Zhang Chengwang flipped through the book, but he couldn't read any of the content in the book.
This situation has been going on for a while, and it has been like this since he was defeated. He knew very well that it was because of a heart disease.
Before the provincial examination, facing the frail Yuan Suijun, he had always had a vague sense of superiority. Deep down, he felt that he was not living up to his reputation due to his physical limitations. But this time during the provincial examination, the two of them were completely different.
His achievements shattered his self-confidence.
Even after so many years of delay, Yuan Suijun was able to easily surpass him.
It was obvious that he worked harder than him, but Yuan Suijun was addicted to the gentle countryside all day long, but he still crushed him. Doesn't this mean that the talent gap between the two is as desperate as a cliff. God is too unfair.
Already.
As long as he thinks about this, he will not be able to concentrate on studying as he did in the past. No matter how hard he works, he will still be unable to compare with him.
"Cheng Wang, someone came to see you and said he was your friend." Su Yuewei's voice sounded.
Zhang Chengwang came back to his senses and said absently: "Let him come in."
He did have a few friends in the city, but since he lost the throne, whenever he went out, he felt like others were laughing at him, and he had no intention of keeping in touch with them.
No matter what, in the past few years, only one Yuan Suijun has been successful before the age of thirty. Everyone is the same. He should also clean up his mood and move forward again. A moment of glory does not mean a lifetime of glory. If he just
If you are unable to recover after a fall, you will really be stepped on by Yuan Suijun for the rest of your life, just as he wants.
When Zhang Chengwang changed into a new set of clothes and packed himself up to go out, he saw Li Jian sitting on a chair with a leisurely look on his face. Zhang Chengwang couldn't help being stunned, and a deep uneasiness sprouted in his heart.
It’s actually Li Jian!
Zhang Chengwang has been collaborating with Li Jian for several years, and is no stranger to this man who often buys his poems to subsidize himself. However, when he previously collaborated with Li Jian, he always wore a mask to hide his identity. In front of others, he
They all tried their best to avoid Li Jian and acted like strangers.
Logically speaking, Li Jian shouldn't know about him.
Today he came to visit. Could it be that he was aware of his identity?
Thinking of this, the color on Zhang Chengwang's face lost inch by inch. He barely maintained his calm posture and deliberately pretended to be confused, "Are you Brother Li? We met at Brother Song's son's full moon ceremony three months ago.
Pass!"
"Why did you come here to see me today?"
"If something happens, why don't you come to my study to talk?"
Zhang Chengwang still wants to maintain his image in front of his siblings and wife, and he doesn't want them to know about it. Otherwise, Xinghua's big mouth will definitely spread his story everywhere soon, so he still
It would be more appropriate to talk in the study room.
Li Jian sneered in his heart, at this point, Zhang Chengwang is still here pretending to him, he really treats him as a fool.
However, he also knew that he couldn't make a big fuss with Zhang Chengwang yet. He came here today not to settle scores, but to control the other party. Therefore, he didn't say anything more and cooperated with Zhang Chengwang to the study room.
As soon as the study door was closed, Li Jian threw a stack of paper on Zhang Chengwang.
Zhang Chengwang had his face slapped with paper. It didn't hurt at all, but the other party's direct action of hitting him in the face inevitably made him feel insulted.
He was about to have a seizure when he heard Li Jian say: "Yuan Qian, it's so hard for you to hide this from me."
"In your mind, am I just such a fool who can be easily deceived by you?"
"You are really profound, and you also know how to imitate Yuan Suijun's handwriting. Unfortunately, no matter how you copy, you can only copy a little bit, and any calligrapher can identify it. You don't think you are good at copying, do you?"
There are more than three people in Guangning County who can identify your handwriting."
"If I hadn't suppressed this matter, your blaming Yuan Suijun would have been exposed sooner or later."
Zhang Chengwang's face turned livid after being criticized. He originally thought of denying it three times, but when he heard that Li Jian asked someone to identify his handwriting, he lost the strength to argue.
Is his copying really that different? He had obviously deliberately studied Yuan Suijun's handwriting.
It turned out that Li Jian found his head because he found a handwriting appraiser.
Zhang Chengwang felt deep regret in his heart. He should have known that he should have practiced longer and become more realistic. Unfortunately, at that time, he was in a hurry to spend money.
"what you up to?"
He raised his head and looked at Li Jian, not bothering to make excuses with him anymore. In this matter, Li Jian and he could be said to be tied to the same boat. For the sake of his own reputation, he should not be willing to expose this matter. Therefore.
After the initial panic, Zhang Chengwang quickly regained his composure.
Li Jian coughed and said, "Next month is my cousin's haircut ceremony, and I need some congratulatory poems."
His cousin is pretty and lovely. The most important thing is that the uncle only has a daughter. In the future, all the family property will definitely be left to her cousin. Although the Li family is not short of money, who would complain about having too much money? My cousin has a soft personality. After entering the family, she will definitely not
Prevent him from having fun.
But before getting married, he still has to perform well and show his talent and tenderness.
Zhang Chengwang's face was ugly. He finally understood what Li Jian was thinking. The other party was planning to let him be a ghostwriter for the rest of his life.
"Of course, I will definitely give you the money."
After hearing this, Zhang Chengwang's face looked better. If he still gave him the same money, there wouldn't be much difference from before.
Li Jian took out twenty taels of silver notes directly from his wallet and placed it on the table.
Zhang Chengwang saw the banknote and said, "Since this is related to your happiness in this life, Brother Zhang, even though I know this is inappropriate, I can only help out of conscience."
"I just hope you can treat your cousin well in the future and don't let her down."
Li Jian felt that these words were not just hypocritical. After all, his willingness to cooperate was not because he could afford the money.
"Besides, I have another thing that I need your help with." He paused and continued.
"My uncle loves my cousin very much. Although I have some talents and fame, I have no fame. My uncle may not be willing to marry my cousin to me."
"I don't expect to be a scholar for the time being, but you have to have the honor of being a child. It shouldn't be difficult for you."
Zhang Chengwang's eyes widened, "You want to cheat?"
Li Jian frowned, "Don't say it so harshly, I just want you to help me take the test."
He has always been an ordinary person who can disguise himself, and now he has some clues. Even if he can't exactly resemble him, he can still probably do it. When the time comes to pretend to be sick, people will ignore him because of his dissimilarity.
"Don't worry, I will definitely handle this matter properly and it won't be discovered."
How could Zhang Chengwang be so relieved? If he was really discovered, he would be like Wu Xiujie. Not only would he not be able to take the imperial examination, but his descendants would also not be able to take the imperial examination.
His face turned as dark as ink, and he finally realized that he had really boarded a pirate ship this time.
Outside the study, Su Yuewei put her ear against the door, her heart pounding.
It turns out that Cheng Wang used to earn so much money by selling poems to the young master of the Li family. Even though she had never studied, she knew that if this matter was made public, Cheng Wang would be targeted by the public and would even miss the imperial examination.
Her eyes were astonishingly bright, as if they were lit with two clusters of fire.
With this handle, she no longer has to worry that Cheng Wang will divorce her at any time.