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"Congratulations to Brother Xu!" Liu Ziyi was also happy for him in his heart, Xu Gang nodded at Liu Ziyi when he heard this, and cast a grateful look.

Then he took out some iron money, rewarded Cheng Xiaoliu, and said to him: "Xiaoliu, I'll go back first, you help me tell Master Liu!" ”

"Okay, no problem! At sunset, the incense is full of buildings to celebrate, you are in for a treat! Cheng Xiaoliu collected the money and looked at Xu Gangdao.

"Okay, you call them up, I'll be on time!" After speaking, Xu Gang took Liu Ziyi and hurried to the rented house.

As soon as I entered the courtyard gate, I heard the sound of gongs outside......

"Ziyi, please go and help me prepare some happy money and some drinks, okay?" Xu Gang stopped and looked at Liu Ziyi.

"Brother Xu, go out and greet them, and leave the rest to me!" Liu Ziyi gave him a reassuring look and went in.

He said thank you, then turned around, walked out of the door, just arrived at the door, then saw three officials outside the door, all of them had dismounted, and tied the horse to the stone pillar next to the door, one after another: "Please come out, Master Xu, congratulations on high school!" ”

Xu Gang walked quickly, clasped his fists at the three officials and saluted, "I'm Xu Gang, please sit inside." ”

When the three officials heard this, they all hugged their fists and said: "It turns out that you are Master Xu, congratulations!" Congratulations!. ”

At this time, Liu Ziyi also came out with the happy money, and Wu Ling'er followed behind with a basket of wine.

"Everyone, big brother, have worked hard, please drink some wine first!" After Wu Ling'er put down the basket in her hand, she said to the three reporters.

"Brothers, there is still some small money here, please accept ......it" Before Liu Ziyi could speak, they hugged and asked for the money, and they struggled to get this fat difference at Shangguan, in order to get this money.

It was noisy, and there were a few horses, the second and third reports, and the people in the yard were crowded, and the ground under the trees was full, and the neighbors also came, crowded to watch the excitement.

It didn't take long for the searcher to hang up the good news, and it read: "Good news for the first place in the Meizhou Township Examination of Xu Gang, the master of your mansion." ”

"Zhao Zhizhou!"

In the laughter and congratulations of everyone, an exclamation suddenly came. Then a passage was made out of the crowd, and out of it came a middle-aged man dressed in regular clothes and wearing a soft-footed hood, who gave birth to a national character face, which was the chief examiner of this autumn exam, Zhao Xuan, the governor of Meizhou, and he was followed by two men in strong suits, who looked powerful and powerful.

What's going on? As the head of a state, I actually came to congratulate myself in person, I'm afraid I don't have such a big face! Xu Gang felt a little uneasy in his heart, but he still hurried to meet him.

"I don't know that Lord Zhizhou is coming, and the students are not welcome, and I ask Lord Zhizhou to forgive me!" Xu Gang looked humble, and after bowing his hand deeply, he raised his head and looked at Zhao Xuan respectfully.

"Haha~~~ Xu Jieyuan doesn't need to be so alarmed, the official didn't tell me, there is a lot of disturbance, please don't blame Xu Jieyuan!" Zhao Xuan smiled, although he said it very politely, he had a breathtaking aura between his gestures.

Damn, a master of Zhizhou, a dignified five-grade master, would be so polite to my little Xie Yuan? There must be demons when things are impermanent, and it seems that you have to deal with them carefully!

"Ouch! Lord Zhizhou, you are too polite, thank you, it is a blessing that students have cultivated for eight lifetimes, please come into the house and eat tea! Xu Gang pretended to be flattered, took half a step forward, and cautiously led Zhao Zhizhou to the hall

"This Xu Jieyuan is amazing, he can actually let Lord Zhizhou come to congratulate him in person, and the rest of the past is unlimited!"

"Yes! Oh, yes! There was a sudden echo of the voice

Xu Gang led Zhao Gang into the hall slowly, muttering in his heart as he walked: No, if he wants to trouble me, he doesn't need to come over in person, just say hello, it's enough for me to bear! Could it be that Zhao Zhizhou is really here to congratulate me?

When Liu Ziyi first arrived at Zhao Xuan, he went back to the hall to prepare, and when Xu Gang led Lord Zhizhou in, the tea and fruits on the table had already been placed.

Xu Gang nodded at Liu Ziyi with a grateful face, then bowed respectfully, and made a gesture of invitation to Zhao Xuan: "Lord Zhizhou, please take a seat!" ”

Liu Ziyi also slowly saluted Zhao Xuanfu, and then walked outside the house, but when he passed by Xu Gang, he secretly stuffed a paper ball into his hand.

What is the situation? Xu Gang's heart suddenly froze, he held the paper ball tightly, and after giving a salute to the Lord Zhizhou who was sitting on the upper seat, he walked to the accompanying seat, and then quietly opened the paper ball and shook it, only to see a row of silk show written on it: "Remember, your father is seriously injured and is bedridden at home!" ”

Damn, it seems that Zhao Zhizhou is here in person, and there is really something, Xu Gang frowned slightly, but he stretched out again in an instant.

"Lord Zhizhou, please tea!" Xu Gang made a gesture of please.

Hearing this, Zhao Xuan smiled slightly, nodded, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and then cut to the chase: "Xu Jieyuan, this official came here today, there are two main things, the first thing is naturally to congratulate Xu Jieyuan on winning the first place in this autumn examination!" ”

After saying that, he gestured behind him, and one of the men suddenly took out a delicate small box and handed it to him, and he handed it to Xu Gang casually.

Uh~~~ I actually gave a gift first, it seems that this Zhao Zhizhou intends to protect me, but what is the matter, why is it related to my father? Xu Gang didn't have time to think about it, and when he saw Zhao Xuan handing over the box, he quickly got up and took it with both hands, and said a few times in his mouth, "Thank you!" ”

Zhao Xuan nodded, smiled and continued: "As for another matter, I just want to find out, why do you want to take the autumn test during the mourning period?"

As the saying goes, filial piety comes first! Therefore, the imperial court strictly forbade those who mourned their parents to participate in the imperial examination, and required their children and grandchildren to serve the mourning first, and there were also regulations on the period of mourning, three years! This is the minimum filial piety, if anyone violates it, it will be criticized by the world!

Etiquette stipulates that once an official of the imperial court bears the funeral of his grandparents and parents, "from the day of the funeral, regardless of the leap, the system will be kept for twenty-seven months, and the period will be restored." That is to say, you must take leave to go home for 27 months, and then return to the officialdom to fill in the post after the service is completed, even if you are a deacon.

Of course, in addition to not being able to participate in the imperial examination, there are many other taboos during the mourning period, such as not eating meat, not celebrating lavishly, not getting married, and so on.

If Xu Gang doesn't enter the officialdom, he can stay in Meizhou and guard his father's system, but now he participates in the scientific examination during his mourning, and this alone can make him discredited, after all, he took the initiative to participate in the imperial examination, not the imperial court! Besides, he hasn't been an official yet, so he can't talk about winning love!

The so-called seizure of affection means that the state needs a certain official to continue to deal with political affairs, so it takes away his filial piety, does not have to go to work, works in plain clothes, and does not participate in auspicious ceremonies. However, since the establishment of the system of seizing affection, it is very rare for officials to be robbed of affection!