Zhou Lukan didn't sleep all night last night, kept his eyes open, and waited until dawn.

As soon as the door was opened, he immediately walked out of the room.

As soon as he went out, the owner who lived next door came to him and asked, "Mr. Zhou, you should pay next month's rent!" ”

Zhou Lukan's cheeks twitched when he heard this, and he touched the last few coins in his pocket.

Obviously, those few dollars, not to mention paying rent, even eating, are all problems!

But looking at the owner's worried and distrustful face, he nodded hesitantly, "Wait a while, I'll go to a friend to borrow some money and come back, and I will definitely pay the rent today!" ”

Who to borrow money from?

Zhou Yi?

Zhou Lukan shook his head in his heart, he was reluctant to open his mouth to Zhou Yi as a last resort, Zhou Lukan had a strong sense of self-esteem, and he was especially unwilling to expose his shortcomings in front of his friends.

"I heard that the Zhang family, a big businessman in Sanhe, has an industry in Chang'an, so if I go to visit him, I think I should be able to get some gift money!" The businessmen of the time were most fond of making friends with literati, and often sponsored some people who were not well-known.

Zhou Lukan traveled all the way from Daiguo to thousands of mountains and rivers, traveling around Zhongshan and Yanzhao, relying on the funding of Qidi merchants in the world.

I have long had experience in how to ask for some living expenses.

So, after he inquired, he found a shop in the east of Chang'an City, and after paying a prayer to enter, he waited for the master to come out to greet him.

Who knows, after Bai Ti was thrown in, after half an hour, there was still no one inside to greet him, Zhou Lukan stood at the door and watched the guys in the store come and go, and his stomach growled.

So, he cheekily walked in and asked a fellow, "Dare to ask, did your lord ever tell me to go and see me?" ”

The guy looked at Zhou Lukan with cross-eyes, looked at Zhou Lukan with disdain, and curled his lips and said, "I don't see you as the master of my family!" ”

Zhou Lukan's heart was dripping blood when he looked at him.

As a scholar, he thought he was superior, but he didn't expect to be despised by a lowly shopkeeper!

Zhou Lukan clenched his fists tightly, thinking in his heart that this was just a guy deliberately making things difficult for him, so he said, "I am the scholar of this examination, does your master know?" ”

The guy raised his eyebrows and sneered, "I know...... Born in the Zongheng family......"

These days, this guy is accustomed to seeing scholars who come to the door to fight the autumn wind under various names, before, these literati came, he and his master were good at serving, inviting him to eat a sumptuous meal, and then wrapping some money, but as more and more people came, the attitude of his master changed, except for the famous talents, no one else was gone!

What does it mean to be a reputable talent?

Of course, he is a Confucian disciple of the first school of the land of Guanzhong!

…………………………………………

Zhou Lukan walked out of Dongshi in a daze, and his ears were always echoing the words of that guy, "Born in the Zongheng family......

This sentence deeply hurt his feelings and made him feel like he was being pointed at his nose and scolded.

Walking down the street, he even felt like he was going to be abandoned by the whole world.

I only have a few dollars left in my pocket, at most enough to eat corn with pickles, maybe with some seasoning, but that's it.

But if he wants to ask Zhou Yi and other friends for help, he doesn't know what to do.

"When will the list be released?" Zhou Lukan sighed.

Thinking so, suddenly the crowd in front of him began to stir, and vaguely, Zhou Lukan heard that someone shouted, "It's time to release the list!" It's out! ”

Zhou Lukan suddenly felt that his eyes lit up, and he immediately followed the surging crowd and ran towards the nearest piece of dew cloth.

As he got closer, he heard several big men reading out one name after another in a loud voice.

"Leader-Guanzhong Xiao Wangzhi!"

"The second - Yang Shen of Chen County!"

"Secondly - Nanyang Zhang Yu!"

Every time a name was announced, the crowd let out a loud cheer and cheer, and then many people ran in all directions, seemingly ready to report the good news and beg for money!

Zhou Lukan barely squeezed into the crowd, stood on tiptoe, looked forward, and saw two pieces of cloth hanging under the exposed cloth, one golden and the other silver.

At this time, he heard a voice, "Seventh place - Linzi Zhou Lukan!" ”

"Seventh place - Dai Guo Zhou Lukan!"

"Seventh place - Dai Guo Zhou Lukan!"

