In the fourth year of Xianqing (659 AD), the third day of the first month, two o'clock in the afternoon.

After the Yuan Dynasty meeting, it was a three-day annual vacation, and Wu Kang took this opportunity to ask Di Renjie and Zhang Khan Zhi to go to Lusan Restaurant for dinner. I haven't seen each other for more than two years, and the relationship is still very iron, and the three of them talk freely. Lao Di replied, gave up the history of Wuzhou Thorn, and served as the Dali Temple.

Wu Kang can also understand that Wuzhou is in Jiangnan Province, three thousand miles away from Chang'an. On a certain level, from the six products of the central official, it is far better than the history of Wuzhou Thorn. The work of Dali Cheng, the review of local cases, and the other five temples, jointly signed into effect.

In the case of Chang'an and Dongdu, the prisoner's family was notified to the prisoner who was sentenced to prison or above. Ask them if they accept it, and if they are convinced, they will be judged, and if they are not satisfied, they will be retried. In Wu Kang's view, it is a very suitable job, Lao Di is a Wuzhou assassin, and without the prestige of a detective, he will not become an Internet celebrity in later generations.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Di Renjie spoke bitterly and persuaded him to keep his light and obscure. Zhang Cambodia agreed, the identity of the relative is too sensitive, and the saint is already wary. Yesterday, Su Dingfang reminded not to show his edge, and not to contact the queen too much.

Wu Kang was able to listen to the persuasion of the three bigwigs, but unfortunately he had no choice but to stay and help Mei Niang. Di Renjie's resignation, if nothing else, Zhang Cambodia will take over the assassination. Wu tied it to his heart, put down his worries, started chatting happily, and agreed to travel together.

When I came home after dinner, I was poured cold water by my daughter-in-law, and my baby girl got into trouble and smashed the fluorite statue. Sent by the old man in Wuzhou, according to his image, the treasure is carefully carved. It doesn't matter, it's just a broken statue, it's not a big deal.

The girl cried sadly, the daughter-in-law was completely disappointed, and left the cruel words that night: The girl can't count on it, don't go out into the wilderness, go home on time, and give birth to two male babies for the elderly. Yesterday, the queen arranged that a woman with one child and four men would come to visit our house, and I also hugged the child, so strike while the iron is hot. Tell Di Renjie that the Shangyuan event has been canceled, and it is important to have a son.

Gladly accepted, did not dare to ask for ears, and did what he wanted. When a better life comes, be happy and happy, fight three watches at night, and support the old waist to go to the ya. There are also bad things, the left and right governors of the left and right provinces, named Changsun Ze, are always looking for trouble, picking their noses and eyes.

Wu Kang expressed his understanding, he was the eleventh son of Wuji, and he would not die. Colleague Li Yang reminded that when his sixth brother Sun Tang and Li Zhong were the crown prince, the official worshiped the prince and washed the horse. Later, Mei Niang took the throne, Li Hong became the crown prince, and immediately kicked him out and was replaced by Wei Jifang.

The unlucky eldest grandson Tang served as the supervisor of the Shanglin Bureau, and his official rank was from the seventh grade. And the prince washed the horse, which was from the fifth grade, and was lowered by nine levels in a row. Wuji has twelve sons, and they have the closest relationship, so the eldest grandson Ze hates him, so he takes advantage of his position to publicly announce personal vendettas.

Wu Kang is not a soft persimmon, he immediately prepared a counterattack plan, and tracked it for more than half a month, but he couldn't figure out any handles. When I was depressed, something happened at home again, and my daughter-in-law was too unrestrained that night, and the next day she contracted a cold, and the good life ended.

Mei Niang summoned him into the palace and taught him the method of giving birth to a child in the northwest Xianchi Palace. What kind of chaos is added, no one can control the birth of a boy or a girl. The sister and brother chatted for a long time, Wu Kang took away the secret recipe, and Mei Niang saw him off in person. Leaving the Salt Pond Palace, passing through the Salt Pond Garden, I accidentally found a few newly planted poplar trees.

The essay "In Praise of the Poplars" called it indomitable and against the northwest wind. Wu Kang liked this article, and deliberately checked the information and learned about the poplar tree. Its biggest feature is that it has a short molding cycle and grows into a large tree in three to five years.

