On the way back, Wang Daokun gave Wang Fulin a suggestion, which was to ask him to go south from Xiangyang to Jiangling through the official road, then set off from the head county of Jingzhou Prefecture, take a boat to Wuhu through the Yangtze River, and then go back from the official road. However, in addition to the literal convenient meaning, Wang Daokun also instructed Wang Fulin that since he had come, he could visit Zhang Juzheng's father, Old Master Zhang, in the name of his juniors.

Wang Fulin had no interest in the turbulent political arena of the friendship between Longwan and the early years of Wanli. If possible, he would not want to meet any such great people. However, Wang Daokun now belongs to Zhang Juzheng, and such suggestions are purely kind, so he could only agree. However, he made up his mind on the way and just turned around and posted a post to the Zhang family.

Zhang Juzheng's father Zhang Wenming had no good comments in Jingzhou. Later, one of Zhang Juzheng's crimes was to seize the Liao Prince's Mansion as a private residence, which of course was the one that Mr. Zhang lived in.

It is said that Mr. Zhang has always been domineering in Jingzhou City and has a bad reputation. Therefore, although he was buried for a long time after his death, he was liquidated as soon as Zhang Juzheng died, and the tombs of the Zhang family were forcibly moved out of Taihui Mountain.

Jingzhou is a famous ancient city. I think the other palaces of Chu were built here at that time. It was also a key town in the south during the Qin and Han Dynasties. Anyone who has seen the Romance of the Three Kingdoms would not ignore the battles surrounding Jingzhou. By the Tang Dynasty, this was also one of the main ways to go east of Shu. However, in the late Northern Song Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty, Jingzhou City was destroyed twice, and its vitality was severely damaged. Although it means that the city was rebuilt and later moved to the King of Liao, compared with the unrivalled status of Jingzhou City in the south, Jingzhou City has now plummeted.

But in the past few years, with the entry of Zhang Juzheng from Jiangling, Jiangling City has become lively again. Every time Zhang Juzheng's father, Old Master Zhang, celebrates his birthday, the whole city is like a holiday. Not only are there a steady stream of gifts and messengers from the capital, but also wealthy merchants in the city, wealthy merchants in Jingchu, and scholars who are willing to climb up... In short, the Zhang family mansion is often visited by visitors. Wang Fulin only asked the Zhang family, and the person who kindly guided the way said in detail. Finally, he looked at his appearance and kindly reminded him.

"This little official is not so easy to enter the Zhang family. Those who have no fame in their early years can enter occasionally, but now Mr. Zhang is old and impatient, so he sets rules. When a wealthy merchant from all over the world comes to meet, his family will be in charge of the reception. When an imperial official comes to meet, he will take a short time for a while. As for ordinary scholars, at least he must have a fame or a juren or above, and have a good reputation, the old master will take a look."

After thanking the kind passerby, Wang Fulin could not see the joy and anger on his face, but he was happy. Old Master Zhang was lazy and unwilling to see guests, which made him easier! Flattering to the old man is not difficult for him. Old Master Xu, Mrs. Fang, and Mrs. Ye, he got along well. The elders in Songmingshan always talked about Brother Lin when they saw him, and they liked him very much, but first of all, they had to be the kind-hearted and kind-hearted person who was reasonable. If Mr. Zhang didn't see him, it would be better.

When he found the Zhang family gate, he compared the Liao Palace that he had just passed by on the way, and thought that the Zhang Palace is now just slightly inferior to the Liao Palace.

It is said that Zhang Juzheng's grandfather was once the escort of the Liao Palace, and later died of drunkenness by the Liao Palace. No wonder Zhang Juzheng actually made the Liao Palace so miserable and even robbed the other person's palace for his parents to live in!

At this time, it was Shen Shi. Seeing that the Zhang family's gangster received a visitor from visitors, she ignored it and said a few perfunctory words. Wang Fulin looked in a gap and handed over Wang Daokun's famous sect, as well as his own visitor, and the other gifts Wang Daokun had fully handled. Sure enough, the famous sect of the governor of Huguang was almost invincible along the way before him, but at this time the Zhang family's gangster was in his hand and only took a few more glances.

