I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 136 Findings
At night, the study room was lit like daylight, and Zhan Feiyu was looking at the official documents copied from the county government, and wrote down everything from the format to the title, so as to ensure that he would not make low-level mistakes during the exam.

The government examination was held in April, and there were three consecutive exams. In the first round, there were three questions in the "Four Books", and four questions in the scriptures; Three games, five ways to test Shi Ce.

Compared with the county test, the scope of the government test is wider, and candidates who are younger or born in poor families do not have an advantage. It is like the judgment in the second round, which refers to the candidates' judgments on "doubtful things".

The ultimate goal of the imperial examination is to become an official. Even a seven-rank county magistrate, in addition to governing a county to ensure that the people live and work in peace and contentment, also has to try all the cases under its jurisdiction.

At that time, the plaintiff and the defendant will kneel in the courtroom, and if the public says the public is right and the woman says the woman is right, the county magistrate will be required to make a judgment.

It was also the county magistrate Chen's intention to make friends with Zhan Feiyu, so he asked the scribes to copy and send over the official documents that did not involve confidentiality. These official documents were more useful than what they learned in the county from the book.

On the other side, there was also a light in the kitchen.

"The fat girl is still studying?" Zhongguang returned to the farm in the dark. Even though the weather has warmed up, it still makes people shiver in the middle of the night.

He Nuan skillfully boiled a large bowl of noodles, and then cracked two eggs into it. After cooking, he sprinkled a handful of green onions and served it to Chong Guang, "Miss will not rest until it's time."

Zhongguang quickly ate two mouthfuls of noodles and another big mouthful of noodle soup. Only then did he feel alive. He laughed and teased, "Fat girl is just working hard for Qiye's care of her. How can she work so hard?" Reading, her shortness must be caused by staying up late."

Putting a small dish of pickled vegetables on the table, He Nuan glanced at Chong Guang, who had no serious appearance, "Qi Ye is already a weak crown year, even if Qi Ye doesn't plan to get married, His Majesty will not allow it. In the future, Qi Ye will marry his wife again." It's inappropriate to take care of Miss like this."

From this point, He Nuan could see that men and women think completely differently, Qi Ye can take care of Miss for a while, but it is impossible to take care of her forever.

"Qi Ye regards the fat girl as a daughter. Even if we get married in the future, it will be more appropriate to have a wife to take care of me." Zhongguang retorted back with a smile. He didn't expect that after He Nuan became the fat girl's personal girl, he would become a mother-in-law. .

He Nuan almost didn't want to talk to the stupid Chongguang who didn't know it, but she also knew that Chongguang was close to her young lady, and if she said something inappropriate in front of his wife in the future, the young lady would suffer in the end.

"Miss is nine years old this year. She doesn't look very good, but she is definitely as knowledgeable as a daughter of a family. Many girls' families have arranged marriages since childhood. I said a few years ago that the lady has reached the age to marry. Do you think Madam is not Will there be a grudge?" He Nuan broke the words, speaking clearly and thoroughly.

Looking at Zhong Guang who was stunned with the noodles between his hands, He Nuan continued: "The Forbidden Dragon Guard has handled so many cases, but as long as the back house is involved, there are so many murder cases that cannot be seen."

He Nuan, He Sheng, and Chongguang have different identities. The two brothers and sisters have been trained since childhood. If they were not sent to Zhan Feiyu, they would also be sent to the capital or other big families. They are usually responsible for inquiring about news.

Therefore, He Nuan is the most clear about the calculations of the struggle between the women in the back house. Don't look at those wives and ladies who are glamorous in front of them, how many maids and servants have they killed in private?
Girls from big families, with brothers and sisters before marriage, and with sisters-in-law, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law after marriage, either you plot against me, or I plot against you.

So He Nuan understands and agrees with Zhan Feiyu's efforts. Without a family as a backer, the lady can only rely on herself. No matter how good Qi Ye is to the lady, if he gets married and has children in the future, this closeness will gradually become alienated.

Even if Qi Ye remains unchanged, what about Madam?What about Qiye's children?As long as there is one person who has malicious intentions, it must be the young lady who is unlucky in the end.

It was also because Chongguang was Yin Wuyan's personal bodyguard that He Nuan had to tell him, otherwise he would be so outspoken that he would harm the lady one day.

"You're too alarmist, aren't you?" Shigemitsu replied awkwardly, almost unable to maintain the expression on his face.

