Xiao Zhinan closed his eyes and raised his sword in the Xianfu Inn, and Li Mengzhou had nothing to do, so he wandered around Muyang City alone.

He may also want to be able to meet Du Changgeng in his heart, after all, he is still very confused, after he said those words, Du Changgeng left in a hurry, and has not seen Du Changgeng writing all over the city for several days, not only Li Mengzhou, but also the people in Muyang City feel very strange.

Although Du Changgeng's behavior in the past made them very upset, but suddenly they couldn't see Du Changgeng writing, they still felt a little unaccustomed, they always felt that something was missing, and life became boring.

Li Mengzhou didn't go far, in the shade under the big locust tree at the corner of the street, there was a scholar, and a pen, ink, paper and inkstone were placed on the wooden pier next to him.

Who else could it be if it wasn't Du Changgeng?

When he saw Li Mengzhou coming, he just watched quietly.

Li Mengzhou frowned slightly, walked under the big locust tree, and asked, "You haven't written for a few days, have you given up?"

Du Changgeng shook his head and said: "That is my promise to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, as long as I am alive, there is no reason to give up." ”

Li Mengzhou asked, "Who is Jiangsu and Zhejiang?"

Du Changgeng was silent for a moment and said, "My best friend." ”

"He was also the first talent in Muyang City, and he should have been able to be admitted to the Capital Academy. ”

"Then why didn't he take the test?"

He planned to go, and even made all the preparations, but when he went to the capital, he was told that he was not eligible to take the exam. ”

Li Mengzhou frowned tightly and said: "There are people in every county and city in Jiang Country who can be recommended by the government, since Jiangsu and Zhejiang used to be the number one talent in Muyang City, then he should have the qualifications to take the academy examination." ”

Du Changgeng said: "After he arrived in the capital, he learned that his name was replaced by others, or rather, someone took away his place. ”

Li Mengzhou said with a solemn face: "There will be no such problems in the Pear Blossom Academy, and no one in the entire Jiang Kingdom has the strength to make the academy soften." ”

Du Changgeng said: "But the person in charge of greeting the candidates is not a person from the academy, but a Lang Zhong in Qingyun Prison, there is a problem at the bottom, even the academy is kept in the dark, and what is even more hateful is that the person who took away the quota of Jiangsu and Zhejiang was not admitted to the academy, and obediently ran back to Muyang City, but buried the future of Jiangsu and Zhejiang." ”

"Su Zhe can't bear the blow of being robbed of places, he throws doors everywhere in the capital, but there is no way to do it, he has no way to contact the people in the academy, and the people he can reach dare not offend Qingyun Prison, even Jingzhao Mansion chooses to ignore it. ”

"Su and Zhejiang fell ill, I got the news, ran to the capital to look for him, but on the way I met Su Zhe, he was very sick, came back in a donkey cart, he confided in me what happened in the capital, back to Muyang City, I took care of him for seven days, but he still left me, I can't forget his last look, and he left me only this sticker. ”

Li Mengzhou said slowly: "That's why you have been writing this calligraphy, but why is it in Muyang City, not in the capital, at least it is possible to be noticed by the academy in the capital, so that you can help Jiangsu and Zhejiang correct their names." Du Changgeng looked at Li Mengzhou silently, grinned and chuckled: "Su and Zhejiang are very sick, in order to take care of him, I have spent all my savings, I am in debt, there is no way to go to the capital, I am likely to starve to death on the way to the capital, I must live to correct the name of Jiangsu and Zhejiang." ”

"Even the lord of Muyang City didn't dare to offend the power of the person who took away the quota from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, he asked me to swallow my anger and forget about this matter, but how could I forget?"

"Su Zhe is my best friend, he doesn't blink his eyes, I don't have the ability to help him do anything, I can only write the words that belong to him over and over again, although this seems very stupid, and it doesn't work, but I can only do this, I have no other way. ”

Du Changgeng paused and continued: "This character was prepared by Jiangsu and Zhejiang for the examination of the academy, he very much does not want this character to be obscure and disappear with him, which is also the reason why I insist on writing this calligraphy, it is my wish to correct the name of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, this calligraphy is the last wish of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, this is my commitment to him." ”

It is not uncommon for powerful children to replace other people's names, and Su and Zhejiang are only one of the victims, but it is indeed very hateful for such a thing to occur in the process of taking the academy examination.

Scholars have been studying hard for decades for the title of the gold list, shining on the lintel, and winning a piece of the future, which is something they have spent their lives to accomplish, and compared to entering the court as officials, scholars hope to be able to enter the academy to practice, and make a lot of efforts, but because they have no power, no pulse and no wealth, they are easily deprived of qualifications by others, what a sad thing.

Li Mengzhou didn't say some useless nonsense, but asked directly: "Who is the person in Muyang City who took away the quota from Jiangsu and Zhejiang?"

Du Changgeng's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Yang Huan." ”

"The Yang family is the richest man in Muyang City, the wealth of the family can be compared to the whole city, Yang Huan is the second son, but he is deeply favored by the Yang family, in Muyang City, he can walk sideways, there is no pen and ink in his stomach, pure gentlemen, he actually wants to enter the academy, and he also took away the quota that should belong to Jiangsu and Zhejiang!"

