Chapter Twenty-Seven: Second Brother, Hello Four
Li Dafu is very good at inquiring about the news, and the matter of the Wei family selling prescriptions to make a fortune has been discovered. Wei Zhongxian was surprised when he heard this, he knew that the old Wei family did not have an heirloom prescription. It seems that if you want to know the inside story, you still have to ask the person concerned in person.
At this time, the little eunuch ran in and replied to Wei Zhongxian: "Father-in-law, the tenth place in this examination is Wei An from Suning County, Beizhili Province. β
"He's the tenth?" Wei Zhongxian stood up in surprise.
Li Dafu went to Suning County to inquire about the news of the Wei family, and naturally knew that Wei Zhongxian was likely to be the second child of the Wei family who ran away after owing debts, and Wei Zhongxian never concealed how he entered the palace when he entered the palace.
Li Dafu immediately congratulated Wei Zhongxian: "Congratulations to the master, the third master, this is Wenqu Xing!" β
Wei Zhongxian laughed: "This is the green smoke on the ancestral grave of our old Wei family." Dafu, get ready for the carriage, I'm going to visit the third brother. β
Just after taking a few steps, Wei Zhongxian stopped again: "No, I can't see him at this time, what if it affects his mood and affects his palace test?" It's better to wait for the palace to try it and then go to the third brother to recognize him. β
After speaking, he instructed Li Dafu: "You tell our people, secretly take care of my third brother, but you can't let him suffer any grievances." β
After the results of the examination came out, the examiner Yang Lian saw that Wei An's name was among the top ten, he was very impressed by this young man, and then saw his results, he was even more satisfied, and felt that this was a young talent, thinking that he would train him well after the palace examination and let him become his successor. He thought of it with Wei Zhongxian, and he didn't bother Wei An before the palace test.
On the fifteenth day of March, all the tributes entered the palace and began the palace examination. Wei An has good grades, so he naturally sits in the front position, plus he is young and looks good, so he is the most attractive sight. Especially Ming Xizong Zhu Youxiao, although he is obsessed with carpentry, he still has to appear on such an important day as the palace exam. Looking at Wei An, who was the same age as himself, Zhu Youxiao was very interested, and even walked to Wei An's side and watched him answer the question.
Fortunately, Wei An has been by the emperor's side for decades, and he is very familiar with the emperor, without any awe, and without the influence of Zhu Youxiao's running over, he still calmly answered the question. This reaction satisfied all three parties.
Zhu Youxiao walked back to the dragon chair and sat down, and asked Wei Zhongxian beside him in a low voice: "Does Wei Qing know the name of that young man?" β
Wei Zhongxian's eyes could not hide his smugness, and he replied in a low voice: "Back to the emperor, this person is Wei An, a student from Suning County, Beizhili Province. β
"Surname Wei? Could it be that 500 years ago I was the same family with you? Zhu Youxiao smiled.
Wei Zhongxian said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, this Wei An is the little brother of the old slave." β
Zhu Youxiao was surprised: "He is your younger brother?" β
Wei Zhongxian said: "Don't dare to deceive the emperor, Wei An is indeed the younger brother of the old slave." The old slave has a total of three brothers, and the old slave ranks second. β
Zhu Youxiao said: "Your younger brother is too different in age from you, right?" You don't look like brothers, you look like fathers and sons. β
Wei Zhongxian said with a smile: "The old slave is more than ten years older than his younger brother, and when the old slave left home, his younger brother was still a child, but he didn't expect to be able to participate in the palace examination now." β
Zhu Youxiao also smiled: "It seems that your Wei family has a good tutor, and all the men you teach are capable." β
Li Dafu on the side hurriedly said: "What the emperor said is true." In addition to Father-in-law Wei and Gongzi Wei, the Wei family also has an Uncle Wei, who is also very remarkable. β
Zhu Youxiao was curious: "What's a great method?" β
Li Dafu said: "The name of the Wei family is Wei Zhao, which is the one who invented the new planting method, and the emperor once rewarded Uncle Wei. β
Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but be surprised: "Wei Qing's family is really full of talents. β
Yang Lian and others felt congested on the side, Yang Lian finally took a fancy to a talent, and it turned out to be the opponent's younger brother. However, the Wei family does have skills, Wei Zhongxian, a traitorous eunuch, does not need to be mentioned, the younger brother is a jinshi, and the elder brother is an agricultural master, alas, why can't Wei Zhongxian learn from his own brother and use his mind in a good place?
Zhu Youxiao said: "Wei Qing's younger brother is a young talent, I will order him to explore the flowers!" β
Yes, this palace test is not over yet, and Wei An's ranking has been set.
Wei Zhongxian was overjoyed and immediately thanked: "Thank you, Your Majesty." β
Yang Lian furrowed his eyebrows, but he didn't object to it. Wei An's knowledge, even if the emperor doesn't open the back door for him, he can still pass the Tanhua and even the champion by himself.
The next day, Wei An became a tanhua and paraded the streets with the champion list. Wei An rarely had such an experience, and he found it extremely interesting. Riding on a big horse, looking at the people around him looking at him with envy and adoration, and the girls throwing handkerchiefs and flowers at him, Wei An couldn't help but think of the "fruit throwing car" in the Jin Dynasty, well, you must go and see it if you have the opportunity.
