It was the prime minister who spoke, and before he could say more, his grandson Changzhi said, "Grandfather, please let me kill him with my own hands and wash away my shame." "Losing to a slut is a shame for every young man present, and especially for him.

But the prime minister shouted angrily: "Shut up, in front of Your Majesty, what are you presumptuous!!" Changzhi shrunk his neck, not daring to talk back to his grandfather.

The prime minister turned to the king and said, "Your Majesty, please reward him with a gold coin, and let him go." ”

Hearing the prime minister say this, everyone was surprised and puzzled, and Changzhi wanted to say more, but was frightened back by the old prime minister's eyes.

The king said, "O Prime Minister, why do you say that, the punishment for him is specified in the holy scriptures, and a slut is not worthy to study the holy sciences." ”

Then the vizier said, "Yes, as it is written in the holy scriptures, and it is also written in the holy scriptures that as a king is to do what he says, and this is the majesty of a king, and before the contest you said that you would reward the winner, and if the winner is not rewarded but died, then my Majesty, you will lose faith with your subjects." Although this slut's child has overcome my grandson, I cannot cause the king to lose his prestige because of personal grudges, so please reward him with a gold coin and let him go. ”

"No," cried the king angrily, "he has violated the holy scriptures, and such sins shall not only go unpunished, but shall be rewarded." This makes me how to face the world, how to face the Holy Scriptures. ”

The prime minister said: "This young man may be punished, but not today, today is the most sacred crown worship festival in Lucheng. ”

The king was also very hesitant when he heard this, according to the tradition of commemorating the founding of the country, killing and bloodshed are not allowed on this day, unless there is an invasion of foreign invaders, otherwise the crown worship festival is sacred and undefiled, which is also the consensus of various countries, so generally this day will not kill people, and will not judge criminals.

The king said, "Well, take your prey, get out of here." ”

Rial saved his life, he is now in despair, how many years of cultivation in the cold wind and heat, just to change his fate, he is not convinced, he wants to get rid of the situation of people, but the facts tell him that in this country, it is useless to work hard.

Lin Yue and Qu Zhengyin, who were standing not far away, understood what was going on, Lin Yue shook his head and said, "No wonder Ah Ling doesn't like this, it's a hopeless place." ”

Although the Great Zhou Dynasty was also divided into classes, there were natural persons and slaves, but it did not seem to be demanding on the study of inferior people, because of the difference in concepts, what a superior person cared about was not a simple identity, but a point of cultivation, and the scholars were also, not three generations did not dare to call the family, otherwise others would look down on them. And if a slave achieves something by his own efforts, although he is still a slave, at least the master will improve his treatment accordingly, and will not be angry with him because of this, the more capable the slave in his hand, the happier the master is.

And this is a point of cultivation, such literati will be promoted to confidants, such warriors will be treated as dead soldiers, and the master will not worry about anything else, because they have the 'nobility' from the bones, and they are confident that they should be like this. The people of Kexian Bean Country seem to pay more attention to the rules, and to trample on others to prove their status, without this, they can't feel at ease, it seems that this place still has a long way to go.

It was almost a farce, the whole people of Xiangtai scattered, and the surrounding scholars and young men also went home one after another, according to the traditional practice, they had to go back to wash their bodies, change into clean dresses and go to the palace to participate in the banquet.

Carrying only a sheep that had been shot to death, Rial walked in the crowd, he didn't know how to walk, more than ten years of hard work seemed to have lost his direction, and suddenly someone behind him stopped him, "Friend, wait!"

Seeing that it were two foreign young men, Qu Zhengyin said: "Friend, I saw your competition there, which is very remarkable. ”

Because it is a foreign country, there is naturally no class barrier, and Rial smiled bitterly: "So what can it be? It still can't be recognized by the old men, and the slut is still a slut." ”

Qu Zhengyin asked, "Do you sell this sheep?"

Originally, as the prey of martial arts, this was a supreme honor, but now it seems that staying by one's side is harmful and unprofitable, and Rial smiled bitterly: "If you are willing to buy it, just watch and give some." After all, as a slut family, my father is just a carpenter, and in addition to his own younger siblings, he will not pretend to be dashing and refuse the money in hand.

Qu Zhengyin was slightly embarrassed when he touched his arms, originally he was a poor boy, and now he is also a poor sailor, how can he have so much savings, so he can only turn his head to look at Lin Yue: "Brother, do you see if it's ......?"

