The Beijing Normal Examination has not yet officially begun, but when it comes to the situation of this examination, there is a surging undercurrent that stirs people's hearts.

Sun Ru went out to participate in Anlu's "fellow villagers' meeting" before the exam, that is, to have a meal with Anlu and the people who took the exam in the surrounding prefectures and counties, and when he came back, he told Zhu Hao what he saw and heard at the banquet.

“…… Let me tell you, sir, this time it's a big deal. ”

Sun Ruyu was not shocked, and he was shocked when he came up, "I heard Cui Juren from Jingshan say that this Beijing examination is a game between the two major forces of the DPRK and China. On one side is Jiang Bin, who has just brought down Qian Ning, and now he can be said to have no opponent by the emperor's side, and he urgently needs to cultivate civilian forces in the court to fight against the forces represented by Yang Gelao, the first assistant of the cabinet...... The other party is Yang Ge Lao himself. ”

Zhu Hao pretended to be surprised: "Really? ”

Sun Ru said: "I also heard that Jiang Bin had a close relationship with some officials in the DPRK and China, such as Lu Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials and Wang Shangshu of the Ministry of War......

Zhu Hao nodded knowingly.

This is the common trick of the Chinese official forces in the DPRK, if you can't beat you, I will slander and slander behind my back, Lu Wan, as a Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, will soon be implicated in the rebellion case of King Ning, dismissed from his post and sent to prison, while Wang Qiong because of his poor relationship with Yang Tinghe, the orthodox civilian forces have always regarded it as a negative example, and they have not poured dirty water on him.

It doesn't matter whether Wang Qiong is Jiang Bin's person or not, as long as the civil officials think so, the following Confucian scholars will also be so qualified, and public opinion alone will sentence Wang Qiong to death.

"Sir, which side do you think we are going to?"

Sun Ru finally asked the question that was hidden deep in his heart today.

Zhu Hao said: "Oh? Do you have to join a party? ”

"I think so, sir." Sun Ru said, "It is said that as long as you have not delivered a post on either side of these two parties, and you have not registered under their names, I am afraid that you will not be able to make the list this time...... This is the game between the two major factions of the DPRK and China, and no matter how reluctant they are, they must choose one side to join. ”

Zhu Hao frowned: "Then which side do you think is better?" ”

Sun Ru said: "It stands to reason that we must go with the first assistant of the cabinet, Scholar Yang, that is called the right path, but the problem is that there are too many people over there, and it is very difficult to get on the throne, so it is better to choose a shortcut, as long as we talk to Jiang Bin, I ...... Forget it, with your knowledge, sir, it will be absolutely easy to try to be the first on the list. ”

Hearing the end, Zhu Hao knew that Sun Ru had said for a long time not for himself, but for the sake of his husband.

Although the reason sounds nonsense, since he is so intentional, Zhu Hao will not be harsh.

The so-called game between the DPRK and China is unlikely to be carried out on such an occasion as fairness and justice, but there is still a surging undercurrent, and the scholars are all good at talking about conspiracy theories, and they can tell their conjectures vividly, as if they had seen it with their own eyes......

What Sun Ru heard was only limited to the discussion of people in the land of Anlu, looking at the entire capital, so many scholars who went to the test estimated that Yang Tinghe had already been touted to the sky, and Jiang Bin, Wang Qiong and others had stepped into the bottomless abyss.

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The seventh day of the first month.

Zhu Hao went to send Lou Suzhen daily use.

After Lou Suzhen arrived in the capital, she has been living as a maid of the Zhu family, and the inventory of household registration in Beijing has always been strict, but because Zhu Hao, the nominal master, is a person who belongs to a high-class person in society, the land security and yacha who came to check did not dare to embarrass Lou Suzhen.

Besides, who would have thought that an ordinary-looking woman would be Concubine Lou, who is well-known in Jiangxi and has been officially confirmed to have died by throwing herself into the lake?

“…… When the son was not there, someone came to interrogate him in the past two days, and he corresponded one by one, or he felt that there was a maid beside the concubine, and his identity was special, so he unconsciously asked a few more times...... I heard that Jingshi was widely implicated in the war in the south, and some people used it to create injustice. ”

Lou Suzhen's tone was calm.

Zhu Hao asked Tang Yin before he came, and Tang Yin said that he hadn't met Lou Suzhen for more than two months.

Zhu Hao thought to himself, this is to wait for Zhu Chenhao to die, and the two of them will develop further? Or is it...... Continue to play ambiguous like this?

Lou Suzhen is not young after all, both children and daughters, and now that her husband has been caught by the imperial court, he has not yet been sentenced to death, maybe there is still a turnaround, for example, the emperor felt that King Ning's rebellion was quelled too quickly, and the royal driver did not make any efforts, so he simply sentenced King Ning to life imprisonment, and Lou Suzhen may still have a chance to reunite with his husband and wife at that time......

The situation is extremely complicated, in short, now Tang Yin is the one who does not dare to face reality.

Zhu Hao said: "That may be treating Mrs. as a foreign house." ”

Zhu Hao is not very old, but he speaks very directly.

The so-called outer house is a woman who is raised outside, without a name, and it is reasonable for such a woman to arrange two maidservants to serve her, and Zhu Hao is a lifter, others don't know his roots, how can they know that he is just a thirteen-year-old boy?

