There were still ten days before the Autumn Imperial Examination, and the number of people in the capital increased.
Most of the people who did not pass the Spring Imperial Examination did not return. They continued to stay in the capital, looking for connections and interacting with their peers.
The Imperial Examination was not only about one's writing during the examination, but also one's reputation and the recommendations of others. Almost all the students who were going to take the examination, regardless of their own standards, had to find a place to show off their talents.
They went to the restaurant to drink wine, went to the brothels to write poems for girls, and tried their best to promote themselves. There was a trick to this, and that was to gather people together. They did not care about the quality of others' writing, nor did they care about whether the opinions of others were reasonable or not. As long as there was a chance, they would praise others.
Today, you flatter others, and tomorrow, others might follow suit and flatter you as well, as if they were on good terms with you.
Thus, there were many poems in the capital that were unanimously praised by others. However, there were very few girls who sang them. Some girls were better than the students and did not bother to sing them.
This atmosphere had been around for a long time. In the past, the people did not have much knowledge, so when they heard others praise them, they would follow. However, it was a little different now. Those who had children at home were in schools.
Most people did not know what the schools in distant places were like. Perhaps they taught the laws of the Great Tang and poetry. However, the schools around the capital rarely taught children to write poems.
The schools in this area learned from the schools of Sanshui County and Boxin County. When the children entered the school, they first learned nursery rhymes. They did not need to recognize words, as long as they could memorize them. Usually, the rules of the school were written into the nursery rhymes, so that the children would have some discipline.
Then, they learned Pinyin, which was different from the Pinyin that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan learned back then. This was because the pronunciation of the words now was different from the pronunciation of the words back then. The children could not be as proficient in many languages as the two of them, so the best way was to learn Erya's pronunciation.
How to pronounce Er Ya in Er Ya, the child would spell the sound accordingly. There were still 26 letters, and there was no sound that could not be spelled when combined. In this way, the teachers who used to say Er Ya would not object. After all, it was the Mandarin of the Tang Empire.
At the same time, the learning speed was also faster. They did not need to use the pronunciation of other words when reading a word.
The children spent most of their time in the early stages of school learning how to read. The efficiency was dozens of times higher than before. After learning a large number of words, the next thing they learned was to read essays.
This essay was not written by a master. It was written by the children of Sanshui County's Zhang Wang and Zhuangzi School. It was very simple.
After two years, he began to read normal books, such as the Book of Songs, Selected Literary Works, and so on. He didn't have to understand the meaning, as long as he could memorize it smoothly. Then, there would be a 'teacher' who would translate it and explain it from simple to deep.
In this way, after five or six years of school, the children's appreciation level would also improve. As for grades, it was not so important. The teacher would look at each child's different personality and which aspect of their learning was best to focus on nurturing. This was the real quality education that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan needed.
As for foreign languages, there was no need for the children to learn them. That was a branch that they wanted to continue learning after they graduated from 'primary school.' There was no need to ask all the children to be proficient in a foreign language.
According to Li Longji's words after being fooled by Zhang Xiaobao, it was: "In the future, wherever the sun rises, the people there must know how to speak the language of Tang. Why should the children of Tang waste time?"
People who learned foreign languages were also specialized in studying the history of other countries in the future.
With so many children with a high level of appreciation, those students who wrote crooked poems were out of luck. It was common to hear the poems of students coming out from restaurants, teahouses, and small shops. It was also common to encounter children who pointed out how messy the poems were in front of their faces in such places.
When Wang Juan, who was waiting for the Fall Quarter Examination, found out about this situation, she smiled and said to Zhang Xiaobao, "Do you think we should take out modern poems and let the children who have just finished primary school learn them?"
"Modern poems? What's wrong with that? " Zhang Xiaobao was also working hard. Seeing that the exam was coming, he had to revise. Although the position of the top scorer had been confirmed, he couldn't do badly. Since it involved a lot of literature, he naturally had to have a good result.
Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing. When his father was the top scorer in the exam, he found someone and used a lot of conditions in exchange. However, his father's paper was not bad at all. Even if it was just based on knowledge, no one would refute it.
Zhang Xiaobao was now looking at the papers of the top scorers in the entrance exam. He found a pattern in them and waited for the top scorers to become the top scorers.
Wang Juan was also learning. She also wanted to see how she was. She wouldn't easily give the top scorers to Zhang Xiaobao. Although it was almost confirmed that Zhang Xiaobao was the top scorer in literature and she was the top scorer in martial arts, she still wanted to create some trouble for Zhang Xiaobao and make Zhang Xiaobao feel pressured.
Therefore, she was also reading. Looking at Zhang Xiaobao's blank expression, she said, "You don't even know modern poems. You want to be the top scorer in the exam? Wait for me to get the top scorers in both literature and martial arts. "
"Can't you be the top scorer in the exam if you don't know modern poems? Is there such a thing in Tang now? Is there modern poems? What is modern poetry? Tell me. "Zhang Xiaobao's eyes didn't leave the papers and directly replied to Wang Juan.
"Modern poems are poems written strictly according to the rules of poetry. It requires that there can't be any mistakes in the couplet and tautology. If tautology and tautology are tautology and tautology, you can't write tautology and tautology. For example, the first line of the seven lines must be tautology and tautology, tautology and tautology. And that's not all. If there's no special situation, you have to follow … Zhang Xiaobao, are you listening to me?"
When Wang Juan was explaining to Zhang Xiaobao, Zhang Xiaobao's head was looking at the papers bit by bit. His concentrated look made Wang Juan suspicious.
Zhang Xiaobao was still nodding.
"Zhang Xiaobao."
"Ah? You say, I'm listening, "Zhang Xiaobao heard Wang Juan's voice become louder. He blankly raised his head and looked at Wang Juan.
Wang Juan gritted her teeth. "Zhang Xiaobao, I remember telling you before, right? Today you say you don't know. Are you playing dumb with me? Put away your narrow-mindedness. So what if I'm wasting time? Don't tell me you think you can learn a lot in this short period of time? "
Wang Juan finally understood. Zhang Xiaobao was looking at the papers with all his might. Then, he would not be able to look at the papers. Seeing Zhang Xiaobao playing such a trick, Wang Juan did not know whether to laugh or cry.
Zhang Xiaobao, who had been seen through, put down the papers embarrassedly. He smiled at Wang Juan and said, "Modern style poetry is just like that. It's used to raise the status of students. According to what you said, many of Li Bai's poems are not qualified. There are also Bai Juyi's and Du Fu's. How many of these poets of the Tang Dynasty wrote poems that are all in modern style?
Look at Li Bai's' An Able to Lower His Brows and Bow to the Powerful '. What kind of poem do you think that is? Was it a seven-word one or a five-word one? I feel that many of Li Bai's poems are actually not poems or words. Oh, if there is a conclusion, I think they are words because someone composed music for them, right? "
"But what we have now is still better than what we had back then. Back then, people would think that they could compose poems just by coming up with a few lines of words. Especially so for many writers, they had the nerve to show off their nonsensical works."
Wang Juan saw that Zhang Xiaobao mentioned Li Bai, so she could not use modern style poetry to criticize Zhang Xiaobao. She had to extend the topic.
Zhang Xiaobao nodded and said, "Yes, that's right. Especially many officials, they did not do their jobs well and wrote rubbish to publish, and …"
"Don't talk about the officials." Wang Juan saw that Zhang Xiaobao was going to point at the officials again. She quickly stopped him and said, "You just said Li Bai. What do you think Li Bai is doing now? I haven't seen him for a while. And Wang Wei, I miss him. "
"Li Bai? Isn't he in charge of the Ministry of Revenue? Just let him be. It's a much better position than the one he held in history, and he has real power. He should be grateful to me. "Zhang Xiaobao still had some recollection of it. After saying this, he picked up the paper and continued reading.
