Yanwuyuan is located in the middle of Xuanwu Street. The street to the right of the gate is already overcrowded, bustling with students preparing to take the entrance exam. The left side of the gate seemed a little quieter. Those entering Xuanwu Street from the left were all officials or dignitaries who came to watch the ceremony today.
Fang Jie led the red horse and Zhang Kuang Mo Sha Dao and squeezed all the way over, but they were often looked down upon. The tall red horse pushed aside countless people. Especially the young men in brocade clothes all avoided him for fear that the horse would touch and dirty their clothes. Most of the children of wealthy gentry came in their family carriages, but before they entered Xuanwu Street, the carriages were parked neatly on the side of the road. The one leading a horse to the gate of the martial arts academy could only get rid of one.
As he was about to reach the gate, a sudden noise from the front reached Fang Jie's ears. He followed the sound and realized that the noise was because of him. He thought to himself, and sure enough, there were people who couldn't wait to do something even before they entered the gate of the martial arts academy.
A young man in brocade came to a professor who was greeting guests at the gate of the Yanwu Academy, pointed at Fang Jie and complained loudly: "Why are there such people who don't understand the rules? Others walk to the Yanwu Academy to take exams to show their respect. But that man over there is holding a beast, and he is taking away the dignity of the Taoist priest? First, this is disrespectful to the Yanwu Academy! Secondly, this is disrespectful to you, sir! Sir, I beg you to deal with that man. !¡±
Although there were many people, the sound still reached Fang Jie¡¯s ears clearly. Zhang Kuang looked at him and said with some worry: "When we were at the intersection, I advised you to leave your horse behind and find someone to take care of it. But you refused to listen and had to lead the horse all the way in. It's better now. , If Mr. Na really comes to teach you a lesson, it¡¯s hard to explain. What I¡¯m most worried about is leaving a bad impression on others. What if Mr. Na remembers you and targets you during the exam"
"No problem"
Fang Jie smiled and led the red horse forward.
Because of the shout of the young master in brocade clothes in front, hundreds of pairs of eyes around him looked over. Most of the young men in brocade clothes looked at Fang Jie with either anger or contempt, but the students with military background didn't seem to have any reaction. The border troops saw Fang Jie because of the noise and came over to say hello.
Fang Jie returned the greetings one by one with cupped fists, calling "brother" from the left and "brother" from the right, very kindly. Most of the border troops are rough people, and they talk more casually once they have established friendship. It was mixed with such vulgar words as "what the hell is his grandma", which made the young men in brocade clothes even more disgusted.
A large group of border soldiers surrounded them, and Fang Jie seemed to be a leader.
The professor who was standing at the entrance of the Yanwu Academy to welcome guests squinted his eyes and looked at Fang Jie, but his expression did not change at all. He nodded to the accusing young master in Jinyi and said, "Go and verify your identity first, and I will take care of it myself." The young master in Jinyi looked at Fang Jie and sneered, but did not leave but stood aside and waited to see the joke.
The professor of the Yanwu Academy, who was wearing a crescent-white robe, walked over to him, glanced at him lightly and asked: "I am Yan Qing, the professor of the Yanwu Academy, why is this student leading the horse? Someone just said that your beast is occupying the road that people should take, which is not good. "
Fang Jie stopped and bowed to the professor first.
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Yan Qing returned the gift as an elder, and then waited for Fang Jie to answer.
Fang Jie stood up straight, pointed to the red horse beside him and said seriously: "Let me answer your second question first. If the beast I just said was referring to it, the student would not agree. How do others view war horses? Students don¡¯t know it, but in border towns, war horses are like students¡¯ brothers. Every time we patrol the border, every time we hunt down bandits, every time we investigate the enemy¡¯s situation, and every time we convey military information, it¡¯s not just me, but all the border troops. The brothers have the same feelings for their war horses as they do for their comrades. When fighting, break a piece of steamed bread into two pieces, one for the man and one for the horse."
