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

Chapter 73
"I heard from Mr. Qin that his father didn't seem to be found. He said that there might be no one left in the troubled times. When his aunt brought him out, he said that Anlu Prefecture was good and asked him to settle in Anlu Prefecture."

Zhang Zuo explained.

When he was chatting with Qin Shao, he deliberately led the topic to talk about this matter.

"Li Ji, send someone to inquire about this matter."

King Xing ordered.

"Don't worry, my lord. I remembered that girl said that Mr. Qin's father worked in the yamen. If that person did work in the yamen, it would be recorded in the records. Even if he was transferred to another place, it would not be difficult to find him. Mr. Qin I searched wholeheartedly, but suddenly stopped looking, there must be something wrong, the old slave remembered this a few days ago, and asked Luo An to inquire about it."

Li Ji said with a smile.

Looking at Li Ji, Zhang Zuo always thought that it was time for him to become a teacher, but now he felt that he still had a lot to learn from his teacher.

"By the way, my lord, I brought their newly planted corn, sweet potatoes, and watermelon from Mr. Qin, for you to try!"

Zhang Zuo asked his servants to bring up the food as if offering a treasure.

"Is there still watermelon this season?"

King Xing was very interested. What he knew was that watermelons usually grow in June and July, but now it is September, and watermelons are indeed rare.

Their palace has an ice cellar, and some watermelons will be put in earlier, that is, in August, but they are not very fresh.

This watermelon looks like it was freshly picked. Take a bite, it is sweet and refreshing.

"This Mr. Qin is really good at farming. The watermelon is interplanted with corn and soybeans, and it only weighs a little bit. The younger one has the cheek to beg for some. I asked for three, and I gave them to the prince and princess. .”

"Well, it's really good. You said the corn, sweet potatoes and rice he planted are growing well?"

"Yes, although the corn plants he planted are relatively sparse, including sweet potatoes, but the fruits grow very large. The sticks that this old slave brought back to you are not the biggest, and the rice grows very well."

Aren't these the biggest?

King Xing looked at those corns and sweet potatoes with huge fruits, and thought about the ones he picked every year in his own field to taste. Basically, the largest cobs were not as big as this, and he was slightly absent-minded.

"Li Ji, what is your son up to lately?"

"Back to the prince, the son usually reads and writes, and in his spare time, he will preach scriptures and sermons with Lin Daochang."

Li Ji replied truthfully.

"Who allowed him to deal with scriptures every day at a young age? Tell him that if he has time, he may experience more useful things in the countryside, such as agricultural production and water conservancy, and learn more useful things..."

King Xing was a little angry.

What he is most worried about is that his son does not have anything to do with childbirth, but only eats, drinks and has fun.

There are many princes in Huguang, and he has been here for many years, watching many royal families decline day by day.

It was Xiang Wang Zhu Youcai who was fighting for land with him earlier, despite being so tough and capable, the result was that his son-in-law was not up to date, eating, drinking and having fun, emptied his body early, and died!
Zhu Youcai was such a strong person, when he competed with him for the land, he almost went to Shangjing to argue with the late emperor. After the death of his son-in-law, he was so angry that he was gone within a few months!

It was good for him to die. Several concubines and nephews competed for the throne. The emperor was so angry that the position of King Xiang was vacant for four years. It was not until four years later that the second concubine came.
Zhu Youxi inherited.

With the lessons learned from Prince Xiang's Mansion, Zhu Youzhu attached great importance to his son's education, but this son is really too delicate, he can't be beaten or scolded, he doesn't have any masculinity, but he is full of sissy!
It's a headache to think about it!

"My lord, the son is not obsessed with the scriptures, but the princess thinks that exploring the scriptures is helpful for self-cultivation and good for the son's health, so..."

Li Ji said hastily that he was very worried that King Xing would be hurt by his anger.

The imperial doctor has repeatedly warned the prince not to bother and get excited.

"How is Shanhua?"

King Xing suddenly thought of his daughter Princess Shanhua who gave him a headache.

