Chapter 59: Rumors Spread
Under the guidance of Xue Ne and the assistance of Liu Shenwei, Pei Min practiced riding and archery skills in the Stuffy Mansion. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
However, just when Pei Min didn't listen to what was going on outside the window, there was an inexplicable affair in Chang'an City: Pei Min, the champion of today's department, had become the guest of Princess Taiping.
Princess Taiping's reputation is not good, and from time to time there will be some romantic stories about her: from the very beginning of Zhang Yizhi, Zhang Zongchang to today's Prime Minister Cui Xiang, Shangshu Youcheng Lu Zangyong and even Hu Seng Huifan have similar rumors, which make people unable to distinguish between truth and falsehood. But there is no shortage of people in the world who are alarmist, and everyone is also in the clouds.
This time it's Pei Min's turn! Pei Min's reputation as the champion of today's science has not yet cooled down in Chang'an, and the news has immediately been widely circulated and has become the talk of the people of Chang'an after dinner......
In just a few days, almost half of Chang'an knew about it.
The more the story spreads, the more real it becomes, and many things are leaked out inexplicably.
For example, the house that Princess Taiping gave to Pei Min was Xue Shao, Xue Shao was Princess Taiping's first husband and her favorite husband, even if she was later forced by Wu Zetian to marry Wu Youji and become the daughter-in-law of the Wu family. But she would go to Xue's Mansion to live for a few days every month, making Wu Youji the laughing stock of Chang'an City. For another example, Pei Min easily passed the re-examination of the Ministry of Officials, everything was secretly operated by Princess Taiping, and Lu Zang, the right man of Shangshu, waited for a long time to see Princess Taiping, but it was not as good as Pei Min, who had just arrived......
All kinds of things, there are clear eyes, as if you have seen them with your own eyes......
A thing that doesn't exist at all, the more it spreads, the more real it becomes, and it has gradually become a default fact for everyone.
Behind this rumor, one person was angry, and it was Lu Zangyong, who accidentally became a supporting role.
"Shaft, dare to use my name, it's extremely hateful!"
Lu Zang used this talent to be extravagant, good at writing poems and endowments, and Gongcao Li, large and small seals, eight-point books, and was also born in Fanyang Lu's family, it is not an exaggeration to call a wealthy son with literary style. But his means of embarking on his career were extremely disgraceful, and as a first-class wealthy family, he constantly "lived in seclusion" in the mountains near the emperor to attract the emperor's attention, for which he also received the nickname of "hermit with a car". He successfully won the attention of Wu Zetian and gave him a left-handed eight-grade official, and since then he has risen to the top, and it took him a few years to become a servant of the Ministry of Officials, and now he is the right man of Shangshu and has become one of the bigwigs of Shangshu Province.
Rumors are clear-sighted, true and false, and false and true. This kind of half-truth is the hardest to recognize and the easiest to trust.
But as long as anyone with a discerning eye can see that whether this rumor is true or not, it is deliberately circulated by someone and deliberately overrun. Otherwise, it would not be so well-founded. As for who the source is, it is not easy to find out if you want to find out.
Lu Zangyong had already concluded in his heart that this rumor was a play directed and acted by Pei Min himself, which seemed to him to be like his original shortcut to the south, promoting his name and getting rewarded and valued, and being accepted and valued by the Taiping party by boasting that he had a dewy marriage with Princess Taiping......
Lu Zangyong did not have any dissatisfaction with this practice, but greatly appreciated it. But borrowing his name to step on him to improve himself is not something he can bear. What's more, Princess Taiping ignored his seer Pei Min that day, which made him feel extremely unbalanced.
"Uncle, don't be impatient!" Pei Yu bowed his head respectfully and said, "My nephew told my uncle a long time ago that Pei Min is as cunning as a fox and will do everything to get promoted. Don't underestimate him...... It is also because of him that my nephew fell to the field today. "As the existence of the Pei family, which is second only to the family with the five surnames, also has in-depth contacts with the family with the five surnames. One of Pei Yu's sisters married into Fanyang Lu's family, and when it comes to seniority, Pei Yu is Lu Zangyong's nephew. Pei Yu came to Chang'an at the beginning, and with this relationship, he lived in Lu Zangyong's mansion.
After contact, Lu Zangyong also appreciated this nephew's strategy, and intentionally led him into the camp of Princess Taiping, and when he led Pei Yu to see Princess Taiping, there was also an incident that Princess Taiping met Pei Min first.
Lu Zang used the method to know that Pei Min and Pei Yu had such a deep enmity.
Pei Yu was indispensable for slandering Pei Min's remarks about secretly stirring up trouble, and Lu Zangyong laughed at the time, but he was not convinced. As an important minister who has been in the court for many years, he will not easily listen to anyone's words. But today's matter involves itself, and if you come to contact Pei Yu's trouble-stirring words, where is there any reason not to believe.
Lu Zang snorted coldly: "Little erector, what a bold act!" Do you really think I'm Lu Zang a good bully? ”
Pei Yu's eyes were full of joy, in fact, where is Pei Min who spreads the rumors, it is him...... When he saw Princess Taiping seeing Pei Min that day, his behavior caused the displeasure of his uncle. It can also be seen that Lu Zangyong didn't dare to blame Princess Taiping, and the dissatisfaction in his heart was directed at Pei Min. He took the opportunity to instigate and failed, so he added another fire behind his back, and sure enough, Lu Zang was angered.
Lu Zangyong thought about Princess Taiping's importance to Pei Min, and it was not easy for him to shoot directly, looking at Pei Yu, his heart moved, and said: "Virtuous nephew, isn't that Pei Min arrogant and said something that will trample you under your feet for the rest of your life?" Hey, I don't believe it, you behave well in the Ministry of Rites, and your uncle will give you a promotion in three months at most, let him know that he knows how powerful he is. I don't believe that he can be promoted in just three months after joining the office! ”
Pei Yu said: "It may not be impossible, my uncle doesn't know anything, Pei Min is a person who is both civil and military, but he has something extraordinary." As far as I know, in addition to the literary examination, he has also obtained the qualification for the imperial examination and is about to take the martial arts examination. ”
"What?" Lu Zang looked inexplicable: "He is the top student in high school, is it possible that he will still take the martial arts exam?" ”
Pei Yu bowed his head and said, "He will definitely not let go of this opportunity." And his swordsmanship is really amazing, and he also has a certain attainment in foot shooting. It's not clear what riding and archery are, but according to what I know about him, he has a seventy percent chance of being admitted to the martial arts, and there is a certain possibility that he will be different in martial arts. ”
Lu Zang looked at Pei Yu with a frown, and said with a little shock: "He is really so good?" ”
Pei Yu smiled bitterly: "Although I don't want to admit it, he is indeed a difficult character." The person who can be favored by the governor and the eldest princess will not be idle. ”
Lu Zang's eyes flashed with a hint of fierceness, and he said coldly: "In this way, you can't sit idly by. I remember that the soldier in charge of the martial arts department was Dou Chen, who was the cousin of Li Ci, the military commander of the right Yulin, and Li Ci was a subordinate of the general Chang Yuankai...... Maybe! With this in mind, he said to Pei Yu: "You repair the book to Chang Yuankai and Li Ci respectively in my name, and I will ask them to come over to the house." ”
"It's uncle!" Pei Yu bowed down to receive the order, turned around, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.