The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 90 The Prince's Little Black House
"What, did he really say that?"

In the Guozijian, Lin Han, who received Lin Ting's report, felt very angry.

The old pedant felt that this was played by the young people.

Do you think that no matter how domineering a young man is, he doesn't care about his reputation among scholars?Why don't you decide?
He wants to teach young people a lesson, but in the end the lesson falls on himself.

Lin Han now understands that Zhang Zhou doesn't need to maintain his scholarly reputation.

"He also said that he often went in and out of the palace gate, accompanied the prince, and repaired the Qingning Palace." Lin Ting's words were almost to provoke the relationship between his father and Zhang Zhou.

Of course he couldn't tell his father that he brought his sister with him when he went to see Zhang Zhou, and let his sister fall into a strange state when she came back.

It's a kind of... obviously despising the other party, but want to see him, only to find out that the other party is not in the same rank as them, that kind of psychological gap...

Not to mention Lin Yi, even Lin Ting himself couldn't stand it.

Lin Han said angrily: "Is he still being used to emphasize this to the old man? Why did the old man give him some flair? It was because he was a alchemist who flattered and favored him, and he forced Li Guang to death. The next step is to be Li Guang himself! "

"Li Guang?"

Lin Ting, as a scholar, of course knew how powerful the loathed Daming moth was once.

Father knows a lot of court secrets.

Knowing that Zhang Zhou forced Li Guang to death, and knowing that Zhang Zhou is going to be the second Li Guang?
terrible!
"Since he is an alchemist, why did my father let him enter Yong? Is it to pull him back to the right path?"

Lin Tingxin said that it was still his father's original intention of adhering to the teaching without discrimination, and his sincerity of being a teacher and scholar, which is hard to come by in the world.

Lin Han said coldly: "If Your Majesty hadn't mentioned to Weifu that I would let the old man train him, hoping that he would pass the Jinshi examination next year, what would Dad do for him?"

Got it!

Lin Tingxin said, no wonder father, you obviously hate that person, but you are ashamed to let your son invite him to join Yong. Do you still have the same feelings?

That person is capable and can get the emperor's hand-picked appointment, what can you do?
It seems that they are not bragging, they are low-key.

Did Zhang Zhou mention this in front of the scholars during the previous competition?
"Go down!"

Lin Han knew that his son was unable to do things well, so he didn't blame him, but it seemed that Lin Ting also knew that his father would label him "useless".

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"Second brother, father... isn't angry with me, is he?"

Lin Yi had been waiting for Lin Ting to come out. Seeing her brother, she hurried up to ask.

Lin Yi was still waiting to go in and ask her father to make amends.

Not only did she go out to meet a strange man, but she was also recognized as a woman by the strange man. The consequences were unimaginable.

Lin Ting said: "I didn't tell my father, so don't mention it either."

"Ah? Then... isn't it intentional to deceive? Father, he will find out." Lin Yi was very anxious, she was an honest girl.

Lin Ting said helplessly: "Father is worried about Zhang Zhou's affairs now, and has no mind to care about other things!"

"can you?"

Lin Yi was puzzled.

It's just a scholar, even if he is raising tribute, if he doesn't come, he won't come, why should father be angry with a younger generation?There are so many students in the Imperial College, if my father was so narrow-minded, he would probably have been pissed off.

Lin Ting stepped forward and said, "Little sister, you don't know, it turns out that my father already knew that Zhang Zhou was working in the palace, not only did Zhang Zhou do the work of preventing the plague, but even the fire in Qingning Palace was caused by him in advance." As expected, His Majesty now trusts him more."

"Your Majesty also specially asked my father to enter the palace, and asked my father to cultivate Zhang Zhou well, hoping that Zhang Zhou will be a Jinshi in the coming year. Otherwise, my father would not be so concerned about Zhang Zhou, and naturally he would not send me to invite him into Yong."

When Lin Ting said this, he was still a little relieved.

Although the son is usually obedient to his father, he has a rebellious mentality. Seeing his father get angry because of an outsider, and his impression of Zhang Zhou has changed, he will naturally feel...

Finally someone can cure this father.

