Chapter Ninety-Nine: Playing Power and Rape in the Science Field

Li Yunhan and the others walked out of the dense forest and walked west for two or three miles, and when they reached the fork of the road and the official road, Chang'an City was already in sight. Miaojin stopped, said that her leg was a little painful, and persuaded the two to sit on the side of the road to rest.

After sitting quietly for a while, Li Yunhan asked Miaojin if he could let him read the secret letter?

"Nope." Miaojin frowned, "My father said, but any secret letter sent by Chu Mohan must be smeared with light phosphorus before loading the pill; If you see the light, you will soon spontaneously combust. ”

"Oh, I see." Li Yunhan nodded lightly and asked her what she planned to do next?

"This letter is ironclad evidence of Chu Mohan's rebellion, and I will hand it over to the emperor with my own hands." Miao Jin's tone was firm.

Shaoling shook his head when he heard this, and said, "Ridiculous! The emperor lives in the deep palace all day long, how can you say that you can see it! ”

"Well, that's right; We are all clothed, and it is indeed difficult to see the holy side! Li Yunhan sighed.

Miaojin stared at Li Yunhan for a while, and said, "Isn't my brother a distant relative of the emperor, why is such a trivial matter stumped......

"Hey, don't listen to his, fake." Shao Ling sneered.

"As for me, of course, I'm from the royal family." Li Yunhan touched the jade pendant, and said with a solemn face, "Although I am of the same clan as the royal family, time has passed, and people have long since disagreed with me!" ”

Suddenly, Shaoling seemed to remember something, and said to Li Yunhan: "Didn't Brother Li save Yang Silang, what about him?" ”

"This ...... Not. ”

"Why is that?"

Li Yunhan said with a straight face: "Yang Silang is just a snob, although he has a deep dislike for Lin Fu, but he will never take risks if he doesn't know the content of this letter; Moreover, Chu Mohan was deeply favored by the emperor, and it was difficult to convince His Majesty with just a secret letter. At that time, if the two of them bite back again, not only will they not be able to get rid of the traitorous party, but they will harm Jin'er and more innocents. ”

"What about the prince?"

Li Yunhan sighed when he heard this, and said, "At the moment, he is still too busy to protect himself, how dare he take this risk." ”

Shaoling and Miaojin couldn't help but feel a little disheartened when they heard this.

Li Yunhan stared at the direction of the capital, turned around for a long time, and asked Miaojin: "What else did Father Ling have to explain before his death?" ”

"Well," Miao Jin bowed slightly, "since your persuasion, my father has been alert; Just in case, he hid the list of bribed court officials over the years under the ancient acacia tree in the backyard. I wanted to get it back with my own hands when I returned to Beijing this time, but all the people in the concert hall were changed, and the security was very tight, so I had to give up! ”

Li Yunhan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said, "If you can present the list of corrupt officials and the secret letter to the Holy Lord, you may be able to convince him." Then he ordered Shaoling to go to Beijing to see Wu Qi and ask him to retrieve the list.

Shaoling was quite reluctant to hear this, and said with a dark face: "What's the hurry, let's wait until tomorrow after the test...... It's about my life's work. ”

"Yo, this little brother reminded me." Li Yunhan smiled, paused, and said, "It is said that the deputy examiner tomorrow is Master He Wen. This person is currently the son of the country, a veteran of the Four Dynasties, highly respected and well-known all over the world; If he can be introduced, he may be able to see the emperor. ”

Shaoling smiled when he heard this, and then agreed, and asked him to meet him in Haiming Tower.

After entering the capital, Shaoling said goodbye to Li and Luo and went straight to Zhiyuan.

When he arrived at the door, he saw a suspicious man wandering down the street, Shaoling pretended not to see it, and strode in.

In the courtyard, Mama Buckwheat and Wu Qi were sitting by the pool talking, and when they saw Shaoling coming back, they hurriedly stepped forward to greet them. Shao Lingwu poured himself a cup of tea and took a few sips to ease his mind. He explained carefully to Wu Qi, and then swaggered out of Zhiyuan.

