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

Chapter 185

"Bingyong (word Zhang Cong)! Forget it, get up, the ground is cold, be careful of getting sick."

Master Zhu said to Zhang Cong, whose face was scratched colorfully, and pulled him up.

That Zhang Cong didn't seem to be very popular, many people pulled Xia Yan, but no one pulled him, so he could only sit awkwardly on the ground.

"Xizhe (Zhu Zhishan characters), they actually laughed at me, and treated the scriptures the same way, why should they be noble? Even if I failed in six tests? It's just my bad luck, and it's much better than their flattery and clinging! Gang worms! worms!"

Zhang Cong chattered endlessly.

"Bingyong, forget it, you are tired too, I invite you to have a drink, let's go, let's have a drink!"

Zhu Zhishan was quite familiar with that Zhang Cong.

Qin Shao was a little confused.

Zhu Zhishan pulled Zhang Cong to eat wine, but when he touched his pocket, it was empty!

I just remembered that I was in a hurry to go out today and forgot to bring money.

"Ziming, I didn't bring any silver taels, so you treat us to a drink!"

Zhu Zhishan was not polite to Qin Shao either.

Qin Shao rubbed his nose and followed the two out of the garden.

These literati are really strange!

But thinking about it, this Ming Dynasty was originally a prosperous age for literati, and a hundred flowers bloomed, so naturally there are many wonderful flowers.

An era relatively close to the previous life is the period of collision of big ideas.

Many literati are also often noisy, scolding and scolding each other in the newspapers, and I heard that there are still many scolding and cursing and starting to make appointments.

There was a very well-known person surnamed Chen who was jealous and even fought with others in Ba Da Hutong!
"Master, are you from his hometown?"

Qin Shao took advantage of Zhang Cong's effort in arranging his clothes and asked Master Zhu curiously.

"No! He is from Wenzhou, Jiangsu Province, and I am from Wudi, Zhejiang Province. How could they be from the same hometown? But they are all from Jiangsu and Zhejiang."

Zhu Zhishan wondered why his apprentice kept asking why this piece of paper was.

Zhu Zhishan doesn't like to argue with others. In fact, he and Zhang Cong are not in the same way. In fact, he didn't like Zhang Cong's work in the early years.

Zhang Cong is a sensitive and stubborn person, he likes to argue with others, and fights with others, so he fights with others, nicknamed "Second Pole"!
Zhu Zhishan was born in a noble family, and he was well-off since he was a child, so he was not the same as Zhang Cong, a poor boy.

It's just that one year when rushing for the exam, he encountered bad weather. On the way, he fell ill and had a fever. Guanlu was also young and didn't know how to take care of him.

Fortunately, I met Zhang Cong on the same road. Because the road conditions were bad and the official road was far from the village, it was difficult to find a doctor.

Zhang Cong ran with him for more than 20 miles to the village to find a wandering doctor who helped him diagnose and treat him, only to save his life.

Speaking of which, Zhang Cong is his savior!
Since then, the two "nail households who will try and test" who have failed in many trials and are sympathetic to each other have begun to have contacts.

"Master, since he is kind to you, why didn't you persuade him at first? See if he suffers?"

Qin Shao was puzzled.

"His temper is like a stubborn donkey. It's hard to calm down without a fight! And when he fights, the more he persuades, the more tempered he gets. I don't know him yet? It's fine for him to make trouble like this, even if it's not good for his reputation. , and prevent those people from always underestimating him!"

Zhu Zhishan sighed.

"I said Xizhe, is this your student? You won't speak ill of me to him again, will you?"

Zhang Cong finished arranging his clothes and came out with his own things.

"How can I? I told him that you have a lot of research on "Ritual", and I will ask you to give him some advice some other day! Also, in terms of poetry, my apprentice always writes poems dryly, without any artistic conception, so you should give him more advice." a bit!"

Zhu Zhishan hastily argued.

"That's pretty much the same! If nothing else, just "Book of Rites", not to mention Yang Shen, even Yang Tinghe, who is trying to gain fame, can't compare with me! Xizhe, for your sake, I will give you some pointers in the future." This apprentice!"

Zhang Cong is not polite at all.

"Thank you, Mrs. Zhang! Today I invite you two to drink at the best restaurant, Deyuxuan!"

Qin Shao said directly.

"Well, not bad, not bad, Xizhe, I like you as an apprentice! I like it!"

Zhang Cong laughed.

There is something really special about his colorful face and his flamboyant laugh.

How to describe it?
Shocked!

But Qin Shao didn't dare to say it.

This eloquent and swearing person, he dare not offend this person.

"Xizhe, how did you do in this exam? Are you confident?"

During the dinner, Zhang Cong asked Zhu Zhishan.

"It feels better than last time. Anyway, I have finished all the questions and I am satisfied with the article I wrote. Whether it can be done this time depends on God's will! God's will!"

Zhu Zhishan said.

The mood is good.

