"Fang Ling, I didn't expect to see you here."

Yang Yuzhi was the first to speak.

He looked down at Fang Yuan condescendingly.

There was surprise and deep disdain in his eyes.

The county lord of Shouchun didn't speak, but the eyes that looked at Fang Yuan were even more disdainful.

Both of them had drunk a lot, their faces were slightly red, and their steps were a little frivolous as they walked.

Both of them were holding wine glasses, as if they wanted to drink with Fang Yuan.

"What's the matter with the two of you?"

Fang Yuan tasted the wine slowly and said indifferently.

He didn't even bother to get up to greet them.

After Li Shimin started the banquet, he said that tonight should not be limited to formality and do not need to care about etiquette.

Therefore, Fang Yuan could not care about the identities of the two, and he didn't have to salute the two as usual.

Moreover, the demeanor of the two of them was almost engraved with the word provocation on their faces, how could Fang Yuan give them face.

"Fang Ling looks down on us?"

"You won't even drink with us?"

Yang Yuzhi's voice was a little louder.

The high-level officials who were close to Fang Yuan's several tables heard it, and their eyes flashed with a little meaning.

Recently, Fang Yuan's reputation has become famous, and the contradictions with Pei Xiang and Xiao Yu did not break his bones, but Xiao Yu colluded with Bishamen to assassinate the emperor.

What attracted everyone's attention the most was that in today's palace high-level banquet, Fang Yuan was also invited.

Although Chang'an Ling's status is special, it is not special to this extent, right?

"I'm sorry, the banquet was singing loudly and dancing, I didn't hear what you said clearly."

Fang Yuan smiled and pretended to be embarrassed and said.

"Fang Ling looks down on us?"

"You won't even drink with us?"

Yang Yuzhi didn't feel anything, and asked again.

This time, his voice was a little louder, and it attracted the attention of more people around him.

"What?"

"Sorry, I still didn't hear you."

Fang Yuan still had the same attitude just now.

"Fang Yuan, are you pretending to be deaf and dumb?"

Yang Yuzhi's brows furrowed, and he said in a deep voice.

He sensed that something was wrong, and felt that Fang Yuan was deliberately pretending not to hear.

Although the singing and dancing were loud, they did not affect the conversation between people.

In particular, Fang Yuan's location was the farthest away from the song and dance center, how could he not hear it twice in a row?

The county lord of Shouchun also frowned and did not look at Fang Yuan, with scrutiny and anger in his eyes.

"What did you say?"

Fang Yuan still didn't look like he heard clearly.

"I ask you if you're pretending to be deaf and dumb!"

Yang Yuzhi was furious and couldn't help but roar on the spot.

The voice was much louder than just now, and many people at the banquet came to see it.

At this time, the palace maid who was dancing didn't know if it was affected, and fell to the ground with a bang.

"Your Majesty's atonement, Your Majesty's atonement!"

The palace maid who fell down hurriedly got up and knelt on the ground.

The remaining group of palace maids also knelt down and begged for mercy.

The originally beautiful song and dance not only ended the dance, but also listened to the singing.

Soon, the emperor, the emperor and the others all looked at Yang Yuzhi and the county lord of Shouchun.

Almost everyone believed that it was Yang Yuzhi's roar that caused the banquet to become like this.

The banquet was suddenly quiet, and Yang Yuzhi and the county lord of Shouchun naturally noticed it, and they also noticed that the people at the banquet were looking at the two of them.

In an instant, Yang Yuzhi and the county lord of Shouchun both shuddered, and their drunkenness was reduced by more than half.

"Your Majesty, it was Fang Yuan who pretended to be deaf and dumb and ignored the toast between the two of us!"

The county lord of Shouchun hurriedly threw the pot towards Fang Yuan.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"I asked him three times, and he didn't pretend he couldn't hear."

Yang Yuzhi also hurriedly said.

I don't know if he was frightened, cold sweat secreted from his forehead.

Li Shimin didn't speak, but his gaze shifted from Yang Yuzhi and Fang Yuan's body.

"I really didn't hear what Yang Yuzhi said."

"I can't blame me for disturbing everyone's Yaxing because I didn't hear him, right?"

Fang Yuan got up and said loudly.

"You, you obviously deliberately provoked me!"

Yang Yuzhi shouted in a panic.

He understood, understood why Fang Yuan said three times and twice that he couldn't hear it.

It turned out that he deliberately provoked himself and embarrassed himself in front of everyone.

However, what can be done if you know it, no one will believe the current situation.

Fang Yuan shrugged his shoulders and didn't speak, just looked at Li Shimin.

Everyone still didn't speak, as if waiting for Li Shimin to speak.

"You two are just doing some foolish things."

"In the future, the two of you will not come to the palace banquet."

Li Shimin said indifferently.

When the words fell, the faces of many ministers changed.

In the future, you should not come to the palace banquets, which means that you will be excluded from the high-level of the court.

This situation is a very fatal blow to some people, especially if the county lord of Shouchun is not from Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, we didn't mean to."

