"Please teach me, teacher."

Zheng Qian said: "During the Wuzhou Dynasty, the clan members were brutally persecuted, and even the Hedong clan dared to despise the Tian family. For this reason, the saint must treat the clan members well. Only if the clan members are talented can the Tang Dynasty be stable..."

Xue Bai didn't understand this aspect of current affairs at first, but he understood it after thinking about it carefully.

He heard Lu Fengniang say that children with the fifth surname were unwilling to marry princesses from the Li family, not only because the princesses often had bad conduct, but also because they did not like the Li family at all. For this reason, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty prohibited intermarriage between the five surnames and seven families to avoid intermarriage.

They are more powerful by marrying each other... This is a woman's opinion, I don't know whether it is true or not, but since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the Li family's influence on the governorship of Hedong should still not be enough.

This may be understood from the frequent visits of Li Zhi and Wu Zetian to Luoyang.

When Li Longji arrived, he seemed to feel that the emperor of the Li family for more than a hundred years had been stable enough. Not only did he not leave Chang'an for ten years, he also trapped all his descendants in the Ten Princes' Residence and the Baisun Courtyard.

So, Li Shizhi's role in the Tang Dynasty was not to hold power and govern from the beginning, but to enhance the clan's influence with his literary reputation.

Let a clan member who is very influential in the literary world ensure the fairness of the imperial selection and improve the clan's prestige. This is the most basic thing that Li Longji should do to safeguard the country.

After Zheng Qian pointed out this truth, he slowly said: "Therefore, since Li Shaobao has come forward, Tianbao's six-year imperial examination should have a result that can convince the public."

Xue Bai smiled in agreement.

For a moment, he also thought that if it was because of himself that Li Linfu had not had time to get rid of Li Shizhi and allowed Du Fu to enter the high school, then he would really be the butterfly that caused great changes in the Tang Dynasty.

However, he pondered deeply and then asked: "Today, students heard that many village tributes wanted to admonish the saint with poems..."

"Don't mention this matter." Zheng Qian waved his hand, "Ge Nu has been in power for more than ten years, and there are always people who are angry. However, it will not help, it will only ruin the future, so just appease them."

"I heard that the saint will not try it himself this time. Is it true?"

Zheng Qian waved his hand, indicating that Xue Bai didn't need to say anything.

There was a look of worry in his eyes, but he said: "This matter is just a rumor. The saint has not called to cancel the palace examination. Do you have any objections?"

"yes."

Zheng Qian sighed unnoticeably and said: "Let's get down to business, in this spring semester, you should learn more and watch more. I just want to teach you some rules in the examination room..."

~~

What happened in the examination room had nothing to do with Xue Bai. After receiving Zheng Qian's advice, he returned to his home in Changshoufang and devoted himself to studying and practicing calligraphy.

In the evening, Qinglan and the three daughters of the Xue family came back from Yanzhai.

Seeing that Xue Bai was at home, Qinglan was quite upset that she had not come back to accompany him earlier, and then she started talking about interesting things while studying at Yanzhai.

"Yan Sanniang learned piano, chess, calligraphy and painting to a high level, and the ladies couldn't keep up. Mrs. Yan asked the female teacher to teach her from the beginning every time. We felt bad about it. Yan Sanniang would only be happy if she said more playmates. However, she

I've been feeling a little uncomfortable these past two days, and I look so wilted, so pitiful..."

Xue Bai listened silently, turned his wrist, and wrote the word "forever" smoothly. He had already felt a little bit of the feeling of freedom that the teacher said.

"What do you think of my word?"

"Wow." Qinglan praised, "Langjun, your handwriting is so beautiful."

It had been ten days since the last time he asked Yan Zhenqing for advice. Xue Bai then wrote a copybook seriously and went to the teacher for advice before the curfew.

He brought two more boxes of the palace snacks sent by Yang Yuyao's messenger yesterday.

~~

Yanzhai.

Wei Yun is putting some pastries into the food box.

Suddenly there was a sound of a dusk drum, and she became a little flustered. She quickly closed the food box and handed it to the maid next to her.

"Hurry to the backyard and ask the butler to deliver it to Mr. Lang."

"yes."

"Wait a minute, you need to bring a thick blanket."

With that said, Wei Yun quickly walked to the main room.