"Father is so angry, isn't that why the second brother didn't tell father about me?" Lin Yi looked disappointed.

"Don't think too much about it. In fact, it's good for you and me to hide it from my father! Anyway, if you want to say it yourself, don't get me involved, but it's best to wait until your father asks you... and don't take that picture Keep Zhou's matter in mind...what does this have to do with us?"

The more he said that, the more Lin Yi couldn't let go.

Even though Lin Yi looks like a mature and stable girl, she is actually just an adolescent girl, and she has no good or bad perception of the opposite sex.

She just knows.

Zhang Zhou was talented and capable of doing great things, he was in a high position at a young age, he was admired by the emperor, and his father was annoyed by him...mysterious enough, flamboyant enough, bad enough enough for her to keep this person in her heart.

Whether it's love or hate.

She doesn't understand.

If a man wants to be remembered by a woman, he doesn't necessarily need to be remembered by a woman.

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Court meeting.

Zhu Youtang asked Dai Yi to announce the rebuilding of the Zhangjiajia Temple in Xingji County, and proposed that the inner government should allocate 5000 taels of silver for this, the same price as the materials purchased for the construction of the Qingning Palace.

But it specifically stated that there is no need to occupy the service this time.

It also stated that Zhang Yanling, Jianchang Bo, will personally return to Xingji County to take care of this matter, and the project will be completed within four months.

Because there is no money from the imperial court, even if Zhou Jing, the Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, came out to object, it would not help.

The cabinet Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian couldn't help but look at each other.

Although the emperor didn't say it clearly, they had met Xiao Jing after all, and knew that the emperor wanted to repair something to consume the broken materials in the hands of the Zhang family brothers.

Xie Qian already had a very happy smile on his face.

As if to say.

Who is so damaged that he used those inferior materials to build the Zhang Family Temple?Karma?

"and also!"

Zhu Youtang suddenly sternly said, "It is said that the officials of the Zhou family and the officials of the Ministry of Industry and internal officials are colluding to fill their own pockets with second-hand goods for the reconstruction of the Qingning Palace. I have sent Dongchang to inspect it in detail. , I found out that there is no such thing! Now, don’t the officials say things without seeking proof in advance, are they just catching wind and shadows like this?”

The tone is very strong.

Lin Tingyu stepped forward and cupped his hands, saying, "Your Majesty, it's my minister who was negligent."

Zhu Youtang said angrily: "You not only neglected to observe, but also sowed dissension! After all, the Zhou family is the empress dowager's family. When they built the empress dowager's palace, they would use inferior ones as high-quality ones? Don't you even understand human relationships?"

"My minister is guilty!"

This time Lin Tingyu finally knelt down.

Zhu Youtang said to Xiao Jing who was on the side: "Dongchang, take him down, take him back and check to see if there is any hidden secret!"

"Yes!"

Xiao Jing didn't talk too much, he directly ordered Jin Yiwei's men to go over and take Lin Tingyu away.

If Da Ming officials are suspected of accepting bribes or other reasons, Dongchang and Jin Yiwei may take down and investigate. This is not without precedent in Da Ming.

Just like in the case of Cheng Minzheng's inscription in the next year, Hu Ke participated in the impeachment of Cheng Minzheng, Tang Yin and Xu Jing for his official Zhonghua Chang.

Seeing that Lin Tingyu was taken away, all the ministers had complicated expressions.

The emperor did not go beyond the regulations, and Lin Tingyu's memorial is now said to be false, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that this matter is likely to be related to the interests of the Zhang family brothers.

The emperor can cover up the Zhang family brothers, but the officials cannot.

Even if you, Lin Tingyu, were deceived by others and not ordered by others, but you did not find out why and reported it, and the matter involved your relatives, you have to blame yourself.

So even if the speech officer is taken by the factory guards, it is a matter that puts civil officials at risk, but no one will come out to intercede for Lin Tingyu in the emperor's anger.

The chief assistant of the cabinet, Liu Jian, came out and said, "Your Majesty, should people from the Ministry of Industry be sent to supervise the construction of Zhang's ancestral hall in Xingji County? Then we should send people from the Qintian Supervisor to investigate."

