It is said that the first lunar month is the New Year. After the Zhengdan festival, the sound of firecrackers can still be heard from time to time in Beijing. The festive atmosphere of the New Year is still there, but there is a different depressing scene in the court. Just at this New Year's time

, first is Cochin Li Bu

Reluctantly, he rebelled again, and then the Japanese pirates harassed the coastal area and actually captured Songmenwei. So, Zhu Di, who had a bad temper, got angry at the court meeting and walked away immediately. As a result, a lot of civil and military ministers returned

It's all stomachache.

The British Duke Zhang Fu, who is still recovering from illness, is now doing nothing and not facing the emperor's thunderous wrath. This is a blessing among misfortunes. He used to be away on war, and it was common for him not to be reunited with his family on New Year's Eve, so now he can write

Now and then, he would send a few letters home to his family in Nanjing. Now that he was in mourning, the door was closed to outsiders, so his ears were quiet.

"Congratulations to the British father, the disease is finally almost cured!"

Shi Quan was originally the imperial physician who accompanied the Northern Tour, and had almost become the doctor of the British Duke Zhang Fu. This time he finally breathed a sigh of relief after diagnosing the pulse, and a sincere smile appeared on his face: "I finally don't

Now that I have humiliated my mission, I can report it back to the emperor. From now on, I will ask the British master to take good care of himself with herbal medicine every day. When the spring comes, I am sure that I can go horseback riding!"

"I didn't expect that Dr. Shi would make such a joke!" Zhang Fu, who was wearing cloth-short clothes, laughed dumbly and glanced at Zhang Yue again, "Brother Yue can breathe a sigh of relief. By the way, since you have the honor of being a civil servant now, but

Are you going to take the exam this year?"

The corner of Zhang Yue's mouth twitched, and finally he showed a wry smile. The eight-part essay is a stepping stone to taking the exam. It not only requires studying the skills of solving the problem, but also requires familiarity with every sentence in the Four Books and Five Classics. The books edited and annotated by Zhu Zi are especially necessary.

Must read. Such as

He has been busy for several months now. Even if he still memorizes the Four Books and Five Classics, it is hard to say what the result will be when he takes the exam. According to Du Zhen's original words, he will have to write at least one hundred and eighty articles before the exam.

, this test is only 30% sure.

Shi Quan thought that he could go back to Tai Hospital tomorrow to read his medical books, and he no longer had to prepare for the emperor's inquiries at any time. He felt relaxed all over. When he heard Zhang Fu's words, he smiled and said: "The third young master is still young now. Although these

It took me a little time, but I may not have failed the exam.

Now that the Jinke Examination has been rescheduled to be held in Beijing, everyone is rushing here eagerly. The journey is tiring and the weather is cold, but the Third Young Master is just waiting for work in Beijing, so he is more sure than others. Even if he fails in the exam, he will

If you study hard and lay a solid foundation in the future, you won’t mind being three years late.”

Zhang Fu has just recovered from a serious illness, and now he feels like he is surviving a disaster. The look in his eyes when he looks at Zhang Yue is a little softer. There is a saying that other people's sons are as good as they look at. This makes him feel even more desolate at his knees.

Impressed, he immediately said to Zhang Yue: "Brother Yue, why don't you quickly thank Dr. Shi for your concern? This is reasonable. Since you are now a judge, don't be impatient."

Seeing that the initially indifferent imperial physician Shi Quan had now become so familiar with him, Zhang Yue couldn't help but laugh, but he still thanked him as Zhang Fu said. After leaving Zhang Fu's residence, he accompanied Shi Quan back to his room to clean up.

After collecting all the medical equipment and medical records, he personally sent the skilled physician out of the house. When Shi Quan boarded the car, he bowed deeply and said goodbye.

Turning around and entering the gate, he walked all the way to the small meeting hall. From a distance, he saw many stewards' wives and girls standing inside. They all held their breath and lowered their hands. No one dared to speak loudly. From time to time, some people rushed in to play things or to do things in a hurry.

