Xue Bai opened his eyes and found that he was asleep in the reception hall of Yuzhen Temple.
With a "squeak" sound, the door was pushed open.
Li Tengkong also held a whisk in his hand. He stood outside the door and seemed to want to come in, but stopped and looked at Xue Bai across the threshold.
"Miss Yan San." Xue Bai stood up to salute and asked, "How is Miss Yan San?"
"Cardiac convulsions are what I'm good at. After acupuncture and qi-regulating soup, it should be fine for the time being. But she has a disease in her heart and her body and bones are weak. I'm afraid it will relapse in the future."
"Can it be adjusted?"
"Mrs. Yan also asked the same question. I have already prescribed the medicine, but I see that Mrs. Yan has been waiting all night. Can you go and buy some medicinal materials?" Li Tengkong said this and asked: "Are you Mr. Yan?"
student?”
"Yes, I'll go buy it."
Li Tengkong looked around and saw that Xue Bai had walked in front of her with a magnanimous expression. She quickly took out a prescription from her sleeve and handed it over, saying: "Many of the medicinal materials are rare and valuable, and you may not be able to find them."
"It's okay, just visit a few more pharmacies."
"Um."
As the fly whisk swayed slightly, Li Tengkong turned around and walked toward the back along the corridor, his temperament was calm and he had an air of immortality.
After taking two steps, she looked back and saw Xue Bai descending the steps towards the main entrance. She couldn't help but think, he was really easy to be sent...
Just as he was lost in thought, he turned around.
Li Tengkong was slightly panicked, and quickly avoided it, calmed his mind, and left.
After observing Yan Yan's situation again, she went to take a rest. When she woke up, it was already afternoon and Xue Bai hadn't come back yet.
Although she knew that it was difficult to get the medicinal materials, she probably had to spend some money somewhere.
When I arrived at the alchemy room, I first picked out the medicinal materials available in the temple. After a while, Xue Bai finally came.
"Miss Zong, please take a look. Are these the ones?"
"Buy so much?"
"Since you need long-term conditioning, you might as well buy more."
"That's fine."
Li Tengkong and Yun Danfeng nodded lightly, turned around and took out a medicine scale and started dispensing medicine.
She just picked up a few slices of salvia, and when she saw Xue Bai stepping forward to help, she panicked and dropped two slices outside the scale, but the weight of the salvia was just right.
"This is a bag of medicinal materials." She said calmly, "Don't make any trouble."
"good."
The alchemy room was filled with a faint medicinal smell.
The smell of medicine is different from the aroma of spices. It is a bit bitter, but it actually smells pleasant. The freshness of grass and trees is refreshing.
Li Tengkong likes this taste very much.
She accidentally glanced at Xue Bai and found that he didn't hate the smell either.
The wind and sunshine outside the window were beautiful, and the two of them didn't say anything, just busy preparing medicine, but they could feel the peace and tranquility of the years.
"By the way." Li Tengkong suddenly spoke, "I want to tell you... I practice Taoism not because..."
She didn't want him to feel guilty because of her becoming a monk, and she didn't think it was because of him.
She decided this long ago.
But when the words came to my lips, I suddenly didn’t know how to say them.
"I know." Xue Bai said: "You have your ideals, accumulate virtue and do good, and hang the pot to help the world."
"Um."
Being away from Youxiang Mansion and getting along with him like this, Li Tengkong felt a lot more relaxed.
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"Take these medicines first, and you can come back in a few days, or I can visit Sanniang at Yan's house when I am out for medical treatment."
"Thank you so much, Master Refiner, for your life-saving grace. I and my family will never forget it."
After Wei Yun finished speaking, Yan Yan also saluted and said, "Thank you Master Refiner for helping me."
Li Tengkong smiled softly, forgetting the supreme and careless attitude she had been showing today, and said: "I am not good at medical skills, but my master is a world-famous doctor. When he returns to Chang'an, he may be able to cure your disease."
