Tonight's Wang family can't see anything from the outside, as low as ever, at the gate, there is not even a big lantern with the Wang family mark.

But in the inner courtyard of the Wang family, it was full of joyful atmosphere, and it was almost lit up.

After Shao Situ became a big Situ and his future uncle won the first place in the martial arts test, today is another happy event.

Wang Xiangmeng, the governor of Jiangxi Province of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the acting imperial history of Xicheng Patrol City, seized the opportunity today to successfully provoke the emperor and won 20 court staffs, adding glory to the family.

At this time, Wang Yushi was weak and could only lie on the soft couch in the inner room. He endured the severe pain after being beaten while listening to the sound of staggering outside.

Faintly, it seemed that he also heard the movement of Lin and his uncle Wang Zhiyou guessing boxing and drinking.

The joys and sorrows inside and outside the curtain are not connected, and this magical atmosphere makes Wang Yushi a little sad and sad - the word magic was learned from Lin Tailai's mouth.

It's understandable to hold a banquet and drink, but can we take care of the wounded and move the banquet farther away?

"You guys are so disrespectful to me, the wounded!" Wang Xiangmeng shouted outside the curtain.

I heard Wang Zhiyou answer outside: "We are gathered here to celebrate, for Lin Tailai to obtain the amnesty of the Son of Heaven, the case has been written off, what are you anxious about?" ”

Accompanying Wang Yushi was her aunt Wang Fifteen, and after carefully interrogating the affairs of today's Wenhua Palace, she was silent.

Seeing that the little aunt who often points out the country on weekdays, today seems to be depressed, Wang Xiangmeng suddenly feels very cola.

"Don't be unconvinced, the layout is not a grade, it is estimated that Lin Tai came to see you like watching children play."

Wang Xiangmeng felt that he was doing it again, and actually opened his mouth to provoke the elder Wang Fifteen.

"You want the Wang family to come forward to carry the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder for Lin Tailai, and you also want the Wang family to pay benefits in private to buy the Zheng family.

As a result, in Lin Tailai's heart, he didn't need anything, he gently played a few chess pieces, and in the end, they were all happy and had their own gains.

This gap is not a technical gap, but a gap in the entire realm of life, do you understand? ”

Wang Fifteen gently patted Wang Yushi on the back, "Your words are too much!" ”

The official system is different from other government offices, and the internal promotion depends not only on seniority, but also on popularity, and the court staff is one of the biggest prestige at present.

Wang Yushi already has three years of imperial history qualifications, and the court staff he receives today is at least equivalent to three to six years of qualifications, and there is also a huge amount of prestige attached.

So if nothing else, Wang Xiangmeng will definitely be able to be the head of the imperial history in the future.

When the three-year term of the imperial history expires, according to the rules of officialdom, if you start with the fourth grade, if you go to the sixth department, you will be the fifth grade.

In other words, it is likely that in a total of only four or five years, Wang Xiangmeng will be able to be promoted from the seventh rank to the fourth rank magistrate or the fifth rank and six ministry officials.

In addition to the opening and hanging, this is basically the top promotion speed.

Wang Xiangmeng said again: "Do you know why my uncle invited Lin Tailai over for a drink again, because there are rumors outside that you have run away from Lin Tailai." ”

Wang Shifu sighed, "Now the big Situ of the Wang family is Lin Tailai to help fight for it, and the future of your imperial history is also planned by Lin Tailai to help you, and ensure that you will have at least one senior member in the future."

This is the greatest kindness in fame and fortune, so what kind of kindness can the Wang family use to repay Lin Tailai with the same level? If you can't get it back, how can you deal with yourself?

All I want is to let the Wang family pay and repay Lin Tailai, so that the relationship between them will not be unbalanced.

But the matter has come to this, I have done my best to be benevolent and righteous, and I don't care about your men's affairs!

In the future, the Wang family will become a vassal of the Lin family, don't regret it, anyway, I won't suffer if I marry into the Lin family! ”

Although Wang Xiangmeng vaguely felt that his aunt's words were a little reasonable, he was thinking about his suddenly bright future at this time, so he couldn't think about it.

At the wine table outside, there were no superfluous people, only Wang Situ, Wang Zhiyou, a member of the Ministry of Rites, and Lin Tailai.

Today they were all very relaxed, and after a pot of wine, Lin Tailai suddenly said: "I have a dream and need Da Situ's help to complete it." ”

Wang Situ said without hesitation: "Why should my family be polite, what is the matter?" ”

Lin Daguan said arrogantly: "My dream is to become the overlord of Yangzhou's salt industry!" ”

Wang Situ: "."

It's not that this favor is not easy to help, but what Lin Tai said was completely unexpected, and Wang Situ was not mentally prepared at all.

Even if Lin Tai wants to capture the Great Khan of the Northern Expedition in the desert, he can understand it better than the overlord of the salt industry.

