Just make a request and it will be easy.

Li Kui said with satisfaction: "Dare you ask me your father-in-law's name?"

"My surname is Wen, and my given name is Ji. I am a servant of the Wen family. He is not a great person."

The old man was very humble, but there was nothing he could do. After Liu Baosheng decreed the title of Grand Master, Wen Yanbo was actually forced to move his position. Grand Master, not just Grand Master, in the Song Dynasty, the official position of the Grand Master should be - Grand Master Pingzhang, Military and Guozhong thing.

What does it mean?

You can express your opinions on anything in the court, and it is up to your courtiers to listen or not.

That is to say, it means the emperor's highest advisor. He has a high official position and high status, but he has little power. Taibao also means something like this, which is an official position that provides pensions for meritorious veterans. This official position was recommended by Sima Guangli in the early years of Yuanyou. I was given a seat when I went to court, but no one said anything if I didn't go to court.

Of course, Sima Guang strongly recommended Wen Yanbo, mainly because Wen Yanbo's qualifications were too high. Although the grand master did not do anything, he could still get a generous salary. The main reason was to stop Wen Yanbo from talking nonsense.

If the elders of the four dynasties really had trouble getting along with Sima Guang, Sima Guang would also be in trouble.

After working as a grand master for several years, he chose to become an official again, retaining only the fictitious title of grand master. The new king Zhao Xu did not treat him badly after he took office, and gave him the official position of prince and Taibao. The salary was about the same, but for Wen Yanbo's age It is already a good honor for an old man who is already high and can no longer worship the prime minister. Zhao Xu asked Wen Yanbo to have the same thoughts as Sima Guang, asking Wen Yanbo to be less meddlesome on weekdays, so that he, the little emperor, would not be able to come to power. .

He had served as a veteran of the four dynasties and held the highest official positions in the Song Dynasty. Even the emperor did not dare to say harsh words to him.

The Wen family is relatively low-key in the capital. Although the Wen family is married to powerful people such as the Han family and the Bao family, Wen Yanbo has eight adult sons. Although some of them are deceased, there are dozens of people in the family, close to With hundreds of people, there are always grandchildren who need marriage to stabilize the family heritage. Although marriage is a simple method, it is not effective.

But it is impossible for all descendants to marry, there are always some unsalable ones that are not selected.

It is absolutely impossible for the Duke of Lu to marry a granddaughter or great-granddaughter to a commoner. This would bring shame to the Duke of Lu.

But if it is a marriage, it is unlikely. It is impossible to marry all the powerful people, right? In this case, the emperor will not be able to sleep.

Therefore, the simple and crude method of attracting a wealthy son-in-law, such as catching a son-in-law under the official list, was incorporated into the plan of the Duke of Lu. Of course, the daughter to be married was definitely not Wen Yanbo's daughter. The youngest of his daughters was almost in her forties. , how is it possible to get married?

Li Kui asked: "Since it is the Duke of Lu's mansion, may I ask which house the girl is from?"

"The legitimate daughter of the Eighth Master." The old housekeeper Wen Ji curled his lips, feeling very resentful that Li Kui and others had pretended to be scholars of Jinke. If they were not idle men in the capital, how would they know about the Duke of Lu's mansion?

I don’t know the Duke of Lu’s mansion, so why would I ask about which house? Besides, the seventh master has a prosperous official career, so he naturally doesn’t need to resort to such tactic as catching his son-in-law under the official list, so the eighth master’s status in the family is almost the same.

Of course, Li Kui had heard about Wen Yanbo. Not only had he heard about it, he also knew that this old man lived a very long life. He actually lived to be ninety-four years old. This was a very rare auspicious occasion. Even now, this man is almost ninety. Years old.

Since it was really the Wen family, Li Kui thought he should help. Of course, money was more important.

Li Kui is not interested in money, but he is interested in making money for himself. He enjoys this process now. Otherwise, how could the big proprietor of Huitong Bank not let go of the small money on the gambling table?

"A thousand strings?"

"A thousand strings, no child or old man can be deceived."

