The scumbag son-in-law dressed as a husband

After Tao Yun settled down, on the second day, he immediately prepared ample gifts and went to visit Cui's house. The Minister ordered Cui Yuan to meet him in the study.

This Shang Shuling, who has been in power since he was young, is over fifty now, unlike today's celebrities who have more beards, and his upright face can still see the demeanor of his youth, with an indescribable grace in his gestures .

Tao Yun cheered up and performed the junior ceremony respectfully. Cui Yuan kindly inquired about Tao's father's situation. It’s really hard to come from a long distance, but have you ever encountered any situation?”

Tao Yun's heart trembled, and he always felt that Cui Yuan's eyes seemed to imply some kind of deep meaning at this moment. He changed his mind sharply, and said frankly: "Reporting to Uncle, this junior's journey has been smooth. Like friends, although the journey is far away, but there are people with companions, it is not hard work."

Cui Yuan showed a bit of surprise when he heard the words: "Oh? Who can fall into the eyes of my nephew?"

At this time, Tao Yun was more certain, Cui Yuan was obviously targeting Xie Shu, but Tao Yun really couldn't figure out where his friend provoked the dignified Shang Shuling to go to war so violently.

And when he thought that his whereabouts along the way were very likely to be known by Cui Yuan, Tao Yun became extremely depressed.

In fact, what Tao Yun didn't know was that this was a misunderstanding of Cui Yuan.

Although Cui Yuan had heard about Xie Shu before, knowing that Jiang Hong had accepted a closed disciple, and Emperor Qing favored him, so he was deeply impressed, but Xie Shu had never been an official, but was still on the way of the imperial examination. A poor boy from a poor family would never let this Shang Shuling take so much effort.

The reason why Cui Yuan pays attention to Xie Shu is because a month ago, he found out that the third prince sent some of his guards to Jiangnan, so he paid extra attention.

Cui Yuan remembered that half a year ago, a big inner guard who followed Eunuch Liu to handle Jiangnan affairs was dismissed for no reason, and soon disappeared. Later, Cui Yuan discovered that this person was secretly serving the third prince.

As we all know, this third prince is the most beloved son of His Majesty today. Since he was a child, he has shown an extraordinary intelligence and has all kinds of scheming methods.

And a monarch who is too assertive is not a good thing, especially for their families.

Cui Yuan knew in his heart that the reason why His Majesty wants to implement the imperial examination system despite all difficulties is to limit their family's influence on the government. Facing Emperor Qing's strength and ambition, Cui Yuan had to give in.

But on the contrary, Emperor Qing was also a person who knew how to measure, and he also gave them considerable leeway. After all, the aristocratic family was closely related to the entire upper-level rulers. Emperor Qing's daughter married into the Wang family, and Emperor Qing's aunt belonged to the Xie family. Mrs. too.

All along, the two parties have been working hard to maintain a delicate balance. In this long tug-of-war, the chips in the hands of the aristocratic family have never been reduced too much.

However, this kind of war is too tiring, Cui Yuan does not hope that the next emperor will still be like this, and this third prince is not the "benevolent monarch" they want.

Therefore, although Cui Yuan has never publicly expressed his preference for the crown prince, if the emperor has any idea of ​​changing the crown prince, they will never agree.

So Cui Yuan has been paying close attention to the movements of the princes, especially the third prince.

After learning about the actions of the third prince, Cui Yuan immediately sent someone to investigate, and found that the person the third prince wanted to deal with was Xie Shu.

Only then did Cui Yuan know that Xie Shu and the third prince actually had some grievances. What's more, by coincidence, Xie Shu met Tao Yun after he escaped, and they came to the capital together.

It's really interesting that Xie Shu can make Shao Zhen, who is a prince, repeatedly frustrated.

Why is Cui Yuan not curious about Xie Shu? It's just the reason why he won't explain it to Tao Yun.

In the face of Cui Yuan's unknown intentions, Tao Yun would never mention his friend, but simply talked about the process of their acquaintance in a few words. It also hinted to Cui Yuan that his friends were not what they thought.

Cui Yuan has been thinking about things, but he never noticed Tao Yun's changing thoughts, but he was not surprised at all after hearing the words.

