Traveling through history leaving a name

Chapter 312 Wanli's Curiosity

Fifteen or sixteen years old, already about to graduate.

Zhang Qingfeng directly transferred to this grade, which really puzzled many people.

"What's your name? How did you get here?"

During class break, many people surrounded Zhang Qingfeng and asked him questions.

"Hello, brothers. My name is Zhou Qingfeng. I'm a newcomer to the inner school. I hope you will take care of me in the future." Zhang Qingfeng bowed his hands and saluted everyone.

"Zhou Qingfeng, how old are you?" someone asked Zhang Qingfeng.

"My little brother is 13 this year." Zhang Qingfeng replied, his position was very low.

"You're only thirteen, so your knowledge is very good, otherwise you wouldn't be able to be in our class." Someone said to Zhang Qingfeng.

"Don't dare, my younger brother just studied in a private school for five years before entering the palace." Zhang Qingfeng explained.

"Brothers, this is the candy that the younger brother brought when he came. I'll treat everyone to some candy." Zhang Qingfeng took out a food box and said to everyone.

When Zhang Qingfeng came to Nei Shu Tang today, he expected this moment, so he brought a lot of things and prepared to build a good relationship with the classmates here.

Zhang Qingfeng distributed candy to everyone one by one, and quickly established a relationship with everyone, after all, it is not easy to eat people.

"Hey, Zhou Qingfeng, which father-in-law are you under? You're so rich." Someone asked Zhang Qingfeng while eating candy.

"My younger brother is Pang Baopang's father-in-law." Zhang Qingfeng announced his family name.

"Eunuch Pang, it's no wonder that you are a scholar in the inner school, and you have a future with Eunuch Pang." The man gave Zhang Qingfeng a thumbs up.

Everyone knows that Pang Bao is the confidant eunuch of Concubine Zheng, and Concubine Zheng is the most beloved concubine of Emperor Wanli, with great power in the palace.

It's no wonder that Zhang Qingfeng was able to study in the inner school.

There are tens of thousands of eunuchs in the palace, but fewer than a few hundred people can enter the inner study hall. Without the support of the chief eunuch in the palace, ordinary people don't even think about being able to come in to study.

The reason why there were tens of thousands of eunuchs in the palace of the Ming Dynasty, and even at most 10,000+ eunuchs, which can be called the highest in history, is mainly because the power of eunuchs is so attractive.

Eunuchs are also officials. Being a eunuch in the palace is equivalent to being on the same level as the civil servants of the court.

If it is said that the imperial examination is like thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge, there are millions of people competing.

However, there are only tens of thousands of eunuchs competing, so the chances of achieving a high position are naturally much higher, only a small sacrifice of the second brother is required.

There were no eunuchs in the Qing Dynasty, and there were only more than 1000 eunuchs in the palace at the time, which is enough to explain the problem.

In the Ming Dynasty, Neishutang was the place that all young eunuchs yearned for, because as long as they graduated from here, they would definitely be able to become eunuchs.

However, when Zhang Qingfeng actually entered the inner study hall, he discovered that this was not a good place.

First of all, the management of the inner study hall is very strict, and the students studying in the inner study hall have no way to leave the inner study hall at ordinary times.

Moreover, every student has a very heavy workload every day and only has one day off in a month.

Zhang Qingfeng was studying in the inner school and waited for more than half a month before he had the chance to return to Jingyang Palace.

"Your Majesty, when I'm not around, is everything okay here?" Zhang Qingfeng asked Concubine Gong with concern.

During his half a month in the inner study hall, he was also very anxious. He was afraid that something bad would happen when he was not around.

"I'm fine, don't worry, Steward Wang and the others treat me respectfully." Concubine Gong said to Zhang Qingfeng.

"Your Majesty, how much did Steward Wang earn from selling soap in the past half month? Did he hide anything from you?" Zhang Qingfeng asked Concubine Gong.

"Wang Guanshi sold more than 1000 pieces of soap while you were away, and gave me 2000 taels of silver." Concubine Gong said.

"Only sold for 1000 yuan?" Zhang Qingfeng was surprised.

"Wang Guanshi said that the previous soap sold a little too much, but now it can't be sold anymore, so we can only sell it slowly." Concubine Gong said.

