Listening to Qin Yi's righteous words, Xu Fang's face couldn't help but blush. It is not so much that Qin Yi is reasoning with Xu Fang, but that Qin Yi is using the facts to scold Xu Fang.

This time, Qin Yi naturally occupied the word 'reason'.

"Since this is the case, Lord Qin refuses to help, so I won't bother much!" Xu Fang finally hid his blushing face, and hurriedly said goodbye, "I still hope that adults will think about it, after all, this is just a trivial matter!" ”

Xu Fang was afraid that he would continue to talk about it, and Qin Yi was afraid that he would have a lot of truth, but he was still a little unwilling. The small things in the eyes of others can be solved easily, why can't it work when they get to Qin Yi?

Of course, it's no wonder that Xu Fang has some thoughts in his heart, after all, he doesn't know much about Qin Yi, and it is indeed a little abrupt to come today! If this matter is not very urgent, maybe Xu Fang will drag it out for a while, and wait until he is familiar with Qin Yi before talking about it. However, this is also just his wishful thinking,

"Don't send it!"

Qin Yi saw that Xu Fang did not mean to give up completely, so he directly said two words, which was regarded as an eviction order. His two words, resolutely and powerfully, have another meaning, that is to warn Xu Fang, give up this idea as much as possible, he Qin Yi is doing what he says, and will never do this kind of thing to open the back door.

Xu Fang heard Qin Yi say this, his face darkened, and he withdrew from Qin Yi's room without saying a word.

Qin Yi looked at the direction where Xu Fang was going, his face was a little complicated, he knew that a person as upright as himself, although he was a clear stream in the officialdom, it was rare to find a friend who knew the sound.

"Erlang, just now I saw Xu Fang's face very bad for my father and left, did you refuse his request?" Qin Buxian saw the wooden box, so he also understood what Xu Fang meant when he came here, "In that way, will it affect ......?"

Qin Yi frowned, and before Qin Buxian could finish speaking, he interrupted him: "If it's just for such a trivial matter, Lord Xu is jealous of me, it can only mean that there is something wrong with his belly!" ”

"This, too......"

Qin Buxian sighed, although he was not a person in the officialdom, just an ordinary person, but he also understood what problems Qin Yi was encountering now. Moreover, no matter what, Qin Yi is also his son, and as a father, Qin is not harmful, so he will naturally choose to support Qin Yi's idea.

"But everything must have a degree!"

As an elder with forty or fifty years of experience, Qin Buxian knew the truth that rigidity is easy to break, so he still had to remind Qin Yi, so as not to encounter some troubles that he could not handle on his own road in the future.

Qin Yi listened to Qin Buxi's words of concern, and couldn't help but feel a warm current in his heart: "Thank you father for the reminder, I will pay attention next time!" ”

He naturally understood what would happen to his character in the officialdom, although at this time he was like a short-term worker, just three months for him to take up the position of editor, but what Qin Yi wanted was just an experience.

Although Qin Yi rejected Xu Fang, when he went on the second day, the result of the matter was beyond his expectations. Qin Yi originally thought that Xu Fang would show jealousy towards himself as his father said, but when he met him at the gate of the Academy, he did smile at himself.

"Lord Qin, you're here!" Xu Fang took the initiative to greet Qin Yi, which made Qin Yi a little uncomfortable, "Logically speaking, shouldn't the first volume of the manuscript you reviewed today be handed over to us?" ”

Xu Fang's face couldn't see yesterday's unhappiness at all, but he was talking to Qin Yi about work seriously, and these changes were naturally seen by Qin Yi. With a roll of his eyes, Qin Yi thought of the words of response, since it is about work, then I will also talk about work: "The top 100 poems on the list of the academy examination are summarized into the first volume, which has been sorted out and handed over to Lord Shi for review yesterday morning. The poems of a hundred students, after a round, it will take two or three days of hard work, and Lord Shi is afraid that it has not been completed yet, right? ”

"So, Lord Xu has to wait for a while!"

