Beauty has a disease

But promotion is not easy to do. Important positions are always watched by people. If Yu Yan is given a high-ranking but leisurely position, the emperor will probably be the first to disagree. But if Wei is given a high-ranking but key position, Wei The Guanlan faction was not happy either.

This is a difficult problem.

Fortunately, the emperor did not ask the courtiers to discuss the results immediately. The main thing today is the palace examination.

When the dynasty is over, the envoys will follow the emperor, and the important ministers will follow. As for the embers and others with minor duties, they will disperse at will.

Yelu Nanfeng glanced at Yi Jin before leaving. He couldn't tell what the look meant. Yi Jin didn't want to think too much and followed Wang Xingzhi out.

"How does it feel to enter the palace again?" Yi Yan asked.

Wang Xingzhi thought for a while and said, "I don't have any special feelings. I just feel that the building is majestic and the gold and red colors really complement each other only in the North."

Ember concluded, "Have money."

Wang Xingzhi thought for a while and then smiled, "That's okay if you say that."

Gold bottles and glazed tiles, brackets and thousands of bottles of beasts, surrounded by red walls, are all made of money.

"What about you? You must have been in the palace many times. How do you feel?"

"The number of times is the same as yours. As for the feeling... solemn and majestic." Yu Jin paused and smiled, moved slightly closer to Wang Xingzhi and whispered: "I'm still feeling depressed."

Wang Xingzhi smiled and shook his head. She really dared to say that.

"Although I knew you were good at learning, I didn't know you were so good." He was almost awarded the first place by the emperor as an exception.

After getting on the carriage, the two began to talk about the imperial examination.

Yan Yan lifted the car curtain with one hand and watched the scenery outside the car retreat. He said nonchalantly: "I have my own opinions. I can only say that my writing style may have caught the emperor's eye."

"Are you still humble in front of me?"

Yi Yan raised his eyebrows, "It's not bad if I'm not humble. I'm just capable, but you can't compare to me. Is that okay?"

"That's like something you would say."

This time it was Ember's turn to laugh out loud, "Anyone can say anything, the difference lies in people's thoughts."

This statement is irrefutable.

Yi Yan retracted his hand, "Let's go together first and take Yanyun out to celebrate together."

"Celebrating what?"

Ember replied: "Celebrate that you came first in the palace examination, and celebrate that you will be paraded through the streets as the number one scholar in the new class soon."

“Isn’t this all worth celebrating?”

"But how did you know that the first place would be me."

"Because Zhan Qi cheated."

Wang Xingzhi was shocked, "What?"

Embers but smiles.

Fraud in the imperial examinations will cause trouble again.

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The wind from the capital will not reach the western border for a while.

"If you push me, I'll push you." Cui Shexi sighed leisurely, tearing up the note in his hand, and when it was not enough, he pulled out a water bag with a ring of colorful emeralds and started watering it.

The ink smeared with water and became unrecognizable from flowers to paper. Cui Shexi threw it away casually and wiped his dark hands on the floral cloth wrapping his head. Then he shook it away and fiddled with the flower cloth that was fixed on the donkey's back. He held up the stick and discussed: "Brother Donkey, can we go faster?"

"At this rate, it will take us years and months to reach Qin'an!" The donkey kicked its hooves. It was clearly a donkey, but it had cross-eyed eyes and stared at the carrots dangling in front of it. It walked in a not-so-straight line, three steps at a time. Dian, as if drunk.

Obviously Cui Shexi's worries were unnecessary. In the evening, Cui Shexi was carried by donkey hooves to the border of Qin'an.

"Finally here." Cui Shexi sighed.

Cui Shexi patted the donkey's head and praised it, and finally fed the carrots that had been drying for a day into Brother Donkey's mouth.

The donkey brayed strangely, and Cui Shexi laughed at the donkey, saying, "I've never eaten good food before, but a carrot can make you so happy."

Hearing this, a passerby said hesitantly, "This donkey is probably not very happy."

Cui Shexi: "...Oh, my donkey has a personality."

Passerby: "..."

The city wall is tall and majestic, stretching across a vast expanse of loess. Inside this city wall, through the wide open city gate, Cui Shexi saw people coming and going, caravans leading mules and horses through the streets, mules and The copper bell hanging from the horse's neck jingled. When I reached the hawker stall, the lid of the pot was lifted, and the fireworks rose and floated. I happily bought a bowl of mutton soup and sighed.

Cui Shexi took a deep breath and exclaimed: It smells so good!

Ignoring the incomprehensible expressions of passers-by, Cui Shexi led the donkey and was about to enter the city.

Although it is said that it is a city, it is actually not that good. The border area is sparsely populated, the fertility of the land is not high, the crops are limited, and the yield is not high. Therefore, even after many years of recuperation, the economy of the western border is still lagging behind, and naturally it cannot compare with the prosperity of the south of the Yangtze River. It's not as rich in culture as the Northland, and it's mostly wilderness as far as the eye can see.

Cui Shexi came here to see his eldest brother. They hadn't seen each other for a long time since his eldest brother was transferred out as the new magistrate of Qin'an County a few years ago.

From Qinghe to Qin'an, he had a bumpy journey and finally arrived before he ran out of money.

"All that's left is this kettle."

Cui Shexi sighed. This was the first time he had been in such embarrassment.

"If it weren't for those bandits..." A few years ago, when he suddenly came to Qin'an, he was caught in that bandit's village. This time, he was robbed of money by a group of bandits. However, he made progress, and this time the money was not robbed. Jealousy!

But then again, why are the bandits still here...

Moreover, are the bandits this time the same group as those a few years ago?

If so, are the bandits too arrogant or the court too incompetent?

No, he must complain to his elder brother!

But his eldest brother Cui Xuancai didn't listen to his younger brother's complaint, at least that's what Cui Shexi thought.

"You really know?"

Cui Xuan nodded, indicating that he really understood.

Cui Shexi was dissatisfied, "What then?"

Cui Xuan looked at him, "Then the rest is none of your business."

"Is this what you, a parent officer, should say?" Cui Shexi accused, "Shouldn't the bandits be exterminated? Brother, you should take care of them!"

Cui Xuan put down the tea cup in his hand and said helplessly: "Why haven't you changed at all? Your ideas are too naive."

"Let me ask you, what do you need to suppress bandits?"

"We want soldiers."

"Okay, let me ask you again, do you know how many soldiers are needed? Putting aside other factors, how many bandits are there in the bandit village? How many soldiers can I have under the command of a county magistrate?"

"Furthermore, I have seen that village before. The gate they built is unusual. The fact that it can be built like this shows that these bandits are not generals. They are not easy to fight, and even if they can be defeated at a huge cost, , But what’s behind him? Is there anything involved behind it, and who is involved? Nowadays, the court is constantly changing, and the whole body can be affected by the slightest change. It’s not as simple as you think. "

Cui Xuan sighed: "Shexi, it's not my eldest brother telling you that you should grow up too. Don't just grow old without growing your brains."

Cui Shexi glared, "Okay, I haven't seen you for a few years and you just come up and scold me. Do you know that your brother and I have overcome all difficulties and dangers to come to you this time, and you treat me like this..."

Cui Xuan shook his head, secretly wondering what story Cui Shexi had read to learn this trick.

childish!

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