“....... The ancient sages have clouds - all the kings who died in the prosperous world, messed up their ethics, lost the aura of their people, broke and stood up, and wanted to be the first in the world. The lotus field is from the period of the martyr's sect, soaked in the essence of heaven and earth, bathed in the glow of the sun and the moon, to form this piece of lotus leaves and infinite blue, reflecting the sun lotus and a different kind of red. As we all know, the heart of the black water of the lake is inexhaustible, and it has nurtured infinite creatures from generation to generation. Although the lotus pond in the north city is not the most magnificent scenery on the shore of the lake, but you don't see it, the lotus reflects the willow fish and plays the lotus, the lotus pickers return to the banyan wood, the night breeze sends a sigh, thousands of rivers and thousands of mountains only lotus fields!

I have been to the North City Lotus Pond when I traveled, and the red sleeves of the blue waves are 100 meters fragrant, which is the essence of heaven and earth, and the ghost axe of creation. The lotus pond is clustered around the island of tears, the banyan trees on the island are towering to the sky, and the branches are as strong as for thousands of years, passing tourists travel, and the literati are intoxicated by this wonder and moved to shed tears and condense. I also landed on Tear Ridge Island, where the lotus pickers lived. I can still recall the deep enthusiasm of the people on the island back then, simple and true. There was an old man who made a deep impression on me. It tasted to give me a word: Don't look at the traffic on this island, there is still a bit of vitality, if a scholar like you has traveled a lot, it will be valued by the government, at that time, we and other lotus pickers may no longer have this thin blessing to enjoy!

Have you ever known that the sins of the people who are pregnant with their sins are still happening around our generation! Now that the predecessors of the Ji Mansion want to occupy the lotus pond, isn't it in response to what this old man said? Generally speaking, there are still wonderlands on the Wanxiang Lake that the government has never known deeply, and how many people who love their homeland will fear me and hate me!"

Zhao Fugui on the stage was still filled with righteous indignation. He Zhe, who was on the city lord's seat, was very interested when he heard this, and twisted his chin thoughtfully. The other judges were all great Confucians or celebrities, and their faces were as calm as water. And the audience was a completely different scene - everyone didn't expect Zhao Fugui, since he became famous with Old Master Su, he has always maintained a low-key style, and he is also a very gentle and humble person who discusses politics, and he actually "makes a lot of nonsense" and bluntly says that the government and the Ji government are in cahoots! Although his words cover up a little edge, the anger and accusation in his words have penetrated deep into everyone's hearts.

The audience immediately became noisy, most people didn't know the specific situation of the Ji Mansion, and they were sighing that Zhao Fugui was too sharp, didn't know how to restrain himself, and didn't even give He Zhe, a new official who held three fires in his hands, half of the face, and even pointed directly at the nose of the official mansion of Blackwater City and scolded him. Several Confucian teachers sat in the audience and frowned secretly, only Scholar Su closed his eyes and sat in the northeast corner of the venue sipping a pot of tea very comfortably. There are still a few people, I am afraid that they are the people of Ji Mansion, their brows are tightly locked, their expressions are grim, and they are a little dissatisfied with their expressions.

The girl beside He Zhe listened attentively, and a pair of big eyes blinked from time to time, as if she was very interested in what Zhao Fugui said.

And Zhao Fugui on the stage felt the noise under the venue, and couldn't help but feel a burst of disappointment in his heart - for hundreds of years, the leaders of Blackwater City have never had the idea of a lotus pond, this lotus flower seems to be blessed by the gods, even if a barren place like Luofeng Valley has been cleared, the lotus pond can always maintain a purity in the washing of the years. That's what the old man on Tear Island told him that day. But these people in the audience were not mobilized by themselves at all, listening to those broken words, as if they were worried that they had offended the government and had fallen on the Ji Mansion!

“...... There was a fisherman in Blackwater City who fished for a living in the West of the City...... "Zhao Fugui was talking about the Wen Fu that he had already memorized by heart, but his mind had begun to be dual-purpose - since Qian Hangfu left the position of city lord not long ago, there were rumors in the outside world that a six-rank official in the court, named He Zhe, would replace the vacant position of the city lord in the future. Several teachers of the county school, some of whom used to be officials in the court. Like his teacher, Su Dashi, and Xiang Liufeng's teacher, Hou Fuzi, were once officials in the same dynasty, and they had some impressions of He Zhe.

