Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

The three-year general examination is a repertoire of the city of Beijing. Every time when candidates enter and exit the test, the city of Beijing will usher in a sleepless night.

The carriage was moving very slowly on the road, but there were people everywhere on the street, besides the examinees, there were also midnight snack sellers and bearers who took care of the work.

Today, the city of Beijing lifted the curfew as an exception.

In fact, the curfew is nothing but for ordinary people.Famous scholars can walk around at night at will, but they have to risk the trouble of being interrogated by countless government servants and soldiers.

I probably also know that the candidates are really exhausted in the past nine days. After leaving the examination room, most of them will find a place to indulge in indulgence, or gather with friends to discuss poetry and Taoism, and review the gains and losses of the examination room.Therefore, the superiors are very merciful and do not impose night bans.

As a result, all the taverns and brothels in the capital opened their doors and lit their lights brightly.

The entire city of Beijing is shrouded in light and shadow. Looking at it casually, it has the smell of thousands of lights in a modern city.

After getting into the carriage, Su Mu and Wu Shiqi had their own concerns and didn't speak.

After returning home, Wu Shiqi didn't go back to his yard, but went directly to Su Mu's study.

A table of wine has already been prepared in the room, all of which are hard dishes.

The two of them didn't talk nonsense, they picked up their chopsticks and ate quickly.In just a moment, the wine and meat were wiped out.

Only then did they burp comfortably at the same time, and picked up the wine glass to take a sip.

"It's good, it's good!" Wu Shiqi, who had been silent all this time, let out a long breath.

Su Mu understood, gave Xiaodie a wink, and said: "Mr. Wu and I have something urgent to say, you go down. By the way, no one is allowed to come and disturb you."

"Yes." Xiaodie felt the atmosphere was a bit weird, nodded, and led the maid out of the room, and then closed the door.

As soon as Xiaodie went out, old Mr. Wu jumped up quickly, walked to the back of the window, watched the maids in the mansion leave the courtyard, and couldn't see anyone anymore, so he burst out laughing: "Happy, happy, happy!"

Su Mu didn't smile, but asked instead: "How?"

There was no one around, Wu Shiqi didn't hide the joy in his heart, he laughed loudly: "I hit it, I hit it! With my Wu Shiqi's ability, if I still can't hit it like this, it would be a strange thing!"

As he spoke, he suddenly bowed to Su Mu: "Ten years of humiliation, now Jiangxue, Su Mu, although you and I will be Weng-in-law in the future. However, at this moment, we are friends of the same generation, and Wu Shiqi has no way to repay your friendship." Ah!" The old man has read sage books all his life, and he is Mr. Morality again.

To be honest, he has also been at war with heaven and man these days.He felt that it was wrong to get the exam questions from Su Mu.As a gentleman, he used to report to the court.

However, in this way, Su Mu will definitely be beheaded and ransacked.So, what about my own daughter?

He knew the friendship between his daughter and Su Mu, if such a day really happened, Yun'er might not be able to survive.And his son would sever ties with him. In the end, Su Mu was severely punished by the national law, and he, Wu Shiqi, would also die with his family.

Furthermore, what is the greatest ideal of a scholar: if you are good at learning, you will be an official. If you want to enter the officialdom and be an official of the imperial court, you must be a Jinshi.

Besides, because of your birth, you were humiliated by the world a lot.If you win the Jinshi this time, wouldn't you feel proud?

This huge temptation made Wu Shiqi unable to stop.

In the end, he finally surrendered and accepted the devil's deal, and his mentality has undergone a huge change since then, except for the old-fashioned pedantic man he was before.

Hearing Su Mu ask how he did in the exam, Mr. Wu couldn't help laughing triumphantly, and bowed to thank him.

Su Mu hurriedly supported him, and smiled wryly in his heart. There is really no way to explain this matter, and who knows that I, Su Mu, was actually played by God.

He asked sternly: "Don't mention this matter again, we are all one family. Su Mu lost his father when he was young, and he has long regarded you as my dearest elder in his heart. However, this matter has a lot to do with it. I want to ask you, did you disclose that question to others?"

Mr. Wu stood up instantly, flicked his sleeves, and shouted displeasedly: "This matter is related to the family names of your family and my family. Although Wu Shiqi is confused, it is impossible for him to do such a thing? Su Mu, you don't have to ask me, Although Wu is poor, you can provide all the food and drink, so you won't be greedy for a little money and sell the test questions to others. Besides, I don't know much about the world, so even if I want to sell the questions, I can't find a buyer!"

After nagging for a long time, Wu Shiqi suddenly realized something, and exclaimed in surprise: "Su Mu, is there someone who knows the exam questions in advance?"

Having said this, his face suddenly lost all color.

Su Mu nodded solemnly.

Wu Shiqi pursed his lips: "Who... who knows the test questions?"

Su Mu whispered: "Mr., if I guessed correctly, the governors from the Department of General Administration and Experience Department who came to participate in the examination probably all know about it."

"How is it possible? Although they all have certain backgrounds. But without Su Mu and your extraordinary skills, it is impossible to get the topic in advance."

Su Mu hurriedly explained his observations and conjectures to Wu Shiqi, and then said: "The governors had already tested me that day. When we left the examination room just now, Niu Deshui and Duan Jiong were still waiting together. Others. You know, they didn't deal with each other before, but they actually came together. If they guessed correctly, they should have discussed together after confirming that the topic was correct."

After hearing his words, the old gentleman took a deep breath, and sat down softly on the chair in shock: "It's not secret, and there are so many people talking, it's inevitable that it will be exposed. It's over, it's over, I'm afraid you and I will be caught by others." Cut off my head. It doesn't matter if I die, I only pity Yun'er and Nianzu!"

As he spoke, big drops of tears fell on his chest, and it became wet in a short time.

Su Mu said angrily: "It's not the last moment, old man, why are you sad? I just want to ask if you accidentally leaked the topic?"

"That's right, it hasn't been leaked yet, why is the old man so sad?" Wu Shiqi came to his senses and wiped away his tears.After thinking about it again, he suddenly slapped his thigh: "Understood, I understand, I know what happened."

"How to say?"

Wu Shiqi repeatedly complained: "The old man was taken advantage of by those governors!"

Su Mu hurriedly asked why.

Mr. Wu said: "No wonder the governors were in front of the old man all day long, pestering me for a long time with mustard-sized official affairs. And in those few days, the old man was busy doing the three questions you gave all day long, and each question had only a model essay. I have done it no less than thirty or fifty times, and it is estimated that they were peeped at that time."

Su Mu was completely speechless.

It took a long time to ask: "Where is the model essay you wrote before?"

"Don't worry, it's all burned."

Su Muqiang laughed, and searched for a long time in the bookstore, put the model essay of Kang Hai that he had copied before the exam on a candle and burned it, and murmured: "I hope Niu Deshui, Governor Duan and the others didn't disclose the topic to others. people."

However, the worry in my heart still came like a tide, and it couldn't be stopped.