Chapter 686 I've never been hit in the past, I must have annoyed General Cheng
Chapter 686 I haven’t won in the past, so I must have made General Cheng anxious (please subscribe and vote)
But how to find someone? Cheng Chubi had never run away before, so he could only ask Li Ke, an excellent royal tool man.
Li Ke confidently patted his chest, which contained the recommended candidate's paper.
"It would be better for us to go directly to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to find him regarding this matter. After all, the few people we have are all highly educated..."
"Okay, let's go today instead of choosing a day." It was still early anyway, so Cheng Chubi and Li Ke rode their horses towards the official office.
In the official yamen, several officers were guarding the yamen gate. They were bragging and spanking when they saw two young men in rich and colorful robes jumping off their horses in front of the yamen.
He hurried forward to ask about the purpose of these two people, and heard that one was His Highness King Wu, and the other was Cheng Sanlang, who was said to have eaten bear heart, leopard gall, and drank wolf heart and dog lung soup.
These few servants simply stopped and looked at Cheng Chubi blankly. They had gathered rumors from many sources.
Knowing that Cheng Sanlang and the chief official of the Ministry of Personnel, that is, Duke Zhao, Changsun and the Ministry of Personnel were very difficult to deal with.
Seeing these guards looking at him with jaws dropped, Cheng Chubi immediately became unhappy. I'm not a monkey. Is it appropriate to look at me like this?
"Why are you standing there in a daze? Why don't you lead the way and take us to see Mr. Kao Gong Lu from your Gong Examination Department?"
"Yes, yes, you two are invited quickly... What are you still doing in a daze? Why don't you go and report it quickly?"
Then a policeman led the way with a smiling face, and another policeman rolled and crawled towards the Yamen.
The remaining two officers stared blankly at the disappearance of Cheng Chubi and Li Ke. Officer A shook his head in disbelief.
"Cheng Sanlang actually wants to come here to look for a doctor to take the exam. How can anyone dare to go to Lu Guogong's mansion to submit papers?"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk... With General Cheng's notorious reputation, someone actually dares to go to their old Cheng's house to submit papers."
Officer B stroked his long beard and explained, "Who doesn't have three relatives and five friends? I remember that a few years ago, the steward of Duke Lu's mansion also came here..."
"But, until this year, I haven't heard of any high school graduate who came from their Lu Guogong Mansion."
After being stunned for a while, Officer A burst into laughter. "From what you said, brother, it seems that he is really a relative of the old Cheng family."
"I haven't been successful in the past. I think it must have made General Cheng anxious. He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to show up, so he asked this talented man from the old Cheng family to come over in person."
The two officers were happily gossiping about the old Cheng family outside the official office. Fortunately, the jealous Cheng Laosan didn't hear it, otherwise, these two bastards who had buried the old Cheng family would have been thrown into the ditch.
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"Young Master Lu, there is no need to see you off. Please stay. I will take my leave first..."
A minister from the Ministry of Etiquette waved his hand towards Lu Chengqing with a smile, and then strode away with satisfaction.
After Lu Chengqing waited for the Minister of Rites to leave, he turned back to the public room and sat down in front of his desk, feeling quite satisfied.
His position of Duke was naturally inherited from his father, Li Yuan, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and his father Lu Chisong.
After Li Yuan raised his army, he surrendered as soon as possible and was later granted the title of Duke of Fanyang County due to his meritorious service. When he was young, his father had died of illness.
Therefore, he assumed the title of Duke of Fanyang County. In the early years of Zhenguan, he was appointed to join the army in Qinzhou. He was ordered to go to the court to report the military situation in Hexi.
With his superhuman memory and handsome appearance, he was appreciated by the emperor of the day, stayed in the court, and became a merit examiner.
Now he is a meritorious doctor, responsible for presiding over this year's imperial examination.
This was a fattening method, the kind of fattening that would result in free-flowing oil. But precisely because it was too fat, Lu Chengqing couldn't help but feel a little nervous despite being overjoyed.
Fortunately, he was born in the Lu family of Fan Yang. With this background and the support of his eldest grandson, he was finally able to stabilize.
Just like today when the Minister of Rites came to recommend people, the talent and learning of the people he recommended could only be described as average.
But fortunately, two of the articles and one poem are also good.
After thinking about it for a long time, when I was hesitating, I heard a clear cough coming from outside the public room.
As soon as Lu Chengqing raised his eyes, he saw the round figure of Sun Wuji, the eldest son of Zhao Guogong, the talker of the Ministry of Personnel, the Empress's brother.
He quickly stood up and left the case to greet him. "I'm going to see Mr. Zhao Guo."
"Well, Mr. Lu, how's it going? It's only been two hours since I returned to the Yamen today, and your place is really crowded..."
Changsun Wuji smiled and slowly walked into Lu Chengqing's apartment while stroking his long beard.
"Zhao Guogong was joking. I didn't expect it to be like this. I happened to have some personnel that I had already sorted out and wanted to ask Zhao Guogong for instructions."
"Oh? Then I really want to take a closer look..." Changsun Wuji strode forward with a smile and sat down in Lu Chengqing's seat unceremoniously.
He glanced at the five papers placed on the desk, glanced at them briefly, and asked seemingly casually.
"The person who came just now is Mr. Wang from the Ministry of Rites?"
"It's Mr. Wang."
"The year before last and last year, Minister Wang recommended talents to the court, but this year, I really don't know how talented the talents he recommended are."
Hearing this, Lu Chengqing's forehead was dripping with sweat, and he was bending even harder. "This paper is the one recommended by Wang Shilang this year..."
Changsun Wuji patted the paper gently with his big hand, but did not open it. He just smiled lightly.
"Looking at the words alone, they seem a bit too stiff and artificial, which really disappoints me..."
As soon as these words came out of his mouth, Lu Chengqing understood them immediately, took a step forward, and whispered in a low voice.
"The Duke of Zhao is wise, and the subordinates also feel that the people recommended by the Wang Shilang this time are a little careless.
This person's articles, poems and poems are only mediocre, hardly praiseworthy, and the lower officials do not want to record them. I wonder what the will of Zhao Guoguo will be like?"
Changsun Wuji chuckled, took a deep look at Lu Chengqing and said slowly.
"You are the examiner and the examiner designated by His Majesty. I cannot overstep my authority in matters like this."
"I understand." Lu Chengqing nodded in agreement, feeling happy in his heart. He had countless complaints, but he didn't dare to complain at all.
Changsun Wuji, stroking his long beard, watched Lu Chengqing sit opposite him, picked up the roster, and found the name of the son who had just been added before.
Then I saw him pick up a writing brush and use thick ink to blacken out the name of the official.
Seeing this scene, Changsun Wuji smiled happily, thought for a while, reached into his arms, took out a piece of paper and put it on the desk.
Then he stood up. "Since there is nothing to do here, I will go back to the public house first. If anything happens, I will come back to see you."