Records of the King of Xin'an County

The night is getting dark and the curfew is approaching.After busy dealing with Zheng Qin and Yang Qian, Wang Zixian returned to the rattan garden just as the gate of Yankang Fang was closed.At this time, Mr. Song hadn't rested yet, sitting in front of Zhenlong Bureau with his eyes half-closed, as if he was thinking about how to solve the situation.He went up to say hello, Mr. Song raised his eyelids and glanced at him, then sent him away with a sleepy face.

When he turned around, he heard Mr. Song say again: "In a year or two, Luo Niang will be married."

The fact that Wang Luoniang can marry means that after He Cheng has been polished, he has begun to take shape, and maybe next year he can try Ming Jing and become an official.His foundation is very solid, but because he didn't have a teacher to teach him, he didn't have a thorough understanding of the scriptures.At the same time, being in a merchant's family, he has a little more insight into secular affairs and many customs than ordinary scholars, and this insight is the key to determining whether to broaden your horizons or not.After being instructed by Mr. Song, these insights were transformed into deeper thinking, which made him grow faster.

"I will ask Mother Fu to prepare a dowry for Luo Niang." Wang Zixian raised his lips, "There is no good goods that cannot be found in the world." Even if you put together the goods in your own shop temporarily, you can get 32 ​​or 48. Bring the dowry, and it should look passable.However, as he got along with the two younger sisters for a long time, apart from his responsibilities, he rarely felt pity for them, and naturally he would not deal with them casually.

Mr. Song suddenly said again: "What about yourself? Marrying your younger sister before your eldest brother is married, it's really not nice to say it. Your colleagues at Yushitai are probably waiting for you to get caught." Speaking carefully, The orderliness of the elders and the young is also one of the etiquettes followed by the aristocratic family.However, there are many exceptions.Even impeachment is painless.

Of course Wang Zixian didn't take it to heart, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, sir. Even if the disciple doesn't marry for a long time, he can find many suitable excuses." "One time, and then keep mourning for three years.Or, let Wang Chang, who has not yet died, "die" again, and keep his filial piety for another three years.Three years and three years later, even if they had no choice but to make an engagement first, the other party would probably ask for it.

As soon as he moved his eyes, Mr. Song knew what his beloved disciple was thinking again, and hummed: "Go, go, go." Every time he saw his disciple, he felt that there was probably no perfect person in this world.Others may think that liking men is the only shortcoming of Wang Zixian.Only he knew that if Li Hui, the king of Xin'an County, was too resentful towards his father and stepmother, and took revenge on them too viciously, it would be an insurmountable scar that Wang Zixian would never overcome in his life.

After leaving with a smile, Wang Zixian came to his courtyard.Looking from a distance, there are quite a few people intertwined and reflected on the window, accompanied by low-pitched laughter of different heights, but he is not surprised.When he opened the door and entered, Li Huizheng picked up a piece and smiled, and it landed on the chessboard, causing the people opposite to look sad.

Watching chess from the sidelines were He Cheng and a young scribe who was around the age of Double Ten.Both of them adhered to the gentleman's style of watching chess without saying a word, no matter how some people winked and asked them to help, they just laughed and said nothing.If Zheng Qin or Yang Qian were present, they would have been so surprised that they would have paled in surprise—this young man with a handsome face and elegant demeanor was exactly the person they recommended to the prince tonight—Cheng Weicheng Jiusi, who was also a first-ranked Jinshi.

After thinking hard for a while, the bearded man sitting opposite Li Hui finally gave up.He sighed "deeply", and was about to pull himself together, and asked Li Hui to play another round with him, when he saw that the opponent had changed.And the man held Li Hui's hand without hesitation, and said with a smile, "I am one with Xuan Qi, so let me play this game of chess for him."

"...The night is getting dark, let's rest early." The big man jumped up immediately.

"What? Do you remember the time when you lost a hundred games in a row?" Wang Zixian smiled and said with squinted eyes, "It's been so many years, it's impossible for your chess skills to not improve at all, how can you fight timidly?"

"You and Jiusi, let's go, I'll see." The big man pushed Cheng Wei in front of him, and sat down cross-legged.He looked at He Cheng, then at Li Hui, and said with a smile, "Speaking of which, we were only focused on playing chess, haven't we introduced each other yet? I don't even know these two!"

Li Hui also smiled suddenly: "That's true." He came to see Wang Zixian in the rattan garden, but found someone who had arrived one step ahead of him and was playing chess with He Cheng in Wang Zixian's yard.Of course he knew one of them, Cheng Wei Cheng Jiusi, a rare first-ranked Jinshi.The other was a total stranger.However, this big man was extremely bold, he was clearly not acquainted with him, and after losing to He Cheng in a few games, he invited him to play again.As a result, this is what it is now.

"Xuan Qi, needless to say about Jiusi, you already know him. This is Jiusi's senior brother, Fan Wu and Fan Zhengchong. He traveled outside the Great Wall for several years, and he just returned to Chang'an these two days." You mentioned that during those two years of travelling, I met their brothers and sisters in Lingnan Road. Since we met each other and became friends, we couldn't bear to part, so we made an appointment to meet again in Chang'an."

