"Then..." Erhei, the sweaty one, lost his voice and said, "Then the sky will have to be broken."
"This has been a bad rule for many years. All the big shots in the court take this test to cultivate their cronies. And these notes are definitely not just for your family, maybe just a part of them." Wu Wei on the side was also frightened. He didn't know where his master came from.
Loyalty and a sense of justice, but this is the rhythm of poking a hornet's nest. He quickly persuaded him to give up this idea and said: "By then, your Excellency will definitely offend the government and the public."
"Haha..." Wang Xian smiled and changed the subject: "I was just joking."
"Sir, this kind of joke is not allowed." Wu Wei and the other two breathed a sigh of relief and quickly wiped their sweat and said, "Someone will die."
"Okay, okay, let's get going. I am the kind of person who doesn't know the importance of things." Wang Xian waved his hand to prevent the two of them from talking anymore, and said in a deep voice: "From this point of view, I estimate that I might want to
Leave for a while."
The two of them nodded and agreed. Those big shots couldn't have taken the wrong aim. Since the note was handed over to the Lord, 90% of the time the Lord would be involved in this examination, so it was natural to make preparations in advance.
Wang Xian thought for a moment and made a series of arrangements for his absence. When the two of them left, his heart not only did not settle down, but became heavier... He found that once he was gone, the entire North Town would be in ruins.
Sidu is in an undefended state. No one can resist Ji Gang's power. Should we just let them destroy their business? No, absolutely not.
After thinking for a moment in the darkness, Wang Xian finally made up his mind and said in a deep voice: "Prepare the horse."
"It's so late, where are you going, sir?" Zhou Yong asked softly while ordering people to prepare their horses.
"Go to Zhu Liu's house"
In that compartment, Mr. Zhu Liu had already gone to bed. When he heard the butler's announcement, he couldn't help but said: "Is this guy a night owl? He always calls the door in the middle of the night." Even so, he quickly put on his clothes and got up.
Meet Wang Xian in the front hall.
"Sorry, I disturbed Mr. Liu's dream again." Wang Xian's attitude was very low this time.
"Haha, I haven't slept since I'm old, so it doesn't matter if I sleep a little less." Mr. Zhu Liu smiled and said, "It's really hard for adults to have no rest in the middle of the night."
"Ashamed, Mr. Liu, you should call me brother..." Wang Xian sighed, looking at Zhu Liu through the light, and found that his complexion was much better than before. "How is Mr. Liu doing lately?"
"Ever since I left the job of Fusi in Beizhen, I have been without an official position. I go to bed early and get up early every day to practice martial arts and enjoy family happiness. I really can't change such a life for a god." Zhu Liuye said with a smile: "Say.
I have to thank Mr. Wang for taking over my mess." He said seriously: "I have heard about what I have done recently. They are all things that I have thought about but have not dared to do in these years. It is true that it has been since ancient times.
A hero comes from a young man, and his courage is truly admirable.”
"I am also forced to have no choice. If I don't take advantage of the new official's appointment and make up my mind to clear the holes from the beginning, I won't be able to do it even if I want to." Wang Xian said with a bitter smile: "It's just that the way is higher.
The devil is ten feet tall, I'm afraid I will be driven away from the mountain."
"How do you say it?" Mr. Zhu Liu said with a stern expression.
"It's very possible that I will have to take the Gongyuan Supervisory Examination." Wang Xian sighed.
"In this way..." Mr. Zhu Liu frowned and said: "There is really no one in Beizhen Fusi who can stand up, not even Lao Jiu.
"Yes." Wang Xian said sincerely: "That's why I came to ask Mr. Liu for help to see if there is any way to survive this period of time."
"Well," Mr. Zhu Liu said, "It's not that I don't want to help. It's actually that even if I'm still in Beizhen Fusi, I still don't have enough weight."
"Sixth Master, can you please ask Fourth Master for a favor?" Wang Xian said softly.
"My fourth brother..." Zhu Liuye didn't expect Wang Xian's idea. After thinking about it, he felt that he still had to help Wang Xian, otherwise the previous investment would be in vain. On the contrary, if this time
Wang Xian had to accept his help, no matter how effective it was. But thinking about it, whether he could do it is another matter: "If Governor Ji is not here, his words can still be effective, but Governor Ji is here
If so, I'm afraid it won't work." He sighed and said, "And I'm afraid my fourth brother won't dare to offend Ji Gang."
"There is no need for Fourth Master to come forward. Just find a way to delay it for a few days and wait for me to come out." Wang Xian was really at his wits end. He left Zhu Liu's side and his next stop was Zhang Yong, the younger brother of Empress Zhang. Now,
He could only treat a dead horse as a living doctor, hoping that this governor-general would help him out for the sake of Zhang Niangniang. After saying that, he stood up and saluted: "I will never forget the Fourth Master and the Sixth Master in the future."
"My kindness"
"My lord, you don't have to be like this," Zhu Liuye hurriedly turned away from him and said, "Let's do this. I'll go to my fourth brother early tomorrow morning to discuss it and see if I can persuade him." If it hadn't been for a head-on conflict with Ji Gang.
, just a little delay, Fourth Master Zhu can still do it. Moreover, he and Zhu Jiu have already boarded Wang Xian's ship, so it is not impossible for his fourth brother to help. "Brother, why don't you come to Qingshou Temple to ask for help?"
