After Xiao Tiaozi left, Su Tong and Zheng Qian were not sleepy. It was not that they felt so honorable, but that they were panic as if they were in a disaster.

Su Tong: "Brother Zheng, you see, this matter is not easy to deal with. We have been studying hard for many years just to gain fame and fortune in one day, but now that we have obtained fame and fortune, who dares to accept it? We... don't want to quit our hometown and become a scattered person in the fields and the countryside from now on?"

Zheng Qian frowned and said, "Why is Brother Su so depressed? Don't look at when it's time. Even if we want to escape, can we escape? Besides, are you sure that who is really today? Maybe it's because you and me are closed, and the information we obtained was carefully concealed by someone, and we just scared ourselves."

"hehe."

Su Tong shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Who else can I besides being today?"

Zheng Qian himself was a little unconfident, but he still had to try his best to persuade Su Tong, saying, "Maybe he was a vassal king who was enfeoffed from other places to come to the capital to congratulate him, but he just lived in the leopard house; or who was the one in front of His Majesty? The one just now may not be a eunuch, but you and I are too concerned. They are not old, maybe the child voice has not changed! Besides, how could Lord Shen introduce His Majesty to you and me to know? Isn't this obviously going to make us commit a great disrespect?"

Su Tong was confused and said, "No matter how hard he thought about it, he couldn't figure it out. Just so, Mr. Chi became the current emperor? I didn't say it must be...but... many situations are not explained clearly."

“No explanation is needed.”

Zheng Qian seemed more decisive on this issue, "Brother Su, you passed the imperial examination before me. I listened to you in everything before, but if you listen to me this time, we can't say what you know... Lord Shen didn't tell me about Mr. Chi's true identity, and he didn't say who he was. You and I made a guess and it was just a mediocre person. You and I might as well treat him as Mr. Chi, and how to date in the future... This errand in Shanglin Yuanjian is enough to make a fortune. Isn't that a good thing?"

Shanglinyuanjian of the Ming Dynasty was established in the fifth year of Yongle, and the establishment of good herds, foreign grass, Jiahuang, Linheng, Chuanheng, Bingjian and Diancha ten departments. By the first year of Hongxi, they were also the second department of the Jiahuang. In the tenth year of Xuande, they were finally designated as good herds, foreign grass, Linheng, and Jiahuang. Among them, the Good Herds Agency raised cattle, sheep, pigs, the Fanhuang Bureau raised goose, ducks, chickens, Linheng Bureau planted fruit trees, flowers, and vegetables.

The courtyard is near the capital city, from Baihe to Xishan to the east, from Wuqing to the south, from Juyongguan to the north, and from Hunhe to the southwest, and from the yamen offices to the inland government. It is one of the inner courts.

To put it bluntly, Shanglin Yuanjian is a unit that supplies daily necessities for the palace, and it has a corresponding relationship with the 24th Inner Court. Shanglin Yuanjian’s supervisors have basically been related households, either the godson of a large eunuch or the emperor’s confidant. Because the yamen is too rich, they receive a lot of filial piety every year and have a lot of resources on hand, which is a kind of fatty miserable who cannot even exchange for high officials and high salaries.

Su Tong: "Let's go to Shanglin Yuan to take office. Don't you say hello to Lord Shen in advance?"

Zheng Qian shrugged and said, "The problem is that Lord Shen doesn't know where hello now. Where can we go to say hello? If you have something to do, you can talk about it after taking office. Anyway, we have to wait for the results tomorrow morning, so there is no need to rush to take office..."

"This...is like a dream."

Su Tong felt a mess in his heart, and he didn't know whether to like or be sad.

Zheng Qian said: "You and I don't have to worry too much. This is our great fortune. Who made us meet noble people... This is definitely Lord Shen's cultivation of you and me. Perhaps Lord Shen has long seen that this noble person's temperament is similar to you and me, so he intends to arrange for us to contact us?"

