I'm so hard

Chapter 112

At night, in a simple guest room.

A middle-aged man faced a wall, pulled out a dagger from his waist, and quickly inserted it into a piece of pork on the wall.

brush!brush!brush!
Repeat, repeat.

He is very fast, and every time he can stab the dagger into the hole in the middle of the pork that is the size of a copper coin.

This person is Sun Bold.

In the past few days, he has basically understood Zhao Yan's walking range.

At noon, Baiwenzhai had the most book buyers.

And Zhao Yan would basically walk out of the counter at this time, and then go to the side hall not far away to drink tea.

As long as Sun Boldly can pretend to be a book buyer and walk into Baiwenzhai, then approach the side hall, and quickly and secretly insert the dagger into Zhao Yan's stomach, he can sneak into the crowd and leave quietly.

The next day, around noon, Zhao Yan came out from behind the counter.

The moment he walked out, Zhao Yan noticed him.

And Hei Wa followed Sun Boldly with a vigilant face.

Suddenly, Sun Boldly leaned against Zhao Yan's body, and then shot suddenly.

brush!brush!brush!
At this moment, Hei Wa and two guards hidden around shot almost at the same time.

As soon as Sun Boldly took out the dagger, he was captured by three people and dragged to the backyard.

The speed was so fast that none of the people around noticed it.

This is the difference between the Imperial Guards of the Great Zhou Dynasty and ordinary people. Although most of them can't beat the Northern Mongolian soldiers, they can still deal with ordinary people like ten.

When Zhao Yan first saw the dagger, he was a little surprised, but soon recovered his smile.

With Hei Wa and those hidden guards around, basically no one can hurt him.

The only thing he was curious about was why this person wanted to kill him, and who could send out such a weak person.

Even Ma Wu sent by Xue Huai is much stronger than this person.

Half an hour later, Liu Dazhong walked up to Zhao Yan and said in a low voice, "My lord, this person was just hired by someone else for a hundred guan. , Xue Tianyou will arrive in Daping County at least two days later."

Zhao Yan nodded slightly, and said: "Continue to investigate, we must find the main messenger behind the scenes."

"Yes." Liu Dazhong said respectfully, and then withdrew.

Outside the government and the opposition, Liu Dazhong's power and contacts are much more efficient than the government's.

Of course, he is fully responsible for this matter.

In the afternoon, an invitation was sent to Baiwenzhai.

Hong Tianshou, a major drug dealer in Shantai Prefecture, invites Baiwenzhai to participate in the annual gold list event tomorrow at the Gold List.

"Wu Zhi, where is this gold list, and what is winning the gold list?" Zhao Yan asked suspiciously.

Wu Zhi said excitedly: "My lord, this Jinbang Terrace is located next to a stream called Jinbangxi in the outskirts of Daping County. It is rumored that there was a champion in the Zhuangzi beside this stream, so it was named Jinbangxi.

"The Jinbang Terrace was built by Hong Tianshou, a great medicine merchant three years ago. He is very rich. He built a platform called the Jinbang Terrace. Every year, a grand gathering of talents will be held. Talents from Shuzhou can participate. The first person on the list will get 2 guan, No.3 will get [-] guan, No.[-] will get [-] guan, and the next four to ten will get [-] guan.”

"And this year, the top ten may become his son-in-law. I heard that his daughter, Hong Yuxin, has just turned [-]. She looks like a fish and a wild goose, and she is not weaker than men in terms of knowledge. This year's winner Jinbang was already very popular half a month ago, and they probably saw that Baiwenzhai has become popular these days, so they reissued the invitation."

Zhao Yan couldn't help being interested. This kind of share of the bonus is definitely almost fatally attractive to ordinary scholars.

"Then what is the main content of the competition to win the gold list?" Zhao Yan asked again.

"Poetry, poetry, and policy theory are different every year." Wu Zhi thought for a while and replied, he was not too interested in this, if he had the talent to obtain fame, he would not sell books here.

Hearing the theory, Zhao Yan's eyes brightened. From the perspective of an emperor, the real ability of a literati is not to show poetry, but to tell the way of governing the country.

"Then you must go and have a look tomorrow!" Zhao Yan said thoughtfully.

"Young master has gone, so the eldest lady of the Hong family will definitely not marry the young master!" Wu Zhi said with a smile on his face.

Zhao Yan glanced behind and shouted, "Nianwei, you're here!"

Wu Zhi immediately ran away, saying as he ran, "I was wrong, I don't dare to talk nonsense anymore with my stinky mouth!"

Zhao Yan couldn't help laughing out loud at this move.

Ever since Wu Zhi saw Lu Nianwei beat Xue Huai seriously, Wu Zhi always walked around Lu Nianwei.

Because a man with a heart like him might not say something right, and he might be about to be beaten up!

In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Yan, Hei Wa and Liu Dazhong went to Jinbangtai.

There are several hidden guards behind the three of them.

When he arrived near the Jinbangtai, Zhao Yan was almost stunned.

Isn't this an open-air buffet banquet?

Jinbangtai is a large platform about three meters high, on which there are pens, ink, paper and inkstones and several chairs.

And under the gold list platform is a dining table built with various long tables.

There are all kinds of exquisite food and wine on the table, but those who receive the invitation can eat as much as they want, and there is a gurgling stream not far away.

Sitting beside the stream are several young women who are playing pipa and singing ditties.

The literati have a full sense of ceremony.

Hundreds of literati wearing long gowns and holding folding fans strolled among them, chatting with each other, and it looked pleasing to the eye.

The invitation Zhao Yan received allowed three people to enter.

After Hei Wa entered, eating was naturally his main task, while Liu Dazhong followed Zhao Yan all the time, chatting with him.

Zhao Yan walked slowly to the side of Jinbang Creek, and suddenly saw carriages on the opposite side of the stream, and around the carriages stood several men who looked like servants. These men were holding ropes in their hands, and their eyes were always Stare at the person opposite.

"What's that for?" Zhao Yan asked.

Liu Dazhong looked at it, and replied with a smile: "Young master, this is the old rule when the imperial examinations are announced. It is called catching son-in-law under the list. These people are servants of some wealthy businessmen. If they shine on the stage, and they are neither valued by Miss Hong nor married, they will tie them home and become their sons-in-law!"

Hearing this explanation, Zhao Yan couldn't help being amused, and from this we can see how sought-after literati are.

Even if a literati became a Jinshi at the age of 40, he would not have to worry about marrying a beautiful and beautiful daughter-in-law.

This is the status of literati in the Great Zhou Dynasty, which is extremely lofty. Even wealthy businessmen feel honored to be friends with literati.

(End of this chapter)