The selection examination held by the Governor's Office at Si Shishi that morning lasted for an hour and a half.

Chen Xi had high requirements for these scholars who took the selection exam to handle official documents. He wrote all the questions himself, and many of them were just written in the places he had seen in the cabinet, and there were basically examples to follow.

If all these relatively difficult official documents can be handled properly, although they will not be able to be a cabinet master or a minister of the six ministries, there will definitely be no problem to be a qualified yamen clerk.

But it was a pity that Chen Xi reviewed the papers on the spot and found that these scholars had a very average ability to process official documents.

Regarding accounting, these scholars performed poorly, and many basic arithmetics failed.

The final exam paper was that candidates asked to write and issue official documents from various prefectures in the name of the governor's yamen. Unfortunately, few people could write the format of the official documents in compliance with the standards, and their views and words were not rigorous, clear, simple and solemn.

Chen Xi reviewed the papers on the spot. In just one hour, he pointed out fifteen scholars and invited them to participate in the second round of interviews tomorrow. As for the rest, he sent them with two cents of silver.

Even so, Chen Xi felt a little painful... He was originally selecting talents for the yamen, but he, the chief official, had to lose more than a dozen taels of silver because he could not find someone to pay for the money.

Only when someone is admitted and enters the yamen to do formal work can special funds be allocated from the local finances to pay the salary of the clerk.

It was already late afternoon when the assessment results were released. Chen Xi did not go back to the backyard to rest. He decided to have a sudden attack and go to the yamen of the governor and the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen of the yamen.

Guo Shaoheng seems to be hiding the truth.

Today, from his attitude, the purpose should be to find out Chen Xi's attitude towards the Fansi. If Chen Xi really follows his advice, he must have arranged it properly and everything Chen Xi can see is illusion.

But when Chen Xi expressed his opinion that he would not go, Guo Shaoheng decided to let go of all his worries and removed all his disguises after going back. If Chen Xi suddenly came to the door at this time, he might not have gained something.

As for the Censorate Office, no discovery has been made yet.

After Chen Xi took office as a local government, the magistrate only sent an eighth-rank governor to say hello to Chen Xi, and the censor himself had never visited him. Even though the three officials knew that Chen Xi was of high status and power, it seemed that he did not respect him enough. In other words, the local government was trying hard to cover up something, which was also an important reason why Chen Xi wanted to open a gap from the magistrate's office.

In order to avoid the Hongmen banquet of the governor and envoy, Chen Xi brought all his subordinates when he went out, and even asked Cui Ya, the commander of the Wuchang Left Guard, to send a hundred officers and soldiers to come.

Chen Xi took a lot of battle to the governor's office.

When Chen Xi arrived at the gate of the yamen of the magistrate in a sedan chair, Guo Shaoheng was shocked when he came out to greet him. Seeing that Chen Xi got out of the sedan chair, Guo Shaoheng stepped forward and smiled bitterly:

"Shen Zhongcheng, didn't you say you wouldn't come to visit the disease? Why isn't you here now, but you're also so full of fanfare? I don't know that you are here to search your house and ask for guilt!"

Chen Xi smiled slightly: "Guo Guanzheng was joking. I just arrived at the place, so I naturally had to be more cautious in doing things. Why did I say that before, I quelled the bandits in the southeast and killed many Tatars in the northwest, for fear that there would be gangsters to take revenge... If there is no return in this place where the emperor is far away, wouldn't it be a shame?"

Guo Shaoheng was stunned and said, "Why did Shen Zhongcheng say this?"

Chen Xi didn't have the heart to explain to Guo Shaoheng. He raised his hand, meaning he didn't want to talk nonsense: "After finishing my work, I suddenly remembered that Guo Guanzheng invited me to the yamen of the governor's office in the morning. After thinking about it, I felt that I should come to visit Mr. Ma."

"By the way, when I was studying in my hometown in Tingzhou, I heard about Ma Lao Zhongcheng's name. I admire his talent and character very much..."

After saying that, Chen Xi walked straight into the yamen of the governor and envoy.

Guo Shaoheng had no excuse to stop Chen Xi, so he could only follow Chen Xi into the gate of the governor's office with a dark face. Ma Jiu followed his men and soldiers, all of whom were carrying swords and guns.

Guo Shaoheng tried to speak out several times and asked Chen Xi to leave the people he brought to the yamen, but when he saw Chen Xi's serious expression, he didn't dare to speak.

Chen Xi walked to the lobby of the vassal yamen, looked around, and asked Guo Shaoheng: "Where is the old master Ma now? I am a little bit connected with Qihuang. This time I came here to treat Ma Ma's old master Ma's condition... Guo Guanzheng, please lead the way!"

Chen Xi said that he knew medical skills, which shocked Guo Shaoheng and several officials from the Provincial Administration and the Provincial Department who accompanied him to welcome him.

"This...well, please come with me!"

The governor came to the door in person and brought so many officers and soldiers. Guo Shaoheng could not drive away the people, so he could only walk ahead helplessly to lead the way for Chenxi.

