Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 551: Impersonation
Yuzhou, Longmen County.

"Name?"

"Dai Tu."

"age?"

"23."

"Where are you?"

"Yanzhou."

Before Dai Tu finished speaking, the official in charge of registration at the government office looked up at Dai Tu, then put down the pig-hair brush in his hand and said, "You are a southerner, why don't you apply for the exam nearby? Why come to Yuzhou to apply for the exam?"

Dai Tu was stunned and said, "Sir, doesn't the notice say that scholars like me can take the exam in any of the four states?"

"It has been changed." The clerk took his eyes off Dai Tu and said, "According to the latest order from above, scholars from the south can only go to Huai and Lin states to apply for the exam, while scholars from the north can apply in Qing and Yu states."

After saying this, the clerk no longer paid attention to Dai Tu and said, "Next."

Dai Tu walked out of the yamen in a daze, with disappointment on his face.

He traveled for more than ten days to reach Yuzhou, exhausted, but ended up getting such news, which made him want to curse and feel resentful.

He stood blankly in front of the Longmen County government office for a long time.

Suddenly, he discovered a problem.

I am too honest.

Duke Anguo had just recovered the north, and everything needed to be rebuilt. The household registration system in the north was probably in disarray and needed to be re-counted.

However, Yanzhou is not the territory of Duke Anguo. The only places where Duke Anguo can fully control and know everything about are Qingzhou, Yuzhou, Linzhou and Huaizhou.

In other words, he could easily make up a fake identity, and as long as he made it realistic, the officials from Qingyu states would have no way of verifying it.

To confirm my guess.

He watched from outside the yamen, and whenever he saw a student who had successfully taken the exam coming out of the yamen, he would go up to him and ask them.

Because his way of greeting was relatively polite, and most of the people who came to apply for the exam were scholars, they all answered Dai Tu's questions patiently.

Only a few people would be impatient and tell Dai Tu to go away.

The conclusion drawn is similar to Dai Tu's conjecture.

When these students go to apply for the exam, the clerks in charge of registration will only ask their age, name, and where they are from. They will not ask anything else and will not even ask them to show any proof of identity.

Is it that the government didn’t think of this loophole and thought it was impossible for anyone to dare to create a fake identity?

Of course I can think of it.

But it is difficult to fill this gap. First of all, the chaos caused the population fleeing from the north to move south, and they were lost.

Secondly, the chaos caused the household registration files of the northern government offices to be lost or burned, making them difficult to prove.

Finally, due to the separatist forces within the country, it was impossible for officials from the four states of Qing, Yu, Lin and Huai to access the household registration of Yanzhou.

Moreover, even if this loophole is filled, as the saying goes, every policy from the top has a countermeasure from the bottom. There are people who dare to do even such illegal things as cheating in the imperial examination. The document issued by Chen Mo for the North-South examination can only fill the loophole as much as possible.

Dai Tu decided to forge a false identity and immediately rushed to Qingzhou.

Finally, he changed his name to Guo Xian, claiming to be from Cangzhou, and successfully applied for the exam in Pingting County, Qingzhou.

In order to apply for the exam smoothly, he also learned two sentences of Cangzhou dialect in advance. When applying for the exam, he said his name and age in Cangzhou dialect. ...

Huaizhou.

After the welcoming banquet, Chen Mo left Wu Yanqing and Xiao Jing behind.

"Master Wu, what is the current situation in Fengzhou?" Chen Mo asked Wu Yanqing.

"Prince Huai has already led his army out of Fengzhou. Fengzhou is now an unmanned area. At most, there are some spies of Prince Huai hiding here." Wu Yanqing said.

Chen Mo nodded and immediately said, "Are you sure that Prince Huai went to Chongzhou?"

Wu Yanqing said: "At that time, Lord Geng sent spies to Chongzhou to inquire. Two days ago, the spies reported back that they saw Prince Huai in Chongzhou. It can be confirmed that Prince Huai has surrendered to Prince Chong."

Chen Mo said: "In this way, we can take over Fengzhou smoothly."

Chen Mo had actually already guessed this situation in his heart.

The reason why he went to Huaizhou in person was simply because he wanted to take over Fengzhou himself, rather than using Wu Yanqing and Xiao Jing to allow the two families to interfere in the affairs of Fengzhou.

The prestige of the two families in Jiangnan and Jiangdong is already deep enough.

Both of them have lived to this age and have very clear minds. The current situation in Fengzhou can be taken over by sending anyone, but Chen Mo came in person. Both of them can guess what his purpose is, so they did not respond.

After finishing his business, Chen Mo turned his gaze to Xiao Jing, bowed to him and said, "My son-in-law greets my father-in-law."

It was public just now, now it’s private.

"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it." Xiao Jing hurriedly supported Chen Mo. He didn't deserve this great gift, but he was extremely happy in his heart. It was obvious that he really appreciated Chen Mo's words.

Chen Mo smiled and said, "When Yun Xi first came in, the two elders were not at home, and I did not visit them in advance. It was really impolite, and I hope my father-in-law will not blame me.

This time I came to Huaizhou, firstly to take over Fengzhou and save the people of Fengzhou from disaster, and secondly to visit the two elders. Yunxi also came with her son-in-law this time. After the matter of Fengzhou is over, I will go to the Xiao family again. "

Hearing this, Xiao Jing felt flattered. You know, the Xiao family is no longer as glorious as before, and Chen Mo's status is no longer the same.

Now it is the Xiao family that has to rely on Chen Mo, rather than the latter relying on the Xiao family.

With such unequal status, the other party still respected him so much, Xiao Jing could not hide his joy on his face, and hurriedly said: "What are you talking about, Lord Anguo, it's such a small matter, you are worried about it.

When you go to Jiangnan, let me know and the Xiao family will welcome you with all their strength and treat the Duke of Anguo warmly."

"You are too polite, father-in-law." Chen Mo said softly, "You are the elder, and we are talking about private matters now. Just treat me as your son-in-law. It is too polite to call me Duke Anguo all the time."

Xiao Jing whispered, "My dear son-in-law, that's right."

Chen Mo's expression remained unchanged. He raised his cup and said, "I offer a toast to my father-in-law."

Xiao Jing quickly stood up, holding the wine cup in his hand and clinked glasses with Chen Mo.

Afterwards, Chen Mo poured another cup and looked at Wu Yanqing. Xiao Jing knew that the two had something to say, so he left first.

Chen Mo raised his wine cup: "I heard that my father-in-law was injured in the battle against Xiao Ce, and I am very worried."

"It's just a superficial wound, nothing serious. I'm almost healed now. Thank you for your concern." Wu Yanqing also stood up and clinked glasses with Chen Mo.

"My father-in-law, you are still as skilled as ever. I admire you very much. This time, I have a good news to tell you." Chen Mo said with a smile.

"Oh?" Wu Yanqing became interested.

"Mi'er has given birth to a boy. Both mother and child are safe. This time when she came to Huaizhou, Mi'er also asked me to say hello to you." Chen Mo said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)