Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 173

After sending the old man off to take the exam, Qin Shao began to read his own books. He will take the township exam in August next year.

The sight of students from all over the country gathering for the scientific examination in Beijing made him dare not slack off.

The competition is too fierce!

His way of learning is different from that of the old man Zhu, for example, one of the Five Classics must be selected!
For Qin Shao, there is no choice. He studies and memorizes all the books. Fortunately, he is talented in this area.

In addition to the examination of Confucian classics theory, the second part of the rural examination also includes the writing of imperial edicts, Hao, Biao, and judgments.

Qin Shao has been practicing writing in this area these days.

The old man Zhu helped them collect typical sample papers for the official document writing of the local examination for students in Beijing for his study and contemplation.

Among them, Wang Yun also asked his servants to bring them vegetables.

Even though Shangjing is lively these days, the transportation and economy are not as developed as in the previous life. There are all kinds of off-season vegetables and fruits, and you can buy them at the vegetable market.

In this age, only vegetables that are in season can be eaten.

And the market has not formed a completely fixed stall.

There are some vegetable farmers and vendors pulling carts or carrying baskets to sell in the market.

Except for some meat and vegetables, you can only buy what the hawkers sell, and there are not many choices.

Now in early spring, when vegetables are in short supply, not to mention expensive, the supply is in short supply, so it is not easy to buy.

Rich households with good economic conditions will buy land in the suburbs of Beijing, and ask farm laborers or servants to help grow some needed vegetables in order to be self-sufficient.

Those who have no land and live in Beijing for a long time will also contact farmers to deliver food to them on a regular basis.

Qin Shao and the others don't understand this. Vegetables are indeed in short supply these days.

The vegetables sent by Wang Yun were indeed a timely help.

Even though they said they were relatives and old friends of Yuan Changshi!

Qin Shao felt embarrassed to accept people's care and not to visit him all the time.

And I heard that there is an old father in Wang Yun's family, and as a junior, I have to visit him according to etiquette.

Qin Shao asked the boy to send the greeting card back.

There are tea, special products and other things at home, which can be used as worship. Qin Shao still feels a little thin, after all, Wang Yun has helped him a lot.

So I took my third son to the street to see what the shops on the street could buy.

By the way, learn about the etiquette and customs of Shangjing.

After visiting some shops, I found that many of them were offering tea, cakes or other food, which were similar to what he knew in Anlu Prefecture.

"Brother Qin! Brother Qin!"

Qin Shao was about to look at other stores to see if there were any rare items, when he heard a cry behind him.

He turned around and saw five or six young men wearing warrior uniforms walking towards the other side of the street.

One of them was Lin Tong.

"Brother Lin, are you just resigned?"

Qin Shao saw that he was wearing work clothes, and he was also equipped with a warrior bronze medal with a leopard logo.

"I haven't quit my job yet. We are shopping for some food. We were just dragged back! Brother Qin, I went to your house for a drink earlier, and you treated me so well. My brother just joined the dog shop recently and is very busy, so I can't be free! I met you today, are you free? I will quit my job when I get back, let's go have a drink together!"

Lin Tong said loudly.

He is a warm and forthright person. He drank with Qin Shao a few days ago and drank happily. He felt that he was a person with a compatible temperament, and he was related to Wang Yun, so he directly regarded Qin Shao as his own.

Qin Shao was fine at the moment, and just wanted to ask Lin Tong and Wang Yun about something, so he agreed on the spot.

He walked this street not far from Xihua Gate, and Leopard Square was not far from Xihua Gate, no wonder he met Lin Tong.

Qin Shao and Xiao Sanzi were waiting near the door.

After about 10 minutes, Lin Tong changed into his daily clothes and came out, followed by Wang Yun.

It turned out that Lin Tong went to find Wang Yun.

"Eldest son!"

Wang Yun saw Qin Shao and hurried over.

Qin Shao also hurried forward to say hello.

"Brother Wang, I heard that you went to Goufang to do business, but are you still used to it?"

Today Lin Tong insisted on treating guests by himself, and Qin Shao and Wang Yun were not too polite.

Since the relationship is not bad, there will be plenty of opportunities to treat each other in the future, and being too polite will appear alien.

Lin Tong asked the shopkeeper for a private room, Qin Shao said to Wang Yun.

"Errands can't be said to be hard work. It's just a new environment, and it takes a process to get used to it. Moreover, the management of Raptor Workshop is very strict today, so we naturally have to be careful when doing things."

When Wang Yun talked about today, his voice was deliberately lowered a lot.

Qin Shao understood.

After all, it is a matter of the palace, so one must be careful when talking about it outside.

"The business of this delicious restaurant is really booming. I got a private room only after begging for favors from the shopkeeper. Otherwise, we have to go elsewhere today. This restaurant is making a lot of money!"

After a while, Lin Tong came over and sighed.

"Is this restaurant really owned by Mr. Shou Fu himself?"

