Since Li Jingyan entered Li Qing's mansion, it was like a mud cow into the sea, and there was no news, nearly ten days have passed, with the Tang County Lord becoming a nun, the scandal of the marriage of the two Li Xiang gradually came to an end, it is like a plate of dishes full of color and fragrance, the citizens have eaten, reminisced, and forgotten, no one cares about whether the second half of the life of the male and female protagonists is spent in pain.

In mid-spring April, the annual imperial examination is coming, and it is the season when the romance is only released.

At noon on this day, Li Qing returned from the inspection of the official workshop that had just been prepared, and the official workshop was divided into two, and the management organization was set up in the imperial city of Shangshu Province, while the cabinet workshop for external business was set up in the east and west cities, and there were branches in each county under the two pilot counties of Suzhou and Chengdu.

More than a dozen entourages surrounded Li Qing left and right, at this moment they just came out of the East Market, walking through Pingkangfang, in Pingkangfang by Chunming Street is the most densely populated place, here inns, green buildings, restaurants, wine shops are next to each other for a while, the street is shoulder to shoulder, extraordinarily lively, most of them are ready to participate in the imperial examination of scholars, with different accents, and even deep-eyed and high-nosed people from the Western Regions, but also with hard heads, wearing robes, speaking fluent official dialect, talking to each other about the topic of this year's scientific examination.

"Governor, let's have lunch outside!"

Talking is Li Fei Yuanli, he saw Taibai Lou from afar, I have heard for a long time that this is the most famous restaurant in Chang'an, delicacies from all over the world, famous wine from all over the world, you can taste it here, Li Fei Yuanli has admired it as a horse bandit, he has been in Chang'an for nearly half a year, but he has never tasted it, I have to say that it is a pity.

"The governor has something to do in the afternoon, so it's better to find a snack shop to eat a little more, and come back to Taibai Bailou in the future!"

"It's okay!"

Li Qing interrupted Li Fei Shouyu's words with a smile, "The cabinet shop has begun to operate, my heart is also at peace, the hour is still early, and I don't want to go to the household department now, why don't we go and have a good meal." ”

At this time, Wu Xingsu squeezed up from behind, grabbed the reins and said with a smile: "If you want to go to Taibai Building, I recommend going to the third floor, I heard that Wang Changling wrote a poem there, which caused a sensation in Chang'an, just go and see!" ”

"Oh! I don't know. Li Qing asked in surprise: "When did this happen, why didn't Lao Wang tell me?" ”

"The events of the night before yesterday spread all over Chang'an overnight, I heard from my uncle, it was on the third floor of the Sunny Sun Xuan."

"Let's go! Look at it. Li Qing's interest increased sharply, and as soon as he clamped his legs, the war horse accelerated and galloped towards Taibai Tower.

The group came to Taibai Building and went straight up to the third floor, but they saw that the people in the Qingri Xuan were surging, and several scholars were sweating out of it, and their mouths were still muttering, "But let the dragon city fly in, not call Hu Ma to cross Yin Mountain." ’

"Let's not join in the fun, let's go up to the fourth floor." Li Qing smiled, he has memorized this poem since he was a child.

The Taibai Building at noon is already overcrowded, tomorrow is the scientific examination, the cold window for ten years, it is useless to temporarily hold Buddha's feet, it is better to come out to relax, completely relax yourself, the shopkeeper shouted loudly, holding a plate in his hand, running through the crowded lobby, Li Qing's elegant room is on the fourth floor, the elegant room is staggered, still lively, a few singers hold the huqin in their arms and sing lightly on the side.

Everyone was drinking happily, and the door was suddenly pushed open, and a yellow-skinny male probe outside the door poked his head and laughed in a low voice: "Do you want the title of the Jinshi Science Sutra tomorrow?" ”

He suddenly found that the dozen or so big men in the house were not like scholars, all of them had fierce faces and sharp eyes, the man was so frightened that he was about to leave, but Li Qing stopped him, "You wait a minute!" ”

The man suddenly felt a tightness on his back, and he was actually picked up in the air, and when he looked up, he saw a fierce and vicious strong man standing behind him, one arm as thick as a pillar, and he was smiling with his mouth open.

'Plop! With a bang, Li Fei Yuanli casually threw the man at Li Qing's feet.

Li Qing bent down, looked at the face that had turned from yellow to pale, and said with a smile: "I just want to buy Shike's policy topic, can you sell it, at what price?" ”

The man saw that Li Qingchang was still kind-faced, and his face was full of smiles, so he couldn't help but be shocked, and stammered and replied: "The scripture questions and countermeasures of the Jinshi Branch are sold together, twenty per piece, if the public wants, you can get two cheaper ones, at least eighteen times." ”

Li Qing looked up to the sky and smiled: "If I don't take the test tomorrow, where will I find you?" ”

Seeing that Li Qing didn't believe it, the man couldn't help but hurriedly said: "The public only needs to pay a deposit of 500 first, and I will give you the scripture question, if the question is correct, and then pay off the remaining money, I will give you the countermeasure question

Absolutely reliable, please rest assured. ”

As he spoke, he took out a small fold from his arms and handed it to Li Qing, "As long as five hundred, the male may be high, why not?" ”

Li Qing took it and flipped through it, and saw that he was serious about it, and he was secretly frightened, if this was true, wouldn't the questions of the imperial examination be leaked? He groaned slightly, and then said to Li Fei Yuanli: "Take this person away for me, if the topic is really right, I will torture him again." ”.

