Chapter 16 Hope (1)
As Shi Yan said, the announcement of the ten questions about recruiting talents nationwide triggered an unprecedented earthquake, a powerful impact similar to a nuclear bomb explosion. At first, the eighth day of the Chaolun was just like the silence of the moment before the outbreak, but once the explosion began, its impact range, depth, and breadth expanded in geometric multiples. The earthquake took every announcement issued by the Southern Tang Dynasty as the source of the earthquake, and countless oscillating waves quickly spread outward, with an impact far beyond the Southern Tang Dynasty.
The emperor has been open to the Enko! This is a good topic of conversation and a good omen! This day is undoubtedly an exciting day for many people in Jinling City.
"The heaven has eyes! I have been waiting in Jinling for three years and finally waited!" In a dilapidated inn near the city wall in the east of Jinling City, a scholar ran from outside into a small hut in the corner. As soon as he closed the door, he shouted on his back. Although his eyes were closed, tears that could not be suppressed were still flowing down his cheeks, flowing onto the white-washed Confucian uniform.
The scholar's name is Kang Renjie, a native of Quanzhou. He studied poetry and martial arts hard since childhood, and was determined to serve the country. However, he fell in Jinling for three years and no one appreciated him. He could only stay in this small inn with a stern face, writing letters to others, and even working hard to earn rent and meals.
"Father, the Yan family is saved!" As the evening approached, Yan Ruofeng rushed to the lobby of Yan Mansion with a piece of paper.
"Feng'er, what's so panicked?" A middle-aged man with a sad face held a book in one hand and picked up a piece in the other. He was playing Go records without raising his head, but there was no one on the opposite side of the Go board.
"Father, look!" Yan Ruofeng handed the paper in his hand to Yan Chenxing. This was the announcement he copied from the door of the house.
"A letter to the world's talents?" Yan Chenxing muttered and began to recite softly, but his right hand was getting harder and harder, and he squeezed the black man hard.
"Father, if we can hit any question in three months, our Yan family should be able to return to the Southern Tang politics openly!" Yan Ruofeng saw his father's eyes move to the last line, and couldn't help but shout out loud.
"The idea is good, but the ten questions for the father's view are not what our Yan family is good at. How to answer them?" Yan Chenxing said, while gently putting down the paper and the black spot.
"Father, after many inquiries from the child, the ten questions of recruiting talents were asked by Lord Lin Fenglin. In order to ask for the sharpest weapon in the world in the debate competition, he took out a knife and easily cut off the sword of the guards in the palace. The child imagined that this person must have made arrangements for the ten questions of recruiting talents, and the child was ready to prepare a heavy gift to visit this person again." Yan Ruofeng said excitedly.
"Well, Feng'er's words are reasonable. I'll leave this matter to you. Remember to inform the Ma family and Wang family of this news." A radiant look flashed through Yan's father's eyes. He pondered for a moment, nodded and ordered Yan Ruofeng.
What Yan's father mentioned is the Ma family. The Wang family refers to the families where Ma Renyu and Wang Yanzhu were respectively. Both of them were famous scholars who fled to Wu from the north. Especially Ma Renyu, who was originally from Xuzhou, was fleeing south and served in chaos and served Lie's ancestor Li Bing. Together with Zhou Zong, he became the two most trusted ministers Li Bing had been the one whom Li Bing trusted the most before the incident. He was promoted to the left-leader general, the governor of Chuzhou, the general of the right Jinwu Guard, the governor of Runzhou, and the governor of Luzhou. He was lenient and honest in his administration, and he was very popular with the people. He became poor in his later years, but he did not regret it. Wang Yanzhu was once the chief minister. After the two died, the family was defeated and he had many contacts with the Yan family, who were ill and sympathetic.
"You guys go and do it now!" Yan Ruofeng turned around and left.
Yan Chenxing brushed the chessboard aside, looked up and saw his father, a famous and famous minister Yan Kexue tablet on the wall of the main hall. He silently recited in his heart: Father, you are in heaven, you must bless me, the Yan family can find a glimmer of hope to revive the family from now on!
Unlike usual, he was very particular about exquisiteness and chewing slowly, Song Qiqiu ate a few bites of vegetables that night, then put down his chopsticks, and rushed to the study early to wait for news about the servants.
Previously, as a master of Zonghengxue, Song Qiqiu had always believed in the concept of "the wise are at peace with the world, and those who eat power are despised". Therefore, when Lin Feng took out a steel knife to cut off the swords of the guards in the palace, he did not take this matter to heart. As soon as the "Letter to the World" was released in the court today, Song Qiqiu suddenly remembered the craftsman named Sun Cuo. He immediately sent all the servants in the mansion to search for the blacksmith shops throughout the city to find Sun Cuo.
After a long time, Song Laosan, the butler of the Song Mansion, walked in. When Song Qiqiu saw his dejected look, he knew that things had not been done.
"Go back to the master, all the servants in the mansion have returned, but no one has been found. It is said that a Sun Ji blacksmith shop was found not far from the Xicheng Gate, but according to the owner, the shop had already withdrawn the rent and moved out more than ten days ago." Song Laosan preached carefully.
One step late! It must be Lin Feng! Lin Feng's confident face immediately appeared in Song Qiqiu's mind.
"Well, I understand. Tell all the servants that in the past few months, I have more privately asked for the candidates who are interested in recruiting ten questions. If you find someone who is really capable, please inform me immediately." Song Qiqiu said softly without moving his expression.
"Yes, villains must be careful!" Song Laosan bowed and said goodbye.
This Lin Feng is so tricky! Song Qiqiu held his beard and said nothing, but his heart was as calm as a tide. Thinking of the information he just received about Lin Feng's training in a secret place, Song Qiqiu felt a little overwhelmed for the first time. How can an opponent with a broad mind and a random act be able to deal with it?!
When Lin Feng received the news about the announcement, it was already lunch the next day.
At that time, Lin Feng and his group had just washed their faces and sat on the wooden bench beside the training ground to prepare for dinner. Lin Feng suddenly remembered the movements of Chen Fei and the others playing, and immediately said to his brothers with a calm face: "Chen Fei, your actions just now are too fancy! If placed on the battlefield, you may be surrounded by enemies, with weapons waving everywhere, and cold arrows shooting from time to time. Where can you have time to calmly turn around and kick?"
Chen Fei and his men were laughing and suddenly became depressed and lowered their heads to listen to the training.
"The key to killing an enemy is to kill. You must kill with one blow without any flashy and unrealistic moves. I tell you, the result is the most important thing when fighting with the enemy. No matter how good the process looks, it is useless! The most direct, simple, and time-saving moves are the real and perfect moves! Remember?" Lin Feng shouted loudly.
"Remember!" Chen Fei and his men immediately straightened their bodies and replied.
Lin Feng looked up with satisfaction and happened to find that the four guards of the Zhengwang Mansion were escorting two carriages into the valley. It should be that all eighteen weapons were transported. Lin Feng ordered his brothers to have dinner first and then he went up to meet him.
The change finally officially began, and Nan Tang finally saw a glimmer of hope! Lin Feng got the note written by Li Yu from the guard office and learned about the "Letter to the World Talents". He felt relieved. Everything was difficult at the beginning, but once it started, the vast and rushing momentum was not something that some people could stop it!
Chapter completed!