No matter what era it is, most people are always interested in the rumors circulating in the market, and there are always some discordant in the teahouses, restaurants, streets and alleys, but the extremely vivid rumors circulate, and they can't ban it.

The more you press, the more people believe that what they hear is the truth. Everyone thinks that they are smart people and will not be deceived, but they are wrong, and the rumors stop at the wise, but the wise people are the majority, and the so-called wise people are in the minority.

With the great victory at the border pass, there is also a wave of remarks, which is quietly fermenting and gradually setting off an uproar.

There are many, many people involved.

He Hongzhen, a native of Hu in the Western Regions, was originally an inconspicuous figure, originally wanted to climb to the sky in one step, climbed the lap of the counselor Zhang Jingren, married the daughter of the Zhang family, and thought that his career would be smooth, but under the impeachment of King Zhao Jun, Zhang Jingren was dismissed and seized the title, He Hongzhen also suffered a succession, was dismissed, and a road to heaven was interrupted, and he became one of the unambitious people in Yecheng.

In the Northern Qi Dynasty, many Hu people served in the court, of course, most of them did not rely on any real skills, but relied on financial resources to ascend to the throne.

For example, He Shikai, his father is a wealthy businessman in the Western Regions, relying on strong financial resources to squeeze himself and his sons into the official career, He Hongzhen made up his mind to take that road at the beginning.

Money may no longer be able to become money, but money can be exchanged for power, and power can make people get more wealth.

Once the dream was shattered, He Hongzhen was not reconciled, and always wanted to find an opportunity to enter the court again.

But the invincible money in the past did not work, and the magnates in Yecheng were killed by His Majesty's high-pressure control, and they did not dare to interfere in the government again.

The children of the family look down on him, and the family has been noble for generations, and he is not bad for money.

He can't get a really powerful person. Now there is really no way to go to heaven.

He Hongzhen hasn't read many books, but he can roughly recognize words, know how to say some pompous words, and be good at figuring out the joys and angers of his superiors...... Could it be that he He Hongzhen really has to be a lowly peddler and pawn for the rest of his life?

Thinking about it, he was very unwill......ing, and under the gloomy skylight, He Hongzhen sat in the inn on the side of the road and sighed, "Shopkeeper, come to a plate of shengping, a pot of sake......"

At the end of July, when the weather was hot and dry, He Hongzhen sat on the edge of the window and opened the window, holding it with a bamboo pole.

The cool breeze blew down the heat on his body, and at his feet were large bags of antique treasures, wrapped in fine leather, which were worth a lot of money.

He got up early in the morning, took gifts and went to visit the families of the magnates in the east of the city one by one, and after a busy day of work but nothing was gained, and now he was depressed and very irritable.

The shopkeeper brought up a large plate of oily barbecue, smiled and said, "The guest is slow to use" and withdrew.

Shengping is the meal of the Hu people at a glance, mainly a hodgepodge of mutton and venison, deer hoof tendons, deer tongue and all kinds of meat roasted fragrant, and the oil flowers that come out from the bottom are rattling.

He Hongzhen was hungry for a day, and he was not too hot, so he swallowed the sake in a big gulp.

On weekdays, he is reluctant to spend such expenses, but today is different, in the afternoon he has to go to a few big names to try his luck, but he can't go hungry.

Thinking of this, he also had an opinion about the Yue family in his heart, if it weren't for Zhang Jingren, how could he become what he is today? As soon as Zhang Jingren fell, the Zhang family declined, and he was dismissed from office, not to mention, he had to help them in front of his wife from time to time.

It's just a bunch of waste borers! He had completely forgotten who had led him to his career in the first place, and he was filled with only anger and resentment, and made up his mind that when he climbed to a higher portal, he would kick the woman and the whole family away!

A group of children ran from the street to the end of the street laughing, very noisy, and kept singing there, clapping their hands, "100 liters fly to the sky, the bright moon shines on Chang'an!" Hundreds of liters fly to the sky, and the bright moon shines on Chang'an! ……”

What the hell is this singing? He Hongzhen was in an even worse mood, and yelled out the window: "What's the noise?" And is there no upbringing? Get lost! ”

The children were frightened, and they were about to cry as soon as their mouths were deflated, He Hongzhen's expression was even more frightening, they suppressed their voices, and were pulled away by two older children.

"The hairy boy is sick......!" He angrily shook the door and window, out of sight.

Such a domineering posture naturally caused other guests to be dissatisfied, and the shopkeeper just wanted to come up to talk about him, but was stopped by the shopkeeper's shaking head, so he had to stop the drums.

This Hu man is generous, for the shopkeeper, the rich one is the uncle, who cares who he refers to and scolds whom?

A few gentlemen at the next table glanced dissatisfied, and finally asked the store to change their seats, far away from the rustic nouveau riche.

He Hongzhen smiled secretly in his heart, "A group of poor scholars, you look down on Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu still looks down on you!" Think you'll be able to get out of the picture after reading a few books? "The heart is actually sour, although it is still two to say whether these scholars can be admitted, but it is true that people have ink in their stomachs.

