Jingshi, Zhu family.

After Zhu Wanjian followed the Zhu family to Beijing, he was basically in a state of leisure, and the silver in his hand was getting less and less day by day.

In the past, I was counting on the glass bead business to make money, but now no one wants that thing for free.

"Fourth, what are you doing?"

Zhu Wanjian couldn't go out to wave without any money on hand, sighing at home all day long, this day the sun was shining, he was about to take someone out to see who could go with him for a meal, and saw Zhu Wanquan hurriedly entered the inner courtyard.

Zhu Wanquan said as he walked: "Second brother, go out and have a look, the person who reported the good news is here!" ”

Zhu Wanjian frowned: "What's the good news?" Big brother promoted? ”

Zhu Wanquan smiled bitterly: "It's still Zhu Hao, the child of the third brother's family...... He...... This time he won the top spot. ”

"Crazy again in broad daylight...... Hey, he's really the winner? ”

Zhu Wanjian learned to be obedient.

In the past, when he heard about unreasonable things that happened to Zhu Hao, he must have sneered at them first, standing on the high place where he thought he was contemptuous and sarcastic about Zhu Hao and his mother, and over time he found that it seemed that people were really famous, and he slapped himself in the face every time.

This time, of course, I should have followed the old routine and ridiculed it first, but as soon as the words came out, I immediately realized that how could people report the good news if they didn't win the champion?

Besides, Zhu Hao was already the first place in the exam, isn't it a matter of course to win the champion?

Zhu Wanquan hurriedly ran to the courtyard: "The people who reported the good news from Shuntianfu are here, can this be fake?" Quick, where is my mother? I want to see my mother right away. ”

"Don't."

Zhu Wanjian hurriedly pulled the fourth brother back, "Fourth, my mother has been in a bad mood recently, isn't it adding fuel to the fire when you go?" ”

Zhu Jiashi has indeed been in a low mood lately.

The family of the subject who was once ordered to be monitored, now someone is the emperor, which is equivalent to saying that after half a lifetime of hard work, people have now become the lord of the Ming Dynasty, so ...... Can the Zhu family, who is against it, have a good end?

The old lady likes to pretend to be sick when she has nothing to do, and this time she will not be an exception, announcing that she is sick, but in fact, she is hiding in the inner courtyard and plotting, and scattering the people who can be mobilized to do something to prepare for the Zhu family.

It is best to run away before the emperor makes a move, find a place that no one knows and go incognito, or even go overseas is also a good choice.

Zhu Wanquan said: "Such a big thing, can you not tell your mother?" Mother! Mother! ”

As he spoke, he yelled and screamed.

Zhu Wanjian was about to stop it, but saw Zhu Jiashi walking out of the back room with a cane and an old dragon clock, Zhu Wanquan hurriedly went over to salute, wanting to inform the door of what happened.

"For my mother to know, the children of the third family have won the top prize? What a young hero! ”

Zhu Jia's tone was calm.

Zhu Wanjian interjected on the side: "If my mother is angry, you don't have to hold it up, just let the anger out." We all know that's not your own grandchild. ”

In the past, no one in the Zhu family knew about the relationship between Zhu Hao's father Zhu Wangong and Zhu Jia's family, but since Zhu Wanjian learned the inside story, it is no longer a secret, and now the Zhu family knows about this unbearable past through his big mouth.

Zhu Jiashi said coldly: "Since you are a descendant of the Zhu family, you should do something for the revitalization of the Zhu family...... The third room of the Zhu family has a champion, which is a major event of the glorious lintel, why should the old body be displeased? Go out with the old man to greet the people in the government. ”

Zhu Wanjian looked confused.

Since Zhu Hao passed the examination and the middle meeting, Zhu Jia's attitude towards Zhu Hao and Sanfang has changed rapidly.

With his elm braincase, he can't understand the change in the old lady's attitude.