They immediately realized that the sleek and sophisticated set they had taught their students to deal with Qian Hangfu was probably going to be outdated. Scholar Su then instructed Zhao Fugui to talk about this debate with a heart. It's just that Hou Fuzi is relatively conservative, and he doesn't dare to let Xiang Liufeng be the first bird for the time being, so Xiang Liufeng's debate has become a completely opposite debate to Zhao Fugui that completely defends Ji Mansion.

"This son has commendable courage and good conduct. It's just that the actions of his teacher Su Sui may be a little grandiose, and there are also some twists to cater to! However, this child is an uncarved piece of beautiful jade, and if he is put into the officialdom to hone and hone, he will definitely be able to shine in the future. Master Sen Dao sat at a VIP table beside He Zhe, his eyes slightly closed, and his consciousness was wide open, and he immediately came to such a conclusion. "I just don't know, what does He Zhe think?"

With the advancement of the speech, the noisy voice in the audience gradually became smaller, Zhao Fugui told three historical events in a row, proving that Ji Fu made a big mistake in taking the lotus pond in ten thousand shapes, and after summarizing, "Lotus Field Moon Fu" gradually came to an end, and he talked about the things on the island of tears, intending to embody the characteristics of the lotus pond in ten thousand shapes, and called on everyone to insist on protecting this pure land and resist the so-called boring wind and moon corridor!

Xiao Lian was beside He Zhe, who was about to fall asleep after listening to those clichéd stories, and when he heard about the Tear Valley, he immediately regained his spirit, rubbed his eyes, cheered up, and looked at this handsome boy with a golden lotus with a bright tongue.

"This old man is still in the clouds...... I would like to call him an old master. The old master Zeng Yun said - the foundation of the country is agriculture, the foundation of agriculture is the people, and the foundation of the people is home. Regardless of whether the Fengyue Promenade can attract people from all over the world to visit, and whether there are family and private interests in it, it would be a big mistake to use the interests of the country to obliterate the feelings of the people's homeland! When Qian Zhizhou took office, he probably did not understand this reason!"

As soon as he finished saying this, He Zhe's face changed suddenly; Sen Dao was horrified in his heart, and his years of Taoism had made him remain calm and unhurried on the surface—Su University Scholar was an indifferent person, how could he teach Zhao Fugui such extreme words? Not to mention such a deviant view as "having a home first and then having a country", he even moved out of the former city lord Qian Hangfu to talk about things! His keen sense made him suddenly feel that He Zhe around him also became serious, and Master Sen Dao couldn't help but shudder lightly, but fortunately no one saw it.

Xiang Liufeng, who was sitting in front of the competition table, looked dignified, and threw an unreasonable glance at Zhao Fugui. Zhao Fugui's narration has come to an end at this point, but it has shocked everyone in the audience. Especially these few sentences, this meeting is like washing the dust for the city lord of Hezhe to take office, but he mentioned Qian Hangfu so bluntly! Whether it is praise or disapproval, it is touching Hezhe's mold!

"Maniac! My Ji Mansion is a big family, and we have allocated land for the residents of Tearing Island to live in after leaving! Qian Zhizhou did his best during his reign, how can you be slandered and slandered like this!" Obviously, this was instructed by several Ji Mansion sons in fancy clothes around him. Zhao Fugui ignored him, and after the family scolded a few more words, he was ordered to be forked out by several sons and brothers around him with sinister smiles on their faces.

But this roar of voice ruined the atmosphere that Zhao Fu had worked hard to manage in Wenfu. No one in the audience followed his train of thought to think about the benefits and disadvantages of Ji Mansion's occupation of the Ten Thousand Lotus Pond, and most of them were worried about his disrespectful words. Even the former scholar Su University, who had always been very calm, was staring at the still personable son on the stage at this time, with regret and disappointment in his eyes. - He didn't expect that he could play freely when he called Zhao Fugui before, but Zhao Fugui was so extreme, it was, it was...... Great rebellion!

