Dao fruit.

"Oh? How do you say this?" Qiu Yan heard it, but his heart moved.

For the Darui Chao Township Examination, the examiners usually make decisions in May and June, and the two or three months before the autumn is a surprise period for many candidates.

Candidates often need to understand the examiner's experience, and then find the examiner's articles to study and figure out the other party's preferences, so that they can be targeted when entering the examination room. Otherwise, no matter how good the article is, it will be useless if it does not meet the examiner's wishes.

But this time in Qiu Wei, the examiner of Jiannan Road has been undecided. The earliest rumors were that it was Qi Zhengyuan, and then it was repeated. Qiu Yan thought it was strange at first, but now Pan Xiang, the new party leader, came down by air and became the commander of the capital. But I have a bottom line in my heart, knowing that the exchange of interests is involved.

Sure enough, Sun Xingming then said: "Although this Qi Zhengyuan is famous for his water control, there are also historians in his teacher's lineage. He once studied under Ma Yangmen for a while."

"Qi Zhengyuan is Ma Laoxiangguo's disciple?" Hearing this, Qiu Yan immediately understood the meaning of Sun Xingming's words.

Sun Xingming nodded, and said: "That's right, Pan Xiang came here to accumulate merits this time, and he intends to use the pacification of the Marsh people as a breakthrough point to rectify the officialdom of Jiannan Road, and then lay a solid foundation for the implementation of the reform, but the opposing party is not idle. There is a quota of examiners." After speaking, he took a deep look at Qiu Yan.

"Master Qi compliments you, which means that your success is a sure thing, but don't think about Xie Yuan. If Qi Zhengyuan chooses you to be Jie Yuan, I'm afraid there will be another gossip and scandal."

Qiu Yan was silent for a while, and finally smiled and said: "Is the imperial court trying to fight among the parties? The selection of scholars in the imperial examination is related to the country, and they are all used to fight for power and profit. Even the appointment and dismissal of examiners almost delayed the time. If things go on like this, I am afraid that foreign enemies have not acted yet. , I was seriously injured by the tossing vitality."

"Speak carefully!" Sun Xingming's complexion changed drastically, he got up and closed the doors and windows, and said earnestly, "I know you are unwilling, you have accomplished something in your studies, who doesn't want to be famous, but some words can't be spread, many things have been seen through, But you can’t explain it clearly, otherwise this official will be unstable.”

"The younger generation is taught."

Qiu Yan lowered his head, pretending to be open-minded, but he sensed the chains of karma trapping his body, and he couldn't help sighing in his heart: "What a karma of ambition! This is to make me pretend to be a bad official!" , but this avatar of mine is meant to experience all kinds of situations in the world, so why should I get along with others and pollute my mind for no reason."

As soon as I thought of this, the causal chains on my body suddenly rolled over, faintly boiling.

Qiu Yan calmed down, and then said: "The matter of the imperial examination is indeed not something that juniors can say. After entering the examination room, you can only fight hard. The rest is due to luck. But this junior, I have something to say to you."

"Huh? What's the matter?" Seeing Qiu Yan recovering so quickly, Sun Xingming couldn't help but nodded secretly. Hearing what the other party said, he remembered that the other party came to the door on his own initiative today.

"It's a bit of a coincidence. The younger generation learned about the transfer of the garrison soldiers from Mr. Zhang earlier, and was worried..."

Next, he talked about the marsh people's invasion and the Fan people's taking advantage of the situation, using guesswork.

It is a guess, but in fact Qiu Yan has already obtained the actual information, and has even entered a few "insiders" in it. He knows the movements of the two parties very well, and with some rhetoric, it seems to be the same, and it seems to be pointing the general trend of the Southwest —

Although he intends to inform Wen Anguo of the matter, Qiu Yan will naturally not come to the door by himself. Firstly, the township examination is coming soon, and it is reasonable and legal, so he should not visit the magistrate at this time. In comparison, it is still humble, and people who are small say lightly. No matter how reasonable the words are, others will not easily believe them.

What's more, what Qiu Yan said involved Guan Fang, even if the magistrate looked at him differently, he would not give orders easily.

But Sun Xingming is different, he is an aide of the magistrate, a master of Xingming, and is usually a think tank and confidant, and it is ideal for him to convey.

However, after Qiu Yan finished speaking, Sun Xingming frowned and praised a few words, but then he said: "The important affairs of the country are about sacrifices and soldiers. You can consider the habits and movements of the marsh people, which shows that your mind is active." , see farther than ordinary people, but after all, he is not in his place, thinking about things is still too simple and one-sided."

After speaking, he briefly talked about the situation of the marsh people, and then said: "the marsh people are scattered, and the tribes have been fighting for years, and they hate each other. It is difficult to truly unite. Even if they take advantage of the fire, they are just a small group of people. Separating some troops will be enough to calm down."

Speaking of this, Sun Xingming turned to talk about the situation of the Fanren: "The Yongping Army and the Fanren have been fighting continuously, and they are on guard against each other. , now the main force is in the north, competing with Da Rui for Hexi and Longyou, how can he be distracted?"

He seemed to be afraid of hurting Qiu Yan's heart. After saying this, he smiled again: "However, your worry is indeed worthwhile. I will report it to the magistrate sometime."

That's what he said, but Sun Xingming obviously didn't pay attention to this matter.

