Chapter 136 The Last Wish of an Ancient Farmer 15
The news of Zhao Wuyong being struck by lightning soon reached the old emperor's ears, and he immediately issued an edict that Zhao Wuyong's generation was not allowed to take the imperial examinations within three years.
The old emperor thought that Zhao Wuyong was too stupid. No matter how good his literary talent was, it would be useless if he didn't have a smart brain. He wanted to select the most outstanding talent for his eldest grandson.
After this incident, students from all over the country behaved very cautiously. When they saw Gu Laoliu and his daughter, they either avoided them or greeted them very friendly.
Knowing that Lin Jing was with them, the candidates who had initially looked down on Lin Jing because of his peasant family background now became polite to him.
They thought that the father and daughter and Zhao Wuyong were from the same hometown, so they knew the truth of the matter. However, after asking around, they found out that they were in two completely different directions.
How did they know about this from a distance of more than a thousand miles? He must have the ability. He may be an ordinary citizen, but he may be a big boss in the world.
All the candidates decided at the same time that they could not make friends with him, nor could they offend him, so as not to let him pull their underwear out.
"Brother Lin, there will be a poetry gathering at Juxian Restaurant tomorrow. Do you have time to attend?"
It is called a poetry gathering, but it is just a gathering of candidates from all over the country in the name of a poetry gathering, and then a group of people discuss current politics and guess the exam questions.
Lin Jing had no interest, so he turned it down calmly, "Thank you for your kindness, Brother Chen, but I'm really sorry, I have to take care of the kids tomorrow and don't have time."
Everyone wanted to persuade him, but when they thought about the child he was taking care of, they swallowed their words.
It's great to take care of kids!!!
Chang'an and his friends rented a courtyard with two entrances. The senior student took a fancy to the swing in the garden and offered it to Chang'an to play with.
The second courtyard looks like a two-story building, but it actually covers a large area, with rockery, flowing water, and clusters of flowers. The crabapple trees beside the courtyard wall have grown over the wall and bloomed out of the courtyard, arousing the curiosity of passers-by. Who lives in this courtyard?
Changan didn't go to find out who the yard originally belonged to. They hadn't lived here for long, and they all slept in the same bed.
Before the exam, their family welcomed an unexpected yet expected person. Luo Xingchen also came this time to attract talent, and this talent was Lin Jing.
After he returned to Beijing, the old emperor laid his cards on the table with him and gave him the throne.
But it is still in the secret stage. If the old emperor’s sons knew about it, wouldn’t they rebel overnight?
However, Luo Xingchen's biological father somehow suddenly came to his senses. Seeing that his son had been summoned by the old emperor several times after returning, he guessed the truth to some extent.
But he was ambitious and never thought of becoming an emperor. He just wanted to live a carefree life. It would be better if his son became the emperor so that he could live more comfortably.
So in order to have a more comfortable life in the future, the King of Nanyang worked hard and finally started to use his brain which he hadn't used for decades. He was thinking about how to help his son ascend to the throne without any obstacles.
Lin Jing and Luo Xingchen chatted in the study for an entire afternoon. Chang'an concluded that Lin Jing had fooled Luo Xingchen. It seemed that he had agreed to everything, but in fact, none of his words were useful. He had not agreed to anything at all.
It rained for three days in a row. After the rain stopped, Chang'an took her silly father to go boating and fishing.
That lake is an ornamental lake, and no one has ever fished there. The strange operation of the father and daughter opened a door for those young men whose thinking circuits can be in sync with Chang'an.
It turns out that you can do other things while boating on the lake.
For example: fishing?
Chang'an often came to this lake to play, and the fat carp always remembered her. When it saw that she wanted to fish, it actually drove its fellow carp over.
"Pangpang, we are of the same origin, why are you so eager to hurt me?"
Gu Laoliu swung his fishing rod and said, "It means I would rather die than let my friend die."
Fat Fish: What did you say?