"Perhaps those who say war horses are beasts, in their eyes, war horses are indeed just four-legged beasts that are very different from humans. They eat grass, are ridden by people, and are born to be inferior to others. But in the eyes of our frontier soldiers, , Every war horse is a brother who lives and dies together and even supports and protects each other in the mountains of swords and seas of blood. Without the war horse, the students might have died in a fight. "
Fang Jie looked at Yan Qing and said word by word: "If others think that my brother is occupying the walking path and are angry, I would like to apologize on my brother's behalf. My brother has been walking with us when he was fighting for meritorious service on the battlefield. It's a road, and it goes wherever people go. It doesn't understand the rules of the imperial capital, and it doesn't know that after leaving the battlefield in the border town, it is just a beast, and it is no longer qualified to walk on the same road as a two-legged person. "
When Yan Qing heard these words, if??Looked at Fang Jie thoughtfully. Then he looked back at the young man in Jinyi who looked a little ugly and asked: "What do you think of his explanation? Do you accept his apology?"
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The young man in brocade opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.
Zhang Kuang glanced at the man, leaned close to Fang Jie's ear and whispered: "This man's name is Bi Yuntao, from Jiangnan. He has a good relationship with Wang Ding and others in private. He was not present at Keshengju that day, but He must know what happened, and I guess he targeted you deliberately."
Fang Jie nodded and said with a smile, "That's a pretty good name."
Zhang Kuang was stunned for a moment, but he didn¡¯t think there was anything outstanding about this name.
Bi Yuntao's face turned red. He hesitated for a while and said to Yan Qing: "You don't have to talk about this matter, but you are disrespectful to the Yanwu Academy, disrespectful to the court, and disrespectful to your husband. I just want to take care of it and ask!"
Yan Qing nodded, looked at Fang Jie and asked, "Now it's time for you to answer my first question, why are you leading your war horse?"
Fang Jie said: "I heard that there was a riding and archery competition in the martial arts examination of the Yanwu Academy, so I brought my horse. Sir, does the Yanwu Academy have such a rule? The horses used for riding and archery can only be horses from the Yanwu Academy. Horse and can¡¯t use your own horse?¡±
"Nonsense!"
Bi Yuntao said loudly: "After you are admitted to the Yanwu Academy, you will still live here. The house is the Yanwu Academy's house. Can you carry your own house on your back and ask your husband if you can't live in your own house?"
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Fang Jie glanced at Bi Yuntao indifferently, as if he didn't even bother to answer. He cupped his fists and leaned over Yan Qing and said, "Sir, please clear up my confusion."
Yan Qing smiled and said: "According to the usual practice, students who come to the Yanwu Academy to take exams use horses from the Yanwu Academy in the riding and shooting competition. No one has ever brought their own war horses here before, let alone I have been asked this question. The first is because war horses are scarce in our Sui Dynasty, and secondly the war horses raised by the Yanwu Academy seem to be better than those of the soldiers in the army. "
Hearing these words, Bi Yuntao couldn't help but sneered.
Yan Qing paused and continued: "However, the Yanwu Academy has no express regulations that candidates cannot ride their own horses during the riding and shooting competition. If the candidates are willing, it seems to be okay even if they ride on a bull. The Yanwu Academy is the most strict in rules. There are rules in this place, so you have to follow them. But since it¡¯s not written in the regulations it should be okay.¡±
"Thank you!"
Fang Jie bowed deeply.
Bi Yuntao's face instantly became ugly, his fists were clenched, and his veins were exposed. He didn't dare to target the professor of the Yanwu Academy, so he could only glare at Fang Jie fiercely.
Yan Qing waved his hand and continued: "No need to thank me, I just acted according to the rules of the Yanwu Academy. Butsomeone said before that you were disrespectful to the Yanwu Academy by holding a horse. As a professor of the Yanwu Academy, I think so. I need to ask you, do you really have no respect for the Yanwu Academy?"
Fang Jie stood up straight and said loudly: "The students have made twenty-one military exploits in the border town. One is because of His Majesty's loyalty to the Sui Dynasty. The other is because of the yearning and respect for the Yanwu Academy in the students' hearts. If not These two beliefs support students, and students will not fight bloody battles, and naturally they will not come all the way from the border.¡±
After saying this, the frontier soldiers present couldn't help but clapped their hands: "Well said!"
Fang Jie said seriously: "Respect lies in the heart and not in the tongue. There are people in this world who say they are respectful but actually curse viciously in their hearts."
Bi Yuntao turned pale, pointed at Fang Jie and asked loudly: "Who are you talking about!"
