At this time, the student surnamed Feng sighed softly and said: "In the first year of Jingtai, Wala launched a large-scale attack on the capital. In order to protect the capital, Yu Shaobao mobilized the only military power in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Many soldiers were recruited from the Six Prefectures of Shandong Province, which also led to the shortage of soldiers in our Qingzhou Prefecture. At this time, the remnants of the White Lotus resurfaced and rebuilt Shishi Village under the guise of Tang Saier, the mother of the White Lotus Buddha.

While vigorously developing believers, I am really worried that next year’s provincial examination will be severely sabotaged by the remnants of White Lotus. If this is the case, we will have to wait another three years!"

Several people sighed when they heard the student surnamed Feng mention the remnants of the White Lotus. It seemed that the White Lotus Sect was now very rampant in Le'an County.

"I wonder if Magistrate Sun has any way to deal with it?"

Mr. Feng shook his head and said: "There is no way to deal with it. There are many White Lotus believers in Le'an County now. They are all ordinary people. They are just confused for a moment. The White Lotus cult is the most difficult to break through the deception of people. Last time, the White Lotus method

I also secretly took a look at it during the meeting, and I couldn’t see any flaws in the skill of “writing on water”. If this illusion cannot be broken, the people who were bewitched will never believe it.”

"Could it be that the remnants of the White Lotus really know magic? I heard that Tang Saier was proficient in various arts during his lifetime and could cut paper to summon soldiers and horses. Could it be that there are really magic in this world?"

"Pfft", Yang Ding couldn't help but choked for a moment, and spit out the food he had just eaten. Several people upstairs looked at Yang Ding one after another, and one of them asked: "This ---

,Uh, friend, do you have any objections to what I just said?"

Yang Ding wiped his mouth, clasped his fists and said, "I see that some of you are also scholars. They are silent and have strange powers and confusion. From what I see, these are just sideshows in the market. Sometimes what you see may not necessarily be true!"

"

"This friend is also a scholar?" Several people just looked down on Yang Ding when they saw his shabby clothes. They didn't expect that Yang Ding's words were actually quite good.

"I don't dare to call myself a scholar in front of these people!" Yang Ding said with some pun.

"Oh? Then my friend, why don't you tell me what kind of acrobatics the remnants of White Lotus use to seduce people's hearts?"

Yang Dingdao: "I have never seen the "writing on water" that my friend mentioned, so I don't know what kind of deception those White Lotus remnants used."

"What kind of high opinions I have as a friend turns out to be empty talk!" one of them said with a sneer.

Yang Ding was neither anxious nor annoyed, and said: "Although

Although I don’t know what deception those White Lotus remnants are using, but I have a wonderful trick that I can show to a few of my friends.”

"Oh? If what my friend showed is really a wonderful skill, then I will pay for your drink today!"

Yang Ding smiled and said: "Then I would like to thank Mr. Feng for the banquet in advance!"

As Yang Ding spoke, he picked up three willow toothpicks from the table and removed the pointed ends. Then Yang Ding placed one end of one of the toothpicks on the edge of the table and pressed it with a wine bottle. After that, Yang Ding asked the waiter for a thin toothpick.

Hemp rope and a weighing weight, Yang Ding tied one end of the hemp rope to the weighing weight, then placed the second toothpick in the middle of the hemp rope for support, and finally fixed the third toothpick on the top of the first toothpick and the second toothpick respectively.

In the middle of the toothpick, Yang Ding finally gently lifted the wine bottle that was pressed on the first toothpick. Everyone saw that the first toothpick had lifted the weight weighing several kilograms without any external force.

"Ah! How is this possible!"

Everyone was shocked when they saw this, and immediately gathered around to watch, thinking it was incredible!

A toothpick placed on the table would fall off with just a slight touch, but this toothpick was hung with a weight under Yang Ding's clever manipulation, which was a bit strange.

Yang Ding was secretly amused. If this experiment was done for craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty who were good at Luban's art, the secret would most likely be revealed. But these people in front of them were ignorant of what was happening outside the window and only read the books of sages, except for the things in the court. They didn't understand anything, so Yang Ding was very confident that he could frighten them.

"May I ask your surname, sir?"

"My surname is Yang!"

"I wonder which county the young master is from?"

Yang Ding shook his head and said: "I have no fame!"

Upon hearing that Yang Ding was not a student from Le'an County, these scholars dispersed in unison.

"Mr. Yang, my surname is Sun Mingying, can you sit here?"

Just as the scholars dispersed, the fair-skinned scholar sitting nearby came over and introduced himself.

Yang Ding glanced at the scholar surnamed Sun in surprise and said hurriedly: "Brother Sun, please sit down!"

After Sun Ying sat down opposite Yang Ding, he asked: "I just listened to Brother Yang's speech. I must have been to many places, right?"

Yang Dingdao: "I've been there a lot!"

Sun Ying said again: "Since Brother Yang has so much talent, why don't you take the exam for a meritorious service?"

Woolen cloth?"

Yang Ding's face was slightly embarrassed, and he whispered sheepishly: "I am dissatisfied with Brother Sun, not because I don't want to take the exam, but---but--"

"But what?"

Sun Ying's eyes were clear and bright, rather like the eyes of a woman. Yang Ding avoided it slightly because he was not used to it, and said: "The reason why I don't take the merit test is because my handwriting is really ugly, and I can pass the examination by just writing the paper." No."

"Ah? Brother Yang, are you kidding me? Please tell me, Brother Yang, was that crab poem downstairs written by Brother Yang?"

Yang Dingdao: "That's exactly what I did!"

Sun Yingdao: "Since Brother Yang can write such poems that satirize the world, how come he can't even write the words well?"

Yang Ding smiled awkwardly and said: "It's a long story to tell. It's like this. Unless I practice calligraphy again, I'm afraid I won't be able to take the scientific examination in this life!"

Sun Yingdao: "Brother Yang, it's not too late to practice calligraphy!"

Yang Ding said: "Brother Sun, please look at what I'm wearing. I spend all my time on making a living, so how can I have time to practice calligraphy!"

Sun Ying chuckled, Yang Ding's dress was indeed a bit weird, Sun Ying said: "There is a good place to go here, but I don't know if Brother Yang is willing to condescend to it?"

Yang Ding said: "I've already become like this, how can I still pick jobs for you!"

Sun Ying said: "I have a letter here. Brother Yang can take it to see Magistrate Sun tomorrow. Magistrate Sun is short of a scribe."

Yang Ding looked at the envelope with the ink not yet completely dry. It was obvious that Sun Ying wrote this letter while he was talking to the students.

Yang Ding smiled and said: "Since Brother Sun knows that my writing is ugly, he still recommends me to be a scribe in the county. Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?"

Sun Yingdao: "Brother Yang, to be honest, Magistrate Sun is worried about the suppression of the White Lotus Sect. What those students just said is right. If next spring and autumn are destroyed by the remnants of the White Lotus, our Ming Dynasty will be destroyed." Not only have we lost a pillar of talent, I am afraid that the Qingzhou prefect will also be implicated in a big way."

Yang Ding said: "It turns out that Brother Sun wants to recommend me to deal with the remnants of White Lotus, but I think Brother Sun is a few years younger than me. Can I really enter the county government with this letter?"
Chapter completed!