Entering May.

There is still no definite news about when the emperor will return to the capital, and even the matter of the surrender of prisoners in Nanjing has been delayed, and there is no follow-up on the capital about when Zhu Si will be able to inherit the throne and return to Anlu.

Gongsun Yi and Sun Ru failed to make the list, but they did not return to their hometowns, and followed Zhu Hao's advice and stayed for the time being.

Sun Ru's newlywed wife has been arranged by the Sun family to come to Beijing, so it is also to calm Sun Ru's heart, as for Gongsun Yi's side...... He was not so lucky, so he could only continue to be his loner in the capital, and his wife at home could not take care of him for the time being, and the family was not ready to send his wife to the capital.

Gongsun Yi asked Zhu Hao many times what he was doing in the capital, he didn't plan to prepare for the next exam, in his opinion, it was best to release the official as soon as possible.

Fortunately, Zhu Hao persuaded him.

This day is May 18.

Sun Ru, who was responsible for acting as an eyeliner for Zhu Hao outside, heard a news and hurriedly came back to report to Zhu Hao.

“…… Sir, originally they were all saying that Lu Shangshu was going to finish, but I just heard that it was said that the imperial court issued an order to reward the meritorious ministers who had made meritorious contributions to the rebellion of King Ning, and Lu Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials was also among them, and it seemed that the ranking was relatively high. ”

Sun Ru blinked suspiciously, and said, "Also, I heard that some people are wandering around the capital and want to give gifts to the bigwigs in the court, which seems to be related to King Ning's rebellion case." ”

Sun Ru has never been very serious, but after experiencing the fight between the Teaching Department and Yang Weicong and others, he is obviously much more down-to-earth.

Listen to things, and they all have sources.

Because he has money in his pocket, Sun Ru belongs to the type of "righteousness and wealth" in the capital, as long as he says a few good words in front of him, he can eat white food here, and he doesn't have to worry about the problem of replying, so that not only the local scholars in Huguang, but even some outsiders will ask him to drink, and in the end, Sun Ru will pay for it.

As the head of the wrongs, although the purse is tight, the news has widened a lot, and the things I heard at the wine table have increased more and more.

"By the way, sir, I also heard that Lu Shangshu is going to have a banquet in the mansion to try the young tribute in this meeting, Mr. as the leader, will you go?"

Finally, Sun Ru asked with a narrow smile.

Zhu Hao said: "At this time, everyone knows that he may be involved in King Ning's case, who dares to approach?" ”

Sun Ru smiled and scratched his head: "Originally, people outside spread it like this, but didn't Your Majesty just give a commendation?" Besides, King Ning colluded with Lu Shangshu, whether there is conclusive evidence is doubtful, and now there is no news from the Criminal Department and the Imperial History Tower, Lu Shangshu is still a good official......

"More importantly, Lu Shangshu has a granddaughter, I heard that she is a leader among the celebrities in Beijing, with the appearance of sinking fish and geese, closing the moon and embarrassing flowers, and she is not yet old, which is the ......same age as Mr.

Zhu Hao glanced at Sun Ru: "What do you mean by kid?" ”

"My Fair Lady and Gentleman." Sun Ru doesn't think it's a big deal to see the excitement.

"Alright, you have to go yourself."

Zhu Hao said angrily, "This kind of thing of climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix and making friends with the powerful is not my turn to be a nobody who is not even a jinshi." ”

Sun Rubian flattened his mouth: "I can't go if I want to, I'm just a lifter, and people say that they only entertain tributes." Oh yes, sir, I also heard that Lu Shangshu's granddaughter, who is good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, once promised to be the son of He Shilang's family in the Nanjing Military Department, but it was delayed for some reason, you really don't think about it? Learn ...... with your talents"

Zhu Hao hurriedly waved his hand: "Stop, stop, let's talk about the next thing......"

Sun Ru stopped mentioning the Lu family, and continued to tell what he saw and heard in Beijing.

……

……

Regarding Lu Wan's marriage to his granddaughter, even Xingwangfu has heard about it.

