Jiang Qingyan asked: "Shi Qi is not at home, you are a guest, the situation in the neighborhood is unfamiliar, I can't see you in the morning, where have you gone?" Feng Guohang: "I get up early in the morning, and sometimes I can't sleep at night, I will go to the back mountain to practice, why do you come here now?" Big night. After the corners of Jiang Qingyan's mouth moved slightly: "I'm because I didn't see you in the morning, in case something happens to you, I can't explain it to Shi Qi, it's okay if you're okay, I'll go back to rest early." Turning his face while turning, he smiled passionately at the wind, he didn't understand it before, when Shi Qi's mother treated him, he was just like a dream, after passing through the gold and jade, he completely understood the woman, it was dark outside, no one was inside, as long as he had an idea, there should be no problem. But he and Jin Shun are friends, he can't do anything that can't be a friend, Feng Guohang has always admired Shi Qi, age, Wen Neng Anbang, and Wu is not worse than him.

Watching Jiang Qingyan leave slowly but reluctantly, Feng Guohang didn't react, he just swallowed his saliva for a while. Shi Qi came to the capital on the road, he was relatively late, the good guest house was almost full, he knew that he could come thousands of miles to take the exam, his family background was generally good, ordinary people, no matter how many years of cold windows, he couldn't invite a good teacher, and he didn't have the conditions to read so many books, not to mention doing things, just food and clothing were enough to do his best, where to talk about his brother, he knew that there was a golden house in the book, and it was useless, the process alone might exhaust the family's energy, and he couldn't wait for the gold list nomination.

Before the exam, Shi Qi listened to those who brought their families and scholars talk about their relatives and friends in Beijing, all of them are prominent and noble, except for the emperor, it seems that everyone can go directly to Prime Minister Ouyang Hosogi. Originally, Shi Qi wanted to go to see Lord Yang Suyang, and heard that he was one of the main exams of this year, because his son was also going to take the exam, he resolutely asked for recusal, and it was uncertain whether the emperor agreed to replace him. Yang Su didn't know whether Jiang Qingyan had forgotten him, and it was more likely that the child was his own, so Shi Qi was not too embarrassed to come to the door, and he was also worried that Lord Yang would misunderstand what he meant, thinking that he wanted to go through his back door.

When he was about to take the exam, Shi Qi drove two night trains, and some of the content he thought he was familiar with suddenly found that there would be more. Before the exam was released, he still came to the newly purchased Yang Mansion, Yang Su went to the court, Yang Weihu was at home, he didn't know Shi Qi, that Yang Chengcheng was on the side, Shi Qi recognized him, it was he who wanted to flirt with Shi Caishuang, and let Shi Qi pour a pot of broth. A few years have passed, Shi Qichang has changed, and his appearance is not the same as before, Shi Qi recognized them, but they didn't expect that Shi Qi would appear in his house, or his father's old age, so they didn't recognize them.

Yang Weihu told Shi Qi that his father was still the main exam, but the paper was sealed, and the emperor thought that there was no need to avoid it, and the emperor told Yang Su that if Lord Ouyang wanted Yang Weihu to be the champion, no matter who was the main examiner, he could also do it. Therefore, there is no need to avoid it, if Yang Weihu is in high school, he asks the paper to be handed to the Zhongshu Province for further discussion, and if he is not successful, he will not talk about anything.

Shi Qi was in Lord Yang's mansion until late, and when Yang Su came back, he saw Shi Qi and asked, "Why didn't I see you when I sent someone out to find you?" Where do you live? Shi Qi told him that he was late, there was no good place, and he was staying in a private house, not far from the place where the hotel was concentrated. Yang Su: "Why didn't you come to me?" Where did the woman go after she gave birth? Shi Qi was most worried that he would ask about it, and he was busy: "At my house, in order to make her not sad, I became close to her and let the child call me dad, so that if she wants to go out in the future, I can help her take the child, and she has no worries." ”

Yang Su: "You are now a lifter, marriage can't be hasty, don't think that your behavior is high, I asked you to take her out, I just don't want to tarnish my own reputation." You do this thinking that you are helping her, but in fact you have done bad things, she will not learn a lesson, and will have a guiding effect on the people behind her, thinking that doing bad things can sometimes go unpunished, if you are in high school this time, she may have ascended to a high position because of her own mistakes, which is unfair to the society as a whole, and incompatible with the changes advocated by Lord Ouyang. ”

