Chapter 267 Lao Zhu is playing a big game of chess
Zhu Biao asked Zhu Bai: "What's wrong? Don't my twelfth brother also dislike Li Shanchang? Now that he has retired and returned to his hometown, he can no longer bring harm to the court. Why are you unhappy?"
Zhu Bai smiled: "Happy. Happy."
In fact, whether Li Shanchang can leave or not has nothing to do with him.
Because even if Li Shanchang is here, he won't be able to hinder him.
However, it may not be a good thing that Hu Weiyong now loses the constraints and checks and balances of Li Shanchang.
If Wang Guangyang is really that powerful, how could the Chief Secretary of Guangdong become like that?
It is obvious that he is no match for Hu Weiyong.
How can an old fox like Lao Zhu not see this?
Moreover, Wang Guangyang was a Jinshi in the previous dynasty and was very knowledgeable. It was not surprising that he was appointed as the chief examiner.
For someone like Hu Weiyong, who came up through bribery, Lao Zhu actually made him the examiner of the general examination, which seemed a bit "spoiling".
So if Lao Zhu is not confused, he is playing a bigger game.
No matter what, it's still important for him to make money in peace of mind.
Zhu Bai made up his mind and handed over to Zhu Biao: "Brother, I'm going to inspect the Guan Ya Bureau and the Five Cities Military and Horse Division."
He went to the Guanya Bureau to have a look, and after handling some matters, he put two more books on the table as usual, and then went to Xie Cheng to learn kung fu.
Xie Cheng stopped talking today.
Zhu Bai said: "Master, if you have any questions, just tell me."
Xie Cheng sighed: "I heard that Princess Jin wrote back and said that Prince Jin has been a little too presumptuous recently. She can't persuade her and is very worried. I would like to ask your highness to help persuade her."
Zhu Fan said that the food there was not to his taste.
Lao Zhu transferred his most trusted chef to Zhu Fan.
Zhu Fan hit and scolded the cook at every turn, flipped the table and threw bowls.
If this matter reaches Lao Zhu's ears, it will be troublesome.
If Zhu Fan is punished, Princess Xie will definitely not get any good results.
I can't tell Lao Zhu about this yet.
Zhu Bai said: "I told my eldest brother to persuade him. The third brother is more likely to listen to my eldest brother's words."
In fact, Zhu Bai had heard a little about Zhu Fan's behavior. Zhu Fan was just dissatisfied with Lao Zhu's indifference to Concubine Li Shu. When he learned that Concubine Li Shu was being bullied by the palace people, he was worried and angry, and had nowhere to vent. He could not tell Lao Zhu, but could only
I beat Lao Zhu's favorite cook to vent my anger.
Now that Concubine Li Shu is back in power, Zhu Fan will naturally not be angry.
Xie Cheng breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, Your Highness. It would be better if His Highness the Crown Prince is willing to help and advise."
Zhu Bai smiled: "Master, you don't have to be polite about trivial matters."
Xie Cheng: "If one day King Jin makes a mistake and makes the emperor unhappy, please, for the sake of our master and apprentice, please help King Jin to intercede. Now the emperor only listens to the words of Prince Jin and King Xiang."
Already."
Zhu Bai nodded: "Yes, I will do it even if Master doesn't tell me. That's also my third brother."
Xie Cheng hurriedly saluted: "Thank you, Your Highness."
Zhu Bai said: "Master has a lot of etiquette today."
Xie Cheng nodded: "Okay, okay, I won't be polite to His Highness anymore. Let's continue practicing martial arts."
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It took three to five days to finish correcting the paper, and then Chen Nanbin submitted the top twenty answer sheets of the Yingtianfu Township Examination to Lao Zhu for review.
After Lao Zhu got it, he looked at each one carefully and asked Zhu Biao and Zhu Bai to take a look.
Zhu Biao and Zhu Bai exchanged thoughtful glances when they saw Ouyang Lun finishing second.
Although the two of them didn't like this person, they couldn't interfere with the decision of the provincial examination examiner just because of their personal preferences.
This violates the justice and fairness of the provincial examination.
And they compared the test papers, and Ouyang Lun deserved to take second place.
Next, there will be the general examination and the palace examination.
If Ouyang Lun can go all the way to the end, they will be convinced, and at worst they won't need him in the future.
After reading all this, Lao Zhu was not satisfied, so he asked the other thirteen protégés d'état to send their top twenty answer sheets from the Bureau of Civil and Dental Affairs for him to see.
The number of candidates for the Provincial Secretary-General varies from country to country. Lao Zhu has long discussed with the Ministry of Personnel and Rites based on the population, property, wealth, etc. of a province. Localities cannot increase or decrease arbitrarily. There are more than a hundred people in the large-scale Proclamation Secretary.
, the junior chief secretary also has seventy or eighty or forty or fifty governors.
Then Juren, who was far away from Yingtian, started to rush to Yingtian in order to participate in the examination held in early March, also called "Chunwei".
Zhu Bai asked people to arrange the unused row buildings in his name all over the city, buy beds and desks, and prepare them to provide accommodation for candidates taking the examination.
It is called "Yingtian Juren Inn No. 1", "Yingtian Juren Inn No. 2" and so on.
Only then did everyone realize that he was planning to close the small buildings when he saw them and the townhouses when he saw them.
People can only move in with their transcripts.
Zhu Bai also has a compiled list of candidates from various places, so it is impossible for anyone to fake it.
And the room you get is not based on who pays more, but based on performance.
The top ten chief secretaries of each party can live in the Tianzi-sized room on the top floor, the 11th to 20th person can live in the Di-coded room on the next top floor, and so on.
If the No. 1 inn is full, go to the No. 2 inn. Anyway, they are everywhere in the city.
In fact, the interior layout of various room types is similar, with the only difference between double rooms and single rooms. Except for the different charges for single and double rooms, everything else is the same.
If your family is really poor and can't afford the rent, you can still get relief.
It is considered a reward for outstanding students.
Juren, who originally lived in Yingtian or had relatives who came to join him, saw this and came to stay at the inn. After all, this was a once-in-a-lifetime honor.
Moreover, everyone is a scholar, has similar knowledge, and most of them are about the same age, so we can get together to talk about life, drink wine and write poems, which is very enjoyable.
In order to meet everyone's needs, Zhu Bai also set up stone tables and chairs in the courtyard surrounded by rows of buildings to facilitate people's gatherings.
If this is done, no one would be willing to stay in another inn.
The shopkeepers of the other inns hated him so much, but there was nothing they could do.
Li Dacai also opened an inn. He originally thought he could make a lot of money during the trial, but he didn't expect that Zhu Bai didn't even leave the dregs for them.
Li Dacai's wife sighed: "Fortunately, this 'little king of hell' is only in the business of raising people. If it is stipulated that the guests of the Guanya Bureau must also stay in his inn, there will be no way to survive."
Each first-level government bureau posted an announcement announcing that from the end of September to September next year, it would undertake the task of escorting examination candidates to and from the airport in an unlimited amount.
Charges depend on distance traveled.
For example, from Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and other places in the southwest to Yingtian, the one-way fee is 10 taels per person, and the round-trip fee is 16 taels of silver. You can take a horse-drawn carriage on the official road or the boat canal, and stay at the Guanya Bureau Inn along the way. You must pay for your own meals.
Line up in order of payment and get on the bus.
During the Chinese New Year, there is a break from the first to the 15th day of the year, and no trains depart. At other times, there is only one train every day.
