After meeting King Xing and leaving the study, Tang Yin couldn't help but shake his head, his face full of emotion.
Zhu Hao asked curiously: "Why did Mr. Tang react like this? Don't you want to see Wang Zhongcheng?"
Tang Yin glanced sideways at Zhu Hao: "You have great supernatural powers and know many things in the past. Don't you know why I am unhappy?"
Zhu Hao thought to himself, you old boy is really direct in your speech.
In the twelfth year of Hongzhi's general examination, you and Wang Shouren were equally talented, and your reputation was far above Wang Shouren's. As a result, the situation of the two of them changed drastically after just one general examination. Now they are getting along like a duck in water in the government, but what about you?
?I can only be a staff member in the palace who dare not reveal my name...
Zhu Hao said: "Mr. Tang, please don't feel sorry for what is happening in front of you. If you don't enter Prince Xing's Mansion, I'm afraid you won't even have a chance to see him."
What Zhu Hao means is not to think that you are miserable now. Compared to the time in history when you pretended to be crazy and ran away from Prince Ning's Mansion, spending the rest of your life with nowhere to rely on, poverty and poverty, and living on charity, you are already doing well now.
"Um?"
Tang Yin frowned and stared at Zhu Hao.
You kid is really good at "comforting" people!
I was already in a bad mood, but after listening to your words, I felt even worse!
After all, after several months of pretending to be crazy in Nanchang City and spending more than a year with Zhu Hao, Tang Yin is now much thicker-skinned than before. After sorting out his thoughts, he asked: "What about you? Your credit has been taken away by others, and I feel very sad.
Are you unhappy?"
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "So what if you are unhappy, do you want to resist? It's useless. I am a child, and it is difficult to record military achievements in my name... King Xing is kind and kind, and he explained so much to me.
I don’t even have a word of comfort when I encounter someone who is unreasonable.”
"Aren't you resentful?"
Tang Yin didn't expect Zhu Hao to be so open-minded.
Zhu Hao shook his head: "What's there to be resentful about? My purpose is to stay in Prince Xing's Mansion and let His Highness Prince Xing know that my heart is for the Prince's Mansion... Could it be that you want me to get military honors and inherit my father's position as the Imperial Guard?"
?Then should I continue to take the imperial examination?"
Tang Yin thought about it, and it made the same sense.
Military merit seems very important, but for literati, it is a very useless thing, especially for those who are not officials. For example, Tang Yin...it seems that he does not need any military merit at all.
Isn't this battle just for the bright future of Prince Xing's Mansion?
It is enough to achieve the goal of rejuvenating the palace. After this, Tang Yin and Zhu Hao can stay in the palace with peace of mind. Now everyone in the palace knows their abilities, and they are respected and treated with courtesy. This is the best reward.
"Oh, you can think about things so clearly at such a young age. It seems that I still need to learn more from you." Tang Yin sighed sincerely.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Let's learn together... Actually, I also want to learn from you."
"What to study?"
Tang Yin's self-confidence skyrocketed, and his eyes lit up. It turns out that there is something in me that you admire.
Rare, rare.
Zhu Haodao: "I will learn from you about being polite and polite, especially when you are not ashamed to ask questions... Even though I am a child, you can treat me as half a gentleman. This kind of good attitude is very worthy of my learning."
Tang Yin's face fell, and his expectant expression turned into aggrieved. He first glared at Zhu Hao, then laughed at himself, holding Zhu Hao's hand and preparing to leave together.
At this moment, Jiang Lun's voice came from behind: "You two, please stay."
As he spoke, Jiang Lun jogged to keep up.
"Mr. Jiang, is something wrong?"
Zhu Hao smiled innocently.
Jiang Lun waved his hand hurriedly: "I don't dare to accept this sir. Young Master Zhu, I have received a military honor thanks to your favor. I really don't know what to say... This credit should belong to you. I am receiving the reward without any merit."
