"Fenyin ordered Kou Zheng... to be number one on the gold list in Hongde's sixteenth year..."
In the study of the mansion purchased by his sworn brother Wen Shaobo in the east of Daliang City, Jie Zigui held a scroll in his hand, but what he was thinking about was something unrelated to learning.
To be fair, before coming to Daliang, Jie Ziyu did not know about the "Fen Yin Order" and "Kou Zheng". The reason why he learned about "Zhao Wenlin of the Zhao family in Anling was appointed as the Pu Ban Order" was because of this incident
It was once rumored in Anling that the old Zhao family in Anling seemed to be eager to let everyone in the city know about it. They invited all the nobles and gentry in Anling to "have fun with you", but in fact it was just for the sake of it.
show off.
Of course, in addition to showing off to satisfy their vanity, the Anling Zhao family also did this to further strengthen their control over the nobles and gentry in Anling. After all, during the time when a certain King Su had a bad relationship with a certain King Qing, boycotts began to appear in various places.
The matter of the "Su Chamber of Commerce" also caused some dignitaries in Anling City to have other thoughts: King Su will not fall because of this, right?
It’s no wonder these people have such thoughts. After all, the Prince of the East Palace, Zhao Hongli, was very powerful and had the support of almost half of the noble forces in the country. But what was the result? As soon as the "Beiyi Military Camp Xiao Incident" came out, the Prince Zhao Hongli was immediately overthrown, and
The nobles who supported him, because this incident involved the evil "Ying Xiao", also distanced themselves, and some simply switched to Prince Yong and several other princes.
When various local forces started boycotting the "Su's Chamber of Commerce", only in Anling, the "Su's Chamber of Commerce" suffered almost no losses. The reason is two points: first, 99% of the nobles in this city and county
The wealthy gentry are all members of the "Su Chamber of Commerce"; secondly, the Anling noble family, the Anling Zhao family, firmly stands on the side of Su Wang Zhao Hongrun, and has repeatedly approached nobles who showed uneasiness and fear.
conversation.
Under such circumstances, the Anling Zhao family took advantage of the fact that "Zhao Wenlin was conscripted as the Puban Order" by the imperial court to entertain the nobles and gentry in the city. This was also to further stabilize the confidence of the nobles and gentry in the city in King Su and to strengthen their leadership position in Anling.
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Among the invited aristocrats, there was Wen Xiang, the father of Jie Ziyu's sworn brother Wen Shaobo and the head of the Wen family in Anling.
It is precisely because of this that Jie Ziu learned about it.
To be honest, Jie Ziyu didn't have a very good impression of Zhao Wenlin.
After all, his sworn brother Wen Shaobo is from Anling. How could he not know the details of the Zhao family in Anling?
In Jie Ziyu's view, only the old head of the Zhao family in Anling, Zhao Laiyu, can be called a wise man with far-sightedness and foresight. However, Zhao Laiyu's three sons, who have stayed in Anling for so many years and have done nothing, can be considered a real person.
It's mediocre.
Therefore, when he learned that Zhao Laiyu's eldest son, Zhao Wenlin, had been conscripted by the imperial court to serve as the Puban Order, and that he was personally recommended by King Su Zhao Hongrun, Jie Ziyu saw a bad signal: King Su was short of people.
Because of this, he rushed to Daliang to participate in this year's examination. Otherwise, according to his thoughts in previous years, he would still continue to wait. After all, His Highness King Su has not yet expressed his intention to become the king of Wei.
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The reason why he wanted to take part in the examination was to clear his name: a "number one on the gold list" would definitely gain more attention from King Su than a "country boy who came out of nowhere".
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Saying something like "If he has a keen eye to know people, he will definitely be able to see my talent", such words have never occurred to Jie Ziyu.
To take a step back, even if His Highness Prince Su could see his talent, what if he couldn't even get through the door of Prince Su's Mansion? Not just anyone is qualified to submit a letter of greeting to Prince Su's Mansion.
To become famous in this examination, and to use this fame to knock on the door of Prince Su's Mansion and express his loyalty to His Highness Prince Su, this is the only purpose of this trip.
Apart from this, there is no other way, no matter what, I must become the help of His Highness.
But what Jie Zijiu never expected was that now there would be a talented person assisting His Royal Highness Prince Su. This is really...
Although there was no news like "Kou Zheng has surrendered to King Su" from the court or public opinion, Jie Ziyu could tell it at a glance.
The reason is very simple, because as far as he knows, His Highness Prince Su is a bit nepotistic in his work - take Fenyin Ling Kou Zheng as an example. Prince Su must first ensure that Fenyin Ling is one of his own who will obey his instructions.
Next, you will focus on talents.
There are advantages and disadvantages to nepotism, but it is in line with the principles of Prince Su Zhao Hongrun. After all, this is a very conceited His Highness. He does not care whether Fenyin Ling is talented or not, he only requires that the person holding this position can follow his instructions.
For example, Zhao Wenlin's Puban order, Jie Ziu knew after thinking about it that some changes that would occur in Puban County in the future would definitely come from the instruction of His Highness King Su, not from Zhao Wenlin - this mediocre person was just a decoration.
However, Fenyin Ling Kou Zheng was not a mediocre person, because he was the first on the gold medal list in Hongde's 16th year examination. If such figures are all mediocre, then what are the other students of that year?
"Kou Zheng..."
Thinking of his future colleague, Jie Ziu couldn't help but feel a little upset.
As the saying goes, all literati have character, even Jie Ziu. Over the years, he has given advice to his sworn brother Wen Shaobo, transforming him from a middle-class aristocrat to a well-known wealthy businessman in the country, but Jie Ziu repeatedly refused.
