I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 265
Zhan Feiyu was roasting on the fire, and looked at Yang Xu who finished speaking sullenly, "I understand what you said, whether it's worth it or not depends on the situation."

"The Yang family is full of loyalty, and the men of the Yang family were all shrouded in horse leather in the end, but the Holy Majesty let others slander the Yang family for collaborating with the enemy and treason in order to gain military power!" At the end, Yang Xu clenched his fists angrily, and there was anger and unwillingness in his dark eyes and resentment.

After all, Yang Xu has always regarded it as his responsibility to restore the glory of the Yang family, but when he thought of serving such a loyal and traitorous sage, Yang Xu couldn't help it.

"Add some water to the pot, don't waste firewood." When Zhan Feiyu said this, it was no surprise that Yang Xu rolled his eyes.

Full of anger was punctured at once, Yang Xu said angrily: "Shall I give you two more sweet potatoes?"

After a while, cold water was added to the pot, and Zhan Feiyu put the sweet potatoes by his feet, waited for the water to boil for a while, then turned off the fire, and then buried the sweet potatoes in the ashes to roast.

"From the perspective of the Yang family, the Holy Majesty is just taking precautions and taking precautions." Zhan Feiyu didn't care about Yang Xu's angry glaring, and continued to fiddle with the firewood: "Once the Yang family supports themselves in Longyou Road, other border generals will If we learn from others, then the Daqing Dynasty would not have the prosperity of the country and the peace of the people and the peace of the world.”

Scholars failed to rebel for ten years!To put it bluntly, it means that there is no military power.

But the reputation of the Yang family in Longyou Dao was far better than that of the sage who was far away in the capital. From the top of the Longyou Dao to the seven guards and down to the ordinary people, they knew the Yang family but did not know the sage. For the sake of the concentration of imperial power, the sage must not let Yang The home continues to grow.

"After the accident in the Yang family, the other generals knew the holy will, and in order not to follow in the footsteps of the Yang family, they handed over their military power one after another. The holy majesty killed the chickens to make an example to the monkeys, and gathered the military power smoothly..."

Zhan Feiyu was interrupted by Yang Xu before he finished speaking.

The anger that had just calmed down became more vigorous, Yang Xu asked angrily, "What about our Yang family? Should we suffer such injustice?"

"That's why I say that thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of heaven. If the king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die." Zhan Feiyu's words are cold-blooded and ruthless. She is not the current emperor, and she has no way of knowing the true thoughts of the emperor when he made this decision. What I just said is just speculation.

His body was tense, and the flames of anger were burning in his blood. At this moment, Yang Xu even felt a little angry at Zhan Feiyu, "Then one day, you also encountered everything in the Yang family, and you can still serve the Holy One willingly?"

"The Holy Majesty rises up to restore the Yang family. Old General Yang and Uncle Yang will definitely take back the military power, not for the Holy Majesty on the dragon chair, but for the people of Longyou Dao not to be invaded by the barbarians." From this point of view, Zhan Feiyu fought From the bottom of my heart, I admire Old General Yang's heart and demeanor.

As for himself, Zhan Feiyu laughed, "Justice is mostly a dog-slayer, and there are many scholars who have a heart, so Yang Xu, I can't be as selfless as Old General Yang and serve the people wholeheartedly."

Looking at Yang Xu who was stunned for a moment, Zhan Fei put on a fierce face and said fiercely, "Whoever dares to treat me like this, I will definitely turn the world upside down. As for what will happen in the end, I'm probably dead, let him be a flood."

"You?" Yang Xu looked at the murderous Zhan Feiyu, and couldn't turn his mind for a moment. Shouldn't scholars serve the country and the people, and die for themselves?
"Build a heart for the world, establish a life for the people, inherit the knowledge of the sages, and bring peace to all generations. These words will fool people who don't study, otherwise there will be corrupt officials." Under the shadow of the fire, Zhan Feiyu The expression on the chubby face was extremely sincere, "This is something I said from the bottom of my heart. After today, I will never admit it."

Yang Xu nodded, "I won't spread the word."

Seeing that the water was boiling, Zhan Feiyu extinguished the fire, and stuffed two sweet potatoes into the fire, "Let me make an analogy, one day you came back to the city with important military information, and a house caught fire, and ten members of your family were killed." Lock it in."

"If you stay here to fight the fire and rescue people at this time, the military plane will be delayed and the entire army of hundreds of people will be annihilated. But if you leave, these ten people will be burned to death by the fire. What will you do?"

Yang Xu was stunned for a moment, and immediately had a choice in his mind. Compared with the lives of ten people and hundreds of people, he would definitely choose the latter.

