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"What the hell happened, the prince announced that I had entered Beijing?" Pei Ziyun sat down and asked.

Baihu hurriedly said: "Zhenren, King Lu has restored the prince, and he is also in charge of the three mansions, and several military towns seem to have a connection with King Lu." ”

Pei Ziyun frowned: "I persuaded the crown prince to stop King Lu from leaving Beijing, what went wrong?"

Listening to Pei Ziyun's words, Baihu did not speak.

Pei Ziyun raised his eyebrows, did not continue to ask, and said after a long time: "It is actually very right that the prince does not want to see King Lu in Beijing, but how did King Lu quickly restore the prince and take charge of the three mansions?"

Baihu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, so he quickly followed the process, listening to the fact that the fish was not fresh, Pei Ziyun reached out and rubbed his temples: "King Lu has someone!"

In fact, from the position of the crown prince, it is not wrong for King Lu to become a vassal, and it is even very right, the central government is a kind of righteousness and a name, and King Lu's entry into the vassal is equivalent to withdrawing from the central government.

If he stayed in the capital, maybe the emperor would be confused and carry King Lu up.

But he knew that the emperor's life was short, and the previous plan made King Lu pull out many foundations in Beijing, and he could not recover within a year, and when the prince ascended the throne, as long as he was careful of the changes in the Xuanwu Gate, King Lu would have no chance - but the prince didn't know.

Pei Ziyun couldn't really stop it—the reason was that the emperor was going to die, or did King Lu definitely rebel?

Then ask how do you know, and you are speechless.

"What else?" Pei Ziyun asked after thinking about it.

"The emperor's health is getting worse and worse, some people are still angry, it is said that there have been several officials in the court recently, and it is the first time since the beginning of the dynasty, the prince has also been reprimanded, and His Royal Highness hopes that the real person will enter Beijing immediately. Baihu was not taboo at this time, he spoke fluently, stretched out his hand to wipe his forehead, and a lot of his hair was stained with sweat.

Pei Ziyun held his forehead, his brows furrowed.

Seeing Pei Ziyun's expression, Baihu hurriedly said: "Real person, you have collected hundreds of cultivator items last time, and the prince heard that you are looking for them, so he ordered us to participate, so there are so many." ”

As soon as he said that, Pei Ziyun nodded: "I'll go to Beijing now, but if I go around a little, I may bring someone!"

"Who?"

Just asked, Baihu reacted, and hurriedly said: "Whoever the real person wants to bring, we can turn around at any time." ”

The state city of Gongin

The sergeant was stationed outside the Tribute Courtyard, and under the sun, the line of Xiu arrived in front, and the forty-three-year-old Ren Wei stopped in front of the Tribute Courtyard and looked at the big red wall, yellow glazed tiles, and at intervals, you could see many trees sticking out of the wall.

Ren Wei suddenly remembered his wife who was sent to Wutoudu, and sighed at that time: "If you don't win this time, I won't take the test, Pei Gongzi is Xie Yuan, and he is generous, I will go to the defection, there will always be a hundred taels of silver a year, so that you and your son can live some blessed days." ”

The wife was a little haggard, her face was a little burnt, and there was not much left of her pretty.

Thinking of this, Ren Wei took a deep breath and entered the examination room, and with the inspection and the sound of drums, the door closed, this is the place where the fate of thousands of students is decided.

Pei Ziyun arrived in the state city, it was already autumn season, different from the last time in the twilight, this time it was early in the morning, faintly saw the city gate straight, the sky was not yet bright, the dock had been lit up, faintly saw that there were boats moored everywhere in the water, Pei Ziyun smiled: "Come to find, it's better to come to the coincidence, today seems to be the opening day, let's go to the Gongyuan to see." ”

After hiring a car, he went straight to the Gongyuan, when the sky was bright, the dark clouds gathered, the Gongyuan was closed, and two big red lanterns were hanging on the gate, illuminating the steps brightly.

It is quiet here on weekdays, but it is lively and lively today, not far from the inn and restaurant, all open the gates, light the red lanterns, the flags are agitated with the wind, the rain falls from the sky, hits the branches, tiles, and drips on the bluestone slabs with the eaves.

It was raining lightly, but it was also a little cool, and the waiting talents all added their clothes one by one, looking for a restaurant near the Gongyuan and waiting.

There is some oppressive smell in the restaurant.

A Xiucai's green shirt was washed many times, and it was a little pale, so he reached out and threw out a small string of money at this time, and said, "Boss, bring me a bowl of wine." ”

"It's coming. The boss was full of smiles and handed over the wine, and at this time he couldn't slack off, maybe he would become a master.

At this time, I suddenly heard a gong shouting: "The list is released." ”

Dense crowds of scholars poured out of the inn hotel, crowded, crowded, and some of the lanterns in their hands were squeezed out.

The first two officials of the Gongyuan Zhaobi were preparing to paste the list at this time, according to the rules, first the B list, and then the A list, and three cannons rang out in the noise of the scholars.

An official went out to take the list and read it.

"Li Zhia, the thirtieth place on the B list!"

"Congratulations!" this person looked in a trance in the congratulations of everyone, happy, but also a little dazed, this is the last place, although as long as it wins, in fact, there is not much difference, all give twenty taels of archway plaque silver, and raise people's clothes, but the reputation is not the same.

As they read one by one, the scholar made the sound of "hit" and "I'm hit" from time to time.

"Hu Yuanan, the eleventh place on the first list!"

