A Thousand Hills

Chapter 216

As soon as Mu San left, Governor Tang actually breathed a sigh of relief. Although his son was not very up-to-date, he was still his own son.Although Governor Tang is in charge of the local military and has a lot of bodyguards in his hands, there have always been only those who have been thieves for a thousand years, not those who have been guarding against thieves for a thousand years.During these years in Fujian, Governor Tang has also heard about Mu San, and he is very worried about Mu San's tricks.

As soon as Mu San left, Governor Tang felt relieved. When the autumn was over and Xiao Tang went home pretending to be a normal person, Governor Tang also acted like a normal person, and said, "You don't look very fresh."

Xiao Tang said, "My lord thinks highly of me, I'm working hard, I'm so tired."

Governor Tang really can't stand his son's big breath and green skin, people mistake him for a eunuch, look at you like this, how much does the prince value you!If it wasn't for his son who knows how to be motivated and passed the Juren exam, Governor Tang would have to give him a scolding.Seeing the wilting radish that just came out of the examination room, Governor Tang said, "If you are tired, go and have a rest first."

Xiao Tang said to his father mysteriously, "In a few days, great things will happen to our family!"

Governor Tang almost didn't choke on his son's words, so he's really confident~
Xiao Tang is not only confident at home, he is also very confident when he goes to the feudal prince's mansion. Seeing his master Li Jiujiang, he said, "Master, just wait for the good news."

Li Jiujiang said, "Oh, so sure."

"You don't know how good my articles are. Hey, it's a pity that the rules of the officialdom are now. My father happens to be an official here. I'm afraid I can't do it well." Xiao Tang felt deeply regretful.

Li Jiujiang said, "I'm just waiting to hear the good news about your No.2."

"To be sure." Xiao Tang felt that his writing was unique.

Even when the Fifth Prince asked him how he did in the exam, he always said the same thing.The Fifth Prince laughed so hard that his stomach ached, when he talked to Xie Moru, Xie Moru said, "Xiao Tang is very confident."

The fifth prince laughed, "He is very confident in everything he does."

On the day when the list was released, Xiao Tang had already booked a banquet outside, so he was ready to celebrate!Since his home is the governor's mansion and he works in the feudal prince's mansion, he is well-informed in both places.Therefore, Xiao Tang didn't have to go outside the tribute courtyard to snatch the list.He waited for the list with Xie Zhi and others in the feudal prince's mansion. Xie Yun was a little impatient when he was young, and said, "I don't know if I won or not?"

Xiao Tang looked confident and said, "Don't worry."

Xie Moyou and Mrs. Wu were talking in the inner room, and they were all curious, so they asked Mrs Wu in a low voice, "Is this little Mr. Tang very talented?" What about the result.

Mrs. Wu laughed softly, "Master Tang is the old son of Governor Tang. He is younger and has a lively temper."

Xie Moyou understood as soon as he heard it, and couldn't help pursing his lips into a smile.

Everyone was sitting at Xie Zhi's place, drinking tea and talking, until Xie Zhi's servant ran in with a happy face, "Master, the list is out! Master is No. 12!"

Xiao Tang anxiously said, "Hand over the list!"

The servant hurriedly handed over the list, Xiao Tang snatched it, Xie Yun leaned over to look at it together, Xie Yuan was there already congratulating Xie Zhi, and said with a smile, "Ah Zhi, please treat me to a drink."

Xie Zhi smiled, "Brother Ayuan, you're like this again, it's hard to be in no hurry."

"It's useless to be anxious." Just as Xie Yuan finished speaking, Xie Zhi took a breath and said, "Master Yuan has 71 people, Master Yun has 290 people, and Master Xiao Tang has 250 people."

Xiao Tang also found his ranking now, and was furious, "It's fine if it's not second, why is it two hundred and five!" Everyone burst into laughter.Even Xie Moyou and Wu Shi couldn't help laughing.

Xiao Tang's matter made the feudal palace laugh for three days.

Governor Tang ordered his wife to prepare a generous gift, and specially thanked Li Jiujiang once.His son, who used to dare to hope to be able to win the exam, has only followed Li Jiujiang for a long time now, not only has ambition, but also has knowledge.Although I got a rank of two hundred and five in the test, it is still a serious candidate!That's right, a serious Juren who passed the exam by himself!
Li Jiujiang is simply his family's benefactor!
No matter how generous the gift was, Governor Tang found it difficult to express his gratitude to Li Jiujiang.After all, to become the governor, you have power. The other four sons were born when they were young, and Governor Tang was still a strict father at that time. Therefore, even if the sons are not outstanding, they are at least stable and not prodigal. .This is the youngest son, old man, Governor Tang’s eldest grandson is two years older than Xiao Tang, his wife loves this little son like an eyeball, and Old Tang himself loves a little bit more. Just, people don't have a heart, you say that you are worrying about old Tang, you feel that the youngest son will eat his father first and then his brother in his life.Unexpectedly, the twists and turns, the way of luck came, and there was no way to stop it. His son was actually called Li Jiujiang to take care of him.

