[Red Chamber] The imperial examination life of the great master

After arranging the matter, Tu Yuan waved his hand to signal the two of them to go out.

Zhang Heng and Jia She went out of the palace one after the other.

Jia Amnesty hadn't taken a few steps when he heard Zhang Heng's voice behind him, "Enhou, stop."

Jia Shen's heart was very calm at this time, with a feeling that "what should come has finally come".

He turned around and looked at Zhang Heng.

The two stared at each other silently for a moment.

"Go to my house and talk," Zhang Heng finally spoke to break the silence, he said calmly.

"Okay." Jia She nodded.

Still in Zhang Heng's study.

Jia Amnesty's mood was as calm as usual.

He trusted Zhang Heng, just as Zhang Heng trusted him.

"Is everything written in that book true?" Zhang Heng didn't ask too much, but cut directly to the topic and asked.

Jia She nodded, "[-]% out of ten is true."

"That's good." Zhang Heng said, "Since it's true, then I can rest assured."

After he finished this sentence, he didn't say any more.

Jia Amnesty was stunned for a moment, and he asked suspiciously, "Master Zhang, don't you ask other questions?"

"What else?" Zhang Heng asked back, "Isn't that book a good omen?"

He looked at Jia She with a smile on his lips.

Jia She was stunned for a moment, and then showed a knowing smile. The gloom that had covered his eyes for many days suddenly disappeared, and at the same time, he felt a warm feeling in his heart.

To be trusted so simply and neatly...

how lucky he is...

"Speaking of which, Mr. Zhang still owes me something." Jia She suddenly leaned over, approached Zhang Heng, and said with a smile.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Heng asked suspiciously.

"Didn't Mr. Zhang forget? You once said that you would tell me what Mr. Zhang's favorite looks like after I pass the Huiyuan exam?" Jia Amnesty blinked, "After such a long delay, Mr. Zhang should also The promise was fulfilled."

Zhang Heng coughed, covered his lips with his fist, and looked a little unnatural. Of course, he didn't forget it. It was just that he was happy at the time, and he regretted it afterwards. I thought he didn't mention it. Jia She If you don't mention it, this matter will pass naturally. I didn't expect Jia Amnesty to bring up old troubles today.

"This, this..." Zhang Heng looked at him from left to right, his eyes were erratic, he suddenly seemed to think of something, and sat up from the chair, "Speaking of this matter, the most urgent thing now is to solve the problem of the Japanese pirates , wait until the work of the Japanese pirates is over."

procrastination?

Jia Amnesty raised his brows and looked at Zhang Heng with a half-smile, with a slight smile on his lips.

In fact, why didn't he know Zhang Heng's thoughts? With Zhang Heng's temperament, he was able to treat him so well, tolerate him so much, and trust him desperately. This is already a silent confession.

However, Jia Amnesty just wanted to hear those three words from his mouth.

Whether it's bad intentions or bad taste, Jia She just thought it would be interesting to do so.

"Since Mr. Zhang said so, let's wait until the Japanese pirates are done." Jia Amnesty said kindly.

He got up, "Master Zhang also reminded me, I'm going to do what His Majesty ordered right now."

As soon as Jia She finished speaking, he walked out of the room.

Zhang Heng looked at his back and gritted his teeth bitterly, this little fox.

But his eyes were full of smiles.

On the beam, the men in charge of guarding Zhang Heng's safety were silently stuffed with dog food.

Silently rolled his eyes at the sky.

After Jia Amnesty left Zhang's mansion, he went to Chen's mansion without stopping.

When it comes to overseas trade, although the Chen family can't be called the leader in this area, it can also be said to be quite influential. After all, the Chen family is flourishing, and there are hundreds of people in the main family alone.

"Looking for things overseas?" Chen's father looked at Jia She in surprise, "What does this mean?"

Father Chen is a little restless. After all, maritime trade is strictly prohibited by the government. What these businessmen have done is considered illegal. It’s okay if they don’t pursue it. "The bureau.

"Don't worry, Uncle Shi." Jia She understood his concerns when he thought about it, he stretched out his finger and pointed upwards.

Father Chen immediately understood what Jia Amnesty meant, and his eyes showed joy. This was for the royal family.

"The Uncle Shi must not spread this matter to the outside world. It is best to do it yourself, and not leave it to others." Jia She took out the stack of drawing papers from his sleeve, "What you are looking for is these drawing papers. The things on the website, where these things are clearly marked, if we can find them all in the future, it will not only be a great achievement, but also a great opportunity to be famous through the ages."

Chen Ronggui half understood what he heard.

But Chen's father was far more experienced than him. He took the drawing paper, and after thinking about it for a while, he figured out what these things were for.

