"Hey, Chen Qing, why are you here?"

Mingyue Tower is particularly lively today, because all the Jinshi who have achieved honors this year gather here in small groups. This is also a tradition after the scientific examination every three years. Jinshi in the same subject, no matter they come from all over the world, as long as they are on the list, they will

With the friendship of classmates, we can get closer and closer, and we may be able to have more career paths in the future.

At this time, a young Jinshi who was stunned at the door was pulled into a private room by a group of classmates.

"What's going on? Are you in a trance?"

Looking at several classmates with whom she had a good relationship before the exam, Chen Qing smiled reluctantly, but she could not hide her extremely bad expression.

"Ouch, what's going on? But you fell into the top three?"

Several people asked curiously. When the roll call was being called, everyone was nervous about their own ranking. How could they care about others at that moment? As long as the roll call was not repeated three times, few people would remember the ranking of others.

"No..." Chen Qing shook his head and smiled bitterly: "One hundred and thirty-one in the second class. I'm lucky, I happened to be stuck at the last place."

Everyone laughed when they heard this. The last place in the second class is not pleasant to say, but in the future, the official career promotion will not refer to the specific ranking. As long as the second class is a Jinshi and has not been reduced to the third class, then you will end up in the third class.

Whether it’s one person or the first few, there’s not much difference….

"This is a good thing, why are you so sad?"

"Brother, aren't you afraid?" Chen Qingqiang replied with a smile.

A man in his thirties at the table said: "If Chen Qing is studying in the Imperial College, Master will definitely have to wait for one year to stabilize his writing before leaving. This time it is really thrilling."

"Brother Liu is right..." Chen Qing quickly toasted and replied after sitting down.

The others curled their lips slightly when they heard this. The one with the surname Liu who was present was from the Imperial College. Of course he could survive until he was sure of his fate. These farmers, whose parents almost sold out all the land to support their education, could be so leisurely?

Of course you have to end it as soon as possible.

But this is also the reason why it is difficult for a poor family to succeed. The more anxious you are, the easier it is to fall short!

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit cold, a middle-aged man at the table who looked relatively fat and smooth raised his glass and said: "As long as the result is good, by the way, have you heard? Cui Tanhua... died suddenly yesterday!"

This statement immediately aroused everyone's gossip and started talking about it.

"What a pity. Cui Tanhua is only nineteen this year, right? She is really talented. I heard that she was even spotted by the princess. She has a bright future. It's a pity, it's a pity..."

"Yeah, it's such a pity..." The others all agreed, but secretly they were more or less gloating about the misfortune.

The prince-in-law of this dynasty is not allowed to participate in politics like the previous dynasty. Being married to the princess is a great thing for the future. Cui Yan is handsome and is a young man who has been selected. He is valued by the princess, so he must not be jealous.

?

Everyone was excited to discuss it, but only Chen Qing became even paler when he heard this topic. It was obvious that he was not very interested in this topic, so he changed the subject and said: "I heard that this time our Jinshi class will cancel the six-part study of politics.

Already?"

"Well, that's what happened." The middle-aged man who came from the Imperial Academy said before: "The reason why Enke was selected this year is because the north won a great victory and regained Youzhou. It is estimated that most of the new scholars of this year will be

I was sent to serve as a local magistrate there, but there is a shortage of people there, and the pressure is tight, which means that our six departments have no time to observe the government."

As soon as these words came out, the interest of the group of people suddenly dropped a lot. Everyone here was born in the second grade, and the Jin Dynasty has only been established for 20 years. There are many good positions for these new scholars, even if they are not born well and cannot stay in Beijing.

Opportunities were assigned to those rich and prosperous places in the south of the Yangtze River. Unexpectedly, Enke gave them the opportunity to obtain merit in advance, but they were assigned to the bitter and cold places in the north like Youyun!

Feeling depressed for a moment, they all turned the topic to Tanhua who died suddenly. After all, no matter how unlucky he was, he would not be as unlucky as this guy who died suddenly just after he was selected as Tanhua, right?

