After hearing Shi Zhongkui's promise, Jia Baoyu was filled with joy and frustration, and at the same time, Jia Zheng couldn't help but smile. It seemed that Meng's mother's three moves were justified.

Only by making friends with good teachers and helpful friends can Baoyu spontaneously want to change his evil ways.

Even if the road to the imperial examination is not smooth in the future, it would be a good thing to know more talented people with a bright future.

But within a few seconds, Jia Zheng sighed again, Shi Zhongkui was studying behind closed doors, and the marriage had to be postponed again.

However, this time Jia Zheng made up his mind and discussed it with his mother when he got home.

Even if you don't marry Yingchun, you can marry Xue Baochai instead.

As for Lin Daiyu having sex with her biological daughter, she is still too young.

Even if they wait until they are 13 to get engaged, Shi Zhongkui might have won the first prize and become the son-in-law of another family by then.

Yu Honggao took Shi Zhongkui and Yu Tongfu back to the main hall, explained carefully, and simply let his son study at the farm.

The two are senior brothers. They have strengthened their brotherhood and supervise each other's progress. They will also be able to take care of each other when they become officials together in the future.

Yu Honggao was sent away, but before leaving, Yu Honggao did not forget to have Shi Guangzhu put on a carriage and sent back to the Duke Tuiguo's Mansion in the capital.

"Boqian, as a brother, you shouldn't come."

Shi Zhongkui rolled his eyes at Yu Tongfu. It didn't take a guess to know that this guy couldn't bear to leave his wife and children. "Brother, why don't we drink some more? After we get drunk, we won't have so many thoughts."

"Goodbye," Yu Tongfu waved his hands hurriedly, "I'm too drunk for my brother, so I'll go and lie down for a while."

After walking a few steps, he turned back and said, "By the way, you don't need to hand over dinner to me. I'll just have someone bring you some porridge and side dishes to make up for it."

Shi Zhongkui laughed and did not rush back to the yard. Instead, followed by Yu Shun and a few boys, he walked slowly to the willow tree on the farm's ditch embankment, and looked at the continuously flowing ditch water and began to think deeply.

When Yu Shun and several other boys looked at Shi Zhongkui, who had his hands behind his back and stood tall and tall, his heart was filled with heat.

What is certain is that this disciple of his master will definitely become more famous after today.

Shun'er even thought that once fish farming in rice fields could really increase food production, thousands of catties of fish could be harvested.

Maybe when the emperor is happy, he may give the young master a hereditary title.

Regardless of whether it is a viscount or a baron, as long as it is a fifth-class title, it is a superior grade.

The nominal rank is higher than the first rank, and the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty stipulate that hereditary titles can only be downgraded if they have no military merit.

Even after being downgraded, the descendants can still inherit the first-class mighty generals and the third-grade mighty generals, which is equivalent to three generations of glory and wealth.

If we only consider the descendants of Zishun, it is definitely better than the famous family that inherits poems and books.

Unfortunately, this is just Shun'er's opinion. If Shi Zhongkui is chosen, he will most likely become a civil servant.

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After Jia Zheng and others left, the news about Shi Zhongkui spread throughout the capital's nobles and bureaucrats that night.

Moreover, in order to seize the favor of recommendation, Gao Yongmin wrote a memorial and sent it to him when he returned home.

Not only did he write down in detail the benefits and risks of raising fish in rice fields, but he also wrote down everything he saw and heard today.

Then he wrote a letter of divorce to his immediate superior, the Minister Zuo of the Ministry of Industry, and strongly requested the Minister to be prepared to rob people.

Of course, the letter will definitely not be so straightforward, but the general meaning is similar.

The song "Painting Chicken" written by Shi Zhongkui also spread throughout the capital. After Xia Shouzhong received the reward from his subordinates, he was so surprised that he almost couldn't hold his tea bowl steady.

Then he slapped his thigh and entered Emperor Jinglong's study room with the book handed over by his subordinates.

