Yu Ren quickly came up to smooth things over. "You always misunderstood. We really have something urgent to go in. One of our friends is missing. Just now I heard an uncle over there say that I saw him coming this way.

.So, we want to go in and look for it.”

As Yu Ren spoke, he glanced at Fatty Xu who was standing aside.

Fatty Xu was quite clever and quickly took out a small piece of broken silver from his sleeve and stuffed it into the old man's hand.

When the old man saw Yinzi, his face suddenly turned cloudy and his eyes turned cloudy. "In that case, you go and look for it first! Call me when you come out. I will open the door for you. But please keep your voice down. If you are noisy,

Host, I’m going to be scolded again.”

The old man said and opened the door.

Yu Ren thanked them profusely and led Fatty Xu and Lu Xiangsheng into the temple.

The three of them walked around the temple, but could not find Yang Ju. At this time, it was almost dark. Except for a few main halls with lights on, the rest of the temple was dark. Fortunately, there was still a moon in the sky.

The three of them could basically identify the path through the weak moonlight.

"No! What should I do?" After searching for a while and finding nothing, Fatty Xu could no longer hold himself back.

"There are mountains all around here, and there is only one place to go. If Brother Yang really went in this direction, he must be here. Let's look carefully," Yu Ren said.

Although Fatty Xu was too tired to move, he did not dare to disobey Yu Ren. Who made him the boss? The three of them continued to search, while calling in a low voice. They were afraid that if they were too loud, the host in the temple would be disturbed.

say.

However, there was silence everywhere, but no one responded.

After searching around carefully again, Fatty Xu was really tired and simply sat down on the grass. "No. I really can't find it anymore. I have to look for you! I have to take a rest first."

Before Fatty Xu finished speaking, he heard a noise in the grass. Then, he heard a voice coming from the grass, "Only a common man pays homage to me. Loyalty and anger always hurt others. Only a common man can pay homage to me."

Condolences, I have always been loyal and angry..."

When the three of them heard this voice, they couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Brother Yang, Brother Yang." Yu Ren hurried over.

As expected, it was Yang Ju. However, Yang Ju at this time was no longer the romantic and talented man they were familiar with before. At this time, Yang Ju was lying in the grass, holding a wine bottle in his hand, and the mouth of the bottle was no longer there.

Half of it was broken somewhere, wine was spilled on the floor, and even the clothes on his body were soaked in large pieces. But Yang Ju didn't notice it at all.

It was probably because Fatty Xu made too much noise when he sat down that he woke up.

The three of them called out several times, but Yang Ju didn't respond at all. At this moment, he didn't even recite the poem in his mouth, and seemed to be meeting Duke Zhou again.

Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but get very angry when he saw Yang Ju like this. "Brother Yu, look at him like this. He is really worthless. In my opinion, let's not compete in the ring tomorrow. It's better to just go home."

Yu Ren was also a little angry at this time. He was mainly worried about whether Yang Ju would commit suicide. Now that he saw the person, this layer of worry in his heart disappeared. But seeing him drunk like this, he couldn't help but feel angry again.

.But Qi Guiqi, he is still relatively rational. He knows that at this moment, he still needs to appease Lu Xiangsheng. Otherwise, with his temperament, he may really slap his butt and leave like this.

"Now is not the time to be angry. Brother Yang seems to have no hope. But we both still have to participate in tomorrow's game. If we don't go tomorrow, not only Donglin's reputation will be damaged, but also Xiangsheng you.

I’m afraid that it will be difficult for me to make any achievements in the examination hall in the future.”

Lu Xiangsheng said nothing. He must be an understanding person. Those words just now were just angry words. Once the anger was over, forget it. He knew that Yu Ren's words were right.

Seeing that Yang Ju was so drunk that he couldn't wake him up after several calls, the three of them had to take turns carrying Yang Ju out of the Yuemiao Temple.

At this time, the sky was already full of moonlight. Although the lights in Hangzhou City could be clearly seen from a distance, the city gate had already been closed at this time, and it was impossible to enter the city. Fortunately,

There are several small inns by the West Lake, not in the city.

The three of them had no choice but to find an inn and settle down, planning to enter the city early the next morning.

The next day, there were many fewer spectators under Wushan Square. Because most people believed that Yang Ju and the three people representing Donglin had basically no hope. Many people couldn't bear to see them lose so miserably, so they chose not to see them. And this

Among them, most are scholars who support Donglin.

Today, Tang Zhe and others also came extra early. He seemed impatient to announce his victory as soon as possible.