The county lord of Shouchun hurriedly admitted his mistake.

The same is true for Yang Yuzhi, who no longer argues about right and wrong.

It's just that Li Shimin didn't speak, and it seems that the result will be determined by one word, and there is no room for discussion.

"Father, Sister Shouchun and brother-in-law may be tasting high wine for the first time, and if you accidentally drink too much, you should ignore them."

Li Ke stood up and said.

It's the first time I tasted it, and I was careless, and I cleverly interceded for the lord of Shouchun County.

"Father, Sister Shouchun and brother-in-law are careless and reckless, will you spare them once?"

Prince Li Chengqian pondered for a moment, and then also stood up and said.

The two princes pleaded loudly, and some ministers exchanged glances and were also ready to plead.

Seeing this, the county lord of Shouchun and Yang Yuzhi both breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the two of them were fine.

It may be that after the crisis was lifted and both of them breathed a sigh of relief, the other party was even more disgusted.

They were rushing for the imperial examination and wanted to find Fang Yuan to get back the field.

Unexpectedly, being tricked by Fang Yuan made the two almost fall on the road.

"Your Majesty, Yang Yuzhi's slander against the ministers deliberately stimulated him, wanting to offend His Majesty and the ministers, and ask Your Majesty to uphold justice for the ministers."

When Fang Yuan was about to get up and plead, Fang Yuan suddenly walked out of the banquet and said loudly.

When the words fell, everyone's expressions were different, and the eyes that looked at Fang Yuan were a little different.

Most of the ministers who hadn't dealt with Fang Yuan much secretly thought, this person wouldn't be stunned, right?

And some people are dissatisfied and resentful, such as Yang Yuzhi's husband and wife, and. The third prince Li Ke.

There was also a small part of them who were surprised and admired, and Du He gave Fang Yuan a thumbs up in private.

"You have no jokes!"

"How can I take back my words?"

Li Shimin pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice.

His sharp eyes swept over the crown prince and the third prince, and finally stared at Yang Yuzhi.

Li Shimin wanted to see how high his prestige was, and whether it became higher with the destruction of the Eastern Turks?

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

Yang Yuzhi and the county lord of Shouchun changed their faces and wanted to ask for mercy.

But Li Shimin didn't have a chance for them, and with a wave of his right hand, a forbidden army immediately appeared and invited Yang Yuzhi and the county lord of Shouchun out.

The eyes of the high-level people present changed, even the third prince Li Ke opened his mouth and did not persuade again.

Li Shimin's face was expressionless, but his heart became more proud and active.

It is only a matter of time before I unify the interior, disintegrate the clans of the world, and reign over the world!

In the end, Yang Yuzhi and the county lord of Shouchun were invited out of the palace in full view of everyone.

The next banquet became delicate, and the emperor's relatives and high-level officials looked at Fang Yuan with a strange look, secretly wondering why Fang Yuan's status in the emperor's heart was so high?

Even Fang Yuan was very curious, guessing his status in Li Shimin's heart.

But after a few glasses of wine, Fang Yuan put this question behind him.

Relying on the mountains and relying on everyone to fall, it is better to rely on yourself to slowly develop and grow.

Finally, the banquet ended, and Fang Yuan and Du He left.

In the following days, Fang Yuan was busy arranging the imperial imperial examination.

Among them, there are also some candidates who appear in Chang'an City, and the Su family, represented by Su Ziqing, arranges accommodation, contracts some inns in Chang'an City, and arranges for the candidates to live.

In terms of food, the Du family, which is dominated by Du Ruhui, prepares better food for the candidates and sends it to the contracted inn for the candidates to eat.

Among the candidates, there will be those who fail to retake the exam every year, and even retake it several times, and it is the first time they have encountered this kind of test, and they are all surprised.

After understanding the situation, the candidates were immediately grateful, and the Gaohu Imperial Court really attached importance to the imperial examination.

As a result, some lyrics appeared, praising Li Shimin and the imperial court, as well as Du Ruhui and Li Chengqian. There was even a Chang'an order to praise Fang Yuan in the back.

More than half a month has passed, and more candidates have entered Chang'an City.

Fang Yuan also really stabilized, took back power from the county, and officially began to govern Chang'an County, and the people of Chang'an County began to recognize their parents.

On this day, Fang Yuan corrected the official documents at the county office, giving the green light to the business of Qin Huaiyu and Changsun Chong and others.

"Fang Ling, there is a candidate outside the door who claims to be a candidate from Liaozhou, named Zhang Ji, and wants to see you."

The official guarding the door reported to Fang Yuan.

These days, because all parties attach importance to the imperial examination, the candidates already know that behind the attention of all parties to the imperial examination, there is the figure of Fang Yuan, who is the Chang'an order, and it is Fang Yuan who reviews and approves their plan.

But because of the identity of the candidates and the questions of some candidates, Fang Yuan asked the officials to refuse their invitation.

