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Chapter 55

"I heard that elder brother Qi is very close to you?" Qingtai thought for a while and decided to ask.

Yuzhu talked about every detail of his relationship with Brother Seven.

After hearing this, Qingtai narrowed his eyes and said with a soft smile: "It's interesting, your Mafa is an open eighth master party, I only get close to the fifth elder brother, and your ama and elder brother have a good relationship. You have won the favor of Seventh Brother. Hehe, Miaozai."

Yu Zhu smiled and said, "Uncle Ba, my nephew heard that Brother Wu speaks Mongolian very well?"

Qingtai smiled knowingly, and said: "Although the fifth elder brother was also born to Concubine Yi, he was raised by the Empress Dowager since he was a child. When it was time to enter school, he spoke sloppy Mongolian, but his Mandarin was a mess. He couldn't even speak a word of Chinese, but the emperor was very anxious. However, the emperor didn't say a word, and let him go. In addition, when the emperor personally went to Junggar a few years ago, the fifth elder brother went out with the army. I accidentally fell off the horse, and my face was severely scratched. Oh, what a pity."

Yuzhu blinked, and said: "Uncle Ba has a vision, and it's just right for such a fifth brother to hang around."

Qingtai said with a smile: "Your eighth uncle and I have very limited abilities and no ambitions. I just think about it, and I will be content with living a peaceful life."

These words are quite mysterious, vaguely implying that Longkodo is actually a very ambitious guy.

The son didn't say anything about his father's mistakes, Yuzhu deliberately pretended to understand and pretended to be confused.

Seeing that Yuzhu didn't make a sound, Qingtai put aside Long Kedo's matter, and said with a smile: "The fifth brother has a face injury, and the seventh brother is born with a disabled leg. You and my uncle and nephew thought of something together."

Yuzhu showed a knowing smile, but still didn't say anything.It is better to be silent than ten thousand words, why bother to say something thoroughly?

The fourth elder brother Yinzhen, being able to have the last laugh, isn't it because he hides his ambition very deeply?

When everyone was caught off guard, the fourth elder brother used the military power held by Longkodo to highlight his strange moves and seal his throat with a sword, forcing everyone to surrender.

That night, Qingtai chatted with Yuzhu for a long time.Qingtai talked a lot about the secrets of the rich and powerful while drinking, and Yuzhu listened with gusto.

As the chat started, Qingtai ordered someone to bring food and drinks, and he and Yuzhu talked about themselves while drinking.

In the morning of the second day, Yuzhu accompanied Qingtai and Guerjiashi to have breakfast, then boarded the car and left the General's Mansion, heading to Jiangning Wharf.

Jurong County is in the southeast of Jiangning Prefecture. You can take a boat along the Qinhuai River to reach the wharf of Jurong County.

Sun Chengsi went directly to Hangzhou and Suzhou under the pretense of purchasing wedding supplies, and when Yuzhu returned from Jurong County, the two returned to Beijing together.

In order to facilitate Yuzhu's actions, Qingtai specially sent a confidant of the Xiaoqi battalion, Ma Ertai, from the Xiaoqi battalion, and asked him to take a few Goshhas and hold the name card of the general's mansion to work for Yuzhu along the way.

The garrison of the Xiaoqi Battalion is directly under the general or the deputy capital commander.Xiaoqi school, also known as Fendeba Shiku, is the deputy of Zuo Ling, and is the sixth rank.

After traveling for three days, the boat arrived at Jurong County Wharf.

Yuzhu knew very well in his heart that the school officials in this era have bad tempers, Jiangnan Xuezheng He Zichang would definitely not like him bringing a large group of people to make noise.

Therefore, he arranged for Hu Biao, the chief steward, to take people to Jurong County in advance, and set up an inn in the city to accommodate the people he brought.

After arriving at the pier, Yuzhu led Wu Jiang and Wu Sheng to walk to the Xuezheng Yamen next to the county government office.

Admiral Jiangnan Xuezheng Yamen is resident in Jiangyin, and Jiangnan's academic examination is also held in the Confucian Temple in Jiangyin.

However, in addition to presiding over the college examinations, the Admiral Xuezheng also needs to tour various places in Jiangnan Province to preside over the year and subject examinations of the students.

In each province, the first year of taking office is the annual examination, and the second year is the scientific examination. All prefectures, prefectures, and counties must take the examination.

The year-old examination is the main examination of Xuezheng, which must be completed in December, and the scientific examination is the examination for sending to the countryside.