"No need!"

Zhu Youtang said, "This matter was proposed by the Marquis of Shouning and Uncle Jianchang, and they can be responsible for it themselves. I don't want to bother, I just need to send someone to check after the ancestral hall is built!"

Liu Jian looked gloomy and did not speak.

Xie Qian on the side couldn't help laughing.

I thought who was going to cheat the Zhang family, but it turned out that the Zhang family brothers cheated themselves!

Is this lack of heart?

The broken material was not allowed to be spent by the emperor in another place, but he actually took it back to build a family temple?It's not that the Zhangjiazu's grave is going to emit green smoke, but it is probably going to emit black smoke.

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Zhu Youtang was in a good mood when he returned to Qianqing Palace.

But when he heard that his son was already waiting for his summons, he murmured in his heart.

"Let him in!"

Zhu Houzhao came to brag about his discovery of the telescope.

"...Father, this is a good thing. Look at this thing called a telescope. It is long and round. Hold it in your hand and look at it from a distance. Can you see far away? I have thought about it. , if this thing is used on the battlefield, it will be able to see through the enemy's movements in advance, and then the Ming army will be in every position to benefit..."

Zhu Youtang didn't seem very interested when he heard his son bragging there.

He motioned for the so-called telescope to be transferred to him.

He also knew that this thing was probably given to his son by Zhang Zhou. He held it in his hand and looked at the gate of Qianqing Palace. It was exactly as his son said, and the distant scene was brought closer.

"Father, do you think this thing is good? My son plans to make more..."

"Wait a minute, let me ask you, have you finished your homework? Why didn't you go and come here instead of a lecture today?"

"Isn't this son Chen a good discovery and wants to inform Father Huang as soon as possible?"

It was good that Zhu Houzhao didn't mention this, but Zhu Youtang was even more angry when he mentioned this.

"As soon as possible? Did you get this thing on the first day?"

Zhu Houzhao pondered for a while.

of course not.

Of course, you have to enjoy enough good things by yourself before bringing them to your father.

How did daddy see things clearly?

Could it be that Zhang Zhou leaked the secret?
Zhu Youtang thought to himself, is it stupid to be your father?

It was two days ago that Zhang Zhou entered the palace, and you actually showed it to me today, making me believe you a ghost!In the past two days, you have been thinking about blackmailing your two uncles!You have more and more minds, but learning and filial piety have been learned in the dog's stomach!

Zhu Youtang said coldly: "I will keep this thing!"

"Father..."

Zhu Houzhao wanted to say, Erchen is just here to show off to you, you have to return it to Erchen.

Zhu Youtang said: "Prince, I asked the lecturer in the East Palace. After you left the pavilion to study this year, your progress in your studies has been very poor. You haven't even finished learning the Four Books. It's almost the end of the year. I'm going to let you close your eyes. There are only four servants who take turns serving you tea and meals every day, and the rest of the time, you have to stay in the room, and you are not even allowed to go to the toilet."

Zhu Hou said heartily, come again?

"Father, isn't this torturing my son?" Zhu Houzhao was very disdainful.

I disdain the guards, just relying on you, the young master must still be free to come and go!
"You don't know how to hang your head on a beam and stab your butt? You were born in the royal family, and you have been spoiled!" Zhu Youtang said to Xiao Jing who was beside him, "Send someone over there to seal up all the windows of his palace! Send another hundred Jinyi guards , guarding outside his palace day and night, if he ran out of the palace, everyone would cut off their hands and feet!"

"Father..."

Zhu Youtang said: "Before the end of the year, you must learn everything you need to learn, and there will be lecturers from the East Palace who will take turns to give you lectures! When will you finish studying, I will personally pass the assessment. Let's go inside! You won't even be able to see me, the queen, and your sister!"

Zhu Houzhao was dumbfounded when he heard it, how could it be like this?
It's only November, and there will be a leap November, plus December... Doesn't it mean that he will be locked up in a small dark room for more than two and a half months?
Those surnamed Zhang are all to blame for asking me to deliver the binoculars, making my father think that I am only interested in playing.

It's all your fault!

(End of this chapter)