Chapter 299: Why don't you be the chief examiner

Although he knew what was going on, Li Ji still knelt down for Li Zhi, his face was full of "shame", and he said: "The old minister is incompetent, please punish His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

People are in officialdom, and they can't help themselves!

Wang Ping'an sighed, people are floating in the officialdom, how can they not be knifed, Li Zhi's knife has been stretched out, and as a minister, he naturally has to take the initiative to stretch his neck and let him cut it, and he has to be called a good cut!

He also looked ashamed, knelt down for Li Zhi, and said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, this is none of Lord Li's business, it is all the fault of the minister, it is all the fault of the minister, and the minister deserves death!" ”

As he spoke, he took the hemp rope from his waist and looked around, looking for a crooked neck tree!

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment and said: "No disease, what do you want to do with a rope, is this your belt, how do you tie your waist with hemp rope?" ”

Wang Ping'an had no tears, but his mouth kept sobbing, still looking around, and suddenly saw a big tree, and a big branch came out, so he saluted Li Zhi again, stood up, and walked towards the big tree!

Li Zhiqi said: "This is, what's wrong?" ”

Naturally, someone next to him explained, "Lord Wang once said that if this dialectic fails, he will take all the responsibility and use the hemp rope tied around his waist to break it by himself!" ”

Li Zhi sighed and said, "Break it yourself?" Yes...... Stop him! "Now he is in a hurry, originally he was meritorious, but when he came, he became guilty, this is not a joke!

Several guards rushed forward, hugged Wang Ping'an, and shouted: "Lord Wang, don't kill yourself!" ”

Wang Ping'an struggled desperately and shouted: "Don't stop me, don't stop me, let me die, I will be responsible, I will take all the responsibility!" ”

Li Zhi also ran over, grabbed Wang Ping'an, and said hurriedly: "No disease, I don't blame you, I don't blame you, how can you have the idea of suicide, you really shouldn't be!" ”

The scholars behind them all thought in their hearts: "Do we want to go up and pull lala, don't want the teacher!" ”

Di Renjie thought in his heart: "Big brother, you won't be an official or a doctor in the future, it's not bad to act, you will definitely have to eat!" ”

Under the persuasion of everyone, Wang Ping'an stopped struggling, and said to Li Zhi even more ashamedly: "Your Highness, minister...... The minister ...... "I can't think of anything to say, so I just don't say anything."

Li Zhi pulled him aside and said in a low voice: "The dialectic is over, what is Lone here for, everyone knows this, you are a smart person, Lone will not explain much, let's go to the village to talk!" ”

Wang Ping'an thought to himself: "You are so honest! He also lowered his voice and said, "Yes, Xiaochen understands, let's go into the village to talk!" ”

The two of them entered the village, and everyone followed. Wang Ping'an took Li Zhi to the small courtyard where he lived, entered the house and closed the door, he said: "Your Highness, why did you come into the village in person, in fact, when we leave the village, you go out of the city for ten miles, and enter the city with us, the effect is the same, why bother to enter the village, at least live for two days, there is nothing to do here!" ”

Li Zhi snorted and said, "Do you think Lone is willing, aren't they all ...... Alas, there are some things that you don't understand! Although he regarded Wang Ping'an as a confidant, Li Ke's matter involved the royal family's affairs after all, and he was not easy to say.

After a sigh, neither of them spoke, and the room fell silent.

After a long time, Li Zhicai said: "No disease, after you go back this time, your father will be a marquis for you, which fief do you want, this will tell Lonely, Lone on your behalf to ask for your father, there is a chance that you can ask for it!" ”

Wang Ping'an was happy in his heart, if he wanted to say which fief he wanted, there was no doubt that he wanted Xuzhou, and the wealth would not return to his hometown, just like a night walk in clothes, who knows? This is the famous saying of the overlord of Chu, although it is a bit ostentatious, but it says what the world thinks!

He was not polite, and said directly: "The minister wants to go back to his hometown, no matter how sweet the water in the countryside is, it is not as good as his hometown!" ”

Li Zhi frowned and said, "Xuzhou? This is not good, even if it is a princess of the royal family, it can only be sealed one county. You are familiar with Wei Chi Gong, he is a prince of the country, and he has made great achievements, but there is no fief, only the hereditary title of thorn history, which can be passed on to future generations of children and grandchildren, you can have a county fief, it is already a very generous reward, and it is impossible to want Xuzhou as a fief! ”

Wang Ping'an sighed, he didn't quite understand the knighthood system in the early Tang Dynasty, and he wanted Xuzhou with one mouth, and his appetite was indeed bigger. He said, "You can inherit the title of assassin, what does that mean?" ”

