A Timely Wife

The staff discussed with each other for a while, but there was nothing they could do. If Concubine Wan Gui’s younger brother wasn’t so famous, they could still do something. Yes, it is clear that they are going to be pushed out as scapegoats.

"My lord, I wonder who informed my lord of this matter? If..." One of the aides suddenly stopped in the middle of speaking, and did not finish speaking.

The magistrate understood the incomplete meaning of the staff's words at once, shook his head, and said: "This matter was ordered by Master Wan himself."

"Prime Minister Wan? This, how can this be done." The staff were also a little dumbfounded. After the death of Prime Minister Zhou, Concubine Wan Guifei's uncle took over the position of prime minister. .

Concubine Wan Gui firmly controlled the harem, and gave birth to the only prince of Emperor Chu Cheng. He was established as the crown prince at birth. After a hundred years of Emperor Chu Cheng, the prince's ascension to the throne is basically a foregone conclusion. The prime minister is the eldest brother of Concubine Wan Gui. The Shangshu is the cousin of Concubine Wan Gui, the Shangshu of the Household Department is the uncle of Concubine Wan Gui, the Shangshu of the Ministry of War is the nephew of Concubine Wan Gui, and the six Shangshu accounts for half of the Wan family.

What Prime Minister Wan personally ordered was to borrow ten guts from the magistrate of Qingjiang Mansion, and he dared not say no. The magistrate is now very entangled, why did Qingjiang Mansion have a Concubine Wan Gui?

"My lord, I don't know if I should say something or not." The aide with a goatee said softly.

"Say, if you don't say now, when will you wait?" the magistrate said a little unhappy.

"My lord, don't be angry. From a small point of view, my lord doesn't need to be so troubled at all. We just need to send this younger brother of Concubine Wan Gui to the capital to take part in the scientific examination?" the staff member said with a smile.

The magistrate's eyes lit up, yes, why is he so stupid, he can definitely send this great god out, especially in the capital city, there are certainly some people who know about this, but due to the great gods of the Wan family, they are Even if he knows it, he won't say anything, and it's too late to flatter anyone who dares to question this person's achievements.

"You mean, the misfortune is diverted from the east?" the magistrate asked.

"That's exactly what I mean. In this way, we don't have to face such embarrassing things. Prime Minister Wan is more willing to take this under his wing. No matter what, the Wan family still has to rely on Concubine Wan Gui. Even if you want to be the uncle of the country, you have to wait for Concubine Wan Gui's son to succeed to the throne. At this time, no matter what, this is very important to the Wan family. After all, Concubine Wan Gui has only this younger brother .” After the staff member finished speaking, he pretended to be profound and smiled.

The magistrate thought for a while, and said: "Okay, this plan is feasible. After the old man passes a note to Jingzhong, and then send someone to escort Wan Guifei's younger brother, we can also escape this disaster."

"It's just that I don't know if I can catch up with the exam at this time. If it's late, I'm afraid we people have done nothing." The goatee staff said worriedly.

"No problem, just go by water." The magistrate waved his hand. If you go by water, it will only take seven days from Qingjiang Mansion to the capital. Great Chu has very strict control over waterways. Only the government can build boats to travel between the river and the sea, and the people are absolutely not allowed. Those who are allowed to build ships privately can only go by land, but there are many mountains in Dachu, and the land is extremely time-consuming, which is why it took more than a month for Zhou Jiajun to rush to Qingjiang Mansion from the capital.

The staff did some calculations, and there are still [-] days before the imperial examination. It is enough to arrange someone to take Concubine Wan Guifei's younger brother to Beijing for the exam. "Your Excellency, do you want to use carrier pigeons?"

"No, if we use carrier pigeons to go back and forth, it may be too late. Let's go to Wan Mansion now and go directly to Master Wan to clarify the matter. I think Master Wan will not refuse to let his only son-in-law go to Beijing for the exam." The magistrate finished speaking , smiled a bit.

The staff reacted immediately and said: "Gao, my lord's move is really good. If someone from the capital comes to question me, my lord can move out Mr. Wan. Mr. Wan has a kind father's heart, and he just wants his only son to have a good life." This is a good way out, there is a world-wide gap between the capital city and Qingjiang Mansion, as a loving father, it is understandable that he wants his son to go to the capital city to take the exam."

When the prefect heard the words, he smiled triumphantly, and said: "That's what it means, that's all right, the old man will write a letter in hand now, and you can go on your own."

The next day, Wanfu sent more than 20 people to board the official ship to the capital, and the government office also sent 20 soldiers. One of them carried a letter from the prefect to Prime Minister Wan, and a group of people sailed towards the capital in a mighty manner. It's just that everyone didn't expect that this would be a road of no return, and it was the biggest cause of the five-year war in Dachu three years later.

