"Brother Chen, you didn't call me for such a big thing! Last time we organized a team to capture the twenty or thirty traitors, the emperor went to my house and gave me a set of four treasures of the study. My aunt's face is so beautiful.
The horse’s face is still long!”
"That's right, Brother Zhang, you can rush to the capital to send a message. I'll rush to Haidian Manor. At least I can severely deal with those servants in my village who are more impressive than the master, so that they only know
You praise my eldest brother’s stinky feet and don’t take me seriously!”
"Zhang Chen, please tell me and my third brother, how did the teacher and sister Yingying show off their power the night before yesterday and catch two big fish that slipped through the net? I heard that there were several more fish in Zhenhai Camp in those days.
Troops and horses searched the entire Gyeonggi and Beizhili again and again, but no trace of them was found! This time they fell into the hands of the teacher and sister Yingying, and they were extremely embarrassed!"
Lu Sanlang looked on coldly with a brush in his mouth. He saw Zhang Chen surrounded by stars like stars holding the moon. They all asked him about what he saw and heard in the Haidian garden. He couldn't help but feel sad in his heart.
I sneered, but it was still a bit unpleasant.
How could Zhang Chen catch someone? It was because Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying happened to bump into him! Otherwise, what contribution could Zhang Chen, an impulsive fool, have made to capture the traitor alive?
Zhang Chen didn't notice Lu Sanlang's disdainful gaze at all, because he couldn't handle the probing, flattering, interrogating, and sarcastic comments from all directions. He never expected that just yesterday evening, he hurriedly returned home.
After Jing arrived at home, someone from the palace suddenly came to present the reward, and he was stunned to hear the reason.
Although it was just an oral instruction, it praised him greatly. The core meaning was that he, the only son of the Duke of Qin, had made a great contribution in capturing the traitors and had made a meritorious service! After hearing this, he was filled with confusion. It seemed that he was just in his own Qin Dynasty.
The garden was cleaned up hard, and a few guys who sneaked in to gather for gambling were caught, and then a servant who had been in contact with the Linhai camp was discovered, right?
What else did he do? How could he have made a meritorious service? The most he could do was to tie up those few people and throw them to Shuntian Mansion Office according to the charges suggested by Zhang Shou, that's all!
Zhang Chen still feels confused until now, but on the surface he still has to pretend to be cold and arrogant, ignoring most people's questions. Only when facing the third and fourth princes, he has to behave slightly
Be more patient, but this patience only means being perfunctory and a little more serious when answering: "When the teacher comes later, everyone can ask him again. He is the real hero."
So, when Zhang Shou walked into the Banshan Hall, he saw a lot of eyes falling on him like searchlights. Since he had already met Xu Heizi from the Shengzhen Hall when he just came to the Imperial College, he
He roughly understood what happened. Regarding the emperor's high-profile award to Zhang Chen, after the initial surprise, he couldn't help but secretly praise the clever plan.
This is exactly the same as when he was inspecting Zhao Yuan, he specifically encouraged Zhang Chen to go back and inspect Qin Yuan, and then released the news to all other families to start self-examination and self-correction!
But at this time, he did not tell these students the meaning of the story last night at all. The corners of his mouth curled up, revealing a meaningful smile.
"Today's two classes are all...exams."
In an instant, he found that the atmosphere in the huge mid-mountain hall suddenly stagnated to the point of stiffness. He himself had experienced many hardships in this kind of sudden attack on the test, but at this time, he seemed to be fine and could talk calmly.
: "As long as you listen carefully to all the previous classes and read some books diligently after class, you will definitely pass."
Zhang Shou paused for a moment, then directly called his name: "Zhang Chen, come up here. You will dictate the questions. Zhang Wu, the papers for the next class are at Xu Jiancheng's place in the Shengzhen Hall. You can go back and get them. The questions will be answered by then."
You will dictate. As for the two of you, after reading the questions, you will invigilate the exam from above. Anyone who whispers to each other or tries to cheat will be noted down. That's it."
When Zhang Chen came up with a confused expression on his face, Zhang Shou thrust the paper into his hand without any explanation, and then said irresponsibly: "I have to go to the Shuntian government office. I have nine interviews today.
The future student of Zhangtang, Lu Zhu, you, the future captain, come with me to help!"
Lu Sanlang, who had been hanging out in Banshan Hall for a few days and listened in, suddenly became energetic. After all, he was also a little worried about the word "examination". If he did anything wrong with this paper, he would be laughed at later. He was even praised by the emperor.
Wouldn't it be shameful to be a genius? This is not an arithmetic problem. He won't be afraid of anyone when doing those problems!
Therefore, Lu Sanlang didn't care that his name was called out by Zhang Shou in public. He stood up in response and followed Zhang Shou out with his head held high.
The two of them left one after another, and after a moment of silence in the mountain hall, an explosion immediately broke out. Zhang Chen, who was so angry, could only slap the gavel tree desperately and shout for silence. When everyone finally calmed down, he
Then he said angrily: "Please sit down for me, the exam must look like an exam!"
Afraid of another commotion and thinking that he had finally escaped the exam, Zhang Chen quickly read out the first question on the test paper: "In the first class, what was the real name of the Tibetan monk? What did he do?
