ordinary people's house

At this time, 300 people were selected for the palace test, because the rankings in the palace test are generally not much different from those in the general test, so people pay more attention to the results of the general test. On that day, Xiao Yunlang happened to go home by car to discuss with Brother Zuo about buying a little girl , I heard the sound of beating gongs and drums in the alleys of the capital all the time.

This is a big deal, Big Brother Zuo thought about it for a long time, and he said complacently: "Leave this matter to me, and I will keep it to your satisfaction."

Xiao Yunlang said with a smile: "If it's an ordinary person, I would buy it when I went to the market. My grandmother is a delicate person, so this matter must be carefully and properly handled. Brother Zuo, you must remember that you must not reveal it to others. If someone recommends it to you Don't pick anyone up, we need a lot of people, if you find the right one, send it to the uncle's house, and you can get it together in a month or two."

"I can find everything for you in a month."

"That's good."

When the Zuo family couple sent Xiao Yunlang out, they happened to see a younger brother of Xiao Yunlang's neighbor to the east passing by in a hurry.

Sister-in-law Zuo said, "It looks like I didn't pass the exam."

Xiao Yunlang sighed: "Thousands of exams a year, how can everyone pass the exam? My brother was in charge of patrolling the exam room for a few days. He told me that there are many old exam candidates who have been in the exam for a lifetime. There is no way, big brother. There is one thing that is very strange, those who took the exam in the first year, many of them passed the exam at one time, but those who took the exam again and again, obviously they had read for many years, but failed the exam again and again."

Sister Zuo sighed, "This is fate."

Xiao Yunlang smiled, got into the carriage and left.

The most difficult thing to guard against, Zhu Xian couldn't think of a way to guard against it for a while. It is impossible not to spread the rumors about cheating in the imperial examination. any problem.

Zhu Xian gave these candidates three days to wait for the rumors that started to emerge from nowhere to be fully brewed in the capital.Xiao Yunlang was in the uncle's mansion for a few days, so he didn't know that the news of the leaked exam questions was rampant in just a few days. The candidates who failed the exam were venting their dissatisfaction around the imperial city every day, demanding a re-examination, and disqualifying those who cheated. .

Only then did Zhu Xian leisurely release the test papers—in the past, the test papers had to be sealed up, and when the test papers came out, there was another wave of disturbance in Beijing.

Xiao Mulang looked at it with a smile on the root of the imperial city, and the papers were all pasted up, so it was clear at a glance who wrote well and who had flaws.Those who make the most troubles are those who fail in repeated tests, some who are too confident in themselves, and some who know their own level, but they just don’t feel that others can pass the exam, so they follow others to make troubles, post hundreds of test papers one by one, and let others find faults. There is a small note from the invigilator, even if you think you have real talents, you still have to weigh it.

Among the students, there were quite a few people that Xiao Mulang put in. Anyone who caused trouble on purpose, he could see where they went after they left, and took them away with a sap when no one was there. In the evening, there were already many sacks in Xiao Mulang's yamen.

Dozens of little girls entered the mansion quietly, Xiao Yunlang accompanied Xiao Yuan to select candidates one by one, Big Brother Zuo also put all his thought into this time, and Xiao Yuan was mostly satisfied when he saw her.The mothers bathed the little girls, cut clothes and made shoes, and then handed over to the stern Guanjiao to teach them the rules. Some of them were delicate and smart, and they could also teach them to learn to read, and later they could help the master to read the account books and gift lists.

Girls who are about ten years old don't have that much thought. They just want to learn the rules, eat more good things, don't be beaten by the mother, and ordinary conflicts are just a matter of a handkerchief or a skirt. Xiao Yunlang went to visit occasionally, the little girls were still childish, and whenever the mammy didn't stare at them, she would start laughing.

Xiao Yunlang was sitting in the garden reading a book, Qingwu walked over and said: "Young master, the young master Zong from the Marquis of Yongcheng came to greet the master and wife."

"Huh? Zong'er? Is he alone?"

"Master Zong came alone."

"Where's Yulan?"

"Mr. Lin went out early in the morning, and I don't know where he went."

Xiao Yunlang put down the book and said, "Hey, I'll go and have a look."

Zhao Zong has been in the Xishan camp for more than a month, and now he saw that he had lost a lot of weight, but he looked more energetic. He was sitting under Xiao Su and talking to him, when he saw Xiao Yunlang, he stood up and said : "My uncle is here, Zong'er greets my uncle."

Xiao Yunlang said with a smile: "Why are you free? The camp gave you leave?"

Zhao Zongdao: "Our lieutenant sees that I've been working hard these days, so I'm allowed to see my mother, but as soon as I go home, I feel troubled. Now I live in the uncle's house, I thought that Second Uncle Xiao was my chief officer and I would not be able to come, but I met Uncle Xiao on the road. Uncle Xiao said that people who are worthless are afraid of being talked about, so I came here .”

Xiao Yunlang said with a smile: "That's the reason. You can't stop seeing relatives just because you're afraid of rumors. Our family has a small population. You will come here often. You are a military officer. The Zhao family doesn't even have a martial arts arena. In the future, you will be free." Come back here with my second brother."

"I see."

Xiao Su is used to being serious in front of the juniors. Apart from the two elder brothers Xiao Yunlang, the next generation of the Xiao family will not know how long it will take to grow up. He offered to stay with him for a few days.

