() On the way back to the Taoist temple, Li Xiuer suddenly discovered that her mother, who seemed to be not interested in anything, suddenly became interested in Wang Wei. This was an extremely sudden change...

However, Li Xiuer only thought that it was Wang Wei's painting that caused such a change in her mother, so she vividly told her mother all the information she knew about Wang Wei without reservation, and also told her aunt's accusation against Wang Wei.

Wang Wei's plan was revealed in detail, and during this period, Wang Wei's tone of voice when he told Wang Wei his experiences seemed proud and proud.

After hearing this, Li Xian'er kept a mysterious smile on her face, which was unpredictable. She was very satisfied with her daughter's well-behavedness and just touched her head lovingly.

This made Li Xiuer feel that her mother's intimacy with her had increased significantly. In the past, her mother would never listen patiently to what she said, let alone touch her head affectionately.

At this time, Li Xiuer sat comfortably in her mother's warm embrace, and suddenly she almost regarded her mother as her aunt. However, after repeatedly confirming that this was her always indifferent mother, she only felt a long-lost sense of happiness lingering around her.

between her breasts.

The person Li Xiuer is most grateful to now is naturally Wang Wei. She feels that it is only the great power of art that conquered her mother and pulled her back from the edge of despair.

Even in the carriage, the painting was still spread out in front of the two of them. Li Xianer stared at the young woman in dark blue clothes in the painting. The more she looked at it, the more fascinated she became. She had never thought that she could be so beautiful...

If this painting can pass the test of history, does it mean that she will also be remembered in history?

Then, she suddenly discovered that she still had such great existence value. It turned out that someone could capture her beauty and perfectly present it in this picture. What she never expected was that she would be in the eyes of others.

She is actually a humane "concubine" instead of a weird person that no one can understand.

In this case, so what if she just treated her as a "harried woman"? She seemed to have found something very interesting, and the talented painter Wang Wei also became a very interesting thing to her.

existence, she wanted to get to know this man deeply and see how he used that wonderful brush to draw such beautiful paintings.

That's right, in Li Xian'er's eyes, this extremely real painting is a truly beautiful painting. It depicts the reality of this world, and only reality is the real beauty.

Wang Wei at this time, of course, had no idea that one of his paintings would "save" a young woman who had "stumbled", but in fact, Li Xian'er did gain a new life because of this painting. She was no longer the confused and desperate girl.

Li Wushangdao, but a more vivid Li Xian'er - a resentful woman who lacks a man and places her love on her sister and daughter.

After Wang Wei felt that he had planned everything, he just waited for news from Wei Zhi. Otherwise, he prepared for the imperial examination. At the same time, he either went to Wu Daozi to study painting skills together, or he humbly learned calligraphy from Zhang Xu.

, and there is never a shortage of those banquets that should be attended, and the reputation that should be gained will never fall behind.

For a time, the name of Wang Wei and Wang Mojie became more and more famous in Chang'an, and many merchants from Chang'an even came to Wang Wei to ask for poems. This made Wang Wei suddenly feel that he was a star in ancient times, and these merchants

I came here to ask myself to speak for myself...

However, he did not get lost in such false fame, because he knew that if these reputations could not be transformed into power, they would really be like boundless water. Fame will never have the power to make people feel at ease. People with reputations may be able to control the power of public opinion.

, but it cannot determine life or death in one word.

What Wang Wei wants is the feeling of having great power and controlling everything. For this purpose, he appears to be extremely cautious, taking steps step by step, striving to make no mistakes in every step.

Time gradually moved forward like this. During this period, Wang Wei accidentally heard the news that if he wanted to make achievements in the imperial examination next year, he should visit the influential Princess Yuzhen.

As soon as the news came out, those scholars who aspired to take the imperial examination were like fish that smelled something fishy. They tried to go to Yuzhen Temple to visit Her Royal Highness through various means. Those who had no way had to go to the delivery office.

Juan, thinking that he can impress Her Royal Highness with his talent.

Among Taixue, this news is particularly accurate. Some of the shady stories in the imperial examinations were vividly described. Some upright scholars were filled with indignation. They felt that this was really ridiculous. How could they doubt the extremely fair imperial examinations?

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For example, Cui Hao, who is upright and upright, angrily criticized the person who spread the news. Although he will not take part in the imperial examination next year, in his mind, the imperial examination is a very sacred thing, an examination that changes people's destiny, and a national

Why are there so many shady facts about the standards for selecting materials?

People who say there is a shady story are all conspiracy theorists, or they are people with no talent and no virtue, who want to rise to power through connections rather than their true talents and knowledge.