This Xie Shu was able to offend the third prince who had done a good job on the surface so deeply, it could be seen that he was not a flatterer.

Such a bottom line and capable person is one of the few poor families that Cui Yuan likes, but it is a pity that he is Lu Shuo's junior.

If Cui Yuan rejected the third prince, then he completely hated Lu Shuo.

This Lu Shuo is simply a mad dog, relying on Emperor Qing's backing, he is lawless and greedy.

Cui Yuan let out a deep breath of depression when he thought of this, and suddenly remembered that Lu Shuo had been "expelled from the school" a long time ago, and his relationship with Xie Shu would never be much better, but this matter needs to be determined in the future. .

In short, Cui Yuan is very concerned about Xie Shu. After all, the imperial examination is an irreversible trend. When selecting candidates in the future, it is better to choose a suitable one.

Since that day when he came to the capital, Xie Shu stayed behind closed doors and never showed up again, which was very different from Jinling.

After all, Xie Shu knows that he has become the thorn in the flesh of the third prince, and the other party will never give up easily.

Xie Shu was able to escape by chance that day because Jiang Hong expected that Shao Zhen would attack Xie Shu when he entered the capital, so Jiang Hong entrusted a swordsman named Mu Wen to protect him.

Mu Wen is skilled in martial arts and was once a well-known ranger. Because of his great reputation, he was implicated and imprisoned. Jiang Hong relieved him of his grievances. From then on, Mu Wen made a promise to follow Jiang Hong and protect his life. .

However, seeing Jiang Hong's reluctance, Mu Wen had no choice but to return to his hometown. Later, when he learned that Jiang Hong had left Beijing, he set off immediately and escorted Jiang Hong to Jiangnan before returning.

This time Jiang Hong entrusted him to escort Xie Shu to the capital, Mu Wen had no excuses, after helping Xie Shu get rid of the "water thief", he followed the master and servant secretly, and after arriving in the capital, he lived in this house and Did not leave immediately.

But Mu Wen is not Xie Shu's subordinate, let alone Xie Shu's entourage. Xie Shu has always treated him with courtesy and never asked about his whereabouts. Naturally, he didn't want to trouble him, so Xie Shu still can't go out if he doesn't go out. Alright, plus it was delayed for a long time due to the schedule, and the exam time was getting closer and closer, Xie Shu didn't want to spend any other effort, he just wanted to prepare for the exam.

On this day, Zhang Enshi and Xu Shengkai came to visit and said such a thing with embarrassment on their faces.

The two of them traveled by water and arrived in the capital half a month earlier than Xie Shu.

Before, when they were in the Wenshe, they made friends with a lot of people, and they all rented an inn together to live in. After Xie Shu arrived in the capital and exchanged addresses with them, he stopped showing up.

Although Zhang Enshi and Xu Shengkai regretted it, they did not force it, but because the others were from Jiangnan, even if they were not members of the Jinling Literature Society, they were like-minded.Therefore, everyone still continued the style of Jinling, sometimes calling friends and friends to the restaurant to hold literary meetings and talk about the imperial examination.

It is inevitable that this will not attract the attention of others. The candidates from all over the country who can come to the capital to take the exam are all selected from thousands of miles, and they even have a good reputation in the local area.Seeing Jiangnan Shizi being so high-profile, some people were naturally unhappy, and a talented Qilu scholar proposed to fight with them in the next day at Wangchuan Tower in the capital.

If you are an ordinary talented person, you are not afraid. Jiangnan has always been a lot of talents, and there are many outstanding ones among them.

But this person came from quite a big background, Qilu was originally the birthplace of Confucianism, his surname was Kong, his name was Kong Xiu, it was said that he was a descendant of Confucius, and he was deeply influenced by his family tradition.

Moreover, Kong Xiu is not only blessed with natural blessings, but also good at reading and using books. He was once given the reputation of being the best in the world for his articles by local celebrities. After he came to the capital, he wrote several articles, which made him even more famous.

Zhang Enshi and Xu Shengkai thought about it, and they really regretted it. They were not afraid of losing face, but they were afraid that people would look down on Jinling Wenshe from now on. After all, the Wangchuan Tower might be overcrowded in the future!

Xie Shu listened quietly the whole time, without saying a word, until the word "Wen Dou" appeared, which felt a little fresh.