Zhu Houzhao had never seen such an arrogant person.
What's more, this is not just an insult to him, but also to his father.
He immediately felt for stones on the ground and tried his best to talk to the warehouse manager.
"Nonsense!"
Zhu Youtang gave Zhu Houzhao a sharp look.
Zhu Houzhao threw the stone away and angrily turned around and walked towards the door of the warehouse.
"Should I buy it or not?"
The people in charge don't care about that. The seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door is not a person of the Zhang family.
Zhu Youtang looked at the black and gray city bricks piled not far away, called Dai Yi over, and after giving instructions in his ear, he followed Zhu Houzhao out of the warehouse.
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"Father, that man is so arrogant, why don't you let your child teach him a lesson?"
After Zhu Houzhao came out, he still felt unwilling. In Zhu's life, except for his father and Zhang Zhou, no other person had ever made him so angry.
Zhu Youtang did not answer his son's question.
At this time Dai Yi came out and whispered: "Master, I have made an agreement with the people inside and asked people to go in and purchase it."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, his eyes widened and he said, "You still want to buy this piece of shit? Are you being careless?"
Dai Yi, who was on the side, quickly stopped the prince who was speaking eloquently, and whispered: "Young Master, I want to leave evidence, and there are some things that need to be explained."
"Hmph!" Zhu Houzhao snorted, "I think the eldest uncle and the second uncle are just full of food. If they don't do any good things, you can tell what kind of people they are by looking at the people under him."
"Be careful!" Dai Yi urged again.
Zhu Youtang looked at him with an expression of "I am still my son, you understand me", and the father and son felt sympathy for each other again.
But the problem is...
Your mother, my queen, she doesn’t think so.
The two of us can only have sympathy for each other.
Xiao Jing had already arranged the purchase and delivery of goods with the people in Dongchang. He came over and asked for instructions: "I don't know where to go next?"
Zhu Youtang said: "Where is the store where the Ministry of Industry stores the Zhou family's wood and stone materials? Take me to see it!"
Dai Yi, Xiao Jing and others could see that the emperor was quite strict. He couldn't just say that he only saw the Zhang family and thought the Zhang family was not good, so he stopped going to see the Zhou family.
What if the two families are evenly matched?
Xiao Jing replied: "At the Taiji Factory."
Zhu Houzhao said: "Do you still need it? Can it be worse than this?"
When Dai Yi heard this, it made sense. Even if the materials supplied by the Zhou family and the Zhang family were really only half a pound, the Zhou family only asked for 65,000 taels, so of course they were cheap.
Zhu Youtang glared at his son and said: "You are building the Qingning Palace for the Empress Dowager. Do you think you can tolerate any sloppiness? If the materials are like this over there, I would rather send someone to buy them! No one else is needed!" "
In anger, Zhu Youtang ignored the previous reminder to his son not to mess with the rules such as self-identification.
It's quiet around here.
Everyone could see that the emperor was furious.
After a while, Xiao Jingcai cautiously reminded: "Your Majesty, calm down, the chariot is ready, Your Majesty, please come on board!"
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The father and son took people to the Taiji Factory where the Ministry of Industry was responsible for receiving the Zhou family's goods.
After the bidding was successful, the goods were delivered to Taiji Factory on the same day. Because there were officials from the Ministry of Industry in Taiji Factory, even if the middle and lower-level officials did not know the emperor at all, they could still recognize Jin Yiwei's outfit.
In addition, this was the boundary of the official family, so Zhu Youtang did not take his son into it easily.
There were many horse-drawn carriages parked at the entrance of the Taiji Factory.
There are wood, stone, etc. on it, and you can get a rough idea of it by walking around the door.
"Your Majesty, we have sent people in to check. The stone and wood are all of high quality."
Xiao Jing was first responsible for taking the Jin Yiwei in to investigate.
While he was reporting, Zhu Youtang also walked to a carriage and personally inspected the wood on it.
Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "This one is much better, it doesn't look so worn. But that person is right, there is no difference if it is painted with wood paint."
