Chunguang Brocade

Chapter 98 The Story of Being Blocked (Winning Without a Fight6000 words)
Three days later, Wei Daru was blocked by a dozen students on Qianmen Street on his way to the West Office. They all knelt on the street and begged the chief examiner to re-examine this year's new champion.

"Why?" Wei Mintang got out of the carriage and asked the dozen or so students kneeling in front of him, "I am not the only one who thinks his article is excellent, it is the unanimous opinion of all the eight adults who participated in the review."

The leading student said, "Back to Mr. Wei, the student is a student near Lin'an City, and he knows exactly how much ink is in the belly of Mr. Li's family in Lin'an."

Wei Mintang frowned, "You mean he bought other people's articles?"

The leading student said, "The students think so."

"Son, do you know what you're talking about?" Wei Mintang looked serious.

The student nodded, "Student understands."

clear?In order not to disclose the exam questions this time, the regent asked him to prepare three propositions. He did not tell anyone about them, and it was not decided by drawing lots until the exam at the Tribute Academy.

If you can leak the question even like this, then the person who leaked the question can only be Mr. Wei himself.

Qianmen Street is the place where officials must go to work in the imperial city government office. There are usually forbidden troops here, and ordinary people are generally not allowed to enter. Now more and more people gather, there are officials and ordinary people.

Master Wei raised his eyes, and there was a lot of darkness.

Master Bai asked: "Master Wei, hurry up and give an explanation to the students, and to the people of the world." He cupped his hands and raised his hands to the sky, "Don't think that your Majesty is only seven years old, so you can deceive his eyes, the late emperor chose three for him. Minister Gu Ming, we are all watching."

Su Juesong also squeezed into the crowd, standing quietly, watching the Gao family's arrogance, he turned his head to look for Miss Shen, and after a long search, he found that she was wrapped in the crowd and could hardly be seen.

Early in the morning, the momentum of Gao's party was very strong, and all the people who should come to see the excitement came.

Wei Mintang said solemnly, "The veteran has nothing to do to the students, nothing to the world, and nothing to your Majesty." After finishing speaking, he went to Dali Temple Qing Wenyan and knelt down, took off his official hat, "Wei accepts Dali Temple Review."

Wen Yanjun hissed and looked around, "This..."

Gao Chen met his eyes, with a three-point smile, as if you have to do it if you don't want to.

He went to see Mr. Su, Prince Feng, etc., where is His Royal Highness the Regent?He worked so hard and spent so much money on a scientific expedition to end in this way?

The leading student begged, "If you don't believe that he is ignorant, please catch Li Jiabao quickly, and you can try it out in public."

"..."

Everyone was surprised that this student dared to do this. Could it be that the literary champion of the new department is really a waste of ignorance and incompetence. The 10 taels of silver he paid really bought such a clear and noble scholar like Mr. Wei?
Shen Dezhi didn't believe it, and asked Shen Chuxia in a low voice, "Could it be that the annotated Analects that fell on the ground is fake?"

Shen Chuxia asked in a low voice, "When Grandpa asked him about his knowledge, you were by his side. Do you think his answer is false?"

"..." Shen Dezhi recalled, word by word, "It's not like, what's going on?" He scratched his lungs suspiciously, what's going on?

Wen Yanjun looked at Mr. Su, should he arrest this person or not?

Su Juesong turned around to avoid his gaze.

A group of people watched the eyebrows and eyes of the two of them.

Wen Yanjun really couldn't advance or retreat, but the students kneeling on the ground couldn't help him, and asked Dali Temple to arrest people again.

"Master Wei..." Wen Yanjun had no choice but to ask the chief examiner.

Wei Mintang said frankly: "I have a clear conscience, I never leaked the test questions, and I am not afraid of anyone's accusation and punishment in any form."

"In this case..." Wen Yanjun raised his hand, "Come here, go and arrest Li Jiabao from Lin'an."

"Yes, my lord." A group of officials left.

Gao Chen said with a smile, "No need, last night I met the champion of the new division at Yunyan Tower and had a few drinks with him. At this moment, he is in my carriage."

Gao's party really came prepared, which really prevented Ji Chong from stepping down.

