The three people in Zhou Ting shivered in fright and hurriedly argued: "Third brother, we can't really be blamed for what happened that day. It was Zhao Mao who came to us and insisted on inviting us to a drink. We can't refuse.
I can agree. Although we had a drink with Zhao Hao, we definitely didn’t say anything we shouldn’t have said. Third brother, you have to believe us.”
Zhou Chen said calmly: "So five days ago, you agreed to have wine with Zhao Hao and others again?"
"Third brother, I, we, we were wrong, and we know we were wrong."
The three people in Zhou Ting were terrified. They had all seen Zhou Chen's methods. During the clan meeting, a clan member made a big mistake, but Zhou Chen really dared to beat someone to death.
Although Zhou Chen is a bit more lenient than the previous Marquis Zhongjing, when it comes to ruthlessness, he is really no worse than the previous Marquis Zhongjing.
The three people in Zhou Ting are just teenagers, how could they not be afraid.
"If you really listen to what I say, you won't have a second contact with Zhao Hao. Don't think that I don't know what you think. Even your father knows that Conglong's skill is not that easy. You
After you pour it and have some wine, you will think you are very capable, right?"
"That's because you didn't say anything out of the ordinary. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been invited here today, but you would have been dragged here."
The battle between King Yong and King Yan is different from the ordinary battle for the right to inherit the heir. Neither of them is the son of an official family. Everyone knows that the official family has not yet thought about succession and has no plan to establish an heir. The two are already fighting.
Like water and fire.
The officials themselves are dissatisfied with these two people, so the most annoying thing is that there is an official colluding with King Yong and King Yan, openly or covertly. He thinks he is still alive, so you guys want to stand in advance and take me as an official seriously.
Is it in?
Therefore, in the plot, Sheng Changfeng and his few dandy sons said something that King Yan was more capable than King Yong and would be more likely to inherit the throne in the future, which immediately made the officials furious and directly detained Sheng Hong and other officials.
To be honest, Sheng Hong was just smart enough to say what Chunchen said at that time, otherwise his end would never be better.
It is precisely because of knowing this that Zhou Chen has always emphasized that no one in his house should have contact with King Yong and King Yan, but the three of Zhou Ting did not listen at all.
"Before his death, my father handed over the Zhou family and the Hou Mansion to me. Naturally, I have to take responsibility and prevent the Zhou family from being in trouble. Anyone who wants to destroy this stability will be punished."
"I won't hit you either. Aren't you very free? Very good. Have you seen the target? The three of you can leave if you hit the target a thousand times each. If you don't hit the target a thousand times, you will stay.
Here, when you hit a thousand times, when you leave."
"Third brother."
The three people in Zhou Ting were immediately shocked. Although the three of them were all from the Zhou clan of military commanders, they were not hard-working people. They were good at archery, but they were not proficient at all. Usually ten arrows could hit the bull's-eye, which is pretty good.
Well, if they hit the bullseye a thousand times, wouldn't that cost them their lives?
"Third brother, please spare us. We won't dare to do it again. We can't do it a thousand times."
"Yes, third brother, we admit our mistakes and accept the punishment, but can we change it to another one? It can also be done by changing the throwing pot."
"Third brother..."
Zhou Chen stopped looking at them and just told Cao Er: "Old Cao, send someone to keep an eye on them. They are not allowed to leave until they are finished. If anyone dares not to listen, we will beat them directly."
"Yes, Lord Marquis."
Cao Er immediately responded loudly, then waved his hand to call the guards, staring at Zhou Ting and the others. He didn't care who Zhou Ting and the others were, he only listened to Zhou Chen's orders.
"Third brother, third brother..."
No matter how the three people in Zhou Ting shouted, Zhou Chen left without looking back. The three of them still wanted to chase, but Cao Er and several guards stood in front of them.
"Young masters, please don't make it difficult for us to fulfill the Marquis's order."
Zhou Qing wanted to break in, but Zhou Ting held him back.
"Don't be stupid. They are ruthless people who came back from the border with Third Brother. They really dare to do something."
No one in the Hou Mansion does not know how powerful Cao Er and his gang are. They are all Zhou Chen's absolute confidants. They have helped Zhou Chen deal with many people and affairs in recent years, so almost no one in the Hou Mansion dares to mess with them.
Although Zhou Ting is Zhou Chen's younger brother, he is also considered the master in the Hou Mansion, but even so, he does not dare to do anything to Cao Er and others. His third brother has given orders, but these people will execute them without hesitation.
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The day and night passed quickly. When Zhou Chen came back from work the next day, he saw many people coming to the main hall of the middle courtyard of the Hou Mansion.
"Third uncle, fifth uncle, aunt."
He didn't need to think about it to know why they came. He walked up to the top and sat down in a hurry. Hua Lan, who had been accompanying him, immediately whispered: "Uncle San and the others are here for Zhou Qing and the others. In the morning, Yuan
My wife also came to me to plead for mercy, but I pushed her away."
