In the sixth year of Zhongping, the first day of the first month, this is the first day of the new year.

Morning.

At dawn, the cold wind that had been howling all night quietly stopped, and the snowflakes that had been falling gradually disappeared, and a blue color appeared in the boundless sky.

Among the Hou Mansions.

Mu Jing was wearing a bright red robe, like a child, standing in the snow in the courtyard, rolling up clumps of snow, and smashing on Zhang Ning: "Your Highness, take me a move, my move is called a hundred steps through Yang!" ”

After keeping the New Year, it was already dawn, and when he walked out of the mansion, the snowflakes in the courtyard made him very interested, the snow here was very beautiful, and he couldn't help but have a snowball fight with Zhang Ning.

"Don't be ashamed!"

Zhang Ning also seemed to have returned to that carefree era, wearing a red long dress, walking in the snow, bending over and rolling the snow from time to time, and then smashed on Mu Jing without any chapter: "Look at me, if I don't clean you up, I won't be the saint of Taiping Dao!" ”

"Just your little trick, let's save it!"

"Dare to underestimate me, I will let you know how powerful His Highness is!"

"Hey, hey, you can touch me and say!"

"Stand and die!"

“……”

The two of you came and went, and they were dyed with a lot of snowflakes, and they had a lot of fun.

Whether it is Mu Jing or Zhang Ning, in fact, if they don't count their identities, they are just fourteen or fifteen-year-old boys and girls now, and they are the nature at this moment.

"Shizi, someone from outside the mansion is coming to visit!"

Huo Yu didn't want to disturb Mu Jing's interest, but at this time, a guest came, and he really had to let Mu Jing, the host, entertain him.

"Who?"

Mu Jing patted the snowflakes on his body, a little disappointed, and asked.

"Xi Zhicai, there are a few scholars by his side!"

"Huh!"

The unhappiness on Mu Jing's face disappeared, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he said with a smile: "It seems that he fished people out!" ”

Jian Shuo naturally didn't release people directly, he proposed according to Mu Jing, and threw the people to the Ruoyang Mansion, how to deal with the Ruoyang Mansion, naturally it has nothing to do with the West Garden, Yingchuan Academy is the representative of Yingchuan Shilin after all, and there is still a lot of energy, so it is not surprising that Xizhi can fish people out.

Church.

Mu Jing walked in, and at a glance he saw four young men dressed as scholars standing, and he hurriedly arched his hand: "Brother Zhicai, the new year is going well!" ”

"Brother Long Tu is polite!"

Xi Zhicai was a little thin, and he said with a smile: "I'm here to disturb Brother Longtu in the New Year, and I ask Brother Longtu not to be surprised!" ”

"Brother Zhicai, this is polite!" Mu Jing knelt down and sat down, summoned the servants who served left and right, and began to serve tea, and then said: "You can come to the door to greet the New Year, this is my Mu Jing's honor!" ”

"I'll introduce you to Brother Longtu!"

Xi Zhicai pointed to the three young people beside him: "These three are my classmates, Du Xi, Han Xu, and Song Nan!" ”

"I've seen the son!"

The three of them just saluted in vain, and although they didn't say anything, there was a trace of disdain in their eyes.

"You're not welcome!" Mu Jing smiled, although he saw that the three of them were reluctant to salute, but he didn't say anything, he saved them, but he also did things in their hearts The status of eunuchs naturally can't get their respect.

"Do you still have the etiquette of Yingchuan Academy, don't you know such a simple thing?" Xi Zhicai saw the perfunctory heart of the three people, and immediately shouted at the three of them.

"What a thanks!"

Han Xu was more arrogant, he muttered to himself, although his voice was not loud, but it was still heard by the people in the lobby: "It's just a eunuch!" ”

"Bastard!"

Mu Jing couldn't bear it, Huo Yu beside him couldn't help it: "In order to save Er and others, the son of my family worked hard not to mention, and paid a hundred gold to dredge Jian Shuo, not to ask for your kindness to repay, but you and others acted like this, this is the student of Yingchuan Academy, it is really disappointing!" ”

"Zhongheng!"

