Chapter 39: Such restraint
As the weather turned colder, the scholars who entered Beijing to take the exam arrived in the capital one after another.
The inns in the capital are overcrowded, and the halls have become crowded, and the people are crowded, and the scholars who come a few days late may not even be able to grab a place to eat and stay.
But Zhao Ji, the son of the servant of the ministry, obviously does not belong to this group of people who have nowhere to stay.
Zhang Xiu was very surprised that Zhao Ji came to the Luzhou Hall, and after entering the room and sitting down, he asked with some curiosity: "Brother Zhao, why did you have the leisure to come to this hall today?" Could it be that your father was arrested for embezzlement and his family property was confiscated by the imperial court? ”
Zhao Ji took a deep breath and said, "I don't have the same knowledge as you. I've come here to bring you an invitation. ”
As he spoke, he took out a gilded invitation and slapped it on the table.
"King Liang has always had the name of loving talents, and now that spring is coming, talented people from all over the world gather in the capital, and King Liang specially set up a banquet to invite talented people from all over the world to encourage them."
"Today, the saint has no children under his knees, and he is the same mother as King Liang, everyone in the world knows that he is the only crown prince, this opportunity to meet King Liang, Brother Zhang, you have to take advantage of it."
Before Zhang Xiu could speak, Yan Feng picked up the invitation with a puzzled expression, and after confirming that Zhang Xiu's name was written on it, he couldn't help frowning: "Isn't King Liang a talented man invited to the banquet, why did you invite Zhang Xiu over?" ”
Zhang Xiu: "@#¥%¥#@......"
Zhao Ji looked at Yan Feng, who had thick eyebrows and big eyes, in astonishment, and after gasping, he hurriedly pushed his teacup in front of him: "Brother Yan, if you can speak, you can say more!" ”
Zhang Xiu almost wrinkled a tic-tac-toe on his forehead, and after a while, he let out a depressed breath and said, "Send the invitation back, I have no intention of pursuing a career anyway." When the time comes, I will casually take the top exam, go to be an official for two years, and then return to my hometown and go back to the academy to teach and educate people. ”
Zhao Ji: "......"
Brother Zhang, there are too many slots in your sentence, I don't know where to complain!
Why do you want to tell the old man to return to his hometown, and besides, the champion can be admitted casually?
This is simply not taking me Zhao someone in his eyes!
Viciously glanced at Zhang Xiu, and he looked at the invitation on the table with some confusion: "Brother Zhang, the opportunity is rare, why don't you think about it again?" ”
Zhang Xiu couldn't help but roll his eyes: "King Liang is not my son, if you invite me to go, I'll go!" ”
Zhao Ji: "......"
This...... Even if King Liang is willing, the Queen Mother and her old man can't agree!
Zhao Ji couldn't laugh or cry, shook his head and said, "If you don't want to go, forget it, I'll just say that you occasionally feel cold and feel unwell." It's a pity, if you don't go to the banquet this time, the limelight will be suppressed by Li Zijie and Ma Wenbin......"
Yan Feng scoffed at his statement, feeling that Zhao Ji still didn't know enough about Zhang Xiu.
With Zhang Xiu's ability to cause trouble, what kind of demon king of the mixed world has to come to the world to suppress his limelight......
There was nothing to say all night, and in a blink of an eye, it was the day of King Liang's banquet.
Zhang Xiu took Yan Feng and Xiao Ao Xue to eat snacks on the street, looking at the lanterns, and suddenly, there was a commotion ahead.
Under the bombardment of a few guards, the people on the street fled in a hurry, and in the blink of an eye, the pedestrians on the street scattered.
Surrounded by several eunuchs and maids, the eldest princess, who had drunk the northwest wind all night, appeared in front of Zhang Xiu with slightly red eyes and messy hair.
