It's Prince Xing's Mansion again, and it's clamoring for people to lose arms and legs. Even a person like Yang Weicong, who has a strong background in the court, can't help but feel frightened.
If it's just an ordinary civil servant, the matter won't be a big deal and it will be easy to talk about anything.
But if Prince Xing's Mansion is involved, the situation will be led to unknown directions, and the result is likely to be something that he, a scholar who has not yet passed the Jinshi examination, cannot bear.
Then he thought that he had already taken the lead in front of this group of fellow villagers, and if a fight broke out, a group of strong men would definitely attack him. The unlucky guy with missing arms and legs would probably be him, so he had to consider this matter in the long term and endure the calm for a while.
Well.
"Master Yang, fight with them!"
There are always busybodies nearby who are dissatisfied and want to fight with each other.
Yang Weicong glared at the other party and thought, don't you know how to assess the situation? If you are facing a group of ordinary Anlu people, relying on the convenience of being a local snake, you can make the other party suffer. But the problem is that now the other party
After moving out of Prince Xing's Mansion, are you still rushing forward without thinking? Do you want to die?
"Bring the people out!"
Yang Weicong gave an order, and his servants hurried to the woodshed and pulled out Sun Ru, who had a bruised nose, swollen face and was in a state of mental distress.
Sun Ru had no temper at all at this time.
It was freezing cold in February, with snow falling from time to time. I came to Jiaofangsi hoping to find a warm den to drink wine and cuddle up with a woman. I didn’t wear too much, but then I was beaten all over my body and was thrown away.
He went to the woodshed and stayed up all night in the biting cold wind. Although it was not life-threatening, it was still a big blow to him.
Although Sun Ru was brought out, he was not handed over to Zhu Hao.
Someone next to Yang Weicong said: "How can the person who beat us be let go so easily? We can't take advantage of him!"
"Bring me twenty taels of silver."
Zhu Hao said to the Sun family servant beside him.
The Sun family servant hurriedly took out two silver ingots, both worth ten taels of official silver, and handed them to Zhu Hao.
Someone on the other side shouted: "You beat someone, and you want to deal with it for twenty taels of silver?"
Zhu Hao said: "Twenty taels of silver for one person is naturally enough, but if it is divided among many people... it will probably be enough to build a shield..."
He didn't say it directly, but the other party could understand it.
Just twenty taels of silver as compensation. If you are not satisfied, we will start a war and beat you all. Finally, let you share the medical expenses equally to see who is afraid of whom.
"Go get the silver back and give it to the injured Liu Juren!"
Yang Weicong waved his hand and gave orders calmly.
As the leader, he still has a certain right to speak. In fact, this group of candidates are also timid and afraid of getting into trouble. They thought that with Yang Weicong's support, they would be able to do whatever they want, but this time even Yang Weicong will be intimidated, so both parties can only take a step back.
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After paying the money, the other party let him go, and the last fight finally stopped.
That's the end of the matter.
As for whether this matter will be spread to the ears of the Yushi Yanguan later, and someone will add fuel to the fire and poke it up...most likely not!
Zhu Hao understood the psychology of those officials very well. He knew that the one with the most people in the trouble was Yang Weicong from the Yang Tinghe faction, and it was almost certain that Yang Weicong would be on the list in the future. For an upstart from the current chief minister faction, who would take the risk?
Impeachment at the risk of acquittal? Is it just to show off your rhetoric? Just go to sleep!
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"May I have your name?"
Before leaving, Yang Weicong glared at Zhu Hao fiercely.
Apparently the bridge has been closed.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "My name is not worth mentioning, but we will definitely meet each other in the future, and maybe we will become ministers in the same palace?"
"Hahaha... You are so arrogant. Do you really think that the exam is as easy as the rural exam in your backwoods? That sounds very childish."
Yang Weicong was able to maintain a certain degree of restraint, but the group of people around him looked uneducated and made sarcastic remarks.
Of course, if the other party was rational, they would not fight in a relatively public place like Jiaofangsi during such an important period of waiting for the release of the results.
Yang Weicong said coldly: "Okay, I will remember you. I hope you will succeed in your youth and join the imperial class. Then I will discuss today's affairs with you."
Yang Weicong was angry, but he didn't get angry.
Apparently, he thought that his friend, who was the son of a bachelor of the First Academy of Sciences, would surely have great success after entering the court. Wouldn't it be easy to use the officialdom tactics to deal with Zhu Hao, a Jinshi who had no foothold in the court?
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Although the two sides were at war with each other, they finally resolved the issue peacefully.
Pay money and leave.
After Sun Ru came out, she was immediately carried on a stretcher by the Sun family...
"Sir...wuwu..."
Sun Ru cried loudly, obviously she had been holding back before, but now she couldn't help it anymore.
Zhu Hao said: "Go back and recover well, and we will discuss the issue of right and wrong in two days... Let's go."
The Sun family hurriedly carried the child away.
Jiang Lun came over and said: "Mr. Zhu, I'm going to leave first. I have something else to do..."
Apparently Jiang Lun was a little scared and was almost taken advantage of by Zhu Hao. If Prince Xing's Mansion was involved, the matter would be really difficult to solve.
After Jiang Lun led the people away, Lu Song came over and said: "Mr. Zhu, although your previous actions were to scare the other party, it was actually a bit risky... You are not afraid that the other party will really fight you to the death, and then take action...
…I’m afraid it won’t end well.”
Lu Song and Zhu Hao were relatively familiar with each other, so they spoke without any worries.
Tang Yin also said: "Zhu Hao, it is really risky for you to do this."