He Hongzhen can be a man and handle things smoothly, if it weren't for the fact that there is not much ink in his stomach, how could he get an official position......

I was tired and was drinking myself, when the table in the distance suddenly slapped my hands and laughed, "...... In front of the left prime minister and Duan Dazai's good news is frequent, Fenbei and Fennan will enter the hands of the imperial court, if we can win next year, we will be able to find a real shortage ......! ”

"It turned out to be a group of nerds daydreaming......," He Hongzhen laughed secretly in his heart. Most of the people in the examination are from families, and they have to pass the examination in the cold door, which is a transition bridge for thousands of troops and horses, which is as difficult as climbing to the sky. Especially after the name of Yecheng was spread all over the world, more scholars poured into Yecheng, and now there is a joke that throwing a brick down on the second floor of Yecheng is a scholar.

However, these bookbags really know a lot, so he listened patiently for the time being, and listened to the other side: "This brother Tai is right, you have all heard about the movements of Dr. Yushi and King Zhao in Shandong...... That's the head ...... the killing! Many corrupt officials have been stripped of their skins, and a lot of positions have been vacated, and a total of 50 people have been taken this year, all of which have filled the remaining gaps, and I heard that there are still not enough people......

He knocked on the table and said, "What does this mean?" It shows that the imperial court still needs a large number of people like us to fill the vacancies...... Recently, there have been rumors in the imperial court, saying that the imperial historian Zu Ting has another reference, and some people estimate that this is His Majesty's preparation for a thorough investigation of the following......"

"In the counties below, the corrupt officials don't know how many, one by one, there will be a lot more of them, won't the opportunity I am waiting for come?"

As if a lightning bolt crossed the night sky, He Hongzhen's heart opened up a lot, it seemed that there were still a lot of ......opportunities, and another person sighed: "How difficult it is ......, even if the imperial court increases the number of places to take the examination, it is still difficult, no matter the north and south, the scholars who are interested in this have come to Yecheng, and the competition is not small......"

Everyone laughed, and the person who spoke before said proudly: "Brother Tai, are you afraid? The man immediately took the fame, although we can't make meritorious contributions with the martial arts, but we can also see the real chapter in the examination room, get it, I am lucky, I lost, it's a big deal to start over! ”

Everything is good, and this energetic person is also smiling, but He Hongzhen turned his head lonely. They are scholars, and they want to find a good background, but he He Hongzhen can't......

"Haha, I hope Dr. Zu will start more heavily, so that we can have more ladders to advance......"

"It's extreme, come on, drink ......!"

"Imperial Doctor Zu Ting......?" A scholar frowned and said, "But that cheeky Yu Xingzu Ting? ”

He said disdainfully: "I didn't expect him to occupy a high position...... It's incredible that such a shameless villain can punish corruption and promote integrity......"

Who in the world has not heard of Zu Ting's name? Who doesn't know the that Zu Ting had before? The scholar who sang the praises to Zu Ting before was a little unable to get off the stage, and said: "People are all changing...... Since Dr. Zu took office, he has punished a lot of huge corruption, and it is also a credit to the country......"

After Zu Ting came back from Shandong, His Majesty gave him the title of Anyang County Earl, and gave him a set of houses.

A scholar snorted, "What can change?" Less than half a month after this ancestral doctor returned to the court, it was like a city, and those who came to give gifts could line up from the south of the city to the north of the city...... Punish corruption? He himself is a corrupt official......! ”

"I can't say that, no one is perfect, Dr. Zu has still done a lot of good things, and the festival is not a loss...... "Someone came out and diluted the mud," Dr. Zu has made outstanding achievements in Shandong, and His Majesty is the time to reuse him......"

"Besides, it's not, if you can't see him, Zuo Xiang connected a few copies and impeached him, saying that the blind man will enter the dynasty and the country will perish......"

"Hey......, Zuo Xiang really dares to say, when did it happen?"

"At the end of February, when Dr. Zu had just taken office...... I've also heard about this, and you all know that Zuo Xiang is extremely disgusted with Zu Ting......"

"That's eighty percent true......"

A scholar paused as he spoke, and said carefully: "Recently, I have occasionally heard rumors about Zuo Xiang, I don't know if you have heard it?" Say...... said that the left minister had a bad intention......"

"You don't want to die? Do you dare to say this kind of nonsense? ”

"It's not that I want to talk nonsense, it's that in the past few days, I have occasionally heard rumors that 'the mountains do not collapse by pushing, and the mistle trees do not support themselves', which ...... This is a ...... to say that the left minister wants to be opposed! ”

"High mountain" refers to Gao's, and "mistletoe" refers to Hu Luguang, the high mountain collapsed, and the mistletoe was established, does this mean Hu Luguang?

He Hongzhen's mind rumbled, and he suddenly remembered the nursery rhyme sung by the little children before, "Hundreds of liters fly to the sky, and the bright moon shines on Chang'an......"

100 liters is a Hu, and the bright moon is the expression of Hu Luguang, isn't this a metaphor for Hu Luguang to rebel? !