Behind Sansheng Tower is connected to the waterside pavilion. The lotus leaves in the pool are rolling in green waves in the wind, making those sitting by the water less likely to feel the heat of May.
"You won't be able to walk if you eat any more!" Chongguang saw that Zhan Feiyu was still eating cakes one after another after the meal. He stretched out his long arms and snatched away the cakes and even the plate. He was still hungry.
Zhan Feiyu was not angry either. He took out his handkerchief and wiped the corners of his mouth slowly, then sat upright and said, "Brother, I didn't tell you about movable type printing. It's not that I don't believe you."
Chongguang stuffed his mouth with cakes and interrupted vaguely, "What you say is better than what you sing. If you..."
"I know." Three words sounded coldly.
Chongguang was angry, but he didn't dare to refute his seventh master, so he could only turn his grief and anger into appetite and stuff his mouth with cakes.
He took a moment to glance at the smiling Zhan Feiyu. If it weren't for the fact that the fat girl still had baby fat on her face, Chongguang would have thought that Master Qi was fascinated by women.
Zhan Feiyu was really happy, a smile spread across his face, "Brother, you are in the Forbidden Dragon Guard. If you get your hands on movable type printing and get the support and love of scholars all over the world, I'm afraid it will do more harm than good."
Yin Wuyan looked at the little girl who was explaining and said, "His merits surpass those of his master."
"Yes." Zhan Feiyu nodded. The eldest brother was obviously a lonely minister, deeply trusted by the emperor. Looking at the overwhelming power, he was dancing on the tip of the knife.
Chongguang stuffed the last piece of pastry down, took another sip of tea, and reluctantly accepted the explanation, but still said, "You think a lot, but you are an eight-year-old little boy, how can things above the court matter?"
Can you guess it?"
"Years ago, my eldest brother showed me the secret letter of the Forbidden Dragon Guard. In the memorial submitted by the Number One Scholar to the Holy Emperor, he accused the Forbidden Dragon Guard of being too cruel in punishment. He represents the scholar-officials of Shilin." Zhan Feiyu looked at it dumbfounded.
With a heavy light, he laughed loudly.
The eldest brother just trusts himself, otherwise why would he show him the secret letter from the Forbidden Dragon Guard.
Yin Wuyan was still young, but his expression was cold and aloof, which made people ignore his age. At this time, looking at the little girl with flying eyebrows, Yin Wuyan's cold phoenix eyes softened a bit, "Continue."
Zhan Feiyu instantly became a student being tested by the Confucius, and continued with a correct attitude: "This memorial shows that many ministers in the court dare not speak out against the Forbidden Dragon Guard, and the Holy Emperor is also shaken, otherwise the number one scholar will definitely
I dare not hand over the memorial to test him."
The art of an emperor lies in balancing! That’s why generals have been at odds with each other since ancient times.
Civil servants were in charge of world affairs, and military generals held military power. The Forbidden Dragon Guard was the sharpest knife in the emperor's hand, supervising all officials for the emperor. All dirty things that could not be brought to light were handled by the Forbidden Dragon Guard, and the Jinluan Palace
The emperor is always a benevolent king who is diligent and loves his people.
The Forbidden Dragon Guard knows too many secrets of the emperor. After a long time, the emperor will also become suspicious. The Forbidden Dragon Guard, which only exists because of the emperor's trust, must not lose the emperor's trust, which will be a disaster.
Hearing this, Chongguang lost his temper. The fat girl was indeed thinking about Master Qi, "You've passed the test."
But after a while, Chongguang couldn't help but ask the question he had been holding back all day and night, "Even so, you can leave this matter to us. You are quite courageous, and you are not afraid of being killed and silenced."
Raising his eyebrows, Zhan Feiyu squinted at Zhongguang, with contempt in his eyes, "Uncle Chongguang, you are a forbidden dragon guard, don't you even understand the principle of leaving traces when a flying goose passes by? I just need to tell my elder brother, the forbidden dragon guard
It seems that Long Wei has his hands in this matter. Since ancient times, emperors have been suspicious. Isn’t this bringing trouble to my eldest brother?”
