Ge Anxi asked: "Did you know that the imperial court appointed Enke to be a learned scholar?" He was startled by Zhao Qiang's words. He couldn't help but re-examine the rough man in front of him. Zhou Peigong on the side also twitched the corners of his mouth, and was about to speak but finally couldn't.
He held it back and looked at Zhao Qiang in confusion, wondering what he wanted to do.【】.
"I know a little bit about it." Zhao Qiang turned his head to Deqiu and Ge Feihu, as if he was remembering something. "It seems that what I just met in Chongmen were some "erudite and Confucian scholars" patrolling the streets. They looked very good.
"Yes." Deqiu and Ge Feihu didn't know anything about "erudite scholars". They only knew that the market was very busy just now. Since the commander said it was good, it must be good, and they nodded in unison.
Ge Anxi roared after hearing this: "It looks good, but what's so good about it?"
Zhao Qiang turned around, pretending to be very surprised by Ge Anxi's words, and said in confusion: "It's rare for the imperial court to bring back an enke that has not been seen for a century. Readers in the world are blessed. Of course it is good. What's the matter? As a reader, the young master
People, don’t you think this is a great good thing?”
"What do you know?" Ge Anxi rolled his eyelids and snorted disdainfully: "Of course the court's intention was good, but it went wrong when it came down to it. You know, all the street patrols you came to
Is he a genuine scholar who can only write and ink? Tell you, they are all fucking idiots. They bought their reputation with money! Do you understand?"
Hearing this, Zhao Qiang hurriedly stopped him and said: "Young master, please don't talk nonsense. You must be careful that the walls have ears. After all, it is a major matter for the court, so you can't talk nonsense." After saying this, he glanced outside cautiously, lest Ge Anxi's words would be exposed by others.
hear.
However, Ge Anxi became more and more energetic as he spoke, not afraid that there was anything he could not say. He pointed his finger outward: "You don't believe it, do you? No, if you can lend me two thousand taels of silver, I will prove it right away."
for you."
Zhao Qiang asked strangely: "What kind of proof?"
Ge Anxi patted his chest and said confidently: "I will use your two thousand taels of silver to buy a reputation as a "Hongru", and also cover this subject! We don't expect to be the number one scholar, the top three and two are not a trivial matter.
!To tell you the truth, as long as I have money, even if I don’t know a single word, I will definitely be on the list!”
"Master, are you sure that with these two thousand taels of silver, you will be named on the gold medal list?"
Fraud in examination rooms has always happened. I have never heard of any dynasty or generation banning this kind of fraud. Even in future generations, the civil service examination is also very filthy, with frivolous relationships, fighting for parents, throwing money at others, etc.
It was exposed, but never stopped, probably because the human relationship among Chinese people has never changed for thousands of years. Therefore, after hearing Ge Anxi say that he could buy this subject with money, Zhao Qiang also knew what kind of path he must be looking for.
The price has been negotiated.
No wonder Zhou Pei Gong sold off the paintings of the great talent, because he was helping Ge Anxi raise money, Zhao Qiang thought, but he also thought about it. Zhou Pei Gong has been favored for nearly ten years. Although it is useless, he still has some connections and talents in the capital.
Yes, just ask anyone, and the matter will be solved easily. Why are you so poor that you have to sell paintings to make money? Zhao Qiang was confused and secretly glanced at the very old young man and saw that he was also staring at him.
, compared with his appearance, his eyes were much sharper, as if he could penetrate people's hearts with just one glance, making Zhao Qiang shrink his neck involuntarily.
Ge Anxi's path was to be the second housekeeper who asked for help from the court. He was afraid that something might happen, so seeing Zhao Qiang questioning his words, Ma Ma affirmed: "The person I'm looking for has a strong relationship, so I said yes." He paused and said no.
He said patiently: "I've told you what happened. Do you have the money? If not, please go elsewhere and don't delay my business here." It really changes at the drop of a hat. He is not very good at being a human being.
Zhou Peigong on the side frowned after hearing what he said. He sighed to himself that he really didn't know how his father-in-law and mother-in-law gave birth to such a precious son. Compared with his sister, one is in the sky and the other is on the ground. He is really a dragon.
Each of the nine children is different. Alas, it’s not because he did anything wrong in his previous life. He has to worry about this baby in this life.
"Okay." Seeing Ge Anxi's impatient look, Zhao Qiang laughed dryly, stopped talking to him, and directly ordered Deqiu: "Give the young master the two thousand five hundred taels of silver notes just now."
Qiu Yiling took out from his arms the silver note that the Marshal had just earned from selling beads in the antique shop, and waved it in front of Ge Anxi: "Master, be careful, the promissory note from Datong Bank is not fake."
How could he not recognize the banknote? Ge Anxi did not expect that the rough man in front of him really had such a huge sum of money, and he would give it to himself even if he said it was for himself. He felt a little guilty and did not dare to reach out to take the banknote. He said timidly: "I only need two coins."
You guys have a thousand taels too much, I don’t have much money,” he muttered to himself, not knowing what to say.
