In Zhu Hao's design, he not only had to teach Zhu Si how to be an emperor and how to use ministers after he ascended the throne, but also gave guidance from the side.
Now Zhu Si still regards him as his teacher and confidant. Zhu Si can listen to what he says and even plant the idea in him that "this is the right thing to do" and form a fixed mindset.
When Zhu Sizhen becomes emperor in the future, he will be arrogant and arrogant, and when he gives advice, Zhu Sizhen will probably listen in one ear and not take his advice seriously.
This is also the reason why Zhu Hao went to great lengths to lure Zhu Si to the capital and give him "Emperor Classes" alone. Only this kind of face-to-face interaction, and in his teenage years when his personality was forming, he was still the prince of the feudal lord.
, only then can you listen to some truths and use them as your motto in life.
At that time, we could only help Zhu Si with suggestions as much as possible instead of relying on ideological guidance, because once Zhu Si became the emperor, his mentality was very different from now.
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February twenty-fifth.
The test results will be released on the day.
Zhu Hao and Tang Yin agreed to go together to watch the announcement of the results. Tang Yin invited Zhu Si, and Jiang Lun, Lu Song and others also wanted to go together. Sun Ru, who was still recovering from his injury, could not go with him. In addition, Gongsun Yi and
Luo An and others came to escort, a group of fifty or sixty people.
There are more than twenty people on the surface, and the rest are all hidden and secretly protecting.
"How are you going to watch and release the list today? Do you mean there is a notice posted in Gongyuan, and we all get together in front of the notice board to read it?"
Zhu Si was very excited.
Participating in this kind of group activity is a critical moment to witness whether Zhu Hao can pass the examination. He knows that passing the examination is equivalent to obtaining the qualification of Jinshi, and countless students in the world have been pursuing the highest honor of Jinshi all their lives.
Tang Yindao: "The process is a bit complicated. Even if it is not passed on, people will still go to the temporary residence of candidates for the examination on official mission, shouting good news along the way, in order to get good luck."
Gongsun Yi added: "But... the list will still be made public."
Zhu Si smiled and said: "Mr. Gongsun has participated in the examination. It seems that he knows the process very well?"
Gongsun Yi looked ashamed.
I took part in the examination once and was not on the list, but I understood the whole process of releasing the results. It was like knowing that it was very difficult to pass the examination but still holding on to hope, and then failing in the examination without any accident... Thinking about it, it was a painful experience in life.
But this kind of suffering actually happened again today.
The group here was still moving forward, but Zhu Si seemed to remember something, stopped and asked, "In that case, wouldn't it be nice for us to wait at Zhu Hao's registered residence?"
Jiang Lun smiled and said: "Prince, don't you understand this? Let's go to the gate of Gongyuan. All the people reporting the news will start from there. Can't we learn about it in advance? Then we can also know who won and who didn't.
Middle...Today that place is the busiest place in the entire capital, how could you miss it?"
"Yes, yes, you have to see it with your own eyes!"
Zhu Si was very excited, "Did Mr. Gongsun and the Sun family masters also know whether they were hit or not? Interesting, interesting!"
Tang Yin had a wry smile all over his face.
Zhu Hao estimated that Tang Yin had begun to regret asking Zhu Si to go out with him to watch the announcement of the results. He brought a curious baby with him and didn't stop wherever he went, making people around him completely uneasy.
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The private courtyard rented by the Zhu family in the capital.
Zhu Wanquan packed up his mood and went out early in the morning.
To say that he was in a bad mood these past two days, it was mainly because some of his classmates who had taken the provincial examination with him had now passed the examination and came to the capital to take the examination, but now he had not even passed the examination.
In addition, Zhu Hao was also taking the exam. Although he didn't want to join in the fun when the exam results were released, he was invited and he himself wanted to know whether Zhu Hao passed the exam. After all, Zhu Hao was from the Zhu family after all.
I want to go out and join in the fun with my friends.
Who would have thought that Zhu Wanjian would block the way before he crossed the threshold.
"Fourth, where are you going?"
Zhu Wanjian looked at his younger brother with a playful expression.
He smelled of alcohol and had heavy dark circles under his eyes. He looked like he had just come back from outside. It was very likely that he had stayed out all night yesterday.
Zhu Wanquan frowned and said: "Participating in a cultural gathering with friends."
"etc!"
Zhu Wanjian said, "On the way back, I heard someone said that there will be a trial release of the results today. You are not even a candidate, so what are you talking about? If others find out, you will be a disgrace to our Zhu family!"
Zhu Wanquan could hardly lift his head, but he forced himself to distinguish: "After all, there are children of my Zhu family participating in the examination this time, so it doesn't matter if I go and take a look. My second brother has been working hard all night, so it's better to rest early."
"You mean that boy from the third family? You, the fourth boy, are full of food and have nothing to do? How old is that boy? How good will he be if he takes the Juren exam? Besides, he almost failed to pass the Juren exam.
Mom is so angry, do you think she won’t just burp her ass if he gets Jinshi again?”
Zhu Wanjian spoke with disdain.
Zhu Wanquan frowned more and more: "How can second brother talk like this?"
Zhu Wanjian sneered: "I say this to be polite...Okay, let me tell you a big secret. In fact, the third child is not my mother's biological child at all, but a bastard from outside. Naturally, the third child's child is not my mother's."
My grandson... now you know why mother hates that boy so much, right?"
"ah?"
This was unexpected by Zhu Wanquan.
Zhu Wanjian said: "Mom has been hiding it, but I found out... Humph, the third child has been unpopular since he was a child. Do you know the reason?"
"Where did you hear this? This... this... then he... must be my father's grandson, right?"
