Lin Han came out of the court and took an official sedan back to the Imperial Academy.
Lin Han claimed that he would not do this kind of thing by using disaster situations as an excuse, but historically he was very good at it.
It’s not enough to state one thing. You have to state several more.
The chaos in the DPRK and Central China in the past few years must be related to this fire, otherwise we would not be called literati.
"Servant Lin, Zhang Zhou, the candidate for the academy, and the second son of Duke Chengguo are asking for an audience. They have been waiting for you for a long time."
The person who came to convey a message to Lin Han was an assistant teacher from Guangye Hall named Liu Shun.
This person is a direct descendant of Lin Han.
On the same day, Zhang Zhou reported to the Imperial College, intending to use an official certificate to settle his admission to the Northern Imperial College. Of course, he did not intend to stay in the Imperial College permanently. He just came to check in and then left with Zhu Feng.
"Zhang Zhou?"
Lin Han became angry when he heard this person's name.
"A Jie Yuan, is he a Confucian scholar or an alchemist? To enter Beiyong as a tribute, he needs to study for three years before being awarded an official position. How can he be recognized as a scholar! Let him go back and study for a few more years!"
Lin Han has a temper and follows rules.
You got the official position of Zhangzhou by relying on the alchemist's stuff. You didn't get the official position in a serious way. You still want me, Lin, to look down on you?
Liu Shundao: "As for his humble position, let him go back first."
Lin Han naturally knew that he was speaking out of anger. No matter whether Zhang Zhou was appointed to the official position or not, he would recognize it if he got the official position and had the official certificate in hand.
At most, it would delay Zhang Zhou for a few days and dampen Zhang Zhou's energy.
"Where's Li Zhan?" Lin Han asked.
Li Zhan is the cousin of his second son, Lin Ting, who is now twenty-six years old. In the eighth year of Hongzhi's reign, he was a candidate for the Fujian Provincial Examination. This time he came to the capital to take part in the examination.
Historically, he was also a Jinshi in the twelfth year of Hongzhi. He ranked fifth in the general examination and second in the second class of the palace examination. He was higher than Wang Shouren, who ranked seventh in the second class. He was considered a leader of the younger generation.
Liu Shundao: "The second young master and the young lady went out and said they were going to hold a cultural party."
"It's outrageous! The Beijing Examination will be held in a few months, and he still has the heart to go out and socialize? What's the point of a prostitute going out to show off? Go and call her back."
"Yes Yes."
Liu Shun responded, thinking in his heart, if he doesn't know where he is, where can he find it?
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The other end.
Zhang Zhou, who was waiting to go through the admission procedures, was told that Lin Han would not be able to come back that day and that he should come back later.
Zhu Feng was very unhappy after hearing this, and even felt angry on Zhang Zhou's behalf: "Does the prince of the state have to come to offer wine in person before he can enter the Yong Temple? What kind of rules is this?"
Zhang Zhou didn't want to talk to the people in the Imperial College. Obviously, a doctor from the Five Classics just said that Lin Han was back, so Liu Shun went in to report it. Now he said that Lin Han wouldn't come back today. Are you treating others as fools?
You don’t want to see me, and I don’t want to see you yet. Do you really think this is some kind of geomantic treasure? When I pass the Jinshi exam, I won’t be bothered to come if you invite me.
The two left the Imperial College.
The surrounding roads are clear, and Zhang Zhou also plans to go back to check out the site and start business.
But at this time, Sun Shangqi, a member of the Jinyiwei family, brought people over.
Zhang Zhou guessed that it was related to the disaster in the palace and asked, "Sun Baihu, is there something wrong?"
Sun Shangqi said: "Mr. Zhang, don't go anywhere. First find a place nearby to wait. Eunuch Dai, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, will arrive soon. His Majesty wants to summon you to the palace."
Zhu Feng glanced at Zhang Zhou and asked in a low voice: "Is it related to what you said about the fire in Qingning Palace?"
"Isn't there a teahouse over there? Go in and have a rest while waiting for someone."
Zhang Zhou had a leisurely look on his face and pointed to a three-story building not far away with a plaque reading "Leap Up Tea House". To Zhang Zhou, this had a very good meaning.
The group of people headed to the teahouse.