"Yeah! I've finished it too, but I'm not too satisfied with some of the essays. This time I don't know if it will... Hey! Forget it, no, I'll find a private school to teach, as long as I don't starve to death!"

Zhang Cong is open-minded.

"Bingyong, you are still young, and you still have chances in the future. If not, you should teach for a few years first, and then you have accumulated savings, and you will not be too late to take the exam! I am more than ten years older than you, and I am already old!"

"I've thought about it. This year is my last time. It doesn't matter if I succeed or not. I've tried my best! And my son Zhu Xu has inherited my mantle, but I can't pass the exam. Someone will succeed me. I hope he can help me. Just make my dream come true!"

Zhu Zhishan said with a sigh.

Speaking of this test, the two "test nail households" were silent for half the time.

Zhu Zhishan regards this as the last exam, except for his own age.

After all, these years, his son took the exam with him in Shanghai, even though the family was originally well-off.

But living in Beijing is not easy, and all kinds of entertainment are not small expenses.

After his wife passed away, he didn't know much about property management, and his son Zhu Xu was also honest.

There is not much income in the family, and life is going from bad to worse.

"Xizhe, even though I'm younger than you, you are in a better situation than me. Even if you don't win the first place in your family of officials, you can still elect officials next year, or you can get a magistrate in a remote county. I can't, I just have connections, at most It's just a county magistrate or something, not enough to support a family."

When Ming became an official, family background was also very important.

If the parents were officials, even if the children could not win the first place, as long as they had a little fame, they could rely on the shadow of the parents to choose a small official.

But if it is an ordinary white family, it will be more difficult, and being a county magistrate also has something to do with it.

"My uncle raised me up, and I haven't repaid him for his upbringing. I must make my uncle proud of me!"

The arrogant Zhang Cong talked about his uncle, his eyes were slightly red, and he seemed to be slightly drunk.

Qin Shao didn't expect that this madman with two poles also had a tender side.

Master Zhu explained in a low voice, Qin Shao knew that Zhang Cong was also a hard-working person.

His father died young when he was 7 years old, and his frail mother couldn't bear the loss of her husband, and she also passed away soon.

Zhang Cong became an orphan, but his uncle Zhang Chunyi thought he was pitiful, so he adopted him and raised him.

But Zhang Cong is also obedient and sensible, and he reads well.

At the age of 13, he became famous locally for his literary talent;
The 23-year-old won the exam!
It's just that since then, the test has not been the first, and now it is the sixth time to participate in the test.

Even if Zhang Cong has won Juren, his family has land and can be exempted from tax.

But in order to repay my uncle, all the income from the fields went to my uncle's name.

These years, he has been saving money for the exams, and his life in Shangjing is not easy.

Because the thieves interrupted a general examination before, it is said that there will be another general examination in the next year.

Zhang Cong already felt that this exam was not ideal, so he could stay in Shangjing and study hard for another year.

There is no need to go back to his hometown, the long road will take time, and it will also waste a lot of time to come to Beijing again.

It's just that Zhang Cong is too shy to afford living expenses here in Shangjing.

Zhu Zhishan had helped him a lot before, but he is not well-off now, and his wife and his wife are taking scientific examinations, and the family has often saved money on food and expenses.

Naturally, he was powerless to help Zhu Zhishan.

"Master, why don't you find a private school near Shangjing to teach, and you can read while you are teaching and wait for the scientific examination?"

Qin Shao was puzzled.

Ordinarily this Zong also came from that Wenzhou, which is a place for business.

The joke about the closure of the Jiangnan leather factory made Qin Shao feel that the people there were all talented in business, why didn't Zhang Cong want to make a living?

"Ziming, you think simply. There are a lot of talents here in Shangjing. There are thousands of candidates who come to Beijing to take part in the examination every year. Who doesn't want to stay here in Shangjing and study hard without traveling back and forth? There are so many outstanding and famous people to invite. Who is going to invite those of us who have tried and failed many times? And in the Qingshui Yamen of the Imperial Academy, many of the middle ranks are secretly looking for work!"

"Go to the Shangjing House and ask, maybe the wife of the child of the humble door family, maybe it's a concubine from the Imperial Academy!"

Master Zhu said with emotion.

A brick in Shangjing might hit a fifth-rank official!

Just throwing a wife who does private work may be a good person!

In the previous life, Qin Shao was on a business trip in Shangjing, and a friend who settled in Shangjing said.

The Shangjing family hires a tutor for their son, and randomly finds a high-achieving student who may be a student from Qingda University and Perylene University.

It seems that it has been the same since ancient times!
However, although Zhang Zong looked a little bit sloppy, he was able to show his talents through the ceremony later, which shows that he still has two brushes and was admitted to Jinshi.

I just don't know how many times it was successful.

It seems possible to break the old man's record.

"grandfather!"

Seeing that the old man Zhu was in a bad mood, Qin Shao just wanted to say something to comfort the old man.

The third son shouted from the window on the side of the restaurant lobby where they were sitting.

"Master, Master Qin, there are guests at home!"

(End of this chapter)