"I don't know if he can write so many poems. It's hard to choose." Wang Juan shook her head. She did not understand this problem and also started to read.
Li Bai was not in the capital at this time. He did not plan to take the imperial examination. If he really wanted to take the imperial examination, he would not be able to pass at all. Now, he was sitting on the train. Accompanied by the rumbling sound and the shaking of the carriage, he was heading to another place.
Sitting opposite him was the other person that Wang Juan mentioned, Wang Wei.
The two of them received a task to patrol the river situation in several places. Recently, some places in Tang had been raining heavily, and there was no sign of it stopping.
In order to urge the local authorities to do their best, and at the same time to express the importance that the emperor attached to the water conservancy project, the capital sent several teams to take a look at places not far away. The rivers in the capital were more concentrated.
The two of them were now going to Hongnong, a tributary of the Honglu River. Recently, there was a rumor in the capital that the officials there had embezzled the money for the water conservancy project. It was easy to get into trouble. Li Longji did not have the time to care about it, and he was afraid that other people would not be able to suppress the situation. Therefore, he sent Li Bai and Wang Wei.
Li Bai was in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, and he was in charge of the land and taxes. Wang Wei was in charge of the water conservancy project, and they were in charge of the water conservancy project. However, they did not bring anyone with them. When they arrived at the place, they had to borrow people from the local government. This made the two of them slightly worried that the task would not be easy to complete.
"Is there anyone who wants wine? It's five copper coins per serving, and there are also four side dishes. " While Li Bai and Wang Wei were sitting opposite each other and thinking about this, the person who was pushing the cart on the train came over.
This train did not have a dining car, and it was too wasteful. More importantly, the train had a lot of wooden structures, so they were worried that they would catch fire. Therefore, they could only get people to push the cart to sell them. The price was not expensive, and it was the same as the ordinary snack bars in the capital and Luoyang.
It was Zhang Xiaobao's suggestion. As he had taken the train at that time, the items sold on the train were very expensive. In the end, not many people bought them. Many people who were prepared to take the train bought them before boarding.
Therefore, Zhang Xiaobao decided to take a measure to make things convenient for the passengers. The price of the items sold on the train was not high, and it was fair. Although it was called fair, it was actually equal to the price of the capital and Luoyang. It was not really fair, but it was not bad.
However, Wang Juan did not think so. She felt that before Zhang Xiaobao went abroad to develop his career, he must have been on the train and did not have enough money to buy boxed meals. He had the experience of going hungry and could only drink free hot water to fill his stomach. Zhang Xiaobao denied this.
The truth behind the train selling goods at a flat price was buried, but the goods were not bad. Wang Wei smacked his lips and took out five coins from a hidden pocket in his sleeve. He stacked the coins together and did not place them one by one in front of him.
He said to the seller, "Give me a serving. Do you have chess pieces? I'll buy one too. "
"Alright, here's the wine you wanted." The seller put a wooden wine jar between the two of them and filled it up with another pot. He then took out two small wooden wine cups and four small dishes. He said, "The wine jar and wine cups are borrowed. You are not allowed to take them away. We also have chess. What kind of chess do you want?"
It was the first time for Wang Wei to take a train, so he was very surprised. He looked at the seller and the wine and dishes in front of him and asked, "What if I secretly take them away? For example, what will you do with these small dishes? "
The seller was stunned. He lowered his head and did not know what to say. He hesitated and did not say anything.
"Just say it. We are officials of the imperial court." Li Bai also wanted to know the consequences of such a thing. Could someone check his belongings when he went out? Or send someone to watch him? When he got on the train, he and Wang Wei did not show any evidence. Therefore, no one could find them.
The seller carefully looked at the two of them. For a moment, he couldn't tell whether the two of them were officials or not, but he knew that the two of them were definitely not ordinary people. The material of their clothes was better, and they looked almost the same.
