Lanke Chess Edge

Too many strange things happened before and after a strange heavy rain in Lishun Mansion, especially what the villagers of Shuanggongqiao Village saw and heard.

Ordinary people are not fools, and with the exchange of knowledge in the rain, a mythical story began to spread. Taking the version heard by Ji Yuan as an example, except for some key details, it can even be called a "restored plot by God". ".

Therefore, the story of the falling dragon in Guangdong Lake eventually spread, and the more it spread, the more mysterious it became.

On the fourth day of June, the prefect of Lishun prefect held a full moon banquet for the second son. In addition to the big and small officials from all over Lishun prefecture to congratulate, many famous people in Wanzhou also sent congratulatory gifts. There is a congratulatory gift sent to the door.

It was also rare for Yin Zhaoxian to be extravagant, and he was planning to have a big event. He originally wanted to book a big restaurant in Lishun Mansion, but considering the price of the big restaurant and his own salary, he decided to hold the banquet in the mansion.

During the time they lived in the mansion, Yin Qing, Lin Xinjie and others also lived in the wing where Ji Yuan was.

On the day of the banquet, Yin Qing woke up early, dressed in fancy clothes, and went to help his father with the work of welcoming guests and treating people. Being well-educated, sensible and flexible, he handled these things with ease.

As guests who only needed to attend the banquet, Ji Yuan, Lin Xinjie, Lei Yusheng, and Mo Xiu didn't need to get up early, and Ji Yuan habitually slept until the sun was up.

Lin Xinjie, together with Lei Yusheng and Mo Xiu, after washing up, came to wait outside the guest house where Ji Yuan was staying. This has been a daily routine for more than a month, and it was almost exactly the time when Ji Yuan woke up.

"Squeak~"

Ji Yuan, who was wearing a green shirt and long robe today, opened the door and walked out.

"Morning, Mr. Ji!"

Lin Xinjie, Lei Yusheng and Mo Xiu bowed to Ji Yuan in unison.

Ji Yuan smiled, and bowed his arms around him.

"Good morning!"

Ji Yuan also knew the reason for these three people's excessive respect for him, it was nothing more than the letter in Yin Qing's hands now.

Not to mention some miraculous features of the letter I have seen with my own eyes, even the handwriting is worthy of the respect and courtesy of several scholars.

Of course Yin Wenqu Yin Gong's calligraphy is also very precious, but it is an official ordered by the court after all, even if it is Yin Qing's own father, they dare not make mistakes, let alone show their faces every day.

Although he begged Yin Qing many times to launch a family offensive to ask his father for calligraphy treasures, Yin Qing did not dare to start this way. He is delicate and knows that if he does this, he will have no peace when he returns to Huiyuan Academy. His father is not a wholesaler. Calligraphy and painting, so they often use family precepts as an excuse not to dare to speak, and let them ask their father for calligraphy.

It's a big deal to ask Yin Qing to help others in person, and Yin Qing knows very well that with his father's personality, his classmates will probably give them if they ask for words, so even if they go back to Huiyuan Academy in the future, those people will not be able to pester them. Come to Yin Qing himself.

It's a pity that even though Mo Xiu and others have experienced the crisis of being seduced by the fox in the mountains, they are still a few cowards in the face of "idols". They never dared to hold their breath when they met each other, and only Yin Zhaoxian dared to answer when he asked them about their academic life.

Seeing that the three of them were full of energy, Ji Yuan walked to the corridor first and said to the three of them.

"Go to breakfast together?"

"Okay." "Yeah!"

The three of them hurriedly followed along, chatting with Mr. Ji about some interesting things and asking about his knowledge while walking.

In the hearts of the three, Mr. Ji is kind, gentle, humorous, and knowledgeable. Chatting with Mr. Ji is very knowledgeable, and many things that cannot be figured out will be enlightened after Mr. Ji talks about them.

In fact, Tian Ji Yuan is not observing these three scholars these days. Although they are still immature, they are also talents to be cultivated. It can be said whether they are stable or not, at least their character is correct now.

After finishing breakfast in the living room, Ji Yuan took the lead to put down the spoon in his hand, looked at the three scholars who were still swallowing wontons, and casually said something to the three of them that didn't match the preface and also had nothing to do with the breakfast. irrelevant words.

"Although the three are not as young as the weak crowns, they are all talents of Huiyuan Academy. You might as well take the imperial examination in advance. In a few years, there will be a shortage of people in local government affairs."

Lin Xinjie was the first to jump out to speak again, and said with a smile.

"Mr. Ji also thinks that the current officialdom is stale, and we need to make a big splash, right?"

Ji Yuan smiled and nodded.

"Does Mr. Ji think we can pass the exam? You don't need to be the number one scholar, as long as you can be an official!"

Moxiu also said something in anticipation.

Ji Yuan still smiled.

"As long as there is no reference, it must not pass the exam."