When one person heard this, he suddenly knelt on the ground and cried: "Daddy, Wanniang, I'm hit, I'm really hit." ”

As the names became fewer and fewer, some people began to cry, and some people tore their clothes, torn them to pieces, and threw their umbrellas on the ground, trampled on them.

Ren Wei's heart was beating so nervously, seeing that after reading it, he posted the red list again, first look at the B list, no, and then look at the first list, suddenly dizzy, cold sweat seeped out, and looked at it again, still no, his legs suddenly became weak, his head was clouded, and he looked up at the sky.

Some rain in the sky hit his face, his clothes were wet, his hair was sticking together, and Ren Wei looked up and burst into tears.

The lights were dim, the drizzle was filling, and the ox cart stopped on one side, and then the crowd dispersed, and a boy descended from the ox cart, holding a black umbrella in his hand.

Pei Ziyun signaled, Baihu returned to the ox cart, did not follow, swept his eyes, and saw Ren Wei, and when he saw it from afar, he was clearly off the list.

Ren Wei's eyes were dazed and at a loss, and he muttered: "It's just that there is no one who will be killed." ”

The body drained all the strength, walked a little swaying, and at some point the umbrella also fell, and the rain dropped on the face, and it was impossible to tell whether it was rain or tears.

"Qingfeng Tavern, a drunk relieves a thousand sorrows. The restaurant shouted in the street.

Some frustrated showmen entered, shouting and drinking, in groups of three or five, anxious and depressed when they came.

Ren Wei didn't know how he got in, so he sat down with Mu Ran, and someone next door shouted: "Come, serve me wine, it's really hateful, I've been reading for twenty years, what's the use, what's the use?"

As he spoke, he was already crying.

"I hate, hate. "Someone scolded and tore up the book, and the guys in the store didn't care about the wine and food, and they were instructed by the boss to concentrate on selling wine and vegetables regardless of the frustrated scholars.

At this time, the guy went up with the wine and food, and when he arrived at Ren Wei's position, he whispered: "This minister, your wine and food have come up." ”

A plate of chicken, a plate of peanuts, a wine jug, Ren Wei smiled bitterly, and was about to stretch out his hand, one hand had already picked up the wine jug, a familiar voice: "Come, I'll drink with you!"

Ren Wei raised his head and saw a familiar person, Pei Ziyun was dressed in white, holding a black umbrella in his hand, and at this time he put the umbrella on one side, with a graceful demeanor, which was enviable.

"It turned out to be a childe, man, and I added a pair of bowls, chopsticks, and wine glasses. Ren Wei shouted to the guy, Pei Ziyun didn't speak, just poured wine, Ren Wei's hair was a little wet, and when he saw the guy sending it, he raised his glass and said to Pei Ziyun: "A glass to Gongzi." ”

He took a sip of the wine glass in both hands, and was in a hurry, choking on tears.

Pei Ziyun didn't speak, just poured wine, and drank it in one gulp, after drinking three glasses in a row, Ren Wei's face turned red, and he suddenly cried, and big tears fell.

"The boy doesn't flick when he has tears, just because he hasn't reached the sad place. Pei Ziyun sighed.

Ren Wei's tears flowed onto the placket of his clothes, and he held the wine glass and dried it up: "Childe, don't blame me for being crazy, thirty years of cold windows have been in vain!"

"Speaking of which, my grandfather was admitted to the exam, and he was an official in the previous dynasty, and my father was originally the head of the case, and his name was spread, but he was cut off by someone for the crime of disrespecting the law, and he could no longer take the imperial examination, so he died with regret. ”

"I don't want me to be like my father, although I haven't cut off my fame, but I have repeatedly missed, and now, I'm dying!"

Pei Ziyun sighed, wanted to pour the wine, but found it empty, and only shouted: "Man, another pot of wine." ”

"What to read, it's better to plough the field than to read, don't read, don't read, ahhh At this time, a Xiucai was so drunk that he threw the flask on the ground, squatting and crying.

When the rain falls, some people rejoice and some are sad.

Ren Wei just glanced at it and pointed with a wry smile: "Another hard-working reader." ”

"Childe, the wine is here. The man said.

"Good wine!" Ren Wei poured wine, smelled it in his nose, laughed, drank the wine, and then looked at the roof: "Actually, in terms of heart, I don't love eight shares, I only love the learning of the world, but if you don't learn eight shares, you can't lift them." ”

"I was twenty-eight years old before I was in Xiucai, and I haven't been in it since then, I went to seek refuge in King Lu, and I was disgusted and didn't use it, and I didn't report hope, but the son pointed out, and gave silver, and there was hope, half a year of hard study, I felt that the mouth was suddenly opened, it was not difficult to lift, I didn't want to or didn't win, it seems that I have no life. ”

Saying that, tears fell, for a long time, wiped it, and then got up and bowed: "That is the case, Wei received the great favor of the son, and there is no way to repay it, only to repay it with his body." ”

Pei Ziyun hurriedly helped him up, only to help him up, Ren Wei was already unconscious, lost some silver at the moment, and helped Ren Wei back to the car.

Baihu saw Pei Ziyun bring a showman into the car, so he asked, "Real person, why did you bring this drunken showman up?"

"This person is the friend I am looking for, and now that there is nothing to do, I will go back to the ship to Beijing. Pei Ziyun commanded, the coachman listened, whipped the whip, and the ox cart turned away.

"The number of lives is not good!" Pei Ziyun looked at Ren Wei and just shook his head.