Zhu Youtang glared at his son, as if scolding him.
Are you kidding me deliberately?
"I didn't even check the matter when I was an official. I heard rumors about it when it comes to royal matters. It seems I should really clean up the matter."
Zhu Youtang looked annoyed.
But then he seemed to think of something pleasant, and said with a comforting look on his face: "Bingkuan's bidding strategy has saved the court a lot of expenses. The gold and silver gained were confiscated from Li Guang's house, and several Qingning Palaces were built." Enough is enough. It seems that the inner government can also be more comfortable."
Dai Yi reminded: "But your Majesty... the ministers of the DPRK and China have been saying that Li Guang's dirty money will be transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs..."
"snort!"
Zhu Youtang snorted with disdain.
The general meaning is that I sent people to find out Li Guang's dirty silver, and it belongs to the private property of the Ming Dynasty Royal Household. How dare you ministers try to take advantage of my pocket?
Beautiful thought!
Xiao Jing was in charge of security. He looked nervous and came over to ask for instructions: "Your Majesty, now that the verification has been completed, do you want to move back to the palace?"
"There is no rush." Zhu Youtang said, "Don't Bingkuan want to compete with the scholars of Shuntian Mansion for literary talent? Since I have already left the palace, I am not in a hurry to go back. You can send the prince back first!"
"Farewell, Father, I will listen to you on everything after I come out. Why are you driving me away now? I also want to see Zhang Qing's family to see if he is really talented. If he is a person who is seeking fame, Who are you qualified to teach your children?"
Zhu Houzhao finally got out of the palace, but now he heard that there was still fun to see, so of course he refused to leave.
"Yes." Zhu Youtang nodded, "Then you come with me to see it. By the way, go and call me Cheng Minzheng, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. I want him to come with you to have a detailed look."
Dai Yi said in confusion: "Your Majesty, Bachelor Cheng is responsible for making imperial edicts, and he also holds the position of Zhan Shifu of Zhan Shifu. I'm afraid he is busy with official duties..."
Zhu Youtang said: "It won't take long to go there. Let's drive!"
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The Yuesheng Tea House not far from the gate of the Imperial College was crowded with people at this time. Many people who heard that the two major Jie Yuan Competitions in the North and the South would be held came here because of its reputation. However, ordinary people were not allowed in because they had not been invited in advance.
When Lin Han, the prince of the country's sacrificial wine, heard about this, he shouted and cursed at Liu Shun: "That's ridiculous! Go and call everyone back! Fan Gongsheng is not allowed to go out to join in the fun!"
Liu Shundao: "Old Lin is offering wine, I'm afraid he won't be able to persuade him to come back now, there are too many people at the door, even the Young Master..."
"He went too?"
"Yes, I heard that someone specially called me here. Maybe the Second Young Master also wants to make a difference in this competition. This is a good opportunity to make a name for himself."
Lin Han didn't want his son to be in the limelight.
Lin Han said with a straight face: "Scholarship is rigorous and only pursues reputation in the ears of others. How is it different from an actor in the market? Zhang Bingkuan..."
As he spoke, Lin Han's opinion of Zhang Zhou grew stronger.
But now, as the principal, he has never seen his subordinates and students once. Even if he wanted to teach Zhang Zhou a lesson, he couldn't bring him over.
"Mr. Lin, Zhang Xuezheng hasn't entered the Yong Dynasty yet."
"Next time he comes, I will give him some color to see!"
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At this time, only half a street away from the Yuesheng Tea House, Zhu Youtang and his son boarded the attic facing the street in the Confucian Temple.
Non-official family members are not allowed to enter this kind of place.
It can even be said that non-royal people are not allowed to enter.
In this way, Zhu Youtang didn't have to go out to join in the fun, but he could still see the hustle and bustle on the street through the wall of the Confucian Temple.
"Father, it's very nice here." Zhu Houzhao stood in front of the attic railing, holding on to the railing and looking into the distance.
Xiao Jing quickly reminded: "Your Highness, be careful."
