At this moment, Ye Chunqiu slowly bowed to Zhang Mao: "Just just now, Zhang Dongjia said that there was someone behind Ruyi Gambling House. I thought this matter would be resolved. I discussed with Zhang Dongjia that Zhang Dongjia was afraid that Zhang Dongjia would not be able to make a decision. So I might as well ask Zhang Dongjia to tell me who is behind it. Students will visit now and naturally seek justice."

Zhang Mao's face turned red. If he told the person behind him, wouldn't this cause trouble for the person behind him? This guy in front of him was very popular, not an ordinary person, but a serious Wenquxing. After a few days, he would become a dignified official, and he would go straight to the Hanlin area and have an unlimited future.

Seeing that he was silent, Ye Chunqiu said seriously: "But if you want to be unreasonable, haha... I, Ye Chunqiu, are definitely not someone to deceive. I am a little bit wise in some swordsmanship. If I really get anxious, it will be difficult to say."

Ye Chunqiu smiled: "To be honest, this rascal is considered luck. Although he lacks one hand, the sword that cuts his hand is a gift from the palace. This is a sword. Isn't it his luck to have such a sword ruined his palm?"

Zhang Mao looked at Ye Chunqiu's long sword in shock. Looking closely, the gilded scabbard was indeed printed with dragon patterns.

He took a deep breath and his face became very ugly.

Finally, he squeezed out a smile: "Zhuangyuan Gong, I have long said that the Sun Dong family is your uncle. Alas... I don't know Mount Tai, which makes my uncle really lucky. He actually won the big prize. This ticket number was recognized by Ruyi Gambling."

When he said this, Zhang Maoxin was bleeding, but so what? The gambling shop does have a relationship, but these relationships are not closely related to those people. Why do they take the risk of fighting with a top scholar because of this? Besides, this top scholar is obviously not an ordinary person, and he also knows martial arts.

Ye Chunqiu didn't say anything else, but just bowed and said, "Since that's the case, then say goodbye, thank you."

Ye Chunqiu did not stop for too long and turned around and left. Seeing this, Sun Qi hurriedly chased him out.

After leaving the gambling house, Sun Qi couldn't help but sweat and said, "Chunqiu, thanks to you being the top scholar, otherwise..."

Ye Chunqiu smiled at him and said nothing more. In this era, merchants are despicable. If you do any business, you can't support me. It's hard to move forward. Ye Chunqiu had to take the imperial examination no matter what. This is the reason. Even if you have a bright mind, what if you can make glass and know the formula of yellow gunpowder? In essence, this is not the era of common people, but the era of scholars and officials. No matter how many talents and wealth you have, you will be just a lamb to be slaughtered.

If it weren't for Ye Chunqiu's identity this time, I'm afraid Sun Qi would have been eaten away from the bones.

Ye Chunqiu smiled pursed his lips, as if he was still lucky, and finally reached the top of this class. Well, after the Ministry of Personnel selected officials, everything should be a new beginning.

The gambling house seemed to be willing to get up. The next day, Sun Qi went to the gambling house, and it started to call silver. This was a huge amount and it took a lot of effort. On the other hand, Sun Qi began to negotiate with people about the house. When he came, he brought a few friends and looked around in the inner city to find suitable houses. After seeing a few houses, he then called Ye Chunqiu to take a look. He fell in love with a house in Xizhimen. This house covers a large area, with more than fifty acres. The house in the inner city is sold. Usually, a certain official made a mistake, or an official retired and returned home.

This kind of thing was particularly common during the Zhengde period. Since Zhang Cai became the Minister of Personnel, the court conducted a capital inspection every year and eliminated a large number of officials. Many people had no choice but to return to their hometowns, and the number of officials committing crimes gradually increased. Although not all of these people were willing to sell their houses, the number of houses in the inner city was much more than in previous years.

This is the case with this courtyard covering an area of ​​more than 50 acres, including three in and three out, a concierge, screen wall, patio, wing room, flower hall, small hall, and small hall. The courtyard is large and there is also a large back garden. Perhaps because the owner of the past was also a southerner, the furnishings inside are not just blindly pursuing grandeur. The style of Suzhou and Hangzhou gardens can be clearly seen at the connection between the corridor and the moon cave. However, because no one has lived in it for a long time, the pond is full of fallen leaves before it can be cleaned, and the porch is also mottled, which is probably repaired and reversed.

Ye Chunqiu felt that he was satisfied. He talked about the price with someone. The price offered by the other party was quite large, which was 70,000 taels of silver. This was definitely an astronomical amount. The same money was enough to buy a luxury house in Hangzhou. But this was the inner city of the capital, and every inch of land was even more valuable, and there was no room for bargaining. Ye Chunqiu discussed it with Sun Qi, but finally decided to handle it. The rest of the matter had nothing to do with Ye Chunqiu. How to trade the house deed and the silver was Sun Qi's business. As for the contract signed, Ye Jing came forward to handle it.

Ye Jing was very enthusiastic about buying a new house. His father and son could finally settle down. He only knew that Ye Chunqiu and Sun Qi had done some business together and earned a lot of money. Sun Qi and Ye Chunqiu didn't tell much about it, so he didn't ask much. When the deed was brought in and then he got a household in the yamen, Sun Qi asked a few friends in Beijing to find some craftsmen to start repairing and cleaning. As for the mansion, Sun Qi was worried. He wanted to recruit a group of people to serve the two Jinshis, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that the father and son were helpless in the capital. If they were looking for people outside, they would always be a little worried, so they just used their own people to make it too early and wanted to move in to live there for some days, so he simply sent a letter back to Ningbo and let a group of people go to Beijing immediately.

On November 13, Ye Chunqiu and Ye Jing got up early, then hired sedan chairs and went directly to the Ministry of Personnel Hall. Here, many Jinshi had been waiting for a long time. New Jinshi had to go to visit the Heavenly Officials of the Ministry of Personnel first, and then go to the Wenxuan Department, enter the official status, and register.

In fact, the so-called official appointments have been issued by the cabinet. After the normal imperial edict in the palace, the imperial edict has arrived at the Ministry of Personnel, so going to the Ministry of Personnel is just a formality.

The first batch of officials was divided into two groups. The first batch was the first and second grade Jinshi, so there were no third grade Jinshi coming at this time. There were sixty or seventy first and second grade Jinshi waiting here. When everyone saw Ye Chunqiu and his son, they all saw the ceremony. Everyone first joked and joked on the porch. Although many people were chatting and laughing, many people were still quite nervous. The first grade Jinshi was fine, and those among the top two were at the top were calm. Only Ye Jing, who was a little lucky.
Chapter completed!