As the weather turned colder, scholars who came to Beijing to take the exams arrived in the capital one after another.
The inns in the capital were overcrowded, and the major halls became crowded, with people bumping into each other. If the scholars came a few days later, they might not even be able to get a place to eat or sleep.
But Zhao Ji, the son of the Minister of Civil Affairs, obviously did not belong to this group of people who had nowhere to stay.
Zhang Xiu was very surprised that Zhao Ji came to the Luzhou Guild Hall. After entering the room and taking a seat, he asked curiously: "Brother Zhao, why do you have the leisure to come to this Guild Hall today? Could it be that your father was caught for corruption and his family property was stolen?" Did the imperial court copy it?"
Zhao Ji took a deep breath and said, "I'm not the same as you. I came here this time because I was entrusted by someone to send you an invitation."
While talking, he took out a gold-gilt invitation and slapped it on the table.
"The King of Liang has always been known as a lover of talents. Now that spring is coming, talented people from all over the country are gathering in the capital. The King of Liang specially held a banquet to entertain the talented people from all over the country and encourage them."
"The current emperor has no children, and he has the same mother as Prince Liang. Everyone in the world knows that he is the only crown prince. Brother Zhang, you must seize this opportunity to meet Prince Liang."
Before Zhang Xiu could speak, Yan Feng picked up the invitation with a puzzled look on his face. After confirming that Zhang Xiu's name was written on it, he couldn't help but frowned: "Isn't the King of Liang inviting talented people to the banquet? Why did you invite Zhang Xiu over?"
Zhang Xiu: "@#￥%￥#@......"
Zhao Ji looked at Yan Feng with thick eyebrows and big eyes in astonishment. After taking a deep breath, he quickly pushed his teacup in front of him: "Brother Yan, if you can speak, speak more!"
Zhang Xiu almost wrinkled his forehead with a tic-tac-toe. After a moment, he exhaled a sigh of relief and said, "Send the invitation back. Anyway, I have no intention of pursuing an official career. When the time comes, I will casually get the top prize and be an official for two years." , and then he retired and returned to his hometown to teach and educate people in the academy."
Zhao Ji: "..."
Brother Zhang, there are so many flaws in your sentence, I really don’t know where to complain!
God, why don't you retire and return to your hometown? Also, you can get the top prize easily?
This is simply not looking down on me, Mr. Zhao!
Looking at Zhang Xiu fiercely, he looked at the invitation on the table with some confusion: "Brother Zhang, this is a rare opportunity. Why don't you think about it again?"
Zhang Xiu couldn't help but roll his eyes: "Prince Liang is not my son, so I will go if you invite me!"
Zhao Ji: "..."
This...even if King Liang is willing, the Queen Mother cannot agree!
Zhao Ji looked dumbfounded. He shook his head and said, "Forget it if you don't want to go. I'll just assume that you are feeling cold and unwell. It's a pity that if you don't go to the banquet this time, the limelight will be lost to Li Zijie and Ma Wenbin." They suppressed it..."
Yan Feng sneered at his statement, feeling that Zhao Ji still didn't know enough about Zhang Xiu.
With Zhang Xiu's ability to cause trouble, what kind of devil would have to come to this world to suppress his limelight...
There was no words all night, and in a blink of an eye, the day came when King Liang was hosting a banquet.
Zhang Xiu, Yan Feng and Xiao Aoxue were eating snacks on the street and looking at the lanterns. Suddenly, there was a commotion in front of them.
Driven away by several guards, the people on the street fled in a hurry. In the blink of an eye, the pedestrians on the street were scattered.
Surrounded by several eunuchs and maids, the eldest princess, who had drunk the northwest wind all night, appeared in front of Zhang Xiu with red eyes and messy hair.
Zhang Xiu was amused by her embarrassed and fierce look, and said with a smile: "Hey, isn't this your highness the princess? You may have found the most beautiful man in the world last night?"
The eldest princess was so angry that she gritted her silver teeth and said angrily: "Zhang Xiu, I have found out your details. You can't escape this time!"
Zhang Xiu looked confused: "Escape? Why should I escape?"
Seeing that he was not afraid at all, the eldest princess became even more angry. She waved her hand and pointed at Zhang Xiu and shouted: "Tie him up!"
As soon as he finished speaking, several guards swarmed up and came to Zhang Xiu.
Zhang Xiu was calm and said slowly: "Sister, the noble concubine!"
When the guards heard this, they immediately stopped and looked at each other with embarrassed expressions. No one dared to take the lead.
The eldest princess was furious when she saw this: "What is there to be afraid of that vixen? She will blame her, and I will bear the responsibility!"
The guards breathed a sigh of relief and were about to take action. Zhang Xiu smiled slightly, took out another token from his sleeve and said, "The Queen Mother gave me a gold medal. Seeing the token is like seeing the Queen Mother!"
When several guards saw the token, their expressions changed, and they immediately knelt on the ground, lowered their heads and stopped moving.
The eldest princess was so angry that she trembled with her fingers and said, "You bad guy, where did you get the Queen Mother's token!"
Zhang Xiu took back the token, then took out a two-foot-long Ruyi Golden Cudgel from his waist, and said: "The Queen Mother also gave me a Ruyi Golden Cudgel, which I can use to beat the emperor unconscious and the courtiers. Princess, do you want it?" Try it?"
"How dare you, even my father has never beaten me!"
The eldest princess pouted stubbornly and looked at the iron rod in Zhang Xiu's hand. A thin layer of mist filled her eyes, hoping to make Zhang Xiu relax his vigilance and then look for opportunities to attack.
"See if I dare!"
Zhang Xiu suddenly showed a ferocious look on his face. He swung the stick in his hand and broke a bamboo pole beside him with a click. He raised his right hand and rushed towards the eldest princess.
The eldest princess was stunned for a moment, then she realized that Zhang Xiu was not going to accept her trick, she let out a scream, turned around and ran away.
Zhang Xiu chased after her, and the guards and eunuchs followed behind her. A strange scene that had never been seen in the capital appeared on the street.
Above the restaurant, a young man wearing a manglong robe witnessed this strange scene and was stunned: "Why does the woman being chased downstairs look so much like Huaiyu?"
The eunuch on the side twitched his eyes slightly and said, "Your Majesty, that is the eldest princess."
King Liang was startled and said with disbelief: "In broad daylight, someone dares to chase and beat the princess. Is this a royal law? Who is chasing her?"
The eunuch glanced at Zhang Xiu, carefully recalled the information about scholars from various places in his mind, and said: "Your Majesty, he is the talented man who rejected your invitation to the banquet yesterday, Zhang Xiu from Luzhou..."
"Zhang Xiu of Luzhou? Is this the Zhang Xiu who wrote the "Agricultural Book", which increased Daxia's grain production by 30%, and left the name Zhang Dashan in the book?"
King Liang was slightly startled, then turned his head and looked at Zhao Ji beside him with a strange look on his face: "Mr. Zhao, didn't you say that Zhang Xiu is sick? Is this what you mean by feeling unwell due to the occasional cold?"
Zhao Ji had been hanging around Zhang Xiu for many days and had already developed a face as strong as an iron wall. He said expressionlessly: "To tell you what the prince is saying, Zhang Xiu is not usually like this. He only behaves like this when he occasionally feels cold and feels unwell." Will be so... so restrained!"
King Liang suddenly showed a doubtful expression on his life: "@#￥%￥#@..."
What the hell is this called restraint?
Did I hear it wrong, or did you say it wrong? !
