Li Liangjin had never encountered such a vulgar person. Not only did he speak dirty words, the person who cursed him wanted to draw a knife to kill him, but he also always had a bad mouth and had no scholarly qualities at all.
To say that he is a martial artist is really flattering. This person's character is probably not as good as that of a martial artist.
"I must humiliate this person today and let this warrior take these foxes out of here." Li Liangjin thought bitterly in his heart.
He took a few breaths to calm down the anger in his heart, and then said: "Since the first literary battle is decided by me, then I won't be polite. According to the previous agreement, you can choose any of the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and songs.
, then let me decide the question for this game, and you and I will answer it together, and judge the winner based on the good and the bad, how about that?"
"I don't have any other opinions on this. It's just calligraphy, painting, and poetry. Although there are good and bad methods, the judgments are different due to different personal preferences. I don't know who is qualified to be the judge?" Li Xiuyuan said.
Li Liangjin immediately said: "Meng Xi is a Jinshi, he can be the judge."
Meng Xi stood up at this moment and said: "Of course I will do my duty."
"Leave those barking men alone." Li Xiuyuan waved his hand, as if he was chasing away a vicious dog.
"This person is your accomplice. It's not fair to let him be the judge. It's better to just say that you win. What's the point?"
"Wu Fu, do you dare to question my moral integrity?" Meng Xi said angrily.
Li Xiuyuan said: "You, the person who caused this massacre, still have virtue and integrity? Do you want me to open the book of life and death and see what evil things you have done in the past? If there is none, I will let you do it."
When making this judgment, if there is something that is detrimental to morality and ethics, what will you do?"
"Okay, check it out. If you can, check it out. If I do anything that damages my morality and ethics, I will never be an official for the rest of my life. If I violate this oath, I will not die a good death." Meng Xi was also angry.
, said angrily loudly.
Li Xiuyuan stroked his palm and said, "Okay, you have the guts. I respect you as a man, but in the name of heaven, you must be responsible for what you say. If you are virtuous, I will not only let you be the judge, but I will also salute you in public."
Apologize."
"A gentleman behaves upright and stands upright. I accept this great gift from you." Meng Xi said angrily.
He briefly recalled his life in his mind. He felt that his moral character had never been lacking. From the time he was a child to the time he was admitted to Jinshi, he had never done anything bad. On the contrary, he had done a few good deeds and helped several people.
A poor person has written petitions to reduce or reduce the rent for his tenants. Although he is not a great kindness, he has a small virtue.
If he is full of evil deeds and lacks merit, he will feel that he will not be able to pass the Jinshi exam.
"Everyone, wait a moment and let me check this person's life." Li Xiuyuan said and took out the book of life and death from his arms.
Li Liangjin snorted softly: "It's better to hurry up. If you want to read through three or five hours, then I have to wait for three or five hours?"
"Don't worry, it'll be over in a quarter of an hour." Li Xiuyuan said.
After he opened the Book of Life and Death, he only had to recite Meng Xi's name silently in his mind, and Meng Xi's life would directly appear on the Book of Life and Death.
Soon, Meng Xi's life appeared on the snow-white paper in the book of life and death, with your silent thoughts in his heart.
It's just that there is not only one person named Meng Xi in Yangzhou. Li Xiuyuan saw five people named Meng Xi in the book of life and death. But this is easy to handle. Just compare their lives, fortunes, and achievements to confirm.
.
"I can't see anything." Li Liangjin glanced curiously at Li Xiuyuan's book of life and death, only to find that there was a layer of black mist covering it, making it difficult to see through.
Meng Xi also looked around, but he couldn't see anything, only a cloud of black air.
"Jinshi Meng Xi is from Leyang County, Jinling City. His father is Meng Yue, and his mother is Wang. Their family has six houses, 2,400 acres of land, and 75 households of tenant farmers. Am I right?" Li Xiuyuan
His eyes moved slightly, and he opened his mouth to read out some simple situations in Meng Xi's home.
Meng Xi was shocked, but what Li Xiuyuan said was absolutely correct. Even the seventy-five households of tenant farmers in his family knew that there were two more households of tenant farmers this year. Last year, there were still seventy-three households. This book of life and death is really powerful.
It records everything about a person's life, and he even knows what happened this year.
"Yes, that's right."
"Very good, that's good. Let me see what bad things you have done in your life." Li Xiuyuan continued to look down.
A person's life is very long. It is not easy to read a person's life in the book of life and death. Moreover, a person's destiny will be changed by his own actions, so the destiny in the book of life and death is not impossible.
changed.
For example, if a person is born into a wealthy family and has a happy life, but if he commits many evil deeds and loses his merit, then his fortune, wealth, and even longevity will slowly decrease.
If one's wealth is reduced, one's blessings will be reduced; if one's blessings are gone, one's life span will be shortened, until one's evil deeds are offset. If there is still evil left after all the offsetting, one will suffer in the next life until all is paid off.
