Early the next morning, hundreds of newly minted scholars gathered at the West Corridor of Xuandemen South Street in the imperial city, beating drums to avenge their master, and asking the emperor to retrial Han Qi for treason.
The old emperor had been dealing with the turbans for decades, and he knew very well the nature and tricks of this group of people, and he knew that all kinds of problems would arise if he continued.
At noon that day, at 3:00 p.m., Han Qi was secretly taken to the Wansheng Gate in the West City by the Imperial City Secretary, and said, "Kacha, let him beheaded."
After Wang Lidong received the news, it was like drinking a big can of iced Coke on a June day---so cool!
In the evening, for the first time, I had a few drinks with Qi's father to celebrate.
The emperor's outrageous move severely slapped the faces of all the civil servants and Jinke scholars.
The civil servants were used to being arrogant and arrogant, and they could not bear the bad breath. The next day, all the ministers and most of the civil servants took leave at home, and the court was in chaos...
At noon that day, Duke Guo of Qi returned home from court and found that his son was also at home. He asked curiously, "Why didn't you go out today?"
Wang Lidong took the teapot and poured a cup of tea for his father, "I went to a few banks to check the accounts this morning. The last one was from the west side of the city, so I came back along the way."
Princess Pingning looked at the officials and said, "Why did the court leave so late today? All the civil servants have gone to court?"
Qi's father took a sip of tea and said, "We have all gone to court. Last night, Your Majesty personally went to the houses of several prime ministers and gave them face. Today, Liu Chang, the Minister of Rites, and Fu Qiu, the Yin of Kaifeng Prefecture, are at the court meeting to present memorials to each other.
Impeach the other party and make a big quarrel."
Princess Pingning asked curiously, "What are these two doing?"
Qi's father said,
"The seat teacher of the Jinke Examination was originally Han Qi, but now he is gone. These two people are the deputy examiners of the Jinke Examination, and they both want to seize the position of seat teacher and collect more than 300 Jinshi.
Under the name."
Princess Pingning suddenly said, "No wonder it's been seven or eight days since the imperial examination, and the 'No. 1 Scholar Round' hasn't been held yet."
‘The No. 1 Scholar Bureau’ is also known as the “Qiji”. After the roll call and the ranking, the winners will use their time before officially holding official positions to gather together and carry out many activities to strengthen mutual ties.
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The venue for the No. 1 Scholar Competition is usually chosen near the examiner's home. During this period, two visits to the examiner's home are required. In addition, a visit to Confucius and Mencius, Huang Jia, narration of the same year, the inscription of a monument, and the creation of a "record of the same year" are also held.
"Wait, activities.
Nowadays, the chief examiner is having difficulty giving birth, and the two deputy examiners have similar positions, and their backers are also very weak.
The other side stared blankly.
Qi's father remembered that after the court ended today, Marquis Ningyuan asked him for help, and said, "Heng'er, Sanlang of Guhou's family wants to find a better teacher, and I want to ask you if you will accept students?"
Wang Lidong put down his teacup and said, "Why doesn't Marquis Gu go find Zhuang Xuexue?"
Since Zhuang Xuexue can accept Gu Tingye, a well-known libertine in the capital, and Gu Tingwei, a good boy, he will definitely not refuse.
Qi's father said, "Zhuang Xuexue's private school originally had five or six students, but recently it has admitted five more. He is the only one, and he is almost eighty. He frankly said that he is not in good spirits and will not recruit more students. There are only a few students now.
student, he only plans to teach until next year and then return to his hometown to retire."
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Wang Lidong told Chunlan to prepare some supplements to give to Zhuang Xuexue and his wife to replenish their bodies. Thinking of these days, more than a dozen distinguished military generals have asked him if he would accept students. They are all family friends and relatives.
Everything was so clean that people thought he had won the first prize, and their eyes were pressed to the top of his head, "I remember that except for Uncle Gu, no member of a distinguished military general's family has passed the provincial examination. Father, please tell them, as long as
If you pass the provincial examination and still want to be my student, then I will accept you."
