Back to Daming to be a genius

Chapter 24

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"Master, there are still people staring at the front door and the back door of the inn today." Zhang Shitou ran into the room, leaned into the ear of Young Master Zhang who was lying on the bed sulking, and said in a low voice, "The little one even wandered on the street on purpose." After a circle, those people separated into a few younger ones, who stared very closely from the time they went out to the time they returned to the inn.”

"Where's Xiao Chuan? He hasn't come yet?" Young Master Zhang asked with a muffled snort.Zhang Shitou replied with a wry smile, "Master, I'm really sorry, Master Xiao still didn't come."

"I can't take it anymore!" Young Master Zhang roared, jumped up from the bed with his bare buttocks, grabbed the quilt and threw it on the bed, shouting, "I didn't do anything wrong, why should I be locked up in the inn?" You won’t be allowed to go out for three or four days? Damn Xiao Chuan, don’t you have enough money for me? Why don’t you come and send these bastards away? I’m going to drink and have sex! I’m going to find Xiong Hu! This Fame, I don’t want it!”

"Master, please keep your voice down." Zhang Shitou was in a hurry, and hurriedly covered the mouth of Young Master Zhang, and reminded: "Master Xiao told me before leaving that there are many people in the inn, if your words spread, it will cause big trouble. "But it's a pity that Young Master Zhang, who was on the verge of losing his temper, couldn't listen to anything. He kicked Zhang Shitou away and continued to throw the quilt. Torn to shreds.But it doesn't matter, anyway, our Young Master Zhang has plenty of money.

"Boom, boom, boom." Just as Zhang Shitou was helpless against Young Master Zhang, someone knocked politely on the door of the room. Zhang Shitou thought it was a guest from the next room coming to protest, so he shouted angrily: "Knock!" What knock? Our young master is in a bad mood, so we will talk about it later if there is anything to do."

"Zhang Tanhua, it's me." A familiar voice sounded from outside the room, and said in a low voice: "I am your chief examiner Zhang Ruitu, and the other three deputy chief examiners have come to see you."

"Zhang Ruitu? Three assistant examiners?" Eldest Young Master Zhang was taken aback when he heard this, and thought it was terrible, how could I forget this?Thinking of this, Young Master Zhang hurriedly asked Zhang Shitou to tidy up the bed, put on a decent set of clothes himself, and then went up to open the door to welcome the guests.Opening the door of the room, it turned out to be true—the undergraduate major examiner Zhang Ruitu, deputy examiner Wang Zhijian, Chen Youzhong, and Li Biao, each holding a bag of gifts, were nodding and bowing to Young Master Zhang outside the door.Young Master Zhang secretly felt ashamed, quickly bowed to the ground, and said respectfully: "Student didn't know that the four mentors are here, so I welcome you at a distance, and I hope the four mentors will forgive me."

"Damn it, even though you're sensible, if we come to beg you and you still put on airs, then our hard work in the examination room won't be worth it." Zhang Ruitu and the other four muttered in unison.According to the book, why did these four examiners come here?Because there was an unwritten rule in the imperial examination era, after the candidate passed the exam, on the third day, he should bring a gift to the examiner's home to hand over a door letter to ask for an interview, and send a gift to thank the examiner. He also became the examiner's protégé.And our Young Master Zhang, although he still knows etiquette and is not short of money, for various reasons he forgot about it, making Zhang Ruitu and the other four examiners wait at home for nothing yesterday.

Originally, there is nothing wrong with waiting for a day, anyway, there are some students who are Jinshi and go to the government to learn from teachers, so it is not a waste of time, but how did our Young Master Zhang pass the exam?Therefore, Zhang Ruitu and the others were inevitably angry. They said that you, Zhang Dahua, are too mean. You have no fame. Answering the test for you, and trying to secretly inform the examiner of your identity to the examiner, and promoted you to No.3 in Yijia No. [-], but you didn’t even take a look at us—even if you are the [-]-year-old relative of Eunuch Wei Shouldn't the Jin faction be so arrogant?

