The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

"Sister Yuan! I have made another discovery!" Early in the morning, Sheng Yuan had just practiced a set of boxing skills. She had just picked a stick and was about to play with it when she saw Anyu running over happily.

"Ah?" Sheng Yuan looked at him in confusion, and then looked at the Moon Gate hidden under the shade of a tree. She couldn't figure out how he found something when he went out.

Look at the time, the local people have just begun their busy day.

"You've been busy taking exams these days, how did you know that the wealthy gentry in the city were making moves again!"

Anyu held his head up proudly, his eyebrows raised even more.

"Oh? Tell me about it!" Sheng Yuan's eyes lit up and he punched the stick on the ground.

Speaking of which, the gentry of Zezhou Prefecture were very patient. Ever since she arrived as governor, they had been in hibernation. They would not take another step or say a word. Even if she wanted to find them, she would have no way of finding them.

"Did you know that recently the wealthy gentry of Zezhou Prefecture have gone to sea to look for islands?" Anyu grinned, took the stick from Sheng Yuan, and began to draw exaggeratedly on the ground.

"Looking for the island?" Sheng Yuan blinked and looked at him in confusion. When he motioned for her to look at the ground, she felt that the gradually forming traces on the ground looked familiar, "Is this... a map of the sea area?"

"Yes." Anyu threw the stick to Chengdong who was following him, then took Shengyuan's arm and walked towards the stone bench under the tree, "This is the treasure map that is going viral outside."

"Cough cough cough!" Sheng Yuan choked on her saliva when she heard the words "Treasure Map". Even though Anyu was busy patting her on the back, she still coughed and blushed.

After finally catching her breath, Sheng Yuan grabbed Anyu's sleeve. Under the worried gaze of the other party, she couldn't wait to ask him: "How can the treasure map be spread to your ears? How reliable is it?"

"I know what you are thinking. I am afraid that we will be fooled...but this time it shouldn't be a trap."

Anyu held Sheng Yuan's hand back and looked at her affirmatively: "It is said that this was found in a library jointly established by Zezhou Prefecture's wealthy gentry... If it were moved forward, the treasure map would probably be even more exposed in the big city. Before Yan. Although we don't know the more detailed situation, according to outside rumors, the treasure island is full of treasures, countless rare treasures, and there are mountains of gold, silver and gems. It is a retreat left by the former royal family for future generations. "

Sheng Yuan almost twitched when she heard the familiar introduction.

Anyu was only concentrating on his fuss, so he didn't notice Sheng Yuan's unusual expression, and even showed off: "As soon as the treasure map came out, the whole city immediately became uproar. Ordinarily, such a big thing should be kept under wraps. However, the treasure map was hidden in an ancient book at that time, and it happened to be copied in the library for a student. The man exclaimed in excitement and attracted all the people in the library to wait until the library manager came to deal with it. , someone with a good memory and quick hands had already traced the chart.

Although the response from the Book Pavilion was very quick, the manager kept the students with good words and guaranteed benefits, but not long after, the copied sea chart was still circulated. Therefore, several major families discussed it and simply made the treasure map public, and encouraged everyone to go out to search for it. If they can provide them with useful clues, no matter what happens next, they will be rewarded with two hundred silver coins! "

Anyu said quickly like a storyteller: "If you think about it carefully, even if you have the treasure map in hand, not everyone can search for it according to the map. What's more, with such a large amount of treasure, even if you can find it, you may not be able to keep it. , in the end, it is still the local gentry who share the soup and join in the fun and make this matter a big deal. If they can drink the soup together, they can be regarded as having a conscience! "

When he said this, he raised his finger to draw in the air: "Sister Yuan, look, it's said to be a treasure map, but the clues on it are extremely limited. A single island is placed on the sea map, and the location is not marked. How can one find this?

If you ask me, this drawing must have hidden the islands near Treasure Island!

Huh, let me guess, this real treasure map must be a two-in-one version! There must be another one out there!

At that time, the two maps will be superimposed to reveal the real location!

From this point of view, it is impossible to say who spread the word about the sea area map that cannot be copied! When looking for an isolated island in the vast sea, even the local gentry cannot figure it out in a short while. It would be better to cast a wider net to catch more fish and let good people go out to sea to search for it. It would be possible to get twice the result with half the effort! "

Anyu, who became more and more excited as he spoke, had just touched his palms and was about to praise his wisdom when he heard a clear "pop" sound.

Immediately, the pain from the slap awakened his reason. There was nothing he could do, Sheng Yuan would slap him on the shoulder every time he suddenly realized something, and it was impossible for him not to calm down.

"Brother Yu, he is still alive!"

"Sister Yuan, you are not surprised by the treasure map!"

The two of them shouted out different topics at the same time.

"He's still alive? Who is he?" Anyu looked at Sheng Yuan's surprised eyes and asked in surprise.

"Tsk, you've made me stupid!" Sheng Yuan was about to blurt out, but suddenly remembered that he was outside, so he immediately held his shoulders and came to her, whispering a name in his ear.

"Him?!" Anyu screamed.

Fortunately, as soon as he blurted out, Sheng Yuan covered his mouth: "Shh!"

Anyu reacted quickly. He looked into Shengyuan's eyes with wide eyes and nodded vigorously to show that he understood.

When Sheng Yuan let go of her hand, he immediately leaned close to her ear and asked angrily: "How did you know?"

"I..." Sheng Yuan looked around and saw that the environment was reliable, so she covered her lips and whispered to Anyu, "Because only the household department knows about the treasure map, and in that household department, only An Laoji, me and He knows."

"!!!" Anyu was stunned, but even though he was shocked, he still did not forget to imitate Sheng Yuan's actions and muttered to her, "How could the treasure map only have the Hubu..."

Halfway through his words, he suddenly came to his senses.

Sheng Yuan met his questioning gaze and shrugged.

It must be unique to Tobe!

Because it was drawn by her and An Lao!

"You, you, you..." Anyu had a lot to say, but when the words came to his lips, he was confused and didn't know how to say them. In the end, he could only silently give Sheng Yuan a thumbs up.

Sheng Yuan also didn’t expect that it was just a temporary measure, but it could actually be used!

"Although the imperial court had a great victory over Ajong at that time, a lot of money was needed for subsequent construction, and all the ministries of the imperial court were also targeting the Ministry of Revenue, eager to allocate funds; but the emperor wanted money, and hoped that the ministries would subscribe to maritime trade shares ...If it were the original maritime trade shares, the courtiers would have no objection, but the emperor gave it the shares to open up the route. Not to mention those courtiers, even An Laoji thought it was unreliable.

After all, whether it is to open up a detour, or to explore unknown islands and countries, if you want to establish more business lines, there are extremely high risks, not to mention the time cost. Courtiers, whether they are conservatives or not, Impossible to approve.

If the emperor hadn't asked An Lao to sue him if he couldn't finish picking, the Ministry of Household Affairs would probably have to give up the pick as well.

That old man An is so unlucky! He asked the emperor for help! Although I wasn't happy that he pulled me into the water, the matter had to be resolved, so after much thought, I came up with this move. "(End of chapter)