How much did you drink? Three pots? Five pots? Or seven or eight pots? I don't remember, but I don't remember anything after laughing for a while at the end.

When he was confused and conscious, Ji Jiu's first thought was the hearty meal of wine before. However, when he tried to think about why he was drunk, he finally became a little conscious, and when he opened his eyes and looked around, he saw that he was lying on a rather spacious bed, with a light quilt on his body.

Sure that he was not sleeping on the street at the moment, he closed his eyes and was about to continue sleeping, but Leng Buding realized something more important - he didn't seem to be at home! Could it be that someone put him in a guest house where he was drunk, or brought him home? Is there any such kind person among his friends?

Ji Jiu, who had just woken up from a dream, tried his best to support himself and wanted to sit up, but under the previous indulgence, he drank too much wine, so that after he barely got up, he fell heavily on the bed again. Because the movement was so loud, he soon heard a footstep, followed by it, and opened the veil with one hand.

"Awake? It seems that the decanting soup works well. ”

Seeing that face clearly, Ji Jiu couldn't help but blink his eyes vigorously, and then he still couldn't believe his eyes, he actually shook his head and blinked vigorously, and when he confirmed that he was completely correct, he suddenly turned pale, only to feel that all the wine in his stomach turned into cold sweat after drinking. Before he could think of what to say, he realized that he had been dragged up.

Although the other party's height was still shorter than him, he saw that people were easily holding his arms and walking out. When he crossed the threshold, he slammed his feet on the threshold because of the confusion caused by poor coordination, and the pain suddenly snorted miserably, and more than half of the rest of the wine was gone.

"I'm sorry, you're too tall."

Ji Jiu was choked by this insincere apology, and finally the pain gradually passed, and then he asked cautiously, "Where is this?" How did I get here? ”

"This is Zhang Yuan, you were brought back from the wine store by me." Ah Liu's answer was concise and to the point, but then, he was a little more talkative than usual, "If it weren't for the young master wanting to see you, you would almost be sent to the courtyard for the night." ”

Ji Jiu was already covered in cold sweat, and when he heard this last sentence, he suddenly sweated even more. Although he is eighteen years old after the New Year, he is older than Zhang Shou, and he has also been to places such as the Qinglou Chu Pavilion, and he already knows the taste of women, but he still knows how to measure. If he finds out which inn he is staying at tonight, tomorrow he will be known all over the city!

Therefore, he immediately smiled and said, "Thank you, Sixth Brother, you really saved me once!" ”

This time, Ah Liu did not answer. He easily carried Ji Jiu all the way forward, and when he arrived at the door of a courtyard, he saw Yang Hao probing his brain there, and when he saw him, he hurriedly stepped forward to help, but he asked directly: "Is there anyone else in the study?" ”

"It's gone!" Yang Hao hurriedly shook his head, but when he wanted to explain the whereabouts of the third prince with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, he was glanced at by Ah Liu, and he didn't dare to say more at the moment, and watched Ah Liu directly take Ji Jiu to the door of the study, and after knocking on the door, he put the person in.

On the black-lit corridor outside, Ji Jiu couldn't help but squint his eyes to adapt to the light, and then saw Zhang Shou sitting behind a huge rosewood bookcase, flipping through a palm-sized book with great interest. At a glance, he could tell that it was something that had been sold from his own hands.

Although he didn't look back when someone yelled at Zhang Da Bulk for cheating, he didn't have to think about it at this time to know that it must have been confiscated by Zhang Shou from that stupid guy.

Although he didn't know why Zhang Shou didn't pursue Zhang Da at that time, Ji Jiu was very smart not to mention the matter, and after Ah Liu let go, he barely stood firm, and bent down respectfully.

"I was dizzy for a while, and I was drunk and unconscious, thanks to the teacher who sent someone to relieve me of my distress."

"Hehe, Ah Liu said that you have a good wine, and you don't talk nonsense when you get drunk, you just know that you fall asleep. It's not a good way for your drinking friends, some people slip away, some people sneer, and some people plan to send you to a hotel where to go to the red Yicui, and even the wine money has been pushed on you, so that the shopkeeper can come to your house to ask for it. You don't have a good eye for making friends. ”

After Zhang Shou finished speaking, he threw the cheat sheet in his hand on the bookcase, seeing that Ji Jiu was just embarrassed, but his eyes were very calm, he knew that this benevolent brother's friendship might have other considerations, so he skipped this section and didn't mention it at the moment.

