Jinghong Tower

Chapter 307 He was sold by his uncle (two chapters in one)

He Ran knew that this was just the beginning.

So she put this matter in front of Zhou Jian.

After Bai Yan left Beijing, He Ran hired a new teacher for Zhou Jian.

Like Zhou Jian's wedding, the teacher Bai Yan is also controversial.

Of course, the controversy over Bai Yan was not reflected in the interview, but it could not escape Jin Yiwei's ears.

These scholars who took the official examination came from all over the world, but after arriving in the capital, they formed one after another into large and small groups.

For example, the "Zhending Association" and the "Pingyang Poetry Friends Association" are large groups.

There is also a small group of four or five people. They may be fellow villagers, classmates, or they may be a temporary partner to save rent.

But no matter whether it is a large group or a small group, they will all chat together, talk about music, chess, poetry and painting, talk about romantic affairs, talk about current affairs, and talk about Bai Yan.

Registration for the second exam is still in progress. Although many people have signed up, among those who have signed up, only a few, or even less than 30%, are truly skilled.

Different from the official examination, this second examination is divided into multiple subjects, such as water conservancy, farming, medicine, construction, arithmetic, criminal law, astronomy and calendar, etc. Subjects other than the listed subjects are collectively referred to as Yuke. Candidates who register must note when registering. Just understand it, such as doing business.

So Master He mistakenly took the fish eyes for pearls.

In addition to arranging arduous training courses and busy internships for the eighty-two selected people, He Ran did not give up on those students who were unsuccessful.

Suddenly, scholars all over the city were talking about the second exam, but no one was worried about changing the master for King Zhao anymore.

Just pick any one of them scholars and you can compare Bai Yan to dust.

But there are also many people who come to register. For example, there is a pair of brothers named Lin. They were rejected in the second round of the written examination. They were already planning to return to their hometown in Yudi. When the official documents for the second examination were posted, they immediately signed up.

At first, He Ran was worried that no one would sign up. After all, many subjects were considered unsuitable for those elegant scholars. However, he did not expect that hundreds of people would sign up the day the notice was posted.

These people cannot be idle.

When other candidates asked, they found out that their family had been farming for generations. After their father was admitted as a scholar, he continued to farm and wrote a book on farming. Their brothers had been with their father since they were young and were also proficient in farming.

When Zhong Yi told He Ran the news, He Ran only said two words: "It's free!"

They even believed that the most urgent task for Mr. He Da was not to capture the city or stabilize the people's hearts, but to select a new imperial advisor for King Zhao!
The students argued endlessly over who should be the candidate for Emperor Zhaowang's tutor, and some groups even broke up over this.

He Shuming is one of them.

What makes those scholars who think highly of themselves even more angry is that many candidates who came from merchants all rushed to register. They can do business and keep accounts.

Therefore, is Bai Yan's knowledge and virtue worthy of being the emperor's teacher?
Not worthy, definitely not worthy!
Although Master He is wise and powerful, she is only a woman and a military commander after all.

As soon as the official document came out, some people were happy and some were worried. It is said that some people stood in front of the official document and cried loudly, saying that he was full of knowledge but had no use for it.

Just when these failed candidates were either drunk or pretending to be crazy, crying that no one appreciated their true talents and learning, an official document came to them. The second examination would be held in two months. Students who failed the official examination could register for reference.

Bai Yan was from Qingzhou. At this time, Qingzhou was still the territory of the new emperor. There were no students from Qingzhou who came to take the official examination. And Bai Yan was not Feng Xieying and was not famous all over the world.

Another candidate asked if people who had not taken the official examination could apply. He heard that it was also possible. He immediately asked someone to bring a letter to his family. It turned out that this candidate had an uncle who was obsessed with arithmetic.

There has always been a saying that "literacy is not first, martial arts is not second." Literary men look down upon each other, and this has always been the case.

These people are too idle and will get into trouble.

During this official examination, many people met He Ran, but He Shuming was not included.

He failed in the third round of the written examination, and many people were rejected in this round.

The reason for this is that the examination papers of the Beizhili Township Examination were used in this third round.

The examination papers for the rural examination had been released. Unfortunately, the King of Jin rebelled and the examination was cancelled. When Feng Xueying heard about it, she had the examination papers found, revised, and used in the third round of written examinations.

