Zuo Shaoyang went out through the back door last time, knew the way, quietly left the crowd, came to the back door, the door was hidden, opened, there was a carriage outside, the handlebar style saw him come out, hurriedly jumped off the wheel, took the pedal from the back of the carport and put it next to the wheel, and said: "Zuo Gongzi, please get in the car." ”

Zuo Shaoyang stepped into the car, lowered the curtain with the handlebar, shook the reins, and the carriage galloped forward.

The carriage came to the Penglai Inn, Zuo Shaoyang got out of the car, and the carriage went forward again.

Zuo Shaoyang stood on the side of the street, seeing the pedestrians coming and going on the street, thinking about everything that happened just now, he was really a little nervous, and he didn't know whether the move he took was a joy or a curse.

It doesn't matter if it's joy or misfortune, or it's better to leave the place of right and wrong quickly. However, what is the situation here, he is hanging in his heart, and he always wants to leave after having a result, and he will feel more at ease.

In the afternoon of the same day, I heard the news of the death of Du Yan, the secretary of the school department of the Imperial Historian, and the Du family set up a mourning hall in the sacrificial tent.

Zuo Shaoyang was very puzzled, when he left, he gave Du Yan a diagnosis, although he was still seriously ill, but there was no crisis. The heartbeat has also returned to normal completely. In this case, why is he still dead? Could it be that after he left, what happened?

In the following days, Zuo Shaoyang had been asking the inn guys to help hear the news of Dr. Yu Shi's death, and learned that although the funeral shed had been built, the condolences had not yet begun. This is normal, the funeral of high-ranking officials in the ancient court lasted for almost a month.

Unexpectedly, four or five days later, things changed dramatically! It is rumored everywhere in the capital that Lord Du Yandu, the secretary of the Imperial Doctor's Inspection Department, has come back from the dead! This news was simply sensational, and the whole city knew about it, and they were all surprised.

Zuo Shaoyang naturally wouldn't be surprised by this, because he knew that Du Yan was not dead at that time, but Zuo Shaoyang couldn't figure it out, the prescription he prescribed to Du Yan should be able to turn the corner within a few days after eating, why did Du Yan not get better that day, but he had to pretend to be dead, and even set up a mourning hall, and four or five days later, he suddenly announced that he was successfully resurrected, what did he want to do? Unknown.

The morning after learning that Du drowned and came back to life, Zhen Yao came and hid in Qiao Qiaoer's house and cried.

Zuo Shaoyang was very strange, so he went over to visit.

Knocking on the door, Zhen Yao and Qiao Qiaoer's two best friends were crying like tears, and Zuo Shaoyang hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" Is something wrong? ”

Qiao Qiao'er sobbed and said, "Yesterday afternoon, Yaoyao's great-grandfather was arrested. Great-uncle was also dismissed and imprisoned! Zhen's Medical Center has also been sealed! Woowoo"

"Why?"

"I heard that Yaoyao's great-grandfather and great-uncle treated one of Emperor Gaozu's favorite concubines a few years ago, and the favorite concubine later fell seriously ill and died. They said they deliberately used the wrong medicine. ”

Is there such a thing, is it a crime to add to it, Zuo Shaoyang doesn't know, but the Zhen brothers are unlucky but not Zuo Shaoyang expected, the Zhen brothers murdered Du Yan, what kind of person is Du Yan? The Imperial Historian inspects the Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, and the core power figure who participates in the government is equivalent to the current Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the head of the Central Organization Department, and a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee! Zhen Liyan, the younger brother of the Zhen brothers, is just a five-grade Taichang Temple, and the two sides are not opponents of the same level.

Perhaps, there may be a backstage behind the Zhen brothers, but they didn't show up, and I don't know who it is. Zuo Shaoyang hurriedly asked, "Is anyone else arrested this time?" ”

"I don't know, I heard that some officials have also been arrested. I don't know who it is. ”

"What about high-ranking officials? I mean high-ranking officials above the third rank of the imperial court? ”

Both shook their heads together: "I don't know." ”

Thinking about it, Zhen Yao's proud great-grandfather and great-uncle were both imprisoned at the same time, and they couldn't keep busy with their own family's affairs, so how could they have the heart to inquire about other people's affairs. After a few words of comfort, he took his leave and returned to the house.

That night, Zuo Shaoyang was sitting in the house restlessly, and the innkeeper came to visit mysteriously again.

After Bai Zhihan left, the innkeeper took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Zuo Shaoyang: "Zuo Gongzi, Uncle Du Yin Du said that you put this deed into the envelope by mistake, and let the small one be exchanged for you." ”

Zuo Shaoyang didn't answer, and asked in a low voice: "Old lady Du Yandu...... is he really dead?" ”

The smile on the inn's young man's face did not diminish in the slightest, and he said in a low voice: "The little one is just acting on orders, and he doesn't know anything else." He put the deed on the table, pushed it in front of Zuo Shaoyang, and took out a large envelope from his arms and put it in front of Zuo Shaoyang: "This is Uncle Du's thank you gift." ”

"I don't want it!" Zuo Shaoyang didn't even ask what the thank you gift was, he just wanted to get out of it now. Pushing the envelope back, "I want to know, when can we leave the capital and go back to our hometown?" ”

"Hehe, Childe laughed, no one imprisons Childe's whereabouts, if Childe wants, he can leave at any time. It's just that after the New Year, the son has to come back to the capital. ”

"Of course, my dad has to continue this lawsuit!"