, I have a guilty conscience... In this way, from now on Young Master Zhu will just give orders when he has something to do, and I, Jiang, will go through fire and water without hesitation."
It turned out that Jiang Lun came to thank him.
Tang Yin smiled and said: "Uncle Jiang, why don't you take some practical actions and just talk about it?"
"ah?"
Jiang Lun was teased by Tang Yin. He was a little surprised at first, and then grinned, "Where is it? Brother Bohu, you should know that I, Jiang, have no wealth. Otherwise, I will lose my entire family and have to repay Young Master Zhu for his kindness. From now on, Young Master Zhu will tell me, I
Jiang didn’t say anything…”
Tang Yin originally wanted to say that even if you don't have much, it won't affect your ability to "go bankrupt" to repay Zhu Hao's kindness.
But after thinking about it, it was too boring to talk about this among friends. At least Jiang Lun knew how to repay his kindness. Thinking of what Zhu Hao said before, this is not what Zhu Hao is pursuing. In the future, he will have a stable position in the palace and everyone will know that he has the ability.
, there will be someone to help you no matter what happens?
If you are too fussy about working for the palace, your stay may not last long.
Tang Yin glanced at Zhu Hao, and learned from Zhu Hao the most basic principles of officialdom entertainment, which is to keep a calm mind and know how to make choices.
Zhu Hao cupped his hands and said: "You two, I will go back to prepare for the government examination first. I have fallen behind a lot in my homework due to the recent suppression of bandits, so I don't dare to delay any longer."
"well."
Jiang Lun rubbed his hands, not knowing what to say.
Tang Yin smiled and said: "Uncle Jiang, how about we go to the Yiwei Department? Let's have a couple of drinks together later?"
"If you want it, I must treat you to this drink. Call Lao Lu... Oh, by the way, why didn't I see anyone else..."
The three of them were not considered to be core members of the palace, but after this incident, King Xing's trust in the three of them increased to varying degrees, and the benefits of being invisible were many. Everyone he met along the way nodded and bowed in greetings.
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It wasn't until dark that Zhu Hao saw Lu Song, who looked tired.
Lu Song was in a very bad mood.
Zhu Haoben was chatting with a few guards in the courtyard. They were bragging about the various adventures they experienced when they went out to suppress bandits in the early morning of yesterday. They were bragging about how brave they were and how vulnerable they were to the bandits. In general, they were constantly exalting themselves and trying to belittle them.
When the bandits saw Lu Song entering the courtyard, they subconsciously stood up, straightened their backs, and paid attention to Lu Song, who had established prestige in the Yiwei Department through this battle.
"Lu Dianzhan?"
Zhu Hao went over to say hello, and Lu Song, who was a little dazed, came back to his senses and discovered Zhu Hao's presence.
Then Lu Song waved to the guards who came behind him: "You guys carry your things into the courtyard first, and then I have to go see His Highness Prince Xing."
"yes."
The people who followed brought in some more things, which seemed to be trophies obtained from cleaning up the battlefield.
Zhu Hao walked with Lu Song for a while and asked, "Is there any news about the guards?"
"Um."
Lu Song nodded, "Some broken pieces of armor were found at the explosion site. Perhaps he was trapped in a tight siege and could not escape. He died with the bandits, but the body could not be identified... The bones have been collected and placed in the state government office. I came back to follow Xing
Wang reported to see how to provide support to the family members."
Zhu Hao couldn't help but think that he had met Guard Lian three days ago in the afternoon. Although Zhu Hao didn't like this person, he at least did his duty for the palace and laid a solid foundation for the final victory of this battle against bandits with his life.
Base.
The first five explosions seemed very effective, but it was the last critical explosion that completely shattered the thieves' determination to fight back.
Zhu Hao said: "It has happened, Lu Dianzhan does not need to be sad... Two days have passed, and I think both my wife and your son hope to see you return home soon."
