The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 221 Who Takes Who Fly?

Everyone looked at Tang Yin.

The problem was thrown to him.

Now that he has won the Jinshi, the so-called bet before can be completely ignored. Why do you let me join your division if you are a Jinshi?
If your husband is standing here, it's fine if I worship him, but you still want to accept me in on behalf of your teacher?Could it be that I, Tang, don't want to lose face?

"Tang Tongnian, don't take such things to heart." Someone went over to persuade Tang Yin, "They are all in the same year, why take it seriously?"

"Yeah, even if you want to be a teacher, there is no reason to accept disciples on behalf of the teacher, right?"

A group of Jinshi of the same year were chattering.

Zhang Mao stood by the side and smiled without saying a word, almost wanting to say, you group of ignorant people, this is called putting an opportunity in front of people, how can you persuade them to give up the opportunity?
Tang Yin said in a calm tone: "It is important to be born to keep the oath, how can I break the oath?"

After finishing speaking, Tang Yin cherished it very much, knelt down in front of Zhang Zhou in front of everyone, and said respectfully: "Master is on top, disciple Tang Yin, I will never forget my teacher's teachings when I study."

Because he knelt down to the Jinshi of the same year in public at the Enrong Banquet. Although he said that he was a teacher, it also damaged the dignity of the scholar, not to mention that Tang Yin was older than Zhang Zhouzhou, and the two had another relationship before. So many festivals.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "A man can bend and stretch, and besides, he didn't humiliate anyone in the apprenticeship, so I will call you Junior Brother Tang from now on. Get up."

"call."

Tang Yin let out a long breath.

No one knew what was on his mind.

When he stood up, he didn't look at the faces of the people around him, and probably knew that others would treat him with prejudice and contempt.

With his arrogance, it would take half a lifetime of courage to kneel down to Zhang Zhou.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "I also invite Brother Tang to come to the door in the near future to make a formal apprenticeship ceremony. In the next few days, I will accept you into the door for the teacher."

Tang Yin looked up at Zhang Zhou.

Not once, but a second time?
I kneel down to you.

Since I want to thank you for your help on the vend case, and to fulfill the bet, you still refuse to give up?

The matter of accepting me into the teacher's school is not deliberately humiliating me, but for real?
"Okay, the Enrong Banquet will continue." Zhang Mao said with a smile, "Everyone will be ministers of the same palace in the future, and you should help each other."

Tang Yin was originally sitting at the second table, but because of this incident, he seemed ashamed to sit in the front, and went directly to the wine table at the back.

The people present didn't seem to take this little episode into their hearts during their conversations, but from time to time some people looked at Tang Yin's side, which made Tang Yin lose face somewhat.

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The grace luncheon is over.

Zhang Mao was about to send Zhang Zhou out, but it was Lin Han who called Zhang Zhou aside.

Lin Han, as the son of the state offering wine and the title of the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, had no need to attend the Enrong Banquet. Today, there was a decree for him to come, and he didn't even understand the situation himself.

"Zhang Bingkuan, do you know why the Zhongguan sent the message to let the old man come here?"

Lin Han still had a bad face.

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "I don't know."

He really didn't know, but if the emperor wants him to get closer to Wenru, Liu Jian and Li Dongyang don't even think about it. The emperor probably wants to find another way. There's nothing wrong with getting closer and letting Lin Han be the one who paved the way for him.

At least when others want to criticize him, they should also consider Lin Han's face, right?
Lin Han looked around first, and after confirming that no one was approaching, he asked, "Is there more to what the Empress Dowager mentioned earlier?"

"Which thing?" Zhang Zhou asked.

Lin Han said: "It is to let the little girl enter the palace..."

"Oh, I haven't seen the Empress Dowager recently, and I don't know if she has any plans for the next step. I will ask you when I get a chance." Zhang Zhou smiled.

Lin Han realized that he and Zhang Zhou were not on the same side, so he didn't want to talk to Zhang Zhou.

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All Jinshi bid farewell outside the Ministry of Rites.

It happened that the sedan chair of Xu Qiong, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, stopped, and someone who wanted to go over to make a relationship was blocked by the people of the Ministry of Rites.

There are too many people, the yamen of the Ministry of Rites is so big, and the entrance is a bit messy.

On Zhang Zhou's side, Jin Yiwei made a special trip to pick him up. After all, the emperor wanted to tell him about being a teacher to the prince.