All of a sudden, the entire Qianmen Street drew swords and crossbows, and a storm was about to come.

Li Jiabao was shaken awake, and was dragged in front of people in a coma.

This was still the taciturn, simple and frail scholar who was clearly a playboy, Shen Dezhi was extremely disappointed and sighed secretly.

The same goes for Wei Xingchen, Zhang Feiran and others, lamenting that people are too good at disguising. Before and after the exam, they are completely different people. How can there be such a person?

The two little bookboys were not drunk. When they saw this scene, they were so frightened that their shit came down, "Master...Master..." and shook him awake.

"Shake... what are you shaking, I'll sell you if you shake again." Li Jiabao shook his head, his eyes became clearer, and suddenly he found that the chief examiner was actually kneeling.

As if realizing something, he raised his eyes and saw that he was surrounded by a dark crowd, and the few high officials he had seen on the moonlight field were also in sight, but at this moment, they lost their suave and suave appearance, and all of them looked like He looks like a gentleman.

A quickie.

People watched with eager eyes that a dandy had turned into a taciturn and frail young man.

"Hiss..." Gasps followed each other.

Wen Yanjun closed his eyes, it's too bad, Wenchu ​​was killed badly this time.

Opening his eyes again, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple showed a stern look, "Li Jiabao, a student reported that you bought exam questions, is this true?"

Li Jiabao bowed and cupped his hands, "Students have never bought exam questions."

At this moment, he responded calmly, restrained his nerves, and behaved like that taciturn and frail scholar in the literati hall.

"God..." Wei Xingchen couldn't believe it.

Squeezed among the crowd, the students who had been to Humanities Hall to see him were also amazed. It was terrifying that one person had two different faces.

Yuan Shao'an quietly looked at his eldest cousin.

She stood in the crowd with a silent expression. Could it be that she miscalculated this time.

Shen Chuxia felt someone staring at her and turned to look for her.

Gao Chen curled his lips, and raised his eyebrows when he met her eyes.

Shen Chuxia looked away and continued to watch Wen Shaoqing interrogate Li Jiabao in public.

The little girl is still calm?Gao Chen rolled his eyes, sneered coldly, and looked away.

Wen Yanjun said, "In this case, Li Jiabao, then you can silently write the articles and strategies in public for everyone to see. If there is one word missing, it is cheating."

Before Li Jiayu could make a sound, two boys in gold and silver jumped out, "Our son's wrist is injured, and he can't hold a pen at all."

"..." Everyone was taken aback, and they all looked at Li Jiabao's wrist.

Just now people felt that Li Zhuangyuan was calm and steady, but now they became more suspicious. How could it be such a coincidence?
Gao Chen frowned.

His subordinates immediately understood, someone urged: "Master Wen, Dali Temple has a lot of skilled people, you can test his skills on the spot."

An example, in such an occasion, it is reasonable to deal with it. Wen Yanjun just breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't expect this guy to lose the chain immediately. Could it be that he is really an ignorant dude?

But this time, he knew how tight and closed the proposition was. Could it be that Mr. Wei accidentally revealed the proposition and was sold to Li Jiabao?
He said loudly, "You don't need to check your wrist, you can recite it without handwriting."

Yep, it's that simple.

The two children jumped silently.

Li Bao's eyes are dull, and he looks like a playboy.

The leading student said loudly, "He is an ignorant dude, how could he make such an article as the number one scholar, please judge him quickly."

Master Wei shook his head and sighed with Li Jiabao's expression and demeanor. He didn't know which link was wrong, which allowed Gao's party to succeed. He propped his hands on the ground and lay down on the ground, "Master Wen, please convict me."

"..."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, is Mr. Wei pleading guilty?
Just as Wen Yanjun wanted someone to invite Prince Regent Ji Chong, a Qingyue female voice sounded:

"Wait a minute..."

Everyone turned their heads.

A young lady in a teenager's attire stepped out, wearing a gray cloth shirt without any accessories, not even earrings, the morning light poured down from the sky, pouring down through the tall tree forks beside the street, forming a cage The light and bright gauze light just fell on her Shengxue's face, her bright eyes reflected the light with water, moist and agile.

