Cui Yanxin and Jiang Zian were both from Qing'an Prefecture, but they were not students from Anxi County. They had not had much interaction with Magistrate Liu before.
Of course, with their previous status, they could not reach this level.
However, things are different now. According to the past practice of the imperial court, new scholars are given more importance each year. At least a seventh-grade county magistrate will be appointed. The future is even brighter, far beyond the comparison of those who enter the officialdom through other channels.
In this way, they naturally have the qualifications to be on an equal footing with County Magistrate Liu.
Seeing Cui Yanxin stand up and walk in the direction of Magistrate Liu, Jiang Zian's eyes flickered, and after a slight hesitation, he stood up as well.
"I would like to toast Magistrate Liu later." Cui Yanxin walked up to Magistrate Liu and raised his glass with a smile.
A few steps away, Magistrate Liu smelled a strong smell of alcohol.
When he looked up and saw the person coming, Magistrate Liu frowned slightly. He had seen all the conflict between this person and Lieutenant Li just now. Naturally, he had no good impression of Cui Yanxin, but he stretched out his hand not to hit the smiling man, symbolically.
He raised his glass, took a sip of wine and put it down.
He was slightly drunk just now, but after he had half sobered up from the scene he happened to see, he didn't dare to drink more.
Cui Yanxin drank all the wine in the glass. When he lowered his head, he saw that Magistrate Liu's wine glass was still full. A trace of displeasure appeared on his face, which quickly disappeared.
At this time, Jiang Zian came over, also called "Wan Xue", and saluted County Magistrate Liu.
"Among the new scholars in Qing'an Prefecture, Anxi County accounts for more than half. Mr. Liu's teachings are very good!" Cui Yanxin first complimented him after sitting down opposite County Magistrate Liu.
Magistrate Liu sneered in his heart. Anxi County is the largest county in Qing'an Prefecture. Both the quantity and quality of students are far superior to others. There are many talents in the prefectural schools. In any year, this is not the case in the imperial examination. This guy has nothing to say.
His words were obviously not well-intentioned.
"It's all the credit of the prefect and Professor Feng. I don't dare to take credit." Magistrate Liu said calmly.
Magistrate Liu's lukewarm attitude actually made Cui Yanxin and Jiang Zian suspicious. They wondered if they had offended him somewhere. They racked their brains to recall it for a long time, but they still couldn't remember it.
Cui Yanxin was already in a depressed mood tonight. He just made things difficult for a lowly actor, so he got slapped in the face with a poem by Li, and became a laughing stock in the eyes of everyone. Now he wants to get close to Magistrate Liu,
It would be best if he could help the county lieutenant wear small shoes in the future. Unexpectedly, before he could say anything, he was blocked by this cold attitude.
After becoming a new Jinshi, his self-confidence has been somewhat inflated. The Cui family is also considered a wealthy family, and there are many people in the court. His future official career will surely be smooth, and he will not take a small county magistrate seriously.
, relying on the strength of the wine, he said in a weird voice: "I didn't know that your county actually produced such a powerful person as Li County Lieutenant. His poetic talent is so high that even the prince attaches great importance to it. There are really many talents under County Magistrate Liu!"
To Magistrate Liu, this sentence was not a compliment, but a sarcasm.
If he had heard Cui Yanxin's words a few days ago, Magistrate Liu would have felt very unhappy.
After all, he is the magistrate of Anxi County, and it would be uncomfortable for anyone to be suppressed by one of his subordinates.
But after witnessing so many things with his own eyes, he had long since given up these thoughts. The prince, the prince, the princess, your majesty... which of these people, as a small county magistrate, could come into contact with and chat and laugh with his majesty?
Man, does he dare to have the slightest bit of dissatisfaction in his heart?
Perhaps, the opportunity for Magistrate Liu to make further progress in his life is here.
"Haha, with that said, I would like to congratulate County Magistrate Liu." Jiang Zian said with a smile on his face.
As a county magistrate, he would definitely feel uncomfortable if his limelight was overshadowed by a county lieutenant under his command. Jiang Zian simply added another fuel to the fire. If it made Magistrate Liu feel resentful, he would definitely have a hard time in the future.
"I don't need you two to worry about my affairs." Magistrate Liu waved his sleeves and said coldly.
Why couldn't he hear the deep meaning in the words of the two men, and he was slightly angry in his heart. After all, the two of them had not been appointed officials yet, and they dared to mock himself in their words. If he hadn't been in the palace at this time, he would have reprimanded him long ago.
"I'm afraid that Mr. Li is so proud of his favor that Magistrate Liu will have a headache by then." Cui Yanxin glanced at Magistrate Liu with a half-smile and said with a smile.
It is already a bit presumptuous for a new scholar to say such words to a county chief.
But first of all, there is the Cui family behind Cui Yanxin, so she would naturally look down upon officials like Magistrate Liu who have no background and come from a poor family. Secondly, she really drank a lot tonight, and this place is remote.
Since there was no one around, the conversation was naturally more casual.
When County Magistrate Liu heard this, he couldn't bear it no matter how good his temper was. He stood up from his seat suddenly. However, before he could reprimand him, another stern voice suddenly sounded behind the two of them.
"presumptuous!"
Cui Yanxin and Jiang Zian suddenly turned around and saw the middle-aged man standing behind them with a cold face. Cold sweat rolled down their foreheads. Their legs went weak and they almost collapsed on the ground.
"Wang, your lord..."
"Damn you, have you learned these skills after reading the books of sages for so many years?" As the cold voice of King Ning came, Cui Yanxin and Jiang Zian's hearts sank to the bottom.
"That's...Prince?"
In the distance, the officials who were talking also noticed something strange here. After looking at each other for a few times, they stood up and gathered around.
…………
The second watch has passed, late at night is approaching, and the banquet at the palace has finally come to an end.
The guests from Qing'an City stood up and left one after another, and carriages drove away from the gate of the palace. The curfew in the city was nothing to him. The patrolling soldiers had already received the order and would not stop them.
For guests who come from further away, the palace will naturally arrange a place for them to rest.
When Cui Yanxin and Jiang Zian walked out of the palace, they were still a little confused, and their brains were completely blank. The only remaining thought was how to save their career from bright to gloomy.
There were also other officials walking out of the door, looking at the backs of the two men, shaking their heads and sighing.
The two of them were talking nonsense in the palace just now, and they happened to be overheard by Prince Ning, who then gave them a merciless scolding.
For new Jinshi, the imperial court will first look at the local government's evaluation of each official before formally appointing them. This is related to the official career of the students in the government. According to the usual practice, most of them will be praised. But this time, Cui Yanxin and Jiang Zian, in
I'm afraid there may be stains on this that cannot be erased.
As the people who were highlighted by Prince Ning, if the two of them wanted to get any good jobs, it would be almost a dream.
Of course, the county lieutenant surnamed Li, who although his appearance was brief, was actually the source of all these events, was also remembered by everyone.
