There was a little boy who was walking by the sea.

The sea pushed a lot of small fish ashore, and the small fish struggled on the beach to get back into the water. The little boy kept picking up small fish and throwing them back. The fish returned to the sea and swam away happily.

An old man came up to the child and asked, "There are so many small fish that have been pushed ashore, even if you keep picking them up, you can't save much, what's the point of doing this?" ”

"Guess what the little boy answered?" Zhang Weizhao asked.

Zhou Rong is an extremely smart person, he has already guessed the answer, and said: "Does the little boy say that for people, it seems that there is no meaning in saving one of the thousands of small fish, but for every rescued little fish, it is of great significance?" ”

Zhang Weizhao shook his head and said, "The little boy said: I am willing, what is your business?" He laughed.

Although Zhou Rong was put on the table, he was also very happy, and he laughed very heartily. Finally smiled, he solemnly looked at Zhang Weizhao and said: "I will take the exam next month, if I can be named on the gold list this time, and become an official in the future, I will definitely help you fulfill your wishes, run more righteous schools, so that more children can have books to read and be educated." ”

Zhou Rong had already won the township examination last year, and he was qualified to participate in the general examination and the palace examination.

"No, you don't have to help me fulfill my wish. My wish can only be fulfilled by myself. Everyone has their own destiny. Just practice your own destiny. Zhang Weizhao said.

Zhou Rong smiled and said nothing. He knew that he couldn't talk about Zhang Weizhao, but he had his own plans in his heart. If someone wants to dictate to him, he can also respond to the other person and say, "I am willing, what is your business?" Haha, that doesn't taste good.

Such a life, although hectic and fulfilling, is not without regrets. That is, Zhang Weizhao has not seen Chen Youcong for several days.

She could have anticipated this trend. One of them was in the court, and the other was in the people. One is the heir to the empire, the other is a practicing doctor, and there will be fewer and fewer intersections in life. Court life has come to an end for Zhang Weizhao, and fighting in the power struggle is not Zhang Weizhao's strength, she still explores and cultivates in her professional field.

After the first month, even Yu Miaoqing stopped coming. The last time she came, she said that His Majesty the Emperor had a cold, and the Empress Mother accompanied her every day. When Zhang Weizhao heard her say this, he noticed that the palace pattern had changed. But none of this had anything to do with her. She only hoped that His Majesty the Emperor would recover soon.

It's March, and it's the season of spring. It was an evening, Zhang Weizhao came back from a doctor's appointment, and wanted to go to Songzhu Girls' School to have a look, so he walked out of the Xuanmiaoguan to the back alley.

These are the days when I will try. The examination takes nine days. Two hundred people will be selected from the whole country, and these two hundred people will participate in the palace examination later, and the emperor will personally take the examination, and the first three will be the top three, which are the champion, the list eye and the flower. The second class took eighty people, and gave them the background of Jinshi. The rest of the people are the top three, and they are given the same Jinshi background.

Like the college entrance examination in later generations, these days will be examined, and the city is much quieter than usual. It's dinner time, and every house is lit with smoke, but there are no pedestrians in the streets. Zhang Weizhao turned a corner and walked to the back alley, and there were more than two hundred steps to the gate of the school, but she saw a little girl at the entrance of the alley, dressed very shabby, curled up there.

Since the school began to operate, it is not the first time that Zhang Weizhao has encountered such a situation. But most of the children were led to the school gate by adults, but this time they were left at the entrance of the alley.

Zhang Weizhao walked over, half-squatted and half-knelt on the ground, and asked, "Little sister, why are you here alone?" ”

The child looked up at her, Zhang Weizhao suddenly felt that there was something wrong with her eyes, and before she could react to what was going on, as soon as the child raised his hand, a handful of fine powder was sprinkled on Zhang Weizhao's face.

Zhang Weizhao only felt the smell of raw flour coming to his face. She immediately stood up and walked away as she brushed the flour off her face with her hands.

After only two blows, he was twisted by his arms and pushed to the ground, and then his mouth was stuffed with a hemp core, his head was covered with a cloth bag, his hands and feet were tied, and then he was lifted up and thrown into a carriage.

It all happened so quickly that it seemed to be the work of a veteran who was used to doing this kind of thing. Zhang Weizhao didn't even have a chance to call for help and struggle, so he was completely restrained, put into a carriage and transported out of the alley.

Zhang Weizhao's hands and feet were tied tightly, lying on her side on the carriage, she felt her blood surge, her heart was full of panic, and her body instinctively wanted to struggle. But the rope was tied in some knot, and the more she struggled, the tighter the rope became.

