At Mr. Little’s place, there are endless good shows that you can never finish!
This was Deng Xiaodai’s biggest reaction after he listened dumbly to Song Juren’s narration about what happened at the Xinglong Teahouse that day. Although he didn’t quite know about this young man who jumped up to Song Juren and called him clan brother.
Who is he, why does he live in Zhangyuan, and why did he impress the Lord of Hailing County with his cooking skills? But he only knows one thing, anyway, he can just watch the fun!
Soon, he saw the familiar figure of Ah Liu. Because he grew up in the same village, he hurriedly left the Song brothers, who were completely unrelated, and stepped forward to meet him, and then tried to inquire about Ah Liu.
Unsurprisingly, he was treated to three questions and one answer. Not only did he not understand the whole story, but he became even more confused. This state of confusion lasted until he followed Ah Liu to see Zhang Shou.
When teachers and students reunited, there was naturally a special bond. Zhang Shou and Deng Xiaodai were so familiar with each other that there was no sense of alienation at all after not seeing each other for half a year. After a few jokes, he learned that Deng Xiaodai had just returned to Beijing.
After experiencing so many things, he couldn't help but laugh. Then he briefly and comprehensively introduced the residents at home and everything that happened after leaving.
Compared with what Deng Xiaodai heard from the officials at the door of the General Affairs Department, although what Zhang Shou said was brief and everything was mentioned in an understatement, Deng Xiaodai still learned a lot about himself.
Things you don’t know.
After all, a boss like Wang Jie has a huge advantage, that is, you can block all the troubles from above. Even if the world is turned upside down, there will be no trouble around him. But this also leads to a huge disadvantage, that
It’s just that Wang Datou thinks you shouldn’t be distracted when doing things, and won’t tell you anything you shouldn’t know!
Especially Deng Xiaodai's undistracted nature when doing things like this. If others don't tell him and he doesn't ask, he doesn't know anything. At this time, he heard what Zhang Shouyi said, combined with what he had learned from the clerk in the General Affairs Department before.
You know, he only had one thought. It didn't seem like he had been away from the capital for a long time... Why did it seem like three to five years had passed instead of half a year?
Seeing that Deng Xiaodai started to fall into a daze in front of him, Zhang Shoudai coughed and temporarily called his soul back.
He knew that Deng Xiaodai had been aware since he was a child that he was not a candidate for the imperial examination, and because his uncle had been an official for generations, he took part in the Shuntian Prefecture official examination very early because of his little thoughts, and successfully passed the examination.
After entering the household, Qi Liang and others entered Jiuzhang Hall, whose name could even reach the ears of the emperor, but such a dull young man remained true to his original intention.
He asked with a smile: "Xiao Dai, do you find it hard and tiring to work with a boss like Wang Dayin?"
“It’s hard and tiring, but worth it.”
Deng Xiaodai shook his head and said sincerely: "Wang Zongxian is very strict, but he is also a very capable and capable person. As long as he works hard, he will be rewarded and will never ignore others' achievements. This kind of boss is rare."
.Those who are afraid of him just think that they cannot be lazy and slippery under him, but even Mr. Xiao’s students are very convinced of Wang Zongxian after they went to practice.”
Can you not be convinced? Ge Yongdu admired Wang Datou's arithmetic skills very much. Who are these guys?
Zhang Shou smiled, and then heard Deng Xiaodai talk about what happened in front of the General Affairs Department, and he was even more surprised. If the person who recommended his son was really willing to be recommended by Deng Xiaodai to Wang Jie
Go, maybe he will be tempted, but since he is retreating out of fear, there is nothing to say.
And Deng Xiaodai was right. He indeed planned to recruit students in Jiuzhangtang in the future. Instead of just taking one exam to determine their lifetime, they would first conduct intensive teaching and training for a month, and then leave Wang Jie to him.
Then based on Wang Datou's comments, we will further screen. Of course, Wang Jie will definitely angrily accuse me that this is not a nursery school. He has to do a preliminary screening before throwing people over.
But for the initial screening, if he can't do it alone, he has to find other capable and reliable people to help.
For example, Song Tuiguan, who is visiting today, is a man with good arithmetic skills, good talents and good conduct - otherwise, how could he be appreciated by Wang Datou? It is Zhang Chen's father, who is also said to be very trusting.
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Zhang Shou didn't even think about whether Official Song would be so frightened and run away if he knew that he was going to dump the burden again. At that moment, he had to ask Deng Xiaodai the reason for returning to Beijing this time. He learned that he was Deng Xiaodai's immediate boss.
He asked him to send a memorial and go home to visit relatives. Just when he was thinking that Wang Datou was also considerate, he suddenly found that Deng Xiaodai was hesitant to speak.
"Xiaodai, if you have something to say, just say it. You and I are not outsiders. Even if I say something wrong, will I still blame you?"
