Neighbors with powerful ministers

When Fang Chaoci came to "rescue Jia", he was not the only one, but also Quan Zhi of Jiangzuo Mansion who knew the affairs of Jiangzuo Mansion.Xie Jie didn't know this person, and the other party only had the most basic respect and politeness to the clan, and he didn't flatter or flatter him. He also had the same attitude when he saw his immediate superior, King Zhao.

Daqi's clan really doesn't have any sense of existence.Although ordinary officials don't dare to provoke them for fear of being sentenced to disrespect the clan, they don't have much enthusiasm for the clan, because they know that the clan doesn't have any rights and can't interfere in politics, even if they try their best to please them, But I won't get any benefits, so I simply don't bother.Just like facing the Bodhisattva in the temple, keep it at a respectful distance.

And this is exactly the effect Taizu wanted to see.

But Ah Guo, who is the king of Yan, can't quite understand it. It hasn't been many years since the founding of the Qi Kingdom. Although he is learning from Daqi in all aspects, he wants to turn himself into the second state of etiquette on this continent. , Heavenly Dynasty Shangguo, but only learned a similarity in appearance but not in spirit, Qiguo retained many primitive bad habits, such as slavery.For the slave owner, everyone other than the slave owner is hard work; while for the royal family, everyone other than the royal family is a slave.That is to say, it is already a great offense and disrespect for the King of Yan to know that Jiang Zuo's affairs are not servile.

And Xie Jie, who didn't seem to care about it at all, seemed to have a really good temper.Alas, Yan Wang, who has always forced his old father's mentality, is a little worried. How can this child be so soft?Are you always being bullied in Daqi?

Xie Jie: "???"

Because he hasn't gotten through with Fang Chaoci yet, Xie Jie still doesn't know about Yan Wang's weird heart, but at least he knows that the person who directly wears the words "wealthy and rich" on his body is Yan from the Qi Kingdom. king.

I really can't understand why my new friend has that expression, Xie Jie can only attribute it to ethnic differences.

Fang Chaoci had already sat beside Xie Jie, took his hand, and began to check if Xie Jie was okay.The concern is palpable, but it is inevitable that there will be suspicion of hands-on.

King Yan's whole person is going to be bad, what's going on with these Daqi's officials?It's just too outrageous!

Before Yan Wang properly wanted to propose to Xie Jie, "You shouldn't let the slaves climb on your head", although there was not enough enthusiasm for Xie Jie, Quanzhi, who was fair and resolute in his actions, was already in Jiangzuo's house. After learning the whole story, I am ready to try it myself.

"Trial?!" King Yan finally couldn't suppress the anger in his heart, and he couldn't bear the three views in his heart, "You don't want to kill such low-level offenders directly, and you still want to have a trial?"

We dolphins are so pitiful!Has it been ignored to such an extent?Sure enough, a child without a father is like grass.

Pu'er was thinking, it seems that Ah Guo is not a member of the series, he can make a new friend hehe, he is still a very interesting new friend, he likes it!Beautiful, beautiful.

Even if Fang Chaoci didn't look at Xie Jie, he could guess what Xie Jie was thinking.

Fang Chaoci was no longer the one who was "friended". Although his purpose was different from that of King Yan, he still felt a strange sense of fairness and satisfaction.

Even if King Yan intervenes, what should be tried will still be tried.But the speed has sped up a little, basically just going through the motions. After all, the matter is clear at a glance, and there are witnesses and material evidences. The other side is already frightened, especially after hearing King Yan say "kill them all directly", they are completely stupid. Yes, crying with tears and snot, just hoping to get rid of the crime.

They are habitual offenders of Pengci, and they often find terminally ill people to help Pengci, because this kind of people are more likely to leave a sum of money to the family before they die, but they will not Take your own life seriously.Regardless of whether it was really hit to death or disabled, those people who were waiting for an opportunity to move would swarm up and start making trouble, without giving the person hit by a chance to react.In fact, it's almost impossible to say that it can hit some terrible perspective effects.

No one thought that Xie Jie would ride in an ox cart, and the driver was still driving so slowly, they couldn't even get injured if they wanted to, so they were arrested.