Wen Ji felt that Li Kui's reaction was very suspicious. This guy was deliberately raising the price. However, he paid a thousand dollars to hire a strong man, but he didn't expect to have help. Li Kui said to Li Yun: "We have come to do business, will you do it?"

"Do!"

Li Yun's disappointment at failing the exam dissipated a bit, but he saw that the scholars in high school were all disliked, and he was not counted among them. As for helping others tie up tributes and earning a dollar, Li Yun felt that it was a reasonable reward. He

He grabbed a few sacks from Wenji's servants and immediately stepped into the role. His eyes swept over the messy square like a hawk, and he replied: "Second brother, I'm putting sacks on. Why don't you prepare a stick to knock them out?"

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Li Kui didn't say anything. On the contrary, Wen Ji became anxious and nervously stopped Li Yundun: "I don't dare to hurt the noble man. We can't use kidnapping. Just invite him here."

After saying that, he hesitated and took out some linen cloth and handed it to Li Yun: "If you really shout loudly, just cover your mouth with linen cloth." It's still the way of kidnapping. Someone hires someone to cover his mouth with a linen bag and cover his mouth with linen cloth.

The truth?

Fan Chong was not let go, mainly because Li Yun was not let go. Although this man was no longer popular among the scholars because of his father.

But he was a student of Imperial College in the capital. Among the scholars of today, there are hundreds of people from Imperial College.

These are all well-educated Shangshe students in Taixue, who are classmates with Fan Chong. These people either caught up with the selection within Taixue, participated in the Jinke Provincial Examination, and are all current students of Taixue. Or they are like Su

After this, after studying in Taixue for several years, I have fully satisfied the requirements of the Song Dynasty for scholars to study in the academy for more than 300 days, and can participate in the imperial examination and the Kaifeng Prefecture examination.

The same was true for Li Kui and Li Yun, but they went through the back door and passed the one-year study at Shouyang Academy. Of course, they did not study in the academy, but Su Shi sent a letter to the academy chief to hide it.

It is indeed not easy for two foreigners, Li Kui and Li Yun, to catch tribute scholars and still be among the top twenty tribute scholars.

Because no one knows anyone.

But Fan Chong was different. After he came to the capital with his father, he studied in Taixue for several years. He was promoted from a lower-level student to a higher-level student.

He knows all the students from Jinke High School.

Fan Chong naturally understands that the Leading Party is hated by people, but the distribution of profits makes him a little reluctant to part with it.

Fan Chong asked: "How to divide the money?"

"Second brother is in front, so naturally we have to split the big portion, how about half?" After Li Yun finished speaking, he immediately looked at Li Kui.

Li Kui nodded, no objection.

Then Li Yun said to Fan Chong: "You recognize the person, I will put on the sack, and maybe even carry the person and run away. You and I have paid about the same amount, and we will share the remaining half equally."

"It's a pity that there is only one thousand guan, and the average between you and me is only 250." Fan Chong's moral integrity has plummeted since he met Li Kui. He had tricked the emperor before, but now he is tricking his classmates. Naturally, he will not have any psychological burden. Besides, he has tricked the emperor.

Now, if you want to catch your son-in-law under the official list, let’s go to the Duke of Lu’s house and laugh secretly? It’s such a good thing, no one can be considered cheated in his turn.

Fan Chong hesitated for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, "Okay. But can I cover my face?"

"Stop talking about you, Li Yun and I both covered our faces." After speaking, Li Kui took out a triangular scarf from his pocket and put it over his face, covering his chin, mouth and nose.

Li Yun also took out a similar pair and covered his mouth and nose. Fan Chong was dumbfounded. He was not prepared.

I had no choice but to take out a pure handkerchief and dress myself up too.

The three of them sneaked towards the alley next to Taixue. The area around Gongyuan had long been in chaos. Even the imperial guards in the city would not care about today's situation. Besides, they were just trying to catch a son-in-law, and it was not real.

Even if you are unwilling, you may not necessarily use force, right?

Even if force is used, a man will never feel at a disadvantage in this kind of thing.

Unless you meet a tigress...

