The three "no" words that suddenly increased were like three mountains upside down, which made Li Yan breathless and speechless.

And how kind of person Wei Zhongxian knows how to perceive people's hearts, he saw Li Yan's embarrassment at a glance, and immediately put away Fang Cai's mean and tricky tone, "Hehe" smiled: "Then Li Gongzi, are you willing to accept this kindness of the miscellaneous family?" It's a pity that the miscellaneous family is illiterate, so please write a note with your pen so that you can sign and draw a pledge for you. ”

Although Li Yan was forced into a corner where there was no way to retreat by Wei Zhongxian, he was still unwilling to give in, just unwilling to give in.

Ji Qingwen on the side watched the darkness outside the window gradually dissipate and the white light slowly appeared, knowing that it was about to dawn, and if Wei Zhongxian was left in his room, he would definitely be known to others, and he didn't know what kind of trouble would happen.

So he was in a hurry and whispered to Li Yan: "Brother Li, Wei Zhongxian is illiterate, you take a note and write a few words casually - even if it is cursing him - let him sign and draw it, that's it." ”

Li Yan said in a low voice: "Although Wei Zhongxian is illiterate, but if you look at the Jinyi guard named Xu Chunchao behind him, he may not be illiterate." ”

Ji Qingwen took a breath of cold air, thought for a while and said, "Then you will write it truthfully, and after Wei Zhongxian signs and draws it, you will burn the note." Here is you and my brother, this matter is unfounded, who will pursue you? ”

Wei Zhongxian seemed to notice what the two were discussing, and said with a smile: "The two sons are thinking of throwing away the note drawn by the miscellaneous family, right?" Hehe, although the two words of miscellaneous family are crooked, they are like crab steaks, but they are more valuable than the words of Dong Qichang, wouldn't it be a pity to throw them away? ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pointed to Xu Chunchao, who was guarding closely behind him, and said, "Chunchao, are there any of your Jinyi brothers nearby?" You informed the several adults in the court of this matter, and asked them to take good care of the two sons for me, so as not to disappoint the kindness of the miscellaneous family. ”

Wei Zhongxian, an illiterate eunuch, said lightly, and smashed Ji Qingwen and Li Yan's small abacus that "crackled" and made a loud noise.

However, Ji Qingwen was sensitive after all, and if he couldn't make a plan, he had another plan, and whispered two more words in Li Yan's ear.

When Li Yan heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and then dimmed, and he sighed lightly and said, "Alas, that's it." Come, I'll polish the paper and ink for Brother Ji, please write a few words. ”

Ji Qingwen hurriedly excused himself: "In the next two dogs gnawing the same words, how dare you act in front of Brother Li?" Let's write it by Brother Li. If Brother Li is not at ease, then write two, how about you and I each hold one? ”

Li Yan smiled and said, "This is exactly what I want." In these years, people are separated from each other, and no one can tell, our brothers and settle accounts, so everyone can rest assured. ”

As he spoke, he tore a piece of rice paper, tore it into two, wrote the words "take more care" on it, and sent it to Wei Zhongxian.

Wei Zhongxian was blind, and he couldn't recognize all these four extremely commonly used and very simple words, but Xu Chunchao, who was standing behind him, opened his mouth and asked, "What did you write?" What are the words 'take care of'? ”

Li Yan immediately sneered at each other: "Do you understand? How can such a thing as cheating in exams be written as clearly as a storytelling novel? Those who know these four words will naturally know them when they read them. Those who don't know see it, and they think that they can't answer the exam questions are pleading with the examiner. Even if you are caught by someone else, you can't find fault with it. ”

Xu Chunchao led the errand of the Jinyi Guard to command the servants, he was a great expert in interrogating prisoners, and he had always cheated in exams, and he didn't know how many people were sent to him for trial, knowing that what Li Yan said was indeed reasonable, he was speechless for a while.

It was Wei Zhongxian who guessed Li Yan's intentions and said, "Hehe, it's these two monkey cubs who saw that the miscellaneous family had lost their power and refused to say it to death." Hehe, the monkey cub is also smart, if it was two years earlier, the miscellaneous family would definitely promote and reuse the two of you. Alas! lest it end up today, without a capable helper. ”

As he spoke, Wei Zhongxian's face couldn't help but be covered with a layer of haze, and he seemed to be seven or eight years old in an instant.