"Ah!" His head was suddenly patted. Zhan Feiyu looked into Yin Wuyan's cold eyes and touched his nose guiltily, "I won't say anything anymore."
If an eight-year-old little girl dares to talk about the emperor, how many heads can she chop off?
The despised Chongguang seriously suspected that Zhan Feiyu was taking revenge on him, but he had no evidence! The key was that Master Qi was still protecting the fat girl.
"Be careful in your words and deeds." Yin Wuyan's expression remained indifferent, but by saying these four words, he obviously took Zhan Feiyu under his wing.
Zhan Feiyu nodded obediently, and his soft little voice sounded innocent and ignorant, "Brother, I remember."
Yin Wuyan curled his thin lips. The little girl was really smart. With her innocent appearance, no one could believe the rebellious remarks she just made.
Chongguang looked at Yin Wuyan and Zhan Feiyu who were asking and answering questions in front of him, as if he saw two great Confucian scholars discussing the strategy of governing the country in the court hall.
After a while.
"Master Qi, are all scholars so cunning?" Chongguang suddenly felt that he had lived more than 20 years in vain. If the fat girl was not only eight years old, she would definitely be a "treacherous minister" in the court.
"This is called a scholar who doesn't go out and can know the world's affairs!" Zhan Feiyu once again expressed his dissatisfaction with Chongguang. What is cunning! He is taking precautions and taking precautions before they happen!
If movable type printing is handed over to Yin Wuyan, although he will not get involved, he will definitely choose someone useful to him to take over the matter. However, movable type printing is also an eternal achievement for the emperor, and he will definitely send someone to find out the whole story.
This is a matter for scholars, and those who come to investigate must be civil servants, and Zhan Feiyu is involved with the Forbidden Dragon Guard. Once he is taken advantage of by someone with intentions, even if the emperor still believes that Yin Wuyan has no disobedient intentions, he will still have a grudge in his heart.
Therefore, the safest way is to stay out of this matter at all. No matter how you investigate, it has nothing to do with Yin Wuyan. The merits that benefit scholars all over the world will only be attributed to the court and the emperor.
Yin Wuyan asked in a deep voice: "How about studying in the county?"
Zhan Feiyu, who had just said something eloquent and eloquent, was instantly exposed in his pretense, and replied weakly: "I am studying with Master Dou now. My test poems are not good, Master is teaching me from scratch."
"Haha, fat girl, why are you so timid?" Chongguang laughed unceremoniously. No matter how smart he was, he was still a little Mengtong who had never passed the childbirth examination.
Although he wanted to refute, he didn't have the confidence, so Zhan Feiyu squeezed out the words through his teeth, "Don't bully young people into being poor! When I get my name on the gold medal list, Uncle Chongguang, you won't be able to laugh anymore!"
"Fat girl, the new number one scholar is just a poor scholar from the sixth rank." Chongguang said in a sultry voice, patting his chest to show off, "I'm not talented, but now I'm a deputy qianhu from the fifth rank."
This is the truth, but I’m still so angry!
Zhan Feiyu, who was as angry as a puffer fish, twitched his brain and said: "So what? In the future, I will find a first-rank official to marry, and it will be directly a first-rank official. Uncle Chongguang, you can marry someone if you have the ability!"
"I..." Chongguang wanted to refute, but at the end of his life, he would be the commander of Jingwei, the third rank!
Zhan Feiyu smiled coquettishly at Zhongguang. In this round, Xiaoyu wins!
Being provoked, Zhong Guang's mind twitched, "Anyone with a first-class official position can be your grandfather! Then your grandson who is older than you will call you grandma! Do you dare to agree?"
"Me?" Zhan Feiyu was furious, his eyes swept over Yin Wuyan who was holding the tea cup, and he blurted out his retort, "Then I will marry the eldest brother! Let you call me madam every day!"
It was quiet in the waterside pavilion...
Zhan Feiyu lowered her head and the tips of her ears were red and hot. She had never been so embarrassed in her last life or this life.
