In the second year of the Qianyuan Dynasty, it quietly came in a burst of firecrackers.

The whole world celebrates the Chinese New Year.

Yanjing City is very lively.

The happiest thing is the literati, the civil officials wrestled with Yang Qi and fought a beautiful victory, which inspired the hearts of the literati.

The complacent literati, who gathered together in groups of three or five, spent a lot of money in Yanjing City, which completely boosted the tax revenue of the entertainment industry in Yanjing City.

Even though tonight was Chinese New Year's Eve, the literati were not idle.

Kong Lianjie, who has a lot of money, decided to go to the front of the stage from behind the scenes, and he spent a lot of money to charter the largest restaurant in Yanjing City, Changle Fang, and invited all the civil officials in Yanjing City who were not qualified to go to the palace to drink and feast inside.

Some people faintly call this grand event held by Kong Lianjie a small palace night banquet.

You can see its scale.

And the place chosen by Kong Lianjie is also very provocative.

To say that Jet Kong didn't know that Changle Fang was opened by Yang Qi's sister-in-law, it would be a joke.

Everyone in Manyan Kingdom knows that Changle Fang was opened by Yang Qi's concubine's newly awakened sister Rumeng.

And Kong Lianjie chose to open this grand event in this Changle Square on this Chinese New Year's Eve, is it not a provocation?

Inside Changle Fang.

Kong Lianjie raised his glass and shouted: "Brothers, raise your glass and drink to congratulate the New Year." ”

"Please ......"

A group of people staggered glasses of wine.

After a few rounds of drinking, Kong Lianjie held a wine glass, a wine jug, and said loudly: "Kong was able to get out of prison thanks to the rescue of your brothers, Kong is here to thank you." ”

After speaking, he raised the wine glass in his hand and drank it all.

Officials waved their hands repeatedly.

"Brother Kong Xian is polite, Brother Xian was able to get out of trouble, thanks to the blessing of the saint, we are just doing our best."

"Yes, yes, we're just doing our best......"

“……”

Kong Lianjie immediately shook his head and said: "No, no, no, Kong thinks that you are all people with great knowledge and great wisdom." The rise of Shilin and Confucianism depend on you. ”

"Brother Kong Xian is polite, too polite......"

“……”

Praised by the descendants of the saint as a person with great knowledge and great wisdom, the officials felt that they had a lot of face, and they were polite one by one, not to mention how proud they were.

However, Kong Lianjie's tone changed and said, "Everyone, what are we studying for?" In order to cultivate oneself, work together, govern the country, and level the world. However, His Majesty suspended the imperial examination for ten years, and tens of thousands of scholars in the world had no way to serve the country within ten years.

How can my generation of scholars sit still and wait to die?

Together, you can rescue Kong.

Then why don't you work together to save tens of thousands of Confucian students? ”

Kong Lianjie stood up and said: "Kong is not talented, I am willing to represent the ancestors, and I implore you to save the Confucian students in the world." ”

Kong Lianjie even moved out of the ancestors, and the officials naturally did not dare to slack off, and got up one after another to return the salute.

Kong Lianjie said righteously: "It is my duty to save the Confucian students in the world. ”

"Brother Kong Xian's words are serious, as a protégé of Confucianism, I should do my part for Confucianism."

"Yes, yes, besides, I and other families have children who are studying, even if Brother Kong Xian doesn't say it, we will also write to Your Majesty and resume the imperial examination. I didn't say it before, but I was just a leader in suffering, but now that Brother Kong Xian is taking the lead, we will naturally do our part. ”

“……”

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Kong Lianjie immediately shouted: "Okay, then Kong is here to replace tens of thousands of scholars in the world, thank you." ”

Kong Lianjie showed righteousness and said impassionedly.

The sleepy person on the counter at the entrance of Changle Fang yawned like a dream, and after Kong Lianjie's impassioned words were finished, she tilted her head slightly and said to the maid waiting beside her: "See?" ”

The maid nodded slightly, "The slave has seen it." ”

"Do you know how to report to Your Majesty?"

"Know ......"

sent the maid to report to Yang Qi, looked at the smug Kong Lianjie with a dreamlike smile, and pouted: "It's really a person who is not afraid of death, your sister and I have known Your Majesty for so long, and I have never seen anyone provoke Your Majesty, and she can still live."

I think you're so blatant and arrogant, I've never seen you.

I'm looking forward to seeing what Your Majesty will do with you. ”

Everything that happened in Changle Fang was delivered to Chu Xing at the fastest speed through the channel of the Volcano Guard.

The banquet in the palace is in full swing.

The Yang family and the others sat together with the officials, eating, drinking, and enjoying singing and dancing.

