The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 1067 Born without sin

The two got closer and closer, and soon Zhao Hongzhuang was only half a horse behind.

Gong Yangteng turned around and looked helpless on his face.

As a member of the Gongyang family, he has raced horses with Zhao Hongzhuang many times.

The two horses have the same bloodline and similar strength. Gong Yangteng's riding skills are better than Zhao Hongzhuang's, especially in horse fighting. Even without the strength of a scholar, he can easily defeat ten Zhao Hongzhuangs. After all, he has once Been on the battlefield.

But now the two sides are just racing, and the advantage of being 70 pounds lighter is far greater than the advantage of being better in riding skills.

Gongyang Teng turned around and saw unprecedented concentration and desire in Zhao Hongzhuang's eyes.

As a good friend of Zhao Hongzhuang, Gong Yangteng knew very well that Zhao Hongzhuang was a unique woman and a persistent scholar. She had studied far harder than her peers since she was a child, and practiced the Six Arts of a Gentleman harder than all men.

Gong Yangteng still remembers that many years ago, Xuanzong held hands with the late emperor and brother Zhao Hongzhuang to attend a cultural gathering that only wealthy families and royal families in the capital were eligible to participate.

Zhao Hongzhuang, who was seven years old at the time, was very strong. The Wenhui Association did not allow women to write poems. However, relying on Xuanzong's favor, she rushed forward, grabbed the pen from a boy, and wrote an extremely outstanding poem, which was better than many of her peers. .

An old scholar who favored boys over girls was unhappy, so he asked her why she studied so hard.

Zhao Hongzhuang raised her head and replied: "If a woman can take the imperial examination, she won't have to sharpen her weapon in battle."

At that time, all the adults burst into laughter, and some children were also laughing and joking. However, Gong Yangteng, who was three years old than Zhao Hongzhuang, felt that Zhao Hongzhuang was extraordinary and always remembered it in his heart, because he was the boy who took away the pen from Zhao Hongzhuang.

One is a royal princess and the other is a child of an aristocratic family. The two have intersections from time to time. Gongyang Teng often hears about Zhao Hongzhuang and knows that she often answers questions after the imperial examination, and then compares her poems and essays with those of the last admitted candidate. She often said In one sentence, that's all.

Five years ago, one of her close friends gave up studying and married away from home. A year later, the woman committed suicide by throwing herself into a well.

Soon, Zhao Hongzhuang received a blood letter left by her close friend before her death.

I hate not being born a man! hatred! hatred! hatred!

From then on, Zhao Hongzhuang never asked questions in the imperial examination again, and she never said "no more than that".

Gong Yangteng often heard women from the Women's Society venting their anger and saying, "What if I were a man?" But Zhao Hongzhuang never said this. She only said that one day, women all over the world can take the imperial examination!

Many people have advised Zhao Hongzhuang to get married early and not spend so much time studying. No matter who persuades her, she will always answer with only one sentence.

"If a woman can take the imperial examination, wouldn't she regret it?"

When he first heard what Zhao Hongzhuang said, Gong Yangteng felt that this woman was determined and not like a thing in the pond.

But when I heard this again later, a faint sadness arose in my heart for no reason.

If Zhao Hongzhuang cannot wait until the day when women take the imperial examination before she dies, will she regret it?

Gong Yangteng’s deepest memory of Zhao Hongzhuang was a cultural gathering three years ago.

At that time, a scholar once asked: "Your Highness Princess Hongzhuang, do you believe in the way of heaven?"

Zhao Hongzhuang replied: "I don't believe it will happen one day."

"Why?"

"If one day, if a woman is not guilty, why should she be punished by not being able to take the imperial examination! Why should she bear the punishment that is not as good as that of a man!"

The hall full of men was silent.

Gong Yangteng still remembers Zhao Hongzhuang’s sonorous and powerful voice.

