"What's going on?" Shui Sheng was also bold, and he was curious for a moment, so he couldn't help but lean up, arched his hand towards a soldier, and couldn't help but ask.

"Get out of the way, what are you looking at?" One of the soldiers who opened the road scolded with cross-eyebrows: "You little green skin, you know all day long that you are messing around on this dock, and you will end up like this in the morning." Let me tell you clearly, this birdman sells illicit salt and smuggles armor, no matter which one is a capital crime, and it happened to be held by the Governor's Mansion of our Chinese army, and this time it is appropriate to be razed by the three clans. ”

After saying that, he jumped and kicked over.

Shui Sheng took a breath of cold air, and his cold hair suddenly stood up. Speaking of which, Yun Yi was able to get on the ship and clear customs, and he was also a broker in the middle, if he was really investigated, he was afraid that he would inevitably be exiled. First, he was afraid in his heart, and then he was forced by the other party's official authority to forget to dodge.

happened to be kicked and stepped down, and ordinary people ate this and collapsed to the ground in pain.

Aquatic is a martial artist, and he has already trained his body like steel, but he is immovable.

The soldier was so shocked that he took a step back, and was about to fall to the ground.

Shui Sheng didn't see it well, so he hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and said with a smile: "Offend the military master, capital crime, capital crime." Dare to ask, just take such one, didn't the boatman take it, is there an accomplice? ”

The soldier was also taken aback when he saw that he could not knock down the aquatic life, and was about to get angry.

A companion next to him said: "Second Fu, what are you angry with the same skin, it is important to handle the lord's case." He raised his head and scolded Shui Sheng: "Get out of the way, what are you asking about our yamen, thinking about death?" What if you take such a batch, what does it have to do with other people? ”

After saying that, ignore the aquatic life. Just set up Yun Yi to go.

Suddenly, Yun Yi, who seemed to be dead, suddenly opened his eyes. Spotting the water life, he suddenly stretched out his severed hand and grabbed him, silently opening his mouth, revealing a half-amputated tongue.

"Hey, you're still awake, what, you're still unwilling." The second brother named Fu Yun Yi spat in his face and scolded: "So that you can understand that you have offended the nobles from the capital." I took someone else's boat, and my tongue was not clean, and I didn't know how to die, so I blamed you for your miserable life......"

The words are not finished yet. One of the soldiers shouted, "Second brother, what are you talking about?" Want to die? ”

Fu Laoer's face changed greatly, and he lowered his head and walked with everyone.

"Your nobleman...... He became a ship...... Don't? Shui Sheng froze, and the doubts in his heart were even worse. At this time, the other people around him who were watching the excitement screamed.

The scream woke him up, and when he looked back, he saw Zhu Mao slumped limply on the ground.

It turned out that this Zhu Shusheng had always been timid, when had he ever seen ten fingers broken. The bloody scene of his tongue being cut off in half suddenly fainted.

"Xiucai. Xiucai, what's wrong with you? ”

Hurriedly asked the porter next to him for a scoop of water, fed it a mouthful, and splashed the rest on his head.

After a while, Zhu Shusheng woke up quietly and shouted: "Am I dead or alive?" ”

Everyone laughed and said, "Scholar, you are naturally alive." ”

Seeing Zhu Mao's water, Shui Sheng trembled all over his body, which was very pitiful. He had something in his heart, so he said, "Xiucai, you go back first." ”

"Nope." But I didn't know where Zhu Mao came from, struggled to stand up, and said: "Before, in the school, I heard that the undergraduate should be the main examination of the Tianfu Examination, the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and the first place in the palace examination last year, Lord Wu Shizhen Wu is coming to Nanjing, and the county lords of all counties will come to greet him, so I have to go and join in the fun." ”

"What nonsense, who are you talking about?" Shui Sheng's heart was shocked, and the big man from the capital was still surnamed Wu. ..., "You know, right? ”

"Ah, champion." Shui Sheng took a breath of cold air, he knew the champion, it was the stars in the sky descending to earth, and his voice changed: "The champion you said is surnamed Wu, how old is he?" ”

Zhu Mao: "It's surnamed Wu, Wu Shizhen, who has never heard his name in this world." Lianzhong Liuyuan, the first person in ancient times. His poems are called an open artistic conception, like the Yangtze River, pouring thousands of miles. ”