"Then why do you still want to steal money from the prince?" Quan Zhi Jiangzuo's logic is very keen. Since he knows that touching Xie Jie's porcelain is not easy to succeed, why do he still have to touch it?If it's just for money, wouldn't it be more convenient to touch a carriage?

"Master Qingtian Mingjian, someone paid us to hire us."

At this point in the interrogation of the matter, it is conceivable that there will be no more exciting follow-up.Who instigated them, they can't tell clearly, they can only be sure that the person is not the real person behind the scenes, but just an errand runner.Until the errand runner is found, the clues can only be broken here.

Xie Jie left with Fang Chaoci and King Yan after confirming that he could not get any more content.

At the dinner table, Xie Jie explained to King Yan that it was actually a good thing for Quan Zhijiang Zuo Mansion to be honest with him, so as not to give others the opportunity to splash dirty water.

King Yan nodded, reluctantly accepting this statement.

A meal, the guest and host enjoy.

Well, after the master remembered who King Yan really was, he was actually not that happy.Xie Jie never expected that one day he would encounter someone who wanted to be his cheap father again.

It is now the second day that the Porcelain Incident was resolved.

The real culprit behind the scenes must have not been found out, and the other party could not be caught so easily, but Pengci still caused a lot of trouble.Yan Sheng, who has always been fond of staring at Xie Jieshen, uncharacteristically supports Xie Jie.

Yan Sheng also submitted a petition to Shenzong, the content of which was roughly translated into vernacular as follows: For the sake of procedural justice, we must protect the common people, but we must also pay attention to the legitimate rights and interests of officials.Some people dare to touch the porcelain princess in the street today, but there may be others who will dare to do it tomorrow.Such a thing that breaks the folk customs must be regarded as a typical example and severely punished!

Originally, many officials didn't take this matter as a big deal, but after Yan Sheng's instigation, they became afraid.

However, I also know that officials have more benefits and natural status differences than ordinary people. Don’t think about the official protection mechanism, which will cause the people to be bullied even more in the future.

Yan Yushi's letter was just a letter, and it did not bring much practical change or benefit.

For many people, this letter is a wake-up call for everyone to travel. They would rather wait for a stick of incense than fight for a moment, lest they give away their heads in vain.

but……

Xie Jie always felt that something was weird, why would there be no benefit, wouldn't he be beneficial?At least he doesn't need to publicize it, the whole world already knows that he has been blackmailed, and it hasn't succeeded yet.No matter what kind of back-up method the people behind the scenes had prepared, it was blocked by Yan Sheng.

"Yan Yushi probably hates me, right?" Xie Jie was dumbfounded when he heard the news, "Why does he want to help me all of a sudden? He also wants to be my father?"

Fang Chaoci: "..."

Before Fang Chaoci persuaded Xie Jie not to be too sensitive, there are really not so many people who dare to challenge the relationship between siblings, Xie Jie was slapped unceremoniously on the back of the head by his mother.Xie Jie didn't have the slightest precaution, and almost made a big somersault.

But Fang Chaoci caught him again.

Fang Chaoci is like a strange character who "will catch Xie Jie 100%".Xie Jie did not forget such wild thoughts in Fang Chaoci's arms. Of course, this may also mean that Fang Chaoci always took him to heart and paid attention to his every move.Inexplicably, the latter guess made Xie Jie a little restless, blushing with dry mouth and tongue, but he didn't know what he really wanted.

Jing An, who was getting better gradually, was also at the side. Although he was still tightly wrapped, he could see his getting better and better from his rosy cheeks and bright eyes.

Jing An looked like an old driver who knew everything well, his eyes wandered between Xie Jie and Fang Chaoci, and he suddenly realized.

Gu Guan's little cousin, who is a little ghost, has encountered a lack of knowledge this time. He doesn't know what his nominal elder brother knows, and he can't bear to ask.

Fei Lian didn't feel that there was anything wrong with it, but the second master had already flapped his wings to uphold justice for him: "Bold! Presumptuous! If you keep masturbating, you'll be bald!"

In a sense, the little fairy Feilian may not want such "justice".

As a member who understands it very well, the eldest princess felt that the two of them could hardly be seen, so she sat aside with her chest crossed, and pointed out bluntly: "It will take a while to hug, two big men, are you tired or not?"