The reason why his sworn brother, Wen Shaobo, was willing to share the family property equally with him was that he, Jie Zizi, had no other ambitions.
His ambition was to become the chief staff of King Su Zhao Run and a minister in his residence, and then assist his highness to become the king of Wei, rather than to become a wealthy businessman who could rival the country.
But now, the position of King Su's chief staff seems to be taken by others, which is intolerable.
After getting up and going to the door of the study, Jie Zizi looked at the flowers, plants and trees in the courtyard.
It has to be said that the mansion purchased by Wen Shaobo can definitely be regarded as an upper-middle-level mansion in Daliang. The inner courtyard alone is larger than Jie Zizi's field in Shangshui - thinking of his own few acres
Jie Ziyu felt a little distressed about the fields. After all, he had cultivated several acres of the fields with his own hands. However, in the past two years, he had followed Wen Shaobo and traveled all over the country to do business. The fields had long been deserted and looked like nothing.
"Meson, meson."
Vaguely, Jie Ziyu heard the call of his sworn brother Wen Shaobo.
He raised his head and took a look, just in time to see his sworn brother Wen Shaobo running in from outside the house with several barbarian guards.
Those barbarian guards were slaves purchased from a small tribe in the Sichuan-Luocheng Alliance when Wen Shaobo and Jie Ziyu first arrived in Sanchuan Luocheng. Wen Shaobo was given the title "Wen Da" or "Wen Er"
", "Wen San" and other ridiculous names. Although they were drunk and vulgar, they were extremely loyal to the master who gave them favorable treatment. So a few years later, Wen Shaobo released them from their slave status as the master and took over.
As a domestic servant, he also obtained some weapons and armor for them through some unspeakable channels, and let them serve as bodyguards, making them trustworthy confidants.
"What's the matter?" Jie Ziyu asked in confusion when he saw that his sworn brother was sweating.
I saw Uncle Wen running up to Jie Zi in a few steps, dancing and saying: "Jie Zi, we are going to be prosperous!"
"..." Jie Ziyu looked at his sworn brother and blinked in confusion. In his opinion, this sworn brother who was already rich was already well-off.
Seeing that Jie Ziyu didn't speak, Mr. Wen didn't care, and said excitedly: "Jie Zi, what do you think I heard? I just got a letter from the old man. The old man said that Zhao Wenqu of the Zhao family in Anling, also known as Zhao
The second son of Laiyu paid a personal visit to the old man, hoping that I, the Wen family, would cooperate with them and help King Su build a large official road directly leading to the Shangshui River. After this road is completed, we can use this road at will..."
As soon as he said this, Mr. Wen was startled when he saw Jie Ziu shaking his head and looking at him with a sigh. Only then did he remember the purpose of his going out in the morning: to find out information about this year's examination for Jie Ziu.
Smiling awkwardly, Mr. Wen quickly changed to a flattering tone and said: "Jiezi, don't say goodbye, don't look at me like that. How could I forget the most important thing? Don't worry, I've heard a lot about it.
News about the test this year.”
"Tell me about it?" Jie Ziyu looked at Wen Shaobo with disbelief.
It's no wonder, after all, his business career in the past few years has made Mr. Wen more sensitive and extremely concerned about money and interests.
I still remember that last year they met their old friend Tao Hong, a wealthy businessman from Dingtao, in Luocheng. Wen Shaobo actually communicated with Tao Hong for a whole night. During this period, Jie Ziyu felt sleepy and went to rest first. As a result, he woke up in the morning and saw
, these two people were actually still happily communicating about where and what things were profitable.
Uncle Wen felt hurt by his adoptive brother's distrustful gaze. He couldn't wait to show that he was serious about what his adopted brother had asked him to do, so he hurriedly said: "I've already asked about this year's results.
The general examination is divided into two rounds. The first round is the preliminary examination, which is for those who have not participated.
The make-up examination for those who failed the provincial examination or the provincial examination will be held on March 9th at the Confucius Temple in the city, and will be presided over by the Ministry of Rites..." At this point, he seemed to have thought of something, and said with a mysterious smile: "Meson
, who do you think will be the examiner for this year’s exam?”
"King Su?" Jie Zigui glanced at Mr. Wen and said casually.
Suddenly, Mr. Wen's weird laughter stopped as if he was being strangled by the neck.
"How do you know?" he asked dumbfounded.
Jie Ziyu shook his head speechlessly and said, "It's all written on your face."
Wen Shaobo looked gloomy, a little regretful that he couldn't keep calm, but there was nothing he could do, who could make this foster brother's intelligence more than one and a half stars higher than his own.
Thinking of this, Wen Shaobo's mood suddenly improved again. He hooked Jie Ziyu's neck, clenched his fists and encouraged: "Jie Zi, keep in mind the creed that our brothers have fought hard in the past few years, and go all out!...
Get the top spot!"
"The top one on the gold list..."
Thinking of his future colleague who was also at the top of the gold list, Jie Ziyu nodded slowly.
At the same time, in a room in the front yard of Prince Su's Mansion, a woman was pointing at the books piled on a table, with her hands on her hips, looking menacingly at a stunned scribe in front of her.
"My aunt finally begged this from His Highness's study. You have been working hard these days to read it for me. I must get the top spot in this year's examination and don't lose the reputation of Prince Su's Palace. Do you understand?
Um?!"
"..."
The scribe raised his head and stared dumbly at the large pile of books that were even taller than others, with all thoughts in his heart filled with despair.