The man who came out after the incident thought that Mrs. Wang's letter said that not only his father Zhang Zhuo was coming, but also his confidant Xiyu would be sent to come with several housekeepers and wives. He couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

The concubines of the British government did not need to mourn for Concubine Zhang, but Mrs. Wang might not feel relieved if they came to Beijing, so she would rather send Xiyu this time. However, he remembered that Xiyu was beautiful and shrewd, but she was already old.

Seventeen, the girl should have reached the age of marriage long ago. Is there any other purpose in sending here this time? But no matter if he has someone, he has no intention of occupying the magpie's nest forever. I'm afraid Qiuhen and Amber will also have it long ago.

Looking forward to putting down my hands.

"Master Yue!"

Zhang Yue was suddenly awakened by this call. He saw a little girl wearing dark green armor standing next to him, but he couldn't remember the name for a while. The little girl bowed her knees and saluted. Then she reported:

"The master has just sent someone over. He said that Master Yue has sent Doctor Shi away. If he has time, he will go over again. He has something important to say to you."

What's important? Zhang Yuewen was puzzled when he heard this, wondering why he hadn't heard Zhang Fu mention it just now. So he turned away from the girl and hurried to Zhang Fu's place.

The British Duke Zhang Fu was seriously ill during the mourning period of Concubine Zhang. Although he lived in the shabby room to mourn, he could not help but eat and drink. Now it has been three months since Concubine Zhang died and she was buried, so Zhang Fu moved into the main bed. Since it is cold in the north,

Because of this, Zhu Di wanted Zhang Fu to be in mourning despite being ill, so he gave him an extra deerskin apron to hang on the door of the main bedroom.

After opening the thick deerskin fence and entering the room, he saw that Zhang Fu, who was wearing cloth, was not lying on the bed at this time, but was sitting on the recliner by the window, half awake, with a large orangutan felt blanket covering him.

, Zhang Yue quickly stepped forward and asked: "Uncle, do you have anything to ask me about?"

"Is the Imperial Physician Shi gone already?" Zhang Fu asked. When Zhang Yue nodded, he pointed to a small table next to him and asked him to sit down. He said, "You have been so busy these days that even though you come here often,

, but either there are people or other things, so I don’t have time to say something to you. You have been in Beijing for a while, how do you think Beijing compares with Kaifeng? "

Zhang Yue had not expected this topic in advance, and he could not guess Zhang Fu's intention for a while - after all, if you ask how Beijing is compared to Nanjing, it can also be related to the issue of moving the capital, but what about Beijing and Kaifeng?

Compare?

Henan is known as the Central Plains, and even in ancient times, there were people who won the title of the Central Plains and the world. However, after the Yellow River overflowed again and the world was in chaos, Henan was full of houses and empty houses. After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, almost all the people moved there.

Poor people. Even a famous city like Kaifeng is in danger under the threat of the Yellow River. It has been soaked in floods several times. If water transportation was not convenient, the provincial capital would have changed hands.

Although Beijing was not prosperous after the war in the late Yuan Dynasty, it was once the residence of Prince Yan after all, and it had been gradually repaired since the early years of Yongle. Now Pingjiang Bo Chen Xuan supervises the canal and transports wood to Beijing; Taining Marquis Chen Guidong is in charge

Beijing was built; Zhu Di sent many prisoners under the death penalty to work in Beijing to atone for their sins. It is conceivable that in the next few hundred years, Beijing, the capital city, will receive money and food from all over the world, and it will naturally become more prosperous.

"The Zhang family all come from Xiangfu. Now our branch has long since moved away from Kaifeng and settled in Nanjing. It is more likely to settle in Beijing in the future. Therefore, I suggested to your grandmother before that the family move out of Kaifeng."

Zhang Fu did not wait for Zhang Yue to speak, and spoke again. Seeing Zhang Yue's face full of astonishment, he explained earnestly: "The imperial court regulates the Yellow River every year, and the Yellow River bursts every year. This is why

The power of heaven cannot be restored by manpower. The land in Henan is no longer as fertile as it used to be. From a long-term perspective, living on the edge of the Yellow River is really extremely unreliable. Our Zhang family originated from Henan, so naturally we cannot forget our roots, but we have to provide for our descendants.

