Li Yanqing couldn't have imagined that the young general in front of him turned out to be Zhang Qiao, who had fought in Wang Gui's house, he felt a thrill in his heart, and his eyes immediately looked at the ox cart on the side of the street, so.... The voice of the woman in the ox cart just now was a wild goose, no wonder it was so familiar. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Zhang Qiao immediately had a bright smile on his face, "It turned out to be a petty official, what a coincidence!" ”

Li Yanqing hurriedly got up and saluted, "Brother Zhang, long time no see!" ”

Li Yanqing remembered that he was going to Beijing to participate in the martial arts, and it seemed that he was in the martial arts, so he greeted warmly: "When you meet an old man in another country, Brother Zhang, let's sit down!" ”

Zhang Qiao sat down opposite Li Yanqing and asked for a bowl of spicy soup, he looked at Li Yanqing with a smile and said, "The little official should be here to participate in the imperial examination!" ”

Li Yanqing nodded with a smile, and said, "If I guessed correctly, Brother Zhang should be in Wuju High School!" ”

"I was lucky this year, I won the seventh place in the martial arts examination, I was blessed with the grace of the saint, I was named Lang, and I was appointed as the training officer of the Dingzhou regiment."

"Not bad! Not bad! Congratulations to Brother Zhang. ”

At this time, Zhang Qiao remembered something, smiled apologetically, got up and walked towards the ox cart with two steamed buns, he said a few words to the woman in the ox cart, and finally walked back alone, and said to Li Yanqing helplessly: "The car is clumsy, in fact, you know, she is a little embarrassed to greet the little official." ”

Li Yanqing said with a smile: "Needless to say, I completely understand, Brother Zhang, please take a seat!" ”

Of course Li Yanqing can understand, Dayan doesn't want people to know her past identity, and it is reasonable not to see herself, but Li Yanqing is a little strange, Zhang Qiao and Dayan are both surnamed Zhang, can they get married?

Zhang Qiao saw the doubts in Li Yanqing's eyes, he understood in his heart, and said: "I happened to meet a petty official, this matter is related to my reputation and that of Humble Jing, I need to explain, if there is a misunderstanding among the villagers in the future, I hope that the petty official can clarify it for us." ”

"Brother Zhang, please speak!"

Zhang Qiao sighed and said: "Actually, you should want to get it from my name, my real name is not surnamed Zhang, Zhang Qiao is fostered in the Zhang family, my biological father's surname is He, originally from Kaifeng, my parents died early, I was sent to the kindergarten, and was later adopted by the Zhang family in Xiangzhou, renamed Zhang Qiao, and now I have been allowed to restore my surname." ”

Li Yanqing was relieved, after he defeated Zhang Qiao in the last competition, Zhang Baojun insulted Zhang Qiao like that, how could there be any uncle and nephew feelings, it turned out that Zhang Qiao was the adopted son of the Zhang family, so it made sense.

Zhang Qiao took out a famous post from his arms and handed it to Li Yanqing, and Li Yanqing saw that it was written, 'Engaged in Lang, He Guan, the official of the Dingzhou regiment. ’

Li Yanqing was stunned for a moment, it turned out that Zhang Qiao was the famous Divine Arrow He Inspector in the late Northern Song Dynasty, but the last time he compared arrows with him, his archery skills were only good, not to mention the magic arrows, maybe he was very good at riding and shooting, at that time he was just competing with himself in foot shooting.

However, since Zhang Qiao's real name and surname are He, then he has no taboo of marrying Zhang Dayan with the same surname, but how can he know him.....

He Guan smiled and continued: "I have known Dayan since I was a child, Dayan's father is also a distant relative of the Zhang family, and he once worked as a steward in my adoptive father's house for several years, I grew up with Dayan, and then Dayan's father was involved in gambling and stealing, and was driven away by my adoptive father, Dayan returned to Tangyin at that time, when the magpie was only two years old, she didn't remember me at all. ”

Li Yanqing suddenly realized this, he said how could Dayan know the children of the Zhang family in Anyang, and the relationship here is complicated enough, Li Yanqing smiled: "If you don't explain, you will really be misunderstood." ”

"Yes! My adoptive father was originally resolutely opposed to me and Dayan, I restored my original name to marry Dayan, which made my adoptive father angry, this time I went home, he didn't even let me in, but if I don't care about her, her father is that kind of person, if it wasn't for you last time, Dayan's fate would be miserable, Dayan is now pregnant, how can I leave her again? ”

Li Yanqing nodded silently, being able to meet such a man who values love and righteousness is also a blessing that Dayan cultivated in his previous life.

At this time, Li Yanqing remembered that Dayan's deed was in his home, so he smiled and said: "Dayan's deed is with her sister, I went back and wrote a letter to ask Uncle Zhong to find Baozheng to lift it, and then send it to you, so that you will be more justified." ”

He Guan was overjoyed, this is also a headache for him, if the identity of Dayan is not solved, it will always be a hidden danger, he has never known what to do, but he didn't expect to meet Li Yanqing in Anyang, and it was solved so easily.

