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Li Wei was a low-key man, and his whereabouts as Si Zhi were unpredictable. He helped the King of Wei keep an eye on the governors of various states. He had something to do with the conviction of the governor of Bingzhou last time. He was a serious confidant of the King of Wei.

Yu Xiuyun used his identity to be careful not to disturb local officials along the way. This was the first time he took out his token.

When the woman walked up to him, Yu Tingwan noticed that her fingers were not rough. She was not a person who did very physical work. When she heard her speak, her speech was clear and organized.

Yu Tingwan wore a curtain and listened for about a quarter of an hour. After understanding the ins and outs, he was speechless for a while.

Two years ago, the son of the Lu family in Yuan County hosted a banquet for famous scholars from Pingyuan County. He planned to publish a poem and make it a blockbuster. Unexpectedly, a young man named Jiang stole the limelight. The Pingyuan County Sheriff even said that he would be inspected next time. I recommend Mr. Jiang.

The county guard just mentioned it casually, but it attracted the attention of the Lu family. He broke Mr. Jiang's leg earlier, and this year he heard that the King of Wei was going to open a subject to recruit scholars. He even blocked the door of Jiang's house and refused to allow him to go to the government office to submit his name. .

If you don't submit your name card, you won't be able to take the exam.

Yu Tingwan pinched her palms. The Yu family was in decline, but her father was still an official. Yu Xin had never allowed officials to oppress the common people. Therefore, she had never seen such an arrogant gentry in Lingji with her own eyes.

She still had a few things to ask, so she suppressed her emotions and said softly: "Your husband has been farming for generations, how did he learn the Four Books and Five Classics?"

"When my husband was young, he worked at the Bai family in Yuan County. He didn't need any wages, but only borrowed books. As time went by, Bai County respected talents and allowed him to use the Taoist books."

"Baixian Zun...according to what you said, the magistrate of Yuan County is a good man. How could he allow the Lu family to come here?"

"That was ten years ago. After that, Mrs. Lu's natal family became the county magistrate of Yuan County. Lu's eldest son was praised by King Wei about seven years ago and now serves in the county."

Yu Tingwan lowered his eyes and said in a strange voice, "Seven years ago?"

"The King of Wei was still the crown prince at that time. He passed by Yuan County and accidentally glanced at the article written by the Lu family master and said it was acceptable."

Just a word of "fair" from the King of Wei when he was young was enough for the Pingyuan County Governor to recommend the Lu family's young master to become an official, and he was promoted along the way.

Even though the King of Wei was far away in Chang'an and didn't know the Pingyuan Lu family at all, it didn't stop them from bragging about the name of the King of Wei, and they could really scare the people in the country.

Yu Tingwan couldn't understand her feelings, so Pei Zhi told her that he couldn't have hobbies or participate in poetry gatherings.

The reason is that knowing it is one thing, seeing it in person is another matter. One word can make a family happy, and one word can destroy a whole clan.

Yu Tingwan looked at the woman, "Since your husband is so talented, how is the article written?"

"I brought it with me." The woman took out a piece of rough linen paper folded into squares. The person who wrote it obviously couldn't use good ink, and the handwriting was mottled.

Chi Ying first took it to test whether the paper had been soaked in poison. After Yu Tingwan got it, he looked at the beginning carefully and scanned the back, feeling a little surprised but not surprised.

She nodded and said, "It has an ancient charm."

In the past hundred years, the sons of the gentry have become more and more fond of writing articles and pursuing gorgeous rhetoric. This article is plain, but it does not lose its momentum.

Yu Tingwan added: "He looks like Jia Yi."

Marquis Pingyang had been leaning against the wall of the car before, watching his sister talk with a smile on his lips. Now when he heard about Jia Yi, he couldn't help but be curious and wanted to take a look.

Yu Tingwan put away the article. His brother was the examiner. Seeing him now, whether he liked him or not, would be unfair.

Yu Tingwan also knew that it was difficult to sort out these intricate relationships at once. Just when he was about to ask for more details, a deep voice came, with a hint of fear in the flattery.

"Master Li is here. Why didn't you inform me in advance? It's your fault."

The person who came was the magistrate of Yuan County. Yu Tingwan saw him push Mrs. Jiang away and said in a cold voice: "Is this how the parents of Yuan County treat the people?"

When the county magistrate saw the woman with a curtain on her head, he thought she was Li Sizhi's wife. He lowered his head and said, "Madam, you don't know. This unruly citizen is causing trouble in the broad daylight and slandering the imperial officials. The subordinates had no choice but to expel her. Madam, she saw that she was very lively and lively. Have you ever been beaten? The official has been extremely tolerant of her."