As for Lin Han, he wanted to say hello to Xu Qiong before leaving, but found that Xiao Jing's carriage also stopped, Xiao Jing came down with an eunuch, Lin Han didn't know him.

Xiao Jing's target was Lin Han. He walked over and made an introduction first: "Lin Jijiu, this is Eunuch Jiang Lv Jiang from the Imperial Prison. He has the meaning of the Empress Dowager, and he wants to convey it to you."

"Ah."

Lin Han felt the pressure on his shoulders.

Then Jiang Lu and Lin Han walked to the place next to the corridor of the yamen of the Ministry of Rites.

"Mr. Lin offered wine, the Empress Dowager ordered that she wanted to help you as a mediator and betroth the daughter to someone else, would you like it?" Jiang Lu was still very polite.

Even if it was almost an order from the Queen Mother Zhou, he still had to pretend that he was here to discuss with Lin Han.

Lin Han said: "The little girl is married..."

Jiang Lu laughed and said, "It's your second daughter, Lin Yi, who once entered the palace with your wife and met the Empress Dowager. As far as our family knows, she hasn't been betrothed yet."

Lin Han frowned.

This even inquires clearly about whether I married my daughter or not?It seems that the Empress Dowager is going to be serious.

But the old lady is so anxious to get a concubine for your grandson, what does the queen think?
Seeing that Lin Han didn't answer, Jiang Lu also wanted to finish talking and go back early: "It's the champion of this year's palace examination, Mr. Zhang Zhouzhang."

"Cough cough."

Lin Han did not expect this.

Didn't you mean to give the emperor a concubine?How did you become a concubine for that kid...?
"Eunuch Jiang, is that Zhang Bingkuan? Didn't he already married his wife? What does the Empress Dowager mean?"

Lin Hanxin said, this old lady is quite interesting, she just said that my daughter was born of a concubine, but now she wants to betroth my daughter to a married man, how dare you call it a mediator?

Is this going to make me, Mr. Lin, sell my daughter?

Jiang Lu probably guessed Lin Han's attitude, and took out a letter and said, "This is the order of the Empress Dowager, it is clearly stated on it, you can read it."

Lin Han hesitated, but still took Yizhi.

Seeing the content above, the more she looked at it, the more she frowned. In the above, the Empress Dowager Zhou couldn't hide her admiration for Zhang Zhou, thinking that Zhang Zhou and Lin Han should form a good relationship between Qin and Jin...but she didn't mention that Zhang Zhou had married a wife thing.

"The Empress Dowager knew that Zhang Bingkuan already had a family, but she still behaved like this. Is it difficult for others to do so?" Lin Han also went all out.

Who said the empress dowager can mess around?

Is there any king law?

Jiang Lu said coldly: "Mr. Lin offered wine, the Empress Dowager wants to complete the happy event of your two families, but also to help Mr. Zhang, and also to help His Majesty. You are highly respected in the court, but you should also know that this is not a courtier. It can be questioned. Also, do you want Ling Ai to enter the palace?"

Don't look at Jiang Lu's usual politeness, but as a close friend of the Empress Dowager Zhou, it is impossible for him to be incapable.

Lin Han was stunned on the spot.

Jiang Lu said: "Eunuch Xiao is still waiting for our family to reply, and the Empress Dowager is still waiting for news, so please don't lose face."

"Father……"

Just as he was talking, Lin Han's son, Lin Ting, wanted to go back with him after leaving the Ministry of Rites, but he couldn't find anyone, and finally saw him walking over while shouting.

Lin Han immediately stretched out his hand to signal his son to step aside first.

Lin Han said: "Please let the old man go back and think about this matter."

"What did the Empress Dowager and Eunuch Xiao say?" Jiang Lu thought to himself, he really has the face, why do you still think about such a good thing?

Made me look bad?

Lin Han said helplessly: "This old man will give the Empress Dowager an explanation, but please give this old man time..."

After finishing speaking, Lin Han ignored Jiang Lu who asked him for a clear answer, and walked straight away.

"Father."

Seeing his father finally approaching, Lin Ting hurried over to greet him.

"go!"

Lin Han was determined, and took his son to the street.

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Xiao Jing went to the gate of the palace with the news of being a matchmaker for Zhang Zhou, and brought Zhang Zhou into the palace.

"Why is this necessary?"

When Zhang Zhou heard about this, he couldn't help but smile wryly.

In order to help him, the emperor was really willing to use his connections, even marrying Lin Han.

