When the merchant trades, in order to avoid huge losses, he often sets up a mezzanine in the less important boxes to store some more important things. Liu Xianzu is naturally no exception.

If it is ordinary gold and silver jewelry, the key is that the things in this mezzanine are more terrible, if it is seen by the person in front of him, Liu Xianzu will not be enough to cut off even if he has ten heads, I am afraid that he will have to put his whole family into it.

It's not that Long Biao hasn't seen a box with a mezzanine, but although the merchant cherishes money, he is even more desperate. After being discovered, it hurt a little at best, but I definitely didn't get scared. Liu Xianzu's expression betrayed him.

When I split the box, I saw that instead of gold and silver jewelry, there were several pamphlets in the mezzanine. Somewhat puzzled, he took the booklet from his subordinates. Long Biao glanced at it a few times, and his eyes suddenly flashed. Although Long Biao didn't know many words, he still knew the big seal of the Ministry of Rites.

After looking through it carefully for a while, Long Biao roughly knew some of the contents. Holding back the shock in his heart, Long Biao quietly handed the booklet to his subordinates and said, "Look at what this is?" ”

Liu Xianzu's heart was in his throat at this time, and Long Biao didn't say anything after looking at it for a long time. Right now, I've given something to someone else, in case something is discovered. Thinking of this, Liu Xianzu couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

The subordinates sneered and said to Long Biao: "Boss, you know, the brothers are illiterate at all. ”

"A bunch of waste, usually let you read more books, one by one runs faster than a rabbit, when you use it, one by one except for eating and grabbing, it's useless." Long Biao scolded. Then he gave the booklet to Liu Xianzu.

said angrily: "Lao Tzu has robbed the road for so many years, and for the first time he robbed someone who was poorer than himself, dressed like a dog, and pulled a cart of books, even in the mezzanine." Bad luck! ”

After speaking, with a wave of his hand, he summoned his subordinates, and Long Biao said, "Go back to the village." ”

Seeing Long Biao coming and going in a hurry, watching a large number of people leave in a hurry, Liu Xianzu seemed to be in a dream at the moment.

"This bandit leader doesn't look very smart." Liu Xianzu muttered.

Then he hurriedly stood up and put away the booklet in his arms, and then breathed a sigh of relief. God forbid, fortunately, the other party didn't find anything wrong, otherwise I don't know how many people would die if this booklet leaked out.

After returning to the woods, Long Biao waved one hand, and several people instantly surrounded him, Long Biao looked at a few people and said: "The big deal is coming, we have the luck of the nobles today, and we have discovered a great secret, and there are three things for you to do right now." ”

Everyone's eyes lit up, and they said in unison: "The boss commands." ”

Long Biao looked at the youngest person, although this person's name is Zhang Quan, although he is young, he is the one who has followed him for the longest time, he has a good mind and has always done things properly. Long Biao thought for a moment and said: "Zhang Quan, you take a few people to follow those two nobles, don't go out of the business pool, out of the Yangcheng realm, there will be no brothers to help, be careful in everything." ”

Zhang Quan nodded in response.

Long Biao turned to look at the other person, facing a little obscene, and the thief's eyebrows made people feel that they were not good people at first glance. This person was Liu Wei, a scout under Long Biao, who was usually the best at spying on caravans, and Long Biao planned to give him an important task.

"Liu Wei, you stared at the caravan just now, don't miss it, see where they plan to go and who they want to trade, did you read the booklet I was holding in my hand just now?"

Liu Wei nodded, and Long Biao said: "Okay, the point is that booklet, stare me to death, record it as soon as there is news, send me a message once in half a month, and send it to Nanyang City." ”

Turning his eyes, he looked at the last person, this person was Long Biao's henchman Zhao Shan, looking at this person, Long Biao ordered: "Zhao Shan, you can go to Beijing, and through Lord Liu, you can check whether the test papers of the Spring Exam issued by the Ministry of Rites this year can be out of Beijing, remember not to reveal half a word about other things." You know? ”

"Got it." Zhao Shan responded. Long Biao nodded with satisfaction and said, "Disperse, start acting." ”

Looking at the scattered backs of the three of them, Long Biao's eyes narrowed, and he recalled in his mind the content of the booklet he had just found in Liu Xianzu's hand, which was a special booklet made by the Ministry of Rites.

Most of the examination papers of the Great Zhou Department are printed by the Ministry of Rites, which is not a secret in front of the people of the Great Zhou, and the really difficult ones know what the test papers are going to take.

Liu Xianzu hid the booklet in the mezzanine and took it out of the capital, and now the only thing worth him to do is the paper of the Ministry of Rites for this year's spring exam.

Thinking of this, Long Biao couldn't help laughing out loud, if he let himself find out the clues, he would be able to get a great deal of credit for this kind of big case. From a thief to being co-opted by the Yamen of the Suppression Division, isn't it just to make meritorious contributions that he is so active?

At this time, Liu Xianzu, who walked to the gate of Yangcheng City, couldn't help but shudder, Liu Xianzu thought that he was frightened by what happened just now, and he didn't realize that he had been targeted.

Far away in the garden of Nanyang City, Lin Yuan has not received any news about the Spring Examination, and it is always quiet when the rainstorm comes, but the momentum of the black clouds that want to destroy the city is still felt.

There are still seven days to take the big exam, whether it is the people, or the students, or the officials and wealthy families in Yuzhou and this Nanyang City. Most of the past few days have been quite depressed because of their own reasons.

