The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 82 Set a Small Goal for Both Civil and Military Cultivation
Zhang Zhou sent the emperor and his son away, and when he entered the house, he found that the craftsmen in the yard were about to clear up their stalls and leave.

There was also a very honest man there to persuade: "...the work is not done yet, Mr. Che, we can't leave."

This man has round arms and a square face, which looks like embarrassment to Zhang Zhou, and his words are very weak, obviously it will not have a positive effect on those craftsmen.

"Second idiot, if you want to do what you want, go ahead and do it, we have to leave!"

A group of people resist ladders and ladders, and those who move shelves move shelves.

Zhang Zhou sternly said, "What are you doing? You want to leave before you finish your work?"

A mason in his fifties came over and said, "My lord, have you offended the officials? We are all ordinary people, and we can't afford to offend the officials. We will quit this job. You spend half a day's wages It's over."

Zhang Zhoudao: "Who said I offended the officials?"

"At that time..."

"It was just a few people with knives who came here just now, as if someone didn't have a knife! Have you seen this house? Have you ever seen such a high lintel? Do you know where this used to be?"

"Official...Official house? You are an official? I didn't see you wearing an official uniform."

"I am a Juren, do you understand? My son, don't look at that kid Hun, he is a hereditary Jinyiwei Qianhu! You people who don't open your eyes, do you want me to show you some color?"

A group of craftsmen looked at each other.

No matter how you listen, this person in front of you seems to be bragging.

But if you are just bragging, how can you live in the big house of the third courtyard in Qingqingfang?The surrounding area cannot be called rich or expensive, and rich people are not qualified to live here.

"What are you looking at? If you receive the money, you will work for me, or you will be escorted to the yamen for interrogation!"

Zhang Zhou has a menacing posture.

He had to.

The group of people in front of them are not bad-minded, they are bullying and afraid of being tough, and they are also afraid of causing trouble.

The more majestic you are, the more you can calm them down.

This trick really worked, a group of craftsmen could only spread out the things that had been put away, and then went to work.

Like a supervisor, Zhang Zhou stood aside and watched for a while, then waved his hand to call the "second idiot" to come to his side.

"Sir, what's the matter?"

The second idiot really lived up to the name others gave him, he didn't look that shrewd.

But what Zhang Zhou likes is his simplicity.

"What's it called?"

"Two fools."

"Big name?"

"The name is Jia Laoshui. My father said that the water in the old well is delicious."

"Then your father should call you Jia Laojing. How old are you?"

"25."

"Married?"

"No. Can't afford to marry."

"Who else is in the family?"

"Father died in the first year. And mother, two older sisters, mother asked me to come out to do physical work to make money and marry my sister."

Zhang Zhou pondered, this kid is quite real.

Zhang Zhou said: "Well, in the future, Jia Laoshui, you will work with my master, and I will give you three hundred Wen a month, is that enough?"

"Enough, just call me if you have the strength to live."

"Live in the city?"

"Outside the city!"

"From now on, go to the city early and report at my door. Your wages will be counted from tomorrow. After working for one year, I will ensure that you marry a wife and go back!"

"hey-hey!"

Zhang Zhou turned his head and glared at the group of craftsmen who were looking this way. The craftsmen had heard what he said earlier, and were still smiling at Jia Laoshui.

It's not the kind of envy of "Your boy meets a nobleman", it's more like a kind of ridicule of "If you give you a good life, you won't be able to bear it".

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Zhang Zhou entered the inner courtyard, and several members of his family were anxiously waiting for him. When he came back, a house full of women and children surrounded him.

"Husband, who is it? Dalang came back and said that he seemed to have offended the prince, and said he saw the prince's father... Husband, it can't be the emperor, right?"

Jiang Pingyu was terrified.

In the past, she had always been skeptical when she only heard what her husband said about doing things for the emperor. Today, it is said that even her son has offended the emperor and his son, scaring her to death.

Zhang Zhou beckoned and asked Zhang Jun to come forward.

Zhang Jun had already put on clean clothes at this time, and he still had a dissatisfied face: "Even if it is the prince and his father, they can't be unreasonable."

"Is he unreasonable? Even the crown prince didn't do anything to you. It's right for you to protect your sister, but sometimes you have to distinguish the situation..."

That being said, Zhang Zhou thought for a while.

Put yourself in Zhang Jun's place, and if someone outsiders comes into your yard to bully your sister, you should also rush forward.

Throw it on your body with muddy water?
He should have grabbed his hair and beat him up!
"Your Majesty said that you are quite loyal and courageous. You have the demeanor of your father and me. You may have the opportunity to compete with the prince again in the future!"

Zhang Zhou didn't take it too seriously.

No enmity can make a father and son, and this kid will clean up the mess by himself.

It seems that Zhu Houzhao still has some interest in playing with mud. The more ordinary people's toys are, the more Zhu Houzhao's vision is. After growing up, Zhu Houzhao also yearns for life in the market every day, and is still in the palace.

Jiang Pingyu's hand holding her husband's arm was sweating, and her forehead was shining silver. She said: "Husband, is it all right after hitting the prince? Why did the prince come to our house?"

Zhang Zhou embraced his injured deer-like wife in his arms, and comforted him with a smile: "Your Majesty is not unreasonable. The crown prince made the mistake first, but Sui Sui, next time the girl must be stronger." , don’t cry when you encounter anything! Look at the one who tossed your brother.”

Sui Sui blinked her big innocent eyes.

Want to cry again, but hold back.