In fact, Zhu Hao wanted to remind Lu Song that even though Lien Sheng was basically dead, you don't have to be too sad. After all, you are also a member of the death squads. Who can you care about? Now that you have finally achieved a great victory, you can be considered one too.
After escaping from the gate of hell, you should reunite with your family who are worried about your safety as soon as possible.
"Also, I feel guilty for what happened to the guard. If I hadn't come up with this strategy, maybe he..." Zhu Hao also wanted to express his attitude by the way, otherwise others would say he is a cold-blooded animal.
Lu Song shook his head: "How can you blame Master Zhu? This battle was approved by Prince Xing and carried out by the Yiwei Department. If you hadn't come up with this ingenious plan, the losses to Prince Xing's Mansion would have been greater, and there is no guarantee that the thieves would not launch an attack on the city...
...Have you seen the thousands of people we rescued? They were all kidnapped by bandits. Without you, they would be trapped in bandit camps, and their lives would be worse than death.
"Well, after successfully saving so many people, Lao Lian's death is considered worthwhile."
Having said this, Lu Song finally thought about it.
There are gains and there are losses. It makes no sense to just worry about Lian Sheng's death. This is a war, not a house game. Where can someone not die? The only difference is who dies.
From this point alone, Zhu Hao could tell that the people in the Yiwei Department of Prince Xing's Mansion were not prepared for the battlefield at all. Although they were also military households, they were more like soldiers from the Beijing camp who were waiting to die just for safety.
Youzi is completely different from those border soldiers from Jiubian who live their lives with their heads up.
It is precisely because of this that Lu Song had many negative emotions and psychological problems after a bloody battle that was not too fierce.
Zhu Hao wanted to say that it meant that the bloody battles you had experienced were not enough.
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On the third day after the end of the war against bandits, the outside world basically returned to normal, and classes at the palace resumed.
When Zhu Hao and Jinghong arrived at the school, Zhu San, Zhu Si and Lu Bing were all here. They seemed to be waiting for heroes, waiting for Zhu Hao's arrival.
"Here he comes!"
Zhu San shouted loudly, and the three children immediately rushed to the classroom door and surrounded Zhu Hao who had just walked in.
Zhu San asked first: "Did you have fun the night before yesterday? Did you go to the battlefield to kill the enemy?"
"He didn't kill anyone."
Jinghong's answer for Zhu Hao was simply too horrible to watch.
Zhu Hao shook his head and smiled: "Let's sit down and talk first."
When Zhu Hao was surrounded by people and sat down in his seat, the few children didn't care about whether there was class or not. They all surrounded Zhu Hao asking questions.
It seems like it is a pity that they cannot participate in this "unparalleled war".
Just as things were getting lively, Yuan Rulin also came, followed by his grandfather Yuan Zonggao, and behind him were Fan Yikuan and Tang Yin.
Seeing several gentlemen appearing in the classroom together, several children quickly returned to their seats.
However, their actions just now fell into Yuan Zonggao's eyes. Yuan Zonggao just smiled and didn't think anything of it.
"You all know it."
Yuan Zonggao stood in the center of the podium, smiled and said to several children, "Zhu Hao performed outstandingly and made great contributions in the battle to suppress the bandits the night before yesterday. You must follow his example. You must not only learn from him in reading, but also
He was admitted as the county chief at a young age, and he must learn from his loyalty and integrity, and be able to serve the prince regardless of life and death at critical moments."
Zhu San asked: "Mr. Yuan, do you mean... let us go to the battlefield next time?"
Yuan Zonggao smiled and shook his head: "I'm not asking you to go to the battlefield, but to understand the true meaning of loyalty... Okay, you guys go to class first. Zhu Hao, come out, your husband and I will discuss something with you. Fan Xuezheng, this is the place.
give it to you."
"Um."
Fan agreed with broad understanding.
Originally, he was a little resistant to the different treatment between himself and Tang Yin in the palace, but after this incident, he completely understood the current situation, and he was a teacher...