Li Zhi was stunned, no, you don't even know this! Shaking his head, he said: "Wei Chigong is the assassin of Xuanzhou, his descendants are hereditary, and he is also the governor of Xiazhou, this is a real dispatch, but he does not go to the local government to take office, but in the middle of the court, he is the first secretary of the palace and the three divisions, and participates in the government affairs, so others call him a general, but they don't call him the governor!" ”

Pointing at Wang Ping'an, he said, "This is the same as you." Although your children and grandchildren can't hereditary assassin history, they have the fiefdom of Zheliu County, and your dispatch is the imperial doctor's order, this can be corrected when you return to Beijing, as for participating in the government, you can't, but you are a bachelor of Chongxian Pavilion! ”

Only then did Wang Ping'an understand that there were so many sayings in the officialdom, and the same person was an official, and there were three positions, which was really confusing!

He said: "Can that minister inherit a history of thorns or something, such as the history of Xuzhou thorns?" ”

Li Zhi still shook his head and said: "Then you have to be a prince of the country, even if you are knighted, you are just a marquis, you have not made any military achievements, how can you be crowned the prince of the country!" ”

Seeing Wang Ping'an's disappointment, Li Zhi hurriedly said: "No disease, you don't have to be depressed, if you want to earn more blessings for your children and grandchildren, it is easy." As long as you rise one level in Zheliu County, you can become the Marquis of Zheliu County. Don't look at Zheliu County outside the Guan, but it is located in the Silk Road, the most wealthy, and the place is vast, maybe it will be promoted from the county to the state in the future, in this way, your children and grandchildren are not the same as the hereditary assassin history! ”

Wang Ping'an thought to himself: "Hurry up, you don't know what the chaos is in Zheliu County, you still think it's a good place!" He said: "Your Highness, can you change the state, it's best to change it to Guannai, or a smaller one!" ”

Can this kind of thing be bargained? If Li Shimin had been replaced, a big mouth would have been slapped a long time ago, making Wang Ping'an sober and sober, but it was Li Zhi in front of him. Li Zhi saw Wang Ping'an's face full of distress, and he felt quite unbearable in his heart.

Li Zhi said: "This lonely person can't be the master. Otherwise, you will be promoted to the Marquis of Zheliu County, and then the assassin of Shazhou, so that you will ...... in the future One day, when Lone has the final say, even if you are transferred to the customs at the same level, it will still be a thorn in history, and then find a reason to let your children and grandchildren be hereditary, that is! ”

Wang Ping'an nodded, it's a bit tortuous, but his descendants can finally be on an equal footing with Yu Chigong's descendants, and that's about it.

He asked, "Shazhou, what kind of place is that, far away from Zheliu County?" ”

Li Zhi smiled: "Of course it's not far, you may not know about Shazhou, after all, it is the name that has been changed in recent years, and you will know it when you say Dunhuang, Shazhou is Dunhuang!" ”

Wang Ping'an sighed, it turns out that Shazhou is Dunhuang, that is a good place, it is an important stop on the Silk Road, and it is so rich!

As soon as he was happy in his heart, he naturally thanked Li Zhilian, Li Zhi was also very happy, if he made others happy, he himself would be happy, just like Wang Ping'an, he was often issued a good person card!

The two of them talked for a while, Wang Ping'an got the benefits, so he naturally wanted to make a big slap and shoot Li Zhi flutteringly, both of them were in a good mood, and they all got what they needed!

The village was too small to accommodate people, and the soldiers built many shacks outside the village for the scholars and villagers to live in. This time, Li Zhi came too suddenly, and it was too late to build a shack, so the guards took matters into their own hands and built dozens of simple shacks, anyway, they only stayed for two or three days, and they just dealt with it!

That night, Li Ji pretended to have an asthma attack, lay in his house to "recuperate", and refused to come out, while Wang Ping'an ordered to put down a few big cows and hold a grand bonfire party at the edge of the village, welcoming His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the palace guards to come to Shikeng Village for guidance, warm welcome, wine and meat hospitality!

I ate and drank a lot, my mouth was full of oil, and I was dizzy from drinking! During the banquet, those who can sing will sing, those who can dance will dance, those who can play with a big knife will hold a big knife and make a big gesture, and those who can't do anything will scream and cheer, and everyone has a great time!

Li Zhi has never had such a good time, there is no father and uncle to supervise here, there is no minister's supervision, either a group of military men with five big and three rough, or a group of literati who think that debauchery is a virtue, drink as much as they want, and shout as much as they want!

Although there was no palace maid to accompany him, Li Zhi hugged Wang Ping'an's shoulder, he drank a lot, and said with a red face: "No disease, good Aiqing Lonely." Most, have you made any good poems recently, read them to Lonely! ”

Wang Ping'an didn't drink much, as soon as he heard Li Zhi say this, he immediately glanced at the surrounding scholars, and saw that the scholars were all looking over here, with a look of anticipation in their eyes, presumably they all wanted to take this opportunity to show their talents to His Royal Highness the Prince!

