Chapter 143 It’s important for people to know themselves

There are seven rules of conduct in rituals, and childlessness ranks first among them. Although in today's world, there are only a few people who divorce their wives without children, but for a woman, it is always a huge regret not to have a son or a half.

Even though my concubine has children under her knees, they are different from her biological children after all. Mrs. Wang has reached middle age and has no longer had any illusions about children. Therefore, when she heard the doctor's words, her

The first reaction was that it was impossible, and the second reaction was unconcealable ecstasy.

Mrs. Gu and her three daughters-in-law were behind the curtain next to her, and she was overjoyed when she heard this. She was older and had to avoid suspicion any more than the three daughters-in-law. At this time, she hurriedly let Lingxi help her out, and then asked the doctor

After waiting for a while, she was sure that it was indeed a happy pulse and was definitely not a misdiagnosis. She immediately clasped her palms together and said Amitabha. Biluo and Xiyu finally recovered from their extreme joy, and Busy came out and sent people to prepare the best food.

He was rewarded with a seal and asked two old mothers to lure the doctor out to write prescriptions for his recovery.

"Sister-in-law, I'm so happy!"

"My sister-in-law is now twins, so she must be taken care of well!"

"I just said that my sister-in-law has always been the most lenient when it comes to her good deeds. Now it turns out that good people are rewarded!"

As soon as they saw the doctor leaving, Feng, Dongfang, and Sun came out to congratulate each other, and Xiyu Biluo also said a lot of auspicious words. Mrs. Wang felt sad and happy in her heart. The sad thing was that she was not incapable of giving birth.

But she has always been criticized behind her back. Fortunately, God has finally opened her eyes in this lifetime, and she can be worthy of her husband.

So, when she saw Mr. Gu sitting down on the bedside, smiling and holding her hand, she didn't know where the impulse came from, but she hugged Mr. Gu's neck and cried bitterly. She was not as calm as usual in her graceful and luxurious appearance.

Looks like a noble lady.

Zhang Yue was currently in his small house in Pailou Lane, Xicheng.

Yesterday, he knew that both he and his father had won, and afterwards he had to ask his father whether Wanshijie and Fang Rui were on the list. The former was his best friend. Although the latter was not a close distant relative, he still lived in the British government house.

.He learned that Fang Rui, who was in the same high school as Wanshijie, unfortunately failed the exam. He wanted to go see that shrewd young man, but after much thought, he decided not to go.

When someone is frustrated, his favorite person, Baba, runs away. Isn't this just adding salt to someone's wound?

The small house presented by Zhang Fu is indeed small compared to the grand British government palace, but outside it is already a three-entry courtyard that only middle-class people can afford. Entering the gate is a screen wall and a screen door. After passing the screen

The door is the outer courtyard, and close to the courtyard wall is the reverse room where the servants live. Within the two doors are neatly arranged east and west wing rooms and side rooms of the main house. There are more than ten rooms in total, which were rented to six officials in total.

Wanshijie had the east wing to himself, and Zhang Yue assigned him a book boy to serve him, so he lived comfortably.

Now that the examination has ended, most of the six people living in the courtyard have sadly failed. So when Zhang Yue came to find Wanshijie, he saw people packing their bags in several places. The road to the imperial examination was originally a few houses

The relationship between Huanxi and others is that of landlord and tenant. Even the rent is collected by Gao Quan. He is not familiar with these people at all, so naturally he will not be pretentious and get close to those sighing guys. He just goes straight to it.

Entered the east wing.

"Today's Jinshi are no more expensive than those in the Tang Dynasty, but they are more restrained than those in the Song Dynasty, when each subject had more than a thousand people. We have hundreds of people in the Wuxu Department. Except for the top-notch first-class and second-class students who can enter the Hanlin Academy through the selection, most of the others are also

Distributed to various states and counties."

"What Brother Wan is saying is that although the world is at peace, it costs a lot of money and food to conquer the north and the south. Even if I am sent out to be a county magistrate, I am afraid it will be difficult. To put it bluntly, if my family hadn't forced me to take the imperial examination since I was a child, I would have

I’m too lazy to spend that much time. Although the capital is big, it’s not easy to live at home. Beijing is not the capital now, and these two small rooms are so expensive. Brother Wan, you are really generous, and you can monopolize this east wing!"

"Uh...how much did you spend on those two rooms?"

"How much? Including food expenses, it's at least fifty taels of silver, or even more than five hundred guans! Fortunately, winning a tribute is equivalent to winning a Jinshi. You don't have to listen to your parents nagging you after you return home. But having said that, here

Although my landlord is evil-hearted, there are even more evil-hearted ones in the places next door. They charge a hundred taels for a small single-family house, and food is not included. Why doesn’t he go and rob it?”

Zhang Yue didn't want to be scolded as a black-hearted landlord, so he stepped forward with one foot. The other foot stayed outside the door for a long time. He turned around and saw Lian Sheng and Lian Hu who wanted to laugh but didn't dare, so he turned back

He glared at the two of them fiercely, then raised his voice, coughed, and shouted loudly: "Is Brother Wan here?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the curtain in the room moved, and a head popped out immediately. It was Wanshijie. When he saw Zhang Yue, his eyes lit up, and soon he lifted the curtain to welcome him out, and said with a smile: "

I figured it was time for you to come! Yesterday, someone came to your house to announce the good news, and your house was bustling with celebrations for a long time? I thought you were the youngest to have a bachelor's degree, but I didn't want someone to snatch it away from you this time.