For example, officials at all levels in Nanyang City are like this at this time. Lin Yuan sprinkled the last handful of fish food in his hand, turned to look at Yu Shi and said, "After Nanyang is over here, you must remind me to put some fish fry in the pond in our house." ”

Yu Shi nodded in response, and then looked at Lin Yuan with some desire to speak. Seeing this, Lin Yuan opened his mouth and asked, "Is there anything else?" ”

Seeing Lin Yuan asking, Yu Shi hurriedly spoke: "Young master, many officials at all levels in Nanyang are waiting outside the garden at this time. ”

Lin Yuan frowned and asked, "Have they sent a post?" ”

Yu Shi shook his head and said, "Young Master, the Imperial Court has reported that Lord Yao Lian Yao is coming to Nanyang City today. ”

"What does this have to do with them?" Lin Yuan frowned. He naturally knew that Yao Lian was going to Nanyang City today, but Lin Yuanke had no intention of picking it up.

"Lord Chen, who is in the lead, said that there is you, which can show that they Nanyang attaches more importance to the imperial court." Yu Shi whispered.

Lin Yuan sneered and said, "It means that they won't pay attention to me if I'm not there?" ”

There is no way to take this in the world, it is really a bit of a death. Lin Yuan thought for a moment, sighed helplessly, got up and stretched his waist and said, "Let's go, go and meet your lords." After saying that, he walked out first.

Chen Wenjing and his colleagues have been outside the garden for half an hour, there are no tea, tables and chairs, and some are just in the scorching sun, and until now they have not seen half a shadow of the Yasukuni Gonglin Yuan.

One of them approached Chen Wenjing and said, "Lord Chen, I think we should go, this Yasukuni Gong will not see us." ”

Chen Wenjing glanced back and saw that it was Zhao Jinwen, the commander of Hede County under the jurisdiction of Nanyang. He said, "Wait a little longer, it's already now, it's not a moment or three." ”

Zhao Jinwen sighed helplessly, turned around and walked to his place, and waited quietly. After a while, there was a knock at the gate of the Garden, and the crowd looked up.

I saw that the figure did not appear, and the voice came first. Lin Yuan's laughter came from behind the door, and he said loudly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my country's duke has neglected you." ”

How dare the officials complain, they kept saying that they didn't care, and even said that it was important for Lin Yuan to take care of his body.

Chen Wenjing stood up at this time and said: "Chen Wenjing, the prefect of Xia Nanyang, has seen the Duke of Yasukuni. ”

After saluting Lin Yuan, Chen Wenjing said: "Since the Duke of Yasukuni came to my Nanyang, he has not played, and he has been staying in this garden. ”

Lin Yuan smiled slightly and didn't care, but looked at Chen Wenjing and said with a smile: "This has nothing to do with Lord Chen, it's just that some people don't want me to run around." I can understand the name. ”

Chen Wenjing's eyes shrank, who Lin Yuan was talking about, he was naturally very clear, and he didn't dare to answer, and he smirked a lot.

Seeing that Chen Wenjing didn't answer his words, Lin Yuan didn't care, but looked at Chen Wenjing and continued: "Is there anything that Lord Chen brought you to me?" ”

Chen Wenjing smiled bitterly, and finally asked his intention. Chen Wenjing arched his hand and said: "Grandpa, Lord Yao Lian Yao is coming to Nanyang today, presumably the news should be received earlier than us, our colleagues discussed the plan to go out of the city to pick up people, and you and Lord Yao Lian Yao are partners, for the sake of your face, I think Lord Yao will be happier." ”

Yao Lian was really happy to see him, who would have thought that he would go back and personally pick up Yao Lian into the city, if Yao Lian knew that he was also there, he would wake up with a smile in his dreams.

Lin Yuan wrinkled his eyebrows and thought for a moment, looked at Chen Wenjing and said, "Then let's go together." ”

Seeing that the Duke of Yasukuni agreed, Chen Wenjing was overjoyed, it would be easier to communicate with someone to build a bridge, and it would also avoid stiffening the relationship between everyone. After deciding that they were going to go, the group rushed towards the outside of the city.

On the official road, Yao Lian poked his head out of the carriage, looked at the coachman and asked, "Uncle, how many games are left to Nanyang." ”

The old man raised his whip and drove the horse, and said: "There is still an hour, and now it is in the Nanyang realm, and you can see Nanyang City in half an hour." ”

Yao Lian nodded, leaned back, and began to close his eyes in the carriage. Nanyang is the most difficult bone to gnaw in Yuzhou.

It's not that the people of Beijing don't understand the big case of the year. At that time, Yao Lian, as the champion of the new department, was endangered by the Chen family, but he was taken down by the Xue family in one fell swoop and thrown to the Hanlin Academy for several years without being called. Most of the people who were his contemporaries at the time were already in high positions. And he was just a compilation a year ago.

Now Yao Lian has been appointed by the saint as the chief examiner of the Yuzhou Spring Examination, which can be described as a step to the sky, at least during the Spring Examination, the entire Yuzhou is almost the first to look forward to Yao Lian.

This may be something that Yao Lian has never thought about in his life. Lin Yuan looked indifferent, his eyes squinted slightly at the pipe in front of him, and behind him stood a group of Nanyang officials, Lin Yuan was half-lying in the chair, and from time to time he made the recliner shake with his toes.

"Lord Yao is here!" Someone in the crowd shouted, and Lin Yuan straightened up and looked over.

Seeing that on the official road, a carriage was galloping, and there was no entourage behind him, Lin Yuan couldn't help but laugh to himself, he was really destitute Lord Yao, and there were countless examiners in the Spring Exam, but there was only one place to go to work in such a clean place, Lord Yao Lian Yao.

The carriage arrived in an instant, and Yao Lian waited for the carriage to stop before stepping out of the carriage. Because there are fewer things to worry about, although he is not too young when he is old, his appearance has not changed much, on the contrary, he is more like a high-spirited young man.