Records of the King of Xin'an County

The provincial examination is still going on this year, but the number of scribes who come to the observation deck is becoming less and less, and the attention they receive is far less than before.There is no other reason. Since the first-ranked young man in the Jinshi department was born, the remaining subjects have hardly aroused everyone's interest.Can one of the top [-] Jinshi subjects win the first prize, can it be compared with Mingjing, Mingfa and other subjects?Compared with him, all the other Changke Zhuangtou are like fireflies competing with the bright moon, so what's the point?

This 17-year-old young man not only has age and talent that everyone can praise, but also has a family background of a top family, a handsome appearance and a gentle and calm temperament.As a descendant of the Langya Wang family, although he was a student of the Imperial College at a young age, he left Chang'an for a period of time before, and remained unknown.He was even involved in gossip and gossip, which almost ruined his future, but now he became famous all over the world in one fell swoop.

Bearing such a tortuous and moving story, this Prince Xian is naturally more attractive and legendary than another young first-ranked leader Yang Qian a few years ago, which has deeply impressed many children from declining families and even poor families. encouraged.

For example, Yang Qian was born in Hongnong County, but Wang Zixian came from the Fangpang branch of Shangzhou, the declining Langya Wang family, who were also from a powerful family.Yang Qian worshiped Mr. Zhou Jiyan as his teacher since he was a child, and studied in Guozixue and Guozijian for several years in a row. Wang Zixian only had the opportunity to enter Guozixue after he arrived in Chang'an, and then entered Guozijian. Mr. Song Kesong, who was appointed as the head of the Imperial Academy, was his teacher.He came to Chang'an to study with his husband, and it was only four or five years after he had worked hard.In a short period of time, it was a miracle to be able to obtain the first rank in the examination.

Not to mention, Yang Qian was already in his twenties when he won the first prize, and he had already married a wife, had children and started a family.But Wang Zixian is still young and unmarried—now, almost all the young ladies in Chang'an City are eager to "catch a son-in-law under the list" and get a handsome and handsome man with a promising future, making a good story of raising eyebrows.Ever since, countless old men are gearing up, preparing to take this new son-in-law back to their homes in one fell swoop.

The huge city of Chang'an was bustling with excitement because of this first-ranked leader of the new department, and the rattan garden in Yankang Fang was like a cloud of visitors, with all kinds of people coming to visit every day.

At the beginning, Mr. Song still felt honored. He smiled every day and was very considerate to every guest.However, when there were more and more guests, and many of them obviously didn't want to drink, and tried to use him to get involved in the marriage offered by the prince, he simply closed the door to thank the guests, which would only cause trouble for him. The disciples were kicked out.

Wang Zixian was very helpless, so he had to invite some like-minded scholars to meet friends through literature in a nearby temple.When he made friends, he never asked about his background, let alone his fame, and the most important thing was a congenial temperament.And the Wenhui has no rules, you can come and go at any time, no one picks you up, and you are very free.There are no restrictions on the topic of discussion, as long as they are interested, they can sing together or debate, and they are free to each other.

Friends from the Guozi School in the past, such as Yan Balang and others, Juzi who stayed in the rattan garden some time ago, and the poor family scholars who made friends recently, met almost every day, and the friendship between them became deeper and deeper.And many scholars who came here especially came to participate in their literary meetings every day, or gradually tried to join them after being infected, or sat quietly and studied hard, or felt that they were too casual and left.

Only a few days later, more than a hundred people gathered around Prince Xian.Compared with Yang Qian, who has thousands of people raising their arms when he ascends, these hundreds of people seem not worth mentioning.However, this is just the beginning - the provincial examination has not yet officially announced the list, he has not yet been paraded through the streets, has not yet become an envoy to explore Chang'an's flowers, and has not yet been appointed as an official.

The path he chose is definitely not the same as Yang Qian's fame management.And those who resolutely choose to go with him will gradually distance themselves from the fanatical young scholars chasing behind Yang Qian.His real companions don't need to be too many, but they will be more trustworthy and reliable than Yang Qian's fans.Of course, his supporters in the future, if only talking about fanaticism, must be on par with Yang Qian's supporters.

He was still very young, and he had enough time to attract more people. The latecomers came first, and then trampled Yang Qian under his feet.

As for Zheng Qin and his ilk, they are no longer to be feared.A mere second-ranked head with low character, who happens every year, is really not worth mentioning.And if there is a chance, he will definitely get rid of Zheng Qin to avenge the rumors at the beginning.Of course, it is impossible for Zheng Qin and Yang Qian to just sit back and watch him jump up, and there will definitely be plans.

Just when the No. [-] champion of Xinke Jia had already begun to rely on his fame to gain something, the king of Xin'an County brought better news.It is said that Empress Du in the palace also heard the reputation of this young man who was popular in Chang'an City, and wanted to meet him very much.Princess Yue, the head of Xuancheng County and the mother and daughter of Xin'an County also expressed their interest.