The limelight! If nothing else happens, there will be a Jinshi who is just fifteen years old in this subject! Come on, come on, little brother Xia, come out!"

When Wanshijie was talking, another person who had just been chatting with him also came out. He was about fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a blue robe with black edges, but he was described as simple. Although his appearance was not handsome, he had a bright black face.

The small black eyes matched the facial features, but gave people a sense of agility. After looking at Zhang Yue for a while, he laughed when he heard Wan Shijie's words again.

"You must be the Zhang Yuanjie that Brother Wan calls you. My surname is Xia Mingji, and I don't have a second name yet. I heard from Brother Wan that you are only half a year older than me?"

Zhang Yue hadn't noticed the clear voice just now, but now he really heard that the other party was younger than himself. He was so surprised. It should be noted that those private arrangements for life in the back garden, and those who were named on the gold list and got married were all among the people.

Legend has it that in this real scientific examination, one usually has to wait until his father's age before he can pass the examination. There have been very few young Jinshi in the past dynasties. He himself has the good fortune of being a famous teacher, but this one is definitely the real one.

The child prodigy.

After Wanshijie introduced both parties, he did not mention that Zhang Yue was the black-hearted landlord that Xia Ji just mentioned. Instead, he led him to sit down in the room. The three of them laughed and talked about the affairs of the Gongyuan, and then discussed the palace examination.

What kind of questions would come up? When the ranking was finally mentioned, Xia Ji, the youngest, grinned, looking nonchalant.

"To be honest, I didn't have much hope when I came back to take the exam. I didn't expect to win at all. I didn't expect to be in the first or second class. I would be satisfied if I could get to the bottom of the third class. Besides, although the number one scholar is expensive, it has always been

Those who have been able to become high-ranking officials in the past may not necessarily be the number one scholar. There are always ups and downs in the ability to perform on the spot. No matter how talented you are, you can't guarantee that you will be a Jinshi, let alone the number one scholar. I think you, Brother Wan, may be able to make it to the top of the list.

He Yuanjie is too young, so this article will always lack some warmth."

"Brother Xia, please stop treating me badly!"

Wansijie didn't expect that Xia Ji could speak better than him even in front of a stranger he met for the first time. So he could only raise his hands and retreat. After chatting for a while, seeing Zhang Yue being more obedient and less talkative, he quickly found an excuse to send the person away.

After walking away, he breathed a sigh of relief, then stared at Zhang Yue for a moment, and finally asked a question in a low voice.

"I went to visit Academician Xiao Yang yesterday after looking at the rankings. I had a casual chat about Xia Ji. Do you know what Academician Xiao Yang said?"

Seeing Zhang Yue's puzzled face, he chuckled and said, "It only took four years for you, a scholar, to promote people to Jinshi. In the eyes of others, you look like a freak. If there wasn't someone even more freaky standing in front of you,

, because of your family background, you have to be scolded to death! However, although I don’t know whether it is because of good intentions or just coincidence, Xia Ji might not be able to pass the exam without you this time, and he may not be able to pass the exam in the future.

Jinshi comes out. From this point of view, you can be regarded as his lucky star."

Although Wanshijie did not express Yang Rong's words explicitly, the subsequent explanation was so clear that Zhang Yue's heart was as clear as a mirror. Thinking that Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was too young to be a Jinshi because he stood out in the scientific examination.

As for the imperial examination, he naturally understood the advantages and disadvantages of young Jinshi.

Being young means spending time, but being young also means having little experience. Will the common people believe in a gray-haired old official, or will they believe in a young man who has no hair on his lips and is weak in doing things?

Zhang Yue was moved by the sight of Wanshijie, so he coughed again: "The other thing is that I just received a letter from Nanjing Academician Dayang. He said that now that Academician Du has been sent out as the chief envoy, he will assist again.

Prince, although you are the nephew of a British official and have the qualifications of a British official, you will make mistakes if you are not careful as an official in the capital. It is better to practice in the local area. You have achieved success at a young age, and the best place is where Du Xueshi is.

Shandong is very close to Beijing and can take care of each other."

With these reminders, Zhang Yue was not very happy when he returned to the British government that day. Instead, he was a little worried. If he did not become an official, he would not starve to death in this life, let alone work hard.

But nowadays, the Ming Dynasty seems to be in its prime, but there are countless shortcomings that can be said on one's fingers - from the ever-depreciating treasure banknotes to the endless number of Japanese pirates, from the endless corvee collection to the heavy taxes that drive people to death, and even

There will be a land and sea ban later... In short, those will be disasters in the future.

People have self-awareness, so he is naturally not that amazing and talented person. But since he has come to this world, he will always leave children in the future, and naturally he never wants his descendants to be other people's slaves one day. So, he heard in his heart

A voice became louder and louder, and the name that I had never remembered finally became clear.

"...Go to Shandong...there won't really be anything there...if it really makes a fuss, it will be troublesome!"

"Master Yue!"

Zhang Yue, who was mumbling to himself, was startled when he heard this voice. He looked up and saw that it was the housekeeper Rong Shan, and was relieved. He quickly covered it up and said, "Do you have anything to do with me, housekeeper Rong?"

"It's nothing big, I just have some good news that I want to report to the young master. The first one is that the doctor treated me today and said that my wife is pregnant; the second one is that the marriage contract of the young master Chao has been finalized and will be done in a few days.

Nazeji; as for the third article..."

Rong Shan handed over a list with both hands with a smile, and after Zhang Yue took it, he explained: "Since this morning, people have been coming to deliver congratulatory gifts. Not only the Baoding Hou family and other meritorious families, but also
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