Jingshi is still prosperous, and the flowers and trees in spring are revived, adding color to the scenery. The wealth of the world gathers in Beijing, and people from all over the world are also trying to make a living in Beijing.

Last year, a Xiucai surnamed Wang came to Jingshi, and in order to make a living, he asked his fellow villagers to find him a livelihood, which was to teach Mengxue in the Yangwu Marquis Mansion.

There is only one student, Xue Lu's young grandson, Xue Xu. Nayang Wuhou is a noble general, and he only requires his grandson's literary talent to be able to read and write in the future; So he casually found a famous gentleman and taught his grandson Mengxue. Mr. is Wang Xiucai.

Wang Xiucai's home is not in Zhili. He had a land, a house, and a fame in his house, so he didn't have to do such a thing; But in the end, he chose to leave his hometown and come to Beijing to survive. Not for anything else, just for an opportunity. People say that throwing a stone in Beijing can also hit an official, it's as simple as that.

His role model is Yang Shiqi, a waiter of the Ministry of Rites in the Central Committee of the DPRK and a scholar of the Huagai Temple!

Yang Shiqi's background is not as good as Wang Xiucai's, he is a white body at all, and he used to teach; And now Yang Shilang is a celebrity in front of the palace, and he is very good at being a person, so everyone has to give him some face, and those who want to tie up can't line up.

But Wang Xiu has only been in Beijing for almost a year, and he still has achieved nothing except teaching children to read. He understands a truth: the times create heroes.

Yang Shiqi came out in the Hongwu period, and at that time, the talents selected by the imperial court Enke were not enough to meet the number of officials, so Yang Shiqi had the opportunity to enter the officialdom as a white body. But now it's different, and there are more and more people who have merit.

Wang Xiucai sat boredly on a stool, watching a child who couldn't even hold a pen scribble on paper.

At this moment, the butler from the Xue Mansion came to the wing. The housekeeper said directly: "Mr. Wang, go to the room, Master Hou is invited!" ”

Wang Xiucai was stunned and was a little surprised. Because he has been in Xue Mansion for almost a year, Xue Lu has not yet been made a marquis when he came, but he has only seen Xue Lu once; On the day he first entered Xue's mansion, Xue Lu personally saw Wang Xiucai, and decided very casually on the spot to leave Wang Xiucai to teach his grandson.

Later, Xue Lu went to Sichuan to become an official, left Beijing for a few months, and recently returned to Beijing. Mr. Wang never saw him again.

"Mr. Wang is here! I'll take you. The butler urged.

Wang Xiucai followed the housekeeper into a gatehouse, and walked for a while to the door of a large house. The housekeeper stood at the door and bowed down and said, "Master Hou, Mr. Wang is here." ”

There was an "um" sound from inside. The housekeeper beckoned and asked Wang Xiucai to go in.

"Meet the Marquis of Yangwu below." Mr. Wang entered the door to make a gesture.

"Sit." Xue Lu, who is nearly fifty years old, still looks strong. He was writing something, and he didn't even look at Wang Xiucai.

Wang Xiucai saw an empty stool and walked over. He looked at the scene in the house, and couldn't help but reach out and touch the sparse beard on his chin, and his eyes narrowed slightly and brightened.

In addition to Wang Xiucai, there were several people in robes in the room; Two of them were familiar, but the other two had never been seen. There were some crumpled balls of paper on the ground, probably thrown by Xue Lu, but not necessarily all of them were written by him.

"Can you write a cantata?" Xue Lu finally raised his head, his eyes revealing a gleam.

Wang Xiucai had written everything, but he had never written a concerto, and he was stunned for a moment. After a while, he finally calmed down, and found that Xue Lu's face was black and his face was gloomy, and he quickly guessed what Xue Lu was worried about!

Not long ago, Xue Lu was an official in the Sichuan Metropolitan Division, and led his troops to suppress the rebellion and defeat of the King of Han, losing more than 100,000 soldiers!

Wang Xiucai has been a perennial member, and he also has classmates in Beijing; Most of the money he spent in Jingshi was spent on walking around with those people, and of course he had heard of such a big event!

Xue Lu definitely wanted to explain the defeat in a book, but Xue Lu was not satisfied with the music he wrote and the staff around him...... Just look at so many paper balls on the ground.

So Xue Lu was sick and rushed to the doctor, and called Xiucai, who was teaching in the house, over? It must be like this!

"What kind of movement does it have to see?" Wang Xiucai said.

The housekeeper, who had not yet left, hurriedly turned around and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Wang, don't be ignorant of lifting!" ”

And Xue Lu asked impatiently: "Do you want to do it?" ”

Wang Xiucai is also anxious to ponder this question!

Wang Xiucai suddenly remembered another person besides Yang Shiqi, Gao Xianning. Gao Xianning is just a showman, he became famous all over the world with one article, and was finally hired by Emperor Taizong...... It is said that Gao Xianning is still hiding, unwilling to be an official! Because he was coerced by his fellow classmates in Jinyiwei, he reluctantly got out of the mountain. Such a high act made Gao Xianning's reputation even greater.

However, Wang Xiucai knew in his heart that whitewashing articles for a notorious defeated general like Xue Lu was definitely a shame for the people in Shilin! If Wang Xiucai only wants to be a dog for a noble martial artist, he can do this. But his expectation is not money at all, but fame and power!