As he spoke, Zhu Mao's eyes were full of essence, and he couldn't help but sing loudly: "The wind is urgent, the sky is high, and the ape is howling, and the white bird flies back." The boundless falling trees are falling, and the Yangtze River is rolling. He is often a guest in the sad autumn, and he has been on stage alone for more than a hundred years. Hardship, bitterness, hatred, frost and sideburns, pouring down a new turbid wine glass. Strong, strong! The tone is sonorous and unrestrained, saying that my generation has passed away, and my ambition has not been rewarded. Presumably, when Wu Shizhen wrote this poem, it was at a time when Huai Cai was not met...... To borrow his sentence 'I don't need to seal the marquis of ten thousand households in life, but I hope to know Wu Yizhou', if I can see him today, I will be willing even if I die! ”

Zhu Mao was covered in water, his hair was scattered, his shoes had fallen off, and he looked excited.

The docks were full of Riba people, how could they understand what he was saying. I just feel that this person is singing and dancing, and he is clearly crazy.

They all shouted: "This scholar is crazy, hurry up, call Lang Zhong quickly." ”

"Call Langzhong, whoever gives the money for the medicine, in my opinion, just pour in a mouthful of yellow soup."

Shui Sheng also felt that Zhu Mao's situation was a little terrible, so he hurriedly called a familiar cart to push goods, picked him up and threw him on the car: "Xiucai, you better go home!" ”

"I'm just a child, not a showman." Zhu Mao is still struggling: "I want to meet Wu Shizhen." ”

Someone persuaded: "Scholar, even if the noble man you said comes, you won't see it." What do you think, so many county lords, the dock must be cleared, not a man, and he can't get close at all. ”

Zhu Mao still didn't follow, Shui Sheng was annoyed, and said, "Xiucai, you better go home." If you don't leave, you'll be stuffed with dung. ”

Only then did Zhu Mao wake up in fright, if a dignified scholar was really poured yellow soup, what face would he have to live in the world.

Only then did he stop struggling and let others push him away.

Not long after Zhu Mao left, he heard a few cannon shots, and suddenly, a group of wolf-like servants ran over from the dock and began to clear the field, while throwing the whip loudly, he shouted loudly: "It's all out of the way, the master of the school and the county lord of the county came to greet the master of the main exam, if you are shocked, you will be killed directly!" ”

He drove the idlers so far away that they couldn't see the shadows.

It's busy. Another errand officer put up a pergola and looked at the river, and shouted: "Master Wu's official ship is here!" ”

The water is wrapped among the people. I accidentally ate a whip too. Hearing this shout, he turned his head to look at the river, but saw a group of small sampans with the flags of the Central Military Governor's Mansion and the Lijin Bureau, escorting a large boat towards the dock like the stars holding the moon.

That boat, Huo Ran was the one Shui Sheng had sat on before, Boss Wu's ......

Shui Sheng's surprise was not trivial, and his heart was about to jump out of his cavity.

The doubts in my heart became bigger and bigger, and I secretly hid in a large pile of bamboo and hemp bags while people were unprepared. Only one pair of eyes were exposed.

Then, a group of officials dressed in various official uniforms came together, and the cranes, quails, and herons on the complement dazzled his eyes.

It was a long time later. The ship finally came to shore. Shui Sheng looked at the past, and Boss Wu Jiewu, who was dressed in cloth, walked over with a smile accompanied by a military attache in a big red robe.

Immediately, several officials greeted him: "Bachelor Wu" and "Cheng Anbo", and they were handed over again. Greeting again, with an extremely respectful attitude. ..., Hearing the name of Cheng Anbo, Shui Sheng was even more shocked, this is the Nanjing garrison, the head of the army in the entire Nanjing area, a real dignitary.

And. Such a second-grade earl is so affectionate with Boss Wu...... Let's put it this way. Wu Jie is really a noble person from Beijing.

Next, a group of officials stepped forward to talk to Wu Jie and said something that Shui Sheng couldn't understand. And Wu Jie entertained one by one, behaved calmly and decently, with a graceful and generous momentum.

"Fake, fake, must have invited a troupe to act for me." Shui Sheng couldn't help but groan in his heart, but he also knew that he was just a splash, and who would be willing to spend time to make such a big battle out of it, just to deceive him.

Moreover, he couldn't understand a word of what these people said, just like what Zhu Xiucai said when he was occasionally sour.

This...... What's going on?

