Three hundred and seventieth chapters are better than evildoers
Zhu Haozhong was a scholar on that day.
The family was also anxiously waiting for the news. When the people from the government came to announce the good news, Zhu Niang's anxious heart finally dropped.
"Third madam, congratulations. The young master of your house has been selected as a prisoner in this county, and he is also the head of the case. The Wuxun family has a young champion."
"That's because the third lady taught me well."
"From now on, Mrs. Zhu San's imperial edict can be obtained through her son. This is something that many people can't hope for. It's true that a son will be just like a mother..."
Neighbors in the street came to watch.
The store was decorated with lights and colorful decorations that day. Everything was not prepared by Zhu Niang in advance, but was purchased temporarily. However, people are in high spirits during happy events, and this expense was completely worth it in Zhu Niang's opinion.
Then the people from the Sun family who gave thank-you gifts came, and sent a large team of more than twenty people to carry large and small boxes of things into the shop.
Only then did Zhu Niang and those outside join in the fun know that not only did Zhu Hao himself pass the examination as a scholar, but his new student, a merchant son named Sun Ru, also successfully passed the examination.
It may be that the old lady of the Sun family is not very confident in her child's academic performance. The child suddenly passed the examination and was admitted as a student, so the thank you gift to Zhu Hao was naturally very generous.
This caused the neighbors in the street to express all kinds of envy, jealousy, and hatred.
Some families are really happy and some are sad.
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But it was said that the Zhu Family Manor had also been told about Zhu Hao's entrance examination as a student.
Zhu Jia called over all the principals of the three-bedroom household except Zhu Niang's family.
Jiang Yonghe, Zhu Wanjian and Zhu Wanquan gathered together, followed by a disgraced Zhu Yanling, and besides them were Butler Liu and several shopkeepers.
"...Look at you, you have been studying for so many years and you are not even as good as your own brother? How can you still have the nerve to go out drinking and find women?"
Mrs. Zhu Jia cursed loudly in front of her eldest grandson.
Zhu Yanling was very dissatisfied, but gritted his teeth and stood firm.
When the same class took the college examination, not only did Zhu Hao pass, but Zhu Hao, the nerdy student who was often ridiculed, also passed smoothly. This matter immediately became a topic of conversation among the gentry and common people in the city and outside the city, and Zhu Yanling has always been the one in the Zhu family.
The hope of the third generation of the Zhu family has been disappointed time and time again.
Zhu Wanjian turned his head to one side and said, "If you have a mother, you will have a son."
He was clearly mocking Jiang Yonghe.
But Jiang Yonghe remained unmoved. She closed her eyes and fiddled with the beads in her hand, as if the matter had nothing to do with her. Even if her son was scolded by the old lady, she didn't bother to open her eyes and take a look.
Zhu Wanquan said: "Mom, in fact, Zhu Hao... has always been very good in talent and academics. In addition, he is the leader of the county examination, so it stands to reason that he can get a stable qualification for admission... In the future, the child will study with him in the state and will take the school entrance examination."
His knowledge..."
"And you!"
Zhu Jiashi immediately turned her anger to her youngest son, "You are an uncle, and you are actually a classmate with your half-year-old nephew. How dare you raise it here?"
Zhu Wanquan didn't understand why today, my mother was like taking a bullet, spraying everyone she saw, but why she turned a blind eye to the second brother who used to be the most contemptuous?
In the past, didn’t we always know who to criticize, so we had to scold the second one first to relieve our anger?
How come I, the first scholar in the Zhu family, have become the target of my anger?
Zhu Wanjian said: "Fourth brother, I am not talking about you because of my brother. You have taken the provincial examination twice and still failed to get on the list. Where do you want our Zhu family to put their face? You said that next time if Xiao Haozi directly passes the examination,
But you didn't pass the exam, then the Zhu family might as well let Xiao Haozi and his wife be the head of the family from now on!"
These words...
Very unpleasant to listen to.