After thinking for a while, he finally said, "In fact, what I said just now was to remind you to take the things away. It is not that I don't want you to take them. If you don't take them, it will be difficult for me."
"Huh?" Li Bai and Wang Wei made a puzzled sound at the same time and looked at the seller in confusion.
There was no need for the two of them to continue asking. The seller continued, "You can take a look at the wine jar and the dish. You will understand after looking at them."
Li Bai pinched the edge of a dish and picked it up to look at it. Wang Wei also picked up the wine jar and looked at it. They found that there were pictures and words engraved on it.
There was a picture of a train and the words "Safe Journey". They looked at each other, but still did not understand what it meant.
The seller waited for the two of them to finish looking at it and said, "In fact, this is a method that someone came up with. It can make the passengers on the train spend more money."
"How can we spend money? Isn't it a profit if we take it away? "Li Bai asked.
"Now it is a profit because there are words and pictures on it. When you take it off the train, you can show it to others and let others know that you have been on the train. Since you have been on the train, those who have never been on the train will naturally be curious and think that you are a decent person. They will ask you how it feels to take the train. Will you tell them then?"
The seller explained and asked in return.
Wang Wei thought carefully and looked at Li Bai. Li Bai nodded. The two of them understood that this was an opportunity to show off. The train was only between Chang 'an and Luoyang. If they took it out first, others might not know about it, but they had been on it. If someone asked about it, of course they had to tell them about it.
For example, when they arrived at Hong Nong's place and an official asked them about it, they felt that it was really good.
Wang Wei put down the wine jar and said, "Even so, what does it have to do with making money? I reckon that you are just keeping your capital and won't make any profit at all. Am I right? "
"Sir, you're absolutely right." The seller addressed the two of them according to their identities as officials. "Now, the wine and dishes we sell on the train are indeed kept as the capital, but that is only for a month. After the train has been running for a month, if you want to buy it when you are on the train, you will have to leave a deposit. A set costs five copper coins. Otherwise, you will have to change to another kind of paper without words and pictures.
If two people take the same train, one of them leaves a deposit and takes the thing away, while the other is reluctant and doesn't take it away. Both of them are from the same village. When they go back and brag that they have been on the train, others will naturally believe them.
There is no coercion. If you want to take it, take it. If you don't want to take it, forget it. If you don't want to spend the money, you will not take more money. Don't you think so? "
The seller continued to introduce the business idea.
Wang Wei and Li Bai nodded. Indeed, the two of them admitted that this method was really too good. When bragging, one should at least take out something decent.
"I wonder who came up with this idea?" Li Bai asked curiously.
Wang Wei thought for a while and asked, "Could it be the idea of Zhang Jiedushi? I guess only they would do this kind of thing. "
Wang Wei, who had a good understanding of Zhang Xiaobao, didn't believe that such a method was something that an ordinary person could come up with. It was too bizarre. This was a special method of trading, and according to Zhang Xiaobao, it was called a marketing strategy.
The seller nodded at first, then shook his head and said, "It's not Young Master Zhang's idea. Young Master Zhang is so busy, he doesn't have time to care about this. Besides, this new idea was just started today. Someone suggested it yesterday.
In fact, this method was thought of by Xiaobei of the Zhang family. Yesterday, they took the train for a while. Today, they went back. It seems that they are just sitting for fun. Yesterday, when they were on the train, they told the person on our train. So we immediately asked someone to make a batch. "
"Little Miss Xiaobei? Who? Oh! Xiaobei, Zhang Xiaobei? " Wang Wei was stunned for a moment and guessed who it was. At first, he thought it was an adult, so he didn't expect it to be a child. After reading the name, he finally knew who it was and couldn't help but tremble.