The year before last, the salty pond hall ran water, burned down a large area of the garden, and planted poplar trees in order to become shaded as soon as possible. In this way, Sun Tang, the chief supervisor of Shanglin, is a qualified gardener. The so-called Shanglin Department, which is subordinate to Sinong Temple, Li Jiu's team of gardeners, is in charge of all the royal gardens.

When I left the salty pond forest, I suddenly thought of something, and I was stunned for a moment. Grasp that ray of inspiration, quickly diverge your thinking, and your smile gradually becomes weird. An evil plan has sprung up, and a means of revenge has been found, the eldest grandson is not a good gardener, and you are going to be unlucky.

If it works perfectly, including the eldest grandson Wuji, the entire eldest grandson family will be uprooted. Wu Kang pondered, the plan gradually took shape, and his smile became more and more evil. When the soul returned to the shell, he was almost scared to death, and there were many people standing in front of him.

The doctor was in a hurry, some took his pulse, and some rolled his eyelids. Prepared as if facing a great enemy, his eyes were full of vigilance, and all of them protected Li Jiu. Mei Niang was crying, anxious and at a loss, and kept asking the imperial doctor: What's wrong with Kang Lang, is it a recurrence of hysteria?

Wu Kang scratched his head in embarrassment, he didn't know how to explain it, let's block the arrow with hysteria. Li Jiu jumped to his feet angrily, split his head and covered his face and reprimanded, which probably means: If you run to the harem and get sick, if you hurt the queen, it will scare my prince and make your head fall to the ground. In the future, without my permission, you are not allowed to enter the harem again, so hurry up and get out of here.

suffered a lot of saliva, was kicked out of the harem, and was very depressed. However, Li Jiu was very good, and assigned four imperial doctors to stay in Xiuzhenfang to cure his daughter-in-law's cold. Mei Niang put down the cruel words, if the lady does not recover, you should not come back.

As the saying goes, illness comes like a mountain, and illness goes like a thread. The imperial doctor tried his best, Wu Kang took care of him carefully, and his condition quickly improved. In the rest of his life, he was on duty at the guard post during the day, patrolling with a thousand knives on his back. In the evening, cook your own nutritious porridge and perfect your plan at the same time.

The eldest grandson's tree has deep roots and must be fatal with one blow, otherwise it will be counterattacked. On 15 February, the plan outlined a prototype and named it "Operation Fox Hunt". On February 25, the blueprint was weaved, everything was ready, and only the east wind was owed. A fuse is needed to ignite a powder keg and launch a fox hunt.

Luck was very good, on the afternoon of the 27th, the fuse was sent to the door. Yang Zaisi took Guo to be sealed and came to visit Xiuzhenfang, and Wu Kang received him attentively. When the wine was drunk, Yang Zaisi took the lead, and Guo Beifeng spoke, explaining the purpose of the visit.

More than 900 people took the exam, including Zhang Jiuling, a Yanren, and Li Fengjie, a Luoyang man, who were friendly with Guo Zhifeng. This Zhang Jiuling is not Zhang Jiuling, with the same name and surname. The three have a similar temperament, talk almost nothing, and often fall asleep.

Guo Zhifeng and Zhang Jiuling both have real talents and real learning, but Li Fengjie in Luoyang is mediocre. From a few words, Wu Kang got the answer: they became friends because Zhang Jiuling was rich and generous. Guo Zhifeng and Li Fengjie both regard wealth as their fate and treat their friends as Kaizi.

Five days ago, the three of them had a banquet, and Li Fengjie made a lot of nonsense, saying that this time he would be in the first place, because he had someone in the court. responsible for grading, the prince washed Ma Wei Ji Fang; The person in charge of handing over the papers, supervising the imperial history Li Chao, is an old acquaintance with him. The Li family used to be a big family in Luoyang, and Mr. Li was kind and benevolent, subsidizing Wei Jifang and Li Chao.

After Guo Zhifeng heard this, he immediately looked for Yang Zaisi, and also wanted to find a way. Lao Yang thought about it carefully and learned that on the day of the exam, it was Wukang's turn to be on duty. So I made up my mind, brought friends and gifts, and visited together.

It feels very funny, I'm just a guard, not a grading examiner, so I can't help much. Besides, Li Jiu personally planned the test, who dared to cheat. Think about it for a moment, don't say no outright, just say do your best.