"I asked Ah Liu to find you, I just want to ask, these notes you sold to Zhang Sanlang and a few of them are your handwriting. actually worked hard to copy out six copies, this kind of ambition is really commendable, shouldn't it be just used for money? ”

Ji Jiu Deng chuckled in his heart. Of course, he knew that this matter would happen sooner or later, but he didn't explicitly let Zhang Wuji, that idiot, rely on this to cheat, and the other people who were not caught would not leak this section if they wanted to. But he never expected that on the night of the end of the branch test, this would happen! Zhang Shou actually knew that he had copied six copies!

He tried hard to sort out some chaotic thoughts, but before he could say a word, he was scared into a cold sweat by Zhang Shou's next words: "I have read these three notebooks, the content is detailed and the records are clear, to be honest, I didn't expect anyone to be so attentive." So, you're burying your head in class and recording what I said? ”

Zhang Shou said suddenly, and then said with a smile: "If it is true that you completely record what I said, and then sort it out afterwards, it is really difficult." After all, Mid-Levels Hall is different from other classes in that I spend more time lecturing as I want and less time as I follow the rules. Therefore, these three notebooks are sold in a package of fifty times, not because they are expensive, but because they are cheap. ”

Ji Jiu only felt that the clothes on his back had been completely attached to his body, and it was very uncomfortable to be wet. He shook his heavy head, not even noticing that Ah Liu had quietly left. It wasn't until this moment that he was a little annoyed that he was too frivolous, and he went to drink after the exam, so that his head was a mess at this time, and he couldn't make a proper response at all.

But he at least knew what was the center of Zhang Shou's questioning at this time - but who those three notes were for, he didn't dare to reveal them casually. But he couldn't think of an excuse to fool Zhang Shou over, so he could only choose to be silent and stubborn at the moment. However, the next moment, he almost didn't jump.

"Ji Jiulang, I didn't expect you to be inconspicuous, but you have connections in the palace, it's really not easy!"

How did Zhang Shou know!

Ji Jiu and Zhang Shou, who suddenly raised their heads, looked at each other, and saw a smile between their eyebrows, his heart shrank suddenly, realizing that his reaction gave the other party a chance to confirm! Sweating profusely, he hurriedly lowered his head, and was about to make up his mind not to admit it, but he didn't want Zhang Shou to speak slowly and methodically.

"In this branch test, the last few questions were given by the emperor. The emperor has never been like Xu Jiancheng who hangs outside the Mid-Levels Hall every day, even if the third prince and the fourth prince often go back to talk to him, he can only listen to it at most. Therefore, I have long heard that there are people in the Mid-Levels Hall who specially record the content of the class and send it to the palace for the emperor to see, but I didn't expect that it would be you who are inconspicuous. ”

Ji Jiu was struck by lightning when he arrived. It turned out that the master of ceremonies, Yin Chukuan, instructed him to secretly write down the content of the class, not to see it himself, but to show it to the emperor! When the emperor looked at those notes, did he know that he had written them? Could such an insignificant person as him fall into the eyes of the emperor because of this?

No, it's impossible, with Chu Kuan's caution, maybe he will let people copy it again, and it won't let people see his handwriting......

My heart is like an ant biting my heart, sometimes joyful, sometimes confused, sometimes angry, sometimes frightened...... The expression on Ji Jiu's face was constantly changing, he knew that this was because the wine was still not awake and his mind was chaotic, but at this time he didn't have a chance to forcibly calm his mind, he only hated that in order to get rid of the trouble, he wanted to get some money for a while, which attracted Zhang Shou's attention.

After much deliberation, he finally decided to confess. Chu Kuan is of course a very low-key figure who has always been a low-key figure, and he is a close attendant of the emperor's side, but the county officials are not as good as the current management, not to mention that Zhang Shou is in charge of the national eunuch, just say that now, he is still on other people's territory.

So, he simply said calmly: "The teacher is right, it was the master of ceremonies who ordered me to record the content of the teacher's teaching, and then sort it out and hand it over to him regularly." ”

It turned out to be Chu Kuan? Zhang Shou had an unexpected and reasonable feeling.

Unexpectedly, because he didn't expect Chu Kuan, the master of ceremonies who has never befriended foreign ministers, to quietly hook up with a son of an official eunuch - you must know that Ji Jiu's father is the left deputy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, one of the top bosses in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. And it is reasonable, because if it weren't for a figure like Chu Kuan, Ji Jiugongzi, who pursued advantages and avoided disadvantages, would not have succumbed.