Chu Xing smiled at Cao Lin, Cao Lin understood, and let go of a position, so that Chu Xing could talk to Yang Qi.

"Your Majesty......"

Chu woke up to Yang Qi's side and snorted lightly.

"Huh?"

Yang Qi put down the wine glass in his hand and looked at Chu Xing.

Chu woke up and said in a low voice: "Rumeng came from the news from Changle Fang, Your Majesty, when you held a palace banquet in the palace, Kong Lianjie held a small palace banquet in Changle Fang outside the palace, and it is said that there are hundreds of officials in the ranks.

Also, Kong Lianjie seems to be ready to unite with hundreds of officials to force His Majesty to withdraw the holy decree of suspending the imperial examination. ”

Yang Qi was stunned for a moment, and after coming back to his senses, he laughed in a low voice: "They love to make trouble, just let them make trouble, they won't be able to make trouble for a few days." You ask Rumeng to call Rumeng and ask her to write down the names of all the officials who participated in the party, and I will go back and arrange some good places for them. ”

When he first woke up, he smiled and said in a low voice: "The concubine understands......"

Obviously, Yang Qi didn't care about Jet Kong's small move.

The palace feast continued.

The kings ate and drank until late at night.

After that, for three consecutive days, they were all resting.

The fourth day of the first lunar month.

The Great Pilgrimage.

The officials arrived outside the palace early and waited, after three days of fermentation.

Kong Lianjie's words have long been heard by all officials.

Although some officials thought Kong Lianjie was arrogant, his proposal was very reasonable.

Immediately, after the hundred officials met in secret, they decided to take advantage of today's court meeting to write to Yang Qi and withdraw the holy decree of approving the imperial examination.

The hour has come.

The officials entered the Qianyuan Palace.

After the visit.

Immediately, an official jumped out and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister implores Your Majesty to open a ceremony." The Great Ceremony of Talent is an important weapon of the country. If a country wants to have a strong voice, people are the first priority.

If there is a loss of talent, then there will be no one to govern the country and no one to take care of the people, and there will be a big incident. ”

As far as the minister knows, His Majesty's career was also made by virtue of the imperial examination, such as Su Xianggong, Kou Xianggong, Lu Xianggong and others, all of whom were born in the imperial examination.

And now, our Dayan, under the governance of a few of you, is thriving, which shows that the imperial examination is the only way to select talents.

For the sake of the country and the people, His Majesty should open the imperial examination......"

“……”

Some people start, and naturally some people follow suit.

Then they all jumped out one by one.

In an instant, almost half of the officials jumped out and persuaded Yang Qi to open the imperial examination.

Yang Qi had no joy or sorrow on his face, and said lightly: "What if I don't take back my fate?" ”

"Ministers admonish each other with death!"

"Beggar bones!"

“……”

Some people forced each other to die, some people forced each other to resign, and some people shouted loudly.

Yang Qi watched them perform coldly and didn't say a word.

The officials were making a fuss, and seeing that Yang Qi didn't react at all, they suddenly felt a little difficult to ride the tiger.

"Hmph~"

Yang Qi snorted coldly and said, "Retreat to ......"

As soon as Yang Qi left, the officials subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Among them, there were very few people who were really willing to hang up their crowns and leave, and it was really embarrassing for Yang Qi to hang them there.

Thereafter.

For three days.

As long as the officials mentioned the resumption of the imperial examination, Yang Qi did not say a word.

The monarch and the ministers were in a strange stalemate.

The officials knew that such a stalemate was not a solution, so they found Kong Lianjie.

After Kong Lianjie learned the news, he rushed to a royal historian's mansion by night.

"Li Yushi?"

"Brother Kong!"

After the two of them met, they entered the inner hall.

After Li Yushi invited Jet Kong to sit down, he offered fragrant tea and said with a smile: "Brother Kong came late at night, what's the matter?" ”

Kong Lianjie took a sip of fragrant tea and said with a smile: "Kong Mou appeared in the Li Mansion, naturally to give Li Yushi a fortune. ”

Li Yushi quietly picked up the teacup and said with a faint smile: "No merit is not a good thing......

Kong Lianjie chuckled and said, "Li Yushi, don't you listen to what kind of wealth it is?" ”

Li Yushi hesitated for a moment, and muttered: "It's okay to listen to it......"

"As far as I know, Li Yushi has always had a heart for a large area of land in his hometown Cangzhou, but he didn't dare to take any action because of the imperial decree.

Also, Li Yushi's two sons are now unofficial and have been wandering in Yanjing City, and their future has always been a piece of Li Yushi's heart, right?

