When Zhang Xiaowu came to Mingyue Tower, he saw many scholars handing greeting cards to the doormen. Those who did not have greeting cards were turned away. Only then did he know that Zhang Biao had taken over the entire Mingyue Tower.

, I was even more impressed that this person had strong financial resources. Even if the Zhang family donated 150,000 taels of silver, they were still as rich as the country.

"Yongzhou, Zhang Xiaowu." After reading the invitation, the young man at the door led him into Mingyue Tower.

I walked around the screen wall and came to a corridor between flowers. The walls of the corridor were covered with green vines such as ivy plants. Under the wall was a flowing stream, with water flowing gurglingly. From time to time, I could hear someone in the distance.

He was singing and chatting freely, but he rarely heard the sound of women smiling coquettishly. He only saw a few women chatting in low voices with the scholars, and occasionally pursed their lips and smiled with shy and charming expressions on their faces.

"This is the way to welcome but be shy, high-class." Zhang Xiaowu admired in his heart. He looked at the brothel business of ancient people, and then looked at the old girls who accompany drinks in modern KTVs. He said one by one: "Brother, you are raising goldfish.

"Just do it!" In comparison, there is a huge difference. Even heaven and earth cannot compare with the sentiment of this small Mingyue Tower.

After passing through the promenade, you are faced with a rockery surrounded by green bamboos, covered with underground cangs, and a white stone Pucheng road passing through the bamboo forest. In the distance of the bamboo forest, in several pavilions, some talented people and beauties are chanting.

The poetry is good and unhappy.

"Is this Mingyue Tower?" Zhang Xiaowu asked.

"No, Mingyue Tower is in front." The boy replied hurriedly.

The Baishizi trail bypassed another rockery, and the vision suddenly became clearer. In a courtyard paved with bluestones, a five-story tall building stood tall and tall, with three big words on it: "Mingyue Tower".

A group of scholars and literati were gathered together, looking at the couplets written on the white cloth in front of Mingyue Tower. There were about fifty or sixty people in this group of scholars, staring at the couplets with interest. Some of them thought about it, and then

After writing a review, everyone will start to comment. If it is unanimously approved by everyone, it will naturally be taken to the owner and handed over to the owner to write and then hang it up.

Zhang Xiaowu stood aside and watched for a while, only to find that a group of scholars shaking their heads and thinking hard was particularly interesting. Meng Shi even looked like Grandma Liu entered the Grand View Garden. Although he was of royal blood, his background was too miserable, and his whole life was just one word: decline. So.

He has never seen such prosperity

In order to prevent others from seeing his country bumpkin nature, Kang Tianen followed the example of others and shook his head at the couple. On the other hand, Kang Tianen was quite indifferent. Zhang Xiaowu asked him if he often went to brothels. Kang Tianen said that he had gone several times with his colleagues, but in the pocket

Being shy, I could only drink some tea and leave in a hurry.

"Master Zhang will pay the bill today, so you don't have to be shy." Zhang Xiaowu snickered.

"Paying the bill...what does it mean?"

"It means a treat."

Kang Tianen said: "The Zhang family is indeed rich. It is not an exaggeration to say that his family is the first-class wealthy family in the world, right?"

Zhang Xiaowu said: "You have to ask Jin Yiwei. Who has money to sleep on and who has no money? Only Jin Yiwei knows."

"Jin Yiwei may not know."

Suddenly someone whispered behind him. After Zhang Xiaowu turned around, he saw a lean middle-aged man with a goatee and piercing eyes. But when he stood on the ground, he gave people the impression of a warrior standing as tall as a pine tree.

Although Kang Tianen and Meng Shi didn't know this person, for some reason they couldn't help but take three steps back after seeing his eyes.

"May I ask who you are, sir?" Kang Tianen asked politely.

The man said: "Old scholar from Sizhou, Wang Jing."

Kang Tianen said: "I don't think Mr. is born, but looks like a knight-errant."

Wang Jing smiled and said: "Really? I don't think this young master looks like a scholar, but more like a military commander."

Zhang Xiaowu said: "Oh? Brother Wang is very accurate in seeing people. What else can you tell?"

Wang Jing came forward and whispered in Zhang Xiaowu's ear: "I can also see that you have just killed a member of the Zhang family and participated in the Zhang family's poetry meeting. You are very courageous."

Zhang Xiaowu frowned and said, "Do you know me? Who are you?"

Wang Jing smiled and said: "Commander of the Golden Guards, Wang Jingzhi."

Zhang Xiaowu paused for a moment, then cupped his hands and said: "So you are the famous Jade Commander in the world, disrespectful, disrespectful."

Wang Jingzhi said with a smile: "At this moment, I am just an unknown old scholar Wang Jing in Sizhou."

"Brother Wang is naughty."

"Brother Zhang Xian, you are more naughty."

"Brother Wang, you are the most naughty."

"Brother Zhang Xian, you are so naughty."

The two looked at each other and laughed. Kang Tianen and Meng Shi didn't understand why. Zhang Xiaowu let them walk around casually. He wanted to talk to Wang Jingzhi, so the two went to watch elsewhere. The two unconsciously distanced themselves from the crowd.

I walked some distance away and stood in the distance looking at the couplets hanging from the third floor, but my attention was not focused on them at all.

"His Majesty sent you here?" Zhang Xiaowu asked.

Wang Jingzhi shook his head and said: "No, no, your Majesty does not need to send me here. I am the Golden Guard. Naturally, big and small things in the capital cannot escape my eyes. I am just here to join in the fun. I am in the Golden Guard every day."

