When they came, there were more than a dozen students on the same road, and when they returned, there were only six or seven left.

Some of the unsuccessful scholars chose to go home on the day of the list, not wanting to stay in the sad place of Kunming. There are a lot of such students, almost hundreds of people go in groups, and they are not afraid to encounter ordinary bandit gangs.

There are also some scholars who choose to stay in Guiyang and participate in various cultural meetings to expand their social circle. Although some of them were admitted to the exam, they were too old and had no extravagant expectations for the Jinshi examination, and they wanted to make friends with nobles to see if they could get a background. There are also people who don't even win the lift, and they are purely blind to their reputation, this kind of person has no future.

Jin Wei had to experience the Yunnan-Guizhou Post Road, and his father had no choice but to throw two of the Jin family's caravan thugs over.

A thug named Zhang Mingyuan, burly and tall, swarthy, armed with an iron rod as a weapon, with armor-piercing damage when attacking.

The other thug is named Zhu Lun, who is strong and sturdy, but his arms are long, and he looks like a gorilla. His two knives are very interesting, the blade is less than two feet, and the gauntlet is S-shaped, which is a popular short knife in the southwest of the Ming Dynasty.

Jin Wanchuan sent them to the post station outside the city, hugged his fists at Wang Yuan and the others, and said, "The dog has traveled thousands of miles, and I ask you to take care of it." ”

"Well said!" Wang Yuan said with a smile.

Jin Wei rode a healthy donkey, and he was in the mood to read a book on the back of the donkey—the reins were pulled by the scholar.

In Yunnan, the post roads are relatively flat.

Soon traveled to Qujing Mansion, everyone went into the city to supply food and water, and Tian Qiu went to see his eldest brother Tian Gu. It's nothing more than staying to celebrate, after all, Tian Qiu won the Yayuan exam, and Tian Gu, as the third-in-command of Qujing Mansion, will definitely feast his colleagues to show off.

Wang Yuan and Jin Wei were Xie Yuan of Yunnan and Guizhou Provinces, and they were also surrounded by local officials, pulling them to drink vigorously.

The next day, we continued on our way.

Traveling to Pingyiwei, the commander Li Xi personally received him, took Wang Yuan's hand and said: "Haha, Wang Xianggong is an extraordinary person, and he will solve the yuan in one fell swoop!" ”

"It's just a fluke." Wang Yuan said modestly.

Li Xi saw the dragon bird knife hanging on the horse's body, the scabbard was wrapped in crocodile skin, and there were several sapphires embedded in it, and it was difficult not to attract attention to this stylish appearance.

As a martial artist, Li Xi was overjoyed when he saw the hunt and asked, "This is the treasure knife that Wang Xianggong bought in Kunming?" ”

"Grandpa Mu's gift, I don't dare to refuse." Wang Yuan said.

Li Xi suddenly exclaimed: "It was actually given by the General Mansion?" ”

Li Ying smiled and said, "Grandpa Mu also gave a two-stone bow, and only my brother can pull it away." ”

The Mu family is the hereditary general soldier of Yunnan and the boss of all Yunnan military attachés, Li Xi instantly became more respectful, and took Wang Yuan's hand and invited them to dinner.

Only then did Jin Wei know that there was a gift, and he actually reminded Wang Yuan in front of Li Xi: "You shouldn't accept things from the Mu Mansion, it will be easy to cause criticism in the future." ”

Wang Yuan took out Mu Kun's farewell poem from the bookcase, and said with a smile: "Let's see." ”

Jin Wei glanced at it, nodded and said, "Then there is no need to worry." ”

Although Pingyi Wei didn't even have his own health studies, Li Xi studied in Shandong. He stood next to him and glanced at it, and couldn't help but say, "Wang Xianggong, can you let me copy the poems of President Mu's mansion." ”

"Absolutely." Wang Yuan said with a smile.

In fact, Mu Kun's farewell poem, Wang Yuan will deliberately leak it sooner or later. The sooner it spreads, the less afraid it will be in the future, after all, literati must avoid suspicion when they befriend hereditary military ministers.

Li Xi is a very good communication target, it is estimated that at most half a year, this farewell poem can be transmitted back to Kunming.

He was entertained by Li Xi that night and walked out of the Yunnan border the next day.

Although the bandit leaders "Zhen Sanshan" and "Zhang Er Mazi" have been handed over to Yousi Qiuhou to ask for beheading, the bandits at the junction of Yunnan and Guizhou are still strong. When leaving Pingyiwei, Li Xi also specially reminded Wang Yuan: "You must be careful on this trip, and be vigilant against bandits robbing the road." ”

Everyone cautiously crossed the border, and in the same place, they encountered bandits again!

