Dao Fruit

"Wen still has some superficial views on this imperial examination."

When Wen Zhizhen was talking, he looked around and saw that everyone was paying attention. He felt calm. He then raised his head and looked upstairs, but did not see Qiu Yan coming downstairs. He frowned slightly, but soon Shu Zhan said in his mouth: "If we talk about the essays and policy discussions this time, it is difficult to say, but it is also simple to say simple!"

"Oh?" Wen Zhizhen seemed to have no difficulty in hearing the question that made him feel restless. The candidates couldn't help but become curious and wanted to hear the views of this talented man from the south of the Yangtze River.

Facing the attention of everyone, Wen Zhizhen walked calmly and came to a seat to sit down.

The innkeeper knew what was going on, and quickly asked the waiter to bring a cup of tea to him. Wen Zhizhen took the tea cup, opened the lid, blew on it, and took a sip. It really whetted his appetite, but Qiu Yan still didn't come down. I couldn't help but shake my head secretly, and then I spoke——

"We who have received the emperor's favor in this life should know where the national interests lie. In the future, as officials, we must work more conscientiously. This policy is a spur and reminder. In Wen's opinion, it is really a timely rain. Now that the king has changed his method, Benefiting the country and the people is what scholars should follow closely, and policy discussions should naturally follow this point..."

"Huh? There seems to be a hidden meaning in what he said?" Cao Hanqi's eyebrows moved slightly.

"What kind of hidden meaning can there be?" Zhou Guan sneered, "It's just trying to figure out the examiner's mind and point out the relationship between the examination and the reform. He doesn't need to remind you of this. Who doesn't know? But, you know, you know, how many people do you know? Can people hold it in the examination room?"

On the other side, Wen Zhizhen continued to speak and was answering questions from several candidates——

“If you want to achieve great benefits for the country, you must first know the conditions of rain, snow, abundance and drought in all directions, and control the rise and fall of prices in various places..."

Say it. Everyone present felt a sense of enlightenment. They felt that Wen Zhizhen's words were full of profound meanings. From time to time, when compared with his own policies and opinions, some were uplifting and some were depressing.

Some people even started discussing a certain sentence in his words. They all feel that the harvest is not small.

"As expected of a talented man from the south of the Yangtze River, his knowledge far exceeds that of ours!"

"In my opinion, this Wen Zhizhen is probably a talented prime minister and assistant. If he can go to court, it will be a blessing to the country!"

"I have never even thought about these words, let alone written them on the paper. How did Wen Zhizhen have such a brain?"

"You haven't thought about it. I have thought about it before, but I never realized that they can be connected!"

…

There was a lot of discussion and the atmosphere changed drastically.

On the other side, he looked at Wen Zhizhen talking among the crowd. Xu Ran had a smile on her face, her eyes were shining brightly, and she looked proud.

But next to her, Pang Qianru's words completely ruined her good mood.

"Young Master Wen is indeed worthy of his reputation." Pang Qianru stuck out her tongue and licked her lips as she spoke, as if she was ready to enjoy the delicious food.

Hear this. Xu Ran immediately thought of Pang Qianru's plot these days and couldn't help but glare.

But just as her eyes focused on it, another voice sounded——

"Wen Zhizhen is said to be a talented man from the south of the Yangtze River, and his reputation is indeed well deserved."

"Sister Ji?" Xu Ran was startled and immediately looked at the sound, but what she saw was Ji Zheng's face that could be broken by a bullet.

Noticing Xu Ran's gaze, Ji Zheng smiled slightly: "Don't get me wrong, sister. I have no other thoughts. I just think that Mr. Wen is really smart. He is good at understanding people's hearts."

"Oh?" Pang Qianru suddenly became interested, narrowed her eyes, and came closer, "Looking at your appearance, could I see something else?"

Ji Zheng glanced at her. Without hiding anything, he nodded and said: "The prince's reforms are intended to replenish the national treasury, revive the military power, and revive great prosperity. Many new laws are not born without roots. I have heard people say that many new laws are perfected on the basis of predecessors." Later, Rujun lost one method, and the root cause was Liu Yan of the previous dynasty. Master Wen's views coincided with Liu Gong's. "

As soon as he said this, several people around him quickly understood that the so-called "heard of it" was probably an excuse. It was probably the woman who saw it herself. As for the coincidence, several people couldn't understand it. Announcement.

"In this way, Wen Zhizhen can be regarded as well-informed. If his strategy is based on this, he will definitely be able to enter the eyes of the king, and his ranking will not be low." Luo Jiayun said in a low voice.

Pang Qianru looked Ji Zheng up and down, and finally said with a smile: "Sure enough, he is smart, and his heart has seven orifices." This seemed like a compliment, but it was actually a sarcasm for Ji Zheng's scheming.

But Xu Ran seemed a little unhappy.

At the same time, in the corner of the tavern, two middle-aged scribes drank wine, then put down their wine glasses, each took a bite of food, and then one of them said: "Brother Feng, do you know the origin of this woman? She can see it at a glance. Out of Wen Zhizhen’s foundation.”

The man known as Brother Feng shook his head and said, "Brother Yu doesn't even know, how can I know?"

