Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 599: Distorted Wen Zhengming
On the official road outside the capital, Tang Yin looked at the heavy snow for several days and couldn't help but sigh.

Such weather is undoubtedly a major disaster for the imperial court.

Yes, Tang Yin had already returned to the capital from the southwest in a sedan chair. He was extremely happy because he could take care of his teacher in his old age and see him to the end of his life in the capital.

There were several horse-drawn carriages traveling together on the road. In such bad weather, only those who could enter Beijing had to be rich or noble, otherwise it would be too dangerous to face the robbers along the way.

The people in the carriage simultaneously pulled open the curtains, then looked at each other, and were all a little stunned.

"Brother Bohu?"

Tang Yin looked at Wen Zhengming and Xu Zhenqing in astonishment. The four great talents of Wuzhong now had different circumstances.

Tang Yin and Zhu Zhishan became Chen Ce's disciples. Now Tang Yin and Zhu Zhishan are successful in their official careers, while Wen Zhengming and Xu Zhenqing are still working hard for the imperial examinations.

Tang Yin had introduced them to Chen Ce at the beginning, hoping that they would both become his disciples, but they refused. Tang Yin then suggested that they follow him to the southwest to govern the border, but they still refused.

In fact, Tang Yin knew what they were thinking. They were unwilling to take Chen Ce as their teacher because they felt that Chen Ce was too young, and they also attached great importance to their reputation as the Four Talents of Wuzhong.

After all, he became famous at a young age, and he passed the imperial examinations easily in recent years. He is only one step away from becoming a Jinshi. How could he allow his reputation to be damaged and be gossiped about by others?
In fact, wasn't Tang Yin thinking the same thing? After all, Chen Ce hadn't achieved any fame at the time. However, the things that happened later were a big blow to Tang Yin. However, it was also because of these setbacks in life that Tang Yin got a blessing in disguise and reached his current position.

Later, Wen Zhengming and his companions had another chance to go to the southwest with them to help Chen Ce govern the southwest. At that time, the southwest needed people the most, but Wen Zhengming and his companions refused. For the sake of their own scientific research career, they were unwilling to go to the southwestern frontier to suffer.

Zhu Zhishan chose to go to the southwest with Tang Yin, and later Zhu Zhishan also started to move forward step by step.

Only Wen Zhengming and Xu Zhenqing are still struggling, and for the so-called face of literati, they have been suffering until now.

The imperial examination was about to begin next year, so Wen Zhengming and Xu Zhenqing came to the capital in advance to review their lessons.

It is unknown how long this heavy snow will last, so it would not be a bad thing for them to come to the capital as soon as possible.

"Zhengming, how are your preparations going? Can you pass this time?" On the official road, Tang Yin and Wen Zhengming walked together.

Wen Zhengming shook his head. The previous imperial examinations had dealt him such a heavy blow that he had been depressed for a long time and he hadn't recovered yet. He still wasn't very confident about this year's imperial examination.

Xu Zhenqing was slightly better and was not discouraged by the last imperial examination.

Among these four people, Tang Yin had the highest knowledge, followed by Wen Zhengming. Wen Zhengming thought that his knowledge was not much worse than Tang Yin's, so he was very arrogant in his heart. When he saw that Zhu Zhishan passed the exam while he himself failed, this blow was too great for him.

"Bo Hu, how are you doing in the southwest?"

Tang Yin smiled and said, "The Southwest is developing very fast. Now its economy and culture are not inferior to those of the Yunnan-Guangdong region."

"Zhishan has been promoted to councilor over there."

"What are you doing?" Wen Zhengming looked at Tang Yin curiously.

Tang Yin said, "I was transferred back by the court and became a deputy minister of the Ministry of Works."

In just a few years, Tang Yin had already been transferred to the Ministry of Works in the capital. This was a height that many Jinshi scholars would probably not be able to reach in their entire lives. Tang Yin's promotion was really too fast.

Wen Zhengming added: "Zhishan is doing well over there. I want to go over and help him." Tang Yin was stunned, as if he saw through Wen Zhengming's thoughts.

It is obvious that Wen Zhengming wanted to find a way out for himself. If he failed in this imperial examination, he wanted to go to the southwest to be an official like Tang Yin and others, and then consider the imperial examination little by little.

Tang Yin said with a smile: "Zhengming, don't joke. You will definitely pass the imperial examination this year."

Tang Yin pretended to be confused and pretended not to understand what Wen Zhengming said.

If you still want to be an official in the southwest now, it is not so easy. It is basically impossible to be an official in the southwest with the status of a juren.

The southwest is not as difficult as it was back then. If it were back then, you would definitely be able to go to the southwest.

But times have changed. It is impossible for you to become an official now, and it is impossible for teachers to recommend people to be officials in the southwest.

It’s not that Chen Ce is unwilling, but that Chen Ce no longer has the energy to worry about training another student.

Wen Zhengming smiled awkwardly. With Tang Yin's intelligence, how could he not understand his subtext, unless he didn't want to understand.

Yes, how could Tang Yin bother his master for the sake of a mere juren like himself?
Now they are no longer people of the same level, and Wen Zhengming couldn't help feeling sad.

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The team of three people advanced slowly on the official road. After entering the capital, Tang Yin bowed to Wen Zhengming and Xu Zhenqing, said goodbye, and went straight to the Ministry of Works.

Wen Zhengming followed Xu Zhenqing to Zhang's house with a sad face.

After all, they still have the Zhang brothers as their master.

However, after arriving at Zhang's house, the servants of the Zhang family drove them out, thinking that these two losers had failed the last imperial examination and were no longer worthy of being their students.

This made Wen Zhengming and Zhu Zhishan so angry that their faces turned red. They were so angry that they found a house.

Wen Zhengming was furious and said, "I am so angry! The two uncles of the Zhang family are not wise men! Tang Yin is not a friend either! He is no longer the same Tang Bohu!"

Xu Zhenqing was stunned for a moment and said, "Zhengming, Bo Hu is our friend, how can you say that?"

Wen Zhengming snorted, "If he is a friend, why would he refuse to help me?"

"I'm sure you understand what I meant just now outside the city. How could Tang Yin not understand?"

"If I, Wen Zhengming, go to help Zhu Zhishan, I can get a position and govern the southwest. Isn't that easy for me?"

"I just asked him to help pass on a message to tell Chen Ce that I am willing to serve as an official in the southwest. How difficult is that? If we are still friends, it would only take a few words. Why is he unwilling to help? What kind of friend is he?!"

Xu Zhenqing felt that Wen Zhengming's idea was not right. He said, "Zhengming, with your talent, you will definitely pass the imperial examination. Maybe Bohu has some unspeakable secrets, so he is unwilling to help. If he can help, he will help. Don't think too much."

Wen Zhengming sneered, "Do I think too much? When we were in Wuzhong, wasn't it me who helped promote Tang Bohu's reputation in front of my friends time and time again, which made him famous in Nanzhi?"

(End of this chapter)