Lin Yue glanced at it: "Hehe." ”

Rial looked at the gold nugget in his hand: "This is too much. ”

Lin Yue waved his hand: "I don't have any change, you can do it yourself." ”

Rial was still about to say something, but Qu Zhengyin said: "Take it, friend, what are you going to do in the future?" The entire Lucheng is so big, today his feat is afraid that it has spread in the city, and as far as the situation just now, I know that Rial can't get mixed up here.

Rial himself had no clue, so he could only shake his head: "I don't have any plans. "The goal that I have been fighting for for more than ten years has been denied, in addition to the anger and despair from the heart, there is also confusion about the future.

Qu Zhengyin said: "Why don't you come with us, the sea is where men should go, go outside and see the world." ”

Rial didn't expect Qu Zhengyin to be so enthusiastic, could there be some scam? I heard that many slave traders would kidnap young people and sell them. After thinking about it again, he vetoed this possibility, and he himself is not a beautiful girl, but he is just a teenager with the strength of two arms, even if he knows some simple kung fu, but there are not too many such people, why bother to lie to himself? Just give two pieces of gold, how many slaves can be sold? Even if he sells himself as a slave, he is just a slut class in Xiandou Country, how much is the difference between him and a slave?

Rial immediately said: "Okay, I'll go with you, this gold is for my salary advance, I will earn back enough money for you, and after that I will make a choice." ”

Qu Zhengyin nodded, with his current strength as a slut, Rial would not stupidly refuse the gold in front of him, but he would not lose his dignity for the gold. After the three of them agreed. Rial took them to the shop street first, and Qu Zhengyin asked curiously, "What are you doing here?"

Rial said: "Today I have offended those old men, I can't stay in Lucheng any longer, my father and mother have raised me for fifteen years, and I have nothing to repay, but I have left a mess, and I want to buy more things for the family." And...... Is it really good for two pieces of gold to go into the hands of my parents?"

Qu Zhengyin and Lin Yue certainly understood what Rial meant, he wanted to purchase daily necessities and rations, and at the same time exchange gold for change, it seems that this slut boy also has some mind. So Rial went to start purchasing, and Qu Zhengyin and Lin Yue helped him exchange for gold, fortunately it was a foreign businessman, and Lin Yue was also dressed well, and everyone knew about the landing of the Huadu fleet in the past two days. So the gold was exchanged smoothly, and the merchants in the city did not dare to deduct it. If the rial comes to change, then hehe.

On the way, Lin Yue asked Qu Zhengyin curiously: "Is this really okay?" Although he has become a small leader under Captain Li Yumei, he has privately recruited foreigners to board the ship without the consent of the boss......

Qu Zhengyin said in a nostalgic tone: "Before, I was a thief and scoundrel who walked the streets, I didn't even have a name, everyone called me a little mongrel, if it wasn't for Sister Ah Ling and you pulling me, I wouldn't have known to die on that street now, a little mongrel like me has a chance to be pulled out of the quagmire, and people who work as hard as him have no reason to be disliked or even erased." ”

Lin Yue nodded: "It seems that I didn't give you this name in vain." ”

Rial bought a lot of things, and put the money in exchange for it in a large clay pot, there were too many things to carry it, and Lin Yue and Qu Zhengyin also helped him get it. Soon the three of them came to the place where Rial lived. It is all low mud houses and simple shacks. When Rial returned, he was stared at by the people on the street with strange eyes, and it seemed that his feat for today had been passed on.

"It is said that this kid will cause trouble sooner or later, and it is not good to learn the craft from old Kendi, so he has to practice swords. ”

"Oh my God, he's offended the little men of the city, and I hope it doesn't bother us. ”

"Let's move out or not. ”

"Where can we go except here, if he didn't do it himself, how could he use this kind of disaster, and if I want me to say that they should be driven away. ”

"Yes, get rid of them!"

The chatter grew louder, and the rial swept past the people on the street, and the lively passers-by who had just said shrunk their necks, not daring to look at them again. Qu Zhengyin persuaded: "You don't need to see these people generally. ”

Rial said calmly, "No, I'm pitying them. ”

When they returned to the house of the carpenter Kendi, they saw a carriage parked at the door, with servants and guards. Rial frowned and immediately rushed to the house, and Lin Yue and Qu Zhengyin looked at each other and followed. The guards tried to stop them, but when they saw that it was rials, they let them in.

Entering the house, Rial saw his parents and younger siblings prostrate on the ground, and on the chair sat an old man in a green robe, who was the prime minister who was pleading for himself on the elephant platform. When the old prime minister saw Rial returning, he smiled and said, "Son, you have finally returned." ”