Since I met you, people are dying every day

"Brother Tianshu? Brother Tianshu?" Ye Sirui shouted and ran over.

"I'm here." Someone beside him suddenly responded, Ye Sirui's footsteps stopped suddenly and he couldn't stop, Xia Shu helped him from the side.Ye Sirui looked at the closed room, then at Xia Shu, "You, what's the matter with you? No, I mean, what did that guy Xie Qing do?"

Xia Shu patted his back slowly with his hands to let him catch his breath. "I'm fine, it's Ma Lu who clashed with those people."

Only then did Ye Sirui suddenly realize.Ma Lu, why did you forget him?The shopkeeper only said that he was one of his subordinates, and he subconsciously thought it was Xia Shu.That's right, with Ma Lu's fiery temper, it's no wonder they didn't quarrel with those sour scholars. "You didn't stop them?"

"I just arrived too." Xia Shu said.

where did you goYe Sirui didn't ask, but walked into the room with Xia Shu.

The room is clearly divided and the atmosphere is dignified.Xie Qing and his two companions sat at the table with disdainful eyes.Ma Lu stood by the window staring at the tiger, with his right hand on the scabbard.

What's going on here?As soon as Ye Sirui entered the door, he was taken aback by the tense atmosphere. "Malu! What's going on!"

Hearing his roar, Ma Lu gritted her teeth and bowed back: "...Master, I caused trouble, please forgive me, but it is true that I did not start this matter first."

As soon as Ye Sirui heard it, he knew that Ma Lu did not reveal his identity in agitation.But Xie Qing had clearly seen himself in an official uniform, so what was the purpose of these repeated provocations?

Xie Qing stood up suddenly, and Ye Sirui heaved a sigh of relief seeing that there was no half bruise on his face. "Brother, if you can't restrain your slaves outside, there are plenty of people in this capital who can teach him a lesson."

Upon hearing this, Ma Lu's eyes were furious, but because of Ye Sirui's presence, he still suppressed his voice.Xia Shu quietly closed the door.Ye Sirui looked directly at Xie Qing and his two partners, and said word by word: "Kneel down!"

"Who are you! How dare you tell me to kneel down!" A disciple next to Xie Qing yelled in disbelief.

"I'm raising punishment from the fifth rank and inspecting the envoy Siqian. Kneel down!"

The two Juren trembled for a moment.Xie Qing stopped in front of them, and said coldly: "Sir, we are all juren, and we are honored, so we can see officials without kneeling. This is the rule left by the Tai`zu. Don't you understand?"

"Stand back." Xia Shu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said.He doesn't stick his hands on the weapon like Ma Lu, but he looks more intimidating than Ma Lu. "So close to the adults, what do you want? Back off!"

Xie Qing was angered by a slut, ordered to kneel down, and suspected by this rough warrior. No matter what he said, he couldn't hold back his face. He clenched his fists and took half a step back to stare at Ye Sirui.

"You can meet the officials without kneeling, but how about meeting the Holy One?" Ye Sirui took out the yellow silk from his arms with both hands.Those two people still wanted to distinguish something, Xie Qing grabbed it, knelt down and kowtowed together with the two of them, "Student Xie Qing has met His Majesty, long live Your Majesty!"

Ye Sirui just looked at them condescendingly without blinking, and didn't cry out, so they had to keep kneeling. "Ma Lu, what did they do?"

Ma Lu was furious, and finally he was able to let out a sigh of relief, of course he was not sloppy. "Returning to my lord, the young one just eats in the restaurant, but these two come up out of thin air to criticize him. One moment he says that the young one is extravagant and dissipated, and the next moment he says that the evil master raises slaves. How can the young one bear such words!"

"But really?" Ye Sirui asked.

Although Xie Qing was kneeling, he raised his head and replied: "He ordered four or five dishes for a meal, so why isn't he extravagant and lustful? How can a servant get so much money? What else can he do if he doesn't extort money from the people? You don't know right from wrong. , bullying others with your power, it is not an exaggeration to say that you are an evil lord!"

Knowing Ye Sirui's identity, he could still accuse him face to face, even Ma Lu secretly admired this man, although his mouth was sour and unforgiving, he still had some backbone.His two companions had long lost the arrogance they had just now, and they were trembling with their heads down.

Ye Sirui confirmed his guess: Xie Qing did know her identity a long time ago, and she was not afraid of herself.That's where it gets interesting.He didn't want to expose Ma Lu's identity, and he didn't have the temper to explain unwarranted accusations to a juror. "Ma Lu, take these two Juren back to the house, and I will have a good talk with Xie Juzi."

Although they were sent back by Ma Lu, but they were able to escape from here, the two Juren still got up from the ground as if they were being pardoned.Ma Lu looked down on the two of them, and didn't mean to make things difficult, so he strode outside.Xie Qing raised his head and looked at Ye Sirui's eyes, his tone was surprisingly calm: "What do you want to do?"

"Brother Tianshu, please bring a chair here." Xia Shu immediately moved a top chair to his side and put it away, Ye Sirui sat down safely. "Xie Qing, where are you from in the south?"

"Suzhou." Xie Qing finally realized his situation and answered honestly.I'm afraid I can't help cursing in my heart.Ye Sirui looked at his expression, "Scholar from Suzhou?" Suzhou is home to a large number of scientific examinations every year, Jiangnan is rich and prosperous, every household can hear the sound of reading, and every year Jiangnan's scholars are ranked first in the world. "What is the article you wrote for the first question of the township examination? Recite it and listen."