Emperor Jinglong looked overjoyed after reading the excerpt. Not to mention the increase in grain production in the north, even if it only allowed the court to receive hundreds of thousands more grains from the south every year, it would be enough to temporarily alleviate the problems of food and salary shortages in the nine borders.

It can even lower the year-end grain prices in the capital.

If the Gyeonggi region could produce more than 100,000 tons of grain every year, it would be enough to feed 10,000 or 20,000 new soldiers.

Thinking of this, the emperor couldn't help but feel hot in his heart.

As for the poem, Emperor Jinglong thought about it carefully for a long time, but he didn't feel that the poem had any objection at all. At most, it could only be regarded as a scholar's spirit.

Thinking back to Shi Zhongkui's past, not only was he poor, but his ancestral treasure was also stared at by many people with malicious intentions. He had been suppressed for too long. Once he saw hope, he would inevitably brag.

However, this poem is really good.

"I remember that Shi Aiqing of the Imperial Palace and Jia Qing of the Rongguo Palace both wanted to recruit Shi Boqian as their son-in-law?"

Xia Shouzhong hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty, this is indeed the case."

"Hmph," Emperor Jinglong snorted coldly, "How can my talented man marry a daughter from another branch?"

Xia Shouzhong immediately knew that the Duke of Guo's Mansion had no intention of attacking Shi Zhongkui. However, even Xia Shouzhong felt that there was nothing wrong with the emperor's words regarding this matter.

The emperor himself said that Shi Zhongkui was a talented person and his family had a bright future. Why should he marry a daughter from a side branch who was not even as good as a concubine?

The main reason to blame is that Shi Huaiyong only has one son, Shi Guangzhu, and that Shi Guangzhu, a bastard in his thirties, had more than a dozen wives and concubines at home, but he only gave birth to a 7-year-old son.

As for Yu Honggao, unless Shi Zhongkui requested it himself, it was impossible for Shi Zhongkui, his teacher, to let his direct disciple marry a branch of the Yu family.

It is even more impossible for Yu Honggao's wife, Yu Shi, to do this. It is not a closer relationship, but a estrangement between master and disciple.

The Jia family went to the Duke of Xiu's Mansion to inquire about Shi Zhongkui's marriage to no avail. The reason was probably that there was a legitimate daughter of the right age to be married in the home of one of Yu Honggao's senior brothers.

At this time, Emperor Jinglong had not yet thought of confiscating the homes of Jia's family and other nobles.

After all, the Supreme Emperor is not dead yet. In a feudal dynasty that governs the world with filial piety, the Supreme Emperor disagrees. Once Emperor Jinglong's decree is in conflict with the Supreme Emperor, he will issue it forcefully.

It is equivalent to publicly telling the government and the public that the two emperors are quarreling, which will definitely damage the majesty of Emperor Jinglong and make the world feel that he is unfilial.

This consequence may shake the legitimacy and dominance of Emperor Jinglong.

So much so that in the past few years, Emperor Jinglong acted cautiously, walking on thin ice.

The Jia family in Red Mansion was ransacked after the death of the Supreme Emperor.

Therefore, at this time, Emperor Jinglong actually hoped to win them over.

The emperor knew very well that without military power, everything would be rootless.

Among the eight princes, the Jia family is the most influential because it has produced Ning Guo Gong and Rong Guo Gong.

Back then, Jia Daishan served as the military envoy of the Beijing camp and had many old disciples. Now Wang Ziteng, an in-law of the Jia family, who is Jia Zheng's eldest brother-in-law, has also taken the position of the military governor of the Beijing camp.

This made Emperor Jinglong want to keep testing.

The appointment of a concubine in Yuanchun and the marriage visit were actually all tests.

Unfortunately, the Jia family and Wang Ziteng did not have much room for change, so they took refuge in the emperor and offended the emperor.

People are inherently suspicious when they get old, not to mention that the Supreme Emperor passed the throne to Emperor Jinglong because he was ill and thought he was about to die.

As a result, he recovered from his illness and became the Supreme Emperor. His suspicion and attachment to power became even more severe.
Chapter completed!