Please don't force me to be a god.

An official put down his chopsticks and bowed deeply: "Fu Wenlin, Shaoqing of the Taichang Temple, thank you, Mr. Zhang."

"I have a grandson who is exactly the same as what Mr. Zhang said."

"He likes to open his mouth when he sleeps, and his lower jaw is retracted, which really affects his appearance. I wonder if there is any way to remedy this?"

In ancient times, in addition to talent and connections, a very critical factor affecting one's career was appearance.

In history, there were even many bloody cases because of the ugly appearance of candidates.

It is said that Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan, cancelled Zhong Kui's title of the top scholar in the palace examination because he was too ugly, which made Zhong Kui so angry that he hit his head against the pillar of the hall and died.

So there was the later judge of the underworld - Tianshi Zhong Kui.

If Zhong Kui was just a personal tragedy, then another fierce man who failed the exam because of his appearance was a tragedy of the times.

It is said that in the late Tang Dynasty, a martial arts candidate failed the exam many times because of his poor appearance.

In a rage, he rebelled, turned the Tang Dynasty upside down, and founded the Great Qi regime.

This is Huang Chao who wrote "Wait until September 8th in autumn, my flowers will bloom and all other flowers will die. The fragrance will penetrate Chang'an, and the whole city will be covered with golden armor"!

Although there are many legendary elements in these two people, it is true that people are judged by their appearance in the imperial examinations, especially the palace examinations.

Prime Minister Cai, Shangshu Shi and other officials are in the power center, so they are naturally the most clear about this.

People who are too ugly basically have no hope of being in the upper echelons.

Zhang Tian searched for relevant information briefly, displayed it on the retina, and asked: "Does your grandson have rhinitis? If so, cure it as soon as possible, and then start with breathing and slowly correct it."

Taishang Temple Shaoqing Fu Wenlin was overjoyed and said: "That's right, my grandson does have rhinitis and it often recurs. Master Zhang really has a fairy eye. Thank you, Master Zhang!"

Other officials were shocked to see that Zhang Tian could remotely diagnose a person's disease and affect a person's fate with just a few words.

Seeing Fu Wenlin use words like "fairy eyes", they just pretended not to hear it.

Xu Wen said: "Master, this breathing method is so magical, isn't the way of the golden elixir even more magical?"

"Baopuzi" says: The method of external alchemy can be divided into three types: divine elixir, golden liquid, and gold. The longer the golden elixir is burned, the more wonderful it will be. If people take it, they can live forever..."

Zhang Tian interrupted: "These are all heresies. Eating them will only cause heavy metal poisoning. Did the person who wrote Baopuzi live forever?"

"Are you itching to think about these useless things?"

"Disciple dare not."

Prime Minister Cai stroked his beard and said: "Mr. Zhang is right. Ge Hong is just a mortal after all. Using a mortal's pen to write about the affairs of immortals will only go in the wrong direction and fail to get in."

A group of people ate and chatted.

When they were almost done eating, the two followers who had just been sent out also returned.

Waiting outside the living room for instructions, Zhang Tian motioned them to come in.

Prime Minister Cai first asked, "How is the matter I asked you to investigate going?"

The attendant said, "Report to the Prime Minister, there is indeed such a person as Xu Jingye."

"I asked roughly, and it is said that he was reported by his neighbors for collaborating with the enemy because he sent portraits of the Prime Minister, Shangshu and other ministers to the border of Xiangyang."

"So, the prefect of Lin'an sent people to arrest him and put the women in his family under house arrest until the investigation was clear."

"But... it has been more than half a year to date."

"Hmm?" Prime Minister Cai, Shangshu Shi and others smelled something unusual.

If he really colluded with the enemy, how could he be imprisoned for half a year without any results?

If he was not colluding with the enemy, he would have been imprisoned for so long, and there must be something fishy.

Especially Prime Minister Cai, who used these methods a lot. Just thinking about it, he can think of several possibilities.

Xu Wen on the side said: "Master, my lords, my second uncle is not collaborating with the enemy, but sending the portrait to me."

