After Lu Junbi sent "Friend Wang" back, it was already late at night and it was really inconvenient to disturb others.
So when the sky turned bright and dim the next day, Lu Junbi didn't care about the lack of sleep, got up and rushed to the residence of the salt merchant Wang's family.
Just by hearing the surname "Wang" and considering the situation in Yangzhou City, you can know that the ancestors of this family must have come from Huizhou, the Huizhou of Huizhou merchants.
Wang is a common surname in Huizhou, and has produced many celebrities. More recently, for example, in the early years of Jiajing, he fought a naval battle with the Fo Lang machine gun and introduced the Fo Lang machine gun to the Ministry of War Minister Wang Hong.
Another example is Wang Daokun, a famous Huizhou scholar who is still alive. He was the same age as Zhang Juzheng and Wang Shizhen. He is another leader in the literary world. His status in today's mainstream literary world is basically second only to Wang Shizhen.
The head of the Wang family, a salt merchant that Lu Junbi wanted to visit, was named Wang Qing. He was forty years old and was known as Wang Chaofeng or Wang Yuanwai.
Lu Junbi is the grandson of Wang Yuanwai's mother's cousin. This relationship is far away, and they generally don't move around anymore.
But Lu Junbi himself was good at studying and was a scholar with a certain social status, so he was able to hang out with the Wang family, a wealthy businessman.
It was just dawn today, and Lu Junbi was sitting in the front hall of Wang's house waiting.
After Wang Yuanwai woke up, he felt a little strange when he heard the slave say that Lu Xiucai, the old mistress's mother-in-law, came in a hurry to see her so early in the morning.
He ordered breakfast to be served, and then invited Lu Xiucai to dine with him.
Hearing Lu Xiucai explain his purpose, Mr. Wang frowned slightly. It sounded like a good thing, but he was worried that there was some fraud involved.
In a city with extremely developed commerce like Yangzhou City, there must be a lot of scammers, and all kinds of deceptions emerge in endlessly.
Wang Yuanwai has been working hard in the shopping mall for twenty years, and he will definitely not be impulsive when doing things.
He was not afraid that Lu Junbi would deceive him, but that Lu Junbi would be deceived by others.
While having breakfast, Wang Yuanwai asked him carefully about the situation of the "Friend Wang" mentioned by Lu Junbi.
Lu Junbi replied: "This man's conversation is extraordinary and he knows Suzhou's local culture and people very well. It doesn't look like he is lying.
The servants around him were all strong and well-oiled, and they looked like they were all well-fed and well-fed, indicating that they were not poor.
And if it was a scam, he would definitely want something from me, or throw out a bait to lure me in.
But he didn't express anything at all, and he never talked to me about anything involving interests.
Even from the beginning, he declined to associate with me, indicating that he had no intention of me; and he also declined my marriage proposal."
Wang Yuanwai said: "Generally speaking, if one does not brag about oneself, two does not question you thoroughly, three does not ask you to do something, and four does not induce you with benefits, then the possibility of being a liar is very small."
Then he told Lu Xiucai: "You just said that the academic officer will arrive in Yangzhou City in two or three days, and we will know the outcome by then.
Before that, you should not take the initiative to contact that friend Wang, and then see his reaction to see if he will be anxious to find you again.
If he is really a descendant of the Dongshan Wang family, our family will naturally show sincerity to impress him and make him feel that he is more comfortable in Yangzhou than back in Suzhou!"
So Lu Junbi followed Wang Yuanwai's instructions and did not look for Lin Tailai again for the next two days.
However, no one came to disturb him. Official Lin felt at ease and began to arrange his own affairs.
He called several local intermediaries to come over and asked: "I want to place 500 people to live in the city until the end of the month. The cost will not exceed 500 taels. Can any of you do it?"
Although Yangzhou is one of the three largest cities in the Jiangzuo area and has a lot of foreign guests, I was still shocked when I heard "five hundred people".
If this was not the time of peace, but thirty years ago when the Japanese pirates were rampant, we would definitely suspect that these "five hundred people" came to capture Yangzhou City.
