Xian Dynasty Era

Chapter 229 Ji Yutong (two chapters in one)

Weiguo Diqiu
It was late August, and the golden osmanthus was just blooming, and the fragrance was swaying ten miles away, but the sky was gray, and a hazy autumn rain had enveloped the earth since last night, and the breeze was blowing, which was already somewhat cool.

On the second floor of the post house, Zheng Guo's envoy to Wei Guo, Zheng Guo Shao Zai Gong Zong, looked out the window at the raindrops, his face was solemn and his eyes were lost in thought.

After traveling for more than half a month, they traveled northward through Daolu State, traveling thousands of miles, and finally arrived at the capital of Wei State.

However, he lingered in the post house for several days, but he even met Wei Jun's face!

Gein, every time he asked for an interview, he was prevaricated by the palace guards. Wei Jun was in the Yunhua Temple, discussing the Tao of Longevity with Mrs. Yunhua, so he had no time to meet him.

Considering that he is the young master of Zheng Guo, he is so powerful in the country, but in the small Wei country, he can't even see Wei Jun's face. It has to be said that Gong Zong's heart is both anxious and inexplicably annoyed.

After all, Wei Guo did not need to confront Zheng Guo's soldiers, and the two families were originally hostile. Zheng Guo sent a young minister to the mission. Even if it was based on the principle of reciprocity, Wei Jun had no reason to receive him personally.

"This Lord Wei is obsessed with wine and sex, he is devoted to cultivation and alchemy, and ignores the government. Sooner or later, his country will be destroyed by our hands!" Gong Zong's eyes flickered, his heart was unhappy, and he thought angrily.

"My lord." Just when Gong Zong was upset, a young servant entered the wing and called out to wake Gong Zong up.

Gong Zong looked up at the person who came, and asked hastily: "Have the invitations been sent to Shangqing Sun Huan's residence?"

It was Gong Zong who came with Zheng Gong's will to join forces with the guards to attack the Soviet Union. Since he couldn't see Wei Jun who "has every opportunity", he had no choice but to think about taking the lead of Sun Huan, the Taizai of the Wei Kingdom.

"It has already been handed over. The door said that tonight, Lord Shangqingsun will organize a banquet in the mansion to meet you." The young servant said, coming close, and handing over a beautifully crafted bronzing invitation card with both hands.

Gong Zong took it, looked at it, nodded, and calmed down his anxiety a little, and then ordered: "Go and prepare hot water and clothes. I need to take a bath and change clothes."

The boy responded, turned around and went to work.

At this time, Gong Zong put away the invitation, walked slowly to the window, looked at the railing, and thought: "It's not difficult to persuade Wei Guo to send troops to attack the Soviet Union. , it is really hard to say how much threat it can pose to Su."

He lingered in Weidu Diqiu for a few days, and was both happy and worried about the chaotic situation in the court of Weiguo.

In the current state of Wei, the monarch favors treacherous craftsmen, he is obsessed with the art of immortality, and the prince is famous outside, and his wings are gradually growing. Anyone with knowledge can see that this is a situation where father and son are jealous, causing chaos.

Not mentioning Gong Zong's thoughts, but saying that Wei Guo Shaozai Wei Hun's mansion, the backyard——

There is a luxuriant sweet-scented osmanthus tree planted in the courtyard. It is August and September, and the sweet-scented osmanthus is already blooming with small white flowers. A strong fragrance permeates the courtyard, adding to the tranquility.

Inside the octagonal gazebo, Wei Xiangge, who was sitting on a stone bench, was talking to a middle-aged man in his early thirties.

The middle-aged man is ordinary, dressed as a businessman, with a shrewd look in his eyes from time to time, bowing his head, but the calluses on the tiger's mouth prove that his identity is not that simple.

The man was none other than the Gu Yu Department of the Twelve Divisions of the Tian Ting Division, an investigator who was placed in the Emperor's Hill of the Wei State, and was responsible for summarizing and collecting information on the court of the Wei State.