Zhang Xiu was amused by her embarrassed and fierce appearance, and said with a smile: "Yo, isn't this Her Royal Highness the Princess, you may have found the most beautiful man in the world last night?" ”
The eldest princess was so angry that she gritted her silver teeth and said angrily: "Zhang Xiu, I have already inquired about your details, this time you don't want to run away again!" ”
Zhang Xiu's face was dazed: "Escape? Why should I run away? ”
Seeing that he was not afraid at all, the eldest princess suddenly became even more annoyed, waved her hand and pointed at Zhang Xiu, and shouted: "Tie him up for me!" ”
When the words landed, several guards rushed up and came to Zhang Xiu's side.
I saw that Zhang Xiu was not in a hurry, and slowly spoke: "Sister Guifei Niangniang!" ”
When the guards heard this, they immediately stopped, looked at each other with embarrassment, and no one dared to take the lead.
The eldest princess was furious when she saw this: "What is there to be afraid of that fox spirit, she blames it, and this princess bears it!" ”
The guards breathed a sigh of relief slightly, and were about to make a move, Zhang Xiu smiled slightly, took out a token from his sleeve, and said: "The Queen Mother gave me a gold medal, seeing the token is like seeing the Queen Mother!" ”
When several guards saw the token, their faces changed, and they instantly knelt on the ground, lowered their heads and stopped moving.
The eldest princess was so angry that she smoked, and said with a trembling finger: "You bad guy, where did you get the Queen Mother token!" ”
Zhang Xiu took back the token, then took out a two-foot-long Ruyi golden hoop stick from his waist, and said: "The Queen Mother also gave me a Ruyi golden hoop stick, the upper beat the unconscious king, and the lower beat the courtiers, Your Royal Highness the princess, do you want to try it?" ”
"You dare, even my father hasn't beaten me!"
The eldest princess pouted stubbornly, looking at the iron rod in Zhang Xiu's hand, a thin layer of mist filled her eyes, wanting Zhang Xiu to relax her vigilance, and then look for an opportunity to make trouble.
"See if I dare!"
Zhang Xiu's face suddenly turned hideous, and he snorted the stick in his hand, broke a bamboo pole beside him with a click, and rushed towards the eldest princess with a wave of his right hand.
The eldest princess was stunned, and then reacted that Zhang Xiu didn't eat her, let out a scream, turned around and fled.
Zhang Xiu chased after her, the guards and eunuchs followed, and a strange scene appeared on the street that had never been seen in the capital.
Above the restaurant, a young man wearing a reckless dragon robe witnessed this strange scene, and said dumbfounded: "Why does the woman who was chased downstairs look so much like Huaiyu?" ”
The corners of the eunuch's eyes twitched slightly, and he said loudly: "Lord Wang, that is the eldest princess." ”
King Liang was taken aback, and said with a face full of disbelief: "In broad daylight, someone dares to chase and beat the princess, is there still a royal law?" Who was chasing her? ”
The eunuch glanced at Zhang Xiu, carefully recalled the information about the scholars in his mind, and said: "Lord Wang, he is the talented man who refused your invitation to the banquet yesterday, Luzhou Zhang Xiu ......"
"Luzhou Zhang Xiu? Is that Zhang Xiu, who wrote the "Book of Agriculture", increased the grain production of Daxia by 30%, and left his name Zhang Dashan on the book? ”
King Liang was slightly stunned, then turned his head and looked at Zhao Ji beside him with a strange expression: "Zhao Gongzi, didn't you say that Zhang Xiu was sick, this is what you said about occasionally feeling cold and feeling unwell?" ”
Zhao Ji has been messing around with Zhang Xiu for many days, and he has already developed an impregnable face, and said expressionlessly: "If you go back to the prince, Zhang Xiu is usually not like this, only when he occasionally feels cold and is unwell, will he be like this...... Such restraint! ”
King Liang suddenly showed a skeptical expression: "@#¥%¥#@......"
What is this called restraint?
Did I hear it wrong, or did you say it wrong?!