Wang Xiucai also understands: Today's thing is obviously unavoidable. He smelled some kind of opportunity, and was racking his brain to figure out what that opportunity was, and what he could do with what he was doing......

He suddenly opened his mouth and said loudly: "Yang Wuhou, disrespectful! Although you are poor, you don't dare to abandon your temperament, you can't write this article below! ”

"What?" Xue Lu immediately raised his head, glared at the fierce light in his eyes and said, "What are you talking about?" ”

Xue Lu's ferocity really deserved his reputation, and just one look was full of murderous energy, which immediately scared Wang Xiucai! Wang Xiucai was very scared and regretted it instantly...... But now there is no way back, if you give in, it will be self-defeating today, and you must go out to protect your dignity!

And then I will tell this matter to all the Shilin friends in Jingshi. Let the people in Shilin see how dignified he is!

Wang Xiucai gritted his teeth and raised his head and said: "Mencius said, people can do nothing, and then they can do something!" ”

The housekeeper hurriedly said: "Master Hou is angry......"

But Xue Lu had already stood up, took a strong step, and walked up to Wang Xiucai.

Wang Xiucai's fingers trembled inside the robe! His whole body was tense, waiting for the violent Xue Lu to slap him......

Xue Lu's reputation is notorious, and his killing of Ji Gang and Qu Neng's entire family in the temple has long been gone. A literati who has no power to restrain a chicken, dares to fight against him, his bones are absolutely hard enough!

Of course, it also depends on luck, in case he is killed on the spot, Wang Xiucai will be finished. But in this world, if you want to climb up, how can there be any good things that you don't have to pay?

Xue Lu had a murderous look on his face and stared at Wang Xiucai coldly.

Wang Xiucai gritted his teeth and waited for that moment, a violent martial artist like Xue Lu was humiliated and absolutely had to do it...... Hit it in the face and get hurt!

Unexpectedly, Xue Lu didn't move a finger against him, Xue Lu said coldly: "Get the money, leave!" ”

Wang Xiucai's face was red and white, and he froze there for a long time speechless. He couldn't believe that Xue Lu, a person like Xue Lu who was angry and ashamed after losing a battle, and killed his whole family to vent his anger, actually endured it in front of an unofficial and unemployed student?

What's going on in this world?

"Yangwuhou, this ......" Wang Xiucai couldn't even speak.

Xue Lu sneered: "I won't spare you, dare to beat you half to death, so that you can use your injuries to sell your direct invitation?" When you see someone, you say, look, come and see, I don't write a chapter for Yangwuhou, I was beaten like a pig like this! ”

In the second half of Xue Lu's sentence, he also learned from the person who was beaten out of his teeth and slurred his speech, and made gags, which amused the housekeeper at once. But the butler immediately realized that this was a serious matter, and hurriedly pinched his arm.

Xue Lu looked sneering.

Wang Xiucai's face was red to his neck, and he couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into, feeling very humiliated and afraid, and hurriedly buried his head and fled out of the door. He was too embarrassed to take the money for teaching, so he hurried out of the place.

After Wang Xiucai left the Xue Mansion, he was in a panic, he remembered that Xue Lu killed Ji Gang, and he was afraid that Xue Lu was a person who would be revenged. But Wang Xiucai was also lucky, maybe Xue Lu was not interested in dealing with him at all, and he would soon forget about it.

…… Xue Lu and a few staff members wrote the chapter many times, and they always felt that something was wrong, but they didn't understand it. He pondered for a long time, and couldn't sleep at night, and finally figured out to himself what was wrong with this piece!

All the pieces written by everyone before have a simple problem: they have been justifying the defeat of Sichuan and shirking responsibility.

If Sichuan is defeated, Xue Lu is not wrong, is it the emperor who is wrong and uses the wrong person? Does justification really work?

Xue Lu got up overnight and worked hard to write and rewrite the chapter. He specifically said what he was wrong about, and asked the Holy One to severely punish him without complaining, and bitterly stated that he had mistaken the Holy One's important affairs, and that he would not be able to repay the kindness given by the Holy One even if he died......

Xue Lu has never been a person who seeks stability, he has to write a chapter like this!

If the Holy One wants to let a person die, it is useless for that person to explain and shirk. If the saint didn't want to die alone, even if Li Jinglong lost his army of millions before and after, would he die?

Looking back at the "Battle of Jingyan", all the generals of the Jianwen Dynasty have lost battles, but there are very few people who have been executed. What kind of person will die? Xu Zengshou is like that, and he is sure that he is a person who eats inside and outside.

Xue Lu put down the pen, put the paperweight on the undried piece, and sat there motionless. The confession written on the paper made him very angry and depressed, the defeat of the battle in Sichuan, there was too much grass on the wall, and he was miserable!

The only way for him to willingly admit the guilt is after retreating to Chongqing Mansion. At that time, he did not defend the city, indeed because he did not want to die yet...... and being besieged in Chongqing Mansion will definitely die; As far as the mess in Sichuan and so many old departments of the Han King Qu Neng, they can't hold it at all. The only effect is to delay time, long or short.

Xue Lu endured the grievances, thinking only about how to regain control of the army. One day, the King of Han will also taste the humiliation of defeat!