Although he knew that if he said these words, he might make Mr. Xiao look down on him, and he might even cause some trouble, but after hearing Zhang Shou's words, Deng Xiaodai thought about it and still mustered up the courage to say: "Sir, Mr. Wang
General Xian’s memorial was spread out on his desk after he finished writing it. When I was ordered to tidy up the study that day, I accidentally saw it.”
"I know I shouldn't have read it, but I've read it all. I kept telling myself to pretend I didn't see it, that it wasn't such a thing, but I...but I always feel very uneasy. Today I finally sent the memorial to the public.
Chief Secretary, I dare to say this..."
When Zhang Shou saw Deng Xiaodai talking, he stood up and knelt down in front of him. He originally wanted to make a joke, but he immediately realized that the matter was probably serious. He immediately stood up and pulled him up.
, said in a deep voice: "Don't be anxious, speak slowly. If the memorial is sent to the General Affairs Department, everyone will know it. If you can keep silent in advance, then you can't say you have failed Wang Zongxian."
Deng Xiaodai nodded vigorously, sniffed slightly, and then spoke as if he had made up his mind.
"In his memorial, Wang Zongxian angrily accused someone in the Xuan Mansion of adopting civilian orphans under the guise of the palace, with ulterior motives."
As if he knew that what he was talking about would easily make Zhang Shou confused, he quickly continued to explain, "He also advised the emperor that since the Tang and Song Dynasties, eunuchs have been disrupting the government, so when Emperor Taizu came to the throne, he
Strictly control the number of eunuchs. Initially, there were only dozens of eunuchs in the palace, but now there are hundreds. Who knows whether there will be tens of thousands in the future?"
When Zhang Shou listened to Deng Xiaodai elaborate on the mystery of Wang Jie's memorial, his brows were already twisted into a big knot.
Deng Xiaodai saw the memorial accidentally, and Zhang Shou certainly believed it, because this former village boy was a very honest person even in Rongshui Village and would not tell lies. But did Wang Datou do it because of a careless moment?
If Deng Xiaodai saw that memorial, it would be hard to tell. Although he was a strong and responsible person, he was still a high-ranking official who had been in the officialdom for many years.
But no matter what, Deng Xiaodai did not tell the truth until he sent the memorial to the General Affairs Department, and then came to see him. After all, it was not a mistake. After all, he had been holding back what he had secretly seen for so long but did not dare to talk about it, and
Content like this should be a huge psychological burden for Deng Xiaodai, who has little experience.
Sure enough, when Deng Xiaodai saw Zhang Shou hesitated and said nothing, he couldn't help but become more worried: "Sir, in fact, I wanted to confess to Wang Zongxian several times, but I was scared away by his iron face every time...
…I just thought, even though he is a minister of the femur and femur whom the emperor highly values, does it matter if he so blatantly advises the emperor to use eunuchs sparingly?"
Today, Deng Xiaodai is no longer the country boy who would be confused and confused when he heard the word eunuch in the past. Moreover, he has been immersed in it and has some understanding of some disputes in the DPRK. So in
The first time he saw Wang Jie's memorial, he felt that this matter seemed very big.
Seeing that Zhang Shou didn't speak at this time, he couldn't help but become more and more confused: "If I had known that the matter would be very troublesome, I would rather be scolded by Wang Zongxian and even driven back. I should have persuaded him. I was in Xuan Mansion before.
, he seemed to have discovered that the Duke of Chu had contacts with the eunuchs in the palace, and he once got very angry at the Duke of Chu..."
Before Deng Xiaodai could finish his words, Zhang Shou immediately interrupted: "The Duke of Chu has contacts with the eunuchs in the palace? Is this serious?"
"I don't know." Deng Xiaodai shook his head honestly, and then whispered: "I was just accompanying Wang Zongxian to see the Duke of Chu, and I heard them having a big fight in the room. In the middle of it, I
I heard Wang Zongxian angrily reprimanding the Duke of Chu for shielding him..."
As he spoke, he suddenly closed his mouth, as if he was upset because he had leaked something about Wang Jie again.
In response to this, Zhang Shou couldn't help but smile, and then said seriously: "Don't say half of what you said. I will personally take you to Wang Zongxian's place to apologize. These things are very important. Don't hide them. Tell them in detail.
Come."
Since Zhang Shou said so, Deng Xiaodai suppressed the guilt in his heart and whispered: "They were talking in the room. At first, their voices were not loud and I didn't hear them clearly, but then their voices became louder.
.The Duke of Chu said that Wang Zongxian was too full to meddle in such nosy matters, but Wang Zongxian angrily accused the Duke of Chu of covering up, saying that he was colluding with the eunuchs..."