Gongyang Teng took the body to lift people, and his body had been baptized by talents three times. His body was extremely strong, and he still felt tired after galloping three hundred miles. However, Zhao Hongzhuang was not only petite, but also had no baptism of talents, and her body was far inferior to him.

Zhao Hongzhuang was lying on the horse, her hair was messy, her breathing was rapid, her face was sweating constantly, and it was constantly stained with dust. The sweat washed away the dust, causing mud marks to appear on her face.

She could no longer sit still, and her hands had no strength, but her strong will allowed her to hold the reins firmly.

In Gong Yangteng's mind, Zhao Hongzhuang immediately overlapped with the girl who snatched his brush, turning into the same woman in red.

She was born without sin and faced injustice, but she never gave up!

Gong Yangteng sighed softly.

At this moment, there is only one mile left from Tongshan.

"Drive!" Zhao Hongzhuang gritted her teeth and shouted. Her body was suddenly filled with endless power, and her eyes were burning with fighting spirit.

Even if the law of heaven comes, she cannot bow her head!

"She...is better than me."

Gongyang Teng did not deliberately want to, but also made the final sprint, but he clearly felt that his dragon horse was tired. As long as he mobilized some heaven and earth energy, he could solve the problem, but now he can't do anything.

A red figure was flying between the sky and the earth, and a black-clothed figure stood side by side with her.

Fang Yun stood in front, and there was a line drawn with the ancient dragon sword on the ground.

"drive!"

"drive!"

The two raced to the finish line together.

Zhao Hongzhuang was three inches ahead of Gong Yangteng, less than half a horse's head.

But after crossing the finish line, Gong Yangteng overtook him, while Zhao Hongzhuang feebly let go of the reins, and when her body tilted, she was about to roll off.

Invisible power fell on Zhao Hongzhuang, and the sprinting dragon was frozen in place.

Fang Yun thanked the guardian scholar, flew over and picked up Zhao Hongzhuang, then flew to the other side, took out a simple quilt from Yin Jiangbei and put her on it.

Zhao Hongzhuang quickly sat up, her lips turned white, her face was covered with sweat, and there was a steady light in her eyes.

"Who gets to be the leader?"

Fang Yun smiled and said, "You are the female champion, leading by half a horse head."

Zhao Hongzhuang showed a brilliant smile, her white pearly teeth were neatly arranged, her eyes were curved, and the joy in her eyes was enough to melt the early winter.

Gong Yangteng, who was riding back on his horse, whispered, "If it were a few miles further, I would definitely be the champion."

When he spoke, he had a faint smile on his face, and his eyes looking at Zhao Hongzhuang and Fang Yun were brighter than the sun.

Others arrived one after another, and the top three were confirmed. Some people started to slow down before reaching the finish line.

A woman saw Zhao Hongzhuang falling on the quilt and shouted at Gong Yangteng, "Sister-in-law likes Princess Hongzhuang the most. If you hurt her, I wonder how you will explain it when you go home?"

When Gong Yangteng heard people mention his wife, his face was filled with a comfortable smile, and he said, "Her Highness Princess Hongzhuang is fine, and my wife will not blame me."

When everyone arrived, Fang Yun took out the Wenbao from the Yinjiang Bei and gave it to the top three people.

Zhao Hongzhuang carefully put away the Wenbao pen.

After handing out the Wenbao, Fang Yun looked towards Tongshan, which was covered with yellow.

Tongshan is the general name for many mountains, stretching for thousands of miles.

Before the founding of Jingguo, a small group of more than 300 barbarians got lost and went to Tongshan, where they had a fierce battle with the nearby defenders. In the end, the human race wiped out the barbarians at the cost of more than 3,000 people.

In order to commemorate the fallen heroes, the Mizhou military built a small checkpoint in the north of Tongshan.

This place already belongs to the territory of Mizhou, and there is a Hong County ten miles away from Tongshan, where Liushan served as the county magistrate, and has always been regarded by the Zuo Xiang Party as the place where Liushan made his fortune.

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