, who was happily talking and laughing with Zhang Shou, and there was only one thought in his heart, a rough person is really a rough person, and he was itchy as soon as he was teased.

However, when he and Cao Wu said goodbye together, as soon as they came out of Zhang Yuan, he only heard Cao Wu laugh and said: "Fourth Master Hua must have been laughing at me just now, and when someone said a few words, he immediately became overjoyed, after all, he was a turtle who had never seen the world." ”

"Mr. Cao's head is serious, how dare I laugh at you? Haven't I been scared by Dr. Zhang's words, and my heart is full of that bright prospect? In Hua Siye's mind, the dart game is full of outlaws licking blood from top to bottom, where will he provoke others with his wealth, he naturally denies it at the moment.

However, Cao Wu smiled nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter if you don't admit it." You are the head of a wealthy businessman with a huge amount of money, and I am a rough man who leads the brothers to fight and kill and earn a living, and I am far from the same in the first place. I don't know what you think, I just know that many of the brothers who came to Beijing with me this time are well-known figures on the Cangzhou Wulin Road. ”

"Originally, they all came to Beijing with me to see you, after all, you drew a wonderful pie for everyone. However, giving a bodyguard at sea is no different from giving a bodyguard on a river on land, and it is still a matter of pinning your head to the waistband of your pants and earning two hard-earned money. If it weren't for the fact that there were too many people studying martial arts in Cangzhou, there were fewer and fewer things that martial artists could do, and no one would be willing to take such a big risk. ”

"But if we take the same risk and get a corresponding name from the imperial court, even if it's just a name, it will be an unexpected surprise for us."

"Fourth Master Hua, you are the richest man in Suzhou, one of the world's most famous wealthy businessmen, but you are not the only wealthy businessman in the world."

When he said the last sentence, Cao Wu deliberately added an accent, and when he saw that Fourth Master Hua really looked pale, he clearly heard the warning here, so he grinned at people.

"If you don't want to, you can pretend that Dr. Zhang didn't say this tonight, but if you don't like it and still spread the news and make things bad behind your back, then we, the rough people who see the future ruined, may do something impulsive and stupid."

Cao Wu said as he gently bent down to pick up a stone, then put it in his palm and rubbed it. Seeing that all kinds of debris gradually fell to the ground, he clapped his hands and said in a cold tone: "In this world, scholars can become officials in the imperial examination, and businessmen can make money by drilling the door, only those of us who practice martial arts, even if we go to the army, no one will be consumed as cannon fodder." ”

Unless you bump into Yingzong and Ruizong again, and get the power of the dragon, don't think about the day!

He skipped such a sentence in his heart, and then smiled hesitantly: "So even if it is a glimmer of possibility, I have to give it a try." If you don't want to be Fourth Master Hua, there are many other wealthy businessmen. ”

"Take 10,000 steps back and say, Dr. Zhang's students each plucked a hair from their homes, and a public school was built in the outer city. Then if they pluck another hair, then I may have three or five of them in this boat! ”

Seeing that Cao Wu arched his hand at him very casually, Hua Siye immediately rode his horse away, he stood silently for a moment, and then turned around and got into the carriage without saying a word. Today's matter, he sent it to the door by himself, but Cao Wu should have been invited by Zhang Shou, so it is obvious which is closer and which is farther.

Moreover, as Cao Wu said, there are many wealthy businessmen in the world, just like the construction of Cangzhou Port before, the businessmen who secretly supported it were definitely not only Suzhou businessmen. Besides, the most important thing is not them, it is the attitude of the Son of Heaven!

When the night had fallen on the capital, Zhu Ying did not go home, but still stayed at the Queen Mother of Qingning Palace. However, this time it was not the Queen Mother who kept the meal, but she took the initiative to stay and rub the rice, but she actually didn't like the light and healthy taste of the Queen Mother's small kitchen. So, she casually ate two bites and said she was full.

The Queen Mother didn't know Zhu Ying's temper, and after finishing the meal slowly, she said: "Why, I ate so many chefs' skills outside at noon, but now I dislike that my chef's skills here are not good enough?" ”

"It's not bad, it's just that I'm tired of eating." Zhu Ying didn't say anything perfunctory, made a grimace and said bluntly, "My small kitchen is all day long trying to change the taste, the two cooks often go out to try new dishes and come back to try them, Ah Shou also taught them a lot of recipes, but the Queen Mother, the cook of Qingning Palace, has not changed at all for decades." ”

The Queen Mother suddenly said: "Because unchanged means that there will be no mistakes, do you think that everyone is like you and the emperor, seeking new and changing, and you can't wait to throw all those outdated old things into the garbage heap?" ”

Zhu Ying was told by the Queen Mother that she could only laugh dryly, her eyes wandered for a while, and then she whispered: "Didn't you say that as the Son of Heaven, you can't let people know what you like?" So it's not a big deal for the emperor to like the new and hate the old. likes the new and hates the old, and others can't figure out what the emperor likes...... Ouch! ”

Seeing that the Queen Mother poked her finger directly, Zhu Ying immediately tilted her head back, and then screamed exaggeratedly.

