Fighter of the Destiny

For a strong man like Xiao Zhang to be described as miserable, it must be really miserable.

Tang Sanshiliu asked: "Because he saved Wang Po that year?"

Hu Thirty-Two said: "Yes, back then in Kyoto he ruined Dao Zun's important affairs, and the government and the public were extremely angry. Now the court can't easily touch Wang Po, but how could he let him go, in order to establish his authority or save the face he lost back then? , the imperial court has been hunting him down for the past few years, and he was driven like a lost dog, which is really miserable."

It seems unbelievable that a strong man like Huajia Xiao Zhang would be hunted down so hard by the imperial court's wanted order.

But don’t forget that there are countless strong masters in the imperial court. They can change shifts and rest. Xiao Zhang is just a person with no relatives or friends. No matter where he goes, he must be vigilant and careful of ambush. Maybe he will meet the imperial court Qing when he goes out to eat a bowl of noodles. The most insidious assassin in the official department and the most experienced agent in the criminal department, and this kind of life is not just one day, it is all the time, every moment.

Tang Sanliu glanced at Chen Changsheng.

Chen Changsheng knew what he meant, shook his head and said, "I asked Li Gong to send someone to tell me, but he didn't even want to see anyone."

Tang Sanshiliu asked: "What about Wang Po? He should do something."

Chen Changsheng said: "The last news I received two years ago was that Xiao Zhang had spoken out in advance, saying that if Wang Po wanted to help him, he would commit suicide on the spot."

Tang Sanliu thought to himself that this was really in line with Xiao Zhang's character, and shook his head and said, "He really can't afford to disgrace this person."

Hu Sanliu said: "The winter wild tea in Fengyang County is famous in the mainland because of its popularity, so every year Fengyang County will leave a portion of the best tea for him. If the imperial court hadn't been chasing him so hard, maybe in the future, We may really see Xiao Zhang appear in two days."

Both sides of the Xiajiang River are full of tea trees, which are picked and dried to form many tea mountains in the city. Among them, the best-quality winter wild teas are placed along the stone steps of Qibao Village according to their grades. The smaller the quantity of tea, the more valuable it is. According to convention, two baskets of the best tea are placed at the top.

Hu Sanliu pointed to that place and continued to explain: "Those two baskets of tea are much more expensive than gold, and they are priceless and have no market. There is nowhere to buy them."

Chen Changsheng asked: "Where were those two baskets of tea sent?"

Hu Sanji said: "They are all tributes, and one basket will be brought into the palace."

Chen Changsheng asked: "What about the other basket?"

Hearing these words, Tang Sanliu looked at him as if he were an idiot. Hu Sanjiu also had a strange look on his face and said, "Of course it's for you."

Only then did Chen Changsheng realize that since it was a tribute of precious tea leaves, if one basket was sent to the palace, the other basket would naturally be sent to the palace.

Regardless of the relationship between the imperial court and the state religion, in a small place like Fengyang County, both sides must worship with the greatest respect.

"Is this the same kind of tea that was left for Xiao Zhang in the past?" Tang Sanliu asked.

Hu Thirty-Two shook his head, pointed to Chengbao Pavilion at the highest point of Qibao Village, and said: "The wild tea given to Xiao Zhang is specially made and placed there."

Tang Sanshiliu said: "With Xiao Zhang's temperament, even if he knew that the imperial court might choose to surround him here, he might still come here."

Hu Sanji said: "He hasn't been here for two years."

Tang Sanshiliu asked: "Who belongs to that box of tea?"

Hu Thirty-Two said: "Obviously, it would naturally be said that it was not sent out, but many people know that it was sent to the palace of the Prime Minister in Kyoto."

Tang Thirty-Six asked with a slightly strange expression: "Why is this? Why can Prince Xiang go beyond the imperial court and the state religion?"

Hu Sanji said with a smile: "The prefect of Fengcheng Prefecture is the prince's disciple."

While everyone was having tea and chatting, the thin clouds in the high sky were suddenly torn out by a shadow, and a red goose broke through the clouds and landed in the county government office in the distance.

Immediately afterwards, gongs and drums sounded, notices were posted, and praise music even came from the county government office.

In the past three years, Chen Changsheng had been in the Snow Ridge of Northern Xinjiang, and Tang Sanliu was imprisoned in the old house and ancestral hall. He didn't understand what was going on.

"Tianji Pavilion has changed its rankings." Hu Sanji's expression was a little complicated.

Only then did Chen Changsheng and Tang Sanshiliu understand what had happened.

In the past, the list of Tianji Pavilion would basically be changed before and after the Great Imperial Examination or before and after viewing the Monument at Tianshu Mausoleum. Now that the Great Imperial Examination has been suspended for three years, Tianji Pavilion has also existed in name only, but the replacement of the list is still continuing, but now it has It has nothing to do with the state religion and is basically the work of the imperial court.

This has not affected the credibility of several lists. After all, for ordinary people, the prestige of Tianji Pavilion still exists. Now that the Royal Seal of His Majesty the Emperor is added, it will only make the world more convinced.

The conversation in the teahouse stopped and everyone drank tea quietly, listening to the sounds coming from the street from time to time.

The first thing to be read out was the Qingyun List. With the departure of names like Gou Hanshi and Chen Changsheng, and with the increasing number of monastic geniuses who are able to penetrate the secluded world at a young age, this list that once represented the potential of young monastic geniuses has become less and less popular. , but Chen Changsheng noticed that there were several names he knew on the Qingyun list.

——Fu Xinzhi, Chen Fugui, and Chu Wenbin were all the first batch of students recruited by the National Education College.

It seems that Su Moyu is doing a good job in presiding over the National Education Academy in Kyoto.

Different from when Tianji Pavilion was in charge of affairs, now when the imperial court changes the list, the Midas List and Xiaoyao List will also be made public together. The next thing that was read out was the gold medal list. This time he heard more familiar names, Gou Hanshi, Guan Feibai, Liang Banhu, Zhong Hui... Due to their status, he and Xu Yourong would naturally not be ranked on any list again. However, this time the Golden List is still the youngest with the lowest average age in hundreds of years. Except for the era of Zhou Du|husband and Chen Xuanba, there has never been such a time period when so many young people entered the Star Gathering Realm. It was indeed an era when wild flowers were in full bloom.

Next is the Xiaoyao List. After Wang Po crossed the border three years ago, he finally left the top spot that he had held for decades. Xiao Zhang, who had the most hope of catching up with him, was directly ineligible because he was wanted by the court. Entering the rankings, the current number one is naturally Liang Wangsun, followed by Xiao De and other truly powerful people who have long been famous. When Chen Changsheng heard the name Guan Bai in the ninth position, he couldn't help but be a little surprised. .

When the Xiaoyao list was read out and he still didn't hear Qiu Shanjun's name, he looked upstream of the canyon and shook his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

Suddenly, fireworks went up from the county government office in the distance. They were diluted by the growing morning light. They were not so bright. I think it was a temporary decision. I don't know why.

Why would there be singing and music in the county government office, why would there be fireworks, and most importantly...why would the imperial court suddenly change the list.

Soon, Chen Changsheng and others in the teahouse as well as the people by the river knew the reason.

The Prime Minister actually entered the sacred realm!