Chapter 41 Rescue (the eighth update, for all book friends)
Wu Shengyu relied on his son of an official and his youthful and talented spirit, and had a certain reputation and fame among Fujian scholars. However, when he came to the foot of the emperor in the capital, his identity and talent quickly became mediocre, and he would not look dazzling wherever he went. He was full of jealousy for the famous Chenxi.●⌒,
"If Mr. Wu doesn't want to pay attention, just keep your hands on your shoulders and no one wants to force him. But after all, I come to take the exam with Brother Shen. Even if I can't go back together, I can't do anything. At least I have to do my best."
Su Tong was originally very pleased when he saw Wu Shengyu, but he thought that everyone was a fellow villager. Wu Shengyu was a student like Chen Xi. His grandfather was appointed as the governor of Shanxi. With his help, the way to save people might be much broader.
But Wu Shengyu advised him to protect himself as soon as he came, which was out of good intentions, but Su Tong was not grateful. He was not a decent person, but the basic principles still need to be discussed. He and Chen Xi came to the capital for the exam together, and both of them had no relatives. The minimum support and care between friends was actually a matter of duty.
Wu Shengyu didn't expect Su Tong to be so loyal and nodded slightly: "Will you wait until you have read the results before you can post the post and then go to visit Mr. Su when you are here? How about it?"
Su Tong thought to himself: "You just advised me to stand by and watch, why did you suddenly want to help so kindly? Is it because you want to take the blame?"
Su Tong thought about it and had no connections in the capital after all, and he had to rely on Wu Shengyu for many places, so he said, "Then wait for me to write a letter back to Tingzhou first, so that Mr. Chen's family can be prepared, and please wait outside."
Then, Su Tong picked up the brush, organized the language a little, and wrote a letter quickly. Su Tong wrote and thought: "Now Brother Shen is involved in the sales case, it's all my fault. He reminded me not to get too close to Cheng Minzheng. Now Cheng Minzheng and his people are involved. At most, I will do my best to do my job. What I should do is to notify Mr. Shen's family earlier."
After writing the letter, Su Tong quickly asked the servant to send it to Minsheng Teahouse. If there were Fujianese there, they would take the letter to Fujian. Now the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce has been opened in Fujian and Jiangxi. As long as the Chamber of Commerce can be found, it will be delivered to Hui Niang and Zhou’s hands in no time.
After that, Su Tong hurried out with Wu Shengyu and headed to the Gongyuan.
Originally, the Jinshi candidates could wait in the inn, but the students were eager to know if they were on the list. Who would be willing to wait for people to report the news at the place where they were staying
Isn't that going to make people anxious?
Along the way, Su Tong and Wu Shengyu saw many students, some knew each other and some didn’t, but basically no one came to say hello.
The matter of Chen Xi's involvement in the sales case has spread among the scholars, and most of them are gloating.
Let you make a name for yourself in the capital without any trouble. Now you are the same as Tang Yin. Waiting for the jail and torture, you will end up in a tragic ending of being sent to the army.
Immediately, they all felt that the doctrine of mean advocated by Confucianism is the ultimate truth of the great way of heaven and earth. Never be the first bird in everything. As the saying goes, the tree will be destroyed by the wind in the forest.
"The world is cool, the world is cool"
When he was about to reach the gate of Imperial College, Su Tong couldn't help but sigh, "Before the imperial examination, Brother Shen was so prestige among my Fujian scholars. There were people who praised him everywhere, but now he was taking advantage of the situation."
Wu Shengyu thought disdainfully, "Even if Chen Xi is famous, Chen Xi will be praised by others. Why do you think you are empathetic, but you just want to make yourself famous and be praised by others."
Not everyone retreated. In order to find out the situation, two of them came to Su Tongxu to talk.
These two people were Lun Wenxu and Sun Xu who were taken to the North Fushi Department with Chen Xi yesterday. Sun Xu said: "This person must be Mr. Su from Tingzhou, Fujian."