Yan Yan's eyes lit up, showing anticipation.
She was much better now and had returned to her usual charming look, but there was still no blood on her lips.
Wei Yun tried to keep the consultation fee several times, but Li Tengkong refused to accept it no matter what. He said that he had made a rule not to accept consultation fees and let her pay for the medicinal materials at her own expense.
Everyone in the Yan family had no choice but to thank her repeatedly and take Yan Yan home first to talk later.
Before leaving Yuzhen Temple, Xue Bai saw Jiaonu wearing a Taoist uniform.
Jiao Nu became thinner and looked very unhappy. When he saw him, he rolled his eyes and walked away...
~~
The carriage drove into Yan's house and stopped.
"Thank you so much this time." Wei Yun looked at Xue Bai and said with emotion: "When your teacher comes home, let him thank you properly."
"Master's wife, you don't need to be polite, it's what students should do."
At this time, Yan Yan opened the car curtain and carefully stepped out of the car with the support of her maid. She first raised her eyes and glanced at Xue Bai with some doubts in her eyes, and then bowed politely and said thank you.
"Thank you brother for your life-saving grace."
Although she is playful, she is indeed very sensible.
Xue Bai smiled, stopped bothering, and turned to go home.
The next day, he went to Yanzhai again, asked about the situation, and said that the teacher was not here and that he could be dispatched at any time if anything happened.
After finishing all these things, he remembered that Jinke Chunwei was about to release the results.
~~
"What have you been busy with these past two days? You're not going to the Imperial College. Do you know that the results will be released today?"
"I know, I was just planning to take a look at the list."
"I think I have to remind you..."
In the early morning, Du Wulang rushed to Changshoufang and went to the imperial city with Xue Bai.
There were so many people on the street on the day when the results were released. Even the young ladies who didn't go out on weekdays insisted on fanning themselves when they went out to choose their son-in-law.
Before Xue Bai came to An's house, he was mistaken for the imperial examination candidate, and a lot of colorful seals were inexplicably stuffed into his hand, inviting him to come and propose marriage.
This is considered implicit. I heard that catching a son-in-law under the ranking is even more exaggerated.
Approaching the Gongyuan of the Ministry of Rites, the front was too crowded for the horses to pass, so the two of them got off their horses.
"I'll go to the Imperial Academy to tie up the horse. You can get it."
Before Du Wulang could react, a large pile of colored paper was stuffed into his hand.
"Hey, you..."
Suddenly, there was a loud roar of bells and drums.
"The results are released!"
Amidst the exclamations of the crowd, an official was seen in front holding up a gold plaque and pasting it on the south wall of the Gongyuan.
Du Wulang looked up, was stunned for a moment, and murmured: "So short?"
The crowd rushed up like a tide, and he was immediately pushed to the side, and he looked directly at a fat little lady on the roadside.
The young lady looked him up and down, her eyes fell on the colored paper in his hand, her eyes widened in surprise, she stepped forward and said, "My husband has won the lottery, how about marrying the slave family?"
"Wha...what?"
"Grandpa! Here is a young gentleman who won the ranking!"
"I……"
Before Du Wulang could react, a group of people immediately rushed to fight for him, shouting: "Let go, this is my son-in-law!"
In this chaos, the candidates who crowded to the front looked up, but they were all stunned.
"What's going on?!"
~~
"What's going on?"
"Twenty-three people were admitted to the imperial examinations in the regular subjects, but no one was admitted to the imperial examinations. How could this be so?"
"Did you find out? There is not even a commoner among the successful candidates in this subject..."
Amidst the exclamations, Xue Bai squeezed through the crowd, stood next to Du Fu, and looked up at the list of Jinshi.
Sun Ying, Bao Ji, Shi Zhen, Li Shu, Jiang Zhi... Soon, he had read through twenty-three names.
The number one scholar is Yang Hu.
I didn't see Du Fu, I didn't see Yuan Jie, Liu Changqing, Huangfu Ran, and I didn't see Yan Zhuang, Zhang Tongru, and Ping Lai.