He is not wrong at all, the collected poems can only be sorted out. Reviewing the proofreading is not a simple proofreading to see if there are any typos, if this is the case, then it is not enough to pull a literate clerk from the Academy of Letters to do the editing.

In fact, it can be said in another sentence that Shi Ao's compilation link is a link that selects the best of the best. Only those excellent poems will be selected. The so-called excellence, first of all, is the rhythm of the poem, which must meet the requirements; The second is whether the words are used to a certain extent, and then the artistic conception of the poem. In fact, it all depends on the scores of the students' poems in the college examination and the comments written by the master at the back of the poems.

Shi Ao was not alone in reviewing the proofreading, but also other officials, who had far more experience than Shi Ao. It is not so much that Shi Ao is here to be an official, but rather to learn the ability of others to deal with certain things.

"Oh? I see! It looks like I'll have to wait a few days! Xu Fang nodded, but glanced at Qin Yi without a trace, and found that Qin Yi's face had no expression, and then a plan gradually emerged in his heart, "Since Lord Qin said so, I will go to Lord Shi to have a look, and I won't delay Lord Qin to go to Lord Liu to order something!" ”

Qin Yi was stunned for a moment, then nodded, clenched his fists, and went straight to Liu Congwen's house in the Academy of Literature. This is one of the things that must be done every day, mainly to report the progress of the work to Liu Congwen, so that the people in the Scholar Division can ask questions at any time.

Xu Fang saw that after Qin Yi left, his brows furrowed, and after half a quarter of an hour, his brows relaxed, and he turned around and went to the wing room on the right side of the Academy, where Shi Ao worked.

At this time, Shi Ao had just come back from ordering from Liu Congwen, and happened to see Xu Fang: "Lord Xu, come to urge so early?" "He and Xu Fang know each other, although they are not very familiar with each other, but after all, there is a disciplinary relationship between work, so they move around very often.

"Oh, I'm not here to urge the manuscript, I'm here to discuss something with you, Lord Shi?" A smile appeared on Xu Fang's face, "Lord Shi must not refuse, right?" ”

"Where's that?" Shi Ao also smiled, and he hurriedly welcomed Xu Fang into the wing. After the maid finished pouring the tea, Shi Ao continued to speak: "The adults came to me, not for the manuscript, so what else could it be?" ”

"Does Lord Shi recognize this?" Xu Fang did not answer Shi Ao's words, but took out a piece of jade pendant from his cuff, the jade pendant was milky white, and the natural lines on it made this jade pendant have another rhythm.

Shi Ao was startled when he saw this piece of jade taken out of Xu Fang's hand, and then his expression was a little sluggish, and it took half an hour before it returned to normal, but he was still very shocked and said, "This ...... Mo is not a mutton fat jade from the Western Regions, and it is also a high-grade ice pattern...... Sheep fat jade? ”

What he said was a little stammering, no wonder, it was really something that Xu Fang took out, it was too shocking. The Western Regions produce beautiful jade, which is a well-known thing. However, there are also grades of beautiful jade, the kind of green jade pendant worn by ordinary people can only be said to be inferior, and the jade pendant in Xu Fang's hand can be said to be superior.

Comparing the two, you can understand the difference, although on top of this, there are more expensive jade, but that is no longer accessible to ordinary people.

Shi Ao's eyes were staring at the jade pendant in Xu Fang's hand at this time, and his heart moved, and he couldn't help but radiate a greedy gaze in his eyes. This is a top-grade jade, or an ice pattern in mutton fat jade! If it is such a beautiful jade, wearing it on your waist, it can be said that it shows your gentlemanly temperament very much!

