Realizing this, the brothers and sisters felt a little depressed.
Fang Heng racked his brains over the wealth he had spent in the past nine years, "That's not necessarily the case. After all, the imperial examination is decided by the Tian family, and the relationship between the eldest prince and the Tian family is just that of father and son."
That’s all.
It’s really better not to say this.
Apart from husband and wife, only father and son can talk to each other. How can a father turn a deaf ear to his own son's plea?
Even though the royal family was in trouble, the Tian family could not fully trust the eldest prince, but the relationship between father and son was destined. It would be easier for the eldest prince to stumble Xu Mo than for ordinary people.
"The eldest brother is the number one in Fengjing from the examination of Jieyuan to Huiyuan. What kind of stumbling blocks can the Fang family cause in the palace examination?" Zheng Ruqian asked doubtfully, "Even if it is a stumbling block, the dignified Huiyuan family will be ranked last in the palace examination. Is it possible? Too outrageous?"
This is what laymen don’t understand.
Why was the last stage of the imperial examination set as the imperial examination?
In addition to showing the emperor's favor and preventing others from forming cliques for personal gain through promotion, it is also to prevent people from reading books to death and only knowing how to do written homework, which is commonly known as paper talk.
In the long road to the imperial examination, in addition to being able to write articles, you must also have the ability to adapt to changes, have a temperament that is neither humble nor arrogant, and speak calmly enough to stand out from the crowd.
In the previous dynasty, Huiyuan caused a lot of jokes in the Jinluan Hall because of his timidity. In the end, he was awarded a fellow Jinshi hastily, and his official position was always stuck at the seventh rank.
There are also people who have average scores in the general examination, but because of their excellent conversational skills, they are favored by the heavenly family, and finally win the Jinshi, or even rank among the top three.
"The fact that the Fang family allows the eldest brother to win Hui Yuan shows that this status is not impressive enough. As long as he performs mediocrely or even makes a mistake in the palace examination, the eldest brother will not be able to make many waves in the future." Fang Heng sighed.
Sighing, I began to feel guilty again.
It's all his fault. Ever since the six brothers and sisters stepped into Anshui County, all the troubles were caused by him.
Without him, wouldn't everyone have suffered so much and suffered so much?
The more Fang Heng thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. The more he thought about it, the more panicked he became. He wished he could just pick up the machete and slaughter the entire Fang family.
Even if he has to go to jail in the end, even if it costs his life, as long as his brother and sister can be safe, it's worth it.
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. The veins on his slender arms throbbed, and the calloused palms began to heat up, as if urging him to hurry up, go, kill.
But before he could grasp the handle of the knife, a warm little hand stretched out and grabbed his arm forcefully, "Third brother, don't be impulsive. I don't blame you. Even without you and the Fang family, there would still be Zhao." The Li family and the Sun family.”
Fang Heng turned around and saw his sister with a worried face.
I don’t know why, today the eldest brother is silent, the second brother is taciturn, the fourth brother is lost in thought, and even the fifth brother has a pale face and is silent.
Fortunately, Jiang Sheng was smart enough to sense something was wrong, and tried to persuade her sincerely, "None of us want to see it come to this point, but since we have already arrived, let's face it well. Don't feel guilty or sad. We are one family, and we are one family. each other."
When we can't enjoy the benefits, brothers and sisters stay close to each other. When we encounter difficulties, we share our feelings.
Families need to tide over difficulties together and help each other.
They voluntarily helped Fang Heng and voluntarily offended the Fang family. None of them regretted it and were willing to face it.
"What's more, it's useless to regret anything now. It's better to think about how to solve the problem." Jiang Sheng seemed to have gone back to five years ago, using his rich life experience to educate his brother, "Third brother, you are very You’re four years old, you have to be more mature!”
Fang Heng couldn't laugh or cry, but his hand holding the handle of the knife gently loosened his grip.
"Sister is right." Xu Mo didn't know when he came back to his senses, "It has reached this point, and it cannot be solved by recklessness and regret."
The key is how they can break this new situation.
"Perhaps, we can ask the Jiang family for help." Zheng Ruqian scratched his head, and the layman began to come up with ideas, "Isn't the He family willing to help the third brother? With so many aristocratic families added together, they can always be worth the weight of the prince."
The He family's motives are unclear, but they are willing to lend a helping hand to Fang Heng, which means that at least they will not become enemies.
"But the problem at hand does not lie with the family at all." Xu Mo closed his eyes and analyzed with everyone, "The fact that the Fang family can choose the eldest prince shows that they are betting that His Highness has a great chance of becoming the next master of the Chongqing Dynasty. "
He is the king and you are the minister.
If the king wants his minister to die, he must die.
Whether it is the imperial examination or the fight with the Fang family, whether the two sides are evenly matched or winning or losing is just the current situation. Once the eldest prince becomes their king, they will only be at the mercy of others.
"With this ending, all our actions at this moment, including the results of the imperial examination, seem so ridiculous and weak." Xu Mo laughed at himself and shook his head, "On the other hand, the Fang family, as long as they support the eldest prince to successfully ascend to the throne, the future will be bright and clear. "
"Then can we also help the eldest prince..." Wen Zhiyun blurted out and then closed his mouth.
Everything depends on order. The eldest prince and the Fang family have already formed an alliance. No newcomer can surpass the status of the Fang family. It is precisely because of this that the Fang family can wholeheartedly support the eldest prince.
The combination of two makes it difficult for outsiders to invade.
If they really want to find a way out, they can only cling to other princes.
"The four princes of the Tian family, the eldest prince is in alliance with the Fang family, the second prince's biological mother is not revealed, the fourth prince is lame and disabled, and the fifth prince has been ill for a long time." Xu Mo closed his eyes again.
They cannot choose a suitable prince, and they are not qualified to cling to the prince.
The Jiang family is qualified, but a family that has been clean for hundreds of years, how can they tarnish the family name just to protect them.
Jiang Sheng couldn't open his mouth to plead, and neither did their brothers.
"Perhaps I shouldn't have waded into this muddy water and gone to Beijing to take the exam." Xu Mo sighed, "Only now do I realize that without any identity or background, it's really difficult to move forward in this huge Fengjing."
When they met the county magistrate, they approached the county magistrate to confront him.
When they met the county governor, they asked the noble family to restrain them.
When they meet aristocratic families, they look for other big families to check and balance.
But when they meet the prince, do they ask the Tian family for help?
The enemies are endless, and the opponents are getting stronger accordingly. No matter how hard they try, they will still encounter various difficulties and various blows in the end.
Even though he was as steady and strong as Mr. Qingzhu, he felt a little depressed at this moment and felt powerless all over.
"Brother..." Jiang Sheng looked at him blankly, "Are we going to give up? Give up everything we have now, give up fighting against the Fang family, give up the hatred of the third brother?"
How dare you confront the county magistrate when you clearly have nothing.
Why do you have to shrink back now that you have an identity and a future?
"Although I can live without money and status, it doesn't matter even if I eat chaffy vegetables." She murmured softly, "But if we retreat, what will happen to the aunts and uncles in the workshop, what will happen to Aunt Zhang, and what will happen to Anshui County?" What to do with Aunt Zhang Shucui'er, and the Pang Pangshan brothers who transport goods, the Gao family brothers, the long-term workers who transport lychees, and the beans from Xieyang County."
There were already more than six of them.
Behind them stood countless relatives and friends, long-term workers who relied on them for survival, and part-time workers who were waiting to receive their wages.