As for why he took the risk and came to Wei Mansion at this moment, it is natural to report something to Wei Xiangge.

Wei Xiangge was wearing a crimson dress, with a slender figure, under a pair of heroic eyebrows, his bright eyes were shining, and he was quietly listening to the middle-aged man talking about the details of the battle between the Soviet Union and Zhengzhou a month ago.

After a long time, Fang Youyou sighed with regret.

"Miss Wei, Suhou asks you, when will you go back?" the middle-aged detective suddenly said in a low voice.

Wei Xiangge pondered for a moment, and said: "I haven't been able to leave for the past month, because the fire spirit crystal jade was born, and the two immortal sects are fighting openly and secretly, and it is almost spreading to the court of Weiguo. I have also obeyed my teacher's orders these days , running for the sect, this matter, you report to the past."

Speaking of which, after the tide of spiritual energy, the source of inspiration is abundant, so a fire spirit crystal jade mine with rich reserves appeared in Pingyuan County in Weiguo. The crystal jade ore can absorb the energy of fairy spirits and help Taoists practice.

The two immortal sects of Weiguo, the Chilin Sect and the Lidi Glazed Flame Sect, for the ownership of this fire spirit crystal mine, from the head teacher down to the ordinary disciples, had constant conflicts and even fought violently.

However, to mine the Lingjing mine, after all, you still need a young and strong citizen. Besides, the Ling mine belongs to an official mine in the state of Wei. For the ownership of the crystal jade mine, the two sects made their own efforts in the court of the state of Wei and attacked each other. , making a fuss.

However, at the court of the Kingdom of Wei at this moment, the monks of the magic sect of the Hehuan Sect of the Demon Sect lured Lord Wei with the technique of longevity, and obtained the positions of the Supervisor of the Department of Elimination of Demons and the Supervisor of the Sitian Supervisor. Suspicion, fish in troubled waters, stir up trouble.

Wei Jun actually has a lot of dissatisfaction with the two immortal sects. In the early years, he was asked to offer the art of immortality, but both sects were perfunctory and evaded each other.
It is also an initiative to offer the art of longevity, and it is also a tribute to beauties.

However, the two immortal sects, after all, have been rooted in Weiguo for many years, and their influence is intertwined.

But Wei Jun has been alienated from the two immortal sects since then, and often talks with the elder of the Hehuan sect, Mrs. Yunhua, in the Yunhua Temple.

And Mrs. Yunhua often gave Wei Jun elixir, and Wei Jun couldn't help becoming more and more reluctant to think about Shu and not interested in government affairs.

At this moment, Wei Xiangge, at the behest of Master Li Ying, went home to persuade Wei Hun because his grandfather was the young governor of Weiguo, so that in the next competition, the fire spirit crystal in Nanling Mountain, Pingyuan County, could be adjudicated. Give her Chi Linzong.

Wei Xiangge said softly: "I have a jade slip here, pass it to Marquis Su on my behalf."

As he spoke, he handed a jade slip to the middle-aged detective.

The middle-aged detective asked again: "There is one more thing, do you want to ask the girl?"

"what's up?"

The middle-aged inspector said: "Emissary Zheng Guoguo has been wanting to see Lord Wei for the past few days, intending to instigate Wei Guo to send troops to attack me. What is the attitude of Wei Guo's court minister towards the matter of sending troops?"

Some things can't be analyzed just by collecting some second-hand information from the bottom of the market. After all, it is impossible for real military secrets to be spread to the market.

And Wei Xiangge, as the family member of Wei Guo Shaozai, must know some little-known inside information about the situation of Wei Guo Chaotang.

Wei Xiangge said: "Now the court ministers of the Wei State are at a loss as to what to do about this matter. They have been dealing with the complicated and chaotic phenomena after the change of the celestial phenomena a few days ago, but at present, the general consensus of the Wei State is that they will not send troops for the time being. It's just Wei Jun The death of his sister and nephew is very serious, and he threatened more than once before that he would send troops to attack Su, although most of the ministers blocked him, but the things Wei Jun believed in the past are difficult to change."