Governor Tang wished he could set up a longevity tablet for Li Jiujiang and enshrine it every day.

Governor Tang held Li Jiujiang's hand, not knowing what to say, and repeated, "Jiujiang, Xiao Tang, I will leave it to you. From today on, he will be your real brother." The Tang family and the Marquis of Yong'an The Li family has been friends for hundreds of years. Up to now, Governor Tang and Marquis Yong'an are of the same generation, so Li Jiujiang and Xiao Tang are of the same generation.However, Xiao Tang recognized Li Jiujiang as his master, and this generation made trouble...it's really hard to calculate.Governor Tang didn't want to suppress Li Jiujiang's generation, but he had a good relationship with Yong'an Hou, so he couldn't go back to the imperial capital to see Yong'an Hou and call Yong'an Hou his uncle.

Li Jiujiang smiled, "Xiao Tang is very talented, I just gave a little bit of advice, and finally he lived up to the expectations of the uncle." Never mind that Li Jiujiang didn't even say a few words to his father Yong'anhou in the imperial capital. The world is really a stranger, but when he is away from home, Li Jiujiang never hesitates to play the signboard of Yong'an Hou Mansion.Moreover, he has a good relationship with his younger brothers.This "Shibo" sounded so kind and natural.

"I've lived up to it, I've lived up to it." Governor Tang is in good spirits on happy occasions. Although his son's 250th place is more laughable, he is a serious gentleman after all. Governor Tang and Li Jiujiang said, "At first, I really didn't even think about it. Dare to think that he can have today." He said with emotion, "It can be seen that the kid is a fool and has a foolish fortune, meeting you in Jiujiang."

"This is also my fate with Xiao Tang."

Governor Tang drank tea and asked Li Jiujiang, "Jiujiang, when do you think that kid will be able to win the Jinshi?" Here I want to say that Xiao Tang did not have a reputation as a scholar before the examination. I got a supervisor.Now that Xiao Tang has won the Juren, Governor Tang feels that his son is somewhat lucky, and he has also read his son Qiu Wei's article, which is not first-class, but second-class.Therefore, Governor Tang had higher expectations for his son.

Li Jiujiang thought for a while, and said, "Don't dare to say big things about Chunwei, it will take three to five years." This time, Xiaotang Zhongqiuwei, one is lucky, and the other is that the candidates from Fujian are of average level.How about Xie Moru all calling her natal brothers to take the exam. In Fujian, Qiu Wei is easier to pass.

Li Jiujiang spoke in a very humble manner, but what he said stunned Governor Tang for a moment, and then he was overjoyed. Governor Tang said, "You have to continue to point out your younger brother, Jiujiang!" This younger brother is not referring to Li Qiong, the fourth son of Marquis of Yongan , but referring to Xiao Tang.

Li Jiujiang smiled, "I don't need Shibo's instructions, as long as Xiao Tang is motivated, I will try my best."

"Yes! Yes! That idiot had blown his head before, and now he feels ashamed. I have already told him, and I have to get the shame back from Chunwei." Governor Tang laughed loudly, his son is promising , this is more refreshing than being promoted by yourself,

Li Jiujiang was also happy. Others were nervous when they went to the examination room, but Xiao Tang was always overconfident.Xiao Tang first said that he was at the level of Jie Yuan, but because the court wanted to avoid taboos, he would probably be able to pass the test of Ya Yuan.As a result, the list was released, not to mention the Asian dollar, No. 20 was not, and it was completely out of the [-], but it was [-]!

When Governor Tang looks at Li Jiujiang now, he is looking at his relatives. He is very kind.One, the ancestors of the two families had friendship, and they still have a good relationship up to now; two, Li Jiujiang did call out Xiao Tang; I'm optimistic about it.

This autumn, Governor Tang's family was a little surprised, but the big harvest belonged to Princess Xie.

Princess Xie was very satisfied with the results of Xie Zhi and the others, and even set up a family banquet, asking them to come over for dinner together, Xie Moyou Wu's face was also full of joy, Xie Moyou smiled, "This Fujian Bodhisattva is also extremely spiritual. "Earlier, she and Mrs. Wu went to the temple to worship the Bodhisattva and burn incense for several people, but now they all won the prize, so everyone is happy.

Wu Shi smiled, "Yes."

