I can tell fortunes, so I’m not easy to mess with [Cross Book]

When the Zhou family came in, they cheered and hugged, very proud, but when they went out, they were downcast, their faces were earthy, and Bai Yiling left in such a hurry, the whole Sheng family suddenly fell silent.

Everyone looked at each other, Sheng Mian sighed and said, "Li Niang, come in."

Sheng Yue bit his lip and didn't move for a while.The Zhou family was annoying when they were here just now, but when they left, she suddenly didn't know how to face her family.

Those family members who should hate her but raised her up.

After Sheng Mian finished speaking, he and Lu Mo headed into the room, and Sheng Duo followed in. When passing by Sheng Li, without saying a word, he put his arms around his sister's shoulders, and half pushed her to follow in.

Sheng Li called out "Big Brother" in panic, and Sheng Duo sighed, and said, "Little girl, you can't just try to hide everything and avoid it. If you have a problem, you have to solve it. It's not as serious as you imagined. Go ahead, Daddy has something to tell you."

He sent Sheng Li to the door of Sheng Mian's study, and he didn't stop there, turned around to leave, Sheng Li hurriedly said: "Brother!"

Sheng Duo turned around: "Huh?"

"Today..." Sheng Li said, "Yuan'er and Ying'er have been wronged, please coax them well and don't let the children scare them. I originally cut a few clothes for them this time, but I have already brought them. If you have time to give it, I will let the servant girl send it to you later."

Sheng Duo was startled for a moment, then smiled: "Got it. It's time for the two of them to have a better understanding, it's okay."

Sheng Li took a deep breath and whispered, "I'm sorry."

Sheng Duo had already left, but she didn't hear it, she felt a little more relaxed, knocked on Sheng Mian's door, and entered the room.

Sheng Mian was very relaxed when talking with his youngest son, because although Bai Yiling didn't grow up under their knees, his temperament actually combined the strengths of his parents.But facing his sensitive and proud daughter, sometimes Sheng Mian really feels a headache.

He was silent for a while, then said gently: "What do you want to do about today's matter?"

Sheng Li said in a low voice: "When Yuxin returns home, I will discuss with him, whether we can think of a way to cut off contact with the Zhou family."

Sheng Mian was also thinking about this possibility: "The word filial piety is overwhelming, it's not easy."

Even Bai Yiling was sent to the secret guard by the Marquis of Yongding on his own initiative. Before he knew his real background, when he was crowned, he would still go to Xie's Ancestral Temple to kowtow to Xie Taifei and Fu Min.

What's more, Zhou Gaohuai is a scholar. His parents gave birth to him and raised him to study. If they want to sever ties as soon as he becomes an official, the impeachment of Yushitai alone will ruin his reputation.

Back then, Sheng Li searched for life and married too hastily, and it was not that Sheng Mian did not send someone to check Zhou's house.It's a pity that they only knew that their family was poor at that time. As for the behavior of their parents, brothers and sisters-in-law, most of them lived in the village. Everyone's living conditions were similar, so there was no question of who took advantage of whom. Can.

As for Zhou Gaohuai, people praised him unanimously for his humility, courtesy, diligence and filial piety.

At that time, Sheng Mian was busy dealing with rumors and investigating the gangsters who came to blackmail him, but he couldn't spare time to deal with them in person. He really didn't expect the "dominant temperament" parents to meet the "hardworking and filial" son. It turned out to be such a result.

He was thinking about it, when Sheng Li said softly: "Father, you... blame me."

Sheng Mian looked up at her, and Sheng Li had already knelt down in front of him: "Father, I am ignorant, if I hadn't caused so much trouble for our family, my younger brother and Yuan'er Ying'er wouldn't be hurt today." Now you don't have to make things difficult for that unruly grievance... I know that when I, I eat, I dare not even speak, and I can't even raise my head, but what should I do..."

As she spoke, she couldn't help crying: "At that time, my parents persuaded me, and my brother also persuaded me, so let the rumors go, as long as I don't care, things will pass...as long as I don't laugh at myself , other people's words can be ignored, but Dad, I can't do it! I want to raise my head like my parents and don't care about other people's eyes, but me, but I am too mediocre. You don't know, how much I want to hear Your words..."

