The Six Ministers, the Censor of the Imperial Court, the Minister of Dali Temple, and the Secretary of General Administration are collectively called the Jiuqing. They are all the bosses at the center of the imperial court. Fei Hong actually said that he has the talent of a public minister. This praise is quite high.

Xu Jin hurriedly said: "Master Fei's praise is false. Master Sun, you don't need to take it seriously. It's not enough for Xu Jin to guard a county!"

Sun Sui laughed and said: "Zi Qian was selected as a scholar at the age of fifteen, why should he belittle himself? He will definitely be a pillar of the Ming Dynasty in the future."

Sun Sui was not exaggerating. Xu Jin was considered a child prodigy when he was a scholar at the age of fifteen. If he could pass the next provincial examination and joint examination, he would only be seventeen years old at that age. Even if he slowly worked through the qualifications, he would be able to pass it.

For the position of Jiuqing, it is not impossible to even enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister.

Looking at the chief ministers of the cabinet of our dynasty, such as Shang Ren, Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe, etc., they are all child prodigies. Fei Hong is also a prodigy at the age of thirteen. Although he has never served as the chief minister, he is also a cabinet bachelor. Therefore, Xu Jinruo

If he can maintain the current momentum, he will be able to join the cabinet and worship the prime minister in the future, let alone the six ministers and nine ministers.

Of course, there are also child prodigies who have fallen by the wayside. For example, there is one in Nanchang City right now. Tang Bohu was selected as the head of the college examination at the age of sixteen. Unfortunately, he was unruly and unruly, and he wasted years. He only passed the examination at the age of twenty-eight, and later he was admitted to the examination.

He was stripped of his honor due to fraud in the imperial examination.

However, Xu Jin was not interested in the so-called ministers. Being a capital official was very tiring. He had to go to bed at midnight to go to court. The ideal thing was to let the county master live freely.

Xu Jin changed the subject and said, "By the way, when it comes to the water thieves in Poyang Lake, the student remembered something!"

"Zi Qian, tell me!" Sun Sui suddenly became interested. This is his lucky general. The opportunity to wipe out the Qianshan bandits last time was brought by Xu Jin. Even the bandit leader Wu Basan was discovered by Xu Jin first.

of.

Xu Jin said: "Last month, students came to Nanchang to take exams and took a detour to Ruihong Town, Yugan County to visit their father-in-law. Later, they took a boat from Poyang Lake to the Gan River. They encountered a group of water thieves near a tributary of the lower reaches of the Gan River. According to the news at that time,

Judging from the situation, the lair of those water thieves is probably nearby."

Then Xu Jin told the story of the encounter with the water thieves. Sun Sui couldn't help but sweat after hearing this and said: "You are so brave. Those water thieves are extremely cruel. If your fishing boat is discovered, the consequences will be disastrous."

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Xu Jin nodded and said: "The student is also frightened when he thinks about it now. Fortunately, my father-in-law and brother-in-law are both experienced fishermen and are very familiar with the terrain of Poyang Lake!"

Sun Sui's heart moved, he took a map of Poyang Lake from behind the desk and opened it: "Does Zi Qian know the location where he encountered the water thieves?"

Xu Jin stood up and took a look at the simple hand-drawn topographic map, and said with a helpless smile: "The student just passed by by boat, how can he recognize it, but the student's cousin probably recognizes it."

Sun Sui nodded and said: "Zi Qian will let him come to see me later. Oh, by the way, Zi Qian's cousin is very skilled. I am short of manpower around me. I want to recruit him as a personal soldier."

Do you think it’s okay?”

Xu Jin groaned: "Well... let's ask him what he means!"

Originally, Sun Sui was the governor of a province, and now he is the bandit-suppressing marshal of Jiangxi. It is obviously very promising to follow him as a soldier, but Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao will most likely rebel next year. As the governor of Jiangxi, Sun Sui's office is

Also in Nanchang, if King Ning suddenly attacks, Sun Sui will definitely bear the brunt, so it is very dangerous to follow him.

Xu Jin knew the historical trend, so he naturally refused to push his second brother-in-law into the fire pit, but he could not refuse Sun Sui directly, so he could only tactfully express that he wanted to ask Xie Erjian's opinion first.

Sun Sui didn't take it seriously. After all, he was not a military attache and could not always command the troops. It was understandable for Xu Jin to consider the future of his nephew. He nodded and said, "Okay, I will ask him personally later."

Xu Jin hesitated for a moment and said: "In addition, the student still has something to ask Mr. Sun for help!"

"Oh, what's the matter?" Sun Sui closed the map and asked.

