The Jin State was originally one of the several overlords of the southern land, but because of the wealth under the rule, the peace was not dangerous, and the upper and lower extravagance became the norm, and he did not pay attention to the situation in the surrounding countries, and the final result was that he was defeated by the sudden rise of the Liang State Iron Cavalry, and even lost more than half of the land for a time.

However, it is in this context that for more than 20 years in Chengping, the Jin Kingdom has still maintained a luxurious and erosive atmosphere, and the entire court has been controlled by the powerful people of the family and the ministers promoted by the emperor.

The surname of the Jin State is Shangguan, the national fortune has been stretched for hundreds of years, it can be said to have a long history, and below the emperor, it is controlled by three big people, called the three dukes, these three dukes, respectively, are the great Sima in charge of the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, the chief of the hundred officials, the high and powerful Situ, and the great Sikong of the imperial history platform who has the right to supervise the impeachment of the hundred officials.

This is a position created in accordance with the ancient system, and it has been the case for hundreds of years, and there is a clear difference from the bureaucratic system of the Liang State, which has only just risen in recent years.

Chen Jing is the only son of the great Sima of the dynasty, perhaps in order to make the Shangguan family, who is a royal family, feel at ease, has always been strict with the law, and even the harsh Sima is extremely indulgent for this son, from childhood to adulthood, he has never let him suffer a little, no matter what mistakes he makes, as long as it is not a catastrophe that endangers the entire Chen family, he will never be punished, and the great Sima loves his only son, and he is also famous in the capital.

This has also led to the fact that since he grew up, this eldest son of Chen has been a master who sings every night and lingers in the flowers, and even forms gangs, hooking up with those market hooligans who are regarded as scum and moths, and calling himself the eldest father.

The reason why I say this is for no other reason, because of the people in the entire Jin Kingdom's capital of the ninth rank, all of whom are headed by him, and almost all the Qinglou in the entire capital are his properties, even including the ports used to transport goods from all over the world, as well as the owners of major gambling houses, butchers who sell meat, singing operas, and even people who do head shaving and pedicures, all of which are mixed under his Chen Dagongzi.

If ordinary people have any problems, they can also go to him to avenge their grievances, once it is verified, they will inevitably give you justice, even if the other party is the son of a family, or an official of the imperial court, there is nothing he dare not move, for the sake of his Lao Tzu is the great Sima of the dynasty, as long as he does not do too outrageous, no one really dares to offend easily, sometimes he accidentally suffers a loss in his hands, endure it, and it will pass.

In all dynasties, only those who are in charge of the military are the most powerful, this is common sense, his father is one of the three princes, he is from a family, under the binding of interests, even if he does not deliberately form a party for personal gain, he has gathered a large number of forces around him, and although this big Sima has the military power in his hands, but his temper is not irritable, but the relationship with the current dynasty Da Sikong and Da Situ is very good, who dares to easily exonerate?

What's more, if it weren't for his Lao Tzu who was ordered to go out of the mountain to turn the tide, even if there was an envoy who was not afraid of life and death, he was afraid that the Jin Kingdom would not be in such a situation as it is now, and as soon as he Chen Jing was born, he was personally knighted by His Majesty the Emperor of the dynasty, and even wanted to accept him as his own righteous son, but later he was naughty by Da Sima as a child, once this is the case, he will inevitably be even more lawless when he grows up, but this grace is so high that ordinary princes dare not stand up casually in front of him.

On this day, the famous Chen Dagongzi in the capital set up a banquet in the most prestigious restaurant in the capital, Qifeng Building, and wanted to entertain a few friends.

The name of this eldest prince Chen, although it is like thunder in the upper circles of the capital, but if you really want to say that a person walks on the street, in fact, few people can recognize it, and among the people he wants to feast, only one of the people who grew up together knows his true identity, and the other has always regarded him as the son of an ordinary rich businessman.

The origin of this Qifeng Lou is not small, the name is very loud, even in this powerful and unparalleled capital, it is also a first-class restaurant, the price of the dishes is extremely expensive, but the variety is extremely rich, and even claims to the outside world that as long as you can afford to give money, anything can be done for you, Tiannan and Haibei, as long as you want to eat, then you can eat here, the general Pingtou people, there is no courage to come in, a few grains of silver that have been saved all year round, may not be able to buy half a dish of people.

Qi Fenglou, who acts like this, but has always had a thriving business, is naturally also the property of his eldest son Chen.

But in order not to attract the attention of outsiders, and also to take care of the emotions of the uninformed friend, Chen Dagongzi still deliberately chose the most low-key and simple cubicle, which can barely sit five or six people, and no matter how much, he can't squeeze in.