But Zhu Wanquan is clear, now the Zhu family is encountering an unprecedented crisis, and the only way to resolve this catastrophe is to tie Zhu Hao to death on the big boat of the Zhu family, others don't know, doesn't the Zhu family know the courtesy that Zhu Hao got in the Xingwang Mansion?

Zhu Hao won the top prize, and the new emperor will definitely be honored and favored after he ascends the throne, and the only way for the Zhu family not to be liquidated by the new emperor is to rely on Zhu Hao's "protection".

Take a step back.

Even if the Zhu family's boat is going to sink, the old lady will tie Zhu Hao to the boat, and everyone will die together!

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The Zhu family is very lively, contrary to the usual contempt for the three rooms, Xingshi mobilized the crowd to feast on the neighbors, and informed the Zhu family that there was a young champion in the way of wide publicity, plus Zhu Wanhong, a thousand households in Jinyiwei, is in the court, it is simply a family with both civil and military affairs, and it can be regarded as the number one in the capital.

Just when the Zhu family regarded Zhu Hao as a member of the Zhu family and made a big splash, Zhu Hao was discussing with Yuan Zonggao to thoroughly investigate the account books of the river workers.

After sending Yuan Zonggao away, Zhu Hao asked people to carry away a few boxes of transcribed accounts, and after coming out, he learned from Lu Song that the person who reported the good news had been to Zhu's house.

“…… Mr. Zhu relaxes, the imperial court will send a good news person to Anlu, and the palace will also inform your mother as soon as possible, and the news will be delivered in about ten days, and there will be no mistakes. ”

Lu Song used to respect Zhu Hao very much, but now Zhu Hao has won the top prize in the examination and has become the "No. 2 person" in the Xingwangfu faction after Yuan Zonggao, and he will not slack off.

Although everyone knows that there is no substitute for the role played by Zhu Hao at present, there must always be a layer of official status as a support, in the past, even if Zhu Hao was admitted to the Huiyuan, he was only a person, and the champion in the examination was different.

Zhu Hao smiled and nodded.

Just as I was about to check the account books, the guards guarding the door came to report that someone had come to deliver the invitation.

"If you don't have to wait for anyone, you don't have to send a message."

Lu Song was on fire for a while, what kind of person is this, it's only now that I'm here to tie up the champion Yuangong, isn't it too late?

The guard said: "It is the son of the old patriarch of Yang Pavilion." ”

When Lu Song heard this, he couldn't help but take a cool breath, and then turned his eyes to Zhu Hao.

Just after noon, Yang Shen sent an invitation, and without knowing whether the other party knew Zhu Hao's identity, he seemed to invite Zhu Hao to attend the Hongmen banquet.

What if Yang Tinghe knew that Zhu Hao was a staff member hidden behind the new emperor, and dared to guarantee that he would not make a move on Zhu Hao and let Zhu Hao "die violently"?

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "Bring the invitation, and then tell the people outside, I will definitely go to the banquet on time." ”

"Yes!"

Waiting for the guards to retreat, Lu Song hurriedly reminded: "Young Master Zhu still don't want to go, even if you want to go, wait for Mr. Tang to come back before discussing, Your Majesty and Gonggong Zhang may come after nightfall......"

Zhu Hao said: "It's okay, what should be faced must always be faced, whether I enter the Hanlin Academy or the Sixth Department of Governance, as an official, I can't avoid contact with Yang Ge Lao and the people around him, do I want to call myself sick and return to my hometown?" Lu Qianhu put his heart back in his stomach, everything is in my calculations. ”

"But ......"

Lu Song wanted to say, now that the Enrong banquet has not been held, the Yang family preemptively sent someone to invite you to the banquet, isn't this a kind of arrogance?

Zhu Hao opened the invitation card casually, skimmed through it hastily, and shook his head with a smile: "It seems that the list is also invited, and it is estimated that it is a first-time wine." ”

Lu Song saw Zhu Hao's attitude and knew that he had always been resourceful, so he didn't ask anything more.