Su Tong's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood what Zheng Qian meant, and then he focused his attention and stopped arguing about anything.

Later, the two of them went back to their rooms to rest.

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...

He was speechless all night, and Zhu Houzhao woke up early in the morning the next morning.

Zhu Houzhao was in a good mood. After all, he slept at night for many days, and did not stay up late without experiencing liver and staying up late. In addition, he no longer took pills with heavy metals that exceeded the standard, so his body felt refreshed.

The most important thing is to be in a good mood.

"The weather outside is really good. Today is the day to give the exam? I'll want to go out for a walk if possible." Zhu Houzhao was very excited and said to the little twister next to her while washing.

Xiao Zhuozi smiled and flattered: "It's rare that Your Majesty has such a good mood. It seems that Your Majesty has made close friends these days, so he is so happy."

"That's right, I don't look at who I have made friends with. They are all Juren, and they are both knowledgeable and talkative. They are very good at my ways."

Zhu Houzhao was furious and then remembered something, turned around and asked, "Oh by the way, I asked you to arrange the errands of his two men yesterday, but has it been arranged?"

Xiao Tiaozi said: "According to Your Majesty's instructions, the positions of the left supervisor and the right supervisor of Shanglinyuan have been arranged. From then on, all the responsibilities of Shanglinyuan are under the jurisdiction of him."

Zhu Houzhao thought, "Shanglin Yuanjian? I vaguely remember that I was responsible for providing vegetables and meat to the palace, right? Wouldn't that let them go to the farm? This is a very hard job."

Xiao Guozi quickly explained: "It's not hard, it's not hard. The things are all done by the merchants and subordinates below. The servants are doing it. They just stay in the capital and drink and have fun with His Majesty. And this job...uh..."

Halfway through speaking, Xiao Twist wanted to speak but stopped.

"explain!"

Zhu Houzhao was just enjoying hearing this, but when she saw that the little twisted jammed, she couldn't help but scold her angrily.

Xiao Taozi then said: "There are some shameful things behind this errand, as if every year... there is money to be filial to the people in the palace."

Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "What does it mean? Are there anyone here who is committing evil? How much money does it have? Who will it be given to in the end?"

Xiao Twist lowered his head and said stutteringly: "I dare not say it."

"I know if you don't say it. I used to give it to Liu Jin, but now I give it to Zhang Yuan, right?" Zhu Houzhao asked with a dark face.

Xiao Tiaozi immediately knelt down, as if he was admitting his mistake, but he was secretly happy in his heart.

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand: "It has nothing to do with you. It's a great achievement for you to expose the matter. I won't blame you... As long as this job is not hard, even if you have a little extra income, as long as it's not too much, I won't pursue it. After all, if they become officials in the future, if they don't have money at hand, what can they rely on to date me?"

Xiao Guozi originally wanted to take the opportunity to attack Zhang Yuan, but Zhu Houzhao was so tolerant of the corruption of the people below, which made his plan fail.

However, he had no hope for anything, but just a kind of intoxicating complaint, which required long-term results, just like the strategy of dealing with Liu Jin, slowly planted the seeds of "Zhang Yuan's corruption" in Zhu Houzhao's mind, and then took root and sprouted, gradually increasing the bad impression.

Zhu Houzhao thought about it and said, "I won't go to see the results today. You send someone to notify Mr. Su and Mr. Zheng to prepare and say that I will visit you later... Remember to send some gifts to me, saying that it was my return gift."

Xiao Tiaozi said, "Go back to Your Majesty, I have been there last night and told the two young masters the news. I guess they have already gone to see the results and may not be at home. If you want to go, you can only be at night."

Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "Okay, I will leave their affairs to you. I just want to go to their mansion tonight to drink and have fun... Alas, it's another long day, and the sun is high outside. If you don't do anything, you always feel that you're wasting this great spring scenery. You can't always let me be stuck in the leopard room? By the way, go find some firearms, and I'm ready to practice shooting skills!"

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...