"So this is also the reason why the Holy Majesty allowed the Yang family to be framed." Zhan Feiyu can't say which is right and which is wrong. Don't persuade others to be kind without suffering from others. It is normal for Yang Xu to resent the Holy Majesty, but from a rational point of view , His Majesty's actions are beyond reproach.

Yang Xu left the kitchen with a confused face, his mind was in a mess. He was obviously very angry at the wrong done to the Yang family by the Holy Majesty before, but now, the anger disappeared inexplicably.

Under the corridor, Yang Shoucheng patted Yang Xu's head, and led Yang Xu out of the yard. Half an hour later, the father and son climbed to the top of the mountain behind the village.

Ascending and looking far away, the field of vision instantly opened up, "Xu'er, look to the northwest. Every winter, foreign barbarians such as Oala and Tatar will attack the border. Back then, my father led troops to attack three hundred miles and burned them all. forage."

Yang Shoucheng heard the conversation between Zhan Feiyu and Yang Xu in the kitchen. The Holy Majesty did owe the Yang family, but Yang Jiaerlang guarded this land and the people who lived here for generations. Who is sitting?

"I know." The howling wind on the top of the mountain blew away the depression in Yang Xu's heart.

He grew up listening to his grandfather and father telling stories about the border. Not only the Yang family, but many soldiers left their lives on the battlefield of the border. An inch of mountains and rivers and an inch of blood were exchanged for the people of Longyou Road to live and work in peace and contentment.

"Xu'er, what you are guarding is not someone's country, but the people on this land. It's good to have a clear heart." Yang Shoucheng also thought that if the Holy Majesty ransacked the entire family of the Yang family back then, he might not be able to do so today. To enlighten Xu'er so calmly, after all, the Holy Majesty is a wise king.

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In the afternoon, the carriage wandered away from Shitou Village. Knowing that Master Gu had asked Zhan Feiyu to study with Qiu Zongxi for a month, Old General Yang asked Yang Xu to pack up and salute without hesitation, and then boarded the carriage and went to Xiangwu County together.

"Ah Sheng, stop a minute, I can smell the fragrance." Inside the carriage, Zhan Feiyu shouted, and lifted the curtain of the carriage to take a look outside.

In the white mist, the rich aroma of steamed buns wafted along the wind, instantly arousing Zhan Feiyu's appetite.

Yang Xu sullenly looked at the greedy Zhan Feiyu with disgust. Now Yang Xu finally believed what Zhan Feiyu said before. If she had a choice, she must be a little playboy who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun.

What are you doing reading?Whether the buns are not fragrant or the dumplings are not delicious, whoever can be a dude will go to the imperial examination, and calling friends and toasting to drink is called life.

"I'll go buy it." Zhan Feiyu got out of the carriage after He Nuan. After returning to the county town from Shitou Village for more than half an hour, Zhan Feiyu's bones were stiff, so he just came down to exercise his muscles.

"I'll go too." When Yang Xu's voice fell, he jumped down neatly. Just like what Old General Yang said, Yang Xu is still a child after all, and he also wants a playmate.

The steamed stuffed bun shop is not big, and the mist from the steamer is lingering. At this moment, there are many passers-by waiting to buy steamed stuffed buns, probably attracted by the smell.

"Oh, don't squeeze, don't squeeze, the old woman can't bear it..." As soon as the voice fell, everyone only heard a painful ouch. The gray old woman fell to the ground.

"My hand!" The old woman's face turned pale from the pain, and now she raised her hand, and everyone took a closer look, heh, the little finger of her left hand was obviously broken, and the fingers were drooping.

But one look at this old lady, with white hair, wrinkled face, and a dirty ragged jacket, with so many patches that the original fabric can hardly be seen, she looks like a poor person. Have money to go to the medical hall.

Realizing that something had happened, the passers-by who were still huddled together to buy buns took a few steps back, fearing that they would involve themselves and pay a few taels of silver.

As soon as everyone backed away, the old lady sitting on the ground and Zhan Feiyu, who was closest to her, looked particularly abrupt.

"I saw it just now. It was the little girl who pushed it." Someone in the crowd said something, and everyone focused on Zhan Feiyu again.

Another auntie answered dryly, her eyes dodged a little, she was obviously guilty, "I also saw that this little girl moved her hand just now, and she was probably squeezed by the people behind."

"Whoever is so wicked, pushes people blindly, it's okay."

"Little girl, don't be dazed. Give the old lady some money to go to the doctor's clinic. It's just a finger injury. It's nothing serious."

Under the crowd just now, many people pushed the people next to them, and no one wanted to pay for the money. In the end, the crime of pushing people fell on Zhan Feiyu.

