Xue Tingxiang took Zhu Juan back home, and the three of them felt very heavy along the way.
Although Mao Badou and Li Datian didn't know who the mastermind was, they had so much energy to hide from all the examiners in the Shuntian Gongyuan, so they were definitely not very people.
Back at Jing'er Hutong, everyone was there, even Lin Miao.
Xue Tingxiang didn't tell Lin Miao about this, because Lin Miao was too busy recently. Since the beginning of spring, he was elected to Wenyuan Pavilion by Jane, and served as Zhongshusheren.
It seems that he has also been demoted. The editor of the Hanlin Academy is the seventh grade, while the Zhongshu Sheren is from the seventh grade. However, Zhongshusheren was in charge of writing official edicts, edicts, silver books, iron coupons, etc., and he was on duty in Wenyuan Pavilion.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he has soared into the sky. From a history book student, he has become a close minister by the emperor's side. Although Lin Miao was born in the top three of the two lists, sooner or later, Lin Miao was brought forward a lot.
The specifics will not be described in detail for the time being, but in a word, Lin Miao is very busy now, often entering the palace before dawn and coming back after dark.
"Teacher." Seeing Lin Miao, Xue Tingxiang was a little surprised.
"It's also embarrassing you." Lin Miao sighed and said, "I heard Huanzhi say this, but now there is something wrong, you shouldn't hide this from the teacher."
Xue Tingyan smiled: "Actually, I also saw the teacher's case, and I couldn't bear to disturb it. Besides, the situation is unclear now, and I don't know where to bring it up."
Before he could finish his words, Mao Badou had already said outright what happened before, including Xue Tingxiang's examination papers being exchanged, and going to Shuntian Mansion to check the papers.
Xue Tingxiang just wanted to cover Mao Badou's mouth. Why didn't he find Mao Badou's mouth so fast before.
Hearing this, everyone in the room was shocked.
Zhao'er stood up immediately and said, "At the feet of the emperor, these people dare to do this, let's go and sue the imperial court!"
"Sister Zhao'er is right, let's go and sue the imperial court." Those who echoed Zhao'er were nothing more than Gao Sheng and other boys. As for the others, they did not speak.
Xue Tingxiang laughed in surprise: "Zhao'er, you've watched too much drama, it's so easy for you to sue the imperial court?" After he finished speaking, he added: "I have something to say with the teacher, so you can cook some food and drink. ."
This is obviously trying to distract everyone, and everyone knows that the next thing is not suitable for them to listen to, so they all leave. Zhao'er was still a little reluctant to leave, and asked Xue Tingxiang, "Is it serious?"
"It's alright, don't think too much."
That being said, how could Zhao'er not think too much, but still carried Hong'er out.
There were only a few teachers and students left in the room. Lin Miao kept frowning and said nothing. After a while, he sighed and said, "How did you plan this matter?"
What is Xue Tingxiang's plan? In fact, he already had some ideas in his mind long ago, and what he did later was just to confirm what he thought. Now many things have been confirmed one by one, only to find that things are more serious than expected.
Of course, he didn't have much evidence for these seriousness, but just based on his keen sense of smell, he was more than 80% sure.
The situation in the DPRK is too complicated, and it is simply not something that a fledgling boy can mix. And this time, it's not just the old family of Wu Ge, but also the dealer behind it. At present, Xue Tingxiang can see these two factions, but these are enough to crush him into powder.
Originally, Xue Tingxiang had no hope of making Beilu Academy for himself, but hearing Lin Miao's words at this time confirmed what he was thinking.
In other words, he is only one person.
Undoubtedly, it is the mantis arm blocking the car.
Those who are smart should know each other better. Anyway, if he can take the test again next time, he will only wait a year.
The only thing is, the tone of my heart.
In fact, it is not impossible to swallow.
Xue Tingxiang smiled and looked at Lin Miao with clear eyes.
"Teacher, although I don't know the situation of the court very well, but I also know that daring to be so dignified is not something that people without background like us can shake. Anyway, I'm still young, I can succeed this time, and I can do it next time."
Lin Miao looked at Xue Tingxiang, his lips parted, it took a long time for it to turn into a sigh, and he patted his shoulder: "If you can think like this, you are mature."
He straightened up, looked out the door, and said, "It's not too early, the teacher has something to do. If there is anything else, you must come to the teacher."
"I know the teacher."
Lin Miao nodded and walked out.
Chen Jian looked at Xue Tingyan: "Tingyan—"
"What's wrong?"
"No, nothing. The Hanlin Academy has something to do. I have to go first."
Xue Tingxiang nodded: "Thank you, Ajian."
"Thank you for what?" Chen Jian was a little uncomfortable: "The teacher is much older than us, so I want to ask the teacher to come up with an idea. Well, I really have to go."