After the parade, Wei An followed the other Jinshi to participate in the Qionglin Banquet. The new emperor smiled and watched Wei An follow the champion and Bangyan into the walk-in, beckoning the three of them to his eyes.
Zhu You said some reluctant words to the champion and Bangyan, toasted with each of them a glass of wine, and then set his eyes on Wei An.
"Little Wei Qing......" Zhu Youxiao said to Wei An with a smile, "You and I are the same age, and you will often go into the palace to chat with me in the future." β
Wei An was a little surprised, although the little emperor was the same age as him, he was too close to him, right? It's like treating him as a friend and family. Could it be that he has ever intersected with this person, but people know themselves, but they don't know others? Also, what is the name of "Little Wei Qing"? Is there still a "Great Wei Qing"? It can't be Wei Zhongxian's guy, right?
"Yes, if the minister is free, he should accompany the emperor more." Wei An responded. Looking at the little emperor's gaze with pity, the little emperor's age is in modern times but just entered high school high school students, with friends and classmates to play and spend their youth, but the little emperor can only stay alone in the huge palace, except for the two ambitious grandmothers and eunuchs can say a few words, no one can talk to him and play with him, can only play with wood silently alone, blame pitiful.
The little emperor was very happy when he heard this, he really regarded Wei An as his own, although it originated from Wei Zhongxian's relationship.
Others watched the interaction between the little emperor and Wei An with envy and jealousy, jealous of Wei An's good luck, and entered the emperor's eyes, but on the surface they made an expression of "just a courtier", unanimously isolating Wei An, just like the people of the Hanlin Academy in "Dream of Red Mansions" unanimously isolated Jia Jing, and finally made him unbearable and violent and became a Taoist priest. However, Wei An is not Jia Jing, he prides himself on being a theater watcher, who came to collect information in ancient times, and those Jinshi have nothing to do with him except for being in the same department, so what do they do to themselves? I don't care if they're good or not?
After the Qionglin banquet, Wei An went home. People with bad intentions urged him to drink at the banquet, and Wei An didn't drink as if he looked down on them. Wei An did not refuse, and all the alcohol he drank was decomposed by the nanobots, and his drinking was actually no different from drinking boiled water, which frightened those who wanted to see him make a fool of himself after getting drunk, and successfully won himself the title of "a thousand cups are not drunk".
The Wei family's home is the yard he rented before, and after the exam, Wei An bought the yard as a long-term foothold in the capital in the future, and he also bought a house for his family. The people in this house fled to the capital, and the family was quite neat, and they were diligent and honest, and they knew how to repay their kindness, so that Wei An could use it with confidence. There are a total of five people in the family, the eldest grandfather Chen Mu was arranged by Wei An to guard the door, his son Chen Sheng was the coachman and the rough work at home, his daughter-in-law Chen Sister-in-law was responsible for the kitchen and housework at home, granddaughter Lotus gave Sister-in-law Chen a hand, and grandson Chen Ze made a small servant for Wei An.
Wei An went to the toilet immediately after returning home, so what, although the alcohol was decomposed, the water in it was not decomposed, and it was very swollen.
After emptying his stomach, Wei An walked out of the thatched house comfortably, and Chen Ze, who was guarding outside the thatched house, immediately stepped forward to report: "Master, someone is visiting you outside, do you want them to come in?" β
"So late?" Wei An frowned, where would someone come to visit others after dark, at this time, going to other people's houses is either not to see the light of day or to do things that are not to be seen. Still, he wasn't afraid.
"Let them in." Wei An ordered, go to the living room and wait for someone.
After a while, Chen Ze walked into the living room with two people. Seeing the faces of the people walking in front, Wei An recognized them.
"Second brother?!"
Wei Zhongxian laughed: "Third brother, do you still recognize me, second brother?" β
Wei An nodded: "Although the second brother has changed a lot, his appearance will not change. β
Wei Zhongxian walked over and hugged Wei An: "Good brother, the second brother didn't hurt you in vain before." β
Wei An pushed Wei Zhongxian away, he was not used to being so close to people.
"Second brother, I've grown up."
Wei Zhongxian let go of his hand and patted Wei An's shoulder: "Yes, I have grown up, I have come out, and I have won glory for our Wei family." Not bad, not bad. β
"Second brother, sit down and talk." Wei An took a step back and said to Chen Ze, "Let the lotus make three cups of tea, you go and help your father, you don't need to serve here." β
Chen Ze walked out, and later Lotus served three cups of hot tea, and Wei An also sent her out. Wei An had already guessed the identity of his second brother at this time, he was extremely rich and noble, and he was followed by a eunuch, so he came to find him, the younger brother of Tanhua, so late...... All this shows the identity of his second brother!
it! He turned out to be the younger brother of a certain eunuch who had been stinking for thousands of years!
Wei Zhongxian's own brother!
Nine thousand years old brother!
What a headache!
Wei An rubbed his temples and thought of Wei Zhongxian's later ending. Well, he deserves it, but in this ancient period, it was necessary to practice joint sitting, Wei Zhongxian fell, and the Wei family would be miserable, right? Brother Wei, Wei Xiangming, Wei Xianghui, they are all good people, capable and good people, they should not be affected by Wei Zhongxian, because of Wei Zhongxian's evil deeds! Alasβwhat to do!