The Jiangnan area is far away from Chang'an, and the imperial court has very little restraint. Therefore, the famous families in the Jiangnan area have great power, and naturally there are many shady things.
A son has been dominating the city of Yangzhou for a long time, and people in the court will definitely hear a lot if they inquire a little bit.
The head of the Song family, Song Ye, was so nervous that in addition to his son's affairs, he also thought of some things involving the family.
Fortunately, the imperial envoy who suddenly arrived was from Jianghuai Group, so Song Ye had a glimmer of hope in his heart, and maybe there was room for change.
Bai Song never thought about the other things, but when he saw him like this, he guessed that he had a guilty conscience and must have done many shady things.
But the purpose of his coming here was not to straighten out moral integrity, and he had no time to pay attention to unnecessary things.
"Master Song, I just traveled to Yangzhou and happened to meet your young master. I saw his extraordinary talent and outstanding literary talent, so I wanted to send him to Chang'an for scientific research."
As soon as Song Ye stood up, his face darkened when he heard these words.
What does it mean to have extraordinary talent and outstanding literary talent?
It's a lie here!
How can a father know how much his son weighs?
Isn't it meant to send him to Chang'an for scientific research and to put him under house arrest in Chang'an as a check on the Song family?
Of course Song Ye didn't want this, but what Bai Song said was not an explicit threat, but sounded like it was for the good of the Song family.
"Master Bai, Quanzi is young and ignorant, and has little education. Isn't it inappropriate to go to Chang'an for scientific examination?"
"With little study, I wrote a poem about the loneliness of all the sages in ancient times, and only the drinkers left their names. If I had studied more, would it have been better?"
"In ancient times, all the sages were lonely, and only the drinkers left their names... Is this really what I came up with? Why... why have I never heard of it..."
"Master Song, I have heard this with my own ears, how can it be false?"
"Sir, Xiaomin didn't mean that."
"Okay, stop talking, it's decided. It's rare for the Song family to produce a talented person. Of course, he has to take the exam to become an official. Not only can he serve the court, but he can also win the name of the Song family, right?" Bai Song patted the old man. Song Jianxiu signaled not to discuss the matter further.
Song Ye grimaced, recalling what his son had done in Yangzhou in the past few years. If the court really investigated deeply, he might not be able to escape death. Now that he is under house arrest in Chang'an, at least his life is safe.
Now that the matter has come to an end, Song Ye admits it and nods solemnly, indicating that he accepts this arrangement.
Suddenly, Song Ye thought of something and said awkwardly: "Sir, Quanzi is too playful. I'm afraid he won't go to Chang'an safely. If you question the request, I'm afraid he will resist... There is a group of people under Quanzi who lack control. If there is trouble, Get up, just afraid..."
"My master doesn't need to worry about this. I have already made arrangements. Tomorrow morning, I will take care of it so that he can go to Chang'an willingly without anyone watching."
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Early in the morning, Song Xifeng got up. He was still excited from last night and enthusiastically handed over all the poems he had written to Bai Song for comment.
The Bai Song Dynasty naturally used all kinds of fancy flattery, which made the Song Dynasty feel more confident and more concerned about the imperial examination.
His father Song Ye watched from the sidelines, and only now did he understand why Mr. Bai believed that his son would obey.
"He is worthy of being Mr. Yu's successor. How can a person like my own son be his opponent?"
Sure enough, Song Xifeng, with a few words of praise from Bai Song, vowed to go to Chang'an to take the exam and would travel soon.
As soon as the news came out, everyone in Yangzhou City knew about it, and Song Xifeng's brothers were also shocked. Some tried to persuade him to stay, but even more secretly laughed at him behind his back.
A dandy like Song Xifeng could take part in the imperial examination. It was like an old sow climbing a tree.
But the more ridicules like this, the more determined Song Xifeng was in his determination to go to Chang'an.
"When I come back to be the top pick in high school, I'll slap you in the face!"
After Song Xifeng left Yangzhou, Shangguan Yi took half a day to sort out more than 20 detectives and started arresting people.
All the minions who were fooling around with Song Xifeng were defeated one by one. Although there were many people on the other side, without the leader, there was no cohesion at all.
In one morning, the yamen arrested more than fifty people, and the cells could no longer be locked.
Someone got the news and went out of the city to hide.
Some people saw General Xi running away and asked other people in charge for help.
As a result, the gangsters from the Yangzhou Gang discovered that something else happened today.
"Down with the Yangzhou Gang! Defeat the Yangzhou Gang!"
A sound was heard in the streets and alleys of Yangzhou City without any warning.
Countless Yangzhou people gathered together, held up banners, and began to protest on the streets.
The banners have various slogans, such as "Yangzhou Gang, get out of Yangzhou City", "Yangzhou Gang Kneel down and apologize", "Yangzhou has no blue sky", etc...
Bai Song was stunned when he saw these slogans and the crowd on the way back to the inn.
How is this going?
Jiumei was also curious as to why there was so much commotion in Yangzhou City in just one night.
As the crowd of denouncers passed by, Bai Song saw an indignant girl, wearing silk and satin. She looked like the daughter of a wealthy family, and he was a little curious and asked: "Girl, what happened? Why did everything happen overnight? Are you criticizing the Yangzhou Gang?"
"What? You don't know?"
Bai Song shook his head.
"The Yangzhou Gang has done many evil things and bullied my brother. Of course we will condemn them and we will not stop!"
"Hey, bullying your brother? Who is your brother? He can actually call on the whole city to protest?"
"Huh, you don't even know my brother. Are you from the countryside?"
"..." Bai Song was speechless. Looking at the girl's arrogant look, he felt like he had understood something wrong.
Originally, she wanted to ask more questions, but the girl didn't want to talk to Bai Song anymore. She continued to wave her fists, shouted loudly, "Down with the Yangzhou Gang," and then went to the front.
At this time, Jiumei came back from inquiring about the news and told Bai Song: "It turns out that it was the Yangzhou Gang who beat up a famous person."
"celebrity?"
"I heard he is a storyteller who is particularly famous in Yangzhou. Almost all the women in Yangzhou like him."
"Storyteller..."
"I heard her name is Wang Xiaohua."
Bai Song was stunned for a moment, and then he was speechless: "It's really him."
"you know?"
Bai Song did not explain much, and was not prepared for such an unexpected situation, so he said to Jiumei: "Go to the prefect's Yamen first and ask about the situation. Shangguan Yi must know more about what's going on."
Due to an unexpected incident, Bai Song hurriedly went to the prefect's Yamen.
After arriving at the magistrate's office, the first person he saw was not Shangguan Yi, but Shangguan Yi's adopted daughter Dongfang Luoxia.
When the other party saw Bai Song, he just glanced at him without any expression.
Shangguan Yi came out and said quickly when he saw Bai Song: "Master Bai, I was just going to find you."
"The sudden situation in the city..."
"Because of this matter, I wonder if your Excellency is satisfied with the current situation. All this is due to Dongfang, and she planned everything."
