Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 92 Learning the sea is boundless and working hard

  Emperor Hongzhi seemed to see the doubts in everyone's eyes, and then he smiled, looked at Wang Ao and said, "Master Wang is this year, and he has a nephew who wants to take the exam."

  When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized.

   It turns out that Wang Ao has relatives who want to take the exam. If so, it is necessary to avoid suspicion.

   It's just... why didn't I hear the news beforehand?

Wang Ao then smiled and said, "Yes, my nephew was successful as early as the third year of Hongzhi, but after that, he suffered the death of his father and returned to his hometown to guard the system, so he missed the eighth year of Hongzhi. In Nanzhili, I made up my qualifications for entering Beijing this year."

  Everyone nodded secretly, that's why. No wonder there was no news before.

  Wang Ao is from Wu County. His nephew, of course, entered the Beijing examination as a Nanzhili Juren. Speaking of which, Wang Ao is also a fellow of Tang Yin.

  Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help paying more attention, and said, "Is nephew Ling sure?"

When he mentioned his nephew, Wang Ao's eyebrows danced brightly. Obviously, among the Wang family's nephews, this nephew was quite appreciated by him: "This son is honest and honest. Dare to say that you are rich in learning, but... this time, I am quite sure."

  The ancients were the most humble. Even those with some talents would usually say a few words about dog son and rebellious son, but Wang Ao is so immodest today. Obviously... he has great expectations for this nephew.

  Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help laughing: "Then, I also hope that he can go to high school. By the way, Tang Yin is a fellow villager of Master Wang."

  Emperor Hongzhi asked suddenly.

  Wang Ao was taken aback for a moment, and immediately said: "Yes."

   "How is this child doing?"

Wang Ao blurted out: "This man is called a talented scholar in Wuzhong, and some even say that he is the number one talented scholar in the south of the Yangtze River. I have read some of his articles. He is indeed very old-fashioned, and even the minister admires him. Besides, he has already passed the Zhongnan Straight Li Jieyuan, it can be seen that the strength of this son is extraordinary. The nephew of the old minister is far inferior."

Emperor Hongzhi smiled: "I heard that he is only 30 years old, and he can do this if he is only 30 years old. He is really a young man. I also heard that he made a bet with Fang Jifan. The bet is certainly a joke, but... I think Look...it's lively."

  Usually, Emperor Hongzhi was meticulous.

   But now, it seems that this gamble has some meaning.

"Your Majesty, I have also heard some things." Xie Qian settled down: "I heard that this gambling game has attracted the attention of many people since the beginning of the new year. It's a gamble, it's such a trend, it's really worrying. The old minister also heard that the Marquis of Shouning and the House of Jianchangbo also participated in the gamble, and the gamble was huge, betting tens of thousands of taels of silver."

  Emperor Hongzhi frowned when he heard about the Zhang family brothers, showing displeasure. To be honest, these two brothers could be regarded as a disgrace to the royal family.

  However... for these two brothers-in-law, apart from being dissatisfied, he has nothing to do. He just groaned: "I will warn them next time."

  The word “Shen Order” can be large or small. If it were an ordinary official, the emperor would have personally issued an order. But two fellows like Shouninghou and Jianchangbo have thick skins, so what's the point if you yell at him for three days and three nights?

   "Let's make a decree. Li Dongyang, a scholar of the imperial cabinet and Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, will be the main examiner. Cheng Minzheng, the right servant of the Ministry of rites, Youdu Yushi dialect of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the crested ibis of the Imperial College, will cooperate!"

  …

   At the Gongyuan, the list has been released, and there was an uproar all over Beijing.

  Many examinees beat their chests and stumbled when they saw Li Dongyang as the examiner.

  Because of all kinds of speculations before, it was believed that Wang Ao must be hosting the test this time, but unexpectedly, the result was a big reversal.

This is a terrible thing, because it was guessed that it was Wang Ao before, so Wang Ao's articles on the market have already been sold out. In the past six months, I don't know how many people have read Wang Ao's articles hard. Articles are the most stable, so his preferences can be seen. Ever since, many people are desperately trying to change their style of writing, and now... it's Mr. Li...

