Seeing Su Ziji's hesitation, Fang Xi continued: "You and I have known each other since our parents' generation. We feel like old friends now, and we may be the same year in the future. Brother Su is a big man, so what does this little money mean? Do you have to be pretentious and refuse even a friend's offer?" ?”
This is Fang Xi, who has a broad personality and is not delicate. He is not afraid of whether borrowing money rashly will make people feel uncomfortable. If it were Yu Lu, I am afraid he would do it more tactfully.
If it were the original Su Ziji, I'm afraid he wouldn't accept it, but now he has recovered his past life memory, and is no longer the person who was trying to save face and was set up by others. Yesterday, he refused to accept it because he was not rewarded for no merit. Now he is Gifts from friends have different meanings, and this time I have to spend money on everything for the government examination. The money in my hand is really useless, so there is no need to refuse Fang Xi's help.
Since we are friends, we can just return it double when the time comes.
"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey. I'll return it to you later." Su Ziji took it with a smile and put it in his arms without even looking at it.
Seeing that he was not coy, Fang Xi felt better. She consciously completed the task assigned by her father and clasped her hands: "Then I will go back. See you in Fucheng."
"See you in Fucheng." Su Ziji felt the weight: "Ten taels? It's indeed a lot. The cost of the imperial examination has been paid."
As for failing the government examination, what should I do?
Su Ziji is really not worried. There must be fraud in the imperial examinations, but fools are blind. The reason is very simple. People who are born in blood and serve as officials protect their blood, and those who are born in the imperial examinations protect the imperial examination. There were frequent major fraud cases in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and when it was found out, it was all led by Manchu nobles, but the blame often fell on Han officials.
In the Ming Dynasty, if the prime minister's son had no talent, he would be promoted to a high-ranking official at most, but not a scholar.
Yan Song, who had been in power for nearly twenty years, could not give his son Yan Shifan a Jinshi background. Enyin studied and served as an official, which also determined that he could never truly enter the central government.
In this era, the imperial examination was booming, and since there were countless people who rose to high positions in the imperial examination, there were definitely some complications, but talented people could still get ahead.
I'm at level 7 of the Four Books and Five Classics, so I should be able to go to it. As long as I win the scholarship, it will be relatively easy to pay off the money I owe.
Thinking like this, he didn't slow down and turned around.
"Huh?"
Not far away, the wild Taoist happened to see this scene and showed a surprised look.
The wild Taoist was born with an ordinary appearance, one that could easily be found among the crowd. At this time, he frowned slightly and whispered to himself: "No, this Su Zi, he just passed the Tongsheng exam and found another one." backing!"
Strictly speaking, Tong Sheng does not have a meritorious title, but he has been registered with the government. The Fang family is the largest family in the county. There are less than ten households in the county. Naturally, the wild Taoist people know him. At the moment, he feels uneasy and secretly regrets: "I should have known that this was the case." , but I no longer have an enemy. It seems that my physiognomy is indeed flawed."
"Alas, I have no talent. When will I meet the Master?"
After spending a few coins, he got on a bullock cart and went to Mr. Zhang's place.
"Mr. Lu, you are finally back. Brother, I asked about you just now." When the wild Taoist arrived at the stronghold, he immediately said to the first person he met.
The wild Taoist's heart moved and he said, "I'll go right away!"
Zhang Datuo doesn't have a good temper, but he is not afraid of it, but he always helps each other, otherwise he won't make much money, and this matter must be discussed.
Sure enough, as soon as he entered Boss Zhang's small courtyard, he heard shouts and curses inside. It was Zhang Datuo who was scolding his men again.
"Brother, Lu Fengxian is back!" Someone with sharp eyes glanced out the window and saw the figure of the wild Taoist, and said immediately.
Zhang Dacuo's face was as heavy as water and he yelled: "Why Lu Fengxian, you want to call me Mr. Lu!"
In the past, Lu Fengxian followed him around, but this person did have some tricks up his sleeve, and he had gained some respect, so he had to give him some face.
Seeing the wild Taoist come in, he smiled and said, "Brother Lu Xian, why are you free to come today?"
The wild Taoist pretended not to understand what he was saying. It was the past, but now that he has a reputation and has been heard of as far away as the county, it is naturally different. He just said: "I came here to report to Brother Zhang. That Su Ziji is friends with the Fang family, and he was just sent back in an oxcart by Fang Xi, the young master of the Fang family."
