"Then the Ministry of Officials ordered the Jiangning Mansion to cancel the qualification of the tribute warrior, but Shen Shaoyin proposed that the vacant quota should not be wasted, starting from the eighth place, each person moved forward by one place, so that the eldest grandson was one hundred and one, and moved up one place, which was exactly the hundredth, congratulations to the elder pavilion, the eldest grandson is about to make up the qualification of the tribute priest."

Guan Baoqing laughed, this Shen Shaoyin is very capable! He thought that the Shen family was all fools, but he didn't expect that there were still people who understood.

"But Xianju has already participated in the election of the head of Hucao, if he is selected, won't he have the opportunity to enter Beijing to catch the exam, has his father considered this issue?"

Guan Baoqing looked at Zhao Yiming, he must figure out this question and not be ambiguous.

Zhao Yiming smiled slightly, "Don't worry, I heard the eldest young master say that since the autumn of this year, the Ministry of Officials has relaxed the restrictions on the Jinshi Section, which used to be a tribute scholar, and officials are not allowed to participate in the Jinshi Imperial Examination, but now it is relaxed to be a tribute scholar or a person in the Ming Jing scientific examination, and at the same time, the nine grades and below can participate in the imperial examination, that is to say, the official is still not allowed, but the little official let go, this is mainly to give a chance to those who have been admitted to the Ming Jing Department, but this is not just in line with the conditions of the eldest grandson?" ”

The provincial examination of the Daning Dynasty is different from the previous dynasty, there are two times a year, one is the Ming Jing Branch, by the reference of the people, take the top one hundred and fifty, the examination is held in February every year, so it is called the spring court, the main examination by the Ministry of Rites, the person who wins the examination can be awarded to the county Cao in charge, or the court departments to engage in.

The other is the Jinshi department, which must obtain the qualification of the tribute judge, take the top 20, and the examination is held in September every year, so it is also called the autumn school, and the main examination is conducted by the Ministry of Officials, and those who pass the examination are directly admitted to the nine officials.

In the past, there was no chance to take the Jinshi examination again after the Ming Jing subject, which made many scholars entangled, but this year's reform, in addition to the tribute scholars, those who took the Ming Jing examination were also eligible to participate in the Jinshi examination, and invisibly, the competition in the Jinshi Department was more intense.

If Guan Xianju really made up for the qualification of the tribute judge, even if he was the head of the household, he could still participate in the Jinshi section in September, this news made Guan Baoqing more satisfied, of course he knew that the Shen family was deliberately wooing the Guan family to make up for the qualification of the tribute judge, in order to let him give more money to support the king of Chu.

Guan Baoqing smiled, "Then I can rest assured, Xianju can run for the head of Hucao." ”

At this time, a family member brought Feng Chaiyun in, and encountered Ma Wei when he entered the city, Feng Chaiyun's mood was low, and he didn't bring the horizontal knife on his body, Guan Baoqing politely greeted him and asked him to sit down, he had heard that Feng Chaiyun was besieged by beggars and suffered a big loss, but he didn't want to care, there must be a reason for the beggars to trouble him, it is estimated that this young man was too arrogant, not only refused to give money but also beat and scolded, annoying the beggars.

Guan Baoqing persuaded him with great concern: "Feng Gongzi, when you are alone in a foreign country, you will inevitably encounter a little bullying, since the matter has passed, Feng Gongzi should not remember it, so as to save worry." ”

"But..."

Feng Chasing Yun really didn't want to say it, it was too embarrassing to say it, if it was just the money and the samurai card that he lost it, he would forget it, but the letter was very important, he didn't say no, Feng Chasing Yun gritted his teeth and said: "I lost one of my cloth bags in the chaos, it is estimated that it was picked up by those beggars, can Guan Ge Lao help me find it back." ”

"Oh? What's in the bag? Guan Baoqing asked with a smile.

"There are fifty taels of silver, and my samurai card, even if the silver is lost, the samurai card can be replaced, but there is a letter inside, which was written by Shen Shaoyin to Xu Changshi, which is very important."

"What!"

Several people in the hall were taken aback at the same time, Guan Baoqing didn't take it to heart, what he had was silver, and it didn't matter if the samurai card could be made up, but there was a letter written by Shen Shaoyin to Xu Changshi, and the problem was serious, and he scolded in his heart, 'This bastard who doesn't know the seriousness, why didn't he say it when he entered the door, and only said it now!' ’

He immediately instructed his second son, Guan Ming, on the side, "You immediately send someone to find the three-eyed Maitreya, and ask him to hand over Feng Gongzi's cloth bag immediately, and if there is one less thing, he won't want to mix in Weiyang County." ”

Guan Ming agreed and hurried away.