It is conceivable that the candidates who can survive the third round are at least at the level of Juren.

Is it easy to take the exam?
He Shuming was not even a child. He was lucky to survive the second round. When he saw the test paper in the third round, he knew that he had no chance.

This time twelve people from the He clan came, and several of them left the capital in shame knowing that there was no hope.

But He Shuming and a few others did not leave. Fortunately, in this official examination, a son of the He family was selected. Now he has gone to the Imperial College to attend classes. After the course, he will be sent to the Yamen for internship.

This young man's name is He Zongqun, from a branch of the He family. When he came to Beijing this time, the family did not want to take him with them, but he shamelessly followed him, but he did not expect that he was the only one selected.

The uncle of the He family who brought them here was very emotional. He hadn't gone back yet, but he had already written a letter to inform the clan, asking the clan to take good care of He Zongqun's family.

He Shuming could guess without thinking that from now on, the He family would really gather all the strength of the family to support He Zongqun, just like the head of the family supported Mr. He.

He Shuming came back from outside and when he arrived at the inn, he saw no other descendants of the He family. When he asked, he found out that they had all gone to his uncle's house. He Shuming hurried over and found out that He Zongqun had returned.

He Zongqun has been living and dining in the Imperial College these days, and this is his first time back.

He came to say goodbye to everyone. His courses at the Imperial College had ended, he had received an excellent test, and he had received a notice to go to Nanyang for an internship.

The children of the He family were all envious, and their words were full of compliments. Even the clan uncle, who always had a straight face, couldn't help but praise a few words, and said: "Nanyang is good. It is said that there is a Jinghong Tower in Nanyang, which shows how big it is." The head still takes care of the He family.”

It's not like there is a Jinghong Tower in every place, but wherever there is a Jinghong Tower, it is specially favored by Master He.

Of the eighty-two reserve officials, how many can be sent to places with Jinghong Tower?

Just thinking about this made Uncle He feel comfortable both physically and mentally.

He Zongqun smiled and said yes, but in his heart he warned himself not to take his uncle's words seriously. He didn't know it before, but now he has stepped into the officialdom with one foot. If he can't be aware of it, he will be tortured.

He Zongqun came here this time, firstly to say farewell, and secondly to remind everyone that the great master attaches great importance to the second examination. When he went to the Imperial Academy to teach them, he also mentioned the second examination. The great master said that now everything is waiting for improvement, not only We need knowledgeable scholars, and we also need talents in various fields. Anyone with special skills can be reused.

He Zongqun was very good at speaking. His words made the children of the He family very motivated. Those who have not signed up are also preparing to sign up tomorrow.

As for specialties, if you make a nonsense statement, you may be wrong if you have jujubes or not. Among these He children, He Shuming is like a transparent person, no one even knows when he went out.

However, Uncle He Clan knew it.

He sighed silently in his heart. The so-called "all the good cards were smashed" was probably He Shuming's family.

He Shuming was walking alone on the streets of the capital. When night fell, he was still on the street.

He didn't want to go back to the inn. He knew that the children of the He family were looking at him as if they were a burden. They were afraid that He Ran would be angry with the entire He family because of his family.

Suddenly it became dark in front of him, and a tall figure blocked He Shuming's way.

He Shuming was startled when he saw a man with a fierce look standing in front of him.

"What are you going to do?" He Shuming asked boldly.

The man's voice was cold: "Master He, you didn't even say a word to us when you came to the capital, so come with me."

He Shuming was startled, and instinctively wanted to turn around and run away, but as soon as he turned around, he bumped into someone. Behind him, there was also a burly man standing at some point.

The next moment, He Shuming's thin body had been lifted up, and he was stuffed into a carriage by two people like a chicken. The carriage was completely black, and the horses were also black, and he disappeared into the night in an instant.

At noon the next day, He Shuming returned to the inn with a bruised nose and face. Everyone just looked at him and went about their business. No one asked him where he went last night, and no one cared about why he was injured.

He Shuming fell on the bed and stared blankly at the tent above his head.

He had met those two big men. They were his uncle's creditors.

Uncle Yan had everything going smoothly during the ten years when his sister married into the He family. However, after Yan's accident, Uncle Yan started to memorize words all the way. Everything went wrong. First, he suffered a big setback in his business. The Yan family's pen and ink shop that had been open for many years was sold at a low price. Later, Uncle Yan became addicted to gambling and was heavily in debt.

