first minister

Chapter 10 The Uninvited Guest

The small courtyard is not big, so there are no such high-end words as entering and exiting at all. There are only a few rooms arranged according to the conventional layout, but it is cheaper.

For the members of the Xia family who are currently homeless, it would be nice to have a house to shelter from the wind and rain, what more bicycles are needed.

"Master Xia, here are the lease, the key, and the rest of the money."

The little official took out a few things from his pocket and handed them to Xia Jingyun. Xia Jingyun picked out a small piece of broken silver and put it in the little official's palm.

"Thank you for your hard work, sir, don't be disgusted with it."

The aunt on the side subconsciously wanted to dissuade you. A family of seven only has such a small amount of money. Do you know how much money you have for rewarding yourself?

But before the words were out of his mouth, he heard the little official accept it with a smile, and then took the initiative to say: "Young Master Xia, do you want to buy rice noodles and bedding? I have a bit of thin noodles in the city. If I need to go with me, I can save more money."

My hair is long but my knowledge is short. My aunt immediately swallowed her complaints.

Xia Jingyun naturally agreed to the little official's proposal.

He called his cousin Xia Yunfei, and took his mother Xia Lishi to go out together.

The rest of the people stayed in the house to clean up.

At night, Xia Jingyun, who had had a full meal, was lying in the bathtub, so comfortable that he was about to fall asleep.

It wasn't until his fingertips wrinkled and turned white from the soak that he struggled to get up from the drowsiness.

The water droplets left along the skin and dripped on the ground. His eyebrows were like swords, his eyes were like stars, his nose was straight and straight, and his towering roots were majestic, echoing the big pendulum. His black hair was draped over his shoulders, making his handsome face paler.

World Famous Painting: Naked Gao Yang.

The thoroughly washed body exudes a sense of relaxation from the inside out, and then the feeling of exhaustion and vanity overwhelmingly hits.

He wiped his hair vigorously, walked into the room, and fell on the bed without thinking, unconscious.

This sleep, I fell asleep until noon the next day.

He didn't have to get up until he was so hungry that he couldn't bear it.

In the small courtyard, none of the other people got up yet, only Xia Yunfei moved a chair and sat down.

Seeing Xia Jingyun coming out, he stretched out his fingers and raised them up around his mouth.

When Xia Jingyun came over, Xia Yunfei patted him on the shoulder and whispered: "Then watch carefully, I'm going to sleep."

Xia Jingyun was taken aback, "You didn't sleep?"

Xia Yunfei smiled, "They are all asleep, who will come and see the house!"

After speaking, he walked into the house.

Xia Jingyun looked at his solid back, his heart warmed slightly, and he smiled softly.

Sitting down on the stool, he rested his chin on his left hand and lightly rubbed his fingers with his right hand, silently thinking about the way forward.

The biggest personal crisis right now has been resolved, and there is no need to worry about life and death for the time being, and you can have time to think about the future direction.

In his memory, this world is not the same time and space as his previous experiences, but they are generally not too different.

The current central dynasty is called the Great Xia Dynasty. The Dongfang clan has enjoyed the country for nearly 300 years. Now it is the 23rd year of Chongning. The emperor sitting on the dragon chair is also called Emperor Chongning.

The Jiang'an County where Xia Jingyun and the others are located at the moment is a small county in Jianning County within the territory of Sishui Prefecture, one of the thirteen prefectures of the Great Xia Dynasty.

The court system of this dynasty did not develop as Xia Jingyun was familiar with, but like a poor-quality costume drama written by a screenwriter who did not understand history. There were emperors, prime ministers, six departments, and imperial examinations.

As for whether there is any face literature, Taoism literature, daughter-in-law literature, etc., the original owner, who is a nerd, is naturally blind, and can only wait for Xia Jingyun to explore on his own in the future.

In such a world, what is the safest path to take?

Xia Jingyun's mind naturally ran through some options, such as doing business, farming, joining the army, entering the palace, and lingering in the flowers.
In the end, it was fixed on two words: imperial examination.

In the labor camp back then, the supervisors could beat and kill the laborers with impunity, but the supervisors bowed their knees in front of the supervisors.

The steward was as cowardly as a tortoise in front of the county magistrate, but an ordinary female official from the palace could directly kill his confidant in front of the county magistrate, but the county magistrate didn't even dare to fart.