She is not ignorant of good and bad, she knows what is right, what is wrong, and how to do it is the best arrangement, but knowing is one thing, being able to do that is another.

When rumors are piled up day by day, those speculations and contempt are like sharp blades, and even if they know that they will disappear, they will not feel pain.Human nature always seeks advantages and avoids disadvantages, but she just can't let go of her damn self-esteem.

Perhaps it was the day when her fate changed suddenly. Home was no longer like her home. What her biological parents brought was not love and care, but humiliation that could not be shaken off. Her self-esteem was knocked to the ground. The wreckage below was carefully picked up again.

—that was all she had left.Sheng Yue could only carefully hug him in his arms, using his thin back to protect the last glimmer of light.Maybe others don't understand, but that's all about her.

It's a pity that you want to go through the forest, but you get stuck in the mud. The shadow brought by fate cannot be dispelled by dim lights.

Sheng Mian looked at Sheng Li who was kneeling at his feet and crying, and felt distressed at first, but in this distress was anger and helplessness.

He stood up slowly, stared at Sheng Li, his expression changed from unbearable to serious, turned around, walked to the window, and looked outside.

In early spring, the flowers placed on the window sill have already bloomed sparsely, and under the sunlight, they exude bright and bright brilliance.But Sheng Li is still so young, but he spends his days in worry and sorrow, Sheng Mian doesn't know whether it's because of Sheng Li's temperament, or they don't care enough for this child.

He sighed for a long time, took out something from the flowerpot, wiped it in his hands, and said slowly: "Don't cry, first think about what to do with the Zhou family. Yuxin is an honest child, but Because sometimes his temper is too meek, and he can't support anything. At the banquet today, my father kept silent and wanted to give him a chance to speak, but you can see that he can't stop his parents' behavior .”

Sheng Yue gradually shifted his attention, and hesitantly said: "But, they...haven't they been taken to the Northern Inspection Department?"

Sheng Mian asked back: "Don't you think they won't be able to come out?"

Sheng Li was silent.

Sheng Mian said: "Actually, after much deliberation, there are only two ways. One is for the two of you to reconcile and leave, and the other is for Yuxin to release it. Reconciliation is obviously a bad strategy. If I release it, I can do it. It’s up to both of you to agree.”

Sheng Li's body trembled slightly.Just got married, although there are many faults in the Zhou family, but it is undeniable that Zhou Gaohuai is really good to her, and Sheng Yue still remembers the sentence "No matter what Li Niang's background is, I just want to marry her" , she is unwilling to reconcile.But once released... the difference between a Beijing official and a local official is not 01:30...

She was in a state of confusion, and Sheng Mian didn't have to ask for an answer. She bent down and pulled Sheng Li up, and said, "Father originally wanted to talk to you, but there are many things that you don't understand yourself, and others just say it." It's useless any more."

He put the thing that he had wiped for a long time in Sheng Oak's hand, it was still warm, it turned out to be a pebble that was originally placed in a flowerpot.Sheng Li was a little dazed, and Sheng Mian patted her on the shoulder: "Go."

While the father and daughter were talking, Bai Yiling and Lu Yu had already hurried into the palace.Bai Yiling had a token to enter and exit the palace at will, and rode straight in. The guards at the door wanted to stop him, but after seeing clearly that it was this young master, he hurriedly bowed and stepped aside.

Bai Yiling nodded slightly at him on the horse, lifted the rein in his hand, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.A majestic fox squatted on the horse's head, and the wind blew the fiery red fluff up and down uncontrollably.

Not long after, the emperor hurriedly summoned several important ministers to have an audience. After everyone arrived, they saw that His Majesty and Commander Bai were already in the imperial study.Commander Bai was flipping through a booklet, and the emperor was smiling brightly, leaning beside him and talking, with a very intimate look on his face.

Seeing that everyone was coming, Bai Yiling got up and greeted them.After the officials saluted, Lu Yu gave the seat, without saying much, he handed the booklet to Prime Minister Li, who was closest to him, and said, "Prime Minister Li, please read it to the other lovers."

At this time, standing in the imperial study room were Lu Yu's more important confidant ministers. They were temporarily summoned by the emperor to discuss matters, and they didn't know what happened. Something went wrong.