Uncle Yan once took these two big men to find He Shuming, and He Shuming had no choice but to give him a jade pendant he had worn for many years to pay off the debt.

Later, the two big men came to see him again. Uncle Yan had no money, so he asked the creditor to find his nephew.

He Shuming never expected that he had already come to the capital, and these people were still haunted, and they could still find him.

The two big men told him that Uncle Yan ran away with his family and disappeared. They could not find Uncle Yan. When they heard that He Shuming had come to the capital to take an exam, they came looking for him.

The reason why they kept looking for He Shuming was because Uncle Yan told them that He Shuming was the eldest grandson of the eldest family member. When Mrs. He left Zhending, she gave him all the deeds of the family's house and land.

The He family knew it was nonsense as soon as they heard it. Mrs. He would rather take all this into the coffin than give it to He Shuming.

But outsiders wouldn't think so. In times of crisis, isn't it human nature for a grandmother to leave her family property to her eldest grandson?

He Shuming argued hard, but to no avail. The two men took him to a place. Only when he arrived did he realize that it was actually a small butler's house.

Those two people had a deed of sale signed by Uncle Yan himself, and his good uncle sold him!

These days, children from good families cannot buy or sell, but if they are sold by relatives, they can only consider themselves unlucky.

For a scholar like He Shuming, even if he sues the Yamen and the deed of betrayal is invalidated, his reputation will be ruined, not to mention that he will be sold to a small butcher.

He Shuming said all his good things and finally reached an agreement.

The two men told him to return to Zhending within three days and hand over all those things, and the deed of betrayal would be returned to him.

Otherwise, the news that he was sold to a small butcher's house will spread. Anyway, scholars are gathering in the capital now. Let's see if he has the nerve to call himself a scholar in the future.

He came back to pack his things. At this moment, the two people were still guarding outside the inn.

He Shuming knew that he could not stay in the capital. He would not be able to participate in the second exam or anything like that. He had to follow the two people back to Zhending, but what about going back? Where can he find the land deed?

The only way was to escape on the road. As for where to escape, he hadn't decided yet.

At this moment, he thought of He Ran.

Last night, he carried out He Ran. He said that he was He Ran's biological brother, but the two guys laughed.

They are from Zhending. Who in Zhending doesn't know the relationship between He Ran and the He family?
If He Ran regarded the He family as a relative, the He family would have become prosperous long ago. Why would there be any need to go to Beijing to take the exam?
He Shuming clenched his fists. Didn't everyone say that He Ran was broad-minded and treated even the King of Jin and the King of Kaizhou with tolerance?
It's all nonsense.

He Ran is narrow-minded, and she cares about the He family over trivial matters.

As the biological flesh and blood of Mr. He and Mr. Yan, even if he didn't know about those things at the beginning, he gradually understood them later.

So what if she was abandoned? Isn't she living well?

If she had stayed in the He family, could she be adopted by He Jinghong, inherit Jinghong Tower, and become the head of the He family of Ran Jun?
Speaking of which, she also wanted to thank Mr. He for his kindness in abandoning her.

But she regarded the He family as her enemies and didn't care about them at all, not even caring about her flesh and blood.

He Ran: If I regarded you as my enemy, do you think you would still be alive now?
He Shuming thought of his younger brothers and sisters again, He Shuting and He Shuqiao.

These two guys left his eldest brother and left long ago. If they were still there, his uncle would not hold him down to suck blood alone.

At least, He Shuting was old enough to get married, and the He family didn't care about them. Her uncle could get a lot of gifts in exchange for He Shuting's marriage, so he might have paid off all his debts long ago.

The more He Shuming thought about it, the more aggrieved he became, but time waited for no one, and the two creditors were still outside.

He didn't dare to keep them waiting. He was worried that these two guys would come up and take out his deed of betrayal in front of everyone.

He couldn't afford to lose face like this.

He Shuming didn't have much luggage, so he packed it quickly. He told his uncle that he had to go back to Zhending for something and would come back in a few days.

The clan uncle didn't think much of him at first. Since he wanted to go back, he should go back.

He Shuming walked out of the inn with his luggage. When the two people saw him, they escorted him one after another into the black carriage.

He Shuming turned around and glanced at the inn behind him. He knew that if he left, he would have no chance of having an official career.