The two were very satisfied, the banquet continued, and the topic gradually spread. During the banquet, Guo waited to be sealed and buried Li Fengjie, saying that he was narrow-minded, did not really learn from reality, and his eyes were above the top. Wu Kang was intrigued, remembering all the words, and his smile began to be weird.

When the banquet is over, the guests are sent away and returned to the study alone. Spread out the white paper and write with a pen, staring at the names of the three people, first crossed out Guo Zhifeng, and then crossed out Zhang Jiuling. Li Fengjie, a native of Luoyang, bothers you to help me and be the fuse of the fox hunting operation

On February 28, the fourth year of Xianqing, an epoch-making moment came. Li Jiu was in the Taiji Palace, personally tried to raise people across the country, and created a precedent for the palace test. On the inside of the Taiji Gate, the left and right sides of the house are led to maintain the order of the examination room. The prison guards named Wu Kang and Li Shanling, who were responsible for the search and lifting.

Seeing Guo Zhifeng, Yan Zhang Jiuling, and Li Fengjie, a native of Luoyang, smiled kindly. From your face, you can know your personality and you are the most suitable person. is a nobody, causing a political storm, burying the eldest grandson family, the world is really wonderful.

The palace examination ended successfully, and when the list was released, there were more than 900 people, and only five people came to the top. There are Guo Beifeng and Zhang Jiuling, and the five of them are waiting for the Zhaohong Wenguan to be sent at any time. Also as expected, the mediocre Li Fengjie still fell off the list.

From the day the list was released, Wu Kang instructed Chu Shenke to monitor Li Fengjie throughout the day and report the movements in a timely manner. Xiao Li couldn't stand the blow, and he didn't go back to his hometown in Luoyang, and he was drunk all day long. also because of some trivial matters, plus a strong jealousy, he turned his face with two friends, and three cut off his robe.

Without the help of the gold master, he was entangled and squandered, and he had no choice but to find Wei Jifang and Li Chao. At first, the two of them remembered the old relationship, but they also donated generously, it didn't matter once or twice, but it didn't work five times. Especially supervising the imperial history, he is only an eight-grade sesame official, and he is already stretched thin to feed his family.

By the ninth time, Li Chao was completely bored and closed the door directly. Wei Jifang did the same, and also closed his doors, making it clear that he would no longer fund. Li Fengjie was angry, and he didn't dare to make a mistake, so he scolded and left. Return to the inn, be the ancestral jade pendant, and continue to get drunk.

By mid-March, I felt that the time was ripe and decided to take action, but I didn't know that it was delayed again. Goguryeo, who was dead, once again provoked the Tang Dynasty and sent troops to attack Silla. The action must be postponed, continue to wait, I hope that the ancestral jade pendant will hold on for three or five more days.

On March 25, the court reached an agreement to take the siege of Wei to rescue Zhao, and the troops approached the border of eastern Liao, forcing Goguryeo to withdraw its troops. Zuo Xiaowei, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, and He Li, the Duke of the State of Yu, served as the economic envoy of Liaodong. Assist Cheng Mingzhen, the governor of Yingzhou, to prepare for the front line in Liaodong.

On the third day of the fourth month, the money exchanged for the jade pendant was lost by Li Fengjie. couldn't pay the rent, was kicked out of the inn, and only a few dozen cents were left on him. It's not much, but it's enough to pay for the journey, so you can just go home. But he was not happy, and entered the tavern again to relieve the depression in his heart.

Less than half a pot of wine, listening to the conversation of the neighbors, the voice was very low, talking about the imperial examination. Aroused, he tilted his head with his glass and saw the two sitting across from each other. With his back to him, he was thin and thin, and facing him, he was unusually burly, and the scar on his left cheek was terrifying.

Scar-faced Wu Kang, seeing Xiaoyu taking the bait, smiled weirdly, lowered his head and said: "There are more than 900 people who participated in the imperial examination, and only five of them came to the top. Brother Zai Si, you said, is it the saint who strives for perfection, or the candidate has a false name. ”

Yang Zaisi drank it all, and said with a smile: "Change knowingly, the saint is wise and martial, and naturally strives for perfection." Guo Zhifeng and Zhang Jiuling, the exam papers are really good, and they deserve to be on the top. The rest of the examination papers, I glanced at them a few times, and they were much inferior. ”

Wu Kang shook his head, his words were full of doubts: "I still feel it, there is something strange in it." More than 900 people are recommended by various states, is it possible that all kinds of officials are corpses vegetarian meals? I also went to the Hongwen Museum, and there was an exam paper in it, which made my eyes shine, and I will read it to you..."

