Chapter 356
I don’t know if it was Wu Chengzhi who gave Bai Bo Yimen Wu’s five thousand acres of academic fields. In this year’s Henan Prefecture Examination, the scholars from the Bai Bo Wu family performed very well. A scholar from the Cheng generation and two good generations successfully passed the trial.
Of course, they still cannot compare with Wu Haowen. Wu Haowen's grades are the result of a child prodigy plus super hard work plus the secret book of the imperial examination (given by Cai Jing). Oh, he is still a student! How can the children of the Baibo Wu family in Luoyang compare? Therefore, the three candidates of the Baibo Wu family who passed the Interpretation Examination are not ranked high in the Interpretation Examination, and there is no sure thing to win.
However, this is not the reason why Wu Zhongyi took them to the "Tongzi Tower". Wu Zhongyi wanted three talented men from the Wu family who were not well-versed in the world to avoid Wu Haogu, an extremely negative role model.
Is Wu Haogu very negative?
Of course it’s negative! A calligraphy and painting businessman who has not even passed the exam has now become so rich that it is unimaginable. How can he not be negative?
According to Yan Shu, an authoritative expert in the wealth and honor world, Wu Haogu's wealth has long passed the level of "heavy waist and cool pillow", but has reached the point of "the music returns to the courtyard, and the lights go down the stairs". If the scholars of the Baibo Wu family fantasized about how they wore gold and silver when their ancestors were rich, and how they were big fish and meat, they would definitely doubt their life value when they saw Wu Haogu's current life.
Moreover, Wu Haogu is not only rich but also expensive. He is now a rampant official in the seventh rank! He also has a fat and fat business in the world of the Heshimabos. He is still so young. According to his official career, it will be no difficulty to become a "noble official" in the future.
By then, the Wu Haogu family will become a wealthy general!
Wouldn't such a wealthy and tyrant businessman completely subvert the Song Dynasty's outlook on life and values of "there is a certain person in the book"?
Since Wu Haogu who "don't read" (actually Wu Haogu reads more books than anyone else) can become rich to this extent, what's the point of working hard to study and take the imperial examination? Why not learn to do business with Wu Haogu?
Therefore, Wu Zhongyi simply refused to let his three juren live in the Wu family's mansion or the Lihua Villa, but moved to the simple "tube building" to work hard.
By the way, Wu Haowen did not give the "Imperial Examination Secret Books" obtained from Wu Haogu to Wu Zhongyi as a secret book, and it cannot be easily shown to others unless it is approved by Cai Jing. Cai Jing only gave the "secret Books" to Wu Haogu, but did not hand it over to Wu Haowen. Wu Haowen is not a member of the Zhong Party of Cai after all.
Therefore, Wu Haogu would not admit that he had read the "secret book" for Wu Haowen, otherwise there would be such kindness between Wu Haowen and Cai Jing... The Song people respected their teachers very much!
On the night when Wu Haogu returned to the Xiwu family mansion in Kaifeng Prefecture, his eldest disciple Mi Youren and his third disciple Zhang Zeduan came to pay their respects.
Mi Youren has been studying hard these days, and has also taken the lead exam with Ji Yi to take the lead exam for the Imperial College, and now he has been awarded an official position. He can no longer enjoy the exemption of the Imperial College student, and must take the lead exam (locking the hall test).
"How could I be the winner?"
When Wu Haogu saw Mi Youren, he asked him if he had passed the imperial examination.
"I've won." Mi Youren shook his head and said, "Don't take the twelfth place in the exam."
It is of course easier to get the head test in Kaifeng Prefecture than the head test, but it cannot be compared with other places. Because there are too many people taking the head test in Kaifeng Prefecture (Lock Hall Test), the competition is quite fierce. It is not easy for Mi Youren to get the twelfth place, but it may not necessarily be a steadfast Jinshi. In Wu Haogu's impression, Mi Youren was not from a Jinshi in history.
But then again, Wu Haogu doesn't want Mi Youren to go to high school now, because once Mi Youren goes to high school, he will not be used by Wu Haogu.
So it is better to fail, so that Wu Haogu can take him to Jiehe Maritime Service as an official. With this good student's help, Jiehe Maritime Service's mission can do its best.
In addition, Wu Haogu also planned to teach him his human sketching skills after Mi Youren "failed". Then he would give him a chance to go abroad...
"Where is Ji Yizhi?" Wu Haogu asked again, "He took the exam too, right?"
"I've got the exam and I'll be the first place." Mi Youren said, "I'm obviously going to win the exam today."
Ji Yi's knowledge is much better than Mi Youren. Although he was a businessman, he is a "seed" of studying hard. Unlike Mi Youren, he spent too much energy on calligraphy and painting.
"Yuanhui, you have to take the exam well," Wu Haogu said with a smile. "If you pass the Jinshi, you will always have days to be recommended to join the two governments in the future."
Mi Youren smiled bitterly: "Teacher, if you fail, you have to ask me for an internment in Jiehe Maritime."
"I will definitely win, I will win!" Wu Haogu shook his head, "I haven't gotten the exam yet. You can't say such words, and you can't have such thoughts."