Li Bai's expression also changed slightly. Both he and Wang Wei knew Xiaobei's lethality. That child would rush to Hanyuan Palace Hall whenever the Emperor and the ministers had important matters to discuss in the morning court. She would rush there twice, and two officials would be in trouble.
She was clearly an official killer. No one dared to impeach her.
"She is really amazing." Wang Wei said again.
"What about chess? Is it free now? "Li Bai looked at the cart.
"No, it is rented. There are Go, Chinese Chess, and Gomoku. Even if you want to play Monopoly, there are also simple ones." The seller replied.
"Give me a set of Chinese Chess."
"One copper coin, three copper coins as deposit. Here is a printed chess record. Do you want it? Twenty copper coins, one copy. " The seller took out the Chinese chess, which was wooden and not worth three copper coins at all. He didn't forget to promote the chess record.
"One more serving of wine and dishes, please. I want a different dish." Wang Wei saw that there were more than four kinds of dishes in the cart, so he ordered another serving and took out the money to give to the seller.
After the seller left, Wang Wei poured wine for Li Bai and said, "Brother Taibai, don't you think that the Zhang Family and the Wang Family are too amazing? How old is Xiaobei? She can think of such an amazing idea. Ah! I admire them, I really admire them. "
Li Bai picked up the wine cup and nodded. "It is extraordinary. After we finish eating, don't forget to take the food. If someone asks about it when we get there, we can leave it as a souvenir. Speaking of which, the train is really better than the carriage. It is faster, not just a little bit faster. If we take the carriage, it will take us three days to get there, and that is under the condition that the road is easy to walk on.
Wang Wei felt the "comfort" of the train. He drank a cup of wine and took a bite of the food. He tasted it carefully and said, "I heard that His Majesty is going to build railways in all places of the Tang Empire. It will be difficult for him to send people away. Is it possible that he won't allow them to take the train?
It may be a pleasure to wait all the way to Lingnan. It is very difficult to die on the way. Unfortunately, if we go to Hongnong, we won't be able to watch this year's Autumn Imperial Examination. This year, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan will take part in it. I can only come back and hear about it or ask someone to send a telegram. After all, it is better to see it with your own eyes. "
Li Bai felt uncomfortable when he thought of the imperial examination. He didn't take part in it, but Wang Wei did. He was even a Jinshi. He always felt that there was a difference between their identities. When he thought of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan taking part in it, he said, "Their positions have been decided. So what if I don't watch it? If I watch it, they won't be the top scorer. One will be the scholar and the other will be the martial scholar. "
"You can't say that. It is not wrong to say that it has been decided. But if it hasn't been decided, will they not be the top scorer if they take part in it? The purpose of the imperial examination is to select talents to govern the country. Who dares to say that they are better than them in this aspect? "
Wang Wei used a different way of thinking. He picked up the wine jar and poured wine for Li Bai again. Looking at the trees outside the window, he didn't say anything for a while.
Li Bai also drank wine silently. He drank half a jar. Because it was white wine, although Li Bai always said that he drank a lot, he was also muddle-headed when he drank white wine. Therefore, both of them were slightly drunk.
After drinking wine, Li Bai felt comfortable and relaxed. He asked Wang Wei, "Brother Mojie, why do I always feel that something is wrong with Hong Nong? Is it because you are too happy to take the train? "
Wang Wei waved his hand and said, "I also feel that something is wrong. There must be something wrong there. Otherwise, the two of us wouldn't be sent there at the same time. Maybe there will be a group of people there to be dealt with. Nowadays, the officials want to take risks when they have the chance. They don't care about the lives of the people."
Wang Wei's feeling was similar to Li Bai's. At the same time, he was very dissatisfied with some of the officials there. Of course, he had not seen the officials at the time of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan. If he had seen them, he would find that the officials of the Tang Empire were not bad. They could even be called excellent. At least they had a respectful heart.