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On the other side, Dai Yi had come out of the palace, urging the carriage driver to pick up Zhang Zhou.
In the same car with him were Mou Bin, the commander of Jin Yiwei, and the envoy.
Behind the carriage, there were many mounted guards, riding along in horse-drawn carriages.
"This is Jieyuan, too. If you're not waiting at home, why go to the Imperial College? Running from the south to the north is exhausting." Dai Yi was also a little anxious.
After struggling all night about the fire, I could obviously complete the errand of picking up people by traveling to one place, but now I actually have to travel to two places.
Mou Bin on the side said: "Eunuch Dai, just let the humble ministers and others go ahead for these matters."
"No," Dai Yi said hurriedly, "Others are fine, but for this one, we should go in person. There are still very difficult things to do now..."
Mou Bin was more straightforward and said directly: "But it has something to do with Tianshi Li?"
Dai Yi glanced sideways and said helplessly: "From last night to now, His Majesty has not mentioned a word about Li Guang. People like us will take care of him in the future, but if that Zhang Jieyuan... After this incident, Li Guang did not fall, he still Any chance of establishing a foothold in the capital?"
Mou Bin thought for a while and couldn't help but nodded.
Historically, after the little princess died of smallpox and the fire in Qingning Palace, Li Guang committed suicide.
But because of Zhang Zhou's appearance, the little princess got smallpox, but she didn't die. The Qingning Palace was on fire, but it was predicted in advance that there were no casualties. Li Guang may still want to fight, at least there is no sign of suicide yet. .
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Inside the Leap Teahouse.
Originally, Zhang Zhou wanted to take people to the third floor to see the scenery, but someone stopped him at the entrance of the stairs on the first floor and shouted: "Sorry, there is a Taoist discussion upstairs, no one is allowed in!"
Zhu Feng said dissatisfied: "Why are we called idlers? Do you think we don't look like scholars or something?"
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "You guys are talking about your ways, why don't we go up and sit there without disturbing you?"
"no!"
The other party's answer was also very straightforward.
Zhu Feng almost exploded. After all, he came out this time and was surrounded by people, and with the guards at the door, if he got into trouble in front of Zhang Zhou... could he still be called a "little prince"? How can I, Jinyiwei Zhu, command Qianshi to get around in the capital?
But it was Zhang Zhou who pulled him back and sat on the first floor near the door: "Don't cause trouble, wait until you enter the palace."
Zhu Feng said: "Brother Zhang, you still have a good temper. If it were me, I would..."
Zhang Zhou pouted and poured him a cup of tea.
It's like someone stopped me from going upstairs, but they didn't stop you. How do you learn to blame others for your contradictions?
"Drink tea!"
As soon as the people here sat down, someone came down from upstairs. A group of people, at least twenty or thirty people, came down and surrounded Zhang Zhou's table aggressively. The first person pointed at Zhang Zhou and said: "He is Yingtianfu Township Examiner Jieyuan, I have met him!"
Zhang Zhou and Zhu Feng stood up immediately without drinking any tea.
"What?"
The imperial guards brought by Sun Shangqi and the retinue brought by Zhu Feng also hurriedly squeezed through the crowd.
This group of people all looked like tribute students from the Imperial College. They were all well-dressed, but they had nothing to do with being majestic... Zhang Zhou thought, probably scholars these days rarely see the sun, and are a little malnourished. They look like this no matter what. A bunch of sick people.
"Ahem, I'm Zhang Bingkuan. I'm new here. I don't know the rules. I'm just here to have a cup of tea. I didn't disturb you, right?" Zhang Zhou followed the principle of doing less than doing more and didn't want to get entangled with this group of people.
One of the young men, who looked very masculine, stepped forward and said with cupped hands: "Your Excellency, you are Jiangnan Jieyuan? I am Lin Ting'an, a student from Beiyong Gong, and I have come here to ask for advice."
Zhang Zhou looked over.
This man was considered a normal one among a group of "consumption ghosts". He was quite tall and had broad arms. However, what attracted Zhang Zhou's attention more was a "niche" with red lips and white teeth standing behind him.
It's not that Zhang Zhou likes this tone.
It was because after Zhu Feng came down from this group of people, he never took his eyes away from this person's face.
Zhang Zhou really wanted to say, Zhijie, your saliva is almost drooling, can we restrain ourselves?
