What they want is for you to recommend someone to your little teacher, the future prince, the third prince, and the fourth prince’s teacher Zhang Shou. Who wants you to recommend someone to that ruthless Wang Datou! How long have you been here, and Wang Datou actually
A boss who is easy to take care of and replaces the confidants and documents around him is simply a nightmare for the subordinates!
After seeing Deng Xiaodai break free from his hand, he actually opened the leather bag at his waist and took out a booklet, then took out a charcoal pen in his hand, then raised his head and looked at himself expectantly. He had just held it
The middle-aged man holding someone's hand to introduce his son was dumbfounded.
However, he woke up quickly and hurriedly took a step back and said: "My child is weak and may not be able to bear Wang Zongxian's control..."
Deng Xiaodai grinned and said: "That's wrong. My little teacher said that astronomy requires more brains than classics and historical articles. Those who can learn it well cannot be sick! Elder, please don't be humble...
"
Before he could finish speaking, the extremely enthusiastic middle-aged man just ran away and disappeared into the crowd. Only then did Deng Xiaodai show a blank expression: "My Wang Zongxian is a kind and generous person.
He's a very good person, otherwise why would my little teacher send all the students from Jiuzhangtang there to practice? When this group of people come back, I heard that the next group of people will go again!"
"My little teacher also said that the first thing Jiuzhangtang students admitted in the future will do is go to Xuanda University to train for several months. Going to the most difficult places, where the court needs it most, is the only way to endure hardship.
Only through suffering can one become a master."
With these words, he saw the crowd disperse in a hurry, and in an instant only a few petty officials who had just explained to him the recent events in the capital were left. Only then did Deng Xiaodai scratch his head.
Scratching his head, he immediately put the pamphlet and charcoal back into his leather bag, and sighed and muttered: "Wang Zongxian is really a good man, and my little gentleman said the same..."
This time, even the soldiers who came to the capital with Deng Xiaodai felt itchy throats and started coughing. After several minor officials looked at each other, the man who had just shown off Zhang Shou's things to Deng Xiaodai
He stepped forward awkwardly and said: "I am blind and ignorant. I didn't know that Mr. Deng, you are a student of Zhang Xueshi..."
"Don't call me Mr. Deng. My family has been farming for generations, and I am just a small official now." Deng Xiaodai smiled at the person honestly, and then said seriously, "I have been away from Beijing for too long. Thank you for your support just now."
Tell me the current situation in Beijing, otherwise I might still be confused. May I ask your name? I will definitely recommend it to my family Wang Zongxian later... Hey, please don't leave!"
Realizing that the few petty officials were also flying away, several soldiers burst into laughter. Some of them laughed so much that tears came out, and they almost punched the ground with laughter: "Wang Zongxian's name is Wang Zongxian."
In Datong, Xuanfu, it was able to stop children from crying at night, but I didn't expect it to be so effective in the capital city!"
"Of course, Wang Zongxian once served as the governor of Shuntian Prefecture. I heard that Wang Zongxian also appreciated the next official at that time, but his appreciation was to give people a lot of things to do..."
When Deng Xiaodai saw a few people laughing and gossiping, he said quietly: "It's really hard for the brothers to follow me on a trip to the capital in the cold weather. I will definitely tell Mr. Zong Xian when I get back."
Tell us about your hard work!"
"No, no, no!"
Everyone who was joking with each other quickly stopped. When they saw Deng Xiaodai get on his horse, they quickly followed. When they left the area where the General Affairs Department and a lot of yamen were located, and went up Xuanwumen Street from Rongxian Alley, Deng Xiaodai
He immediately reined in his horse and looked to the left and right and said: "Wang Zongxian said earlier that he would take three days off in the capital and then set off back. Are you going to find an inn to stay in first?"
If Deng Xiaodai hadn't just pretended to be confused and used the reputation of the black-faced king Datou to scare away those who were more interested in Zhang Shou, a few soldiers might still be salivating and trying to see if they could
You can't live in the so-called Deng's house.
Although Deng Xiaodai had repeatedly stated on the road that when he came to Beijing, he stayed at his uncle's house temporarily and later moved to the official residence of Shuntian Prefecture. There was no private house in the capital at all, but who believed that one of Zhang Shou's students would be so shabby?
But now, they don’t dare to do this when they are purely foreigners coming to Beijing. Are honest people easy to bully? That’s an illusion!
At this time, a group of people looked at me, and someone asked tentatively: "What about you, little brother Deng?"
"Me? I'm going to see the teacher and see my uncle." Deng Xiaodai did not explain the order in detail. He saw a few people's eyes rolling around, clearly hoping to follow him, but he was a little hesitant.
You shouldn't have brought so many people to your door - those who knew said he was a student who came to visit him after returning to Beijing, and those who didn't know thought he was going to fight!
