52. Initiation of inquiry
"My name is Jiang Renyun, his name is Shi Yuanji, we are all here to take the entrance exam of Chengyun Pavilion, you won't be the same. When Jiang Renyun heard his name, he became even more attentive.
"How is that possible?" Qi Xunwen smiled bitterly and said helplessly. "I'm just looking at business opportunities and coming to do business, how can I take the exam?"
"Why?" Shi Yuanji was puzzled.
"You don't know this?" Jiang Renyun punched Shi Yuanji and said with a smile. "Qi is the surname of this dynasty, in other words, Brother Qi Xian is a royal family. According to the rules established by the Taizu of this dynasty, the royal family can only be recommended by the Zongren Mansion to be officials, and they are not allowed to participate in the examination of the Chengyun Pavilion, so many royal families who have come out of the five suits have gone to business. ”
"Imperial family?" Shi Yuanji looked at Qi Xunwen, and the coolness on his body became more and more obvious.
"Brother Jiang is polite, now, there are tens of thousands of people with the surname Qi in the country, and there are royal families everywhere, and they are worthless for a long time. Qi Xunwen waved his hand and said politely. "I'm in love with the two of you, why don't I have a treat, let's find a restaurant and have a drink, how about it?"
Seeing such a warm invitation from Qi Xunwen, the two had no reason to refuse, so they walked with him towards a restaurant.
In the crowd, several plainly dressed men gathered around Shi Yuanji. They were sturdy, sharp-eyed, and they looked like masters, either pretending to buy and sell things, or pretending to appreciate juggling, but none of them were ten steps away from Shi Yuanji.
When the three of them walked together, Shi Yuanji found these people. He counted, and there were ten people around them, all of whom had faint mana fluctuations on their bodies. Although inseparable from the three of them, his sharp eyes stared at the crowd around them.
Are they the bodyguards of Qi Xunwen?" Shi Yuan Jixin said. After perceiving the intentions of these ten masters, although he calmed down, he became even more puzzled about the origin of the enlightenment text.
On the top of the restaurant, Qi Xunwen skillfully asked for a private room, ordered all kinds of wine and food, and talked to Shi Yuanji and Jiang Renyun: "Since the two of you have just come to the imperial capital, I am also half a local, so I will do my best to be a landlord." These dishes are the specialty of this restaurant, and the two of them must taste them. ”
Jiang Renyun was not polite, picked up the chopsticks and picked up the dishes, and praised them after tasting them: "It's really delicious, it seems that Brother Qixian is still a glutton." Shi Yuanji sat by the window, also tasting the dishes, observing the crowd outside the window from time to time, thoughtful.
Jiang Renyun asked: "Why does Qi Gongzi say that he is half a local? Could it be that he is also an outgoing prince?"
"You guessed it, I'm really an outgoing prince. When Qi Xunwen heard this, his expression looked a little lonely. "My branch has been out of five suits when it came to my father, so it was released, but fortunately, I saved some family business in the capital in the past, so I started a business, and I was not down. ”
Seeing the appearance of Qixunwen wearing silk and satin, Jiang Renyun knew that Qixunwen had a way of doing business. He still wanted to continue to set up, but Shi Yuanji opened his mouth: "Qi Gongzi must have also seen the inside of that trick, I don't know how Qi Gongzi cultivates?"
"I'm just a high-level demon ember, and I don't have enough to worry about. A happy look appeared on the face of the inquiry, which did not seem to be fake at all. "But Brother Shi is really capable, many people in the capital have heard that there is a young man who casually subdued the sons and daughters of the Dugu family and the Yuwen family, but they don't know that it is you. ”
Why did his son, who had a big family, come to Dongshi, where he only came back to the common people? Now Shi Yuanji knows that he is coming for himself. "I didn't expect me to be so famous. Shi Yuanji smiled awkwardly.
