Dao Fruit

Listening to these words full of doubt and questioning, Qiu Yan remained calm, not even looking at the person who was speaking, his eyes just staring at Chen Jing in front of him.

Chen Jing paused slightly when he heard the man speaking, but noticing Qiu Yan's expression, he turned around and said, "Brother Tao, please be patient. I am just about to introduce you to this Mr. Qiu Yan, who I mentioned before. His writing is as good as Zhao Yuan."

After he said this, he pointed to the three people around him and said to Qiu Yan, "Brother Qiu, these are the friends I mentioned to you that day who are going to Shilin. This brother Tao Ying is from a scholarly family. He was a Jinshi in the second year of Zhiyou. He was once a Shujishi. Now he is an official in Liang County."

Listening to the introduction, Qiu Yan looked up and saw the person who had just spoken and questioned.

This man is about thirty years old, tall, wearing a long gown, with fair skin. At first glance, he is a person who has been pampered for a long time. He has a kind of aura of authority without anger. This aura is different from the bookish air of reading and the heroic spirit of practicing martial arts. It is cultivated by commanding others and controlling power.

This is official power.

"It turns out to be Lord Tao. Nice to meet you." Qiu Yan bowed his hands as a greeting, but his words were neither cold nor hot. Even if Qiu Yan didn't care about those words just now, he couldn't not respond.

However, on the surface, Qiu Yan still felt a little strange about the identity of this person.

The second year of Zhiyou was a reign title used by the previous emperor. It was about five or six years ago. After the emperor of Da Rui ascended the throne, there was not only one reign title. Zhiyou was just one of them.

This person was a Jinshi and had served as a Shujishi. They both had extraordinary political qualifications. Those who could pass the Darui test were Jinshi, which was divided into three grades. The first grade was Jinshi Jidi, which was the top three of Zhuangyuan, Bangyan and Tanhua. They could be alternate officials and fill in any vacancies. In fact, they were directly granted official positions.

Jinshi was the second grade. Such people were generally reserve officials of the court. Some of them could be Shujishi, which was equivalent to the emperor's secretary. Although they only lectured on scriptures and issued edicts, they were humble and powerful, built connections, and were easy to be promoted in the future.

It was natural for Qiu Yan to feel strange that someone with such a political background appeared here, not to mention that this person was an official, the county magistrate of Liang County, but ran to Dongdu.

Liang County was located in the southeast of Dongdu and was under the jurisdiction of Ruzhou Prefecture, while Ruzhou was under the jurisdiction of Dongdu. From this, it can be seen that Tao Ying actually went down to the local area to cultivate his reputation and make political achievements. This was a sign of his upcoming rise in officialdom.

Tao Ying did not show much dissatisfaction with the indifferent greeting, but just bowed in return.

Chen Jing pointed at another person and said, "This is Taoist Master Lu, a man of the Qingping Dao, a master of the Dao."

Qiu Yan looked in the direction of Chen Jing's finger and saw a Taoist with a fairy-like appearance, about forty years old, with a long beard and a literary air. If he had not been wearing a Taoist robe, he would have been mistaken for a learned man.

However, Qiu Yan sensed the hidden blood fluctuations from the other person and knew that the other person had cultivated.

Taoist Master Lu seemed to have sensed something, raised his eyes slightly, called the Taoist ancestor, and saluted Qiu Yan. Then he stood up straight without saying much, looking at his nose with his eyes, his mouth with his nose, and his heart with his mouth.

Qiu Yan then retracted his gaze and looked at the last person.

"This is Chen Yun, my cousin, a cultivator." Chen Jing's words startled Qiu Yan. He didn't expect Chen Jing to say the word cultivator so straightforwardly.

"Hello, Brother Qiu." Chen Yun was polite and enthusiastic, completely different from the previous two. After being introduced, he took the initiative to step forward.

"Nice to meet you." Qiu Yan returned the greeting, his eyes swept over the three people, and his mind was turning over -

"What exactly is Chen Jing and the Chen family behind him planning? Officials, Taoists, cultivators, plus Chen Jing, a martial arts scholar, these four people standing together are not easy to see. Even if some officials, aristocratic families collude with the outsiders, or keep warriors in captivity, they will not show it easily..."

In this Rui, Confucianism is a prominent school of thought, full of humanity, and the ancestor of Confucianism, the sage, the attitude towards the extraordinary power of ghosts and gods is not to talk about it, not to care about it. Adhering to this spirit, Confucianism advocates the power of people themselves, self-improvement, and often despises outsiders.

Officials usually keep a distance from outsiders for the sake of reputation, at least on the surface. For example, the Chen family may have a cultivator among their family members, but they will never easily let outsiders know.

Thinking of this, Qiu Yan recalled the feeling of crossing the barrier when he walked over just now.

"This area is covered by some kind of ban, and I don't know who among the people present did it."

Just as Qiu Yan was thinking, Chen Jing said again: "Please come here, I have made it very clear in advance, but as the saying goes, the food and grass must be sent before the troops move, so some things should be made clear before leaving."