Jing An's heart: "!!!" Is this the point?Don't you realize something else is wrong, Your Highness?

Naturally, Fang Chaoci didn't dare to make trouble in front of the eldest princess, not because the other party was Da Qi Di Ji, but because the other party was Xie Jie's mother, the closest person Xie Jie had on this earth.He quickly let go of Xie Jie.

But Xie Jie developed a rebellious mentality. Not only did he not follow the trend, but he also grabbed Fang Chaoci's neck with both hands, looking like he would not let him go, and looked at his mother provocatively, and his words were annoying: "You I'm just jealous that we have a good relationship! Let me tell you, the friendship between Chaoci and I can withstand history! It can withstand the years! Tieci!"

The eldest princess's expression was indescribably fierce, and she wanted his son to remember what he said today, so that he could slap him in the face later.

With such a gag, Xie Jie didn't remember what Yan Sheng was. After all, apart from the more attractive identity of Sanhuaxiang, the other party really didn't see anything special about him, at least for now.

So, the topic once again turned back to King Yan.

Without Fang Chaoci's reminder, Xie Jie knew that King Yan had bad intentions for his mother. After all, it is well known that King Yan likes the eldest princess. As the son of one of the parties involved, thank you for such an "interesting talk". Jie must have heard of it.

When Zhang Shangshu made a fuss before, it was because he had the idea of ​​wanting Princess Dachang and King Yan to get married.

Then, Xie Jie really didn't know how to face it. He didn't want to face King Yan, and he was a little afraid to tell his mother about it.To be precise, Xie Jie was not going to discuss it with anyone, including Fang Chaoci.

From the bottom of his heart, Xie Jie naturally didn't want his mother to remarry.This is not because he is a person who says one thing and does another, he also wants his mother to be happy, but Xie Jie is a little afraid that when his mother remarries, his mother will not belong to him alone.Any child would have such worries, even if Xie Jie had grown up, it was still the same.

But logically speaking, Xie Jie also felt that he shouldn't be so selfish.

Since when did Xie Jie be so reasonable?Of course, it's since he had a big oolong because of similar things back then.It was also the first time in Xie Jie's life that he was taught a lesson by his cousin who was always obedient to him.

Everyone is their own, unique individual. This is not only telling parents that your children are independent and not your private property; it is also telling children that your parents should also have their own space. They are under no obligation to accommodate all of your unreasonable demands that you take for granted.

Even if Xie Jie is the only son of the Eldest Princess, he has no right to demand that his mother must remain single to accompany him for the rest of her life.

My cousin asked in the face of the slap in the face: "You demand that your mother must have only you as a child, so can you promise to do it?"

Xie Jie was much more of a jerk back then than he is now: "I must be the only one! Brother, are you stupid?"

"What about marriage?"

"What marriage?"

"If you don't let your mother get married, what if your mother doesn't let you get married? If you think your mother shouldn't interfere with your marriage, then what right do you have to ask your mother not to get married?"

Of course, whether it was then or now, it is impossible for the eldest princess to remarry.It's not because of Xie Jie, but because she has only had the urge to take possession of Xie He in her life.If she wants to remarry, no one in this world can stop her, not even her son.Similarly, if she doesn't want to marry, then no one else can make decisions for her.

Although Xie Jie didn't tell Fang Chaoci about his inner anxiety, Fang Chaoci still guessed it.Fang Chaoci comforted Xie Jie in private: "Yan Wang is actually, uh, quite good."

This kind of stepfather thing is really not very comforting.

It was only at this time that Xie Jie realized that the royal family of the Qi Kingdom who gave him the saddle might not only have a crush on his father, but more likely have a crush on his mother.

Xie Jie couldn't say why he didn't think of this level at the beginning, it was obvious that King Yan's hint was so obvious.

Fang Chaoci looked at Xie Jie in amazement: "You didn't guess the saddle, how did you guess King Yan?"

"I'm not stupid." Xie Jie glanced at Fang Chaoci quietly, "I usually care about gossip, okay? Zhang Shangshu's matter is so big."

Speaking of this, Xie Jie suddenly realized that it is impossible for my mother to marry King Yan!If her mother was willing, King Yan would not have sent an envoy Da Qi to trouble Zhang Shangshu.

