Liu Jianhou drank tea without saying a word, let Zhang Gaoxuan kneel in front of him and keep making up some rhetoric and kowtowing to beg for mercy and explanation, and waited until he felt that it was almost over, and then waved his hand at him.

"Okay, hurry up, you are also a dignified county official and seal official, and if something happens, you act like this, won't it make your subordinates laugh."

Zhang Gaoxuan stood up a little stupidly, but in his heart he scolded his mother, if you hadn't spoken out here to persecute me, where would I have been like this.

Liu Jianhou beckoned Zhang Gaoxuan to return to his seat and sit down, "Fuli, don't blame me, it's really not very peaceful in northern Sichuan recently, if you county officials can't control the place, I don't know what the place will become in the future." ”

Zhang Gaoxuan was shocked in his heart, and asked cautiously: "Liu Gong, could it be that you are still the people who accepted the Yuan Sect?" ”

"It's them, but it's more than that", Liu Jianhou said a few words, seeing that Zhang Gaoxuan looked like he wanted to hear clearly, he smiled and shook his head and said: "The specific people involved can't leak the news, but you need to know that the top priority is to control the people at hand, and if there is really any chaos, you can immediately suppress it, and I can also do it for you." ”

Zhang Gaoxuan heard the meaning of wooing in Liu Jianhou's last sentence, and immediately calculated in his heart, Liu Jianhou is a messenger, if something really happens, having him to help him explain it will have a lot more weight than going to someone to ask for help.

Thinking of this, he immediately smiled with joy on his face: "Of course, the humble position is to listen to the orders of Duke Liu. ”

The corners of Liu Jianhou's mouth raised slightly, beckoned the subordinates outside the door to open the door, and chatted with Zhang Gaoxuan on the topic of the county exam.

Liu Ximing took the test paper and burst out of inspiration, and the operation was as fierce as a tiger, and he finished answering the paper in less than half a day.

It took a quarter of an hour to read the strategy carefully, and I realized that the literature and science were smooth, and now because of the great increase in mental strength, the calligraphy has been greatly improved.

Seeing that the others were still coding words, Liu Ximing's eyes rolled and he thought of the scene when Liu Jianhou came in.

It seems that as he passed by his own queue, his hands behind his back came out with a finger?

Liu Ximing carefully recalled his previous experience of dealing with Liu Jianhou, he should not have such a habit, so today's play is a little intriguing.

With one finger, Liu Ximing bit the tip of the pen and kept thinking, is there any information in this?

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed through his mind, a finger, is it an allusion to let him step forward alone.

One husband, first.

The county test is not as strict as the township test, although there are also vague names, but often the county directly circles the qualified personnel, which can be done a lot of hands.

Thinking of this, Liu Ximing gritted his teeth and immediately raised his hand to signal the officials on patrol.

The sharp-faced and thin-faced official saw this

Immediately walked to Liu Ximing's examination booth and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter?" ”

Liu Ximing raised the test paper in his hand, "I want to hand in the paper." ”

The sharp-faced officer looked back at the others in the examination room in some surprise, and a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes, "Let's go, follow me." ”

Liu Ximing was not annoyed when he saw him like this, he smiled and packed his things and walked towards the side hall next to the hall.

When he walked to the front of the hall where Liu Jianhou was, Liu Ximing looked up and saw that Liu Jianhou was chatting with Zhang Gaoxuan, and he didn't notice his side at all, so anxious that he was anxious.

"Bang Dang"

Seeing that the little official in front of him was about to walk out of the line of sight of the main hall, Liu Xi pretended to miss in a hurry and threw the basket he was carrying on the ground.

"What's the noise?"

Liu Jianhou, who was chatting energetically in the hall, immediately followed the sound when he heard this voice, and when he saw Liu Ximing standing in front of the hall with a bewildered look, he asked loudly pretending not to know.

The sharp-faced little official who led the way looked back when Liu Ximing's thing fell to the ground, and before he could scold, Liu Jianhou's voice came, and he was so frightened that he trotted a few steps and pulled Liu Ximing and knelt down to beg for mercy.

"Back to the imperial history, there is a scholar who handed in the paper in advance and accidentally knocked over something."

