Yue was led into the mansion by Li Linfu's housekeeper, passed through several corridors, and was led to the hall, "Master has something to do, Zhao Yuanwai, please wait for a while," the butler dropped a sentence and left.

The afternoon of April is full of sunshine, the air is a little hot, the surroundings are very quiet, a few peach trees in the courtyard are lush, the fruits have bent the branches, it is almost dinner time at this moment, Zhao Yue is still waiting boringly, no one comes to greet him, and naturally there is no fragrant tea to entertain, the long wait makes him impatient.

Zhao Yue walked to the courtyard, picked off two peach to play, suddenly there seemed to be footsteps, he threw away the peach and walked towards the courtyard gate, but saw Li Linfu's housekeeper leading a person from the courtyard gate flashed by, walking too fast, Zhao Yue did not see clearly, but from the side, this person is very familiar, he hurriedly walked to the gate of the courtyard to look at it, at this moment, Zhao Yue was stunned, this person's back was his top boss Miao Jinqing.

Isn't Miao Jinqing too hard-hitting? When did he bow under Li Linfu's door again, Zhao Yue was puzzled, he shook his head, and was about to shake off the matter, but he didn't take two steps, he suddenly remembered something, this Miao Jinqing is the deputy chief examiner of this imperial examination, what does he mean by coming to Li Linfu at this time? Could it be.

Cold sweat suddenly wet a large part of Zhao Yue's back, and he suddenly realized that he was becoming a knife for Li Linfu, and this knife was aimed at the upstart of the dynasty, Yang Guozhong.

"Wailang, my lord ordered you to see him." The housekeeper sent Miao Jinqing away, and appeared at the door of the small courtyard with a cold face.

There was still a faint sour smell left by Miao Jinqing in Li Linfu's study. This Tang Dynasty minister has passed the peak of his power, since the year before last Liu Sheng sat on the stolen goods case Li Shizhi was demoted, he began to go downhill day by day, the party collapsed, his Xiangguo Party was also greatly damaged, Li Longji weakened him through various means, silently, without traces, Chen Xilie lost his left minister. promoted to a scholar with no position and no power; The king of Yushi Cheng, who has just returned from Nanzhao:]: Lang, Yushi Dafu, which means that he Li Linfu has lost the right to speak in Yushitai; There is also Yang Shenjin, who defected, and Yang Guozhong, who wanted to stand on his own.

All kinds of indications show that Li Longji is uprooting the foundation of his land step by step, and that 'if he wants to cut off the main trunk and remove its branches first,' this is Li Longji's consistent method. At the same time, he is constantly confusing him, such as promoting Li Daofu, who has a criminal record, and giving him a feng shui treasure as a house, which seems to be a favor, but it is actually the twilight before the darkness comes.

Li Linfu felt that he had to make a move, he had to protect the fate of himself and his family, he had been waiting for this opportunity for the imperial examination for a long time, so he reached an agreement with Zhang Qiu and Qiong, and supported Yan Zheng and the official fang in exchange for their silence in this matter, because the people he wanted to move were Yang Shenjin, who was in charge of the real power of the ministry, and Yang Guozhong, who was extremely hard in the background but had not yet had time to gain a firm foothold.

"Master, Zhao Yue brought it." The butler knocked on the door and whispered at the door.

"Yes! Let him in. ”

Zhao Yue is a hidden stake that Li Linfu planted next to Yang Guozhong. The original purpose was for him to help Yang Guozhong deal with Li Qing, but his status as the champion made him Yang Guozhong's mentor. Li Linfu's plan became a key chess piece.

The curtains on the floor of the room were closed, and the light was dim. As soon as Zhao Yue entered the house, he felt two eagle-like gazes sweeping towards him, as if two sharp arrows had pierced his heart, Zhao Yue's heart was weak for a while, his legs were weak, and he knelt down.

"Subordinate ginseng, see Enxiang."

Li Linfu didn't speak for a long time, and suddenly snorted coldly. "I forgot my book as soon as I became a foreigner, does Lord Zhao just want to be a foreigner in this life?"

The title of 'Lord Zhao' made Zhao Yue feel as if he had stepped on the air. Falling into the abyss, he was so shocked that his heart almost stopped beating, lying on the ground, trembling all over, not daring to raise his head, and stammering: "The subordinate officials are given by grace, and the subordinates and subordinates dare not forget their roots." ”

"Don't dare to forget? Hum! Li Linfu snorted heavily, and his big nose made this cold snort seem extremely explosive, "How did I tell you, do you want the old man to come to your house every day to wash his ears and listen?" ”

Zhao Yue's body shook again, and he remembered that Enxiang had instructed him to report every three days, but then he was negligent and slowly left this rule behind.

"It's not that my subordinates don't want to report, it's really nothing.