"Hey, my teacher doesn't care about such mundane things." Wang Xian knew very well that the old monk Yao Guangxiao would not take action until life and death were at stake, so he didn't think about him at all.
"That's true." Mr. Zhu Liu nodded and said: "Okay, brother, just go to Gongyuan with peace of mind. I will do my best for the outside world." As for the result, I can only leave it to fate...
"Thank you Mr. Liu for your generous help." Wang Xian saluted again.
Early the next morning, a decree came from the palace, ordering Wang Xian to enter the palace quickly. Wang Xian estimated that the emperor summoned him either for the Qi Dazhu case or for the examination. When he rushed to Beiyuan, he was waiting outside Yitian Hall.
When he was summoned, he knew it was the latter. Because he saw more than forty civil and military officials waiting there. Based on his limited experience in meeting the emperor, he believed that they were all summoned by the emperor for the same matter.
It must not be for Qi Dazhu's case.
Sure enough, after a while, the eunuch ordered them to go in and see that behind the emperor's back, a group of civil and military officials saw that in front of the emperor stood Ji Gang, the governor of the Jinyi Guards, and Lu Zhen, the minister of rites.
As soon as Zhu Di opened his mouth, all the civil and military officials knew what the emperor asked them to do. It turned out that they were to serve as curtain officials for the general examination. According to the regulations of the imperial court, the examination officials during the general examination were divided into inner curtain officers and outer curtain officers, collectively called curtain officials.
.The reason why the person is called the Curtain Officer is because there is a door when you enter the court hall, and a curtain is added to separate it. The latter enters inside the curtain, which is called the inner curtain, and the outside of the curtain is called the outer curtain. The chief examiner and fellow examiners live in the inner curtain, and their main duties are marking papers.
Its assistants are officials such as inner tiotiiao, who are in charge of managing examination papers and other matters, and they also live in the inner curtain. There are much more people in the outer curtain, and they are officials such as supervisors, supervisors, examiners, collectors, transcribers, and suppliers. Each of the outer curtains has
Officials manage examination room affairs.
At this time, the chief examiner of the general examination has been living in Gongyuan for a long time, but the remaining candidates for the internal and external officials have not been announced until now. However, Wang Xian knew that the candidates had been drafted as early as yesterday. Only in this way can those notes be explained.
What's going on...
After the emperor finished speaking, Lu Zhen announced the appointment. Ji Gang was appointed as the chief examiner, and the other officials had their own appointments. As for Wang Xian, he was assigned as an inspector to take charge of the examination room discipline matters. Wang Xian secretly smiled bitterly in his heart,
Chunwei, whom he thought he had missed, did not expect to participate in this way. But he was not excited at all about controlling the fate of thousands of people. Instead, there was a thick dark cloud hanging over his heart... because it meant that he would be imprisoned.
During these more than ten days in Gongyuan, they were completely isolated from the outside world. What if Ji Gang's people took the opportunity to counterattack? And that was simply a certainty.
He even felt that his name was probably added by Ji Gang. Thinking of this, he glanced at Governor Ji who was standing on the emperor's right hand side, and saw Ji Gang looking at him coldly, his eyes full of cat-and-mouse play.
sneer
While he was thinking wildly, he saw the emperor standing up. Wang Xian hurriedly composed himself and listened to Zhu Di's deep voice: "You should know that the imperial examination is the country's talent promotion ceremony. It is related to the selection of talents, the prosperity of the country and the stability of the country. It is said that the Ming Dynasty
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the top priority. You are all officials with a good reputation and my trusted ministers. If this were not the case, how could I be willing to entrust you with the important task of the national talent promotion ceremony? Do you know what to do?"
"I must strictly abide by the law and not cross the thunder pond even half a step," the civil and military officials said in unison.
"Is it enough to not cross the thunder pool half a step?" Zhu Di was not satisfied with this answer, and his voice became more severe: "No, it is not enough. You have to glare hard and find out all the scum who are trying to cheat.
The talent promotion ceremony actually selects a group of talents for the country, so that the rats with bad intentions have nowhere to escape. Only in this way can they be considered competent."
"I will obey the instructions carefully." The ministers hurriedly bowed their heads and accepted the instructions.
"Go." Zhu Di waved his sleeves and said nothing more.
Wang Xian followed the other officials in bowing and bowing, and exited the Yitian Hall. Outside the hall, Ji Gang turned around, and the officials immediately stood still and waited for the instructions from the director. Ji Gang also bowed his head honestly when he saw Wang Xian.
Xun, then said in a deep voice with satisfaction: "As the emperor has taught me, the talent promotion ceremony is related to the country and the country, and whether the spring ceremony can be held fairly depends on whether you can uphold a public heart and not go too far.
Don't let any fraudsters go." After a pause, he glanced at all the officials with a cold look, and said with murderous intent: "I will tell you the ugly story first. Anyone who dares to engage in fraud for personal gain will be in jail for the rest of his life.
Let’s live it”
All the officials, who had been turned pale by the emperor's lecture, were even more silent at this moment, and they all obeyed. Ji Gang was very satisfied with the effect of what he said, and said with a slightly calmer expression: "According to the regulations, you can't go home, leave the palace.
Then live with me in the Gongyuan Courtyard. As for your bedding, soldiers will come to your home to get it." This was the meaning of the title. Naturally, everyone had no objections, so they followed Governor Ji out of Beiyuan and boarded the waiting room.
Several carriages there were heading towards Gongyuan.