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- Chapter One Hundred
The expressions of the young men in brocade clothes who walked into the gate of Keshengju were almost the same, and they all looked at the border soldiers with undisguised contempt. Because of His Majesty's whim, these soldiers from poor backgrounds forcefully snatched half of the admission places in the Yanwu Academy from the children of aristocratic families. The conflict was unstoppable from the moment this decree came down.
The Wang family in Jiangnan was one of the most famous families in the world. In the previous dynasty, the Wang family produced seven prime ministers, four princes, and dozens of county and township marquises. The Wang family in the previous dynasty was the most powerful. Although the Wang family gradually lost power after the founding of the Sui Dynasty, the heritage of the family for hundreds of years cannot be underestimated.
During the previous dynasty, the only one that could be compared with the Wang family was the Xie family in Jiangnan. The fate of these two famous families is almost the same. Since the Sui Dynasty replaced the previous dynasty, the status of these two families in the court has been declining. Especially when Emperor Tianyou Yang Yi took office, not a single official of third rank or above came from these two families. There are no officials in the court, which is a precursor to the complete decline of a family.
But there is no doubt that at the local level, the Wang family still has unparalleled influence.
Wang Ding is one of the young people of the Wang family who is outstanding in Chinese literacy and martial arts. His father once served as a county magistrate, but he only struggled to advance from the fourth-rank official position. In order to revitalize the Wang family, his father made great efforts to Wang Ding. Ding has had high hopes since he was a child. He spent a lot of money to hire erudite scholars to teach his lessons, and also invited famous people in the martial arts to guide his practice.
Wang Ding lived up to his father's high expectations and became famous in Jiangnan when he was young. But precisely because he became famous at a young age, his temperament is inevitably aloof and withdrawn.
This time when he came to the imperial capital, he had two things he was determined to achieve.
??Enter the top three in the Martial Arts Academy exam and marry Yang Weixia, the daughter of Xujun Wang Yang Kai. Although Prince Xu did not respond to the marriage, Wang Ding knew that if he wanted to advance in his official career, marrying Prince Xu's daughter would undoubtedly be a shortcut. The family also attached great importance to this matter. Not only did they invite a well-known veteran in the court to act as a matchmaker, they even wrote to the Emperor to invite him.
Wang Ding, who was arrogant and arrogant, had no good impressions of the border troops gathered in Keshengju. Speaking of which, he came here today deliberately to see how poor these border soldiers were. It seemed to him that it was unbearable that these soldiers did not die of shame because they could not afford the food and wine of Keshengju.
The young man at Keshengju was very smart and quickly welcomed Wang Ding and others to the private room on the second floor. Wang Ding rolled his eyes at the border soldiers and said to the young man in a loud voice: "If these meritorious soldiers of the Sui Dynasty don't have enough wine in a while, you can just serve them as you like, and all the money spent will be mine."
The words came out of his mouth with an embarrassing meaning.
The young man responded in a low voice, thinking to himself, Mr. Prince, why do you go out of your way to cause trouble? These soldiers just have a good drink, but you come to ridicule and ridicule them. If there really is a fuss, we will not be able to handle it.
Mo Xiandao¡¯s expression changed, and he took a step forward with eyes wide open. Fang Jie stretched out his hand and pulled his sleeve, shaking his head slightly. Mo Xidao snorted coldly, sat down on the stool, opened the seal of a wine jar, picked it up and poured it into his mouth.
At this moment, the person who came in last behind Wang Ding and others attracted the attention of all the border soldiers.
This man has a tall build, a beard, big eyes, broad shoulders and narrow waist, a square face, and an angry sword-like eyebrow. What he is wearing is not a brocade robe, but a military uniform from the Sui Dynasty.
"It's Wang Wei!"
Zhang Kuang whispered in Fang Jie¡¯s ear: ¡°The military commander at Baishui City is a member of the general Luo Yao. Although he comes from a poor family, he is still able to get to the backstage!¡±
"Wang Wei who leads troops to massacre several barbarian towns every year?"
Fang Jie couldn¡¯t help but ask.
"it's him!"
Zhang Kuang snorted coldly and said: "After he arrived in the imperial capital, he never interacted with the brothers who came from the border army. Instead, he hung out with the young masters from aristocratic families all day long. He was really just a follower, but others treated him like a dog. He himself I thought it was quite beautiful, and it was a disgrace to our frontier army! Yesterday, I asked some brothers to invite him, but he said he was not free. It turned out that he wanted to curry favor with the Jiangnan Wang family, so no wonder he had to come and drink with us. "
Mo Xidao shook his head and said softly: "Everyone has his own ambition, don't force it, come let's drink!"
