From ancient times to the present, many cases have been adjudicated by bluffing and intimidation, and then distinguishing the truth from the confession. When Yue Su was a policeman, he used this trick to arrest criminals, and he tried and failed.

An errand officer took a clamping stick, pressed Liu Banxian to the ground, and put his legs out of the clamping stick. Yue Su looked at Liu Banxian with a smile and said, "You start making it up, if the compilation is not satisfactory to the mansion and is full of flaws, then don't blame the mansion for being polite." ”

He said plainly, Liu Banxian, who was lying on the ground, was already oozing a cold sweat, and seeing that the adults above were not easy to fool, he had to say honestly: "Back to the adults, the villain tells the truth." Today, the villain went out to tell fortunes, but the business was very cold, and at noon, someone middle-aged man came to the hexagram stall. He gave the villain a hundred taels of silver, and said that he would let the villain help him do something. also gave the villain a list, there were ten people on the list, all of whom were on the list of the current science association, and there were also the addresses of these people in the capital. He asked me to find these people, and then coaxed them to the Jade Pavilion with his incorruptible tongue, and he also told me that I must tell them that my fame and future are there. ”

"That's true." Yue Su nodded with satisfaction and waved his hand, "Put him down." ”

When the messenger took off the clamping stick, Yue Su said again: "Give that list to this mansion to see." ”

"Yes......" Liu Banxian hurriedly came with a piece of paper from his arms, and an errand officer took it and presented it to the public case.

Yue Su took a look, and sure enough, the names of the ten people were written on it, as well as the rankings of the current examination, the current address in the capital, and the facial characteristics, and even the family background were clearly written. It is not after some low-level officials, but also the children and grandchildren of some wealthy merchants and landlords. After reading it, Yue Su said: "This is written very carefully, why did that person tell you such detailed information?" ”

"My lord, although we fortune tellers rely on one mouth, we have to make the other party credulous, how can we know some of the other party's background, otherwise we will talk nonsense, who will believe it. Especially fooling a group of readers, if they don't know the details at all, they must not be kicked out. The man seemed to know this layer as well, so he wrote it in detail on the paper. Liu Banxian said truthfully.

"Oh." Yue Su pondered for a while, but it was reasonable, and asked again: "Then what did he ask you to send people to the Jade Pavilion for, and what kind of place is this Jade Pavilion?" ”

"This Jade Pavilion is a place of wind and moon, and it is quite famous in Beijing. The man only said that he would send people to the Jade Pavilion, and as for what to do, he didn't tell the little one. By the way, he also said that when you let someone go, it is best to bring a token with you, so as not to recognize the wrong person. It happened that he saw the apricot yellow peace charm on the villain's hexagram stall, so he told the villain to let the small peace charm be given to the person who was going, so that he could wear it on his waist and expose it outside. In the end, he threatened the villain, if the villain dared to talk more after he did it, he would definitely take the villain's surname. As for the rest, the villain really doesn't know anymore. After Liu Banxian finished speaking, he began to kowtow again and again.

Yue Su saw that what he said was true, and finally asked, "Of the ten people on this list, how many have you notified now?" ”

"Lord Hui, there are four ...... in total" Now, there is nothing to hide, Liu Banxian followed and said all the names of the four people.

Yue Su nodded and said, "Take the three of them to the Houya Mansion to rest and take strict care." ”

"Yes."

Waiting for the messenger to escort Liu Banxian and the three of them out of the second hall, Yue Su looked at Yang Yishan, who was sitting on the side, and said with a smile: "Mr. Yang, do you guess what is the purpose of that person to bring these middle names to the Jade Pavilion?" ”

Yang Yishan's face was full of smiles, and he said, "My lord, this is a student." At present, there are many political parties in the DPRK and China, and it is not uncommon for officials to privately select talents from among the first members of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China to become party members. I think that this Jade Pavilion is the property of some official, and he specializes in this scheme. ”

His thoughts coincided with Yue Su, Yue Su nodded, and said, "Mr. Yang, I think it's the same." The party is misleading the country, the party is misleading the country......"

"Now that my lord knows about the Jade Pavilion, I don't know what to do with it?" Yang Yishan asked.

Yue Su pondered for a moment and asked rhetorically, "But I don't know what Mr. thinks?" ”

"Now that there is a trend of cliques in the DPRK and China, it is not easy to put an end to this malpractice by relying on the efforts of adults alone, and even if it is known that there are officials who are trying to win over candidates, they cannot be punished for this. Therefore, the students thought that it was better to find out who the owner of this Jade Pavilion was first, and then make a decision. ”

"Sir, that's exactly what I want."

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The next time, Yue Su still accompanied the emperor to lunch before returning home. Back in the back house, let Ruan Aoyue help dress up, and bring Jin Cicada and Li Haoran out of the back door to the mansion.

The current Yue Su has an extra beard on his mouth, if people who are not familiar with him will definitely not recognize him when they look at it. His appearance is dressed according to the appearance of a man on Liu Banxian's list.

Juzi's name is Lu Yan, a native of Jiangxi, 27 years old this year, and his family background is that his father is a silk merchant. Yue Su studied the appearance and posture of these ten people, and this person was relatively similar to himself and easy to dress up. Moreover, Liu Banxian has not had time to inform him of this move.

