The whole city knows we are locked

As the topic gradually deepened, Feng Shunping knew that there were some things he shouldn't listen to—the more he knew, the more dangerous he was, he didn't want to know how his sons and buddies were scheming—so he stood up and said goodbye with discernment.

The guards are standing guard outside.Xiaohe looked at the five people in the room.

Ask, among the five people, who is the most out of place?

The answer is Shen Yu.Because Yan Chuyin, Cao Lu, and Xiaohe are all "celebrities" in the Imperial College, and now Jiang Sheng is added, and the four of them together form a group of eating, drinking, and having fun in the capital.Shen Yu was naturally out of place.

The second answer is Jiang Sheng.Because Yan Chuyin, Cao Lu, and Xiaohe all successfully joined the Xianglian Club with false identities, and Shen Yu happened to be the spiritual leader of the Xianglian Club (I don't think so).Jiang Sheng seemed out of place.

"Answer three, it's me." Xiaohe said in his heart.After hearing Shen Yu's childhood experience, both Yan Chuyin and Cao Lu were furious, let alone Jiang Sheng.Mr. Jiang must really want to set sacks for Uncle Shen's family right now!

Only Xiaohe remained calm.

The calm Xiaohe calmly persuaded everyone: "It's not that we say that some people will be sent to the frontier. Also, don't even think about putting sacks on them. We had a conflict with someone in the lobby of the restaurant." , His father and mother were put in sacks. Do you dislike our current reputation?"

"Then tell me what to do!" Cao Lu said.He picked up a piece of sweet and sour spaghetti with his serving chopsticks and put it into Shen Yu's bowl.

Shen Yu: "???"

Although... But my son, you are too familiar with this!

Xiao He looked at Shen Yu and asked, "Your distant relatives, what are they doing in the capital?"

Although cheating in the imperial examination is a terrible thing, but even more terrible things have already happened - swapping bodies with Yan Chuyin, traveling in the palace for a few days - who knows if they will continue to swap in the future, There are some things that are useless to hide, so it's better to tell them all so that Yan Chuyin can be prepared.

Shen Yu then said: "It's also a coincidence that when Shen Riyao's family came to Beijing, they took the Feng family's boat." He didn't directly say that the examination room was cheating, but what Feng Shunping told him, he is now doing exactly the same. tell everyone.

Cao Lu picked up a piece of glutinous rice lotus root and put it in Shen Yu's bowl: "Try it, it's not very authentic, but it's still delicious."

Shen Yu thanked Cao Lu, and said: "There will be a rural examination this autumn. It is said that Shen Riyao, as a scholar, should stay in his hometown to prepare for the examination at this time. The reason why he came to the capital is eight out of ten. I borrowed some help from there.” At this time, the imperial examination system stipulated that candidates had to return to their hometown to take the exam, and Shen Riyao’s hometown was in a county below Fencheng, so he should take the exam in Fencheng.At this time, I really shouldn't run to the capital.

To make a digression here, originally Shen Yu should return to Fencheng to take the exam, but Prime Minister Shen has been an official in the capital for more than 40 years. of.So Shen Yu did not return to his hometown when he took the county exam, government exam, and college exam.Anyway, the competition here in Beijing is bigger than that in Fencheng. If he takes part in the test in Beijing, no one will be jealous. (If his ancestral home is in the south of the Yangtze River, he is likely to be criticized. After all, the style of writing in the south of the Yangtze River is flourishing, and the competition for scientific examinations is the greatest.)

Yan Chuyin asked cautiously: "You mean...Shen Riyao cheated in the exam?"

Cao Lu was about to pick up the meat from the belly of the fish, but when he heard that the chopsticks shook, the fish didn't pick up.

Shen Yu didn't answer directly: "Just in case, we need to send someone to Fencheng to check."

Yan Chuyin showed a contemptuous expression: "Just like Shen Riyao, it's not that I look down on him. His brain can successfully cheat in the scientific examination? Why can't I believe it?" The emperor of this dynasty took the scientific examination very seriously. Heavy.If a cheater is found, not only the examinee's family will be unlucky, but even the officials in charge of the examination room, from top to bottom, will be unlucky.Under such circumstances, officials are very strict about the scientific examination process.

Shen Yu said: "If he relies on my grandfather's name..."

"If you care about it, it will be chaotic." Yan Chuyin couldn't help laughing, "If it was you, you could indeed use your grandfather's name to do evil outside, just like I can use my emperor's uncle's name to run sideways in Beijing Let's go. But when have you ever seen Concubine De's nephew be arrogant in front of me?" If Concubine De's nephew is particularly careless and dares to say "my uncle is the emperor" outside, there will be a few powerful officials. Sell ​​them a face?

Officials have a steelyard in their hearts!They know exactly who has a real background and who is bluffing.

Prime Minister Shen was originally not surnamed Shen.

Can Shen Riyao use Prime Minister Shen's name to trick the officials below into helping him cheat?impossible!

Even if he really wants to cheat, the most he can do is to buy a few so-called "real questions" before the exam with the mentality of winning a lottery, but these real questions are definitely fake; .To bribe officials and the like, without Prime Minister Shen's personal letter, it is absolutely impossible for Shen Riyao to do this.

Xiao He said: "I looked at Shen Riyao's defiant appearance, at least in his own eyes, this scholar must have been tested by his 'true talent and learning'. Regardless of the truth, he should not have cheated subjectively."

