Chapter 236 The eldest prince is going back to Beijing
Zhu Pang was even more surprised when he heard this, "Have you ever practiced before?"
Gu Chengyu did not show off his martial arts skills in front of his classmates, so he had to smile and said: "Come in quickly! It's cold outside. I also called two of my friends and was about to introduce you to them."
Gu Chengyu brought the two people into the house. When Sun Xian and Ye Zhiqiu saw someone coming in, they immediately stood up and prepared to greet each other.
"This is my second brother-in-law, named Sun Xian, also named Ziyuan; this is my classmate and friend when I was studying in Jingyuan Prefecture, named Ye Zhiqiu, also named Zhonghuai, and they are both studying at Boshan Academy now." Gu Chengyu pointed.
Sun Xian and Ye Zhiqiu said to Zhu Pang.
Sun Xian has passed the age of weak crown, and Ye Zhiqiu is already seventeen. What's more, the two of them have been admitted to the Juren Examination. Last year, they invited Jiaoyu from Boshan Academy to give them cousin names.
"It turns out that they are students of Boshan Academy. How disrespectful and disrespectful. Boshan Academy is very famous. If the two of them can pass the academy's examination, they must be people with outstanding talents and learning."
The person who said this was naturally Zheng Lun. Zheng Lun was a smooth man. Talking to him would definitely make people feel like spring breeze.
"Where is it? In terms of true talent and learning, I feel ashamed to say it. I just hope that the reputation of the academy will not be lost." Sun Xian waved his hands quickly and said modestly.
Ye Zhiqiu also hurriedly saluted and praised him repeatedly but did not deserve it.
After Gu Chengyu greeted them with a few polite words, he then introduced Zhu Pang and the others to Sun Xian and the others.
"These two are the classmates of the Imperial College I told you about. This one is the young master of Dingnanhou Mansion. He is a professional at home. His name is Zheng Lun and his courtesy name is Xiaoru. The chubby-faced one is called Zhu Pang and his courtesy name is Congguang. His father is
He is the Minister of War."
"I have long heard that Chengyu said that there are good classmates in the Imperial College, but it is rare to see them. Today, I have met the real person. Mr. Zheng and Mr. Zhu are also very good among people!"
When literati meet, if they are not fighting each other, then complimenting each other is indispensable.
"Hey~ It's a prize, it's a prize! I don't deserve it!"
Several people exchanged some sour words, and Zhu Pang almost rolled his eyes. The man next to him had met his opponent again.
Why do I say yes? It's because when I met Gu Chengyu, this kid was more humble than the one named Sun Xian!
"Okay! If you continue to flatter each other, it will get dark! Didn't you say you have to go hunting first?"
He couldn't wait for a long time. Instead of listening to their flattering words here, he might as well go hunting game in the woods.
As soon as these words came out, several people were stunned, and then they all laughed.
Gu Chengyu quickly interjected: "Senior Brother Zhu has always been like this. Don't mind Brother Sun and Senior Brother Ye. He is just a straightforward person. You will know after getting along with each other. Now that we have come to Zhuangzi, everyone should not be restrained and let go and have fun."
!Let’s go! Let’s hunt some game.”
As soon as he said this, Zhu Pang immediately cheered, hunting was the most to his liking.
"Haha! We have a lot of prey today, we will enjoy it later." Zhu Pang, carrying a bow and arrow on his back and a hare in his hand, shouted happily to Gu Chengyu.
Gu Chengyu took a look at the game on the wooden cart, including rabbits, deer, and pheasants, and felt that it should be enough for a few people.
"Let's go! Let's try a new way to eat lunch."
These people will not go back today. They will have a barbecue at noon, soak in the hot springs in the afternoon, and live directly in the village in the evening.
"Let's go! I've been hungry for a long time!" Zhu Pang called to Sun Xian and others and rode out of the forest.