The innkeeper shook his head mysteriously: "Not for this, Zuo Gongzi also has to come here." ”

"Why?"

"Childe will know after reading the contents of this envelope."

Zuo Shaoyang couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart, took the envelope and tore it open, there was a piece of paper inside, and when he took it out, it turned out to be a receipt document for the imperial examination of the Ministry of Officials, that is, after the prefectures raised people to go to Beijing with the tribute, they went to the Ministry of Officials to report, handed over the certificate of evidence, and the receipt issued by the Ministry of Rites, and it was also the admission ticket for the Spring Examination after the beginning of the spring. The exam will take place on the 25th day of the first month.

Zuo Shaoyang looked at it fixedly, and couldn't help but be startled, only to see that the holder on this document actually wrote his own name, and the place of origin indicated was also his own, but the place of solution was Jingzhao! The subject of the examination is "Medicine".

Du Yan's thank you gift to himself turned out to be an admission ticket to participate in the medical Beijing examination!

In principle, the imperial examinations of the states participating in the imperial examinations had to pass the county and state examinations organized by the state, and after passing, the state should give them a "solution", that is, a certificate of qualification, and obtain the qualification of tribute, so that they could pay tribute with the goods and enter Beijing to participate in the national examination. However, in the early Tang Dynasty, due to the beginning of the imperial examination, many systems were not very standardized, and the tribute system was also like this, especially other miscellaneous subjects such as the "medical imperial examination" that were not paid much attention to, as long as there were specialized talents, they could be directly given by the senior officials of the imperial court to participate in the examination.

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examination implemented a dual-track system, that is, the imperial examination and the guarantee examination were parallel, not only to pass the imperial examination, but also to be recommended by senior officials or celebrities recognized by the imperial court, and finally to pass, so as to obtain the qualification to be an official. Similar to Zuo Shaoyang, the direct guarantee of high-ranking officials in the imperial court to participate in the examination is not only a pass to directly participate in the examination, but also a sponsorship of high-ranking officials, that is to say, as long as Zuo Shaoyang's results in the imperial examination are qualified, he will be in the first place.

It goes without saying that this kind of direct sponsorship of high-ranking officials of the imperial court is easier to obtain and rank than the tribute students in the normal way.

Zuo Shaoyang already had some understanding of the imperial examination system in the Tang Dynasty, and when he saw this receipt of the text that fell from the sky to participate in the examination, he wondered, why did Du Yan want to participate in the imperial examination by himself? And without asking for their own opinions.

Zuo Shaoyang looked at the innkeeper suspiciously.

The young man smiled and said, "Master Du asked me to tell my son, thank you for saving the old lady, this house and the doctor's explanation can be regarded as a thank you." However, this matter must be kept secret, and it must not be publicized, and it is not allowed to publicize the relationship with Lord Yushi in the future. What the future career is, Lord Yushi will not ask, everything can only rely on yourself. ”

It turned out that this house and the doctor's article were hush money, so that I forgot about it from now on, don't think that I have climbed a big tree and talked about it everywhere. Zuo Shaoyang understands that officialdom is like a battlefield, especially these high-ranking officials, there are always many taboos and scruples, even if it is an ordinary thing, it must be mysterious. Perhaps, in Du Yan's eyes, he is just a little man who knows one or two home remedies and is extremely lucky, and he doesn't bother to pull himself into his circle.

Thinking that this matter involved a brutal political struggle, Zuo Shaoyang didn't want to meddle in this matter, and he always felt that he had received the benefits of this imperial doctor, and his heart was always unsteady, so he said: "Please tell Master Du that I know what to do, and I won't go around talking about it." However, please tell Mrs. Du, just say that I am not an official, and I don't want to be an official, thank him for his love, I will not come to participate in the imperial examination. Ming said that we will leave the capital and turn the state, and I will stay in the house for this document and the deed. ”

"Childe better not to be like this." The young man at the inn smiled undiminished, "Childe should know that Old Lady Du is the Imperial Doctor who inspects the school officials' books, and after the tribute and the first, how big an official he should be, what kind of official he should be, but his old man has the final say." Therefore, such a tribute sponsorship post, but an official note that did not fill in the official position, in the hands of his old man, he was happy, and it was a matter of one sentence to let him be a six-grade imperial doctor, even if he was not a medical officer, he would be a six-grade imperial historian, or he would be a seven-grade county commander in a wealthy place, and he would be a military officer, and it was not a matter of nothing. Childe knows how many people can't buy such a post with their heads sharpened and holding piles of gold and silver! If the son wants to resign, he is afraid that he will disappoint Lord Du's wishes. Childe is still respectful as it is better to obey his fate. ”

Speaking of this, the young man smiled meaningfully: "--Childe may not know much about our old lady Du, he is an old man, and he only likes obedient people!" ”

Although the last sentence was warm and full of laughter, Zuo Shaoyang felt a chill and couldn't help but be stunned.

The innkeeper left at some point. Zuo Shaoyang sat on the stool, looking at the imperial examination on the table, not knowing whether to be happy or sad.

(To be continued)