The sound was like a meteorite smashed into his head, and it kept echoing and roaring, making his whole person's emotions suddenly burst out, he covered his face, sat on the ground, and cried loudly.

When he was in Linzi, he was ridiculed by the Confucian scholars, and they all said, "Only with the speed of the tongue, villain!" ”

The children of Linzi chased after him, dancing, and singing the ballad "Zhou Lukan, twenty years old, learning vertically and horizontally, the length cannot be combined, and the size cannot be controlled ......"

When he arrived at Yan Land, King Yan just glanced at his resume and drove him out of the palace.

"Sir, what are you crying about?" Someone spotted him and asked.

"I'm Zhou Lukan...... Zhou Lukan stood up, wiped his tears, and solemnly introduced himself, "Taught by Uncle Fan's fifth grandson, Fan Jia's apprentice, Master Father!" He used to be ashamed of this identity and didn't dare to tell others directly, but now, he has succeeded, and he can proudly and fearlessly tell everyone that he is the descendant of the Zongheng faction, and he is proud of his school!

"Zhou Lukan?" The man's eyes lit up, and he asked suspiciously, "But Linzi Zhou Lukan?" ”

Zhou Lukan nodded stunned.

The man laughed, waved his hand, and said, "Sons, catch him for me!" ”

Seven or eight sturdy men suddenly appeared in the crowd and grabbed Zhou Lukan.

“

What do you do? Help me! "How could Zhou Lukan deal with the seven or eight big men, he was immediately pressed to the ground, and then lifted his limbs up.

The man laughed, "Don't panic, I am Chang'an Anling, I have a daughter, twenty-eight years old, and I am a good match with my son-in-law!" ”

Zhou Lukan listened to it and became honest.

An Ling's family, of course he has heard of it, this is the home of the huge rich in Guanzhong, and the family has a prominent reputation.

The man laughed hesitantly, "Originally, I just wanted to catch someone on the list, and even the silver list could make do, but I didn't think about it, and I caught the seventh place on the gold list, haha, the old man is so far-sighted!" ”

The so-called gold and silver lists naturally refer to the list of candidates' names recorded on two different colored cloths.

The people of Chang'an have infinite wisdom, and only when the list appeared, they immediately named the two lists.

The gold list is expensive, and the silver list is secondary.

The man then instructed the family to go, "Hurry up, or if the marquis reacts later, we won't be able to leave!" ”

Who doesn't know that now the entire Chang'an Marquis and nobles are sharpening their knives?

For the nobles and the powerful, if their sons and nephews can't pass the examination, it's simple, just find someone who is admitted to the examination as a son-in-law, anyway, who doesn't have ten or eight daughters?

For a time, under more than a dozen exposed cloths in Chang'an City, all kinds of chickens and dogs jumped, and the landlords and heroes who were hiding in the crowd with people and horses waiting for the high school entrance examination to appear immediately arrested one when they found one, and even some greedy people caught four or five in one go home...... Anyway, there are many daughters, and it is nothing more than a dowry

In the East Market, in the shop where Zhou Lukan had just left, a wealthy merchant wearing silk hurriedly walked out and asked, "Where is that Zhou Lukan?" ”

As soon as the man heard this, he immediately stepped forward to invite him and said, "Go back to the master, I drove you away!" ”

"Driven away?" The rich merchant was panting with green smoke in his nostrils, and he gave a big slap in the face, and angrily reprimanded, "Who told you to drive you away?" ”

"Ruining my family, ruining my reputation, and suffering this wrong!" The rich merchant kicked it over again, and ordered, "You go and chase me back immediately, if you can't chase it back, you don't have to come back, your wife and children, I will sell them as slaves for others!" ”

The man's face turned pale instantly, and he knew that he was in trouble!

Hurriedly got up from the ground, knelt down and said, "No, I'll go ...... now"

"Dog minion, bring a gift, come with me to bear the guilt!" The wealthy merchant commanded loudly.

If you want to talk about fear, this rich businessman is the real fear in his heart!

Who doesn't know that the people of the Zongheng faction are famous for holding grudges?

The story of Fan Sui's revenge back then is well known to everyone, and this rich businessman only feels terrified when he recalls it now.

Do you have to wait until others are prosperous to settle this account with yourself?

It's a pity that by the time the wealthy businessman found Zhou Lukan's place of residence, the building was already empty. According to the owner of the house, Zhou Lukan was moved away by a large group of people even with his luggage.

