fake prince

Chapter 1214 God Helps Me Too
"Open the window!"

Because of the weather and secret talks, the windows and doors were kept closed. After a long time, I felt stuffy and almost out of breath.

Yu Lu and Fang Xi finished discussing today's harvest, Fang Xi felt a tightness in his chest, so he opened the window and looked outside, the rain had almost stopped, only sporadic sprinkling, blowing in with the wind like fog, a little cool .

"Dude, are you here?" Fang Xi opened the door and called out.

Those who live in the big shop at the back are poor customers, and those who live upstairs are the rich customers. When the man heard this, he rushed up to greet him, his eyes narrowed into a smile, and said, "What's your order, Mr. Xiang?"

"Get some wine and vegetables, we'll use them later, and a jug of wine..."

"Is a pot of Nanchun old mash okay?"

"Okay, just one pot, we have something to do tomorrow, so we can't eat more, understand?"

"Yes!" The man agreed, "I'll wait on the stove, and I'll serve you a pot of tea first."

The clerk brought tea, tipped him back, and the door was closed again. The two sat opposite each other, drinking tea. They should be hungry, but they have no desire to eat at all. It can be seen that today's harvest is small. It was really a bit of a blow.

"What should we do next? Should we continue to check in this county, or go to other places?" Fang Xi asked: "Several rice stores in the county have been checked. Tomorrow it will still be a rice store, and it may still be I got nothing, I think the key is not the rice store, but the channel of rice."

Fang Xi is just inexperienced, not brainless, who is an idiot who can win Jinshi, now he understands.

"But it is appropriate for us to ask about the price of rice, but it is not appropriate to ask about the purchase channel-who buys rice and asks about the channel?"

"At best, ask if it's new rice."

"Keep asking, even if everyone thinks it's wrong."

"And the shopkeeper won't tell. The purchase channel of each store is the biggest secret." Yu Lv frowned: "I'm afraid it's the same for rice shops in other places, so I can't find out."

"Then what should I do?" Fang Xi was helpless after hearing this.

But even if there is no way, we must find a way.

It was the first time for them to run an errand, and they were so trusted by the emperor. If they couldn't handle this errand well, wouldn't they want to disappoint the people they trusted?
This was the last thing the two newcomers in the officialdom wanted to see. They sat there, frowning, planning to think of a way.

"If you want to ask about the channel, there is only public authority. If you disclose your identity, you can look up official files, and even directly order the government to cooperate."

"But, the direction of the rice grain flow, is it because the people in the government are playing tricks to let the thieves catch the thieves?" Even Fang Xi shook his head repeatedly.

Yu Lv frowned, the tea was good and full of fragrance, but he had no intention of tasting it.

Yu Lv actually has some secret thoughts.

All three of them were students of Linhua County back then, and Su Ziji was actually at the bottom regardless of his status, academic background, but later he made great strides, becoming a scholar, a scholar, a champion, and even a Daihou, Daiguogong, Daiwang, and Taisun.

He didn't dare to comment on the noble man of the blood, but he felt that he could compare with him for his talent-the grandson made military achievements in the past, but he didn't recognize it!
Taisun can, can't I?

But now, the first step in a case investigation stumped him.

Could it be that there is such a big gap between myself and my grandson?
Yu Lv faintly felt a little powerless.

At this moment, a sharp shout suddenly came from downstairs. Although it was a man's shout, it was extremely sharp and obviously extremely angry.

Even if the window is not open, you can still hear it on the second floor, let alone open the window?

Yu Lv and Fang Xi, who were thinking of a solution, were immediately startled, but neither of them got up to look at it immediately, they just pricked up their ears at the same time.

"Woo... God is not fair... not fair!"

"Why! Why do you make me suffer...in such pain, hiccup!"

"God is not fair... I studied hard for more than ten years... I couldn't pass the exam... I couldn't pass the exam..."

"The government...is the government...the government is unfair..."

After listening carefully, except for the very sharp first sound, which was shocking, the words after that were a bit vague. The person who yelled was obviously drunk and swearing. , It's just scolding the government.

Listen to the words, this is a scholar who did not pass the exam, this kind of thing happens almost every year, Yu Lu Fangxi just listened to it for a while, and then he didn't take it seriously.

Fang Xi also asked, "How about closing the window?"

If the people below continue to be drunk and crazy, it will be really noisy.

Yu Lv thought for a while, and was about to agree, but at this moment, he heard the person below continue to scold: "Why are you laughing at me? Do you think I... hiccup! Am I talking nonsense? No! They are It's unfair to be greedy for coolness, otherwise, those rice, those rice wouldn't..."

Meter?
This word was said twice by the people below, and Fang Xi, who was getting up to close the window, was startled when he was still articulate, and then turned his head suddenly, looking at Yu Lv who was still sitting there: " Meter!"

Yes, Mi!

The two were worried that they couldn't find any clues, and when they fell asleep, someone came to deliver a pillow!What happened to them!
The two immediately opened the door, looked down from the stairs, and sure enough saw a man in the hall, facing the people who gathered around him, getting drunk and crazy, judging by his clothes, he was indeed a scholar!
"Let's go down!" Yu Lu said.

