Qinzhou in August was calm and tight.

No external disturbances, no internal worries. On a peaceful day when the wind and rain are smooth, there is nothing else to worry about except the non-stop screaming of the acquaintances on the trees.

But Zhizhou Shen Qi was so irritable that there was a pimple on his head and cheeks. Listening to the monotonous chirping of cicadas, he couldn't wait to be like Song Shouyue, the palace marshal in Beijing, and ordered someone to knock out all the autumn cicadas on the big trees in the yamen, so that his ears could be a little clear.

In the past two years, he has done no great deeds or great faults. did not get a profit in the Xihe War, but he was not defeated by the Western Thieves and suffered hardship. The day before yesterday, the Deshun army was trapped, and since the cage city was not broken, then he was not guilty.

Peace, stability, peace and stability, this is the life that the 300,000 Great Song Dynasty people in Qinzhou dream of.

However, this kind of stability is exactly what Shen Qi does not want to see.

Cai Ting of Jingyuan Road left and became a privy deputy envoy in Beijing; Wang Shao of Xihe Road also left, and in the blink of an eye, he was going to be the deputy privy envoy in Beijing.

Just he, Shen Qi is still here!

Looking at the coaches who were close to the two roads one by one, Shen Qi was anxious. Drinking the herbal tea in my mouth, I can't suppress the anxiety in my heart. The shade of the trees overhead can only block the blazing sun like a tiger in autumn.

As a border minister, what he is looking forward to is military merit, otherwise he would have gone to the northwest to endure hardships? !

This hellish place has dust in the spring, hot in the summer, and western thieves in the autumn, and it is very cold in the winter. What could be better than the comfort of Tokyo City? Even if he can't stay in Beijing, with his status and status, it is not difficult to ask for a dispatch from Jiangnan.

But he came to Qinzhou with the credit of pouring the sky, and he only hoped that he could get a little bit of Han Zhigui's luck here, so that he could show his strength.

It's a pity that Li Shizhong and Guo Kui didn't get the credit from Wang Shao, and he didn't get it either.

A piece of bread as big as Hehuang almost died of eating up and down the Xihe Road, but it was not left to outsiders at all.

Wang Shao became the ruler, Gao Zunyu became a nobleman, Han Gang threw away all the credit for Luo Wu and Xianyang like shit, and he was still promoted to the court official - Dr. Guozijian! From the seven pins! There are also Miao Zhu, Wang Shunchen, Wang Hou, Fu Qing, and Zhao Long, all of whom have been added to the official ranks, and one by one it seems that the fireworks of the Kaifeng Li family are tied under the waist and ribs, and after lighting the fire, they rush straight to the sky.

And up and down Qinzhou, almost all of them starved to death.

The money and food all supported Xihe, but Xihe still argued that it was not enough, and Shen Qi's performance appraisal for two consecutive years was Zhongping. And how long has it been since Zhang Shouyue was promoted? Jing Sili finally grabbed a position to participate in the Battle of Hezhou, but he died in battle! The entire two thousand Qin Feng elites have all achieved the reputation of Yu Zang and Renduo. Just one king won the credit of holding the city, but the first credit for retreating from the enemy was taken away by Wang Sunchen.

Do not suffer from few, but suffer from unevenness.

Shen Qi has read the sage books so many times in the past few decades, and there has never been a time when he feels that what the sage said is really reasonable!

stood up and circled around the old acacia in the courtyard. Shen Qi was dressed in a tulle robe, but his back was soaked with sweat. The two concubines fanned him, but they didn't make him sweat a little less.

At the moment, Qinzhou can't fight. Huizhou, Huizhou, Huizhou north of Qinzhou, and this piece of land south of Rouwolf Mountain, if it is defeated, it will not be far from Xingqing Mansion. But at the moment, there is not much food in the regular closing position, and the Son of Heaven will not support any risky behavior.

Shen Qi's footsteps stopped.

But Xihe still has a chance, Dong Yu on the shore of Huangshui just sent an oil bottle to Gongzhou Fanxue, and did not show satisfactory deference. And Lanzhou, in the north, is also controlled by the disobedient Yu Zang family.

Wang Shao has now left Xihe, and Gao Zunyu can't be the coach of Xihe. If he can grab this position, even if he can only send someone to test it, he has a way to turn a battle between scouts into a bloody battle all the way. At that time, it will be his chance to make a contribution.

…… Well...... It's not that he provoked the side for the sake of his own promotion to the rank of official, but it was really that those Tubo people couldn't believe it, and they should be suppressed quickly. After settling the Tibetan people, it was good to go north to Xingqing and pacify the Western Xia.

The mind has been decided.

Next, what Shen Qi has to consider is how to get the position of Xihe Jingluo.

'Whose way should I go?' ’

That's a problem.

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In another ten days, the officials who signed up for the entrance examination of the Lock Hall of the Present Branch in the middle of the Qin Feng transfer envoy road had already arrived at 7788 at this time, and they had reported to the Yamen of the Transfer Division before or after. After reaching the worst, only Han Gang was left alone.

"Han Gang didn't dare to come?" Cai Yu said coldly. His time in the Qinfeng Transfer Division was running out, and there was already news that he would be transferred to Shuzhong or Jinghu.