The land of the Jin Kingdom is rich and powerful. Although the imperial court is deeply rooted, due to the effective governance of several generations of rulers, the competition of these forces does not affect the lives of ordinary people.Therefore, on the basis of living affluently, the whole country pursues luxury and exquisiteness even more, and values ​​family background, clothing and appearance. Over the years, the old habits are hard to change.

If this kind of style is just a habitual preference in daily life, it is not a big deal, but if it is taken care of in officialdom and political affairs, it is easy to cause some disadvantages-such as the conditions for being able to participate in the imperial examination.

Bai Yiling knew about this situation when the Supreme Emperor was in power, but it has been accumulated for many years, and it cannot be sorted out in a short while, and secondly, it is not his responsibility, where there are local rules It is also a taboo in the officialdom to interfere in the scope of work of others before one's own errand is completed.

Until his sedan chair was blocked by an ugly man—not disrespectful, but really ugly, the kind that is not allowed to take the exam for official certification—until Bai Yiling’s sedan chair was stopped by such an ugly man, telling him The desire to participate in the county examination made Bai Yiling pay attention to this matter, and wrote a letter to Lu Yu. After the grand ceremony was held on the day of Lu Yu's enthronement, the two discussed this issue.

It's just that the reform is not overnight, and only one year is obviously not enough. I didn't expect that this matter has not been completely resolved, and other accidents occurred in the meeting.

This year's test has just ended, and even the list has been released.The entire examination process is directly in charge of by the officials of the Ministry of Rites, and they are all familiar with their own work, and there is no news of any mistakes during the process.

The day when the rankings were announced was originally a time of joy for some families and sorrow for others, but when the candidates went to look at the results one after another, they suddenly found that Huiyuan's name looked familiar this time around.

Huiyuan's name is He Zicheng. He is 25 years old this year. His ancestors have been in business for generations. He is the only son in the family.

The reason why the examinees recognized He Zicheng's name at a glance was not because he was famous for learning and learning, but because he was a notoriously ignorant dude who played chicken and dog fights on weekdays and played songs every night. , even Zhongju was the last one who had good luck. It is said that it happened to memorize the exam questions during the review.

If he remembered all the famous and erotic songs of the oirans in the brothel, everyone had no doubts, but if he was to win the prize, everyone had one thought in their minds—which examiner did you bribe?This cheating is too blatant!

Such a person's name is written high at the top of the list, it is too much hatred, not only the candidates who failed the list are not reconciled, even those who made the list have been suppressed by him as a shame. Beating the drums to plead for orders, and besieged the Ministry of Rites again, creating an uproar.

When Bai Yiling and Lu Yu were in the town government, the incident had just started, and the officials from the Ministry of Rites rushed to appease people and inquire about the situation, but now they were blocked in the yamen, and some people were even hungry.

After Prime Minister Li finished reading the memorial, Lu Yu said, "What do you think?"

The spring day was dry, and Bai Yiling wanted to speak at first, but he felt itchy in his throat, and coughed lightly. Li Chengxiang, who was beside him, had already said: "If He Zicheng's behavior is really as stated in the memorial, then this matter is indeed suspicious. But No matter what the inside story is, when these testers feel dissatisfied, they openly surround the officials, but they have gone too far. If this kind of atmosphere continues to be indulged, what is the dignity?"

Lu Yu said: "Li Xiang is right."

Although he was talking to Prime Minister Li, he kept distracting half of his attention on Bai Yiling, and after saying this, he said: "After talking for so long, you must be thirsty, please have a drink first. Tea."

Lu Yu waved his hand as he spoke, motioning for the waiter to serve tea.Among the people present, Kong Fan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, had a more forthright and straightforward personality. After hearing this, he still thought that everyone came here for only one incense stick. It was just that Li Xiang had read the memorial, and just wanted to say that he was not thirsty. , was able to speak, but Grand Master Nie stomped on him calmly, and turned his head in Bai Yiling's direction.

Kong Fan came to his senses immediately, and quickly said, "Yes, thank you Your Majesty for your understanding."

Lu Yu said with a smile: "It's okay, if Kong Qing doesn't want to drink tea, just say what you want to say first."