"Brother Shi's words are out of sight, and a half-step natural disaster is of course famous. Qi Xunwen said with a smile. "This Feng Ho is not big or small, but there are a lot of people, and when there are many people, anything can be spread quickly. ”
"Brother Shi, with your ability, in the entire Dongsheng Divine Prefecture, there are no more than fifty people who can compare with you, it is really normal for you to be famous. I just don't know what Brother Shi has to expect and what his plans are after entering the school. ”
Shi Yuanji said solemnly: "I don't have any other plans, I just hope to use the way of Chengyun Pavilion to enter the court and gain power in order to get back my usurped land." ”
Seeing that Qi Xunwen was very surprised, Shi Yuanji told the story of his being robbed of his land. After hearing this, the inquiry looked worried and frowned, and seemed to be very concerned about this matter.
Qi Xunwen said solemnly: "Since the new emperor ascended the throne, the imperial court has been cracking down on land annexation in recent years, but I didn't expect it to be the collusion between the salt official and the county order, which is really shocking. I can't help Brother Shi here, I can only toast you with a glass of wine and wish you success. ”
"Thank you. Shi Yuanji had been observing Qi Xunwen and found that his expression just now was very sincere, and he was even more puzzled about his origin.
"What are Brother Jiang's plans, which subject do you want to apply for?" Qi Wenwen said kindly.
Jiang Renyun said regretfully: "I'm not like him, who has a deep hatred. I also know that it would be good for someone from a background like me to be able to get into the lower house. If you don't pass the exam, it's the same if you go home and farm. It's a pity that no one appreciates the gadgets I made. ”
"What gadget?" asked the inquirement, hurrying in.
"I call it the Magic Gun, it's my improved Gun. Jiang Renyun saw that he was so interested in the inquiry, and excitedly began to introduce his results.
"Wait, Gun?" interrupted him, and said suspiciously. "It's the thing that stuffs the ** and lead in the iron pipe, lights it with an iron rope, and then hits it out?
"No, although the principle of the magic gun I made is the same as the old-fashioned gun, the quality is not that low-grade goods. Although his thoughts were questioned, Jiang Renyun was not angry. "The principle of the gun is to ignite ** and use the mana generated when ** burns to push the lead. ”
"What's wrong with the old-fashioned gun? First, the medicine is not good, and the mana is not enough; second, the sealing is not good, and most of the mana is dispersed, and the lead is not pushed; and the third is the breech plug** and lead, which are too slow. ”
"My improved magic weapon is to deal with these three problems. I designed a set of gun machine, which can charge in the breech, use a paper shell to load the lead and ** together, press it into the bolt and shoot it out, with good sealing, fast loading, and great power and far. ”
The inquiry was completely aroused by Jiang Renyun's interest, listened to Jiang Renyun's explanation seriously, and raised some insightful questions from time to time, and the two sides chatted very hotly.
Shi Yuanji looked out the window, looking for the bodyguards who had inquired about the text, and suddenly found an interesting thing. "Why are there more than a dozen masters around those bodyguards, are they also their people?"
In fact, those bodyguards also found out about it. Two of the middle-aged men seemed to bump into each other by accident, and both sides apologized to each other kindly, then said some greetings and went their separate ways. In the eyes of the surrounding crowd, this was just an accident, but it couldn't escape Shi Yuanji's eyes, this was actually a way to exchange news between two colleagues.
Sure enough, as Shi Yuanji expected, the dozen or so new masters had not yet noticed the change in things, and were still observing the surroundings step by step, but the ten people who arrived first had already moved.
With the help of the cover of the crowd, the ten bodyguards had inadvertently exchanged briefly with each other by colliding and greeting each other. One of the oldest bodyguards picked a high place to look around, and the remaining nine people naturally divided into three groups, each quietly approaching the lone master.
In the bustling crowd, the three newcomers to the restaurant were instantly restrained, and cold daggers appeared behind them. The three men were coerced into a deserted alley, and after some interrogation, they were knocked unconscious and completely incapacitated.
The newcomers were also very spiritual, and soon discovered the situation. After gathering together in a panic and discussing in a few words, they all immediately retreated, without the slightest hesitation.
Shi Yuanji, who saw all this in the restaurant, was shocked, Qi Xunwen's bodyguard was so well-trained, what kind of identity could he have such a cronie?
He looked back at the kind inquiry, and couldn't help but think of Nayu, if that little girl also had enough resources, would it be as terrible as the revelation in front of him?