Chapter Ninety-Six: The Battlefield Outside the Examination Academy
The few people left outside the examination hall had different faces. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
The student who was the guarantor also had a headache, and this moth came out, and said: "Master Zhang, this Lin Lanlin Gongzi is the son of Lord Lin of the Salt Patrol Imperial Shilin, how can it be a crime, this county test is about to start, let's let them go in first." This is verified, or wait until after the exam to verify it, right? ”
Master Zhang was in a cold sweat, this was against the children of the official eunuchs, and it was purely with electricity, but the order given by the county master, he would have no food if he didn't do it well.
"I also acted in accordance with the rules in this matter, and I didn't confirm whether Lin Gongzi was guilty or not, and I couldn't enter, but it was clearly stipulated in the Dajing Law."
Lin Lan's matter is really special, but the case tried in Yangzhou, his household registration is in Suzhou, this era without the Internet, the circulation of information is extremely slow, really go to Yangzhou to consult the file, the exam has long been over.
Seeing that the incense that entered the venue was about to burn out, I missed this time, and I had to wait for a year. The other four people in the Lin Mansion were a little anxious.
Lin Lan didn't expect that there would be a moth on this, and even if it was a quick horse, it would take two or three days, how could it be in time.
The student on the side can also be regarded as clever, "Master Zhang, you bother, this Lin family is also a big family, how can you want to hide from the world, if this kind of thing is exposed, you will be killed." ”
Master Zhang pushed away the silver in his hand and said with a wry smile: "This matter, really, really can't help." ”
Lin Wenchang's eyes behind him were gloomy, and the third generation of the Lin family was also a little depressed, it seemed that a year's hard work was in vain, and this time, how many white eyes would he receive.
"Master Zhang, if I quit now, can the other four go in?" This is the most powerful way for Lin Lan to think of to recover her losses. If someone wants to do it themselves, it will definitely be too late to transfer the file, and if they want to transfer the file, then the remaining four people will have to wait because of the guarantee reason, and if they withdraw from the test and do not take the test, they may be able to recover their losses.
Master Zhang raised his eyebrows, marveled at Lin Lan's decisiveness, and said, "If Lin Gongzi decides, it will be possible." The big deal is that it is considered to be absent from the exam, and the other four people can naturally enter the exam. ”
Lin Lan patted the shoulders of the three eldest nephews and said, "Why don't you go in and prepare?" ”
"Oh, oh."
"Thank you, uncle."
A few Lin family dolls who had already experienced themselves ran into the examination hall. Lin Wenchang patted Lin Lan's shoulder and said, "Work hard next year." With that, he also walked into the examination room.
Master Zhang wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Master Lin, it's really not a small thing to embarrass you, this rule ......"
"I understand." Lin Lan turned around and left.
The cold wind of early spring blew on the cheeks, and the willow branches did not grow.
For the first time, he deeply felt the malice coming from behind the scenes of politics.
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Before Lin Lan arrived at the Lin family's old mansion, he was picked up by a carriage and left.
In response to that sentence, there are old thieves everywhere.
"Taifu knew that someone would set up a game, so he asked his subordinates to pick up Lan Gongzi."
Lin Lan held his chin in his hand and sneered: "Then he is like a god, why didn't he transfer the file from Yangzhou?" ”
Zhao Hu smiled: "If you say that, you will treat Taifu as an immortal." ”
The carriage drove out of Pingjiang County and headed for a mountain villa.
"He really knows how to pick a place, and from here, you can see Taihu Lake, which is indeed a good place." Lin Lan looked at the white Taihu Lake in the distance in front of the villa and sighed.
"Lan Gongzi go in, Taifu is still waiting for you inside."
Wang Yan sat in the hall, slowly on the table with a table of dishes.
"Today's food is good." Lin Lan smiled, without the slightest regret that she could not participate in the imperial examination.
Wang Yan stroked his beard and said, "Sit down and eat." Know you're uncomfortable. ”
"It's venison. Tsk, the average person can't afford it. Lin Lan rubbed her hands, "Uncomfortable? Am I uncomfortable with a hammer? ”
"It's inevitable that your career will be blocked, the old man has long said that one of your poems is likely to cause too many taboos, and now it has worked."
"Good! This lion's head is so delicious! It's much more delicious than the inside of the Sanyuan Building. Lin Lan poked the whole lion's head with chopsticks and gnawed on it.
Wang Yan rolled his eyes and said, "Have you listened to the old man?" Long snack eyes! ”
"It's not that I'm a big mouth, my father has the leisure to educate me, so it's better to beat Chen Zhice."
"You!" Yan Gong twitched the corner of his mouth angrily, "I don't know if it is the old man's luck or misfortune to meet you, a natural freak." ”
Lin Lan put down her chopsticks and asked, "Who did it this time?" ”
"Am I really an immortal? If I knew this, I wouldn't be in the wilderness, and it's good to be an old god behind the scenes. Wang Yan sighed: "Your Liangzhou poem, I'm afraid you will offend many nobles in Beijing." ”
"Where will poetry offend people, what I am afraid of is people with ill intentions, and they will take the opportunity to build momentum." Lin Lan sneered.
"The old man will not come forward for you in this matter." Wang Yan obviously didn't regard Lin Lan as an idiot who could only read and write poetry, there was a kind of person who was born with a keen political sense.
According to Wang Yan's words, to be a saint, in an era when people's hearts are not ancient, you have to become a fox first, so in Lao Wang's opinion, the Xiaolin in front of him is already a qualified little fox.