Sure enough, where was the Queen Mother willing to really touch a finger of this grandniece, she withdrew her hand and laughed: "No wonder the emperor has liked you since he was a child, your temper is like carved out of a mold!" I didn't object to this imperial chef selection from the beginning, and I paid for it, what, Yingying, what are you going to do for my old wife to make the momentum bigger? ”

Without waiting for Zhu Ying to speak, the Queen Mother said with a smile: "For example, donate some money to the school you want to build?" ”

"Gee, that's great!" Seeing Zhu Ying jumping up with joy, the Queen Mother suddenly laughed, pointed at this elated girl and scolded with a smile, "You really think about your wishful husband wholeheartedly, and even I have to pay for it, I really don't know what kind of soup he poured you in!" ”

"What's the soup!" Thinking of what Zhang Shou was saying to himself today, Zhu Ying's eyes were suddenly confused, and then he said calmly, "He just said that he likes me who is straightforward and impulsive, and he also likes me who is good at dancing with long sleeves." ”

said that she liked it in such a dignified manner, and the Queen Mother thought to herself that if she went back to her girlhood, she might not be able to resist hearing such sincere love words, not to mention Zhu Ying, an already emotional girl. So, she could only shake her head helplessly, and then agreed to give money to help her students, and sure enough, she received a lot of words of gratitude from Zhu Ying.

It wasn't until Zhu Ying, who was in high spirits, that she summoned Yuquan and asked in detail about the situation of Xinglong Tea House today. When she learned all the details of the inside story, she couldn't help but sigh.

"Whether it is Lu Juan or Liu Zhiyuan, they are all people who have been up and down in the sea for decades, and they will be moved by this Zhang Shou in advance, which shows that they value the future prospects of public schools, such a thing can benefit countless people, and they value that they can leave a name in history. From this point of view, I donate a little money, and that's as it should be. ”

But Zhang Shou, is he really only obsessed with cultivating talents for the imperial court, or is he just using this as a step to advance? Even though the Queen Mother once listened to the government and held the world, she still couldn't be sure. She even had the same guess as Ge Yongsheng, that is, in the more than ten years that Zhang Shou had been in Rongshui Village, maybe someone else had taught that obviously talented boy.

And Zhu Ying left Qingning Palace, but did not leave the palace immediately, but asked the little eunuch who led the way to take him to Qianqing Palace. She was a frequent visitor among the regular guests in the palace, much more than Mrs. Tai had entered the palace, and naturally no one dared to disobey her, so she went to Qianqingmen smoothly. But as soon as she entered the huge courtyard in front of the Qianqing Palace, she heard the emperor's roar.

"If she's going on a hunger strike, let her go. Both sons are about to be taught by her to become invalids, and now she still suspects that I want to pick two messy daughters-in-law for her? She didn't want to think about it, I was also worried that my son would mistreat other people's daughters! ”

Zhu Ying hesitated for a moment, feeling that she was not so suitable to enter at this time. However, she hesitated outside for a short time when she heard the emperor's voice coming from inside.

"Who's hesitating outside at night? If you have something to say, come in and say, I won't be angry with others! ”

The angry emperor said this casually, but when he saw that the wide curtain of the main hall was picked up a crack, followed by the smiling Zhu Ying, and then she flashed in quickly, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

"It turned out to be Yingying...... Why, you still have to promise not to be angry before you dare to come in? ”

"Who made the emperor rarely have such a thunderous anger. You've gotten better and better over the years, and it's rare for you to curse so loudly. Zhu Ying shrugged her shoulders, and then asked with a smile, "I just want to ask the emperor, is my eldest brother coming back?" He is not in Cangzhou this time, can Ah Shou and I just let go and do something over there? ”

Hearing Zhu Ying ask Zhu Tingfang about the return date, the emperor also planned to casually perfunctory and tease this little girl who had been watching as a daughter, but as soon as Zhu Ying said that Zhu Tingfang was back and she planned to do something with Zhang Shou, he immediately had a headache.

It's Zhang Shou's most toss-up kid again! After he returned to the palace at noon, the heartbroken Confucian scholar and Zhang Yu came together, and he was also wrapped in a helpless Wu Ge Lao, and the son of a daughter could not sit down in the hall and other words almost made his ears calloused, although he only commented on Jianxue and Xinglongfang, but he showed a high vigilance against the journal and the business newspaper.

The Emperor rubbed his temples in annoyance, and then asked cautiously, "What is he going to do?" ”

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