Zhu Wanquan originally thought that his mother would teach his second brother a lesson, but unexpectedly, Zhu Jia was indifferent and seemed to agree with his second son's views?
It’s over!
Birds of a feather.
Zhu Wanjian then turned back to look at the old lady: "Mom, don't talk about those things that always cause trouble for people. Let me tell you something to make everyone happy... Last month, our glass bead business made another one hundred taels of silver, but now we are south of the Yangtze River and north of the Yangtze River.
Glazed beads are popular all over the country, and many people are looking for them. We might as well not find anyone to sell them to us in the future, but just open up our own sales channels, so that all the profits will be ours."
"Um."
Zhu Jiashi responded softly, but did not comment.
Zhu Wanquan had a quick mind and understood it all at once.
The second brother of Qing Dynasty has been highly regarded recently, and he is not even scolded for saying unpleasant things. He has become the favorite of the family. It turns out that the family is relying on him to make money!
Liu Guanjia said: "But over there in the collapsed house, a lot of money has been lost this month. Now we can't make ends meet, and I'm afraid it will be unsustainable next month... Moreover, there is drought in various parts of Huguang this summer, and I'm afraid the autumn grain harvest will not be good...
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The Zhu family has both good and bad times in business.
Zhu Jiashi said: "I didn't come to you today to talk about this matter."
Everyone stopped talking and concentrated on waiting for the old lady to lecture.
"The imperial court suddenly issued an order, saying that our Zhu family will move back to the capital before the end of the year, and even you, the fourth child... will also go back to the capital with us..."
Zhu Jiashi said with a gloomy expression.
Zhu Wanquan's eyes widened and he was extremely surprised: "Mom, why is this? My Zhu family is doing well in Anlu, why do we suddenly want to go back to Beijing? Aren't our household registrations all in Anlu?"
In the Ming Dynasty, examinations for merit and honor could only be conducted in the place of household registration. Of course, there would be some exceptions, but as long as you are not too eager, household registration means everything. Now that Zhu Wanquan's native place has fallen in Anlu, if he moves back to the capital, it will be very difficult for him.
Taking the imperial examination in the future will add a lot of trouble.
If his student status cannot be transferred, he will have to travel between the capital and Wuchang Prefecture in Huguang in the future, and the provincial examination can only be taken in Huguang.
"Commander Qian of the Jinyi Guard personally issued the order. It is very likely that it was the Queen Mother who personally issued the order. Perhaps my Zhu family has failed to fulfill the responsibilities entrusted by the court in the past few years in Anlu, so..."
Zhu Jia's face looked ugly.
Zhu Wanjian shouted: "What about our business? And our fields, won't they all be abandoned? Will we continue to find people to keep an eye on this place in the future? We won't let Liu be in charge of this stall..."
Zhu Jiashi shook his head: "These things will be settled before the end of the year. Now I am just informing you that you should be ready to move back to the capital at any time."
"I...I won't leave!"
Zhu Wanjian was furious and shook his head repeatedly, "Anlu is such a good place, why do you want to go back to the capital? Do you think it is a good place? Now we don't even have a place to stay, and we have to buy a farm and a house when we go back. Isn't it right for the court?"
Are you deliberately tormenting us?"
Zhu Jiashi sneered: "You thought I didn't know, and asked you to go to the capital to find your elder brother last year. As a result, you got into trouble in the capital, owed a lot of debt, and ran away. The creditors followed the trail to Anlu... I heard
If you offend the servants of Shouning Hou Mansion, you will really cause trouble for the family!"
I'm coming.
After listening to my mother's words, Zhu Wanquan finally felt a little better. This is the attitude my mother should have towards her second brother.
If you are asked to help the family earn some money, you will have to earn one hundred taels a month. It will only be one thousand taels a year, which is not enough for the Zhu family's expenses.
"This time the three bedrooms have also been moved away. We cannot allow them to stay in Anlu and be arrogant."
Zhu Jia's expression turned sharp.