Everyone was busy discussing, and Chen Qing smiled bitterly. It seems that today's topic is unbearable...

"By the way, Chen Qing, then Cui Tanhua and you are from the same hometown, right?"

"Ah, yes..." Seeing that he couldn't avoid it, Chen Qing nodded honestly and said: "Cui Yan was a great talent who won three yuan in succession in our Liuzhou. At that time, many local squires wanted to marry their daughters to him."

"There is no problem with Cui Yan's choice." The middle-aged man from the Imperial College nodded: "With his talent and learning and being so young and handsome, he should indeed get married here in the capital. It is very possible to find a reliable family member, but he is not as good as him.

Who knows, judging from the current results, I might as well have started a family in Liuzhou, and maybe I could have left a bloodline for the family."

Chen Qing raised his head and looked at the other person. This guy's name was Liu Yiqi. He and Cui Yan had taken the initiative to get acquainted with them when they first arrived in the capital. During the preparation period, they had a good relationship and they had a lot of contacts. He obviously knew... Cui Yan had a wife!

But something strange happened. Why did he seem to have forgotten that Cui Yan had a wife?

Not only did he forget, but everyone seemed to have forgotten!

Chen Qing frowned secretly. He felt something was wrong the day before yesterday. As soon as Cui Yan won the top prize, it was reported that the Holy Emperor wanted him to become Princess Shang. It seemed that he didn't care that Cui Yan was already married.

The same is true now. Cui Yan died suddenly and his wife Huang also disappeared. However, the Dali Temple officials who came to inquire asked Cui Yan many details, but they had no intention of interfering with his wife. He took the initiative to mention those officials and kept talking.

Looking surprised...

Chen Qing is a vigilant person. Seeing this situation, he never mentioned Cui Yan's wife again. Until now, the man surnamed Liu openly looked like he was sorry that Cui Yan didn't get married, and everyone around him took it for granted.

He seemed to feel that something was not right about this.

It doesn't seem that everyone doesn't mention it by default, it seems that everyone has really forgotten that Cui Yan has a wife.

What is going on?

Chen Qing drank in silence, and the more she listened to their discussion, the more chilled she became!

Everyone was having a good discussion when they were suddenly interrupted by a knock on the door, and everyone silenced their voices. After all, they had been talking about a deceased person behind their backs, and it would not be nice to spread the word.

"Who?" Liu Yiqi asked with a frown.

The door of the room slowly opened, and a young man wearing a green official robe walked in. Everyone quickly stood up and saluted. Liu Yiqi was surprised when he saw the person, and stood up and said, "Why are you here, Mr. Wang?"

Chen Qing looked at the other party carefully. The man in official robes looked young, probably even younger than Liu Yiqi, but judging from the official robes, he was already at the fourth-grade level!

It is said that promotions are quick in the new dynasty, but this is probably too quick...

"Congratulations to Brother Qi for being named on the Gold List!" The visitor smiled and held his hand, obviously he was very familiar with Liu Yiqi.

"No, I'm ashamed to be my brother compared to you..." Liu Yiqi smiled in return, but his eyes were complicated. The person who came was Wang Ye, his former classmate. The two of them entered the Imperial College at almost the same time, but the other party had two terms.

He was on the list a long time ago and was highly regarded by the saints. Now, in just six years, he has become the young minister of Dali Temple. Looking back at himself... He was only in the list at the age of 30 because of his kindness. This time he went to the remote and cold place in the north to do work.

The county magistrate doesn't know how many years it will take to return to the capital.

Chen Qing sighed inwardly. He was probably not here specifically to congratulate Liu Yiqi. He was wearing official robes and was most likely here for business.

Sure enough, the next second I heard that the other party declined the invitation to sit at the same table, looked at the crowd and said, "I wonder who Chen Qing is?"

Everyone immediately looked at Chen Qing. Chen Qing's face twitched, knowing that he couldn't avoid this bad thing. He stepped forward and said, "Sir, I am Chen Qing, who is born late. Why do you want to be born late?"