Xu Jin then told Prince Ning that Prince Ning was trying out tricks in the court. Sun Sui's slightly frowning eyebrows suddenly stood up and he said angrily: "How dare you, Prince Ning, to select scholars through the imperial examination and select talents for the country?

It is the foundation of the country, so how can we allow others to interfere, let alone to vent personal anger. This is unreasonable. I will discuss this matter with Ru Deng. Zi Qian does not need to worry too much. He can attend the second game tomorrow without worries. I will thoroughly investigate afterwards.

check!"

Xu Jin couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. He came to see Sun Sui today. In fact, he was mainly worried about the second court examination tomorrow. Prince Ning would have people secretly tamper with him. Now that he had received Sun Sui's promise, he finally felt relieved and stood up.

He stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Mr. Sun, for upholding justice. The student will leave first."

Sun Sui nodded and said, "Go and have a rest early!"

Xu Jin got up and excused himself. When he returned to his residence, he called Xie Erjian.

"What, the governor wants to see me?" Xie Erjian said in surprise.

Xu Jin said a little apologetically: "I told Mr. Sun about the water thieves I encountered in Poyang Lake. Mr. Sun asked you to identify the map. In addition, Mr. Sun intends to recruit you as a soldier, so you'd better not

...Forget it, you can figure it out yourself!"

Xie Erjian glanced at Xu Jin for no apparent reason. Before, he refused to serve as a soldier for Yu Baihu because he looked down upon the hundreds of households in a local guard station. But Sun Sui was the governor of a province, and he was still on a temporary basis.

There are many opportunities to make meritorious deeds in suppressing bandits, so why doesn't my brother-in-law seem to want to agree to it himself?

Xu Jin couldn't help but remind him: "Prince Ning has the intention to rebel, and it is very dangerous to follow Mr. Sun!"

Xie Erjian couldn't help but suddenly realized, smiled and said: "Wouldn't that be better? I have long disliked Prince Ning. If Prince Ning dares to rebel, I will help the governor to kill him. Just as Yu Baihu said,

A good man should seek a title immediately, and it will be a great achievement to quell the rebellion!"

Xu Jin couldn't help but was speechless. He was worried about the danger, but his second brother-in-law saw an opportunity to make meritorious deeds. However, risks and opportunities coexisted. Since it was his second brother-in-law's choice, what else could he say.

Xie Erjian patted Xu Jin on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Brother-in-law, don't worry. My second brother has no other abilities, but he is very good at running away. Besides, I haven't married yet!"

Xu Jin is a bit funny. Once you become Sun Sui's personal soldier, can you still abandon your master and escape? You should have some integrity in your life, okay?

However, Xu Jin has long seen that Xie Erjian has great ambitions. He will definitely not miss such a good opportunity. It is useless to persuade him. Anyway, the path is his own choice, and he has to bear the risks himself.

Xie Erjian left Xu Jin's room and went to the study to meet Sun Sui.

At five o'clock the next day, Xu Jin and the Fei brothers rushed to the Admiral Academy to participate in the second session of the college examination. The number of candidates participating in the second session was more than half less than in the first session, only about 700 people, and soon all of them were

Entered the venue.

The person in charge today was not Liu Zhong, the supervisory censor, but an official who was in charge of the college. Because of Sun Sui's guarantee, Xu Jin felt relieved today. As long as no one interfered, his reputation as a scholar was guaranteed.

The second retest was simpler than the first, consisting of two eight ancient essays, one test poem, and then the silent writing of "Holy Edict and Guangxun".

Xu Jin is now very familiar with writing eight-part essays. His test poems are about autumn scenery, which is even more difficult for him. There are many outstanding poems about autumn scenery in later generations.

As for "Holy Edict and Guangxun", Xu Jin also remembered that he was familiar with it, so he finished handing in the paper at around three o'clock in the afternoon, put down the cards and left the examination room easily.

Xu Jin was relieved, but his fellow examiner Liu Zhong was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. Now he knew that he had made an mistake. The person named "Bing Sanlu" was not Xu Jin at all, but Yuan, the head of the Nanchang Prefecture.

City, this idiot actually changed seats with Xu Jin, and even used the "recruitment system" in the policy discussion, making himself think that this paper belonged to Xu Jin. What a pig!

It is said that Prince Ning gave Liu Zhong the task of preventing Xu Jin from passing the college examination, and now Xu Jin has ranked third in the inner circle in the first round. If he has no major faults, passing the college examination is a sure thing.

The major faults here refer to: cheating, committing adultery, etc., but this is obviously impossible. After the exam has been passed, how can Xu Jin be caught cheating, and it is even more impossible to frame him for committing adultery.

I have been living in the governor's office, and I have the support of the governor!
Chapter completed!