These words sounded almost insulting to Xie Qing.His eyes were red, his teeth were clenched tightly, and he couldn't make a sound.Ye Sirui didn't take it seriously, "You're a student from Jiangnan, so it shouldn't be difficult to recite your own essays, so I won't have to make a trip to the Ministry of Rites to borrow papers."

Xie Qing remained silent, Ye Sirui knocked on the armrest of the chair impatiently, "Back it. Do you want me to speak for you?" He looked at Xia Shu while talking, Xia Shu nodded slightly, indicating that Xie Qing was indeed The way to speak.

Xie Qing saw the eye contact between the two, he was not afraid of causing trouble, but he didn't want to make a mess before the exam. "The sage lives in a neighboring country and listens to ancient music. He has learned it for a long time and he has specialized in it, and he can call it beautiful." His voice is slightly hoarse, and there is a smell of blood in his throat.

Breaking the problem is good.Ye Sirui praised in his heart.

"There is nothing more beautiful than Shao Ye in ancient music. If you look at what the sages learned and called it, you can see the beauty of holy music and the sincerity of the holy heart. In the past, the famous Shao music was made by Emperor Shun, and more than a thousand later In the year [-], all the nations were able to pass on their music...but it was not Shun who couldn't compose it, nor was it Confucius who couldn't know it. For those who listen to ancient music and are afraid to lie down, can you say this?"

Even though Ye Sirui was very displeased with Xie Qing, when he read the epilogue, he couldn't help but applaud.What a "those who listen to ancient music at the other end of the crown for fear of lying down, you can say this"!After admiring passionately in his heart, he saw Xie Qing and became more amiable, "Good article, as expected of a student from Suzhou. Get up."

Xie Qing's legs were already numb from kneeling, and he could barely stand up with his hands on the ground.Ye Sirui hurriedly said: "Sit." Xie Qing then sat on the drum stool with his hands down in order.Ye Sirui sized him up with regretful eyes, and asked, "Do you know a Shizi named Wan Chengtiao?"

As soon as he asked this question, Xie Qing immediately knew what he wanted to ask, and half of his face darkened. "I have never met him before, but because we live in the Zhuangyuan building together, and we are also the same candidates, we have some acquaintances."

"Then why do you laugh at him for cheating?" Ye Sirui asked.

"Your Excellency already knows, why do you still ask me?" Xie Qing coughed a few times.Ye Sirui remembered that he had memorized the article for a long time, Chao Xia Shubi made a gesture, Xia Shu picked up the pot on the table, poured a cup of tea and stuffed it in Xie Qing's hand.Xie Qing took the tea bowl with disgust, and drank it clean in one gulp. "Everyone went out together, lived in the same place, checked each other's questions, recited sentences, and could still hear them. I don't believe that if he hadn't cheated, how could he have won the [-]th place with his article!" Xie Qing sneered.

As soon as he said it, Ye Sirui also thought of this question.Xie Qing wrote this article with great effort, methodical step by step, twists and turns, and emotion. It is indeed a good article.With this article, Xie Qing only won 26 places, so what kind of character should the previous article be?Although there are three questions and four books and four questions and five classics in the rural examination, the only thing that really matters is the first one that the examiner will read carefully.Xie Qing is so confident, it doesn't seem like the remaining few articles have been written wrong.

Having said that, "The rankings in the township examination are only for the selection of scholars in the general examination, and it is of no use. You just rely on someone else's article to make false statements and falsely say that other people cheated in the imperial examination. Is this the work of Confucian scholars who read sage books?"

Xie Qing had no choice but to bow his head reluctantly and said, "My lord is right, student Meng Lang." Xia Shu poured another cup of tea and handed it over. Ye Sirui took a few sips from Xie Qing's hand while he lowered his head.

This person is quite talented and learned, but his character is not good enough, and he still lacks tempering.Ye Sirui came to a conclusion in his heart and sighed secretly. "So, you don't know about Wan Chengtiao's death?"

"The student really didn't know that he seldom went out later, but the student spent all day traveling with friends from his hometown, reciting poems and painting. He really didn't know why he died."

I can only ask here.Ye Sirui said: "Okay, that's all for today, you go back, you can't be as reckless and impulsive as today." Xie Qing didn't say anything, got up and left.As soon as he left, Ye Sirui asked: "Brother Tian Shu, do you still have the things you helped put away?"

Xia Shu took out the autopsy sheet and test papers that he kept with him.Ye Sirui told him to read the autopsy sheet, and he took the test paper and read it.That's right, Wan Chengtiao's article "The son is in Qi Wenshao" is also well done. At first glance, it seems that he deserves his name to be ranked eighteenth in the provincial examination.Just comparing it with Xie Qing's article, it's hard not to tell whether it's superior or inferior.In contrast, Wan Chengtiao's article is only "well done".Why is it the 26th in Wancheng Tiaozhong, and the [-]th in Xieqing High School?Is it really a fraud?

"Ziqi." Xia Shu suddenly called him in a deep voice.

"How is it?" Ye Sirui asked.

"It's a suicide, but it's a bit strange." Xia Shu said.