Working in the yamen is really too boring. Just like when you are in Saibei, you have to do something from time to time, otherwise it will be too boring, isn't it?"

Zhang Xiaowu smiled and said: "I am not boring, I have many things to do."

"Doing business with Inuyi?"

"Have you been spying on me?"

Wang Jingzhi shook his head and said: "We all monitor, but we are only monitoring and will not interfere with anything you do. The Golden Guards are just the emperor's eyes and ears, not thugs. The original intention of setting up the Golden Guards was to let the emperor know about the royal court.

The truth inside and outside the world is only

In the past three hundred years, many jade commanders may have had arrogant ambitions and borrowed the help of Jin Yiwei to handle some private affairs, which caused Jin Yiwei's reputation to deteriorate. But if you think back to the history of the dynasty, we Jin Yiwei have done it again.

What kind of interference in the major affairs of the imperial court and the world?"

Zhang Xiaowu thought for a moment. Although the Jinyiwei had a bad reputation, they did not do anything to interfere with the imperial court. Compared with the Jinyiwei, Dongchang, and Xichang of the Ming Dynasty, who frequently arrested ministers and killed opposition factions, the Holy Han Empire

The Golden Guards are really just the emperor's ears and eyes. But what most people dislike most is being watched, especially by the emperor's eyes and ears. It always makes people feel like they will be snitched on anytime and anywhere, and then

He was executed by the emperor's order.

"Your kind of job is called a spy in our hometown, and it's not very popular." Zhang Xiaowu said with a smile.

Wang Jingzhi said: "It turns out that Hejian Mansion still has this saying, spy, haha, spy, this word is definitely not a good word." He then asked: "Do you know how the Mingyue Tower Poetry Association came about?

"

"I don't know, I'd like to hear the details."

Wang Jingzhi said: "The Mingyue Tower Poetry Club is held once a year, but it was originally organized by Zhang Kuan to select his disciples. Later, Zhang Kuan stopped recruiting disciples, and the Mingyue Tower Poetry Club was suspended for a period of time. Later, Zhang Kuan's second son

Zhang Biao found that many candidates who were admitted to Zhong Tai College did not know how to recite poems and answer questions, and some who had not been able to pass the examination for a long time

People's scholars are actually talented. Zhang Biao pitied their talents and couldn't bear to see these people being swept away by the autumn wind of the imperial examination before their flowers bloomed. So Zhang Biao restarted the Mingyuelou Poetry Club with the purpose of discovering those talents.

Students and scholars who are good at poetry and poetry can be known to the world and have a good future."

Zhang Xiaowu curiously asked: "Even if we discover those scholars who can recite poems and compose poems, the imperial examination will test political affairs. If you do not perform well in the imperial examination, you will still fail the examination and will not be able to become an official. Even if you are famous all over the world, you will not pass the examination."

You still have to wait to lift people up."

Wang Jingzhi said helplessly: "In fact, there may not be only one path for scholars in the world to be an official. The imperial examination of the Holy Han Dynasty is held every three years. Each time, a total of 180 people are selected from the three rankings of heaven and earth. However, at least 3,000 people take part in the imperial examination every year.

, only 180 people were selected from these more than 3,000 people,

What about the remaining 3,000 people? Some scholars can only find other ways to survive. Some become teachers, some work as staff, and some can only return to the countryside to work half-farm.

Read. Do you think that children from noble families have an advantage in the imperial examination?"

Zhang Xiaowu said: "Children from noble families naturally don't have to worry about firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea, so they have a greater chance of passing the examination."

Wang Jingzhi said: "Although the children of the gentry family are more likely to succeed in the examination, it is not easy for the children of the gentry family. If the children of the gentry family fail to pass the examination and cannot be elected officials, they will not be able to hold up their heads at home. Sometimes, even for the sake of family honor,

These children, who could not carry their shoulders or lift their hands, and could only study, were married into other families as their sons-in-law."

"Sister-in-law?" Zhang Xiaowu said with a smile, "That's not bad. Isn't it wonderful that I got a daughter-in-law for nothing?"

"Would you do it?"

"Uh... I'm willing to watch and send my blessings."

Wang Jingzhi laughed and said: "Look, everyone can watch the fun, but no one wants to be a son-in-law."

Zhang Xiaowu thought to himself, that's because you don't live in modern times. If you live in modern times, you don't know how powerful modern people's door-to-door sons-in-law are. The famous chairman of Huawei is a door-to-door son-in-law, and there are even more door-to-door sons-in-law in Shanghai, Wuxi and Suzhou.

Normal. Of course, with today's low productivity, men play a leading role in society. Once a man becomes a son-in-law, that is, a bride-in-law, he will definitely be discriminated against in every way.

Wang Jingzhi suddenly asked: "Why aren't you afraid of me?"

"Why should I be afraid of you?"

"Because I am Yushuai."

"So what?"

"Most people are afraid of me."

Zhang Xiaowu looked him up and down and said, "You can't beat me, so of course I'm not afraid of you."

Wang Jingzhi was so choked that he didn't know what to say. He thought Zhang Xiaowu would give other reasons, such as being upright, never doing anything wrong in his life, and not being afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night. He had already thought of what to say. But he never expected Zhang Xiaowu to say

He couldn't beat him. Wang Jingzhi thought that his martial arts was second in the world and no one could beat him except that old monster.

Seeing that this ghost general despised him so much, Wang Jingzhi suddenly became more motivated and said, "How about a competition?"

Zhang Xiaowu said: "You are older, you have the final say."
To be continued...