Manchu traitor, how can you let me be the emperor of the ages

Chapter 187 Mr. Wolong, Yuyao Wanghua

The varnished carriage came from the west of the city and headed towards the bustling Zhuquemen Street.

In the south of Shanhefang, the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion stands coldly in front of the street, with the cold wind blowing.

The front of the yamen is deserted, and occasionally a few yamen servants in soap clothes can be seen coming and going. This situation is in stark contrast to another small yamen beside it.

"Stop first."

Li Qian looked at the small yamen located on the west side of the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, and the noise in front of the door made him frown slightly.

The carriage stopped steadily at the intersection of the street, and the old eunuch Lu Bu followed Li Qian's eyes curiously.

"Is this yamen the Guangwen Department?" Li Qian looked at the small courtyard in front of him. There was no plaque, and it stood here alone, which formed a very sharp contrast with the Jingzhao government yamen, which was a big family.

It's just that even if it's a small yamen, it doesn't stop much at the moment.

There was a group of frivolous young people gathered in front of the door, noisy, and there was a burst of laughter from the crowd from time to time.

The old eunuch took a careful look, and then said: "Master, it seems that it is indeed the Department of Guangwen."

"Those people looked like they were causing trouble."

Lu Bu leaned close to Li Gan's ear, and looked at the group of hooligans outside the window with a hostile expression: "Do you want me to go down and beat them up?"

Li Gan frowned slightly: "Go and inquire first, why do they dare to block here and make trouble."

This is the capital, and it is still next to the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion!

Are these rascals who are making trouble eating a leopard?

Moreover, Li Qian also said at the beginning that the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion is responsible for taking care of this side, and the security work should also be handled by the strong class Yamen servants of Jingzhao Mansion.

What's going on now?What about the servants?

"Okay." The old eunuch rushed to respond: "My lord, this slave girl will go and inquire first."

Li Gan nodded. From the window, he saw the old eunuch get out of the car and walk towards the crowded small yamen.

I saw him listening carefully for a while outside the crowd, and then went in to talk to several people.

After a while, the old eunuch finished his inquiries and walked towards the carriage.

Li Qian thought that he would come back directly, but the old eunuch seemed to ignore the carriage, and directly passed the carriage and walked around the corner of the street.

It wasn't until the hooligans at the gate of the Guangwen Division could not see him that the old eunuch made a circle and returned to the carriage.

Li Qian who watched secretly sighed, so cautious.

"Master, I have heard everything clearly."

The old eunuch reported as soon as he came up: "Those people all wrote letters and submitted them to the Guangwen Department."

Li Gan was taken aback when he heard the words, he had never received anything from Guangwen Department recently!

He thought it was because the Guangwen Department had just opened, but he didn't expect there to be such a secret.

Li Gan's face was not very good-looking, and he subconsciously thought of that old Confucian scholar from the Imperial Academy, Chang Zhi.

I have clearly said that no matter what news the people hand over, they must be handed over to him, the emperor.

But what is going on now?Could it be that he dared to intercept the message?

Li Gan took a deep breath, suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, and continued to ask: "Just pass the news, what are these people doing around the gate of the Guangwen Department?"

The old eunuch explained again: "Those people come here almost every day, and they have to deliver news to the Guangwen Department once a day, and they don't leave after submitting, just stay at the door."

Li Gan frowned even tighter: "What news are they getting?"

"Uh..." This time, the old eunuch had a bit of hesitation on his face.

But looking at the gloomy expression on His Majesty's face, he still lowered his head and said, "My lord, this servant didn't find out carefully, but only heard part of it."

"Many of the cursive scripts they wrote are baseless and groundless things, such as big ships and treasures, and poisoning ministers..."

Li Gan's face darkened: "They come to pass this kind of cursive script every day?"

"It is said to be so." The old eunuch's voice became smaller and smaller.

"Master, why don't I make these people..." Lu Bu stared at the punks in the distance outside the window with a fierce look in his eyes.

