"Hiss"

When Zhang Sanyi heard Tan Fengzhen's words, his heart was even more shocked.

But then he lamented in his heart, his friends are really fucking human spirits, so it seems that he is the only one who doesn't hear anything outside the window?

Trying to get these distracting thoughts out of his mind, Zhang Sanyi asked with a bitter face and shamelessness: "Please also ask Brother Ming Jin to solve the doubts of the younger brother, do you mean that Liu Ge Lao also has different intentions?" ”

Tan Fengzhen shook his head when he heard this, "It is not obvious to say that Liu Ge Lao has different intentions, but the actual situation at the moment is like this, the only official forces in Henan and Huguang are in the hands of Liu Ge Lao, if there is something in the world, even if he can't defeat the Liukou, he can at least divide one side." ”

Tan Fengzhen showed a subtle smile on his face, and he directly patted Zhang Sanyi's shoulder and smiled at him:

"Now you understand what Brother Hanhou means, since this Liu Ge Lao is both advancing and retreating, if I vote for him now, even if there is something in the future, I can protect myself, why not do it."

"As for the examination of the Xu officials, now they are Xu officials, and they really have to wait until the world changes greatly, can Xu officials still be Xu officials at that time?"

As soon as he finished saying this, Tan Fengzhen immediately said with a solemn face:

"Of course, these are all from the analysis of interests, we and other scholars should still have some ambitions, I watch this Liu Ge Lao act, the army under his command has no crime against the people, but it is not like Zuo Liangyu, a thief, who is robbing the army, obviously this person still has a bottom line, and doing things under him, even if it is not satisfactory, it will not make me ashamed of the people."

"Brother Ming Jin said well", Xiong Bolong slapped his hands and laughed softly when he heard this.

"Elder Liu Ge is impassioned under the drum tower, I don't think his face looks like a faker, and there are still a little details I don't know if you have noticed?"

Xiong Bolong's pretended mysterious expression aroused the curiosity of Zhang Sanyi and Tan Fengzhen, "What details?" ”

"This old Liu Ge has money and food in his hands!"

Xiong Bolong said in a low voice with a certain face: "Does it cost money to recruit officials, he also said that the number of officials should be determined for the yamen at all levels, this is to include the officials in the financial scope of the government, in addition, he can even give money to the students who are admitted to the officials, this is interesting." ”

"Hiss"

At this moment, even Tan Fengzhen began to gasp.

"Go, go, go, you've all said so, so what are we still idle, let's go to the governor's yamen and have a look?"

"Hahaha, don't worry, since you're going to run, why don't you give a meeting gift?" , Xiong Bolong laughed and stopped Zhang Sanyi, who was in a hurry.

"You forget, we have a lot of companions in the search club, if we can go together, we will definitely be able to attract Liu Ge's attention, isn't it much faster than others."

Zhang Sanyi suddenly fell into a daze, and the group threw down the tea money of three pennies and went directly to find friends in the city.

Two days later, the governor of Huguang, Yamen.

Liu Ximing has been guarding the yamen and is always concerned about the recruitment of officials.

Early this morning, he called Luo Yongshou, who was in charge of recruitment, over.

"Sub-period, these few days have passed, how many people have come to sign up? How many students are there? ”

Luo Yongshou is a descendant of the Liu family, he arrived in Liujia Village as early as the eighth year of Chongzhen, and now he has received six years of education, so he was pulled out to exercise everywhere.

"Ge Lao, now a total of 372 people have come to sign up, but most of them have read some books, and there are less than 10 students."

"Hey, these gang of students", Liu Ximing slapped on the coffee table on the side with a look of hatred when he heard this.

"Pavilion Elder, there are dozens of students from outside the yamen, saying that they want to sign up for the official recruitment examination!"

While Liu Ximing was sulking, a small guy ran in hurriedly and shouted excitedly.

"What?"

Liu Ximing and Luo Yongshou both looked at the door with surprise on their faces.

At the gate of the Governor's Yamen, Zhang Sanyi turned his head to look at the more than 30 friends behind him, and looked at Xiong Bolong in front of him in an uncertain tone:

"Brother Hanhou, we really want to go, it's hard to say if we go in."

A firm smile appeared on Xiong Bolong's young and flamboyant face, "Hahaha, if you come, you will be safe, Brother Lu Ru, go and go." ”

As soon as dozens of people stepped into the gate of the yamen of the governor's mansion, Luo Yongshou, who was dressed as a scribe, greeted him with a smile.

As soon as he saw Xiong Bolong, Luo Yongshou remembered this scholar who kept asking questions in the Drum Tower that day.

"It turned out to be Xiong Shengren, so many of you scholars came, didn't you all come to apply for the official exam?"