Lin Tailai continued: "Before coming to Beijing, I made some layouts in Yangzhou, but in order to enter Beijing to catch the exam, I left in a hurry after only half of the layout.

If you return to the south, you will definitely have to continue to complete the layout, which is indispensable for the help of the household. ”

The affairs of the salt industry in the world are under the jurisdiction of the household department in the imperial court, and if Lin Daguan really has the dream of being the overlord of the salt industry, he will definitely be troubled by the household department.

Wang Situ said suspiciously: "It's definitely no problem to help, but the old man doesn't understand very well, what is the use of you being the overlord of Yangzhou salt industry?" ”

Lin Tailai sighed, worried about the country and the people, and said: "I see that the salt merchants in Yangzhou are very profitable, and the whole city has accumulated millions of dollars.

But this money is useless to the country and the people, so it is incumbent on our generation to guide them correctly and turn them into tools for the benefit of the country and the people! ”

Wang Situ still couldn't see through Lin Tailai's thoughts, but he was used to it. After all, there are too many times when Lin Tailai can't be seen through, and it's not bad this time.

"If you can use the household, it's no problem." Wang Situ officially promised.

He didn't even think about the question of whether Lin Tailai could solve it, that is, Lin Tailai messed up, and he had to help with this favor.

Lin Daguan is very satisfied, and this is what he wants. Otherwise, wouldn't you support Wang Situ in vain?

With the backing of the household department, it is much easier to dominate the salt industry in Yangzhou. Not to mention that the grain is also a household business category, in which there is a lot of room for operation.

After drinking tonight, Lin Tailai did not stay at the Wang family, but still returned to the residence of the Shen Mansion.

When all the regulations were determined, at the beginning of May, the fourteenth year of Wanli Wuke Palace Examination was officially held, which was the first Wuke Palace Examination in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

One day in advance, Honglu Temple summoned the top twenty of the martial arts test, issued robes, and practiced etiquette.

Then the next day, these twenty warriors gathered outside the right gate of Chang'an, and were led into the palace and came to wait outside the Wenhua Palace.

Compared to the liberal arts, the martial arts hall test is too shabby, but everyone takes it for granted and has no objections.

The Liberal Arts Palace Examination was held by two or three hundred prospective jinshi outside the Jinluan Palace, and the palace examination and the roll call ceremony were held separately, and all the jinshi would finally meet the emperor.

And this time, the first martial arts palace test in the history of the Ming Dynasty was not held in the Jinluan Palace, only in the Wenhua Palace.

Moreover, only the top 20 in the martial arts examination participated in and met the emperor, and the palace examination and roll call were also held together.

All in all, the main one is trouble-free.

But even if you save shabby, today is also the first martial arts palace test of the Ming Dynasty, and the first officially recognized martial arts champion is about to be born.

Therefore, the cabinet scholars, as well as the six Shangshu, the imperial history of the left capital, and the governor of the five military governors' mansions, were all present to observe.

The statute of this palace examination is also very simple, and the ink scrolls of the previous literary field discussions of the twenty people were taken out and presented to the Son of Heaven on the spot.

The Son of Heaven flipped through it casually, and on the top and thickest test paper, he wrote the first place in the Zhu pen.

This exam is over, and that's it!

The Son of Heaven appointed the first place, and the other rankings are still sorted according to the previous martial arts test rankings, after all, the main one is to save trouble.

It's just that there is a special circumstance that Zheng Guotai, the second place in the previous martial arts examination, abandoned the exam due to illness, so he was filled in order of ranking.

Immediately, the ranking was announced to the outside of the Wenhua Palace, and the twenty candidates who were waiting for the exam were informed.

Then the "freshly baked" Wu Zhuangyuan went to the palace to meet the emperor, which was regarded as the glory of Wu Zhuangyuan, and then the top 20 Wu Jinshi went to the palace together to meet him.

General Jinyi Wei Dahan who was standing on duty shouted one after another from the Wenhua Palace: "First place Lin Tailai!" ”

At this moment, Lin Daguan's heart is unwavering, and this kind of honor that has been determined in advance cannot be excited again at the scene.

The other martial artists didn't have any special reaction, and they didn't have hope for the champion, so they naturally couldn't talk about disappointment.

An official in charge of etiquette stepped forward and guided Lin Tailai to the temple.

After entering the Wenhua Palace, Lin Tailai saw that the ministers of civil and military affairs were lined up on both sides and vacated the middle for themselves.

But no matter how curious he is, he can't stare at the Son of Heaven, so he still can't figure out what Emperor Wanli looks like.

In fact, for Emperor Wanli, this kind of formality etiquette is very boring, and he always feels like a marionette.

In this boring process, meeting Lin Tailai may be the only thing that interests me a little today.

When you hear someone's name at a critical moment, but you've never met them, you can be more or less curious.

