Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 65
Slightly drunk, Wang Daoqiu left the Lu residence on horseback.Lu Bing was afraid that there would be any trouble on Wang Daoqiu's road, so he sent two guards to follow him.

The journey was uneventful. When Wang Daoqiu returned to the inner palace to supervise the fat man's house in Hutong, the courtyard door was ajar.Pushing the door open and going in, the lights in every room in the courtyard, except his room, were all on.

Feeling guilty as a thief, Wang Daoqiu led his horse in, intending to enter the hospital quietly and sneak back to his room without anyone noticing.

But in reality, he is always independent of human will.No, as soon as the shoed horse entered the courtyard, the clear sound of its horseshoes hitting the large bluestone paving the courtyard immediately alarmed everyone in the courtyard and opened the door to take a look.

Facing his friends standing at the door of each room, Wang Daoqiu was very embarrassed. He forced a smile and greeted everyone: "Has everyone eaten?"

"You have the nerve to ask? When you went out in the morning, you said you had something to do and you would not come back for lunch at noon, but you didn't say you would eat out at night too! Good guy, everyone is waiting to have dinner with you. It's all hopeless, and even Mrs. Qiu can't get off work..."

"That's right, that's right. Brother Liangzhen, you are too arrogant. The date of the examination is getting closer and closer. If you don't study hard at home, why are you running outside all day long and doing irrelevant things? Woolen cloth."

"Yes, Liangzhen, if we fail the exam, we won't have the shame to go home."

"Wait, wait, what time is it now? Wang Liangzhen, you are at night again! You are not helping the government on errands today, are you?"

"Yes, yes, Liangzhen, what did you do today?"

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Wang Daoqiu forced a smile and habitually asked his friends if they had eaten dinner.It was originally just a simple polite word, but his word "dinner" immediately brought back painful memories for everyone.So Yin Zhengmao took the lead in rushing to denounce Wang Daoqiu.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Juzheng and Fatty also spoke out, criticizing Wang Daoqiu's behavior of not studying hard at home and always running out.Everyone is paying attention to Wang Daoqiu's learning attitude.Only Yuan Hongyu had a bigger brain, and he suddenly got involved in the matter of "breaking the night".He ran over and glared at Wang Daoqiu, asking for an explanation.

I have no choice but to continue making up lies if I am forced into this situation.So facing Yuan Hongyu's righteousness, Wang Daoqiu also put away his playful smile and said seriously: "Brother Yi, I really went to do official business again today. To be honest, brother Yi, the saint went to Baiyun Temple today. I just went to Baiyun Temple to help the Taoist priests with reception work. At noon, I had a Tai Chi banquet in Baiyun Temple. In the evening, they pulled me and insisted on treating me to another meal. It was hard to refuse the hospitality, so I Had another dinner there.”

"Really? Why don't I believe what you say!"

"Hey, brother Yizhi, you, you, what do you want me to say? In this way, brother Yizhi, the Taoist priest of Baiyun Temple, invited me to go tomorrow. Brother, if you don't believe that I am in Baiyun Temple today, then tomorrow I took my brother to Baiyun Temple with me and asked him to try the Tai Chi banquet there."

Wang Daoqiu diverted his attention and avoided the night-time incident. He only said that he was at Baiyun Temple today.His strategy was successful. As expected, as soon as he finished speaking, everyone's attention was drawn to the White Cloud Temple.

The fat man rushed to say: "Okay, okay! Let's go to Baiyun Temple together tomorrow. I heard that there are gods there, but they are amazing. Tomorrow we all go to pay our respects and try to improve our luck in the exam."

"Yes! As someone who has been there, I feel that if you stay at home and read books all day long, your brains will become confused sooner or later. Going out to get some fresh air and relax will help you clear your mind."

Immediately after the fat man's words, Gao Yi, the Hanlin master who ranked first in the top two classes and fourth in the country, also suggested that everyone should not sit at home and read all day long, but should go out and get some fresh air.Gao Yi is a successful person who can take exams, and his words are certainly very convincing.What's more, Yin Zhengmao, Zhang Juzheng, and Yuan Hongyu have been cooped up at home for half a month since the winter in Beijing. Recently, they feel that their minds are getting more and more confused, and it's time to go out and sober up. .

So following Gao Yi's suggestion, Yin Zhengmao, Zhang Juzheng and Yuan Hongyu also said that they would not read books tomorrow and would go to Baiyun Temple to burn incense and relax.

After everyone discussed it, they all went back to their respective houses, and no one cared about Wang Daoqiu anymore.After successfully escaping, Wang Daoqiu tied up his horse and then went to the fat man's house. He planned to clamp a piece of red-hot briquettes at the fat man's house to light the stove in his house.

