Chapter 33: Remnants of a Hundred Battles
With a swish sound, the sharp knife stopped accurately on the man's neck, turning the man's face pale...
"From the Zhang family?"
"Yes! My master is the father of the Minister of War. If you dare to kill me, your whole family will be wiped out, leaving no chickens or dogs behind!"
"It turns out that it really belongs to the old thief Zhang. That's... very good!"
Chi! The knife passed by and the head flew away!
Lin Su moved his hands together and slashed the long knife across the sky. The four horses overturned at the same time, and their heads fell off.
Four horses, four people, kill them all!
Lin Su helped the old man up: "Old man, you are tired of me this time. Come with me and I will treat your injuries!"
It took more than an hour to return to Lin's house from Jiangtan. The key reason was that Lin Su forced Zhan Shi to activate Zhan Shi, which consumed a lot of energy and his physical strength was not as good as before. In addition, he had an injury, which slowed down the progress.
When he arrived at the door of his house, the old man's pale face showed surprise: "This is the former Dingnan Marquis Mansion."
"Now there is no Marquis Dingnan! There is only Lin Zhai. Old man, I am the third son of the Lin family, Lin Su."
The old man was suddenly startled, turned over and knelt down: "Deng Zhongtang meets the young master!"
"Old man..."
The old man slowly raised his head, with tears streaming down his face: "Old man Deng Zhongtang was once a subordinate of General Lin, and he followed the general in the battle against Chishui City in Dongzhou. Because the old man was only good at water warfare, not land warfare, he stayed with the general when he was guarding the southern border. , did not follow.”
Lin Su's heart moved: "Chishui, Dongzhou, one hundred thousand sailors died on the battlefield, and three out of four hundred survivors, all of them disabled, old man..."
The old man's right leg was pulled out of the tight bandage, and suddenly only one foot and the sole of the foot were missing.
Lin Su stared at the broken leg for a long time, with blood boiling in his chest: "From now on, this is your home! Uncle Deng, let's... go home!"
The door of the mansion opened wide, and the old housekeeper came over with a lantern to open the door. He was shocked when he saw Lin Su: "Third Young Master, you..."
Lin Su reached out directly and held his mouth: "Don't wake up my mother. Take this old man into the guest room and ask a doctor to treat his injury and take good care of him."
"yes!"
Lin Su turned around and entered his room. Just as he entered, the shadow of the door flashed and Liu Jialiang appeared behind him. When Lin Su turned around, he saw his extremely serious expression: "Third brother..."
A bitter smile appeared on Lin Su's face: "Second brother, I'll give you a piece of advice based on a painful lesson. In the future, you really can't hand in the paper in advance for the scientific examination. You're going to be haunted..."
"Submission in advance? You handed in the examination in advance? How early?" Liu Jialiang's face changed suddenly. When he suddenly saw Lin Su tonight, his heart sank to the bottom. At this time, Lin Su should still be studying hard at Qiankun Academy. Yes, how could it be possible to go home suddenly?
Now he understands that the third brother will hand in the paper in advance.
"Three hours!"
"Three hours in advance? You...you..." Lin Jialiang was furious. Suddenly, he frowned: "That's not right. You are three hours in advance. You should not be able to leave the examination room until tomorrow morning..."
"I didn't say it was three hours in advance, I only used three hours..."
Liu Jialiang almost jumped.
"Don't worry, I promise to pass the exam, no problem!"
"You...what guarantee do you have? You...I'll go find mom now...Hey, forget it, let mom have a peaceful night's sleep! If you wake her up with this matter at this time, she won't be able to sleep at all. . Third brother, you took the scientific examination this year to test the waters. I know that, but your attitude is too... Forget it, you have worked hard all the way. I will ask Xiaotao to get you some water, wash up and rest... Hey …”
He sighed and walked out the door.
About five minutes later, Xiao Tao came in, helped him take off his clothes, and prepared bath water. Lin Su sat in the bathtub and sighed with satisfaction. Suddenly, he crossed his hands to cover his lower body, looked above his head, and looked around. …
I didn't notice anything strange. Wasn't there any surveillance in the dark night?
Not safe!
"An Ye! How about we agree on a bottom line?"
There was no answer, no movement in the room, and no movement in the distant attic.
"You can spy on me, but there are three situations where you absolutely can't. First, when I'm taking a shower. Second, when I'm out of bed. Third, when I'm sleeping..."
In the shadow of the distant attic, the lips were clenched in the dark night, and the bottom line was agreed upon? Take a shower and pay tribute? Who saw that you were showing off in the shower? Disgusting, boring!
etc……
sleep? Did he know he was spying on him while he slept? Last night you got up in the middle of the night and wrote a disgusting article. Did you mean to humiliate me, you bastard?
Dark Night was angry.
Lin Su stretched out her legs comfortably: "Also, don't forget the agreement we made. If I pass the exam, you will prove to me that you are a woman..."
Still thinking about this song, An Ye's anger completely exploded, his eyes suddenly opened, and a light flashed...
With a soft chissing sound, Lin Su's bathtub suddenly split into two, and the bath water was poured all over the floor. Lin Su suddenly jumped up, covering his lower body with his clothes like lightning, and said angrily: "Do you have any bottom line... …”
Dark Night laughed silently.
She just likes to see Lin Su angry and embarrassed...