This was also the reason why Zhang Xiaobao tried his best to give others chances when he was in Sanshui County. The officials he met before were still afraid. They knew that they were wrong and took risks when they did things. They were not like the officials at the time of Wang Juan and him. They didn't even care about their face. They knew that they would harm the people, but they still did it calmly.
Li Bai saw that Wang Wei was also worried. He put the food on his plate and didn't eat it. He frowned and asked, "Brother Mojie, if that kind of thing really happens, what should we do? We don't have anyone around us who can help us. The imperial court sent us here, but they don't give us any help. Aren't they afraid that something will happen to us? "
"Let's take one step at a time. When the time comes, we will go to Hongnong to find help. I hope everything will go well. I think it's better for us to come here in vain. If something really happens, it may be over there. Under the natural disaster, it's difficult to handle it. I don't know how many people will suffer. Zhang Xiaobao is not willing to organize the relief in person now.
It's going to be difficult. "Wang Wei also stopped eating. He was like Li Bai. As scholars, he hated evil as if it was an enemy.
The two of them were silent for a while. Only the rumbling sound of the train was in their ears, but it made them feel that the sound was so far away. It was so unreal. Everything was like a dream.
Taking such a fast train, they were going to a place where there might be a vast ocean. The progress of technology and the hardship of the people formed a strong contrast.
Thinking about it, the speed of the train gradually slowed down. Then it stopped at the platform. Some people got off, and some people got on. After a while, it rumbled again and gradually accelerated away.
Li Bai came back to his senses. Looking at the trees that began to move backward again, he said, "Is it true that human beings can't go against the heavens? What about when Zhang Xiaobao and Wang family went to Lu Zhou? What about when they broke the dam of the Yangtze River in Shu Zhou? If the heavens want to punish the people of Lu Zhou, they can say that they have been going against the heavens. Didn't they come here? "
"You still want to compete with them? Didn't you see the children in their family? How old were Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan at that time? They were already able to help distribute supplies. Look at Xiaobei and the others now. They are all like smart people. They can't be compared with them at all.
If you really want to compete, go to Xinluo. I'll give you a few thousand soldiers. Let's see if you can scare them. I guess when Xinluo hears that you are leading the army, their general will be very happy. "
Wang Wei did not give Li Bai any face at all. His words made Li Bai's face turn red.
The two of them continued to eat. When they finished all the wine, they bought another jar and refilled the wine cups. Li Bai suddenly asked, "If the two of us don't go there, but send Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan to Hong Nong, and no one follows them, will they be able to do it?"
"What do you think? Is there a need to send the two of them? Just send Xiaobei and the others there. Even if Hong Nong is fine, the local officials will be scared out of their wits. "
"I'm asking you to send them there before they become famous." Li Bai set up a problem.
"Isn't it the same? Back then, they were not famous in Sword University. They learned extraordinary skills from the experts at home. It makes sense. If they go to Hong Nong, what will they do? Come on, think about it. Maybe there's a way. "
As Wang Wei spoke, he suddenly had a new idea. He no longer put himself in the situation to think about the problem.
Li Bai's eyes also lit up. He thought about it while eating. After a while, he said, "I guess they will use money to bribe people. When they have no money, they will find a way to make money first. Brother Mojie, do you know how to make money? I don't have much money with me. "
Wang Wei looked at Li Bai and nodded. "Indeed, they may really do that. When we get there, we can send a telegram to Beijing to ask. I just don't understand why they don't send people to us."
*****
Wang Wei and Li Bai did not understand on the train, but Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan figured it out.
The two of them chatted while learning. When they mentioned Li Bai, they asked someone to send a telegram to ask. They learned that Li Bai was going to Hong Nong with Wang Wei, and did not bring anyone with him. Then they had a new topic.
"The two of them are together. It's very interesting. I don't know how many poems they can write along the way. I hope the bumpy train will not have too much impact on them."
Zhang Xiaobao held a pen in his hand and said while practicing calligraphy.
