The Ming Dynasty started with caution

"I can't think of a way." Yan Chengjin respectfully handed over the letter.

Emperor Hongzhi and others breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, there was nothing the prince could do, otherwise the prince's tail would have risen to the sky.

As for Zhang Yanling's life and death, no one will care.

Zhu Houzhao came over and whispered: "Lao Gao, if you gain the trust of your mother, you will have a backer in the court just like me."

Yan Chengjin felt that what Zhu Houzhao said made some sense.

Emperor Hongzhi saw the two of them in the main hall, whispering in front of the Queen Mother and him, which was extremely rude behavior.

"What kind of decency do you two have?! Talking to the Queen Mother behind my back, can't I hear you?"

Zhu Houzhao stepped aside angrily.

Yan Chengjin bowed and said, "I just discussed a solution with the prince. It may be feasible."

Zhu Houzhao's eyes reflected, Lao Gao really has some tricks up his sleeve.

Emperor Hongzhi was a little surprised, and Queen Zhang looked expectant and became solemn.

"Your Majesty, this letter was sent back by a servant of the Zhang Mansion?"

Emperor Hongzhi didn't know either, so he looked at Xiao Jing, and Xiao Jing understood: "I will ask you now."

After a while, Xiao Jing came back: "Your Majesty, it was brought back by the servants who accompanied Uncle Jianchang to the northwest."

Yan Chengjin said: "It may be feasible. Please allow your Majesty to allow the minister's eldest son to enter the palace."

With that said, he gave Jin Yiwei a few more instructions, half an hour later.

How could he lead a big dog into the palace? The shepherd dog that Yan Chengjin kept as a guard in Xinfu was trained to be extremely smart.

This shepherd dog was bought from a Franji man in Liangxiang.

Yan Chengjin was surprised when he saw it. Two hundred years later, the Franji people trained a large number of shepherd dogs.

This kind of dog was widely used in hunting and detection in later generations.

In the Ming Dynasty, it was extremely suitable for hunting down dens of thieves in deep mountains and old forests, searching for Japanese pirates who came ashore on the southeast coast, and catching horse bandits in the northwest desert.

Yan Chengjin was wondering whether to set up a dog team in the Ming Dynasty, the official dog yamen.

When He Neng met the emperor, the queen mother and others, he did not panic much and saluted the three of them. These etiquettes were taught in the family rules.

Liu Jian pointed at the dog and said indifferently: "Yan Chengjin, is this what you are talking about?"

The ancients knew that dogs could guard doors, but they did not know that their sense of smell was far superior to that of ordinary people and was extremely sensitive.

In the mountains and forests of Guizhou, Guangxi and Jiangxi, the bandit-suppressing governors led their troops every day to climb deep mountains and old forests, searching for them all.

Therefore, suppressing bandits was the hardest job in the Ming Dynasty, and no one wanted to do it.

If there are official dogs searching, a large number of thieves can be captured quickly.

Yan Chengjin said: "Master, please don't look down on this dog. He is very smart. He can find the bandits' den hidden in the mountains. If Master Liu doesn't believe it, you can give it a try."

Liu Jian took off the white jade from his waist and placed it next to the dog's nose like a treasure: "Take a photo, whose is this?"

I saw the dog sniffing it, then walked to Liu Jianjian and sat down.

Emperor Hongzhi was greatly surprised and exclaimed: "This dog is really smart!"

Yan Chengjin nodded and said: "Send this dog to the northwest. You can find the whereabouts of the bandits without searching for a trap. Yang Yiqing will definitely get twice the result with half the effort in destroying the bandits."

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian clicked their tongues in amazement. They didn't keep dogs at home. How could they have imagined that dogs could have such wonderful uses?

"If there is such a fan dog, wouldn't it be easy to capture the chieftain who is looking for the southwest?" Xie Qian asked.

The chieftains in the southwest dared to confront the imperial court because they were confident that they could hide in the mountains and avoid being hunted by the imperial court.

Yan Chengjin nodded: "Mr.

Liu Jian and others felt deeply regretful.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Without further delay, let's send it to the northwest."

Coming out of Kunning Palace,

Zhu Houzhao followed the shepherd dog and asked He Neng happily: "What's its name?"

He Neng said with a smile: "My name is Lao Zhao. The young master gave me the name. I'm grateful that the prince likes it."

"Lao Gao, your names are always so inelegant. When this dog comes back from the northwest, will you give it to me?" Zhu Houzhao said happily.

As if he didn't hear it, Yan Chengjin said indifferently: "I want to use it to see the new courtyard. I bought it for three hundred taels of silver and cannot give it to His Highness."

It is extremely rare to see another one in Liangxiang.

Not long after, the Ministry of War ordered someone to take away the dog and send it to the northwest.