"If anything happens to my family in the future, it will be you!" This rich businessman sighed, he could only hide his face and leave, and find another solution, for the sake of today's plan, he can only destroy the wealth and eliminate the disaster, fortunately, this Zhou Lukan has no official position now, if it is like Fan Sui back then, then he will become a Su Jia, or even a Su Jia!

At least Su Jia still has old grace in front of Fan Sui.

Weiyang Palace, Liu Xun's dormitory

"Your Majesty...... Since the release of the list in Chang'an City, all the rich and powerful businessmen have caught their sons-in-law under the list, do we want to intervene? Hu Jian knelt on the ground and asked.

When Liu Xun heard this, he also laughed, waved his hand and said, "The people don't raise officials and don't hold them accountable, as long as there is no forced marriage, then let them go!" "What happened in Chang'an City, he naturally had already been announced.

For Liu Xun, this is the best promotional material!

It is also a good opportunity for him to win more supporters in the examination!

What did Song Zhenzong say in later generations, there is Yan Ruyu in the book, and there is a golden house in the book.

With this good story of catching a son-in-law under the list, it will undoubtedly make people more impressed by the examination.

What did the literati want?

Isn't it fame and fortune, a beauty in a fragrant car?

Now they can be given the exam!

In this way, all the scholars of the hundred schools will definitely be shaken, and even some people who are staying at home will be shaken out.

"No!" Hu Jian nodded and left as ordered.

There is no doubt that the examination was a great success!

Chang'an, Qili, as the name suggests, is a residential area specially prepared for relatives to live.

Since Liu Bang, the relatives of the concubines of the emperor of the Han dynasty have basically been placed here.

Of course, the marquis, the deposed or the elderly, will move out of here.

The Han Dynasty and Qin system implemented the household system for residents, which was simply similar to the household registration system in later generations, but it was more stringent.

Those with high status will never live on the same street as those with low status.

The same is true for Qili.

All the residences are lined up according to their status.

The neighbor of the family of the concubine who once gave birth to the prince will definitely not be a family that has not given birth to an heir, but is only favored for a short time.

But there is one exception, which has been standing in Qili for nearly a hundred years.

This person is the relative of Emperor Gao Liu Bang, the biological mother of Emperor Taizong, the teacher of the first emperor, the Marquis of Weaving, the prince and the Taizhong doctor, and the doctor Bo Yue.

At the beginning, Bo Zhao was just an attendant beside Emperor Gao Liu Bang, who was reused because of his diligence and carefulness, and was promoted to Zhongjuan, and because his sister Bo Ji was his wife, in this way, the Bo family became a relative.

Of course, Liu Bang at that time was busy fighting every day, and he didn't have time to spoil the beauties of Xinna in the harem.

In this way, the Bo family only had one son, but because he was low-key, he was not excluded, and safely followed Taizong Liu Heng to the Daidi.

Even so, according to the regime

, the Bo family was also moved to Qili to live with other favorite concubines.

Like Lu Lu and Lu Chan at that time, Mrs. Qi's family was once the neighbor of the Bo family.

The Han family has been in the past hundred years, and the famous and wealthy families of the past are now all ashes.

Only the Bo family still sticks to this Qi.

In the past, when the sons went home, Bo Yue would wear court clothes and wait for his sons to meet in the main hall.

At this time, Bo Yue was the same, wearing his official doctor's uniform and a doctor's crown, sitting on the top of the high hall.

"Get up...... Bo Yue took a sip of tea and said tremblingly.

When the eldest son, Bo Jian, heard this, he dared to stand up with his brothers.

It's really his old father who is too powerful, and whoever dares not to listen to the old father's words will inevitably go on a hunger strike.

In this way, who would dare to disobey the old father in the entire Bo family?

You must know that the present and past prosperity of the entire Bo clan are all tied to Bo Yue alone.

Without Bo Yue, the Bo family would have been driven out of Qili and disappeared from officialdom.

And when the old father is here, the whole family of the Bo family, everyone can be an official, and everyone can be rich.

Like the five brothers, relying on the face of the old father, they all mixed up a good errand.

Even Bo Sui, who was the most unpromising in the past, has now mixed up with Shaofu and become the ruling minister, and over time, he will not be another Shaofu Chen Wannian.

Bo Jian himself has achieved a servant of nearly 2,000 stones.