Qi's mother nodded in approval, "Heng'er's idea is good, and it saves face. After this gust of wind, few people will continue to keep an eye on this matter."
Qi's father smiled and nodded, now he didn't have to be embarrassed.
Ping Ning
The princess glanced at her son and suddenly said, "I heard someone said that Marquis Fuchang has found a marriage for his youngest daughter, and it will be decided in the next two days."
Wang Lidong was stunned for a moment. The youngest daughter of Marquis Fuchang was Rong Feiyan. He hadn't heard this name for a long time. It turned out that they were getting engaged. He asked curiously, "Which family is it?"
Seeing that her son's face looked normal, Princess Pingning breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Commander of the Guard Infantry Division, Li Hu is the ninth younger brother of Taiwei Li Zhang."
Li Zhang, the cousin and number one confidant of Song Renzong Zhao Zhen, controls one-third of the Imperial Army in Kaifeng Mansion. He is also the boss of Concubine Rong's younger brother Rong Xian (deputy commander of the Infantry Guard Division). This is preparation for a strong alliance.
, captured the entire Guard Infantry Division.
Qi's father also revealed the news, "I heard that the head of Jiacheng County has also decided to get married."
Qi's mother was surprised and said, "Which house are you looking for? Why didn't I hear any news?"
Qi's father said, "During the morning meeting this morning, the British Lord just said it. The commander-in-chief of the Huazhou Horse and Infantry Army, the military governor Bai Jiqing's family is Da Lang."
Huazhou is the nearest state from Feng, almost twenty miles away, and Jiedushi Bai Jiqing is in charge of three small armies of the Forbidden Army (each small army has 2,500 people).
Wang Lidong was a little speechless. He could understand that King Yan wanted to give it a try. After all, it had come to this point. He was forced to go to hell. He just wanted to retreat and follow him, or the sponsor who provided the money forced him to continue.
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But King Yong is gone, and the Duke of Wei has not inherited the title of prince. He is still a Duke. If he doesn't go back to his hometown to live a happy life for a few days, he actually has the idea of taking the throne... Is it true that the position of emperor is so easy to grab?
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Jiying Lane Shengfu
Sheng Minglan hurriedly left her courtyard and entered the Shou'an Hall. Sheng Molan and Sheng Rulan were sitting in the room. Rulan looked at the door from time to time and kept mumbling something.
Sheng Minglan sighed secretly, knowing that she would inevitably be complained about by Ru Lan later. She said hello to her grandmother, then said hello to her two sisters, and then sat down next to Ru Lan.
Rulan complained, "Sixth sister, it's almost 8:15, and grandma has been waiting for you for a long time. And I specifically told you yesterday to get up early today, so as not to be late!"
Mo Lan said angrily, "Fifth sister, you take yourself too seriously. Do you really think Sixth Sister will trust your words? She is my grandmother's heart. What can you do if you are half an hour late? At most
Even if I tell the eldest lady, I can’t seem to punish the sixth sister, right?”
Seeing that Rulan's face darkened a lot, Minglan hurriedly came closer and explained in a low voice, "Sister Zhuang's (Sheng Hualan's eldest daughter's) birthday is coming in two days. I also prepared a gift for the fifth sister. I was busy last night.
It was midnight, so I accidentally overslept."
….
Minglan didn't say anything, but Rulan almost forgot about it. She patted her chest, leaned closer and asked, "What gift?"
Minglan said, "The doll, mine is a little rabbit, and the fifth sister's is a big tiger."
Ru Lan was overjoyed, took Xiao Liu's arm affectionately, turned to Mo Lan and said, "Sixth sister has never been in good health. It's okay to sleep as much as possible. It's not a big deal."
Mo Lan was so angry that she almost suffered internal injuries. She twisted the handkerchief in her hand and sneered, "I was so dazzled by the small favors that I was sold one day. I might even help count the money..."