Li Gan took a deep breath: "You ask someone to report to the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, and say that someone here is making trouble in the Guangwen Division."

Lu Bu was startled, then nodded, "I see, master."

He quickly got out of the carriage, and after a while Li Gan saw a strange and strong man running towards the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion.

Li Qian thought that they would return without success, or it would take a long time, but he didn't expect that after a while, a team of soap-clothed government servants came over.

"What are you doing around here?"

The leading yamen servant shouted arrogantly from a long distance: "Do you want to spend this year in prison?"

The hooligans at the gate of Guangwen Division immediately ran away like mice seeing a cat.

The yamen servants laughed a few times, but they didn't even come over, so they went directly back to the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion.

Li Gan sat in the carriage the whole time, taking this scene into his eyes from beginning to end.

"Let's go."

He didn't have the idea of ​​going down to contact Chang Zhi: "When we return to the palace, we'll walk here again."

"Yes, sir." The old eunuch responded hastily.

Li Gan has his own plans.

If these little hooligans go back after a while and still block in front of the Guangwen Department, it means that they are not afraid of the servants of the Jingzhao Mansion at all. Furthermore, it means that the Jingzhao Mansion may be involved in this matter.

If these hooligans dare not go back today, then the Jingzhao Mansion may not be involved in this matter...

As for Chang Zhi's matter, Li Gan's idea is to take a closer look after returning to the palace.

Before that, Li Gan just regarded the old Confucian scholar as a transitional person, as long as he didn't make any mistakes.

Unexpectedly, Chang Zhi still had such thoughts, and kept all those things that were not good for Li Gan outside, and did not send them into the palace.

For his approach, Li Qian still has some appreciation...

Stepping on the horseshoes, the horse-drawn carriage was pulled out of Shanhefang South Street, followed by the flow of people into the wide Zhuquemen Street, which looks like a square.

There are people coming and going on the street, and many grocery stores have set up stalls at the entrances. On the stalls, there are Spring Festival couplets with red background and black characters, statues of door gods with teeth and claws, and red lanterns... The tailors are also full of customers. Everywhere is full of anticipation for the new year.

Li Gan leaned against the wall of the carriage, watching this scene, but his eyes were a little absent-minded, and his thoughts had already flown to the sky.

The carriage continued on, passed Zhuquemen Street, and entered the boundary of Xing'an County.

While walking, Lu Bu suddenly pointed out the window and said, "Master, isn't this Zheng Guan? He is also here."

"Ok?"

Li Qian came back to his senses after hearing the words, and looked in the direction Lv Bu pointed.

Sure enough, it was Zheng Guan. At this moment, he was wearing a water-blue cotton robe with a gray mink fur scarf around the collar. He was walking on the street talking and laughing with a plump and gorgeously dressed woman.

Li Gan originally wanted to go to Zheng Guan's house first, and ask him about the new things among the disciples.

But I didn't expect to meet him here, I have to say, this is also fate.

"Stop the car, go down and have a look."

Li Qian and the others got out of the car and walked forward. The sharp-eyed Zheng Guan spotted them after a while, his eyes lit up, and he waved his hands and said loudly, "Brother Li, long time no see!"

"Long time no see." Li Gan greeted with a smile: "I haven't seen Brother Zheng in the city for a long time."

"Yes." Zheng Guan smiled awkwardly: "I've been studying hard at home for a while... isn't Brother Li the same?"

Li Gan was taken aback, and then he recalled that when he and Yan Zhenqing were separated last time, everyone agreed to study hard at home and prepare for the exam.

But looking at the current situation... Li Qian took a look at the beautiful woman who was following Zheng Guan. It didn't look like he was studying at home.

But in front of others, of course, you can't just expose the shortcomings like this.

Li Gan smiled and nodded: "Yes, Wen Shu, Wen Shu..."

However, his hesitation made Zheng Guan mistakenly think that Li Qian was in the same situation as him. Zheng Guan showed a knowing smile, patted Li Qian on the shoulder and said: "I knew it, Brother Li and I are the same humanoid."

