The second round of the poetry competition will be held seven days later.

There are still nine days left before the start of the temple exam.

In other words, the preliminary round will be held before the palace exam, and if the current heat continues, it will be difficult to change the direction of public opinion.

It is impossible to stop the poetry conference halfway, only to try to make amends.

First of all, as a judge, you should guide public opinion as much as possible and let public opinion lead in the direction of the imperial examination.

Establish a positive stance for the imperial examination, so that both the audience and the contestants agree with the imperial examination system.

However, judging from the current situation, all the judges are deliberately leading in the opposite direction.

For example, deliberately admiring a singer who sang halfway, and using some radical remarks to divert the attention of the people.

These old guys who have been famous for a long time have a lot of energy at hand.

Bai Song really underestimated them.

These old guys are all human spirits, very good at speech, and they don't need to open their mouths to guide public opinion, just a little seemingly casual point, a casual look, can cause a movement.

To control the trend of public opinion, we must first control the judges who appear.

There is no doubt about that.

At least let the judges clarify their attitude, to lead the topic to the imperial examination, and to say it in a good direction.

The idea is simple, but it will be difficult to implement.

The implementation of the imperial examination itself is a huge suppression of the scholars, even if it is a saint, in the face of absolute interests, how will they choose?

What's more, there is an intervener hiding in the darkness behind it.

Bai Song informed Yu Ji of his thoughts, and Yu Ji also felt that things were a little difficult to do.

But Yu Ji has a way: "If you can move grandpa to come forward, maybe things can take a turn for the better." ”

Let Yu Lao come forward to help Bai Song intercede?

Who to talk to?

"Qin Lao and his grandfather are close friends, Qin Lao is a big man in Chang'an, Qin has been here for more than 300 years, can say that Qin Lao spoke for the imperial examination at the poetry meeting, I believe that the people will treat the imperial examination differently, and the emperor will naturally be much happier. Even if you can't completely change the current situation, you won't be blamed. Yu Ji explained.

"Are you sure?"

Yu Ji shook his head: "I'm not sure, it's not just that Qin Lao's side doesn't know if he can say it, but it's not easy for Grandpa to pass the test." ”

"Why?"

"Because my grandfather was also against the imperial examination, he only let me study, but he didn't let me take the exam. I can only give you one suggestion, whether it can be done or not is up to you. ”

Bai Song nodded, this is a direction.

With a direction, Bai Song and Yu Ji went to the countryside where Yu Lao lived in seclusion to find him.

Fortunately, Yu Lao's retreat is not far from Chang'an City, and it can be returned in two days by car.

Bai Song went back to explain and drove out of the city.

……

In the small mountain dwelling, Yu Lao planted camellias.

The sun rises and the sun sets, no one disturbs it, and it is very clean.

Standing on the hill, stopping and looking into the distance, it seems that you can look at Chang'an City in the distance.

By the side of a man like him, one or two servants were always indispensable.

An old man stayed by Yu Lao's side and became Yu Lao's helper, watering and turning over the soil when he had nothing to do.

Suddenly, the old man put down his hoe, got up and looked into the distance, and then said, "Master, it seems that someone is coming." ”

Not long ago, Yu Lao just received news that his grandson in the capital had caused some trouble, got together with a group of women, and made some kind of aid association.

For this reason, Yu Lao had to personally come forward and send a handwritten letter to the capital to express his support.

Hearing the old man's words, Yu Shinan also stopped, his brows tightened: "It seems that I can't be stable recently." ”

The old man smiled and said, "The master put his seclusion here, how could he ever think of stability?" The old slave often sees the old man overlooking the capital, is the old man relieved, or unwilling, and looking forward to the opportunity, right? ”

Yu Shinan glanced at the old man, did not answer, and said lightly: "Go and see who it is." ”

The old slave put down his hoe, went down the hill, and saw Bai Song and Yu Ji who had just gotten off the mountain path.

When they got here, the carriage could no longer walk, and the two had to walk.

After a while, the two of them walked up and met the old slave.

The old slave didn't speak, but watched the two from a distance.

The two went up and saw Yu Ji respectfully bowing his hand to the old slave: "Uncle Zhong, how are you doing lately?" ”

"Little Master, why did you suddenly come here?"

"Bai Song has something to see grandpa."

Bai Song looked at the loyal uncle with a raw face, and then arched his hand: "There is labor to lead the way." ”

"The old man once said in seclusion that he would not see outsiders."

Yu Ji said: "Bai Song is grandpa's closed disciple is by no means an outsider. ”

After listening, the old slave stopped talking and turned around and walked to the front.

Entering the mountain is a tea forest, and occasionally some tea pickers work in the tea plantation.

But it is insignificant among the mountains of tea trees.

"There's so much tea growing here?"

"There are three major tea estates in the capital, and the tea is produced here." Yu Ji explained.

"Where are the tea girls busy?"

"There is too much tea production, Chang'an can't consume it, and a lot of tea leaves are not picked, and they are all stopped in the ground." The old slave said unhurriedly, "If the master likes this place, he likes the tea here, and he doesn't need to spend money, and he will never finish drinking it." Grow by yourself, pick by yourself, fry by yourself, everything is done by yourself, raising people. ”

Bai Song thought of another direction.

Datang trades with Dongying, and Dongying is also a place that likes tea.

If you can sell the tea that is abundant here to Dongying, wouldn't it be a lot of income?

Tea is all over the mountains here, and no one pays attention to it, and there are not enough people, but there are many women who have been rescued by the Women's Aid Society.

Most of the homeless girls now have entered the flower field.

It's good to have a different choice, and the tea picker also fits the identity of women, which is a standard for women in their current work.

There are women's aid associations that provide staff, but there is no need to worry about staff problems.

Tea is easy to preserve and is a very trade-friendly commodity.

Bai Song stopped looking at the tea leaves and fell into deep thought.

"Brother Bai, what are you doing in a daze? Go ahead. ”

"Oooh oh ......"

Bai Song nodded, hiding the matter in his heart.

It is estimated that the only men in this tea mountain are Yu Lao and this old slave.

They lived in a low-lying area deep in the tea mountains, with only a small grass hut, which could not be seen from the outside.

At this moment, Yu Lao had already made tea and sat outside the house waiting for the visiting two.

Seeing his grandson and disciple together, Yu Shinan didn't seem to have the slightest abnormality, as if he had guessed it.

"Grandpa."

"Disciple to meet sir."

"No need to be polite, come and sit."

Yu Shinan beckoned, and the two went over one after another.

Bai Song didn't speak, Yu Shinan asked: "Yu Ji was mixed with a group of women in the capital before, and it was your kid who pushed behind it, right?" ”