He suddenly couldn't explain it anymore, the coldness in Li Linfu's eyes made the entire study solidify, Zhao Yue's lips trembled, and finally his face was full of remorse, he begged in a low voice: "My subordinates know that they are wrong, and they will spare me once!" ”

Seeing that the suppression was enough, Li Linfu's face slowly softened, and his tone became gentle, "That's it, I'll spare you this time, if there is a next time.

"The subordinates swore that there would be no next time." Zhao Yue snatched Li Linfu's words and used 'Bang! Bang! The sound of kowtowing expressed his determination to repent.

"Get up and sit down!" A smile began to appear on Li Linfu's face, and he waved his hand, "Sit down and talk, what do you have to report to the old man today?" ”

Zhao Yue stood up timidly, he didn't dare to sit, but his legs were as soft as noodles, and he couldn't stand still, so he had to sit on the stool with his buttocks, and he confessed how Yang Guozhong got the exam questions in the past two days, and he couldn't wait to give his heart to Li Linfu, but he was afraid that there would be a little omission, and finally said: "The subordinates have done some homework for him according to Yang Guozhong's instructions, but his son is really unbearable to support, and his subordinates think that it is difficult for him to be on the list." ”

At the end, Zhao Yue added, "When he came down, Yang Guozhong also got up and went to Qingwangfu at the same time, I'm afraid he is not sure." ”

"Exam questions, King Qing?" Li Linfu fell into deep thought, if this matter involved King Qing, would it be difficult to do? I have to think of a way to make King Qing and Yang Guozhong fall apart.

He saw that Zhao Yue was still looking at him, like a begging dog, Li Linfu put the matter aside first, and hung his signature smile on his face, and said in a tone that only when he talked to a child: "Yang Guozhong must be a high jinshi, and the ranking must be secondary, this matter will be handed over to you, do you hear!" ”

Zhao Yue realized Li Linfu's fatherly strictness, he was so excited that tears flowed out, and he slowly slipped from the chair and knelt on the ground, his eyes were red, and he choked and said: "My subordinates will definitely live up to the trust of Enxiang, and they will definitely handle this matter well!" ”.

When Zhao Yue swore that he would do his best to help the Grand Duke of the Yang family, Yang Guozhong was also running around for his son's affairs, of course, he had more important things to do with King Qing.

Qing King Li Cong has been almost in a panic for a month, first Li Qing, who was assassinated, suddenly appeared on the streets of Chang'an, and then 200,000 stone was stolen from the official salt to arrive in Weihe, until Li Chengshi was killed with a cane, Li Cong breathed a long sigh of relief, this pass is passed, but his interests in Yangzhou are also because of this

At the end, he thought that this was all Li Qing's sin, Li Cong not only did not thank Li Qing for his crime of stealing official salt, but on the contrary, he hated it even more, he seemed to be a vicious wolf hidden in the shadows, waiting for the opportunity to devour people.

In the secret room, two careerists with a common enemy naturally met head-on.

"Lord Wang, my plan has been carefully considered, and there should be no problem." Yang Guozhong's plan was to persuade Li Cong to take out a huge amount of 100,000 yuan to deposit it in the official cabinet, and then withdraw it to run, so that the official cabinet would be discredited and eventually lose its function as a cabinet shop.

But Li Cong was a little hesitant, first, he didn't want to take out such a large sum of money to show his wealth; The second is that he can't see where Yang Guozhong's move is, although he patted his chest and promised that this would definitely make Li Qing unable to raise his head in front of the emperor.

Yang Guozhong saw Li Cong's hesitation, he smiled, leaned over and lowered his voice in the secret room made of big bluestone and explained: "I am Taifu Siqing, and no one in the imperial court knows better than me, now Zuo Zang, no!" Now it should be called a vault, and the savings are less than 200,000 yuan. ”

"Wait!" Li Cong interrupted Yang Guozhong's words, and he said in surprise: "Didn't you just have a million salt taxes into the warehouse?" It's been less than a month, why is it that there are less than 200,000 now? ”

"Humph! Hum! Yang Guozhong sneered, "The money is naturally spent, 300,000 guan is allocated to the palace, and 700,000 guan is made up for the military expenses owed by various places, which is far from enough, he Li Qing set up an official cabinet in Chengdu and Suzhou counties, and allocated some of the capital." Originally, there was little money in savings, so how much money do you think there is left in the treasury? Your Highness, listen to me, save 100,000 yuan first, set a three-month deposit period, he will inevitably divert it for other purposes first, don't the rules of the official cabinet say that you can withdraw money at any time? You'll withdraw the money in a few days. Let's let out the wind in the capital again, and run the wind together, he can't come up with the money at that time, I want to see how he explains to the emperor at that time! (Please log in for EB users.) Download the TXT format, mobile phone users log in to ap.)

