Chapter 16: Hope

As Shi Yan said, the announcement of the Ten Recruiting Questions triggered an unprecedented earthquake across the country, a powerful impact similar to a nuclear bomb explosion. At first, the eight days of the controversy were like the silence of the moment before the explosion, but once the explosion began, the scope, depth, and breadth of its influence expanded exponentially. The earthquake took every announcement issued by the Southern Tang Dynasty as the epicenter, and countless shock waves quickly spread outward, affecting far more than the Southern Tang Dynasty and the opposition.

The Holy Upper Kaienko! It's a good talking point, and it's a good sign! This day is undoubtedly an exciting day for many people in Jinling City.

"The sky has eyes! I've been waiting in Jinling for three years, and I've finally arrived! In a dilapidated inn near the city wall in the east of Jinling City, a scholar ran from the outside into a hut in the far corner, and as soon as he closed the door, he shouted on his back, although his eyes were closed, but the tears that could not be suppressed still flowed down his cheeks and flowed on the Confucian clothes that had been washed white.

The scholar's name is Kang Renjie, a native of Quanzhou, who has been reading poetry and books since childhood, practicing martial arts, and is determined to serve the country, but he has been in Jinling for three years, and no one appreciates him, so he can only stay in this small inn with a dead face, and even go out to write letters to people, and even work part-time to earn rent and food.

"Father, the Yan family is saved!" When it was approaching evening, Yan Ruofeng took a piece of paper and ran all the way to the lobby of Yan's mansion.

"Feng'er, what's so flustered?" A middle-aged man with a sad face was playing a game of Go with a book in one hand and a hand in the other, and his head was not raised, but there was no one on the opposite side of the board.

"Father, look!" Yan Ruofeng handed the paper in his hand to Yan Chenxing, which was the announcement he had copied with a pen at the door.

"Sue the world's talents?" Yan Chenxing muttered and began to read softly, but his right hand became harder and harder, pinching the sunspot hard.

"Father, if we can hit any question in three months, our Yan family should be able to return to the Southern Tang Dynasty politics in a bright and bright way!" Yan Ruofeng saw that his father's eyes moved to the back line, and he couldn't help but shout loudly.

"The idea is good, but the ten questions of the father's view are not what our Yan family is good at, how to answer?" Yan Chenxing said as he gently put down the piece of paper and the sunspot.

"Father, after the child's inquiry, this recruitment of ten questions are all mentioned by the Lord Lin Fenglin, he took out a knife in the debate competition in order to solicit the world's sharpest weapon question, easily cut the knife of the palace guard, the child inferred from this, this person must have made arrangements for this recruitment of ten questions, and the child is ready to visit this person again." Yan Ruofeng still said excitedly.

"Well, Feng'er has a point. I'll leave this matter to you, remember to inform the Ma family and the Wang family of this news. A look swept over Father Yan's eyes, he groaned slightly, nodded and ordered Yan Ruofeng.

What Yan's father said was the Ma family and the Wang family, which respectively referred to the families of Ma Renyu and Wang Yanzhu. Both of them were famous scholars who fled to Wu from the north and south. In particular, Ma Renyu, originally a native of Xuzhou, ran south in the face of chaos, and became the two most trusted ministers of Li Yucheng with Zhou Zong, and had moved to the left leading general, Chuzhou Thorn History, General Jin Wuwei on the right, Runzhou Jiedu Envoy, Luzhou Jiedu Envoy, and Luzhou Jiedu Envoy, for the government to be lenient and simple, and even won the hearts of the people, and in his later years, he was poor, but he did not regret it. Wang Yanzhu was an official in the matter. After the death of the two, the family was ruined, and there were many contacts with the Yan family, who were suffering from the same illness.

"Son, let's do it!" Yan Ruofeng turned around and left.

Yan Chenxing brushed the chessboard aside, looked up and saw the tablet of his father, a generation of famous ministers on the wall of the main hall, and silently recited in his heart: Father, you are in the spirit of heaven, you must bless me, and I hope that my Yan family can find a glimmer of hope for reviving the family from now on!

Unlike the usual delicate and slow chewing, Song Qiqiu hastily ate a few mouthfuls of food that night, put down his chopsticks, and rushed to the study early to wait for the news of the next person.

Previously, as a master of vertical and horizontal studies, Song Qiqiu had always firmly believed in concepts such as "the wise man is safe in the world, and the eater is despised", so when Lin Feng took out a steel knife to cut the saber of the palace guards, he did not take this matter to heart. As soon as the "Book of Talents to the World" came out in the court today, Song Qiqiu suddenly remembered the craftsman named Sun Cuo, and immediately sent all the subordinates in the palace to search for the blacksmith shop in the whole city to find Sun Cuo.

After a long time, Song Laosan, the housekeeper of the Song Mansion, walked in, and when Song Qiqiu saw his dejected appearance, he knew that there was no result in the matter.

"Back to the master, the people in the house have all returned, and they haven't found that person. It is said that a Sun Ji blacksmith shop was found not far from the West City Gate, but according to the owner's family, the workshop had been rented out and moved out more than ten days ago. Song Laosan said cautiously.

One step late! It must be Lin Feng! Song Qiqiu's mind immediately appeared with Lin Feng's confident face.

"Well, Zhilu said. You told all your subordinates that in the past few months, you have privately inquired about the candidates who are interested in recruiting ten questions, and if you find that you are really powerful, you will notify me immediately. Song Qiqiu's expression did not move, and he commanded softly.

"Yes, the villain must be attentive!" Song Laosan bowed and retired.

This Lin Feng is so tricky! Song Qiqiu was silent, but his chest was not calm like a tide. Thinking of the information he had just received about Lin Feng's current military training in a secret place, Song Qiqiu felt a little powerless for the first time, how could an opponent with unrestrained thinking and irregular behavior be dealt with?!

When Lin Feng received the news about the announcement, it was already lunch time on the second day.

At that time, Lin Feng and a group of people had just washed their faces and sat on the wooden bench next to the training ground to prepare for dinner. Lin Feng suddenly remembered the actions of watching Chen Fei and the others play just now, and immediately said to the brothers with a calm face: "Chen Fei, the actions of the few of you just now are too fancy!" If you put it on the battlefield, you may be surrounded by enemies, weapons wielding everywhere, and cold arrows shooting from time to time, where will you have time to calmly turn around and kick? ”

Chen Fei, who was laughing, suddenly wilted, lowered his head and listened to the training.

"To kill the enemy, the key is to kill, you must kill with one hit, without a little flashy action. I tell you, the result is the most important thing when you fight the enemy, and no matter how beautiful the process is, it is in vain! The most direct, concise, and time-saving trick is the real and perfect trick! Remember? Lin Feng scolded loudly.

"Remember!" Chen Fei and the others immediately straightened up and replied.

Lin Feng looked up with satisfaction, just in time to find that the four guards of King Zheng's Mansion were escorting two carriages into the valley, and it should be that all eighteen weapons have been transported. Lin Feng instructed the brothers to eat first, and greeted him himself.

The change has finally officially begun, and Nantang has finally seen a glimmer of hope! Lin Feng got the note written by Li Yu from the guards, and when he learned about the "Book of Talents to the World", he was immediately relieved. Everything is difficult at the beginning, but once it begins, the mighty rush is not something that some people can stop!

Lin Feng groaned slightly, and immediately summoned Wei San, bowed his head and commanded a few words. Subsequently, Wei San devoured two large bowls of rice, immediately packed up briefly, and rushed back to Jinling with the carriage of King Zheng's mansion.