Li Gan was a little helpless. He didn't know how to explain it, so he directly changed the topic to another place: "Brother Zheng, I'm going to have a look at the guild hall in the west of the city. Do you want to go with me?"

Zheng Guan's eyes lit up: "Go, even if I don't meet Brother Li, I still want to go there. I heard that an interesting person has come to the capital these few days."

As he spoke, he whispered something to the woman behind him, and the beautiful woman gave Zheng Guan a coquettish sneer, but still left alone reluctantly.

"Brother Li, I left all the beauties behind and just stayed with you."

Li Qianqian laughed, always feeling that there seemed to be some ambiguity in the words: "Brother Zheng, let's go."

After a few people got into the carriage, Li Gan started to start a conversation: "By the way, Brother Zheng, did you just say that there is an interesting person in the capital?"

He originally asked Zheng Guan to find out if there was anything new in the capital recently, so he just took this opportunity to ask.

"good."

Zheng Guan withdrew his gaze from the window, nodded, the frivolous smile on his face disappeared, and he was a little more solemn.

"This person is quite famous. He got to know Yuan in the Bingwu Provincial Examination in the third year of Mu Zong. He was only 15 years old at the time. It can be said to be a sensation. He can almost catch up with Yan Xiang."

Don't look at Yan Song as a treacherous official, but this is also a young prodigy, 19 years old won the Juren, and he has walked a road that some people can't finish in their lifetime.

"so smart?"

Li Gan was surprised, the provincial examination is a thousand troops crossing a single-plank bridge, and he can pass the Jieyuan examination at the age of 15 years old, what kind of monster is this?

Could it be Zhang Juzheng?
Zhang Juzheng is also a young child prodigy, also a Juren in 15 years old, but he is not Jieyuan.

"He didn't pass the exam?" Li Gan frowned and asked, "Mu Zong was 15 years old in the third year, and now he is nearly [-] years old."

The young child prodigy, besides Zhang Juzheng, may also be Fang Zhongyong.

The carriage was walking on the road, and the pedestrians in front avoided to the sides.

The interior of the carriage is black as a whole, with a sense of low-key luxury. The carriage is equipped with shock-absorbing devices such as "Futu" and "Dangtu". Sitting in the carriage, Li Gan and others stepped on the thick Persian carpet. You can hardly feel the vibration of the carriage.

"It's not that he failed the exam, he never passed the exam."

Zheng Guan shook his head, and his face was also very puzzled: "It's strange to say that many people persuaded him to come to the capital to take the exam, but for some reason he always refused, and he didn't even come to the capital."

"But a while ago there was news that he had already left for the capital, and some even said that he had appeared in the capital."

"So these days, not only us juren, but also many dignitaries in the imperial court have specially sent people to guard near the guild hall. Cai Jing, Qin Xiang, and Yan Xianghe who are not in the capital have sent people to wait for him gone."

"I heard that people from the Duke's Mansion and the Marshal's Mansion are also haunting the guild hall, and they may also be there for him."

"So many people are optimistic about him??"

Li Qian was really taken aback this time: "Even if he is 15 years old, Zhongjie Yuan, those big shots don't have to be so eager, right?"

As the emperor of Daqian, Li Gan is very aware of the urine nature of the ministers who get along day and night.

No profit can not afford to be early.

There must be something about this person that can attract them, so that everyone wants to win over this person so unanimously.

But in the current situation... Even the title of the number one scholar is not enough, let alone a mere Jieyuan?
Dagan issues seven Jieyuan every three years, and the number of Jieyuan active in the officialdom is not known, even the 15 years old Jieyuan is not enough.

What's more, he is nearly 40 years old, and he doesn't have much advantage in the officialdom where seniority is needed.

"Could it be that this person is from some big family?" Li Gan thought of another possibility.

Just like the Zheng family in Xingyang.

"No."

Zheng Guan shook his head: "It's just a person from a middle-class family, and it's all because of his talent that so many ministers value him."

"He used to make friends with many famous people. As long as he has made friends with him, he is full of praise. Many people think that he has the ability to control the world, and he is a first-class talent in the world."

