After the incident at the inn, the relationship between Yao Yingzhe and Hou Yao heated up rapidly.
If Yao Yingzhe was superficially polite to Hou Yao before, now their relationship is like a real friend.
In the past few days, the relationship between the two has become even closer, and they always ride in the same car when traveling.
And last night, after being drunk, Yao Yingzhe finally confided in Hou Yao and exposed his big melon.
Li Wanru is the daughter of Li Keli, the current right minister of the Ministry of War and the right minister of the Imperial Procuratorate.
Li Keli and Yao Yuanzhou were former comrades-in-arms and good friends. Their children were also of similar age, so they were married since childhood.
However, as the status of the two became higher and higher, cracks appeared in the relationship between the two families.
Until Yao Yuanzhou became the commander of the South China Sea,
Li Keli became the Assistant Minister of Defense of the South China Sea and the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Food, Pay and War.
Since then, the conflict between the two has gradually expanded.
So two years ago, Yao Yuanzhou ordered people to go to the Li family to break off the engagement.
The reason given at that time was that Li Wanru was too thin and did not conform to the aesthetic style of Nanhai people.
The Yao family cannot accept such an ugly daughter-in-law.
The Li family naturally kicked people out of the house, and from then on, the two families eventually stopped communicating with each other until they died.
Just like this, this young couple who have been in love since childhood suffered a lot.
It is impossible for the two of them to come together, whether in public or private matters.
Yao Yingzhe felt extremely aggrieved, but there was nothing he could do about it.
With his intelligence, he knew why the two families couldn't get along as well as before. It was all his responsibility.
The emperor could not rest assured that a place would have both soldiers and food.
The whole meaning of Li Keli's existence is to cause trouble for the commander.
If Li Keli and Yao Yuanzhou become in-laws, they will either be dismissed from office together.
Either someone voluntarily resigns, but who is willing to give up his official position?
After hearing this, Hou Yao was extremely sad. It is difficult for a child from a big family to have a good life on the surface, but there is much more bitterness behind the scenes than the average person.
After Yao Yingzhe confided his repressed thoughts, he even made Hou Yao his confidant.
"Brother Hou, we finally arrived in Guangzhou City. Let's find an inn to stay in first. There are still more than ten days until Qiuwei.
Do you need a secluded place to study?"
Hou Yao said with contempt:
"It's a crappy book to read. I'm just cramming it now. Can I do well in the exam?"
Only idiots like Hou Er need to read the book twice before taking the exam. If you can memorize one, you will be good, right?"
Hou Chengyun glared at Hou Yao resentfully, with an expression comparable to that of a resentful woman who has not had sex in thirty years.
Ever since Hou Yao became close to Yao Yingzhe, his status has plummeted and he has now become a follower.
No, he was originally Yao Yingzhe's follower. If Yao Yuanzhou hadn't relied on the Hou family's wealth,
He's not even qualified to be a follower, and now he can't even be a follower anymore.
I was ridiculed by Hou Yao's poisonous tongue every day.
Yao Yingzhe and Hou Yao got along for a long time, and gradually realized that he was really a wonderful person.
His words and actions usually seem to be out of tune, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that everything he does is very reasonable and meaningful.
Rarely do anything completely meaningless,
It's just that he has a bit of a vengeful personality and will always take revenge, and he doesn't take revenge overnight.
In his view, this is a sign of petty ambition. Only by being able to endure what others cannot tolerate can one achieve what adults cannot.
However, it was precisely because Hou Yao had such obvious shortcomings that he felt that this person was more approachable.
"This is quite reasonable, so how do you think we should spend this period of time well, Brother Hou?"
Hou Yao looked around at the huge city of Guangzhou:
“Of course I’d like to find a good inn to stay in, and then have fun for a few days and relax.
Then I will welcome the provincial examination with the best attitude."
Yao Yingzhe held up his palms and smiled:
"Okay, since Brother Hou is wise, let's go and live in the 'Shang Shu Yayuan'."
Hou Yao shrugged indifferently:
"Whatever, it's my first time here anyway, it's the same wherever I stay."
‘Shang Shu Ya Yuan’ is one of the most upscale inns in Guangzhou.
The people who can live here are the most powerful or wealthy people in the province.
As Yao Yingzhe, he is qualified to move in.
After all, the commander of the Nanhai Guard is the person with the highest military authority in the entire south and a third-rank imperial official.
Although his rank is one level lower than that of the Chief Secretary, his actual power is much greater.
After all, there is only one commander-in-chief in the four provinces where Nanhaiwei defends.
Each province has two chief envoys, left and right.
This was the first time Hou Yao stayed in such a high-end inn after time travel.
Even if you have some experience in your previous life, you can't help but be slightly shocked.
The design concept of the ancients is not at all the cold reinforced concrete design of the previous life, but an experience of integrating into nature.
From the moment you walk into ‘Shang Shu Ya Yuan’, you feel like you are in the embrace of nature.
Away from the hustle and bustle of the city, a feeling of peace and comfort naturally arises from the bottom of my heart.
The three of them didn't have too much luxury, they just chose three ordinary rooms to stay in.
Then they had a meal together and then went back to their rooms to rest.
Hou Chengyun returned to the room and quickly found an abacus to calculate the expenses along the way.
The money for hotels and meals along the way was all spent on him.
Seeing the silver flowing away like water was like draining his blood.
Although my family gave me enough money to take the exam with Yao Yingzhe this time,
But if he could spend less money, the savings would go into his own pocket.