On top of that, you also have an illegitimate child who was taken in by an old monk in his early years, and now he has been sent to a bitter cold place hundreds of miles away from Gubeikou. Li Yushi has always wanted to save him, but there is no way to do it.

Is Kong right? ”

Kong Lianjie whispered carefully, Li Yushi's heart was shocked when he heard it, he subconsciously lowered his voice and asked, "How do you know this?" ”

Kong Lianjie smiled indifferently: "As long as Kong wants to know, there is nothing he doesn't know." ”

Li Yushi's face was cloudy and uncertain: "What do you want?" ”

The old god of Kong Lianjie said: "What if Kong Mou said that Kong Mou can help you settle these three things?" ”

"Impossible!"

Li Yushi shouted without even thinking about it.

"Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't do it."

Kong Lianjie said confidently.

Li Yushi shook his head firmly and said: "San Lang was bewitched by those thieves and participated in the war of Liao's invasion of Yanguo, and was named and assigned by His Majesty. Without His Majesty's edict, no one could rescue Saburo. ”

Kong Lianjie said disdainfully: "Yang Yansi hasn't imprisoned me the same, but now?" I'm not coming out, not only am I coming out, but I can put pressure on him frequently, but he can't do anything about me.

You are just a small imperial history, with limited responsibilities, and what you can't do is easy for many people. ”

Kong Lianjie took himself as an example, and Li Yushi believed three points in his heart.

He hesitated and asked Jet Kong, "Brother Kong made such a bet, what do you want?" ”

Kong Lianjie stared at Li Yushi and said with a smile: "What do you say? ”

Li Yushi was stunned for a moment, then his pupils subconsciously contracted, and he said with a shocked face: "You! You! You want my life?! ”

"Not bad!"

Kong Lianjie didn't want to play dumb riddles with Li Yushi, he said calmly: "Hundreds of officials wrote one after another, advising Yang Yansi to resume the imperial examination, but Yang Yansi pretended to be deaf and dumb and shirked vigorously.

If this goes on for a long time, I am afraid that the situation will be even more unfavorable to us Confucians.

So, by this time, we can no longer just go to the book.

We should be a little more radical.

As long as you are strong and die headfirst on the Qianyuan Palace, it will be impossible for Yang Yansi to continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb at that time. ”

Li Yushi stood up abruptly and said in horror: "This is impossible...... I don't want to die yet. ”

Kong Lianjie then stood up, looked at Li Yushi coldly, and said in a low voice: "If you don't want to die, then your eldest lang, second lang, and third lang all have to die." ”

Li Yushi's eyes widened, and he roared angrily: "You dare! ”

Kong Lianjie sneered: "Kong doesn't dare, but it doesn't mean that others don't dare." Your Saburo was originally a prisoner, and he was cut down by His Majesty to do hard labor, if he died of exhaustion, no one would see the problem.

As for your eldest and second lang, it will be easier to deal with.

They spend all day in Yanjing City, eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling.

When he came, Kong had already sent someone to lead your two sons to the largest gambling house in Yanjing City, the Gold and Silver Square.

If Kong guessed correctly, the money that the two sons have lost now is only afraid that it has reached 100,000 taels.

The gambling debt of 100,000 taels will be rolled down, and you will not be able to pay off your little money in ten lifetimes. ”

"Puff~"

Every time Jet Kong said a word, it was like pulling out a bone of Li Yushi.

Until Li Yushi was emptied, he sat on the ground in horror and weakness.

Kong Lianjie stared at Li Yushi and hit the railway while it was hot: "Li Yushi, if you die, the three of them will be rich." If you live, all three of them will die. You can choose between two paths......"

Li Yushi hated that iron could not become steel, but after all, he couldn't be ruthless and let his three sons die.

If the three sons are really killed, then their Li family will have to cut off their children and grandchildren.

Listening to Kong Lianjie's repeated urging, Li Yushi slowly made up his mind in his heart, he sat down on the ground and roared in pain, "I ...... die"

When Kong Lianjie heard this, he raised his eyebrows and said happily: "Those who know the times are Junjie." You made a wise choice. ”

While speaking, Kong Lianjie took out a book from his sleeve and handed it to Li Yushi, "There is a book about your book tomorrow, I have already found someone to draw it up for you."

Tomorrow, you only need to finish reading the contents of the fold in public, and then crash to death in the Qianyuan Palace.

At that time, the officials will attack together and persecute Yang Yansi.

Yang Yansi will have to soften again when the time comes.

At that point, we'll be able to come out on top. ”

Li Yushi took the fold tremblingly, stared at Kong Lianjie with his eyes, and said in a trembling voice: "I hope you keep your promise......

Kong Lianjie was stunned for a moment, and said loudly: "Kong is a descendant of a saint, how can he lie to you?" ”