Huguangcheng announced that the Political and Envoy Department would manage the Hunan and Hubei provinces in later generations, which was equivalent to the common provincial government location of the two provinces. The yamen occupied a vast area and was divided into Gongya districts and the residential area behind. Many non-local officials lived in the yamen, which was equivalent to integrating administration, office and residence.

In the huge area, there are all officials, officials, servants, servants and servants, but this place is not a place with complex qualities. On the contrary, the order is in order. After all, this is the largest yamen gate in Huguang.

The governor of Huguang was not always set up, and there were few governors of Huguang. In the past few years, the Huguang Administrative Office had no restrictions on the governor, the immediate superior.

Chen Xi suddenly arrived today. Although it would not be a mess in the yamen of the governor’s office, it also made the passing courtyards in a mess.

Guo Shaoheng led the people to walk. After a while, he heard no movement behind him. When he looked back, Chen Xi took the people and went straight to a moon gate leading to the backyard.

Guo Shaoheng was very surprised why Chen Xi had never entered the gate of the General Administration and the General Office, but he was so clear about the layout in the yamen. He quickly ran over like an enclave, stopped Shen Xi, and reminded him: "Shen Zhongcheng, you have taken the wrong path, we should go to the side yard..."

Chen Xili ignored him and pushed him away and continued to move forward.

Through the spy installed in the East Factory, Chen Xi learned from Xier about the overall layout of the yamen of the governor and the yard of Ma Zhongxi. He knew very well which yard Ma Zhongxi lived in.

Guo Shaoheng originally wanted to take Chen Xi for a detour so that he could prepare for Ma Zhongxi's yard, but it failed to work. Chen Xi accurately found the place where Ma Zhongxi lived as soon as possible.

This is an inconspicuous courtyard inside the yamen of the governor and envoy. It is close to the northwest corner of the yamen. From the outside, it doesn’t look like the place where the top leaders in the yamen should live. Perhaps it was a problem that local snakes deliberately gave Ma Zhongxi.

Chen Xi came to the gate of the yard and happened to have a few people coming out inside.

The head was an official from the General Administration Department. Judging from the tonic on his chest, he was just a seventh-rank official. One of them carried the medicine box behind him. It was obviously a doctor who was invited back from outside, and the rest were inequality officials.

"Who is this?"

When they saw Chen Xi, the leading officials of the governor-in-chief looked at him curiously. After all, Chen Xi had never met each other before, so it was normal not to know each other.

Guo Shaoheng quickly introduced: "This is the governor of Huguang, Jiangxi and Ganzhou provinces, and Shen Zhongcheng!"

Whether it was the seven-official and minor official present, the doctor who cured and saved the sick, and the officials who were in charge of the service, they all quickly saluted Chen Xi. The doctor even knelt down on the ground and kowtowed Chen Xi. This is a ritual that people must have when they meet officials.

Chen Xi nodded slightly and greeted, "Since there is a doctor here, then the relationship is good. Let's go in and diagnose Ma Fantai's condition!"

The doctor hadn't understood what was going on. He was about to get up and follow Chen Xi into the yard, but Guo Shaoheng suddenly shouted loudly: "Beside Shen Zhongcheng, are you qualified to speak like a grass man? Why don't you get out of here!"

The doctor was in his fifties. After hearing this scolding, he was extremely frightened. He shrank his head and turned around to leave, but was caught by Chen Xi.

Chen Xi grabbed the doctor's hand, turned to Guo Shaoheng, and asked, "Guo Guanzheng, what do you mean? Is my official's instructions not good? Why do you, a mere third-rank left-rank political officer, give orders in front of me? Do you, don't listen to him, go in with me!"

The old and stupid doctor in front of him was already halfway through the soil, and he didn't know which King of Hell he had offended. The two high-ranking officials issued completely opposite orders at the same time. Who should I listen to? I couldn't move forward and retreat for a while! But he instinctively executed Guo Shaoheng's order. After all, this was the high-ranking parent in his eyes. Unfortunately, he just threw away Chen Xi's hand and before he took two steps, Ma Jiu pressed his shoulders down.

Guo Shaoheng frowned and asked, "Shen Zhongcheng, what do you mean?"

Chen Xi raised his face and said, "Guo Zheng, early in the morning, you went to the Governor's Office to invite me to visit Ma Lao Zhongcheng. I am a little familiar with medical skills, and now I am not too late to invite a doctor to accompany me to see the doctor. There is a ready-made doctor here. It is not an exaggeration to ask about Ma Lao Zhongcheng's condition?"

Guo Shaoheng thought for a while and finally nodded: "It's not an exaggeration!"

Chen Xi waved his hand: "Since that's the case, don't say anything more. Please, this doctor, please come in. I will ask you in detail about some of the matters about Mr. Ma!"

The old doctor looked at Guo Shaoheng, as if asking for Guo Shaoheng's opinions.

Finally, Guo Shaoheng turned his face to the side, meaning that he didn't care about this. In the end, the doctor was pulled and pulled by several soldiers and followed Chen Xi into the yard.
Chapter completed!