He nodded, and said with a smile: "It is understandable that you sold Ji Jiu this note to them, and did not let them cheat, but your note is made of such a size, which is just suitable for cheating, and it will inevitably attract tongues." So, even if you have outstanding results in this branch exam, are you not afraid of turning back and attracting criticism or even slander? Still thinking about drinking and having fun outside at night? ”

"I ......" Ji Jiu didn't expect Zhang Shou to be like a serial hand, peeling off the cocoon and digging directly to the deepest layer. But the most important thing is that Chu Kuan has already confessed, and he will simply tell the truth.

"If I can get the first place in the Banshan Hall, but I am questioned about cheating or something, I will pretend to be negative and withdraw from the Banshan Hall to prove my innocence, and then the father-in-law of Chu promised to give me an errand outside the capital, although it may not be very good, but it is also better than seeing the faces of my family in the capital. I'm not as talented as Lu Zhu, and I'm not as trusted by my teacher as early as Zhang Chen, Zhang Wu, and Zhang Lu, so ......"

"I see what you mean." Zhang Shou raised his hand to signal Ji Jiu not to continue reluctantly, and then he smiled, "There are so many people in the Mid-Levels Hall, I really can't do everything, and sometimes it is inevitable to favor one over the other." In the past, those people in Cuiyun, I had promised them on behalf of Yingying, and it was inevitable that I would take care of them a little more. You already have a way, and it's normal to have any ideas. ”

Zhang Shou said it lightly, but Ji Jiu was dying. He never dared to bet that other people's big bellies could tolerate the world, at this moment, what he was most afraid of was that Zhang Shou would associate all the scenes that happened in the examination room with himself!

He hurriedly explained: "Teacher, Wu Shilang accused Zhang Wuji of cheating, thinking that it was just because Zhang Wuji was born in Xiangyang Bofu, and he used to bully the soft and afraid of the hard, but this time he happened to be seen by someone else. But I know that Wu Shilang wants to fan the flames and make waves. I heard that Tang Honest was the commander of Tang's envoy, and he used an IOU to force him to write someone else's name on the exam paper! ”

Sure enough, someone is going to do something...... However, now it sounds like a praying mantis catching cicadas, and the yellow finch is behind?

Zhang Shou thought so in his heart, and asked lightly: "Does Gonggong Chu, the master of ceremonies, know about this?" ”

"It should ...... Know. "Anyway, Chu Kuan has already been sold once, and Ji Jiu doesn't mind selling it a second time," Chu Gonggong said, Chunlei is moving together, teacher, you have tossed so many things since you entered Beijing, not to mention that people who have an enmity with Zhao Guogong will definitely not let go of this opportunity, even those who have hot eyes Teacher Your position, or those who have been disturbed with good things, will also take advantage of the situation. ”

Afraid that Zhang Shou would find trouble with Chu Kuan, which would involve him at that time, he hurriedly added: "Father-in-law Chu said that it was just about those people to jump out one by one so that the emperor could clean up the situation." "Chu Kuan should have been instructed by the emperor...... Should...... Right?

Hehe, sure enough, isn't it just to see that my situation is critical, and then reach out to help, so that there is a favor to talk about? Now that I think about it, at the beginning of the Yongping Princess Yuehualou Wenhui, Chu Kuan, who was still the master of ceremonies at the time, seemed to do just that.

Zhang Shou bowed slightly while thinking: "Okay, since you have confessed, what should you do next, can you think about it?" ”

Can I say I didn't think about it? Ji Jiu only felt that he was like a meatloaf squeezed by two mountains, so he simply arched his hand and said, "I was about to ask the teacher for guidance." ”

"I have nothing to show you. If you follow the instructions of Gonggong Chu, that is, after stirring up the matter, you will avoid the limelight outside, and there is another way out. You've helped him so much, and I don't think he'll leave you alone. Zhang Shou smiled as he spoke, and then said casually, "And if you want to break this game, there is another very simple way." ”

He paused for a moment and said lightly: "Xie Wanquan's ready-made role model, you can learn from it, I recommend him to help Lu Sanlang's father." In addition, Zhang Wuji, who bought those three notebooks, is also in Zhang Yuan, so the two of you might as well sum it up. ”

Ji Jiu was stunned at first, and then gradually became active. Of course, he didn't dare to go against Chu Kuan, but according to Chu Kuan's arrangement, leaving Beijing, it seemed like the sea and the sky, and he might not be able to come back in his life. Instead of this, he might as well learn from Xie Wanquan! As for that stupid pig with a big man, he has to ask him well!