"Shizi, he can bear it, but I can't help it!"

"Go down!"

"No!" Huo Yu stood up indignantly, glared at the three of them, and then walked down.

"Brother Longtu, I brought them here today to thank Brother Longtu for helping, if it weren't for Brother Longtu, I'm afraid they would have suffered a big loss, but I didn't expect them to have such an attitude, Zhicai is ashamed of you!" Xi Zhicai was a little ashamed and said.

He thought that Mu Jing was just saying please, but he didn't expect Mu Jing to spend nearly 100 gold for this matter, this is not a small amount, they are all children of poor families, they have grown so big, and they really haven't seen 100 gold treasures.

"It's okay, it's just a gesture, Brother Zhicai doesn't have to mind in his heart."

Mu Jing waved his hand and said modestly: "They are not wrong, my Mu Jing is only relying on the Ten Permanent Servants to survive in Luoyang now!" “

"Brother Longtu's affection, I just accepted it!" Xi Zhicai felt a little nostalgic for Mu Jing's atmosphere, and also made some changes to Mu Jing's morality, and thought that Mu Jing was a worthy reader.

"Shizi, although I don't like eunuchs!"

At this time, among the three young people, the younger one arched his hand and said: "But no matter what, the son of the world saved us from the hands of the eunuchs, this is a great grace, and it will be repaid in the future!" ”

"Your name is Du Xian?" Mu Jing squinted, he seemed to feel that this name was somewhat familiar, it should be recorded in some history, in fact, in the Three Kingdoms, there were endless military generals and ministers, and he could remember it, but it was only a small number of people who were famous through the ages, and there were a large number of people he couldn't remember.

"Exactly!"

This person's name is Du Xian, he has not yet reached the crown, he is wearing a cloth robe, he looks like he has a good temperament, his eyes are a little steady, and he does not show too much contempt.

"I don't mind if everyone calls me a eunuch, and I don't mind if you treat me as a henchman of the Ten Permanent Servants!" Mu Jing said indifferently: "You look down on me, I can look down on myself, I don't think this is a shameful thing!" ”

"Why did the prince say this?" Song Nan spoke, he was a little thin, about seventeen or eighteen years old, his eyes were very sharp, he looked at Mu Jing, and said coldly: "The son of the world is a scholar, he once became famous and learned, but he was willing to be a eunuch and a henchman, and became an eagle dog of the ten permanent servants, isn't he willing to fall!" ”

"In your hearts, who is the hero, who is the pillar of the court!" Mu Jing asked.

"Naturally, he is today's Sikong, he was born in the fourth world and the third duke, a prominent family, and he is a great Confucian in the Shilin, a pillar of the imperial court, can't he be praised as a hero?" Han Xu said.

"Huh!"

Mu Jing smiled, laughing at such sarcasm: "But in my heart, Yuan Feng is just a villain, the fourth and third dukes are just his family, what does it have to do with him, as for Shilin Confucian, it can only explain his knowledge and his ability, he has an empty position, but he is jealous of His Majesty, he has no idea of repaying the king, but he has selfishness, if the court relies on him, I am afraid that the dynasty has already changed!" ”

"Presumptuous!"

"How can you be so rude!"

The faces of the three of them sank, and they were quite angry.

"You have a eunuch in your mouth, and a eunuch in your mouth, but do you know who gave the power of the Ten Permanent Servants today?" Mu Jing said in a cold voice.

"They're just fooling Your Majesty!"

Han Xu gritted his teeth and said.

The power of the Ten Standing Servants comes from the Son of Heaven, so that the Ten Standing Servants will be unscrupulous in Luoyang City.

"Your Majesty today, wise and decisive, has been on the throne for 20 years, and has put down countless chaos, how can he be such an easily seductive monarch!" Mu Jing said: "Your Majesty uses ten permanent servants and official eunuchs, that is because Your Majesty lives in the deep palace, but no one is available, only by using cronies, can you maintain the court, you have read the book for so many years, but you only see the dominance of the ten permanent servants, and you can't see the role of the ten permanent servants, how short the vision is!" ”

"Does the Ten Servants have a role?"

