[Red Chamber] I am Lin Daiyu and her uncle

The previous few times, Shen Gui and Lin Qing were the hosts, but now Shen Gui has just been released from the barracks, and Lin Qing is "reunited after a long absence", so naturally it is the turn of Shui Rong to treat guests.

There are many branches of Changqing Building in Beijing, and the most prosperous and busiest one is the most prosperous one. The people who come and go in it are all dignitaries, wealthy businessmen, and wealthy businessmen. Overall, it can be said to be very high-end.

evening.

After the Imperial College finished school, Shen Gui, Lin Qing, and Shui Rong made an appointment to come to the reserved private room together.

"Shui Rong, you are really extravagant. We have never come to this building when we get together before, tsk tsk, this time you have really spent enough money."

Shen Gui looked all the way from downstairs to upstairs, and he had a good experience of the scenery of "the first floor of Kyoto".

He is no better than Shenjiao. He grew up in the palace since he was a child, and he is used to seeing sorghum brocade, bells, drums and jade. He has only stayed with Shen Fang in the military camp for decades. Shen Fang's family education is very strict, and he is also very cautious in dealing with people , so why has he ever been to such a luxurious place?

Although not envious, but surprise is inevitable.

Lin Qing's reaction was much calmer. Whether it was the wealth of the Jia family or the nobility of the Lin family, he had experienced it all before. In addition, he was also a "street slipper" character, and he liked to run out whenever he got the chance, and then went to various buildings. Sitting inside, I have seen the scene that should be seen before, so I was not too surprised.

"Thank you." Shui Rong smiled and cupped his hands at Shen Gui, "We haven't seen each other for a while, anyway, we have our own business, so let's treat it as a clean-up feast for the time being, and it's my first time as a host, so it's too much It’s also understandable.”

"Hey! You are right. Among the three of us, you are the richest. Ruqing and I have to rely on the family's relief to survive. It is incomparable with you, the prince. You must be slaughtered. Do you think so, Ruqing?" Shen Gui put his arm around Lin Qing's shoulder and said with a smile.

Lin Qing just laughed and didn't make a sound.

"I see Brother Ruqing's aura is even stronger than before, and there is a pure and quiet air all over his body, but what is the adventure?"

Lin Qing heard the words and took a look at Shui Rong.

Shui Rong smiled, and there was a gentle smile in his eyes, but Lin Qing always felt that there was a hint of inquiry in his smile.

Shen Gui was reminded by Shui Rong, and he also reacted, "Yes, I forgot if Shui Rong didn't mention it, where have you been all this time? You disappeared without even saying hello, which made me worry for nothing, and almost put the whole Search all over the capital."

Lin Qing said with a smile: "It's just that I feel a little unwell during this period of time, and my elder brother asked me to cultivate with an old friend for a period of time before returning to the Imperial College to go to school."

At the end, he smiled apologetically, "But in the end it's still my fault. I should tell you in advance before I leave, so as to cause you to worry for nothing. In this way, I will punish myself."

Lin Qing poured herself a glass of wine, then raised her head and drank it all in one gulp.

"Okay!" Shen Gui shouted in response.

"Good brother! I just love your sharp and straightforward temperament. It is really different from that sour screwdriver. I really read you right! Brother also rewards you with a glass!"

Shen Gui poured himself a full cup, and poured it straight into his mouth.

"Evergreen, you've arranged literati again, but haven't you had enough of General Shen's 'killing stick'?"

When Changrong heard Shui Rong mentioning his father, his boldness just dissipated in an instant, and he only smiled repeatedly: "Oh, my good lord, it's just the three of us, if you don't say anything, if Ruqing doesn't say it, can I know?"

Seeing that Shen Gui was afraid that his father would be like this, Shui Rong couldn't be happier, pointed at Shen Gui and smiled at Lin Qing: "Ruqing, did you see, this bastard is not afraid of anything, only his father, change him." If he wants to offend you tomorrow, you just move General Shen out and keep him scared to death."

As he said that, he laughed out loud regardless of his image.

Lin Qing was also amused by the way the two of them sang and harmonized, so the atmosphere in the box was once very harmonious.

Several people were teasing and laughing at each other, but they could hear noises coming from outside the box, which made the people in the box unable to eat and talk in peace.