"Exactly!" Xu Fang nodded solemnly, "Lord Shi is really good eyesight!" ”

While praising Shi Ao, he peeked at Shi Ao's expression, and took in the greed in Shi Ao's eyes. Hmph, if it's really a man who dies for money, and a bird dies for food, it's just a fake sheep fat jade that is not worth a tael of silver, so he deceived you? Can't see this? I'm afraid it's a financial order! However, then again, it seems that his plan is going to fall on this Shi Ao!

"Lord Xu took out this piece of jade, has something to do with today's events?" Shi Ao tried it for a moment, and an idea appeared in his heart, "If I can help, I will definitely help in the future!" ”

What he said was a code word, which means that if Xu Fang gives me this piece of ice-patterned mutton fat jade to Shi Ao, if there is anything in the future, I Shi Ao will do it for you!

Xu Fang naturally couldn't take out the real ice pattern mutton fat jade, it was just an ordinary jade, which was obtained after some processing. Now, listening to Shi Ao's secret words, he couldn't help but be secretly happy in his heart, and said at the same time: "There is really one thing, I want to ask you!" ”

"Please!"

"I heard that Lord Qin's poems are going to be reviewed here?"

"That's true, but I haven't remembered to see it yet. But presumably, Lord Qin is the first place in the academy examination, and his poetry is probably not bad! ”

"A while ago, I saw Lord Qin's poems and published them in the Wenwu newspaper, and that kid in my family, after reading it, was actually fascinated by his poetry style. But helplessly, it is said that there are only a few poems that have been circulated by Lord Qin, and they are really not enjoyable to read. Xu Fang paused, and as he spoke, he pushed the jade pendant in front of Shi Ao, "He heard that Qin Yi was an official in the Academy of Literature, so he wanted to ask me to copy the poems in the Qin Academy's examination and take them back!" ”

When Shi Ao heard this, his eyes were dripping and staring at the jade pendant that was pushed over by Xu Fang, but his face showed embarrassment: "Oh, Lord Xu, you also know that the content of the answers to the examination papers of the academy, except for the master who marked the papers and the compilation of the "Hundred Ce Collection", must not be seen by others. Moreover, before the compilation of the "Baice Collection" is completed, the content in it must not be coordinated! Otherwise, they will be held accountable and punished with cane! ”

The examination papers of the college examination are usually kept secret and are impossible for ordinary people to see. Even Shi Ao and others, who are editors, cannot transcribe at will, but can only select excellent content and corresponding poetry strategies, revise them, and finally form a manuscript after review and deliver it for printing.

"Just once!" Xu Fang knocked on the ice-patterned mutton fat jade, "And now there is no one, open the secret box and copy the poems on the test paper in advance, only God knows you know and I know!"

However, although Xu Fang said this, he didn't have this idea in his heart. Hmph, good you Qin Yi, let my nephew not be able to take a shortcut to enter Bailu Academy, Lao Tzu will let your academy exam papers disappear, and let you preside over the compilation of "Baice Collection", which cannot be completed on time!

His plan is very simple, as long as he plans a theft case, Qin Yi's test paper is just a head, the purpose is to deceive the location of the secret box where the test paper is placed, and mark it well, so as not to miss when he gets it.

The plan seems simple, and the key to success lies in the immediate Shi Ao. After all, the secret box is a supply for confidential test papers, and it is impossible to place it in public, so the location is not known. This is the same as Qin Yi's previous life college entrance examination papers, have you ever seen the college entrance examination papers, whether before or after the exam, there are candidates' answer sheets or the original test papers published in front of ordinary people? This principle is the same as the current secret box.

However, then again, when Xu Fang saw the greedy gaze in Shi Ao's eyes, he understood his plan, and he was afraid that he was only one step away from success.

"That's it! In the next, make an exception! But please keep it a secret for me! As soon as Shi Ao's eyes rolled, he returned to his normal look. That's a piece of high-grade ice-patterned mutton fat jade, worth hundreds of taels of silver, who is not tempted?

"Then thank you, Lord Shi!"