Wang Chengen snorted coldly and said, "No matter how clever your tongue is, you can't escape the capital crime!"
I ask you, who gave you the test questions?
This kind of test question is not visible to ordinary people at all!
” Naturally, this test question was not 'accidentally obtained' by Xiong Wenju, but he must not name that person, otherwise it would not be a matter of death.
He stretched his neck, looked at Zhu Youzhen from a distance, and said loudly: "Lord Wang, the student really got it by accident, thinking that it was a question for the imperial examination, so he was so angry, I pleaded guilty, and asked the prince to give a lenient punishment." ” Wang Chengen snorted coldly and said, "Light punishment?
I'm telling you, if you don't tell the truth, I'll send you to Dongchang!
Dongchang is not as easy to talk as the miscellaneous family. ” Hearing the two words Dongchang, Xiong Wenju's instinctive expression changed slightly, a trace of struggle flashed in his eyes, and he said stubbornly: "This matter is indeed done by me alone, and there is no one else to instigate, the prince wants to send me to Dongchang to suffer this injustice, so I am not afraid of leaving a stigma!"
” Zhu Youzhen looked at Xiong Wenju's scoundrel appearance, and he was bored for a while, so he stood up directly and said, "Leave it to the Criminal Department, close the case as soon as possible!"
” After saying that, he walked inside, and in his opinion, the matter could be settled.
Wang Chengen hesitated, and had to order someone to escort Xiong Wenju to the Criminal Department, and when the time came, he would instruct the Criminal Department to continue the investigation, and if he couldn't get here, forget it.
As soon as King Xin said this, not only Xiong Wenju breathed a sigh of relief, but Sun Chengze and a cadre of scholars were secretly relieved, if the court chased after them, they would also be implicated.
Xiong Wenju was escorted to the carriage and sent to the criminal department, where he sat in the carriage with a smile on his face.
If he went to Dongchang, he might be worried that he wouldn't be able to get out, but the Criminal Department was different, and the people outside had a hundred ways to rescue him.
The other scholars all talked about it, but they never thought that this matter was a rumor, and it was actually leaked by Xiong Wenju and deliberately instigated them to make trouble.
"What now?
Do you say, will the imperial court settle accounts after the autumn?
” "Probably not, didn't King Xin say it, hand it over to the Criminal Department for investigation, there is no intention of expanding."
"It's not King Xin, I'm afraid of the Ministry of Rites, the Political Yuan, if they record something for us, it will be troublesome!"
"Yes, yes, hurry, go back and find someone, you must ask clearly!"
"We must not let the Ministry of Rites and the Political Yuan record it, otherwise our career will be ruined!"
The so-called 'Imperial Examination Leak Case' was cracked by King Xin, and the scholars were worried about whether they would be remembered by the imperial court and affect their official careers.
Sun Chengze also blended in the crowd, dealt with a few words casually, quietly left, and went straight to Zhang Pu's restaurant.
At this moment, Zhang Pu was waiting for a letter at a post station not far from the west gate of the capital.
This post station is a small courtyard, and there is a tea stall in front of the door.
Zhang Pu sat there drinking tea, opposite was a sturdy man, with an abacus on the table, he crackled fast, and from time to time picked up a small black stick and wrote something on the paper.
The handwriting is relatively small, and the things written are strange, Zhang Pu leaned over curiously, and said after a while, "What did you write?"
” This is one of the eighteen sub-stations of the Beijing Post Station, the sturdy man in front of him is named Han Chengxian, who is the little steward of this sub-station, he did not raise his head and smiled when he heard this: "I used to be illiterate, but I just delivered letters and deliveries to people at the post station, and it all depended on my brain."
Later, the chief shopkeeper of the post station knew that we people were illiterate, so he bought a yard and found a few gentlemen to teach us people literacy and arithmetic. ” Zhang Pu frowned, he didn't like this kind of vulgar person, but listening to his words, it was fresh, and he couldn't help but say: "You mean, your shopkeeper is looking for someone to teach you to read?"
What's to be done?
Do you want to go on a scientific expedition?
” Han Chengxian was stunned, looked up at him a little strangely and said, "If you study, you must take a scientific examination?"
” Zhang Pu was even more strange, and said: "Studying is not an official for the scientific examination, so why do you study?"
” Han Chengxian was stunned for a while, and said: "When I was a child, my family was poor and couldn't afford to read at all, but now at my age, I can learn something that I can use to support my family, and I don't need to be deceived."
It's good to be an official, but there are so many officials in the world, someone has to do something else, right?
” Zhang Pu couldn't reply to Han Chengxian's words for a while, because Han Chengxian's words were reasonable, there were so many official positions, and no matter how much he squeezed his head, it was impossible for everyone to be an official, and there were other things that needed people.
But at a time when everything is inferior and only reading is high, this kind of talk seems very ridiculous.
Zhang Pu is conceited and full of talent, and there will always be a time when he will enter the picture, he disdains to argue with people like Han Chengxian, and looks at him writing the ghost drawing talisman again, and said suspiciously: "What are you writing?"
” Han Chengxian smiled again and said: "Not only Gongzi you don't know, but not many people in the Ming Dynasty know each other, according to the gentleman who taught us, it was passed in by Persian merchants, it is a number, simple and convenient, and it is extremely suitable for counting." ” Zhang Pu's expression remained unchanged, and he secretly despised in his heart, a businessman is a businessman after all, and he will do everything for the smell of copper.
Zhang Pu was not interested in talking to this Han Chengxian, just sat there, anxiously waiting for the letter from the south.
