Linhe Mansion is on the bank of the He River, facing the downtown area, backed by a small forest, the whole Mansion is magnificent, but it looks quite dilapidated.

In ancient times, there was a saying that officials did not repair the government, mainly to show that the government was honest and honest, and did not use the people's fat and people's ointment to repair the official office.

And everyone has their own ideas; No matter how good the official office is, it can only live for three years, and if it is repaired, it will be cheap, and he will still have a bad official reputation, so why bother, right?

Therefore, no one has always been willing to repair it, unless it has to be rebuilt, and that is also the matter of repairing the official office by the superiors.

However, although the official office is dilapidated, it will also be kept tidy, after all, there are high-ranking officials and nobles living here.

In the backyard of the government, there is a small garden, at this time in the late autumn evening, the chrysanthemum withered, full of desolate meaning.

Fortunately, there are two old plum trees that are about to bloom in the bud, adding a bit of vitality and poetry to the garden.

In a room with a back to the grove, a young man is reading aloud with a book; "At the beginning, it was sluggish, rushing and slamming, like waves and night terrors, and the wind and rain came suddenly."

"It touches things, and the gold and iron are all ringing; It is like a soldier who goes to the enemy, and he walks quickly, and he does not hear the order, but he hears the sound of the people and horses......"

"At this time, it is late autumn, and reading this autumn sound is just right for the occasion!" The door was pushed open, and an elegant middle-aged man in his forties pushed the door and said with a smile.

The young man glanced back, then put down his book and stood up and saluted; "Hello uncle!"

The person who came was the prefect of Linhe Mansion, who nodded and sat down next to him, and a little scholar came up and respectfully poured him a cup of hot tea.

The young man sat down and continued; "Ouyang Gong is really a great sage, worthy of the Tang and Song Dynasty eight masters, this autumn sound is full of literary brilliance, catchy, and there is a kind of pathos in my heart, it is really a masterpiece......"

Lord Wang took a sip of tea and said with concern; "Wen Zihua, you have been studying hard behind closed doors for the past few days, presumably you have made some progress in your studies, and you should be able to make the list in the autumn of next year, right?"

The young man looked confident; "Zihua doesn't dare to think that he is extremely smart, if he is in his hometown and strong province, he may not dare to say it, but how many scholars can there be in this place where the barbarian education in southwest Guangxi has just opened? Even if there are, there are few outstanding ones, so uncle rest assured, there will be the name of my prince Hua on the autumn list next year. ”

"It's always good to have this confidence, the eldest brother and sister-in-law are in the spirit of the sky, and they must be very happy to see that you have a future."

"If the nephew succeeds in his studies, he will be cultivated by his uncle, and Zihua will never dare to forget it." Speaking of the back, the young man was quite emotional, and his voice was choked.

Seeing his look, Lord Wang was very relieved in his heart, and said earnestly; "You and I, my own uncle and nephew, don't say such kind words. Although our Wang family is prosperous, they are all from other rooms, and now there are only two of our uncles and nephews left in the fourth room. ”

Saying this, he sighed and said; "It's a pity that this college exam didn't allow you to get into the Five Classics, otherwise next year's autumn will definitely be more favorable, and the ranking will be better."

The young man Wang Zihua hurriedly said; "It's not my uncle, it's my uncle, it's the one who cheated and stole the world."

Lord Wang put down the teacup and asked; "By the way, some of the rumors that have appeared outside recently have been spread by you, right?"

"Uncle is talking about Shang Shukui's article?"

Lord Wang looked at him and nodded.

Wang Zihua stood up, took two steps in the room, and said impassionedly; "I governed Shangshu under my uncle's uncle, my uncle is the master of the world's Shangshu, not a nephew who is jealous, this person's eight-strand essay, all policies and theories are not as good as mine, and Shangshu is even more ridiculous, a bunch of nonsense, such an article still presses me, my nephew is really indignant."

Wang Zhifu put down the teacup in his hand and sighed; "The so-called virtuous do not avoid relatives, at that time, I also tried to refute the ranking of Inspector Mei, but unfortunately he was a school official......"

The young man was even more angry, gritting his teeth; "So I suspect that this Inspector Mei is bending the law for personal gain and cheating in the examination room."

The prefect of the king sat upright, frowned, and said; "Zihua said cautiously, this is an inspector sent down by the imperial court, there is no evidence, we can't say it casually."

is worthy of being a person who has been in the officialdom for a long time, as long as he is slightly upright, he can exude the majesty of the official.

However, as a relative who is used to getting along, the young man has long been used to it, so he does not feel any discomfort, so he continued; "Uncle, this Mei Inspector first went to Guixian County when he went south, and stayed in Linfeng Town, where Buru is located, for two days before coming to Linhe Mansion, and he chose our Linhe Mansion for the first stop of the exam, what is so greasy here, no one can tell, right."

Seeing that his uncle did not speak, the young man said again; "At the beginning of the government examination, this step of Confucianism was at the bottom of the list, and when the college exam, many of the government exams fell first, but he was at the bottom of the list and was able to go to the top of the Five Classics, who dares to guarantee that this Mei Inspector has not leaked the question?"

Lord Wang frowned, slapped the table, and said in a deep voice; "It's not a trivial matter to leak the topic, the imperial court has always attached the most importance to the fraud in the imperial examination, if this matter is said, and whether it is true or not, it will definitely make a fuss, and the imperial court will definitely come down to investigate......"

"Investigation is investigation, what are we afraid of?"

Lord Wang glanced at him, shook his head, and said in his heart; After all, it's a young man, and he doesn't understand.

However, thinking that it was his own nephew who he was trying to cultivate, he patiently explained; "As long as the investigation is launched, the performance of my uncle's prefect will definitely be stained, and it is not the point, even if my uncle loses his office, it will be nothing."

The vocal tract is then accentuated; "The point is that you, as the initiator, even if you bring down the academic magistrate, what good will you do? Besides, now that he has been admitted to Xiucai, how can I say that he is also your master who takes your fame, if he does leak the question, it is better to say, you are righteous and killed. If you don't have it or we can't find evidence, you will become a false master, and your reputation will definitely stink. Who will dare to do business with you as an official in the future? ”

Wang Zihua lowered his head and said; "Uncle is right, this nephew did not think through."

Seeing that he sincerely admitted his mistake, Wang Zhifu nodded, took a sip of tea, and said secretly in his heart; Fools can be taught.

"Then I won't mention bribery and bribery later, I will mainly seize Bu Confucian's article to speak, such an article is not worthy of the Five Classics at all, deceive the name and steal the world."

"Anyway, don't get involved with the superintendent, if you don't like Bu Ru, I can help you, I also have some of his tricks here."

"Oh? What is the handle of the uncle? Wang Zihua asked with great interest.

"Before he took the test for the fame of Xiucai, he had recruited slaves and maids, and Emperor Taizong explicitly forbade people who did not obtain the fame of Xiucai not to use slaves and maids, otherwise they would raid their homes, which is also recorded in the "Taizong Code".

Wang Zihua raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and was silent.

The two chatted for a while, and the prefect stood up and said; "I'll go to the office, it's naturally good for you to work hard, but you also have to pay attention to rest."

"Okay uncle."

"It's getting cold, don't catch a cold, I'll ask someone to bring some carbon tomorrow."

"Thank you, uncle!"

Wang Zihua got up and sent his uncle out of the door, sat back in the chair and did not continue to read, but fell into deep thought.