After all, he just overheard a few words outside, but he couldn't tell the specific reason - at least, when Wang Jie was in Xuanfu, he didn't check anything related to Zhang Rui, Duke of Chu, or even if he did, he didn't know much about it.
, so the details that can be provided at this time are very limited.
And when Zhang Shou induced him to recall bit by bit, he suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, Wang Zongxian seemed to angrily rebuke the Duke of Chu, saying that he actually recommended a member of his family's family to be a teacher in that Shantang, but the Duke of Chu disagreed. Later, Wang Zongxian mentioned the Marquis of Nanyang, and the two of them
The sound just got louder and louder.”
Zhang Hanzhou, the Marquis of Nanyang, was Zhang Wu's father. He had been away on the Northern Expedition and was stationed in Xuan Mansion but had not yet returned. It is said that he had received the emperor's order and assisted the Duke of Chu in the Xuan Mansion to eliminate, reorganize and train troops. Before that, he and Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing
When the two armies sent out troops to clear out the northern captives, the Xuanfu garrison closer to the capital had low combat effectiveness, so the emperor issued this order out of anger.
And Zhang Shou learned from Zhu Ying very early that the brothers Huaiqing Hou and Nanyang Hou were greedy for money, and they could be said to be full of problems. So if Wang Datou really discovered something about Zhang Hanzhou, then it would really be
Not surprising at all.
But the problem is that if Wang Datou is really targeted, once the evidence of the crime is confirmed, be it Zhang Hanzhou, the Marquis of Nanyang, or Zhang Rui, the Duke of Chu, they will all be in trouble. What's more, some things are easy to be traced from point to point.
A spark turns into a prairie fire!
After thinking about Wang Jie's character, he still had to move forward even if he was carrying a heavy burden. Zhang Shou had no intention of letting Deng Xiao stay and persuade him after he returned - how can anyone in this world persuade good officials not to catch corrupt officials? As for admonishing him.
Wang Jie can't say anything like "Don't criticize the eunuchs". Although he is not a serious scholar-official, he can't just sit on the side of the eunuchs!
So, he thought about it, and finally raised his head and said to Deng Xiaodai, who was under great pressure: "Okay, after you go back, you might as well confess to Wang Zongxian that you accidentally saw the memorial before, and heard that he and the Duke of Chu
I beg him to forgive me for the dispute."
Deng Xiaodai nodded quickly, but then asked: "Then what?"
"Then... there is no more. You admitted your mistake and apologized, what else?" Zhang Shou saw that Deng Xiaodai had turned into a statue, he smiled and said, "If you say these things, don't take it to heart.
Well, Wang Zongxian is a veteran with the ability to judge. He must have considered everything before submitting the letter. What's more, you told me after the fact."
"But……"
"No buts!" Zhang Shou interrupted Deng Xiaodai without any doubt, patted the young man's shoulder gently again, and said with a smile, "You can tell him when you go back. You have told me all these things.
I admire his strong and iron-faced temperament. He is corrupt, perverts the law, preys on the common people, and forms cliques for personal gain. This must not be tolerated. If someone says that he is selling his integrity in name only, they are judging the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain."
"But in this world, some people are used to tempting Naomi to fire, but they hide behind and enjoy the benefits. I hope he can be more careful. If someone is plotted by a villain, wouldn't it cause pain to the loved ones and pleasure to the enemies?"
Deng Xiaodai nodded quickly, saying that he had taken it down. Just when their conversation came to an end, Ah Liu's voice came from outside: "Master, Song Tuiguan please do your best to save him. He is about to be killed."
Song Benben was pestered to the point of going crazy."
Zhang Shou, who was worried just now, immediately became happy when he heard this. Even Deng Xiaodai, who was still a little confused at first, couldn't help but smile and said, "Little sir, your family is getting more and more popular now."
It’s getting more lively.”
"Yes, people have moved into the originally empty courtyard one by one. You don't know that Song Juren didn't even think about Song Tuiguan. Hearing that his uncle was not in the capital these days, he suddenly had a whim and planned to
Please ask me to go to Jiangdu Prince's Palace to propose marriage for him." Zhang Shou gently rubbed his temples as he spoke, and then raised his voice and said, "Go and save Song Tuiguan, he has important business."
Seeing Ah Liu leave in response, he smiled and explained to Deng Xiaodai how Song Juren was so good at making desserts that he was almost selected into the imperial dining room. Deng Xiaodai was very happy when he heard that Song Juren was so unprofessional.
Unexpected, but the surprise is yet to come.
When Zhang Shou took out a large stack of the latest volumes of "New Edition of Gurdjieff's Arithmetic" newly printed by Lu Sanlang's bookshop from the bookshelf and gave them to Deng Xiaodai, a flattering voice came from outside: "Scholar Zhang, I just
I made milk, red bean and taro balls, would you like to try them?"