Xie Heng Xie Deping's mansion was brightly lit after nightfall, and the elders of the scholar clan who gathered in front of Wang Xiang's mansion that day seemed to have moved to the Xie family's study as if they were arguing. Xie Heng, the www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" Pavilion, was silent and didn't say a word for a long time, Xiao Zhongyue, the patriarch of the Xiao family in Lanling, finally couldn't help it, and took the lead in asking: "Elder Wang closed the door and thanked the guests, Brother Xie, you opened the door to welcome guests, but Xu Shu entered the Cao camp, did our family really become a plate of scattered sand, watching from the wall, and watching the descendants of the Shi clan break off the steps of entering the body?" ”

Xie Heng looked at the people present, and smiled slightly: "Why did Elder Wang close the door to thank the guests, and why did Heng not say a word, do you know the reason?" ”

Everyone shook their heads together, and Xiao Zhongyue hurriedly said: "It's all burning eyebrows, what else are you selling, Lao Xie." ”

"You're just a quick temper." Xie Heng sighed and said, "If I wait for a mess like this again, it's better to be quiet." Wang Lao has gone through three dynasties and refined into refinement, but he is afraid that before we have discussed the matter, we will make a storm in the city and give people a handle. ”

"Brother Xie, Xiao Lao is this kind of hot temperament, don't mind, the four of us are one in honor and disgrace, at present, only Wang Lao has entered the Central Council in the current court dispute, and he is still a high-ranking idler, besides, Wang Lao is already high, if you say something that shouldn't be said, after a hundred years of Wang Lao, who in the court can support this god for our scholars. Except for Elder Wang, Brother Xie, you are the hope of everyone, at this time, you must not stay out of the matter anymore, hurry up and think of a way. "Yuan Xi, the elder of the Yuan clan of Chen County, also gave Xiao Zhongyue a favor.

Xie Heng said lightly: "I am also a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and it is difficult to protect myself, Brother Yuan really thinks highly of me, Xie can't afford to be the hope of everyone." ”

"Why did Brother Xie say this?" Everyone was surprised and inexplicable, and asked gossipily.

Xiao Zhongyue interjected: "Didn't the imperial court just decree that Brother Xie would be the chief examiner of the imperial examination that was implemented for the first time? It shows that the Queen Mother is longing for Brother Xie's holy family, Brother Xie is too worried, right? ”

"You know one and not the other. The Queen Mother's move is just to appease me, so that I can earn some prestige before leaving office, Liu Ling, one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest, has come to Taixue to perform his duties, although he has not made a will, but he is waiting for the end of the big exam, and he will take my place soon. Xie Heng remained silent.

"How can this be reasonable, a crazy birth, and a poor family, what a pivotal place Taixue is, how can it be controlled by such people, the court is going to drive out our scholars, Brother Xie, we must not back down again, everyone jointly plays。。。。。" Xiao Zhongyue jumped up again.

"Yes, everyone will play together, and we will never give in again。。。。。。" There was another loud noise.

Xie Heng looked at everyone and asked slowly, "What if the Queen Mother is not allowed?" ”

Yuan Xi gritted his teeth and said categorically: "Then we will contact the officials of the DPRK and China, go to Fuque to petition, and if it doesn't work, we will go to the tomb of the first emperor to cry and cry, and we will not die. No matter how tough the Queen Mother is, will she be able to confront the entire court officials? ”

Xie Heng shook his head: "Brother Yuan, in this way, we are in the arms of the Queen Mother." Zhang Hua and Yang Ji joined forces vertically and horizontally, gathered a lot of senior members of the court, today's court situation is no longer the monolith of the past, the reason why Wang Lao stood on the side of the queen mother, is because he does not want to see our scholar clan in the case of fragmentation and openly provoke the battle with the queen mother who knows that it will be defeated, that is tantamount to giving people a handle, giving the queen mother the opportunity to wipe out our scholar clan. What the Queen Mother is most afraid of is actually that we will not bear it and keep our mouths open, but it will make the court have to have some scruples, so she is trying to weaken our snobbery step by step. ”

"As Brother Xie said, if we enter or die, and if we retreat, we can only sit and wait for death?" Xiao Zhongyue said urgently.

Xie Heng smiled coldly: "The imperial examination is a plan for the queen mother to choose officials, and if this road is broken, it will control the promotion of the children and grandchildren of the scholar clan from the root. At that point, we will be able to surrender without a fight, and that is the best policy. Why bother with the gains and losses of one city and one place. ”

When everyone heard this, they nodded frequently, and Yuan Xi asked, "But what is the way to make the imperial examination stillborn?" The imperial court has made a big decision, does Brother Xie have a good way to deal with it? ”

"Why do you need to stillin?" Xie Heng glanced at Yuan Xi inscrutablely: "On the contrary, we want to make the momentum of this imperial examination known to the world, the bigger the movement, the better, and you also have to encourage the relatives and children of the vassal king's family who cannot inherit the prince to participate, the more people the better." ”

"Brother Xie, don't sell it, hurry up and talk about your method。。。。。。" Xiao Zhongyue urged in a loud voice.

Xie Heng spread his hands: "My method has been said, and the rest depends on you brothers." ”

Everyone looked at each other and said, "Brother Xie, don't play dumb riddles." ”

"As long as you can encourage the children of the vassal king's family to participate in the imperial examination, Xie has a way. It's just that I want to wronged the old brothers to be reluctant to act as a lobbyist. ”

In the spring of February, the imperial court ushered in the first scientific expedition, but also the first spring in history, the students from all over the world gathered in Luoyang, the inns around the Gongyuan were full, the streets were full of bustling south and north tones, the prosperity was unprecedented, the people in the streets and alleys were also relishing, never saw so many scholars gathered in Kyoto, this is a sign of the great rule of the world.

Walking along the Wanggong Courtyard of the Cross Street, the four open doors of the first room are hung with the four big characters of "and the first study" on the face, and the books and classics displayed in it are dazzling, and the guests are like clouds. The scholars who entered Beijing passed on it by word of mouth, and they all knew that the bookstore here had the most complete imperial examination books printed by the imperial court, similar to the "Huanggang Secret Book" in later generations. A few shopkeepers were ushering in the send-off, and they were very busy, and two people walked in from the door.

One of them was bearded and majestic, and he followed in the footsteps. The first person was a handsome son, dressed in white and spotless, with a long and jade body, a graceful and luxurious bearing, a pair of eyes dark and shiny, looking forward to the brilliance, at a glance he knew that he was not a mortal, the shopkeeper hurriedly took a few steps forward, and welcomed the two into the store.

The young man looked around, and then rummaged through and picked it up, as if he didn't find the book he liked, glanced at the entourage beside him, and gestured with his eyes, the entourage understood, and whispered a few words to the shopkeeper. Xiao Er's face was puzzled, and the entourage said in a low voice: "As long as the things are right, money is not a problem, my son-in-law has it." ”

The shopkeeper's eyes flickered, and he seemed to be old in the rivers and lakes, and he smiled: "It seems that the guest official's accent is not from Kyoto?" ”