I believe him a ghost!
Zhang Qingfeng was speechless, he was sure that this eunuch Wang must have shipped more than 1000 yuan of soap.

I don’t know how much Eunuch Wang sold during his absence for more than half a month, but it was definitely more than 1000 yuan.

Zhang Qingfeng is a little suspicious now, is it premeditated by eunuch Wang to let him go to the inner school to study, the purpose is to sell more goods while he is away, and then keep the money he earns by himself.

You know, after entering the inner school, most people need to study for several years at the fastest. After a few years, God knows what will happen outside.

"Where is Manager Wang? Where is he?" Zhang Qingfeng asked Concubine Gong.

"Steward Wang is out of the palace on business. It is said that he will not come back until a few days." Concubine Gong said.

Hearing Concubine Gong's words, Zhang Qingfeng frowned immediately, he was sure now that there must be something wrong with this eunuch Wang, maybe he was guilty of not wanting to see him, and deliberately avoided him.

Otherwise, why did he come out early and late, and slipped away during the holidays in the inner school.

However, Zhang Qingfeng did not tell Concubine Gong his doubts, after all he was not sure whether this matter was what he thought.

Although Zhang Qingfeng was very suspicious of Eunuch Wang, he still had to pack up his things and go back to the inner school to study the next day.

At this time, Zhang Qingfeng was quite familiar with the Neishutang, and he also made many friends in it.

At the same time, many people also know Zhou Qingfeng's name, just because everyone knows Zhou Qingfeng's photographic memory.

Zhang Qingfeng's photographic memory attracted the attention of some eunuchs. After these people came to the inner school, they would test Zhang Qingfeng to see if Zhang Qingfeng really had a photographic memory.

The fact that so many eunuchs pay attention to Zhang Qingfeng is not because they think highly of him, but because they come here to see something strange.

It's like a big star came out in a certain village and town in the later generations. This star went home for the New Year, and everyone in the village went to see it.

Photographic memory has always been a legendary skill. Every time a person with photographic memory appears in history, it will always be recorded in history books.

Many people have only seen the records of their photographic memory in books all their lives, and have never seen it with their own eyes.

And now a living person with a photographic memory appears in this era, which naturally arouses the curiosity and onlookers of many people.

With the ability of photographic memory, Zhang Qingfeng is also able to study in the inner school like a duck to water. As long as he has read the content, he can remember it verbatim.

What other people think is very tiring to learn, in Zhang Qingfeng's view, it is very simple.

"You are Zhou Qingfeng? You are ready to follow me. Long live to see you." On this day, an old eunuch found Zhang Qingfeng.

Long live, naturally refers to Emperor Wanli.

The title Long Live or Long Live Lord emerged from the Wanli era, and the emperor of the Qing Dynasty also adopted this title decades later.

"Long live Lord, you want to see me?" Zhang Qingfeng was very surprised when he heard the old eunuch's words!
"You don't have to be surprised. Long live, I just heard that you have a photographic memory, so I'm curious to see if it's true." The old eunuch said to Zhang Qingfeng.

"This……"

Zhang Qingfeng was a little speechless, he didn't expect that Emperor Wanli wanted to see him because of his photographic memory.

"Recently, the story of you in the palace is so miraculous that even Long Live is alarmed, you are really capable!" The old eunuch said to Zhang Qingfeng.

"The little one didn't dare, and the little one didn't expect it to become like this." Zhang Qingfeng heard the displeasure in the old eunuch's tone, and quickly bowed his head to sincerely defend.

"Come with me, don't keep Wan Sui waiting." The old eunuch said to Zhang Qingfeng.

Afterwards, under the watchful eyes of many people, Zhang Qingfeng followed the old eunuch and left Neishutang, and then headed towards the palace where the emperor was.

"You are Zhou Qingfeng? I heard that you have a photographic memory?"

In Qianqing Palace, Emperor Wanli asked Zhang Qingfeng very interestedly.

Beside Emperor Wanli, there was also a beautiful young woman about 35 years old, who also looked at Zhang Qingfeng very curiously.

"Long Live Lord, the younger one is Zhou Qingfeng." Zhang Qingfeng knelt down to Emperor Wanli and said.

(End of this chapter)