After speaking, Chen Jian left in a hurry, walking in a rare hurry.
Xue Tingxiang looked at his back and sighed faintly.
In fact, how could he not know that Chen Jian specially invited Lin Miao, but unfortunately he was disappointed.
When Chen Jian arrived at the door, a mule cart with a blue-gray curtain was parked outside the door.
It was Lin Miao's car. Since he was selected by Jane to enter the palace, he had specially bought a car so that it would be cheaper to enter the palace on duty.
The car was obviously waiting for Chen Jian.
After Chen Jian got into the car, the mule car started running.
"Teacher, this is the only way? You can't help Ting Xian? As long as you speak to His Majesty, His Majesty will definitely be careful and give Ting Xian justice."
Chen Jian has always been taciturn, but this time it was because Xue Tingxiang was involved that he was so rarely excited. He knew that Ting Xian would not be as calm as the surface, but he couldn't bear it.
He couldn't bear to implicate him and his teacher, as well as Mao Badou, Li Datian, and even everyone around him. Therefore, he would rather be wronged and be wronged, and would rather hold back his injustice like this.
"Huanzhi." Lin Miao's voice was deep and full of endless exhaustion.
"teacher!"
"Huanzhi, you have already entered the official position. There are some things that they don't know, but you know. You should know our current situation!"
their situation
Yes, they are in a bad situation right now.
Xue Tingxiang and the others have not yet entered official positions, so the matter cannot affect them. But the Beilu family has been in an embarrassing situation since the prince's young master, Youde, resigned and returned to his hometown.
The other factions have been suppressing both overtly and secretly. After all, so many people from the Beilu clan are officials in the court, how can they not offend anyone. I used to endure it because of the prince and because of Fu Youde. Now that Fu Youde has resigned, the prince can't see it. The Beilu family has been disgusted by today, and others will naturally fall into the trap.
So Lin Miao didn't care, but couldn't control it.
The mule cart quickly arrived at the gate of the Hanlin Academy, and Chen Jian got out of the car, but Lin Miao did not enter the palace, but asked the driver to change paths, and soon the mule cart drove into the vast crowd.
The mule cart stopped in front of an ordinary house, and Lin Miao got out of the car, straightened his clothes, and then raised his hand to knock on the door.
After a while, the door was opened, and an old servant who was blind in one eye came out, and led Lin Miao in.
The further he walked in, the more obvious the faint sound of the piano became, and when Lin Miao reached the door of a fasting house, the sound of the piano stopped abruptly.
"come in."
Lin Miao walked in, a man in a blue robe turned his back to him, sitting in front of the piano platform under the window.
"Is something wrong?"
Lin Miao did not hide it, and told the story of the incident.
The more he talked about it, the more excited he became. In the end, he couldn't even keep his composure. He changed his calmness in front of several students earlier.
"What do you want to say?" The man in Tsing Yi's voice was cold.
"Uncle Master!"
"This kid is more sensible than you."
Lin Miao couldn't help but take a step forward: "Because he is sensible, I am very ashamed as his teacher. Back then, I was stubborn and arrogant, and almost went to prison. He saved me as a teacher. Yes. Now, my students have suffered this injustice, and I, the teacher, can't do anything, not even speak, and I'm ashamed and shameless."
The man in Tsing Yi sighed softly, his voice drifting in the air.
"An Qi, you should know our situation."
He just said this to his students, but now it sounds like he is mocking him.
Lin Miao said sullenly, "I know."
"It's just to let him wait another year. It's not a long time. He is very talented, and the academy will not treat him badly in the future."
"it's the only way?"
"That's the only way." The man in Tsing Yi stood up and looked out of the window with his hands behind his back: "The crown prince's illness is not simple, it is also our negligence, to have such a flaw, your senior brother was angered because of this, so you can only resign. Officials return to their hometowns. My family in the northern foothills have always claimed to be neutral, but this neutrality is not easy to come by, but it is just the careful efforts of everyone over the years.
"Now Beilu is at a low point, but it is also an opportunity for us. Your Majesty is afraid of Wu and Xu. Because the Shen family wants to join the cabinet, they are ambiguous with Wu Yong. If Your Majesty wants to make a difference, he must not break the balance. That's why you were elected to Wenyuan Pavilion by Jane.
"This is an opportunity for us, and His Majesty is expressing that he is still thinking of his old feelings, but if there is a disturbance due to this, His Majesty will misunderstand. It's time, if you are also disgusted, there will be no one in my northern foothills to be the emperor anymore. The close ministers around him will be embarrassed on all sides, and my family in the northern foothills will be in danger. Even if he earns his own things, it is still two to say whether he can keep it or not."