As for whether he would win the election, he didn't dare to have such extravagant hopes.
I still have this bit of self-knowledge,
His biggest wish is to hug Yao Yingzhe tightly. As long as he goes higher, the tide will rise for him.
This is the ancestral motto of the Hou family. If you want to invest, you must be willing to make big bets.
No matter how you look at it, Yao Yingzhe is a worthy bet, so whether it is him or the Hou family,
They are all willing to spend a lot of money on him,
But besides Yao Yingzhe and Hou Yao, why should that kid want me to spend money?
He didn't dare to say this in front of Yao Yingzhe, so he could only mutter a few words behind his back.
As Hou Chengyun curled up on the bed and fell into a miserable sleep, night fell quietly.
…
Hou Yao and the other three had a great time in Guangzhou Mansion for ten days.
During this period, I also went to see a brothel in Guangzhou.
It's a pity that he was slightly disappointed,
The courtesans in Guangzhou are much worse than expected.
If it weren't for Yu Xiu'er, he might still be in the mood to have some fun.
But now all I think about is her, but I have no interest in anyone else.
Yao Yingzhe is actually in a similar situation,
My mind is full of that little sister, so how can I be in the mood to have sex with others?
As for Hou Chengyun, he breathed a sigh of relief and saved a lot of money tonight.
As autumn approaches, there are more and more scholars and scholars in Guangzhou.
All the major inns were filled with scholars who came to take the exams, so conflicts were inevitable.
It is relatively peaceful in high-end inns, firstly because there are few people, and secondly because there are mutual concerns, so there are not many people who dare to cause trouble.
But things are different in mid- to low-end inns.
It would be better if all the candidates staying in the inn are from the same area.
If it is an inn where candidates from different areas live together, there will basically be no time to calm down.
The Chief Secretary of Guangdong has ten prefectures under its jurisdiction, divided into six upper prefectures and four lower prefectures.
Among them, Guangzhou Prefecture, among the top six prefectures, looks arrogant among the others and looks at everyone as a younger brother.
The other upper five prefectures were dissatisfied with each other and collectively despised the lower four prefectures.
Among the lower four prefectures, Nanhai Prefecture is at the bottom.
The other three prefectures are not convinced by each other, but they all think that they are on a higher level than Nanhai Prefecture.
In addition, there is another reason why everyone is ashamed to be associated with Nanhai. That is that most places in Nanhai Prefecture regard whiteness and fatness as beauty.
It is very different from normal aesthetics, which is also the main reason why Nanhai is collectively despised by other state capitals.
In fact, Java, Annan, Siam and other countries further south all have similar aesthetics.
Nanhai Mansion was once ruled by the Annan Kingdom during the Great Week. It was not until Taizu Daxia destroyed Annan that he returned to the Central Plains.
Later, when Annan revolted, the South China Sea was not occupied by Annan again because the Nanhai Guards were stationed there.
The reason why such an aesthetic was formed was because the Tang Dynasty was too powerful at that time.
The nobles of these small countries are proud to marry the beauties of the Tang Dynasty, and the women of the Tang Dynasty regard being fair and fat as their beauty.
Some weak little nobles could only settle for the next best thing and look for local women who were close to the beauties of the Tang Dynasty.
But the small country in the South China Sea is already poor and has plenty of sunshine. How can there be so many fat and white women?
It's rare to find one once in a while, so where can you find more?
Over time, their aesthetics gradually deviated.
Now many of them pursue whiteness and fatness which has become a kind of pathology.
No matter from any angle, Nanhai Mansion is the worst mansion in Guangdong. There is no doubt about this.
It is true that the candidates in Nanhai Prefecture are far inferior to other prefectures in terms of quantity and quality.
It is inevitable to be despised by others, so candidates who have had reference experience all know the principle of keeping a low profile.
It's just that there are always a few ignorant young people who can't help but jump out and humiliate themselves.
‘Yangcheng Inn’ is the largest low-end inn in Guangzhou.
It is also an inn run by the Guangzhou government specifically for poor scholars who are taking exams. The charges are extremely low.
It is the first choice place for most scholars from poor families to stay.
It’s just that the environment is not very good if the fees are cheap, and because there are candidates from different regions,
It has always been a problem-prone place,
But since it is a government agency, nothing big will happen.
But occasionally accidents happen, like today,
There was a huge fight in the Yangcheng Inn. Hundreds of scholars had already knelt together regardless of dignity.
The officers in the Guangzhou Yamen tried for a long time but could not suppress them.
In the end, it was the prefect who brought academic and government officials from various prefectures to the scene to put an end to the farce.
Afterwards, a count showed that there were as many as 200 scholars participating in the fight. In addition to the scholars from Guangzhou Prefecture, scholars from other prefectures also participated.
There are as few as a dozen people, as many as two or thirty people. There are so many people. Once they are punished according to the law, they will all be revoked.
This influence is going to be devastating. Even the prefect, how can he dare to take over this responsibility?
In the end, we can only ask the ins and outs of the fight and figure out the reason why these scholars fought before punishing them.
After asking around, the main reason for the fights was regional discrimination. Most of the scholars who participated in the fights came to help because they saw their fellow villagers being beaten.
It's just that this is obviously a problem that the prefect cannot handle, and we still have to continue to investigate.
Finally, the cause of the fight was finally traced, and it was actually related to a poem.
The magistrate has now regained his energy, I can handle this...