"Tell me how she slandered her."

The county magistrate hesitated, and Yu Tingwan sneered: "In Qilu, Qingzhou, Confucianism is flourishing. I don't know what the sage said. Parents and officials are tolerant if they don't punish the people. Your Majesty, I have little knowledge, so I might give you a few tips." ?”

The sarcasm in her tone was too obvious, and the county magistrate simply replied: "Madam, official affairs should still be decided by Mr. Li."

He didn't realize that something was wrong. Qingzhou was not Jingyi under the rule of Princess Chengyang, so it was not a woman's turn to speak.

Yu Xiuyun chuckled, and his neither salty nor bland attitude made people feel excited.

"It's getting late today, and I need to rest." His tone contained a threat, "I hope that officials from Pingyuan County will not appear in front of my residence early tomorrow morning."

The county magistrate breathed a sigh of relief. He thought it was troublesome and did not want to mobilize troops, which meant that he did not want to take care of the matter.

Yu Xiuyun's eyes were filled with coldness, "Also, don't kill anyone."

"Yes, yes, I understand."

The county magistrate responded repeatedly, Mr. Li was really easy to talk to, but they were afraid that these high-ranking officials were serious about it, and it would be good for everyone to fool him.

As soon as he arrived at the inn where he stayed, Yu Xiuyun knocked on his sister's door. When he walked in, he saw her pursed her lips and smiled and said, "Are you angry?"

"No."

"That means you're angry." Yu Xiuyun sat down and was still in the mood to joke, "Why is it like when I was a child? I didn't say anything when I was angry and just let my brother guess."

He poured a cup of tea and said slowly: "Wanwan, at the county level and below, the court's hand cannot reach it no matter how long it is. The relations in the township are complicated. Sometimes they dare to do anything. They are more courageous than the people in Chang'an."

"I know." Yu Tingwan looked at the tea in front of him, "Father said that even with all kinds of means, the imperial government's decrees cannot be fully implemented, either without pain or itching, or with excessive force. Therefore, every time it comes to this, the monarch needs to use all possible means. Measured, it takes a lot of effort to achieve five results.”

"Well, after planning to open a subject to obtain a scholar, the King of Wei issued an order that whenever someone goes to the government office to submit a name card, as long as he has not committed any crime, the government office cannot refuse to accept it. Otherwise, if the stick is thirty, Wan Wan knows why it is thirty? "

Yu Tingwan's eyelashes trembled slightly, "Thirty sticks won't kill anyone, but they can take away most of the life. It's just right."

"Too few will not be enough of a deterrent; if there are too many, some people may be afraid that too few people will turn in names and arouse the suspicion of the court. Out of fear, they will resort to fraud and stuff some people, which will be wasted."

"As long as Mr. Jiang can still walk, as long as he steps into the government office, no matter how much the county magistrate hates him, he can't refuse to accept the name card." Yu Tingwan said with anger in his voice, "However, the wealthy gentry bullies the countryside, and there is no way to make it happen with a decree. If they were all wiped out, what would happen today would happen.”

Yu Xiuyun smiled as he listened to his sister's words, feeling quite pleased that his father taught her well.

When he was in Chang'an, Jing talked to her about the King of Wei, but he had never heard his sister say this.

He said: "Before coming to Pingyuan County, my people checked the county governor and his subordinate officials. Among them was a man named Lu. He is very talented. He is really good."

"The most important thing is that this person's surname is Lu, and his wife's surname is Pei." Yu Xiuyun pointed his finger at the wall of the cup, "The descendants of the Pei family branch cannot compete with the King of Wei, but it does not prevent them from taking advantage of each other."

"Wanwan, if I let this matter go unchecked today, I will find a way to order the Qingzhou scholars to tell the world about this matter after I open the examination and get scholars. With Master Jiang's talent, people in the world will be talking about it. By then, King Wei It's so outrageous that it warrants a thorough investigation." A smile appeared on his lips, "From Pingyuan County to Yuan County, we killed a wave of people to scare the monkeys, and we also took the opportunity to beat up those distant relatives of the Pei family who were unsure of their identity, killing two birds with one stone."

He sighed: "Wanwan, I will hide my identity and take you with me to send a letter to King Wei. It will take some time. With King Wei's temperament, I will probably feel the same way."

Yu Tingwan's fingers trembled, and she held the cup. A few drops of tea jumped on the back of her hand. She was completely unaware, as if she was struggling for something, and murmured: "No."

After a moment, her expression calmed down, and she raised her eyes with determination and looked at her brother: "He won't feel this way, and he won't do this."