Seeing that the appointed time was about to pass, there was still no trace of Yang Ju and the others. Although Zhao Rui, disguised as a man, led a group of Donglin hardcore men and carried the banner of the Donglin Party to the arena early, but there was still no sign of them.

There was no sign of Yang Ju and the others.

Since Yu Ren and the others did not return home last night, Zhao Rui quickly sent a few people out of the city to find Yang Ju, Yu Ren, Lu Xiangsheng and Fatty Xu as soon as the city gate opened early in the morning. However, the people who came back were all gone.

He said that the four people were not found. At this time, Zhao Rui, who had always been calm, also became confused. However, she immediately regained her composure.

Zhao Rui knew that the most important thing at this time was to preserve the reputation of the Donglin Party. In today's game, the Donglin Party could lose, but they had to compete. Yang Ju and the other three could not participate in today's game, but the Donglin Party could not leave without one.

Participate in today's competition. So, she immediately selected three people to replace Yang Ju and the other three to participate in today's competition.

Since there was really no scholar willing to participate in such a competition that was almost suicidal, Zhao Rui had no choice but to take charge personally, and then spent a lot of money to temporarily hire two partners from their teahouse, preparing to pretend to be scholars and participate in the competition. Zhao Rui knew it well.

, there is no way to win anyway, this arrangement is just because they don’t want the Donglin Party members to bear the reputation of being “cowardly”.

There was no other way. At this time, Zhao Rui had no choice but to hurry up and get going. But she believed that Tang Che wouldn't care too much. After all, all he wanted was victory. As for who represented Donglin in the end, Tang Che wouldn't care.

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Tang Zhe in the square had obviously lost his patience in waiting, "I said, are your Donglin Party just some Rufus like Yang Ju who don't mean what they say? Now that the time is about to pass, you are nothing compared to

No competition. If there is no competition, I will announce the result directly!"

Zhao Rui was about to speak when Yun'er, who was standing next to her, spoke first. "Don't worry. Although we Donglin people may be late, we will never leave our words unanswered. And we won't make promises with others openly like some people."

, and secretly used some despicable means."

Tang Zhe was suddenly poked in a painful spot by Yun'er, and his face turned red. However, he was angry but could not get angry, because he knew that what Yun'er said was the truth. Tang Zhe could only say bitterly, "Okay, then I will

Just look at how you Donglin Party members keep your word!"

Seeing that the hourglass standing in the field had been exhausted, Zhao Rui could only sigh. "Forget it, this competition will be decided by..."

Zhao Rui walked out and was about to go on stage in person, but suddenly heard someone shouting from a distance, "Boil the water, boil the water! Get out of the way!"

Zhao Rui suddenly heard this voice and could no longer control the joy in his heart. He couldn't help shouting to the crowd, "Brother Yu, here, here. Hurry up!"

The crowd had already moved out of the way, and sure enough, they saw Yu Ren leading Lu Xiangsheng and Fatty Xu, rushing in all the way.

When Tang Zhe saw Yu Ren and the others appeared, he couldn't help but say, "I thought you didn't dare to come!"

But when Tang Zhe saw that there were only three people, Yu Ren, a hint of a smile appeared on his face, and then he added: "What? Talented Yang Yang doesn't dare to come?"

"It seems that everything is under his control." Tang Zhe thought proudly. He had gone to great lengths to set up such a bet, but in the end it was just for Yang Ju's sake, to prevent Yang Ju from attending next year's meeting.

You must know that although the examination has brought together all the candidates from all over the world, the real masters have always been mostly from the southeast. After all, the southeast half has always been the place where the elites of the Ming Dynasty gathered.

And Yang Ju is the leader among the young talents in the southeast half, and is also Tang Che's most important opponent in the competition.

Of course, if Yang Ju doesn't come today, then even if Donglin doesn't lose in today's game, Yang Ju will be doomed in the palace examination in the future. Because, since the birth of the imperial examination system, the emperors of all dynasties have always treated the Jinshi people.

The emperor attaches great importance to quality. If someone has a bad reputation, the emperor will generally not use them. During the examination, the examiners will basically remove these people directly.

Today's gambling match has already spread throughout Hangzhou, and I believe it will soon spread to all parts of the southeast, and even the whole country. After all, what Yang Ju and Tang Che really represent are the most powerful people in the court today.

Two political parties - Zhejiang Party and Donglin Party.

So, if Yang Ju does not come today, his reputation will be ruined from now on. Yang, a great talent, will be labeled as "cowardly and timid" from now on. In this way, no matter how good his talent is, those who

None of the examiners of the joint examination dared to rank him in the first class, let alone the first prize.
Chapter completed!