But thinking about the over-enthusiastic guys he had just offended, if Zhang Yuan was in the same situation later, he might be blocked again by himself, so he said decisively: "If you are okay, follow me.
It’s okay to go for a walk together.”
"That's great!" Several soldiers were already extremely interested in Zhang Shou - who made the Jiuzhangtang group perform well in Xuanfu and Datong, and Deng Xiaodai was also very useful to Wang Jie.
Confidants, Wang Zongxian, who always had tall cliffs, spoke very highly of Zhang Shou? Now that they heard that Zhang Shou was so popular in the capital, they were even more curious!
Everyone rode horses along the way. After a long time, Deng Xiaodai saw the white wall and black tiles in front of him, and felt his heart perk up. But then he realized that there were a lot more pedestrians, cars and horses here. Although a few days passed,
Lin Laohu, the fast-moving head catcher of Shuntianfu Yamen, also sent people to maintain order. There were not so many people trying their luck here, but there was still a lot of traffic and a bustling crowd.
Especially when Deng Xiaodai and his entourage arrived at the gate of Zhangyuan, they heard a burst of discussion behind them, and there was one statement among them that made them really helpless.
"Look, there are foreigners who have heard of Bachelor Zhang's reputation and come here to study!"
Faced with this voice, Deng Xiaodai went to the door to report with laughter, only to find that Yang Hao and Zheng Dang, the boys from the same village he was familiar with, were not at the door. He thought he would have to spend a lot of time introducing the origin, but who would have thought that it was just
After announcing his name, one of the young concierges, who had a business-like expression on his face, immediately smiled.
"May I ask if you are my young master's student and Mr. Deng who followed Wang Zongxian to Xuanda University?"
Hearing the word "Master Deng" again, Deng Xiaodai felt that his face was a little stiff. With his background, one day he would be called a Master by everyone? He coughed dryly and was about to correct the other party's unusual behavior.
Inappropriate name, he only heard a commotion behind him, and when he turned his head, he saw a familiar figure jumping off the horse.
"Song Tuiguan?" Deng Xiaodai called out in surprise. He looked at him with wide eyes for a moment, and then walked forward with a smile. He quickly stepped back and raised his hands respectfully in salute. As a result, he was immediately
Song Tuiguan pulled him up.
"I heard that you were like a fish in water under Wang Zongxian and helped a lot. I thought you were too happy to miss Shu. Why did you come back when you had time?"
One was a serious second-rank Jinshi, a sixth-rank official of Shuntian Prefecture, and the other was just a minor official. They were so close to each other that all the soldiers were in a daze.
Only Deng Xiaodai himself knew where his friendship with Song Tuiguan came from. It wasn’t because his young teacher just dumped the burden and pushed the first primary election of Jiuzhangtang to someone else, so he and Song Tuiguan
The officers also forged a deep friendship with each other - the kind of colleagues who stayed up late at night and approved all kinds of weird papers! Even the feared Wang Dayin in the past and now Wang Zongxian was his colleague, so he
When dealing with these two people, although I never dare to get carried away, I am not that timid either.
Therefore, when he saw Song Tuiguan smiling and wanting to walk with him arm in arm, he naturally didn't even dare to say so. But when he saw that the doorman let them go without saying a word, he quickly introduced the soldiers behind him one by one. Sure enough,
, upon learning that he was Wang Jie's personal soldier, he immediately greeted him warmly at the door. As for bringing him in directly to see Zhang Shou... Deng Xiaodai was not so simple!
He gave the person a few instructions and then followed Song Tuiguan inside. While exchanging pleasantries and asking about the person's intention, he learned about the strange case that had happened not long ago.
In this regard, he had seen Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying cause various strange cases, and his mood was very stable - it was just because a evil man was dissatisfied and jealous of a group of eunuchs in the ceremonial department and those who succeeded in the imperial examination.
It is comparable to the son of Sihe Wang giving Zhang Shou an edgeless sword and intending to kidnap someone on the mountain to threaten him; it is comparable to the traitor digging a tunnel in Xungui Villa with the intention of killing Zhang Shou.
Shou and Zhu Ying were unfavorable; how about Zhang Shou meeting an inexplicable assassin in the Cuiyun Room and shooting an arrow?
However, he still wanted to express his condolences to Tuiguan Song: "Thank you for your hard work, Tuiguan Song, in investigating such a case."
"Is it hard... that's not necessarily the case." Song Tuiguan smiled slightly and said easily, "Your teacher Zhang Xueshei sent the prisoner directly to Wanping County Yamen. Magistrate Shen personally took the prisoner into custody, but it actually has nothing to do with me.
matter."
As he spoke, he suddenly changed the subject of his words, and sighed again: "It just happened to be the time when the government office's fast team arrested Lin Laohu, the head of the government, so County Shen respected him as a capable person and forced others to help with the investigation.