Yang Guozhong began to get excited, he thought that this was a seamless plan, if Li Qing took out his own money to replenish the treasury. He was charged with not separating public and private, and even embezzling official money, he saw that Li Cong was already quite moved, and finally gave him a reassuring pill, "As long as you don't come forward in this matter, who will know that this money belongs to your King Qing, and besides, saving money and withdrawing money, God is fair, what is the crime?" ”

"Good! It's up to you. Gritted his teeth and said, "As long as that Li Qing is good-looking." Why should I just take out all my belongings? ”

The two discussed some details again, and saw that it was getting late. Yang Guozhong said goodbye and returned home, before leaving. Li Cong patted his chest again and assured him, "The imperial examination that starts tomorrow will definitely make Yang Xuan high." ”.

Not long after nightfall, the area around Pingkangfang quickly quieted down, tomorrow was the imperial examination, and most of the scholars returned to the inn early to rest and recharge their energy in preparation for tomorrow's life exam.

This is the case every year on the eve of scientific expeditions. The local merchants in the area of Pingkangfang have already found the pattern, and most of the taverns and green buildings are closed early. Raise your spirits and welcome the surging tide of taxis after the exam.

But Pingkangfang's largest green building Yixin Building has not closed, a group of big customers have not left, this is a group of taxis who are drinking flower wine, all in their early twenties, most of them are powerful and rich brothers, they are thin and tall, lion-nosed crab eyes, and their faces are dark, it is Yang Guozhong's Chang Yang Xuan, and the other white-faced brother next to him who calls him a brother and talks happily is Zhang Zheng, the imperial historian Zhang Yizhi.

Yang Xuan has lived in Yixin Building for three days, he can't think about it, he doesn't care too much about tomorrow's exam, that's his father's business, as long as he appears in the examination room, the rest of the problems are solved by his father or master Zhao Yue, in his opinion, of course, it is good to pass the exam, it is more convenient to chase women as a jinshi, if he can't pass the exam, he will go to the palace as a guard, he has an example in front, his father Yang Guozhong doesn't understand bullshit, is it not the same and sits in a high position?

"Brother Yang, you still have a brain, you will make a lot of money without showing your face, if you can bet on the test questions tomorrow, your strategy questions will definitely sell crazy the day after tomorrow." Extrapolated, attached to Yang Xuan's ear and whispered: "This time, my father entrusted Miao Jinqing, and there is Brother Yang's test questions as a backing, not to mention the champion, it shouldn't be a big problem to take a Tanhualang." ”

Yang Xuan was already drunk and red-faced, he casually touched the body of Meiji in his arms, and said with a smile: "Brother Zheng said very much, these years rely on human favors, even if you are knowledgeable, if there is no backstage, you will still be famous Sun Shan, my father took the road of King Qing, and Da Xi Xun has promised to let me be on the list, so I am not in a hurry, Tanhualang is left to Brother Zheng, I will be reluctant to make it difficult, and I will be a champion." The two looked at each other and laughed together.

"Yang Gong, someone is looking for you at the door, it seems to be your family." The old bustard of Qinglou came over with a smile, stretched out two white flowers and hands to massage Yang Xuan's shoulder and neck for a while, and then pressed his whole body on Yang Xuandi's back and laughed: "Yang Gong, you will come often in the future!" In the past three days, Yang Xuan has spent nearly five hundred taels of silver here, and of course she hopes that such generous guests will come often.

"Aunt Sun, your two jade balls are too heavy, I can't afford it!" Standing up, he stretched long, it's time to go back, come back after the exam!

"Guys, I'll go first!" He arched his hand, drunkenly walked towards the gate, and walked out of the gate of Yixin Building, but saw a person standing at the door, with his hands on his sleeves, looking at him coldly. It seems to be the master Zhao Yue.

Yang Xuan shook his head vigorously, and when he looked at it again, it was indeed Zhao Yue, and he couldn't help but laugh dumbly: "Master, aren't you also good friends in this building?" How to wait outside to drink the northwest wind. ”

Zhao Yue's face sank, and he said hatefully: "You don't talk nonsense, get me in the car quickly, if I don't call you again, you will have to hand in the blank paper tomorrow!" ”

At this moment, at the turn of a private house about twenty steps away from the gate of Yixin Building, a black shadow was lying on the wall, staring closely at Yang Xuan and Zhao Yue at the gate, and behind him, several other people were holding a young man with a sad face, and when the man saw Yang Xuan, he immediately whispered excitedly: "It's him!" It was he who sold the test questions to me first, and then I resold them to others. ”

The black-clothed man on the side of the wall seemed to know Yang Xuan and Zhao Yue, and his eyes couldn't help but show an incredible color, and he secretly said in his heart: "How could it be him?" ”

He looked back at the man and confirmed, "Could you be sure of him?" ”

"It's definitely him, his eyes are very distinctive, bulging like crabs, so I remember it."

It seems that what he said is true! When the man in black saw that the other party had already gotten into the carriage and walked away, he waved his hand and ordered, "Go, go back with me and report to the governor!" ”