After inquiring along the way, he came to the Jade Pavilion, and asked Jin Chan and Li Haoran to drink tea at the nearby tea house, and he walked in alone.

In this kind of fireworks land, there are not many people who come to the door during the day, and as soon as Yue Su enters the door, an old bustard immediately comes to greet him. "This guest master, please, is there a familiar girl, if it's the first time you come, I'll introduce you to a good one."

Yue Su had never been to this kind of place, but he had seen this kind of scene on TV, so in order not to expose it and attract the attention of others, he said: "I am a foreigner, and it is the first time I have come here, and there is no girl I know well." ”

"It's okay, it's okay, please ...... inside," the old bustard said, leading Yue Su to the inner hall and sat down.

At this time, a young man walked out, this person glanced at Yue Su, didn't speak, and walked straight out. Yue Su also glanced at the young man, but he felt a little familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere, but he couldn't remember it. The young man was none other than Pei Yingjie. The two of them had a fight outside the Huguanggong Courtyard back then, but they were separated by four years, how could they recognize each other again. Especially Yue Su is still dressed up today, and Pei Yingjie can't recognize it. And Yue Su looked at him a little familiar at most.

At that time, the Jiyuan was not a place where you could take off your pants and go to bed as soon as you entered, it was a bit like a bar now, where you could listen to music, chat, and drink.

Yue Su was invited to a table to sit down, and while sitting down, he deliberately shook the apricot yellow amulet on his waist, and the old bustard didn't seem to see it, so he called two girls to come and sit with him, put on a pot of tea, a few dried fruits, and went by himself.

Yue Su wondered in his heart, could it be that the other party had seen his identity.

He had no choice but to chat with the two girls. After a while, a "big teapot" came to refill the water and filled the teapot, and the turtle said: "This son, seeing that you are polite and courteous, I think you are a noble person who came to Beijing to take the test." ”

"The nobles don't dare to be the nobles, Lu Mou did come to Beijing to catch the exam." Yue Su said with a smile.

"It turns out that Childe's surname is Lu ......" Gui Gong said, glanced at the talisman on Yue Su's waist, and then said: "Childe is a nobleman, how can he sit on this floor and go upstairs to use tea." ”

Yue Su nodded and said, "It's okay." ”

"Childe, please." Gui Gong put the teapot aside and asked Yue Su to go upstairs.

Climb to the second floor and go all the way in, it seems that you are willing to choose the innermost room to do this kind of work. It is a suite, and the door opens to a delicate living room with a table in the center with seasonal fruits and drinks.

The big teapot said, "Childe, please sit down, I don't know what Childe needs." ”

Yue Su sat down at the table and said deliberately: "This old man, this morning, a Taoist master came to the door and said that my whole life and wealth are in this Jade Pavilion, Lu was very curious, so he came to visit. If it's just drinking tea and drinking, please forgive Lu for saying goodbye, I still need a class. As he spoke, he took out of his bosom a certain amount of silver.

"Don't worry, Childe, wait for your own understanding. If the son has no other needs, the little one will retire first. After speaking, the turtle man left the room and closed the door.

As soon as the turtle prince went out here, Yue Su heard someone in the inner room say, "It's Lu Yan and Lu Xianggong outside." ”

This person's voice is yin and yang, Yue Su is often in and out of the Forbidden City now, it is not difficult to hear that this is the voice of a eunuch.

Yue Su said: "Exactly, I don't know if Your Excellency is ......"

"You must have heard our voice." As soon as the voice fell, the door of the inner room was pushed open, and a young man of small height walked out. What the young man was wearing was the service of the eunuchs in the palace.

If ordinary people see a eunuch, they may be shocked, but Yue Su has entered the Forbidden City a lot, and he knows a lot about the situation in the palace, and he can see at a glance that the level of this eunuch, that is, the level of a small long-term follower, is not even called a "prison" at all.

Despite this, in order not to help him, Yue Su still stood up and bowed a little humbly, "The villain sees his father-in-law." ”

"Excuse me." The little eunuch waved his hand casually, and walked to the table and sat down very aggressively. And he said, "Sit down too." ”

"Thank you, father-in-law." Yue Su sat down.

At this time, I heard the little eunuch say: "Lu Xianggong won the title of the tribute in the gold list this time, which is really gratifying." As long as you pass the temple examination, you can go to the next level. It's just that Lu Xianggong has never thought about what kind of ranking he can achieve in the palace examination with his own strength? ”

"This ...... The villain is really not sure, but it is estimated that he is hovering between the second and third grades. Yue Su replied cautiously.

"The imperial court arranges official positions, and they are also ranked according to the palace examination, and the position of Dingjia, although everyone has a heart, it depends on chance and creation. The second-class ranking can indeed be fought for, but I don't know if Lu Xianggong is willing to fight for it. The little eunuch said lightly.

"If you can fight for it, the villain is naturally willing, but the palace test ranking, a look at the results, the second is the emperor and the cabinet selection, although the villain has a heart, I am afraid that he is powerless." Yue Su sighed deliberately.

"Lu Xianggong doesn't have to be discouraged, you just said that the ranking of the palace exam depends on the results, and our family has a way to let you go to the next level when you take the palace exam."