Xie Yun was very dissatisfied when he heard this, and said, "Tell the second sister and the eldest sister-in-law that they don't do our business, just worship the Bodhisattva, and we will be hit."

"Of course you have to read the book well. If it's not good, we will worship all the Bodhisattvas in Fujian. I'm afraid you won't get it!" Xie Moyou said, "Luck is just a blessing. Ayun, you have to add more. Jiner, this time you are the worst in the exam, even worse than Xiao Tang."

Wu Shi laughed, "Brother Yun is slightly younger than Master Xiao Tang."

Xie Zhi also said, "When I was as old as Ah Yun, the scholar hadn't been selected yet."

Although Xie Yuan's rank is not as high as Xie Zhi's, he is also a joyful person, saying, "All people are the same, unlike Jinshi, one ranks and two ranks are in the sky." It's ridiculous that the three ranks are the same as Jinshi.If the vicious couplet is "like a wife, the same Jinshi", it can be seen that the status of the same Jinshi is the same, and the third ranking is compared with the Jinshi, and the first ranking and the second ranking are like the gap between the concubine and the wife.Because of the notoriety of the same Jinshi, some people in the officialdom will directly abandon the imperial examination and try another article under Ke Chunwei.For example, the official of the East Palace, Master Xu Ning, who was born in the second place, was like this. He was ranked at the bottom of the list of tributes in the first year, so he simply didn't take the imperial examination.

Xie Yundao, "It's not easy for me to be on the list. I've lost so many hairs after studying this year." He was young and said with a smile, "Big sister, I wrote several letters to my family. Elder Sister Shi is going to the imperial capital to deliver something, and help me to deliver the letter." I felt that if I could be selected, even if my ranking was not very good, it would still be a matter of face.

Xie Moru smiled, "Success." He said again, "Don't put all your articles aside, there will always be a day when you will be admitted to the Jinshi."

The three agreed in unison.

After having a family banquet, Xie Yuan is a parent from the same place, and Xie Yun is a military officer, so they both resigned from Xie Moru, and each went to work on his own.Xie Moyou also went back to the army together with Xie Yun, Qi Sanlang actually got the list of Qiu Wei in Jinke. Xie Yundao, "Brother-in-law, I don't dare to delay, my place is half a day away from brother-in-law's place."

Qi Sanlang smiled, "Just eat, not drink. It won't delay your time. You are not tired, so are the soldiers."

Only then did Xie Yun stay, and Qi Sanlang first ordered someone to bring Xie Yun's entourage down for dinner, formally congratulated Xie Yun once, Xie Yun smiled, "This is also the way of luck, the articles in Fujian are simple, so I got lucky, and the ranking is Very far back."

"The lower rank is better than me. I'm not even a scholar." Qi Sanlang smiled and took Xie Yun to dinner. During the dinner, Qi Sanlang didn't ask anyone to prepare wine, but let Xie Yun have a good meal , the horses under him were also fed fodder by the waiters, and the water bag was replaced with new water, without much delay, Xie Yun left.

Only then did the couple have the time to talk, Qi Sanlang smiled, "But are you tired?"

Xie Mo smiled sadly, "It's okay, it's just that I've been in the car for a long time, my waist is a little sore, just lie down and lie down, how is the third master at home?"

"What can I do at home, just miss you." Qi Sanlang is very good at saying sweet words, women also like to hear this.In particular, the wife has gone all the way to celebrate Princess Xie's birthday, and waited for her natal brother's Qiu Wei results, which is indeed exhausting.As far as this exhaustion is concerned, not everyone can afford it. If the two families are not related by marriage, Xie Moyou is Xie Moru's younger sister, and Xie Moru's birthday, based on Qi Sanlang's grade, would allow him to give a birthday gift. It's God's face.So, why is Xie Moyou coming to Fujian and Qi Sanlang is happy? Husband and wife are not only out of concern for their wives, but Qi Sanlang is an official, and he needs someone to take care of the internal affairs.And this person can't be my aunt, but the Qi family's aunt, Xie Moru also rewarded her with some cloth and clothing during festivals and festivals, but he has never seen her before.What's more, even if you socialize normally on weekdays, other people's families are full of heads, and your family can't send aunts and grandmas.Don't think that Xie Moyou's job is not important, in fact, it is very important.

The couple talked about interesting things about Min'an City, mainly because Xie Moyou said that Qi Sanlang interjected a few words from time to time, and they were very happy with each other.

Xie Moyou talked about the matter of her natal brother Zhongju, and said with emotion, "Originally, the year when the eldest sister and the others entered the feudal domain was the year of autumn. Come here, I missed a subject. Azhi was a bit rough on this, but now she is smooth."

