As the date of the autumn festival is approaching, Fuzhou Mansion can be described as lively, and most of the inns and restaurants in the city are already full of students rushing to take the exam.

On the streets of the city, students can be seen everywhere studying in and out, and everyone is looking forward to it, just waiting for the ninth day of August to show their strengths.

In a teahouse in the south of the city, two guests came at this time.

When a young man walked into the wing, the guest who had been waiting in the wing room for a long time got up and bowed: "Brother Pan Xian, please!" ”

The person who came was Pan Zhi, who was an official in Wenzhou, and is now transferred to Fuzhou to serve as a signing judge. The middle-aged man waiting in the wing room is named Ma Ming, who is the magistrate of Fuzhou and serves as a school official (instructor) in the state capital.

Pan Zhisuo was respectful and polite, but his attitude was still neither humble nor arrogant in the past, and he immediately returned the salute: "Lord Ma is polite, please!" ”

After the two of them sat down and exchanged pleasantries for a while, Pan Zhisuo went directly to the point and asked, "Master Ma, I invite Pan today, I don't know what the so-called thing is?" ”

"Uh, hehe, in fact, there is no big deal, Brother Pan Xian, as one of the same exams in this autumn, I don't know what he thinks of this autumn?"

"It's no secret, Pan has only been in the company for a few years, and although he has personally experienced the scientific examination, he knows very little about this invigilation, and he has made a lot of preparations for this in recent days......"

In general, there are two examiners in the autumn examination, four people in the same exam, one person who is promoted, and several other officials. The chief and deputy examiners are generally held by the prefect (prefect) and the general judge, and the rest are served by the local officials of the state capital.

When Ma Ming heard this, he smiled and exclaimed: "Brother Xian is really young and promising, and being conscientious is really the blessing of a state!" Brother Pan Xian was a top player back then, and he allowed him to serve as a signing judge here, which is really condescending! ”

"Master Ma has an overreputation, the so-called high temple is worried about its people, and the far away of the rivers and lakes is worried about its king, Fan Wenzhenggong's words, Pan always remembered in his heart and did not dare to forget, where he was and what his position, he could not forget to be the foundation of the official, there is no difference between temples and rivers and lakes......"

Pan Zhisuo's expression was stern, which made Ma Ming quite stunned, but then he sneered: "What the virtuous brother said is extremely true, but there is a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not?" ”

"Master Ma, but it doesn't hurt to say it!"

"Life in the world, for nothing more than the word fame and fortune, if you are too serious in everything, it is extremely detrimental to your career and mine."

"What does Emata mean ......"

Ma Ming didn't answer Pan Zhisuo's question, but took out a few banknotes from his sleeve, gently pushed them in front of Pan Zhisuo along the table, and then smiled meaningfully: "Brother Xian, put it away!" ”

"Ten thousand taels!" Pan Zhisuo opened the few banknotes and saw that they were Huizi money with a face value of 10,000 yuan.

Looking at Pan Zhisuo's stunned expression, Ma Ming smiled: "Brother Xian, think about it, my officials of the Great Song Dynasty are transferred once every three years, and every time we officials move their nests, how many farts and shares are clean?" ”

"This ......"

"Hehe, Brother Xian, you are still young and have not been an official for a long time, but you don't know the knowledge of this officialdom, let's not talk about the money-making methods of various local officials, let's talk about ordinary bureaucrats......"

"There are river workers in the river who can be deducted, and the grain can eat two catties, not to mention the salt road, where is the salt jar, it is simply holding a money jar! Jingguan is in the important place of Gyeonggi, and it seems to be hard, but he is constantly filial piety all year round! ”

"Winter is cold, so there is charcoal; It's hot in the summer, and there is Bing Jing, anyway, we are looking for money from the beginning, like us, the magistrate who is in charge of the imperial examination, it can be said that no one respects the Qingshui Yamen, and the virtuous brother is from a solid family, but he must not get along with money......"

Listening to Ma Ming's story about the secrets of officialdom, Pan Zhisuo then stood up and said in a stiff voice: "But even so, you can't use the future of a scholar to satisfy your and my selfish desires!" Ten years of cold window, how many people have boiled their blood and boiled their heads, Master Ma, can you spend this money? ”

In fact, when Pan Zhi saw 10,000 taels of money, he knew the purpose of Ma Ming's private invitation. He is a jinshi who has just experienced the imperial examination, so he naturally knows the fairness of the imperial examination and the importance of it to scholars all over the world.

"Ten years of cold window? Brother Xian, you seem to have forgotten a sentence, as the saying goes, there are people in the court who are good officials, even if they win the Jinshi? Rich and related people will make up for the vacancies first, poor scholars, and if they are admitted, isn't it also in vain? ”

"Brother Xian, just like you and me, Ma was the ninth Jinshi back then, and the sea has been up and down for more than ten years, and he is not like this? And you are the leader of the first list, but now you are serving as a judge here, let me ask how many of the Jinshi on the same list are officials in Beijing under you? ”

"But ......"

Seeing that Pan Zhizhi was still hesitating, Ma Ming immediately continued: "Brother Xian, think about it again, we are also working for the imperial court, why are those officials and wealthy sources rolling, but we eat steamed buns and pickles?" ”

"Brother Xian, you have to figure out this matter, in this officialdom, there are some things that you and I can't stand by, Ma is just a lobbyist who transmits messages, how to choose, Brother Xian should think for himself......"

