Huang Zonghui took the book in Liu Ximing's hand and read it word by word: "Liujiacun Confidentiality Manual?"

"Hehe, I wrote it for a few years for the sake of family secrecy, because they haven't read books for a few years, so it's all half-vernacular, Brother Zewang, don't dislike it."

What kind of person is Huang Zonghui, he is known as an unforgettable talent.

He only flipped through Liu Ximing's book and saw the mystery in it.

"Tut, Brother Wujiang, you are really a genius, I think this book is not only available to you and me, but also many ministers in the court should learn it."

Liu Ximing laughed, "The imperial court? The imperial court is now like a sieve, do you know how many ministers are in the building? It's useless to count on them, or rely on you and me. ”

Huang Zonghui sighed again and put the book in his sleeve, "Okay, I'll take a good look when I go back, what else are you talking about?"

"It's about our appointment as an official, and this matter is related to the development of our Datong Society in the local area, so I'll say it bluntly, in my opinion, the imperial court can't last for a few years, and we must do our best to develop a base before then."

"In this way, when the sky really changes, we will have the ability to implement our own ideas."

Huang Zonghui's eyes lit up, "You want to use this opportunity to push our people to a key position?" But what do you have in mind? ”

Liu Ximing pursed his lips and smiled, and took a sketch map of the thirteen provinces and two capitals of the country that he drew from the bookshelf.

"Naturally, there are some ideas, the north is already in ruins, and the power of the gentry in the southeast is too strong, and we are mainly from Sichuan, so we can only be officials in other places, so my thoughts are here."

Huang Zonghui followed Liu Ximing's fingers and looked over, and the corners of his mouth followed, "Huguang? It's indeed a good place, but it's just that this is the main battlefield for the official army to fight the thieves, and I'm afraid it's not easy to gain a foothold. ”

In the brightly lit study, Liu Ximing's face rose with a confident expression.

"But this is our opportunity, in the past, there were countless people vying for official positions in the area of Huguang, and we Datong Society was newly built, and we definitely couldn't compete for them."

"But now it's different, these thieves are rampant, everyone regards them as snakes and scorpions, if our people want to go, the officials probably can't wait to go, and then they will have all these places in their hands."

Liu Ximing coughed lightly and pretended to cover up: "If the sky really changes, we can still leave a piece of pure land for Your Majesty here." ”

"Hahaha, fuck off", Huang Zonghui scolded with a smile.

"Let's talk about what to do, I don't have so much heart to be loyal to the Zhu family, I think what you said is right, and the people are the ones we should be loyal to."

"Ahem, you still have to take care of it on your face", Liu Ximing blushed and was a little ashamed of his behavior.

Huang Zonghui smiled disappreciatively, "But I'm afraid this matter will have to wait for the palace to try it, and now it's not the final ranking, so let's find a way to discuss it together." ”

"Okay", Liu Ximing nodded, "During this time, I will also find out the people of Datong Society, and strive to be of one heart and one mind." ”

"Hmm!"

The conversation with Huang Zonghui lasted until dawn the next day, and both of them were quick and like-minded, and they extended from the Datong Theory to talk about social, political, economic and other topics.

This made Liu Ximing find a little bit of the feeling of being a scholar and scolding Fang Xuan in college.

There was still some time before the April palace exam, so he took advantage of the review to keep Ren Yuanjia, Tao Wenshi and other members who were not on the list for a period of time, and at the same time started to talk about his heart again in Datong Society.

On March 17, the imperial court really issued a clear decree to dismiss Xie Shengjian from his post as a scholar and secretary of the Ministry of Justice, and ordered him to return to his hometown.

When Chen Zilong and others came to tell him the news, he also asked everyone in the Fushe if they wanted to go to the suburbs of Beijing to see off Xie Sheng.

After all, it's the nominal seat teacher of himself and others, and it doesn't seem good if he doesn't go.

Chen Zilong and others said that they did not conspire with each other, and besides, Xie Sheng just wanted to be clumsy and failed to restore the people in the society, so they went to see them off again, which seemed to be a little gloating.

Thinking of this, Liu Ximing could only smile bitterly.

On the 28th, he and Dou Yuquan and others went to wait outside the Shili Long Pavilion on the outskirts of Beijing.