"Hahaha..." "Yes, Mr. Ji is right hahaha..."

The three scholars laughed a few times, but they hadn't really realized where the emphasis of Ji Yuan's words was.

. . .

In Gyeonggi Prefecture, where Dazhen Capital is located, in the imperial city, after the early court, in addition to Emperor Yuande sitting behind the dragon case, there were several trusted ministers in the imperial study room, several princes such as Wu Wang and Jin Wang, and several Cong Wan A spy from the state.

Emperor Yuande had gray hair and was drinking tea behind the dragon case, while everyone else could only stand.

"Tell me, what progress has been made in Wanzhou recently."

"yes!"

A secret agent in the middle stepped forward and saluted the emperor.

"I want to tell your Majesty, based on the clues given by the prefect Yin and the various hidden clues left behind, we have traveled all over Wanzhou's prefectures and found that most places are prosperous on the surface, but the people are actually living in dire straits... ..."

"Boom boom boom..."

Listening to the narration, Emperor Yuande tapped his fingers on the table. The ministers and princes who were familiar with him understood that he was a little impatient from the tapping frequency.

Finally, the spy began to talk about the issues that Emperor Yuande was most concerned about.

"Officials in various prefectures and counties, there are few honest government officials, and many people who are greedy for gold and silver. Taking the case listed by the prefect of Yin, a small village in charge of a hundred households is holding 50 hectares of land, and the annual self-interest can even reach hundreds of taels of silver. Huge, the profits of top officials are increasing layer by layer, and the benefits are innumerable."

"Simply lawless!"

King Wu couldn't help scolding angrily, as the prince who thought he would be the most righteous in the future, he had some ideas similar to his father's.

"Are you allowed to speak?"

The old emperor looked at King Wu and said coldly.

"I know I was wrong!"

King Wu hurriedly apologized to the old emperor for his mistake, but the anger still remained on his face. Except for King Jin, at least the princes in the room knew Wanzhou's "big oil and water" to some extent, but they obviously underestimated it.

The old emperor tapped on the table, and although he had finished listening to the secret report, he still asked another question casually.

"Is there anything else worth mentioning in Wanzhou?"

At this moment, the spies did not speak immediately, but looked at each other after a few breaths.

King Jin frowned, but King Wu couldn't help but yelled loudly.

"Say it quickly, do you want to expire your majesty?"

"I can't wait! I can't wait!"

Frightened, several spies hurriedly bowed their heads and apologized to Emperor Yuande. In the end, the leader bit the bullet and opened his mouth. Today, when Gyeonggi Prefecture plans to hold a large-scale water and land ceremony, how can they deal with the directions that the emperor is paying attention to now? May not have heard.

But the incident in Wanzhou was horrifying, but it also made people daydream easily, and some dared not say it.

"Your Majesty, besides the local government affairs, there are two other matters in Wanzhou now... One is that Mrs. Yin Zhifu gave birth to another son..."

"Oh, I almost forgot, Yin Aiqing is the pillar of the country, and I need to prepare a congratulatory gift."

The old emperor smiled and thought about the first half of the sentence, and said the second half to the old eunuch beside him, and then looked at the spy again, waiting for his next words.

The spy looked around at the ministers and princes.

"Secondly...the second is the incident of the falling dragon in Guangdong Lake that has been rumored in Wanzhou's borders..."

Emperor Yuande froze for a moment, stared at the spy and said.

"Falling dragon?"

Having said all that, the secret agent no longer has any scruples.

"Exactly, there are many people in Wanzhou who know about this matter, especially the villagers of Shuanggongqiao Village who saw it with their own eyes. It is rumored that on April 20th, Lishun Mansion was suddenly covered by dark clouds and thunder and lightning. Everyone in the village heard the sound of a dragon chant, and also heard a sound like an old cow's cry, and then a dragon fell from the sky with dark clouds and hit the village head of Shuanggongqiao Village..."

The spy raised his head and glanced at the emperor cautiously. Seeing that the other party was staring at him, he swallowed before continuing.

"That day, the storm was like a torrential downpour, and the villagers of Shuanggongqiao Village could even hear the sound of a dragon yelling like a cow from time to time, and they could see the vast shadow of a huge dragon standing at the head of the village in the rain, but all of them were killed by the dragon in a short period of time. The sound of the chanting was shocking and comatose... Afterwards, a flood suddenly appeared, flowing along a ditch towards Guangdong Lake, and the people along the bank saw it with their own eyes, and there were countless huge dragon shadows swimming in the flood water... Today, there are still traces of the Longyou ravine at the head of Shuanggongqiao Village, and the ravine has been expanded several times because of Longyou... The humble job is over!"

After the spy finished speaking, he still didn't dare to look at the emperor, while the latter was talking to himself in a daze.

"There are dragons? There are dragons... Falling dragons... Wanzhou is the land of falling dragons..."