Zhu Houzhao looked down: "This is not high, it will be fine if you jump down."
Zhu Youtang was silent, and then someone came up to report: "Your Majesty, Bachelor Cheng has arrived."
"Let him come up."
Then, Cheng Minzheng, who had a beard and a thick build, appeared in the attic.
"Your Majesty, Cheng Minzheng, is here to see you." Cheng Minzheng saluted.
"Cheng Qing's family is exempt from courtesy. Come and sit down."
Zhu Youtang is also enthusiastic.
Because it was a competition of talent, no matter what the public opinion was, Zhu Youtang felt that he should invite someone who knew him to come over and help with the details.
By the way, he also had some selfish motives, that is, he wanted someone to give Zhang Zhou a heads up, just like Zhu Youtang had hoped for Wang Hao and Liu Ji before.
If Zhang Zhou fails to become a Jinshi in the next year, and Zhu Youtang wants to hire people but can't... of course he will feel very awkward.
Cheng Minzheng straightened up and was about to sit down when he suddenly found a boy standing next to him.
It's the prince.
"I see the prince..."
"I told you that there is no need to be polite." Zhu Youtang said with a smile, "I just took advantage of the good weather today to take the prince for a walk in plain clothes to see how the people's livelihood in the capital is. I know that there are scholars from the Northern and Southern Capitals competing for the Yuan Dynasty here. I asked you to come here because I want to hear your opinion on their talents."
"……yes."
Cheng Minzheng looked confused.
With his talent and learning, he can judge the talent and learning of several Hanlin officials. Today, he was actually asked by the emperor to judge the talent of two officials?
Overkill.
At this time, Xiao Jing came over and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Jin Yiwei has just sent someone to inform them that Mr. Zhang, accompanied by Zhu Qianshi, has come to Beiyong in a carriage. He is expected to arrive soon. Dongdong The factory has also sent people there, and any news will be passed on at any time.”
"good!"
Zhu Youtang smiled and nodded, then pointed to the tea cup in front of Cheng Minzheng: "Cheng Qing's house, have tea."
"Yes, thank you Your Majesty."
Cheng Minzheng immediately felt honored.
Before Zhang Zhou arrived, Zhu Youtang said to Cheng Minzheng: "Cheng Qing's family, you have always been outstanding in talent and learning. You are also very famous among the scholars in the Hanlin Academy and the capital. I heard that you have many friendships with scholars among the people." , who do you think is more talented among these scholars who have not yet been selected as Jinshi?"
"this……"
Cheng Minzheng heard what he meant by this, and it seemed that it was not a good thing.
Cheng Minzheng said: "Yesterday I met two scholars from Jiangnan, one named Xu Jing and the other named Tang Yin. Both of them are very talented, especially Tang Yin..."
"Haha." Zhu Youtang smiled, "Are you talking about the Yingtianfu Rural Examination Yayuan?"
"ah?"
Cheng Minzheng was shocked.
The emperor actually knew that Tang Yin was second in the Yingtianfu Township Examination?
It seems that the emperor really cares about these young people. No wonder he came to witness an inexplicable literary competition in person.
Zhu Youtang smiled and said: "Today is a casual chat between the monarch and his ministers. You don't have to be restrained to speak freely. In fact, I have always admired your talent and learning. To tell you the truth, I actually intend to promote you to the cabinet in the future, and I will plan to do so in the coming spring. You are the main test."
Cheng Minzheng couldn't sit still at all. He quickly stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I cannot afford this."
"Sit down." Zhu Youtang said, "I have read the books you compiled recently, and I have a lot of feelings about them. But after all, I cannot decide on court affairs alone. Official transfers always have to go through the court. I can't do it today. Even if you say it casually, you don’t need to take it too seriously.”
Cheng Minzheng looked complicated.
He was thinking in his heart, Your Majesty is really good at talking and laughing. He even said that I would be the examiner of the general examination, and also said that I would be appointed to the cabinet. Why don't you take this to heart?
Chen was extremely excited.
