The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Chapter 136
Zhao Tang looked at the person on the wooden couch in front of him, and saw that this person was over 30 years old, with sculpted eyebrows and phoenix eyes, a nose like a gall, a clear beard under his chin, a complexion like three rivers of autumn water, and an expression like a bright moon in the sky.

He also saw that this person was dressed completely different from the Jurchens he had seen along the way. He was actually dressed in Hanfu, with a gauze robe with large sleeves, a Confucian belt around his waist, and a double fish pendant. He was holding the letter of recommendation in his hand.

Zhao Tang knew that it must be Wanyan Xiyin, so he hurriedly put the gift box in his hand on the ground, bowed down and said: "Cao Min Yuan Yi, I pay my respects to Da Du Tong."

Wanyan Xiyin looked him up and down, didn't speak, put the recommendation letter aside, and seemed a little tired when moving her body.

Zhao Tang felt a little embarrassed, reached out to touch the gift box next to him, picked it up, and said in a low voice, "A gift from the Caomin to Dadutong."

"Pfft..." Someone behind the table next to him laughed lowly.

Another person said to himself: "How can talent and learning be compensated by gifts? If you have real talent, you don't need etiquette. If you don't have real talent, what's the use of etiquette?"

Zhao Tang turned his head to look, the one who was laughing was a fat man with white face, but the one who made ridicule was a haggard old man.

Zhao Tun's face was a little panicked, he didn't know how to answer, and he was at a loss for a while.

Wanyan Xiyin said at this moment: "Yuan Yi?"

Zhao Tong seemed relieved when he heard the words: "Back to Dadutong, it is the Caomin, the Yuan of Yuan Henry Zhen, and the Yi of the Book of Changes."

Wanyan Xiyin looked at him: "Could it be that you are proficient in the Book of Changes?"

Zhao Tun immediately looked a little flustered, and lowered his head: "Slightly... I have gained a little bit."

Seeing his expression, Wanyan Xiyin couldn't help but smile slightly: "I saw Mu Zhaha praised you several times in this letter, but I know Mu Zhaha is a person who can't even write poems, and his compliments are mostly It’s just a matter of friendship.”

Zhao Tang bowed his head and dared not speak, but raised the gift box of salted venison leg meat again.

Wanyan Xiyin said: "However... since he is a favor, he doesn't know whether you really have the ability, whether you have it or not, you have to ask me to see it."

Zhao Tun's arms trembling slightly as he held up the gift box: "Dadu Tong is wise and martial, and he speaks for himself."

Wanyan Xiyin looked at his arms and said, "But salted deer legs?"

Zhao Tun hurriedly said, "Exactly."

Wanyan Xiyin nodded: "Accept the gift, get up and talk."

Zhao Tong stood up and handed the gift box to the soldiers at the side, Wan Yan Xiyin said: "I read the letter said, you have been studying since childhood, but you have not gained any fame?"

Zhao Tong said: "Most people don't know about it. The Liao Kingdom is corrupt and corrupt. They want money at every step. If they don't have money, they will be cut off even if they win."

"Oh?" Wanyan Xiyin smiled: "So you're underappreciated?"

Zhao Tong blushed and said: "Although Yuan Yi dare not say that he has the talent of Wang Zuo, he thinks he is better than those who make Qian Zhongju. Those people rely on their gold and silver to do whatever they want, but they have no ability. died at the hands of these people."

Wanyan Xiyin said: "I see that Muzaha's letter said that you are a descendant of the Bohai royal family, don't you have more gold and silver in your family than those people?"

Zhao Tong pursed his lips, and said resentfully: "Back to Dadutong, my ancestors were like this, but it's just that it's the generation of Caomin, the generation of Caomin..."

A hint of interest appeared on Wanyan Xiyin's face: "How?"

Zhao Tun thought for a long time, and said, "It's all because the grass people didn't marry a good wife!"

"Ah?" Wanyan Xiyin was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and then burst out laughing, and the three people behind the wooden case also laughed.

Zhao Tong blushed and said: "Most people don't know about it. Those who make money are not all from wealthy families. Some of them are well married and their wives have a lot of dowries. It's not like Caomin who married a butcher's daughter. Not to mention the family property, but also has a big temper, and quarrels with the grass people from time to time, how can the grass people be willing to have the same knowledge as her, it's only insulting to the gentlemen."

Wanyan Xiyin smiled and said, "Is your wife outside the village?"

Zhao Tong said, "I'm waiting outside the stronghold."

Wanyan Xiyin nodded and said, "Yuan Yi."

Zhao Tun said, "Major Commander, please give me your instructions."

Wanyan Xiyin said: "You know why I recruit literati. I, Dajin, want to create characters, but I don't want to imitate Khitan characters, so I don't know how to use people without real talents."

Saying that, Wanyan Xiyin pointed to the side: "Three of them are all famous, and one of them is a Jinshi of the Song Dynasty. I have heard about what you say about spending money to buy fame, but it's not like that. As bad as you said, there are always people who pass the exam with their own abilities."

Jinshi of the Song Dynasty?Zhao Tang's heart was moved when he heard the words, but he didn't believe it, looked at the three people, besides the fat man and the old man, there was also a dark and thin middle-aged man, Wanyan Xiyin should be referring to this person.