Do you know that walking with you can easily ruin my reputation?
"As for learning, see you in the exam hall!"
With a polite smile on his face, Zhang Zhou cupped his hands.
"That's such a loud tone. Do you know who this is? This is the second young master of Guozilin Jijiu. I want to discuss knowledge with you to give you face!"
Someone next to him immediately gave Lin Tingyu some advice.
Zhang Zhou was very surprised. This is standard equipment when going out. Do you need to bring a braggart with you?
Then Zhang Zhou gave Zhu Feng a wink, meaning... everyone has bragging rights, is it your turn to take over from me?
Zhu Feng understood immediately and said with a arrogant look on his face: "What's wrong with the Guozi sacrificial wine? This is Yingtianfu Township Examination Jieyuan of the Ming Dynasty. You will never be able to compare with him in this life!"
"Wow!"
The two sides were already at war with each other, with Wen Wu being the first. If a scholar encounters a soft persimmon, he won't be able to demonstrate his abilities unless he pinches it a few times.
And because Zhang Zhou is Jieyuan, who was born in Ligong, he will be regarded as a rotten persimmon among the soft persimmons. He is guilty of harboring jade. People have finally caught you, why don't they quickly compare you to show your talent?
Zhu Feng actually felt that he was very sincere.
Zhang Zhou treated the little princess, and he still solved the Yuan Dynasty in Jiangnan, and he will still be favored by the emperor in the future... To say that a group of Gongsheng students can't compare with you in this life is not an exaggeration to look down on you, but a statement of facts.
But to the other party's ears, the challenge was too obvious.
"Brother Zhijie, keep a low profile, keep a low profile!"
Zhang Zhou also felt that Zhu Feng was exaggerating.
We don’t have an advantage in terms of numbers, but if you still act like this, do you mean that you don’t plan to let me enter the Imperial Academy’s territory in the future?
Although I don’t want to go myself, I may have to go in the future. How will I face this group of people alone in the future? Haven't they torn me apart yet?
Lin Ting was not too angry at all, but said with a little disdain: "Zhang Jieyuan, you are Yingtian Mansion Jieyuan, and there are tribute students here from all over the world, most of them are tribute students, and they are all equally talented and learned. I wonder if you are interested. , come upstairs with us to discuss Taoism?"
"Do not have time."
Zhang Zhou was also sincere, but his words were not fundamentally different from Zhu Feng's.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"
At this moment, the sound of rough men shouting loudly came from outside, but a large number of Jin Yiwei came in, and behind them were Dai Yi and Mou Bin, who was commanding the envoy of Jin Yiwei.
Now this group of Gongsheng students were intimidated, because the people who came were not in plain clothes like Sun Shangqi and others, but were pure Feiyu uniforms with embroidered spring knives. This posture alone was enough to intimidate people.
"Zhang Jieyuan, Mr. Zhu."
When Dai Yi saw Zhang Zhou there, he didn't pay attention to the group of Gongsheng students because it had nothing to do with his errand.
Zhang Zhougong raised his hands and said, "My father-in-law is here. Is there something wrong?"
"We said on the way, we said on the way...the carriages are ready...these are..."
When Dai Yi raised his head, his eyes were a little blurred, and he suddenly realized why there were such a group of scholars around him.
Zhang Zhou said: "I just came here to discuss knowledge with Gongsheng students from various places. I was planning to sit down and talk about Taoism. Why don't you come here? Let's go!"
"Zhang Jieyuan was able to mingle with local scholars as soon as he arrived. You are very popular."
Seeing this respectful look, even Zhu Feng beside him felt excited. He guessed that Zhang Zhou had told him about the fire in the palace. He kept tugging on Zhang Zhou's clothes, wanting to say something to Zhang Zhou but couldn't. Even He didn't even bother to look at the "young master" with red lips and white teeth.
Dai Yi personally led the way.
Zhang Zhou then turned around and smiled at Gong Sheng, who had just come down to cause trouble. He showed an expression of "What can you do to me?" and followed Dai Yi out.
This group of Gongsheng students were also confused at this time.
Didn't you agree to come down and take a test before learning?
Where did these Jin Yiwei come from? And who is that old eunuch-looking person? Why were people taken away?
Don't play by the rules.