However, this time there were only more than a dozen bandits, and they were not so arrogant, they just wanted to collect some tolls, and they didn't plan to grab people and goods up the mountain together.

Jin Wei rode on the donkey and shouted: "You wait for the night, in broad daylight, ignore the king's law, and don't retreat quickly!" ”

"Hahahaha!"

The bandits were stunned, and then burst out laughing, all amused by Jin Wei.

Zhang Mingyuan and Zhu Lun, the two thugs of the Jin family, one pulled out an iron rod and the other pulled out a double knife, guarding against bandits at any time.

Wang Yuan didn't use the rhino bow, only took off his one-stone bow, slowly buckled the bowstring, and shouted: "Get out!" ”

"Hahahaha!"

The bandits burst into laughter again.

Suddenly, a bandit recognized Wang Yuan's mount and shouted in horror: "It's the second king of Montenegro!" ”

"What Black Mountain King II?"

"It's just to shoot that Xiucai of Second Brother Zhang!"

"You didn't say it sooner!"

"Zhou Chong's killing blank is also there, he really voted for Wang Er."

"Run, the wind is howling!"

“……”

In an instant, more than a dozen bandits ran away without a trace, and Wang Yuan didn't even have time to catch the arrow.

Jin Li, as well as the scholars and thugs of the Jin family, were directly confused by this situation, and they all looked at Wang Yuan in a daze.

Tian Qiu had not witnessed Wang Yuan's killing process, and he had some suspicions that Li Ying was boasting too much, but only now did he really understand how majestic Wang Yuan was.

Wang Yuan sneered and untied the bowstring and said, "Continue on your way." ”

Zhang Mingyuan put away the iron rod and hung it on his back, and said to his companions: "This prince seems to be a hero. ”

"If he doesn't have fame, he will definitely make friends." Zhu Lun put the knife back into the sheath.

Some scholars believe that the dart game appeared in the late Ming Dynasty, and this statement should be accurate.

In China's great classical realist romance novel "Golden Vase Plum", Ximen Qing opened a "standard" in his house, indicating that there was already a dart game in the Wanli period.

However, there was no dart game in the Zhengde period.

The two thugs of the Jin family are the bodyguards when doing business. One of them was born in the military and the other was born as bandits, and they were both extremely skilled, so they were hired by Jin Wanchuan with a high salary.

Following caravans all year round, Zhang Mingyuan and Zhu Lun have seen many bandits, and they know how powerful it is to scare off bandits just by their name.

This kind of reputation will inevitably become more and more evil, and it is estimated that in a few years, the heroes of the green forest within a radius of hundreds of miles will know the name of the second king of Montenegro.

Put it on the rivers and lakes, this is called fame!

Zhang Mingyuan and Zhu Lun began to inquire about Wang Xianggong's deeds, but they were secretly shocked and shocked by the words of several scholars.

Continue to walk for half a day, and after passing the level, the mountain immediately becomes steeper.

Jin Wei doesn't want to ride a donkey to read, even if it is difficult to walk. He temporarily chopped a bamboo cane, and after only climbing over two mountains, he lay down tiredly, his feet were full of blisters, and Zhang Mingyuan and Zhu Lun carried him on his back alternately.

But there are some sections of the road that can't be backtracked, Jin Wei can only grit his teeth and persevere, and when he approached Guan Suoling, he was directly tired and fell ill.

"Guizhou scholars are really not easy!" Jin Wei lay on the hospital bed and sighed.

Anyway, there was no hurry, and everyone stopped to rest. Three days later, when Jin Wei's health improved, he continued to move forward.

Until I came to Anshun Province, the road was finally a little smoother, and most of the time I could ride a donkey.

Stop-and-go, arrived in Guiyang in late October.

They entered through the south gate, and soon after entering the city, they saw a fast horse passing through the city, and running straight to the second south gate.

Everyone was shocked, looking at the situation, it seemed to be "eight hundred miles urgent"!

Liu Jin died, and Ling Chi was punished with 3,357 knives.

The date of punishment coincides with the township test, and now the imperial court is urgently ordering the new version of the township test quota to be invalidated, which is a "pseudo order" made by Liu Gonggong.

But when the news spread to all places, the Luming banquet had already been opened, and there was no way to invalidate it at all, and the competition for next year's examination will be even more intense!