Li Mengzhou frowned slightly, and said: "If he is only the richest man in Muyang City, why can't he afford to offend the government order? Is it because that Lang Zhong of Qingyun Prison is just a mere Lang Zhong, he can actually make the people of Langya Jingzhao Mansion jealous, so that the government order far away in Muyang City dare not offend?"

Lang Zhong of Qingyun Prison is only a subordinate official, and his position is not big or small, of course, the government commander of Langya Jingzhao Mansion is several levels higher than Lang Zhong of Qingyun Prison, Li Mengzhou can't understand, where does such a big power come from in Lang Zhong, Qingyun Supervisor?

Du Changgeng said in a sullen voice: "It is not the Yang family that the government order is afraid of, nor is it the Lang Zhong of the Qingyun Prison, in fact, the Yang family and the Qingyun Prison have nothing to do with it, the reason why that Lang Zhong cooperated with the Yang family is because of the meaning of another person, and that person is the backer of the Yang family, and it is also the person who makes the government order dare not offend." ”

Langya Jingzhao Mansion supervises the entire capital, and even has the ability to not be bound by superiors, as long as the evidence is conclusive, it can judge the perpetrator on the spot and punish the offender, which is the same as the power of the Xuanzheng Division, except that the Jingzhao Mansion is only in charge of ordinary matters, and the Xuanzheng Division is in charge of the cases of cultivators.

The power of Jingzhao Mansion is very great, and the existence that can make Jingzhao Mansion fearful, if it is not a cultivator with a very high status, it is a noble person with great power in the capital, and even if it is so, it will not make the government order of Jingzhao Mansion obey, but someone below can take care of it, and it is not known to the government order.

The more petty officials are, the more complicated and chaotic the situation becomes, and this is also the reason why the so-called little ghosts are difficult to deal with.

Many low-level people do things in secret, which are unimaginable, and it is common to deceive the superiors and subordinates.

Although it does not go to the point of doing anything wrong and having no scruples, this phenomenon does exist.

Even in the capital.

Li Mengzhou has never dealt with Langya Jingzhao Mansion, but he also knows what kind of person the government order of Jingzhao Mansion is, he can't be called Qingtian, but he is definitely not a person who will bow to the evil forces, after all, he also represents His Majesty the Emperor in some aspects, and he is qualified to meet His Majesty directly and talk about it.

Qingyun supervises the method of ceremonial tribute, directly obeys the orders of His Majesty the Emperor, most of them are scholars, and it is not a rare thing for a few scum to appear during this period, and there will be such people in all major institutions in the court, but Lang Zhong, who is Qingyun Supervisor, commits fraud and impersonation, and his crime is serious.

"Can make Delangya Jingzhao Mansion pretend not to know about this matter, and let Lang Zhong, who is the backer of the Yang family?"

Even if as Li Mengzhou guessed, Langya Jingzhao Mansion did not know about the government order, but it was not something ordinary people could do to get Lang Zhong of Qingyun Prison to help cheat.

I thought that Du Changgeng didn't know this, but I didn't expect him to just be silent for a while, and then said: "Lord Muyang City Mansion has revealed some words to me, and the person standing behind the Yang family is from Luwang Mansion. ”

Li Mengzhou's pupils shrank suddenly, "The backer of the Yang family is Qin Chengyi, the king of Lu?!"

Du Changgeng didn't care that Li Mengzhou dared to call His Royal Highness the Prince by name, but shook his head slightly, and said: "The Yang family doesn't have such a big background, their backer is just a steward in the Lu Wangfu, the steward is surnamed Yang, and he is a relative of the Yang family in Muyang City, although he is just a steward, but after all, he is doing things in the Lu Wangfu. ”

The steward of Luwangfu is not a housekeeper, there is only one housekeeper, but there can be many stewards, and he is indeed not a big person, but he is doing things in Luwangfu after all, and it is indeed not something that anyone dares to provoke.

Langya Jingzhao Mansion can ignore the district stewards in King Lu's Mansion, and Qingyun Jian can also ignore them, but some people in the middle and lower levels dare not offend, after all, they are relying on the power of His Royal Highness Prince Lu.

It's no coincidence.

Li Mengzhou sighed a little, and actually met someone who was involved with Qin Chengyi in Muyang City, which was far away from the capital.

It's just a pity that the backer of the Yang family is only a steward in the Lu Wangfu, at most, Prince Lu is not strict, it is difficult to make a fuss about this matter, and the day of the examination of the Pear Blossom Academy is not short from now, even if this matter is made in the capital, it will make the steward of the Lu Wangfu and the Lang Zhong of Qingyun Jian unlucky at most, and it will not have any impact on Qin Chengyi.

Although the steward was taking advantage of Qin Chengyi's power, it was not Qin Chengyi's own fault, His Majesty the Emperor would only verbally reprimand one or two, although he couldn't do anything to Qin Chengyi because of this matter, but he still had to do what he had to do.