Emperor Tianqi looked at the Song brothers, smiled softly, and said: "You two, the food and wine are ready, I would like to propose a drink to you two! It is really an honor to meet these two talented people today, you two are welcome!"

"As he spoke, he drank the wine in the glass, and the smile on his face deepened.

Song Yingxing and Song Yingxing looked at each other, and after thanking Emperor Tianqi with their hands, they began to eat and drink. As the saying goes, being courteous for nothing is a traitor or a thief, so they were still wary of Emperor Tianqi.

"Actually, I invited you two here because I wanted to get to know these two talented people. Secondly, I want to know what happened in the official department just now. Why did the two of them quarrel with a mere petty official? I wonder if you two can tell each other.

?" Emperor Tianqi put down the wine glass in his hand and said with a smile.

Song Yingxing's eldest brother Song Yingsheng is more flexible than his younger brother. At this time, he has already figured out that the luxuriously dressed Mr. Bai opposite him must be the son of some family. Although the junior officials in the Ministry of Civil Affairs are not popular, they are after all officials in charge of the world's officials.

In the eyes of the other party, the hat's officials are nothing more than petty officials.

Since it was expected that the other party was either rich or noble, and that he was just out of curiosity to find his brother, Song Yingsheng was not so cautious. As for whether the other party wanted to cause trouble with the official department, Song Yingsheng could not control that much, and he suffered a lot in the official department.

If you are angry in your stomach, it would be best if you can vent your anger.

Having made up his mind, Song Yingsheng first shook his head with a wry smile, drank the wine in the glass, and thought about it for a long time before making a show of it.

Emperor Tianqi on the side was not in a hurry and looked at Song Yingsheng with great interest. Song Yingxing's name was naturally very popular, but Emperor Tianqi didn't know Song Yingsheng well. However, when he saw Song Yinglong acting like this, he suddenly became very interested.

It seems that Song Yingsheng is also an interesting person.

As if he felt that it was almost done, Song Yingsheng slowly said: "It's a long story. Our two brothers are Fengxin people. We studied in a private school run by our great-uncle since we were young. Our great-uncle was a Jinshi in the third year of Longqing."

.Our Song family can be regarded as the heirloom of poetry and calligraphy in the local area. We have been officials for generations."

Seeing Song Yingsheng's proud look, Emperor Tianqi quickly complimented him. In fact, Emperor Tianqi was not interested in any of this, nor was he interested in what happened in front of the official department. Emperor Tianqi was only interested in Song Yingxing, but contact still had to go through a process.

, I could only listen helplessly as Song Yingsheng explained everything.

It turns out that in the 43rd year of Wanli, Song Yingxing and his brother Yingsheng went to Nanchang, the provincial capital, to take part in the Yimao Ke Township Examination. Among more than 10,000 candidates, the 29-year-old Song Yingxing passed the examination and passed the third place in the province. Song Yinglong ranked sixth.

Among all the students in the Xin Dynasty, only their brothers passed the examination, so they were called the "Feng Xin Second Song Dynasty", and they were equally popular for a time.

The Song brothers were encouraged by the success of the provincial examination. In the autumn of that year, they went to the capital to take the Bingchen Science Examination the following year, but failed. They decided to try again next time. In order to prepare for the examination, Song Yingsheng, Song Yingxing and others went to Jiujiang, Jiangxi

He studied at the ancient Bailudong Academy in the prefecture. The forty-seventh year of Wanli (1619) was the year of the last examination during Shenzong's reign. Brother Song Yingxing and other candidates from Jiangxi gathered in the capital, but the two brothers still failed.

However, the two brothers still wanted to give up. During the scientific examination in the second year of Tianqi, the two brothers came to the capital again for reference. However, I don’t know if it was God’s will. The two brothers once again lost their names. Originally, the two brothers wanted to study in the capital.

Study tour, wait until the fifth year of Tianqi to come again.

However, as time went by, the two brothers' ambition to take the imperial examination gradually faded, and as they got older, they suddenly wanted to do something local. So the two brothers came to the Ministry of Personnel and asked the Ministry of Personnel to let them work outside.

official.

However, although the two brothers were civil servants, they were not well-received in the official department. They did not even meet the head of the official department. The junior officials were very enthusiastic when they met for the first time, but they expressed their intention to ask for bribes in a subtle way.

