"Young man, don't be anxious. You have time. You should not go to some places you shouldn't go again!" Faced with Li Zhang's pretending to be confused, Lu Yijian patted Li Zhang's shoulder and smiled. After saying that, he turned around and left alone without waiting for his answer.

Of course, Li Zhang understood what Lu Yijian meant. It seemed that he not only knew about his last visit to the imperial tomb to meet his aunt, but also guessed that he already knew about Zhao Zhen's life experience, rather than thinking that he didn't know anything like Liu E. This made Li Zhang secretly alert. It seemed that he had to be more careful in the future. After all, the court was full of old foxes. Even if he could deceive Liu E sometimes, it was difficult to deceive these people's eyes.

When Li Zhang returned home, he found that Han Qi had already come back, which made him smile and said, "Brother Han, have you not left to marry the little lady who robbed you?"

"Brother Li, don't joke. I have a wife waiting at home, so I can't let him down. But Brother Li, where are you? Why are you back so late?" Li Zhang smiled bitterly at first, and then asked curiously. He was the first to be snatched away, so he was not aware of what happened to Li Zhang later.

"Don't mention it, after you were stolen, I and the others were also affected..." Li Zhang said and told his own experience. Of course, he concealed his conversation with Lu Yijian just now. As a result, Han Qi couldn't stand up after hearing this. Thinking about Li Zhang, a fifth-rank official from the court, was also stolen from the marriage, it was indeed very interesting.

The new Jinshi has been announced, and the next is the palace examination that was personally tested by the emperor. However, as Zhao Zhen said, the palace examination only determines the ranking of the Jinshi, and it is rarely removed from the Jinshi on the list, so Han Qi and other new Jinshi also performed very easily. After the list was announced, people invited him to drink almost every day, and he was happy to make more friends.

In addition, Li Zhang also learned from Han Qi that not only was he stolen, but Ouyang Xiu, who was traveling with him, was also stolen. However, unlike him and Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu did not get married or engage in a marriage, and the person who snatched him was also an official of the court, named Xu Yan, who was an official in the Sansi Duzhi Gouyuan, with a rank similar to that of Li Zhang, and he also held real power in his hands. Ouyang Xiu may have agreed to this marriage for all reasons. Now that he and the Xu family are engaged, they are probably going to get married soon.

In fact, situations like Ouyang Xiu are very common. Generally, those who refuse marriages are those like Li Zhang and Han Qi who get married or get engaged. As long as the other person has not got married and the other party has a sufficient family background and a woman's appearance and rank are not bad, they generally will not refuse. After all, such marriages will bring great convenience to their future. For example, Ouyang Xiu was recommended by Xu Yan and was about to enter the Imperial College as a supervisor, and it will be much more convenient to become an official in the future.

A month later, the palace examination was also held as scheduled. Compared with the imperial examination, the palace examination time was much shorter. One day began at dawn and the papers were handed over after dusk. In fact, it was just the beginning that Zhao Zhen showed his place, so that the new Jinshi would pay homage to Tianyan, and after the end, he would give the students a little more and encourage them.

The top three in the palace examination are the top scorers, the second place and the Tanhua. If they were the previous provincial examinations, they could get the first place in the imperial examinations and the palace examinations, this is what is often called the three-yuan grade. However, there are very few scholars who can do this. Looking at the entire history of the imperial examinations, there are only fifteen people who can do it. There were only six people in the Song Dynasty. Now the prime minister Wang Zeng is one of them. This is also the most awesome thing about Wang Zeng. After all, there are not many people who are good at the exam and become prime ministers.

But what Li Zhang didn't expect was that the young Han Qi performed very well in the palace examination and ranked second, which was the second place. According to internal information Li Zhang found out, Han Qi was actually ranked first, but when ranking, the examiner felt that Han Qi was too young, so he moved him one place.

However, even if he is the second place, Han Qi's performance is still amazing. You should know that he is less than 20 years old this year, and it is rare to be second in high school at such a young age. Speaking of which, Wang Yaochen, the top scorer this year, is also very young, but he is already twenty-five years old. Han Qi is six or seven years younger than him, so his potential is no worse than that of Wu Yaochen.

It is a good thing for Han Qi to take the exam, but it is a trouble for Li Zhang. Because Han Qi took the exam so well, it attracted a lot of attention. Many yamen were rushing to recruit Han Qi. In this way, Li Zhang wanted to recruit Han Qi to the firearms surveillance, which increased a lot of resistance. In contrast, Bao Zheng's ranking was average, neither high nor low, and it was much easier for Li Zhang to take him over.

In fact, Li Zhang also knew that letting his friends be his subordinates was not a good thing, because it was too easy to cause conflicts due to official business. However, the reason why Li Zhang was eager to arrange Han Qi and Bao Zheng to the Firearms Prison was mainly because he had his own selfish intentions, that is, he wanted to quit his position as the Firearms Prison.

The firearm surveillance is specially designed for muskets and gunpowder. It has now been on track and has even begun to develop some new firearms. For example, grenades are very popular among the soldiers of the Song Dynasty. It was natural for Li Zhang to take over the firearm surveillance. It can be said that the firearm surveillance was almost brought by him.

However, the firearms surveillance has now been on track, and Li Zhang's deputy Liu Shu is also a smart and capable person. Now Li Zhang has handed over most of the affairs in the prison to him. With Liu Shu's ability, he can take over the entire firearms surveillance.

It can be said that the firearms surveillance now has little reliance on Li Zhang. In contrast, Qianxing is in its vigorous development, and the money issued almost covers the entire capital. The ambitious Li Zhang even decided to open branches in Luoyang and other places. In this way, Qianxing needs to take charge of the overall situation by one person.

Although Huozi, Chou Niang and Douzi are very capable and grow very fast, they cannot take on this important task for the time being, so Li Zhang can only take on it himself. Of course, as an official, Li Zhang cannot do business, but he can command behind the scenes. This also requires him to spend a lot of energy and time, which is also the main reason why he wants to quit the firearms surveillance.

However, since Li Zhang wanted to resign, he would definitely need to find some helpers for Liu Shu who took over. Han Qi and Bao Zheng were the helpers Li Zhang chose for him. Unfortunately, Han Qi is so eye-catching now, and it would be a bit troublesome to come back. In addition, if Li Zhang wanted to resign, he also needed Liu E's permission.
Chapter completed!