Chongguang originally wanted to laugh at Zhan Feiyu for his whims. An eight-year-old girl with baby fat on her face, small arms and short legs dared to think of her seventh master. She was quite courageous.
But as soon as he raised his head, he met Yin Wuyan's bottomless black phoenix eyes. After the re-glazing, he realized that he was scared. His figure flickered and he fled from the waterside pavilion.
No sense of loyalty! No loyalty! Zhan Fei stared at the fleeing Chong Guang with helpless eyes. She really wanted to run away...
The silence continued to spread, and the quiet Zhan Feiyu felt that he could hear his own breathing. Gritting his teeth, Zhan Feiyu raised his head and said, "Brother, there are three emergencies. I will leave first."
"Sit down." Two words, neither light nor heavy, sounded.
Zhan Feiyu, who had just stood up and wanted to urinate, sat back down again, put his hands on his knees, straightened his body, sat in rows, and divided the fruits...
Yin Wuyan's indifferent eyes swept over Zhan Feiyu's crimson face, "He is not big, but he is not timid."
"I was wrong." She bowed her head and apologized. Zhan Feiyu was sincere and wished she could take Chongguang back and give her a beating. If Uncle Chongguang hadn't argued with her, would she have been able to say this?
"Remember to be careful in your words and deeds." Yin Wuyan spoke again. Looking at the little girl who was nodding like a chicken pecking at rice, he hesitated for a moment, then put his big hand on the top of her head and rubbed it twice.
"Someone will definitely come within two days. Gu Qingzhou is a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. He comes from the Gu family in Nanling. He was a classmate of the Holy Emperor. The person accompanying him should be Zhang Chengli, the prefect of Nanxuan." Although this is a guess, but
Now that Yin Wuyan had said it, he must be 100% sure that it was these two people who came.
Zhan Feiyu nodded understandingly. Movable type printing was a serious matter, so the Holy Emperor would definitely send his trusted ministers to come. There was no more suitable candidate than a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy.
And since he was from Shangsi County and returned to Nanxuan Mansion, it was reasonable for Magistrate Zhang to accompany him.
"Big brother." Zhan Feiyu raised his eyes to look at Yin Wuyan and lowered his voice subconsciously, "Is there someone else watching in the dark? Is it the emperor's secret guard?"
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask." As soon as Yin Wuyan said these words, he saw the little girl purse her lips and smile, looking cute and cute.
Perhaps because he was worried that Zhan Feiyu would violate taboos by speaking openly, Yin Wuyan said: "The Dark Dragon Guard is responsible for protecting the safety of His Majesty. So far, I have only heard of his name but not of his person."
Even Yin Wuyan has never seen anyone from the Dark Dragon Guard. He only felt that there were people hiding in the dark during a few emergency situations, and they were all masters.
"I know that from today on, I will be careful in my words and actions, and I will not talk nonsense even when I am alone." Zhan Feiyu promised with a serious face.
Having sent out his own secret guards, one can imagine how much the Holy Emperor attaches great importance to movable type printing, and it also proves from the side that Yin Wuyan is correct in not getting involved in this matter.
…
When Zhan Feiyu returned to continue his classes, Yin Wuyan also left the county school.
Chongguang, who got on his horse, couldn't help but ask: "Master Qi, the fat girl deliberately avoided it, but if we came to the county to study openly like this, wouldn't we have failed in our efforts?"
"To go too far is not enough." Yin Wuyan threw out four words, raised his whip, and the horse galloped away.
What did you mean? Chongguang didn't understand, but he couldn't care less at this time and hurriedly chased after him with his horse and whip raised.
After a while, Leshanju was in the backyard.
Yin Wuyan went to take a shower and change clothes. Zhongguang was lazily lying on the chair like he was boneless. "The Seventh Master and the fat girl, one said that they are superior to the master, and the other said that they are not as good as the master. The Seventh Master thinks I am stupid, but in fact I am just here to protect the fat girl."