"It's just that this person doesn't seem to like fame and fortune very much. Apart from studying abroad, he lives in seclusion in the mountains and rivers and countryside, farming and studying to avoid the world. Therefore, some people gave him the name of 'Wolong', and he has been recognized by many people."

He leaned against the black fur on the back of the chair, his face full of emotion: "This name alone is enough to show how powerful this person is."

"It's just that some people have said that they have seen him near the capital. He is also a Juren, and now he is going to try the nearby juncture, so I have to think about it..."

After Zheng Guan finished speaking, he looked at Li Gan, but Li Gan was already short of breath.

Ever since I heard the name Wolong.

"Crouching dragon??"

Li Gan suppressed the excitement in his heart, only slightly surprised on his face: "With such an arrogant name, aren't you afraid of being beaten on the road? What's the name of this person?"

The corners of Zheng Guan's mouth twitched, and he looked at Li Gan strangely, as if he was very curious about why he could say the words "being beaten while walking".

But the weirdness is weird, he still replied: "His name is Zhuge Liang, and his name is Kongming."

Zheng Guan looked at Li Gan tentatively: "Brother Li, you are not going to ask someone to beat him, are you? Don't do that."

Li Qian's hands in the sleeves were tightly clenched into fists, his knuckles were a little white, but he said with a dry smile, "Why would I hit him? It's too late for me to cherish him?"

Zheng Guan was stunned, and subconsciously moved his butt backwards: "Brother Li...the cherishing you mentioned..."

"I mean make friends, make friends."

Li Qian corrected again: "Who wouldn't want to make friends with such a talented person?"

"Oh~" Zheng Guan heaved a sigh of relief and nodded, "I see."

The speed of the carriage gradually slowed down, and there was a lot of people in front of it, and it seemed that they were not far from many guild halls.

Li Gan looked out the window, the joy in his heart could not be calmed down for a long time, and even Cai Jing's gloom was diluted a lot.

I happened to go out this time, and I didn't expect to get such news.

It turned out to be Zhuge Liang!

Li Gan clenched his fists tightly. If he could be caught, wouldn't he want to take off with such a person by his side to advise? ?

This Han Prime Minister is compared to Jiang Ziya of Xingzhou 800 years and Zhang Zifang of Wanghan 400 years.

Although it is not clear why he came to the capital, if this kind of person is let go, he will be struck by lightning.

Li Ganqiang suppressed the excitement in his heart. He had already decided that even if he was tied up in the end, he had to stay.

Of course, it's better not to do this until the end.

The most urgent thing is to find out where he is, why he came to the capital, and whether he wants to participate in this test...

At the thought of the test, Li Gan felt a little worried again.

As the chief examiner of the examination, Cai Jing, an old man, had a great influence on the examination.

In case Zhuge Liang finally took part in a test, if he was still rejected by Cai Jing... that would be bad.

He might be exiled in another country, to a place like Han.

There was a bit of urgency in Li Gan's eyes, and his desire to mess with Cai Jing became more and more urgent.

"What are we going to do..."

At the very least, Cai Jingtai can't be allowed to blatantly fight against different parties and play tricks in the test.

Li Gan carefully retrieved all his current hole cards, trying to trip Cai Jing.

The first is Cai Jing's son, Cai You, which is the most important point in Li Gan's expectation to bring down Cai Jing.

It's just that Cai Jing hasn't made much progress yet, and Lu Bu has just met him.

This kind of friendship should not be rushed, it must be natural and without trace, a little bit of haste may reveal the tricks, and then be noticed by the other party, and the success will fall short.

The second is Cai Jing's younger brother, Cai Bian.

Li Gan originally thought that if he went to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, he would have a very unpleasant quarrel with Cai Jing, which might open up a breakthrough in the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

Unexpectedly, Cai Bian behaved like a simple doctor of the Ministry of Justice, without any abnormal behavior.

Perhaps it was Cai Jing's instruction, and the two criminal ministers were very tolerant to him. Basically, all the cases that Cai Bian handled were according to his wishes.

