Officialdom is a big dye vat, and those who are in it will change color unconsciously. has been an official for more than ten years, Pan Chengdong is no longer the high-spirited scholar when he won the Toad Palace, and he is torn around the intertwined relationships of all parties, and he will make compromises many times.

Those who know the times are Junjie, and he has been rising step by step in the officialdom for more than ten years. Although he soared, deep down, he was always the poor student who was poorly clothed and hungry when he was young, and he was lucky enough to worship Mo Daru as his teacher.

Having experienced it firsthand, he knows how difficult it is for poor students in this world. The children of rich and noble families have countless ways to be superior, but poor students want to come from behind, and there is only one way to go through the imperial examination.

The imperial examination is the bottom line that he must never touch.

No matter how he never imagined, under his nose, he would be won the top spot by such a deceitful person.

"Took away your qualifications!"

In a fit of rage, he almost shouted the words out of his chest. The words of anger with a trilling voice resounded through the docks and reached the ears of everyone on and off the stage.

How so!

Song Qinwen was stupid first, and the most he did since he could remember was reading. And he does have a talent in this area: he can speak at the age of one, can write at the age of three, and the poems he made at the age of seven were praised by Gu Shanchang, and he was admitted to the examination early at the age of fourteen or fifteen. Since he was a child, he knew that he had to study hard and enter the official career by relying on the imperial examination in the future.

Obviously, he was doing well, and he won the first place in the last year, and after the entrance examination, he only waited for half a month after the township examination, and he could enter Beijing in the spring of the next year, and enter the Tribute Institute to participate in the last imperial examination of Great Xia.

For this moment, he has been preparing for more than ten years. When he approached the township test, he didn't dare to slack off, he didn't listen to anything outside the window, and he got up before five watches every day to study hard. In the past few days of hard work, the waist of his pants has been fattened twice, and the robes that originally fit will look even more empty when worn on his body, which can be seen in his hard work.

But now Lord Zhizhou's words have made all his efforts come to naught.

Unacceptable, his body shook violently, and finally squatted slowly on the ground holding on to the railing. I wanted to say something, but I couldn't make a sound when I opened my mouth.

Not only him, but also the people of Qingcheng who came down from the high platform to eat the flowing water banquet were also very surprised.

Who is Song Qinwen, he is a famous talent within a hundred miles of Qingcheng. Since he entered Qinglin Academy, the position at the top of the list of male students has never changed. After he won the first place in the annual examination, he greatly fought for Qingcheng's face. There are rumors among the people that he is the Wenqu star in the sky.

Such a talented man will definitely be sure to enter Beijing to take the exam in the future, and because of this, many people have a lot of compliments on Yang. When they met, they praised Song Qinwen, and they gave birth to such a good son in their words, and the Yang family will wait to be an old feudal monarch in the future.

Not only complimented the Yang family, but also often mentioned Song Qinwen when many big girls and daughters-in-law who married into Qingcheng returned to their parents' homes: "We have a great talent in Qingcheng, and my mother-in-law's family grew up under watch, and they are close to each other." ”

But the people in the world have always been the icing on the cake, and there are few people who send charcoal in the snow. When Song Qinwen was good before, everyone who mentioned him looked like he was honored, and he couldn't wait to have a relationship with him, so his face was bright. Now seeing that he was deprived of his qualifications and the imperial examination was hopeless, the crowd immediately turned a 180-degree turn.

The benevolent one will be full of emotion: "Before the township test, it is not good to study at home with peace of mind, so I have to follow the black-hearted Shen family girl to stir up this troubled water, and I will lose myself." ”

"Don't eat, the Yang family is still looking forward to being an old feudal monarch. On weekdays, the party is good, but the son has not yet become an official, and his tail is cocked to the sky, as if he has become an adult. "This is a woman who complimented Yang before.

Speaking of the Yang family, she didn't take the girl to the Hu family not long ago to stir up trouble. The Hu family is an imperial businessman, and he must be able to speak in front of the official master. If it weren't for that, the two families would be relatives, and Master Hu would say and make peace, maybe this matter would be settled. Now the family has completely offended people, and even this road has been blocked. ”

"Can this be blamed on the Yang family? You didn't look at his previous way of protecting the vixen, and the Yang family's fanfare that day returned the jewelry was not also for the sake of another country. According to what I think the official said, he is a person who does not distinguish between right and wrong, and he doesn't know where to read so many books. ”

"Reading the dog's belly went up."

