At the beginning, Qin Shi Huang traveled to my home

Chapter 969 Salt Merchant

"Okay, little immortal, I will try not to get excited. Just go ahead and talk, I'm listening," Huang Chao said, staring at Li Wu with his eyes fixed.

Li Wu opened his mouth, but in the end no words came out, so forget it.

"Then I'll say it. Speaking of you, Senior Huang Chao, I've mentioned your poem before: When autumn comes on September 8, my flower will bloom and all other flowers will die. The fragrance will penetrate Chang'an, and the whole city will be covered with golden armor.

You have proved with your strength that it is much easier to fight for Chang'an than to pass the exam to Chang'an, you are really awesome," Li Wu couldn't help but give Huang Chao a thumbs up. Really, it is much easier to fight for Chang'an than to pass the exam to Chang'an.

The other three people looked at Huang Chao. They also knew a little about Huang Chao's deeds, but they were not very clear.

They also knew that Huang Chao was a scholar, although he did not look like one, he looked more like a military general.

The faces of the Tang people in front of the sky curtain were extremely ugly. What do you mean it's easier to break into Chang'an than to pass the entrance exam to Chang'an?

Is Chang'an so easy to conquer?

What does this prove? It proves that there is something fishy about the imperial examination, which made many emperors look very unhappy.

What many emperors hated most was manipulation in the imperial examinations.

In the barrage, many people thanked Huang Chao, saying that if it weren't for him, even if they, the common people, had studied and passed the imperial examinations, they would probably not be admitted in the future.

Because they are all insiders, and those official positions are held by their own people. How could they choose common people like them?

It can be said that Huang Chao did a good thing. At least for many people, it was indeed a good thing.

Just because he killed all the noble families, it doesn’t mean that Huang Chao was a good person.

In short, many people have very different opinions about Huang Chao.

When the noble families of the Tang Dynasty saw Huang Chao, they felt a chill on their necks and were a little afraid of him.

They will remember this Huang Chao and must catch him!

Sky

The other three also imitated the little immortal and gave Huang Chao a thumbs up.

Huang Chao waved his hands and said, "Hey, this is indeed the case!

As you know, Little Immortal, the imperial examination is controlled by the aristocratic families, and ordinary people like us have no chance of making a breakthrough."

Li Wu nodded. "That's true. There's too much water. They use all kinds of tricks, such as replacing names, coercion and inducement. How can ordinary people compete with those people?"

The immortal's words made everyone silent, especially those ordinary scholars.

This really hits the nail on the head. If they think about how they studied hard for more than ten years, passed the exam, but were replaced and even threatened, they would want to kill someone.

The barrage of comments has already started a quarrel, especially among the scholars. They think that it is unfair to them if there are cheating, leaking of examination questions, etc. in the imperial examination.

It can be said that the imperial examination was the only way out for many of them, a path to bring honor to their family and become an official.

If it were maliciously destroyed, I would really go crazy.

There was no imperial examination in previous dynasties, but people knew what it was like. In later dynasties, the emperors’ faces suddenly changed. If this was not handled well, the students would not be satisfied.

Therefore, many emperors tried to appease the people in the comments, saying that the imperial examination would definitely be fair and just, especially the emperors of the Tang Dynasty. After all, it was the Tang Dynasty that caused the trouble. If they were not appeased, the pens in the hands of those students and scholars would be so cruel! ! ! !

Sky

When Huang Chao heard the words of the little immortal, his face looked very ugly, but he didn't say anything.

"Senior Huang Chao, you lived in the late Tang Dynasty, and you are from Yuanju, Caozhou.

His family has made a living by selling illegal salt for generations and is very wealthy.

You are also good at swordsmanship, horsemanship and archery.

Not only that, Mr. Huang Chao, you were also very talented in poetry when you were a child.

Rumor has it that when you, Mr. Huang Chao, were only five years old, you wrote the heroic verses: "If I am the Jade Emperor in that year, I will let the peach blossoms bloom with me."

Senior Huang Chao, you are also very capable. You are good at both literature and martial arts. Not bad, you are not a weak scholar.

But he could compose poetry at the age of five. I was five years old. Hehe, I’d better not say anything. I can only say the same thing: comparing yourself with others will make you feel mad. You can’t compare, you can’t compare.” If ordinary people like them compare themselves with those geniuses, they will be maddened, right?

There is no comparison at all. This genius has been smart since childhood, likes reading, and can write poetry.

And they might still be playing in the mud, so people are really different.

Chen Sheng and the other two looked at Huang Chao and couldn't help but admire him. No wonder, it was not.

Huang Chao and his people looked very unusual. Indeed, they were indeed unusual. They had been learning those things since childhood and their family was well-off.

What they didn't expect was that they were actually smuggling salt. In ancient times, this was a serious crime. If they were caught, not to mention it, they would be finished.

The ancestors in front of the sky curtain were stunned. No, this Huang Chao was really brave. Moreover, his family had been selling private salt for generations, and he even dared to take part in the imperial examination. If something was found out, he would be in trouble.

Salt merchants, good, good, they are so rampant!

The emperors of the Tang Dynasty were so angry that their faces turned green. The salt was controlled by their court. Those who sold contraband salt were against the court. They thought it was normal that Huang Chao did not pass the exam. Even if he passed, his salt would not be used, not to mention what Huang Chao did later.

Those aristocratic families are now hunting down Huang Chao from all sides.

Sky

"Descendants of Huang Chao, is your family really engaged in smuggling salt?" Regardless of which dynasty, smuggling salt is a very serious crime.

Huang Chao nodded and said, "Indeed, so what? Does the court have a rule that we cannot take the imperial examination?"

The others were silent, especially the people from the Tang Dynasty. They felt that Huang Chao was really arrogant and they couldn't stand his arrogance.

Thinking about how their entire family was massacred by Huang Chao, they knew that they and Huang Chao were sworn enemies, and they would be cowards if they did not take revenge. With so many noble families, they just couldn't believe it. It would be useless if they couldn't kill Huang Chao, no matter where they escaped to.

Huang Chao didn't know what those aristocratic families were thinking. Even if he knew, he wouldn't care at all. They dared to rebel after him, so what else wouldn't he dare to do?

"That's not what I said, haha," Li Wu laughed unkindly, but other salt merchants were not as bold as him, right?

"After you became an adult, you took the imperial examinations many times, but your results were not satisfactory and you failed. So you wrote the poem "Poem on Chrysanthemums after Failure" filled with resentment. It is the poem I just read. I will not read it again.

After that, Senior Huang Chao left Chang'an City, returned to his hometown, inherited his ancestral business, and became a member of the Salt Gang."