Fang Jie smiled and said: "Who am I talking about? I have no obligation to tell you. I will tell you when I am in a good mood, but I will not tell you when I am in a bad mood. Can you control it? Besides you blocked the way in, does this count? Is it disrespectful to the Yanwu Academy? Is it disrespectful to you to stand here when your husband asked you to go in first to verify your identity? Besidesyou should be lucky that you are a citizen of the Sui Dynasty because you dare to point your finger at us. The enemies who spoke with the frontier soldiers¡¯ noses were chopped into pieces by us.¡±
Bi Yuntao was so angry that his body was shaking violently. If he lowered his hand pointing at Fang Jie, he would look timid, but if he continued to point, he would lose his momentum.
Yan Qing glanced at Fang Jie with a smile on his lips and said, "Everyone, go in. There are professors inside who will verify identities. If you block the door any longer, the students behind you will not be able to get in and will miss the exam time. You will all Can¡¯t bear it.¡±
"Follow orders"
Fang Jie bowed in response, then led the horse forward. When he arrived at the door, he looked at Bi Yuntao, who was already blushing, and asked politely: "Can you give way? Me and IThe horse is going in. "
Bi Yuntao's hands were shaking with anger. He glared angrily at Fang Jie and walked away. Zhang Kuang followed Fang Jie's pace and said with a smile: "Aren't you afraid of causing any trouble for yourself?"
Fang Jie shook his head helplessly and said: "Even if I knelt down to apologize and beg for mercy, or even crawled down to lick his boots and said I was wrong, and then went around in circles and confessed to everyone, do you think I would be missing something today?" Some trouble?"
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Left side of the gate of Yanwuyuan
There were several people standing next to a carriage. They were talking and laughing, but the noise on the other side attracted their attention. They watched the scene there turn from noisy to calm. One of the men, wearing a purple official uniform and a beam crown, couldn't help but asked curiously: "Who is that young frontier soldier? What a sharp mouth."
"That little guy is very popular now. Niu Huilun, a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion, and Zhuang Chuyu, a bachelor of Shuhua Pavilion, fought over him. Yesterday, His Majesty left us old bones to eat together in Changchun Garden. At that time, the two of them were still fighting over each other, but they were stopped by a word from Dean Zhou. Dean Zhou said If that kid gets into the Yanwu Academy, you can't fight for it. If he doesn't get into it, you can go again. Noisy, even if we arrange a fight, no one will care.¡±
The person who answered the question was an old man with white beard and hair. He was also wearing a purple official uniform and a six-beam crown. The old man stood among the crowd, and it seemed that everyone else respected him very much.
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The person who asked the question was stunned for a moment and then asked: "Is it the deputy Fang Jie of the Border Army who presented the pinyin annotation method and the arithmetic small calligraphy method to His Majesty?"
The old man is Huai Qiugong, the Minister of Rites, a veteran of the Three Dynasties, with a very high status in the court. He and Zhou Banchuan are known as the two elders in the court, and His Majesty also respects them both.
"Master Mou, you have to remember this little guy. He is from the frontier army, and you are the new Minister of the Ministry of War In any case, he has won a lot of face for the Ministry of War. That day at Qionglu in Changchun Garden, I was Witnessing this little guy's abilities with his own eyes. The old guys Niu Huilun and Zhuang Chuyu were all stunned. Even His Majesty was full of praise."
"The students remember it."
The person who asked the question was Mou Liangbi, the new Minister of War. After listening to Huai Qiugong's words, he couldn't help but look at Fang Jie a few more times.
Not only him, but also the new Minister of War, Zong Liangtora, standing beside him.
Just at this time, someone came from a distance and said: "Even if you are talented and learned, shouldn't you be humble and polite? Relying on your words to be a hero is, after all, demeaning. Being so arrogant, it seems that even if you are talented It¡¯s too impetuous and needs to be sharpened.¡±
Everyone looked over there and saw that the person coming was actually Prince Yi Yang Yin.
Huai Qiugong and others leaned over to greet him. Yang Yin quickly walked a few steps to support Huai Qiugong. After the Minister of War, Mou Liangbi, saw the salute, he couldn't help but shook his head and said: "How can soldiers lose their arrogance when they defend the territory and open up borders? The subordinates dare not agree with what the prince said If the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty were all humble and courteous, they would all be gentle. ¡How can one be called the master of tigers and wolves?¡±
Yang Yin was startled, took a deep look at Mou Liangbi, smiled, said nothing, made a gesture of invitation and walked into the gate of the martial arts academy first. Huai Qiugong also glanced at Mou Liangbi, with an intriguing meaning in his eyes. Mou Liangbi didn't understand, but he didn't regret what he said.