Shi Qi didn't expect so much, he thought that Yang Su cared about Jiang Qingyan, but now it seems that he was just trying to get rid of it, and he didn't want Ouyang Ximu to find out that he was not vulgar. Yang Su told Shi Qi that no matter how Yang Weihu did in this exam, he still had to go up to the position of deputy envoy, unlike last time, this time he was a real person in office, and if he could make military achievements, he might have a better chance in the future. Yang Su asked: "I also found your cleverness on the road, are you willing to accompany Yang Weihu to take office?" If you can get into the jinshi? Shi Qi: "I don't understand military affairs, I don't dare to delay Yang Gongzi's major affairs, Lord Yang, I'm still looking for an errand in the mainland to hone it." ”

Yang Su thought for a while: "After the results are announced, you go back to your residence first, you have always done things carefully, I know, by the way, did you bring your flute?" Last time, I found out that you never leave, and if you become an official in the future, you can't take that play. Shi Qi nodded, he put the flute in his luggage, he was originally carrying it, before coming to the Yang Mansion, he put it in the house of the person who stayed there, fortunately he was not around. Although he regarded it as a treasure, people regarded it as something that could not be put on the stage, of course Shi Qi didn't expect Yang Su to see him, but thought of the flute flower stamen that existed in his heart in his early years and made Jingshi almost mess up.

The opening of the list, Shi Qi is different from before, he arrived at the place where the list was posted early, Mr. Su and him, his class was finished, but he was not skilled enough at the beginning, only with time of revision, can he be on the list Gao Zheng Ke has done too much in the past two years, he really spent too little on learning, the so-called traveling thousands of miles, which is helpful for the exam, but it is really not as fast and complete as reading books. In the crowd of people, he is in the front, after the list is pasted, the back is squeezed in front, the front is unstable, and the list in front of him is dazzling, and he can't see it clearly. After waiting for a while, it was easy for the crowd to stabilize, Shi Qi watched it for a long time, his heart became colder and colder, and he saw his name at the end, which was different from his expectations, not the first few, but the last few.

He walked back a little depressed, and when the lifters saw his expression, they knew that he was a scholar who ran for nothing, and the landlord found out: "You also, go back and review for another three years, there will be opportunities in the future, and you can also choose to take the exam again while being an official, someone can be great in their lives, but don't be decadent." Shi Qi didn't tell him that he had actually been hit, but he was just ranked low, he packed his luggage, and was ready to listen to Yang Darao's arrangement, and he would live in their house after he was hit.

Yang Weihu was ranked higher than Shi Qi, Shi Qi didn't pay attention when he saw it, and when he arrived at Yang's house, Yang Su: "When I met you for the first time in Lin Qian Temple, at that time, you, from your answer and complexion, were much better than Hu, it may be that I usually see too much and have high requirements." This time, I took the tiger's roll and looked at it, it is indeed exquisite and complete, you will have to help more in the future. The tiger went to Ouyang Yanzhao's ground to be a prefect, this was personally decided by the prime minister, let him assist Ouyang Yanzhao, or you go to that ground to be a prefect, or stay to be a waiter? ”

A jinshi should be a prefect, especially to the southern Fujian boundary, it should be a real shortage, but no matter how bad the ranking is, it should not only be a prefect, it is a job. Shi Qi's heart was a little cold, he also knew that although the magistrate was only seven grades, it was easy to produce results, as long as there was a clear in the imperial court, the chief was fast, the so-called waiting for the edict, a large group of people in Jianyang who had no real jobs got together, don't make achievements, most of the time they tear each other down, maybe there will be chaos. Shi Qi chose to go to another place to be the magistrate, he: "I won't be in that place in southern Fujian, Weihu and I are both Jinshi of this dynasty, no one will think of my ranking, if I go to be Yang Weihu's magistrate, he is your son, the prefect." Those who know the inside story think that it is only the amount that is used, and those who do not know think that it is arranged like this because of your support, and for the sake of your reputation, I will go somewhere else. ”