"You are..." Wen Yanjun knew her, so why did he ask?It's about letting people who don't know her here know who she is.

"My lord—" the little lady didn't answer who she was, she cupped her hands and said, "Before you catch Mr. Wei, can the girl tell you a story?"

story?

Li Jiabao looked horrified.

Not good, instinct told Gao Chen that there was something he hadn't found out, and he unconsciously looked at the Lin'an student who was leading the trouble.

Wen Yanjun frowned, is it time to tell a story?But Miss Shen is His Highness's confidante, he nodded for this face, "Please tell—"

Shen Chuxia returned the greeting with a smile, "Thank you, my lord—" His demeanor was calm and calm, like a clean and bright young man.

She said, "Before telling the story, we might as well listen to this student talk about Mr. Li. Would you like to tell this student?"

"Of course." The student didn't hesitate at all, he was eager to let everyone know Li Jiabao's villainous face, he actually ruined his cousin, he should get retribution.

He said: "First of all, I don't know Mr. Li, but I am very familiar with his name and evil deeds. As long as you have the opportunity to go to Lin'an, you will definitely hear rumors about Mr. Li, the richest man in Lin'an. He has been playing games since he was a child." It's not that bad, everyone around knows it. When he was ten years old, he led a group of dandies to tease chickens and dogs, murder and set fire to all kinds of crimes. Woman, as long as he likes it, there is nothing he can't get. In Lin'an area, everyone hates him, wishing that he was hit by a carriage on the street and drowned by the river, but he is still alive and well, not only that , and bought a champion with 10 taels, what is the law of heaven and earth."

"It's such a bright world, what is the law of heaven?" Shen Chuxia repeated the eight words with a smile.

"Don't you think so?" The student felt angrily that someone had blasphemed his words.

Shen Chuxia smiled, and walked in front of Li Jiabao, "Mr. Li, it's not easy to live alone to the point of being cursed, isn't it?"

Li Jiabao's expression turned serious, revealing his cruelty.

Shen Chuxia didn't seem to notice, she raised her head and smiled, "Then I'll tell you a story..."

Everyone held their breath.

Gao Chen's hands were exposed.

"By the way, before 22, in a small village backed by mountains in Lin'an, the villagers made their living by raising silkworms and selling cocoons, and there was a family named Qiao among them..."

Hearing the surname Qiao, the two children covered their mouths together, "Young master...Young master..." They panicked a lot.

Li Jiabao looked like a broken jar.

What is the story trying to tell?Gao Chen's slender and long Danfeng eyes flashed brightly.

The story continues: "There is a young lady in Qiao's family who is not only beautiful, but also skillful, and the cocoons she raises are always bigger and whiter than others, and she is especially favored by Lin'an City merchants.

One year, Li Jincai, a businessman from Lin'an City, went to the countryside to collect cocoons in person. When he saw Qiao's little lady, he was astonished, so he wanted to take her home as a concubine. Yes, I just thought about it and didn't dare to take it back.

But you know, a man, and a rich man, once he likes a certain little lady and doesn't get her, will he give up?So he made a plan to get the little lady of Qiao's family. After the little lady's family knew about it, in order to hide their embarrassment, they sent their little lady to a remote mountain village.

It seems that the two had a bad relationship. A year later, businessman Li Jincai came to a remote mountain village, and unexpectedly met Qiao's little lady, and she was holding a baby in her arms. Based on the man's intuition, he felt that this was almost Month's baby is his son, staring and asking, it really is.

At that time, the child was sick, so Li Jincai took the child to the best doctor to see a doctor without saying a word. The little lady and son are like a gift from heaven.

He wanted to take his son back with Qiao, how could Qiao agree, the two robbed the child, Qiao was Li Jincai's opponent, and his son was snatched away. "

……

As far as this story is concerned, apart from saying that Mr. Li is an illegitimate child, does it seem to have nothing to do with it?

Shen Chuxia's eyes met Gao Chen's.

She smiled slightly and continued, "What Li Jincai didn't know was that Mrs. Qiao actually gave birth to twins..."

"what……"

"His..."

……

Everyone seemed to have boiled over.

Gao Chen's face turned blue.

Master Wei raised his eyes, his eyes glowed, "Miss Shen, what are you talking about, twins?"