Although there are many scholars and Jinshi in the Song Dynasty, there will always be positions. Even if Cai Jing includes the supervisors in the selection of officials, there will always be idle jobs, not to mention the high status of the scholars in the Song Dynasty. Hai ran here?
Unless you made a big mistake and escaped, or you are lying!

Zhao Tang looked at the three of them, and the three of them also looked at him, all of them looked slightly hostile, after all, a monk likes to drink water, and when there are too many people, there is no water to drink.

Wanyan Xiyin said: "That's why I don't quite believe your words, and I have some doubts about your talent and learning."

Zhao Tong's expression changed: "Dadutong, the talents of the grassroots are real, otherwise how dare you boast in front of Dadutong, and ask Dadutong to take an exam."

Wanyan Xiyin said: "Since you recommended me, I won't make it difficult for you. Just tell me what you are good at. If you pass the exam, you will stay. If you fail the exam, I will let you go."

Zhao Tong thought for a while and said, "Da Du Tong, Cao Min is good at poetry and calligraphy."

Wanyan Xiyin said: "Since creating characters, calligraphy is naturally better. As for poetry, it is more a manifestation of talent and learning. Even the imperial examinations require you to do poetry first. You should write a poem first. Let me see how you learn."

Zhao Tunli said: "I also ask Dadu to come up with the questions."

Wanyan Xiyin said: "Let's use the imperial examination as the subject."

Zhao Tun was taken aback for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Wait for Cao Min to think about it carefully, think about it carefully."

Zhao Tong sneered in his heart, this is not a poetry test, it is clearly a test, if one does not do well, he may be arrested as a spy, as for Namu Zhaha, he may not be good either.

Normally, at this time, one would definitely show off one's talent, make it a blockbuster, shock Wanyan Xiyin, and then be happy to recruit her, but if she really did that, she would be doomed. In such a poor place like Jin, how did his family decline completely?
As for doing it indiscriminately, it doesn't matter if it doesn't catch the eye, it's too bad and the traces are always covered up.

Zhao Tun walked around on the ground a few times, pondered for a while, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and said: "Da Du Tong, Cao Min has it!"

"Oh?" Wanyan Xiyin nodded, and looked at the three people behind the table. All three of them looked surprised. It's not very advanced, but being able to compose a poem in such a short period of time is indeed considered a talent.

"Let's hear it!" Wanyan Xiyin said.

Zhao Tong nodded, looking reminiscent, as if he had returned to the examination room, and then he said with a heavy expression, "I have never written a pen and shed tears. I have studied hard for more than ten years. If the examiner will take me away, the student will go home and go to hell."

After finishing the poem, there was no sound in the hall, and a needle could be heard falling.

After the case, the three of them froze for a while, then frowned, wanted to laugh but didn't dare to make a loud noise, just lowered their heads, the folds of the clothes on their stomachs twitched for a while.

Wanyan Xiyin looked at Zhao Tun, took a breath slowly, and said, "Your poem..."

He didn't comment, but looked at Zhao Tun with bright eyes, and Zhao Tun muttered, "Da Dutong, how about this poem? Maybe the grassroots are busy writing it, so it's not the best."

Wanyan Xiyin said lightly: "Yuan Yi, are you still good at calligraphy?"

Zhao Tong said: "Practice calligraphy since childhood, imitate Yan Liu, and have achieved success in ten years. Now I have a family alone, so... it's not bad."

Hearing what Zhao Tun said made her feel more and more guilty, Wanyan Xiyin said: "I'll give you another chance, just write the poem you just wrote."

Zhao Tun's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and for a moment a soldier held a pen, ink, paper and inkstone. He came to a case, spread the paper, and then filled his hairs. After thinking about it, he began to write.

A poem was finished very quickly, he dried the ink at home, and then a soldier came to pick it up and sent it to Wanyan Xiyin.

Wanyan Xiyin took it and took a look, but was slightly taken aback, then narrowed his eyes, and looked up and down Zhao Tun.

Zhao Tong hurriedly said: "Dadutong, what do you think of Caomin's calligraphy?"

Wanyan Xiyin said nothing, and handed the paper to the side, the fat man among the three immediately took it, and then looked at it with disdain on his face, but in just an instant, his face changed drastically, and then his fingers trembled slightly and he took the paper away. Pass it to the old man next to him.

The old man frowned, but when his eyes fell, he was taken aback suddenly: "This, this..."

The black and thin middle-aged man also leaned over to look at it, and in just a moment, sweat appeared on his forehead.

This character is written in Khitan and Chinese. The Khitan and Chinese writing methods are basically the same. The Khitan text is born out of the Chinese. The so-called Khitan calligraphy is actually all imitating the Chinese calligraphy.

After the three of them finished watching, the way they looked at Zhao Tun changed. Zhao Tun looked at the three and said shyly, "My dear friends, do you think my talent and learning are good enough for the selection?"

The three of them were not willing to speak at the moment, they looked at Wanyan Xiyin in an instant.

But Wanyan Xiyin shook his head and said, "Yuan Yi, your imperial examination has gone astray."

Zhao Tun didn't understand: "Da Du Tong..."

Wanyan Xiyin said: "Yuan Yi, sit down and talk."

(End of this chapter)