My country, you can pinch it

As soon as Shang Jinling left, Liu Ke went back to the time when he was counting the days, a little lonely and cold, and he didn't even want to turn the books.

"Your Highness, I've got a letter, I've got a letter!" Xiaotuanzi's bluffing voice made Liu Ke, who was lying on a chair with his feet resting on the table, suddenly jump up, "He's from Yunzhou?"

"Yes!" Xiaotuanzi looked happy.

Liu Ke pinched her fingers and said in surprise: "So fast, are you playing tricks? Are you really Lingling?"

"It's absolutely true." Xiao Tuanzi picked up the envelope and said to Liu Ke, "His Royal Highness Prince Ning personally encloses it, Yours sincerely, Shang Jinling."

"What the hell, hurry up and bring it over. Lingling really misses me, so hurry up and send it here." Liu Ke happily opened the envelope, glanced at ten lines, and then sighed softly.

Xiaotuanzi asked curiously, "Your Highness, what did the young master write?"

Liu Ke said: "Of course it's an urgent matter." He curled his lips, a little embarrassed, "I know, it's not an important matter, how can I get a reply so quickly, Tuanzi."

"The slave is here."

"Xuan Gao Xueli, Zhao Bufan can come to see this king, and Uncle Yun, please let me know."

"Yes."

After Liu Ke finished speaking, he slumped back on the chair in boredom, picked up the letter paper and read it word by word, and finally found a sentence at the end, "Everything is fine, Brother Seven, don't read it."

Seventh Brother, Seventh Brother, and Shang Jinling called it that when they acted like a baby. Looking at it this way, I finally feel a little comforted in my heart.

"My dear Lingling, you've hired your brother again."

Naturally, Gao Xueli also received the letter. He was about to meet Liu Ke when the latter summoned him, so he came to Prince Ning's Mansion with several principals from Xinfaban.

Huang Zhizhou didn't care about things, and his power was evaded by Zhao Bufan. The Yongliang government obeyed his orders, and was even more devoted to Liu Ke. He had already stood in the hall early, and reported in a low voice the more important affairs of the government recently.

Liu Ke seemed careless. Seeing Gao Xueli and the others come in, he raised his hand to stop Zhao Bufan's words and said, "Let's write a summary for this king later."

"Yes."

"I have met His Highness King Ning." Gao Xueli brought several principals under the new law to salute Liu Ke.

"Director Gao, you don't need to be too polite, you have received Ling Ling's letter, right?"

"Exactly."

"Since Ling Ling paved the way for you, then get ready and hand over the new law to Uncle Yun. You gather your own troops and set off for Yunzhou as soon as possible." Although Liu Ke looked out of tune, he was well-chosen in terms of priorities. Exactly.

Gao Xueli's eyes were eager to try, he knew very well that this was an opportunity, the first opportunity to get out of Yongliang.

"Thank you, His Royal Highness Ning Wang, for fulfilling it."

Liu Ke waved his hand, "When you see Ling Ling, don't forget to tell him that the king misses him."

"……Yes."

After Gao Xueli finished speaking, he was about to leave, but when he looked up, he saw Liu Ke looking at him very unkindly.

He was confused for a moment, "Your Highness, but... what else can I order?"

Liu Ke twitched the corners of his mouth and said unhappy, "I want to go too."

The enfeoffed prince is not allowed to leave the fiefdom without imperial decree.

Gao Xueli sneered twice, that's really a great pity!

In fact, with Liu Ke's temperament, even if there is no imperial decree, if he wants to run to Yunzhou, even if someone sues him, he can't stop him. The whole world knows that the rules are assholes with King Ning.

It's a pity that news came secretly from the capital that Emperor Shun sent envoys to the northwest, via Yongliang, so that he, the lord, could not leave, otherwise it would be too shameful to be arrested.

And this envoy is Zhu Yuanfeng.

It was the emperor's fault to serve the country with a heart broken inside the palace wall, but it was a sycophantic mistake.

This world is so unreasonable, if Zhu Yuanfeng doesn't step out of the palace wall, see normal people, and take a look at the vast land, he should change his mind and follow the trend to become a true sycophant.

Yunzhou was the last big state capital before Yongliang. Years ago, the people rioted, and Yang Shenxing went here to quell the chaos after years. He has not returned to Beijing until now.