I don't know who added such a sentence at the right time, and there was a sound of laughter from the running water seats where men, women, and children were almost full, and the dull atmosphere was swept away.

Behind the flowing water seat, in an inconspicuous painting boat moored next to the Jianhu wharf, King Ping is in the main position, Shen Jinshan is kneeling behind the flat-headed case on the left, and a middle-aged man with a sturdy figure is sitting on the right. The man had a square face and a lion's nose, and an inconspicuous flesh-colored scar on the left cheek, which added a bit of murderous aura to his face. Unlike Shen Jinshan, who knelt down carefully, at this moment he was leaning on the inner wall of the cabin casually, Erlang's legs were cocked, and his soap boots the size of a boat were on the flat head table, closing his eyes and recuperating, not knowing what he was thinking.

First the maid made trouble, then Shen Moci was exposed, and then Zhizhou Pan Chengdong rushed to ......

Unfavorable news poured in, and when the little girl's voice rang again, King Ping's brows were already twisted into a pimple.

"A good thing or a bad thing?"

"This ......"

After hesitating, King Ping had already realized it, picked up the tea cup on the table, and threw it outward, "Get out!" Get out of here! ”

The tea cup smashed and fell straight to the right, Wu Youliang, who closed his eyes and recuperated, felt something, and reached out to catch it accurately, and at the same time he finally opened his eyes.

"The prince is in a hurry?"

Not only King Ping, but even Shen Jinshan stopped torturing the few hairs on the top of his head, and looked at it eagerly.

"The current situation is very bad for us."

Shen Jinshan had already planned to throw out the eldest daughter's personal maid to apologize, and then she came forward to apologize, and then she would show up in person to show her sincerity. The posture of the entire Shen family was lowered, and no matter whether the nine-tailed old fox believed it or not, the people of Qingcheng would always believe it.

He knew that the Hu family took advantage of the apprenticeship ceremony to set up a flowing water banquet, because they wanted to make the events of the day known to everyone. He couldn't stop the Hu family, so he could only push the boat down the river and use the platform set up by the Hu family to wash the Shen family clean. Although it is impossible to completely get rid of suspicion by launching a big girl, it is better than carrying such a reputation on your own girl's back.

He has always been familiar with this kind of method of transferring flowers and trees, and after his reputation is almost washed, he will go to Hu's door under the slogan of "apologize again", and by the way, he will show the last move - Wu Tongzhi.

Qingcheng is surrounded by mountains on three sides and shines on the water, and silk transportation relies on waterways, and the waterways are in charge of Wu Tongzhi, but from this point of view, he controls the lifeblood of all silk merchants in Qingcheng. Because of the relationship between Ah Ci and King Ping, he took the line of Wu Tongzhi, and naturally had the capital to call Hu Jiuling.

And as long as the two families cooperate, he will have more places to do it, and it will not be difficult to even let Hu Jiuling be in a different place. The Hu family and other desperate families, there is only one girl below, and the top and bottom are all supported by Hu Jiuling alone. As soon as he dies, the Hu family will inevitably fall apart, and then he can take the opportunity to gather the Hu family's forces, and then take the opportunity to dominate the Qingcheng Silk Market. The Hu and Shen families have been fighting for a hundred years, and they can also draw a sentence completely at that time.

This is Shen Jinshan's overall plan, in which King Ping and Wu Tongzhi are both knives in his hands. Originally, today's events were well arranged, but I didn't expect to be messed up by a maid in the end. What I didn't expect was that Pan Zhizhou actually came in person.

The official university crushed people to death, Pan Zhizhou, that is the sky above Wu Tongzhi's head. Thinking of this Shen Jinshan like a defeated rooster, he was so worried about the few hairs on his head that he couldn't do it until Wu Tongzhi spoke.

Wu Tongzhi also has a backstage, maybe there is a good solution, thinking of this, he regained his confidence.

"Do you have a good plan?"

"There is a ...... way"

Wu Youliang paused. Just now, he saw the calculation in Shen Jinshan's eyes clearly, not only Shen Jinshan, but the three people sitting in the cabin today all had their own calculations.

Needless to say, King Ping's vision of Emperor Taishang's restoration is almost known to everyone in Sima Zhao's heart; Shen Jinshan is simpler, he only works for the Hu family's little industry. And he is for Guangping, who is far away in the northwest.

single-handedly promoted him from the illiterate low-level military man of the Northwest Army to the same knowledge who holds real power in the rich land of Jiangnan today, and he will never forget the grace of Hou Ye's acquaintance in his life. Now that Hou Ye needs military salaries, he has to take care of everything even if he has a lot of liver and brains.