He stepped to the center of the group and said sincerely: "This matter cannot be said to be so serious, but it has a significant impact after all, so everyone should clearly understand that the key to whether it can succeed this time is still Brother Qiu."

He looked up at Qiu Yan: "However, Brother Qiu came here just to explore with us, and has not made a decision. Please understand this."

"Huh? He hasn't made a decision yet?" Tao Ying frowned, as if he had just learned about this, "Then Chen Jing, you called us all here, what do you mean? Although I am not busy in Liang County, I am not idle enough to go back and forth."

Chen Jing's expression did not change, he even showed a smile, and said calmly: "Brother Tao, don't be anxious. I'm calling you here just to explain this matter, and at the same time, let you all meet and get to know each other better. Besides, Qiu If I agree to cooperate after meeting with Shengxiantang, I will definitely give it a try on the spot."

"Try it on the spot?" Tao Ying's brows furrowed even more tightly, "Why did you call us here because of this? If so, it makes sense. However, what is Qiu Yan's literary talent? It's all your opinion. To say that he is better than Bai Zhaoyuan is a bit exaggerated."

As he spoke, a look of memory appeared on his face.

"What kind of person is Bai Zhaoyuan? I've seen it several times, and it left a deep impression on me. Just standing in front of him, all kinds of feelings will emerge in my heart, just like standing in front of a statue of a sage, and this Qiu Yan... …”

Tao Ying was originally talking to Chen Jing, but at the end of the sentence, she turned to look at Qiu Yan, rolled her eyes, looked at her from top to bottom, and shook her head: "I don't feel that kind of thing in this person." Feel."

He has been an official for several years, and his aura is naturally different. These words come out one after another, giving people the feeling of a storm. For ordinary people, they will be shocked by the authority of the official immediately, and thus lose their footing and lose the conversation. dominance.

"It is not easy to gather a literary heart. I, Tao Ying, am not pure in mind and am obsessed with wealth and wealth, so it is difficult to achieve a literary heart. But Brother Qiu will also take part in the examination next year, and I am afraid that he will not have much thought in learning. Even if he has extraordinary talents, he can be divided into The words of Wen Piyi are a bit exaggerated. This time the matter was not made clear. It is your fault in Chen Jing. It should be noted that Wen Xin can only carry two souls when he enters the forest. If there is a slight deviation, the success will be ruined. !”

This Tao Ying seemed to be very distrustful of Qiu Yan.

Just at this time, the passerby who had been silent said: "If you want to quarrel, it is best to change the place. Donor Qiu was stared at when he came over. The person who was stalking had already entered the forest. ”

After hearing this, a hint of dissatisfaction appeared on Tao Ying's face, and she turned to look at Qiu Yan: "Mr. Qiu, why are you acting so carelessly? Could it be that Chen Jing didn't tell you to act in secret?" At the end of the sentence, he looked towards Chen Jing.

Chen Jing immediately said helplessly: "I didn't think this through well, but Brother Qiu was a little careless in this matter, but now that the matter has come to this, it's not the time to blame each other. We'd better leave as soon as possible!"

His words were undoubtedly a relief for Qiu Yan, but they also implied that Qiu Yan had made a mistake.

Suddenly, several people's eyes were focused on Qiu Yan.

"Haha." Unexpectedly, Qiu Yan suddenly laughed, "Brother Chen, you don't have to continue acting. Qiu does have the intention of cooperation, but he has no intention of competing for dominance. You and Brother Tao, It's totally unnecessary to sing in harmony." He shook his head and scanned the faces of several people, noticing the slight changes in the eyes of Chen Jing and Tao Ying.

"From Brother Chen's words a few days ago, Qiu can tell that you have been planning today's matter for a long time. Even if Qiu didn't show up, you would definitely have to use other methods to implement it. In this case, how could you fail to do it due to a moment of negligence? Can you speak clearly?"

Qiu Yan smiled: "Besides, Mr. Tao can be a local official, so he must not be a narrow-minded person. How can he get angry because of something about Qiu? You are trying to beat Qiu."

These words came out of Qiu Yan's mouth lightly, which immediately made Chen Jing's expression change, and he quickly wanted to defend himself.

But Qiu Yan waved his hand and said: "Don't talk, let's go. Since you and I are just doing business, then there is no need to engage in trivial matters of scheming and power, and there is no need to engage in friendship. Let's go straight to the topic. We will see how Qiu's talents are. If you don't talk about the sage statue in your mouth, what's the result if you just talk about it now?" After saying this, Qiu Yan stopped talking and only looked at Chen Jing.

Chen Jing opened his mouth, but no words came out. He looked at Tao Ying, who looked unhappy, and said no more.

On the other side, the passerby suddenly became energetic and cast his gaze on Qiu Yan, with a strange color flashing in his eyes.

At this time, Chen Yun said: "Since Brother Qiu has made it clear, let's not delay and start here." As he said that, he raised his hand and made a seal, and the soil under the five people's feet suddenly shook. Get up, there is light shining through it. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)