Today, Yan Zhenqing went to the Yamen, and suddenly he was summoned, saying that the Gongyuan needed manpower, and the chiefs of the Shangshu Province and the Ministry of Rites ordered him to come over.

This was a temporary assignment, and she had to stay in the Gongyuan for at least a whole night. There were too many things to prepare, and she was inevitably a little panicked.

"Aniang."

Yan Yan didn't play much today. She stayed beside Wei Yun all the time. Her face turned pale and she looked a little uncomfortable.

She saw her mother running away, chased her a few steps, and stopped in the corridor holding on to a pillar.

"Sanniang, what's wrong?"

"Yong'er, I feel so uncomfortable."

Yan Yan held the hand of the maid next to her and looked helplessly into the distance. She felt the rumble of the dusk drum coming from the square tower, which made her panic.

…

Wei Yun dug out the blankets and clothes and quickly ordered her servants to send them to Yan Zhenqing.

What she disliked most about Chang'an City was the six hundred evening drums played every day, which always made people busy.

After the arrangements were made, I heard that Xue Bai was visiting.

The two families have been visiting frequently recently. Although Wei Yun doesn't see Xue Bai often, Yan Zhenqing often talks about him in private, saying, "The handwriting is too ugly, and I have a bad reputation." She knows that her husband is obsessed with this child.

So I went to see him in person.

When they arrived at the lobby, they saw Xue Bai standing there with a serious expression on his childish face. Wei Yun sighed slightly and said in a teasing tone to Yan Zhenqing: "Your teacher has gone to Gongyuan and can't be seen today."

As soon as she said this, Xue Bai immediately saluted and said: "Student, please send greetings to Master Madam."

"Since I've accepted your call of 'Master's Wife', I'll bring you the copybook and look at it. There's no need for a gift."

"Don't worry, Madam, the pastries this time are not valuable."

Xue Bai knew that even the little girl Yan Sanniang couldn't tell the price of these two boxes of pastries.

Suddenly, a maid came.

"Madam, it's not good, Sanniang is heartbroken again."

Wei Yun's expression suddenly changed, and she hurried to the backyard without caring about anything else.

The drums rumbled in the evening, and Xue Bai walked to the door of the lobby, only to see a commotion in Yan's house.

Not long after, Wei Yun rushed to the front yard with Yan Yan in her arms and shouted: "Get the car ready and go to the hospital!"

…

The evening drum finally stopped.

A carriage arrived at the gate of Changshoufang under the cover of night.

"The family members of the captain of Chang'an County are seriously ill. Please let them go."

"She is the wife of the Wei family in Yan County? She is under curfew, and even a court official needs a document."

"It's too late, please..."

"There is paperwork."

Xue Bai rushed over on horseback and handed over the talisman. He secretly hid it when working for Li Linfu, intending to save it for use in emergencies.

Soon, the gate of the square slowly opened.

"Master Wife will go first."

Xue Bai and other Jinwu guards recorded that they drove their horses to keep up with the Yan family's carriage and horses.

The wheels were making a sound as they headed north, and finally arrived at Fuxingfang in the north of the city. The Yan family's master and servant hurriedly knocked on the door of the medical center and almost fell on the steps.

"Is Doctor Zhen here? Our Sanniang is sick! Please help..."

The museum was dark, and Wei Yun was waiting anxiously outside with Yan Yan in her arms.

Everyone was getting more and more panicked, and the maidservant was so anxious that she cried loudly, and Yan Yan's breathing became more and more rapid.

Xue Bai looked over and saw the little lady lying weakly on Wei Yun's shoulder, her eyes closed tightly, her little fists clenched tightly, and her expression was very sad.

"Doctor Zhen?"

"Doctor Zhen?!"

Finally, a boy opened the door.

"Is the doctor here? Come on, my Sanniang..."

"It turns out she is the Yan family's wife. Alang is not here today and was invited to Gongyuan."

"Is there a doctor on the side?"

"There are only villains in the museum, but villains don't know medical skills."

Just when she was anxious, Yan Yan's body suddenly went limp and she almost fell from Wei Yun's arms.

Wei Yun hurriedly supported her, but she already noticed something was wrong with her daughter's appearance. She stretched out her hand to check her breathing, and was shocked to death.

"Sanniang? Sanniang..."
To be continued...