The duplicitous Xie Jie regained his vitality in this way, and happily remembered that there was still something he hadn't told his mother.

That's when Fang Chaoci came to look for the Eldest Princess.

It's about Mi Xuli, the eldest princess knows about it, and Fang Chaoci also knows about it.However, Empress Su did not tell Fang Chaoci who she would ask for help.For Empress Su, Fang Chaoci has not yet gained her 100% trust.But who would have thought that Xie Jie, whom she wanted to protect, turned around and sold himself out.It can be said that I want to be a no-brainer.

The Eldest Princess was not going to express any opinion on this, but she just said that she already had an immature little idea about the candidates for going to sea, and she just needed to see if the time to leave the port would be enough.

"Not the fourth son?" Xie Jie was taken aback for a moment, he thought that the fourth son would definitely be sent out.

"They are protecting you, how can they leave casually?" The eldest princess directly denied her son's idea.Xie Jie almost had an accident because of the lack of guards around him. The Eldest Princess will never let it happen again in her life!

When everything was settled, Xie Jie and his two cousins ​​surnamed Gu finally ushered in the day to go to Mo Xun Academy for the exam.

Jing An's body is still not fully recovered, but there is no problem when she sits down and takes the exam with a pen.Mr. Chen specially gave Jing An a preferential treatment - he didn't mind the handwriting, only the content.

Xie Jie and Gu Guan did not have this preferential treatment. After all, the imperial examination places great emphasis on handwriting.

This time, I took the exam for two consecutive days, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, and I lived in the academy at night.Mr. Chen will invigilate the exam himself. When the old man is weak, he will ask others to do it for him.The test questions were also created by the old man himself. They were carefully selected and of different types. Compared with the proficiency test, it was more like a test to see how far they had mastered.

Originally, Xie Jie wanted to pretend to be sick and not come. Although he agreed to Fang Chaoci's exam, but, well, Xie Jie went back on his word again. He is such a capricious character, and he doesn't have the willpower to do what he says. .

However, even if Xie Jie played the exit drum, there were other external forces pushing him to be unable to play.

Xie Jie called it fate, Fang Chaoci and the eldest princess laughed and said nothing.

Just the day before the exam, King Yan sent another invitation, asking Xie Jie to hang out with him.Said it was like old friends at first sight with Xie Jie.King Yan didn't know that he had been exposed, but Xie Jie would definitely not be able to call King Yan brothers again.King Yan almost left a psychological shadow on him. He thought that King Yan wanted to be his friend. How could he think that King Yan wanted to be his father when he helped him so much?

But King Yan is the envoy of the Qi Kingdom after all, it is impossible for Xie Jie to refuse without giving a reason, that would be too shameful.So, he had no choice but to choose the one that was easier for him to accept among the two difficult choices - the exam.

After all, by promising Mr. Chen to take the exam first, the King of Yan had an answer.

The night before, Xie Jie took his two cousins ​​to Beifengfeng in a simple car. Uncle Nan personally entertained them. Old Chen's family members were ill and couldn't meet each other.

Early the next morning, accompanied by crisp birdsong, Xie Jie officially started the exam.

From the time the huge hourglass started counting, Mr. Chen stared anxiously at the three people in the empty classroom, to be precise, at Xie Jie's answer sheet.

Outsiders thought that Mr. Chen was always afraid of the ignorant Xie Jie cheating, but only the disciples who took over from Mr. Chen to invigilate the exam understood that Mr. Chen was not afraid that Mr. Xie would do well in the exam, but that he would not do well on purpose.

Later, when the news got out, there were still people who didn't believe it. Who would intentionally screw up the opportunity to study with Mr. Chen?

Xie Jie will.

Not to mention, Mr. Chen, who knows others, Xie Jie really thought about writing nonsense. After all, his background is there, and no one believes that he can pass the exam.But with Mr. Chen watching, Xie Jie didn't dare to be too passive and sabotage.

Xie Jie originally thought that in his state of not learning anything, as long as he maintained a normal level of performance, it would be enough to wear him down.

Who would have thought... Xie Jie has seen many of the questions on the paper, and even knows the answers.

