Early the next morning, Brother Jiu did not go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but planned to go to Changchun Garden.

Shu Shu didn't say anything.

As for teaching everywhere, not to mention whether Jiu Age was annoying or not, even if Kangxi saw him suddenly becoming thoughtful, he would still feel confused.

This is quite good now. Even if there are occasional shortcomings in our actions, Kangxi will be there to teach us.

When Kangxi put more thought into Jiu Age, he would become accustomed to it and become a natural preference.

Just like ordinary people, parents prefer the most naughty and mischievous children and worry too much.

According to later generations, it is called "sunk cost".

The relationship between family members also applies to this theory.

Brother Jiu did not ride in a carriage, but rode a horse.

Fortunately, we came out early and the palace door opened, so we came out and it was quite cool.

After entering Changchun Garden and outside Qingxi Bookstore, he saw many officials waiting in the duty room.

They are not the ministers, bachelors and other people I usually see. Most of them look very familiar and very young.

This youth is relative.

Compared with the ministers, the ministers are younger, and all the officials in front of them are middle-aged officials in their thirties and forties.

Seeing Brother Jiu coming over, everyone else calmed down and bowed in greeting.

This one is the only one among the adult princes who has not entered the imperial court, but he is well-known.

Brother Jiu saw a familiar figure among them, a member of the Criminal Department, Wai Lang.

First, when he went to the Criminal Department to see the case every day, he had two interactions with him.

Brother Ninth asked familiarly: "The Ministry of Punishment is on duty today? Why is Mr. Chen here to see you?"

There is something going on in the Ministry of Punishment. Shouldn't the minister or minister come over?

The foreign minister bowed and said, "It's not a matter of the ministry. The emperor appointed me to be the deputy examiner of the Guangxi Provincial Examination."

This year is the year of the provincial examination.

According to the rules, the chief and deputy examiners of each province are assigned from the capital.

The chief examiner is selected from among Hanlin officials, and the deputy examiner is selected from among the six officials.

Brother Jiu heard this and said with sympathy: "It's a good job to do a job. It's a land of barren mountains and rivers. It's thousands of miles away and the journey is hard..."

He also knew something about the previous dynasty, and the selection of examiners every three years was a lucrative position.

For this errand, a lot of money was spent at the Ministry of Accounts from the very beginning, a total of two thousand taels. This was used as a traveling expense, but in reality most of the expenses along the way were borne by the province.

These two thousand taels fell into the hands of the chief and deputy examiners.

When we got to the place, there were all kinds of procedures.

But I was going to Guangxi, which is the farthest and poorest, so I had to discount the job.

The foreigner hurriedly said: "It's not hard, it's all the Emperor's grace."

Brother Jiu didn't say anything else, and just said: "Then I will wait for you to come back, and I will take care of you. I will bother you in the Criminal Department first."

The official said: "This is my duty, you are too polite."

Brother Ninth said nothing else.

If it was an ordinary foreign mission, he could also give a few instructions to bring some earthen rituals and so on.

But if you're failing in the exam, there are more rules, so don't get involved.

From the moment they ordered their errands, the movements of these people were under the noses of the guards and guards.

After a while, the examiners I was meeting all came to see him one after another.

There are eight people in total, who are the chief and deputy examiners of the rural examinations in Sichuan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian.

This is how the selection of examiners for the rural examination starts from the farthest to the nearest.

The chief and deputy examiners of Shuntian Prefecture are selected just before the provincial examination.

There was no one else in the check-in room.

Brother Jiu stood at the window, looking at the lotus pond not far away.

The flowering period of lotus flowers has just begun, and most of them are still in buds, but they look pretty good.

The lotus leaves also look green and tender.

When I went to Baiwang Mountain in the first month to roast beggar's chicken, Fujin said that it was better to wrap the chicken in lotus leaves because the chicken would have the fragrance of lotus leaves.

You can pick a few pieces and take them back later.

It's just that the outside of the beggar's chicken needs to be covered with mud.

You can't go digging in the imperial garden, right?

Brother Ninth hesitated a little.

Should we dig in the garden here, or go out to the curb?

Brother Qi, who came in later, had been sitting there for a while.

Seeing that the ninth elder brother was still distracted, the seventh elder brother remained silent and his eyelids drooped, not knowing what he was thinking.

Brother Jiu turned around and saw that there were so many people in the room. He was startled and said angrily: "Brother Qi, why did you come in so quietly without even a sound?"

Brother Qi raised his eyelids and said, "You can't even hear me say hello to you. What are you thinking about?"

Brother Jiu immediately smiled, pointed to the lotus in the distance and said: "Lotus leaves, use these to wrap chicken or glutinous rice, rice cakes, they are all delicious, with the fragrance of lotus leaves..."

I, Fujin, will definitely like to eat it, so I can send some to Yikun Palace for a change of taste.

The seventh elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother. He looked like a skinny little chicken. He was still thinking about eating it, but it would be a waste to eat it.

He didn't speak, but he didn't hide the critical look on his face.

Brother Jiu straightened his chest and said, "My younger brother is still young. He will be taller and stronger in the future! As the old saying goes, 'Twenty-three means running around; twenty-nine means staying overnight'"

While the two brothers were talking, Liang Jiugong arrived.

"Jiuye, the emperor is free. He is summoning you."

Brother Jiu agreed and walked out. After taking two steps, he stopped and said, "Brother Qi, are you here because of the rumors outside?"

The seventh elder brother nodded.

Brother Jiu said: "Then let's go there together. My brother is here for this too."

Liang Jiugong: Teeth.

Seventh Brother: Teeth.

Both of them were speechless.

This is Qingxi Bookstore, the imperial palace.

He took the decision without any shame.

The Seventh Prince waved his hand and said: "No, I'll wait for Khan Ama to summon you."

The ninth elder brother wanted to speak again, but the seventh elder brother already frowned.

Brother Ninth got scared and went out honestly.

He whispered to Liang Jiugong: "Shuida, what do you think this is? Brother Qi is always like this. Why are you so polite? You didn't give it away. Why are you still holding your breath and seeing me like this?"

Liang Jiugong smiled just right, but he resisted in his heart and didn't want to hear it.

I really want to tell him that Seventh Brother's behavior is normal.

It is abnormal for people like Jiu Age to "keep away from the outside world".

*

In the room, Kangxi was looking down at the lists on several cases.

Above are the names of eight people, along with their respective identities and resumes.

Since Peng Chun requested to retire due to old illness in the first month of the year, the Mongolian capital of Zhenghong Banner has been vacant.

It has never been replenished.

Two days ago, he asked the Ministry of Personnel to prepare backup candidates, and a few were submitted.

They are all under the red flag, some have noble titles, and some have noble clans.

Kangxi did not look at the descendants of Prince Lilie, but focused on two candidates from another clan of Zhenghong Banner, Guanglue Baylor's descendants.

Then, he circled the person's name.

The fifth grandson of Guanglue Baylor, he was the auxiliary Duke Puqi.

Born in the eleventh year of Kangxi's reign, he is now in his prime, about the same age as the prince.
To be continued...