Of these two scribes, one was named Feng and the other was named Yu.

The scholar surnamed Yu laughed and said: "That's true, but since I saw it, I sent someone to investigate after returning, and I found out that this Wen Zhizhen seems to have some talent and learning, and can grasp the main idea of ​​the examination. , The key is to do what the prince likes, but I don’t know if he is an armchair strategist. Besides, I haven’t seen Qiu Yan, so it’s not easy to compare.”

The scholar surnamed Feng nodded and said: "This is true. The most likely people who ran the Wen Ran examination papers must be investigated one by one. Today you and I came here to test Qiu Yan, but no one was seen. But I met Wen Zhizhen, so it was a worthwhile trip."

"By the way," the scholar surnamed Yu took a sip of wine, "Are you used to being in the prime minister's mansion now?"

"As an aide to the king, how can it be inappropriate to realize my ambitions?" The scholar surnamed Feng smiled and ate a bite of food, "It's just that the new party has gradually gained a foothold, and there is also a trend of fighting for power and profit within it."

"Oh? Why do you think so?" The scholar surnamed Yu showed a little surprise, "I remember that after you presented the idea of ​​market exchange, you also said that the new party was united. How long has it been since then?"

"It was because of this method that the new party gradually controlled the finances of the court, which involved interests, and then the incident occurred," the scholar surnamed Feng sighed, "Half a month ago on the Lantern Festival, I attended the new party banquet with the prime minister. During the banquet, I met Pan Xiang for the first time and knew that this person was unwilling to be lonely. Sure enough, after that, he was determined to cultivate power, which caused resistance and imitation from other members of the new party." As he said. Regret appeared on his face.

The scholar surnamed Yu shook his head and said, "This is also human nature. People always have to live in reality. Who in the world can be fearless of all kinds of constraints and rules and only seek the path of humanity? Who can change humanity without scruples? Even the prime minister is subject to all kinds of constraints and has selfishness."

Speaking. He raised his hand and pointed at Wen Zhizhen who was talking freely, and continued: "Like this person, he seems to be very talented. What he wrote on the roll is for the country and the people, but he is just trying to figure out the examiner's mind. However, if he can implement what he wrote, no matter what the purpose is, it is always good. I am afraid that he only regards this little thought as a stepping stone."

The two of them talked about the political situation and the prime ministers as if no one was around, and even commented on Wen Zhizhen who was not far away. If someone heard it. Even if it did not cause any waves, it would arouse the reaction of the scholars in the room, but the strange thing is that the scholars around not only did not react at all, but even did not see the two of them.

In this way, the lobby of the inn became a gathering place for all kinds of people.

Wen Zhizhen talked with everyone about the imperial examination until the evening. Seeing that Qiu Yan had no intention of showing up, he shook his head and stood up to say goodbye.

The many candidates and scholars just woke up from their dreams. Yinqin said goodbye to Wen Zhizhen, and some people remembered Qiu Yan and couldn't help but talk about it slightly, but Qiu Yan was right there, so of course no one would say anything bad. But Hu Qi and Dai Guo still looked unhappy.

Seeing this, the two middle-aged scholars also stood up and left the table.

"It seems that we can't wait for anyone today. I don't know why Qiu Yan is studying behind closed doors. Is it because the imperial examination took too much effort? What kind of article can take so much effort? Unless..." The scholar surnamed Yu had a gleam in his eyes and looked at the other person.

"It's hard to say, after all..." The scholar surnamed Feng obviously had something to say, but he stopped halfway through his words. Then he and the scholar surnamed Yu were stunned at the same time, and then looked around. After a few breaths, they calmed down and frowned.

"What happened just now? Why do I feel like someone is watching?"

The two were still confused, but they couldn't find it, so they had to give up, paid and left.

On the other side, Pang Qianru and others waited for a long time, but there was no sign of Qiu Yan. Seeing Wen Zhizhen say goodbye and Ji Zheng also left a message and was about to leave, Pang Qianru's black and white eyes turned and said to Hu Qi: "I don't know when your son will be able to recover. In my opinion, we don't need to come to visit. In two days, I will hold a banquet to meet friends with literature and invite talented people in the city. Your son will not show up, right?"

"I will tell my son." Hu Qi quickly expressed his attitude.

Not long after, Luo Jiayun, Zhou Guan and others also said goodbye and left.

"Finally, they all left." After seeing everyone off, Dai Guo let out a long sigh and went upstairs with Hu Qi. They only walked a few steps before suddenly stopping.

In front of them, the door of Qiu Yan's room had been opened, and Qiu Yan, who looked pale, walked out.

"Young Master, what's wrong with you?" With the cultivation of Hu Qi and Dai Guo, they noticed Qiu Yan's breath at the first time. He seemed to have just had a serious illness, extremely weak, and did not look like a third-level cultivator at all.

However, in this weak breath, there was an inexplicable change, and Qiu Yan's eyes were shining, but the two were shocked by Qiu Yan's state and did not notice this change.

Qiu Yan did not answer the two people's questions, but asked: "How much silver do we have left?"

"Huh?" Hu Qi was stunned and reported a number.

Qiu Yan frowned slightly and handed over a list: "Well, follow this list and go to the clinic to get medicine."

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