If there is no subjectivity, then it is objective?If it was cheating objectively, for example, someone secretly changed Shen Riyao's test papers, then this person went to such great lengths to promote Shen Riyao to the position of scholar, what is he trying to do?It can't be because this person is particularly pleasing to Shen Riyao's eyes, so you want to give him a fortune, right?

...It could only be aimed at Prime Minister Shen.

"You don't have anyone in your hands, do you? How about I borrow some good ones from you?" Yan Chuyin asked with concern.Now that there is such suspicion, it is necessary to find out the truth of the matter.It would be best if Shen Riyao got lucky and was indeed admitted to the scholar.But if there is really a conspiracy here, the prime minister should have prepared earlier.

Shen Yu said: "I haven't reported this to my grandfather yet."

Yan Chuyin nodded: "Alright then, go and talk to your grandpa first. If your grandpa doesn't have one, I can lend it to him... No, if your grandpa doesn't have one, why don't you tell him to ask my uncle Huang directly?" borrow!"

Shen Yu almost thought that Yan Chuyin was joking.

This is the different "wisdom of life" brought about by different experiences.

From Shen Yu's point of view, if he was tricked by someone and he couldn't solve it, it obviously proved his incompetence.But Yan Chuyin was used to hugging his uncle's thigh.What?Someone hurt me?I tell my uncle to go!

Seeing that Shen Yu didn't understand what she meant, Yan Chuyin asked, "Is this the prime minister's own disaster?"

Shen Yu shook his head.Even if his grandfather had offended many people over the years, he had offended them on official business.Everyone's position is different.His grandfather has always been loyal to the emperor and to the people of the world.

Yan Chuyin asked again: "Did your grandfather give Shen Riyao and Shen Jiazhuang any hints that they could rely on your grandfather to obtain overwhelming wealth?"

Shen Yu continued to shake his head.

Shen Cheng told the head of the Shen family that the reason why he changed his surname to Shen was to repay the kindness of his mentor's family.If the Shen family shamed this surname, he would immediately change it back to his original surname.Naturally, Shenjiazhuang didn't want him to change his surname. If he didn't change his surname, they would at least have a "Prime Minister's Clan" name in the local area, so they wouldn't be bullied, and they would have an advantage in marriage.If there is a successful junior in the clan, he can point to the prime minister for help.

Yan Chuyin continued to ask: "Is there something about your grandfather that I can't let my uncle know?"

Shen Yu said solemnly: "My grandfather is frank and open, and he can tell others everything."

Yan Chuyin said inwardly, your grandfather doesn't even eat an egg when he wakes up in the morning, and he is indeed innocent from head to toe, even a single strand of hair.He said seriously: "Since that's the case, why don't you just ask the emperor to make the decision? Your grandfather has been working for the emperor and was framed. From a moral point of view, the emperor should also protect him."

These words opened the door to a new world for Shen Yu.

If his grandfather's power over the ruling and opposition parties is a block in the eyes of the superiors, then the prime minister is indeed responsible for the clansman's mistakes, and this matter may directly tarnish his grandfather's innocence.But his grandfather has no ambitions in this area at all, and he is indeed a man of knowledge and responsibility today. If he does what Yan Chuyin said, it is really feasible.

Moreover, Shen Yu drew inferences from one instance, and there was a kind of understanding in his heart.He thought to himself, sometimes the "handle" should be handed over to the superiors - especially this kind of untrue handle fabricated by others - it is said that a crying child has milk, and it is even easier to do so Only by entering into the relationship with the superior can the superior be regarded as one of their own.

Seeing Shen Yu's thoughtful face, Cao Lu pointed to a lotus jujube soup and said: "This is light, not very sweet, and it should be suitable for you to eat. People, you have to eat what is in season. The lotus flower is in season. It's opening!"

Shen Yu couldn't refuse, so he scooped a bowl for himself.

Before putting down the spoon, seeing that Cao Lu was already waiting with a small bowl, Shen Yu helped Cao Lu scoop it up as well.

"What about me?" Yan Chuyin asked confidently.

Shen Yu took the bowl from Lord Hou.After scooping it up, he simply scooped up the other two people on the table.

Xiaohe thought to himself, come on, this person can deal with it.

The same is the fourth prince of Taixue, if Wang Qingyi is called to ladle soup today, Prince Wang must feel humiliated, how can a dignified scholar act like a servant?God knows if I really look down on you, I won't sit at the same table with you for dinner!

Jiang Sheng stood up, took the bowl from Shen Yu with both hands, and said, "Move quickly! If someone is plotting against the prime minister, now that they know that Shen Riyao has come to the capital, they may not be able to use Shen Riyao to do something."

Yan Chuyin said nonchalantly, "Isn't Shen Riyao insane? What can a lunatic do?" How can a lunatic be used as evidence to attack the current prime minister?The dignified prime minister doesn't want to show off?

"That's right, he's crazy." Xiao He laughed, "And we still have evidence."

"What evidence? Did you arrange some imperial physicians to prove that he is crazy?" Cao Lu asked.

Xiaohe got up and walked to the window.As soon as the window was pushed open, the cries outside the restaurant became more obvious.It turned out that Shen Riyao's parents waited and waited in the inn at the back, but they couldn't wait for their son to come back. When they ran to the restaurant to look for it, they heard that their son had been taken away.They were dumbfounded, and they were kneeling there crying and crying.

Xiaohe said with a smile: "Isn't this the ready-made evidence?"

What could be more proof that a man is insane than a pair of parents saying that their son has lost his mind?