As early as a few years ago, Lu Li had the heart to take advantage of the literary meeting that the candidates in front of the Spring Festival were tired of, and "met" Yin Shen, who had to be entertained and concealed, and met and talked several times, Yin Shen already had a good impression of Lu Li.

"With Yin Lang's talent, it should be high school." Lu Lizhi introduced He Shishi and Wang Qi to Yin Shen, as if he had not noticed Shao Guang who was full of contempt on the side, and only said this as a matter of course.

"This ...... Down. Yin Shen still didn't feel embarrassed at this time, and responded as a matter of course.

Lu Li just smiled: "Erlang seems to have expected it, is it intentional?" ”

This made Yin Shen not respond well, but just smiled: "It's better to meet by chance, I booked a table at Qujiang Restaurant yesterday, and today is just He Wang Qilang High School." ”

It turned out that although Yin Shen did not know He Zhan and Wang Ningzhi, he had also heard of the two, and knew that He Zhan's clan had been dismissed, so he thought that he should not need to participate in the imperial examination, but he thought it was Wang Qizhong's list, and he didn't pay attention to the details of the name on the list just now, and he just slipped by and didn't see his name on it, so he was relieved.

Although Yin Shen eliminated himself for the sake of anger, but the elders of the family had an order, he did not dare to have a complete boycott of the examination, so he was just deliberately perfunctory in his performance, what he was afraid of was not to fall into the ranks, but to be afraid of a careless list but ranked behind, because once this is the case, he will not be able to participate in the imperial examination in the future, but the ranking behind is obviously not conducive to the career, even if he wins, he may only be a foreign official, which is like being a concubine, and the chance of becoming a regular is very small.

It's better to be single than to be a concubine, how can you not let Yin Shen worry about the result.

For the sake of love and righteousness, this one is really open-minded.

As soon as he spoke, the embarrassed person became Wang Qilang, and hurriedly explained: "Yin Erlang misunderstood, and he is not in high school." ”

Yin Shen couldn't help but be surprised: "With Qilang's talent, he also fell off the list?" ”

Wang Ningzhi announced his identity as a student of Jiang Duyu as early as four years ago, although he did not openly show his talent, but with Jiang's fame, the scholars all believed that Wang Qilang was talented, otherwise how could he be in the eyes of Jiang Shiqing? Not to mention that Shichiro's grandfather, Lingnuma Gong, is now one of the ministers of state, and he is in charge of Shangshu Province - this is the first-level governor who presides over the provincial examination, and if Wang Qilang still fails to make the list, it will be really funny.

He Zhan glanced at his friend angrily, and simply said: "Qilang has not applied for the exam, the three of us are here today, and we are indeed accompanying Qilang on this trip, because his brother is taking the exam to see the results." ”

"The children of the Wang family must be in high school." Yin Shen, who learned the cause and effect, politely said.

Now Wang Qi felt even more embarrassed: "Uh...... Down. ”

Seeing that Yin Shen opened his mouth wide and was stunned on the spot, Lu Li explained again: "It is also expected, the younger brother of the Qilang clan is only fourteen this year, and he has applied for the first subject of Jinshi, it is not easy to pass the exam, and the provincial test book does not report much hope." ”

It is not easy for Jinshi to take the first, when Liu Junyi was fifteen, that is, the head of the middle shape has been regarded as the only person from ancient times to the present, which is also an important reason why the Queen Mother is dissatisfied with the embankment of Mrs. Tai, but she has always been unwilling to easily "let go" Liu Junyi.

But Yin Shen was puzzled, and pointed to the head of the Jinke Jinshi, who was being hugged by the front and back again and again, and gave his hands to someone proudly: "If the Lingnuma Gong is impartial in the examination, how can such a mediocre person be allowed to be at the top of the list?" ”

Wang Qilang: ......

Only then did he realize that his feelings were brought here by He Shishi and Xue Liu's left and right sides today, and the task was not ordinary!

However, before he could explain to his grandfather, Lu Li had already taken over the topic: "Although they are not from famous families, they are not from famous families, but at various literary meetings, the two of them are quite talented, and high school is not strange...... There are a lot of noisy people here, and it is not good to talk deeply, since Yin Erlang has already booked the banquet, the three of us are not afraid of bothering. ”

Yin Shen reacted, and stretched out his arm on one side of his body to make a "please" gesture.

But Shao Guang, who has been unsatisfactory even after being hit, finally had the opportunity to express his opinion directly at this time: "Brother gentleman, please forgive me, although my brother is down, he does not want to be in the same stream with the traitor, so I will resign, and also admonish the gentleman, the traitor is inconsistent on the outside, and the gentleman should be alienated and not gullible." ”

When he spoke, his eyes were blazing, staring straight at Lu Li, aiming at the obvious.

"Brother Jiu......" Yin Shen finally became embarrassed, clasped his hands, and wanted to persuade him to make friends but felt that he was not happy with his new friends, and he was embarrassed, and he didn't know what to do.