Zhao Yiming couldn't help but ask: "Does Elder Ge know that he did it?" ”

"I don't know if he did it, but he is the leader of the beggars in Weiyang County, who is he looking for?"

Feng Chaiyun was grateful in his heart, and he also let go of his arrogance, and thanked: "Thank you for helping me find my lost property, these beggars are so hateful!" ”

Guan Baoqing shook his head, "Feng Gongzi, there are beggars all over the world, everywhere is the same, gangs and factions, in fact, most of them are also poor people, try to be tolerant of them, they ask for money, just reward a little, generally speaking, I will not provoke them, if it weren't for Feng Gongzi losing his letter, I would never go to the three-eyed Maitreya, it's a shame to say this kind of thing, does Feng Gongzi know?" ”

Feng Chaiyun's face turned red and he couldn't say a word.......

Half an hour later, Guan Ming hurriedly came back, holding a white cloth bag in his hand, "Father, it seems that the things are not lost!" ”

He handed the cloth bag to his father, Guan Baoqing shook the contents on the table, broken silver, samurai cards, and sure enough, there was a letter, Guan Baoqing looked at it, and handed it to Feng Chayun, "Is this the letter?" ”

"This is the letter!"

Feng Chayun's heart finally put down, although the envelope was a little dirty, it was intact, and there was no trace of opening, this was his luck.

Guan Baoqing's brows furrowed slightly, he didn't understand a little, Shen Shaoyin sent a shadow warrior to come, was it just to deliver a letter?

Feng Chaiyun got the letter, and the self-confidence in his heart immediately recovered, the unique temperament of the shadow warrior began to be revealed, he straightened his waist, the low eyebrows just now disappeared, and he became a sharp-eyed warrior, he seemed to see through Guan Baoqing's heart, so he smiled coldly, "Before leaving, Shen Shaoyin said a word to me, the countermeasures in the letter are only the last guarantee, before that, you can use the most direct method to eliminate this opponent, so, Shen Shaoyin sent me." ”

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Zhao Yiming and Feng Chayun left, and the inner hall was quiet again, leaving only Guan Baoqing and his son Guan Ming, Guan Baoqing looked at a rosewood screen carved with a hundred sons to dedicate their birthdays and pondered, and his son Guan Ming did not dare to disturb his father, and sat silently.

After a while, Guan Baoqing sighed slightly, and Guan Ming hurriedly asked, "Father seems to have something on his mind, can you tell the child?" ”

Guan Baoqing frowned slightly and said, "I'm worried about what that shadow warrior is going to do. ”

Guan Ming thought about it, and then cautiously probed: "Father is saying that the Shadow Warrior wants to assassinate Huangfu Weiming?" ”

"Hmm!"

Guan Baoqing nodded slowly, "Actually, I don't approve, very disapprove, because whether it is Uncle Shen Guo or Xu Yuan, assassinating Huangfu Weiming, there will be no loss to them, they are the beneficiaries behind the scenes, and even the so-called Hu Cao is in charge, in fact, I don't want to participate, it's just to give Uncle Shen Guo face, but in the end, it is up to our Guan family to bear this black cauldron, I am very worried that Su Hanzhen or even the prince will not let go of our Guan family, and our Guan family will not lose more than it gains!" ”

"Then why didn't my father refuse on the spot just now?"

"You don't understand, I can't refuse."

Guan Baoqing's speech was very slow, and he seemed to be thinking about every word, "This is what Shen Yuan meant, although it may not be the instruction of Uncle Shen Guo, but at this time he represents the Shen family, we can't refuse the Shen family, if our Guan family wants to continue to move up, we have to rely on Uncle Shen, this matter is ..... We can only politely refuse. ”

Guan Ming was stunned, he didn't understand what his father meant, "Father, the child doesn't understand very much, what is a tactful refusal?" ”

"Don't you understand what I mean?"

Guan Baoqing looked at his second son, and his weather-beaten eyes flashed with a sly smile that was not suitable for his age.

"Can Father make it clear?" Guan Ming lowered his head.

"It's very simple, you go now, and find a way to reveal this news to Huangfu Bailing through some channel."

Guan Ming suddenly realized, his father is smart!

"Son, go now."

Guan Ming got up and saluted his father, and then hurriedly went out, Guan Baoqing stroked his white beard lightly, with a faint smile on his face, the game of interests, not only the prince and the king of Chu, but their Guan family also needs to get the greatest benefits and take the least risks.

At this time, a housekeeper's wife reported at the door, "Master, the eldest grandson is here?" ”

"Foal?" Guan Baoqing was stunned for a moment, didn't he study in the county? How did I sneak back, but as soon as I thought about it, it was okay to come back, and I would go back tomorrow when it was almost dawn, so that it would be safe.

"Let him in!"

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