Qi Sanlang smiled, "It's not a bad thing to miss a subject. Brother Zhi is a serious and capable person, so he's right. Now he's working as an errand to accumulate experience, and it's the same when he goes to Chunwei later."

"Big sister also said the same, tell them not to leave their books behind, and tell them to go to Chunwei later."

Alas, this aunt is indeed a person with long-term insight.Qi Sanlang said seriously, "What the princess said is true." Princess Xie was not stingy with supporting her natal brothers, but she had to reverse the concept of intimacy in his daughter-in-law's head. He thought he was not an incompetent person, and he was not afraid of losing his future.Thinking of this, Qi Sanlang said, "After all, they are sisters and brothers, and the princess also has Zhidi's future in mind."

Xie Moyou sighed, "Yes." Thinking about it, Xie Moru had never been hard on Xie Zhi and the others, even at home before.Thinking of this, Xie Moyou said, "Eldest sister always takes a long-term perspective. But, in the future, Azhi Chunwei may have to return to the imperial capital."

Qi Sanlang smiled, "Are you still afraid that the princess will not remember Zhidi's return to the imperial capital?"

"Why would I think so." Xie Moyou said angrily, "Azhi is the eldest son, and the family has higher expectations for him. My grandfather and father are both Jinshi and Hanlin, so they came here step by step. "

"You're thinking too far, there are promotions like father-in-law and old minister, but like Su Xiang, he was released for many years at the beginning, and later he was given important tasks. Now he is the chief assistant of the cabinet, and everyone respects him. "Qi Sanlang knew that his wife only had these insights, but he had the patience to teach her. When he said this, Xie Moyou said, "What else is there?"

"Isn't it?" Qi Sanlang patiently broadened his wife's political horizons, but wake up, what's the rush to enter the Hanlin right now, if the King of Min can pacify Jingjiang, the East Palace will be inferior to such a credit.Soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent, who knows what will happen in the future?The family bet their treasure on the King of Min early on, and Qi Sanlang naturally hoped that the King of Fujian would soar into the sky.Therefore, Qi Sanlang felt that it was a hundred times better for his brother-in-law to be with the King of Min than to take the Jinshi exam. He was the first sister and concubine brother.In fact, as long as the King of Fujian prospers and Princess Xie lives a long life, the Xie family will be rich and prosperous, and my brother-in-law's future will never be wrong. But according to Princess Xie's arrangements, as long as the brother-in-law can do something, he will not be left idle.

Qi Sanlang also had to say that his aunt Xie Wangfei's thoughts were really rare, and felt that Xie Wangfei was from a different background, so she was very knowledgeable.Like the current Hu family, this is the biggest family relative, there are some dignitaries, and they walk sideways in the imperial capital on weekdays, but who can really look up to his family if they are serious and well-established.Du Nan Anhou is a capable person, and he even divided the government.

Qi Sanlang thought about the long-term in his heart, so he heard his wife say, "Now is the Double Ninth Festival, and you have sent all the Double Ninth Ceremony that I prepared before I go."

"delivered."

Right now is the Double Ninth Festival, Xie Moru likes to eat crabs, and has held several crab feasts.

Jiang Xingyun often came to the palace, and when it came to crabs, Jiang Xingyun said, "This is also strange. The sea crabs are much bigger than the lake crabs, but the taste is not as good as the lake crabs."

Xie Moru smiled, "Sea crabs are used to cook porridge, and the taste is also good."

Everyone was talking about crabs for a while, Jiang Xingyun said, "Mu San made a fuss first, and I was worried that King Jingjiang would go crazy. There is no movement in Jingjiang."

Xie Moru smiled, "When Mu San left, I wrote a trust letter and brought it to King Jingjiang."

Jiang Xingyun listened quietly, and Xie Moru said, "I asked King Jingjiang if he knew the news about the pirate Bailang, and he was worried that the construction of a port in Fujian would disturb the border."

"Although Jingjiang is suspicious, he doesn't hesitate because of this letter."

"Prince Jingjiang won't hesitate because of this letter, and I'm just trying to test it out." Xie Moru said, "It seems that King Jingjiang is not fully ready yet."

Jiang Xingyun thought for a while, and said, "Winter will come after Chongyang Festival. Even in Xining, there are few wars in winter. You have tested King Jingjiang like this, and King Jingjiang also knows that Fujian is well prepared and is always on guard. One gain, one loss, no loss. It is the best policy." Jiang Xingyun dared to say these words blatantly.

"Jingjiang Wang Zhimin is fully prepared, and he will naturally be more fully prepared."

Jiang Xingyun's heart moved, then: This battle must be a big defeat if you lose, and a big victory if you win!
(End of this chapter)