In the Hongwen Pavilion, Tian Feng and Chen Gong hit it off at first sight.

At this moment, the two are playing chess in the flower viewing pavilion in the garden, while talking about the current situation. Both of them are people who are worried about the country and the people, watching the situation in the world become more and more turbulent, there is a sense of urgency that the mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings.

"Brother Yuan Hao, now the internal politics of the imperial court are corrupt and dark, and the foreign relatives led by He Jin outside interfere in the government and monopolize power, and the ten permanent servants inside are even more arrogant and domineering. The weakening of the imperial court's control over the local areas has led to a worsening problem of land annexation, and the common people have suffered from the consequences of this phenomenon, coupled with the double blow of natural disasters and pestilence. Hey, I'm worried that in the long run, as long as someone climbs the heights and shouts, it will show the scene of the late Qin period. ”

When Tian Feng heard Chen Gong's words, his arm, which was about to fall, stopped in the air. With a soft sigh, he withdrew his arm and dropped the pieces in the jar. Got up and looked at the flower garden outside the pavilion with his hands behind his back, and was silent for a long time.

"Brother Gongtai's words are exquisite, I think my Han Dynasty has rebelled since Gaozu beheaded the White Snake, and after the rule of Wenjing, the prestige of my Han Dynasty was raised to the peak during the Emperor Wu period. Although Wang Mang reformed in the later period, Guangwu Zhongxing made Hanzuo continue to this day. Helplessly, today I can't listen to the good words of loyal ministers, and openly buy and sell official positions, which is really heartbreaking. ”

Tian Feng said sadly and angrily what he thought in his heart, he just couldn't get used to seeing the ugly faces in the court, so he wanted to go from Hanoi to Hedong, and then return to his hometown Jizhou Julu through the Shangdang, but he didn't expect to encounter the recruitment list as soon as he arrived in the Shangdang, so he decided to stay and take a look first.

"Brother Gongtai, do you know anything about Zhao Yang, the party's guard? This time, he dared to risk offending the world's family and promulgated this recruitment list. Do you think this will be a success? ”

"It's hard to say now, to be honest, I feel that Zhao Yang is like a fog. When you feel like you're about to discover everything about him, it suddenly becomes hazy. He doesn't seem to be from this state, otherwise he wouldn't be so impatient to issue this recruitment order. This can confirm that this person is by no means from a family. ”

"You mean to say that he bought this Taishou?"

Tian Fengluo jumped up, this analysis really shocked him. Because today's family is quite harsh on the occupation of various positions in the world. Even if he is a seller today, those who can afford it are still people in this circle.

Since Zhao Yang is not a child of the family, what kind of identity can he buy the position of the county guard?

Of course, Tian Feng and the others would not suspect that Zhao Yang was a thief or something, from what they had seen and heard in the past few days when they first arrived in the party, they found that compared with the previous years, it was simply a world of difference. If they hadn't remembered a few familiar places, they would have felt as if they had gone to many wealthy counties in the south.

If Zhao Yang was here at the moment, he would definitely tell the two proudly that Lao Tzu was not born as a bandit, but he started as a bandit.

The two of them are now becoming more and more curious about Zhao Yang, and the curiosity in their hearts continues to rise with their stay. The most important thing is that the changes in the party are too great, so that their silent hearts seem to be injected with new source power.

The two of them did not dwell on this issue, and they sat down at the chessboard again to continue the game that had just been interrupted. After a very fierce battle, in the end, Chen Gong won a small victory to end the morning battle.

"Two gentlemen, our Wang Junshi came to visit the two gentlemen, please let the two gentlemen move to the front yard for tea."

When the two originally wanted to continue to fight, they were interrupted by the little guy in the back, and when they heard that Wang Meng came to visit, they didn't dare to slack off, hurriedly tidied up their clothes, and went to the front yard to meet Wang Meng with the little guy.

At that time, when the recruitment list was first announced, there was no one on the high platform in charge of the recruitment of civil officials in the city. It wasn't until Chen Gong appeared that it began to have a little vitality. Compared with the military general recruitment platform outside the city, it is really a bit of a forgotten corner.

Chen Gong and the others still clearly remember that after they took the stage that day, they stated their views and opinions on every question asked by Wang Meng. Later, when they asked Wang Meng the answer he had in mind, he only said two words---- the people's heart.

'What's most important today?' ’

'What is the most important thing to abandon today?' ’

'What is the most important thing to protect today?' ’

Tian Feng now recalls these three seemingly simple questions, and he still has some doubts and feelings. He was also a person who read poetry and books, and of course he knew that Mencius once said, 'The people are the most important, the society is secondary, and the king is light.' He also knows the meaning of this sentence, but he does not think that it is appropriate for this day and age.

Since Emperor Guangwu relied on the strength of the family and ascended to the supreme position, it has been more than two hundred years now, and the family has developed to the point where it is difficult to eradicate. Therefore, he thinks that this sentence is easy to understand, and it is more difficult to operate it than to ascend to the sky.

Tian Feng and Chen Gong came to the special waiting room of the Hongwen Pavilion and saw Wang Meng slowly drinking tea inside. When the two walked in, they found that there was a long thing on the table, which looked like it was made of paper, but it was different from the rice paper or Caihou paper they used now.

"I've seen Mr. Jingluo, I've kept you waiting, it's a sin!"

"Where, I've just arrived."

"I don't know if Brother Jingluo is here this time, is there anything important to inform the two of us?"

Wang Meng picked up the things on the table, handed them over and didn't say anything. After the two took it, they first glanced at Wang Meng, and slowly opened the fold with the word 'invitation' written on the surface under his signal.

After reading the above content, the two couldn't help but be stunned, they didn't expect Zhao Yang to entertain them at this time. I was still talking about Zhao Yang just now, but I didn't expect to be able to see it so soon.

The two readily agreed, they asked Wang Meng to wait for a while, and after the two returned to their room and changed their clothes, they followed Wang Meng, who had been waiting for a long time, to board the carriage and go to the Taishou Mansion for a banquet.