The next day, Wang Zixian followed Li Hui into the palace and went to Anren Hall to meet Empress Du.Somehow, the news spread that the young man first entered the palace, and there were many more palace people and maids on the way the two of them passed.Some are purely curious, so they come here to have a look; others come to inquire about the news for their masters.

"When I entered the palace in the past, they were almost invisible. But I brought you with me. No matter where I go, I will have a few more pairs of eyes." Li Hui joked, his eyes flicked over the palace people.He has already been able to identify which ones are the spies of Princess Changning, and which are the spies of Concubine Yang Xian and Concubine Yuan Shu: "No way, Concubine Yang Xian still wants to find a chance to meet your 'cousin'."

"A 'cousin' whose blood is so far away that it is almost negligible?" Wang Zixian raised the corners of his lips, "I don't know where the confidence of the Yang family comes from. Why from old to young, I feel that I must be because of them I am so grateful for your closeness?"

In fact, it's not that the Yang family's actions are unreasonable, but that the temperament of this new leader is really peculiar-after all, almost everyone believes that the strength of one person is worthless, and only the support of the clan can go far. The blood relationship is an unbreakable bond.If it was another person who received such treatment from the Yang family, no matter whether he was truly grateful to them or not, he would at least have the idea of ​​mutual benefit with them.

And what our young head of the new branch thinks about is how to quietly destroy this greedy family.As for blood relationship and clan power, it is really not worth mentioning in his heart.To put it mercilessly, except for the third brother Wang Zimu, the combined owners of the Hongnong Yang family and the Langya Wang family's Shangzhou house are no match for Li Hui's one finger.Whoever intends to do harm to the one he loves must bear his vengeance.

When the two teenagers arrived at the Hall of Anren, Princess Changning led Princess Yongan out to greet them as usual.Li Hui took it calmly, while Wang Zixian respectfully saluted the two lords.

When Princess Changning saw him, she unexpectedly thought of the young man who was almost completely different from him, her red lips curled up slightly.But Princess Yong'an was a little strange to him, looked at him curiously for a while, and said in a childlike voice: "Sister, brother...the first-tier hair is no different."

Li Hui laughed: "Of course, Jiadi Zhuangtou is just an ordinary person. It's not a legendary fairy or monster. It doesn't have four eyes and eight hands." Princess Changning couldn't help laughing even more when she heard this. There is a faint rosy glow on the flawless face, like a peach blossom that is rosy in white, it is too beautiful to behold.

Princess Yong'an felt quite disappointed immediately, she threw herself into her elder brother's arms and acted like a baby.Empress Du, Princess Yue Wangshi and others who sat inside and heard them talking couldn't help laughing out loud.Li Hui then led the prince to offer an audience inside.

Although Wang Zixian had never formally studied court etiquette, as a child of a family, no matter what manner he had, he was impeccable.Empress Du and Princess Yue looked at this young Jiadi-shaped head, both showing satisfaction.The two asked some homely questions sentence by sentence, and Wang Zixian answered without haste, with a very calm and at ease attitude.

"It turns out that you have two younger brothers who are also in Chang'an, but your parents and sister are far away in Shangzhou. It's hard for you to leave home and come to Chang'an to study at such a young age."

"The distance between Chang'an and Shangzhou is not too far. If you have free time, you can go home and visit. Although I often miss my family in my hometown, studying and studying is the right way for children. Jia Yan Jiaci specially sent Chen and other brothers to Chang'an Come on, naturally we can’t disappoint them.”

"Now that you have won the first place, how can they be disappointed? Speaking of which, you have already sent someone home to announce the good news?"

"The list has not been posted yet, so I dare not announce the good news rashly." Wang Zixian smiled, extremely gentle, "I think that it is not too late to announce the good news after waiting for the ranking."

The county head of Xuancheng and the county head of Xin'an sat on the other side, quietly looking at the young man opposite them with some curiosity.Recently, they have often heard people talking about this first-class leader. Now that they have the opportunity to take a closer look, it seems that they are indeed different from ordinary young men.Not to mention the handsome appearance, young people who can talk smoothly in front of Empress Du and Princess Yue, as if they are close to the two elders, are really rare.

Even Princess Changning couldn't help but think that even Yan Zhan had never been so relaxed in front of Empress Du.It is of course necessary to be respectful, but that kind of natural intimacy is difficult to imitate.If the performance is too much, it becomes a feint, and even clinging to the powerful; if it is not natural, it is more likely to make people feel disgusted.

However, Wang Zixian's words and deeds are just right.Empress Du and Concubine Yue did not dislike this either, their smiles became more gentle and loving.If it was said that they were just out of curiosity at the beginning, but now it seems that they regard him as a junior.It is not easy to win the favor of these two. Of course, it is unknown that other thoughts may have quietly arisen in their hearts.

Li Hui played patiently with Princess Yong'an, occasionally interjecting a sentence or two.The county lords of Xuancheng and Xin'an also looked at this cousin with admiration.When they were in the mansion, they had already heard countless words of praise from their grandfather and elder brother, now they carefully observe and deliberate his every move, and they also vaguely gained something.