Looking through the window of the painting boat to the high platform on the pier, the dark clothes on the majestic platform are particularly eye-catching. Unlike the upright and upright messengers sent by the imperial court, he had to hide in the shadows, at least not to be caught. From the very beginning, he didn't plan to come openly. The praying mantis catches the cicada and the yellow finch is behind, and when he was in the Northwest Army, he did a lot of things to cut off the beard halfway.

Now the most important thing is that some cards have to be played.

"Wu Tongzhi has any tricks?" Seeing that he was silent for a long time, King Ping was also anxious.

Retracting his gaze, Wu Youliang glanced over King Ping, and finally stared directly at Shen Jinshan: "It's not a good move, as long as Master Shen acts according to the plan." ”

"Acting according to the plan? But with that posture on the stage now, there are so many people, just spitting stars can drown me. ”

"According to Master Shen's words, if you don't apologize, those people outside will shut up and not talk about the Shen family, right? On the other hand, Miss Shen is just a child, and there is nothing wrong for a child to do wrong, as long as the adults are reasonable, most people should understand. What's more, if you wait a few days to apologize to the Hu Mansion, it can be justified. ”

The last sentence successfully led to the plan that the three of them had discussed in advance, and King Ping nodded, "As long as you can attract the cooperation of the Hu family, what is there to hurt your face at this moment." ”

"But Pan Zhizhou?" Shen Jinshan hesitated.

"Although Zhizhou is ranked fourth, it can't cover the sky with one hand." Wu Youliang looked at the northwest with a good conscience, and his voice was full of determination.

Behind Wu Tongzhi is Guangping Hou, who is guarding the northwest, how can he be afraid of Pan Zhizhou, who was born in a cold family. Hearing this, Shen Jinshan was reassured.

For a moment when the three of them were discussing in the painting boat, they surrounded the high platform, and whispers came from all directions around the dock, rushing straight to Song Qinwen's door like a rainstorm pear blossom needle.

It's over, it's over......

The career he has sought for many years and the reputation of the Song family are all buried in his hands today.

Who is to blame? Ah Ci who provoked the incident, or the cousin who didn't give up? Perhaps he is most to blame!

Yu Guang looked at the aunt next to him, how good she was to him. When he was young, he was treated as his own son, and even if she had Ah Yao's cousin later, she would send him some precious supplements every once in a while, and her clothes never fell all year round. Last year, he went to the state city to take the Xiucai exam, and when he heard that his aunt didn't say a word, he ordered someone to pack up the Hu family's newly built building boat and send him to take the exam. My uncle never expressed any dissatisfaction with these.

and A-Yao, although she is squeamish, she is not rude, but a little coquettish. How relaxed he was when he was with her, the fatigue of reading for a long time was often swept away by her innocent words. But since when did he become obsessed with the enigmatic Shen Moci, who was bought by her little favor and small favor, and took her as the benchmark in everything, feeling that his cousin could not be on the stage except for his life to devote himself to the Hu family.

But reality proves how wrong he is: his cousin, who is looked down on everywhere, is also favored by Master Kukai and Mo Daru under his name; And Shen Moci, who was offered by him as a Nine Heavens Xuannu, was so unbearable......

Scenes from the past flashed through his mind, and he finally couldn't help but get to his knees, burying his head on the floor of the high platform, convulsions and tears.

His qualifications......

Standing not far away, Ah Yao looked at Song Qinwen lying on the floor.

I especially remember in my previous life, when he had already joined the Hu family, and while he was busy with Shen Moci to seize the family property, he never gave up studying. The subset of the history is placed on the desk, and it is necessary to pick up the lamp and read it every day. On the same day, he was intercepted by mountain bandits when he entered Beijing to take the exam, and under the crisis, he subconsciously protected the road guide to enter Beijing to catch the exam, as well as the official seal and examination certificate required to enter the tribute institute.

The importance of the imperial examination to him can be imagined, and now that he has been deprived of his qualifications, it is tantamount to digging out the tender flesh in his heart.

With his convulsions, it didn't take long for the front floor to be wet and wet. Seeing him so sad, Ah Yao only felt that the depression that had accumulated in her heart since her rebirth had dissipated a lot, and her heart was relieved, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

Also breathing a sigh of relief were Lu Jingyuan and Shen Moci.