Shen Chuxia smiled and nodded, "That's right, on the way to send her son to see a doctor, Mrs. Qiao met Li Jincai, who was collecting silkworm cocoons. He took her son away at that time, and he didn't even go to the place where Mrs. Qiao lived. Mrs. Qiao lost a son. Unable to lose another son, he left the small mountain village of Lin'an with his younger son that night, went to Jingling, rented two huts in the suburbs of Jingling, and raised silkworms while raising his son. In the 14th year of Xingzheng, the deposed king of Beijing returned to his ancestral home, and his home happened to be adjacent to Qiao's hut..."

"Miss Shen, the Lord Wang you are talking about is Lord Wang Changmei?"

"Exactly!" Shen Chuxia said.

"Now this old man finally understands why Li Jiabao's articles are both aesthetic and practical. It turns out that he is Master Wang's disciple."

Shen Chuxia said, "The person who actually wrote the article is called Qiao Jiaji."

"But..." Master Wei stopped kneeling and got up, still having doubts: "Then why is Qiao Jiaji willing to let his elder brother Li Jiabao get the title of champion?"

Shen Chuxia pointed at Li Jiabao, "Ask him..."

Li Jiabao turned his head and refused to answer.

"Why?" Master Wei was puzzled.

Everyone looked at the two little boys. Before Wen Yanjun had time to ask, the two little boys jumped up, "It wasn't the young master, it was the madam, it was the madam who tied up Mrs. Qiao."

The truth finally came out.

It turns out that this is a story about Li Daitao being stiff.

"Don't arrest people now?" Gao Chen said in a dark tone, "Just one story wants to send everyone away?"

People still have to be arrested, and it has nothing to do with the chief examiner, Mr. Wei.

how come?
"His Royal Highness the Regent has arrived—" Mu Tong sang, full of energy.

Everyone consciously gave way to salute.

Ji Chong came with his hands behind his back.

Followed by 'Li Jiabao', no, his name is Qiao Jiaji.

The story really comes from life.

When Li Jiabao saw his younger brother who was exactly like him, his expression was gloomy and vicious, and he wished he could eat him in one bite. It was all him, and it was all him who ruined his good life of eating, drinking and having fun.

Wen Shaoqing stepped forward, "Your Highness—"

Ji Chong glanced at a certain young lady.

Shen Chuxia had already stepped aside and stood with her hands bowed.

The original idea she gave to Ji Chong was not this at all, but Lu Qi, the real No. 4 son of a poor family, who wanted to use his growth experience to inspire more sons of a poor family to participate in the scientific examination and participate in the construction of the Great Wei Dynasty.

But when Shen Dezhi picked up a book of Analects, things changed. At the beginning, Shen Chuxia also felt that it was very strange. The young man wore cloth shirts, and the child wore gold and silver. This phenomenon was too abnormal, so she deliberately observed After a while, I found that the Li Gongzi I met in a teahouse and the Li Gongzi I met in the Wenren Pavilion once looked the same, but their temperaments were completely different.

It is now clear that although Li Jiabao is ignorant, he is indeed talented in imitating his younger brother's behavior, reaching the level of ordinary people, but if there is no stock in his stomach, there is no stock, and imitation cannot be imitated.

Li Jiabao's master and servant were arrested.

"What about him?" Substitutes for scientific research are also guilty.

Ji Chong rolled his eyes, "There is a reason for what happened, and the circumstances are justifiable, and he will be fined 5000 taels."

A fine of 5000 taels was enough, Gao Chen was so angry that he almost gritted his teeth, "Your Highness, 10 taels is not enough?"

Ji Chong said, "I have transferred 10 taels of silver to the flooded areas in the south for embankment repairs."

"What about the officials who took bribes?" Mr. Bai also gritted his teeth in anger.

"Has been relegated to the sidelines."

"..." Gao's party was completely speechless.

The leading student was still immersed in the twins, and suddenly he asked, "Who is the number one scholar?"

Yeah, does it make real reference to the twin brother?
Ji Chong said indifferently, "No.2 goes up along the way."

In other words, this scientific examination is still real and effective, and the students cheered.