Doctor Ji was making herbal tea and took over the conversation: "If Master Qi knows about movable type printing but does nothing about it, I'm afraid your Majesty will not be reassured but suspicious. Master Qi rushed to Shangsi County before Master Gu, which means that Master Qi also has
Selfish desires and greed.”
Would the emperor dare to use a minister who has no weaknesses?
The Forbidden Dragon Guard is a sharp knife in the hands of the Holy Lord, but the Seventh Master has his own selfish thoughts, wants power and revenge, so that the Holy Lord dares to continue to respect the Seventh Master.
Of course, Yin Wuyan did have the intention to protect Zhan Feiyu. He did not get involved in this matter, but he could protect Zhan Feiyu from becoming a victim of greed. This credit belongs to her and no one can take it away!
Chongguang took the herbal tea handed over by Dr. Ji and drank it in one gulp. Although it had a faint herbal flavor, it also felt cool from the mouth to the heart. "Master Qi is really thoughtful. The fat girl will take the imperial examination in the future. Who will do it?"
Anyone who dares to chirp will be scolded to death by those scholars."
Chongguang was inexplicably looking forward to it. Scholars are noble, but in fact they have more shit. They hide their filth and darkness in private. The fat girl studying for the imperial examination as a woman is already controversial. Those old-fashioned scholars and old-fashioned people don't know how to criticize it.
, now everyone can only keep their mouths shut.
…
In the study, Master Dou was reading a five-character and six-rhyme poem written by Zhan Feiyu. "Xie, Hua, Jia, and Ya are the six rhymes in the sentence. However, the poem is not smooth, and there is no literary grace or artistic conception at all."
"Master Lin also said that I have no talent for poetry." Zhan Feiyu's ears turned red after being criticized, and she did not dare to say that the first poem she wrote made Master Lin so angry that she cursed.
Master Dou looked stern, but he was very patient with Zhan Feiyu, and said warmly: "Do you know how many poems the literati of the Daqing Dynasty would write in their lifetime?"
Uh... Zhan Feiyu thought about it for a moment. Anyone who wants to study for the imperial examination has to study hard for decades. Even if he is successful in his thirties, he will have to study for at least nearly thirty years, more than ten thousand days, one day a day.
There are more than 10,000 songs in Shuna.
"Hui Master, I estimate that I will write at least 20,000 poems." Zhan Feiyu's figure is quite conservative.
After all, I will still write poems after the imperial examination, but the frequency is certainly not as high as before. I write about ten poems every month, which means that in a lifetime, I will write about 20,000 poems.
Thinking of this, Zhan Feiyu's scalp suddenly went numb. It was terrible to study in the imperial examination.
"No, a real scholar will write at least 50,000 poems or more in his lifetime." Looking at the stunned Zhan Feiyu, whose dark eyes were round and round, Master Dou suppressed his smile and continued.
"For scholars, poetry has been integrated into daily life. The scenery of spring flowers and autumn moon, the emotions of joy, anger, sorrow and joy. Whenever you have something to think about, you will compose a poem, but you only compose poems for the imperial examination."
Zhan Feiyu understood. This is the difference between work and hobbies. The former is to support the family, while the latter is based on hobbies.
The literati of the Daqing Dynasty wrote poems because they loved them, so they naturally had emotions, but they were just doing it to cope with the imperial examinations, so the poems lacked soul and seemed dry.
"Do you understand?" Master Dou asked. Seeing Zhan Feiyu nodding his head obediently, he said with satisfaction: "From today on, I will write and submit a poem every day."
a bolt from the blue!
Zhan Feiyu looked at Master Dou blankly. After a while, he nodded in agreement, "Yes, Master, I understand."
After school, Zhan Feiyu walked to Taifu Restaurant with a hopeless expression. When she thought about getting a poem for each gift, she suddenly didn't want to work hard anymore. She might be able to get a title from the saint by using movable type printing.
If that didn't work, she would try harder and think about the formula of soap. If it didn't work, she could get some glass. If it didn't work, there would be a killer weapon like gunpowder...
Zhan Wencheng was the fourth son of the Muramasa family. He worked as a handyman in the back kitchen of Taifu Restaurant and earned one or two and a half wages a month. He looked at the little girl walking in the crowd from a distance and immediately greeted her.