The little twister was quickly arranged, and an empty courtyard in the leopard room became a shooting range. Zhu Houzhao first practiced musket shooting techniques and found that the power was indeed much greater than that of bows and arrows.

In addition to the guards, there were also craftsmen sent by the Ministry of Works, who were mainly afraid of gunpowder blowing. They would check repeatedly after each loading to ensure that they were safe.

Although the musket has become much more sealed with Shen Xi's improvement, it will occasionally cause blowouts, causing accidental injuries.

After firing a few shots, Zhu Houzhao asked the craftsman to demonstrate for him.

"Bang bang bang--"

After several shots, several goats used as targets were beaten into sieves. Zhu Hou was very satisfied with the care of him.

"Are these new firearms or old ones? Didn't it mean that Shen Shangshu of the Ministry of War has just improved a batch, so is it this way?" Zhu Houzhao asked inadvertently.

The officials of the Ministry of Works first told Xiao Tiaozi about the situation, and then Xiao Tiaozi told Zhu Houzhao about it.

Xiao Tiaozi reported: "Your Majesty, these are all improved versions of the Folang machine guns used in the past, which are different from the guns supervised by Lord Shen later. As for the new rifles, there is no inventory in the Ministry of Works now. Lord Shen is worried about leaking secrets and the control is extremely strict."

Zhu Houzhao frowned when she heard this. Even the emperor was not qualified to get into the new gun. She felt very frustrated...Is she using an old gun that was about to be eliminated?

Zhu Houzhao asked, "What about the Ministry of War? There is no inventory in the warehouse of the Ministry of War?"

Xiao Guozi thought for a while and shook his head and said, "Mr. Shen should have taken all of them to train troops. Now all the weapons workshops are still working hard to create them. As for whether they can be brought over for His Majesty to watch, it is hard to say."

Zhu Houzhao was a little impatient and waved her hand and said, "Forget it, I don't want to see it again, it's really disappointing!"

Suddenly, Zhu Houzhao's face changed rapidly from her previous joy to sulking, and her face showed some signs. Now it was no longer a problem for Shen Xi to prevent the leakage of technology or the emperor. As long as Zhu Houzhao felt unhappy, no matter what Shen Xi did, it would be wrong. Xiaozhao felt that it was terrible to accompany the king as if he was with a tiger.

Xiao Taozi thought to himself: "This is Lord Shen, who has always been favored by His Majesty. If it were me, I would be dragged down by His Majesty and beat the board, right?"

Seeing that the guards and craftsmen were still there, and Zhu Houzhao had already gone to the inner courtyard, Xiao Tiaozi waved his hand: "Let's go back, there's nothing you have to do here."

After saying that, Xiao Tiaozi trotted along the way to follow Zhu Houzhao's pace. Seeing Zhu Houzhao's face dark, he didn't dare to say much.

After that, Zhu Houzhao was in a state of excitement. After lunch, she went on a bed to take a nap. When she woke up, her mood finally improved a little. Xiao Twist went up to help Zhu Houzhao clean up. Zhu Houzhao gave him a blank look: "So many palace maids and eunuchs, do I want you to take care of? How are you preparing for leaving the palace?"

Xiao Tiaozi said, "Your Majesty wants to leave the leopard room?"

Zhu Houzhao flattered her mouth: "Of course I have to go out. Mr. Su and Mr. Zheng went to see the results today. I also want to know whether they were in high school. If they could make the list, I would be happy for them and could assign them a higher official position to serve me with peace of mind."

Xiao Taozi felt very embarrassed, but nodded and said, "I will make arrangements now, but do you need to prepare something else?"

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said, "Go to the Jiaofangsi to find ten women. It is best to have good talents. It is okay to find them from the leopard room or the palace, but if you want those who don’t know me, go with my car to see Mr. Su and Mr. Zheng when it’s dark!"

Xiao Taozi thought to himself: "Where can I find so many women who don't know Your Majesty, you are still very beautiful? If there were any, you would have seen it before..."