Yang Guozhong has a total of four, Xuan, Xuan, Xiao, Xi, the youngest son was born a few years ago, still young, and the elder Yang Xuan is already more than 20 years old, first in Shu in the army, after Yang Guozhong developed, he also came to Chang'an, I wanted to enter the palace to raise a high level, take the career of the class, but Yang Xuan bullshit, Yang Guozhong met this year's examiner through King Qing, Da Xi Xun, entrusted his favor.

Zhao Yue hurriedly walked into Yang Guozhong's mansion, tomorrow is the imperial examination, but his student Yang Xuan is still looking for fun outside, not worried about tomorrow's imperial examination at all, Zhao Yue decided to complain to his father, no matter what, tonight he has to memorize a few scriptures he wrote, in order to cope with tomorrow's exam, but Zhao Yue does admire Yang Guozhong's ability, and actually got the title of this year's Jinshi through King Qing.

Although tomorrow is the imperial examination, but Yang Guozhong's mind is not in the son, since the dynasty, he has been staring at Li Qing's official workshop, the implementation of the official workshop because it involves too many local interests and took the method of folding, first pilot and then implement, but he Yang Guozhong is the loser, Taifu Temple under the left Tibetan was swept away, the great court, his struggle has become so weak, no one listens to his voice, no one sympathizes with him, there is only one reason for this passive situation, Li Qing can bring rolling money to the emperor, and he Yang Guozhong can't.

Yang Guozhong leaned on the table with his head in his hands, his two thumbs slowly pressing on his temples, he was carefully considering a plan that might be able to reverse the current passive situation.

"See Yang Cheng for the next official."

Zhao Yue's shrill voice interrupted Yang Guozhong's train of thought, he raised his head blankly, his eyes were red, and his voice was hoarse: "What's the matter?" ”

Zhao Yue was a little nervous, he saw that Yang Guozhong was worried, and he looked at himself with a blank face, obviously not thinking about the pediatric examination, was it wise for him to interrupt his train of thought at this time? But the person had already entered the house, and the words came to his lips, so he couldn't help but say it, Zhao Yue bowed down again, and said cautiously: "The lower official is here for the affairs of the Grand Duke!" ”

"Xuan'er?"

Yang Guozhong then remembered that tomorrow was the provincial exam, and his elder was going to take the Jinshi exam, so he couldn't help but let go of the plan he was considering and turned his attention to his son.

"How is Xuan'er's preparation for the exam, and is there any good student review for the question I gave him?"

Yang Guozhong squinted at Zhao Yue, the implication was whether he had written a strategy for his son, this Zhao Yue had just been promoted to the Wailang of the Ministry of Officials, and his hands began to have real power, would he not listen to him Yang Guozhong's words because of this, this is also what he cares about.

"Lord Qiyucheng, the humble post has already acquiesced in the scriptures for the Grand Duke, and has also prepared ten poems and a few strategic essays, and he can enter the examination room just after he is familiar with it, but.

"But what?" Yang Guozhong stared at him closely, and from Zhao Yue's hesitant tone and uneasy eyes, Yang Guozhong also faintly felt a little bad, "What about Xuan'er?" Where is he now? ”

Zhao Yue sighed, "The humble position is here for this matter, I haven't been able to find the Grand Duke for almost ten days, I asked his maid, I only know that it is in the area of Dongshi, and I haven't returned home for a few nights, and the things I prepared for him have not been opened yet." ”

"What!" Yang Guozhong slapped the table heavily, Huo Ran stood up, tomorrow is the scientific examination, he didn't even read a word, a wave of anger rushed through, Yang Guozhong fell into the chair again, "Do you really want to follow in your own footsteps?" ”

"My lord, I think that as long as the Grand Duke rushes back now, memorizes one article first, copes with tomorrow's exam, and then recites poems tomorrow night, maybe he can also be on the list!"

Yang Guozhong thought about it for a while, and now it can only be like this, he nodded and said: "I will send someone to find Xuan'er, and I will hand him over to you, if you can make him a jinshi, I will be grateful in the future, and I will never break my word!" ”

After speaking, Yang Guozhong ordered someone to prepare the car again, he wanted to visit King Qing again, in order to be able to list, he had to make the most thorough preparations.

But as soon as Yang Guozhong walked with his front foot, Zhao Yue slipped out of the gate with his back foot, he called a carriage, and hurried to Chongye Fang, and walked to the back door of Li Linfu's mansion, Zhao Yue jumped out of the carriage, looked around vigilantly, and did not see a familiar face, so he stepped forward and patted the small door, and for a moment, the small door 'squeaked! As soon as he opened, Zhao Yue whispered a few words to the porter, and then entered Li Linfu's mansion in a flash.