However, after all, he had a deep city, and his face immediately returned to normal, quietly took the brush in Li Yan's hand, and wrote the three big characters "Wei Zhongxian" in the blank space of the two slips of paper.

After doing this, Wei Zhongxian finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Hehe, I don't know how many words to sign and how many to draw a day before...... But in the past half a month, I haven't written half a word, and I am a lot unfamiliar, which makes the two sons wait for a long time. Well, please put these two notes away. ”

Ji Qingwen and Li Yan were helpless, and they couldn't even wait for the ink to dry, so they folded the paper and put it away.

Wei Zhongxian smiled with satisfaction and said, "It's been a long time since you two of you, okay, the miscellaneous family is sleepy, so you have to go back to rest." Please rest early, don't miss the trip to Beijing to catch the exam. ”

As he spoke, Wei Zhongxian propped up the table with both hands, stood up, nodded and smiled at Ji Qingwen and Li Yan, drank the tea in front of him, and left the room under the escort of Xu Chunchao.

Ji Qingwen saw Wei Zhongxian leave, quickly got up and closed the door of the hidden room, turned his head and said to Li Yan: "Brother Li, this is troublesome. After making great efforts, he shirked the ancestral hall of Wei Zhongxian in Xi'an City, but he didn't expect to be a 'eunuch'! ”

When Li Yan saw Wei Zhongxian today, the worldview accumulated by reading so many sage books since he was a child had collapsed by more than half, and he said stupidly: "Zi said: 'Strange forces are chaotic, and Zi is silent'. It is often cited as a guideline, but today I know that there is a destiny in the dark. It seems that he has been a 'eunuch' since he was a child, and the identity of this 'eunuch' seems to be with him for the rest of his life. ”

Ji Qingwen has traveled to the Ming Dynasty for nearly a year, and he has seen many "fake Taoism" who regard the so-called Taoism as more important than his own life, not to mention Li Yan, a "true gentleman".

So Ji Qingwen hurriedly comforted him and said: "Old Master Kong also said this sentence, I can't remember what it is, it seems to say that the oath made when he was threatened can not be counted, let alone this note?" ”

The corners of Li Yan's mouth lifted and said: "This sentence is called 'If you want an alliance, God will not listen'." However, Sage Confucius has such a realm of consciousness, but he may not be able to have it below. I have made up my mind, and this time I will try to write a few words of bullshit at random, so that the remnants of the eunuch party will be embarrassed to admit them. Then I returned to my hometown and lived in seclusion from now on, so that I would not be disobedient and evil, and I would be able to save the foyer of my Li family and pass in front of my father......"

Ji Qingwen said with emotion: "Brother Li, when I walked with you all the way, I know that you are a person with good character and excellent knowledge, and now that the imperial court is employing people, it seems a pity that you are so wise to protect yourself." ”

Li Yan said: "Brother Ji has won the award. In the next dull, think about it, there is only such a way to get the best of the three worlds. ”

Ji Qingwen frowned and pondered for a while, but he really couldn't think of any better way, so he could only comfort: "Then you can only take one step at a time." Although the current new emperor is young, he can quickly cut through the mess and bring Wei Zhongxian to justice first. It can be seen that the emperor is a wise king, and there should be a powerful strategist around him. As long as Brother Li can gain fame with his true talent and learning, the emperor may not pursue Ling Zun's eunuch status. ”

When Li Yan heard this, his brows widened slightly, and then he locked up again, and sighed: "That's the only way to do it first." This place is unlucky, and as soon as the morning dawns, we set off. ”

Ji Qingwen still agreed with these words, and said to Xing'er, who had been silent for a long time: "Xing'er, did you hear it?" I won't sleep tonight, so you can pack your bags and I'll catch up on sleep in the carriage on the way. ”

Apricot didn't say anything, rubbed her crumbling eyelids, and repacked the luggage spread out in the room.

And although Ji Qingwen kept saying that he wouldn't sleep tonight, after all, he didn't rest all night, and he talked to Li Yan without a word, and soon the two slowly fell asleep on the table.