During lunch, Zhao Zong snorted like a piglet, and even ate a few bowls of rice. Xiao Yunlang looked at him and smiled, "How long have you not eaten?"

Zhao Zong said casually: "I haven't eaten since last night."

Xiao Yunlang was taken aback, and asked, "Why?"

Zhao Zong curled his lips, his eyebrows hesitated, as if he didn't know what to say, Xiao Yunlang was not in a hurry, he just waited aside, after a while, he said: "I went home yesterday afternoon, and my mother After only saying a few words, my wife told me to go. Although I didn’t want to, I went anyway, so as to save her from saying something to disturb people, but you know what’s wrong, Mr. Uncle? It turns out that my little uncle donated After gaining fame, he also played this year. The wife probably thinks that her child is extremely smart. Even if he has never read any books, he can pass the exam. He is not on the list, and the wife even finds someone to make trouble, saying that there is cheating I beat my uncle up, and finally the truth came to light, there was no cheating at all. My grandfather tested my uncle's knowledge by himself, only to find out that my wife told me that my uncle was so clever that he didn't even understand the Four Books and Five Classics, so he gave him a good beating , beat the wife again, told the wife not to be too ambitious."

"Then?"

Zhao Zong sneered and said: "That's why our good wife asked me to go. He saw that my uncle would not be able to study, and the place of shady official at home was given to my second uncle a long time ago, so I had to find another way out. This is not Zhao Zong. The Wang family and the Wang family have no one to talk to in the army, so she thought of me! Ask me to help with the conversation, and arrange for my uncle to enter the Xishan camp!"

No matter how Xiao Yunlang thought about it, he never imagined that someone would have such a thick skin. Didn't they already tear their faces in the third day of junior high school?Why would Mrs. Wang ask the Xiao family to arrange errands for his son?

Zhao Zong laughed again and said: "This is not over yet, my wife thinks it is more expensive to eat loess and gold in front of the emperor than in the big camp, and she also told me that if the second uncle's place is not easy to arrange, go to the uncle's to find a job as a guard It’s also possible. I don’t even dare to think about it. I went to Xishan Daying to find out that the person who can be selected by the uncle to enter Qianniuwei is a thousand miles away. If you don’t practice for a few years, you dare not take the exam. I heard I don’t know what to say. My grandfather just wasn’t in the house, and my mother’s temper has also become tough. With the third aunt protecting her, she won’t be bullied by Mrs. Wang. After reciting sutras with me over and over again, I just came out."

Xiao Yunlang sighed: "You came out well, she is an elder, it's okay for her to offend you, if you say something bad to her, it becomes disobedience."

Zhao Zongdao: "The lieutenant gave me six days off. My grandfather will return home the day after tomorrow. I will go back to accompany my mother at that time. With my grandfather here, Mrs. Wang will never continue to be whimsical. After a few months, I will probably I can't go home."

Xiao Yunlang nodded and said with a smile: "A few days ago, your little uncle said that he hadn't seen Eldest Sister for a long time. We are planning to go on a long trip recently. We will go with you to meet Eldest Sister the day after tomorrow."

"Well, mother must be very happy to see you."

When Lin Yulan came back at night, Xiao Yunlang told him about the day's events, Lin Yulan said in a deep voice, "Yongcheng Hou's mansion is too deceitful."

The two of them were strolling around the yard holding hands, Xiao Yunlang said: "Mr. Wang hopes that his son will make some contributions so that he can compete with Zhao Er for the title. They don't even have Zong'er in their eyes."

"I see."

"Actually, it's nothing. Master Zhao's body is still strong, and Zong'er is getting more and more promising. He is the most justifiable. The rest of the people can only stare blankly."

"You can't say that," Xiao Mulang came out of nowhere, and said with a faint smile, "At least in the past few years, the emperor will not directly give Zhao Zong the position of heir."

"Why?" Xiao Yunlang frowned.

Xiao Mulang said: "No matter who Zhao Er is, at the beginning he stood on the prince's side, and the number of people facing the prince was smaller than that of the second and third princes, so Zhao Er is still valued by many people, but what about Zhao Zong? Most people look at him because of his elder uncle who was executed, and his second prince's family, so if the emperor makes Zhao Zong the heir, it will definitely chill the hearts of the officials who stood in the prince's camp."

"Is there no other possibility?"

Xiao Mulang said: "This is just to say that in the past few years, after a few years, the court officials have divided their own small camps and teams, and the power of the second prince and the third prince has been completely eliminated, so that the emperor and others will forget about the past. At this time, Zhao Zong's reputation can only come out."

Xiao Yunlang nodded and said: "I understand, so Zong'er has been slowly building up his qualifications in the past few years, don't let people catch the handle, just wait for the previous few years to pass."

"We must also guard against Zhao Er and Zhao Si's tricks."

Xiao Mulang strolled back to his yard by himself, and shook his head slightly at Lin Yulan before leaving, Xiao Yunlang didn't notice, only Lin Yulan knew that Shen Mobai was still not caught this time.

Now Lin Yulan doesn't understand, the second prince is being guarded peacefully in the suburbs of Beijing, what can Shen Mobai do by himself?Did he switch to the Third Prince?