Now Zhang Dayin has ordered me to assist you in this case, so I just took an easy job. If I have nothing to do, I will come to your teacher to ask about the three witnesses who are witnesses. I can't help with anything else."
Deng Xiaodai suddenly realized it, and then he couldn't help but think to himself that once Wang Jie, who never shied away from the blame, left, Zhang Shou finally no longer had to bother Shuntian Mansion Office with everything - although Qin Guogong Zhang Chuan was still Zhang Chen's father.
But after all, he is different from Wang Datou, who has strong points.
Having just arrived in the capital, he had only heard about his teacher's recent success, but he didn't know much about the case. He curiously asked for some more details, and then he asked with confusion: "Song Tuiguan,
Then there is no reaction from the Director of Ceremonies now?"
"No, it is said that Chu Kuan, the ceremonial supervisor's palm seal, was infected with wind and cold. He suddenly fell ill. Now the group is leaderless and can't figure out where to go."
Song Tuiguan said this, but in fact he didn't believe it at all. Not to mention how Chu Kuan's body, which was as strong as a military general's, could suddenly become ill, let's talk about the Secretary of Ceremony... that is definitely not a palm print.
, so there is a leaderless place. Obviously, there is something fishy in this.
However, he could talk to Zhang Shou about these things, but there was no need to talk to Deng Xiaodai in such depth. As he walked forward, he continued to chat with Deng Xiaodai, asking people about the time when Wang Jie was out and when he returned to Beijing.
Regarding this matter, when someone shyly mentioned that he had just been surrounded by people at the General Affairs Department, and he had no choice but to use the trump card of recommending people to Wang Jie, he couldn't help but laugh.
"These people in the capital are like this. They are afraid of easy things. If you join your teacher's disciples and can be a classmate with the prince, of course everyone will flock to it. But if you go to Wang Zongxian's command and be criticized harshly, then you will not be grateful. You
I want to keep this excuse in mind, maybe I can use it next time."
"Song Tuiguan, please don't laugh at me. I am just trying to act stupid. If Wang Zongxian knows that I am using his reputation to scare people, I will be severely punished by him after I go back."
Deng Xiaodai said this with some sincerity and fear on his face. Song Tuiguan knew that he did have a relatively honest character, but honest people would bite when they were in a hurry. At this moment, he smiled and said a few words of relief, but then he
Suddenly I heard a whirring voice: "Who am I to ask? It turns out that you are here, my clan brother! You are here just in time. I have a big thing to ask of you!"
Seeing Song Juren rushing over like a gust of wind, and then stopping three steps in front of him, and bowing to the ground, Song Tuiguan was simply shocked. He had a good relationship with Zhang Shou, and of course he knew him.
This guy with the same surname doesn't like to work hard and loves to cook, but he gets goosebumps every time he hears the word "brother".
He doesn't seem to be from the Song family in Guangdong, right? It's just that after getting acquainted with Song Juren, they told each other their age because of Zhang Shou's joke, and then Song Juren climbed up the pole and called him brothers one by one until now.
At this moment, he saw Deng Xiaodai on the side who was already dumbfounded. He had no choice but to step forward and help Song Juren up, and then asked angrily and funnyly: "What on earth is this big deal that requires you to be like this?"
Respect each other?"
Song Juren, whose face was full of spring breeze, said cheerfully: "Of course I want to ask my clan brother to help me propose a marriage."
Song Tuiguan was originally holding Song Juren's arm, but when he heard this, he immediately let go of his hand, hurriedly took two steps back, and then asked with extreme caution: "Uncle Song from the Guangdong Guild Hall.
Aren't you in the capital, sir? How could my dear brother think of looking for me?"
"Because my uncle has a ship to Guangdong, he plans to bring some news to the clan. He happened to go to Tianjin Pier in an emergency a few days ago." Song Juren explained with a smile on his face, and then glanced at Deng Xiao curiously.
Dumbfounded, he said seriously: "On that day, in the finals of the Royal Chef Selection Competition, I proposed to marry the Lord of Hailing County in front of the Emperor. Later, I was ordered to go to Jiangdu Palace to deliver snacks. I was fortunate enough to meet Jiangdu Prince and Princess, and we had a good conversation.
Huan. Thanks to the two elders who will not give up, I..."
"Stop, stop!" Song Tuiguan hurriedly raised his hand to ask Song Juren to stop. He took a deep breath and then began to work hard to digest this incredible thing. He did hear someone mention that there seemed to be some disputes at Xinglong Tea House that day, and even more
I heard some rumors that the emperor wanted Song Juren to be his son-in-law and planned to marry Princess Yongping. Why did he suddenly become the head of Hailing County? The news is too late these days!