Several people entered the private room, and Wang Yun asked Lin Tong.

"What do you think? It's okay for Mr. Yang to be a scholar and take pity on a beautiful woman. You think he can do business. Isn't this the credit of Mr. Yang's family, Mr. Yang's father-in-law? Mr. Yang married that lady, but Married to a cornucopia!"

Lin Tong giggled.

"You can't say that! The Zhang family in Shanxi is not just a family of merchants, they have already turned into the court, and I heard that the lady is not only gentle, but also has outstanding literary talent..."

Wang Yun, who always looked steady and serious, rarely laughed.

Because he regards Qin Shao as his own, and he doesn't hide when he speaks.

"Are you talking about Yang Tinghe? Is his son the child prodigy Yang Shen?"

Qin Shao asked with interest.

"The eldest son has also heard of that Yang Shen?"

Wang Yun asked in surprise.

The reason why he talked freely with Lin Tong was because he wanted Qin Shao to understand the topics that the social circle in Shangjing liked to talk about, so that he could find something to blend into the circle.

"I have heard a little bit, and I heard that it is a bit bohemian."

Qin Shao actually didn't know much about Yang Shen.

All I know is that Yang Tinghe was the chief minister who supported Zhu Houcong to become the emperor. He has a son named Yang Shen, who is intelligent and knowledgeable.

There are many problems of scholars in this dynasty, that is, they have no scruples.

However, that kid seemed to be the number one scholar at that time. Later, he offended Emperor Jiajing and was beaten in the buttocks, and was demoted to a remote place. He wrote many poems and songs all day long!

Anyway, he also babbled a lot, Qin Shao always felt that this person was a bit of a bitch.

It is said that because he likes books, he also stole the "Yongle Dadian" from the Imperial Library Pavilion as his own, and he even called it: Stealing books is not considered stealing!

Later I learned that he was the son of Shoufu, the son of a family, who grew up with a golden key in his mouth, and behaved weirdly, so he understood.

"Brother Qin's description of Yang as grotesque and uninhibited is indeed good, but you scholars are more accurate! But brother Qin, you are different from ordinary scholars. You are refreshing, man, and you are not as hypocritical as those scholars!"

"Brother Wang Yun told me that you were still a little Sanyuan, I still didn't believe it! But if a scholar is like you, I would like to make friends, unlike that surnamed Yang, whose eyes almost grow to the brow when he sees people. We can't stand it anymore!"

Lin Tong said.

Qin Shao smiled.

The Beijing-Guizhou circle is not that big, it seems that these people know each other.

It's just that Lin Tong and the others are from martial arts, while those people are from literature.

Besides, Lin Tong belonged to Jiang Bin's distant relatives and belonged to the same circle, so Yang Shen naturally belonged to the circle of civil servants, so it's not surprising that they didn't like each other.

"Brother Qin, you don't know, the man surnamed Yang heard that he almost hung up the southeast branch because of that lady, and made a 'good story'. It's really ridiculous! You said that his original betrothed daughter-in-law died of illness, and he didn't know what to do. I didn't see him dying! It's not been a year, and I like that lady."

"I heard that Yang Shoufu didn't agree at the beginning. That kid was going to die. He hanged himself like a woman, but the stool was not set up properly, and he fell off and broke his arm. This scholar really gives men ambition! Hahahahaha!"

Lin Tong said, laughing so hard that tears almost came out.

Qin Shao and Wang Yun couldn't help laughing too.

It seems that Lin Tong really hates that Yang Shen.

In fact, it is not surprising to think about it.

Jiang Bin is now the emperor's most favored courtier, because he made Emperor Zhengde worship martial arts, and those civil servants hated Jiang Bin very much.

Many scholars even privately compared Jiang Bin to a rebellious minister.

Raptor Workshop was originally the base camp of the emperor and Jiang Bin.

Lin Tong and the others naturally became the targets of crusade and criticism by those scholars.

Even though Yang Shen has not yet entered Jinshi, he is a young genius and has always been very influential among scholars.

The young people who have not yet entered the officialdom, represented by Yang Shen, are at odds with Lin Tong and the others.

Yang Shen was previously considered by the chief examiner Liang Chu and others to be the number one scholar, but he failed in the result, which was a blow.

In the past few years, I have studied hard, and I didn't take the exam this year, so I just wanted to wait another two years to become famous in one fell swoop.

"You said that Yang Shen will also participate in the examination in the next year?"

Qin Shao asked.

He will take the provincial examination next year, and he will catch up with the new general examination the year after next, so won't he be in the same subject as Yang Shen?
"Isn't it? After he failed the ranking, he didn't participate for several years. He also said that he was mourning his unmarried wife, Xiang Yang, who died of illness. Wife, if you don’t participate next time, you won’t be able to justify it!”

Lin Tong couldn't understand Yang Shen very much.

"You said that his wife who died of illness before getting married belonged to Xiang Yang?"

(End of this chapter)