In the afternoon, the magnolia square is quiet, only the ribbons flutter on the pavilions of the small buildings with gorgeous decoration, and the unlit palace lamps sway slowly in the breeze, and the willows are teased from time to time. There were very few pedestrians on the street, the sign in front of the restaurant was paralyzed, and the man who guarded the door was sleepy-eyed, wrapping a long white towel around his neck, like Sun Jing who had made a mistake in hanging a beam.

Two heavy-duty carriages clanged on the stone road, attracting several boring people to stretch out their heads to look, and Meng Dameng drove separately and drove into the most lively archway in Yulanfang - Sexiang Building. Unlike several other top-ranked archways, this shop is famous for selling itself without performing arts, but its reputation is loud, and anyone who comes to Shaonan for half a month will know where it is.

The turtle slave who was guarding the door had sharp eyes and a sharp mouth, and when he saw the small flag of the Cheng family, he wanted to hide, but before he could slip away, he was whipped on the shoulder by Meng Da and obediently opened the door.

"Close the door." Monta whipped the ground again.

The turtle slave jumped twice reflexively, jumped up like a rabbit and closed the door tightly, holding his head in his hands for fear of being beaten.

Cheng Jinzhou didn't get out of the car, only stepped on Cheng Bingxun, who was whining, with his feet, and waited until Chen Jie arrived before whispering to him.

Privately entering the Holy Sect is a big event for the stewards of the Cheng family, although Chen Jie tried his best to conceal it, he was finally worried that he would be exposed, Cheng Jinzhou Tongguò Shimo promised him to leave a position as a steward, and Chen Jie began to make up his mind to follow in the footsteps of the third brother.

The few subordinates he brought with him were also members of the Holy Sect, and they came non-stop, all tired and dog-like, looking at the closed carriage with donkey-wide eyes, none of them were members of the Cheng family, and naturally they didn't recognize Meng Dameng'er who accompanied him.

The turtle slave was driven to the corner first, and Chen Jie listened carefully to Cheng Jinzhou's careful explanation, but the more he listened, the more colorful his expression became, and finally his whole face became tangled.

"He's a son-in-law after all." Chen Jie swallowed his saliva and said: "It's okay to put aphrodisiacs, let him and the prostitutes go wild on the street, and if he is caught and framed, we will all be beaten to death." ”

Dr. Cheng snorted and said, "You just need to feed him the medicine and throw it down in the market, and you don't have to worry about anything." ”

Of course, Chen Jie was worried, and he didn't dare to agree rashly after weighing the gains and losses.

Cheng Jinzhou half-pulled the curtain and said, "If you don't dare, I'll think of other ways." ”

He said this, but his eyes still looked at Chen Jie and did not relax, although he was a 13-year-old boy, the pressure brought by his identity was uncomfortable.

Meng Da also jumped into the carriage and raised his whip, Chen Jie closed his eyes fiercely, gritted his teeth and said, "I agreed." ”

"It must be done cleanly." Cheng Jinzhou laughed. He didn't just want Cheng Bingxun to make a fool of himself, it was time for the township test soon, etiquette has always paid attention to ethics and morality, and he lost this big face, Cheng Bingxun's baby genius son wanted to show off his talents, then the examiner had to have great courage.

Once every three years, the current Cheng Jinhao is barely a prodigy, but when he is 18 years old in the next round and then participates in the township test, he can only be regarded as an ordinary child. You know, from Xiucai to Jinshi, the examiner has to consider various factors in each selection, in this regard, the imperial examination of the Great Xia Dynasty is more like the Tang Dynasty than the later Song, Ming and Qing dynasties, they do not implement the Tu name system, the family prestige is the focus of the investigation, three generations of good people is the minimum standard, not being a businessman is also one of the requirements, the proportion of the imperial examination is so low, so that any bad influence may continue, Cheng Jinhao lost the opportunity is unknown.

On the other hand, it is not impossible for Cheng Bingxun's own reputation to be removed because of the stain. There are countless ways to make things bad in the world, and most people just don't dare to use them, just like killing people and selling goods, anyone has a chance to take a knife, but they are only afraid of punishment.

The so-called heroes are the ones who use bad tricks superbly, and Cao Cao is not only the representative of the heroes, but also the representative of the gentlemen.

Chen Jie didn't have time to ask Cheng Jinzhou a lot, maybe he didn't want to ask too much, and wordlessly commanded everyone to start unloading the "human flesh" on the car, Cheng Jinzhou still didn't get out of the car, and when he got Cheng Bingxun and the others down, the carriage he was riding turned back the same way, leaving another carriage and more than ten people.