He Zhan was about to fight for Lu Li, but was blocked by Lu Li's arm, he calmly stepped up, just in front of Shao Guang: "If you remember well, you have no grudges with you, you have insulted you in front of you many times and five times, I really don't know why, if you still have the style of a gentleman and don't want to make unreasonable disputes in a noisy environment, why don't you dare to find another quiet place, right and wrong, I am willing to discuss it with you." ”

This is a radical method, but it is reasonable, according to Shao Guang's upright and unyielding temperament, of course, he will not "run away without a fight", I saw him snort coldly, and hold his head high: "Xue Lang wants to be boring for himself, and Shao will accompany him to the end!" Instead, he flicked his sleeves and took the lead.

On the day of the unveiling, several warm pavilions in Yu Weixuan were sold out as early as half a month ago, Yin Shen said earlier that it was "set yesterday", of course, it was just a statement, in fact, he had expected that today's friend Shao Jiuge would be injured because of the scene, and he was ready to be drunk with him, and he was worried that he would meet the idler's sarcastic ridicule, of course, he had to settle for a lonely place.

The group just arrived here, and even though Yin Shen, as the master, wanted to call for food, he was obstructed by Shao Guang, as if he was about to say goodbye when he said it clearly, and resolutely did not sit at the same table with the despicable villain.

"What is Xue Lang's defense, Shao Mou listened." The self-reliant sat down steadily, staring at his neck with a stump in his eyes.

Yin Shen had no choice but to invite the guests to sit down, he knew his friend's consistent temperament, and knew that if the knots in his heart were not unraveled, it was unlikely that he would persuade Brother Jiu to resolve the suspicions, but he had a very good impression of Lu Li at this time, and he did not believe those gossips, but he just smiled at Lu Li, and was not in a hurry to make peace.

Lu Li still smiled, not impatient or impatient: "Why, in Shao Lang's opinion, Xue needs to have the obligation to defend himself against the rumors?" ”

"You!" Shao Guang raised his eyebrows: "If Xue Lang doesn't want to defend himself, why coax people to come here?" ”

"I never said I was going to defend myself." Lu Li even smiled and bent the corners of his eyes: "Shao Lang came back and saw that I was all speaking ill of each other, calling me a villain, shouldn't I cite empirical evidence, if I am a gentleman, I shouldn't slander others for no reason." ”

These words obviously made Shao Guang speechless, and justice was awe-inspiring on the spot, and he spoke again after a long while, but his tone was obviously weak, not as sonorous and powerful as before: "I naturally have no evidence, but I heard people talk about it, saying that Xue Lang is seeking self-protection to avoid being involved in the reverse case to kill his wife and children, is it not true that Xue Lang has a son and loves him very much?" With this evidence, it can be seen that there may not be no reason for nothing. ”

"Really? Why do you think this is so ridiculous? There are indeed concubines in the bottom, and they are indeed cherished, so that they can prove that they killed their wives and children? Dare to ask Shao Lang, is it true that indifference regardless of flesh and blood is the importance of affection, righteousness, and noble virtue? ”

Shao Guang choked again.

Yin Shen spoke for Lu Li: "Brother Jiu, although I have not known Xuan Zhi for a long time, every time I discuss current affairs or ask for literature with him, I feel that Xue Lang is quite far-sighted and virtuous, and he is by no means like a human talk. ”

Shao Guang still didn't believe it, so he simply said to Lu Li: "Not long after the Pei Zheng clan was wiped out, Ling Zheng died due to a miscarriage, is it just a coincidence?" Moreover, Xue Xiang dared to argue with Xie Tingshi in court four years ago, and insulted the monarch with his cunning words and insults, which was admirable for his virtuous and loyal loyalty. ”

Back then, Shi Niang really wanted to confuse black and white, but the purpose was not just to correct Lu Li's name, let Xue Xiang carry the black pot, it was really a helpless plan, planning to confuse the Queen Mother to protect Xue Qian's life and the safety of the Xue family, but these hidden facts could not be made public at this time, and Lu Li had no choice but to refute: "Shao Lang's so-called I am not tolerated by the father, nothing more than based on the theory of rootlessness, of course, the father of the world is not a person who is consumed by profit, nor has he bullied the younger generation, only I am ignorant, I really don't know why the father is white, I must be black, the father is virtuous and loyal, So I must be despicable? ”

Lu Li saw that Shao Guang was running out of words again, and he knew that he couldn't always be entangled around gossip, so he turned the conversation around: "Dare to ask Shao Lang, now many scholars are discussing, saying that Shao Lang is conceited and talented but arrogant and ignorant, so that he has fallen for four consecutive years, and he has no consciousness to involve his friends, it is really unlearned and unkind, Shao Lang is a fact, and Yin Lang is also a fact that you are not willing to take the exam perfunctorily, so Shao Lang can consider himself to be arrogant and ignorant, unkind and unjust?" ”