Li Fengjie's heart trembled, and what he recited with a scarred face was his own article. Wu Kanglang finished reciting, and he was a little unsatisfied: "It's so splendid and gorgeous, the heart of reading is full of flowers, and the sound of thinking is lingering, which is admirable." I really can't figure it out, with the wisdom of a saint, why not take this article? ”

Yang Zaisi rolled his eyes, he really can pretend, this kind of bullshit article, I write ten articles in half a day. With a clear conscience, he clapped his hands and applauded: "It's really a good article, which makes people look up to the mountains and is refreshing." Those who do this article will be full of wealth and talent. The change is right, this person is not the first, it is really incredible. ”

Li Fengjie's eyes were slightly hot, and he finally found a soulmate. Wu Kang caught it and began to guide: "Wei Xima, who is grading, can be called erudite and talented, and he will definitely pay attention to such a good exam paper." Brother again, you say, did he do it on purpose, and did he have a grudge against the lord of the volume? ”

Yang Zaisi pursed his lips and lowered his voice: "Brother Change, be cautious, even if Wei Xima knows him, he will not declare personal vendettas." This is a saint's personal test, and he does not dare to cheat for personal gain. Besides, after he finishes reading the exam papers, Li Yushi will review them. ”

The cooperation is good, Wu Kang squeezed his eyebrows, and continued to guide: "I still don't understand, with Li Yushi's erudition, I will also find this article." Could it be that the communiqué's personal vendetta is the supervisor Li Yushi, and he and the volume master are acquainted? ”

Yang Zaisi shook his head: "I don't know what has changed, after Li Yushi reviews it, he will discuss it with Wei Xima, and finally present it to the sage." Such a beautiful article, if he abandons the election for no reason, Wei Xima will not agree, and will report it to the saint. ”

Wu Kang nodded: "What Brother Zai Si said does make sense, but I still don't understand." The sage has a discerning eye, and as long as he sees this article, he will definitely be selected. Could it be that Wei Xima and Li Yushi both knew this person and colluded to harm him? ”

Yang Zaisi retorted: "What I said is too coincidental, they are officials of the imperial court, they will not be so coincidental, they all know this person." Even if the three of them knew each other, Wei Xima and Li Yushi would not dare to deceive the saint, this was a party for personal gain. ”

Suddenly, there was a bang, Li Fengjie slapped the table and clasped his fists at the two. Touch the money bag in the count, pour out all the copper coins, and leave with the package. looked angry, either went to the yamen to complain, or found someone to work hard.

Wu Kang got up leisurely and showed a shallow smile when he saw him go out to the west. That's the direction of Dali Temple, you kid is very good, didn't disappoint Naiweng. The fox hunting plan was launched, and his heart was full of joy, shaking his head and chanting poetry: "Every time I slaughter more dogs, I am mostly a reader, and the ancients do not deceive me." ”

Still in the mood to chant poetry, Yang Zaixing's face turned green, wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and said impatiently: "My virtuous brother, you see him like that, he wants to go to Dali Temple." We fell into the well, just to be sealed and vented, and now it's a big fuss. ”

It is to make a big fuss, and only the wind and rain in the city can deal with Wuji. Such a God-given opportunity, with Xu Jingzong's cunning, Mei Niang's wisdom, and Li Jiu's ruthlessness, should be nine out of ten. If it works well, not only the eldest grandson Wuji, but also the entire eldest grandson family will also be wiped out.

When I cut the official robe, you forced me to die, and it was time to settle the account. Since the execution ground escaped, Wuji also realized that the general trend of the Guanlongmen valve has gone. chose to be obscure, supervised the history of the country for several years, and gradually faded out of politics. I plan to avoid the edge for a while, and then wait for the opportunity to move, thinking about the beauty.

patted Yang Zaisi, and said thoughtfully: "The sky is falling, the big tree will be on top, let's just hide under the big tree." Don't worry, Mei Niang and the saint will not treat you badly. I promise you, in the near future, you will rejoice. ”

With the appearance of convincing words, Yang Zaisi's face softened slightly, and after thinking about it for a long time, he gradually revealed a sly smile. Lawukang sat down, drank three glasses of wine, and said with a smile: "Every time you slaughter more dogs, you are more likely to be scholars, which sounds reasonable." The foolish brother is lonely and unheard, please change it to solve the doubts, which classic is it from? ”

Wu Kang thought about it and felt very embarrassed, this is a Ming Dynasty couplet, and the allusion is like this: the fighting dog of the royal family, the Xiucai who bit the study, the butcher hacked the vicious dog to death, and saved Xiucai's life. The clan was not happy, and the two sides went to the case to file a lawsuit, and Cao Xuege sentenced him according to the law.