This time, the official originally refused, but because he learned that he was from Liaozhou, he came in again to report to Fang Yuan.

"Zhang Ji?!"

"Invite him in!"

Fang Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then immediately ordered.

Unexpectedly, it was Zhang Ji's visit.

So this guy passed the spring and successfully entered the finals.

I don't know what Zhang Ji's ability is, and whether he can change the imperial examination to judge people by appearance.

Seeing Fang Yuan like this, the gatekeeper breathed a sigh of relief, secretly thinking that he was still relatively clever, and quickly pushed out to invite Zhang Ji.

"Students meet Fang Ling."

Soon, Zhang Ji came in.

After seeing Fang Yuan, he immediately saluted.

"You're welcome, sit down!"

Fang Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then laughed.

Calling themselves students, some regard Fang Yuan as an elder, a teacher, and so on.

Fang Yuan was naturally even happier, and he also understood why so many families wanted to get involved in the imperial examination.

"Xie Fangling."

Zhang Ji thanks.

He didn't dare to sit down until Fang Yuan sat down.

"Don't be restrained, just treat it as Liaozhou."

Fang Yuan smiled kindly.

He found that when he saw Zhang Ji again, he found that he had become more restrained.

Not only that, but his leg seems to be healed, and it is not obvious to people who don't know when he walks.

However, the appearance has not improved much, and it is still the same, and this appearance is easy to be brushed off by the imperial examination.

But he still passed the imperial examination, and it is estimated that it took a lot of effort.

"Fang Ling, thanks to your previous training, the student can finally arrive at the Beijing Examination."

Zhang Ji solemnly thanked.

The expression is still the same as just now.

Although Fang Yuan told him not to be restrained, Fang Yuan was different from the past.

When he was in Liaozhou City, Fang Yuan was in a high position, and now he is in a higher position, how can he not be restrained.

"That's all your own power."

"I believe that your future will not stop at the Beijing test!"

Fang Yuan said with a smile.

Liaozhou is now run by Zhao Yingcai.

Zhao Yingcai may not be too stubborn for his own sake, but if the grades are not good, he will not dare to let him go.

It can be said that Zhang Ji's talent is good, he just has one less chance, and he may have the ability to soar.

"Xie Fangling!"

"Fang Ling, I came to you this time, and I asked for something."

Zhang Ji's expression became excited.

But soon he showed a mocking look and pleaded.

"Tell me about it."

Fang Yuan's smile was still the same.

If it's a minor issue, it's okay to help.

"We have 36 students in Liaozhou, and we want to invite you to have a meal together to repay your kindness for reconstruction."

Zhang Ji got up and said with a very solemn expression.

This time, a total of 36 students from Liaozhou can enter the Beijing examination.

They arrived in Chang'an City together, and on the way, they decided to invite Fang Yuan to a meal to express their gratitude.

Naturally, there is also the idea of wanting to climb the high branch of the upper source.

So they elected Zhang Jilai to invite Fang Yuan.

"That's fine."

"Have you chosen the time and place?"

Fang Yuan said with a smile.

Those are all students from Liaozhou.

Maybe in the future, he will be an official with Fang Yuan, and he will even become a help in the officialdom, and he will definitely want a meal.

"Now, a pinxiang restaurant."

Zhang Ji breathed a sigh of relief and said excitedly.

did not live up to the trust of his classmates, and also received personal thanks to Fang Yuan for his help.

Without Fang Yuan, he is still a Zhang Ji who owes money to countless people.

Although he still owes a lot of money now, especially Fang Yuan's bank.

But in exchange for the purpose of the Beijing test, he may be able to mix up an official and a half-job.

"You wait for the official for a while, and the official will arrange it in advance."

Fang Yuan said with a smile.

I was satisfied, and I invited the most expensive incense in Chang'an City.

He asked Zhang Ji to sit here and go to the county to give them some orders.

Not long after, Fang Yuan and Zhang Ji went out and went to Yipinxiang Restaurant.

Before the two of them arrived at Yipinxiang Restaurant, they saw a verbal conflict between the two sides.

Some of them are familiar and have been seen when they were in Liaozhou College.

Among the people who were being targeted and were in a vulnerable position and bullying them, the leader was Yang Yuzhi, and a middle-aged man who Fang Yuan didn't know.

"Fang Ling, you wait."

Zhang Ji hurriedly said.

Outside of Fang Yuan's salute, he strode towards Fang Yuan of Yipinxiang Restaurant.

It's too embarrassing, he and the others want to invite Fang Yuan to dinner, not to invite Fang Yuan to watch the play.

Fang Yuan didn't stop, nor did he stop Zhang Ji, but followed slowly.

Before the person arrived, Fang Yuan roughly understood the situation, and the two sides were fighting for a banquet.

The number of people on both sides is about the same, and it is necessary to book a large private room.

And there was only one left in the big private room, so the two sides argued.

At this time, Yang Yuzhi found that Fang Yuan was coming, and smiled coldly at Fang Yuan.

(End of chapter)