Ever since Lord Wei learned that his sister and nephew had died suddenly and Su Zhao came to the throne, this manipulative ruler had the intention of raising troops to attack Su Zhao.

But before the whole army came, all kinds of things such as changes in the celestial phenomena disrupted Weijun's plan.

Moreover, defeating the Soviet Union is related to the strategic shift of the country. The Wei State is facing the pressure of the Jin State to invade the country. If it is against the Su State again, it will be happy if the Su State can be conquered. multiplied by.

This kind of entangled mentality has been bothering the ministers of Wei Guogong until the outbreak of the Su Zheng Guo War.

At the beginning, Wei Guo still watched Su Zheng Guozhan with a mood of watching the excitement, and even Wei Jun considered whether his lips were dead and his teeth were cold, or he was taking millet from the fire.

Then, in just one month, Su State defeated Zheng State's army of more than [-] tigers and tigers. When the news came, Wei State fell silent, and everyone was shocked.

Wei Jun's original idea of ​​raising troops to attack Su has faded a lot.

The middle-aged inspector pondered for a moment, and asked: "In the current state of Wei, the crown prince Wei Zhong is in the party, what's going on?"

Wei Xiangge shook his head, and said: "Wei Zhong is famous for his filial piety, but his temperament is indecisive, and he may not be able to do anything."

Because Wei Xiangge's grandfather, Wei Hun, was a strong supporter of the prince himself, he knew something about the recent plans of the prince Wei Zhong.

The middle-aged inspector pondered for a moment, then said solemnly: "Girl, if Prince Wei has any changes, please inform your subordinates."

Wei Xiangge nodded and said, "I will."

Waiting to watch the middle-aged detective leave, Wei Xiangge sighed quietly, with longing in his eyes.

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And just when the undercurrent was surging on Weiguo's side, scholars from Suguo and Wenyicheng who came to take part in the imperial examination were writing vigorously in the examination room.

In the tribute courtyard repaired by the craftsmen of the Sikong Mansion of the State of Su, dozens of rows of houses with green walls and red tiles stood erect. In the examination houses, the lights were dim, and the scholars were holding brushes and writing papers.

Ji Yutong was dressed in a white Confucian shirt at the moment, and was in a test room, staring at the test papers under his hands in a daze.

This kendo girl from Zhentian Sword Sect grew up in Lu State, a place full of talents. She is familiar with scriptures and articles. Now she reads the test paper and picks up the brush without thinking.

"Huh, it still counts?" Ji Yutong looked at the question of "chickens and rabbits in the same cage", a sneer flashed at the corner of his mouth, and said: "It's so simple, can you fail the test?"

With her strong spiritual sense of the Golden Core Realm, as long as she does a little calculation in her heart, let alone a chicken and a rabbit in the same cage, even if a tiger is put in a cage, she can calculate it exactly.

"I heard that this young hero of Suhou is famous in Heluo. If he knows that the champion he picked is a woman, he must have a wonderful expression?" Thinking of this, the corners of Ji Yutong's mouth curled up.

And on an attic between the southeast of the test houses, Yan Chang at the moment is looking at the test houses in the distance with a young prince in a brocade robe and fine attire.

"Your Majesty, after preliminary screening, some scholars who could not apply for the examination were excluded. There were a total of 620 scholars, and a small half of them came from Zhou and other countries. Many scholars were registered in Lu and Song. Zheng Guo."

Su Zhao nodded, quite satisfied with this situation. It seems that his previous big victory also brought him some additional reputation benefits, at least attracting some scholars from neighboring countries, officials from Su State.

Su Zhao paused for a moment, and warned: "File all the household registrations of the scholars. No matter whether there are spies from other countries in them, don't startle them in advance. The more spies, the harder you will work in the early stage."

