When Qi Siyu heard this, he was comforted a little, and his face was finally not so ugly.

He said, "That's all there is to it." ”

Seeing this, Du Zheyan hurriedly slapped another sycophant: "Actually, Senior Brother Qi, you failed to take the case, it's not that your article is not written well, it must be Lu Jiuyuan and them to avoid suspicion." You think, they were recommended by Lord Zhao, who was your grandfather's disciple. If they take you as the head of the case, maybe someone will make a fuss about this and attack your grandfather and Lord Zhao, saying that they have joined forces to cheat. For the sake of the name of the head of the court, it is not worth being attacked by others. So don't let this name out. ”

Seeing that Qi Siyu's face had further improved, he made persistent efforts: "Senior Brother Qi, you don't take the case in order to avoid suspicion, and to prevent Lord Zhao and Mr. Qi from being attacked." It's not that your level is not enough, you can't take the case, you don't want it. At that time, for this matter, maybe the good names of Lord Zhao and Mr. Qi can spread more widely. "I made up my mind to get these words out as soon as possible.

These words completely comforted Qi Siyu. The reason why he was angry and angry was nothing more than that his reputation before the exam was too much, and he was slapped in the face when he failed to get the head of the court at this time, which made him feel shameless.

Now that Du Zheyan can find such a perfect statement for him, he will not be embarrassed, and he can also make Zhao Liang and Qi Yuandao gain a good reputation, which makes him feel very happy.

Only then did he feel in the mood to care about his little brother: "How are you?" How many exams have been taken? ”

Speaking of this, Du Zheyan was a little frustrated: "Fifty-nine." ”

Du Zheyan can be Qi Siyu's follower, not only by virtue of his ability to observe words and sycophants, but also by his achievements.

He knows that he doesn't have any family background to rely on, and his family expects him to excel in his studies, so he usually works hard. The hard work pays off, although he did not have Qi Siyu's good grades in the academy before, he was also among the best, and it was no problem to be in the top 30 in the college examination. But I didn't want to be unlucky this time, I got a stinky number, and I happened to be opposite Du Jinning, and my performance was seriously abnormal, so I got such a result.

Qi Siyu patted him on the shoulder and comforted: "You work hard during the retest, it's no problem to pass the hospital test." ”

Only 50 students will be selected for the hospital examination. Du Zheyan has this kind of ranking, he can get the middle in the retest if he does well, and he will be eliminated if he doesn't do well, so the retest is very important for him.

Du Zheyan came here today for this.

He looked at the people in the room, and then at Qi Siyu.

Qi Siyu knew his intentions and instructed his subordinates: "You guys retreat." ”

After everyone had exited the house, Du Zheyan lowered his voice and asked, "The ...... Did Lord Zhao reveal to you the content of the retest? For example, what is the range of questions? ”

Qi Siyu shook his head and said helplessly: "The risk of fraud in scientific research is too great, and no one is willing to take risks for outsiders like me." Even if he didn't take me as the head of the case this time, maybe Zhao Liang specially told me to avoid suspicion. ”

Du Zheyan was very disappointed.

He also knew that what Qi Siyu said was the truth. Zhao Liang himself is a good official, and there are brothers and sons in the family who are studying to test their fame, so it is impossible to take such a big risk to put several generations of his family into it for the sake of a teacher's grandson.

He did not give up, and continued to ask: "When he came to visit your grandfather, did he reveal anything, such as what aspects of knowledge he preferred?" Du Zheyan asked.

Qi Siyu still shook his head: "After the last government examination, he came to visit my grandfather, and heard that I was going to take the hospital examination. ”

"Before? What do you like most about the content? He always has some biases and loves of his own, right? ”

Qi Siyu touched his chin and thought for a while, then hesitated: "He seems to like these doctrines of my grandfather. Every time he comes, he talks about this. ”

Du Zheyan's face drooped.

Zhao Liang is a disciple of Qi Yuandao, and naturally admires his teacher's doctrine, there is no doubt about it. But Qi Yuandao's doctrine is just a doctrine, and it does not involve any aspect of the content.

Before the exam, he also studied Zhao Liang, who was completely in a zigzag shape, and had served in the Household Department, the Ministry of Rites, and the Criminal Department, and was promoted all the way. Otherwise, he would not have become a member of the third grade at the age of forty.

Qi Siyu still attaches great importance to Du Zheyan's little brother. Although because of his family's power, many students in the school are his followers, but if you want to say that you know his mind the most and can give him some bad ideas at critical moments, Du Zheyan is the most powerful. Du Zheyan also walked closest to him. If he didn't get the case, Du Zheyan would still fail in the hospital exam, and those who didn't deal with him still didn't know how to laugh at him.

Moreover, Zhao Liang is his grandfather's disciple, and if he doesn't say something, it seems that he is quite faceless.

He racked his brains and thought for a long time, and suddenly slapped the table and said, "There is, I know." ”

"What?" Du Zheyan's eyes lit up.

"Didn't he serve in the Criminal Department? For a while, he talked a lot about some cases; The last time he came, he told my grandfather about a case. I think he'll test the law. Go back and look at the law. So saying, he stood up, ran to the bookshelf, rummaged through it, found the book, and laid it on his desk.

Du Zheyan hesitated.

Zhao Liang was an official of the Criminal Department, or before he was an official of the Ministry of Rites. Although he has been an official of the Criminal Department for the longest time, a full seven years, this can't be said that he will take the law exam now, right?

Because he had not taken the law examination in the academy for so many years, he had not read the book at all, and his content was completely blank. This book collects the criminal norms in the edicts, decrees, grids, and formulas of the edicts, decrees, grids, and formulas from the second year of the Tang Dynasty to the third year of the Jianlong Dynasty of the Song Dynasty for more than 200 years and nearly 150 years, with a total of 12 articles and 502 articles, and there are 213 doors under each article, which is frighteningly rich. If the law is really tested in the academy exam this time, he will be in big trouble.

Thinking of this, he became furious, stood up and said, "No, I have to go back to reading." If there's anything, you can call someone to tell me about it. ”

"Go, go, I've got to read too. Speaking of the law, I am still very unfamiliar with it. Qi Siyu waved his hand, wishing that Du Zheyan would leave quickly.

He had to hurry up and memorize the law. If he gets this, and Du Jinning and Qi Muyuan are not familiar with the law, maybe he can snatch back the top spot. I don't know who killed the head of the hospital. And he didn't take him as the first place in the first game, and in the second game, he snatched the first place back with the law, and no one can say that he cheated with Zhao Liang.

Thinking about it this way, he was high-spirited, and planned to drive a night train tonight, and he was bound to memorize as many thick books as possible.