Lu Xiang, who was close to Cui Hao, naturally supported his friend's views. In fact, he knew some inside stories better than Cui Hao, but since he had not prepared to take the imperial examination in the past few years, he would not pay too much attention to this matter.

He cultivates gossip and has a high spirit, so he will not bow to those powerful people.

Among Wang Wei, Wei Zhi, Cui Hao, and Lu Xiang, except for Wang Wei, the other three have typical young people's temperaments, full of passion, and are very pure and ideal scholars.

Only Wang Wei could bend and stretch, but he also showed extraordinary stubbornness in this rumor. He scoffed at the news and ignored such rumors.

Wei Zhi and the others already knew that Wang Wei was going to take the imperial examination next year. Seeing that their friend had such a noble character and did not follow evil ways, and Wang Wei's tall image, Wei Zhi and the others admired him greatly. When they got together, they all wished Wang Wei the best.

Wei will definitely be a Jinshi in the next year.

After all, Wang Wei's advantages are still very obvious. First of all, his talent is enough for him to pass the provincial examination reliably, and secondly, his reputation has become famous in Chang'an. Since it is an exam that is not anonymous, the officials who review the papers must have heard of it.

Wang Wei's reputation will definitely be very lenient to candidates with such a high reputation.

Wang Wei's only flaw is his connections. If he has talent, reputation, and a letter of recommendation from a big boss, he will definitely be in high school...

At this time, the news that "visiting Princess Yuzhen can get a recommendation" happened to come out. It was such a coincidence. It seemed that Wang Wei was dozing off and needed a pillow, so someone sent it to him. With Wang Wei's cautious character,

He won't take the bait easily.

Therefore, he was able to show a noble and upright character in front of his friends and would not take any crooked ways for the sake of the imperial examination. This made Wang Wei more and more respected by his friends.

In fact, as soon as Wang Wei heard the words "Princess Yuzhen", he subconsciously became alert. Regardless of whether the extremely clear nightmare was real or not, many academicians knew that there was hope for success by following Princess Yuzhen's path.

During the provincial examination, if Wang Wei really visited Princess Yuzhen, there was even news that Princess Yuzhen admired Wang Wei very much.

It is conceivable that Wang Wei will inevitably become the target of public criticism. Perhaps at this time, others will not say anything about Wang Wei's reputation. Who makes Wang Wei famous indeed? And several poems "Daughters' Journey to Luoyang" have been circulated.

, "Red Peony", "Morning Chun", etc. are all masterpieces that make people have endless aftertaste.

However, if Wang Wei really becomes the number one scholar in the imperial examination as in his dream, then some people will definitely think that all this is due to Princess Yuzhen, and countless scholars will be upset as to why he did not get Yuzhen in the first place.

What about the princess' recommendation? It's all Wang Mojie's fault. He already has such a great reputation, but he still wants to steal other people's opportunities. It's really hateful!

No matter at any time, it is a great hatred to hinder someone's career. Wang Wei has always believed that making a fortune in silence is the way to go. If Princess Yuzhen's career was not well known, he would still go there.

As soon as he took this crooked path, the news had spread everywhere, and he didn't want to compete with so many people.

Even if he really wins, it will not be a good thing for Wang Wei's reputation. Now everyone knows that Wang Wei is a "chivalrous man with integrity and a warm heart." After all, he once drew a sword to kill wolves and save people on the road, but

If rumors spread that "Wang Wei secretly met Princess Yuzhen just to pass the provincial examination", it would be a huge blow to Wang Wei's reputation...

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Wang Wei decisively abandoned this temptation.

In fact, the fact that the news about Princess Yuzhen has attracted so many people is not only due to her beauty, which has the title of "the most beautiful woman in the Tang Dynasty", but also has something to do with her reputation as "pure and pure, devoted to the Tao". If she is like this

Princess Jingyang is so charming and tough, so not many scholars would even think of visiting her. Only those who are truly carefree would be willing to do so.

While Wang Wei was indifferent, King Qi Li Fan unexpectedly invited Wang Wei to his palace to discuss poetry together. Wang Wei became increasingly wary, and his dark psychology began to attack again. He speculated that this was probably related to the news about Princess Yuzhen.

So he declined King Qi's invitation, and then announced in a high-profile manner at Taixue that he would take the imperial examination next year.

Many Taixue students have actually guessed that Wang Wei would do this. After all, he has worked hard to improve his reputation this year. With his extraordinary talent, his poem "Chang'an" is well known to everyone. But when he really heard such news, he still

I feel a little shocked. After all, Wang Weicai has only studied at Taixue for two years and is only seventeen years old this year. Although there is no age limit for the imperial examination, most students will not take the exam until they are twenty years old and have received the crown ceremony.

Wang Wei's decision required confidence and courage beyond ordinary people.

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Chapter completed!