"What bumpy? Bumpy is relative. I don't think they will feel bumpy. Compared to riding a carriage, riding a train is much more comfortable, unless they have also been to our place and experienced the bumpy train. "
Wang Juan stopped reading now. She took out the military map and checked the situation of various places on it.
Although she said that she wanted to compete with Zhang Xiaobao for the top scorer, Wang Juan knew that even if Zhang Xiaobao did not have his current status, she would not be able to get the top scorer if she took the exam with him. The current national situation was how to develop productivity and improve production technology. In this aspect, Zhang Xiaobao was better than her.
Therefore, it was better to get the top scorer in martial arts. At that time, the two of them would be the top scorer in both civil and martial arts, and their statuses would be different. It would be more convenient for them to do things in the future. Therefore, she opened the military map.
The so-called top scorer in martial arts was not based on who could fight. Fighting ability was one aspect. Now that there were guns, there was no need to look at how many people a general could defeat. Instead, it was based on accuracy. More importantly, the general's ability to command. If they were to compete, they would have to win beautifully.
After looking at the map for a while, Wang Juan picked up a pen and wrote a few notes in the book beside her. Then, she said, "What I am puzzled about is that since the imperial court sent the two of them, why didn't they send people? If the local officials are working together to do bad things, how are they going to investigate without manpower?"
"To think that you are an official. How are they going to investigate without manpower? Of course, they will use money to bribe them. Li Longji definitely wants to see their abilities. "
Zhang Xiaobao held his breath and finished writing a word. He continued to write the next word.
Wang Juan glared at Zhang Xiaobao in dissatisfaction. "What I want to know is Li Longji's goal. If I want to see their abilities, I won't look at them like this. If this is really the case, this is the worst aspect."
"Then tell me what's going on."
"I think Li Longji wants to see the attitude of the local officials towards the people sent by the higher-ups. If they don't get any useful information after arriving at Hong Nong, what do you think Li Longji will think? As long as the two of them send a telegram to Li Longji about what happened in Hong Nong, Li Longji will understand that the local officials don't care about the imperial court.
Or maybe the local officials really did something bad and are afraid of being investigated. If you don't believe me, just watch. If Li Bai and the two of them really don't get anything and the local defense is watertight, then the officials in Hong Nong will be finished. No one likes things that can't be controlled. "
Wang Juan analyzed Zhang Xiaobao. Since Zhang Xiaobao said that she was an official, she had to consider the thoughts of an official.
Zhang Xiaobao didn't say anything directly and continued to write. When he finished writing and reached for another piece of paper, Zhang Xiaobao suddenly put down his pen and turned to look at Wang Juan. "I understand. That damned Li Longji. He's planning to do something to us."
"What plans do we have for him to make? Don't tell me he's not going to let us take the imperial examinations? That's good. Let's go back to the northeast. It'll be so comfortable there. We can even build snowmen in the winter. "
Wang Juan didn't guess the reason this time, and she didn't know where Zhang Xiaobao came to this conclusion.
Zhang Xiaobao wasn't in the mood to write anymore. He called someone in and asked them to send a telegram to Xiaobei and the others to ask about their situation. Then he said to Wang Juan, "Of course we won't leave, but Xiaobei and the others are going back and forth. They're in Wannian County, not far from Hong Nong.
Didn't Xiaobei and the others say that they took the train for fun yesterday? They helped the train come up with a good way to make money without forcing others to spend money. Since they can take the train for fun, it's not a big deal to go to Hong Nong while they're at it.
Li Longji wants to see if the officials in Hong Nong cooperate. At the same time, he wants to test Li Bai and Wang Wei. I think it won't be long before Li Longji sends us a telegram and tells us that he wants Xiaobei and the others to go to Hong Nong to take a look. "
"Really? If Xiaobei and the others receive Li Longji's telegram, they'll definitely go over happily. Does Li Longji want to scheme against Xiaobei? It's so infuriating. "
Wang Juan said angrily, then suddenly laughed.
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