Chapter 296: Thank You Eunuch for the Beating when I First Arrived in the Capital!

Chapter 296: First time in the capital... Thank you, eunuch, for the beating!

Yuyao, Zhejiang, is located in the east of the Ming Dynasty. There is sea to the east and north, which is also the sea area of ​​Hangzhou Bay in the future.

It was a sunny day, but the mansion of Wang family in Yuyao was particularly lively. People in the city were talking about the fact that the Wang family had a champion, and the whole family was going to move to the capital to live.

All the prominent figures in Yuyao County came to the Wang Mansion to say goodbye, and even some big figures from Shaoxing Prefecture came, and even the Yuyao County Magistrate had to accompany him.

In March, the sea breeze in Yuyao was very gentle, and the breath of spring occupied the entire stage. Wild flowers bloomed everywhere. Walking on the street, you can always smell a faint fragrance, not faint or greasy, just pure, which makes people feel very peaceful.

At night, spring rain often comes. It sneaks into the night with the breeze, moistening the land silently, making the black eaves of the entire Yuyao city and the bluestone pavement on the street covered with a layer of misty water.

The drizzle gently fell on the tarpaulins of shops on the street, without making much noise, but just washed away some fallen leaves and dust, making the shops look much more energetic.

In August of the 16th year of Chenghua, Wang Hua, a native of Yuyao, participated in the Zhejiang Provincial Examination in Hangzhou and was initially planned to be the first.

However, this scholar Wang, who had failed in the examination for more than ten years, was also full of disasters. After passing the examination, when he was about to thank the examiner, he was considered unbecoming to be wearing white clothes, so he was demoted to the second place and Li Min, who was in the same subject, was selected as the first place.

The next year, in February of the 17th year of Chenghua, Wang Hua and Li Min went to Beijing to take the examination at the same time, and their fate seemed to be reversed. Li Min failed the exam, but Wang Hua passed it on the first try. He was even selected as the champion in the palace examination, becoming the first in the Xinchou year and was selected as a compiler in the Hanlin Academy.

In the era when the imperial examination was king, if one person succeeded, everyone would rise to prominence. Wang Hua became a compiler in the Hanlin Academy, and naturally many people rushed to establish a relationship with him.

More than ten carriages stopped at the main gate of the palace. The Wang family moved to Beijing to settle down this time, and most of the servants in the palace had to follow them, leaving only some old servants to look after the house, so more carriages were needed.

The front of the palace was already surrounded by residents of Yuyao City. Everyone had heard that the people in the palace were leaving for Beijing today, and they all came to join in the fun.

At this time, the backyard of the palace was also busy.

"Toothbrush, and soap, take them all..."

Xu Xin smiled and swung leisurely on the recliner, watching several maids busying around. The family of the palace had a lot of wealth, and he basically lived a life of luxury. He was really used to enjoying it in this life, and he was too lazy to move when he went out to Beijing.

He spent too much time in this life, and he would "invent" some things when he was bored, such as toothbrushes, soaps, perfumes, refined white sugar, etc.

For the above-mentioned "inventions", Xu Xin, who was a time traveler at the beginning, naturally did not master the mature technology, but he had been an emperor for decades, and gave his subordinates some general instructions. It was not difficult to make these things. His subordinates presented the production process, and Xu Xin naturally knew how to do it.

In this life, in order to make his life better, he "invented" these things. In addition, Xu Xin must have a deep bond with the Wang family in this life, so developing and expanding the family is also something he must do.

As long as the above-mentioned "inventions" are well managed, they are all sources of wealth. Of course, the premise is that you can keep them. The Wang family may have some problems doing these things in the past, but now that Wang Hua is the top scholar in high school, some official matters can be tried to solve them.

I don't know how long it took, when several big bags filled the last carriage, Xu Xin followed the carriage, and the Wang family set off northward.

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At noon on this day in early April, Xu Xin was taking a nap in a spacious carriage. This carriage was in the middle of the team. It was covered with bedding he prepared himself. It was very soft and did not feel too much bumps.

The spring breeze of April blew slowly. The grass grew green on the roadside outside the capital. The flying orioles were scared away by the men and women who went out for an outing. There were voices everywhere.

There were two rows of green willow trees along the moat, swaying their graceful figures, examining the people who came from all over the world outside the city.

A convoy of more than ten carriages came from afar, lined up on the official road, waiting to enter the city.

"Beijing, here I come!"

Xu Xin lifted the curtain of the carriage, turned his little head to the window, looked at the city wall of Beijing from afar, and said this sentence silently in his heart.

The Wang family moved from Yuyao to Beijing. The mountain scenery along the way satisfied Xu Xin's desire to travel and gave him a deeper understanding of this unfamiliar Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty during the Chenghua period was a rare peaceful world. This "tyrant" who favored his wet nurse and eunuchs in the eyes of scholars was the real revival leader of the Ming Dynasty.

Chenghua plundered the court, defeated the Jurchens, and frightened the Mongols and Japanese pirates. He appointed Jinyiwei and Dongchang on a large scale, and established Xichang. The high officials in the court were naturally trembling in fear when facing this emperor. In his era, there were not many monsters who dared to do whatever they wanted, so the world was naturally peaceful.

"Young Master, do you want to get off the carriage!"

The guards of the Wang family saw Xu Xin lifting the curtains and took the initiative to ask. In recent years, Wang Hua and his wife have had many children, and Xu Xin has also grown from a young master to a big master.

Facing the guards' questions, Xu Xin just nodded and smiled. He is used to smiling all the time, and such people are always easy to make people feel good.

He was usually taciturn, which was also part of his practice. The servants and guards of the palace, the maids, etc., got used to it over time and could understand his meaning from some subtle responses.

Xu Xin got off the carriage and turned his ankle slightly, letting the soles of his shoes touch the land, as if he wanted to experience the uniqueness of the land in the capital.

There were quite a lot of people entering the capital, and the capital was strictly prohibited, so the queue was a bit long. At that moment, some small stalls and vendors set up candied haws and other snacks on the roadside and sold them.

Xu Xin was a little bored, so he wandered around the roadside, occasionally buying some snacks to try, and his own guards followed him to pay the bill. Just when the Wang family's carriage team arrived at the city gate, the crowd behind them was slightly agitated, and a gate that was originally closed next to it opened.

The crowd behind them consciously made way for the road, and a team of cavalry rode over silently, at a very fast speed, and went to the newly opened gate without stopping at all.

"Young Master, these are the guards from the Western Depot. Don't look at them!"

A guard who had followed Wang Hua into Beijing whispered to Xu Xin. When Xu Xin heard the word "Western Depot", his interest became even greater. However, the guards from the Western Depot went through a separate city gate and disappeared from Xu Xin's sight.

Xu Xin followed the Wang family's convoy into the city and suddenly heard a commotion on the street ahead. Many people gathered to watch the excitement.

Xu Xin squinted and saw that some of them seemed to be the guards from the Western Depot who had just passed by. Who dared to mess with the Western Depot, which had only been established for a few years?

"Thank you, eunuch, for the beating!"

He was just wondering when he suddenly heard this full-throated roar. A thought suddenly popped up in his head. In this day and age... are there Zhang Junbao and Dong Tianbao?