Chapter 100                                                             

When Zhou Mengchen said this, the people around him were very surprised.

Zhou Mengchen's uncle Huang Bingjia was even more anxious and sweating. If it weren't for not being able to talk nonsense on this occasion, he would have come forward and carried Zhou Mengchen's ears and educated him well: Is this time for you to be so handsome?

But I didn't know that Zhou Mengchen's idea was carefully considered.

First of all, Zhou Mengchen made one sure that his talents are unique and irreplaceable in this era.

This gave Zhou Mengchen the confidence to start the price.

What kind of status Zhou Mengchen is in Jiajing's heart depends on the difficulty of Jiajing getting Zhou Mengchen. If Zhou Mengchen comes and calls him away immediately by Jiajing, then Zhou Mengchen is just a technician in Jiajing's heart, just like the Imperial Heaven's Supervisor.

Of course, Zhou Mengchen could not do anything randomly.

He must have a legitimate reason.

And just so happened that Zhou Mengchen had a legitimate reason.

It's nothing else, it's filial piety.

Eunuch Teng frowned slightly and said, "Mr. Zhou, do you have to think clearly?"

Zhou Mengchen said: "The Han family is unlucky. There are only one branch in the family. There are no other brothers. My father died early. My mother relied on me, so the lower officials naturally wanted to serve Your Majesty and repay Your Majesty for the kindness. However, my mother had no one to support her, so she could only die thousands of times. Please ask Your Majesty to remember my pure filial heart and avoid my death."

Master Teng nodded and said, "I understand."

Then Eunuch Teng took over the imperial edict.

Zhou Mengchen immediately stepped forward and said, "Brother-in-law, please take a step to speak."

Another reason why Zhou Mengchen dared to make this decision was Huang Jin. Huang Jin sent his confidant over here, which explained the situation. Huang Jin wanted to win over Zhou Mengchen, or wanted to tie Zhou Mengchen to his ship.

Zhou Mengchen is irrelevant about this.

After all, he has no right to choose.

But this is a place to be used.

Eunuch Teng and Zhou Mengchen walked to a secluded place and immediately said, "Mr. Zhou, is it difficult for me to do this?"

Zhou Mengchen said, "Sorry, the love is a must. It's really because my mother has no one to support me, so I can only do this. I'm going to get married soon. After getting married, my mother will be supported by the cheap ones, so I can go to the capital. Please forgive me for the first time."

Then he took out two more ingots of silver.

Eunuch Teng took it away and said, "Mr. Zhou, you have to think clearly. Your Majesty will not issue an edict easily. If you refuse today, there may not be another time."

Zhou Mengchen naturally thought about it, and he said, "Duang-in-law, wait." Zhou Mengchen immediately called Cheng Dawei and asked Cheng Dawei to get something.

A moment later, Cheng Dawei brought a booklet.

Zhou Mengchen handed it to Eunuch Teng and said, "Please look at it, father-in-law."

When Eunuch Teng opened it, he saw that there were some records, some analysis of solar and lunar eclipses. It also pointed out that there may be some celestial phenomena recently, including five stars. Eunuch Teng was shocked and respected Zhou Mengchen's tone, saying, "Mr. Zhou, are you sure about these?"

Zhou Mengchen said: "I dare not say that I am 100% sure, but there are still seven out of ten. The closer is, the more accurate it is. The farther the time is, the greater the possibility of error."

This is Zhou Mengchen's confidence.

This was calculated after Zhou Mengchen calculated the solar eclipse.

He could not guarantee that it was completely correct. After all, he was a person, and the calculation of calculating the astronomical phenomena was particularly large. He did not have an electronic computer, so he could only calculate it by hand. The hard work could be imagined.

If he hadn't simplified the algorithm, he wouldn't have calculated it at all.

Even if he can't be sure that everything is correct, just the right part is fine.

Whenever such a celestial phenomenon appears, the Jiajing Emperor in Beijing will think of him. Why worry, Emperor Jiajing will not summon him again.

Of course, it would be best if someone mentioned him in front of the emperor. So he took out two silver ingots and stuffed them to Eunuch Teng. He said, "Of course, Eunuch Teng needs to be fulfilled. Dedicating this book to Eunuch Huang may be able to solve problems for Eunuch Huang."

Eunuch Teng weighed the silver in his hand, and it was about two or three hundred taels.

As a young eunuch, he rarely touched silver in the palace. But after all, he was Huang Jin's silver, and he didn't know that he was smashed by these two or three hundred taels of silver. But these two or three hundred taels of silver are a stepping stone. You may not be able to succeed, but without this thing, you must never succeed.

Master Teng said, "You write a memorial and I will take it to the capital and hand it over to my godfather. What will happen next depends on your luck."

Zhou Mengchen thanked him, but he did not write it himself.

Zhou Mengchen knew his abilities and his literary talent was not conspicuous among the ancients. He could only borrow Uncle Zhang's writing. So Uncle Zhang wrote a romance and took it back to Beijing by Eunuch Teng.

This unforgettable confession soon came to Huang Jin's hands.

After Huang Jin read it, he couldn't help but say, "Is this written by Zhou Mengchen?"

Tengxiang said carefully: "It seems that it is not, it was written by Zhou Mengchen's friend."

Huang Jin sighed and said, "This is the top scholar's work. Even if I don't give Zhou Mengchen face, I will give this article a face."