It seems that the Zhu family clan is going to undergo a migration. Even if your three families are separated, you will not be able to live a good life.
So what if my son passes the exam to be a scholar? Well, his school status will be cancelled. It is best to join the army and be sent to fight on the northwest front... After all, no one who offends my old lady will end well!
I didn't deal with you before just because you were still valuable. Now that the Zhu family's task of monitoring Prince Xing's Mansion has been cancelled, will I still save face for you?
Zhu Wanjian said: "Whether the Sanfang people leave or not is their business. I want to stay in Anlu. I will make the decision in Anlu from now on."
Zhu Jiashi sneered: "No one can stay, and you will not be an exception... If I let you stay in Anlu, within half a year, I won't even be able to save this house!"
"Each room will go back and make preparations. Later, we will send someone to the third room to inform the people in the yard and let the people in the yard also make preparations... Before leaving, all the land and house assets that can be cleared by each room will be left behind and handed over to me.
On hand!"
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Xingwangfu.
Zhu Haogang learned from Tang Yin that the Zhu family was ordered by the imperial court to move his family out of Anlu.
"...What Zhang Fengzheng told me was not an order from the imperial court, but an order from Qian Ning, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, which may have something to do with Dongchang or the Queen Mother."
Tang Yin's tone was relaxed.
This was the second day after Zhu Hao passed the examination to become a scholar.
Zhu Hao stayed in the palace and did not go home, and that day was the day when Zhang Bangqi was taking the exam for Zhu Si.
Originally, with the intention of Prince Xing Zhu Youqi, Zhang Bangqi was invited to Prince Xing's Mansion to take the exam, but perhaps Zhang Bangqi was worried about being close to Prince Xing's Mansion, so he declined the request. As a result of the final discussion, the examination location was changed to a place near Prince Xing's Mansion.
The viewing platform - Yangchun Terrace was held.
Yuan Zonggao, Zhang Jingming and Zhang Zuo all went to watch the ceremony, and even the Protestant Xi Chuyu also went. However, Tang Yin did not attend the meeting because of his special status, so he chatted with Zhu Hao in the palace.
Zhu Hao accurately threw a marble into the square hole dug in the ground in front of him, shook his head and said, "I guess my mother will be under pressure again recently."
Tang Yin frowned: "What's the explanation?"
Zhu Hao said: "The Zhu family is going to be moved away. My grandmother is a person who will take revenge. She thinks that the value of my staying in the palace is gone, so she naturally wants to bring our three bedrooms back to the capital. Will I have a chance in the future?"
Enrolling in school is another matter."
"Oh, you are a family...that's not the case, right?"
Tang Yin couldn't believe it.
Can we, as family members connected by blood, do this?
Zhu Hao sighed: "This is not a sinister human heart, but a power struggle... The existence of our third room has affected the interests and face of the Zhu family, and has become a thorn in my grandmother's side..."
Tang Yinxiao asked: "Then have you thought of any countermeasures?"
"Countermeasures?"
Zhu Hao shook his head, "I'm not completely sure, but the palace should come forward to persuade me to stay, right? If the palace doesn't retain me, my uncle can still use his strength. As long as he comes forward and makes the Zhu family feel that my uncle's mission has not changed, then I will not care about the Zhu family.
If you say it, it will have value again."
"Um?"
Tang Yin was puzzled.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "You can understand it this way... In the past, my uncle stayed in the capital as a hostage, and the Zhu family was responsible for spying on intelligence in Anlu. Now the situation is reversed. The Zhu family moved to the capital as a hostage, while my uncle
Stay in Anlu and continue to spy on intelligence.
"As long as the Zhu family understands this, even if I want to go with them, they will kick me away. This is also a political consideration!"
Tang Yin was quite speechless after hearing this.
Finally, Tang Yin stood up from the steps where he was sitting, pointed at Zhu Hao and said: "You, you, you have figured out people's hearts so thoroughly at such a young age. I really don't know what is in your mind. You are young and mature... you are not a monster.
Better than a monster!"
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