He raised the wine jar again and poured half of it in one breath.
"Brother Fang, have you reallyenough to meet His Majesty?"
Zhang Kuang changed the subject and asked for an explanation.
Fang Jie nodded and said, "Yes, I have, but I am too timid to raise my head. I still don't know what His Majesty looks like."
Zhang Kuang smiled and said: "If it were me, I just?I will also lie on the ground without daring to raise my head. "
Mo was washing his knife but did not answer. He just tilted his head and looked coldly at Wang Ding and others who were ascending the stairs. As if sensing his gaze, Wang Ding stopped halfway up the stairs, glanced over and snorted, then turned back and whispered something to his companion.
Fang Jie pulled Mo to wash his knife, smiled and said, "Where does Brother Mo live?"
"Inn"
Mo Xidao was silent for a while and replied: "Where can we poor people with no money live? After reporting to the Ministry of War, people without money can apply to live in the inn. It can be regarded as the court's care for our border troops. I also take care of three meals a day, so I won¡¯t go hungry.¡±
Fang Jie hummed, but couldn't help but feel something in his heart.
When he first reported to the Ministry of War, no one told him that he could apply to live in the inn. I'm afraid that the people from the Ministry of War were already plotting against him at that time. After all, if he lived in the inn, it would be much more difficult to kill him. And if he lived in an inn, it would be much easier to do it.
He suddenly couldn't help but want to laugh, laughing at how well treated he was after arriving in the imperial capital.
The imperial capital city, which seemed fair and bright, was full of traps for him. If you are not careful, you may get stuck in it and be unable to pull it out.
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Wang Ding and others went up to the second floor and chose a private room facing the street. After ordering the waiters to serve wine and food, Wang Ding waved his hands and said impatiently: "Close the door. I feel upset when I hear the voices of those poor people outside."
Wang Wei, who was standing aside but not seated, immediately closed the door with a respectful attitude.
"Wang Wei, you are different from them."
Wang Ding glanced at him and said with a smile: "Not to mention that you are under the command of General Luo of Zuoqianwei, you should also be a branch of my Wang family. In the future, you should not associate with these people, so as not to get into trouble. "
"What Mr. Wang said is true, and I will do it."
Wang Wei leaned forward slightly and said humbly.
"Sit down, sit down"
Wang Ding waved his hand casually and said: "Since I brought you with me, I don't treat you as an outsider. Today's drink is not without reason. General Luo's only son, General Luo Wen, who is the number one in the martial arts academy this year, wants to Come on. You are a veteran of General Luo. You will be so close to General Xiao Luo soon I specially invited General Xiao Luo to honor him at this dinner. He has been granted the title of Cong Si by His Majesty. General Pin will be leaving Beijing soon to serve in the Youxiao Guards in the northwest. "
"Brother Wang is admirable!"
A young man in brocade clothes couldn't help but clapped his hands and said: "If you didn't tell me, who would have guessed the purpose of the wine today? It's not easy to invite Mr. Luo Wen. How could anyone else have such great honor!"
Wang Ding waved his hand and smiled and said: "Where is it? My father and General Luo are old acquaintances. General Luo and I often played together when we were young. I remember when he got into trouble, I took the blame for him. So. Even if others can¡¯t invite him, he still has to give me my face.¡±
As he was talking, someone suddenly knocked on the door.
"who?"
Wang Wei asked.
"Young Master Wang, I am delivering a message on behalf of someone else."
The boy at Keshengju at the door lowered his voice and said, "General Xiao Luo sent someone just now to say that he has something important to do today and he really can't spare the time to come. Please bear with me."
This was said politely, but it was like slapping Wang Ding in the mouth.
Wang Ding¡¯s expression changed and became extremely ugly.
Seeing his embarrassment, Wang Wei quickly said: "I guess the Ministry of War has something important to do. After all, General Xiao Luo is about to go to the northwest, and the Ministry of War should have a lot of things to explain and arrange"
"Shut up!"
Wang Ding glared at him and felt his face burning. It was precisely because of the sense of shame that emerged in his heart that he felt more and more hateful to the noisy border troops outside. Thinking of the scar-faced man who had looked at him coldly before, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.