Wei Xingchen, who was hit by the hit, fainted, "No way, I don't want to be the champion."

Zhang Feiran said with a smile, "I still think Tanhualang sounds good." No, it should be said that it is more worthy of the name.

Everyone looked at the silent Qiao Jiaji, feeling sorry for the real uncrowned champion.

Ji Chong turned his head, "Are you confident to win the champion again next year?"

Qiao Jiaji was overjoyed, and immediately knelt down, "Students have confidence."

Ji Chong's expression turned serious, "For Lu Qi, a real poor boy, you are lucky to be taught by the former Lord Wang himself. Your starting point in life is much higher than others, so don't think that the champion you won is The result of your hard work, the one who can truly be called hard work here is Lu Qi, a poor family in Yandi."

Lu Qi, who had no sense of existence in the crowd, was personally approved by the regent. Suddenly, tears filled his eyes, and he quickly knelt down in front of the regent, "Your Highness..." He lay on the ground, weeping uncontrollably.

The story of Lu Qi, a son from a poor family who took his mother to Beijing to rush for the exam, still spreads. The deeds of working hard in poverty and hardship spread throughout the Wei Dynasty like the wind, allowing more children from a poor family to see hope. Determined, I hope to have my name on the list of the Tribute Academy next year.

In the crowd, Shen Chuxia saw a different Ji Chong. When he first saw him, he was indifferent and alienated, as if this world had nothing to do with him, nor did the people in this world. He was only beautiful alone. There was a light of mercy when the children of the humble family.

Small love warms, big love helps the world.

The murderous Ji Chong has the heart to help the world, Shen Chuxia thought, Gao's party is not far from falling apart!
The Qianmen Street incident was later recorded in the annals of the Great Wei Dynasty. Later generations commented: the regent Ji Chong used military horses to secure the world in the first 28 years, and ruled the world with the art of emperors in the next 28 years.

Geng Qiru returned to the mansion, hurried to his father's study, closed the door, "Father, Ji Chong won without a fight."

Grand Tutor Geng didn't take it seriously, "What does it mean to win without fighting? He knows how to pull a thousand catties? He only does his own way in his noble blood. If it weren't for Wei Mintang, this scientific examination would still be a joke."

Geng Qiru shook his head, "Father, you didn't see the scene on Qianmen Road. At that time, even Wei Mintang knelt down and begged for punishment, but a small story suddenly changed the bidding incident..."

Looking back, Geng Qiru suddenly discovered that many incidents related to Ji Chongxian's name involved the figure of the little lady selling porcelain vases. Could it be that Shen Jinlin was behind all of this.

"Father, Shen Jinlin, he..."

"What Shen Jinlin, we don't know him." The Taifu immediately denied, "Qiru, you're out of your mind."

"Yes, father." Geng Qiru was frightened into a cold sweat.

In the new scientific examination incident, apart from arresting Li Jiayu and bribing the officials, almost no one was touched, but Mrs. Gao suddenly realized that he had lost a lot in this bloodless confrontation.

"How is it possible...how is it possible..." Mrs. Gao walked around the room with her hands behind her back, "Even if she is a little lady, how does she know the meaning of a virtuous name, and how can she help Ji Chong wash away the murderous numbness?" reputation?"

Gao Chen's gloomy face remained unchanged, "Father, I have been checking, and except for the old man of the Shen family, I haven't found anyone about Mrs. Shen."

The old master Gao stopped abruptly, "Is there any way, I want to meet the old man surnamed Shen for a while."

"Yes, father."

On the way home, Shen Dezhi kept asking, "Xia'er, how did you find out that this Li Jiabao is not that Li Jiabao?"

Shen Chuxia didn't know how to answer, "How is Lu Qi's mother?"

"It's much better if a good doctor prescribes the medicine." Shen Dezhi still asked how he found out about the twins.

Shen Chuxia said, "At that time in the teahouse, the two boys were very close to Li Jiabao, and the three of them were very intimate, but when I saw the three of them in other places, the two boys were very proud of 'Li Jiabao', I thought it was unreasonable, so I resorted to a trick and got his ink, and after looking at it, it was completely different from the notes in the Analects of Confucius..."

"What subtotal?"

(End of this chapter)