After Wu Qi received the order, he secretly infiltrated the Jinju Courtyard in disguise that night, and took advantage of the unpreparedness of the courtyard to dig out the list of stolen officials from under the ancient Huai.

Shaoling walked for a while, pretending to look back inadvertently, and saw that there were still people watching behind him, so he took a detour to Dongshi. He casually entered a shop, pretended to pick antiques, and shook off the tail while there were too many people.

Shaoling hurried to Haiming Tower in a hurry, Li Yunhan and Miaojin had been waiting for him for a long time. On the table are seven or eight kinds of dishes such as roast chicken, cured meat, fried green bamboo shoots, as well as his favorite raw fish tart.

Li Yunhan picked up his wine glass, wished Shaoling a high school test tomorrow, and toasted him first. Shaoling was proud of this compliment, and raised his glass and drank it all.

Miao Jin saw that the two of them were talking and laughing and pushing the cup to change the cup and drinking bitterly, and felt quite cold, and couldn't help but laugh sarcastically: "It's better for you to do a show, you are gorgeous and snowy, drinking and writing poems, chic and happy." ”

"The girl misunderstood," Li Yunhan turned his head, his face a little cold, "Chang'an is prosperous, but I miss home." He has empty ambitions and great causes, and no one can solve the loneliness in his heart, so he has to use wine to pretend to chat to comfort himself. ”

"Isn't it, how can you be happy without money, without a house, and a bachelor?" Du Shaoling cried with a sad face, "In my early years, I traveled back and forth between the east and west, and I fell off the list several times; In desperation, I went to the homes of officials and nobles every day to deliver posts and submit manuscripts, but in the end, I didn't even listen to a fart......"

"In this world, there are people who eat a hundred tongues every day; But there are people who can only follow and swallow saliva. Li Yunhan sighed lightly.

Du Shaoling said, don't think so much, success or failure is tomorrow.

"It seems that Brother Du is in the chest." Miao Jin drooped her face, "If it's high school, don't forget about me." ”

"Of course." Du Shaoling glanced at Li Yunhan casually, "Brother, what ......do you say?"

Li Yunhan said "um", and said with a melancholy expression: "I actually have another purpose when I came to the capital, that is, to find out the mystery of the ancestor's life experience. ”

"I still want to climb the ...... of the emperor"

Li Yunhan picked up the jade pendant and smiled without saying a word.

"Don't be foolish; Judging from the physiognomy, the brother's high nose and blue eyes are no different from those of the Hu people; Du Shaoling slowed down and said with a smile, "However, even if it is a Hu person, and now Hu and Han are all a family, why do you have to get the title of an imperial prince?" ”

"I'm not a nonsense person, and this is proof of that." Li Yunhan took a sip of wine, said in a low voice, "For more than a hundred years, the people of the Li clan have wandered in foreign lands, settled in the Central Plains for thousands of miles, and lived quietly and without quarrel with the world...... After my father passed away, I vowed to take it with me all over the world to find the answer! ”

The three of them were talking, only to see the curtain of the door lifted, and a shopkeeper walked in, saying to Miaojin that there was a strange guest downstairs who wanted to see her.

Miaojin was puzzled when she heard this, and went downstairs carefully with the shopkeeper; When I arrived in the courtyard, I saw a man in black wearing a hat standing under the osmanthus tree, with his back to her.

Miao Jin asked, "Who is here?" ”

The man turned around when he heard the sound, but it was Yuan Chong.

Miao Jin was shocked when she saw it, and asked coldly, "What are you doing?" ”

"I'm here to save you."

"Help me? Weasels eat chickens, pretending to be kind; I haven't settled accounts with you yet! ”

"Jin'er, you really can't blame me for my father's death...... I'm also very sad. ”

"Hmph, you accomplice, I'll kill you today!" Miao Jin said and pulled out a knife to stab Yuan Chong, but he gently dodged it.