Zhang Weizhao thought silently in his heart, calm down, calm down, don't do useless struggles, lest you waste too much physical energy, and when you really have a chance to escape, you won't have the strength to seize it. Take a deep breath, take a deep breath, you've been kidnapped. You don't know who kidnapped you, you don't know where they're going to kidnap you, and you don't have any way to reach someone who can help you right now. So the best way is to conserve your stamina and act when the opportunity arises.

Zhang Weizhao began to count, and each number felt about a second apart, until it was four thousand two hundred and fifty-nine, that is, about an hour and twenty minutes, before the carriage stopped. She was then carried down and, about three minutes later, thrown on the floor of a room.

In this period of about three minutes, Zhang Weizhao smelled the fragrance of flowers, fat powder, wine, and food, and heard the noise of the voices of women and men. Zhang Weizhao suddenly had a bad premonition. You must know that in Dayan, who pays attention to etiquette everywhere, women and men generally do not mix and laugh, except for one place, that is, brothels.

The man who carried her in threw her on the ground, closed the door and went out. Through the cloth cover covering his head, Zhang Weizhao could faintly see the candlelight in the room. She began to wriggle and struggle on the ground, hoping to find something sharp around her, to cut the rope on her hand, or to be able to stand up and burn the rope with a candle. However, as soon as she moved a few times, she heard a noise of footsteps outside the house, and she immediately stopped struggling and lay quietly on her side.

Someone opened the door and came in, and it was not a person who came in, and at the same time a smell of wine and fat powder poured in with the visitor.

A pretentious middle-aged woman's voice sounded: "Today's goods were sent from a big family, and the housekeeper said that this slut dared to seduce his master, and Mrs. asked to send it here to loosen the skin of this unfucked slut." It's cheap for a few of you today, you can have fun as much as you want, but it's just the same, don't kill and cripple people for me, and I can't pick up customers when I turn back. ”

Several muddy male voices let out lewd laughter, and they all coaxed: "Pack up the goods that are not fucked, we can do this, keep them in order." If you're not at ease, why don't you sit down here and watch? ”

The woman smiled and said, "Little, what kind of licensed goods have I never seen, and it is rare to see your two taels of meat?" Yes, you guys are happy first, I'll go to the front and watch the sisters pick up the guests. With that, he took the door and went out.

Several people came around, and one person lifted the black cloth bag on Zhang Weizhao's head, and wiped the flour on her face with this cloth bag, and after seeing Zhang Weizhao's face clearly, he salivated and smiled: "This little appearance is good." No wonder it annoyed the housewife. Chick, don't be afraid, your master doesn't want you anymore, my brother hurts you well today. ”

Zhang Weizhao made a frightened and aggrieved look on his face: "Big brother, spare your life!" Big brother spare your life! The slave family has not seduced the master at all, let me go home. As he spoke, he began to cry out, looking delicate and weak, and the pear blossoms brought rain.

The man looked at Zhang Weizhao's timid and cowardly appearance, felt that his image was much taller and more powerful, looked down at Zhang Weizhao and said, "Do you still want to leave when you come here?" Can't go! But if you are obedient and serve your brother well, you will suffer less later. If you're disobedient, hehe, don't blame your brothers for being spicy. A few people next to him echoed.

Zhang Weizhao pretended to be extremely frightened, and nodded vigorously: "The slave family is obedient!" Please, don't hit me! ”

The ruffians were very satisfied, and some people wanted to come over and pull Zhang Weizhao's clothes, but they were glared back by the person who spoke on the head. The person next to him quickly stopped his hand and said to him, "Big brother, please first." ”

The man came over and saw that Zhang Weizhao's hands and feet were still tied tightly together, and he felt that it was inconvenient, so he untied the rope that bound Zhang Weizhao's feet first. Kneel between Zhang Weizhao's legs.

Zhang Weizhao squinted his eyes and said to him tremblingly: "Big brother, the slave's hand hurts so much. As he spoke, he raised his bound hands slightly.

The man laughed and scolded: "Little slut! A natural! Learn to serve the gentlemen, maybe you can be the top brand in the building in the future. The three men behind him also laughed and swallowed.

The man untied the rope in Zhang Weizhao's hand, Zhang Weizhao pretended to be scared and shy, turned to the side slightly, but his eyes were slanted at the man: "Big brother, people have never ......, please be lighter, okay?" The man suddenly felt that his blood was swelling, and he wanted to lean over and press over, but Zhang Weizhao lifted his leg violently, and his knee hit the man's life.

The man was ready to attack, completely defenseless, and this time he hit so hard that the man screamed, fell to the side, and rolled over and over.

The other three people behind him were thinking about what was wrong, swallowing saliva and waiting to see the Spring Palace, completely unaware of such a situation, and were stunned for a while.

Zhang Weizhao jumped up from the ground, a little staggered because his legs and feet were numb, but he still stood still, picked up a round stool at hand, changed his coquettish timidity, and stared at the remaining three people viciously.