The two brothers Fei Maoxian and Fei Maozhong came out of Linjiang Tower and did not go back to the academy. Instead, they went straight home. As a result, their father Fei Hong called them to the study as soon as they entered the house.

At this time, the fragrance of tea was wafting in the study room. Brothers Fei Hong and Fei Cai were sitting across from each other across the coffee table. There was an open letter on the coffee table.

"Dad, uncle!" Fei Maoxian and Fei Maozhong entered the study, greeted each other and then stood aside.

Fei Hong smelled the smell of alcohol emanating from the two of them, frowned and said, "Drinking? Why are you leaving school so early today?"

Fei Maoxian said: "Today the results of the county examination were released. Xu Jin picked the first case of the county examination and invited his classmates to have a drink at Linjiang Tower."

Fei Hong looked slightly relaxed after hearing this, stroking his beard and smiling. Ever since he learned the titles of the two articles in the first county examination, he had a hunch that Xu Jin would win the case, and now he has not been disappointed.

Fei Cai said with a smile: "I knew this guy was extraordinary when I first met him. Now he has taken the top job in the county examination in a small test, showing his sharpness. Of course, this is also inseparable from the teachings of my elder brother!"

Fei Hong chuckled, and Yi Bi felt a little proud. He had personally watched Xu Jin's writing skills improve step by step, and he had won both of the county examination papers, so he naturally had a greater sense of accomplishment.

Fei Maozhong was happy to see his father and took the opportunity to ask: "Dad, who sent the letter?"

Fei Hong stopped smiling and said: "Governor Sun sent someone to send it. This is why I asked you to come. Please read the letter first."

Fei Maoxian and Fei Maozhong looked at each other. The former quickly picked up the envelope and pulled out the letter inside, and the two read it together.

"Great, Governor Sun has finally launched an army to suppress the bandits, and uncle's blood feud will be avenged!" Fei Maozhong blurted out happily, clenching his fists excitedly.

At the end of last year, a group of thieves headed by Wu Sanba continued to harass the Fei family, digging up the Fei family's ancestral graves, and later ransacked Qianshan County, and kidnapped and killed Fei Ruyi's father Fei Dian, forcing the Fei family to

He fled Qianshan County and moved his family to Shangrao County for refuge, so everyone in the Fei family hated this group of thieves.

At this time, the two Fei brothers suddenly frowned because the letter also mentioned that the imperial envoy sent by the emperor had arrived in Nanjing and was expected to arrive in Shangrao County in the middle to late this month.

This imperial envoy was specially sent by the emperor to investigate the murder of Fei Dian. It was originally a happy thing, but this imperial envoy happened to be a party of Qian Ning, and the traitor Qian Ning colluded with Prince Ning. Prince Ning

Qian Ning contributed a lot to being allowed to restore the three guards.

Therefore, it can be expected that even if this imperial envoy comes, he will just go through the motions and there will definitely not be any substantive investigation. This can be seen from his choice of Nanchang as his first stop, because Nanchang is where King Ning's fiefdom is located.

Fei Hong stroked his beard and said in a deep voice: "The imperial envoy is expected to arrive around the twentieth of this month. Third brother, you are responsible for preparing for the reception. When the time comes, Min Shou and Min Xian, you two will also go out of the city to welcome him!"

Although they knew that there would be no good results if the imperial envoy came, after all, he was sent by the emperor, and he was a third-level official and could not be ignored at all. Fei Maoxian and Fei Maozhong had no choice but to nod in agreement gloomily.

In the inner house of the Fei Mansion, the three girls of the Fei family gathered together to play backgammon. Naturally, this game was "invented" by classmate Xu Zhiding. They occasionally played with the slaves when they had free time. Since the last Yuanxiao Festival, Xie Xiaowan and Fei

The three girls in the family were familiar with it and were occasionally invited to play at the Fei family. So the game was passed to the Fei family's inner house through the hands of the little slave. Now all the maids and mothers-in-law in the Fei family's inner house can play it.

In the spring of March, the weather began to warm up. At this time, the three girls of the Fei family had put on spring clothes. The three young girls looked even more graceful and lovely. Fei Ruyi was gentle and calm, with a pretty face that could be both angry and happy, and eyes like a pair of eyes.

The sight of spring water makes people forget their customs.

At this time, Fei Xiaoyu's personal maid watching the chess game twisted her slender waist and floated in like a weak willow in the wind. She smiled and said: "I just heard from the second master's servant Mingyan that Mr. Xu has picked the top of the county examination case."

!”

Fei Ruyi raised her beautiful eyes and smiled: "Congratulations to Mr. Xu!"

Fei Xiaoyu said disapprovingly: "Oh, what's there to congratulate? I'm not the first in the county examination. My second brother was also the first in the hospital examination the year before last. My father even won three yuan in a row. Not long ago, Xu Jin also won three yuan in a row. I congratulate him again!"

Fei Jixiang chuckled and said: "Fifth sister, do you think everyone is as powerful as my second uncle? He was awarded the title of scholar at the age of thirteen. Besides, Xu Jin doesn't care about your congratulations!"

Fei Xiaoyu nodded and said, "That's right. What Xu Jin is most curious about is Third Sister's congratulations!"

"Fifth sister, if you keep talking nonsense, I will get angry!" Fei Ruyi knocked Fei Xiaoyu angrily.

Fei Xiaoyu touched his forehead and said with a smile: "Who took the third sister's handkerchief? Why did I take your handkerchief if I don't care about it?"

Fei Ruyi's pretty face turned red, she messed up the chess pieces on the table and said angrily: "I won't play anymore, you two can play by yourselves!" After saying that, he got up and walked back to the inner room.