Jiangnan Province includes Anhui and Jiangsu, which is really too big.In order to make it easier for Jiangnan students from Anhui and other places to take the year-old examination nearby, the imperial court also set up a tour school government office in Jurong County.

When Yuzhu arrived at the gate of the Xuezheng Yamen, Wu Jiang stepped forward and handed Tang Bing's name card in.Soon, word came from inside that the master met the guests in the study.

Admiral Jiangnan Xuezheng He Zichang, and Yuzhu's teacher Tang Bing are brothers of the same school.

Both of them studied under Li Bai of Mei County, one of the "Three Lis in Guanzhong", a great Confucianist in Neo Confucianism.

Li Bai of Meixian County, Li Yindu of Fuping, and Li Yong, the "Great Confucian in China", are also known as the "Three Lis of Guanzhong", and they are admired by scholars all over the world.

None of the three Lis in Guanzhong served in the Manchu Qing Dynasty.However, most of their disciples became officials of the Qing Dynasty.

Reading is not for being an official, is it really for cultivating sentiment?

When Yuzhu entered the door, he saw a middle-aged man with a clear appearance, wearing a gray robe, sitting in the hall.

"Disciple Yu Zhu, I pay my respects to Master Uncle." Yu Zhu bowed to the ground very politely, and performed the salute of his master.

"Well, get up." He Zichang's face was not happy, and he said lightly, "I didn't intend to teach you. It's just that I owed Master Ru a favor back then, and I must pay him back."

Yuzhu knew in his heart that what He Zichang said was the truth, which cannot be doubted.

However, Yu Zhu came to study not because of He Zichang's liking, but because of learning the tricks of becoming a Jinshi.

According to Tang Bing, He Zichang was one of the top two from the county examination to the general examination.

However, during the palace examination, because He Zichang's teacher was the stubborn Li Bai, he was pushed out of the throne of the top three by the joint efforts of the great scholars Mingzhu and Suo'etu, and became the No. 1 biography of the second class.

This kind of super academic master must have unique test-taking experience!

"The favor owed by the disciple to the master will be repaid in the future." Yuzhu was also very straightforward, and did not say any lies about being a teacher for one day and being a father for the rest of his life.

"No need." He Zichang obviously had a grudge against Tang Bing, so he immediately blocked Yuzhu's mouth.

Yuzhu has already cultivated to become a fine man, his face is much thicker than the city wall, and he is not afraid of scolding at all.

He cupped his hands and said: "It is the duty of a human being not to forget to repay the benefactor."

"Hey, this is the old man's recommendation. You can take it." He Zichang said bluntly, "I'm very busy here, and the territory is narrow, so I won't keep you. The head of the local Jiuhua Academy is It’s an old friend of the old man, so you can go to him to read it for a while.”

Yuzhu understood immediately, He Zichang wanted him to accept the test of Jiuhua Academy first, and then decided according to the situation, should he teach him?

Literati, they like playing tricks like this to deliberately make things difficult for others.Previously, Yu Zhu had learned a lot from Tang Bing.

"Thank you, uncle." Since He Zichang deliberately wanted to make things difficult, Yu Zhu didn't want to pretend to be a grandson anymore, so it was enough to fight, who is afraid of whom?

He Zichang picked up the teacup, but didn't drink it. It was obvious that he was going to serve tea to see off the guests.

Yu Zhu was not angry at all.A capable literati will inevitably have a bad temper, which can be tolerated and accepted.

People who want to be officials are not thick-skinned and can't stand it. Don't worry about being an official as soon as possible. It's better to go home and grow sweet potatoes.

Yuzhu had already received Tang Bing's advice, and He Zichang would definitely not accept money for beauties.

Therefore, the gift that Yu Zhu presented was a Song version of "The Story of the Later Han Dynasty", which was annotated by Lu You, Liu Xuxi, Xie Dieshan and other famous writers, and it was extremely rare.

After seeing the gift clearly, He Zichang couldn't help raising his brows, and said, "You don't get paid for nothing, so take it back."

Yuzhu said respectfully: "This is not a gift from my disciples. My teacher Tang Gong said that I will lend it to my uncle for you to watch in March."

It's a loan, not a gift. He Zichang thought about it for a while, and finally couldn't resist the temptation of the rare book, so he didn't say anything.

As long as He Zichang accepts it, Yuzhu has plenty of ways to make him stay.

(End of this chapter)