"You said he made friends with Fang Juren?" Zhang Dacuo was surprised.
"Yes, I saw Fang Xi return the money before we parted. I can't tell how much it was, but it was at least five taels." The wild Taoist's eyes were still very vicious.
Zhang Dacuo couldn't sit still anymore and paced back and forth in the room, frowning.
The two people from Laihua County had already left. Zhang Dacuo originally wanted to send someone to keep an eye on Su Ziji, looking for an opportunity to attack Su Ziji and prevent him from participating in the government examination.
Now that Su Ziji was a child, Zhang Dacuo did not dare to kill anyone. However, if Su Ziji happened to encounter a gangster fight and was affected and had his legs broken, he would have no choice but to consider himself unlucky.
You know, if you break your relationship or your leg, you will not be able to take the imperial examination, and it can ruin Su Zi's status for the rest of his life.
Now Su Ziji has caught up with Fang Juren, and Fang Juren is more than just a judge. Although the Fang family has only produced two judges and a few scholars in these two generations, the power of the clan should not be underestimated, especially since the Fang family has a relationship with the Zheng family. In-law relationship, and the Zheng family has a Jinshi!
How can such a rich family and surname be easily offended?
"Brother Lu Xian, what do you think we should do?" He waved his hand, and Zhang Datuo asked his men out angrily before asking.
"In the final analysis, this matter is because of Tongshan Temple. We can't always carry it. Tongshan Temple has to protect us from wind and rain." The wild Taoist said. Seeing Zhang Dacuo's gloomy face, he added: "Brother Zhang, we If I don’t have any deep grudge against Su Ziji, why should I continue to drink to the end?”
"The money Tongshan Temple gave us is not worth our lives!"
"You don't want the Taoist secrets from Tongshan Temple?" Zhang Datuo looked sideways at the wild Taoist.
"Brother Zhang, you understand me. I originally learned the art of slaying dragons, observing the sky, observing geography, and calculating people's plans. Unfortunately, I was not lucky enough to learn only three points."
The wild Taoist felt a little sad when he said this, with a wry smile on his face: "What's more important is that by the time I finish my studies, the war in the world will be coming to an end. Now the world is at peace and the world is at home. There is no place for the Dragon Slaying Technique." .”
"I can only work hard on Qi Men Dun Jia and Feng Shui physiognomy to make ends meet."
"Don't look at people who read physiognomy and feng shui. They use me enthusiastically. In fact, they don't treat me as a human being at all. Anyway, I am already a low-level fortune teller and have no descendants. That's why I want to get the Taoist secrets of Tongshan Temple. I am not afraid. There are three shortcomings and five shortcomings. If I could cultivate into a ghost immortal, I would be satisfied."
"You're going round and round, what do you want to say?" Zhang Datuo became a little impatient.
"What I want to say is - the Su family's ancestral tomb looks ordinary, but if you look closely, there is something wrong. I can't tell what is wrong, but it is there."
"I won't get involved in this matter. No matter how good the Taoist skills are, there is no good life. You and I have a relationship. Today, I just advise you to stop and don't capsize in the gutter." The wild Taoist restrained his smile and said calmly. Rong said.
Zhang Dacuo couldn't help but be frightened, walked around the room a few times, and sighed longly: "I still believe what you said, but it's hard to get off the boat. I sent people to dig up the Su family's ancestral graves, and... Two brothers died, and although it cannot be the fault of Su Ziji, a frail scholar, I still suspect that it is related to him."
"Tell me, what will happen if Su Ziji is elected and the matter about the Su family's ancestral graves is investigated? This matter can't be covered by paper!"
"Even if you are not directly involved, can you get away with it? What will Su Ziji think of you then?"
Digging up ancestral graves is no different than killing one's parents. This is an unsolvable blood feud. However, there is no way that a small gang in the county can do things flawlessly. Maybe the younger brother will leak out after drinking.
Seeing that the wild Taoist was speechless, Zhang Dacuo gave a heavy meal and showed a sinister smile: "Since we have formed a deep hatred, we must kill this Su Ziji. But you are right, we can't go up alone, Tongshan Temple must also bear the burden." Get up!"