Chongguang naturally understands what He Nuan said, but when he thinks of his Seventh Master's protection of the fat girl, Chongguang always feels that He Nuan is worrying for nothing, who dares to move the person that Seventh Master wants to protect?
But Chong Guang suddenly thought of Yin Wuyan's life in the palace when he was a child. At that time, the emperor loved Qi Ye a lot, but those princes were not playing tricks secretly. Even if they knew that the emperor would be angry, they relied on their status as princes, so they were confident. How can outsiders kiss their own children?

Thinking of this, Chongguang restrained his idle expression, and looked a little more solemn, "Okay, I will write down what you said."

……

A quarter of an hour later, just as Zhan Feiyu put down his official document to take a rest, he saw Chong Guang, who was full of food and drink, come in through the night.

"Fat girl, I heard that you received a secret letter this afternoon." Chongguang took the letter from Zhan Feiyu, glanced at it, and raised his eyebrows, "It really is an inner house trick."

If it is a person in the court, if you don't make a move easily, you will kill him if you make a move!Regardless of whether it is the capital city or the state capitals of various places, these big families have secretly cultivated some dead men in private, just to kill people and silence them.

Pulling over the chair and sitting down next to Zhan Feiyu, Zhongguang put the letter back on the table, threatening the fat girl with Boss Zhan, which had no real effect at all, at most ruined the fat girl's reputation in private.

But one day the fat girl will be named on the gold list, who would dare to say no?So Chong Guang could tell at a glance that this letter was written by a woman in the inner house. Fame is sometimes not worth a penny. Qi Ye's reputation in the court is comparable to that of a yaksha evil spirit, but no one in the court would dare to disrespect Qi Ye.

"Uncle Chongguang, have you found out why the Qin family took such an unnecessary action to deal with me?" Zhan Feiyu was really curious. After reading the letter in the afternoon, she didn't care much, and started to study with restraint. After all, compared with these ghost tricks, four The monthly government test is the most important thing.

Chong Guang glanced at the official documents on the desk, it seemed that the fat girl had the same idea as He Nuan, she was more inclined to rely on herself than Qi Ye.

"I checked, but I didn't find anything useful." The reason why the forbidden dragon guards changed the color of the court was because of their pervasive detection methods.

As soon as the Forbidden Dragon Guard makes a move, it can find out everything about a person from childhood to adulthood, and then pass it back to the capital. There are special people who can analyze and judge a person. After a thorough analysis of a person, he can naturally deduce every word he said. , The meaning of every action makes people have nowhere to hide.

This time the time was short, but Shigemitsu still sent someone to investigate the Qin family from childhood to adulthood.

Before she got married, Qin's reputation was very good, not only her face was beautiful, but also her temperament was soft, knowledgeable, reasonable, and understanding. Back then, many wives in Nanxuan Mansion chose Qin's and wanted her to be their daughter-in-law .

After getting married, Qin's husband and children are a model of a good wife and mother. It can be said that half of Wan Yunhao's good reputation among scholars in Nanxuan Mansion stems from Qin's wife.

"At that time, the marriage was originally belonged to Qin's cousin, but the other party disliked Wan Yunhao as a muddy leg and was unwilling to marry, and even wanted to plot Qin's fall into the water, so that Wan Yunhao could save someone by cooking a raw rice. Although Qin has a soft temper, she is intelligent, after she saw through her cousin's scheme, she did not make a big deal out of it, but obeyed the family's wishes and married Wan Yunhao."

If Chongguang hadn't investigated deeply, he might have thought that the Qin family was a virtuous and virtuous family daughter. She took the initiative to marry Wan Yunhao and won the favor of the Qin family, while the cousin who plotted against her was severely punished by the family rules. He was punished severely.

"The Qin family's dowry was [-]% thicker than the Qin family's custom when they got married, and the cousin who caused this incident got married a year later because of her age. At that time, there were some rumors in Nanxuan Mansion." My younger sister is married, and I am still in my boudoir?

These are relatively easy to investigate, and it is accurate to check them carefully.Those who wanted to get married back then inquired again, and found out that this cousin was plotting against the Qin family. This time her reputation was completely ruined, and she had to marry in the end, and she married far away.

Hearing this, Zhan Feiyu asked with a smile: "I'm afraid that these news are all released by the Qin family."

Furthermore, because of the incident before, the cousin was not treated well by the elders in the Qin family. It is conceivable that the life after marriage is so beautiful that Qin's play is so beautiful that she has a lot of face in her heart.

Chongguang's face was full of disgust, "There is something even more disgusting. The Qin family still gives things to her cousin who is married far away every now and then, stepping on her to make a name for herself."

And one can imagine the mood of the cousin who received the gift?