It should be that no troops were used to suppress it, otherwise it would not have lasted so long, but if Huairou calmed down the matter with a gentle strategy, Zhu Yuanfeng thought about it for a while, and felt in a dilemma for Master Yang.

In front of the emperor, Emperor Shun would ask him to help read the scriptures when he was in the mood, so Zhu Yuanfeng was very clear about the current situation in Yunzhou.

The chaos in Yunzhou has been seen by all the world. Although it is said that scholars rebelled and failed in ten years, they can study with integrity and would rather break than bend. There are many sages in ancient times who died to show their ambitions. Although they died, they will live forever.The falling of the head can't stop the voice of opposition, but it is like a bell and drum to wake up more hesitant people. It depends on what happens to the New Deal.

So Zhu Yuanfeng didn't leave, but stayed.

He changed back to the scholar's attire, wearing a friendly Confucian shirt, sitting on the elegant residence, watching the crowds of scholars going to the Yamen, waiting for the generosity of the layman from Yushan to come.

However, in the end, without waiting for that decisive step, Master Hua of Yushan Academy brought a layman's reconciliation words-to deal with Yunzhou officials according to the law, and to transfer Gao Xueli, the leader of the Yongliang New Law, to take over the Yunzhou New Law.

The prestige of Yushan Layman can be seen. After sitting quietly for a day and a night, the scholars who had not had enough water got up one after another, and after paying respectful salutes to Master Hua, they helped each other and left.

No one wants to die, but they dare to confront the court for the sake of justice.

This result can be described as satisfactory.

"Grandpa Yuan, the emperor's order is to go straight to Yongliang and Shamenguan. There should be no delay on the way. We have already stayed here for two days. Since Yunzhou is in trouble, why not start here?" The accompanying captain persuaded, Although he also looked down on this confinement who was favored because he served the emperor well in bed, but the identity of the eunuch who wrote the book was a real one, and he dared not make mistakes.

Zhu Yuanfeng ignored him, and finally came out to catch his breath. He wanted to temporarily forget about the emperor's mission.

"Don't worry, I want to see the new method of the son of Gao Zixiu." Zhu Yuanfeng said to the people around him, "Xiao Qi, go and ask, why did Yushan Layman suddenly change his mind?"

"Yes, son."

Xiaoqi is a thin and small boy. On New Year's Eve, the emperor was furious, and everyone dared not touch bad luck. Unfortunately, Xiaoqi was sent by Qin Hai to deliver tea to the emperor. It was Zhu Yuanfeng who saved his life in his place, so Xiaoqi She was so devoted to Zhu Yuanfeng that she was brought out to serve Zhu Yuanfeng during this trip.

"Grandpa Yuan!" The accompanying captain couldn't help reminding, but Zhu Yuanfeng picked up the tea and said softly, "Lieutenant Xing, the miscellaneous family seems to have a higher status than you, you should listen to me."

Captain Xing frowned deeply, "The emperor..."

"The miscellaneous family will explain it themselves, and you will not be involved."

Three days later, Shang Jinling was sent back to the inn from Yushan Academy. Before leaving, he deeply kowtowed to Yushan layman, "Thank you layman for your guidance."

"If you don't have the case, don't come to see the old man."

No.1, so demanding?Shang Xiaowu who was listening on the side couldn't help but be speechless.

"Yes, the students will definitely go all out."

Yushan Jushi looked at him and sighed softly, "Ling'er, what Yunzhou raised is for righteousness. I accept your love, so I will live a few more days. But in the future, the temple will come down, don't let me regret it. .”

Hearing this, Shang Jinling raised his head and couldn't help laughing: "I'm not even a scholar, I'm already in court, Layman, your evaluation of me is too high."

Yushan layman spit out two words lightly: "Naughty."

Shang Jinling put away her smile, looked deeply at the old man, and kowtowed, "Linger, remember, it will definitely give you a chance to see Haiyan's prosperity."

"Big talk."

Shang Jinling bent his lips and smiled, "You just have to wait. Late at night, the lights are dim, so don't write in a daze. The books of the world are like crucian carp crossing the river. They can't be finished."