My own little princess was so distressed that it was too late. Thinking of Zhu Youtang worrying about his daughter's illness, Zhang Zhou also felt that he and Zhu Youtang had a lot in common.

"Clean up, cook some food for me, I've been running for a long time and starved to death!"

"Also, you should also hire some people to come back and enrich the courtyard, so that even if outsiders break in, if you want to resist foreign enemies, you don't have to let your women and children come out to block it!"

"Ah."

Jiang Pingyu was in her husband's arms, nodding her head one after another, now she really knew that she was different from before.

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before the dinner table.

Zhang Zhou was picking up the rice and vegetables in the bowl.

Going out to show off before, whether it was comparing poems or taking my son to apologize before the imperial court, was very exhausting.

It is impossible to say that he is not worried about Zhu Youtang's crime, at most it is just a gamble, no matter how unreasonable the emperor is, he can't just shout for children to fight, right?
"Sir, my aunt came to visit earlier and said that she received a letter from my father. He is already on his way to Beijing."

Jiang Pingyu sat on a small bench beside her, and said to Zhang Zhou very well.

Apparently she hasn't recovered from the previous event.

This is much more serious than when someone came to the house to rob them to pay off their debts. If things go wrong, the whole family will be killed.

Of course, this is just her woman's opinion.

Zhang Zhou said: "Is father-in-law coming to the capital? Very good."

He said so, but he was cursing inwardly, the old guy must have learned that his son-in-law was so successful, and wanted to come here to make a fortune, otherwise he would not do the business of Nanjing wine making and speculation, and why would he come to the capital where he is not familiar with?

"Your aunt?"

"Well. She was married to a Juren before, served as a teacher for several times, and even served as a county magistrate. She has always looked down on her father's business. I gave her our address. My father didn't know where we lived, so he sent a letter to my aunt's house."

"Oh."

Rich has distant relatives in the mountains.

"My aunt doesn't know about my recent situation. She always thought that I was just married to a Gongsheng, and my family is in good condition. In fact, I haven't contacted you in the past few years. It's because I need to find someone to help me after I arrive in the capital, so..."

"It's okay, you don't need to explain to me. It's good that your father is here, so I can entrust him with some business. After all, I'm going to be an official in the future."

Jiang Pingyu stared at her husband with wide eyes: "Master, after you arrived in the capital, you haven't concentrated on preparing for the exam. Will Chunwei really pass in the next year?"

Zhang Zhou thought about it.

Certainly, obviously impossible, the butterfly effect has already occurred, will Hongzhi's 12-year examination questions be the same as history?It is still unknown whether Li Dongyang and Cheng Minzheng will be the examiners.

He used to brag that he was very good at imperial examinations, don't beat himself back to his original form this time.

No matter how well written the article is, it is still a little less interesting than those old scholars who have been immersed in it for more than ten or even decades.

In front of his wife, Zhang Zhou still had to show a confident attitude: "Of course I can pass the exam, even if I fail the exam, I will take Zhang Jun's Jinyiwei Qianhu first, and pass it on to him later, isn't it the same? "

Jiang Pingyu said: "Then Xiaojun... Do you study literature or martial arts?"

Zhang Zhoudao: "In the past, I focused on letting him study and take the imperial examinations, but after today's incident, maybe it's time for him to practice both civil and martial arts. From now on, let him get up every morning to practice kung fu, three nines in winter and three days in summer. To recite the Four Books and Five Classics, one wrong word was typed ten times!"

"Ouch!"

Zhang Jun's voice came from the window.

It was obvious that this kid was lying at the window to eavesdrop on his parents' conversation, and he heard the cruel daily life his father had arranged for him.

"This brat, how dare you lie on the wall without being a decent student? If you don't become an all-rounder in civil and military affairs, how can you help the world? Maybe let him accompany the prince in the future! If he doesn't learn well, he will be eunuched and sent to the palace!"

"Dong dong dong..."

When Zhang Jun heard this in the yard, he was so frightened that he ran away.

Jiang Pingyu gave her husband a blank look: "Msgrand is just trying to scare him."

Zhang Zhoudao: "Shuangxiu, both civil and military, is also my expectation for him. I didn't think it was so important before, but now it seems indispensable. What your majesty appreciates is his loyalty and bravery. What the crown prince likes is his beauty." Sex. What I hope is that he can put pen to paper to secure the world, and martial arts to rule the world! Who doesn't want their son to be awesome?"

"Ah."

This time Jiang Pingyu also felt the same way.

The cub coming out of his womb, of course, hopes that his son will soar into the sky in the future.

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Inside the palace.

As soon as Zhu Youtang returned to the palace, he went to find Queen Zhang, hoping to share the joy of Zhang Zhou finding the magic medicine for him so that he could continue to have a son with his wife.

But not surprisingly, his wife looked down upon him again.

"Your Majesty, Heling and Yanling have suffered a great loss this time. It is said that the wood and stone in their hands cannot be sold, and someone deliberately lowered the price. It is also said that the Zhou family and someone from Chengguo's mansion have joined forces to fill their own pockets. You Do you care?"

"This one……"

Although Zhu Youtang is the emperor, he seems to be inferior to Zhang Zhou in terms of getting along with his wife.

At least Zhang Zhou is the head of the family, and he says what he says.

And he, Zhu Youtang, is almost "strictly controlled by his wife" when it comes to matters in his inner courtyard.

If it weren't for his "phobia of intimacy" and only marrying one wife in his life, perhaps this situation would not be so serious.

(End of this chapter)