The point is that those gifts are nothing more than flashy things, but the elders of Qin's family don't know the inside story, they only see Qin's taking care of her cousin regardless of past suspicions, that's a lot of praise for Qin's, and the benefits she can get are even more .

The cousin almost vomited blood because of Qin's pretentious means, and wrote letters to complain at home, even cursing Qin's, this comparison is obvious.

"The back house is comparable to the imperial court, but the structure of the women is small, and the plot is one acre and three points of land in the back house." Zhan Feiyu felt sorry for him, glanced at the desk, and suddenly had the motivation to study hard again. up.

Chongguang patted her on the shoulder encouragingly, "Fat girl, you should study hard!"

"I'll work hard!" Zhan Feiyu nodded vigorously. Compared with the bloody storm in the back house, she wants to become a great Confucian after being named on the gold list, and just find an academy to teach arithmetic. With fame and money, The days are still clean and comfortable.

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The reason why the Qin family was willing to marry Wan Yunhao was actually because she had guessed the Qin family's plan a long time ago. The Qin family had no successors, and Qin Ye, who was the most talented in reading, was too young back then, so she chose Wan Yunhao. After all, he was born in poverty, and even if he becomes an official in the court in the future, he will still need to rely on the Qin family.

Once Qin Ye can take charge of his own affairs, the Qin family can take back Wan Yunhao's resources and connections. To put it bluntly, Wan Yunhao is just a tool chosen by the Qin family to complete the transition of family power.

If he is sensible and willing to assist Qin Ye, the Qin family will not treat him badly, but if Wan Yunhao doesn't know what to do in the future, it will be easy for the Qin family to deal with him.

"Mr. Qin is a smart person. She would choose Wan Yunhao instead of a husband who is the right one. I am afraid she has the ambition to seize power." Zhan Feiyu recalled the scene when he saw Mrs. Qin in front of the yamen that day, dressed in white Filial piety, tenacity in fragility, makes many scholars feel pity.

Chongguang laughed, looked at Zhan Feiyu and teased, "Wan Yunhao was not poisoned by you, but he died because of you. The Qin family is now a widow. According to the family rules of the Qin family, she can only be a chaste woman in her life. Martyrdom, do you think she hates you?"

The Qin family wanted to use Wan Yunhao, but the Qin family and Wan Yunhao had the intention of seizing power. The couple had big ambitions. If Wan Yunhao didn't die, there would be a battle between dragons and tigers in the future, depending on who was more skilled one chip.

"Destroying a person's future is like killing one's parents, I understand." Zhan Feiyu shrugged helplessly, and that's why the Qin family wants to cut off their imperial examination path, and pay for it.

Chong Guang raised his eyebrows and answered, "You really killed her parents, the Qin family doesn't even hate you that much."

Over the years, Wan Yunhao and the Qin family have used the Qin family's relationship to secretly support many farmers' children and secretly met some merchants. If they were not worried that the Qin family would find out, the couple would probably want to get acquainted with officials from the court.

The identities of these peasant children are not obvious now, but in the future, if someone is named on the gold list, it will be a strong support for the couple. Even if some people stop at being a scholar or a person, they can also be officials. With the relationship of the Qin family, the couple have A lot of room to work.

After ten or 20 years, these people belong to them, and the combined power should not be underestimated. The most important thing is that the Qin family is not prepared for their couple, and they do their calculations without intention. Maybe the Qin family will really change hands.

"Mao Zhengfeng and Qian Pingchao are also among them?" Zhan Feiyu asked. She is not interested in the Qin family's housework. The two will also find a handle."

Every time more dogs are slaughtered in righteousness, they are all scholars in their hearts!In order to prevent the educated scholars from falling out of their control, Qin Shi and Wan Yunhao must firmly hold their handles, and create handles if there are no handles.

"It's not Mao Zhengfeng. He's just a lunatic who is stupid in his studies. He is usually jealous of talented students, and you even poked Mao Zhengfeng's lungs. So after being hinted at, Mao Zhengfeng went crazy." Chongguang said before Mao Zhengfeng was interrogated secretly. He simply went crazy after failing to try again and again, so he was jealous of the fat girl's talent.

Qian Pingchao is indeed a person secretly cultivated by the couple. If you say that you don't have much talent, but your mind is still flexible. If Zhan Feiyu didn't block the way this time, Qian Pingchao would definitely be the county's top case.

And the government examination and the hospital examination will not be a big problem. The reputation of a scholar is well established. After a few more years of training, you may be able to be admitted to the Juren. Jinshi is not expected, but a Juren can be an official, even if you are a master. , and with the support of the Qin family, it is only a matter of time before he becomes a seventh-rank county magistrate.

(End of this chapter)