Chang An looked at the carp that were surrounding him in the water and said, "Pangpang, don't drive all your family members over here. Others would kill nine generations of their clan, but you are killing eighteen generations, right? How did they offend you?"
"Go and drive some other fish over here, so they won't be wiped out."
On this day, on the lake that inspired the poets of the capital, a group of unruly young men were fishing there in the most luxurious pleasure boats with simple fishing rods.
When a scholar's pleasure boat came over, someone immediately shouted, "Don't come over here, you're scaring away my fish."
The pleasure boat turned again, and another shout was heard from the other side, "I just caught a fish, but you scared it, and it fell back into the lake. You have to compensate me."
The people in that pleasure boat were all candidates for this year's exam. They were basically in Juxian Building every day. Who suggested going boating on the lake today? This is what happened.
Aren't these gentlemen usually having fun in this lake? Why did the scene change completely today?
Lin Jing was also on the pleasure boat. He was forcefully pulled aboard by a familiar person. He saw Chang'an lying on the bow fishing at a glance.
Gu Laoliu: I’m such a big guy sitting here, but you didn’t even see me.
He just lightly tapped his feet and flew up, without relying on the power of the water, and flew to Chang'an's pleasure boat fifty meters away.
The talented scholars on the boat were so shocked that they showed their faces in surprise. They never expected that the frail Brother Lin could be so good at martial arts. It turned out that he was a hidden talent.
They all thought that it was a good thing that they did not offend him, otherwise they would have been beaten to a pulp by him.
Chang'an caught a grass carp. Lin Jing took it and handled the fish skillfully. Then he went into the boat, took out the grill, and started grilling the fish at the bow.
A young man on the nearby boat also caught a carp, and when he was untying it, he was slapped several times by the fish.
The young man was laughing foolishly. He saw Lin Jing grilling fish and sniffed. It smelled so good.
"Brother over there, let's be friends," he shook the carp he had caught in his hand. His silly smile reminded Chang'an of someone, who looked quite like Jiang Er from the previous ancient dimension.
Chang'an nodded and said it was okay to eat fish together.
When the man saw Chang'an nodded, he didn't care whether the other two people agreed or not. He just assumed that they agreed and ordered his men to row the boat over.
He asked his followers to take the fish and clean it, and when the boat approached, he jumped onto Chang'an's boat with the fish.
The boat was floating on the water. He pushed his legs hard and the boat moved, causing the jumping distance to deviate. If Lin Jing had not been quick enough to catch him, he would have fallen into the lake.
Even though the fish was about to fall into the lake, he did not let go of the fish in his hand, and he held it tightly.
As soon as he got on the boat, he bowed to Lin Jing and said, "Liang Chen thanks Master Lin for your help," which saved him from embarrassment.
If he really fell in, the whole capital would be filled with rumors tomorrow that the Second Young Master Liang had fallen into the water. They could tell all kinds of different versions of the story and even write a bunch of love-hate stories based on him as the prototype of a character.
Lin Jing took the fish he handed over and raised his eyebrows slightly. This guy is good and he knows how to handle it cleanly.
"Please sit anywhere."
They were all sitting on the floor, not just anywhere, right? There wasn't even a small stool.
Seeing Changan lying on his stomach to fish, Liang Chen also lay over and asked, "Did I see you talking to a fish just now?"
Chang An pointed at the fat carp that had been following her, "That's it. How do you think you guys caught the fish? It's the one that drove you here. You should thank it. It gave you its brothers and sisters as gifts."
Liang Chen really bowed properly and said, "Thank you, Brother Fat Yu, for your generous gift."
The young men who went fishing all had some catches. Liang Chen and Chang An had a lot of fun. The total age of them was less than six years old. The fat carp was so amused that it jumped up and slapped Liang Chen twice.
The young men who came to the lake to cruise today were all very satisfied and happy. When they caught the fish, they felt a great sense of accomplishment. It was so interesting.
From then on, the young men in the capital had an additional competition game, which was to see who was the best at fishing.