"Really, Chu Qing has set his sights on you!" Yuan Chong's tone was heavy, "Don't worry, girl, I will help you escape from the capital." ”

"With you?" Miao Jin sneered, "Unless you kill the dog thief surnamed Chu!" ”

"No, don't be stubborn!" Yuan Chong persuaded her a few words, and when he saw that it was difficult to convince her for a while, he couldn't help but be a little frustrated, "It's okay if you don't leave." Remember, if you encounter any emergency, you can go to the Qilidu Tea House in Qunxian Fang to find me. ”

After speaking, Yuan Chong lowered his head and walked away.

The next day, the courtyard of the Chang'an Zhaoxian Hall was noisy, crowded with candidates from all over the country who entered Beijing to take the exam. Miao Jin dressed up as a junior student, and stood slightly at the front of the candidate team with Li Yunhan and Shaoling.

Under the eaves of the north hall, there are four or five long tables placed in one word, and the chief examiner Wei Su and the deputy examiner He Wen and others are seated behind them; Dozens of officials on both sides stood solemnly.

With a crisp gong sound, the staff of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Examination walked to the center of the venue and ordered everyone to take their positions in order and not to make loud noises. Just as he was about to announce the start of the exam, he saw a commotion behind the queue of candidates. As the candidates avoided one after another, a group of officials and attendants walked out.

Wei Su looked up and saw Zhang Hui and others swaggering over with Lin Fu. It turned out that Lin Fu was worried that Wei Su was not with his heart and would hire officials according to a predetermined list, so he came to inspect and exert pressure in the name of inspection.

Wei Su was apprehensive, hurriedly got up and greeted him with a smile, and invited Lin and Zhang to sit down.

He Wen looked displeased and asked why Lynver was here?

Lin Fu stroked the silver beard and said, "Today is the national election, and the old man is a little relieved, so he is here to inspect." ”

Zhang Hui took out a roster of candidates from his sleeve and presented it to Wei Su, and said with a straight face: "Master Wei, let's start then." ”

"This," Wei Su was stunned for a moment, pointing to a slightly yellowed roster on the desktop, "Wei already has a roster here." ”

Zhang Hui grabbed the yellowed roster and said with a gloomy face: "Let's act according to the latest roster approved by Lord Lin." ”

"How can this be done......" Wei Su muttered.

"Master Wei, do you dare to disobey orders?" Zhang Hui's eyes showed a cold light.

Wei Su saw that his eyes were extremely vicious, and he smiled bitterly, so he had no choice but to take over the new roster. He flipped through a few pages and said casually: "Candidate Qin-Erxue is on the field." ”

Before the shouting fell, a candidate in brocade clothes and red clothes walked out of the crowd, squinting his eyes and saying, "Candidate Qin Erxue is here." ”

Zhang Hui saw that he was sick, and before he could hand over the scroll, he said impatiently: "The blind man is also here to join in the fun, go down, go down!" ”

Then two officials rushed up, and they couldn't help but coax Qin Erxue away.

Seeing this, Wei Su shook his head, and then read: "Wu-Xiaoshan." ”

As soon as the screams were finished, the candidate Wu Xiaoshan walked up to the front with a short and fat body, panting and presenting his paper. Wei Su was quite disappointed when he saw it, and said to himself: "Why is it a lame ...... again?"

Before Wei Su could read his papers, Zhang Hui ordered the officials to push Wu Xiaoshan down.

"Bai Meng—" Wei Su sighed lightly and continued.

Bai Mengmeng's slender figure walked up to him like a weeping willow in the wind, and handed over his scroll with one hand. Wei Su was stunned for a moment, and ordered him to raise his arms, only to know that he was missing a hand. Wei Su suddenly felt unlucky, and waved his hand to order him to go down.