Lin Daguan then comforted him and said, "Don't worry! We all have road guides from the Wuxian County Office of Suzhou Prefecture. They are the officials sent here to assist the Suzhou Guard Army in transporting grain!"
After hearing this "explanation", these people who rely on agency fees for a living felt relieved.
To make money, you have to be brave enough. As long as you give a reasonable name, is there any money you dare not make?
After thinking for a while, an older Yazi said: "The temples in the northeastern area of Xincheng are relatively dense, such as Erlang Temple, Zhenwu Temple, Yuwang Temple, Guanyin Temple, etc., which are not far from each other.
Moreover, these temples are more spacious than ordinary houses and inns. As long as all the open space can be rented, it is not a problem to accommodate 500 people, and it is also convenient to gather and mobilize."
Then he rubbed his teeth secretly and hinted: "These temples are far away from the government, county, guard, military and coastal defense and other yamen in the old city to the west."
Lin Daguan was very satisfied and said: "Very good! Let's do it like this! If it can be done within two days, I will be very grateful to you!"
If they weren't worried about shocking the world or being surrounded by the government's suspicions, Lin Daguan would have wanted to train his subordinates in their ability to set up camps.
That way, you can just find an open space outside the city and you don't need to spend money to find a place to live.
After two days of calm, the Nanzhili Tixue Yushi, also known as the great master among the scholars, Fang Huanjian, came to Yangzhou City to inspect the scholars in Yangzhou.
As an important town, Yangzhou City has a wide variety of yamen, more than Suzhou City.
However, no special "examination court" was built, only a Central Procuratorate was built between the government school and the government office.
Those who are not permanent, such as the patrol censor and the academic censor, are also officials with the title of "censor". Whoever comes here will use the Central Procuratorate.
As for the censor who patrols salt, there is a special Salt Law Inspection Yuan. When the governor of Fengyang, Jiangbei, occasionally comes over, there is also a special Futai Metropolitan Inspection Yuan.
After Ti Xue Guan Fanghuan arrived in Yangzhou City, he immediately moved into the Central Procuratorate.
According to traditional rules, after a grand master arrives in a certain place, he is not allowed to meet or socialize with local scholars until the examination results are released.
Anyone who dares to visit such a stern grandmaster will be kicked out and denied admission.
But rules are rules, and there are always loopholes that can be exploited. Foreigners like Lin Tailai certainly do not fall into the category of "local scholars."
Another example is that you can enter through the front door secretly and sneak in through the back door, provided that you have enough kindness.
So the next day, in front of the gate of the Procuratorate in Yangzhou City, there were still a few scholars trying their luck.
Lu Junbi was also among them, but he was not here to try his luck, but to see if his new friend the King of Suzhou would come.
Not long after, I saw "King's Friend" in groups of five and six, walking towards them as if they didn't recognize their relatives, followed by the six bulky and round followers.
For some reason, in Lu Junbi's eyes, Friend Wang today has a very different temperament than when he first met two days ago.
I don’t know why, but everyone in Friend Wang’s entourage is carrying a big leather bag. Could it be that they all have gold and silver treasures? Isn’t it a bit too much?
Official Lin walked outside the gate of the Central Procuratorate, looked at the people outside the door in surprise, and said:
"Do you know how to do it? If you don't go to the back door to try your luck and ask for a meeting, what's the use of waiting at the street door?"
Someone shouted: "Then why are you coming to the gate, my friend?"
Lin Tailai signaled the guardians on the left and right to knock on the door. Zhang Wu went up and kicked the door a few times, and then he saw that the door was opened a crack from the inside.
Then a arrogant figure from the door appeared, shouting to the outside through the crack in the door: "Who is so ignorant?"
Lin Daguan personally stepped forward, kicked the door open with one kick, and then pushed the door open.
While everyone was stunned, Officer Lin occupied the door and turned to say hello to Lu Junbi, "Brother Lu! Let's go in together?"
Lu Junbi: "???"
Is this how you visit? Do the Wang family in Dongshan act so arrogantly?