"After all, I am still a soft-spoken person. In the eyes of the other party, I am just a scholar with some knowledge, and Sun Xingming has been a teacher for more than ten years and knows the situation in the Southwest like the back of his hand. How can I change his understanding just because of a few words from me? If I don't Knowing the plan of the marsh people and the fan people, based on the analysis of the other party alone, not only can you have a deep understanding of the situation in the southwest, but you can also dispel your original worries. Unfortunately, the facts are often contrary to common sense. They just hit you unimaginable and caught you off guard .”

Shaking his head secretly, Qiu Yan knew that it was useless to talk too much. After all, he couldn't reveal the way of supernatural powers and couldn't provide real evidence. In Sun Xingming's view, it was just one-sided words.

In the end, Qiu Yan could only find an opportunity to influence Sun Xingming with his life, deepen his impression, and ensure that the other party would report to the magistrate, then wrote another line, and then left.

"Unfortunately, my reputation is only limited to the way of calligraphy. If I have made achievements in the military, and then say these words, even if the other party is familiar with the marsh people, they must weigh it and treat it seriously. The world is helpless, which is also a characteristic of human nature. , clearly has the upper hand, but due to various obstacles, it is difficult to use it."

Walking on the road, Qiu Yan still feels regretful. Now that his reputation is growing, he can collect the thoughts entrusted to him every moment, and some of them are distributed to the deity, enriching the fire of humanity, and some of them are intercepted, so as to strengthen the people of the scholar avatar. Look majestic.

However, this reputation is all literary names, which are mostly related to calligraphy. In the eyes of others, he is a newly rising master of calligraphy. If he expresses his comments and opinions on the way of calligraphy, others will naturally pay attention to him. Not necessarily bought it.

"However, the battle on the frontier is a dispute of humanity after all. The demon clone is fine. It is a collection of negative emotions, and there is a faint smell of sin. There is no need to be afraid, but the gods themselves should not be involved. If too much cause and effect are involved, they will be pulled. The promotion of the divine way will inevitably gradually sink, and this matter still depends on the actions of the scholar avatar, which can be regarded as a response to the cause and effect of ambition."

With the deepening of the study of Shinto, Qiu Yan's understanding of the power of cause and effect has become more comprehensive. He knows that gods and creatures belong to two levels, so it is not good to intervene too much.Even ordinary monks, meddling in mundane things, are easily contaminated with karma and sin, let alone gods.

"It's just that it's okay to deal with one or two enemies by relying on scholars and demons alone, but when it comes to changes in power, you need to rely on external forces. Otherwise, what can you do if you can kill one person? You can also slaughter all the swamp people." No? If that’s the case, not to mention anything else, just the sin involved will make the soul sink, the heart will be disturbed, and the soul will not be able to condense for the rest of the life!”

Thinking of this, Qiu Yan returned to the Liu family's old house and began to calculate.

In the next month or so, the weather was calm, but Qiu Yan knew that the deployment of the marsh people and the fan people was about to be completed. Wake up, let Wen Anguo pay a little attention to it, but the magistrate can't get involved in military power after all, as long as Pan Xiang doesn't nod, it will be difficult to change the situation after all.

Then Pan Xiang had his own plan, thinking that everything was under control, so how could he be persuaded by Wen Anguo's few words?

On the other hand, the Pan family holds the title of disciple of the sage, and Qiu Yan was able to intervene with karma before there was a karmic entanglement, but now Pan Zhi is insane, and Pan Xiang has official and military positions, and is shrouded in Longting's luck. There is also official air, and it is too difficult to do some tricks.

Time passed slowly, and the day when the marsh people raised their troops was getting closer and closer. Qiu Yan knew exactly what the other party was waiting for.

On this day, he put down the book in hand and organized his thoughts.

"After all, I am still alone and alone. The power that a scholar can use is limited. These days, I have tried many methods, but I have not been able to achieve what I want. There are still a few days left before the provincial examination. If it is not during this time It was too late for Rilingpan to change his mind."

After making up his mind, Qiu Yan tidied up and went out again. The neighbors along the way greeted him respectfully when they saw him, and Qiu Yan returned their salutes one by one.

Soon, the gate of Pan Mansion appeared in front of him.

After knocking on the door, servants came, and Qiu Yan was ushered into the main hall, where he sat on a chair and waited.

"My second young master has been busy with military affairs recently, so he has been negligent." The servant who was standing by could not stop apologizing.

"It's okay," Qiu Yan replied, "Actually, this time I'm here, besides the words I said first, I also have an unfeeling request. I hope I can borrow and read it from your library."

"This..." The servant hesitated for a moment, "Don't wait, my lord, I'll go and ask for instructions." The words fell away.

Not long after, the servant returned.

"Master Qiu, my second young master said that the provincial examination is coming soon, so if you want to borrow books, there is no problem."

"Thank you very much then."

After thanking him, Qiu Yan followed the servant to the gate of the library, his hun was beating faintly, and the sub-bu bookshelves of the hun were eager to try, echoing with the depths of the library.

"Since life alone can't compete against Longting's luck and official aura, we might as well use Pan's inheritance as a guide to attack from the inside!"

At the same time, the innermost wall of the library trembled slightly.

There are murals painted on the wall of this building, which is a school where saints and sages sit high and preach and give lectures. rs! .