Rulan replied, "I'm happy, I'm happy, aren't you just..."
Seeing the two sisters arguing and arguing about rising to human cock again, Mrs. Sheng interrupted the quarrel between the two, "It's getting late. Brother Heng should be arriving soon. Let's go."
Ru Lan turned her head and looked at the "Red Sandalwood Seat Cloisonné Enamel Beast Ear Incense Clock". It was almost the sixth quarter of the hour (8:30). She jumped up in a hurry, pulled Xiao Liu and the old lady to say goodbye, and left.
He hurried to the front hall.
Incense clock, a timing tool in ancient times, is similar to a modern wall clock. Coiled incense is made from a special mold, just like the mosquito coils we light in summer. However, compared with mosquito coils, incense coils are more exquisite in workmanship:
The thickness of the incense coil is uniform, and the burning time is proportional to its length. The longer the burning time, the less remaining incense coil.
The lid of the incense burner is dotted with scattered
With the same small holes, people can observe which hole the smoke is discharged from and read the time. Or use different spices at different positions on the pattern, and people can judge the time period by just smelling the incense.
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Wang Lidong walked into the Sheng family hall with his cousin Qi Xuan. He glanced at Ru Lan, who was sweating lightly, and saluted his future mother-in-law, Mrs. Wang, "Qi Heng has met Aunt Wang."
Qi Xuan followed and bowed, "Qi Xuan has met Aunt Wang."
When Mrs. Wang saw her future son-in-law, she said eagerly, "Brother Heng hasn't been here for a long time. How is everything lately?"
Wang Lidong smiled and nodded, "It's good that Auntie is worried about me."
Mrs. Wang asked with concern about the current situation of Princess Pingning and Duke Qi. After knowing that both of them were well, she looked at the young man next to her son-in-law, looked at it, and found that he looked similar to his future son-in-law, and asked, "Heng
Brother, does this Brother Xuan belong to your uncle’s family?”
Wang Lidong introduced, "Well, I happen to have nothing to do today, so I came over to identify myself."
Wang said a few polite words and asked Qi Xuan to come to play at home when he was free in the future, and then called the three sisters to come forward and recognize him.
After Qi Xuan and the three sisters greeted each other, they gave each girl a meeting gift.
Ru Lan curiously looked at the rosewood box at her feet, and then looked up at Wang Lidong. Wang Lidong smiled and said, "You can take a look if you want. Brother is not an outsider."
Ru Lan opened the lid of the wooden box, and a big golden pig burst into view, "What a big golden pig! It's about the same size as the one you gave me, Brother Heng."
Qi Xuan smiled and said, "I just gave it according to Brother Heng's portion."
Mrs. Wang was startled by such a big deal and hurriedly said, "Brother Xuan, this gift is too valuable. I accepted it with kindness, but I'd better take it back."
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How could Qi Xuan be willing to take it back? He was here for his daughter. After a lot of talking and Wang Lidong's support, he reluctantly allowed the three girls of the Sheng family to accept the golden pig.
Sheng Minglan touched the big golden pig and felt happy. Another 500 yuan had arrived in her account. She only wished that Qi Heng had only one brother. If ten or eight came...
When Minglan straightened up, she saw Sheng Molan's listless look, and felt a little puzzled. Normally, Molan had already begun to have Qi Xuan's ideas at this time. He had a first-class family background, made bold moves, and was still an only son. He also heard that people
Very decent. Although he was in poor health when he was a child, his body looks quite normal now. He is an absolutely high-quality unmarried man... What is going on today?
Wang Lidong chatted with his future mother-in-law for a while, and after eating two pipas, the conversation deliberately came up with polo. Then he took a back seat, leaving Qi Xuan and several Sheng family members to talk about the polo league and hammering.
Maru League thing.
"It's good for girls' reputation to show up frequently..."
"Auntie, don't worry about this. Those who can enter the stadium are all children of nobles or officials. It's no different from the usual polo matches."