“What the teacher taught me is.”
Having said this, Mi Youren knew in his heart that Wu Haogu would definitely leave a position for him in Jiehe Maritime.
Wu Haogu nodded and said, "Yuanhui, it's getting late. You should go home and study earlier. You are not like those poor children who can take the exam for a lifetime. The imperial examination is this class for you, and you must do your best to get the exam."
"The student understands, the student has said goodbye."
After seeing off Mi Youren, Wu Haogu and Zhang Zeduan and Du Wenyu did not go back to the house, but rode out of the city together and headed to the Lihua Villa.
It turned out that the two pregnant lions in Wu Haogu's family were not in the mansion in Kaifeng City, but in the Pear Blossom Garden outside the city.
Wu Haogu rushed over now, first, to see how the two pregnant women are doing now? Second, naturally, to make Du Wenyu and the two master's wives have a good relationship...
"The right way," Wu Haogu asked Zhang Zeduan on the way out of the city, "Do you two master's wives know that your senior sister followed me to Qingzhou?"
"I know a little..." Zhang Zeduan glanced at his senior sister and found that she blushed and lowered her head and rode on the horse. "Senior sister, it's been a long time since she paid tribute to the two senior sisters."
Wu Haogu thought: Pan Qiaolian might not know that she is a little rough, but Ximen Qing's wife was so heartless, how could she not have imagined? It is really difficult for them to join forces! We must find a way to break their alliance. Dividing and conquering is the best!
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"Reply to the eldest lady, the eldest sister, the husband has indeed used the body of a servant..."
Just as Wu Haogu rushed to the Lihua Villa, his newly acquired "manager" Yan Po'er had already arrived first and was reporting to Pan Qiaolian and Ximen Qing.
"Hmph!" Pan Qiaolian, who was sitting on a rose chair with her big belly, snorted, "Big Pervert!"
It is true that men become bad when they have money!
Wu Haogu is getting worse and worse now...
"Sister," Ximen Qing looked indifferent and said with a smile, "We asked Miss Yan to accompany the husband to avoid being lonely on the journey? Isn't Miss Yan's body just for the husband to use to destroy the fire?"
Ximen Qing's abacus is very good. She actually doesn't care about Wu Haogu playing outside... When he reaches the level of Wu Haogu, it is normal to "play". If he doesn't play, he will be a saint or eunuch.
But holding hands with what kind of woman is a problem!
What's the point of being afraid of using Yan Po'er to defeat Fire? Can Wu Haogu still take her into the door as a concubine? It's impossible, and Yan Po'er wouldn't agree. The two of them just want to have fun and will not add competitors in the house.
Besides, Wu Dalang is now? He is the time to be strong and is still working hard under Lin Wancheng's guidance these days. His body is getting stronger day by day. How can he never have a woman?
"Did Dalang look for another woman?" Pan Qiaolian asked again.
"No..." Yan Po'er paused, "But there are other women who are going to find the official."
"Who?" Ximen Qing asked.
"Miss Du." Yan Po'er replied.
"Miss Du? Which Madam Du?" Pan Qiaolian asked.
Ximen Qing said: "Sister, it's Du Wenyu! Haven't you noticed that she hasn't come to the house to pay tribute for a long time? Zhang Zeduan came every now and then."
"Hmph!" Pan Qiaolian hummed, "I knew that the old man of the Du family and Du Wenyu, the little fox, were not at ease!"
Ximen Qing also frowned. The three-person walk has now become four-person!
"Sister, what should we do?" Pan Qiaolian was a little confused at this time. Can Wu Haoguna Du Wenyu be a concubine really stop him?
"There are family rules!" Ximen Qing said, "Sister, you must nod in this matter. As long as you don't agree, Dalang can only raise Du Wenyu to make an outdoor room."
“Outdoor?”
Pan Qiaolian frowned and said, "How is the difference between an outdoor room and a concubine?"
Ximen Qing said: "It's different. The children born by the concubine are also from the Wu family, and they are born in the outer room... that's a sinful life!"
Nie Shengzi cannot inherit the property owned by Wu Haogu and is under the supervision of the internal account office!
Now the property of Wu Haogu's family is actually divided into three parts. The first part is the extremely value-added part of Wu Haogu's pre-marital property; the second part is the dowry brought by Pan Qiaolian and the benefits brought by the value-added dowry; the third part is the small amount of property brought by Ximen Qing, all of which are Ximen Qing's private houses (Ximen Qing does not have a dowry), and the money is also invested in the inner account to enjoy the value-added benefits.
The first and second parts account for 97% of the property managed by the Wu family, and Ximen Qing only accounts for 3% of the money.
These three parts of the property now jointly support the expenses of the Wu family and the Wu Haogu's cause. It seems to be common property, but when it is inherited by the next generation in the future, it will be different.
The property owned by Pan Qiaolian and Ximen Qing must be inherited by their children! Wu Haogu’s pre-marital property and subsequent value-added part are divided equally by the children born by Pan Qiaolian and Ximen Qing…
Chapter completed!