He subconsciously shrank his body. How dare Lu Junbi follow him in like this? He quickly waved his hand.
So Official Lin and his entourage walked into the gate of the Procuratorate, and then closed the door again with a "bang". No one knew what happened inside the Procuratorate, only faint shouts were heard.
After everyone outside the door looked at each other, someone suggested: "Actually, what my friend just said makes sense. We should go to the back door to try our luck."
Then these people went around the outer wall of the Procuratorate and moved towards the back door.
However, it was said that after Lin Tailai entered the Procuratorate, he encountered the entourage of the academic officer as expected.
But with the protection of six powerful subordinates, Lin Daguan was naturally not afraid of the dozens of Taiping Era guards who had not gone through the battle formation.
In just a short moment, Lin Daguan and his men broke through the ceremonial gate, the front hall, the main hall, and the entrance hall, and the soldiers advanced towards the back hall!
On the other hand, in the back hall, the last few close servants of Fang Tixue fought with all their might for several rounds, buying time for Fang Tixue.
Lin Daguan, whose thigh was being hugged tightly, watched helplessly as a short, fat man in official robes escaped around the back hall.
After a few more efforts, Senior Officer Lin broke away from the two slaves holding his thighs, and hurriedly went around the veranda at the side of the back hall to catch up.
When Official Lin chased him to the row house at the back, he saw that the short, fat figure in official robes had climbed up the ladder to the wall in the corner of the backyard.
This made Lin Daguan very speechless. Why is this happening? Wouldn't it be better to sit down and talk?
He rushed forward and shouted loudly: "Please come down, Grand Master! Please be polite!"
Fang Tixue on the wall looked back indifferently, "It's because of Lin Tailai's poor performance in Nanjing that you are the idiot to go down!"
When you jump from the top of the wall to the outside, the sky is high, birds can fly, and the sea is vast, and fish can jump!
Then you can escape into the government office next to you. Do you, Lin Tailai, dare to attack the government office?
The few scholars who were at the front gate just now have also gone around to the back.
He immediately looked up and saw an official who looked very suspicious of the Grand Master, standing on the wall in a panic.
Everyone was stunned again, what on earth is this scene?
Everyone started to get entangled, should they follow the etiquette and salute the grand master on the wall?
Immediately, someone in the courtyard shouted loudly, and then the Grand Master shivered and rolled down the wall.
The few scholars no longer need to hesitate and struggle. Only a fool will sit idly by if a great master falls from the sky.
Also, the friend just now said it well, even if you get lucky, you still have to come through the back door!
So everyone rushed forward in unison and caught the Grand Master with all their hands.
Then they surrounded the Grand Master tightly, greeting each other with all kinds of greetings.
Damn it! Fang Tixue was shocked. Where did these scholars under the wall come from?
After coming back to his senses, he shouted anxiously: "Let me go! Let me go!"
But these scholars, who were obsessed with fame and fortune, were not willing to let go of the opportunity to have close contact with the Grand Master. They blocked the Grand Master in a corner and were in a dilemma.
At this time, Lin Daguan also jumped down from the wall inside and landed directly in the middle of the crowd.
"A bunch of bastards!" Fang Tixue jumped angrily and cursed, not knowing who he was scolding.
Officer Lin held the Grand Master with one hand, separated the crowd with force with the other, and walked toward the side door at the back.
Then Officer Lin thought of something again, and turned around to invite Lu Junbi again: "Brother Lu, come in with us?"
Lu Junbi wanted to kneel down directly. Friend Wang, can you pretend not to know me at this time?
At this time, the small door at the back of the procuratorate was opened from the inside, and Senior Officer Lin walked in carrying the Grand Master and disappeared from everyone's sight.
Lu Junbi's mind was at a loss. What happened today was completely beyond his understanding.
Friend Wang, when you talk about going through the back door, is this the back door?
Why did I fall asleep halfway through Li Bai’s poem about drinking wine? This chapter was written yesterday, and there should be two more chapters today. I currently owe a total of 4 chapters, and there’s still time!