The problem is that old man Lin has such a high status in the academic world, even if he married his concubine daughter to an ordinary scholar as his wife, he would not be willing to let his daughter be a concubine, right?
Xiao Jing smiled and said: "If His Majesty bestowed the marriage, everything would be different."

Zhang Zhou smiled.

There is still a matter of Wang Mingshan that has not been settled, and the emperor will make him more troublesome for Lin Yi.

But think about it...

man.

He said it was troublesome, but his body was still very honest, and he was a little excited when he thought about it.

I think of Lin Yi, a young literary and artistic woman who loves to preach and always wants to reason with others. She turned around and became a concubine. "... Tsk tsk.

"Mr. Zhang, today His Majesty is asking you to talk about the East Palace." Xiao Jing said.

"Join the lecture? Is it too early? I'm just a writer." Zhang Zhou said.

As a writer for the History Museum, it is usually a matter of honor to sort out the lectures for those lecturers, so let me go in and give lectures?
Xiao Jingdao: "That's right. Your Majesty wanted to directly promote you as a lecturer, but Mr. Liu Ge said that it would break the rules. Your Majesty discussed with Mr. Liu Ge and the others, and as a compromise, let you first enter with the Imperial Academy. Gong Jindao, I will promote you to be a minister in a month or two, so let me offend you first..."

Zhang Zhou wants to say, if this is called grievance, then all scholars in the world will probably be wronged into the ditch.

How many people can't envy things.

"Your Majesty also said that you are required to strictly discipline the prince, and you don't need to show any favor to the prince. If you should be beaten, you should be punished." Xiao Jing said.

Zhang Zhou heard that this was to let him discipline his son on behalf of the emperor.

But the problem is...

Your Majesty, that is your son, not my son. My son is fine when he fights.

If I call your son casually, if you say you support him, you're afraid that your heart will be terribly distressed, right?
If you are reluctant to fight yourself, let others fight?
As parents, there will always be this kind of ideal, and when it is implemented, the mind will be different.

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Inside the Qianqing Palace.

When Zhu Youtang met Zhang Zhou, he looked very happy. Instead of preaching about the prince, he first took out Zhu Feng's performance to the emperor after he arrived in Ningyuan, explaining the situation of preparing for war in Ningyuan.

"... Zhijie is a child who knows how to do things. Within two days after he arrived, he has already arranged it in a splendid way. Even Zhang Yong and Chen Rui praised him, and even Ren Liang and the others thought that I chose a capable person to go there... ..."

Zhu Youtang's face was very complacent, as if he was proud of his correct selection and appointment.

Zhang Zhou frowned secretly when he heard this.

Your Majesty, you can't hear good words, can you?Do those people really think that Zhu Feng is capable?

They knew he was chosen by you, even if Zhu Feng is an idiot, they will blow Zhu Feng's rainbow fart in front of you, and they are flattering you indirectly.

Do I need to explain this to you?
"As the deadline for Di Yi's invasion of the border is approaching, I have great expectations for him. If Zhijie leads his troops to Ningyuan and spreads another good news, the Nine Frontiers of Ming Dynasty will be peaceful and peaceful. I estimate that in the next year or two, we will not have to worry about the people on the frontier again." Worry about something."

"But it doesn't matter if you think about it, after all, you are here."

Zhu Youtang had a look of expectation on his face.

Zhang Zhou was also embarrassed to hit Zhu Youtang's self-confidence.

There are many factions in the prairie, and the situation in the prairie has not been good in the past two years. The grass is not fat and the horse is not strong, but the appetite of the prairie wolf is not small. If Wang Weining never dies, maybe there is some confidence.

If you can, let me predict when and where there will be an enemy situation... With the existence of the butterfly effect, it is no longer possible to control it in real time, and you can only rely on the frontier soldiers to adapt to the situation and fight bloody battles.

"Bingkuan, the Empress Dowager wants to tell you about the matchmaking, did you tell you?" Zhu Youtang smiled.

As the emperor, he was also very considerate. Instead of asking Zhang Zhou to be his son's teacher first, he first asked about Zhang Zhou's affairs.

Zhang Zhou cupped his hands: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this will embarrass Lin Jijiu."

Zhu Youtang sighed and said: "The daughter of Lin Ji Restaurant, I have been searched for by others, she is talented and good-looking, but she is a concubine, if it is the empress dowager who is the matchmaker, I don't think it is a disadvantage. .Instead, it’s a kind of favor.”

It probably means that you, Lin Han, are the daughters of concubines yourself, so why do you want someone else to be married as the wife?
The big family refuses to marry you, don't you know it?