"Not that."
Although Su Tong did not know Sun Xu, he knew Lun Wenxu. At that time, he only visited Lun Wenxu as a junior scholar. He had not seen him for only two years. He was already a juren, and his friendship with Lun Wenxu made him feel proud.
Sun Xu sighed lightly: "I am ashamed of what happened yesterday. Mr. Chen and I both accepted the examination of Grand Secretary Li's school. Among the three, he performed the best, but unexpectedly he was left by Grand Secretary Li. I am the two of us."
Sun Xu and Lun Wenxu looked at each other, and in addition to regret, they also blamed themselves for failing to plead for Chen Xi in front of Li Dongyang.
Sun Xu continued: "Scholars should have advanced and retreated together, but yesterday's situation was too special, and no one wanted to be involved in the case of selling the paper. If it was only because Mr. Chen had outstanding talent and knowledge, it was considered related to the case of selling the paper, and I am afraid that the scholars in the world would not accept it. I might as well write to the court jointly to plead for Mr. Chen."
Wu Shengyu directly interrupted Sun Xu's words: "Young Master Sun, don't think that you can represent all scholars alone. We study hard and only ask for justice. Now that the case of selling questions from the Ministry of Rites' examinations has occurred, justice has not existed. How can the scholars in the world be convinced?"
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Sun Xu looked at Wu Shengyu in surprise. When Su Tong introduced, he said that Wu Shengyu was a fellow villager in Tingzhou. In addition, Wu Shengyu was walking with Su Tong, which made Sun Xu feel that Wu Shengyu was preparing to help, but unexpectedly, Wu Shengyu said the first thing he said was to oppose them helping Chen Xi.
What kind of fellow countrymen is this
Wu Shengyu thought that Chen Xi would be directly tortured and questioned when he was taken to the Beizhen Fushi. Who knew that he was "studying in the school" by Li Dongyang. According to Sun Xu's words, Chen Xi seemed to have performed quite well in this school exam.
Wu Shengyu originally wanted to help Chen Xi with the position of a fellow villager, but at this time he changed his mind. Chen Xi stole his limelight everywhere and deserved to be unlucky.
Sun Xu was arrogant and said something that made him unhappy, but was stopped by Lun Wenxu. Lun Wenxu said: "Young Master Chen is still in the Beizhenfu Department. This is a key case that the emperor has appointed. You must not act rashly. After the Ministry of Rites' examination results are released, Grand Secretary Li will definitely write to the court. Then contact all the students and try to rescue them."
Su Tongben had no idea, and he heard Lun Wenxu’s argument, so he nodded and responded.
The key to the problem now is that the exam has not yet been released. As the examiner, Li Dongyang is also responsible for thoroughly investigating the sales of the questions. First, he must complete the trust of the state to select talents, and then handle the sales of the questions. This is the minimum order. It cannot ruin the congee of the Ministry of Rites' examination because of a few rat shit.
"That's all." Sun Xu nodded, "After the results are released today, please contact others. How many people can be recognized in the capital?"
As he said that, Sun Xu still glared at Wu Shengyu indignantly. He felt that he was an outsider and had only met Chen Xi, and he tried every means to help a candidate like Chen Xi who was in trouble. However, as a fellow villager of Chen Xi, Wu Shengyu not only did not help, but also had the slightest intention of not allowing others to help, which was really contrary to the way of a gentleman.
Wu Shengyu also found that he was not very popular, so he simply took the excuse to leave.
When Wu Shengyu left, Su Tongcai roughly talked about the origins between Chen Xi and Wu Shengyu to Sun Xu and Lunwen. Sun Xu was relieved: "No wonder, although he was old, his character and academic performance were far inferior."
Sun Xu was irritable and straight, and said whatever he thought of, while Lun Wenxu was much older, and he had long been famous for being a great scholar, so he would not easily accuse others of bad things.