Lou Suzhen had a free and easy temperament, and she didn't care about these trivial matters, and asked, "I don't know if Gongzi has any news from the south?" ”

Zhu Hao sighed: "After the end of the war, Wang Zhongcheng went to Nanjing to offer prisoners, but His Majesty did not come in person, but only sent Xu Tai, Zhang Yong and others to go, and slandered without asking for bribes, and there was Jiang Bin's shadow lurking behind it......"

Hearing Jiang Bin's name, Lou Suzhen clenched her fists.

"This is this person, who forced King Ning to rebel, and his mind is extremely vicious, and he is the leader of the country and the people." Lou Suzhen hated and hated.

Zhu Hao really wants to say that rebellion is your husband's own behavior, don't always rely on others.

But think about it, if it weren't for Jiang Bin's factional struggle with Qian Ning, he always took King Ning's affairs to blow the wind in front of the emperor, and let the Son of Zhengde cut King Ning's guards, King Ning would not have hastily raised troops in his own danger, and finally ended up dismally.

Zhu Hao thought about it, could it be that you hate me too?

Although you don't know it yet, it was actually me who suggested to Zhu Wanhong that he and Jiang Bin propose to use King Ning's matter as an opportunity to attack political opponents?

And Wang Shouren's plan to send troops in advance and the rebellion of King Pingning also came from me?

But with or without me, it doesn't make much difference, history will develop like this, I just made an early warning and let everything develop on the right track.

Zhu Hao said: "After the year, there is news that His Majesty arrived in Nanjing at the end of last year, but after entering the city, he did not ask about local affairs in Jiangxi, and only cared about fun. ”

Lou Suzhen's face was sad, and she shook her head and said: "The incident has happened, and when the imperial court will investigate it, it will make no difference to Ning Wangfu." ”

A look of sympathy and pity appeared on Zhu Hao's face, and he nodded after sighing.

"What does Madame plan to do in the future?"

Zhu Hao finally threw out the core topic.

Lou Suzhen stayed in Beijing, and she followed Zhu Hao, the "master", to the capital to take the exam, and by the way, she heard the news that Ning Wangfu was held accountable by the imperial court.

But as time goes by, knowing that no one in Ningwang's Mansion can run, what do you still insist on staying in Jingshi? Waiting for Tang Yin to "change his mind"?

Zhu Hao can't plan for Lou Suzhen's future, it depends on her own choice.

Lou Suzhen shook her head: "I don't have any plans." ”

Obviously, Lou Suzhen herself is also very confused.

In fact, like Tang Yin, she has already let go of her mentality, at their age, the relationship may be as plain as water, but do you really want to be together early?

What is the purpose?

Have another child?

Since you know that living together in the future will bring some negative things, it is better to be friends like now, write poems and paintings together in the future, and live up to each other's acquaintances for the rest of your life.

But here's the problem...... Maybe Tang Yin himself felt that if he took the initiative, he would be misunderstood as "a toad who wants to eat swan meat", so he didn't even have the courage to be a friend, plus this matter was indeed not led by Tang Yin, and now he is in extreme inferiority complex and doubt, feeling that he wants fame and fortune without fame and fortune, and has no status if he wants status, why accept Lou Suzhen?

"Mr. Tang has been mentioning you lately."

Zhu Hao suddenly mentioned.

"Really?"

Lou Suzhen's face was calm and asked, "What did he say about me?" ”

Zhu Hao said: "Speaking of writing poems and paintings when you were in Nanchang, mentioning that your wife's talent is admirable, and also mentioning ......"

I can't make it up.

Lou Suzhen said: "The world's great talent, no one can pass Mr., but he is not in the court, even if he is bound by the matter of Xingwangfu, I am afraid that he will not be able to tie his heart, when he left Nanchang, it was more for the pursuit of inner peace." ”

This view is unique.

Zhu Hao thought to himself, is this a kind of sympathy?

Pity you Tang Yin, I have always felt that no one in the world understands you, and this woman knows your mind very well, from your fresh clothes and angry horse youth, to your imperial examination and heavy setbacks, if there is no special opportunity, it is impossible for your life to shine in the court.

No matter how much I help you, you can only be dull, and even you don't think that your ability is worthy of the status you have obtained in the Xing Palace.

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "If Mrs. understands him, he wants to live a comfortable life of planting peach blossoms in the Peach Blossom Nunnery, and even went to Anlu, I also took him there, maybe I hurt him." ”

mentioned what the two of them had experienced together, that is, sending Tang Yin out of Nanchang and going to Anlu, a slight relaxed smile appeared on Lou Suzhen's face, and she also thought of how depressed Tang Yin was at the beginning, who would have expected that the situation of the two would be reversed today.

"Although Mr. has no intention of going to court, his feelings for the country and the people are still there, which is why he has been staying in Anlu, and he also wants to do something practical for the people."

Zhu Hao said.

Lou Suzhen nodded: "Mr. has heard of his experience in Anlu, and the concubine has also heard of it, and he deserves the praise of serving the people wholeheartedly." ”

"So I hope that Madame can encourage him and let him continue to do things for the court." Zhu Hao made a request.

This can be regarded as giving Lou Suzhen a reason to survive.

Persuade Tang Yin to continue to serve the country and the people!

Aren't you lifeless in life?

Then I'll create one for you.

Lou Suzhen shook her head: "How can a concubine be virtuous, besides, Mr. is sneaking in the palace, I'm afraid it will be difficult to do too much for the family and country." ”

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "It's not a secret, I have learned Zhou Yi's technique in the next step, and I have calculated that it is estimated that in the past two years, Xingwang Mansion will ...... There will be a real dragon out. ”