"Since I am the nephew of Wang's courtyard, I will tell you the truth. The old man has not been very happy these days and cannot meet guests. The second master is idle and wild crane-like. He is not at home now, and the third master has never cared about these things. However, the old lady is in good spirits these days and wants to talk to a few young men. If the young official is willing, I will inform you on your behalf."

Wang Fulin didn't expect that the concierge didn't care when facing the sting, but he also asked himself if he wanted to visit Zhang Juzheng's mother, Mrs. Zhao. But everyone mentioned it. He couldn't say that I was just here to deal with it, but he just agreed. According to him, even if Mrs. Zhao really likes young people, it should be limited to grandchildren. He, a foreign man, may not be interested in meeting him. But who would have thought that the concierge who went in to report turned around and said to him with a smile: "You little official, good luck, the old lady is free, please follow me!"

Wang Fulin really didn't know what to say about this so-called good luck, so he could only grit his teeth and enter. After entering the gate, the doorman handed him over to a manager. The manager was polite and explained the population of the family when he brought him in. It turned out that Zhang Juzheng was the eldest son of the family, Juyi and Jujing, and he inherited the halo of Zhang's failure in the imperial examinations in the imperial examinations, so he did not enter the officialdom. As for Zhang Juzheng's wife and children, they are now in office. None of the Zhang family who stayed in Jiangling City are officials.

Wang Fulin heard it in his ears and remembered it in his heart. When he arrived at a hanging flower gate, it should be a place that separates the inside and outside. There was a servant who was about forty years waiting there. The manager handed him over to the servant, and immediately stepped down. As soon as he entered the gate, he was full of maids. He was particularly eye-catching when walking in it, and he could hear laughter from time to time. For this kind of experience of being watched, he couldn't help but think of the experience of being watched by those gossip groups at the Xu family on Doushan Street, but that was his very famous relationship in Huizhou, which was very different from the scene at this moment.

It seems that the Zhang family’s rules are relatively casual and you can relax a little later.

"Old lady, Mr. Wang is here."

After a notice from the door, the servant who led the way smiled and raised the curtain to invite him into the room. As soon as Wang Fulin stepped into the door, he saw an old woman in her sixties and seventies sitting there on the bed of the Arhat in the center, squinting her eyes and peeling oranges by herself. Hearing the movement, she looked up at him, and then smiled and said, "It's rare that Dalang's nephew of the same year came to visit. I heard that you are only fifteen or sixteen, and it's really not easy to leave such a far-distance door from Huizhou. Come, sit here and let me take a good look."

Wang Fulin knew that this was Mrs. Zhao, but he was still a little hesitant when he heard the second half of the words. When a girl pursed her lips and smiled, he came forward with a muddle of knowledge and then realized that the so-called sitting over meant sitting next to Mrs. Zhao! This was the first time he had experienced such a way of hospitality without any distance. At this moment, he suddenly felt extremely uncomfortable. But Mrs. Zhao even stuffed the peeled orange petals into his hand and asked him to taste it. He couldn't refuse, so he had to smirk and tasted a few petals, but found that they were as sweet as honey, with plenty of moisture and a good taste.

"As old, I like to eat sweets." Mrs. Zhao said as she looked at Wang Fulin, then asked, "Have you entered school?"

Wang Fulin thought about it and decided to answer in a proper manner: "Report to the old lady, the student entered the school last year."

"That's really promising. I remember that my Dalang was studying at the age of five, entered school at the age of twelve, and was able to pass the imperial examination at the age of thirteen, but at that time, the governor of Huguang, Gu Ministry, felt that Dalang was too young and was not good at passing the imperial examination, so he had to suppress it, which made him pass the imperial examination three years later." Mrs. Zhao said of Zhang Juzheng, her face was full of brilliance, "Later he passed the imperial examination at the age of 17, and now he has entered the cabinet. I really never dreamed that the Zhang family could produce a genius like Dalang."