Wish. How could the two brothers have so much money to bribe the clerk when they were in Beijing for a long time? When they came for the second time, the clerk suddenly became sarcastic, and this was the scene just now.

After drinking the wine in the glass in one gulp, Song Yingsheng sighed helplessly, his face full of loneliness, and said: "When things have reached this point, our brothers have no way to serve the country and are ready to return to their hometown. Maybe we will take the imperial examination next time

They will come again. A real man still has to make contributions and contribute to the country."

Emperor Tianqi's brows suddenly wrinkled. Although Emperor Tianqi was very happy to get Song Yingxing, when he heard the experiences of the two brothers, his face suddenly turned angry.

"Two brothers, I feel like old friends with you today. I am very happy. I still have some connections in the capital. Why don't you two stay in Panheng in the capital for a few days and let me clear it up for you?" Emperor Tianqi will not let go no matter what.

It would be a real pity if these two people left and people like Song Yingxing gave up.

Song Yingxing and Song Yingsheng looked at each other, their faces full of caution. If what happened just now can be described as curiosity, why is it now? You must know that the two of them have nothing to do with this young master. First of all,

This time we had a brief exchange of words, but what did the other party want?

Emperor Tianqi also felt that he seemed to be too anxious. Although he knew that the other party was suspicious, there was no change in Emperor Tianqi's face. Although there was a calm smile on his face, his heart was constantly thinking about how to put these two people together.

What about taking it away personally?

I looked around and realized that I couldn't reveal my identity here. Do I really want to take these two people back?

"Brother Bai Xian, we two brothers appreciate your kindness, but it's nothing but no reward, so we won't bother brother Xian! Thank you for being entertained by brother Xian today. My two brothers are very grateful, so we say goodbye!" Song Yingsheng made up his mind.

No matter what the other party's intentions are, the relationship with Emperor Tianqi ends here.

As long as they walk out from here, the two brothers will pack their things and go home. There is a lot of trouble in the capital, so it is better to go back. If they come again, it will be the fifth year of Tianqi's trial, so it is better to leave now.

Glancing at Wang Chengen next to him, Emperor Tianqi gave him a look and sat on his chair without moving. He smiled and said to the two of them: "Both of you, my younger brother was abrupt about what happened today, but do you really want to stop thinking about it?

"

"I'm receiving the salary for nothing, and I can't sleep well! Thank you for the hospitality, I'll take my leave!" After saying that, Song Yingsheng stood up, turned around and walked outside. Song Yingxing on the side naturally followed his elder brother's lead, but in fact, he also felt a little weird in his heart.

Without delay, he walked out.

Sitting there without moving, Emperor Tianqi smiled and played with the wine glass in his hand. Wang Chengen on the other side understood it, and with a glance, two people followed him.

Standing up gently, Emperor Tianqi put down the wine glass in his hand and said: "There is no one to come out today, let's go back to the palace!"

"Sir, what should we do with those two people?" Wang Chengen could naturally see that Emperor Tianqi valued those two people, just like Lu Xiangsheng and Wen Zhengmeng everywhere.

After pondering for a moment, Emperor Tianqi said with a smile: "Send these two people to the firearms factory. There is a yard there, which is the yard where I store the books."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Although Wang Chengen was shocked in his heart, he did not dare to show it at all on his face. He just kept thinking in his heart, what is the difference between these two people? How could Emperor Tianqi pay so much attention to that place?

There aren't many.

Emperor Tianqi did not delay and took his people back to the palace, but the Song brothers were not so lucky.

The two people walked quickly back to the inn where they lived, packed up their things and left. The people following them were all veterans, so it was naturally impossible for the two of them to find out. The two brothers were still a little nervous at first, but until they left Beijing, the two of them

Nothing happened, so I breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother, who do you think that young man is? Why is he so interested in our brothers?" He was naturally unable to speak when his brother was there just now, but now that there were only two brothers left, Song Yingxing quickly asked.

"No matter what the reason is, it's best for us two brothers to stay away. There are countless dignitaries and dignitaries in the capital. If we get involved in any disputes, we two brothers will die inexplicably."

The two people were talking and walked forward quickly, but soon they couldn't leave because several tough men appeared in front of them. The two brothers turned around quickly, but they were still there.

A big man.

"You two, don't make things difficult for us. Just follow us! You two are both scholars, and we don't want to use force!" Two men came out from among these big men and saluted them. They said in a calm tone.