Qi returned to Qi, but when it came to the early court today, Ming Xi Zong Zhu Youxiao accidentally asked how the undergraduate examination was going and whether there were any talents that could be used. In the end, before Zhang Ruitu, the chief examiner, could answer, the chief inspector of ceremonies took the seal of the eunuch Wang Tiqian. He jumped out first, saying that he heard that Zhang Haogu, No. 3 Tanhua Zhang Haogu in the first grade of undergraduate course, was good, so he was worthy of great use.When Emperor Xizong of the Ming Dynasty asked Wei Zhongxian for his opinion, Wei Zhongxian also respectfully replied that Zhang Hao was rich in ancient knowledge and talented, and he was a rare pillar of the country—it is said that he was a descendant of Zhang Liang, the three heroes of the Kaihan Dynasty.Ming Xizong nodded and said it was very good. When it comes to the palace examination, I will take a good look at that Zhang Haogu. If it is true what the Qing family said, then I will use Zhang Haogu to great effect!Hearing these words from Ming Xizong and Wei Zhongxian, Zhang Ruitu and Wang Zhijian, the chief and deputy chief examiners, were no longer angry. They went down to inquire about the residence of Young Master Zhang, bought gifts and went straight to Liansheng Inn——You Zhang Da Tanhua is not willing Do you worship our four teachers?Then the four of us teachers will worship you in turn, and we can't lose this teacher-student relationship no matter what!
"Four mentors, please sit up in the room." Although it is impossible for Young Master Zhang to know what happened this morning, he also vaguely guessed that he missed the time of apprenticeship. As a result, the four teachers had to worship him in turn. The young master inevitably felt a little guilty, and he was very respectful and affectionate to the four chief and deputy examiners. He moved the chairs himself and served tea one by one, trying to make up for his mistakes.In this way, Zhang Ruitu and the three assistant examiners lost more than half of their anger, thinking that this Zhang Datanhua is very polite, but why didn't he come to thank the chief examiner?Is it because he doesn't know, or doesn't understand?
"Four mentors, the students still have something to ask the four mentors for their sins." After setting up the four chief and deputy examiners one by one, Young Master Zhang knelt down and cupped his hands and said: "Originally, according to the rules, students should go to the residence of the four mentors." But the four mentors must have heard that in the Imperial College the day before yesterday, the Donglin party censor attacked the students, and the students were unable to fight back, offending them. They have been sending people to watch over the past few days. He wanted to catch the students, and the students had been staying behind closed doors for the past few days, just to prevent them from attacking and slandering the students—and even more afraid of implicating the four mentors, so they missed the students' worship ceremony to the four mentors. For the disrespect, I hope the four benefactors will come down."

"Oh, so that's the case." Zhang Ruitu and the other four chief and deputy chief examiners suddenly realized, thinking that it's no wonder this student didn't come to study as a teacher. It turned out that he was afraid of hurting us. Xiong Tingbi was dismissed from office by the Donglin Party and sent to death row. Nine-thousand-year-old Eunuch Wei was almost defeated by Yang Lian last year. If the two of them were like this, let alone a small detective.Thinking of this, Zhang Ruitu and the others not only dissipated all their grievances, but also felt a little grateful to Young Master Zhang, they helped Young Master Zhang together and said, "Don't mind Tanhualang, you are also thinking about me, it's too late for us as teachers to thank you, How can I blame you?"

"Thank you four mentors." Eldest Young Master Zhang observed the words and expressions, and took the opportunity to prescribe bad medicine: "Four mentors, if you are interested, you can go to the front door and back door of this inn to see if there are people watching all the time? As soon as the students show up at the door, they will follow like flies seeing blood, and they will not stop trying to catch the students."

"Really?" Zhang Ruitu and the other four shuddered, wondering if the Donglin Party would target us because of this incident?When the time comes, follow the clues, and the matter of our fraud in the examination room has not been revealed yet?Young Master Zhang said angrily: "Students, how dare you lie to your mentor? If the four mentors don't believe it, you can go and see it for yourself now."

"Alright, let's go and have a look now." Zhang Ruitu and the others, whose buttocks were not clean in the first place, felt more guilty the more they thought about it, and they left their seats and went out of the room together to check, regardless of their identities.Young Master Zhang stayed in the room and laughed, thinking that it would be best for you to go and have a look, you let a white man like me pass the exam, once the Donglin Party finds out about this, all of you will be killed!If you want to survive, you have to stand by my side and drive away these flies for my young master.

As expected by Young Master Zhang, after a while, Zhang Ruitu and the other four chief and deputy examiners returned to the room with livid faces. As soon as they entered the room, Zhang Ruitu roared: "It's too shameful, Zhang Tanhua just said it in the Imperial College A few words of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, and they treat Tanhualang like this, watching and stalking, it is lawless! I want to join them! Refer to them!" The other three deputy chief examiners echoed together, and Wang Zhijian also added: "There is a man standing outside the main gate. I know him personally, he is a servant of Yu Shi Wang Qia's family, it seems that the behind-the-scenes masterminds who came to follow Tan Hualang this time must be the few Donglin Yushi who made troubles with Tan Hualang in the Imperial College that day."

"Okay, then we've decided." Zhang Ruitu patted the table and said, "We'll each write a memorial after we go back tonight, and we'll present these rebellious officials and thieves to the emperor tomorrow morning!"

