As soon as Lu Jing returned home the next day, Lu Zheng reported the news he found to him one by one.

Shi nerd's real name is Shi Huai, the word Manqing, the family was originally a family of Hanmo scholars, but to the decline of his generation, his parents died early, only guarding a few acres of thin fields to study, but unfortunately over 20 years old only in Xiucai, often hungry and cold, in recent years more and more impoverished, so far has not married a wife.

But he didn't care, he was poor and strong, he still studied poorly, and he didn't associate with anyone, so he got a mixed stone nerd.

After hearing this, Lu Jing asked, "How is his situation now?" ”

Lu Zheng replied: "The villain took a lot of effort to get into prison today, and I heard from the cell boss that since he lost the ancient fan, he has become demented, he doesn't eat or drink, and now he has been on a hunger strike for three days, and he doesn't know whether he lives or dies for a long time." ”

"The cell boss wanted to wait for him to be completely dead, so he rolled up and threw him into the mass grave, but I saw that he was still a little angry, so I bribed the jailer, took him out, and sent him to Dr. Zhang. Dr. Zhang used ginseng soup to hang his last breath, saying that it was up to him whether he was dead or alive. ”

Lu Jing sighed that the world was difficult and people were not ancient, so he continued to ask, "Is there any suspicion from the jailer?" ”

Lu Zheng hurriedly said: "The villain pretended to be a distant relative of the Shi family, and came to visit him when he heard about him, and the jailer didn't suspect it, not to mention that the jailer originally thought that Shi Huai wouldn't survive tonight, thinking that it was snowing heavily, and he was planning to throw him out tonight, even if he didn't starve to death, he could freeze to death, and now he received the money and did a favor." ”

After thinking about it, he said: "That jailer should have been ordered by Jia Yucun, and in order to prevent Jia Yucun from detecting it, his subordinates bribed the jailer and asked him to report that the person was dead and thrown into a mass grave." ”

Lu Jing nodded, and after pondering for a long time, he said, "Prepare the car, I'll go see him!" ”

Lu Zheng heard the words and hurriedly went to prepare, and on the way he told Lu Jing about the current situation of the Shi family, two days ago, the Shi family's fields and houses were forcibly sold, and the silver sold was not explained.

Lu Jing sighed silently, the times are so irreversible, and now he is also in trouble, and he can only protect himself, and some things can only be done to obey the destiny of heaven.

When he arrived at the medical hall, Lu Jing asked about Shi Huai's situation.

Doctor Zhang sighed: "Steward Lu has already told the old man about his situation, if he has a strong will to live, he can still live, but now he is bent on death, the old man can only save him three days at most, maybe he will not even survive tonight." ”

Lu Jing asked, "Is there a way for Dr. Zhang to wake up now without causing any damage to his body?" ”

Dr. Zhang shook his head and said, "It's okay to wake up, but forcibly doing it will inevitably damage your vitality." ”

Lu Jing thought about it and let Dr. Zhang do it, with Shi Huai's current situation, if he doesn't do anything, it will be difficult to have a chance of surviving, it is better to persuade himself, if it can stimulate his fighting spirit, maybe he can survive.

"Lord Lu, wait a minute!" After Dr. Zhang finished speaking, he began to work.

About half an hour, Shi Huai woke up slowly, slowly opened his eyes, looked at Lu Jing and the others suspiciously, and then turned his head to look around, wanting to open his mouth to ask, but because of his weak body, he couldn't make a sound.

Seeing this, Dr. Zhang hurriedly brought the decoction to his mouth.

After Shi Huai took a few sips with difficulty, he had the strength to speak, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Where is this?" ”

Doctor Zhang said: "This is the old man's medical hall, it was Lord Lu and Steward Lu who saved you." ”

After finishing speaking, he said to Lu Jing: "The old man won't bother the adults." ”

Lu Jing saluted and thanked: "Thank you Dr. Zhang for your help!" ”

Dr. Zhang arched his hand and left with a sigh.