"Brother Meng Xi, let him check your life to see if it's really okay?" Li Liangjin couldn't help but become worried when he saw Li Xiuyuan flipping through it.
"Brother Li, don't worry. I know my life very well, and I can't find any flaws even if I measure him."
Meng Xi said confidently, and then suddenly smiled and said: "Almost a quarter of an hour has passed. Mr. Li, have you finished reading it? Have you found the place where I lack virtue?"
Li Xiuyuan suddenly put down the book of life and death in his hand, then looked at Meng Xi and said, "Who is Fang Cuilian?"
"Fang Cuilian?" Meng Xi was stunned and said, "I don't know this person, why are you asking this question?"
Li Xiuyuan said: "Perhaps you are not familiar with this name, so if I tell you a name you are familiar with, maybe you will remember it. Fang Cuilian, whose nickname is Xiaolian, is a girl from the Fang family in Leyang County. She lives near the school.
Do you have any impression now?"
Meng Xi thought about it and suddenly trembled, her whole body froze, and her face instantly turned pale: "You, how do you know Xiaolian."
"If you don't know what to do except yourself, everything about you is recorded in the book of life and death. Do you really think that the book in my hand is fake?" Li Xiuyuan looked at him and said.
"Xiaolian, Xiaolian..." Meng Xi murmured to himself, recalling what happened when he was young.
At that time, he was only fourteen years old. He was young and handsome and was a famous young talent in the county. That year he was preparing for the child examination and went to school every day to study hard.
Xiaolian is the daughter of the Fang family near the school. At the age of thirteen, she is Xiaojiabiyu. She is pretty and lovely. Every time she passes by her door, Meng Xi can always see her cute little red face. Sometimes she is studying in the school.
At that time, he even missed this cute little girl from time to time.
I remember that that day I was left to endorse by my master. It was a little late and I was the only one in the school. Meng Xi saw Xiaolian with a slightly blushing face carrying a food box to bring him food.
Those were three fried cakes. He was hungry and they tasted delicious.
Xiaolian was still blushing and silent, carrying the food box and preparing to leave. But at that time, Meng Xi remembered that she didn't know where she got the courage to hug Xiaolian, and told her that she liked him very much and hoped that she could do it in the future.
own wife.
Meng Xi still remembers that Xiaolian smiled sweetly when she heard that he was going to marry her, and she snuggled into his arms.
Being ignorant, he and Xiaolian accomplished good things in the side room of the school.
But the next day, Xiaolian disappeared. People said that his father gave Xiaolian a severe lesson in the evening. Xiaolian left Fang's house in tears overnight and never appeared in Leyang County again until
today......
"Xiaolian, do you know where Xiaolian is? Tell me, tell me."
Meng Xi suddenly rushed over, grabbed Li Xiuyuan's hand and said excitedly.
"Now does it make sense to ask where she is?"
"Tell me, tell me, I want to know." Meng Xi was still very excited.
"Well, let me tell you a story."
Li Xiuyuan said calmly: "That night, Xiaolian lost her virginity and was discovered by his father. After that, he was severely punished and kicked out of the house. After Xiaolian left home, he went to find you. She knocked on your door.
The butler guarding the door of the Meng family reported and told your father Meng Yue about Xiaolian. Your father Meng Yue ordered the butler to drive Xiaolian away, and said bluntly that he would not accept this shameless woman, Xiaolian.
Sitting in front of your Meng Mansion, she cried and called your name, but no one responded. She cried for two full hours. Finally, she became disheartened and continued to cry while leaving, heading outside the county.
"
"One night I did seem to hear someone crying. So, was that Xiaolian? I asked about the situation, but the servant just said that someone died nearby and someone was crying, so I didn't think much and continued to sleep.
Now, where is Xiaolian now? Tell me."
Meng Xi's eyes turned red and she asked.
Li Xiuyuan said: "Xiaolian left the county and walked for a full day and night. Her feet were bleeding from the wear and tear. When she couldn't walk anymore, she found a pond. Originally, there were no lotus flowers in the pond.
But after that night, every year the lotus flowers there grew out of the mud and bloomed very brightly. However, the rhizomes of the lotus flowers there were red. Some people went there to dig lotus roots, but they never found them. They only found a full lotus root.
A rotten food box of silt.”
After saying that, he added another sentence: "Do you know why you passed the Jinshi exam but couldn't become an official? You have not paid off this sinful debt. You have fame but no official status."
"Xiaolian."
Meng Xi shouted loudly, knelt on the ground, beat his feet and chest, cried bitterly, and finally, out of grief, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he almost fainted.
He managed not to pass out, but grabbed Li Xiuyuan's clothes and said, "Tell me, where is the pond?"
"Leyang County is fourteen miles south." Li Xiuyuan said.
Meng Xi moved his mouth, as if he was repeating Li Xiuyuan's words. After writing these words down, he closed his eyes and fainted again.