Princess Shanhua was born of Concubine Shu Wang's family. When Zhu Houcong was 3 years old, Concubine Shu was left as Princess Shanhua. Since then, King Xing's family has a child.

It seems to have broken the magic spell of Anlu Fanwang.

It's just that although the eldest son Zhu Houcong is thin, he is still healthy.

Daughter Princess Shanhua, who used to be a delicate and chubby little girl, is now 9 years old, but suddenly fell ill. When she was better, she was able to come out to say hello to King Xing. Recently, she has been sick for a while.

King Xing invited many doctors, and the imperial physician Zhou Wencai often lived at home, but Shanhua's condition still did not improve.

King Xing was originally dissatisfied with his son Zhu Houcong's obsession with Taoism at a young age, but Li Ji mentioned that it was the princess's suggestion, and it was for his son's health.

He just sighed and didn't speak again.

……

Qin Shao drove all the way and went directly to the place where the list was posted near the county government.

Although there are still some people standing there, the time to look at the list has passed, and basically everyone, if nothing unexpected, will look at the list.

However, there are still some people who stand and wander under the list, some watching the fun, and of course, like him, wanting to be sure again.

I saw my name written on the No.1 position at the top of the list: Qin Shao.

Only then did Qin Shao really believe it and feel at ease.

Grandma, this is even more exciting than his college entrance examination back then.

"Master, I said you are the case leader, right!"

The third son said excitedly.

His voice made the surrounding crowd "swipe", and their eyes all shot over.

"Oh! This young gentleman is the case!"

"You don't look too old!"

"He looks quite upright!"

"It's really talented and beautiful!"

"Are you saying that being admitted to the chief case is equivalent to passing the government examination?"

Someone asked curiously.

"Needless to say, the difficulty level of the prefectural exam and the county exam are similar. Anyway, we have been in Ming Dynasty for so many years, and we haven't heard of any case in the county exam that hasn't passed the prefectural exam, hahahaha!"

"Yo! Then it is estimated that this person will be a scholar in the future, right?"

"It should be about the same. It should be no problem for the chief of the county examination government to be admitted as a scholar, but no one can say whether he can become the chief of the academician's case!"

The crowd was talking.

Qin Shao was also a little embarrassed under the eyes of everyone.

He clasped his fists with everyone as a signal, and took the third son and the others towards the house.

When they went back, Lao Zhutou and Guan Lu were already at home.

Han Jinrong has already prepared a lot of food, and bought a lot of cooked food from the street, setting up two tables full, this is the rhythm of celebration.

I wish the old man drank less alcohol than usual, but he drank several glasses today because he was happy.

"Master Zhu, will our master be a scholar in the future?"

Today, the youngest son was discussing among the crowd, saying that it would be no problem for the chief of the case to be admitted as a scholar.

"Don't talk nonsense. It's just a small county test. Before the last moment, everything will change. If you talk nonsense, if the government finds out, you will be convicted!"

The old man Zhu immediately said seriously.

I wish the old man has participated in the scientific examination for many years, and I have never seen anything.

Ranked at the top, suddenly collapsed in the next exam and was pulled out, passed out and went crazy after the exam, all kinds of situations.

No matter how good a person is, he would not dare to speak big words. If he does not say that there may be accidents, if he is reported by a villain, he may face prison.

"Ziming, young man, just talk at home. Don't be arrogant after taking the test, let alone speak arrogant words in front of outsiders. Only by being cautious and humble can you avoid disasters!"

The old man Zhu said directly to Qin Shao.

Although my student is smart, he is still young after all, and he still has a lot of deficiencies in worldly sophistication.

"Master, don't worry, the students will keep the teachings in mind and will not speak freely! Not to mention that I am not a genius, I am a genius that day. If I speak freely, it may cause jealousy and disaster. I heard that Tang Bohu said such words If there are too many, it will only be affected by the envy of others, I don't have his talent, let alone dare to speak in vain!"

Qin Shao laughed.

"Do you know Tang Yin?"

The old man Zhu looked at Qin Shao in surprise and asked.

(End of this chapter)