"In addition to being arrogant and domineering, they are bringing harm to the people, coveting money, and deceiving the Son of Heaven...... What else can it do? ”

"Is it balance?"

Mu Jing's words made a few people in the lobby a little lonely, they are all scholars, and their thinking is not rigid, so they will naturally think about it, consider the things they ignore on weekdays.

"Brother Longtu Gaojian!"

Xi Zhicai took a step forward, saluted Mu Jing again, and said with a smile: "Threesome, there must be my teacher, although Brother Longtu is younger than me, he can learn and insight, and he is not under me, I hope to be able to discuss more with Brother Longtu in the future!" ”

The Ten Standing Servants are notorious in Shilin, but it is undeniable that they do have the meaning of existence, which is recognized by Xizhi.

"You're welcome!"

Mu Jing hurriedly restrained his emotions and said, "I'm just a personal opinion, don't count!" ”

Although he said so, there are some words that enter the ears of others when he says them, and they will more or less cause them to reflect.

Mu Jing thought for a while, looked at the expressions of several people, and suddenly said: "Seeing a few of them with such expressions, it is estimated that they are not willing to have anything to do with my eunuchs, but I say this can be regarded as a favor to you, if this favor is not returned, you will not be able to understand it, in this case, I will give you a chance, as long as you work for me for ten days, and then the grievances will be cleared!" ”

"That's true!"

"I'm a dragon map!"

"Please go down!"

When the three of them heard this, they looked at each other left and right, and then said together.

They don't want to owe Mujing favors, favors, the most difficult thing to repay, the most important thing is not to change their hearts, they are all reasonable people, if the idea is not accessible, everything is not going well.

"I'm going to sell some books and the world's scholars recently, but there are a few people who read books in my hands, and there is a lack of people in charge!" Mu Jing smiled and said: "Since you are Yingchuan students, you should be full of poetry and books, and you are willing to sit in charge for me for a few days!" ”

If there are not one or two readers in the study, they will be looked down upon, after all, most of the buyers and sellers are readers.

"That's it?" The three of them were a little incredulous, they were ready to let Mujing Lion open his mouth to say something they couldn't do, but they didn't expect it to be so easy.

"That's it!"

"Okay, I'll be down!" Han Xu was in charge, and the three of them should take this matter down.

In the ranks of merchants and merchants, only the four treasures of the study, the solitary books and so on, are not discriminated against, and in their hearts, there is only a study, there are not many things, and there are only a few books to buy and sell, as long as they can hold the people who buy books.

"Zhongheng!"

"In!" Huo Yu had been waiting outside, and when he heard the call, he immediately came in.

"Take them to familiarize themselves with the study shop, our study will open the day after tomorrow, and they will personally sit in the town and get acquainted with all the scholars!"

"No!"

Huo Yu glanced at the three of them with a slanted eye, his attitude was a little hard, he smiled coldly, and said, "Three, please!" ”

After the three young men left with Huo Yu, Mu Jing showed a smile at this time.

"Grace and self-respect, let Brother Zhicai smile!"

"You're helping them!"

Xi Zhicai shook his head and said: "They are all the proud sons of our Yingchuan, they are usually high-eyed and low-handed, although they are quite loved by the teacher, but after all, they are just some scholars who have not yet been educated, they can't understand the general trend of the court, and they are in trouble, after all, they are causing trouble, if there is anything wrong with them, I apologize for them Brother Longtu!" ”

He didn't want to come out, but these students are poor scholars after all, as a poor scholar, he understands better than anyone else that it is difficult for poor scholars to study, they are originally a head lower than those scholars in the academy, and they finally have a future, if something happens and they don't help, they are afraid that they will definitely die.

"Help them? Not necessarily! ”

The corners of Mu Jing's mouth slightly raised a meaningful smile: "If they don't blame me in the future, that's good!" ”

He is not a saint, and the people who help him will be looked down upon, not to say it, he is a little unhappy in his heart, so he naturally uses a little means, and soon these three young people will become the target of the scholars, and some of them will regret it when the time comes.