Jiang Lun specially brought this matter to Tang Yin, and asked Tang Yin to help him refer to it, whether it was necessary for Xingwangfu to marry Lu Wan, Tang Yin didn't ask Zhu Hao's opinion, so he knew that this matter was not feasible.

"Not very old, less than fifteen, one year older than my nephew, looks like a heavenly beauty, and knows the etiquette, if Your Majesty returns to the dynasty, Lu Shangshu will not be held responsible, this marriage is estimated to be asked for by others but cannot be ......"

Jiang Lun's attitude towards Tang Yin was quite slight.

His sister asked him to inquire about the situation of the celebrity ladies in the capital, and now she knows that the granddaughter of Lu Wan, the secretary of the ministry, is the most prominent, and she can be said to be famous in Gyeonggi.

Tang Yin pointed to Zhu Hao, who had just gone upstairs, and said, "You can ask him." ”

Jiang Lun smiled.

Although he usually respects Zhu Hao's opinion very much, but on the matter of Zhu Si's marriage, he doesn't want to ask Zhu Hao for advice, Zhu Hao and Zhu Si's milk stinks and doesn't dry up, so ask them what constructive opinions they can have?

Tang Yin said: "Zhu Hao, let Meng Zai tell you about the matter, I also want to listen to your opinion." ”

Jiang Lun glared at Tang Yin, and when he saw Tang Yin's insistence, he roughly said, "...... The daughter of the Lu family, fifteen years old, her name has been inquired, her name is Lu Zhiyao, she looks like a beautiful fairy, if Mr. Zhu wants to see it with his own eyes, I can find his portrait here.

"I heard that the Lu family attaches great importance to this female marriage, just because Lu Shangshu may be involved in King Ning's rebellion, so ...... Mr. Zhu, what is your opinion? ”

Zhu Hao frowned and said, "If you really want to get married, you don't have to rush here, right?" ”

Jiang Lun slapped the table: "Mr. Tang, look at it, even Mr. Zhu Xiao agrees with my point of view." ”

Tang Yin frowned: "When did he agree with you?" Zhu Hao, to put it bluntly, do you agree to this marriage? ”

"Of course not."

Zhu Hao replied very directly, "The daughter of the Lu family has a marriage contract, and the husband's family does not hesitate to offend the court officials, and insists on returning this marriage, do you say this matter is serious?"

"Isn't it shameful enough to marry the Xingwang Mansion and the ministries and halls that may commit crimes in the court?"

When Jiang Lun heard this, his face was somewhat embarrassed, and he said helplessly: "I said Mr. Zhu, what you said was too direct...... Tactful, tactful. ”

Tang Yin laughed: "It's not okay to be tactful. Zhu Hao, tell Aunt Jiang whether Lu Shangshu will be punished in the end? ”

"Definitely!"

Zhu Hao replied categorically.

Jiang Lun said: "I understand, you master and apprentice are breathing out of one nostril, so I shouldn't ask your opinion, a good official is still a scholar, so far there is no evidence that he is colluding with Ning Wangfu, if this is a crime, the court must not be in chaos?" Anyway, let's not get involved in this marriage! ”

He was not convinced, but Jiang Lun's heart was very open.

Zhu Haoming said that Lu Wan must be unlucky, with his previous understanding of the accuracy of Zhu Hao's prediction, then this matter should not be gone.

Since Lu Wan is going to be unlucky, and Xingwangfu is marrying him, isn't it clear that there is a pit in front of him, or do you have to jump inside?

Besides, Jiang Lun can't be the master of this kind of thing by himself, and Princess Jiang probably won't agree, saying so much is just wishful thinking on his part.

……

……

Jiang Lun looked around for a suitable marriage partner, and even Zhu Si had heard of it.

On this day, Zhu Hao gave him a lesson, and Zhu Si mentioned it.

"Zhu Hao, I heard that the granddaughter of the official department is very beautiful?" There was a passion in Zhu Sixiao's eyes, as if he was very concerned about this matter.