As soon as he entered the fat man's room, the fat man hurriedly ran to close the door. Then he pulled Wang Daoqiu to sit on the bed, and asked mysteriously in a lowered voice: "Liangzhen, is your father-in-law also related to the palace?" ?”

Why did the fat man suddenly ask this?Not knowing what the fat man was going to do, Wang Daoqiu didn't dare to speak rashly. He could only stare blankly at the fat man's face, waiting for the fat man's next words.

Sure enough, when the fat man saw that Wang Daoqiu was silent, he continued: "Liangzhen, don't hide it from me. Sister-in-law Qiu has told me. She said that her man, Li Ergou, told her that Eunuch Yang, the pawprint of the inner palace supervisor, was against you." It's very respectful, it can even be said to be flattering. Since ancient times, the relationship between wealthy businessmen and officials has been unclear. Liangzhen, did your father-in-law arrange the relationship in the palace for you? Liangzhen, you also helped Help me! I know that with my brains, I can pass this year's provincial examination. It's just smoke coming out of ancestral graves. Good luck! Don't think about the examination! Liangzhen, please help me. I will do everything in the future. Listen to you."

The fat man now had a pleading look on his face, looking very pitiful, which made Wang Daoqiu feel a little unbearable.At this time, Wang Daoqiu did not dare to look directly into the fat man's eyes, and lowered his head and said: "Fat man, I do have connections in the palace, but fraud in the examination room is a serious crime in our court. The last examination in the 23rd year of Jiajing was... Because the examiner illegally admitted the two sons of the chief assistant Zhai Luan, the chief assistant Zhai Luan and more than a dozen officials were severely punished. Fatty, the risk of fraud in the examination room is too great. It will cost the life of the biological family. I won't do it. You have a big stake in this day and are here to help us."

Wang Daoqiu's words are very practical. As a fat man with a business acumen inherited from his family, if he thinks about it with his businessman's way of thinking, he will understand it.To put it bluntly, the risks are too high and the benefits are too small, so people won’t do it.

After understanding the truth behind this and knowing that he could not afford enough money to impress others, the fat man sat down on the bed slumped.He murmured in his mouth: "Then what should I do? If I go back empty-handed, my father will not be able to spare me, and my mother will be very sad."

As he spoke, the fat man's eyes were filled with tears, and he looked even more pitiful.And now that Wang Daoqiu was sitting next to the fat man, he felt even more uncomfortable.

Reason tells him that if he wants to achieve big things, he must be hard-hearted. This little thing can shake his mind. How can he resist those conspiracies in the future?But in his two lives, he was just a low-level poor guy, and he really couldn't be as hard-hearted as those big shots.

So as soon as the fat man's tears fell, Wang Daoqiu could no longer hold it in. He said, "Fat man, please stop crying. Fraud in the examination room must not be done. But fat man, in addition to knowing people in the palace, I know the people in Jinyiwei." It also has connections. If you are willing, I can use my connections to help you get into Jinyiwei."

"Really, Liangzhen? Jin Yiwei is great! To be honest, if you were to join Jin Yiwei, my uncle Wang would definitely be furious, because in the eyes of their old masters, Jin Yiwei is the royal dog, despicable, and a lawless scoundrel. Hooligans, scum of society. But in the eyes of my father, Jiang Laocai, and other businessmen, the Jin Yiwei is very prestigious. There is no one in their hearts who doesn't want their own son to become a Jin Yiwei. Liangzhen, can you really arrange for me to go to the Jin Yiwei? "

When the fat man heard that Wang Daoqiu could arrange for him to go to Jinyiwei, he was happy.But now that he was happy, he mentioned openly that old masters like Wang Daoqiu and his father hated Jin Yiwei.Then he thought about how he would explain to his father Wang Daoqiu after he entered Jinyiwei next year, and his mood suddenly changed.

And just when Wang Daoqiu was in a gloomy mood, the fat man asked again: "Liangzhen, if I go to Jinyiwei, what title can they give me?"

"Professional title! If you pass the general examination next year, even if you just pass the top three, as long as you are willing, there is no reason for their Jinyiwei to reject you. By then, you will at least be a seventh-grade Jinyi. But If you fail the examination next year and you want to join the Imperial Guard as a Juren, then you will have to waste some gold and silver, and the title will only be a ninth-grade classic."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. The ninth rank is the ninth rank. As long as you are an official and wear the majestic Feiyu suit, my parents will be happy when I go home. Moreover, Jinyiwei is different from the civil service system. There are not so many reviews and examinations for promotion there. It all depends on the superiority. Yes. I have confidence that I can ascend."

(End of this chapter)