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...

After it was dark, Zhu Houzhao still followed the previous few days and left the leopard room when it was dark.

This time he brought someone with him, Concubine Hua.

Before, he wanted to take Concubine Li to the banquet, but after Concubine Li had the first experience, she became extremely cautious. When she was invited, she directly refused Zhu Houzhao on the grounds of being sick. This was also the main reason why Zhu Houzhao got angry when she met Shen Xi on February 18th.

In order to prevent her child from having "incorrect bloodline", Concubine Li tried her best to avoid leaving the leopard room with Zhu Houzhao to deal with these social events.

These days, Zhu Houzhao intends to neglect Concubine Li, and Concubine Hua is favored by Zhu Houzhao again. This time, he even took Concubine Hua out of the leopard room to meet Zheng Qian and Su Tong.

In addition, Zhu Houzhao also asked Xiao Tuozi to find more than a dozen singers and dancers from the Jiaofangsi. If it weren't for help, Xiao Tuozi wouldn't have found so many women. Even so, Xiao Tuozi was still worried because these women were not talented at all, and they were just a group of vulgar fans.

However, there is also one advantage, that is, Zhu Houzhao is not interested in girls aged 15 or 16, so there are relatively many women in the 20 to 30 years old in the Jiaofangsi, and at least they can find some back. The only thing that is, women in the Jiaofangsi age are often sold or taken away by some powerful people, resulting in the narrower and narrower choices.

When Zhu Houzhao arrived at the gate of Su Mansion, Su Tong and Zheng Qian were already standing in front of the steps waiting.

Zhu Houzhao got off the carriage, and with the help of the glimmer of the lantern, she saw Su Tong and Zheng Qian's faces clearly. Seeing their sad faces, she moved her heart and smiled and greeted: "What are you polite to me? Didn't you say you don't have to come out to greet me? Let's go in and have a drink."

Su Tong glanced at Zheng Qian and then replied: "Young Master Chi, do we... still want to drink?"

Zhu Houzhao frowned: "What's wrong? Are you two in high school? It's obvious that you don't look very good."

Su Tong said ashamedly: "I am not as good as my talent and learning, but... I am not on the list."

Originally, Su Tong and Zheng Qian were all focused on the results of the exam, but now they care more about whether the person in front of him was Zhu Houzhao today. Their face was not good now because they failed the exam, because they had already failed the exam... With their mentality of spending so many years of spending time in eating, drinking, having little knowledge, it is hard to get a Jinshi.

Before coming to the capital, the two had already agreed that they would try their best to make a try this time. After passing the exam, they would naturally be a great success. If they fail, they would no longer work hard to take the exam. They would simply take a job. Even if they were a minor official of the eighth or ninth rank, it would be better than being a down-and-out family who had only money but no power.

Zhu Houzhao said, "So that's the case, that's a pity. But didn't I arrange someone to tell you before? Go directly to Shanglinyuan Supervisor to be the Supervisor, probably a seventh-rank official, and he is the same level as the magistrate! Isn't it considered insulting you?"

Zhu Houzhao had a bright smile, looking like she was not unfair to you, but in the eyes of Su Tong and Zheng Qian, there was a bit of naiveness behind this smile.

Are there the same things among local seventh-rank officials and Beijing officials? Is it okay to have a difference?

In fact, even if you are a second-level Jinshi in high school, you are not qualified to be directly placed in the position of Shanglin Yuan’s supervisor. Even if you are a Jinshi, you have to wait until the political performance is over to have a subtle opportunity. Su Tong and Zheng Qian have not even passed the imperial examination, and the official position has been even greater than that of the Jinshi.

The two of them are finally able to confirm that things must be inseparable from the emperor, otherwise no one else would have such great power to arrange a seventh-rank official? But the two of them are still unsure because that will only make them more restrained.

They could only ask in their hearts, hoping that this person was not an emperor, but only the son of a vassal king or a prince.

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