Kong Fan was ashamed: "Your Majesty was joking. I just feel that the matter has not been investigated clearly. It would be too hasty to think that the other party's grades were cheating just because of his reputation. You should also ask the officials of the Ministry of Rites for some information." The top priority now should be to disperse the examinees, reduce the impact of this matter, and then conduct a thorough investigation."

Lu Yu nodded: "This is the only way to go now."

He smiled and glanced at Bai Yiling, his voice softened unconsciously: "Bai Aiqing, can I leave this matter to you?"

Bai Yiling said: "Your Majesty trusts me, I dare not betray my trust."

Lu Yu smiled, and said: "Okay, Bai Yiling listened to the order, and now Jiner is the censor of Zuodu, and also the commander of the Northern Inspection Department, to investigate and deal with the relevant inside information. Those involved in the case can be dealt with cheaply."

["Loyal Dog Emperor Fox" released a mission with love: investigate the truth of the imperial examination fraud case.

Task rewards: 5000 points; a small pusher in the "heart-to-heart" scenario mode; an instruction manual for "important props". 】

Zuodu Censor started from a second-rank official position, and Lu Yu's verbal edict promoted Bai Yiling to one and a half ranks, which was already a rare high position for his age.But according to the tradition of the Jin Kingdom, holding two positions at the same time, the higher position is often just a false title for convenience, and Bai Yiling's personal ability is there, so no one raises any objections.

He bowed and said: "The minister accepts the order."

Before the knees were bent down and Lu Yu stretched out his arms to support his arms, the ceremony was not over.

Lu Yu pinched his arm and said with a smile, "Go."

Spring had just started, and the weather was still cold. A bunch of enthusiastic candidates gathered at the entrance of the etiquette department, shouting loudly, demanding that He Zicheng's test paper be published, and give everyone an explanation.

When the crowd was furious, they heard the sound of horseshoes in the distance, and someone turned their heads to look at it. A scholar said, "Everyone, be careful, Ze'anwei is here!"

There was some slight commotion among the candidates.

A thin and tall man in the lead said loudly: "Everyone, don't panic. The so-called law does not blame the public. Besides, we just want to seek justice. Even Ze'anwei can't just take all of us indiscriminately." people?"

As he spoke, he raised the tablet of Confucius in his hand and said loudly: "I have been studying hard for ten years. If I am not knowledgeable enough, it is my fault. Please adults give me justice for my students!"

As soon as this remark was made, the surrounding people echoed their voices one after another, turning a blind eye to Ze'an Satellite who was gradually approaching: "Publicate He Zicheng's test paper!" "Give me justice!"

Bai Yiling raised his hand to stop the subordinate behind him who wanted to reprimand him, lifted the reins, and the horse's hooves walked back and forth for a few steps and stopped. He looked at it coldly for a moment, and then said loudly: "Do you know what crime is for besieging the government office?"

"My lord!" the tall and thin man at the head shouted, "A literati is not afraid of beheading. He is only afraid of insulting his dignity and being ashamed of being a sage! The tablet of the sage is still held here. Don't you want to be convicted if you don't ask right and wrong?"

Bai Yiling sneered, let go of the rein, clapped his hands a few times, and praised in a ruffian way: "Good eloquence, easy to talk about. A few light words can make this rebellious behavior a sage." I mean. My officer will ask you, what is your name?"

He had a smile on his face, his eyes were cold, and the knife on his waist reflected the cold metallic luster, which made people feel chills.The student hesitated, but still replied proudly: "My name is Fan Min, I am the candidate for this examination, and I will be second in the examination."

Bai Yiling raised his eyebrows: "Oh, then if you pull Huiyuan off the horse, you can get on."

These candidates are fledgling, have read a lot of books, but have not been polished in the officialdom, and they still have a stunned and stubborn youthful air, especially look down on Ze Anwei, who was born in a noble family, and think that these are all based on their family background The rampant playboys only know how to move their fists, and I'm afraid they don't even know a few big characters.

Hearing Bai Yiling's playful tone at this time, everyone immediately felt insulted, and the crowd became furious, shouting and cursing one after another.