"As long as you participate, you can get 20 coins. It doesn't matter if you win or lose?"
"Well, you will get 20 lottery jackpots when you play. The winning team can get 10 more lottery jackpots each."
Sheng Minglan did a mental calculation and found that hosting this game would cost at least hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. She was a little confused about Qi Heng's original intention of hosting this game, so she immediately found an opportunity to express her doubts.
Wang Lidong suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "I want to talk to Zhuang Xuexue. If it's convenient for my fifth sister, please help lead the way."
Sheng Minglan rolled her eyes, and the excuses she made now were so perfunctory.
If Wang Lidong knew her thoughts, he would definitely sneer at her. In a few months, she would be his wife. In modern times, the two of them would have already become familiar with each other's left and right hands.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Ru Lan turned to look at my mother, Wang smiled and waved, "Go quickly, Zhuang Xuexue will have class in a while."
"Sixth sister, let my elder brother answer your question for me." After Wang Lidong winked at his cousin, he followed Ru Lan out of the front hall.
The two came to the small pond in the Sheng family garden. Wang Lidong looked at the koi in the pond and found that the only one left was
Two red-crested koi, "I remember the last time I came here, there were about seven or eight big koi inside? Are you and Minglan yelling at them?"
Rulan said flatly, "Recently, no lady has organized a ball game. Xiaoliu and I are almost exhausted, so we can only go fishing and play Chuiwan."
Wang Lidong smiled and said, "Recently we have been busy with the imperial examinations, and then the clan's civil examinations. Everyone is very busy. Even if there is a lady from the family who takes care of it, your mother will not be able to take you to participate."
Ru Lan thought about it, glanced at Wang Lidong, and asked in a low voice, "My second brother told me that you have offended many civil servants this time?"
Wang Lidong asked, "Your second brother is still telling you this?"
Rulan kicked the grass beside her feet and said,
"I accidentally mentioned it during the meal. It's okay, right?"
Seeing the worry in the girl's eyes, Wang Lidong felt warm in his heart. He stretched out his hand to rub his little head and said comfortingly, "It's okay. If you offend me, you'll be offended. They can't do anything to me."
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Ru Lan reached out and moved the hand on her head, and said somewhat unhappy, "I am no longer a child."
Wang Lidong subconsciously glanced at his waist, but he didn't expect that it was really different... Xiao He showed his sharp horns...
Rulan's face instantly turned red, like a cooked lobster...
Wang Lidong stopped joking. This was the Song Dynasty. He changed the subject and said, "Even if you don't offend, your career will not be smooth."
Rulan asked curiously, "Why?"
Wang Lidong smiled and said, "Because I come from a noble family, and the civil servants are in two different camps. Even if I get a Jinshi and sneak into the court, the civil servants will not treat me as one of their own, and they will try their best to exclude me."
In the Dream of Red Mansions, Jia Jing of Ningguo Mansion passed the Jinshi examination, thinking that he would be able to rise to prominence and that his family would be able to transition from literature to martial arts. The reality severely slapped the Jia family in the face.
Find something illusory for sustenance.
But Jia Zheng, who has been around for decades, is still a small official. On the one hand, his own abilities are weak, and on the other hand, the officials around him all reject him. As time goes by, his heart becomes cold.
Ru Lan felt that being an official was too complicated, and she and Wang had the same temperament and had little interest in political matters. She suddenly thought of the scene in the hall just now and asked, "Did Brother Xuan fall in love with Xiao Liu?"
Wang Lidong said, "Did you see it?"
Ru Lan nodded her little head, "As soon as Brother Xuan entered the room, his eyes kept looking at Xiao Liu. If Brother Xuan's truth has caught Xiao Liu, then you need to hurry up and tell Brother Xuan."
Wang Lidong asked, "Xiao Liu is getting engaged?"
Rulan thought for a while and said, "It should be soon. Grandma helped me find it. It's the He family in Baishitan and the Xinglin family. Mrs. He often brings her grandson to visit the house recently."