Huang Jin is still aware of the goods, and Zhang Juzheng's current writing skills are naturally first-class. Between the top scholar, it only depends on his luck.

So Huang Jin collected this letter of confession and Zhou Mengchen's booklet for prediction of celestial phenomena. Taking advantage of the interval of Jiajing's practice, he presented it and said, "I have a new good article. Please read it to your Majesty."

Jiajing looked carefully. Suddenly, he closed his eyes and pondered, saying, "The Empress Dowager has been away for several years." Then, without waiting for Huang Jin to answer, he asked and answered himself, saying, "It's been seven years. I'm also my only son."

Jiajing believed that he was a filial son. After his father left, he depended on his mother for his own sake, and could especially feel the relationship between mother and son. He said, "Since Zhou Mengchen refused to obey the imperial edict, it would be fine."

The world is so big that I don’t know how many things are needed every day, and Jiajing needs to deal with them. Jiajing also forgot about the solar eclipse at that time.

And Jiajing also has a temper.

Since Zhou Mengchen wanted to be a filial son, how could Jiajing fail to fulfill it? Naturally, he would not mention the issue of another edict. But he opened Zhou Mengchen's booklet to write, suddenly frowned and said, "Summon the Imperial Heaven to Supervise."

A moment later, Yang Shoujing, the Imperial Heaven Supervisor, came.

Jiajing passed the booklet in his hand to Yang Shoujing and said, "Do you think the things here are true or false."

When Yang Shoujing saw it, his heart was shocked and he didn't reply for a long time.

The things written in this booklet are not complicated and very brief. After all, Zhou Mengchen felt that writing too deeply for Emperor Jiajing was not necessarily able to understand, but there are also basic principles.

In the eyes of an insider, this booklet seems to be like a dragon sect in the clouds, where you can only see the insightful insights of one claw and half scales, but most of the rest can’t be understood.

This makes it difficult for him to evaluate whether it is right or wrong.

Jiajing ignored these things and just asked, "Is this book written true or false?"

Yang Shoujing pondered for a long time, but couldn't say a word.

I dare not say it is true, but I dare not say it is false.

Emperor Jiajing was a top master in scrutinizing people's hearts. Without Yang Shoujing's words, he had guessed most of the time and continued to ask: "He said that there will be a lunar eclipse in May this year. Is it true or false?"

Under Jiajing's pressing step by step, Yang Shoujing had to reply and said, "I think it may be true."

Emperor Jiajing's heart is clear.

What may be true, how much is this different from Mo Xu?

Jiajing may not understand many things, but Jiajing looked at people accurately. He had never seen Zhou Mengchen yet, but he had already accurately judged the quality of Zhou Mengchen and Yang Shoujing.

Zhou Mengchen is better than Yang Shoujing.

There is nothing else. If Yang Shoujing is better than Zhou Mengchen, he will naturally be able to judge the authenticity of Zhou Mengchen's booklet. He will not say such ambiguous words.

When Jiajing thought of this, he suddenly felt that the lunar eclipse written in this book was extremely dazzling.

How long has it been passed for a solar eclipse? Now there is a lunar eclipse.

Could it be that there are really treacherous ministers in this court, or that Emperor Jiajing himself is a foolish monarch?

When Emperor Jiajing thought of this, his mind changed suddenly. He didn't want to summon Zhou Mengchen, who was scolding him again, and the emperor also wanted to save face. Although many civil officials could return the edict, not Amacao and Dog had this power.

But at this moment, a little bit of grudge against face was no longer in the hearts of Emperor Jiajing.

Emperor Jiajing said: "Huang Daban."

Huang Jin said, "I am here."

Emperor Jiajing said: "You send capable personnel and go there again, so that Zhou Mengchen must come to Beijing. As for his mother, he will be appointed as a respectful person and a local prefecture and county to support him well. He is not allowed to refuse any more."

Gongren is one of the ranks of the Lady of the Imperial Decree.

Not all the ladies of imperial edicts can be called ladies. In the Ming Dynasty, the first and second ranks are called ladies, the third ranks are called Shuren, the fourth ranks are called Gongren, the fifth ranks are called Yiren, the sixth ranks are called Anren, and the seventh ranks are called Ruren.

In other words, Zhou's mother's grade is higher than Zhou Mengchen's own.

Of course, these imperial edicts have no real power, they are just an honor, and can even be bought and sold. After orthodox, one can pay money and grain to get a reward from a parent, and the gift is such an imperial edict.

But even so, the fourth-rank imperial edict still has some value.

It's not something that money can buy.

With this wife of imperial decree, it also showed the emperor's attention to Zhou Mengchen, and letting the local government support him was also considered to relieve Zhou Mengchen's worries.

As for whether it is really not a problem, Emperor Jiajing doesn't care. What he cares is that Zhou Mengchen must go to Beijing. He doesn't want to be embarrassed by the celestial phenomena again.

Huang Jin felt aroused in his heart and said to himself: "I am wrong to count the importance Your Majesty attaches importance to the celestial phenomena." He immediately adjusted his attention to Zhou Mengchen and said: "I obey the order."

After Huang Jin was ordered, no one was replaced. He called Teng Xiang over, gave him this advice, sent him to Wuchang City again, and asked him to bring Zhou Mengchen over this time, no matter what happened.
Chapter completed!