"Your Majesty, this will not happen." Chen Hong quickly bowed and guaranteed.
In fact, such a thing would not happen, because this time the Jinyiwei and the Dongchang were all watching.
As long as someone wants to do this, the Jinyiwei and the Dongchang are ready to nip it in the bud.
Anyone who dares to do this will be killed immediately.
Zhu Youxiao nodded. He knew what Chen Hong meant and did not ask any further questions.
As long as this kind of thing doesn't happen, the reason why it doesn't happen is not that important.
After standing up and stretching his body, Zhu Youxiao seemed to remember something and said, "Isn't today the day for the Imperial Household Department's examination?"
"Your Majesty, it is true." Chen Hong said quickly with his head down.
"Then let's get ready and go take a look." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.
In fact, Zhu Youxiao was really bored staying in the palace; another point was that he really cared about the examinations in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The reason was simple: this was a way forward. The announcement that clerks were allowed to participate caused quite a stir, but it wasn't a big one. After all, it was the emperor's family affair, so it wasn't appropriate for others to interfere too much.
According to Fang Zhenghua's report a few days ago, the Ministry of Internal Affairs did receive quite a few applications from clerks.
For these clerks, there is no harm in taking the test.
Besides, who wants to be a clerk for the rest of their life?
As long as you can pass the exam and get into the Imperial Household Department, you will be an official. Even if you are a private official of the emperor's family, you may even be scolded as a royal slave, but what does it matter?
They were also officials. The Jinyiwei were also known as the emperor's lackeys, but who dared to look down on them?
The so-called high and low status are actually all compared. Some people raise their own value and act as if they are nobler than you. They create this image countless times and elevate themselves countless times, and then the people below really believe it.
This is what the scholars do constantly because they have the final say.
In fact, this is similar to some of the racial and ethnic theories of later generations. Because they control the discourse and the world economy, they tell you that they are more noble.
The most speechless thing is that some people actually believe it, and those who believe it are the lower class people.
Although the officials of the Imperial Household Department are despised, aren’t the clerks also looked down upon?
In any case, becoming an official of the Imperial Household Department from a clerk was a very big improvement.
Under such circumstances, the enthusiasm of the clerks to sign up can be imagined. You know, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, who knows if there will be such an opportunity in the future?
So they must seize it.
Zhu Youxiao wanted to go and watch the examination to see what the results were and whether one or two talented people would emerge.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will prepare it right away." Chen Hong agreed quickly.
While Zhu Youxiao was preparing to leave the palace, the Song brothers and Zhang Yu also arrived at the door of a house.
Although Zhang Yu said he would come alone, the Song brothers still accompanied him.
In Song Yingsheng's words, "Now that we've reached this point, let's advance and retreat together. If we succeed, we'll serve together in the court; if we fail, we'll go home and farm together."
Zhang Yu didn't say much about the friendship between the Song brothers, and the three of them came together.
Song Yingsheng and his friends came to Feng Congwu's home.
For Song Yingsheng and the other two, this wasn't the place they were supposed to be in. But they all knew they had to come.
After receiving the invitations from Song Yingsheng and the other two, Feng Congwu replied, expressing his willingness to meet them. This led to today's meeting.
Otherwise, if you just show up at their door, no one will see you and the doorman will kick you out.
Because this is rude and you're looking down on others. Unless it's a big shot visiting a small shot's home, you can just go directly there; that's called respecting the virtuous and humble.
The doorman knew that Song Yingsheng and the other two would come, so he let them in directly.
Song Yingsheng and the other two were led to the second reception room in the back hall. After someone served them tea, they left.
Song Yingsheng and the other two looked at each other.
Zhang Yu said leisurely: "It's not easy to live in the capital!"
Song Yingsheng glared at Zhang Yu because what Zhang Yu said was obviously ironic.
The reason is very simple. Feng Congwu's house is not small, it is a three-story courtyard. The most important thing is the location of this house, which is an absolutely prime location.
Let's not talk about the price of such a large house in such a location. This is a place that ordinary people can't afford. If you want to live here, your neighbors may not agree.
Feng Congwu was able to live here, so his status was obviously not low. Otherwise, for a fifth-rank official like him, living here in a place like the capital would be impossible. Even if he had money, he would not be qualified to live here.
Therefore, Zhang Yu's words were obviously a satire on Feng Congwu, who advocated simplicity on the surface but enjoyed all kinds of things secretly.
In fact, this has become a very familiar routine in the Ming Dynasty officialdom, and basically everyone does it.
Just like the reason why Emperor Wanli hated Zhang Juzheng back then, Zhang Juzheng taught Emperor Wanli that he should be frugal, as the country was in trouble, so he should live a simple life; he should not light too many lights in the palace, nor build palaces, and he should be frugal in food and clothing.
If Zhang Juzheng could set an example himself, then he would indeed be a good teacher.
But the reality was quite the opposite: he lived an extravagant life, accepted bribes lavishly, and traveled in a sedan chair carried by 48 people, which was like a small mobile house with everything inside.
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