Seeing this, Lu Zheng also walked out of the room and stayed outside the door.

Seeing his strong spirit, Lu Jing was worried that he would not be able to support it, so he hurriedly went straight to the point and said: "I have heard about you, as the saying goes, stay in the green mountains, and you are not afraid of no firewood, why should you bother to die!" ”

Shi Huai said in a hoarse voice: "It's not to die, but to lose the fan is like losing my life, and if I lose the fan, my life will be lost." ”

Lu Jing nodded clearly, understanding his thoughts, cherishing things is like cherishing his life, and there is no hope of living if things are gone, but he still persuaded: "You don't have to be disheartened, although those ancient fans have been taken away temporarily, they will always be returned, and one day you will take them back, if you die like this, it will be a sign of cowardice." ”

Shi Huai shook his head, closed his eyes, and Shaoqing opened his eyes again and asked, "Do you know my words?" ”

Lu Jing nodded and said: "Naturally, it was like the ancients, and it just so happens that you also have the same surname, which is a bit elegant." ”

Shi Huai shook his head solemnly and said: "It's not a vassal elegance, but a change after the township test fails." ”

Lu Jing said thoughtfully: "I was busy coming and going last year, making wedding clothes for others. Look up to the sky and laugh and go out, dancing alone in the spring breeze. ”

Shi Huai nodded: "That's right." ”

Lu Jing knew in his heart that this poem was written by Shi Manqing after he fell, but this Shi Manqing was not Shi Manqing.

In the Song Dynasty, there was a person named Shi Yannian, the word Manqing, who was a famous poet and calligrapher in the Northern Song Dynasty.

His talent, free and easy personality, and not formal, not fame and fortune, making friends all over the world, and Ouyang Xiu is a close friend, he was a young man who was a shady scientific examination, and he was a scholar and the first in the examination, but he was falsely accused of cheating, and the place was replaced during the re-examination, and he was deposed.

Since Shi Huai mentioned this matter, he must have encountered something similar during the examination in his hometown, the imperial examination seems to be fair, but in fact it has its own rules, most people study hard all their lives, and in the end they are just a foil for the winner, but no matter how many problems exist in the imperial examination, it is the only chance for the children of the poor to change their fate.

Shi Huai gathered enough strength and said: "Two years ago, I changed the word Manqing to the first place in the township test, and wanted to follow the example of the ancients to hold the festival and study, but I didn't expect a disaster from the sky to encounter this incident. ”

Lu Jing said in a deep voice: "As the so-called wealth is not exposed, jade is not guilty, and those who carry jade must be guilty, sometimes it is not necessarily a good thing to have treasures in the family, once it is discovered, it will inevitably be a disaster, and it will be burdened, so that you will lose your life in panic." ”

"Prosperous things scatter the fragrant dust, and the flowing water is ruthless and the grass springs. The east wind complains about the birds at dusk, and the falling flowers are like people falling from the building. Rich as a stone, advocating can't keep green beads, let alone you! ”

Shi Huai sneered: "Hehe, the husband is not guilty of his crimes, and there is no excuse for the crimes he wants to add, this is Lang Lang Qiankun is the way of the world?" Could it be that all the benefits of the world belong to the rich and noble, and they will take what they like, and they want to give what they want, and there is no reason and humanity in this world? ”

Lu Jing shook his head and said: "It's useless to complain, no matter when the strong are respected after all, with the hero of Zhao State, it is still difficult to resist the prestige of Qin State and keep He's Bi, not to mention that you and I are just ordinary people, as a weak person, you must have the wisdom of the weak." ”

Shi Huai roared: "Since you are born different, and your background determines your fate, what is the use of studying, since you can't break out of this cage, and you encounter such a world, what's the point of living, it's better to die clean." ”

Lu Jing originally wanted to say that reading was just to flutter a few more times, but after thinking about it, he still persuaded: "The rich and noble also have their ancestors who have struggled to come, and the descendants are just blinded by the rest of the yin, and they have their own day." It is precisely because of this in the world that you and I, as scholars, should work hard, aspire to change the hearts of the people in the world and lay the foundation for future generations. ”

Shi Huai shook his head, if the rich and noble start from treacherous and cunning, the stupid man in the world drinks the west wind, after this incident has dealt a great blow to his belief, he is extremely disappointed in the affairs of the court and the world, and intends to completely give up the imperial examination.

