Datang: Starting from Li Jiancheng

Chapter 122 Changsun Wuji's Caution

After all, taking other people's hands is short, and eating others' shortest is the shortest. Who knows if Luo Bin is a weasel giving chicken New Year greetings, he has no good intentions.

Luo Bin smiled when he heard the words, and then said: "My lord, don't worry, it's just a meal."

"As for the matter... I do have something I want to discuss with the eldest grandson, but we can talk about it while eating, otherwise the hot pot will not taste good after we finish talking."

"I don't know what it is?" Changsun Wuji's eyes were somewhat cautious.

Luo Bin raised his eyebrows when he saw this, "The matter I'm discussing with my eldest grandson is related to Jiangshan Sheji, but my eldest grandson does not need to worry."

"It's up to you to decide whether the grandson will help you or not, and it has nothing to do with this hot pot meal."

Changsun Wuji was a little relieved when he heard the words, and then took a bite of the mutton, Shen said in praise: "I didn't expect this mutton to be so delicious after being sliced ​​and rinsed with boiling water."

After saying that, Changsun Wuji cast his eyes on Luo Bin again, pursed his lips and said, "Master Hou, this old man has also eaten the hot pot, now we can tell what happened."

Seeing this, Luo Bin's smile deepened, and he couldn't help saying: "Master Changsun is really cautious."

"Then, I won't play tricks on you anymore."

Speaking of this, Luo Bin poured another small glass of wine for Changsun Wuji, then raised his eyebrows and asked, "I don't know what Master Changsun thinks about this powerful family."

Changsun Wuji pursed his lips slightly when he heard the words, frowned and looked at Luo Bin, "What do you mean, Master Hou?"

"Master Changsun, you don't need to be cautious." Luo Bin smiled, and then gave Fang Yuan's article to Changsun Wuji, and then said: "Master Changsun, please read this article first, how well it is written."

Changsun Wuji took it suspiciously, and after reading it, he was full of admiration, pursed his lips and said, "Is this the question of last year's scientific examination?"

"Exactly." Luo Bin nodded, "I don't know what the eldest grandson thinks of this article?"

"Very good, there is a certain amount of advance and retreat, logical and reasonable, step by step, it can be called a masterpiece." Changsun Wuji smacked his lips in satisfaction, then raised his eyebrows and looked at Luo Bin, "I don't know why Lord Hou is showing this to the old man?"

Luo Bin chuckled, then took the article back and said, "The article was written by the person who ranked first in the scientific examination last year."

"Cui Mingyuan?" Changsun Wuji frowned slightly, his eyes complicated.

Obviously it was because he had contact with Cui Mingyuan before, and he didn't believe that such a masterpiece would come from Cui Mingyuan.

"No."

Luo Bin shook his head, and then said in a deep voice, "This article was indeed written by the leader of last year's scientific examination, but it was not written by Cui Mingyuan."

"But last year's number one was Cui Mingyuan, son of the Cui family..."

Changsun Wuji frowned, then suddenly stood up after realizing something, "Master Hou said..."

"Exactly."

Luo Bin nodded, directly affirmed Changsun Wuji's conjecture, frowned slightly and said, "The person who wrote this article is called Fang Yuan, and he is now selling pork with his father in Xishifang. If you have any doubts, you can send someone to go there." Investigate."

"And this Cui Mingyuan took Fang Yuan's place and became the top spot last year."

After saying that, the crease between Luo Bin's brows deepened a bit, and then he continued: "And not only that, after my investigation, this kind of thing happens every year."

"really?"

Changsun Wuji couldn't believe it.

"My eldest grandson, think about it for yourself. In recent years, is it true that most of the candidates who have been selected in the scientific examination every year are the children of aristocratic families?"

"But after they entered the court and became officials, Sir Changsun thought about it again, do they really have such talent?"

Luo Bin frowned, pursed his lips and looked at Changsun Wuji.

At this moment, the servant at the side suddenly came to report, "Master Xu, Mr. Xu is sober."

"Let him in." Luo Bin said in a deep voice.

And Changsun Wuji sighed deeply after thinking for a long time with his eyes lowered: "Since Lord Hou really wants to talk to this old man about this issue, this old man will not play Tai Chi with Lord Hou."

"I have come into contact with Cui Mingyuan, but to be honest, he really doesn't look like someone who can write such articles."

Luo Bin nodded, and then handed Changsun Wuji a piece of paper, "Master Changsun, please read this poem again."

Changsun Wuji pursed his lips when he saw this, and was stunned after seeing the contents of the note, then his eyes lit up, "What a poem!"

"Especially the sentence *****, *****. What kind of mind does this person have to write such a magnificent poem?"

While Changsun Wuji was talking, Xu Chen, who had slept almost the whole night, staggered into the door, cupped his hands at Luo Bin, and said with some embarrassment: "Master, I'm sorry to cause you trouble."

"Xiao Sheng came to say goodbye to Mr. Hou and is leaving now."

"Wait a minute." Luo Bin stopped Xu Chen in a deep voice, then raised his eyes to Changsun Wuji and said, "Master Changsun, the poem you just read was written by this person."

"Oh?"

Changsun Wuji raised his eyebrows, looked sideways at Xu Chen, who was covered in patches all over his body, and then looked at Luo Bin in disbelief, "Did he really write it?"

After all, writing poetry requires not only literary talent, but also personal experience and vision. A person like Xu Chen seems to be a weak scholar. If the magnificent poem just now was written by him, he would really not believe it.

"It's true."

Luo Bin nodded, and then said with a smile: "Yesterday, in the teahouse on Zhuque Street, Chen Lao, the richest man in Chang'an City, rented a teahouse and held a poetry conference. No. 1 will get ten taels of silver."

"I also went to join in the fun at that time, and this poem was composed by Mr. Xu at that time."

Changsun Wuji pursed his lips when he heard the words, and looked at Xu Chen with more praise in his eyes, "I never thought you could write such poems at such a young age."

"However, the old man suggests that you can take an imperial examination or something. Your literary talent should not be difficult to get on the list. Then you can find an official position in the court and live a decent life."

Hearing this, before Xu Chen could speak, Luo Bin immediately took up the words and said, "Your Excellency, I don't know, Xu Chen has participated in two scientific examinations in the past, and both of them were at the top of the list."

After Changsun Wuji heard Luo Bin's words, his body trembled violently, and his eyes were once again filled with shock, "What Hou Ye means is that this little brother was also..."

"En." Luo Bin responded, his eyes full of regret.

And Xu Chen was also startled when he heard Luo Bin address Changsun Wuji, and immediately stepped forward and bowed to Changsun Wuji, "Caomin has met Mrs. Changsun."

"Get up."

Master Changsun sighed deeply, then frowned and said, "Do you know who replaced your place in the scientific examination?"

"I only know that the people who replaced the next two times are all surnamed Li."

(End of this chapter)