Chapter 948: The Horse and the Literary Society (1)
Ten days later, the agreed meeting was finally officially held. This time the meeting was held in a courtyard of Zhang Heling, but the initiators were Princess Yong, Kang and her husband, Jingshan Marquis Ma Cui Yuan.
The eldest princess of Yong, Kang, is Jiajing's aunt, her biological mother Guo Guifei died early, and the current Empress Dowager Zhang is also her mother, who is very close to Jiajing and the Zhang brothers, and is the kind of person who is left and right. Cui Yuan was meritorious in Anlu, and he was relatively modest, and he was very appreciated by Jiajing, and he was named the Marquis of Jingshan, and also let him participate in the government and pre-emptive affairs.
Although the Ming Dynasty horses did not take power, just as Mei Yi could lead the army to the expedition, if the emperor insisted, then individual horses participated in the government affairs, and the ministers did not refuse the position in the system. Of course, Cui Yuan himself knew his weight, and when he participated in the government, he only brought his ears and eyes, and his mouth and head were absolutely not brought. In addition, he likes to make friends with celebrities and scholars, and has a lot of dealings with the talented Confucians in the Beijing Division, and the civil officials can't talk about how much they hate him.
This meeting was nominally a gathering within the clan, but in fact, it was to select a horse for Yongchun. The young scribes invited may not have much reputation in the literati circle, but they are all candidates for the horses, and those who can be selected by Yongchun can almost make a marriage contract. Yongchun seemed to be frightened by something before, and her body was sick, and the Wenhui was postponed once, but then she agreed to hold it after her health improved, and she did not continue to resist.
The princess's reputation was not very good, and the reputation of a kefu was enough to scare off most men. There are also people talking about the clean-up of the beggar area in Jingshili, which is said to have something to do with this princess. A princess who should have grown up in the deep palace has been involved in so many things, which has also made many people who are qualified to compete for the horse lose interest in this princess.
Except for the elimination of some scoundrels and some old and evil diseases, there are not many people who are really qualified to be selected. If it weren't for Cui Yuan calling some staff members and some old masters to make up the numbers, the entire Wenhui would probably be Zhang Wenfeng's one-man show. Now, although a bunch of people have been brought in as foils, with the experience and vision of Cui Yuan and his wife, I am afraid that there is no one who can fight against the candidate selected by the Zhang family.
The emergence of this situation is obviously also in line with the needs of the Zhang brothers, they have been a little shameless recently, if Zhang Wenfeng can be selected as a colt this time, then the lost face can be recovered. Even the prestige that comes with the loss can be compensated.
The dispute between Yang Ji and Zhang Ji is now regarded as a scene in Beijing, and many people are holding the attitude of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, watching this struggle. Many of the courtiers didn't like Yang Chengzu, but they also didn't like the Zhang brothers. In the era of filial piety, there were many people who impeached the Zhang clan, and this time the Zhang brothers were greatly disgraced, for the courtiers, in fact, many people were happy to see it.
Yang Ji's side was not ignorant of advance and retreat, he chased and beat hard, smashed a pass, and collected some properties, so he stopped first without others coming out to speak. This time, even if someone on the courtier's side wants to say anything from the level of maintaining the order of the Jingshi, they can only shut up.
The Zhang family sent someone to apologize again, and Yang Chengzu's attitude was also a little loose, according to the tone revealed, this matter will be settled, and there will be no more trouble. For the current Jingshi and the Zhang family, this kind of news is indeed good news, as for how to find a venue in the future, that is a matter for the future.
Princess Yong 、、、 Kang would not say anything about this kind of thing, and their husband and wife had no position to mix in this kind of thing, so they naturally chose to pretend to be deaf and dumb. When arranging the banquet, he put his heart into it, although he also notified Jinyiwei, but he did not invite Yang Chengzu. As long as he doesn't come himself, the scene won't get out of control. As Yongchun's own sister, Yongshou must be on the invitation list, although Cui Yuan and his wife knew that this princess was very powerful, they didn't think she would make any trouble.
The so-called son-in-law selection meeting is actually more like accompanying the prince to study, and the Zhang brothers specially called Zhang Wenfeng to give him a meal, telling him not to be nervous, to behave well, no one can compete with him. He got up very early, as a student from a poor family, he has always maintained a good work and rest habits, ten years of cold windows, the good habits developed when reading articles hard, has not changed because of today's superior life.
Although I knew that I had won, I was still nervous at the thought of becoming a colt. The last time I was so nervous, I watched the list after the township exam, and that was to decide my future and destiny. This time, it's still the same.
Born in poverty, his family is surrounded by walls, and the only way out is to study. His talent is not high, and the only thing he can rely on is hard work. It takes ten or even dozens of times more sweat than others to harvest the same thing. Although she is a member of Empress Dowager Zhang's clan, she is not taken seriously, on the contrary, she is still treated coldly and blinded in the clan, and even what originally belongs to her own is also taken away by the people in the clan. It wasn't until he showed his talent in reading that he was valued by the clan and cultivated again.
After being raised in the middle of the people, he gradually gained some status, and was even qualified to talk to the two Chitose, and finally got this opportunity to recruit horses. Although scholars don't like to be a colt, what can they do? The Zhang brothers may not be able to give themselves a future, but they can ruin their future, refuse their arrangements, and their future will be over. What's more, his handle is still in the hands of these two brothers, and he can only listen to their arrangements.
Although the princess is a golden branch and jade leaf, she ...... She's still an adult. He couldn't help but think of the female copper who passed out on the side of the road when he was on a study tour, and he obviously just wanted to do good, but why did he become like that in the end? After that, I don't know why, I can no longer be interested in adult women, and I am only interested in girls of that age. I wanted to see them fearful, scared, struggling, begging for mercy, and then I felt that I was the master of this world. Those who bully themselves and look down on themselves will be easily shattered by themselves and then strangled with their own hands.
The outside world says that Zhang Wenfeng is a righteous gentleman in his life, but he doesn't know that he has no interest in those women at all, what he likes is just those budding young people, only in them, he feels like a man. Conquering them, and then killing them, became his greatest secret and deadliest of tricks.
He couldn't remember what happened to the first body, it was just a refugee anyway, and no one cared about her disappearance. Later, it was just thrown away, after all, in this world, it is normal for some people to go missing. Later, the Zhang brothers began to arrange for themselves, they had their hands and eyes all over the world, and they all dealt with the aftermath cleanly, and there would be no problems. Wait until you become a colt...... I heard that the colt can not have a round house with the princess, and he can always find a reason to refuse.
Besides, listen to the two Chitose say that this princess has an affair with a certain brocade governor, it would be even better, everyone has no offense, and they will play each other's own games. As long as he becomes a colt, it will be easier to find such a pure and weak girl, and no one dares to check on him.
In front of you is your own dragon gate, this battle, there is no defeat! With this belief in victory, and absolute self-confidence, Zhang Wenfeng, who was tidy, got on the horse, looked back at his home, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, maybe soon, he should move to a bigger and more spacious house and live a completely different life.