Cheng Bingxun, who was gambling, screamed, the corners of his angry eyes were almost torn, he was no longer capable of hatefulness, and no one had ever dared to do this to him, at this time, he had the heart to kill.

Chen Jie took out the silver ingot given by Cheng Jinzhou from his arms, turned around and pulled one of his subordinates, and pushed it out of the courtyard with a few words of dumb command, and then stripped off the clothes of the bound people one by one. The turtle slave watched in the corner with a cracked liver and gall, and desperately twisted his thighs and clamped his back crotch.

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The Cheng family has three rooms, and there is a faint smell of gloom.

When Cheng Jinzhou returned home, Cheng's mother's eyes were still red and swollen, but she tried to cover them with foundation, pretending to have nothing to do. Cheng's father asked him where he took Cheng Bingxun with a stern face. Suffocation is not a coma, he can still see what happened, even if it is a scourge, it is also the identity of the son-in-law, and he has a meritorious reputation, so he can't move lightly.

Xiao Cheng didn't have such a strict concept at all, so he just closed the door tightly and said, "Dad, you should not know about today's events." ”

"What are you going to do?"

Cheng Jinzhou didn't answer, and said: "Except for Meng Dameng'er, Shi Yan and Shi Mo, and Xiang Xinhe, no one knows what happened today, let alone saw me." ”

"Five or six isn't enough? What the hell is going on? Cheng's father narrowed his eyes and asked, he was a prefect and didn't believe much in keeping secrets. It's a pity that he is still less, so Chen Jie brought five or six people.

Xiao Cheng shrugged indifferently and said, "The wood is already cooked, so you don't have to worry about this matter." ”

Although he was only 13 years old, he surprised his parents enough, and Cheng Yunan was also helpless, got up and said: "If you can make an inch of progress in fame, we will be relieved." Grandma there ...... Let's go now. ”

Cheng Jinzhou's head nodded like a bottle cap sealing machine.

Next to him, Cheng's mother cried again, grabbed Cheng Jinzhou's hand and said, "When you go to Jingshi, you must be careful and careful." ”

"I'll go tomorrow, you don't have to worry." In his previous life, Dr. Cheng often went far away, and he didn't have much emotion about going to other places.

Cheng's mother wiped the corners of her eyes embarrassedly, and then said: "I talked to Qingshuang, let her be with you at sunrise tomorrow." ”

The offensive and defensive situation changed, and it was Cheng Jinzhou's turn to stay: "How convenient is this, the airship can only seat 36 people in total, and there is no place." ”

"The clothes and clothes are all from the waterway, and she only brings a little maid." Cheng Mu lightly poked his excuse.

With a little beauty following, it should be regarded as an outing, Cheng Jinzhou was full of worries, so he simply didn't struggle and said: "If you think there is no problem, then I will take her with you." ”

From Xiucai to Jinshi, it will take at least 15 years according to ordinary people's ideas, and if Cheng Yunan wants to turn over, it is difficult to do it without three or five years, losing these two favorable conditions, Cheng Jinzhou in the eyes of others, it is too difficult to return to his hometown, Liu Qingshuang has been promised, and it is also a good choice to follow Cheng Jinzhou. In history, many people went to Beijing to take the exam, abandoned their wives for ten years, and the lucky ones returned to their hometowns, and the unfortunate ones took the exam for 3o years, and there were not a few people who spent all their property and died in a foreign land, and no one could guarantee that Cheng Jinzhou would win in one fell swoop. After all, astralism is an ethereal thing, and it is difficult for ordinary people to understand what Cheng Jinzhou is, perhaps in their opinion, it is very difficult to reach the Cheng dù of Wuzong.

Xiao Cheng's classmates were full of thoughts, and Cheng's mother continued to instruct: "Pay attention to your clothes after going out, and boil some medicine to ......drink when you are not accustomed to water and soil."

Cheng's father was still impatient, so he arrested Cheng Jinzhou, and the people waiting at the door fell asleep early, and said in a panic: "Young master, third brother, the sedan chair is ready." ”

Parked in front of the door were two small sedan chairs in green cloth, some similar to sliding rods and parasols, which were the main tools used by officials and nobles for short distances.

As a lesson from the past, Cheng Jinzhou left Meng Da uneasily, and asked Meng Er to follow him. In addition to these two people, Shi Mo and Shi Yan had already been sent to the dock, so as not to be affected by this matter.

The four sedan chair drivers "got up" in unison, and the small sedan chair walked briskly through the shadows of the building. It is not far from the three-room courtyard to the long hall, and the sedan chair is probably to highlight the identity, and the sedan chair driver may have just warmed up his body, and the place has arrived. Cheng Jinzhou lifted the curtain and came out, and was surprised to see more than a dozen small sedan chairs in front of him.