  Li Gong has a lot of wisdom. To put it bluntly, he just likes to be a little clever. Ordinary people don't like him, but his writing style is completely different.

   This still makes people alive.

  So, everyone started to search for Li Gong's articles again, but unfortunately, it was still too late. The exam period is getting closer and closer, and it may be impossible to hold Buddha's feet temporarily.

  …

  In Zhan Shifu.

   A loud bang rattled the doors and windows.

   Immediately afterwards, there was a burst of exclamation: "No, no, send it to the doctor, send it to the doctor."

   Then I saw several eunuchs in Zhan Shifu, Zhang Yong and others carried Liu Jin and ran in the direction of Zuochunfang.

Liu Jin's face was burnt black, his clothes were still steaming, and there was a smell of gunpowder smoke all over his body. The moment he opened his eyes, the whites of his eyes were exposed, and he was extraordinarily awake, like eyes. Shining brightly, he looked at everything in front of him in astonishment, with lingering horror in his eyes.

   Tears welled up in his eye-catching eyes, and he cried.

   said in a weak voice: "Oh my god...what evil did we do...we entered the palace, we have no children and grandchildren, we can't enjoy the blessings, we..."

  Zhu Houzhao looked at the backs of a group of eunuchs worriedly, thinking.

  Fang Jifan looked a little embarrassed: "Uh...Your Highness...it seems to have put too much gunpowder. Next time...you have to change it and study it."

   "Okay..." Zhu Houzhao nodded, "Let Zhang Yonglai ignite the fire next time."

  Fang Jifan shook his head: "I think it's still Liu Jin."

   "That's it." Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but said, "Would it be too unkind to always let him come?"

Fang Jifan said solemnly: "Eunuch Liu has accumulated a lot of experience in lighting fires. This is the same as my minister's long-term illness and becoming a doctor. On the road of science, there will always be sacrifices. If you are not afraid of hardships and dangers, you will surely succeed. Only if you succeed, will you not be in vain for the sacrifice of Eunuch Liu.”

  Zhu Houzhao nodded, thinking it made sense: "Then hurry up, let's change it again, and Liu Banban's injury will almost heal by then."

  People invented gunpowder, and when someone saw gunpowder, they saw its value for firecrackers. But some people saw the firecrackers and fireworks, but they also saw the military value of the firecrackers and fireworks.

  In general, the Chinese still love peace. Most people still think of firecrackers and fireworks.

   But there are also very few strange ones, such as Zhu Houzhao, his only idea is to put this big firecracker into the crowd, how many Tatars can be killed.

   If fireworks that soar into the sky can be used as firearms, wouldn't they be more powerful, at least obviously more powerful than the bird blunderbuss, three-eyed blunderbuss and artillery of this era.

  Zhu Houzhao has longed for the battlefield since he was a child, so...he is determined to study gunpowder with Fang Jifan, of course, on the surface it is to set off fireworks.

   On this point, Fang Jifan agrees with him, so every now and then, in Zhan Shifu, the ground will shake.

  As for Liu Jin...that's right, Fang Jifan is trying to trick him, this guy is a celebrity around Zhu Houzhao, he's a bit of a pushover, since you're a pushover, then...Master Fang has ten thousand ways to punish you.

Zhu Houzhao likes Fang Jifan’s use of scientific spirit to describe firecrackers. He really is the old Fang who has trained three people, but he is different from others. Others’ firecrackers are called games, and they are not doing business properly. , can be called science, but it seems to be the same as studying.

  The two then got into the gazebo again.

  There are pens, ink, paper and inkstones in the gazebo, and there are countless drafts on them.

Fang Jifan knew the best ratio of black powder, mastered this, the power of gunpowder can be greatly increased, other than that, it is the issue of gunpowder purification, of course, it also involves the amount of gunpowder, and so on. It's one thing, but how effective it is is another matter.

  So...needs to be explored, needs to be studied.

  (end of this chapter)