"Who's outside?"

Shui Rong frowned, and his tone was a bit bad.

The young man guarding the door heard the question, stretched out his body quickly, looked outside the door, and then said: "Prince Bing, someone is making trouble outside."

"make trouble?"

"Go outside and see what's causing the trouble, one after another, it's never over."

"Yes." The servant bowed his head and retreated.

Lin Qing was not affected much, and continued to eat the food on his own, and made some silent comments in his heart.

Well, the food in this restaurant tastes much better than those in other branches. It can be seen that the first branch of the No. [-] restaurant still has some strength after all.

Shen Gui, who was at the side, saw that the old god Lin Qing was eating and drinking, and he was not affected at all. He was indeed as Shui Rong said, a lot quieter, so he couldn't help joking: "Ruqing, why are you so silent today? Gentle, but not as quiet as today. Is it true that as Shui Rong said, if you have an adventure, you will become a fairy if you get enlightened by a fairy?"

Lin Qing smiled and pushed Shen Gui, "I can go to you! The world is so beautiful, I don't want to become a fairy! Besides, I don't have any adventures, but the food in this restaurant tastes good, I will eat a few more Forget it, who ever thought you could arrange it so well!"

Just as he was talking, the boy hurried in from outside.

"My lord."

"Have you heard it?"

The boy nodded, "There are several men at the party below, and one of them is quite eye-catching, and he kept shouting that he must have a place in Enke this time."

"Oh? What a big tone!" Several people said in amazement at the same time.

Just as he was talking, there was another noise from below.

Except for Shui Rong, several people were going to participate in the Enke this time, so they couldn't help but become concerned about this matter, and it happened that there was another commotion below, and Shen Gui ordered: "Go down and see if you can find out the identity of that person." .”

The servant bowed his head and said "yes", and hurriedly withdrew.

"It's really strange, I don't know who is talking so shamelessly." Shen Gui muttered.

The martial arts examination in Nanke Kingdom is very strange. Not to mention that the chief examiner is a literati from the Imperial Academy, the content of the examination is also "strategy first, followed by martial arts", which puts military strategy above military technology. If you fail the written test, you will not be able to participate in the military test, and the "Four Books" are also within the scope of its test.

This is also an important reason why Shen Fang arranged for Shen Gui to enter the Imperial Academy. Shen Gui grew up in the military camp. He has no problem with martial arts and literacy, but if he is asked to write any answers, he will die!So during the past few days in the army, Shen Fang not only took him to train, but also forced him to recite the "Four Books" and "Wu Jing".

It's not easy to come out and let the air go, and I met such a crazy person, and my heart was hit again, so I have trained and worked so hard for so many days, is it just because he is not talented enough?

However, thinking that Lin Qing is so good at studying, he is too modest, and he feels more or less comfortable, after all, the strong are "as modest as a valley".Then he became even more curious about that person's identity, and he wanted to see who the hell was, who dared to make such a big fuss!

"This is a bit strange."

Shui Rong suddenly said these words, causing everyone to look sideways, wondering, "What's so strange?"

Shui Rong straightened his expression, "A few years ago, it was also the time of the exam, and also in this store, a man surnamed Gao Jie Yuan said in front of all his classmates that he must be the champion. Later, someone had an idea, I went to report him secretly, and after investigating, I found out that the meeting was really tricky."

"And this? How come I don't know?"

Shui Rong glanced at Shen Gui, "You stay in the army with General Shen all day, how do you know what's going on outside? Besides, too many people are involved in this matter, and it was suppressed by the Holy Majesty. I only found out after listening to the fifth prince." .”

"Then, what happened to Gao Jieyuan? Was he found out about bribery and fraud?" Lin Qing asked.

Shui Rong shook his head, "The water inside is too deep, and His Majesty's handling of the relevant personnel is also very vague. He only vaguely heard from the Fifth Prince that His Majesty asked him to take the exam after three years, and did not pursue the rest."

After a pause, he added: "I heard that Gao Jieyuan won the first place in the test. Counting the previous Jieyuan, he has already won two yuan in a row. I think he has some strength. But in the end it is too 'arrogant' , Showing his sharpness is called assassination by someone with a heart. I hope he can learn from the lesson, go home and encourage him, and strive to win the first place in the next test. After all, since the founding of the Nanke Kingdom, only Gongsun Hengshi has won this honor. If he can It is also a blessing for Nanke Kingdom to have another three-element winner in a row."

