Zhu Hao and Tang Yin and their entourage are still on their way north to Beijing.

After passing through Xiangyang and entering Nanyang Mansion, you will arrive at the border of Henan.

The team walked forward for another three days, out of the Nanyang Basin, and as soon as they passed the Funiu Mountain, they found that the ground in Henan was suffering from drought, and even if they were not starving all over the wilderness, they could often see groups of hungry people fleeing south.

The common people, especially those tenants who have no land and have less acres of their own land, cannot afford to pay the rent and have to embark on the road of migration, and there are not a few people who have fled to Huguang, and some cannot gain a foothold in Huguang, and will continue to be difficult to move into Guizhou and Bashu......

The large-scale relocation of Huguang to fill Sichuan did not occur only in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and it can be said that there was a tendency in this direction throughout the Ming Dynasty.

"The prince and his entourage have been here for three days...... They're moving faster and faster, and it looks like we're going to hurry up next. ”

Tang Yin stopped at the post house that day, inquired about the situation on the spot, and learned that Zhu Si and his party had accelerated their speed to the north, so he couldn't help but get anxious.

said that he would go north to assist the prince, but the prince went much faster than them, and in case something happened along the way, he didn't even have a chance to rescue.

Zhu Hao was very safe: "It's useless to be anxious, with Luo Dian fighting, I believe that the safety of the prince can be guaranteed, and the eunuch Qiu Ju is not a person close to the emperor, so I don't think I will kill the killer along the way." ”

"Hmm."

Tang Yin just nodded, but he didn't necessarily agree with Zhu Hao's point of view.

Although Qiu Ju was one of the original eunuchs "Eight Tigers", but since the fall of Liu Jin, the influence of the Eight Tigers in the court has been greatly weakened, and the most favored people around the emperor are Qian Ning, Jiang Bin, Zang Xian, Zhang Zhong and others, Qiu Ju is the same as Zhang Yong, and has belonged to the marginal figures among the eunuchs, if it were not for the Queen Mother to enable Qiu Ju, Qiu Ju would not even have the qualifications to go south.

Zhu Hao said: "After arriving in Beijing, sir, you should go to meet some old people in a high-profile manner, and let them know that you have arrived in ......."

"Why is that?"

Tang Yin was a little anxious, and he didn't think it was a good thing.

I, Tang someone, have been affected by the imperial examination all my life, and when I go to Beijing, I am like a rat crossing the street, and you actually let me swagger through the market?

Zhu Hao sighed: "We have to act in two ways, openly and secretly...... Sir, you are in the light to attract people's attention, and I am acting in secret......

"There may be people in the court who know that you have served in the Xingwang Mansion, especially the secret agents of Dongchang and Jinyiwei, if they know that you have arrived in Jingshi and have not seen anyone in a low-key manner, they will definitely suspect that you are ordered to assist the prince, and it is safer for you to make a high-profile appearance."

Tang Yin took a breath of cool air.

In the past few years in the palace, he thought that he had really been so hidden that he was out of touch with the mortals in the world, but in fact, he was still a person in the world, and his whereabouts and whereabouts would be known after a little investigation.

"Let's discuss again on the road......"

Tang Yin didn't answer immediately this time, he still had to observe the situation after arriving in Jingshi, and then decide whether he was high-profile or low-key.

At his age, and in the past few years, he is no longer as flamboyant and high-profile as he was when he was young...... Even he himself felt that it was too pretentious, and the old guy was now accustomed to being low-key and introverted, with a certain city government and the temperament of a strategist.

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Zhu Hao's promotion in the examination, for the time being, he himself does not know.

But in the capital, the Zhu family learned the news first.

When Zhu Jiashi saw the letter from his fourth son Zhu Wanquan from Huguang, he almost didn't come up in one breath, but fortunately, someone next to her hurriedly helped her to rest on the couch, and then ......

I can't afford to be sick!

Jiang Yonghe of the big room, Zhu Wanjian of the second room, and Zhu Linshi, the wife of Zhu Wanquan in the fourth room, went to visit the condition together.

"Hahahaha...... It's ridiculous, the fourth child didn't lift people in the exam himself, but Xiao Haozi in the third room was lifted in the exam, and he also took a Huguang Jieyuan? What a shame! ”

Zhu Wanjian immediately laughed after reading it.

The voice was very harsh, it was like pouring salt on the old lady's wound, and the old lady almost didn't spurt out a mouthful of old blood after hearing it.

Jiang Yonghe's voice was calm: "If that's the case, that's a good thing." ”

Zhu Wanjian glanced at it and said, "I said sister-in-law, are you deliberately pretending to be confused or are you really confused?" You don't know how much my mother hates the people of the third family, right? It's an enemy!

"After so many years, I don't even have this kind of awareness, how can I be the wife of the Zhu family? This kid has already drawn a line with my Zhu family, can he still be regarded as my Zhu family? ”

"Shut up!"

The old lady couldn't listen to it anymore, and habitually scolded again.

Zhu Lin looked at the few people present, she knew that she was here to be angry today, even if this mother-in-law was not like this second uncle who mocked Sifang, it was estimated that she would not give her daughter-in-law a good look.

Jiang Yonghe did not relent: "Since he is the grandson of the Zhu family, the bloodline is there, the surname is there, and the favor is there, so it can't be a family because of the division of family property." ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Jiashi glared again.

Usually, the eldest daughter-in-law is dedicated to worshipping the Buddha, even if she participates in family affairs, she rarely speaks so hard and insists on her own views.

Even if he didn't mean to contradict her this time, Zhu Jiashi also had the discomfort of being offended.