Soon, the suspicions in Shui Sheng's heart were shattered.

Because he saw Lord Duan of Shangyuan County in the crowd.

Although Shangyuan County is a county, the administrative office is in the city of Nanjing. The county magistrate will ascend to the church for two days every month, the first and fifteenth days of the new year.

Shui Sheng has been to see the excitement twice before, and he remembers the appearance of Lord Duan.

And right here, Duan Xianzun happened to be standing beside Wu Jie, with a respectful face, as if he was a junior.

In the past, a magistrate was already a big figure in the minds of the aquatic beings, let alone an earl. Moreover, these people seem to have great respect for Wu Jie.

It seems that Wu Jie is really a noble person from the capital, older than Cheng Anbo's official.

Thinking about this, the whole person of the aquatic life seemed to have been struck by lightning, and he couldn't move anymore.

I don't know how long it took, but after Wu Jie got on the sedan chair and the army opened the way, and left the dock, Shui Sheng stood up from the pile of sacks in a daze, and his eyes were straight.

While walking forward mechanically, he muttered: "He is a nobleman, he is really a nobleman, I have eyes and don't know Mount Tai, and I missed such a big opportunity." ”

"A hundred years of repairing in the same boat, this is also the fact that God has taken pity on me for a lifetime and sent me to the nobles. As long as you enter the blue eyes of others, you will have wealth in this life. That Dong Dalang is just a cheap brother-in-law who is Governor Hu's staff, so he will be very popular. I heard that the staff member is not a fart in Lord Hu's mansion, just like the porter. But in this way, Dong Dalang relied on this relationship, turned to the side, and sat on the top spot in Nanjing. ”

"Then Lord Wu doesn't know what the origin is, seeing that An Bo is so enthusiastic with him, he must be an official as big as Hu Butang, if I get acquainted with him, wouldn't I be more majestic than Dong Dalang."

"You stupid person who gave birth to the water, you actually let go of this big opportunity." Shui Sheng just wanted to slap himself in the face, and he felt like crying.

Behind, someone shouted: "Little water, your fish, fish ......"

Shui Sheng ignored it, and walked away in despair, and he didn't know how to get home, only then did he remember that he had lost the two swordfish sent by Zongbo.

He took a deep breath and suddenly smiled: "Aquatic, aquatic, you are so unproductive." A manly man, if you want to get ahead, you have to be not afraid of death, dare to fight and kill, how do you think you have to learn from Dong Dalang to climb high branches? ”

"You shouldn't be blessed in your life. I can't blame others. ”

Thinking of this, he calmed down. Stretched out his hand and knocked on his door: "Mother, sister-in-law, Shui Sheng is back...... Wu Jie was taken over by Ying Tianfu to take over the county magistrate and the school of the school, and went all the way to the Gongyuan.

According to the system of the imperial court, in the next few days, Wu Jie and Mozi's mother and son will live here.

In the Tribute Courtyard, Ying Tianfu Yin was already waiting there, and Wan Wenming's wine and food had already been delivered. ..., Ying Tian is the capital of Liu, Ying Tianfu Yin and Shuntian Mansion Yin have the same status and respect, and are under the six Shangshu. Above the waiter, a dignified three-grade official, self-respecting identity, naturally he will not pick up Wu Jie.

Wu Jie met with Fu Yin according to the courtesy of his subordinates. He sat at the head of all civilizations.

Fu Yin is because his status is too high. Wan Wenming, on the other hand, was not accustomed to dealing with civil officials, so the two exchanged a few words with Wu Jie and the civil officials, and ate a few glasses of wine. He took his leave.

After sending off the two high-ranking officials, all the officials at the banquet relaxed at the same time, and the atmosphere became warm. Naturally, it was a narrative, a poem, and a wine order, and it was noisy until midnight. Then they dispersed.

The weather is already hot, and the Huadiao wine is mellow. Wu Jie was so hot that he was covered in sweat.

When the officials dispersed, Xuezheng Wangwu invited Wu Jie to speak in the study.

There was no longer a waiter in the library, just the two of them.

Wu Jie took a boat for a day, and he was a little tired, but it was estimated that Lord Wang wanted to talk about the exam, so he had to cheer up.

But he didn't want to, Wang Wu didn't say anything about this session's examination, but asked about the details of Wu Jie's poor examination in the Hanlin Academy.