Under such conditions, the two brothers have been living in peace without any conflict.

When he learned about this situation, even Li Gan couldn't help feeling that things between relatives were really complicated.

These two roads are still blocked for the time being, and as for Cai Jing's back house... it will not be of much use for the time being.

Li Gan felt a little irritable, and didn't know how to deal with this slippery old man.

"Brother Li, we'll be there soon." Zheng Guan pointed out the window and said.

After he said this, Li Gan came back to his senses and looked out the window.

This place is already a familiar scene. The last time Li Gan came here, he still wanted to find Bao Zheng, but he met the time when Cai Jing's superior was in charge.

"The juren are almost here, right?" Li Qian jumped off the shaft of the chariot.

"Should they all come?"

Zheng Guan's voice was somewhat uncertain: "But even if they come to the capital, these people will not all live in the guild hall."

Li Gan nodded, expressing his understanding.

People like Zheng Guan, whose family has a house in the capital, naturally wouldn't go to this kind of guild hall to squeeze them.

There are also some wealthy people who can live in hotels in the capital, or directly rent a courtyard.

"However, living in the guild hall is also beneficial. At the beginning, I also thought about moving to the guild hall."

Zheng Guan explained: "The people who live here are all Juren who are preparing for the exam, and their knowledge and articles are generally not far behind."

"Everyone communicates more, and the article will naturally improve."

While talking, several people walked forward.

"I see."

While walking, Li Qian had already lowered his head a little, and Lu Bu also walked a few steps quickly, standing in front of Li Qian.

Li Qian came here just to meet those people he had his eyes on, get to know them well in advance, and see if he could find some inspiration from them to deal with Cai Jing.

As for the others... Li Gan didn't want too many people to see his appearance.

"The Xuzhou Guild Hall is over there, right?"

Li Qianyao looked at a guild hall on the corner of the street: "Let's go over there and have a look."

"Okay." Zheng Guan nodded, he was originally here with Li Gan, and he didn't care where he went.

As for Zhuge Liang...that man is elusive, who knows where he is?
So many people in the capital tried to find him, but they couldn't find him. It can only be fate to meet him.

The group of four came to the front of the Xuzhou Guild Hall, the vermilion door was open, and they walked all the way into the main hall, only then did the servants in green cotton robes come out to greet them.

"Hello, guest officers, do you want to stay at the top or stay at the hotel?"

The guild hall is also an inn, and it is also open to the public.

After all, the test is only held once every three years, so it is not used on weekdays.

In Dongcheng, where every inch of land is very expensive, it is a crime to leave such a large area idle, so the guild halls in the capital also set up inns to generate income.

"We are visiting friends."

The old eunuch greeted him with a smile: "Excuse me, does Wang Hua and Wang Xiaolian live here?"

The boy was startled, looked past the old eunuch, and looked at Li Gan and the others behind him, then nodded, and asked tentatively: "Wang Jieyuan does live here, but how many of you are..."

Zheng Guan was the first to go up with a smile: "My name is Zheng Guan, from Xingyang. Our family and the Wang family are family friends. I heard that Wang Jieyuan also came to the capital, and I came here to ask for a visit."

He also wanted to meet the famous Xie Yuan for a long time.

As soon as the servant heard that he was seeking a meeting, he immediately understood, and said with a troubled face: "Guest officer, even if you are a family friend, if you don't know Wang Jieyuan, it will be very difficult for a young one..."

Zheng Guan grinned, stepped forward and patted the boy's arm, but with the other hand he secretly handed out a small handful of broken silver in his sleeve.

"Our Zheng family and the Wang family have known each other for a long time, and I am a Juren of Jinke. I came to visit Brother Wang to discuss knowledge, not for anything else."

"Even if Wang Jieyuan doesn't see us, he will never blame you."

The young servant weighed the silver in his hand, trembled, and gritted his teeth pretending to be apologetic: "Since this is a discussion of knowledge, then I will report it for you."

(End of this chapter)