Zhu Lin said: "Mother, you can tell your father-in-law about this matter...... Over there? ”

Zhu Lin's scholarly family was born and knowledgeable, plus she and Zhu Wanquan live a small life behind closed doors, and the love of husband and wife is incompatible with the high-pressure atmosphere of this big family, but as a parasite in the family, it is usually difficult for Sifang to have disputes with the interests of the family.

If you eat white food, you are embarrassed to ask too much, as long as you eat and drink every day, and your husband still hopes to be promoted in the exam, and you can get by on your face.

But she obviously didn't know about the complicated relationship within the Zhu family, and asked a sentence that seemed appropriate, but it was very inappropriate.

"This matter shall not be reported to the inner court, and if anyone leaks his mouth...... Don't blame the old body for him to look good! ”

Zhu Jiashi shouted.

Zhu Wanjian asked in surprise: "Xiao Haozi raised people in the exam, and he also took the exam to solve the yuan, and he didn't tell the old man about this?" Not really, right? ”

Even Zhu Wanjian couldn't understand what the old lady thought.

Even if he said that the Zhu family didn't want to see Zhu Hao, he actually felt in his heart that this was a great thing, and publicizing it would be of great help to the reputation of the Zhu family.

Even if your old lady is unhappy, you should know what it means to be guided by the situation, right?

I can understand that you are hiding from outsiders, for fear that people will say that you bully the third room, and as a result, others will be angry, and you will become a master, but what kind of statement do you say by hiding from the old man?

"Mother is afraid, some news leaks out, right?"

Jiang Yonghe interjected again.

Zhu Jiashi suddenly sat up from the sickbed, full of anger: "Who is in charge of this family?" ”

Hey!?

Could it be that he was faking illness just now?

Even a simple person like Zhu Lin can see that something is wrong with this mother-in-law.

Jiang Yonghe said: "If Zhu Hao goes to Beijing to participate in the examination and enters the Zhu family to say hello, what should I do?" ”

Zhu Wanjian couldn't help but look at his sister-in-law in surprise, he heard it, today's sister-in-law poked the old lady's heart word by word.

It's a bit of a needle point to the meaning of Maimang.

Zhu Jiashi sneered: "If he wants to come, just block him out of the door." When he was in Anlu, he never visited Zhuangzi alone, for fear that his family would detain him, did he dare to come now? ”

"Maybe that'......"

Zhu Wanjian deliberately said loudly, "Now that people are lifting people, their social status is different, and they have the support of the government, as long as the people he brought find out that he didn't go back, they will definitely let the government come to our house to ask for it." ”

The old lady was furious: "Are you two going to rebel?!" ”

It's another mid-air binge.

This confirmed the truth that she was moaning without illness.

The people in the third room were silent and did not argue with them again.

"The Zhu family is a noble family, born in Jinyiwei, with martial arts, never needs any literary test fame, a person can compare to the real Jinyi Wei Qianhu? You should know how this family will continue to be sustained in the future...... If you are not loyal to Your Majesty and the imperial court, the Zhu family will overthrow sooner or later! Can a person change everything? ”

Zhu Jiashi reprimanded his son and daughter-in-law in person.

Zhu Wanjian said: "The eldest brother has a position of a brocade guard for thousands of households, where is he now?" How can it help your family? ”

Zhu Jiashi said: "He stayed in Anlu, staring at the Xingwang Mansion, this time the prince of Xingwang was escorted to the capital, he was guarded by the imperial court and used as a hostage, and my Zhu family's errand has not changed!"

"However, only a few of you know about today's events, and if anyone leaks it...... Family law waits! At that time, you will no longer be the descendants of the Zhu family! ”

Zhu Wanjian was speechless and muttered in a low voice: "Tsk, I just took the exam here, and over there, I arrested the prince of Xingwang and sent him to Jingshi to confine, this situation is changing too fast, I really can't understand it." ”

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After Zhu Hao and his entourage crossed the Yellow River, they rushed all the way to Beijing.

At this time, someone finally found Zhu Hao and Tang Yin and his party, it was a person sent by Su Xigui to inform Zhu Hao about the news of his solution in the Huguang Township Examination.

Tang Yin and Zhu Hao were very happy to hear this, but Lu Song still had some doubts: "Is the matter accurate?" ”

When traveling, no one is in Anlu or Wuchang Mansion, just relying on someone to tell you that it is still such a big happy event, which always makes people have doubts.

Tang Yin said: "The owner of Su sent someone to report the news thousands of miles away, I don't expect there to be any deviation, the person came from Wuchang Mansion, and he should be on the road immediately after learning the exact news...... I'm afraid that the letter will not be delivered until later on the Anlu side, and it is estimated that the news will be clear after we arrive in Beijing. ”

Tang Yin admires Zhu Hao's talent and learning, and three years ago, he casually helped Gongsun Yi tutor, and he trained Gongsun Yi to be a lifter.

Zhu Hao pursed his lips: "I heard that my criminal was also admitted to the Juren and ranked thirty-sixth, if I knew it earlier, I would have brought him with him to Jingshi, so that this kid would not have thought about studying in Anlu." ”

After hearing this, Lu Song's jaw was about to drop.

The incompetent scholar who couldn't pass the college exam, the pedantic businessman Jia who was sentenced to death by Fan Yikuan on the way to school, is not counted as a middle school student, but now he actually passed the exam? How capable does Zhu Hao have, is it the person who follows him...... Can you get ahead?

"Oops!"

Tang Yin was dismissive, "How many questions did you leak to him?" I guess the article he wrote was also written by you, right? ”

Zhu Hao said: "Sir, you have to talk about conscience in life, do you think I am a god stick, and I have nothing to do with exam questions every day?" I don't even know who the examiner is, where do the questions start? Don't say that grapes are sour if you can't eat them...... Your apprentices and grandchildren have all passed the exam now, you should be happy. Come on, laugh one! ”

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