"Fourth brother." Zhan Feiyu shouted with a smile. After the adoption, the seniority level has been raised one level, otherwise he should be called fourth uncle.
"Xiaoyu, you're tired, come in and take a rest first." Zhan Wencheng laughed as soon as he spoke. He looked very honest, but his eyes were shining, but because there was no calculation, it made people like him.
Zhan Feiyu followed Zhan Wencheng to the wine shop, "I'm not tired. I always walked to the private school before."
"Wencheng, this is Zhan Mengtong, please come upstairs. The boss has been waiting for a long time." The shopkeeper greeted Zhan Wencheng enthusiastically, and smiled at Zhan Wencheng and said: "You accompany Little Mengtong upstairs.
, By the way, if there are any taboos, I will let the kitchen prepare them."
This is how one person achieves the goal of chickens and dogs ascending to heaven! Zhan Wencheng looked at the little girl walking in front. Previously, the second brother of his third uncle's family delivered food to the restaurant. Instead of being polite to him, the handymen in the kitchen were even more ostracized.
But Xiaoyu just went to the county school to study, and even the shopkeeper was so polite to him. Zhan Wencheng couldn't help but make up his mind to send his eldest son to study!
In the private room on the third floor, I heard the sound of footsteps and Master Xie came out. The housekeeper standing aside took the lead in greeting him at the stairs.
After entering the private room, they exchanged polite greetings, but when it came time to talk about business, the housekeeper and Zhan Wencheng withdrew.
"I heard from Wen Cheng that Zhan Xiaomeng came here for the food delivery business in Jinlin Village." Mr. Xie said with a smile, his attitude was kind, and with his fat figure, he looked like a Maitreya Buddha, not a businessman at all.
Smart calculation.
Zhan Feiyu smiled and looked at Mr. Xie, who was still trying to put on airs at this time, and said in a clear voice, "I thought Mr. Xie knew that I came here to give him a chance to apologize. It seems that I wanted to do more.
Already."
As the words fell, Zhan Feiyu also stood up and said, "In that case, I won't disturb Mr. Xie. I'll take my leave."
"Zhan Xiao Mengtong, please stay!" Mr. Xie said quickly. As soon as he stood up, his attitude changed. He was not showing mercy but begging for mercy.
But looking at Zhan Feiyu standing next to the bamboo bookcase, Mr. Xie had to bow his head and say softly, "I just made a mistake. Please be patient with me, little Mengtong. Please sit down. Please sit down quickly."
"Master Xie must know who sealed up the Zeng family, so I am very curious about why Master Xie made the same mistake as the Zeng family?" Zhan Feiyu said with a smile, his dark eyes shining brightly, like a curious child.
Mr. Xie's face was a little stiff. In the final analysis, he underestimated the enemy and underestimated the little girl in front of him.
If he had known that she had the backing of Wei Suo, he would not have dared to seek revenge even if he killed Mr.
"I'm so ashamed!" Mr. Xie was really ashamed to bow to a little girl at his old age. "Fortunately, I didn't make a big mistake. Otherwise, I would have no face to face my ancestors even if I went to Jiuquan."
Zong.”
The misfortune began, and the smile on Zhan Feiyu's face did not change, "Thank you, Master, as the saying goes, it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge after ten years..."
Mr. Xie's expression became a little stiffer. Does she plan to settle the scores after she becomes famous?
Even if Mr. Xie does not survive until then, Taifu Restaurant is still there and the descendants of the Xie family are still alive. If Zhan Feiyu really takes revenge.
Before Mr. Xie could give in, Zhan Fei raised his eyebrows and continued: "But I don't agree with this."
"Master Zhan Xiaomengtong is in great numbers, I admire you!" Mr. Xie immediately praised him. As long as he doesn't take revenge, it will be fine for scholars, farmers, industry and commerce! Mr. Xie really doesn't dare to inflict such a big revenge on the Xie family.