Han Chengxian didn't have time to greet Zhang Pu, so he frowned after calculating.
The account books show that his profit this year is more than 1,000 taels, and in addition to the one handed over to the main station, there are still 600 taels left, which is double that of last year, indicating that the business will expand.
But as a 'courier' who just wants to support his family, he is very unambitious and doesn't want to expand, so it's good to make money comfortably.
At the same time, he knew that if he didn't recruit people, the business would be stolen by other sub-stations.
"It seems that we have to recruit people......
Han Chengxian muttered to himself, a little reluctant.
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Zhang Pu didn't care what he was muttering, and said impatiently, "Are you sure you can arrive within this hour?"
I don't want to wait in vain. ” Han Chengxian suddenly smiled and said: "Don't worry, Childe, what we pay attention to when we receive the silver is credit, if we are late for a stick of incense, ten taels of silver will be returned in full, and if it exceeds an hour, it will be compensated three times." ” Thirty taels of silver is not a lot for Zhang Pu, and he had to wait patiently when he heard the words.
Not long after Han Chengxian's words fell, an elongated carriage entered the city and turned to the post station on his side, and at the same time, two people stood up above and shouted: "Brother Han, come from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, come and unload the goods." ” Han Cheng closed the account book first and replied loudly, "Okay, brothers, unload the goods and bring the letter first." ” A few guys in the courtyard came out in response, and quickly began to unload the goods from the big carriage, and one guy came over with a big box with a seal and handed it to Han Chengxian and said, "Big brother, the seal has not been moved." ” Han Cheng took it first, looked at it, tore open the seal, opened the box, took out a stack of letters from it, found the letter of 'Zhang Qiandu's personal opening', handed it to Zhang Pu, and at the same time had a receipt, and said with a smile: "Childe, after signing, you can take the letter." ” Zhang Pu saw everything in his eyes from beginning to end, and his brows wrinkled from time to time.
The post station was from the imperial court before, and they never cost anything to deliver the book, but this time from Hangzhou.
The state sent a letter urgently, and it actually cost ten taels of silver!
What is the concept of ten taels of silver, he can only use it up in three days on the Qinhuai River!
But that's a letter!
Ten taels of silver!
While Zhang Pu signed the receipt, his hatred for the capital was increasing rapidly.
As soon as Zhang Pu signed it, Han Chengxian took it with a smile and said, "Thank you for your patronage, if the son still has a letter or something to send next time, I will give you a 20% discount, if it is not urgent, go to Hangzhou.
The state is only fifty wen. ” Zhang Pu didn't nod or shake his head, and hurriedly left with the letter.
The seemingly stable capital is actually turbulent, and he has encountered many troubles in the capital alone and needs the help of his uncle Zhang Fuzhi.
Zhang Fuzhi also lived in the Ministry of Industry, and at least he had some connections to use.
Zhang Pu quickly stepped into the room of the restaurant, closed the door and eagerly opened the envelope, and frowned as soon as he opened it.
Zhang Fuzhi didn't mean to help him, but emphasized the eight words 'Taoguang is obscure, waiting for the price to sell'.
These eight words seem simple, but Zhang Pu pondered for a long time, but he still couldn't grasp the essentials.
After a while, he shook his head, his uncle was old after all, always cautious, and had no courage at all.
He stood up, pushed open the window, looked at the increasingly prosperous and lively Jingshi, his eyes were shining, and he whispered to himself, "On the occasion of this important event, how can you sit back and watch and let ...... miss" "Brother Zhang, Brother Zhang!"
Suddenly, his door was pounded eagerly, and Sun Chengze's anxious voice was heard.
Zhang Pu's eyes moved slightly, he walked over to open the door, Sun Chengze rushed in one step, closed the door and said with an anxious face: "Brother Zhang, Brother Xiong was arrested by King Xin, and now he has been sent to the Criminal Department." ” Zhang Pu's expression remained unchanged, and he said indifferently: "Don't worry, neither King Xin nor the Criminal Department have any evidence, just a confession, according to the Ming Law, Brother Xiong's crime can't be convicted." ” Sun Chengze was even more worried, and said, "Brother Zhang, do you still understand?"
King Xin has come forward in person, and the court will not give up, I am worried that Brother Xiong will not be able to bear the punishment of the criminal department. ” Zhang Pu smiled, sat down at the table very calmly, poured a glass of water for Sun Chengze, and said, "What if Brother Xiong can't bear it?"
What about recruiting us?
We couldn't steal the test questions, and we couldn't find anyone who stole the test questions, so the most we could do was listen to rumors and beat a few sticks, and there was nothing serious. ” Sun Chengze was stunned for a moment, thought about it carefully, and then looked at Zhang Pu and said, "Brother Zhang, what about Brother Chen?"
” Zhang Pu glanced up at him and said with a calm smile: "Brother Sun, why did you forget Brother Chen's old father-in-law." ” Sun Chengze was suddenly overjoyed, his worries were gone, he sat down opposite Zhang Pu, drank a bowl of water, and said with a smile this time: "I filtered it, or Brother Zhang thought thoughtfully."
That Lord Zhou will definitely hide Brother Chen, as long as the Criminal Department can't find Brother Chen, this is a headless case, and no one can do anything to us!
” The smile on the corner of Zhang Pu's mouth did not decrease, and his eyes flashed at Sun Chengze and said, "Brother Sun, you said, we also run a newspaper, what do you think?"
” Sun Chengzong was stunned, and he didn't understand Zhang Pu's words.