Che Kai was born as a jinshi, and there is a saying in the imperial examination this year, that is, the chief examiner in charge of this imperial examination is the "teacher" of all candidates.

Of course, it is only the batch that is in the exam, and those who fail the exam will be scolded for being scolded if they want to shout at the teacher.

Che Kai's teacher is the chief examiner of the ten-year imperial examination, named Liu Mincai, and he is also the official position of the Ministry of Works.

Che Kai is quite fond of craftsmanship, and Liu Mincai and him have similar interests, so the relationship is more intimate.

When Che Kai entered the Ministry of Industry, Liu Min also took good care of him. If it weren't for Che Kai who had become a relative long before the scientific expedition, Liu Min would have wanted to marry his daughter to him.

Who would have thought that Zhong Yangming had only been gone for a few days, and this old minister would be imprisoned.

Zhong Yangming said in surprise: "What crime?" In a few days, the squire was sent to prison and his family members were sold into the Qinglou? ”

Che Kai said disdainfully: "Hehe, it's a rebellion, they say that my teacher has hidden armor." Your Highness, do you know how that armor came from? It was sent by the Ministry of War, saying that there was a problem with the leaf and asking the Ministry of Engineering to check itself.

"The teacher was in charge of the production of this armor, but the armor was not delivered to the Ministry of Engineering, but directly to my teacher's home. His old man didn't find anything wrong, and thought he was asking him to take it home and study it well, but the next day he found out that he had hidden armor, and the people in the military department pushed it away. ”

This tactic can be regarded as a blatant frame-up. It's not that you can't do it, but you don't have to do it unless you have to.

The only intersection between Liu Mincai and Zhong Yangming is Che Kai, and Liu Mincai is just a squire of the Ministry of Works, and he is not a powerful figure, just because his student Che Kai has a good relationship with him, and the prince needs to use this means of breaking the rules?

"This is not normal, the prince is vicious, but he is not stupid." Zhong Yangming said.

Che Kai said helplessly: "Who says it's not, even if it really wants to be liquidated, it should be me." The teacher is almost old enough to return to his hometown, and I can't figure out why he was framed. ”

Zhong Yangming asked, "Before and after the accident, was there anything strange about your teacher?" Like who you met, what kind of twists and turns did you go to, etc.? ”

"No, the teacher didn't care about the court disputes at all over the years, just thinking about writing a book before saying goodbye to the old man, who can hinder the books written by craftsmen?"

Zhong Yangming couldn't figure it out, but he still comforted and said, "Don't worry, I will save your teacher's life." ”

When Che Kai heard this, he just said lightly: "Your Highness, you and I have a relationship, don't talk about this kind of scene." To put it irreverently, you can't protect yourself now, so don't get into trouble again. ”

In Che Kai's view, Zhong Yangming's survival now is due to the prince's brotherhood, and the battle for the throne has always been life-and-death. Che Kai really couldn't understand why Zhong Yangming would venture back to the capital at this time, and ask him for what stargazing tools he had, for fear that he would have gone crazy if he hadn't hit too hard.

Zhong Yangming did not explain, his current identity is no longer the sixth prince. It may be a little difficult to rehabilitate Liu Mincai, but it is a matter of effort to save his life.

"You sold all your net worth just to come here to buy your teacher's daughter's makeup leaves? Is there enough money? Zhong Yangming asked.

"It should be enough, although it is the daughter of an official eunuch, but my teacher's daughter is also average, I smash the pot and sell iron to gamble on my net worth, no one should fight with me, right? With this money, wouldn't it be better to go to the Oiran? ”

Che Kai sold all his belongings, and even mortgaged the title deed of his family, there were thousands of taels, and it must be no problem to change to a mediocre Qing man to dress up.

The premise is that no one robs him.

The grooming of this innocent person is similar to the rule of casting an oiran.

The Qing people came to the stage, played the piano and sang songs to show their talents, and then the guests spent money to buy flowers and give them to the one they liked.

A flower is ten taels of silver, and the one with the highest price gets it.

But this flower casting is exquisite, and it is a little different from the auction.

The two of them took a fancy to a Qing man at the same time, you vote for fifty flowers, I vote for sixty flowers, the winner can hold the beauty, but those who lack financial resources will suffer in vain.

The flowers that have been cast cannot be recovered.

That is, if you don't have enough money, it's wasted.

According to the saying of a thousand dollars, this is a thousand dollars, so under normal circumstances, no one will raise the price, it is real money.

Zhong Yangming didn't wait long, and soon arrived at the grooming session of the Qing people.

This is a common thing in the first place, and almost every other day, there are Qingqi people who are ready to pick up customers. If it is not particularly famous, it will not be publicized in advance, it depends on whether everyone has "fate".

The girls in front of them came on stage, and all of them had talents.

But Zhong Yangming is a layman, not particularly outrageous, and he can't tell whether it's good or bad, but judging from the number of flowers thrown in, it is estimated that the level is not too high.

The first three, the highest one only got thirty flowers, which is still voted by several people.

If you calculate it this way, Che Kai's thousands of taels are more than Zhuo Zhuo.

Seeing that the last Miss Liu was about to come to the stage, Che Kai hurriedly called a maid with a flower basket.

The maid seemed to know Che Kai, put the flower basket on the table and said: "Che waiter, you should understand the rules here, spend two dollars, let's count it clearly in person, and the slave and maid will not return it if they leave this table." ”

Che Kai said impatiently: "I know, I know, this is five hundred taels of silver tickets." ”

The maid carefully examined the silver ticket, and when she was sure that it was correct, she took out fifty flowers from the basket and placed them on the table.

This flower doesn't seem to be anything special, just an ordinary crab claw orchid, but if you look closely, the orange-red petals are as dazzling as a flame.

This is obviously a special breed specially cultivated by Qianjinyilou, and it is impossible for others to fake it.

Five hundred taels of silver will be spent, and these five hundred taels are enough for a family of three to eat for most of their lives, which is really extravagant.

Che Kai looked heartbroken, he hadn't spent so much money on drinking flower wine for so many years.

However, for the sake of his teacher's daughter, Che Kai could only let go.

Miss Liu quickly came to the stage, but her expression was numb and her expression was boring. A few days ago, she was a young lady, but now she has become a piece of goods, and she is really dead.

I saw her sitting on the stage indifferently, not performing her talents, just silently shedding tears.

Zhong Yangming took a few glances and found that this Miss Liu family was really as mediocre as Che Kai said. The eyes are a little small, the nose is not stiff enough, the round face and big mouth can only be said to be not ugly, but it is not related to beauty.

With such a face, coupled with this crying and dejected appearance, it is estimated that not many people will be willing to spend money. What about Miss Qianjin, this identity can only be regarded as better than nothing.

The old bustard introduced a moment on the stage, and there were very few people who threw flowers, and some of them were one or two, and they wanted to pick up a bargain.

Che Kai directly sent ten flowers, and most of them were directly scared away. But just when Che Kai thought he was going to save a lot, someone voted for eleven flowers.