The Legend of the Farm Girl

Tong Renchu ​​arrived at the Shangshu Mansion on time for the banquet.

He knew in his heart why Minister Lu invited him to the banquet. Minister Lu's son Lu Yunze took part in the imperial examination three years ago but failed. However, he did not become depressed in the following three years. Instead, he frequently wrote amazing works.

I think he is determined to win this imperial examination.

The reason why he was invited here was definitely to ask him what type of articles the emperor liked recently. As the Minister of Rites, his official position was not as high as that of Minister Lu, but the policy essays he wrote recently were praised by the emperor.

The emperor is also a talented man with original ideas, and the examiners he appoints will also consider the emperor's ideas first.

Lu Yunze was famous for his poetry and prose, but he failed in the last imperial examination because of his essay.

At the banquet, Minister Lu brought Lu Yunze with him, and at the end of the banquet, he asked Lu Yunze to take out a policy paper he had recently written, and asked, "Ren Chu! Take a look at my son's policy paper. How is it? Is there any hope for this year's exam?"

Tong Renchu ​​took the policy paper from Lu Yunze with an embarrassed look on his face. Many people had invited him to banquets recently, but he had never given any advice. However, the questions from his immediate superior, Minister Lu, made him unable to be perfunctory.

He read Lu Yunze's essay carefully and found the content very frivolous. A few years ago, he had also read Lu Yunze's essay when he took the imperial examination, which was better than the current one.

Over the years, as Lu Yunze's reputation grew, he spent less and less time on studying. Even after getting married, he continued to indulge in debauchery without restraint.

But everyone thinks he is a talented and romantic man, but this policy paper does not seem to be written by someone who has written those amazing works.

Tong Renchu ​​was still thinking about how to tell Minister Lu that with that level, even if he taught her every day from now on, she would definitely not be able to achieve that!

Minister Lu also saw his dilemma, dismissed his attendants, and said to Tong Renchu: "If the topic of the policy essay is: Zhou and Tang are more emphasis on the outside and less emphasis on the inside, while Qin and Wei are less emphasis on the outside and more emphasis on the inside, each has its own merits. How would you write it?"

Tong Renchu ​​was shocked in his heart. This must be a question from the imperial examination. How dare Minister Lu do that? How dare he!

Seeing Tong Renchu's panic, Minister Lu said lightly: "Today's incident will definitely not be heard by a fourth person, but if Renchu ​​doesn't cooperate, I think your family will not be able to live comfortably."

This was a naked threat. Tong Renchu's face flushed red and his angry thoughts made him want to overturn the table.

But he also knew that when you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head, so he stiffened his neck and refused to speak anymore.

Minister Lu smiled nonchalantly and said, "Yun Ze, bring the pen, ink, paper and inkstone!"

Lu Yunze placed the paper and pen next to Tong Renchu. Several years of drinking and sex had long since made him lose the demeanor of a handsome young man. Even though his appearance remained the same, his eyes no longer had a trace of clarity, but were instead cloudy.

His eyes were filled with desire for fame and fortune. Although he was unfaithful in love when he met Yun Fang, he was also sincere in studying.

Now he enjoys the fame and fortune that shortcuts have brought him. He only wants to take shortcuts in everything he does and has become completely bad.

Tong Renchu ​​knew that if he didn't write an article that would satisfy Minister Lu today, he would not be able to leave. He also figured out why Minister Lu asked him to come instead of writing one himself.

Firstly, it was because the policy paper he had recently written had been praised by the Emperor, and secondly, it was because what he had written was so different in style from Minister Lu's writing that it would not arouse too much suspicion.

He came to the banquet today and fell into the Lu family's trap. Unless he was willing to sacrifice his own life and the lives of his family, he would have no choice but to board the Lu family's pirate ship.

It took Tong Renchu ​​a day and a night to finish writing this policy paper. He did not even go to court or go home. Minister Lu had already made preparations, and both the court and the Tong family had perfect excuses to deal with it.

Tong Renchu's eyes were red after he finished writing the article, and Minister Lu was full of praise after receiving the article.

Tong Renchu ​​proposed to go home at this time, but Minister Lu still did not agree. He asked Lu Yunze to remember it deeply and know every allusion written by Tong Renchu, and to be able to tell the source of every sentence in detail. Tong Renchu ​​would explain the parts that he did not understand well.

In this way, Lu Yunze understood the article inside and out. In front of Tong Renchu, Minister Lu burned the article he wrote. From then on, this policy paper was written by Lu Yunze. It had nothing to do with Tong Renchu ​​anymore.

Seeing Minister Lu do this, Tong Renchu ​​felt relieved, but as a Confucian student, he still could not accept such behavior.

When Lu Shangshu and Lu Yunze saw him off from the Shangshu Mansion, Tong Renchu ​​said firmly: "From now on, no matter when, I will never visit you again. Please take care, Lu Shangshu."

This is also telling Minister Lu that even if he passes the provincial examination, he will not come again for the palace examination.

Minister Lu had already prepared for the palace examination, but he didn't want to talk to Tong Renchu ​​at this time. Tong Renchu's attitude made him quite unhappy. He said with a straight face: "I think Lord Tong should go away from the capital to gain some experience, so that he can be more aware of current affairs."

The group left unhappily, and Tong Renchu ​​dragged his tired body back to his home. Seeing his family members surrounding him and showing concern for him, he felt that it was worth enduring the humiliation.

Tong Renchu ​​thought of his son-in-law again. He knew the test questions, but he would never tell anyone before he wrote the policy paper for Lu Yunze.

But now that Lu Yunze has obtained the test questions, it would be extremely unfair to his son-in-law. Should he also give him some advice?

Tong Renchu ​​was very conflicted. After a short rest, he went to the yard arranged for Liu Zhanpeng.

When he pushed the door open, he saw Liu Zhanpeng, Li Muwen and Yun Feng discussing something. No one noticed him coming in.

He leaned in to listen, and the content shocked him. He only heard Liu Zhanpeng say, "What I said is true. I went to the bookstore today, and I really heard them say that the exam questions were leaked. I went up to ask, and the person said it with details, saying that everyone was saying that the exam questions were from Pei Du's memorial to the Prime Minister that he should recruit talented people from all over the country and ask for a private meeting with guests to discuss them."

I think we should also be prepared. If it is true, then we have already taken it!

Yun Feng also nodded and said, "It's better to believe it than not to believe it. I will also prepare in this regard."

Li Muwen also nodded. But he didn't quite believe it in his heart. If the test questions were really leaked, how could it be spread so widely? It must be covered up and not let others know!

But he was also prepared to take a look. There is no smoke without fire.