Even if there are spies sent by the enemy country to engage in infernal undercover business, he has various means to regulate it.

Yan Chang pondered for a while, and asked, "How many students will be accepted by Your Majesty this term?"

"According to ten to one, the best are selected. It is better to be short than to be indiscriminate, and then the Zhongyuan Hall will select the top three talents." Su Zhaolang said.

In the first period, to be honest, there are not many scholars. Of course, this imperial examination is experimental in nature. If you do not choose the wise and stupid, and recruit a large proportion, I am afraid that it will leave a sense of worthlessness in the eyes of scholars all over the world. the opinion of.

This is the human heart, which is too easy to get, but contemptuous and contemptuous.

And there are more than 160 people, no more, no less, it is very suitable, and the official position can also be given. You must know that in the previous Huaxia Dynasty, there were only about [-] people who took one subject. Now he is sitting on the land of eight counties. Also difficult to arrange.

Of course, the same sentence, this is the first time to obtain a doctor.

Yan Chang estimated the number of people, and said: "In this way, even if they are arranged to watch the government in the central government or counties, they can be arranged."

"In the future, the scientific examination system will be divided into two levels. First, the prefectures will take the examinations, and they will be selected as scholars at the beginning. Wen Yi applied for the exam alone, as a scholar title," Su Zhaolang said.

Yan Chang nodded and said, "Your Majesty, this strategy is very clever."

And just as the monarch and his ministers were chatting, time flies, and before you know it, the sun sets and night falls.

In this exam, the number of questions is not large, so there is no such situation that the exam lasts for several days. It starts at the hour of Chenzheng and ends at the square of Youzheng. A meal is served at noon.

Long ago, officials sent soldiers to distribute pancakes, and scholars left the examination room one after another.

After collecting and sealing the test papers, Su Zhao also left the Gongyuan under the Yi guard of the imperial guards, and walked towards the forbidden palace with a calm expression.

At this moment in the tribute courtyard, Ji Yutong stepped over the high threshold of the tribute courtyard, and walked along the street to the residence. The girl was dressed in a heroic Confucian shirt, holding the magic sword on her waist, and her eyes were shining brightly under her delicate brows.

Clearly, he was still feeling emotional about the strategy he made before, "This Marquis Su really does not hide his ambition, and he is looking for the talent of Wang Zuozhi, who assists the emperor, in the test papers!"

Ji Yutong pursed her lips, and walked forward, suddenly saw a square reed on a wooden pole under the bright lights on the side of the road, an old woman and a young woman set up vendors, selling With ravioli stew and steamed stuffed buns, it was full of people.

Seeing this, Ji Yutong couldn't help but his eyes lit up, he quickly walked a few steps, sat down on an empty table, and said, "Here's a bowl of ravioli stew and a basket of steamed buns."

At this moment, Su Guowen City does not have the tension of war clouds like a month ago, so under Yan Chang's leadership, no curfew system has been enforced. Not long ago, the Mid-Autumn Festival on August [-]th was really lively.

In the distance, under the flags and banners, lanterns are brightly lit, restaurants, theaters, teahouses, and brothels are full of people, just like a night market.

"Okay, my lord, just wait a moment." The woman in the Jingchai cloth skirt responded loudly, and turned around to get busy.

Ji Yutong poured himself a cup of tea at this moment, the tea was crude tea, but it had a special taste in the dimly lit downtown.

At this time, it seemed that some of the scholars who came out of the tribute courtyard also gathered towards this side, and the seats under the reeds gradually filled up.

Some were discussing the exam questions with great interest.

"Master?" Peng Ji asked the young gentleman who stopped and stared.

"It's still early, don't be in a hurry to go back, let's go and eat a bowl of wonton stew." Su Zhao saw the wonton stew stall in the distance, his eyes moved, and he became a little bit interested.

(End of this chapter)