Fortunately, this little girl looked like the daughter of a rich family. The hairpin on her head was probably worth dozens of taels of silver. The whole family couldn't earn so much silver in a year, so it didn't hurt to pay a little bit of silver.

"You guys are talking nonsense, it wasn't Xiaoyu who pushed it!" Yang Xu suddenly became angry. These people were talking nonsense. Just now she was standing beside Xiaoyu. She was afraid of the cold, so she put her hands into her sleeves to keep warm. How to push people without taking it out.

The aunt who stood nearest smiled, "You kid still knows how to protect your sister, and no one blames your sister. It's just that you accidentally pushed her. The bones of the old man are brittle. You can pay a little money and you'll be fine."

Yang Xu is almost a head taller than Zhan Feiyu, and with his dark and rough face, and the fierce look of a wolf when he is sullen, he looks more like an older brother than the tender and soft Zhan Feiyu.

"Little girl, I'm old, and I'm afraid it's useless if this bone is spliced." The old woman still held her injured left hand high, hiding the greed in her eyes, and said bitterly: "If you have no money, I will kill you." Give me the hairpin on my head, I'll go to the pawnshop to exchange for some money, and when I get home, my son and daughter-in-law won't dislike me as an old woman with a useless left hand and can't do much work."

The little finger of her left hand is broken, so her work will definitely be affected. The old woman wanted a hairpin, but the onlookers didn’t feel that there was anything wrong with it. Zhan Feiyu is obviously not bad for money. I don’t know how many such hairpins are in the dressing table, and one is missing. It's not a problem, and the old lady has money by her side.

"It wasn't Xiaoyu who hit you, we won't pay!" Yang Xu's voice was louder, and he pulled Zhan Feiyu back two steps.

Although the old woman looked pitiful, Yang Xu had been taught by Old General Yang for many years, so he could tell right from wrong, and if he wasn't the one pushed by Xiaoyu, he would definitely not be able to pay the money.

Yang Xu's opening was like stabbing a hornet's nest. The old woman howled and wanted to grab Zhan Feiyu's clothes, but unfortunately she dodged her and grabbed Yang Xu's sleeve.

"It's unreasonable, why don't you two children push the old woman to death on the ground, so that I don't have to go back and be complained by my daughter-in-law, this hand is disabled, how can my old woman live..."

The white-haired old woman cried out in grief, her left hand was raised high, her little finger was drooping, and her hand skin was as old as a dead tree branch, which really made many people feel sympathetic.

"As long as my old woman has a way, I don't want your hairpin. You should send me to the medical clinic. If you can't, go to the yamen. There is always something to reason." The old woman withdrew her left hand and wiped her tears, as if she didn't want to live, " At worst, I'll find a rope and hang myself in front of your house, so I won't be tortured by my unfilial daughter-in-law."

Although the Daqing Dynasty emphasized filial piety, the scholars who were really restrained were court officials.

Ordinary farmers, as long as they do not break the law or violate the clan rules, they cannot go home to reason every day, so no one can control whether they are filial to their parents and elders behind closed doors.

The old woman's left finger is broken. If it doesn't get better and she can't do her work, it's normal to be complained by her daughter-in-law.

Seeing that the mother-in-law is wearing clothes, the family must be so poor that she can't get rid of the pot. Raising a mother-in-law who doesn't work, the daughter-in-law can understand if she doesn't want to see her.

"If you go to the yamen, go to the yamen!" Yang Xu is really not afraid, even though he knows that Luo Tutou has an enmity with the Yang family, but he also knows that the county magistrate Zhu dare not offend Zhan Feiyu, this is Gu Xueshi's disciple, besides this The old woman was not pushed by Xiaoyu at all.

"Don't talk nonsense, kid, go to the yamen properly." The uncle on the side scolded a few words with a straight face, who would want to go to the yamen for such a trivial matter.

"It's not that there are people in the yamen. If you go to the yamen, you don't have to pay money." Someone outside the crowd shouted loudly, which gave Yang Xu enough hatred.

Comparing to the rebellious Yang Xu, and looking at the crying old woman who was out of breath and wanted to die, everyone naturally sympathized with the weak.

"You don't need to go to the yamen." The crisp voice sounded, and Zhan Feiyu's opening immediately aroused Yang Xu's glaring eyes.

"This girl is still reasonable."

"Yeah, you are not short of money, so why make a big fuss."

"It's almost enough to give ten taels of silver." This is fair enough. Xiangwu County is poor, and the shop assistants probably only have ten taels of silver a year, and the old woman just broke her finger. Not too much for a man, not too little for an old woman.

(End of this chapter)