"He saw that I was about to come to Lin'an to take the imperial examination, so he sent the portraits of you lords to Xiangyang so that we could meet in advance."

"Wait until we get to Lin'an, so that we won't meet and don't recognize each other and offend you lords."

Shi Shangshu said: "So, this is a misunderstanding?"

He looked at Zhang Tian and asked for his opinion.

Although Zhang Tian didn't understand the twists and turns of politics, the situation was so clear that even a political novice could understand a little bit.

If only Xu Wen, a scholar, came to report to the authorities, even if it was a misunderstanding, he would probably have to suffer a lot before he could leave.

If it wasn't a misunderstanding, even if Xu Wen's second uncle really colluded with the enemy, for Zhang Tian's sake, he would just say "misunderstanding" and let it go.

In this way, Zhang Tian naturally owed the court a favor, so he couldn't just turn around and leave, right?

Zhang Tian said: "Whether it is a misunderstanding or not, we still need to examine it to know. If heIf he really colluded with the enemy, I would definitely not help my disciple to tolerate it. "

After hearing this, all the high officials knew that Zhang Tian would not give up.

Prime Minister Cai hesitated for a moment. The prefect of Lin'an was not his man, so he could not blame him.

So he said: "That's right. Right and wrong must be judged. As the prime minister, I have no choice but to go to the government office in person. "

As he said, he said to Zhang Tian: "Mr. Zhang, Mr. Xu, why don't you go together?"

"Of course."

As soon as he left the door, several officials said goodbye.

One went to the palace, and the other went to inform an unknown official.

Emperor Anyou was in the palace and received the report quickly.

Emperor Anyou did not pay much attention to a businessman, but asked: "You mean, Mr. Zhang judged that the grandson of Mr. Fu had rhinitis based on just a few words, and he could correct his appearance through breathing? ”

The reporting official said: "That's true, Your Majesty. But I just heard about this breathing method, and it may take some time to confirm it."

Emperor Anyou laughed: "Master Zhang is a god as the sages said, how could he deceive you with such a small matter."

"However, the prison in Lin'an Prefecture is a dirty place. Master Zhang is willing to go there, I'm afraid he values ​​his disciples very much."

"Go quickly and report back if you have anything."

…………

Lin'an Prefecture Yamen.

When the prefect of Lin'an saw the prime minister, the minister, the Taichang Temple and a large number of big men coming, his legs were already half soft.

Generally, this kind of battle is definitely not a good thing.

Even if you want to be promoted, at most there will be an imperial edict, or the prime minister can send someone over, how could a bunch of big men come?

"Prime Minister, Minister, Master Fu, are you here, is there something wrong? "

Prime Minister Cai said: "I heard that you arrested a businessman named Xu Jingye, and the case has not been closed for half a year? We passed by here and wanted to listen to how the prefect judged the case?"

The prefect's heart "snapped" and began to feel cold.

As the prefect, how could he not know who was imprisoned in the prison?

Xu Jingye was obviously a small businessman with no background. If he had a background, how could no one come to rescue him for half a year?

The prime minister and the minister said they were "listening in", but in fact they were supervising, and even the verdict had been made, and it was up to see who would suffer.

"Please sit down for a while, my subordinate will bring the prisoner up."

When he saw Zhang Tian and Xu Wen, he asked in confusion: "Excuse me, who are these two gentlemen?"

Minister Shi said: "This is Master Zhang, this is Xu Xiucai, and Xu Jingye is Xu Xiucai's second uncle, so he is considered a family member of the victim."

The prefect said in a lost voice: "But Zhang Tian, ​​Master Zhang? "

These days, the news that Zhang Tian entered Lin'an Prefecture, attended the morning court, and presented three gifts had already spread among the officials of the entire Lin'an Prefecture.

However, many people had not received the portrait yet, including the prefect, so they naturally did not recognize Zhang Tian for a while.

Hearing that such a great god who could take the emperor to heaven had come here, the prefect wanted to worship him, but was also a little scared.

Zhang Tian nodded slightly and said, "Bring my disciple's second uncle up first."

"Yes, I obey your order."

After a while, a thin man with a face somewhat similar to Xu Wen was brought to the hall.