The leader of this is naturally himself, and the one who is qualified to sit next to him is a good friend who grew up with him since he was a child, in charge of the imperial court sacrifice ceremony, and the eldest son of Taichangqing, one of the nine Qings, Zhu Fengxian.

As for this other person, it was Zhu Fengxian who only met recently, a student from a foreign country who came to the capital to study, named Yang Ansheng, who was quite interesting, and later became a solid person for Chen Jing, who was idle every day and had nothing to do, and this banquet was because today was the day when the list was released, and it was a celebration banquet specially organized for Yang Ansheng.

Because of his identity as the eldest son of Chen, he can barely be regarded as an equal-generation relationship on weekdays, and the others, who are not extremely humble when facing him, so he is quite compatible with this unaware foreigner.

The dishes on the table are also some ordinary goods, the Jin Kingdom is by the sea, these are the freshest seafood, all the way along the canal, not expensive, but not cheap, the size is just right, neither will make this poor foreigner feel too expensive and eat not very at ease, nor will it be too cheap and not formal enough.

Chen Jing, who sat on the main seat, was born handsome, and in the capital of the Jin Kingdom, there were two famous beautiful men, one was him Chen Jing, and the other was his father, one of the three princes, the great Sima of the dynasty.

His black hair reached his shoulders, just tied with a white cloth belt at random, looking a little wild and uninhibited, seeing that everyone had not yet arrived, he poured himself a drink, and he had already drunk a lot, the room downstairs in Qifeng Tower was not very breathable because the windows were too small, and he simply opened the clothes on his chest, which did not look like the son of the Da Sima family, but like a beggar in the market.

With the sound of "squeak", the door of the house was pushed open from the outside, and Zhu Fengxian, the eldest son of Taichangqing, who was dressed in a white scribe's uniform, walked in with Yang Ansheng, a student in an ordinary green shirt.

Chen Jing grabbed the wine jug in one hand and asked very casually, "Why is it so slow?"

Zhu Fengxian explained: "The steward at the door stopped Brother Yang, if I hadn't accompanied him, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to enter." ”

Those who can come here are all rich and noble people who wear gold and silver, Yang Ansheng looks like an unhappy poor gentleman, and he speaks with a foreign accent, it would be hellish to let him in.

When Chen Jing heard this, he sneered: "Dogs look down on people. ”

He's seen a lot of this kind of thing, but it's just a casual scolding.

After Zhu Fengxian and Yang Ansheng sat down in turn, seeing each other's gloomy expressions, they kept their heads down and were silent, Chen Jing was still bullied by the damn steward, and felt wronged.

"Such a big person, such a little grievance is like this, what kind of system?" Chen Jing taught with a straight face, "The eldest husband was born in heaven and earth, when he stands up to the heavens and the earth, he looks down on you today, you have to work harder, and you should look down on him in the future!"

Zhu Fengxian next to him explained with a wry smile: "Brother Chen, you misunderstood, how could An Sheng be upset because of this trivial matter?"

Chen Jing burped and asked with some confusion, "That's?"

Suddenly, he suddenly thought that today was the day of the list。。。。。。

At this moment, Yang Ansheng, a scholar who had been sitting stiffly opposite, also suddenly raised his head, although he was poor, but he was quite ambitious, this foreigner scholar, with a grievance expression on his face at this moment, he wanted to cry without tears, his face was broken, his mouth opened slightly, and he almost cried.

"I fell off the list. ”

Simple four words, I don't know how much sadness and helplessness are implied, for these children from poor backgrounds, reading and studying is the only way to change their fate, and now the imperial examination is not on the list, which is tantamount to directly sentencing him to death in his future life, and there is no hope.

Why did he study hard for more than ten years, isn't it because his parents, and even himself, don't want to spend their lives in the yellow earth like their ancestors?

When Chen Jing heard this, he was even more puzzled: "Your level, how can you fall off the list?"

Zhu Fengxian's family is a ceremonial official, is a serious scholarly family, although he does not want to participate in the imperial examination, but since he was a child, he has been full of poetry and books, erudite and knowledgeable, this Yang Ansheng can enter his eyes, then naturally he should be a very talented person, even if he is not the top student in high school, he should not fall off the list.

Unexpectedly, when he asked like this, Yang Ansheng, a scholar who had been sitting on his knees, seemed to have been poked in the sore spot, and suddenly slammed the table with his hand, and this foreigner who had always been shy became unprecedentedly angry.

"Just because I couldn't hand in the offering, I was expelled from the examination room before I even went in!"