"That's right! Then let the two sides fight, wouldn't we reap the benefits again?"
Tang Fugui looked at the excited Magistrate Liao, picked up the tea bowl, and covered the smile on his lips.
"Sir, what a good plan! I really admire you!" Magistrate Liao looked at Tang Fugui and was frightened.
"Your Excellency, you are just wearing an official robe and have some scruples in your actions!" Tang Fugui said modestly.
"But in this case, haven't we offended Mr. Chief Assistant?" Magistrate Liao was still a little worried and frowned.
"The provincial examination is conducted by officials appointed by the imperial court, and it has nothing to do with you. Now that these two people are not from the same government, we don't need to worry."
Seeing that Magistrate Liao was still hesitant, Tang Fugui snorted in his heart. He was really as timid as a mouse, and he didn't know how he became the magistrate.
"If you do this and report it to your master, you will definitely be praised by him. Your term will expire this year, so this is your opportunity!"
When Tang Fugui said this, Magistrate Liao's heart suddenly surged. If he could be appreciated and even reused by that person, he would naturally be given a chance.
"You're right, how can you accomplish something if you are timid? Then do it like this!"
Magistrate Liao glanced at the article on the table and murmured: "But this is not enough, we have to push it."
...
The fifth day of February is the day of the county examination.
It was still dark, and Su Yizhao got on the carriage heading into the city.
She was still a little confused at the moment. She opened the curtain and took a look at the night. A gust of cold wind blew, and she suddenly woke up a lot.
"There was news just now that Master Li and the others have arrived. Are your things ready?"
Su Yijue looked at Su Yizhao, who was a little troubled, and couldn't help but remind him.
"Everything is ready! I checked it last night. Is Fifth Brother ready?"
Su Yizhao turned to look at Su Yijue. Today, Su Yijue was wearing a bamboo-green jacket with a stand-up collar and right hem. Coupled with a warm smile, she looked as gentle as jade.
She couldn't help but think of how Su Yijue showed kindness to her when she first met her. At that time, she thought he was a warm man.
But with this period of contact, she discovered that the other party was a smiling tiger with a deep scheming mind!
"The other two candidates are from Su's in-laws, so you can rest assured."
Su Yijue stared at Su Yizhao, thinking that Su Yizhao was a little worried about the exam, so he said this to distract her.
To take the child examination, you must have a native insurance policy from the county, and five candidates must sign insurance policies with each other.
Master Li is a master of the Su family and a local person, so it is appropriate for him to be the guardian.
There are three of them brothers, plus the other two candidates, there are five candidates.
They all know the basics, so I feel more at ease. Because in Dayun Dynasty, if someone cheats during the exam, five candidates will have to sit together.
Therefore, with whom to sign an insurance policy, you must inquire about the candidate's character in advance, otherwise there will be endless trouble.
The old house of the Su family was not far from the outskirts of the city, but within a quarter of an hour, Su Yizhao and the others entered the city.
With Su Jinxun's post and the fact that there were candidates rushing to take the exam in the car, the city gate guards did not dare to stop him and let him go without searching.
It was already getting light now, and when the carriage arrived at the main entrance of the examination shed, many candidates were already waiting outside the courtyard.
"So many people?" Su Yizhao couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw the crowds of people outside the hospital.
"This is not too much, it's just the county examination. I have inquired before that there are 457 people in total in the county examination this time, which is considered a medium number. In previous years, there were five or six hundred people. Our Beiyuan Mansion
There are quite a few students here!”
As Su Yijue said this, he lifted up his skirt and prepared to get off the carriage.
Su Yizhao knew about this. Uncle Zhong had asked her about it before. When there were more than 500 people, that was Su Yichu's year. Compared with the previous years, it could be said that the number had skyrocketed.
"But don't think that if the number of people is small, the chance of passing will be greater. If the number of people is small, the number of places will be fewer. You should pay more attention to this county examination."
As soon as Su Yijue got off the carriage, she stared closely at Su Yizhao, who was about to get off, and stretched out his hands.
Su Yizhao was stunned when he heard this, then waved his hand and said: "Where do you need help? I will come down by myself."
As she spoke, she ignored Su Yijue's outstretched hand, and then easily jumped off the carriage.
But what Su Yizhao didn't expect was that there used to be a horse stool underneath, but today I don't know whether he forgot it or something, but the servant didn't put a horse stool underneath at all.
When Su Yizhao jumped like this, she thought she would jump on the horse stool, but this was a tall horse, so she was unprepared and staggered forward.
She was startled. She thought she was going to fall on her face, but then her body was hugged by a pair of strong arms.
I turned around and saw, if it wasn't Su Yijue, who was it?
I saw that he was smiling at this moment, as if he was suppressing his smile, and there was a faint vibration in his chest.
"You'd better not be too pushy with your short stature. It's understandable that you can't reach me if you have short legs."
Su Yijue said, then let go of Su Yizhao's body and held her steady.
Su Yizhao felt that his face was burning, it was so embarrassing.
Also, why is she so short? Her stature is already considered tall for her age, okay?
Even if he doesn't grow up in the future, he will still be considered tall among women.
She has short legs, but she obviously has long legs.
"That's because Fifth Brother didn't remind me that I didn't have a horse stool." Su Yizhao turned to look at the nervous Shi Fang, "Shi Fang! What's the matter with you? Why didn't you remind me that I didn't bring a horse stool?"
"If I fall and break my appearance, I won't even be able to enter the main entrance of this examination room."
Su Yizhao was not angry because of the shame, but because Dayun Dynasty also attached great importance to the appearance of officials.
Those who have a bad appearance or a damaged appearance will have no chance of becoming an official.
Su Yijue glanced at the carriage in front of him, and a coldness flashed in his eyes.
This was the first time that Su Yizhao held Shi Fang to task so severely. Shi Fang felt uneasy and at the same time resentful of Jiu Jiu who had just snatched their horse stools.
Jiujiu was the Sixth Young Master's personal attendant. Before the Sixth Young Master recovered from his illness, he had an extremely surly temper. Jiujiu continued to bully others and became arrogant.
However, for a long time, I only dared to be arrogant in the fourth room. When meeting other heads of the house, they would just nod and bow.
Now that the Sixth Young Master has recovered from his illness, his temper has become much more restrained than before, but he has remained so domineering for a long time.
Jiujiu suddenly came over just now and snatched away the horse stool he had placed on the ground. He had no time to take it back, so he could only watch as he handed the horse stool to the master's feet.
"We'll talk about this later. We need to name names. Let's go there quickly!"
Su Yijue saw Master Li walking towards them with two candidates, and said quickly.
After Su Yizhao was shocked just now, he quickly calmed down and joined Su Wenqing and the others with the test basket in his hand.
"You will line up and enter one after another later, and you will be called upon to do the roll call. My father will not go in."
As a direct relative, Su Wenqing could not provide guarantee, so he just sent them outside the examination shed.
Su Yizhao checked the test basket again. The four treasures of the study, food, school card and admission ticket were all there, and she felt relieved.