Fei Jixiang and Fei Xiaoyu looked at each other and stuck out their tongues. It seemed that the joke had gone too far and the third sister was really angry.

Fei Ruyi returned to the inner room, walked to the dressing table and sat down to sulk. Suddenly she saw her pretty face covered with red clouds in the bronze mirror. She was so beautiful that she couldn't help but froze, and suddenly sighed

In a breath, after the New Year, I am one year older again, this year I am sixteen!

"Do you know that an interesting thing happened when the results were announced today? A scholar refused to accept the results of the county examination and shouted in public that there was a shady story, saying that the reason why Mr. Xu won the case was because the county magistrate was seeking personal favors...

"

The sound of the maid watching chess came from outside. Fei Ruyi quickly stood up and walked behind the peak of the screen to listen carefully.

At this time, Fei Xiaoyu asked enthusiastically: "What happened next?"

Guan Qi smiled and said: "Later, the scholar made a big move and asked the county magistrate to publish the examination papers of the top ten candidates for review. The county magistrate agreed to his request. Hehe, the scholar was convinced after reading Mr. Xu's examination papers. He was

The county official spanked me thirty times with a stick, and the results of the county examination were cancelled. I was also banned from taking the county examination for two years. How miserable!”

Fei Ruyi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly her face felt a little hot, and she secretly spat: "Fei Ruyi, why are you so concerned about his affairs?"

It is said that Fei Ruyi is at the age of a young girl in Huaichun. At this time, she is most likely to be attracted by outstanding members of the opposite sex. What's more, Xu Jin is indeed handsome and talented. In addition, Fei Ruyi, a woman raised in a boudoir, usually has few male contacts.

, not to mention the outstanding men, who naturally have some affection for Xu Jin, and the two bad sisters, who always tease Xu Jin about her, even if they don’t want to pay attention to her.

Over time, Fei Ruyi's mentality has undergone subtle changes. He pays special attention to any news related to Xu Jin, such as now!

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Time passed by inadvertently, and it was mid-March in the blink of an eye. The weather was getting warmer, and the announcement of the government examination was posted outside the government office, and registration could begin.

Xu Jin took half a day to go to the government office to register. The process was similar to registering for the county examination, and five candidates also needed to be guaranteed to each other.

So Xu Jin, Cai Yue, Li Yingjun, Han Chuang, and a classmate from Xinjiang Academy signed up for each other, got their admission tickets, and waited for the government examination on April 15th.

Since Xujin County Examination took the lead, passing the government examination is a must, and participating in the government examination is just a formality, so my mentality is much more relaxed, and I don’t have to prepare as hard as the county examination. I get off school on time every day.

That afternoon, Xu Jin and the Fei brothers returned to the city after school. As soon as they walked near the city gate, they saw a group of officers and soldiers holding weapons patrolling past. The city gate was also guarded and questioned by soldiers.

It is rumored that Sun Sui, the governor of Jiangxi, has mobilized two guards, totaling more than 10,000 people, to suppress bandits in Qianshan County, a neighboring county. In order to prevent bandits from flowing to Shangrao County, the army has blocked Xinjiang and the city defense has also stepped up security. Therefore, in recent days

You have to undergo interrogation when entering or exiting the city.

Xu Jin and the Fei brothers were all dressed as scholars and went in and out of the city every day, so the officers and soldiers guarding the city recognized them and let them go after saying hello.

As soon as Xu and Jin entered the city gate, they heard the sound of rapid horse hooves behind them. They quickly turned around and saw dozens of angry horses galloping towards the city gate on the official road. The dust raised by the horse hooves was billowing like clouds.

The officers and soldiers guarding the gate quickly placed their horses in the middle of the road and drew their weapons to prepare for the attack. The officers and soldiers on the top of the city were even more ready with their bows and arrows.

The horse team ran until they reached the straight road into the city before slowing down and stopping at the city gate.

There are a total of twenty people in this cavalry team. The leader is a young man of about twenty years old. He is dressed in luxurious clothes and a red cloak. A long sword hangs on his waist.

He is powerful, armed with a sword and bow and arrow, and has a fierce look.

"I'm tired of living. How dare you block Prince Ning's way!" A guard next to the young man shouted loudly, and whipped his horse with a whip.

The soldiers guarding the city all had stern looks on their faces. King Ning had great power in Jiangxi. He could be said to have the power to rule the sky with one hand. He was simply the emperor of the country. How dare these small soldiers offend him? Hearing this, they did not even dare to conduct an interrogation, so they quickly carried the horse away to make way for them.

The young man rode into the city proudly. As for Xu Jin and others standing on the road, he did not even lower his head and naturally did not see them. He rode past with a group of soldiers and guards.

Fei Maoxian and Fei Maozhong both had cold expressions. They naturally recognized this person as Brother Zhu, the eldest son of Prince Ning. The Fei family and Prince Ning were related by marriage, so they had met before.

It is worth mentioning here that Prince Ning has four sons in total, none of whom have been named yet. They are usually called eldest brother, second brother, third brother and fourth brother.

Maybe you will find it strange that the son of a vassal king has not been named since he is an adult?

The reason is very simple, because the vassal kings have no right to name their children. Ever since King Zhu Di of Yan raised an army to usurp the throne of his nephew Zhu Yunwen, in order to prevent other vassal kings from imitating him, Zhu Di not only deprived the vassal kings of their military power, but also formulated strict rules.

Harsh laws restricted the freedom of the vassal king.

Among them, matters such as the naming of the vassal's children, marriage, etc. must first be reported to the clan office for application, and then the emperor will give the name and marriage.
Chapter completed!