None of the moves that people at the time considered outstanding were on the list.
"Let's go."
Du Fu was still in a daze, and Xue Bai pulled him over.
After squeezing out the crowd, they were already separated from Yuan Yuan and Du Wulang. Fortunately, the Imperial Academy was not far away, so the two of them went straight back to the Imperial Academy.
"Failed?" Du Fu murmured as if he had lost his soul: "How could it be so? The title of Jinke is 'Wang Liang Fu' and the rhyme is 'Yidao De Xi Yi'. I can write this Fu as if I have done it."
god……"
"Brother Zimei, success or failure is the normal state of life. Just take the exam again next year."
"But I don't understand."
While the two were still talking, a shout suddenly came from the Imperial College.
"Retest!"
"Retest!"
"Retest!"
At first, it was just one or two shouts, but the sounds quickly began to gather, and gradually formed a roar of thunder.
When Xue Bai and Du Fu stood up, they already felt like they were in the waves.
They walked out of the dormitory and saw the disciples rushing out shouting.
On the street, those who originally wanted to leave began to gather again.
Someone stood on the wall of the Imperial College and shouted loudly.
"The saint has not come to the palace examination, and the slaves are in control of the examination room, and the king is guarding it to the death! The traitorous ministers are trying to block the sight and hearing. In the spring of this year, there is no commoner in the world! Are we willing to stand up for the battle?! All lords, follow me.
Please ask the saint to review!"
"Retest! Retest!"
Xue Bai reached out to pull Du Fu, but Du Fu held him back and followed the crowd towards the imperial city.
"..."
Suddenly there was another commotion ahead.
"Genu is afraid that the people in the grassland will denounce him as evil and control the examination room! He even makes Jinwu quiet in the street and wants to kill us! We should go to Yongle Square to ask the left prime minister to come forward!"
Of course, this left prime minister does not refer to the current Chen Xilie who only nods and bows to Li Linfu, but to Li Shizhi.
Xue Bai suddenly realized that since Li Shizhi was in Chang'an now, he was afraid that this turmoil would be further fueled.
He couldn't stop all this at all, and together with Du Fu, he followed the crowd towards Yongle Square.
The streets were full of people shouting "re-examination", and people were furious. No one could appease these people.
"The second mountain is there!"
They finally found Yuan Jie, standing outside Li Shizhi's house.
The scarlet door has been opened.
Li Shizhi's face was as dark as water, and he stood on the steps with his hands behind his back, holding a long scroll in his own hand.
Yuan Jie looked excited, holding a pen in one hand and a scroll in the other, and was writing furiously. There was a young man standing next to him, reading loudly along with his handwriting.
"Tianbao Dinghaichun, Yuanzi waited for Zhiquexia with literary words, wrote three chapters of "Huang Mo" and ten chapters of "Er Feng Shi", and asked for the wishes of Si Kuo's family to benefit Tianjian... This is also a despicable person in ancient times. Don’t forget to divide the ears of all ministers, and its meaning has been discussed!”
The crowd gradually became quiet, listening to Yuan Jie's poem that sounded like a proclamation.
This was their campaign against Li Linfu.
Since the officials in the dynasty dare not say anything, then it is up to them, common men and women, to do it.
finally.
"The virtuous and sage must be thrifty, discipline themselves, and observe the transformation of people, so as to protect blessings. How can you not think about it and act recklessly? There are barriers between the top and the bottom, people and gods complain about you; you are insatiable in evil, and you are not afraid of falling!" "
"When the sages are superior, they must use the virtuous and upright, and depose the treacherous and sycophantic ministers, so it lasts for a long time. How can it be the opposite, thinking it is chaos? Favoring the evil, believing in delusion, being close to the sycophants and loving flattery; abolishing the direct descendants and establishing concubines, forbearance is a disaster!"
Yuan Jie did not disappoint them, scolding the current saint in the first poem.