"Mr. Xie is ridiculous. What I want to say is that a villain takes revenge all day long! Ten years is too long, so you must take revenge as early as possible!" As soon as Zhan Feiyu said these words, Mr. Xie's expression was visible to the naked eye.
Transformation pale.
A country girl, even if she has a talent for reading, has no fame! Mr. Xie thought that as long as it worked well, it would be easy to destroy Zhan Feiyu.
But the facts made Mr. Xie's face swollen, otherwise he wouldn't be sitting here apologizing at this moment. Who would have thought that Zhan Feiyu was backed by a Wei Suo, and that was the Nanxuan Wei Suo!
Thinking of this, Mr. Xie scolded Zhang Xiucai over and over again in his heart. If he hadn't instigated him, how could he have fallen into this!
"Zhan Xiaomengtong, I was also deceived by the gangster!" Mr. Xie, who was desperate, immediately confessed Zhang Xiucai. He only asked Zhan Feiyu to show his kindness, even if he had to pay some money.
.
Mr. Xie has actually already prepared an apology, but it's just like this for businessmen. They will not expose their bottom line at the beginning, but will always test it bit by bit.
He stopped the food delivery business in Jinlin Village but did not ruin the marriage between his youngest daughter and Zhan Dalang. He was just trying to be lucky. If Zhan Feiyu became famous in the future, Zhan Dalang would be her cousin.
Regardless of Xie's family, he can be regarded as Zhan Feiyu's in-laws.
"Zhang Xiucai, would you like to hear the details?" Zhan Feiyu asked with a smile, his strong attitude softened, and Mr. Xie did not dare to take Qiao when he saw this, and immediately told everything he knew.
In the final analysis, the trigger for all this lies with Wang Linlang, otherwise Mrs. Lin would not have been poisoned.
A few years ago, Zhao San had a naughty character because his parents had passed away and he had no one to discipline him. No private school in Huai County dared to accept him. If a private school refused to accept him, County Magistrate Zhao could still launch an attack.
However, several private schools united to advance and retreat together, and the tutors in the private schools were all scholars, so County Magistrate Zhao had to take some care of him, so Zhao San was sent to the Zhang Family Private School in his early years, but he only studied for one year.
This time Wang Linlang took refuge in Mrs. Lin's home. When Zhao San found out, he handed a letter to Zhang Xiucai, with the intention of asking Zhang Xiucai to send someone to capture Wang Linlang and send him back to Huai County. Zhao San would be grateful to him then.
Zhang Xiucai has a greedy character who can't afford early benefits. What he values is not Zhao San, but planning for Zhang Tianhao.
"You said that Zhang Xiucai plans to ask Zhang Tianhao to take the imperial examination in Huai County?" Zhan Feiyu was stunned. Zhang Tianhao's household registration is in Shangsi County, so he must take the imperial examination here.
But it all depends on people. All it takes is to register the household registration in Huai County, and Zhao San helps. When the time comes, County Magistrate Zhao will take care of it a little, and the reputation of a child will be good.
As for the final college examination, Zhang Xiucai was not sure that he would be able to get the test questions or think of other ways. However, compared to taking the imperial examination in Nanxuan Prefecture in Shangsi County, Zhang Tianhao was more likely to go to Huai County.
Mr. Xie continued: "Zhang Xiucai planned for Zhao San because he wanted to kill two birds with one stone."
Wang Linlang poisoned Mrs. Lin to death. At this time, Aunt Lu knew about it, and Aunt Lu had long been bribed by Zhang Xiucai. Because Aunt Lu was a slave, her son could not study for the imperial examination, but Zhang Xiucai used this
As a bait, Nanny Lu turned to him.
Hearing this, Zhan Feiyu had already figured out the whole thing, and his eyes became cold and cold, "Zhang Xiucai killed my wife and spread rumors, which can ruin the reputation of my wife and I, and if Wang Linlang returns safely,
After arriving in Huai County and marrying Zhao San in the future, Zhang Xiucai will have a handle on her murder, and he can use this to blackmail Wang Linlang and Zhao San to make money for Zhang Tianhao from County Magistrate Zhao."