Knowing that this was a rare opportunity, the two quickly left the room and went downstairs.

When he walked quickly to the lobby on the first floor, the clerk on the first floor of the inn was looking bitter, trying to persuade the gentleman to go back, at least say a few words, so as not to block the business of the inn.

And there are some things that a scholar can say, but our inn is not very willing to listen!

But unlike rice shops, most of their inns are for scholar business. Although scholars are not as high-status as Juren, they are not something that can be easily humiliated. trouble.

So they confronted each other here, and the scholar was still yelling, talking about government corruption, and also about a certain official taking rice from the grain depot to resell, but because of his ambiguous speech, he still shouted in anger. Li Fangxi didn't understand who the official he was talking about was.

People can't let people yell at this gate. If you continue to listen like this, you may not hear any useful information.

"Brother, is what you said true?" Fang Xi went up first, asked, and looked carefully.

It is a Confucian shirt that can only be worn by scholars, but the starch has faded and is even a little transparent, which shows that the family is not very good.

Fang Xi's question was like a joker finally meeting his favorite, the drunken scholar immediately turned to look at Fang Xi.

"Yes, yes! Of course it is true!" Xiucai said immediately: "You are also scholars, students? It's a little strange!"

"We are the students of Hanging Sword Tour." Yu Lv also leaned over at this time, and said, "I'm a little interested in what you said, it's just time for dinner, and the two of us haven't eaten yet, if you don't mind, How about eating and chatting with us?"

The scholar obviously had eaten and drank, but he still nodded when he heard the invitation.

After all, Yu Lu and Fang Xi are all wearing the clothes of a scholar, and he looks like a scholar. He is a scholar like him, and he is different from the onlookers.

Seeing that he agreed, Yu Lu and Fang Xi looked at each other with a relaxed expression.

They used their status as scholars to build relationships and treat guests to drinks. This trick really worked. They sat in the corner and immediately served braised carp, pork rib soup, sliced ​​pig ears, peanuts, and a pot of Nanchun old mash.

"It's Nanchun old mash!" Xiucai's eyes lit up, obviously loving wine.

"I'm waiting to hang up my sword to study. It's time for me to have a long experience. I also ask my friends for advice."

This friend is not an ordinary friend. Among scholars, Tongsheng is a junior friend. Even if he is 80 years old, he cannot be a scholar.

The two mainly wanted to inquire about the scholar who had been invited here, but because they had just met each other, even though Fang Xi tentatively asked a few words to dig out deeper information, the scholar seemed to be vigilant, and his mouth was still repeated. When talking about the content just now, at most, he explained the content in detail, but he didn't spit out any useful information in a daze.

After talking about it, the scholar started nagging even more, constantly saying that he had been enlightened since he was six years old, and he was admitted as a student at 15 years old. Seeing the injustice in this world, people's hearts are too evil...

The two of them were not discouraged, they repeatedly raised their glasses to persuade the man to drink, and smiled: "We are able to sit with friends at the same table, it is really a good fate, come, let's have another drink."

Glasses of wine, just like that.

This scholar never refused to come, this time he was really drunk, he lay down on the table directly, but couldn't help chanting the word "injustice" in his mouth, and insisted on not revealing other information.

Seeing this, Yu Lu and the others could only sigh.

"What should we do now?" Fang Xi asked.

"Send him back to the room first, let's talk about it after he wakes up." Yu Lv said, and then smiled dumbly: "That's normal, if this person really confides his heart to strangers, I'm still a little skeptical. "

"Let's arrange it first, and I will find out the details of this friend."

As he said that, Yu Lv recruited a clerk and asked, "Who is this man, do you know him?"

"It's the boss of the business in Chengdongfang. Don't worry, my husband. If you're drunk and you're late, your family will come to find you." The guy obviously knew him.

"What's the matter with this man, so drunk?"

"I can't pass the exam, Master (juren)!" The man stopped talking.

"Tell me carefully." Yu Lu threw away a piece of silver. When the clerk took it and looked at it, it was a piece of one or two pieces. He bit it, smiled all over his face, and bowed: "Thank you, Mr. Your husband."

Know everything at the moment.

It turned out that this man, the boss of the business, was enlightened at the age of six, and could recite poems and compose poems at the age of nine. At that time, the Juren in the county went to see him in person, inspected it, and admired him very much. After he was selected as a scholar at the age of 15, he married a daughter.

But after that, his talents were exhausted, and he failed to win the exam by the age of 28, so he became a drunkard, full of cynicism, and yelled about the injustice of the government every day.

"Fortunately, the government didn't care about it, or..." The man shook his head.

"So that's it!" Yu Lv nodded repeatedly, not unusual, he is someone who has experienced it, especially under the guidance of his grandson, so he naturally knows the secret of the imperial examination.

Many scholars have passed the test of proficiency in writing and ink very early, and they have passed the test of scholar, but they don't know "rituals", so they can't be selected.

At the moment, he just said: "Open a room for this friend. When the wine sobers up, we will talk about wine and persuade this friend."

Saying that, Yu Lu Fangxi and the two of them looked at each other and smiled, thinking that God helped me, and when I wanted to sleep, I brought a pillow.

(End of this chapter)