Who would have expected that the Changting was already crowded with people, and most of the scholars on the list came to see them off, plus many of Xie Sheng's old protégés, the Changting was as lively as the city.

Liu Ximing is already a celebrity in this year's examination, after all, he still has the identity of a new Amber, and this thing is still very popular in the eyes of literati with few titles.

It's just that Liu Ximing was a little depressed, he originally wanted to burn a cold stove, but he didn't know that there were so many people.

"It's coming, it's coming."

There was a shout from the crowd, and Liu Ximing stepped on his feet to look, and several ordinary-looking carriages were coming along the main road towards the long pavilion.

This old guy really knows how to pretend.

Seeing several carriages draped in blue and black coarse cloth curtains in Xie Sheng's mansion, Liu Ximing sneered in his heart, you are a dignified official of the Ministry of Heavenly Officials, who are you pretending to look so shabby.

The crowd soon swarmed up, and shouts such as "Enxiang, go all the way" and "Teacher, the court treats you unfairly" and other shouts continued to sound.

Liu Ximing couldn't hold back his impatience, and followed everyone to Xie Sheng one by one to say goodbye.

Who knew that when Liu Ximing arrived, Xie Sheng, who was originally only a little perfunctory, actually looked at him carefully with interest.

"I didn't expect the new Amber to come to see off the old man in person, and the old man was rude."

Liu Ximing hurriedly bowed down and said: "The elder pavilion is a teacher, and the students should come to see him off, the elder pavilion is in full bloom, but now it is just because of trivial things that he has been degraded, and the day of his resurrection will not be too far away, and the student will not be a daughter." ”

"Hahaha, thanks to Xin'an Boji's words, but the old man should also take care of his old age, and he should be in his old age now, and this court still has to be handed over to you and other young people."

"Hehe", Liu Ximing pretended to be stupid and smirked.

Saying goodbye to Xie Sheng is just a routine operation in these years, and it doesn't have much impact on Liu Xi's life.

It's just that he has a deeper understanding of the bad habits of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and this thing is simply the inheritance of the benefactor system since the Qin and Han dynasties.

A copy of dualistic monarchy.

This also made Liu Ximing wake up to the personnel problems in his family, and it seems that he needs to talk about his own team again when necessary.

On April 15, the news of the palace examination was finally delivered.

The palace examination is not held in isolation, and a re-examination will be held in the Forbidden City before that.

Liu Ximing guessed that it was estimated that it was to avoid favoritism and fraud by the examiners, and first screen out the unqualified ones again, so as not to show their feet in front of the emperor.

The re-examination was held on April 19 in the Jianji Hall (later the Baohe Palace), and after experiencing Xie Sheng's demotion of the matter, the 300 tributes of Ding Chouke were basically deserved, so the group of people successfully reached the palace examination.

On April 21, under the leadership of the invigilator of the imperial history, Liu Ximing and others entered the Forbidden City along the Daming Gate, crossed the Jinshui Bridge all the way, bypassed the Huangji Hall and the Zhongji Palace, and went straight into the Jianji Palace.

For the dress of the palace test, the imperial court has long had clear regulations, and all the beings still wear a green round-necked robe that lifts a boat and a black Confucian scarf.

A group of scholars in fluttering clothes walked in a group on the square in front of the Forbidden City's Jianji Palace, which looked particularly elegant.

Liu Ximing walked in front of the head, glanced sideways slightly, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

There is the beauty of uniforms, and the great summer of etiquette, and the ancients do not deceive me.

With such a good appearance, how can it be desecrated by the tail of the money rat.

In the Jianji Palace, a group of examiners dressed in red, blue and green official uniforms had already stood still, and when all the beings gathered, Chongzhen, who was dressed in leather clothes, walked slowly onto the throne with a solemn demeanor.

"Long live my emperor, long live my emperor."

Today's Chongzhen is no longer tired of the past, and his face is full of expectations for the new science and technology scholars.

"All the Secretaries are flat"

At this time, officials from the Ministry of Rites had already come to place the test questions under the throne, and when Chongzhen spoke, the officials of the Ministry of Rites distributed the test papers to the candidates.

When all the candidates got the test papers, except for the invigilator and other officials in the examination room, the rest of the officials all withdrew from the main hall, and only 300 candidates answered quietly in the empty Jianji Hall.