Holding Zhu Shencone's gift, the two little ones were so happy that their eyes couldn't see it, one was fiddling with the nine rings, and the other was shaking the rattle.

If it weren't for Zhu Xiu'er saying that she would eat first and play later, the two of them probably wouldn't even want to eat today's meal.

Temporarily put away the toys, the two children followed Zhu Xiu'er to the kang for dinner, perhaps because of Zhu Shencong's arrival, the two children had a very good appetite today, and they ate two points more than usual.

Zhu Shencone and brother-in-law Zhou Anmin are at the other table, the traditional rule is that women and children cannot be served, even family members.

They drank wine and chatted while eating, and at the same time, Zhu Shencone asked about the situation of the two children. When he came, he heard the boss reading in the house, reciting the three-character scripture, which sounded quite good.

Zhou Anmin said with a smile that Zhou Chong's three-character scripture was almost memorized, and he had to learn the thousand-character text next. He also specially invited a teacher for Zhou Chong, an old master in the city, who had sent a bundle last month, and Zhou Chong officially went to private school these days.

As for Zhou Bin who is still young, let Zhou Chong start learning from the hundred family names and the three-character scripture at home, and send him to a private school in two years. The old master said that the two children are very smart, especially the eldest Zhou Chong has a talent for studying, maybe the future of the Zhou family will be on Zhou Chong.

If you can read out the famous hall, after reading for seven or eight years, let the child go to the test for the child first, if the child is passed and then take the Xiucai, and then take the Xiucai test, and then take the exam, and then you can be admitted to the Jinshi after the middle lift.

If the Zhou family has a jinshi, then the Zhou family is the glory of the ancestors and completely turned over, speaking of this time, Zhou Anmin's eyes are shining, looking expectant.

Everything is inferior, only reading is high, let alone a feudal society, even in later generations.

Taking the 985 and 211 exams is the wish of all parents, and it is easier to find a good job after graduating from a prestigious university, and the civil service exam is much better than others.

Glancing at Zhou Chong and Zhou Bin, who were eating steamed buns with noodles and gobbling them up, and from time to time their eyes were still looking at the nine rings and rattles that were not far away, Zhu Shencone couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The times are different, but the parents' minds are the same, whether his nephew can become a small town as a problematic, so he doesn't know the title of the gold list.

But the good days of the Ming Dynasty are not long, but Zhu Shencone knows this very well in his heart. Calculate the days, and if Zhou Chong can really be admitted to the Jinshi smoothly, then it is okay not to take the imperial examination, because the risk of being an official at that time is too great, so it is better to find another way.

But it's too early to say this, and it's not a bad thing to hope that his son will become a Chan, it's always good for children to be able to study more, if it weren't for Zhu Shencone is clan, he also thought about taking the road of the imperial examination, but unfortunately this road is feasible for ordinary people, but it doesn't work at all for Zhu Shencong.

Zhu Xiuer and the children ate very neatly, and simply used up and brought the two children down.

The two children didn't refuse, and their minds were now focused on the gift that their uncle Zhu Shencone had just given. took the child to the back room, and left the outside to Zhu Shencone and Zhou Anmin, who slowly drank wine and talked.

"Have you been to Zhao Village?" Lifting the wine jug and refilling Zhu Shencone's cup, Zhou Anmin asked in a low voice.

Zhu Shencone nodded, he and Zhou Anmin knew that he was smuggling salt from Wangjia Village, and Zhou Anmin also helped a lot.

There is an outsider who doesn't know that Zhou Anmin is not only a post here, but also a member of the Jinyi Wei system, but the latter's identity is very secret, except for Zhu Shencone and sister Zhu Xiuer, even the two children are hidden.

Jinyiwei is a special department of the Ming Dynasty, this department was originally only the emperor's pro-army honor guard, and later Lao Zhu granted Jinyiwei the right to privately supervise hundreds of officials, so that this department gradually changed from an honor guard to a spy organization.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Jinyiwei has always existed, although most of the time because of the emperor's reuse of eunuchs and the establishment of the East and West Factory, the authority of Jinyiwei has been weakened a lot, but from the perspective of the existence time and scale of Jinyiwei, this agency is still the largest spy agency now.

Jinyiwei has many specific functions and powers, among which to inquire about the news and supervise hundreds of officials is the second, and to do this, eyes and ears are necessary.

In the Ming Dynasty, when Jinyiwei was the most powerful, it could be said that it was pervasive, an inconspicuous one in the family of hundreds of officials, and the old servant who had been working for more than ten years was not good at the identity of Jinyiwei, and he worked incognito for decades as a day, quietly monitoring the target, secretly recording all the target's every move, and reporting to the top at any time.

Jin Yiwei's supervision ability has been like this, and I am afraid that the secret service agencies of later generations will not be as good, and I cannot but say that this agency is powerful and terrifying.

However, with the founding of the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years, Jinyiwei has inevitably gradually declined, especially the current Wanli Emperor, who has not been in court for decades, and the importance of Jinyiwei is not as good as before. So the current Jinyiwei is no longer the Jinyiwei that used to be in full swing, but even if the emaciated camel is still bigger than the horse, the Jinyiwei brand is still well-known.