He was moved in his heart, got up and saluted deeply: "He Guan remembered the kindness of the little official to the humble Jing, and he did not thank him for his great kindness, and He Guan will definitely repay it in the future!" ”

"Brother He doesn't need to be polite, it's just a gesture, the wild goose has a good belonging, and we are all very happy."

Li Yanqing saw that He Guan's subordinates were counting the money when they bought snacks, and it was estimated that He Guan was also short on money, so why didn't he stop doing personal favors and befriend this magic arrow He Patrol.

Li Yanqing took out a gold ingot of about ten taels and a piece of gold jewelry from his leather bag, which was the trophy he won by killing the three heroes of the Bai family, and he handed the gold and jewelry to He Guan, "This is a little bit of the little brother's heart, please Brother He must accept it!" ”

He Guan was startled, and waved his hand again and again, "How can I ask for your gold, not like this!" ”

Li Yanqing stuffed the gold and jewelry into him and said with a smile: "Dayan's mother is my sister, her uncle and I have a deep friendship, Dayan still called me Uncle Qing when I was a child, how can I not show my heart when she gets married, this is my congratulatory ceremony for you." ”

He Guan repeatedly didn't want it, Li Yanqing still forced it to him, he accepted it, he restored his original surname in order to marry Dayan as his wife, which angered his adoptive father, and his adoptive father no longer gave him a penny, and he was not allowed to return to Zhangfu, which made him very poor, and even his wife's two pieces of silver jewelry had to be sold.

He Guan knew in his heart that He Yi was just an excuse, in fact, Li Yanqing was helping himself, and he had repeatedly received Li Yanqing's favors, and he was very grateful in his heart, and this kindness could only be repaid later.

It's just that... Li Yanqing is actually his wife's elder, what does this call him? He Guan hesitated, not knowing how to speak.

Li Yanqing was so shrewd, he immediately guessed his difficulty, so he smiled slightly, "Brother He, let's have our own friends, and we don't match the line!" ”

He Guan is also a cheerful person, he immediately laughed, "Okay! To be able to make a friend of the virtuous brother, is a great joy in life, the time is not early, I have to go, the virtuous brother remember to come to Dingzhou to find me, I will do a good job of the friendship of the landlord. ”

"Will definitely come!"

He Guan got up, Li Yanqing sent him out, walked to the ox cart and said with a smile: "Don't the wild geese leave a few words for the magpie?" ”

The curtain of the car was finally opened, Dayan was a wife for the first time, although her appearance had not changed much, but she had a little more mature charm, she had been observing the conversation between her husband and Li Yanqing, and when she saw the gold and golden hairpin that Li Yanqing gave her husband, she had to show up to express her gratitude.

Dayan is very grateful to Li Yanqing in her heart, although she is more snobbish, but also understands the sophistication of human feelings, she sat in the car to give Li Yanqing 10,000 blessings, and said sincerely: "Dayan is pregnant, please forgive me for not getting out of the car to see the ceremony, the little official's life-saving grace to the wild goose, the wild goose can only be repaid later, my father is unbearable, the only thing I can rest assured is the magpie, and I hope that the little officials will treat the magpie well, and the magpie will expire in the future, please be sure to tell the wild goose, don't hand her over to her father, please let the little officials be." ”

Li Yanqing nodded, "I will treat the magpie well, you take care all the way!" ”

He Guan turned over his horse, hugged his fists and said: "Take care, brother Xian, we will have a date later!" ”

"There will be a date later!"

The ox cart started, and the group slowly walked towards the north gate, and when they reached the end of the street, He Guan also turned back and waved to Li Yanqing until their figures disappeared.

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In the afternoon of the next day, Li Yanqing, Zhang Xian, and Qin Liang came to the Gongyuan to register for reference, and after passing the county examination in Tangyin County, each of them got an 'examination certificate', which recorded their physical appearance in detail, and their sponsor could not go to Anyang County to guarantee them, so strict physical examination is one of the important means to prevent substitute examination.

At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the government was very corrupt, and the imperial examination fraud was repeatedly prohibited, and the examination became the hardest hit area of the imperial examination fraud.

But there are still many other ways to cheat, substitute exams are the most common means, find a knife catcher with a similar body and appearance, and then pay a lot of money to verify the identity of the invigilator, it is easy to get confused.

After all, except for the chief examiner, who was sent by the imperial court, the other deputy examiners and assistant examiners were all local officials, and it was difficult to avoid personal relationships.

In particular, the invigilator is responsible for the examination link, and the invigilators are composed of local officials, and the chief examiner from the capital has been locked in the hospital, and he is only responsible for the examination process, so that the examination link has become a high incidence period for all kinds of cheating.