Zhou Chen nodded, turned to look at the third uncle and the fifth uncle. The first one who couldn't hold back her anger was the third aunt. She said eagerly: "Brother Chen, why did my brother Qing offend you? Why did you detain him?"
After a day, and let him hit the bullseye a thousand times, wouldn't this cost his life?"
The third uncle's face darkened and he yelled loudly: "I'm a woman, when is it your turn to speak? Step back, Sanlang, your aunt is just worried about Qing'er."
Although the third aunt was not happy, she did not dare to disobey her officials and sat down with a look of reluctance.
Zhou Chen took a sip of tea, faced the eyes of his third uncle and fifth uncle, and said calmly: "It's hard to say whether I want their lives, but if I don't do this, sooner or later, they will cause a big disaster.
I'm not afraid, but I don't know if the third uncle and the fifth uncle can bear it."
The third uncle Zhou Yejin and the fifth uncle Zhou Yeshi are now officials in Tokyo. The third uncle is in the Ministry of War and the fifth uncle is in the Ministry of Household Affairs. However, their grades are not high. One is sixth grade and the other is seventh grade. There is almost no potential for promotion.
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After hearing Zhou Chen's words, the fifth uncle Zhou Yeshi asked in confusion: "Is Sanlang's words conciliatory?"
"My investigation revealed that Zhou Ting, Zhou Qing, and Zhou Qi had private contact with Zhao Mao, the fifth son of King Yong, twice. What do you think the officials would think if this matter came to their ears?"
"What?"
Both Zhou Yejin and Zhou Yeshi's expressions changed drastically, and they said eagerly: "Sanlang, are you serious?"
Zhou Chen said: "Do the third uncle and the fifth uncle think that I am that kind of mean brother? What's the benefit of punishing them? I want them to wake up and know what they can do and what they can't do. Don't let them do it because of their behavior."
If you make a mistake, your family and clan will suffer."
The third uncle didn't say anything, he stood up and shouted to the third aunt who was still looking bitter: "Let's go back."
"Qing'er still..."
"Shut up and let that beast reflect and reflect. It doesn't matter if he wants to die. Don't hurt others."
Being scolded by the third uncle, the third aunt did not dare to reply and hurriedly chased after him.
Fifth uncle Zhou Yeshi sighed, stood up and said to Zhou Chen: "Sanlang, this is Qi'er's fault. I don't have any objection to how you want to punish him."
Zhou Chen nodded and said: "Don't worry, Fifth Uncle, I won't really do anything to them. But after I send someone to send them back, I ask Fifth Uncle to pay close attention to what is the current situation in the court. Fifth Uncle
It should be clear."
"Don't worry, Saburo, I know what to do."
After Zhou Yeshi finished speaking, he turned around and left the Hou Mansion.
After everyone left, Hua Lan said, "Mother asked us to come over for dinner in the evening."
"Okay, I'll go back and change clothes when I go back."
A few days later, Sheng Changbai came to the Hou Mansion and sent Zhou Chen a letter from Gu Tingye.
After reading the letter, Zhou Chen said in surprise: "Zhong Huai is coming back, for the upcoming exam?"
Sheng Changbai nodded and replied: "Yes, eldest brother-in-law, Zhong Huai also passed the examination locally and said he would take the examination with me this time."
Zhou Chen said: "Speaking of which, Zhong Huai is a few years older than you, so he is quite young. Zecheng, are you sure about Yijia this time?"
"The treatment of first-class Jinshi and second-class and third-class Jinshi are completely different. Behind Zhong Huai is Ning Yuanhou. As long as you win, even if you are a third-class scholar, you will have a future in the future, whether you transfer from civil to military or from martial to civil. If you don't
If you win the top grade, you will suffer a loss when choosing a job."
If you can't get a good ranking in the top three examinations, plus the palace examination, your starting point will naturally be lower.
Although Sheng Changbai's academic performance is relatively good, he also knows that Sheng Changbai won the 13th place in the first grade in the plot, but who knows if an accident will happen.
Sheng Changbai's expression was very calm: "I haven't passed the exam, so no one can say for sure. I have decided to take part in this examination."
Zhou Chen expressed his admiration: "Very good, you have a very good attitude. A few days ago, your sister also asked me about the exam. I already know who the examiner is for this exam. I have prepared some for you."
The strategies and notes are my own summary and may not necessarily be helpful to you, but if you are interested, you can take them back later and take a look."
Sheng Changbai immediately stood up and saluted Zhou Chen: "Thank you, brother-in-law. I'm very interested."
He admired his eldest brother-in-law very much. He knew that although the eldest brother-in-law had never passed the provincial examination, he had passed the provincial examination and had performed in front of officials and civil and military officials.
The princes all praised Zhou Chen's knowledge, and the picture of the banquet at Jiying Hall still hangs in the official palace.
To be continued...