Seeing this, Lu Jing sighed and said: "I know your character, I would rather be a broken jade than a complete tile, but since you changed your name Manqing, you have not learned Shi Manqing's tenacity and open-mindedness. ”

""Palm Record" records: Shi Manqing once said that he is a Shi Bachelor, not a Tile Bachelor, since you are also called Shi Manqing, how can you break it when you fall and break in case of setbacks."

When Shi Huai heard this, there was a light in his eyes, but it was extinguished in an instant, and his voice was extremely dry: "I'm just a civilian, how can I fight them, how can I take back the legacy of my ancestors." ”

Lu Jing persuaded: "There is nothing difficult in the world, only afraid of people with hearts, good and evil will be rewarded in the end, only to fight for early and late." ”

Shi Huai's heart was shaken, and seeing that Lu Jing spoke well and had his own majesty and inviolability, he asked, "You are also a person in the officialdom, right?" ”

Lu Jing nodded and said: "Yes, not everyone in the officialdom is Jia Yucun and the like, and there are many upright virtuous ministers in the court who are working hard, although death is a relief, but sometimes it takes more courage to live!" ”

Shi Huai was silent for a long time and said, "No matter what your purpose is to save me, thank you very much!" ”

Lu Jing saw that his mind was reversed, and said in a deep voice: "I won't hide it from you, the reason why I saved you is that your enemies have some dislikes with me." ”

"Thank you for speaking up." Shi Huai was a little surprised, thought for a while and said, "Even if you save me, I won't get involved in the grievances between you." ”

Lu Jing smiled and said, "I didn't plan to ask you to do anything, as long as you are willing to take back your ancient fan." ”

Shi Huai said resolutely: "The judgment passed down by the ancestors cannot be lost in my hands, even if I lose my life again, I will get it back, I don't believe that there is no heavenly reason in this world." ”

Lu Jing said with emotion: "Fate is in the sky, don't give up easily." ”

Shi Huai nodded, and then asked, "Seeing that you live in the temple at a young age, and you are not an ordinary person, why do you have to put so much effort into saving me." ”

Lu Jing said with a smile: "First, I appreciate your personality, and secondly, I came to Jia Yucun to use power for personal gain in order to cling to the powerful, and your life is evidence." ”

Shi Huai was puzzled: "Can't you deal with him with this matter now?" ”

Lu Jing shook his head and sighed: "Is it so easy, raise the soup to stop boiling, boiling is not stopped, if you know the origin, you just go to the fire, it is not difficult to deal with Jia Yucun, the key is that the backer behind him is not easy to deal with." ”

Shi Huai was silent for a long time before asking, "Are you talking about the Jia family?" ”

Lu Jing groaned: "You should be the Jia family!" ”

Shi Huai was silent after hearing this, it seems that Jia Yucun's backer is even more powerful than the Jia family, but no matter who is behind it, it is not something that he can shake, and the most important thing for him at the moment is to survive.

Lu Jing continued to ask, "You are already a dead man in Jia Yu Village now, do you need me to arrange a place for you?" ”

"Thank you for your kindness, I'll find a place to settle down." Shi Huai shook his head and refused, unwilling to owe Lu Jing any more favors.

"In that case, you should wait for the time, you are a smart person, I don't need to say anything more about the rest, you can rest." Lu Jing was not reluctant, and got up and left after speaking.

Shi Huai looked at Lu Jing's back and said secretly in his heart: "Although you saved me for another purpose, but after all, you saved my life, if I can survive, I will repay you this favor in the future." ”