The three of them went outside the Imperial College and met an "acquaintance".
Su Tong looked at it and couldn't help but feel a little joy on his face, while Lun Wenxu and Sun Xu looked dark after seeing it. It was Jiang Liwei, the Jinyiwei, Qianhu.
At this time, Jiang Liwei, dressed in a scholarly outfit and several casual entourages, stood outside the tribute column of the Imperial College, smiling at the three people walking over.
"Brother Gu Yu, long time no see you"
After Su Tong came to the capital, he also tried to visit Jiang Liwei, but after asking many questions, he couldn't find out where Jiang Liwei lived. Now he was meeting at the gate of the Gongyuan, which made him very happy.
In Su Tong's view, Jiang Liwei himself is the fifth-rank left chief of Nanjing Dali Temple. Now he has been transferred to the capital, and his official position is only high and not low. With his help, Chen Xi may be able to escape from prison as soon as possible.
Jiang Liwei was very polite to Su Tong. After seeing the ceremony, he said, "I believe all three of you will come to see the exam and give the results."
Lun Wenxu and Sun Xu had some prejudice against Jiang Liwei. Although Jiang Liwei did not personally take people to capture them yesterday, Jiang Liwei was the Qianhu family of the Jinyiwei, which was equivalent to the leader of the state secret service. Most scholars were always keeping a distance from such people.
Sun Xu thought to himself: "On the day of the examination, we are waiting for the Imperial College to pay attention to the Imperial College. Is it not to pay attention to the release of the results? "
Lun Wenxiu's cultivation was much better, and he said: "That's right. I don't know what happened to Jiang Qianhu, the Jinyiwei, who came."
Su Tong didn't know what official position Jiang Liwei moved from the position of Left Chief of Dali Temple in Nanjing. After hearing Lun Wenxu's statement, he realized that it was "Thousand Houses" and the Thousand Houses of the Jinyiwei. Although they are both fifth-rank, the Jinyiwei is the emperor's personal army. When he is at the top of his official position, his authority is much higher than that of the Left Chief of Dali Temple in Nanjing.
Su Tong was amazed: "Even if I pass the Jinshi exam, I will probably not be able to see Gu Yu's brother in my life. I will rely more on him in the future."
Jiang Liwei smiled and said, "I'm here to see the results." He paused and added, "For others."
Lun Wenxu and Sun Xu looked at each other. Obviously, they didn't understand what Jiang Liwei said. A martial arts scholar is now a thousand households of Jinyiwei, a senior official of the imperial court. He has not participated in the Ministry of Rites before. Why should I see the results and say that I can't see the results for others? Who can't come in person? I need others to do it.
Su Tong didn't have so many ideas. He took this rare opportunity to quickly tell Jiang Liyou about Chen Xi: "Brother Gu Yu, I can't recognize a few people in the capital. I would like to ask you to help me to rescue Mr. Chen."
Lun Wenxu and Sun Xu couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh
This is simply a rooster begging for the weasel. Chen Xi was taken down by Jiang Liwei. Now Su Tong actually begged for Jiang Liwei to help. Isn’t this a bad thing?
Jiang Liwei acted in front of Su Tong about this as if he knew nothing about it, and nodded, "I have heard of Mr. Chen's affairs, but now Mr. Chen is involved in the important cases of the court, so it is better not to be too arrogant."
This sentence was said to Su Tong, but Jiang Liwei was also reminding Lun Wenxu and Sun Xu.
No matter what happens, don't do anything randomly. This is a major case involving the emperor's decree. If you are not careful, you may even be deprived of fame and fortune.
Sun Xu had a completely irritable temper. The more he was not allowed to involve him, the more unwilling he would give in. He was not polite when he saw Li Dongyang before. Now he would not have a good face when he saw Jiang Liwei. He rushed forward and asked: "I heard from Jiang Qianhu's intention, I don't know where Mr. Chen is now."
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