Seeing Wu Jie's puzzled expression, Wang Wu said with emotion that he was also born as a scholar, but unfortunately he was ranked low and could not choose the museum, and he was very curious about the affairs of the Hanlin Academy.

Wu Jie took a sip of strong tea, cheered up, and said that it was nothing, this was a system of the imperial court. Every year, the college examinations of local governments, such as Suncheon, Yingcheon, and the provincial capitals of each province, or the triennial township examination, need to send bachelors from the Hanlin Academy and various ministries to do the main examination.

However, in order to be fair and impartial, an examination is required.

Only those who are at the top of the ranking have the opportunity to travel.

The test venue is in the Jianji Palace, and candidates need to be escorted by the department. The questions are far simpler than the exam, with a total of three questions, two four-book questions, and one poem question, limited to rhyme. Only one test, one day.

There were eight ministers who read the papers, and they were sentenced on the spot.

Wu Jie was ashamed again, and said: "Wu Jie is not talented, he won the second place, and was sent to Nanjing." The first name was taken away by an adult in the Li Fan Yuan, otherwise it would be better to stay in Beijing, and avoid the pain of running around and working hard. ”

Since he was admitted to the Jinshi, Wu Jie didn't bother to spend more effort in the examination room, and copied a few sample essays at random to deal with the past. This is the second place, which also surprised others.

Wang Wu asked carefully, even the names of the candidates who participated in the examination were and what positions they held clearly.

Only then did Wu Jie realize that the officials who came to take the exam were all rising stars or real power tasks in the ministry, and being selected for the exam could already explain the problem. This royal house quietly made the future pattern of the imperial court clear, ghostly.

"That's it." Lord Wang smiled: "Actually, this official also knows that Wu Bian intends to take the second place or be sent to Nanjing, your vision is really admirable!" ”

Wu Jie wondered: "Why do you say this?" ”

Wang Wu smiled, his wrinkles deepened, and he stroked his beard and said: "Wu Compilation, speaking of which, we are not outsiders, I and Prefect Bao are in the same year, and we have a good relationship." Everyone is a real power, but they have to compete for a hard-working examiner. If you don't want to recruit protégés and gather contacts, who wants to suffer this hardship? Although Jingshi is a place where talents gather, it is a pity that the water is too deep, and there are not a few adults and nobles standing behind a scholar, even if you want to gather contacts, it may not be intimate. is a place in the south of the Yangtze River, where talents are more prosperous than those of Beijing, and there is not much background. ”

Wu Jie suddenly realized, but he admired this little old man in his heart. I'm just a newcomer in the political arena, and I really don't know a lot of them.

His heart moved, yes, this is a good opportunity to take on a protégé. To choose who is the best talent and who not to choose, you really have to use some brains.

Soon, he determined two criteria: first, he had real talent and excellent IQ; One is a person who is capable, able to do things, and has emotional intelligence. As for the kind of reading that makes the brain pedantic, it is of little use. Even if they are reluctantly taken, or they will be lifted in the future. Even if a junior sergeant becomes an official, it is not beneficial to the country. ..., after saying this. Wu Jie yawned and was about to go back to the house to sleep, but Lord Wang's next action shook his body.

I saw Wang Wu take out a stack of money tickets from his sleeve and gently put them on the coffee table beside Wu Jie.

Wu Jie saw that they were all 1,000 taels of big tickets, which were issued by Yangzhou salt merchants, and they could be exchanged and taken at any time in the south of the Yangtze River, with a good reputation.

This stack of money tickets looks like a lot, at least about 10,000 taels, which is an astonishingly large astronomical amount during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty.

Wu Jie is a person who is used to being big-hearted. His net worth is only a few thousand taels, and after two years, there are not a few left. The Hanlin Academy's silver is very low, and it is only four taels per month. There was already some embarrassment at hand. See so much money. It is also a lie to say that he is not moved, and his face suddenly changed.

Wang Wu saw Wu Jie's color change, but he would be wrong. thought that Wu Jie wanted to learn to be a clean official and gain a clear reputation, or that he was afraid of greed, so he said: "This is still a hospital test, and I really encountered a township test." Even the Jingtang of the three products has to fight for the big test, in addition to gathering contacts. Isn't it just a great gift of apprenticeship? ”

And he explained, according to the rules. As soon as the examiners in the capital came, all counties had to pay the examiners to maintain their integrity. The hospital examination is one county and one thousand taels, and Yingtianfu has a total of eight counties, a total of eight thousand taels. As for the township test, it was reduced to 300, and the upper county also gave 500.