As he spoke, Zhao Fugui's heart also became a little colder. "Isn't this too much?" He was very angry that he would have this kind of thought, if the new city lord was really as upright as the teacher said, then he should see that what he said was right, the so-called land allocated to them by the Ji Mansion to live in was nothing more than the worst and most barren rotten swamp in the east of the city! Moreover, a few days ago, he heard that a lotus picker died in front of Tear Condensation Island, and was pierced through the heart by an arrow, who knows if this deed was done by someone from Ji Mansion! Thinking of this, he was no longer worried, but spit out the final content more quickly!

On He Zhe's side, his grim expression had eased, but he was still expressionless, staring intently at the people on the field. He Yuncang was sitting beside him, his eyes instinctively revealing his admiration for Zhao Fugui. The biggest change should be Xiao Pian, who was not very lively and a little stupid, heard Zhao Fugui praise the Ten Thousand Lotus Pond so much, and strongly called for the preservation of the Ten Thousand Lotus Pond, as well as the description of the Tear Pond, remembering the days when he and his adoptive mother lived on the edge of the Ten Thousand Lotus Pond a few years ago, the corners of his mouth were filled with an innocent smile, and his eyes were also full of excitement and support for Zhao Fugui.

It's just that the adoptive mother has repeatedly emphasized to herself before that the things that she once lived in the Wanxiang Lotus Pond must not be told to her stepfather He Zhe and her stepmother, and I don't know why. But listening to Zhao Fugui's brilliant description, my heart was still full of joy, and I also had worries about the lotus pond.

"Lord He, this son is upright, and he is good at seizing opportunities, sympathetic to the people, and he is a teacher under Su Su, and he has achieved good results in the first few weak crown exams. Foolishly thought that it could be given by virtue!" A servant walked out from behind the judge's seat, walked to the table of Ho Zhe, and gave a brocade to Ho Zhe. At first glance, it is a voice of praise for Zhao Fugui, signed by the Chengnan Imperial Horse Official, Zheng Yixing, is also a middle-aged Qing official with a Confucian style, and it is reasonable that he is very optimistic about Zhao Fugui.

"Lord He, although this son is quite literary and has a good character. But it is not difficult to see the meaning of pandering. Moreover, his language is too extreme, and he seems to be deliberately unruly in order to sensationalize and attract your attention. I foolishly thought that he needed to exercise again!" As soon as the servant went down, another servant immediately brought up another ribbon. This time, it was an official who was transferred together with He Zhe, and Liu Zhilu on the judge's seat took the lead in speaking.

"Father-in-law...... Zhao Gongzi's words, I think it makes a lot of sense......" When He Zhe looked at the two suggestions with a frown, Xiao Lian glanced at him and said cautiously.

"Oh, do you think so too?" This made He Zhe a little surprised-Xiao Lian had rarely spoken in the past few days, and now he took the initiative to praise Zhao Fugui to him, which made him a little impressed by Zhao Fugui.

"Father, the child also feels that although Zhao Gongzi is a little rude, but Blackwater City has been corrupted by corruption for a long time, his courage in this article is commendable, and the suggestions he put forward are not empty talk, and more encouragement should be given in order to reorganize the atmosphere. Yun Cang also said to He Zhe seriously.

"Hmm...... You are all right, but ......." He Zhe smiled bitterly, raised his head and glanced at Zhao Fugui again, as if there was some indescribable difficulty, and stopped talking.

Soon Zhao Fugui's speech ended. The audience was originally immersed in self-care discussions, and they were stunned for a long time before bursts of applause.

Zhao Fugui bowed deeply, turned to He Zhe, and made another filial piety salute, waiting for He Zhe's comments.

After He Zhe heard the applause on the field, as if he had just woken up from a dream, he raised his head and looked at Zhao Fugui with a smile, and said: "Zhao Gongzi is not in a hurry, this official wants to listen to that Xiang Gongzi's speech today, so that he can make a more accurate judgment in his heart and give pertinent comments." ”

The expression on Zhao Fugui's face froze, but he quickly recovered, bowed deeply, and went down to his place.

In the northwest corner of the venue, an eccentric young man was stunned, and subconsciously glanced at Zhao Fugui, who was walking down, with sympathy and pity in his eyes.

- He Zhe didn't comment directly for him. How impatient it is to make his speeches!