Lin Qing heard him talk about "Gongsun Hengshi", and hurriedly asked: "Who is Gongsun Hengshi?"

"Master Gongsun Liang, the second assistant of the cabinet, his name is Hengshi."

Lin Qing understood, hey!I really didn't expect that Mr. was actually the only one in Nanke Kingdom who won three yuan consecutively, and he really has the capital to be admired.No wonder people like Yun Songrui, whose eyes are above the top, respect him so much. It turns out that "There are people beyond people, and there is a sky beyond the sky"!

Just as he was talking, the servant hurried in from the outside again.

"how?"

"My lord, I only found out that the man's surname is Sun, his name is Shaozu, he is a son of a family of generals, and I don't know anything else."

As soon as this remark came out, the expressions of the three people present were all very surprised, but the three people paid attention to different points.

What Shen Gui was concerned about was that the boy came from a family of generals!

A family of generals!

Since Empress Dowager Wenhuan reformed the martial arts, no matter if you are from a military family or a commoner, if you want to be a military officer, you must pass the martial arts mentioned above. Because of this regulation, countless children from noble families have been beheaded by children from poor families.

Are you talking about a relationship?

Ha ha.

Didn't you hear that the literati of the Imperial Academy were the examiners?

The literati there are all first-class obstinate, only recognize achievements, no matter what princes and nobles you are, even if the king of heaven comes to intercede in person, it may not be easy to do!

Just so capricious.

Shen Fang came from a poor family, but Shen Gui was not. He had to follow the previous regulations. Why did he have to make such exhausting preparations? Shen Fang's direct greeting would be twice the result with half the effort.

But no!

Regardless of the fact that General Shen himself is strict and impartial, even if Gongsun Liang is in the court for a day, the reigning emperor is still clear-headed and has a little heart!It will not give up the military officer selection system established by the Empress Dowager Wenhuan.

Although they were still defeated in the end, it is true that they beat the shit out of them in the early stage and retreated steadily!

And the reason for the defeat was that the frontier defense map was stolen. However, the overall quality of the soldiers has improved a lot visible to the naked eye.Like in the past, Nanke Kingdom only had to be beaten. After Empress Dowager Wen Huan came to power, at least she suppressed the enemy and fought.Isn't this enough to prove the superiority of the current military officer selection system?

Another one, the Holy Majesty has "been humiliated and stealthily survived" these years. Although the economic pressure is greater, he has held to the bottom line and accumulated a lot of usable generals for the empire. These are resources and wealth that cannot be bought with money.

Of course, nothing is perfect in this world, and this system actually has its drawbacks.For example, the content of the exam places too much emphasis on theory, lacks practical experience, and the examiners are all civil servants, which is equivalent to military generals being severely suppressed by civil officials.

But for now, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.After all, its selection is fair and just enough, there are very few cases of favoritism and fraud, and the selection range is wide.

In this way, the quality of the entire army is well guaranteed, and the people who seldom eat and wait for death are mostly ruthless people who passed the exam on their own.

So, a comeback is unknown...

When Shen Gui heard that the other party was from a family of military generals and dared to say this, he immediately became alert.

There is indeed a problem. In recent years, although some noble children have been admitted to the martial arts exam, most of them rank relatively low.

This kid can say this with such confidence, could it be...

Shen Gui and Shui Rong looked at each other, and they both understood the deep meaning in each other's eyes.

However, what Lin Qing paid attention to was the person named "Sun Shaozu", just the "Zhongshan Wolf"?

Yes you can!

You are talking about bribery and fraud, but you are still at gunpoint.

In modern times, he heard some red scholars analyze it, saying that the 5000 taels of silver given to Jia Amnesty by the Sun Shao group at the beginning were for buying an official.

Moreover, it is said that the person who bought the official was Jiangnan Zhen’s family. Later, Jiangnan Zhen’s family was ransacked in an accident, and even the officials bought by Sun Shao’s group were in vain. "I lost my wife and lost my army", so I went to Jia's family.

Thinking that Lin Ruhai was currently dealing with this matter in the south of the Yangtze River, Lin Qing couldn't help but become active...