Plan for future generations."

He paused for a moment and then said: "No matter whether your father passes the exam or not, your grandmother has decided to buy a house in Beijing. Gao Quan has been traveling around these days, and the place should have been chosen, which is enough for your family."

Living. Your grandmother taught her children and grandchildren well, and the three families and grandchildren can work together before the disaster. So what I mean is that instead of starting your own business in the future, it is better for the three families to still live together, so that they can be taken care of."

At this moment, Zhang Fu had another idea in his mind - if the three brothers could be like the three brothers Zhang Xin, he wouldn't have to worry so much all day long. Although the eldest brother is like his father and his eldest sister-in-law is like his mother, there is no such thing in the family.

After all, it is still difficult for real elders to truly unite the whole family.

Zhang Yue has been busy with various things since he came to Beijing, but he didn't notice the mysterious Gao Quan. At this time, he realized that everything had been taken care of quietly. Knowing that this matter had been decided, Zhang Yue

What Fu said was extremely reasonable. Naturally, he had no reason to object at all, so he asked again: "According to what the uncle said, in the future, over in Nanjing..."

"The emperor moved the capital to guard against northern Xinjiang, so that future generations would not forget the hard-won achievements in the luxurious land south of the Yangtze River. Nanjing is naturally still an important town, and officials will be stationed to guard it in the future, but most of the princes and nobles will move to Beijing.

."

Zhang Fu showed a proud smile as he spoke: "When you followed the emperor to guard Peking with your grandfather, you already bought a lot of real estate here. After my brothers later followed to Nanjing, many heroes felt that the land in Jiangnan was

Fertile, all the properties in Beijing were sold at a low price. But I made a lot of money, and I also took advantage of the opportunity to buy some for your grandmother and your cousin. Now Beijing is the capital, and the houses that used to cost three thousand dollars are now

It's at least four to five times more, and it's even harder to find a farm. Even if I just work as a farmer, I won't have to worry about my life."

Originally, he was still sighing in his heart that he was too young and missed this great opportunity to make money. When he heard Zhang Fu say this, Zhang Yue was stunned. In the past, he only thought that Zhang Fu was calm, smart and low-key, but now he just

He found that Zhang Fu's most commendable thing was his keenness. Otherwise, when other heroes were selling off their properties, how could Zhang Fu be so generous and take advantage of them one by one? At that moment, he couldn't help it anymore, so he asked tentatively:

"Uncle, what kind of property did you buy for your grandmother?"

"There are more than a dozen large and small farms near Tongzhou, and there are at least hundreds of hectares of fertile land. There is a mansion of Marquis Jing'an in Beijing, five or six large and small houses, and more than ten shops. Even if your grandmother does not send Gao Quan this time

If I buy another house, it will actually be enough."

Zhang Fu spoke in an understatement, but Zhang Yue was dumbfounded when he listened. He vaguely heard his father mention the Zhang family's properties around Kaifeng City, but he didn't know that his grandmother had quietly amassed such a large fortune in Beijing.

.Even if there is no matter of moving the capital, even if it is the gold that is paid out for the uncle Zhang Xin's incident, the words "Xianfu" and "Fall" of the Zhang family are far from matched.

"There's one more thing I haven't told you before." As if he didn't want to say anything shocking, Zhang Fu leaned back leisurely and said immediately, "The two thousand taels of gold that I paid for your uncle's sin before,

I managed to get back seventy-seven or eighty-eight dollars from those subordinate officials. This time Gao Quan bought the land for his house in Beijing with that money. The reason why I didn't stop your fourth brother from selling the house was to stop others from staring at you.

Uncle."

"Besides, I was not here for your fifteenth birthday, so I didn't prepare anything. Rongshan had previously bought a small farm near Tongzhou, with about two hundred acres of land, plus a three-bedroom house on South Street.
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