Registration needs to check all kinds of information of candidates, it takes a long time, although there are four invigilators to verify their identities at the same time, but the queue is still very long, but most of the candidates have been verified in the morning, and it is much better in the afternoon, Li Yanqing only lined up in front of the registration table in Tangyin County for a quarter of an hour, and it was his turn.

"Next!"

Li Yanqing hurriedly stepped forward, bowed down and said, "Student Li Yanqing, student member of Tangyin County." ”

The examiner found Li Yanqing's name on the roster, looked up at Li Yanqing again, and showed a kind smile on his face, it turned out to be the top of the Tangyin County test, and he was the top of the list at such a young age, it's not easy!

The examiner found his floating ticket again, pointed to the side with a pen, "Please measure your height!" ”

Li Yanqing took off his shoes and stood on a small wooden platform, straightened his waist to check his height, and the two soldiers carefully measured him and reported: "Five feet five tall!" ”

Five feet five is one meter seven four, the verification examiner frowned slightly, and asked: "Your county test registration is five feet four eight, how did it become five feet five?" ”

"Back to the examiner, the student is twelve years old this year."

Twelve years old is the time to grow a little, and it is normal to grow a little taller in a month, but Li Yanqing is the top of the Tangyin County test, and it is impossible to have a substitute exam, so the examiner did not embarrass him, and carefully looked at his appearance and figure, thick eyebrows, big eyes, broad forehead, strong physique, hands close to knees, consistent with what was recorded on the floating ticket, the examiner nodded, basically it was confirmed that it was me, and he asked again: "But Ding is worried?" ”

Ding Wei refers to the death of his parents, no matter what position the official must return to his hometown to keep filial piety for 27 months, the same is true of the imperial examination, Ding Wei is not allowed to participate in the imperial examination during the period, this is a traditional practice, Li Yanqing bowed down and said: "My mother went to the immortal when the student was young, and my father was alive!" ”

"Can a father or grandfather be a local official?" The examiner asked again.

If the father and grandfather are local officials in Xiangzhou, or an examiner, this kind of candidate must take a separate test to prevent fraud, and this kind of test is called another first test.

In addition, if an incumbent official takes the exam because of his lack of merit, he must also take the exam separately, and in fact, this information has already been strictly identified during the county examination, and it is only routine to ask again now.

"My grandfather is dead, and my father is not an official."

The examiner looked at Li Yanqing and asked, "What does your father do for a living?" ”

In the Song Dynasty, businessmen could participate in the imperial examination, but prostitutes, criminals, officials, and monks were not allowed to participate in the imperial examination.

"My father farms for a living."

Li Yanqing's family has ten acres of land, his father has no fame, and he is not in business, of course he is farming, many businessmen will buy farmland in the countryside, the main purpose is to change their identity to farming, although the Song Dynasty treated businessmen leniently and allowed them to participate in the imperial examination, but it is impossible to think of high school, and many examiners will not consider the sons of businessmen.

After the check, the examiner 'bangs' on the floating ticket! After stamping a stamp, he handed the floating ticket to Li Yanqing with a smile, "It's okay, I wish the imperial examination high school!" ”

The floating ticket is the admission ticket, get the admission ticket, and wait for the exam next month, during this time, candidates from other places can go home, or they can wait in Anyang County, generally speaking, the vast majority of candidates from other places will choose to wait in Anyang County, because during this period there will be a variety of information out, information is very important, sometimes, some minor changes in the scope of the exam will determine whether the candidate can be admitted.

Li Yanqing waited outside the gate for a while, Zhang Xian and Qin Liang came out, Zhang Xian stepped forward and said with a smile: "Lao Li, it's still early, Qin Liang and I want to go to the state to study, let's go together!" ”

"Is the state school open for registration?"

"Not yet! But we want to go and see, and there's a good chance we'll go straight to the state. ”

Only fifteen people were admitted to the liberation test, but there were more than 570 candidates, almost most of whom would fail, but they passed the county examination and could go directly to the state school, without having to take the entrance exam for the state school, and they entered the upper and inner houses, which was quite good.

Especially like Qin Liang is the ninety-seventh on the B list, hanging on the tail, he has self-knowledge, of course he wants to visit the state school, Zhang Xian is the twenty-fourth on the B list, he also has no initial confidence, and he also wants to see the state school.

The two looked at Li Yanqing expectantly, but Li Yanqing refused, "I'll go back and endorse first, and then I won't go." ”

Zhang Xian was helpless, so he had to laugh at himself: "Lao Li's imperial examination seems to be going to be ruined this time, okay!" We went to the state to study ourselves. ”

The state school is not in the county seat, but at the foot of the beautiful Tongque Mountain, about 30 miles away from the county seat, you have to hire a big car to go there.

The three parted ways, Zhang Xian and Qin Liang hired an ox cart to go to the state school, while Li Yanqing went back to the inn alone.