"Something is probably going to stumble." At the beginning of the year, that is, during the Battle of Hezhou, Cai Yanqing stayed in Longxi for a short time, and more or less knew a little bit about Han Gang. "I heard that his two concubines are pregnant, maybe they are waiting now."

"It turned out to be a witch who coveted women." Cai Yu sneered twice.

"If Han Gang is only so simple, how can he make meritorious deeds repeatedly? Don't speculate on the judgment. ”

"Han Gang is good at the art of holding the auction, if it weren't for that, how could he be promoted in three days."

"Cai Xi!"

Cai Yanqing directly called the name of his subordinates, and his eyes were cold. In the interaction of scholars, if you directly call the other party's name in person, it is a very severe reprimand.

Cai Xi's expression also changed, and he sneered: "Transporting Han Gang like this, are you thinking of taking Wang Shao's hand?!" ”

'Why are you smart at this time?' Cai Yanqing frowned. He does intend to take over the Xihe Economic Strategy Division, and the merit of the transfer is definitely not comparable to the merit of the commander all the way. But in order to get this position, it is necessary to make the Son of Heaven nod. Among them, Wang Shao and other Xihe officials will have a great influence on the right to speak.

It's just that he can't admit it: "Who will take over the Xihe Passage is a matter for the Son of Heaven and the Political Affairs Hall to consider." Yun Ju can't help but think too much! ”

"How, each knows." Cai Yu got up and arched his hand towards Cai Yanqing, "Xia Guan still has other things to do, so I will leave first." ”

Before walking out of the door, he turned back again, "Since the lower officials are judged to lock the hall with the test, they will not let a promiscuous person mix in the court." The imperial court has a talent ceremony, and no one is allowed to give it to each other privately. ”

"What the judgment says is that it should be so." CAI Yanqing,

Cai Xi flicked his sleeve robe fiercely and turned to leave.

Cai Xi only had the opportunity to embarrass Han Gang on this occasion. After the lock hall test, Han Gang, whose official product was already above Cai Yu, didn't have to glance at him from the corner of his eye at all.

Cai Yanqing pursed his lips. If you do something bad for Cai Xi and have a grudge against Han Gang for a tribute qualification, it will really be wronged to the extreme.

Han Gang is not a thing in the pool after all. Even if you can give him a stumbling block here, it will be impossible to stop him for a lifetime after all. Such talents will have to rise sooner or later. It would take madness to form such a mortal enmity with him.

What's more, Han Gang's talent is not bad, but like all Shaanxi scholars, he is just clumsy in poetry. When he was stationed in Longxi and participated in the Battle of Hezhou, Cai Yanqing and Han Gang had several deep conversations.

From the course of the conversation, it can be seen that Han Gang is deeply immersed in the scriptures and righteousness, and has not insulted Zhang Hengqu's reputation. Not to mention the policy question, his knowledge and vision have already determined the level of the policy he writes, as long as he pays a little attention to the text, he will not lose to anyone when it comes to the Ministry of Rites and the Temple Examination.

The average level of the other officials who participated in the lock hall test, Han Gang is not difficult at all to get a tribute to the lock hall test!

If Cai Xi wants to play a black hand in the meantime, it will most likely be a joke that falls into a cocoon.

'Why don't you just do it?'

Cai Yanqing didn't mean to interfere with Cai Yu, and let him make jokes by himself. It's a big fuss, he Cai Yanqing will help again, this favor should be sold enough!

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After saying goodbye to his parents, farewell to the two closest concubines, and saying hello to Yun Niang, who took care of the two children, Han Gang set off on the road.

In the two hundred miles from Longxi to Qinzhou, Han Gang only stayed with two companions. There are hundreds of positions in the Xihe Economic Strategy Division, but none of them participated in the lock hall test, so they could walk with him.

Han Gang's erudition and talent are very famous in Xihe. As soon as he heard that he was going to participate in the lock hall test, all the people who had intentions dispersed, and no one dared to compete with him for a position. The consequences of failing the hall lock test, they can't bear it.

All the way to Qinzhou, Han Gang showed his identity in front of the west gate, and the city gate official who guarded the gate hurriedly sent him into the city.

He hadn't come to this border county for a long time, and Han Gang walked on the road, comparing the difference between the city in his memory and reality. I walked all the way to the yamen in the center of the city, and passed by a few scholars who had no merit.

Han Gang didn't plan to find a place to live outside, his home was in Qinzhou City, although the small courtyard was not big, but the layout also showed that the craftsman was in his heart, not an idle character.

called a companion to send the luggage to his old courtyard, and Han Gang walked in by himself. At the same time, there were only a dozen or so people who participated in the lock hall test, and there was a very familiar face among them.

Murong Wu already has the background of the Ming Jing, but he has a higher level of thought. As soon as he saw Murong Wu, Han Gang would remember that he had met once, and immediately returned to Li Yi, the prefect of Fengxiang Mountain, that guy really didn't care about him Han Gang, he was completely hit by illness.

"Brother Siwen, long time no see!" Han Gang stepped forward to say hello.

"It turned out to be Yukun!" Murong Wu was extremely surprised, he had been waiting for Han Gang all along, and now he could finally say something. He immediately took two steps forward and took Han Gang's hand affectionately, "You're finally here." ”