The three of them had been waiting for a long time. They had already promised to send Wen Ji and others to wait at Duke Lu's residence. Master Wen Ba was having a miserable life in Duke Lu's residence. He didn't succeed in studying, so he had no choice but to

He favored an unofficial official who took care of his affairs, and went into business on his own. With a huge fortune, he was definitely a first-rate good father-in-law.

People were coming and going in the alley, and passing by the corner where Li Kui and the others were hiding, the passers-by were frightened.

However, I quickly realized that today was the day when the Gongyuan released the results, and most of them were idle servants who came to capture the son-in-law. It was no surprise.

Inadvertently, a scholar who had thrown himself into a trap actually ran away in a panic from the alley. Behind him, there were several servant-like people chasing him. While chasing him, they shouted: "Don't let him go!"

Fan Chong squinted his eyes and looked at the other person's appearance carefully. When the person was approaching, he jumped out from the corner, holding the hemp rope in his hand, and seemed to be putting it around the other person's neck.

"Brothers, come quickly, big business is coming!"

"Fan Chong!"

"Su Guo, can you recognize me?"

Fan Chong was dumbfounded. He was recognized even though his face was covered. The other person was indeed Su Guo, who had previously dressed as a farmer to read the ranking at the gate of the Gongyuan. Su Guo, who had failed the ranking once, did not dare to ask his uncle to send someone to look at the ranking. He was worried

In the end, the bamboo basket was in vain. He had to bite the bullet and come to see the list in person. He had lived in the capital for several years, so he naturally knew the craziness of catching a son-in-law under the list, so he dressed up carefully.

But when the time came, he was still recognized and had no choice but to run away.

Unlike other scholars, Su Guo worked often, and his body, legs and feet were much stronger than those of ordinary scholars.

As for why he recognized Fan Chong, it was because Fan Chong had an orchid embroidered on the net handkerchief covering his face very well. If he is a familiar person, plus his height and appearance, he can be easily recognized. They are classmates, and the two families talk about it.

There was still some friendship, but he didn't expect to tie up an acquaintance. Fan Chong was also a little dumbfounded. He secretly resented: "These unloyal bastards agreed to work together, but let him be the leader."

Fortunately, his face was covered with a scarf, otherwise Fan Chong would have been so embarrassed that he would have banged his head against the wall.

What's even more outrageous is that he looked around, only to find that Li Kui and Li Yun were gone. When he looked up, he found that Li Kui and Li Yun looked confused and frightened, sitting on the wall with their hands raised and saying to Su Guo: "Little uncle!

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"teacher!"

The flood washed away the Dragon King Temple and destroyed his own family. Neither Li Kui nor Li Yun dared to do this!

If you really want to do it, you will deceive your master and destroy your ancestors.

Su Guo was also confused, pointed at Fan Chong, and then asked hesitantly: "What are you doing?"

"help."

"Help."

"The Duke of Lu State wants to arrest his son-in-law. We all admire the reputation of Taishi Wen and do our best to do something." Li Kui told lies with his eyes open, and showed an eagerness to do good deeds without leaving his name.

Li Kui saw the people chasing after Su Guo. They were also dressed the same as them, but they were missing the hood, which was a bit unprofessional.

Fan Chong choked the word 'make money' hard in his throat, and nodded with great talent: "Wen Gong is so old, and he still has to worry about the younger generation. I really can't bear it."

Even if Su Guo had no experience, he knew that these two people did not tell the truth. Not to mention Li Yun, a disciple. It was probably beneficial for him to be caught in the middle. Unlike Fan Chong, Li Kui and Li Yun were

Man, Su Guo has lived together for more than two years. The two of them usually carry a complete set of equipment for robbing homes and houses with them.

Of course, it is impossible to be a strong person.

The main business is to eat black people and eat black people.

Anyway, when Li Kui and Li Yun were in Yangzhou, the water bandits on the Yangtze River were almost extinct. I often heard that some boss had worked hard for most of his life to accumulate treasures, but when he was preparing to wash his hands in the golden basin, his family property was robbed.
To be continued...