"Bingkuan, in fact, this is also paving the way for you to be an official in the court in the future. Lin Jijiu is old and frail, and he may not stay in the Imperial College for long. My original idea was to transfer him to Nanjing... He has already been transferred to the Six Departments of Beijing North." It is difficult to make room for him. But if I marry you, I will keep him in the capital for use no matter what."

Zhu Youtang was showing favor to Zhang Zhou, but also giving Lin Han a chance.

No matter how awesome you are, Lin Han, there is still a gap with the mainstream civil service system of the dynasty. You are now the right servant of the Imperial College Jijiu Liquor and Ritual Department. If you want to go further, you can only go to Nanjing as a minister.

Historically, Lin Han was transferred to Nanjing as Minister of the Ministry of Officials in the 13th year of Hongzhi.

But Nanjing... is a place to raise idlers. A minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in Nanjing is not a bit worse than the minister of the capital in terms of authority. In the end, Lin Han got mixed up with a minister of the Ministry of War and Counselor of Nanjing, which is better than the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in Nanjing. better.

After all, among the six ministries in Nanjing, only the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households have some authority.

But now the emperor has also said that if Lin Han is acquainted and marries Zhang Zhou, it looks like Lin Han took Zhang Zhou, but in fact Zhang Zhou took Lin Han to take off. If the order of the officialdom in the capital is broken, he will also give him a book from the Sixth Ministry of the North.

"Bingkuan, I am helping you as well as him." Zhu Youtang sighed.

Emperor means.

Brother Bingkuan, do you think being a brother is a favor to you?
As for Lin Han... If he knows how to marry you, then I will help him. If he is not, then there is no reason for me to help him. Basically, I can go to Nanjing early.

"It's hard for me to say." Zhang Zhou smiled wryly.

In fact, it depends on what Lin Han thinks.

Zhang Zhou also knew that if he told Lin Han clearly that you could become the six ministers of the capital by marrying me, Lin Han would definitely scoff and say that he didn't need it.

But does Lin Han really need it?

After being an official for a lifetime, why should a respected old scholar with good ability be a minister only in Nanjing?Who doesn't want to stay in the capital for greater development?

Zhang Zhou probably understood.

The emperor formed his own faction based on Zhang Zhou, and began to stuff people around him.

Lin Han was the first one.

"I won't let you talk about it, I will tell him personally." Zhu Youtang said, "You don't have to worry about this, even if Lin Jijiu is not good, you can discuss it with others. This famous lady in the capital is not Only this one..."

Zhang Zhou was quite surprised.

It seems that the emperor is determined to help him get married in order to seek an official career.

This made Zhang Zhou feel embarrassed.

"There is one more thing. I want you to enter the palace earlier to speak to the prince. This child is too noisy. No one else can make him settle down to study except you. I didn't discuss this matter with you in advance. I'm afraid you will be in trouble."

Zhu Youtang was a little embarrassed to mention this.

Zhang Zhou thought to himself, I am a courtier, and I won the first prize, isn't it for this kind of thing?What else do you discuss with me?
When a decree comes down, I have to do it if I don’t do it.

"Your Majesty, this is the duty of a minister." Zhang Zhou said.

"Don't talk about Bingkuan like that. Your grand strategy and military strategy are for the purpose of governing the country. Teaching the crown prince is overkill for you. If you have any problems teaching the crown prince, please tell me at any time, and I will make another arrangement for you." Errands. You may be very busy in the future, and you will be needed to participate in the early morning..."

The embarrassment of the emperor was not limited to letting Zhang Zhou be the teacher of Zhu Houzhao.

According to Zhu Youtang's meaning, you have already become a Jinshi, and it is your duty to participate in the government and discuss state affairs in the future, and you will even serve as my staff in the future... You have to shoulder all kinds of things alone.

You, Zhang Bingkuan, may be more tired than the chief minister.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Majesty, you appreciate me so much, but it will make me feel a little cramped."

"Don't!" Zhu Youtang heard that Zhang Zhou was cramped, so he hurried out from behind the desk and stood together in front of Zhang Zhou.

"Bingkuan, I treat you as a friend, and you don't need to always treat yourself as a courtier of Ming Dynasty, you and I can talk freely. Today I will go to the Imperial Garden with me, and I have something to ask you about health care."

"Besides, if you have dinner in the palace, I will ask the prince and queen to go to the empress dowager's place... She is a matchmaker for you, and you should also thank her..."

(End of this chapter)