Wei Su singled out seven or eight candidates in a row, who were either disabled, slurred in speech, and ugly in appearance...... He seemed to understand something, and glanced coldly at Lynver.

Lin Fu sat up straight and said to Wei Su, "It's a pity, Lord Wei; Now there are no virtuous people and no talents to use. ”

Zhang Hui listened and echoed: "What Lord Lin said is very true, none of these people who are on the list can be used as officials; If you want to select real talents, you can only choose from among the incumbent officials. ”

Lin Fu nodded and looked at Wei Su: "Lord Wei, what do you say?" ”

"This," Wei Su understood the meaning of Lin Fu's words, and said respectfully, "Don't worry, my lord, the list of the meritorious divisions to be tested must be determined, and it will be reported to you immediately." ”

Lynver was smug when he heard this, and smiled lightly at his short beard.

At this time, Zhang Hui got up and walked quickly to Wei Su, quietly stuffed a page of paper into his hand, and said in his ear: "There is Lord Lao Wei, Lin Xiang has drawn up a list for you." ”

Wei Su shuddered when he heard this, clutched the list tightly, and pretended to know: "Well, Wei understands. After speaking, he ordered the examination to be suspended and closed.

After hearing the order, the staff member of the examination department was about to announce to the candidates, when he suddenly heard a shout behind him: "Slow down, adult! He looked back, but it was He Wen.

I saw He Wen angrily grab the roster and look through it.

Zhang Hui hurriedly asked when he saw it on the side, "What do you mean, sir?" ”

"To select materials for the country, the old man has to re-examine it." He Wen said in a trembling voice.

"Why bother," Zhang Hui sneered, "didn't you see it all; Datang French has clearly ordered the selection criteria: body, speech, writing, and judgment. Don't look at the quality of these people's articles, just because they have a disability and stutter, they are not qualified at all! If you hire such a character, you are not afraid of the emperor's blame?"

He Wen listened to Zhengse and said: "Ren Xian can't just look at appearance, he should be admitted based on the merits of the article." ”

Lin Fu had a gloomy face and said, "Lord He, don't ask for hardship, let's close the museum." ”

He Wen glared at Lin Fu fiercely, walked to the center of the venue tremblingly, and read according to the roster: "Xuandu-Shaoling stepped forward." ”

When Du Shaoling heard his name being pronounced, he hurriedly tidied up his clothes, walked in front of He Wen with his head held high, and presented his manuscript with a deep bow.

Without waiting for He Wen to speak, Zhang Hui preemptively asked, "Du Shaoling, what are you doing?" ”

Du Shaoling's heart suddenly tightened when he heard this, and he was a little stumbling when he spoke, and said: "Xiaosheng is the Ming Jing last year, and this time, Quan will try ......."

Zhang Hui sneered: "Quan, you also want to be an official?" ”

"Yes; Be a small-official, just have a bowl of rice to eat......"

"Oh, it turned out that I wanted to beg for a bowl of rice," Zhang Hui looked disdainful, "Okay, let's get past me first." ”

"Okay, please ask for the question." Shao Ling's face was calm.

Zhang Hui had the intention to make things difficult for him, thought about it and said in a weird way: "May I ask what are the four quintessences of the Tang Dynasty?" ”

Du Shaoling was stunned when he heard this, thought hard for a while, and said: "It's Tang poetry, Dunhuang murals, and three-color glazed pottery...... By the way, there is also Go. ”

"Wrong, all wrong!" Zhang Hui looked up to the sky and laughed, "With your little knowledge, let's get out as soon as possible!" ”

"Foolish dreams!" Lin Fu raised his head and spat at Shaoling, and sneered, "I have a short body and a clumsy tongue, and I don't deserve to take off my boots, what do you want to do!" ”

After speaking, Lin Fu stretched out his right leg and shook it, and accidentally threw his boots on Du Shaoling's feet.

The officers who were watching around laughed when they saw it.