Layman Yushan snorted coldly, "It's not the disciple of the old man, you have a lot of trouble."

"It's all about caring from the bottom of my heart, the student resigns."

"Go, if your teacher can't teach, come to my academy, ten thousand volumes, read as you like."

Shang Jinling was slightly taken aback, then grateful in his heart, "Thank you Layman."

As soon as Shang Jinling left, Mrs. Hua said with some pity: "The teacher obviously loves this kid's talent, why can't you persuade him more, maybe..."

"I have persuaded you, but I have lost my filial piety. What's the point? Only teachers and students can teach. If he wants it, the old man is still willing to give it all."

"teacher……"

Layman Yushan looked at the gently trembling flower branches in the wind outside the window, and said softly: "Dashun is now, when we reach a fork in the road, someone should support it."

Master Hua was stunned when he heard the words, and he couldn't believe it, "You mean him, but he is only 16 years old."

"So what about sixteen, what's more about sixty, the younger you are, the more energetic you are, the more malleable you are, the better."

The three-day hospital examination passed smoothly, and five days later is the day when the results will be released.

The college examination is only the first step in the imperial examination, but this list is concerned by all parties and forces.

As the only scholars in the Shang family, the twins naturally waited outside the examination room early, eagerly waiting.And Fang Jinyu, who regarded Shang Jinling as his opponent, also sent someone to wait for the announcement, secretly hoping that no such person would be found, and Sun Shan would be named.

Yang Shenxing looked at the pen dipped in Fang Jinyu's hand, but couldn't write a few words. He couldn't help shaking his head and said, "Don't think about it, he must be in high school."

Fang Jinyu bit her lip, a little annoyed, "Grandfather has such a high opinion of him, he is just good at talking."

"In ancient times, there were Su Qin and Zhang Yi who fought side by side, relying on their skillful words. Who can dispute these two talents?"

"He can be compared with Su Qin and Zhang Yi, and you think highly of him too."

Yang Shenxing laughed when he heard the words, shook his head and said: "Yu'er, let go of some things if you can let them go, and become obsessed if you don't feel relieved. Yes, he will go farther than you in the future."

Just as he was talking, the servant hurried in, "Master."

"How about it?"

"At the head of the case, Shang Jinling is No.1..."

A drop of heavy ink stained the paper and stained the handwriting, but it's not a pity. Fang Jinyu didn't have the heart to write well, and now she doesn't have it anymore. "So many scholars can't pass him?"

Yang Shenxing sighed softly in his heart, it was as expected.

If it is his own nephew, he should be happy, but the family of grievances, the mood is a bit complicated... But he finally ordered: "Prepare a congratulatory gift and send it."

"Grandfather!"

"A letter from Yongliang, Gao Xueli has already set off, and he will arrive in Yunzhou soon, so there should be no troubles, Yu'er, you understand." Yang Shenxing looked at Fang Jinyu and said seriously.

Fang Jinyu squeezed the pen in her hand, lowered her head and said, "Yes."

"Go out and relax, don't write, it's not good to write anyway."

As Shang Jinling hit the top of the case, his reputation also spread.

No matter it was Yang Shenxing or Yushan layman, neither of them concealed the key role played by this young man, so he was obviously only a scholar, but there was an endless stream of people who came to visit.

Yushan Academy has thousands of disciples, and it is a state capital full of culture and reading atmosphere. There are large and small poetry gatherings, garden tours and discussions, wine guilds...you can see scholars everywhere.

If you want to make a splash and become famous, it is really a good opportunity, but Shang Jinling is not included.

Because, he is sick.

Without Liu Ke improving the environment of the examination room, he took the examination in that dilapidated room for three consecutive days, and when he came out he was exhausted and fell ill immediately.

However, there was finally some improvement, but there was no peace.

If it weren't for the Shang family's rules not to do anything to ordinary people, the twins would have already thrown out those scholars who didn't understand human language and even followed the wind to visit and invite them.

"Anyway, you've already finished the exam, and you've received your brother-in-law's reply letter, Lingling, let's just go back to Yongliang."

"I'm afraid not. After my brother-in-law comes here, I have to demonstrate the new method to the public. I have to watch." Shang Jinling stretched out his hand, and Changkong helped him put on his clothes.