After Ma Ming finished speaking, he didn't linger anymore, leaving the 10,000 taels of money and leaving the teahouse.

Pan Zhi wanted to keep it, but Ma Ming had long since disappeared, and then returned to the table, looked at the 10,000 taels of money, and fell into a long contemplation.

……

The accidental death of Zhou Kui's uncle and nephew has made some things a mystery, but this does not mean that things have not happened, and according to some signs in Xianyou Mountain, Ye Yu has gradually become careful.

Ye Yu originally intended to enter the prison to be humiliated, so that he could better blame Zhou Kui's uncle and nephew in the future, but he accidentally learned about the strange things in Xianyou Mountain. After that, a series of events made this matter even more confusing.

However, Ye Yu also knew that now was not the time to pursue it, because he still had to rush to Fuzhou Mansion to preside over the Qiuqiu Prefecture Examination.

The so-called wall fell and everyone pushed it, and the fall of Zhou Kui heralded the rise of another group of people, and these people made small reports to Ye Yu, about Zhou Kui's success during his tenure in office in recent years, and they were very attentive to Ye Yuhe.

Officialdom has always been like this, there is no human touch in it, and Ye Yu has been used to seeing these people in the past few years. No matter how true these people are, it doesn't matter anymore.

Because Zhou Kui's evil deeds should have died, and now he died without punishment, which is also an ending that is not the end. Regarding the cause of death of Zhou Kui and Zhou Kang, Ye Yu did not interfere excessively, and handed it over to the county lieutenant and county officials to deal with and report.

After dealing with the taxes imposed by Zhou Kui during his lifetime and his civil entanglements, he handed over the county affairs with the county lieutenant of Ningde and ordered the county officials not to prey on the common people.

These county officials were silent, and they all obeyed the order, which temporarily made Ning Dehui a little clear.

After the qiē was properly handled, Ye Yu was escorted by the honor guard and went straight to Fuzhou Mansion.

When he came to Fuzhou, the prefect Shi Zhengzhi led the state officials out of the city to greet him, and even Zhao Zhuo, the king of Fu, personally joined the ranks of the greetings.

Fu King Zhao Zhuo can ignore Ye Yu, but Ye Yu's hunting on behalf of the sky is a gift from the Son of Heaven, so as the king of a domain, he should go out of the city to welcome Ye Yu's arrival.

In a burst of welcome, Ye Yu entered the Xingyuan (temporary residence of high-ranking officials) in Fuzhou City, and met with all the officials of the state capital.

Of course, the former friend Pan Zhizhi is also among them, but on a formal occasion, the two only chatted briefly, and if it is a long conversation, they can only wait for a private gathering.

Ye Yu was stationed in Fuzhou in the morning, and it was not until the evening that he finished entertaining the officials of Fuzhou.

It's not easy to be an official, just this person's sophistication is annoying enough, after Ye Yu dealt with these entertainments, he was dressed in plain clothes and prepared to visit Pan's old friend.

One of the four joys of life is 'meeting old acquaintances in other places', Pan Zhizhi is not only a fellow villager in Qingliu County, but also a former close friend, he should go to reminisce about the past.

Ye Yu originally planned to take the lone wolf alone, but Hu Meier and Cao Xueying argued that they had to go together, so in order to avoid the pain of noise, Ye Yu had to agree to go with them.

It just so happened that Pan's place became married and had a family here, so letting the two daughters go with them would not snub the two.

Men talk about men's old things, women talk about women's daily routines!

The four of them passed through the bustling street, and stopped at a Zhegui house.

Zheguiju, this name is quite meaningful, the autumn release period is the time when the osmanthus is in full bloom, so it is called the laurel list!

The ancients have always used the title of "Toad Palace Laurel" to imply the title of the gold list, because the ancients believed that the bright moon under the night sky was the highest, and the laurel tree in the bright moon was the highest in high school!

Therefore, Ye Yu will find this laurel residence very interesting!

And because the name of this inn is good, the students who come to stay are overcrowded.

Ye Yu had seen this kind of inn back then, and he wanted to know what the difference was between this one in Fuzhou. After all, he temporarily took the main exam for Fuzhou Qiuqiu, and he still needs to know about the current situation of Fuzhou students.

Ye Yu, who was greatly interested, put aside the idea of visiting Pan Zhizhi for the time being, and then walked straight into this Zhegui residence.

This time, Hu Meier and Cao Xueying were both dressed as men, and as soon as the four of them walked into this Zhegui Residence, a middle-aged man who looked like a shopkeeper greeted them.

The shopkeeper saw that Ye Yu and the four of them were dressed well, and his face suddenly smiled, and he bowed with a smile on his face: "Oh, you are also the students of this autumn festival?" ”

"Uh, exactly, it's ...... first time here"

Before Ye Yu's words were finished, the shopkeeper took over the words diligently: "Listening to the accent, you know that the son is not a local, so how about introducing a few sons below?" ”

"Hehe, then there is work, I don't know the shopkeeper's surname?"

"In Xia Zhegui, I am the shopkeeper of this inn, four of you, please come with me......"