The clan was even more unhappy, and bought Xiucai with money and asked him to retry and retract his confession. Sure enough, Xiucai repented, saying that he was friends with the dog, and he frolicked with the dog that day, but he was killed by the butcher and asked the butcher to pay for the dog's life. Cao Xueyan was furious and hit him directly, Xiucai couldn't stand it, and finally spit out the truth.

Cao Xuegan was sentenced heavily, the butcher was not guilty, Xiucai recognized the dog as a friend, and even took revenge and removed his reputation as a dog. Furious for a moment, on the back of the case file, write that couplet. Yang Zaisi listened, almost laughed out of the sound of a pig, the two pushed the cup and changed the lamp, and the relationship became closer and closer.

At this time, Li Fengjie is getting closer and closer to Dali Temple. He gritted his teeth, what the bosom friend said was right, my splendid article must have been intercepted by Wei Jifang and Li Chao. The saint did not read the papers, so I did not come out on top.

Damn bastards, you were in trouble back then, if you didn't have the help of adults, you would have frozen to death in the broken temple, and you would have died under the knife of the mountain bandits. I came to the capital to take the exam, and if you don't help, you will take revenge. I asked you to borrow some money, but I turned it away, and my conscience was eaten by dogs?

You are unkind, then don't blame me for being unjust, let's see. Soon went to the outside of Dali Temple, picked up the drumstick and wanted to beat the drum, I couldn't help frowning, thinking about how to sue. After thinking about it for a long time, it ruled out favoritism and fraud, because the saint personally examined it, and no rumors could be spread.

Put down the drumstick in your hand, squat on the steps, and hold your head and think hard. I had no choice but to give up, and when I thought of their faces, I felt unwilling. In about half an hour, a bad idea came to mind. A bosom friend once said that you are close friends, which is not normal.

The duty of supervising the imperial history is to supervise the civil and military officials, and to make friends with the prince and wash the horses, and he will definitely give people a handle. I will sue you for forming a party, even if you don't win the lawsuit, it will disgust you. Thinking of this, I opened the package, took the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and squatted on the steps to write the paper.

sprinkled a hundred crosses, quickly packed up the pen and paper, got up and beat the drum to shout grievances. Soon the duke came over, took the paper in his hand, and told him to wait where he was. The public was in a hurry and handed it over to Dali Cheng, who was frightened and didn't dare to make decisions without permission and found Dali Qing.

General Xin Mao, who is also the secretary of Dali, looked at the paper carefully, and his forehead was sweating. This is a big case, it must be tried in three halls, carefully collect the paper, and instruct Dali Cheng: "Place the drummer, go to the back office to prepare the horse, I want to enter the palace to face the saint." ”

Dali Cheng ordered to go down, the two ran to the back office, and Xin Mao rode away. In the Menxia Province, the imperial city was unimpeded, and he came directly to Menxia Province. Packed up his appearance, ran out of Zuo Yanmingmen, and stopped in an instant. Looking at the Taiji Hall in a daze, he quickly made up his mind, this matter was appalling, and he found a companion to face the saint together.

Ran through the right Yanming Gate, passed by the house, came to Zhongshu Province, and looked for the Zhongshu Order to hand over the paper. Xu Jingzong carefully reviewed: Luoyang raised Li Fengjie, sued the prince Xian Ma Wei Jifang, supervised the imperial history Li Chao, and the two formed a party for personal gain.

Seeing the lack of interest, he joked: "I said Xin Shizhong, such a big case, you shouldn't find Zhongshu Ling." Report to the saint tomorrow, arrest Wei Jifang and Li Chao, you and the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and the three divisions will be tried. ”

The words stopped abruptly, and Xu Jingzong got up abruptly, stunned for nearly half a minute. A cold flashed in his eyes, he clenched the paper in his hand, and pulled Xin Mao to run away: "This is a big case, we must face the saint immediately, you and I will go together..."