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Since we have come together with Prince Xing's Mansion to rescue my scoundrel, a mediocre guy like me won't mince words when thinking about the problem, so he will go straight to scare them... A wise man like Mr. must be careful before playing chess."
It is completely understandable to think a little more and think that this may harm the interests of Prince Xing's Mansion."
"what for?"
Tang Yin frowned.
Are you a mediocre guy?
What's going on?
Then I heard Zhu Hao say: "If he is that old fox who is scheming and has all the tricks, he will naturally think about the problem one step further and consider the second level... Such an old fox is exactly what mediocre people like me think of.
The son is gone, but the negative becomes the positive.
"Sir, do you think so?"
Tang Yin's frown deepened: "So, you deliberately exposed the name of Prince Xing's Mansion earlier to make Yang Weicong retreat? Aren't you afraid that Mr. Yang Ge behind him will know?"
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "As I said, I am a straight-forward person, even a mortal, why do I want to be so deep? I haven't seen the prince for a few days, so I just want to go and take a look today."
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Tang Yin didn't understand Zhu Hao's purpose of doing this.
Because Zhu Hao was going to see Zhu Si, Tang Yin and Lu Song did not accompany him, and they were still discussing the matter on their way back.
"...If the young master of the Zhu family really passes the imperial examination, he will inevitably be hijacked by Mr. Yang Ge after he enters the court. He will not hesitate to expose his relationship with Prince Xing's Mansion. It seems that the young master of the Zhu family has firmly tied himself to Prince Xing's Mansion.
It’s really brave to do it together.”
Lu Song analyzed it.
He initially felt that Zhu Hao acted too recklessly, but he also felt that Zhu Hao was very courageous and responsible because of his clear relationship with Prince Xing's Mansion.
Tang Yin frowned: "When he came up, he took out the name of Prince Xing's Palace and prepared to fight with Juren. Is this to help Prince Xing's Palace, or does he want to cause trouble?"
"Huh?" Lu Song frowned.
Tang Yin said helplessly: "Don't listen to such mediocre people. Wise men, things are multi-faceted. Different directions of consideration will lead to different results. Even I can't figure out whether he is doing this to get closer to Prince Xing's Mansion or whether it is for some reason."
For other purposes, I’m afraid we have all been taken advantage of by him."
Lu Song looked at Tang Yin with a smile: "Mr. Tang is worrying too much. Isn't this just as Master Zhu expected? Nothing happened? Just feel at ease."
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Zhu Hao arrived at Zhu Si's residence and stayed temporarily.
After the two met, Zhu Si was extremely enthusiastic about Zhu Hao.
"Zhu Hao, I have wanted to see you for a long time. I heard from Mr. Tang that you are planning a big event recently. Do you want to... help me become the emperor?"
Zhu Si took Zhu Hao's hand, sat aside and asked enthusiastically.
Zhu Hao said: "There are too many plans. I don't know which one Mr. Tang is talking about?"
Seeing that Zhu Hao did not answer directly, Zhu Si did not force himself, but said instead: "I'm almost bored in the capital, so you'd better stop trying to help me become emperor and arrange for me to return to Anlu first.
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Zhu Hao nodded: "Your succession to the throne has been delayed for half a year. Now even the Ministry of Rites has people standing up for you. I will also find a way to help you and let you return to Anlu as soon as possible. Don't be impatient."
"It's so boring. The capital is so big, but it has nothing to do with me. Anlu is better... Even though the place is small, it's friendly and comfortable to play in."
Zhu Si is very homesick.
Zhu Hao said: "Let's not talk about this for now. Let me tell you something I encountered today... After listening, tell me what you think."
Zhu Hao then told Zhu Si about taking people to rescue Sun Ru today.
After hearing this, Zhu Si was filled with righteous indignation: "A group of people beat one person, and we have to push him downstairs? That group of people used their status as local gangsters to bully outsiders! Damn it!"
Not only do I miss my hometown, I also pay great attention to the local atmosphere.
This is also related to the fact that Prince Xing's Mansion has always created a sense of crisis for Zhu Si, making him feel that he had a grudge against the court and others would target him.
What this kind of character brings is extreme trust in the people around him, but to put it poorly, it means rejection of outsiders and nepotism. If it develops, it will lead to persecution paranoia... In the end, Zhu Si gave up the government because of the Renyin Palace incident.
, caused by a complete distrust of outsiders.
Zhu Hao said: "Then I want to mention one thing to you, that is, if you really have a chance to become emperor in the future, who will you face?
"After you ascend the throne, you can get rid of the sycophants around the emperor with an imperial edict, but you must first ensure that they do not use the military power in their hands to cause chaos...
"When everything is settled, your only enemies will be the civil servants. They will think that they single-handedly put you on the throne, and they will use this to blackmail you into obeying orders... and let you use Confucian theories to maintain the government.
If the palace is stable, then it will return to the situation of the Xiaozong Dynasty, where the civil servants respected themselves and the imperial power fell aside."
Zhu Hao gives lessons to Zhu Si.
Zhu Sidao: "I know that after taking the throne, I will have to fight with those old members of the government, but even if the current batch is replaced, there will still be new ones in the future."
Zhu Hao nodded: "That's right, but the civil service group is not an iron pipe, so it needs to be divided and disintegrated... After you ascend the throne, you should appoint more new people, preferably Hongzhi, a minister in the early years of Zhengde. People will think that you
You want to restore the clear and bright officialdom of the Xiaozong Dynasty, rather than nepotism, so that you can win more people's hearts and make all the scholars in the world work for you."