"In today's court, Zai Fu Yang is responsible for cutting the military spending in the northwest every year, which is already a bit angry. Now, because of one of your poems, it is estimated that it will not be long before the anger of the 200,000 soldiers in the northwest will be completely ignited. No one should be angry with the people, even if he is the elder of the three dynasties. ”
Lin Lan heard the name Yang Weili for the first time, and said, "I heard that the Holy Lord summoned Ruan Ciwen to return to Beijing, but he wants to restart the war in the northwest?" ”
"No, the imperial court is in deficit every year. Obviously, someone has made a lot of money from it. The imperial court cannot become a hall of words for some people, and the restart of Ruan Ciwen is to break this pattern. ”
Although Lin Lan doesn't know what the current situation in the court is, she understands that playing politics is like playing at home, you have to be able to live. "I'm afraid that one Ruan Ciwen is not enough to fight with the affinity faction in the hall, right?"
"Clever. The old man expected that Ruan Ciwen was just an introduction to the saint, and if he wanted to restart the war, he would inevitably spend a lot of money, and if the tax loopholes could not be filled, then it would be difficult to protect the positions of the head of the household department and Zaifu. ”
Lin Lan narrowed her eyes and said with a smile: "Then Lan'er has to wish the eldest father a high promotion to the minister in advance." ”
"Huh."
Wang Yan replied that Lin Lan had only one hehe, and what it meant could only be guessed by Lin Lan himself. However, it is not easy for Lin Lan to guess nine times out of ten. The crux of all the problems is in the word money, the Dajing Dynasty is not short of brave generals who can fight well, but bows, crossbows, and gunpowder all cost money.
In this era when gunpowder and firearms are not developed, when the cannon goes off, it is really ten thousand taels of gold. The thing that the Northwest barbarians are most afraid of, that is, the Shenwu cannon under the mysterious veil of the Dajing Dynasty, they don't know that this thing can only be smashed by money.
However, to solve the problem of money, it is necessary to return to the Northwest War.
Dilemmas in a chess game can often be found outside the game.
Wang Yan stood up and said, "Lan boy, if the boy tries this matter, the old man will not help you solve it, and if you are sent to the Guozi Prison, your capable father will naturally handle it." If the old man does it, it will only get bigger and bigger. At the Baisu banquet in the golden autumn next year, if the old man can really make a comeback as you said, the two boxes of books in this house, you want to come and pick them up at any time, even if your father can't help you with the atonement ceremony this time. ”
"Hey, you old man is stupid to me, and you want to be paid for two boxes of books? I'm afraid it's still my poem that breaks the pattern, right? Walked away. Lin Lan waved his hand and went down the mountain.
"There is a golden house in the book!"
"You keep the golden house by yourself."
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When Lin Lan returned to the Lin family's old house, he saw that inside and outside the mansion, people up and down were holding torches, running in and out like crazy.
"Uncle, what are you doing...... What customs? Isn't the fourteenth day of the first month already past? ”
Lin Yong's torch fell to the ground, ran over tremblingly, hugged Lin Lan, and cried: "Ah Lan, you're back." I'm going to go crazy if I don't come back! Your father handed you over to me, if you disappear like this, it is estimated that my uncle will not be blind when he dies. ”
Lin Lan couldn't laugh or cry, "What did Uncle say?" I'm fine, what are you doing with the disappearance? ”
"Uncle Wen Chang said about the county test, you didn't come back this day, and the family thought that you couldn't open it, so you want to ...... It's good to be back, it's good to be back! Lin Yong cried with joy and shouted around, "Call everyone who went out!" Found it! ”
"Huh? Is Brother Lan back? That's great! And they blew their torches, and gathered them together.
"Lan boy, what can't a small county exam be examined? The old man has been taking the exam for more than 30 years! If you really want to die, the old man looks down on you! "Uncle Wenchang took a cadre of the Lin family after the exam, and searched outside the examination room, but still found no trace of Lin Lan, so he felt that something was wrong, so he hurried back and asked the whole house to go out to find it.
Lin Lan said: "It's worried everyone. I didn't want to die, I just walked away. ”
When everyone saw that the son of the third master of the Lin family was safe and sound, they also breathed a sigh of relief, and after a few words of comfort, they dispersed.
Lin Yong sighed and said, "You, how could you get into a lawsuit if you were so careless?" Alas, this county exam was absent, not to mention the government exam in April and the hospital exam after that. ”
"Ah Lan found it, ouch, I'm in a hurry." Lin Feng's father and son ran over, and when they saw Lin Lan standing in front of them, they were also relieved, and said with a calm face, "This Li County Order is also true." There was no problem when I handed over the insurance policy before, and I was going to enter the examination room, and I came out halfway. ”
Lin Yong said: "I have already sent a letter to your father." It is estimated that he has his own arrangements, Ah Lan, don't worry too much, it's a big deal to wait for another year. ”
"You can't really blame me for that." Lin Lan secretly smiled bitterly in her heart. This moth was sent back to Yangzhou, and it was estimated that it was another scolding.
Lin Lan scratched her head, feeling that it was really time to go up the mountain to worship the Buddha recently, and everything was not going well.
"Uncle Wenchang, can you pass the exam this time?"
As soon as he was asked this, Lin Wenchang seemed to be like a defeated rooster, "It's fast, it's fast......"
"Then congratulations to Uncle Wenchang's ascension." One by one, the juniors arched their hands and said.
This time, Lin Wenchang's face became even whiter.
Lin Lan could only sigh.
Some peers thought he was mourning himself, and comforted: "Brother Lan is still young, just work hard next year." ”
Lin Lan looked at the sky and muttered to herself: "If you can win the battlefield outside the examination room, that's good, that's good...... But yes, it's not my fault! ”