He was both surprised and happy, and solemnly said, "Nephew, don't worry, Caomin will try his best to bring these things back."

Jia She smiled and nodded.

The Chen family has a lot of cargo ships, and if things go well, they can bring all the things back within two months.

but.

Jia Amnesty was wrong.

He far underestimated how hard businessmen can do in order to earn profits. These businessmen are able to build ships to go to sea for trade under strict supervision and strict control. The famous people acted as backers in order to do things for Tu Yuan. Father Chen used a lot of contacts and resources, and finally collected things back years ago.

The twelfth lunar month is approaching.

The war, which lasted for more than a month, was victorious, and the barbarians were beaten to the ground. They wanted to ask for peace many times, but they were all rejected by Tu Yuan.

Tu Yuan is not stupid. In the past, when Daan wanted peace, you would yell and find all kinds of reasons and excuses to swindle money and things. In the end, you often robbed property and killed Daan people in the frontier. Now you have lost. Just want peace.

Think beautiful!

The barbarian's brazenness completely angered Tu Yuan.

With a swipe of his pen, anyway, many techniques in the "Book of Heaven" are useless, and the Japanese country is still unable to deal with it for the time being, so they simply use the barbarians as a whetstone.

The barbarian has just stabbed a hornet's nest.

General Huang's temper and Tu Yuan's temperament are similar. He could beat the barbarian to tears in less than a month. In order to test the weapons sent by Tu Yuan, he refused to accept the surrender of the barbarian until the end. The barbarians couldn't take it anymore, and the soldiers threw away their helmets and armors one after another. King Khan and Queen Khan took the initiative to bind the three princes and surrender, which was the end of the war.

So far, Tuyuan's reputation among the people and the court has been greatly improved.

No one dared to question his majesty anymore.

Right now, as the twelfth lunar month approached, General Huang led hundreds of elite soldiers to the capital, suppressing the captives and surrendered barbarian nobles, firstly to receive rewards, and secondly to celebrate the New Year.

At the end of the year, officials from all over the country came to Beijing one after another. These officials all went to Beijing to accept the assessment. The Ministry of Rites will conduct assessments on officials at the end of the year every year, based on the local public security and the education level of the people.

After the Fujian governor and admiral entered Beijing, they sent a thick "annual gift" to the officials of the Ministry of Rites, from Shangshu Shilang to Yuanwailang, but this year, none of their "annual gifts" copies can be sent out.

All the "annual gifts" were sent back intact.

"Old He, what do you mean? Aren't you out of touch?" Fujian Admiral Li Dao said dissatisfiedly to He Zhizhou, Minister of Rites.

How could He Zhizhou dare to accept his "annual gift", he said embarrassingly: "Old Li, don't embarrass me, now His Majesty has issued a strict order to prohibit such things, so don't give me any more gifts." gone."

After he finished speaking, he held up the tea cup, and the meaning of serving tea to the guests was beyond words.

Li Dao had no choice but to wink at the servants and ask them to take the things back.

Back in the mansion, Li Dao dismissed the servants, paced back and forth in the study alone, no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't understand how things changed so quickly in less than a year?

To put it bluntly, His Majesty has only been on the throne for less than a year, so he may not understand these activities.

But why didn't those people dare to accept it?Li Dao couldn't figure it out, how could someone not want money?Isn't this a fool?

Luo Yinghao, the governor of Fujian who held the same confusion as him, was much smarter.

Others don't accept his annual gift, the first thing he thinks of is to let his servants watch to see if other people are in the same situation. Save a lot of money, if not, it can be troublesome.

However, things often go for the worst.

The result was that, except for these officials from Fujian Province, none of the New Year gifts from other people were rejected.

After Luo Yinghao heard the news, his expression changed.

In a hurry, he packed up his belongings overnight and was about to run away, but was caught by the yamen servant who was arranged beside them to watch them.

of course.

Luo Yinghao's disappearance did not attract too many people's attention.

Because now the entire imperial court, including the people of Liming, everyone's thoughts are on General Huang who is about to return to Beijing triumphantly.

Who has the time to worry about whether a governor of Fujian has disappeared?

When General Huang returned to the court, the weather was rare and clear. The snow on the streets and alleys had already been cleared away, and the faces of the people were full of pride.

All the way from the palace gate to the city gate is wide open, unimpeded.

This is the respect given by the court to a hero, and it is also Tu Yuan's attitude towards General Huang.

The people below figured out what he meant, and they didn't dare to despise this ceremony even more.

General Huang's men soon appeared in people's field of vision.

Then, General Huang also appeared on the official road. He was riding a fine horse and wearing a suit of armor. The armor was tattered and had many marks on it, which were left over from years of battles. It is not difficult to imagine the thrill of the cave at that time.