Xiong Bolong hurriedly saluted and said: "Exactly, I also ask Luo Shuban to show me where to handle it." ”

A flash of joy flashed on Luo Yongshou's face, and as soon as he grabbed Xiong Bolong's sleeve, he walked towards the main hall of the governor's yamen, and beckoned backwards:

"Let's go, everyone, please come with me, Liu Ge Lao heard that all the scholars were coming, and specially invited everyone to gather in the main hall."

"Wow"

Tan Fengzhen, Zhang Sanyi and the others looked at Xiong Bolong's eyes full of approval, and sure enough, as Brother Han Hou said, Fang won the favor of Liu Ge Lao as soon as he came in.

At that moment, a group of people all happily followed to the main hall of the governor's palace.

On the main hall, after Liu Ximing sat on the bookcase, as soon as he saw this young peer who was not talkative, Xiong Bolong and the others bowed in unison with emotion in their hearts.

"The scholars of Wuchang Mansion pay a visit to the elder."

"All the virtuous people are exempt from courtesy, come to people, and give seats."

Liu Ximing was obviously quite excited, and he actually gave these talents a seat for the first time, which caused a group of students to be even more excited, and this governor yamen really came to the right place.

As soon as he sat down to serve tea, Liu Ximing looked at everyone with a smile:

"Fang Cai Luo Ji Room said that all the scholars and you are here to apply for the official examination?"

Xiong Bolong was obviously the head of everyone, and he was recommended by everyone to sit at the top of the lower left hand, so he quickly got up and gave his hand: "Exactly." ”

"Oh? Whoever you have a surname, you can have a family education, and report it one by one to listen to it. ”

Xiong Bolong modestly arched his hand backwards, and took the lead in smiling: "Xiong Bolong, a student who entered Hanyang County after the end of school, Xiong Hanhou, was a great ancestor in his later life, and his great-grandfather was a treasurer of the Chu Palace, and his father was filial piety in Wuchang Mansion. Late students and a group of friends formed an association to find a club, and this time they came to apply for the exam together. ”

Liu Ximing's heart moved when he heard this, and he waited until Tan Fengzhen and the others had all introduced themselves before suddenly laughing:

"But the Ink Candy Wrapped Bear Bolong?"

"Hahaha", the group of people who came with them chuckled quietly.

Xiong Bolong's face was a little embarrassed and he arched his hand: "It's just that I don't want my cheap name to be passed into the ears of the elder pavilion." ”

"Hahaha", Liu Ximing immediately laughed, but he didn't expect to catch a virtuous talent.

This Xiong Bolong is quite famous in history, not only because he was the champion of the six years of Shunzhi in the Taqing Dynasty, but also because of his book "Wu He Ji".

This book is different from the sour and rotten articles written by ordinary literati, and the whole book is about atheism, which is a masterpiece of atheistic thought in China since the "Treatise on Balance".

It is precisely for this reason that Liu Ximing has some impressions in his heart.

He supervised the Central Plains, and when he arrived in Huguang, he inevitably had to inquire about the local talents, and now that he saw himself, he combined the situation in his memory with reality.

Thinking of Xiong Bolong's identity, Liu Ximing was even more excited, this person is not an ordinary nerd, it is said that this person is especially familiar with Western astronomical algorithms, and he is a first-class talent wherever he is placed.

However, it can also be seen from this point that the scholars of the late Ming Dynasty were not all rigid people as everyone thinks.

Compared with the ignorance of the late Qing Dynasty from the emperor to the scholars to the people, the scholars at the end of the Ming Dynasty were still very tolerant and open-minded.

Otherwise, how to explain that Xiong Bolong, a student in the Huguang mainland, can still learn Western learning, which is really a study of the people in Ta Qing's eyes.

Thinking of this, Liu Ximing showed a touch of appreciation on his face and said: "This pavilion also knows that only Chu is talented, I heard that Governor He and other calmers talked about Huguang talents, and Zhier is proficient in Western arithmetic, is this or not?" ”

Xiong Bolong didn't expect Liu Ximing to know so well about himself, so he immediately bowed down and said in surprise: "I don't dare to talk about mastery in my later life, but I just learned to pass the time after class, but I didn't dare to delay my homework." ”

It turned out that Xiong Bolong thought that Liu Ximing was going to ask the teacher to ask for the guilt, after all, he was still focusing on science in these years, and in the eyes of any official who cared about students, it would be nonsense not to study scriptures.

Unexpectedly, Liu Ximing, who was sitting on the master's seat, laughed directly.

"You don't have to worry, the official is praising you, you can learn arithmetic and other knowledge with your heart, it can be seen that you are a person who knows political affairs, and such a talent is a real talent in the eyes of the official."

Well?

A group of students, including Xiong Bolong, opened their mouths wide, and this pavilion elder was too shocking.