…

Liangxiang,

Wang Shouren was giving lectures in the library, and many great scholars came to challenge him every day, including Yang Tinghe.

Today is the spring day of the fifteenth year of Hongzhi.

Yan Chengjin came to Gongyuan and said: "After the general examination, there will be the palace examination. I can't help you with anything, so you have to work hard.

When I read about the past and present, I was able to achieve the first place in the Three Yuan Dynasty. Thinking about it now, I realized that it was a hard-earned achievement. "

He Neng looked at Yan Chengjin bragging in front of others, and his expression turned contemptuous. The young master rarely read books, and kept memorizing the answers to the questions written by the master. He fell asleep at midnight every day and woke up at midnight.

Song Jing looked ashamed and said, "Students are far inferior to adults. Students will work hard."

Zhu Houzhao came riding a little mare. Liu Jin held the reins, pointed to the distance and said, "Your Highness, Song Jing is over there!"

Song Jing was Zhu Houzhao's warrior, and the examination was the most important part in selecting a scholar, so he naturally wanted to take a look.

"Do you want me to teach you how to cheat?"

Song Jing's expression changed continuously. Zhu Houzhao often took exams in Zhan Shi's house and was very experienced in cheating. He couldn't help but want to teach Song Jing.

He was riding on a horse, making a loud noise. The scholars around looked over and recognized that this was the young Zhu scholar from Liangxiang, and turned away.

The young Zhu scholar often behaved unexpectedly, so even if he cheated, it was nothing strange.

Song Jing bowed slightly to Zhu Houzhao: "Student dare not."

Zhu Houzhao said unhappily: "No one will find out, otherwise, with your wooden head, how can you pass the exam? If you don't pass the exam, I will send you to the palace to be a eunuch."

Yan Chengjin looked at Liu Jin, who waved his hands and cried: "It's not what we taught, Lord Yan, please don't misunderstand."

Zhu Houzhao was competitive and had long regarded several warriors as his own sons. It was understandable that Wang Shouren didn't pass the exam when he met Lao Gao.

But the candidates who took the exam with Song Jing were all rookies, especially Xie Pi, who was silly. Every time he saw him, he would only say one sentence: Student, I have seen your highness. He despised such a fool the most.

Song Jing said goodbye and walked into the Imperial Examination Hall.

Yan Chengjin saw Li Dongyang and Zhang Sheng standing in front of the door, and without staying for long, he returned to the duty room of the Duchayuan.

At this time, Zhou Yu was standing on the only way to the Duchayuan. When he saw Yan Chengjin, he came up to him and said with a smile: "My dear nephew, I haven't talked about business with you for a long time."

"What does the Lord of Changning want to see me for?" Yan Chengjin kept a distance of three meters, not wanting to have too much contact with Zhou Yu, "Lord, don't you know that if you have an affair with a foreign relative, you will be impeached?"

"I will leave after I finish talking, and I won't harm you. The collapsed house business in the northwest will be given to me, right?" Zhou Yu said with a shy face.

His Majesty has issued an order and still dares to rob. It seems that Zhou Yu also knows that as long as the Silk Road continues to open, he can make money for hundreds of years.

It's like Mount Fuji in later generations. As long as the mountain is still there, the Tokugawa family can keep collecting rent.

Yan Chengjin said, "If you want it, take it."

When Zhou Yu has built the collapsed house, he will report it to His Majesty. In this way, all these illegal buildings will be his.

Without spending a penny, he can build collapsed houses along the entire Silk Road in the northwest.

Zhou Yu was overjoyed when he heard this: "My dear nephew, I think you are the only honest official in the whole capital."

Yan Chengjin hurriedly bowed and said, "I don't deserve it. Please write a written document first, saying that Your Majesty has approved it."

Zhou Yu was dumbfounded. After thinking about it, he said, "Your Majesty will certainly approve it."

This kid certainly doesn't know that he has asked His Majesty, but His Majesty didn't allow it.

What he doesn't know is that Yan Chengjin already knows that he has asked His Majesty, Liu Jin said.

The next morning, Yan Chengjin asked for leave from Emperor Hongzhi and went to Li's house.

Li Dongyang had to stay in the Imperial Examination Hall for three days. At this time, Li's house was empty.

Li Qing'e wore a sky-blue long skirt, and she was pretty and a little plump.

She often did needlework in the mansion, and read books, and occasionally went to Xie's mansion to find Xie Xiangling.

The fat maid Feng Jiao smiled and said, "Master Yan hasn't come to see the young lady for a long time."

This fat maid was always so enthusiastic that Yan Chengjin always felt that she had some dangerous ideas.

He couldn't help but look at He Neng on the side. If Qing'e married into the Yan mansion, he would betroth this fat maid to He Neng.