"Ah......h

"My son is here, what does my father command?" Bo Sui hurriedly stepped forward respectfully and helped his father.

"In the past, when you studied medicine, your father disagreed very much...... Bo Yue said softly, "Now, my father wants to say that you are good at medicine!" ”

"In the past, it was the son who was unfilial...... Bo Sui hurriedly said, "I disobeyed my father, I don't know my father's deep meaning!" ”

Bo Sui is certainly not stupid.

For so many years, I have heard and watched those big people in the court in the past, and they have been knocked to dust in an instant, and they are slaughtered like pigs and dogs.

This made Bo Sui deeply understand that his father did not agree with his original intention of studying medicine.

What is the use of studying medicine?

When the edifice is about to collapse, no amount of clever medical skills will have any effect.

The Bo family seems to be beautiful, but the current scenery just relies on the old father's residual power.

My father is sixty-eight years old.

How many years can you shelter the Bo family?

Therefore, in order to keep the Bo family, every Shi family disciple must desperately climb up, climb to a safe position, and climb under the thighs of the people who can shelter the Bo family.

"Three thousand avenues, different paths to the same end!" Bo Yuewei walked tremblingly, "You can rely on medical skills to serve and do things for the Son of Heaven, for the father, I am very happy!" ”

"The son respects his father's teachings and does things...... Bo Sui lowered his head and said, "Be a man, work diligently, and be loyal to the ......"

"Well said!" Bo Yue praised, "My Bo family can have today, what I rely on is to be a man, work diligently, and be loyal to the monarch with twelve words!" ”

"You all remember, no matter when, my Bo family can't forget these twelve words, the foundation of the family!"

"No!" All the sons bowed their heads in unison, indicating that they had accepted the teachings.

"Oh, you have been serving by the prince's side for so long, in your opinion, what is the Son of Heaven? What is the temperament? Bo Yue looked at Bo Yue and asked.

"Back to my father's ......" Bo Sui sorted out his thoughts and said, "The family is benevolent and cultivated, only eighteen years old, and there is already a ravine in the chest, as the market says, there is indeed a legacy of Taizong!" ”

As he said this, Bo Sui's mind recalled what had happened in the days when he had been by the prince's side.

He personally felt and watched each case.

It's already like this at the age of eighteen, what will happen to twenty-eight, thirty-eight? It's just exciting!

The most important thing is that Bo Sui was by the side of the Son of Heaven and felt something that could not be felt anywhere else in the court.

Ministers, whether it is Huo Guang, Hu Jian, Han Zeng, etc., are all rare talents in their respective fields.

The whole team is full of vigor and vigor, like a newborn sun.

Everyone is afraid to be left behind.

Even Chen Wannian, who is considered to have little talent and courage......

Bo Sui also felt that Chen Wannian was underestimated.

Bo Yue listened to Bo Sui's words, he knew that Bo Sui would not lie to him, and besides, Bo Sui would not brag or say big things since he was a child.

"In this way, the Son of Heaven is a generation of heroes......" Bo Yue heard this, leaning on crutches and pondering for a long time.

Then, he beckoned to his eldest son, Bo Jian, and said, "Jian, come here, kneel!" ”

"No!" Bo Jian obediently walked up to the old father and knelt down.

"Yesterday, I entered the palace for my father to ask the Queen Mother for peace, and in my spare time, I pleaded with the Queen Mother and raised you to the prince and young master......"

Bo Jian's heart was overjoyed when he heard this.

O young master of the crown prince!

The three ministers of the prince, seeing that the prince does not worship, does not report the name, and at the same time has real power, and manages the prince up and down together with the prince Zhan Shi.

It's good to mix, as soon as the prince ascends the throne, he will immediately become the minister of the hidden palace, his confidants, the elders, and his children and grandchildren will benefit immensely, just like his old father, he will become the uncle who shelters the family from the wind and rain.

Even if the mix is unsatisfactory, it also solves the treatment of two thousand stones, which is conducive to future development.

Now, the only flaw is that if the prince is not served well, the prince will settle accounts after the throne, and the whole family will be unlucky!

Moreover, the Son of Heaven was ambiguous about the choice of the crown prince, and did not immediately crown the queen's sister-in-law, Liu Zheng, as the crown prince.

Therefore, the post of young master is still vacant.

However, this is a shortcut to the 2,000 stones, and anyone will have it in their hands.