Zhang Ju was a genius. He was only in his forties when he entered the cabinet. This seemed very rare in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Wang Fulin thought so in his heart, and he could not help Mrs. Zhao again. These were all very ordinary words, but I don’t know if Mrs. Zhao was rarely seen in foreign guests on weekdays or for some other reason. He was extremely happy. He took his hand to ask about the situation at home and asked his brothers and sisters. He had been idle for a long time before he asked with a smile: “This is your first time in Jiangling, right? Why not stay for a few more days. Dalang has never come home since he became an official. Now the house has been expanded many times, and there are some empty houses.”

He really couldn't figure out what happened to this astonishment, so Wang Fulin could only say carefully: "The old lady is kind, the student is grateful. However, the student's trip was to Hanyang Mansion to pick up his father and mother who had been away for many years. Then, due to some delays, he went to Xiangyang to pay homage to his uncle. He went to Jiangling to pay homage to the old man and the old lady. If he stayed for too long, he might be worried about his parents at home."

Mrs. Zhao was stunned when she heard this and asked carefully why Wang Fulin had been away from her parents for many years. When she learned that Wang Daoyun was selling salt in Han Dynasty, Wu had been serving the disease before. She couldn't help but sigh. She did not show any contempt for the merchants in her words. Instead, she sighed: "As a matter of fact, every family has difficult sutras, and it is not easy. Since this is the case, then I would spend dinner at home and stay for one night before leaving. You stay in the inn outside, right? Don't you stay in the inn? Although Dalang has two brothers, the grandsons usually have to go to school and no one can talk to me."

Wang Fulin had no choice but to agree to this request by an old man, so he had to agree. He was chatting with such an old man who was so old that he was his grandmother. At dinner time, someone came to report to Mrs. Zhao that all the young men had just finished school and had heavy homework tonight. After they were finished, they came to pay their respects and would not come for dinner. Hearing this, Mrs. Zhao's eyes suddenly dimmed.

After dinner, Mrs. Zhao took Wang Fulin to visit Mr. Zhang again. After she came out, she said sadly: "The old man is a student in the palace. She took the exam for twenty years. It was not until the eldest son of the Hanlin exam was selected for three years. He lost the exam and stopped taking the exam. Erlang Sanlang had limited qualifications, so he begged his grandchildren to study hard, saying that it was impossible to spread that only Dalang and his sons in the Zhang family could succeed in the imperial examination. But I looked at the children who were thin, and they were really distressed and proud. The Zhang family is now in its prime, but what will happen in the future depends on the children."

Hearing this, Wang Fulin could only comfort him: "The old man is so hardworking. Mr. Zhang will definitely be on the list in the future. He will definitely be more filial to you at that time."

Unfortunately, the Zhang family later released the top scorer on the list, but they could not resist the enemy's liquidation.

"I just want them to be good, and I don't care if they can get any fame or not." Mrs. Zhao smiled and shook her head, then looked at Wang Fulin and said, "You are really like your uncle. Last time he came to Jiangling to see the old man and me, he also comforted me like this. He is good at writing and knowledgeable, and he is not hesitant to give advice to the children in the family. Everyone praised him. This time when I heard his nephew came, I wanted to see what kind of person he was. It was indeed a family. Mr. Wang, go back and study hard and give my son an arm in the future!"

No wonder Wang Daokun instigated him to come. It turned out that he was sure that someone in the Zhang family would see him. Wang Fulin thought so in his heart. Facing Mrs. Zhao's expectant gaze, he couldn't help but feel particularly complicated.

Zhang Juzheng's arms are not so easy to behave. They are good to you when they use you, and they are immediately abandoned when they don't use you... Moreover, how could he tell this old lady that you will enjoy all the glory and wealth that others cannot reach, and then experience the most terrifying tragedy in life?
Chapter completed!