Moreover, he did not mince words in his choice of words, accusing the saint of being dissolute and wanton, and listening to traitors and sycophants. The four words "loving evil and believing in temptation" directly pointed at Li Linfu.
He even directly uncovered the case of three common people.
"Abandoning the direct descendants and establishing concubines is a disaster?!"
Xue Bai was a little surprised when these eight words came into his ears.
He first thought that Yuan Jie was too impulsive, and then thought that Yuan Jie had not tolerated it before, but Li Linfu had indeed gone too far this time. If he could tolerate this, these men of the Tang Dynasty would not be men of the Tang Dynasty.
After enduring countless humiliations and being fed up with the persecution, Xue Bai was shocked to hear for the first time that someone dared to scold the saint for doing something wrong by abolishing his heir and establishing a concubine in broad daylight.
And this is only the first of Yuan Jie's scoldings. Today he will use thirteen scoldings to wake up today's saints.
Xue Bai even had an urge in his heart to step forward and stand side by side with Yuan Jie, to overthrow Li Linfu and vindicate the case of the three commoners. His future future would also be very different.
However, after thinking carefully for a long time, he turned around and left.
…
There are still angry movers coming in front, and further away is the Jinwu Guard. The right guard is coming with a halberd, his armor clanking.
Xue Bai walked against the pedestrians. After breaking away from the crowd, he stopped and looked back, with a little regret in his eyes.
It is a pity that I did not listen to all Yuan Jie's appeals and did not stand with these people who dare to be upright.
But he has his own way of doing it.
~~
Yu Zhen Guan.
"Seventeenth Mother." Jiaonu hurried into the alchemy room and said anxiously: "Something happened. All the princes in Chang'an are scolding Alang."
"Call me 'vacant'."
Li Tengkong was reading the medical book "Supplementary Notes on the Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon" left by her master Qi Xuanzi. She remembered that her master had some comments on internal organ diseases, and she was thinking about it at this time.
"What day will come when grandpa won't be scolded?"
Jiaonu said: "But I'm afraid it's different this time. I heard that Alang controlled the examination room and angered all the candidates..."
Li Tengkong put down his medical book and listened to Jiao Nu's story. He suddenly thought of Xue Bai's words, "I have recently made friends with Du Fu, a great poet in the world of poetry." He felt a little bitter in his heart.
In fact, she had already predicted it. When she was very young, she knew that if she could fall in love with someone, sooner or later he would come to oppose her grandpa.
The words came true...
~~
Pingkangfang, Youxiang Mansion.
Li Linfu sat behind the screen.
On the other side of the screen, the person speaking was a chamberlain.
"Don't worry, Prime Minister. The saint has not been in Xingqing Palace recently. He has gone to Lee Garden in the Forbidden City to enjoy flowers and compose music... But, the matter has become so big, I am afraid that the right minister will give the saint an explanation?"
Li Linfu sat there wearing a purple robe, with a calm expression on his face, and said slowly: "Tianbao's five-year-old prime minister said that Li Shizhi colluded with Li Yingyu's party, and now it is he who is inciting the rebellion."
"The saint must have believed this, and Li Shizhi is seeking his own death. The problem is that the whole court thinks that it is unjustifiable that no single commoner has passed the exam. What does the right minister think?"
"ha."
Li Linfu actually smiled and looked at the letters of poetry on the desk.
All the local villagers were accusing him of his evil deeds.
These people have not yet learned how to be loyal to their country, but they have already learned to criticize current affairs.
Dealing with Li Shizhi is very simple, but the imperial examination is indeed a major event, and the saint must be given an explanation.
"Do you remember that on the night of the Yuan Dynasty, the saint and the officials drank a glass of wine together at the royal banquet?"
"What does the right minister mean?"
"Have you forgotten? The saint praised all the officials at that time. God blessed the Tang Dynasty to prosper, and all the sages gathered together, and there were many civil and military officials..."
Having said this, Li Linfu picked up his pen and wrote four words on the memorial -