"The other three will send people too." Cheng's father explained very indifferently. For the Cheng family, losing the official position of the local prefect is indeed a huge political failure, and whether Cheng Yunan, who originally had a bright future, will collapse is what others want to know.

Cheng Jinzhou was stunned for a moment, he just wanted to say hello to the old lady and go to the capital, but he didn't want to participate in another criticism meeting. It's no wonder that the right dad is spitting.

Of course, on the bright side, if there is still a tendency for Cheng Yunan to make a comeback - albeit with a very low probability - it may still support him to return to his career. But Xiao Cheng knew in his heart that his cheap dad must have a strong ability to write poems, but not necessarily the ability to be an official.

Cheng Yunan had already figured out the joints, so he simply paced the standard square steps and walked into the long hall without hurrying. Cheng Jinzhou followed, and after entering the door, he looked around.

The chair in the center of the long hall was vacant, and Mrs. Cheng sat first on her right hand, and a girl stood behind her. In addition to him, the people sitting on the high-backed Taishi chair were all elderly, and there were four or five middle-aged people who were the same age as Cheng Yun'an, sitting four or five meters behind them, and a group of people were all decorated with simple decorations and grim faces, most of which were never seen by Xiao Cheng.

"Sit down." The old lady looked at her son and grandson with a slight smile on her face.

Cheng Yunan saluted around, sat down on the chair, and said, "I take the liberty to disturb the elders, Jinzhou is going to study in the capital with Liu Kuangxing Warlock tomorrow, and I specially brought it to say goodbye to you today." ”

Hongwenkan is a senior academy of the imperial court, and it is inevitable to require the issuance of various identity certificates, among which there is a clan certificate. However, his so-called elders are not definite positions, the elders are either the sons of the previous generation, or the clansmen who have been high-ranking officials, they own or manage all aspects of the Cheng family, and when Cheng Yun'an's position is stable, they can completely ignore them, but now they can't help him - just like the activities of the Qiē clan, for most of the year, the old men here do not have a sense of zài, but when there are any important changes in the clan, they are an unavoidable group.

Cheng Jinzhou never mentioned his own affairs. As a middle-level civil official, his appointment and dismissal is not something that a few people in the clan can decide, but Cheng Jinzhou walked around, but he didn't see goodwill in anyone's eyes, such a group of people waiting in the long hall must not be to send off a certain third generation son.

There was silence in the hall for a moment, and then the elder sitting on the right side said slowly: "It's an eventful season, and more things are better than less things......

Others responded one after another, Cheng Jinzhou was feeling strange, so he heard someone say loudly: "The quota of this Hongwen Pavilion at home can't be given lightly, if you choose virtuous people in the clan, if Cheng Jinzhou wins, it's not too late to go to the capital." ”

Cheng Jinzhou couldn't believe that he followed the prestige, so blatantly stealing beams and changing pillars, it was a shame that someone could say it.

The other party was very safe, and Cheng Yunan was also as indifferent as he had expected, and sat quietly on the chair and said: "The quota of Hongwen Pavilion, no one can go without my letter." ”

"Then I'll ask you to write one." The elder who spoke first smiled kindly.

Cheng Jinzhou couldn't help but look at Mrs. Cheng, but the latter could only look at each other dissatisfied. After all, prestige is just prestige, and the quota of Hongwen Pavilion is almost equivalent to a definite fame, and it is not too far from the prisoners of the country's eunuchs, which old man does not have a bunch of grandchildren looking at him.

"Don't waste the quota, Yun'an, you are also the Cheng family, of course you have to work for the benefit of the Cheng family."

"Or get two more places, and it's good to ...... the spare heat"

"There is no quota for Hongwenkan, and Guangwenkan is passable." This is the one who has no official in the family.

The quota was exchanged for political resources, but everyone in front of them wanted to take the opportunity to grab it, although Cheng Jinzhou didn't care much about Hongwenguan, hearing these voices, he felt angry.

It's really deceitful.

And the prefect, except for pursing his lips and closing his eyes, there is no good countermeasure.

Listening to the disturbances in his ears, Cheng Jinzhou had a strong desire for power for the first time.

In the land of the Great Xia Dynasty, without power, it was like a prostitute who had been stripped naked, and she couldn't even think about doing business, and as for freedom and equality, she didn't even think about it. Without the shell of the aristocracy, the direct son-in-law of the Cheng family is just a tempting radish, you can pull it out if you like to eat, and you can step on two feet when you pass by, just like these people do at the moment.