It was Fang Chaoci who input this knowledge into Xie Jie's mind.Subtle influence is a terrible thing. It's not that Fang Chaoci really taught Xie Jie many things, but what Fang Chaoci taught must be useful in the exam.

Xie Jie's brain proved once again that he is unresponsive.It was only then that Xie Jie realized what Zhan Huanran's sympathetic gaze was for when he was studying with Mr. Fang.Zhan Huanran had already discovered that the direction of Fang Chaoci's lectures to Xie Jie was the direction of the imperial examination.

In the "Ouyang Wenzhong Public Collection" that Xie Jiexue learned, there is a chapter called "Strategy and Questions", and many of the contents are only for exams.

In fact, whenever Xie Jie made some suggestions for the imperial examination, he should have found out a long time ago.

"There are many policy questions", what is policy question?It is an indispensable part of the Jinshi examination!No matter how the imperial examination is reformed, the content of the Jinshi examination will definitely include "poetry, classics, theory and policy".Since the founding of the country, Daqi has always paid less attention to poetry and prose than economics.

Xie Jie wanted to scold people after writing.

However, by coincidence, Xie Jie still wrote down everything he knew.Even Xie Jie is actually unwilling to be regarded as an uneducated dude.It's okay to be a dude, but it's okay to be blind.After all, he was Xie He's son, and if he really did badly in the exam, others might not dare to laugh at him, but they would certainly dare to laugh at his father.

The tiger father has a dog son, what a joke, those who can't compare with Xie He in every way like to make a fuss about their offspring, because it can prove that Xie He also has a bad side.

This comparison was also recently revealed to Xie Jie "inadvertently" by Fang Chaoci.

Just like the old man Gao who lived next door to Xie Jie and was Sun Canzheng's father-in-law, he always boasted that Xie He had also consulted with him, and later he held a grudge against Xie Jie because he was kicked out by Xie Jie.But he still can't play Xie Jie, so he can only pay lip service.

No matter how vicious Xie Jie was, no matter how powerful the eldest princess was, they couldn't stop this kind of thing and these sour words.Xie Jie's only chance to come back is to use his strength to swell their faces.

Even though he knew that this was Fang Chaoci's provocateur, Xie Jie was still willing to fall for it.

At that moment, Xie Jie really felt that he was not taking the exam alone, the souls of his father, his cousin and his uncle were possessed at the same time, he couldn't embarrass them!

Mr. Chen couldn't be more satisfied with Xie Jie's fighting spirit.

The two days of exams passed by in a flash, and Xie Jie had a dream on the second night of living in the academy, and the dream seemed to return to his childhood again.It was still the familiar Princess Yongji Mansion.

He really planted his father!

He rushed up and hugged his father, expressing his heart, how much he missed him, how much he was afraid that his mother would abandon him and marry someone else, but how much he couldn't really be in front of his mother He said it in front of his face, because he wanted his mother to be happy, and it was his mother's freedom to marry whoever he wanted.

Before Xie Jie could finish speaking, when he raised his head again, his father changed into Fang Chaoci's appearance, and Xie Jie woke up in a fright.

It was pitch black in the house, and there was only the light of the moon outside.

It was obviously not a nightmare, but Xie Jie had the effect of surviving after a catastrophe.He was sweating all over his body, his heart was beating extremely fast, and he was even a little scared.Xie Jie used to hate how Fang Chaoci looked like his ideal father, but later he liked how much Fang Chaoci fit his father's appearance.But, now... Xie Jie suddenly doesn't like it anymore.It's not that he hates Fang Chaoci, but that somehow he doesn't want Fang Chaoci to become his father.

Xie Jie also didn't think Fang Chaoci was qualified to be his father, no matter how many times he thought Fang Chaoci was his ideal father.

Xie Jie rubbed his temples, comforting himself that he must have been frightened by King Yan, and always felt that the whole world wanted to be his father.

In short, he doesn't want any father anymore!The last thing he wanted was for Fang Chaoci to become his father.Because he thought, he wanted Fang Chaoci to be his, his, his...

what?

The author has something to say: *Pengci is actually a term that only existed in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. However, the method of extorting money is an old craft that has been passed down for thousands of years [Hello]