"Okay, I'm going now, if someone comes back, just tell them directly, even if it's Longtan Tiger's Den today, I'm going to break into it, and in the future, I want to find out Yang Ge Lao's movements, and it's all up to me to go deep into the enemy camp to find out the news...... Just kidding, this trip is not so dangerous, Lu Qianhu's mother has to worry, I try to come back as soon as possible. ”

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Zhu Hao participated in Yang Shen's banquet.

The location is not in the old mansion, nor is it a casual public occasion when we meet for the first time, but in an extremely simple-looking wine shop, a simple wooden bungalow, but the furnishings are very elaborate after entering, and there are two large private rooms separated by a delicate wooden screen with hollowed out.

Inside and outside the wine shop, six or seven stout men who looked like soldiers of the Yang family looked at Zhu Hao with a wary look on his face when he came in, and they came up to search him.

"Master Zhu, please ...... here"

The one who brought Zhu Hao in was the Yang family's curtain guest, who was about thirty years old.

After Zhu Hao walked into the screen, he saw Yang Shen and Yang Weicong who had been seated at a glance, there were a few cold dishes on the wide round table, looking at Yang Weicong's expression, Zhu Hao secretly laughed, this thing seems to have just eaten dog shit, with a constipated expression, isn't it that he was educated by Yang Shen here before, and he is unwilling, why can't he get along with me?

Zhu Hao took the initiative to bow his hand: "I have seen Yang Hanlin and Yang Gongzi below." ”

Yang Shen got up to greet him, smiled and nodded in return.

Originally, Yang Weicong refused to get up, but Yang Shen pressed his hand on his shoulder, as if to mention something, Yang Weicong had to get up, but he only arched his hand slightly, and he didn't look at Zhu Hao.

Yang Shen said: "Zhu Hao, you are this age, you don't have a word yet, right?" Just call your name first and sit. ”

Zhu Hao sat down on the other side of the round table, not getting together with Yang Shen and Yang Weicong.

"Yang Hanlin, who are you inviting today? Is it early to come down, or is it coming...... Late? Zhu Hao looked around and asked.

Yang Shen looked calm: "Today I only invited you and Dafu. ”

Dafu is Yang Weicong's expression, which confirms Zhu Hao's speculation that this is Yang Shen's first wine for Zhu Hao and Yang Weicong alone.

Very well understood.

Ordinary Jinshi, Yang Shen and Yang Tinghe behind him will not think about wooing for the time being, but as a first-class entry into the Hanlin Academy, the future is immeasurable, and the natural treatment is different from others, but Tan Fei Maozhong is Fei Hong's nephew, and now Fei Hong has been recalled to Beijing to enter the cabinet, Yang Tinghe does not know Fei Hong's political tendencies for the time being, Fei Maozhong will inevitably keep pace with Fei Hong.

It is not clear whether Fei Maozhong will get close to the new emperor in the future, or whether he can be retracted into the civil camp, so he naturally takes care of Zhu Hao and Yang Weicong first.

Yang Weicong was already very close to the Yang family, and it was not difficult to recruit at all.

But Zhu Hao's side ...... Even if Yang Tinghe believes that Zhu Hao will not become the new emperor's party, he still has to test and make further contacts before he can launch a solicitation, what if Zhu Hao wants to protect himself and is unwilling to participate in the battle between the new emperor and the civil official system, and chooses to stay out of the matter?

"Zhu Hao, you are a descendant of the Zhu family of Jinyi Wei Qianhu, I have heard a little about your origin and origin." Yang Shen said.

"Oh?"

Zhu Hao deliberately pretended to be a lake, "I am not very old in the next year, I have been studying for the past few years, and I don't understand what Yang Hanlin means." ”

Yang Shen smiled slightly, looking at the past with a little narrowness in his gaze, "You don't want to mention it in front of Dafu, so I won't say it for the time being, and after you reconcile, you and I will talk about it alone...... In the future, as ministers in the same hall, it is better to make some words clear. ”