Seeing this, Shang Xiaowu asked: "Lingling, are you going out?"

"Ah."

"But you're not in good health yet..."

"It's nothing serious, but I want a clean place to sit, sister, so don't follow me." After Shang Jinling finished speaking, she looked towards the sky, "Is there anyone at the door?"

"Master, no."

Shang Jinling sighed lightly, looked at the stacked invitations on the table with concern, shook his head and walked out slowly.

He found an inconspicuous tea house and sat down. He wanted to find a private room, but it was already full, but there was a large room on the third floor, and there was still an empty table.

Shang Jinling was too lazy to change the place, so he just stayed here, with a wide view, and he could see the market just below. Although Shang Jinling said he wanted to find something clean, but the young man still wanted to hear something exciting that had nothing to do with him , Only when there is smoke and fire, is it happy.

Opposite was a handsome and slightly shy scholar. He glanced at him and smiled. Shang Jinling also smiled back. Then he asked Xiao Er for a pot of scented tea, a plate of clear melons and fruits, and a delicate Small point, finally took the book handed by Changkong, it looks like.

Seeing him like this, the scholar also learned to order one by one. Afternoon tea, getting a book and tasting it is indeed the most comfortable.

However, after a short period of leisure, there was a hustle and bustle from the street downstairs, followed by the sound of gongs and drums, accompanied by cheers from the crowd.

"Master, what happened?" Changkong stretched his neck and looked down, while the book boy next to the shy scholar ran directly downstairs.

Shang Jinling raised his eyelids, never taking his eyes off the book, and said, "Liang Chengye's judgment has come down, at least a decisive decision."

As soon as the words fell, the little bookboy ran up, "My lord, the government has convicted Liang Chengye, and he will be executed tomorrow afternoon."

Changkong flattered him and said, "Master, that's amazing."

"After so many days, Yang Shenxing should give an explanation to the people of Yunzhou."

"It's a pity that there are so many corrupt officials in the world, and they can't be killed." At this time, the scholar opposite said with emotion.

Shang Jinling looked over, and continued: "However, the Qingliu good officials are still coming and going, and there is an endless stream."

With this sound, the shy scholar couldn't help but look over and said with a smile, "Young master is optimistic."

Shang Jinling spread her hands, "Don't you think it's an objective fact?"

The scholar smiled, with a trace of sarcasm and sadness in his eyes, "But what's the use of having more good officials? Once you walk around the Jinyu Palace, you'll enter with clean sleeves and come out with a dirty body."

Shang Jinling couldn't help asking, "Brother seems to have just come from the capital."

The scholar nodded.

"Have you seen the dark quagmire?"

The scholar lowered his eyes and said flatly, "I am in it."

"Can you come out?"

The scholar shook his head: "I can't help myself."

Shang Jinling was thoughtful.

The scholar continued to ask: "May I ask Mr. Shang if there is a method of Qingming?"

Shang Jinling closed the book and said in surprise, "You know me?"

"It's famous, it's hard to imagine in Yunzhou City."

"This question is too broad for me to answer precisely."

"But it doesn't matter."

Shang Jinling said: "There are two ways, one is to expose the pollution to the world, so that there is nowhere to hide the filth. The other is to introduce running water and wash it away."

Hearing this, the scholar lowered his head and sighed softly, "Unfortunately, even if the pollution has gone for a while, the water at the source is still as black as a swamp, and it will return to its original state in a short while."

"Then change the source."

As soon as the words fell, the scholar's hand holding the cup trembled, "Do you know who I am?"

Shang Jinling shook his head, but looked towards the stairs, "I don't know who you are, but I seem to have seen those people before."

The two people who were coming up the stairs were tall and tall, with swords on their waists, and they were very imposing, but the style of the hanging tokens looked like Luo Yun's subordinates, from the capital...

The scholar stood up and cupped his hands at Shang Jinling, "Thank you for your advice, Mr. Shang, but you are young and don't know the heights of heaven and earth, so I hope you will speak carefully in the future."

Shang Jinling looked at him, and suddenly asked: "Dare to ask the young master's name."

"Zhu Yuanfeng."

Shang Jinling then returned a salute, "Write it down, thank you Mr. Zhu for reminding me."

"There will be a period later."