The other party nodded and looked at the young Chen Qing: "Regarding Cui Yan, I have some details that I would like to consult with you. Is it convenient for Chen Jinshi?"

"Convenient, convenient..." Chen Qing replied with a wry smile. If he said it was inconvenient, the other party would not look like he could do it.

"Master Wang..." Liu Yiqi frowned: "What is Chen Qing involved in?"

"No, no..." The other party waved his hand quickly: "It's just because the two of them are from the same hometown, and I want to ask some details to disturb everyone. Wang will come over later to toast Brother Liu and apologize."

Seeing that the other party had given him enough face, Liu Yiqi's face turned red and he quickly said: "Zijing's words are too polite. Brother Yu will wait for you here. We won't go home until we get drunk."

"Okay, okay..." The other party smiled and nodded, then waved and took Chen Qing upstairs.

Chen Qing followed behind, but her heart became more and more nervous.

He traveled to a feudal dynasty that was not familiar with history at all. He had no foresight. With an engineering background, he could only read casual books that even liberal arts students were afraid of. After studying hard for ten years, he was about to enter the rank of scholar.

I have reached a certain class, but I encountered this bad thing...

God can't see how nice he is, right?

The two of them arrived at a cubicle upstairs. After closing the door, the young official invited Chen Qing to sit down and then said directly: "My officer, Wang Ye, this time Cui Tanhua died suddenly. Your Majesty is very concerned about it. I am."

The officer was appointed to take charge of the case."

Chen Qing quickly saluted: "I have met Mr. Wang."

"No need to be polite." The other party waved his hand: "I have read your testimony today. According to the clerk's records, you once said that Cui Yan has a wife, right?"

"Wansheng remembered it wrong!" Chen Qing said quickly: "Wansheng drank too much at the Qionglin banquet the day before yesterday, so when Shangguan came to ask questions, Wansheng was a little confused. Please forgive me."

Hearing this, the other party looked at Chen Qing several times, and finally said with a hint of meaning in his eyes: "The rumor that Cui Tanhua was chosen as the son-in-law by the Holy Emperor is true. He sent people to Liuzhou to investigate Cui Yan's family background earlier. Cui Yan's family background is innocent.

, not married yet!"

Chen Qing shook his body when he heard this, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

He and Cui Yan were studying together in the academy. Everyone in the academy knew that Cui Yan was attracted by Huang Fuzi's daughter, and the most talented girl in Liuzhou married a talented young man who won three yuan in a row. The man was talented and the woman was beautiful. It was a good story!

How can we find out that the other party is not married?

"You said in your testimony that Cui Yan married the daughter of Mr. Huang who studied in Liuzhou Prefecture. Mr. Huang was a great scholar in the former dynasty and had a great reputation. The Holy Father had tried to recruit him many times, but he declined because he was old. His two sons were also there.

He was an official in the imperial court, his eldest son Huang Wenxuan was appointed as the magistrate in Yongchuan, and his second son Huang Wenjing was in the Hanlin Academy. I have never heard that his family had a daughter..."

Chen Qing's heart became colder and colder. Could it be that the serious person on the other side was sleepwalking after what he had experienced during his years at Liuzhou School?

"I'm really sorry that I got drunk and caused trouble. I delayed your investigation. I'm ashamed of myself."

The other party frowned when he heard this and asked a few questions. This guy was convinced that he was drunk and said stupid things, so it was not easy to ask more questions. After all, the other party was famous and it was difficult to detain him for interrogation without evidence, so he nodded and gave up.

When the two stood up, Wang Ye suddenly said: "Chen Jinshi, have you encountered anything weird recently?"

"Weird thing?"

Chen Qing's face twitched, what could be weirder than the two of you?

"That's not true. Why do you ask, sir?"

Wang Ye looked at Chen Qing steadily: "Chen Jinshi, if you encounter something weird, don't hide it, or you will die!"
Chapter completed!