"Wang Wei, do you know who the border commander is who is blind in one eye?"
"Know!"
Wang Wei quickly lowered his head and said: "His name is Mo Xiandao. He is a scout team leader in Phoenix Terrace in Eastern Xinjiang. Because of his meritorious service, he was promoted to brigade commander before coming to the imperial capital. This man has a good cultivation level, and he is in the imperial capital. There is some prestige among the Bianjun. It was he who organized this gathering in Keshengju. This person is considered to be the most promising person among the candidates with a military background. Not only is he highly skilled, but he is also extremely cunning. "
"Phoenix Tower?"
Wang Ding frowned, as if he remembered something: "It's the one who sneaked into Dong Chu"The one with the crowded house? I knew about this, but I didn¡¯t remember this person¡¯s name. He is blind in one eye, which must have been left from that time If it is really him, it would be worth noting. "
"How can a idiot compare to Brother Wang!"
The person sitting next to Wang Ding poured him a glass of wine, smiled and said: "Brother Wang is the most popular candidate to enter the top three. Even those low-ranking border troops combined are no match for Brother Wang."
"You have to be careful."
Wang Ding thought for a while, looked at Wang Wei and asked, "Do you know this person?"
Wang Wei shook his head and said: "I don't know, I just heard that his cultivation level should have exceeded the sixth level. There are so many candidates with military backgrounds, no one should be able to beat him."
"This personif he can't take the Martial Arts Academy examwhat's the use of being strong?"
"Did Brother Wang think of some way to teach this person a lesson?"
"Lesson?"
Wang Ding sneered and said: "That would be so advantageous to himWang Wei, when you go down later, please don't wash your knife and come up. Just say that I offended him with my rude words just now, and I want to apologize to him!"
"ah?"
Everyone present was surprised.
"Brother Wang, why should you condescend to others?"
Someone immediately advised me.
"Ha ha"
Wang Ding smiled, called Wang Wei over and whispered a few words. After hearing this, Wang Wei's face changed drastically. He couldn't help but take a step back and waved his hands: "Young Master Wang, this is a crime that will lead to imprisonment! If you are not careful, even I will be implicated! It's not right."
"As long as I'm here, what are you afraid of?"
Wang Ding waved his hand and said: "Go ahead, as long as you do this well, I will thank you very much. Besides, Mo Xiandao had an accident and was unable to take the exam at the Yanwu Academy. Didn't you also become the strongest opponent? No. He is suppressing you, who can take the top spot among military candidates from you?"
Wang Wei was startled, hesitated for a while and said: "Since Mr. Wang thinks highly of me, I can't betray your trust. Butsince we are going to take action, don't leave any room. Some of the people below also have some abilities, Anyuan City The border army is arrogant, and Fan Gucheng has a scout team deputy, Fang Jie. These two are rivals. If we want to do it let's do it together!"
"I really saw you right!"
Wang Ding laughed loudly, with a proud look on his face.
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Just when Wang Ding was telling Wang Wei what to do, the person sitting in the private room next to where they were frowned slightly. Although Wang Ding's voice was extremely low when he told Wang Wei how to plot against Mo Xiandao and others, how could he not be able to hear clearly due to his cultivation level. Seeing his unhappy expression, the young man sitting opposite him felt nervous.
"CommanderI don't dare to make the decision on what you asked me to do without permission. Do you allow me to report it to my father before making a decision?"
In the Sui Dynasty, there were few people who were called commanders.
The one with a gloomy face was none other than Hou Wenji, the envoy of Qingya Town. Sitting opposite him was Rowan, whose nervous hands were trembling slightly.
Hou Wenji ignored Luo Wen's almost pleading words, but pointed outside and whispered: "Ask Liu Qianhu to bring a group of guards over. Just wait outside and don't come close. There won't be any big trouble soon."
"Here!"
His henchman Feiyu Pao immediately responded and turned around to go out.
"General Xiao Luo, what did you just say? Sorry, I was distracted for a moment. Can you say it again?"
"I said I don't dare to make the decision on my own."
Luo Wen replied anxiously.
"No problem"
Hou Wenji waved his hand and said with a gentle smile: "I'm not in a hurry, it doesn't matter even if I wait three to five years. You know that the rice paper of our Sui Song Ink Studio is very good and will not deteriorate even after being stored for decades or even a hundred years. You are still young, and I am not old eitherso, don¡¯t be in a hurry.¡±
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