A few people went to the pavilion in the plum blossom forest. The pavilion was surrounded by thick curtains, and a charcoal basin was lit inside. As soon as Gu Chengyu and the others walked into the pavilion, they felt like they had walked into a warm spring day.
Zheng Lun and the others entered the pavilion, sneezed immediately, rubbed their noses that were red from the cold, and then looked at the two large iron shelves in the pavilion strangely.
"Chengyu! What is this?" Zhu Pang walked around the iron frame twice and found it very strange.
Gu Chengyu smiled slightly and said, "You will know what this is for later, please allow me to hide it for now."
Mingmo and the others had already taken the wild animals to the big kitchen for processing. When the raw meat with seasonings arrived, they inserted the meat with custom-made iron skewers and started grilling it themselves.
It took a while to process the meat, and Gu Chengyu and the others started drinking tea.
"I guess this must be Chengyu's idea of a new way to eat. Let's wait and see today!" Sun Xian knew Gu Chengyu very well. It was already noon and he was still standing there. He must have thought of a new way to eat it.
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"Brother Sun still understands me!"
Then several people started chatting away from each other.
"I heard that the eldest prince will return to Beijing soon." Several people were chatting about the situation in the DPRK, when Zheng Lun suddenly mentioned the eldest prince.
"I've heard about it too, and I don't know what kind of disease the eldest prince has. He has been ill for two years. He must have recovered this time when he returned to Beijing, right?"
The official position of the Minister of War was not low. Of course, Zhu Pang had heard from his family that even Zheng Lun knew about it. There was no reason why he couldn't receive the news.
"I don't know. Two years ago, I suddenly said that I had an illness. I didn't tell the details of my condition. I just said that I would move to another hospital to rest. Now I have to go back to Beijing. I'm probably cured. I'm afraid it won't be right if I don't show up again."
After hearing this, Gu Chengyu suddenly remembered that two years ago, not long after he came to Beijing, the eldest prince fell ill. After that, he didn't hear anything from him for two years, but now he is coming back.
Yes, whoever it is, as long as he is not terminally ill, he will rush back to Beijing. What will the emperor think if he doesn't come back? He will definitely not forget his son, but will he be suspicious? He doesn't know what his son is doing behind his back.
activities?
"There has been no news for two years and it must be inappropriate to show up yet." Zhu Pang sneered and replied without any curiosity.
Gu Chengyu narrowed his eyes when he saw it. Zhu Pang must have known something inside by acting like this.
It's a pity that these people from aristocratic families are very tight-lipped and are afraid they won't reveal anything to the public. Therefore, he doesn't plan to ask.
Sun Xian and Ye Zhiqiu looked at each other. They would also hear some news about the court in the academy, but they were all familiar to everyone. Most of the people in the academy were people who worked hard to study knowledge, and there were few sons of officials, so they also
Knowledge is limited.
The sons of aristocratic families usually send those who are incompetent or those who love to cause trouble to the Imperial Academy; those who are talented, knowledgeable, and capable will invite famous masters to teach in the mansion. Therefore, most of the academies are wealthy businessmen, and most of them are sons of common people.
"What news did you get?" Zheng Lun also wanted to know more.
"How do I know? When it comes to eating, drinking and having fun, I am definitely an expert. These are not things I like to pay attention to in the first place." Then Zhu Pang shook his head with a look of disapproval.
Zheng Lun glanced at Gu Chengyu, and the two smiled at each other, but Gu Chengyu saw bitterness in Zheng Lun's smile.
Gu Chengyu sighed silently, he was also a son of an oppressed family, struggling in the quagmire of his family.
Zheng Lun is the legitimate second son of the fourth family member of Dingnan Hou Mansion. He is said to be from the Marquis Mansion, and his status is unquestionable. However, if the fourth family member is a legitimate child, then it goes without saying. Unfortunately, the fourth family member is only a concubine, so Zheng Lun's situation is embarrassing.