"Huh?" , Liu Jianhou showed a surprised expression, "It's only been half a day, how dare you hand in the papers, come here, submit the test papers, this official wants to see what level the person who dares to submit the papers in advance is." ”

After speaking, he turned his head to look at Zhang Gaoxuan, and said in a tone that seemed to be asking for advice, but he had already made a decision: "Zhang Zhixian, if this son has no ink in his mind and answers indiscriminately, but he is so bold and reckless, this official will punish him for the crime of disturbing the examination room, do you have any objections?" ”

Zhang Gaoxuan's already calm mood suddenly became a little fluctuating, and he immediately said angrily: "If you are really such a bastard, then you will naturally be severely punished." ”

Liu Ximing knew that the time had come, and when he saw that a clerk came to ask for his test paper, he immediately presented it with both hands, and at the same time replied to Liu Jianhou and Zhang Gaoxuan: "Back to Qincha, parents, students are not rebellious people, and today they have exhausted what they have learned in their lives, and they really don't think about it anymore, so they handed in the papers in advance, and asked the two of them to be clear." ”

"Hmph", Liu Jianhou took the test paper with a sneer, and unfolded it with a slight shake, "Whether you are really talented or not, this official will know at a glance." ”

"Hiss"

Liu Jianhou just opened the test paper and looked at it, and he let out a gasp.

Zhang Gaoxuan looked at Liu Jianhou with some apprehension in his heart, how could this person say that he was also a student of Nanchong County, he was afraid that Liu Jianhou would find some reason to pick himself up when he arrived.

"Jioji, ...... this?"

Liu Jianhou's face suddenly turned happy, and he turned around and took a few steps to put the test paper on the desk behind him, "It is unknown whether the article is good or not, but this pavilion is indeed good." ”

When Zhang Gaoxuan heard this, he took a few steps over with some curiosity, took a closer look at the test paper, and saw that the lines of small characters on it were correct

Fang Yuan, who was indeed handsome and abnormal, couldn't help but admire: "With this pen power, it is a great way to try the township test and the meeting test." ”

He continued to look down, and when he saw the highlights, he couldn't help but whisper: "But sincerity is the foundation of goodness, and those who have all hearts will be faithful to the Lord, and there will be no hypocrisy and no materiality......

Liu Jianhou glanced at Zhang Gaoxuan, who read out loud, and continued to read without much interference.

"Whew"

"Zhang Zhixian", Liu Jianhou read the entire test paper in one go, and finally let out a satisfied sigh, and then asked Zhang Gaoxuan with a smile: "Fuli, what do you think of this paper?" ”

Zhang Gaoxuan looked up at Liu Jianhou with some surprise, and saw that he was also smiling, who didn't know that this article met his appetite, and he also smiled: "The literary quality is the same, it is really a good masterpiece, and it must be among the top three in this department." ”

Liu Jianhou nodded with a smile, and said in an affirmative tone: "This is conservative, in my opinion, this article is more than enough for the first case." ”

Zhang Gaoxuan was shocked in his heart, did Liu Jianhou say it casually or did he really mean it?

However, he had already been rubbed and pinched by Liu Jianhou, where would he dare to talk back at this time, anyway, Liu Ximing's article was also of the highest quality when he looked at it, so he simply sold face and nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, Xiaguan is indeed a little cautious." ”

Liu Jianhou put away the test paper with a smile on the corner of his mouth, motioned for Liu Ximing to come into the hall, handed the paper back to him, and said: "Even if you have the talent of heaven, you should be cautious and think far, don't be impatient, forgive you for your first offense today, the official will not be harsh on you, you can take the paper down and write it down." ”

Liu Ximing's heart was pounding, he tried to hold back his laughter, bowed down generously, and took the test paper with both hands.

"Xie Qin almost mentioned it, Xie Lao's parents care."

Zhang Gaoxuan saw that Liu Ximing did not forget to give a gift to himself, and finally felt that the favor was not in vain, so he nodded with a stiff face and said, "Go down, don't be so reckless in the future." ”

"Yes", Liu Ximing was afraid that he would laugh out loud, so he quickly lowered his head and walked out of the hall step by step, and followed the sharp-faced little official to continue walking towards the side hall.

"You, you", the sharp-faced little official muttered a little bit, "If it weren't for me to speak for you, I wouldn't have been kicked out of the examination room today." ”

"Yes, yes, I don't know ...... your surname."

Liu Ximing heard the meaning of this person's tone, and thought that there were still three days in the future, so he hurriedly asked his name flatteringly.

In the hall, Zhang Gaoxuan still didn't understand what Liu Jianhou meant, he hesitated for a moment and said tentatively: "Liu Gong, ...... that article just now?" ”

Liu Jianhou turned around and sat down at this time, picked up the teacup and dialed the lid of the bowl, and replied casually: "How can you be in such a hurry, let's wait until the exam is over in the next few days, otherwise it will be said that it is a private teaching?" ”

Zhang Gaoxuan's heart settled when he heard this, it seemed that he really meant this, but he didn't know what the relationship between this person and him was.