The second brother Xiao Yue was talking about was Xiao Rui's sworn brother Xue Li, who was now the Chenglong Kuai son-in-law of Liang Shidu in the north and the most powerful official in the Liang Kingdom.
The Turks were greatly disturbed by Xiao Rui. Last time Jieli lost his wife and lost his troops, he hated Datang and Xiao Rui very much. After investigation, I found out that my eldest son Ashina Dumin was a fool, who delayed the military plane and almost cheated Liang Shidu. He also put all the blame on Ashinadur, who fled westward.
Jieli was furious, whipped his son severely, and threw him into the royal court to retire. Jie Li strongly compensated Liang Shidu because he wanted to help share the pressure from Datang.
The information was obtained by Xue Li from the Turks. Jie Li hated Xiao Rui so much that he offered a reward of 10,000 gold and hired a killer to assassinate Xiao Rui. Are there killers on the grassland? Xiao Rui's Kung Fu can be defeated by thousands of people.
It is of course difficult to let a man from the prairie enter the Central Plains to assassinate, and he will be exposed easily. So Jieli spent money to hire people from Gaochang in the Western Regions, Goguryeo in the Northeast, and even Xiao Rui's enemies in the Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains. In a word, I will do whatever it takes, as long as Xiao Rui dies.
After reading the letter, Xiao Rui smiled disdainfully, "Let them do it. When it comes to assassination, I am known as the King of the Night."
"Brother, don't be careless. It's easy to hide from an open gun and hard to defend against a hidden arrow." Xiao Yue said worriedly.
"It doesn't matter. Come on, this is a dog. From now on, you will study medicine with me. I will first become a bookboy and learn to read by your side. After you finish your training, you can study medicine again. I'll go see your sisters-in-law."
Xiao Yue smiled and took Gou'er's hand. The two were very familiar with each other, and their relationship was extraordinary. They were brothers last time, but in the blink of an eye they were different generations.
"By the way, Jieli hired someone to assassinate me, can I in turn hire someone to assassinate him? When it comes to financial resources, can he, Jieli, be as rich as me?" Xiao Rui suddenly stopped and asked.
Xiao Yue was stunned for a moment, "It seems, it seems so."
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Rui waved his hand and said: "Forget it, spare his life. Let him die like this, for fear that he will not accept it. I will settle the score with him on the battlefield in the future."
After that, he strode away.
The puppy asked in a low voice, "Brother Xiao Yue, who is that Jie Li that the master is talking about? Is he very rich?"
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Yue replied: "Jieli is the overlord of the northern grasslands. He may not be as rich as my elder brother, but he has 200,000 grassland cavalry at his disposal. He is a very powerful person."
"That's not right. You are studying medicine with my elder brother, so you should call me uncle."
Gou'er nodded: "Oh, Uncle Second Master."
"No, my name is Third Junior Uncle. Your Second Junior Uncle is studying abroad."
"But I heard that you and Master are two brothers."
...Why do you have so many questions?
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In the palace, Li Er looked at the impeachment report and witness testimonies in front of him, his face as dark as the bottom of a pot. This Xiao Rui must be too courageous, he dares to say anything.
It's not that Li Er minded Xiao Rui's comments on the shortcomings of the imperial examination and submitting papers, it's just that Xiao Rui praised the former Sui Emperor Daye so well, which was inappropriate.
To be fair, Li Er also admired Emperor Daye, his cousin. He built the Grand Canal, conquered Goguryeo three times, initiated the imperial examination, etc. It can be said that few monarchs can match his literary and military skills.
The problem is that the founding of the Tang Dynasty was based on overthrowing the tyranny of the former Sui Dynasty, so Emperor Daye was stigmatized as Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty in order to win over the people of the world.
Xiao Rui, it's okay for you to blow at Yumen Pass. Even if it's in Tai Chi Hall, it's okay for the father-in-law and son-in-law to talk. But now someone has caught the problem and brought it to light. One of the shortcomings is the route issue. That's why Li Er was so angry.
"Send someone to reprimand him, remove him from all positions, retain the title of Marquis of Champions, and order him to spend a year in seclusion."
The chamberlain, Lao Gao, hesitated for a moment and whispered, "Your Majesty, the Prince Consort's child will be born soon."
Li Er glared, "Don't I know? He is blocking the mouths of those people by doing this! It is for his own good to let him shut up and think about it for a year, so that he can spend time with his family and children and avoid causing me any trouble. Go and warn him yourself."
Lao Gao breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that His Majesty was not angry, but was protecting his son-in-law.
Showing off his grandeur, he went all the way to Xiaojiazhuang to convey the decree, which made everyone in Chang'an City aware that the champion Hou Xiaorui had fallen out of favor and was grounded by the emperor for one year due to his wrong words and deeds.
Although this move stabilized the five surnames and Qi Wang, it also made them furious. Even the accusation of rebellion could not bring down Xiao Rui? Is Emperor Li Er crazy? You can kill your own brothers, but you feel sorry for your son-in-law?
But if people deal with it this way, no one else can interfere. Even the emperor said that Xiao Rui was loyal, but who has any substantive evidence?
After one failed plan, another one worked out. This year's imperial examination is about to begin. I heard that Xiao Rui is very optimistic about the son of Mr. Liu. Well, when the imperial examination is held, who has the final say?
"Examiner Liu Jinyuan? Are you Liu Jinyuan?" In the examination room, an old man patrolling found Liu Jinyuan's seat.
"I am Liu Jinyuan. I wonder who you are, sir?"
"This is Kong Yingda, the examiner of this examination and the Imperial Academy's Jijiujiu." The entourage next to him introduced.
Liu Jinyuan quickly saluted, and Kong Yingda took the other party's exam paper and read it again, "Yes, your handwriting is good. Keep answering the questions. Someone asked me to tell you, answer the questions seriously, as long as you have talent, you will not be buried."
Kong Yingda was talking about the champion Hou Xiaorui. Of course he couldn't break the rules, so he only praised the opponent's calligraphy and said some words of encouragement.
Liu Jinyuan knew in his heart that when he destroyed the Buddha last time, he climbed to the top of the champion. I didn't submit the paper to the champion, just because I didn't want to be looked down upon. Now it seems that the champion is indeed a man of faith.
After calming down for a while, Liu Jinyuan continued to answer the questions seriously and wrote vigorously. He was obviously confident.
But after Kong Yingda left, another deputy examiner came, "Are you Liu Jinyuan?"
"The student is Liu Jinyuan. I wonder who the master is?"
"This is Director Cui of the Ministry of Rites, who is in charge of national academic affairs and is one of the deputy examiners for this imperial examination."
"Not bad, it's a good poem." It seems that they are all the same way, Liu Jinyuan thought to himself, the champion Hou has too many connections, so many people come to take care of me.
But the next second he was dumbfounded. Director Cui threw back his test paper. By coincidence, it happened to be thrown on the inkstone full of ink, instantly staining the large area.
"My test paper..."
"Oh, why are you so careless as an examinee? The imperial examination is a matter of fame and honor, and you actually soiled the test paper? Such disrespect for the imperial examination is a sign of contempt for His Majesty. Come here, drive this crazy student out of the examination room and cancel his qualifications. , and will not be allowed to participate in the imperial examination within three years."
"No, you did it on purpose. You must have done it on purpose. Who are you?" Liu Jinyuan was so angry that he wanted to fight Master Cui. But how could he, a weak scholar, compete with an official? In the end, he was beaten and thrown out of the examination room in embarrassment.
