The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 24
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Not long after Xie Shen wrote the book, Shui Yun walked up to the attic with a panicked expression, followed by two officials from the yamen.

"This is Mr. Xie?"

The gentleman's attitude was considered modest, he cupped his hands at Xie Shen, with a slight smile on his lips.

"A certain one is Xie Shen. Dare I ask what tolerance is for?"

Xie Shen put down his book and stood up to greet him.

"That's how it is. The Master Registrar heard that Mr. Xie is very talented and learned, so he specially invited Mr. Xie to go to the county government office to explain."

Xie Shen's heart sank, thinking that what should have come has indeed come.

It's just that why the first reaction of Master Cao is not to look for Xie Pi and Wang Shouwen, is it because Xie Shen came from a poor family?
The reason why these tolerances call Xie Shen a young gentleman is entirely because the county lord called Xie Shen a virtuous student. After all, Xie Shen can only be regarded as a child at best, and has nothing to do with a scholar.

The master book is the third in command of the county government, and there are county magistrates and county magistrates on top.Since Xie Shen is a person valued by Magistrate Wu, naturally he will not be too afraid of Master Cao.What's more, Mr. Cao's book has no evidence, and he can't help it.

"In that case, let's go."

Shui Yun looked at Xie Shen anxiously, the young man gave her a wink, the little lady was slightly taken aback, and swallowed the words again.

Unexpectedly, within a short time of coming to the Ming Dynasty, Xie Shen would have to face to face with several chief officials of Yuyao City one by one, which was a bit ironic.

Forget it, if the soldiers came to block the water and cover it with soil, Master Cao really has the habit of Longyang, and he wouldn't eat Xie Shensheng raw in the county government.

Following the yamen guards to the county yamen, Xie Shen tidied up his clothes, took a deep breath and strode into the courtyard.

The layout of the Yuyao County Government is extremely strict, and the location of each cross-court has strict regulations.

The master's house is located to the west of the central axis of the county government and to the north of Dian Shi's house.

Xie Shen walked through many courtyards and finally came to this courtyard.

"Xie Xiaoxianggong, the master is in the courtyard, we will not go in, please do what you want."

The yamen servants retreated knowingly, Xie Shen thanked them with his hand, took a deep breath and stepped into the courtyard with square steps.

The yard is not big, but it is extremely delicately arranged.There is a gazebo in the middle of the yard, surrounded by a flower pond, in which dozens of koi are stocked, and a middle-aged man with a black net scarf on his head and a blue jacquard robe is feeding the fish in the pavilion.

Although his back was facing Xie Shen, Xie Shen could already tell from his figure that he was the chief secretary of the county.

"Student Xie Shen pays homage to Master Registrar."

Hearing Xie Shen's arrival, Director Cao threw all the fish food into the pool, clapped his palms, turned around and said, "As expected of the underachiever that the magistrates boast about, he really looks extraordinary."

Xie Shen took a closer look at Director Cao from this angle, he looked dignified and quite official, he didn't look like a rabbit at all.

But when he recalled how disheveled and flustered Master Cao was when he saw him in Yunci Temple yesterday, Xie Shen felt a chill.

"sit down."

Director Cao casually nodded at the round stool in the pavilion, and said calmly.

Master Chief offered a seat, Xie Shen of course did not dare to refuse, he walked to the pavilion with small steps and sat down, waiting for Master Cao to ask questions.

"Hey, I heard that Xiansheng hasn't taken the county examination yet, so you have to learn from Confucius' instructions to Haosheng, and don't let down the county's venerable expectations for you."

Director Cao was still rambling on and on, but he didn't get to the point.Xie Shen didn't care, he just responded in vain.Anyway, Master Cao is the one who takes the initiative, so Xie Shen just needs to see the trick and dismantle it.

"Does Xiansheng also believe in Buddhism? He must have a good understanding of Buddhism, right?"

The calm water surface seems to drop a stone, splashing ripples.

Xie Shen thought that Master Cao was going to make trouble, so he took a deep breath and said, "Buddhism is profound, the students only know the superficial, and dare not make mistakes."

Master Cao stood up and walked with his hands behind his back.

"The Buddha is in the heart, how can a few scriptures summarize the profound meaning of Buddhism. But Xiansheng is young, since he is determined to serve the imperial court through the imperial examination, naturally he should not be distracted by other things."

What a strong resentment!

Xie Shen had already heard the hostility in Master Cao's words.Master Cao is warning him to keep his mouth shut and not to tell the truth about what he saw that day?In fact, Xie Shen didn't intend to fight against Master Cao, but now it seems that he may not be kind.

"My lord's lesson is that students must devote themselves to their studies, obtain academic honors as soon as possible, and relieve the court's worries."

Xie Shen has tried his best to show his favor to Master Cao, now it depends on Master Cao's attitude.

After a moment of silence, Director Cao pointed to the koi carps fighting for food in the pond and said, "Xiansheng, why do you think these fish are fighting to the death?"

Xie Shen's heart sank, it seemed that Master Cao was still not at ease with him, so he tried again.

"Reporting to my lord, there are rules for the birth and death of all things. They are also based on the laws of heaven."

"It's a good one from heaven."

Master Cao grabbed a handful of fish food from the porcelain plate and threw it into a corner of the pool.

Those competing koi swam to the corner one after another and started a new round of competition.

Master Cao's move was not as simple as feeding the koi. In Xie Shen's view, Master Cao was warning him that he was just like these koi in the pond.As long as Mr. Cao moves his fingers casually, he will be led to swim like these koi.

In other words, Master Cao is telling Xie Shen that although the county respects him, Master Cao can also control Xie Shen's fate.After all, the county magistrate would not offend his colleagues for a mere poor student.

In terms of momentum, Master Cao has now gained the upper hand. Xie Shen tried hard to think, but found that there was no good way to break the situation.

At this moment, a yamen servant suddenly came to report that Wang Shouren, a student of the county school, asked to see him.

Director Cao was obviously a little surprised by Wang Shouren's sudden appearance in the county government office. He frowned, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and finally waved his hand to signal the government servant to call Wang Shouren in.

If it's just a county school student, Master Cao will naturally not take it seriously.But this Wang Shouren is the leader among the county's rensheng students, and if there is no accident in the township examination and general examination, he will be on the list, which is tantamount to locking in a place for Jinshi.The palace examination is just a formality, as long as the students don't get dizzy and collide with the holy driver, at most the ranking will be readjusted.

Although Master Cao is a Jiupin county magistrate, he is from a Juren background and cannot sit in the county magistrate's position.However, as long as Wang Shouren passed the Jinshi examination, he could be directly released to the county magistrate.At that time, Master Cao and Wang Shouren will switch positions, which will be really embarrassing.

What's more, Wang Shouren is Wang Hua's eldest son. Wang Hua is now in the middle of the court. Master Cao will not show Wang Shouren's face unless his head is kicked by a donkey.

(End of this chapter)