Looking at the two people who came out, Song Yingsheng's expression suddenly turned ugly. He knew these two people, they were the guards around the luxuriously dressed young master.

Song Yingsheng and his younger brother Song Yingxing looked at each other with a bit of helplessness on their faces, and their eyes were full of defeat. However, he still said to the leader: "Who is your young master? Why did you take our brother away? If you don't take our brother away,

To be clear, our brothers are not going anywhere unless you kill us!"

The two leaders looked at each other with a hint of surprise on their faces, but no one took Song Yingsheng's words to heart. It was impossible for two weak scholars to do anything in front of them. But they also

It is clear that the emperor is not here for punishment, otherwise he would not have allowed himself to come. If he could not be violent, the two of them would never be violent.

In fact, Song Yingsheng didn't have any confidence in his heart. He was just betting that these people would not dare to kill people. He would first suppress these people and then think of a way.

"You two, our young master does not have any ill intentions in inviting you to go. As for our young master's identity, we servants dare not mention it. If you have the opportunity, you can consult my young master in person. I would like to advise you two, follow

Let me go! Now that the matter is over, don’t you two want to know what’s going on?” The leader slowly approached the two people with a gentle smile on his face.

"Brother, you might as well go and have a look with them, as long as we don't do anything harmful to nature." Song Yingxing frowned slightly. He always felt that things were not that simple. His brother had no worries in the capital and had nothing worthwhile.

People catch themselves.

Hearing what his brother said, Song Yingsheng also nodded. He knew that the other party would never compromise. Now the two brothers had no other choice but to follow these people and leave.

Song Yingsheng and Song Yingxing were taken into a carriage. There were no windows in the carriage and the surroundings were closed. After the curtains were lowered, nothing could be seen. The driver did not seem to be on guard against the two brothers and did not cover them.

The eyes were not tied up, which made the two of them even more suspicious.

You must know that there is only one kind of person in the world who does not need to keep secrets, and that is the dead. Has it reached the point where it is no longer necessary to keep secrets from the two of them?

The Ouchi guards who were driving the carriage had no time to deal with the two brothers. This was something Emperor Tianqi had told them. As for what these two people thought, it had nothing to do with them. As for keeping secrets, they didn't take it to heart at all. If they could come out after entering

Let’s talk again!

There was no delay along the way. The carriage pulled the two people to a place, but the carriage failed to go in directly and the two people were asked to get off.

This is a huge building complex with very beautiful pavilions and pavilions. It is surrounded by fields, but they are all deserted now. The most eye-catching thing is not these, but the people stationed scattered around it.

In the distance were all officers and soldiers wearing Ming armor. Song Yingxing and Song Yingsheng could recognize these people guarding the door at a glance. Feiyu was wearing a spring knife, and I am afraid that few people in the Ming Dynasty would not recognize this kind of dress.

The famous Jinyiwei.

At this time, the two brothers were completely confused. Where is this place? They originally thought they would be taken to a house, but they didn't expect it to be like this. The two brothers, who were still lucky at first, now looked helpless and felt

If you want to escape, you can't even think about it unless your two brothers grow wings.

"Stop! Tell me your identity!" The Jin Yiwei standing at the door said with a dark face to the three people walking over. Although the soldiers outside had already checked, they did not dare to be careless at all.

The guard came over quickly, and the rest of the people stayed outside. He was the only one who could come in. After showing his waistband to the Jin Yiwei, he lowered his voice and said: "I followed the emperor's imperial edict.

I sent these two people here!"

The Jin Yiwei nodded and didn't say anything. It was not because he was frightened by the emperor's name. It was because he had already received a notice that two people would be sent over today. After taking a look at the guard, the Jin Yiwei said in a deep voice.

: "You can go back and deliver the mission. We have received the order. Just hand them two over to me!"

The guard nodded, turned back to Song Yingxing and said, "I'll send you two here, see you later!" After saying that, he strode outside.

"Follow me!" The Jin Yiwei still had an expressionless face as he greeted Song Yingxing and the two of them to walk inside without saying a word.

The Song Yingxing brothers were not prepared at all for what was going to happen next, and they didn't know what was waiting for them.

Although this was a huge event for the Song Yingxing brothers, no one in the capital paid much attention to it. These days in the capital were very joyful, with constant celebrations and victory.
To be continued...