Just a few days' experience is enough for him to understand that this world is still built with power at its core.

If you want to live well here and gain higher power, that is the safest way.

To achieve this goal, the most intuitive and brightest path is the imperial examination.

Just as he was thinking, the door of the side room was also opened, and his father Xia Hengzhi came out yawning.

"Gao Yang, what are you thinking?"

Xia Jingyun moved slightly to the side to get out of the way, "I was thinking about how to go on the next road. Father, I remember that Qiu Wei is coming soon, right?"

As a literati, Xia Hengzhi hesitated inexplicably when faced with this easy-to-answer question.

After a while, Xia Jingyun opened his mouth with doubts in his eyes: "Gao Yang, you won't be able to take the imperial examination."

Xia Jingyun's heart sank, and he hurriedly asked, "Why?"

Xia Hengzhi sighed, "Although we are now exempted from hard labor, we still have the reputation of being a criminal. According to the laws of Daxia, criminals are not allowed to take imperial examinations within three generations of their lineage."

He sighed sadly, "We are the ones who harmed you!"

Xia Jingyun sat blankly on the bench, chaotic thoughts flashed through his mind, what else could he do if his road to the imperial examination was broken?
Is it riding a horse leaning on a leaning bridge, full of red sleeves?
Or do you write about the red leaves for your grievances, and write about brothels for your luck?

Is it a dream of Yangzhou once in ten years, and won the fame of the brothel?

Or is it that the road is full of flowers and the royal ditch, and the red makeup is tied up in the brothel?
Is this the only way to go in this life?

Xia Jingyun suddenly shook his head violently. In the labor camp before, he had passed such a life-and-death hurdle, so there was no reason to give up now!
He looked at his father, "Can father tell me in detail why we were convicted?"

"Hey, there's no crime at all!" Xia Hengzhi once again let out the habitual sigh of a frustrated literati.

"Our Xia family has always been honest and law-abiding, farming and studying the family, but for two consecutive generations, we have never had a juren. Although the foundation is still there, but without the protection of the skin, it will inevitably attract the covetousness of those who care. into this labor camp."

It turned out that Xia Jingyun was not discouraged after hearing this, but on the contrary became more determined to take the imperial examination.

Without the protection of the official skin, no matter what you do, it will be a tree without roots, unable to withstand the slightest wind and rain.

He said: "Since it is an unjust case, if it can be redressed, will I be able to take the imperial examination?"

"Of course it's possible to be rehabilitated, but it's not easy. He has a county official as his backer, and the documents are also from Dazhou County. With us like this, it's as difficult as going to heaven!"

Xia Jingyun smiled confidently, "A few days ago, would my father have thought that we could get out of that labor camp so easily? It depends on man."

Xia Hengzhi couldn't help but look sideways at his son. His face was clearly still handsome and elegant, but he had never seen that confident and high-spirited look on his own son.

"What are you two talking about?"

Behind him, Xia Jingyun's uncle Xia Mingxiong also opened the door and walked out, interrupting their communication.

Xia Hengzhi sighed and said, "We are talking about how to redress the unjust case and get back the ancestral property."

Xia Mingxiong snorted coldly, "It's not easy! In a few days, I'll find a group of old friends, sneak back together, and chop off that dog's head!"

The corners of Xia Jingyun's mouth twitched, he was indeed a martial artist.

"Brother, what are you talking about? Aren't you being so polite that you have become rude? By then we will really be sinners."

"That's easy to do. Let Dingyuan go to join the army. When he becomes a general, he will bring his troops back. I'm afraid they won't obediently pout their buttocks and send back their things."

I hope I can live to see that day. Xia Jingyun got up silently, "I'll go to the kitchen to see."

"Gao Yang, the gentleman stays away from the kitchen."

"We haven't finished discussing yet, what are we going to do?"

The two called from behind, but Xia Jingyun turned a deaf ear.

After a while, the three women who were sleeping in the master bedroom also got up one after another, freshened up a bit, the smoke rose, and the aroma of food began to waft in the small courtyard.

It was long lost, peace, harmony and reunion.

The night is like a curtain, pulled over by a pair of invisible hands, covering the entire sky.

The lights are dim, and in the small courtyard, one feels at ease.

At this moment, someone knocked lightly on the door.

Everyone in the room trembled, their faces showing panic.

(End of this chapter)