Chapter 5: The Emperor's Article
The prison of the Ming Dynasty, the official name is Jinyi Weibei Town Fusi Prison. Isn't the pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info Jinyi Wei under the jurisdiction of the eunuch Lu Fang?
Chen Di gave Lu Fang three hundred taels of silver tickets, seeing that Lu Fang also had a lot of interest in his "young talent". Why don't you go through Lu Fang's back door and go to the prison to meet Hu Yuanchun?
Good! That's it!
In the Ming Dynasty, there was a system, and the eunuchs in the palace were not allowed to leave the palace without permission. By the time of the Jiajing Dynasty, no one had followed the rules set by the great grandfather. For example, this father-in-law Lu has a private house in the capital. On weekdays, he is on duty, and he is in the palace. When he was not on duty, he was in his private house.
Chen Di found a brocade box of one hundred taels of gold that his father had privately hidden. Although for a dignified celebrant and eunuch, the gift of one hundred taels of gold is too thin. But the corrupt officials of all dynasties in the history books have a characteristic, that is, bribery, they are not too much, and if they are less, they are not too little, big and small!
Chen Di sent Yan Ping out to inquire about the location of Father-in-law Lu's private residence, but he didn't expect Yan Ping to open his mouth and say: "Father-in-law Lu's private residence is outside the Fuku Hutong. β
Chen Di reacted at this time, Yan Ping doesn't look at old age and decrepitude, but he is a treasure!
Think about it, Yan Ping has served in the Ministry of Rites for more than 20 years, although he is not an official, but he will inevitably hear about the affairs of officialdom. I'm afraid there are a lot of things that this old housekeeper Yan knows!
Yan Ping took Chen Di to the door of Duke Lu's mansion.
In front of the gate of the mansion, there were four guards, holding red tasseled spears in their hands and waist knives hanging from their waists, majestic and majestic.
Chen Di said: "Grass man Chen Di, the son of Chen Kezhen, a former member of the military department, came to see Gonggong Lu. Please let the military master report it. β
One of the guards glanced at the brocade box in Chen Di's hand and knew that he had come to give a gift. As the saying goes, if you don't hit the giver with your hand, you can be a gatekeeper in the eunuch's mansion with the palm seal of the celebrant and the eunuch, and you must be a clever person.
The guard said to Chen Di: "You wait here, I'll go and report to Gonggong Lu immediately." β
After a while, the guard came back and led Chen Di into the mansion.
Lu Fang and Lu Gonggong sat on the Taishi chair in the study and drank a cup of tea.
"Oh? It's Chen Xiaogongzi, what's the matter with going to the miscellaneous family's mansion? Lu Fang asked.
Chen Di said: "There is something I want to annoy my father-in-law. β
After speaking, Chen Di put the brocade box on the table.
Father-in-law Lu opened the brocade box, glanced at the gold inside, and said, "Is there anything you want to do?" Don't ask the miscellaneous family to help you get the exam questions that you can test. This is just a hundred taels of gold, and it's not worth the risk of losing your head. β
It seems that the Jiajing Dynasty is really as corrupt as recorded in the history books. Chen Di didn't expect Grandpa Lu's words to be so straightforward. Look at this meaning, if the amount of the bribe is large enough, Gonggong Lu will really steal the exam questions for him.
It's a pity that the exam questions are already in Chen Di's heart!
"No, no. Father-in-law Lu is like this, I stayed in the prison for two months, met an old man who was a prisoner, and became a friend with him. After coming out, I missed him a lot. I want to ask Gong Lu to open up the public network and let me go to the prison to see him. Chen Di said.
"See a prisoner in a prison? Xu Xiaogongzi, you are a person that the emperor admires, what do you do to make friends with a criminal official? But this is not an overly request. This little thing, our family can still do it! "Lu Gong is fair.
It seems that a hundred taels of gold are exchanged for a chance to see a prisoner in the prison, and this business Lu Gonggong thinks it is cost-effective.
Chen Di felt that it was more cost-effective. Because in his eyes, a hundred taels of gold is exchanged for a laurel that will try the top!
Lu Fang found a guard, gave him a waist card, and said, "You lead Chen Xiaogongzi into the Fusi Prison in Beizhen and see someone." β
Chen Di followed the guard to the gate of the edict prison, and with the waist card given by Lu Fang, he walked all the way to Hu Yuanchun's cell fence unhindered.
Hu Yuanchun was quite surprised when he saw Chen Di coming.
"Why did you doll come in again?" Hu Yuanchun asked.
Chen Di said: "Naturally, it's because I miss you, old man Hu!" I'm here to bring you snacks and drinks! β
Chen Di placed a food box in front of Hu Yuanchun.
Hu Yuanchun opened the food box and had a full meal.
"It's been a long time since I've eaten such delicious food! I didn't expect you to have a conscience, and you know to come to see me, a prisoner who is dying of old age! Hu Yuanchun said.
Chen Di said: "By the way, Old Man Hu, recently I was studying hard at home behind closed doors, and I encountered a topic, and I didn't know how to solve the problem and make a fuss. You'll have to teach me a thing or two. β
After Chen Di finished speaking, he took out a pen and paper from the bottom of the food box.
Hu Yuanchun said: "A meal of wine and food for an article, this transaction is very cost-effective!" All the articles in the world are in my belly! Say, what topic? β
Chen Di said: "The title is: 'The son is Yan Yuan said, use it to do it, and give it up to hide itγγγγγγ ββ
Hu Yuanchun said tightly: "Needless to say, I am the only one who is married to you, right?" β
Chen Di stretched out his thumb: "Old man Hu is worthy of being an emperor, I only said half of the exam questions, you know the other half." β
Hu Yuanchun haha said: "It's all said, all the articles in the world are in my belly!" β
Hu Yuanchun took the pen and paper and splashed ink, but the article was finished with a cup of tea.
The guard at the door urged: "Little Master Chen, the hour is almost up, we should go." β
Chen Di put away the pen and paper and said to Hu Yuan: "Old man Hu, I will meet you another day." β
Hu Yuanchun smiled: "Okay, I'm waiting for your wine and meat!" β
Chen Di returned to his courtyard, and Xiaoqing and Xiaobai had already prepared lunch for him.
Chen Di said to the two: "Two sisters, sit down and eat together." β
Xiaoqing hurriedly said, "Don't dare, don't dare." How can we, lowly slaves and maids, eat at the same table as our sons? β
Chen Di smiled: "How can the two sisters be lowly slaves? β
After speaking, Chen Di dishonestly twisted the back of Xiaoqing's hand. Xiaoqing immediately blushed.
It seems that it's okay to tease little Lori, and it's also a pleasure!
After eating, Chen Di took out the article made by Hu Yuanchun and read it word for word. As long as you memorize this article, it shouldn't be a problem to get a Jinshi.
Of course, the premise is that the examiner Zhai Luan does not stumble on himself.
As the days passed, Chen Di either wandered around the capital every day, asking about customs; or listen to the old housekeeper Yan Ping tell some officialdom stories; Isn't it just flirting with Xiaoqing and Xiaobaiγγγγγγ
Finally, there is only one day left before the day of the big competition.
These days, Chen Di has figured it out. The odds of such a thing happening are similar to pie in the sky. Since he came to the Jiajing Dynasty, he can't be satisfied with being a rich man. He has great ambitions in modern times, but he can only be a shabby scholar. Then let yourself realize those ideals that you can't achieve in modern society!
The rooster crows three times, and it is dawn.
Thirteen-year-old boy Lang Chen Di took a pen and paper and set foot on the road to the test.