"The extra five hundred taels can be borrowed from me. After all, if you take the exam, you will have a lot of expenses, so how can you get less money around you? As the saying goes, a penny can stump a heroic man. I am doing business all year round.
The trouble of not having any money is too much, so I still accept it. If I become successful in the future, it will not be too late to return it to me." Zhao Qiang smiled at Ge Anxi, took the silver note from Deqiu and stuffed it in his hand.
His hand.
"this"
Ge Anxi's banknote, Zhao Qiang, who was not his brother-in-law, swallowed hard in his throat, hesitating extremely, and finally made a cruel decision, and squeezed out two words: "Thank you" but he could no longer say the following words.
He kept his eyes fixed on the bank note, as if he was afraid that the money he had received would fly away again. Just as he was about to stuff it into his arms and quickly go to the second housekeeper to settle the matter, he heard a sharp shout from his brother-in-law:
"Return the banknote to others"
"Brother-in-law?"
Ge Anxi was startled and saw his brother-in-law glaring at him with a dark face. After a brief ideological struggle, his expression quickly changed to a look of begging, and he could not pull out the hand he stretched out in his arms.
Seeing that his brother-in-law didn't want to return the banknote to him, Zhou Peigong cursed secretly: This worthless thing. Walking to his side, he suppressed his anger and said: "You didn't even understand the purpose of my visit, so you dared to accept my money.
How did you know that the money they lent you was for free? If they asked you to do something you couldn't do, how would you deal with it?"
Ge Anxi was also scared when he heard that, yes, how could these three rough guys lend me such a large sum of money because they are so nice? If it is true as my brother-in-law said, they want me to do illegal things, what should I do? But think about it
Now that I am in this state, what else is there for others to pursue? If I don't get the honor, my life will be meaningless. If I really want to snatch and kill him, it is not a reckless thing.
"Tell me, what are your plans?"
Seeing his brother-in-law standing there with a complicated expression, Zhou Peigong was disappointed and ignored him. He suddenly turned around and faced Zhao Qiang fiercely. At this moment, his expression and behavior were completely different from the previous lost and decadent look, which also made Zhao Qiang
His eyes lit up: Yes, this person must be Zhou Peigong, yes, it must be him! If he hadn't been leading troops all year round, he wouldn't have such a murderous atmosphere!
Holding back the joy and excitement in his heart, Zhao Qiang asked calmly: "Your Excellency, is Zhou Chang and Zhou Peigong?"
"Not bad." Zhou Peigong no longer avoided his identity. His intuition told him that the Sauron man in front of him must have come for him, but he couldn't guess what the other party wanted him to do for them.
Seeing that Zhou Peigong confirmed his identity, Zhao Qiang breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "That's okay. Since you are Zhou Peigong, I can use this money with confidence." After saying that, he cupped his hands and said "Goodbye!" Then he turned around and went out.
go.
"Wait a minute!"
Zhou Peigong was confused by Zhao Qiang's behavior. Since the other party came to find him deliberately, and gave his brother-in-law a huge sum of money for nothing, but left without telling his purpose, what was going on? His mind was raised at the moment.
I was eager to know what Mi Qing wanted to do, and I absolutely couldn't let him leave like this, otherwise I might have trouble sleeping and eating over this matter.
"What? Master Zhou, is there anything else?" Zhao Qiang wanted Zhou Peigong to keep him alone. Seeing that his hard-to-get trick had worked, he was secretly happy, but he didn't dare to show his face.
"There is no Master Zhou here. You can call me Zhou Chang or Pei Gong. Anyway, don't call me Master." Zhou Peigong could see from the other person's eyes that the other party did not seem to be malicious towards him, and his guard was slightly reduced at the moment, and he said: "
People in the Ming Dynasty do not speak secretly, and you are not a Han. I have always heard that the Surun people are all good hunters, and the men of the tribe are all straight men. Since you have come to see me, Zhou Peigong, I think there must be something going on. In this case, please come to the house.
Sit here, you and I will make it clear." After saying that, he pointed to the stool he was sitting on before. After listening to his brother-in-law's words, Ge Anxi hurriedly moved a stool from in front of the bed and placed it there.
"Haha, Duke Zhou said so, you're welcome." Zhao Qiang said and walked into the house, sitting on the stool calmly. Deqiu and Ge Feihu closed the door knowingly.
The two of them stood guard outside, one on the left and the other on the right. Seeing this, Zhou Peigong knew that Mi Qing must have something to ask for from him, and the money he gave to his brother-in-law was probably just a favor. He still had the right to get people's money and help others to eliminate disasters.
I understand. Besides, if my brother-in-law is like this, he will definitely not be able to spit out the money he has put in his mouth. Now that the matter has come to this, we have no choice but to listen to what Mi Qing wants. He is also in poverty now. If someone with an official position can help,
, so he tried his best. With this idea in mind, Zhou Peigong also sat down and said: "Your Excellency is so generous, so you must not be short of money, and you are from outside the country, so naturally you are not seeking an official position, but I don't know why.
If you find me, Zhou Peigong, please let me know."