At this time, the magistrate, who was still ignorant, was holding his concubine contentedly and telling about his great achievements. He never expected that his head would leave his body two months later.

Li Ruosong and his group of five people are choosing books in the bookstore. There are not many books in the Li's Bookstore in their village. When they came out, Li Qi explained that if they saw suitable books, they must take them back. Li's Bookstore It is the "library" in the third yard of Yueweitang, where villagers can come to borrow books. Li Qi thinks this idea is very good. He chose a batch of books to fill in. Everyone who came to borrow books at the beginning No, it was more than a month after Yueweitang opened before students came to borrow books. With the increase of Yueweitang and Yanwutang courses, more and more people borrowed books, which also led to a serious shortage of books in Li's Bookstore.

Li Qi had long wanted to add a batch of books to it, but it was a pity that there were not many bookstores in the town to which Liujiagou belonged, and the Li family members who could buy the books from those bookstores had already bought them back. Li Ruoshan and Zhou Jinyan were going to Qingjiang Mansion to rush for the exam, and they happened to be accompanied by Wang Ziqing and Wang Zize. Li Qi arranged this task for the five people based on the idea that someone would not have a big mistake.

It wasn't a big deal at first, but Li Ruosong and his party had a conflict here.

The reason is also very simple. Li Ruosong and his group are busy selecting books. After more than half a year of study, the brothers Wang Ziqing and Wang Zize are no longer the illiterate long-term followers before, although they are far inferior to Li Ruosong and the others. But compared to ordinary people, it is already much stronger, and the standard of Tongsheng is still there, but the two brothers are not interested in scientific examinations, and their parents did not insist.

Five people picked together, and the quantity was naturally quite considerable. When Li Ruosong checked out, he found that he did not have enough cash with him, so he discussed with the shopkeeper to ask the shopkeeper to wait for a while, and he sent someone back to the inn to pick up the silver taels.

Naturally, the shop owner has nothing to do, he hopes that Li Ruosong and the others will buy more books, these people look like countrymen from the valley, look at the books selected here, they are all messed up, the shop shop looks down on Li Ruosong Ruosong and the others still had a friendly smile on their faces, after all, no one would push the money that was about to come out.

Li Ruosong sent Wang Ziqing back to the inn to pick up the silver, and the other four people were still in the store, because they had to wait for a while, they picked out a few books in the store to read, only Wang Zize stood at the counter and watched over them. Books picked out.

"Tsk tsk, look at these people. They don't have money to buy any books. They just stand here and read books if they can't afford them. Shopkeeper, young master, why didn't I know that such unscrupulous things are still allowed in your shop?" An arrogant voice sounded at the door of the bookstore.

Hearing this, Li Ruosong glanced at the door of the bookstore, sized up the speaker, ignored him, and continued reading on his own. Li Ruoshan was much calmer than Li Ruosong. Hearing the same, Zhou Jinyan frowned, looking a little unhappy.

Seeing this, the visitor said angrily: "You country bumpkins, didn't you hear what the young master said?"

The owner of the bookstore hurried over and persuaded in a low voice: "Guest officer, please calm down, don't be angry, let's talk about everything."

The young man in royal blue satin embroidered swung the owner of the bookstore away, and said, "What are you, you dare to stand in my way."

The smile on the bookstore owner's face froze for a moment, and he quickly adjusted his expression again, and continued, "Don't dare, you have a lot of adults, so please forgive me this time. I wonder what books you want to buy this time?"

"Hmph, I originally wanted to come here to buy a few books from you, those few fragments, but unfortunately, a few country bumpkins came to your bookstore, which ruined my mood. Just ask, Does your bookstore smell like a countryman? Your fragments of scrolls may be stinking here, and I don’t want them anymore.” The young man raised his head and said arrogantly.

The owner of the bookstore glanced at Li Ruosong with some embarrassment, and then at the man in front of him who claimed to be the young master. Li Ruosong and the others looked like they were from the countryside, at most, they were from a family with some land. Squire, but the one in front of you is very well dressed. Don't look at it as just a suit of silk and satin. You must know that the silk and satin for this suit is produced in Jiangzhong Mansion, and you may not be able to buy it in batches of hundreds of taels.

Seeing that the owner of the bookstore was hesitant, the young man said: "Why, what are you hesitating about? Do you not want to do this business anymore? I see that you have not been taught a lesson. I don't know whose world this Qingjiang Mansion belongs to."

A layer of cold sweat broke out on the forehead of the owner of the bookstore. This was a bit forbidden, but he didn't know the identity of the person in front of him, and he didn't know how to reply.

Li Ruosong smiled slightly when he heard this, and said, "I don't know what to call this brother?"

The young man turned his nostrils to the sky, and said, "My surname is He."

"Oh, so it's Brother He. I have a question, can I ask Brother He to clarify?" Li Ruosong asked.