Zhu Wanquan suddenly had an idea in his head, and he immediately thought of a major question.
Since the third brother is not the biological child of the mother, he must be the biological child of the father, right?
Otherwise, how would the children of the Zhu family do this?
Zhu Wanjian sneered: "So what? Who is in charge of the Zhu family now, don't you know in your mind? The old man is bedridden. He won't even be able to speak this year. It will be a matter of time before he returns to the west. How can you still expect dad to stand up?"
Why don't you get up and make decisions for his grandson? Do you have any money... bring some to spend..."
At the end of the conversation, Zhu Wanjian reached out directly to his brother, meaning to take some money to pay for the news.
Zhu Wanquan said: "Second brother Yanxiao, where do I have any money?"
"Who said you don't have it? Don't you have monthly money for each room? Don't say you plan to leave empty-handed!" Zhu Wanjian glared at his brother.
Zhu Wanquan was still shocked. He took out three copper coins from his arms and threw them to his brother: "That's all."
After that, he continued walking out.
Zhu Wanjian said angrily: "I have already seen the silver thorn, and you are still pretending here? You...why did you go out? Didn't you hear my brother's words to persuade you? If you don't listen to good people, you will suffer the consequences. If your mother knows you are gone,
I will release the results after watching the trial. When I come back, I will lock you up in the attic to study. You will not be able to see your wife and children. Just wait! Humph!"
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The Confucian Temple of the Capital and the Gongyuan are connected together.
On that day, the test results will be released. The teahouses and wine shops on the street in front of the door are all full. Even the roadside stalls have tables, chairs and benches for the candidates who come to rest while waiting for the results to be released.
Fortunately, Zhu Hao made preparations in advance and asked Yu San to reserve a seat and book a whole floor of the teahouse with six tables, which was enough for a group of people to sit. However, the guards could not fit in, so many people had to stay outside the teahouse.
This also makes this release of the list look particularly formal.
There are many candidates taking exams on Gongyuan Street.
Because it is not yet time to release the results, many of them are chatting with friends or talking to fellow villagers.
Scholars in the Ming Dynasty had a very serious local complex. The rural party was an extremely important identity and label for the Ming Dynasty officials in the court. Even if they did not pass the Jinshi examination, they all hoped to get to know more people. Maybe one of them would be able to pass the Jinshi examination and support them.
Afterwards... we chatted with each other, especially when we waited together to wait for the results to be released, and witnessed the "miraculous moment", the friendship was established. If we waited together for the good news of passing the examination, it would be a New Year's Party for the Township Party...
Once they have a friendship, they all think it will be helpful to them when they become officials in the future.
Even if we fail together, we may have more companions on the way back home. In short, if we know more people, we will have more opportunities.
There are very few candidates who feel that they will never be able to pass the examination, and they all believe that it will only be a matter of time before they are ranked among the top candidates.
On both sides of a street, the north and south regions are clearly divided.
Pedestrians on the north side of the road mostly speak with northern accents, including Shaanxi and Gansu accents, while those gathered on the south side are mostly students with southern accents, and most of them speak Wunong soft dialect.
Perhaps the candidates were afraid that they would not be able to find their fellow students when the examination results were released, so they tried their best to avoid sitting with people from different regions when looking for seats, which would easily lead to conflicts, so this geographical division was created.
“It’s so lively.”
After Zhu Si entered Gongyuan Street, he was more lively than before.
Like a little rabbit, jumping around, Luo An, Lu Song and others suddenly became restless.
With so many people, if there is an assassin hidden among them and wants to harm Zhu Si, it will be a big trouble.
Zhu Hao reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, don't run around. Someone might suddenly rush out from around you, holding a knife and pointing it at your face..."
"It's just scaring people."
Zhu Si stuck out his tongue and said, "We are surrounded by scholars, and they all look polite at first glance. How can they be as dangerous as you say?"
Luo An suggested: "It would be bad if there are bad people mixed in. Let's go to the teahouse we booked earlier."
Zhu Si nodded and said nothing. The crowd was squeezing around. He was sweating all over and wanted to find a place to rest, so he sped up.
The location of the teahouse is very good, just in the southwest corner facing the main gate of the Confucian Temple. As soon as we arrived downstairs, someone was arguing with the teahouse owner: "...Why? We were here first. Why should we book such a good location in advance? How much?"
We will give you the money!"
"How about we give 20% more than the people who booked before?"
These people did not follow the rules very well and were actually prepared to throw money at people. However, the shopkeeper was a merchant from Huguang. Although he had no business dealings with Zhu Hao, they had a sense of friendship from the same hometown after talking with him. At this time, everyone came to
It's an accent from the Jiangnan area, so I won't agree.
Zhu Hao walked over quickly, but before he could get closer, he saw a familiar figure in the crowd.
It was Zhang Cong.
"Brother Zhang?"
Zhu Hao smiled and said hello.
Zhang Cong was startled, turned around and saw Zhu Hao, and was stunned for a moment.
He didn't think about going upstairs, he just happened to be passing by and saw someone arguing, so he stopped and watched.
Two friends beside him wanted to find a suitable place to sit down, but unfortunately they arrived a little late and there was no place for them to rest.
Zhang Cong looked at the group around Zhu Hao, and his eyes quickly fell on Zhu Si. He immediately noticed that this young man had an aura of nobility. The men around him with faint murderous aura looked like military men, so he did not want to get involved with Zhu Hao.
What's the relationship?
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this is the Zhang Juren I mentioned to you. He is from Zhejiang and also from the south. How about inviting him upstairs together?"
Zhu Si nodded: "You booked the place, you have the final say."