Zhu Hao said: "Maybe, I haven't seen it again." ”

Zhu Si smiled: "Then it's good for me to marry her?" ”

Zhu Hao wanted to say, don't you care about Gongyeling, the female actor who sang the legend of the White Snake? Now it's time to "empathize and don't fall in love"? Or move to a woman you haven't even met?

"Shizi, I can't be the master of your marriage, and you can't be the master yourself, either the court will give you a marriage, or the court will give you a choice, it's useless for you to ask me about this."

Zhu Hao simply became the shopkeeper.

He can indeed give his opinion on other things, but Zhu Hao doesn't want to get involved in who Zhu Si marries.

After all, in history, Zhu Si was not married before he ascended the throne, and Zhu Hao did not need to change the course of history for this.

"Oh."

After listening to Zhu Hao's words, Zhu Si looked thoughtful, and rarely mentioned this matter again.

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A few days later, Sun Ru explained what he had learned about the banquet in Lufu.

“…… I heard that there are a lot of people who go, mostly young and talented, but none of them have not yet married, so I went to Baida, and I said that if you go, sir, it will be the only one...... Who can get into the Jinshi before they get married? Who can match this level? Besides, you're still going to ......."

Sun Ru's words were completely unnutritious, but Zhu Hao heard a hint from them, that is, Lu Wan also felt that his limit was approaching.

Or rather, who is unaware of his crimes?

Lu Wan's heart is like a mirror, he has a lot of letters with King Ning, and the amount of bribes he accepts is huge, as long as the court intends to investigate, he will definitely be able to find out the clues.

The main reason is that King Ning was defeated too quickly and too thoroughly after raising his troops, if he insisted on losing for a few years, perhaps it would be difficult for these evidences to survive, and it would not be like now, King Ning was killed soon after he left the army, and any evidence will be retained in its original form.

But Lu Wan really counted on making friends with a group of new science and technology scholars...... Or even just a new Kogonshi, can it bring a turnaround to his family?

Or does he want people to feel that he is still a minister, and he can call for wind and rain in the court, so as to win over a group of people and make people feel that he is very powerful?

After all, now the officials in the DPRK and China who are willing to make friends with Lu Wan have almost disappeared, and everyone is hiding far away, who can they make friends with if they don't make friends with Xinke Gongshi?

……

Two days later.

Su Xigui, who was still in Beijing and had not left, came to Zhu Hao and talked about Huang Zhan's appointment in Nanjing, and Lu Wan was also mentioned during the period.

“…… Lu Shangshu originally wanted to marry his granddaughter to the fifth son of Huang Gong's second room, the fifth son was young and promising, and now he has been admitted to the student examination, but Huang Gong politely declined. ”

Lu Wan wanted to marry his granddaughter to Huang Zhan's grandson to complete the political marriage.

Didn't you, He Mengchun, refuse my marriage? Then I find the son of the Nanjing Hubu Shangshu family to marry, isn't the effect better? How much voice do you He Mengchun have in Nanjing? Huang Zan is a big man who can be a scholar in the court, and the benefits of the marriage between the two families will be greater.

Zhu Hao said: "Huang Gong refuses because he doesn't want to get involved in right and wrong, right?" ”

"Yes and no."

Su Xigui said, "Huang Gong has always looked down on Lu Shangshu as a rope camp, he is good at making friends with powerful people, and he is very close to the nobles of the court, if it was changed to when Huang Gongshang was a local official in the past, this Lu Shangshu didn't even bother to accept the gift I sent, and now if he is not desperate, why should he send his beautiful granddaughter to the door?" It's a small night, so it's okay not to make friends. ”

Zhu Hao sighed: "But this Lu Shangshu once pacified the rebellion in the Central Plains, and he can be regarded as a hero of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Su Xigui was a little surprised, and then asked curiously: "Could it be that Zhu Xiao's family thinks that Huang Gong should accept the marriage of the Lu family?" ”

"I don't have this intention, I just think it's a pity, I am not humble and cautious enough, no matter how strong my ability is, no matter how great my credit is, I will eventually end up betraying my relatives, which can be regarded as a warning to me."

Zhu Hao shook his head and sighed.