The former had been standing beside Ah Yao, paying attention to her reaction. He didn't forget how infatuated the girl was with her cousin in her previous life, and she changed from a young lady who didn't touch the spring water with her fingers to a village girl who circled the pot with cloth clothes and thornhairpins, and her behavior was comparable to Wang Baochai who was guarding the cold kiln. Now that I see her, I only sigh, and I don't feel too distressed, and my heart that has been soaked in the vinegar vat for months has finally lost a little sourness.

The latter is simpler, Song Qinwen was taken away from her qualifications, which can always help her attract some limelight. I thought that I would have to wait for half a month later for the township trial to be held, but I didn't expect that the crisis would be resolved at the moment, how could Shen Moci not like it. However, she was still carried by Pan Zhizhou by the collar, and she didn't dare to show it too obviously in front of her.

Pan Chengdong is so shrewd, he has been in the officialdom for many years, if he couldn't even understand the thoughts of Miss Xuan, he would have been gnawed to the bone. Although Shen Moci had already hidden it well, the worry on his face was enough to deceive most people, but he couldn't deceive Pan Zhizhou, who was close at hand.

He was too lazy to take care of such idle things, but he also thought about it, and the girl of the Hu family must be the apprentice to be accepted by the master. He especially remembered the satisfaction of the new apprentice in the letter from the master. Over the years, the master has also accepted many apprentices, but it is the first time that he has been asked to come over to witness the apprenticeship ceremony. Since the master attaches so much importance to it, the senior brother should also take more care of the little junior sister.

While thinking about this, he completely forgot that Shen Moci was also his "little junior sister".

"Use the master to disturb the purity of the deceased. For the salary of the Song family, who was still ignoring the help of you a moment ago, you can also gloat at this moment, and you must teach you a lesson today. ”

After finishing speaking, ignoring everyone's reaction in the clouds, he picked up Shen Moci's collar, and he made a gesture to throw people on the high platform.

He actually saw it! Before Shen Mo could be frightened, the feeling of hanging in the air came, and he looked down at the high platform nine feet above the ground. Because the platform needs to be fixed when it is tied, there are wooden stakes around the high platform. The stake is not very sharp, and it is fine to walk on the ground, but if it falls from a high place......

Fear struck, Shen Moci couldn't hold back any longer, trembling and begging for mercy, "My lord misunderstood." ”

"It's all at this point, and you're still quibbling."

Seeing that she didn't change, Pan Chengdong only felt that she still didn't know how to use Shi Niang before, and in anger, he used a little force to throw people out of the fence.

There was silence under the high platform, and they couldn't bear to watch the next scene, and many people had already closed their eyes. Perhaps what Shen Moci did was too despicable, and under the excitement of the crowd, no one pleaded for her for a while.

Seeing this, Shen Moci was about to despair, her toes collapsed and hooked on the hollow carving of the fence, and she felt that the big hand that grabbed her collar slowly loosened, she was a little incredulous. What the hell is going on, this is Lord Zhizhou, how could he do something that hurts people's lives in broad daylight?

No matter how she can't figure it out, no one will solve her puzzles. When the hand that grabbed the collar finally let go, the toes that hooked the fence slid down little by little, and she felt the despair completely.

"Lord Zhizhou, slow down."

When he saw that he was about to fall, the same sound came from up and down the high platform.

"Huh?"

Pan Chengdong looked back, and the person who spoke was the girl of the Hu family who he never expected. Too surprised, he subconsciously reached out and grabbed the crumbling Shen Moci.

"You want to save her? But she framed you several times. ”

Ah Yao looked at the young man in Xuanyi next to her, who was looking at her with disdain. Sensing her gaze, he made no secret of three lip syncs: stupid, stupid, and stupid!

Not only him, but everyone on the high platform looked at her in confusion. If you want to say who should hate the Shen family girl the most at the scene, it must be the Hu family girl. In the end, no one else was silent, but she spoke first.

"Heaven has the virtue of a good life. Not only to heaven, but also to the Great Xia King Law, if you hurt someone's life for no reason, you will go to prison. Daddy often said that Lord Zhizhou is an honest official and a good official who is dedicated to the people. It's not worth it to pay yourself for a Shen Moci. ”

When they heard the first sentence, everyone was thinking that the girl of the Hu family was really kind. I didn't expect her to change her words and say such a thing, this is really ......

"The girl of the Hu family is really straightforward!"

That's right, it's blunt! Following the sound and looking back, at the back of the flowing water mat next to the dock, everyone saw a figure that they couldn't have imagined.