Yan Yang pulled out the knife with a "swipe", and shouted violently: "Ze'anwei is doing business, who dares to make noise? Stand still for me!"

Everyone followed closely and drew their knives, Ze Anwei's head was flickering, some people were afraid, but some insisted on rushing forward, the scene was a bit chaotic for a while, but Bai Yiling looked at this scene calmly and smiled. He said: "Did I say something wrong? Please take out the tablet of the sage Confucius and ask again in the name of the sage, but you don't know if you have read the words of the sage thoroughly?"

Fan Min sneered slightly: "Everyone who stands here has studied hard since childhood, adults don't have to worry about that."

Bai Yiling said: "Is that so? Then the official will test you. I would like to ask you what Confucius said, 'What you believe in has eyes, but eyes are not trustworthy; what you believe in has heart, but heart is not enough. My disciple remembers that it is not easy to know people." Hey'—what does this sentence mean?"

The question he asked was equivalent to the most basic translation of classical Chinese. As Fan Min said, there was probably no one present who could not answer it.But he opened his mouth to speak, but froze all of a sudden.

Bai Yiling smiled back: "I came here today, I could have taken you all away without saying anything, but if you guys want to be reasonable, then I will discuss it with you! If you think it's wrong, you don't have to You can tell it face to face!"

Regardless of the hustle and bustle around him, he said loudly: "'Those who believe in have eyes, but eyes are still untrustworthy; those who rely on have hearts, but their hearts are still not trustworthy. My disciples remember that it is not easy to know people', from "Lu Shi "Spring and Autumn Annals" was said by Confucius himself to Yan Hui. It means that what you see may not be true, and what you believe in your heart may not be correct. How difficult it is to understand a person! Today you are just because you think He Zicheng is not talented enough. As Huiyuan, he gathered people to make trouble, asserted that his grades were false, and even accused the officials of the Ministry of Rites of favoritism and fraud, so I will ask, do you have any evidence?"

After he finished speaking, the surroundings were silent, Bai Yiling looked down from above, his gaze coldly swept across the faces of the candidates, and after a while, he yelled sharply:

"You hold a sage tablet, but you don't follow the sage's words. It can be seen that Confucius is just a tool used to deceive people in the eyes of you so-called scholars. How dare you be arrogant! Some of you are seeking the truth. How many of them are fishing in troubled waters and following the trend? I don’t need to question them one by one, I should have a conclusion in my heart! How can I be the butcher of an official with this kind of behavior? In the future, I will lightly say right or wrong based on a few provocations from others. Wouldn't it make the court feel ashamed?"

His voice was stern, his words were venomous, and he did not spare any space. Fan Min, who was standing in front of the horse, felt a chill in his heart.

Bai Yiling scolded again: "I will judge the relevant matters fairly. No matter how stupid and ignorant you are, you will definitely not be as frivolous as you are. Since you have not yet sat in this position, you should keep yourselves safe and follow the rules carefully. Ling! You think that if you are dissatisfied with everything, you can get your wish if you make a fuss. If you are so rebellious and unfaithful, how dare you stand here and criticize others!"

Fan Min was furious, and there was a bang in his head, and he felt that his eyes were dark, and suddenly he fell to the ground and passed out.

There was a moment of commotion in the surrounding area, but the faces of the troubled candidates were all ashen, but none of them went out to help him, but the most violent people who followed Fan Min just now knelt down, touched their foreheads to the ground, and said in a trembling voice: : "Students are guilty, students are ashamed to be taught by adults..."

The candidates behind looked at each other and knelt down one after another.

Bai Yiling remained motionless, looked proudly at the crowd kneeling under the horse, and said coldly: "Everyone is gone! Before the case is clear, everyone is not allowed to leave the capital, and no nonsense is allowed. Anyone who violates the law will be Kill without mercy!"

The so-called "scholar, farmer, businessman" has a very high status in the past dynasties. There are many cases of student riots like this. Officials dare not use force to suppress them. All they can do is compromise or persuade them.

Especially this time, most of the candidates who can participate in the general examination will be able to enter the officialdom in the future. Naturally, it is difficult to offend easily, and it is often very difficult to deal with, which is why everyone is confident.

Unfortunately, they met Bai Yiling.