"Master Zhang is right." Wang Zhijian and the other three deputy chief examiners nodded together, bearded and staring at each other. There is no other way, we don't have to deal with these censors quickly, and the Donglin Party will catch them another day, and the one whose head falls is They are gone.Our Young Master Zhang said gloomyly: "Four mentors, as the saying goes, catch thieves and filth, catch adulterers and doubles. If the four mentors can't get the evidence of Donglin's rebellious party's violations of law and discipline, I'm afraid it will be difficult Shall we throw them down as soon as they enter?"

Zhang Ruitu and the other four looked at each other, nodded together, and said that it was good, if a few court officials could be overthrown at once with just a few memorials, then more than half of the officials in the Ming Dynasty might be replaced every day.Young Master Zhang took a peek at their expressions, and then said darkly: "Master Wang, don't you know a servant of Yu Shi Wang Qia? Take him down now, arrest him in the yamen and torture him for a confession, then you will have evidence gone?"

"But he didn't commit a crime, how can we let the officials arrest him?" Wang Zhijian asked tremblingly.Young Master Zhang grinned, and said: "This is too simple. When the four mentors come to the inn, they should bring bearers or attendants, right? Call some attendants to have a few quarrels with him, and then have a fight. Wouldn't it be possible to ask the officials to arrest someone in a fair and honest manner? After the time comes and is imprisoned in the yamen, it will not be easy to force him to give a confession?"

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We have to admit that our Young Master Zhang's idea is really sinister enough. Under Zhang Ruitu's personal assignment, the bearers he brought really ran to trouble the Donglin Party's eyeliner, picked quarrels and made trouble, and then made a move if they didn't agree with each other in a few words Beating people, and then the servants of Shuntian Mansion came to take them as a matter of course, and then the steward of Zhang Ruitu Mansion came forward and suggested that both parties in the fight should be arrested in the Yamen for interrogation-of course, and by the way, a letter was handed over to Zhang Ruitu who was the same year as Zhang Ruitu Shuntian Fuyin.As a result, when Wang Qia received the news and rushed to Shuntian Mansion, the governor of Shuntian Mansion had already taken the confession that Wang Qia, a member of the Donglin party, had appointed a servant to monitor the undergraduates and went to Dongchang to show his merits.Needless to say the result after that, those Donglin party eyeliners who had been staring at Young Master Zhang for three or four days outside the Liansheng Inn disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye, and their master couldn't wait to burn the letters at home, very In a loyal manner, he quickly disregarded all relations with Wang Qia.As for Zhang Ruitu and Wang Zhijian, the four chief and deputy chief examiners, they were naturally happily writing in Young Master Zhang's room, writing the memorial to impeach Wang Qia.

"Teacher Zhang, your handwriting is really good." While Zhang Ruitu was writing vigorously, Young Master Zhang noticed that the brush calligraphy of the chief examiner of the University of Science and Technology of China is indeed quite good, flamboyant, chic and suave, as straight as flowing clouds and flowing water, and stippling as you like—— In other words, our Young Master Zhang never expected to achieve such a calligraphy realm in this lifetime.

"Tanhualang, it's because of your lack of knowledge." Wang Zhijian next to him interjected and said with a smile, "You, Zhang Changgong's master, are one of the four masters of calligraphy in the world together with Xing Tong, Mi Wanzhong, and Dong Qichang. The pestle is famous all over the world."

"Oh, that student is too disrespectful to his teacher." Young Master Zhang exclaimed exaggeratedly. Well, his immediate boss, the senior town official, likes to show off a few strokes of calligraphy. If Young Master Zhang can't even show this expression, he will be a civil servant in his previous life.

"Brother Weisheng (Wang Zhijian's character) is absurdly praised." Zhang Ruitu was full of color, and said with a modest smile: "Brother Weisheng's cursive is the best in the world."

"Don't dare, don't dare, Zhang Gong's calligraphy, I heard that even Japanese people praise it for its consistent energy and unique style." Wang Zhijian hurriedly humbled.Our Young Master Zhang had an idea, and suddenly interrupted Zhang Ruitu and Wang Zhijian's mutual flattery, "Four mentors, since your calligraphy attainments are so high, the student still has an unfeeling request, and I also ask the four mentors for permission. "

"Tanhualang, please tell me if you have anything to say." Zhang Ruitu waved his hands generously, but muttered in his heart, "Don't push yourself too hard, kid. It's embarrassing enough for our teacher to pay homage to students, so don't ask us to do anything embarrassing."

Muttering to muttering, but after our Young Master Zhang said his request, Zhang Ruitu, Wang Zhijian, Chen Youzhong, and Li Biao, the chief and deputy examiners, immediately turned their mouths crooked...

(End of this chapter)