The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Fang Yun quickly sketched out the relationship network of the housekeeper in his mind. The housekeeper had a close relationship with King Kang, and King Kang had coveted the position of king of Jingguo for a long time. There were even rumors among the people that King Kang used strange poisons from the demon world to poison the late emperor, so that the late emperor had been poisoned since he was a teenager. I am bedridden and cannot walk. Even with Chen Sheng's treatment, he could not live beyond the age of thirty. Even the current king is the son of Prince Ning, not the former emperor's biological son.

King Kang has been in business for many years and has deep roots in Jingguo. He is the most powerful person except the Queen Mother and the Left Prime Minister.

King Kang followed the rules of the royal family and did not take the imperial examination to get the throne. He was just a civil servant. However, his wife had an extraordinary status. She was the legitimate daughter of the head of a semi-sage family in the state of Wu. She had the family of the semi-sage and the state of Wu as her backers. King Kang's wife in the state of Jing was The power is booming. If the late emperor had not prepared to adopt King Anyue, King Kang would have become the king of Jingguo.

"Master, please come in and ask, brothers, can you do me a favor?" Fang Yun said and looked at the soldiers.

"Of course we can't stop the elders from visiting. You can say whatever you want and just pretend we're not here." A corps leader said with a smile.

"Thank you brothers."

Fang Yun invited Mrs. Wang into the living room, ordered people to serve tea, and then said: "You continue to talk."

Mrs. Wang sighed and said, "My family Zhengying is studying in the capital. Do you know about this?"

"I heard from my classmates that Mr. Wang has a bad father but no dog son. Brother Zhengying was one of the top ten talents in Dayuan Prefecture five years ago. He went to the Mingzhi Academy in the capital two years ago to study. It seems that he will come back next year to participate in the national examination. ." Fang Yun said.

Mrs. Wang looked bitter and said: "As soon as the man named Guan Changyu came in, he talked to us about Zhengying. He also specifically said that Zhengying had feelings for the third lady of the famous Huang family in the capital and was preparing to talk about marriage. These We all know this, but he also said What we don't know is that even if the third lady is from the side wife, she is from a famous family in the capital. The first is that Zhengying must be admitted to the imperial examination, the second is that Zhengying must settle down in the capital, and the third is that she needs ten thousand liang. Silver as betrothal gift.”

Fang Yun understood as soon as he heard that Wang Zhengying was very hopeful to be admitted to the imperial examination, but that might have to wait three to five years. As for settling in the capital and settling in a house, it was much more difficult than to be admitted to the imperial examination. Only Jinshi could directly become a citizen of the capital, and there was no fifth grade With the relationship between the above-mentioned officials, it would be difficult for even a candidate to settle in the capital.

The capital of Jingguo was built into a powerful fortress by half-sages and great scholars of the past dynasties. Especially in the years when the demon clan was about to conquer the Two Realms Mountains, the royal family of Jingguo spent all their wealth on strengthening the capital. It can be said that the Holy Court and Kongcheng The capital of the Ten Kingdoms is the last stronghold of the human race.

"Our family is just an ordinary family. Even if we have other livelihoods, we can still have four to five hundred taels of silver left throughout the year, and more than half of it is given to Zhengying to study in the capital. Then the house the Huang family is talking about must not be an ordinary house. There is not five thousand taels of silver left over. It’s impossible to get two silver coins. In fact, the most difficult thing is to transfer the household registration to the capital. This is simply harder than going to heaven! By the time our family Zhengying is admitted to Jinshi, the Huang family’s daughter will have given birth to many children!”

Fang Yun asked: "Then Chief Yu threatens Brother Zhengying's future?"

"Isn't it? The man said that as long as we sell him the longevity fruit, the affairs of Zhengying and the Huang family's daughter will be taken care of by him, and he will also guarantee that our master will get a lucrative position in the capital, even if he goes to Jingguo School The palace can discuss it.”

"The other party is willing to give up." Fang Yun said.

"Yes. Our master also admits that the price is not low, but you can't buy it with ten years of life! Even if he agrees, I can't agree. Human life is at stake! The supervisor Yu couldn't do it, so he told the truth. Wu Guo's clothes Knowing that the world is about to be canonized, King Kang We wanted to send a gift and were thinking of a way. Then we realized that the steward wanted to curry favor with King Kang, but what good could he get from a famous family? He could only go to Yuhai City. After all, he could trade with the East China Sea Dragon Palace there, and he might be able to buy something. treasure."

"Then Director Yu heard about the four longevity fruits?"

"Yes. Our master didn't agree, so Guan Yu had no choice but to leave. On the day of the second day of junior high school, my master met the other four people and found out that Guan Yu had also been to those four people's homes, but none of them agreed. . Alas, these five people have matched their tempers and have become friends. Now they don’t care who gets the longevity fruit, but they gather together all day long to chat and drink tea. They really think of themselves as old men!”

"Could it be that Director Yu went to your house again?" Fang Yun asked.

"Isn't it?" Mrs. Wang cried, wiping the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, "The manager Yu said that if we don't sell the longevity fruit to the manager, they will not only try to separate my son Zhengying and the daughter of the Huang family, but also My son was kicked out of Mingzhi Academy. Our master scolded the director Yu, and I thought about it. I was afraid that he would harm our family Zhengying, so I had to go to you. "

Fang Yun suddenly smiled coldly and said: "He knew clearly that I gave the longevity fruit to several people to extend their lives, knew that Mr. Wang was my teacher, and knew that Mr. Wang and the other five people saved my life, yet he still dared to go there Your home?”