Yang Su asked him to wait, and after the second return, Shi Qi received an official appointment: Jiangnan Donghai County Order, concurrently leading the coastal defense of the East China Sea, is a little older than the county official Congliupin official. Shi Qi knew that that place was not too far away from his previous tavern, and he was only less than twenty years old, so he didn't have the relationship with Yang Su, as long as he worked hard and was a jinshi of Xinke, there would be no shortage of opportunities in the future. He thanked Yang Su and prepared to take office. Yang Su set up a family banquet, and when the wine was halfway, Yang Su: "Shi Qi, you and Yang Weihu get along well, I wanted you to worship, but I am afraid that you are unwilling, I am old, and I will take care of each other in the future." But we can't be mentioned outside, the emperor doesn't like the parallel communication of officials the most, he is worried about forming a party. I've read your test papers.,It's okay to give you a few places higher.,But,It's okay not to be admitted.,This kind of thing.,Hello, you're good.,You can't.,Basically, it's really not a school and there are few who can write famous articles that can be written in the world.,Throughout the ages,Maybe how many good articles have been buried.。 ”

He persuaded for a while and continued: "If you are not my guest, it is possible that you will fall into Sun Mountain this time, and the tiger is not me, and he may not be successful, but if he is the son of the Ouyang family, his articles can participate in the palace examination, and he can still be ranked in the top three." I just want you to know before you leave that reading, walking, and reading people can increase knowledge, but by mixing in officialdom, you can not only increase your knowledge, but also learn the means of survival. Officialdom is not easier than the battlefield at all, it is a place where you live and die, look at a group of harmony, you must not hide murderous intentions everywhere, never relax, never do anything out of line. ”

Shi Qi and Yang Weihu both listened in surprise, Yang Weihu: "I've never heard these words before, why are you with us?" Where there is danger, you are more detailed. He looked at Shi Qi, Shi Qi's eyes widened, Yang Su sighed: "When I was as old as you, I was also the same young man, if it weren't for Lord Ouyang's good thoughts, I would have been dead a long time ago, at that time, I thought that with my enthusiasm and righteousness, I would be able to settle all the things in the jurisdiction for the emperor, but soon, as you know, I will go back to seclusion, it is Lord Ouyang who is kind, if I change someone else, I will definitely find an excuse, don't let me come out again, I can't guarantee it, I lost my head back then." ”

The two of them didn't want to know what happened at the beginning, they always thought that Ouyang Ximu let Yang Su go home, he should definitely hate Prime Minister Ouyang, but he didn't expect that what he heard was not like that. Shi Qi asked, "What should we do so that there will be no detours you have taken." Yang Su: "This is exactly what I want to tell you, I just came out because I have been reading and thinking at home for nearly 20 years, and I have not been able to find the answer, so I came out again, especially after meeting Shi Qi, I also brought it to my side, I wanted to have the opportunity to verify my ideas." He took a few more sips, visibly drunk.

He told Yang Weihu and them: "After two years of accompanying the emperor and the prime minister, I concluded that if you want to be safe and progressive, there are only two roads, and you can't do one without proofreading first, you can't be stupid, you must have a certain understanding, and the second is to know the preferences of your boss, not only the preferences of your boss, but also the indirect." As long as the boss thinks, what you have, you have to give, provide, there is nothing to be reluctant to, as long as you can send it out, you will always get more than what you send out, there is giving, there is gain, not blind, the long-term view of the sent, just bait, do not feel sorry to send out, only worry about not having the opportunity to send, this is the royal road, the official reason. ”

Shi Qi: "Being an official is good money, and the boss will be no exception, so won't we become corrupt officials?" If you want to please your boss? Yang Su: "That's right, you can be a clean official, have you ever thought about it, if you don't become an official, change someone else, wouldn't it be the same to make the people suffer?" If you want to be a clean official, you must first ensure that you can be an official and a big official, and when you can become the prime minister, can't you rectify the rule of officials? The official style and the people's customs can all be improved. If you let the family down halfway, even if you think about it, what role can it play? ”

Shi Qi seemed to have an understanding, he also accompanied Lord Yang to take a sip, bent down to bow to Lord Yang, and then bowed to Yang Weihu: "Brother Yang, from now on you are the elder brother, Lord Yang is the father-in-law, no matter what happens, when I am needed, I will definitely die." Yang Su helped him up and me: "I just like your flexibility, I accepted you because of your clever reaction, and now it seems that I didn't mistake you." You have moved my words, yes, mine, if you let someone with ulterior motives listen to it, it may be a sin, this is the reason why Yang Weihu has been staring at me, he has also grown up and is sensible, you two go out, I am also relieved, come, for your brothers to be of the same heart in the future, we will not get drunk or sleep. ”