Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 134 Identity guessing (Happy National Day!)
Zhu Houzhao suddenly became interested in this Taoist.

When he was the prince, he had two dreams. One was to dream that one day he would be able to wield his sword to the end of the world, cross the battlefield, and become a hero that everyone envied.The other is to be free and easy all day long, and be a person who ignores everything.

He is a bit yearning for the realm of cultivating Taoism and immortality, but when his father Emperor Hongzhi was in power, he had already promulgated an imperial decree throughout the country, and officials in the court strictly prohibited contact with people who cultivated Taoism and immortality.

Moreover, the imperial court also specially set up a department to manage the three religions, stipulating that except for the ceremonial supervisor who has the right to canonize Daoist real people, no department should associate with them, let alone allow people who practice Taoism to participate in the government.

Zhu Houzhao immediately relaxed his serious expression, and moved to the Taoist priest in a relaxed way and asked, "This Taoist priest, since you can pinch and count, why don't you take a look at what I do?"

When Zhu Houzhao asked this question, the Taoist priest immediately became happy. After all, once someone begs him, he has the right to speak, and Shen Lian listens to him. As long as he catches this person, his subordinates will also It's easy to give in.

"You go and light all the oil lamps. Ben Zhenren wants to show this young man a picture, to see if he can be named on the gold list?"

In fact, Yu Zhenzi knew that these two people were not people participating in the imperial examination. He deliberately said it in a loud voice to those who stood around and watched the excitement.

From the note that Zhu Houzhao took out, he had concluded that both of them already knew the test questions, and that the two of them really came to ask for the test questions.

Generally, this kind of situation also exists. Some people spend a lot of money to buy the test questions, and they can almost guess almost exactly, so the Taoist feels that this is not a big deal.

The shopkeeper quickly ran back to the guest room, took a torch and lit all the kerosene lamps in the hall, and in an instant, the whole hall was lit up.

The Taoist priest has now carefully observed Zhu Houzhao, and has already guessed his identity in his heart.

In his mind, a rich man like this would either come here to find flowers or find something to do on purpose. Generally, if there is nothing to do, a rich man would not come to this kind of place.

But one thing he can be sure of is that the two people in front of him are not from the capital at all, they are either the sons of some vassal king, or the distant relatives of some high official in the capital.

After confirming this point, the Taoist priest seemed a little confident.

He stroked his beard, pretended to sit on a long stool, and motioned for Zhu Houzhao to sit down as well.

Zhu Hou took care of Shen Lian for a while, and naturally sat down on the stool generously.

The surrounding area was full of spectators, and many people who ate melons began to speculate about the identities of these two people.

Some people speculated that the two of them were noble sons of high-ranking officials in the capital. Based on their clothing and conversation, it was determined that they were not ordinary people.

Some people simply speculated that they were the princes and grandsons who sneaked out of the palace. They lived here for the first time when they came out to play.

Some even guessed directly that they were people looking for fun, and this part guessed that most of them were playboys, and their original purpose of coming here was to have fun.

"How? Have you guessed our identities?" Zhu Houzhao asked gloatingly.

"Sir, can you tell Pindao your date of birth?" The Taoist stroked his beard and carefully recognized Zhu Houzhao's face.

"Yes, I was born on the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month in the year of Guihai." Zhu Houzhao answered casually.

The Taoist looked at it for a while, pinched his fingers and counted a few times, and then his face turned slightly rosy.

But soon, he shook his head, feeling that this matter was very strange.

If he calculates incorrectly or speaks incorrectly, it will be in trouble, because everyone upstairs knows the answer to this exam. Although the word "Navy" is not written in the bamboo tube, according to the charging standard, they all know the answer to this exam. Almost the same.

Only a few rooms on the third floor were the standard answer, but that was only obtained by his friends through a certain relationship, and he had just saved his capital when these two people moved in.

If the guess is wrong, it will be a trivial matter to lose face. From now on, the path of fortune-telling by oneself will come to an end.

What he shook his head was, if this person really looked at it according to the hexagram, he was from the palace, and he would not have lived here by such a coincidence.

Seeing that he was silent, Zhu Houzhao also shook his head, thinking that the Taoist priest was also a liar, but he was an open-minded liar, and at least he wanted to refund their hotel fees.

While Zhu Houzhao was still thinking wildly, the Taoist suddenly stood up from the chair, knelt down in front of Zhu Houzhao with a plop, kowtowed three times respectfully, then got up, and left here without looking back.

This scene made everyone feel puzzled.

Only Shen Lian stood aside, holding the Xiu Chundao in his arms, looking triumphant.

The store owner was even more at a loss, even their boss didn't know why he would make such a move, so this person's status may be very noble.

"Let's go, I'm done with boring, seal up this shop for me, and hunt down the escaped Taoist!"

Zhu Houzhao immediately revealed his identity. As soon as he said this, the people watching the excitement around him were instantly dumbfounded.

They really didn't know what to do when the real day appeared in front of them.
In the mansion of Yang Tinghe, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites.

At this time, his left eyelid twitched three times.

He put down the memorial he was writing in his hand, looked up and looked outside, picked up the teacup on the table, and took a sip.

The tea was a bit cold, so he casually asked the servant girl to refill him with some hot tea.

"Go and call the son over."

Yang Tinghe had only one son, Yang Shen, who was 21 years old at the time.

"Sheng'an, seeing that the test is coming soon, how are you preparing? My husband, do you want to tell you about the major changes in the current government, so that you can be prepared."

Yang Shen cupped his hands and said: "Father, this is absolutely unacceptable. If you leak the test questions to the child and want His Majesty to know, won't our Yang family be accused by everyone?"

"Boy would rather not pass the exam, and don't hurt your father. It's better not to mention this matter in the future."

Yang Tinghe nodded in satisfaction. Regarding this level, he was sure that there was no problem, and with his son's ability, it should be no problem to win the first place in this test.

Moreover, Wang Ao and Liang Chu, the chief examiners of the examination, are old friends of his, so they should be able to take care of themselves in terms of face.

"It's because my father knows you that you are arrogant, but our Daming officialdom has always been like this. For many things that you look down on, you have to turn a blind eye and close one eye in the future. You can't let your temper mess around."

"My child knows, my child will follow my father's teachings!"

Yang Tinghe was very satisfied with his son's answer. He felt that he was far superior to Wang Hua from Zhan Shifu in terms of teaching and educating people.

His son has been out of business for more than half a year. He went to the border before and came back, and was canonized by His Majesty as an official. After that, he stayed in the study all day long, and he was told to be a saint. Wang Hua was so angry that he blew his beard. staring.

During the trip to the border, just in time for the Northern Xinjiang Tatars to invade, Wang Shouren emerged and established a military industry, which made Wang Hua happy for a while.

But recently, the entire Wang family has been quiet. According to people who came out, that Wang Shouren was possessed by some kind of evil spirit, staring at the bamboo in a daze all day long.

The exam is about to take place, which is only once in three years, Yang Tinghe feels a little proud.

(End of this chapter)