After saying this, the man in Tsing Yi did not say anything.
After a long time, Lin Miao let out a long breath: "Uncle, I understand."
"Go. If nothing happens, don't come here."
"Yes."
The juju is still not found.
The old people of Wu Ge rummaged through the place where the scrolls were kept in Shuntian Mansion, and the Ministry of Rites also searched for them. It seemed that the vermillion scrolls had disappeared out of thin air.
When the report came up, Amber felt something was wrong, so he reported it to Elder Wu Ge.
Wu Ge asked someone to bring the ink roll over, and his face became gloomy after reading it.
It was this country boy! When the marriage with the Shen family came, Wu Ge knew about Xue Tingxiang naturally.
However, he didn't take this person to heart, he was just a little scholar. During the years when Wu Ge was an official in the court, countless two-ranked scholars flattered him, how could he possibly take a little scholar to heart? .
But it happened to be this little scholar, who went all the way from scholar to juren, and even had a talent of Huiyuan, and his papers were also exchanged for Wu Wenxuan, and now Zhu Juan is gone.
Elder Wu Ge immediately had a feeling of being on his back. Could it be that the Shen family made a move? What does the Shen family want to do
Old Wu Ge stood up from behind the desk and paced back and forth.
When Amber saw this, although he was confused, he also knew that something had happened.
"Find someone to look up that kid, the clearer the better."
"Yes."
In Jing'er Hutong, Wang Xiu had been locked up in the firewood room for many days.
At the beginning, he was making a lot of noise, and his hands and feet were tied and his mouth was gagged. After Xue Tingxiang told him something, he didn't dare to make trouble again.
Wang Xiu's initial worries were not unreasonable. After the announcement, there was a lot of scolding about Wang Xiu and Yang Guangzhi. Of course, there were others, but it was better to scold the two of them. After all, there were too many people who bought them. , although even if you win, you can't make a lot of money, but there is just one kind of person who makes this kind of small money.
Don't be greedy, just want to be in the middle, one bet can only make one money, but ten bets are a hundred bets.
It's a pity that the two of Wang Xiu fell out.
These people who bought them probably hated iron more than their elders. During the period, some rumors were inevitably spread, saying that Wang Xiu and Yang Guangzhi had deliberately failed because they were bought by the dealer behind them.
Coupled with Wang Xiu and Yang Guangzhi, they have disappeared without a trace since the list was released, which makes this statement even more true.
No, there are many people out there looking for Wang Xiu. As long as Xue Tingxiang threw him out of the door and said that Wang Xiu was here, it was estimated that he would be torn apart alive, and he naturally did not dare to make trouble.
However, Wang Xiu was imprisoned here for a long time, and it was inevitable that he would make a scene or two, but he was very clear about this degree. In the end, there are a few who can pass the test and are really fools. They will fall to the point where they are now, and it is nothing more than the expansion of teenage fame.
"When will you let me go?" Wang Xiu said when Xue Tingxiang came to bring him food.
Because he hasn't taken care of himself for a long time, Wang Xiu at this time is still as decent as when he was surrounded by people. The hair has not been washed for a long time, and the strands of hair stick to the scalp, and there is a lot of ash on it. And because of the panic and anxiety every day, and without seeing the sun for a long time, his face was abnormally white and skinny.
Xue Tingxiang ignored him, put down the meal, and planned to go out.
"Just you, what else do you want to think about? I advise you to let me go earlier. I'll go back to Fujian, and the two sides will be safe. Let his yellow water flood the sky, and it won't hurt you and me anyway."
Xue Tingxiang remained silent.
"Don't think that I don't know that you were also victimized by them, but your arms can't twist your thighs, so what's the use of being angry."
In the past few days, every time Xue Tingxiang came to deliver meals with Wang Xiu, he would always come here for a while, probably because he wanted to convince Xue Tingxiang to let him go.
Xue Tingxiang was too lazy to pay attention to him before, and he had something in his heart. Today, he felt a little joking: "There are so many people looking for you outside, you are not afraid that I will let you out and you will be torn apart alive?"
Wang Xiu's face twitched, and it seemed that she was a little scared, but she insisted: "As long as I don't say it, no one will know me. When I go back to Fujian, the mountains are high and the road is far away, and people in the capital can't do anything about me. Not only to myself, but also to you."
Having said this, Wang Xiu gave Xue Tingxiang a complicated look: "Don't be stubborn, just take a breath, swallow it, and swallow it, why are you still here, you are not afraid that the other party will jump over the wall and kill it?"
How did Wang Xiu know what happened to Xue Tingxiang? He thought that Xue Tingxiang was the same as him, but he accepted his fate, but the other party didn't.
But Xue Tingxiang was stunned when he heard what he said.