Li Hui had indeed heard him mention that Cheng Wei was an old friend.Therefore, after hearing many rumors about Cheng Wei's grievances, he has never been anything but a sneer.It seems that Cheng Wei and Wang Zixian are indeed drifting away, and have never met in private for a year, but who knows, this is just a façade to confuse others?Even if they had never met, they corresponded almost every few days in private.The news of Yang Qian and the Yang family gradually fell into Cheng Wei's eyes.

Wang Zixian said solemnly again: "Jiusi, Zhengchong, this is Li Hui and Li Xuanqi, my concubine who will accompany me in this life. This is my younger brother He Cheng." He Cheng still has no words. After he becomes an official and gets married, Song Dynasty Mr. will remember to give him a word.However, Wang Zixian could already predict what kind of characters his husband would most likely choose for him.After all, they are brothers and sisters, so their styles must be the same.

Hearing the word "juan couple", Fan Wu was stunned, and Cheng Wei couldn't help being slightly taken aback.Even He Cheng, who had known about it for a long time, couldn't help coughing lightly.

"Wait, this...is the Prince of Xin'an County?" Fan Wu carefully looked at the handsome young man in front of him with some hesitation. Could it be that he was mistaken?This is a little lady in her husband's clothes? "Is it really not Xin'an County Lord?"

"..." Li Hui raised his eyebrows, "From Zheng Chong's point of view, how do I look like a county magistrate?" Is there any girl as tall and slender as him?There is no trace of weakness in his body, no matter who looks at him, it is absolutely impossible to treat him as a little lady?What's more, Xin'an is a county, and Xin'an is a county. Anyone who is familiar with the map will never make a mistake.

"..." Fan Wu scratched his head and looked at Cheng Wei as if asking for help.Those little ladies outside the Great Wall are all tall, tall and fit.How could he know that there is no such little lady in Chang'an?

Cheng Wei could only sigh, saluted and apologized: "Senior brother is outspoken and offended the king, and I still hope that the king is Haihan." Even after staying in Chang'an for more than a year, he didn't know that there was such a "friendship" between his friend and the county king of Xin'an. "Shen Zhong—I thought they were just friends, but who knew that there was another truth hidden behind it?

Li Hui naturally wouldn't take such trivial matters to heart.What's more, the performance of these two people is already considered "flat".They may face even more severe storms in the future, so what are these misunderstandings?

After exchanging a few pleasantries with each other, they finally became a little familiar.After all, there was the friendship of playing chess before, and everyone quickly found the speculative bond just now.Wang Zixian also mentioned the meeting with Zheng Qin and Yang Qian: "Since they all want to recommend Jiusi, the supervisory censor must be in Jiusi's pocket."

"It's rare for both of them to be generous." Cheng Wei said, "It's good, at last, we can stay a little far away from the Yang family, so we don't have to watch their unconcealed ambitions, and don't have to waste time in those literary conferences. It's gone." Yang Qian is narrow-minded and will never allow anyone to steal his limelight in any form.But if he doesn't show his talent, it will make him despise him.This year, he had a really hard time.

"Letting you stay by Yang Qian's side all the time is really a shame." Wang Zixian said with a smile, "It's better to become an imperial party like me and concentrate on planning for the future. As for the Yang family, they are not close or far away." It’s enough to have a good relationship, otherwise it will definitely become a stepping stone for Yang Qian.”

"I can save it." Cheng Wei continued, "Since the Yang family has a heart of infidelity, they will not trust others easily. Especially Yang Shijing is very scheming, and he never forgets to beat Yang Qian. Many things are just secret discussions between father and son. I won’t tell anyone. Instead of following them and waiting for their chance to give alms, it’s better to see the opportunity and go up. After all, in their hearts, I’m probably just a speculator with a slightly higher talent.”

"You spent a year in vain, and you just followed behind that Yang family?" Fan Wu snorted, "I didn't find any useful information, so what's the use of this year?"

"Of course it is beneficial." Wang Zixian said with a smile, "at least in the eyes of the Yang family, he is half of his own." After finishing speaking, the smile on his face suddenly became a little weird: "Jiusi, could it be that they also thought about it?" Turn you into one of your own completely?" Yang Shangshu cherished young talents very much, and wished they could all come to his house.Speaking of which, there are still a few concubines in their family who have never married.

"..." Cheng Wei's expression changed slightly, "Yang Qian had this intention, but I am a child from a poor family, and the little lady of his family may not be able to appreciate it. I heard that at the banquet in Furong Garden yesterday, Yang Jiuniang, whom Yang Qian originally intended to tell me, has already found a suitable family member."

"I deserve congratulations for escaping a catastrophe." Both Wang Zixian and Li Hui couldn't help laughing out loud.The two then thought of Du Chongfeng who was still in dire straits, and couldn't help but look at each other—maybe, through the same "experience", Cheng Wei and Du Chongfeng could cherish each other?If these two smart people can get along with each other, there is no need to worry about not being able to grasp the movement of the Yang family.

"What is Zheng Chong's plan?"

"...Jinshi?" Fan Wu replied hesitantly.

"From tomorrow onwards, you and your younger brother will study together with my husband." Wang Zixian made the most suitable arrangement for some people who have no self-knowledge. If you don’t pass the exam, then I’ll propose to the sage to hold a martial arts exam or a system.”

"..." Fan Wu was speechless.