Mrs. Wang said: "On the first day of junior high school, he was very polite, but today he is particularly domineering. Although he didn't mention you, the implication behind his words was that he only dared to come to our house because he knew something was wrong with you. I'm here too. I'm not asking you for any big help, why don't you send a message to our Lao Wang and we'll sell it to him? Housekeeper. If you can get in touch with people in the capital, we don't want anything else. We won't read any more. We can't afford to be a daughter of the Huang family. We just want you not to harm Zhengying. I don't know any high officials. I can ask you for help. My wife also knows that your situation is not good. If you are really in trouble, I will never force you."

Mrs. Wang was a little deliberate at first, but when she talked about her son's grief, tears kept flowing.

Fang Yun thought for a moment and said, "Did Supervisor Yu leave your address for you?"

"He stayed on the first day of junior high school and said there was news for us to find him."

"Well, then you go find him now and say that Fang Yun said that I gave the longevity fruit to the five of them. No one can steal it! You tell him that if he doesn't leave Dayuan Mansion tonight, I will Have someone break his legs and teach him where to walk and where not to step!"

When Mrs. Wang heard this, she wiped her tears and shook her head and said: "I only ask for mercy from our Zhengying, and I don't want you to offend anyone. I'm leaving now. Don't tell our master. If he knows that I'm here to beg you, You'll beat me to death." He turned around and left.

Fang Yun said: "Master, wait a minute, I want to teach Supervisor Yu a lesson, not to help you, but for myself. I gave that life-extending fruit to others! Although I am in trouble at this time, I cannot let others slaughter me! If Mrs. Wang If you’re afraid, tell me that person’s address and I’ll find someone to tell him to get out!”

Mrs. Wang looked at Fang Yun in surprise. She didn't expect that the polite little scholar her husband often talked about could have such a ruthless side.

Mrs. Wang wiped her tears and said: "Since you are willing to help me with this, then I, the master's wife, can't be afraid! I will go find him right away. No matter whether I succeed or not, I can't trouble you anymore."

Fang escorted Mrs. Wang away and stood in the courtyard for a long time. He snorted coldly. He didn't expect that as soon as something happened to him, all kinds of monsters and monsters would come out. If nothing happened to him, he wouldn't dare to go there again even if he didn't have the courage to do so. Wang family.

Fang Yun was about to go to the study when he suddenly received a letter from Cai He.

"Your cousin Fang Li is really promising! After learning that I cut off our sworn ties with you, he took his son Fang Zhongyong to my house and presented an essay called "Remembering Uncle Fang Yun". The whole article talks bad things about you, saying you were extremely bad when you were a child, and finally talks about how old you are when you are three years old, and says that all the suffering you have suffered today is your own fault. That child Fang Zhongyong has been tortured for a long time, and his eyes are no longer as spiritual as before. "

Fang Yun smiled after seeing this. He had thought that Fang Li was unbearable before, but today it was finally confirmed.

After a while, Fang Li actually passed a letter.

When Fang Yun opened it, he saw the words written by Hongyan: Brother Yun's matter has embarrassed the entire Fang family. It is rumored that Magistrate Cai is going to take action on the Fang family. For the sake of our Fang family, I wrote a short article for my brother Rang Zhongyong, which will not only make the county magistrate stop blaming the Fang family, but also spread the literary name of your nephew Zhongyong. I have no intention of harming you as a brother, and I hope Brother Yun will not blame you for your painstaking efforts. In the future, you will return to Ji County and serve wine to apologize to your brother. Qiu'an.

Fang Yunxun smiled. Just a few days ago, Fang Li's biography had "Lord Wenhou" on the left and "I" on the right. Today, "Lord Wenhou" has been replaced by "Brother Yun", and "I" has become "For my brother", the so-called apology is just to prevent yourself from relapse in the future.

Fang Yun was too lazy to pay attention to such villains, and told Marquis Wen Jinyin to never accept any letters from Fang Li in the future.

An hour later, Fang Yun was studying when the soldiers outside called the door.

When Fang Yun walked out, he saw a soldier respectfully handing over a letter and said: "A person who claimed to be a personal attendant of the warden Yu sent a letter saying that he was explaining the misunderstanding."

"Thank you."

Fang Yun took the letter and read it while walking into the yard.

This letter was very polite on the surface, saying that since Fang Yun gave away the longevity fruit, the longevity fruit had nothing to do with Fang Yun. Supervisor Yu and the Wang family were private matters and others should not interfere. Finally, a reminder.

"The wind in the capital is not as strong as that in Dayuan Mansion. I hope Marquis Wen will prepare more clothes."

A faint coldness appeared in Fang Yun's brows. The last words of the supervisor Yu obviously had two meanings. The first was to ridicule him for not being able to keep his nose in other people's business, and the second was to warn him that the water in the capital city was deep and a small Wen Hou could not lift it. There is a storm, not to mention that he will no longer be Wenhou.

"If you don't leave today, you won't have to leave tomorrow." Fang Yun threw away the letter.

After walking a few steps, I received an urgent letter from Zeng Yuan.

"Fang Yun, it's bad! Ji Mengxian, the number one scholar in the Qing Dynasty last year, wrote an article "Quest for Fang Yun Xi"! It is being circulated crazily and is climbing higher and higher on the Holy Academy's literary list. I will pass the original text to you right away! Qian Qian Don’t take it lightly!”

Fang Yun took a closer look and found that the word "愄" was indeed correct. It sounded the same as "xi". It was an unusual style of writing. It was used for conscription, crusade, or enumerating crimes and edicts to the world. Once the "愄" was published, disputes would inevitably arise.

And just yesterday, Fang Yun read "An Appeal to Wu Zhao" written by King Luo Bin, one of the Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty, and "An Appeal to Cao Cao" written by Chen Lin during the Three Kingdoms period. These two appeals were very influential.

"I thought it was just little snakes like Guan Zhang Yu and Fang Li who were feeling bored, but unexpectedly a big python came out."