Official, please name three positions."
As soon as this topic came out, there was an uproar again. One of the most prominent calls was - Monk Zangji's real name. Zhang Shou had never mentioned it in class before! However, the third prince and the fourth prince looked at each other.
, but they all felt happy and fortunate. Because after they returned, they pestered their father for more details and inside information!
Not to mention Monk Zangji’s real name... they all asked what Monk Zangji’s father was called!
After Zhang Chen slapped the gavel twice, he said angrily: "The teacher didn't tell me, so you don't know how to think about it yourself and ask others for advice? It's useless! I asked my dad after I went back, and he immediately said
You will know the answer right away! As for the official positions that Monk Zangji has held, the teacher has mentioned more than three. As long as you have listened carefully, you will definitely not know it!"
When Zhang Chen was setting up a show of authority in the mid-level hall, Zhang Shou and Lu Sanlang had almost reached the bottom of the university archway, but they bumped into Zhou Jijiu. Lu Sanlang rushed up first to greet him respectfully, and as soon as he mentioned that he wanted to go
During the Shuntian government office interview, he immediately laughed out loud when he saw Zhou Jijiu, then excused himself as having something to do and left as fast as he could.
As soon as he left, Lu Sanlang said in a low voice triumphantly: "Sir, for such an old master and scholar who is always ready to drop his book bag, using Wang Datou as a prevarication is most effective."
"Oh, you are smart." Zhang Shou chuckled, and then said nonchalantly, "I'll leave it to Yingying for what you mentioned last time. She will go to various tea parties and banquets these days to make appearances.
Let me help you find out."
Lu Sanlang was overjoyed immediately and quickly thanked him again and again: "If things really come true, I will definitely prepare the heaviest matchmaking gift for Mr. Xiao and Miss Zhu! By the way, the skilled craftsman you asked me to find was the day before yesterday.
I ran for two days yesterday and found a few, but..."
Zhang Shou has always felt that the most unreliable thing in the world is just three words. He suddenly had a bad feeling and ignored Ah Liu who came forward to meet him. He stopped and looked at Lu Sanlang. Next
, the little fat man really hesitantly burst out a sentence.
"I happened to meet Uncle Weinan when I was looking for someone, and he found out that it was Mr. Xiao who asked for it... He said that Mr. Xiao, please come and sit down at Tingyu Xiaozhu if you have time."
It was Ah Liu who spoke first before Zhang Shou: "Miss, are you going together?"
Lu Sanlang's face suddenly turned bitter. You know, when he suddenly raised this matter that day, Zhang Shou gave the same answer. He could only say helplessly: "I told Uncle Weinan that if Mr. Zhu goes, Miss Zhu will be very worried."
We might go together. But he said it didn't matter, and said that Miss Zhu could go together if she wanted. Anyway, Tingyu Xiaozhu is not the kind of place for people to be wild. And..."
He hesitated for a moment, but finally told the truth: "Little sir, I have found people, but the most famous craftsmen in the capital are all affiliated with the Ordnance Bureau, at least according to the roster. So, little sir, you want to
If ordinary craftsmen can't make something, then Uncle Weinan, who is in charge of the Arms Bureau, will probably have to speak up to get those great craftsmen to do it."
"So, it would be beneficial and harmless for you and Miss Zhu to go together."
Zhang Shou did not expect Weinan Bo Zhang Kang, a barbarian, to be the head of the Arms Bureau. After thinking for a moment, he finally decided to accept the invitation.
Of course, it was a complete joke on him to take Zhu Ying there. But Zhu Er can consider it. Although Zhu Er has been so low-key in the Banshan Hall for several days that his presence is almost unnoticeable, but according to Zhu Ying, that is
As an old dandy, if you take him to a place like Tingyu Xiaozhu, he will at least be familiar with the roads.
When the Imperial Academy arrived at the Shuntian Government Office, it was just a stone's throw away, so Zhang Shou and Lu Sanlang walked all the way and walked over as a carriage. When they arrived at the gate of the Shuntian Government Office, the officers who had been waiting here hurriedly stepped forward and saluted.
After saying hello, he and the three of them were brought to the second hall with a big smile.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw that there were twenty or thirty people sitting in the huge place. There were old and young people, the old ones were in their forties or fifties, and the young ones were about the same age as him. When he saw him, he just
I saw many people who seemed to know him and stood up in a hurry to salute. Even those who were slower to react also stood up in a hurry.
"Dr. Zhang!"
Just when someone kicked the chair over because he was too hasty, and there was a commotion all around, there was only a crisp sound, and someone actually slapped the gavel, and then a cold voice came: "
Everyone has arrived. Since Dr. Zhang is here, you all should go back and sit down! If anyone dares to make a noise, he will be disqualified! Dr. Zhang, I will leave the third hall for your interview!"
Seeing a large number of people receding like a tide, sitting upright and orderly, Zhang Shou thought of the scene in the Mid-level Hall and immediately smiled, thinking that the role of the iron-faced supervisor and censor is really indispensable.
If future generations can also use gavel in class, then the students will ensure that no one dares to doze off...