Before the laughter fell, a white shadow crossed by. The man got close and kicked Lynver's boot away, which touched a branch and then fell and smashed into Forester's table.

Seeing this, Zhang Hui was furious and shouted, "Who dares to be so rude? ”

The man bowed deeply to Wei Su and several other officials, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "In Xiaqingchengzi - Li Yunhan." ”

Zhang Hui snorted after hearing this, and said, "Li Yunhan, what are you doing?" ”

Li Yunhan glanced at Shao Ling and said loudly: "I am willing to answer on behalf of this Du candidate; The four quintessences are the squid, cockfighting, polo and pear orchard. ”

Wei Su felt amused when he heard it, and moved his gaze to Zhang Hui: "My lord, what do you say?" ”

"This," Zhang Huideng's face turned red, and he coughed a few times and pretended to be calm, "It's a pity that it's the wrong one." ”

"That's the hot spring at the foot of Mt. Li." As soon as Li Yunhan finished speaking, a flock of chaffins flew by in a panic from under the eaves and pulled the guano on Lin Fu.

When Lin Fu saw this, his face turned pale with anger, and he shouted angrily: "Come on, take down this madman!" Hearing this, the messenger on the side hurriedly rushed over, wanting to arrest Li Yunhan.

Li Yunhan struggled to push away the errand soldiers, and said awe-inspiring to Lin Fu: "I don't know what the crime is when I come down to take the exam?" ”

Lin Fu snorted and said, "You trespassed into the examination hall and openly slandered the saint, how can you say that you are not guilty!" ”

He Wen had heard that Qingchengzi's poems and essays were famous in the south of the Yangtze River, and today he saw that he was really suave and extraordinary, and he had a little love in his heart, so he walked in front of Lin Fu and said: "My lord's words are too much; Since Li Yunhan has come to take the exam, why don't you see his poems and articles. ”

Li Yunhan listened and took out a book from his waist and presented it to He Wen with both hands.

"Do you still need to see this?" Lynver suddenly covered his nostrils and said, "This person is arrogant and drunk, he must be a drunkard." ”

Zhang Hui immediately understood when he heard this, rolled his eyelids at Li Yunhan, and said, "Rules, do you understand?" ”

Li Yunhan asked, what rules?

"It's a real deal!" Zhang Hui snorted and sneered, "The Zhaoxian Hall is a pure place for our dynasty to select virtuous people, candidates must clean their hands and burn incense and bathe before taking the exam, but you ignore this rule, and you are covered in alcohol and smelly!" ”

"My lord, the one who is the best in the Wen test wins, I didn't say that I am not allowed to drink." Li Yunhan argued.

"You good drinker, just because you collide with the examiner and disrupt the examination room, how can you be hired as an official!" After speaking, Lynver ordered the messengers to take him down.

He Wen hurriedly persuaded him to stop, and said, "Adults are angry, isn't it a little drunk, and they are not informal." ”

Lynver listened and drooped his face and was silent.

Seeing this, Li Yunhan bowed to He Wenshen and said, "It's not difficult to be an adult, I'll leave later." With that, he looked up to the sky and laughed.

Lin Fu looked at his distant back, still angry, and quietly called an entourage and ordered him to go and keep an eye on Li Yunhan.

Wei Su, who had been watching from the sidelines, felt both amused and sad. Seeing that the matter had come to this, he thought it would be better to end this test early. He walked slowly to the center of the venue, announced in public that the examination had been completed, and ordered the candidates to leave immediately.

He Wen was depressed by the humiliation in the examination room, and collapsed on the bed in anger as soon as he got home. After taking a few flavors of decoction, it gradually improved. The night is dark, and the cold is blowing. He stared blankly at the snow-white moonlight in front of the bed, remembering that he had been an official for many years, and he was bent on recommending talents for the country, but he was so humiliated by the villain in the science field, which was really indignant!

He pondered for a while, and immediately had the intention of returning to his hometown.