Zhou Anmin, as a post officer, is doing the work of the director of the local guest house, and his guest house is a government-run guest house, and the people who live here are either passing officials or the family members of officials.

Because of this job, it has long been a practice for Yi Cheng to concurrently serve as the position of Jin Yi Wei, so Zhou Anmin also hung up the name of Jin Yi Wei while serving as Yi Cheng, of course, his position is only the lowest lieutenant in Jin Yi Wei, and there are many people like him in Jin Yi Wei, if not tens of thousands, but also thousands, which is not inconspicuous at all.

But no matter what, Jinyiwei is Jinyiwei, and with this name, many things are much easier to do than ordinary people.

And Jinyiwei is not without fireworks, although some things can't be done in a righteous and bright way, but it is common to privately use the name of Jinyiwei to make some convenience for himself. It is precisely because of this that when Zhu Shencone was about to sell illicit salt, he deliberately begged his brother-in-law Zhou Anmin, and Zhou Anmin spent some effort to help him get through the joints, and also introduced a few good colleagues to his brother-in-law.

In other words, the relationship between Zhao Village and Zhou Anmin helped build the line, which is why there is a stable salt road now.

In addition, Zhu Shencone's identity is also a problem, you must know that Zhu Shencone is a clan, and the clan is logically unable to leave the place of residence at will.

Zhou Anmin also helped a lot in this regard, and covered up Zhu Shencone's relationship, if he didn't just rely on Zhu Shencone's fake identity from the Pingyang Mansion in private, where would it be so easy to prevaricate the past?

"Did it go well this time?"

"It's going well, but I met a ...... when I passed by Sheep's Head Mountain." Zhu Shencone didn't hide it from his brother-in-law Zhou Anmin, not to mention that in addition to visiting his sister and brother-in-law this time, another reason was to ask for proof of Li Hu's situation.

Although Zhu Shencone thought that Li Hu should not lie to him, no matter what happened to Li Hu's origin and what was going on with these people under him, Zhu Shencone was not at ease based on Li Hu's words alone.

Moreover, Li Hu committed an incident, how big is this matter, and whether there will be unpredictable consequences in the future in Sheep's Head Mountain, these Zhu Shencone must figure out. This is also the main reason why Zhu Shencone decided how to determine Li Hu next, if this matter is not clarified, Zhu Shencone will not be completely relieved.

Immediately, Zhu Shencone told Zhou Anmin about the encounter with Li Hu's group of people in Yangtou Mountain, and with Zhu Shencone's narration, Zhou Anmin gradually frowned, he glanced at his brother-in-law thoughtfully, as a brother-in-law, he knew very well what kind of person his brother-in-law was, and what it meant to say this today.

In other words, don't look at your brother-in-law's young age, but it's really not simple. In just two years, although with his own help, he may be able to do this with those mud legs in Wangjia Village, but ordinary people can't do it at all.

And although Zhu Shencone doesn't read much, he has a good mind, especially his mind and courage are not bad at all, and his martial arts are also very good. If Zhu Shencone is not a clan, with Zhou Anmin's understanding of him, it is not difficult to get ahead in the future, even if he does not participate in the imperial examination, even if he joins the army as a general, or is introduced by him to Jinyiwei, he can do something.

It's a pity that the identity of the clan restricts Zhu Shencone, and with this identity, Zhu Shencone can't show his ability, smuggling salt, secretly making some money or something, that is, the most. If he guessed correctly, Zhu Shencone is so interested in Li Hu's group, I am afraid that he is also looking at Li Hu's temperament and their convenience in Sheep's Head Mountain, if he can take Li Hu for his own use, then the safety and certainty of continuing to smuggle salt in the future will be a little greater.

As for the rest, Zhou Anmin didn't think much about it, after all, Da Ming's control over the clan was too strong. It's okay for Zhu Shencone to make a small fuss like this, but once he has other thoughts, it is simply impossible, when Wuzong was Zhengde, Zhu Ningyao, the king of Anhua, and Zhu Chenhao, the king of Ning, rebelled successively.

The rebellion of these two princes was a sensation, but both King Anhua and King Ning were suppressed on the front foot and the back foot.

Among them, Zhu Ningxiao ran into Yang Yiqing, and when he learned that Zhu Ningxiao rebelled, Yang Yiqing immediately transferred troops to quell the rebellion, but before he could go to the front line, Zhu Ningyao's rebellion was settled by Yang Yiqing's old subordinate Qiu Yue.

As for Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao, not to mention, this unlucky guy with great ambition and talent met Wang Yangming directly, and he was pressed to the ground by Wang Yangming to rub his desire to die before he had just sent out the army and didn't go far. Even because the defeat was too fast, Emperor Zhengde, who was about to conquer in person when he heard the news, deliberately came up with a trick of releasing the capture because he was not satisfied, and finally ended up with the life of the family in danger.