Xiao Tao from outside rushed in, and was shocked when he came in. The third young master was naked, holding a piece of clothing in his hand, and his buttocks was exposed...
"Ah..." Xiao Tao immediately held her face with both hands.
"You get out first!" Lin Su shrank and hid behind the screen.
Xiao Tao turned around with a red face, looking a little surprised at the water flowing by her feet: "Sir, what's wrong?"
"I probably got up a little early today, and I've been screwed!" Lin Su stomped his feet bitterly: "Forget it, don't get another bath water, I've already washed it..."
There was nothing to say all night, but in the early morning of the next day, the storm came.
Lin Jialiang stayed up all night. When Lin's mother woke up, he made a report.
When Mother Lin heard this, she immediately jumped up. Her first reaction was to find a way to solve the problem. You bastard, this is a big deal, right? If she has some ability, she dares to drop such a chain on something as important as the scientific examination. She can't bear it even if her ancestors can't bear it for eight generations. How can she not teach him a lesson...
Lin Jialiang grabbed her and tried to talk her through it.
Forget it, mother, the third brother just wants to feel the atmosphere. Do you really expect him to read through the classics in just a few months and pass the test smoothly? What's more, he has been busy with the winery for the past few months. He is responsible for all major livelihood issues in the house. How can he have time to study...
Mother Lin's chest rose and fell sharply, but her face gradually calmed down, and she finally let out a long sigh: "Erlang, if Sanlang is not the same material, I won't think so, but he is a genius, sitting on a golden mountain, He doesn't respect himself, so why won't his mother be angry? You call him here, and your mother will set rules for him now. In the next three years, he must study hard according to his arrangements! If he fails to pass the provincial examination three years later, , Mother...mother doesn’t recognize his son!”
"Mom, my third brother came home yesterday and was in danger in the river. He almost couldn't come back. He just fell asleep..."
ah? what happened? Mother Lin was suddenly taken astray. Was she injured? Didn't you ask for a doctor? ...are you really okay? I gonna go see……
Mother Lin entered Lin Su's room. Lin Su was sleeping soundly on the bed. Mother Lin quietly covered him with the quilt and waved gently for everyone to leave.
As soon as she left, Lin Su opened one eye.
Where did he fall asleep?
He just didn't want to discuss the scientific examination with his mother and brother. The results would be announced in the afternoon, so why waste any more time?
Qiankun Academy, the golden bell rang five times, and the provincial examination officially ended.
A group of students walked out of the examination room with different expressions.
There are some who are spirited and energetic, and there are also those who are depressed and lost...
Zhang Haoyue is the former. He holds his hands together, opens the folding fan, and the wind blows under his feet...
"Brother Zhang, how did you do in the exam?"
"It's not ideal. The second poem is indeed a bit difficult. Fortunately, I have done a lot of research on the affairs of the Four Kingdoms..."
"Brother Zhang, as the son of the Minister of War of the current dynasty, is really uniquely endowed to do such a topic..."
"Haha, in the future, I can also exchange more military affairs with Brother Li. It may also be quite helpful in the examination room..."
"Thank you, Brother Zhang, for your support!" The man named Li beamed with joy.
Writing policy papers is actually participating in political discussions.
The scientific examination compares literary talents, but also the ability to discuss politics. Literary talents may be taught by nature, but military and political knowledge depends on the social circle.
People like Zhang Haoyue were born in a family of high-ranking officials. They were surrounded by young people in the political arena. They were immersed in military matters and were familiar with them, even if they were not familiar with them.
And where can those children from ordinary families go to learn about military and state affairs? He is completely blind to military affairs.
Therefore, in the field of policy theory, children from ordinary families are not as good as children from aristocratic families. This is also the key reason why the children of aristocratic families have almost a monopoly on scientific examinations.
If the children of ordinary families want to make great progress in policy making, the only way is to squeeze into their circle.
A group of people were walking, and in front was Zhao Ji. There were more students around Zhao Ji. Why? Because he was also a child of an aristocratic family, his father, Zhao Xunguan, was worshiped as Dr. Zuo, half a rank higher than the Minister of War.
In addition, he is also recognized as a literary talent among the young generation in Quzhou, and is the hottest candidate for the title of "Jie Yuan" in this Haining rural examination.
But Zhao Ji looked a little strange.
This expression made Zhang Haoyue inexplicably excited. Did he fail the exam?
The conscience of heaven and earth, the world of literati is also very complicated. Although Zhao Ji and Zhang Haoyue have a good personal relationship and call each other brothers, if the other party fails to do well in the exam, they will definitely feel excited...
"Brother Zhao, did you do well in the exam?"
"What's so good? It's all expected..." Zhao Ji said: "That boy handed in his paper in advance."
Submit the paper in advance?
Lin Su?
How early should I hand in my papers?
"Less than three hours after the exam started, he handed in his papers and left..."
Hahahaha, all the students were happy.
Not to mention the 23 people who bet against Lin Su, even the other students who did poorly in the exam were inexplicably excited. It turns out that I am not just a scumbag, there are people even worse than me. After all, I was able to complete the exam, unlike so-and-so, who opened the questions and saw, oh, no, he just gave up and left...
Let's go back. Let's go to Lin's house first. Don't let this kid slip away. I think this kid can do such a shameless thing as gambling first and then running away.