Since everyone is so eager, it is natural to leave the opportunity to everyone, and it is better to be happy alone than to be happy! Wang Ping'an said with a smile: "Your Highness, the minister is busy doing dialectics these days, he is very busy, how can he still be in the mood to compose poetry, if he has spare time to compose poetry, wouldn't it prove that the minister has not worked hard to do things, and has failed Your Highness, you have a piece of the minister...... That's a good intention! ”

Li Zhi sighed, tilted his head, and thought about it, such an explanation seemed to be explainable, he sighed: "It's a pity, I really want to hear you compose poems!" ”

Wang Ping'an pointed at the scholars and said with a smile: "But others don't need to do dialectic, especially next year's candidates, they should seize all the time to study poetry in preparation for next year's exam, why don't they make poems for His Royal Highness to taste?" ”

The scholars are overjoyed, Lord Wang is Lord Wang, he will always be so good at talking and doing things, and when he has the opportunity to show his face, he doesn't want it himself, but he gives it to everyone! Everyone's buttocks immediately moved to Li Zhi's side, wanting to get close to the prince, so that they could make a poem and give the prince a review or two!

With a hiccup, Li Zhi burped and said, "Okay, then let's just race the poems, make a few more poems, and compare the best, how about it?" ”

"Okay, Your Highness Takami!" The scholars are overjoyed, they have nothing else to do these days, they are playing with poetry, and everyone has a few good poems in their stomachs that they think are wonderful, which can be taken out to show!

It's not okay to beat the drum and release the boat, so just come directly! A soldier stood up and said loudly, "The villain has ......."

He stood up too fast, stealing the limelight from others, and someone in the dark said in a strange voice: "You have it, how many months?" ”

The gentleman didn't think about it, and replied casually: "It's been a month and a half!" "He has been coming to Shikeng Village for a long time, and the poem he wants to read was made half a month ago, and he added another month to show that he has been working on this poem for a long time, and he is waiting to read it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince tonight!

But after he answered this, everyone around the bonfire burst into laughter, some leaned back and forth, some clapped their hands and screamed, and some even whistled!

This scholar also understood that the taste was coming, his face turned red, and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here, please don't joke!" ”

Li Zhi didn't understand, he had never heard this kind of joke in the deep palace, and couldn't help but ask Wang Ping'an: "Why are they laughing, is this a joke, where is it ridiculous?" ”

Wang Ping'an smiled: "He is not a woman, how can he have it!" ”

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, then he thought about it, and couldn't help laughing, and said: "How to have it, how to have it, you have to talk about it to Lone!" ”

This scholar was a little embarrassed, brushed the ground and spread the folding fan, and read a seven-character quatrain, the rhetoric was gorgeous, and there was something in the words, and there was something to mean that his poems were full of sycophants, and he slapped Li Zhi hard!

Li Zhi was overjoyed when he heard it, but few people wrote poems to praise him, he nodded and said: "It's really a good poem, not bad!" ”

Wang Ping'an also nodded again and again, and commented casually, only picking up good ones!

The scholar looked at the middle of the field triumphantly, and then sat down again, holding a folding fan and fanning the wind constantly, making a chic and dignified posture!

Another scholar rushed to stand up and made a poem, the rhetoric was more gorgeous, and the sycophants were more vocal, it was a five-word poem, with eight sentences, which not only patted Li Zhi's sycophant, but also took Wang Ping'an's obedience!

Li Zhi was even more happy, let go of Wang Ping'an's shoulders, and kept clapping his hands, wanting to comment, but he didn't know how to comment!

Wang Ping'an hurriedly shared his worries for the prince, commented on the poems of this scholar, and praised the poems of the scholars for being well written!

After that, the scholars scrambled to stand up, and each of them made at least one poem, and the sycophants and cowhides flew together, flattering and whiskers!

Wang Ping'an had no choice but to comment on every poem, saying that his mouth was dry, and he only hoped that this sycophant conference would end soon, and the poems of the scholars would never end, but his saliva was about to dry up!

The more Li Zhi listened, the happier he became, he said: "No disease, the candidates have done a good job in poetry, your comments are better, it is rare that you can comment on a few sentences of each poem, so that Lone can understand, your ability is greater!" ”

Wang Ping'an thought to himself: "It's just to follow your wishes, they pat you on the back with verses, and I will explain it again in the vernacular, what kind of ability can this be!" ”

Li Zhi's face was full of excitement, and he suddenly said: "No disease, your writing is so good, it's better not to participate in next year's scientific examination, just be the chief examiner!" ”

As soon as these words came out, there was silence inside and outside the venue, and everyone looked at Wang Ping'an!