After the ceremony of the audience was completed, Lin Tailai heard a voice from the throne: "You are Lin Tailai?" Sure enough, he was born strong. ”

Lin Tailai hurriedly replied: "The minister's bravery is caused by bathing in the emperor's grace. ”

I heard the emperor on the throne chuckle a few times and said, "I have heard your name a lot lately. ”

Lin Tailai still replied cautiously: "I'm afraid that the cheap name will be dirty." ”

On the throne, the emperor asked curiously, "There is a rumor that you alone can defeat a hundred people?" ”

Lin Tailai didn't dare to brag about it, and said honestly: "The minister doesn't dare to bully the king, in fact, he can't defeat the courage of a hundred people, but if the situation is taken advantage of, he may be able to defeat dozens of people." ”

The emperor exclaimed, "I have never seen such bravery. ”

Then he said to the left and right with great interest: "Gather fifty people from the nearest inner prison and practice in front of the Wu Zhuangyuan Palace." ”

Lin Tailai: "."

If I'm not mistaken, this is obviously Aobai's treatment, right?

Did the emperor take the wrong dynasty script and want to learn from Kang Mazi to capture the Aobai?

Is the emperor's motive to declare a personal vendetta and vent his anger for Zheng Guotai?

Just when Lin Daguan was thinking wildly, Shoufu Shen Shixing came out and said:

"Right now, it is the ceremony of the martial arts hall to try the roll call, and there are martial artists waiting to be seen outside the hall, so it is not appropriate to have another branch."

There is a law in the eunuch industry, the closer you are to the emperor, the more promising it is.

The little eunuchs around the emperor, maybe who will be the eunuch in charge of the Qianqing Palace or the eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch in the future.

If Lin Tailai beats these promising little eunuchs, won't he make a strong enemy in the future?

As if his interest had been interrupted, the emperor's voice suddenly became cold, and he said coldly:

"I heard that during the martial arts test, you Lin Tailai and Zheng Guotai had a lot of disagreements. Now that Zheng Guotai has given up the exam, you Lin Tailai easily got a champion, and you must be very happy in your heart? ”

Listening to the ears of the ministers on both sides, it feels like a proposition, and Zheng Guotai's hurdle is still in the emperor's heart.

Lin Daguan secretly sighed in his heart, the emperor is the emperor, and no matter how weak the emperor is, he is also the emperor, and he has practiced imperial art to some extent.

However, Emperor Wanli, your scathing and sarcastic tone, as well as the switching technique of suddenly changing your face, how can you imitate the traces of Emperor Jiajing?

Learn Kang Mazi for a while, imitate Jiajing for a while, is there your own style?

While complaining in his heart, Lin Daguan quickly replied: "The minister's first place in the martial arts test is to be dignified in the examination room!"

No matter what means Zheng Guotai uses, the minister only hopes to defeat Zheng Guotai in the examination room in a dignified manner, and will not use any means outside the examination room.

Today, Zheng Guotai gave up the exam, so that the quality of the champion declined, and the minister regretted it, so where did the joy come from? ”

Emperor Wanli frowned slightly, always feeling that Lin Tailai had something to say.

What does it mean to "no matter what means Zheng Guotai uses"? Could it be that Lin Tailai already knew about Zheng Guotai finding someone to take the exam?

What does it mean to "not use means outside the examination room", you Lin Tailai is a civilian candidate, at best, you are the first assistant guest, why do you dare to say to the emperor's uncle who supports him "will not use means outside the examination room"?

Unless Uncle Guo has a handle in the hands of Lin Tailai, such as a substitute exam?

In this way, Lin Tailai knew that Zheng Guotai was cheating, but he never revealed it.

From this point of view, Lin Tailai can be regarded as benevolent and righteous, and the Zheng family wants to inherit Lin Tailai's affection.

And he, who is the emperor, is not good at blaming Lin Tailai on this issue.

Shen Shoufu and Wang Situ, the two people who knew the inside story best, looked at Lin Tailai in amazement.

originally thought that Lin Tailai was pinching Zheng Guotai's handle for the exam, and he refused to expose it all the time, in order to kill Zheng Guotai at a critical moment.

But a few days ago, I didn't expect that "forbearance and non-hair" could be used to kidnap the Qingliu forces, forcing the Qingliu forces to strongly oppose Zheng Guotai.

Unexpectedly, it was only a few days later, and "forbearance" was directly used to fool the emperor again.

What's even more hellish is that the emperor actually believed Lin Tailai, and really thought that Lin Tailai was to take care of the overall situation and maintain the emperor's face, so he didn't expose Zheng Guotai.

In the end, Emperor Wanli took the initiative to end the topic and said: "Regarding Zheng Guotai's matter, I don't blame you, so far, Hugh will mention it again!" ”

(End of chapter)