Wu Jieqi asked: "Why is the township test less than the hospital test?" ”

Wang Wu also said: "There are at least dozens of counties in a province, if they are all 1,000 taels, it is too much. Wu compiled, this money can only be collected, and the court allows the maintenance of incorruptible silver. ”

"Raise incorruptible silver?"

Lord Wang said with a smile: "The imperial court also knows that Beijing officials are poor, so there is such a precedent, and what I am afraid of is that the main examination will go to the local level, accept bribes from candidates without permission, and lose dignity, so there is this move." ”

While Wu Jie opened his eyes, he couldn't help shaking his head, this court was confused enough, afraid that the main examination would accept bribes, so it was really strange that the state would bribe its own officials first.

However, it is a pleasant thing to suddenly get this large amount of legal income.

Wu Jie naturally smiled.

It's too late today, and there is no way to talk about the exam, and when Wang Wu left, he said that because Wu Jie brought his family, he couldn't live in the tribute courtyard. Otherwise, when you feel the exam, you won't be locked up in the exam room.

Wu Jie hurriedly screamed badly, but forgot about it.

Wang Wu said that there was no need to worry, he had already found a place to live in advance, which was a silk merchant's house.

Wu Jie was a little happy, this Lord Wang is really considerate enough, it seems that this issue of cooperation with him must be very smooth.

On the second day, Wang Wu sent someone to send Wu Jie's family to the silk merchant's courtyard.

This merchant was an official businessman, and he was a well-known rich man in the city who worked for the weaving of Nanjing. This courtyard is somewhat like a Suzhou garden, surprisingly large, elegant and exquisite. Moth is originally from Jiangnan, so he naturally likes it here, saying that the place is good, but it is too big.

Wu Jie smiled: "It's good if you like it, when I retire in the future, let's go back to Jiangnan and buy a garden like this for the elderly." ”

Mozi was even more happy: "If you want to get, you want to get, the fallen leaves always have to return to the roots, and the Beijing concubine is a little unaccustomed to it." By the way, Sister Tang is also a southerner, so she should be very happy. ”

Hearing her mention Tang Mi, Wu Jie suddenly felt a little depressed in his heart. Now that Miss Tang Chao is pregnant, her identity must be solved as soon as possible. Otherwise, once the belly gets bigger, the joke will be bigger.

Seeing that Wu Jie was in a bad mood, Mozi realized that he had said the wrong thing, so he pulled the topic aside.

It is also a coincidence, this is only three miles away from the old house of the Wu family, and the weather is good today, so you might as well go over and take a look.

Speaking of this, Mozi sighed: "The lord and the concubine have lived there for two years, although I remember those days...... But I still think, that's our home. Master, just bring Qiang'er over and let him see it. Speaking of this, I remembered the situation when Wu Jie's father died in the past, and remembered the hardships he had endured, and the moth's eyes were red, and he was about to cry when he saw it.

Wu Jie felt a pain in his heart, and hurriedly held her hand and comforted her for a long time, and only after amusing her happily did he say: "Okay, if you are idle today, I will accompany my wife and son to see the place where my lord lived and struggled when he was young." ”

The house is still the same house, but the owner has already changed.

In fact, the Wu family was not wealthy back then, and Wu Jie's father was just a Langzhong in the Nanjing Military Department, and his position was also low. Moreover, the Sixth Department of Nanjing was originally a nursing home, and the officials were also very poor.

Therefore, the Wu family is also a small courtyard.

When Wu Jie and Mozi left here to go to Sichuan, they had already sold the yard and are now standing here. Looking at the courtyard wall and door panel, Wu Jie's original memory of the body suddenly flooded, and he was a little stupid.

Qiang'er was a little uneasy when he came to a strange place, crying loudly in his mother's arms, and Mozi teased the child gently. (Book House wwshushu5.fastest update wwshushu5.)

"My son is probably hungry, forget it, the past day is not left. Besides, that's not my memory, so it's better to go back. Thinking of this, Wu Jie was a little excited and was about to leave.

Suddenly, a hand slapped him on the shoulder: "Ha, isn't this a fool Wu, when did you come back to Nanjing, I thought you were starving to death outside!" ”

When I looked back, it was a scholar, followed by a woman and two children. (To be continued...... RQ