Cheng Yun'an's strong policy could not last, and the elder who spoke first gently patted the armrest of the Taishi chair, and said in a slow voice: "Yun'an, you have been in the imperial examination for 1o years." ”

"13 years." Cheng Yunan was proud.

"There are many colleagues from 13 years ago who are in high positions." The old man stood high on the top and paused for a moment and said: "This snow disaster, the Cheng family has suffered huge losses, as the prefect of Shaonan, whether it is for the people of Shaonan or for the sake of my Cheng family, you should have an explanation...... education is a century-old foundation, our Cheng family has owed a lot in property, and only by cultivating more children can we compensate, so, do you understand?" ”

Cheng Yunan did not answer.

The old man didn't care, and continued: "Since you can get the quota of the Hongwen Pavilion, it is easy to get the quota of Guozixue, Taixue, Simenxue and Guangwenguan, if you can get 5o places, the Cheng family will do their best to protect you." ”

"What Cheng Sima said is very true." Naturally, there will be people who will auction it out. 5o places are enough to send the Cheng family's school-age sons-in-law to several universities, which is equivalent to the fame of the escort.

The position of Sima has always been a fictitious title, but the fictitious title is different. Master Sima of the Cheng family was a second-class jinshi 3o years ago, and he returned to his hometown because of his remarks, and he was very comfortable with Sima slipping.

"What if you can't." The four schools are all at the central level, although all provinces have places to give, but the scarcity is expensive, the Cheng family has to operate for a long time to get 5, and 5o places are 5o political capital, and the price is really high.

The long hall slowly fell silent, except for the sound of running water.

After a long time, there was a gentle knock on the main door.

Cheng Sima raised his head slightly, a little dissatisfied with the destruction of the atmosphere he had created.

The chief butler walked into the room with his head down, feeling the heavy depression while saying stubbornly: "Young Master Cheng Bingxun has an accident." ”

"What's the matter?" Several gentlemen with a long line of words craned their necks.

"Young Master Bingxun's carriage, when it came to the vicinity of the School Palace, suddenly fell apart."

Suddenly, someone laughed and said, "What should I have done to hurt that kid?" It's time for the people in these fortifications to beat one or two. ”

Cheng Sima's mind was more thoughtful, and he stopped everyone's laughter with a cough, and continued to ask, "And then." ”

The Yuezi branch has always been close to the Longzi branch, Cheng Bingxun is known as a dime, in fact, he will occasionally give him some gifts, of course, the main reason why Lord Sima is willing to accept those gifts is still optimistic about his son Cheng Jinhao - this generation has the opportunity to get Jinshi, that is, only two or three people.

The big butler's ears were sweating, and he said stiffly: "After the carriage fell apart, not only Young Master Cheng Bingxun, but also two men and two women, all of whom were not wearing clothes. ”

The first to laugh was Cheng Bingxun's own uncle, who was dumbfounded and asked in a daze, "Did you bring someone back?" ”

"Nanling Mansion Xuezheng personally sent it back." The big butler didn't know what to say.

Cheng Bingxun's father, Cheng Wenbo, was also in the room, and stood up trembling at the moment, seeing that tears were about to flow out, he shouted inwardly: "Framed, someone must have framed, what about the coachman?" What about the coachman! ”

"The driver ran away and didn't see anyone." The chief butler also sighed in his heart. Shaonan City is the territory of the Cheng family, as long as it is not a riot like the snow disaster, most other things can be suppressed. It's good to die, the Xuezheng of Nanling Mansion came to Shaonan to inspect the situation in the examination room, and then saw three men and two women playing happy games at the entrance of the yamen - the Xuezheng of Nanling Mansion is a seventh-level civil official, one level higher than the Shaonan Prefect, and it is too difficult to suppress it.

What the housekeeper could think of, the old men also thought of, only Cheng Bingxun's father choked and said, "What about the people who are with Bingxun?" Who else saw it? ”

"It's time to disperse." The implication is that there are many people and chaos.

Things are all arranged, the amount of aphrodisiacs is calculated, and when Nanling Xuezheng is going out, he will feed them a lot of water, and then deliberately let the carriage fall apart in front of Xuezheng, blocking the road, and at the same time, several men and women who are excited will fall out. And when it came time for Xuezheng to ask angrily, Cheng Bingxun almost came to his senses, and the result was speechless.

The process of following lì made the big housekeeper at this time unable to discern the reason, so he only took advantage of the old man's anger and said: "Lord Xuezheng dismissed the reputation of Young Master Cheng Bingxun on the spot. ”

Cheng Wenbo slumped down on the chair with a "snap", and the people in the Longzi branch were out of proportion for a moment.

Cheng Jinzhou watched this farce from the perspective of a bystander, and secretly made up his mind in his heart.

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